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Affiliate Program Checklist
Affiliate and other cooperative programs are announced almost daily. Website owners are flocking to these programs. Enthusiasm is high. But.........why not compare and evaluate first? The following checklist was prepared from the point of view of...
How To Use RSS Feeds In Your Marketing
It was Friday night. I finished reading a book about RSS feeds. Quickly set up one for my site, submitted it on directories and went to bed.
Sunday morning, I noticed a sale. Idly, I scanned my logs to see where the buyer had found me.
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Make Internet Marketing Work for You Via RSS
Copyright 2005 Paul Jesse
RSS marketing is a tool used by many on the Internet to deliver advertisements, emails, customer support responses, ezines to clients and potential clients without the concern of Spam filters hindering the receipt of...
The Ecommerce Business Plan
Simply put, business plans can make or break your business. Starting a Drop Ship business online is no different from starting a traditional non-online business. With the strong emphasis individuals place on writing business plans for starting up...
Why This Is The Best Year Ever to Shop AND Sell OnLine
Internet shopping has been a fad for many. They tried it one year with minimal success and major headaches and stayed away from it ever since. There have been credit card scams, delayed deliveries, and confusion over orders. But not this year. ...
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Schreiber, Johansson Build A 'Bridge' To A Classic
Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson are starring in a widely praised revival of Arthur Miller's <em>A View From The Bridge</em>. They tell reporter Jeff Lunden that as in all great tragedies, this one's clashes and catastrophes have something of the inevitable about them.
Stargazing At The Opera
The Hayden Planetarium in New York takes opera to the moon with a new production of <em>Il Mondo Della Luna.</em> Diane Paulus and Philip Bussmann talk about merging cosmos footage with music, how science can enhance the arts and the future of technology and theater.
Obama 'The Musical' Opens In Germany
A new theater production <em>Hope: The Obama Musical Story</em> opened this week in Frankfurt, Germany. It tells the story, in song and dance, of America's first black president. It is likely to be a big success in a country where President Obama is still immensely popular.
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Writing Emails With A Purpose
Copyright 2005 Stephen Wright
How many times have you seen it? You open your inbox just to see
another long, seemingly endless list of emails. You cautiously
open each one, giving "some" of them 10-20 seconds of a quick
scan. If something captures your interest, you read on. If not,
it's a quick click (delete key) and you move on. If this is your
pattern, you are not alone. This scenario is repeated by
thousands, if not millions of internet users each and every day.
Knowing this pattern makes the job of internet marketers even
more difficult. Our ability to cultivate and retain any
significant numbers in a downline is directly determined by our
ability to maximize these precious few seconds of reading time.
Have you got what it takes to write an email and get the replies
flying in?
Most of us send out emails almost every day. We do it all too
often with out carefully thinking about it. As a result these
emails are often written and sent out less than perfect and fail
to produce the desired result.
The purpose of sending out mass email is usually intended to
attract visitors to view a website rather than make a sale,
therefore it is important to take your time and define your aim
precisely before writing the email.
Keep it simple and brief; avoid using long or technical words as
some people may not understand them. Do not use three words
where one will suffice. If the email is long and full of waffle
boredom will set in and without a doubt it is likely to be
deleted before reaching the end of it.
The opening paragraph is vital. If it does not click with the
reader right away you have wasted your time sending it. It's
true that even the best writers spend time editing and rewriting
their articles and emails.
Start with an eye catching headline. It might
Stroke Victims Think, Robotic Arm Acts
Reporting in <em>Nature,</em> researchers write that two individuals, both paralyzed by stroke, made reach-and-grasp movements using a thought-controlled robotic arm. One participant was even able to a sip a drink by herself. Neuroengineer Dr. Leigh Hochberg discusses the paper and the ongoing trial.
Qualifying Yourself as a Reliable Vendor
Marketing is a numbers game. This maxim is true, although it can be viewed from several angles. Proponents of bulk email advertising and traffic exchanges contend that if you expose your message to a vast number of people, only a small percentage of...
be a question or
statement. You must grab their attention right away. Make sure
to look at it from your readers point of view, is it forceful
enough or exciting to make you want to read on and discover the
end result?
Headlines hook prospects and lead them to the next line. There
you start to build their interest to ensure they read the next
sentence... and each subsequent one. You might even find it is
worth offering a free gift or a monthly newsletter that would
help their business. There are plenty of free e-books on the web
that you can give away.
If the intention of your email is to make a sale then offer a
guarantee or a full refund this should dispel any fears they may
have.
A cheeky way to test out your email is to send it to a couple of
friends who are interested in business, add a message at the end
of it and ask them to email you. If you don't receive a reply,
take it as a sign that perhaps your email was discarded before
they made it far enough down the message, to get your message.
When this happens it is a good idea to edit your email and
remove any unneeded text before sending back out to your master
list.
The exact techniques and methods you use will vary depending on
personal preferences, product differences, market circumstances,
etc. However, the basic approach is to make sure you give it
some advance preparation and work, before sending them out. You
will be pleasantly amazed at the difference it makes.
About the author:
Stephen Wright is President & CEO of InternetMarketing.com Get
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