If you are a serious web business owner, pay attention…

You have decided to enter the world of online marketing and plan to take that world by storm. Well, that sounds great, congratulations, I hope it works well, but just how do you plan to accomplish this?

What is your business plan like?

You have a quality product, you’re going to sell it online on a marketing website and you have opened a bank account?

Well, so far that sounds good but how are you going to sell it online on your marketing website?

What kind of advertising are you going to do?

Are you going to use advertising associates?

Do you plan to sign it up with search engines?

What about email lists, are you planning to compile those?

HINT: Having a good marketing plan is as important for an online business which is just starting out as it is for a business in the ‘real world’.

NOTE: If you plan to take the cyber marketing world by storm, then you really need to get ready to emulate.

Thor and throw some thunderbolts that will gain everyone’s attention and do it in a spectacular and in a good way.

Learn about online marketing.

Who are the successes out there and why are they so successful?

Who are you targeting as your potential customers and how can you best reach them?

TIP: Make a list of what you are going to do to make your online marketing venture a successful one. Don’t make it unrealistic, make it things that you can do but do successfully and then grow into the stages where you can do even more.

Plan to work hard on this new venture. That doesn’t necessarily mean putting in a forty hour work week on it, that may be unrealistic for you at this time, but it does mean making the time that you do have to put into it productive.

You will want to plan how to make your business stand out favorably from those of your competitors. You will want to plan how to best reach your target potential customers. You will want to formulate some sort of a sales plan to get your new business off to a grand start and let everyone know about its existence.

First do it on paper, then do it on the web. Follow your business plan carefully, don’t be afraid to add to it either as you get new ideas, but do so realistically and then follow through with them.

You wouldn’t start out on a road trip through unknown territory without some kind of a map and expect to successfully reach your destination easily. The same thing with your trip into the world of online marketing. Your business plan is your road map to having a successful online marketing business. Build it carefully, follow it carefully and may your storm of the online marketing world be a successful one.

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It has been proven that most prospects much hear a message as many as 7 times before purchasing.

Multiple follow up autoresponder systems allow you to place an opt in form on your website which captures your prospect’s name and email address and then sends them up to ten personalized follow up messages about your business.

A very effective way to capture the prospects name and email address is through a pop up window which opens whenever someone leaves your first page.

If you were selling a credit repair system for example your form could say “Place your name and email address here to get 10 free tips by email on how to restore your credit.”

The problem arises when you are promoting an affiliate program and you are not allowed to modify their self replicated webpages.

What we do is to make a copy of the first page of the self replicated site and place it on our servers or on a free web host with our modifications.

All the links still go to our affiliate site so we get still get credit for any sales and the new page has our pop up autoresponder form on it.

Here is how you do this:

1. Open your browser and go to the first page of your affiliate website.

2. Right click on the page. (Not on a Picture)

3. Left click on “view source.”

4. Left click on “file.”

5. Left click on “save as.”

6. Under “file name” type index.html

7. Under “save in” click the little arrow to the right and choose “C .”

8. Click save.

9. Go to start.

10. Go to Run.

11. Go to Browse.

12. Go to C Drive (Under Look In)

13. Under “files of type” click “all files.”

14. Look for index.html

15. Right click on the index.html

16. Click “view source”

17. Install this java script after the tag in your html code. This java script is courtesy of bravenet.com

Make sure you replace “yourdomain.com” with the domain for your free web host. You can find 100s of free web hosts at www.freewebspace.net .

18. Click “File.”

19. Click “Save as.”

20. Name the file “index.html .”

21. Under save in choose “C.”

22. Click “Save.”

23. Sign up for a free autoresponder account at www.realreply.com

24. Log into your account.

25. Go to “On Line Form Manager.”

26. Go to “Configure Autoresponder.”

27. Go to “Set Up Re-direct Link.”

28. Type in the url of your affiliate website. (www.youraffiliatedomain.com/yourid)

29. Click your back button twice to go to the autoresponder control panel.

30. Click “Get Form Code.

31. Leave the name and email fields checked exactly as they are.

32. Click generate form code.

33. Go to Start, Run, Programs, Accessories then notepad.

34. Copy and paste the form code you just generated into notepad.

35. Save the file to your C drive as popup.html

36. Upload both popup.html and index.html to your free web host.

37. Log back into your autoresponder control panel at www.realreply.com/login.html and type in several follow up email messages about your business.

