DAY #176 -- Launch: T-33 Days!

What do I do? How do I start?

The most asked question when someone joins any Affiliate, Income or Network marketing program. This is also the question most of our Members will ask: How do I generate more traffic to my website, online store and/or local establishment?

UPDATE: Wednesday, 30-Nov-2005 10:30 AM

First a flashback! I remember that day like it was yesterday. It was a Sunday, very early AM. I woke up at 2AM or 3 AM to do my paper route. I was a freshman in High School in Columbus, Ohio.

It was a very chilly AM. Several hours later I finished delivering around 300 papers and grabbed a cup of tea my Mother made and sat in front of the TV. The date was 04/12/81 (the 12th of April 1981) and I just sat in awe as the first space shuttle got ready at the pad --something I had read about for years --was getting ready for STS-1. The count down clock said "- (time to launch!)" and was ticking away – 9, 8, 7…

Today, I wanted to setup my launch timer as well. I did. It says "T-33" and what do you know --The number 33 propped up. It's not a fascination with Rolling Rock Beer or something. Just that I like numbers and this is one of those numbers. Anyway, the countdown is on. There are 33 days to go!

In my "TO DO" list I have some database work in store for today. And I need to complete my report for the Member areas that outlines how they can "pay their mortgage using Google".

Anyway, that report will *not* be posted here. Sorry. It is only available to the paid Members of the Network!

Ok, now on to work. Some good stuff. No, some great stuff to talk about. Let me shut up and get there.

All right...

The first question when anyone starts a business is "What do I do next? How do I get customers to my store? How do I get visitors to my website?" Well, I have now spent over a year and just about 200 days of updates discussing a part of that.

Only by trying will one know what to do... Well, that's easy for me to say. But for "Joe Smith" or "Ken Yee" or "Jill Euro" or who ever, it's not that easy.

What they want is something quick, something that works. So, I have to try to deliver something that works just like that.

There are FOUR CLEAR SOLUTIONS to this age old dilemma:

1> The Business Plan within the Maxsimo Network. As an IR, this is your focus. To execute your plan you need to do what is advised as a Member: You need to build a site and link back to various parts of the Network that benefits targeted visitor of the site that you build.

I have built such an example, and it was done primarily for one reason: This site is terrible as a FOCUS site --one that delivers traffic, keeps the interest of a reader for one purpose, etc. The visitors here are basically doing a "drive by" and saying "that's nice" --then going about doing what they wanted to do.

(A bit of that will change when I institute a mailing list and make the site "sticky" but the benefit of that will take a bit of time.)

You can take a look at http://www.businesscreditbuilding.com >> a term that is searched over 8,000 times in various ways online each month. Now I have IR MS from Colorado, USA working on it and he has taken over the site and will "search engine optimize" it and get it moving. We'll offer a service to Members via the site. Most likely kept free as part of Membership.

What you need to do is create a unique, focused solution like it OR update one that you already have.

2> Whatever your own online or store business: As a Member, this is your focus. Our IRs will help you on your journey by delivering traffic and when you apply our tools to the store, more sales. All delivered by our IR as part of their work.

3> Lastly, our own tools:

Affiliate*MINT: http://www.affiliatemint.com will allow you to setup up to 33 business, affiliate, referral, network, etc. type links to make money from. As a member, you can promote your own programs.

AUTO*Referrals: http://www.autoreferrals.com will allow the same but with a “different look and feel”. The setup will be free (both services) and that will allow a lot of new and trial users who want to take a look first.

MAXSiMO.COM: http://www.maxsimo.com is a Global Discount Card™ that enables you to contact via the user area our members and offer them a savings, a discount, a special offer, a “pat-on-the-back” –a thanks for being a customer!

MAXSiMO.NET: http://www.maxsimo.net is our IR portal. It’s setup and going. There is a site setup there. Make sure to use it in your advertising.

BiiG.COM: http://www.biig.com is our portal for search. This is a new format search that will feature ONLY the BEST SITES for a given key word(s) and it will be managed by our IR, 100% with the help of our staff. Imagine the POWER @ YOUR FINGERTIPS!

Lastly, there is ROBO*banner: http://www.robobanner.com which will feature ads in a unique way on a network of sites. ROBO*banner will multiply your targeted reach for sales by pointing user to the exact products based on key words that you input.

ONE NOTE: Just about all of our products and services that help our Members in their online and bricks & mortar stores are paid for AFTER a sale is made!

NOW, the 4 TH METHOD: It is very special and the GOLD Member area will have a special WHITE PAPER on just the subject and how to proceed with it. THE METHOD is PARTNERSHIPS. I’ll explain why a partnership is the hottest way to proceed with business success. This will be done in the GOLD Membership Area.

This is why the Maxsimo Network is the place to be!

Getting Back to WHAT to DO:

MORE ABOUT #3: The idea is to post our tools and link to our services and by doing that you'll have people join the network. At this time, with 33 days to launch, we have only 2 active tools. By launch time, we plan to have 3 or 4 at least in beta mode.

A. The reports. The first one is up later today.

B. The sign up site that you got with the Maxsimo Network Account.

Soon, you'll see the Affiliate*MINT and AUTO*referrals added and those will generate automated signups to what you want to do or sell.

Then Maxsimo.com, BiiG.COM and ROBO*banner will be added. We will add more automated sites --traffic generators, but now PRIMARY TOOLS.

Anyway, the BUSINESS PLAN is to setup the tools, services and applications on your site and then let the products do the work. Addi

Well, that is easy for me to say. But take a guy living somewhere in Tasmania, Australia, probably out on a farm and living in a very small community --what does he do? What is *his* business plan?

