CharliePage.com is now Common Sense Digital Marketing. We are rebranding as we grow and can now offer you so much more!

Read on to learn more about me or click here to see how we can help you.

CharliePage.com is now Common Sense Digital Marketing. We are rebranding as we grow and can now offer you so much more!

Read on to discover how my team and I can help you.

WHO IS CHARLIE PAGE?

Thank you for visiting my site. I appreciate your time.

I created this page for those who want to know a little more about me and my journey.

I have had the joy of working online full-time since the year 2000.

In those years, it's been my privilege to serve over 28,000 paying clients and to have met one-on-one with over 4000 members.

I love to write and have written 15 books, including the Amazon bestseller Big Profits From a Small List.

In addition, I have created over 60 digital products.

My mission is to help those who want to succeed online go from where they are now to where they want to be as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.

WHO IS CHARLIE PAGE?

Thank you for visiting my site. I appreciate your time.

I created this page for those who want to know a little more about me and my journey.

I have had the joy of working online full-time since the year 2000.

In those years, it's been my privilege to serve over 28,000 paying clients and to have met one-on-one with over 4000 members.

I love to write and have written 15 books, including the Amazon bestseller Big Profits From a Small List.

In addition, I have created over 60 digital products.

My mission is to help those who want to succeed online go from where they are now to where they want to be as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.

AS SEEN ON:

EARLY LIFE

I was born in New Orleans and am a true ragin’ cajun. My family moved to Lake Charles Louisiana when I was 9 years old.

It was in Lake Charles that I met and married the love of my life.

In high school, I did well in track and field, coming in second in the state for running the mile.

I also caddied for my Dad most weekends and soon realized I had a passion for the game of golf. Still do!

Even though I'd call myself shy, I love people and love knowing what makes us tick.

The picture on my right is me with my sister and nephew around the time I was a newlywed.

EARLY LIFE

I was born in New Orleans and am a true ragin’ cajun. My family moved to Lake Charles Louisiana when I was 9 years old.

It was in Lake Charles that I met and married the love of my life.

In high school, I did well in track and field, coming in second in the state for running the mile.

I also caddied for my Dad most weekends and soon realized I had a passion for the game of golf. Still do!

Even though I'd call myself shy, I love people and love knowing what makes us tick.

The picture on my right is me with my sister and nephew around the time I was a newlywed.

WORK LIFE

My first paying job was selling cable television services door to door during high school.

Soon after high school, I started working a straight commission job in the office equipment field.

It was then that I met a mentor who would change my life.

John (my first sales manager) would keep me at the office every night until about 9 pm, teaching me how to sell.

We practiced my presentation, role-played sales calls, and he gave me every objection in the book (and then some!)

It was boot camp for selling. And it was brutal. The other sales reps (all older than me) thought I was crazy to put up with working that hard.

But it worked!

In only a few months I became the #1 salesperson in the office, then in the state, then the region, and, eventually, the company.

In fact, when I was sent to the mandatory company training, they videotaped my presentation and used it in company-wide training for new salespeople!

Not bad considering I was 19 years old!

I will forever be grateful to the man who worked me so hard that he made me into the best salesman I could be.

WORK LIFE

My first paying job was selling cable television services door to door during high school.

Soon after high school, I started working a straight commission job in the office equipment field.

It was then that I met a mentor who would change my life.

John (my first sales manager) would keep me at the office every night until about 9 pm, teaching me how to sell.

We practiced my presentation, role-played sales calls, and he gave me every objection in the book (and then some!)

It was boot camp for selling. And it was brutal. The other sales reps (all older than me) thought I was crazy to put up with working that hard.

But it worked!

In only a few months I became the #1 salesperson in the office, then in the state, then the region, and, eventually, the company.

In fact, when I was sent to the mandatory company training, they videotaped my presentation and used it in company-wide training for new salespeople!

Not bad considering I was 19 years old!

I will forever be grateful to the man who worked me so hard that he made me into the best salesman I could be.

DIRECTORY OF EZINES

We fast forward to 1999 and a major turning point.

By this time, our family was in desperate straights.

I had been diagnosed with COPD, had to close my direct mail business due to government regulations, and simply could not physically work a job.

So I turned to the Internet.

Bear in mind that this was in the time of Netscape Navigator, FrontPage, and dial-up modems.

Because I knew how to sell in person and on paper, I decided to sell copywriting services.

I knew I needed visitors to my site and so would need to get the word out.

The problem was, we were broke. I mean, really broke. Buying ads, even for $10, was out of the question.

It was then I heard about this thing called the Directory of Ezines.

The DOE listed online newsletters (ezines) that sold advertising, accepted article submissions, and did joint ventures.

By the way, that's still what we do at the DOE!

I mustered up the annual membership fee of $40 and became a member.

But there was one problem … he did not have any money (as in zero) for buying ads.

So I used the DOE to the fullest by contacting publishers and offering to write articles for them.

I offered publishers a custom article (written only for them) under one condition; that they would include a link to reach me by email to inquire about my services.

Day after day I logged into the DOE, developing contacts and relationships with publishers. Meeting needs where I could.

And it worked!

In a little less than 18 months I went from being a member of the DOE to owning the company!

Purchasing the DOE from the founder enabled her to fulfill her dream of retiring and me to fulfill my dream of having a high-quality product to sell.

And having a list of buyers!

Today I still use the same methods in my own business and for agency clients as well.