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Five Proven Methods For Internet Marketing Success

2008-01-20T21:44:00.000-08:00

There are hundreds of ways that you can promote your online business or website, some more effective than others. These five proven methods will help you to generate traffic to your site and also to generate income into your wallet.

1. One thing that appeals to everyone is �free.� If it is free people will take it. Think of the samples of cheese given away at grocery stores. Do you really want a small piece of cheese? Of course not! But you take it simply because it is free and someone is nice enough to offer it to you. The same principle applies with information or services offered from your website. You can send out free newsletters or offer a free trail period. One popular thing that is being given away now are free credit reports or free PC scans. These freebies are what we in the marketing field like to call teasers. After running the free credit report or PC scan we alert the customer if there is something found on their credit record or PC and then offer to show them what it is or repair the problem for a price. This can be an effective way to get information to your potential customers, create sales or to generate traffic to your site.

2. Your website contains information about a service or product that you are very knowledgeable about. You can use this knowledge to generate traffic to your site by writing articles in your area of expertise and having them published in an ezine or an article information site. The most effective way to use these articles is to write them for free and ask in return that the publisher allow you to include a byline. A byline is a very short summary of the author, their credentials and their website. Your byline is a way that readers will come to know you as an expert on the topic and will in turn come to trust your site as a source of credible information.

3. Some search engines will allow a website to purchase their ranking. This is an excellent Internet marketing technique in that it is effective and inexpensive. In the pay-per-click programs, website are only billed for those who actually visit the page, unlike banner ads which may be seen by millions but only used by a few. When using the pay-per-click program you are asked to choose keywords and when those are entered your site will appear and if the surfer chooses to view your site, you are billed for that click. Many pay-per-click programs will offer other benefits as well, such as updated lists of commonly used keywords.

4. You should remember that others are in the same boat as you. You can choose to network with those who have similar marketing ideas. When networking you will be able to share links and refer customers to each other. You should always be very cautious when choosing a networking partner as everything that you recommend is a reflection of yourself or your product and therefore, you should be certain that your networking partner is a reputable source of information.

5. Simply because your website is online, doesn�t mean that all your advertising should be. Advertise in newspapers, TV, the radio or you can even send out a press release to get your information to thousands of people all over the country.

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Easy Money.

2008-01-20T21:42:00.000-08:00

Is it possible to make easy money? I have seen truckloads of pure hype about this subject out there. Still, most people ask themselves these questions probably on a daily basis: Could there be a reliable way to make money easier than how I am doing it? Could there be a way for me to quit my job and enjoy life as I deserve?

Well, the answer is YES and NO. Many times the opportunities are in front of us and we can't see them. Other times we choose with our decisions what we get. Everyone is different though. What may seem easy to you, may seem very hard to others. In my opinion there are certain professions or jobs, which require little effort and can help you earn a lot of money comfortably.

How can you define if you are making money easily? How can you tell your friends that your job is easy or hard? That's up to you! As I told you already everyone has a brain and everyone judges things differently. Bellow I enumerate the qualities that a business or job may have in order for me to categorize it as easy money.

1. You can do it from anywhere in the world.

2. You don't have to deal with people ‘face to face' or via a telephone.

3. You don't need to purchase anything to start.

4. You work only three hours per day or less.

5. Your clients come to you. You don't have to seek them.

6. You are doing something moral and ethical. People feel happy with you.

7. You are helping others succeed.

8. You can make a lot of money (thousands of dollars per week).

9. Other people do all the selling for you. You only pay them a small commission for each sale they generate.

10. You don't have to work every day. You choose your own schedule.

11. You don't have to organize merchandise within a room.

12. You don't have to physically deliver the products to your clients.

13. Other people could create the products and services for you, so you don't have to do that either.

14. Other people take care of your marketing campaign for free, so you don't have to pay them.

15. You don't have to rent real estate for business related purposes.

16. Since the beginning your duties are just to make sure that everything is running smoothly.

17. You can start with almost no money at all.

Now, do you agree with me that such a business could make you easy money? The problem is most people don't believe that such a business could really exist. Let me tell you that they are far from the truth. Remember that everything is easier on the Internet. There is no reason to make it complex. Starting your own online business is one of the best decisions you could make in your life!

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A Review Of The Uppercase Living Income Opportunity

2008-01-12T23:03:00.000-08:00

If you are interested in an multilevel marketing opportunity that can fit into an otherwise busy day, or one that will allow you to get out and communicate with people, take a look at the opportunities offered by Uppercase Living! This charmingly named business offers positions as Demonstrators to individuals that show an active interest in their product, and with a little bit of preparation, you will be in a good place to do exactly that! Essentially, Uppercase Living is a company that creates text-based wall decorations. Uppercase Living is aimed at people who are looking for something a little bit different to hang up on their walls, whether that is a child's name, a quotation, or text that is underlined with lovely scrolling. Uppercase Living has several pre-made products, but one of their top sellers are custom made wall decorations. Depending on the taste of the purchaser, the text can be elegantly feminine or bold and striking. Uppercase Living's designs are also ideal for children, and some of the most charming decorations come from the relation of children's book quotes in a little girl or little boy's bedroom. One of the things that might make you a little leery of this company is actually one that it proudly holds up as an advantage. Uppercase Living doesn't try to pretend that it's not a older company; as a matter of fact, it states that now is the best time to get involved. Uppercase Living essentially says that now is the best time to get on the ground floor of a good thing. Becoming a Demonstrator for Uppercase Living seems fairly straightforward; the company is looking for a great attitude and good communication skills first and foremost. As a Demonstrator, a representative of Uppercase Living will host or direct parties where Uppercase Living goods are shown off and sold. A Demonstrator's main goal is to make the participants of the party comfortable and familiar with what Uppercase Living has to offer. Typically, Uppercase Living is introduced in a convivial atmosphere among parties who are already at least a little interested in what the Demonstrator has to offer. It is fairly plain that Uppercase Living relies on the Demonstrator being able to sell to friends and family, so make sure that you do consider that aspect thoroughly. With the build-your-own schedule aspect, the party set up and the low pressure sales atmosphere, Uppercase Living might be providing you with a great business opportunity. Check their comprehensive website to see if this position might suit you. As with any venture, make sure that you know what you're getting into before you lay your money out! You can read our Unbiased, expert review of Uppercase Living from Brian Garvin and Jeff West at http://www.MLMreviewKings.com. This article may be used royalty free provided bio & links remain intact. Copyright © Mission Billion, Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide

Product branding versus Direct (call to action) marketing

2007-10-18T23:22:00.000-07:00

Product branding versus Direct (call to action) marketing

Company image is a big deal. Thousands of small businesses have not looked twice at how the public perceives their company, yet big companies spend millions of dollars per year on public relations. Customers mean sales, the better your image, the more trust that is created, the more sales are made. Focusing on your PR can be much more beneficial than just the short term publicity.

Small businesses have to do pretty much everything themselves, from marketing, to putting through sales, leaving most business owners thinking, that they do not have the knowledge or the time to deal with their own public relations(PR). But PR is more than fundraisers and charity spots. PR deals with advertising; focuses on promotion, marketing and following up clients. Small business owners are already working on their own public image without knowing it, and usually following the lines of big business, use one of two areas vital areas of marketing, branding or direct marketing.

So what is right for you, branding or direct marketing? If you have ever listened to your local radio, you will almost always hear direct marketing, with hundreds of businesses telling you to come in and buy their product right now. Very few use branding. Branding is advertising your brand or product without a call to action or sales talk; you will often see this with new products launched by large corporations. Branding together with distribution is a very popular tactic in industries such as the beverage industry. A client's trust means a lot, but you will not get it by telling them what do to all the time. Many small businesses never become large businesses because all the advertising produced is direct marketing to their targeted audience.

Of course, in special cases, it is appropriate to use direct marketing without any branding, for example, selling and e-book or a program online. Using a single page sales letter in this case is completely appropriate, because branding would not significantly influence sales. That is, unless you wrote another e-book, or another program. Then branding may be appropriate.

Corporations and big companies use branding to launch new products and subsidiary companies. You will often see new products advertisements on TV, without them telling you where to get them, how much they are or sometimes even what they are. This is a great example of branding, the approach is creating trust around the businesses name, logo and if applicable, slogan.

We come back to the question, what is right for your business? Branding is for companies or businesses that are just starting out and what to create awareness of their service. Direct marketing will create sales. Depending on your marketing and promotion strategy (PPC, pay per click strategy for online businesses) you may choose either one. If creating sales, then gives you the money for branding, you might want to try that, but if you have got a little bit of capital, branding first will create trust for your direct marketing campaign, making more sales than without branding. The marketing strategy you choose will determine what the best is for your company.

About the Author
Tony Schirmer is the owner of Keyworks: PPC advertising resource , a resource for advertisers and pay per click marketers. Providing free PPC advertising tactics, strategies, and Ad guidelines to boost conversion rates and click through rates.

Creative People - How to Handle A Bad Client

2007-07-01T18:58:00.000-07:00

A client with a creative business called me one day and asked the following question. It's a question I get asked frequently, so rather than write an entire article, I decided just to tell you exactly what I told her.

Kirstin -- Do you have a graceful exit strategy for those situations when you are face-to- face and realize that, for whatever reason, you do NOT want to work with this prospect? Let's say, for example, that you qualified the prospect and then when you meet, you discover that you don't have good chemistry, or you sense a red flag. -- Margery, Phoenix MD

Margery -- Great question. Once you realize they aren't a good match, simply tell them that you don't think you are the perfect person for their specific needs and recommend them to one or two other people whom you think they would jibe with better.�

This lets you out of the relationship, without burning bridges. In fact, I've done this and gotten referrals from the client whom I referred to others. Generally, people are so impressed that you don't take them on under the wrong circumstances that they think even more highly of you.

Can you really make money on the Internet?

2007-06-15T03:04:00.000-07:00

It's probably one of the most frequently asked questions on those forums dedicated to online business and internet marketing. Can you really make money on the internet? The simple answer is yes you could make money online!

The Internet is not only for finding information about obscure or not so obscure things and chatting in the endless chat rooms that exist to cater for every type of person. It can also be an excellent place to create a second or in some instances even a primary income.

That's great but how do I do it? Well that's probably the second most frequently asked question about running an online or home based business and follows quite naturally from the first!

There is a plethora of ways in which you could earn online. The following are just a few of the opportunities available as well as some useful tips to help you maximize your earning potential in each one of them.

You could earn money as an affiliate.

An affiliate is like a middleman for a merchant and the customer. Essentially the affiliate find the customers and sells, or more accurately "pre-sells" them the affiliate's products. In many ways this pre-selling is easier than actually selling the goods.

As an affiliate your online business is about capturing the potential customer's interest and leading them to the affiliate merchant's site. If a sale is then made, you will receive an agreed commission that can be as high as 95% of the actual price of the product sold.

Sounds like an interesting way of running your own online business without incurring all the costs normally associated with having your own products doesn't it? Potentially you could enroll in as many affiliate programmes as you felt able to manage or promote and earn income from all of them!

You could earn money for your online business as an information product creator.

The essence of the internet is information and every day millions of people come online looking for information. If you have a level of knowledge in an area that you think others would be interested in you could write an eBook or a special report. Then you could market it for profit.

You could also earn from this field even if you don't actually "create" anything. If you don't have the time or the knowledge to come up with your own product, you could always hire the services of a ghostwriter to write for you.

