Before You Buy ~ Tricks That Marketers Use

Before you buy that next MUST have money
making product
- Read this First!

This is sort of a consumer alert-There are some tricks you should be aware of BEFORE you buy any Money making product. Buyer beware! Remember, if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Please read this post, I want you all to be informed buyers and less likely to  get scammed.

I know this post will not make me too popular among marketers- so those that dis me for it are probably the ones using these methods.

There is a javascript that allows a person to change the content on any website – the thing is it only does it on their own screen and is only temporary . This means you can change the dollar amounts on your PayPal page or Clickbank stats and take a screenshot of it as it will look as if it’s real. Or, manipulate  a Google search page and make it look as if their sites are in the #1 spot.

There are marketers who are using this script to do just that. They then take a screenshot of their “new” stats and place them in their sales pages to show “proof” of the earnings they made w/ whatever product they are promoting. Want to know how they do it? Just look on YouTube. A word of warning- if you choose to use this in your marketing, you WILL lose your customer’s trust and loyalty if they find out. I would rather do it the honest way. i value my customers way too much to deceive them. Just another reason I hate sales hype.

Here’s one of them. Look just how easy it is to do.

How to edit any webpage

I don’t know which marketers are using this and who doesn’t since you can’t verify this info- except for the Google searches. I just want people to be aware that it exists and some do use it to falsify their earnings in order to increase their sales.

And to end on a brighter note, here’s some Google tricks that are just fun.

Google Tricks, Hacks, and Easter Eggs

Building Highly-Targeted Opt in List Money Lies Beneath List

Are you successful with your Internet business? Better yet, do you think you are successful with your online business? When most online entrepreneurs are asked with these questions, they often brush it off. This is because most of them, who have not yet realize the right way to succeed in Internet Marketing, continue to believe that the mere fact that they have a website is already enough to succeed on the Internet.

The truth is, they all end up very upset because they fail to realize the secret behind the success in Internet Marketing.

Having a website is not a guarantee that your online business will succeed. How will you succeed if people do not realize that your business exists online? The key to Internet marketing is to get your business noticed.

An effective way to do this is to build an opt-in list. In fact, most of the people who are already experts in Internet marketing will tell you building a highly targeted opt in list is the most important and effective tool in Internet marketing.

Basically, an opt in list is a list of email addresses of people who have agreed to obtain any kind of information from online businesses like you. The term opt in means that you have their permission to send to them whatever promotions, newsletters, or brochures that you have in your online business.

It is extremely important that you have their permission first before you send them information because unsolicited emails will be regarded as spam. Spamming is an illegal activity in the Net.

Because of the feasibility of building an opt in list on Internet marketing, most of the online entrepreneurs consider it as the most treasured tool online. They need this list in order to get the attention and sustain interest of the consumer.

By creating an opt in list, you will be able to maintain solid contact with your previous buyers at the same time boost your sales because of the fact that you have a sure target market always ready to purchase items from you.

The opt in list is considered to be the most important item to an Internet marketer. In fact, if in case something bad happens like emergencies and catastrophes and they could only save one item, it would be their opt in list saved on a backup disk.

Just imagine how these people value their opt in list. If this is the case, then it must be really something, right? So, for people who are not yet aware of the importance of building a highly targeted opt in list and would like to know how to build them, here are some tips that could be very useful.

You must decide on your niche market or your target market. Be sure that your selected target market is available in the Internet. Verify if your chosen target market is income-generating market. Generate solutions to the problems of your target market by using Internet forum.

The success of an online business or Internet marketing greatly depends on the opt in list. It is where the online businesses could come up with newsletters that would allow them to promote their products at the same time create the need for it. In turn, it will generate more income and make more money.

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Tips For Freelance Copywriting

Posted on 31st January 2009 by Ray Edwards in internet marketing - Tags: , , ,

Copywriting is a job that will weather an economic storm better than most. This is because businesses always need to advertise their products, and good businessmen know that cutting the advertising budget will only hurt their company even further. Therefore they always have a need for good copywriters.

Freelance copywriting combines the security of copywriting with the benefits of freelancing. These include the ability to dictate your own work schedule, your paycheck, and you can work from anywhere in the world as long as you have an Internet connection. You can also make more money as a freelancer because you don’t have to deal with a parent company or advertising agency. You get to determine how much work you do and you get to keep all of your profit. This gives you greater control over your career and success.

As a freelancer, you work on a project-to-project basis. You apply for a project, the client examines your bid, and if you win the bid they give you a contract with a deadline for completion. This means you can dictate when you work because you only need to get the project done by the deadline, other than that your schedule doesn’t matter. Be sure to keep your deadlines though, because missing deadlines will hurt your career. As a beginner in the field you will need help finding work, here are a few short “how-to’s” in order to get you started:

The Internet

Freelance copywriting has found its success on the Internet. The World Wide Web has now opened many doors previously closed. The easiest way to find work is through an online freelance marketplace like www.elance.com. These sites help copywriters and clients find each other. You can build a profile, post examples of your work, and bid on projects. These sites can also automatically alert you to jobs that you may be interested in.

You should also make a website. This will act as your shop front window to people searching the Internet for a copywriter. It will also allow potential clients to examine your work close-up before they hire you. Therefore it should be neat, easy to read, and professional looking.

Network Yourself

You need to get your name into the market and industry. Otherwise you will have a very difficult time getting clients. Go to seminars and get to know other copywriters. Do some free projects in order to build a client base. You can also partner with other copywriters on larger projects. These things will help build a stable place for your business to grow.

