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John L. Dilbeck's Ramblings
Whatever strange and wonderful ideas tickle this big brain of mine.
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Being a voracious reader, I go through lots of news and stories. When I find one of interest that I think will benefit you, I write about it here. Your feedback is always welcome.
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October 2002
Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com updated
Posted by johndilbeck on Tuesday, October 29 2002 at 9:14 AM
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Today, I added products to the new Gorillas section at Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com.
If you're a fan of gorillas, in addition to these products, you can purchase books and videos about gorillas from my bookstore.
Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com updated
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, October 27 2002 at 4:47 AM
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New designs were added to the Fruit Crate Labels section. Quite a few more designs will be added to this section over the next few days.
Book of the Day
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, October 27 2002 at 1:59 AM
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Just about everyone knows about the phenomenal success of the Harry Potter books and movies.
Here's your chance to own books 1 through 4 in the Harry Potter Boxed Set.
It would make a wonderful gift for your resident wizard-in-training.
Art of the Day
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, October 27 2002 at 12:23 AM
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Buy this poster at Art.com
Sponsoring sections of EPage.com
Posted by johndilbeck on Friday, October 25 2002 at 11:53 AM
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Last week, I decided to sponsor several sections of EPage.com.
On the site, there are over 400,000 categories filled with millions of links, discussion forums, classifieds, and additional content. Join a discussion (It's free!) or post your own classified ad.
Subscribe to EPage content (EPagelets™) and earn money from your Web site. EPagelets provide compelling and dynamic content for your Web site, and are simple to install.
You can see some of these in action in my Directory, starting in the Arts and Crafts sections. I'll be adding more to other sections of JohnDilbeck.com.
You can create your own EPagelet to promote your Web site or service with just a few clicks. Subscribers will show your content all over the Web. Create your own affiliate program with EPage. You can also use our site sponsorship service to put your ad on specific Web sites.
EPage provides a marketplace for Web site content. Publishers can author EPagelets and pay subscribers as an incentive to install their EPagelet. Subscribers can earn revenue for installing an EPagelet on their Web site. Anyone can publish and subscribe to EPagelets.
EPage builds on the Open Directory Project and adds their own services to it. They also provide links to the ODP for you to submit your website. If you have a particular interest, there is a section (or several) that you'll find interesting. Find other websites in your interest area, or promote your site using their service.
At this point, it's new, but it's growing.
I'm happy to be one of the first sponsors and I look forward to watching EPage grow and prosper.
Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com Updated
Posted by johndilbeck on Friday, October 25 2002 at 11:39 AM
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Today, at Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com, a new section, Early Advertising Art was added. The first designs are in the Cigar Box Labels group.
New designs added to Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, October 20 2002 at 3:11 AM
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In the Animals section, I added new designs for badgers and chimpanzees.
Oil painted art reproductions
Posted by johndilbeck on Friday, October 18 2002 at 11:49 PM
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InterART - Number One rated gallery offering fine art reproduction of timeless masterpieces. Over 15.000 genuine oil reproductions, with huge selection on stock. - Why admire it when you can own it? [InterART Gallery]
New products added to Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com
Posted by johndilbeck on Friday, October 18 2002 at 11:46 PM
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I created a new Art Masterpieces section. First design added is the Mona Lisa.
New designs added to t-shirt store
Posted by johndilbeck on Wednesday, October 16 2002 at 5:57 PM
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New designs have been added to nearly all categories this month at Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com.
Last week, I added some designs to the Dating section. New designs are in the Freak and Freak Magnet sections.
Starting today, 10/16/2002, I'll be keeping a running list of what's new here and in the What's New? section of John Dilbeck's Shirts, Mugs, and Hats.
Today, I added new design to the Do It Yourself section, and started adding designs to the new Graphics Only Designs section of the Blacksmithing Designs part of the store.
What is this? Will it help you sell your product?
Posted by johndilbeck on Wednesday, October 16 2002 at 2:02 PM
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Something's up, and I'm not quite sure what it is going to be, but I know I'm interested in it.
Why?
Because of the two people who are involved. Both are marketing legends.
Mark Joyner is the international best-selling author of MindControlMarketing.com, a book that shot up to #1 on Amazon.com in less than 2 days, a testament to his writing and marketing skills.
(Let me say a couple of things here to clarify my position on this book. I haven't read it, but I intend to purchase it when I can free up some time. I loathe spam email marketing and some have accused him of this, but I don't see it. I've subscribed and unsubscribed to his lists in the past with no problems. I just clicked on my link, above, and read several negative reviews, but the overall rating is still over 4, which is excellent. So, I went to the Amazon.com site and read all the reviews. They seem to be split into "This is great" or "This sucks". The ones that rank it highly are people I respect. I've read their books, I've studied their websites. I've followed their techniques--at least some of them--with good results. The reviews of the "This sucks" variety are from people I've never heard of. I know that doesn't mean much since there are lots of people I've never heard of who are intelligent and capable of making rational judgements of their own. However, many of them are poorly written, and that leads me to disregard them. You should make your own judgements about this book. And remember, if you or I purchase this book from Amazon.com and don't like it, we can return it for a full refund. One thing is for certain. It has created a marketing firestorm and lots of controversy.)
