Entries from October 1, 2007 - November 1, 2007

Driving Traffic to Your Blog at No Cost

Hi,

I get a lot of questions from people about how they can get more traffic to their websites without breaking the bank. Whether you’re promoting a program, building your own email list, or wanting more traffic to your blog, advertising and marketing is obviously a huge part of the equation.

Most of the ‘methods’ I’ve tried have been a waste of time, but over the years I’ve found several very useful resources that don’t cost anything and bring me daily traffic that turns into sales.

One in particular is worth knowing about. It only takes a moment to get signed into it (at no cost) and from there you can quickly put up some ads to your blog or a program like Agloco (or anything else) and start seeing results from your ads. Here is the link: http://www.RenegadeSupport.com

You create your account at the lower right side of the site. Then start some advertising.

In the next couple weeks we’ll be launching a free marketing training program called Renegade University. One of the video tutorials at the University will be teaching you how to set up your advertising at that location I give above. It’s fairly simple but many people appreciate the extra help. I’ve successfully used this for several years and have learned a few tricks that consistently give me great results.

Be sure to use the entire link above or you’ll miss out on that additional free training coming out in a few weeks.

Until next time, keep moving forward with your goals online. The money is real if you do real work.

Partners in success,

Mike Klingler

www.networkmarketingsolved.com

Posted on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 06:37AM by Registered CommenterMike Klingler, www.MarketingMerge.com | Comments Off | PrintPrint

Driving Traffic to Your Blog at No Cost

Hi,

I get a lot of questions from people about how they can get more traffic to their websites without breaking the bank. Whether you’re promoting a program, building your own email list, or wanting more traffic to your blog, advertising and marketing is obviously a huge part of the equation.

Most of the ‘methods’ I’ve tried have been a waste of time, but over the years I’ve found several very useful resources that don’t cost anything and bring me daily traffic that turns into sales.

One in particular is worth knowing about. It only takes a moment to get signed into it (at no cost) and from there you can quickly put up some ads to your blog or a program like Agloco (or anything else) and start seeing results from your ads. Here is the link: http://www.RenegadeSupport.com

You create your account at the lower right side of the site. Then start some advertising.

In the next couple weeks we’ll be launching a free marketing training program called Renegade University. One of the video tutorials at the University will be teaching you how to set up your advertising at that location I give above. It’s fairly simple but many people appreciate the extra help. I’ve successfully used this for several years and have learned a few tricks that consistently give me great results.

Be sure to use the entire link above or you’ll miss out on that additional free training coming out in a few weeks.

Until next time, keep moving forward with your goals online. The money is real if you do real work.

Partners in success,

Mike Klingler

www.networkmarketingsolved.com

Posted on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 06:33AM by Registered CommenterMike Klingler, www.MarketingMerge.com | Comments Off | PrintPrint

Thoughts after talking with Brian Greenwald Today

I just spoke with Brian Greenwald. He'll be sharing his comments in the Official Blog soon.

In our conversation, he reiterated that we're at an important and critical point with the Ask.com deal. That deal is the first big step in creating revenue for the community.

Remember, the revenue hasn’t started yet so the money we get for June, July and August is a GIFT from Agloco. They didn’t have pay anything for those months because there was no positive cash flow yet!

So Brian and I agreed that the present payment plan announcement for June, July and August is just a starting point.

I want to repeat something very important here that many members haven’t considered:

The payments for June, July and August were announced before Agloco has gotten into a profitable position.

Since Agloco's entire model for paying members is based upon bringing in positive cash flow, it is VERY premature to expect making any kind of worthwhile compensation for our hours in June, July and August.

I think that most people may not understand the payment distribution announcement.

They could have just as easily announced that we would make NOTHING for June, July and August because Agloco made nothing. In actuality that is what they could have done and completely remained in integrity.

They had always stated Agloco will not pay the members until they have the positive cash flow to do it. They are being EXTREMELY generous to be offering any form of compensation for June, July and August at all. I think there are a lot of people who don't understand this very important point. People are angry when they should be saying ‘Thank You!’

Agloco is basically giving us money, as little as it may be, when they didn't have to. They are giving us money in anticipation of revenues from Ask.com. They'll be paying us for June, July and August 2007 hours using money they make AFTER October 2007. I want to repeat because it’s so important to understand: They did NOT have to do this.

They are giving us EXTRA money to show good faith.

I created the Leader Blog (and called it The Leader Blog), and I talked a lot of the importance of Vision---because I knew that the founding members in this community had a very unique and special role if Agloco was to succeed.