A word of warning through, make sure that the ghostwriter you engage is trustworthy and more importantly, has excellent writing skills. Remember that it will be your name on the eBook and that of your online business!

You could earn as a resale rights marketer.

This is an option for your online business if you don't want to be involved in creating, or having someone else create your own information products. You could simply buy the resale rights of existing ones and take care of the marketing. In so doing, every product that is sold brings in profits for your online business for you to keep.

You could earn from public domain information.

Works before 1923, and to a certain extent, those before 1978, are deemed to be in the public domain or free to use. This means that you could republish them or alter them if you wish, for profit. The means by which this can be done are very varied. Republish classic literature as electronic books. Compile timeless poems into comprehensive collections. Print masterpieces and sell them as posters. And you don't have to pay their creators and royalty fees!

A word of caution though! You must ensure that the products are in the public domain and free to use. These are just a few of the many ways in which you could earn money by running an online business. There are other means of course, like paid to surf and paid to read programs, however, nothing beats the assurance of an actual business that the above are a few examples of.

Set up your own online home based business and you have the opportunity to take charge of your own fate. Your earning potential will depend on how much time and effort you will be able or willing to invest in your chosen venture. So yes you could make money on the internet and your online home based business could be a success!

About the author: Paul Duxbury owns a number of successful online businesses and has recently launched a site aimed at helping those who have their own online business. This can be found at http://www.web-success.co.uk

Get Outsiders on Your Side

2007-06-14T19:11:00.000-07:00

Get Outsiders on Your Side

Especially good advice for business, non-profit and association managers whose job success depends in large part on the behaviors of their key external audiences.

I refer to behaviors like inquiries on the increase, new waves of specialized employment applications, more and more followup purchases, new levels of membership queries, a substantial boost in capital donations, or more frequent component specifications by engineering firms.

If you are such a manager, you almost assuredly need help in achieving your unit?s operating objectives. Which is why it?s nice to hear that the public relations team assigned to your operation is responsible for providing a large portion of that help.

Two things need to happen to make that a reality. One, it requires more than your oversight. You must stay involved with your public relations folks at every major decision point.

And two, the entire effort must be based on more than a casual debate about which communications tactics should be used.

What is needed is your commitment to a fundamental premise that is the foundation on which your entire public relations effort will be based. A premise like this: People act on their own perception of the facts before them, which leads to predictable behaviors about which something can be done. When we create, change or reinforce that opinion by reaching, persuading and moving-to-desired-action the very people whose behaviors affect the organization the most, the public relations mission is accomplished.

With that established, we can get to work on the blueprint that will help persuade those important members of your key target audiences to your way of thinking. What you hope for then, is follow on stakeholder actions that result in your success as a business, non-profit or association manager.

Before taking any action steps, you need to know how members of your key target audiences perceive you. So, first, you and your PR team need to list those important outside audiences whose behaviors affect your unit the most. Then prioritize them so we can use the audience in first place on that list as our target audience for this article.

Instead of spending considerable money on professional survey work, you and your team can interact with members of your target audience and pose a number of questions designed to draw out any perception problems. ?Do you know anything about us? Have you had any contacts with our people? Were they satisfactory? Do you have any problems with our services, products or people??

As you interact with audience members, watch closely for evasive or hesitant responses to your questions. And be equally watchful for negative misconceptions, rumors, exaggerations, inaccuracies or untruths.

These data are grist for your mill, i.e., the information you need to establish a public relations goal that corrects the offending opinion/perception. Such a goal might look like these: spike that rumor, clarify that misconception, or correct that inaccuracy.

Now, you need a pathway leading to your public relations goal, and that means you must pick a strategy showing you how to get there. Luckily, there are just three strategies in matters of opinion and perception: create perception where there isn?t any, change existing perception, or reinforce it. Just be certain that the strategy you select is a logical fit with the public relations goal you just established.

Now, what you say to members of your target audience must clearly address the offending perception gently but firmly. Your message must be believable, compelling and, at the same time, explain why the current perception is not merely untrue, but unfair. It is no easy job to alter what people believe, which is why writing such a message demands persuasive writing ability.

To maintain the credibility of the message, you may wish to piggy-back it on another announcement or presentation rather than using the higher-profile press release format.

Happily, when it comes to delivering your message to members of your target audience, you have multiple choices for your communications tactics. Everything from newsletters, bulletins and alerts, special events and speeches to print and broadcast interviews, press releases, consumer/member briefings and many more. Just be sure the tactics your use can demonstrate that they reach people similar to those who make up your target audience.

Before long, you, your PR team, and others in your unit will want to see some progress. Best (and most frugal) way to determine that is to return to perception monitoring in the field and ask members of your key target audience the same questions used in the earlier session.

Only this time, you?ll be on alert for indications that the offending perceptions are changing as you planned, along with predictable follow on behaviors.

By the way, things can always move faster by adding other communications tactics, and using them on a more frequent basis.

Yes, for managers whose job success depends to a large degree on the behaviors of their key external audiences, a public relations problem-solving sequence like this one IS especially good advice!

Multiple Streams of Income

2007-06-14T02:51:00.000-07:00

So often we, as online business owners, fall victim to the hype surrounding the latest buzzword or idea. It?s a truly pitiful state of Internet affairs when we can?t distinguish sound truth from blurred theory. So what is the truth surrounding one of the most talked about Internet catch phrases, "multiple streams of income"?

In all actuality, the idea of multiple streams of income is not a new concept. Those who have been successful in business (in life for that matter) have long understood that you simply aren?t acting wisely if you place all your trust in one wealth-generating company, idea, or tool. Those in offline business refer to "multiple streams of income" as "diversification."

Take a look at the stock market for a moment. This is a prime example of diversification or "multiple streams of income" (MSI). For as long as it has been in existence, the stock market has thrived on diversification. Stockbrokers encourage (almost insist) that you keep your funds split between multiple companies. Why? Because if one company goes under, you?ll have additional sources of revenue through the dividends of other companies.

How about business purchasing? Professionals in business procurement will advise you to line up and use several vendors for the same products/services. Why? Again, to protect yourself should one or more of your vendors close their doors at the same time. If this happens, and you have other vendors lined up and ready to go, you won?t lose any time in getting the supplies you need to continue conducting your business.

These same proven tactics apply to MSI online. Just as you wouldn?t want to invest all of your savings with one retirement fund company, you wouldn?t want to derive all your income from one source. Just the opposite. You?ll want to ensure you have revenue coming in from as many different sources as possible.

MSI is a solid business principle that should be at the very foundation of your company. Whether you sell others? products through affiliate programs or have a service-based business that you operate yourself, find multiple streams of income to back up your primary stream.

Don?t know where to look? Try these!

1. Add affiliate products to your site (or start a new site and offer them there).

2. Produce your own ebook, software product, or automated service that can be created once and sold over and over with little effort on your part.

3. Find others to partner with. Bring a combination of your products/services to market and give yourself twice as much income for half as much work.

The Same or Different?

Should you aim for adding MSI that are similar to your current offerings or different? There are pros and cons to each. You?ll need to examine both sides of the story and make that decision for yourself.

While products/services that are similar can be added to your current marketing plan more quickly, those that are different allow your company to expand and reach more target groups. Similar products/services integrate easily into your current business strategy, but different products/services help you achieve more security. The "correct" decision is one you can make according to your situation.

Regardless of whether you decide to go with products or services that are similar or diverse, affiliate or your own, give some serious thought to shoring up your finances through multiple streams of income. When you do, you can be rest assured knowing your future is secure.

About the author: Diane C. Hughes * ProBizTips.com

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How to Turn Your Team into High Performers

2007-06-13T02:59:00.000-07:00

One of the biggest challenges many of my clients face is having the right people. Prior to coaching I'd often hear: "if only I could find the right people my business would much more profitable" "I'd have less stress" "I spend more time managing my people than getting the work done" and more. Gary's Story Gary who runs a plumbing business has 5 staff. He was always complaining that they were lazy, didn't use their initiative and would take advantage of him. We had Gary fill in our Productivity and Leadership Profile which is part of our Masterful Manager's Program. This 360 degree process allows each team member to anonymously answer questions about how they see Gary in many areas including his leadership abilities, communication, organisation etc. The process also allows Gary to answer the same questions on how he sees himself. It turned out that Gary thought he was a good boss because he was easy to get along with. However the feedback from his team showed that he wasn't a good leader. The guys needed clear direction...someone to follow. They required a system, guidelines to work within and regular follow-up. They never had a team meeting to discuss what was working well and how to improve things. The only time a meeting was called was when there was a customer complaint. The Solutions Before I share these tips with you, be aware that it is extremely important to hire the right type of people for your business in the first place. Many employers have the 'hire and hope' mentality. After the person has been hired the employer hopes they work out. 1. Regular Performance and Incentive Reviews Measure your team's achievements on a regular basis. Formally appraise the performance of each individual twice a year. Salary increases, bonuses and incentives should be based on these performance reviews.

2. Weekly Team Meetings Learn how to run an effective meeting and have these weekly with your team. Have a set time each week. Ensure the agenda allows for their input. See How to Have Successful Meetings.

3. Personal and Professional Development Invest regularly in their development, both technical and non-technical skills. The new-found knowledge can be extremely valuable to your business. By learning and developing your people, they will also be more motivated.

4. Develop Your Own Leadership Skills Turn yourself into a Masterful Manager. There are many skills required to be an effective manager ...delegation, organisation and communication etc.

5. Participating in specific programs such as our Masterful Manager's Intensive Coaching Program will turn you into a powerful leader that gets results and maintains a happy, productive and high performing team.

They never had a team meeting to discuss what was working well and how to improve things. The only time a meeting was called was when there was a customer complaint. All of these challenges soon disappeared when Gary continually implemented the following solutions. The Final Word Looking after the people in your business is vital to ensure its ongoing success...whatever 'success' means to you. A happy, skilled and motivated team if managed effectively will have a huge impact on your productivity and profits.

To continue doing the same thing and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. So if you want to achieve different results, take action today!

Preparing For Your Success

2007-06-13T02:57:00.000-07:00

Preparing For Your Success Hi

When is the best time to prepare for your success in life?

What's that you say? " I have to actually have to prepare for it? Doesn't success just happen?"

No. It doesn't. If you want to improve your life you have to take the action.

An article by Jim Rohn who is a well-known motivational speaker said:

"Here's the great challenge of life. You can have more than you've got because you can become more than you are.

I have found that income seldom will exceed your own personal development. Once in a while income takes a lucky jump, but unless you grow out to where it is, it will go back to where you are.

Somebody once said if you take all the money in the world and divided it among everyone equally, it would soon be back in the same pockets.

However, you can have more because you can become more. Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got.

In order to have more, you have to become more."

Are You Prepared To Take A Risk? Doing things you haven't done before can be risky, however if you don't take any risks you will live a very unfulfilling life.

My Friend Mike Mike has worked 12 years for a large corporation. Very secure, lots of perks and he received a reasonable income. He had a job for life.

The only drawback, after a few years - it was boring. He was miserable. He was wasting his life away. The organisation was big enough that he could transfer to different positions within the company - which he did do so. However, the culture of the company was the same wherever he transferred to. The environment wasn't stimulating and Mike found he was not stretching himself. He was existing and not living. He was too comfortable.

Mike was a reader of self-help books and also attended numerous personal development courses, so he knew he could enhance his life dramatically if he would just make a decision and take action.

The Company Package Mike finally took the plunge last year and left. He ended up becoming a partner in his friend's restaurant.

