Vol. 9 Issue 2 / I’m Not Sexy - and Neither are You.

Ingredients

    * A Quick Note From Carmen
      > Thanks for Helping Us Sponsor a Child : )
      > Now Accepting Ads for AimDIRECT…
      > E-mail sucks… no more e-mail.
    * Internet Marketing Action Plan
      Please Stop Lying to Yourself.
    * Down ‘N Dirty — Carmen **UNCENSORED**
      I’m Not Sexy - and Neither are You.
    * Tune In Next Week:
      When I’ll show you how you can increase your income
      by making small adjustments to what you already have.
    * Subscription Management 

A Quick Note From Carmen

Hi there!

I’d like to welcome all new subscribers! I’m so pleased
to have you here with us, and hope you find AimDIRECT
insightful, informative, as well as entertaining!

***

Thanks for Helping Us Sponsor a Child : )

A few weeks ago, I sent an offer for a discount to
the “Money & Power: Interview with Allen Says” ebook.

All the money earned went to sponsoring a child under my
son Joshua’s name. He’s turning 3 next month, and one of
the special presents we’re giving him is a lesson in
kindness and compassion for another child who is less
fortunate than he is.

Fifteen wonderful readers took advantage of this offer.

Whether you did this out the kindness of your heart, or
you just wanted to grab a copy at the discount price…
Thank you. Our Joshua now has a “sibling”  

You know what else was amazing?

I went to ChristanChildrensFund.org and arrived at a page
where you’re asked to enter some information about the
child you want to sponsor (ie. boy/girl, country, age).
I left it as, “Child in greatest need… location where
the need is greatest”, and the result?

An adorable 2 year old boy in the Philippines named…

Joshua.

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Now Accepting Ads for AimDIRECT.

It’s been a while since I accepted ads for AimDIRECT.
And once again, the doors are open and I invite you to
check out our Grand Re-Opening low prices.

Remember, there’s only ONE “Premiere Sponsor” and FOUR
“Junior Sponsor” ads in each issue. Solo’s are also
available. If you’d like your ad to go out as quickly
as possible, please reserve your spot now.

***

E-mail sucks… no more e-mail.

At least for now. I’ve been having such a difficult time
sending and receiving e-mail through my ISP… then, I
finally got the opportunity to migrate to DSL and it was
totally kick-butt for a few weeks… then nothing.

See my post on my forum to get an idea of how e-mail is
damaging my business. Read it, especially if you’ve been
expecting to hear from me about an order, JV, etc.

Enjoy this week’s issue!

Respectfully Yours,
Carmen Maranon

“The vision must be followed by the venture.
It is not enough to stare up the steps…
we must step up the stairs.” ~ Vance Havne

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Internet Marketing Action Plan…
Take a minute or two to DO IT NOW

Please Stop Lying to Yourself.

It’s no wonder so many people fail… would you invest
the time, money, effort, dedication, persistence, and the
frustration of failing and picking yourself back up in
order to continue moving forward with a smile…
to get something you don’t really want?

I’m talkin’ mustering the courage to be “strip-down-to
-the-skin-stand-in-front-of-the-bathroom-mirror-and-actually
-look-at-it-all” honest with yourself when setting goals.

What’s your answer when you ask yourself, “Why do I
*really* want to succeed with my Internet business?”

It’s nice to say things like, “I want to help others
with my talents… I deserve it… I want to be rich…
I don’t want to keep living paycheck to paycheck…”

Really? You want to start your own business and invest
your blood, sweat, and tears… just to be rich?

((raising an eyebrow))

This might seem like a perfectly sound reason at this
moment, but, look at what happens when you keep inserting,
“because”, until you get to the cold, hard truth.

“I want to be rich “because” I don’t want to keep living
paycheck to paycheck “because” I want my family to feel
secure “because” I am the head of the household and I
don’t want to feel like I’m failing my wife and kids.”

That’s more like it.

In the example above, you’ll be more enthusiastic and
motivated to do whatever you gotta do, no matter what it
takes, to be your wife’s knight in shining armor and a
super hero for your kids… than to just “be rich”.

What about you? Do you want to be admired by family and
friends? Do you need to prove your worth - your
intelligence? Are you longing for love and attention?
Do you want “them” to feel stupid for looking down at
you all this time, and envy you instead?

It’s okay… be honest with yourself. You don’t even
have to tell anyone. You’ll gain the upper hand by
acknowledging what you really want, instead of being
held prisoner by it.

