Group Mail- A Powerful Tool Used To Maintain Contact With Your Prospects!

Group mail is one of the most powerful and time saving tools available to help you stay in touch with your prospects. The one I reccomend is Group Mail 5. There is a free version that allows you to send out 100 e-mails at a time. It is available at www.infacta.com. If you need need more capacity you can upgrade for a fee at the same site.
Group mail allows you to:

• Build a pipeline - The key to any successful marketing business is to keep your name and business fresh in the minds of your prospects. Group mail allows you to contact all the prospects in your data base as often as you desire with the least amount of time and effort possible. As long as you have contact with a prospect, you have a connection and connections lead to sales.
• Notify prospects of relevant information on a regular basis - Inform your prospects about promotions, team calls, events, product changes and improvements. Information is key. Use it to entice your prospects and to create a picture in their mind of them participating in your business.
• Portray your expertise in the industry you work in - Send your prospects articles, press releases, headlines or blogs written by you or about you. Demonstrate all the knowledge and expertise that you pocess about the business or opportunity you are presenting to them. Remember the key to success is to keep them thinking about what you are offering and how you are the expert who can provide the vehicle that will take them where they want to go.
• Build a higher level of trust and familiarity - Who would you like to do business with, a person you are in contact with on a regular basis or someone who calls you out of the blue? Don't under estimate the power of maintaining contact. It is a huge world out there with many offers and opportunities. Prospects will buy from people that they can identify with. Make sure that person is you.

You may be thinking that this is all very informative but you don't need group mail to accomplish these things. Well you are right but the one key factor you might be forgetting about is time. How much is your time worth to you?
Sending out 2000 e-mails individually once or twice a week would be a very time consuming and daunting task to say the least. With group mail the same task could be accomplished in a fraction of the time and effort that it would normally take, allowing you more time for more important activities such as prospecting.
Streamline your business any way that you can. You need all the time possible to be on the phone making prospecting calls. I know there are lots of important tasks to complete in a day but the only one that really makes you money is prospecting. The more time you have to be on the phone, the more money you will make.

By: Glen Snethun
Asis : Bunnat GM

How to Grow Your Ezine List

One of my first suggestions to new clients is to develop a newsletter, or ezine.
Ezines help you stay in touch with past clients and prospects, while providing them with valuable information, tips, strategies, and plans to accomplish their goals.
One of the biggest challenges service professionals face is building a large list. You use your list to provide valuable content to your reader, establish your credibility, and increase your visibility. I had originally thought to call this article "How to Build Your List to 10,000+" but truthfully, quality counts more than quantity when it comes to providing services.
Your list could be comprised of sub-lists of your newsletter subscribers, past and current clients, customers who have bought products from you, or a list of names you've compiled through networking. There are dozens of ways to promote your services online, some quite creative. Below I've listed the three ways to grow your list that are both effective and easy to implement--immediately. Experiment with each of these.

1) Signature File
2) Make it Easy
3) Dedicated Website

Signature Files
These are the messages that you can automatically insert at the end of every e-mail you send. You can change them frequently, and it's free advertising for you. You want to include the following:

• Your name and company name
• Your Contact Info
• A plug for your newsletter
• A link right to the newsletter page on your website
• Change your sig file every couple of months or so, anytime you want to emphasize a different service or product

Make it Easy
You want to make it as easy and compelling for your reader to immediately sign up for your ezine. Put a sign-up box on every page of your site, and highlight it on the home page. Use an attention-getting headline that immediately invites the visitor to read on.
Have a Dedicated Web Page, and offer an incentive
Have a page that describes your ezine in all its glory. A separate page indicates that you're serious about your articles. Offer a workbook or report, or even develop an audio that can help your prospects immediately.
With so many ezines being offered, you want to stand out by offering something of high value as an incentive to your prospective subscribers.
By consistently sending useful information to your list, you establish your credibility, and stay on their radar, so the next time they need your services, they'll immediately think of you.

By: Stacey Morris
Asis : Bunnat GM

Perseverance

As a relatively new comer to internet commerce, I have indeed learned a great deal about doing business online and internet marketing!

