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Tom says:

I see in my mind where it is I want to go but don't have the tech skills to get there.

I want to use Marlon's Promo Dashboard get a multi media site out front of people to trigger their emotional response. I want them to hear or see something and say …

"Hell Yeah, I need that thing now or I'll wish I had it forever".

I think those of us not quite the copywriters of Marlon's stature may be able to compensate for our lack of skills using other media.

I need help creating a proper enticing offer. I want that paint by numbers instruction in PLAIN SPEAK to create an offer, video or podcast.

I want this Promo Dashboard as a tool to help me be successful. Then I want to be a shameless testimonial testifier of the product, complete with picture and blanked out screenshots of my bank accounts ( from my Promo Dashboard ) on my affiliate site.

Pick me you guys. I may have a million questions before it's over but I see a product there too. It'll all be good.

Victoria says:

Hi Marlon

Your video comes at the right time cos it addresses the very problem that I am facing.

I am building a list and although it is not huge, about 450; and I get an average of 1 subscriber a day but so far all my promo emails have not resulted in any sales.

I do promote products that I have personally bought and truly felt that it was good (and very cheap as well), there are clicks but still no sales.

So I am frustrated. I don't know how I can make the people on my list respond even if I make one sale, it will show that my subscribers are responding but so far, no sales.

I have even offered bonuses if they get through my links for a particular good product that cost only $14.95 – still no sales.

Regarding the point where you asked if I am using the full arsenal of weapons,I have to admit -no- my problem is that I am not good at videos nor podcast.

I am at my wits end and hopefully this promodashboard will help.

I will try to promote this product to my list and see if I can get any sales 😉

Thanks for the great teaching in your video.

[Victoria: I'll show you in the Dashboard how to do podcasts and videos. But if you just feel you aren't good at recording them, don't worry. It's SINCERITY and AUTHENTICITY that matters to customers. It's not an eloquence contest. Victoria, I'm going to ASSUME that the people you're getting to opt in are both interested enough to double opt in and have money. If they do, then you should be converting 8% to 10% of them to buyers, depending on the price of your product. You should be converting 2% to 3% right away and 5% within 30 days. If you aren't, your message isn't matching your target audience. Or you're NOT sending emails offerings extra bonuses or incentives or reasons for buying today vs. tomorrow.]

Chris Dawkins says:

First, for people who are new to your area and concepts, before I can begin to understand what we're talking about here, we need some ground rules and areas to refer to which, tells me about the "lingo" being used here. It's difficult to understand because so many people use "common" words or terminology and everyone has a different meaning or better yet a different understanding.

So, I propose that somewhere there is a place to begin where we're all on the same page. As an example, the term "affiliate page" has been used here. Is this an affiliate program that Marlon has; an affiliate page that "we" create which is somehow associated with our blog and thus called an "affiliate page"? In addition, I'm not too sure that those using the term(s) on this blog have a "common knowledge" as to, what they are referring to.

If there is ANY confusion on what these words are referring to then, everyone suffers because the question becomes unclear and the answer may also be off target.

Lastly, if I'm thinking this then, surely others have had these thoughts too.

I have been interested in Marlon's products FOR A LONG TIME but, I have been unclear as to where you start. in fear that I may purchase a product that does me no good. When you want (or need) to make the most of your investment, not making the "right" purchase is enough to say, "it didn't work for me".

[Hi Chris, Amazing Formula is a great intro product to the big picture of Internet marketing. If you want to create your own info product, then productdashboard.com is a great choice. If you're newbie and just getting started, this Promo Dashboard should rock. I'm not saying it solves everything or teaches everything. It doesn't cover traffic and doesn't cover graphic design. I covered graphic design in designdashboard.com and traffic in affiliatedashboard.com (for starting your OWN affiliate program for your own products.).

What Promo Dashboard DOES do is helps you target the folks you wanna sell to, create a freebie that'll get 'em on your email list, create and send email promos that send them to conversion tools like podcasts, screen video, live video, etc.]

Marlon

Steve says:

I'd like to know more about the actual design of websites. The best colours, the best fonts, layouts, type of graphics, writing and description styles, product images and so on…

What are the best combinations to use? Which styles and designs promote your products best, which get the best conversions?

Steve

[Steve, so here's what is funny. What style of sales person works best universally? There is no one answer. There are many types, colors, styles, of sales people in real life who ALL do well. Ditto on sales pages. But I have a conversion formula. THAT is the essential thread.]

James says:

I am hoping to learn how to get past the 'deer in the headlights' feeling that comes after you have completed your project and don't know where to start. I am hoping it will show me how to take action, and what actions should be taken and in what order to guarantee a profitable launch, promo campaign or just everyday marketing campaign. I have the products, I just don't have the plan 🙁

– James

[James, that it will do. But remember, KISS. Get people on your and send 'em emails asking 'em to buy. Then mix in VALUE so they will STAY on your list and keep reading and responding. Too many pitches and you'll burn your list. But it ain't no more complicated than that. Except the devil is in the details…and getting up blogs, audio, video, streaming, twitter….it's a lot of details. And that is what I try to help with. But the STRATEGY is simple and WAY over analyzed imho. You get people on your list and you send emails and sell. You can dress it up, paint it up, use big words, flow chart it…but at the end of the day THAT is all you're basically doing.]

