Comments on: Increase Traffic By Offering A Free eCourse http://www.octisage.com/ebooks/increase-traffic-by-offering-a-free-ecourse/ Octisage, Articles, Hot Niche Tips, Online Marketing and Listbuilding Tips Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:43:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan Owen-Thursfield http://www.octisage.com/ebooks/increase-traffic-by-offering-a-free-ecourse/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Susan Owen-Thursfield Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:42:48 +0000 http://www.octisage.com/?p=132#comment-17 Hi Chrissy - I sometimes think it is hard for other halves to give full support when you're trying to set up an online business to make money - especially if the other half is a man! I know mine finds it very hard. Constant undermining sniping... He really doesn't understand what I'm trying to do here -"messing about wasting time". (Do women EVER say such things to their men?) I don't tell him very much any more - I just try and work through it. Not a great strategy for a marriage I know! LOL. It's been tough but with Alex Jeffreys Coaching program I finally think I've found a way to get the support to drive me through! My dream is to build a business (the company is Octisage so it makes the inheritance and tax planning easier). I want to provide value and build a brand that will be as well known online as Amazon (hey, "start small, think big" as Alex Jeffreys is always saying... ) I haven't actually been doing this very long. I've been in the ebook business for a couple of years - small stuff - but then ebay banned digital. I didn't want the hassle of burning CDs and posting them out for a $2.99 ebook... so I sort of went back into the wilderness. Then I got the email from Alex about his coaching program. I've NEVER tackled internet marketing head on and listbuilding has always been on the "cool" back burner. Blogging was well out my comfort zone a few weeks ago! I'm buckled up for the ride! Anyway, you asked about the sign up form on the first page - I use a very good template (paid not free) called Semiologic Pro, which basically has all the bells and whistles and is easy to use for complete newbies. - I simply entered a "text" box in the left hand column, cut and pasted the graphic (snagged from the Profit Pulling Platform) and added a link to the Squeeze Page. Then I added an Aweber javascript underneath and saved the lot. It took a bit of manipulating to get the sizing and spacing right but essentially cut and pasted it. If you're using a free wordpress template I think it would be slightly different but not much more. The tricky bit is to get the column on the LHS. If you have problems, please let me have your login details and I'll see what I can do. Susan Hi Chrissy – I sometimes think it is hard for other halves to give full support when you’re trying to set up an online business to make money – especially if the other half is a man! I know mine finds it very hard. Constant undermining sniping… He really doesn’t understand what I’m trying to do here -”messing about wasting time”. (Do women EVER say such things to their men?) I don’t tell him very much any more – I just try and work through it. Not a great strategy for a marriage I know! LOL. It’s been tough but with Alex Jeffreys Coaching program I finally think I’ve found a way to get the support to drive me through!

My dream is to build a business (the company is Octisage so it makes the inheritance and tax planning easier). I want to provide value and build a brand that will be as well known online as Amazon (hey, “start small, think big” as Alex Jeffreys is always saying… )

I haven’t actually been doing this very long. I’ve been in the ebook business for a couple of years – small stuff – but then ebay banned digital. I didn’t want the hassle of burning CDs and posting them out for a $2.99 ebook… so I sort of went back into the wilderness. Then I got the email from Alex about his coaching program. I’ve NEVER tackled internet marketing head on and listbuilding has always been on the “cool” back burner. Blogging was well out my comfort zone a few weeks ago! I’m buckled up for the ride!

Anyway, you asked about the sign up form on the first page – I use a very good template (paid not free) called Semiologic Pro, which basically has all the bells and whistles and is easy to use for complete newbies. – I simply entered a “text” box in the left hand column, cut and pasted the graphic (snagged from the Profit Pulling Platform) and added a link to the Squeeze Page. Then I added an Aweber javascript underneath and saved the lot. It took a bit of manipulating to get the sizing and spacing right but essentially cut and pasted it. If you’re using a free wordpress template I think it would be slightly different but not much more. The tricky bit is to get the column on the LHS. If you have problems, please let me have your login details and I’ll see what I can do. Susan

]]> By: ChrissyD http://www.octisage.com/ebooks/increase-traffic-by-offering-a-free-ecourse/comment-page-1/#comment-15 ChrissyD Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:13:03 +0000 http://www.octisage.com/?p=132#comment-15 Hi Susan Thanks for popping by my Blog. I was reading your story and I'm about where you were all those months ago. I totally understand the "other half" pressure. It must be scarier for them as they think we're getting into something that's going nowhere (because of past experience) .I'm just following instructions with some of the things I do. I don't have a clue about alot of it . Its so mind boggling and confusing how everything interconnects or doesn't. I tried to do that neat thing you have happening in the top left corner with the picture and the optin form for the free ebook but I didn't know how to put it in my sidebar. A few hours later I got distracted and went off to do something else. Can you tell me how please. Hi Susan

Thanks for popping by my Blog. I was reading your story and I’m about where you were all those months ago. I totally understand the “other half” pressure. It must be scarier for them as they think we’re getting into something that’s going nowhere (because of past experience) .I’m just following instructions with some of the things I do. I don’t have a clue about alot of it . Its so mind boggling and confusing how everything interconnects or doesn’t. I tried to do that neat thing you have happening in the top left corner with the picture and the optin form for the free ebook but I didn’t know how to put it in my sidebar. A few hours later I got distracted and went off to do something else. Can you tell me how please.

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