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The Tools You Need to Build a Successful Online Business

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Late night television really needs to be banned. Websites that promote "Get Rich Quick" schemes to help people build a successful online business OVERNIGHT need to be wiped from the face of the Internet. Why? Because there's more to building a successful online business than hopping on the latest bandwagon and hoping you can ride along. It takes hard work, perseverance, patience and, of course, a great set of tools! "One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop." While these words, written by the timeless G. Weilacher, may apply to the rest of your life, you're going to need a little more than WD-40 and duct tape to build a successful online business! Yet many of the promoters on television and out on the web would have you believe precisely that-all you have to do is grease the wheels of your creativity and use a little duct tape to tape their business model in place and you'll be an instant millionaire. What are the real tools you need to make an online business a success?(And can it really be done without duct tape?!?! **End Summary** Topics: successful online business]]> tools]]> domain name]]> website hosting service]]> squeeze page]]> mailing list]]> autoresponder service]]> ad trackers]]> split tester]]> ]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has nearly 30 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing her energies on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she will build her next empire at: http://makingiteasy.smmsite.com

Guidelines to Choosing a Reliable Hosting Service for Your Business

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

When it comes to operating a business on the Internet modern technology has made it fairly idiot proof. You buy a space, you build your page, upload some information, install a shopping cart feature and presto! You have a webpage ready to go for your business. Not everything about operating on the Internet is intended for ages six to twelve, however. When it comes to choosing a reliable hosting service for your business you're going to have to approach with caution, survey the area and proceed with care. Why is choosing a reliable hosting service such a big deal? You can't make money on the Internet if no one can get to your site. You may as well sit home and burn your dollars as spend them to promote a site that's going to be constantly crashing, with applications that refuse to load and pages that grab hold of the processor and don't let go until the computer is shut down. (Want to guess what site WON'T be getting repeat visitors?) What should you look for when choosing a hosting service for you web site? **End Summary** Topics: hosting service]]> free hosting service]]> web hosting service]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda's focus is on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she will build her next empire at: http://host.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

Do I HAVE to Make an Autoresponder Series?

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Many marketers (particularly those that hate using their creative genius for something as mundane as e-mail) will moan and groan about developing an autoresponder series. Unfortunately for them, an autoresponder is an important tool in getting and keeping leads, which means that sooner or later they're going to have to take the plunge and put together an autoresponder series of their own. What is an Autoresponder? An autoresponder is a series of mailings that go out to your clientele when they choose to opt-in to your mailing list. Why is an Autoresponder so Important? An autoresponder serves a very important function-it keeps your company in the forefront of your consumer's minds until your next mailing. Through your autoresponder the people on your mailing list will have the opportunity to get a feel for you, your company, your field and your products. It's important to remember that although the individuals who have chosen to opt-in to your mailing list have visited your website, their first lasting impression of your company is going to be determined by your autoresponder. Everyone knows that websites are carefully put together to show a business in its best light. **End Summary** Topics: autoresponder]]> autoresponder series]]> mailing list]]> marketers]]> email]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda's focus is on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she will build her next empire at: http://awb.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

Using Online Lead Generators to Quickly Expand Your E-mail Marketing List

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The power of viral networking is undeniable, but without a strong e-mail marketing list you can't really take advantage of the opportunities presented through the use of a mailing list. Gathering together that list is the hardest part of the process, particularly for "newbies" just starting out. How, then, can they take advantage of the potential offered by the net from day one? Through the use of a lead generator. A lead generator will quickly put you together with a list of hundreds or even thousands of like-minded individuals who are going to be interested in what you have to offer, and therefore are going to be able to help you build your business in no time. Through the multitude of lead generator resources available online you can expand your e-mail marketing program in the time it takes you to click a button. Advantages of Lead Generators The hardest part of e-mail marketing is building a mailing list. Why? Because thanks to the geniuses who invented SPAM many consumers are hesitant to give out their contact information for the purposes of receiving promotional e-mail from a business. **End Summary** Topics: lead generator]]> e-mail marketing]]> mailing list]]> e-mail marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she is determined to build her next empire at: http://www6.resources-foryou.com