"I Want Promo D says:

Marlon here is my video submission
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe5LBcQPnGc

Alice Arthur
http://www.thestressreliefsecret.com

Valda says:

I've only been trying my hand at IM marketing for just under a year.

As we have all been newbies at one stage or another, some newbies

have exceeded more than others. Unfortunately I'm not one of them!

For the last 2 months I have been un-subscribing from most if not

all of the so called gurus that promised to take me by the hand and

show me how to do things and be successful. Well those gurus have

broken every promise they made and I have not learnt anything from them.

I remain subscribed to 3 of those lists, Marlon Sanders being one of

them. Thanks Marlon (-:

Having watched the video, I suddenly realised that this is the type of

thing I have been looking for that will surely rocket my abilities to

higher levels than they currently are.

My main failure of my business is trying to grow a mailing list. I have

read time and time again that the "money is in the list". What I need to

find out is how to build that list and keep my suscribers on my list for

as long as possible.

It's all well and good reading articles and ebooks about the subject, but

I do prefer learning with pictures and sound as I'm sure so would my potential

subscribers.

There is a mountain full of stuff that I don't know what or how to do, I don't

even now how to track links or split test pages…. please stop laughing at me lol.

I am wasting far too much time on trying to get traffic, I need to learn how I

can turn that traffic into paying customers and loyal subscribers. With 4 websites

doing absolutely nothing, I am sure learning from promo dashboard, it will take me

to the next level. I am not a good writer so I haven't got my own products to promote,

I am useless at trying to promote other peoples products, because I don't know how to.

When I say I don't know how to, I mean promoting to the extent that people return

time and again to see if there are any other products that I am promoting etc.

All in all when it comes down to the basics of how to run an internet marketing

business, I desperately need help and I am sure that the dahboard is one tool that

will help guide me to become the marketer I should be.. on that can make a little

income.

It's guys like you that come up with systems like this that keep me inspired… that

keep me from throwing in the towel and giving up. So thank you!

Take care.

Kind regards

Valda

PS I would have loved to have done a video post, but once again, I don't even know how to do that!
http://www.ebookpalace.co.uk

[Hi Valda, here are my thoughts for you. One, you need a GREAT freebie to get people to opt in to your list. That can be VIDEO or AUDIO since you say you aren't good at writing or don't like to write. Recording Power Point presentations with CamStudio or Camtasia makes a very nice presentation.

If you're good at live video, you can do streaming stuff also. Now, if people aren't opting into your list, you have a message to market match problem. You have to reach the RIGHT folks with the RIGHT message that hits their hot buttons. That's the reason you hang out in the forums they frequent — to discover their hot buttons. Why don't you ask folks in a forum your target market frequents to critique your squeeze page (get permission to post the URL first). Find out if they would opt in. And if not, why not.]

Robin says:

Well, Marlon,

It looks like you've done it again. I've been a follower of yours for a long time, through the good and bad times. I sure would like to know how I can reduce all the time I use slaving away to get everything just right and up and running before someone else has jumped on the bandwagon before I was ready to launch. I sure could use this awesome tool of yours. Keep up the good work. Kudos to you once again.

[Robin, on the affiliate control panel, it's cool. I like it anyway. I think if you have an affiliate program you'll get some wows from affiliates.]

D. L. Davenport says:

Although the world of being an affiliate is in its own league, I would really like to know how to set up my own affiliateship within the promo world. How do I effectively get others to sell my products and have an inexpensive way to track and pay them. I believe this could could work well in the promo dash.

Meanwhile, please check out the special report I recently produced that mentions you Marlon, in a very nice way.

http://conscious-products.com/Giveaways/downloads…

D. L. Davenport

[Hi, D.L., well, I have a Dashboard already done on that called "affiliate dashboard" at: http://www.affiliatedashboard.com. It's everything I could think of at the time I used to build the affiliate side of my business.]

Desmond says:

Didnt see my post on the site. Just incase I forgot to press submit here my YouTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKA79B-CnP8

Desmond

Paul Flood says:

Hi Marlon!

Thanks for such great products and also thanks for giving me the reason to finally use my video camera to create an internet video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18zkSJQQMqw
I finally moved because of my excitement about the Promo Dashboard. I actually did 2 but I think this one sums up my feelings better.

As I say in video, I want a seamless promotional system that enables me to integrate the technology I have with the elements of 2.0 and make promotions as exciting as the ones you launch!

Cheers and the best wishes for success with the launch.

Desmond says:

Ok….drum roll please….

**Dadadadadadadadadada**

My Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKA79B-CnP8

Desmond

Cendy says:

Okay, I am definitely a novice at this. I am actually doing this all by hand. Personal email to friends and family. I have signed up for some free marketing websites and social networking. So it is obviously slow going. Will this program help me to not only my product but my business? I also do not know what kind of free thing to give away and I don't know how to get a splash page so anything more than what I am doing now would help to make me more profitable. I have great products and an awesome business but I am not sure how to get the word out. Please HELP!

