•10 Quick Tips on How to Create, Distribute, and Profit
10 Quick Tips on How to Create, Distribute, and Profit by Angela WuFree eBooks are a powerful viral marketing tool that canliterally provide you with an entire network of peoplewho promote your business, absolutely free. Here are afew quick tips on how to benefit from your free eBook ...1. Provide Real Content.This is the most basic tip, but it's vitally important.A simple "click" of the mouse is all it takes for someoneto delete your eBook. Don't offer a simple sales pitch;provide your...
•7 Important Tips on Investigating a Business Opportunity
7 Important Tips on Investigating a Business Opportunity by Angela Wu!!! Get In On the Ground Floor!!!We'll Build Your Downline Using Our Unique Spillover Systemthat Guarantees an Income of OVER $5000 EVERY WEEK!HURRY! THIS IS A LIMITED TIME OFFER!Give me a break.We'd all be millionaires if claims like the one above weretrue. If you're looking for a business opportunity on theweb where scams feed on the dreams and weaknesses of everyday people, the thing to remember is to *take yourtime*....
•7 Tips for Testing Your Sales and Marketing
7 Tips for Testing Your Sales and Marketing
by: Angela Wu
One marketing technique may work wonders for someone, but that doesn't guarantee that it'll do the same for you. The only way to really know what works for YOUR products and YOUR target audience is to experiment. Testing and experimentation are crucial to increasing your profits.
1. Try using the occasional pop-up window to get more subscribers to your newsletter. Some people *really* hate these, so use them sparingly. For example,...
•9 Tips on Creating a Professional Emailed Job Application
9 Tips on Creating a Professional Emailed Job Application by Angela WuWith the advent of the Internet, many of us have the opportunity to apply for work through email. However, just because this is the Internet and email is so fast and convenient, that does NOT mean you should give up professionalism and polish! FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT. I recently looked over a fewemailed applications, and let me tell you, it was aneye-opening experience! Here are a few examples of how *not* to do things...
•Achieving Success With Affiliate Programs
Achieving Success With Affiliate Programs by Angela WuNo product... not even a product idea. What's a would-be online entrepreneur to do?For many beginners, affiliate programs seem like a dreamcome true: earn a commission selling another company'sproducts or services. No need to create one of your own!What's even better is that you only have to place a couple of banners or links on your website, and this hot product will sell itself! Right?No. Just like with any other online business,...
•Are You Wasting Your Marketing Dollars?
Are You Wasting Your Marketing Dollars? by Angela WuI was horrified.I had just spent $400 on advertising -- advertising that only yielded $100 in sales.Desperate to make up my losses, and not knowing which of my three ad campaigns actually produced the sales, I made a guess. I figured that most of my profits must have come from the ad campaign that reached the largest number of people -- in my case, an ezine with over 50000 subscribers.So I naively shelled out another $200 for an ad - a...
•Build Traffic and Value Through Reciprocal Links
Build Traffic and Value Through Reciprocal Links by Angela WuReciprocal linking is catching on in popularity. It's a wayfor website owners to share each other's traffic, a simple"let's trade links" deal that can help to widen your web audience.Swapping links can also help you with your search enginetraffic. Some search engines calculate the number of links to your site from other sites and use it to determine your ranking. As you know, a better position equals more targeted traffic!Another...
•Building a Referral-Friendly Business
Building a Referral-Friendly Business by Angela WuReferrals are an important part of any successful business.They're a great way to keep building your customer base,year after year, without having to go out and pay foradvertising. Instead, you use the power of your currentcustomers to help you continue to grow.Referrals really are 'golden'. For one thing, in thistime-crunched age where everyone's so busy, people aremore willing to depend on the advice of trusted contacts.It saves them from...
•Customers DO Exist Outside of Cyberspace!
Customers DO Exist Outside of Cyberspace! by Angela WuThis one statement might not mean much -- if anything -- toyou until you actually try promoting your business in the'real world'. I know it didn't mean anything to me; foryears I heard 'experts' repeatedly say that the one thingonline marketers neglected was the offline market.It wasn't until I opened up a new website where most of the audience preferred good old postal mail that I had myfirst taste of offline marketing. My worst campaign...
