tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116737786513034512024-02-08T11:28:39.718-08:00myMoneyfilenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222751640328013316noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811673778651303451.post-22368082423365221122012-09-26T15:51:00.001-07:002012-09-26T15:51:55.457-07:003 Crucial Elements For Jumping Sales Numbers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Marketers from every niche have common ground when it comes to bills. Yeah, every month theres a new stack of bills demanding to be paid. Will there be enough profit to slide right through bill paying time without a flinch? Or do you find yourself fretting about whether youll even break even? You dont have to be victimized by envelopes and 8x10 sheets of paper. Implement these 3 techniques to boost your sales. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1. Find More Customers</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The first thing that comes to mind when we think of making more money is getting more customers through our doors. In fact, the majority of advertising focuses on doing just that. There are several things you can do to entice more customers to buy from you.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Implement Follow-Ups</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Marketing gurus have discovered that follow ups can increase your customer conversion rates by as much as 50%. Now, thats a whopping improvement! Dont let potential customers fade away. Keep the doors for future communication open, and watch the drastic growth in your profits.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Encourage Referrals</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Every satisfied customer will tell 3 friends or family members about your business - without encouragement. Imagine what would happen if you start rewarding their efforts.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Get Free Publicity</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Nearly everyone keeps a sharp eye on the local news. Hey, its funner to know whats going on when you personally recognize the names and faces in print! Find ways to make your business newsworthy and catch the attention of potential customers without even paying advertising fees.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2. Sell More Per Customer</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Think about it... how can you get every customer that walks through your doors to spend more money before walking back out the doors? Here are 3 sure-fire, profit increasing tips:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Increase your prices.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Hey, that might not be as bad as you think. Along with the price increase, focus on increasing the perceived value of your product. Yeah, we all expect to pay a little more for high quality stuff. Not everyone is bent on finding the absolute cheapest price in town... they may be more interested in lasting quality.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Add some higher end products or services to your business.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Its never wise to put all of your eggs in one basket. Thats why wise marketers diversify their products and services. Think of it this way... higher priced products may not make as many sales, but each sale will bring in a much greater profit. You dont need to make as many sales to come out on the best end of the deal.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Upsell</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Offer every customer an additional product that accents his current purchase at the register. Hey, maybe they forgot theyd need batteries to go with the toy they're getting for their niece's birthday gift! You can be a hero... a richer hero.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3. Sell More Often</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The fact that its easier to sell to the people who know and trust you is obvious. Sometimes we get so focused on new customers that we miss the gold mine in our own back yard. Take advantage of the hard work youve invested in winning the loyal customers you already have with these ideas:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Create a Special Deal </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Show your customers you appreciate them and understand their needs with a special offer catered just for them. Youll be thanking them, and selling more in the process.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Add New Products</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Increase the number of products you already have available - especially products that your customers have asked for. Theyll know that youre looking out for them, and youll take their thanks to the bank.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Communicate</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Resell yourself on a regular basis. Dont forget to let them know about upcoming specials that theyll appreciate. Most of all... keep selling them on the benefits of the products or services you offer</span>
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filenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222751640328013316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811673778651303451.post-19037140019354057342012-09-26T15:50:00.001-07:002012-09-26T15:50:38.298-07:00Banking Software: Do You Need It?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Whether you are considering the purchase of banking software for your personal use or for your business use, there are many reasons to consider this type of software. For one, you will reap many rewards. For another, it will relieve much work from your shoulders. But, do you need a banking software? You probably do not need a banking software if you maintain your checkbook accurately. You probably do not need it if you know how much you are spending on your various expenses each month. You also probably do not need it if you know how much of your income is going towards savings. But, then again, are any of us good at this type of organization? </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Banking software really can help you manage your everyday and monthly expenses. It can help you to know what is happening in each function of your business as well. Who are you paying and how much are you paying them? What is your income to spending ratio? Are you saving enough? Are you investing well? These things are all things that a banking software can help you to manage. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Many banking software options allow you to connect right to the web so that your daily information can be downloaded and managed. No more balancing a check book when you can use the software instead. In fact, it will do that for you. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Another nice feature about a banking software is that it will allow you never miss another deadline for bills again. This is a great option because it allows you to know when you need to send out a payment so that you don?t have to deal with missing payments, late fees or even worse, bad credit reporting. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Banking software is exceptional when it comes to business use as well. It can organize just about any type of solution that you need it to and allow you to excel in your businesses' overall plans. Consider a banking software for all of your needs.</span>
