- Is "Social Media" forcing you to endure interesting times in your business?
Know this...
If you don't engage in it, your competition will. In fact, they already are!
Social Traffic" is your competitive advantage in today's business environment.
An Edge You Will Not Find Anywhere Else! Your competitors are participating in online conversations throughout your market, with or without you.
Up until now, you have left it to others to answer your market place(s) questions, to provide your market with information, no matter if the information they are offering is accurate or not.
Your competition is fast becoming the resource that your market place is turning to for solutions to their problems.
In 5 years from now, you will not be able to get your message in front of the masses by simply posting advertisements in the paper, on radio, or even on TV. There will always be a place for traditional offline media but our media scape has changed forever. This is not a trend! Social media is not going to fade away. Social media is here to stay and it’s a game changer.
If you are REALLY serious about securing your business' future, you must incorporate social marketing into becoming a bigger and bigger part of your marketing plan.
Yes, it will take time to learn and get right.
Yes, you will make mistakes.
Yes, you will invite negative attention and feedback at times.
Yes, you will have the content you worked hard at publishing disregarded at times.
Yes, you will look like you have no network of friends when you first start.
Yes, you will have your motives and intentions challenged.
Yes, you will feel vulnerable at the beginning.
When starting out in social media…
Your profile to others will be as a newborn child starting out in life. Your social profile represents a brand new beginning that you can grow and nurture with wise and experienced intelligence like a new beginning.
Social networking online is not a lot different than social networking off line. Sure online relationships can transcend space and time providing vast opportunities to meet many more interesting and varied people. I believe however, that the current "gold rush" to accumulate ridiculous volumes of un-filtered connections throughout a multitude of social networking sites that can never be maintained with any degree of depth or integrity will hit the wall some time soon.
Online social networking strategies will come back to a point much like what you have already spent your life doing, in your offline networking.
People are tired of too much information...
You are better placed to engage in the practices my eBook will teach than to use the tactics of many experienced online social networkers who have tens of thousands of connections.
People today are tired of too much useless information. Any information that you want to find can be found online if you look hard enough. It's all available and it's FREE. The problem is we don't have time to find it when we need it. Google has built a multi-billion dollar company solving our problems when it comes to this phenomenon.
What people are prepared to pay for is condensed information that is recent and directly relevant to solving their immediate problems. The way they are sourcing and finding this content is through trusted people within their own personal social networks online.
If you are promoting an event or launching a product, the perfect scenario would be that you invite 100 people who you know are interested and will act, who all know another 100 people on a personal and trusted level. This will be people they email, chat online with, and speak to through digital phones frequently. People who listen to them, people who when invited to attend an event, look at a new product or asked to consume content will always.
If you had 100 people in your business circle whom you knew listened to you, who you could trust, and who all had similar networks of their own, spreading a message throughout this multi layered community online would not only be cost free, it would amount to more sales than you know what to do with.
I can hear you thinking…
'I can do that offline. In fact, I already know 100 people who I could call and they would participate in such a launch.' Exactly! But this is where the big differentiator that makes the Internet so powerful comes in to play. Of the 100 people you could call on the phone tomorrow to pass on a marketing message, how many of those 100 people will know someone who knows someone else within your list of 100 contacts?
The real power of the Internet is your ability to reach, network, and build a trusting, powerful and commercially prosperous relationship with people you represent huge value to throughout the world -- or locally for that matter. If these people all have a network of people they have strong, trusting relationships with, people they represent huge value to, then your network extends to hundreds of thousands of people through just one or two tiers that are tied together by strong bonds held together by respectful, trusting relationships.
The Internet and social networking has taken on a life of its own. The past 5 years has been a gold rush of marketers connecting with as many people as they can online. Establishing fickle, benign and meaningless relationships with thousands of people who don't listen to anything they have to say because they are to busy trying to be heard themselves.
