Team Update 2-27-2007

2007-02-27 Posted at 10:54:46 AM

When trying to build their personal contact lists, people 
often wonder how to get a  conversation started with
people. It seems that many people feel that they just 
don't know how to get the ball rolling.

And I can remember when I first started maketing 
online - the whole process did seem quite daunting!
So how do you start a conversation with a stranger?

Actually, it's quite simple. When writing to people, 
write as though you are writing to a friend and don't
try to sell them something right out of the gate. 

Remember, first build the relationship and the trust,
then worry about the sale. The key point is that in 
order to succeed online, you need a large personal
contact list, and you need to communicate with your
list regularly - which does not mean bombarding 
them with ads... 

What you should do is pass on relevant information
that you come across that will help them build their
business, or marketing techniques and tools that
will be of use.

Also, try to get to know people personally. Get a
dialogue going by asking open ended questions 
that will require a response, such as: "How long
have you been marketing online?" "What is your
primary business?" "What tools are you finding
work well for you" or make a comment on something
that you have noticed about some element of their
email. 

For instance, does the email address itself tell you
anything about your contact? Notice here:
MomOfOne@example.ie. I can glean that this person
is the mother of one child, and can open up the
dialogue by asking how old her child is, boy or 
girl, how old, etc, and can relate to her as a parent
myself. Or if the email address is: 
lovesoldcars@example.ie  I would know that this
person probably is an old card buff and would 
relate my knowledge (if any) about this subject.
You can see how this could be very helpful in
conversing with your contact list.

Use the above suggestions to strengthen your
personal contact list, and remember, people who
know and trust you are more likely to join you in
business ;o)

Success is up to you... We’re here to be your guide 
and empower you to achieve your goals.

Online Business Owner Survival Tips

2007-02-26 Posted at 11:58:21 AM

Online Business Owner Survival Tips

Once you've signed up for what appears to be a
great reliable internet business, you've already
developed your strategy, selected your banners,
and other materials for marketing.  

Once you've figured everything out, you may still
have problems developing marketing strategies and
find yourself wondering what's wrong.  Below,
you'll find some of the most common issues that
affect sales commissions and leads.

Soggy cookies

A lot of merchants use cookies for tracking your
referrals.  As a majority of customers don't
purchase on the first visit, cookies allow for
potential referrals to be tagged with your ID so
that if they do purchase later, you'll get the
credit for the sale.

The durations for the cookies will vary from
merchant to merchant.  Some last as short as a
single session, while others can last for years.
If the visitor flushes their cookies on a regular
basis, has cookie blocking software, or the
program from the merchant isn't operating correctly,
there really isn't anything you can do.

Multiple methods of payment

If you've joined an reliable online program through a
network that processes payments of products on
behalf of merchants, it's not uncommon for merchants
to offer several methods of payment.  While this
is great for customers, it's bad for affiliates.

Before you begin to advertise any products or
services as an affiliate of an online program,
always  check the merchant site carefully. 
If you have any doubt, contact the merchant
before you proceedany further.  

Monitoring your arrangements

Even the most honest of merchants will have
problems with their affiliate software at some
point in time.  Therefore, it's important to
regularly check cookies and merchant sites for
any changes that may affect your pay.

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Ad Tracking Success

2007-02-21 Posted at 07:48:47 PM

It's no secret that there's a lot of money involved
with an online internet business.  This is only true
however, for those who are serious and hard
working on their onlne busines.  The biggest part of
succeeding depends on your perseverance and
determination.

Even the best of online affiliate programs won't prosper
if you don't build the business on a solid foundation.
Nothing happens if the banners and links you place
on a website just decorates the pages.  You
must convince visitors to click on the banner or link
then proceed to the program to buy products.

Your marketing can be easy if you have planned
your campaign well and have taken the right steps
towards success.  Choosing the right product and
designing your website with banners and the right
material are keys to making things happen.

An ad tracker is a software program that will allow
you to trace and monitor every click that is made
by visitors through your referral link.  To make
things even better, you know exactly where you
placed the link.  You can either use a service
provider  such as our own tracker provided in
SEO Squid or purchase ad tracking software.

With ad trackers, you can monitor the progress
of your campaigns, even advertising offline.  If
you have several affiliate accounts, this tool
can be very good to have. 

Each and every decision you make should be well
grounded in facts.  By using an ad tracker, you'll
be able to generate traffic reports for your
personal sales page.  Armed with the proper
knowledge and an ad tracking software program,
you'll have no problems succeeding with a
reliable online business..  It can be tough to
get started - although once you start making money
you'll be glad you took the chance!

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A day in the life of an online business owner

2007-02-07 Posted at 11:38:44 PM

Success Requires Focus

2007-02-03 Posted at 08:07:31 PM

"Success requires focus"

If you're trying to become successful by hopping from one
program to the next, you're working against yourself.
 
Why? Because you only have a certain amount of time, energy,
and money that you can commit to promoting any program or
business. These are your "promotion resources", and they're
limited.
 
That means if you're splitting your  resources by promoting
two different programs, the results for each of those programs
will be reduced by half.
 
That would be like opening a restaurant... but closing for two
weeks every month. What would your chances be for success
if you did that? About zero.
 
And it gets worse if you're promoting more programs!
 
If you're promoting three programs, each program will have
only 33% of your resources... and lose the other
67%. That's a 67% reduction in new customers, sign-ups,
affiliates, or whatever you're trying to achieve in that program.
 
That's like having your restaurant open just ten days a month!
 
It's hard to imagine, but I've seen some people trying to build
four or five or even six different programs at once! They were
desperately trying everything they could think of... but nothing
was working. They were falling farther and farther behind in
monthly fees for all those programs... and they were all failing.
 
But wait a minute! All the experts and gurus say that you need
"multiple streams of income" to be successful! They say that
you shouldn't count on just one program or just one business
in case it goes under. Isn't that good advice?
 
Let's put it this way... if you were the owner of a program, and
you knew that 99% of the people who see your website have
already paid to join at least one other program, what would
your advice to those people be?
 
Would you tell them that their best chance for success is to
focus on the program they've already joined? Probably not.
 
You'd probably tell them that they need to join your program
too... so they'll have a "safety net" in case the other program
should fail. And even if it doesn't fail, if they join your program
also, they'll have that wonderful phenomenon called "multiple
streams of income".
 
So is it any wonder that all the experts and gurus (who own
the programs) are so enthusiastic in their endorsement of
the "multiple streams of income" approach? Not really.
 
But what they don't tell you is that by trying to promote both
programs, you're causing your own failure in both programs.
 
They don't tell you that because it's not important... to them.
What's important is that you click that "Join Now!" button
and send in your money. That's what they're interested in!
 
So forget about trying to promote more than one program
and remember this... "success requires focus".
If you don't believe me, just ask any successful person you
can find whether you should concentrate all your efforts
on building one business... or scatter your efforts among
a bunch of different programs.

I think we all already know the answer to that one!

Success requires focus.

By the way, have you checked out our MoneyLegs family
of programs thoroughly?  If so, you can see that by being
in our "Family" you have the ability to make "Multiple
Streams of Income" from just ONE program!

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