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Gratefulness

Today's blog entry is different from other blogs I have written. I am writing abut my gratefulness. My gratefulness to God and the universe.I always felt that I would come into my own in the later years of my life. Even when I prayed to God to just let me lie to see my children grow up when I had my early bout with the big Ca, I felt that there was something more in store for me. I am now

Empowering Yourself Through Entrpreneurship

This has been a good week. God is truly blessing. Last Saturday, I had the honor of speaking during my church's Women's Day Anniversary Workshop I spoke on the Topic of Empowering Yourself Through Entrepreneurship. It was quite well received and I seemed to have everyone's attention. When I was done I had several questions from the audience. All in all I was very satisfied that I had inspired and

Growth

Today I am so thankful to God for allowing me to find the thing I love to do. I love doing our BTR show. I am meeting so many wonderful people who also enjoy helping others. I hope this will be infectious, Every time some one helps a person that person helps someone else. How awesome this world would be. I have some fantastic guests lined up for the summer. I am so looking forward to sharing

What's on My Mind

Yesterday's Show featured the Sons of Harmony. It was a good show with some old school gospel music. I really enjoyed it and i will be purchasing the CD when it becomes available. Tonight I will be assisting my brother Sylver with his show The Sylver Show he will be interviewing Mr. Brandon Trainer of the Raleigh Black Chamber of Commerce. I am sure it will be an informative one. It is my goal

I know this is late but I have been having some personal situations happening. However, I do have a bit to share. Last weekend was a very good one for me on a personal note. I was interviewed by two of my SHE-ROS, Katgurl and Nita on Saturday night. They asked some great questions. I could have gone into more detail but I knew that there was another guest and I wanted to to give him equal time,

Vacation

I was suppose to go on vacation from May 14th - May-20th. I went but I got ill on the 9th and was still a little under the weather but I went never the less, as my sisters wanted to celebrate my birthday (May 16th) and we all needed a break. I think to help keep your sanity you should take at least a three day break from work every 3 to four months and a real vacation 7 or more days at least once

Conversation and Music

Today on Internet Marketers BlogTalk radio show we had the honor and privilege to speak with Glenn Gordon. Mr. Gordon is a member of the Internet Marketers network. Glenn is an entrepreneur who has an awesome talent, his own record label and his own publishing company. He shared his beautiful music with us and we thank him for that. He is also a copyrighter who can help you by teaching you about

National Nurse's Week

For those of you who might not know I am a Nurse and today, where I practice we had a Nurse Day celebration. It was a beautiful affair. The guest speaker was Karen Scipio-Skinner, ED-BON. Her comments were inspiring, encouraging and humorous. She encouraged us to get back to caring not just for our patients but for ourselves as well. We must all take time to smell the roses. I left the program

Blue Sky Thinking

Today on Blogtalk Radio our guest was Daniel Jingwa. He is author of the book "Blue Sky Thinking" and the founder of Happy Energy Inc Seminars. I first met Daniel when I went to work at an area nursing home. Right away I was drawn to his spirit. He practices what he preaches. He has always been one of the most positive people I have ever met. He more than deserves his success. During the

Glenn Gordon

I finally reached Glenn, I am glad he's alright. Turns out he had illness in his family. I wish them a speedy recovery. Glenn will guest on my BlogTalk show on May, 9 2009 at 4pm. We will be enjoying some of his music and Glenn will share some important information with our listeners who want assistance with breaking into show business. So if your a singer, actor, dancer, artist, or in in

Change

I wonder why we are as a species are so afraid of change. I know that change is not always a positive thing in our eyes, but I think we should strive to change our point of view. It has been my experience that each time a change has occurred in my life, it has actually been a very good thing. I guess today's Blogtalk show got me to thinking about this because the show did not go the way I

More Inspiration

Today we did a Blogtalk Radio show called More Inspiration. I think it was a success, but as I said on the show, success is self defined. I had the pleasure of having four of my role models on the show to answer some great questions that not only gave the listener a glimpse into who they are but also what they, what they hope to do and some of the tactics they use to do it. I hope that it will

Helping Myself by Helping Others

I just finished listening to the playback of my blogtalk show. I was discussing branding, what it means and ways to do it. I didn't have many listeners and there were only a couple of peple in the chat room but I enjoyed doing this one. I wasn't sure I gave much information but I did get some positive feedback. A couple of people had been invited to callin and share their advice and products.

