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Avoid Crafty Traps in Essay Writing

Hidden pitfalls are on watch for your paper success in every paragraph of the essay you write. They are notorious misprints, insidious misspellings and numerous stylistic, syntax and format errors. Indeed they are your restless essay writing enemies, which are always on the alert, putting obstacles on your way to excellent grades for your writing assignments. The drastic truth is that even slig. . .

Which Is More Profitable: 'High-Touch' Or 'High-Tech'?

By Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com Connecting to your customers in the go-go world of online marketing can be difficult. The online environment has, unfortunately, earned a reputation of being cold, distant and impersonal. As a result, people feel free to click off, delete and ignore your offers with wild abandon. And minimal guilt. Without a personal connection, you risk . . .

5 New Ideas For Using Autoresponders To Supercharge Your Marketing Efforts & Create Powerful Custome

5 New Ideas For Using Autoresponders To Supercharge Your Marketing Efforts And Create Powerful Customer Relations By Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com You've heard the experts say that a prospect usually needs to be exposed to an offer at least three, sometimes as many as seven, times before a decision is made to buy a product or service. To offline businesses, accomplishing th. . .

Don't Envy The Gurus - Be One!

By Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com Who says you don't have what it takes to be a guru? True, there are so many self- proclaimed gurus online these days, it seems extremely crowded. But this applies to only a few areas, like Internet marketing. Who's to say you couldn't become 'the expert' in a more specialized niche? If you think about it, you'll realize that you probably. . .

The Critical Tool That Powers The List - How To Select The Right Listserver For Your Business

The Critical Tool That Powers The List - How To Select The Right Listserver For Your Business by Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com Without a doubt, being able to market online through email plays a critical role in how successful you will be on the internet. So, choosing the right listserver to power it will be one of your most important decisions. But, which one to choose? . . .

Can Your eBook Idea Survive The '5W' Acid Test?

Can Your eBook Idea Survive The '5W' Acid Test? by Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com Can Your eBook Idea Survive The '5W' Acid Test? If you've been cruising the Internet highway for any length of time, you've run across tons of ebooks. They've almost risen to mythical proportions as "the" vehicle for producing unlimited profits. Even with this flooding of the market, the door's. . .

Swipe Your Way To Success (Legally!)

By Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com Every successful direct mail expert has one. Same with the online experts who continually pull in the big numbers. What is it? The infamous 'swipe file.' Have you started yours? Every so often, you're faced with a blank computer screen and a deadline - your ezine is due, your sales letter needs to be posted, your ad needs to be submitted. And. . .

And The Award For The Best-Pulling Ad Goes To...

By Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com Question: Does your advertising pull the way you want it to? Or does it fall short... way, way short? As people get more accustomed to online advertising, they are becoming more vocal as to why one ad appeals, while others are earning the cold shoulder. According to a survey conducted by Jupiter, a globally recognized resource on ecommerce, . . .

Having Difficulty Writing A Compelling Offer? Click On A TV Infomercial!

By Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com Yes it's true. Everything I ever needed to learn about assembling a compelling offer, especially telling the difference between features and benefits, I learned from TV infomercials! Now, just give me a second here. Remember when you first started learning how to write copy? Whether for a classified ad or a sales letter, it was drummed in. . .

It's Not The Traffic You Get - It's The Customers You Keep!

By Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com There are a lot of offers online, hyping the ability to deliver thousands of hits to your web site. For a price. True, the Internet is a numbers game. What these services are implying is that the more people you can expose to your message, the more sales you will get. This is true, to a point, but it's not just about the traffic - it's abo. . .

Online Success, By The Numbers

By Paula Morrow http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com Do you know your conversion rate? What about your cost per visitor? All the terms basically deal with the same question: Do you know how much a visitor is worth to you? So that, when you purchase advertising, you won't end up overpaying? Internet marketing, it's been said, is a numbers game. This becomes critically evident after you've fina. . .

Multiplying Your Way To Higher Profits

Most people who venture into online marketing do so thinking they are going to make a small fortune with their website. Unfortunately, for the vast majority of online marketers, that's just not the case. Yes, it is very possible make a small fortune online, and it's really not all that difficult once you understand one basic principle: if you want to make money at this game, you have to. . .

SHOWING YOUR HONESTY ON THE INTERNET!

