Don’t Forget!

By admin | Published: August 19, 2010
With so many new products coming out everyday and being pulled in hundreds of directions by opportunity after opportunity I know how hard it can be to stay on track.

So I wanted to send out a couple friendly reminders for you in regards to thumbvu…

* Have you surfed lately?
* Have you voted for us lately?
* Set up thumbvu in your TE command post?
*  Add us on Facebook or Twitter?
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Have questions about  how thumbvu works?
Check out our how to guide & videos:
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Our affiliates have earned over 12k in commissions over the last 8 months!
Are you one of them?
Get your promo tools now and start earning commissions today:
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All this weekend users will be earning double authority site wide.
Authority helps you get seen on our site gallery, which means more branding for you and/or your business.
Check out our gallery today:
Thank you for your time , and thank you for being a member!
To Your Success,
John Guanzon
P.S. We still have 3 start page spots available, get yours now:
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My B-Day Blowout ~ 100% Commissions, 20k In Credit Prizes, And $200 In Cash!

By admin | Published: July 30, 2010

My B-Day is just one day away, and I  want you to celebrate with me!

Here’s what I have planned…

Starting on 31st all members will receive 100% commissions for their referrals purchases from 8am to 8pm PST!

Make sure to grab your promo tools here:
http://www.thumbvu.com/promotion

But WAIT, the party is not over…

Then from the 1st until the 3rd over 20,000 in credit bonuses and $200 in cash prizes will be added to the surf bar!

So make sure to mark your calenders and come celebrate my B-day with me at Thumbvu!

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When we created thumbvu we wanted to make sure that every step was taken to make setting up your thumbvu account and participating was as easy as possible.

We have several sources of information available, including…

Videos:
http://www.youtub.com/thumbvu

and…

A written guide:
http://www.thumbvu.com/guide

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Here is the exact system I use to build my list which includes everything you need to do the same in no time at all:

http://www.johnguanzon.com/recommends/SSS/offer

*Click the link above and get an instant $50 savings!

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I will be sure to send out an announcment email at 8am PST when the 100% commissions take effect, so be on the look out for that.

Don’t forget to add us on facebook and twitter:
http://www.facebook.com/thumbvu
http://www.twitter.com/thumbvu

To Your Success,
John Guanzon

Have you logged into thumbvu lately?
http://www.thumbvu.com/login

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New Splashes Coming Soon!

By admin | Published: April 10, 2010

I have recently put in a work order for several new splash pages that will be available very soon!

But I also want to take this moment to toss out a contest!

How would you like 2,000 credits?

Here’s how this works:

Post your idea for a splash page here and I will pick the one I like the most as the winner and will get it incorporated into a splash page that will be featured on the site.  That’s it. :)

All entries must be in by April 25th!

Member Video Highlight:


Video By: Vincent Parker


Video By: Steven Whitelock

BONUS ALERT!!!

This weekend I have placed tons of 100 credit bonuses into random rotation available to those who are surfing this weekend.

Not everyone will win, but the more you surf, the better chance you have of banking some extra credits this weekend.

Recently Brett Phillips and I launched TE Reports. It’s an easy and free way for you to build your list on the traffic exchanges, check it out today: www.tereports.com

Have You Surfed Yet Today?

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Combating Information Overload

By admin | Published: March 29, 2010

“Information overload” is a term popularized by Alvin Toffler that refers to the difficulty a person can have understanding an issue and making decisions that can be caused by the presence of too much information.  – Wikipedia

Scenario:

Something new just came out and it’s the most exciting thing in the world!

What do you do now?

Here’s what I do personally…

I start by asking myself this one question: “Can I take this right now and use it in my business to make it grow in profits?”

The key words in that question are “right now” and “grow in profits”.

1. I want to be sure that I can justify taking the time out to learn it inside and out then apply it immediately and not let it collect cyber dust.

2. If it is something that I will learn from or a tool for my business, will it effect my bottom line positively when applied in my sales process.

If the answer is no, then I simply pass on it.

It’s easy to be caught up in the hype of a launch and sucked into the excitement, thus grabbing your affiliate link and running to every traffic exchange, safelist, and social network to find everyone who hasn’t heard the great news yet.

The problem is this can do more harm than good in the long run for you, by spreading your time, effort, and money thin.

The trick is to focus on a singular goal.  Having a plan is key.  Do you have a certain income level you want to attain online?  Start with a small goal, but have the bigger end goal in mind.

For instance, let’s say I want to make $300 a month.   The math on that works out to an average of $10 a day give or take 28 or 31 days in the month.   So if I focus on making a plan for creating $10 a day and each day focus on that singular goal, what do you think my chances are of hitting that goal?

That could easily be the sale of one online ebook a day as an affiliate.  Just one sale.   Do you think if you focused on creating one sale of one ebook each day and NOTHING else, do you think that could be possible?

Thinking like this helps you separate what is important to you.  If that was your goal each day, then your only focus would be on selling that ebook and the resources available to you to make it happen.

What is your “ebook”?

And is that new thing coming your way a “resource” to help you sell it?

