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1. What Does It REALLY Take to Be Making 6-Figures as a Service Professional? By Catherine Franz
   Over the past 30 years, I've read so much on how to makemoney that I know I can write a series of books on thetopic, books that would cut through the junk and you don'thave to buy 101 things for each area. Most of the information repeats itself -- same author,different title and packaging or different author repeatingsomeone else’s list.  All the how-this and how-that wasdriving me crazy as to what is REALLY required to make$100,000 or more in…



2. How To "Predict" Your Goods And Services Will Sell...Before You Start Selling Them! By Craig Garber
   How would you feel if you got your ass kicked by a frog?Because that's what happened to the new Coldplay CD that just came out over in the UK this week -- it was immediately handed its first setback -- by a frog.Seems that neither 2 years of pent-up demand from fans nor several million dollars worth of promotion by Parlophone records (in the UK) or Capitol EMI (here in the U.S.) could save X & Y (the new Coldplay CD) from being knocked off …



3. Are You Marketing with Impact or Are You Forever Invisible? By Linda Caroll
   "The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love.And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, we shall have discovered fire."Pierre Teilhard de Chardin paleontologist, biologist, philosopher & Jesuit priest; 1881-1955"It was devastating. My teacher started crying, all the girls started crying..." Jim Johns, Houston; remembering the ass…



4. Up Your Income Next Week: 13 Ways to Have a Sale By Alexandria K. Brown
   Nothing gets people buying products or programs like a special promotion in your e-zine. Now, I know right now you're thinking, "I can't have a sale on my products or services. That's sooo cheesy!"Au contraire, mon frere. It's all how you position it. Here are 13 ideas to consider. Choose one that would work for your business and give it a try.IMPORTANT: You'll need to put some type of time limit on the offer to encourage folks to buy now and n…



5. 4 Steps To Increase Your Job Sign Marketing By Tyrell MacGregor
   It's no secret that using a job site sign can be an effective way to market your company's services to neighborhood homeowners. But most job sign marketing isn’t done as effectively as it could be. Here are four tips for getting the most out of your job sign marketing:Do It. Most home improvement contractors post a sign when they've got them, when they remember, or when working on a really nice project. This defeats the whole purpose. Eve…



6. Are Corporate Awards and Corporate Gifts Beneficial for Your Business? By Brock Boser
   With the increased challenges that all companies are faced with, many corporations have implemented various initiatives to continue to grow corporate earnings and shareholder value, some have discovered the strategic value of corporate awards and corporate gifts. From the boardroom to the frontlines to the client across the country, corporate awards and gifts offer many benefits to enhance performance. Not only are you showing your appreciat…



7. Your Headlines Are Key To Your Success Or Failure. Do You Know What To Write? By George Dodge
   Most professional copywriters would say that headlines account for 80% percent of more of the effectiveness of an ad or sales letter.After all, it's the headline that gets your reader to stop and read further into your sales copy. If the headline fails, then the entire ad or sale copy fails.So with headline creation being of such importance, are you giving your headlines the time and effort they are worth?Writing good headlines is a skill that…



8. Reasons Why People Usually Don't Buy Again By Catherine Franz
   There are many psychological reasons why people will buy from the first time and why they do not buy from you again. There are books on many of these reasons. Many of these reasons are totally out of your control.But what about the ones that you are in control of?What about the legit reasons that you or your staff cause?Here are the ten top reasons why people do not buy a second time around.1. Follow up after the sale was poor perceived quality…



9. Small Business Marketing: A Marketing Funnel Should Be Part of Your Recipe for Success By Debbie LaChusa
   Your toughest job as a business owner and marketer is to get clients. It's also your most expensive job. So it stands to reason that you'd want to make the most of every single client you do get.The best way to do that, and one of the most cost-effective ways to market your business, is to use a marketing funnel.What's a marketing funnel?Well, you're probably familiar with what a funnel looks like. It's got a large opening at the top and a smal…



10. Basic Marketing Dope By Joy Gendusa
    Sometimes the simplest data is the best. Marketing is not complex if you know the basics – that’s true with anything by the way. Here are some tools that are brilliantly simple and with them you really won’t have to sweat the small stuff.Hot Dope #1) The more that your potential customers see your name in front of them, the more likely they are to call your number (and not someone else’s) when they need the services you offer.Many marketing e…



