by Mark E. Mason on March 11, 2009

Yesterday, Internet Marketing Coach Josh Spaulding posted about the 10 Fastest Ways to Lose Credibility as an internet marketer. I loved item #2. Here is what Josh had to say:
Today I followed some guy on Twitter and he had an auto DM sent out to new followers promoting a Twitter Ebook about getting “Thousands” of twitter followers. This guy had 300 followers… come on guy, you might as well say “I have no credibility, why are you even following me?”
Hey -- that sounds like it could be me. After all, I have about 300 followers (392 as of this writing). So, naturally, I wanted to immediately turn around and write a post called "How To Get Massive Twitter Followers" just for fun. We'll let Josh weigh in and determine how it impacts my credibility.
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by Mark E. Mason on November 1, 2008
I hope you survived Halloween. I simply cannot believe it is November. Where did the year go?
Over the last couple of days, I have been on a posting rampage about the importance of lists in Internet marketing. Yesterday, I told you about how you could build your list buy giving stuff away. This works well, but fills your list with "freebie seekers." Wouldn't it be better to have a list full of people who had already trusted you enough to give you money?
The Magic of $7 Secrets
What seems like a long time ago (2007), I remember hearing about Jonathan Leger's magical $7 Secrets report (complete with scripts). There was a lot of buzz about it at the time. But back then, I had never worked with Jon Leger, so I was not sure if I could trust him. After all, I did not know him at all. I sort of forgot all about $7 Secrets.
Since that time, I have come to know Jon as a trustworthy Internet Marketer (and a really smart guy). I read his blog, exchange email with him, interact with him on forums, purchase many of his products, etc. I've even recommended some of his stuff (like IAW Pro) to my readers. Bottom line, Jon is a good guy who works very hard and has lots of good ideas.
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