June 10th, 2008
E-mail and Internet use are integral parts of the typical worker’s daily routine. Because of its speed and overall convenience, e-mail has replaced the interoffice memorandum as the preferred method of communication. Employee access to the Internet also is important as a means of conducting job-related research and transactions.
For these reasons, employers often have little choice but to provide their employees with Internet access and e-mail accounts. At the same time, however, employees’ use of these capabilities carries downside risks for the employer.
One issue posed by employee e-mail and Internet use is loss of efficiency. Recent studies show that businesses lost an estimated £5.3 billion to recreational workplace web surfing in 2003.
Another report indicated that employees are costing their companies nearly £1.5 million a year in lost productivity by spending an average of thirty minutes a day using e-mail for personal, non-work-related reasons.
Another challenge is the risk that employees’ computer use will expose the company to legal liability.
For example, according to another survey, almost 72% of the pornographic sites on the Internet are visited during work hours. Openly viewing sexually explicit websites or sending offensive material obtained from the web may create a hostile work environment. Moreover, inappropriate messages sent over the company’s e-mail system could expose the company to harassment, defamation, or other claims.
One study found that more than 50% of employees had received pornographic, sexist, or racist e-mails at work.
Still another challenge is the possibility that employees will use the Internet in a way that undermines or violates the employer’s rights, interests, and practices. Some employees, for example, may use email to disclose the employer’s trade secrets or proprietary information, or to engage in inappropriate contacts with competitors or customers.
So what’s the solution for today’s employers?
To reduce these risks, employers must monitor their employees’ use of e-mail and Internet access in the workplace. Accordingly, employers should be familiar with the law in this area and should implement policies and practices that minimize the risk of lawsuits or enforcement actions.
With such policies in place employers may monitor their e-mail and Internet systems, and employees will conform their actions to the reality that their employer may view their messages.
Policies should be tailored to the workplace environment in which they will exist. For example, in many contexts such as telecommuting the line between business and personal use may be very grey while in other contexts e-mail or Internet access may be provided to an employee only for a clearly defined, limited purpose and thus the lines between acceptable and unacceptable use may be clear.
Employers need to take these various factors into consideration when drawing up their policies. Generally however, an effective policy should inform employees that the employer is the owner of the e-mail or Internet system and that this includes all communications and stored information. It should also include a statement of the purposes for which the system is to be used as well as the discipline that an employee can expect to face for abuse of the system.
There should be a statement advising employees that they should not expect privacy in communications made over the system and that those communications will be monitored to ensure that the employer’s property is being used only for authorized purposes.
An employer may also want to include a non-exclusive list of examples of the kind of use that the employer considers unauthorized personal use, or inappropriate use.
Conclusion:
Electronic communication is becoming more and more vital to the modern workplace. The increase in the number of employees equipped with e-mail and/or Internet access raises risks for employers.
The most effective way to manage those risks is by monitoring the use employees make of the electronic communication tools provided to them, by using an Internet monitoring and surveillance software program. But also to deal with the inherent tension between monitoring and employee privacy is to put in place an explicit e-mail and Internet use policy, which informs employees that their communication will be monitored.
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June 10th, 2008
Let me ask you a question.
Of all the friends and family in your life, have you ever known any of them to become rich while earning a wage? Now there’s a chance you might be thinking of someone in sales who’s making six figures a year. But when it comes to sales, that’s a slightly different animal and I’ll tell you why in a moment.
Wages, while they can pay for most of your expenses, have one drawback. They are always a fixed amount. Worse yet, the deductions that come off your check keep increasing while your wage stays the same. And if you do happen to ever get a raise, you could fall into a new tax bracket and actually take home less than before. It’s happened to a lot of people and isn’t very funny.
Profits on the otherhand, offer more than a wage could ever hope to give you. The reason is simple. There’s no limit to how much profit you can make. That’s why wages can only earn you a living but profits will make you a fortune. It’s the reason why people in commissioned sales positions are different - they’re not restricted to a fixed wage. There’s no limit to how much they can make.
