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FOR BETTER BODY LANGUAGE PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

by Susan Berkley You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, for free. This article is to be used without changes and the author’s attribution must be included. A copy of the publication or a link to the website posting would be appreciated. FOR BETTER BODY LANGUAGE PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST If you’ve ever taken a public speaking class where the presentations were vid. . .

Business Like Image

Business Like Image by Bob Osgoodby So you want to start a home based business. Just think, you can work in your slippers when you want to - what could be better? No commute, not having to play office politics, no income - Whoops how did that sneak in? Let's have a reality check about your home business. Can you work in your slippers? Sure, no problem. If you aren't going to be meeting fac. . .

Low Key Marketing

Low Key Marketing by Bob Osgoodby Email marketing, if done correctly, is one of the most effective network marketing tools available. Now I am not condoning "spam" which is a practice widely used today. Spam is the sending of information (usually an ad for a product, service or opportunity) that the recipient did not request. Sending the same message to thousands of people, whose addresses w. . .

Finding Your Niche on the Internet

Those who are new to the Internet business world -- heck, even those who have been successfully operating online businesses for some time -- can attest to the difficulty in deciding what to sell. "Newbies" in particular may be led to believe that the more "stuff" they sell on their websites, the more money they'll make. They place dozens of banners and ads on their sites for everything from . . .

Ad Space

Ad Space by Bob Osgoodby Ad space in an ezine or on a web site, is just that - space, and the web has no magical powers. If you write a bad ad, you will not get responses. The same ad in a print publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, would yield the same results. You can't blame the space provider, if your ad doesn't produce. Many people have fantastic results with this type of advert. . .

Email Marketing Tips

Email Marketing By Anna-Marie Stewart Venton If you don`t know it yet, you will probably learn over time, that email marketing is probably THE most effective way of marketing online. That is, IF you do it the right way. Here`s a couple of hints and tips that have worked for me: I have a habit of signing up for safelists that offer free pro memberships to the first so-so many members. I find tha. . .

What makes a good leader?

What makes a good leader? If you command wisely, you will be obeyed cheerfully. A good leader is less concerned with who is right than what is right. Leaders exist to make sensible exceptions to general rules. A good leader takes a little more than his/her share of the blame and a little less than his/her share of the credit. The difference between promising ideas and productive . . .

Getting Published

Getting published By: Roy Bartell Maybe you know more about a particular subject than anyone else. If so, you might have considered writing a book about it. Your problem is that having written the book, no one is interested in publishing it. To compound your dilemma, you know that there is a small, but enthusiastic market out there eager to share your knowledge. However, each publisher that yo. . .

MARKETING THE REAL YOU

I often wonder how the practice began of pretending to be someone else in order to market your business. You know what I'm talking about -- it's the marketing face, the selling voice, that you often put on in order to attend a networking event or make a sales call. Who taught you to do that? I have a suspicion where we learn this behavior. Most of us spend a lifetime observing showroom sales. . .

Achieve Success Through Forming Relationships, Not Just Making Sales.

"In the sales profession the real work begins after the sale is made." ~ Jim Rohn After 16 years in sales, I've learned that there is nothing more valuable than understanding the concept in the above quote by Jim Rohn. My most recent experiences as a business coach have made it abundantly clear that this is something most people just do not understand, or simply refuse to believe. I supp. . .

Offering Feedback To Establish Credibility

As a web developer, and professional writer, I often come across errors made by others when I'm conducting endless hours of research. If I think I can offer truly useful advice, I've been known to send a note to the webmaster or author with the assumption that they may not be aware of their errors. I do this with a true desire to help, and always use positive reinforcement as a means to demonst. . .

Countdown To Success 3... 2... 1... Contact

As I sat here this morning, gathering research notes for today's article, I received a most interesting phone call. Sometimes it's the little things in life that really made you stop, and think. This phone call had that effect on me and I'd like to share it with you. I belong to many affiliate programs, and participate in a few mentoring and training courses hosted by the 'big names' in bus. . .