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Down ‘N Dirty — Carmen **UNCENSORED**

(Sorry, no audio this week because I have no voice. Actually, I
do - but, I sound like sandpaper against a wall. Next week, hopefully!)

I’m Not Sexy

I’m not talking about my appearance, attitude,
or state of mind. So, please don’t e-mail me asking
to expand on those things.

I’m talking about my method in teaching my clients
how to build and promote their online business.

Uhhh… what?

Look at some of your favorite marketing sites… those
you’ve bookmarked because the writer of the ad promised
to teach you how to become successful.

“I’ll show you how to increase the number of your opt-in
subscribers without paying for leads, using worthless
free services, ad swaps, etc.”

“Get more traffic to your site quickly with my super duper
1-2-punch method that’s easy enough for even my legally
blind, 91 year old grandmother to pull off!”

“Learn how to whip up sizzling ad copy that will increase
your sales and have visitors begging you for more!”

You read over these magic pages with drool sliding
down your chin, and excitement in your heart. You
whisper under your breath, “This is definitely the
solution to boost profit for my business!”.

You download the material (or access the membership site)
and as soon as you get your burning eyeballs on the product,
you shout in anger, “This is a scam! I’m not getting what I
thought I was getting. I better get my money back!”.

(Maybe you’re not all that dramatic and just quietly feel
like you keep seeing the same old information that’s not
exactly for you…)

Sound familiar?

People… these sales letters aren’t lying to you.

* You CAN increase your subscribers for free.

* You CAN get more traffic to your site quickly and easily.

* You CAN write copy that will greatly increase your sales.

Yes, You Can!

But, but, but… those ebooks and courses say I have to:

write articles to show potential customers I really know
what I’m talking about… team up with other webmasters…
practice writing copy by rewriting an already proven copy
on paper by hand… put subscription boxes and pop-ups on
my sites… Conduct a split-test for all my marketing
material… research my market… participate in forums…

Why, you are absolutely correct!

It ain’t sexy, is it?

Well, that’s because you were hoping, and expecting that
revealed inside the product is the address to a secret
website where hundreds of thousands of people gather and
wait for you to find them so they can all subscribe to
your newsletter and make you a millionaire.

Or maybe someone will finally confess that those
“guaranteed hits” programs can really work, and the
traffic you get from them are really targeted to exactly
what you’re selling, and there really is a place where
you can spend just $10 for a gazillionbillion “hits”
that will convert to a bazilliontrillion new customers
anxious to throw their life savings at you.

How about a magic word, number, or whatever else you
fantasized about… that you simply insert into your
existing site or copy, transforming it into a wild and
uncontrollable money machine without having to put
any effort into learning how to write…

Whoa there, hot stuff! Take a cold shower and come
back in 10 minutes.

Look through your hard drive and see just how many
marketing products you own. Have you read through them
all? Do you put into practice, split test, and fine-tune
all that they teach you?

How many articles have you written for the market you’re
targeting? Are you testing different pay-per-click
techniques? Do you split test your web and sales copy?
Name 20 webmasters or online business owners you’ve
contacted to possibly team up with.

What inspired me to write this is an e-mail I received
from someone who asked to cancel his Internet Marketing
Support Network membership.

“Cancel my account and refund my money [$1]. I need to
make money ASAP, but, what you teach in there is how to
find and create products and instructions on how to sell
it on the Internet. That’s not what I’m looking for.”

So, what were you looking for? To pay a buck and wake
up the next morning to find thousands of dollars in your
bank account just for being a member?

It’s an inevitable fact. No matter what those sales
letters say, you must be prepared to sweat. It takes
effort, testing, persistence, perseverance and constant
improvement and fine-tuning to be successful.

No matter how boring a technique or strategy may seem,
give it a try. You won’t find it so dull once you start
seeing the orders come in : )

I’m SO not sexy. I’ll leave that to JLo and Ben.

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Tune In Next Week:

When I’ll show you how you can increase your income by
making small adjustments to what you already have.

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Tell Me!!

Send in your COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, and SUGGESTIONS
for AimDIRECT Ezine! Letters to the Editor will be
considered for publication unless the writer requests
otherwise. We reserve the right to edit your submission
for clarity and space. Initials will be used on request
only if your name and e-mail address is included.

Carmen Maranon, Editor

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—
“In helping others, we shall help ourselves,
for whatever good we give out completes the
circle and comes back to us.” - Flora Edwards

“Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they
are the children of your soul, the blueprints of
your ultimate achievements.” - Napoleon Hill
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