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Marketing Lessons From Podcamp Philly 3 (#PCPhilly3)

Charlie Seymour Jr — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:52:13 +0000

Share Ideas With Like-Minded People And You Always Get More Than You Started With

I have to hand it to Whitney Hoffman and her group of organizers – they know how to put on a really good "show" when it comes to Social Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Link Strategies, Podcasting (audio and video), and much more.

Podcamps started in Boston 4 years ago and they bill themselves as UnConferences dedicated to podcasting, blogging, vlogging, and new media. And they had seminars for the newbie all the way to the most experienced. (I'm one of those experienced ones, but learned a ton from each "class" no matter what level it was aimed for.)

First they find a location (Temple University's Tuttleman Learning Center), then get some of the best speakers around (people volunteer to speak and everything said is shared with everyone), and then they have to make sure we spend some time getting to know each other so that the "social" aspect of what we do will lead to our doing more of it even after the "big day" is over.

I hadn't spent much time on the Temple University campus in North Philadelphia before, but I sure was impressed with the Tuttleman Learning Center and all the electronic gadgets and computers it has.

Where Else Can You Get So Much For Free?

The Podcamp was free… well, we paid a small fee to guarantee we'd show up and then the organizers turned around and donated the entrance fee to Covenant House which serves mostly 17 – 21 year old homeless youth: and the success stories we were told were very impressive.

How could all this be free? Because Sponsors stepped up to help.

I had a good chat in the hallway with AWeber Founder and CEO Tom Kulzer and Director of Education Marketing Justin Premick. I was telling them about some of the difficulties I had had with some of their competition and how impressed I was when I installed AWeber for one of my clients. These folks are from the Philadelphia area and they support Social Marketing events throughout the area and deserve our support back (even if they weren't the number one email marketing service in the world).

Tom had already spoken to our local GKIC-Philly chapter and I have to tell you he's as nice as he is sharp. What a special treat it is to talk with industry leaders just like they're normal, regular folks (which, of course, they are!).

You can learn more about Tom, Justin, and their services by clicking on the small notice below. I am now a proud supporter and affiliate of theirs (and you might just see me in my T-Shirt that says "I Love AWeber" on it).

Other sponsors included:

Microsoft
Blubrry.com (the social podcasting folks)
The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (who KNOW we'll go from this conference saying good things about the Temple Campus and the city itself)
Springhouse (the world-class training and consulting group)
realPlayer SP (which some describe as the digital Swiss Army Knife for playing audio and video online)
Social Media Club (with it's chapters all over the country)
LTLPrints.com (with larger than life prints – and if any of the prints at the Podcamp are an example of their work, you should use them when you need a larger-that-life hard copy of a graphic or photograph), AND
Temple University itself.

What Were Some Of The Sessions?

If you are involved with Social Media, blogging, podcasting, being online, how is this for a range of topics:

And those were only SOME of the listings… on the FIRST DAY!

What Are Some Of The Added Benefits Of Being Face-To-Face?

Not only did I get to listen and watch such super-talents as Wil Reynold, Mike Grehan, and others, I was able to ask them questions during their sessions and speak to them afterwards. And when back to Facebook, I was able to friend many of them as well.

Having lunch together, chatting in the hallways on breaks, finding people who share my interests are just a few of the extra benefits of committing a Saturday and Sunday to learn more about what I spend so much time doing. Here are just a few of the folks I got to know;

Scot Wittman

http://www.rutgersprep.org

Everett Reiss, Project Manager, Applied Systems Technology but who also has his own blog the speaks directly to those of us who work at home (they way my own blog speaks to the same group).

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Hans Fremuth, Founder, Metability Software who lives about 2 miles from me (so we found out)

Whitney Hoffman, Head, Hoffman Digital Media who pulled the whole event together and who is raising two fun boys who shared the weekend with us (and whom I had met at Podcamp Boston 4 a few months earlier).

Adam Zand, Consultant, Almost Ubiquitous, who flew down from Boston for the weekend

Corynne Corbett, Founder & CEO, Chic Jones Media who asked me a question after one of our sessions and found herself on my Facebook profile. LOVE the name of her website: The Black Girl Site

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Gloria Bell, Red Stapler Consulting, a sharp marketer who spoke at one of the sessions I attended.