Behold the Power of Video Marketing and Pre-Sales

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Growing your business with the use of video marketing, and how to maximize the power of pre-sales by pre-selling YOUR product. When it comes to marketing on the web it seems like there's always some new, innovative technique taking the world by storm and helping marketers to make money hand over fist. In today's virtual economy that something is video marketing. Video marketing provides a new kind of advertising to today's virtual consumers and gives Internet marketers the chance to get their feet wet in an area of business that's new to them but has been making money for other businesses for generations. When you're talking about the online consumer you're talking about a group of individuals that have the long term attention span of a three year old... with ADD... after drinking a liter of Coke. They want to see the information they want right at the very beginning, and if they can't do that they're going to quickly lose interest and move on to something else. **End Summary** Topics: video marketing]]> video]]> pre-sales]]> marketers]]> marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda's focus is on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she will build her next empire at: http://presale.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

Secrets to Picking a Company that will Provide You with Long Term Affiliate Revenue

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

With the number of companies currently doing business on the Internet it's inconceivable that all of them are going to last the year, much less long enough to become a major force in the market and provide you with the affiliate revenue you deserve. How do you choose an affiliate program to work with that's going to keep you making money hand over fist for years to come, and what do you do once you find it? The secret to making affiliate revenue is to choose a company that's stable and that is guaranteed to bring in enough profits to make your affiliate revenue worth the amount of time you're going to put into earning it. With that in mind, look for these things when choosing a company with which to affiliate: 1st: Look for a company that offers something people want to buy. No one is going to make a commission selling products that people don't want-what's ten percent of nothing? **End Summary** Topics: affiliate revenue]]> affiliate program]]> affiliate marketers]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she is determined to build her next empire at: http://gib.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

The Importance of Choosing an Affiliate Program with Long Term Affiliate Revenue

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

When you first hear about the prospect of making incredible amounts of affiliate revenue by doing some affiliate marketing it's exciting. Suddenly you have your chance to try your hand at stepping out into the wide, wonderful world of e-commerce without taking on all of the risks associated with starting your own business. The problem is, not all affiliate programs are going to provide you with any type of long term stability. Why is that significant? In order to step out into the ranks of the wealthy (or at least the "not too broke") you have to have a long term affiliate revenue you can count on. If you're just looking for a way to make a quick buck, any affiliate program will do. All companies are looking for marketing, and the couple hundred dollars in affiliate revenue you can make right around Christmas will go a long way toward helping boost the pile under your tree. **End Summary** Topics: affiliate program]]> affiliate revenue]]> affiliate marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she is determined to build her next empire at: http://lcm.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

Choosing the Program to Maximize Your Affiliate Revenue

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

There's one reason and one reason only that savvy marketers such as yourself become affiliate marketers rather than launching a product line of their own, and that's to make a profit with as little risk as possible. With that in mind, you want to take care to choose the affiliate program that's going to provide you with as much affiliate revenue as possible! How do you know when a company is going to be a steady source of affiliate revenue for you and when it's going to be a "here today, gone tomorrow" one hit wonder in the virtual community? The bottom line is that there's no way to be certain; however, there are a few things you can look for that will help you to choose the company that's going to provide you with the greatest possible benefits. Look for a company that works offline as well, and has been in business for at least a year. Stores such as Sears, J.C. Penney and Land's End will often run an affiliate program hand in hand with their website-their profits are high enough that they can easily afford your commission! **End Summary** Topics: affiliate revenue]]> affiliate program]]> affiliate marketers]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has nearly 30 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing her energies on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she will build her next empire at: http://makingiteasy.smmsite.com

I Don't Know What I'm Doing! Learning the Art of Affiliate Marketing

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

If all of the hype on television and out on the web is to be believed, all you have to do is set up a website and post a couple of banner ads and you can make a fortune in affiliate marketing. Trust me when I tell you that it just ain't so! Affiliate marketing is like any other business venture-before you can be a success you have to first learn the skills that you need to do the job right. How can you learn the art of affiliate marketing? This is the question that often stops would-be affiliates in their tracks. Why? They don't know where to go to learn how to do the job, and as a result they throw in the towel before they've even gotten started. That's a shame, because there's an almost unlimited supply of resources out there to teach you how to be a great affiliate! The first place most people are going to go when they're looking for information on marketing over the Internet is... can you guess?...Right! The Internet! **End Summary** Topics: affiliate marketing]]> Internet]]> learn the art of affiliate marketing]]> books]]> video]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she will build her next empire at: http://www.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

