Increase Sales

Creating Opportunities To Increase Internet Sales

Several methods can be used for your online business to increase internet sales. Some are proven more effective than others. A great way to boost online sales is to increase traffic on your site. When more people visit your site, you increase your chances of generating sales.

The common mistake that many businesses make is they believe their work ends on getting people to visit the website. Successful internet selling turns visits into sales.

Turning Traffic to Profit

More than just listing the features of your product and the benefits of purchasing it, you must have something to offer your prospects. Offer something 'free' to your customers. When your buyer can get something free, they think of it as a bonus. For instance, if you're selling them a PC, you can offer them free PC scans. The same goes with websites; you can offer your visitors a free newsletter so they can get information about your products or services.

Sales text is important as another way to convince your customer to purchase a product. Most websites fail to give enough attention to this. How can you expect to make a sale when the potential buyer does not have enough information about the product or service? This text should be brief, concise, and informative. The text must answer possible questions a customer might have on a product.

Create an Expert Image

If people find you credible, they will more easily trust you. Your knowledge about the information contained in your site will lead to more traffic if people find your site useful. You can get more readers to your site by publishing articles over the internet, such as in a blog post or an article directory and including a byline. This will provide a background on you (as the author) and provides links to your site that readers can visit to get more information.

Keep Communication Lines Open

If you want to make more sales, you must include as much contact information on your site as possible. Do not just focus on the sales pages, instead include your phone number and contact form to all pages of your website. This will enable potential customers to easily contact you when they see a product or service they'd like to obtain.

By providing as much contact information as possible, people will have confidence in your site. If you sell products online, provide as much means for payment as possible. Provide the most convenient way for your customer to process payments.

Utilize Positive Feedback/Testimonials

If you can, get previous customers to leave feedback about products sold on your website. Post their testimonials on your site for future readers to see. Positive testimonials will help boost online sales because they help to increase trust on your buyer's part.

If you want to give them further assurance, you can offer a money-back guarantee. Giving a guarantee can benefit you in two ways. It gives your buyer the security of returning the product in case they do not find it useful; thus it becomes easier to part with their money and make a purchase. As for the seller, it reflects your confidence in your product that you'd be willing to return the money to a dissatisfied customer.

These are just a few effective sales tips and tricks that you can use to increase internet sales.


To your marketing success

Fran Watson

4 Key Areas to Work On

Hi

I just listened to Matthew Grave's first Periscope video on the 4 key areas to work on for your internet business.

They are 1) work on yourself - learn and train
2) get exposure
3) convert your visitors
4) engage your visitors

For a fuller description of each of these, click here

To your business success!!

Fran Watson 

P.S. Matthew is starting a new Inner Circle and has a few spaces left... Check it out here if you are interested and willing to work to build your business.
All you have to do is to send an email to innercircle@quickstartcoach.com and he will send you a link that gives access right into his calendar so you can pick a day and time that works for you. Once next weekend comes, he can't guarantee when he will be able to do this again.

Affiliate Marketing - Cost Effective?

Affiliate Marketing: Why is it One of the Most Cost-Effective Ways to Advertise your Business
Ever heard of affiliate programs? These are forms of Internet advertising that rewards the affiliates for driving traffic to the advertiser or for other transactions. The advertiser pays the affiliate to place a link on their website, and the affiliate sends traffic to the advertiser in return. Simply put, it's about paying commissions to people who help you make sales. It's that easy---NOT.

Affiliate marketing has its ups and downs. It can be draining if you are not armed with updated information and the technical how-tos. But this article's sole objective is to reach out to you and not to badmouth affiliate marketing.

Here are the following reasons on why web marketers choose affiliate marketing as a form of Internet advertisement.

1. Low cost

Many are scared to go into a home based business because of the capital required. In affiliate marketing, you don't have to spend much to start raking in some moolah.

2. Inventories not included

Having to maintain product can be stressful.  With affiliate marketing, you don't need an inventory. The merchant does any of the maintenance required.