Liana Evans, Director of Social Media, Serengeti Communications who knows her Search Engine Optimization and shares clear information very easily.

Chris Abraham, President, Abraham Harrison LLC, whom I first met at Podcamp Boston 4

Matthew Ebel, Musician, Matthew Ebel Entertainment – you have to check out his music – this guy is working hard and will give you three free songs just for joining his email list!

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… and SO many more.

What Are The Lessons From Podcamp Philly 3?

As an entrepreneur, many of us get narrowly focused and often need great input from others to reopen our minds. This is a perfect place for that.

There is WAAY too much for you to learn on your own. You HAVE to let other people help, and folks at Podcamps are there for that exact reason: to help!

YOU often have a great deal you can offer to others – volunteer to lead one of these sessions – you'll learn more because you had to prepare AND you'll learn from everyone who attends your session.

Thanks To All Who Participated

This post didn't start out to be a commercial nor a thank you letter… but SO much information, good feeling, helpful advice was given over the weekend it's hard to mention the Podcamp and not be an evangelist for it while also being so grateful for all who participated.

Thanks, everyone!

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Marketing Lessons By Charles Seymour Jr – The Universe Model

Charlie Seymour Jr — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:45:37 +0000

Your own website is at the center but Facebook is VERY important!

People ask me HOW I do WHAT I do when it comes to Social Media Marketing, Online Marketing, Direct Response Marketing, Video Marketing and Email Marketing, and how I advise my consulting clients.

Here is a short video to show what I call the Universe Model of Marketing:

Surrounding the Sun are Planets that point into the Sun (like Facebook, Facebook Pages, Hubpages, YouTube, Forums, Other People's Websites.

And pointing to the Planets from even further away are the stars (and in this analogy, these are Twitter, Article Marketing, and Bookmarking Sites, to name a few)

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Twitter For Business – Use Twitter To Help YOUR Business: NOW

Charlie Seymour Jr — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:53:00 +0000

Use Twitter To Spread Your Word Of Mouth

Some people lead the dance, some follow – and some have to be taken onto the dance floor kicking and screaming.

This is not a surprise for those of us working in Social Media Marketing, but it's still a surprise to me to read this.

I really have to chuckle: Hollywood is all a buzz about The Twitter Effect.

Where the heck have they been?

Don't they have anyone on their staffs who understand Social Media?

(OK, I admit it: I ALMOST said "don't they have anyone on their staffs under the age of 30, but since I passed that milestone years ago and clearly know how to use Social Media, I won't continue that stereotype any longer!)

Newspapers Tell About Hollywood's Fear Of People Who Send Tweets

Did you see this article in your local paper? (You DO still read the newspaper, right? If Baby Boomers are part of your market you should – THEY still read papers almost as much as they read online information and watch nightly news.)

The headline was, "Hollywood a flutter about the 'Twitter Effect.'

It's as if Hollywood producers just woke up.

Didn't they see all the reports about Iran's election when the population sent messages around the world? Don't they believe the reports that people like Proctor and Gamble (you can't get much more "main stream" and "institutional" in advertising than P&G) are using Social Media? Don't they see that the "kids" are using text messages in the THOUSANDS each month, going one on one with their friends… and then using the same texting technology to use Twitter to go one to MANY?

So… what is Hollywood so afraid of?

YOU. Me. And THOUSANDS like us being able to communicate freely and within seconds of discovering what we like or dislike.

WHY are they so afraid and what happened to make them stand up and notice?

We saw some movies, we didn't like them, we told people… and the attendance plummeted.

Word of mouth was always impactful for our businesses, but now it's at the speed of light.

Learn From Bruno

When Hollywood groans, we all hear it.

Bruno was supposed to be the "even better" follow up to Borat, but after the opening day sales plummeted 39% for Saturday.

Hey, I wrote about Bruno. It was JUST what I needed on a day when my head was swimming with way too much to do. I laughed out loud, thought it was stupid and gross, admired Sasha Baron Cohen for creating another character that made it to the big screen but: I new it wasn't as good as Borat.

So did thousands of others who decided to bash the movie, sending its attendance into a nose dive.

SOME In Hollywood "Get It"

The Weinstein Company seems to get it.