The ways you can create profits for yourself are limitless. You can start part time doing anything you like. It can be training, consulting or tutoring. You could have a landscape business in the summer or shovel snow in the winter. A hobby such as painting, writing, computers or cooking can also earn you profits. It really doesn’t matter what it is as long as you enjoy doing it.
How hard is it to make profits? It’s easier than you might think. For example, wouldn’t you like to learn:
* How a 13 year old is making over $60,000 a year with her own company?
* How a 15 & 18 year old get 10,000 hits a day selling chocolate from their website?
* How an 8 year old launched a furniture business and made enough on profits to buy a substantial stock portfolio and a small cattle herd?
It seems incredible but these are real kids, with real business, making real money that you can verify.
Now think about it. You’re an adult. You’re a lot smarter than these kids. Yet they’re probably all making more money than you even while going to school everyday.
The only difference is that you’re earning wages and they’re creating Profit.
So if 13 years old kids can make over $60,000 a year in their own business, don’t you think you could too?
Andre Janisch is the editor of the Entrepreneur.Zone, a Mecca for people and entrepreneurs who need source of Unique, Unusual and Secret Business Ideas from around the world that ordinary people have proven to make small and large fortunes with in their own hometown. How they did it and how you can too! Visit today at http://www.betterways.net/ezone.html
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June 8th, 2008
Credit cards singly have done enough damage to the credit history of borrowers. Like a spoiled child, people began misusing the convenience offered through credit cards. Within a very short time span, there was a large group of people who underwent bad credit proceedings. Defaults on credit cards along with the other defaults and arrears led borrowers from county court judgements to bankruptcy.
The situation of individuals with bad credit is similar to persons walking a tight rope. Proper aids in the form of adverse credit debt consolidation loans can lead them safely to the other end, i.e. steer clear off the winds of bankruptcy with ease. By denying opportunities of adverse credit debt consolidation opportunities, lenders are only increasing their chances of fall into the throes of bankruptcy.
While most lenders in the yesteryears would have loved to play a passive role by denying debt consolidation loans to borrowers with bad credit; the new generation lending agencies are more open to the suggestion of giving borrowers with bad credit a second chance.
Adverse credit debt consolidation loans are similar to regular debt consolidation loans, except for the reason that the terms may be a little strict. The strictness in terms is influenced by the increased risk that these debt consolidation loans pose for lending agency. The stringency of terms will normally be visible on two grounds. Firstly, rate of interest will be raised. Secondly, the borrowable amount will be lowered. The differences in terms intend to cover loan provider against any future risk arising out of non-payment of the loan.
Interest rate is one of the most controversial issues in adverse credit debt consolidation loans. Some borrowers feel that they are at the mercy of the loan provider since they have opted for this type of loan. However, things are not as depressing as one may perceive. As in every regular loan, APR on adverse credit debt consolidation loans is well defined. Borrowers just have to go through the rate list of prominent banks and the exact rate of interest is immediately visible. Online comparison through loan calculators will save on the time of borrowers. Loan calculator, that is available on principal websites, presents APR charged by principal banks and financial institutions at one place.
Adverse credit debt consolidation loans too have the option of expert guidance by loan providers. Guidance and help of loan provider in the debt settlement process is the principal attraction of debt consolidation loans. Having earned bad credit once through bad debt management, bad credit borrowers will not undertake the task of debt settlement once again. Thus, a majority of them will try to benefit from the expertise of loan providers.
Loan provider proceeds in a manner similar to the regular debt consolidation loans. Once the borrower has presented to the lender the complete list of debts on his account, he studies the debts in detail. This study will be helpful in designing an effective debt solution. Borrowers can contribute towards a proper study of debts by including every debt and by categorising them according to their form. Therefore, credit card debts will form a separate category; so will secured and unsecured debts. The lender can, at a glance, know what type of debts hold prominence in the borrowers finances.
