Rob Frankel: Frankel's Free Clinic Transcripts

The following are transcripts of various Free Clinics, arranged in chronological order and a brief description of the topics covered. Feel free to review them. You'll get an idea of how FrankelBees work together and share ideas.

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December 16, 2002: Sea Monkeys, micro businesses, small businesses, brands as fashion
December 9, 2002: How to PDF, not buying into dream merchants's stuff, UPS's brand
December 2, 2002: Copywriters, getting qualified traffic, using your photograph on your site
November 25, 2002: Pay per click, traffic myths, getting publicity
November 18, 2002: Ripped off by Merchant Service Providers, closing the sale, Kazaa
November 11, 2002: Virtual Assistants, Site Surveys, licensing art, Christmas
November 4, 2002: Expanding sales, identity vs. brand, contacting CEO's, mail merges
October 28, 2002: Describing your business, tag lines, Virtual Assistants, referrals
October 21, 2002: Tag lines, brand strategy, signature lines, the business climates
October 14, 2002: Many directions with one brand, Brand names and legal issues
October 7, 2002: E-Mail cold calling, money up front, trust, nudging clients
September 30, 2002: Logos, Cold calling, basic folling around on a Monday
September 23, 2002: UPS, merging brands, duplicate home pages, holiday cards
September 16, 2002: No Rob today! The clinic goes on!
September 9, 2002: Truth as a tool, TeleForums, video pitches, surviving Brand Hell
September 2, 2002: Sponsorships, politics/religion, specific branding, plagiarism
August 26, 2002: Branching out and charging new rates, client gifts, promotions
August 19, 2002: Getting clients to sign up, deal flow, recession, going solo with your brand
August 12, 2002: Logos as visual messages, selling to different mindsets, diversifying brands
August 5, 2002: Tag lines, testing or leading, designers versus marketers, HTML errors
July 29, 2002: Forcing retail distribution, credit card issues and merchants
July 22, 2002: Global brands & local markets, bad decisions, personal brands, e-books
July 15, 2002: Splitting your brand, lead generation, fear as a sales tool, listing prices
July 8, 2002: Getting specific, making people see themselves in your solution, ebooks
July 1, 2002: Globalization, logos, stubborn clients, Germans, brands ignoring culture
June 24, 2002: Submitting articles and content, site critiques, OEM's and brands
June 17, 2002: Generating sales, going global , becoming an expert, forget local!
June 9, 2002: Merging two brands into one, stealth branding, FSBO's, medical startup
June 2, 2002: PR, 3 day weekends affecting business, ad specialties, diluting brands
May 27, 2002: Launching a grocery product, brokers, football communities, trademarks
May 20, 2002: Merchants vs. entreprenuers, coffee, educating clients, credit cards
May 13, 2002: E-books, shopping carts, slow-acting clients, shipping rates
May 6, 2002: Trade shows, direct marketing, gift baskets and cards
April 29, 2002: Egos, client management, branding individuals, pissing people off
April 22, 2002: Bad clients, Price strategy, advertising claims, HTML/Text e-mail
April 15, 2002: Phramaceutical companies, public relations services, local promotions
April 8, 2002: A visit from God, leveraging other brands, client changes, solo gigs
April 1, 2002: Narrowing your brand, offerings, user interface, URL sales.
