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		<title>One of My Mentors Shares All&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr Matthew Loop]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Right now, you&#8217;re going to get a VERY BIG hook-up and early access to something so awesome, I know it will simply change your life like it has my own&#8230;
Over the years, I&#8217;ve had many doctors ask me how I&#8217;ve been able to establish multiple recurring PASSIVE streams of income via the internet. And, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://chiropracticmarketinguniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/keyboard_money.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-362];player=img;"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; border-right-width: 0px" src="http://chiropracticmarketinguniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/keyboard_money_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt="Business on a laptop" width="244" height="183" align="left" /></a> Right now, you&#8217;re going to get a VERY BIG hook-up and early access to something so awesome, I know it will simply change your life like it has my own&#8230;</p>
<p>Over the years, I&#8217;ve had many doctors ask me how I&#8217;ve been able to establish multiple recurring PASSIVE streams of income via the internet. And, I&#8217;m not talking about a few bucks here and there either. I&#8217;m speaking of generating anywhere from $100 &#8211; $1,000 per day using using a &#8220;dependable&#8221; blueprint and fundamental principles.</p>
<p><a title="DC Income Club" href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=3293510">www.billysticker.com/chiroclub</a></p>
<p>Well, Dr. Loop will be answering those questions and you won&#8217;t want to miss what he&#8217;s going to reveal to you. No, I am not speaking about MLM or network marketing either!!</p>
<p>Here are some of the benefits you&#8217;ll discover from the type of online marketing methods he&#8217;ll will be sharing.</p>
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<li>It&#8217;s very flexible</li>
<li>You can run the business from anywhere</li>
<li>Low start-up cost, sometimes 0</li>
<li>You can run it part-time or full-time</li>
<li>There&#8217;s no inventory to stock</li>
<li>No products to ship</li>
<li>No payments to collect</li>
<li>No customer support</li>
<li>No &#8220;selling&#8221;</li>
<li>No website required</li>
<li>No quotas to meet</li>
<li>HUGE POTENTIAL</li>
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<p>Why is learning how to build multiple sources of income (in addition to your practice) important?  One of my mentors used to always tell me that having your income set-up like the Parthenon is the best way&#8230; in case 1 pillar goes out, you still have others supporting the structure.</p>
<p>Quite honestly, though, I haven&#8217;t met many chiropractors that have taken this advice. And&#8230;.. now that the economic forecast is bleak, many doctors are suffering badly.</p>
<p>Even if you make a million dollars per year in practice, having only 1 type of paycheck is dangerous.  We only have one set of hands so we need to strategically create wealth in at  least a few areas to ensure long-term security.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what to do Next:</p>
<p>Visit the link below immediately for one-of-a-kind, never before seen &#8220;Club&#8221; that&#8217;s taking the chiropractic profession by storm!</p>
<p><a title="DC Income Club" href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=3293510">www.billysticker.com/chiroclub</a></p>
<p>This is going to blow you away!  That, I&#8217;m certain&#8230;</p>
<p>- Billy</p>
<p>BTW &#8211; A select, small group of chiropractors are going to get a serious hook-up for a limited time&#8230;. HURRY and <a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=3293510">click the link</a>!!!</p>
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		<title>Why Chiropractor Newspaper Ads Can Still Bring in Quality New Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are we seeing the end of newspapers as we know it? Hasn’t the internet pushed the newspapers out of business? Should you even spend money putting ads in your local paper?

Since releasing my Ultimate Chiropractic Ads in January of this year, occasionally I get asked the above questions. So I thought it would be a good idea to discuss some of the answers on the blog.

First let’s address the question…”Are newspapers disappearing?”

