MindValley Labs Internet Marketing Blog

I came across a rant today by Mr X, the Internet Marketer behind the Adwords BlackBook. It's well worth a read.
This got me thinking.
In the last few years, Internet marketing has gone from a legitimate business building skill with a few solid quality products to a industry of opportunity seekers blowing money on every dumb [...]

I'm writing this post from Orlando, Florida.
Or specifically, DisneyWorld. I'm surrounded by kids wearing mickey mouse hats, really happy toddlers, really tired parents and a bunch of Internet Marketers.
I'll be blogging daily to share a key idea or insight I gained from each day here.

But I barely made it here.
My flight from Manchester ran [...]

One of the biggest traps that stops many entrepreneurs from being successful is what I would like to call "the innovation trap."
What is the innovation trap?
The innovation trap is that many people sit waiting around for the big idea to hit them.  They are wondering and waiting for the "Eureka" moment to arrive. 
People want [...]

My friend, Nika received a Facebook Message on her Birthday.
Hi there, How are you? First of all, let me wish you Happy Birthday in advance!
My name is Sheryl, marketing liaison for The Impulse and I noticed you will be celebrating your birthday soon.
In light of that I'd like to offer my services to help you [...]

Here is a stunning fact! Only around 25% of Google AdWords advertisers use customized landing pages despite the fact that they significantly boost conversions. Why are 75% of advertisers leaving so much money on the table?
I have a couple of ideas why this is happenging. First of all, lots of Google AdWords [...]

I was just listening to a podcast my Armand Morin and here's something I found fascinating.
He mentions a test he did on his site ECoverGenerator.com that caused a 42% drop in signups.
Take a look at his signup box below:

Armand uses a grey button with black text on this form.
But it wasn't always this case. He [...]

Conventional wisdom says you should ideally get a Customer Lifetime Value average of $1 per person per year from your list. This means on a list of 100,000, you should get $100,000 per year that your customers remain on your list.
That is admittedly some decent coin.
However, this post isn't about achieving decent.
Let me tell you [...]

Kenneth joined our team a few ago as a copywriter and internet marketer. His job description is simple.
Buy and consume EVERY new Internet marketing product out there: from big launch training programs to podcasts, teleseminars, ebooks and PDFs and more.

Kenneth then digests, breaks and tests every new concept we learn. And he'll be blogging [...]

Here's a tip I learned from Armand Morin in his recent podcast.
Most website owners severely underestimate the value of their guarantee imagery.
Someday, eons ago, someone sitting in a room in the mid-1990s crafted a guarantee image using Photoshop 1.0, a low resolution camera and a 12 color screen. He uploaded it using his 28.8 [...]

Mike and I stopped updating this blog frequently sometime around September 2007. But this month we're back. In a big way. But more on that in a little bit.
First let me tell you why we had take such a long break.
For me, it was due to this little guy.

My son, Hayden Lakhiani was born in [...]