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There are a few Giveaway events running at the moment where you can grab a whole host of free Internet Marketing Training, Ebooks, Audio, Video etc, many of which come with rights that allow you to sell them for 100% profits.

To sign up as a member to download your gifts

http://freeimgiveaway.com/go/29

http://greedygiveaway.com/version4/go/13

http://impacteventgiveaway.com/members/id/35/iq

Giveaway events are also a great way to build your own opt-in list, and again, there are a few events that are worth joining, so you can add a gift of your own…

http://www.nakedgiveaway.com/go/3/jv

http://www.searchenginegifts.com/contributor.php?id=43

http://greedygiveaway.com/version4/go/13/jv

Seems I have been neglecting my duties in providing internet marketing product reviews.

But I haven’t.

I have been shifting reviews over to a new platform and a new format.

I know your going to love them, and I know they will help you decide whether the latest “must have” internet marketing product is really worth getting.

Anyway, I will announce details in the next day or so.

In the meantime, you will still find useful reviews of recent products right here at Info Critique.

When JV Giveaway events first hit the scene, they were hailed as great ways to build a list of subscribers.

The process was simple.

* You added a quality gift to the event,
* Members registered to receive your gift,
* You built a list.

And they worked. Everyone loved them. The contributors, who added hundreds, if not thousands to their lists. The members, who got loads of quality products for free.

But now, I read a lot of anti-giveaway comment on the various forums. It seems that the IM world has fallen out of love with JV Giveaways.

What has changed?

Most obviously, the number of contributors has increased. It is not unusual now to see giveaway events with over 1000 contributors.

Then there is the quality of the gifts. With so many PLR products out there, amny gifts are rehashed over and over. And generally, little or no effort is taken by contributors to make the PLR products their own.

And duplicate gifts are now a problem. With the events becoming so large, unless the organiser checks each gift, then you might see the same gift appearing over and over. With options available to auto-approve every gift

Then there’s a word on finances. In the past giveaway events were all about building a list. Now, with One Time Offers, Special Offers and paid upgrades to get your gift ranked higher, it seems that the events are run more for the immediate financial gain of the organiser.

How can we re-build the reputation of giveaway events?

Well, there is nothing wrong with having 1000+ contributors. But that comes with conditions.

* The gifts must be high quality. Quantity should never take priority over quality!
* Duplications should be removed.
* Optin and Download pages should be checked for ease of use.

All of this means a whole load of extra work for the giveaway event manager, as he must go through every single gift that has been submitted. But in the long run, it is time well spent. Provide quality time and time again and contributors and members will continue to grace your events.

Giveaways should be about building a list.

I am against the idea of upgrades meaning that contributors don’t have to promote the event because they can buy enough points for their gift to be displayed. Giveaways work if everyone helps each other. It is certainly not fair that some contributors who put in no effort to promote the event can have their gifts showing in prime position, yet others who are using all means at their disposal to promote see their gifts stuck on page 10.

Everybody needs to promote!

So, how can you encourage promotion of the events by the contributors? AND indeed, by the members?

The threat of delisting the contributors gift centainly works for contributors, as does the fact that the more referals you get the higher your list is in the rankings. B ut it seems that the only way to get members and contributors to put some real effort into these events is through financial reward. Whether this is done by offering commissions or maybe running a referal competition is up to the organiser. But is there another way?

It should be enough that the event is high quality, with great gifts to have members promoting to their acquaintances. It SHOULD be, but it seems that it isn’t. The recent trend for monetizing giveaway events has somewhat poisoned them, in so much as contributors and organisers now seem to EXPECT to make money from the actual event, rather than building, nurturing then monetizing the optin list they get from the event.

I am currently organising a giveaway that offers 100% commissions on EVERYTHING to the contributors and members that promote. But am I just succumbing to the problem? I think maybe I am. But at least by giving everything BACK in the way of commissions, members and contributors will be encouraged to promote the event, so it will hopefully be a success. But, I need to take a long look in the mirror and decide how I want to move on with giveaways in the future.

