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I just got off the phone with Jeff Walker.

Jeff Johnson, Me, Brendon Burchard and Jeff Walker at the Super Bowl

I recorded this interview with him today about something I consider to be the most powerful strategy for selling products and services of any kind, in any business.

Jeff is the creator of the “Product Launch” that is responsible for helping businesses of every type generate over $200 million in sales since it was invented in 2005.

In this interview, Jeff answers these important questions about launches:

• What are product launches?
• Do they still work? Aren’t they overdone?
• Why do people still do them?
• What businesses will they work for?
• What kind of businesses aren’t they for?
• Do you need a product to do a launch?
• Do you need special skills to do launches?
• Do you need a list?
• What niches work best?
• What is the “launch” formula?
• What’s a sideways sales letter?
• How do you grow a massive list with launches?
• Perpetual launch -
• How do you get started…

Let me know what you think.

Mike

PS – Jeff just released the first of several videos in a sequence for his new launch.

The video is here.

It’s a really cool Case Study that shows how a “regular guy” in a weird little niche is just killing it with “evergreen” product launches…

And the really cool thing is that this strategy will fit into almost ANY type of business…

Check it out.

I get a LOT of people requesting information on an inexpensive microphone that can be used with a Kodak Zi8 camera (which has an external microphone input) or any consumer or prosumer camera that’s cheap, easy to use and gets decent results.

Here’s one that’s only $23.99 from Amazon:

Audio Technica ATR-3350 Lavalier Omnidirectional Condenser Microphone

And in case you’re looking for an excellent deal on Kodak Zi8 replacement batteries, check this out – I found some that work for $2.55 each! (better than the $25 Kodak charges )

Maximalpower DB FUJ NP50 Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery for Kodak Zi8

Famous Dave Anderson is the founder of Famous Dave’s BBQ located all across the country.

It started in a little town in Hayward Wisconsin and it quickly become a sensation with people driving hundreds of miles to taste his BBQ.

I first tried Famous Dave’s BBQ over 15 years ago in Minneapolis, MN (I’m a huge BBQ fan).

So, I was in Minnesota visiting my family a couple weeks ago for the holidays and decided to spend a day coaching Dave and his team on how to build a web TV show.

Below is the short episode we made just for you on how to make Famous Dave’s Wild Rice Soup.

Total equipment cost:  2 Kodak Zi8 cameras, approx $300.

Total time invested:  Just over 2 hours filming and 2 hours to edit.

This is a great example of how anyone can inexpensively…

• build a relationship
• create a bond
• make  excellent content with simple equipment that can generate tens or thousands of dollars for you!

And you can turn any skill you have into a program that’s fun, informative and profitable.  If you want, check out Famous Dave’s website.

Liz felt that the most important thing she could do was help parents develop strong, successful, empowered children.

She believes that if they started learning the secrets at a young age, our children could have an advantage that most of us never did.

To faciliatate this she developed “Ronnie Rhino” – a lovable character that, through his own experiences, helps teach children life lessons including personal responsibility, self worth, and the value of giving.

[after watching the video, will you please rate it and post a kind comment for Elizabeth?]

I Just Like Being Me

I DO Like Vegetables

Ronnie Rhino books are easy to read, full of new friends and adventures.

I encourage you to support Elizabeth and order her books from Amazon:

Ronnie Rhino: I Do Like Vegetables! (Ronnie Rhino – A Ronnie Rhino Tale)

Ronnie Rhino: I Just Like Being Me! (Ronnie Rhino – A Ronnie Rhino Tale)

Elizabeth Parkinson, Children's Book Author of the Ronnie Rhino Series

When you do, you’ll receive some free gifts when you forward your receipt to elizabeth2223@gmail.com:

For ordering two books (one of each copy):

1. Two great bonuses from Mike Koenigs of Traffic Geyser:
   1. How To Start Writing a Book and
   2. 2) The Soulmate Kit. ()
2. One live teleseminar with Liz Parknson where she will answer the ten most commonly asked questions about raising happy, successful children.

If you order 20 books you will get all of these bonuses too:

1. A 1 hour consultation with Jimmy Davis, CEO of MYSTORYMARKETING, on learning how to position and brand yourself. ($1000 value)(MyStoryPartners@gmail.com)
2. A Free “Business In a Box” from CarbonCopyPRO.com which includes everything you need to start a business online. ($400 Value) (elizabeth2223@gmail.com)
3. One month of the VRA letter courtesy of Kip Herriage. Kip is a former Wall Street guru who quit ten years ago when he saw the impending doom. His newsletter and stock recommendations have had such high returns the last five years in a row that it is not legal for us to print them. Yeah, they are that good. ($100 value)

If you have any social network accounts like Twitter or Facebook we would love your help. Let your friends know about it and they can get all the same bonuses and these great books for their kids!

To claim your bonuses just send an email with a copy of your receipt to the appropriate emails beside each bonus.