March 25, 2002: E-books, subscriptions, deadbeat clients, merchant accounts
March 18, 2002: Publicity, brand consistency, brand transitions
March 11, 2002: Data heavy sites, Branded icons. myth of personalization
March 4, 2002: Prosals, rejections, cheap hosting, ten different time zones
February 25, 2002: Merchant accounts, local portals, Branded Community
February 18, 2002: Names, Experts, fine-tuning your brand as it grows
February 11, 2002: Micropayments, Investors, i-legions, media brokers
February 4, 2002: Being specific, fear of success, books and e-books
January 28, 2002: Dog school, Selling too hard, Splitting your brand
January 21, 2002: Feng Shui, outsiders, animated logos, monetizing users
January 13, 2002: Branded Icons, Dave Thomas, banners, links & wine
January 7, 2002: Hard sales vs. Brand, Tiered Pricing, Margins, Clients
December 31, 2001: Negative press, tag lines, cient expectations, PDF mail
December 24, 2001: Fax vs. E-Mail, press releases, dopey counters
December 17, 2001: Person vs. Company Brand, Logos, Branded Community
December 10, 2001: One brand two markets, putting the message up front
December 3, 2001: Graphics fighting with brand message, Opt-in lists
November 26, 2001: Pay per click engines, selling direct, middlemen
November 19, 2001: Price-cutting killing your brand, URL and brand
November 12, 2001: Opt-in lists, radio, barter, "design" is dead, free samples
November 5, 2001: Domain names, low budget launches, tech sources
October 29, 2001: New business tactics, rewarding users, devaluing brands
October 22, 2001: Non spam new business development techniques
October 15, 2001: EBay as a tool, free stuff as a tool, expanding your biz
October 8, 2001: Publicity, Lead services, the myth of co-branding
October 1, 2001: Fax or E-Mail for new business? Crisis marketing
September 24, 2001: Name changes, personal brands, Google ad words
September 17, 2001: Marketing after the attack, customer reactivation
September 10, 2001: Cold calling by e-mail, ancillary brand revenue
September 3, 2001: Staffing, networking, site design, virtual assistants
August 13, 2001: Personal vs. company branding, price strategies
August 6, 2001: Personal branding, Upselling, New Age Guru jokes
July 23, 2001: Targeting your message, bad traffic, the myth of contests
July 16,2001: Raising awareness, Expert sites, E-Books
July 9, 2001: Articles as promotion, autoresponders, networking franchises
July 2, 2001: Corporate video and CD's tips , implementing the brand
June 25, 2001: Trade shows, business plans, handling your bosses, ads
June 18, 2001: Hiring sales people, Bad URL's, Home pages, Local sites
June 11, 2001: Bad names, pop-up windows, expectations of branding
May 28, 2001: Chats as tools, using ego as motivator, building a list
May 21, 2001: Remnant ad buys, testing ads, Resonding too quickly
May 14, 2001: Wrong names, wrong brands, Long term/short term solutions
May 7, 2001: Pop-up windows, Search Engines, Lateral linking
April 30, 2001: Doing it yourself, successful small brands, site usability
April 23, 2001: Sub branding, Re-designing your site, fictitious names
April 16, 2001: Packaging for profitability, E-Books, Return Policies
April 9, 2001: Stealth launches, refirgerator magnets, book design
April 2, 2001: Local web sites, experts and consultants, retail pricing
March 26, 2001: Ad brokers, virtual assistants, local web sites.
March 19, 2001: Medical sites, Doctors, Master Branding, Sub-branding!
March 12, 2001: I-Branding, Tape sets, sub-brands, Leadership and Icons!
