Friday wrap up. Notes from a busy dude…
October 3, 2008
-I’ll be talking with Jim Stroud on BlogTalkRadio today at 2 pm eastern. He was a Webside Chat guest who has so much to teach that I had to get him on BTR for a continuation of our conversation!
-Just got a great idea for a mommy blog: Mom living abroad raising kids. Blog title: Notes “From A Broad” (I know, it’s bad, but I had to get it off my chest.)
-The Directory Network Association has launched and is preparing to take over local search. Call us the Yellow Book killer! Still plenty of cities to grab up. It’s the best investment you can make in this market and a rare opportunity to be part of something truly big. We welcomed Joel Comm as our latest Board of Advisors member yesterday.
-Big changes are coming for Social Power Linking and Authority Site Center. Watch for our two membership sites to become re-branded, re-loaded, and even more successful at putting more website owners on the fast track to domination on the web.
-Webside Chats this week: Mike Michalowicz, author of Toilet Paper Entrepreneur and Ben Mack, magician, entrepreneur, author, and resident cool guy.
-Email count this week: 2031 (not including spam)
-Best sales day this week: Yesterday, did around $15,000 in sales
-Best sales day last week: Tuesday, over $300,000 in 2 hours. ($47,000 within 2 minutes, $172,000 within 5 minutes of launching DNA)
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I just found out my blog was public!
September 2, 2008
It was just brought to my attention that the Friday Traffic Report was not in private mode for the last 2 years. One of my friends just told me she had been reading everything I’ve been posting every day.
She had even told some others about FTR and they’ve been reading it as well.
The shock set in when I realized that, what I thought I had been writing all this time as a personal diary, was actually being consumed by upwards of 24,000 readers per day and passed around the web via RSS and links in an effort to show even more people my private marketing tips!
I blog for me…
I guess I should tell you all, my ramblings here were never meant for public consumption. I was merely keeping a record of what I do and see online to market better. That it has been shared all over the web and linked to from blogs and social sites from all over the world comes as quite a shock.
I guess this explains why people keep sending me checks and signing up for my membership sites. I thought they were all from people landing on those sites directly, but apparently many of my members and clients have been coming from FTR.
This is not for you…
Please, if you have any heart at all, don’t link to or talk about FTR anymore. I appreciate that you thought traffic and notoriety was something that I wanted - that I wanted to become a major authority blog - but I assure you, I thought this blog was hidden and I hope it will be forgotten by the web soon.
I don’t blog for the money or fame. While now it may appear as though that is the only reason I’ve kept this journal, I assure you it was not. I blog for my own sense of peace and as a record of where I’ve been.
My webmaster told me no one could see FTR but me. He has been fired as of this morning.
If you have been reading FTR regularly, I would appreciate it if you tried to forget anything you’ve learned here and please don’t send me any more traffic! I’ll never sell a single book if this information gets out to more people!
Tags: Friday Traffic Report, jack humphrey, private blogsOrganic Traffic and Rankings Plus Higher Profits
August 31, 2008
How would you like to know everything Jack Humphrey knows about:
- social media marketing,
- setting up your online presence professionally using the latest attention-grabbing traffic and profit tactics,
- getting attention from every corner of the web where your best prospects surf,
- knowing how the biggest bloggers on the web became big and how to do it in your niche,
- how to grab a customized 60-day marketing plan that will boost your traffic, links, and rankings dramatically
All the tricks and tactics I know can be yours. Custom applied to your situation, skills, needs and market.
Isn’t it about time you went BIG?
Take a year or more off your learning curve. Cheat the system. Use me to ramp up your traffic, rankings, and profits in ways you never knew existed!
Background
I’ve been marketing successfully online for over 10 years now. I’m considered one of the few go-to guys on the web for social media marketing, link building, and blog marketing tactics. I have consulted with hundreds of clients over the years and have a solid track record of over-delivering on the training I provide. In short, I get results for all of my clients.
I own two large membership sites with hundreds of members who learn my tactics on authority blogging, social marketing, search engine domination, and publicity. I am a partner in a consulting firm which handles very large clients with budgets of $10,000+ per month to spend on the results I get for them.
My “Authority Black Book” was ranked #1 Free Ebook for Bloggers by Mashable.com last year, beating out Seth Godin and several other highly notable, respected people in this market. It has been downloaded over 50,000 times by website owners all over the globe, and heralded as the most important guide to social marketing to ever hit the web.
I have helped countless entrepreneurs and companies generate massive attention, subscribers, visitors, rankings, and profits over the years. I’ve developed a unique ability to look at a site and a market and know exactly what clients need to do to push their business to the top in every aspect of online marketing, branding, and publicity.
Be Featured in My Next Book
One of the reasons I am opening up consulting slots for new clients is that I am working on a new book. There is a chance for new clients to be featured as a case study. The book will be with a serious publisher with wide distribution.
