STARTING UP IN BUSINESS

STARTING UP IN BUSINESS
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Quote of the Day

"Money won't buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a huge research staff to study the problem." -- Bill Vaughan

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Quote of the Day

"What we actually learn, from any given set of
circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly
powerless or more powerful." -- Blaine Lee

Build A Successful Business By Staying Connected

Over the course of your business life you'll come in contact with a
number of other business people. They could be lawyers, business
services, suppliers, customers, etc. These people are important to your
business in more ways than one. If you hired them or they bought your
product or service, you can also gain their business knowledge,
experience, ideas, and advice. How do you do this? Stay Connected!
Network! Networking is when two or more different businesses stay in
contact on a regular basis to build and improve each others business.

Consider all the benefits you'll gain from talking to other business
people:

Knowledge or information that you didn't have before
Advice on how to solve a current business problem
Leads to a new business project or opportunity
Joint ventures and cross promotion deals
Learn important skills that you didn't have before
Constructive criticism that improved your business
Brainstorming that sparks a profitable business idea
Encouraging and motivational statements

There are many ways to meet business people. Join business clubs and
associations. Participate in on-line business-related forums, e-mail
discussion groups, and chat rooms. Go to business expos and trade shows.
Use your creativity to come up with even more ideas.

If you have the time, start your own networking group. You could hold
meetings at a local seminar room, at a park , or at your own business
building. If you want to hold meetings on-line use a private chat room.
Publish a print or e-mail newsletter to keep members informed of meeting
time and dates.

Keep all your business associates' contact information all in one
place. Have it organized by business type or profession for easy
finding. So when you need some advice on a new marketing campaign you
can call that marketing expert you met at that trade show in Ohio a
couple of weeks ago.

Networking is a surefire way to build a successful business. I have
used it countless times and will continue too. I have also met a lot of
business people who are now some of my closest friends.

www.GrowYourOwnSuccess.com

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Quote of the Day

“Service is the rent we pay for the space we occupy on earth!”
-Cavett Robert, The Dean of Motivational Speaking

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Quote of the Day:

"The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to be kind to." -- Aristotle

Friday, May 21, 2010

Quote of the Day

"It is by studying little things that we attain the great
knowledge of having as little misery and as much happiness
as possible." -- Samuel Johnson

10 Tips For Writing A Good Ad

1. Publish a picture of yourself in your ad. This will
show people that you're not hiding behind your web
site and you're not afraid to backup your product.


2. List how many famous or respected people have
purchased your product in your ad. These people
should be fairly known by your target audience.


3. Publish the results of any tests your product has
passed in your ad. Your product may have passed
a durability test, safety test, quality test, etc.


4. Publish the results of any positive surveys you've
taken from your customers in your ad. Just survey
your current customers and list the results.


5. List any publications that have written about your
business in your ad. It could be a product review,
on a top ten list, an article, etc.


6. List any related books that you've written in your
ad. When you list a book(s) you've wrote, it gives
you credibility because it shows you're an expert.


7. Have a professional looking web site to publish
your ad on. When people visit your site and it looks
unprofessional, they'll relate that to your product.


8. Publish any endorsements from famous people in
your ad. Some people will think if a famous person,
enjoys your product, so will they.


9. Use a money back guarantee in your ad. This
will remove the risk from your potential customers
and show them that you stand behind your product.


10. Provide testimonials from satisfied customers in
your ad. The testimonials should include specific
and believable results you customers have received.

www.GrowYourOwnSuccess.com

Monday, April 5, 2010

Quote of the Day

"A desire of knowledge is the natural feeling of mankind;
and every human being whose mind is not debauched will be
willing to give all that he has to get knowledge."

Samuel Johnson

10 Tips For Writing A Profit Producing Ad

1. You can get ad copy ideas by studying similar
product's advertising material. Collect their sales
letters, classified ads, web ads, e-mail ads, etc.


2. Know exactly what you want your ad copy to
accomplish. It could be to qualify prospects, make
sales, generate leads, attract web traffic, etc.


3. Make a complete list of your product's benefits
and features. Begin your ad with the most important
benefit either in your headline or first sentence.


4. Make your ad benefits as specific as possible.
Include exact numbers, percentages, times, colors,
smells, sounds, descriptive adjectives, etc.


5. List all the ways your product is different from
your competition's. Include all the differences in
your ad copy that are better than their product.


6. Use graphics, pictures and drawings of people
actually using your product to solve their problem.
Include a picture that also shows the results.