Stephen Bruno (sorry, that's his name – NOTHING to do with the movie of the same last name!) says that now Twitter needs to become a part of the marketing of a new movie.

Before the release of Quentin Tarantino's (Weinstein Company) movie, Inglorious Basterds with Brad Pitt as the most famous in the cast (though NOT the true lead of the movie), they held a special preview of the movie for those who won a contest on Twitter. And then they held a red-carpet tweetup during the movie's premiere. Even some Hollywood elites were twittering about how they liked the movie.

Personally – I REALLY liked the movie. It was bloody, it was too tough for me to watch some times (really, I had to turn away) but Tarantino's camera work, suspense, who-did-what-to-whom, how-will-it-end were awe-inspiring. Watch for this at Oscar time… a definite candidate for best picture.

I LOVE movies – grad some pretzel bites or popcorn to eat, a medium Cherry Coke, and settle in to be swept away into someone else's story for a few hours. Totally refreshing for me (sometimes totally DRAINING too… but I love those that grab me by the heart too!).

But back to Twitter…

Twitter Still Sends Fear Down Some People's Spines

There IS fear that people will be twittering during the opening credits of a movie.

I have to admit I was surprised to see in one of those pseudo-movies before the feature runs (you know, the ones that tell you not to talk during the movie – "Please, don't add your own soundtrack" is says) also included a "No Texting" message.

I don't like when someone sitting near me opens his/her cell phone – the light is annoying. But to take a phone call or text (or tweet) someone DURING a movie – throw the bums OUT!

But movie producers have a real reason to be fearful – the truth will definitely get out about their movies. We won't let a handful of critics tell us what to think nor will we see movies based solely on the trailers of the best parts of the movie – we want "social proof" and that will come in the way of blogs, podcasts, and tweets.

You Have Real Power In Your Fingers

Think about it: when I saw a movie I liked, I used to tell my elderly parents at brunch on Sunday after church. I might email my daughters, tell a friend, maybe even join a few friends in discussion about it. Now I can tell THOUSANDS with a post like this and some tweets on Twitter.

And so can you.

What Does Twitter Mean For Your Business?

Think about the impact Twitter has had on a few movies and focus on the POSITIVE impact. You can get that too – but you need to work on it through Twitter, Facebook, your blog on WordPress, and more.

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Website Design – Turn Your Words Into Gold

Charlie Seymour Jr — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:07:17 +0000

How does someone get to your website? Traffic You Control, Traffic You Don't Control

Have you ever thought about the traffic that comes to your website… not everyone came from the same place or for the same reason.

Perhaps they did a search on Google (or other search engine) and something from your website caught their attention in the "organic search results" in Google – you know, where the search results appear on the left side of the Google Search Results.

I call that traffic you don't control. Google "spidered" your website, indexed whatever it found, and listed you in their giant database. Interested people will click on the search result and go wherever Google sends them.

This is Traffic You Don't Control.

However… if you send out a tweet with a link to somewhere on your website, send out an email with a link embedded, or publish an article with a specific link embedded in the article, this is Traffic You Control.

NEVER send Traffic You Control to the head of your website: ALWAYS send it to a specific location INSIDE your website so that the interested person will go EXACTLY where s/he intends to go. You will eliminate much confusion this way.

What Are Most People Looking For When They Search Google?

They want information like why their heart is racing, how to fix their computer, what's the best fertilizer for their home-grown tomatoes.

They do NOT search for "how can I spend money?"

That's not to say that people don't buy on the internet… clearly they do. But let's see how you should best approach people who find your website and visit.

Dynamic vs Static Websites

I cringe when I see the "old-style" websites – you know, those places where you arrive at the front page, have no idea what the site is about, and they expect you to know which button to press to learn enough about them so you can make sense of what is in front of you.

And most of them are static, hardly ever change, and though they may be graphically appealing, they don't help the visitor and they don't encourage Google either.

Google LOVES dynamic information on a website, so keep yours active and refreshed.

What's The Biggest Problem With Most Websites?

Most websites are created by graphic designers who don't know marketing. But even that isn't the biggest problem with most websites.

Most websites are created without a Clear Goal In Mind.

What do you want your website to DO?

With most of my clients, they generally are building an email list, so THEIR goal is to capture the name and address of the visitor. Period.

