You may have bought Warrior Special Offers (WSOs); we have. If you haven’t, you may want to consider getting familiar with the WSO process. Especially, using it as a sales tool for your own products. On the Warrior Forum, you can offer a product to other people interested in internet marketing. The WSO offers get a lot of attention, and many have produced good incomes for their creators. But it’s not a “sure thing,” even though some people have sold thousands of copies of their products this way. One man who has done quite well with WSOs is HP Jeschke. Not only has he sold... [...]

Ian McCaig says, “Unlocking international or cross-border sales has never been as lucrative as it is today. Historically, shipping costs, lack of trust and limited information were factors in preventing growth in trade but now cross-border shopping is estimated to be worth $105bn. While this is a huge growth area for ecommerce businesses, several obstacles still prevent online customers from comfortably venturing outside their borders and buying from international retailers. Challenges often involve language or currency difficulties, logistics, restrictive local laws, or unclear product... [...]

Jason Abbruzzese says, “Twitter bounced back from a rough start to 2014 with a second-quarter earnings report that showed a surprise profit and user growth that beat expectations. Second-quarter earnings of $312 million in revenues and a profit of $0.02 per share beat analysts’ expectations, which forecast revenue of $283 million and a loss of $0.01 per share. Most companies would be pleased with an unexpected profit, but growth in monthly active users, which hit 271 million, proved to be the real headline. Investors had grown cautious that Twitter’s slowing growth limited the company’s... [...]

Sonia Simone says, “It’s a common wisecrack around the Copyblogger virtual office. This whole content marketing thing would be a lot simpler if someone else would just write all the content. Whether you’re a writer or not, it’s just a fact that a solid content marketing strategy needs lots and lots of words. Well-crafted, interesting words, assembled into a strategic plan that moves prospects along the path from stranger to happy customer. It isn’t always easy to find the person to write those words. Which is probably why we get so many queries from people asking”. Announcing:... [...]

Courtney Eckerle says, “Overcoming the digital disconnect between the legal space and technology is the mission of The Expert Institute, a New York City-based legal service platform startup. To help combat this challenge, the marketing team wanted to put a name and face to brand communications.By instituting a monthly email series from the vice president of client relations, the team was able to decrease the unsubscribe rate and increase conversions by 200%“. Email Marketing: How a B2B company lifted conversion 200% with personalized email messages MarketingSherpa  [...]

Sam Kusinitz says, “Hashtags were initially introduced to Twitter to make it easier for users to keep track of certain types of content on Twitter and find the people and topics most relevant to their interests. Today, hashtags have become a cultural phenomenon — they’re on almost every social network and used in everyday conversations. While hashtags are fairly widespread, lots of marketers still aren’t using them properly. Simply including a hashtag in a tweet does not ensure that it will be successful — it’s a bit more strategic than that. To help avoid... [...]

ML team says, “More than 100 of the world’s most knowledgeable internet marketers will present at Search Marketing Expo – SMX East, September 30 – October 2 in New York City. They’ll share what makes them successful, what keeps them up at night, and what you’ll need to know to succeed in the next year. You’ll hear from: Brand marketers from the Fortune 500, e-retailers and innovative startups. Learn the latest from IBM, Expedia, The New York Times, Intel, BET Networks, Ford Motor Company, Cisco and more. Experts from full-service and boutique agencies with experience managing... [...]

Jason Del Rey says, “Investment in the burgeoning Indian e-commerce industry continues to boom, with Flipkart, perhaps the country’s best-known online retail marketpalce, raising a new $1 billion in funding. The round includes investments from Tiger Global and Naspers and brings Flipkart’s total backing to nearly $2 billion. The funding gives Flipkart a deep war chest as it faces off against competitors Amazon, eBay and eBay-backed Snapdeal“. Flipkart, Amazon’s Indian Rival, Lands $1 Billion Investment Re/code  [...]

Travis Bliffen says, “If you have a website that exists to provide useful information to readers without any intention of monetizing the traffic or peddling your product or services, you can get some pretty awesome back links. The problem is, without a monetization strategy or a promotional intent; you are not going to be rewarded for your efforts. If you are passionate about a topic and blog as a hobby, this shouldn’t be an issue, if you however are like most webmasters; you need your Web property to make some money for you. Making money is a great thing to do and if you can do it by... [...]

Megan Marrs says, “Marketers get by with a little help from their friends – well let us introduce you to 32 new content marketing friends to help make your job a little easier. Note: The aim was to only list free content marketing tools, but there are a few paid ones in the mix as well (freebies only get you so far). Unless marked as a paid tool, all content tools listed here have at least some kind of free offering. Content Curation Tools (finding great stuff to share) Content Creation Tools (create your own awesome stuff to share) Tools for Finding Content Creators (find folks to... [...]