I 've Come A Long Way

This has been an amazing journey, from that first post until today. I am so thankful I followed my path because it has been so rewarding for me. I have met some truly wonderful people. It is true that if you help others you too will be rewarded. I was taught that you must donate of your self to serve others and continue your own blessings. I have always had success when I follow my intuition and

Three Steps to Success

I don't know who hasn't wished there were a sure fired plan to follow to success, myself included. I have read all kinds of articles, blogs, ebooks. magazine articles etc. None of them really spoke to until I read a simple email from one of the people of the world I admire. I do not think there is anyone who has not heard of Tyler Perry, at this point in time. I have followed his career closely

About Me

Hello, My name is Diana. I am 50 years old. I have been a nurse for for the past 32 years. I love what I do. It is very rewarding to me that I have made a difference in so many people's lives. I am also a mother and a grandmother and my family is very important to me. I am the eldest of 5 children born to my parents who had been together for over 48 years until my Dad's death 2 years ago. Being

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SPOTLIGHT

Glenn Gordon is in the spotlight again.


He will be with us discussing copyrighting and he is donating 2 copyrighting kits to be given away to lucky winners on the July 11, 2009 show. We will also have 2 CD's to give away, so we will have 4 winners on the 11th.
To win a copyrighting kit ($60 value) You will have to call into the show with the answer to 1 of 2 questions
#1 When is Glenn's Birthday?
#2 What does GG do besides music?

The answers can be found at TSWplace.com Once you get there sign up, it's totally free. Once your there look for GG's profile to find the answers and call in at the appropriate time and you will be a winner.
I hope you will join us.

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Urban A Local SEO

Social Media Works… Is It Working For You?

As internet marketers may of us struggle to get a handle on how to effectively market in a social media web 2.0 world. Social media is about building relationships. It is very difficult to sell someone when you haven’t built trust through a relationship.

We all get hit up by over aggressive marketers on social sites. You know, those who welcome you to a site and then start selling you something. We also get friends requests from people who have never contacted us before. With this in mind I did… Continue

Posted by Urban A Local SEO on July 10, 2009 at 12:26am

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There Are No Short Cuts To Social Success

There Are No Short Cuts To Social Success
I have written and posted a series of article about how to market on social media sites. Like anything some things work and some not so much. Yet, I see the same mistakes being made over and over again.

I have gotten some push back from some in your face internet marketers when I ask them to stop these activities as it relates to me. So I have been making it a point to point out great articles that I did not write about the subject so as to deflect some… Continue

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5 Ways To Build Your List Fast

5 Ways To Build Your List Fast


List building can take a lot of time simply because many strategies do not work right away. A perfect example of this is article submissions. You can wait weeks or months for your articles to make their way onto other people's sites. There are much better methods available to you.
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Tips About Life Coaching For Free

Are you looking to arrange an appointment with a life coach. There are many people who feel they need a boost of self-confidence or self-esteem. In this article I write about some of the advice you may receive at these sessions.

I am one of these people who at many times in my life have felt down and depressed about various issues that I have had in my life. I have worked hard and had a lot of advice about how to deal with these problems and am now far more confident and content with life.

I a… Continue

Posted by Lisa Simpkins on July 8, 2009 at 11:25am

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Do You Dream?

Do you know what happens when you D.R.E.A.M?

You "Dare(to)Reach Extraordinary Altitudes (&) Milestones"

DARE to Dream. - Dare to become someone. Dare to go beyond where your friends are. Dare to prove everybody else wrong, who says that you cannot succeed!

REACH. - Reach within every part of your mind, heart, and soul, and reach for what you want in life, if not will get what someone else wants to give you after they take their part.