March 5, 2001: Going from free to fee, Branded community, wireless
February 26, 2001: Search Engines, Pay Per Click, Conflicts of Interest
February 19, 2001: Selling extra inventory, Opt in launches, Small Business
February 12, 2001: Medical credit unions, branding vs. copywriting, niches
February 5, 2001: The 'Bees on their own! Branding, SEO, Small biz
January 29, 2001: Affiliate marketing, celebrities, bad business deals
January 23, 2001: Domain names, price strategy, breaking into business
January 15, 2001: Selling in brand programs to management; media
January 8, 2001: Taglines, Logos, web-based vs. e-mail driven content
December 18, 2000: Package pricing, IRS problems, credibility & response
December 11, 2000: Greetings cards, Soap, smart pricing strategies
December 4, 2000: Affiliate programs, regional promotion, publicity
November 27, 2000: Sponsorships, old farts, kids educational software
November 20,2000: E-money, leasing lists, unlocking money
November 13, 2000: Sales cycles, closing rates, client relationships
November 6, 2000: Portals, educating prosepects, alcohol brands
October 30, 2000: Names, Sponsorships, "small vs. professional"
October 23, 2000: Selling your e-list, cassette duplication and MP3
October 16, 2000: Taglines, Ad networks, EBay, Affiliates, Profit Centers
October 2, 2000: Blockbuster, getting traffic, divorce e-books, packaging
September 25, 2000: Web presentations, EBay, video-conferencing
September 18, 2000: Discounts, B2B Searches, What to put in a contract
September 11, 2000: Branding a university, naming your JPEGs
September 4, 2000: Marketing with disucssion lists, search engines
August 28, 2000: Small does not equal little, packaging, rates and fees
August 21, 2000: Medical marketing, discounts vs. value-adds
August 14, 2000: Tangible branding benefits, selling URL's, your own brand
August 7, 2000: Making trade shows work, small towns, site critique
July 31, 2000: List hosting, working solo, syndication, update by e-mail
July 24, 2000: Affiliate programs, anti-branding, slow summer
July 17, 2000: Your rabbi does branding? Self-publishing, private labels
July 10, 2000: Avoiding regulation for product claims, nothing for free!
July 3, 2000: Puns, branding and advertising, critiques, brand families
June 26, 2000: Search Engines, Participation or fee, journaling
June 19, 2000: Buy into sponsorships, bad PR companies, naming stuff
June 12, 2000: Naming stuff, like newsletters and websites
June 5, 2000: Synidcating content, public relations, charging for newsletters
May 29, 2000: Press releases, selling on site -- a slow Memorial Day
May 22, 2000: The right web software, tech talk, E-books, Affililates
May 15, 2000: Changing your name, E-Books, Biz generating webservices
May 8, 2000: Are your positives promoting your negatives? Frames.
May 1, 2000: Targted lists, Reprinting articles, Chambers of Commerce
April 24, 2000: Raves for Brand X!, turnkey fulfillment solutions
April 17, 2000: Affiliate programs, how much to budget for promotion?
April 10, 2000: Using case studies, tesitmonials and discussion lists
March 27, 2000: Hosting e-mail lists, Domains and hyphenated URL's
March 13, 2000: Viral marketing, branded community, inventor's disease
March 6, 2000: E-zines, Hobby or business -- make up your mind!
February 21, 2000: FrankelBees on their own! FrankelBiz, FAQ's
February 14, 2000: First to market ain't so great, competition tactics
February 7, 2000: Press releases, music sites, promoting artists
January 31, 2000: Selling vs. letting people buy; CGI scripts. Rob's book
January 24, 2000: Affiliate programs, Selling, Abraham Conference
January 17, 2000: Appear genuine; brand transitionss, national advertisers
January 10, 2000: The FraneklBees on their own! Affinities & Aggregators!
January 3, 2000: Local web sites, brand and credibility, professional portals
December 27, 1999: The last clinic of the 20th century
December 20, 1999: Associate programs, list hosting, site critique
December 13, 1999: How to price seminars, ad software, responses
December 6, 1999: Press releasese,the hazards of direct response
November 29, 1999: Marketing to the medical world; client mindsets
November 22, 1999: Working with charities, articulating your brand
November 15, 1999: Web resolution, Branding to the lowest common denom
November 8, 1999: Launching a music group, clicks and mortar vs. online
November 1, 1999: High volume vs. high quality, The insanity of malls
October 25, 1999: What do you do with ancillary business?
October 18, 1999: HTML newsletters, Advertising with opt-in lists
October 11, 1999: E-Commerce 2000 in Hawaii, Opt-in lists, recruiting
October 4, 1999: Old branding vs. Big Time Branding, Contracts
September 27, 1999: Branding against the grain of an industry
September 20, 1999: Rob can't make it -- the 'Bees fly on their own!
September 13, 1999: Are malls really worth it? Brands and credibility
August 23, 1999: Sponsorships and advertising -- how are they different?
August 16, 1999: Recruiting, Keeping the faith, Discounts and a focus group
August 8, 1999: Direct mailers, to affiliate or not affiliate?
