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- The Importance of Having a Mentor - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2005 from Larry DenisWhen you first start your business everything can be quiteconfusing. There are many pitfalls and problems that aredifficult to work out on your own. Choosing the rightbusiness for you. How to get the edge on your competitors?What to do first? How to really make money and escape that9-5 job? ...
Views: 1002 - Turning Your Services into a Product - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. HaydenOne of the biggest challenges in selling professional services is that what you are offering is intangible. Your product can't be seen, touched, or tasted. Until your prospective clients experience what you do, they have no way of knowing if it will turn out, whether they will like it, and how ...
Views: 1290 - Basics of Affiliate Marketing - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2005 from Matt BacakWhether you realize it or not, if you've been on the Internet today, you have encountered affiliate marketing. If you have ever “clicked thru” one site to order something from another, the first site probably received a portion of the sale. For instance, independent booksellers have limited ...
Views: 1115 - How To Get Free Publicity For Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2005 from Matt BacakYou don't have to spend thousands of dollars on advertising to build an effective campaign. In fact, you can get great publicity that will drive customers to do your door absolutely free of charge! One of the best ways to do this is to attract press coverage. You don't have to pay for ...
Views: 1305 - The Ultimate Short Sale Secret - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2005 from Richard OdesseyBuying foreclosures can be extremely profitable for real estate investors. However, most of these homeowners are mortgaged to the hilt. They have no equity, and big loan payments. In fact, many actually owe more than the property is worth! Most investors will walk away from these deals ...
Views: 867 - Negotiating A Short Sale – The High Road to Huge Foreclosure Profits - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2005 from Richard OdesseyBuying foreclosures can be extremely profitable for real estate investors. However, most of these homeowners are mortgaged to the hilt. They have no equity, and big loan payments. In fact, many actually owe more than the property is worth! Most investors will walk away from these deals ...
Views: 1176 - Successful Short Sale Secrets with Foreclosures - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2005 from Richard OdesseyIf you’re active in real estate investing, you may already realize one of the biggest issues real estate investors face: Finding Great Deals. Foreclosures at a 52-year High With foreclosures at a 52-year high, there are thousands of deals available on the market, if you know where to find ...
Views: 1121(1 vote) - 10 Sure Fire Phrases That Will Increase Your site Traffic - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2005 from Helene Malmsio1 "Bookmark This Web Site Now" Tell your visitors tobookmark your web site. They may see your web sitelisted in their bookmarks and visit again. You shouldalso give then a good reason to bookmark your site.For example tell them you add new content everyday.Wording: Just press “ctrl + D” to ...
Views: 1435(1 vote) - Making Money Online - Start Small, Grow Huge - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2005 from Keith JonesIt is estimated that reported earnings from the internet will be numbered by the trillions in the year 2005. Internet-based businesses such as virtual assistants, web development, retail, consulting and freelance services make up a large percentage of the money earned online, and there is still ...
Views: 1131(1 vote) - Finding Products to sell on eBay - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2005 from Nowshade KabirDo you know how many people in US are earning their livelihood with the help of eBay? According to a new survey conducted on July 2005 by ACNielsen, a leading research firm, an astounding 724 thousand Americans respond that they rely on eBay for their main or supplemental income. Apart from ...
Views: 1526(1 vote) - The Power of Ezines - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2005 from Matt BacakFree publicity is there for the grabbing. All it takes is a little creativity and a powerful ezine. Writing an ezine (commonly known as an email newsletter), will assist you in building credibility while marketing your company service or product. Approaching the Concept Before you jump into ...
Views: 1843(1 vote) - 10 Home Based Business Niches You Can Use Now - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2005 from Trent BrownriggCopyright© Trent Brownrigg http://www.home-business-team.com I grant permission to publish this article, electronically or in print, as long as the bylines are included, with a live link, and the article is not changed in any way (grammatical corrections accepted). 10 Home Based Business ...