3. Unlimited income through leverage

When you have a paid job, your monthly income mainly relies on whether you go to work or not. With affiliate marketing, your affiliates lead traffic to your site without you having to lift a finger (once you have provided them with your ad copy and links).

Though not every web marketer earns limitless amounts of money, it still is a fact that all the necessary information for the advertiser or Internet marketer is all there to provide an option to  be  successful.

4. Go worldwide

With affiliate marketing, you are dealing with a global market place. All you have to do is choose a niche product and prepare all the necessary tools for your affiliates to send traffic from just about anywhere to your website (affiliate link).

5. Low risk

The main reason for Internet marketer's enthusiasm with affiliate marketing is its having a low risk factor. For those with low budget set aside for advertising and/or developing a product, affiliate marketing is a great way to begin.

6. No closing time

With affiliate marketing, your business works 24/7 - every single second of the day while targeting a worldwide market! What could be better than that?

It is important to choose the right niche.  What are you passionate about?  Has someone got a product that you feel you could promote?  Do you have a product that you think others would promote?  Take some time to ensure that people want what you are selling/promoting.

To your marketing success

Fran Watson

https://www.facebook.com/banabu.ca/

How to Pull in Profit

How to Pull In As Much Profit As Your Wallet Will Hold
With Email Lists

By Jimmy D. Brown

The fortune is in the list.

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard that said, well,
I'd already have a fortune! :-)

However "broken-recordish" it may sound, it is a truthful
statement.  The fortune REALLY IS in the list.

Fact is, if you possess the knowledge of how to grow
and profit from email lists, you can pretty much write
your own ticket.

And, if you'll read the remainder of this article, I'll
pass that knowledge right on to ya.

It comes down to getting folks to do four things...

1. REQUEST. First things first, you need to convince
people to subscribe to your list.  That is, get them to
join your list of their own free will.

Usually, this involves giving away a mini-course, report
or newsletter from your web site.  All you need is..

- An Attention Grabbing Title. (I could have chosen "4
  Keys to Successful Email Promotions" for this article,
  but is that as attention-grabbing as "How to Pull in
  As Much Profit As Your Wallet Will Hold From Email
  Lists"?)

- A Handful of Bulleted Benefits. (A short list of 4-6
  desirable things subscribers will learn if they join
  your list. Think "what's in it for me?")

- An Email Submission Form. (Your autoresponder system
  will provide this for you.)

NOTE: The BEST way to get folks to join is to embed the
above mentioned items DIRECTLY in the most prominent
place you have your site visitors' attention.  Usually
this is 3-5 paragraphs into your sales letter or 1/3
of the way into an ezine article.

2. RECEIVE.  After visitors to your site have "requested"
information by joining your list, it's critical that your
emails be delivered successfully to their inbox.  With all
of the filters in place (among other hazards) this can be
quite a chore.

One thing you'll want to do for certain is check your
SPAM rating to make certain it's in an acceptable range.
Again, most of the better autoresponder services offer this
feature for you.

If yours doesn't, you can use the free tool at
http://spamcheck.sitesell.com/

You can also do things like...

- Get your subscribers to "approve" mailings from you.

- Authenticate yourself as a legitimate mailer when you
  receive a "response challenge" from protection services
  such as Spam Arrest.

- Use alternative formats of your email messages such as
  "downloadable email messages" in PDF format.  ( Free
  report available at GetEmailResults.com )

3. READ.  When your emails successfully arrive at the
inboxes of your subscribers, another task awaits - getting
them to actually open your message and read it.

This is going to depend upon your "subject line".  It is
paramount that your subject line be intriguing enough to
convince your readers to stop what they are doing and take
a look inside.

One way to get this done is to create a swipe file of
email subject lines that have convinced YOU to read the
messages and then modify those subject lines for your
own use.

Ex.  I received an email that had the subject line of
"This affiliate tip is almost too easy" that caught my
attention and forced me to read the associated message.

This subject line could easily be used in a variety of
different niches...

