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90 Second Squeeze Pages For Free

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Do you know the REAL secret to making money online?

The KEY is in having your own email list…

When you have a list, you can write a short email, send it to your list and watch as the sales start coming in.

While most people understand the power of a list…

Most are confused on HOW to build a list.

If that sounds like you, then you’re in luck.

I just got access to a new software program that will actually help you to build your list.

You’ll get 5 of the best converting squeeze pages online, and some instruction on how to get people to join your list.

You’re going to love it – and best part… it’s not gonna cost you anything.

Sound cool – then you can get your free account here:

90secondsqueezepage.com

What’s The Catch?

When I signed up I get a one time offer to sign up for dotcomsecrets.com internet marketing course. This course is $97 a month, but the one time offer lets you sign up for $1 for the first month (which you can get on their normal page). However as a member of 90 Second Squeeze page, you get additional discounts. This is all from the brain of Russell Brunson. On one of his website I saw where he sent you through a quick survey, and I’m sure the answers you provided were used in an auto responder. Pretty cool use of technology.

A Quick Peak at Dot Com Secrets

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Stripe Payment Processing – Alternative to Paypal

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Today I found a great solution for anyone who wants to offer something besides Paypal as a payment processor.

I found out about Stripe.

According to their website: “Stripe is a simple, developer-friendly way to accept payments online. We believe that enabling transactions on the web is a problem rooted in code, not finance, and we want to help put more websites in business.”

You can find it at stripe.com and here are some of the stats:

2.9% + 30 cents per successful charge. No setup fees, no monthly fees, no card storage fees, no hidden costs: you only get charged when you earn money.

Earnings are transferred to your bank account on a 7 day rolling basis.

American Express charges have the same fees and are paid out at the same time.

Stripe is more a technology. It has a library of API calls to integrate with your service.

My Experience With Stripe

I am currently using Harvest for my time tracking and invoicing. I love it. In looking at the settings, I saw a listing for Stripe. I checked it out, signed up, and in less than 10 minutes had it up and running on my website. It is a simple copy and paste operation. I flipped a switch to make it “live” and was ready to roll.

Compare it to Paypal

PayPal fees mainly apply to sellers, who pay a 2.9% transaction fee on the total sale amount plus a $0.30 fee per transaction (which are the same fees as Stripe).

In the end you get the same fees as Paypal without the baggage of the paypal name, and you get your money automatically put into your account in 7 days.

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Office AutoPilot Vs Infusionsoft

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When it comes to business automation there are two tools that are going head to head. One is infusionsoft (some times called “consufionsoft”) and the other one that I hear about is Office AutoPilot. Both are $300. Both (I’m sure) require some time spent learning the system. With Office Autopilot there’s a money back guarantee if you don’t like it. Not so with Infusionsoft. That could be an expensive mistake if you don’t like it. Without using either one of these, I know from being a technical trainer that it doesn’t do any good to buy a tool if you don’t go through the process of learning the software. I’m amazed at how many people use tools like Microsoft Excel on a daily basis, and are unaware of the tips and tricks that could improve their productivity on a daily basis.

From what I’ve found on the internet here are the areas where Office AutoPilot beat out Infusionsoft:

High volume emailer (OAP allows for personal IP addresses)
New to online marketing (OAP is easier to learn)
New to marketing in general (Get free campaigns that are done for you)
Need a bit more hand holding (without extra cost)

Areas where Office Auto Pilot is not as good as Infusionsoft:

Your product or service is Business to Business. Office AutoPilot is not “business aware” meaning businesses are not factored in to their CRM, only people.
You need or want a multi-product store where people can add several products to a shopping cart.
You feel like you must have the visual designing capabilities of the Infusionsoft Campaign Builder to be successful.

Infusionsoft seems better if you:

Dependent upon a visual campaign builder
Wanting big events and community to support your

Stay Away from Infusionsoft if you:

You need personal help to succeed and don’t have the budget to pay for that help.
You get overwhelmed very easily with technology (Infusionsoft is intimidating).

Here is a great video (kind of funny) that pretty much explains a scenario that we’ve all been through.

Office AutoPilot Has a Personality

In looking at the two from a marketing stand point, I LOVE the videos for Office Auto Pilot. Check out this quick video on how Office Auto Pilot integrates with WordPress

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Shopify – Powerful, User Friendly, Ecommerce Solution

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Shopify-Buttons-250x250-green If you’re looking to start a website that is based around a store, shopify is something you should look at. You can try it for 14 days, and start as low as $14 to get things started. The next plan is $29, and can go up to $59 if you want to create coupons. If has hundreds of templates to make your store look great, and apps to add functionality without having to learn code. It integrates with over 70 payment processors, and you can sell anything you want (physical or digital). If you’re looking to move up from a e-junkie, or woo-commerce solution, you may want to take a peak at shopify.

One of the top competitors is 1shoppingcart.com, and it starts at $35 (but the transaction fees are smaller). If I had to pick a competitor, I would say be sure to check out woo-themes as well. Check it out at weeklywebtools.com/shopify

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EASY, Free, Project Management Tool – Asana

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I learned about this tool from the boys at Internet Business Mastery. Its a great tool that allows you to manage tasks, and get everyone on the same page. In the past, it seems most of these tools add another task which is “Learning how to manege the project management tool.” This is super intuitive, and I didn’t need to watch any videos to figure out how to use it. Other people could learn form looking into this user interface. For me, when I get hired to build a website, I will set up all the tasks, and add my client as a use. Then they can be on the same page with in regards to what is expected, when its expected to be done, and when the project is complete.

Best of all it has a mobile app as well. Now I can keep up to date with my iphone (or on an html5 page with an android). Use as a task manager, lite CRM tool and more. Best of all if you have less than 30 users, it’s free. For more information go to asana.com