Archive for January, 2010
Unforgettable Christmas for One Learn & Master Guitar Customer
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on January 30th, 2010
We recently got the following email from a Learn & Master Guitar customer. As I say so often, we are truly changing lives. It’s what makes every single day so incredibly awesome.
I just LOVE this!
Steve,
I had an experience this Christmas that I wanted to share with you.
I’ve been playing for almost 2 years now, currently working on Session 13. From the very beginning, I have played for my extended family—even Jingle Bells. Hey, it’s an easy audience!
My wife Kim is a naturally good singer, but she’s a little shy about it, so we generally just sing together on easy sing-alongs and stuff. It’s always fun, and of course the family acts like it’s a big deal, so it makes us feel good, even though we know full well how amateurish we really are.
This year, her parents asked us to perform “Vincent (Starry Starry Night)” by Don McLean for our Christmas get-together. This request turned out to be a bit of a challenge for us, but we were determined to give it our best shot. Kim decided she’d sing solo, so I was able to concentrate on working out a simple, pleasant fingerpicking pattern for the harmony. We rehearsed several times, and eventually got comfortable with it.
The Christmas recital featured 6 songs, both instrumentals (the ones I did for your CD this year) and sing-alongs. We saved “Vincent” for last. Of course, the first 5 songs were met with the kind of response you’d expect from loving family members—enthusiastic appreciation, sweetly disproportionate to any musical merit. But as we closed out “Vincent”, Kim’s mother and our sister-in-law literally jumped out of their seats, clapping and hollering. This wasn’t just the feign of familiarity—Kim’s mother had tears in her eyes she was so moved, and so Kim started crying, and then we all had a good laugh. What a blessing!
Despite the glowing commentary from the devoted on-line community members, I suspect it still may be hard for you to grasp the role you are playing in people’s lives. But there is no question that without the LMG program, the musical element my family is now experiencing (and starting to really enjoy!) would be completely missing. This is the gift that you and the folks at Legacy have bestowed upon all of us. And for that gift, I would like to offer you my sincere thanks.
Dagan
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The Voting has Ended - Two Way Tie for Our February Bonus on ShareASale
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses, Legacy News on January 29th, 2010
I’m not actually kidding on this one, but there was a two way tie for our special bonus in February on ShareASale.
The $500 bonus for selling 50 guitar courses and the $50 bonus for making 10 sales ended up in a tie for first at 31% each.
So in order to break the tie…
Just kidding.
We are doing BOTH next month!
Two special bonuses in February on ShareASale…lot’s of money to be made!
Just a reminder you can get all of bonuses here on our ShareASale Promotions and Bonuses Page.
Over $1500 in Bonuses So Far - LEGACY Week 2.0 on ShareASale
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses on January 29th, 2010
As of 3:22 PM today we broke the $1500 mark during LEGACY Week 2.0 on ShareASale!
As you can see from the Real-Time Tracker below, we have given away $1590.45 so far, only on the fifth day.
Way to go…this is fun!
January 2010 Affiliate Connection Newsletter is Out!
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Email Marketing, Legacy News on January 29th, 2010
OK, so it has been out for almost a week and I am just now posting it here haha.
You can check out our January 2010 Affiliate Connection Newsletter here.
We had some new entries in the top performing banners list so make sure to check those out.
This is Why We Have a Lifetime Cookie!
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff, Legacy News on January 29th, 2010
Today as I was handing out TRIPLE COMMISSION bonuses for Learn & Master Painting sales this week as a part of LEGACY Week 2.0 on ShareASale, I came across two consecutive sales that stood out. 
Not because of their size but because of the return days (the length of time since the click date).
Both of these sales were made from clicks that were made LAST YEAR! One is from early December and one is from early November.
So I looked around in our ShareASale account for some other commissions like this and it didn’t take long to find some awesome ones. Below are some screen shots from the ShareASale interface of the longest ones, but there were a ton that had return periods of over 30 days.
THIS is why we have a LIFETIME COOKIE on ShareASale!
Two consecutive sales from yesterday
And the Best one for last. 155 DAYS! This person came in August of 2009 and bought in January of this year. WOW!
LEGACY Week 2.0 on ShareASale Friday - Double Commissions on Pay Per Call
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses, Pay Per Call on January 28th, 2010
Day Five of LEGACY Week 2.0 is all about our new ShareASale Pay Per Call campaigns.
Every single qualified Pay Per Call conversion will earn you a DOUBLE COMMISSION!
That’s $30.00 per conversion tomorrow AND Monday! Yes, two days of double commissions for Pay Per Call on ShareASale.
So what do you need to do to earn the double commissions?
First, Learn more about ShareASale Pay Per Call if you haven’t already.
Next, apply to be a part of the Pay Per Call program.
Third, set up your campaigns.
I am currently working with Carolyn Tang at ShareASale to put together a tutorial on Pay Per Call, which should be out next week…not that it helps you now LOL.
Have a great day tomorrow!