With no experience in this field he embarked on a huge learning curve.

He went from a boring yet very cushy 9.00 - 5.00 p.m. job with a regular income to working 9.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m. seven days a week with barely any income. However, Mike was on fire. He was excited. He was living life (or so he thought). That was 10 months ago.

I caught up with him this week and he told me he is selling his share of the partnership. He realised that there was more to running a business of your own than working for someone else. The pressure on him had taken it's toll. He had been getting heart palpitations and couldn't sleep. The stress of it all was too much.

The Moral To The Story Mike had leapt out of his comfort zone and took a risk. Although in this instance, he found out it was too big a price to pay, he wouldn't have known whether or not this was going to work out until he tried it. Of course he had done all his due diligence beforehand, however that's still no guarantee that he had made the right decision.

What Mike has learned from his experience, is that there is a world of opportunity out there and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. But you'll never know unless you give it a go.

He's still excited about the possibilities for his future and is grateful that he had the guts to take action.

The Final Word If you want to become more or do more with your life this year, what investment are you prepared to make in your own self?

What resources, courses, support do you need so that you can be excited about getting out of bed in the morning?

Are you healthy enough to jump out of bed in the morning? Are you healthy enough to cope with your life?

If you want to change then make sure you take action today!

Easy Money

2007-06-07T18:37:00.000-07:00

How A "Common Sense" Approach

2007-06-04T22:23:00.000-07:00

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And it sure ain't magic.

It's a simple, common-sense approach of looking at how we make money online - an approach anyone can learn, and use. Anyone. Not just big names like Bob Proctor.

Heck, I advised a Scottish bloke by the name of Ron Thomson back in January 15th for one hour, and he understood instantly. And guess what?

But don't say I didn't warn you.

What you're about to learn may be so simple and powerful, it may cause you to feel CHEATED, discouraged, and even HURT... especially if you've spent thousands of dollars buying internet marketing advice and education...

And the scary bit is... it could be something you've been IGNORING COMPLETELY. In this case, you should pay even more attention.

Do any of these sentences describe you?

I've worked my butt off, but my website isn't making me enough money.

I'm kinda new... but I want to do it right from day ONE

I want to grow my business, but no fads and hype please... I want solid, tested business advice

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This research behind "Chain Reaction Marketing " was developed by MindValley Labs and our in-house research team consisting of

Mike Reining, eBay's former Head of New Venture & Strategy
Talent from internet Giants (like eBay, Google and Microsoft)
Top programmers from around the world, and
Successful internet entrepreneurs

We have spent $220,000 running internet marketing tests to refine this method to help our businesses and business partners, and now you can use it to help yourself.

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My name is Vishen Lakhiani, the co-founder of MindValley Labs. I'll be your guide today.

So what is this approach? Does it have a name?

As I explain this approach to you, some of you may recognize this under different names throughout history, academia, economics, and math, such as the "Multiplier Effect" or the "Domino Effect" or "Kai-Zen" .

These names don't matter.

What's important are the RESULTS, and we have proven it with our string of money-making achievements.

We've seen our clients and partners use this approach, instantly differentiating themselves from 95% of their competition.

The key to this approach is recognizing the power of small tweaks.
Small tweaks are NOT big ideas, or huge fads. They do not take weeks of study to master. They are accessible to you, easy to implement, and easy to measure.

Do you know how much money can these small tweaks really make you?

Imagine ONE small tweak (small = tweaks which result in small, 12% improvements) applied in each of these items

the amount of traffic you get
the number of leads you capture
the trust and relationships established
the attractiveness of your offer
the sales closing process
how fast you can go through this cycle

Note: These small 12% increases happen 6 times, causing a chain reaction, impacting the bottom line at...

12% X 12% X 12% X 12% X 12% X 12%
= 97% increase!
You effectively DOUBLE your business in 6 small tweaks!

Focusing on making 6 small tweaks is good news for you because:

You can increase your profits without large investments
Small tweaks are easy to make
Small changes are easy to measure so you can track your improvement
In this holistic approach, you isolate your business processes, make SMALL TWEAKS to create HUGE CHAIN REACTIONS.

And MindValley Labs has nailed how to CAUSE chain reactions. It understands

Your business is a series of steps, a full process which puts money in your pocket.
How to use the power of small tweaks to cause chain reactions which accelerate and automate this process.
Would you like to know which small tweaks to make, RIGHT NOW, to double your business?

First, you have to LOOK INSIDE your business, find the missing links, then you can identify which screws to tighten.

STEP 1: The 6 Chains of Chain Reaction Marketing
Use this mental image and exercise, as a guide, and compare it to your current business.

Getting Traffic
What are you doing to attract people to visit your website?
Search Engine Optimization? Pay Per Click Advertising? Article Promotion? Getting people to tell others about you?

THINK: What can you do to get 12% more traffic to your website?

Capturing Leads
What are you doing to keep in touch with your site visitors?
Persuading people to sign up? Subscribe? Register or opt-in to your mailing list? Leave a comment?

THINK: What can you do to capture 12% more visitors into leads?

Building Relationships
When visitors to your websites become your friends, or look at you as a mentor or trusted advisor, they will buy from you, and in many cases, even sell for you!

What are you doing to get your leads to look forward to hearing from you?
What are you giving your members, subscribers and users, who may not buy from you right now, but may buy from you tomorrow? Do you use Email Marketing? Articles? Blogs? Membership Sites? YouTube Videos?

THINK: What can you do to get 12% more leads to adore you?

Closing Sales
Now that you've got their attention, get the sale!

What are you doing to create intense desire for your product / service? Optimize your copy? Repackage your product? Bundle a high end version? Throw in which bonus? Once people want your product, how can you increase the chances they'll pay you?

THINK: What can you do to get 12% more sales?

Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value
When you close a sale, the relationship has just begun...

What are you doing to get people to buy more from you?
Now that you've earned their trust, and you know what they're into, what kind of upsells, cross-sells, and future sales can you plan?

THINK: What can you do to increase post-purchase sales by 12%?

Business Automation
TYPE THREE Entrepreneurs have their businesses on auto-pilot!

What are you doing to lower what it costs you in TIME to run the business? Lower the costs? Increase effeciency?
Can you speed up the sales process? Bringing money in faster = more money, and more time for your hobbies. Can you outsource some tasks? Use new tools? The smallest things done right now, can save you time and effort later.

THINK: What can you do to lower your costs, or increase the speed of your sales cycle by 12%?

Important Note:

Under each event, what are the possible changes you can make? Once you have some ideas, the tweaks you should prioritize are those which

Have been tested by others to work
Don't require too much time and money to make
Easy to measure
Remember, if you make 6 small, good tweaks, you would have doubled your business, because 12% increase 6 times over is a 97% increase!

STEP 3 - Test and measure the tweaks
You need to know which tweaks worked, and which tweaks didn't. You MUST track your improvements. Failure to do so will leave you stabbing in the dark, hurting yourself by making bad modifications to your business...

What software to can you use to track these improvements?

How do you put this task on autopilot?

It's easy when you have the right tools, but that deserves a discussion of its own. For today, focus on which Modules and tweaks can cause a chain reaction.

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CONCLUSION - Is It Really That Easy?
Chain Reaction Marketing is all about small changes towards big impact. All you need is 6 small tweaks to double your business.

But is it really THAT easy?

We have found, depending on how much experience, free time, or technical know-how you have, it is not that easy for everyone.

You may have trouble

Organizing your business into a series of events
Knowing the specific tweaks to implement, and how to do so
Setting up testing and measurement
The good news is, the 3 items above are easy to learn. And it's worth it.

You will be able to double your profits again and again with continuous tweaking and improvement
You will never need to ask "What do I do next?"
You will be running a REAL, sustainable, reliable income stream, not some temporary promotion campaign.
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Examples taken from the best internet marketers
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Avoid leaving money on the table! Identify the RIGHT PRICE for your product. (Module 3)
Add Bonus Offers which cost you nothing to deliver and produce. (proven 17% boosts in sales for our clients).
The "Crazy" Tweak that Boosted Sales by 96%. You may be afraid to try this....but it's worked for us THREE times. (Takes 7 hours of work, but it's worth it!)
Don't change your copy! Use simple Formatting Tips that can Boost Your Sales by up to 20%
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You'll also get PROVEN ANSWERS to these questions...
Do UGLY websites sell better?
Should I use short copy or long copy?
What are the 6 factors of influence every sales copy MUST have?
What the 5% of QUIET internet marketers gurus know, that everyone else doesn't?
What are the Magic Triggers to Get Your Emails Offers Read and Acted Upon?
What are "Edge Filters"? (We used this to Boost Sales by 40% through our newletters)
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You'll Be Given Specific Instructions to Make the right MINI-TWEAKS
Tweak your Sign-Up Forms (Boosts 20-40%)
Tweak to TRANSFORM your Confirmation Email into a sales generator.
40% of the Emails you Send may be Getting Blocked - EMAIL Tweaks you HAVE to make NOW.
Find Out Which Are The KILLER Tweaks To Make In These Areas
Headlines and headline testing
Landing pages
Using multimedia
Ethical pop-ups
Image placement (We'll show you how Placing a Simple image on our Site Boosted Sign-Ups by 20% Instantly.)
Font colors and styles
Testimonials
Checkout process
Shopping carts
Customer support system
Upselling and Cross-selling
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You'll get Expert Pay-Per-Click Advertising Tweaks

Mike charges $5,000 for AdWords consulting, and here, you'll have his written word, showing you the right tweaks to get super-qualified traffic with Google AdWords
Rapid, accurate keyword finding - the intelligent approach (Module 16)
Writing Ads Are Different - Tweaks you need (Module 17)
What is The Money Loop and the Death Loop?
What many of your competitors don't use: Yahoo! Search Marketing (Module 20)
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Not only do Vishen & Mike show you the mechanics of how to structure Pay-Per-Click (PPC) ads and web-pages that work. They go way, way beyond, to give you the actual content - the words and phrases - that deliver proven winners. What's more, they give you real-life examples, showing their advice in action. To prove it all, MindValley hands you the actual test data and you see the results with your own eyes. In over 10 years on the internet, I've found nothing like them. There's no better resource for PPC advertising or web-business in general, than MindValley Labs. I wonder how I ever survived without them."

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And if you're ready for bigger tweaks....

HYPER GROWTH - Modules 30-36 will contain the following...
Free Traffic with Advanced Content Marketing
A Viral Marketing Technique that Will Boost Sign-Ups by Up to 40% (free software code provided).
How to Use Online Communities to Drive Sales, Gather Feedback and Create Buzz.
The Comprehensive Guide to Using Ebay to Further Drive Your Sales - Insider Information from a Former eBay Senior Manager.
How to Boost Your Productivity - the faster you put the business to work - the faster you see money come in
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There is no bloated marketing speak, no confusing tech acronyms, and no trend hopping to be found anywhere in your online presence...and I love it. I can put your data to use instantly and it ALWAYS works.

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Each of the 36 Modules contains up to 10 immediate tweaks you can make.

Remember, if you apply 6 small tweaks causing 12% improvements each, your chain reaction means

12% X 12% X 12% X 12% X 12% X 12%
= 97% increase.
Once you have these 36 Modules worth of powerful, tested tweaks, and the power tools in hand, what if you apply more than 6 tweaks???