Technology changes so quickly…
Social media has lead us away from one and two way communication platforms to platforms where communities can meet and collaborate collectively, platforms designed for sharing across space and time. Sure this new medium has changed the dynamics of human relationships in business but it has not changed at the pace or scale technology has.
What has changed immeasurably is the efficiency at which we can now communicate with one and other and the ease and affordability at which we can publish content for mass consumption across distance and time. This has meant big changes in business strategies but should not be cause for big changes in how we start and grow our business relationships.
"Social Traffic" will teach you;
How you can apply social media towards building a quality business and customer network within your niche using a language akin to what you already do naturally offline. We will talk you through how to build your social media network and how to use it to attract an audience, we explain how to plan and syndicate content across platforms to cross pollinate and filter your audiences into prospects or leads. We will show you how to engage your leads into conversations that lead them into becoming your customers first andthen evangelists who areprepared to distribute your marketing message to others for you, at no cost.
What you get:
How online social media is put together and interconnected and how you can best utilize it for your business.
The impact of new media and participation based interactions, user interaction dynamics, collective wisdom psychology, content distribution dynamics and credibility based marketing strategies.
New media, a new paradigm, a celebration of empowerment and the human dynamics that entails unimaginable possibilities.
The art of conversation marketing and listening to be heard, conversation domination, online tribalism, speaking the lingo and etiquettes.
The use of key words in website structure, where words should be used and how words are relevant to your marketing campaign.
Article, Affiliate, Gorilla and Search Engine Marketing strategies.
How to define the social networking platforms best suited to your business and how best to engage them and cross syndicate them.
How to plan event anchored, revolving door marketing techniques through forward thinking and planning of mini launches, launches, post launches and re-launches.
Event or product launch strategies, your story, time lines, timing your run, and launching at the apex.
List building, segmenting your list, conversions, feedback, surveys and trust building.
Launching events and products, ticketing & pricing, multi level commissions, commission tracking.
Invitations, video & electronic, online ticketing and payment processing.
How to leverage and maintain your community, emotional triggers, buying frenzies and continuity.
Leveraging your initial launch, shifting the conversation, multiple conversations and evangelists.
Note: You can have the best product or content on earth, but it's completely worthless without having an audience that is interested in it.
We are giving away 1000 copies of the first 30 pages!
If you read the first chapter of “Social Traffic” you will want to buy the book, we know that. So we are giving away the first 30 pages to “1000 people”. You can read these pages before deciding if the rest of the book is worth paying for. Yes, we back the quality of what we do and have no issue offering you this latitude.
The “price” to “purchase the full ebook” will be $47.00.
You can buy it by clicking the “Buy This eBook Now” link in the top right corner of the book.
We are stopping at 1000 because....
We have limited the distribution of Social Traffic to ensure the appropriate amount of value is enjoyed by those who purchase it. We want them to have time to read it, once they have we will begin a new conversation with them, this conversation will be at an entirely new level because they all share something that our general audience have not gone through. They have also invested more into what we do in order to build our relationship to the next level. We take our commitment to ensuring they are taken to the next step very seriously.
Some final words before you go:
We have limited our distribution to 1000 copies in order to preserve the integrity of the “Social Traffic” brand value.
It’s our objective to “convert as many 1000 give away copies” into sales.
To do this we have segmented our prospects into various lists afforded access to this sales page in sequence of “most likely to buy” to “least likely to buy”.
Our forecasts indicate a lot of people will miss out on a copy. Unfortunately this is the required outcome to motivate 1000 people to act. The key for you is not to be one who misses out.
We ask everyone to refer 10 people to “Social Traffic” before downloading their FREE introductory copy… this is not compulsory though it will be appreciated.
If you have been listening to our “add value” campaign you will know what to do. Those who do will be rewarded.
This book is your ticket to fast tracking your journey deep into a community of likeminded professionals to share, trade and collaborating together as members of a new, event anchored social marketing network.
The conversation leading into this book launch was just the beginning.
The real “conversation has only just begun”. Participants in this ongoing conversation will be elevated to an entirely new level on the other side of reading this book.
