Internet | Is This A No-Brainer For You?

I have joined an Internet shopping club that allows me to save money on my purchases throughout the year.  The shopping clubs I am most familiar with normally charge a fee to be a member.  I have seen clubs charge $50 per year and then there is club that I’ve seen advertised on television that is charging a minimum of $3000 so you can save money with them. 

My club is free and available in every country in the world.  I get a   FREE lifetime shopping membership with no minimum purchases.  I can shop for myself or I can also earn referral fees on the purchases anyone else I refer to the club.  How can I go wrong? 

The Internet Shopper 

I didn’t realize how much I shopped online until I became a member of this club.  Because they have the same stores I normally purchase from, I did move some of my off-line shopping to the Internet with additional savings.  I normally get free shipping and I’ve even found one store that does not charge me tax.

I might as well get something back when I shop.  Why wouldn’t I take advantage of the what the club’s buying power can do for me? 

Even if you aren’t a big Internet shopper, why not take advantage of

the savings available to you?  With no minimum purchases and the free membership, how can you go wrong?  As a friend of mine said, “It’s a no-brainer for me“.   How about you?

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Brenda Bunney
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Internet Marketing | Look At Internet Marketing History

brenda bunney Search Engine Optimization or SEO is the process used to increse the traffic  the search engines send to your domain by building links, content and authority to your site. The Search Engines shows websites in their results through algorithmic process. Proper optimization increases the liklihood that a particular website comes at the top rankings for a search on your chosen keywords.

SEO Working For You

SEO should work for every one of the Search engines and you shouldn’t have to target any one in particular. The steps of optimization any given site involves editing the web content & the HTML coding. The relevance is increased by placing specific keywords in key places of your websites. For additional information on how to do this, you can take a look at these free internet marketing resources.

Niche Marketing With SEO

SEO should also work on the niche areas of the search engines, like the Local Search Engine, Image Search Engine & the niche related search engines. The companies doing internet marketing for this work are called SEO Consultants or Search Engine Optimizers. They are charged  by the site owners with the task of optimizing their web site in the major search engines. The SEO professionals must have a broader idea of the market in which client’s business is related & also knowledge of the HTML coding & Design. They are able to incorporate many tactics to optimize the site.

Success Early On

In the 1990’s, all one had to do was to submit the URL or page to various engines to get the spiders to visit those pages and extract relevant links that would be displayed in the results. With the increasing number of domains and greater competition to get the maximum traffic, the internet marketing field has grown into a huge industry.

Early on, the Search engines would depend on the sites’ Meta tags. These Meta tags used to be a like guide to the content of of each page. But it was found that lot of incomplete or incorrect data was used in the Meta tag giving poor or incorrect information about the site in order to capture the desired traffic. The search engines caught on to this manipulation to achieve better results, and to limit abuse, Search Engines created complex formulas to stop the manipulation.

Google Enters The Marketplace

With the entry of the World’s leading search engine Google, things have changed a lot since then as it has put together a huge number of loyal internet users. Google used the concept of Page Rank to prevent manipulation. A lot of algorithms were introduced to rank the pages.

Today the good search engine optimizer uses a wide variety of SEO techniques like Inter exchange of links, popular keywords, Image optimization, headings, original and compelling content to improve the rankings.

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Email Marketing | Using Web Based Email Marketing

Website owners have found that they can increase their profits by eight times or more simply by using web based email marketing. It’s important to understand the typical buying cycle, the importance of follow up and how a back end increases your bottom line in order to understand how email marketing can affect your business.

Understand the Buying Cycle

The majority of  people  simply will not buy the first time they see your website. About 99% of your visitors will land on your website and leave without buying anything.

That doesn’t mean they weren’t interested in your product. It just means they weren’t interested right now. Or perhaps they just don’t trust you or know you enough yet.

Letting these people go is like letting 99% of your advertising dollars go to waste. Instead, to really maximize your profits you must learn to follow up and get sales from the remaining 99% who didn’t buy the first time around.

Follow Up for Major Sales Increase

But you still can turn 1% visitor into buyer by following up which is as much as 8% in the long run. That’s an 800% increase in revenue!