- This dieting tip is almost too easy
- This time management tip is almost too easy
- This marriage saving tip is almost too easy

4. RESPOND.  When you have convinced your subscribers to
open your email message and read its contents, the only
remaining "task" is to get them to respond.

You want them to take action.  Click a link.  Go
somewhere.  Ultimately, spend money with you.

The only way you'll be able to do this is follow a simple
catch phrase I've been teaching for years:  "useful, but
incomplete".

It simply means this:  your messages must provide content
that is useful to your subscribers (otherwise, they'll
unsubscribe faster than you can say "oops"!), but is also
"incomplete" in that there is some additional offer that
could enhance or maximize that content.

Ex.  You might write an article that shares "7 Ways to
Profit With Autoresponders" to send to your list.  That's
"useful" information to those who are interested in that
particular topic.  It's also "incomplete" because they
need an autoresponder service to put the information into
action.  That's your cue to promote your recommended
autoresponder service.

See how it works?

If you want to pad your wallet with profits by using
email lists, this is how you do it:

Get people to do these four things

- Request
- Receive
- Read
- Respond

This is a system that has never failed, will never fail.
I've used it.  Others have used it.

Now, it's your turn to use it.

------------------------------
Jimmy D. Brown is the owner of the "List And Traffic" membership
site, teaching thousands of internet business owners
specific things they can do every week to multiply profits. 
For video training, weekly updated content and printable
checklist "systems" for growing your business,
drop by http://www.ListAndTraffic.com

What is Kore4?

Making money online can sometimes feel like you need a Phd to just get started...

The trick, is to find something that is proven, to find a plan that has stood the test of time using the tools that you need to succeed. Sounds simple right?

Until now, it's been a challenge to find it. Kore4 is the perfect fit for all online business seekers, new and experienced.

You see, when you leverage the power and earning ability of programs like StartXchange, I Love Hits, ThumbVU, Sweeva and ClickTrackProfit, you find something, never yet seen in the traffic exchange and online business world.

Kore4 shows you how to take the most popular traffic exchanges on the net and the premier training suite for savvy traffic exchange surfers and finally make a real income online!

Want to see this awesome program in action?

It's easy and you can get all your questions answered by clicking this link now;  I know you'll love this...

Best of all......Imagine, refer 2 and it's free! That's it. No massive downlines needed to succeed but the best part about Kore4, your downlines will potentially grow like you've never seen before.

It's all about the plan!

Yours in success,

Fran Watson

P.S.  Click here now

Business Coaches take note

Supercharge Your Marketing for Less Stress, More Clients, and More Cash in Just 4 Weeks!

If you’re a business coach and you’re struggling to make the income you’ve been dreaming about in your current one-on-one business model…this may be the answer you’ve been longing for!

Did You Know that Business Coaches are Secretly Leveraging the Power of Done-for-You Coaching Programs to Break Free from ‘Selling Hours for Dollars’ and Using them to Serve More People, Make More Money, and Have Bigger Impact on the World?

I recently joined this program called Coach Glue.  I was amazed at the wonderful products they have that are ready-made for the business coaches .  Check out this latest product http://coachglue.com/products/aff/go?r=4986&i=103

It's a great deal and for a limited time only.

Make More Money

What exactly can you do to increase your revenue? The short answer is to increase your fees. I know you’ve probably started a dialogue in your head that sounds a little like this, “I can’t do that because I’ll lose clients and if I lose clients, I’ll lose money and if I lose money, I won’t be able to pay my bills, and if I’m not able to pay my bills, I’ll have to go get a job.” 

Would you like to know the truth? That’s the story you’ve made up. If you look around your industry I’m sure there’s someone that’s charging more than you are and their clients / customers are paying.
What makes them so different? It’s what they think and believe for starters, and their relationship with money. They believe they deserve it. And they aren’t afraid to ask for the money when they’re sharing their products and services.

