Matt Koshko

It's not, nor has ever been, 100% commissions - it's misleading. When you make a sale that is passed to someone else who earns the commission, that means a 0% commission for you. This is one of my biggest gripes. And Math doesn't lie!

Many have used POWTOONS to create videos, and one of the elements is that 'hand' drawing. I agree, it's a bit overused. Some do it well, others have made it rather painful to watch.

Steve, not sure if there is more specific information you're looking to find out. Unique visitors, depending on your definition, can vary. Google Analytics typically calls a unique visitor someone who visits your website/page once in a 24 hour period. Tracking can help break this down automatically if you pay attention to such details. As mentioned, AWstats (inside cPanel) can give you some basics, but Google Analytics does a much better job detailing your visitors, repeat visitors, page views, and more.

There are a number of applications that making building websites and webpages very easy. Compare them to writing code manually, having to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, etc., the time and effort saved is incredible. Recently it has become quite evident that CMS platforms, tools, and web development SaaS platforms are the way so many people will move towards, reducing the work required that would otherwise take nn-nnn hours to build from scratch. Do you prefer to build websites/services using your proprietary code? If so, why? Does using tools to build websites/services align more with your strategy? If so, why?

Let's ask some important questions: - What are you good at? - Do you have specific skills? - Where are your interests (beyond 'making money')? - What does "make bucks quickly' mean? (time frame, amount, etc.)

How are you doing with Optimize Press?

You are correct in saying that SEO is not scaleable - you have no control over the outcome. However, can you gain traffic through organic traffic by having keyword placement and saturation within your pages? Absolutely. Like you are saying, it's impossible to say 'Let's target XYZ [keyword] to get 1,000 hits a day through organic search'. You and I have no control over how many people will search for the keyword tomorrow, the next day, or any other day. And, we don't know how search engines will rank a specific page for that keyword tomorrow.

Depending on that Internet Marketer's business model, they likely discovered the time he was investing in TEs wasn't worth the revenue, or maybe he spends his time closing deals rather than in the advertising stage.

Hmmm, wish I could say I've used 1 or 2 in the past year. Before you ask for recommendations, it's important to know what you are looking to accomplish. Are these banners you manually add? What size banners and/or does size vary? What kind of banner placement? (sidebar, top, bottom, all, etc.)Let's start there.

When looking for an eCommerce solution, I personally recommend Shopify. As a business owner, it's important to focus on what you do best in your business, and that usually does NOT include worrying about the technicalities of an online commerce store. Instead, you're time is best spent marketing, selling, innovating, and refining your processes. As someone who has worked with a few brick and mortar companies to get them moving forward with eCommerce, I can say that Shopify has been a well-received solution. The simplicity of the order process, order management, and product inventory control, puts you in the driver seat without 'feature overload'. If you're considering selling physical products, you may want to consider Shopify. The 3rd party extensibility allows you to add functionality that may not otherwise exist. As a partner, I can hook you up with a free development shop on Shopify (otherwise you only get limited trial period), and help walk you through the setup process. Just give me a shout and/or reply with your questions.

There's no question that SEO is important but how much attention & time you should spend on SEO is certainly arguable. The ever growing mass of content has become a commodity - we are no longer in an information age. Depending on the content format or medium, SEO may not apply. Any public facing web page should include the basics of SEO - meta tags, image tags, keyword saturation, search engine friendly URLs, and heading tags.

Depending on your strategy/plan, knowledge of Wordpress & coding, and how much time you want to spend developing a website, there may be less complicated solutions. Do you want a social network? That's what Ning is designed to provide, but in terms of content delivery, drip feeds, and the marketing capabilities...I'd be surprised if you'd be happy with Ning as a solution (depending on your plan).

We're happy you've joined, Kathy. We've been working on making MarketingCheckpoint a solution that helps teach and educate than it has been the past couple years. There's a lot of work to get there, but we're pretty confident the entity as a whole will be well received!

John, another option is to scan your computer for malware. You can use a service called Spybot to help clear your computer from harmful injections that you likely don't realize are infecting your computer and potentially tracking the websites you visit (among other more sensitive data).

I'm not saying you have to be born with entrepreneurship. Instead I mean it should be part of your heart beat, that you feel it living inside you with passion. Depends what you mean by "key". I'd say passion, focus, talent...in that order, talent being last because you can always learn and improve. Focus is a matter of discipline that *really* comes down to the level of passion. If you're passionate about your subject matter, you'll have no problem focusing. Facebook is only a distraction if you find it more worthy of your time.

Or if you have 8-12+ months and a sizable budget, you could build a custom solution...and be a mover & shaker! Ready to take that plunge, Julius?