Borrowings on adverse credit debt consolidation loans, as mentioned before, will be less as compared to the regular debt consolidation loans. Thus, adverse credit debt consolidation loans may not be appropriate for large sized debts. A method to draw more on adverse credit debt consolidation loans is by offering loan providers lien on certain assets, particularly home. These are known as secured adverse credit debt consolidation loans. The clause of collateral has the effect of lowering the level of risk in the venture. The rate of interest charged on adverse credit debt consolidation loan also improves as a result of collateral.
Adverse credit debt consolidation loans may not be completely blank on the drawback front. Borrowers must understand that these are costly and bad management of the adverse credit debt consolidation loans will add to the debts instead of eliminating them. Consequently, proper planning must back adverse credit debt consolidation loans.
Loan borrowing is like once in a life time decision and much is at stake. It is indeed not a good thing that many people are misguided into taking loans that are not appropriate to their financial situation. This leads to many allied misgivings. As a financial consultant the only driving force of Ann Gibson is to provide proper knowledge. Because knowledge in respect to loan borrowing is power and exudes financial benefits.He works for uk debt consolidation site uk debt consolidations.To find a uk debt consolidation loan,debt management that best suits your need please visit www.ukdebtconsolidations.co.uk/“>www.ukdebtconsolidations.co.uk/
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June 3rd, 2008
The beauty of the Internet is you can own your own business and earn good money without spending much time at it. You don’t have to mind the store or keep office hours. You don’t even have to be there to answer the phone.
I’ve known any number of successful Internet entrepreneurs who got started earning profits online while still working demanding full-time jobs. Kevin Needham of Memail.com became a major name on the Web while still holding down his government job. The media often tells the story of Jim Daniels who started his online publishing empire while working as a middle-manager for a tech firm.
Kevin Nunley was a DJ at an oldies station when his articles started appearing on AOL. Superstar Internet biz person and tech consultant Kate Schultz was a corporate manager when she began posting her own ads online.
The moral of these stories is don’t let your busy life stand in the way of your desire to earn extra money or even a good living online. The Internet will bend, twist, and adapt for you more than any other kind of business.
But you have to go at it the right way or you will wind up spending way more time and money than you intended. Here is a simple plan to get you earning online while working at it just 10 to 20 minutes each day.
1. Choose your affiliate program wisely. You will want one main program you can promote intensively. It is much easier to make an impact with one good program you market heavily than spreading yourself too thin over a dozen or more programs.
Right now affiliates report their biggest earners are information products that tell affiliate program members and others how to earn better profits. Ken Envoy’s “Make Your Site Sell” course, Corey Rudl’s “Insider Secrets,” and Jim Daniels’ big “Make A Living Online” are real winners in this category.
You can also do well working with a company that represents many products and other affiliate programs. Check the many affiliate products and services housed under the ClickBank.com umbrella. QuinStreet.com features direct marketing services and ecommerce technology.
2. Market to friends and associates using a simple signature file in your email. This is dirt simple yet incredibly powerful. Email messages have a very personal quality that sells. Your email program will let you set this up.
Your sig file should start with a headline that tweaks the reader’s interest. Then follow with your web site address and your autoresponder address (more on this later.) Here’s what your “sig” might look like.
———— I made $500 with this program last month. Want to know more? See http://DrNunley.com/affilates.htm or write to mailto:bizguru@aweber.com ————
3. Remember how I promised you would only have to work 10 to 20 minutes per day? The key to this is using the Internet’s ability to automate tasks.
No question about it, you will want a series of canned email messages you can send to people who are interested. Use a multiple autoresponder to do this (freeautobot.com is a good one.) When someone emails your autoresponder address, they get your messages, one each day.
Chances are the affiliate program offers sales letters you can use. If not, get a professional writer to help you put together three sales letters. A set of three often works as well as the more common seven messages.
4. Finally, get your own web site. It is super easy to build a nice page or two using the free systems at Tripod.com and Homestead.com.
While most marketing on the Net is done with email, customers expect you have a web site with additional information. Rather than using the free site the affiliate program gives you, create your own site. Your site can tell your story, help people get to know you, tell why you support the affiliate product, then link to your affiliate member site.
There are two reasons for this. Starting prospects with your own site gives you a lot more power to sell. You can tell the story of how you used the product and succeeded (very powerful!) and display additional products or services that compliment your main affiliate offer.