(Eg. When you execute 15 of the right tweaks, you get a 447% increase in sales)

( Total increase = Previous sales * ( 1.12 Number of Tweaks ) -1 )

Action is More Important than Knowledge
You see the Key to Success in is Not Gained By Reading and Learning Everything in Existence

As a small business, your most important resources is your time Don't waste it pursuing ideas or Modules that will not create significant revenue jumps.

Instead Focus on the Things that Matter Most!

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~ Colin Parker, Web Marketing Consultant,
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"A Must Read..."
"This is a must for entrepreneurs and small businesses to make your venture successful in today's highly competitive and ever changing online world. It includes endless number of tried and tested Modules that big companies pay thousands of dollars to implement."

~ Vardaan Vashisht, Former Vice President of Technology at Beyond Interactive Inc.
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"When I started building my internet business, the number of options and strategies I could pursue were overwhelming. The advice in this course was a savior - it clearly laid out what was important to focus on and what to forget about. The succinct and to the point language was a breath of fresh air compared to some of the long-winded, over-hyped guides I've seen out there. It gave me the perfect roadmap for building a successful online business with just the right amount of in-depth knowledge I needed for each Module. I can't even imagine how many hours in wasted development time this course saved me. "

~ Joe Fletcher,
Founder, CustomerPassion.com

We want to be clear. If you want to be ASSURED of results. Chain Reaction Marketing is THE MOST RELIABLE approach.
Our Dual Guarantee
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Author Credentials
Michael P. Reining
* Former Head of New Venture Strategy for eBay and Strategic Advisor to Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay.

* Responsible for leading eBay's acquisition of Skype for $4.2 Billion

* Founder of 2 Highly Successful Ecommerce Startups.

* Credited with pushing eBay into the classifieds market with it's launch of Kajiji.com (it's largest expansion in 10 years) and it's 25% buy into Craigslist.org.

* Former Ecommerce Consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and a Stanford MBA.

Vishen M. Lakhiani
* Former Director of Sales for a rapidly growing Silicon Valley company.

* Former developer for Microsoft

* Quit to Start Home Based Business at the age of 27 and 1.5 years later was earning $250,000 a year working from his bedroom.

* Author of 2 books, background in Computer Engineering.

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Let's Wrap this Up
Complete instructions for applying Chain Reaction Marketing to your profits

Personal, targeted instruction... me or Mike will get on the phone with you = $1,495
More practical advice in action.... An Audio Library of Live Site Makeovers = $1,095
Details and instructions on what to do next... Full 36 module Chain Reaction Marketing Course, and all future updates = $5,292
Power tools to accelerate results.... ClickMuse Split Testing Service One Year = 1,788
All the traffic you need for your website... AdWords Winning System v6 + v7 = $1,186
A time saving tool, to free up your time... AdWords Optimzer Tool = $348
These are tools and products which are already selling on the market, valued at a total of $11,204... yours RIGHT NOW - for only $497... you get over $10,000 worth of training for FREE!

REMEMBER: This includes a private SITE MAKEOVER with me today. We believe in coaching - no other internet marketing expert will get on the phone with you - but you have my brain for ONE HOUR, helping you fix up your website for growth - my typical client sees 200-400% growth one month after my SITE MAKEOVER.

Interested? Learn More »
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Test Your Direct Response Marketing Using two Steps

2007-05-17T21:55:00.000-07:00

Test Your Direct Response Marketing Using two Steps

By Abe Cherian - Copyright © 2005

Of all the mistakes a small business owner can make,

possibly none will cost more than failing to test one

aspect against another. In order words, testing one price

against another. One headline against another. One ad

against another.

There is an "A-B" test. That's the common terminology for

testing your offer, headlines, pricing, ads, or services.

We create two different ads, an A and a B, two different

headlines, and two different mailings to determine which

obtains the greater response or sales or referrals.

The key to an A-B test is to set it up so you can quantify

and measure it properly and track those results with the

goal to zero in on the one or two choices that are

Preferable over the others.

Then you roll out a new untested product or marketing

strategy in this manner, and by mailing to a small test

area, say 500-1,000, you can save yourself in the event of

a failure untold thousands of dollars.

Most of the time you can conduct multiple A-B tests

simultaneously on the same product, ad, headline, price,

etc. before selecting the final strategy. I recommend if

your product or service is conducive to this type of

approach, in other words, creating a modest direct mail

campaign for conducting the A-B test to do it.

Direct mail is the method of choice because it can be put

together relatively quickly and inexpensively.

The prospects to whom you direct your mailing to in a

one-step approach will either respond or not respond with a

purchase or inquiry. No intermediate steps, calls or

visits. That way it involves a fairly standard set of steps

or procedures to take.

Your two other major goals should be in using A-B tests to

verify what people will actually buy and determine whether

you are able to reach these individuals with the marketing

campaign that you intend to launch so that they will buy

from you.

You must be able to think of the purpose of an A -B test as

a way to uncover the best and most profitable mix of

products, services, price incentives and guarantees that

will encourage your prospects to buy.

A word of caution: many organizations try to determine this

information by sending out surveys. Sometimes this works

and sometimes it doesn't. There are statistics that show

that people rate the Bible as the highest read book and the

National Inquirer as the least read. When you look at

purchase statistics, they show that more people read the

Inquirer in one week than all other books or pamphlets.

You don't necessarily want to determine. who will buy

things just by a survey. You want them to vote with their

dollars.

About The Author:

Abe Cherian is the founder of Multiple Stream Media,
a company that helps online businesses find new prospects and clients, who are anxious to grow

their business fast, and without spending a fortune

in marketing and automation.

http://www.multiplestreammktg.com

Web's #1 site to find "free resources to Plan, Build,

Market, and Maintain your website":

http://www.multiplestreammktg.com/resources.html

A Practical Method To selling Customers What They Want

2007-05-17T21:53:00.000-07:00

A Practical Method To selling Customers What They Want

By Abe Cherian - Copyright © 2005

Almost all of the marketing and referrals we see is based

on a numbers list of what you think prospective customers

should care about. This is probably why no one responds.

Just in case you can't figure out why the numbers game

creates no curiosity, and therefore no response in most

cases, is due to poor ads and not targeting your market.

Thinking about how you promote your business is the first

and foremost objective you should be doing. You must get

rid of the illusion that your products, services, or

company, or self, are so good that people will be compelled

to read about them. The fact of the matter is that no one

cares.

It is still a mystery to why we are all trained to believe

that, because we think we have such wonderful ideas, and

the "best company," and so forth, that everyone is

concerned. Anyone who has tried to impress someone with

bragging knows that is one of the fastest ways to turn

people off.

Try walking up to a complete total stranger and start the

conversation with, "Hi. I just wanted you to know that my

company has the best track record over the last three

centuries, and that we offer more services than anyone

else. As a matter of fact, I have been in the business for

three decades, and have won every award my company has How

about pulling your checkbook out, and writing me a check

for this product".

After the person brushed you off, you might have wondered

what went wrong. Is that the kind of phrase that gets

people to buy? Could it really be that no one wants your

company's products or services? Is it possible that your

interrupting someone with your pitch was unwelcome? Can't

this person see how important it is to have a proper

representative? What other company could possibly help

people as much as I can?

Not hardly. It might just be your fault. You see, there

isn't any law that states that people must think about you,

and they won't until they are ready to. So why does

everyone send mail, or make calls, or send emails, or run

ads that assume prospective customers have been waiting for

your pitch? Because that's what you have been taught to

believe. For example, have you ever sent out postcards for

your product or service that said something like this

exterminator said:

(Dear Resident, Owning a home is a mixed blessing. It's

probably your greatest asset... and your greatest expense.

As an experienced exterminator, I can help protect your

home's valuable wood and foundations with professional

exterminator treatments. With my services, you'll feel more

comfortable living in the house you own...)

These types of marketing pieces are not affective. Here's

why. Because you are assuming that your prospective

customers care. Because you are assuming they think like

you. Because you are saying nothing different. Because you

are bragging about yourself without displaying any empathy.

Because you are not attracting attention. Because you are

stimulating zero curiosity or interest. Because you are

trying to convince people of something they don't believe.

If you are interested in getting responses, you might want

to try to understand what it is that your prospective

customers do think about. Try to get a real handle on what

they feel and what they want.

About The Author:

Abe Cherian is the founder of Multiple Stream Media,
a company that helps online businesses find new prospects and clients, who are anxious to grow

their business fast, and without spending a fortune

in marketing and automation.

http://www.multiplestreammktg.com

Web's #1 site to find "free resources to Plan, Build,

Market, and Maintain your website":

http://www.multiplestreammktg.com/resources.html

Nine Things to Consider When Starting Your Internet Business

2007-05-16T22:47:00.000-07:00

Nine Things to Consider When Starting Your Internet Business
How 3 People Selling Similar Products Online can Have Dramatically Different Levels of SuccessWe see this happen all the time. In one of the most recent examples, two people, Sheryl and Marge started similar Internet businesses. A few years later - Sheryl is making $500 a month - Marge us pulling in $30,000 a month.

What did they do differently?

It wasn't marketing, advertising expenditure, SEO or any of the obvious answers. What Marge did to out-earn Sheryl by a factor of 60 was simply deciding to present her product in a unique way.

In this lesson, I'll show you 9 such unique 'touchs' you can add to your product to really make it fly. This isn't about rocket science - it's about being creative.

Let's take a look at 3 ways of selling an online product. The basic way, the better way, and what we call the brilliant way. These three examples will help you understand what you could fix about the way you present your product.

The Basic Way
As an active user of online dating sites, Sheryl notices that many men struggle to write a decent introduction and profile to post on a dating site. As a consequence, they get hardly any responses from prospective dates.

Sensing an opportunity to start an internet business, Sheryl writes a 50 page ebook targeted to men on how to market themselves better in the dating market. Because Sheryl does not have any previous knowledge on how to start an internet business. She prices the book at $6 and sells it on Amazon.com. She makes $2.70 per sale as the distributing site, Amazon.com, takes 55%.

Selling 100 copies a month, she makes only $270 a month.

Later Sheryl also decides to advertise the book herself on Google and Yahoo!. To afford pay per click advertising rates in the busy online dating market she has to increase the price of her book to $15.

At the higher price, Sheryl now sells only 50 copies a month but by selling them on her own and not on Amazon.com she now makes $750 a month. Nice?

Perhaps - but after paying her advertising bills on Google and Yahoo!, she earns an income of only around $500 a month.

This is good...but far from great. Sheryl could have been a lot more innovative.

Let's take a look at Marge's story, which is what we call the better way.

The Better Way
Marge also wants to set up her own online business. Marge writes a book on dating, just like Sheryl, but because she has done some research on how to start an internet business, she knows that selling it online will not bring her much more than $500 a month.

So she tries something different. She decides to give away the contents of her book for free online.

Marge sets up a website dedicated to dating tips. The 50 page book is broken into sections and she designs the site according to search engine optimization rules so she gets a steady stream of traffic from Google, Yahoo!, bloggers and fellow site owners who link to her site.

How does she make money? By giving away her book for free she now has traffic coming to her site. Better yet - this traffic is highly targeted and consists of people looking for dating tips and advice.

Marge makes money by reviewing and recommending various dating sites to her audience. Since the online dating industry is ultra-competitive, many websites will pay Marge affiliate fees between $10 and $50 for every customer she sends to them.

By offering free advice, her audience comes to trust her and to appreciate her honest reviews. She in turn makes money every time a visitor signs up for a site she reviews.

