If you run (or plan to run) an online business, its especially important that you maintain and add to a customer/prospect list. Unlike a store-front business, which can draw on pedestrian traffic, youre only location is cyberspace. You must constantly let potential customers kn ...

At the beginning of the web era, users would go to directories to find sites relevant to their interests. In fact, Yahoo!, the web's number one destination, started as a directory. Nowadays, most users rely on search engines, not directories, to find what they're looking for. When sear ...

The quickest way to achieve high-volume sales on the web is to set up your own affiliate program. There are two ways to set up an affiliate program: you can install affiliate tracking software on your server or you can use a 3rd party affiliate tracker. Here is a list of sites that of ...

Theres a great interest among the Internet entrepreneurs about how to promote their business on the Web. Theres always a quest for new and innovative ways of promotion that promise greater results at lower cost and in shorter time. Yet with all the efforts spent on promotion its just ama ...

No, this isn't going to be a sermon or anything don't worry about that! I'm no preacher, so I wouldn't even think of trying; but what I do have is faith in myself and faith in the fact that I can be successful on the internet. Now, I'm not talking about your regular, everyday take-it- ...

Whether you sell products or services on the Internet, you should get an autoresponder as soon as possible. Its an immense time saver. And for most online entrepreneurs time is in short supply. What is an autoresponder Without getting too technical, its like an automated email program ...

I was winding my way up the levels of a very crowded parking garage the other day. The line of cars desperately seeking a spot ahead of me kept turning to the right. So, of course, it occured to me that perhaps there would be less competition for a space if I went via "the road less tr ...

Why do any of us choose to work from home The answer to that question is as diverse as the individuals who call home their workplace. For those of us who have chosen to market online, this question has many answers. But ultimately, everyone who works at home - online or off - has the s ...

...the Jones's The Smiths The latest internet "sure-fire, 100% guaranteed, knock-down last, best opportunity" Makes you want to pull your hair out, doesn't it I'm here to tell you...don't get caught in that trap. I have yet to learn about anyone who has made any significant long-te ...

We've all seen those ads that grab our attention and makes us want to pull out our credit cards and buy. Don't you wish you had that same power to persuade but contrary to what you may have been told these skills can be learned So you're not a natural born writer so what! The first thing ...

Watch out - if you do, you're showing your "Internet Age!" I am, of course, referring to the now infamous "Cookie Cutter" marketing program which was all over the internet when I first began exploring the online business world (circa mid-1999). If you have no idea what I'm referring ...

How Two Powerful Words Can Guarantee You Success By Al Martinovic I see it happen all too often on the internet including the programs I am involved with. It's a disease called quit-itis. You know what I'm talking about. It's when you join a program and if you don't make any money wi ...

1. Write Your Objective - Before you write your sales letter, write down your marketing objective. Is it to generate inquiries about your products Is it attract subscribers to your ezine Is it to find a joint venture partner Having an objective will help you focus your copy. 2. Make A ...

A lot of website owners work tirelessly at increasing their traffic. They submit to FFA pages and classified sites. They participate in startup programs and pop under exchanges. There is no end to the gimmicks they will try, all in the hopes that theyll get more customers. If youre one ...

Research Lets say it again ResearchGrrrrrrrr. The word research can make many eBusiness owners cringe. Why Because it sounds like such hard work. Lets analyse the word itself. Search means to go looking for something and re means again. Put them together and it means to go look ...

How To Get At Least 50 Visitors A Day Free! Every eBusiness owner is constantly looking at ways to get free traffic to their site. After all, if you have no visitors you will never have any sales. So getting visitors to your website is the first major step to get underway in your marke ...

I actually have two separate online businesses - Selling wellness products and Selling digital information products (eBooks) Because I can look at things from both perspectives, I often tend to compare the two businesses from the point of view of the better opportunity. But if I wer ...

In my time researching the search engines, I've noticed something rather strange. Literally millions of searches are made each month for "brand names" and actual site names. For example, on Overture alone, last month, there were millions of queries made for the term "internet explorer". ...

A website is great to have for residual income, for presence, to have a place called home on the internet. I admit I love it. Instead of hunting for sites to host my pictures and software for free, I have a place and it is all mine. But nothing beats eBay for instant, in your face sales. ...

You probably think I am going to say something like, "The customer is always right." Right Wrong. I have many philosophies when dealing with customers, but I definitely do not believe that the customer is always right. However, when the customer is wrong, you must handle the situation ...