EXTRAORDINARY. - Dare to reach fo… Continue

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The System Within

The System Within is a movement. It suggest that we search within ourselves for the answers to obtain what what we want for ourselves in this life. As an Internet Marketer, I have had the pleasure of meeting many wonderful people. Those who believe like I do, that the best way to help yourself is to help other people first. There are several people who come to mind, however today I will be introducing you to a young man who is definitely practicing what he preaches.
His name is Tariq Alexander. He is a young man who started as a model, to make some money while he was in college. He became very successful. He then threw his hat into the music industry and again was a success. Tariq then decided he wanted to make movies. He consulted his agent and business manager and was told that he would have to start over. He decided that he couldn't, nor did he want to do that. so, instead of starting over, he decide to do something totally against the grain. He decided to help others who wanted to break into the business. He did a 40 city tour looking for unknown talent. He took these people and teamed them with seasoned professionals and produced a wonderful movie called The System Within. From that one movie, the movement was born. It's been seven months and The System Within is currently the biggest networking organization in the world. Yes the world, it is totally INTERNATIONAL.
There is a social network component called TSWPLACE.COM it is totally free to join and participate. Come and start networking with a purpose. However, if you are really serious about your talent and want to be in the entertainment industry you can become a member in an organization that will help you by teaming you with those same seasoned professionals and assist you in building your business. This is not just for Actors, Singers, Dancers and the like. It is for any occupation can can be tied to the entertainment business. Hair Stylist, Truck Drivers, Photographers, Fashion Designers, Models, Producers, Mangers and the like. Visit TSWWorld.org This means you have to be serious. TSW world only helps talented people that are already making every effort to help themselves. Because you have to be committed, there is a finacial requirement, and there are three different levels of membership. And just like American Express - their are benefits to membership. I invite you to find out more. You can google Tariq Alexander, and visit TSWworld to find out just what types of benefits come with membership. I have presented you with the information, now it's up to you. How much do you believe in yourself?
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Which One is More Important – Product or Mailing List?

If you would ask this question, “Which one is more important – the mailing list or the product?” any savvy marketer would answer you, “The mailing list”.

Principally, any wise business person puts the importance of hungry demand (and not just any demand) in front of the product. In other words, there is no product if there is no demand! And a mailing list represents the demand or your business if you would like to call it.



If you frequent the Joint Venture forums and membership sites of any kind, you will find that product and service owners need mailing list owners more than the other way round. This is because the mailing list owners have the prospects that the other type of partner is looking for to sell to.

And if you are a mailing list owner, you do not have to necessarily make money from selling your own product. You can sell advertising space or craft a Joint Venture with product owners in return of commissions, recurring or not.

Most of the biggest success web businesses on the Internet today often establish the mailing list (or subscribers) first before the product. One fine example is Friendster.com.

Friendster.com, in the nutshell, is a website that connects friends and potential friends from around the world through a free membership access.

While Friendster.com does not make money from the number of members who join the site, the business makes money from selling advertising space and partnering with other big time merchants and businesses, owing to the established number of members Friendster.com has recruited.

This business is perfect example that demonstrates why every business should establish a need or demand before the product itself, and why you should do the same, whether you run a friends site or not.

Generating Revenue with Good Planning

For anything to work well, care must be taken to make firm, workable plans to execute it and the same goes for website designs. With a well thought out website design, you will be able to create a site that generates multiple streams of revenue for you. In fact, may websites turn into online wasteland because they are not well planned and do not get a single visitor. Gradually, the webmaster will not be motivated to update it anymore and it turns into wasted cyberspace.


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The crucial point of planning your site is optimizing it for revenue if you want to gain any income from the site. Divide your site into major blocks, ordered by themes, and start building new pages and subsections in those blocks. For example, you might have a "food" section, an "accomodation" section and an "entertainment" section for a tourism site. You can then write and publish relevant articles in the respective sections to attract a stream of traffic that comes looking for further information.

When you have a broader, better-defined scope of themes for your website, you can sell space on your pages to people interested in advertising on your page. You can also earn from programs like Google's Adsense and Yahoo! Search Marketing if people surf to those themed pages and click on the ads. For this very reason, the advertisement blocks on your pages need to be relevant to the content, so a themed page fits that criteria perfectly.


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As Internet becomes more widespread, advertising on the Internet will bear more results than on magazines or offline media. Hence, start tapping in on this lucrative stream of profit right away

Own Your Domain


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If you are an Internet Marketer and you don't have your own domain and hosting, then I bet you are not as effective as you would like to be. As a Marketer it is important to brand yourself. Meaning you need to be out there where your customers are and be easy to find. One of the most effective ways is to advertise your website. It should be unique to you and your particular Niche. You really don't need to spend hundreds of dollars to do it. You can have your own domain, a website with up to 10 pages and hosting all for only $10 a month. You can also try it for free for 7 days to see if the full benefit before you buy. You can see an example of what you can do by visiting my site here. It's such a good deal, I have 2 sites.