Building Relationships 101

Relationship Management is probably the most misunderstood terminology used in marketing today. No, it has nothing to do with dating services, or family counseling! Relationship Management is the process one goes through to retain current client bases, while growing the number of incoming new clients. As business owners, we take on the role of 'juggler', and those of us that are more apt to 'ju. . .

Persistence, Determination, and Hard Work

Quote: "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence, determination and hard work make the difference." - President Calvin Coolidge If you're on a quest for overnight success, and m. . .

How To Write Articles That Create Credibility

There are many articles floating around the 'net that tell you that writing articles is the best way to create credibility for yourself, and become an expert in the eyes of your readers. I plan to bring this one step further, and help you to ensure that the articles you write actually achieve this goal! You see, as an E-zine publisher, and professional Training Coordinator responsible for provi. . .

The corporate Logo

The corporate Logo An investigation into how your corporate logo says more about your company than you can. Almost every month, you can read an article in the press about another major company which has revamped its corporate identity at a cost of several million dollars. To be fair, the simple act of redesigning a company’s corporate image is not what costs such an exorbitant sum: it doe. . .

Video Flying!

It's almost impossible to keep up with changes in technology and in today's aircraft the changes are no exception. Just about every aircraft manufacturer has announced new and exciting improvments that all speak to increased safety and situational awareness. In case you've missed the news at Cessna, let me bring you up to date. First, a bit of history: History Radiotelephone (two way . . .

A Professional Image

A Professional Image by Bob Osgoodby First impressions are extremely important if you hope to do business on the Web. After you refine your ads, and if you make your pitch to a targeted group, you will start to get visitors to your web site. Here is where many would be entrepreneurs drop the ball. Putting up a web site is not a difficult task, but designing a good one is, and if you don't p. . .

Why Trading Links With Competitors Can Be A Good Thing

For over two years now, I've enjoyed the benefit of higher search engine ranking through reciprocal linking with sites of similar, *quality* content. Done correctly, this can help your business in a variety of ways, NOT just search engine ranking! Keep in mind that my main business is Web Design. Web Designers are certainly not in short supply are they? No, of course not, everyone that's ever p. . .

Ensure Open Communication Without Relying On E-Mail

In these days of E-Mail filtering, we small business owners are hard pressed for effective ways to keep our clients and prospects informed. While an Opt-In list is still the best Marketing tool you can have working for your business, there are other ways to keep your offers in front of 'the eyes that buy'. I've outlined four of my favorite methods below, but encourage creativity. My premise is . . .

Succeed by taking risks

Succeed by taking risks Taking risks is difficult - whether for an individual or a company - because it involves uncertainty. Fear of the unknown ends to hold us back. But because risk is one of the main paths to success, intelligent, calculating risk taking is worthwhile. Here are a few tips to bear in mind: Don’t focus only on the negative. Consider the possible benefits - you’ll never re. . .

Strategy for the year ahead

Strategy for the year ahead By: Roy Bartell Every company should have a clearly defined strategy for their coming business year..... Defining your strategy Companies which lack strategy lack direction, and tend to drift from one year to the next without stopping, looking around and deciding if they are moving in the right direction. The task of giving a company a corporate goal is the jo. . .

Anniversary

Anniversary by Bob Osgoodby The one year anniversary of the start of your web business rolled around, and you had 8,126 hits to your web site by 3,712 people for the calendar year. That averages out to about 10 visitors a day. In analyzing these figures, it shows that some of those people were intrigued enough to visit other pages on your site during their visit. Like a robust meal, some came . . .

[LNAME] , Are You Convinced? You Are In The Right Business!

Are You Convinced? You Are In The Right Business! By Chris Desouza, Access Income Solutions - HBI I started my own online business in 1998. I was convinced of its value. I was convinced that this is the right thing for me to do, as it was one of the most efficient way’s to start out on the Internet as far as marketing was concerned. But one fine day, it all came crashing down. I was a promoter . . .

