Posted by admin on June 13th, 2008 — Posted in Doing Business
What better way to let someone know that you truly care about them than to send flowers? Flowers brighten anyone’s day and if you send flowers you will find the process so simple that you will do so on every special occasion.
To send flowers all one needs is a computer, Internet access and a method of payment. That’s right; you don’t even need to leave your home to! Technology has made it easy for people to send flowers all over the world!
Ordering flowers couldn’t be easier. There are thousands of online florists just waiting to help you send the perfect gift to that special someone. In fact, you can order up any kind of bouquet you like and, with special shipping arrangements have it delivered the same day or the next day. What better way to celebrate any occasion?
Do you know someone who is celebrating the birth of a new child? You can order a bouquet and have it sent directly to the hospital that the individual is staying in. Do you want to tell someone that you truly care for them? Have flowers delivered to their workplace or home. There is no better way to convey your feelings of joy or love then to order up a beautiful arrangement of flowers and have them delivered directly to your intended recipient.
When ordering flowers online you can browse through online catalogues. Catalogues will reveal a number of arrangements for any holiday. New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Proms and more all call for flowers. Why not have them directly delivered? Shop from home and choose your arrangement while you sit in your favorite chair.
Along with the flowers you choose, you can send gift baskets too. A variety of gift baskets are available for adults and children a like and are suitable for every occasion. Alternatively, you will find florists that also have such delicacies as fine chocolates and even some toys that can accompany floral arrangements that you order.
Finally, many of your orders will be accompanied with floral care tips for the recipient so that you can ensure that they get the most out of your gift.
What if your recipient doesn’t really care for bouquets but loves plants? You can order potted plants for delivery too. Many potted plants can be transplanted later to the yard for repeated enjoyment year after year. Also, you can purchase specialty plants like bonsai trees and bamboo plants-truly exotic gifts for the very special people in your life.
When florists tell you that you can say what you feel with flowers they aren’t kidding. Anything you wish to convey to someone can be silently spoken through joyful blooms. Order up some flowers online and have them directly delivered to those special people in your life.
Your thoughtful expressions will create a lifetime of memories for your gift recipient.
Send some flowers online to that special person in your life.
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Posted by admin on June 9th, 2008 — Posted in Doing Business
Have you seen any ads or promotions for the instructional ebook on making ‘desperate’ money? It’s a group of several different marketing gurus that are issued a challenge…they have a couple hundred bucks, no list, no web site, and they have to make $1000 bucks in 48 hours or something bad happens to their families…
Sound familiar? Well if not, don’t sweat it. The point of bringing that to your attention is that it is both possible and relatively easy to turn nothing into something, and make money very quickly once you have the knowledge. Now, I’m not going to promise that if you dropped me in the middle of the Amazon, in the midst of the rainy season, with no guide, and a tribe of man eating pygmies chasing after me, that I could figure out how to make $1000 in 48 hours.
But…in 48 hours, I could create a product from scratch, and sell it for a profit with less than $100 bucks to my name; as long as I had a PayPal account, an Amazon.com account and I was within a short distance to a library. Why the library? Because assuming that I’m so hard up that I don’t even own a
computer with an Internet connection, I could head over to the local library and use theirs for free. Bottom line, is you don’t need much at all if you have the know how.
So, let’s break this baby out and see what sticks.
First, what do I need in order to market online and make money, much less be profitable in 48 hours? Ok, I need a product (I know…brilliant aren’t I?), I need a way to take in money (see PayPal above), I need a store (web site) to sell it from, and I need customers (once again…brilliant John). And while I may be simplifying a touch, if I have these things, I have an income producing business, without starting with buckets of cash, a computer or Internet connection, a web site, or even a list.
Now for some quick clarification, and then we’re off to the races. I did NOT say that I would make $1000 in 48 hours…I said I would be profitable in 48 hours. The distinction here, is rather than try to do something where the odds are really stacked against you, why not develop one profitable ‘venture’ and when up and running, duplicate the process over and over again? This is attainable for anyone with a little will power and even littler resources.
And on we go…I’ve laid out the basic necessities and the first of that group that I need to address would be a product. Keeping in mind that I only have 48 hours, I would need to be thinking about a report that I could write in a few hours or so…a big ole ebook would be out of the question, as would marketing someone else’s stuff (because I wouldn’t see cash from them in at least 30 days), so it would
need to be a 10-12 (or so) page report.
This report would need to be about something that people were really interested in, A) because I’m short on time and B) to make money on 10-12 pages of product. Do I need to be insanely creative to work through this? Nope. I need to focus on things that cause people pain…things that people want to fix…things that they would research online. And I would need to be able to help them in that 10-12 pages. Impossible? Nope again.
