10 WAYS TO INCREASE SALES BY PROMOTING YOURSELF

People will feel more comfortable purchasing your
products if you give them a little information about
yourself or business. The information could be your
profile, employee profiles, overall business history,
education credentials, awards you've won, etc.
Below are 10 ways you can use to promote yourself.

1. Teach a free chat room class on a subject related
to your business. You could install a chat room on
your web site or use a free one from another web site.
Before the class starts tell them a little about yourself.


2. Publish a free e-zine. Use some of the extra space
in your e-zine to write about yourself or business. This
could be called "A Note From the Editor".


3. Publish a section on your web site called "About
Us". With your information you could also include
pictures. This shows people your not hiding behind
your business.


4. Write an article on your area of expertise. Include
a resource box at the end of the article. You can add
information about yourself in the resource box. E-mail
the article to web sites or e-zines that accept article
submissions.


5. Create and giveaway a free ebook. In the ebook
include a section called "About The Author". Also,
include an advertisement for your business.


6. Participate in online communities like newsgroups,
discussion boards, e-mail discussion lists and chat
rooms. You will meet many people and in return they
will get to know you.


7. Donate your time, products, or services to charities.
You can list the charities you've contributed to on your
web site. This will show visitors that you and your
business care about others.


8. Promote yourself offline; teach a free class offline,
speak at business seminars, join a business club or
association. Assemble fundraisers for charity. These
are just few ideas to promote yourself offline.


9. Offer free consulting to your visitors. You could do
it via e-mail or phone. They will get to know you and
feel more comfortable buying your products.


10. Publish information about yourself and business
history in your ad copy. While people are reading it
they begin to trust you and your business. Don't over
do it though, you want to keep them interested in
your product.

Quote of the Day:

"For children to take morality seriously they must be in
the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And
with their own eyes they must see adults take morality
seriously." -- William J. Bennett

10 WAYS TO GET YOUR ADS OR MESSAGES NOTICED

Do you post to message boards, e-mail discussion
lists, classified ads sites, FFA sites or newsgroups?
People will usually read the subject line before they
read your ad or message, so it's important they get
noticed. Below are ten simple, but powerful tips to
get your ads or messages noticed.

1. Use extra white space creatively in your subject
line. You can add extra blank spaces between your
words or letters.


2. Combine capital letters with lower case letters.
Use all capital letters in every other word or use a
capital letter between every other lower case letter.


3. Add text symbols in your subject line. You could
use them between words and letters. Start and end
your subject with a text symbol. ( *, $, >,{,] )


4. Begin your subject line with the word "STOP!".
People have been trained their whole life to stop
what they are doing when they see that word.


5. Ask people a question in your subject line. We
all went to school and were repetitively branded to
answer questions.



6. Use the word "FREE" in your subject line. Your
offer should be attractive to your target audience.
It could be free information, software, trials, etc.


7. Begin your subject line with an "online smile :)".
People use smiles offline to gain people's attention
and to win their trust, why not use them online too.


8. Don't use unbelievable claims in your subject line.
People have or know some who has been ripped
off and trained themselves to ignore those claims.


9. Don't use all capital letters in your subject line.
It is hard to read, looks unprofessional, and on the
internet it's considered a symbol for shouting.


10. Test different subject lines to see which ones
draws the most traffic to your web site. Also, read
the FAQ before posting a message or ad anywhere.

Quote of the Day:

"The frontiers are not east or west, north or south, but
wherever a man fronts a fact."

Henry David Thoreau

10 MIND ALTERING WORDS THAT MAKE PEOPLE BUY

1. Use the word "fast" in your ad. People want fast
results, fast delivery, fast ordering, etc. Nowadays,
we usually value our time more than our money.


2. Use the word "guaranteed" in your ad. People
want to be assured they are not risking their hard
earned money buying your product.



3. Use the word "limited" in your ad. People want
to own or receive things that are exclusive or rare
because they are considered to be more valuable.


4. Use the word "easy/simple" in your ad. People
want easy ordering, easy instructions, easy to use,
easy payments, etc.


5. Use the word "testimonial" in your ad. People
want to see believable proof before they buy your
product. It should be reputable and specific proof.



6. Use the word "discount/sale " in your ad. People
want to find bargains. They could be rebates, one
time sales, percentage offers, get one free offers, etc.


7. Use the word "free" in your ad. People want free
incentives before they do business with you. They
could be free books, accessories, services, etc.


8. Use the word "you/your" in your ad. People want
to know that you are talking them. This'll make them
feel important and attract them to read the whole ad.


9. Use the word "important" in your ad. People do
not want to miss important information that could
effect their life. People will stop and take notice.



10. Use the word "new" in your ad. People want
new products or services that will improve their life
like new information, tastes, technology, results, etc.

Quote of the Day:

"What is wrong with our world is that love is in short
supply."