Does this system actually work? Well, we know one site that is successfully replicating this model. That site is Sage-Hearts.com. In an interview with SecretsofSuccess.com, the owner of Sage-Hearts.com, Rosalind Gardner, revealed that she's making over $30,000 a month just from affiliate fees. Pretty darn sweet!

Screenshot of www.Sage-Hearts.com

But why stop at $30,000. A bit more thinking can you help develop an even bigger strategy. Let's see how a group of guitar-enthusiast turned their hobby into a solid business.

The Brilliant Way
In the summer of 2003, a very passionate and professionally trained guitar player named Quincy approached us with an idea that he had. Quincy's idea was to help people learn to play their favorite songs on an acoustic guitar in a fun, simple, and intuitive way.

Quincy told us that he had never seen any product online that made learning to play guitar fun and easy. He said, ?Every guitar instruction book and DVD on the market is not teaching people how to start playing their favorite songs, they all focus on music theories and boring practice lessons!? He asked us to help him put his product on the online market based upon our experience on how to start an internet business

Quincy definitely had the passion and enthusiasm. He convinced us that it was easy to create professional looking books and DVDs at home, and that he could come up with the single best book and DVD bundle for beginning guitar players. Because we were intrigued and loved the passion that Quincy had for his idea, we told him we would go into business with him if he could deliver a killer product.

When we did some research on the potential market we were stunned by the results! There were literally hundreds of thousands of people searching online for how to play guitar! That's when we decided to help launch iPlayMusic.

Next we needed to figure out how to market the product that we initially wanted to sell for $19.95. We decided to market our product in two ways. One, we got the book and DVD listed on Amazon.com, and two, we hired a web design company to build us a fancy site so we could sell directly to traffic that came from Google.

After three labor-intensive months, we had a great product, and a very polished website. We thought the rest would be easy!

But we were wrong.

First, Amazon.com delivered a slow trickle of sales that did not add up to more than a few hundred dollars per month. Not exactly the exciting and thriving business that we had imagined. Second, our professionally designed website was not converting. We were buying lots of traffic from Google but the traffic was not converting into sales. People were simply not buying our beginner guitar books and DVDs.

Because of these disappointing results we decided to go back to the drawing board. From the few hundred customers that had purchased our lessons, we knew that they LOVED our product! They could not stop raving about it.

So we decided to completely change our approach. We realized that if our beginner book and DVD was so successful, why not give some of it away for free? As a small business, it is very hard to get people to trust us and buy from us. However, it is far easier to give them something for free, earn their trust and then convert them into paying customers later. Plus, giving away some of our lessons would cost us next to nothing since ebooks and videos could be formatted into easy downloads.

We added free demos and created a free online course that customers received over two week span. We also made our instructional videos available through iTunes, which got us a lot of publicity.

We then went back to creating more content and started working on the next volume of lessons to help beginning guitar players take it to the next level! In addition to expanding our instructional "Learn to Play Guitar? lessons we also created detailed how-to videos teaching people how to play some popular guitar songs.

Lastly, we came up with the idea to create a "Beginner Guitar Bundle" that combined our lessons with an acoustic guitar. Since we don't make guitars, we contacted a leading guitar manufacturer and struck a deal where we were able to source guitars at over 65% less than retail price.

We now had a $129 product with a profit margin of over $65 per order.

This time, all the changes we made worked and iPlayMusic soon reached sales of over $1,000 per day. We haven't looked back since.

Screenshot of www.iPlayMusic.com

So as you can see - there are 3 very different ways how to start an internet business and market an informational product online. The last thing you want to do is follow the crowd and sell your product on Amazon.com.

Although Amazon.com is the easy way out, it's not very effective and you won't make the money you're hoping for.

We identified 8 qualities that make a product a potential hot seller. Here are the 8 qualities and a comparison of how the 3 different business models we described in this lesson stack up.

Factor Dating eBook Sage-Hearts.com iPlayMusic.com
Easy to Store/Deliver x x x
Low Startup Cost x x x
Easily Automated x x x
Attractive Price Point x x
Upselling Potential x
Free Trials/Downloads x
Can be Resold x x
Creator is Passionate x x

Total Score 3 6 8

You can use this checklist to rapidly identify if your product is worth selling online and if so, to refine your business model to make it more viable. If you are in the process of starting your own internet business, use this checklist as a guideline.

You're at the end of this Free Lesson. For advanced tactics and next steps Try the Full Course

Here's What You'll Learn in the Complete Course
The 8 Qualities of a Hot Product and How to Build them into Your Offer
The Cheapest, Quickest Way to Easily Test Market Your Product - You Must Do This Before You Waste Time and Money trying to Sell Something that Customer's May Not Desire
How to Create Traffic to Your Site - ALL the Top Traffic Sources + What Traffic Myths to Avoid
How to Build Your Site RIGHT and Make it Easier to Tweak, Update and Grow - Avoid the Mistakes Other Webmasters Make

How To Develop an Online Business Using Practical Thoughts.

2007-05-15T22:36:00.000-07:00

Starting a business to operate on the internet alone can be a rewarding experience, but it can also be daunting. Many resources are available to assist you, but information overload can cause paralysis and keep you from moving forward.

Keeping it simple is often the best way of maintaining the momentum necessary to get your business started. Every year, several thousand people develop an interest in "going into business." Many of these people have an idea, a product or a service they hope to promote into an income producing business which they can operate from their own homes. If you are one of these people, here are some practical thoughts to consider before hanging out the "Open-for-Business" sign on the web.

Whether you're selling products and services or providing resources and downloads, you need eye-catching content for your Website. You might run a wonderful advertising campaign; develop viral marketing tools and attractive affiliate programs. But unless your Website is rich in content, the traffic that results from your efforts will only be transient. Content that is useful, valuable, informative, educational or just plain entertaining can attract and retain an audience better than anything else. Admittedly, designing a web site can be a complex task, Site aesthetics are important and image and design are probably the first things to register in consumer awareness, but content is the most important part of the online merchandising and sales process.

Write powerful and instructive sales letters by letting it all flow out. Write down everything that enters your mind as you are writing your sales letter. You can edit it later. If you just sit and start writing everything you know about your product or service and how it will benefit your customer, you will be amazed at how much information floods your mind. Write it ALL down. Then read through it - you'll be able to add a lot more detail to many of the points. Edit it after you have exhausted all of your ideas.

Establish a marketing method and a advertising campaign. While it’s agreed that the best e-commerce site in the world is worthless if no one can find it, but, too often, e-commerce start-ups either rely on search engines alone or use shotgun marketing, simply by advertising everywhere, to everyone, in the hope that a fraction of a percent of those who see the ads will respond. Promotion on the Internet has many methods, is complex, yet as with more traditional advertising requires that you understand where and how you will spend your marketing budget and what results are to be expected, as with any marketing campaign.

Create your own newsletter and start building your database. To be successful with a newsletter, you have to specialize. Your best bet will be with new information on a subject not already covered by an established newsletter. Regardless of the frustrations involved in launching your own newsletter, never forget this truth: There are people from all walks of life, in all parts of the world, many of them with no writing ability whatsoever, who are making incredible profits with a simple newsletter. Plan your newsletter before launching it. Know the basic premise for its being, your editorial position, the layout, art work, type styles, subscription price, distribution methods, and every other detail necessary to make it look, sound and feel like the end result you have envisioned.

In Conclusion- all successful businesses offer their customers something of value, but that's not enough. Customers constantly evaluate what they get against what they pay, and their criteria for making repeat purchases are very simple. They want everything: better, faster and cheaper! Even if you're clever enough to build a perfect business the first time and your product or service is ideal for your customers, your position will eventually erode because the marketplace is not static.

Your product or service may be unique, but it's not as though someone blew the whistle and stopped innovation. Sooner or later, and very soon if you're noticeably successful, other businesses will copy you. If they can provide a similar product or service better, faster or cheaper, they're going to surpass you.

Never forget that as a business owner you'll be in a constant race against an ever-improving marketplace and no matter where you are in the hunt, making improvements is a daily necessity.

About The Author:
Andy Cooper is the owner and operator of a successful online business. Andy has over 15 years in corporate business operations which include savvy marketing skills, customer service and Professional networking abilities. http://www.marketersemporium.com

Five Steps To Successful Web Marketing And Sales Process

2007-05-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

ARTICLE:
Five Steps To Successful Web Marketing And Sales Process

by Abe Cherian

The basic principles used successfully
by brick and mortar storefronts in moving your potential clients
through a successful sales process is also the most effective way on
the web.

But how?

You do this by following the
five step process in your marketing strategy by attracting potential
clients, building trust, helping them choose the right product,
presenting the product, and then closing the sale.

Step One- Marketing /
prospecting:

Prospecting is the delivery of
qualified visitors to your website. It can be achieved by many forms,
such as, search engine marketing, pay-per-clicks, and e-mail
advertising that draw people to your site.

Once they are there, it's your
responsibility to show them how your product can fill the void in the
marketplace and what sets your product apart from the rest. Deliver
your 'Unique Selling Proposition', USP.

Step two- Building trust:

Just like in a brick and mortar
business where you greet a person when they walk in the door or
physically help them find what they are looking for, you can build
trust by doing similar things on your website by the elements that
surround the design and development of your website.

Your visitor is unconsciously
judging your credibility by asking themselves the following questions:

Does the website have the
feel and look of a legitimate company?

Is it easy to find the
company contact information?

How is the copy on the site?

How fast does it download,
and are there any broken links?

Is there a privacy policy
posted on the site?

Is it easy to navigate?

Step three- Help the buyer:

If you have done your
prospecting right, the visitors coming to your website are hoping to
find a solution to their problem. The solution can be a product or a
service. Internet marketing studies show that 7 out of 10 visitors are
ready to buy. They are only looking for a vendor who they find more
helpful.

Ask yourself these
questions?

Are you helping your visitors
to identify and find the solution to their problem?

Are you guiding them to find
the solution by easy to find information, and navigation?

Step four- Present the
product:

Before you present your product,
make sure that you have already helped the buyer by identifying with
their needs in the previous stage. When you present your product or
service to your visitor be sure to keep their attention and their
interest by motivating them to continue with the sale.

Step five- Successfully close
the sale:

Look at each of the products
that you offer and ask yourself these questions:

Are you assuring them by
giving guarantees?

Does your description answer
all their questions?

Are you giving them feed back
and testimonials from your clients?

Do you take credit cards, if
so which ones?

What happens after they
purchase?

Take the guess work out of the
purchase process.

If you court your visitors by
the five steps above, you'll see better conversions, and increased
profits.

Resource Box:

Abe Cherian is the owner of Multiple Stream Media and
publisher of weeklytips.com newsletter, where you will find
hundreds of Internet business building tips. Visit www.weeklytips.com
to read more tips like this one.

Web Marketing Tip - One-Step Marketing, A Costly Mistake.

2007-05-13T01:36:00.000-07:00

One-step marketing is the most common marketing strategy used by webmasters online.

You send an advertisement by email, or a flyer, and expect people to immediately purchase your product or service. This strategy totally disregards the 'psychological buying sequence of consumers' - and is regarded as the least effective way to market online.

To increase conversion rates, you must develop a sales process which involves multiple contacts with your prospects. An example for this type of multiple step marketing would be:

Step One: A way to capture qualified leads
Step Two: A way to follow up with these leads
Step Three: A way to introduce other related products to your clients and potential clients.

A good place where you can setup your marketing process would be www.imediatools.com.

ARTICLE: Five Revenue Boosting Web Marketing Strategies

2007-05-13T01:33:00.000-07:00

ARTICLE:
Five Revenue Boosting Web Marketing
Strategies!