Most search engines won’t list a canned affiliate site, but they WILL list the original site you create. Search engines can be an immense automated source of free visitors.
That’s all it takes! Do these four things 10 to 20 minutes per day and you will be well on your way to earning with affiliate programs.
Recent stats show the average person spends 20 hours per week online. If you get organized, there is no reason you can’t use at least a little of your weekly Internet time to work your own small business.
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June 3rd, 2008
You have seen it many times, the ‘get-rich-quick’ schemes and the claims of making the easy bucks fast. Now, it takes some hard focus to ignore these messages, they do pop up all over the Internet.
Ever heard of the expression “If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is…. ” Everybody knows deep within their hearts that it takes hard work to make it, we choose to believe on the stories put out there anyway. Why?
There is nothing so good as success story! Everybody loves it, I do to! What we must do is to stick to our tasks and goals that we once did set. Hoping around from one fruitless opportunity to another does not make the trick.
The ones who are making it are sticking to one project at the time and they have patience!!! Lets be honest with each other here and put this in our heads once and for all: There are NO SUCH THING’S as ‘get-rich-quick’. You CAN earn a residual income from the Internet, if you are putting in the 3 most important things in your projects effort, time and money.
I will put a summary down here for you guys that are about starting a online business. We will start with the disadvantages first, to get rid of them…right away.. Persistence is of most importance to your success. As for any other business, there’s a lot to learn. While learning it’s very easy to give up and jump to another ‘ business opportunity’ this will not help things out. You know that, so don’t even think of going there!
*You have to cut through the ‘hype’.
The amount of misleading options and promises on the Internet is growing all the time. You need to learn how to sort out the ‘gold digging’ promises and listen to your heart. Remember “If it sounds to good to be true….”! I new you would remember.
*Simple hard work with long hours.
It will take a lot of effort building your online business. There are no easy ways to keep up the motivation and not to be exhausted every now and then. This is why making a reachable goal is so important. Do the things you have to do even though it’s hard sometimes. Schedule your time! No one else is going to do the job for YOU!
*The sudden changes.
Since Internet is changing all the time you need to adapt the changes and go with them. Things that work today might not work next week or even tomorrow. You need to keep up continuously. Changes are development even though they could have bad affect on your life. Educate your self on a continuous basis and you will sure benefit on it in the long run. If you do not like changes well stop reading here, the Internet has nothing to offer you.
*No, get-rich-quick scheme!
The Internet is not a path to easy, quick money and not everyone will be successful here. There is a shred of risk as in any business you would be in, just like in any other businesses.
*Creating your site and business is done by itself.
This does not apply to the net. The site you did built is not going to get visitors by itself. How to actually get those real people to visit your site is hard to accomplish. If you do this properly there is no limit of what you can achieve, if done poorly you will make zip.
Now, with that said there are of course lots of advantages for doing business online! It certainly offers one of the best opportunities for the average person to test their ‘entrepreneurial’ spirit. The advantages of being an online business owner are:
*Fairly affordable startup costs.
You can easily start with a few hundred bucks.
*Flexible working hours.
Since your work is done from home and on your computer, the choice of working hours is totally up to you.
*Possibility of more free time — eventually.
Automation of your business will help to reduce your workload and eventually give you more free time. There are online businesses that can be automated to a certain extent. This is actually what you should aim for, to have you online business as automated as possible without letting your clients or customers suffer.
*Making research and tests is reasonably cheap.
If you need to find out what your potential audience thinks of a product idea? You can easily find the information by searching the Internet for message boards communities etc. Research your competition ? Do the same thing here search, by search engines, it’s so easy. There is no place like the Internet if you want to search for information about anything.
*Stimulating!
If want to have changes in your life, the Internet is one of the best places to go and get it! Do the testing and research for a minimal cost. You can almost immediately see the changes by tracking ads or see someone pay you instantly!
*Ever-growing.