Success leaves clues however it starts with your mindset.  Read more

To your business success

Fran Watson

Article Directories

Making Money with Articles: Article Directories

Article directories are websites that house free articles. These articles are usually put there by the person who owns the copyright to them as a promotion method. Each article has the owner's byline placed under it so that those who eventually read the article will know who wrote it (or at least who owns it) and will be able to get in contact with them or visit their website for further information.

Article directories are a great place to put your articles so that they can make you money. By using this method, people who are interested in your product or service will see your article, view you as an expert in the subject, and then will visit your website. If you cannot write or do not have any knowledge on the subject which you are promoting (for example you run an affiliate website), you can always hire a writer to do the work for you. Getting quality articles written will be expensive up front, but they will pay for themselves in no time, either through affiliate sales or selling your own services, and everything from then on is pure profit.

Let’s take a real life example. Imagine that you are an accountant working from home. You write an article on an accounting topic and place it on various article directories. Those who are looking for the subject you wrote about will read your article, see that you have the knowledge and skill that is needed to do a job for them, and visit your website or contact you via e-mail. Your article just gained you a new client who may use your services regularly, but will definitely give you a nice profit at least once.

Furthermore, since you have posted it on a free article directory, others who have affiliate websites about accounting will inevitably use your article for their website. Since they must attach your byline to it, this will bring you even more exposure for every website that re-posts your article. This because you will be benefiting from the traffic that they get to their website.

There are numerous article directories out there for you to utilize. You can put a copy of each of your articles on every one for maximum exposure. It will eventually help to bring more traffic and customers to your website, which will lead to new orders and more profit.

I have been using "ezine articles" for many of my articles and they have been picked up and used around the world.

To your writing success

Fran Watson

Pull In Profit

How to Pull In As Much Profit As Your Wallet Will Hold
With Email Lists
By Jimmy D. Brown

The fortune is in the list.

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard that said, well,
I'd already have a fortune! :-)

However "broken-recordish" it may sound, it is a truthful
statement.  The fortune REALLY IS in the list.

Fact is, if you possess the knowledge of how to grow
and profit from email lists, you can pretty much write
your own ticket.

And, if you'll read the remainder of this article, I'll
pass that knowledge right on to ya.

It comes down to getting folks to do four things...

1. REQUEST.

First things first, you need to convince
people to subscribe to your list.  That is, get them to
join your list of their own free will.

Usually, this involves giving away a mini-course, report
or newsletter from your web site.  All you need is..

- An Attention Grabbing Title. (I could have chosen "4
  Keys to Successful Email Promotions" for this article,
  but is that as attention-grabbing as "How to Pull in
  As Much Profit As Your Wallet Will Hold From Email
  Lists"?)

A Handful of Bulleted Benefits. (A short list of 4-6
  desirable things subscribers will learn if they join
  your list. Think "what's in it for me?")

- An Email Submission Form. (Your autoresponder system
  will provide this for you.)

NOTE: The BEST way to get folks to join is to embed the
mentioned items DIRECTLY in the most prominent
place you have your site visitors' attention.  Usually
this is 3-5 paragraphs into your sales letter or 1/3
of the way into an ezine article.

2. RECEIVE.

  After visitors to your site have "requested"
information by joining your list, it's critical that your
emails be delivered successfully to their inbox.  With all
of the filters in place (among other hazards) this can be
quite a chore.

One thing you'll want to do for certain is check your
SPAM rating to make certain it's in an acceptable range.
Again, most of the better autoresponder services offer this
feature for you.

If yours doesn't, you can use the free tool at
http://spamcheck.sitesell.com/

You can also do things like...

- Get your subscribers to "approve" mailings from you.

- Authenticate yourself as a legitimate mailer when you
  receive a "response challenge" from protection services
  such as Spam Arrest.

- Use alternative formats of your email messages such as
  "downloadable email messages" in PDF format.  ( Free
  report available at GetEmailResults.com )

3. READ.

  When your emails successfully arrive at the
inboxes of your subscribers, another task awaits - getting
them to actually open your message and read it.

This is going to depend upon your "subject line".  It is
paramount that your subject line be intriguing enough to
convince your readers to stop what they are doing and take
a look inside.

