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[2001-08-28] 10 Smart Ways To Elevate Your Sales!
1. Allow your visitors to reprint the content on your web site. Just ask them in exchange to include your resource box and a link to your site.
[2001-08-28] Internet Bullies: The Ugly Truth About Online Forums And How Business Owners Can Stop The Verbal Abuse
"The Internet is an ideal environment for the bully and the self-righteous - you can attack personally without being personally in front of the victim. The flame is an unavoidable result of one-to-one communication that isn't face-to-face..." Client Help Desk
[2001-08-27] Reprint Rights Basics: How To Make Money on the Internet Without Creating Your Own Product
Writing a book is an effort that not everyone takes pleasure in. Creating software takes special skills and patience. If you can't write and can't program, does it mean you can't start an online business? Absolutely not.
[2001-08-26] 10 Spellbinding Ways To Light Up Your Sales!
1. Specialize your product or service if you have too much competition. If you're selling an advertising book, rewrite part of it and target it just to pet businesses.
[2001-08-26] Small Business Owners and Internet Marketers Use Corporations to Create Wealth
What do you think of when you hear the word corporation? You probably think of large companies such as Microsoft, Dell Computers, and Exxon. These are huge companies worth billions of dollars. Do you know how they got that way? Well, I'm going to tell you. The answer is through the power of corporations. These companies did not start out as billion dollar conglomorates. They started small and used their corporate entity to shelter their money and create more assets. Yes, you can do the same thing. This article will not tell you everything you need to know, but it will make you think about the possibilities.
[2001-08-23] Network Your Way To The Top
How would you like to have a fan club filled with people who know, like, trust and respect you? People who have a very clear understanding of what you do and exactly the kind of client you are looking for. People who will actually go out and find clients for you, and, best of all, they¹ll never charge you a cent!. Sound like a fantasy? It¹s not. It¹s all possible...if you know how to network.
[2001-08-22] When Do Start Getting Money and Where Does It Come From?
I received an email during the week from a reader of a recent article "The 10 Most Popular Myths About Running A Home-Based Business Online" (http://www.ahbbo.com/top10.html). That article was, I admit, something of a vent which was long overdue and it struck a chord with many readers who wrote in to let me know that it described their experiences to a T.
[2001-08-22] 10 Clever Ways To Boost Your Orders!
1. Divide your price over a period of time to make it sound less. Offer a payment plan or show the per day price. For example, "Only 33 cents per day!"
[2001-08-22] How to Research Your Information Product
After being an affiliate and selling other people's products for what seems like an eternity, you are finally ready to write your own information ebook. The first step is going to be research. No matter what your ebook is going to be teaching people, you want to know exactly what kind of information they are looking for and would be willing to pay for.
[2001-08-21] How To Use A "Hot Market" to Build Your Business
Do you remember all the anxiety about Y2K in 1999? It created a "hot market". A lot of businesses jumped into that hot market. Many of them failed when the Y2K problem evaporated. But a few used the unique opportunity it provided to build permanent, profitable businesses.
[2001-08-20] Preventing Pain Caused By Long Periods of Computer Use
If you use a computer for much of your day you MUST take steps to prevent the crippling pain this can cause. The first thing to consider is the correct (ergonomic) set-up of your computer desk and chair.
[2001-08-19] 10 Eye Opening Ways To Ignite Your Profits!
1. Create multiple streams of income with your web site. You could sell your own products, join affiliate programs, sell advertising space, etc.
[2001-08-19] Do You Have the Discipline to Work from Home?
It's a common perception that home workers experience a significant boost in productivity. Although this can be true, it isn't true for everyone.
As a home worker - whether you work for a company or work for yourself - it's up to YOU to ensure that you get the job done. Working from home, no matter how great it sounds in theory, isn't for everyone. It takes a certain type of person to be successful at home. Ask yourself:
[2001-08-17] Protecting your site from Theft and Poaching : Combating Smart Tag and TOPtext technology
Several respected publishers; jl scott of iCop in the WHISTLE BLOWER mailto:WhistleBlower-on@m... Boogie Jack in Almost A Newsletter http://www.boogiejack.com and Armando in F.B.C.N. http://www.emailexchange.org/ -- have all mentioned these gruesome visitor stealing technologies, this week and quite rightly, ranted about the injustices.
[2001-08-17] 7 Web Design Tips for Affiliates
For affiliates running their own web site or thinking of starting their own web site the following web design tips should help you convert more visitors into sales.
[2001-08-16] Taking Calculated Risks III
4. What am I afraid won't happen? Sometimes we fear what won't happen as much as what will happen. If I called on successful attorneys, I was afraid that I wouldn't get any referrals from these centers of influence, or that I wouldn't establish a positive image for myself and my firm. Repeat questions 2 and 3 to get past this particular point of resistance.