Views: 1104(1 vote) - The View from The Aisle: Attending A Trade Show - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2005 from Susan FriedmannHow many teams does your company send to a trade show? Unless you work for the very largest of Fortune 500 companies, the answer is probably one. It’s very rare for a company to send two teams to a show. Instead the same small group of staff members have to pull double-duty at the trade show, ...
Views: 1056(1 vote) - Baryte in Azara, Nassarawa State of Nigeria - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Saintmoses EromoseleABSTRACT With the advent of crude oil in Nigeria, solid minerals exploration and exploitation, as well as agriculture, have been relegated to the background. There is however no doubt that crude oil is the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy. The solid mineral, baryte, is of a strategic importance ...
Views: 8721(3 votes) - Constructing A Website That Earns Money Online - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2005 from Michael KeenanI would like to share with you one simple stratergy in creating income with your own website. This is just one method out of simply millions that you could create for yourself. Remember the internet provides no limits. This is one example that does work for me, and may give you an insight into ...
Views: 742(1 vote) - Credit repair scam - How to avoid being a statistic? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2005 from Bill SmithCredit repair scam - How to avoid being a statistic? A good credit history is critically important for the consumer. A bad credit will prevent you from getting a business loan, owning a home, or even a job. Promises to "fix" your credit are always made by credit consolidation companies, but they ...
Views: 856(1 vote) - New Product Launch Checklist - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2005 from Robert (Bob) CannonLaunching a new product or service is an exciting time and it is possible to overlook something in the rush to get that product or service to market. I developed the following checklist to make certain that I didn¡¦t make the same mistake twice. Hopefully it will keep you from making a mistake ...
Views: 2159(1 vote) - Importing Products to sell on eBay - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2005 from Nowshade KabirThe interesting thing about online buyers is they are extremely price sensitive. A survey done by Forrester Research shows that 73 percent of surveyed online buyers expect prices on the Internet to be cheaper than in stores. No wonder auction marketplaces are thriving. Among the most popular ...
Views: 1297 - 10 Work at Home Niches You Can Use Today - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2005 from Trent Brownrigg10 Work at Home Niches You Can Use Today One of the biggest obstacles to getting started working at home, or expanding your current home based business, is finding a profitable niche to target. Well, I have done a significant portion of the hard work for you in this article. Below are ten ...
Views: 1306(2 votes) - The Passive Income Myth Exposed - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2005 from Debbie JenkinsIn theory the idea of generating additional (and passive)business revenue from books, CD programmes and eBookscouldn't be simpler. Find a market. Create a product. Watchthe money roll in while you play golf, pamper yourself, shopfor shoes, go fishing or enjoy a little R&R. The reality though ...
Views: 951(1 vote) - The Secret to Prospecting in Internet Chat Rooms - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2005 from Nahush KhubalkarIf you are involved with affiliate marketing on the Internet, chat rooms can really provide you solid ground to find new prospects, customers and affiliates. As compared to other advertising methods, such as posting your messages in discussion groups, FFA. sites etc, chat rooms can have the ...
Views: 1339 - 10 Tips For Running A Profitable Web Site - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2005 from Helene Malmsio1. Address your targeted audience on your business site. Example: "Welcome Internet Marketers". If you have more than one, address them all. 2. Make sure your content and graphics are relevant to your web site's theme. You wouldn't want to use a bird graphic on a business web site. 3. Alert ...
Views: 1635 - How to Receive Payments for Your Online Sales - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2005 from Nowshade KabirOnce you decide which products you are planning to sell on the Internet, and what type of web store you are going to use in order to display your products, next vital decision that you haveto take is to figure out how your customers are going to pay you.Whatever you plan to sell online, ...
Views: 1253 - Millionaire to Be or Not to BE - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2005 from Harry SegguWhat are the secrets to success? Has anyone ever tell you that your dreams are ridiculous or that you cannot be what you contemplate? Have you been let down by your own limiting beliefs? Well the truth is here. In reality, you can be whatever you want and wish to be. The question is whether you ...