Not convince them you are a genius. Not sell them three of your best products. Not to amuse or entertain them.

All of those are FINE goals, but YOU must define the ONE goal of your site and then be sure you meet it.

What Should You Do To Hold A Visitor?

Here is a quick list that should help your visitors once you get them to your site (getting them there is a whole other topic!).

Always have a headline that calls out to your visitor. The NAME of your site or YOUR name means no more to any of them than Joe's Bar and Grille means to you. Give them a statement in a headline to tell them why they are at your site and what you want them to do.
Offer something immediately – and it's best if it's free. A free downloadable audio. A free report in pdf. A free with shipping offer. GIVE something so you get their name and email address. THEN let them see more of your website. Most people search the internet for information, not something to spend their money on… so show them that YOU have that information and give it to them – when they want MORE, they can get it from you (and by then you will have their name and email address so you will be staying in front of them). NOTE – If you are a site where people go already expecting to buy something (like QVC, Staples, Amazon, etc) the rules are different because people DO want to purchase – give them a chance with very few clicks!
Ask for as little information as you really need. JUST getting an email address is easier than and email address and name. And email address and name are easier to get than email address, name, physical address. Start where you know you want to begin, and that is, at a minimum, getting their email address.
Take as small a step as you can when someone first comes to your site. Think of it as a conversation between two attracted people. Clearly you wouldn't see the person of your dreams and say, "Will you marry me?" But that's what LOTS of people do to people first coming to their sites: they want TOO much information and they ask the visitor to take a big leap of faith, trust them, and buy from them. Hey, it's not IMPOSSIBLE to sell to someone the first time s/he visits your site… but it's MUCH more difficult.
Be different, stand out from the crowd, have people remember you and your site. Be sure not to use the same template that everyone else in your industry uses – people want to work with people, not a carbon-copy of someone else.
Have a Welcome and a Welcome Video. Say hi to people when they join your site. Realize that lots of people view your website at work and often work does not allow speakers, so you need a text message there too. But welcome people, tell them quickly what your website is about and how they can use it, and then get their name and email address.
And one more thing: check how your website looks in a variety of web browsers. For my OWN websites, I find that close to 40% of the viewers still use the very old Microsoft Internet Explorer 6… and with today's advances, that old browser doesn't correctly process all the new advance techniques. So check to see how you look to avoid any bad curb appeal.
Once you get people onto your email list, be sure to stay in touch with them. Contact them immediately to thank them for joining you and then stay in touch regularly. Once a day may be too often for most people and once a month may not be enough. Set their expectations right up front by saying, "thank you for joining me for my weekly newsletter" or however you will contact them. You never want someone to ask, "who is this who is contacting me?" Stay in touch often enough so that when it's time for you to present an opportunity for them to buy from you, they will know, like, and trust you and follow your lead. To start out… contact them with a newsletter (can be a simple short email) weekly… and be consistent!
And remember this: since most people found you by searching for information, continue to GIVE them information in the form of free teaching and coaching. You'll have plenty of time to sell them something, but build a relationship first and get them to see you as the expert you are. And use video and audio often as well.

There are SO many more things you can do… but these are a good beginning. And if you want to turn your words into gold, see my Say It So They Buy It information in the right side bar.

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Social Networking – How Do YOU Stack Up?

Charlie Seymour Jr — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:16:37 +0000

Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn – What Do They Say About YOU?

Social networks – Yep: believe it or not, people study what people are doing on Social Networks.

And you can just imagine: when they study something, they find results and then work to attach meaning to them.

Such is the case of the Social Network Survey that Anderson Analytics produced, as reported in Advertising Age.

You've been analyzed, your likely interests prodded, your buying habits studied, and your media consumption ranked.

For example: They ask if you use Twitter. If YES (whoops, I DO), then you are more interested in SEX than the average Facebook, MySpace, or LinkedIn user.

If you like LinkedIn (I still haven't quite figured out how to make it work, other than asking people directly for help), then you're more likely to watch soap operas.

Is MySpace number 1 for you, then you probably don't like exercise.

Wow… all that from asking a few questions and tabulating the results?

Which Social Network You Favor Says A Lot About You

Did the information above surprise you?

The survey studied the demographics (WHAT a large number of people do) and the psychographics (WHY people do what they do) of social network users and those who don't use them.

