http://www.valuablecontent.com en-us http://www.valuablecontent.com N/A frun04@gmail.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:12:18 PST 20 http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/40951/1/The-Secret-of-Niche-Marketing One of the first steps in any marketing campaign is knowing your target market or the niche audience you would like to market to.  It can be a daunting task but find the secrets here that can simplify the process for you. Donnette Fletcher Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/38129/1/HyperQuality-connects-with-%2410M Ignition Partners Leads Financing in Contact Center Monitoring Leader; Clifford Carlsen Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/37807/1/Social-Networking%3A-The-Five-Biggest-Mistakes-Nichepreneurs%99-Make Strategic use of social networking can help a company grow but beware of five common mistakes and learn how to avoid them... Susan Friedmann Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/35903/1/Super-Seminars%3A-Enhance-Your-Expert-Identity-By-Teaching-the-Classes-Everyone-Wants-to-Take%21 The key to success of any seminar, boot camp, or educational offering is through marketing and promotion... examine the process to developing seminars that will appeal to your target audience Susan Friedmann Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/34951/1/Who-Put-All-These-Trees-in-the-Forest%3F-Making-Pre-show-Promotion-Stand-Out%21 Pre-show promotion is the single most valuable step any exhibitor can take to help drive traffic to the exhibit, up the percentage of high-value, qualified leads, and ensure a positive ROI. Susan Friedmann Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/34844/1/Don%26%2339%3Bt-judge-a-book-by-its-cover Ask and Check It Out in order to make good decisions for marketing and sales. Trudy Van Buskirk Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/34204/1/Using-Videos-to-Grow-Your-Business Taking your business to the next level is very doable especially if you consider adding video advertising to your marketing. Matt Bacak Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/34078/1/The-Power-of-Asking-Questions%3A-7-Strategies-to-Discovering-What-Your-Prospects-Really-Need Having a team that can ask the right people, the right questions, at the right time, is the single most cost effective thing you can do to guarantee fantastic show results. Learn the strategies… Susan Friedmann Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/33564/1/Marketing-With-High-Tech-Means-Using-High-Touch Marketing with High Tech Means Using High Touch Trudy Van Buskirk Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/33563/1/Always-be-polite Listen then speak and by all means have ideas in your head and tell them to others. Don't let this article stop what you say just how you say it. Trudy Van Buskirk Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/31358/1/Good-Shows-in-Bad-Times%3A-Exhibiting-When-Your-Industry-Is-In-Crisis Every industry has its good & bad times…It is possible to turn in a great tradeshow performance when everything else is going wrong. Here are strategies to take when your industry is facing hard times Susan Friedmann Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/31161/1/How-to-Make-Your-Press-Release-Shine You have some news about your product or company that you want the world to know.  How do you issue a press release that will get noticed and more important, get printed? Amy Linley Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/30806/1/How-about-building-an-MLM-downline-In-Japan%3F With more MLMers per population than any other country, Japan has become a main target of MLMs and MLMers looking for huge success abroad. Michael Brymer Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/30505/1/How-to-Market-a-Social-Networking-Site For marketing a social networking site first you need to be social yourself in the society and community. Then it is required to look after the target market and budget and plan your advertisement program accordingly. Writing pres releases about your website could be as the next contributing factor to market your networking site. Rajeev Guglani Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/30023/1/Four-Generations-In-The-Marketplace%3A-What-This-Means-For-You Today's consumer can be a member of one of at least four generations… different techniques & strategies are required to connect with them. Here's a snapshot of each group & what you need to know to position yourself appropriately. Susan Friedmann Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29939/1/Riches-in-Niches%3A-Why-I-Became-A-Nichepreneur Marketplace is overflowing with highly skilled professionals but nothing differentiates one advisor from the next. Being the Expert is the most lucrative, prominent place in any niche market… integral steps service professionals can take to position themselves as the Expert. Susan Friedmann Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29716/1/Make-Money-Work-For-You It's as simple as this, its time to stop working for money and have it start working for you! Alexandra Miseta Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29639/1/The-Power-of-Blogs-for-Writing-Your-Book Need to publish a book… Blogs are powerful web-based marketing tools & great for content management. Combined together they expose your mind & heart to your readers. Patsi Krakoff Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29608/1/Marketing-Your-Book-with-a-Blog%3A-10-Tips-to-Attract-more-Buyers-%28You-do-have-a-blog%2C-right%3F%21%29 Heard about "BLOOKS"…It is the powerful combination of books that are derived from blogs…But they only work well together when you implement these important tactics. Patsi Krakoff Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29335/1/How-to-Market-Your-Mortgage-Business-And-Website-Using-Articles This approach called "Article Marketing" can make a powerful new addition to your mortgage marketing program. This article explains all... Tom Domin Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29254/1/Numbers-That-You-Must-Know-About-Your-Mortgage-Business Successful mortgage people know their numbers. Just for your information...I'm not talking about the normal mortgage numbers that we use every day. You know...mortgages rates, closing costs, yield spread premium (YSP), and all of that kind of stuff. This article explains all... Tom Domin Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29155/1/How-To-Channel-Your-Entire-Mortgage-Marketing-In-One-Direction-For-Maximum-Results It doesn't matter whether you're using business cards, fliers, door hangers, reports, postcards, newspaper/yellow page advertising, direct mail, or a call-capture system...all of your marketing efforts should be designed with a single purpose and objective. This article explains all... Tom Domin Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29142/1/Preparing-for-the-Cold-Call%3A-Find-a-Compelling-Problem There's a wonderful way to step into the world of the person you're cold calling. Just focus on their everyday problems. Start by talking about their issues, not your solutions.  And make it specific and compelling to them. Ari Galper Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29141/1/4-Cold-Calling-Tips-You-Need-to-Know When a person says the word "cold calling," what's the first thing that comes to mind? Ari Galper Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29111/1/How-to-Cold-Call-the-Vanishing-Client 4 Trust-building ways to cold call without pressure Ari Galper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29110/1/How-to-Get-a-Call-Back-From-Your-Cold-Calls What's the most common reason prospects stop communicating with you? They think your going to pressure them. They're afraid that, even if it's subtle, we'll apply pressure to close the sale. Ari Galper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29109/1/7-Steps-to-Cold-Calling-Follow-up Let's say you've had a great conversation with a prospect. They've shared their problems and seem genuinely interested in what you have to offer. You're excited about following up with them - but your calls aren't returned. What's happening? Ari Galper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29108/1/How-to-Make-Your-Cold-Calling-Problem-Focused We rarely think about our prospect's problems when we cold call. It's just easier to focus on our product or service. So it's really tempting to make cold calling all about us and what we have to offer, rather than about the other person. Ari Galper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29107/1/How-to-Avoid-Your-Cold-Calls-Becoming-a-%26quot%3BDog-and-Pony-Show%26quot%3B What happens when you've made a cold call and your prospect invites you to make a sales presentation? Ari Galper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29106/1/When-Cold-Calls-Become-a-%26quot%3BDog-and-Pony-Show%26quot%3B What happens when you've made a cold call and your prospect invites you to make a sales presentation? Ari Galper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29105/1/Should-You-Use-Sales-Letters-Before-You-Cold-Call%3F Remember the numbers game?  Well, this is the thought behind sending out sales letters.  The hope is that with every hundered or so letters, a few sales will result. Ari Galper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29104/1/How-to-Cold-Call-After-You-Send-a-Letter When you send out a sales letter, brochure, or email, you usually follow it up with a cold call. And most of the time you start out the conversation by referring to the sales letter. But the truth is that almost no one reads sales letters anymore. Ari Galper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29103/1/Why-Inbound-Calls-Are-Really-Cold-Calls We all think that incoming calls and "leads" should be easier because they're not cold calls, right? Ari Galper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29010/1/7-Ways-to-Sell-and-Retain-Your-Integrity Making more sales while retaining your integrity -- is it possible to do both? Ari Galper Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29003/1/Call-Killing-Phrases "How are you?"… How often have you started a call with this phrase? If you do use this phrase as an opening for your introductory call, please stop immediately. It's an introductory call-killer, & this is why: Wendy Weiss Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28990/1/Three-Reasons-Why-Your-Mortgage-Website-May-Not-Be-Working-For-You Let me assure you that you definitely did the right thing by establishing your Internet presence. If you're not getting any mortgage business from it...one or more of the following may be the reason... Tom Domin Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28858/1/Free-for-the-Giving%3A-The-best-things-in-service-situations-are-often-free Customer service does not require a huge capital outlay; the most important parts of customer service are free…most of them tied to attentiveness, friendliness & empathy. Here's a list of free customer service components. Craig Harrison Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28759/1/6-Reasons-Why-People-Will-Commit-To-Your-Mortgage...Or-Maybe-Not%21 Have you ever wondered why someone would purchase one television brand over another? Or why they would purchase one car manufacturer's vehicle over another? This article explains all... Tom Domin Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28726/1/9-Reasons-Why-You-Need-A-Personal-Mortgage-Website Every Mortgage Professional needs a personal website...no ifs, ands, or buts about it! Here's my short list of nine reasons why you need an online presence. This article explains all... Tom Domin Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28660/1/How-To-Become-Known-As-%26quot%3BThe-Mortgage-Information-Person%26quot%3B-In-Your-Local-Market I'm a huge advocate of providing related information to mortgage customers, prospects, and contacts. The objective is to position ourselves as someone who is always willing to help others with the mortgage information and knowledge that we have learned. This article explains all... Tom Domin Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28546/1/What-Is-An-Autoresponder...And-Why-Does-Every-Mortgage-Professional-Need-One%3F An autoresponder also known as a mailbot, an automatic email, or email on demand system...is designed for handling a high volume of out-going email. This article explains all... Tom Domin Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28525/1/15-Low-Budget-Ways-Of-Marketing-Your-Mortgage-Business Whether you're new to the mortgage business or an old experienced hand at it...one challenge that is always there is...how to inexpensively get the word out about your mortgage business and generate new prospects and customers. This article explains all... Tom Domin Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28506/1/5-Words-You-Should-Never-Use-In-Your-Mortgage-Marketing-Material How can you make your mortgage information so totally different and so appealing than the mortgage folks down the street (or on the internet) just don't stand a chance? This article explains all... Tom Domin Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28497/1/How-to-Avoid-Eating-Your-Words%3A-10-Essentials-for-Networking-at-Tradeshows-and-Events Here are tips your team needs to know to shine like stars -- even when they're not on the showfloor! Susan Friedmann Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28494/1/Narrow-Your-Niche%3A-Six-Ways-to-Define-Your-Target-Audience Increase your chances for success by narrowing your target audience. Not sure where to look?  Don't worry; here are six strategies you can use to define your target audience. Susan Friedmann Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28484/1/The-Ten-Commandments-Of-Mortgage-Marketing No...The following Commandments did not come from any mountain, nor were they carved on clay tablets, but they have been known for countless years by Mortgage Professionals. This article explains all... Tom Domin Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28458/1/Your-Auto-Reply-Email-Function...How-To-Irritate-Mortgage-Customers-And-Alienate-Prospects In my opinion, Mortgage Professionals that use the "Auto-Reply" option that's available in most email programs are making a huge marketing mistake. this article explains all... Tom Domin Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28436/1/12-Things-Every-FSBO-Needs-And-Every-Mortgage-Professional-Can-Provide The key to your marketing success with FSBOs is that you are the provider of the valuable and necessary information and resources for them to sell their house. This article explains all... Tom Domin Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28421/1/Why-Niche-Marketing-Makes-Sense-For-Mortgage-Professionals If you are currently struggling in your mortgage business or relatively new to the field of loan origination, you might want to consider changing your marketing tactics and concentrating on a specific niche. This article explains all... Tom Domin Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28394/1/One-Common-Habit-Of-Most-Successful-Mortgage-Professionals The one common habit of all successful mortgage people is their insatiable desire to continually educate and motivate themselves. This article explains all... Tom Domin Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28377/1/Are-Spiders-Affecting-Your-Mortgage-Marketing-Results%3F Yes...there are bugs that can affect your marketing and you don't need a pest exterminator to resolve the problem. This article explains all... Tom Domin Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28351/1/Marketing-with-My-Space%3A-An-Interview Marketing your business on My Space is one of the most effective ways to market if you know how. I interviewed expert My Space marketer Matthew Sherborne to get his best My Space tips. Jinger Jarrett Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28324/1/If-You%26%2339%3Bre-Not-Getting-Complaints%2C-Your-Mortgage-Marketing-Is-Probably-Not-Aggressive-Enough Quite often I'm asked the following question: I just received a couple of complaints as a result of the marketing campaign that I'm running. I'm concerned about this...should I change my marketing program? Here's my answer... Tom Domin Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28308/1/I-Just-Received-Nine-Mortgage-Calls-From-Wal-Mart Three or four times a year I pull the following little origination tip out of my bag and go for it. You will too when you realize how really simple this idea is, how inexpensive it is to implement, and how phenomenal the results can be for you. This article explains all... Tom Domin Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28289/1/How-to-Help-Your-FSBO-Set-the-Right-Price-For-Their-House As a Mortgage Professional, here's your opportunity to step-up to the plate and help your FSBO with the pricing of their house. The following may help you... Tom Domin Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28274/1/The-Mortgage-Business-Is-Changing...Are-You-In-Internet-Denial%3F There is mounting evidence that if you are not on the Internet bandwagon and if you can't be found by people searching for mortgages on the Internet, you are completely "missing the boat" in the mortgage business. This article explains all... Tom Domin Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28266/1/6-Postcard-Marketing-Tips-That-Can-Improve-Your-Mortgage-Business If you're currently involved in a postcard marketing campaign or just thinking about starting one, here are some significant tips you can add to your knowledge base that will help make your mortgage marketing efforts a real winner... Tom Domin Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28254/1/Are-You-A-Mortgage-Yahoo%3F Does using a Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo address help your professional image? Absolutely not! You need to correct and improve the situation immediately. This article explains all... Tom Domin Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28238/1/9-Unusual-Ways-To-Use-Postcards-In-Your-Mortgage-Business Postcards can be more than an inexpensive way to "stay in touch" with your mortgage customers and prospects. This tiny billboard is actually a powerhouse of a marketing tool with almost unlimited uses. This article explains all... Tom Domin Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28192/1/Your-Mortgage-Tagline...Is-It-Workin-For-Ya-Or-Agin-Ya%3F In case you don't know what a tagline is...it's a short (usually one line) advertising blurb that aids in establishing credibility for you. This article explains all... Tom Domin Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28164/1/How-To-Find-First-Time-Home-Buyers...Your-Never-Ending-Supply-Of-Mortgage-Prospects Regardless of the "doom and gloom" mortgage stuff that is being publicized these days, the first time home buyer market just doesn't waiver very much. Suffice it to say, this is the area that you need to originate mortgages from to survive in the mortgage business. This article explains all... Tom Domin Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28151/1/Improve-Your-Mortgage-Business...Make-Yourself-Available The idea of being accessible might be a little disarming for many of you, but it is one of the best and easiest things you can do to grow your mortgage business. This article explains all... Tom Domin Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28136/1/Orchestrating-Your-Leadership Are you a leader in training? Orchestrating your leadership can help to hone your leadership skills. Here's How Craig Harrison Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28042/1/How-To-Set-Up-A-Totally-Free-Direct-Mail-Program-For-Your-Mortgage-Business This super simple idea will actually allow you to mail 500 or 1,000 or 10,000 or even more...postcards and/or fliers each week for free...all of this without you having to pay one single cent for postage. This article explains all... Tom Domin Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28015/1/Are-You-Receiving-Your-Daily-Free-Mortgage-Marketing-Lessons%3F Did you know that you have access to a series of free marketing lessons delivered to your postal mailbox and your email inbox every single day of the year? This article explains all... Tom Domin Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27985/1/10-Spring-Cleaning-Tips-For-Mortgage-Professionals Spring is the time to clean out all of out-dated tools, procedures and systems that you use to generate mortgage business. This article explains all... Tom Domin Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27981/1/My-Indispensable-Mortgage-Notebook A few years ago I came to the realization that if you're running a mortgage business that's computer and Internet based, you need to supplement all of that high technology with something decidedly simple and very old fashioned. This article explains all... Tom Domin Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27942/1/There%26%2339%3Bs-Not-A-Bulletin-Board-In-Existence-That-My-Mortgage-Marketing-Program-Doesn%26%2339%3Bt-Like Yes, I love bulletin boards.  