So…what would be something of pain that I could whip up a report about? Well, people are vain, people like to look good, smell good, feel good, etc, etc. People are embarrassed by bad credit or worried that their home is going to be foreclosed on. These are general topics to start brainstorming. To help determine which is the best way to go, utilize a Keyword tool, such as the one provided by
Overture to see what people are searching for online -
http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/
This free tool will tell you how much a specific keyword or keyword phrase was searched on in the previous month, in Yahoo and their partners. If it’s in the thousands you’re solid. Google’s numbers will likely be even greater since they basically own Internet searches. I won’t go into detail here about building a keyword list, but this is where you start.
Back to my ‘challenge’…I need a product and I’ve thought about people and their pain…as well as their immediate desire to alleviate that pain. Well, oddly enough, today I was at a store and when the clerk spoke to me I was almost knocked off my feet by the smell of his breath. Almost 4 feet away he was noticeable. So, how about Bad Breath?
I run a search on my Overture tool and guess what? Over 21,000 searches in March, 2006 for ‘Bad Breath’…several thousand more for various plays on the phrase, including many for pet breath (possibly a follow up product? Hmmm). People do get into their pets. And if they’re searching online for breath remedies for them…betcha they will drop a few bucks on a report if it could help them solve the problem. Starting to get it?
Ok, product picked. Now to research and write it. You need to make sure your product actually helps the people with their pain or you are not going to hold onto any of that money you will be bringing in. Researching topics for free is really so much easier than people think. If you have the time and the resources you may want to outsource this task to elance.com or rentacoder.com but in this case I can find hundreds of resources with a little something called Search Inside.
Want more? Good. In part II of this series we’ll discuss this “Search Inside” and bring you home to the Promised Land. The land of the 48 hour profit.
John Hostlerhas beensuccessfully both online and off for 6 years. He released his
widely anticipated book on the subject of Internet Marketing in
2006. To find out more about John or his newest release check
out http://www.internetrenegade.com
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Posted by admin on June 7th, 2008 — Posted in Doing Business
Considering an MLM home based business? If so, it could be a very lucrative home based business option for you, but you should also know exactly whether or not what you are getting into is truly an MLM home based business or something else. Plus, you need to weigh out the positives and negatives of an MLM home based business before you decide that it is the right business for you.
Making sure you are actually getting involved in an MLM home based business, or multi-level marketing home based business, is important to save yourself some difficulties later. An MLM home based business involves the direct selling of products or services through the recommendations or endorsements of independent representatives. So, if you are the representative, you receive a commission on any sales that came from your endorsements. Also understand that most products sold through an MLM home based business are not necessarily advertised through mainstream media or in stores.
The confusing part of determining if your MLM home based business is legitimate is that there are a number of pyramid schemes out there that are dangerously similar to legitimate MLM home based business concepts. Remember, a pyramid scheme is illegal, and getting involved in one can cause you more trouble that it is worth. You will need to do your research into any MLM home based business that you are considering so that you are sure the MLM home based business you are going to run is valid and legal. Usually if your investment in proportionate to the product or service you are selling, your MLM home based business will probably be valid.
There are a number of advantages to having an MLM home based business. First of all, you will be working from home where you can virtually set your own hours, which is probably why you are considering an MLM home based business in the first place. Also, you will not have to manufacture any products, because you are usually selling things that are already made, and the MLM home based business will usually come with a pre-determined marketing plan. Many people suffer through the process of determining the most effective methods for marketing their products, but with an MLM home based business, you are relieved of that stress.
The disadvantages of having your own MLM home based business, though, depends a bit on your personality. If you have good leadership skills and are as self-starter, then an MLM home based business will pose little hardship to you. However, if recruiting and selling gives you hives, then starting and maintaining an MLM home based business may be more of a challenge, since your success depends on your ability to create a downline of recruits.
Still, having your own MLM home based business means that you can live out your dream of being your own boss and having flexibility in your work schedule. You do not need any prior experience, and you can rely on your personality to recruit and maintain your downline. Still, do your research to make sure your MLM home based business is a legal business so that you can truly enjoy the freedom that the MLM home based business offers.
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Copyright © Charles Fuchs is an established Six Figure Income earner and one of the top online marketer’s. He specializes in
showing people the Best Home Based Business and the Best MLM on the internet.
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Posted by admin on June 3rd, 2008 — Posted in Doing Business
There is a plethora of information important to know when running a home business. Whether you are considering running a home business, have just started, or have been in the business for some time, you need to stay up-to-date with key ideas and tips for running a home business. Below are just a few of the many ideas and tips to get you started.
1. Make sure you check into registrations and licenses, taxation, and insurance for your home business. If this seems foreign to you, find someone knowledgeable in each area.