Go to your free website and open up the first page. Click refresh and you will see your pop up window appear asking your prospects for their name and email address.

Note: If the pictures all are blank in the free website put this code into the portion on the html of the free web page. Make sure you place the url of the original url that your affiliate program gave you in this tag.

The recent terrorist attacks here in the US have caused many companies and individuals to rethink how they want to market to and work with others. As a result, web-enabled presentations and or collaborations are finally coming of age - the technology works with a minimum of hassle, it’s an efficient way to give marketing presentations, hold meetings, provide training and do product demonstrations. The cost savings can be significant, especially when contrasted with all of the burdened costs of holding conventional meetings; i.e. travel, hotel, transportation, facilities and “time out of the office issues.” Here is a quick primer on some baseline issues to consider when weighing the effectiveness of virtual marketing presentations and meetings.

1. There are a broad number of vendors, although the “virtual presentation and meeting” market segment has undergone consolidation in the last few years. I’d recommend assessing these four market leaders: www.webex.com (well established with diversified terms of services), www.placeware.com (corporate focused), www.centra.com (provides a good client plug in that enables Voice over IP (”VOIP”) communications, www.raindance.com (emphasizes teleconferencing).

2. PC configuration, Internet access and firewall issues all need to be considered when your assessing the effectiveness of this process and technology. Port settings need to be “tuned” or optimized, the PC must have multimedia capabilities if your using VOIP, just about any speed of internet connection will work, but the experience for the attendee can vary depending on the connection speeds and how “heavy” your presentation is with graphics.

3. Web presentations offer a lower cost model versus traditional presentations or meetings, but there are burdened costs for web-enabled marketing - phone conferencing can be anywhere from $.15-35 per minute per user, presentation uploads for a standard power point presentation (which is the defacto app for virtual presentations), can cost $10-30. per presentation, costs per attendee can vary tremendously but average $50-500. per session, depending upon the number of users.

4. One of the most expensive parts of virtual meetings is always the teleconferencing component. All of the market leaders have some VOIP component (voice over IP) but most are not publicizing this technology or service, as they don’t want to cannibalize a significant contribution to their revenue streams. One exception is Centra - they are offering VOIP integrated services with their standard web presentations or meetings. The audio quality is good, analogous to voice quality of a standard cell phone call - but there is a client download (small under 250K) to deal with and you must have a multi-media enabled PC.

5. Some web-enabled presentation challenges include the need to keep people involved - you can do this easily by leveraging the chat capabilities, dynamic polling, and standard Q&A components built into the application. The higher their interest level (as in real world meetings) the better your meeting or presentation will be.

6. Marketing presentations can be easily archived and made available to others on a 24/7 basis - this archiving can include the standard presentation, enhanced with video or audio components, depending on the sophistication of your presentation. Be prepared to pay an extra charge for this - but the marketing ROI can be significant, especially when you factor in how little most companies charge for an archiving service versus your front end costs.

7. Virtual marketing enables a whole set of web-enabled processes - you will have the ability to easily capture your prospect/customer’s e-mail address and standard contact points via a registration process, involve them and capture preferences via polling in your presentations and “push” follow up communications during your presentation/meeting or later. But, it’s very important to include standard “privacy” statements in your materials and adhere to them as you move forward through your business processes.

8. How does video conferencing impact your assessments of web-enabled presentations or collaborations? This depends on your budget, number of people attending the presentation, presenter and attendee locations and other intangible that are specific to your business. In general, video conferencing works better for very small (under five people) presentations or meetings, due to some of the inherent challenges of this medium.

About The Author

Lee Traupel has 20 plus years of business development and marketing experience - he is the founder of Intelective Communications, Inc., http://www.intelective.com, a results-driven marketing services company providing proprietary services to clients encompassing startups to public companies. Lee@intelective.com

Lee@intelective.com

You know what I’m talking about - the feeling of utter exhaustion, the legs are heavy, tired and full of lactic acid. The taste of blood is all too prevalent, no matter how much air the lungs seem to draw in, it is just not enough. The heart rate is through the roof and the feeling of dizziness has set in.

