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Why would I say such a thing like Sara Palin, a hockey mom, is in bed with Google after my own mother just came to watch me play hockey last night???
(By the way, my team one 5-3 in a hard fought battle on the ice, I got a goal and passed the puck to get an assist on the game winning goal….)
In future newsletters I will go into the marketing behind the election process but I want to enlighten you about some marketing facts….
But know you need to know this from a guy that gets “product pla
Product Placement = An Effective Branding & Marketing Strategy
Did you notice at the US National Party Conventions had Google Maps voting booths????
I certainly noticed this while watching CNN coverage of the events…
Yeah, as a marketer I watch television in a VERY different way now…
Google is defininately taking advantage of product placement marketing tactics with the election aren’t they… Food for thought….
Moving on to “normal” business issues now:
Like clockwork, Google has tended to make major changes in late October through November to their ranking formula so you must make sure you are ready for any changes the search giant throws at you…
(trust me on this if you get advance notice the upcoming holiday
season will be much happier time for you, I have been around long
enough to know…)
But this year, because of the US election, I predict there will be
one of the biggest changes we’ve seen in a long time at Google
because their appearance to be in bed with the election candidates…
A perfect storm - Google Q4 + US Election
I used to work at Nortel Networks in their telecommunications management software development house, I competely understand why Google tends to push major updates prior to close out Q4…
Fourth quarter earnings are crucial for major companies success on the stock markets… So the Google coders are working their tales off to get their coding done
for deployment so year end numbers can be collected and presented to the media so their stock can rally and hit record numbers
In fact, I just checked Google’s stock price and it’s sitting at a handsome $449.15 / share.
The pressure is on inside the walls of the GooglePlex in Mountain View California to drive that stock price through the roof….
And that means there will very likely be a major algorithm (mathematical formula) change to drive Google’s profits through the roof to end Fiscal Year 2008 for the search giant.
And you were told by the media there’s a recession...
With Google’s stock price sitting at a mere $449.15 (with a recent one day gain of over $10/share), this at the same time as major financial institutes approaching bankruptucy…
LOL…. The only recession going on is for those people that are missing out on having a successful online businesses!!! Googler’s are certainly doing well aren’t they and they ARE an online business…
Summer vacations are done at the Plex and it’s time for the worker bees at Google to get busy and get their stuff done meet forth quarter earnings projections…
Remember that Google is a publicly traded company and there are now in bed with
the United States Government!!!!!
You better believe the GooglePlex is a busy place this month with developers attending code planning and review meetings along with new technology deployment plans
Ohhhhh, how I hated those meetings when I was at Nortel… I never hated what I did, in fact I loved mucking about with multi-million dollar computer systems…
But I did hate having to get up at 5:30am to battle rush hour traffic only to arrive at
work to have to site in on a code review meeting….
Yuck!!!!
Anyway…. Let’s stop talking politics now….
What’s really cool, if you have been building Visitor Experience Optimized,
websites is when Google deploys these MAJOR shake downs, business
owners that have built their sites according to what is outlined in
The VEO Report reap the rewards of setting their foundation based on
Visitor Optimization first and Search Engine Optization second, in most cases
those that follow a VEO foundation get an incredible rise in traffic when Google takes it’s shots across the bow at Web site owners…
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Remember: You are going to get FREE a video this week that shows you exactly
how to create VEO Articles that so far I am hitting the top ten on Google for 98% of the articles I am writing.
Get KRA Pro today to familiarize yourself with the
interface so that you can be ready to take action on
the information on the training video you are going to get
from me on Tuesday September 23……….
Consider the video an early birthday celebration because I am entering
my final year of being “30 something”.
Yeah… I am going to be turning 39 years old this coming Saturday…
(I still can’t believe I am actually living a semi-retired lifestyle at 39 years old)
Yes, the landing page needs some work but Dr. Andy Williams who is
the brains behind KRA Pro is one of the smartest software developers
and educators I have ever met however we can’t all be good at everything
so you will get to watch this sales page transform into a MAJOR profit pulling center for Dr Andy. Because Dr. Andy is making tons of cash selling other people’s stuff using KRA Pro he has simply not needed to optimize his conversion rates on his KRA Pro “Sales Letter” (Andy…. I am thrilled to be helping you revamp the sales letter on the best search engine tool in my tool kit!!!!)
I begged Andy to change it as I was writing this newsletter to you
But….
He couldn’t do it because he was taking his family to an amazing waterpark
in Tenerife Spain in the Canary Islands
I digress, You need must get a head start on your competitor’s
(They ARE reading this too)
Get KRA Pro Right Now
(Note: I never write nor outsource an article without first getting data directly from Google using Dr. Andy’s software )
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Now let’s take a look at some of the issues you need to beware of for
what is going on with having the ability to shoot to the top of Google
so quickly.