Well, let's make a business plan:

First of all, what does this guy out in Tasmania, Australia like? I really have no clue. All I know is that he is a Member, and he has trusted me to aide his business, his dreams, his aspirations by "providing guidance" and to that I reply:

Mister, what is it that interests you greatly?

What is it that you would love to talk about 'til tomorrows sun rise?

Now, in my case, I asked the same question. And I came back with several answers. I love my work. However, I don't talk about work when I am at a party or with friends. I may talk about the discount card, but that is about it.

I could talk about family, life, etc. for the web site, but that is TOO BROAD of a subject. In the end I settled on FISH. Yes, the ones that swim around and go belly up sometimes. Well, in my case, since I was around 8 when I got my first tank, they don't go belly up. They keep growing and having a wonderful life. Once again, you see "I LIKE to grow things..." Ok, enough of that. Anyway, the point is I like fish. Now I don't have a tank because I made this promise that I will NOT get a tank until I meet my goals. I will hold to that.

So, I want a tank. Then I will do the following: I will create a website that documents EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS TANK -Everything. From STEP ONE --the plan to build it. Actually, let me say STEP ONE: Tank Building = NEGOTIATING with WIFE on the SIZE. She'll want something around 100 gallons -around 400 L and I want 1400 L -roughly 300 US gallons. Will there be a compromise? I might have to, unless she goes on a trip or off to her parents and I can build it while she's away!

Ok, the plan is set. I'll build a site about my TANK. Everything about it. Now to "Mister" from Tasmania -- What is *your* tank? What is your passion? What is that you like to read about, learn about? What is it that you will email your kids and say "Papa worked on this --take a look" What is it?

My advise is that as an IR or Member you setup a site like this and then come into the ADMIN of BiiG.COM and setup a KEY WORD PHRASE to link to it. That key word phrase is YOURS and will link to that site as long as fellow IR's think it is the BEST MATCH for that KEY WORD SET.

SITE OPTION ONE: Use a CMS program like MAMBO. Just search “Content Management System” on your favorite search engine and you’ll see many. Get a free one setup on your website and it will maintain all the services that you need to do. For example, I plan to setup MAMBO to manage something that looks like a BLOG where I put text, pictures, drawings and diagrams up. I also plan to have a mailing list where I update users to site changes and special products.

SITE OPTION TWO: Create a directory like look for a page or two of links to other sites with SUB CATEGORIES. For example, I might make something like this:

Marine Fish

-Large

a. Type1

b. Type2

c. Type, Etc.

-Small

-Invert

-Plants

-Animals

-Live Rock

Freshwater Fish

-Large

-Small

-Plants

-Accessories

a. Filter

b. Lighting

c. Stands

Above is a basic directory and following the above method, you’d link to all the BEST SITES OUT there. Then on the sides, bottom, etc. where advertising can be placed, link back to the Maxsimo Network.

NOW SOME SPECIFICS on doing WHAT I SUGGEST:

1. Pick a subject or place or a place and subject that you are passionate about (that you think/work on/know about). Now, as I said this, a light bulb went off and I can see someone making a list of "EVERYTHING ABOUT PORN" -- well, that is OK, but keep this in mind. I hope your site is MORE INFORMATIONAL than EXPOSITIONAL. Having a site that is just an "exposition" will FLUNK OUR test, and an INFORMATIONAL SITE *may* pass it. Sorry, I am not be the final word on this. Some Members are and I cannot tell you what they will think. I will talk to them, so, as long as the site is INFORMATIONAL, you may pass!

OPTION "A":

2. Then make a directory about it. Only use HTML and images. Keep a look that is clean and clutter free. It can be like a WIKI, sort of like WIKIPEDIA.

User Ease: 3 from 1 to 10 -- EASY! Anyone can do it. Junior high stuff.

OPTION "B":

3. Get a CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) and publish the directory as part of it. You'll be able to add a lot more to a content management system --much more than what is said here, can cover any topic that you want.

User Ease: 7 -- High school stuff. Mostly dealing with MySQL databases. However, with a good hosting management system, this is very easy.

What we'll do: In my opinion the greatest way to search the Internet and all information for that matter has NOT been established yet. YET!

I cannot get into depth about what I propose, but what I propose involves you --Members and IRs.

Here is what I need you to do: Based on your subject of interest, create a site and then start researching the links on it.

WHAT WE WILL DO: (Sorry, the company) will create a site that will link to your DIRECTORY in a very special way that I will disclose. For a very special reason this will become the STANDARD WAY to SEARCH THINGS in a FEW YEARS. Just remember where it was mentioned first.

BTW, you don't need to buy a domain just for this. Perhaps, you have one. If you do you can do this: create my_site/directory*/index.html

* You will be given a VERY SPECIAL NAME to call it. It's a TRADEMARKED NAME and no one else can use it --ONLY Members/IR's of the Network!

All the content that you create for our network to link to MUST BE HELD in a directory called “biig” like this:

/biig/index.html

/biig/index.php

/biig/index.asp

/biig/some_file_name.some_file_extension.

Once you do that return to our network and start to link from our search and management system back to the site you have created or are managing.

End of QUICK START KIT

It was a lot of writing and thinking about the needs to individuals who'll work with us. But, it is also the FIRST REVISION! I think after about 3 more, during the month of December, I can be happy that it's done.

CLOSING THOUGHT: What a month! What a fantastic month. After so many years of software glitches, I had smiles and smiles this month. Pause. Major knock on wood!... And now to get the rest of the story done.

Ok, that's it today. Got to go! Sam's taking a break. OUT!

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