Keep It a Mystery with Lead Generators

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Have you ever generated the perfect lead, only to have it swiped because YOUR customer decided to skip over your affiliate link and make their purchase directly from the company website? Are you sick and tired of getting sniped by people who have decided that trying to get through your link is just too much trouble? With the use of a lead generator for your affiliate marketing you can cloak your affiliate link and keep 100% of your commissions to yourself-guaranteed. The hardest part about working in affiliate marketing is the fact that your affiliate link proudly displays to the rest of the world the company you're working for. While that makes things easy for you by providing you with some name brand recognition (occasionally) it makes it hard because your customers can easily decide to go around you altogether and simply go straight to the company website on the assumption that they can save money by not working with an affiliate. In the process these people are taking money right out of your pocket! When you set out on an e-mail marketing campaign you do it because you want to make money, not lose it! **End Summary** Topics: lead generator]]> affiliate marketing]]> affiliate link]]> e-mail marketing]]> mailing list]]> cloak your affiliate link]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she is determined to build her next empire at: http://viral.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

How to Fill your Wallet with Other People's Money

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

How would you like to get paid to sell something you don't own and that doesn't cost you a penny to manufacturer? Yes, it's legal. Yes, it's profitable. Yes, you can do it to. Affiliate marketing is the key to riches earned by leveraging other people's hard work. And don't worry. They won't hate you for it. In fact, they want you to take advantage of them. Product manufacturers and service providers look to affiliates to sell goods and services on a 100% commission basis. You get paid whenever a visitor to your web site clicks on a product or service affiliate link and takes whatever action your affiliate agreement calls for. Sound easy? It is, but only if you know how to play the game. Before you run off to chase your fortune, know the answer to these four basic questions: Which affiliate program are you joining? What types of products or services will you promote? How much and how often will you be paid? How good is the affiliate's reputation? The first mistake would-be affiliate marketers make is choosing an affiliate program based solely upon affiliate commission promises. Doesn't seem like a mistake, right? **End Summary** Topics: affiliate marketing]]> affiliate program]]> affiliate marketers]]> fill your wallet]]> make money online]]> social networking]]> revenue sharing]]> web services]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entreprenuer since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she is determined to build her next empire at: http://gib.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

Autoresponders Make For Creative Marketing

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Autoresponders are impressive, sometimes complex programs that do much more than automatically reply to your emails. When properly utilized, your autoresponder can be an invaluable marketing tool. Internet statistics tell us that most internet users only stay on a website for an average of 45 seconds. This statistic can be a problem if your website sells products or services. Sometimes visitors may exit your website before they were able to finish browsing. For example: A potential customer is browsing your website. She is moments from making a purchase. There is a thunderstorm outside and lightning strikes a tree that causes a blackout in her area. She didn't bookmark your website before nature took its toll. Your autoresponder was able to capture her email address. The next time she checks her e-mail, she will find a friendly thank you note from your website. She will likely visit your website again and make her purchase. Within seconds, your potential customer is gone. Many times potential customers do not bookmark your website before accidentally closing the browser. If you had the foresight to install an autoresponder, the likelihood of them visiting again just increased. **End Summary** Topics: autoresponders]]> auto-responders]]> email marketing]]> email campaigns]]> newsletters]]> Internet marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she is determined to build her next empire at: http://awb.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

Online Marketing Tips That Will Save Your Advertising Campaign

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The field of internet marketing has undergone countless changes in recent years. Many of these changes are due to increased recognition and rejection of marketing tactics by potential customers. As internet customers become educated about marketing methods, they increasingly avoid acting in ways that marketers hope they will. What can you do to avoid the avoiders? How do you get your message out to consumers who are already wary of any type of advertisement? How do you get them to your website? There are a few online marketing tactics that have proven very successful and they may be simpler than you think. Email marketing boasts the best advertising return on investment. The advertising budget that you spend on email marketing is directly traceable to sales made because of that campaign. This doesn't mean that spamming will translate into a fat bank account. What it means is that by targeting and sending your audience an active advertisement, you will get better results than you would with a passive advertisement on a website. The difference between the two; passive ads and targeted email, is in the delivery. An email advertisement conveys a sense of urgency, a prompt to act immediately. **End Summary** Topics: link cloaker]]> email marketing]]> internet marketing]]> affiliate marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she is determined to build her next empire at: http://viral.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