Internet Marketing Using Social Networking Sites

Well, we have to face facts, and a fact is that social networking is a good tool for the Internet marketer. It allows you to brand yourself in whatever niche you desire. You basically sell yourself to others and once they believe that you are a real person and that you are honest they will trust you. It is also true that people do business with other people that they trust. This relationship is built up over time and never rushed but nurtured into a healthy business relationship with a dose of care and concern.
Many people lead with what they have to offer you and why it's the best thing since the can opener. The savvy marketer will offer friendship and friendly comments that add some value to the contact. Perhaps the person listed a hobby wood-working, and you know something about it, suggest a different technique or a new tool that might help them out. This conveys your openness and shows you paid attention to the information that they shared. Then when there is a opening you let them know what you do but never give a sales pitch. Example, I have an online gift store but I don't mention that until my new friend ask me about what I do or expresseses a need and then I tell them about a unique online store where they might find the perfect item for their occasion.
It's all in how you work it.
Here are some great networks to join, They offer friendship, networking, and more.

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The Difference

There are other sites that I will share with you as we move along.
Here is wishing you all a prosperous week, God Bless

Marketing via Social Networking

I have recently been bitten by the social networking bug. I have been using Black Planet, sporadically, for the last ten years or more. It was one of the first sites I joined when I started using the Internet. The other site morphed into AOL Black Voices which is nothing like the the original site so I am no longer involved with that one. Lately I have joined Facebook and Tagged. These are fun and I have met a lot of wonderful people, one who directed me to Zen Zuu, a social network that pays members with revenues from advertisers for doing what you do on social networks. To earn this money members must log on at least 30 times in a month and invite friends to join. I was also introduced to Yuwie, another social networking site that pays it's members with a portion of advertising revenue. There is one more that I recently joined and although I haven't been involved long enough to make any money, they appear to be very serious. When you join, you sign up a debit card which is used to pay you. It's really quite neat. They are called 6dgr.com I have also started my own social network on Ning called 101 Internet Marketing, which is free to join and network but does not pay it's members, it is a place for novices and pros alike to share information and expertise as well as their business opportunities to learn and promote from and to each other. These sites provide a couple of opportunities to generate income. 1. They will pay you (with the exception of Internet Marketing) , 2. you can build relationships and share your business with friends, and 3. You can purchase ad space and market yourself to the entire network. This is a win win situation. I really like this way of doing business. Not only do you make money but you have fun doing it and you build lasting growing relationships. Let' face it, most people would rather do business with someone they know and / or trust. If you haven't thought about using this medium, perhaps you should give it a try. After all, what do you have to lose? In this day and time, I think we should all be striving to find other income streams and this could very well be an easy and fun one to generate.


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The International Association of Home Business Entrepreneurs

Today, I want to tell you about a great organization for the home based entrepreneur.
If you are home based or would like to be, this is the organization you should join. They offer some great training, information and advice for our community. Here is their mission statement

International Associatation of Home Business Entrepreneurs' Mission Statement:

To empower home-based entrepreneurs, worldwide, with the information, tools, and resources to achieve maximum success.

To be the #1 advocate and champion for the home-business lifestyle.

To educate the public about the manifold ways that working from home can make the world a better place.

To make a difference.


The IAHBE is your single, timely source for the direction and advice you need to succeed as a home-business owner in today's ever-changing market. As an IAHBE member, you will have access to a constant flow of updated, timely content, training, tools, and vital resources you need for your home-based business. You will learn from recognized experts in the field of marketing and home business, discover the secrets of success through in-depth, exclusive articles available nowhere else, and benefit from tons of special offers, free monthly leads, and much, much more.

Here is just a sampling of the valuable tools and resources you now have at your hands as an IAHBE member:

* More than 500 (and growing) timely reports from world-recognized experts and exclusive articles on a wide variety of home-business topics and subjects that matter to you - you will not find this information anywhere else!

* Hours and hours of audio, video, podcasts, and more digital content from top home-business entrepreneurs.

* Free monthly downloads and business software for both Windows and Mac users.

* Dozens of exclusive reviews of new and popular books on getting started, self-improvement, success, marketing, and business capital from well-known business experts, entrepreneurs, and other successful people.

* Over 60 reviews (and growing) of the timesaving, sales-producing online tools you should be using for your business.

* Computer Q&As that provide you with monthly tips, advice, and easy how-to's for your computer and peripherals...

* Growing database of Marketing Tidbits on advertising your business & products.