I'm referring to those old fashion "cork boards" that in order to post notices require the use of push pins, thumb tacks or even staples (a bulletin board no no). Read the entire article... Tom Domin Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27905/1/Einstein-on-Customer-Service%3A-E2%3DMC2 The key to optimal success comes in exceeding your customers' expectations. How well you manage expectations spells the difference between leading the field & fielding leftovers. Here's the perfect Formula for Business Success. Craig Harrison Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27820/1/6-Tips-to-Tame-Technology-in-Your-Mortgage-Business It's here to stay and if anything, methodically advancing forward and providing us with so many opportunities we are sometimes overwhelmed to the point of confusion. Technology is what we are talking about. This article explains all... Tom Domin Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27799/1/Eight-Effortless-Exercises-to-Improve-Tradeshow-Performance Human nature dictates that more often than not, we seek out the smoother path and avoid things we perceive as difficult. Read, to improve your tradeshow performance effortlessly. Susan Friedmann Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27798/1/After-The-Show%3A-Self-Analysis-A-Critical-Component-to-Improve-Performance An objective measurement of performance is the only way to plan and achieve continual improvement at subsequent shows. Read, to know how. Susan Friedmann Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27776/1/A-Circle-of-Friends%3A-Nichepreneurs-and-the-Power-of-Relationships Even though Nichepreneurs generally operate their businesses all on their own, it's critical to remember that forming strategic relationships with people is the key to succeed as a Nichepreneur. Susan Friedmann Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27746/1/Your-Mortgage-Success-And-Giving If you've been successful originating mortgages, I'm sure you realize that one of the reasons for your success is that in many areas you are very "giving." Let's take a close look at this "giving" process... Tom Domin Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27743/1/A-Valuable-Mortgage-Lesson-Learned-From-Tiger-Woods Unless you've been living in a cave or under a rock the last few years, you've seen first hand how Tiger Woods has become one of the most dominate forces in men's golf. There's a great leason here... Tom Domin Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27731/1/Using-Advertising-Premiums-Successfully-in-Your-Mortgage-Business If you're giving away advertising premiums or specialties such as business card magnets, calendars, pens, notepads, jar openers, chip clips, or whatever with your contact information on it...two things can happen. Read what they are... Tom Domin Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27635/1/Guaranteeing-Your-Failure-in-the-Mortgage-Business There is no one that is preventing you from succeeding. No one of course...except you! Here are the details... Tom Domin Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27610/1/Remind-Yourself-Why-You%26%2339%3Bre-A-Mortgage-Professional You've probably had one of those days since starting your own mortgage business. Remind yourself why you're in the business with this article... Tom Domin Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27582/1/How-to-Generate-Purchase-Mortgage-Leads-Using-Free-Reports The following system can generate a huge number of qualified mortgage leads for you. There's no begging for leads involved plus, delivering donuts and rate sheets are not a requirement. Read how... Tom Domin Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27524/1/It%26%2339%3Bs-All-In-The-List...Your-Mortgage-List You've heard it many times..."It's all in the list"...a common bit of wisdom touted by direct marketing experts, internet gurus, catalog companies, and everyone else. Here's why... Tom Domin Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27521/1/Let%26%2339%3Bs-Go-Fishing...Fishing-For-Mortgage-Prospects-That-Is "Would you pay for "dinner for two" at your local eatery in exchange for a number of new contacts that can be added to your mortgage database?" Read how... Tom Domin Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27503/1/Put-A-Call-To-Action-Everywhere That's right. Write it on all your marketing materials. A call to action is telling people what they should do next. When reading something we all look for something we should do - call, read, buy, go to, sign up, listen ... We want to be told what we ought to do and if the headline or copy are compelling, we stay until the call to action appears. Trudy VanBuskirk Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27502/1/6-Steps-for-Successful-Online-Marketing-for-Your-Business---Step-6 There are six pain points in any Internet business. Read our 6-step formula for online success. Patsi Krakoff Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27500/1/6-Steps-for-Successful-Online-Marketing-for-Your-Business---Step-4 The most important step in order to convert your visitor into a client is by being very clear about the purpose and making a compelling offer. Patsi Krakoff Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27499/1/6-Steps-for-Successful-Online-Marketing-for-Your-Business---Step-3 How you write & what you say is responsible for first & lasting impression with a prospect. Read, to know how to write content that convinces people you are a savvy & trustworthy person. Patsi Krakoff Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27497/1/6-Steps-for-Successful-Online-Marketing-for-Your-Business---Step-2 Attracting subscriber can be the most challenging & crucial task. Here are several incentives that work for increasing sign ups. Patsi Krakoff Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27496/1/6-Steps-for-Successful-Online-Marketing-for-Your-Business---Step-1 Building a successful business online is more than putting up a website & waiting for the orders to come rolling in. Read, how to attract the right kind of prospects to your website. Patsi Krakoff Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27452/1/Why-I-Love-Using-Door-Hangers-In-My-Mortgage-Business How would you like to be able to make people stop and take notice of your mortgage marketing message? Here's the answer... Tom Domin Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27440/1/Make-Life-Easier-to-Enjoy-Greater-Success Being a generalist is very demanding, skilled professionals who can't figure out why their career has stalled despite being more efficient and focused…perhaps…they're working too hard. Read, to make life easier & enjoy greater success. Susan Friedmann Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27428/1/How-To-Get-Real-Estate-Professionals-Involved-In-Your-FSBO-Marketing-Program Here's a question that is often asked: How and when do I get Realtors/Agents involved in my For Sale by Owner (FSBO) marketing program without them thinking I'm denying or stealing their listings? I don't want to alienate them. Here's my answer... Tom Domin Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27339/1/Eight-Cardinal-Sins-That-Mortgage-People-Often-Commit If you could identify mistakes that are killing your mortgage business, would you take heed of that information and correct those mistakes? Here's a few mistakes we all make... Tom Domin Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27289/1/How-Your-Attitude-Affects-Your-Mortgage-Customers Keeping mortgage customers happy makes good economic sense. Here's a little dissertation on how a customer feels... Tom Domin Sat, 19 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27264/1/Mortgage-Lessons-from-Joe-Girard Joe Girard was a car salesman. During his selling career he sold 13,001 cars, all of them at retail. And, all of them one car at a time...no fleet sales, no multiple sales, and no wholesale sales. How he did it... Tom Domin Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27039/1/Mystery-Shoppers-Enhance-Tradeshow-Performance An Organization's first step to improved financial performance is to have an accurate assessment of the current exhibiting situation. This is where the mystery shopper can prove beneficial. Susan Friedmann Sun, 06 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27038/1/Creating-a-Realistic-Tradeshow-Budget%3A-How-to-Avoid-Nickel-%26-Dime-ing-Yourself-to-Death Having a realistic tradeshow budget is crucial for exhibiting success.  It's imperative to include all the costs associated with exhibiting in your financial plan. Here are some tips on how to keep these costs manageable. Susan Friedmann Sun, 06 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/26955/1/Adopting-Mortgage-Orphans Since you are in the mortgage business...and probably connected to an office...chances are real good that your office has its own "Mortgage Orphans." Read the entire article... Tom Domin Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/26782/1/Things-My-First-Mortgage-Mentor%2C-Trainer%2C-Broker-Should-Have-Told-Me...Part-II In Part I, we covered the fact that you're in business for yourself and, never stop learning, just to name a few. Here's Part II of the article... Tom Domin Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/26679/1/Things-My-First-Mortgage-Mentor%2C-Trainer%2C-Broker-Should-Have-Told-Me...Part-I If you could start your mortgage career over...knowing what you know today...would you do anything different this time around? Tom Domin Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/26271/1/Betting-on-your-Future%3F-Not-a-Good-Plan Tradeshow Exhibiting & Life both works the same way. Gamble on having a good show, approaching it in frenzy or approach it methodically by planning, researching & taking prudent actions to improve your bottom line. Susan Friedmann Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/26269/1/Athletes-Train%3A-Why-Don%92t-You%3F Truly great exhibitors don't just show up at the show & automatically know how to turn in a great performance.  Just like Athletes, exhibitors have long, grueling hours of training & practice behind the scenes. Susan Friedmann Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/26082/1/What%26%2339%3Bs-Your-Communication-Quotient%3F Nowadays, every job description emphasizes on having excellent Communication Skills. Negotiating effectively is the Key to Success. Read, to learn to speak the language of win-win. Craig Harrison Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/26035/1/Do-You-Have-a-Mortgage-Attitude%3F Of all of the steps involved in a successful real estate transaction, the mortgage process is the most detailed, most intense, most involved and, most important part of the entire process. Tom Domin Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25961/1/Making-Money-From-Your-Web-Site-Traffic Owning a website is not just about the design. There are things you need to consider in order for you to profit. Daryl Campbell Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25850/1/Did-You-Send-Your-Thanksgiving-Cards%3F If you didn't, plan on doing just that this coming Thanksgiving. You're probably asking...as a Mortgage Professional, why in the world would I send Thanksgiving Day cards? The answer is...because you want to be different! Tom Domin Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25779/1/All-you-wanted-to-know-about-Direct-Mail-and-Newsletters Direct mail (or direct marketing) is a highly targeted method of marketing a service or product. In direct mail, communication is sent directly to a prospective consumer. This is unlike mass media, where every viewer or reader of a particular medium is exposed to the communication, regardless of whether he or she is a prospective buyer. Rajesh Tavakari Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25680/1/Follow-the-Advertising-Dollars-and-Improve-Your-Mortgage-Business If you could take advantage of the marketing insight of Coca-Cola and Pepsi, would you follow their example? You can...and all you need to do is follow in their foot steps. Tom Domin Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25571/1/Winnie-the-Pooh%99-and-You%85at-the-Tradeshow%3F There are some very strong similarities between Winnie the Pooh and the other inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Woods and many tradeshow exhibitors.  Don't believe me?  Take a look. Susan Friedmann Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25570/1/Are-You-%93Cell%94ing-Yourself-Short%3F Cell phones have changed our world.  We're always connected, always reachable. IT'S A MARVEL. It's a marvel that can destroy your tradeshow performance. Susan Friedmann Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25532/1/Mortgage-Lessons-Learned-from-Man%26%2339%3Bs-Best-Friend There are some important lessons here from our canine friends as you build and grow your Mortgage Business. Read them here... Tom Domin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25382/1/Two-Great-Ways-You-Can-Use-Signs-to-Promote-Your-Mortgage-Business Today, the designing and printing of advertising signs has never been easier and the cost has never been cheaper. Here's two great ways to use signs in your Mortgage Business... Tom Domin Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25299/1/The-Four-Most-Common-Missing-Pieces-on-Affiliate-Sites I have found that most affiliates (at least in the finance and insurance vertical) tend to leave the following four necessities off of their sites. Is your web site missing any of these important components? Krista Farmer Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25223/1/Mining-Mortgage-Gold-Using-For-Sale-by-Owner-%28FSBO%29-Marketing I love For Sale by Owners (FSBOs). Why? Because, it's like having multiple gold mining claims popping up unexpectedly all over my little piece of land (territory). Here's a few simple tips on getting started with mining your FSBO gold claims... Tom Domin Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25037/1/Are-Your-Emails-Costing-You-Some-Mortgage-Business You're probably an avid email user.  But, used improperly, email can also be a killer for your mortgage business. This article discusses how that can happen and an example of how a simple email can go bad. Tom Domin Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24884/1/Advantages-and-Disadvantages-of-Using-Innovative-Internet-Marketing-tactics Innovative Internet marketing tactics; if you are a business owner or even if you are about to become one, there is a good chance that you have heard of innovative Internet marketing tactics before.   Shane Wilson Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24882/1/How-to-Get-FSBOs-to-Call-You Are you actively pursuing the FSBOs in your marketing area? You should be...because you'll generate a never ending supply of inexpensive purchase mortgage leads if done correctly. Read this article for a great tip... Tom Domin Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24760/1/No-Brainers%3A-27-Low-or-No-Cost-Ways-to-Improve-Your-Next-Tradeshow There are lots of ways to improve your team's performance at tradeshows- It's difficult to even count the myriad ways, what's not difficult is to realize that some of these improvement methods come with hefty price tags. Don't despair. Here are 27 low or no cost ways to improve your next tradeshow. Susan Friedmann Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24726/1/100-Million-And-Counting...Is-Your-Mortgage-Website-Among-Them%3F You may have missed the news like me...but, the web just passed a mammoth milestone. "There are now 100 million Web sites with domain names and content on them," according to Rich Miller of Netcraft, an Internet monitoring company. Tom Domin Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24638/1/5-Steps-To-Create-Rich-Content-to-Drive-Targeted-Traffic-to-Your-Site Correctly promoting any website goes much further than simply posting ads online. Through the creation of quality content, any website can get targeted traffic that will produce sales and revenue at nearly no cost. Don't pay for ads when you can... James Bradley Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24581/1/Are-Your-Mortgage-Prospects-%26quot%3BGoogling%26quot%3B-You%3F If you don't believe some of your mortgage prospects are checking you out using Google...think again! You need to read this article... Tom Domin Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24503/1/Internet-Marketing-for-2007---Affordable-Efficiency Start out the New Year by learning what tried and true marketing methods work on-line.  Use already existing resources like blogs, e-zines, article directories and more to push your business to the top! Bonnie Davis Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24436/1/The-Internet-and-Your-Mortgage-Business The numbers are absolutely staggering. Every single day millions of pages are added to the internet and new users are hopping online for the first time in unthinkable numbers. Is your mortgage web site among them? Tom Domin Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24399/1/How-to-Have-Effective-Large-format-Posters Large format posters are always a good way to advertise. These printed documents are mainly used for advertising events such as trade shows, museum exhibits, movie premiers and etc. Florante Cay Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24393/1/5-Highly-Effective-Ways-to-Use-Your-Mortgage-Business-Card...Part-II In Part I we talked about adding value to your card and using the back of the card to promote your mortgage marketing message. I'm sure these remaining business card tips will help you in your mortgage business... Tom Domin Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24342/1/5-Highly-Effective-Ways-to-Use-Your-Mortgage-Business-Card...Part-I We all carry them...at least we should. And, we all try to have them available for the right occasion...at least we try. We collect them so they can be used for future reference...which is good. But, are we really using them effectively? Tom Domin Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24122/1/Improve-Your-Mortgage-Business-Using-Two-Little-Words Yes...everyone loves to be appreciated, recognized, and acknowledged for the good deeds they do. The world has changed a lot and being considerate and having manners are becoming a thing of the past. Here's a mortgage marketing tip that can help your business so much, your head will spin... Tom Domin Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23974/1/Put-Your-Mortgage-Business-Advertising-on-a-Bag Have you had a prescription filled recently for either you or a family member? Take a close look at the bag that it comes in? Depending on your situation...there may be a huge opportunity here to promote your Mortgage Business. Tom Domin Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23819/1/Here%26%2339%3Bs-a-Disturbing-Prediction-For-Both-You-And-Your-Mortgage-Business One year from now, many of you will be in exactly the same position as you are now. You'll have the same or similar job...you'll have the same friends...and, you'll have the same income.Read this article to find out why... Tom Domin Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23672/1/Designer-Commercial-Flooring-Adds-Grace-to-Perfect-Ambience Flooring is an important part of the interiors of any commercial complex. Whatever type of commercial flooring is selected, all it matters is the effect that you get after applying the flooring. Perfection is what is needed in the matters of interiors of a commercial complex. Stephen Robins Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23678/1/Bring-on-the-Baby-Eyes To make an exhibit successful bring on the baby eyes. It will allow you to discover many things and will help you learn some new tricks to stay alive in today's competitive tradeshow environment! Susan Friedmann Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23677/1/The-Secret-Weapon-Every-Savvy-Exhibitor-Should-Use Exhibitors spend a tremendous amount of time & energy attempting to spread their marketing message to more & more people. Word of mouth marketing is one of the most vital marketing tools which should be used by every savvy exhibitor in order to boost ROI. Susan Friedmann Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23659/1/Your-Mortgage-Marketing-Program-and-The-Rule-of-Seven Whether you're new to the Mortgage Business or an old experienced hand...the marketing "Rule of Seven" applies equally and unmercifully to all of us. Here are the facts... Tom Domin Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23629/1/Ten-%26quot%3BNew-Rules%26quot%3B-for-Successful-E-Newsletters A cleverly crafted headline (or subject line for email) will determine whether or not your email gets opened and read. Here are ten "new rules" that are shaping effective ezine content today. Patsi Krakoff Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23628/1/Ezine-Mistakes%3A-Avoiding-the-Delete-Key Professionals quickly scan the titles and subject lines of ezines and hit the delete key. Very few ezines actually get opened up and read. Get to know the most common ezine Mistakes to avoid the delete key. Patsi Krakoff Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23425/1/Importance-of-online-business-tracking The article explains why it's good to track all your marketing efforts in order to increase your sales and your ROI. Razvan Marian Jr Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23349/1/Turn-Your-Business-Card-Into-Something-of-Value Have you ever wondered what people actually do with your business card? Wouldn't it be great if you could follow your cards and see where they ended up? Read this article to learn more... Tom Domin Sun, 12 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23195/1/How-to-Get-Started-or-Re-started-in-Your-Mortgage-Business Now is the time to get involved or re-involved in your Mortgage Business. Thia article explains why... Tom Domin Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23134/1/Lean-Thinking Question of the month: How does fear impact continuous improvement? The past four articles were associated with Lean Thinking. It is important to have a sound understanding your metrics, flows and constraints as well as the value-add and non-value add activities. Chris Anderson Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23127/1/Announcing-the-Employee-Handbook-in-Spanish How do you start writing your Employee Handbook in Spanish? Simply download the Spanish Employee Handbook and edit the policies and procedures to fit your needs. Chris Anderson Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23125/1/The-Road-to-Six-Sigma%3A-Applying-Statistical-Process-Control-Tools Walter A. Shewhart at Western Electric in the 1920's introduced the concepts of "Assignable Cause" and "Chance Cause" each of which could be responsible for variability in a process or product. Chris Anderson Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23122/1/The-Road-to-Six-Sigma---Control-Charts We come now to what started this Road to Six Sigma series in the first place, Dr. Shewhart's simple control tool, the control chart. Chris Anderson Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23120/1/The-Road-to-Six-Sigma---Understanding-Correlation-Between-Variables A tool for keeping the process in  comtrol. Chris Anderson Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23005/1/Consumer-Direct-Marketing---Don%26%2339%3Bt-Leave-Your-Mortgage-Business-Without-It You may be very happy for mortgage business or, possibly purchasing leads and then competing with three or more originators for the mortgage. But, there are many loan officers and mortgage brokers working with prospects, home buyers and sellers, many months before they even think about contacting a Realtor/Agent. Tom Domin Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22983/1/Niche-Marketplace-Demands-Exhibitor-Efficiency Niche marketplace stands for tailoring some or all of the product line to meet the needs and desires of a specific target audience. Making the most of your limited resources to promote a wide range of niched goods and services is crucial. The trend toward niche markets necessitates some changes in how you exhibit. Susan Friedmann Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22982/1/27-Exhibiting-Do%26%2339%3Bs-and-Don%26%2339%3Bts An organiser of a Tradeshow must look into various aspects for it to go on smoothly. All information that the target audience - the exhibitors may want to know should be presented in a lucid and luring style. Simultaneously certain practices have to be avoided. Here is a list of several Do's and Don'ts to make any Tradeshow a roaring success. Susan Friedmann Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22878/1/Internet-Marketing-on-a-Low-Budget%3A-An-Open-Letter Today many professionals are frustrated that their marketing efforts are not producing results they expected. In an attempt to address their concerns, what follows is an open letter to professionals everywhere who are struggling to attract new clients and make money online. Patsi Krakoff Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22877/1/Email-Marketing-is-Not-Dead%3A-Top-10-Reasons-to-Publish-an-Ezine With the popularity and ease of publishing on blogs, an ezine should be a standard in your online marketing toolbox. Ezines are easy, accessible, inexpensive, instant, and interactive. Ten reasons to go for Email marketing. Patsi Krakoff Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22853/1/How-To-Make-Money-By-Doing-What-You-Love Many people are passionate about their interests. And some even turn what they love to do into a business. People who love to write become copywriters. People who enjoy making jewelry open online jewelry stores. People who love to paint sell their original paintings online. The list goes on. Biana Babinsky Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22812/1/10-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Be-Using-Postcards-in-Your-Mortgage-Business You've done your due diligence and put together a great list of 50, or 100, or maybe even 500 contacts in your database. Now it's time to keep your name in-front of these folks so that they'll think of you when it comes time for them to make a mortgage decision. Tom Domin Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22784/1/Why-Canvas-is-a-Smart-Option Art, paintings, illustrations and photos. What's their common denominator? All of them are beautifully made on canvas. And canvas as deemed by so many artists is the premium material that makes an artwork to stand the test of time. Charmaine Joy Caro Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22658/1/10-Additions-to-Your-Mortgage-Business-Card-That-Could-Improve-Your-Business Here are some great things you can add to your mortgage business card to create a greater awareness and generate the very best available marketing mileage. Tom Domin Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22635/1/A-%26quot%3BBias-to-Action%26quot%3B-Results-In-Stellar-Service There are two types of people in world: Those who make it happen (demonstrating this bias to action) & those who let things happen to them. Peak performers & high achievers have a bias to action. Make sure your service staff & sales professionals are from this group Craig Harrison Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22634/1/How-To-Make-%26quot%3BThe-Ask%26quot%3B---Effectively-Recruiting-Your-Team Many times you make requests of others: to join a group, committee or team, to perform a task or to assist with a project. How do you make the ask is often the key to getting "Yes" as an answer. Tips to hear those magic words: "YES, I'd be glad to!" Craig Harrison Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22513/1/8-Reasons-Why-You%26%2339%3Bll-Want-to-Keep-Your-FSBO-Marketing-Program-a-Secret If you're currently marketing to For Sale by Owners (FSBOs) or about to start your program, here are some good reasons for keeping your efforts under wraps and cloaked in secrecy... Tom Domin Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22373/1/6-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Use-Magnetic-Mortgage-Signs Tom Domin has over twenty-five years of experience in sales and training in Real Estate and as a Licensed Mortgage Broker. He is currently publisher of "Tom's Mortgage Tips" a twice monthly Mortgage Newsletter for Mortgage Professionals. Tom Domin Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22371/1/How-To-Increase-Targeted-Traffic-To-Your-WebSite-Using-SafeLists Juan Richardson writes articles on how to Increase Targeted Traffic To Your Website at 1stMarketingTraffic.com using Gift Certificates Health Articles. Juan Richardson Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22303/1/Searching-for-Clients%3F-How-to-Research-Using-Keywords How to do research for your own website, web pages and blogs. Using three or four versions of the keywords you think your potential clients would use, find out where you are coming up in the results. Patsi Krakoff Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22299/1/What-You-Need-to-Know%3A--CAN-SPAM-Laws Anyone doing business online and using email for marketing needs to know about the CAN-SPAM laws. Patsi Krakoff Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22167/1/Become-a-Credible-Communicator%3A-Make-Honesty-Your-Policy%21 To command attention when you speak, you have to be credible. Credibility in the workplace means believability. Are you striving to be a credible communicator, here is the right way to speak and write. Craig Harrison Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22031/1/Why-Do-95%25-Of-People-Fail-At-Network-Marketing%3F This article explores why so many people are failing in the network marketing industry, and argues that the probability of success could be considerably increased with the use of a truly duplicatable MLM business system. rick williams Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21970/1/Customer-Experience-Management%3A-Will-it-ever-challenge-its-rich-cousin-CRM%3F Recently Customer Experience Management has started to get more profile but it is still just a good idea emerging into an area of marketing thought currently dominated by Customer Relationship Management.  