SiteSell: The Blog

Are You A Nice Guy?Was Leo Durocher Right?

Ken's Blog

Back in 2004, I wrote "Why People Fail," a free in-house resource for some SBI! owners who get in their own way on the road to building successful businesses.

One of the "personality" types that I missed adding to the book is the person who "underperforms" to his potential, essentially "failing" by his own measurements.

He wants more.  He knows that he is capable of earning more, much more.  He wants to capitalize upon his expertise.  But at every turn, he is held back by one major trait...

He's a nice guy.

And as legendary baseball manager Leo Durocher (1905-1991) said...

The Video Build It! Top 10: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #270

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #270). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News announces The Video Build It! Top 10 and that Tamar's "fly" Video Ad Is Already #3

Articles cover "How I Found SBI!"—Summary Articles Provide Invaluable Lessons, and Examples of Video Use By 5 Pillar Affiliates—Learn From The Best, Make Up The Rest! :-)

Finally, Pearls From The Affiliate Forums features the following...

• What Are YOUR Teenagers Doing This Summer?
• Using the Free eBooks to Market SBI!
• Using PPC to market SBI!

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Fav It! Launches!: SBI! Xpress #204

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #204 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces the launch of Fav It! (easily add a favicon to your site!), key lessons about Find It!, the new DAY 9 video, more SBI! cruise details, and a stunning SBI! Forums achievement by Debs... 20,000 posts!

The Articles section covers how to cure the Instant Gratification virus, how to brainstorm using a non-english language in Google Adwords Tool, and an introduction to Yahoo! Answers.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• Experienced SBIer Comments On Video Action Guide
• Are YOU "Gittin' It Done"? Git 'er Doners - March 2-4, 2007
• eBay Auction Ads -- A Pearl In The Making?
• Why You Have No Traffic
• Adding an Index to Find It! (or, Navigating the SBI-niverse)
• Are You Nice?  Was Leo Durocher Right?
• Checklist? Yay or Nay?
• What Does Personalized Search Mean For Your SBI! Site?

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)

How To Make Videos Drive Sales 50% Plus: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #269

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #269). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News announces the launch of a new video, a new case study, and that SBI! TV is driving sales crazy!

The Article covers Getting the Most Out of Video Ads.

Finally, Pearls From The Affiliate Forums features the following...

• Top 5 Reasons We Won't Miss Lisa
• Having an online info session
• As You Like It

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Search It! Finds Affiliate Programs: SBI! Xpress #203

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #203 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces Search It!'s new resource for finding affiliate programs, and the arrival of a Find It! user-feedback poll in the Forums.

The Articles section covers a mini Craigslist tutorial, and an overview of lead generation as a potential monetization option for your site.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• A Great Pearl: Building credibility with Yahoo! Answers
• Research Vs. Your Own Knowledge
• Thanks To Site Sell We Landed A Worldwide TV Deal
• An Expensive Pearl
• Sun Bathe It!
• How Much Money Will I Make With SBI!?
• What Would Thomas Edison Or Roger Staubach Do?

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)

Two New SBI! Case Studies: The SiteSell Edge #083

Zine Mailings

The SiteSell Edge is for people who aren't yet SBI! customers (click here for The SiteSell Edge #083). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, News From The SiteSell Edge announces two new case studies and the Local Business Masters course.

The Featured Article covers What To Do If Your Content is Copied.

Click here to read previous issues of The SiteSell Edge.

Develop The Winning Entrepreneur Mindset

Ken's Blog

People are so impatient nowadays. Fast, faster, fastest... instant gratification is the name of the game.  They want overnight success ("before breakfast" preferably!).  But that is simply not part of building a business from scratch.  A real business takes time and effort.

Yes, even online ones.  So many Netrepreneurs somehow think that the Internet suspends fundamental laws of the business world.  While building a business online does involve less risk (you don't have to mortgage your house!), it still takes real "sweat equity" to build a business that generates long-term, evergrowing profits.

Elad Shippony, a successful SBIer, says it so well in this 1-minute video.

Even seasoned business people succumb to "the lure of the speed of the Web"...

How To Lose A Kidney

Ken's Blog

Seth Godin, one of my favorite observers of the e-business scene, passed along an interesting video, Charlie The Unicorn, the other day.  It's about Charlie and a very special mountain, a Candy Mountain.

Seth's interpretation of the video in his blog was interesting, but differs somewhat from mine...

Would You Like To Be SiteSell's Affiliate Manager?: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #268

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #268). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News asks if you would like to be SiteSell's new Affiliate Manager, and announces that a new Webmaster video is available, and SBI! TV upgrades.

The Article covers How to Market to Webmasters.

Finally, Pearls From The Affiliate Forums features the following...

• Invited Income Training Conference
• Congratulations to you!!!

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Up For An SBI! Cruise?: SBI! Xpress #202

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #202 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces a first for SiteSell... an SBI! cruise is in the making!

The Articles section covers a brief orientation of the Google Webmaster Tools, and three strategies for promoting ClickBank effectively as an affiliate.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• The Long Tail Just Happens
• Drop in AdSense Revenue? Try the AdSense Preview Tool
• Thinking through your monetiization mix
• Are You Getting Involved In SiteSell Education?
• An Important Thread On Persistence
• The YouTube Collection Looks Great! Tips On Video...
• Finding Affiliate Programs
• How (Not) To Use Domain Namers

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)