[Hi, the Promo Dashboard doesn't cover traffic but it does help you do the research that lays the basis for it. It covers the Squeeze, follow up emails and the conversion tools like audio, video and blogs you send people to FROM the emails.]

John Herrington says:

My dilemma is developing a promotion strategy that works like a fine-tuned machine. I tend to view each aspect of the promotion process as a "stand alone" program rather than how to network everything to work smoothly so that it is fluid to the point of sale.

I need to discover how to "put it all together" as one body rather than individual parts preventing the desired outcome. (Like a good church functions when all people use their gifts and talents to communicate and work together toward the common goal.)

[Hi John, I think you're confusing marketing models. One of the things in this business that is hard is to be clear on your model. What I mean is, Product Launches are finely tuned beasts requiring a lot of skill unless you're in uncompetitive niches. But overall, they're a sequential strategy involving a lot of skill.

In contrast, simpler, practical marketing involves sending out video, audio or whatever as the occasion demands it, sales require it and your skill level allows it. There is no proper order to send a video sales pitch before a teleseminar before a podcast. They are ALL sales messages…the SAME message delivered via different vehicles with content in all forms mixed in to maintain high listenership and readership and to keep down unsubscribes. Sales is more messy and less scientific than some would have you believe. You pitch and deliver value. Pitch and deliver value. Pitch and deliver value. Now, the devil is in the details. Getting streaming video working right, blogs humming along, podcasts looking hot and sexy, all those things take SKILL and how to. That is what Promo Dashboard brings to the table within the restrictions of a product of its size and cost.

John, marketers have a vested interest in convincing you there are magic formulas for sequences and all that. Because that way, they can keep you buying. I'm about liberating customers, not making them ultra dependent.]

Sylvia says:

Hey Marlon,

The thing I'd like to get out of promo dashboard is a completely laid out system that shows me how to promote something, from beginning to end, so that nothing is left to chance or less than what it could be.

[Hi Sylvia, well, it'd be hard to cover every possibility in 6 weeks in 30 to 45 min. per day, which is at last my objective. What I DO is cover all the majors….the things you really gotta do and focus on. I know people who make $90,000 a month and don't even do all these. I mean, all you REALLY gotta do Sylvia is get people on your list and send really strong emails that get people to act. I cover audio, video, and other conversion tools to give you added weapons. But really and truly. People WAY over complicate this business from a strategy standpoint. The devils in the details. But as far as strategy goes, you get people on your list, you send emails asking 'em to buy. You send content so they stay on your list and read emails. And you send 'em to audio, video, blogs and so forth both for variety and to hit different modalities. That's about it Sylvia. Keep it simple. Remember, ALL you're doing is selling.]

Dirk says:

The No 1 Thing I want to learn about hot to promote my product is:

Build a list fast and easy with not so much work.

Dirk

[Dirk, Promo Dashboard will not teach you to get traffic, although your research on blogs, forums and web sites will lay the groundwork for it. What it WILL teach you to do is create a great freebie and a squeeze page then send emails that drive people to audio/video/blogs and things that sell em.]

Albert Grande says:

Hey Marlon.

When I got your email that no one had submitted a video to You Tube, I became motivated.

Here is my video link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HYEPtGGWYg

Stay well.

Jackie Jones says:

The main thing I'd like to learn is how to implement an effective, consistent system to get in front of my market, provide great service and build additional markets.

Damon Nelson says:

Hi Marlon,

Lets try it again at

I put this on YouTube for the Marlon Sanders Promo Dashboard Testimonial Trial. This is a first attempt at doing a video testimonial

Tom Martin says:

The #1 thing that I want to learn about "How To Promote" is how to promote

— and a simple 1-2-3 system that works in today's market.

Like many others, I'm am tired of the things from the Guru's that do a fantastic

job of promoting their training on "How To", but when you get their actual product

you find that the best thing was their promotion to get you to buy. Or what they

teach is something did actually make them very successful years ago, but no

longer is valid in today's ever changing market.

As a businessman and business builder I have learned that it was not a total waste,

Just one idea learned is well worth the price you pay. I have also paid the price of

learning from my mistakes, which is effective but a very expensive way to learn.

The expense for someone in business is not the cost of the guru products (after all

that's a business expensive and a tax deduction), but the real cost is in time lost

and the focus on your actual business.

Since I sent years as a self-employed contract programmer (not Internet), I have

been able to swipe ideals from others and create capture pages, and recently have

been using a system that helps in their creation — and I works. So for myself,

something that does the technical part of the creation is not my top priority.

But, my business I recommend products, guide, and help others have move success.

So it is very important to be able to recommend and all inclusive simple 1-2-3 systems

that even newbee's can use and benefit from.

So in summary,what I want to learn is:

— this one is a not brainier – How to REALLY get people to buy?