First, it's not as easy as I perceived it would be. I thought it would be simple! Well, I have learned that without my mentor and trainer, I would not have had any idea what to do. So, if you are thinking about starting an online business, it would be wise to choose one with a really good training program, and proven leadership.
Then, I have heard a lot of negative comments in forums about online businesses and how often someone fails. I have chosen to listen only to the positive comments and make my business a success. You have to make the choice, keep on going or give up!
Giving up is easy, but failure is not. I chose to start my own online business because I wanted to succeed. I refuse to believe I am going to fail! Anything worth any time and money spent is worth perseverance.
Of course, it helps when you have chosen the right business for you, and a program that has great educational tools at your disposal. You have to believe in your product, or you have failed from the beginning. So, check out your options, and choose wisely. If your choose a business you believe in and you believe in yourself, anything is possible. Hang in there and don't give up!
Then there is the expense! Well, I look at the expenses as an investment in my future. I have learned in my lifetime, what you can expect for nothing is guess what? Nothing! So if you enter into an online business not prepared to invest time, effort and money, what you will get is nothing. However, some expenses can be minimal, if you have chosen wisely and have great leadership to teach you the tools of the trade. You will, however, have to invest some time and effort.
So, to sum up my experiences so far, perseverance, leadership, educational value, and a program you really believe in are key in choosing your online business endeavors. Choose wisely, and keep on keeping on until you reach your goals. Great success can be found by any of us if we choose wisely! And above all, believe in yourself!

By: Ollie Rains

Asis : Bunnat GM

3 Business Models For Creating Wealth On The Internet

The Internet has the potential to make you rich! I am sure you have heard it over and over again. Everybody knows you can get rich using the Internet, but how?

Over the last 8 years, I have researched hundreds of Internet business opportunities. I have purchased dozens of Get-Rich Information packs. I have listened to over 100 audiobooks on how to prosper using the Internet... I've been to countless seminars, some costing as much as $3,400 to attend! And I've tested all the tips, tricks and techniques to find out what works and what doesn't.
What I discovered was that there are three distinct business models that you can use to create wealth with the Internet. I've used all three to create an income stream of over $1 million dollars per year.
And I do it all from the comfort of my home, with no employees.
Would you like to learn how?
In this article I will give a brief overview of each of the three business models. Then, in upcoming articles I will discuss each model in greater detail along with direct links to resources I have used that are working for me RIGHT NOW!
*** ONE SECRET That All 3 Models Have In Common ***
As you learn about all of the models, you will notice one thing that they all have in common. That one thing is called "leverage."
What is leverage?
J. Paul Ghetty once said, "I would rather have 1% of the efforts of 100 men than 100% of my own efforts."
J. Paul understood leverage. Some of the models that I will present will leverage the efforts of hundreds and even thousands of other people to produce an income for you.
In other business models we'll use computers and technology to create leverage.
In either case, leverage allows you to earn money while you sleep, while you vacation, while you spend time with your family.
Leverage is the secret to financial freedom!
*** Business Model #1 - Network Marketing ***
Network Marketing, or Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) has bloomed into a multi-billion dollar business. Even with all of this success, we still run into people today that call it a pyramid-scheme.
Network Marketing allows you to start a business at home that is similiar to a franchise. However, there is no franchise fee of millions of dollars. Instead, you pay a small entry fee, some as low as $35 to become a distributor. However, you get the backing of a major corporation to support you and to help you build your own home business.
You also get the opportunity to go International with your home business with some network marketing companies reaching into 60 or more countries!
MLM has come a long way, baby!
The unique thing about Network Marketing is that your upline is actually motivated to help you succeed. (Unlike a BOSS who doesn't want you to know what he knows - or you'd take his job!)
I have been (and still am) involved with 3 different network marketing companies. I will tell you about the good, the bad and the ugly in an upcoming article on Network Marketing.
*** Business Model #2 - Affiliate Programs ***
Affiliate programs have become very successful over the years. In fact, we started our own affiliate program several years ago, and saw it grow to over 3,000 affiliates in less than a year.
Basically, affiliate programs are ways that you can promote somebody else's product or service and get paid for it.
This is usually done by a banner ad, or announcement to a customer or other specialized list.
If you currently have a high traffic website, you should be participating in at least several different affiliate programs. Nowadays, there are networks of affiliate programs that take the threat of not being paid out of the picture. (It used to be a problem when everyone was running thier own.)
If you have a lot of time on your hands, and no money at all to get started in Network Marketing, than this is a great option to start out with.
I will tell you where to find these networks and how to get started in an upcoming article on Affiliate Programs.
*** Business Model #3 - Information Marketing ***
This is the model I am currently using to build my next million dollars, while my business partner spends his time building our Network Marketing businesses.
What is Information Marketing?
Basically it is taking something that you love doing and writing articles, ebooks and even creating teleseminars and live seminars.
It might sound like a lot of work, but you start small and work your way up.
I will be showing you how EVERYBODY has at least one special skill or ability that can be turned into an ebook and sold online. Really!
I recently attended a seminar that cost $3,400 to attend. This 3-day seminar was packed full of hundreds of tips and techniques to build an Information Marketing business.
I will be passing what I learned onto you through several upcoming articles.
All of the business models that I have presented have the power to create six and even seven digit incomes in as little as 9 months!
I will go into *much* greater detail on each of these three business models in upcoming articles on each one. I will also be providing updates of current progress to those of you on my mailing list, so be sure to join!

