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 Twitonomy Twitter Diagnostics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:58

Today we talk about Twitonomy.com an interesting tool that gives you great insights into your twitter account, your followers, people you are following, as well as any search item or hashtag. You can export all of this into Excel or a PDF. (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)(http://weeklywebtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/twitonomy-300x300.jpg)Get detailed and visual analytics on anyone's tweets, retweets, replies, mentions, hashtags... (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Browse, search, filter and get insights on the people you follow and those who follow you (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Backup/export tweets, retweets, mentions and reports to Excel & PDF in just one click(http://weeklywebtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/twitonomy-300x300.jpg) Twi (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Monitor your interactions with other Twitter users: mentions, retweets, favorites... (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Get and export Search Analytics on any keywords, #hashtags, URL or @users (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Get insights on and download any user's retweeted & favorited tweets (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Browse, search, filter, sort and batch add/remove people to your lists (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Monitor tweets from your favorite users, lists and keyword searches (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Get actionable insights on your followers with Followers Report (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Find out easily those you follow but don't follow you back (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Download your followers and following lists to Excel (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Get the list of the followers you don't follow back (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Track clicks on the links in your tweets (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)Track your follower growth over time (http://www.twitonomy.com/images/icons/19x16-ok.gif)And much more... (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51w4dUDT6CL._SL150_.jpg)Today's show is brought to you by Audible.com where I am currently listening to Face the Music a Life Exposed by Paul Stanley (the lead singer of Kiss). It is amazing. I found out that Paul grew up missing a right ear, and that side of his head was deaf. It is AMAZING, and filled with amazing stories.

 Atom Lab Atomlux WordPress Theme | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:21

One the great things about this time is there are a ton of people creating great looking, extremely flexible, feature rich wordpress themes. Today I stumbled across Atomlux from Atomlabs (http://weeklywebtools.com/atomlabs). This theme is currently selling for less than $40 (http://weeklywebtools.com/atomlabs). The theme is not only flexible, but has a ton of training to go with it. Here is an example of one of their videos on making a call to action. Check out Atomlabs Website (http://weeklywebtools.com/atomlabs) Full Feature List * Fully Responsive + Has Custom Mobile Design * Elegant and Beautiful Design - Designed for easy user interface, elegant and beautiful design as well as professional and modern. * Can be Used for Any Type of Website * SEO Optimized: all content have been structured for SEO, we use semantical HTML & CSS code which allows search engines to easily index the content. * Unlimited Color Options * Beautiful Gallery with lightbox popup feature * Custom Post Types * Custom Page Types * Advanced Typography options: font size, font color, font family. * Filterable Portfolio (One page Ajax column), 2, 3 and 4 columns. * Translatable * Icon Menu Option - Easily and quickly add icon on Wordpress menus, no coding skill needed. * Tabbed Content Feature * Toggle/Collapse Feature * Optin-Form option * Tons of Useful Shortcodes * Drag & Drop Layout Editor * Custom Templates - Facebook iframe page, blank template, portfolio template, blog template. * Retina Ready * Logo Option * Favicon Option * Hundreds of Google Fonts with live preview * Google Maps * Un-Moved Background Image for The Boxed Layout - You can use both pattern background or cover background image. * Color Insights - You'll find color insights inside theme setting. No more confused choosing the best color for your site. * Header Image & Background Color Option * Build-in Contact Form * Stunning Pricing Table - Unlimited color options, built with CSS3 and HTML5. * 3 Awesome Homepage Sliders - Big image slider with several of transition variations, sequence slider and featured posts slider. * Testimonial Slider * Automatic Update - You'll see an update notification on WP admin dashboard when we release new version, simply just 1-click to update without losing all saved settings. * Star Rating Google Rich Snippet * Unlimited-Level Dropdown Menus * Sleek Admin Panel * Auto Generated Thumbnails * Automatic Pagination * Social Sharing Ready - Position is adjustable (floating left, right, top, bottom). * Social Profile Icons * Support All Major Modern Browsers * XML Demo Content & Dummy Theme Settings for blazing fast setup * Boxed and Wide Layout variations * Threaded Comments * Built with HTML5 and CSS3 * Footer Bar Layout Option * 600+ Icons - A lot of icons included. Use them and create awesome pages. * Support with Latest Wordpress. * Complete set of instructional training videos and text. * Get all future updates with added features FREE for lifetime. * Dedicated support team - We provide you private support and community forum. We care about your site as much as you and will help in anyway possible.