Views: 947 - 7 Search Engine Resources You Should Be Using Now - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2005 from Jinger JarrettAsk any business person who's website is at the top of thesearch engines if his/her site is making money, and the answeris almost always "yes". An example is Glenn Canady, the author of "Gorilla Marketing"who employed only one of these strategies, and it made him over$1 million dollars. The ...
Views: 1503 - How to Organize a Seminar or an Event - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2005 from Matt BacakSeminars and events have always been implemented as a holistic experience to participants. Thus, organizing an event requires extensive planning and preparation with most work implemented at least a few months before the actual event. Most of the time, seminars seem to run like clockwork with ...
Views: 1895 - Adsense – The Powerful Passive Income Generator - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2005 from Matt BacakWebmasters have a revolutionary new method of collecting income from their websites. Whereas in the past advertising revenue was reserved for those sites with large a coming and going of visitors, now even teenagers are making a quick buck with their online hobby blogs. People place adsense on ...
Views: 1751 - Selling through Auction Marketplaces - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2005 from Nowshade KabirConsumers are increasingly feeling more comfortable in buying products through the Internet. According to a report released recently by the Department of Commerce first-quarter retail salesrose 23.8 percent to US$ 19.8 billion in the United States from US$ 16 billion a year ago. E-commerce sales ...
Views: 1111 - Which Niche To Conquer? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2005 from Russell BrunsonI'm sure that you've heard about how many start up companies fail when they first begin, and the reason that most (if not all) of their failures is because they don't create a good fountain to build on. If we start right, it is easy to go right all the time. But if we start wrong, it's much ...
Views: 1061 - Five Minutes - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2005 from Dan ReinholdEveryday. You're hunched at the computer, flicking the keys with the greatestof ease - or, like me, poking each stroke with the speed ofa...umm...well, it DID rhyme! Everyday. You're mesmerized for hours by the wonders of Internet business - you market, you negotiate, you design, you submit, ...
Views: 971 - Negotiating a Raise, New Job Title, or Bonuses - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2005 from Teena RoseNegotiation is a give-and-take process until an eventual agreement is reached between two or more parties. To understand the art of negotiation, a jobseeker must understand that it is a give process as much as it is a receiving process. Look at the proposition from the side of your employer. ...
Views: 999 - Motivation ABC’s: Tune Up Your Booth Staff - by Submitted on May 30, 2005 from Susan FriedmannAre your sales people burnt out? You may want to check. Have they clocked too many twelve hour days? Do they have enough frequent flier miles to charter a jet to Mars? Are their faces permanently skewed into perpetual smiles from chatting with hundreds of thousands of trade show ...
Views: 1158 - No wonder it's so hard to make money on the Internet. - by Submitted on May 23, 2005 from Frank SousaNO WONDER it's so hard to make money on the Net! At a recent Internet Conference that my sons and I were teaching, I was reminded about one of the most serious problems that we all face in Internet Marketing, and that is information overload. What do I mean? Let's look at a typical day in the ...
Views: 996 - Building a Web Store on Shoestring Budget in less than Four Hours - by Submitted on May 16, 2005 from Nowshade KabirStarting a business online is no longer as difficult as it used to be! Now, there are plenty of interesting business ideas that anybody can pick up from various Internet resources. Startup related cost, which used to deter many in taking action, has become negligible. Many people already started ...
Views: 1529 - Using Perceptual Variations to Persuade People - by A very potent way in which you can persuade the target of your persuasion goal to make the desired decision is by altering the way in which the situation is visualized. One of the most common forms of this persuasion technique is to break down a larger cost into an average daily cost.
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Views: 939 - The New Paradigm That Built a $100 Million Online Business - by Six years ago, Agora Publishing decided to test a theory - to see whether the same methods used in running a successful publishing business offline could be translated into running a profitable online business.
Did it work?
In fact, the results were remarkable - so much so that savvy online ...
Views: 918 - The New Paradigm That Built a $100 Million Online Business - by Untitled Document
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Views: 1063(1 vote) - Become a Master of Persuasion - by Let's face it. Virtually everything you have in your life was a result of your being able to persuade somebody. But, frequently people only equate the ability to persuade someone with "selling" them in a transaction where money changes hands. However, even if your occupation has nothing to do ...