Here is a quote from what Matt Cutts, a Senior Quality Engineer at Google, has said:
“I believe Google has the freshest index of any of the major web search engines.”
Right now, Google is crawling web pages and blogs faster than ever before
Why?
Because the folks at Google know they can’t sit back and allow their competitors to
gain even an ounce of an edge on them, so they want to boast their index is thet freshest
out there. Meaning that their users are not being delivered stale content from years ago
Combine Google’s ability to index the web faster than ever with the power of
social media sites and you get results in the top ten.
Because of the INCREDIBLE indexing speed Google now boasts, it means you
really can get top ten rankings on your target search phrases when you know
exactly how to create content that is appealing to both search engines and
visitors.
You have likely seen tons of stuff floating around that shows
you how to get social media lenses, hubs and various other satellite pages
to the top of Google….
But have you noticed that those sites are cluttered
with ads of their own… Or they do a revenue share, and that means your
are not earning to your fullest potential…. and if you forget to go into
the backend and insert your details then they simply won’t pay you..
What you must be striving to do is drive YOUR website to the top of Google
to build your brand and online reputation….
In order to maximize your earnings potential and sustainability you MUST
always work on establishing your brand…
In fact, at a recent hands-on workshop I provided for a select group
of business owners I revealed my keyword research and content creation
strategies that makes writing content that conforms to LSI requirements.
(that’s stuff you must know to rank fast in Google).
I revealed my the exact VEO research strategies at the workshop to
small business owners and absolutely blew the minds of the attendees,
the students that attended the workshop were in absolute awe and
amazement when they saw just how fast I ranked an article on my own site
and NOT a social media satellite page
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Here’s Rachel Rofe had to say about what she learned at the workshop:
“Wow!!!! Colin I have joined (Club Name Left Out) at $900/month and bought
all their other stuff and they NEVER taught me any of this!
Thanks so much for making your material very easy to understand and take
action on, I now know exactly what I have to do to get traffic to
my website
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Beyond the fast rankings, I revealed strategies to them that if they
take action, will double or triple their current income within a VERY
short time span.
You will be getting the video that shows you EXACTLY how I create LSI
website articles that get top ten rankings in as little as 6 minutes…
Remember, I am not talking about social media hubs or satellite pages
but my actual website
In fact I am a little concerned when my articles take close to an hour
to appear in the top ten!
OK, I do say that with a smirk on my face because I remember back in 2001
when I started my online businesses it would take between 3 to 6 months
just to get pages in the Google index….
When you get KRA Pro right today, you can familiarize yourself with the
the interface so that you can immediately take action when you receive the
complementary training video that you are going to get on Tuesday
Order your installation of KRA Pro Today
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We ARE living in exciting and profitable times right now!
So don’t worry about the doom and gloom stories you are hearing on
the news. As a marketer I will explain exactly what is going on at the
White House after election day…
On another note, after presenting at Ken McCarthy’s Systems Seminar in
Chicago the demand for my coaching services has gone through the roof….
It seems that every time Ken sends an email and his audience and they
listen to the recorded interview, I get bombarded with requests for business
coaching. You see they go off to his site and end up listening to the
recording I did with him regarding social media and marketing.
You can listen to the interview here
For those of you that know me personally, you know that Colin McDougall
does NOT work during the summer months…
Which means my mentorship and consulting clients must wait until fall
to get one to one sessions with me.
I was just interviewed again by another marketing guru today because he heard
the interview I did with Ken McCarthy, after wrapping up the interview he was amazed with the information I presented and DEMANDED that I give a presentation at his upcoming workshop in November…
That’s the second request received to speak at MAJOR industry events for me
in the last 4 days….
So it seems every time I do an interview with the big guns, the demand for
my presentations and coaching snowballs….
I think it’s time to consider putting a group program together.
I continue to resist the whole “Guru” thing and still prefer to be an
ordinary guy that just makes piles of cash online. I like being a
super-affiliate :- )
I don’t mind people investing in my help to boost their profits,
however, it takes A LOT of my time.
So I have been considering putting a program together so I can
teach more than just a few people at a time.
Since you are getting this email - You might want to be included in
what I am planning.
What are your biggest hurdles, [fname]?
If my help could improve your business and I could show you how to
bring in more profits - would that be of interest to you?
I’d say that sounds like a win-win.
I’d like to get your feedback. Please send me any questions
you have or anything you want more information on.
