This is to notify people that I am interested in working with other Warrior Forum folks.
Sherice posted today. Here I am! ;)
The Warrior Forum is a place where you can learn a bunch and then use what you learned to make some good money online. Some of the really great marketing minds hang there.
greg cryns
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
http://www.ziparticles.com
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Jack Humphrey's "Top 142 Social Marketing Blogs on the Web"
I don't know him personally but I like and admire Jack Humphrey. He is an expert on internet marketing.
Recently he published "Top 142 Social Marketing Blogs on the Web" and then he explained why he put this list together on his radio show that broadcasts on Fridays. The point about the "Top 142" is that he put up hotlinks to all 142 blogs. Jack is not afraid to link out from his blog. More importantly he suggests that we all do more of it.
I agree. The more good info we give YOU, our readers, the more readers we will get. It works that way. You are not losing ground, you are gaining ground by posting good links.
For myself, I will visit each and every one of the Top 142. I want to see what they offer. I want to learn more about Interent marketing through blogging. A lot of other people I talk to also want to be successful bloggers. Not so many will pursue it with vigor. That is actually good for the ones that do.
Less competition. ;P
Learn about Twitter at Twitter Squeeze
Greg Cryns
http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/calgreg
Recently he published "Top 142 Social Marketing Blogs on the Web" and then he explained why he put this list together on his radio show that broadcasts on Fridays. The point about the "Top 142" is that he put up hotlinks to all 142 blogs. Jack is not afraid to link out from his blog. More importantly he suggests that we all do more of it.
I agree. The more good info we give YOU, our readers, the more readers we will get. It works that way. You are not losing ground, you are gaining ground by posting good links.
For myself, I will visit each and every one of the Top 142. I want to see what they offer. I want to learn more about Interent marketing through blogging. A lot of other people I talk to also want to be successful bloggers. Not so many will pursue it with vigor. That is actually good for the ones that do.
Less competition. ;P
Learn about Twitter at Twitter Squeeze
Greg Cryns
http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/calgreg
Thursday, July 31, 2008
The 4 Hour Work Week
Today I came across a an interesting blog by Tim Ferris. I never heard his name before so I was a little taken aback by his attitude about Twitter.
Tim says about Twitter, "I don't follow anyone on Twitter. To some, this is sacrilege."
I checked his stats page. Sure enough, Tim follows no one. Yet he has 3,857 followers.
Tim continues, "Imagine that you send an email to 10 people inviting them to a party, but you BCC 100 more casual friends who are uninvited. How will those 100 feel? Offended and somewhat resentful, just as I would."
I thought his attitude was quite haughty until I learned more about the man.
Tim wrote a book called "The Four Hour Work Week". You can buy it at amazon for about 12 bucks. I noticed on Amazon that "others who bought this item also bought" Seth Godin's "The Dip." The puzzle pieces are coming together. Tim is a successful author if scores of people selling his book as affiliates of Amazon is any indication.
His book is mainly about how to outsource as much as possible in your business life so that you have more time for other activities.
I found an interview with Tim by Scott Allen on About.com. Here Tim describes how he got caught up in the "overwork ethic" as a salesman for a Silicon Valley company. He was working 80 hours a week. That company went belly up in the 2001 dot bomb debacle. Tim moved on to "pharmaceutical design." A couple of years later he was making very good money at a sports nutrition company. But he felt dissatisfied with the long hours.
Tim started his own company and traveled to 20 countries. He started making more money and working fewer hours. This discovery led to the writing of "The 4 Hour Work Week." Apparently Tim made enough money not to be concerned with mundane activity like following other people.
One of Tim's post on his Twitter page is "Just bumped into Paul McCartney in an Amagansett coffee shop. He was playing a harmonica for a baby in a stroller. How cool is that? "
Learn about Twitter at Twitter Squeeze
Greg Cryns
http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/calgreg
Tim says about Twitter, "I don't follow anyone on Twitter. To some, this is sacrilege."
I checked his stats page. Sure enough, Tim follows no one. Yet he has 3,857 followers.