Christopher Bryant

10 HEAVY DUTY ONLINE SALES GRABBERS

1. Give your prospects extra incentives so they will
order quicker. It could be free shipping, a faster
shipping option, free gift wrapping, etc.


2. Make your small business look big on the world
wide web. Design your web site using professional
graphics, ordering systems, organized layouts, etc.


3. Attract a lot more customers by giving them clear
ordering instructions. Give them all the information
they need so they can complete their order easily.


4. Give your customers buying incentives so they'll
make repeat purchases. Offer them discounts, free
gifts, bonus points, etc.


5. Tell people about your site whenever you get a
chance. Those people will tell other people and so
on. It's a cheap way to multiply your advertising.


6. Write and send press releases for your web site.
Use a strong headlines, make it newsworthy, and
tell the journalist why their readers would like it.


7. Use a lot of headlines on your web site and ezine.
Some types of headlines are free offers, questions,
problem solvers, sales, and statistics.


8. Design graphics, templates, buttons and banner
ads for other sites. Allow people to use them in
exchange for your web link on their home page.


9. Use time saving promotional software. You can
automate your search engine submissions, posting
to online classified sites, etc.


10. Advertise your online business by dressing in
clothes that are imprinted with your ad. It could be
a T-shirt, ball cap, coat, etc.

Quote of the Day:

"When you become detached mentally from yourself and
concentrate on helping other people with their
difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more
effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal
power-releasing factor."

Norman Vincent Peale

10 SURE-FIRE PHRASES THAT WILL INCREASE YOUR TRAFFIC

1 "Bookmark This Web Site Now" Tell your visitors to
bookmark your web site. They may see your web site
listed in their bookmarks and visit again. You should
also give then a good reason to bookmark your site.
For example tell them you add new content everyday.


2 "Subscribe To Our F.ree E-zine" Tell your visitors to
subscribe to your e-zine. When they subscribe you'll
capture their e-mail address. Every time they read
your e-zine, it will remind them to return to your site.


3." Participate On Our Discussion Board" Ask your
visitors to participate on your online discussion board.
By participating they will meet other people. By
meeting other people, they will revisit your web site
on a regular basis to stay in contact with them.


4. "Sign Our Guestbook" Ask your visitors to sign your
guest book. When people sign your guestbook you may
get valuable feedback or constructive criticism on how
to improve your web site. This may help you i.ncrease
traffic to your web site.


5. "Use Our F.ree Content On Your Site Or In Your
E-zine" Allow your visitors to use your articles on
their own web site or in their e-zine. Just ask them to
include your resource box. This will spread your
advertising all over the internet.


6. "Refer This Our Web Site To A F.riend" Ask your
visitors to refer your web site to a f.riend(s). They may
know someone that would benefit from visiting your
web site.


7. "Fill Out Our Online Survey" Ask visitors to fill out
your online survey or questionnaire. You could use it
to get valuable feedback on ways to improve your web
site to i.ncrease traffic.


8. "Enter Our Contests" Ask your visitors to enter your
online contest or sweepstakes. People love to win stuff,
and they will visit your web site to try.


9. "Give Away Our Freebie To Your Visitors" Allow
your visitors to give away your online freebies to people
that visit your web site. Include your ad on the freebie
and those freebies will multiply your traffic.


10 "Join Our Affiliate Program" Allow your visitors to
make m.oney selling your products or services. This
will i.ncrease your traffic because they will link to your
web site.

Quote of the Day:

"You are to gather up the joys and sorrows, the struggles,
the beauty, love, dreams and hopes of every hour that they
may be consecrated at the altar of daily life."

MacRina Wiederkehr

10 SHOCKING WAYS TO SUPER-CHARGE YOUR SALES

1. Test different web site color themes to see whichcombination will sell your product better. You canalso test the size and style of your web site text.

2. Promise your readers an end result or outcomein your ad. You must give them a solid g.uaranteethat your product will solve their problem.

3. N.ever assume people believe the information inyour ad copy. You need to back-up all your claimswith indisputable evidence.

4. Give your customers f.ree shipping. If you can'tafford that, you can give f.ree shipping to customersthat b.uy over a certain dollar amount to raise p.rofits.

5. Test your web site regularly for ordering glitches,bad links, broken graphics, etc. Those types oferrors will make your business look unprofessional.

6. Use f.ree advertising as much as possible. Test awide variety of f.ree advertising options like bannerand link exchanges, classifieds, newsgroups, etc.

7. Build credibility for your business by publishingan e-zine and writing articles. Your customers andprospects will see you as an expert and trust you.

8. Answer all your e-mail messages as quickly aspossible. Nothing will loose a sale quicker than notresponding to a prospect in time.

9. Build a professional looking web site even if youhave a small budget. You could use f.ree graphics,designs, l.ist servers, and other tools offered online.

10. Enter to win awards for your web site. Whenyou display the award graphics on your web siteit will i.ncrease your credibility and professionalism.

Quote of the Day:

"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must n.ever lose infinite hope."

Martin Luther King, Jr.