I have been to a few Internet Marketing Live Seminars and there is always a “Pitch Fest” just enough information to make you feel like you just had to buy what was being sold, and that it will be the golden ticket to your internet fortune!  Yeah that doesn’t happen at Practical Profits it is totally free of the “Pitch Fest” or I am so cool and so is my product and you want to be just like me so give me your credit card number….blah blah blah

We actually got digital gifts… from some of the speakers, so let’s get to my overview of the event.

First Batter up was Wil Mattos   – The Formula for Success @WilsonMattos AKA “One of the Wonder Boys”

He covered:

• The Facts about Internet Marketing
• The “Myths” of Internet Marketing
• Why Most People Fail In Internet Marketing
• Building a Successful Internet Marketing Business
• How to Jump Start Your Success
• Things Successful People Know and Do

- Success Strategies for Creating a Social Media Monitoring System
- Creating and Promoting a Compelling Facebook Contest
- Tips and Tactics for Building an Effective Social Media Measurement System
- Discovering the Fine Art of Setting Rates and Building Packages for Your Services
- Creating an Effective Mobile Marketing Campaign for Local Businesses
- Setting up an Ecommerce Platform with 1ShoppingCart
- Mastering New Tactics for Increasing Your Search Engine Listings
- Maximizing Productivity and Enhancing Communications using Google Tools.

Watch this video for a more in-depth view of what to expect.

Visit VAClassroom to get more information on this years Summer Skills Camp!

Today, I’m sitting at my computer, about to launch a new site and I’m going through Clickbank, looking for potential affiliate programs to promote.

Not only am I considering personally promoting the products that I find, but I may recommend that customers who purchase my PLR articles at EasyPLR.com promote them, too.

Time and time again, I’m shaking my head, wondering if these Internet Marketers realize how many potential affiliates they are losing, as I click the red “x” and go to the next product. And, of course, this isn’t only a problem with the products listed at places like Clickbank (and it certainly isn’t a reflection of the quality of Clickbank, itself).

Affiliate Programs everywhere are lacking in their professionalism and respect for their affiliates.

It’s pretty obvious that many people don’t realize what turns off a potential affiliate. Could it be, perhaps, that the people writing and marketing these ebooks have not been successful at Affiliate Marketing themselves?

After much frustration, I’ve decided to run through my list of reasons I did not choose your product to promote, and, instead chose your competition.

1. Your page is gaudy and unappealing.
Now, we all know the saying that ‘Ugly sites sell’. That’s absolutely true. A plain blue or white background with Arial text can make millions. However, a site that looks like a sparkly, flashy mess and gives your visitors a seizure is not cool. Leave the cursors alone. Don’t stick animation on there. And, for goodness sakes, stick with only one or two fonts, please.

2. Typos and spelling errors.
This one is actually kind of frightening. If the product you’re selling is an e-BOOK then please act like you know how to write. Have a friend or even an enemy read and reread your sales letter for you. If you don’t have any friends or enemies, then pay someone. Just don’t try to sell an e-book on a sales page that looks like a third grader wrote it. It’s not going to sell. At least I’m not going to sell it.

3. You offer sales options that I won’t get affiliate credit for on the sales page.
For instance, you list an electronic and a hard-cover version of your book through amazon. Tacky! Why should I send you traffic through Clickbank so that you can make a commission on amazon? Not a chance. Or even worse, you have both a Clickbank button and a paypal button.

And, my #1 biggest irritant –

4. You’ve got google ads or actually have the guts to sell advertising on your page. (And, no, I’m not joking here.) I don’t even need to go there. Anyone who’s a successful affiliate knows that this is the sign of death for any affiliate program.

So, there you have it. Four reasons why your competition is getting my business and you are not.

Are you ready to attract affiliates to promote your products? And, would you like to have an affiliate program that doesn’t stink? Nicole Dean is on a mission to help you. Check out her program at www.IncomeCPR.com – where she’s helping Infoproduct sellers just like you to have more profits and more LIFE.

I first came across Jason about a year ago, and knew immediately that I was going to adore him:

1) He shares his first name with my McDreamy  Hubby.

2) His laugh is adorable and you immediately are drawn to him.

3) He welcomed me with open arms to attend Practical Profits when they came to Vegas!

4) He introduced me to Wilson Mattos.

There are more reasons like 32 Free more reasons but..

And ever since then I have been Crushing on both of them!  They developed the Sweetest Plugin WPTwin last year and I can’t live with out it! It’s saved my tush a number of times when it comes to my sites and clients sites.

But I digress let’s get back to my new reason for crushing!  It’s like my husband just came home with a dozen red roses.

Jason Fladlien is a bit on the mischievious side (so love that in man). The launch of WP Member Champ just happens to be taking place at the same time as the Wishlist Member plugin special buy one get one 1/2 off. So that is $97 + $47 = 2 licenses… I have used Wishlist Member and the plugin is excellent but I Like to double dip.

Hey I’m female and love to shop and I love sales… But you know sometimes how a sale just doesn’t measure up to something that isn’t on sale.  Or you buy that dress that is $100 and then you go to another store and find the exact same dress for $50.

What would you choose 2 licenses from WishList or WP Member Champ with Unlimited Usage (Did I mention I have a huge Crush on Jason Fladlien and Wilson Mattos right now) – use this for as many sites as you like with no additional fees or further investment required from them!

So here comes my screen cast I made, I get silly when I stay up past 12 am but I was on a mission.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Another reason Jason is so endearing is he is painfully honest, Boy doesn’t know how to sugar coat anything…

So what WP Member Champ does not do is Drip Content, Have multiple membership levels, and it Only works with Paypal and Aweber integration is optional. I’ll let Jason tell you why when you visit his sales page. Jason always has logical reasons for what he does. (Another quality he has like my hubby, I find when I disregard what my hubby suggests or tells me how to do something the pie he gives me to eat is full of crow and humble filling.)

Did I mention Jason is  very generous!  It’s like I am at one of the makeup counters in Dillards at gift time!  He has created  4 audio mp3 training sessions.  There is about an hour and a half of pure content. He shares with you secrets normally only reserved for his $250 an hour coaching clients, or his $500 a student group coaching programs.   Love Bonus Gifts!

Last Thing But Very Important!  Sign up for the WP Member Champ Affiliate Program You get tools. You get 50% front end commission on a high converting $97 software. You get prizes. You get life time lead tracking.

Kim is one of those rare finds in the IM space that consistently provides tremendous value in everything she does.

She’s a country gal at heart but don’t let that fool you…

She’s been beating out many of the big-name gurus with her southern belle charm.  In fact, many refer to her as the ‘Traffic Queen’.

She is all of 25 years old and she’s managed to unlock the secrets to massive traffic…testing and tweaking new traffic strategies… plus adding her own little twists and tricks.

And unlike most other marketers, she spends most of her time in the trenches, locked up in the marketing laboratory-cookin’ up more juicy traffic goodness.

But every once in a while she surfaces back up into the real world to share her latest findings.

If you’d like to see what Kim’s been cookin’ up in the lab lately by visiting Traffic Dashboard

Kim’s has unlocked her very best traffic strategies in her latest product called ‘The Traffic Dashboard’. It’s a complete training center that contains over 20 of Kim’s top traffic getting methods.

These traffic techniques are really quite unique as you can see for yourself by taking a look inside the member’s area…

Traffic Dashboard – a sneak peek inside…

Inside ‘The Traffic Dashboard‘ Kim shows you how to go from nothing to over 3,000+ subscribers in just 30 days. (all in step-by-step detail).

You literally point and click your way to increased traffic with Kim’s unique dashboard design. (as seen above)

You have to actually TRY to mess this one up! Because the point-and-click learning system forces you to take action.

Here’s a sneek peak at what you’ll find inside…

An underground tool for extracting exactly where your competitor’s website traffic is coming from. This is like being given the keys to the kingdom. (I’m really surprised Kim is sharing this little gem)

(If you thought Alexa was cool imagine knowing EXACTLY how much traffic your competitors were getting each day and knowing exactly where that traffic was coming from.)