Tim continues, "Imagine that you send an email to 10 people inviting them to a party, but you BCC 100 more casual friends who are uninvited. How will those 100 feel? Offended and somewhat resentful, just as I would."
I thought his attitude was quite haughty until I learned more about the man.
Tim wrote a book called "The Four Hour Work Week". You can buy it at amazon for about 12 bucks. I noticed on Amazon that "others who bought this item also bought" Seth Godin's "The Dip." The puzzle pieces are coming together. Tim is a successful author if scores of people selling his book as affiliates of Amazon is any indication.
His book is mainly about how to outsource as much as possible in your business life so that you have more time for other activities.
I found an interview with Tim by Scott Allen on About.com. Here Tim describes how he got caught up in the "overwork ethic" as a salesman for a Silicon Valley company. He was working 80 hours a week. That company went belly up in the 2001 dot bomb debacle. Tim moved on to "pharmaceutical design." A couple of years later he was making very good money at a sports nutrition company. But he felt dissatisfied with the long hours.
Tim started his own company and traveled to 20 countries. He started making more money and working fewer hours. This discovery led to the writing of "The 4 Hour Work Week." Apparently Tim made enough money not to be concerned with mundane activity like following other people.
One of Tim's post on his Twitter page is "Just bumped into Paul McCartney in an Amagansett coffee shop. He was playing a harmonica for a baby in a stroller. How cool is that? "
Learn about Twitter at Twitter Squeeze
Greg Cryns
http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/calgreg
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Animoto video software
Check out an interesting new online video-maker: http://www.animoto.com
My son churned this one out in a very short time just by assembling some pictures and using his own music. That's what he does. He writes music. Need some? Noah Cryns. Contact me if you want a quote for your next video.
Here is his short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6mfSMj5jMo
Here is one I made for my chihuahua website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAl2easrG7Q
You can find the full version of the music, "Big Chihuahua" on my site at the top of the main page: http://www.gochihuahua.com
So, there is no longer an excuse for at least trying your hand at making a video for your business.
Do it. The time is now. Don' wait. It's a video world.
Greg Cryns
http://www.ziparticles.com
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
http://www.allaboutpasorobles.com
My son churned this one out in a very short time just by assembling some pictures and using his own music. That's what he does. He writes music. Need some? Noah Cryns. Contact me if you want a quote for your next video.
Here is his short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6mfSMj5jMo
Here is one I made for my chihuahua website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAl2easrG7Q
You can find the full version of the music, "Big Chihuahua" on my site at the top of the main page: http://www.gochihuahua.com
So, there is no longer an excuse for at least trying your hand at making a video for your business.
Do it. The time is now. Don' wait. It's a video world.
Greg Cryns
http://www.ziparticles.com
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
http://www.allaboutpasorobles.com
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
This local businessman gets it
I joined Merchant Circle recently. Pete Johnson, one of our local car dealers, sent me an email today with this picture in it.
Pete does not know me from Adam, but he sure did get my attention.
Maybe the $25.00 off is supposed to be funny? I don't know. But when he sends the next email I will open it.
See, sending out coupons like this can make us drool for more. I also get a message from Walgreen's and Staples about once a week. They are also hip to the new advertising.
Greg Cryns
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
http://www.ziparticles.com
All about Paso Robles
Erica is someone to watch
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I strongly recommend that you visit a rising star's website. She is Erica, the owner of Erica.biz.
Today she posted about offering a waitress $100 to quite her job on the spot. Extremely interesting reading.
Go here: http://www.erica.biz
I had a similar experience at our County Fair this week. We were manning a booth for my wife's business, a local hospital. She is a nurse. Across from us was a booth selling some sort of vacuum that works well on hardwood floors.
I watched the sales lady do her pitch. Over a few hours that is a lot of pitches. She was so energetic that I was tempted to offer her a job with my growing company. Then I realized that what works at a county fair may not work in my small business promotion in Paso Robles.
But that is not what Erica's article is about. Rather Erica relates a story about how we need to treasure our self worth, our essence. That is another story. Go read it.
greg cryns
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
http://www.allaboutpasorobles.com
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I strongly recommend that you visit a rising star's website. She is Erica, the owner of Erica.biz.