Yes, CEM is currently a poor cousin to CRM.  If it is to grow up and become a powerful business tool it must move out of marketing and directly link itself to business outcomes. Adam Ramshaw Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21879/1/Steve-Irwin-%28The-Crocodile-Hunter%29-...an-Absolutely-Brilliant-Marketer%21 My daughters and I loved watching The Crocodile Hunter.  Steve's Passion and enthusiasm for wildlife conservation were unmatched.  But in addition to being a masterful entertainer and educator.  Steve Irwin was also a brilliant marketer. Eric Graham Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21826/1/Back-To-School-Supplies Like students, autumn is the busiest time of year for exhibitors. To do well booth staffers need to be prepared. It's time to do a little shopping! Booth staffers need a set of supplies.  Here's what is required for tradeshow back to school: Susan Friedmann Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21824/1/That%26%2339%3Bs-Entertainment%3A-Adding-Some-Show-Biz-to-Your-Tradeshow-Exhibit Entertainment makes tradeshow exhibits memorable. 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Charmaine Joy Caro Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21606/1/SEO-Gap-Analysis----Understanding-What-It-Takes-To-Get-Top-Search-Engine-Rankings Want to know what it will take to get your website ranked at the top of the search engines? It's all about links. Links are the most fundamental building blocks of the Internet and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Matt Hockin Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21341/1/6-Quick-Tips-to-Make-Your-Copy-More-Believable Believability above a certain point makes sales; below that point it does not. Ad copy must make what lawyers call "a prima facie case" -- that is, a case that warrants a trial in court. Only the court is the consumer, and the trial is buying and using the goods. Daniel Levis Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21318/1/By-The-Rocket%26%2339%3Bs-Red-Glare%3A-What-Fireworks-Displays-Can-Teach-Us-About-Tradeshows Fireworks are not an everyday event. Yet, even in this small window of opportunity exists the potential for profitability.  There's something about them -- the noise, the color, the pyrotechnic glory -- that resonates with crowds. This basic technology has been wowing spectators for a very long time, by presenting the same products and services in a way that's new and exciting. Susan Friedmann Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21317/1/Dirty-Little-Secrets%3A-Five-Things-Trade-Show-Attendees-Don%26%2339%3Bt-Want-You-To-Know Look at the show floor.  Check out the attendees.  They look ordinary enough -- but they have secrets for successful selling.  Dirty little secrets that they'd never tell anyone, not even under duress.  These secrets are strong unifying factors influencing buying decisions  which helps to achieve higher sales every time. Susan Friedmann Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21293/1/The-Positive-Aspects-of-Full-Color-Vinyl-Banners Things you can do to make your banner stand out. Event marketing strategy basically makes use of physical displays to get your message across your prospects. Charmaine Joy Caro Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21223/1/The-Golden-Rule-on-Vinyl-Banner-Printing What's good about online printing? 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Roger Ellerton Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21062/1/Massage-Therapy-Business-Cards-With-Muscle---Part-2 Most massage therapy business cards are pretty much useless in compelling someone to call for an appointment. In this article, you'll learn to to take a wimpy marketing tool like your massage business card and give it muscle. Eric Brown Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21001/1/Turning-Customer-Service-Inside-Out%21 While companies focus on external customer service little attention is being paid to the effect poor internal customer service has on customer satisfaction. By improving customer service within the organization you can enhance the customer service your external customers receive. Craig Harrison Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20896/1/Before-you-start-stock-trading%3A-first-think-if-it-is-worth-your-time-and-money. Today people are bombarded with lucrative offers from various trading companies offering $10, $7 or even $4 per stock trade. It looks very tempting to sign up and start trading since the terms are much better than it was before the Internet trading was possible.  natali amy Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20866/1/Writing-E-Books-For-Profit Have you ever wondered what it takes to write an e-book? Did you ever wonder if writing one could be used to promote a new business venture? What, you do not know what an e-book is. Don't worry, many others have no idea what I am talking about either. Adam Terebeckij Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20773/1/Begin-at-the-Beginning%3A-Secrets-for-Success You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Beginning well means you're half done. 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Kris Nickerson Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20611/1/The-most-overlooked-method-to-get-free-Publicity In most cases, you can use the normal media channels to get the publicity you need  for your product or service. And, although you.... Abe Cherian Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20610/1/How-to-get-publicity-using-Pamphlets-and-Pitch-Letters You can publicize your service or product with a pamphlet or booklet. Topical subjects such as saving .... Abe Cherian Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20609/1/How-to-use-a-News-Release News releases, also called press releases, are the most important selling tool of publicity. The release must capture the editor's attention.... Abe Cherian Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20604/1/Know-when-to-send-in-your-Press-Release Press releases should target either general interest or special interest media. Your targets.... Abe Cherian Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20603/1/Seven-Top-Website-Marketing-Strategies-for-All-Business Here they are…the magical seven keys to website marketing that apply to virtually all business.  Apply these strategies to your website marketing efforts for maximum return on investment and great customer loyalty.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p> Brian Offenberger Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20602/1/What-is-Web-Analytics-and-Why-is-it-Crucial-for-Online-Marketing-Success%3F Do you know what your website is telling you?  A crucial part of your online marketing efforts lie in understanding your website traffic patterns. Brian Offenberger Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20601/1/How-to-make-Direct-Response-work-one-step-at-a-time One efficient method is to use of the multi-step process in direct response marketing. 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Abe Cherian Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20521/1/Article-Writing%3A--Easy-or-Difficult%3F How a high school drop out who flunked english discovered he could easily create articles Lori Steffen Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20499/1/The-Voice-of-Customer-Service Customer service is about more than mouthing the words customers want to hear in a manner so as to convey our inflection. Using a pleasant tone, effective intonation, and empathic emotion our voice can go a long way toward helping customers feel heard, valued and cared for. Craig Harrison Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20498/1/Getting-Past-Gatekeepers%3A-Don%26%2339%3Bt-Get-Left-At-the-Gate-When-Calling-on-Decision-Makers DOES IT SOMETIMES SEEM AS THOUGH DECISION MAKERS are residing in a gated community? 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Molly Gordon Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20360/1/7-Compelling-Reasons-to-Sign-Up-for-Internet-Marketing-Ezines Internet Marketing Ezines give you a huge competitive edge in online businesses. Discover some of the leading benefits that few people know about, and how you can find and leverage these valuable subscriptions to your advantage simply by being a subscriber. Simon Leung Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20228/1/Leading-Teams Being a leader means getting things done through other, which implies a team of some kind Chris Anderson Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20227/1/Is-Your-Supply-Chain-Competitive%3F Your supply chain is a team too and, in order to be competitive, you need to lead your supply chain as a team. Chris Anderson Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20226/1/Turning-Your-Supply-Chain-into-a-Value-Chain Leading value chains or proactively managing your supply chain is the future. Chris Anderson Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20225/1/How-does-Design-Flow-Differ-from-Manufacturing-Flow%3F What is the difference between core process flows within your company? Chris Anderson Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20224/1/How-is-Design-Flow-Different%3F Design is about iteration not replication. Chris Anderson Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20223/1/Thinking-Outside-the-Box%3A-Inventive-Problem-Solving Shoud a solution be the cause of another problem? Chris Anderson Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20222/1/Understanding-Corrective-and-Preventive-Actions Together, corrective and preventive actions are integral parts of a continuous improvement program Chris Anderson Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20221/1/The-Quality-Standard-for-the-Aerospace-Industry In the aerospace industry, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers have historically dealt with a large number of often conflicting standards and regulations. Chris Anderson Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20155/1/Wildfire-Productions-Announces-Release-of-Latest-Client-Website%3A-Just-Art-Related Wildfire Productions is a professional design and marketing company. 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Chris Anderson Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19969/1/Improve-Process-Control--with-Six-Sigma-Tools Organizations can also determine error rate by effectively reversing the typical process of Six Sigma.  Chris Anderson Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19967/1/-How-to-Start-Writing-Policies-and-Procedures If your policies and procedures are incomplete, outdated or inconsistent, then you are probably not driving the performance improvement you intended. Chris Anderson Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19966/1/Organizational-Design--for-Process-Improvement Process improvement tools are great but if your organization is not designed for change then it just is not going to happen. Chris Anderson Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19965/1/Is-Your-Training-Effective%3F Everybody uses some form of training to improve skills and increase competencies.  How do you know if your training is effective? Chris Anderson Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19950/1/6-Red-Hot-Tips-To-Get-Your-Articles-Read This interesting article addresses some of the key issues regarding marketing. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about marketing. Anthony Harris Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19945/1/Don%26%2339%3Bt-Get-Caught-With-Google-Adsense-Click-Fraud The more you understand about any subject, the more interesting it becomes. As you read this article you'll find that the subject of marketing is certainly no exception. Most of this information comes straight from the marketing pros. Careful reading to the end virtually guarantees that you'll know what they know. Anthony Harris Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19873/1/Assessing-Trade-Show-Sponsorships%3A-Smart-Move-or-Waste-of-Money%3F Participating in a trade show is expensive. From the minute you express interest in exhibiting at a show, you're flooded with sponsorship opportunities. All sponsorship opportunities are valuable -- to the right exhibitor. There must be a good match between the exhibitor, their goals and objectives, and the results the sponsorship can deliver. Susan Friedmann Sun, 28 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19872/1/The-Power-of-Podcasting%3A-What-Exhibitors-Need-To-Know What's the most precious commodity in the world? The most precious commodity in the world is not something you can mine, or harvest, or hoard in safety deposit boxes. The most precious commodity is something you have an almost endless supply of.  Susan Friedmann Sun, 28 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19826/1/Email-Newsletter-Templates%3A-Text Tips and techniques for creating a text email newsletter template; explains how to format an email newsletter, then turn that format into a template that can be used over.   Robert Abbott Sat, 27 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19852/1/6-Ways-To-Use-Customer-%26-Sales-Newsletters A customer, sales, or marketing newsletter can be a powerful tool for building business, both within and outside the company.   Robert Abbott Fri, 26 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19767/1/How-To-Get-Inbound-Links-To-Your-Website To achieve a high rank on search engines, your website needs inbound links. 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Chris Anderson Wed, 17 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19697/1/Electronic-Cards%3A-A-Winning-Business-Solution-for-Keeping-the-Attention-of-Prospects-and-Costumers E-cards, being a very good example of tradition and innovation fusion, are today's Marketing Professionals' lucky charm in attracting new clients and retaining the old ones. erica alexia Wed, 17 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19672/1/How-To-Use-Autoresponders-To-Increase-Your-Sales Valuable autoresponder tips and strategies that will help you to use your autoresponders to successfully increase your sales. ken hill Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19667/1/Finally-No-Wires%21-Guide-To-Using-an-EVDO-Internet-Access-Card-%26-Router-for-Trade-Shows In February 2006 D-Link, a well known router company, and Kyocera, a well known cell phone products manufacturer, launched a product that will revolutionize how trade show exhibitors will gain access to broadband Internet access. Evan Owen Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19666/1/How-To-Stand-Out-at-Your-Next-Trade-Show%3A-Engage-All-The-Senses In the hyper competitive world of trade shows trying to stand out from the crowd can be quite challenging.  It seems that everyone has a nice display, great graphics, brochures and the typical ball point pen or koozie with logo which makes it difficult to be different. Evan Owen Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19613/1/Health-and-Elder-Care-Businesses-Participate-in-Free-Direct-Mailing Reach thousands of seniors and family caregivers in your target market through this unique direct mailing - free of charge. Barbara Mascio Fri, 12 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19585/1/How-To-Keep-Your-Customers-Coming-Back%21 What I want to show you today is how remembering conversations with your customers will keep them coming back to you over and over again. Ken Ajoku Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19563/1/Little-Writing-Mistakes%2C-Big-Cost%3A-Experts-Agree-Editors-Mean-Better-Business This article demonstrates why it's important to have all your documents reviewed by a reputable third party. Chandra Clarke Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19557/1/Guidelines-to-Effective-Marketing-Testing Too many marketing efforts have gone down the tubes because marketers "went with their gut" on a campaign, believing they knew best what the customer would want.  Remember that "New & Improved" ... sometimes isn't. Sharon Bray-McPherson Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19492/1/What%92s-In-A-Name%3F-The-Six-Essential-Elements-You-Need-To-Know Selecting a name for your new business is not easy. A name does more than identify your company.  It tells customers who you are, what you do, and more than a little about how you do it. Susan Friedmann Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19491/1/Just-a-Click-Away%3A-Using-the-Internet-to-Facilitate-Your-Market-Research Market research is one of the most valuable selling tools a show organizer has. With the Online Expo becoming more and more of an industry presence, here are five techniques that augment traditional market research methods. Susan Friedmann Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9865/1/Ezine-Advertising-Strategy-Exposed-16-Tips-to-Boost-Your-Profits Learn the necessary strategies for successful ezine advertising. You\'ll learn how to avoid the poor performing ones while uncovering the gems. Greg Root Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19360/1/Harness-the-Sales-Power-of-Niche-Marketing The key to attracting new customers to your business lies in understanding a few simple things about how customers think. Joel Sussman Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19128/1/The-Only-Way-Left-for-the-Little-Guy-to-get-Rich-in-the-Restaurant-Business How independent restaurant owners can turn any restaurant around and turn it into a "money-making machine" by using innovative and unconventional marketing techniques. Jerry Minchey Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19115/1/10-ways-women-restaurant-owners-and-managers-are-using-unconventional-restaurant-marketing-and-advertising-to-skyrocket-profits How women restaurant owners and managers are taking the lead in using unconventional restaurant marketing techniques in their restaurant restaurant marketing plan and strategies. Jerry Minchey Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19085/1/IRS-Attacks-401k-Part-time-Employee-Exclusions-and-Your-Determination-Letter-is-useless%85. 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Susan Friedmann Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18914/1/What-To-Do-When-Nothing%92s-New%3A-Five-Strategies-for-Success There are years when companies struggle to survive.  Other years, it takes every ounce of effort just to maintain market position. Is it even worth exhibiting during these times?  Do the results of participating in a trade show while your company's in a lull phase justify the costs Susan Friedmann Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18897/1/Search-Engine-Information-from-the-EXOMXPO-Convention This article gives you the information on how Web 2.0 can increase your web site marketing. Michael Rock Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18868/1/Pack-your-financial-seminar-with-the-right-seminar-invitation Pack your financial seminar when you have the compelling language that makes people attend.  A simple structure and flow to your invitation will gain you 300% more attendees. Larry Klein Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18836/1/The-Big-Debate-Continues-%96-Internet-Mortgage-Leads-vs.--Direct-Mail For an entire generation, the mortgage industry has been utilizing direct mail to reach their customers.  Internet mortgage leads have also started playing a major role in acquiring new customers. But which direct marketing tactics are really driving the ROI?  Brian Rice Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18714/1/The-Skinny-On-Article-Directories Boost your article marketing results by finding and using article directories effectively. Bonnie Davis Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18441/1/How-to-choose-Autoresponder-properly. In order to be really successful online businesses need to understand what it is about the Internet that makes it so appealing to customers. Autoresponders are the powerful marketing and customer service tool  that make your customers desire for instant gratification work to your advantage Eugenijus Sakalauskas Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18332/1/THE-VIRTUAL-EDGE---WORK-AT-HOME-SUCCESS-The-Virtual-Edge-%96-The-Website-that-Shines%21 Surefire ways to get the advantage over your competitors through the design of your most valuable, virtual asset … your website. Diana Ennen Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18259/1/Suuccess-is-Attitude-too%21 Internet marketing can be made easier. Mike Pachuta Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18249/1/Owning-A-Piece-Of-The-Internet Description of what it is like and what are the main steps to take to setup an online business Roberto Zarotti Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18198/1/Opt-in-e-mail-marketing---seven-ways-get-started-today. Opt-in e-mail marketing really can work for absolutely any business model. Even if you have no desire to create  and manage a web site , e-mail marketing can still help you generate a substantial income. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18140/1/How-to-Make-Your-Own-PDF-Easily If you are an internet marketer sooner or later you will need to learn to make your own PDF. I have just learned how to do it for free and easily. Krzysztof Sroka Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18092/1/Strong-Arm-Sales-Stop-Success-Cold By engaging attendees in conversation, questioning and listening more than talking, and truly focusing on solving the attendee's problems, you are far more likely to make a sale the attendee is satisfied with.  Train your team to have a needs-focused approach... Susan Friedmann Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18091/1/Wagging-the-Dog-%3A-Plan-Ahead-for-What-Happens-After-the-Show Preparing for post-show activities is one of the wisest decisions you can make.....  By clearly deliniating your plan for after the show, you'll be able to streamline your operation....., and maintain valuable business relationships.  Key to this are....  