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2010-07-16T16:25:00.000-07:00

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2007-11-27T20:05:00.000-08:00

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2007-06-18T02:33:00.000-07:00

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Motivational Triggers

2007-06-09T23:15:00.000-07:00

10 Motivational Triggers That Make People Buy

1. People want to make more money. They may
want to start their own business, get a higher paying
job or invest in the stock market. This will make
them feel successful.

2. People want to save money. They may want to
invest for the future or save for a big purchase.
This will make them feel more secure.

3. People want to save time. They may want to
work less and spend time enjoying life's pleasures.
This will make them feel more relaxed.

4. People want to look better. They may want to
lose weight, tone their body, or improve their facial
features. This will make them feel more attractive.

5. People want to learn something new. They may
want to learn how to change their car oil or build a
deck. This will make them feel more intelligent.

6. People want to live longer. They may want to
get in shape, eat better or gain extra energy. This
will make them feel healthier.

7. People want to be comfortable. They may want
to relive aches and pains or want to sleep in a more
comfortable bed. This will make them feel
relieved.

8. People want to be loved. They may not want to
be lonely anymore or want to start dating again.
This will make them feel wanted.

9. People want to be popular. They may want to
be a famous celebrity or be more popular in
school. This will make them feel praised and
admired.

10. People want to gain pleasure. They may want
satisfy their appetite or sexual desires. This will
make them feel more fulfilled.
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Successfully Yours,
Sandra

Autoresponders

2007-06-09T23:12:00.000-07:00

10 Innovative Ways To Use Your Autoresponder

1. Collect leads with your autoresponder. You will get
an e-mail digest of everyone's e-mail addresses who
requests information from your autoresponder.

2. Publish a price list of all the products and services
that you offer. You could also include order forms,
product descriptions, and other sales material.

3. Publish free reports in autoresponder format. The
reports should be related to your business or web site.
Giving away free stuff will quickly increase your traffic.

4. Collect vital customer satisfaction information by
publishing a survey in autoresponder format. This type
of information will help you serve them better.

5. Instead of answering every customer question that's
e-mailed to you, publish " Frequently Ask Questions" in
autoresponder format. This will save time and money.

6. You could publish your testimonials or endorsements
in autoresponder format if you don't have the room in
your ad copy. It's more effective to include all of them.

7. Provide back issues of your e-zine archives in auto-
responder format. This will give your subscribers and
web site visitors easy access to them.

8. Publish your entire web site in autoresponder format.
Sometimes visitors don't have enough time read your
entire site. They could print it out and read it offline.

9. You could offer your ebook in autoresponder format.
Your visitors won't have to download it or have the
software to read it right away.

10. You could publish the terms and conditions to any
business transactions in autoresponder format. This
could include return policies, purchases, refunds etc.
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To Your Success,
Sandra

How To Make Money Blogging

2007-06-04T19:12:00.000-07:00

Author: Todd C. Robinson

After you create a blog that is interesting, now it is time to start making money. The second step of getting visitors is themost important, if you plan on making money. The third step is choosing how you will make money from your blog. You should try to keep your blog on the same topic on all your post, being that you can have an unlimited number of blogs, you can have a blog for any and every topic you choose. Make sure to start a new blog if you are totally off the main subject of the blog thatyou are posting to. Blogger and several other free blog companies make it very simple to have a brand new blog up and running in a matter of afew minutes. Try not to post an article about dogs on a blog about golf. Once you have an interesting blog on one particular topic, the best place to start making money is Google AdSense. Blogger has made it very simple to add AdSense ads to your blog. The ads that show up on your blog will be targeted towards the topic of your blog, which means if you have a blog about dogs,the ads that show up on your blog will deal with pets. It's like Google is paying you to advertise on your blog. Another way to make money with your blog is with affiliate programs. Companies will pay you good money to advertise their products, and all you have to do is put a link or banner on your blog leading to that companies web site. Once a sale is made the company gives you a commission. That is the reason you should pick one topic for your blog. If you want to have a blog about your life, by all means do it, but have other blogs about specific topics if you want to make money. Once you find a topic that interest you, look for affiliate programs for that particular topic. With the dog blog example,there are several dog training products that you can have linksand banners to on a dog blog that will make good money. ClickBank is the top company when it comes to affiliate products, they have over 10,000 products to choose from. Browse their products to see which ones you would like to promote. Obviously you want to pick something that fits the topic of your blog, but don't limit yourself to just one, you can change a product you are promoting with a few clicks. The internet is the essence of marketing, by that I mean, every word in an ad matters, every color, where the ad is located on our blog, whether is is blinking or not, and the color of the text. It might not seem like all of those things matter, but the fact is, everything that you decide matters. The good thing is you can experiment with how your blog looks as much as you want. There are several e-books written on how you should place and where you should place them, in the beginning, just go with the basic blog set-up until you get the hang of things.

