Saturday, November 25, 2006

List Building! The Number 1 Secret To Big Money Online

List Building! The Number 1 Secret To Big Money Online Internet marketing is
one of the most powerful methods of marketing and is so varied by nature
that the modern business entrepreneurs are left with a huge number of
options to choose from. Either adopting a single method or a combination of
methods and styles, the modern business people owe gratitude to the Internet
business and marketing modes.

However, list building, is one of the most effective and strongest ways to
market a product over the Internet. In fact, once you create a list you can
then also take it and market offline.

The list building concepts are quite simple and if done correctly will help
you create the perfect online business, which is stable and ever growing. It
is a concept so smart and so transcendental by nature that the modern day
entrepreneurs admire it and accept it as one of the pivotal tools for
marketing and running their businesses online.

The list building concepts are usually built around searching for people who
have an interest in your chosen niche.

Making a list of people with a strong interest in your product or services
online is the basis of building an amazing long term business. For example,
if your products or services are related to the flower business, you would
obviously target people who have an interest in growing flowers, nursing
them, treating them, selling them, reading about them, etc, etc.

The more targeted your niche, the better. For example I would rather build a
list of people interested in flowers, than I would build a list of people
interested in gardening. You can even go deeper with this and build a list
of people interested in the rose flower.

It is extremely important to understand why people would want to join your
list. What drives these people to be interested in this particular subject,
what are they looking for, is it answers, advice, tips, products.

The number 1 point regarding this, concerns the emails you send to your
list, the emails must contain information that interests and excites them.
If the emails do not contain valuable information, then your business will
suffer, but more importantly, you will have a list of unresponsive
subscribers, who will eventually cancel their subscription.

Once you have a list of hungry, flower lovers or even better, rose flower
lovers, they will obviously be happy to receive interesting emails regarding
their beloved flowers.
This leads us to the most important part of list building.

How to build a relationship with your subscribers!

The strength of the relationship between the list owner and their list, is
the secret to having a highly responsive list. They must feel like they
know, like and trust you, to do this takes a little time, but the rewards
are immense.

Be yourself and be honest, only give information that you know is of the
highest quality. Once you have a relationship built with your list, you can
send an email with a call to action (product offer) and you will get
results.

Well, there you go, a quick over view of list building. The secret to
building a massive online business.

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Linden has helped lots of people take control and build their own hugely
successful online and offline businesses.
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Make Associate Programs an Extra Income

Do you have a connection with another site that can offer something new?
Then you should know more about an associate program or sometimes called
partnership program. This is where the companies selling products or
services online gives a part of their profits as a commission on any sales
you create for them by introducing new customers.

These have become very popular for both companies who are looking for an
increase in sales and websites who have been inadequate in producing some
earnings. Whether you have a website that sells a certain product/service or
a website that has nothing to sell, you should not stop from joining related
associate program for your website, product or service because it can give
you additional earnings.

Some companies who offers associate program usually weigh their compensation
rates in terms of those sites that send the most clicks and converted actual
sales. When somebody reaches an industrial site and make some purchase from
the site, you will get a commission for that as a return.

You will greatly benefit when you join any associate programs that are
related to your business that definitely would sell other products or
businesses to your clients.
Indeed, it's really an additional source of gaining cash.

The examples of companies that have affiliate programs are the software
retailer Beyond.com and bookseller Amazon.com wherein anyone can have
affiliation with these commercial sites and direct people to visit them.

By using the associate program, every one has a chance to add a significant
value to any website. And a good quality website can become more valuable
and dynamic if it offers a wide variety or different products and services
as an associate.

There are also several types of associate programs like the Web Cards. This
is an associate program that pays one dollar to affiliates each time a
consumer asks for a free sample of their merchandise. The product is
actually a postcard of an image or a website. Wherein the user does not need
to spend some money yet an affiliate gets a small fee for it. One should
remember that associate programs increase the usefulness of a site only if
the commercial site offers the users something valuable. An associate
program may affect the accessibility of a site, but it will make it easy and
convenient for users, they may visit a site searching for a product or
service that it does not offer. However, the site can at least direct the
customer to another site that offers that particular product or service.
People would definitely like to revisit a site that leads them to a good
purchase. That is a very important factor to have a good rapport with the
client.

For the success of an associate program, it is necessary to make sure that
the content of a site matches the program.
Otherwise, the visitors may get irritated. For example, if one has a website
on watches, it is better to keep away from giving a link to a pastry shop.
It will just give a negative impression to the customers about the products
and the company.

When joining an associate program and reselling their products or services,
there are critical things that needs to be considered because your customers
are also counting on you for the good recommendations that you will make and
your reputation will depend on it.

It is really valuable if one would join an associate program because of the
benefits that they will get, but if you are serious in joining a program you
should first get and try the product or service of the company before
recommending it to somebody or to a customer.

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Steven Gerber is a professional copywriter & marketing consultant. He is a
protégé of Dan Lok, the World’s #1 Website Conversion Expert, & in Steven’s
totally biased opinion simply THE BEST. You will find the latest internet
marketing techniques & tricks at:
http://www.websiteconversionexpert.com

Options For Working Moms - Is It All Or Nothing?

Many working moms struggle with the day-to-day grind of the workweek. While
many may enjoy their jobs, they may not enjoy the ritual of waking up early,
getting the kids ready, only to drop them off at daycare. Oftentimes, a
large portion of their paycheck goes straight to the people who are caring
for their children during the day.

If you're a mom who is not happy with your situation, there are alternatives
for you to explore. Not all of them are going to suit your needs but you
might find a couple that you should investigate further.