* Freebies and money-saving special offers from marketing experts.

* Subscriptions to top business magazines, such as Fast Company, Inc., Entrepreneur, and others. Each month features a new magazine (included with your membership!)

* Free best-selling books that cover the home-business landscape from A to Z. Each month features a new book.

* Access to the comprehensive IAHBE Online Resources directory for home-business owners. Whatever you are looking for online, you will find it here!

* Special sections specifically for Canadian, British, and Australian members or those entrepreneurs looking to expand their businesses outside the U.S.

* Motivational Thought of the Day.

PLUS...Do not forget! Your IAHBE membership also includes the IntroPak, with over $1,000 in FREE BONUSES!

All IAHBE members can access the IntroPak from the IAHBE site. Your IntroPak comes complete with redeemable certificates for over $1,000 in FREE BONUSES. Note: A small shipping & handling fee required on some items.

As our Mission Statement above makes clear, we are here to empower YOU. Indeed, we want to be your partner in success...and we want to show the world just how incredible (and lucrative) working for yourself, from the comfort of your home, can be!

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Learn how to generate REAL PROFITS...and get over $1,000 in FREE bonuses to get you started! Contact your SFI Representative or contact IAHBE Support.

Best of all if you join Strong Futures Intl, the monthly $30.00 membership makes you an automatic Executive Affiliate, which makes you eligible for the following:

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Everyone starts in SFI as an Affiliate.

Qualifications: Just sign up...free!
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As an Affiliate, you get:

o 30% commissions on all retail sales (which can be paid directly to your SFI Cash Card).

o A valuable spot in the SFI companywide Powerline for 30 days (your spot can be locked in by advancing to the rank of Executive Affiliate **see below). How valuable is your spot in the Powerline? See your Powerline Report HERE.

o Access to hundreds of exciting products and services you can promote and sell. SFI takes care of all orders, product shipments, and customer service for you at no cost.

o More than 20 FREE, personalized "Gateway" Websites you can use to market your products and/or the SFI business opportunity.

o Access to the SFI Affiliate Center featuring hundreds of free marketing aids, powerful business tools, and valuable training resources to help you start building a global money machine.

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o ALL Affiliate benefits (listed above), PLUS...

o Ongoing income on everyone under you in the Powerline! As an EA, you will lock in your valuable position in the SFI companywide Powerline.

o A share of every sale and purchase from every SFI affiliate worldwide who joins SFI after you (see Executive Bonus)!

A guaranteed commission check every month!

o Double retail sale commissions, from 30% to 60%!

o Up to 200% Executive Match income..

o Up to 56% off on SFI's most popular products via wholesale pricing!

o You will be eligible for one FREE share of EyeEarn Co-op (a $35 value)-or two free shares with a standing order of 10 SVP or more. (IHABE membership)

o Commissions on SFI MERCHANT SERVICES activity generated by your personally sponsored affiliates (PSAs). Each time one of your PSAs participating

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Marketing System

It has been a while since I last posted to this blog and that's because I have been busy trying out new marketing techniques. I have discovered a great marketing system that not only enables you to generate several streams of income, but actually guides step by step in how to set them all up. Some require a modest fee, but most are free and you have the option of setting up those you want to be involved in and skipping those you don't. Best of all the system is free. For more information
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Share Your Product on Blogtalk

I have been trying to figure out why the members of this network do not want to take advantage of the blogtalk show to share their businesses, products, and/or service. I have come to the conclusion that perhaps you think 1 hour is too much time to fill. I know differently, but until you actually do a show you will not understand how quickly that hour passes. So I am making an offer to you. If you think you only need 15 - 20 minutes to share what your product or service is, I willContinue

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 Be Organized, But Market!

Be organized, but don't allow the act of organizing keep you from the most important element of a successful business: MARKETING. Market and promote your business EVERY DAY!

 Communicate!

Communicate constantly! Keep in touch with all your customer and personally sponsored affiliates regularly. For your key people, make it daily if possible. The methods you can use are numerous: newsletters, meetings, phone calls, e-mail, voice mai

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A Day In The Life Of An Affiliate Marketer

Being in the affiliate marketing business is not that hard now with the Internet at your disposable. It is much easier now compared to the days when people had to make use of the telephones and other mediums of information just to get the latest updates on the way their program is coming along.