Here’s some other good news for you if you’re an author, expert or speaker.

Elizabeth got a #2, #4 and #10 ranking for her book in 15 hours after submitting her video with Traffic Geyser. There are over 11,800,000 competing page for her keyword phrase, “Personal Development Books For Children.”

Here’s a snapshot of the current Google ranking for her book:

#2, #4 and #10 ranking for Elizabeth's video in 15 hours with Traffic Geyser with over 11,800,000 competing page for her keyword phrase, "Personal Development Books For Children"

I promised I’d share some strategies and tactics Elizabeth is using to promote her book.

Here they are:

1. BONUSES: Providing BONUS gifts to anyone who purchases her books.
2. PARTNERSHIPS: Elizabeth is working with complementary, non-competitive PARTNERS who are offering bonuses she can give away when someone buys her books. Those partners are promoting her offer to their lists because they gain exposure through the network effect that transpires.
3. PROOF: Using a tool like Traffic Geyser, Elizabeth demonstrates PROOF our system works – so we share her story of success with you and we promote her products. It’s a win-win for both of us.
4. DEMONSTRATION. She is walking through her book, demonstrating what is inside, showing the features, the benefits and why a parent should want to purchase it for a child.

I strongly encourage you to use these same features with your business.

No matter what your business is – whether it is online, offline, local or whatever, it’s easy to add bonuses, work with partners, create proof and demonstrate benefits or results with video.

Take a moment and think about how you can use these same strategies now!

“Laid-off Construction Worker Dominates Google Page One and Increases Video Views by 740% in LESS THAN 48 HOURS, Starts Two Successful Online Businesses and Makes $11,800.00 From a Single Contract With
No Internet Marketing or Video Experience”

“Patrick Mattingley here from Denver, Colorado. I want to tell you how Traffic Geyser literally turned my life around.

I know it sounds dramatic, but it’s the truth.

You see, after years in construction sales, I was laid off in 2008 due to the economic downturn. I had no job, no income, and it seemed only a matter of time before the Repo Man would be knocking on my door.

But then a buddy told me about Traffic Geyser. Back then I didn’t even know what SEO meant, but I decided to give it a try.

In less than 48 hours, my video was dominating page ONE of Google results.

Yes, my video had 9 out of 10 listings on the FIRST page of Google results! Most people wait months, even years, for results that amazing, but with Traffic Geyser, it took LESS THAN TWO DAYS!

My video views went from around 15 to 112 in a matter of hours. I’m no math guy, but that’s something like a 740% increase! That’s an ENORMOUS jump, and in SUCH a short time.

Honestly, getting spectacular results that fast really blew my mind.

For the first time in months, my future looked bright. Little did I know, that was just the beginning!

My video got so many views, I started a video SEO business. Then, hoping to return to my career “roots,” I put together a separate web site for my new construction company.

Now, thanks to Traffic Geyser, I get HUNDREDS of hits on my new construction company site every month, which means as many as four leads on a single day, ALL of which can result in BIG-dollar profits!

Plus, my video SEO business continues to grow. In fact, I just got a signed contract from a client for $11,800.00!

So now I’ve got TWO successful online businesses, and just like that, my future is looking better than ever!

All thanks to Traffic Geyser.

If you’re not using Traffic Geyser for your online business, well, don’t blame me if the Repo Man shows up at your front door. It’s so easy to use, and you get TONS of great support. Honestly, if I can get these kinds of great results, you can too!

Patrick

Never compress videos again – here’s a sneaky YouTube trick.

Traffic Geyser just added a really cool new feature to the premium video player.

First, let me explain why this is such a big deal and why you’ll care.

YouTube is great because…

• You can host your videos for free
• You can put a player on your web site
• You can advertise and promote your stuff
• Your videos Shows up in search engines.

But if you put YouTube videos on your web site, it’s unprofessional and here’s why:

YouTube shows ads during or after your video plays and then thumbnails might display “inappropriate” content.

Worse yet, it’s SUPER EASY for a competitor to “load” their videos with your keywords or “tags” so their videos show up after yours plays!

Why lose the sale because of something like that?

There are several frustrations most “video marketers” have:

1. Compressing videos into the popular “FLV” format is a pain the butt. The software it takes to do this is expensive…
2. Hosting videos can be expensive and complicated.
3. Picking, installing and using a custom Flash video player is a TOTAL PAIN.
4. Even if you do find and pick a custom video player, they’re often inflexible and lack the features marketers need

Traffic Geyser solves all that and this video explains how.

Here’s what you do:

1. Upload your videos to YouTube
2. YouTube compresses the video – no software required
3. And it’s faster than software you’d buy
4. Grab the YouTube link
5. Paste it into Traffic Geyser’s “Premium Video Player”
6. Traffic Geyser copies the YouTube FLV file from YouTube to your Traffic Geyser account
7. Paste our custom player on your web site, blog, squeeze page
8. Add special marketing features like forms, buttons and web site redirects when the video finishes playing
9. You make more money

It’s easy, fast and free. Try it yourself!