In the brick and mortar world, you meet someone and after talking, and watching their expressions you get a feeling of their honesty. On the Internet, you have no way to do this. You must make your mind up after looking at their ad, and their web site. Here are some of the things I look for. "I was broke a month ago and now I have no money worries at all". Ads like this almost make me vomit. . .

Marketing The Lazy Man's Way

Would you like to make a few extra dollars on the net, but you don't want the headaches and expense of getting your own domain name, building your website, and paying for a web host? If you answered yes to these, let me explain the lazy man's way to marketing. First search for a really good affiliate program, one that pays at least 50% of every sale you make. Next you want one that will ma. . .

FREE Will Soon Be A Word From The Past

FREE Will Soon Be A Word From The Past On The Internet. Have you noticed that free sites are disappearing on the Internet? With sales on the Internet at an all time low, something has to go. These sites are not on free sites, they have expenses to keep them going. They have hosting fees, advertising fees, and a host of other expenses like you and I have with our marketing sites. In order to k. . .

Scratching Out A Living On The Internet!

Are you considering trying to make enough money on the Internet so you can say goodbye to you employer? Let me tell you from 6 years experience what you are up against. You can build a decent web site, or have one made very reasonable. You can purchase good web hosting for as little as $7.95 per month http://host-smart.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=curly Now you have everything you n. . .

Whatever happened to Love Thy Neighbor?

This article may strike a nerve in some people, however this is just my opinion. The internet can be a very cruel, and uncaring place. Some people who get on the internet, are so very cruel to others, must be those same people that, when they get into their auto, turn to road rage as soon as someone ticks them off. These are the same people who, if you were invited to their home, would treat o. . .

OH this wonderful time we live in.

I don't know how many of you believe in what the bible tells us, and that is not what this article is about. If you read the bible or have read the bible then you can see almost everything it say's has or is coming true. The bible talks of a time when the children will rule the world. If you think that is not coming true, then I suggest you look around. My wife and I have seven boys and three. . .

Five marketing myths you will see on the internet.

#1 Join free and sit back and relax, we do the work for you. Nothing could be further from the truth. All these places want is to get you hooked and then they start showing you how you would benefit by becoming a paid member. By now they have your address and they keep trying to get you to upgrade. #2 Do you want to make $80,000 in the next 3 month's? Don't fall for this,. . .

These Golden Years!

You know, I can remember when I was forty years old, I would tell everyone I can't wait until I can retire and do the things I want to do. One of those things was to play golf anytime I wanted to. I have always loved to play golf, but never had much time to play. Those were my day dreaming days. About the time I hit fifty, my body said, you should have taken better care of me. First it was tw. . .

OH! The aggravation of it all.**

Have you ever had one of those days when you just felt like chucking your computer out the window and forgetting you ever owned it.** Today was another one for me. It seems they are coming more frequently.** First: cannot connect to isp. Getting the message, the computer you are dialing cannot be found. Funny it was there when I shut down last nite.** Shut the computer down and re-start, finall. . .

CAN'T NEVER DID ANYTHING!

When I was a young boy growing up I wanted to know how to do everything like all youngsters do. My dad would try to teach me how to do what it was I was wanting to do. When I failed time after time I would tell my dad, I just can't do this. Dad would always come back at me with can't never did anything. IF you tell yourself you can't do this you won't, but if you tell yourself you can then you. . .

Don't Make Everyone Else Rich!

Make money for yourself, not everyone but you. Most of us feel when we first start on the internet that we know little if anything about marketing or anything else to do with the internet. I started the same way as all the other newbies who come online in search of their fortunes. I started as an affiliate, working day and nite promoting for someone else. Making them lots of money and very li. . .

WHAT IN THE HECK HAPPENED!

You purchased the perfect domain name. You searched and found a perfect web host. You spent months making one of the most informative ebooks of any that you have looked at. With your HTML Editor you built this very beautiful web site. You wrote your sales letter over and over getting it perfect. Visitors will not be able to resist this offer, because it is the best on the Internet. You have lab. . .

Does The Internet Make Liars Of Us?

I see all these outlandish ads in newsletters, including my own, and I wonder what ever made this person put out such an ad. You know the ads I am referring to. They go something like this. I made $500.000 dollars in only six months using this formula. Now I don't know about you, but I intend to get over to that site and sign up. HA! HA! You will also see some like this, I was broke a month ago. . .

