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Writing your OWN E-Zine

Writing an E-Zine By Stuart Reid. Everyone is recommended to create a mail list and provide some sort of newsletter or e-zine to build a rapport with your customers. This serves a number of purposes, the main one being that you can provide offers to readers or keep your name/product/brand in their mind. Writing an e-zine needn't be difficult. There are many free services to host and supply your. . .

Marketing Types - Which One are You?

Types of Internet Marketer Which type are you? by Stuart Reid There are many ways to make money using the Internet, and those who do so can be grouped into a number of broad categories. There is no real `Right` or `Wrong` way to go about it, each method has its followers and someone, somewhere has had success using it. As soon as you find the technique you like best that works for you, the only. . .

Hit Exchanges and Pop Windows

Hit exchanges and pop-windows. By Stuart Reid Everywhere you look these days there seems to be a new startpage program or a new link exchange system. Some people spend hours a day clicking and clicking to drive visitors to their sites. Do these programs work? Well, yes and no. It all started with banner exchanges. With a banner exchange for every banner impression you show you get one of your o. . .

3 Steps to Managing your Inbox

Three Top Ways to Organize your Inbox By Stuart Reid Your Inbox can easily become cluttered and hide important mail before you get a chance to see it. You've probably already noticed this, right? Luckily there are three easy ways you can save yourself a lot of time and effort, WITHOUT resorting to filter software. 1. Multiple eMail Accounts. There are literally thousands of eMail providers . . .

10 Power-Packed Promotion Strategies

10 Power-Packed Promotion Strategies © Terri Seymour There are many ways to creatively and affordably promote your online business. I have tried all of the following and they worked very well for me. Joint Ventures - Participating in joint ventures with fellow publishers can be a very profitable experience. This could be anything from a group pop under window to advertising each other's ezin. . .

How to Live Your Life

How to live your life. by Stuart Reid. Well, no-one can tell you how to live your life but I can suggest some things that I think should be important. Not really business related, but everything in life is interconnected. Do well in one area to see success in another. 1. Treat people as they treat you. In other words don't waste your time with people who are not worth your time. 2. Never . . .

Spam Revisited

Spam Revisited by Stuart Reid Spam has reared it's ugly head again. I got thinking about it because of a few articles I've noticed on the subject popping up here and there. One side of it concerns spam filtering software ( the reason you keep seeing weird words like FR^E instead of FREE as publishers try to avoid the trap) and secondly it concerns over zealous `spam cops`. Here's my take on it.. . .

100+ Resources for Your Online Business

100+ Resources for Your Online Business! © Terri Seymour This week's article is going to be a list of helpful resources for your online business. There are so many facets to this business and so many resources are needed. I hope you find something useful in this column. ***Ezine Publishing and Promotion*** Text Editors http://www.textpad.com http://softw.subportal.com/sn/Utilities/Text_Ed. . .

Create a Library of Articles for Automatic Promotion

Create a Library of Articles for Automatic Promotion © Terri Seymour Writing articles and submitting them for publication is a very powerful promotion tactic. BUT, this can be taken a step further to put your articles on auto-pilot. First of all, you need to get a good fr~e autoresponder such as http://www.getresponse.com or http://www.sendfree.com Each time you write an article, what you wan. . .

The "Not So Secret" Secrets of Success

The "Not So Secret" Secrets of Success © Terri Seymour Have you ever heard of the "secrets of success"? Many times people are trying to sell you these "secrets" for a very high price! Well, in my five years of Internet marketing experience, I haven't learned any "secrets". These so-called "secrets" are mostly common sense and hard work. We all know these "secrets". We just have to appl. . .

Build It.......(the Relationship) and They WILL Come!

Build It.......(the Relationship) and They WILL Come! Copyright Terri Seymour Have you ever heard the line from the movie: "Build it and they will come"? Well, this might not hold true for a website, but I do believe it is true for "The Relationship". When working an online business, you must start and build a solid relationship of trust and respect with others. This will establish you . . .

What is the Meaning of This?

What Is The Meaning Of This? (c)Terri Seymour When I first started on the internet, it was like trying to read another language. There were so many words and expressions that I did not understand. Words like webhost, ezine, upload, download, http, isp, dsl and so many, many more!! I was lost. Little by little I began to learn what these words and others meant. But there are always mor. . .