What I am offering…
- Complete professional assessment of your current situation from traffic, search rankings, and incoming links to content development and great potential for major growth. ($1500 value)
- 1 full hour of phone time with Jack each week for 2 months (8 sessions) ($2400 value @ $300 per hour)
- Full email support between sessions. ($1000 value)
- A Custom 60 Day Marketing Plan tailored exclusively for your market and site, top to bottom. This plan will cover your content development goals, networking opportunities, link building, social marketing step-by-step, and many insider tactics I use to market my own sites and clients sites from our consulting firm. ($5000 value)
- Butt-kicking consulting: I am a task master and WILL keep you on track and hold you accountable to goals and deadlines set up in the 60 Day Marketing Plan. (Priceless)
- Full access to Social Power Linking for one year. (359.40 value)
- Full access to the Authority Site Center for one year. ($2364 value)
- All my software: Utility Poster, Video Utility Poster, TrackBoost, and Web2Submitter. ($278 value)
- Market Boost Campaign: My team will secure social marketing links and professional buzz for your site. $1500
Total Real Dollar Value: $14,401.40
The dollar value is based on the minimum we charge for the services above for clients through our consulting firm. We are working with companies like Voices.com who pay a great deal for our full-service marketing and publicity work.
Who Are You Really Gaining Access To?
100% of the work is done by me or directly guided by me. This is not one of those coaching deals where you are on the phone with (or the work is done by) assistants.
Other than my team doing some significant social marketing for your site toward the end of the 2 month session, you have me working with you personally to turn you into a professional online marketer with nothing held back.
Openings and Qualifications
I have limited time for this coaching. Therefore I can only take on a maximum of 5 clients at this time.
I am also very picky about who I will work with. I am looking for strong entrepreneurial spirit, strong work ethic and the ability to accomplish the tasks I set up for you as assigned and on deadline. Also, if you are really just starting out and don’t have a blog or know how blogging works, I won’t be able to accept you into the program.
I am looking for clients with the following qualifications:
- Must have your own self hosted blog, preferably Wordpress. A blog attached to a main site (ecommerce, static, etc.) is fine.
- Must have the ability to develop professional content. The writing doesn’t have to be perfect, but the time must be put into content development including video and podcast content.
- Must be accountable and able to put in 60 days of solid work. If you have a day job, I strongly urge you to consider how much time you have to put into this training and realize you aren’t going to be sleeping much for the next 60 days if chosen.
- Must have a budget ($500-$1000) for things like press release syndication and writing projects you cannot complete yourself. (I have a team of writers who can help with linkbait pieces, etc.)
- Applicants absolutely must be ready for professional level authority building for their businesses. This is serious training to put you on a pro blogger level and my expectations are very high.
- You must know the basics of blogging and being a webmaster. I prefer candidates who have been blogging and webmastering for at least 6 months.
If you think you are ready for the big time and you fit the qualifications above, I encourage you to apply for this limited coaching program right away. The 5 available spots will be sold out very soon.
Your Investment: $5000 for entire program excluding any writing and press or article writing/syndication expenses.
How to Apply for Jack Humphrey’s Personal Consulting Program
- Use this form to apply.
- Include your full name, phone number, email, main site URL.
- Include a description of your site, when you started it, and summary of the marketing and content development plans you’ve put into place.
- Include how long you’ve been marketing anything online and how long you’ve been blogging.
- Include your daily unique visitor count, any search engine listings you have in the top 10 that are generating traffic, and some background on any social marketing you’ve done that has produced good results.
Free “16 Steps to Success” Coaching Launches Today
August 27, 2008
Guest Post by Sam Clark, 16 Steps to Success Coach
Just today, thousands of people logged onto the internet searching web page after web page to find a way to work from home. It can be a very difficult chore figuring out what works and what doesn’t.
More often than not, many people are confused about to how to build their business even after buying expensive internet business training programs. Every time you log on and check your email there is the latest and greatest way to get rich.
Therein lies one of the biggest problems for most people trying to develop a business online.They are looking for a magic pill that will spit money out of their computers. Unfortunately many people are misguided and waste precious time and money looking for this magic pill.
The magic pill to online marketing success comes down to the fact that there is no magic pill.
You need to roll up your sleeves and get to work. One of the ways to succeed quicker is to invest in yourself and find a good internet business training program that will show you how to properly build your business.
Choosing an internet business coaching program comes down to doing your homework on who is providing the training and what their track record is. Another aspect is what kind of support and training are they going to provide.
As you go through the training you will have many questions so you will want to have good support as well.
To build your business online by utilizing an internet business training program, you will want to find out if there are foundational principals that you can follow along with.
One of the first components is setting up your business properly and getting highly organized. You may literally have hundreds of places and resources online that you will need to access. So make sure you take the time in your early days to get yourself organized.
I found through a survey I conducted that over 86% of people skip this vital part and jump right into trying to make money online. Information overload sets in and suddenly steals your time as you bounce around the office looking for that password to a site, or trying to figure out the web address of that very helpful site you were on last week.
