Comments on: Techniques Direct Marketers Use To Ensure Success Before They Even Launch A Product. -With Chance Barnett http://mixergy.com/direct-marketing-techniques-launch/ Entrepreneurs you respect teach how they did it. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Why Local Search Has My Attention | Chance Barnett http://mixergy.com/direct-marketing-techniques-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-14584 Why Local Search Has My Attention | Chance Barnett Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:10:08 +0000 http://mixergy.com/?p=2334#comment-14584 [...] example, in my Mixergy interview with Andrew Warner on Ensuring Success Before You Launch I discuss evaluating your idea/product by testing it with Google search ads and using the results [...] [...] example, in my Mixergy interview with Andrew Warner on Ensuring Success Before You Launch I discuss evaluating your idea/product by testing it with Google search ads and using the results [...]

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By: Mixergy Interview – Chance Barnett http://mixergy.com/direct-marketing-techniques-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-14125 Mixergy Interview – Chance Barnett Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:45:07 +0000 http://mixergy.com/?p=2334#comment-14125 [...] you’re going to be doing internet marketing, you owe yourself to watch the following Mixergy interview of Chance Barnett. It’s just one [...] [...] you’re going to be doing internet marketing, you owe yourself to watch the following Mixergy interview of Chance Barnett. It’s just one [...]

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By: Startup to IPO: Why Few Companies Make the Leap and What We Can Learn from Them (Part 1) http://mixergy.com/direct-marketing-techniques-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-10684 Startup to IPO: Why Few Companies Make the Leap and What We Can Learn from Them (Part 1) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:01:12 +0000 http://mixergy.com/?p=2334#comment-10684 [...] the interview of Chance Barnett, the founder of GIG.FM, at Mixergy.com, Andrew and Chance mentioned that many [...] [...] the interview of Chance Barnett, the founder of GIG.FM, at Mixergy.com, Andrew and Chance mentioned that many [...]

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By: Aaron Wulf http://mixergy.com/direct-marketing-techniques-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-10589 Aaron Wulf Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:36:51 +0000 http://mixergy.com/?p=2334#comment-10589 This interview was, hands down, the BEST (and most informative) interview I've listened to on Mixergy, Andrew. Chance Barnett has become my new, favorite person to follow. I took over 20 pages of notes; that's 5 times more than I normally take with other interviews. His information and advice was worth more than gold, and there should've been an admission price to listen to what he had to say. <br><br>I have to say I went into this interview not knowing the first thing about landing pages, testing, and conversions, but by the end, I feel like I'm in an entirely different league thanks to the advice and info Chance shared; I wrote down every word he said. <br><br>I firmly believe you can classify business people into two categories now: People who do things the way everyone else does, and people who do things the way Chance does with testing, market research, and following the logical process before creating the product you "think" your customers want. One is a recipe for a likely failure, while the other is a recipe for a great success.<br><br>What was so interesting to me is that I learned why some of my products failed in the past. It's because I created them without first testing them, deciding who my exact customer was, and what their final story was - and whether it could solve a real problem for them. Instead, I created things that I thought there was a market for - when it was just an illogical guess. It's an invaluable lesson to learn early on in a business - and one I won't make the same mistake with again. There's a clear-cut science to this, and ignorance in the process is not bliss.<br><br>Additionally, I never thought you could do testing over the course of a single - or a few - days, with just three different ads, and a minimal budget. But now I know; it doesn't have to be a super-expensive proposition, and it can save you a ton of heartache (and a fortune) while increasing the likelihood of success 100-fold. <br><br>This interview was like an MBA crash course; it covered sales, marketing, conversions, branding, product development, target customers, and a whole lot more. Absolutely invaluable advice. <br><br>Great interview, Andrew, and thanks for being so candid and generous, Chance! I will look back at this as a pivotal moment -- and turning point -- in my business career. This interview was, hands down, the BEST (and most informative) interview I've listened to on Mixergy, Andrew. Chance Barnett has become my new, favorite person to follow. I took over 20 pages of notes; that's 5 times more than I normally take with other interviews. His information and advice was worth more than gold, and there should've been an admission price to listen to what he had to say.

I have to say I went into this interview not knowing the first thing about landing pages, testing, and conversions, but by the end, I feel like I'm in an entirely different league thanks to the advice and info Chance shared; I wrote down every word he said.

I firmly believe you can classify business people into two categories now: People who do things the way everyone else does, and people who do things the way Chance does with testing, market research, and following the logical process before creating the product you “think” your customers want. One is a recipe for a likely failure, while the other is a recipe for a great success.

