Ten Entrepreneurial Mistakes
July 28, 2006 - by Paul Lemberg - It's hard to avoid certain mistakes, especially when you face a situation for the first time. In fact, many of the following mistakes are hard to avoid even if you're an old hand. Of course, these are not the only mistakes CEOs make, but they sure are common enough. Take the following self assessment.
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Tools For Success: Attitudes-Thoughts- Beliefs
July 28, 2006 - by Jeannie Salgy - To keep the title of this writing brief, I left out one very important word: “Positive”. Everyone has attitudes; we all have thoughts; we all have beliefs. But where do they land on the scale of negative to positive?
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Setting Realistic Goals for your eBay Business
July 28, 2006 - by K.J. King - Having something to work towards is important. If everyone’s business plan, or goal, were simply, “Make More Money” most businesses would not succeed. Though you can’t practically say, “My eBay business is just like Microsoft”, I believe it is a mentality that gets us where we want to be.
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Every Website Needs a Usability Analysis
July 27, 2006 - by J. Davis - Having a usability analysis can provide an eye-opening look into how website visitors see your website and can gives you an exact game plan on what needs to be changed in order of importance.
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How To Balance Your Home and Business When You Work at Home
July 27, 2006 - by kryssa - To keep yourself and your home office organized so you are more productive and have less stress, try the following tips.
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Are You Struggling To Write Informative Articles? Follow My 5 Simple Writing Tips To Success
July 27, 2006 - by William L. - Submitting your quality written, and keyword rich articles is certainly your first step to achieving your personal or business related goals. However, many authors wonder why their articles are not being picked up by publishers and webmasters.
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Website Promotion Exposure Through Trade Journals
July 27, 2006 - by Anne Marie Baugh - Every single business has its trade organizations and publications for which they stay on top of their own trends. Break into these arenas and you will find rich resources for building your sales.
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Begin at the Beginning: Secrets for Success
July 25, 2006 - by Susan Friedmann - You never get a second chance to make a first impression. It's a saying so true that it has become cliché -- a phrase used by suit salesmen and purveyors of shampoo -- but it's a saying that should serve as a motto for your booth staff.
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Being Organized Equals Small Business Success
July 25, 2006 - by Patty Kreamer - You started your own business because you have a burning passion for what you do. You are also - we hope -- good what you do and have a desire to help others. Little do you know that running a business includes, well...running a business. This little bombshell can throw many a new business owner for a loop.
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Do You Need Childcare When You Work At Home?
July 25, 2006 - by Stephanie Foster - Many parents decide to work at home because they want more time with their families. They hope to be able to take care of their kids themselves rather than pay for any sort of childcare. But is this really practical? The answer really depends on your situation.
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How to Write Better Business Emails
July 25, 2006 - by Brian S. Konradt - The ease and informality of the Internet often makes it seem we can write business e-mails poorly and get away with it; yet, it’s actually the contrary. Because email is so accessible, people receive that much more of it and disregard anything less than perfect.
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Find Your Niche in Direct Sales
July 24, 2006 - by Kara Kelso & Anita DeFrank - Direct sales is hard, especially with all the competition. The best way to stand out from the crowd is to have your own website.
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How To Choose The Best Directories For Your Article Writing Campaign
July 24, 2006 - by Deanna Mascle - If you have spent any time at all researching internet marketing strategies then you know that writing articles can help position you as an expert in your field, gain valuable targeted traffic for your web site, drive leads to your products, grow your email list, and quickly multiple your site's text links.
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Affiliate Marketing
July 24, 2006 - by Arthur Caby - If you have even a passing interest in the topic of Affiliate, then you should take a look at the following information. This enlightening article presents some of the latest news on the subject of Affiliate.
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Why Work At Home? Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting A Home-Based Business
July 24, 2006 - by Weisheng Wu - Starting a home-based business is not for everyone. If creating a successful home business is easy, everybody would be doing it. Before you jump at the chance of starting your business, ask yourself if you are willing to make the sacrifices to make your dream come true.
