Advantages Of Starting an Online Business

Advantages Of Starting an Online Business
The internet makes it easier than ever to start a new
business; you do not need to spend a lot of money on
initial investments ' with some kinds of internet
businesses you don't even need to keep an inventory. Here
are some of the reasons that online businesses are
convenient, and some tips for getting started.

An online business is one of the easiest kinds of
businesses to start because an online business does not
require a large initial outlay of cash to get started. When
you start a traditional business, you need to have a lot of
money to take care of things such as building a place (or
leasing a rental location), getting office supplies, hiring
staff, developing and making your products, storing your
inventory and more. Each of these aspects of a traditional
business takes money, and the vast majority of new
businesses take at least a couple months before they start
to provide any kind of return on their investment.

Without a significant buffer of cash, new business owners
can be in trouble before they even begin to make a profit
from their initial investment. With an online business, all
of those problems are neatly avoided. Depending on what you
are selling, you might not even have to have inventory. If
you want to publish a book online, sell certain types of
clothing, or various objects where the key feature is the
design, there are companies which will create your product
for you ' all you need to do is come up with the ideas and
put them up in your online store.

If you are constructing your own products, you can probably
do everything that you need to at home while you are
starting out. All you need to start selling is the web
site, and setting up a web site is easy today with most web
hosting companies providing a wide range of scripts that
give you one click set up for a site that has all kinds of
professional features.

When you start a business on the World Wide Web, you also
have a lot of options for promoting your business which you
would not have for a local business. Traditionally,
business owners have been mostly limited to those people
who live in the surrounding area; however now with the
internet you can sell your products to people who live in
all parts of the world. The potential customer base for
your company is practically limitless; anyone who has a
computer connected to the internet can get to your web site
and learn about what you have to sell.

The only problem for a person doing business on the World
Wide Web is how to get more people to come to your site out
of all of the other sites in the world. One way to do this
is to have the right kind of product, or a product that can
be marketed in an effective niche. Try to find something
which has not already been done lots of times ' something
that is special and which people will want to buy but which
is not already available from a lot of other sites on the
internet.

Once you know what you want to sell, set up an internet
marketing campaign around your product: this involves
things like using a script to let people who visit your web
site sign up for an online newsletter, as well as putting
together a marketing budget to spend on pay per click
advertising from the search engines and banner ads that can
be run on the most popular web sites related to the product
that you have in mind. Advertising on the internet is
surprisingly inexpensive and you can get thousands of
people coming to your site to learn about what you have to
sell.

Follow these tips and start a business on the World Wide
Web today!

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Casey Dunham, owner of http://www.GreatOnlineBusinesses.com
prides himself on helping others find and succeed with the
best online business opportunities available so they can
also enjoy the financial and time freedom that a good
online business provides. If you would like to start you
own online business, please visit his site at:
http://www.myberrytree.us

The Answer Is Always NO Unless You Ask

The Answer Is Always NO Unless You Ask
Asking for the order seems like such a simple notion, so
why do so many salespeople have difficulty with it? One of
my favorite mottos is "if you don't ask, you don't get." It
is a very clear, concise and true statement of faith. The
simple truth is, the answer is usually "no" unless you ask,
and ask you must if you expect success.

In preparation for the publication of my latest book,
Superior Selling Skills Mastery, I contacted several
noteworthy and accomplished authors and speakers in the
selling field, seeking their testimonials for my work. I
chose people of extraordinary talent, wonderful success,
superior notoriety and stellar reputation. Not
surprisingly, three people have responded so far, one of
which is still reading but promised a glowing testimonial.

"Not surprisingly?" Yes. I expected to hear from these
leaders in our field. I believe that "the cream rises to
the top" and one prominent reason industry leaders often
are positioned where they are because they are interested
in others. They are approachable, however you must be
willing to ask for their assistance. You can read their
testimonials on my blog.

I asked. They responded. If I would not have asked, it is
unlikely that I would have received their testimonials.
After all, how could they have known? Their recommendation
and testimonial are both a valuable and necessary component
of my marketing plan, a component I would surely miss if I
had not asked.

Asking is critical, no matter your industry, field or
circumstances. Whether it is help you seek, a review of
your progress, an assessment of your skills, an opinion or
an order that you are seeking from a customer, you must ask
for it. Asking is necessary. Asking is expected.

Asking completes the selling process. It is closing the
sale. Without it, all that has previously transpired means
little, a mere transference of information. Giving away
information and polite conversation are not bad things, but
they will not pay your bills. Without the close,
conversation is all you have. You must close the selling
process; you must ask for the order.