One way to get this done is to create a swipe file of
email subject lines that have convinced YOU to read the
messages and then modify those subject lines for your
own use.

Ex.  I received an email that had the subject line of
"This affiliate tip is almost too easy" that caught my
and forced me to read the associated message.

This subject line could easily be used in a variety of
different niches...

- This dieting tip is almost too easy
- This time management tip is almost too easy
- This marriage saving tip is almost too easy
4. RESPOND.

  When you have convinced your subscribers to
open your email message and read its contents, the only
remaining "task" is to get them to respond.

You want them to take action.  Click a link.  Go
somewhere.  Ultimately, spend money with you.

The only way you'll be able to do this is follow a simple
catch phrase I've been teaching for years:  "useful, but
incomplete".

It simply means this:  your messages must provide content
that is useful to your subscribers (otherwise, they'll
unsubscribe faster than you can say "oops"!), but is also
"incomplete" in that there is some additional offer that
could enhance or maximize that content.

Ex.  You might write an article that shares "7 Ways to
Profit With Autoresponders" to send to your list.  That's
"useful" information to those who are interested in that
particular topic.  It's also "incomplete" because they
need an autoresponder service to put the information into
action.  That's your cue to promote your recommended
autoresponder service.

See how it works?

If you want to pad your wallet with profits by using
email lists, this is how you do it:

Get people to do these four things

- Request
- Receive
- Read
- Respond

This is a system that has never failed, will never fail.
I've used it.  Others have used it.

Now, it's your turn to use it.

*********************
Jimmy D. Brown is the owner of the "List And Traffic" membership
site, teaching thousands of internet business owners
specific things they can do every week to multiply profits. 
For video training, weekly updated content and printable
checklist "systems" for growing your business,
drop by http://www.ListAndTraffic.com

**********************
I hope you have enjoyed this great tip from Jimmy Brown. Follow his steps and you'll be on your way to profit in no time.

Fran Watson

www.franwatson.ca P.S. To get started with your list building, click here

The Real Secret...

...to Building A High-Profit Internet Business

By Jimmy D. Brown

My wife laughs every time she sees me doing it.

At least once or twice every week, I'll be at my desk (or
at the dining room table) with my Franklin Covey planner
open and a stack of laminated checklists in hand.

"What are you doing, honey?" she calls, already knowing
the answer.

"I'm planning", I reply with a smile.

She laughs and I get back to work.

She laughs because she swears I spend half of my time
"planning".  But, if you ask me how I'm able to get as
much work done as I do in only 3 hours a day, I'll point
to a black Franklin Covey planner with about a dozen
laminated checklists inside.

Building an Internet business is easy.  Seriously.  I'm
not saying that it's not complicated, because it is.  I'm
just saying that it's easy to accomplish if you just have
a system in place.

There's very little in this world that can't be
accomplished with the right set of action steps in front
of you.

Today, I'm going to give you such a system for building
your Internet business.  There are only 4 steps...

1. Decide What You Want To Do.  Do you want to run an
eBay(R) business?  Be an affiliate marketer? Buy and sell
reprint rights?  Get involved in niche marketing? While
all of those things will likely find their way into your
plan in time, you gotta begin with one thing at a time.

My recommendation:  Choose a "broad" topic you are
interested in and begin building a list of folks interested
in that topic.

2. Determine A Weekly Action Plan.  After you decide what
you want to do, it's time to determine how to get it done.
What I do is this:  I create a weekly set of action steps.
That is,I have a set of things I do on Monday, on Tuesday
and so forth. Decide how many hours (as little as ONE) you
want to work each day and schedule yourself a reasonable
amount of things to get done in that time frame.  Repeat
this process week after week.

My recommendation:  Begin writing ezine articles to
promote your list ... and affiliate programs.  It's the
easiest way to get free traffic and build your list at the
same time.