However, if you follow up then over time they’ll start to see that you’re a real business that will take care of their customers. They’ll begin to know and trust you.

You’ll also get your message in front of them at different points in their life, and you have a relatiionship with them when they are ready to buy.

Back End Is Importance to Your Bottom Line

Your real money is in your backend because these are the products and services they will see after a customer made their first order. Most business owners neglect this and focus only at front end sales.

Let’s say each month you make 30 sales at $100 for a total of $3,000. Most business owners would focus on getting those 30 sales to 40 sales.

Instead, a savvy business person would try and sell a $400 product to all 30 of those who bought. If about 20% take them up on it, that’s a $2,400 bump right off the bat .

Then a savvy business owner might try and sell a $1,000 product. With the right marketing, about 10% will buy. That’s an extra $3,000.

Finally, a savvy business person will likely try and implement some kind of membership program. At $97 a month , if it’s tied into the original product about 50% will sign up for about 4 months. That’s (15 times $97 times 4 equals) and extra $5,820 a month.

That’s an extra $11,220 on top of the $3,000 you’re already making from just 30 sales a month. As you can tell, selling more to your existing customers is much more profitable than trying to get more new customers.

The best way to sell more to existing customers is through web based email marketing. It’s the only free way to consistently follow up.

You now know the how the typical buying cycle works, you understand the importance of follow up and you know how much a good back end can boost your business. Apply this and web based email marketing to help your business explode its profits.

Brenda Bunney

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Goal Setting | Importance of Goal Setting !

 

I’m sure you’ve been told you can do and be whatever you put your mind to.  Too many people do not reach their full potential, and in large part this is due to a lack of knowing exactly what they want and how to set goals.  Many people don’t even understand the power of setting goals.

My daughter is headed off to college this fall.  While I know she will want to find her own way, I am going to sit down with her and share some things I’ve learned and equally as important some things I’ve realized about her. 

1)  I am going to encourage her to sit down and write down a minimum of three short-term goals and three long-term goals

2)  I am going to have her list the steps she needs to complete those goals and then she can check them off and add new goal and steps as she progresses.

3)  I have made some observations these last two years regarding her working personality.  I plan to share those with her and encourage her to do some job shadowing.

a)  She does not want to spend her life shuffling papers behind a desk

b)  Family is important, so why head for a career that will demand her whole life?

c)  Her working environment is important to her.  By that, I mean, she doesn’t have any patience for unprofessional behavior in the work place.

d)  She wants to help people, but be RESPECTED and  paid well for her skills and knowledge…………… why go into teaching, unless it is at a collegiate or professional level?

Hopefully, she will listen, act on what I will suggest regarding goal setting, and then do some research for herself, constantly improving her skills and moving ever closer to the thing that will enrich her life!

I don’t know what’s in store for my daughter’s future, but what about you?  If you want to start you own Internet business, sit down and figure out your personal dreams and goals.  Carve out a plan for your life!  Set some goals and refer to them often, see how much you can grow !

 

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Internet Attraction Marketing | The Secret To Selling And Being Loved For It!

What is the most successful online attraction marketing method you can use to succeed with your Internet network marketing business?

Some people  would have said the smooth sales pitch or the loud sales blurb. Well, that’s okay for some but in this business they don’t come anywhere near the simple and proven system of teaching. Teaching has been the one method used since we first walked the planet that has been able to move people.
Internet Attraction Marketing

So why is teaching so powerful? In the Internet attraction marketing model, you need to earn the right to be able to tell a prospect about what you have to offer. You do that by teaching them what you know and creating trust with them.

So how can you teach? One of the most powerful ways is with attraction marketing articles. Articles are the lifeblood of the internet and are the perfect vehicle to teach prospects and provide the solutions they are looking for. They have been written to create a relationship with the people reading them and to build trust.

And the best way to build trust with someone is to teach them what you know. Have you looked at most of the successful people online? What’s the one thing they are doing that those failing aren’t?

Teaching!

It could be they are teaching others how to make money, how to be healthy, how to grow vegetables, how to find a date…just about anything you can think of. At the center of just about any successful promotional material whether it’s to sell a product or generate a lead is usually an educational or an instruction of some sort that is offered to people as an exchange. This could be either for their information or their money.

