Attention Small Biz Owners: Are You Qualified to Read This Article?

Attention Small Biz Owners: Are You Qualified to Read This Article?
It came up in conversation the other day - the question
about how you qualify your prospects. And since not
everyone in the room knew what that meant, we'll explain
briefly here:

To qualify is to make sure a prospect actually fits in your
target market, and has a need that you can fill with
whatever you're offering.

Usually, when the sales gurus talk about qualifying, they
mean you should be asking the right set of questions to
determine whether the person in front of you is a
legitimate prospect.

But what about your website? Since you can't physically be
there 24/7, your content has to step in and do the
qualifying for you, right?

Well, the "Aha moment" we had about websites is that web
surfers - unlike the people you meet face-to-face - are
waaaay more willing to meet you halfway.

After all, if they're online:

1. They're searching for information

2. They have something specific in mind

3. They want to know whether you can meet their needs

In other words, your online prospects are actively trying
to qualify themselves for you.

Web searchers don't want to be wasting their time when
they're on the prowl for a solution. They're actively
trying to figure out whether they belong in your market.
And that's huge! They're making it so much easier on you
than if you were speaking to them in person, sending direct
mail, et cetera, et cetera.

And if you don't have a strong, informative, thoughtful,
and content rich online presence - or even a simple
one-page website! - already? Oh boy, are you missing out.

Earlier this year, we wanted to paint our new office. As
more and more time-pressed folks do these days, Lani went
online to find a local painter. She said, "I'll give my
business to the first Lakes Region painter I can find
online."

She couldn't find a single one, so we painted the office
ourselves. Lani's brother nearly fell 15 feet off a ladder
during the process, but that's another story.

Please, please, if you're not online, then get there as
fast as you can, and make sure anyone who reads your
website comes away knowing whether they're supposed to be
buying from you. Or better than just "buying," investing
their time, attention, and resources in you and the value
you have to offer. Even if they decide not to, that's okay
- that's a separate issue.

Your #1 job is to get 'em there - and make it as easy as
possible for them to do the qualifying themselves.

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How To Avoid The Scams and Create a Real Work From Home Business.

How To Avoid The Scams and Create a Real Work From Home Business.
The world today is vastly different than the world of your
father, mother or particularly your grandparents; and
depending on your point of view, this can be good or bad.

If you're standing at the crossroads of a career choice and
wondering... "Is it really possible to make a living
working from home?" I commend your vision and echo your
thoughts with a resounding "Yes." However look carefully
before you leap into the online world, it is a land of
opportunity, and also peril.

The opportunities and manifold and so too are the scams and
false promises; many can be extremely lucrative, while
others can leave you wondering... "Where did I go wrong"?

First and foremost you need to provide for the necessities
of life, being certain you either have the savings or
income to...

Pay your bills, Feed your family, Save for retirement, etc.

If you're going to be successful, here is one crucial piece
of advice; treat this as a business, not a hobby. Sounds
simple but it is vital to your long-term success.

If you have a unique or in demand skill, it's possible to
establish a profitable home based business centered around
your skill set; if you're lacking in this area, that
doesn't mean you can't succeed, simply that you'll need to
look outward and find a suitable program, product or
service that fits your personality, goals and ensures
you'll produce the needed cash flow to survive. One way of
ensuring success is to align yourself with a company that
has a proven track record, provides excellent customer
support and gives you the opportunity for long term success
and profit.

You'll need to do your homework, visit their website, and
(if possible) talk with others using the same service
and/or product. This shouldn't be difficult if the company
or program is above board, in fact they'll probably
encourage it.

There's an old expression... "If it seems too good to be
true, it probably is". There are a multitude of books,
programs and websites promising to make you rich, most are
like the "snake oil" salesmen of old, promising the moon;
delivering a mere reflection.

"One sound idea is all you need to achieve success." -
Napoleon Hill

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among
the stars." - Les Brown

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny
matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo
Emerson

I've included the above quotes to illustrate a point. If
you have a dream, plan or goal, make it happen don't listen
to the naysayers saying the only path is a job. That may
have been true a generation ago, today however is a time of
ideas and opportunity and with only two thoughts in mind
you can live life on your own terms....

One... believe in yourself...Two... believe in the product,
company or service you're promoting.

If you're marketing your own unique skill or service,
number one is paramount. If you're using another company
or service in your quest for financial freedom, then you
must believe in the company. We are not talking blind
faith; rather knowledge that you'll gain by researching the
company, comparing it against other, reading the forums,
constructing a game plan; this is simply sound business
planning.

When you're armed with this knowledge, when you believe in
yourself, have set realistic goals and know the company or
product you represent is stable, you'll be filled with
enthusiasm and each day will mark the beginning of a new
adventure; an adventure that can help you realize your
dream of freedom; freedom not only measured with money, but
also the time to enjoy it.

