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Mark this date in your diary… Apil 21-24 now.

Why? Read on (you’ll be glad you did)

Well I guess it would take one of the best in the Internet marketing business to take up the challenge and offer to show you, me, and any one else interested in making money online by putting his talent where his mount is and PROVE it’s possible to start a money making online business in ONE WEEK OR LESS.

Seems Derek has taken up the challenge after an angry blog post throwing down the challenge to prove it is possible to make money online and do it all within a week.

True to form Derek accepted the guy’s challenge!

How is he going to prove to you and me that anyone can build a profitable business in such a short time?

Simple: He’s going to do it himself — on camera!

Yep, that’s right… Derek is going to start a brand-new business totally from scratch in less than ONE WEEK and he’s going to film the entire process and turn it into a FREE video course, so you can see how easily
it can be done!

Derek will release the complete “X-Treme Challenge” video course over a four-day period: April 21-24th.

These videos will be absolutely FREE, but will only be made available to people who sign up for Derek’s notification list.

So if you want to learn how to build a money-making online business in ONE WEEK OR LESS, then I urge you to go to: Marketing Tips X-Treme Challenge and get on the notification list.

Remember: Set aside at least one hour each day on April 21-24th, so you can watch Derek’s FREE training
videos and implement the lessons you learn right away.

… Who knows? You could be making good money online by the 1st week in May!

And by the way… more than 34,000 people have already registered to watch Derek’s free video series — he’s concerned that bandwidth may become an issue, so he’s LIMITING the number of people who can register to watch these videos.

Click here to learn more

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Did you know your mailing list is the lifeblood of your online business?

Well hell yeah! you say

The old adage “the money is in the list” cannot be true enough. If you had a targeted list of prospects to contact each time you have a new product, you’ll be able to save a lot of effort by marketing it to your existing list of targeted prospects.

Statistically, you have a better chance of making a sale to an existing customer, than trying to sell to someone who hasn’t brought before.

You can build a targeted list of prospects who are interested in your products by offering them a relevant download on your website.

To give you an example, let’s take a look at apple.com. When you download the free iTunes and Quicktime software from their site, they will ask you to fill in an optional name and email form so that they can send you offers on songs that you can purchase via — guess where — iTunes!

In reality, you don’t need to offer such a “heavyweight” downloads such as full-feature software like iTunes - you can attract prospects just as well with some quality freebies such as a simple report, a free wallpaper, and so on. The important thing is that your download offers enough value for the prospect to be willing to give away his/her own email address to get it.

However, slapping together a simple download and putting a link on your website won’t be enough to attract qualified prospects. You’ll have to do some homework in order for your lead-generating mechanism to work well for you.

First, place your download form prominently on your website. Preferably, dedicate a page to it and link to that page from every other page of your website. That way, there is no way your visitors cannot find the download page, and when they do, you’ll get some of them converted into your prospects!

You’ll need to put some effort into promoting your download. Explain and elaborate on the benefits of the download, and why your visitors should download it. You might think why would anyone want to pass on a freebie, but most of your visitors would be too lazy to take the effort to download it because most of their downloads just sit on the hard disk collecting virtual dust. It is hence important to show your visitors why they should download your freebie.

Tags: Internet Marketing, Traffic Generation by the silent avatar
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If you’re someone who has been marketing online you know the lifeblood of an online business is the traffic of a site. The simple equation is this: More visitors = More sales.

However, I would like to share with you some ways that you can tweak your sites to improve sales without the need to get more visitors.

1. The first tweak is to have a good read over your sales page and weave in your personal touch in your sales message. Nobody likes risking cold hard cash with a total stranger, but many people will buy on a recommendation from a friend. If you can convince your audience that you are a personal friend who has their best interest at heart, they will be more likely to buy your products. Just remember to speak to an individual in your sales letter - not to your whole audience.

2. The second tweak is to publish testimonials and comments from your customers. A good idea would be to publish both good and bad comments; that way prospects will be more inclined to see your testimonials as real. When prospects see testimonials on your website, they’ll have more confidence buying from you because human beings follow the herd mentality; when others have bought and proven it authentic, they will jump on the bandwagon and buy too.

3. Use visual representations for the problems and solutions that your product offers. Not everyone reads your sales copy from go to woe, but most people will pay attention to images on your website.

4. Offer quality bonuses to accompany the product. When you offer bonuses that complement your product, your prospects will feel it’s a very good deal and it would be stupid to miss it. Be sure to state the monetary value of your bonuses so that people will be even more compelled to grab your good bargain.

5. Lastly, Go ahead and ask for the sale! Many website owners entice their prospects with the benefits of their product, sell to them with stories of how it has solved many problems, even offer great bonuses but forget to ask for the sale. Give a clear instruction on how to buy your product (e.g. “click the button to buy now!”).

By going over your site and implementing these small but dynamic changes, you will give your site every opportunity to secure the sale. J

Tags: Traffic Generation, Web Design by the silent avatar
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Convincing prospects to purchase from you is a hard job, and you certainly don’t need to make it any harder - but have you ever thought that you could be making the process twice as difficult for both parties when your prospects are convinced and want to buy but don’t know how to buy from you?

In a nutshell, no matter how good you are at convincing your prospects, they won’t buy if they find the process cumbersome.Time to take a good look at your site and view it through the eyes of a purchaser.

First, you’ll want to check your order form can be found easily and is hassle-free. Write a clear, concise paragraph to direct your prospects to your order form so that you can minimize the chances of them getting lost.You can also reduce the chances of losing prospects by putting a prominent link to your order page from every other page on your site.

Do you offer multiple payment options? Some people may feel comfortable paying via PayPal, others may only want to pay with their credit card, and then there are others who might want to send a cheque.The more options you offer, the better your chances of covering your prospects’ preferred payment method. After all, it wouldn’t make any sense to sell hard to a prospect only to find that they won’t be able to pay you when they want to.You’ll also want to prove that you are a credible merchant.

Is your order form secured using encryption technology? You would want to look into SSL for this.You can also offer a money back guarantee so that people will feel confident about buying from you.

How about after sales support? Who do they contact when they have problems after purchasing? Do you have a means of a purchaser contacting you without going to the ends of the earth to find your contact details?

Additionally, you can add customer testimonials, your contact information, address, and so on to boost your prospects’ confidence. It all goes towards making them feel safe about buying from you, who in truth is a total stranger to them on the other end of the Internet.

In finishing this post , it would be very pitiful if you sold hard and sold well to a prospect and something goes wrong when he or she is ready to pay.Eliminate any chances of that happening to maximize your profits! Test your site regularly.

Tags: Internet Marketing, Traffic Generation, Web Design by the silent avatar
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