Today she posted about offering a waitress $100 to quite her job on the spot. Extremely interesting reading.
Go here: http://www.erica.biz
I had a similar experience at our County Fair this week. We were manning a booth for my wife's business, a local hospital. She is a nurse. Across from us was a booth selling some sort of vacuum that works well on hardwood floors.
I watched the sales lady do her pitch. Over a few hours that is a lot of pitches. She was so energetic that I was tempted to offer her a job with my growing company. Then I realized that what works at a county fair may not work in my small business promotion in Paso Robles.
But that is not what Erica's article is about. Rather Erica relates a story about how we need to treasure our self worth, our essence. That is another story. Go read it.
greg cryns
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
http://www.allaboutpasorobles.com
Monday, July 28, 2008
Twitter dominates my networking life
The strange thing about Twitter is that I "feel" I can make it work but, in no way, am I positive about that.
I am doing some testing. Put a counter on my blog http://gregcryns.blogspot.com That's this one! ;P
Frankly, I am not seeing huge activity to the blog yet. That is something to take into consideration.
I changed the background of my Twitter home page. Do you like it? Check it out. I think the background could be an important issue at Twitter.
I am testing out 5 minute phone calls hoping that this will strengthen my networking efforts. So, if interested in chatting for 5 minutes, call 805-226-8354. If I am out I will call you back. Just leave a message.
That's it for today. I really need to get some real work done. My clients are getting a bit PO'd.
Greg Cryns
http://www.ziparticles.com
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
Twitter ID: http://www.twitter.com/calgreg
I am doing some testing. Put a counter on my blog http://gregcryns.blogspot.com That's this one! ;P
Frankly, I am not seeing huge activity to the blog yet. That is something to take into consideration.
I changed the background of my Twitter home page. Do you like it? Check it out. I think the background could be an important issue at Twitter.
I am testing out 5 minute phone calls hoping that this will strengthen my networking efforts. So, if interested in chatting for 5 minutes, call 805-226-8354. If I am out I will call you back. Just leave a message.
That's it for today. I really need to get some real work done. My clients are getting a bit PO'd.
Greg Cryns
http://www.ziparticles.com
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
Twitter ID: http://www.twitter.com/calgreg
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Social marketing - I've signed up, finally
Twitter, Facebook, MySpace - the dynamic trio.
For years I've struggled with Search Engine Marketing. The rules change daily.
I've now seen the power of using the social networks, especially Twitter. The only question is how much time I can devote to the tasks.
greg cryns
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
For years I've struggled with Search Engine Marketing. The rules change daily.
I've now seen the power of using the social networks, especially Twitter. The only question is how much time I can devote to the tasks.
greg cryns
http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
Friday, July 25, 2008
Twitter gets bigger
I am overwhelmed by Twitter.
For about a week now (maybe two weeks, time flies when you are having fun) I've been banging at Twitter every day. I've learned there are scores of Twitter tools out there and more to come, I am sure. I am convinced that Twitter will just get bigger and bigger until it explodes into something owned by Microsoft or Google.
My friend, Diane Drayer who has three very good income streams on the Web and off, are planning a webinar about Twitter for our WAHM friends. Diane is out promoting her business with Sentsy this week at the State fair in Missouri so the webinar won't happened for at least two more weeks. I expect it will be in the middle of August.
I don't see many WAHM people on Twitter. I think they could benefit and that is what the webinar will be about.
This evening I phoned into Warren Whitlock's http://twitcastradio.com . I didn't know Warren previously except I am following him on Twitter. He is very knowledgable about social marketing and I recommend his Friday night shows whole heartedly.
I need to make this makeshift effort into a real blog soon. When I have time. ....
Sure.
greg cryns
Twitter ID: cal greg
http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
For about a week now (maybe two weeks, time flies when you are having fun) I've been banging at Twitter every day. I've learned there are scores of Twitter tools out there and more to come, I am sure. I am convinced that Twitter will just get bigger and bigger until it explodes into something owned by Microsoft or Google.
My friend, Diane Drayer who has three very good income streams on the Web and off, are planning a webinar about Twitter for our WAHM friends. Diane is out promoting her business with Sentsy this week at the State fair in Missouri so the webinar won't happened for at least two more weeks. I expect it will be in the middle of August.