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About the author:
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http://create--a--blog.blogspot.com

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2006-09-02T18:36:00.000-07:00

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2006-09-02T16:00:00.000-07:00

Do Your Potential Customers Forget About You?[By: Tom Kulzer]

Your web business probably gets product inquiries from potential customers around the globe. Inquiries come via e-mail and your web site, and you try to send information to each hot prospect as quickly as you can. You know that you can drastically increase the likelihood of making a sale by satisfying each person's need for information quickly!

But, after you've delivered that first bit of information to your prospect, do you send him any further information?

If you are like most Internet marketers, you don't.

When you don't follow that initial message with additional information later on, you let a valuable prospect slip from your grasp! This is a potential customer who may have been very interested in your products, but who lost your contact information, or was too busy to make a purchase when your first message reached him. Often, a prospect will purposely put off making a purchase, to see if you find him important enough to follow up with later. When he doesn't receive a follow up message from you, he will take his business elsewhere.

Are you losing profits due to inconsistent and ineffective follow up?
Following up with leads is more than just a process - it's an art. In order to be effective, you need to design a follow up system, and stick to it, EVERY DAY! If you don't follow up with your prospects consistently, INDIVIDUALLY, and in a timely fashion, then you might as well forget the whole follow up process.

Consistent follow up gets results!
When I first started marketing and following up with prospects, I used a follow up method that I now call the "List Technique." I had a large database containing the names and e-mail addresses of people who had specifically requested information about my products and services. These prospects had already received my first letter by the time they requested more information, so I used the company's latest news as a follow up piece. I would write follow up newsletters every now and then, and send them, in one mass mailing, to everyone who had previously requested information from me. While this probably did help me win a few additional orders, it wasn't a very good follow up method. Why isn't the "List Technique" very effective?

The List Technique isn't consistent. Proponents of the List Technique tend to only send out follow up messages when their companies have "big news".

List Technique messages don't give the potential customer any additional information about the product or service in question. He can't make a more informed buying decision after receiving a newsletter! If someone is wondering whether your company sells the best knick-knacks, what does he care that you've just moved your headquarters?

List Technique messages convey a "big list" mentality to your potential customers. When I used to write follow up messages using the List Technique, I was writing news bulletins to everyone I knew! I should have been sending a personal message to each individual who wanted to know more about my products.

What follow up method really works?
Following up with each lead individually, multiple times, but at set intervals, and with pre-written messages, will dramatically increase sales! Others who use this same technique confirm that they have all at least doubled the sales of various products! In order to set this system up, though, you need to do some planning.

First, you'll need to develop your follow up messages. If you've been marketing on the Internet for any length of time, then you should already have a first informative letter. Your second letter marks the beginning of the follow up process, and should go into more detail than the first letter. Fill this letter with details that you didn't have the space to add to the first letter. Stress the BENEFITS of your products or services!

Your next 2-3 follow up messages should be rather short. Include lists of the benefits and potential uses of your products and services. Write each letter so that your prospects can skim the contents, and still see the full force of your message.

The next couple of follow up messages should create a sense of urgency in your prospect's mind. Make a special offer, giving him a reason to order NOW instead of waiting any longer. After reading these follow up messages, your prospect should want to order immediately!

Phrase each of your final 1 or 2 follow up messages in the form of a question. Ask your prospect why he hasn't yet placed an order? Try to get him to actually respond. Ask if the price is to high, the product isn't the right color or doesn't have the right features, or if he is looking for something else entirely. (By this time, it's unlikely that this person will order from you. However, his feedback can help you modify your follow up letters or products, so that other prospects will order from you.)

The timing of your follow up letters is just as important as their content. You don't want one prospect to receive a follow up the day after he gets your initial informative letter, while another prospect waits weeks for a follow up!

