Online Marketing Tip

A best way to get e-mail addresses and testimonials for your online business is to ask people to sign your guest book.

But a lot of people would not take the extra time to sign your guest book.

An effective way to persuade them to sign your guest book is to give them something free in return.

Happy Holidays!!

Just be sure to push your chair away from the computer and take the time to be with family and friends this holiday season...

Competition: Eliminate Bloodshed

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So how shall you eliminate your competition without bloodshed?

You must create a niche for your business. Niche is something or the thing that makes your business different from your competitors.

You should be one of a kind!

To come up with a niche is to think like your target audience or customers. Know their needs, wants, goals, and interests.

Come up with a niche which something that you must be good at...

Set yourself apart from my competition..

Offer something that your competitors do not have..

Quote of the Day

Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility
- Ambrose Bierce

Stay Connected

Over the course of your business life you will come in contact with a number of other business people. They could be lawyers, suppliers, business services, customers, etc. These people are important to your business in more ways than one. If you hired them or they bought your product or service, you can also gain their business knowledge, experience, ideas, and advices.

And how do you do this?

Stay Connected!

Networking!

Networking is when two or more different businesses stay in contact on a regular basis to build and improve each others business.

Keep all your business associates contact information all in one place. Have it organized! Networking is a sure way to build a successful business. Meet a lot of business people and some could be your closest friend!

Stay Connected!

Increase Your Target Market

You can increase sales and profits by increasing your target markets.

Below are some ways to increase your target markets:

1. ADD-ON

You can increase your target markets by adding on other product or service with your main one.

> Sometimes they buy stuff just to get the freebies.

2. REDESIGN

Increase your target markets by redesigning your products and services.

> Buyers get so attracted right away when the packaging is much more appealing.
> Redesign how you provide your service

3. TEAM-UP

Increase your target markets by cross promotion (with a non-competing business).

Christmas Fever

Christmas Fever eh? What comes into your mind?

for entrepreneurs

> MONEY
> PRICE WAR (between you guys)
> TACTICS
> INCREASE SALES

Tips for sellers
> sell on the best deal!
> sell on the best time!
> this is the best time to increase your sales!


Tips for shoppers
> don't be impulsive in buying
> be alert
> know the deal
> research
> bargain



Remember the true essence of Christmas is family and loving and giving...

Multiply Links

One of the most effective way to get people to link to your web site is by offering web masters the option of giving away your free stuff.

> Offer a free affiliate program from your web site. The affiliate program could be pay per sale, click through, etc.

> Offer valuable free information from your web site. Give free report or course.

> Offer free software from your web site.

KeepingYour Customer 101

Easy And Free Communication

Make it easy and for your customers to contact you. Offer as many contact methods as possible. Let customers contact you by e-mail. Hyperlink your e-mail address so customers would not have to type it. Offer toll free numbers for

phone and fax contacts.

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Increasing Sales 101

Take client's position on the web very seriously...

Choose your domain name very wisely...

Have a useful content on your site...

Track you ads..

Database Marketing

Database Marketing is the gathering and storing of specific information regarding your prospects or customers. This information is usually stored in a database program on your computer. You would then use the information to market and advertise to them. It can save you time and money because you can target your promotional efforts to your best prospects or customers.

Quote of the Day

"There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second..."

- Jeff Bezos

Best Time to Sell

As a superstar seller in auction sites you must know when would be the great time to sell right?


But when is the best time to sell?

The best time is...

when the customer is ready to buy!


> to get good understanding of what increases your item's exposure examine how people look up items...
> know the time of the day when people look up for such items

Quote of the Day

Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars
- LES BROWN

CONTRACTS

Are you in a business?

Then you must have an idea about contract...
What is a contract?

A contract is an agreement between two or more parties to do, not do, or promise something. Contracts can come in many forms — they can be oral or written, implied or express, and legally enforceable or not. The strongest contract, in terms of enforceability, has an offer, acceptance, consideration for the exchange, clearly sets out the terms of the agreement without ambiguity, and is signed by the involved parties with proper capacity to enter into the contract. (wisegeek)

When it comes into business do not underestimate the importance of putting everything in writing. For example in music contracts (especially). You cannot trust promises or any verbal agreement. Anything and everything that is discussed must be put in writing in business contracts.

You may ask, how about oral contracts? But honestly, there is no way to prove something a hundred percent unless you have written and signed business contracts or several unbiased witnesses.

Signed and Sealed!

On Posting a FREE AD

Before posting a free ad it is also necessary that one creates an email address (of course!) because once with the free ads posted there would be a huge number of confirmation mails.
Remember the other most important thing is that the free ads should be posted in related categories and not in unrelated categories.

Inconvenient Truths on Music Piracy

1. Piracy reduced revenues for record companies mean less money available to take a risk on artists (underground)

2. Internet service providers often advertise music for the benefit of signing up to their service, BUT they facilitate the illegal swapping on copyright trespassing music.

3. The anti-copyright movement does not create tax revenues, jobs, exports, and economic growth because it largely consists of people administering on a commercial world about - they know little.

4. Piracy is not caused by poverty

5. Most people know it is wrong to file-share copyright infringing material but would not stop till the law makes them or til they get caught.




Anyway, these days, even eggs could be pirated. Yes, eggs! Too much piracy in the world these days.