I don't see many WAHM people on Twitter. I think they could benefit and that is what the webinar will be about.
This evening I phoned into Warren Whitlock's http://twitcastradio.com . I didn't know Warren previously except I am following him on Twitter. He is very knowledgable about social marketing and I recommend his Friday night shows whole heartedly.
I need to make this makeshift effort into a real blog soon. When I have time. ....
Sure.
greg cryns
Twitter ID: cal greg
http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
changing my main page - a big mistake
I made the mistake of trying out WordPress for my new site and then pulling it off after a couple of days.
Well, I guess Google had a bot to my site because now I've lost the listing on Google for a lot of my pages.
Hopefully they will come back soon.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
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I get letters from people who want to learn how to market their direct sales and MLM products.
This nice young man wrote me today. My response follows:
Paul writes:
Hi Greg,
Thanks for the mail and the tips. I do have a couple of questions for you if you have as second. Promoting a great product is where I need help, as I'm not looking for products. I've got one that I like tremendously. I'm just trying to figure out how to meet with new people and share ideas. What is promote it and how does it help you? I'm not that familiar with ryze as I just found this site. Let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Paul
Greg's response:
Is the product Mona Vie? I am asking because then you have a REAL product as opposed to some internet marketing swindle. Liking a product is a good thing. Selling it is a another matter.
Second question: Can you sell the PRODUCT without recruiting? I ask this because so many direct sales companies reward you for recruiting. That tells me that it may be difficult to sell the product.
AVON is an example, in my opinion, of a company that cares whether its reps can make a living OFFLINE. I am sorry to say that trying to sell a lot of products ONLINE can be a very difficult task.
But it can be done.
I designed a website for my nephew. He sells a lot of vitamins made in Europe but his market is only in the US.
http://www.westeggnaturalproducts.com
He asked me what I would do if I were him to promote his business. In a few minutes I decided that Google Adwords would be a good choice. Two years later he is selling about $10,000 a month in product. His net, after paying Google, is about 25%. One thing he had going for him is that many Europeans in the US already knew his major brands.
So, to try to give you advice I need some info:
1. How long have you been selling your product?
2. Do you have previous experience in marketing a business?
3. Are you willing to invest significant money into advertising or other means of getting people to buy your product? (my nephew spends about $3,000 a month with Google)
4. How much experience do you have with Internet sales?
5. If you depend on recruiting to make your money, do you realize that you need to present it to 100 people (I am making up this number but it could be worse) to get (maybe) one recruit? And that it will take 10 recruits to get one good salesperson like yourself? You can make some money on the forced sales to your downline, but making a living on that is almost impossible considering the dropout rate. By the way, what is the dropout rate for your company?
I did a quick search and found that Mona Vie allows you to sell RETAIL by purchasing wholesale. That may be a good thing. Is there anyone in the company that you know who makes their living selling RETAIL almost exclusively? Get to know that person and find out what they do.
I know of one lady who makes a LOT of money selling a diet product. Her techniques are quite radical based on what most head bobbing direct sales reps do. (follow the company suggestions and DIE - the company wants you to maintain your PV, that is what I hear all the time) If you want to listed to a couple of audio interviews with the diet plan lady, let me know.
I babble on. Love to talk more but I'm not sure this is what you want to hear because direct sales companies consider me a crazy guy. Can you tell I'm not a fan of MLM?
Email me at: wahmwed@yahoo.com if you like, or call me at 805-226-8354.
greg
Owner:
Wahm Search Engine http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
and
Work At Home Profiles http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
.
I get letters from people who want to learn how to market their direct sales and MLM products.
This nice young man wrote me today. My response follows:
Paul writes:
Hi Greg,
Thanks for the mail and the tips. I do have a couple of questions for you if you have as second. Promoting a great product is where I need help, as I'm not looking for products. I've got one that I like tremendously. I'm just trying to figure out how to meet with new people and share ideas. What is promote it and how does it help you? I'm not that familiar with ryze as I just found this site. Let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Paul
Greg's response:
Is the product Mona Vie? I am asking because then you have a REAL product as opposed to some internet marketing swindle. Liking a product is a good thing. Selling it is a another matter.