Nearly 110 million Americans (60% of those online) use social networks (like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc). Users tend to spend a lot of time on these networks (have you ever looked up and it seemed like the clock FLEW by when you were on Facebook… then you understand how this can be true!).

The average social network user goes to the social sites five days a week, four times a day for a total of about one hour a day. (WOW!)

A SUPER-CONNECTED 9% stay logged in all day and are on constantly checking what's new.

Here is a quick overview which might interest you. And remember, this was conducted as background for advertisers, so they'd know where to concentrate their advertising dollars.

Facebook Users

40% are married, 80% are white, 6% are retired.

Facebook users skew a bit older and are likely to be "late adopters" of new technology (gosh, I'll have to point that out to my younger sister who recently joined!). Facebook users are extremely loyal, with 75% saying Facebook is their favorite site with another 50% having increased their time on the site recently.

Twitter Users

31% buy coffee online, 16% work part-time, and 43% could live without it.

Twitter users have lots of interest, but skew really high in all news categories, liking restaurants, sports, politics, personal finance, and religion. (Yep… sounds like my interests, all right…). They are more likely to buy books, movies, shoes, and cosmetics. They like pop culture with music, TV, and reading ranking high on their lists (I wonder if it counts that I read while watching TV?).

This group is also very entrepreneurial (right with that one too!). They use Twitter to promote their blogs ( you can find mine at http://bit.ly/24eYTO ) and they do business with it.

The group is not that attached to Twitter with 43% saying they could live without it (hey, maybe they haven't gotten into it as much as I have!).

MySpace Users

60% are single, 23% are students (Those numbers explain a LOT!).

I admit that the "noise" of MySpace keeps me away. Oh, sure… I used it to promote my daughter, Liz's, CD (http://myspace/LizSeymour) because people in music are all over MySpace.

But that doesn't mean I like it. Nor does it mean I actively recommend it for my clients and their marketing, because I DON'T.

It's not as business-friendly as Facebook, but as you see from the statistics, the markets aren't the same either.

Content in MySpace is mostly specific hobbies or photos of family and friends. The users are more likely to be Afro American (9%) or Hispanic (7%) than other social sites. And if you're looking for singles, clearly that number attracts attention.

LinkedIn Users

57% male, 12% seek info on gambling (I have NO idea where THAT came from!)

The highest income averages are here in LinkedIn but it may also be the hardest of the "social" venues to crack. The main reason stated (for business) for joining is MUCH higher here than for any other site, so networking for business, job searching, recruiting are all high on the list.

The users are more likely to be members of a gym, spa, yoga, and golf as well, reflecting both the business interest and the higher economic level.

Hey, I'm in it and use it, but don't feel any real "connection" to anyone in LinkedIn, the way I do with, say, Facebook.

And excluding video games, these folks own more electronics like TVs, iPods, DVRs, and Blue-ray players.

So… there you have it. Did you see yourself in any of these categories?

Interesting, if nothing else!

Best,

Charlie Seymour Jr
A Work At Home Dad since 1983, succeeding in this economy

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Nonprofit Marketing – Spotlight on Lawrence Edw. Wilson III

Charlie Seymour Jr — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:07:25 +0000

Larry Wilson's Extensive Marketing Career Prepared Him Uniquely For The American Baptist Foundation

Larry Wilson and I go back a LONG time.

We both earned our MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. We worked closely on a huge theater production in the Harold Prince Theatre of the Annenberg Center on the University of Pennsylvania campus and the great Broadway Producer-Director, Harold Prince, came to one of our rehearsals and spoke to the cast after.

The production was Company, by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, which Harold Prince had directed on Broadway. It was being produced and directed by me with Larry as Music Director and Conductor in the Harold Prince Theatre – and it was the first of the many shows he produced on Broadway that was presented in the theatre bearing his name.

Larry and I took two very different paths after Wharton, but always stayed in close contact. He played the organ at my wedding to Pam and sang a song from the piano in the sanctuary. I have been to his home on several occasions and followed his business career with great interest.

With Larry now in the Philadelphia, PA USA area (as I am) we see much more of each other. And when he had a need for a new electronic marketing campaign, he called me for advice and then hired me to consult with him and his board.