Our journey ahead will traverse “multiple learning phases” that will lead to a unified mind set that will open doors for collaboration and unification like you have never seen before. Don’t get left behind.
"You have my absolute guarantee”
"You have my absolute guarantee that once you've tried and applied these concepts, if they don't work for you within 6 months -- and not only work -- but give you the confidence, knowledge and insight to be on your way to quadrupling your customer base in both volume and quality, then you need only state your case for a complete and immediate refund."
Welcome to the next level of the "Social Traffic" community.
As always thank's for the support! Simon Ford
P.S. The escalating online trends in social media, the increase in fancy new gadgets - all of these factors have paved ways for you to communicate with your market on more direct levels. This direct interaction brings you to downright human levels and potentially breaks all gaps between you and your customers. You can talk to them. You can listen to them. You can communicate with them. You can build loyalty. You can build relationships of trust. You can do so much, just by leveraging different tools to form a bridge between you and your customers. You have got to start this process now. Buy this book today, start building your bridge tomorrow.
In the words of the great Henry Ford,
"Coming together is a beginning: Keeping together is progress: Working together is success."
Talk is cheap,
lets see some proof?
"Great strategy Simon.
This is a completely creative way to use social media to drive people to a physical location - very powerful stuff!
Thanks for showing us a truly "out of the box" way of using social media!
Aloha,."
"Every now and then I meet someone who really stands out from the crowd, someone who is thinking outside of the box and is interested in pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
I get really creative when I meet people like this, their enthusiasm is infectious and makes me realise what potentials I am capable of achieving."
Author of : Facebook strategy guide -------------------------------------------------------------------- "I think you could become the next Seth Godin" -------------------------------------------------------------------- Skype Chat - Saturday 8th November 2008
Simon Ford says: so what's the best section of the book so far Ian david chapman says: I like your psychology and how you describe your way of relating to people Ian david chapman says: I don't think anyone has written about that sort of thing Ian david chapman says: not to my knowlege Simon Ford says: community building Ian david chapman says: Your years of experience shine through
Ian david chapman says:yeah, I think you could become the next Seth Godin Simon Ford says: wow
Bravo my friend for reinforcing and teaching the value and importance of having authentic communication, meaningful conversations, and building the trust factor into ALL of our relationships; it's the key to success.
Being transparent, truly authentic, genuine, and serving others, is the new order of the day. I am flattered and honored to be one of the ten people chosen to be in your "Circle of Trust."
My dad always says if you can count your true friends on one hand, then you are truly blessed; now I've got both hands filled up!
I look forward to when we all meet up on that exotic island that we've been talking about, and we get to hang out for a week. Imagine that, no cyberspace for a week, and being with amazing people live and in person...what a concept!
You are a true friend, inspiration, and awesome partner, thanks for all you do! "
"I met Simon Ford through Elance when he contracted me to do some keyword articles for him. From that simple connection, I not only gained a new client but I gained a valuable resource. I told Simon once that I wasn't letting him go and I meant that. Simon has opened my eyes so much to social media and the endless potential it has for not only my business, but to also evolve me as a person.
I'm still learning about social media and the infinite potential it has. Through Simon's direction and expert knowledge of not just social media but internet marketing at large, I now have a renewed passion for the web. Simon also takes time to give me other pointers about my business from time-to-time. He's very diverse, personable, patient, and an over-all prize."
"My name is John Lester and my company is called designing4ages. I have a large client base including such blue chip clients as GSK and Sonhoe.
I have always regarded myself as a bit of a knowledge base when comes to web design and customisation. I believed that I had an above average understanding of SEO and social networking; well, I did up until the point I met Simon!
Simon opened my eyes to social networking on a entirely new level - getting communities started and conversations flowing. I have learned the fundamentals of good seo and social networking from Simon, which has blown my conceptions of the internet away.
Simon has really helped my business grow with his patient and thorough guidance.