I have always thought of Agloco was an experiment with no guarantees, but because it did not require an investment I chose to promote it. When I decide to do something I put my entire heart into it. I liked the opportunity and potential over the long-run. I liked the uniqueness of it. I liked the challenge I could take on to try to do my part to help people through the hard times that I knew would come in these early stages.

When I chose to promote Agloco I didn't decide to do it half-way. And I didn't only decide to promote it. In fact, I have done VERY LITTLE of promoting Agloco for my own gain. Most of the energy I have put into Agloco has been for the entire community. At my blog, for example, there has never been a link to my Agloco sign up page. All referrals go to people who have contributed to the blog.

Of course I have promoted my blog and myself along the way--that's what business and networking is all about. If your intention is to provide value to others this is a positive thing that everyone should consider. It’s something you must do if you’re going to be very successful in business.

I decided that I would do my best to remind the community to apply long-term vision and to follow through during the early stages of the company, which we are still in right now.

Until Agloco is in a positive cash flow situation it is vulnerable. The quality of people in the community will determine, more than anything else, what happens next.

This is the most critical and exciting time of all for us as a community. More than ever we need to be calm and see this through so that Agloco can have time to get into a profitable position.

I have been surprised to see Agloco attract so many great members who have positive natures and leadership skills. Typically, when an opportunity requires no investment it doesn’t attract these types of people. But the uniqueness and potential of Agloco has clearly grabbed the curiosity and interest of some great people.

There will always be the people on the other side of the fence who focus on all the reasons why something won't work. We needn't put any energy into them. There is no need to even address them, or respond to them directly. But don’t misunderstand what I just wrote to mean you can’t share your opinions when you disagree with something or have concerns. That’s different than being here to sabotage the community.

Agloco could fail. So what. I am here to play a part in making it succeed. I wouldn't have typed one post if I wasn't here to make a positive contribution.

When you read someone's post just ask yourself, "Why are they here?" Are they here to make a positive contribution or is it something else. Maybe a member who has supported Agloco will get upset. That’s OK. But I’m talking about the people who are consistently here to sabotage the community.

Some people here will misunderstand what I have written and think I said that you can't discuss something negative in nature about Agloco's decisions. I didn't say that.

Nothing is perfect and Agloco is no exception. If you feel something needs to be addressed or changed, I agree, of course, talk about it!

It may even seem negative at times. That is fine. You may get upset. That is understandable.

What I am suggesting, however, is to ask yourself what the overall intentions are when others post here --- are they contributing overall in a positive way to Agloco and our community? If so, let's collaborate with them. If they are down, help lift them up or help them see another side of things.

If they are NOT here to benefit the community overall, I suggest we dismiss them and do not give power to them by responding in any way directly.

You can always respond to the issues they raise by addressing the entire community, as you'll notice I started doing months ago. For example, if someone who is clearly not contributing positively to Agloco makes rude comments about me or others, I will never reply directly to them. But if they raised questions or issues in other posts I might address those issues to the community (but not by addressing them).

It is important that we work together to create a constructive flow in this blog as much as possible and these are some suggestions that I offer. If you have any other suggestions about how we can work together to create a positive and constructive environment here please share them as well!

So let's continue forward. Let's see how well Ask.com does for us. If it doesn’t do well I hope we have enough leadership here in the community to give Agloco even more time. All we have to do is use the view bar and encourage others to do the same. Our role is quite simple. If we can hold it together as leaders Agloco will have enough time to create positive cash flow. Then we will deserve the reward.

If Agloco doesn’t succeed, we will be as much a part of it as Agloco, if not more. Our job is so easy.

Let's not get too caught up in the discussion about the payment plan right now. It was a gift from Agloco to the community because they didn't have to pay us for June, July and August (since those were not positive cash flow months). It was free money. I'll take free money over 100 years if it's free.

Let's look forward to the future and see if Agloco can become a sustainable positive cash flow company. If it can we will expect to see real money paid in real time! Until then, keep those viewbars up!

Partners in success,

Mike Klingler

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Posted on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 12:57PM by Registered CommenterMike Klingler, www.MarketingMerge.com | Comments Off | PrintPrint

And yet, another post on Official Agloco blog today...

I thought it would be good to saturate the Official Agloco Blog today with some focus upon what Agloco is really all about and what it can offer to us.  Here's a 4th article I contributed to shed some light on Agloco today...