August 2, 1999: Business before design, intuitive URL's, PR and referrals
July 26, 1999: URL's: descriptive, generic or what? Events on the web
July 19, 1999: Publishing books, should you use your photo?, taglines
July 12, 1999: Specialization, referring business, industry vs. client brands
July 5, 1999: Everyone's on vacation -- Rob's one-on-one with Zecho.com
June 29, 1999: Rob's out of town, the FrankelBees go it alone!
June 21, 1999: Selling vs. Brochureware, Affiliate Programs, local marketing
June 14, 1999: Customer service, ad agencies,whoring on line
June 6, 1999: Despite server crashes, local advertising, big branding mistakes
May 31, 1999: Ad serving software, bad business, sweat equity
May 24, 1999: Rob as Elvis? Setting advertising rates,revenue sharing
May 17, 1999: Why you can't brand by committee, Using PR properly
May 10, 1999: Narrowing your niche, FrankelBiz troubleshooting
May 3, 1999: E-commerce solutions, Bad Business propositions, content
April 27, 1999: Streaming audio/banners, FrankelBiz.com, selling URL's
April 19, 1999: Promotional products, TrafficGems, stock for fees
April 13, 1999: Client proposals, bad business, patents and Frankel's Three P's
April 5, 1999: Focusing your niche: for your sanity and everyone else's
March 29, 1999: On-site help, branded communities, face-to-face
March 22, 1999: Funding, whimsicl brand names, patents and lawyers
March 15, 1999: Press releases, brands vs. logos, dopey celebrities
March 8, 1999: Slow sales cycles, joint venture programs
March 1, 1999: FrankelBees on their own! Discussing CPM's and CTR's
February 22, 1999: Credit card transactions, turnkey providers
February 15, 1999: Backwards approach to local and offling markets
February 8, 1999: Giving stuff for free, local marketing, building communities
February 2, 1999: How to get interviewed on radio, guerrilla tactics
January 25, 1999: Clash of the titans: affiliates vs. MLM's
January 18, 1999: Sponsorships -- what to charge, how to find them
January 11, 1999: Naming tampons, registering domain names
January 4, 1999: Funding, the myth of CTR's, turnkey affiliate programs
December 28, 1998: Setting expectations, where ads end and clients begin
December 21, 1998: Buying & selling advertising, the death of CPM's
December 14, 1998: Selling ad space on your site, more programs
December 7, 1998: The FrankelBees are on their own, networking like crazy.
November 30, 1998: Branding yourself, GOTO.COM, more networking
November 23, 1998: Vertical marketing, banner clicks and direct response
November 16, 1998; E-commerce, shopping online, trying new stuff
November 9, 1998: Pay-per-sale vs. pay-per-click, selling religion direct
November 2, 1998: The FrankelBees go it alone!
October 26, 1998: Encryption issues, the origins and importance of branding
October 19, 1998: Feedback forms, repeat visitors and how to handle them
October 12, 1998: MLM's, How even big businesses screw up
October 5, 1998: Coaching, telebridging and pre-paid phone cards.
September 28, 1998: Contests to promote your site; knowledge & coaching
September 21, 1998: What? No Rob? FrankelBees amongst themselves!
Sepetmber 14, 1998: Why Hollywood sucks, When/how to be creative
September 7, 1998: The FrankelBiz Prototype project
August 31, 1998: Employees and associates that work for free.
August 17, 1998: Does advertising really get you business? Maybe not.
August 10, 1998: How not to be afraid to go into foreign markets
August 3, 1998: What if everyone chipped in on an offline ad?
July 27, 1998: Sex roles, weird clients and new business
July 20, 1998: Creating programs that create business; O Canada!
July 13, 1998: Retail vs. online channels, stupid P&G tricks
June 29, 1998: DHTML, creating alliances, planning for retail
June 15, 1998: Buying search engine listings, funding and collaboration
June 8, 1998: Creating contacts, verifiying links and traffic
June 1, 1998: What's the deal with search engines and online coupons?