— how to promote effectively in today's market (and what not to do)

— how to add more people to my list

— how to use a simple 1-2-3 system that works (no smoke and mirrors)

— a real A to Z, step-by-step system. Too many guru's tell you about something, but omit the "How To"

— how to market in less time so I can focus on other things

— how to create video and audio and how to use effectively

— I've been sicken by the hyped-up give-a-ways used on the Internet to make a one time sales, so

I really want to learn how to creating a highly attractive freebie that has real value

— How to use email promo's that actually get opened, read, and are effective

— how to create and use podcasts, video, audio, pdf for results

— and of course, your "killer stuff no one else is teaching" to gain an advantage in the marketplace

If by using your dashboard, I can create a presentation like your "PromoDashboard" it would be

worth every penny, I already have an business ideal of how I could use it.

[Hi Tom, it sounds like you have your business in hand but you, like me, are always looking for the best ways to help others. I think you'll find the Promo Dashboard is an awesome tool.]

Angie Lay says:

I'd like to get the visitors to feel like they will be missing something if they don't have my product (and of course, buy it!)

[Hi Angie, I deal with this in the "conversion formula" icon.  It's a little formula for how you get people to buy. But to give a short version, give people LOTS of benefits and reasons to buy today.  Throw in testimonials and you're off to a good start]

Damon Nelson says:

Hi Marlon,

I have a zip file of my video testimonial at http://reviewyourchoices.com/DamonNelson_Promo_Da…
I know its very "amatuerish", but its my first shot at video using a product called videowebwizard, which you can find a trial version at http://www.chachamarketing.com/recommends/VideoWe….

Good luck with your product launch. Please let me know when you have it available, so I can order it and promote it too!

[Damon, I hate to tell you this but your videos gotta be on youtube.com. But it's not hard to upload. Have fun then gimme the url.]

Jo Kumar says:

Hi Marlon,

I think I am visiting your website for the first time. It is so very fresh and different. I am somewhat new to Internet world.

The #1 thing I want to learn about how to Promote my Products (OTHER than how to get traffic) is about presentation of my web pages. After all that does the sales talk. I want to learn about selection of appropriate color schemes, fonts, placements of different elements in the page, the need for audio/video, the importance or non-importance of graphics, etc. Maybe, you can enlighten even much more being a veteran marketer. Thanks.

[Joe, we're going to cover some advanced things. But this isn't a design product. The thing on design is FIRST you tackle either Photoshop Elements or, if you have the money, Photoshop. And yes, I think you should learn it yourself vs. outsourcing. THEN, once you're pretty good in it you can outsource 10X better. Also, buy some basic art books that explain the fundamentals of balance, color and design. Then start a good swipe file. Most of all, LOVE design. You have to have a passion for it. Personally, I love good design. I have 1 part time designer and plan on hiring another full time. And I'm decent (not great) in Photoshop but increasing my skills.]

Andrew Smith says:

So what could be the extra ingrediant to fullfill my online recipe?

Self awareness, what is the best waay to bring the whole awareness angle direct to the online and offline audience.

For the past years I have been looking for the important ingrediant, todate I am still looking for it, so will Promo-Dashboard be the ingrediant I need?

From what I have seen and read so far, its a big yes and I would love to explore this option as soon as possible.

Thanks for the info and the chance to gain some extremely valuable product?

Regards,

Andrew Smith

[Andrew, I don't want to pretend here it'll solve all problems and ills. It won't. But I DO think it'll do a really wonderful job of teaching some advanced tricks but then also helping you execute the basics well.]

Al says:

Hi Marlon,

I would like to know how we can effectively use video technologies to promote on Internet. How to increase conversion with videos. What are the differences between traditional copy writing and creating video promotions.

Regards,

Al

[Al, the BASIC thing is to DO it. Seriously. Some people like text. Some like audio. Some like video. So you hit all modalities. Video has some benefits in that you can interview testimonials and other stuff. What I'll mostly bring to the table is just the resources to do it well. Where to BUY lighting and green screen inexpensively. The best and cheapest DVD's to learn advanced stuff from. A few things I've found out about audio. There's a LEARNING curve on video and I'm just trying to get you over it. Oh, turning video into flash. That's there too.]

Promoting PLR says:

Promotion of a website seems to be the most difficult item on the agenda or the business plan for me.

How can I expedite and streamline the whole promotional/driving traffic for my sites?

That is how promodashboard will help.

Having Marlon and his team behind this product and helping the user will be able in my estimate shave off many hours of learning and doing the promotion…

What is better than just follow the guidelines and click buttons on the dashboard?

To me, This is the best it can happen to a newbie like myself.

Click here and do this.

Follow the proven path.

1, 2, 3, BANG! You are a winner!

If someone told you that if you choose these XXX numbers for the next lottery and are a guarantee to hit, wouldn't you do it?

and,

if someone told you that after all you have done and STILL are not successful online but if you follow these simple steps and guidelines and guarantee you will succeed… ???

Easy choice.

I need promodashboard, you need it… heck I wouldn't doubt that Marlon and gang uses it…

promodashboard's tag line should read:

Follow it, Do it, Win.

Yours truly.

Cheryl says:

Hi there,

What comes first,,the chicken or the egg?

That seems to sum up so much of my frustration in this marketing field of education. I DO NEED the step by step guidance so as to calm these frazzled electricuted nerves. What do I do FIRST…but then…. NEXT?