Susan Friedmann Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18090/1/Hiring-A-Branding-Company-101 How to hire a branding company. Scott White Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17989/1/Raise-Your-Website-Traffic-with-RSS---Blogs-and-YAHOO%21-Part-2. RSS feeds can help you get more trafficto your website. Kamau Austin Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17942/1/An-Elevator-Speech---an-Indispensable-Tool-for-Self-Promotion An elevator speech is an indispensable tool for promoting your work. An elevator speech is a sentence or two that you can deliver in the space of an elevator ride that expresses the essence of your unique offer. Learn how to prepare it. Molly Gordon Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17925/1/What-Does-Multimedia-Mean-and-How-Can-it-Help-My-Business%3F In an era where we are constantly exposed to imagery and brands, having a strong corporate identity is a major factor for helping to market a companies products or services. John Lewis Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17923/1/What-is-Graphic-Design-and-How-Can-It-Help-My-Business%3F As the number of companies, products and services increase, an effective eye catching design is a critical element for marketing your business. An innovative design will help differentiate your company from the competition. John Lewis Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17874/1/What-Do-You-Need-to-Know-Before-You-Design-Your-Own-Logo%3F What elements make a successful logo? Here are 10 logo design tips that professionals use. Karen Saunders Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17867/1/Business-Blog-Savvy%3A-Avoiding-the-8-Pitfalls-of-Do-It-Yourself-Blogging You can pat yourself on the back if you're one of the thousands of small business professionals that have set up a blog to communicate with your potential clients. Or, maybe you haven't started your business blog yet, but intend to. Take note now so you can avoid some of the consequences of do-it-yourself blogging. Patsi Krakoff Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17856/1/The-makings-of-a-marketing-plan Fact is, just the thought of a "marketing plan" overwhelms many. Scott White Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17838/1/Hear-that-knocking%3F-That%92s-SEO-with-business-at-your-door "What have you Googled lately?" Scott White Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17807/1/Defining-Corporate-Identity%2C-Brand-Identity-%26-Brand-Image Corporate identity is a company's visual presence, which involves the corporate logo and design strategy for corporate marketing collateral. Scott White Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17781/1/Branding%2C-Positioning-and-Differentiation Different products need to be different brands with different names. However, the only thing common about this sense is that it's all too commonly ignored in the hopes of cheating risk and the possibility of failure. Scott White Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17753/1/A-Marketing-Plan Your strategic marketing plan gives the company, and everyone in it, a benchmark to measure all marketing activities against. Scott White Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17679/1/How-to-Get-Your-Consumer-Invention-to-Market You have an idea for a great invention, so what do you do now?  Joan Lefkowitz, agent for the most successful hair accessory invention in history, the TopsyTail, offers a step-by-step "informed approach" on how to turn your consumer invention into a bonanza of extra income. Joan Lefkowitz Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17678/1/Love-Your-Labels%2C-Don%26%2339%3Bt-Feel-Them Itchy clothing labels are a universal annoyance for men, women and children.  Joan Lefkowitz of Accessory Brainstorms, New York, has invented a product to solve this problem.  She has named the product Tag Tamers. Joan Lefkowitz Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17632/1/Testing-your-way-to-increased-profits Testing is where the money is made with your advertising. Find out the best  possibilities of increased profits that testing and marketing result tracking can deliver for you! Start competing with the big boys! Patricia Jones Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17576/1/Tracking-your-Sales-Organizations-efforts-for-increased-bottom-line-profits Emphasizes why the successful organizations track all of their efforts as well as what we should be focused on tracking on a day to day basis. Find out the benefits of effective marketing result tracking! Patricia Jones Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17544/1/Network-Marketing-Success%3A-A-Simple-Strategy The path to network marketing success can be easily navigated by following a very simple strategy. This strategy involves discipline, action, and self-confidence. By generating your own leads, prospecting and connecting with those leads, and understanding leads as individuals, you will find yourself on a straight road to successful network marketing. Nabil Khoury Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17528/1/How-to-Make-a-Book-Cover-Design-that-Flies-Off-the-Shelf%21 According to The Wall Street Journal, "The average bookstore browser who picks up a book spends eight seconds looking at the front cover and 15 seconds reading the back." You can't tell - but you can sell - a book by its cover. Here are a few powerful book cover design techniques that professional book designers use.   Karen Saunders Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17125/1/8-Mistakes-That-Can-Kill-Your-Website Ya gotta start somewhere when it comes to building an ezine list… but where? Here are 9 great tips on how to get a list in a hurry from a seasoned ezine pro who's built her list to 20,000. Suzanne Falter-Barns Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17103/1/Ignore-At-Your-Own-Peril---Article-Submission-Mistakes Avoid having your article tossed into the "delete" file by following these basic steps. Bonnie Davis Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17007/1/Free-Affiliate-Programs----an-instrument-to-earn-money-online You can use free affiliate programs to earn money from your web-traffic Knut Holt Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17000/1/Successful-Internet-Marketing When getting started marketing on the internet, it seems veryoverwhelming.  I mean with getting ....... Bryon Zirker Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16919/1/Countdown-to-Success-%3A-Twelve-Things-to-do-Twelve-Months-in-Advance When a show's a year away, it may seem like you have lots of time to get ready.  Twelve months is not long, especially with all the pre-show planning, training, and preparation you've got to do.  Here is a checklist of ...... Susan Friedmann Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16918/1/Preshow-Planning-Equals-Success-%3A-10-Essential-Questions-You-Have-To-Ask The early bird gets the worm.  The same holds true for trade shows -- the most successful exhibitors are those who start planning at least 12 months prior to the next event.  Exhibiting requires a great deal of time, money.... Susan Friedmann Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16905/1/Thank-You-Rich-Jerk-E-Book-Review This is a must have for anyone looking to make money on the internet Jeremy Butler Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16896/1/How-To-Gain-Monopoly-Like-Profits-Through-Ethnic-Marketing Learn to generate monopoly like profits from finding a loyal, enthusiastic untapped segment of ethnic customers. Michael Bolden Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16890/1/5-Sales-Letter-Tips-To-Explode-Your-Conversion-Rate Valuable tips on copywriting, writing a sales letter, increasing your conversion rate, improving your internet marketing and online business and more. Keith Gilbert Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16889/1/7-Secrets-to-a-Successful-Business-Blog%3A-How-to-Blog-Smart Today's software makes it so easy to set up a blog that it seems like everybody and their neighbor has a blog. Yes, they are a fad right now. And yes, they are a great business tool for any business, large or small - and they're here to stay. Patsi Krakoff Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16700/1/The-Cumulative-Effect-of-Marketing-and-Advertising One of the most difficult for people to get used to is thefact that they do not get any return on their advertisingdollar. When you start testing advertising and marketing done theemotional response way, you'll have to decide whetheradvertising and marketing campaigns you start and test areworking well enough to continue. Abe Cherian Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16682/1/How-to-Make-the-Most-of-Your-Advertising Regardless of whether you're using a free or paid ad service, it's a must to check your ad, considering the amount of effort, time and money you've put into it. Let me just quickly throw together a checklist here so you can make the most of your advertising. Kit Lum Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16672/1/Make-Fewer-Cold-Calls-and-Get-Better-Results There's a way to make cold calling  pleasant and relaxed .  Ari Galper Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8796/1/5-Ways-To-Get-Traffic-Racing-To-Your-Website Are you looking for more visitors to your website, but maybe you're short on cash?  Well there are a lot of Big Boys out there that can spend $5,000 to $20,000 per month, but if you are fairly new at this business, we need to be creative.  There are many ways to get targeted traffic to your website without spending a penny: Verline Bennett Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6880/1/Should-You-Use-Sales-Letters-Before-Your-Cold-Call%3F Remember the numbers game?  Ari Galper Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6798/1/What-Does-She-Have-That-I-Don%92t%3F   Karen Saunders Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6789/1/Private-Label-Articles---7-Benefits-Of-Why-You-Should-ONLY-Use-PLR-Articles-For-Your-Content-Websites. Discover the 7 benefits of using private label articles exclusively for your websites. This article covers everything from branding to saving time and money all with PLR articles. If you read just one article about the importance of using private label articles than this is the one… Paul Kleinmeulman Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6757/1/Knowing-what-you-should-be-testing. Accurate testing will show you almos exactly how wellyou're going to do with each promotion before you send it. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6755/1/Leveling-the-Search-Engine-Marketing-Playing-Field. Believe in a SEO marketing system that can revolutionize the way you think of Search Engine Optimization as you know it. Mark Keller Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6732/1/Top-5-Tips-to-Have-Them-Lining-Up-At-Your-Trade-Show-Booth You've jumped through all the hurdles and management just approved the budget for the trade show booth you've been dying to do for ages.  You just high-fived your team when it hits you-you don't just need a trade show booth, you need that trade show booth to get results! Patty Stripes Fri, 02 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6727/1/Trade-Show-Marketers%3A-How-To-Make-Attendees-Willingly-Rush-to-Your-Booth Trade show booths are a lot like cars. They all basically do the same thing: they take you from point A to point B. Some do it in sleek, chic manner, others with zip and zing, and sill others do it more by just sort of lumbering along. Patty Stripes Fri, 02 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6637/1/About-Logos What makes one logo better than another? Why do you need a logo? How does your current logo stack up? Vukan Karadzic Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6618/1/What-The-Company-Conference-Call-Is%21 If you are an investor the more information you have, the better. News releases, the latest earnings and research reports are all good sources of information, but one often overlooked source worth following is the company conference call. Cornelius Callan Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6617/1/Keep-One-Ear-to-the-Ground%3A-Essentials-for-the-International-Exhibitor There is an element of risk in international exhibiting.  There are certainly things you can do to minimize your company's exposure to risk.  One must weigh the perceived risk against the possible rewards and make a reasoned judgement call.  To do that, use the MAP formula:.... Susan Friedmann Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6616/1/Always-Leave-Them-Laughing%3A-Integrating-Humor-into-Your-Trade-Show-Marketing-Campaign It is important to remember that your trade show campaign should be fully integrated into your marketing plan as a whole.  Consistency in corporate image is key.  Humor can be a great way to convey your marketing message.... Susan Friedmann Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6569/1/Common-Marketing-Errors-That-Will-Destroy-Your-Business%21 Mistakes are part of doing business and employees make them daily.  Factors such as the size of the business, the number of associates, and a failure of management to review progress within departments.  You will have to recognize and address marketing strategies if you are to avoid making the easy mistakes. Super Admin Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6557/1/Turn-Your-Marketing-Pieces-into-Marketing-Masterpieces-with-These-Five-Design-Techniques It's almost 5 o'clock on Friday afternoon. Do you know where your newest marketing pieces are? If you're a small business owner, they may be buried on your desk because you've got so many other important details to handle. Or they're still sitting on your assistant's desk where she's staring at them hopelessly. She's an admin assistant, for heaven's sake, not a designer, and she knows what she's produced so far is not very memorable or effective. Karen Saunders Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6533/1/5-Ways-to-Create-Content-to-Drive-Traffic-to-Your-Site There are many ways to promote your business online. The difference between online marketing and offline marketing though is profound. Jinger Jarrett Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6383/1/10-Ways-To-Increase-Sales-By-Promoting-Yourself People will feel more comfortable purchasing your products if you give them a little information aboutyourself 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. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6360/1/Explode-Your-Leads-With-Dynamite-Sticky-Handouts You've put months into having your trade show booth designed.  Now it's finished or very close.  You walk around your new booth like a proud parent when it suddenly dawns on you; you need promotional handouts to go with it!  Where to start, though? Patty Stripes Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6355/1/9-Ways-To-Get-Free-Traffic-To-Your-Website Learn how to get a stampede of website visitors without spending any money. This article will show you how to drive free targeted traffic to your website. Melanie Mendelson Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6350/1/Top-5-Reasons-for-Buying-a-Used-Trade-Show-Booth Buying a used trade show booth is the answer to your dilemma!  Which is also the first reason for buying a used booth.  Money!  Yes, you can save quite a bit of money by purchasing a used one.  Used trade show booths can be big bargains and can be found to fit most any budget, no matter how small. Patty Stripes Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6348/1/Rut-Busters%3A-Changing-Your-Trade-Show-Routine Routines can easily become ruts, especially at a trade show. It's also one of the biggest mistakes you can make.  Exhibiting is, by its very nature, a constantly evolving art.  To be successful, you need to embrace what is new and exciting.  It requires pushing boundaries. Susan Friedmann Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6347/1/The-Changing-of-the-Guard%3A--Four-Key-Exhibiting-Strategies-for-Generation-Y Generation Y are trendsetters.  If you can attract Generation Y's attention, you'll get the other two groups as well.....    How do you attract Generation Y?  It may be trickier than you think..... Susan Friedmann Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6291/1/The-rarely-told-truth-about-network-marketing Most people don't realize that network marketing is a business of marketing and promotion pursued by people who have NO IDEA how to market and promote. This article goes right to the core about why and how network marketing should be used. Charles Hawkins Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6159/1/How-To-Use-Joint-Venture-Marketing-And-Explode-Your-Profits The benefits of Joint Venture to your business and how to take action. Alan Cheng Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1460/1/Being-visible-on-a-budget Once upon a time a company introduced a new product.  They didn't want their competition to know, so they didn't advertise or even send out a news release.  Sales of the new product were disappointing.  The manufacturer was unhappy.  What went wrong?  Any thoughts? Claire Cunningham Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1455/1/The-Five-Methods-To-Generate-Profitable-Marketing-Ideas-Quickly Five innovation methods you can use to stimulate creativity and to generate profitable marketing ideas quickly. Allan Katz Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1446/1/Untangle-The-War-Between-Satellite--And-Cable-Providers Aren't you tired of those ads on television in which the cable television industry and satellite dish providers trash each other? Is either telling the truth? Let's face it; I doubt very seriously that the cable company shows up every month at your home to collect your payment with a lot of pigs attacking your home and leave while chewing on your money. Don Miller Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1395/1/15-Questions-for-People-Who-Are-Considering-A-Partnership Is the person you are considering the right one to be your partner?  Here are some important questions to ask each other before you sign an agreement. Dorene Lehavi Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1371/1/Using-Your-e-Products-To-Create-Joint-Ventures. 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Anthony Jewell Tue, 04 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1280/1/The-Power-of-Marketing-Podcasts According to a recent survey by Pew Internet and American Life poll, about 22 million Americans own MP3 players or iPods.  Those figures perhaps help to explain the growing popularity of podcasts - audio "blogs" or radio shows distributed by RSS and used as a new, and highly effective , form of marketing.  This article explains the benefits of marketing podcasts, and gives a brief guide on how to get started. Robert Moment Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1225/1/Organic-%93Natural%94-Search-Engine-Optimization-Vs-Pay-Per-Click-Search-Engine-Advertising In this article, we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of both methods of search engine marketing. 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With some creativity you can market your home based business inexpensively. Timothy Spaulding Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1148/1/Product-Marketing-for-Home-Based-Online-Businesses Product marketing for your home based online business is essential for your success.  Here are some suggestions to market your web page affordably. Timothy Spaulding Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1141/1/Home-Based-Internet-Business%3A-Researching-for-Niche-Markets Improving the chances of success for your home based online business depends on finding niche markets for your product or service.  Here are some tips to help you search for niche markets that are right for your home based online business. Timothy Spaulding Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1140/1/Marketing-Your-Home-Business-With-Minisites There are several ways to market your home business products online.  One of the more popular ways is through minisites.  With very little time and effort your minisite could be up and running today. Timothy Spaulding Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1139/1/Internet-Marketing-and-Getting-Your-Site-Noticed So you have created a powerful website and you are ready to do business.  That's great, but unless your site gets seen your great website won't do you any good. Timothy Spaulding Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1138/1/Niche-Marketing-for-a-Home-Based-Business The best way to get your home based online business noticed is through niche marketing.  Here are some ways to identify the appropriate niche keywords to drive traffic to your web page. Timothy Spaulding Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/769/1/Marketing-Your-Home-Business-on-a-Tight-Budget Starting a home business can be an exciting and frightening prospect. In order to make your home based business go you must market it. And this can be done on a limited budget. Timothy Spaulding Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1084/1/The-Importance-Of-Real-Estate-Farming What is real estate farming? Real estate farming is the process of branding yourself to a specific group of people, area or market segment as a first choice agent for homebuyers, homesellers or real estate investors. Real estate farming is a long time investment in both time and money but well worth it in the end because it will help you develop business on a regular basis. Amanda Smith Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1037/1/%241148-in-One-Day-Working-With-Plants%3F--You-Bet%21 Looking for a way to earn extra income and you like to work with plants?  