May 25, 1998: Big tactics for small businesses
May 11, 1998: Making the move from information to producing
May 5, 1998: Small guys vs. big guys on the web
April 6, 1998: The gang starts networking.
March 30, 1998: Various members discuss their business strategies

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November 11, 2002: Virutal Assistants, Site Surveys, licensing art, Christmas
November 4, 2002: Expanding sales, identity vs. brand, contacting CEO's, mail merges
October 28, 2002: Describing your business, tag lines, Virtual Assistants, referrals
October 21, 2002: Tag lines, brand strategy, signature lines, the business climates
October 14, 2002: Many directions with one brand, Brand names and legal issues
October 7, 2002: E-Mail cold calling, money up front, trust, nudging clients
September 30, 2002: Logos, Cold calling, basic folling around on a Monday
September 23, 2002: UPS, merging brands, duplicate home pages, holiday cards
September 16, 2002: No Rob today! The clinic goes on!
September 9, 2002: Truth as a tool, TeleForums, video pitches, surviving Brand Hell
September 2, 2002: Sponsorships, politics/religion, specific branding, plagiarism
August 26, 2002: Branching out and charging new rates, client gifts, promotions
August 19, 2002: Getting clients to sign up, deal flow, recession, going solo with your brand
August 12, 2002: Logos as visual messages, selling to different mindsets, diversifying brands
August 5, 2002: Tag lines, testing or leading, designers versus marketers, HTML errors
July 29, 2002: Forcing retail distribution, credit card issues and merchants
July 22, 2002: Global brands & local markets, bad decisions, personal brands, e-books
July 15, 2002: Splitting your brand, lead generation, fear as a sales tool, listing prices
July 8, 2002: Getting specific, making people see themselves in your solution, ebooks
July 1, 2002: Globalization, logos, stubborn clients, Germans, brands ignoring culture
June 24, 2002: Submitting articles and content, site critiques, OEM's and brands
June 17, 2002: Generating sales, going global , becoming an expert, forget local!
June 9, 2002: Merging two brands into one, stealth branding, FSBO's, medical startup
June 2, 2002: PR, 3 day weekends affecting business, ad specialties, diluting brands
May 27, 2002: Launching a grocery product, brokers, football communities, trademarks
May 20, 2002: Merchants vs. entreprenuers, coffee, educating clients, credit cards
May 13, 2002: E-books, shopping carts, slow-acting clients, shipping rates
May 6, 2002: Trade shows, direct marketing, gift baskets and cards
April 29, 2002: Egos, client management, branding individuals, pissing people off
April 22, 2002: Bad clients, Price strategy, advertising claims, HTML/Text e-mail
April 15, 2002: Phramaceutical companies, public relations services, local promotions
April 8, 2002: A visit from God, leveraging other brands, client changes, solo gigs
April 1, 2002: Narrowing your brand, offerings, user interface, URL sales.
