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Email Marketing - Are You A Gambler?
In 2006 businesses spent nearly $400 million on email marketing. This figure is staggering, yet it proves just how important online businesses believe email marketing to be.Most marketing experts would likely rank Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies as the number one marketing mechanism for online businesses. However, it is email marketing that comes in second. The reason this marketing technique is so highly touted is because it doesn’t wait for business to trickle in. Email marketing takes your message directly to the people providing a sense of immediacy and purpose.SEO strategies are essential for the long term viability of your marketing strategy, but for the most significant return on investment (ROI) email marketing has consistently held an edge over other marketing strategies such as Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising or banner advertising.Email lists that are organically grown typically hold the greatest ROI, but some online businesses have found a modicum of success using rented or purchased lists, but there is always a price.The reason many businesses look for lists that have already been compiled by third parities is because they can begin to market immediately. The problem many encounter with this strategy is that many of those on the email list may not be very happy with their private information being made available to the highest bidder. Recipients may also be hostile to any overtures from unknown companies.You will discover that the best response you receive will be a direct result of interacting with existing, satisfied customers. They are the ones who already have an affinity for your product and do not tend to view your emails as unwanted material or spam.The propagation of spam has made email marketing a bit more of a challenge for online businesses, which has placed a greater emphasis on trust, worthwhile correspondence and value for the existing
ames are selling for upwards of $5,000 on the domain aftermarket. Other longer, but still usable, names may be worth hundreds of dollars.In 2006 businesses spent nearly $400 million on email marketing. This figure is staggering, yet it proves just how important online businesses believe email marketing to be.Most marketing experts would likely rank Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies as the number one marketing mechanism for online businesses. However, it is email marketing that comes in second. The reason this marketing technique is so highly touted is because it doesn’t wait for business to trickle in. Email marketing takes your message directly to the people providing a sense of immediacy and purpose.SEO strategies are essential for the long term viability of your marketing strategy, but for the most significant return on investment (ROI) email marketing has consistently held an edge over other marketing strategies such as Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising or banner advertising.Email lists that are organically grown typically hold the greatest ROI, but some online businesses have found a modicum of success using rented or purchased lists, but there is always a price.The reason many businesses look for lists that have already been compiled by third parities is because they can begin to market immediately. The problem many encounter with this strategy is that many of those on the email list may not be very happy with their private information being made available to the highest bidder. Recipients may also be hostile to any overtures from unknown companies.You will discover that the best response you receive will be a direct result of interacting with existing, satisfied customers. They are the ones who already have an affinity for your product and do not tend to view your emails as unwanted material or spam.The propagation of spam has made email marketing a bit more of a challenge for online businesses, which has placed a greater emphasis on trust, worthwhile correspondence and value for the existing
Pricing is relative. Relative to your desire to sell, the type and timeliness of bidder inquiries (individual or corporate) and
The Easiest Ways to Write an E-Book
I have had SO many people out there asking me how they could possibly write an e-book, when they haven't ever written before in their lives? Its not HARD! There are no rules out there that say that you have to be a published author, or have your degree in English to write an e-book. All you need is time, a little knowledge of your topic, and effort. Thats it.So lets talk about time. How much time? That all depends on your topic and how much you know about your topic. Lets face it, I will not be writing e-books about physics, since I know NOTHING about physics. But I do know about internet marketing and web design, and so on... What do you LOVE to do? Are you great at knitting? Write an e-book about it. How about cake decorating? Home repair? Whatever you enjoy doing, write about it. It may help to take digital pictures as well, for something like cake decorating. Show examples of your designs. PLEASE also make sure you use that handy spell checker as well. We all want to type as fast as possible and thus, we make mistakes.The amount of time it will take you will also depend on how long you would like this e-book to be. It could be 10 pages or 100. ALL depends on you. If you truly enjoy doing something and have been told that you are good at it, why not share that knowledge with others?And while you are at it, since you are putting TIME and EFFORT into it, by all means SELL this e-book! Why on earth would you write all this down, and NOT get some reward from it? I don't know about you, but time is money. I am sure your time is extremely valuable, so once you have created this e-book, you can take it and sell it online. Sell it on your own site, or sell it on eBay. You can have it in PDF format, or you could have it as a password driven EXE file. Regardless, you are putting your name and copyright out there, to keep others from stealing your ideas.It truly does not take a genius to do thi
