Digital Resell Rights Are Meant for Lazy People?
June 30, 2005 - by John Teh - In simple English, resell rights mean the right given to you, to remarket the same product you purchased and keep 100% of the profit, after your purchase of a particular digital product, provided that the digital product is not modified in anyway.
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Are You Asking the Right Questions in Your Copy?
June 30, 2005 - by Karon Thackston - It's a common approach to writing copy. You begin by asking questions. Why? To evoke thoughts in your readers' minds, to stir up emotions, and to get customers thinking in the way you want them to think. But have you ever thought about how you phrase your questions? Are you doing it in a way that will have the greatest impact on your readers or are you just throwing questions on a page?
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A Little Used Secret
June 29, 2005 - by John Harricharan - Sometimes, the simplest things are the most profound. Many times, the most obvious things are often ignored. A good percentage of the time the most common sense principles are the ones most disregarded. Perhaps, it's because we are so intent on making a living that we forget about making a life.
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A Marketing Consultant Explains... How to Harness Energy to Build a Stronger Business
June 29, 2005 - by Barbara Casey - Loving what you do so much that The Law of Attraction can't help but bring you compatible individuals who resonate with what you have to offer. The key is to focus and then raise the energy to that higher place of your soul's urging, so you can find those other souls who recognize your energy and the truth of your mission.
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Top Seven Ways to Write An Order-Pulling Sales Letter
June 29, 2005 - by Judy Cullins - Ready to put your Web pages up? Ready to sell a lot more products and services? If you're not getting the sales, you want you may want to think "makeover." Whether you're just starting or doing a web makeover, you need to Power Write your sales letters.
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Turn One-Time "Hits" Into Repeat Visitors
June 28, 2005 - Any savvy website owner knows that it takes a lot of work, time, and money to bring a visitor to your site for the first time. Smart marketers also know that it rates a lot easier and cheaper to get people to come back for a return visit than to attract them for the first time.
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E-Commerce & Streaming Media - A Marriage That Works
June 28, 2005 - By Ronni Rhodes - Utilize streaming media to capture your audience's attention and to focus on the aspects of your product that will generate a sale.
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Patterns for Mini-Articles
June 24, 2005 - by Ruth Marlene Friesen - Supposing I gave you a problem and asked you to write a mini-article showing how to solve it? Could you do it in say 50 to 150 words?
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Science of Advertising and How to Benefit From It
June 23, 2005 - by Arun Pal Singh - It is very important to realize that persons buy from you. It is the mind at other end of the internet who will decide a sale from you. Thus it is very essential to know how your customer's psychology works.
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Franchising 101- What You Absolutely Need To Know
June 23, 2005 - By Mansi Aggarwal - Franchising basically is the taking of franchisee- the authority or rights to sell the products of some company. Like a tree expands and grows through its branches that also bear fruits, so do the renowned companies enhance their business (sales) through franchising. Franchising gives them a good opportunity to explore every small town along with overseas markets.
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6 Simple Ways to Determine Which Marketing Ideas Are Best for Your Business
June 22, 2005 - by Jennifer McCay - Did something catch your eye in a direct mailing this past week? Have you recently gone to a website and encountered something entirely new that you'd like to try out? Did a friend of yours try out a new marketing idea and generate a few thousand dollars of extra business overnight? As a small business owner, it's all too easy to get caught up in the hype of new marketing techniques that promise quick rewards for little cash.
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Setting Goals That Empower The Business Owner
June 22, 2005 - by Terry Strom - To succeed to the greatest extend possible, you need to set goals. But those goals must be reachable and stretchable. Reachable so you will believe that you can attain them, and stretchable so that when you attain them, you will have moved forward.
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Identity Theft - Is Your Business At Risk?
June 22, 2005 - by Judith A. Wentzel - A new law, effective this summer, requires all business owners to destroy personal employee data prior to discarding. More and more business owners are purchasing document shredders then ever before. Why?... Identity theft for starters.
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Fallacies Regarding Online Home Based Businesses
June 21, 2005 - by Kirk Bannerman - There is a misconception that you can come online and set up an Internet based business and be making big money within a few days. This is absolute hogwash and it has not been my experience nor the experience of anyone I have come in contact with through my online business activities.