Teach First, Sell Later…

In my opinion, getting their information first up is probably a better course of action that just getting their money once and then never seeing them again.

But the message here especially if you’re serious about succeeding with your attraction marketing or branding yourself as an authority within your niche, is to teach first and sell second. When you teach right there is almost no need to dust off the sales pitch and use it.

Those that have recognized this and applied it in general have become successful. So why aren’t more people using it. Well, it’s one of the drawbacks of  Internet attraction marketing if there are any. That’s that it simply takes time to develop trust with a prospect.

Most people don’t have that much patience, so they bounce around from one opportunity to the next hoping for the get rich quick fix. It never happens.

Brenda Bunney

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Success | Qualities That Spell Success In Your Life

Posted in Free Business Tips, Free Ebook, Goals, Leadership Skills, Success on May 25th, 2009 by brendab — 11 Comments

Success is defined as the complete attainment of  long planned goals, like a journey where a person starts taking on a single step at a time to reach a desired destination.

A certain level of personal development, personal growth and self-improvement helps a person to attain success in their lives.  These ingredients enrich relationships, career prospects, professional success and life in general.

Personal development, personal growth and self-improvement techniques are inter-related and help to improve  personal and professional lives. With hard work, discipline, and careful planning, being successful can  be attained.

Being Positive

If you want to be successful in life, you need the will and determination to push through with your goal and a positive outlook and perspective on life. Your optimism and the way you look at life’s situations will more or less affect and determine your performance.

Remember, a negative attitude drains a person’s spirit and energy.   Success starts with a positive mental attitude.  A positive attitude  keeps creative ideas flowing and energizes you so that you can move forward towards your goals.

Rest and Relax

If you feel that you are stressed, you always have the exclusive right to take a break.  Take some time to replenish yourself  physically, emotionally and spiritually.  Even one day or a few hours of good sleep can  help you bounce back to your usual self.

Building Self Confidence

Self-confidence means believing in oneself. A little boost in self-confidence allows you to take long steps towards achieving your goals in life.  A lack of self-confidence hampers personal growth. If you are one with low esteem and low self-confidence you should take steps to build your self-confidence before it is too late. People who lack self-confidence tend to have self-doubt, fear, inferiority complex, etc. If you want to be successful in life you need to overcome all these negative traits.

Feed Your Soul

Your body is not the only one who feels hunger. Your emotions and soul also needs to be fed, and you can do it by engaging in warm-hearting activities such as doing some volunteer work, spending time with your loved ones and family, taking care of a pet, etc.

As long as you don’t deprive yourself of the simple yet priceless things in life, you can be sure that you won’t have a hard time seeing the positive side of life. Learn to cherish and appreciate the simple things in life.  Make it a habit to be optimistic, yet realistic at the same time.

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Marketing | How Can Manufacturers Afford Loss Leaders?

Phillip realizes that MLM companies are not the only ones who must devise a way to get the consumer to buy their products and still allow them to make money.  They may take a loss on one product (loss leader) because they know they will make it up elsewhere. 

Cartridge Sales

Take the printer Phillip was looking into buying.  The company could take a loss or break even on the printer because they know the consumer must buy their specialized ink cartridges because they have made them unique to this printer.  They price the cartridges so that the profit margin will more than make up for any loss on the printer itself.  Who benefits?  The printer manufacturer, of course.  They have devised a way to ensure they will recoup the cost of the printer through their ink.   

MLM Profits

The MLM company offers a large discount to those committed business builders knowing that they will be the largest users of their products, but requires a quantity purchase in order to receive a check.  It’s a similar concept as our printer company.  They have found their consumer !  It it up to the distributor to figure out how to sell or use their MLM products. The distributor is like a MLM Companies’ retailer.  Each level of distribution must effectively market their product in order to succeed.  The MLM company markets themselves and their product  to gain and retain distributors and then the distributors must effectively market  to gain retail customers or distributors of their own.

How is a retailer different from your local distributor? ….  this next post

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Network Marketing | You Probably Network Everyday

ENetwork marketing works if the products or services offered have a market that needs them.  I believe in it because we all “network” at some point. It’s not always what you know, but who you know.  More business deals have been made on the golf course than in the boardroom.