This article will explain in depth the steps needed to sell your website fast in today's marketplace.I have had SO many people out there asking me how they could possibly write an e-book, when they haven't ever written before in their lives? Its not HARD! There are no rules out there that say that you have to be a published author, or have your degree in English to write an e-book. All you need is time, a little knowledge of your topic, and effort. Thats it.So lets talk about time. How much time? That all depends on your topic and how much you know about your topic. Lets face it, I will not be writing e-books about physics, since I know NOTHING about physics. But I do know about internet marketing and web design, and so on... What do you LOVE to do? Are you great at knitting? Write an e-book about it. How about cake decorating? Home repair? Whatever you enjoy doing, write about it. It may help to take digital pictures as well, for something like cake decorating. Show examples of your designs. PLEASE also make sure you use that handy spell checker as well. We all want to type as fast as possible and thus, we make mistakes.The amount of time it will take you will also depend on how long you would like this e-book to be. It could be 10 pages or 100. ALL depends on you. If you truly enjoy doing something and have been told that you are good at it, why not share that knowledge with others?And while you are at it, since you are putting TIME and EFFORT into it, by all means SELL this e-book! Why on earth would you write all this down, and NOT get some reward from it? I don't know about you, but time is money. I am sure your time is extremely valuable, so once you have created this e-book, you can take it and sell it online. Sell it on your own site, or sell it on eBay. You can have it in PDF format, or you could have it as a password driven EXE file. Regardless, you are putting your name and copyright out there, to keep others from stealing your ideas.It truly does not take a genius to do thi
Step 1 Establish a Reasonable Price for Your Site
How Much Can I Get?
Before you sell, it's a good idea to know how much the domain is worth. Market prices for domain names can run from a few dollars to thousands of dollars for premium names. The domain name "Loans.com", for example, sold for $3,000,000 just a few years ago. The key to deciding whether or not to sell a domain name you own is to determine its worth to you if kept and, alternatively, how much a buyer is willing to pay. You may have heard ?rags to riches? type stories of cheap domain names resold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. During the good old days of the Internet boom this was possible. However, things have slowed down considerably since then and there it is very rare to hear of a domain name sold for more than $10,000. However, while big deal domain sales do occur less often in today?s domain market, selling domain names can still be very profitable. Short, catchy, top level domain names are selling for upwards of $5,000 on the domain aftermarket. Other longer, but still usable, names may be worth hundreds of dollars.
Pricing is relative. Relative to your desire to sell, the type and timeliness of bidder inquiries (individual or corporate) and h
Are You Cashing in On the Little Known Opportunity in Yahoo?
When it comes to search engine rankings do you have both Yahoo AND Google covered?You’d think so but I bet not.In fact have you even bothered to check to see how your site is doing in the "new and improved" Yahoo?Might be a good thing to do you know. Since Yahoo could be, or rather should be, accounting for maybe 20-25% of your site’s total traffic?But if you’re like most you’re probably still focused laser like on Google. And perhaps not even aware of the little known opportunity Yahoo has to offer right now.Opportunity?Right. This is the absolute PERFECT time to grab a number one ranking in Yahoo! Or at least some top 10 rankings. From what I’ve seen most markets are ripe for the picking.That’s because few of the top guns riding high in Google have locked up a similar top listings in Yahoo.Don’t believe it?Well, let me prove it to you.To research this I used a nifty tool called Thumbshots Ranking. http://ranking.thumbshots.com/Along with the whiz bang graphic it gives you a mini-report. The report shows how many listings make repeat appearances in the top 100 of both Google and Yahoo. They’re called "overlapping links". A confusing choice of terms but it still means the number of listings in the top 100 in Google that are also in the top 100 in Yahoo too.All you do is simply stick in any keyword (phrase) and let it rip.The numbers are nothing short of shocking. Best, or is it worst case, only about a third of top 100 listings in Google made the top 100 in Yahoo.Take a look for yourself. Here’s some keyword phrases I checked followed by the number of overlapping listings.bed and breakfast - 37 wedding invitations - 35 email software - 33 logo design - 32 pet supplies - 28 satellite tv - 22 business cards - 21 dating services - 19 cer