2. Run your home business as professionally as you would any other business. Because you are working from home does not mean you can slack! Remember to set aside space for an office and for working; choose regular (or semi-regular) work hours; invest in a separate phone line and answering machine/service; get a fax machine if you do not already have one, and if you do, make sure you have one that can be used solely for business purposes; create a business letterhead and type all correspondences and envelopes; and, dress appropriately.
3. Dress appropriately? Yes. Potential customers or clients are more likely to take you and your business seriously if you are dressed professionally. When deciding on how to dress appropriately and professionally, consider your line of work and how often you come into personal contact with your clients.
4. Make sure you promote yourself and your business. When running a home business, take into consideration all advertising possibilities within your reach. You may want to purchase web space, create business cards, and link up with other related business websites,these are all useful ways of networking.
Effectively running a home business can be difficult, especially if you are just starting out. As with any business, you should research and plan accordingly. Taking care of legal matters, being professional, dressing appropriately, and promoting yourself will get you on the right track.
Vincent Murphy can help you to find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so you can work at home visit: www.HomeGrail.com
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Posted by admin on May 19th, 2008 — Posted in Doing Business
Your #1 weapon in advertising will always be…
Superior Salesmanship.
I am not a born salesman.
If you know my story, I didn’t even have a word of the English language on my lips when I first moved to North America. (Even now, my spoken English is not all that great and it comes with an accent that would put Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jackie Chan to shame.)
No, I wasn’t born to sell. I had to learn selling… the HARD way: making embarrassing mistakes, blowing deals right and left, losing clients… and going to outrageous extremes trying to identify the world-class salesmen who would teach me the way to do things right.
Well, it’s taken a few years… quite a few years, I’ll admit, but now I’ve identified the “tricks of the trade” of selling.
What Took Me Years Will Be Yours In 3 Minutes Flat!
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Tricks of the Trade #1 - People don’t like to be sold
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That’s right! Although every year, trillions of dollars worth of goods and services are bought and sold — billions through the mail alone — people actually don’t like the IDEA of being sold.
What they DO like is the idea of OWNING the product, or taking advantage of the service that is being sold.
Look at the people in your own life — friends, family, or business colleagues. Many of them, no doubt, love to buy things. (My girlfriend has a “black belt” in shopping) But I’ll bet that none of them like to be sold.
In fact, with most people, if you try to sell them something, they’ll become resistant. It’s a natural response to perceived pressure.
In fact, selling may turn-off a prospect who was ready to buy. So if you can’t SELL, what you can do is TELL. In order to tell you about my product or service:
* I get your attention…
* I build rapport with you…
* I explain what’s in it for you…
* I tempt you by appealing to your emotions…
* I create a verbal picture that teases your desires…
* I demonstrate how my stuff can easily solve your problems…
* I can prove to you that there’re a lot people just like you who have bought and are very happy with my stuff…
* I make you an absolutely irresistible offer…
* I describe a deal where you risk nothing, and yet stand to gain a great deal…
* I handle every single one of your objections…
This is exactly what you’ve gotta do when you’re writing a sales letter. Don’t apply pressure and don’t bully your prospect with force. Use a little finesse instead. Don’t force it — romance the hell out of it.
If you TELL you, I don’t have to SELL you… you’ll sell yourself!
(And that’s killer salesmanship, my friend!)
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Tricks of the Trade #2 - Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts:
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With each sales pitch you create, you must focus on the need or desire that your product will satisfy.
If we only buy what we NEED, there’ll be No Rolex, No BMW, No Mercedes, No Botox, and definitely NO Starbucks coffee. We certainly don’t NEED any of that stuff, but we WANT them!
Here’s what most people are looking for in one way or another:
* More money
* More free time
* More respect
* Better physical health
* Better mental health
* Less stress
Remember, people buy what they WANT, not what they NEED.
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Tricks of the Trade #3 - Even When They’re Sold, People Need To Satisfy Their Emotional Decisions With Logic
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Even though people buy for emotional reasons, they need to feel that their decision was backed by solid logical reasons.
Think about TV commercials for cars. They offer a perfect picture of “justification.”
Here’s how they work:
First, there’s a stirring image of the car itself - beautiful, stylish, new. (In your head: Wow! That car looks cool…)
In the background, there’s a mountainous landscape (In your head: Wow! That’s rugged… like me!) or a five-star hotel (In your head: Wow! That car would give me status.”
And, of course, no car commercial would be complete without a beautiful, sexy woman. (In your head: …let’s not go there!)
Next, you see an interior shot to show how luxurious your life will be with this car. You get to listen to state-of-the-art sound system. (In your head: Hmm… I can listen to my favorite music.)