Your customers expect you to close. They expect you to ask
for their business. Many will not simply offer it to you
because you are nice. Ask. Someone else will be asking for
their business if you neglect to. Do not be hesitant. Ask
confidently. Ask expectantly and receive.

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Daniel Sitter, author of both Learning For Profit and
Superior Selling Skills Mastery, has garnered extensive
experience in sales, training, marketing and personal
development spanning a successful 25 year career.
Experience his blog at http://www.idea-sellers.com

How to Get Instant Prospect Response Results

How to Get Instant Prospect Response Results
There are 3 Keys I've found to creating an immediate,
joyful, and results-oriented connection with your ideal
clients; however, the one that's most important is not only
crucial, but also my favorite...a clear CALL-TO-ACTION!

Perhaps it's the inner-organizer part of me, but I've
always been a person that likes to see things "complete."
That's why the call-to-action is one of the most important
areas I give attention and energy to with both my private
and Boot Camp clients. It amazes me how often this is
missing for many entrepreneurs.

When it comes to telling prospects EXACTLY what they need
to do to order your product, join your program, or take
advantage of a special offer, this is the place where you
need to spell-it-out. Instead, I see marketing materials
that are vague and general about what a prospect needs to
do or hear an entrepreneur's voice drop or mumble at that
important moment or worse, say nothing!

So, how do you start to amp up your call to action?

The very first thing you need to do is to make response
easy. Make it as easy as possible for the prospect to do
what you want her to do. If you want her to visit your
website, tell her that and tell her the web address
(seriously, you'd be shocked at how often the two aren't
linked together). Once she's on your site, give her a clear
map and directions to join your community. Tell her what
gift she'll get when she does.

You can (and should!) do this for any business and every
occasion. It doesn't matter if people visit your in-person
store, or the web, or if you go to them. What's marketing?
Communication and connection—that's it! However, this
is a busy, complex world we live in and we each don't have
time to weed through lots of text, decipher what your
saying, mail materials back to you (especially if a SASE is
not provided!) or call a number with a complicated
answering service.

K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Sweetie!)

If your prospect needs to call, tell her when to call (days
and hours) and who to ask for. If she's to fill out a form,
make it as clear, fun, and user friendly as possible.

So this can be moved through, let's understand the energy
that's activated that has entrepreneurs avoiding a clear
call-to-action. This is some of what I've heard:

I don't want to seem pushy. I want to let people know I'm
flexible. What if they don't want to buy from me? Why
spend money on stamps if they might not mail it back?
There might not be anyone here to answer the phone. It's
the wrong time of year for this.

What's the energy you feel reading these "reasons?"

It strikes me as a fear about standing 110% powerfully
behind your offer. It's the energy of hiding.

So there's one last important piece I want you to keep in
mind as you begin to create your call-to-action: It doesn't
matter what your offer is, most people will be motivated to
respond to it if you are successful in motivating them to
respond. I call this the energetics of selling. And,
contrary to traditional sales belief, people do respond to
positive energies: love, hope, inspiration, joy, gratitude,
to name a few.

But it's up to YOU to motivate and call your prospects into
action.

If you don't, then you've left the conversation before it
could complete. That's not a strong energy to have
activated in your business, is it?

Call to Action:

Take a look around at your business. Do you have the number
of clients or customers you want? No? Then get clear about
how you can amp up your call-to-action:

What exactly do you want people to do when they read your
business card, website, or postcard? Is it CRYSTAL clear?

Do you have a program or product that's being released?
When would you like your early registration to take place?
What do prospects get by being an early registrant? Is it
CRYSTAL clear?

What would motivate someone to buy your product? Join your
program? What will they be receiving as a result? Is it
CRYSTAL clear?

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Heather Dominick, EnergyRICH(tm) Entrepreneur Success
Coach, has over 11 years of teaching and coaching
experience. Heather's primary focus is in coaching
entrepreneurs to identify inner and outer sources for
attracting clients and increasing business profit. To sign
up to receive your free business building e-course go here
now http://www.energyrichcoach.com

All Great Leaders Possess This Skill. Do you?

All Great Leaders Possess This Skill. Do you?
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have it. Bill Clinton is a
master; so was Ronald Reagan. Dr. Martin Luther King,
Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Theresa used it to inspire
millions of people.

In fact, I believe that this single skill is so critical,
it is virtually impossible to succeed at anything without
it, at least not in any meaningful way.

I'm not talking about positive thinking; assertiveness;
negotiating skills; an improved vocabulary, appearance or
education; or even the "secret" law of attraction. All of
these things are great, and might even contribute to
success. But they're of little value without the skill I'm
referring to.