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Personalize Your Customer Service with Streaming Media
June 17, 2005 - By Ronni Rhodes - If you're a small business owner, providing quality customer service presents you with opportunities to truly personalize your web business and to capture some of those shoppers who have been less than satisfied by some of your large competitors. One of the ways to accomplish this is to make your customer service function highly visible and readily available to your visitors.
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What is the Basis for your Self Confidence?
June 17, 2005 - by Charlie Badenhop - Do you find that your level of self confidence tends to go up and down like the stock market? Or perhaps it even goes up and down along with the stock market! Here is a story about a Japanese businessman that might give you a new perspective.
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The Do's And Don'ts Of Launching A Small Business Website
June 16, 2005 - By Adil Wali - The purpose of this article is to aid you in launching a successful website with minimal pain and effort. Who knows, if you play your cards right, it may even be within budget and on time.
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Tips for Starting a Hosting Company
June 16, 2005 - by Ron Swerdfiger - If you can develop a hosting company which has a professional design, some extra content, search engine friendly and which targets a specific niche, you will have a far greater chance at success Of course there are many other factors to consider as well, but if you can master these four, everything else should fall into place.
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The Power Of Viral Marketing
June 15, 2005 - by David Bell - Viral marketing, the concept of making each customer a marketer by encouraging word-of-mouth referrals, is indisputably one of the most effective mediums of ongoing self-promotion a site can employ. It gives Internet companies a cost-efficient, proven tool to increase traffic and lower advertising costs.
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Questions to Ask Yourself Before Signing a Partnership Contract
June 15, 2005 - by Charles Fuchs - Choosing a home based business partner is something you want to put a great deal of thought into. Like anything else, having a home based business partner has an upside and a downside. So before you sign those partnership papers and head out for a celebratory drink, you want to make sure you’ve chosen the right one for your home based business. Here are some questions to guide you in making your decision.
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What is Spyware?
June 15, 2005 - by John Mussi - The most frustrating part of having Spyware on your computer is the sheer feeling of helplessness that is invoked. Your computer slows down, it no longer does what you instructed it to, it seems to have a mind of its own. You effectively have lost control of your computer. Spyware (also referred to as Adware or Malware) is software that is installed on your computer without your consent.
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The Role of a Visual Vocabulary in Brand Identity Design
June 10, 2005 - by Erin Ferree - Visual elements are a major part of your business's brand identity design. The keystone of that design is the logo, but in many cases, the logo isn't enough to convey all of your brand attributes. A visual vocabulary is a way to reinforce and add to the messaging that is contained in your logo.
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Niche Marketing : The Power Of Articles
June 10, 2005 - by André Anthony - If you haven't considered the power of articles as part of your niche marketing strategy, then you should. Articles are a great way to drive targeted traffic to your web site, no matter what your niche market may be.
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5 Master Qualities of Extraordinary Achievers
June 10, 2005 - by Emmanuel Segui - You can be a master achiever by developing the same qualities of those who seem to achieve more than others. Here are 5 qualities you need to master in order to become a successful person in your chosen field and in your life.
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10 Essential Criteria For Choosing Your Target Market
June 10, 2005 - by Tessa Stowe - Why choose a target market?, You need to decide exactly who our audience is before you sell your services. Deciding on your target market lays a critical foundation for your business.
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Home Business PC Security For Dummies
June 09, 2005 - by Glenn Murray - The Internet is a powerful tool for home-based businesses. If used effectively, it can be your best friend; but if you don’t secure your computer, it can be your worst enemy.
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3 Ways to Make More This Summer While Working Less
June 09, 2005 - by Charlie Cook - Running your own business or marketing department often means working long hours. Wouldn't you like to cut back this summer, ease up a little, maybe take a few Friday afternoons off or get away on vacation? How can you do this and still keep - or build - marketing momentum?
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Flushing Website Advertising Money
June 09, 2005 - by Jim Daniels - There are three questions you MUST ask before buying website advertising online.
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Small Business Grants - Tips From The Pros
June 09, 2005 - by Howard Schwart - Every business starts with an idea or a dream. To implement this idea or to turn your dream in to reality you require finance. A grant supports the business ideas and turns the dreams of an entrepreneur in to reality.
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Effective Ways To Increase Your Affiliate Commissions
June 08, 2005 - by Jeff Schuman - Are you involved in affiliate marketing. Would you like to make more money and sell more products. Here are a few ways you can do that.
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Commit to Doing 80%
June 08, 2005 - by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee - Perfectionism is the road to disappointment. No one can do everything perfectly 100% of the time, especially when you are trying to make changes in your life.
