Does this one page on your website make you money?

Have you ever visited a website, but typed in the wrong
url after the domain name? What did you see?

Chances are you saw a generic page that said something
like, "The page cannot be displayed," or "Not Found,"
or "The requested URL was not found on this server."

This is what is more commonly known as the 404 Error
Page. It's the page that shows up by default when
someone 'accidentally' types in the address of the page
they are looking for on your site incorrectly.

Now, in many cases, it truly happens by mistake. However,
in many other instances, people end up on this page
because they are snooping around trying to look for your
download page or thank you page without having to pay
or opt-in. Kind of shady, but people do it.

Why, not capitalize on it whether they are doing it
purposely or they are truly ending up there by accident.
If you have your own website and it gets traffic, some
of your visitors are ending up on that page. Now, if
they are seeing the generic message that their browser
shows them when it happens, then you are not making
good use of your web real estate.

http://www.404secrets.com/404/?thankyou-page=11088

Every page of your website can put money in your pocket.
Even your 404 error page. You can customize that page
just like any other page on your website.

Some ideas to utilize on that page include:

-Making an special offer at a discounted price.
-Having it be a squeeze page.
-Making it an Adsense page.
-Redirecting it to a related affiliate product.

Those are just a few of the many different, yet profitable
types of ways you can make good use of your 404 error page.

It won't make you rich, but it definitely will put some
extra money in your account. Maybe it will help you pay
one of your bills, or you can just reinvest it into your
business.

Either way, if you don't customize this page, you can be
leaving money on the table. Having something for your
visitors to see that end up on that page is extremely more
beneficial to you then not having anything on that page.

Here's to making good use of every page on your website.
http://www.404secrets.com/404/?thankyou-page=11088

All the best,
Thom

Smash My PS3

A brand new Playstation 3 is purchased, and smashed in front of dozens of fanboys with a sledgehammer on a busy downtown street. Video from http://www.smashmyps3.com

Michael Rasmussen's "Email Promos Exposed" Video Series: How to Write Killer Email Promos That Get Results!

Have you ever been faced with the task of havingto write an email promotion to your list, andthen realized that you didn't know what to say orhow to say it?

Michael Rasmussen's new video course "EmailPromos Exposed" promises to solve that problemfor you by walking you through the actual processof creating killer email promos step-by-step.

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I decided to see if Michael's videos live up totheir promise by trying them out myself. Here'swhat I found:

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The first thing I noticed when I opened up thefirst video was the stunning production quality.He used Camtasia Studio for the production, whichis now the industry standard for creatinghigh-quality screen capture video products. Theaudio is near studio quality, and the graphicsare very professional. These videos were made bysomeone who KNOWS what he's doing. Well done!

I also liked how Michael divided the videos up bysection, and then again by sub-section. Forexample, one video is all about the subject line,and then there are different parts of that videothat each cover a certain area of crafting akiller subject line.

Now let's move onto...

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Here's a brief summary of each video. Obviouslyit's impossible to list every single thing here,but I want you to get a feel for what each onecovered, and how well it covered it.

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VIDEO 1 - INTRODUCTION

This video served as an introduction to the wholecourse. You get to see a picture of Michael inhis every day life, and he establishes hiscredibility right up front by talking about someof his massive successes online. He even providesproof of credibility by displaying two checks inthe amount of $50,000 and $25,000 which provethat, when it comes to the subject of makingmoney with email promos, he knows his stuff.

This is a good lesson for anyone to get. Wheneveryou're teaching people how to do something, it'sgood to establish your credibility up front, sothat there's no doubt about whether or not you'requalified to talk about the subject. Most productdevelopers either skip or minimize this step.

VIDEO 2 - BEFORE YOU WRITE THE PROMO

This video talks about some things that no othermarketer has bothered to mention. You'll learnthings like:

* The mindset you need in order to write a killerpromo

* The different tools you need before you getstarted

* How to keep your emails laser-focused

* How to create an outline that practicallywrites the email for you.

This was a fantastic video, and did a good job ofkicking things off.

VIDEO 3 - THE SUBJECT LINE

I liked this video, because it talked about oneof MY biggest weaknesses when it comes to writingemail promos... the subject line. The subjectline is a confusing topic, because nobody's 100%sure what the best tactics are.

Michael breaks it down, and reveals:

* The biggest secret for writing a subject linethat makes people insanely curious.

* Techniques for personalizing the subject line.

* Mistakes to avoid when using personalization.

I was surprised to find that I was making some ofthe mistakes that Michael mentioned in thisvideo, but now I know better.

VIDEO 4 - THE OPENING

This is where a lot of people slack off whenwriting their emails. Michael talks about howimportant it is to create an opening that isconversational, and then reveals techniques andexamples on how to do that.

He also reveals:

* How to get people to keep reading your emailonce they've opened it.

* How to make your opening interesting.

* Mistakes to avoid when creating your first fewparagraphs.