Most sane people would regard it as madness to do something like this, willingly and knowingly. Not to mention that it’s not done once, oh no, it needs to be done over and over and over again. How? Why? These are questions that have been asked, but can anyone really answer them?

These sessions are so hard and mentally demanding that it takes two days to prepare, to find motivation and inner strength. To push one’s body so close to the edge, over and over again, it takes mental focus. It’s all too easy to be “nice” to oneself and not put in the required intensity.

Rain, snow, sleet, sun, cold, wet, hot - it doesn’t matter, these sessions are what brings us up to the next level. They need to be completed properly and somewhat frequently. It’s all about walking up the ladder, one step at a time. There are no limits for the person that wants to succeed, really wants to. But there are consequences for the individual that understands what it takes to make it. Year in and year out he must be willing to follow a rather boring training plan, to the “t”. He knows that during the long, hard interval sessions he must be willing to push himself past the threshold of pain, far past it. Not once or twice, but over and over again.

There is hardly no excuse for dropping a training session, family vacation during the summer or 10 degrees below zero with blowing snow - neither will do. He must train. If you really want to succeed and you are willing to make the sacrifices along the way - you will make it.

I am a full-time endurance athlete, working towards the 2012 London Olympics. I maintain a blog, describing my ups and downs of training / racing.
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Try to visit the topical anaesthetic thrift store and check-out procedure Ebay on a daily basis, you be astounded at many $1 t-shirts out thither. Many students lay aside money on printing and photocopying by the use of a scanner. The student simply scans what he/she needs and emails the scanned file back to him/her self. Not simply you save up money, only too bear an electronic copy of the file which you could later download to your laptop or PDA.

If you real must print endeavour not to use the school printing services. Most of the metre these services toll you an supernumerary 5-10 per page, cents which could go towards the purchase of a raw ink cartridge. Rather of using a credit card, not just dungeon hard cash in your wallet/purse.

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As we move into an ever rapidly increasing era of technology I feel we are not fully utilizing the potential of our garage entrepreneurs, inventors and retired innovative thinkers. In fact I feel so strongly about this fact that I can no longer keep silent on this issue of paramount importance.

I believe if I were running things I would ask the Congress to give the President’s Administration discretionary funds for research, totally discretionary funds to use. Then I would have two technology advisors and several staff, people like me who could travel the country and check out all these back yard gadgets. These two advisors would report directly to the President so they can understand the future trends and what is coming thru the pipeline. Other wise the nation could be caught short with surprises on the horizon causing paradigm shifts and disruption, which is unanticipated.

How would this work exactly? Well the garage inventor would just call in and someone will come by and take a look at it. We have so much innovation that we waste. If someone has a unique device in their house or garage, then pay off their house and give them 100K over 24 months and some living money? Hell we blow that on paperclips. If it is not that good of an invention, but still interesting then give them $5,000 and buy it.

In this case take the research or device and hand it over to Naval Research, Lockheed, Boeing, AFRL, DARPA or something. Then the inventor will go think of another device, continually rewarding innovators. If the government does not feel this technology is viable well then, they can give to the Think Tank, let us screw around with it, add on to it and then hand it back? Or give it to a University Research Company.

By doing this we could help the small time inventor by-pass the bureaucracy and you know really drive the innovations, for everything. Keep it cheap; give inventors some incentive. It can be done. You need to understand we are moving into the robot age and that robotics is moving forward. We should all be proud of DARPAs efforts, but we need to triple up or quadruple up their budget and get to the ten times the current. Because the future is approaching and we need it. Meanwhile we need to feed the system and prime the pump and allow the ideas and inventions to flow like water for the benefits of our nation. Think on this in 2006.

