1. Utilize holidays to increase your visitors or sales.
You could give away free electronic greeting cards,
hold discounts, send customers holiday cards, etc.
2. Become well known by speaking or chatting at
seminars. The seminars could be held offline, in
a chat room, by telephone or via e-mail.
3. Start a free ebook club on your web site. People
could sign up to receive a free ebook from you each
month. Just include your product ad in the ebooks.
4. Give away your products or expertise to internet
business newbies. Just ask them in return to place
your link on their web site.
5. Trigger your visitors to buy your products by using
colors. You should totally relax and think about which
colors would compel prospects to order.
6. Let your past offline customers know about your
web site. When they visit and sign up to your e-zine
it will remind them to shop at your online store.
7. Create a long term relationship with your entire
customer base. You can stay in touch with them
through an e-zine, with greeting cards, etc.
8. Repeat the 3 most powerful or appealing benefits
throughout your ad copy. Repetition can brand your
product's benefits quicker in your prospects mind.
9. Give your new customers surprise free gifts. This
will increase their loyalty and give you more word of
mouth advertising.
10. Make your long ad copy interesting enough so
people click through to the next web page. If it's not,
they won't take the time to click and read more.
Quote of the Day:
"The happiest person is the person who thinks the most
interesting thoughts." -- Timothy Dwight
Saturday, 27 August 2011
20 Possible Reasons Why Your Business Is Failing
1. You don't offer free original content.
2. You don't use a signature file on your e-mails.
3. You don't offer free software.
4. You don't have your own domain name.
5. You don't offer a free contest or sweepstakes.
6. You don't test and improve your ad copy.
7. You don't offer a free web site directory.
8. You don't give people any urgency to buy now.
9. You don't offer a free e-zine.
10. You don't attract the target audience that would
buy your product or service.
11. You don't offer a free community.
12 You don't let people read your ad before they get
your freebie.
13. You don't offer a free affiliate program.
14. You don't make your web site look professional.
15. You don't offer a free online service.
16. You don't give people as many ordering options
as possible.
17. You don't offer free current information.
18. You don't let people know anything about your
business.
19. You don't offer free samples of your product
or service.
20. You don't make people feel safe and secure
when they order.
Quote of the Day:
"Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in
adversity, and a provision in old age." -- Aristotle
2. You don't use a signature file on your e-mails.
3. You don't offer free software.
4. You don't have your own domain name.
5. You don't offer a free contest or sweepstakes.
6. You don't test and improve your ad copy.
7. You don't offer a free web site directory.
8. You don't give people any urgency to buy now.
9. You don't offer a free e-zine.
10. You don't attract the target audience that would
buy your product or service.
11. You don't offer a free community.
12 You don't let people read your ad before they get
your freebie.
13. You don't offer a free affiliate program.
14. You don't make your web site look professional.
15. You don't offer a free online service.
16. You don't give people as many ordering options
as possible.
17. You don't offer free current information.
18. You don't let people know anything about your
business.
19. You don't offer free samples of your product
or service.
20. You don't make people feel safe and secure
when they order.
Quote of the Day:
"Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in
adversity, and a provision in old age." -- Aristotle
10 Scorching Ways To Heat Up Your Sales
1. Email each visitor a satisfaction questionnaire
after they purchase. This will allow you to improve
your order system, customer service, site, etc.
2. Give a percentage of your profits to a cause your
customers would like. It could be a charity, school,
environmental improvements, etc.
3. Take harsh criticism the right way and improve
your online business. Don't get down in the dumps,
improve the situation so it doesn't happen again.
4. Try bartering before you buy services, supplies
and equipment for your business. You can use the
extra money you save on advertising your business.
5. Give away a follow-up email course on an auto-
responder. Include your ad with each lesson. People
will buy quicker when they see your ad repeatedly.
6. Make sure your classified ads don't sound like
an ad. Don't ask people to buy anything or they
won't click, give something away instead.
7. Give your free bonus products extra perceived
value. Don't use the phrase "free bonuses" use the
phrase "you will also get".
8. Keep your visitors on your web site longer. The
longer they stay, the greater chance they will buy.
Just hold a treasure hunt contest on your web site.
9. Make sure you're always creating new products
and services or improving old ones. Most products
or services won't stand the test of time online.
10. Split the cost of online advertising and marketing
by sharing a web site with a similar, non-competing
business. You would both put up half the cost.
Quote of the Day:
"There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the
difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them." --
Phyllis Bottome
after they purchase. This will allow you to improve
your order system, customer service, site, etc.
2. Give a percentage of your profits to a cause your
customers would like. It could be a charity, school,
environmental improvements, etc.
3. Take harsh criticism the right way and improve
your online business. Don't get down in the dumps,
improve the situation so it doesn't happen again.
4. Try bartering before you buy services, supplies
and equipment for your business. You can use the
extra money you save on advertising your business.