This market is so vast that it is like being on your own island and seeing the mainland in the distance. Without a boat to get you there you'll always be an on-looker. Thankfully Simon boat came and picked me up.
I'm looking forward to getting a copy of the book to cement the fundamentals I have learnt from Simon and to learn new and exciting techniques to keep me and my business on the crest of the web 2.0 wave.
I certainly learn a lot from you! You're an amazing teacher.
I feel like I'm taking a college course at warp speed, one that is easy to understand at that. You have a way of sharing information that makes it fun to learn and enlightening at the same time. Warm, friendly and knowledgeable!
I wasn't aware of any of this. Thank-you for teaching this information and for letting me know the how of it. Most internet information is a challenge to grasp for anyone who doesn't have a techie background. Being a creative type person, it has been a bit of a monkey fight for me. So, I am very grateful for your explaination in a way that is understandable and doable.
I can't wait to implement this. I'm excited! Thanks!!
Author of :
The Power of Net Magic
Love Magic
Kelly Karate Encounters the Moon Princess
Kelly Karate Discovers the Ice Princess
Kelly Karate Meets the Mayan Queen
"Oh and I also wanted to congratulate you on a really smart use of all devices to involve the reader in your note and your site.
Captivating image firstly, and then screen shots and compelling copy. A pleasure to read so thank you.
OUTSTANDING blogs on your web. some of the best I have seen and I have been in sales and marketing, networking for 32 yrs!
Looking forward to seeeing more!"
- Vicki Bass-Bebinion (Get 1 Free Magazine, LLC)
"@Simon You totally hit the nail on the head.
You write so that even newbie dummies can follow your instructions, thoughts and insights. Oops did I call myself a dummy again.
Oh well it is out now. You put all this into step by step instructional videos and you have yourself a pure gold mine.
love to you
Serenity (Oh Gifted One - hahaha)."
- Serenity Raven-Wolf (Medilixir Pty Ltd)
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"During the early days I became fascinated by Simon Ford's drive and enthusiasm as he built his accommodation empire. What really impressed was when I heard that 2 customers actually slept in a park opposite one of properties whilst on a waiting list to be sure of getting a bed in one of his 15 hostels called "Sleeping With The Enemy".
He sold advertising to tourist operators, local bars and
eateries for credits. He would advertise these business to his
300+ tenants on his website for credits that they earned by
giving away free product to his customers. These credits were sold to tour operators, they would deliver back happy clients. Everyone would spread the word on tour about Sleeping with the Enemy - it was great cross promotion.
It was just brilliant. Every other hostel in town was undercutting
each other to survive in a very competitive Sydney tourist
market. Yet here was this guy who had 300+ beds in old
buildings with old furnishings. He insisted they stay for a
minimum 4 weeks if wanting a place and he made them all
clean his properties for him, then local businesses would
give his customers FREE beer, pizza and travel as redemption for their cleanliness awards. It was an amazing sense of community spirit
For me, Simon's emergence as a guru internet marketeer it is not a surprise. Simon sold out his accommodation empire for millions and disappeared off the scene for 4 years.
So, when I heard he had written a book about leveraging social
networks I got in touch with him again. We hooked up a few weekends back, he gave me the draft to read. Now, I'm not event marketer or social net worker but I couldn't put it down. In 3 hours I read every page, I just could not put it down."
- David Loughnan (The Poo Doctor)
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"I'm pleased to recommend "Social Traffic" because I know how highly Simon values what he learns and how much he loves to share it.
I met Simon in STOMPERNET's state-of-the-art social marketing course last winter. I was caught by his no-nonsense congeniality and eager mind, and he quickly became a friend and mentor.
He reviewed and applied the SMART'S instruction toward a massive social media campaign to launch his new portal site, EventsListed.com. A true entrepeneuer, he put his heart and soul into it, focused to learn and test everything he could to create best effect.
For 10 months I've watched as he laid out this campaign on multiple levels across all platform and media types for almost 200 keywords, everything tested and refined for best effect. And still he made time to scout out new experts and academics of web culture and dug into the major networking platforms for their undiscovered potential.