So with technology at hand, and assuming that the affiliate is working from home, a day in his or her life would sound something like this…


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Upon waking up and after having breakfast, the computer is turned on to check out new developments in the network. As far as the marketer is concerned there might be new things to update and statistics to keep track on.

The site design has to be revised. The marketer knows that a well-designed site can increase sign ups from visitors. It can also help in the affiliate’s conversion rates.

That done, it is time to submit the affiliate program to directories that lists affiliate programs. These directories are means to attract people in joining your affiliate program. A sure way of promoting the affiliate program.

Time to track down the sales you are getting from your affiliates fairly and accurately. There are phone orders and mails to track down. See if they are new clients checking the products out. Noting down the contact information that might be a viable source in the future.


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There are lots of resources to sort out. Ads, banners, button ads and sample recommendations to give out because the marketer knows that this is one way of ensuring more sales. Best to stay visible and accessible too.

The affiliate marketer remembered that there are questions to answer from the visitors. This has to be done quickly. Nothing can turn off a customer faster than an unanswered email.

To prove that the affiliate is working effectively and efficiently, inquiries would have to be paid more attention to. Nobody wants to be ignored and customers are not always the most patient of all people. Quick answers should appear professional yet friendly too.

In the process of doing all the necessities, the marketer is logged on to a chat room where he or she interacts with other affiliates and those under that same program. This is where they can discuss things on how to best promote their products.

There are things to be learned and it is a continuous process. Sharing tips and advices is a good way of showing support. There may be others out there wanting to join and may be enticed by the discussion that is going on. There is no harm in assuming what opportunities exsist ahead.

The newsletters and ezines were updated days ago, so it is time for the affiliate marketer to see if there are some new things happening in the market. This will be written about in the marketer’s publication to be distributed to the old and new customers.

These same publications are also an important tool in keeping up to date with the newly introduced products. The marketer has put up a sale and promotion that customers may want to know about. Besides, they have to keep up with the deadline of these sales written in the publications.

It is time to show some appreciation to those who have helped the marketer with promotions and sale increases. Nothing like mentioning the persons, their sites and the process they have done that made everything worked.

Of course, this will be published in the newsletters. Along with the important information that has been written already.

The marketer still has time to write out recommendations to those who want credible sources for the products being promoted. There is also time to post some comments on how to be a successful affiliate marketer on a site where there are lots of wannabees.

Two objectives done at the same time. The marketer gets to promote the product as well as the program they are in. Who knows, someone may be inclined to join.

Time flies. Missed lunch but he is quite contented with the tasks done. Bed time….

Ok, so this may not be all done in a day. But then, this gives you an idea of how an affiliate marketer, a dedicated one that is, spends the marketing day.

Is that success looming in the distance or what?

5 Important Rules in Website Design





When it comes to your website, extra attention should be paid to every minute detail to make sure it performs optimally to serve its purpose. Here are seven important rules of thumb to observe to make sure your website performs well.

1) Do not use splash pages

Splash pages are the first pages you see when you arrive at a website. They normally have a very beautiful image with words like "welcome" or "click here to enter". In fact, they are just that -- pretty vases with no real purpose. Do not let your visitors have a reason to click on the "back" button! Give them the value of your site up front without the splash page.

2) Do not use excessive banner advertisements

Even the least net savvy people have trained themselves to ignore banner advertisements so you will be wasting valuable website real estate. Instead, provide more valueable content and weave relevant affiliate links into your content, and let your visitors feel that they want to buy instead of being pushed to buy.

3) Have a simple and clear navigation

You have to provide a simple and very straightforward navigation menu so that even a young child will know how to use it. Stay away from complicated Flash based menus or multi-tiered dropdown menus. If your visitors don't know how to navigate, they will leave your site.

4) Have a clear indication of where the user is

When visitors are deeply engrossed in browsing your site, you will want to make sure they know which part of the site they are in at that moment. That way, they will be able to browse relevant information or navigate to any section of the site easily. Don't confuse your visitors because confusion means "abandon ship"!

5) Avoid using audio on your site

If your visitor is going to stay a long time at your site, reading your content, you will want to make sure they're not annoyed by some audio looping on and on on your website. If you insist on adding audio, make sure they have some control over it -- volume or muting controls would work fine.