5. Give away a follow-up email course on an auto-
responder. Include your ad with each lesson. People
will buy quicker when they see your ad repeatedly.
6. Make sure your classified ads don't sound like
an ad. Don't ask people to buy anything or they
won't click, give something away instead.
7. Give your free bonus products extra perceived
value. Don't use the phrase "free bonuses" use the
phrase "you will also get".
8. Keep your visitors on your web site longer. The
longer they stay, the greater chance they will buy.
Just hold a treasure hunt contest on your web site.
9. Make sure you're always creating new products
and services or improving old ones. Most products
or services won't stand the test of time online.
10. Split the cost of online advertising and marketing
by sharing a web site with a similar, non-competing
business. You would both put up half the cost.
Quote of the Day:
"There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the
difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them." --
Phyllis Bottome
Five Places Where You Can Find New Products To Sell
Joint Venture Deals
Contact other business owners and ask them if you
can sell their products or services. The products or
services should be related to your target audience.
You could set up a deal to just market them and
receive a percentage of the profits.
Affiliate Programs
Join another businesses affiliate program. You just
sign-up at their web site and they give you a link
that tracks all your sales. Every time someone orders
or clicks through your link you receive a commission.
Wholesalers
You can buy products at a large discount through
a wholesaler. Just order the products from your
wholesaler of choice. When you receive the products
mark-up the price to the amount you want to sell
them for.
Reprint/Duplication Rights
Some businesses offer you the right to buy licenses
to reprint or duplicate their products. You pay for
the license and then you can reproduce the product
and keep all the profits. The license stipulations may
vary from business to business.
Drop Shippers
You can sign-up to a drop shipper program from
another business or wholesaler. When someone
orders the product, you keep a percentage of the
sale and send the rest of the order to the drop
shipper. The drop shipper will then ship the product
to your customer.
Quote of the Day:
"Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can." --
John Wesley
Contact other business owners and ask them if you
can sell their products or services. The products or
services should be related to your target audience.
You could set up a deal to just market them and
receive a percentage of the profits.
Affiliate Programs
Join another businesses affiliate program. You just
sign-up at their web site and they give you a link
that tracks all your sales. Every time someone orders
or clicks through your link you receive a commission.
Wholesalers
You can buy products at a large discount through
a wholesaler. Just order the products from your
wholesaler of choice. When you receive the products
mark-up the price to the amount you want to sell
them for.
Reprint/Duplication Rights
Some businesses offer you the right to buy licenses
to reprint or duplicate their products. You pay for
the license and then you can reproduce the product
and keep all the profits. The license stipulations may
vary from business to business.
Drop Shippers
You can sign-up to a drop shipper program from
another business or wholesaler. When someone
orders the product, you keep a percentage of the
sale and send the rest of the order to the drop
shipper. The drop shipper will then ship the product
to your customer.
Quote of the Day:
"Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can." --
John Wesley
Follow-Up With Freebies
It's important to follow-up with potential online customers.
Following up with them can increase your traffic and sales.
The more times people see your ad, the greater chance
they will buy your product or service.
Before you can follow-up with them you need their e-mail
address. You can get their e-mail address by having them
subscribe to your e-zine, fill out a web site form, or e-mail
your follow-up autoresponder.
Most people won't give you their e-mail address unless they
get something in return. The most effective way is to offer
them an internet freebie. Here are some ideas.
Free E-Gifts
It could be free software, guest books, web space, graphics
message boards, etc.
Free Internet Services
It could be free e-consulting, search engine submissions,
web design, etc.
Free E-Information
It could be a free e-book, e-report, web book, e-course,
e-zine, etc.
When you follow-up with the freebie, you can include your
ad somewhere on the freebie. If it's a free service, have
your ad in the follow-up e-mail. Make sure you always get
their permission before you follow-up with them by e-mail.
Quote of the Day:
"Money won't buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of
a huge research staff to study the problem." -- Bill Vaughan
Following up with them can increase your traffic and sales.
The more times people see your ad, the greater chance
they will buy your product or service.
Before you can follow-up with them you need their e-mail
address. You can get their e-mail address by having them
subscribe to your e-zine, fill out a web site form, or e-mail
your follow-up autoresponder.
Most people won't give you their e-mail address unless they
get something in return. The most effective way is to offer
them an internet freebie. Here are some ideas.
Free E-Gifts
It could be free software, guest books, web space, graphics
message boards, etc.
Free Internet Services
It could be free e-consulting, search engine submissions,
web design, etc.
Free E-Information
It could be a free e-book, e-report, web book, e-course,
e-zine, etc.
When you follow-up with the freebie, you can include your
ad somewhere on the freebie. If it's a free service, have
your ad in the follow-up e-mail. Make sure you always get
their permission before you follow-up with them by e-mail.
Quote of the Day:
"Money won't buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of
a huge research staff to study the problem." -- Bill Vaughan
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