Take my daughter for example: 

She was looking for her first job at 16.  She turned in several applications, but nothing really happened. She also “networked” without realizing that’s what it was called.  She visited with friends to find out where they worked (she’s the youngest) and asked what it was like, if there were openings.  She would have used some of her friends as references (networking).

As it turned out networking did get her the two jobs she currently has.  I was in my investors office and they mentioned needing some part-time help.  I mentioned Kayla. They knew her and asked me to have her call them.  Her second job was acquired when we were picking out her prom dress.  We had purchased from them last year and been in there quite a bit.  The owner was looking for seasonal temporary help and asked Kayla to come work for her.  Networking, talking to people about what it is you’re looking for

We all network, but finding a company with products or services that will be in high demand by the general population makes it difficult.  Many MLM companies carry products that are not distinctive to the general public, but demand a high price.  If you just compare the number of MLM companies that carry nutrition and skin care products only to each other, how does a consumer decide which is truly distinctive?  You have to get them to try the product….. more later.

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MLM | MLM Companies Do Not Rely On Retail Sales

brenda2When the owner of an MLM company is structuring his/her compensation plan, do you think they count on the retail sales distributors provide to keep their doors open? 

Most MLM’s are structured so that the distributors who are on autoship are the people who are counted on to pay for the business expenses. 

While every company “needs” consumer sales to survive, MLM’s themselves don’t need many.  Consumer sales are “dessert” so to speak. 

As an example: 

Monty is a business builder with XYZ company and has committed to a $250 monthly autoship order (which is about 5 months for the average consumer).  Once Monty places the order, he can either sell the products or keep them for his own personal use. 

This is actually a brilliant move because consumers are fickle.  The liklihood of them committing to $50 per month over a long period of time, much less $210 per month is extremely low (remember tax and s&h)  .

The network marketer is the entree and the consumer is the dessert!  

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Blogs | Helpful Ideas To Creating A Better Blog

brenda2One of the main differences between a blog and a static website is the way people are able to collaborate with your content. With a static site it’s just people reading words on a page.

When you have a blog they can explore and even comment back! You want to get that sort of interactive spirit going so you can create a loyal readership with your blog.

That doesn’t mean it’s easy! There are literally millions of blogs out there all vying for the attention of your audnce. It can be even harder to grab people’s attention when you’re just getting started.

The bad news is that it’s going to take some work and dedication to build up a loyal readership. The good news is that it’s very possible, and even fun, to put these things into place. Follow these rules and you’ll have the kind of repeat visitors and fans that really make blogging worth your while.

A Few Ideas For Great Blogs

Write Great Content

If your content stinks there is no way people are going to come back and read again! They’ll just click away, never to return. If you write great content, however, you’re sure to get some fans. Not everyone considers themselves to be a good writer. That’s OK! No one expects you to have perfect grammar and spelling. It’s far more important that you write interesting content that stands out from the crowd. Give your real thoughts and opinions on things that matter to the audience.

When you write great content, not only will you have people who want to visit your blog, but they will also link to you! You know that more linking means higher rankings in Google. That’s definitely a great thing that will expand your readership base to levels you couldn’t even imagine when you got started.

Leave the Comments Open

It’s amazing - but there are bloggers out there who close their comments! While it can be a lot of work to try and get rid of those spam comments, you’re also missing out on a big part of what being a blogger is all about. You need to let the audience write back and speak their mind too. People don’t just want a website they can read anymore, they want one they can add their “2 cents” to. So, leave your comments open and listen to them. It doesn’t matter if people always agree with you or not (they won’t!), you’ll get a much larger and interested following.

Guest Blog

The chances are good that there are some blogs out there that are very well-liked by the people in your niche. These blogs probably get a lot of traffic and a lot of respect. It’s time to get your name and website out there in front of this audience! All you need to do is write to the owner and say that you’d like to write some guest posts. They may be more than happy to take a break from their own posting and to give you a link back to your blog. This will not only give you link juice for the search engines, you’ll also win some of their loyal readers who are interested in what you have to say.

Learning how to create a loyal readership with your blog is incredibly important if you want your blog to thrive. It’s all about the people, and making sure they are aware of your blog and love your content.

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