- Abe Cherian

To maximize the selling power of your web site you

need more than just a professional web site and

great products -- you must implement strategies

that produce more dollar revenue per customer.

Here are five strategies that you can use to boost

sales from your web site.

1) Upsell at point of sale:

The easiest time to sell more is at the point of

sale, when your customer has already decided to

purchase your main product. This is when your

customer is in a purchase mode. The customer has

already opened his wallet and is ready to pay you.

You can ethically capitalize on this by offering

your customer more products that will compliment

the product that he/she is about to purchase. Make

sure that you offer the special product for a

cheaper price than what it normally sells.

Up-selling is the easiest way to increase your

profits. You'll see that 25% to 40% of your

customers will take advantage of your special

offer.

2) Present higher packages before less expensive

packages:

If you are selling multiple products or services,

present the higher package before your less

expensive package. It's a proven fact the if you

present your higher packages before the less

expensive packages, more customers will go for

your higher package.

3) Add an interactive Communication Platform:

Initiating interaction with visitors and

customers and supplying helpful information

before they leave your site you can dramatically

reduce shopping cart abandonment and increase

average order size.

www.liveperson.com chat service is a good service

where your visitors can chat with you if they have

questions.

4) Use a lead-capture landing page:

Most people just send visitors to their main

splash page, which is probably not the most

effective way to market if you want more

conversion. A better way to get more out of

your visitors would be to use a lead-capture

landing page instead of your splash page.

A lead-capture page is a single web page that

highlights the main benefits of your product

without giving any more information other than

creating interest in your product. It then

prompts your visitors to type in their contact

information to proceed further. Your visitors

are then redirected to your main web site.

You can now follow-up with qualified prospects

and convert more visitors into paying customers.

Using a lead-capture page has proven to increase

conversion rates by up to 35%.

You can create a lead-capture page or use a

third party service to create and manage all

your leads. One major advantage of third party

services like www.imediatools.com is that you can

manage and follow-up with your prospects

automatically.

5) Add a comparison chart:

You will close more sales quickly by showing your

visitors how your product stands out from your

competitor's.

There are many strategies that you can use to increase

sales and conversions, but you can be sure to increase

revenue from your web site by using the five strategies

above.

Resource Box:

Abe Cherian is the owner of Multiple Stream Media,

a company that helps online businesses find new

prospects and clients, who are anxious to grow

their business fast, and without spending a fortune

in advertising and automation.

www.multiplestreammktg.com - www.imediatools.com

Five Basic Web-Design Mistakes

2007-05-12T00:23:00.000-07:00

ARTICLE: Five Basic Web-Design Mistakes- Abe Cherian
In the e-commerce industry, there are two types of websites:
Resource driven websites: When you list tons of resources on a particular topic, or categorized resources on various topics.
Direct Selling Websites: When you are selling one or two products and want your visitors to signup, purchase, or subscribe to that particular product or service.
"The effective design is which is maximum simplified"

No matter what type of website you are developing, these are the 5 factors you should avoid to make your presentation more effective.

Factors Damaging The Website Design Effectiveness:

Slow loading contents.
Your pages downloading time is extremely important. Your users will shut your website down very quickly if you make them wait more because of your slowly downloading pages. The other sites are on a mouse click away from them.

Badly written content
The text that is ready for print has nothing to do with the text for the Web. According to Jacob Nielsen, Web usability guru, users have more difficulties in reading the information on computers rather than on printed editions. They rather scan it
than read it profoundly. Huge text blocks are unreadable and couldn't allow them to do it. Means to make text more readable and effective could be effectuated by using:
--Separate paragraphs
--Titles
--Subtitles
--Indentations
--Bullets
--Hyperlinks
--Different fonts and sizes

Complex design, abundant in elements
Don't complicate users work by complex and abundant design making the website not to be clear in terms of its downloading and its appearance on their screens.

-- Avoid frames. They could seriously damage your website usability.

-- Having a site, made on FLASH you can't explain fast and clear to users what his content is about, what it would be useful with, what they could win, using your services. If you insist however on including FLASH elements, much better variant is to insert them in a detached small file, with definite size, but inserting it, you have to possess some clear purpose. It refers much more to your home page, which is your website main portal.

-- Don't leave your pages without comprehensible title tags, clearly explaining what is your page about (title tag is the page title you see on the top of the browser).

-- Don't leave your site home page without text, explaining to your users who you are and what you are talking about on your site.

Difficult navigation, incomprehensible for user

-- Don't upset user by bad navigation, making him feel lost. He could enter your site by each of its pages, not only by the home page. If he/she enters by another one, he/she must understand what is his/her position on your site, where he/she could go by
clicking the corresponding link.

-- Don't leave your site without a site map. The site map gives user the possibility to orientate fast and easy on it.

-- Always put on each of your pages a link to the home page plus the firm's name and logo, making them also a link to the home page.

-- Don't allow the existing of a orphaned page, where a user could find lost.

-- Don't change the default color of the hyperlinks, because users are expecting to see them exactly that way. When a text is blue, the user is used to thing it is a link, and if it is purple, that it is a visited link. The different colors from the default ones will throw them into confusion.

-- Don't make blue a text that is not a hyperlink. That will also confuse them.

-- Don't put a link that leads to the same page, except these that go to other page sections.

No validated program language
The code your site is written in is validated depending on browsers from different types and versions.

-- Incorrectly written program code will make your site users close it immediately due to its bad appearing in their browsers.

-- The correctly written code is the best way to ensure on your pages the properly appearing of as more as possible browsers. It includes old versions and versions that will be published.

The biggest mistake made by lots of web designers is to project their activities from their own point of view, without thinking about user.

Resource Box:
Abe Cherian is the owner of Multiple Stream Media and pulisher of weeklytips.com newsletter, where you will find hundreds of Internet business building tips. Visit www.weeklytips.com to read more tips like this one.

EXECUTE PLAN FOR ONLINE MARKETING

2007-05-09T06:52:00.001-07:00

Execute a Plan for your Online Marketing

By Abe Cherian - Copyright © 2005

Introducing an online business today requires attention and

most of all perseverance. In terms of success there are

basically three groups of people involved in Internet

marketing. There are those that learn, but fail to act on

their knowledge. There are those that try, but fail to

succeed. There are those with very successful online

businesses.

Those that never act will never succeed obviously but what

about those that are sincerely trying, putting forth an

honest effort, but failing to make substantial amounts of

money? They may have the same tools, the same knowledge,

and the exact same resources available to them as the

successful entrepreneurs, but for whatever reason unable to

create profitable online businesses.

Their actions don't lead them to their desired result.

Obviously, logic indicates that the problem is that they

simply are not acting on the actual solution. Too often

online marketers become obsessed with only what appears to

be the solution.

These marketers desire more traffic, better sales copy,

more bonuses, more articles, better headlines. But these

efforts only bring about a slight improvement. How much

traffic can one possibly get in a given niche market to

become successful?

An online marketer can only improve this aspect of their

business so much before they reach their potential. These

things which are all pawned as solutions to creating wealth

are really only methods of marketing a website more

effectively. Having a high conversion rate does not

guarantee wealth. Neither does having a high visitor value.

The best headline in the world will only make so much

difference if only a few people see it.

Ezines, headlines, traffic, search engines, writing

articles, psychological persuasion tactics, bonuses,

testimonials, autoresponders, upsells, backends, recurring

billing, pop-ups, opt-in forms, viral marketing tactics,

etc. are only a variety of pieces to a much larger puzzle.

We can't put the pieces of the puzzle together when we are

focused on a single piece of the puzzle because we fail to

see the larger image that we are trying to make. As

Internet marketers, the information we absorb on Internet

marketing narrows our scope to the point where we feel that

these "puzzle pieces" are the big picture when, of course,

they aren't. Because of that, an online marketer's efforts

can easily become misplaced. Their time is then wasted on

unproductive solutions.

Their goals of fame and fortune go unrealized as a result

of failing to focus on the right thing at the right time.

The actual solution is a recurring message in business

strategy, self improvement products, and even religious

doctrine. The ultimate edge on your competition is the

determining factor in your success, and the guarantee that

you will make large amounts of income.

Those who try but don't succeed are simply unable to

conceive and formulate a plan that will lead them towards

success. A superior plan is one that is formulated based on

an aerial perspective. Perspective is the barrier that

separates those who try to be successful from those who

become successful. The truly successful are consciously or

unconsciously looking at things from an aerial perspective.

>From a high vantage point they see exactly where they want

to go and have a clear view of the beginning, middle, and

end result of their efforts and are then able to plan

accordingly. With the beginning, end, and everything in

between, in mind they are able to formulate. This is

consciously or unconsciously an organized, methodical, and

logical plan of attack that will yield their desired

outcome.

Then, all they have to do is act on that plan consistently

and what began as a plan becomes reality. Plans and

strategies based on superior, aerial perspective. When you

start taking action based on a superior plan becoming

successful is only a matter of the time it takes to execute

it.

About The Author:

Abe Cherian is the founder of Multiple Stream Media,
a company that helps online businesses find new prospects and clients, who are anxious to grow

their business fast, and without spending a fortune

in marketing and automation.

http://www.multiplestreammktg.com

Web's #1 site to find "free resources to Plan, Build,

Market, and Maintain your website":

http://www.multiplestreammktg.com/resources.html

EXECUTE PLAN FOR ONLINE MARKETING

2007-05-09T06:52:00.000-07:00

Execute a Plan for your Online Marketing

By Abe Cherian - Copyright © 2005

Introducing an online business today requires attention and

most of all perseverance. In terms of success there are

basically three groups of people involved in Internet

marketing. There are those that learn, but fail to act on

their knowledge. There are those that try, but fail to

succeed. There are those with very successful online

businesses.

Those that never act will never succeed obviously but what

about those that are sincerely trying, putting forth an

honest effort, but failing to make substantial amounts of

money? They may have the same tools, the same knowledge,

and the exact same resources available to them as the

successful entrepreneurs, but for whatever reason unable to

create profitable online businesses.

Their actions don't lead them to their desired result.

Obviously, logic indicates that the problem is that they

simply are not acting on the actual solution. Too often

online marketers become obsessed with only what appears to

be the solution.

These marketers desire more traffic, better sales copy,

more bonuses, more articles, better headlines. But these

efforts only bring about a slight improvement. How much

traffic can one possibly get in a given niche market to

become successful?

An online marketer can only improve this aspect of their

business so much before they reach their potential. These

things which are all pawned as solutions to creating wealth

are really only methods of marketing a website more

effectively. Having a high conversion rate does not

guarantee wealth. Neither does having a high visitor value.

The best headline in the world will only make so much

difference if only a few people see it.

Ezines, headlines, traffic, search engines, writing

articles, psychological persuasion tactics, bonuses,

testimonials, autoresponders, upsells, backends, recurring

billing, pop-ups, opt-in forms, viral marketing tactics,

etc. are only a variety of pieces to a much larger puzzle.

We can't put the pieces of the puzzle together when we are

focused on a single piece of the puzzle because we fail to

see the larger image that we are trying to make. As

Internet marketers, the information we absorb on Internet

marketing narrows our scope to the point where we feel that

these "puzzle pieces" are the big picture when, of course,

they aren't. Because of that, an online marketer's efforts

can easily become misplaced. Their time is then wasted on

unproductive solutions.

Their goals of fame and fortune go unrealized as a result

of failing to focus on the right thing at the right time.

