Vol. 10 Issue 1 / Ta-daa!

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……….. Inside ………..

First, A Quick Note From Carmen
~ Testing testing 123… AimDIRECT RSS Feed
~ Running SOLO ads again, and a discount!
~ Newest LIVE Case Study, Marketing Lab Rat
~ My empty forum… Post your FREE ad!

Getting the Most out of FREE Teleconferences

What’s Your PERCEIVED Value?
> At 16, I was charging $100 for 3 minutes…

Ask Carmen!
> PDF file cries, “Cannot decrypt file!”
> What’s wrong with selling Internet marketing products?
> Cool gadgets, cool tools, I want them all!

Carmen Approved Internet Marketing Resources

AimDIRECT Marketing Toolbox
> This week’s username and password

ADVERTISE in AimDIRECT

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A Quick Note From Carmen
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Hi !

Does your name above appear properly, or at all?
I’d like to address you correctly, so, please use
the link at the bottom of this issue if you need
to update your information. Just click on “Change
Details” next to your e-mail address. Thanks!

Okay, I’d like to start by welcoming all of you
to the very FIRST issue of AimDIRECT, broadcasted
from our new home here at Aweber.com!

A special “Thank You!” to my friends who
have migrated here with me. This publication
would not be possible without your support!

And to those of you who have just joined us…
Welcome! I hope you enjoy reading AimDIRECT
as much as I enjoy putting it together for you!

Thanks for being here : )

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The AimDIRECT Ezine RSS Feed

I’m experimenting with Aweber.com’s RSS option with
this very broadcast, so, I invite you to try it out
with me! Simply add the following feed to your favorite
RSS reader, and you’ll be notified when the next issue
has been posted, even before it reaches your inbox!
Let me know if it’s working for you!

http://feeds.feedburner.com/aimdirect

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Running SOLO Ads Again

Now that we’re beginning to get settled in our
new home, I’m once again accepting solo ads.
At the moment, we’re a group of a little over
4,000 confirmed, very eager readers : )

It won’t cost you an arm and a leg either, and
the earliest running date is 2/1/05, so, reserve
your spot now at:

http://AimDIRECT-Ezine.com/go/go.php/advspecial

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Newest LIVE Case Study, Marketing Lab Rat

Can I, an average stay-at-home-mom, really make
a full-time living off of promoting other people’s
products and services like the ‘gurus’ claim?
Watch and find out!

I’ve chosen Ewen Chia of PowerAffiliateMarketing.com
to get me started on the road to Super Affiliate stardom.

Get the feed:

http://www.AimDIRECT-Ezine.com/go/go.php/imsn-labrat

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My EMPTY forum… Post your FREE ad!

I was moving my forum to a different directory,
but, decided to move it back to its original
location (because I love complicating my life
like that). And the powers above have punished
me for my time-wasting-ness by making all of the
previous posts completely disappear.

So, I’m back at square one. Now, I invite you to
post an intro and an ad at the forum… if you’re
a previous member, there’s a good chance your
account is still in tact, so please check before
creating a new account.

Do you have a link to a free ebook, software, or
script? Post them there too, for easy access!

Visit the forum at:

http://forum.aimdirect-ezine.com

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I think that’s it for now… so, enjoy this issue!

Warmest Regards,

Carmen Maranon
AimDIRECT Entrepreneur Ezine

http://www.AimDIRECT-Ezine.com

P.S. Go see my blog… stuff I have to say
that doesn’t fit in here, goes there.

http://blog.MarketingChick.com

P.P.S. Carmen’s favorite charities… Your
support and generosity is greatly appreciated!

http://www.marketingchick.com/justgive

“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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Getting the Most out of FREE Teleconferences
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If you’re subscribed to as many ezines and newsletters
as I am, you’ve no doubt been inundated with daily
invitations to free teleconferences, teleclinics,
teleseminars, teletubbies, etc.

But, have you ever picked up the phone and called in?
I used to think, “Sheesh, not ANOTHER one!” until I
received an invite for a call held after 9pm when
I have free night time minutes on my cell.

It was surprisingly informative. I’m easily bored,
and not being able to actually speak to the people
on the phone was somewhat irritating, but, an audio
recording was available for download the following
day, so, I took it, burned it on a CD, and listened.

Well, I had to listen to it one more time with pen
and note pad in hand to *really* get it, but, I finished
with several pages of new information to test out!

That’s not to say I haven’t dialed in to any bad
calls… one gentleman seemed to have thought that
sounding like he had swallowed the phone was a bright
idea, on top of speaking at a rate of three words
per minute. But I digress…

Anyway, here are a few tips I’ve found helpful in
getting the most out of free teleconference calls:

1) Have a pen and note pad handy.

I like to jot things down the moment I hear
something useful or interesting, so I won’t forget
later. Also helpful if the conference organizers
won’t have a recorded copy available for download.

2) Burn the recordings on CD.

This way, you can listen to them in your car, while
you walk, work, and anytime your ears are free.

3) Keep your ears open for priceless nuggets!

No doubt the speakers will talk about something you’re
already aware of, but, keep your ears (and mind) open
to their unique approach to ‘ordinary’ things.

4) Look out for what the speakers are DOING to make profit.

After the call, check out the speaker’s websites and see
what s/he’s doing to bring in the cash. It’s one thing
to ‘listen in’ on how they’re bringing in the cash, but,
seeing them in action is putting this lesson on a whole
new level! Refer back to your notes and see exactly
how they practice what they preach!