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Should I Use Pop-Up Ads?
June 08, 2005 - by Ronald Vyhmeister - Web advertising has taken many forms, including those that appear within the Web page as an in-line graphic, as well as those that "pop up" (over) or "pop under" a browsing window. If you are considering the use of pop ups on your website as an advertising method, this article provides some points you should consider.
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Unusual Home Businesses
June 08, 2005 - by Randy Wilson - All Unusual Home Businesses have one great thing in common in that they’re, well, unusual. This often means both that tons of other people haven’t gotten in on them yet and that you can find them in all sorts of unexpected places. This can have you on the road to having your own successful at home business a lot quicker and without a lot of competition.
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Why You Should Use (Not Abuse) Forums to Increase Your Traffic
June 08, 2005 - by Tinu AbayomiPaul - There are dozens of reasons why you should look up the forums that are related to your market and post to them often. Here are 3 to get you started.
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Are You Inventive Enough to be an Inventor? Some Guidelines to Invention Success!
June 08, 2005 - By Vishal P. Rao - As with any business venture, future inventors that are knowledgeable and armed with the "tools" necessary for successful invention, do their "invention homework", and back up their efforts with the funds needed, will more often than not produce an invention that works, is needed, and best of all, "sells".
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How Opt-in Email Marketing Helps You In Your Online Business
June 07, 2005 - by Evelyn Lim - How do you, as a online marketer, ensure that your marketing messages reach your customer? What steps can you take so that your marketing campaign is “read”, “seen” or “heard”? The answer: Provide opt-in email marketing.
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10 Tips For Aspiring Freelance Copywriters
June 07, 2005 - by Glenn Murray - Every week I receive a couple of emails from people seeking advice on how to get into freelance copywriting. While there’s no simple answer, and no answer which applies to everyone, there are a few tips which I believe will help most people make the move into freelance copywriting, and survive the first few months at least.
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Improve Your Self Image
June 06, 2005 - by Cheryl Haining - Improve your Business How you see feel about yourself is vital to your success and happiness. You can achieve your desired goals with the right tools. A regular mental workout will keep your self-image in shape.
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Why Use a Web Design Template?
June 06, 2005 - by Julia Jackson - Many smart and savvy businesses are choosing to use a website template, and avoiding employing a professional designer. Why? Well, there are clear benefits: saving on cost, saving on time, and ensuring quality.
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Improve Your Self Image
June 03, 2005 - by Cheryl Haining - Improve your Business How you see feel about yourself is vital to your success and happiness. You can achieve your desired goals with the right tools. A regular mental workout will keep your self-image in shape.
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My First Year In Cyber Space
June 03, 2005 - by Michael Southon - My first year as a Cyberpreneur was a steep learning-curve. I was an academic before starting an online business, so I had a lot to learn. But even if you were in offline-business before going online, you may still have to learn some new skills -online business is a whole new ball-game. Here are some of the things I learnt in my first year in Cyber Space.
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Meeting Expectations
June 03, 2005 - by Erin Ferree - So, you have a potential client who's requested a meeting with you — at "your office". But, you work at home. And, if you're anything like me, your home may not be worthy of a spread in Architectural Digest, or even Not-Quite-A-Safety-Hazard Gazette. What to do?
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When Service Goes Wrong... Bounce Back!
June 01, 2005 - by Ron Kaufman - We all try to do things right. No business sets out to do wrong when servicing customers. But life is full of unexpected moments and inevitably, mistakes do happen. While many people in businesses focus on doing things right the first time, very few seem to take a powerful interest in setting things right when things do go wrong. In those moments, a passion for "zero defects" often gives way to "Let's get this mess cleaned up fast, and get back to business as usual.
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Improving Lead Generation and Conversion Rates: Think Like a Farmer
June 01, 2005 - by Charlie Cook - Use your marketing strategy and lead generation system to bring in many more prospects and increase your conversion rates. When you do you'll find yourself with a bountiful crop of new clients.
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Direct Mail Marketing Now As Easy As Email
June 01, 2005 - by Michael Lemm - With MOL “mailing online", you can escape the dreary part of direct mail marketing - the printing, the stuffing, the stamps, etc. MOL users simply create a document, upload it to the MOL website with their mailing list and credit card information, and press “go”. Within 48 hours, the members of your mailing list are receiving the marketing message in their postal mailboxes.
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