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Internet Marketing Email Autoresponders For The Elite

Internet Marketing Email Autoresponders For The Elite
Email autoresponders function to automate many of the
marketing tasks that are pivitol to your successful online
business. Autoresponders are precise little tools, when the
condition arises to provide a visitor an immediate
explanation of a product or service via email promptly and
automatically. An autoresponder can be defined as a series
of predefined email messages that are sent on a schedule to
leads after they have subscribed to or opted in to your
website, commonly over some period of time. All that's
necessary is a quality product or service, a pleasantly
efficient series of autoresponder messages, and you're
winning attitude. An autoresponders purpose is to keep in
contact with your past customers, and to build a
relationship with potential customers. It's been proven by
many successful marketers that it is going to take between
three and seven exposures before you close the deal,
relying on some variables like; what type of product or
services you're selling, whether it's offline or online
marketing and such.

When you compose your email autoresponder series, the goal
is to offer a great deal of value to your subscribers, and
then filter in a soft sell of your products or services.
If you are intending on becoming a successful internet
marketer, you need to design marketing tools that expose
your subscribers and readers to your promotions time and
time again. Use email autoresponders to pass on quality
articles, reports and courses to your leads and
subscribers, offering them a series of lessons on the
benefits of the product or services that your business is
composed of or related to. This high level tactic will show
that you are serious about providing quality information in
a professional manner and will also solidify your
relationship with subscribers who will feel more confident
in you as a competent person with which they can do
business. Write a compelling response to your subscriber's
requests and load it into your autoresponder for immediate
response when they decide to purchase your product or
service. Serve customers fast and efficiently; improving
and demonstrating your value and superior customer service
that you deliver to all of your current subscribers,
potential customers, and prospects. Provided that the
content you offer contains genuinely good ideas and/or
advice, people will spread the word and continue to bring
in more subscribers. Then deliver a series of elite V.I.P.
reports on your high priced services as a means of
credibility building with your customers and prospects. To
give your marketing messages a high caliber professional
look and provide you with even more credibility as a
professional marketer, personalize your out-going messages
with custom made data fields of your choice, just like a
standard email. A little specialization can work wonders as
a passive income generating stream.

Email autoresponders are implemented by a countless number
of companies and internet marketers to immediately provide
information to their prospective customers and then
follow-up with them at preset time intervals. It's an easy
way to monetize by keeping in touch and establishing a
relationship, without looking like you're endlessly
promoting your products. The more exposure a person gets to
your ad, the more likely they will buy. Don't get left
out, follow the elite series to successfully employ your
autoresponder system to get your piece of the Internet pie.

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Acquiring Exclusive Fresh Free Leads from Safelists

Acquiring Exclusive Fresh Free Leads from Safelists
Many marketers generate their own leads. This is
accomplished through several different methods. One of the
most effective of these is the use of safe lists.

A safe list is a list of people who have agreed to receive
ads in return for the right to send their own ads. SPAM is
not an issue because all the receivers have opted in and
agreed to receive those ads. This is a powerful lead
generation tool when used properly.

Safe lists are abundant all across the Internet. You can
find them easily on Google, Yahoo or your own favorite
search utility. Many times there are entire communities of
lists so you can join multiple lists on one site. This is
very helpful top say the least.

Just about all safe lists have membership level options.
These are usually broken up into free, monthly/yearly and
executive levels. Let's look at each level separately.

Free membership. This option is usually very limited as far
as access and ability. Free members may not be able to use
HTML ads or save ads for future mailings. This can be a
stickler if you rely on HTML graphics like banners or
buttons to appeal to the readers. Mailings are normally
limited to once a week and can only be sent to other free
members. This can put a crimp on your campaign.

Paid membership (monthly or annually). This is the next
level of safe list membership. These members are given the
ability to use some HTML and save ads for future mailings.
Their mailings can be made probably twice a week to the
free membership and the other paid members.

Executive membership. Executive members have access to all
the benefits of the list. They can freely use HTML, save
ads and possibly a few other perks that make the executive
level attractive. These members can send their ads once a
day to the entire membership. All members, free, paid and
executive receive these ads. Marketers that have an
executive membership are pretty serious about their
business and can be fairly responsive.

A safe list can be a major source of generated leads. Since
you are using a funded proposal, you have something to
offer. This will appeal to the executive membership
especially. The important thing here is to grab the
attention at the subject line. Use an eye catching line
right off and get the reader to open the ad.

Once you have the attention, put your opt-in form inside
the ad to capture the information. Here is where a safe
list is especially powerful. Since your prospect already
knows you are a marketer, they expect a pitch. They also
know what it is you are offering, so the lead you gather is
targeted and specific. This gives you a straight line to a
conversion IF you can capture the imagination and interest
immediately.

A couple of things to remember are to keep your lines at 60
characters each and be concise in your language. Get to the
point while holding the interest and move the lead along to
clicking your link. They're already here so they are
interested, right? Move them along swiftly yet gently and
you will have a strong lead that can be stroked for many
mailings to come.

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