What is an Ezine? Part 1

What is an Ezine? Part 1 Copyright Terri Seymour I have been on the Internet for 3 years and have been asked this question numerous times. I also did not know what an ezine was when I first came aboard. I will attempt with this article to explain what an ezine is and why it is so important for your online business. First of all, an ezine is an electronic newsletter sent out by email at in. . .

Power Promote for FREE

Power Promote for Free! Copyright Terri Seymour When you first come online and are looking for a way to start your own business, the information that you read can be overwhelming. Besides deciding what business you want to go into and designing and building your web site, you must now learn how to get people to come to your site. It seems like an insurmountable task for people to find you. . .

The Power of Personality

The Power of Personality Copyright Terri Seymour Owning an online business and publishing an ezine can be very frustrating, AND rewarding! There can be 100's or even 1000's of websites and/or ezines that are almost exactly like yours. What can you do to make your online business stand out from the rest? The number one answer to this question is - add your own personality to your business an. . .

Person-to-Person

Person-To-Person (c)Terri Seymour This article is going to be a little different than my other articles, in that it will be dealing with the person to person contact on the net. I would like to dedicate this article to all the business people who are so helpful and willing to go the extra mile to help out newbies and "oldies" alike! I have been in this business for almost two years and I am . . .

Leading eCommerce Consultant Admits You Should Only Listen to One Real Expert!

Let me share with you a secret that most marketing experts and consultants don’t want you to know... (many of them don’t even understand this secret themselves.) The secret is... There is only one true expert who can show you how to drastically improve the effectiveness of your website and your marketing. With dozens of so-called guru’s, consultants and experts ready and willing to give you (or. . .

To All Internet Marketers - How To Get My Business

More and more people are realizing that the Internet offers great potential to set up a healthy business for pennies on the dollar. This is good news for internet marketers - but it also means that they need to lift their game. Why? Because the would-be "netpreneur" has access to way more training than ever before. It's possible to get up to speed very quickly on what is needed to get started . . .

How To Ethically Use A "Swipe File" For Your Ad Copy

Did you ever wish you could afford to hire one of those professional copy writers who charge $5000 or more to write a simple sales letter? Or worse, have you laid down your hard-earned cash for a self-proclaimed "professional" writer, and gotten back something your 3rd grader could have written? If you spend countless hours staring at a blank page trying to come up with compelling ad copy for . . .

eMergent Marketing New Employee Announcement:: Susie Lanza

Cleveland, Ohio (June 2005) eMergent Marketing is pleased to announce the addition of Susie Lanza to the company. Susie joins eMergent Marketing’s organic search engine optimization team as a Senior eMarketing Strategist. Before joining eMergent Marketing, Susie worked as a consultant for a leading technology services company, providing eMarketing and metrics strategy for the Cleveland office.. . .

Differentiate and Grow Rich: The Importance of a Strong USP

“With 50 other companies selling the same products and services, why should I do business with you rather than one of your competitors?” The number of competitors you face as an online merchant grows daily. If you can’t answer that one question, it’s only a matter of time before you go out of business. If you can answer that question and answer it clearly, communicating it to your prospective c. . .

How to Boost Conversion Rates, While Lowering Merchant Account Fees!

Using an Address Verification System (AVS) when processing your online credit card transactions can help to reduce the number of fraudulent transactions you receive. However, most online merchants don’t know that using AVS can also reduce your number of legitimate orders. Using AVS can hurt your conversion rates in two main ways. 1. If you set your AVS rules to reject all transactions that do n. . .

You Have The Potential To Generate Massive Income By Working At Home!!

No One Can Make You Rich Overnight!! The Difference Between a Fantasy and Reality Is YOU, Thinking about starting a home business? Not sure where to begin? Start your home business on a rock-solid base! we've helped tens of thousands of men and women worldwide build successful home businesses. DON'T LET SELF-DOUBT KEEP YOU FROM SUCCESS Do you want to work for 40 years or more to make $40,000 a . . .

Brainstorming with Props - "Goodie Bags" and The WSJ

When developing new strategies or products, coming up with unique ideas is often a struggle. It is one of the reasons why, in any industry, there is so much repetition. One way to generate new ideas and "get the creative juices flowing" is by brainstorming using props. There are several ways to incorporate props into a session. Two of my favorites are the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and goodie ba. . .

Choosing Tactics for Your Web Site Marketing Plan

Choosing Tactics for Your Web Site Marketing Plan Based on the marketing plan development book "How Much for Just the Spider?" by Bobette Kyle Objectives, strategies, and tactics - these are the parts of a solid strategic marketing plan. Your site objective defines the big picture, strategies provide the framework, and tactics fill in the details. Tactics are where the action takes place - thes. . .