Earn It - The Old Fashioned Way

Earn It - The Old Fashioned Way by Bob Osgoodby It seems we are obsessed with the concept of "Bigger, Better, Faster", however in the world of technology, it might very well be "Smaller, Better, Faster". A few short years ago, the Pentium 1 was the hot machine, and yes I still have one. It is now relegated to running our bookkeeping system, and yes, my first cell phone was an absolute clunke. . .

Pick Up the Slack

Pick Up the Slack by Bob Osgoodby Many people in business on the Internet try to market only one product. If the demand for that product is weak or if the demand dries up, they are virtually out of business. Smart entrepreneurs however diversify their offerings, and if the demand is slow for one product or service, the others usually pick up the slack. If you have a web site, and if you are. . .

Sales secrets you can use

Sales secrets you can use By Roy Bartell This may come as a surprise... to you if you're running a successful business online or offline. Selling is a science, and you can benefit from its proven methods. You may even be selling without realizing it. Let me share some tips with you to help you deliver the perfect presentation. Know who you are selling to. If you’re doing a presentation befo. . .

Money Lessons From Cashflow 101

I started playing Cashflow 101 board game two years ago. The board game was invented by Robert Kiyosaki, the best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, to increase your financial intelligence. The board game looks easy and similar to Monopoly board game. I was looking forward to playing Cashflow 101 whenever there is a chance. And each time I played the game, I learned different lessons. Althoug. . .

The Reading Habits of Today's Internet User

A strange thing happened to me while reading a bedtime story to my twin daughters the other night, and it made me realize exactly how much my reading habits have changed in the past year. Being an E-Zine Editor, and Internet Business Owner, I've become what I affectionately call, 'Mouse Dependant'! I'm not entirely certain that this is something we can avoid, but just like many other conditions. . .

How does Traffic Affect My Hosting?

The topic of hosting involves many different aspects; reliability, customer support, pricing, add-on features, programming, and allowable installation of PHP and other popular marketing scripts. Today, I'm going to focus on ONE topic, traffic, and the effects it has on your web site's hosting. The simple one word answer here is 'Bandwith'. By definition, Bandwith is the measurement of data, an. . .

How A Real Entrepreneur Survived A Crisis

Recently, I read an interesting story in a local newspaper. It's about how a Thai businessman survived a recession. An idea struck me that I should share the story with you. There is definitely something we can learn from this true story. Here is the story... After graduating with a degree in finance from University of Texas at Austin, Sirivat Voravetvuthikun, 53, climbed the corporate ladde. . .

How to Test Your Ads & Improve Your Profitability

It's so easy to blow through money when marketing a website. If you're like many new entrepreneurs, you may have already wasted several hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on marketing campaigns that didn't give you the results you were hoping for. So how does one figure out which campaigns are worth the time, trouble, and money? You track them. Ad trackers are commonly used to monitor the . . .

The Nuts And Bolts Of Traffic Exchanges

The Nuts And Bolts Of Traffic Exchanges By Anna-Marie Stewart Venton Traffic Exchanges. What are they? How do they work? What do they do? First of all, a "Traffic Exchange" is exactly that, a way to exchange traffic, a way to get visitors to your site. This happens by you visiting sites, in exchange for pageviews to your site. There are LOTS of Traffic Exchanges out there. Some good, some bad, . . .

Designing Your Home Office

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs So you have finally decided to work from home and set up your home office? Setting up your home office is one of the best parts of working from home. For the first time in your life, YOU get to choose your desk and where it goes. YOU get to choose the equipment and the supplies. YOU get to choose the chairs and the l. . .

Promote Your Biz with an Email Newsletter

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs Newsletters are one of the most effective forms of marketing for your home business. An email newsletter can: 1. Build loyalty of clients and prospective clients 2. Keep your name in front of clients and prospective clients 3. Spread the word about your services 4. Make a name for yourself as an expert in your fiel. . .

Sell Your Freelance Web Services to Businesses That Don't Have a Web Site

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs As you are probably already aware - there are many more freelancers out on the net than there are employers. Consequently, freelancers often find that they are bidding for a job along with hundreds of other web professionals. For this reason alone, some freelancers are finding that they have to bid so low that they c. . .