By: Sean Gum

Asis : Bunnat GM

How To Create A Massive Contact List, Overnight!!

But I'm not a writer.

You need to write what people are interested in.
Not "5 Ways To Murder Your Mother-In-Law". OOP's that is not nice of me to think of that :o)
Or "How To Make Dandlelion Wine". OK, maybe you are interested in that...:o)
But you get the idea. Write what is a hot topic that everyone is talking about or asking about. If it's about murder, go somewhere else :o)
Don't know what they are looking for? Ask them. Ask your friends or family what they would like to know more about in your subject field. Or if it's marketing put up a survey or poll form on your website or send emails to your contacts.
Browse hot forums and see what everyone is talking about. The messages with the most 'views' or 'posts' are the hot topics.
See what are the top keywords or keyword phrases at www.wordtracker.com This is an excellent place to visit for optimizing your website, mini-site pages for the search engines! Get the trial version and if its worth a few bucks subscribe.
Here are a few report ideas:
1. Tips/Ways
This is the easiest to create as all you need are a handful of themed tips with 3-7 sentence explanations. Presto! You have a free report!
2. Tutorial (step by step)
This is probably the report most people want. Find a hot topic and provide step by step tutorial on solving a problem or do something and you will become very popular...overnight!
3. Resources
This is the EASIEST of all free reports to write. Heck my granddaughter, Kylie, could probably write one :o)
Might take some time doing research but it's super easy.
"10 Ways To Link You Website"
"8 Tools Every Webmaster Should Have In Their Toolbox"
You get the idea.
4. Interviews
This is another easy one because someone else does all the writing for you!
Develop a list of 'burning questions to ask the 'expert'.
Send the expert your list with a good reason to answer them. At least a nice bio with a link to their website and the right to distribute the report in anyway they want.
What is probably the most important step in creating your free report? The HEADLINE! As with ads, unless you capture the attention of the reader in the first 1-2 seconds you won't have many subscribers.
Here are a few headlines:
"7 Quick Tips To Overnight Profits"
"7 Quick Tips"
"7 Quick Tips I Made $650 With"
Which one would you pick? The first? In my humble opinion it would be the last. It has two eye catching factors. 7 and $650. People will know its not a long drawn-out report but 7 quickie type tips and everyone would like to make $650 by knowing these tips.
Bottom line. Remember the old worn out by don't every forget the famous radio station, WIIFM or WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME. Keep that in mind every time you write a headline and you will see 100's or even 1,000's subscribing to your free report.

By: Dan Farrell

Asis : Bunnat GM

Getting Started: Creating a Business Plan

You're excited. You have a great idea for a profitable online business. Maybe it is an original idea that has not been marketed online before. Maybe you have come up with a new spin on the ordinary. Whatever it is that has influenced you to start your online business, be sure that you have a plan before you begin. This is not the time to "pick it up as you go". These are some basic things that should be included in your business plan.

The business summary should give a brief description of the entire business and is an integral part of the overall business plan. After you have completed the business summary you should begin to list the objectives or the goals that you want to accomplish through the business. Next and perhaps most importantly, you should develop your marketing plan. The marketing plan will address all the specifics of the business. When developing the marketing strategy you should consider the following:

The target market. The target market is the customers that you expect to see visiting your site. For example will your product be more appealing to college students or those who are in retirement?

Consider the competition for your product when determining the marketing strategy. Choose a product that will be seen as unique and useful. Visit sites that are offering the same or similar products. Find out the cost, and how they are marketing their product. Finds out the pros and cons of their business and try to improve your product based on their flaws.

Research the various methods for advertising online. You should become educated about search engines and how they work since each one is different. Also be sure that you know how to submit your site to search engines. You should be prepared to spend a small amount of money on advertising, but the profits that you will gain from the advertisements will prove to be money well spent.

Think about pricing. Again, look at the competition and see what similar products are selling for. Pricing can play a big role in the success of your product since selling a product well below the average price may lead customer to think that there is a problem with the product or that it is not of the best quality. However, pricing items too high could also detour customers.

Determine the shipping method. Be sure that you know how products will be shipped so that you can have shipping details clearly posted on your site. If you are shipping things of great value, you should consider providing shipping insurance. Also think about shipping outside the country that you live in.

Think about the different methods of payment that you will accept. If your business does not accept credit cards, you should be ready to give up half if not more of your sales. If you decide to accept credit cards will you use a merchant account or will you use a third party credit card processing center? Both will help you get started and the third party processing center will handle all of the business so you don''t have to. You should decide which you will use and also if you will accept checks or money orders. It is essential to have a secure server when taking credit cards.

These few things will help your online business to become a great success and also provide you with peace of mind knowing that you have thoroughly thought about and planned for the opening of your online business.