Views: 919 - Mastering the Art of Persuasion - by Let's face it. Virtually everything you have in your life was a result of your being able to persuade somebody. But, frequently people only equate the ability to persuade someone with "selling" them in a transaction where money changes hands. However, even if your occupation has nothing to do ...
Views: 1323 - - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2005 from Janice Smallwood-McKenzie“What I Do ‘Is Not’ Who I Am” Ah, the personal touch that continues to make a big difference for the better in our lives and the lives of those who have an opportunity to experience a personal touch from us. If networking and effective communication are centered on other people, can we ...
Views: 1047 - The Search Engine Optimization Game Is Getting Tricky - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2005 from Tom WorsleyFor more than 4 years now I have been modifying my work from home based web sites trying to optimize for the major search engines, Especially Goggle. Today with much disappointment I have come to the realization that search engine traffic alone will not make me rich. Yes my search engine ...
Views: 999 - Business Brokerage - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2005 from Ray PhilipStart thinking about buying an established business if you want to avoid the immense risks involved in starting one. Not everyone wants to start a business from scratch, and buying a business with the infrastructure in place lets you focus on building it up, as opposed to getting a new business ...
Views: 928 - Ohio Entrepreneur Introduces Video Communications to the World - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2005 from daniel webbMarch 1, 2005 – Over 30 billion emails are sent daily worldwide, and online communication are expected to double in the next few years. However, the future of online communications is already here. Today, video can add the human touch of emotions, gestures, personality and more to the otherwise ...
Views: 975 - How to Build a Business Website - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2005 from Nowshade KabirA recent report done by Yankee Group, a Boston-based market research company, states that at the end of 2004 around 34 percent of small and medium sized businesses in North America are selling goods and services on the Internet and another 25 percent is planning to do so within next 12 months. ...
Views: 1057 - Start Blogging Now: 10 Reasons Why You Really Need a Blog for Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2005 from Patsi Krakoff1. It is perfect for creating a web presence for independent professionals who have something to say and who need people to get to know them and what they can do for them. 2. Having your own business blog gives you credibility and a forum where you can show your expertise. 3. Readers can ...
Views: 953 - Make More Money with Marketing Metrics - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2005 from Jeremy CohenDo you know how effective each of your individual marketing tactics is? Many small business owners market in a vacuum. They spend money on brochures, advertisements and web sites with no real way to tie specific results to specific endeavors. If you are unable to associate leads and sales with ...
Views: 1223 - MonaVie - Acai Berry Juice - Wealthier and Healthier Life - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2005 from Sebastien LambertThe Acai Berry, Called the "Amazon's Viagra" Just Featured on Oprah Deep in the Jungles of the Amazon lies more mystery and miracles than can possibly be discovered in one lifetime. But for the growing Baby Boomer’s, a new Amazon discovery could be the next “big thing”. (PRWEB) December 20, ...
Views: 1211(1 vote) - How to Select a Legitimate Home Business - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2005 from Trent BrownriggCopyright© Trent Brownrigg www.work-at-home-jobs-iowa.com I grant permission to publish this article, electronically or in print, as long as the bylines are included, with a live link, and the article is not changed in any way (grammatical corrections accepted). How to Select a Legitimate ...
Views: 1132(1 vote) - Are You Using a Chess or Checkers Small Business Marketing Strategy? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2005 from Jeremy CohenUntil the day I learned to play chess I loved playing checkers. Both games require a strategy that maximizes a player’s ability to capture her opponents pieces without first losing her own. Checkers was fun. But the complexities of chess lead to more satisfying victories and defeats. Chess ...
Views: 1251(1 vote) - Ride the wave of ‘Wellness’ to Financial Freedom! - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2005 from Lynda LockEver wished that you’d timed things a little better so that your income was on par with that of Bill Gates? Perhaps you ponder how life would have been different had you the ability to see the big picture that Henry Ford saw – the NEED for automobiles, even when there were obstacles such as no ...
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