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Top 100 Marketers 2008 - A list
Top 100 Marketers 2008

I came across a tweet on Twitter (↑) this Saturday that said something like this,
“Top 100 Online Marketers in 2008.”

I was foolish enough to follow the link and took a look at the list. At first, I thought, “Well, a lot of guys I know, I write about on my E-Biz Booster Blog, not bad…”

Of course, this was only the first impression.

Here's a glance of the people that you might know from my blog. As you can see I have blogged about most of them.

100. Mike Filsaime 96. Jonathan Mizel 84. Brad Fallon and Andy Jenkins 65. Joel Comm 59. Gary Vaynerchuk 45. Frank Kern 41. Chris Garrett 33. John Jantsch 30. Michel Fortin 28. Matt Cutts 26. John Reese 14. John Chow 11. Jeremy Schoemaker also known as ShoeMoney 9. Darren Rowse 7. Aaron Wall 2. Guy Kawasaki


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Email Marketing Tips - Edition 16

Update on Feb. 8, 2013: Deleted all entries with outdated tips or broken links.

Welcome to the sixteenth edition of email marketing tips on January 20, 2009.

The first edition of email marketing tips in 2009 is packed with information. I am not talking about the number of blog posts that I am featuring. No. I have thrown out almost all that got submitted. What's left is worthy of your attention and time. Lean back, read and enjoy.

At this time I am considering probably changing the schedule to one carnival every three weeks. We will see. I did not make up my mind on this so far. Only one fact remains unchallenged. I tend to keep the quality of this carnival up and will only give you noteworthy articles to read.

Already in 2008 I featured many articles that were not submitted by their authors but were rather found by myself on the internet. I see this trend might continue, because at least 85% of the submitted articles don't qualify according to my set quality standards.
“Less is more in that respect!”

I also will add more video to the blog in general and this carnival as well.

Today's categories are as follows:
  • Copywriting
  • Email Marketing For Bloggers
  • Code Of Practice

copy writing


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Email Marketing Tips - Edition 15

Update on Feb. 8, 2013: Deleted all entries with outdated tips or broken links.

Welcome to the fifteenth edition of email marketing tips on December 12, 2008.

When I showed this carnival edition to my assistant Jennifer before I published it she said, “This is really a noteworthy issue for concluding the series this year.” Right, my friends, the year 2008 is almost over and I will take a break from this carnival for one month. You should take a break too and enjoy Christmas and New Years Eve with your family. Therefore, the next edition #16 will be published next year on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009. See you then after “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”

Today's categories are as follows:
  • Code Of Practice
  • Strategy
  • Email Marketing For Bloggers
  • Copywriting

Let's dive right into it. Aweber has some terrific tips for you. That's why I put this category to the front this time.

Code Of Practice




Strategy

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Email Marketing Tips - Edition 14

Update on Feb. 8, 2013: Deleted all entries with outdated tips or broken links.

Welcome to the fourteenth edition of email marketing tips on November 26, 2008.

This time I have received almost twice as many posts. Unfortunately even more off-topic posts. Here is what's left. The categories in this edition are:
  • chris garrett's tip
  • copywriting
  • code of practice
  • general tips



email marketing for bloggers by Chris Garrett


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Tribes - Questions And Answers (QA)

Tribes - Questions And Answers
An Awesome Free E-Book

It's official!



Seth Godin has just announced and published the second e-book created by his online community -- his Triiibe.


It's free!

It's a collection of questions and answers about the concept of tribes, the history of tribes, tribes in business, tribes in every day life,…

If we have left something out. Let us know. Leave a comment here on the blog.

Yes, I can say “we”. I am one of the many contributors.

Maybe the Polish former president Lech Wałęsa will call me up and say, “Dziękuję” (Polish, English: Thank you), because I am responsible for getting his name into the e-book. Lech Wałęsa was an ordinary electrician before he became the tribe leader of Solidarność (Solidarity), the first independent union in formerly communistic Poland.

Tribes work in politics and they work in business and other areas. It's based on human nature.


Do you want to know how?

Then download the Tribes - Q&A E-book. It's free. Seth wrote,
“Not only is there a juicy insight on every page, but I'm comfortable saying it's the best designed PDF I've ever seen, worth making into a template for your next project.“
--Seth Godin




Do you have additional questions?

Then drop me a note or a comment here on the blog and I will try to get you an answer. I have the power of Triiibes backing me up.

Personally I am most interested in application of the tribes concept for marketing and business.

If your question fits these categories, there's a better chance I'll do find answers for you. However, no promises here. (If you want to give me a bribe for increasing your chances, go ahead. There is a “Buy me a coffee“ link below this post. But I warn you! I need at least 3 cups of coffee a day. …get the hint?)

Now download the e-book.

A couple of weeks ago, I have written a review about the book Tribes, and I have linked to the case-study e-book. You might want to check it out. You also can buy the book Tribes from there. If you haven't already.

Enjoy!

Yours
John W. Furst

Email Marketing Tips - Edition 13

Update on Feb. 8, 2013: Deleted all entries with outdated tips or broken links.

Welcome to the thirteenth edition of email marketing tips on November 10, 2008.

This week's edition comes to you two days early. Better than late,… What do you think?

My favorite article this week has been written by Yaro Starak, who explains to us how he profited big time from better targeting the message to his readers. Improving the conversion rate of your email campaigns is almost like free money. It's amazing, but over time you can give yourself a great pay raise. One that your boss — if you still have a boss — could and would never give you.

Of course, I continue with Chris Garrett's tips as well and finally I contribute two posts of my own as well. The categories of today's issue are:
  • featured article
  • tools and services
  • strategy
  • email marketing for bloggers by Chris Garrett
  • code of practice


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