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filenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222751640328013316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811673778651303451.post-55886410201509281192012-09-26T15:48:00.001-07:002012-09-26T15:48:37.055-07:00Time Management For Your Home Business: 7 Ways To Win The Time Crunch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Are you working a day job while building your home based dream business? Do you find it difficult to manage your time? Follow these seven tips to get more done growing your business, and have more time for other important things in your life, too. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1) Make And Use A To Do List Daily. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It's easy. Tonight, write down the tasks you need to do, in order of importance (revenue generating tasks first), on a 5x7 index card and tape it to your desk or computer. Tomorrow, do them one at a time, starting at the top of your list. Place any tasks that aren't completed at the top of the next day's to do list before you go to sleep. Seeing that list at the end of the day with everything (or mostly everything) scratched off is a great feeling. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2) Schedule Your Time For The Day. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Make note of your free time (non day job time) and schedule a block for each major activity that you need to do. Save the more involved tasks for the time of day when you are fresh and alert. Try your best to adhere to the schedule, but be flexible. Don't stress out when you run out of time and get off schedule. Over time you will know how much time a task will take to complete and will be able to plan for it better. Remember, this schedule is only a tool for you to set aside time for what you need to do. It's not intended to have a negative affect on you, but it could if you don't be realistic. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3) Do Not Disturb. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Make sure that your most productive periods are free from interruptions. Close your office door if you have to. Plan to use this work time when household distractions will be at a minimum. When the kids go to their grandparent's house. When your husband shoots pool with the guys. When your wife goes shopping. If you have to hang a sign on your office door, do it. You'll be surprised how much more you get done. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4) Make Time For Your Family. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Quality time with your family should not be sacrificed in order to build your home business. If you make time regularly for your spouse and children, they will be able to deal with your No Disturb sign without feeling neglected. Don't be the parent that the kids never see. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5) Take Your Work With You. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If your day job leaves you with slow periods when you do little or nothing, use this time to your advantage. Lunch breaks or smoke breaks can add up to some valuable time by the end of the week. Always carry the tools that you need to do your work with you. Don't go anywhere without your "idea notebook" and pen. Be prepared. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6) Automate Or Hire Out Tasks. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Computers and the internet allow you to automate certain tasks that were once time-consuming manual chores. Use autoresponders to deal with repetitive email questions. Use modern accounting and word processing programs that help you be organized and save you time. Use a list management service/program to make it easier to stay in contact with your prospects and clients. Don't be afraid to hire out some of your most time consuming tasks such as writing, proofreading and product creation. The pros do it, and so can you. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">7) Time To Relax. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Don't kill yourself trying to work a day job and build a home based business at the same time. You need time to totally escape from your daily duties occasionally. Exercise is one of the best things you can do for yourself, while helping to manage stress. Don't sacrifice your health for business sake. Take that drive to the beach and walk a mile. Play basketball with your friends. Or just sit outside under a tree and read that new mystery you've been wanting to read. A clear head will do wonders for your productivity. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If you give it a try, you'll see that IT IS possible to solve "the time crunch". Be organized and know what your total work load includes. Think about spending less time watching television, or on other useless activities. Don't forget your family. Even though you are working hard, make sure you are having fun. If you don't love what you are doing, don't do it. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Because enjoying life is what it's all about, right?</span>
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filenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222751640328013316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811673778651303451.post-68044242478684619282012-09-26T15:45:00.001-07:002012-09-26T15:45:18.804-07:00Getting Help and Advice on Starting a Business<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When you want to start a home business, it can be easy to feel alone, confused, and scared. The chances are that you dont know anyone else whos ever started a business, and you dont even know who to ask if you get stuck. Here are a few things you ought to be looking at. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Internet. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Internet is a great resource for people who are thinking of setting up a home business as well as all the articles you can find with practical advice, there are also many forums, where you can read about others experiences, and ask questions. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Government. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Scary as it might seem to be getting advice on anything from the government, most governments go really out of their way to produce all sorts of easy-to-understand material on starting your own business. Encouraging you in business is a great way for them to both strengthen the economy and increase tax revenues. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Depending on your area, you might find that local government agencies are also keen to give you help and advice, and might even have some kind of small business centre that you can visit. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Mentors. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Mentors are usually volunteers who think it would be nice to offer local businesses help and advice. They often have years of business experience, and can be really useful if you find one, hang on to them. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Librarians. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Always willing to help and sadly neglected in our wired age, you really should talk to a librarian. Libraries generally contain all sorts of business books and resources that theyll be able to point you towards, and theyll be more than happy to do research into obscure areas for you. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Lawyers. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Pricey as they might be, lawyers know all about starting businesses theyve almost certainly done it thousands of times over. It can be well worth paying for an hour of a lawyers time and just asking them every question you can think of. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Accountants. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A less expensive alternative to lawyers, accountants also know their stuff, especially (obviously) on the financial side. If you want your business to be profitable, you should take on board what your accountant tells you and if you dont have one, you should get one. By the time theyve helped you navigate through all the tax mazes, theyll almost certainly have made their fee back for you anyway. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Incubators and Investors. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If you think your business would be an attractive proposal to people who back businesses for a living, then you can try going to a business incubator or some other kind of investor with your idea. If they like it, theyll often have a quick process set up to get your company up and running as soon as possible. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Universities. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Heres an interesting one: universities are full of business students. Theyve all spent ages learning about nothing but business, and many of them would just love to help get a real one off the ground itd look great on their CV, after all. Business students can be a great source of free help and advice, and theyll probably even be thankful to you for letting them help out! </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Teachers. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If you do a course to get a formal qualification in what you want to do before starting the business, youll probably find that your teacher is also a good resource on the business side of things. Theyll have had plenty of students starting businesses whove asked them similar questions, and they might even have prepared some material to give to anyone who asks for it. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Your Bank. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Traditionally, your bank would have been the first place you went if you were thinking of starting a business, but many people seem to ignore them nowadays. While theyre no replacement for accountants, most banks will offer you a business advisor when you open a business account, and they can be especially helpful with the technical and financial elements of starting up. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Associations, Societies and Unions. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Whatever industry youre thinking of entering probably has some kind of trade association, society or union. You should join as soon as you can, and take advantage of all the resources that they will almost certainly offer to people wanting to get started in their industry. After all, the more people who are in their industry, the more members they can get. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">So you see, theres no shortage of advice out there if you look for it.</span>
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filenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222751640328013316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811673778651303451.post-28803288830605396052012-09-26T15:44:00.003-07:002012-09-26T15:44:51.272-07:00Five Tips to Obtain Credit for Small Businesses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As many small business owners know, financing is crucial to the financial health of their enterprise. While some small business owners have the resources to launch their business, most look to the credit market for financial help. Indeed, the banking industry is an important source to gain necessary capital. However, many entrepreneurs may not realize that that applying for commercial credit requires a great deal of preparation. Here are five tips to assist entrepreneurs in improving their chances of getting credit approval.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Tip #1: Decide on the type of commercial loan that is needed. Loan options include short-term loans, intermediate loans, long-term loans, and lines of credit.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Short-term loans are usually for less than a year. They typically provide interim working capital for a business temporarily in need of cash.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Intermediate loans are often used for business set-up, the purchase of new equipment, expansion, or an increase in working capital. This loan can be anywhere from 1-3 years.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Long-term loans are for major capital improvements, acquiring fixed assists, and business start-ups. The loan term is usually from 3-5 years and repayment installments are on a monthly or quarterly basis.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A line of credit gives a small business the ability to borrow money repeatedly, up to the credit limit. The lender will usually perform a review once a year, at which time the borrower is asked to update financial statements.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Tip #2: Make sure all paper work is in order. Applying for commercial loans can be very tedious and requires much more documentation than applying for consumer credit. So, the key is to be prepared. In addition, entrepreneurs who have carefully put together the needed paperwork to include the loan purpose, the amount of money needed and for how long, and a repayment schedule proposal will be viewed more favorably by many lenders.