"Social Traffic" represents Simon's hunt for quality knowledge through the nitty-gritty details of the web to acheive a big picture view of its emerging values and process; uniquely powered by a commitment to find and stay ahead of cutting edge social web practices.
Because of this he knows that your web credibility like his own is gained by sharing the highest value knowledge most effectively. Simply put, this is what "Social Traffic" is all about. "
- Pierre Faillettaz (DepthEvents)
"Hey Simon,
thanks for including me on the note, this is awesome stuff!
Anything that makes it easier to connect is a must and the tracking ability makes it so much more appealing.
I can't wait till this thing (these things) is (are) released. It will be interesting to see how it falls out, as Alex said, but the great thing about competition is it drives innovation.
Another great post."
- Effrim Volkoff (Wolf Business Group)
*NB This ebook is currently only available in English,
*NB This ebook is in an executable file format and require you to download it,
*NB Internet connection required,
*NB Download time is dependent on internet connect,
*NB This product has been tested on Windows XP & Vista
Internet Marketing Guru
- Is "Social Media" forcing you to endure interesting times in your business?
Know this...
If you don't engage in it, your competition will. In fact, they already are!
Social Traffic" is your competitive advantage in today's business environment. An Edge You Will Not Find Anywhere Else! Your competitors are participating in online conversations throughout your market, with or without you.
Up until now, you have left it to others to answer your market place(s) questions, to provide your market with information, no matter if the information they are offering is accurate or not.
Your competition is fast becoming the resource that your market place is turning to for solutions to their problems.
In 5 years from now, you will not be able to get your message in front of the masses by simply posting advertisements in the paper, on radio, or even on TV. There will always be a place for traditional offline media but our media scape has changed forever. This is not a trend! Social media is not going to fade away. Social media is here to stay and it’s a game changer.
If you are REALLY serious about securing your business' future, you must incorporate social marketing into becoming a bigger and bigger part of your marketing plan.
When starting out in social media…
Your profile to others will be as a newborn child starting out in life. Your social profile represents a brand new beginning that you can grow and nurture with wise and experienced intelligence like a new beginning.
Social networking online is not a lot different than social networking off line. Sure online relationships can transcend space and time providing vast opportunities to meet many more interesting and varied people. I believe however, that the current "gold rush" to accumulate ridiculous volumes of un-filtered connections throughout a multitude of social networking sites that can never be maintained with any degree of depth or integrity will hit the wall some time soon.
Online social networking strategies will come back to a point much like what you have already spent your life doing, in your offline networking.
People are tired of too much information...
You are better placed to engage in the practices my eBook will teach than to use the tactics of many experienced online social networkers who have tens of thousands of connections.
People today are tired of too much useless information. Any information that you want to find can be found online if you look hard enough. It's all available and it's FREE. The problem is we don't have time to find it when we need it. Google has built a multi-billion dollar company solving our problems when it comes to this phenomenon.
What people are prepared to pay for is condensed information that is recent and directly relevant to solving their immediate problems. The way they are sourcing and finding this content is through trusted people within their own personal social networks online.
If you are promoting an event or launching a product, the perfect scenario would be that you invite 100 people who you know are interested and will act, who all know another 100 people on a personal and trusted level. This will be people they email, chat online with, and speak to through digital phones frequently. People who listen to them, people who when invited to attend an event, look at a new product or asked to consume content will always.
If you had 100 people in your business circle whom you knew listened to you, who you could trust, and who all had similar networks of their own, spreading a message throughout this multi layered community online would not only be cost free, it would amount to more sales than you know what to do with.
I can hear you thinking…
'I can do that offline. In fact, I already know 100 people who I could call and they would participate in such a launch.' Exactly! But this is where the big differentiator that makes the Internet so powerful comes in to play. Of the 100 people you could call on the phone tomorrow to pass on a marketing message, how many of those 100 people will know someone who knows someone else within your list of 100 contacts?