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Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans. Introduction to SBA loans
July 13, 2006 - by David Ruiz - As a new entrepreneur looking for capital, one of your first options for a loan will be the SBA, or to be exact, asking for an SBA-backed loan.
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Create Winning Ebay Auction Titles
July 13, 2006 - by Chris Vendilli - With the eBay marketplace is becoming ever more over-crowded, it’s now increasingly more important to create auction titles that work. You really do need to stand out from your rival eBay sellers.
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Everything You Need to Know About Linking
July 13, 2006 - by Sharon Housley - With the growth of the web and increased competition, search engines are weighing link relevance, and link authority as part of their ranking algorithm.
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Is The Ebay Customer Always Right?
July 12, 2006 - by Kirsten Hawkins - Of the course the customer is always right. If you want to be a successful eBay seller, you should go miles out of your way to make sure every single one of your customers is 100% satisfied, however much time or money it might cost you.
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Question Everything
July 12, 2006 - by John Jantsch - People make buying decisions in ways that we may find hard to imagine. The mental, logical process and the emotional, feel good process come together at some point in every sale. The problem, though, is that this process is invisible to the marketer. Here's my best advice for making sure that your marketing materials hit the logical and emotional mark.
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In Internet Marketing The Only Certainty Is Constant Change
July 12, 2006 - by Kirk Bannerman - "If you don't like the weather, just wait for 10 minutes"... This old saying which addresses the variability of the weather in Montana is also applicable to the market dynamics for an online business. If there is one thing that is certain about the future of online marketing, it is that it will continue to change.
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How to Write Results-Oriented Web Pages, Sales letters, Ads, and Flyers
July 11, 2006 - by Joel Sussman - Here are some key guidelines and pointers for getting noticed, generating interest, and persuading people to respond to your offer.
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20 Tips for the Perfect Mailshot
July 10, 2006 - by Simon Davies - You've heard the classic formula, AIDA: Attention, Interest, Desire, Action. Buy how do you grab attention, turn interest into desire and prompt an action that's sure to get the phones ringing? Here's 20 tips to ease you through the trauma of getting strangers excited.
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Send & Receive Money with PayPal: "No Computer Required"
July 07, 2006 - by Merle - Paypal is pretty much the standard online when it comes to buying goods and services. But what about offline?
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Protecting Your Corporate Image and Market Identity
July 07, 2006 - by Jim Degerstrom - Although you wear many hats, the ones for image consultant or marketing 101 are buried deep in the back room. Matching graphics in print and online provide a familiar look which helps prospects remember your company.
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The Pay Per Click Mistakes Of A New Marketer
July 07, 2006 - Learn from a few mistakes of an a new marketer.
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eBay and How to Buy Your Stock at Offline Auctions
July 06, 2006 - by Avril Harper - I have probably seen it all as far as auctions go and, though I've been buying at auction for more than thirty years, I still make mistakes, still find things to surprise me. This article is designed to help you avoid most of the problems typically encountered by newcomers and old hands alike.
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Options For An Online Business - A Beginner's Guide
July 06, 2006 - by Carrie Lauth - There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and there’s more than one way to make money online. In fact, there are tons of ways! I’ll list a few here as well as the ways these sites make money.
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Taking the Fear Out of Freelancing: Is Self-Employment Right For You?
July 06, 2006 - by Heather Reimer - What if the risk really isn't as great as we think it is. There sure are a lot of people working for themselves these days. What do they know that we don't?
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It's Very Important To Understand The Power Of Network Marketing
July 05, 2006 - by Kirk Bannerman - Network Marketing can produce outstanding results if you know to harness it's awesome power to secure your business success.
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Automate Your Business
July 05, 2006 - by Kelle Arvay - How can you make sure your customers get the E-goods quickly and yet cut down the time you feel you need to monitor your computer for new sales coming in? The answer is automating the way you sell your E-goods
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