So just what is this super power, used every day by the
world's most successful people to achieve greatness?

Very simply, it is the ability to put yourself in the place
of another.

Can it really be that simple? Just walking a mile in
someone's shoes? Well, there's a bit more to it than that.
But if you can truly understand and appreciate a given
situation from the other person's point-of-view, there is
almost nothing you can't accomplish.

Let me explain. Close your eyes and imagine yourself being
super successful at whatever it is you want to achieve.
Business or career achievement, financial abundance, public
acclaim, positive relationships. Don't just envision the
final results - all that money, the big house, the yacht,
the respect, the fun. Think about what you would actually
have to do to make it all happen.

What kinds of actions, interactions, transactions,
conversations, activities are you engaged in? What do you
look like in your picture? Are you happy, confident,
self-assured? Are there other people in your scene? What do
they look like? Are they working against you, struggling or
fighting with you, disagreeing with your opinions, trying
to make you fail? Or are they cooperating, accepting what
you say and do, contributing to your success. Are they
buying what you're selling, showing you respect, supporting
your efforts, doing what you ask of them?

In fact, in order to achieve almost any type of success --
or in other words, in order to get something you want that
you don't have now ' you must have the involvement of
others.

That's right, in just about every area of life, the one
thing you absolutely need to succeed is the cooperation,
acceptance, approval, buy-in, support or agreement of at
least one other person, and probably many more. You might
like you believe you can do it all on your own - but in
almost every case, you simply cannot. Somebody, somewhere
has to respond to your efforts in a favorable manner, one
that supports your goals.

For example, if you're in sales and want to achieve greater
selling success, it is necessary for customers or clients
to buy more from you.

If you are interested in fast-tracking your career, you'll
need the acknowledgment and recognition of the person or
people you report to.

You will never land your dream job unless the person doing
the hiring offers it to you.

Negotiating a sweetheart business deal is only going to
happen if the person on the other side of the table says,
"yes" to your offer.

The list of examples goes on and on. In the sixteenth
century, John Donne wrote, "No man is an island, entire of
itself," and it seems he was absolutely correct. When you
really think about it, almost nothing ever happens without
the participation of others. And by developing the ability
to view your interactions with others, whether across a
conference room table or the dinner table, from their
position, you will be better able to negotiate an outcome
that is beneficial to both of you.

In other words, win-win solutions.

Corporate leaders take their businesses to new heights by
understanding the needs of their customers, employees and
shareholders ' and providing the value they demand.

Politicians must speak to the desires and hopes of voters
in order to get elected.

Spiritual leaders touch the hearts of entire populations,
inspiring great acts of sacrifice, responsibility and
charity.

Why not give it a try, and see what kind of results you
begin to achieve. Here are some simple steps to get you
started.

1. Learn as much as you can about the people you deal with.
Who are they really? What matters to them? What do they
like? What do they fear? What kind of background do they
come from? Advertisers know this; so do politicians. The
more information you have about the people you interact
with, and what makes them "tick," the better able you will
be to connect.

2. Try to pretend you are the other person or people. How
do you feel? What gets you excited? What makes you angry?
And most important, what would it require to make you feel
good about taking the next step toward an mutually
beneficial agreement?

3. Look for the common connection. Consider what really
matters to the other person, and also what matters to you.
Is there some common thread, some place to find mutual
agreement? Search for a way to share a common goal or
desired outcome, and build on that.

4. Communicate with them in their language. If the person
you're dealing with spoke only Japanese, it would be
difficult for you to make headway (assuming you didn't
speak the language). It's not just what they need to hear,
it's how they need to hear it that counts. Learn their
unique language, and speak it to them. Is it simple or
technical? Warm and friendly or businesslike? Quiet or
excited? Think about the great communicators of our time,
and how they deliver their messages, and you'll see how
important it is to use the right style of communication.

Note: There is an added benefit to approaching your
dealings with others in this way. Not only will you start
getting more of what you want ' you'll enjoy greater
respect in the process.

Go ahead -- put yourself in their place. And see what
happens. I can't promise you'll be the next Gates, Buffett
or Clinton. Then again, you never know...

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Keith Harmeyer is EVP of Marketing and Creative Services at
C2 Creative in New York City. He is a marketing,
communication and presentation skills expert, author,
speaker and creator of The SuperSkill (sm), a proven method
for using traditional marketing techniques to achieve
personal and professional success. You can email Keith at
kaharmeyer@gmail.com, or visit his website at
http://www.thesuperskill.com .