Here is Larry in a relaxed way talking about the exciting career he has had. We will be certain to do this again so that he can speak much more in depth about all the great things the American Baptist Foundation is doing under his leadership as President.

Nonprofit Marketing – Spotlight on Lawrence Edw. Wilson III
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Business Marketing: 5-Step Formula to Add 6 Figures to Your Business THIS YEAR & Re-Ignite Your Passion While You Do It

Charlie Seymour Jr — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:09:55 +0000

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Hundreds of millions of dollars in personal sales. A billion or more dollars through my marketing skills. And a life-style that allows me to select the type work I want to concentrate on.

And since earning my formal degrees, I’ve been a student every day – learning from the best people I can find.

Two of them are Dave Dee and Alexis Martin Neely. Learn About Dave & Alexis Newest Information – Click Here!

I am mentioned in more of Dave’s products than any of single individual. I was just listening to another of his very helpful products about email marketing and he mentioned me quite prominently and read some of my materials. He has done that on other occasions too.

Why is that?

Dave and I share a love of learning: learning from success, and then sharing those successes with others.

And I pay him when I learn from him. And he pays me when I help get people to learn from him. We know that what we pay for, we appreciate even more, and we work hard to use the information we learn.

Like me, Dave & Alexis help business owners, like you, who've already figured out how to bring revenue into your core business; leverage your business SYSTEMS, processes, and intellectual property; and then take what you’ve learned to help other people.

And if you learn how to do it and work at it, you can turn your “sideline” business into a 6 figure (or more) profit center within your business (by packaging the way you do things in your own business and licensing your way of doing things to non-competitors in your industry).

In this season of Independence Day, this could be the start of REAL independence in your life.

Here’s what I’ve learned through Dave & Alexis:

* The exact five part blueprint you can use immediately to generate a huge cash flow surge into your new side profit center…Four of their students had immediate cash flow surges of $75,000, $63,000, $34,000 and $15,000 last month – the very first time they implemented the 5-step formula!

* How your side profit center will re-ignite the passion you once had for your business. (Remember how you felt when you first started your business? Now you can experience that excitement again because you will help others do the same thing!)

* How to uncover the six figure products that lie hidden in your business. Yes, right now you have untapped assets you aren't even aware of… Stop to think about that: how many things do you do in your business that other people would LOVE to know how to do! You uncover those assets and then learn how to turn them into big profits. Systems and methods you use now are valuable to other people.

* How to move beyond the income ceiling you've either already hit (or are about to hit) with your current dollars-for-time trade-off. Let’s face it: there are only 24 hours in every day, so earning money THAT way MUST produce a limit. And even if you've moved beyond an hourly billing model, as long as YOU are YOUR PRODUCT (and let’s face it, most of us sell ourselves as our real product), you're going to hit a ceiling on your earning capacity very quickly.

* The very best parts of sharing your information and knowledge with others in your industry has very little to do with the money (that's gravy!) – the best part is the fulfillment you experience when people thank you with tears their eyes for your helping them to do what they do better and more efficiently. Imagine being in a meeting away from your office and someone thanks you in front of your friends and colleagues because your help meant so much to her. Believe me, that re-ignites your energy and you know why are you put on this earth.

* How this side-profit business will not only give you the freedom to work less – a LOT less – but also to work from home or from anywhere in the world – and even retire faster than you ever dreamed possible (if you want to). And in this economy of “Where Did The Dream Go,” you will now see a NEW DREAM around which to build your life.

* The very first step you need to take that virtually guarantees your success when coaching others in your industry – almost everyone misses this step and it costs them dearly.

* How to escape forever exhausting one-to-one selling and move to the exhilarating experience of selling one-to-many and making a major impact on thousands (or even millions) of people's lives.

* How to turn your initial success into an ongoing, autopilot revenue stream. (How would it change your life if you had an additional profit center in your business that produced high six figure profits each year – year in and year out – while you slept?)

* How to break through into a new business model that will take your business to the next level and finally give you the freedom and independence you've been looking for while at the same time bringing back all the passion you once had for your business.

Studying successful people lets you see patterns of success, which is what I did with Dave & Alexis.