The actual solution is a recurring message in business

strategy, self improvement products, and even religious

doctrine. The ultimate edge on your competition is the

determining factor in your success, and the guarantee that

you will make large amounts of income.

Those who try but don't succeed are simply unable to

conceive and formulate a plan that will lead them towards

success. A superior plan is one that is formulated based on

an aerial perspective. Perspective is the barrier that

separates those who try to be successful from those who

become successful. The truly successful are consciously or

unconsciously looking at things from an aerial perspective.

>From a high vantage point they see exactly where they want

to go and have a clear view of the beginning, middle, and

end result of their efforts and are then able to plan

accordingly. With the beginning, end, and everything in

between, in mind they are able to formulate. This is

consciously or unconsciously an organized, methodical, and

logical plan of attack that will yield their desired

outcome.

Then, all they have to do is act on that plan consistently

and what began as a plan becomes reality. Plans and

strategies based on superior, aerial perspective. When you

start taking action based on a superior plan becoming

successful is only a matter of the time it takes to execute

it.

About The Author:

Abe Cherian is the founder of Multiple Stream Media,
a company that helps online businesses find new prospects and clients, who are anxious to grow

their business fast, and without spending a fortune

in marketing and automation.

http://www.multiplestreammktg.com

Web's #1 site to find "free resources to Plan, Build,

Market, and Maintain your website":

http://www.multiplestreammktg.com/resources.html

10 things you should be monitoring on your website

2007-05-08T03:08:00.000-07:00

Every business needs to know how it is fairing. That's the concept behind exit surveys, customer feedback forms, suggestion boxes and other devices. Without feedback from the customer, monitoring inventory, expenses, revenue and other benchmarks, a business can take a quick slide down a slippery slope, without the owner ever seeing it coming – or being able to stop the slide.

Webmasters should also be monitoring on their websites. Most of these can be classified as traffic related or server performance related. Here is my top ten list.

Monitoring website traffic
Traffic totals. You want to know how much traffic you are generating. If the line on the graph is heading down, you know you have to find out why.

Referrers. It's not enough just to know how many visitors you are getting. You need to know where they are coming from. I discovered I was getting a lot of visitors from a Thanksgiving site. They were all being funneled into my Thanksgiving Happiness article. Suddenly I knew I should get more links from other Thanksgiving sites. Valuable information.

Searches. Much to my surprise, my happiness site started getting a ridiculous number of hits from the search for "hairdressers". It just so happens I wrote a humor column on a hairdresser experience. I was surprised to see it getting so much traffic for such a generic, competitive search term. If that had been a term of a little more relevance for me, this information would have lead me to properly optimize the page and get even more traffic.

Pages viewed per visit. If people visit only one page per visit, you have some work to convince them to visit more pages, like those that make you money.

Pages visited. So you threw up on your site something cool as an add-on. How were you to know that other webmasters would link to it and send a whole bunch of traffic your way? Well, now you know, so add some copy to the page to pull visitors into the rest of your site.

Monitoring website performance
Forms. Are they all functioning? A good website monitoring service can keep tabs on them for you. The last thing you want is to have lost hundreds or thousands of subscribers because a sign-up form stopped functioning

Shopping carts. Slow and complicated shopping carts are responsible for an estimated $25 billion in lost sales. Make sure yours is functioning properly. A good website monitoring service can watch this for you, too.

Download speed. Clear your cache and test your pages. Hmm. Maybe those images are a bit large. Time to compress them, or even remove some. Remember that some people are on a much slower connection than you are. I use a satellite connection sometimes, but when I don't, my connection speed is 28K.

Server speed. re there problems with server speed? Maybe not where you are, but on the other side of the world. Global website monitoring can alert you to a transatlantic connection problem, so you can take it up with your web hosting service.

Server accessibility. All the web hosts promise 99% accessibility. But is that for real? Who monitors them? By one estimate, 75% of inaccessibility is not on the hosting server, but rather on the Internet's backbone network and in global routing. A global website monitoring service can help identify the problem, so that you can work with your web hosting company to resolve it before too many sales are lost.

Fun. If you are not having fun, audition for that drummer position in the local band. There is no point spending your life doing something that bores you. Webmastering should be fun.

About The Author:
David Leonhardt is a creative freelance writer and author of one of the best self-help books. He wrote this article for an executive class website monitoring firm. Get free website monitoring , and pick up a website monitoring stamp. Read also more on topics related to web site monitoring

The Power Of Repetition

2007-05-08T03:04:00.000-07:00

You can't succeed at most things if you try them just 'once.'

It would be silly to say, 'I tried playing the piano once. I wasn't very good at it, so I gave up.'

The same thing applies to marketing your products and services.

Obviously, you can't just sit next to your phone and wait for it to ring. You have to be proactive. You have to 'do something' if you want your to ring, or get people to place an order.

You need to contact your prospects and customers with an
appealing offer that asks them to take immediate action.

That's pretty basic, and I'm sure you are doing that from time to time.

But did you know that most people don't respond to marketing offers until they have received them at least 5 times?

It's true. Most sales are made after the 5th contact. Repetition is everything. But most small business owners and salespeople 'stop' and give up after the first contact.

Mary, the owner of a 3-year-old small business told us that she had very good success by delivering her marketing offer to some of her local residential neighborhoods.

She had created a simple flyer, and had placed them in the homeowners' newspaper boxes. Just in case you don't know, it's illegal to put flyers in US Mail Boxes, but you can put them in the newspaper boxes or rubber band them to the homeowners' doorknobs.

For certain businesses, this method of delivery works well.

Mary shared that on average she got two new clients for every 100 flyers she distributed in this manner. She didn't realize it, but we assured her that she was getting an exceptional response.

Mary was looking for some new ideas for getting even more sales.

I asked her how many times she had delivered her flyer to the local neighborhoods she had targeted.

'Just once,' she said. 'Why do you ask?'

'Well, if you are getting such great results from a marketing process, doesn't it make sense to maximize your results from that effort?'

'I guess so,' she replied.

I told her that at least every 3 months, she should go right back to the same neighborhoods where she was so successful and distribute the same flyers again.

Mary was a little skeptical.

'But I already gave everyone in those neighborhoods my flyer. If they were going to buy, wouldn't they have already responded?' Mary asked.

'Absolutely not,' I said.

This is a common and costly misconception held by many small business owners.

The fact is, most of the people who have an interest in what you are offering 'do not' usually respond the
first time they receive your offer.

They may have every intention of doing so, but for one reason or another, they don't respond.

They procrastinate.

They get side-tracked by something else.

They need to think about it--and then forget it.

They don't have the money right now.

They have a million other things that they have to do first before they seriously consider your offer.

Their circumstances won't allow them to respond now, but those circumstances may change completely in a few months.

And on and on.

I always have flyers, emails, letters, post cards, etc. of offers that I am genuinely interested in. But I put them aside with every intention that later I will study them more closely and make a decision then.

More often than not, those letters, emails, etc. eventually get misplaced or tossed.

However, those marketers that are smart enough to send me the same offer multiple times, keep bringing their offer to the top of my mind. They don't let me forget it. Those are the offers that I eventually respond to.

And the same is true for you and your prospective customers.

Repetition is powerful.

Sending your marketing message once rarely does the trick. You need to keep reminding your prospects and customers again and again about your business, your products and your offers.

If you don't, there's a good chance your competition will.

Now that you know about the power of repetition, you have an incredible tool to help you grow your sales. It works.

But it only works if your message and your offer are designed to get immediate action. Send a weak or ineffective offer and it doesn't matter how many times you send it--you're not going to get any response.

Our Give to Get Marketing course is designed to give you the knowledge to create enticing and compelling offers that get immediate results.

Think about it, if you don't know how to create simple offers that break through your customers' tendency to procrastinate, and get them to take immediate action, how can you hope to succeed?

http://www.givetogetmarketing.com/cgi-local/go.cgi?pt009b

How To Sell More And Profit From Free Drive-Thru Traffic!

2007-04-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

ARTICLE:

How To Sell More And Profit From Free
Drive-Thru Traffic!

- Abe Cherian

You have seen it.... It's everywhere. Traffic exchanges, toolbar

traffic programs, incentive traffic programs...etc.

Driving traffic 'through' your website and not really
' to your website

content'. It's very inexpensive advertising and most of these advertising programs are free.

Marketers and site owners are seduced by the large flood of visitors

to their website, thinking that more traffic means more sales.

Much to their dismay, they find out that
all these traffic programs did

was increase their bandwidth and produced no leads and no sales.

Now,
how do you convert these non-qualified
visitors into qualified

prospects and then to paying
customers?

How do you find a 'diamond in the rough'?
You gotta sift it carefully.

Finding good customers is like finding 'diamond in the rough'.

So,
how do you find customers (find
diamond), sell more , and profit

from 'drive thru' traffic (the rough)?

You carefully sift it!

Here is an example...

You
(ABC Company) promotes a whole line of
business opportunities

and affiliate programs. And, you are
using one of those traffic programs to
promote it.

See
ABC's Website:

http://www.imediatools.com/abccompany.html

You
get, not three, not two, but ONLY ONE
CHANCE to turn these

visitors into paying customers...

But,
here is what happens...

Most
of your visitors will take a peek at
your splash page and leave the website
for many reasons:

Not
a good time to purchase.

Don't
have enough time to read your
website.

Did
not understand the product due to
clutter or information

overload on your website.

Did
not see the real value in your
product right away.

They
like the product/service but just
don't act on it right away.

Didn't
like your website navigation.

...and
many other un-known and strange
reasons.

They
will never get a chance to see your
great offer ever again! You've LOST
them forever.

Now,
Imagine this!

Why
if those people were to visit a
landing page like this one?

http://www.imediatools.com/landingpage_eample.html

This
is called a 'Lead Capture Page'. When
you use a 'Lead Capture

Page' like this one, you'll capture
10-40% of your visitor's information

for future follow-up and then
re-direct them to your main website.

You'll
instantly see your conversion rate and
sales go up, because:

You
will capture valid and qualified
leads.

You
will have enough leads to make
sales daily!

You
will get unlimited opportunities
to contact them automatically.

You
will increase sales and lower your
advertising cost.

A
good place to setup your lead capture
page is www.imediatools.com

Stop
losing qualified prospects, and start
converting them into paying

customers.

Resource Box:

Abe Cherian is the
owner of Multiple
Stream Media (www.multiplestreammktg.com)
a leading marketing and advertising company helping thousands
of small businesses achieve success using direct selling tools
and unique promotional methods.

Subject Lines That Converts To Sales And Repeat Sales

2007-04-30T11:21:00.000-07:00

TIP:
Subject Lines That Converts To Sales And Repeat Sales.

Abe Cherian

A
blatantly hyped or deceptive subject line might (sometimes) get your
prospects to open your email, but will miserably fail to get their
trust all through the sales process. If your subject line is too
hyped, the few who actually read your ad copy or visit your website
will be reading it with a 'suspicious' frame of mind.

Subject
lines that works has always been the ones that evoke curiosity. You
must also follow through and satisfy the emotion that you created (curiosity)
in a sincere manner in the rest of your copy.

Subject
lines that generates the highest conversion ratio will have the
following qualities:

Lists
main benefit

Differentiates
from other subject lines

Evokes
curiosity

Short,
interesting, and inviting

Sincere

A
straightforward and sincere approach is
the best way to, not only get prospects
to open your email ads, but to
eventually read through your copy, visit
your website, and finally make that
purchase.