This is a common problem I have found that many marketers overlook and it hurts their business in a big way. When information overload sets in they tend to spin out of control and end up either quitting or looking for a new way to make money online.
Next up is market research.
To succeed online you need to make sure that the training program you decide to invest it offers excellent training in this area. Investing the time to learn how to research a market will provide you the biggest payoff down the road and help you avoid the traps that steal your time.So take a deep breath and spend some time researching to find the right internet business training program.
Look for real testimonials from people that have been through the course and you will save yourself a lot of money and also wasted time.
Free Internet Business and Authority Site Building Coaching!
We are launching our completely free “16 Steps to Success” * program that was met with rave reviews in its debut this spring. It really is free coaching with real meat and no strings attached. And it is better training than provided by most, if not all, $5000+ programs.
It will kick your butt!
This training lasts for 8 weeks and is intensive. It will make you a much better internet marketer and it will show you real ways to profit online. And, I have to mention once more, it really is completely free!
Spots are taken VERY quickly with this training, so be sure to get registered right now and get ready to experience what high-level, professional online business training is like without paying a dime for it.
To learn more, please visit http://www.16StepsToSuccess.com
*16 Steps to Success is based on Jack Humphrey’s personal marketing and authority building tactics. Sam Clark and Jack Humphrey will be training over 2 weeks on everything you’ll need to know about building and growing a solid, reputable, profitable online presence.
Tags: 16 steps to success, authority site center, free coaching, internet business coaching, jack humphrey, sam clarkWebside Chats Podcast by Jack Humphrey
August 19, 2008
Webside Chats is a podcast of interviews with industry leaders conducted by Jack Humphrey of the Friday Traffic Report. Jack is widely known on the web as one of the pioneers of internet marketing and branding.
“The goal of Webside Chats is to pull busy, successful marketing experts and web celebrities to the side of the web, away from the hustle and bustle of their daily lives, and get them to talk about their success.” -Jack Humphrey
Jack’s interview style is casual yet he’s able to get the most out of interviewees for his audience with careful research and prep before each interview. His interviews with experts in the blogging and online marketing industry focus on the people behind popular sites whose success stories captivate listeners and teach up and coming bloggers and marketers what it takes to be a “big deal” online.
Sample Webside Chats
- Heather Armstrong from Dooce.com
- Darren Rowse from ProBlogger.net
- Andy Beal from MarketingPilgrim.com
- Neil Patel from QuickSprout.com
- Michel Fortin from MichelFortin.com
Check out the most recent Webside Chats…
Latest Episode
Want to be a guest?
If you’d like to be considered as a guest on Webside Chats, contact Jack’s team here. Let us know who you are, your site URL(s), and any other information that would help us determine if you’d be a good fit for the podcast.
Tags: blogging podcasts, blogging success stories, internet marketing, jack humphrey, marketing success, Webside ChatsWebside Chat with Nathan Anderson from SEOClub.com
August 8, 2008
Nathan Anderson is my personal go-to SEO expert. He’s one of the most prolific testers and search engine analysts online today.
Find out what he has to say about today’s search engine optimization tactics and how social media comes into play with link building and raising your rankings!
Check out my other Webside Chats!
Tags: jack humphrey, nathan anderson, sem, seo, social marketing, social media, Webside ChatsSylvie Fortin Explains Internet Marketing Sins
August 6, 2008
Exclusive: I talked with Sylvie Fortin last night about the flak (and the praise) she’s been getting on “Internet Marketing Sins,” her new free report that airs the dirty laundry in the internet marketing industry.
You can hear exactly what’s on Sylvie’s mind now that thousands have read the first 5 “sins” along with the solutions she offers to fix the reputation of the internet marketing how-to industry.
Sylvie has been talking on her blog and posting the love and hate mail people have been sending in, but she hasn’t talked to anyone on a podcast or webinar about it until now. Find out how Sylvie has been handling the negative attention this free report has brought and why she’s not backing down one bit despite losing her “most popular kid” status in some circles.
This podcast will improve your business too, whether you are a beginner or a pro!
So what do you think? Have you read the report? Do you think Sylvie is just a busy-body and she should mind her own business? Or do you think it’s about time someone took a stand on marketing ethics in our little part of the web? Let us know below!
More Webside Chats
Tags: internet marketing ethics, internet marketing sins, jack humphrey, sylvie fortin, Webside ChatsMy Network
August 3, 2008
Try to keep up! 
Friday Traffic Report Radio
July 25, 2008
This is today’s show. Learn how I got a ton of links in the last 24 hours.
Jack Humphrey, Howie Schwartz, and Dr. Mike
May 5, 2008
…as you’ve never seen us before.
This video was shot by missylol from Social Marketing Central without our permission. Now that it’s all over the web I am going to act like it was a sanctioned shoot. Normally what me, Howie, and Dr. Mike do on weekends is kept private and away from the paparazzi.