Keep your eyes open. You can learn from people around you. And if there is something I can do to help, please see my blog at http://bit.ly/ZMXVs

Dave & Alexis have the step by step, rock solid, PROVEN blueprint for helping you turn your business experience into a six or seven figure a year cash flow stream that will allow you to go part-time or even retire from your core business completely (if you want to) in short order.

If you're intrigued and want to discover Dave & Alexis' "5 Step Formula to Add 6 Figures to Your Business THIS YEAR & Re-Ignite Your Passion While You Do It!" learn more in my blog posts. http://bit.ly/ZMXVs

Alexis Martin Neely
Dave Dee

Best,

Charlie Seymour Jr
A Work At Home Dad since 1983, succeeding in this economy

P.S. Listening to this teleclass could be a life-changing moment for you. I have used several of Dave's products and paid him for them and get referral fees when I help sell any of his: he's quick, sharp, insightful. And Alexis, who recently sold her law practice just to concentrate on her internet businesses (because she was earning over 7 figures), is a real winner. Seriously – Register for the call now.

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Charlie Seymour Jr — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:32:45 +0000

Dave Dee – Marketer Extraordinaire – Knows How To Attract Free Giveaway Bonus Gifts For You

I'm a marketer.

I have years of experience, hundreds of millions of dollars of personal sales and a billion dollars of product I've marketed, and an MBA on the wall. I belong to business groups where I take leadership and presentation positions, sharing my knowledge, and I study great marketers like Dan Kennedy, Bill Glazer, Gary Halbert, and so many more.

Yet I step back when I see other marketers who have their own huge success: I admire them, learn from them, and steal every idea I can (which most freely give away) and put them to work in my business.

Dave Dee is such a marketer.

I have purchased many of his products over the years. This magician turned marketer-to-magicians turned marketer-for-businesses understands clearly what he needs to do.

Yet I also admire him for the way he helps his kids, takes time out for them, and shares his love unabashedly. He's often blogging about his kids, sharing his intimate emotions.

Here's his most recent email to the tens of thousands of us on his list:

I just flew into Los Angeles to be with the love of my life and to have two days of meetings with Dave & Alexis Platinum coaching members.

Last night, back in Atlanta, I had a date with my daughter, Gina. She is an amazing ten year old girl. As we were munching on pizza, she brought up the subject of spirituality. She told me her thoughts about heaven, hell, God, good, evil and more. I was blown away.

Then we went to the supermarket to buy, as we say in the South, the "fixins" for ice cream sundaes. We also stopped
off at Blockbuster video to rent one of my favorite comedy movies, "Planes, Trains And Automobiles."

Back at my place, we sat on the coach, ate our sundaes and laughed together at the movie.

During the movie, Gina put her arm around me and said, "Daddy, I hope I remember how much fun we had together when
I am grown up."

Yep, I'm not ashamed to admit that tears welled up in my eyes. (Heck, sometimes when I just look at my kids, I get
misty.)

And it hit me that the real reason I chose the business I did is not about the dee-nero. It's not about not having to answer to the "man." It's not about doing something I love. Nope.

It's all about the lifestyle.

I am FREE to work when I want to. (Now, don't get me wrong, I work hard…but I don't have to have "office hours".)

I'm FREE to fly across the country every other week to be with Alexis. (Our relationship would not be possible if I
had a brick and mortar business.)

I'm FREE to take time off, whenever I want, to be with my kids and truly be 100% present with them.

The list goes on and on, but I think you get the point.

Tomorrow, I am going to be sending you the most important email I have sent you in a long time. It is about a free
call Alexis and I are doing on July 3rd.

If you have a business that you've been successful at but long for more freedom, then this call is not something you
can afford to miss.

Be on the lookout for my email tomorrow. Open it up and then register for the teleseminar.

You will thank me. I promise you that.

Kick butt, make mucho dee-nero!

Do you see THE MAN and not just the Marketer? Do you envy the freedom that we get when we market and sell what we want to? Would you like to learn more?

You can imagine how pleased I was when asked if I would contribute one of my marketing specialties to Dave's upcoming product release.

Dave is combining his efforts with Alexis Martin Neely, the former attorney turned marketer who had such huge success helping others do what she used to do (market her law firm) that she no longer had time to work as an attorney.

Now they are offering 5 Step Formula to Add 6 Figures to Your Business THIS YEAR & Re-Ignite Your Passion While You Do It and I'm giving you a big head start because I know that you understand marketing.

