I’ve been cranking out new websites at a pace of about 1 every other day for the last week or so.  All of them are lead generation sites, but they offer high quality resources in exchange for contact information. If you or anyone you know might be interested in the free information offered at each of the following sites, please spread the word.  If you have any comments on the sites (they all use the same layout and basic template), please let me know.

Here’s a rundown of the sites and what each offers (for free) in exchange for your contact information:

1. SEOPrecept.com – Introductory search engine optimization education and information
2. PersonalizationPrecept.com – A look into personalized direct marketing complete with stats, graphs, charts, and insight to help you craft better marketing campaigns.
3. Infusion.SMBConsultingInc.com – 9 Building Blocks to Double Sales report written by InfusionSoft president Clate Mask.  Very good read with quality information.
4. SMB-SEO.com – An inside look at real estate marketing through search engine optimization (SEO).  The top 30 markets in terms of real estate search volume are examined along with a couple of case studies.
5. SEOComparisonGuide.com – A pricing comparison of 50 of the top SEO firms across the globe complete with links to each firm’s website.  A must have for anyone in the budgeting process for SEO or wanting to make sure they aren’t getting ripped off by their current SEO firm.

So there you have 5 fairly new resources that should help you with your marketing endeavors moving forward.  I personally wrote each report with the exception of the “9 Building Blocks to Double Sales” so I eageraly welcome your feedback, comments, and suggestions on any of this.

I have more or less finished the core of the Personalization Precept report and have begun to outline the campaign sequences for it.  The official release date is still Friday, August 8, 2008, and I believe this will be a report that direct response marketers are going to want to get their hands on to better understand the current market and the metrics driving it.

Some statistics on the report:

• 40 pages long
• 5.3 MB
• 13 graphs
• 7 case studies
• 4 quotations from real world field marketing experts
• Lots of statistical analysis

My hope is that you’ll take the time to register for this free resource right now by visiting http://PersonalizationPrecept.com.  Again, you won’t begin to receive correspondence from me until Friday, but things will begin in earnest then.

I look forward to your feedback and learning about your business as things progress.

I’m about 85% done with the Personalization Precept Report and plan to have it ready for release (along with the follow up campaign) by Friday (August 8, 2008).  If you’re wondering what benefits you’ll receive by registering to receive this free report, here’s a quick rundown of a few things:

• Reduce costs on future direct marketing campaigns by knowing which methodologies generate the highest response rates based on the initiative. (pages 7-10)
• Improve open rates by learning which days are the most popular for opening e-mail. (page13)
• Understand when to use a prospect or house list most effectively. (pages 14-15)
• Increase revenue through personalization techniques designed to break through the clutter and get your message noticed. (page 22)
• Boost direct mail response rates by as much as 1000% through this technique. (page 25)
• Review 7 case studies of companies achieving tremendous results with personalized direct response marketing. (page 27)

I am getting ready to send pre-release copies out of the report to get some feedback before releasing it to the public.  If you’d like to get in on the report before it’s officially released, follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/rogerbauer), and I’ll post a link to the report later this evening or sometime tomorrow to check out what’s been done thus far.  It’s a jam packed report with statistics, case studies, and examples of successful personalized direct response marketing campaigns.

The past few days, I have been working around the clock on a report that I believe will be well received by the marketing community.  I hope to have it completed by the close of business this Friday, and I will be sending out advanced copies to those folks in my “following” to gain valuable feedback before releasing it to the public.

The report focuses on direct response marketing and personalization.  It encompasses e-mail, direct mail, personalized URLs (PURLs). and special offers.  It is extremely heavy on statistics, graphs, and charts, but it’s not a statistical encyclopedia or anything. I’m 26 pages in, and it’s all “meat.”  No fluff or hype!

I’m hopeful that you’ll help me spread the word about the report once it’s released to the public, but I wanted to update the blog as to my whereabouts lately because some have jiggled my e-mail inbox wondering what’s up.

Oh, I have also cooked up a website specifically for the report at http://PersonalizedResponse.com.  If you visit there and register, please know that nothing will happen until the report is finalized.  You’ll be entered into the database so you’ll be one of the few to receive an advanced copy of the report before it is released to the public.

Hey Everyone–just a quick update on things going on at this end. The radio contract is signed, sealed, and delivered so that will officially begin Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 2 PM ET (11 AM PT) on VoiceAmerica.com’s Business Channel. Eight guests have confirmed already for the show, and it should be a power packed marketing hour. In fact, the name we’ve been kicking around is: “The Bauer Pauer Hauer.” Let me know your thoughts on that especially if you have a better idea for a name although that one is kind of catchy.

I plan to add video to the mix rather shortly as I just purchased the first video camera for the firm last week and have been working on getting more comfortable in front of the lens. Needless to say the first few cracks at video leave a lot to be desired so I’m hopeful that when something gets published online, it’s at worst decent. I see tremendous value in online video and believe that is a prime way to differentiate one’s self from the competition, and that is the direction everything is headed. I can envision a day where the leading businesses have their own little production studio complete with a daily show. While that won’t happen tomorrow, it’s not as far off as it once was for certain.

Production is slated to get underway this week on the SEO Videos to accompany the SEO training manual (Cost Effective SEO: Better Attract Your Target Audience via Online Search). The videos will follow the general layout of the book but will give several examples for each exercise much like we do in the training seminars. It’s truly a hands-on endeavor so please take a peek at the samples once we prop them up online by the end of the month.

These are exciting times around the SMB complex, and I hope to return to article writing, press releases, and updating the blog a little more frequently once things calm just a bit. There simply aren’t enough hours in the day to knock everything out at this point, but everything will settle in time.

Thanks for sticking with us through this time, and please feel free to share any feedback or suggestions you may have.