P.S. Don’t forget to surf thumbvu today:

http://www.thumbvu.com/surf

I also have a twitter gift for you:

http://www.johnguanzon.com/twitter

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A Lesson In List Building.

By admin | Published: March 21, 2010

List Building Should Be Your # 1 Priority In Your Business At All Times. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING comes second. Your focus should at all times be on building your list.

Let’s say you are a member of a program that you love and want to share with others.  You work for hours, days, weeks, and maybe months to drive traffic to that program and build your downline.  If that program goes south, you decide that program isn’t for you, or you have another program you want to share, you have to start getting all of that traffic all over again.  If you have a list then it’s as easy as sending out an email to your already subscribers in each of those instances.

If you were building your list, you have a foundation to build from when you have to start over.

Work for the traffic once, get it over and over again.  Simple as that.

Now you will hear people say that the money is in the list. This surprising is not true!

I know that’s weird coming from an avid list builder, BUT, here’s the truth…

The money is in the relationship that you have with your list.

The relationship. If you focus on building a list of subscribers that know like and trust you, then you stand to earn more from that list creating happy repeat customers that will buy from you again and again.

So how do you do this?

It starts with two things…

1. Quality of the subscriber.

The quality of the subscriber is based off of what you give them as your “bait” to get them on your list and also where you place this “bait” (How they find the bait ie: adwords, traffic exchanges, safelists, etc)

Quality of subscribers is based on where the subscriber currently sits in the development phase of becoming an online marketer:

*Biz op phase: They are interested in overnight success and systems that do all of the work for them. Push button success.

Eventually develops into:

*Excited Newbie phase: They understand that they need to do some work to make things happen but still need to be held by the hand and directed.

Eventually develops into:

*Intelligent marketer phase: They understand what needs to be done and are always focused on finding tools and services to help them better their business.

2. Giving the quality content to the correct type of subscriber.

You need to know what target subscriber you want on your list and what they would be interested in buying. Once you know who you will target and what you will sell them, creating freebies based around that will be easy.

You do not start building a list until you know what you want to sell that list.

In traffic exchanges all 3 of these stages of marketers exist.  I personally target the middle group and my content that I provide is based around helping them get to the next level.

If you target the right subscriber with the right content that can help them get to where they are going or want to go trust,  a great relationship, and ultimately profit can come along with it.

Enjoy this post? Here is an additional video that I think you may enjoy:
What is OMO?

Also check out Mike Gartner’s:

P.S. Don’t forget to surf thumbvu today:

http://www.thumbvu.com/surf

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Where Are YOU?

By admin | Published: March 19, 2010

I personally like simple, I think that’s a big reason why I gravitate towards creating steps for others to follow. And the less steps essentially the easier it is.  Take for instance your membership at thumbvu.   It’s set up in three steps.  The key is to follow each step carefully and by the time you finish the last step you should have a better understanding of how the program works.

The most important step is step 1 editing your profile. Adding in your picture and social information.  Those who have done so already understand the power of branding online.

How branding works…

We buy from who we know like and trust, and keep in mind that we don’t buy “things” we essentially buy people.  So with branding think of it as constantly getting your face out there and selling the idea of YOU.  The more someone see’s your face the more likely they will take notice of what you are doing. With all of the make a million dollars in a week and shady marketers out there, it’s important to get out in front of your business and make your self approachable and reachable.

Some may say that’s great John, but I don’t want to be out there in the lime light.  That’s fine then, but you still want to think about branding in some way.  Pick a particular business name, username, and/or picture and brand yourself to that.

What do you think of when you picture golden arches?

So with that being said I have a few things to help you out. First those who have not set up step one here is a video and a written guide to help you get started:

Guide-
http://www.thumbvu.com/guide

Video-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phgUj27T2Mo

It’s important to get this step completed in thumbvu because this is how other like minded individuals will connect with you and relationships can grow.  You never know who you will meet on thumbvu…  your next client, prospect, friend, or business partner!

I also have a gift for you!  Here are two awesome audios. One is with Jon Olson where we talk branding and the other with with co-founders Austin Hallock and Mike Gartner where we discuss  how thumbvu came to be!

Grab Your Goodies Here –> http://www.thumbvu.com/freebies

The most important thing is that you take action.  Action equals results, it’s that simple.

Have you surfed thumbvu today?

http://www.thumbvu.com/surf

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The Power Of Building Teams!

By admin | Published: March 17, 2010

When I first started online I tried to do everything myself.  It was a slow process to say the least.  I learned alot, but it wasn’t until I started to team up with like minded individuals that my business really started to kick off.

You can partner with others as a mastermind to discover new information and ways of thinking.  This is great for bouncing around ideas and making things happen, as it gets easier to create when people work together.

You can also join a team of people interested in helping eachother promote opportunities and programs.  This helps you build your downlines in programs.  This is the type of team building that has been created with TE Teams using the power of the mastermind with Jon Olson, Tim Linden, Austin Hallock, and I.

It’s designed as a 1-2-3 step system that gives users a clear idea on what programs to build their business and as part of a team you will learn how to put those tools into action.

TE Teams allows you to build your downlines in trafficwave, tetoolbox, and a select number of traffic exchanges.  It stream lines the whole process so that anyone can join and start building their downlines as part of a team effort.