The real power of the Internet is your ability to reach, network, and build a trusting, powerful and commercially prosperous relationship with people you represent huge value to throughout the world -- or locally for that matter. If these people all have a network of people they have strong, trusting relationships with, people they represent huge value to, then your network extends to hundreds of thousands of people through just one or two tiers that are tied together by strong bonds held together by respectful, trusting relationships.
The Internet and social networking has taken on a life of its own. The past 5 years has been a gold rush of marketers connecting with as many people as they can online. Establishing fickle, benign and meaningless relationships with thousands of people who don't listen to anything they have to say because they are to busy trying to be heard themselves.
Technology changes so quickly…
Social media has lead us away from one and two way communication platforms to platforms where communities can meet and collaborate collectively, platforms designed for sharing across space and time. Sure this new medium has changed the dynamics of human relationships in business but it has not changed at the pace or scale technology has.
What has changed immeasurably is the efficiency at which we can now communicate with one and other and the ease and affordability at which we can publish content for mass consumption across distance and time. This has meant big changes in business strategies but should not be cause for big changes in how we start and grow our business relationships.
"Social Traffic" will teach you;
How you can apply social media towards building a quality business and customer network within your niche using a language akin to what you already do naturally offline. We will talk you through how to build your social media network and how to use it to attract an audience, we explain how to plan and syndicate content across platforms to cross pollinate and filter your audiences into prospects or leads. We will show you how to engage your leads into conversations that lead them into becoming your customers first and then evangelists who are prepared to distribute your marketing message to others for you, at no cost.
What you get:
Note: You can have the best product or content on earth, but it's completely worthless without having an audience that is interested in it.
We are giving away 1000 copies of the first 30 pages!
If you read the first chapter of “Social Traffic” you will want to buy the book, we know that. So we are giving away the first 30 pages to “1000 people”. You can read these pages before deciding if the rest of the book is worth paying for. Yes, we back the quality of what we do and have no issue offering you this latitude.
You can buy it by clicking the “Buy This eBook Now” link in the top right corner of the book.
We are stopping at 1000 because....
We have limited the distribution of Social Traffic to ensure the appropriate amount of value is enjoyed by those who purchase it. We want them to have time to read it, once they have we will begin a new conversation with them, this conversation will be at an entirely new level because they all share something that our general audience have not gone through. They have also invested more into what we do in order to build our relationship to the next level. We take our commitment to ensuring they are taken to the next step very seriously.
Some final words before you go:
"You have my absolute guarantee”
"You have my absolute guarantee that once you've tried and applied these concepts, if they don't work for you within 6 months -- and not only work -- but give you the confidence, knowledge and insight to be on your way to quadrupling your customer base in both volume and quality, then you need only state your case for a complete and immediate refund."
Welcome to the next level of the "Social Traffic" community.
As always thank's for the support!
Simon Ford
P.S. The escalating online trends in social media, the increase in fancy new gadgets - all of these factors have paved ways for you to communicate with your market on more direct levels. This direct interaction brings you to downright human levels and potentially breaks all gaps between you and your customers. You can talk to them. You can listen to them. You can communicate with them. You can build loyalty. You can build relationships of trust. You can do so much, just by leveraging different tools to form a bridge between you and your customers. You have got to start this process now. Buy this book today, start building your bridge tomorrow.
In the words of the great Henry Ford,
"Coming together is a beginning: Keeping together is progress: Working together is success."
Talk is cheap,
lets see some proof?
"Great strategy Simon.
This is a completely creative way to use social media to drive people to a physical location - very powerful stuff!
Thanks for showing us a truly "out of the box" way of using social media! Aloha,."
- Brian Campbell (Social Media Marketing System)
Voted 26th Most Powerful and Influential Man in Social Media
"Every now and then I meet someone who really stands out from the crowd, someone who is thinking outside of the box and is interested in pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
I get really creative when I meet people like this, their enthusiasm is infectious and makes me realise what potentials I am capable of achieving."
