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07-03-2010, 10:55 AM
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"You'd be surprised how easy it is to make money, when you don't try so hard."
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07-04-2010, 03:05 AM
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what I know about a good marketing method is to build trust upon customers. Make them feel like home, like they are owning our business...
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07-12-2010, 11:11 AM
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"While variety can be a good thing, giving prospects too many items to choose from can often backfire. Why? Because giving prospects too many items to choose from can confuse them. And confused prospects don't buy. Limit product options to no more than three choices."
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07-14-2010, 07:04 PM
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"If money is your primary focus, you're probably not going to make very much. People who chase money almost never catch it. Your #1 focus should always be to provide the best value possible to your customers. If you make that your singular focus, the money will usually take care of itself."
David Jackson
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07-19-2010, 07:55 PM
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"One of the keys to successful marketing is trust. If a merchant can get you to let down your defenses with information that makes you trust them, then that credibility will result in a sale most of the time."
David Jackson
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07-20-2010, 05:17 AM
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"The trustworthiness of your website - or lack of, will have the greatest impact on your sales conversions, and ultimately, the success or failure of your site."
David Jackson
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07-28-2010, 06:07 AM
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"If you place a premium on your time and talent, then, others will as well. And if you don't...well, others won't either!" - David Jackson
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07-28-2010, 11:59 PM
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Don't make the mistake of avoiding social media if you want to be successful at online marketing. You may not be impressed with social media, but many of your potential customers are.
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08-04-2010, 09:52 AM
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According to a readability study conducted by Jakob Nielsen of UseIt.com, 79% of Internet users rarely read web pages. Instead they scan, picking out individual words, sentences and paragraphs.
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08-12-2010, 06:43 AM
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"All the knowledge in the world won't make a dime's worth of difference, if you don't apply it." - David Jackson
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08-12-2010, 08:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David Jackson
"You'd be surprised how easy it is to make money, when you don't try so hard."
David Jackson.
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what's that supposed to mean??
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08-12-2010, 09:17 AM
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Quote:
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what's that supposed to mean??
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It means don't think about making money. Get it totally out of your thought process. Instead, think about the best way you can give provide value to the marketplace, and to your customers. If you focus on providing value, as opposed to making money, provided the other aspects of your business are in order, the money will come so fast and furious, it will literally shock you.
David Jackson
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08-12-2010, 02:18 PM
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I agree totally Walker.
Many business owners I have delt with think that just because they don't use something, their customer will not either. I personally use Facebook every single day.
I once had a client ask for advice. It was like pulling teeth just to get her to implement a simple frequent buyer card. She didn't like them, but still had customers ask for one every day! Once she finally started passing them out and seeing how often customers used them, she FINALLY caught on!
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Originally Posted by walker007
Don't make the mistake of avoiding social media if you want to be successful at online marketing. You may not be impressed with social media, but many of your potential customers are.
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08-12-2010, 08:52 PM
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Article marketing is important to online business owners because increases their search page rank. Online business owners can grow their business and sales via article directories
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08-16-2010, 04:32 AM
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# Credibility: People expect the real business is printed sales literature. It's easy to make $ 60 expenditure on business cards, stationery, etc., and call the company. But if you want to view seriously, sets some kind.
# Save time. People want the house and read printed material in their spare time. Yes, you can direct a Web site, but the brochure adds a personal touch, tells the prospect that the product or service can make their and why buy from you.
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08-19-2010, 09:53 AM
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"If you're not a proven, successful marketer, you shouldn't be dispensing marketing advice. After all, how can you legitimately teach others how to do something, when you haven't actually done it yourself?" - David Jackson
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08-19-2010, 11:20 PM
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The most overlooked aspect of growing your business every day staring at you could be right. Your existing customers already know and trust you, or at least they know and trust you to do. Your customer base to offer incentives or take advantage of special deals for referrals. People who experience a good product or service to share with your friends enjoy it.
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09-14-2010, 07:32 AM
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"Sometimes the best marketing strategy is doing the exact opposite of what everyone else is doing."
David Jackson
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09-19-2010, 12:04 PM
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Always try and see things from the point of view of your potential customer
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10-06-2010, 04:01 AM
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When people feel appreciated they will go out of their way to reciprocate to you by either purchasing, bringing you new customers or just giving you great ideas to make you even more successful that you already are.
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