It’s set up as an easy to follow 3 step process.  Once you complete the 3 steps you are officially part of the team and can start promoting the team link.  It works on a rotator system so as people promote the team page referrals are spread across the team.  Team leaders can monitor who is promoting and how much, so anyone not pulling their weight for the team is “taken care” of.

Usually at this point many would say “That’s cool, what’s the cost?”  Funny you should ask, because the system is free to join and use.  No OTO’s, upsells, or downsells.  But it is key that you upgrade in the programs listed in the steps as that is how team profits happen!

Make sure to check out TE Teams today and start building your business with the help of a team behind you!

* Important note: If you are already a member of TrafficWave let me know on skype here: john.guanzon and I can get you a special key code that will let you create and build your own team.

We also have built a thumbvu based team with our “Thumbvu Academy” skype group.  If you are interested in joining it’s totally free and there is a button to the side of this blog that should let you in the group.  If you can’t join simply add me on skype here: john.guanzon and I will get you added.

Thumbvu Academy is a place for members to discuss thumbvu marketing strategies and network with each as well as directly with me.

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Over 15k In Credits Up For Grabs!

By admin | Published: March 5, 2010

I have been keeping tabs on our member suggestions and one of the most common request is more bonuses.  You asked for it, you got it!

I will from time to time be seeding bonuses that are bigger than normal into the surfing sessions randomly.  But I will also be announcing when those bonuses are insanely huge.

Today I seeded in:

*One 5k credit bonus

*Two 2k credit bonuses

*5 1k credit bonuses

And enough 100 credit bonuses to go well over 15k in credits!

Not everyone will win the extra bonuses, but the more you surf, the higher chance you have of catching one!

If you are unsure of where the bonus button appears here is a screen capture of what it looks like while surfing and how to get your bonus:

Click Here to Watch This Quick Video!

It’s important to note that the bonus was designed to ensure that members keep a watchful eye out for it so that quality views to your sites are being provided.

Login to surf now:

http://www.thumbvu.com/surf

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Interview With James Holmes – Internet Marketing Blue Print

By admin | Published: March 3, 2010

I just wrapped up an awesome interview with James Holmes.  A while back he had asked me if I would like to be interviewed about thumbvu, list building, and more.  My answer?  Heck yes!

I want to thank James for giving me the opportunity to spread the word about thumbvu.  Here is his thoughts on thumbvu:

“Congratulations my friend on launching a true innovation in the social media space. I know how essential your partners have been in the seeding of the idea and the success of your launch. My hope for you is that you will be able to maximize ThumbVu’s potential and here in part is what I think that is… to introduce traffic exchanges to the mainstream, I think it is the exchange that has the greatest chance of achieving such a lofty objective. As they say… your mission (in part) if you choose to accept it!

ThumbVu is powerful and you have the perfect vehicle for advancing the traffic exchange profession in general!”

Right on!  It is a mission I do except and look forward to the coming months of growth.  As we grow the real winners are the members who will continue to connect, grow, and profit!  Also special thank you to the members who were on the call showing their support!

Make sure to grab the audio interview now:

Or Here!

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** ENDED!** Would You Smack Twitter For $50?

By admin | Published: February 22, 2010

**Update**

Here are the winners:

$50 -
Tucaiuly

2,000 Credits -
lynnmdotnet
kcvan
swhombiz
cfstraw

1,000 Credits-
rescueorphans
renate
bartendermo
anava
wealthoutpost

Thank you everyone who participated!  All prizes have been awarded!

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Yup you read that right, I am curious how many members would be interested in giving Twitter a good smack for a $50 cash prize.

Here’s how it would work:

On Wed. Feb 24th at 1pm to 1:30pm PST you would need to send a tweet out about thumbvu.  You would do that by visiting and pushing the link in the picture below:

(link found in your promotions tab of the members area)

And that’s it!  Once you have done this at 1:35 pm PST I will pick one random winner to receive a $50 cash prize added to their account. 4 other lucky winners will receive 2,000 credits as their prize and 5 other winners will receive 1,000 credits added to their accounts.

So the prize breakdown looks like this:

1st Prize: $50 1 winner

2nd Prize: 2,000 credits 4 winners

3rd Prize: 1,ooo credits 5 winners

You only have a 30 minute window to get your tweet posted so you will want to make sure to do it right away and the time of posting this the 24th is about 24 hours from now.  Best of luck to everyone who participates!

I would also like to thank all of the members who have joined our “Thumbvu Academy” so far!  You will see that there is a link to the side of the blog that lets you join a skype group that was put together by the members for the members.  This gives you a place to network, share ideas on how to best use and promote thumbvu, and ask any questions that you may have about thumbvu.  I urge everyone and anyone to join and be a part of the community that is growing quickly.

Speaking of communities, our facebook fan page is growing by leaps and bounds and has over 500 wonderful fans now, we would love to see you there too!

Have you surfed thumbvu yet today?

I would love to hear your feedback about this promotion, it had been mentioned that we should also try something like this with the new Google Buzz.  I will be looking at how to incorporate that into thumbvu in the coming weeks!

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