The viewbar is not ONLY a little bar on the bottom of your screen that rotates ads and pays you money per 5 hours of use to you and those you refer.

The viewbar is an opportunity to be a part of a community that moves together on the Internet to have economic power. With this economic power we can generate income for ourselves, once the community has grown large enough.

It’s not to that point yet. That’s why the first payment plan is not enticing. Nor could it be. It’s the future potential of this that’s enticing.

For the supportive founding members of Agloco, the view bar is much more than what a ‘average Joe’ will see it for. It is a tool that gives us a chance to be a part of something huge down the road.

We have already tasted the power of this economic network Ask.com. They’ve gotten tons of exposure. Unfortunately, they probably don’t pay for the exposure alone (I’m not sure how the partnership deal is written up); but none-the-less, I am sure that Ask has seen a significant result from their partnership already.

As we move around the Internet, together, as an economic community, we can really have some pull. As we grow, which we surely will over time, the revenue and ’special deals on products’ improves. As this happens, the founding members who have huge networks really get a big residual pay off.

I really hope I can buy the referral networks of those weak-minded founding members because they surely do not deserve to enjoy that future along side those of you who have supported Agloco.

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 12:51PM by Registered CommenterMike Klingler, www.MarketingMerge.com | Comments Off | PrintPrint

Another post on Blog today...

.. But Mike, I only have a few people in my network. How will I make big money?

You’ll do what Jason has done (who just recently joined) and you’ll start building your referral network.

But what do I tell them?

That Agloco is building a community that pays members for having the view bar on their computer. They haven’t started paying yet and no body knows how much they’ll get but it’s free to join and it’s fun to follow along with their progress. If they refer others and if Agloco can do well it could be some good money down the road. It’s free so here’s the link to sign up

But Mike, why will people keep the view bar if so much time will pass before they make money?

For the same reason people have a google bar, because they get used to it. Many will wonder if it will turn into something down the road. They’ll get used to the growing number of features on the view bar. Some will get rid of it. Some will keep it. That’s all we need to grow.

But Mike, if someone never refers anyone why would they keep it up? Other than the reasons I just explained, Agloco will have many special deals for the community. So even if someone never referred anyone down the road, they’ll get special offers on products and services, and the view bar will get ‘cooler and cooler. As Agloco gets more economic power one of the first things they can do is create little price discounts on things. This will be easier than paying a lot of money out. Many people will keep the viewbar or want the view bar for this alone.

Most people are not business minded. They are consumers. It’s going to be a lot easier, once Agloco gets a little bigger, for them to give incentives to consumers with discounts and such.

People will keep the viewbar if Agloco makes it over the next hurdle.

There are no guarantees in business except this:

If you focus on the positives and empower others your chances of success far outweigh your chances by focusing on the negatives.

For that reason, I encourage everyone here to focus on what Agloco is really all about. If you have stuck with it this long see it through. Let’s get Agloco to become large enough of a network to pay us well.

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 12:50PM by Registered CommenterMike Klingler, www.MarketingMerge.com | Comments Off | PrintPrint

Follow up post on Official Agloco Blog today

About Ask.com and Agloco’s partnership…

Agloco’s power is already substantial!

You know, it’s interesting, I remember when Ask.com used to be called AskJeeves.com

I went there a couple times about 5 or so years ago (maybe more). But I haven’t been there for a long time.

When Agloco announced that Ask.com was to become a partner, I went there a few times to check them out. Just think how many people in Agloco have done that this month. I am sure, no matter what happens from here with the Agloco-Ask partnership, that Ask.com will always remember the spike they got in late September–early October as members went to check it out.

That is powerful, everyone. It’s the first sign of what we are capable of as an economic network.

Can you wrap your mind around what has just hapenned, and the potential of it?

Ask.com immediately got more exposure to its site then it’s gotten in years. That is worth a lot on the Internet. How much it’s worth will depend on how big Agloco grows. How big Agloco grows will depend on how many members we have out there who have the ability to grasp and explain the vision of Agloco.

The vision is this:

The concept of Agloco is powerful. It is still alive right now. And if Agloco’s concept catches on big enough, it has the potential to gain a huge level of power on the Internet. If it does accomplish this, it will be among the most profitable companies ever in history.

In order for this to be accomplished we need some real leadership in the ranks. People with long term vision. People who can move others into action even if there isn’t a short term gain.

I have seen some of these leaders here in the blog.

I have no doubt that the Agloco management team has what it takes to pull off the vision. The question is if they have attracted enough leadership in the membership to pull it off.