Anyway, if you have the opportunity to listen in
on a free call, give it a shot! You might walk
away with some great ideas you wouldn’t have
thought of yourself!

* most free calls require you to pay for local/long
distance charges, unless they provide you with a
toll-free number.

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What’s Your PERCEIVED Value?
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In high school, while my friends worked at the mall and
fast food places, I earn.ed extra c.ash as a hula/Tahitian
dancer. I performed at weddings, birthdays, cotillions,
corporate Christmas parties, you name it - and charged
a hundred bucks a dance.

The parties would usually request 3 dances, each
dance around 3 minutes long, and I always had at
least 2 performances every weekend.

At $100 per 3 minute dance, and 3 dances each
performance = $300 for 9 minutes… twice a week
= $600 for 18 minutes

My friends were working their butts off, waiting on
tables and organizing the stockrooms, 4 hours after
school, three times a week… ear.ning $5 per hour.
$5 x 4 = $20, at 3 times a week = $60.

Who worked harder? Who ear.ned more?

One more example…

About 10 years ago, my little cousin, who was
5 years old at the time, played the role of “Tam”
in the “Miss Saigon” First National Tour.

If you’ve seen this breathtaking musical, you
know the kid stands there for a few seconds, get
carried around by a pretty girl, then bows his
head when someone is shot.

The little brat ear.ned $2,000 each week.

You’d have to work 8 hours a day, 5 days a
week, ear.ning $50 per hour to make that.

It’s like investing years of your life in research,
testing, and creating your product, spending hundreds
and thousands of dollars in marketing what could be
the most brilliant item ever to hit the market, and
making just enough to almost break even… while a
22 year old mixes some nail polish colors to match
a pair of sandals, and that idea quickly explodes
into a multi-million dollar business.

“Carmen, you’re rambling again. What’s your point?”

My point is… the amount of work you put into your
product doesn’t determine how much your market will
gladly pay to get it. Consider what products and
services have a high perceived value in the eyes
of your prospective customers, and cash in!

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Ask Carmen!
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Q1: What’s wrong with selling Internet Marketing
products? Why do marketing gurus insist that us
regular people not to market these items? Are you
all afraid of some competition?

A1: I doubt it’s about them (or ‘us’ since for some
reason, your finger seem to point at me as well) being
afraid of added competition… for those of us who
know how to use this to our advantage, competition
is a very PROFITABLE thing.

However, I personally advise people who have not yet
established a presence in the IM arena, to start off
marketing non-IM products. The reason is, it’s much
quicker and easier to see profit on that road.

And the quicker you make a profit, the bigger chance
you’ll be motivated into making more, build up your
confidence, open your mind to bigger possibilities…
and less chances of feeling discouraged… thinking,
“I knew this was too good to be true.” And give up.

~

Q2: I tried opening a PDF file and get the error
message “cannot decrypt file.” Help!

A2: This error message usually means you need
to update your Acrobat reader to 5.0 or later.

Download a more current version at:
http//www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

~

Q3: I always feel pressured into buying all the latest
marketing products, with promoters telling me I’m losing
money by not taking advantage of this hot new item.
Any advice?

A3: There *are* a lot of really cool gadgets and
information being released almost daily, aren’t there?

That’s why it’s important to always make it a point
to write down clear, short term goals and how you
plan on executing it. Doing this will help you make
intelligent decisions on whether or not to acquire
the new products presented to you.

For example, if you’re working on Google PPC campaigns,
that groovy new talking search engine optimization robot
won’t be a wise investment, but, the Google AdWords profit
cheat sheet everyone’s raving about might help you improve
your results.

Keep this in mind the next time you feel like you
might miss out if you don’t make that purchase at
that moment… People have made insane amounts of
money without that ebook, home study course, software,
membership site, or script.

Weigh your options, pro’s and con’s, and no matter
what, don’t let anything (no matter how cool) distract
you from reaching that goal… otherwise, you’ll
kick yourself for never completing anything!

—
Submit your questions at:

http://www.AskCarmen.com

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Carmen Approved:
Highly Recommended Internet Marketing Tools
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Automatic follow-up messages through RSS?

Thanks to Andy Peacock, you can send follow-up messages
through RSS, based on the date when the subscriber
first accessed the RSS feed!

The RSSResponders enables you to:

** Send automated, hands-free messages to your RSS
readers, based on the day they joined.

** Take advantage of scheduled follow-up to increase
your in~come.

** Work with all the industry-standard RSS formats
to make sure your entries appear in the right place,
at the right time.

And we thought followup autoresponders were God’s gift
to Internet marketing! This is icing on the cake!!

Check it out at:

http://marketingchick.com/rssresponder.html

—
View the complete listing of all highly recommended
resources at: http://www.CarmenApproved.com

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AimDIRECT Marketing Toolbox
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I’m sending this week’s username & password in
a separate e-mail. I’m moving the downloadable
files to a different server to avoid some
messy bandwidth issues.

Keep your eyes peeled!

(Is that the correct phrase? That sounds
so disgusting, doesn’t it?)

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Advertise in AimDIRECT!
=========================================

Now that we’re beginning to get settled in our
new home, I’m once again accepting solo ads.
At the moment, we’re a group of a little over
4,000 confirmed, very eager readers : )

It won’t cost you an arm and a leg either, and
the earliest running date is 2/1/05, so, reserve
your spot now at:

http://AimDIRECT-Ezine.com/go/go.php/advspecial

—
“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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