How to Network Successfully Online

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs If you want to get your business name out there, nothing is better than referrals and networking. Networking is the act of passing someone's name on to another person. But, in the new world of technology, networking has taken on an entirely new face. Since this form of self-promotion could mean make or break for your. . .

Home Office Ergonomics

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs Long office hours are often necessary for freelance professionals. This is exactly why so many of us have chronic headaches, cracking wrists, tingling fingers, and stiff necks. All of these symptoms can be avoided by designing your home office with ergonomics on your mind. This article will summarize the basics of ho. . .

A Childproof and Workable Home Office

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs If you have young children, then deciding how to design your home office has probably given you a headache. There have been times of chaos in my own home when my young children have ripped up or colored on important papers, stuck objects into disk drives, and jammed the printers with toys. With this under my belt, I . . .

A Computer the Way You Want It

A Computer the Way You Want It by Bob Osgoodby Most of the computers sold in retail stores are a compromise, designed to appeal to the widest number of potential purchasers. Depending on what you want to use it for, usually it is not what you need, as they are what are referred to as “middle of the road” systems. There are several things that you should take into consideration. If your prima. . .

Your Web Presence

Your Web Presence by Bob Osgoodby If you use a free service to host your web pages you could be burned. If their advertising dollars dry up, they may simply fold their tents and disappear into the night. Forget the free web space providers - do you think you're putting forth a professional image with their ads cluttering up your web pages? I don't think so. Most ISP's provide free web stor. . .

Customers DO Exist Outside of Cyberspace!

This one statement might not mean much -- if anything -- to you until you actually try promoting your business in the 'real world'. I know it didn't mean anything to me; for years I heard 'experts' repeatedly say that the one thing online marketers neglected was the offline market. It wasn't until I opened up a new website where most of the audience preferred good old postal mail that I had m. . .

Freelancers - Setting Your Hourly Rates

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs Determining how much to charge for your services is often one of the biggest challenges for a new freelancer. If you are a new freelancer, you have probably searched the Internet trying to look for average rates of professionals in your field. Don't even bother. I will let you in on a secret . now that the Internet i. . .

Legal Considerations for Your Home Freelance Biz

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs So you are ready to set up your freelance business in your home? There are a few legal regulations that you should keep in mind. ZONING LAWS There are millions of businesses being run from a home office in violation of local zoning regulations. You might want to check with your local county office or zoning departme. . .

Pricing Your Projects / Setting Rates

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs This is the second article that I am writing about setting freelance rates. The reason I am writing another article is because of numerous questions that weren't answered in the previous article. I will first summarize what the last article was about and then I will go on to new details. Determining how much to char. . .

Are You Ready To Learn Something New? - Part 1

In earlier newsletters we talked about using your computer to build your website and your internet business. Although it’s certainly true that you can use pre-built websites, you might want to try your hand at building one from scratch. Keep reading . . . Some of you may be part-time internet marketers – working in an office during the day, wishing for – or needing – more advanced computer ski. . .

Also Rans

Also Rans by Bob Osgoodby I don't care if you are in an affiliate program, are involved in Network Marketing or just trying to sell your products to a niche market. Just ask yourself this: How many of the "High Fliers" have their own web site, and how many of the "Also Rans" don't? No one is going to take you as a serious on-line entrepreneur if you are promoting a program with the URL such a. . .

How to Make Better Use of Your Website Traffic

Every online business is faced with the challenge of finding some way to get their web pages noticed from among the billions of others online. So it's understandable that much of our efforts go towards getting 'traffic'. Without it, a website has no prospects and thus no sales. But instead of a constant push for more traffic, why not try to make the most of the traffic you already have? For . . .

I WANT To Be An Online Marketer!