Breaking News: New Mexico Affiliate Tax Tabled in Committee
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Affiliate Marketing News on January 28th, 2010
In what can be considered a small win, House Bill 50 (AKA the “affiliate tax”) in New Mexico was tabled in committee today.
This was first reported by one of my favorite people in the business, Daniel M. Clark via Twitter.
What does tabled mean exactly? I am not sure…waiting on more details!
EDIT: Additional information:
Still Time to Help us Decide our Special February Bonus on ShareASale
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses on January 28th, 2010
There are still almost 7 hours to vote in our Special February ShareASale Bonus Poll.
The voting so far is pretty close, but the $50 bonus seems to be pulling away a bit:
$50 Bonus for 10 sales in the month - 38%
$2000 Bonus for the top affiliate - 25%
$500 Bonus for 50 Guitar courses - 24%
$1000 Bonus random affiliate with at least 3 sales - 13%
Go vote now and help us decide!
Featured in Internet Marketing from the Real Experts Book
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Affiliate Tools, Legacy News on January 28th, 2010
A new book on internet marketing is out and I am delighted to be one of the authors.
Internet Marketing from the Real Experts is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders online as well as offline bookstores.
Internet Marketing from the Real Experts is a wonderful collection of thoughts on affiliate marketing, email, blogging, podcasting, video, search engine, and social media rock stars that go through the hows and whys of online marketing in a clear and easy to understand way.
There are 87 other great authors from Brian Clark, Jim Kukral, Brian Littleton, Scott Jangro and more.
These are people who do this stuff every single day. They are affiliates, affiliate managers, thought leaders in marketing online, many of whom have been around for 5+ years in this business.
This book is a great opportunity to learn from their experiences, mistakes, successes, and advice, so check it out and get your copy today!
Just Broke $1000 in Bonuses During LEGACY Week 2.0 on ShareSale!
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses, Legacy News on January 28th, 2010
Over $400 Raised for Haiti Yesterday During LEGACY Week!
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses, Legacy News on January 28th, 2010
I am so happy to report that yesterday we raised over $400 for Haitian relief yesterday as a part of Give Wednesday during LEGACY Week 2.0 on ShareASale. This money will be used to send Chris Bischoff in our shipping department to join Restore Haiti in traveling down there to help in the relief efforts in the town of Jacmel.
Jacmel was one of the towns devastated during the recent earthquakes down there.
A total of $445.45 was raised through adding an additional 50% to your commissions yesterday.
I mentioned before that this was going to be my favorite day of LEGACY Week 2.0 and it didn’t disappoint. I am just so happy that the money is going to such a worthy cause.
Today is the letter “A” which means we have a vast ARRAY of new banners. I included some in yesterday’s post, but here are a few others below. Everyone can earn a bonus today and it is very simple, so check out the post yesterday for details.
LEGACY Week 2.0 on ShareASale Rolls On - New Banners
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses on January 27th, 2010
A is for “Array” Thursday - As in we have a vast array of new banners! Add one of these to your site and earn $5.00. If you are not currently linking to us and add any banner to your site, you earn $5.00. If you are already linking to us and just want me to give you $5.00, send me the link with our banner on it and a video of you doing the cha-cha and earn $5.00 (video optional).
Here are some of the new banners.
Y is for “Yearlong” - LEGACY Week 2.0 Weekend Announcement
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses on January 27th, 2010
As promised, the announcement of the weekend’s bonus during LEGACY Week 2.0 on ShareASale is:
Y - “Yearlong” Weekend - Any affiliate who makes a sale this weekend is eligible to earn a Yearlong 5% commission increase. Two affiliates will be chosen at random next week to determine who gets this awesome bonus!
Introducing the LEGACY Week Real Time Tracker
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses on January 27th, 2010
The LEGACY Week Real-Time Tracker will keep you up to date on all the bonuses and donations to Haiti relief today and throughout the week!
Follow Us on Twitter and look for the LEGACY Week 2.0 Real Time Tracker Updates to get the real-time updates.
My First Article on ReveNews - Branding and Marketing Tips from Subway
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Revenews Posts on January 27th, 2010
As of today, I am officially writing for ReveNews.com!
I am super excited to be a part of such a great site, which is ranked #95 by AdAge’s Power150 Blog Rankings. For those of you not reading ReveNews, you should be. It is, in my opinion, the best place to keep up with the latest in online marketing, affiliate marketing, blogging, and anything that involves making money online.
They have been around since 1998 and are still growing and getting better every day, so check them out.
My first article with them is entitled, “Finding Your Inner Jared: A Must for Any Company” and talks about the marketing campaign that Subway has used for the past ten years.
I am looking forward to writing many more articles for them and hope they help you!
About ReveNews: ReveNews is a trusted, unbiased source focusing on Internet related industries such as online marketing, SEM, affiliate marketing, retail (e-commerce), analytics, spyware, blogging and much more. ReveNews authors consist of highly respected thinkers, commentators and business people who have real experience and insight. ReveNews readers include industry gurus, top-level executives and CEO’s, plus many of the industry’s top net-repreneurs; all coming together to create a global Internet community to distribute, discuss and analyze the industry at hand.
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