Posts by Frank Deardurff
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I’m planning some new courses for this year. The newest one will be coming out very soon. I do have some updates that I’m getting ready for WordPressStrategies.com with the release of 2.9.1 as well as some more plugin reviews as well as some extra bonuses. But what I’d really like to know is what…
Read MoreUpsell Utopia Or Upsell Hell?
This has to be one of the most overlooked mistakes. And it’s not the fact that upsells are done wrong. The biggest mistake is that they’re not done at all. First, let’s clarify what an “upsell” actually is. An upsell is an offer made at the time of ordering to make additional sales to that…
Read MoreTwo Surprise Holiday Gifts!
Happy Holidays!! I hope you aren’t getting too stressed out with everything going on this time of year! My friend and colleague Valerie Dawson recently sent me two of her most popular products. I liked them so much that I asked her if she would mind if I pass them along to you. Valerie agreed!…
Read More50 Coolest Marketers
I was surprised to get a Google Alert this evening stating that I had made Red Hot Copy’s 50 Coolest Marketers list. This is quite an honor for me to be recognized along with many of friends and several marketers I look up too. Thanks Lorrie for the honor of being on your 2009 list!…
Read MoreWebsite Date
Ok this isn’t what it sounds like… It’s not some promotion for a website dating service just a quick tutorial on how to add todays date on your webpage. When creating a sales letter web page we like to include today’s date it creates the thought that the page is fresh and new and is…
Read MoreOrder & Submit Buttons
I see this mistake quite a bit or maybe I don’t! So many times I see order buttons and form submit buttons that don’t appear to be buttons. Many web designers will make great looking graphical buttons to “match” the design of the rest of the site. While these buttons might look nice they aren’t…
Read MoreThanksgiving Wishes 2009
It is Thanksgiving evening, November 26th 2009 and is my yearly tradition to reflect on the past year. My goal for this year was to simplify, organize and try to get some of my projects done. I did make some progress on those goals. But old habits are hard to break. Still working on a…
Read MoreA Fun Test
Ok this video proves two things – Test Everything and remember to make it fun.
Read MoreMastermind In A Box Version 3 Available
It’s FINALLY here!!! Version 3 of Mastermind In A Box is finally released. http://www.mastermindinabox.com This has taken a little longer than anticipated as this version is a total rewrite from the previous versions. We’ve added many new features that were submitted by current owners of this application to make it better than ever before. If…
Read MoreAuto Responder Mistake, Or was it?
Ok I have to share this with you. After my last blog post I decided to do at least one thing to grow my business each week. So I looked at my action item list of things I wanted to get done but never did. This item happened to be the fact that when I…
Read MoreWhere IS My Business?
I’ve been thinking about this recently and thought I’d write about it here. In the process of taking the steps to grow my business I realized I need to figure out where my business “IS” before I can build upon it. Now my original thinking was this. I had gotten so busy “DOING” my business…
Read MoreDefragging for Performance
Here’s another quick tip to help you AND your PC be more productive. This tip is for Defragmenting your hard drive. Sounds scary I know but it’s not really. There is some debate whether this is still needed or not I believe it is. So first here’s the video on How to do it and…
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