I WANT To Be An Online Marketer! By Anna-Marie Stewart Venton Where do I start if I want to be an online marketer? Tough question, huh? There are lots of ways to begin your way on the bumpy journey. Just make sure you are aware that it WILL be a bumpy ride. First things first: do a lot of research. Find out what kind of thing appeals to you most. It could be affilate programs, mlm`s or maybe yo. . .

How Retailers and Etailers Can Boost Profits When Consumer Spending is Down

"Retail Merchandise Spending is Forecast to be DOWN in Every Single Category for the Next 90 days". This was the forecast in BIG Research’s January briefing. * Electronics * Dining out * Clothing * Groceries * Etc. SPENDING ALL DOWN! What marketing tactic can you do to consistently increase your business during tough times and get a cash surge when you need it? This tactic works for b. . .

Savvy Tax Professional Uses Smart Marketing to Immediately Profit and Build h...

How would you like to add thousands of dollars in immediate profit plus gain a steady stream of new customers to your professional practice? The profit strategy described below works well for most small businesses and especially professional practices such as accountants, doctors, consultants, etc. Last month Wayne Davies added several thousand dollars of pure profit plus 5 new custom. . .

Rejuvenate your tired team

Most new teams begin with a high level of energy, with members enthusiastic about the challenges awaiting them. But after a period of time, the team can experience a slump - one that can stall progress on the group’s initiative or put an end to future successes. After the novelty of being a team member wears off, participants may begin to raise the inevitable WIIFM (What’s in it for me)?. . .

Effective Promotion With the Use of Signatures

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs Are you looking for an inexpensive way to promote your freelancing business? The email signature is a very powerful and reliable method of marketing your services . and FREE! Not only would I recommend the use of signatures, I am telling you that signatures are vital to the growth of your business. What is a signatur. . .

Effective Promotion with the Use of Cold Calls

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs Cold calls tend to be the least effective form of marketing for consultants. But, if implemented effectively "cold calls" can land you a gig, maybe even your first gig. The trick is to place yourself in the shoes of the prospect on the other end of the line. Anyone can pull it off with a little bit of strategy. Befor. . .

Turn Your Autoresponder Into A Cash Cow

Turn Your Autoresponder Into A Cash Cow © copyright 2003 Terry Telford Finding an autoresponder is easy. Writing professional sales messages is not. Until now. Let’s take a step back for a moment. When you sign up for a free course or enter your name and email address anywhere on the net, you can be pretty sure you’re going to receive messages from an autoresponder. These messages can take . . .

Positive Cash Flow

Positive Cash Flow by Bob Osgoodby It doesn't matter how great your product is or how wonderful your service, if you don't have customers, all you have is a skill, or a product. People don't go into business normally as a hobby, although a lot of hobbies do turn into a business. The trick however, is to turn it into a positive cash flow. If you're serious about doing business, you must plan f. . .

Are You Ready To Learn Something New? - Part 2

Last – but certainly not least – there’s everyone who’s looking for a great affiliate program to promote. A programs that is NOT being marketed by everyone else – and a program where YOU can be one of the first to market. Do you know about distance learning? It’s the solution for many people – and for many companies. You learn at your own pace on your own schedule. You don’t have to change your. . .

Top 10 Tips on Starting a Successful Home Business

Home based businesses are rapidly gaining in popularity. Not only do they offer you the opportunity for freedom and the flexibility to set your own work terms, but you also have control over your financial independence. What do successful home businesses have in common? Here are a few tips... === 1. Research Your Market. Don't try to force a new product or service on an unwilling marke. . .

Why Autoresponders Are an Essential Tool for Every Internet Business

I admit it -- when I'm on the Internet, I want everything instantly. And I know I'm not alone; in our high-speed world we expect to get what we want with the click-of-a- mouse. To help fulfill this desire for everything "now, now, now!", many Internet businesses make use of autoresponders. These programs automatically return a prewritten message to anyone who sends a message to the autorespon. . .

The Power of Friendship

The Power of Friendship "A friend is a gift you give yourself." -Robert Lewis Stevenson Overwhelmed by the demands of our time and energy, it’s easy to put friendships aside. And yet it’s often our friends who are best able to keep us tethered to the world around us as it spins out of control. Feeling connected to others is essential, especially when times are tough. The holiday season accen. . .