Always send an initial, informative letter as soon as it is requested, and send the first follow up 24 hours afterwards. You want your hot prospects to have information quickly, so that they can make informed buying decisions!

Send the next 2-3 follow up messages between 1 and 3 days apart. Your prospect is still hot, and is probably still shopping around! Tell him about the benefits of your products and services, as opposed to your competitors'. You will make the sale!

Send the final follow up messages later on. You certainly don't want to annoy your prospect! Make sure that these last letters are at least 4 days apart.

Following up effectively seems complicated, but it doesn't have to be! So many potential customers are lost because of poor follow up - don't you want to be one of the few to get it right?

Tom Kulzer, CEO and Founder of Newtown, PA based AWeber Communications, Inc. an opt-in email service provider. With 7 years managing opt-in follow up and newsletters for small businesses, email deliverability is an integral part of day to day operations. Learn more: http://www.AWeber.com and http://www.DeliveryMonitor.com

Marketing Myths

2006-04-07T22:01:00.000-07:00

Marketing Myths
Your online marketing battle will include a number of different methods in different areas of the Internet. You may have a web site, use an auto responder, post classified ads, post articles, place banner advertisements, sponsor lists and newsletters, distribute press releases, and much more. Keep in mind, though, that when you are first starting out, it is critical that you focus on one aspect of your marketing campaign at a time and promote it to its fullest extent before moving on to the next.
It is better to slowly become profitable by focusing on one issue at a time, than to barely be profitable because you are attacking all of the issues half-heartedly.
Diversify and spend small amounts on advertising at first. If you use a cautious approach, you will not be wiped out financially if an ad doesn’t generate the sales you were hoping for. Just keep testing ads as your budget allows until you find the one that works best; then you can roll it out and be confident that you are going to make money rather than lose it!
If you have a lot of competition, state that you will honor all of your competitors’ coupons and/or discounts; use “their” advertising to your advantage.
An age-old problem in business is collecting final payment for services rendered. As a business owner, you need to be prepared for “difficult” clients and “mooches” by doing such things as…
1. In your contract or sales agreements, state the interest rates and late fees that will be assessed if payment is not received within 30 days of completion.
2. Write form letters to be used for collecting the balance. There should be three letters in total -- one after the payment is ten days late, another after twenty days, and a third that lets the client know that you’ll be turning their account over to a collection agency (or taking them to small claims court). The third letter should not be sent until 45 days after the payment is late. And of course, never bluff. If you say you will turn it over to a collection agency, do so.
3. The best way to protect yourself is to take payment via credit card. State to your client that you will bill their credit card one third of the total price as an initial down payment, another third just after you have passed the 50% completion point, and the final third on delivery. Or use the two-payment system -- half at the initiation of the job and the remainder upon completion.

Making money on Ebay

2006-04-07T21:56:00.000-07:00

Making money on Ebay

You have your business set up, your name chosen; you’re signed up and registered. Now what do you need to be making money on Ebay?

When you first start out making money on Ebay you need to decide on a product that you would like to sell. It is suggested that you start by choosing one type of product. This will allow you to become an expert with them so you can advertise and sell them effectively. You will want to expand your product line as you become more effective in online marketing. You can try different selling and advertising methods until you find what works the best for your particular product or products.

You will want to limit the number of items you place on auctions. The goal for making money on Ebay is to sell your items at the highest possible price. If you are selling several of the same things at the same time, it will be much harder to get a high price for them.

Finding quality and unique items to sell for making money on Ebay can be difficult as ebay gets more popular. Some sources are Estate attorneys who get requests from families to help dispose of the deceased items. Taking an ad out in your local paper and offer to take on consignment to sell could be a very good source of items and products. You will want to charge a small upfront fee and or a percentage of the sale. By pursuing this avenue to gain products and items be sure and check your state and local laws to be sure you do not need to have a auctioneers license.

You may also find items from other Ebay sellers who have bought items in bulk or by the lot. They may have items they choose not to sell. If you make other sellers aware you may buy excess items of a certain product, you may have another source of changing items or products.