3. Devote Yourself To Staying On Schedule.  The important
thing here is to stick to it.  The easiest way that I know
of to make certain you develop discipline in your schedule
is to NOT set unrealistic expectations.  Give yourself ample
time to do each day's action step - don't overschedule.
Look for progress along the way to celebrate.  Reward
yourself when you've reached a milestone.  And, remember,
you're GROWING a business.  Just like physical growth, it
takes time ... it WILL happen if you remain committed.

My recommendation:  Weave in simple activities related to
the following categories - List building (ezine articles),
product creation(conduct interviews or hire ghostwriters),
site development (making your site convert more visitors into
buyers)and education (continuing to learn new ways to grow
your business)

4. Develop Additional Shortcuts.  As you get better and
better at working with your lists, creating products and
tweaking your site,you'll want to continue to improve your
business with new ideas,strategies, tools and resources.
The key is simple:  never stop learning!

Visit forums.  Read articles.  Download reports.  Identify
sites and resources that CONTRIBUTE to your success in
educating you. You want faster results, bigger increases,
automated processes,and other ways to get more accomplished
and more profit, with less work involved.

Everything depends on your developing a plan and sticking to
it.

And that is the REAL secret to building a high-profit
Internet business!

------------------------------
Jimmy D. Brown is the owner of the "List And Traffic" membership
site, teaching thousands of internet business owners
specific things they can do every week to multiply profits.  
For video training, weekly updated content and printable 
checklist "systems" for growing your business, 
drop by http://www.ListAndTraffic.com 

********************
P.S.  Take your business to new levels - Click here

Fran

Video Marketing

You may have noticed that video is becoming more and more popular these days.  No matter where you turn, you will find videos promoting programs and business opportunities.  As I was surfing the net and checking out various sites, I came across this video training, which enables you to create, promote and profit from online interviews.  It was created by a guy who hosts his own program Rise To The Top.  He offers a free video series, so if you want to raise your profile, click here:

Jame's Maduk has done it again!!

Here is a marketers "dream resource" you should download today. 

Long time Online Marketer James Maduk has given me a limited number of his Internet Marketing Video Library Multimedia Ebook to pass out.

This pdf is JAM-PACKED - Download Your Copy!!!!

If you're ready to take your business to the next level by getting instant access to the his complete library of over 1000 Internet Marketing Video Tutorials, then now is the time to do it.
James' PDF Contains:

• His 500 Page Manual
• Links to 1000 Audio/Video/Screen Captures
• Additional Ebooks, Templates and Tools
• A Complete Web Resource Guide
• His Personal A-Z Internet Marketing Checklist
• and his Personal Money Spokes Maps

It's a great resource for beginners and advanced marketer!

==> Get yours here before I've run out of copies to give away!

Fran

Marketing Success

Success always comes at a cost... not the cost you cover with your bank card but the cost of you taking action and making efforts to learn and do.

It's time for you to stop underachieving and making the moves that might change the way you do business online and live your life...

The simple truth of the matter is that the only way you're going to make real money on the net is if your business is based around two crucial things:

1) Large Demand

2) Buyers

The ball is now officially in your court. Are you tapping into markets with massive, valuable demand?...

Click here for more info

FOCUS

My phrase for today is:  "I am able to focus and direct my energy and do those things I wish to do."

FOCUS - Follow One Course Until Successful

If you are an entrepreneur, you may find sometimes that focusing on one thing is difficult.  You are attracted to "shiny objects", i.e.  the next best thing on the market.  You buy into the hype and you leave your project half done and wonder why you aren't making any money.  (I speak from experience and if you talk to any of the "gurus" you will hear them say the same thing, that they spent thousands of dollars on different things before they focused on their money maker.) 

I attended a session with Janet Legere of Prospect Geyser yesterday and she talked about building and using safelists - effectively.  She talked about making sure you follow ALL the steps as you set up a program and finish ONE AT A TIME.  To get that one program/safelist completed before moving on to another.  I realized that I had failed to complete all the steps and today my focus is to completely fill in all the blanks with my Prospect Geyser membership. 

Do you want to find out more?  Why not join Janet and me in the next conference?  Simply click here to get signed up.