Don’t Stop Learning

Improving the quality of your copy is very important, no matter how good you are. Your writing is the bases for your entire business, so you should be constantly trying to better it. The best copywriters are the ones that see themselves as life long students. You should investigate some copywriting and freelancing tutorials on the Internet. You can also sign up for coaching courses and workshops with successful copywriters. Many successful freelance copywriters offer products that teach about their success and what makes them good copywriters. These are a great resource into the industry. Reading books by the experts helps as well. You should check some books by Dan Kennedy because he’s one of the foremost experts on the subject.

You should also write everyday. Stephen King once said that writing was like working-out at the gym. You only get stronger if you go often. The same is true for writing, the more you write the better you will get. Therefore you should write some everyday and try to mimic those great writers before you. This will help improve your copy immensely.

Hopefully this article has helped you understand how to start a freelancing career. Freelance copywriting is a very rewarding and flexible job. It gives you a level of freedom you can’t find in most careers. If you want to learn more about freelance copywriting, then you should do some more research into the subject.

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Tips on What to Include on Your Website

Posted on 30th January 2009 by Julie Johnson in online business - Tags: , , , ,

Even businesses who have talented writers generating content for their sites have slumps. When you are in a pinch for ideas, here is a good list to refer to. This includes key point to include, and what not to.

Announce any new product or special offer. List the reasons your clients do business with you: this should provide a very long list of blog entries. Every single selling point about your company will make at least one article. Why small business is better, a price comparison (even why it is not worth it to go cheap), describe a new higher quality source you found for your product/service, or the reasons your products/service are higher quality (imported or made in USA, you buy in bulk and pass the savings on), all your work is done in house and not outsourced, and on and on.

Employee profiles. In depth product reviews, one at a time. Buying guides for your products, or how to choose a provider guides for service industries. Share humorous office stories, or customer stories; get personal. Share customer testimonials with a guest writer, or repeat what you heard. Answer a client question that has come up more than once (re-write your FAQ in your blog, one question at a time).

Any kind of news is good content. This can be news related to your industry. Or news about or within your company. You can write about events you took part in or awards you may have earned, as well as new larger clients that you have added.

Things to avoid, products to avoid, the negative spin on What Not to Do. Recommendations of companies you do business with: your web designer, your cellphone service. Look at your competitors. It is allowed and will spark your mind for ideas. also look at related sites that are not competitors but complementary. Make lists. Make Top Fives. Top Five mistakes you see. Top Five Sellers and why. Top Five trends.

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Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Affiliate Marketer?

Each of us has its own interest or has a hobby. Some love all kinds of books, music, and movies while others are into sports and traveling. There are also people who love to grow flowers and loves pets. These things help us to relax and forget our everyday problems and troubles and these things are common to people. But not everyone has a hobby that makes money for him/her except if you love your job.

Money making hobby could let you treat your family and friends with the extra cash or you can even quit your current job that you almost certainly hate. That is why many of us today go online to start a business; their reasons are either to supplement their income or to gradually replace their offline income from their job. Affiliate marketing is a great way to start in making money online.

Affiliate marketing is a revenue sharing partnership between a web merchant and one or more affiliates. The affiliate is paid a commission for referring clicks, leads or most often sales to the merchant. An affiliate’s advantage is that he can make money in a business where he doesn’t have the upfront costs of creating his own product, and he doesn’t have to worry about e-commerce, bookkeeping, or even customer support for it is the merchant’s responsibility.

Now, for sure you want to be an affiliate marketer with all that benefits an affiliate could get. But, do you have what it takes to be an affiliate marketer? Before you begin your venture into affiliate marketing, you need to decide first which area interest you. What products do you know the most and which products you could do the best job of selling? Once you discover your specialty, perseverance, patience, determination comes next. These are the qualities you should possessed to be a good affiliate marketer.

Too many online business prospectors lose out because they become impatient. You also have to know what your strengths are, the things in which you are good at and your capabilities and abilities related to your chosen streak. And the most important thing is you have to have a strong desire to succeed in affiliate marketing.

To be an affiliate marketer is not an easy task. You have to learn the techniques of marketing your product or service. You shouldn’t be looking at every chance because marketing is all about attracting you to look at this or that particular opportunity. To be a successful affiliate marketer, you should learn how to listen and to be taught because in life we need to learn skills to get by.

For an affiliate marketer, you should know how to market your site effectively, in will enable you to get thousands of visitors coming to your site which transforms into more sales. This only means that the faster you set up a website, the bigger your chances of making money online faster. You should avoid the same mistakes some affiliates make everyday, they are only building a short-term business where they just make a small sale. Make sure you do understand that you should be building a long-term affiliate business and not just something that makes you a few dollars on one sale.

It is also better to have knowledge on how to upsell your visitors for expensive services. This will in turn make you become recognized as an expert in your field and making money will be easier. There are some people thinks that just by having affiliate links on their website will bring them good profits. This can have some truth to it, but then most successful affiliates still believe that making use of strong marketing campaigns for their affiliate programs is still important. But affiliate marketers become much more successful when they treat their customers or online visitors as friends. Make a commitment to establish relationships with your customers and especially with visitors to your site. It is very important for an affiliate marketer to have a good business relationship with customers or visitors.

You should also be creative. The real key to being successful with affiliate marketing is to develop a good content based website and weave your affiliate links into all your content. You have to provide your prospects with good, quality content to keep them coming back to your site. So, do you have what it takes to be an affiliate marketer?

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