Jay Conrad Levinson is the author of the outstandingly-succesful book, Guerrilla Marketing, and many others that help small businesses market their products and services successfully. Most of us don't have a lot of money to spend on advertising and publicity, so we have to be creative. These books have provided thousands of us with creative solutions to our marketing problems. I've been reading and using his books for over 20 years.
Now, both of them have teamed up. It's still brand new and they're only releasing some tantalyzing glimpses, but it's caught my attention. This is the first time I've ever signed up for a product without even knowing what it is, but I did that a few days ago. (Of course, I'm not a gambler, and they offer a money-back guarantee, and it's less than $4.00, so it's not much risk at this point.)
Here's an abstract from a letter Mark Joyner recently sent me that I'd like you to see:
Why will it only take 28 minutes a month for Guerrilla Marketing
Bombshells to increase your profits?
You'll have to click on the link to find out why the select few
who have seen the product plan are begging to get early access
to the product (sorry, no one can get access until the launch
date - click on the link below to find out when).
But, here are the top 3 reasons why it's vital that you sign up
now during the pre-launch phase:
1. Secure your position in the highest paying 2x15 forced matrix
in the industry. A full matrix pays (click below for answer) per
month.
2. This is a unique high-demand product that will be physically
impossible for anyone to duplicate. Brought to you by two names that are legends in the industry (click below to find out who).
3. You'll be given an opportunity to promote GMB before the
launch and pre-build your matrix. Pre-launch and launch dates
are: (click below for answer).
The product will be in high demand by anyone who wants to
generate more profit from their business. In fact, it will only
take 28 minutes a month. (That's less than a minute a day.)
Sign up here now.
So, it caught my attention.
Will it work for me? Will it work for you?
I don't know.
But I'm willing to invest $4.00 to see if it's something that will help me make lots more money. I've earned back many times my investments in books by these folks, and I'm looking forward to seeing just what this is all about -- and then putting it to use.
Click the link above, and see for yourself.
Many new t-shirts coming soon.
Posted by johndilbeck on Wednesday, October 16 2002 at 1:37 PM
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For the last couple of weeks, I've been working long, long hours creating new t-shirt designs for my t-shirt store (see link on the top of every page on this site).
Now that I've located a great source of art I can use (see the story a couple of articles below), I'm adding lots of graphics to the shirts, in addition to, or even instead of, text.
Some like words, some like pictures. I like both.
You're always invited to visit John Dilbeck's Shirts, Mugs, and Hats store.
Does Your Site Sell?
Posted by johndilbeck on Friday, October 4 2002 at 12:10 PM
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Perhaps the more important question is, "Does your site sell as much as you want it to?"
Many of us know how to build web sites, but don't know what to do to make them sell our products and services. If we have thousands or millions of dollars to spend for advertising, it's easier, but the rest of us have to be more creative.
I've been taking the courses Ken Evoy writes to promote his products (all of which I wholeheartedly endorse) and I've studied and implemented what I've learned in several of his ebooks. It takes time, but my sites are getting steadily-increasing traffic, more sales, and better results from the search engines.
I taught myself to build websites, but I learned how to market products and services on those sites from Ken Evoy.
He has just released a new course for folks who want to sell their services online. You can download his new free ebook version of the new Service Sellers Masters Course eBook and his other courses from my free ebooks page. Or, if you prefer, you can take the multi-part courses via email.
Does Your Site Sell? Learn how to sell more online with these free resources.
I found a great source for clip art and more
Posted by johndilbeck on Thursday, October 3 2002 at 8:29 AM
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I found a great site for clip art, photos, sounds, fonts, and more. For less than $8.00 for one week (less per week if you subscribe for longer periods) you can download as much as you'd like and use it on your website, advertising, commercial products such as t-shirts, and more, and you don't have to pay additional royalties or license fees. With over 2.5 million things to choose from, you're sure to find something that fits your needs. They have a great search engine to find just what you want in a short amount of time.
Use clip art and photos to illustrate your ads, ebooks, catalogs, and other products. Choose from fonts that help your message. All for one low fee. Subscribe for a week. Next month, or sometime later, when you need it, subscribe for another week.
They add several thousand new items every month.
If you need a great source of high quality art, you can subscribe for a year for less than $200.00 and download everything you need for the whole year.
I use this service and recommend it highly.
You can use their search engine to look for what you want before you purchase. If you need photos, clip art, web art, fonts or sound, you'd have a hard time finding a better source.
I own several CD collections of clip art and it always takes me hours to look through the books and images to find what I want. Here, you can search quickly and find something in minutes...or less.
Check it out today: ClipArt.com
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