Author of : Facebook strategy guide
--------------------------------------------------------------------
"I think you could become the next Seth Godin"
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Skype Chat - Saturday 8th November 2008
Simon Ford says: so what's the best section of the book so far
Ian david chapman says: I like your psychology and how you describe your way of relating to people
Ian david chapman says: I don't think anyone has written about that sort of thing
Ian david chapman says: not to my knowlege
Simon Ford says: community building
Ian david chapman says: Your years of experience shine through
Ian david chapman says: yeah, I think you could become the next Seth Godin
Simon Ford says: wow
- Ian David Chapman (iandavidchapman.com)
"Hey Simon,
Bravo my friend for reinforcing and teaching the value and importance of having authentic communication, meaningful conversations, and building the trust factor into ALL of our relationships; it's the key to success.
Being transparent, truly authentic, genuine, and serving others, is the new order of the day. I am flattered and honored to be one of the ten people chosen to be in your "Circle of Trust."
My dad always says if you can count your true friends on one hand, then you are truly blessed; now I've got both hands filled up!
I look forward to when we all meet up on that exotic island that we've been talking about, and we get to hang out for a week. Imagine that, no cyberspace for a week, and being with amazing people live and in person...what a concept!
You are a true friend, inspiration, and awesome partner, thanks for all you do! "
- Scott Brandon Hoffman (http://www.ScottBrandonHoffman.com)
http://twitter.com/TheEntertainer
"I met Simon Ford through Elance when he contracted me to do some keyword articles for him. From that simple connection, I not only gained a new client but I gained a valuable resource. I told Simon once that I wasn't letting him go and I meant that. Simon has opened my eyes so much to social media and the endless potential it has for not only my business, but to also evolve me as a person.
I'm still learning about social media and the infinite potential it has. Through Simon's direction and expert knowledge of not just social media but internet marketing at large, I now have a renewed passion for the web. Simon also takes time to give me other pointers about my business from time-to-time. He's very diverse, personable, patient, and an over-all prize."
- Natalie Revell (Write Ink Marketing)
"My name is John Lester and my company is called designing4ages. I have a large client base including such blue chip clients as GSK and Sonhoe.
I have always regarded myself as a bit of a knowledge base when comes to web design and customisation. I believed that I had an above average understanding of SEO and social networking; well, I did up until the point I met Simon!
Simon opened my eyes to social networking on a entirely new level - getting communities started and conversations flowing. I have learned the fundamentals of good seo and social networking from Simon, which has blown my conceptions of the internet away.
Simon has really helped my business grow with his patient and thorough guidance. This market is so vast that it is like being on your own island and seeing the mainland in the distance. Without a boat to get you there you'll always be an on-looker. Thankfully Simon boat came and picked me up.
I'm looking forward to getting a copy of the book to cement the fundamentals I have learnt from Simon and to learn new and exciting techniques to keep me and my business on the crest of the web 2.0 wave.
Thank You Simon"
- John Lester (designing4ages)
"Great note Simon!
I certainly learn a lot from you! You're an amazing teacher.
I feel like I'm taking a college course at warp speed, one that is easy to understand at that. You have a way of sharing information that makes it fun to learn and enlightening at the same time. Warm, friendly and knowledgeable!
I wasn't aware of any of this. Thank-you for teaching this information and for letting me know the how of it. Most internet information is a challenge to grasp for anyone who doesn't have a techie background. Being a creative type person, it has been a bit of a monkey fight for me. So, I am very grateful for your explaination in a way that is understandable and doable.
I can't wait to implement this. I'm excited! Thanks!!
Big Hugs"
- Susan Barnes (The Power of Net Magic)
Author of :
The Power of Net Magic
Love Magic
Kelly Karate Encounters the Moon Princess
Kelly Karate Discovers the Ice Princess
Kelly Karate Meets the Mayan Queen
"Oh and I also wanted to congratulate you on a really smart use of all devices to involve the reader in your note and your site.