What to Include in Your Marketing Plan Write-Up

For those new to marketing planning, the thought of completing a plan from start to finish may feel daunting. It need not. The level of detail you choose to include in your marketing plan will depend on your resources and situation. If you have extremely limited manpower or other resources, you may be constrained to a "broad brush" approach. If your plan must support your Web site’s validity to. . .

Direct Mail Advertising; Email Is Not Like Postal Mail.

Direct Mail Advertising; Email Is Not Like Postal Mail. by Bobette Kyle One of the most popular and potentially effective advertising methods is direct email. If you deliver a well- written message and execute delivery properly you will be rewarded with new leads, sales, and traffic to your Web site. If the message is poorly written or you commit a netiquette faux pas, however, your efforts cou. . .

Article: Strategies for Your Web Site Marketing Plan

Strategies for Your Web Site Marketing Plan Part Three of a Four Part Series Based on the strategic marketing plan book "How Much for Just the Spider?" by Bobette Kyle How strong are your Web site strategies? Do they move your business toward achieving your objectives or overall goals? Think of your strategies as a framework that clarifies the approaches you will take in meeting your Web site's. . .

SWOT Analysis - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

When conducting strategic planning for any company - online and/or offline - it is useful to complete an analysis that takes into account not only your own business, but your competitor's businesses and the current business environment as well. A SWOT is one such analysis. Completing a SWOT analysis helps you identify ways to minimize the affect of weaknesses in your business while maximizing y. . .

The Fastest Delete Finger in the Midwest!

The Fastest Delete Finger in the Midwest! © Terri Seymour There are hundreds of thousands of people who are trying to make an honest living on the Internet these days. The Internet is a great opportunity for starting your own business. There is not a lot of start-up cost, you can reach the whole world from a small corner of your own house, and the income can be exceptional. However, a lot . . .

Back to Basics

Back to Basics. By Stuart Reid. It's worth sometimes just stopping where you are and taking stock of things. You can then remove the clutter and complications that just seem to work their way in - and smooth everything out. It's easy to get in over your head in the world of Internet Marketing. Remember that all you are doing is getting people to give you money, usually by buying something. The. . .

Put Your Business on AutoPilot to make time for more Important Things

Put the boring parts of your business on autopilot to make time for the more interesting things... By Stuart Reid To automate your business is everyones goal. You can't, no matter what people say, automate *everything* but with a few simple tools you can do most of it. The first tool is the Autoresponder. You've probably know a lot about these already. You often hear quoted the `fact` that on a. . .

How to Get Started on Your Marketing Plan

When developing or updating a marketing plan, knowing where to start is often a challenge. To better develop effective marketing strategies, begin by gathering information about both your business and the larger business environment (competition, trends, statistics, etc.). Internally, the amount of information you gather about your own business will depend on your company size. Information can . . .

An Overlooked Fr~e Advertising Opportunity

An Overlooked Fr~e Advertising Opportunity © Terri Seymour When you have an online business you need to utilize every possible avenue of advertising and promotion. As I sign up for more ezines and discussion groups, I am finding numerous publishers are overlooking a very effective and fr~e advertising opportunity. After I sign up for an ezine or email discussion group, I await the welcome let. . .

Ezines, Ezines Everywhere!

Ezines, Ezines, Everywhere! Copyright Terri Seymour There are literally thousands of ezines being published online these days. Sometimes it is hard to know which ones are best for advertising in, reading, subscribing to and so on. How do we know which ones are good and which ones aren't? Which ones should we advertise in and what type of advertising is best? How do we know we can trust th. . .

Re-Gaining Your Groove

Re-Gaining Your Groove! © Terri Seymour Well, the holidays are coming to a close and it is time to get back to business!! It is hard to believe it is the year 2003!! Sometimes after the hectic holidays, getting back to the day-to-day routine of running an online business can be hard. If you are like me, you kind of feel like you have lost your groove or your focus and need to get back . . .

How to Choose an eBook Software.

How to choose an eBook Software. Info Product is selling like crazy on the Internet. It is easy to produce, cheaper to publish, and takes only seconds to deliver! Everybody is either selling or giving it away (me too :-). It is also a nice giveaway item we can give to our web-site visitors. People always like to get FREE information. And to download one eBook is as easy as a click of the. . .