Did you know that 125.000 people are searching the Internet every week to do online home based business? The audience gets larger and larger for every day. The list of potential leads will never fade it will increase all the time. (Well maybe it will eventually but then I guess the Internet is not around anymore).
*Multiple streams of income.
You may sell lots of other products by being an affiliate, in return you will earn commissions. By working with more then one company you will have the ability having multiple streams of income by selling lots of different products. Add the small amounts together and ‘wops’ you have a solid stream of income.
There are people out there who turn a profit within just a few months; others take years. There are lots of ‘little guys’ — small, home based online business entrepreneurs — who are happily and successfully earning a living from the Internet. What if you would be the next?
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Oliver Troll
The Croftbiz Team
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June 2nd, 2008
Business growth lies in the ability to share leads, referrals and recommendations. Unfortunately some people do not understand the difference in the quality of each action.
Introducing Ponn’s Power Pun: You must Power Network to build a Power Network. Basically, the action of networking with power will allow you to build a powerful network of power people that will help you achieve your goals.
Here’s the difference:
• A lead points you in the right direction towards reaching your goal.
• A referral is a name of someone who can help you reach your goal.
• A recommendation (personal contact from your power network) is a secured path towards goal attainment.
As a foreclosure and short sales specialist, here’s some examples:
• A lead was advice to join Real Estate Investors Association so I can offer my specialized services.
• A referral was any investor given to me because they are interested in buying distressed homes. This person may be actively looking but not committed to me or my services.
• A recommendation (personal contact from my power network) was an investor who was told and convinced to only work with me, because I will give them exactly what they want, when they need it, and hopefully enjoy my company as well.
As you can see, you become more personally involved by sharing the different levels of human-equity tips. This is why I am extremely careful when I share recommendations. While I dish out leads and referrals all the time, I know my reputation is at stake when it comes to my personal and professional recommendations.
Another important point towards building your power network is understanding the distinct difference between talking your business in 30 seconds or less, and promoting someone else’s (which is what you’re doing in giving a referral or recommendation). Given the time constraints, master your business first.
True power lies when your can do both at the same time. Your business will begin to soar when people turn to you for a quality referral or recommendation, and they only recommend you and your services.
Pretty powerful, huh?
One more quick tip: Ponn’s Power lies in the ability to do things right now. So, get up and Power Network Now!
(c) 2005 Ponn M. Sabra, MPH
Ponn M. Sabra, MPH is the Author of “Empowering Women to Power Network”. To learn more about her book and sign-up for FREE tips, articles and resources, visit her at http://www.empowerwomennow.com . Ponn is profiled in Marquis’ Who’s Who of America and Who’s Who of American Women.
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May 14th, 2008
Most of you know of the potential of the home-based business
industry. Most of you know that there is significant money to be
made and that many people are making huge incomes. You know that
this is the best way to create a second source of income, and
even a primary source of life-time wealth. You also know that
there is likely no other way to create such a significant
residual income unless you are a famous actor, author or singer.
And yet, despite this knowledge only a small portion of people
who get involved in a home business ever see the success they
are dreaming about. Why?
Probably most important reason why more people don’t succeed is
that they are unwilling to get out of their comfort zone.
Everyone one has a set lifestyle, a set of habits and patterns
that they are comfortable with. You have a set group of friends,
set type of foods you like, even a set place to sit and relax
that just feel comfortable. These are all things that make up
your comfort zone. For most people the skills that are necessary
to build a successful home business are not something we do
every day and as such are not in our comfort zone. These are
skills such as making phone calls, giving presentations and
training others.
To demonstrate the power of your comfort zone we will do an
exercise. STOP right here and do this exercise before you go on
any further. The exercise is simple. Take off your watch, and
put it on your other wrist - go ahead do it - now!
Strange isn’t it! If you are like me even the process of doing
the watch up on the opposite wrist was difficult. In fact as I
try to type here every letter feels strange because my watch is
on the wrong wrist! Now I challenge you to where it this way for
at least one day. As you go through the day you’ll notice that
you eventually adapt do the difference. Eventually you don’t
even think about the fact that your watch is on the wrong wrist.
In other words your comfort zone has been expanded!