 Rapid Mailer – Take Control Of You Email List | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:33

Today we talk about PaywithaTweet.com an interesting idea that I could get to work (see video below) and we start a discussion on leaving aweber manage your email list(s) using Wordpress and Rapid Mailer (http://www.weeklywebtools.com/rapidmailer)plugin. Pay With a Tweet This is an interesting idea. It seems simple to use, except when I tweeted it, I got an error message and never got my download. http://youtu.be/t8RedefjnDY Rapid Mailer - Gain Complete Control of Your Mailing List Aweber (as far as I can tell) does not allow you to have a non-double opt in list. Other cariers dictate what is in your email content. Now you can take complete control of your list. In some cases you can use your hosting mail system. If you are using Host Gator (http://www.weeklywebtools.com/hosting)they state, "HostGator's email policy states that shared and reseller customers should only sending out a maximum of 500 emails per hour." Currently I spent $179 a year (a discounted price to get my Aweber (http://www.weeklywebtools.com/aweber) at $14 a month) Rapid Mailer (http://weeklywebtools.com/rapidmailer)is a Wordpress plugin that allows you to: * (http://weeklywebtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Rapid-Mailer-Review.jpg)Choose Between using your hosting mail system or a third party like Amazon SES * You can have a mailing list that people have to pay to subscribe * Powerful importing of existing subscribers from any other Autoresponder in just a few clicks * Real-time “At-a-Glance” statistics and tracking of your email marketing campaigns * Integrated click tracking and shortlink support for rapid tracking of who clicks what… * Direct social media integration to increase viral spread for all your emails… * Offline version of any email for easy html viewing offline by the reader * Easy segmenting lists into groups for rapid management and sorting * Use Host, Gmail, or third party services like Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mandril, MailJet and more… * Easy double optin or single option configuration, no forced options here… * Simple integration into OptimizePress2, Leadpages, ListRocket or any other system * Avoid expensive monthly fees and use your own hosts mailing capabilities * Full autoresponder setup and broadcast management, ready to go in a few clicks… * Quick, responsive dashboard shows you everything you need to know quickly… * Can be managed from your phone, tablet or desktop, email marketing on the go… * Create pre made “Content” templates for rapid creation of amazing email * Easily customize and import themes for branded mailing… Ultimate flexability Click Here for More Information (http://weeklywebtools.com/rapidmailer)      

 Live Chat with No Monthly Fees & Request and Feedback Plugins | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Live Chat Plugin (http://weeklywebtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wp_live_chat-300x267.png)If you are looking for a live chat system without the monthly fee, then you might be interested in the Wordpress Plugin call (creatively enough) Wordpress Live Chat. * Install on your own WordPress and start to use it * Very clean code * Cute skin (fully customizable) * Create your own operators * Chat logs, of course ;) * More than one operators can reply the same user’s question * Visitors can fill out contact form when all operators are offline * Notification emails when visitor logs in chat (added in 1.4) It's $15 (one time fee) (http://codecanyon.net/item/wordpress-live-chat-plugin/3952877?ref=jammindave). Request & Feedback Plugin This plugin is made from the same people who make the Live Chat plugin (so you have some of the same features). * Install on your own WordPress and start to use it * Cute skin (fully customizable) * You may customize the display of the Feedback. You may either make them visible in your entire website or just the location of your choice. * You may create feedback categories for more than one product/service. * The added feedback may be voted or commented on by the visitors. The most voted feedback will be listed on top. * You may add status labels such as “New, Started, Planned, Completed, Declined” * Without having to use any code you may adjust: * Your feedback box size, color * Widget, size, color * You may locate the feedback button/window by using the, “top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right” options. You may adjust the left/right margins by the Offset option. You can purchase it for $14 (http://codecanyon.net/item/wordpress-request-feedback-plugin-/5818668?ref=jammindave) Update on Survey 2 Sale I talked about Survey 2 Sale a few episodes ago (http://weeklywebtools.com/podcast/survey-sales-boost-conversions-like-crazy), and I have to tell you that since installing it I've had a few people use the coupons that have been given out.This more than pays for the service and I'm getting a ton of information about how people have found my site and what they are looking or at my site. You can sign up for a free trial at www.weeklywebtools.com/surveysale (http://www.weeklywebtools.com/surveysale) (affiliate link)

 Instabuilder, Instamember, Instatheme, Insta-WOW | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:37

