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6May/100

The Lazy Mans Way To Building a Massive List In Minimum Time – Email-Marketing

The Lazy Mans Way To Building a Massive List In Minimum Time

As you read every word of this article, you'll be stunned by
how quickly and easily you can build a massive list of opt-
in subscribers without spending a fortune. (The idea is to
make money, not spend money. Right?)I'll get right to the point...It can be a real pain in the butt trying to build an opt-in
list using the "old school" methods of list building that
every Internet marketing guru out there is teaching these
days.They tell you... "Use pop ups and pop unders, delayed pops,
and exit pops", "Put a subscription box on every page of
your website", "Use Pay-Per-Click (PPC) search engines to
drive traffic to your opt-in page", etc. etc. etc.Those methods are OK, in my opinion. If you're using them
now and they are effective for you, continue using them. If
you're not, I'd suggest that you at least experiment with
them to see if they work for your situation.---> THE BIG PROBLEM IS THIS...The two biggest problems you'll face using the "old school"
methods are... either it takes way too much of YOUR TIME or
it costs way too much of YOUR MONEY to build a list of any
respectable size.(In the BizOp, MLM, and Internet marketing arenas, many
potential joint venture partners won't even talk to you
unless your list has at least 50,000 - 100,000 subscribers.)---> WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?Very simple...Instead of waiting for customers to come to you (which you
have to do even with PPC search engines)...You can BUY subscribers.That's right! There are companies out there that will sell
you the names and email addresses of people that have
REQUESTED information about business opportunities.---> WARNING: NOT ALL LEAD SOURCES ARE CREATED EQUALThere are 8 things you want to look for from any
lead/subscriber source.Here they are:1. 100% Opt-In: You want to buy the contact information of
people that have actively requested more information. There
are various methods of capturing contact information. Some
leads sources sell you names that came from CD-ROM that has
12 million names on it. Some lead sources pre-check the
subscription box, so many of their leads didn't know that
they were going to be sent any information from you. You
want to make sure that all the names you buy have explicitly
requested the information that you are going to send them.2. Targeted: You want Business Opportunity Seekers ONLY!
What good is it if the names you buy really just wanted to
be on someone's joke list or recipe newsletter? I'll tell
you... Absolutely NOTHING! Actually, less than nothing if
you get a lot of SPAM complaints and your ISP bans you from
sending emails or your email addresses ends up on blacklists
all throughout the Internet.3. Only "Fresh" Leads: Plain and simple... The older the
list, the less responsive it will be to your offer. As time
goes by, people become less and less interested in what they
requested information on. The more time between their
initial request and your first contact, the easier it is for
them to forget that they even requested information. My
personal recommendation is that you never buy leads that are
over 30 days old, unless you can get them at a steep
discount.4. Quick Turn-around: You don't want to wait months for your
leads source to fulfill your order. Many smaller sites
aren't able to keep up with the demand for leads so you
could be waiting months if your order is large. You want a
source that can fulfill large orders in a timely basis. Time
really is money... especially when someone has yours, and
you're left waiting months for your list.5. Accessible & Effective Support: You want to be able to
ask a question any time, day or night, and get a fast,
courteous, and most importantly, effective solution to your
concern. With some companies, you send them an email and it
takes them days to get back to you, if they reply at all.
And, speaking bluntly, many of them use incompetent people
for their support because they're only after a quick buck.
Their motto, "Grab the money and run... They should be able
to figure it out."6. CAN-SPAM Compliant: If you buy a list that has been
harvested from websites, forums, newsgroups or any number of
other places, you could get in serious trouble just for
sending them your email. It's just not worth it! Please,
only send your information and promotional material to
people that want to hear from you.7. Exclusivity: You don't want to compete for your leads
attention any more than you have to. Spam filter, blacklist,
and unexplainable Internet "glitches" cause email marketers
enough grief. You want to know that your list is not going
to be resold to a dozen or a hundred different marketers. My
personal recommendation is that you NEVER purchase a lead
that is sold to more than 5 marketers. The quality of
response will be horrible if you're competing with that many
people for your prospects' limited time and attention.8. Alternate Means Of Communication: If you can get them,
you also want their home address and home telephone number.
If you're really serious about promoting your opportunity,
you should be communicating with your prospects with more
than just email. Postcards and short phone calls/message
have be proven to increase response to almost any offer -
especially offers where people are naturally skeptical at
the outset.BTW, some websites (I won't name any names.) make it sound
like they're doing you a favor by "giving you their name at
no additional cost". Give me a break! Names are MANDITORY!ACTION STEP:
Now that you have the criteria, you should evaluate your
current lead sources and check out a few new ones.Dan Kelly is the webmaster of BizOpListbuilder.com -
"Helping entrepreneurs build and profit from their single greatest marketing asset - their list."To see how inexpensive it can be to get your very own list visit http://www.BizOpListbuilder.com/ today. You'll be glad you did!I look forward to helping you build and profit from your very own opt-in list.