“James Bond” tactics for spying on your competitors and forcing them to hand over all of their hard-earned, battle-tested, profit-busting strategies.

A super simple method for cramming your opt-in list with 200-400 subscribers in a single day…
(and NO this has nothing to do with ad swaps)

A really cool strategy that shows you how to get 10x MORE traffic from EVERY article you write.

As many of you probably already know, traditional article marketing is becoming less and less effective. What worked
in 2004 simply doesn’t cut it anymore.

So Kim show’s you 10 different ways to repurpose your content for additional traffic and exposure. Use just a couple of the strategies in this video and you’ll have no excuse for not getting AT LEAST a couple hundred visitors for every article you publish.

… and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!

This thing is packed with over 8 hours of juicy traffic goodness… NO fluff… NO filler.

With over 8 hours of step-by-step video and enough how-to information to DESTROY literally every question, worry and problem you’ve ever had in regards to traffic.

A Word of Warning: There’s just ONE caveat to this product. In fact, these traffic methods will NOT work in all situations. In order for these traffic strategies to reap their full power – you MUST be creating HIGH QUALITY CONTENT!  (not some auto-generated content that not even your momma would be proud of…)

If you think you’re going to slap together some useless crap, throw up some auto-generated sites and have thousands of visitors pouring in…This course is NOT for you.

This training course was created specifically for people who are looking to build REAL businesses online… People who are dedicated to providing top-notch value for their visitors, subscribers, and customers.

This is something Kim stresses a lot, and I agree. If you’re not willing to take the time and effort to put together some
really good content and offer real value, then don’t bother with ‘The Traffic Dashboard’. It will just be a waste of time
for you if you don’t have good content in place.

But…

If you are dedicated to building a REAL business online and providing your visitors with REAL VALUE then ‘The Traffic
Dashboard’ will help you to grow your business 10x faster.

Plus, at an affordable price to boot!

So, if you’re ready to turn on the traffic tap, then click here to visit Traffic Dashboard.

There are no “tricks”, or “magic traffic buttons” here, just proven traffic strategies that are designed to generate traffic as quickly as possible.

Plus, for those of you who are more advanced, Kim combines old school tactics with new traffic twists and tips that you won’t want to miss…

I am so excited to share this new opportunity for you to pick up Jason Fladlien’s newest course ‘7 Simple and Easy Ways For A Beginner To Build An Email List Fast‘.

I’ve recently took a class with Jason, and this is a product that Jason’s given the class members (like myself) the opportunity to sell.

Jason has some imaginitive methods of staying ahead of the game, you can find out all the latest list building methods that work – and he uses in this report.

Jason is now selling this 67 page report himself for $19.95. I think the price is a little low compared to the value inside it, but I’m complying with Jason’s pricing requirements that I sell it for $9.95. I’ve read this cover-to-cover myself, and I can’t wait to apply them to my business.

Do check it out: http://7simplelistbuilders.yourvirtualgirlfriday.com
Here is a side note about Jason, I adore and trust him. I first met him this past summer when he gave me a complimentary pass to Practical Profits here in Las Vegas. He is one of the few online marketers that I have come across that’s price tags does not exceed the quality of his content! In fact, it is the opposite the quality of his content exceeds his price tag.

I am currently taking another course that I will share with you all next week, its not from Jason Fladlien, but it is full of great ideas to build your list and gain traffic.

Choosing how to get your business advertised on the internet is not an easy decision. There are so many different advertising platforms offering you incredulous amounts of traffic in exchange for large amounts of your advertising budget. With so many options available it’s difficult to know who to believe and who to trust. I’d like to make you aware of a new way of marketing and promoting your business that many of your competition have likely never even heard of. It’s called Google Places and has many benefits which I’ll now discuss in more detail.