Today we talk about consuming the show and another time scheduling tool. Then we get into the instasuite of products that I discovered after purchasing instatheme. Betty Scheduling Tool trybetty.com is a free scheduling tool that works inside your email. I looked at it, but for me personally the biggest hurdle of scheduling on a global scale can be a nightmare when it comes to time zones. I was using calend.ly and it messed them up. I tried timetrade.com and others. Betty makes me manually choose what time zone my guest is in. In some cases I have no idea, and that won't work for me. The other alternative is to let your guest figure it out. No thanks Schedule Once is My New Solution Currently I've settled on scheduleonce.com (http://www.scheduleonce.com) which smacks people in the head when they schedule appointments with me and asks for the time zone. It then emails then 24 hours, and hour and if I want 10 minutes before the meeting and it follows up with them after the meeting. Instatheme I purchased instatheme (http://weeklywebtools.com/instatheme) as it looks very flexible and it has a drag and drop feature that makes building pages a snap. It appears to have just the right amount of flexibility, without going to far to where you are overwhelmed by all of the options. I will be talking more about this as I get some hands on time with it. InstaMember When I bought instatheme (http://weeklywebtools.com/instatheme), it was managed (big surprise) by instamember (tp://weeklywebtools.com/instamember). This has a very cool interface for the end user. It wasn't confused, and knew exactly what to do upon entering. I was like, "This is too easy. What a great user experience." When I went to the instamember (tp://weeklywebtools.com/instamember) site, they list all these great features like * Built in affiliate program * integrates with goto webinar.com * multiple products, subscriptions, etc. * Works with multiple payment types, and autoresponders * Works with affiliate networks like clickbank It didn't appear to have a drip feature. I emailed their support (once I found it), and got a quick answer. They do have a drip function. When I asked if you get a "10,000 foot overview" of your content and when it would be released, they sent a screenshot showing you did indeed. Cool. If you're new to dripping, this is where you create a bunch of content and then let it release over time. This helps your membership site retention levels stay high. Very cool. While there are a few features that Digital Access Pass has (like a dime sale, and stripe integration) I can now see where instamember (tp://weeklywebtools.com/instamember) is something everyone should consider if you're looking to create a membership site. At $47 (that includes a "lite" version of instatheme) you might want to check it out. Instabuilder Instabuilder (http://weeklywebtools.com/instabuilder) is a plugin that allows you to do, well, just about everything. Yes you can make cool marketing pages with video, bullet points, it has great tools like a count down timer, the ability to integrate with twitter and facebook, and a whole lot more. The best part it is also around $47 Please note links in the post include affiliate links.

 Survey To Sales Boost Conversions Like Crazy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Every now and then doing this show costs me money. Why? Because I come across a product so powerful and unique that I just have to purchase it. Today's show (episode 239) is one of those shows. I came Across Survey (http://weeklywebtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Survey2Sale-100px.png)2 Sale (affiliate link) and I was like WOW!. I contacted the developer and he was nice enough to come on the show and explain it. I have this implemented at www.schoolofpodcasting.com if you want to check it out. The Idea You build a survey for your visitors. The more questions they answer, the larger the coupon they earn. Why It Works As you start to answer questions, you realize that the more you answer you more you save. Then when you run out of questions, you receive your coupon. As you have earned this coupon, you feel like you should use it. Thus conversions are going through the roof. If that wasn't enough, when you get the coupon you also receive a count down timer showing how long the coupon will last. This splash of scarcity is the icing on the cake to get people to buy your product. Watch How Easy It Is For more information go to survey2sale.com (http://weeklywebtools.com/surveysale)

 Nozbe Task Management – Patreon Pays Content Creators | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:45

Today I point out a very cool task management system that not only makes handling all of your project a breeze, but it integrates with sites like Evernote, Dropbox, and Google Calendar. Here is where things get cool. You can have multiple tasks added by sending ONE email to a special email address assigned to your account. All you do is separate the tasks with a period. So it might be .bring home milk .text wife a loving message .call you mother and all those three items would be turned into separate tasks. Nozbe can be used by anyone - you'll see only the features you'll need. Nothing more. Simple, uncluttered to-do list if you need it to be. And free up to 5 projects! If you need more, it's only $8 and up. Patreon.com The Never Ending Kickstarter Patreon is a cool way to boost crowd funding. You can get paid on a monthly basis, or you can get paid when you release content. There are people making some pretty decent cash. You can specify different rewards for different donation amounts. These can be serious or comical. I was amazed at some of the amounts that people are pulling in. They take 8% of the donation and you get paid via paypal (I'm not sure if you have to pay paypal fees). My only complaint, is they force you to go to the patreon website. http://youtu.be/wH-IDF809fQ Here is my video for patreon http://youtu.be/qHwvdpfuO_Y Here is my Patreon website (http://www.patreon.com/podcastcoach)

