Internet Marketing Tips from Denise Wakeman

Onethousandpaintings.com

I bought 847.  What a great idea for selling art.  I just discovered onethousandpaintings.com via Copyblogger and was immediately sold.  This young artist from Switzerland is selling 1000 paintings with the numbers 1 through 1000 painted on them.  You pick your number and purchase it.  He has a calculation for how much each painting is valued and priced based on numbers of paintings sold.

As more paintings sell, the prices go up.  He's received some recent coverage from Seth Godin and BoingBoing which has bumped his sales tremendously in the last couple of days.

Is it art?  In my view yes, and I may be biased since my degree is in art history, I managed several art galleries in the 1980's and worked in museums for several years.  I love this event and am happy to add 847 to my collection of small paintings.

NOTE: At this moment (7:49 a.m. PT) you can still get a high number for under $100.  I'll be watching Sala's progress today.

UPDATE: If you're wondering what this has to do with anything, read Brian Clark's excellent post on why the onethousandpaintings.com promotion works as it relates to copywriting, media, technology and art.

Copyblogger's Brian Clark Featured Guest

Conversations with Experts presents...

How Copywriting Skills Bring Both Traffic and Sales
Wednesday, May 31, 2006, 8:30 p.m. ET
Guest Expert: Brian Clark, Copyblogger

Why all the fuss about business blogging? Unlike the static websites of the early web, a business blog is a dynamic web presence that attracts new prospects, establishes a relationship with them, and allows them to effortlessly become a client or customer. 

A blog is a lead generation and customer relationship management tool all in one, but only if you tell a story that matters to your target market. 

Copywriting is the art of selling with words and getting people to take action —whether your goal is publicity or a sale —and it’s the secret to achieving your Internet marketing goals.

Brian Clark is a serial entrepreneur who makes his living from the Internet and the written word, thanks to his knowledge of copywriting and direct marketing.  Because Brian is not a copywriter for hire, he literally bets his own money on his writing every day, and he is sold on the benefits of blogging for business.  As a former attorney, Brian has been in the persuasion business his entire professional life, but enjoys going to work a whole lot more these days.

Register:  www.ConversationsWithExperts.com

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Net Neutrality/SavetheInternet.com Update

Email I received today.  Please read it its entirety.

The fight for Internet Freedom took a major step in the right direction yesterday.

A bipartisan majority on the House Judiciary Committee passed the "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act" -- a good bill that would protect Network Neutrality and prohibit large phone and cable companies from turning the Internet into their private domain.

Yesterday's vote is a milestone in our campaign. It would have been unthinkable just four weeks ago -- when we lost a vote on Net Neutrality in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

In the weeks since that first vote, we have ignited a prairie fire across America. And Washington is beginning to feel the heat:

• More than 700 groups from all 50 states are now a part of the SavetheInternet.com Coalition - a diverse list that includes MoveOn.org, the Christian Coalition, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Consumers Union and the American Library Association
• A-list musicians such as REM, Moby, The Roots and the Dixie Chicks have joined the coalition with many more to be announced soon.
• Major U.S. newspapers -- including the San Jose Mercury News, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times and Houston Chronicle -- have written editorials supporting our position.
• More than 5,000 bloggers have linked to the SavetheInternet.com Web site and blog -- urging their readers to take action on this issue.
• And yesterday, the Coalition's petition drive surpassed 750,000 signatures.

Ezines are not dead

You may think that because we are so gung ho on blogs that we've given up on ezines, but nothing could be further from the truth.  An ezine is an integral part of our marketing strategy and should be part of yours too.

In fact, we have a very detailed ebook called Secrets of Successful Ezines: A Guide to Writing and Publishing an Ezine that Gets Results. You may not be aware of it with all the attention its younger sister ebook on blogs is getting!

The ebook is delivered in three parts:
1.  How to create and write your own ezine
2.  Interviews with Successful Ezine Publishers
3.  Sample Ezines

Since it's the end of the month and a holiday weekend here in the U.S., we decided to have a month end sale on the Secrets of Successful Ezines ebook.  For 4 days only, you can get Secrets of Successful Ezines at a $30 discount, and pay only $57.  That's a savings of nearly 35%.

We won't take up your time with a long email touting the benefits of the ebook.  You can take a look for yourself by clicking on this link:

http://snipurl.com/Ezine_Ebook

Note: the only way you can get the discount is if you use this link.  And the link expires on Monday, May 30 at midnight Eastern time.  You won't see any mention of this discount on the website.  The discount will be applied to your order when you click on the Check Out button.

Finally, save this date...

Wednesday, June 28 at 8:30 p.m. ET, we will be conducting a 90 minute teleseminar on how to build your ezine list.  More details will be coming soon.

So what are you waiting for?

Grab your copy of Secrets of Successful Ezines now.  Then mark your calendar for the list building teleseminar.  You'll have plenty of time to create your ezine and you'll be ready for the class in June.

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To your online success,

Denise and Patsi

P.S.  Wait!  There's one more thing.  If you purchase the ebook now, you'll also get a $10 discount on the teleseminar.  It will priced a $27 and you'll be able to attend for only $17.  Plus, you'll get a complimentary CD with a recording of the class.  Can't beat that.  http://snipurl.com/Ezine_Ebook

NET NEUTRALITY Update

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      

May 25, 2006

NET NEUTRALITY COALITION APPLAUDS HOUSE JUDICIARY BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 25, 2006 – The House Committee on the Judiciary today passed legislation to protect Internet consumers against discrimination on the Internet. H.R. 5417, the “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006”, was introduced last week by F. James Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the Committee, and John Conyers Jr., Ranking Member of the Committee.

The following statement may be attributed to the ItsYourNet coalition, a broad and diverse coalition of Internet companies including Amazon.com, eBay, Google, IAC/InterActiveCorp and Yahoo! as well as consumer groups, small business organizations, trade associations, innovators and entrepreneurs, public interest organizations, individual content creators, family and religious groups and others, all fighting to preserve and protect the open Internet:

“Today is a great day for the Internet. Today, the U.S House of Representatives' Committee on Judiciary passed H.R. 5417, "The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006", which ensures that the Internet will continue as a vital force for innovation and economic benefit for all Americans. This bi-partisan bill, sponsored by Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner and Ranking Member John Conyers, recognizes the importance of meaningful and enforceable Net Neutrality legislation that will protect the rights of millions of Internet users. As the name of this legislation underscores, Congress has a duty to protect the longstanding and fundamental laws that govern the Internet and protect all of its users against discriminatory practices. We are grateful that the Judiciary Committee has ensured that our nation's communications policies preserve the open Internet, and on behalf of our millions of users and communities, we thank Chairman Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member Conyers, and all of the Members of the Committee on the Judiciary on this most important achievement.”

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For interviews or questions, contact:
Catherine Castro
Qorvis Communications, on behalf of Net Neutrality
Direct: (703) 744-7839 / Cell: (202) 230-2200