VIDEO 5 - THE BODY COPY

This is one of the "meatiest" portions of thecourse, because it reveals techniques that arenot widely discussed on the forums, blogs, and inmost eBooks. He talks about the importance ofkeeping your body copy tight and relevant, andthen reveals how you can do that. You'll alsolearn:

* How to write powerful bullets that make peoplecurious and want to find out more.

* Simple formatting tricks for making your bodycopy easy to read.

* The secret of "bucket brigade copy" and how touse it in your email promos to force people tokeep reading.

VIDEO 6 - THE CALL TO ACTION

This is where a lot of people wimp out in theiremail promos. They start out strong, but when itcomes time to ask the reader to click the linkand take action, they don't know what to say.Michael talks about some of his favoritetechniques for making that happen, and alsoreveals:

* The "magic question" to ask yourself that willmake your close much more powerful.

* The secret of the "unanswered question" and whyhandling this is a surefire way to get people toact right away.

* The structure of a powerful close.

* Mistakes people make when creating their close.

VIDEO 7 - CREATING AN EFFECTIVE P.S.

Some people say that the P.S. is one of the mostimportant parts of the email, because it is oftenthe one thing that gets people to click the linkat the end. In this video, Michael talks about:

* Why you should including a P.S. at the end ofyour email.

* The 4 different kinds of P.S.'s you can use(this section was a real eye-opener for me).

VIDEO 8 - COMMON MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE

I loved this video, because it showed me somemistakes that I was making that I wasn't evenaware of. Unless you're a seasoned pro, you'reprobably guilty of some of the things thatMichael talks about in this video as well, andthat's why it's so valuable. I've shaved yearsoff my learning curve, because now I can avoidsome of the costly mistakes that I was bound tomake in the learning process.

VIDEO 9 - HOW TO CREATE FOLLOW-UP EMAIL PROMOTIONS

This video alone is going to make me a lot ofmoney. Why? Because I used to only send out oneemail promo for each affiliate promotion I wasdoing. Michael showed me in this video howimportant it is to send a follow-up promotion,and he showed me exactly how to do it. He coveredthings like:

* The psychology of follow-up email promo's.

* The 2 main types of follow-up promos that makethe most money.

* How to overcome readers' objections in yourfollow up emails.

* The 2 most common mistakes people make whenwriting follow-ups and how to avoid them.

VIDEO 10 - HOW TO WRITE BACK END EMAIL PROMOTIONS

Every marketing guru out there says that the REALmoney is on the back end. I'd have to agree withthem, but the problem is... most people have noidea how to set up a back end system that makesmoney. This video will teach you how to set up anautomated back end that's loaded with killerpromos that make you lots of cash on autopilot.He reveals things like:

* The big difference between regular and back endemail promos.

* How to prepare a back end promotion sequence.

* Common mistakes people make when creating backend email promos.

VIDEO 11 - CREATING AFFILIATE EMAIL PROMOTIONS

This could be the most important video of theentire package for a lot of people, because mostpeople email their list to promote other people'sproducts as an affiliate. Let's face it, if youonly have 3 products, can you really afford toonly email your list 3 times a year? They'll getbored hearing about the same old products overand over again. This video sheds some light onhow to create killer affiliate promos. Michaelreveals things like:

* The two main types of affiliate promos.

* What makes affiliate promos different thanregular promos (and why ignoring this huge secretcould cost you big money).

* Michael's favorite tactics for creatingaffiliate promos that no one else is doing.

* 3 different ways to add scarcity to youraffiliate promos (this is the most importantsection of the video, so make sure you watch itover and over again).

*************************************************CONCLUSION*************************************************

As you can see, Email Promos Exposed really packsa lot of punch! Most of the courses out thereoffer only watered down, weak content. Not thisone! These videos are going on my "A-list" for along time.

I've already watched them twice, and plan onreviewing them every couple months to make surethat I have the principals, techniques andtactics burned into my mind.

If email marketing is an important part of yourbusiness (and in my opinion, it's the mostimportant part of ANY online business), then youowe it to yourself to check out Michael'sexciting new videos, Email Promos Exposed.

Here's the URL where you can get instant free accessto the videos right now.

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Sincerely,Thom

Purses & Microbiology

This was posted directly from my email. Simply sent the email and the post was added to my site. Blogger.com is so easy to use.

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Have you ever noticed gals who sit their purses on public restroom floors beside the toilet - and then go directly to their dining tables?

Happens a lot! It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress. Sometimes "what you don't know 'will' hurt you"! Read on...Mom got so upset when a guest came in the door and plopped their purses down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up the buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of Where they have been. Smart Momma!!! It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside?

Shauna Lake put purses to the test - for bacteria** - with surprising results. You may think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day?

"I drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms."

"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in my home which should be clean."

We decided to find out if purses harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , then we set out to test the average woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria.

Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the purses could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five purses tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it.

"There is fecal contamination on the purses," says Amy.

Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does has the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop.

Experts say you should think of your purse the same way you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your purse on the countertops." Do you really want to bring that home with you?

The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather purses.

Flex Your Rights Today

How to survive the system. This video helps explain how the best way to protect your rights when stopped by a police officer. Check it out today and protect yourself as well as your rights.
Flex Your Rights
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