This article will show you how to market your own landscaping business. Michael McGroarty Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/880/1/Network-Marketing-Success--The-Top-15-Power-Phrases-for-Recruiting-Business-Professionals What are the top 15 words and power phrases for talking to business owners about network marketing? How do you get their attention? Read on! doug firebaugh Sun, 04 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/841/1/MLM-Training--MLM-Leadership-and-the-Secret-of-PersonaLeadership What is the secret to Leadership in Network Marketing? It is simple and powerful. doug firebaugh Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/833/1/Free-Keyword-Research-Tools-Are-Not-As-Effective-as-Wordtracker Many online marketers fail, because they just don't realize that free keyword research tools only give very competitive keywords. You need wordtracker to strike it niche (RICH). Alexander Marlin Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/819/1/MLM-Training--The-One-Secret-to-Building-a-Massive-Wealth-Structure What is THE secret to building wealth in Network Marketing? Do you know it? Read on! doug firebaugh Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/808/1/MLM-Success--The-Secrets-to-Striking-Gold-in-Your-Memory-Jogger How do you srtike gold in your mlm memory jogger? This article will show you how to find the gold nuggets! Read on! doug firebaugh Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/751/1/Network-Marketing-Success--The-Secret-to-Who-You-Will-become-in-MLM What REALLY determines who you will become in Network Marketing? It starts at the very beginning! Read on! doug firebaugh Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/687/1/MLM-Training--The-Beginning-MLM-Distributor%26%2339%3Bs-Getting-Started-Checklist-Training How do you get a new distributor stated that will DUPLICATE? A checklist! Here is a powerful checklist for Success! doug firebaugh Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/677/1/MLM-Recruiting--The-Secret-MLM-Prospecting-Formula-for-Becoming-10-Feet-Tall-and-Bulletproof%21 What is the secret to becoming 10 feet tall and bulletproof in Network Marketing and your Home Business? Here is the formula! doug firebaugh Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/657/1/7-Great-Ways-to-Market-Yourself-and-Your-Business-to-Help-Increase-Sales Learn 7 great ways to market your business and therefore increase sales and profits. Roger Boatwright Sat, 20 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/655/1/Network-Marketing-Success--The-TRUE-COST-of-Lack-of-Action-in-Your-Home-Business What is the TRUE COST of your lack of action in your home business? It will surprise you, as it really is expensive in many ways! This will open your eyes! Read on! doug firebaugh Sat, 20 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/627/1/Network-Marketing-Success--Developing-the-Winner%26%2339%3Bs-Mindset-for-MLM-Success How do you develop a Winner's Mindset in Network Marketing? Two words! Find out what they are! Read on! doug firebaugh Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/552/1/7-Pitfalls-of-Using-Email-to-Sell Are you sending e-mails to prospects instead of calling them? Is e-mail your selling medium of choice because it lets you avoid the rejection that you dread when you make real cold calls? Ari Galper Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/540/1/8-Procedures-to-Take-Control-of-Sales-and-Marketing With well-defined processes and procedures in place, you will increase efficiency by reducing ineffective sales and marketing programs. Sean Battles Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/522/1/11-Proven-Methods-For-Maximizing-Your-Business-%28While-You-Sleep%29-By-Using-The-Magic-Of-Autoresponders Learn how the magic of autoresponders can save you time and money while helping you grow your business. Clifford Mee Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/485/1/MLM-Recruiting-Success--There-Are-Only-2-Types-of-People-You-will-Talk-To-in-Your-MLM-Buisness Who are the 2 Types of People in the world? You will be talking to them both, but need to peruse only one. Read on! doug firebaugh Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/447/1/10-Essential-Criteria-For-Choosing-Your-Target-Market For greater success carefully determine your target market by following these 10 essential criteria. Tessa Stowe Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/445/1/Autoresponse-Plus%2C-The-Email-Marketing-Solution-To-Increase-Sales Increase your Sales with Autoresponse Plus. Matt Bacak Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/442/1/Raise-Funds-For-Your-Nonprofit-Using-An-Annual-Direct-Mail-Program This article teaches nonprofit staff, and volunteers how to obtain funds for their organizations using direct mail. Berwyn Kemp Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/433/1/The-New-Staffing%3A-Survival-Tactics-that-Work If you've ever been in marketing, you know it's in your blood, and it never leaves. It's also innate to most successful business owners and managers; that constant monitoring of what's going on, with the eyes, ears, nose and throat of the consumer. I'm reminded of Conrad Hilton's wife who said she refused to travel with him. The founder of the Hilton chain, he couldn't enter a hotel without taking mental notes and giving a running commentary. hollys hs Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/423/1/What-Makes-Ebook-Marketing-So-Promising%3F Ebook marketing looks promising, because there are low costs, a quick access to the market and high profit margins. Everybody can join this profitable online business. Lil Waldner Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/422/1/How-to-Find-and-Keep-the-Perfect-VA Too much to do? Got marketing tasks you can't get to? You can get help from a virtual assistant, or VA ?but finding the right one for your business can be tricky. Here are tips on how to find the perfect helper, and assure a long-term happy relationship from a seasoned VA employer ?and her own excellent VA! Suzanne Falter-Barns Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/417/1/The-%93better-product%94-fallacy Marketing people think that better product will win the day for them. Philip Kotler says, "Marketer too much concentrates on product". Marketer concentrates more one ups that the customer experience as Nirmalya Kumar. Say, Author is describing how faulty this method is. Arvind Kumar Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/413/1/%93Buzz-Marketing%3A-Marketing-to-non-marketable-customer%94. In today market scenario, people are tending toward 'No Brand'. To them it is not the brand what matter, but the experience with the product is most sought after why the buy and how branding of your product could be done with these 'No Brand' generation is most challenging question in face of today marketer. Here are some of guerilla marketing tactics and strategy discussed by author. Arvind Kumar Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/406/1/Non-of-Product-exists-in-this-world Wal-Mart and Tesco retailer are defining the market today. Brands owner see themselves helpless when it comes to marketing to these no-brand markets. Can they competete with them or they will die? Arvind Kumar Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/347/1/Competitor-Analysis---How-writing-rubbish-can-give-you-an-edge The Gobbledygook Competitor Analysis Tip When typing c*ap can tell you a lot about your competition… One of the great things about Adwords is it allows you to test so many different things ever so quickly. It is a very useful tool but if it were likened to a sword - it would be double-edged. What do I mean by this? Tom O&#x27;Brien Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10354/1/Effective-or-Irritating%3A-The-Use-of-Pop-Windows-in-Internet-Marketing A few years ago, pop-up windows were all the rage in Internet marketing. It seemed that every time one opened a web page they would be bombarded with offers for this or that. Bibi Liew Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10348/1/10-Ways-To-Get-Your-Ads-Or-Messages-Noticed Ten simple, but powerful tips to get your ads or messages noticed. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/221/1/Effective-Ad-Copy-Is-The-Key-To-Successful-Marketing All marketing boils down to communication whether it is traditional or not.  Advertising is meant to convey to potential customers some benefit for choosing a company product or service. Super Admin Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10329/1/Wise-Man-Marketing If you find advertising expensive, feel concerned that the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns are difficult to measure, then discover marketing\'s wolf in sheep\'s clothing. Martin Day Wed, 10 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10295/1/Dramatic-Advertising-That-Sells Think about the last car purchase you made... Did you watch closely for advertisements that explained all of the features before you bought the car? Probably not. In fact, studies show that most of us notice the ads AFTER we have purchased our new car. Allyn Cutts Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10292/1/How-To-Generate-Web-Site-Traffic-For-Free%3F Website owners and ecommerce entrepreneurs receive tips how to generate traffic to their website for free or to moderate costs. Lil Waldner Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10269/1/Tricks-of-the-Trade%3A-Design-your-Booth-for-Maximum-Impact The fight for your customer\'s attention at a tradeshow has never been so intense. Budget cutbacks in the travel sector means that buyers spend less time than ever at shows. To make the most of their time, they pre-plan their agendas and do their best to stick to them. The rules of the game are forever changed. Patty Stripes Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10261/1/GoDaddy%92s-Super-Bowl-Commercial-Success Many industry people questioned GoDaddy's decision to pay the large amount for a Super Bowl commercial. But 7 months later it seems to haven provided a large boom for the company and is still being talked about. GoDaddy leads all registrars this your in domain name signups and just this week I read 3 website promotion articles that referenced the commercial. rodney ringler Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10257/1/Tradeshow-Booth-Cures---Knick-Knack-Knockouts Strategic use of Feng Shui elements like light and color of can do a great deal to contribute to our trade show success. But in today\'s competitive environment, it\'s necessary to pull out all the stops. Don\'t worry, we won\'t ask you to trot out a \"dog and pony\" show. Patty Stripes Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10254/1/Tradeshow-Booth-Cures---Living-Color Retailers and marketing professionals embrace color as one of their most effective tools. Psychologists have suggested that color impression can account for 60% of the acceptance or rejection of a product or service. Patty Stripes Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10253/1/Tradeshow-Booth-Cures---Ancient-Cures-for-Modern-Day-Problems The noise from the crowd rises and falls in a steady drone while flashing lights and other cheap tricks add to the confusion. But in this apparent disorder, a simple truth exists. The tradeshow floor is alive, full of energy and momentum. It\'s energy flows and eddies around us and best of all, it\'s possible to manipulate it for our benefit. Patty Stripes Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10236/1/Effective-Marketing-Using-Articles There is no better way to advertise and promote information than to use articles. Many businesses are now marketing their products and services via the internet which is a great way to communicate information to people all around the world. elva chen Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10235/1/Farm-Expired-Listings-for-Big-Commissions The most successful Realtors and Real Estate Agents have \"lead generating systems.\" Some Farm Expired Listings for huge profits. Lanard Perry Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10232/1/Branding-Yourself-For-Increased-Profitability A good real estate listing system can help put you on a fast track to gaining name recognition within your community in months, instead of years. And it won\'t cost you thousands of dollars to implement. Lanard Perry Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10224/1/Review%3A-Michael-Masterson%5C%27s-Accelerated-Program-for-Six-Figure-Copywriting I was nervous about ordering this copywriting program. Was it a con? Did it deliver what it said? Find out here. Karon Thackston Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10223/1/Your-Site-Map%3A-Spider-Food-or-Just-A-Light-Snack%3F Think a page with keyword-rich titles and links is plenty for a hungry spider to munch on. Not hardly! That\'s not a meal; it\'s just a light snack. Karon Thackston Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10221/1/5-Winning-Strategies-For-MLM-Success Sure you want everyone to benefit from the opportunity for freedom you have to offer, but face it... not everyone has an interest in extracting themselves from their comfort zone. Successful MLM marketers are willing to step out on a limb, and to change themselves. No, it\'s not for everyone. Allyn Cutts Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10220/1/7-Key-Tactics-For-The-Small-Business-Owner For most folks, owning your own business is a dream come true. The freedom of being your own boss, and succeeding to the best of your ability are facts of life for the small business owner. Sure, there\'s more stress than what you probably imagined when you were creating your grand plans, but with a little strategy and planning you can overcome any tough spot you get in. Allyn Cutts Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10219/1/How-to-Find-Those-Niche-Markets-Your-Business-Can%5C%27t-Afford-to-Overlook How many niche markets are perched right under your nose? ...markets you\'ve been overlooking? Hey, take a look at the customers you have right now. Are there any groups that stick out in your mind? Now let me ask you this...Do your advertisements and sales cater to any of these groups? Allyn Cutts Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10218/1/3-Effective-Tactics-Every-Business-Should-Implement Do you remember your first day as a business owner? You were probably just like the rest of us... pretty darned happy and bit on the proud side. Yeah, back then we thought we could conquer the world. Now we\'re too busy conquering our own little corner of the world to pay a lot of attention to the rest of the world... unless it\'s to learn a few tips from successful marketers just like us who have made it big. Allyn Cutts Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10217/1/4-Explosive-Tips-To-Dynamite-Your-Sales-Volume Some of the most effective things in life are the simplest. Marketers spend a lot of time trying to understand the psyche of consumers, discover ways to predict economic trends and a million other aspects of business that can determine success. Hey, it pays to remember that some things are just basic, common sense and as easy as pie. Let\'s look at some tactics that just might be the key to the success you\'ve been pining for. Allyn Cutts Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10216/1/Market-Testing-The-Key-to-Advertising-Success Market testing is the key to increasing the effectiveness of your advertising campaign. If you\'re like me, just the word testing makes your shoulders slump and a groan escape your lips. Hey, it\'s really not that bad... especially when you notice the substantial increase in your bank account! Allyn Cutts Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10206/1/Promotional-Magnets%3A-Promotion-that-Sticks Some people are happy with just a business card. For others it\'s not enough to be glanced at once and packed away. They want to be attached to something that you have to open in order to eat and therefore live. Cindy Carrera Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10202/1/Promotional-Mugs%3A-Becoming-a-Part-of-the-Legendary-Coffee-Experience When you want someone to like you, associate yourself with something that they love. Take coffee for instance. How much of America, or the world for that matter, would still be asleep if it weren\'t for this dark, smoky beverage? Cindy Carrera Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10199/1/Promote-Your-Blog Well, you\'ve joined the others and have created a blog. It is time to tell the world about your online journal. Sharon Housley Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10198/1/Short-Term-vs-Long-Term-Marketing In order to create consistent sales cycles and a positive growth trend businesses usually engage in both short and long term marketing efforts. Sharon Housley Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10195/1/What-Market-Research-will-tell-you What will the results of market research tell a business? This article highlights how information gained from market research can really help your business. Martin Day Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10194/1/Why-is-Market-Research-important%3F Ever wondered why people do market research, does it really help a business? This article highlights why market research is important for any business. Martin Day Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10193/1/Encouraging-Contact Many promoters pull out all the stops to fill a venue but then miss the opportunity to maintain contact. With a little bit of effort and minimal costs it doesn\'t have to be that way. Martin Day Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10192/1/Market-research-%96-how-good-is-the-data%3F There are many research companies conducting research with the help of the general public. Paid for completing surveys is now big business but how good is the data? Martin Day Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10190/1/3-Crucial-Elements-For-Jumping-Sales-Numbers Marketers from every niche have common ground when it comes to bills. Yeah, every month there\'s a new stack of bills demanding to be paid. Will there be enough profit to slide right through bill paying time without a flinch? Or do you find yourself fretting about whether you\'ll even break even? You don\'t have to be victimized by envelopes and 8x10 sheets of paper. Implement these 3 techniques to boost your sales. Allyn Cutts Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10188/1/4-Step-Dynamic-Sales-Letters You, like all marketers have a million and one things to do today! At the top of your priorities is marketing... finding more customers and raking in greater profits. If you\'re looking for a simple, proven model to create sales content without spending hours hunched over the computer, try the AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) model. You\'ll be amazed at how fast you can create an effective salesletter. Allyn Cutts Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10186/1/The-Explosive-Benefits-of-a-Natural-Market Last year a local gentleman opened a Mexican restaurant in our area. The unique aspect of the restaurant is that not only is the Mexican food authentic, but the employees are Hispanic as well. When you walk through the doors, you feel as though you\'ve stepped into another culture. Allyn Cutts Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10185/1/Small-Ads-Produce-Dynamic-Results-4-Steps-to-Exploding-Your-Market-With-Small-Ads Dynamite comes in small packages... or in small ads in the marketing realm. Our natural instincts scream that BIGGER IS BETTER! Is it really true? Sure, the small advertisement doesn\'t have the luxury to of listing all of the benefits and cementing the deal. It does whet the reader\'s appetite for more information and clearly directs them to the desired info. Here are 4 easy steps to make small ads work for you Allyn Cutts Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10184/1/3-Lifesaving-Tactics-to-Stay-Afloat-In-a-Constantly-Changing-Marketplace Let\'s face the facts... old-fashioned marketing tools aren\'t going to keep your business a growing and prosperous entity in today\'s marketplace. Hey, this month\'s hottest techniques and information will be obsolete in six months. Now, I\'m not saying that old marketing principals can\'t be upgraded and incorporated successfully, but as a rule marketers have to stay on top of the latest marketing trends. Allyn Cutts Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10182/1/Promotional-Bags---Your-Company-Details-on-Parade Few of us can get people to wear sandwich boards for us without paying them, but easily collocated promotional bags act in much the same way... Cindy Carrera Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10166/1/Blast-Your-Way-Out-Of-A-Slump-With-4-Simple-Tactics Every business goes through a \"slump.\" Hey, you\'ve been raking in the bucks when... blam, you\'re up against a brick wall. The customers seem to have forgotten you exist, and the bills pile up. Don\'t despair... you\'re not alone. Allyn Cutts Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10165/1/Hit-The-Jackpot-With-Customer-Complaints Our most powerful instinct is to avoid customer complaints, but they may be the best thing that happens to your business. Here\'s why... Allyn Cutts Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10160/1/3-High-Impact-Fixes-For-Your-Marketing-Woes How many times has your competitor gotten one over on you? The feeling of being left behind just eats away, until you do something about. The problem is that we often feel that we\'ve got to come up with some grand plan in order to get our business skyrocketing again. Don\'t be fooled! Getting back on top of the market isn\'t as tough as it seems with these high-impact, easy-to-use fixes. Allyn Cutts Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10157/1/How-To-Gain-A-Customer-Base-From-Mailing-Lists%3F A loyal customer base is a great asset for the owner of a commercial website. The article explaines how to build up a customer base by using email lists and regular mailings. Lil Waldner Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10128/1/Promotional-Pen%3A-A-Pen-by-any-other-Name Have you ever been among a group of people trading contact details? Notice the scramble for that good old-fashioned instrument, the pen. See the woman upturn her purse searching for one and the eager expressions on the faces of the people with her. Observe their eyes light up when she finally finds it. The relief is palpable; information can now be taken down for use at a later stage. The pen makes it possible. In a second the tenuous relationship between man and pen is refreshed. Cindy Carrera Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10095/1/Network-Marketing-Do%5C%27s-and-Don%92ts Why did you become a network marketer? Most people immediately respond, "for the money!" However, this is not the real reason. Law Mike Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10092/1/Network-Marketing-Success-Starts-With-You%21 There are many different techniques that successful network marketers have used, and it is tempting to look at another system, think that\'s far easier, and try to change what you are already doing. A big mistake! Find a system that works and don\'t let yourself be distracted. When your income is secure then perhaps you can experiment, but even then it could slow your progress. Law Mike Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10091/1/How-to-Boost-Your-Traffic-and-Profits-with-Content%21 Are you aware of how vitally important and valuable CONTENT is to your online business? In fact, content can do more to build your business and profits than just about any other resource or service available. Law Mike Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10040/1/10-Killer-Ways-To-Make-People-Click 10 Killer Ways To Make People Click Eugenijus Sakalauskas Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10035/1/Are-You-Getting-Nuked-By-Google-Lately%3F Since the last Google update, there have been many instances and examples of the Google Nuke Bot! This is what I call it anyway. Have you visited a favorite website lately only to realize they\'ve been nuked by Google? Martin Lemieux Sun, 24 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10005/1/Email-Advertising---How-Ad-Tracking-Helped-Create-a-Killer-Ad What started out as a routine email marketing ad tracking exercise, produced startling results, with stats to back them up. Astounding revelations that will change the way you write your copy. Charlie Cory Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/10001/1/The-Greatest-Internet-Marketing-Strategy-Using-Google-Adsense Are you writing articles with the idea of marketing your internet business? Discover how using the right keywords in articles and having Google Adsense ads on your content site is now one of the most profitable ways of internet advertising. Dean Shainin Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9957/1/The-Future-of-RSS-is-Not-Blogs Blogs vaulted RSS into the limelight but are unlikely to be the force that sustains RSS as a communication medium. The biggest opportunities for RSS are not in the blogosphere but as a corporate communication channel. Sharon Housley Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9936/1/FREE-Traffic-and-Sales-for-Your-Site-%28Part-I%29 In Place is a New System of generating web traffic. Best of all it doesn\'t cost you one red cent! trafficnsales@gmail.com Terri Wells Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9883/1/Stop-Undermining-Your-Article-Submissions%21 Get the best from your article submissions by polishing your web site first. Bonnie Davis Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9878/1/Offline-Marketing-can-help-your-Online-Business Many people miss out on some very valuable promotion opportunities by confining themselves to marketing their business online. Don\'t be one of them paul forcey Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9868/1/10-Ways-To-Keep-Visitors-At-Your-Site-Longer The more time people spend at your web site, the more time you\'ll have to persuade them to buy your product or service. Below are ten powerful ways to keep visitors at your web site longer. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9867/1/How-You-Can-Outsell-Your-Competition This article lists a number of ways that you can improve your product in order to outsell your competition. Ronald Gibson Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9843/1/Copyright-Infringement I\'ve always been of the opinion that competition is a good thing. It encourages all of us to be better and make better products. While it might be true that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, copying someone else\'s work is simply wrong. Sharon Housley Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9730/1/Blogs%3A-The-Hidden-Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Create A Blog And Watch Your Traffic Explode Van Whitsett Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9706/1/Banner-Advertising%5C%27s-Effectiveness-As-A-Marketing-Tool Do you expect your same banner ad used in print and on TV to draw the same attention online? Some say banner campaigns online don\'t work as well online as they do in other media. Maybe this due to the Internet user\'s navigating power. Simply put, Internet users have the power to use search engines to get where they want to go rather than relying on advertisements for direction. As result, banner advertising online has evolved beyond an informational marketing tool into a motivator that calls the Internet user to action. elva chen Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9695/1/Pay-Per-Click-Definitions Pay-Per-Click marketing has become an online phenomenon, with marketers only paying for traffic they receive. As Internet marketing has evolved, pay-per-click is seen by many as the middle ground between paying per impression and paying per sale. Advertisers only pay when they receive traffic that may or may not be targeted. Sharon Housley Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9668/1/20-Super-Hot-Ways-To-Make-More-Money-From-Your-Customers 20 Super Hot Ways To Make More Money From Your Customers Eugenijus Sakalauskas Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9635/1/When-Something-is-Free-Online Companies or individuals may promote a free offer or service for any number of reasons. From branding to ad revenue, companies often use \"free\" to attract attention or interest. As a consumer, it is important to realize what \"free\" might really mean. Sharon Housley Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9633/1/How-To-Market-A-Seminar Have you ever left a seminar thinking: "I could have done a better job than that!" Well you'll learn some techniques and strategies on how to market a seminar or event. Matt Bacak Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9630/1/How-to-Organize-a-Seminar-or-an-Event If you want to know how to organize a seminar or an event you'll learn the basics in this article. Such things as Establishing the theme of the event, Selecting a venue, Seminar Marketing and Publicity, Collaboration with sponsors, Managing People and working with speakers and much much more. Matt Bacak Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9605/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%2312 Disable the automatic advert optimisation feature (set in your campaign settings) to avoid giving away valuable IP to your competitors. Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9604/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%2311 International Adverts How can you see your advert running in another country? As Google will only serve adverts to people who are targeted to receive them, this brings up the issue that you will not be able to see if your adverts are indeed running in different countries you specified. Worry not - there is a solution? Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9603/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%2310 Jennifer Garner And Adwords Ok - so you\'ve got your list of keywords and you think you\'ve pretty much sussed your marketplace, but are there any more keywords you can add? Whit abuot misspilings? Or even - what about misspellings? There is a huge amount of searches performed each and every day which are misspelled, and your keyword list is no exception, even what you might consider the simplest of keywords can be misspelled for a variety of reasons. Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9602/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%239 Why Pay For Traffic? It\'s a fair question - after all most businesses on and offline have tight budgets to play with and need to make each and every penny count. Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9601/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%238 The Gobbledygook Trick When typing c*ap can tell you a lot? One of the great things about Adwords is it allows you to test so many different things so quickly. It is a very useful tool but if it were likened to a sword - it would be double-edged. Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9600/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%237 How Smart Are Your Competitors Wouldn\'t you like to know? One of the best ways to find out who the smart marketers are amongst your competition is to type in one of your target market keywords and look at the list of competitors. Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9599/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%236 It\'s easy to think you have a great list of 50 or 100 keywords and stop there but you\'d be missing out on the thousands of other keywords your competitors may have researched. Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9593/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%235 Just like in direct marketing (as that is what Adwords advertising is), phrasing your advert as a question, and in particular your headline posing a question will increase your Adwords click through rates - and hence your chance to maximise profitability. Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9591/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%234 How to increase your business profitability by hundreds of percent! Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9590/1/Adwords-Secret-Tip-%231 The USofA - What the rest of the world needs to know when setting up an account Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9572/1/Imprinted-Promotional-Items---Their-Many-Marketing-Applications There are many uses for promotional items. This means that they are just not used as freebies for a grand opening special. Knowing all the uses for these nifty items, often called \"swag,\" will open up many opportunities for your place of business. Cindy Carrera Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9570/1/Where-are-my-Adwords-Adverts%3F Why you need to know this Adwords Profit Strategy - before your competitors do... Tom O&#x27;Brien Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9561/1/Discount-Promotional-Items---How-to-Save-Money It takes money to make money is an adage we hear everyday in the business world. So, when it comes to getting promotional items, you\'ve got to budget for it. Or do you? Cindy Carrera Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9560/1/4-Sales-Strategies-with-Your-Trade-Show-Exhibition-Booth Trade show booths can act as an excellent source for generating sales enquiries in the short run. Companies are able to demonstrate their products or services and get instant enquiries at the booth which on timely follow up can result in sales. Some of the tips on how to maximize the benefits of a trade show booth as a sales tool are mentioned below. Patty Stripes Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9540/1/You-Know-Internet-Marketing-Is-for-You-When... Internet marketing can earn you dollars even as you sleep, so your money making potential sky rockets. You can utilize email and an effective website as your only tools, and still make an unlimited amount of money. Benjamin Scott Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9537/1/Promotional-Marketing-Products---Selecting-the-Perfect-Item People are known to shop on impulse- buying an item just because it is on sale, or purchasing something because it looks great in the store. When shopping for promotional items, you really can\'t succumb to impulses. Instead, you must carefully decide on an item that will help meet your objectives. Cindy Carrera Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9534/1/Trade-Show-Display-Booth---A-Marvellous-Contact-System Trade show booths are one of the best direct contact systems with end consumers. The face to face meeting opportunity with customers can provide some excellent results provided you have a good communication strategy in place. Keep in mind that there are at least a hundred other advertisers at the same trade show vying for the attention of the consumer, you have a small window to make an impression on the persons mind. Here are some tried and tested strategies to implement to maximize your on-the-floor communication. Patty Stripes Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9525/1/Unique-Gift-Items---3-Creative-Ideas With promotional items there are standards: t-shirts, mugs, note cubes, calendars, magnets and keychains. Then, there is the really creative. Sometimes with a specific campaign, you may want to go above and beyond and really start a buzz about your company. Cindy Carrera Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9524/1/Trade-Show-Marketing---Getting-Prepared-for-the-Big-Event With the increase in number of tradeshows being held across the world, it has become imperative to check the trade shows\' credentials before you commit participation. Here are some quick tips on checks to ensure that you are not heading for a dud trade show. Patty Stripes Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9516/1/Snap%2C-Crackle%2C-Click%21 For some website owners, the road to riches is as simple as using a pay-per-click campaign. But, truth be known, this path isn\'t as clear cut as you might think since not all pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns are wisely planned. While setting up a PPC ad in a search engine isn\'t very difficult to perform, the strategic planning prior to set up is what makes the response rate reach full speed. Can the average website owner carry out this planning on his own? Sure, if he\'s quite lucky. But, do you really want to leave your PPC campaign\'s success to luck? elva chen Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9515/1/Business-Promotional-Items---How-to-Stimulate-Word-of-Mouth-Advertising If the promotional items you give out end up in the attic or shoved in the back of a desk drawer, they are probably not doing what they are supposed to be doing. However, if items you passed out to clients and customers are being seen again and again, chances are, word-of-mouth advertising is stimulating your business. Cindy Carrera Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9514/1/Trade-Show-Promotional-Products---Boosting-Booth-Traffic The whole idea of a trade show or seminar booth is to gain new customers and perhaps repeat business from past customers. The whole idea of using a promotional item at your booth is to attract people to your table, generate interest and hopefully provoke questions. However, promotional items can also be dangerous. Why? Because people love free stuff- so you have to do this properly. Cindy Carrera Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9513/1/Trade-Show-Exhibit-Booth---7-Tips-to-Improve-Yours Once you have decided to participate in a trade show, half your work is done. The other half starts with exploring ideas on how to get the maximum out of the event both in terms of brand building as well as sales enquiries. Here are seven easy to follow and cost-free implementation tips which would help you improve your trade show booth. Patty Stripes Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9512/1/Trade-Show-Events---Do%5C%27s-and-Don%5C%27ts 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. Patty Stripes Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9510/1/A-Hands-On-Approach While living in the technology age where everything is computerized, digitized, and auto-responded, it is very easy to forget where we came from, and how all of this progress has almost completely wiped out the personal touch. Jay Conners Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9509/1/3-Ways-To-Sell-and-Have-Fun-Doing-It Every Now and then we need to step outside the box and mix up our sales approach every now and then. Here are three ideas to help you do just that! Jay Conners Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9502/1/Ten-Activities-for-Better-Mortgage-Marketing In order to stay ahead of your competition, it is important to market yourself as continuously as possible. Although some of these activities may be old, they continue to be effective, and with a little tweaking, you can bring them up to date. Jay Conners Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9493/1/Promote-Your-Products-Without-Annoying-Spam-Filters Haven\'t Your messages arrived to their final destiny? this at present is common. If you are a person looking for a living via internet maybe You need to open your eyes to other alternatives... RSS can help but... You need to make your homework if you want to survive..... Zarza Chen Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9488/1/More-on-Keywords Keywords are the heart to effective Internet searches. Whether optimizing a web site or searching for a hard-to-find item, consider tapping resources to locate a variety of keywords. Identify keywords and phrases that are relevant to the products, services, or information you are promoting or searching for. Sharon Housley Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9482/1/Make-front-page-news-by-NOT-inviting-the-media Most of the time you want hordes of media at your event. But here\'s an awesome step-by-step guide to get positive front-page coverage by keeping the media away. David Leonhardt Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9471/1/20-Ways-To-Increase-Your-Traffic-And-Sales-Using-Free-Follow-Up-Autoresponder-Courses An autoresponder course Eugenijus Sakalauskas Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9407/1/Think-Before-You-Bank-on-the-Web Most people laugh about web-based get rich quick schemes, but there is no place to make or lose money faster, except maybe the stock market. For better or worse, the nature of anything web-based is to get in on the ground floor, make your money and get out before too many others join the party. Anyone who banks long term on the web tends to lose. Just ask any of the once highly touted online marketing websites. The problem is that when they lose, they tend to take many people with them. William Knell Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9360/1/Submit-Your-Article---Who%2C-Where-and-What Here are a few places where you can submit your articles Nicholas Dixon Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9309/1/%93How-You-Can-Acquire-Exclusive-Rights-To-Products%94-Part-1 If you have a marketing business, chances are you get excited at the prospect of acquiring a new product to sell... Suppose you've done your research and located a couple of products that you believe potential buyers are seeking, ones you feel are the next generation of hot, high demand items. You want to offer them and beat the competition to the niche market. You know you could really make a financial killing if you had exclusive rights to them, by marketing them yourself and through your own affiliate program. How do you acquire exclusivity of these products? Bob Dean Stanford Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9297/1/10-Shocking-Ways-To-Super-Charge-Your-Sales PlugInNetProefit.com NewsLetter Marketing & Home Business Secrets - Powerful internet marketing concepts that you can use right now. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9289/1/Why-Blogs-Are-Beating-Out-Ezines-...-And-Matter-So-Much-to-Your-Platform Is the ezine obsolete? This article ponders the question whether it\'s worth it to start an ezine now and how to use blogs to build your list. Suzanne Falter-Barns Sun, 05 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9268/1/Why-You-Buy%2C-Part-Three What do the phenomena of \"regret aversion\" and \"refusal to book losses\" have to do with your buying decisions? More than you know. Steve Gillman Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9258/1/E-Psychology%3A--Increasing-Your-Sales-On-Line The infinite potential for your success is dependant only on the satisfaction of your most recent client. Jim Ray Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9248/1/Why-You-Buy%2C-Part-Two Which are you more likely to buy, a chair that costs $40, or the same chair \"on sale\" for $50, with a $120 \"original price?\" A new science may have the answer. Steve Gillman Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9226/1/Why-Do-You-Buy%3F Why do existing Mercedes owners pay $7,000 more for the same car as new buyers? The latest research shows that we aren\'t as rational as we think. Profit and protect yourself with the latest findings of behavioral economics. Steve Gillman Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9207/1/Subtle-Emotion---The-Key-To-Copy-That-Works Professional copywriters know that subtle emotion is a primary factor in writing effective copy. Understanding and applying this principle takes your copy to a whole new level. Karon Thackston Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9187/1/25-Common-Link-Exchange-%26-Search-Engine-Terms In today's world of website promotion and traffic building, a whole new set of terms and definitions have developed. To be a successful webmaster and/or website owner, it is important to know the meanings of some of the most popular link exchange and search engine terms. Lesley Dietschy Sun, 29 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9186/1/15-Link-Exchange-Tips Establishing inbound links through reciprocal link exchanges is a very effective promotional and advertising tool. If done correctly, building inbound links can improve your rankings in the search engines by raising your link popularity, increasing your website traffic, and providing a valuable resource for your website customers and visitors. Here are 15 link exchange tips to get you started: Lesley Dietschy Sun, 29 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9083/1/Reward-Your-Customers The formula for success for any business is to get your customers to make repeat purchases. There are a number of factors involved for getting repeat customers: pricing, quality of products and services, excellent customer service etc. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/9062/1/Copywriting-Makeover%3A-Search-Engine-Friendly-Can-Also-Mean-Visitor-Friendly Some site owners hesitate to include SEO copy thinking it will detract from the visitor\'s experience. It won\'t if you do it right! Karon Thackston Sat, 21 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8997/1/Website-Stickiness What does Website Stickiness really mean? Read our Stickiness info. to find out. Pamela Svoboda Sun, 15 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8945/1/7-Ways-to-Cut-Loose-from-Old-Sales-Thinking Outdated sales skills fail to address the core issue of how we think about selling and unless we get to that core and change it once and for all, we'll go on struggling with the same counterproductive sales behaviors. Ari Galper Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8928/1/Increase-Sales-By-Flying-Under-Your-Prospects%5C%27-%5C%22Radar-Defenses%5C%22 Quickly get past people\'s built-in defenses against advertising, online and offline. Here\'s a proven, fast way to establish credibiity and get customers to trust you. Jim Edwards Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8911/1/Marketing---Is-That-All-There-Is-To-Business-Success%3F Marketing, as we all recognize, is a key, vital area of any business. Its function is to ensure that your products or services are in the public eye, sought after and then purchased. Proper marketing can "make a company" and if done improperly can, "break a company". Willard Michlin Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8895/1/Creative-Promotions The key to success in NetMarketing is constant promotion. Opportunities at rest are simply failures waiting to happen. The pros in this business are always in constant motion. They are pros in motion - using pro-motion. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8878/1/Using-Autoresponders-To-Multiply-Marketing-Power One of the best ways to cultivate new business and save hours of time is to use an autoresponder. An autoresponder gives you the ability to follow-up *automatically* on the email addresses you capture. Instead of wasting hours following up manually, you can let your autoresponder follow up while you do the things that you do best -- build your business...putter in the garden...chase your kids around the house...catch up on your power-napping. Choochat Khositchaiwat Sat, 07 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8877/1/How-to-Build-Your-Mailing-List Here are seven wise ways to collect email addresses and build your mailing list. If you`re wondering why you need emails, there`s a key point to remember: your whole objective must be to BUILD A LARGE EMAIL LIST of prospects and customers. Once you have an email list, you can begin to make serious money. Choochat Khositchaiwat Sat, 07 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8856/1/%24%24%24--FREE-AUTORESPONDER-SUBSCRIBERS--%24%24%24 Put your online business on autopilot with this guaranteed list building system that WILL get you 500 to 5000 subscribers into your autoresponder in one month GUARANTEED! Join the affiliate program and then your downlines will then pay for your subscribers, FREE SUBSCRIBERS. Signup today and get $327 worth of marketing tools for your website. Luke Goodin Thu, 05 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8817/1/Google-Adwords-Secrets-Tip-%232 Keep your campaigns and naming schemes simple and readable Dull as ditchwater it may be but when you expand your adwords advertising you will as a matter of course have multiple campaigns and within each campaign multiple ad-groups.... Tom O&#x27;Brien Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8812/1/12-Ways-To-Create-An-Order-Pulling-Niche PlugInNetProefit.com NewsLetter Marketing & Home Business Secrets gives you powerfull concepts for maximizing cashflow throughout the complete step -by-step process of internet marketing Eugenijus Sakalauskas Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8804/1/Present-Your-Product-On-A-TV-Show-for-FREE Would you like to get your new or existing Internet business moving nearly at the speed of light? Do you know what is required to get your business noticed and how to build your personal credibility fast, making clients secure enough to purchase from you over the Internet? Bob Dean Stanford Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8794/1/Features-vs.-Benefits-vs.-End-Results What happens after customers buy your product or service? Getting your customers to look at the end results of their actions can be an extremely powerful persuasion tool that you\'ll want to incorporate into your copy. Karon Thackston Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8751/1/10-High-Impact-Viral-Marketing-Strategies The idea behind viral marketing is that you include your ad with the freebie people giveaway or use. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8732/1/The-%5C%22Right%5C%22-Logo Guidelines for choosing a logo design best suited for your company\'s needs. Colleen Ryan Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8729/1/Your-Platform...and-Why-it-Can-Make-or-Break-Your-Business The key to building a bigger audience is getting known for what you do best. That plus your following equals your platform … and it's critical to getting publicity, book deals and speaking gigs if you want to play big. This article gives you the platform lowdown. Suzanne Falter-Barns Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8720/1/5-tips-how-to-be-successful-by-selling-online Are you selling online? You are maybe looking for some solutions how to succeed in your business. There are several ways how to get more clients and earn more money. In this article I will introduce you some of them. Petr Sejba Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8717/1/Insurance-and-Financial-Services-Sales-Tactics If you sell insurance, financial services and the like, consider the following low-cost marketing strategies to help grow your small business. Sharron Senter Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8710/1/What%92s-wrong-with-the-Internet%3F--It-must-be-broken%21 Marketing on the internet with the obstacles encountered during press release promotions and solutions to get our product out to the world. Caren A Adams Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8708/1/10-High-Powered-Ways-To-Increase-Your-Traffic PlugInNetProefit.com NewsLetter Marketing & Home Business Secrets gives you powerfull concepts for maximizing cashflow throughout the complete step -by-step process of internet marketing Eugenijus Sakalauskas Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8701/1/Google-Adwords-Secret-Tip-%231 Disable the automatic advert optimisation feature (set in your campaign settings) . Why? To avoid giving away valuable Intellectual Property to your competitors... Tom O&#x27;Brien Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8694/1/The-Secret-of-Search-Engine-Optimization How to do search engine optimization is one of the best kept secrets in the world. Even though you would think it is all out there in forums and other websites, when you try to figure it out, you will find you can't find the forest for the trees. Peter Crump Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8664/1/7-Cold-Calling-Secrets-Even-The-Sales-Gurus-Don%5C%27t-Know Cold calling the old way is a painful struggle. But you can make it a productive and positive experience by changing your mindset and cold calling the new way. To show you what I mean, here are 7 tested cold calling ideas that even the sales gurus don't know. Ari Galper Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8663/1/Creating-A-Search-Engine-Copywriting-Plan Shoving keywords in anywhere they can possibly go is not considered search engine copywriting. Successful SEO copywriting takes planning. Any half-hearted efforts at writing copy geared strictly toward the engines will usually result in a decline in your customer\'s experience at your site. Karon Thackston Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8662/1/Review%3A-Landing-Page-Handbook%3A-How-to-Raise-Conversions Thanks to extensive research and testing you\'ll see specific information and recommendations on how to improve your landing page conversions (for online and offline offers) by an average of 40%. Karon Thackston Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8642/1/Out-of-Money-with-Loads-of-Time%3A-10-Ways-to-Advertise-Your-Website-for-FREE That's the thing about advertising-it either takes time OR money OR both. And if you don't have the money, be prepared to spend the time. Mitone Cooke Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8594/1/Motivating-Shoppers-with-Online-Coupons-%28Part-2-of-2%29 Last time we talked about how online coupons can be used to motivate shoppers at the point of purchase. Now we\'ll discuss how to further enhance your promotions with affiliate programs and great landing pages. Gary Gray Sun, 03 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8593/1/Motivating-Shoppers-with-Online-Coupons-%28Part-1-of-2%29 Online coupons can be an effective tool any e-commerce store should use to motivate shoppers. Gary Gray Sun, 03 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8528/1/10-Effective-Ways-To-Reduce-Your-Business-Costs 10 Effective Ways To Reduce Your Business Costs Eugenijus Sakalauskas Sun, 27 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8458/1/Small-Business-Marketing-Magic Learn the necessary skills and tools you can use to achieve small business success. Bonnie Davis Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8455/1/Why-Trying-to-%5C%22Get-the-Appointment%5C%22-Can-be-a-Recipe-for-Dis-Appoinment Here\'s why you\'ve been afflicted with this \"disease\"-- and what you can do to cure it. The \"wall\" you hit when you try to get the appointment is the prospect\'s reaction to you putting your own objectives ahead of the crucial trust-building process that would actually allow an appointment to emerge. Ari Galper Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8414/1/Writing-To-Overpower-Your-Competition Once you understand that your customers always have other options, you have a greater advantage when it comes to copywriting. You can recognize the full range of companies/products/services your customers have before them and can position yourself as the only logical choice. Karon Thackston Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8403/1/Sell-Advertising-on-Your-Web-Site The number of sites on the Web today is almost infinite, with new ones popping up every day. Loren Baker Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8401/1/Why-We-Hate-to-Promote-Ourselves Ever wonder why many of us resist marketing ourselves? This article tells us why and how to change your thinking so promotion becomes a joy instead of a nagging pressure. Suzanne Falter-Barns Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8392/1/Search-Engine-Optimization-for-RSS-Feeds Tips for Helping Your RSS Feed Perform! In some ways RSS is very similar to HTML, the language commonly used to create websites. Just as with HTML, webmasters using traditional search engine optimization tactics when creating an RSS feed will find that their RSS feed receives additional exposure and interest. S. Housley Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8387/1/10-Blazing-Ways-To-Sky-Rocket-Your-Profits 10 Blazing Ways To Sky-Rocket Your Profits Eugenijus Sakalauskas Mon, 14 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8377/1/Click-for-Success%21 A look at ezine publishing Nicholas Dixon Fri, 11 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8375/1/Are-You-Risking-The-Relationship-for-the-Sale----And-Then-Losing-the-Sale-Anyway%3F Losing a sale can be disheartening, especially if you lose it for reasons you aren\'t even aware of. Traditional selling approaches tell us that sales are usually lost because of some element -- price, features, benefits -- having to do with our product or service. So, when we sell, we naturally focus on what we\'re selling because we feel we have to differentiate our product or service so prospects understand what we\'re offering that\'s unique. But...what if focusing all your energy on WHAT you\'re selling is actually the main reason WHY you\'re losing sales? Ari Galper Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8338/1/How-and-why-to-Build-a-Linking-Strategy-for-your-Web-Site This article will show you how to develop a linking strategy that will attract more visitors to your web site. Michael Rock Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8335/1/Three-Reasons-To-Host-Your-Own-Teleconference Teleconferencing has been in existence for a number of years to help people to work at home and still be a major part of meetings. Tom Parker Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8330/1/What-Can-Apple%5C%27s-iPod-Teach-Us-About-Marketing%3F The success of Apple\'s iPod can teach us some valuable marketing lessons. Learn the top three principles behind this marketing phenomenon. Hock Ng Sun, 06 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8288/1/Guaranteed-Ways-to-Build-Up-Your-Ezine-List Learn tips on how one ezine owner built her list to more than 75,000 names in just a few years. (She bought only 4000 of them.) Guerilla tips from Suzanne Falter-Barns and Jenna Glatzer. Suzanne Falter-Barns Fri, 04 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8271/1/Take-Your-Radio-Ads-to-the-Next-Level Most small businesses do not have a high powered advertising agency to produce award-winning radio commercials for them. Most award-winning radio commercials win for the wrong reasons anyway. BIG Mike McDaniel Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8248/1/Five-Sections-of-Your-Copy-Guaranteed-To-Get-Read Only about 20% of your copy is going to get read. There are some sections of your copy, however that are practically guaranteed to be seen. If you know what these are you can see your conversions increase dramatically. Karon Thackston Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8240/1/The-3-MOST-Powerful-Forms-Of-%5C%27Viral-Marketing%5C%27-That-Will-PUT-Your-%5C%27Opt-In%5C%27-List-Building-Efforts-On...-Auto-Pilot%21 This article outlines 3 of the most Powerful methods used to put build your Opt-In list building on \'Auto-Pilot\'. Cory Threlfall Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8232/1/Online-Communities---A-marketers-wildest-dream-and-worse-nightmare%21 Online Communities are all over the Internet and attract lots of visitors which make them ideal for marketing. Ralph Ritoch Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8207/1/Marketing-Lessons-From-a-Woman%5C%27s-Magazine Marketing will never be the same again...just don\'t let YOUR dentists read the magazines in his waiting room. David Leonhardt Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8206/1/There-Should-Be-More-to-your-SEO-Consultant-Than-Rankings SEO is all about getting good rankings on Google, Yahoo, MSN and other search engines. But if it stops there, an SEO consultant is letting his clients down. David Leonhardt Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8200/1/Writing-for-Traf%2Afic---Getting-Published---By-Mark-Daoust Internet marketing journals are filled with articles proclaiming the immense benefits of article writing. From page rank boosting and traf*fic generation, to establishing trust and credibility, the benefits of becoming a published author should be well known to you n*w. If you are not writing articles, then you are simply missing out on one of the easiest and most effective ways of making your website a success. youstop Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8198/1/REVEALED%21-The-Secret-FUEL-That-POWERS-The-Net-and-Why-It-Should-Be-Part-Of-Your-Marketing-Strategy. This article reveals the \'Secret Fuel\' that Powers the Internet. You\'ll be surprised by the answer within and how everybody online is Hungry for it. Cory Threlfall Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8197/1/Super-Affiliate%5C%27s%21-What-Are-They...-How-Do-I-Find-Them-and-Why-They%5C%27re-Your...-TICKET-To-Online-Success%21 This article explains what a Super-Affiliate IS, their Role, How to find them and WHY they\'re your ticket to online Success! Cory Threlfall Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8196/1/How-To-Profit-From-2-Tier-Affiliate-Programs-And-Build-A-Sub-Affiliate-Army-In-The-Next-24-Hours-Without-Spending-A-Penny-On-Advertising%21 This article describes the techniques Top marketers use to find and recruit Super Affiliates to promote there products and/or affiliate programs. Cory Threlfall Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8195/1/How-To-Use-Pop-Up%5C%27s-Effectively-To-Generate-More-Profits%21 This simple but effective technique involves the use of Pop-Up\'s on your website that will follow-up and produce more profits from your leads. Cory Threlfall Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8109/1/Hooked-On-Books%3F--Write-A-Book-Review-For-Your-Target-Audience Bored with writing to-do articles? Learn the steps to writing a must read book review that will promote your business, services and products. Bonnie Davis Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8086/1/Relevancy---the-new-black-for-online-marketing%3F Online marketing is beyond saturation. For online marketing to be effective it needs to be relevant. Discover why and how to implement highly focused and targeted marketing. Martin Day Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8084/1/Why-Passenger-Surveys-are-a-Transport-Operators-Best-Friend Transport operators need to be thick skinned. Rarely are they congratulated on their initiatives and often blasted when things go wrong. Online surveys are the ideal way for transport operators to gather valuable feedback, promote the initiatives that have been implemented and educate the customer on the issues that are not black or white. Martin Day Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8082/1/Polling-and-campaigning-made-easier-using-online-surveys Online surveys are the ideal tool to meet the demands of any campaign. Perfect for market research, a powerful marketing and monitoring tool. Martin Day Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8081/1/Making-customer-satisfaction-surveys-work Your customers are your business. Discover how online surveys can be used to improve your customer relations, gather valuable feedback, promote new lines and initiatives and establish two way communications. Martin Day Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8079/1/20-Top-tips-to-writing-effective-surveys Online surveys are a powerful market research, marketing and educating tool. Learn twenty important tips to ensure your surveys are effective. Martin Day Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8078/1/Ten-reasons-why-online-surveys-are-the-future-of-marketing Learn how online surveys can be used to market to the online generation, it's quick, easy and low cost. Martin Day Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8070/1/Build-Links-and-Your-Brand%3A-Article-Marketing-Delivers Article marketing delivers links and builds brand. This article includes 82 PR passing article directories. Garrett French Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8061/1/Why-You-Need-an-Article-Marketing-Strategy-before-Posting-a-Single-Article-Online--I It\'s one thing to spin out an article or two. It\'s quite another to incorporate them into a strategy that builds your website traffic, reputation, and business. All your marketing methods should work together-online and off. Lynella Grant Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8038/1/What-Do-Your-Ads-Say%3F Make a list of everything you think should be included at one time or another, in one of your ad, be it radio, newspaper or Little Jimmie\'s class play program. Mike McDaniel Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8017/1/DoubleClick%5C%27s-Q3-2004-Report-Shows-Bulk-Email-Marketing-Eficiency-Increase Internet marketing company DoubleClick published its final report over the bulk email marketing evolution this year Iulia Pascanu Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8010/1/12-month-2005-Marketing-Calendar-that-Boost-Sales The following is my 12-month promotional marketing calendar. Keep it handy, as you\'ll need to refer to it throughout the coming year when forecasting your promotional messages. By no means is this list exhaustive. In fact, you should add to it based on your industry-related activities. There are many holidays throughout the year that may be a natural tie-in with your product or service, such as National Book Week in January, if you\'re an author or editorial-related service or American Heart Month in February, if you sell health-related services or products Sharron Senter Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8008/1/Reverse-The-Risk-And-Boost-Your-Profits As a business owner or marketer, if you don\'t reverse the risk in your product or service offerings, you\'re really missing out in what can be one of the most powerful weapons in your marketing arsenal. Larry Lim Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8007/1/Unique-Selling-Proposition---Your-Competitive-Advantage%21 To capture a larger market share and be viable, sustainable and profitable, you absolutely need to differentiate or distinguish your business, products and/or services from your competitors. In other words, you need to make your business special in the eyes of your customers and/or prospects. Larry Lim Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/8006/1/Learn-how-to-Measure-the-Effectiveness-of-Your-Online-Marketing-Campaigns.-.-.-in-a-free-PDF-download Do you know that according to WebSideStory, an analytics firm, in 2003 medium to large Web sites got an average of 13.6% of traffic from search engines? Do you realize the power in that one simple statement? Robin Nobles Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7995/1/10-Amazing-Product-Selling-Formulas 10 Amazing Product Selling Formulas Steve Li Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7994/1/5-Innovative-Ways-To-Advertise-Your-Web-Site 5 Innovative Ways To Advertise Your Web Site Steve Li Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7989/1/10-Proven-Ways-To-Accelerate-Your-Profits Tell you the ways to increase your profitability Steve Li Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7988/1/10-Reasons-Why-People-Don%5C%27t-Buy-From-You Tells you the reasons of people don\'t buy from you Steve Li Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7965/1/The-7-Commandments-of-Marketing Marketing is the key to success with any business, online or traditional. You can have a website or business location. You can have a great product. However, if no one has heard about your business or your product, you have NOTHING! Michele Schermerhorn Thu, 06 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7954/1/7-Steps-to-Mark%2Ating-Success In the past it didn\'t take nearly as much mark*ting effort to build a business as it does today. Unfortunately, many people are holding on to the belief that things are still the way they were and are not doing what needs to be done to make their businesses succeed. Mark*ting your business is something that is a constant process and takes a considerable amount of focus and commitment. Kathleen Gage Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7873/1/Shattering-the-Branding-Myths If you\'ve been online long, you\'re sure to have seen many \"gurus\" give their ideas about branding. However, much of what you read simply isn\'t true. Over the years, many myths about branding have taken hold in the online world and spread like wildfire. The fact is: They are doing you more harm than good. youstop Mon, 13 Dec 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7871/1/Arrgh%3A-Those-Stupid-Internet-Marketing-Cliches-Are-True%21 If you have read any internet marketing resource ever created, you have no doubt seen simple, one sentence, pot-shot solutions to all of your problems: You will only be successful if you think you are successful. You will make m*ney if you work hard. Think outside of the box. Content is king! youstop Mon, 13 Dec 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7855/1/D%2Aar-Bill-Gates%2C-You-Clever-Fox D*ar Bill Gates. You did it. You casually left a live grenade at the Grand Charity Gala and walked out of the room to see if anybody, especially Google, will notice. David Leonhardt Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7848/1/What-Is-Search-Engine-Optimization%3F Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of studying the search engines in an effort to determine how to get your web site to rank high on user searches. F. Terrence Markle Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7779/1/Search-Engine-Tips-%26-Techniques As you are building your site or getting your sitebuilt, you need to do as much as you can to ensure higher rankings in the search engines. There are a variety of little tips and techniques you can use to do this. terri Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7778/1/How-to-Turn-an-Idea-into-%24100%2C000 Do you ever wonder why some people seem to get all the lucky breaks in business while others struggle to barely get by? They seem to be in the right place at the right time. Rebecca Hunter Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7755/1/Reputable-or-Rip-Off%3F As any business would know, it is important to keep up to date with current market prices so products can remain competitive. The Help the Aged website seem to be selling mobility scooters at more than double the price of other online vendors. So why are the prices of the mobility scooters on the Help the Aged website so expensive? Nicola Bullimore Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7751/1/Do-I-Need-an-RSS-Feed%3F RSS has been around for more than 10 years but has only recently become popular. RSS provides headlines and summaries of information in a concise and standardized way. S. Housley Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7705/1/The-Reality-of-Search-Engine-Submissions Over the last few months, search engine submissions have changed dramatically. Now is the time to analyze the way we\'re submitting our Web pages and to rethink our submission strategies. Robin Nobles Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7662/1/The-New-WebPosition-Gold-3-.-.-.-Definitely-Worth-the-Wait At the special request of my students, I\'ve taken a long look atWebPosition Gold 3 (http://www.webposition.com), and I canhonestly say I\'m amazed at how this software program has maturedand developed through the years. Robin Nobles Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7649/1/Have-You-Checked-Out-the-Competition%3F You may be the best, you may offer the best, but you aren't the only one doing it. If you want to get ahead and stay ahead, you must keep abreast of what's going on in your field. In order to compete within your market ares, you have to know what others are doing. This means taking a look from time-to-time at what the competition is doing. Susan Dunn Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7603/1/Financial-Services-Marketing-Insights%3A-A-Marketing-Compass Financial marketing has been slow to adopt sophisticated and customer-centric consumer marketing tools. As financial services firms reexamine the role of marketing in their organizations, they are recognizing that financial marketing must evolve into a customer-centric, cross-functional, multi-disciplinary activity. Anna Visioli Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7580/1/Speaker-Partnership-Offers-Trade-Show-Value Want to gain added exposure at a trade show? Consider sponsoring a professional speaker at the attendees meeting. youstop Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7578/1/Build-on-Your-Core-Competencies In order to be successful, your company must identify and build on a few core competencies. Precisely what do we mean by the term "core competence"? Matthew Rekers Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7544/1/How-to-benefit-by-carrying-out-a-responsible-email-marketing-campaign Spam seems to be increasing by the minute and this has become a major subject of concern for email marketers. Responsible email marketing is the only way by which organizations can make sure they are safe. This is the reason why responsible email marketing is considered the future of email marketing. Discussed in this article are the different ways to carry out a responsible email campaign and how to benefit from it. Thomas Wall Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7542/1/Increase-Web-Traffic-With-Business-Cards 8 Simple Ideas to Increase your web traffic using business cards and Local Marketing Mitone Cooke Sun, 26 Sep 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7532/1/15-Website-Elements-That-Attract-Visitors Here is a quick list of components that make a website attractive. They are listed in layers of attractiveness beginning with the \"must\" haves, to \"nice to haves.\" Catherine Franz Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7526/1/The-Seven-Healthy-Marketing-Habits At times of war and with the threats of terrorism, it\'s easy to go into contraction and worry about your business. Instead, discover what the most successful companies have done and benefit from their lessons. Here are 7 healthy habits of marketing for smart businesses. Snowden McFall Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7514/1/Media-Kit%3A--25-Component-Possibilities Media kits, virtual or print, include a combination of information whether created for electronic delivery or print. The number of components depends on the kit's focus and intention. For instance, an author's kit would include a different combination of information than a service business, or a multi faceted company or speaker. Catherine Franz Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7475/1/A-Great-Marketing-Model-%96-Utilizing-the-Power-of-OPM Staying ahead of the marketing curve seems to be a never-ending quest. Marketing doesn\'t have to be as complex as some people make it out to be. It\'s simply a matter of understanding who you are marketing to - your ideal customers - and then coming up with a system that keeps your name in front of them. Kathleen Gage Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7465/1/Harvesting-Leads-from-Yahoo-Groups If you own an internet business or you\'re involved in an affliate program and you\'re having trouble getting traffic to your website or gateway, consider Yahoo Groups as an option to expand your visibility. You can sign up for dozens of these groups tonight--some which have subscriber bases of over 10,000 people--and then submit your ad to them immediately. Isaiah Hull Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7462/1/7-Must-Knows-for-Measuring-Web-Site-Activities Record keeping tracks money -- where it goes, when it comes in. Internet record keeping is also required for success. Yet the statistics show that only one out of a hundred people who own web sites do any type of record keeping on how much it cost them to be there. Catherine Franz Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7460/1/Got-Spiders Many internet marketers blow mountains of start-up cash on their websites just trying to break into search engine rankings. I was one of these internet marketers. I spent cash on get-rich-quick submission services that claimed they would submit my page to thousands of seach engines. . . for a small fee. Isaiah Hull Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7457/1/Converting-Web-Site-Home-Buyers-to-First-Contacts-According-the-National-Association-of-Realtors%28R%29 (\"NAR\") surveys completed between 1999 and 2003, 66 percent of all home buyers stick with the first real estate agent they contact. The number one reason stated was that buyers perceive all real estate agents to be the same. This means that two out of every three contacts that you receive when you are the first contact, you are most likely to get the business. Catherine Franz Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7456/1/Ten-Unobvious-Ideas-To-Pull-Visitors-to-Your-Real-Estate-Agent-Web-Site The number one key to getting business in the real estate home sales market is to be people's first contact. The National Association of Realtor's last three surveys between 1999 to 2003 said 66% of buyers stayed with the first real estate agent they contacted yet only 6% of this number came from web sites. Catherine Franz Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7454/1/Creating-and-Using-Them-In-Life%2C-Career Business Information is coming at us from all directions nowadays. This pace requires us to demand that we receive it fast and predigested in order to inch ahead of the game. This also requires a new filing system method for storing the bites and bytes. Catherine Franz Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7436/1/A-Cost-Effective-Way-to-Advertise-Online.