35 Tips for Online Success

35 Tips for Online Success Copyright Terri Seymour 1. Don't overload your site with flashing lights and slow loading graphics. Keep it simple and to the point. 2. Put a little of yourself into your site and make it unique. 3. Have your contact information listed on every page. 4. Make every page of your site consistent. You want your site to be easy to understand and navigate. 5. Provide a . . .

Beating the Business Blues

Beating The Business Blues (c)Terri Seymour Internet marketing is a wonderful business, but if you are like me, there are days when you get really down and just can't seem to get going. This is compounded for some people with the Winter Blues. Sometimes sitting in your lonely corner of the bedroom or living room, it seems like you are the only person on earth. Yo. . .

Will They Come Back?

Will They Come Back? Copyright Terri Seymour When you build a website, you of course, want people to come to your site. But not only do you want them to visit, you want them to come back, and often! Most people will not come back unless they have a good reason. This is what you must have on your mind when you are designing and building your website. When you visit a site, take note of what t. . .

The Three P's of Success!

The Three P's of Success! Copyright Terri Seymour Starting and building an Internet business is not an easy task. There is the never-ending learning about promotion, marketing, website design and building, technical problems, HTML, cgi, java; the list goes on and on. There are a few things you should think about when you are planning your online business. These three things are some of t. . .

"Life's TRUE Winners"

The test of a true Winner is how they act when they're NOT Winning. How you manage and deal with adversity has a great deal to do with whether or not you have the stuff it takes to be a Winner. There is some element of risk involved in everything we do. Sometimes it's the amount of risk involved that makes the winning that much sweeter. It's a very easy thing to be upbeat and positive when ev. . .

Are People Talking About You?

Are People Talking About You? Copyright Terri Seymour If I were referring to the local town gossip, you would probably want your answer to be no. Although, the way I see it, if they are talking about me, they are leaving everyone else alone. But, alas, I do believe I am a boring subject for our town gossip! But if I were referring to the business world, you would definitely want your answ. . .

PROTECT Your Business By Protecting Your DATA

PROTECT Your Business By Protecting Your DATA By Dr. David Johnson I help people in my area who have problems with their computers. So I thought I would give you some tips so you can prevent problems and protect your data and your business. If you run a business and keep data on a computer, you need to be concerned with security issues. Do you back up your data regularly? You should keep a. . .

What You Need To Know About Email Viruses

What You Need To Know About Email Viruses by Carrie Holmes Today I am going to get my frustrations out in my ezine. My topic? Email Virus I can't even tell you how many emails I have gotten in the past week with an virus in them. Be advised that they don't always come in an attachment. The one I was sent tonight was in plain text form. No attachment. I realize that people sending these virus/. . .

The "Magic Question" to Ask Yourself When Writing to the

The "Magic Question" to Ask Yourself When Writing to the Benefits of your Readers. (No, it's not "what is in it for me?") By Nucha Aquino First of all, I don't believe in "Hypnotic Writing". Of course, it works. When you want people to buy something from you, you write this great hypnotic ad full of "magic words" like "YOU", "NOW", "Click", "Secrets", "Bonuses", "TIPS", etc.., you. . .

60 Promotion Links

60 Promotion Links Copyright Terri Seymour In this week's article I would just like to give some resource and promotion links for you to use to build your business and reputation. There are many ways of promoting your business for free on the Internet. It just takes time and you must promote everyday! *Ad Swap Lists These are some great places to get in contact with other ezine publishe. . .

Top 20 Search Engine Placement. They Guarantee It. Or Do They...?

Top 20 Search Engine Placement. They Guarantee It. Or Do They...? by Carrie Holmes I recently saw an ad for a search engine placement service. They do all the things needed to get you a top 20 placement in x amount of engines for the small fee of $1800. Note this fee does not include fees for joining engines like Yahoo. No, that cost another $199 on top of the $1. . .

USING "BCC" to THWART THE SPAMMERS AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLAMES!

USING "BCC" to THWART THE SPAMMERS AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLAMES! Dr. David Johnson Don’t help the spammers! Here’s a tip to protect yourself and others! Do you send out messages to small lists, using your regular email program? Do you send out announcements, or forward of messages of interest to groups of friends, colleagues, prospects, or customers? There is no need to disclose everyone'. . .

The Party Is Not OVER! -- Chinese New Year is Just Around the Corner.