What was so interesting to me is that I learned why some of my products failed in the past. It's because I created them without first testing them, deciding who my exact customer was, and what their final story was – and whether it could solve a real problem for them. Instead, I created things that I thought there was a market for – when it was just an illogical guess. It's an invaluable lesson to learn early on in a business – and one I won't make the same mistake with again. There's a clear-cut science to this, and ignorance in the process is not bliss.

Additionally, I never thought you could do testing over the course of a single – or a few – days, with just three different ads, and a minimal budget. But now I know; it doesn't have to be a super-expensive proposition, and it can save you a ton of heartache (and a fortune) while increasing the likelihood of success 100-fold.

This interview was like an MBA crash course; it covered sales, marketing, conversions, branding, product development, target customers, and a whole lot more. Absolutely invaluable advice.

Great interview, Andrew, and thanks for being so candid and generous, Chance! I will look back at this as a pivotal moment — and turning point — in my business career.

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By: Aaron Wulf http://mixergy.com/direct-marketing-techniques-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-9251 Aaron Wulf Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:36:51 +0000 http://mixergy.com/?p=2334#comment-9251 This interview was, hands down, the BEST (and most informative) interview I've listened to on Mixergy, Andrew. Chance Barnett has become my new, favorite person to follow. I took over 20 pages of notes; that's 5 times more than I normally take with other interviews. His information and advice was worth more than gold, and there should've been an admission price to listen to what he had to say. <br><br>I have to say I went into this interview not knowing the first thing about landing pages, testing, and conversions, but by the end, I feel like I'm in an entirely different league thanks to the advice and info Chance shared; I wrote down every word he said. <br><br>I firmly believe you can classify business people into two categories now: People who do things the way everyone else does, and people who do things the way Chance does with testing, market research, and following the logical process before creating the product you "think" your customers want. One is a recipe for a likely failure, while the other is a recipe for a great success.<br><br>What was so interesting to me is that I learned why some of my products failed in the past. It's because I created them without first testing them, deciding who my exact customer was, and what their final story was - and whether it could solve a real problem for them. Instead, I created things that I thought there was a market for - when it was just an illogical guess. It's an invaluable lesson to learn early on in a business - and one I won't make the same mistake with again. There's a clear-cut science to this, and ignorance in the process is not bliss.<br><br>Additionally, I never thought you could do testing over the course of a single - or a few - days, with just three different ads, and a minimal budget. But now I know; it doesn't have to be a super-expensive proposition, and it can save you a ton of heartache (and a fortune) while increasing the likelihood of success 100-fold. <br><br>This interview was like an MBA crash course; it covered sales, marketing, conversions, branding, product development, target customers, and a whole lot more. Absolutely invaluable advice. <br><br>Great interview, Andrew, and thanks for being so candid and generous, Chance! I will look back at this as a pivotal moment -- and turning point -- in my business career. This interview was, hands down, the BEST (and most informative) interview I've listened to on Mixergy, Andrew. Chance Barnett has become my new, favorite person to follow. I took over 20 pages of notes; that's 5 times more than I normally take with other interviews. His information and advice was worth more than gold, and there should've been an admission price to listen to what he had to say.

I have to say I went into this interview not knowing the first thing about landing pages, testing, and conversions, but by the end, I feel like I'm in an entirely different league thanks to the advice and info Chance shared; I wrote down every word he said.

I firmly believe you can classify business people into two categories now: People who do things the way everyone else does, and people who do things the way Chance does with testing, market research, and following the logical process before creating the product you “think” your customers want. One is a recipe for a likely failure, while the other is a recipe for a great success.

What was so interesting to me is that I learned why some of my products failed in the past. It's because I created them without first testing them, deciding who my exact customer was, and what their final story was – and whether it could solve a real problem for them. Instead, I created things that I thought there was a market for – when it was just an illogical guess. It's an invaluable lesson to learn early on in a business – and one I won't make the same mistake with again. There's a clear-cut science to this, and ignorance in the process is not bliss.

Additionally, I never thought you could do testing over the course of a single – or a few – days, with just three different ads, and a minimal budget. But now I know; it doesn't have to be a super-expensive proposition, and it can save you a ton of heartache (and a fortune) while increasing the likelihood of success 100-fold.

This interview was like an MBA crash course; it covered sales, marketing, conversions, branding, product development, target customers, and a whole lot more. Absolutely invaluable advice.

Great interview, Andrew, and thanks for being so candid and generous, Chance! I will look back at this as a pivotal moment — and turning point — in my business career.

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