Second question: Can you sell the PRODUCT without recruiting? I ask this because so many direct sales companies reward you for recruiting. That tells me that it may be difficult to sell the product.
AVON is an example, in my opinion, of a company that cares whether its reps can make a living OFFLINE. I am sorry to say that trying to sell a lot of products ONLINE can be a very difficult task.
But it can be done.
I designed a website for my nephew. He sells a lot of vitamins made in Europe but his market is only in the US.
http://www.westeggnaturalproducts.com
He asked me what I would do if I were him to promote his business. In a few minutes I decided that Google Adwords would be a good choice. Two years later he is selling about $10,000 a month in product. His net, after paying Google, is about 25%. One thing he had going for him is that many Europeans in the US already knew his major brands.
So, to try to give you advice I need some info:
1. How long have you been selling your product?
2. Do you have previous experience in marketing a business?
3. Are you willing to invest significant money into advertising or other means of getting people to buy your product? (my nephew spends about $3,000 a month with Google)
4. How much experience do you have with Internet sales?
5. If you depend on recruiting to make your money, do you realize that you need to present it to 100 people (I am making up this number but it could be worse) to get (maybe) one recruit? And that it will take 10 recruits to get one good salesperson like yourself? You can make some money on the forced sales to your downline, but making a living on that is almost impossible considering the dropout rate. By the way, what is the dropout rate for your company?
I did a quick search and found that Mona Vie allows you to sell RETAIL by purchasing wholesale. That may be a good thing. Is there anyone in the company that you know who makes their living selling RETAIL almost exclusively? Get to know that person and find out what they do.
I know of one lady who makes a LOT of money selling a diet product. Her techniques are quite radical based on what most head bobbing direct sales reps do. (follow the company suggestions and DIE - the company wants you to maintain your PV, that is what I hear all the time) If you want to listed to a couple of audio interviews with the diet plan lady, let me know.
I babble on. Love to talk more but I'm not sure this is what you want to hear because direct sales companies consider me a crazy guy. Can you tell I'm not a fan of MLM?
Email me at: wahmwed@yahoo.com if you like, or call me at 805-226-8354.
greg
Owner:
Wahm Search Engine http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
and
Work At Home Profiles http://www.workathomeprofiles.com
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
United Airline gave me two round trip tickets
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My wife and I went to Chicago last Friday on United Air.
Sitting in the boarding area at Los Angeles, we noticed that the Stand-By list was 65 people. Then the UA service lady announced she was taking "Volunteers".
Curious about what that meant, I went up to her. "What is a Volunteer? " I asked.
She replied, "I am looking for people to give up their tickets to this flight and I will put you on the next flight that takes of in an hour."
I said, "What's in it for me?"
She said, "We will give both you and your wife a free round trip ticket to anywhere in the 48 states."
Interesting. "No surprises?" I asked. She said there were no catches.
Result we walked away with two free round-trip tickets and got on the next flight that left about 50 minutes later.
Also, I signed up for AAA Auto a few weeks ago. That got us a 40% discount at Hertz for the car we rented in Chicago.
I am all smiles!
greg cryns
owner: http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
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My wife and I went to Chicago last Friday on United Air.
Sitting in the boarding area at Los Angeles, we noticed that the Stand-By list was 65 people. Then the UA service lady announced she was taking "Volunteers".
Curious about what that meant, I went up to her. "What is a Volunteer? " I asked.
She replied, "I am looking for people to give up their tickets to this flight and I will put you on the next flight that takes of in an hour."
I said, "What's in it for me?"
She said, "We will give both you and your wife a free round trip ticket to anywhere in the 48 states."
Interesting. "No surprises?" I asked. She said there were no catches.
Result we walked away with two free round-trip tickets and got on the next flight that left about 50 minutes later.
Also, I signed up for AAA Auto a few weeks ago. That got us a 40% discount at Hertz for the car we rented in Chicago.
I am all smiles!
greg cryns
owner: http://www.wahmsearchengine.com
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