March 25, 2002: E-books, subscriptions, deadbeat clients, merchant accounts
March 18, 2002: Publicity, brand consistency, brand transitions
March 11, 2002: Data heavy sites, Branded icons. myth of personalization
March 4, 2002: Prosals, rejections, cheap hosting, ten different time zones
February 25, 2002: Merchant accounts, local portals, Branded Community
February 18, 2002: Names, Experts, fine-tuning your brand as it grows
February 11, 2002: Micropayments, Investors, i-legions, media brokers
February 4, 2002: Being specific, fear of success, books and e-books
January 28, 2002: Dog school, Selling too hard, Splitting your brand
January 21, 2002: Feng Shui, outsiders, animated logos, monetizing users
January 13, 2002: Branded Icons, Dave Thomas, banners, links & wine
January 7, 2002: Hard sales vs. Brand, Tiered Pricing, Margins, Clients
December 31, 2001: Negative press, tag lines, cient expectations, PDF mail
December 24, 2001: Fax vs. E-Mail, press releases, dopey counters
December 17, 2001: Person vs. Company Brand, Logos, Branded Community
December 10, 2001: One brand two markets, putting the message up front
December 3, 2001: Graphics fighting with brand message, Opt-in lists
November 26, 2001: Pay per click engines, selling direct, middlemen
November 19, 2001: Price-cutting killing your brand, URL and brand
November 12, 2001: Opt-in lists, radio, barter, "design" is dead, free samples
November 5, 2001: Domain names, low budget launches, tech sources
October 29, 2001: New business tactics, rewarding users, devaluing brands
October 22, 2001: Non spam new business development techniques
October 15, 2001: EBay as a tool, free stuff as a tool, expanding your biz
October 8, 2001: Publicity, Lead services, the myth of co-branding
October 1, 2001: Fax or E-Mail for new business? Crisis marketing
September 24, 2001: Name changes, personal brands, Google ad words
September 17, 2001: Marketing after the attack, customer reactivation
September 10, 2001: Cold calling by e-mail, ancillary brand revenue
September 3, 2001: Staffing, networking, site design, virtual assistants
August 13, 2001: Personal vs. company branding, price strategies
August 6, 2001: Personal branding, Upselling, New Age Guru jokes
July 23, 2001: Targeting your message, bad traffic, the myth of contests
July 16,2001: Raising awareness, Expert sites, E-Books
July 9, 2001: Articles as promotion, autoresponders, networking franchises
July 2, 2001: Corporate video and CD's tips , implementing the brand
June 25, 2001: Trade shows, business plans, handling your bosses, ads
June 18, 2001: Hiring sales people, Bad URL's, Home pages, Local sites
June 11, 2001: Bad names, pop-up windows, expectations of branding
May 28, 2001: Chats as tools, using ego as motivator, building a list
May 21, 2001: Remnant ad buys, testing ads, Resonding too quickly
May 14, 2001: Wrong names, wrong brands, Long term/short term solutions
May 7, 2001: Pop-up windows, Search Engines, Lateral linking
April 30, 2001: Doing it yourself, successful small brands, site usability
April 23, 2001: Sub branding, Re-designing your site, fictitious names
April 16, 2001: Packaging for profitability, E-Books, Return Policies
April 9, 2001: Stealth launches, refirgerator magnets, book design
April 2, 2001: Local web sites, experts and consultants, retail pricing
March 26, 2001: Ad brokers, virtual assistants, local web sites.
March 19, 2001: Medical sites, Doctors, Master Branding, Sub-branding!
March 12, 2001: I-Branding, Tape sets, sub-brands, Leadership and Icons!
March 5, 2001: Going from free to fee, Branded community, wireless
February 26, 2001: Search Engines, Pay Per Click, Conflicts of Interest
February 19, 2001: Selling extra inventory, Opt in launches, Small Business
February 12, 2001: Medical credit unions, branding vs. copywriting, niches
February 5, 2001: The 'Bees on their own! Branding, SEO, Small biz
January 29, 2001: Affiliate marketing, celebrities, bad business deals
January 23, 2001: Domain names, price strategy, breaking into business
January 15, 2001: Selling in brand programs to management; media
January 8, 2001: Taglines, Logos, web-based vs. e-mail driven content
December 18, 2000: Package pricing, IRS problems, credibility & response
December 11, 2000: Greetings cards, Soap, smart pricing strategies
December 4, 2000: Affiliate programs, regional promotion, publicity
November 27, 2000: Sponsorships, old farts, kids educational software
November 20,2000: E-money, leasing lists, unlocking money
November 13, 2000: Sales cycles, closing rates, client relationships
November 6, 2000: Portals, educating prosepects, alcohol brands
October 30, 2000: Names, Sponsorships, "small vs. professional"
October 23, 2000: Selling your e-list, cassette duplication and MP3
October 16, 2000: Taglines, Ad networks, EBay, Affiliates, Profit Centers
October 2, 2000: Blockbuster, getting traffic, divorce e-books, packaging
September 25, 2000: Web presentations, EBay, video-conferencing
September 18, 2000: Discounts, B2B Searches, What to put in a contract
September 11, 2000: Branding a university, naming your JPEGs
September 4, 2000: Marketing with disucssion lists, search engines
August 28, 2000: Small does not equal little, packaging, rates and fees
August 21, 2000: Medical marketing, discounts vs. value-adds
August 14, 2000: Tangible branding benefits, selling URL's, your own brand
August 7, 2000: Making trade shows work, small towns, site critique
July 31, 2000: List hosting, working solo, syndication, update by e-mail
July 24, 2000: Affiliate programs, anti-branding, slow summer
July 17, 2000: Your rabbi does branding? Self-publishing, private labels
July 10, 2000: Avoiding regulation for product claims, nothing for free!