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Tip #3: Develop a well thought out proposal. The proposal should include the loan purpose, the amount of money needed and for how long, and a repayment schedule proposal. Points to include are the business description that tells the nature of the business, product and service, a personal profile, and a business plan that outlines the corporate strategy for the next three to five years. Additional points to add are supporting documentation that supports the information outlined in the proposal, and collateral that will be used to secure the loan. Financial statements, both personal and for the business, are important as well.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Tip #4: Seek advice! It is important for entrepreneurs to talk with someone who has gone through the process of obtaining commercial credit before a lender is approached. This is especially important for the first time buyer. Entrepreneurs can approach mentors, qualified business counselors, business support groups, and the U.S. Small Business Administration. This step will increase the chances of getting a favorable credit decision.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Tip #5: Be prepared to pursue various options. Sometimes, financial institutions will say no. Once again, obtaining credit can be difficult, especially for entrepreneurs who are first-time borrowers. However, since financial institutions have different standards, an inability to meet the standard of one lender does not mean one fails the standards of all. It is highly possible that credit approvals can be gained with another lender. So, it is important to keep seeking until a lender is found.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Obtaining credit is necessary for many small businesses. Knowing what steps to take in this process can greatly increase an approval from a financial institution. Now, put these five tips into practice and be on your way to getting the credit you need for your business venture.</span>
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filenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222751640328013316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811673778651303451.post-5868903643262260782012-09-26T15:44:00.001-07:002012-09-26T15:44:22.006-07:00Where To Find Products To Sell On Ebay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">One key for business success using eBay is sourcing products to sell. The first questions eBay sellers should ask themselves are: "What can I sell?" and "Where can I buy?" </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">There are two kinds of sellers on eBay, garage sellers and business sellers. Garage sellers are people who sell products they are not going to use any more and that are usually not new. Garage sellers are not profit driven, their main objective is usually to get rid of some stuff they don't need. They will be happy to make some money by selling something that is no longer useful to them. On the other hand, business sellers are people who will buy and sell products for profit, they consider eBay a business and need to earn profit on the products they sell. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The first key to success for business sellers is an old marketing rule, RESEARCH. The products you need to sell are products that eBay buyers will want to buy. Apart from being a massive market place, eBay offers you a cheap source of research that you can conduct without moving from your computer. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If you are a business seller, it is fundamental that you spend some time researching before you decide which products you want to sell. Follow these research guidelines: </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1. Search for the categories that are most popular. The first index is the number of listings that exist under each category. In addition, you need to look at how many bids the products have. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2. Look at the ratings of the sellers who are listing products in each category and study their profiles. See how many products they are selling and how many products they have sold in the past. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3. Analyze prices. You need to become an expert in your category and you need to know at which price a product is worth buying as well as the expected final winning price of your auction. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4. Select no more than one or two categories. "Specialization" is another basic rule of marketing. It is better to become an expert on something, as this will inspire confidence and trust in your potential customers. Online marketing is all about trust. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">For conducting good research, you need time and organization. There are different software programs in the market that can help you save time as well as optimize your research. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Now that you are becoming an eBay expert and have conducted a proper search, you are almost ready to start your business. Before starting to sell, you need to buy! Here are some ideas from where you can source products: </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1. Write your own e-book and sell it. If you have any passion or are an expert on a subject for which you can find a niche in eBay, do not hesitate to spend some time on writing your own book. The advantage of this is that after your initial time investment, you can sell and sell copies of the book without having any additional costs. Selling information products is one of the most profitable businesses. Even if you are not an expert writer, you can find other people who can write the book for you. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2. Use drop-shipping. There are wholesalers that will sell you products and send them to the address that you tell them. The advantage of this source is that you do not need to carry inventories, so your investments are minimized. After your auction is finished, you send them your customers address and they will do all the shipping. If you decide to use this kind of source, you need to make sure that your auctions winning price can be higher than the price you will pay for the articles. At minimum you should expect to double your costs. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3. Buy from eBay. Many eBayers success comes from knowing how to buy well on eBay and sell the same products at a higher price. If you know your category very well, you can easily find opportunities that will allow you to buy and resell making profit. Again, solid research is fundamental. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4. Buy Asiatic products. If you are willing to carry some inventories, you can invest on Asiatic products and buy them for a very cheap price. You can easily start importing Asiatic products from the Internet at www.alibaba.com. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5. Sell local products. If you live in an area that produces local products which can be bought at a cheap price and shipped to other areas where people would pay more, you should take advantage of the situation.</span>