It seems so many have all the right answers but not the solution. Well then… 'DR.' MARLON seems to have the prescription to save the day! So if I follow the yellow brick road to success by following your dashboards, I just might get those nerves healed. Sounds like a healthy prescription to me!

So now….the promo-dashboard…WOW. I should be able to train, join and win the proverbial promo olympics, soon. Is there such a thing?

I love down-to-earth solutions… Marlon and team!

Thanks,

Cher

[Hi Cheryl, you sound like a writer. Nice copy. That'll serve you quite well. You need a good freebie if you don't have it to get people to join your list. Then you need to get comfortable with doing audio, video, blogging and other stuff if you aren't already.]

Viv Deighton says:

Hi Marlon

My major attributes right now are:

1. Screaming Newbie

2. Undisputed 'queen of the technically disadvantaged'

3. Desperate for something that streamlines all the tasks required of a serious internet marketer

Other than the above I am above all things laser focused on not just getting the hang of how things need to happen in the 'wonderful world of IM' but being able to be successful and good at it.

I, like many other IM Greenhorns have been sucked in by pretty much anything that came my way, I have spent a fortune on material and programs that have been disappointing.

Now, I have been watching your Promo Dashboard with loving, longing looks and it seems like it is answer not just to the 'newbie generation', but I would dare to say anyone who is into IM. Seems to me that it is one progam that is geared to allow the IM to get down to what has to be done quickly, easily and seems to me enjoyably.

Promo Dashboard ….. gets my vote and I have no doubt you will enjoy a healthy and fulfilling success with it.

Warm Regards

Viv Deighton

[Viv, hopefully you can redeem SOMETHING from those programs! Remember,, it ain't ALL that complicated. You target your market, offer 'em something really attractive on a Squeeze page to get 'em on your list. Then you send emails that send them to audio, video, blogs and so forth to sell 'em. If you didn't watch this video, go here: http://www.promodashboard.com/video

Laurie Lacey says:

Hi,

Thanks for the opportunity to win your new product.

My main interest is information products in the natural health and wellness field. I have a lot of experience and I have hard copy publications. However, now, I want to move into the area of digital products.

I want to learn the steps to a successful online product launch. I'm currently working on a product and would like a plan that would take me all the way from pre-launch promotion, to the delivery of the product to my customers.

Oh yes, I'd also like to know how a product's USP is best incorporated into a product launch?

Thanks,

Laurie

[Laurie, I don't teach full blown product launches. I leave that to Jeff Walker. What the Promo Dashboard covers is what you do once they hit your web page.]

Russell James says:

I have a bricks and mortar business that I want to supply product online by using third party suppliers and just use price point selling but I also have other interests that are not easily converted into product income I have a sites that deal with depression and mens health a very important issue but does not enable me to leave the business I have and concentrate on helping other people with there difficulties the incidents and statistics are 1 in 5 suffer from a depression related difficulty. I need a way to be able to convert interest and need for help into follow up courses and ongoing support

[Hi Russell, as far as the web site, the overall plan is simple — you give a very enticing free bonus to get people to join your email list. Then you send product offers that are your own or others. Now, if you had a LOT of traffic to the depression site, you could monetize it through Google Adsense. Or, if the clicks paid out exceptional amounts per click.]

DeBorah Beatty says:

I'd like to know how to get people who come to my site to sign up for my newsletter.

[Hi Deborah. The best thing is give them a VERY attractive bonus.]

Alejandra says:

Hello! Sorry, but my first language is spanish, so it's difficult to make understand me. So…when do you will translate your dashboard to spanish? Who will commercialize it? May be me? I'm interested.

Thanks for that opportunitie. Bye, bye!

Rita Jones says:

Hello Marlon

I need to learn how to please my visitors. I have managed to build a newsletter with a good subscriber base, but not how to turn that base into customers. To me that means that I am not pleasing my readers. There is something (or things) that are lacking, and it is my job to find those out and provide my readers with what they want/need. Promo Dash Board sounds like the ideal next step for me to learn what is missing in my approach, etc., to enable me to provide good service to my loyal subscribers. It is such a thorough product that it will take my business on well into the future, allowing me to expand in areas I have not yet explored, and give my subscribers a much better experience.

Thank you for having the foresight to produce what I am sure is going to become a classic "must have" for serious online marketers.

Regards

Rita Jones

mike says:

Hi Marlon,

My question is this.

How do I put everything together that I

have on my desktop into a workable and

profitable plan?

Victor V says:

I am from Latin America. I don´t speak English very well. If this product is really easy to learn, a guy like me, can make a loyal base of customers. The most important thing that I want to learn is how to make people really want to stay in a list. Thanks Marlon.

Elisabeth Kuhn says:

Hey Marlon,

about the video: what a brilliant piece of marketing this is! Why? It's fun to watch, and the graphics are very cool, so I watched it all the way to the end, at least twice. And then, of course, it's because of what's IN the video:

You lay out the framework — very clearly. And you also make me (and no doubt countless others) acutely aware of exactly which pieces of the puzzle are still missing, triggering thoughts of OMG, I've got to get this RIGHT NOW!