Details HERE

Perhaps by removing the immediate financial gain from giveaway events, maybe we can then get back to what giveaways are really about.

BUILDING A LIST!

Internet Marketing Training normall comes at a price, but until 13 March, you can get 11 top Internet Marketing Training Gifts absolutely FREE.

I have been lucky enouigh to team up with 10 great marketers – Alex Perez-Prat, Alex Sysoef, Edmund Loh, Fabian Tan, Guido Nussbaum,Jason James, Paul Klein, Paul M. Pavel, Todd Gross and the two organisers Mike Mazzella and Greg Lloyd – to bring you the IM Training Giveaway.

This is not just another giveaway, but a very exclusive event. With just 11 products to download, you may think that it’s a small deal! But, all of the gifts have been especially chosen to provide you with essential training in different aspects of internet marketing. And the contributors have been selected because Mike and Greg know that they all provide excellent ongoing advice and education.

The event only runs for a few days, so go to the IM Training Giveaway NOW to get your free gifts!

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I was excited at the concept of SlideupFX, but I’m afraid it hasn’t lived up to its claims… Yet

I installed this product and tested it as I do everything that I review and it seems to have a problem displaying correctly on Internet Explorer.

It does seem to function in Firefox correctly, but if the majority of your visitors are on IE, that doesn’t help much!

I have written the author of the program for a solution, so if he comes back with a fix, maybe I’ll be able to do a proper review of it, but until then, my advice would be to hold off from buying it until all of the problems are sorted out!

Easily Answered has been eagerly awaited. But was it worth the wait?

I was lucky enough to get early access to Easily Answered, a new type of internet marketing membership, so I am in a position to give you my honest review of Easily Answered.

So, what is Easily Answered?

Easily Answered is the brainchild of seasoned internet marketer, Tahir Shah. ALl too often, the so-called gurus just seem to want you to open your wallet, then you can’t get in touch with them if you have questions about the product, or internet marketing in general.

So, Tahir has created Easily Answered, a group of tyop internet marketing experts, who are all on hand to answer your questions. So, you ask a question, the panel of experts are alerted to that question, and one of them selects it to provide you with an answer. And these are not wannabe internet marketers answering your questions either. Take a look at some of the guys on the panel…..

Willie Crawford
Mike Ambrosio
Alok Jain
Andrew X
Andrew Stark
Todd Gross
Tim Brocklehurst
Calvin Woon
Chris Freville
Gabriel Aguinaga
Glen Hopkins
Harris Fellman
Holly Mann
Odinn Sorensen
Ray La Foy
Reed Floren
and a load more.

If you’ve been around internet marketing for any time at all, you will have heard of a load of these guys, and believe me, they are all big earners who have “been there and done it!”

I answered some questions on the site and got answeres within a couple of hours. And it doesn’t matter what the question is about, because Tahir’s team has such a vriety of experts in different fields of IM, there is always somebody able to answer it.

And the answers….

As a member, you can see all of the ansers to all of the questions. And not just written answers, all are answered personally and most are added to short audio segments.

So by hearing everybody else’s answers too, you can learn an amazing amount all on one site.

And with the answers you learn, you could rewrite them in your own words and produce your own product! How cool would that be!?

So where else could you get a mastermind group of 30+ TOP Internet Marketers all ready to answer YOUR questions personally?

I certainly don’t know of anywhere!

Downsides?

Well, the navigation is a bit “clucky” at the moment, so it does take a bit of getting used to, but I believe Tahir is looking into this, so hopefully that will be sorted out soon.

Other than that, I really can’t see any.

In summary

As you know, I am a serial buyer of internet marketing products and memberships, but I firmly believe that this will become one of the most important websites in the whole internet marketing arena.

The video HERE will explain everything in greater detail…. Please watch it in full.

IF YOU ONLY JOIN ONE MEMBERSHIP SITE THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS ONE!

And I know that at the moment there is a MASSIVE DISCOUNT available, along with a bonus that is worth maybe 3-400 PER MONTH, so get along now before you miss out!