The most important consideration is the fact that it’s free. Yes you did read that correctly, it’s not a typo. If you advertise your business with Google Places it will not cost you a cent. Many forms of online advertising cost money, for example Pay-Per-Click (PPC) can seriously eat into your advertising budget if you’re not careful plus there’s a large learning curve required before you likely see any success.

For many free equals sub-standard. This is not the case with Google Places advertising and I’ll explain why.

What you need to know and fully understand is that Google Places is owned by Google. Now that’s fairly obvious right but think about the benefits for your business. Google is by far the most popular and frequently used search engine in the world. Millions of people use Google’s search engine every day to help them find the information they need. Not only that but Google is constantly tweaking and testing their search engine algorithm to ensure they give people the exact information they are searching for.

Now imagine how having a strong presence on the first page of Google’s search engines can benefit your business. Increased visibility on Google equals potentially massive exposure. Increased exposure on the first page of Google’s search engine will ensure surges of highly targeted traffic to your Google Places listing.

A huge advantage of using Google Places is that it’s very easy to set up your listing. If you know how to type and operate a mouse then you’ve got the essential skills required to set up a basic listing Everything is step-by-step although there are certain insider strategies you need to be aware of to maximize the effectiveness of your Google Places ad.

Hopefully after reading this post you now understand the key benefits of getting your business listed on Google Places. Considering it’s FREE, owned by the number one search engine in the world and easy to set-up the decision to choose Google Places as part of your overall marketing strategy is a no brainer decision to make.

Would you like to learn everything you’ll ever need to know how to setup your own Google Places ad? Are you interested in some ‘insider secrets’ to help maximize the visibility of your ad and send droves of customers through your doors? Feel free to check out my brand new guide ‘Google Places by Your Virtual Girl Friday’. Or if you are a business owner who likes to “Work on your business and Not in your business” then call me, I’m your girl!

So I went to the sales page and this adorable young boy Michael Dunlop starts talking with a English accent. He reminds me of Amanda Bynes Boyfriend Ean in that movie “What A Girl Wants” he was adorable ok enough sidetracking… check out the video.

1. It was in my bio on Twitter for @TheLVTweetup
2. Badges on both of my websites and fan pages for The Las Vegas Tweetup and Your Virtual Girl Friday

I could keep going but that’s not what this post is about. This post is about a recent blog post I read at http://blog.blogworldexpo.com by Allison Boyer entitled “Sharing the Knowledge of Better Bloggers“.

Here is the first paragraph:

“I know it may come as a shock to you, but some bloggers are better than you are. Yes, you are a rock star, I’m sure, but when it comes to blogging in a certain niche, you just can’t know everything. When that’s the case, don’t leave gaps on your website. Show some link love and share the knowledge of better bloggers.” – Allison Boyer

Yeah she got your attention didn’t she? I have linked it above so you can finish reading the post. Allison had my attention so I choose to go visit her site After Graduation I clicked on the tab “New Bloggers: Start Here” and I found 3 links. The Link that caught my attention was “What is a List? (And Do You Need One?)”. This happens to be on of my main goals this year building a quality list. She has a list of resources on list-building and the one that caught my eye was “Creating a Welcome Email”.

I felt like I just won the jackpot of all resources on email marketing when I clicked that Link! Thank You Allison for introducing me to Jared Kimball of Spamspert.com.

Now I know you are saying what does this have to do with Blog World 2010? Everything, as my friend @KimDoyal has posted before about some Guru’s only emailing to sell to their list not nuture it, etc… I could tell that Jared was going to be a great resource in helping me reach my goal this year. I would never of found him if I did not read Allison’s post on the Blog World blog, nor if Allison wasn’t giving the Link Love to Jared. Do I think Allsion is less credible because she linked to Jared? Not in the least.

This is a small peak in to the power of the networking and education that will take place at Blog World 2010. (not to mention the parties) Do you really want to miss it?

After today you have 10 more days before the Early Bird Discount goes away!  Here is the discount code is EBIRD and I’d be forever greatful if you registered using my affiliate link. http://budurl.com/bwe10.