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filenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222751640328013316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811673778651303451.post-85824908640675139302012-09-26T15:43:00.003-07:002012-09-26T15:43:54.257-07:00Home Cleaning Business Plan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Until about 10 years ago, business advice gurus used to say that the best business to be in was the one you knew most about!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">That statement is disputable. And, even if it were true then, it certainly is not true today! Heres why:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">No matter what skills you have or what trade or profession you are in, the amount of money you can earn is severely limited by the number of hours in the day you can work. Aha!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">So now we can say:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A better business is one in which you can recruit and train others to do what you can do. This leaves you free to manage and grow the business,</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Even so, we still cant say that it is best business to be in. We cant say it because some trades and professions have much higher billable hourly rates than others.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Copywriting, and especially direct-response copywriting, is undoubtedly one of the highest paid professions in the world!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Copywriters tend to be pretty smart. A copywriter and an attorney are discussing fees:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Lawyer: My fees start at $150 an hour.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Copywriter: I charge from $1 a word.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Lawyer: Wow! I can't think of any word worth a $1.Gimme an example?</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Copywriter: Gimme a $1.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Lawyer: Okay. Here's your $1.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Copywriter: THANKS!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">So, is copywriting the worlds best business to be in?</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I say NO!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I say Info-Marketing on the Internet is undoubtedly the worlds best business to be in!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It doesnt necessarily have to be an e-book that reveals copywriting</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">secrets and a list of words that sell. Although that would sell well to a</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">business-2-business market. But it does have to be an info-product thats designed to satisfy the needs and wants of a specific niche market.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Simple, huh?</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Well, not exactly. If it were that simple, everybody with a how-to info-book and a direct-response website would be rich.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As I see it, only about 5% of Internet sites make millions. The remaining bunch of hopefuls is still struggling.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Jeff Walker, Product Launch a leading Internet marketing expert, says:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Everyone has heard the story of the Internet being paved with gold... but only a precious few are bringing home that gold. There are thousands of websites that won't even break even. Most of those sites are moribund... sitting there with products that don't sell. They will wither away, and then get blown off the Internet like some dried-up piece of tumbleweed.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Internet marketing expert, Cody Maya, Private Label Books, says,</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The average cost of a copywriting project is $5,000--and thats just for one sales letter. You need three things to succeed on the Internet:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">#1. You need a great product.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">#2. You need to be able to get traffic to your site.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">#3. You need to be able to convert those prospects into customers.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Internet marketing is great. It is not cheap. It is not easy and the learning curve for the average Joe Schmoe is mind-boggling.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It takes a high degree of sophistication, and a lot of money to buy the kind of tools that will enable you to put your business on Auto-Pilot, while you lie on the beach in Hawaii with your laptop and make a ton of money even while you sleep.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Yanik Silver, one of the top guns in Internet Marketing told me he spent nearly $50,000 (a ton of money) on new products and doing research last year!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">So, I need to qualify what I said earlier about selling an info-product on the Internet. Heres my revised statement:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Selling an info-product on the Internet to a well-defined niche market is the worlds best business to be in--for those who know what they are doing and have the money to do it.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">So, you cant just fly into flying.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You think big but you start small!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You have to learn to walk before you can learn to run!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Some 30 years ago, self-made multi-millionaire Joe Karbo stated a very simple truth:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Most people are too busy working to make</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">a living to ever make more than just a living.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In his book, How to Be Rich, the late billionaire J. Paul Getty said that the only way to get rich is to start your own business and work at making yourself rich, rather than your employer!