Part Time Jobs

While those who are on a tight budget might not be able to afford this
option, others may want to question what their current employer offers. You
also have to consider the type of job you're in and if it lends itself to
being a part-time gig.

If your current employer is not willing to accommodate a part-time position,
then start looking for other positions that might be more flexible. However,
because you have history with them, your current company is your best bet.

Telecommuting Jobs

Even though this is still not the 'norm', more and more companies are
allowing workers to telecommute. Again, this arrangement works best with
your present employer because you have built up trust. However, there are
many companies now who are looking strictly for telecommuters and there are
sites out there that can help you make those connections.

There are a number of different arrangements for telecommuting that are
possible. There are those situations where you are allowed to telecommute
100% of the time because the employer is not local. Other time, you work 2-3
days at home, and the other days in the office. You still get face time with
your employer but you also get more time with your children. Ideally, when
you do work at home, you can work the hours you want, but it doesn't always
work out that way.

Virtual Assistant Work

Becoming a virtual assistant can be a very rewarding experience. You
basically work as an assistant for other businesses doing a variety of work,
but many times, you're not even in the same state. Some responsibilities can
include working on websites, submitting articles to directories, Internet
research and many other tasks. If you're lucky, you can team up with someone
who is willing to teach you new skills.and pay you at the same time.

Ghostwriting Profession

Ghostwriting is basically writing articles, blog posts, etc., for someone
else and that person receiving the credit. You do not own the work and you
are hired as a freelance writer. This is something you might want to look
into if you enjoy writing and are skilled at it. These writers are in demand
with website owners and you can make a pretty good living at it. Be prepared
to conduct research on topics that you are unfamiliar with and get ready for
criticism.

If you're not happy with your work situation, you do have the power to
change it. Arm yourself with the knowledge and confidence that you can be a
happy and fulfilled working mom - whether you choose to work inside or
outside your own home.

About The Author: Heather Eagar is a former professional resume writer and
creator of Moms Back to Work, a site that offers help and advice to moms
returning to the workforce. For resume and cover letter samples, interview
advice and work options for moms, go to: http://www.MomsBacktoWork.com

Consistency Leads To Success

Internet marketing is a unforgiving business and getting side tracked is
almost inevitable. I have often found myself searching and wondering around
the internet when I should be concentrating on my business' everyday
operation. Everyone who runs their own business on the internet should
always make a list of day to day things they need to accomplish. Here's a
few things I do on a daily basis to make sure that my business grows.

Getting in the right frame of mind

Starting off my day on the right foot is imparitive to my success. Like the
title suggests "consistency leads to success". If I get off track then
minutes and hours are lost and everyone knows time is money. Everyday is a
challenge, some days are better than others in that you have more sales. Its
the days that you don't see a single sale that is the real kicker and these
are the days you have to tell yourself that you will never give up. The
reason 95% of internet marketers fail is because of this reason. They think
they can instantly make riches on the internet and when they don't make
money right away they quit and move on to something else. I can honestly
tell you that it takes hard work and consistency on a daily basis to make
money online. So everyday I get it into my head that failure is not an
option and that I won't become part of the ever growing statistic.

Blogging and Pinging

Everyone knows that having a blog to help promote your business is a must.
Even better is to self host your blog on your own server as a subdomain of
your main website. Keeping traffic on your site is a crucial point in making
sales online. Once you have a blog set up you should make posts to it
everyday for the first while to build up the content. Search engines love
fresh new content and in order to get the search engines crawling on your
site you should have alot of content for them to devour.
Once you have done this then post every other day or at least 2 to 3 times
per week. Remember to ping the posts you make each and everytime you post
something new. For pinging services I use Pingoat.com, Pingomatic.com and
Ipings.com

Article Submission

Article Marketing is nothing new to the internet but most people will tell
you that its a great way to get traffic and one way back links. Once you
learn how to write informative and good content its a good idea to get your
thoughts out to the world and this is what article marketing is. Article
directories ar a dime a dozen on the internet and from just one submission
to a directory could potentially get you thousands of vistors and one way
back links. What are one way back links you might ask? Well basically its an
incoming link to your website.
Most article directories allow you have an author box, resource box or bio
box and this is where you tell the reader about you or where they can get
more info about what you have wrote. When putting a link to your website in
the "author box" you should always try to anchor it in keywords that relate
to your site.

Generally I write 1 or 2 articles per week and submit them to about 450
article directories. I do use article submission software which makes the
task much easier. To use the same submitter software I use visit my site and
get it for free. The submitter comes with 450+ article directories you can
program onto the submitter.

Participating in Forums

I have to admit that since joining a few forums my business and knowledge of
internet marketing has growen immensely. At first I just read everything I
could and learned from all the people on the forum. When I had something to
say that was informative and helpful I made a post. When you make a post to
a topic it should help the person who made the original post and unless you
have something to contribute you should not post at all. If you have a
question or something you wish to discuss then make a post and someone will
most likely help you out. Basically I use forums to learn about internet
marketing and get answers to questions I have. Remember the saying "you
learn something new everyday", well this is why I go and participate in
forums. To find some well known forums to join enter "Forums" into your
favorite search engine.

Directory Submission

I regularly use directory submission software to increase the amount of back
links to my website. In order to rank well in the search engines one must
increase his/her link popularity.
The more incoming links to your website means that your site is important
and thus search engines rank it higher. To get the software I use visit my
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By being consistent you will achieve your goals. Make a list of things you
need to do and stick to it at all cost. It just could be the difference
between success and failure.

About The Author: Brice Mattson is the Owner/Webmaster of the Best Internet
Business website which features the best internet home businesses online
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