Are You Walking A Tight Wire With Your Marketing?

If you are into internet marketing, here are three things you need. You need a strong mind, you need a strong will power and you will need a strong heart. First: The strong mind, when you start trying your hand at marketing, you will be disappointed very often and it will definitely work on your mind. Your mind will tell you, you can't do this, why not just quit before you get in any deeper. Yo. . .

ARE YOU MAKING A MILLION YET!

Wouldn't it be nice if some of those ads you receive in your email everyday were true? Some like this, you can make a million dollars This year, just click here. OH Boy would that be nice. I have been marketing different things on the Internet for 6 years now and I have not come close to that. Don't fall for any of this. Making money on the Internet is very hard to say the least. There are no. . .

What Is a True Friend Worth?

What is a true friend worth to you? I can tell you what a true friend is worth to me. Any amount of help I can give them to help solve their problems. Spending any amount of time helping to solve any problems they have. Sharing any ideas I may have for creating an easier life. Doing anything I can to see that if I have something they don't that I help them aquire it. Taking care of any technica. . .

All Those Internet Complainers,

All Those Internet Complainers, Where Do They All Come From? I often wonder if there is as many complainers in the brick and mortar world as there are on the Internet. I may be all wet, but I think once they log on to the Internet where no one can see them they sprout horns. I have received emails that were smoking from someone who claims, I did not sign up for your so and so n. . .

WHY UNSUBSCRIBE?

I can understand people who subscribe to a persons newsletter and as soon as their ads run, they unsubscribe. They are not interested in reading any newsletters, or being a part of a subscriber list. Their only aim is to subscribe, send their ad and as soon as they see their ad listed, they unsubscribe and start all over. Not very nice to the editor who spends time downloading, sorting and edi. . .

ANTI-SPAM, SCAM and SPAM, What do they have in common?

ANTI-SPAM, SCAM and SPAM, What do they have in common? by Michael Smith You would be shocked. I am angry and hopefully you will be too after you read this. Anti-spam program = Scam and Spam to your Address Book. I won't pull bones here. Lies, misrepresentation, invasion of your privacy, e-mail abuse and more. That is what they claim the SPAMMERS are doing to you. They promise to stop it. E. . .

Spam Cop The Destroyer!

I don't know how many of you know about spam cop, I will tell you what I know. First off it is I guess a program to rid the internet of spam. The problem with it, if the person using it is carless with it, it will cause a lot of harm to someone who is completely innocent. Here is what happens, I can tell you from experience. Someone uses your article and uses it in their newsletter. It goes . . .

We always hurt the one's we love!

Now that I am in my sixties, not only have my movements slowed by fifty percent, but I now can look back at the mistakes I have made over the years. The very biggest mistake most of us make is by not letting our spouse know how much we love them. I wish, that every day upon arising, that the first thing I did was to give my wife a kiss and tell her how much I loved her. She has always been t. . .

Thinking of starting your own newsletter.

Since I have only been at this for five months, I am in no way a pro. I can however give you the pro's and cons of having your own newsletter. OK let's start with the pros. You get recognition You can place your own ads for free. You get to have your own opt-in list. You find there are still very nice people out there, reading your newsletter. You can post your articles for other ezines to use,. . .

Writing your sales letters.

The very first thing you need to do, is grab your reader by the seat of their pants with your headline. Your headline must grab their attention. You have 3 or 4 seconds and they move on. When you read tomorrow newspaper, notice what you do. You scan the headlines, and when one grabs you by the seat of your pants, you read more of that article. It is the very same thing with your ads. I. . .

A Mysterious Case: The Dysfunctional e-Book!

A Mysterious Case: The Dysfunctional e-Book! ©2003 by Kevin W. Smith. All rights reserved. CYBERCITY (USA) - Maj. O. V. Erhaul of the Cybercity Police Department said in a press conference Friday that investigators have turned up a significant lead on a possible suspect in the mysterious disappearance of Tex T. Box. "We can't say for certain yet, but it appears that a subject calling himsel. . .

Start doing online business using B2B Portals in Six Steps

I registered with a B2B site but what’s next? This is a question many first time users of B2B marketplaces ask themselves. A few expect that the registration itself will bring them a number of new customers. In some cases this might by true! Especially, if you are a seller of some much coveted items. But for rest of us, things are a little trickier! A large B2B marketplace has a lot of supplier. . .