Help me help you, reply to this email with your questions.
(please leave the subject line intact for easier filtering to ensure
no question gets missed)
Wishing you the best
Colin McDougall
http://www.veoreport.com
PS. I will have the content creation video I promised for you completed
very soon…
PSS. If you haven’t grabbed your F.ree copy of Constant Conversation yet,
go do it now and remember to watch for the new LSI article creating video
coming this week.
http://www.constantconversation.com
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Sep 20
Ken McCarthy Ponders Why Vancouver Produces Top Level Internet Marketers
The following podcast about internet marketing was recorded shortly after I had dinner with Michael Campbell and Ken McCarthy..
Click Below to Listen Now
I remember getting a call on my cell phone from Michael Campbell. It was a Friday morning and I was winding down my working day to head to downtown Vancouver to go to a concert to see the ’80’s parody metal act Gwar…
Michael said “Colin, drop whatever plans you have tonight because Ken McCarthy has been reviewing your astounding success and wants you to have dinner with him tonight”
So I agreed to drop my plans for the night and meet for dinner and miss the opening bands at the Commodore Ballroom (The Commodore is an amazing venue with spring loaded dance floor) and have dinner with Michael and Ken.
At the end of the dinner after, of course, talking internet marketing throughout the evening….
Ken McCarthy sat back in his chair shaking his head with a huge grin on his face and said this to me:
“Colin, this is THE most profound conversation I have had about Internet marketing in a VERY long time…..”
Next, I was faced with having to prepare yet another presentation because what Ken said next was:
“Colin, you must come and present this information at my seminar in Chicago…”
While I prefer to quietly make money out of the public spotlight, I ALWAYS seize opportunity when it lands in my lap…
So I reluctantly agreed to give a presentation to thousands of people at the Systems Seminar in Chicago last spring…
Listen to the traffic generation podcat
Click Below to Listen
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Sep 19
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In this edition of the VEO Newsletter:
- Review the basics – Onsite optimization
- How a Simple Change Create 15% More Traffic
- What’s Coming
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1. Review the basics – Onsite optimization
There is a lot of confusion and misinformation flying at you every day about what will work and what doesn’t when it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
You will see arguments that say that say that onsite factors account 80%, then you open your next email and see somebody saying that onsite factors account for 10%
Now you are left feeling confused and not knowing what to do….
Allow me to make a BOLD statement and say that onsite factors account for 100% of your success…
Why?
If you don’t get the onsite factors right then Google will not list your website…
2. How a Simple Change Create 15% More Traffic
If you have been working diligently on you offsite optimization and feel that your website should be ranking higher than it is then I suggest that you review your foundation.
Read through the content on your site and check onsite elements such as your Title tags and Image Alt text . Perhaps your missing out on the double benefit of optimizing your images.
HTML 101 – Code to optimize your images
<img src=”Your_Image_Filename” alt=”Keyword Description Here”>
Tip: If you have neglected to optimize your images then you could missing out on the benefit that Google’s Universal Search feature provides.
Have you ever noticed that sometimes Google displays images at the top of the results on some searches you perform?
Google’s Universal Search is an interface that Google implemented that combines results from their various search utilities such as Image Search and Google News and combines the results in the main search results.
I performed the simple exercise of optimizes images on one of my websites. I completely neglected to add alt text with the on the website and after going back, renaming adding alt text, I had an overnight traffic increase of about 15% coming as a direct result of my minimal effort…
Your homework assignment for this weekend is to review your Title tags and image optimization – I have found with my private coaching client that while they knew about this, they simply forgot to optimize their images… Hey, I’ve forgotten to do this on several occasions too…
3. What’s Coming….
Keep your eyes open for my upcoming emails.
I am creating some videos that will show you exactly how to create Visitor Experience Optimized (VEO) content that gets my pages to the top of Google in minutes….
You will see a video that demonstrates exactly how I use KRA Pro for:
- Creating LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing) content that ranks fast in Google….
o LSI is the technology Google uses for determining where to position your onsite content within the search results
- Saving money long term on expensive LSI theme phrase report software.
If you are fed up with costly theme report services then make the minimal one time investment in your business and never buy an LSI theme report again….
Get KRA Pro - Click to secure your copy now…
( http://www.veoreport.com/krapro/ )
It’s a one time cost and you can run unlimited LSI reports from your computer
The video I am creating for you to show you exactly how I use KRA Pro no it has nothing to do with spammy social media tactics.
Please leave your questions, comments and tips for others here…. I always love to hear what others have to say about what’s going on with their businesses… Wishing you all phenominal success!!!