11. A Tool For Selling New Ideas! By Daniel Levis
    Imagine tossing a pebble into a crystal clear pond on a still day, & watching the ripples make their way to the shore. A tiny cause has a massive effect.But on a windswept stormy day, you could hurl the largest boulder into the same pool, and the effect would be felt for no more than a few feet.And so it is with your sales message.Your prospects are in a trance that is like a still pool of awareness. They are in an “I’m worried about money” tra…



12. Trade Show Events – Do’s and Don’ts By Patty Stripes
    You can love it or you can hate it but there is no escaping trade shows in a business environment. If you happen to be in the Sales and Marketing division in an industry where trade shows are a part of the marketing plan, it is more than likely than not that you will be involved in them sooner or later.Trade shows have been an excellent forum for generating awareness of the products and services of a company as well as generating leads in the s…



13. Persuading People to Buy - 4 Rules of a Successful Sales Letter By Carol Bentley
    Ever wondered why some businesses seem to be ultra-successful?The reason is simple; they use powerful marketing secrets to generate more and more sales and they recognise the importance of nurturing their prospects and customers.One of the ways they do this is through their communication. Any marketing message going into their marketplace is crystal clear and informative, so their prospect and client always feels valued and respected.You can d…



14. Why Market to Generation X? By Bill Willard
    Generation X"--the 40 million or so people born between 1965 and 1976--understands it is living in a world of uncertainty where neither the govern¬ment nor private employers offer lifetime financial security. This is, however, the next generation of responsible adults, bright young people with families to protect and educate...and nearly 40 years until retirement.Generation X was the backbone of Operation Iraqi Freedom and continues serving the…



15. Advertising Your Private Practice: Beware of the Problems-Part 1 By Juliet Austin
    One of the biggest mistakes coaches, counselors and other healing professionals make is to assume that they must advertise their private practice in order to get clients. These professionals often tell me they have spent a lot of money on advertising with minimal, if any, results. Many become discouraged with advertising, and some even give up on the idea of having a private practice assuming they have no other options for marketing their pract…



16. The Illusion of Print Mail Services By DeAnna Spencer
    If ever there was a lazy way to easy profits in mail order it hasto be the concept of letting someone else do all the work foryou. In theory, it works like this: You send a camera-ready circular or ad to someone who advertisesa print/mail service and they will print and mail it (along withmany others) to 1,000 to 25,000 names on their own list. Yousimply pay a one-time charge while they do all the work. Now,multiply this by 5, 10 or more such …



17. Dear Affiliate Manager, Can You Make That Brandable?
    Question: Why are my affiliates asking for brandable reports? How am I supposed to manage that? Dear Affiliate Manager, What tools are you providing to your affiliates? If it's just a standard button or text link, you're only doing half your job. Not only is it less productive for you to have a group of affiliates half-interested in promoting your product, but it's just irresponsible to have an affiliate program without helping your affiliates to…



18. A Simplified Marketing Plan that Works! By Jeanette S Cates, PhD
    When I started my first business in 1981, I researched business plans and marketing plans. I looked at all of the formats and read a lot about the purpose of creating a business plan. But I never got enthused enough to do it. When I launched my speaking business in 1997, I reconsidered a business plan and a marketing plan. Again, they looked too complex - like a lot of "overkill" for my one-person operation. But I soon found that I needed some…



19. Always On Stage - 3 Quick Tips for Trade Show Exhibitors By Julia O'Connor
    Do you feel uncomfortable when you're in the trade show booth? Like folks are looking at you? Like you're on stage? Got as little stage fright?Well, folks are looking at you. Yes, it's like you are on stage.Here are three quick tips to make you comfortable when in the booth.1. Always face the aisle. You need to be able to see who else is coming down the aisle. At most turn to a 45 angle, even when giving a demonstration. Never have your …



20. Your Reputation - Take It Seriously By Mary Eule
    Your reputation, strengthened or negated by word-of-mouth, is one of the most difficult things to build and one of the easiest to destroy. You must be committed to developing and protecting your good name at all costs… it is one of your most precious assets.How do you develop and preserve an exemplary reputation? First, you must believe that honesty, credibility and consistency are right… both personally and professionally.Second, you must con…



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