16Apr/100

The Hidden Power Of Understanding: A Secret To Building Massive Momentum In Your Business – Top7-Or-10-Tips

The Hidden Power Of Understanding: A Secret To Building Massive Momentum In Your Business

You're busy with your business today, aren't you?You're pushing your mind and body to the limit just about everyday to handle all the activities that need to be done. But something's missing.Something is not quite right with this picture. Didn't you get into business to have more time freedom and more money to do what you want to do whenever you want to do it?Didn't you get into business thinking that once you get it organized and "up and running" you would be able to take some time off to vacation and enjoy your ever-increasing profits?Well, if you happen to agree with any of these questions, then you'll be happy to hear that there is a solution to make things better for you and your business. There is a missing ingredient to this all-too-common
situation which many business owners experience.What's missing from your business today is momentum -- massive, powerful, profit-pumping momentum!So what is momentum, anyway?Webster's Dictionary defines "momentum" as a "strength or force that keeps growing". That means if you want to get your profits growing and start putting more money into your pocket month after month, you need to have the power of momentum working for you.This might be best understood with an example.Imagine that your business is a car, and you are driving on a small side road when you decide to turn up an onramp to go onto the highway. To get up the ramp, you need to push the pedal down a little more and keep pushing on that pedal until your car is past the onramp and moving forward at 65 MPH down the highway. (or 105 KPH for non-US drivers :) Now for the magical part of the story. Once you are going this speed down the highway, you can let up on the accelerator a bit and still maintain your speed of 65 MPH. In other words, at this point you are actually using much less gas to travel much faster and further.Do you know why your car can go faster with less effort on the highway as compared to the side streets?The answer is momentum!You can take your business from the crowded side roads of mediocrity to the fast-moving highways of greatness. You have all the ability and talent you need right now to catapult your business to amazing levels of success and profits.All you need to do to take things to the next level is learn how to harness the power of positive momentum and get it working for you right away. Creating momentum helps small, entrepreneurial businesses all the way up to large multi-billion dollar corporations. And it can work for you and your business just the same.The first step to creating positive momentum in your business is simply called "Understanding". Let's cover an overview of what I mean by "Understanding" and how you can take this first step right away.It's important to understand where you're at today in your business. Thinking about and answering the following questions will help you to develop your foundation for massive momentum. Just as when you build a new house, it is always important to start with a strong, solid foundation. Here are some questions to get you thinking about the topic of Understanding:1. How many years have you been involved in your trade or business?2. What type of business are you in today? (i.e. direct sales, retail, etc.)3. On a scale from 1 to 10 (with 10 being the best), where would you rank your current standing in business as compared to other companies or individuals in your industry?4. How often do you read newsletters and/or trade publications in your industry?5. Do you work part-time or full time? About how many hours per week?6. What are the one or two biggest reasons why you are in this business today? (i.e. do you love the product or service, do you hope to make enough money to become financially free someday, do you love the interactions you have with your customers, etc.)7. How do you measure success in your business today?
(i.e. profits/money, number of customers, etc.)Make some time in your schedule this week to think about your answers to these questions. And if you have a business coach today, also make the time to review your thoughts about these questions with him or her.Understanding where you're at in your business today is the first step to laying a solid foundation and beginning to catapult your business into massive momentum. Take action and get these questions answered today. You'll be glad you did!Matt Zembruski (aka "Mr. Momentum") is the author of this article and publisher of the Massive Momentum Now newsletter. Subscribe today to get your free audio special report called "The #1 Reason Why Businesses Fail and How You Can Avoid It!". You will also discover a proven step-by-step system that gets you results...guaranteed. Free subscription if you visit our site today. ($197 value) http://www.mrmomentum.com