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Jul 14
Traffic is the lifeblood of your
Internet business.
No traffic = no sales.
Massive traffic = life of your
dreams.
We’re going to dig
deep into the real truth behind the
new course being released by
John Reese - Traffic Secrets 2.0.
John claims he’ll be revealing the same
step-by-step traffic generation strategies
that bring him as many as 2 million
visitors a day.
Already, there’s a lot of controversy
about John and this course. A couple
of major bloggers have been taking
some serious shots at John and his
work. The comments on that blog have
gotten quite acrimonious.
In the midst of the hype and hoopla,
it’s hard to figure out what to believe
and if this course will really benefit
you or if it’s just some slick marketing
trick from a guy resting on his laurels.
If you want the real scoop
If you want to know what’s in the course
from someone who’s already been through it…
If you want to find out if Traffic Secrets
will really help you based on your current
situation…
Then go ahead and watch the videos
John has created. There is some incredibly
Valuable tips the he gives away
There is no risk and no obligation, just great information:
Participate in the discussion right now:
Click Here To Ask Questions
We’re going to have a no holds barred
discussion where we’ll shred the myth
and get down to the real John Reese.
We’ll share the details on the course
and tell you if it will help or just
waste your time and dough. (Actually,
don’t tell John this - but we plan
to really dish on some interesting
stuff we discovered in there.)
We’ll even take your questions so you’ll personally have all
the info you need to make your own informed decision.
Forget the hype. There’s no pressure
to buy anything.
We’ll give you the facts. You take it
from there.
To engage in our no-holds barred discussion about Traffic Secrets 2.0 join the conversation at:
Post Your Questions and Comments Here
See you on the blog for an open and honest discussion about John Reese’s Traffic Secrets 2.0.
Don’t be shy…
Please ask your questions about John Reese’s Traffic Secrets 2.0 Course here:
I have an advance beta copy of the course and can address any questions you have….
If you haven’t seen John’s videos yet then I strongly urge you to watch them here
Colin and Colin
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Jul 13
In the first video for Traffic Secrets 2.0, John Reese discusses one of the most overlooked elements of driving traffic and building visitor loyalty and the missing piece is developing software and tools.
John Reese reveals some very precise examples of what you can create. Ideas such as weight loss sites have a tool that can track the progress of people who are trying to lose weight or a golf score tracker for a golf site.
Having a web-based application attached to your site WILL get people coming back to your site and best of all what it will do is provide you with growing user generated content.
Does working towards building repeat visitors sound like a familiar strategy?
Yeah, it’s called VEO, Visitor Experience Optimization. If you develop a useful tool then aren’t you building customer loyalty and for those that have read The VEO Report will know, repeat visitors is a quality factor that Google monitors when positioning websites in the search results.
Now go take a look at the type of tools your competitors are providing for their visitors and let your creativity guide you into creating an application that will get your visitors pumped up about your site.
If you haven’t seen the John Reese Traffic Secrets videos yet then go check them out right now (click here)
Is it time to create a new buzz phrase on the net???
How about this:
Software applications are king
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Jul 13
Yeah, another “guru” is launching another product and you are saying so what right???
Well, John Reese is NOT your typical guru, this guy is absolutely legit in what he has to offer…
Because of my insider knowledge of the industry and the players involved I can first-handely tell you that John Reese with his Traffic Secrets 2.0 product can tell you that my review is this simple….
John Reese is:
1. Legit
2. Can show you a path to great riches on the internet
In fact, after watching John’s Traffic Secrets 2.0 videos I can tell that the guy has ripped off a lot of my stuff!
But….
Does that matter?
No!!!!
In fact “ripping” off competitors is something that John shows you how to do without actually ripping them off
John Reese is a very smart marketer and you WILL learn tons of stuff from this guy…
Make sure you check out Traffic Secrets 2.0 (Click Here)
For a break down of the free internet marketing advice John provided, here is an overview.
What Traffic Secrets 2.0 by John Reese discusses is:
1. Social Networks
2. Social Book Marking
3. Social News
4. Video Marketing
5. Syndication Opportunities
6. Communication Tools to Drive Customers back to websites
John is calling, what I call market research by a new name. John is calling it Results Detection which, frankly, is a much better name for online market research. John Reese’s ideas reflect my own in results detection and what that means is1. Avoid the pitfalls of trying to find an ultra-profitable niche that has yet to be discovered on the internet…. Sorry, my friends it’s too late for finding ”untapped” markets on the internet…. That is so 5 years ago…. 2. Find some of the most competitive niches and go play there…. That’s a no brainer and in fact that is EXACTLY what I do! I find the most competitive niches and hammer the living poop out of them…. Why? Because where there is competition, THERE IS SERIOUS MONEY to be made…. Colin McDougall Competitive Analysis Tip:Where there is serious competition, there is serious money, and where there is huge competion there ARE more untapped advertising opportunities!!!!