By now you should realize how powerful the comfort zone is in
your life. In order to try anything knew you need to step out of
your comfort zone. Think of trying some exotic food for the
first time. There was likely some apprehension in trying it, a
little nervousness perhaps? This is because you need to get out
of your comfort zone to try that food - if you don’t get nervous
trying new food then its because you have made trying need food
in and of itself part of your comfort zone.
Next think back to the first day on the job. Chances are you
were a little scared, and certainly apprehensive about the new
change. But what happened over time? Well you got familiar with
what you had to do, you performed the job day after day, and
eventually it likely became second nature to you. Basically it
became part of your comfort zone.
Why should this be any different when you start your home
business? Of course you’ll be nervous, of course you’ll be
scared about getting started - that is because you are getting
out of your comfort zone. In fact in a home business you have a
right to be even more nervous than when you went to your first
day on the job because the skills in most cases are so much
different.
But remember the good news. The more you went to work at your
job, the easier it because, and eventually it became
comfortable. The same will happen in your home business as long
as you let it. Here you don’t have a boss telling you to go and
make the call, you need to do it yourself. You need to
personally take the initiative to get out of your comfort zone.
As a great leader in my business often says, “Anything you
persist in doing becomes easier, not because the task itself is
any easier but because your abilities [and comfort] level
increase making it easier.”
Every time you do something that takes you out of your comfort
zone makes you stronger. Every time you pick up the phone to
make a call it will get easier and more comfortable. The more
presentations you do for your business the better you’ll feel
about doing presentations. Your comfort zone just keeps getting
bigger and bigger.
I once heard a list of promises to do everyday that will ensure
you will continue to grow and have a successful life. The one
thing from that list I remember is to promise yourself that each
day you will do something that scares you. In other words do
something each day that is out of your comfort zone. I challenge
you today to make that promise to yourself and then record each
day, what you did to get out of your comfort zone that day. Let
this principle fill your whole life, more than just your
business. Get out of your comfort zone and invite someone to
church with you; get out of your comfort zone and share your
faith with someone; get out of your comfort zone and tell
someone you love them; get out of your comfort zone and have
that difficult conversation you’ve been avoiding - simply put
get out of your comfort zone!
As you do this day by day your comfort zone will expand, you’ll
also be more comfortable in making that initial step out of your
comfort zone. Remember little steps forward are a lot better
than not moving at all. If you do this, and are willing to daily
expand your comfort zone, you will be a success in the
home-business industry - there is simply nothing that can stop
you!
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May 7th, 2008
Does the job sound prestigious to you? If so - you have never been a
Publisher; especially a mail order Publisher. Overhead expenses for printing
and mailing are financially draining and every month you are held to
stringent deadlines. You also must know what you’re doing to generate enough
paid advertising to meet expenses for every single issue. Sometimes, you
have to take a big loss and end up spending your own money just to get the
issue out. Yes - there is a bad side to being a Publisher!
But if you are just starting out and you want to become a Publisher, you
should start small and get your “feet wet.” One easy and excellent way to
start your publishing career is to start your own short and simple 3×6″ or
5×8″ unclassified ad column.
Choose a publication that you wish to run your small unclassified ad column
in. Try and start with a minimum 20,000 circulation. Select some well-known
publishers who advertise in adsheets and tabloids and print their ads
instead. Make sure they get a copy of your unclassified ad column with a
note explaining that you ran their ad free of charge so they could give your
publication a try. Most of these advertisers will send you a paid order back
because they will appreciate your generosity.
However, they will also tell others about you and generate free word-of-mouth
advertising. Word soon gets out about people who try to help others and your
business booms! Publishing any type of publication that is dominated by your
own ads certainly shows that you are a new publication without any
advertisers. This is bad publicity - especially since this is your first
issue and you’re trying buying something is satisfied and makes a repeat
purchase. In fact, newcomers are eager to learn and will buy anything to get
started learning. By taking advantage of them only means that you will make
one sale in that person’s lifetime. But if the product is good and worthwhile
they will order from you again and again. Many newcomers today will be big
businesses tomorrow. If a newcomer found a honest company that
really helped them break into the mail order field they would continue to do
business with them when they really did make millions of dollars. See what is
meant? The back-end sales for a lifetime would be worth the investment.