Party Is Not Over! Chinese New Year Is Just Around The Corner. By Nucha Aquino http://www.eLaguna.net/newsletter.htm Christmas and New Year Parties are OVER. Still have lots of gift/party items in your Stock? I would not worry at all. I am ready to market my unsold products to the other part of the world. Chinese New Year 2002 starts February 12th. It takes weeks! There are 1.4 Billion of . . .

The Big Picture: 5 Questions that Can Boost Your Business

As business managers, entrepreneurs, and Webmasters, we strive for unobtainable perfection. Why do I say unobtainable? Because when we focus on perfection in one area, we forego attention elsewhere. Limited money and time mean you must choose from the endless parade of advice and recommendations. This creates a dilemma. How do you choose which to embrace and which to pass up? Consultants, speci. . .

Your Web Site's Objective

Based on the strategic marketing plan book "How Much for Just the Spider?" by Bobette Kyle Do you know your Web site's objective? With an objective to help overcome your main challenges, you can work smarter, not harder. Through this second article in the four part Web Site Marketing Plan series, learn how you can consider business building models and customer stages when setting objectives. Th. . .

If You Really Want To Be Successful...Make A Difference!

If You Really Want To Be Successful...Make A Difference! (c) 2001 Donald Goss How would you like to be successful beyond your wildest dreams? You can be. It is a reachable goal. Have you been searching for the seemingly elusive success *secret* and can't seem to put your finger on it? Well, I am here to tell you that the answer is right under your nose. It is so obvious that you may have ov. . .

Write Your Way to the Top!

"Write to the Top!" I know, some of you are saying, "I don't know anything to write about" or "I'm not a writer," but in fact anyone can gain exposure through article writing. First, we all have some area of expertise. I write articles about marketing, because I know a lot about marketing. You can write articles about anything, building a website, fixing a car, shopping for the best bargin or. . .

Ad Tracking--Do or Die!

We all place ads, but do we all track them?? I am personally guilty of not tracking my ads all of the time, which is a BAD internet business practice. On the Internet, as business people we advertise our products or services in a variety of different places. We hope that we get a large response from every single one of our advertisements. Of course, there are many reasons why we do not. Our . . .

Developing a Web Site Marketing Plan

Based on the book "How Much for Just the Spider?" Copyright 2002 Bobette Kyle. All rights reserved. For many of us, finding the time and commitment to complete a marketing plan for our Web sites is difficult. There are so many other obligations vying for our attention it is tempting to push planning to the back burner. Giving into that temptation, however, means putting your business at a disad. . .

What Do I Put in My Ezine?

What Do I Put In My Ezine? (c) Terri Seymour You are so excited because your website is finished. Your business is officially open. You are going to start an ezine to help build your business. You have an idea of what to do with your ezine and know how you are going to promote it. The only questions you have left are what do I put in my e. . .

You've Got to Have Content!

You've Got to Have Content! Copyright Terri Seymour Ezine publishing is an essential element of your online business. Ezines allow you to keep in touch with your prospective customers and to build a relationship of trust and respect with your readers. Building this relationship is very important to your business and your reputation. One way to accomplish this relationship is by producing a . . .

Yes, You CAN Write Articles!

Yes, You CAN Write Articles!! (c)by Terri Seymour Writing articles is by far one of the most effective ways of promoting your business or website. Ezine publishers are always looking for good content for their ezines. You, as a writer provide that content and at the same time you build a reputation as an expert in your field. You also gain credibility for your business. The fir. . .

Tips & Tricks for More Efficiency

Tips & Tricks for More Efficiency Copyright 2001 Terri Seymour When running an online business, there are so many important details to remember to take care of. Between the website maintenance, answering emails, writing articles, organizing ad swaps, searching for ezine content, etc., etc., we tend to get a little overwhelmed sometimes. I would like to share some of my timesaving tips & tr. . .

Make Time for Family

Make Time For Family Copyright Terri Seymour As I sit here thinking about my two boys, Jesse who is 16 and heading to college next fall and Dustin, my baby, who is almost as tall as I am, I realize that no matter what happens in our lives we have to make time for the most important thing that we have. We all know that I am talking about family! These days, our daily lives can become so he. . .

Starting an Online Business

Starting An Online Business Copyright Terri Seymour If you are thinking about starting an online business, there are a few things you need to ask yourself first. Can I dedicate myself to this business? Contrary to what a lot of ads tell you, there is no get rich quick business. If you start an online business, you will be putting in hours each day to make that business successful. You will n. . .