What John Reese has to say on this is:
Go after competitive markets to get in front of where money is already being made
Internet Marketing Mistake #1 – Hunting for untapped markets – Find easy ways to make money by leveraging other people’s research.
If you want top ten Google rankings search your term to use various services to find inbound links and website structure to analyze how your competitor got there.
If you don’t get John’s course for the incredibly low price he is offering it at… You are insane!!!
Get Traffic Secrets 2.0 Right Now
PS. For such an incredibly low price you won’t regret it!!!
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Jul 13
Yes, John Reese is another one of those internet marketing gurus and yes John is launching a new product, Traffic Secrets 2.0….
Yeah, I know there has been a huge backlash over the launch formula that has been used by many of the top marketers and now whammo, you are hit with yet another launch….
This is simply a bit of preamble addressing some of the issues that my 75,000 friends (aka subscribers) have… Yes, I know many of you are fed up with the launch formula strategy but folks, there is a reason the top marketers keep using it….
Yeah, they (the gurus) keep using the launch formula because it makes them a heck of a lot of money on launch day…
Now, let’s say the launch formula debate for another time and get on with the post…
John, I want to say a personal thank you for acknowledging what many of the gurus have not or have feared acknowledging….
John Reese actually had the balls out of all the gurus to acknowledge the term I coined about 5 years ago….
While it was subtle in his first video, John had a fly in piece with SEO & VEO
Here is a screen shot from John’s first Traffic Secrets 2.0 video:
John Reese, I thank you whole-heartedly for your mention, albeit brief, but mention non-the-less that VEO exists
For those new to online marketing
VEO = Visitor Experience Optimization
OK, John, did I say thanks yet???
Yeah, I think I did…
For those of you questioning whether or not to buy John’s training I would say you shouldn’t waiver and jump on board with John’s latest product….
You will not be disappointed with what John’s teaching, heck after watching his lead in videos John will re-affirm what I have been saying for the last 5 years….
Now that I have personally thanked John for being the first of the MEGA heavy hitter gurus to acknowledge that VEO is a viable strategy for organic search listings, the burning question you likely have is this:
Is John Reese’s Traffic Secrets 2.0 worth purchasing?
One thing that is a fact, John Reese makes incredible money marketing products and services online and I personally listen to anybody that pulls in the kind of cash flow that John does.
I haven’t bought Traffic Secrets 2.0 yet…
Although I will be putting my hard earned cash into purchasing John’s Traffic Secrets 2.0 especially now that I have finally watched the videos.
Yeah, I am a bit late to the game in writing about Traffic Secrets 2.0 due to 2 months of being on the road presenting at conferences and doing some business deals followed by a week of what I love doing most. For those of you that know me personally you know that I love spending my summers traveling in my RV to the Okanagan region of British Columbia (some pictures to be posted soon…)
Now go get John Reese’s Traffic Secrets 2.0 – For the minimal fee that John is charging you can’t afford to miss this information!
One rule I have in my own business is continuous learning and you should adopt that to your own success. Never stop learning to be truly successful.
Click Here to Get John Reese’s Traffic Secrets 2.0 Right Now.
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Jul 01
Dear Mike Koenigs and Rocket Helstrom,
Your Traffic Geyser partner, I must warn you, today had some VERY serious errors in thinking!
First, here is a picture of me and Frank in Seattle at Pike Place Market:
Mike, Rocket and any other internet marketer out there reading this post…..
You must know that this picture was taken at about 1:00pm PST shortly after watching the fish mongers at Pike Place Market in Seattle when Frank actually thought that this crazy and ludacrous thought….
Notice that Frank is wearing a Seattle Mariners jersey…
Yeah he thought that later in the evening that the Mariners would actually defeat the Toronto Blue Jays!!!!
Now that is simply crazy thinking!!!
Throughout the day we had some friendly banter going back and forth as to who would win the game….
As the chants from the predominate fan base from Canada at Safeco Field rang “Let’s Go Blue Jays, Let’s Go”
Frank still had some serious errors in thinking about who would leave the field victorious….
Yeah, Frank…. The Jays really did defeat the Mariners by a score of 2-0….
It was an awesome game….
Better yet it was an example of how internet marketers work…
Thanks Frank for an amazing day in Seattle!!!!
PS… Yeah the Jays really did win…and Yeah I am rubbing it in now 
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