Before I answer this question, let’s look at a couple of other industries]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>(The following article is by Dr. Michael Beck. Dr. Beck took his practice from near bankruptcy to $30k a month using new strategies he learned from top marketing experts. Find out more about Dr. Beck&#8217;s newspaper ads at</em><em> </em><em><a href="http://www.chiropracticmarketinguniversity.com/newspaper" target="_blank">http://www.chiropracticmarketinguniversity.com/newspaper</a></em>)<em></em></p>
<p><a href="http://chiropracticmarketinguniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/line-people.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-319];player=img;"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" src="http://chiropracticmarketinguniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/line-people-thumb.jpg" border="0" alt="Happy pretty young girl with friends in the background" width="244" height="183" align="left" /></a> Are we seeing the end of newspapers as we know it? Hasn’t the internet pushed the newspapers out of business? Should you even spend money putting ads in your local paper?</p>
<p>Since releasing my Ultimate Chiropractic Ads in January of this year, occasionally I get asked the above questions. So I thought it would be a good idea to discuss some of the answers on the blog.</p>
<p>First let’s address the question…”<strong>Are newspapers disappearing?</strong>”</p>
<p>Before I answer this question, let’s look at a couple of other industries going through tough times. GM and Chrysler are getting bailed out and on the verge of bankruptcy. Yet, new cars are still being sold and, my guess is, will continue to be built for years into the future. In the past year, hundreds of banks have folded and been bailed out by the government. But, I predict banks will be around for a long time. My bank just built a whole new wing for “wealth management”.</p>
<p>What do these businesses have in common? They  made bad decisions for years and are now paying the consequences during a recession. The same goes for large newspaper companies. The newspaper corporations grew large and wasteful. They disconnected with their readership and begin to twist stories into one-sided arguments. Plus, they designed and encouraged the use of poor ads for their clients. When the economy took a dip, these same clients were not willing to pay for advertising that couldn’t bring in a return on investment.</p>
<p>So the answer is yes, <em>some</em> newspapers have gone out of business. But, does this really mean anything? Businesses disappear every day. A few that have folded: The Rocky Mountain News, Baltimore Examine, Kentucky Post, and the Cincinnati Post. However, the important point here is that newspapers didn’t disappear into thin air in these cities. Someone is still printing papers and making money. For example, the Cincinnati Enquirer, Baltimore Sun, etc.</p>
<p>A recent <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/newspaper-circulation-declines-7/story.aspx?guid=%7B28ADA67B-A5CD-4B2C-BD97-9C50A2731BED%7D&amp;dist=msr_15">MarketWatch.com</a> (owned by the Wall Street Journal) report shows newspaper readership down 7% in the last six months. Not surprising, since the economy itself is down more than that. Spending is down. The stock market is down. My retirement account is down 40 %! So, in the big scheme of things, a 7% decline is rather healthy.</p>
<p><strong>Does newspaper advertising still work?</strong></p>
<p>Yes, of course it does.  (If a chiropractic office closes it’s doors because of poor marketing, does this mean chiropractic itself no longer <em>works</em>?) But the key is running the right kind of ad.</p>
<p>To get a good return on your investment with newspapers, you have to run niche-targeted ads.</p>
<p>Patients that come in to your office from a condition-specific ad are much easier to convert, compared to patients from other sources.  In fact, I would rate &#8220;newspaper ad patients&#8221; just below a referral patient when it comes to quality.  The most important thing you want when it comes to newspaper ads is diversity. You don’t want just one newspaper ad. If you purchased my Ultimate Chiropractic Ads, make sure you are running at  least 2-3 different ads on a regular basis.</p>
<p>Just like you should never rely on just one type of new patient marketing, you should never rely on just one type of newspaper ad. (This was the problem with a popular newspaper ad kit released years ago.)</p>
<p>Here are a few examples of it working in chiropractic offices for 2009…</p>
<p><em>Dr. Beck, Just an update on the ads I’ve run .  On Feb. 10, I ran the “Could One Hour With This Doctor…” half page ad and got 13 patients to come in . We closed 10 of those for a total of $18,885 already collected. We paid $1134 for the ad. That’s a 16:1 ROI !!</em></p>
<p><em>On March 24, we ran the same half page ad and 10 patients have come in. We converted 6 of those so far and have 1 more coming in today for ROF. We have collected $14,,066 so far. That’s a 12:1 ROI !!</em></p>
<p><em>I just ran the “Herniated Disc” ad yesterday. We are scheduling patients as we speak.</em></p>
<p><em>THANKS!!!</em><em><br />
</em><em>Denton</em><em> </em><em>James</em><em>, </em><em>DC</em></p>
<p><em>P.S. I ran 2 other ads from another source on </em><em>1/21/09</em><em> and </em><em>3/3/09</em><em>. The ROI is about 5:1, which isn’t bad, but your ads get us 3 times the ROI !!</em></p>
<p>Here’s another email I received from a doctor running a full page ad (which is not required with my ads, but he did so to get a bigger ROI)…</p>
<p><em>Hey Doc,</em><em><br />
<em>Just wanted to let you know how great the ads are working for me.  We ran the \”Are you living with sciatica or back pain\” ad on </em></em><em>March 30, 2009</em><em> which is a Monday. It was $2950 for a full page ad. We had 8 new patients scheduled before lunch on Monday.  For the week we ended up with 14 new patients. We have had 3 referrals so far this week. (the week after running the ad). We have a case $ average of around $1500, so we are figuring about $26000 in income. I couldn’t be happier with the ads so far.  We are looking forward to running another ad in the very near future. – Dr. Chad </em><em>Keeney</em></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;But aren’t online news sites competing with newspapers?&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Yes, but there’s still a lot of money to be made with print newspapers ads. Many newspapers realize they need an online presence, and are now creating hybrid type papers that are in print and online. Some papers have shut down their print editions, but publish regular online newspapers.</p>
<p>This is why you should be in both places. Never focus on one source of new patients too much. It&#8217;s much safer and more profitable to diversify.</p>
<p>No one can say if and when newspapers will become obsolete. If you’re concerned about it, my advice is to stop trying to predict the future and focus on what is working now.</p>
<p>To discover how to bring in quality new patients with done-for-you ads (without outdated marketing strategies or free reports) visit <a href="http://www.chiropracticmarketinguniversity.com/newspaper">http://www.chiropracticmarketinguniversity.com/newspaper</a></p>
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