13 Nov 09 How Idiot Joe Built a Huge List of Opt-in E-mails – II

In the previous post, we saw the 5 basic strategies Idiot Joe employed to build his gigantic list of opt-in e-mail. We will see some more strategies that Idiot Joe used to get where he is right now. As said, Idiot Joe is an utter idiot, who knows very little about online marketing and related stuffs. But he still managed to build his mammoth list of e-mail subscribers. I am sharing with you the strategies he used to build his list.

Idiot Joe instinctively knew that networking matters a great deal in online success. Hence, he built a network of power online marketer, and cross promoted each other’s products.
Idiot Joe took a clever decision of putting his URL, and a “Call to action” line at the back of his business cards, and at the bottom of his letterhead. He knew that if he can tap people in the offline world then he will succeed in tapping them in online world as well. Many people who got Idiot Joe’s business card went online to subscribe to his news letter.
Idiot Joe also enlisted his friends and family, and requested them to talk about his e-mail newsletter with anyone they knew. This activity fetched a lot of e-mail addresses for his opt-in list.
Idiot Joe instinctively understood the power of promotions in pulling e-mail addresses for his list. He used it successfully to get visitors give away their e-mails to Idiot Joe.

Idiot Joe used his common sense to build his list of opt-in e-mails. He may not be aware of the marketing tricks, but he was quite aware of how human being things and work. This knowledge worked in his favor and gave him a huge list of e-mails. Idiot Joe, after all, was never an idiot.

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Tags: Business Card, Business Cards, Common Sense, E Mail Addresses, Friends And Family, Huge List, Letterhead, Mail Newsletter, Mail Subscribers, Many People, Marketer, Marketing, Networking, Offline World, Opt In E Mail, Promotions, Stuffs, Success, Tap, Url

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23 Feb 09 Widgets and Things That Go Bump in the Night!

If you’re somewhat new to this technology, then join the crowd. Though widgets are all the rage these days, there are still a great many people who have no idea what a “widget” is. One of our team members on the Gossimer Support Team was reflecting on this. This is what she had to say:

True confession: I was one of those! Yes, it’s true. I had blogs all over the place, on every reputable site, but I had no idea what a widget was. So I started asking friends and family. They thought I had been at my computer too long (and that I should really “Log Out” and take a nap!). Finally, after a great amount of research and two pots of coffee, I discovered the meaning of widget.

A widget is a gadget that is embedded somewhere, just about anywhere you like, in a blog or on a website. It’s sort of like a hyperlink but when you click on it, you will be pleasantly surprised. Clicking on a widget will usually take you someplace fun. Sometimes a widget can be an embedded video, gallery, podcast, or who knows what! New widgets are suprising me all the time!

It’s sort of like stepping onto the “Yellow Brick Road” in the virtual world of Cyberspace. A popular widget is one that takes the clicker to a game. We all love to play games, right? So how about a fun little game of Super Mario? Where do you find these crafty little devices? Well, there are sites springing up all over the place (like tulips on a spring day!).

Widget websites and sources make the whole process fairly user friendly and normally you can simply answer a few questions about the type of widget you want and wahlah! Just like magic, there’s the code. After that, it’s simply a matter of copying and pasting the code into your blog or web site. Gossimer will have more blog articles on widgets in the future; this is important not only because our company offers free blogware in our Linux Hosting plans, but also because many widgets can be implemented through simple HTML code. Stayed tuned in with us for more.

Tags: All The Rage, blogs, Blogware, Clicker, Coffee, Crowd, Friends And Family, Gadget, gadgets, games, Hosting Plans, Hyperlink, Little Game, Magic Code, Nap, Podcast, Pots, Spring Day, Super Mario, Team Members, Things That Go Bump In The Night, True Confession, Tulips, Video Gallery, Virtual World, Widget, Widgets, Yellow Brick Road

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