Psychology Sells

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Find Your Unique Buying Advantage And Watch Your Profits Grow.

By Noel Peebles Clear positioning is critical for any product or service, whether new or existing. Without clear positioning it is hard to find or establish a Unique Buying Advantage (UBA). The first thing to consider when working on your positioning strategy is the question "where do you come in first?" Then consider what key benefits you offer over your competitors. If you don't already know. . .

Don't spend any time thinking about the product, until you've discovered the ...

By Noel Peebles Make no mistake; there are literally thousands of potential tightly niched markets out there. Markets abound! Your first job is to find one, and discover what it is the market wants. Then, and only then, do you consider what kind of products or services you might be able to supply to that market. Notice I said "wants" as opposed to their "needs." This may sound like a rather p. . .

Build Your Database - Build Your Profits

Contact Author: noel@marketleadersltd.com Publishing Guidelines: May be freely published w/bylines http://www.instantsellbusiness.com/index1.html *********************************************** Build Your Database - Build Your Profits By Noel Peebles It's been said that it costs five times more to attract a new customer than to keep an old one. Despite this, most businesses spend an enormous. . .

Key words and phrases to skyrocket your sales

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Extreme Traffic = Extreme Profit. Here's how to do it FREE!

Whether you have just completed your first site, or you've had a site for years, you need traffic. It's no secret, Extreme Traffic = Extreme Profit. So how do you achieve Extreme Traffic? Well, it would be nice to tell you that it is simple, but lets get serious. If you operate a website for profit, it is a business, your business. Whether you are online or offline, your business require. . .

Make REAL money being exclusive

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How to: Get more ezine subscribers

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Back it up!

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Home Office Deductions

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs Home office deductions are one of the perks of working from home, however, there are clear drawbacks too. If you meet the IRS guidelines for deducting your home office, you can expect to get a hefty tax break. On the other hand, deducting your home office can increase your chances of getting audited. Additionally, by. . .

Freelancers and Small Business Need a Budget

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs For people with a salaried job, budgeting their income and expenses is an easy task. A regular paycheck comes in for them every two weeks with taxes and benefits already taken out. For them it is easy to predict how much income will come in and what expenses will go out. But when you leave your full-time job for a fr. . .

How To Increase Home Office Productivity

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs Working at home is not always as easy as people with "normal" jobs might think. There are hundreds of distractions home workers must struggle against. Whether it's your screaming kids and telemarketers or just the constant hunger pains from knowing the refrigerator is just behind you. Only the most diligent worker wi. . .

Is Your Product Suitable for the 'Net?

You've probably been subjected to the many hyped-up claims about how easy it is to make money on the internet. Simply grab a product, put a photo of it on a web page, and thousands of eager customers will flock to your site, credit card in hand! Obviously it's not that easy. The internet is a wonderful tool -- but just like in the 'real world', some types of products sell better than others.. . .

Build Downlines, Make Money.

Build Downlines, Make Money. by Anna-Marie Stewart Venton How many programs have you joined and promoted, only to end up with next to no referrals? Why does this happen? Let's take a look at some of the choices you have when a referral signs up under you. Do you: - contact that person, offering your help? - not bother to email them, and assume they know what to do? - email them immediately wi. . .

YOU are "THE KEY" to YOUR OWN SUCCESS.......

© 2003 by Don R. Monteith Hi FNAME] The "BUCK" STOPS ON YOUR DESK. You can OWN the business or be an employee working for someone else, it makes very little difference, the decisions are in your corner. Don't look around for a scapegoat because they are all gone and you are "IT". YOUR neck is on the line. Reality says, you are the BOSS regardless of where your paycheck comes from. Maybe you . . .

Plan for success

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Shampoo 4.0

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Promoting for Peanuts

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Killer Ads

Killer Ads by Bob Osgoodby You went to all the trouble to develop a "Killer Ad Program", tested response rates and heavily advertised your product, service or opportunity, and then - nothing - no business. How come, you might ask. The object of the ads is really not to make an immediate sale, but to get someone to do something - usually request more particulars by email, or go to a web. . .