7. Make a list of your target audience. Write down
what reasons would attract them to purchase your
product. Include those reasons in your ad copy.


8. Include any proven facts in your ad copy. They
could be customer surveys, scientific tests, product
reviews, etc.


9. Tell your audience what kind of support they'll
get after they buy. It could be free consulting, tech
support, free servicing, etc.


10. Ask people at the end of your copy why they
decided not to buy. This will give you new ideas on
how to produce a more profitable ad copy.

www.GrowYourOwnSuccess.com

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Upsell and Make More Money

As you know it can be very expensive to attract new
customers. You can cut down on those expenses
by "upselling" to those new customers. For example,
let's say you're selling a computer with a 15" monitor
for $1200. You tell people they can upgrade to a 17"
monitor for only $200 more. That's upselling! Your
goal is to get more money out of the first sale. Below
are ten upselling strategies you can use to increase
your profits.


1. Deluxe Upsell-You could sell a basic product and
tell people for a little more money they can receive the
deluxe edition.


2. Money Upsell-You could offer people the rights
to sell the product they are buying from your business.
You could charge an extra $30 dollars to get the
reproduction rights.


3. Discount Upsell-If you're selling a product people
may order again in the future like shave gel, you could
offer them a second can of shave gel at a discount.


4. Time Upsell-If you're selling a product or service
people subscribe to, like a magazine, you could tell
them if they subscribe for two years instead of one,
they can receive it half off the cover price.


5. Quantity Upsell-This is similar to the discount upsell.
The only difference is you increase the discount by
how many products they order. If they order 3 it's a
10% discount, if they order 5 it's a 15% discount.


6. Package Upsell-When you're selling a product you
could offer similar products in a package deal. Tell
the people the other products are cheaper with the
package deal versus purchasing them separately.


7. Affiliate Upsell-When you're selling a product you
could offer someone else's product as an upsell. You
would have to make a commission on the product in
order to profit.


8. Free Upsell-You could offer a free sample or trial
of your product (your first sale would be free) and
then tell people if they order the full version right now
they will get a discount.


9. Extra Upsell-There are many things you could
charge extra for at the time of sale. It could be gift
wrapping, imprinting, custom designs, etc.


10. Extended Upsell-If your product comes with a
warranty, you could ask people if they would like to
extend the warranty one more year for only $30.


In conclusion, you can use one or all these strategies
to increase your profits at the point of sale. Don't be
afraid to use your imagination to come up with other
upsell strategies.

www.GrowYourOwnSuccess.com

Saturday, February 20, 2010

New Site On Getting More Traffic

Viral Traffic Seeds is a new site that says it guarantees more CONVERTING web visitors and site advertising with very little effort or cost. So I decided to put it to the test...



My first impression was the site looks professional and clean, with an attractive look and feel. It is easy to read and understand. Joining the site was easy and painless--they do offer 2 upgrade options but they are not required to gain the benefits.



The Members Area is very well laid out and intuitive--I could figure out what to do after only a few minutes and was able to get up and running in less than 5 minutes. Inside the site, you create links and ads--the links you simply enter any URL links you use into the generator and it transforms them into "Viral Traffic Seeds" links. You create ads for anything you want to promote using the Viral Traffic Seeds Ad Generator, which is very easy to use. You can create as many links and as many ads as you like. And they are organized in a logical way--links are displayed in the order you create them but also your 5 most recent links appear on the main page for quick reference. Also, since the link generator is the tool you'll use most, it is also right at the top of the main page when you login. Very smart!



After you've created at least 1 link and 1 ad you can start to generate traffic. Just use and promote the new Viral Traffic Seeds link instead of the original source link you had. Every time the Viral Traffic Seeds link is clicked, the page loads followed by a cool slide-up ad window at the bottom. It displays an ad PLUS an image with your affiliate link that goes back to Viral Traffic Seeds. So if anyone clicks the Viral Traffic Seeds image they see the site, and if they signup they become your referral. It's a great viral feature because you can build referrals without even trying to just by using the site.



Now every time the ad window displays (your Viral Traffic Seeds links get clicked) you earn credits that get YOUR ad displayed in the ad windows when other members' links get clicked. So the more clicks, the more times your ads get displayed.



And this works virally--meaning as you make referrals into Viral Traffic Seeds (either by promoting it or just using it and visitors click the Viral Traffic Seeds image on the ad window to join) you also earn ad credits on THEIR link clicks. And this works up to 5 levels deep. So you can create a massive amount of free ad views and web traffic by referring others to Viral Traffic Seeds also.



I didn't get to test the full effect of a big downline yet (I just got the tool) but I can tell you the rest of the site works exactly as stated--my links got clicked, I earned credits, and my ads got displayed. Viral Traffic Seeds even tracked my results so I know how many clicks and how many ad displays. That was an impressive unadvertised extra feature.



There is one more benefit and feature which might be the best of them all--downline emailing. You can email your downline with offers, promotions, or whatever you like, and here is where Viral Traffic Seeds really shines. They took time to make the emailing often enough that it's valuable as a user, but no so often that it's a burden to your downline. But the best part about this feature (and actually the credit earning too) is that it tells you exactly how long until you can mail again. Now THAT's cool.



Overall I have to say I am impressed with Viral Traffic Seeds. It is simple yet powerful, and delivers on its promises. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to increase web traffic and site advertising.

See it and join here:

http://www.developingyoursuccess.com/viral-traffic.html

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Quote of the Day

"The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to be kind to." -- Aristotle

Sell More of Your Products

We all need to sell more products. Here are 10 more ideas for you to look at.

1. Turn your ad copy into a story or article. Your visitors won't be as hesitant to read your ad and will become more interested in your product.

2. Give visitors a freebie for filling out your online survey or they usually won't. Surveys will give your business valuable intelligence for your business

3. Enhance the power of your ad copy benefits by using attention getting words, highlighting keywords,using color, bolding key phrases, underlining, etc.

4. Give your visitors tons of choices so they don't get the feeling of being controlled. Offer them avariety of ways to order, contact you, navigate, etc.

5. Put yourself in your visitors shoes. Design your site for them, not for yourself. Create your product around your visitors not because you would buy it.

6. Get free advice from successful online business owners. Participate in business chat rooms and message boards to chat with them.

7. Use your free bonuses to create an urgency for your visitors to buy. Only offer them for a limited time with your main product.

8. Offer your customers extra add-on products at the point of purchase. For example, if they are buying an electronic toy try to sell batteries with it.

9. Make your visitors feel good about themselves by giving them compliments. If they feel good they will also feel good about buying from your web site.

10. Add multiple profits to your web site. If you're selling business books try to sell business services,courses and supplies too.

www.growyourownsuccess.com

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

New Willie Jolley Book

Who is Willie Jolley?

Meet The Comeback Guru ...Helping Turn Setbacks Into Comebacks

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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Quote of the Day

"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate." -- Thomas Watson, Sr., founder of IBM

Ways To Increase Your Profits

1. Offer to write exclusive articles (that means you only submit them to one place) for high traffic websites in exchange for a link back to your site.

2. Create a positive online image. Tell your visitors about fundraisers you have sponsored or that you donate a part of your profits to charity.

3. Improve your customer service on a regular basis. Try out new technologies that make it easier to communicate with your customers over the net.

4. Ask your customers what they would like to see offered by your business in the future. This type of information can boost your sales.

5. Make sure your web host isn't losing your sales.If you get an e-mail from someone that told you that they couldn't access your site, it might be your host.

6. Allow your visitors experience to be an enjoyable one at your web site. Provide easy navigation, good content, fast loading graphics, search options, etc.

7. Keep changing or adding freebies to your website. If people see the same freebie in your ads they will say to themselves, "been there done that".

8. Add a directory to your web site. When visitors submit their web site, e-mail them confirming their link has been added and remind them to revisit.

9. Organize your marketing and advertising into a plan. Create a list of daily, weekly, monthly and allot future promotional plans.

10. Trade links only with web sites that your target audience or yourself would visit. They should offer their visitors valuable content or freebies.

www.growyourownsuccess.com

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

SFI in 2010

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Dear Valued Team Member,

So, 2010 has arrived. Let's see what we can do to
make it our Best SFI Year ever!

Take Time to appreciate your Family, your Friends and the
rest of your life. Remember: Work/Life Balance is Precious!

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Check your personalized TO-DO LIST and Do ALL
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Please let me know how I could be of more help to you. I am
here to listen and offer you a helping hand with appreciation.

Best wishes Rosalie & James Kelly

Quote of the Day

Let others lead small lives, but Not You.
Let others argue over small things, but Not You.
Let others cry over small hurts, but Not You.
Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but Not You.?

Jim Rohn