•Harnessing the Power of Testimonials
Harnessing the Power of Testimonials by Angela WuLet's say you want to take your spouse out to a nicerestaurant. You read the 'dining' column of your localnewspaper, and ask family or friends for recommendations.What they're doing is 'endorsing' a restaurant: 'That wasthe BEST scampi I've ever had!' is a testimonial to how delicious the food was. You consider their recommendationsbecause they've *had experience* with what you're lookingfor.The same principle works online. Glowing...
•How to Get and Use Testimonials
How to Get and Use Testimonials by Angela WuSmall businesses don't have the same luxury of 'brand-namerecognition' that the big companies have. Thus, we have to work that much harder to earn our visitor's trust. One wayto build this all-important credibility is to get and use testimonials from happy customers. __HOW TO GET TESTIMONIALS FOR AN EXISTING PRODUCTIf your product or service has been available for some time, then it's not that hard to find out how yourcustomers feel about their...
•How to Instantly Boost Traffic and Sales for Just Pennies!
How to Instantly Boost Traffic and Sales for Just Pennies! by Angela WuGood thing you don't have to be rich to make it work foryou. Pay-per-click search engines are one of the best waysto get targeted traffic to your site - and for just a fewpennies, too. I'm usually pretty cheap when it comes topaying for advertising ... but this is one place where I'mhappy to make the investment. PPC SEs such as GoTo.com , the largest and best-known of them, allow you to 'bid' on certain search terms....
•Is Your Internet Business Ready for Holiday Shoppers?
Is Your Internet Business Ready for Holiday Shoppers? by Angela WuOkay, I confess: I can be a terrible procrastinator whenit comes to shopping for the holidays. I don't much likefighting my way through crowded shopping malls. So, instead,I'm ready - even willing - to surf the web looking for theperfect gift.And I'm not the only one. According to one article fromInternet.com, experienced web buyers found online shoppingmore satisfactory than traditional 'brick-and-mortar'stores or catalog...
•Solid Internet Marketing Strategies
Solid Internet Marketing Strategies by Angela WuIt's so easy to fall into a 'labor of love' - painstakinglyrevamping our websites so that they look absolutely 'perfect' ... or pouring our heart and soul into creating the best product possible, one that's sure to draw rave reviews.The problem is, no matter how great your product or how gorgeous your website, you need traffic. If people can'tfind you, they can't buy from you either. Consistent,dedicated marketing will help you to draw...
•Sure-Fire Copywriting Tips
Sure-Fire Copywriting Tips by Angela WuAs you know, good sales copy is critical to your successonline. Although it's not something that you can learnovernight, here are a few pointers to increase yourresponse rates ...__1. Focus on benefits, not on features. For example, the specialty pet bed you're selling might have a durable polar fleece lining. That's a feature. The benefit is that it will keep your pet warm, snuggly, and happy on cold nights. Another benefit would be that it saves you...
•The 'ListBot Dilemma' and List Hosting Alternatives
The 'ListBot Dilemma' and List Hosting Alternatives by Angela WuI'm disgusted. On June 22, 2001, one of the most popular list hosts announced that it was replacing it's excellent service with a 'new and improved' version. We have to save allour subscriber lists and archives by August 20, or they'llbe lost forever - unless, of course, we upgrade to theirnew service.You might already know that I'm talking about ListBot. Yes, the extremely popular ListBot is to be replaced with something called...
•The Pros and Cons of Earning Money with Affiliate Programs
The Pros and Cons of Earning Money with Affiliate Programs by Angela Wu"I don't have a product. I don't even have a product IDEA!"This is one of the most common concerns I hear from peopleinterested in starting a business on the Internet. It'sobvious that you need to sell either a product or a servicein order to make money.That's where affiliate programs come in. Many beginnersstart online by joining affiliate programs; you sell another company's product or service for a commission....
•To Buy or Not to Buy? A Money-Making Tip for Affiliates
To Buy or Not to Buy? A Money-Making Tip for Affiliates by Angela WuA few days ago, a member of one of my affiliate programdownlines contacted me with this email: 'I've been promoting this product for nearly 5 months now and I haven't sold anything. I've tried everything you can think of! I'm about ready to give up. Do you have any suggestions?'After looking at his website and a couple of his ads, Iwrote back with a simple question: 'Did you buy the product yourself?'His answer: No.Maybe I'm...
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