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">For over 20 years I have been searching to find an idiot proof business that could be launched by the average Jack or Jill--and with no previous business experience and little or no capital to invest.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I managed to identify seven businesses that fit that bill.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Heres my list--not necessarily in order of merit or profitability:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1. Home and Office Cleaning</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2. Handy Person Service</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3. Window Washing Service</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4. Publishing a Local Ad Magazine</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5. Computer Instruction and Repairs</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6. Painting and Decorating</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">7. Leaflet Distribution</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8. Mobile Haircutting and Beauty Service</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">9. Lawn Cutting and Yard Maintenance</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">10. Taking Care of Snowbird Vacation Homes</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I have written a how-to business instruction plan for each of the above.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Heres what I have to say about the Home and Office Cleaning Biz:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You could be your own boss--starting today!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">"10 Powerful Reasons Why Home and Office Cleaning</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">is One of the World's Best Businesses to Be In</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1. Low start-up cost.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2. You can work part-time or full time.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Keep your day job if you have one. Work evenings and weekends. Dont quit your day job until you are sure you can make more working for yourself than your employer.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3. No Hard Selling Involved</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The service virtually sells itself because 98% of housewives hate housework so much they jump at the chance of having a maid come in to the do all the dirty work.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4. Unlimited Demand For the Service</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Today, as more and more women go out to work, they have less and less time to do housework and look after a husband and a family. If they can afford it, they jump at the chance of hiring a trustworthy and reliable home cleaner.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5. High Hourly Rates</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The standard minimum age is a miserly $5.15 an hour. The average hourly rate for cleaners is $25 an hour. Thats more than four times the minimum wage. Average means that some cleaners charge a low of $20 an hour and others charge a high of $30 an hour.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6. No Special Skills or Training Required</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Either you know what to do or the house owner tells you what she wants done.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">7. The Target Market is Local and Very Easy to Contact</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8. Hot Prospects are Easy to Identify</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">People who can afford to hire a cleaning maid live busy lives. They own large homes with two or more garages. They reside in up-market suburban areas.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">9. Very Simple and Inexpensive Marketing Plan</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The three best ways to get new customers as regulars are:</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">One: Referrals from existing customers.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Two: Leaflet Distribution.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Three: Using a tested and proven telephone script designed not to sell the service, but to make an appointment to call and give a free estimate. Done right, the level of acceptance is a high 86%.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">10. Unlimited Growth Potential</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">While you can make $1,000 a week doing two, four-hour jobs a day for</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">five days a week, the way to make really big money is not to do any of</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">the work yourself!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The trick is to hire others to do all the cleaning work.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">This leaves you free to concentrate on managing and growing the business.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As the Holly Noble, owner of a San Diego based cleaning business, says,</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You cant be soliciting new customers when you are cleaning a toilet.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Johns Home Cleaning Business Plan is a fact-packed, step-by-step,</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">do-it-by-the-numbers guide that tells you all you need to know about starting up and succeeding in a home-based business of your own.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">While it includes a lot of his own advice on how to promote and manage</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">the business, the real value of the Plan is that it contains in-depth interviews with nine successful cleaning business owners who revealed their most closely guarded trade secrets</span>