July 3, 2000: Puns, branding and advertising, critiques, brand families
June 26, 2000: Search Engines, Participation or fee, journaling
June 19, 2000: Buy into sponsorships, bad PR companies, naming stuff
June 12, 2000: Naming stuff, like newsletters and websites
June 5, 2000: Synidcating content, public relations, charging for newsletters
May 29, 2000: Press releases, selling on site -- a slow Memorial Day
May 22, 2000: The right web software, tech talk, E-books, Affililates
May 15, 2000: Changing your name, E-Books, Biz generating webservices
May 8, 2000: Are your positives promoting your negatives? Frames.
May 1, 2000: Targted lists, Reprinting articles, Chambers of Commerce
April 24, 2000: Raves for Brand X!, turnkey fulfillment solutions
April 17, 2000: Affiliate programs, how much to budget for promotion?
April 10, 2000: Using case studies, tesitmonials and discussion lists
March 27, 2000: Hosting e-mail lists, Domains and hyphenated URL's
March 13, 2000: Viral marketing, branded community, inventor's disease
March 6, 2000: E-zines, Hobby or business -- make up your mind!
February 21, 2000: FrankelBees on their own! FrankelBiz, FAQ's
February 14, 2000: First to market ain't so great, competition tactics
February 7, 2000: Press releases, music sites, promoting artists
January 31, 2000: Selling vs. letting people buy; CGI scripts. Rob's book
January 24, 2000: Affiliate programs, Selling, Abraham Conference
January 17, 2000: Appear genuine; brand transitionss, national advertisers
January 10, 2000: The FraneklBees on their own! Affinities & Aggregators!
January 3, 2000: Local web sites, brand and credibility, professional portals
December 27, 1999: The last clinic of the 20th century
December 20, 1999: Associate programs, list hosting, site critique
December 13, 1999: How to price seminars, ad software, responses
December 6, 1999: Press releasese,the hazards of direct response
November 29, 1999: Marketing to the medical world; client mindsets
November 22, 1999: Working with charities, articulating your brand
November 15, 1999: Web resolution, Branding to the lowest common denom
November 8, 1999: Launching a music group, clicks and mortar vs. online
November 1, 1999: High volume vs. high quality, The insanity of malls
October 25, 1999: What do you do with ancillary business?
October 18, 1999: HTML newsletters, Advertising with opt-in lists
October 11, 1999: E-Commerce 2000 in Hawaii, Opt-in lists, recruiting
October 4, 1999: Old branding vs. Big Time Branding, Contracts
September 27, 1999: Branding against the grain of an industry
September 20, 1999: Rob can't make it -- the 'Bees fly on their own!
September 13, 1999: Are malls really worth it? Brands and credibility
August 23, 1999: Sponsorships and advertising -- how are they different?
August 16, 1999: Recruiting, Keeping the faith, Discounts and a focus group
August 8, 1999: Direct mailers, to affiliate or not affiliate?
August 2, 1999: Business before design, intuitive URL's, PR and referrals
July 26, 1999: URL's: descriptive, generic or what? Events on the web
July 19, 1999: Publishing books, should you use your photo?, taglines
July 12, 1999: Specialization, referring business, industry vs. client brands
July 5, 1999: Everyone's on vacation -- Rob's one-on-one with Zecho.com
June 29, 1999: Rob's out of town, the FrankelBees go it alone!