Read carefully what I'm about to tell you…

On July 3rd at NOON ET (9:00 AM PT), Dave and Alexis are conducting a live, FREE teleclasss during which they will share their 5-Step Formula to Add 6 Figures to Your Business THIS YEAR & Re-Ignite Your Passion While You Do It.

Registration for this exciting call does not officially open until Monday, but I got permission to let my friends and associates (and those who come to my blog) know before everyone else. Believe me, if it's like anything else these two have done, the registration will close very quickly.

Dave's magic is not just with a hat and a rabbit – his marketing ideas are terrific and once people learn about this call, all the phone lines will be gone (and that's why people need to register NOW).

I believe so much in these two that I have created an information product for them to GIVE AWAY FREE just so people will get TONS of bonuses to join this call. You'll see my photo on their information page where you'll learn about my information as well as information from MANY others.

NOTE – You have to purchase NOTHING to get ALL these bonuses FREE… just be sure you register for the call NOW and then listen to it. Complete details about the call are on their site and to get a head start on registering, go to:

Please jump into this before all the reservations for the phone line are taken. If you don't want all the great information on the call, at least see all the free giveaway items that you will get just for being ON the call.

TONS of free materials from today's exciting internet marketers. And if it's all as good as my MP3 series, you are in for a HUGE treat.

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Best,

Charlie Seymour Jr
A Work At Home Dad since 1983, succeeding in this economy

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Charlie Seymour Jr — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:43:50 +0000

Learning To Use Email Marketing Is No More Difficult Than Learning How To Email

This next year will fly by… my 26 year old daughter Liz (LizSeymour.com) is getting married. We're very close, through up hills and down, theater projects and photography, friendships, joys, happiness.

I have to admit that when Liz announced her engagement to Chris McBride to our other daughter, Stacie, and me on a conference call, I was a bit in shock. Quickly my mind raced to when I proposed to Pam more than 28 years ago. I could see myself on one knee. I didn't know whether to jump up and down or jump through the phone to hug her. She sounded soooo happy, and after all, that's all I can ask for her: happiness HER way (not MY way but HERS).

She's bought her dress, talked with some photographers, narrowed her list of reception halls, and selected the location for her wedding: The Players Club of Swarthmore. Liz is the FIFTH generation of our family to act and direct in this well-equipped community theater (whose history reaches back 100 years) and she and Chris met there during a stirring production of Assassins in 2007.

Now she wants some engagement photographs.

Liz turned to the best photographer she knows: me, her loving dad. I've been a pro photographer since 2000 when I started my own still photography and video production company, and she's grown up watching me and assisting me.

Weeks ago Liz scheduled this time. Her teaching is over for the academic year, her Chris's teaching is over (though he started teaching at a theater day camp already), and she wants some photography to announce their engagement.

I have photographed Liz MANY times, including all the images for her large CD release (available on Liz Seymour's website – click here!). And though I'm primarily an internet marketer and consultant now, she knows that my background and skill are always available to her.

So, how did she get me to say yes? Other than wrapping her defenseless Dad around her little finger, what did she do to get me to say "Yes!"

She asked.

In email.

Using terrific direct-response techniques.

Liz emailed me, had a great headline, put a clear deadline by which time I was to respond, and included a call-to-action.

And she didn't wimp out at the end – she followed through by being very clear in her request of me.

And isn't that what we do with email marketing? Don't we want to be just like Liz? And don't we want the success that Liz had when our prospects say YES the way I did to Liz for the photography she wanted?

Use language that matches our clients and customers, ask clearly, state your case with emotional direct-response language, have a special offer and a deadline, and then a strong call-to-action.

Heck, she even used a sequence, just to make sure I wouldn't let my busy selling schedule get in the way of her engagement images.

But most importantly she just did it.

She wrote.
She asked.
She followed up.
She wasn't bashful.

Same should be true for YOUR writing… and since you probably need some help, look at my new information: Say It So They Buy It – Turn Your Words Into Gold – Go Here To Learn More!

Use your email marketing to profit… and remember how Liz did it. Ask clearly, follow up, don't be bashful.

Best,

Charlie Seymour Jr
A Work At Home Dad since 1983, succeeding in this economy

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