A couple of important points to remember as you’re attempting to make money on Ebay. Make sure you sell only legitimate items. If you are selling illegal or counterfeit items, and the real manufacturer or another Ebay seller or buyer reported you Ebay would cancel all your auctions. Do not allow friends, relatives, or even be tempted yourself to bid against other bidders on your auctions in an attempt to drive up the price. This practice is known as shilling and is illegal. Not only will Ebays fraud department shut you down. In some states the attorney general will bring criminal charges against you with the help of Ebay.

To help you make money on Ebay you may want to promote your auctions. You can do this with a personal web page just to promote you Ebay sales. You can also run a online store with links going back to your auctions. This will give you a more professional appearance on the Internet and helps your customers a better idea of who you are. Finally a very good way to assist in your quest to make money on Ebay is build a mailing list. Send out email to your subscribers on a regular basis and promote your current auctions.

Currently there are approximately 430,000 people who are making money on Ebay. This is because it is a efficient and low cost way to reach 45 million people. You can see there are many ways to for making money on Ebay. It is not a get rich overnight excursion. Do not be fooled into buying guides that claim instant success. Many of these are just bought e-books or some are actually copy write protected articles reproduced without authors consent. Do you homework, expect to have some expenses, make a plan and follow it then you to will be making money on Ebay.

Business Opportunities You Don't Want to Miss

2006-01-15T21:49:00.000-08:00

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To Your Success,
Sandra Thompson

Resale-Rights Business Opportunity

2005-12-18T18:23:00.000-08:00

Welcome back everyone,

It's Sandra Thompson

I just received an email from a great friend of mine, Henry Gold. He told me that he has just released a new site regarding resale rights packages.

In my mind, I was thinking that many marketers have done the same thing, and why should I even take a look st his site.

However, since Henry Gold has the reputation of low price and over delivery to his customers, I had no doubt that I should take a look at his site right away at:

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WOW!!

I was VERY impressed!!

I was totally amazed because I usually see websites with 10 Resale Rights packages in a bundle, or at the most 50.

But Henry is not talking about 1, 3, 10, 50, or even 100 Resale Rights packages.

His new site consists of:

337 Resale Rights packages
54 E-book Bonus packages
161 Software PRO
23 Extra packages
2,000 + Special Reports

Plus if you are reselling his product, you will receive 50% affiliate commission for every package you sell.

This is amazing, isn't it?

When I asked him, "How did you get all these products?"

He told me he had spent over $25,000 to obtain over 900 packages in the last two years. He has included on his site over 700 products with Master Resales Rights on each item.

So, you can resell the contents over and over again.

The good news is...

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"You can have all 337 Resale Rights packages, including 54 Extra bonuses. 161 software PRO, and 2,000 + Special reports..."

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These bonuses contain an EXTRA 357 RESALE RIGHTS PACKAGES ($14,987 value), unavailable anywhere else.

To obtain these extra special offers, I urge you to purchase the Resale-Rights-Solution immediately, by using the following link:

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WARNING: DO NOT buy directly from the main site. YOU must use the 'special' link above to take advantage of the special offer.

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I urge you to take a look at his site immediately.

I personally believe that Resale-Rights-Solution is the ONLY solution you need for all your resale right packages

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Success is yours,

Sandra Thompson

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Newbie's Guide to Online Fortunes

2005-11-26T00:34:00.000-08:00

Here are just some of the profitable things you are about to discover:

1. Learn the basic fundamentals of online business and all the words and terms you will need to understand in order to get started (you'll need to know the basics before you can get started...but the best part is you can do that in
just a few minutes!)!

2. The simple and easy way to start a profitable online business, all explained step-by-step. (This will take you from clueless, to actually knowing what's going on and drooling to start making an online fortune!)

3. Exactly how to set and achieve your online business goals and exactly how to choose the right online business type for you (After you do this, it's almost time to get started on earning that online cash!)

4. Exactly what to do if you don't have your own product to sell, or simply don't want to create one (Yeah,you don't even need your own product...and that is fine because there is a ton of ways to make money without it!)

5. How to identify your target market, or in other words: choose and identify the kind of people you are going to make your money from (this is one of the key steps in starting your online business.)

6. The key factors in selecting a domain name (web address) that will boost your profits and make your business look as professional and targeted as possible (your domain is basically your business name and address all at the same time, that is why it is very important to get this step right.)

7. Exactly how to use the right web hosting for you..In order to have your business online, you need to have a web host to host it for you(it's kind of like paying rent when you own a grocery or convenient store)

8. How to get a simple and professional looking website without spending a fortune(the way you present your business to potential customers is very important, you should always take this part of your business very seriously.