“Lance Winslow” - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/

These days, when every business wants to score an edge over its rival, businesses are making maximum use of cutting-edge services like Free Phone Conferencing. Free Phone Conferencing helps you avoid mammoth telephone bills. Generally, whenever you use a Phone Conferencing service you are made to pay a set monthly fee or rent, which depends upon how much you use it. With a Free Phone Conferencing service you have to pay a low monthly fee. Herein you get a dialer code along with a password, which lets you go into a conference according to your choice and will. You also get a toll free number with which you can call in the US or Canada at the same rates. The Free Phone Conferencing service is so flexible that you can also use it for personal business, too.

The way Free Phone Conferencing works is, you dial the toll-free number on your moderator card and, by using your conference ID and PIN, you can begin the conference right away. This makes you avoid all hassles with reservations, canceling or changing the time of the conference. The majority of Free Phone Conferencing service providers also provide you with twenty-four hour technical support.

So if you’re a frequent user of conference services then this service is best suited for you. By using this service you can remain in constant touch with your clients as well as your friends. And free phone conferencing is applicable to large and small companies alike, so go ahead and embrace this popular trend in the business world.

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PDCA - where does it come from?

Deming Cycle, PDCA

The Deming Cycle, or PDCA Cycle is a continuous quality improvement model consisting of four repetitive phases and seven steps for continuous improvement and learning: Plan, Do, Check and Act. The PDCA cycle is also known as the Deming Cycle, the Deming wheel of continuous improvement. Its origin can be traced back to the eminent statistics expert Mr. Walter A. Shewart - in the 1920’s he introduced the concept of PLAN, DO and SEE. The late Total Quality Management (TQM) guru and renowned statistician Dr. W. Edwards Deming modified the SHEWART cycle as: PLAN, DO, CHECK, and ACT.

Like many others, my introduction to PDCA and continuous improvement was in identifying manufacturing process faults. However, later as a director of Information Technology, I was able to apply the same learning, use the same PDCA cycle to
improve both the technical and administration processes. This resulted in saving time and reducing costs.

I have seen PDCA used very effectively in project management, construction, internet business development, as well as managing a number of personal projects.

Identifying continuous improvement projects with our team(s) is a great way of getting team members involved as well as capitalizing on their skills and knowledge

WHAT IS QUALITY?
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.” William A. Foster

I would not be totally honest with you if I did not admit that I have struggled at times - deadlines, wanting to push ahead.

It’s one of the classic ‘Catch 22s’ - I am far too busy fixing problems to spend the time on continuous improvement techniques.

Of course, there will always be that urgent personal or urgent business dilemma that needs 100% of our time and energy to resolve. It’s called ‘life’.

The key point is once we get into the habit of PDCA, once we apply the discipline to maximize the benefits that this continuous improvement methodolgy has to offer us, we will be able to…

Focus directly on the issue, problem, or opportunity

Determine an appropriate action plan

Measure the plan’s effectiveness

Take the appropriate corrective action(s)

Achieve the desired and planned results

Then, we have more time and more energy to work on those ‘unexpected’ issues when they do crop up

What Is An Improvement Cycle?

“Everything we do is a process, every process has a customer”

The Improvement Cycle is a highly disciplined and rigorous approach to problem solving using the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) methodology developed by Dr. W. Edwards Deming.

The Improvement Cycle consists of seven steps, 3 in the Plan phase, 1 in the Do phase, 1 in the Check phase, and 2 in the Act phase.

The PDCA cycle needs to be used in a continuous manner, select your theme or project, assess the current situation, plan and implement your solutions, check the effects of your changes, standardise on your new improved process, and plan for future improvements - the cycle continues.

change and improvement are two different things,
focus on improvement, change will follow naturally

Take Action - it may be possible that you have been dissatisfied with previous improvement attempts. The whole point of reading this is to then use the PDCA cycle itself to realise the full potential of the desired improvement.

Unstructured goals without deadlines and disciplned planning are nothing more than wishlists. To achieve success, you must set highly specific goals with target completion dates, and start by developing the plan of PDCA to meet those goals and then put the plan into action.

Keep Learning - For me, the whole point of PDCA, is to continue to learn where and what to improve, understand what’s working, and by following the cycle, have both the qualitative and quantative data to allow us to grow and move forward.