My own missing links: Targeting the RIGHT audience for my product. Finding out where they hang out, etc. I've got a few, but I definitely need to find more places to market my stuff. JV possibilities… That's the thing I need the most help with. And clearly, that's key for reaching my potential customers and ultimately making sales.

Speaking of making sales… I need help with conversion.

The other thing: some of those techie things still need work as well, especially the video ones.

And then, of course, the step-by-step to make sure that everything necessary is actually happening, preferably in the right order. I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on the promo dashboard!

What will it do for me? Grow my list exponentially, and turn my wanna-be biz into the real thing, and fast!

Which will be a really good thing so I can replace the income from the job I left behind a couple of months ago, and double (or triple…) it.

I've got a product (and am working on more, for freebies and upsells). I even have the requisite hundreds of PLR and MRR products on my hard drive, but what I need is people to sell it all to!

Also a big thank you for your comments above: Your answer to Jeanne just gave me a big "aha" too. I think what i need to do is take all those redirects to affiliate links I have at the end of my ezine articles and route them through a squeeze page for ME first (with freebie) and get them on my own list. And THEN send them on to the product sales pages 😉

Considering they aren't really buying now anyway, I wouldn't lose a thing by doing that but may potentially gain a whole bunch.

Thanks!

Silveen says:

These are simple and easy steps that give power to just anybody who wills to be focused and attentive. It's a blessing to find these tools available. I don't really want to be in your contest and thank you for such nice teaching.

Charles says:

Nice and informative video and podcast, Marlon.

I fall into the "well over fifty" and "still struggling along group" that you referenced.

My online technical knowledge and "know how" is limited but I would like to bring it up to the modern online standards with video, podcasts, etc.

I feel that the Promo Dashboard would be a great asset and accelerate the learning curve not only with processes but with the correct processes.

You may wonder why I haven't purchased the Dashboard already. This is due a shortage of available cash.

I have been forced into early retirement from the almost non- existent textile industry in the US. I haven't been in internet marketing long enough to produce a stream of income. I do have a small list started.

Thanks Marlon for the great information, no bs approach, and great products.

Charles

Jana says:

Hi Marlon,

The one thing I would like most to learn through your promo dashboard is the next step…actually, one after another.

I've gone through THREE coaching programs so far, and spent an obscene amount of $$ I didn't have to do so, and what I've found is that coaches have their own agenda that has little or nothing to do with where I am at the moment. What I need is something that walks me through the process step by step at MY pace. I've done so much skipping around to keep up with what my coaches wanted me to do, I've missed many of the steps to set it all up right.

If I were to win one of your dashboards, you would be getting a rave testimonial from me when it helps me get from where I am to where I've been trying so hard to get to. It wouldn't be sitting on my shelf unused, either.

I've been trying to get my business going for a long time. Now I'm working on it full time and am ready to move forward. All I need is a little direction.

Thanks,

Jana

[Comment from Marlon: Hi Jana, Wow, that's a lot of coaching programs! I'm not sure what you've been through but it sounds like you need to focus or zero in. Jana, this NOT a complex business. You get people on your list and you sell'em. That means, what you need to do is find out how to reach your people with a banner ad, pay-per-click ad, or viral report. Offer 'em something free that they can't resist to join your email list. Now, once they're on your list, guess what you do? Send them emails asking them to buy something. Either your own product or an affiliate product. Of course, I have a conversion formula to help those people to buy. Anyway, I hope you get the PromoDashboard. Good luck to you!]

Diana says:

Marlon,

I hesitate to call myself a "newbie" still but I am mired in info overload for sure. I just want straight forward info that will help me get where I want to go!

Thanks,

Diana

[Comment from Marlon: Diana, I certainly understand. What you need is to simplify. That is the solution to information overload. Here's what you need to focus on: Offer a freebie. Get people on your list. Send emails asking the to buy. That's how money is made on this business. I appreciate your comment]

Bill Clemens says:

I would love to know where, when and how to place video in my sales pagesand OTO's. I know the long drawn out, basic way to do it. But lets face it, I dont want to have to get a PHD in Computer Enginering to learn it.

Short, Sweet and Direct.

Thanks,

Bill

Danno says:

I am interested in learning to identify the appropriate series of products in the portfolio to take people from spending $47 with you to spending $4700 with you. For example staging your buyers from ebooks to coaching programs.

Thanks.

Dr. Andrew Colyer says:

Hey, Marlon, and everybody else:

Marlon's "Dashboard" products are great. Marlon breaks it down, step-by-step, and makes it extremely easy to do, unlike other Internet Marketers out there today, who just charge a ton of money to sell you a box of CD's and DVD's, and then it's up to you to figure out how to use and apply everything.

Thanks again, Marlon, for creating a product that's useful and functional.

Dr. Andrew Colyer

Katie says:

Hi Marlon ~

What I would want the Promo Dashboard to do for me is to help me stay focused and on track.

There are so many pieces to a successful promotion and if I am scattered in my approach to taking care of all the pieces, then my results are likely to be just as scattered.