June 21, 1999: Selling vs. Brochureware, Affiliate Programs, local marketing
June 14, 1999: Customer service, ad agencies,whoring on line
June 6, 1999: Despite server crashes, local advertising, big branding mistakes
May 31, 1999: Ad serving software, bad business, sweat equity
May 24, 1999: Rob as Elvis? Setting advertising rates,revenue sharing
May 17, 1999: Why you can't brand by committee, Using PR properly
May 10, 1999: Narrowing your niche, FrankelBiz troubleshooting
May 3, 1999: E-commerce solutions, Bad Business propositions, content
April 27, 1999: Streaming audio/banners, FrankelBiz.com, selling URL's
April 19, 1999: Promotional products, TrafficGems, stock for fees
April 13, 1999: Client proposals, bad business, patents and Frankel's Three P's
April 5, 1999: Focusing your niche: for your sanity and everyone else's
March 29, 1999: On-site help, branded communities, face-to-face
March 22, 1999: Funding, whimsicl brand names, patents and lawyers
March 15, 1999: Press releases, brands vs. logos, dopey celebrities
March 8, 1999: Slow sales cycles, joint venture programs
March 1, 1999: FrankelBees on their own! Discussing CPM's and CTR's
February 22, 1999: Credit card transactions, turnkey providers
February 15, 1999: Backwards approach to local and offling markets
February 8, 1999: Giving stuff for free, local marketing, building communities
February 2, 1999: How to get interviewed on radio, guerrilla tactics
January 25, 1999: Clash of the titans: affiliates vs. MLM's
January 18, 1999: Sponsorships -- what to charge, how to find them
January 11, 1999: Naming tampons, registering domain names
January 4, 1999: Funding, the myth of CTR's, turnkey affiliate programs
December 28, 1998: Setting expectations, where ads end and clients begin
December 21, 1998: Buying & selling advertising, the death of CPM's
December 14, 1998: Selling ad space on your site, more programs
December 7, 1998: The FrankelBees are on their own, networking like crazy.
November 30, 1998: Branding yourself, GOTO.COM, more networking
November 23, 1998: Vertical marketing, banner clicks and direct response
November 16, 1998; E-commerce, shopping online, trying new stuff
November 9, 1998: Pay-per-sale vs. pay-per-click, selling religion direct
November 2, 1998: The FrankelBees go it alone!
October 26, 1998: Encryption issues, the origins and importance of branding
October 19, 1998: Feedback forms, repeat visitors and how to handle them
October 12, 1998: MLM's, How even big businesses screw up
October 5, 1998: Coaching, telebridging and pre-paid phone cards.
September 28, 1998: Contests to promote your site; knowledge & coaching
September 21, 1998: What? No Rob? FrankelBees amongst themselves!
Sepetmber 14, 1998: Why Hollywood sucks, When/how to be creative
September 7, 1998: The FrankelBiz Prototype project
August 31, 1998: Employees and associates that work for free.
August 17, 1998: Does advertising really get you business? Maybe not.
August 10, 1998: How not to be afraid to go into foreign markets
August 3, 1998: What if everyone chipped in on an offline ad?
July 27, 1998: Sex roles, weird clients and new business
July 20, 1998: Creating programs that create business; O Canada!
July 13, 1998: Retail vs. online channels, stupid P&G tricks
June 29, 1998: DHTML, creating alliances, planning for retail
June 15, 1998: Buying search engine listings, funding and collaboration
June 8, 1998: Creating contacts, verifiying links and traffic
June 1, 1998: What's the deal with search engines and online coupons?
May 25, 1998: Big tactics for small businesses
May 11, 1998: Making the move from information to producing
May 5, 1998: Small guys vs. big guys on the web
April 6, 1998: The gang starts networking.
March 30, 1998: Various members discuss their business strategies