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Trends aren’t just restricted to physical advertising, they can be observed in internet marketing as well. You can exploit these trends to attract more customers and gain more revenue. But just like real world trends, if you don’t jump on these online trends quickly enough, you’ll find yourself left behind. Currently, social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Friendster are among the major marketing trends.

Know how internet marketing trends can help you to raise the profit with social media marketing.

Users can create their profiles free of cost and update their hobbies, personal and professional details, etc on almost all of these networks. It is also possible for users to post pictures and videos on most of these. Searching people and adding them as friends can be done once the profile creation is complete.

The whole point of these networking sites is to get in contact with friends, family, and, sometimes, total strangers. What really piques our curiosity is the complete stranger’s part. It’s possible for you to reach millions of people by creating a profile for your business and adding people as your friends. Unique profiles can be created for bands, authors and filmmakers on some of these sites, for example, MySpace.

Looking for your profile and adding you as a friend becomes much easier with this. It is good to be added by people but take heed that you do not appear as spam when you invite people to be friends. There are enough fake spam profiles on these sites that they’ve all cracked down on people sending out mass invites.

Make it a point to ask only those people who are eager to see your offering. The use of keywords is also one more internet marketing trend. The latest craze these days is Search engine optimization, or SEO. It involves using keywords, or words that describe your site and your products/services, a certain number of times on your website and in your site’s titles and metadata. Use of these keywords repeatedly will make your site a lot more interesting to search engines such as Google and Yahoo. The premise is that your site gets lesser views and business when it is listed on the third or fourth page of search results than it would if it was listed on the first page.

This is obviously not true all the time. If your page doesn’t include what the user is looking for, they aren’t going to buy anything from you. Still, there is merit to the part of the theory that says you’ll get more traffic. A tad bit of research on SEO will enable you to optimize your website yourself; at the same time there are numerous companies that are readily available who will get the job done. Be judicious now: the one thing you wouldn’t wish for is a person who writes text for your web page that is all keywords.

In case your page gives the impression of being flat to a normal human, it is likely that they will look right through it in support of a page that does. You website can get loads of additional hits, if you concurrently put to use, the social networks and SEO systems. The importance of getting people to your website cannot be undermined by the fact that hits don’t always convert over to dollars. Abiding by these internet marketing trends is a tactic that will ensure a rise in hits, usually translating to a boost in business.

Brenda Bunney

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brenda As far as network marketing tips are concerned, avoiding a desperate demeanor on the phone is high on the list. For example, many new recruits are so excited about speaking to their first prospect they already have them recruited and placed in their organization before they’ve even spoken with them.

Another network marketing tip for you is to never ask your prospect to join your business because you’re in the best company which has the best products, life-changing in fact, and they have the best compensation plan bar none. Most everyone believes this about their company, and most companies have some very good products.

The prospect will see a desperate individual trying to sign them up at any cost. In fact, you’ll come across as having no interest in their needs, only yours.

Today’s network marketing tip is to make sure you put your prospect’s needs ahead of your own.  How can you help them reach their goals?  Can you help them? 

 Be honest with them about what your company has to offer and let them decide if it works for them.  Be sure to offer your readers something of value.  I offer my readers a Free Shopping Membership to my online shopping mall.  There is no obligation except to save a little money youthey shop.  

Brenda Bunney

bdbunney@gmail.com

brenda1When talking to a prospect for your work from home business try to give out company links when possible so the prospect can review the material.

Once the material is reviewed, ask questions that will help them determine if the work from home business you have is for them.

Good Questions To Ask A Prospect:

1) What are you looking for in a home business?

2) How familiar are you with the computer?

3) How many hours per week do you have to devote to a home business?

4) How do you see yourself marketing your business?

Once you have qualified your prospects, sit back and let them tell you what will work best for them.

Be ready to help them get started!

Brenda Bunney

bdbunney@gmail.com

brenda.jpgIdentify your target market and then decide if it’s large enough to make it work for your home-based business. Do you think most people will try your diet drink once out of curiosity or will they return month after month? Can they live without your product or service?