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filenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222751640328013316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811673778651303451.post-52093753340727362752012-09-26T15:43:00.001-07:002012-09-26T15:43:03.838-07:00Avoiding Home Business Failures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Its been said that 80% of all small business dies within the first 3 years. And the rest are somehow struggling along with meager revenues. Only a handful is successful. Home based business has an even shorter lifespan. Every enthusiastic home based venture starts out with a big promise, a lot of excitement and enthusiasm. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">However at the first signs of trouble or a slow take off the people become panicky. Having been accustomed to regular pay check, when the money does not roll in week after week and the bank balance hits the low digits, there is a sense of panic and the exciting home business gets trashed. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">My own experience tells me this happens just when you are through with organizing, setting up and the difficult transition period of reaching out to the customers, you decide to wind up the business in favor of a job. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Now here are a few tips to persevere and make a success of your home business. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Plan in advance your finances for running your family for a minimum period of 6 months. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Plan every aspect of your business right from creating the product to final shipments - on paper. Dont leave out anything. This is what is called a business plan. Make it elaborate and group each aspect under a heading and subheading. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Home workers need to set a disciplined work schedule. Having no bosses around or compulsions of commuting may make you take things easy and relaxed. At least for the first 6 month work as if you are in employment and put in the required hours. You can relax and cut down on working hours when you start earning enough. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Dont procrastinate or put things off for tomorrow. Action is one major ingredient for success. If you need to do something do it today. Do it now. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It is essential to keep your motivation high. Read about the success of other small business and home business owners and learn what they did right. Duplicating someone else who has succeeded makes it easy to succeed yourself. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You may suddenly find yourself alone without the social support of colleagues and friends. Even persons you considered your best friends may avoid you if they feel you are in trouble. That is OK. You get to know whos who in times of adversity. Learn to depend on yourself than outside support. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Be prepared to take the temporary pain and denials. Robert Kiyosaki of Rich Dad Poor Dad fame and his wife slept in their car for a few months and lived in a basement of a friends house for many more months to achieve what they set out - their financial freedom. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Believe in yourself and keep going even if the going gets tough. The rewards far outweigh the pains and temporary sufferings. Remember the darkest hour is just before the dawn breaks out and sun rises</span>
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filenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222751640328013316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811673778651303451.post-20694089646313677622012-09-26T15:41:00.002-07:002012-09-26T15:41:49.483-07:0010 Tips for Successful Ezine Advertising<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When it comes to advertising, I've tried just about everything. I tried free classified ad sites, I tried FFA sites, I tried banner exchange programs.</div>
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The results? Not much.</div>
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I was tired of hearing that the Internet is the largest market in human history. Maybe so, but how could I reach those millions of people?</div>
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The answer, I discovered, is ezine advertising.</div>
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Ezines are sometimes called 'opt-in' lists because everyone who receives an ezine has chosen to do so.</div>
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And that's why ezine advertising gets results. People read ezines and they'll read your ad. And if you've matched the ezine to the product you're selling, you've reached your target audience.</div>
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There are currently around 90,000 ezines being published every month. So whatever you're selling, there's more than likely an ezine that will take your ad straight to the audience you want to reach.</div>
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Ezine advertising is not only effective, it's cheap as well. A 5 line ad in an ezine that goes to 3000 people will cost you between $5 and $20 per issue.</div>
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As a general rule, you'll always get back at least the cost of the ad, and usually much more. So there's very little risk.</div>
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But there are some tips for successful ezine advertising. Here they are:</div>
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1. The first and most important rule is: "Track your Ads!" Say you place an ad in 5 different ezines and get a hundred responses. If you don't track your ads, you won't know which ezines were pulling responses and which weren't.</div>
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But how do you track your ads?</div>
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The simplest method is to place a key or a code at the end of your email address:</div>
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Then, when you get a reply with 'ezineA' in the subject field, you'll know which ezine it came from.</div>
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For a URL, it's the same principle:</div>
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However, if you're going to code your URLs, you'll need a good webstats program to track the coded URLs. These two programs are excellent and they're both free:</div>
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Here's another way to code your URLs: for every ezine ad, create a duplicate of your homepage and name the page after the ezine that your ad will appear in. So, if the ad is appearing in EzineA, this is the URL you'd place in that ad:</div>
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<a href="http://www.yourdomain.com/EzineA" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">http://www.yourdomain.com/EzineA</a></div>
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2. Target your audience. It may seem obvious but some advertisers overlook this. If you're selling a web-marketing course, don't advertise in an ezine that deals with stock options; they probably won't be interested.</div>
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Use the 'subject categories' in any ezine directory to find ezines that relate to the product you're selling. You can find a list of 56 ezine directories in 'The Free Directory of Ezines' at:</div>