PS – the video you’re watching was compressed with YouTube! We wouldn’t ask you to do something we wouldn’t do ourselves!

PPS – if you’re not a Traffic Geyser member already, register now for an account and get more traffic, leads and sales.

Yesterday I told you Traffic Geyser wants to promote you and your business.

Well, the responses to our request for testimonials was amazing and they’re still coming in DROVES.

One in particular really caught my attention.

It’s from Valerie VanBooven.

She’s a 38 year-old, work-at-home mom and mother of 2-year old triplets.

She responded with a video testimonial in just a couple of hours.

Here’s what Valerie made with Traffic Geyser’s help:

April 2009: $25,770.23

May 2009:  $18,036.74

You can see her video testimonial (include pictures of her adorable triplets and screen captures from her financial reports here):

In case it’s not completely obvious why she’s so successful, it’s because Valerie TAKES ACTION and INITIATIVE.

Here’s her reward – as promised.

Check out Valerie’s business web site right here:

http://www.ltcsocialmark.com

I plan to feature her and her business in upcoming teleseminars, webinars, speeches, live events, newsletters and expose her to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

Do you think that will get her some qualified leads for FREE?

(Great Job, Valerie – it’s clear you’ve built an amazing “Powered By Traffic Geyser” business).

Now – I’m going to be really sly here and ask Valerie to attend the Traffic Geyser Training day on August 14 in San Diego during the Paid For Life event.

It’s a FREE BONUS day of training – available only for Traffic Geyser members when you register for Paid For Life.

(Valerie – will you and your husband or guest attend as my special guest?)

To sign up, go here.

Note: 100% of the registration fee for Paid For Life goes to the Just Like My Child Foundation to build schools, hospitals, support microfinance initiatives and self-sustaining programs that are already serving a community of 600,000 people in Uganda.

PS – In case you missed it, didn’t believe us the first time or just plain didn’t respond, here’s what I sent out yesterday:

Traffic Geyser wants to promote you and your business!

PS – if you’re not already benefitting from the remarkable results Traffic Geyser delivers, why not sign up for a free trial right now

This video is about a business model called the “Paid For Life System.”

In the video, I walk you through how it works …and give you a tour of the home of the *new* Digital Café (hint: it floats!).

This business model currently brings my partners and me hundreds of thousands of dollars a month in semi-passive income …and I’m pretty confident it’ll work for just about anyone.

In fact, you can learn all about how my sister, Ellen, is going to use this to create a product about, of all things, “home schooling.”

Anyway – have a look at how it works and let me know what you think.

Enjoy

Mike

P.S. Obviously I didn’t invent this. There are a few “twists” on what’s already been working for years. To learn more about the Paid for Life system and the event that’s taking place just one time this year, August 15-16, check out Paid For Life here.

Content, Campaigns, Community & Cash

One small correction – in the video I say “in just 9 minutes” – halfway through the video I decided to do a couple demonstrations that wound up making the video longer. I think the presentation is better with the additional demos but the video is 18:37. Enjoy!

BTW – at the end of the video I mention I’ll share with you a 10×10x4 real-life example – stay tuned for that, it’s coming soon and you’ll receive a demo!

What did you learn? Please leave your comments!

A lunch with Paul Lemberg turned into content-packed video marketing masterpiece.

(if I dare say so!)

Paul is a brilliant businessman and marketer – and creator of the “Formula Five” system.

In this video, Paul shares Formula Five – any online or offline business can use to increase revenue immediately. 

It’s easy to understand and Paul isn’t selling anything. 

It’s just great content that you can use right away.

You’ll learn what each of these are:

1. “The Margin Magnifier”
2. Sales Stackers
3. Lead Landslides
4. Conversion Control
5. Turbo Thruster

And then Paul gives his guru knowledge for one of our Traffic Geyser Mastermind members who’s experiencing some business challenges.

(Paul charges $60,000-$200,000 plus a success fee for consulting – and you’ll see why)

Paul gives away 5 KILLER strategies that are out of the box and easy to understand.

You’ll learn:

• What “Reactivation” is
• An amazingly easy JV strategy ANYONE can use to build an instant list
• You’ll learn what “front-end loading” is 
• The “Big Product” Booster
• A “Take Action” guarantee that instantly gives you great customers
• The “Bet the Farm” PR Strategy

Our Traffic Geyser Mastermind members pay big bucks for access to information like this.

But I thought it was so good, I had to share it.

PS – you can even download the PDF notes I took with my LiveScribe Pulse pen! It’s killer cool – and if you don’t know what the LiveScribe is, there’s a blog post all about it.

PPS – at the end of the video, you’ll see how we’re displaying buttons on top of the video to jump to a web site, download the PDF and more. It’s part of the Traffic Geyser custom video player that’s included with Traffic Geyser Platinum Elite memberships.

Post your comments and questions below!