23rd July 2007
I dabbled with the Simpleology site earlier this year. I like the idea, I like their approach, I lack the necessary skills to stay organized enough to keep up (as shows with many of my undertakings). Simpleology now has come up with another offering… The 7 Day Business Turnaround Kit.
According to their sales pitch, “The 7 Day Business Turnaround Kit is an ‘intensive’ course from Simpleology. It makes rapid radical change in your business: stopping the cash bleeding, getting the cash flowing freely, and positioning you for long term strategic improvement to your business. A free 7 day trial is available.” That is correct, they are offering a free 7 day trial. You still have to submit your credit card (they are a respectable organization so that did not concern me at all). If within the 7 days you are not satisfied with their offering, they will not process the charge on your card.
It intrigued me that two of the Simpleology classes were based on Mark Joyner’s best selling books… The Great Formula and The Irresistible Offer (my personal favorite of Joyner’s books). If you have not read The Irrisistible Offer, I encourage you to give it a try.
In general, I’d say that this offering is worth the time and money if you are willing to put in the effort (much like the standard Simpleology offering). Check them out and make the decision for yourself.
14th July 2007
I played around with Adsense referrals 2.0 a little early this month. Although I ran the ads on my highest trafficed site,the site has a horrendous history with affiliate ads. It does quite well with CPM and even pretty good with just plain Adsense PPC ads, but CPMs on affiliate ads have always underperformed. Regardless, I thought I’d give it a run.
Results?
Horrendous.
I guess there are just some site themes that don’t really suit affiliate offers very well. Back to the drawing board!
9th May 2007
Sponsored Post:
I’ve been pondering a new logo for my primary company lately. Something to put on my stationary. Something to give my company a recognizeable identity. Yes it truly is a coincidence that the chance to review LogoTree came along right now. LogoTree is a very nice looking logo design company that offers a range of logo design packages for clients.
LogoTree’s packages are not for the business looking to slap up a logo at the lowest possible cost. Their logo portfolio is extensive and exudes professionalism. You can see for yourself in both their industry specific and animated logos. Another aspect of their service that is comforting is that they lay out their process up front. I’ve paid for logos in the past via freelancing services, and have generally been under-impressed with both process and delivery. LogoTree’s samples beat anything I’ve ever purchased.
So what to buy? Well, I’m looking for a package that has a nice logo and something that can make my stationary appear as professional as I think I am. So… I am considering the enterprise package that gives me several choices for logo, stationary, quick turnaround (4 days), and builds in revisions. A little pricey for sure, but I truly believe now that you just can’t cut corners with corporate identity. A fact that became abundantly clear after sending out my last client proposal on very basic stationary with no real branding (a contract I won only because I was a known entity to the client).