Then, there’s a shot of the car driving by the ocean. Put it all together and you have an effective 20-second movie that’s designed entirely to appeal to emotion.
But wait, the car commercials don’t stop here.
Oh…no way. At the end, they “get down to business” with numerous bits and pieces of information - the size of the engine, statistics on fuel economy, speed, weight, interior space, rankings in national survey, financing information and customer satisfaction reports, and so on.
It flashes by at lightening speed, usually so quickly that you can’t read it.
But Don’t Worry: All This Data Isn’t Meant To Sell The Car.
It’s included to make YOU feel good and justify the decision you’ve already made. (I’m gonna buy that baby now or when I got some money because it’s the SMART thing to do!)
The lesson: People CAN be convinced, when the facts are explained, when the risk is taken away, and when their deepest, most selfish desires have been tickled and nurtured and seduced.
All right, time’s up! Whew… right on time. 3- minutes. (Hey, I don’t just always “hype” the headline to get you to read my stuff, do I?)
Until next time…
Dan Lok
Dan Lok is widely known as “The World’s #1 Website Conversion Expert!” But what do you care? Well, if you rush over to his site… I think you’ll come to your own conclusion that he’s the real deal when you see how much FREE (yet extremely valuable!) profit-producing info he’s giving away. Check it out now at: http://www.WebsiteConversionExpert.com
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Posted by admin on April 1st, 2008 — Posted in Doing Business
150 Words and Phrases That Sell Like Crazy
(C) Stuart Reid
As most marketers will tell you it’s not how many visitors you
get, but it’s how many visitors you convert to buyers that count.
And the one main factor in turning these visitors into customers
is the quality of the sales copy at your site.
Many marketers will also tell you they are constantly learning.
And they keep a `swipe file` of previous ads, headlines, and
other snippets that are proving to work.
Here we present a quick list of 250 quality words and phrases
you can use in your own marketing material.
These can be incorporated into web copy, classified ads,
letters, auctions, headlines, covers, articles, JV letters,
business presentations - just about anywhere.
$ a month or more $ a year or more $ every single month $ from
my bedroom $ grand $ in free advertising $ in free publicity $
worth of $ worth of bonuses $ worth of merchandise ($no) per
click through ($no) per lead ($no) per sale (no) affiliate sales
will pay for it (no) characteristics of (no) customers in (no)
day(s) (no) day free trial (no) day trial pass (no) days free
access (no) different (no) different ways (no) easy payments of
(no) elements you can (no) examples (no) figure income (no) free
bonuses worth $ (no) freebies valued at $ (no) friends of mine
(no) full years of (no) helpful links (no) hits in less than
(no) hour(s) (no) hot reasons (no) information packed pages (no)
information rich chapters (no) items you (no) key principles you
(no) key questions (no) kinds of (no) knowledge packed lessons
(no) leads in (no) week(s) (no) lesson course (no) mistakes that
(no) months ago (no) out of every (no) (no) piece collection
(no) places to (no) proven strategies (no) resources (no) rules
you must (no) sales in (no) month(s) (no) sales will pay for it
(no) sections on (no) simple formulas (no) step system (no)
subscribers (no) things to consider (no) tips and tricks (no)
types of (no) ways to (no) ways to use our product (no) year
subscription (no) years ago (no) years in the making (no) years
later in (year) (no)% commission (no)th century (product name)
includes (product) contains (source) felt (source) has/have
proven (source) heard (source) said it look like (source) saw
(source) says (source) says it sounds (source) stated (source)
studies show (source) surveys show (source) tests show (source)
thinks (source) told me 100% of every sale 100% original
information 100% pure traffic 100% royalty free resell rights 2
tier 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 24/7 affiliate support 24/7
presence 24/7 support 6 figure income 6 figures each year a (no)
minute a (year) classic a balanced life a blueprint for a
booming business a breath of fresh air a brief list of a brief
summary of what’s a chance like no other a child could do it a
collection of a complete a complete arsenal of a complete
package a copy of my deposit a couple hours a week a custom
designed a detailed a diamond in the rough a dirt cheap way a
drop in the bucket a few of the features a few success stories a
fortune this year a free & easy way to a fresh approach a full
(no) day guarantee a full archive of a glimpse of my sales a
gold mine of information a good friend of mine a great addition
a guaranteed gain a guide to a huge collection of a letter from
a client a list of a list of all a lot of people feel that a
massive collection of a must read a new twist a no brainer a non
stop salesman a novel twist a numbers game
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extrapolated from the larget collection “14,450 Words And
Phrases That Sell Like Crazy”. For more information on these
lists, incorporating Niche Words And Phrases, Auction Words And
Phrases and Marketing Words And Phrases please visit the link
below. http://www.netpreneurnow.com/wordsandphrases
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