es for domain names can run from a few dollars to thousands of dollars for premium names. The domain name "Loans.com", for example, sold for $3,000,000 just a few years ago. The key to deciding whether or not to sell a domain name you own is to determine its worth to you if kept and, alternatively, how much a buyer is willing to pay. You may have heard ?rags to riches? type stories of cheap domain names resold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. During the good old days of the Internet boom this was possible. However, things have slowed down considerably since then and there it is very rare to hear of a domain name sold for more than $10,000. However, while big deal domain sales do occur less often in today?s domain market, selling domain names can still be very profitable. Short, catchy, top level domain names are selling for upwards of $5,000 on the domain aftermarket. Other longer, but still usable, names may be worth hundreds of dollars.When it comes to search engine rankings do you have both Yahoo AND Google covered?You’d think so but I bet not.In fact have you even bothered to check to see how your site is doing in the "new and improved" Yahoo?Might be a good thing to do you know. Since Yahoo could be, or rather should be, accounting for maybe 20-25% of your site’s total traffic?But if you’re like most you’re probably still focused laser like on Google. And perhaps not even aware of the little known opportunity Yahoo has to offer right now.Opportunity?Right. This is the absolute PERFECT time to grab a number one ranking in Yahoo! Or at least some top 10 rankings. From what I’ve seen most markets are ripe for the picking.That’s because few of the top guns riding high in Google have locked up a similar top listings in Yahoo.Don’t believe it?Well, let me prove it to you.To research this I used a nifty tool called Thumbshots Ranking. http://ranking.thumbshots.com/Along with the whiz bang graphic it gives you a mini-report. The report shows how many listings make repeat appearances in the top 100 of both Google and Yahoo. They’re called "overlapping links". A confusing choice of terms but it still means the number of listings in the top 100 in Google that are also in the top 100 in Yahoo too.All you do is simply stick in any keyword (phrase) and let it rip.The numbers are nothing short of shocking. Best, or is it worst case, only about a third of top 100 listings in Google made the top 100 in Yahoo.Take a look for yourself. Here’s some keyword phrases I checked followed by the number of overlapping listings.bed and breakfast - 37 wedding invitations - 35 email software - 33 logo design - 32 pet supplies - 28 satellite tv - 22 business cards - 21 dating services - 19 cer
Pricing is relative. Relative to your desire to sell, the type and timeliness of bidder inquiries (individual or corporate) and
Nine Questions About Baby Boomer Retirement That Your Company Must Answer
The Baby Boomers are the members of the generation born between 1946 and 1964. At 79 million people, they're the largest US generation in history. The oldest Boomers will turn 65 in 2011 and many of them may choose head for the exits.Can you answer these questions about Baby Boomer retirements at your company? The first five are about raw numbersHow many people at your company are eligible to retire in each of the next ten years?The odds are good that not everyone who is eligible to retire will do so. But it's a good idea to consider how many people could leave at a moment's notice and when they're eligible to do so.How many of your senior managers are in that group?Senior managers have mission critical knowledge and experience. When they leave, they take it all with them, unless you've created alternatives for them to stay on, or work as a consultant.Review your succession planning. Identify the less experienced managers that are best qualified to move up. Help them with personal and career development, especially growth assignments, so they're ready when their time comes.How many of your key technicians and craft workers are in that group?We're talking here about the kind of hands-on technical work that it's hard to outsource or offshore. Many of the pipelines for technicians and craft workers have been slowly drying up over the last couple of decades. Union apprentice programs have been hit especially hard.How many of your first line supervisors are in that group?Your front line bosses have more impact on morale and productivity than any other group of people in your company. Make sure you're ready to replace retiring supervisors with qualified new supervisors who'll get the benefit of solid supervisory skills training.How many of your knowledge connectors are in that group?Knowledge connectors are vital to your operations,
f kept and, alternatively, how much a buyer is willing to pay. You may have heard ?rags to riches? type stories of cheap domain names resold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. During the good old days of the Internet boom this was possible. However, things have slowed down considerably since then and there it is very rare to hear of a domain name sold for more than $10,000. However, while big deal domain sales do occur less often in today?s domain market, selling domain names can still be very profitable. Short, catchy, top level domain names are selling for upwards of $5,000 on the domain aftermarket. Other longer, but still usable, names may be worth hundreds of dollars.The Baby Boomers are the members of the generation born between 1946 and 1964. At 79 million people, they're the largest US generation in history. The oldest Boomers will turn 65 in 2011 and many of them may choose head for the exits.Can you answer these questions about Baby Boomer retirements at your company? The first five are about raw numbersHow many people at your company are eligible to retire in each of the next ten years?The odds are good that not everyone who is eligible to retire will do so. But it's a good idea to consider how many people could leave at a moment's notice and when they're eligible to do so.How many of your senior managers are in that group?Senior managers have mission critical knowledge and experience. When they leave, they take it all with them, unless you've created alternatives for them to stay on, or work as a consultant.Review your succession planning. Identify the less experienced managers that are best qualified to move up. Help them with personal and career development, especially growth assignments, so they're ready when their time comes.How many of your key technicians and craft workers are in that group?We're talking here about the kind of hands-on technical work that it's hard to outsource or offshore. Many of the pipelines for technicians and craft workers have been slowly drying up over the last couple of decades. Union apprentice programs have been hit especially hard.How many of your first line supervisors are in that group?Your front line bosses have more impact on morale and productivity than any other group of people in your company. Make sure you're ready to replace retiring supervisors with qualified new supervisors who'll get the benefit of solid supervisory skills training.How many of your knowledge connectors are in that group?Knowledge connectors are vital to your operations,
Pricing is relative. Relative to your desire to sell, the type and timeliness of bidder inquiries (individual or corporate) and
Sports Betting Affiliate Programs: Generating Income Online
The problem with most online earning schemes is that when they appear too good to be true, they usually are. Many offer unattainable fortunes for an unrealistic amount of work. Despite the promise of online enterprise and with the hundreds of success stories circulating, the truth is that unimaginable wealth via the Internet is, for most, an impossible dream. However there is one online program that has been proven to work time after time, for regular Internet users as well as industry professionals, and that is the business known as affiliate marketing.The idea behind affiliate marketing could not be simpler. Basically large sites offer smaller sites or those holding content similar to that of their own a number of advertising options to promote the larger sites product. Some of the largest industries have utilised the affiliate programs to first popularise the specific sector and then to generate competition within it. One of the largest online industries to have profited from substantial rewards created by the affiliate program is that of online sports betting. The offline gambling industry is large, but the online incarnation has eclipsed it in all ways. With 24-hour odds and gambling options from around the world, the online sports betting sites have galvanised a huge audience to chance their arm and place bets. Much of this success can be attributed to the parallel success of the associated affiliate program. With literally thousands of individual sites promoting the online sports betting boom, it has only served to bolster the industry. The affiliates work as a sort of web network, each feeding people to the sites or at least making visitors aware of the major sports betting sites and establishing a reputation.In return for the affiliates hard work the sports betting and other industries have been quick to heap substantial rewards on their affiliates. No matter what size the site is or how man
wn considerably since then and there it is very rare to hear of a domain name sold for more than $10,000. However, while big deal domain sales do occur less often in today?s domain market, selling domain names can still be very profitable. Short, catchy, top level domain names are selling for upwards of $5,000 on the domain aftermarket. Other longer, but still usable, names may be worth hundreds of dollars.The problem with most online earning schemes is that when they appear too good to be true, they usually are. Many offer unattainable fortunes for an unrealistic amount of work. Despite the promise of online enterprise and with the hundreds of success stories circulating, the truth is that unimaginable wealth via the Internet is, for most, an impossible dream. However there is one online program that has been proven to work time after time, for regular Internet users as well as industry professionals, and that is the business known as affiliate marketing.The idea behind affiliate marketing could not be simpler. Basically large sites offer smaller sites or those holding content similar to that of their own a number of advertising options to promote the larger sites product. Some of the largest industries have utilised the affiliate programs to first popularise the specific sector and then to generate competition within it. One of the largest online industries to have profited from substantial rewards created by the affiliate program is that of online sports betting. The offline gambling industry is large, but the online incarnation has eclipsed it in all ways. With 24-hour odds and gambling options from around the world, the online sports betting sites have galvanised a huge audience to chance their arm and place bets. Much of this success can be attributed to the parallel success of the associated affiliate program. With literally thousands of individual sites promoting the online sports betting boom, it has only served to bolster the industry. The affiliates work as a sort of web network, each feeding people to the sites or at least making visitors aware of the major sports betting sites and establishing a reputation.In return for the affiliates hard work the sports betting and other industries have been quick to heap substantial rewards on their affiliates. No matter what size the site is or how man
