Graham Bray

Creating More Effective Powerpoint Presentations

As an educator and teacher for more than 25 years, I have seen more than my fair share of trends and new ideas. When I first started teaching, everything was 'chalk and talk', with the occasional overhead transparency or worksheets produced using Banda ma... Read >

Why Are 95% Of Internet Marketers Unsuccessful?

It's an unnerving fact, but of all potential internet marketing wannabees, only 5% go on to sell products and make a success of their ventures. There is a huge drop-out rate with the vast majority failing to make it even past the first hurdle. Why do s... Read >

What's Your Website All About?

Do you ever visit a website and just wonder what on earth it's supposed to be about? Is it a sales site, with products to purchase, or is it simply an informative site with no request for opt-ins or further action? I have just visited a site following ... Read >

Building Your List - What Free Gifts Are You Offering?

Do you remember those free gifts that were hidden away inside cereal packets? As a child whenever I saw a new gift on offer I used to pester my mother until she included the cereal on her shopping list. I was never allowed to dig down inside the packet fo... Read >

Internet Marketing - Keep It Simple!

Throughout my work in education I've always adopted the rule that to be understood I need to keep the message as simple as possible. My students have benefitted from clear and concise teaching that sticks to the basics and doesn't try to over-complicate t... Read >

Adding Audio Recordings To Your Marketing Toolbox

We all learn in different ways. Some of us like to read the instructional manual, some of us like to have verbal explanations given to us, and yet others prefer to throw away the manual, ignore instructions, and simply get our hands on and find out for ou... Read >

The Fourth and Final Stage of Internet Marketing - Steady As You Go!

As a result of all your hard efforts and many hours of dedication you now find yourself at a level where your site has almost reached a self-sustaining point. This should be the ambition of every internet marketer to reach this stage, and if everything ha... Read >

The Third Stage Of Internet Marketing - Orbit Achieved!

By the time you've achieved what I'm calling 'Internet Marketing Orbit' you will really have put in the hours, separated yourself from the 90% of internet marketing wannabee dropouts, and have seen some success for your efforts. To achieve 'orbit' will ha... Read >

The Second Stage Of Internet Marketing - Approaching Orbit

In my previous article I described the first stage of internet marketing. It's a really exciting moment when our blog or website goes live and we begin to add content. We check the analytics and, yes, people are visiting our site. How amazing! For the ... Read >

The First Stage Of Internet Marketing - Take Off!

Are you ready for take-off? If so, then everything should be in place following your pre-launch preparations. Hopefully you've taken your time and your site is complete, you've registered your domain name, developed a product as a 'free gift', signed up w... Read >

Internet Marketing - The Pre-Launch Stage

Before setting the internet world on fire with our amazing website or blog, we need to ensure that we have everything in place and ready to go. I refer to this as the 'pre-launch stage' and potential internet marketers should develop their own check-list ... Read >

A Realistic Timescale For Would-be Internet Marketers.

We live in an age of increasing instant gratification. We expect to get whatever we want, when we want it. We know that we can access the internet at any time of night and day and we can search for anything that interests us and satisfies our curiosity. D... Read >

Accountability - The Third Key Element Of Successful Internet Marketing

In my series on the key elements of successful internet marketing I've left accountability to last. This does not mean that it the least of the three - if anything, it is the most important. I've always found that to really achieve my best, whether it be ... Read >

Commitment - The First Key Element Of Successful Internet Marketing

To excel at any endeavour requires serious commitment. Commitment is beyond interest - with interest, you only do it when circumstances permit. When you're committed to something you accept no excuses, only results. Unless commitment is made, there are on... Read >

The Three Key Elements Of Successful Internet Marketing.

I've been interested in internet marketing for over five years. In that time I've spent hundreds of hours and thousands of pounds trying to achieve the elusive dream. What is the dream? - I guess it's to become financially independent, and to be able to d... Read >