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Electronic Payment Services Money Still Exchanges Hands it Just does so Without ever Touching a Palm
by MerleBuying and selling products or services online justgot a whole lot easier. Using only a person's e-mailaddress, you can pay for purchases and receive moneyowed to you without ever touching an actual greendollar bill. Of course, not touching it might takesome of the fun out of getting paid, but it's stillyour money just the same. It's virtual money.So, you're saying to yourself right about now,How is this magical feat performed? A varietyof online payment services have sprung up to...
Build your own Sales Force Army With an Associate Program
by MerleWhat's the quickest way to increase your website sales andextend your reach on the Internet all at the same time?If you said with your own associate program, you would becorrect. An associate (or affiliate program as they are some-times called) allows others to to sell your products/services and receive a commission on each and every sale orclick. Just think of having a sales force that can growas big as you'd like... and you only pay them when andif they bring you a paying customer....
Make your Website Talk with just One Click
by MerleWhat's the most important thing you can offer your customers?If you said support give yourself an A+. Incorporatinglive customer service into your website is one of the bestways to assist those who browse your site and may havequestions. Yes, they can send an e-mail to you and waita day or two for the answer, but by the time you replythe buying mood may have already passed. Another opportunitymissed.So how do you offer live on-the-spot support? Well, itcan be done with a simple text...
Excite Me Tease Me Make Me Want to CLICK
by MerleBanners are a necessity for anyone doing business online.Sooner or later you'll want to do some banner advertisingor simply swap with another site, so you'll want to makesure you have a few to choose from when that time comes.There are standard sizes for banners, and you need to make sure you adhere to those standards before creating them. The most popular size by far is 468X60. Some of the others are:234X60 Half Banner120X240 Vertical BannerPopular button sizes are:120X60 and 125X125...
Rampant Rudeness on the Internet What Would Miss Manners Say
? by MerleGive some people a computer and an Internet connectionand they think it's a license for rudeness. What is itabout the Internet that causes some folks to take allthey learned about basic etiquette and throw it rightout the window?Think about it: Just because your reader can't see you doesn't give you the right to be rude, but there aremillions of Net users who feel that it does. I've beencalled names I'd rather not repeat in polite companyand have been replied to in ALL CAPS. I'm...
Finding that Host that Offers the Most
by MerleWhether you already have a website or are thinking of setting up shop online, sooner or later you'll have to deal with the issueof web hosting. Although it may seem like a no brainer, there are actually many factors you'll need to consider before makingthis important decision. Your first inclination may be to lookonly at the cost, thinking cheaper is better. However, thatold saying you get what you pay for,is especially true in thissituation. Here are some of the more important...
Promoting your Affiliate Program with Directories Part II
by Merlen part 1 we had discussed some options for setting up your ownassociate program. Now, in part II we'll look at what you needto do to get the word out to those who may be interested insigning up as an affiliate in your new venture.The best place to start is to list your program with thedirectories that exist for just this purpose. If you do some research you'll find many associate directoriesto list with. Since these directories are usually the firststop people make when looking for an...
Work Those Affiliate Programs and Make Some Cash
by MerleSo you've joined your first affiliate/associate programand slapped that big old banner on your site. All you have to do now is sit back and wait for the bucks tocome rolling in. Not so fast there, Bucky. There'sa lot more to making money with affiliate programsthan that. If your best effort is going to be thatbanner, don't plan on retiring any day soon.Just like everything else online, you'll get outof it what you put in. So if you want to makesome serious cash with those programs...
Work Those Affiliate Programs and Make Some Cash
by MerleSo you've joined your first affiliate/associate programand slapped that big old banner on your site. All you have to do now is sit back and wait for the bucks to come rolling in. Not so fast there, Bucky...there's alot more to making money with affiliate programs thanthat. If your best effort is going to be that banner, don't plan on retiring any day soon. As with everything else online and off, what you get outof an activity is equal to the effort you put into it. So if you want to...
Who Needs Cash When There s Electronic Money
by MerleIt's a new world. Gone are the days of writing paper checks and entering credit card numbers. Now with the click of a mouse youcan pay anyone anywhere, anytime, or you can receive paymentsyourself without a merchant account. All you need is the rightservice and an email address. There are so many electronic payment services on the Nettoday, if you're not taking advantage of them you're missingout on a fast, simple way to move money around. If you'reselling products or services...
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