Plus, if I'm not sure of my progress, how can I track or test the success of what I'm attempting to do?

From the looks of the Promo Dashboard, you've got the steps identified, and along side each step it appears there are specific pieces to complete. Now that's what I'm talking about. Just that in itself is useful.

With what appears to be audio explanations, then it also appears you actually provide instruction either on how to take care of the step, or an overview of what it's about. Great!

So that's what I'm hoping for – a place to keep track of everything so I can manage my progress and stay on schedule instead of getting lost in the details!

Thanks for the opportunity!

Katie
http://twitter.com/katiedarden

Scott Britton says:

Marlon,

I want to learn how to make such a compelling offer to any visitor that they cannot resist opting in to my list… then over-deliver on the promise and establish a long-term relationship with the prospect.

Thanks Marlon! As always, top quality information delivered in a usable format!

Bob Marconi says:

I'm not sure but I think it is about traffic.

It doesn't matter how convincing your copy is, if people don't see your page, site, etc., there is no way they are going to sign up or buy. You have to 'get them there'!

Michael says:

I am in the performing arts field. I run a successful podcast, but have just come up with a system that will all theatres, who sign up, to be part of a review system that will gaurantee that all their shows get reviewed. I will also be collecting valuable data that I will be able to share with theatre companies to help them boost their bottom line.

Problem is, I need someone to help me convince these companies that my product is INVALUABLE to them. I have a leg up because newspapers all over our nation are laying off critics. My system is a great idea but my great idea won't ignite if it is not backed with a great promo plan.

I know that copywriting is an INVALUABLE tool for marketers. But i have very little experience with copy, video, pdf's, and the likes.

I need to hit 'em hard. I know that your product will help me achieve that knock out blow!

I appreciate this opportunity,

Michael

Wendy J. Roan says:

This isn't going to be a long entry. My top two priorities are that

a) I provide a product that is wanted and provides terrific value and quality to my readers/customers.

b) I provide my own product, not someone else's.

So, my question is: How do I come up with something over-the-top, unique, useful, fun, engaging, interactive, and helpful to the success or happiness of my readers/customers?

Thank you!

— Wendy J. Roan

Nancy Gomez says:

Hi Marlon, et.al.

I'm one of those who is "still struggling."

I've known (based on results)for some time that I'm more persuasive in person and on audio than on static pages.I'm an o.k. writer, but I'm not getting the results I need to consider myself successful or put gas in the car.

Promo Dashboard will give me the means to make the most of those strengths that made me the #1 trainer for a national training company (most back of the room sales)and one of the highest rated teleclass leaders for CoachU for 5 years.

The videos and audios will give me a convenient and manageable way to show off my charm and charisma –wink,wink,nudge,nudge–without pulling out my oh-so-short hair.

My non-techie pals consider my determined efforts to succeed as an internet marketer a fool's folly, but I am still a believer.

If someone my age can learn this stuff and be successful at it, so can others from the AARP crowd – you know, that underserved market Marlon talked about.

And, I'm possibly one of the better marketers to reach them because I'm one of them. I would certainly like the opportunity to give it my very best shot.

Thank you, Marlon, for continuing to create fine, truly useful products and teaching so effectively.

Nancy Gomez

"Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends." Walt Disney

Mike says:

The #1 thing I want is a simple, easy, 1-2-3 guide for what to do and how to do it! I want it without the fluff, the clutter and all the typical BS the gurus are famous for. Simple, easy , 1-2-3 will do it for me!

Josh Wade says:

Marlon, you always overdeliver and that's what I appreciate about you.

The Promo Dashboard represents an opportunity to take the marketing of my products to the next level by laser-focusing my attention on the tasks/details that matter to convert traffic to life-long customers.

Thanks for setting the Gold Standard of Internet Marketing!

Ayn Elise says:

Hey Marlon and crew,

Honestly, I want to learn or learn more about all of the listed benefits of the upcoming product. Very specifically benefits #'s 1,3,4 and 6.

Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this contest.

Gerald Smith says:

Hi Marlon:

I'm still a struggling Newbie after about four months of trying to figure out what's what and spending a small fortune investing in different products and programs and, I think, being bamboozled by a bunch of Guru hype and chatter. Overwhelmed?…and how! Anyway, I saw your video on this new product and it appears to provide a solution to the major problem of conversion. Conversion, it appears to me, starts at the squeeze page. Therefore to stand out from the crowd, so to speak, you do need a quantum leap in how you utilize this important link to encourage people to opt in to your list and to want to stay on it. Your Dashboard approach seems to offer a marketer a constructive method for setting up a multi media, attractive and basically, non threatening message to take the next vital step toward the, all important, "money making" offers. I see the potential benefits to this, even as a Newbie, and it should appeal to anyone no matter what stage they are at in their internet business.

Here's to success…for all those who dare to try out new approaches and persevere in their journey to reaching their goals in life.

Gerald Smith

Robin says:

Hey Marlon,

I have not been able to actually see the Promo Dashboard except for the small screenshot on your blog, but it looks like you've come up with a winner. I can only imagine how much time, money and heartache this tool will save the newbie that wants so badly to succeed online. Now tell me where to find it, how to get it and I will forever be greatful. Kudos to you my friend.