9. Exactly how to make your website suck as much profit as possible from nearly every person that visits your site! (the job of your internet business is to make you money by making people buy what ever it is you are selling...this part of the guide shows you how to make your website do it's job as efficiently as possible!)

10. A list of the best payment processors you can use in order to accept credit cards and other types of online payments.

11. A step-by-step guide to publishing your very own newsletter so you can make a ton of cash by promoting other peoples products to your local subscribers!

12. Exactly how to start your very own online business ASAP by getting the resell rights to someone else's products (we already covered this briefly, but if you want to know more on how to set up your own online business as soon as possible keep reading!)

13. A list of profitable business models you can follow to make your own online fortune (Want examples of what already works in the online business world? In this section you'll get all the examples you need!)

14. But MOST IMPORTANTLY, you'll learn absolutely everything you need to know to start your very own profitable online business ASAP so you CAN start earning a comfortable income from the comfort of your own home without the stress and the hassle of getting up to go to work every single morning!

NOTE: The above list is just a small example of everything you will learn in "Newbie's Guide to Online Fortunes"

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Starting An Online Business

2005-11-25T23:38:00.000-08:00

If You Are Tired of Working Nine-To-Five, Being a Slave To Money And Want To Start Earning A Full Time Income From The Comfort Of Your Own Home. Then Discover...

"...The Simple And Easy Guide to Starting Your Very Own Online Business ASAP.. That Runs On Auto-Pilot And Earns You A Constant Monthly Residual Income!"

Starting an online business has never been easier. Hundreds of thousands of people are making a full time income working part time hours from the comfort of their own home, and if you want to join them keep reading...

From: Sandra Thompson

Dear Friend,

I'm going to start by saying something you might think is too good to be true, but I'm going to say it anyway...

You don't need to be a marketing genius and know absolutely everything there is to know about the internet to start your very own online business. In fact, you can start earning a legitimate income from the comfort of your own home in under 1 hour!

Don't believe me? Here's two ways you can start your own online business in under 1 hour:

1. Buy Resell Rights to someone else's product and start selling it on the internet. All you would need to do is buy resell rights to an info product, upload it to the internet and drive traffic to it via Google Adwords..and there's your 1 hour online business. You could also...

2. Sign up as an affiliate and promote someone else's product (this is even easier than the first business). All you'd need to do is sign up to an affiliate program and drive traffic to your affiliate link...Again, you can use Google Adwords to drive traffic to the link.

Of course, to set these businesses up in under an hour you would have to be clicking pretty fast and not waste any time(if you did take your time it would probably take you over an hour). But you get the idea, making money online is actually not that hard and anyone can start their own online business as long as they have internet access.

Now this is no "get rich quick scheme" and obviously, not all online businesses can be set up in under an hour. But regardless of what kind of online business you want to make your money with, there are always amazing reasons to start your very own online business ASAP:

Starting your very own online business takes very little start up costs. Unlike starting a business in the "Real World", there is no rent to pay or equipment to buy when starting an online business. In fact, most online businesses can be started for under $100!

It's up to you to decide when and how much you work. You can choose to work every day, just on weekends or just 1 hour a week...it's all up to you! And the best part is, you won't even have to leave your home to get some work done:)

The whole world is your market place! There are nearly 1 billion internet users worldwide, think that local grocery store could ever reach that many!?

You're open for business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. So even when you are sleep, your business could be making you money...and waking up richer and richer every day is and amazing feeling!

You can do what you love! Even if you don't yet love online business, you can still make money online by selling or teaching people about something you already know a lot about and love to do. And because there are nearly a billion people currently using the internet, you will always find a ton of people interested in the same things as you are.

You can have as many online businesses as you like! This is a big one, because instead of having 1 online business that earns you $1000 per month why not have 10 or 20 (you can do the math on that one)!

OK, hopefully now you see why starting your very own online business is just plain awesome. I mean work from home, easy to set up, open 24/7, get as many businesses as you want, etc.

But if you want to start making money online ASAP, you first need to know the basic fundamentals, proven methods, techniques and examples of what works in the exciting and extremely profitable online business world. That is exactly what you'll learn in the.... >>>Newbie's Guide to Online Fortunes<<<