Freelancers - Get Your Money

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs Great! Wow! Hooray! You just finished your first project ever! Hey, when are you getting the dough you were promised? Getting paid is the single most important aspect of being a freelancer, so make sure that you take your time and do things right. If you don't, you might land up getting screwed in the end. Just beca. . .

Freelancers - Avoid That Audit

Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs You probably aren't too concerned about being selected for an audit. Well, if you're a freelancer, avoiding an audit should always be on your mind as you file your taxes. Why? Because, no matter how straight you play it, freelancers get audited much more than salaried employees do. No - the United States IRS doesn't . . .

A Labor of Love

A Labor of Love by Bob Osgoodby Why would a publisher of an online Ezine or Newsletter give away free ads? The obvious answer is to build their subscription numbers. Notice I specifically did not say readership. Many people will subscribe to an Ezine or Newsletter that allows them to submit free ads, in the hope that the other subscribers will see theirs. When the Ezine is published, many. . .

How to Get and Use Testimonials

Small businesses don't have the same luxury of 'brand-name recognition' that the big companies have. Thus, we have to work that much harder to earn our visitor's trust. One way to build this all-important credibility is to get and use testimonials from happy customers. __HOW TO GET TESTIMONIALS FOR AN EXISTING PRODUCT If your product or service has been available for some time, then it's n. . .

Common Sense Email

Common Sense Email by Bob Osgoodby Now there is no law that says you have to follow these rules, but if you are in business on the Web, you should definitely pay attention. Rule #1 - Turn off your CAPS LOCK - Some people seem to feel that if they write their E-mail in ALL CAPS it will be more effective. Quite the opposite is the case. CAPS should be used only for emphasis. Many people cons. . .

What Are You Planning to Achieve by The End of The Year?

Fast forward yourself to the end of December and as the year closes, how are you feeling about your achievements during this past year? Really get in touch with your feelings, live them, breathe them and don't let them pass by. Are you feeling any disappointment, regret or frustration for the things you haven't done or achieved? Do you find yourself thinking, "This past year has flown . . .

The Holy Grail

The Holy Grail by Bob Osgoodby Can you make money on the Web? If you listen to the people selling bulk email addresses, you are sure of it. In the cold light of day however, the only people making money from this operation are the people selling the addresses. But the unsuspecting queue up and plop down their hard earned cash only to find that 15 million people really aren't interested in buyi. . .

Your Own Web Site

Your Own Web Site by Bob Osgoodby So you are about to make the plunge and set up your very own web site. Now the very first concern you might have is how to do it. Well, you can either "do it yourself" or hire someone to do it for you. The "do it yourselfer", assuming no prior knowledge, faces a fairly large learning curve. While there are a number of packages such as "Netscape Page Co. . .

Some Words to Live

Some Words to Live by Bob Osgoodby Before the advent of email most of us, other than sending out cards for special occasions, would write very few letters. If we did write a letter, it was carefully prepared, and considerable thought went into it. Today, with computer access available to most people, we have tremendously increased our amount of written communication, and sometimes fall into a. . .

15 Steps to Successful Cold Calls

15 Steps to Successful Cold Calls By Ron S. LaVine President, Intellworks Sales Training, Inc. In my opinion, the secret to making good cold calls is to ASK PERMISSION TO SPEAK. So many telemarketers call us at work or at home and launch into their spiel without thinking we might be in the middle of something important. Here's a message for telemarketers. Your prospects are not listening! . . .

Strategies for Leaving an Effective Voice Mail

Strategies for Leaving an Effective Voice Mail By Ron LaVine President, Intellworks Sales Training, Inc. Personally, I like voice mail. If the message is crafted correctly and left at a high level, it can be moved around a company electronically and generate a return call (See the comments below about What would it be worth...). There are no right or wrong answers. Three advantages for leaving . . .