[2001-08-16] 10 Hard Hitting Tips For Increasing Your Sales!
1. Persuade your visitors to like you. People buy from people they like. You could tell them a joke, give them a compliment, give them a freebie, etc.
[2001-08-15] 10 Shocking Secrets Nobody Will Ever Tell You About Having a Successful Business Web Site
There are many web designers who are honest and will tell you exactly what you need to do to have a successful web site. Yet, there are others who want to create some fancy gadgets on your site, charge you a fortune, and completely rip you off... while you are watching your money go down the drain.
[2001-08-14] My husband didn't believe me when I received my first order!
You know, when last November I told my husband "I am going to write a book", he laughed. What kind of a book could a former music teacher possibly write? Especially the one he is married to :-) Who cares if she has a computer degree!
[2001-08-13] When Should You Ditch Your Affiliate Program?
How long should you promote an affiliate program before you make the decision that it just isn't going to work for you?
Let's face it, no matter how well a particular product may do on other websites, it just might not be right for yours. Statistics show that only a small percentage of affiliates for any given program actually make any money. What happens if you are one of those that falls into the category not making money? Is it time to take down the site and let the domain name registration expire?
[2001-08-13] 10 Ways To Make Money With Information!
1. Provide free, original content on your web site or in your e-zine. You can make money from people who want to advertise.
[2001-08-13] Keep Your Kids Occupied and Your Business Growing
How many times have you been in the middle of a major deadline with a business project or assignment, when, all of a sudden, your home office door opens, and it's your child saying "Mommy/Daddy, I'm bored......" ?
[2001-08-13] How to Turn Your Customers Into Evangelists
When we talk about customer loyalty, it usually means the customer being loyal to the company. That should be a great result to aim for, but it isn't the beginning of the story. Real customer loyalty comes from you being loyal to your customers.
[2001-08-10] $$$ and Sense Ezine Advertising Strategy
The strategy bit (this article) is free! I am going to show you some excellent sources for ezine ads at just $2.00 each or less and show you how to get the very best results from using them. They are effective and you will get results if you follow a planned strategy for success.
[2001-08-09] Building a Free or Low Cost Website
Is it impossible to build a really cheap website? Most definitely not! I am maintaining a very low cost website at the moment, in fact the site (http://www.echogecko.co.uk) cost a mere £8.00. So, even if you don't think you can afford to make a website, if you have a bit of change in your pocket, that will be all you need.
[2001-08-08] Who Are You And Why Should I Care?
I recently dialed a wrong telephone number and heard the following recorded message:
"Hi. You've reached Mike and Kathy. Who are you and why do we care?"
[2001-08-08] Save Time with Your Ezine
When you begin publishing an ezine, you find out that there is a lot of work to producing a quality ezine. This includes finding content, organizing ad swaps, writing original material, attracting advertisers, finding subscribers, and more. If you can find some shortcuts to cut down on the workload it can help tremendously!
[2001-08-08] Real Live Niche In Action!
I know we hear this everyday, "You must have a narrow niche --the narrower the better. Focus in like a laser".
To READ about niche marketing is one thing; to SEE IT IN ACTION is, well, electrifying.
[2001-08-07] 10 Ways To Make Your Product Look Affordable!
1. Divide the price by how many benefits the product has. For example: "You're only paying $1 for each benefit!"
[2001-08-07] How To Make Your Visitors Stay
I bet you agree that visiting a colorful web site might be a wonderful or painful experience, depending how long we have to wait to see all that beauty...
[2001-08-06] Never Mix Business & Friendship
I have heard it said on the net that you should not become friends with people whom you do business with.
[2001-08-05] 10 Profitable E-zine Joint Venture Ideas!
1. You could ask an e-zine publisher to trade solo, sponsor or classified ads. If the e-zine has a larger circulation you could offer to run more ads.
[2001-08-03] How To Make Sure Your Visitors Don't Come Back!
Pop up windows - when you arrive, when you leave, when you click to another page! It's an epidemic!
I was at a site today where they started coming up so fast and so many that it froze my browser and I had to hit Control, Alt and Delete in order to close a couple of them so I could get back in control.
[2001-08-02] Avoiding Spam, Scams and Computer Viruses
One of the most popular pages on about-the-web.com is about avoiding scams, hoaxes and urban legends on the Internet (http://about-the-web.com/shtml/scams.shtml). Here are a few ways to avoid some of the perils associated with being connected to the rest of the world.
[2001-08-02] Procrastinate, but Not Now!
Procrastination is my sin. It brings me naught but sorrow. I know that I should stop it. In fact, I will -- tomorrow! --Gloria Pitzer
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