Captivating image firstly, and then screen shots and compelling copy. A pleasure to read so thank you.
Very impressive actually :)"
- Sam Adkins (The Homeopathic Coach)
"Hello Simon.........
OUTSTANDING blogs on your web. some of the best I have seen and I have been in sales and marketing, networking for 32 yrs!
Looking forward to seeeing more!"
- Vicki Bass-Bebinion (Get 1 Free Magazine, LLC)
"@Simon You totally hit the nail on the head.
You write so that even newbie dummies can follow your instructions, thoughts and insights. Oops did I call myself a dummy again.
Oh well it is out now. You put all this into step by step instructional videos and you have yourself a pure gold mine.
love to you
Serenity (Oh Gifted One - hahaha)."
- Serenity Raven-Wolf (Medilixir Pty Ltd)
"During the early days I became fascinated by Simon Ford's drive and enthusiasm as he built his accommodation empire. What really impressed was when I heard that 2 customers actually slept in a park opposite one of properties whilst on a waiting list to be sure of getting a bed in one of his 15 hostels called "Sleeping With The Enemy".
He sold advertising to tourist operators, local bars and eateries for credits. He would advertise these business to his 300+ tenants on his website for credits that they earned by giving away free product to his customers. These credits were sold to tour operators, they would deliver back happy clients. Everyone would spread the word on tour about Sleeping with the Enemy - it was great cross promotion.
It was just brilliant. Every other hostel in town was undercutting each other to survive in a very competitive Sydney tourist market. Yet here was this guy who had 300+ beds in old buildings with old furnishings. He insisted they stay for a minimum 4 weeks if wanting a place and he made them all
clean his properties for him, then local businesses would give his customers FREE beer, pizza and travel as redemption for their cleanliness awards. It was an amazing sense of community spirit
For me, Simon's emergence as a guru internet marketeer it is not a surprise. Simon sold out his accommodation empire for millions and disappeared off the scene for 4 years.
So, when I heard he had written a book about leveraging social networks I got in touch with him again. We hooked up a few weekends back, he gave me the draft to read. Now, I'm not event marketer or social net worker but I couldn't put it down. In 3 hours I read every page, I just could not put it down."
- David Loughnan (The Poo Doctor)
"I'm pleased to recommend "Social Traffic" because I know how highly Simon values what he learns and how much he loves to share it.
I met Simon in STOMPERNET's state-of-the-art social marketing course last winter. I was caught by his no-nonsense congeniality and eager mind, and he quickly became a friend and mentor.
He reviewed and applied the SMART'S instruction toward a massive social media campaign to launch his new portal site, EventsListed.com. A true entrepeneuer, he put his heart and soul into it, focused to learn and test everything he could to create best effect.
For 10 months I've watched as he laid out this campaign on multiple levels across all platform and media types for almost 200 keywords, everything tested and refined for best effect. And still he made time to scout out new experts and academics of web culture and dug into the major networking platforms for their undiscovered potential.
"Social Traffic" represents Simon's hunt for quality knowledge through the nitty-gritty details of the web to acheive a big picture view of its emerging values and process; uniquely powered by a commitment to find and stay ahead of cutting edge social web practices.
Because of this he knows that your web credibility like his own is gained by sharing the highest value knowledge most effectively. Simply put, this is what "Social Traffic" is all about. "
- Pierre Faillettaz (DepthEvents)
"Hey Simon,
thanks for including me on the note, this is awesome stuff!
Anything that makes it easier to connect is a must and the tracking ability makes it so much more appealing.
I can't wait till this thing (these things) is (are) released. It will be interesting to see how it falls out, as Alex said, but the great thing about competition is it drives innovation.
Another great post."
- Effrim Volkoff (Wolf Business Group)
*NB This ebook is currently only available in English, *NB This ebook is in an executable file format and require you to download it, *NB Internet connection required, *NB Download time is dependent on internet connect, *NB This product has been tested on Windows XP & Vista
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