Pricing is relative. Relative to your desire to sell, the type and timeliness of bidder inquiries (individual or corporate) and
Inventory Management - One Size Does Not Fit All
If there is one great myth in inventory management it is that one single technique will solve all inventory problems. Not that people believe that one technique will solve all problems in all situations but that in any given company one approach is all that is required to manage all inventory.For the inventory manager this is very attractive as it means that there is only one approach to manage. For the software vendor, consultant or advisor it means only one solution to sell.There is a wide range of techniques and approaches that people use to manage inventory. These include JIT, MRP, DRP, SCM, Risk Management, safety stock and EOQ’s Sometimes they are used on a stand alone basis and sometimes in conjunction with each other. All are worthwhile techniques when used appropriately.Problems arise however when the approach to identifying the appropriate solution starts by looking at the solution rather than the inventory. This approach starts from the assumption that because solution x works at company y it must be good. Or because the software suits our enterprise wide planning system it is appropriate. In fact it is often assumed that inventory software packages are much of a muchness. Have you ever heard someone say ‘and it has an inventory module’!The fact is that not all inventory is the same and consequently not all inventory requires the same approach to management. Without trying to be exhaustive it is easy to identify that some inventory is made to order, some is made to stock, some is perishable, some have characteristics that change with time, some are part of assemblies and sub-assemblies and some are stand alone items. These, and many other variables, lead to a huge number of different requirements for inventory management.While the differences between inventories in different industries are well documented (for example, the requirements for managing inventory at a larg
ames are selling for upwards of $5,000 on the domain aftermarket. Other longer, but still usable, names may be worth hundreds of dollars.If there is one great myth in inventory management it is that one single technique will solve all inventory problems. Not that people believe that one technique will solve all problems in all situations but that in any given company one approach is all that is required to manage all inventory.For the inventory manager this is very attractive as it means that there is only one approach to manage. For the software vendor, consultant or advisor it means only one solution to sell.There is a wide range of techniques and approaches that people use to manage inventory. These include JIT, MRP, DRP, SCM, Risk Management, safety stock and EOQ’s Sometimes they are used on a stand alone basis and sometimes in conjunction with each other. All are worthwhile techniques when used appropriately.Problems arise however when the approach to identifying the appropriate solution starts by looking at the solution rather than the inventory. This approach starts from the assumption that because solution x works at company y it must be good. Or because the software suits our enterprise wide planning system it is appropriate. In fact it is often assumed that inventory software packages are much of a muchness. Have you ever heard someone say ‘and it has an inventory module’!The fact is that not all inventory is the same and consequently not all inventory requires the same approach to management. Without trying to be exhaustive it is easy to identify that some inventory is made to order, some is made to stock, some is perishable, some have characteristics that change with time, some are part of assemblies and sub-assemblies and some are stand alone items. These, and many other variables, lead to a huge number of different requirements for inventory management.While the differences between inventories in different industries are well documented (for example, the requirements for managing inventory at a larg
Pricing is relative. Relative to your desire to sell, the type and timeliness of bidder inquiries (individual or corporate) and how well the sale price is negotiated. Don't try to fit your domain name into some 'proprietary pricing model'. Every domain name is applicable to a different target market. Determine who your potential buyers are before determining your asking price so you don't over or under estimate that price. Most names (~85%) sell for between 15%-40% of the asking price. Exceptions to this trend:
* Fantastic names - Truly great names can command what a seller requests, unless that amount is unreasonable.
* High asking prices - Names that have ridiculous or greedy asking prices rarely sell. Important!
* Poor names - Names littered with hyphens, adult names, "4"s for the number "four", "2"s for the number "two", "U"s for the word "you", etc. Don't waste your time listing names like these. They rarely sell.
How Do I Determine My Sites Worth?
Selling virtual real estate is a lot like selling physical real estate. Just like with the housing market, website ?homes? (also known as domain names) can be purchased for a low cost, remodeled and decorated to look ver
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