 Simply Measured Free Social Traffic Reports | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:53

Simply Measured is a cool website that has free reports to help you determine where your traffic is coming from. this video helps you understand (not sure why the audio is out of sync, its like a bad Godzilla movie). Check it out at www.simplymeasured.com (http://www.simplymeasured.com)

 Simple Feed Stats | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:46

(http://weeklywebtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/simple-feed-stats.png)Simple Feed Stats is a free WordPress plugin that makes it easy to track your feeds, add custom content, and display your feed statistics on your site. Simple Feed Stats (SFS) tracks your feeds automatically, and provides a wealth of tools and options for further configuration and management. When I tried this, feedburner say I have 866 subscribers. Simple Feed Stats says I have 78. Meanwhile I'm getting 1400 downloads per episode.   For more information go to http://perishablepress.com/simple-feed-stats/ (http://perishablepress.com/simple-feed-stats/)

 Fresh Desk – Ticketing System with Social Tools All In One | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:09

I just discovered Freshdesk (http://www.weeklywebtools.com/freshdesk). This is a SUPER EASY support system. It offers SO MUCH. I was looking for a basic FAQ program found this system that not only does FAQ, but it provides live chat, forums, satisfaction surveys and much much more. I looked into it. I saw they had a free version and I had it setup in less than 10 minutes. I love that they have mobile apps to help you stay in touch. Right now they have an android app, and a soon to be iOs app (they do have an html5 version). Prices are not based on the amount of users, but on what services you need. If you are a solopreneur you could get by with the free version. I love that if someone mentions you or direct messages you, you can pull that into a system and determine if you'd like it to be a ticket or not. - very cool. Likewise you can set up an app so your private  support is on your facebook page. It integrates with EVERYTHING so now you can not only track tickets but tie it in with your billing system (I LOVE THIS FEATURE). The beauty of the system is it is hyper rich in features but they have a tone of documentation and videos to make sure you don't get stuck. For more information go to freshdesk.com Today's show is brought to you by wpengine.com (http://www.weeklywebtools.com/wpengine) check them out for 60 days.

 Countdown Monkey Ads Scarcity to ANY Website & Dime Sales Tools | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:48

Monkey is a standalone web based app where you can simply login to your account and create countdown(s) inside your account without downloading or installing anything. Once your countdown is saved you are given a code to copy and paste into your pages.  Your subscription includes all future updates/upgrades and because this is a hosted service you'll never have to do any kind of updates or re-installs yourself (our goal is to ensure you never even notice them) They do have some very cool features. Such as: Just choose how many days / hours / minutes and your countdown will start counting down for each new visitor that arrives on your page. Smart cookie code means the correct time left will be shown to returning visitors. They call this evergreen so you don't have to worry about the calendar. You can make date and time countdown timers.  Set your expiration to an exact date/hour/minute. What happens when time runs out? You have three options: #1 Do nothing (the timer simply stops) #2 Hide (the timer is hidden from the page) and #3 Instant redirect (send visitors to any URL on autopilot) - You can also edit/change a live countdown in your dashboard and the changes will be instantly reflected on your page (no need to edit the page) This is not a wordpress plugin, although it will work on any website. You can login to your account, configure the look of your timer, configure when and how it will countdown and copy and paste some code. If you are looking for just a basic Wordpress countdown plug check out countdown widget (http://shailan.com/wordpress/plugins/countdown)  Digital Access Pass and Dime Sales I started a new membership site using Digital Access Pass. I had never used it, but I noticed they have a Dime Sale feature. This means you set a starting and ending price and then the price will go up based on number of sales, length of time, etc. It's pretty cool. I set up my Logical Losers Accountability Club to be $1.00 and the price goes up 25 cents every time someone buys a membership. I did the math and if my top price is $20, by the time I get enough members to make it to $20 I will be making over $800 a month. With this in mind, you may like Dime Sales. I did find a cool tool if you're interested in having a dime sale, but you're not needing a membership site (by the way you can now pay for Digital Access Pass (http://www.digialaccesspass.com/dap) on a monthly subscription). http://youtu.be/aGH-TKJi1uE Easy Dime Sale Plugin If you want to sell 6 0r 600 units, no problem because EDS has it covered. Just set it to whatever you want. This is a Wordpress plugin, and right now it's only $9.99. It does one thing, and it does it well. it look pretty cool. It's only $9.99 t easydimesalepro.com (http://weeklywebtools.com/eds)    

 Gumroad a Great Tool to Sell Digital Products | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:36