Don't Let A Home Business Cost You Your Family

Does the title of this article sound funny to you? To some, it may not only seem funny but downright silly. To others, it may be offensive also. On the surface, it does sound like a funny topic for an article. When we look deeper, it can be a very serious problem that needs to be addressed. Now I'm sure that most of us have either heard, or even personally known a family that has been dama. . .

Your Own Home Business?

Your own home business - Dream or Reality? This is a question many people have asked themselves, sometimes over and over. Is it possible for the average person to start and run a successful home business? I'm here to say that the answer is a resounding YES! With that said, there are some specific questions you should answer before starting your business. This list is by no means a complete, . . .

Why Kill the Mouse?

Why Kill the Mouse? ©2003 by Kevin W. Smith. All rights reserved. Visitors to my sites have learned that it is a complete act of futility to click that right mouse button. When they click the right must button they are greeted with a message that tells them the mouse is dead. Some sites kill the mouse and some do not. I suppose there could be a great debate about the pros and cons of mouse k. . .

Are you helping to ruin this thing we call the

Are you helping to ruin this thing we call the wonderful world wide net? Wondering what the heck I am talking about? I usually receive about 500 emails a day. Today I was looking thru them, and all at once I realized, that these ads are ruining the internet as we know it. No wonder everyone is afraid to purchase from us. Think about this as you sift thru your email messages. Everyone is being r. . .

Are you a spurt promoter?

Bet you are asking yourself, what the heck is a spurt promoter. Well here goes my definition of a spurt promoter. Decides one day, I need to advertise my site. So in a rush they spend the next four or five hours promoting their site, anywhere that will accept their free ad. Then they sit back an say to themselves, boy I should get sales now. Now they forget they have a web site, and for the nex. . .

What will the new year bring to those of us

What will the new year bring to those of us marketing on the internet and what we need to stay here! By Vern Anderson #1. A professionally built web site. In my opinion those that have a professional site will do better in the new year than they did in 2000. Those with a less than professional web site will in my opinion perish. My reason for saying this is that as time passes the internet is. . .

This Wonderful thing we call the World Wide Web

Have you ever stopped and asked yourself, why is it that we do this thing we call marketing? We spend hours and hours each and every day pounding on the keyboard keys and we think this is the one. This will put me on easy street. Another dream that never came true. We spend a week working ten, twelve hours a day completely re-making our 150 page site and we sit back when it. . .

So you would like to start marketing on the net,

here are things you must do before you Start. 1* Determine what product or products you will have. If at all possible have your own product as number one. If you don't have a product and you plan on promoting someone else's do a lot of research before signing on the dotted line. How long have they been in business? What is their pay out percentage? Do they have a product everyone want's or nee. . .

Your Time Must Be Shared!

How many times have you heard things like this? You think more of that silly computer than you do me. When I come into your computer room, I feel like an intruder. You are married to me, not that silly computer. I could use some help around here, if you could get away from that silly computer once. I am tired of doing all the shopping alone, it is your responsibility as well as mine. There ar. . .

Helping Others!

Are you helping others to succeed? My family has always taught me that helping others to success will be returned to you ten fold. I have always believed this and I continue to believe it today. I get more enjoyment building a new web site for someone who needs my help than I do building my own. If someone wants to swap ads with me and they are just getting started with their newsletter, I do. . .

Rich Still Getting Richer

Six years ago when I first hooked up to the internet, I was as mixed up about what to do as any newbie is today. I was looking for information, that would help me on what to do. I read every bit of information I could find. I remember even back then, reading that the internet had created a level playing field for rich and poor alike. Don't you believe it. I did until I had been marketing for . . .

"Information Overload"

After being on the internet for six years, I have subscribed to hundreds of ezines. I have purchased a lot of information ebooks, some good and a lot worthless. Some were nothing more than pages of sales letters. We all need constant information to help us survive with internet marketing. You can also have information overload. Here is what I am talking about with information overload. Re. . .

"Amazing Marketing"

Have you ever noticed the truly great things that are done by a few? I am not speaking of the Guru's here. I am speaking of the people who market by using every means possible to out smart the rest of us. They market by writing ads with all caps and spamming us to death, and think we are not smart enough to know what it is. They make up these ridiculous ads promising unheard of wealth. Make $90. . .