Small Steps and Giant Leaps

Small Steps and Giant Leaps By Stuart Reid What I mean by that heading is do you take things a little at a time or do you take risks? A lot can be said for being cautious. Especially if you're starting out. Don't invest too much of your money and take things easy. The first thing you do is get as much information as you can, and learn as much as you possibly can. Then put it into practice, perh. . .

Running On a Budget

Running on a Budget. By Stuart Reid You can start your web business with nothing. You don't neccesarily need ANY capital to start up. Here's some tips: * You can get FREE URL's from many places. Some will give you a subdomain, but you can also get a `proper` site address as well. Don't bother with addresses such as www.freesite.com/yoursite but use something like yoursite.freesite.com -. . .

Keeping Yourself Motivated

Motivation. By Stuart Reid Some people are lucky and possess boundless energy. Others seem to have no "get up and go". Some, like myself, alternate between the two. How do you get that drive and ambition? You need something to motivate you! Feedback is important for motivation. If you know you are reaching someone then it helps. If you feel you are not then your own enthusiasm can only carry yo. . .

E-books Are For E-veryone

E-books are for E-veryone! Copyright Terri Seymour One of the best ways to build your online income is by writing & distributing ebooks. Ebooks can be a very effective tool for marketing your business and they can also be big money makers. Ebooks are also a useful resource for whatever information you are looking for. There are a few things you should remember if you are going to write . . .

Don't Quit...De-Stress!

Don't Quit...De-Stress! CopyrightTerri Seymour I recently received an email from a friend who was considering quitting her online business. She is going through a stressful time, as we all do, and feels her business is just not worth it anymore. If this sounds familiar to you, then join the crowd! We are all human and there are times when the everyday stress of life just takes it's toll. . .

Don't Be A Spam Artist!

Don't Be A Spam Artist! Copyright Terri Seymour One of the hottest discussion topics going around the web these days is Spam. Spam is different things to different people, but basically it is sending email advertisements to anyone who did not request them or give permission to send them. I do not consider an email from an acquaintance telling me something they think might interest me- spam.. . .

Ad Tracking

Tracking. By Stuart Reid If you are starting out this is probably the last thing on your mind, but it shouldn't be. It's good to get in the habit now. What is tracking? It is simply the various methods you can use to find out how many people respond to each promotional exercise you run. If you have a web site with a counter or some kind of statistics record on your pages then you will now how m. . .

Expired Domains

Expired Domains by Stuart Reid What happens to domains when the owner forgets to register it? It expires, and the name becomes available for registration again! This is good news for the Internet Marketer. What if you could search these expired domains and see what's available? What if you could just pick and choose from them and take what you want? Well... the short answer is you can. There ar. . .

Differences Of Opinion

Differences of opinion. By Stuart Reid Some net `gurus` will tell you one thing only to be shouted down by the next. Who do you listen to? Yourself! You'll only ever truly understand something if you try it yourself. If it doesn't work - then fair enough but at least you had a go. If you listned to everything that came your way then you'd never get anything done. Don't wait until you know every. . .

Utilising CGI and Forms for your Website

CGI and Forms for your website Are you making the most of interactive features for your web site? Almost all browsers now support various scripts and data entry methods. They are not hard to use, and can spur a browser to do *something*. JavaScript and Java plugins can work in any web page. CGI tools will usually require access to your `cgi-bin` and an ability to set permissions, unless the too. . .

Your Unique Selling Point

Your Sites UNIQUE Selling Point. By Stuart Reid To stand out from the crowd your site must be "unique" in some way. There are only THREE ways you can be unique: 1. A unique Selling Price. 2. A unique Feature. 3. Unique Quality of package, inc. Bonuses. It's best if you can do all three. If your product or site is TRULY unique (i.e. one of a kind) then you do not need the others as you have noth. . .

The Bitter Truth

How the "Big Names" make their money. Right. There is no secret. No matter what various courses or books tell you there is no magic formula. I'm shooting myself in the foot here! I hope you all appreciate this. You'll only ever get rich working for yourself. If you are part of an MLM or selling someone elses product then you're *NOT* working for yourself. Sure, you can make a comfortable income. . .

Web Site Traffic

Web Site Traffic. By Stuart Reid. The goal of any business is to get visitors. In a web site this traffic comes from clicks to your URL. If you just put a page on the web and do nothing else then that' s what will happen - nothing else. You really need targeted traffic. If you put yourself into the search engines then you will get targeted traffic. People will search for something specific, and. . .