[Robin, watch this video: http://www.promodashboard.com/video
That explains WHAT the Promo Dashboard covers and what it's all about! Plus, there's good content on it even if you don't buy.]

Jeanne says:

I write great adwords that get lots of clicks, but, my conversion really sucks. I follow the examples of others but, it does not result in people buying the product. Since I use other people's copy and it is not converting (affiliate sales). What would you suggest?

[Jeanne, this is covered in Promo Dashboard and more than I can cover here. But in short, you need to ramp up whatever you're offering them free to opt in, you need to make sure your message matches your market. Jeanne, you do NOT convert FIRST. You get 'em on your LIST then you send emails that send 'em to CONVERSION pieces like PDF's, audios and videos that follow my secret conversion FORMULA.]

globalwriter says:

hey marlon,

you never seize to amaze me. you are the one marketer who truely wants to see the newbie succeed. all your dashboard products are living proof. god bless you and keep it up.

Pete says:

Hi Marlon,

What I'd like to know, is how to use my background as a broadcast professional to pump up my site, and increase my business.

With all this "web 2.0" stuff, there should be a way to take my strengths and make them work for me.

Being stuck with dial up, at least I can handle the audio end of things.

Thanks,

Pete

[Pete, as I understand it the new Iphone lets you get broadband speed Internet that is wireless. Try that solution. On the audio, do podcasts and videos both pre-recorded and Camtasia. Now, for uploading, use overnight ftp. But really, get the Iphone if you can swing it. I would also try finding Internet cafes where you can upload at faster speeds.]

John The Geek says:

Hi, Marlon,

The #1 thing I'd hope to get from Promo Dashboard is info on how to ultimately convert a higher percentage of visitors to paying members of my site. You're right, simple traffic isn't the answer. Generating traffic isn't all that hard. The key is always to interest the visitors enough to at least subscribe to the mailing list if they're not ready to join the site at the moment.

Thanks,

John The Geek

Dave Hookham says:

Simple fact of life everyone's a know all..except me !!

The more l read, the more videos l look at, the more l learn…. Hell back at

square one again sweet —- all

Need something to keep me intach with the situation

Blinkers, do l turn to the left or right

how fast am l going,when do l stop, do l turn the radio on and listen to someone else,who does the steering.

Hell l need a Dashboard.

Dr Chris Bowman says:

Hi Marlon,

Here's my question, plus a BONUS question for you. I know you're going to share what all the components are to include on the best Promo pages to maximize the odds of highest conversions. That's what it's really all about…CONVERTING the visitors into buyers! What I want guidance on is your thoughts on LAYOUT. That is, where to best position each element for highest conversions. I know testing and tracking (and adjusting) is important to tweak everything…but what are the top 3-4 layout patterns that have worked best for you??? What to keep "above the fold", in the upper left and upper right columns, etc. Thanks!

Here's the BONUS question: Will you cover how to set up A-B split test templates, so we can test different variables? I know this is advanced, but I just thought I'd ask. Love your stuff!

All my best,

Dr. Chris Bowman

Dental Insiders Alliance
http://www.DentalInsiders.com

[Dr. Bowman, YES we have a video on split testing, covering an overview of the program we use and to my knowledge the most powerful one on the market for under $1,000. I'll see what I can do on the formats. Hadn't thought of that specifically. Good post!]

Uzo Onukwugha says:

Promo dashboard will help me learn a more effective list and relationship building (a key to marketing success). A picture is worth more than a thousand words. And seeing pictures a magnetizes the attention of my prospects and the response is far better than words or the traditional method that lack pictures or sound. Dashboard seem to work better both in attracting new prospects to subscribe and pushing your products to a warm list.

Brian says:

I am a total newbie starting out. But in my readings and research, I think I read somewhere that Google does not like NameSqueeze pages.

I want to know how to Promote my Products in a way that works well overall without sweating that I am doing something "wrong"

I hope you address this in this product and I hope I am a winner!

Thanks – Brian

[Brian, I discuss this in Promo Dash. The main thing is Google wants searchers to get CONTENT. A lot of opt-in pages ONLY deliver a pitch after opting in. They NEVER deliver content to the searcher. THAT is the problem as I see it.]

Marlene says:

My biggest frustration in regard to Internet Marketing is how to get the visitors to my site

(a) to stay,

(b) to take me up on my offer

(c) and — ultimately — to buy my product(s).

I have read a lot, purchased programs, implemented the ideas and still am stuck on this. Marlon, I'd LOVE to have you show me fool-proof ways around these problems!!

Zohar says:

I would also like to know more about effectively viralizing a promotion so that it grows exponentially.

-Z

Azamat says:

Marlon, what specific schedule should I use for my email promotions and how should I truly balance giving out freebies and making offers, to make a maximum impact?

Robert says:

Marlon,

I want to use this system to learn how to outsource this work, so it becomes part of a system, so my time is better utilized on what I do best. Creating a business, not just a one time income.

Erin says:

How to create a membership site for recurring income, as an adjunct to an infoproduct without killing sales for the ebook.