In reality, you can publish the same article in most of those locations...but context is key. The audience you are publishing to within LinkedIn is going to be different than Google+; people, demographic, and mentality. For example, you might have many cross-connections between Google+ and LinkedIn, and that's normal. It is 99.9999999999% likely you don't have the exact same audience between the two platforms. But, additionally, how you talk/share/read/communicate on LinkedIn is different than Twitter, Youtube, and your Blog. Let's say you write a blog article about your latest fishing trip where you met an entrepreneur who taught you her 4 breakthrough changes helping her to double the size of her business. Obviously what you learned could help others, but the audience you reach on Twitter is going to be different than LinkedIn. Here's what you might do (just as basics) to differentiate with effectiveness: Twitter post: "I KNOW you're busy but spare 6 minutes; what I learned on my recent trip will help you have breakthroughs, too. (link)" LinkedIn post: "Hey Entrepreneurs! You'll really appreciate the advice from a successful business woman I met...while fishing. She shared her incredible success breakthroughs and I'm paying it forward - take a quick read. (link)" The purpose above is to illustrate that you don't want to just cut and paste the same message from one platform to another. Yes, it's easy, but your audience might not understand the context behind your message. You're likely connected with business professionals on LinkedIn, while on Twitter you could have teenagers who are not entrepreneurs.

What's the purpose of the technology? The 'Smart watches' we've seen by Samsung, Apple, and a few others, have been slightly slow to catch on (though not *entirely* surprising). In that subcategory, I find it a little odd that we're considering 'smart watches' with 1" square screens yet want bigger smartphones that barely fit in our hands. Contradictory? You reference 'glasses' but I'm curious as to the functionality of a computer with glasses. Will it be more convenient and efficient than a laptop? While I really love tinkering with technology, many times the far advances of tech reach too far...for the time.

...who's Mark Fox? Intent matters when i comes to ethics but in advertising, intent really doesn't matter. I think your subject line was borderline but it depends on the rules of that safelist - they have the ultimate say in what's allowed/not allowed.

Paul, That's a limitation by LFMVM in that case. Or, those who utilize the platform to build their website are not doing much to customize on top of the basics.

Over the past couple years I've, personally, listened to/watched hundreds of hours of audios, videos, lectures, presentations, pitches, opportunities, demos, and discussions. It seems like I've heard and/or seen it all, but I'm constantly learning. The talent I've come across is incredible, even meeting rocket scientists for one-on-one discussions. Yup, one guy literally worked for Nasa. ...you don't get those opportunities often! Among all that I've had the pleasure of experiencing is a clear message; there are multiple personas important to an entrepreneur, all with different values. Essentially, here's how I view such personas: Friends - We like each other and/or don't have any reason not to like one another Customers - You appreciate the value offered through one or more of my products/services Partners - You like to share my products/services and/or want to work together Educators - You've helped me learn, grow, and impacted my knowledge Competitors - You're in a similar business targeting the same prospects Enemies - You've deliberately accomplished losing my respect, blatantly mimicked my product/service, spread lies about me or misrepresented facts for your gain, acted in malicious behavior (directly, indirectly), acted unethical...Here's the deal, to me YOU fall in at least one of those personas...but I simply might not know which one, yet. Of course to fall under the 6th persona, you've probably done the same to others as well. Here's the good news, it's rather easy to fall under personas 1-5; do good! The internet is a breeding ground for evil, unfortunately not a controllable activity. We all have ideas and dreams to pursue - it's up to you to execute. Follow your path, be who you ARE instead of who you WANT to be, and you'll be far more successful. Focus on being one or more of the first 5 personas listed above. And just to clarify, you can have tons of competitors, but that's just the nature of being in business. And, it should drive you to improve your business, keeping ahead of your competitors. Make friends, earn customers, find partners, learn from educators, and grow from competitors. Have a blast being who you are!

Unfortunately stopping 'scammers' is a big undertaking, mostly since shutting them down can take a lot of work. It's not just a particular niche - the world of internet marketing is full of 'scammers'. There are a number of websites that offer reviews for products/services, however they're certainly not reliable sources. A few years ago MarketingCheckpoint was designed to be that resource to help consumers protect themselves, but it simply struggled to get momentum.

HA! Now now, Jerry, honesty is good...but...

That's one bold statement. Can you back up that claim?

Update: Payza is back for customers in the US. Not only is it back but previous balances were set to $0, whether there was $10 or $10,000 in the account. Are you willing to trust Payza to accept payments for your products/services? If so, are you going to change any of your business practices? For me, we'll allow Payza transactions but will not keep a balance for more than a month or two - not worth losing thousands of dollars again.