Ezine Envy!!

Ezine Envy!!! (c) Terri Seymour Ok, so you bought a new computer, learned the basics, got yourself a website and are ready for the bucks to come rolling in. You did some advertising with the free classifieds, listed your url in some directories and thought you were all set. After you manually submitted to the major search engines, you were sure the bucks were going to come pouring in. You. . .

Effective FREE Advertising

Effective FREE Advertising Terri Seymour If you have an online business, you have found that there are numerous ways to advertise on and off the internet. Some are more effective than others and some are more costly than others. This article will deal with one method that is BOTH free and effective. I have been ezine publishing for about a year and have found this promotion method to be o. . .

Building Your Business with FREE Tutorials

Building Your Business with FREE Tutorials copyright Terri Seymour If you have an online business, no matter what it pertains to, a great way to promote yourself and your business is by sharing your knowledge. One way of doing this is be preparing free tutorials for people to read and learn from. By doing this, people will come to think of you as an expert in your . . .

Affiliate Url Too Long?

Affiliate Url too Long? by Nucha Aquino Seen from the ads submitted to our newsletter that most of our subscribers are affiliates to something. Know it right away from your affiliate Url, friends. There are some disadvantages when you advertise the product using these Urls with affiliate IDs attached to it. 1. Not all email softwares let Urls "clickable" or "copy and paste"-able.. . .

Where's Your Signature?

Signature files or "sigs" are little advertisments that follow your name in an email or on a discussion board post. Used effectively they can draw a lot of attention to your product, service, website or ezine. You should add a signature file to every email that you send out. You should also use your signature files for any posting that you do. Most discussion boards/forums allow signature f. . .

Building Relationships Through Your Ezine

Building Relationships Through Your Ezine (c) by Terri Seymour Having a business on the internet is different than having a traditional marketing or sales business. When you operate a business from a store, one of the traditional ways of establishing relationships with your customers is the meet and greet method. You greet your customers in the store and talk to them a bit and thi. . .

Getting Ideas for Your Articles

Getting Ideas For Your Articles Copyright Terri Seymour When I first started writing articles, I didn't think I would be able to think of things to write about. I would get an idea and get an article out and then think; What do I write about now? After you get each one out it seems like you are running out of ideas, but the opposite is true. As you write more articles, yo. . .

Never Mix Business & Friendship

Never Mix Business & Friendship Copyright Terri Seymour I have heard it said on the net that you should not become friends with people whom you do business with. I say, "Why not?" Building personal relationships is the foundation of your business success. Because business should be business and there is no room for making friends and socializing. Friendship interferes with a business rel. . .

Building a Business on a Zero Budget

Building A Business On A Zero Budget c)Terri Seymour Assuming you already have a computer, it is definitely possible to build an online business with a zero budget! From formulating your plan, to building your website, to promoting your new business. This can all be done for free. Your first step would be to decide what your business is going to be and write out your business plan. If. . .

Chain of Success!

Chain of Success (c)Terri Seymour Internet marketing is a business with a lot of effective ways of advertising and promoting. There is ezine publishing, ad swapping, free classifieds, email sig file, article writing, search engines and more. Some ways are, of course, more effective than others. One of my favorites has been said by some not to be effective. The reason for this is that it takes . . .

Get More Subscribers Part 1

Get More Subscribers! Part 1 Copyright Terri Seymour Publishing an ezine can be a very rewarding and fulfilling experience. It can also be very challenging! One of these challenges is getting subscribers. There are many ways to obtain these subscribers that are both free and very effective. The methods listed below are the ones that have produced the best results for me. The first step in . . .

Get More Subscribers Part 2

Get More Subscribers Part 2 copyright Terri Seymour As in Part 1 of Get More Subscribers, I would like to share with you some of the best methods, in my experience, for gaining subscribers. Once you have decided on the format and design of your ezine, you want subscribers. There are numerous ways to help you do this both free and paid. I will be discussing some of the free way. . .

Business Building Ideas

Business Building Ideas (c)2000 by Terri Seymour With this article, I am going to provide you with some of the best ways to build your online business. There are many ways, some not so good and some excellent! The ideas I have listed below are the ones that have helped me the most. 1.Answering email inquiries quickly and efficiently.- I get many emails asking about how to build a business or. . .