Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Cam Studio Now Available on Free IQ
There is also an Affiliate Marketing version available. And if you are a Clickbank affiliate, you can resell the program - I understand some affiliates are getting 20% click-through and 3-5% conversion using Google Adwords. I assume this is because screen recording programs are a pretty wide-open opportunity for anyone making training videos, product sales demonstrations, even Internet videos from their PowerPoint presentations. Tremendous online marketing business opportunity here.
Believe this - Web 2.0 programs like screen capture video utilities that enable User Generated Content (UGC) are truly the "Next Big Thing"!
Friday, May 4, 2007
Planet Free IQ Has Launched!
It is launched in "beta", as the graphics, template, and listings are still in progress; next week, the 'final' version with all-new graphics and much additional content will be launched.
If you have a blog or site that talks about or references Free IQ, and you would like to be listed on the site, send an email to: resources@planetfreeiq.com. It is a great opportunity for exposure and a good, relevant backlink - one of the most important aspects of building your Search Engine position.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Taking advantage of ReviewRank™
By all accounts, Amazon is a revolutionary company. Many of the Web 2.0 concepts that we now take for granted on the Web were either invented at Amazon, or "re-made" to the point of being commonplace. Perhaps the most practical (and visible) is the re-invention of user reviews into social interaction. When I shop at Amazon, I always read what others have to say, often skipping editorial reviews altogether. Often, reviewers create a running dialog, commenting on a review, then on the review of the review, etc. This is important because it highlights the fundamental flaw of user reviews - anyone can say anything. And it is not uncommon to see the user reviews being gamed; authors writing glowing reviews of their own pieces under different names.
This is where Free IQ has taken a revolutionary step.
When you search on Free IQ for whatever topic you’re interested in, the results show all of the free content in the main area, and paid content to the right. And it’s ranked according to the reviews of other users who are also interested in that topic, with the most valuable and popular free content at the top.
Even the reviews are reviewed and ranked. Reviews that are rated more helpful by other Free IQ users simply count more. Free IQ calls this ReviewRank™. The key is that there are many other factors at play in how they rank the content search results. For example, how long was a video watched before it was stopped. The more people who decide that the content is worth watching, for a longer period of time, the higher that content will be ranked. And they are all based on the quality of the free content. This creates a far more reliable review system.
Ok, great feature. That's not the point of the post however. The point it this: early in the game, you have the opportunity leverage the momentum of Free IQ. Simply put, with fewer reviewers and products in the beginning, reviews of great content has much greater leverage than they do while the 'pie' is still small.
Take advantage of this diminishing advantage; get your content up as soon as you can!PS- Watch for the beta launch of Planet Free IQ tomorrow!
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Free IQ Teleseminar Tonight 8pm EST
Tonight at 8:00 EST, Master Internet Marketer Shawn Casey will be doing the second in a series of of Tele-training calls about Free IQ.
To listen to the call, dial 1-319-279-1000 and use authorization code: 1086295. There is no registration, just call a few minutes early to be sure you can get on the call.
There are a lot of ways to market with Free IQ, and we’ll be focused on doing everything we can to help you with list-building, traffic-generating, relationship-cultivating and all the skills that can make you a top-level Free IQ affiliate.
In last week’s teleseminar, which is now available on Free IQ, Shawn shared critically valuable information about affiliate marketing. One of the most important big-picture points he made was the huge advantage you have in being a Free IQ affiliate while the site is just a couple of weeks old and still in beta. Shawn pointed out that Free IQ is "a little wave out in the ocean right now but before long it will be like a tsunami." Positioning yourself to profit from that coming wave of customers is certainly something that gives you the first mover advantage with Free IQ. Imagine being among the first to take advantage of Squidoo or MySpace and you'll get the picture.
I will be listing all of the Teleseminars on Planet Free IQ - which launches this week! And speaking of which, if you have a blog, web site, or article relating to Free IQ, send an email to resources@planetfreeiq.com for free inclusion on the site.