Resource Box:

Abe Cherian is the owner of Multiple Stream Media and
publisher of weeklytips.com newsletter, where you will find
hundreds of Internet business building tips. Visit www.weeklytips.com
to read more tips like this one.

What better time to advertise

2007-04-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

ARTICLE:
Are Holidays A Bad Time To Advertise?.- Abe Cherian

With
the coming of the holidays, many small
business entrepreneurs are getting
caught up in the spirit of the season.
Instead of coming up with creative
angles to promote their business, they
have dropped their guard a bit and think
that they can coast through the end of
the year.

The
truth is, now is the time to double your
efforts and really get noticed.

Think
about it...

What
better time to advertise when nobody is
advertising?

Take
a tip from 'Brick and Mortar'
establishments. They will be pounding us
with their ads now more than ever,
trying to get their share of the holiday
shopping dollars. And they will continue
this until well in January realizing
that some people have more expendable
income after the holidays than before.

How
about all those people getting their
first time computers? Don't forget that
the Internet doesn't take a holiday.
There are thousands of people going
online everyday. If you take a break
from advertising now, you may be missing
those prospects that you might otherwise
get.

Some
people will receive money as a holiday
gift, and now is the time to get their
attention.

Your
plan at this point should be to
aggressively advertise your business.
Many people will be short of funds, or
overextended due to the holiday gifting,
and won't be standing in line during the
next few weeks to take advantage of your
opportunity. But, we all know it takes
between 5 and 7 exposures to get
someone's attention. While the ads may
not pay big dividends in December, you
will be reinforcing your branding with
your potential clients.

If
you are in business on the web, or
planning to do so, now just might be the
time to take advantage of the other
online business promoter's lack of
advertising.

The
"Holiday Season" is not the
time to slow down or discontinue your
marketing efforts.

Resource Box:

Abe Cherian is the owner of Multiple Stream Media and
publisher of weeklytips.com newsletter, where you will find
hundreds of Internet business building tips. Visit www.weeklytips.com
to read more tips like this one.

Paid Advertising: The Laziest Way To Advertise Online

2007-04-28T15:30:00.000-07:00

ARTICLE:
Paid Advertising: The Laziest Way To Advertise Online.

Abe Cherian

"You can literally make
millions selling average products - if you know how to market them
effectively."

At the risk of sounding sensational, if you understand the concepts
introduced in this article

it could literally mean the difference between miserable failure and
insane online profits for

your business . I'm not talking about a magical formula that will
guarantee success, but it's

something that all online marketers need to understand.

Unfortunately, most do not - and therefore they spend every waking
minute just trying to stay in

business . And within a year, most small businesses give up any hope
of making it big online - firmly believing that "this Internet
thing just doesn't work."

Well I'm here to tell you that it does. In fact, the Internet is the
best thing that has ever happened to the home-based or small business
owner wanting to reach a global market. As with anything else in life,
it's actually pretty easy to profit online if you know how.

When it comes to making lots of money, all that really matters is
marketing. This is easily proven by the fact that you don't need a
better product or a lower price to make more money than your
competition. The truth is that you can literally make millions selling
mediocre or average products - if you know how to market them
effectively.

Of course, you should always strive to deliver quality products and
great value to your customers - but the point is that marketing is all
that really matters. It's what you need to be spending 90% or more of
your time doing if you have any hopes of developing a profitable
online business.

Doing
paperwork, building web sites, answering email, and processing orders
doesn't help grow

your business - only advertising does.

Advertising is the lifeblood of any business. If you do not learn how
to advertise your products

and services both efficiently and effectively, you won't be in
business long. While the Internet has lessened or eliminated many of
the costs normally associated with starting and running a small
business, and it's now easier than ever, you'll never realize
significant profits if you don't

grow your business through effective marketing.

There are really just two kinds of advertising - that which you
pay for and that which you get for free. And both should have their
place in your overall marketing strategy. The problem arises

when one does not understand how or when to use each.

Everywhere we look it seems that someone is claiming you can get rich
online by taking

advantage of the free advertising the Internet offers.

While it's a true statement, the misleading part is that it's almost
always followed by something like, "We'll give you a list of over
a MILLION places to advertise for free!" They normally go on to
explain how anyone can get rich on the Internet because all of the
advertising is free, and if you just send them $39.95 ... well you
know how it goes.

Unfortunately, as anyone who has tried posting zillions of free ads on
the Internet will tell you

it just doesn't work that way. What you really need to know about
posting free ads online is that for the most part it's a waste of time
- unless you're targeting other marketers - because an overwhelming
majority of people who visit free ad sites are other online marketers
like you who are trying to promote their own business.

Effective "free advertising" strategies do exist, but they
aren't what the average online marketer

thinks of when hearing this often hyped-up phrase. In future
issues we'll discuss things like

networking, swapping links, joint-ventures, press releases, and the
other "free advertising"

strategies that you will want to pursue.

But back to the story at hand - free versus paid advertising.

Are you ready for the one concept that separates the men from the
boys, so to speak, online?

Here
it is:

Paid advertising is the laziest way to promote your site!

You don't really think that Yahoo became the most popular web site on
the Internet, getting millions of visitors per day, by using free
advertising strategies do you? Heck no. Among other things, they spend
millions of dollars per year on things like buying advertising on
other big sites and advertising on both radio and television.

Now before you say you don't have millions per year to spend on
advertising, allow me to show you how you can apply these concepts to
your business on a smaller scale. The good news is that if you use the
right approach you can start with a few dollars. It doesn't really
matter what you're marketing, but let's assume that you sell widgets
at your web site. How could you utilize paid advertising profitably?

Now before I scare you off with the thought of having to spend lots
and lots of money on

advertising, there's something that you need to realize. And it's a
basic concept you should be

able to immediately agree with:

If you spend $50 on advertising and it generates more than $50 in
net profits, that's a good investment.

Well, through the use of proper testing and a "scientific"
approach to advertising, there's no reason you can't turn your
original $50 ad into millions of dollars in profits. It's just a
matter of developing a system that creates a profit, and then
reinvesting your initial profits back into your business in order to
further expand your advertising.

Remember the widgets? Assume that through proper tracking of your ad
you're able to determine that 1 out of every 100 visitors to your site
buys a widget. Let's also assume that on the sale of every widget you
make a $50 profit. Do you see that any ad you buy which delivers more
than 150 visitors to your site per $50 spent is a profitable
investment?

Promoting a site should be approached with this type of a scientific
or mathematical attitude. Any advertising you do is either profitable
or not, and you need to know which it is so you don't waste time and
money.

Here's a somewhat simplistic strategy that you could use to get
started:

Use a combination of free or low-cost strategies to promote your web
site, generating initial

traffic which will serve as a starting point.

Through proper tracking of your site, determine the exact
"value" of a visitor in terms of dollars

and sense. This is absolutely critical.

Utilize paid advertising that proves to be profitable according to
step 2, based on the value

of a visitor and the number of visitors generated.

Through ongoing testing, tracking, and tweaking, try to increase the
value of a web site visitor as well as response to your advertising.

Repeat steps 2-4 as necessary - or forever. The power of this
scientific or mathematical approach to web site promotion is that once
you have completed the steps you will have an almost automated
advertising campaign that can literally send you all the traffic you
need. Rather than spending hours and hours each day promoting your
site, you simply buy more advertising.

The bottom line is that there are only 24 hours in a day and there's
only so much you can do during that time. Free advertising strategies
can be effective, but normally, anything that's "free" is
going to "cost" you time.

Give this 5-step scientific approach a try. If you find you just can't
seem to make the formula work, there can only be a few reasons for it
- either you're not advertising in the right places, your web site
isn't doing its job, your profit margins are too low, or your product
or service itself is the problem. Figure out which it is and you can't
fail.

Resource Box:

Abe Cherian is the owner of Multiple Stream Media and
publisher of weeklytips.com newsletter, where you will find
hundreds of Internet business building tips. Visit www.weeklytips.com
to read more tips like this one.

Optimize your Online Business Collaborations

2007-04-28T15:25:00.000-07:00

How to Optimize your Online Business Collaborations

By Abe Cherian - Copyright © 2005

As a manufacturer, importer or distributor, you are facing

today's difficult business challenge in how to compete and

succeed in the Internet economy. Your traditional channels

of sales and distribution are being or should be recast to

take advantage of the Internet and this implies new ways of

utilizing your reseller or channel assets.

While you and many other companies feel the pressure to

sidestep competitors with a first-to-market advantage,

there is little benefit in aimlessly building and

implementing e-commerce systems. Many companies are taking

a haphazard approach to the Internet, trying to shoehorn

existing business practices into simplistic e-commerce

capabilities or worse, drastically changing current

effective business practices.

A more sensible approach is to determine how to use the

Internet to optimize and extend your company's established

sales methods and align your e-commerce strategy with your

company's overall goals. The question is not whether you

should utilize Internet sales channels, but how can you do

so in a profitable way without alienating your existing

distributors, resellers, dealers and clients.

But where do you start and what are the essential elements

of a collaborative commerce solution? Before embarking on

an e-commerce strategy you need to ask yourself a few

important questions on how you will relate your business

needs with those of your reseller partners.

The Gartner Group estimates that over 90% of manufacturers,

importers or distributors do not sell their primary

branded products online. Why? The primary reason is channel

conflict; fear of the consequences of going into business

against your own selling partners.

Therefore, typically many manufacturers or primary

distributors establish a website that simply helps

customers gather product information and build a shopping

list, which they can then take to the nearest physical

store. Ultimately, your website does not close the sale and

has no visibility into whether these customers actually

purchased your products from your reseller.

Not only do you give up the rights to a new revenue stream,

but you also lose control over, and insight into, the

commerce activities within your own customer base.

But, what if you could provide customers with a unified and

guided selling experience across your sales channels by

presenting a seamless selling experience to your customers

and site visitors while integrating the value-add of your

reseller network? Your customers could access real-time

product information including pricing and availability

through resellers directly from your web site and their

respective web sites.

And what if your e-commerce system could ensure that

products were properly configured and orders routed to the

appropriate sales partner? This way you would remain

intimately involved in the e-commerce activities of your

resellers, while maintaining influence over the sales

process and customer experience.

You must determine which of your sales channels to take to

the web. You may presently utilize multiple channels to

respond effectively to your customers' needs such as your

direct sales teams plus a mix of resellers, retailers,

OEMs, and dealers who deliver value to your customers and

strategic value to you by providing you with global and

vertical reach, logistics and additional value-added

services.

It will be necessary to formulate an integrated strategy

that provides a common infrastructure for all of these

sales channels that you take to the web and then provide an

e-commerce infrastructure that integrates all of them

within a single cohesive system.

This online collaboration will allow your active

participation in all aspects of your customer's sales and

marketing experience, from shopping and product

configuration to fulfillment and feedback. Short-term

rewards include reduced costs through process automation

and efficiencies. Long-term rewards include increased

revenue, greater customer and partner loyalty, and the

ability to create strong sell-side partnerships that help

differentiate products.

Your resellers want to work with you, yet an Internet

business strategy that does not consider all your relevant

sales channels, including their sales and distribution

models and related business processes is a recipe for

failure.

About The Author:

Abe Cherian is the founder of Multiple Stream Media,

a company that helps online businesses find new

prospects and clients, who are anxious to grow

their business fast, and without spending a fortune

in marketing and advertising.

www.multiplestreammktg.com

Web's #1 business automaton and list management

service. www.imediamarketingtools.com