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Sabotage! When Social Proof Backfires

by Ryan M. Healy

in Advertising, Internet Marketing, Lessons, Twitter

Social proof is one of the six pillars of persuasion. Robert Cialdini dedicates all of Chapter 4 — more than 40 pages — to social proof in his book Influence.
Of course, in a marketing setting, you want to use social proof to your advantage. But every once in a while, this technique can backfire.
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The Hazards of Social Media

by Ryan M. Healy

in Business, Productivity, Technology, Twitter

Bad news today. Social media is not the panacea the media has made it out to be. In fact, in many cases, it can do more harm than good.
So while I do like social media and get new blog readers from it, please allow me to share the three most common hazards of social media.
Hazard [...]




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Lynn Terry on Affiliate Marketing, Traffic Generation, and More

by Ryan M. Healy

in Business, Internet Marketing, Interviews, Traffic

When I first communicated with Lynn Terry in January, it was to apologize.
Fortunately, she was gracious. :-)
Lynn runs a great blog over at ClickNewz.com — and we decided to exchange interviews. Keep reading to get Lynn’s take on picking a niche, affiliate marketing, traffic generation, and more.
You’ve been online for 13 years, which I think [...]




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4 Business Predictions for 2010

by Ryan M. Healy

in Adwords, Business, Seminars, Traffic

Here we sit at the threshold of 2010. And in the spirit of prognostication, I’d like to take a moment to make a few modest predictions for the new year.
Business Prediction #1:
It Will Become Harder to Fill Seminars
Fact: It’s hard to fill seminars and it’s getting harder.
I can say this because I’ve experienced it firsthand [...]




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Ryan Healy’s Social Network

by Ryan M. Healy

in Personal, Traffic, Twitter, Viral Marketing

I got more traffic to this web site last month (October 2009) than any other month since I started writing this blog.
Part of the reason for this is I have some truly great people in my social network. And they have graciously shared and linked to some of the posts I’ve written in the last [...]




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