Not saying that you can take a piece of “junk mail” claiming to make the
person $1 million in 30 days or less and turn it into a valuable and
worthwhile product. Since this is a downright lie, there is no way to market
this honestly. However - you can study the piece of “junk mail” to determine
what words and phrases were used and how the ad is written so you can
understand how to present a REAL product that people will be eager to buy.
Then, pass the word and tell every new person you come into contact with
about these pie-in-the-sky-schemes. You might even want to try writing to
some of the people listed on the chain letters. Explain how all this “junk
mail” only appeals to their emotional needs and how the company who
originally wrote these materials are USING them to only get their money.
If everyone passed along this information - it wouldn’t take very many years
for chain letters to disappear.
Are you content with your advertising budget?
Schedule a coaching session with Frugal Solutions Expert, DeAnna Spencer.
She will design an affordable online advertising plan for you.
Contact her by sending an email to deanna.spencer(at)gmail.com
Visit this small business resource for more information.
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May 3rd, 2008
You see ads telling you about the 150 search engines submission
or blasting 1,000,000 email a day and you would think that
surely emailing the masses would bring you hundreds of
subscribers. But I find this is not the case. I started my
business with the though that if I would do the blasting that I
would have hundreds of subscribers. What a waste, I sent out
9000 email each day for a month and got four hits. This can be
very discouraging. I started over, did research and found out
the proper way to send out emails. It is better to find someone
to teach you. Someone who is already successful and follow in
there foot steps.
Need a guide someone to assist with your business. Someone that
knows what will work and what will not, someone that has
researched and tested their methods. You can start your own home
based business. Take the control off your financial future.
The typical new home based business owner often works a
full-time job outside of the home. And rarely have the time to
put into home based business marketing. It can be very
frustrating building a business not knowing where to start. How
would you like to step into a complete, fully ready money making
site setup free? A website compact with training tools, tips and
bonuses. This subscription will work for you, assisting you with
the tools, training and support that are needed to generate
commissions. You are starting out ahead of the competition.
The subscriber will have a professional website setup free. And
will have the ability to make changes to the website to reflect
their personality. A domain name is chosen and instruction given
to setup your auto responder with pre-written letters that are
pre-loaded. The auto responder captures visitors and
automatically follows up with them for 400 days. There is also,
an email system that is designed to follow up and make
additional sales absolutely free.
There is no quick way to get prospects without continually
working. Advertise each day, be persistence; write ads, news
letters, and ezines to draw prospects to your website. There is
a lot of competition on the internet. Find successful home based
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April 11th, 2008
I haven’t sold items online but I have joined auctions. There are so many good finds on auction sites. And the reasons are the cost of items and goods we could find online. Most of the items that are valuable are gadgets and their parts. Second would be clothes, cosmetics and stuff.
From a buyer’s point of view, the things that I check first is the quality of the items sold. Second, the price. Third, feedbacks on the seller and lastly, mode of payment. And as a buyer, I should also understand the terms before I agree and buy goods.
To be successful at selling on auction sites, one has to know the rules and build good reputation just like what we do at other businesses online. So online sellers has to stick to their rules and to the auction site rules, too. We have to take note of that like placing our items in the right categories and posting them with specific descriptions with photos. This is one way to do it right.
Like what most entrepreneurs and business owners do, sellers give special treatment to clients and customers. So it’s good to be accommodating and answer their questions or inquiries as much as possible. If any circumstances man happen, it’s good to inform for them and not to lose their trust. Also, making online shopping convenient for buyers is one thing they are up to. It’s better to have a number of options for payments. For me, it’s good to encourage feedback, too.
They say, ‘timing is everything’. It applies to selling online, too. Good listing time for auctions is one of the ways to do it. Of course, pricing, too. There are so many tips I have read on being successful selling stuff online. It’s good to research and try suggestions which could be effective for you, too.
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