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5 Ways to Keep Visitors Coming Back

A lot of successful websites depend on returning visitors to account for a major part of their traffic. Returning visitors are easier to convert into paying customers because the more often they return to a site, the more trust they have in that site. The credibility issue just melts away. Hence, keep your visitors coming back to your site with the following methods:

1) Start a forum, chatroom or shoutbox

When you start a forum, chatroom or shoutbox, you are providing your visitors a place to voice their opinions and interact with their peers -- all of them are visitors of your site. As conversations build up, a sense of community will also follow and your visitors will come back to your site almost religiously every day.

2) Start a web log (blog)

Keep an online journal, or more commonly known as a blog, on your site and keep it updated with latest news about yourself. Human beings are curious creatures and they will keep their eyes glued to the monitor if you post fresh news frequently. You will also build up your credibility as you are proving to them that there is also a real life person behind the website.

3) Carry out polls or surveys

Polls and surveys are other forms of interaction that you should definitely consider adding to your site. They provide a quick way for visitors to voice their opinions and to get involved in your website. Be sure to publish polls or surveys that are strongly relevant to the target market of your website to keep them interested to find out about the results.

4) Hold puzzles, quizzes and games

Just imagine how many office workers procrastinate at work every day, and you will be able to gauge how many people will keep visiting your site if you provide a very interesting or addicting way of entertainment. You can also hold competitions to award the high score winner to keep people trying continuously to earn the prize.

5) Update frequently with fresh content

Update your site frequently with fresh content so that every time your visitors come back, they will have something to read on your site. This is the most widely known and most effective method of attracting returning visitors, but this is also the least carried out one because of the laziness of webmasters. No one will want to browse a site that looks the same over ten years, so keep your site updated with fresh bites!

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Home Business ... A Laughing Matter?

What's so funny about being a home-based business owner? Well, some days ... nothing. Those are the days you'd rather pull your hair out, beat your head against the wall or just plain 'ol freak out.

There are bad days in business and when you're working alone from home, those days can be a lot harder to take.

This morning I enjoyed my first laughing yoga session. It was quite fun and even more importantly, very educational.

We all know laughter makes us feel good. It can turn a mood around, change the energy in a room, stop a fight in its tracks and even heal our bodies.

Stress is going to be a part of our lives forever and there will be bad days in life and business, so we have a choice ... let it hurt us or keep it from growing into a raging monster.

As you go about your daily business, make a point of laughing throughout the day, even if you just don't feel like it. Why? Here are a few good reasons...

1. Laughter is a coping mechanism for stress.

2. Your body doesn't know the difference between fake laughter or real laughter, so you'll reap the same health benefits whether you're forcing laughter or genuinely laughing.

3. Cardiovascular-wise, one minute of laughter is equivalent to 10 minutes on a rowing machine. Your heart rate can increase to 120 beats per minute with laughter.

4. Laughter is a natural pain killer. It releases endorphins reducing the intensity of pain.

5. Laughter boosts your immune system. It increases the activity of natural killer cells that help fight disease.

6. Laughter lowers blood pressure.

7. Laughter alleviates bronchitis and asthma.

8. Laughter increases the blood supply and efficiency of internal organs.

9. Laughter massages your internal organs, enhancing blood supply and increasing their efficiency, thus promoting regularity.

10. Laughter encourages people to breathe properly as during laughter, the exhalation releases the residual air in the lungs.

11. Laughter increases antibodies in the mucous of the nose and respiratory system.

12. Laughter reduces depression.

So, what will you do the next time you're feeling angry, frustrated or sad? Hopefully, you'll laugh your way out of it.

This might sound crazy, but it really works and if you aren't in an environment where you can laugh out loud, make a point of looking at your reflection in a mirror, window or any reflective material and give yourself a big, full tooth smile.

Then when you're alone, think of those 10 or 20 grins you gave yourself that day and have a good laugh about it.

Bring laughter back into your daily life and you'll be surprised at how soon you start feeling pretty darned wonderful.

*If you're in the Sudbury, Ontario area, look up Sari Huhtala of Cheer Factor. She's a phenomenal laughter yoga instructor.

"The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that's laughter. The moment it arises, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place." - Mark Twain

Want to use this article in your web site or ezine? You're more than welcome to as long as you include the following author bio in its entirety.



Laurie Hayes is the expert and visionary behind The HBB Confidential, a no-cost bi-weekly ezine for home-based business owners. Each issue delivers simple strategies you can use right away to build a profitable home business while creating fun and freedom in your life! Go to http://www.thehbbsource.com to learn more.


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