Archive for February, 2009

All Roads Lead to ROME

By admin On February 8, 2009 No Comments

All Roads Lead to Rome
by John Colanzi

In the ancient world, long before telephones, computers
and other modern methods of doing business, Rome was a
hub of commerce.

The merchants of the day had a saying, “All roads lead to
Rome.”

Luckily with our modern tools and equipment we no longer
have such limitations.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The
ancient Appian Way, has been replaced by the “Information
Super Highway.”

Just as the ancient merchants and traders had a hub of
commerce, you should have a central hub for directing your
traffic.

It took me a long time to figure that out and it’s taken
me even longer to implement that strategy.

If you’re serious about your success, all roads on the
“Information Super Highway,” should lead to your list.

It’s no secret that the marketers making the biggest
profits, have the biggest targeted lists.

Please take note; I didn’t say a

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How To Use eBay To Grow Your Other Businesses

By admin On February 7, 2009 No Comments

Most of the people who make money from eBay don’t actually make all of that money on eBay. There are all sorts of ways you can use eBay to give your existing businesses a helping hand.

The Supply Side.

If you have any leftover stock or used items from another business you run, then why not sell them on eBay? You can make this a regular thing, using it to get rid of things that won’t sell for the premium you ask for in a shop, or items that are no longer in demand in the town or city where your business is based.

You can really make a lot of money this way, if you know what you’re doing. You will, of course, already be an expert in the items you’re selling, as you use them in your business, and you’ll know that the items are

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How To Build Your Customer List with Articles

By admin On February 7, 2009 No Comments

You can build your list simply by writing articles, whether you have thought of it or not.

Quite simply, you write and submit your articles on your topic of expertise or business nature to popular article directories where eZine publishers and readers are looking for the information you provide.

Leveraging your viral marketing efforts on article writing can be rewarding, if done right. In the real sense, you are actually proving your worth and demonstrating your expertise about your business through the articles you write.

So, how can this method in effect build your mailing list?

The answer: the resource box you attach to your articles. In your resource box (also known as bio box), you include a brief detail about yourself and your business site together with its URL.

It is strongly suggested that your resource box URL links to your mailing list’s landing page where you can get your visitor’s name and email

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The Advantage of Thinking Like an eBay PowerSeller

By admin On February 7, 2009 No Comments

So what’s a PowerSeller? PowerSellers are the people on eBay who’ve made it, recognisable by the little ‘PowerSeller’ badge next to their name. You’ve probably seen these people around – and to succeed on eBay, you want to think the way they do.

How to People Get the Right to Call Themselves PowerSellers?

eBay gets to decide who can be a PowerSeller and who can’t, and they have strict requirements.

To get in at the minimum PowerSeller level, you must have a feedback rating of at least 100 (minimum 98% positive) and sell at least $1,000 worth of items every month for three months in a row.

There are different levels of PowerSeller membership as you sell items of greater value: $1,000 total is bronze, $3,000 is silver, $10,000 is gold, $25,000 is platinum and $125,000 is titanium.

If PowerSellers ever fail to meet the required amount of sales, or their feedback falls below 98%

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How To Decide on eBay: Part Time or Full?

By admin On February 6, 2009 No Comments

Going full-time as an eBay seller is living the dream: making a real income, working from home, being your own boss and all the rest of it. It’s the promise of a million scams, and it’s finally come true – at least for some.

What they don’t tell you in the success stories, though, is that becoming a full-time eBay seller is by no means for everyone. You really, really ought to try it part-time before you even consider taking it up full-time, and even then, caution is advisable. Before you burn your suit, here’s a list of questions you should ask yourself.

How Much Do I Earn From eBay Now?

Work out how many hours a week you spend doing eBay-related things (be honest here), and divide it by the average amount of profit you make in a week. If you were doing full-time hours, would you earn as much as

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The Valuable Facts of Viral Marketing

By admin On February 6, 2009 No Comments

In the beginning, e-mail was the one way that viral marketing was started.

Since that long ago day, viral marketing has gone from a marketing strategy to an art form and there are many ways to accomplish the objective of creating a successful viral marketing campaign. Seven of those ways are:

1. E-mail:
It was first but it is still around and still used. It is, however, getting a little harder to use as more and more government restrictions are placed on it. Still… it does work.

2. Newsletters:
This is an extension of e-mail but it a very effective tool. If you include enough timely and valuable information, a good newsletter can drive up the number of visits to your website.

3. Blogging:
Providing the tools on your website to enable bloggers to interact with one another is a terrific way to get the message about your product of service out there and

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In Heaven Album

By admin On February 6, 2009 No Comments
In Heaven - 1

In Heaven - 2 

 In Heaven album is a collection of 12 original Christian songs composed by Overseas Filipino Christian workers in Bahrain. It is the 3rd album produced by Jesus Is Alive Community Bahrain.
 

JIA 11th Anniversary & Album Launching

A Taste of Heaven
by Jo-Anne Galzote

Excitement is teeming within the auditorium as singers clad in angel garbs, dancers in white square pants and blouse, shiny gold sequins hugging their waists, children in colorful costumes, the production team in black shirts with bold white prints, guests and participants in their best attires—all of them are set to make the most out of that unforgettable night ever, on July 30th, 2010.

The program kicked off with the festival celebration of the Jesus is Alive Community Bahrain’s

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What Makes Successful Forum Viral Marketing

By admin On February 6, 2009 No Comments

In order to be successful using forums to do viral marketing there are some things that are required.

Do Your Homework: Prior to joining any forum, you must do some research.

1. Join relevant forums that are in some way related to the promotion’s primary sales market.

For example, someone involved with a health related product, many types of forums could apply….everything from holistic medicine to stay-at-home moms.

2. Choose popular forums. There is no point in wasting your time and energy on forums that few members and few posts. Page raking and the amount of active members are two good ways to check for this.

3. Choose forums that allow sig tags. If it’s possible read the rules before joining and pay attention to them. Your time is important, too. It is better to find out that a forum doesn’t allow posts with sig tags before you go to the

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Converting Every Web Page into Subscriber Snatching Devices

By admin On February 6, 2009 No Comments

If you own one-page sales letter business models or content-based websites, you should turn every webpage possible into subscriber snatching devices for you. The good news is that not only is this method extra effective, it is just as extra effortless when it comes to applying the concept.

Since visitors can come and leave without remembering your website in the future (which is very likely to happen), you can still follow up with your visitors easily by seeking their permission to opt into your mailing list through your web pages – on autopilot!

You can create a pop up window to appear after your visitor attempts to close the window or leaves your website, asking for your visitor’s name and email address so that you can follow up with him or her in the near future via subscribing to your mailing list for free.

This way, you can convert a big portion of

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10 Fantastic Steps To Successful Selling on eBay

By admin On February 6, 2009 No Comments

So you want to be a successful seller with your own eBay business, do you? Here’s a simple, ten-step path to eBay enlightenment.

Step 1: Identify your market.

Take a while to sit and watch for what sells and what doesn’t out of the items you’re interested in. Any market research data you can collect will be very useful to you later on. You’ll probably see the ‘sweet spots’ quite quickly – those one or two items that always seem to sell for a good price.

Step 2: Watch the competition.

Before you invest any money, see what the other sellers in your category are up to, and what their strategies are. Pay special attention to any flaws their auctions might have, because this is where you can move in and beat them at their own game.

Step 3: Find a product:

Get hold of a supplier for whatever it is you want to sell, and

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