25Feb/100

Internet Marketing Simplified! 2 Pillars For Achieving Massive Results – Internet-Marketing

Internet Marketing Simplified! 2 Pillars For Achieving Massive Results

Are you confused by the flood of information on how to improve your internet marketing results?Mastering the search engines, pay-per-click advertising, affiliate marketing, website design, writing articles, and on it goes.Doesn't it seem more and more complicated to focus in on what really works and what doesn't?After working to build many businesses from the ground up over the last 10 years, it's more clear than ever that there are 2 main principles that will largely dictate your success in any business. All of the other techniques build on these first two principles.Think of these two main principles as the cement pillars that hold up a bridge - without them, no matter how well you construct the bridge, it will still fall down.Focus your energies, time and resources around meeting these two key principles - you will immediately see a big difference in your results.PRINCIPLE #1You must have a well positioned product, fulfilling a hot desire within a clearly identifiable and accessible target market.Let's break this down.Making a profit in business is really quite a simple concept, you have to earn more revenue than your cost. Revenue minus cost is your profit.So where does that cost come from?The two big sources of costs are: costs associated with creating or finding your product to sell and cost of reaching your market to sell your productIt only makes sense then that identifying a hot desire within a market you know how to reach will mean much lower costs for your businss. Ultimately, this means more profit for you.Have you ever run against the wind? Tried to swim upstream in a river? Walk one way in a crowd when everyone else was walking the other way?It's a very tough lesson to learn.I've been brought it to consult with companies that have burned through millions of dollars before learning this lesson.You cannot FORCE a low-demand product on a market - no matter how much money you spend on marketing.You cannot hope to reach enough buyers in the entire marketplace even with a very high-demand product in one segment.In fact, I've seen situations where unknown entrepreneurs enter a market, quickly identify a hot desire, address it with a less than perfect product and in a very short time have created wealth 100X higher than anyone else in that market.An old mentor of mine used to tell me all the time, "focus on the low lying fruit - there's far more than enough to go around"PRINCIPLE #2You must reach your market with a clear, empathetic message that instantly catches your readers attention, interest, desire and moves them to see your product as THE answer to their deepest desires.If you were reading closely, you'll recognize Principle #2 as the same principles that underly great copywriting.How do you become a great copywriter and master Principle #2?1. Research, research and research. I make sure I have a pulse on my target market's desires, needs, emotional triggers. Focus in on WHY they want a solution to a particular problem. Research takes many forms...speak with themsurvey themread what they readtalk to others who do business with your markettest using articles and special reports to guage the responsedo what they doBy doing this you should have content for 20-30 (at least) different benefits for your product.Then....2. Polish your benefit statements. This is where you can use books of action verbs, swap files (samples of great ads, letters and webpages), the services of a copywriter. This is the technical aspect of copywriting which can be learned by reading other great material.Far too many people go right to #2, as a result their benefit statements seem bland, miss the mark or seem the same as everyone else.Next time you get distracted by the latest and greatest tip, technique or strategy - know that focusing on these 2 fundamental principles: In-demand product ideas and effective copywriting, will make the most difference to your pocketbook in both today and in the future.About The AuthorDiscover how to create your own best-selling eBooks, Special reports or books to sell online ...AND keep 100% of the profits. Limited time complimentary access to 7-Part Minicourse will get you started quickly and easily. Visit: http://www.highertrustmarketing.com/jeff@infoproductcreator.com