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I'm currently sitting in 1st PLACE in a contest and there's a "bounty" on  my head to see if anyone can topple me by  Monday, Aug. 30th at Noon EST. and it's based on getting people to signup for this FREE Gift Here: http://infiniteevolutioncenter.com/endorses/conversion

Now here's a question that my 9-year old daughter Marina (a mini marketer herself) asked me last night:

"Mommy, what's more important - winning or helping people on your list?"

Whoa! Indeed!

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Now, you have to understand a little background as to why she'd even ask this question…

First, I've always played a little game with these leads contests that only a few people know about.

I don't count winning prize money as part of my income - it's a perk that I've always used as a learning experience for our two daughters.

So anytime I win a leaderboard contest - the money goes to them. And it's NOT for a toy or some "fluff" that will be forgotten on a shelf in a week - we usually pick something together that we'll enjoy as a family - building a memory, having a learning experience together or something that will enhance our lives or someone else's life.

The message has always been: Set a goal, work to achieve it and when you succeed use the rewards to better yourself or others.

Cool message that always worked real well… until recently which brings me to my second point…

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DISCLAIMER ALERT FROM STEPHANIE:
My phenomenal, adorable hubby talked me into having some fun and posting this for the world to see WITHOUT me editing for spelling, grammar or punctuation. I had to take a sedative, but I did it… and ONLY because there are some valuable tips here and I'm too busy to wrestle him to the ground and let me edit it like I've done for every sentence he's written over the past 5 years! Hahahahaha!

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So here goes…

We all know of the traffic and List building qualities of a properly done blog but most people hit a roadblock when they are out in the deep niches where they should be finding some great affiliate products to promote. Of course they go for the quick Google Adsense and amazon and clickbank widgets, but if you are in a true niche they are only a small part of really monetizing it.

Join us on a Journey to add some unique things to a blog that is by no means in the main stream or would ever be recommended by the self-called experts out there. But guess what it does something that most recommended things never do, it makes money every day even when it’s forgotten for a few months at a time.

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Right before I was getting ready to leave for the Jelly Belly Factory tour in Fairfield, CA the other day, I was having a discussion with another marketer about the misconception a lot of people have about "freebie seekers" and in general the bad rap that "Free ANYTHING" has been getting lately in Internet Marketing circles.

Coincidentally, as the day progressed, my position on this subject was reinforced magnificently and like all good marketers I spent most of the tour pondering the techniques that were being used on me (quite successfully I might add) and thinking about writing this very blog post about it when I returned home.

First, before we move one step further together - understand the following:

1. I don't even like jelly beans all that much!
2. Using freebies in marketing is not new - it's been around since the dawn of time
3. There are 2 sides to the "free" debate - and together we'll address them both today

So let's get started…

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There's a raging debate going on amongst my marketing colleagues recently, but as near as I can tell - none of them have put this issue to their subscribers. So I thought today, I'd ask you to weigh in on the subject and give me your opinions - because for me, that's the one that counts most!

At issue here is the topic of Email Subject Lines…

We all know that IM is fiercely competitive and a lot of people are vying for your attention in your Inbox daily. So it seem that for many marketers, the gloves have come off and the subject lines have gotten more, um, shall we say… extreme?

Instead of simply being creative or compelling, some marketers have started using lines like:

You've got commission (…when you don't)
Here are your order details Sally (…when you haven't bought anything)
Hi Joe - RESPONSE REQUIRED (…when it's not an opt-in confirmation email)

And so on… I'm sure you've seen the ones I'm talking about.

Essentially, the email subject line is designed to trick you into opening it - or at the very least to make you think that opening the particular email is the second step in something you already initiated.

But here's were the debate gets interesting…

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