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Story Telling As a Business Tool nd how it is perceived by your customer.Long long ago, it was the time when time itself stood still That was the time this story of story telling began When everyone listened to the story and people learned And that was the time people were also very happy Because they were listening to a story.Stories have been the purveyor of knowledge from time immemorial. Much before the advent of writing and publishing story telling was used as a means of communicating essential knowledge and preserve it for the future generations.Our ancient elders were wise men who understood that for knowledge to be kept alive, absorbed and passed on What exactly is perceived value? By dictionary definition -- It is the state of worth recognized by interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by the senses. Whew! That's a bunch to grasp in one reading of that sentence. For the rest of us non-Mensa members, let's simplify. Perceived value is someone's gut feel about the worth of a product. It's our own Getting Started in Internet Marketing - Don't Put it Off How many of you online store owners love selling items with higher profit margins? Higher margins, means more money in your pocket, right? If you are the smart business owner, you have answered yes to both questions. One more question for you. Why did your customer buy these higher margin, and often higher priced, items from you? Okay, now the answers start to vary. In truth, customers buy for their own reasons, not ours. We might think we know why they bought it with a certain degree of accuracy, but do we ever really know their innermost reason for why they made the purchase? In fact, most experts will be quick to point out the fact, we never really know 100%. The reason they buy, is often different than reason we thought. No matter what you are selling on your online store, your customer will only buy two things: 1) Solutions to problems, and 2) Good feelings. The rest of this article will focus on the "good feelings" part.What do You Need?What does it take to get started in Internet marketing? It really only takes a computer, an Internet connection, a blog, a lot of time, and a lot of effort. Steve Pavlina started with just these things and after 18 months he was making a good income that many people would be thrilled to have.Depending on how much time and effort you put into it, you might be able to copy Steve's success. Or if you put in a little time it could take you years.You will also need a niche to focus on and knowledge about this niche. It will be easier to fill a blog with content if you know something about the to When your customer buys from you, they generally feel good about it in some form or another. Proof...Would you spend your money on something (or someone) you did not feel good about? Of course not, we want to feel good about the things we buy. Your customers are no different. So, what is making these folks feel good about buying from you? In short, it is trust. Good feelings come from trust and the secure feelings that come with it. Trust is something earned without a fixed time period. In other words, trust can be built quickly, or it can take a long time to be built. With a product, trust is often built in the form of value. They ask themselves, "Is this a good deal?" If the answer is "Yes" the odds of a transaction occurring goes up greatly. If the answer is "No", you have not won any good feelings or trust from them. Let's take a look at this thing called "value" and how it is perceived by your customer. What exactly is perceived value? By dictionary definition -- It is the state of worth recognized by interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by the senses. Whew! That's a bunch to grasp in one reading of that sentence. For the rest of us non-Mensa members, let's simplify. Perceived value is someone's gut feel about the worth of a product. It's our own Referral Marketing - A Powerful Business Tool bought it with a certain degree of accuracy, but do we ever really know their innermost reason for why they made the purchase? In fact, most experts will be quick to point out the fact, we never really know 100%. The reason they buy, is often different than reason we thought. No matter what you are selling on your online store, your customer will only buy two things: 1) Solutions to problems, and 2) Good feelings. The rest of this article will focus on the "good feelings" part.Have you ever suggested to a friend that they should go see a movie or try out a new restaurant? Of course, we all have. But, what if the movie theater and the restaurant gave you a portion of their sales that resulted from your referral? Referral marketing is based on just that concept; letting others know about products and services that you have tried and endorse, but then paying you for your efforts to market their products.Referral marketing can take many forms, from network marketing, where you are an active representative for a company and are paid based on the volume of sales that goes through your business, t When your customer buys from you, they generally feel good about it in some form or another. Proof...Would you spend your money on something (or someone) you did not feel good about? Of course not, we want to feel good about the things we buy. Your customers are no different. So, what is making these folks feel good about buying from you? In short, it is trust. Good feelings come from trust and the secure feelings that come with it. Trust is something earned without a fixed time period. In other words, trust can be built quickly, or it can take a long time to be built. With a product, trust is often built in the form of value. They ask themselves, "Is this a good deal?" If the answer is "Yes" the odds of a transaction occurring goes up greatly. If the answer is "No", you have not won any good feelings or trust from them. Let's take a look at this thing called "value" and how it is perceived by your customer. What exactly is perceived value? By dictionary definition -- It is the state of worth recognized by interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by the senses. Whew! That's a bunch to grasp in one reading of that sentence. For the rest of us non-Mensa members, let's simplify. Perceived value is someone's gut feel about the worth of a product. It's our own Credit Card Fraudsters Are Going to Order From Your Online Business - How Will You