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Atricle Dump - Stop Wasting Precious Time On Useless Activities That Hinder Your Online Business!
Do you own a small business and want to make it an absolute success?Then you’ve come to the right place!You see, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many fellow small business owners and I’ve been able to help them make millions of dollars in increased revenue in my time with them.Over that time I’ve found that most small business owners are usually missing some of the most fundamental things in their business.Here are just 7 fundamental thing
At this stage you’re giving your email details to receive the download link for something you’ve just bought so you’re not thinking in terms of whether you want to join anyone’s lists or not – you just want what you’ve paid for.
Af
Here’s some easy ways to create signage that will attract, not annoy customers (and local government agencies that regulate signage):1. Since movement always attracts attention, any banner, sign set of a pole that might move with the wind or electrically-turned sign will stand out from the static messages around it.2. A retailer could become known for catchy sayings, advice, or questions (that are answered in the next day or week’s sign message). Messa
Here the goose chase begins – so you read the email and are tempted by the amazing offer. You click on the link which takes you either straight to a sales page or a squeeze page offering a free report/trial/whatever in return for your contact details.
But it doesn’t end there – let’s say you sign up for the free download or better still buy the hugely discounted product and are excited about the added on freebies that the email told you about (here’s how you can get this $x amount worth product free by buying some other product through my affiliate link).
So far you’ve opened the email, clicked on the link, read the sales page, taken the intended action, got out the credit card and clicked yes to buy the offer. Now it’s time to fill in the details and download the discounted product and the exciting freebies that the urgent email promised you when it took you away from doing something productive.
But no it doesn’t end there – it turns out that what you just agreed to buy was actually the ‘lite’ version of the product and the page you are on now is for the special one time only discount offer on the ‘full’ version which is only three times the amount of the ‘lite’ version and you will never see this page with this fabulous discount ever again.
Now you’re feeling a bit annoyed at the underhandedness of this up selling technique – there’s nothing wrong with up selling but there is a lot wrong with underhandedness. So you decide no you want the ‘lite’ version because you were only interested in the free $x amount worth product that came with it really and still think it’s a good deal.
After going through the ‘are you sure you don’t want to spend 3 times as much as you were prepared to you’ll never see this discount again’ dance and said – no, no and no again you fill in your card details (and name and email).
At this stage you’re giving your email details to receive the download link for something you’ve just bought so you’re not thinking in terms of whether you want to join anyone’s lists or not – you just want what you’ve paid for.
Af
Oh how the human spirit longs for greatness!Remember, a time not so long ago, when the child within looked out into the world and saw nothing but a playground. It surely was a place, where everything was possible. Accomplishment was only constrained by one’s imagination. All dreams could become reality.Family values and hard work were a normal part of life. Self esteem was something that could rarely be taken away. Self determination and perseverance was
So far you’ve opened the email, clicked on the link, read the sales page, taken the intended action, got out the credit card and clicked yes to buy the offer. Now it’s time to fill in the details and download the discounted product and the exciting freebies that the urgent email promised you when it took you away from doing something productive.
But no it doesn’t end there – it turns out that what you just agreed to buy was actually the ‘lite’ version of the product and the page you are on now is for the special one time only discount offer on the ‘full’ version which is only three times the amount of the ‘lite’ version and you will never see this page with this fabulous discount ever again.
Now you’re feeling a bit annoyed at the underhandedness of this up selling technique – there’s nothing wrong with up selling but there is a lot wrong with underhandedness. So you decide no you want the ‘lite’ version because you were only interested in the free $x amount worth product that came with it really and still think it’s a good deal.
After going through the ‘are you sure you don’t want to spend 3 times as much as you were prepared to you’ll never see this discount again’ dance and said – no, no and no again you fill in your card details (and name and email).
At this stage you’re giving your email details to receive the download link for something you’ve just bought so you’re not thinking in terms of whether you want to join anyone’s lists or not – you just want what you’ve paid for.
Af
You have probably seen donation boxes or jars near the cash registers at businesses in your community. These can be a great way to gain not only money and awareness for your cause, but also publicity for your organization. Your organization can make the donation containers or your can buy professionally made containers at a very reasonable price. The ideal container is a see-through one because potential donors will be able to see that money has already been donated and wi
But no it doesn’t end there – it turns out that what you just agreed to buy was actually the ‘lite’ version of the product and the page you are on now is for the special one time only discount offer on the ‘full’ version which is only three times the amount of the ‘lite’ version and you will never see this page with this fabulous discount ever again.
Now you’re feeling a bit annoyed at the underhandedness of this up selling technique – there’s nothing wrong with up selling but there is a lot wrong with underhandedness. So you decide no you want the ‘lite’ version because you were only interested in the free $x amount worth product that came with it really and still think it’s a good deal.
After going through the ‘are you sure you don’t want to spend 3 times as much as you were prepared to you’ll never see this discount again’ dance and said – no, no and no again you fill in your card details (and name and email).
At this stage you’re giving your email details to receive the download link for something you’ve just bought so you’re not thinking in terms of whether you want to join anyone’s lists or not – you just want what you’ve paid for.
Af
How often do you actually sit down and review your proposal writing process?When you write your proposals, do you do it automatically, using the same format, in the same way, without giving it a second thought?Is proposal writing one of the things that you have to do, but don’t particularly enjoy doing?Are your proposals as successful as you would like them to be?To help you identify how successful your proposals are and how you can improve, her
Now you’re feeling a bit annoyed at the underhandedness of this up selling technique – there’s nothing wrong with up selling but there is a lot wrong with underhandedness. So you decide no you want the ‘lite’ version because you were only interested in the free $x amount worth product that came with it really and still think it’s a good deal.
After going through the ‘are you sure you don’t want to spend 3 times as much as you were prepared to you’ll never see this discount again’ dance and said – no, no and no again you fill in your card details (and name and email).
At this stage you’re giving your email details to receive the download link for something you’ve just bought so you’re not thinking in terms of whether you want to join anyone’s lists or not – you just want what you’ve paid for.
Af
This is a quick checklist of a few things that you, as a new business, should expect to ask your accountant (or potential accountant).1. What will you do to help my business?2. What guarantees do you offer?3. Do you offer fixed prices?4. How long will it take you to prepare a set of accounts?5. Can I expect to have a tax planning meeting before my year end?6. Will you recommend my business to others?7. Can you show me some t
At this stage you’re giving your email details to receive the download link for something you’ve just bought so you’re not thinking in terms of whether you want to join anyone’s lists or not – you just want what you’ve paid for.
After filling out the card details and submitting your name and email you’re then taken to another page of amazingly mouth watering too-good-to-be-true offers. You can’t help but have a look because you’re in ‘acquiring mode’ having just bought a bargain.
If you’re not careful you can do this all day long and end up with a huge credit card bill, about 1GB of junk that you’ll never use or read and nothing accomplished for your online business.
Even when you start reading the new product you just bought you can’t concentrate on it because you’ve just got another email telling you to ‘stop what you’re doing and read this now!’ – It’s a never ending circle.
That’s why I don’t subscribe to any of those lists anymore. Some of those mails still get through occasionally but if I see any attempt to create urgency to try and influence a purchasing decision I unsubscribe and delete.
But I don’t let these emails interrupt my productive time anyway – when I’m focused on a task I turn off my email program, RSS readers and anything else that can distract me and break my concentration.
Building a business online requires focus and clarity – there’s too much noise to contend with so if you intend to do it seriously you need some pretty good earplugs. Cutting out distraction from urgent email offers is just one of 5 Ways to Save Time and Money When Building Your Homebased Online Business
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