Relate the following example to the products or services you represent in your home-based business and ask yourself what most people will do?

For Example: You bought XYZ shampoo on television to “try it “and really liked it. The shampoo system will cost you about $35 per month, but you normally pay about $5 per month on shampoo because you buy it on sale at your local salon. Is the shampoo worth putting in your budget on a long-term basis?

This more expensive shampoo is sold by a company with a very large consumer base. Your one order isn’t that big of a deal, but EVERY order may be huge to you if your target market is small.

Each person will have to decide if they have the consumer base to support the home-based business they are pursuing. Is your product a “necessity” to enough of your market to create a successful business for you?

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Brenda Bunney

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woman on internet coffee The work from home industry is rapidly changing, especially regarding the way sourcing leads is achieved. When lead generation was conducted mainly off-line, they were very difficult to find, so when the marketer found a good lead, they guarded it with their life.

Who could blame them? A lead back then meant an opportunity to add someone to their organization and take another step towards creating residual income. While many have built great businesses using these methods, it was still flawed to the extent that rejection was a major killer of people’s hopes and dreams.

Fast forward to today. The Internet is such a dominant player that the task of generating quality leads has been made a lot easier. No, it’s not a piece of cake because there is definite skill required in sourcing leads on-line but the truth is, the word rejection is less of an issue…much less.

Forget about buying those unresponsive third party leads. They multiply the rejection effect enormously and can contribute to you leaving your business in a hurry.

Give your prospects something of value for free or at very low cost.  I am giving a Free Shopping Membership.  The people who do take the membership are under no obligation to buy at any time, the membership is Free, and they save money on their purchases.  There are many ways to generate leads in your work from home business. 

Good luck!

 

Brenda Bunney

bdbunney@gmail.com

  coffee outside The home-based business owner can approach an individual with various opportunities that might fit their needs. While the idea of being approached with your home-business opportunity turns off most merchants, many end users will be open to both the idea of great products and an extra paycheck.

Usually you will only need one or two contacts with a consumer for them to decide to try your product or service. Some of this depends on the cost and commitment of your product.

Normally, it will require some time before they join you in your home-based business, even if they are your best prospects.  They will need time to decide for themselves.

Brenda Bunney

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http://homebasedbusinessbunney.com

working coffee Did you know marketing your home-based business products or services  to a merchant is a different process from marketing to the individual consumer?

Marketing To A Merchant

Do you have a product or service that one or more merchants would be interested in using in their business? 

Approaching a merchant is very different than marketing to the individual consumer. It will take three, maybe four successful visits to a merchant before you can mark it ‘Sold‘.

First Contact -  Is either a phone call to set an appointment for a visit or you “dropping in” to see when a convenient time would be to visit with the merchant.

Second Contact - Keep your appointment you’ve made with your merchant to present the concept of your product or service.

Third Contact -  You may have been asked to leave some information for them to look over or asked for additional details.  You have contacted your merchant to answer more questions or present more information to your potential client.

Fourth Contact- The ‘sale

This is a guideline and as we all know, real life doesn’t always follow set rules, so you will just need to be flexible and patient. 

The Cardinal Rule:  Do Not Expect Merchants To Want A Home-based Business

Merchants already have a business that they are working hard in to make it succeed.  Your product or service must be an asset to them, you must be able to provide great service, and in general they DO NOT want a home-based business. 

Brenda Bunney

bdbunney@gmail.com

http://www.homebasedbusinessbunney.com

brendaIf you’ve been dreaming of a short commute to work, you’ve probably wondered if a work at home situation could work for you. 

I was visiting with a young lady the other day who gave me her perspective on driving in New York City.  Her family had visited her in Stillwater, OK, which is where I live and were surprised at how quiet it is here in a small town. She, in turn, was amazed at the noise in NYC ALL the time.

Stillwater, OK: 

If the citizens in Stillwater have to drive 20 minutes to eat a restaurant or shop in a store, they ARE driving completely across town.  We do not have bumper to bumper traffic in Stillwater, unless it would be the first day that Oklahoma State University were beginning their college classes in August.