No matter what our chosen profession is, no matter what offline or online businesses we run, we all need to stay current, perhaps learn new techniques, perhaps learn how to master new tools. No matter what we do, we can use the PDCA cycle as the foundation for our continuous improvement.

Footnote 1

I realise, from my own experience, that understanding the “Improvement Cycle” in detail and then being able to apply it can take some time and practice. So, rather than try and explain the 4 phases and the whole 7 steps now, I will follow this article with 4 more which describes each phase and its associated steps in greater detail.

Footnote 2

I have a range of problem solving and decision making tools and techniques, many of which are graphical. I’ll highlight the most appropriate ones in each of the follow on articles.
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In my experience in various facets of organizations, I’ve found that opportunities are awarded most often to the person who has the best ATTITUDE for the job, not necessarily the one with the most APTITUDE for the job.

By changing your attitude to be more positive, people will want to talk to you, and you’ll get more opportunities. More opportunities means more chances of success, more chances of success means more success, and more success means a better, changed, life. You do want to live a GREAT life, don’t you?

So how do you change your attitude? Here’s 3 tips to help you get started.

1. Focus on what you CAN do - when someone asks you for help, even if you’re not the person that can help them, focus on the CAN. Let them know you CAN help them contact the right person to get their question answered. If you’re looking for a job and someone asks you a question about what you can’t do, turn it around and focus on what you can do. Let’s say the question is “Can you type 100 words per minute?” and you can only type 80 words per minute. Answer the question “I CAN type 80 words per minute with 95% accuracy.”

2. Smile at everyone you meet - Take 1 day and smile at every person you meet. Don’t worry if they don’t smile back, just keep smiling. By the end of the day, you’ll be happier because smiling automatically gives you more energy than frowning. Try it if you don’t believe me!

3. Answer “as if” - Pick 1 day, and no matter how you’re doing, think about your best possible day, and when people ask you’re how you’re doing, answer “as if” you’re having your best possible day. I always answer that I am doing great, and though at first it felt a bit forced, now, every day, I really am GREAT!

Remember: only YOU can make your life better. So I ask you, will you settle for average, or will you do what it takes to Make it Great!?

Phil Gerbyshak, motivational speaker and self-improvement advocate, challenges you to “Stop having a nice day…and Make it Great!” His website at http://MakeItGreat.org is updated regularly with thoughts about how you can take control of your life and stop letting life take control of you.

Yes - you should definitely use an astringent. This is especially true if you wear makeup. Using a toner will help to get some of the “leftovers” out of your pores. Less stuff in your pores = less breakouts!

However, you must be careful about what type of astringent or toner you use. Get the wrong type and you’ll end up being flaky, oily, or (most likely) both. As a rule of thumb, if you see a commercial with teenage actors and an astringent, don’t buy that product! Yes - even if you’re a teenager. These formulas are usually cheap and harsh. Sometimes they even sting which is never a good thing. To pick the right toner, read the labels before you buy. Reject anything you find containing: SLS, paraben preservatives, color dyes, salycic acid, & fragrance. These are irritants that may cause skin problems.

So what should you buy? I suggest something natural and gentle. The only astringent I use is Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Toner. You might find this at a drugstore or health store near you. It has some alcohol in it, but this is naturally occurring in witch hazel. Witch hazel is my favorite astringent because its super gentle, easy to use, affordable, and versatile. If you prefer a different kind of astringent, there are many recipes that you can find online for 100% natural formulas. However, they may require refrigeration and have a very short shelf life. Another great toner for your skin is fresh lemons. I hear many models swear by this!

One more factor for you to consider is your cotton ball or pad. For the best results, use only organic cotton on your face. Cotton is one of the most pesticide-sprayed crops in the world. You don’t want that stuff on your face, do you? Organic cotton is a bit pricey, but I think its well worth it.

So there you have it. Astringents are good for your skin under the right circumstances. Use a gentle formula after washing your face, and before moisturizing to help clear your acne. Remember that astringents only need to be used once a day, preferably at night. Using a good toner will help to get your skin extra clean without over-drying and hopefully help with your acne.

Note: Feel free to reprint this article as long as you include my resource box and make sure the link to my website is active.

Jessica Kihara

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