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3. Once you've chosen a number of ezines that target your audience, subscribe to them and examine the ads closely. If you see an ad that keeps repeating issue after issue, you can be pretty sure that it's getting results. You've found a good ezine to advertise in.</div>
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4. Check to see how many ads are in the ezine. You probably won't get much response from an ad in an ezine that has 15 or 20 ads per issue. Readers of those ezines have become hardened to the ads and have learnt to skip them.</div>
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5. Check to see if the ezine publisher has a policy of never running ads for two similar products in the same issue - your ad will be much more effective if it's the only one of it's kind in that particular issue.</div>
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6. Small ezines Vs. Big ezines: bigger is not always better. The big ezines with 1000's of subscribers tend to have more ads than the small ezines. Also, small ezines with only a few hundred subscribers often have a much more targeted audience than the big ezines.</div>
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7. Repeat your ads. Research shows that off the Web, an ad has to be seen about 21 times before someone acts on it; on the Internet it's about 9 times. If your budget allows, try and have your ad repeated at least three times in a particular ezine. Most ezines offer discount packages for bulk advertising.</div>
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8. Email address Vs. URL. The advantage of giving an email address is that it gives you the opportunity to send a powerful sales letter to the person who responded to your ad. It's also much easier to track your ads with an email address than a URL.</div>
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10. Keep your ads short, even if you're not using the number of words you're allowed. Short ads are more likely to be read. Keep your sentences short too; they pack much more power. Use the word 'You'. Don't describe your product but tell the reader what your product can do for them.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Hit a snag lately? Havent been able to recruit any new agents? Is you network marketing job paying less and less because you cant generate any sales? You dont have to fret! With these easy network marketing tips, you can revitalize your sales pitch and methods in no time at all!</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1. Contacts </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Remember that your contacts are your most valuable asset. Who are your contacts? The people you see on the streets? Your next door neighbor? </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When considering whom to invite, try those closest to you first. This is because they are most likely to be more open to your suggestions and will be willing to do you a few favors (such as buying that detergent you are hawking). The great thing about this is that they will really mind plunking a few bucks to help jumpstart your business. And when they see that you are doing well, they could very well join you as well. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When you run through the whole list of you clan, what will that leave you with? You will of course have to go to those people that next in line with regards to closeness or affinity to you. And what if that gives out too? </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You can always adopt a friendlier stance and chat up that neighbor you never talked to. You could meet new people on the bus and on the train. But remember, you have to like them as people first. Dont go about and look at them like walking piggy banks. People will know if they are being looked upon as things. Always regard them highly and get to know them. Build their trust. The truth is, the friendships you build will be the true reward, and the sales will be just a side dish. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Always ask for referrals from your contacts. This is another sure way to increase your prospects. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2. Believe </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If you yourself do not believe in your product, chances are you wont be able to sell it to others. Remember, nothing promotes a product better that a satisfied customer. Let others see you using the product. Say glowing things about it. And most of all, let all that you say be true. If your customer finds out you werent being honest, you could ruin your business relationship. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When you choose a network business, take into consideration their product. See if you can believe in it and pitch for it effectively. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3. Recruit the right people </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Dont just recruit anybody. Make sure the people you recruit share an unbridled passion, and tireless work ethic with like you. If you dont chances are, they will drop out of the networking business and you will not be able to build your downline. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4. Dont force the issue </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When trying to close a sale, dont force the issue. If you do, people will get suspicious as to why you are doing so. Are selling them counterfeit items? Are you only interested in your profit and not in your customers satisfaction? Always keep this in mind: the customer always comes first. Please them, and the profits and windfall from these relationships will follow. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5. Look the part </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When recruiting others, you cant say, You will get rich with network marketing, and look shabby all the while. Theyd say, I thought you got rich from this thing, why do you look like you didnt. People will want to see a visible sign of success. You are their only reference point. If you are not convincing as a successful networking agent, </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6. Hang in there </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Perseverance is a virtue. If money grew on trees, youd still have to wait for them to grow. Remember the old adage: try and try, until you succeed. Remember that your goal is not to just to get money, but to build upon a good income generating business. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">7. Evolve </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Dont be satisfied thinking that your techniques at recruiting will forever be effective. Although there are basic principles that should be followed, you can forever improve on your techniques. Todays society is constantly evolving. If you want to catch up with them, you have to evolve in your marketing strategies as well.</span>
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