To your online success

Fran

P.S.  You can also join Janet and me for the Morning Motivationals at 10 am weekdays.

Positive Attitude = Positive Results

How many times do you find yourself thinking negatively about yourself and the world aroung you?  Most of the time people tend to forget being positive.  They are so caught up in their work that they forget how important a positive attitude really is.  Sometimes they are suffering a great deal of stress which makes it difficult to think positively. At times like this it is important to create an attitude of gratitude to bring yourself back into a more positive state.

When you are in sales you start off with a positive attitude and much enthusiasm as you try to seel your product, whether door-to-door, or online.  However, after several contacts with no sales you begin to find it difficult to maintain your level of enthusiasm.   Being rejected after a door to door demo is really disheartening at times especially if you are trying to reach your quota for the day.  This tends to have an impact on your self-esteem and a feeling of ineptness may set in. 

In order to avoid such a negative attitude one needs to be optimistic and confident.  Taking some time to think about the blessings you have in your life can help.  Can you walk to the door?  Be grateful.  Can you see where you are going?  Be grateful.  Can you breathe deeply?  Be grateful.  Do you have a place to live, a family to love you?  Be grateful.

Take some time to think about the product you are selling.  What is the benefit for the person you are selling it to?  Once you are confident of the benefits of your product, you will be more confident when you approach a potential customer.  Your confidence will boost your enthusiasm and increase your chances to increase sales.  Why you may ask?  It is because your client will feel your energy and recognize hat you have a high regard for the product you are selling. 

When you can demonstrate that you are not just after their money, but are genuinely concerned that the product meets their needs, that the product can really provide the best service and make their life easier, then you are ready to begin.  
When you meet with the potential customer, in person or online, ask them to give you a chance to explain in detail the service you are trying to provide, or maybe offer a sample to try.  You may have noticed that more and more online marketers are offering a free report, or a free trial of their service.  Consumers have become very wary of marketing techniques and it is important to show them that you are trustworthy and that you are genuinely concerned about their happiness.

Always smile when you sell a product door to door.  Sometimes a simple smile is all it takes for you to be acceptec by your prospect.  The sale of your product would be easier if clients see you as being good natured and well mannered.  When you emit a positive attitude you will find that it's contagious!

You don't have to be wearing "rose-coloured" glasses all the time, just stop and think about the things you have to be grateful for and be glad you have an opportunity to connect with a number of new (and old) people as you market your product.

To your success

Fran Watson
BANABU

P.S  If you are an online marketer and need to build your list, click here: 

Finding Your Niche

DO THE QUIZ

EVERYONE has something they're passionate about, and everyone is knowledgeable about something...
... it may just take a bit of digging to uncover it.

To get you started, here is a 20-question quiz you can use to zero in on your passions and interests, guaranteeing that you start your lucrative website off on the right foot.

We recommend you spend some "quiet time" reading carefully through the questions, and then allow yourself time to answer them thoroughly and truthfully. If you have time, give it a few days. By the end, we're willing to bet you'll have uncovered at least a couple of ideas to get you started on the road to Internet success.And remember: don't censor yourself! You're just brainstorming here, so there are no "dumb" answers... :-)

Here's the quiz:

1.  Do you play any sports? Which ones?

2.  If you had a million dollars and a week's worth of free time, what would you do? List the first activities that come to mind.

3.  What websites do you visit when you're just "surfing around" online? What topics do these sites cover?

4.  Have you ever won a trophy or award? What for?

5.  Have you ever been recognized for a contribution of services? What did you do? 

6.  Do you have pets? What kinds? If yes, did you train them a certain way? Shows? Clothes? Hunting? Tricks?

7.  Do you have kids? What do you like best about being a parent? What do you find most challenging?

8.  Do you have any specialized education? Have you ever taken a class in a subject like pottery or sailing?

9.  Have you ever volunteered anywhere? What did you learn through this experience?

10.  What lifetime accomplishment are you most proud of? What did you learn from this experience? 

11.  Do you have firsthand knowledge of any medical illnesses or issues? If so, which ones?

12.  Do you collect anything? If so, what?

13.  What television shows do you enjoy? What kind of music do you listen to? Do you ever attend theater events or other events related to the arts?

14.  Is there anything you've ever really wanted to do or learn about, but just haven't had the time for?

15.  At a party, when you're talking to a stranger, what's your "fall back" topic of conversation?

16.  At work or with friends, on what subject are you the "go-to" person?

17.  What is you academic background? Any degrees or certificates?

18.  What was your favorite job? What was your role?

19.  What would your best friend say you're best at?

20.  Have you done any renovations to your house yourself? Have you built or designed anything you're proud of?

And that's it! Simple, right?

After you go through the list, you'll likely find that your challenge will no longer be coming up with any interests, but rather to narrow your list of interests down to just a few!

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To your Success

Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca

Surviving Online

 3 Things All Affiliate Marketers Need To Survive Online

Every affiliate marketer is always looking for the successful market that gives the biggest paycheck. Sometimes they think it is a magic formula that is readily available for them. Actually, it is more complicated than that. It is just good marketing practices that have been proven over years of hard work and dedication.
There are tactics that have worked before with online marketing and that continue to work in the online affiliate marketing world of today. With these three marketing tips, you will be able to able to increase your sales and survive in the affiliate marketing online.

What are these three tactics?

1. Using unique web pages to promote each separate product you are marketing. Do not lump all of it together just to save some money on web hosting. It is best to have a site focusing on each and every product and nothing more.

Always include product reviews on the website so visitors will have an initial understanding of what the product can do for those who buy them. Also include testimonials from users who have already tried the product. Be sure that these customers are more than willing to allow you to use their names and photos on the site of the specific product you are marketing.

You can also write articles highlighting the uses of the product and include them on the website as an additional page. Make the pages attractive, compelling and include calls to action on the information. Each headline should attract the readers to try and read more, even contact you. Highlight your special points. This will help your readers to learn what the page is about and make them want to find out more.

2. Offer free reports to your readers. If possible position them at the very top side of your page so they simply cannot be missed. Try to create autoresponder messages that will be mailed to those who input their personal information into your sign up box. According to research, a sale is closed usually on the seventh contact with a prospect.

Only two things can possibly happen with the web page alone: closed sale or the prospect leaving the page and never return again. By placing useful information into their inboxes at certain specified period, you will remind them of the product they thought they want later and will find out that the sale is closed. Be sure that the content is directed toward specific reasons to buy the product. Do not make it sound like a sales pitch.

Focus on important points like how your product can make life and things easier and more enjoyable. Include compelling subject lines in the email. As much as possible, avoid using the word “free” because there are still older spam filters that dump those kind of contents into the junk before even anyone reading them first. Convince those who signed up for your free reports that they will be missing something big if they do not avail themselves of your products and services.

3. Get the kind of traffic that is targeted to your product. Just think, if the person who visited your website has no interest whatsoever in what you are offering, they will be among those who move on and never come back. Write articles for publication in e-zines and e-reports. This way you can locate publications that are focusing on your target customers and what you have to offer might just grab their interest.

Try to write a minimum of 2 articles per week, with at least 300-600 words in length. By continuously writing and maintaining these articles you can generate as many as 100 targeted readers to your site in a day.

Always remember that only 1 out of 100 people are likely to buy your product or get your services. If you can generate as much as 1,000 targeted hits for your website in a day, that means you can make 10 sales based on the average statistic.  You must also remember that contacts do not often buy on the first contact and it may take 7-12 repeated contacts before they will make a purchase.

The tactics given above do not really sound very difficult to do, if you think about it. It simply requires a little time and an action plan on your part.

Try to use these tips for several affiliate marketing programs. You can end up maintaining a good source of income and surviving in this business which not all marketers can do.  

Here are some programs that you might want to check out - these are ones that I am involved with

Click Track Profit

TrafficLeads2Income

Prospect Geyser

Contact List Builder

To your marketing success

Fran