How to Print Money with a Video Camera

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Looking for a foolproof way to print money that won't have you sharing a cell in the federal pen? If so, then get ready to discover how to turn a video into cash! This newest twist on marketing is called video marketing and it's all the rage. Now I'm not talking about slapping together some 2-minute amateur YouTube-style video clip, although even that is better than nothing if you want to catch the video fever and ride the silver screen to success. Just like any other marketing angle, the whole idea of doing the video thing is to make your cash register ring! So if you're going to dip your toe into video promotions, you might as well dip your whole foot in and invest in a video that's both well-planned and well-produced. You've got to deliver your message quickly and clearly or you'll lose your audience in a flash. Tap into the power of your average Joe or Josephine What's the power behind this marketing miracle? Typically it's the presence of some ordinary, average-looking man or woman touting all the amazing benefits of whatever product or service is being promoted. The power of the written word is compelling; **End Summary** Topics: video marketing]]> video]]> video promotions]]> internet marketing]]> affiliate marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she is determined to build her next empire at: http://presale.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

How to Setup a Tollbooth on the Information Superhighway

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Making money online is fast becoming the largest Growth Business of our times! And if you've been on the Internet lately, no doubt you've noticed countless opportunities to earn an impressive income by having your very own online business. They're everywhere and the claims sound so good I'll bet you're ready to ditch your day job and jump on the latest growth business bandwagon. But hold on - not so fast! Earning a living online is possible, but it's not as effortless as those ads would have you believe. Sure, lots of individuals are reaping huge profits from their online ventures. But the biggest issue most people have is that it is also becoming one of the hardest to get a breakthrough in simply due to the overload of information that is bombarded at us day and night. So if you plan on making money online, like any new venture, you need a plan. Otherwise you'll click all those "make money running an internet business" ads and fork over your hard-earned money and never really know what you'll get in return. **End Summary** Topics: making money online]]> learn while you earn]]> online business]]> affiliate marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she will build her next empire at: http://www.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

Earn Money from Other People's Hard Work

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

If you're making money on the Internet does it really matter what you're selling? That depends. It might if you're selling something you'd be ashamed to tell your parents about. But if that's the case my advice is simple: Maybe what the parents don't know won't hurt them! But seriously, if you're looking for ways to make money on the Internet, check out the world of affiliate marketing. That's a system in which online merchants pay other web site owners (their affiliates) for driving traffic from affiliate sites to the merchant's site. Affiliate marketing can provide you with an excellent source of income while saving you the hard work of researching an idea, investing in development, and testing marketing reactions. All you do is find effective products or services and promote them to an audience who wants to buy them. Sounds pretty simple and it is. How good's the pay? That depends on different variables, but plenty of affiliate marketers generate enough commission to work the affiliate marketing model full time. Who pays me? Merchants pay affiliates and easily track their affiliates' efforts using unique URLs tied to each affiliate. How do I get paid? **End Summary** Topics: affiliate marketing]]> affiliate program]]> earn money]]> make money online]]> internet business]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has 29 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she is determined to build her next empire at: http://lcm.succeedwithaffiliatemarketing.com

It Takes Mud Tires to Build an Internet Business

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Thousands upon thousands of people are facinated with the question of how the "average Joe and Josephine" are getting rich selling things on the internet. You've heard the promises... "Make money while you sleep!" "Earn a 6-figure income; no experience necessary!" "Start your own profitable business overnight!" And you're like -- "Whoa! Look out money, here I come!" and getting ready to walk the golden road to success. But somehow that golden road always turns to mud and, before you know it, you're reading the next big sales letter and putting your gold-road-walking shoes on for yet another journey into the land of disappointment. Let's break the cycle of doom and get you started off on the right track for your next (or first) online business venture. Get ready to go tool shopping. First -- you need a catchy name to hang on your brand new web site, so it's off to the domain name registrar for you. Plenty to choose from; pick the one you like best. Shop around; prices vary widely. Next you need a parking place for that double-wide website, so it's time to find a web hosting service. Windows or Linux? **End Summary** Topics: make money online]]> internet business]]> online business]]> tools]]> domain name]]> hosting]]> split-tester]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> An entrepreneur since opening her first business at age 25, Glinda McDuffie has nearly 30 years experience as a successful business person. Now Glinda is focusing her energies on taking her brick-and-mortar experience to the 'net where she will build her next empire at: http://makingiteasy.smmsite.com