GO THERE NOW BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

I have put up 3 reviews for Make Money Blogging products.

They are not in this normal place, but instead I have created their own mini site at www.infocritique.com/bloggingproductreviews

I’m sure you’ll find them really useful.

The Affiliate Cash Giveaway has just launched and you can pick up over 100 ebooks, audios, videos and software to help you make some money from your blog.

This is turning out to be one of the best Giveaway Events of the year, with high quality gifts and excellent promotion.

To get your free blogging gifts go to http://www.affiliatecashgiveaway.com/go/2

But the even is also great for building a list of subscribers. If you register as a contributor, the members can download your free gift in return for their name and email address, so why not have a go at contributing yourself.

http://www.affiliatecashgiveaway.com/go/2/jv

Here’s just a few of the things you can pick up absoultely free

Product Name: Tactical Affiliate Assault
Product Creator: Todd Lamb
Launches: February 4th 2009
Target Audience: Newbie to Intermediate Marketers

I was lucky enough to be given early access to the entire Tactical Affiliate Assault system, so I can give you a genuine account of the system. The good and the bad.

“Let the Gurus Do All The Hard Work for you! Like the stealth and well-timed execution that is crucial to a successful SWAT assault, you can capitalize on their momentum, their promotions and their profits by leveraging them to your full advantage.”

What is Tactical Affiliate Assault?

Right from the outset, I want you to know that Tactical Affiliate Assaults more than just an ebook, or audio training.

Tactical Affiliate Assault is a complete system, with:

• Ebooks
• Training Videos
• Exclusive Software
• AND PERSONAL SUPPORT!

Read enough? CLICK HERE to see for yourself.

Make sure you got that last bit – Personal Support- Yes Todd is making himself available 3 full days a week to support members of the Tactical Affiliate Assault community.

So taking each section individually…

The Ebook outlines the whole Tactical Affiliate Assault system in a “blueprint” style. From choosing a niche, selecting affiliate products, creating websites, blogs and web 2.0 sites. It’s all in there.

The videos cover everything in greater detail. And there are 85 of them covering the entire system – with ten more being added each week.

Software includes:

OCI – the Optical Cash Injector

The OCI is a revolutionary piece of software in every sense of the word. With it, you can see precisely what gets your target audience to buy.  A really important part of the system that helps you laser target your prospects!

The “Cash Flash” Diversion Device

Ever seen a flash grenade or “Noise Flash Diversion Device” being used in movies or televised live? You no doubt know that it’s an excellent but simple tool for getting people’s attention immediately. Suing these Push Button video creation tools you can instantly grab the attention of potential customers.

Plus you get the most important benefit of all

One on One mentoring from Todd himself – not a call center, or a help desk, but real-time contact to hjelp you on your way.

If all that is not enough, you also get hosting, new monthly templates and additional training every month.

So, now you know what’s included, but is it any good?

Well, Todd Lamb certainly knows his stuff and has developed a system he uses himself to earn thousands each and every month. And  he has made a fine job of passing on that knowledge.

But even if there are things that you don’t quite understand, it doesn’t matter, because you get direct access to Todd who will answer all your questions personally!

The videos are excellent. Everything is gone through in just the right amount of detail for you to be able to follow them easily and PUT WHAT YOU LEARN INTO PRACTICE!

The software is top quality, having been custom-created.  And they are not just gimmicky tools. They are explosive tools that will really give you an edge over the average-Joe Marketer!

To many products released by so called gurus offer the world, but either miss out hugely important chunks, or are so compliacted that you can’t put what you learn into practice.

Tactical Affiliate Assault is totally different, because what Todd has created is a blueprint that you follow in tandem with Todd himself. In any sort of tactical assault, teamwork is the most important thing and it is teamwork that sets Tactical Affiliate Assault apart from any other product currently on the market.

If you are just setting out on your online marketing career, or if you are struggling to make really good money at affiliate marketing, then I would not hesitate to recommend Tactical Affiliate Assault to you.

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