How many people really get what Agloco is trying to do?

How many people will follow through even if they are not ‘bought off’ as All Advantage did.

From one leader to another, here is what we need to do:

Email your lists and tell them to check out Ask.com from their view bar.

Explain the vision. Explain the power of what just hapenned in the simplest terms you can.

Explain how Agloco just sent tens of thousands of people to ‘Ask.com’ and that we haven’t even started yet.

Explain that the current payment plan is just the beginning. Explain that if they continue to be a part of the community and help to grow it we will be able to take over the Internet.

Here’s what we need and I’ll be suggesting it to Brian when I talk to him on Wednesday…

It’s time to kick out the weak-minded. We’re going to put together a master mind group so we can develop some real leadership in this economic network.

It’s time to get rid of the people in this blog who lack vision and good nature.

It’s time for leadership!

~Mike Klingler

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 12:13PM by Registered CommenterMike Klingler, www.MarketingMerge.com | Comments Off | PrintPrint

My post on the Official Agloco Blog Today

I wanted to share my post with those who stop in here.  Before I make an official response to my understanding of the new payment plan I'd like a few more days to learn more.  My initial reaction?  I have good feelings about it overall, but of course 10 years is a long time!  In any case, I feel Agloco is a great concept and for the price you can't beat it!  FREE

I'll be talking with Brian soon and will write more about the payment plan after this.

Here is my post in the Official Agloco Company Blog today:

Whenever there is a 'free' program, or an opportunity that doesn't require a lot of effort or investment, it will attract a lot of people who have a 'negative mindset,' or people who want to recieve a lot for doing very little in return.

That is why Agloco's blog has a lot of comments that reflect a poverty consciousness.  There is nothing wrong with this and nobody need feel offended for falling into that category. 

Those who visit this blog are encouraged to make their own conclusions.  Here are some of the facts:

1. Agloco is free
2. Once you download the view bar you needn't spend a moment of your time dwelling on it unless  you choose to for entertainment purposes
3. If you refer a lot of people over time and Agloco does go on to generate substantial revenue you can position yourself for some great residual income over the long-run. 
4. It is still clearly possible to refer many memebers since many people have reported in this blog that they are still getting members (I just checked and see I have 12 for the month so far)
5. The current plan is the FIRST proposal to reward founding members.  It is not the final proposal.  It will improve as revenue improves.
6. And the last fact is perhaps the more empowering of all: 

We don't know if Agloco will be successful and we don't know if it will fail.  If you're a supportive founding member that isn't the discussion.  The discussion, as Jason pointed out, should be constructive.  Like, what do we think about getting shares vs. selling hours? 

It's OK to have opinions about the plan and to not like the current plan.  Point them out.  If you're not a supporting founding member, why do you bother to post here?  (answer:  you have nothing productive to do because your mind gravitates to negativity and you seek out situations to dwell on it where you can.. and to bring other people's minds to it).

I have always stated that Agloco is a start-up, and like all start-ups there is never 100% certainty for success.  Yet, Agloco is a great concept and if enough people keep up the viewbar and if certain things fall into place, such as a successful partnership with Ask.com, then Agloco has a real chance to compete on the Internet.  IF that happens then founding members have a real chance for a big reward down the road.

To say Agloco will fail is as rediculous as saying it will succeed.  That's not the discussion. 

The discussion is as Jason has proposed.  What do you think about forgoing shares in order to sell hours?

I would prefer shares; however, I am open for the buying and selling of hours.  My only question on this is: 

If I buy someone's hours for (let's say) August of 2007, is it possible that Agloco will ever offer more for them than the present set amount of 54 cents?  How does bonus payments fit into that equation?  Are those only referencing future hours or could they also be awarded for August 2007 hours in the future.

I'm not in as big of a hurry as some of you are to get answers to these questions. I think Agloco has a lot riding on the ask.com partnership and we should all be looking at that more than anything else right now.

And most of all, to all you leaders here... now is the time to step up and give some direction, ignore the weak-minded, and collaborate with the other leaders to create a constructive dialogue.

I believe Agloco is a great concept, whether it succeeds or fails economically.  I believe each of our lives are enriched when people put forth risk and effort to create something new, like the Agloco team has.  Nothing is perfect.  It's more about how you feel about the journey than anything else.

Partners in success,
Mike Klingler
www.theleaderblog.com

 

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 11:52AM by Registered CommenterMike Klingler, www.MarketingMerge.com | Comments Off | PrintPrint