-.-.-A-Permission-E-Mail We all hate e-mail spam, right? I even have the coolest software program that will help you combat spam and actually bounces the spam e-mail straight back to the user. (http://www.mailwasher.net) However, one thing that we often fail to admit (except in private) is the importance of permission... Robin Nobles Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7435/1/Getting-The-Most-From-Your-Customers Business on the Net is a fast paced proposition. Net entrepreneurs are looking for the edge that will take their business to the next level. Who doesn\'t want more business, right? Here\'s a simple yet POWERFUL idea for increasing your income. Dan Brown Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7432/1/How-To-Use-Database-Marketing-To-Skyrocket-Your-Online-Profits Here\'s some simple yet POWERFUL ideas on how to use Database Marketing to skyrocket your online profits...which will have a GREAT effect on your bottom line. Database Marketing is the gathering and storing of specific information about your prospects or customers. Dan Brown Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7428/1/Is-Your-Website%92s-Link-Directory-Wven-Worth-Having%3F A reciprocal link directory if a vital part of having a good Google page rank. However there are ways to make it a useful and important part of your website for reasons other than a high ranking in the Google directory. Let's face it, getting (and keeping) a good Google page rank is no easy task and requires constant attention. Derek Arnold Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7375/1/7-Ways-to-Get-More-Mileage-from-Your-Free-Reprint-Articles Do you have old free reprint articles gathering dust? Transform and re-submit them to give your business, product or service another boost! Here are 7 ways: 1. Transform your article. You can transform your article in several ways... Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7350/1/How-PR-Helps-Fiercely-Competitive-Managers Fiercely combative business, non-profit and association managers use every PR weapon they can lay their hands on. Which means they employ strategic, rapid-fire print and broadcast tactics every day of their business lives. Bob Kelly Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7346/1/Customer-Excellence-Returns-to-Web-Site-Hosting%21 For those of you with Web sites, you probably know what a \"host\" is. It\'s a company that provides a location, or address, on the Internet where your Web site resides. In other words, just like a physical business needs an address, so does a Web site. You can\'t have a Web site and just \"stick it up\" on the Web. Robin Nobles Fri, 13 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7337/1/%93Google-Friendly%94-Solutions-to-Graphic-Intense-Sites We all know that the search engines can't "see" or "read" the graphics on our pages. We also know that we need to provide text on a page, so the spiders will have something to crawl and index. Robin Nobles Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7336/1/Pay-Per-Clicks-.-.-.-One-Way-to-Boost-Traffic-to-Your-Web-Site One of the ways to boost traffic to your Web site is by purchasing keywords from one of the pay-per-click search engines or directories. But with literally hundreds of choices, how do you pick the pay- per-click engine with the best visibility that has the potential of giving you a higher return on your investment? Robin Nobles Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7335/1/The-Latest-Innovation-in-Search-Engine-Algorithms-.-.-.-User For years, the search engines have continued to introduce new factors into their algorithms to make their search results more relevant and to keep savvy search engine marketers from \"cracking the system.\" Robin Nobles Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7334/1/10-Ways-to-Exceed-Your-Client%5C%27s-Expectations-Every-Time%21 The following tips are just a few of the things I do as examples of setting my service apart from the crowd. In general, the weakest areas in the Internet Marketing and Web Development business, are \"Customer Communications\" and \"Customer Service.\" John Alexander Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7332/1/Billionaire-Marketer (The) Donald Trump is an excellent example of American entrepreneurism in its most extravagant display. Synonymous with New York real estate, beautiful women, bad hair, 90-story ego, distaste for dishonesty, and a clear killer-instinct in the business world, Trump also knows how to use people to make money for him. Esther Smith Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7323/1/Increase-Book-Sales%3A-When-a-Book-is-No-Longer-Just-a-Book-for-Sale Do you have books sitting in your garage that you haven\'t sold yet and looking for ways to move them? Then you will want to know about these five outrageous ideas that aren\'t difficult and can be just plain out fun. Catherine Franz Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7321/1/Market-Smarter-Not-Harder Everybody and their sister has advice on marketing. Me included. But after five years on the Internet, I can say what does and doesn\'t work when you have a zero budget to market. Judith Tramayne-Barth Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7320/1/What-Pushes-Your-Button-To-Buy%3F It doesn\'t take a rocket scientist to figure out if your sales are zilch or low, the copy on your web page needs revamping! This is when you need to ask \"What pushes your button to buy?\" Judith Tramayne-Barth Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7310/1/Customer-Lifetime-Value---The-Key-To-Maximizing-Your-Profits%21 The greatest asset to your business is your Customer, specifically, your Customer Lifetime Value. In my many years of Sales and Marketing, I\'ve met many CEOs and business owners who don\'t have much clue as to what Customer Lifetime Value is, much less its importance and the impact it has on their bottomline. Larry Lim Sun, 08 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7304/1/Gaining-Free-Publicity-Through-Press-Releases One of the greatest ways to promote your product or service is with publicity. Many people have little, if any, understanding of how to go about securing publicity, never mind free publicity. Fact is, people will pay more attention to free publicity than they often do to paid advertising. Kathleen Gage Sun, 08 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7274/1/How-to-use-Emotional-Content-to-Increase-Visitor-Response Did you know that many folks make \"buying decisions\" when they are moved emotionally? Other traditional medias have made the most of these principles and taken advantage of them for many years, whether it be a TV commercial or an ad in a magazine. John Alexander Wed, 04 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7273/1/How-To-Choose-Keywords-Before-they-Skyrocket-in-Popularity Long before the days of researching phrases with the helpful online resources of today, the art of keyword/phrase selection was often left just to guesswork. However, guesswork by today\'s highly competitive standards is just not good enough. John Alexander Wed, 04 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7272/1/Exploring-Beyond-Keywords-Into-Behavioral-Research If you have ever studied search engine optimization, then you\'ll know that most educators place tremendous importance on performing good keyword research. After all, it\'s true that we need to optimize our pages for the best phrases, or we will never realize our true traffic potential. John Alexander Wed, 04 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7269/1/What-Colors-Make-Your-Services-Most-Attractive%3F This information is based on the principles of Laws of Attraction, Law of Allowing and Law of Deliberate Creation. And the Universal Laws of Energy (like attract likes) proven by Quantum Physics. What colors attract people to you? Catherine Franz Mon, 02 Aug 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7244/1/Targeted-Traffic-is-More-Important-than-Ever%21 In the early days of web development, business owners had learned the very expensive lesson that a Web site with no visitors is of little value. Once the business owner learned that methods could be utilized to increase their visibility through search engine optimization, it then became apparent that the traffic that really benefited them, was \"targeted traffic.\" John Alexander Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7243/1/The-Wonders-of-Wordtracker%3A.-.-.-It%5C%27s-More-than-a-Hunt-for-Keywords For me personally, Wordtracker.com is not just a tool for looking up keywords. Sure, that\'s one good use for it, but what I want to distinguish is another influential and exciting use for Wordtracker as an SEO resource. \"Keywords\" for use in your Meta tags are probably the least influential element in search engine optimization these days. However, hunting for keywords still seems the most popular use for Wordtracker. John Alexander Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7235/1/Discover-Which-Sales-Triggers-Are-Most-Effective-When-Mixed-With We all know the importance of gaining top visibility to a specific target audience on the major search engines. After all, you really need qualified traffic or those who are actually searching for goods and services that you are offering. John Alexander Wed, 28 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7213/1/Turn-Your-Old-Articles-Into-Profitable-E-mail-Courses If you\'ve written numerous articles, you can use them to further promote yourself and your business, e-zine or web site. You can re-use your old articles by transforming them into another form of promotional tool. Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ Tue, 27 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7195/1/Focus-on-Your-Target-Audience%21 Search engine optimizers often forget who our true audience really is. We get so wrapped up in trying to please the search engines that we forget to focus on our target audience: our users. What we\'ve got to do is forget about the search engines and concentrate totally on our customers. Robin Nobles Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7157/1/10-Things-I-Learned-About-Marketing-This-Week-%28%26-How-You-Can-Use-Them%29 1. My grocery store now has a checkout stand immediately inside the front door and beside it is a cooler with milk, orange juice, butter, coffee, bread and the things you\'d run into a convenience store for. Susan Dunn Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7152/1/Increase-SEO-Sales-by-Teaching-Clients-about-SEO-Truths In private consultations with some Search Engine Optimizers I amalways amazed at how many people feel it\'s necessary to hype things up in order to sell their search engine placement services. John Alexander Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7147/1/How-to-REALLY-Profit-from-SEO I want to give you a few more things to think about as you excel and grow in the craft of search engine marketing. If you are anything like me, you were hooked the first time you really made a difference to someone else\'s success. John Alexander Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7137/1/Guest-Articles%3A-Good-for-Some%2C-Bad-for-Others A recent debate started me thinking about how some marketing strategies can be right for one Web site, but wrong for another depending on the site's purpose and the underlying reasoning behind the action. Bobette Kyle Wed, 21 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7130/1/Smashing-the-Myth-of-the-Press-Release A musician spends years honing his craft. He writes world-class songs and performs them in a manner that moves his listeners to tears. He records a demo tape and sends it to record labels. He gets a contract and becomes rich, famous and adored. Bill Stoller Wed, 21 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7116/1/The-Wildcard-Marketing-Strategy What is the true purpose of public relations and how can it really help impact the growth of your small business? In order for the media to succeed, they need information that is both useful and entertaining for their readers. This is where you, the business owner or marketing executive, come in. Dali Singh Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7111/1/Guide-to-a-Profitable-Marketing-Mix You may have heard the term Marketing Mix used in connection with marketing planning. Marketing Mix means the combination of promotions, products, places (distribution channels), and prices you chose for your business. Including both short term and long term strategies in the marketing mix can make for a more profitable business. Bobette Kyle Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7075/1/List-Building-By-Pay-Per-Click It is an accepted fact among the experts now that online marketing succeeds only with a quality, highly targeted permission email list in place. As a result, the multi-level marketers have pounced on this and everywhere you look another \"matrix\" lead generating system springs up. Dan J. Fry Sun, 18 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7036/1/Yardstyle-Marketing It is just crazy. Every time I open my mouth to talk about Internet marketing it is like I am speaking a foreign language to my audience, my local audience that is. Here in my country of Jamaica, the average person does not even know how to send an email. Nicholas Dixon Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7034/1/The-Island-Marketer For some time now I have been an island marketer and the journey as been worth every moment. When I first discovered the Net, all I used to do was read my emails and surf. Nicholas Dixon Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7032/1/The-Write-Way-to-Market The internet has always being fuelled by an adrenaline rush of information. All this content means more traffic for webmasters and this is the lifeline of any website. Nicholas Dixon Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7026/1/Knock%2C-knock.-Who%3Fs-There%3F-Your-Target-Market%2C-Are-You-Listening%3F Have you ever had a conversation with a person who wasn\'t listening to anything you said? This one-way communication experience is a big turn-off and many times frustrating to cope with at the time. Is this occurring in your marketing? Catherine Franz Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7020/1/Search-Engine-Marketing---John-Alexander-Interviews-SEO-Author-Susan-O%5C%27Neil-About-the-Early-Days Robin Nobles was the very first person to develop a structured series of comprehensive courses and lessons which are recognized and approved by the US educational system for training people in search engine marketing skills. John Alexander Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7018/1/Spark-Your-Thinking-with-these-16-Comprehensive-Questions Here are some questions to get your thoughts and cash flow moving that will also keep your product creating aligned and focused. Find your gold mine in your surroundings by looking at any promotional literature you have created, audio or video tapes you have produced, press releases or articles about or by you, your product catalog or list and even your business card. Catherine Franz Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/7014/1/5-Unorthodox-Email-Subject-Tricks--500%25-More-Responses%21 If your email subject line doesn\'t get read -Nothing gets read! And it is worse now! **DoubleClick Q2 E-Mail Trends Report, published in September 2002, reveals that e-mail marketing click-through rates DROPPED in Quarter2-2002... S. Kumar Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6979/1/How-To-Market-Without-a-Website Despite what internet marketing "gurus" tell you, you do not need to have a website to be successful in internet marketing. You do need some basic tools, but a website is not one of them. Jeremy M. Hoover Sat, 10 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6951/1/How-to-Increase-Your-Copywriting-Success-by-Building-a-Super-Powerful-Prospect-List Take a look at your prospecting list, if you have one. Where did all those names come from? Most likely they\'re a hodge podge of names from a hodge podge of sources…with few added to your list solely on the criteria that they\'re especially good leads. Chris Marlow Thu, 08 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6949/1/Are-You-Really-An-Internet-Marketing-Professional%3F Let me ask you a somewhat personal question today. The answer to that question determines how you treat your on-line business, and dramatically impacts your chances of on-line success. That question is, \"Are you really an Internet Marketing Professional?\" Willie Crawford Thu, 08 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6948/1/Hiring-a-Search-Engine-Marketer Many website owners put the cart before the horse- anxious for search engine traffic and rankings, the first thing they do once their site is complete is buy a \"submit to 1,000 search engines for $29\" service. Scottie Claiborne Thu, 08 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1665/1/A-Little-Interest-Pays-Handsomely-When-It-Comes-to-Selling-Your-Home With interest rates still at an all time low, many people are considering selling the home they are in to make a move up. Others are going from renter to buyer. Regardless of whether someone is buying for the first time or he or she is a seasoned buyer if you are the seller you will want to make sure your property will show the best it can. The following tips will give you an edge over other sellers in what can be a very tight market. test user Wed, 07 Jul 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/40852/1/Internet-Marketing-Myth-%237---People-Who-Don%26%2339%3Bt-Buy-From-You-Just-Want-Something-For-Nothing Here is another internet marketing myth that has got to be one of the top ten dumbest internet marketing myths that is spreading like wildfire across cyberspace. sangruriana garg Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/32952/1/10-myths-about-entering-international-markets www.marketaccesstoolkit.com ananth M Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/32860/1/Want-to-Know-How-to-Use-the-Power-of-Publicity-to-Your-Advantage%3F Here are a few tips that will help you become the kind of guest every host wants to have on his or her show and will enable you to capitalize on  this very valuable air-time.  Marsha Friedman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/32859/1/Media-Tips-to-Giving-Good-Interviews Here are some tips that will help anyone get started in the race to attract attention from the broadcast media - radio and TV. Marsha Friedman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/32858/1/Are-You-New-to-the-World-of-Radio%3F Here are just a few helpful tips I share with my clients about the value of talk radio and how to maximize these opportunities to connect with their audience. Marsha Friedman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/32857/1/5-Tips-to-Becoming-a-Great-TV-Guest%21 Here are 5 simple tips to get you started and help you capitalize on the valuable air-time at your disposal. Marsha Friedman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29130/1/3-Solutions-to-Breaking-Your-Fear-of-Cold-Calls If you're like most people who sell, you probably have some serious resistance to making cold calls. The fear of cold calling is practically an epidemic - but not the kind that gets publicized. It's a silent and personal struggle. Ari Galper Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27583/1/Put-A-Call-To-Action-Everywhere A call to action is telling people what they should do next. When reading something we all look for something we should do - call, read, buy, go to, sign up, listen ... Trudy VanBuskirk Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27581/1/How-are-you-memorable%3F We all love to be remembered and to have our name used. Technology in the form of autoresponders have made it easy for us to send things out by email quickly and with a person's first name. The receiver can have their name used and this gives the sender more time for themselves. But even though most of us know this comes automatically (with our name), this isn't exactly what we want or need. Trudy VanBuskirk Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/26628/1/The-Advantages-of-Purchasing-Used-Construction-Equipment-Online Nowadays, manufacturer's dealers and business owners that activate in the construction field have the possibility of choosing between new and used heavy construction equipment. Furthermore, they can take full advantage of the online market, online auctions and other such fast and easy ways of buying the needed heavy equipment. Bob Rickman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23406/1/Preparing-for-the-Best-Trade-Show When you put it in plain words, this simply implies that the more customers who stop at your booth, the greater your sales leads will be; thus greater chances of hitting the big time. Charmaine Joy Caro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23135/1/Selecting-Improvement-Opportunities The first rule is a part of Lead Thinking. If you can solve a problem by throwing a lot of resources like time and money at it then this is not lean; it is fat thinking or thinking large. Chris Anderson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21972/1/Basic-Vinyl-Banner-Care-Tips Do you need a banner that will best highlight the message you want to convey to your prospects? Are you looking for something that has a long-lasting appeal? Charmaine Joy Caro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21568/1/Effective-Trade-Show-Banner-Printing-Tips Trade shows are considered as one of the greatest ways to stay in touch with your customers. Charmaine Joy Caro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21510/1/Vinyl-Signs-that-Work Hit or miss? This is the reality that advertisers face each day of their lives. Indeed, advertising is similar to a basketball game, it's either you win or lose. Charmaine Joy Caro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21363/1/Things-to-Consider-in-Designing-a-Vinyl-Banner Vinyl banners should be designed properly and effectively.  There are things that you must keep in you mind in designing a vinyl banner in oreder to achieve this. Charmaine Joy Caro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21222/1/The-Advantage-of-Using-Custom-Vinyl-Banners There are different types of banners which vary in their own applications. The basic types of banners that are used today include birthday banners, trade show banners, backlit banners, event banners, full color banners and vinyl banners. Charmaine Joy Caro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19501/1/Permission-Data%3A-A-Pure-Paradigm-for-Quality-Lead-Generation Quality Lead Generation Kris Nickerson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17422/1/Five-Ways-to-Get-Out-of-Your-Affiliate-Quagmire You probably know by now that affiliate programs provide one of the most popular ways to make money on the Internet. But making a living online from them is hard enough with different people telling you different things. However, there are some techniques you can follow to increase your chances of success. Kori Puckett Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16806/1/Email-Marketing-Campaigns---Robots%2C-Humans-And-Shoes-Slashed-Whilst-Lions-Roar When you are planning an email marketing campaign, there are two important issues to be addressed:  ensuring that your email marketing campaign gets delivered and  persuading the recipients to open the emails and read them.  Here we look at ways to deal with both issues. Elaine Currie Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST