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Most of the information listed below is hard to find and time consuming.
If your just starting out or marketing part-time, all of it will come handy one day. I would suggest you make a file, name it “Resources, Tools, Tips”, copy and paste it in the file.
This article is geared more to new persons who want to market on the Internet. If you’re a experienced Webmaster, a great newsletter for professionals is;
www.sitepronews.com
START PART TIME
Once you dig your way through all the hype, scams and frauds, you find
that there is a future in marketing on the Internet. Don’t get carried away and quit your full time job. Start part time from home (which gives you some tax breaks). If you have a room set aside for your Internet marketing, you can write off a percentage of your rent, light, heat etc. Plus any supplies, computer, copier, connection to the Internet .
When you start make sure you check out the governing regulations that effect Internet marketing. Go to:
www.ftc.gov.com
Get familiar with the regulations and check out some of the other helpful links to tips, fraud.
Highjackers
If they want the product you are selling, they highjack your commission by
cutting off your affiliate id, www.bestproduct.com/re=nosales.
They then just join as an affiliate, www.bestproduct.com and
are given an id, www.bestproduct.com/re/hiscode.
You lose your commission, the hijacker buys with the id he is given by the
same company and gets the commission you should have had.
He gets the product at a discount. You not only lost your commission but
you lost an affiliate that should have been in behind you, in any sales he
might bring in.
Most persons coming on the Internet don’t know this is going on. They
are spending their time and money advertising for a MLM were their
chances of making any money are slim. Between the persons that highjack
and the others for various reasons just cut off your id, over 94 percent of
newbies fail.
Yes people are making money on the Internet. They sell via e Bay, have
their own products, or if they sell as an affiliate know how to clone their
affiliate number so they can’t be stolen. This is easy if you know the script
to use and have a website.
TRUST
In my day you had to what is called hard sell until your customer gave in. It took from 6 to 12 calls to close a deal. I really think you pushed your product till the weary customer gave in.
Today on and off line, it doesn’t matter how good of a salesperson you are, how many times you hit him with your product, the customer is too savvy to buy something they don’t need. More so on line, as with a click you’re gone.
You have to focus on the customer needs. Communication and ethics now play bigger role in selling. Learn to see things from a customer’s point of view and take the time to listen. The customer wants questions answered.
The biggest time spend in selling, more so in mail order or on the Internet is developing a relationship with your customer and building trust. If you did a good job in the first two, closing a sale will take the smallest of your time spend with your customer.
I was in the publishing, printing, mail order business before I retired. Some of the ways to attract customers to your site, using off line free sources which are not used as often on the Internet are:
Bulletin boards, regardless of were you live, opportunities abound. You will find these boards in grocery stores, malls, churches, hospitals, and civic centers.
Mall events, most malls will rent space on weekends were persons could put up a table to sell their products. Many of them come back every week end . Check around see if any of them will allow you to place cards or flyers on their table. Even offer to help at their table for a couple of hours in exchange.
This goes for the big garage sales, flea markets that are on weekends.
This way you are going to some of the would be Internet Marketers, but
don’t know where or how to start. By being off line you are starting
to build a trust with them.
Try some off line ways to advertise. You will be surprised at the results.
FILE TYPES
In addition to HTML files, Google search also supports 12 other formats such as PDF, Microsoft Office, PostScript, Corel WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, and others.
Additionally, Google also offers the user the ability to "View as HTML, which allows users to view these files in case the corresponding
software is not installed on the user’s PC. It also eliminates the
hazards of opening a virus-infected document.
ADVANCED NEWS SEARCHES
A new offering from Google - Advanced News Search, allows visitors to
scour headlines by date, location, exact phrases or publication. People can use it retrieve articles from more than 4,500 news outlets publishing
on the Web.
"Windows Vista has over 2,700 new features compared to Windows XP," Yi Fan, manager of local Windows group at Microsoft's China Technology Center (CTC) said in an interview with ZDNet Asia. "Among them, there are 80 features built specifically for the Greater China region, which includes China, Taiwan and Hong Kong."
ATTENTION SENIORS
There are big advantages in using the Internet. You can use
computer and the Internet free. To find public access to
computers and training near you, in Canada call 1 800 268-6608.
It’s A toll free number.
The Community Access Program provides places such as libraries,
schools and community centres, where you can use computers free
and be on the Internet. For information call 1 800 575-9200 or
if you have a computer go to http://cap.ic.gc.ca
Besides keeping in touch with friends and family, many seniors
are finding that they can supplement their pensions by going on line.
Remember if you do plan on going on the internet to earn, research
before you put out any money. Join free, and work your way in
slowly.
Subscribe to a few free news letters, join a few free forums. Check
it out first before putting out any money. Yes the Internet is full
of scammers, but there are some good chances of earning with firms
who have been around for years.
WARNING
Most people who have been on the Internet for a while, are becoming a
little more sophisticated, and are not falling for the traditional scams, phishing. Most no longer get fooled by notices from Banks, PayPal, Tax Department, lottery.
However phishing has found another way at getting your money. They have come up with websites offshore, list some products at bargain prices,
(small amounts) and even send you the product. Once they have your
credit card number, and learn your billing date, they will charge your
account with products you did not ordered. By the time you get your
billing notice and realize you didn’t order and contact your credit
company, they are a long time gone.
More importantly, if someone breaks into your computer, in a few seconds
commands by a hacker, can bring headaches. While you may think
you are on a secure Web Site, in reality you are in a world of damage.
You could enter the web address for your online banking
and they could reroute you to a "look alike" site, get your
account number and password, and steal your identity - not worth
the risk folks.
I never give out my credit card number other then PayPal. Every time
there is a charge made to my account at PayPal, within seconds I will
receive a e mail from them. Further if I did order a product and didn’t
receive it, I know they will credit my account with the amount paid
out. Play it safe. Check out PayPal it is free to join. More
Information below.
YOUR INTERNET "BANK" PAYPAL
If you buy or sell on the Internet, you need a secure reliable firm
for sending, accepting payments online. Paypal (owed by e bay) is one
of the preferred ways of sending or receiving cash online. You are
notified within minutes when you pay, buy or send money. Never trust
using your cards on the Internet. By the time you get your monthly
statement hundreds of dollars could be charged to your account. Play
it save. Get a free account with PayPal today!
https://www.paypal.com/row/mrb/pal=EMXEHEG6CP2TY
No Support For Microsoft Windows 98, and Millennium Edition
Microsoft is phasing out support for the older operating systems. Windows
98 was released in June 1998, Second Edition followed a year later, and Millennium Edition came out in 2000. Microsoft has been providing fixes for
only "critical" flaws the past couple of years and is ending support
altogether next month, after its planned July 11 patch release. Windows
XP with Service Pack 1 reaches its end of support on Oct. 10, 2006.
BE EFFICIENT
Map your appointment and meeting locations directly from within
Microsoft® Office Outlook®. Get driving directions, print detailed maps,
find optimized trip routes, and estimate travel times. Receive reminders
based on the estimated travel time. Even save details to view when you’re offline.
Share It
Send Outlook appointment location details to others—even those without
the add-in
http://outlook.local.live.com/minisites/local/outlook/default.aspx
To find more downloads, visit the Microsoft Download Center.
For support with downloads, visit the Help and Support site;
Add maps to Outlook
A Look at Third Party eBay Tools
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SolutionsDirectory
THE FREECYLE NETWORK
Do you have stuff you no longer have use for and want to get rid of?
If you haven’t got time for garage sales, or ebay-you need to check
out “The Freecyle Network”.
Founded in 2003, the network has more then 1.7 million members in
3,100 Communities in over 50 countries.
The only rules around what can be exchanged, or offered free is that
it be legal, for any age group. There is a good chance of a listing
from your city. For details click on:
www.freecycle.org
FREE INFORMATION, SERVICES
Site Explorer allows you to explore the entire pages index by Yahoo
Search. You can view the most popular pages from any site, site map,
and pages that link.
http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com
When Searching Yahoo News
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/news/beta/beta-08
You can also search through video, audio, syndicated news, blogs of
Corporations or various individuals.
Maps, driving directions, yellow pages, real estate.
http://maps.yahoo.com/
Register free and gain access to scam alerts, news.
http://www.directfraud.com
Find a business, get directions, map.
http://maps.goole.com/maps
Healthy Eating.
www.hc-gc.ca/nutrition
Food recalls and allergy alerts.
www.cfia-acia.agr.ca
Disclaimer: The Author of this article is not responsible for
accuracy or completeness nor shall he be held liable for any
damage or loss arising out of or in any way related to the
information or utilization of it.
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