Accidents seem frequent, but are cleared out fairly quickly and people stop to help or will at least call the appropriate emergency departments for them.

New York City:

She said there were people everywhere, it was very pretty and was exciting.  She noted that the drive from NYC to downtown NYC is an incredibly long process.  People just take public transportation for the most part.

They were witnesses to a car accident when driving to downtown NYC to show this visitor around. 

Two things struck her as interesting:

1) She was told:  You do NOT make a phone call or say you are a witness to a car accident unless you are willing to make a court appearance at a later date as a witness. 

2) They were stopped for FIVE hours due to an accident that occurred ahead of them.  They were literally at a stand still! 

If you are a person who spends several hours per day commuting to and from work, you may have spent that time thinking of all the time you could be spending with your family, taking up a hobby, or just having some personal “down” time for yourself.

Will your company allow you to work from home?  This is one option, but another option is to start your own work from home business.  Have you been thinking along these lines too?  Think about it, what could working from home do for you personally, even on a part-time basis?

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Brenda Bunney

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champagne-for-2Happy New Year!  It’s been 2009 for over 20 hours now.  Have you resolved to do anything new this year? Would you like to work from home in 2009?

Are you on track to see a change in your finances over 2008?  Do you really need more income?

Evaluate your situation and determine:

1) I’m happy with my financial situation…. no changes needed

2) I would like an extra stream of income

a) Plan to get a part time job

b) Want a home-based business

 

3) I am ready to start a work from home business of my own

Why work from home?

We have many individual reasons for wanting to work from home.  Maybe our retirement benefits will not meet our needs, we need an extra paycheck to meet monthly bills, or owning our own home-based business has just always been a dream. 

Whatever the specific goals, it all comes back to more time and financial freedom.  Ask yourself how an extra $100, $200, per month or more could benefit your life.

Your 2009 gift is a Free Shopping Membership. This is more than just shopping; with the associate membership, you can start your own home-based business for Free.  Working from home can be a reality.

Already work from home in your own business?  Use the FREE Shopping Membership to purchase business cards, paper, ink, computers, and lots of music, clothes, and books! 

Brenda Bunney

bdbunney@gmail.com

sparkling-wineThe celebration of the new year brings with it the hope for a new and better year to come.  Does the new year find you needing or wanting an extra income? Would you like to make money from home?  

The year 2008 has seen war, lost jobs, bankruptcy, and foreclosures.  We’ve seen the price of gas skyrocket to over $4.00 per gallon and then just yesterday, I saw gasoline for $1.29 per gallon! The year 2008 has been a roller coaster ride!

Opportunities Abound In 2009

Each January I notice an influx of  home-based business opportunities, weight loss products, diets, and new exercise equipment. There are many people looking to change things in their life.  Where do you turn?  Who can you trust?

There are opportunities available to those who are interested in making a commitment and building something for themselves. The “opportunities” that are too good to be true, usually are, but if you’re looking for a solid home-based business opportunity, they are out there. 

As the economy refuses to rebound, work from home businesses skyrocket.  People are planning for retirement and paying the bills with their business of choice.  

It’s just like losing weight….. 

Choose a business you can stick with, something that would be enjoyable to you. Can you see yourself selling skin care or nutrition products? No?  Maybe you should keep looking.  Just like exercising, if you enjoy lifting weights and dancing, but hate running, choose exercise activities that appeal to you.

How about the food?  Maybe you eat fairly well, but would benefit by cutting back on portion sizes?  If you eat only junk food, then that may require a bit more planning and determination on your part to make changes.

Building A Business You Enjoy

How does losing weight relate to making money from home?  Choose the right company or area of products and services for you just as you would choose the right weight loss method or exercise program. 

What are your interests?  What are your talents?  What would you work well with and in what environment? 

Whatever type of home-based business you decide to pursue to make money from home, you will need a computer, phone service, paper, ink , etc.  I would like to offer you a FREE Shopping Membership to my club. You will be able to shop for your business supplies and save money in 2009.  

Happy New Year!

Brenda Bunney

bdbunney@gmail.com