Spot Them? the "good feelings" part.If you're an online shopper and are afraid of credit card fraud spare a thought for those at the other side, the online vendors. The large majority of shoppers who lose money to fraud are reimbursed by their credit card issuer. On the other hand about 75% of vendors who suffer at the hands of fraudsters do not. So, what steps can the online vendors take to reduce this extremely damaging effect on their business? Below I have outlined 10 things to stick to if you are in the business of selling online:1. Do not send goods to PO Box addresses. The owner of the PO Box could be located anywhere2. Also be wary of shippi When your customer buys from you, they generally feel good about it in some form or another. Proof...Would you spend your money on something (or someone) you did not feel good about? Of course not, we want to feel good about the things we buy. Your customers are no different. So, what is making these folks feel good about buying from you? In short, it is trust. Good feelings come from trust and the secure feelings that come with it. Trust is something earned without a fixed time period. In other words, trust can be built quickly, or it can take a long time to be built. With a product, trust is often built in the form of value. They ask themselves, "Is this a good deal?" If the answer is "Yes" the odds of a transaction occurring goes up greatly. If the answer is "No", you have not won any good feelings or trust from them. Let's take a look at this thing called "value" and how it is perceived by your customer. What exactly is perceived value? By dictionary definition -- It is the state of worth recognized by interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by the senses. Whew! That's a bunch to grasp in one reading of that sentence. For the rest of us non-Mensa members, let's simplify. Perceived value is someone's gut feel about the worth of a product. It's our own What Can You Do To Prevent Your Industry Association from Selling You Down a River? ome with it. Trust is something earned without a fixed time period. In other words, trust can be built quickly, or it can take a long time to be built. With a product, trust is often built in the form of value. They ask themselves, "Is this a good deal?" If the answer is "Yes" the odds of a transaction occurring goes up greatly. If the answer is "No", you have not won any good feelings or trust from them. Let's take a look at this thing called "value" and how it is perceived by your customer.Every industry has an association and for the most part it seems that it would be valuable for business person to join that association. The theory here being that there is safety in numbers and when you consider the size of the government at all levels that is a lot of blob of bureaucracy to combat. An industry association can hopefully help you navigate the myriad of rules and regulations in your industry.However a small or medium-size business person must be aware that often industry associations are formed to help the larger fish and the bigger players or corporations in the industry. They are not necessarily made What exactly is perceived value? By dictionary definition -- It is the state of worth recognized by interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by the senses. Whew! That's a bunch to grasp in one reading of that sentence. For the rest of us non-Mensa members, let's simplify. Perceived value is someone's gut feel about the worth of a product. It's our own The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Electronic Medical Records In A Computerized Age nd how it is perceived by your customer.In order to standardize and make all medical records available to hospital staff, colleagues and officials many health care institutions are computerizing their records and switching to an electronic medical records system. However, these systems are not universally accepted and the advantages and disadvantages are under debate by the medical community.The idea behind electronic health records is to have a computer-based history of a patient's clinical and administrative details. This will include every document made by each doctor that was ever involved with the patient's medical history.The big What exactly is perceived value? By dictionary definition -- It is the state of worth recognized by interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by the senses. Whew! That's a bunch to grasp in one reading of that sentence. For the rest of us non-Mensa members, let's simplify. Perceived value is someone's gut feel about the worth of a product. It's our own appraisal based on what we know. The original definition mentions words like sensory, senses, and memory. This suggests we, and our customers, get perceived value from our surrounding environment, or the things we have been directly exposed to in the past. Customers have this inherent feeling before they come to your online store. If you are able to recognize this fact, you are in a much better position to understand your market. If perceived value is ignored during your pricing strategies, that could spell trouble. Last year I helped a friend with a trade show he was having with one of his new products. He had the product, a very unique household lamp, patented and had it being made in the USA for just a few dollars labor. Not bad. The parts used in the lamp brought it's wholesale price close to eighty dollars. Still, not bad considering this was a unique custom made piece retailing at three hundred dollars. The product was being offered on his website, the number of inquiries and emails he was receiving about the product was mind boggling, literally hundreds a week. This was just for one lamp! It sounded like he had a hit on his hands. During the four day trade show, thousands of people stopped by the booth and marveled at this product. There were people stopping by the booth just to see what all the attention was about. Several TV news stations stopped by the booth to film the product and interview it's inventor. Customers wanted this product real bad. As the trade show came to a close on its last day, how many units were sold? Zero…None…Nada. Ouch! What happened? The number one comment from customers, "That is awesome!" or "Brilliant!" or "I gotta get one!" The number two comment from customers "Why is this thing so darn high in price?" or "That price seems really high." Clearly, perceiv
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