I just discovered Gumroad and if you are looking for a great way to sell digital or physical products you need to check these guys out. They charge 5%+ .25 per transaction. According to their website: "We don’t charge any additional monthly, hosting, or setup fees. Everything is covered: including file hosting, file downloads, payment processing, payout deposits, customer support, analytics. We even cover dispute fees, which are regularly $15 and above with other payment services. For example, if you sell a digital video for $10, you'll make $9.25 — inclusive of everything." They are all about creating the best experience for the shopper while giving the creator absolute control over the process. One key thing that I like about their service is YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEND THE CUSTOMER TO THEIR WEBSITE TO FINISH THE TRANSACTION - COOL. http://youtu.be/3dVhAyL8-w8 More Gumroad Goodies (http://weeklywebtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gumroad-300x240.png)You can enter your banking information and get paid every other Friday if you have more than $10. Again, this is cool "Set it and forget it" technology. You can easily tie your product into twitter, facebook, email, etc. The other thing I like is they seem to share what is working so you can get great insights into selling your product. There are great analytic (including see where your customers are), and you get ALL of the customer data. After all, they are YOUR customer. Very cool. You can do pre-orders if you want to judge interest in a product. For more information check them out at gumroad.com (http://gumroad.com)  

 Manage Multiple WordPress Sites For FREE – Free Scheduling Tool | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:06

Main WP - Free Wordpress Management Tool We have talked about WPCommander and WPLift in the past, but today I want to thank Donnovan Sunrider of http://www.mu-podcast.com/ for clueing me in to Main WP. This does all the things that many of these tools do it: (http://MainWP.com/aff/banners/MainWP-Ad-200.png) Makes updating wordpress and plugins super easy Do posting on multiple websites from one dashboard. Cloning of websites Migrating websites What MainWP Does Different (Better) MainMP lets you manage up to 5 websites for Free. No strings. No restrictions. Cool. They have extensions which means you can customize the system to meet your website needs. If you have more than five? It's a one time fee. $24. That's not a month. That's a flat $24. Now the support and updates you will have to renew each year, but even if its $24 a year. THAT'S A BARGAIN. When I used their Comparison charts (http://MainWP.com/aff/mainwp.php?id=226&url=5), they beat every system I checked. They have a full set of documentation (http://MainWP.com/aff/mainwp.php?id=226&url=6) in the event you get stuck.   Calendly Free Scheduling Tool In the past I've used Vcita.com, timetrade.com and when I saw Calendly.com and found out it was free I changed immediately. It syncs with your Google calendar (both ways) and you can set up different services. This was key for me. It automatically reminds my guests, and when they confirm their appointment they can add it to their Google, Outlook, iCal, calendars. Check it out at www.calendly.com (http://www.calendly.com)

 Push Notifications With Notice Software Solutions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:15

Today we talk with the developer from Notice Software who make roost.me and smartloop.com. Both services comes from Notice Software which specializes in Push notification. Roost.me Roost.me is a free service and wordpress plugin that you can use to allow your visitors to be update via a push message to their phone. The nice thing about this is you can get instant stats on how many messages were sent and how many people opened the message. I signed up and had it running on my site in under 10 minutes. If you spend a little extra money you can schedule your push notification and to make sure you're not wasting time of your readers you can geotarget your messages (so you don't send a message to California about your meeting in Ohio). You can also autopush via RSS ($29 a month). You can check out their site at www.roost.me (http://www.roost.me) Smartloop.com Smartloop.com is similar to Roost but think of it as an intranet push service (for businesses to push to employees). For pricing information about Smartloop see their website at http://smartloop.io (http://smartloop.io)

 Funnelkit Conversion Boosting Plugin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 13:13

I found this plugin and I thought, "Oh great another "Squeeze page" plugin. Then I saw in their videos how it does more. It does one thing that makes it very unique. I can combine geotargeting information into your pages. You could have a phrase like "This is a special price just for people in (city)," and the plugin takes their city information and puts it into the page. Its also got the ability to make great looking sign up forms, download pages, thank you pages (etc). According to the author he reached conversation rates of 84.4%. That means if you send 100 people, 84 people sign up for your product or service. He also stated that what is highest, and the lowest conversation rate he achieved using this plugin was 60%. The plugin comes with training videos, and a bonus pack of graphics and a list of places for you to advertise your service on and drive traffic to your site (now that you have this awesome converting page and all). The plugin works with every single email carrier. The best part is it's only $17 for a 5 site license and $27 dollars for an unlimited license. For more information check out funnelkit.com (http://www.weeklywebtools.com/funnelkit)

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