By: Jeremy Smith

Asis : Bunnat GM

Discover The Simple Automatic Way To "Collect" Testimonials From Your Happy Customers!

Okay, this week we're moving on to "higher education" with Website Conversion 101. It's a practical lesson and so easy to apply you'll wish someone had told you about it sooner.

Now, as you already know, people are skeptical as hell. They don't trust anybody. especially on the Internet. The intangible nature of web businesses makes them inherently shady to an already skeptical consumer. That's a problem.
Fortunately, you know the solution: the #1 most powerful way to overcome skepticism is with testimonials. There's nothing like a little "he said/she said" to convince consumers how much people just like them have benefited from your product, service or expertise.
Let someone do the bragging for you instead of tooting you own horn. (Although you do have to toot your own horn from time to time as well.)
Instant trust!
And instant "killer copy." Testimonials are worth their weights to gold. The words and "trust me, this works" message they convey can beef-up your headlines, web copy, email messages, order page language, P.S., follow-up emails. whatever.
Even though you might not use every testimonial immediately, you'll want to gather as many as you can to use in the future. Think of them as "something for a rainy day."
I don't really care how many testimonials you have right now; you need more. It's like the old MTV slogan says: "Too much is never enough."
The bottom line is that you can never have too many testimonials. Here's why:
Let's say you're doing a sales letter and have 50 testimonials in your "pocket." You don't have to include all of them in the letter. Pick the best of the best. The most enthusiastic and flattering of the bunch, and use them.
You don't even have to use them in their entirety!
You can feature snippets from the Top 10 and then have a link that opens up a new page with the complete testimonial and the other 40 that didn't make the first cut.
This way, you don't interrupt the flow of your letter with a huge block of testimonials. Instead, you give your reader a option to "Click Here" if they want to see more "proof".
Okay, that's my theory on testimonials. Now let's get to the action you need to take.
Instead of hoping and praying that your customers might send you a testimonial whenever they feel like it, you need to chase them down like a Kodiak bear goes after Alaskan salmon.
The best way to do that is to build your request right into your marketing message! That your "system" automatically collects testimonials for you.
Intrigued?
Or are you worried that you're going to need a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to make it happen?
Come on! You know me better than that! I wouldn't steer you towards a complex, difficult-to-manage business process. My two favorite letters in the alphabet are E-Z.
And testimonial "farming" is actually quite E-Z to automate.
First of all, you've gotta make sure they've used your product. If your customers haven't used and benefited from what you offer, how the heck can you get a testimonial from them?
Let's say you're selling the Widget Weigh Station, a piece of exercise equipment with a built-in scale. It's in your best interest to find a way that's effective and cost-effective to "facilitate use."
It could be a manual, could be a video, could be a DVD. Whatever. The key is to provide the support, motivation, and impetus to get your customers to actually USE the darn thing.
To make it more likely that your customers do their "reps" and see the results of their workout with the Weigh Station, include some sort of instructions on how to assemble the machine and how to use it.
Most people don't want to find their own way. They're looking for leadership. Someone to point them in the right direction. And you know what I always say:
Give the people what they want! Lead them!
If you're selling an information product like the $397 Widget Real Estate Home Study Course, include a quick jump-start CD or a step-by-step guide on how to study or "consume" the course.
Start with this CD first, and then read that manual, and then watch this DVD. you get the idea?
Now, remember, this is the first step on the road to Testimonial Acres. Because the more people use/consume your product, the more benefits they enjoy. And the more benefits they enjoy the more satisfied they are.
And the most satisfied they are, the more likely you are to get mountains and mountains of rave reviews and solid-gold testimonials.
Of course.this all assumes that your product/service is exceptional and deserves the accolades! If you're trying to pass off a sow's ear as silk, none of this applies.
But, I assume you're one of the good guys (or gals) in the world of business and that you're selling a product or service of genuine value. So let's move on to the next step.
Set up an autoresponder series
Did you just break out into a cold sweat, horrified at the prospect that you're going to have to write a bunch of killer emails? Well take a deep breath and calm down.
I've got a gift for you.
You don't have to beg, borrow, steal, or (heaven forbid) create your first message. I've got a prototype you can have with my blessings. I don't mind. (But do send me an email and thank me though)
You'll certainly want to "tweak" the contents and modify it until it fits your business like a hand-tailored suit, but this will give you an idea.

Subject: "Alex, I'd Like To Put Your Name On My Website!"Dear Alex,
As you can see from the headline above, I'd like to put your name on my website. I'll tell you more about that in just a moment.
But, first things first. Alex, what is even more important right now is that I say...
Thank You! I really mean it.
You took a chance. I admire that greatly... and... I want you to know that I did everything within my power to make your investment... the best investment you'll ever make in your online business.
You wouldn't believe ho! w much I love working with EACH one of my clients.
A hell of a lot thinking goes on "behind the scenes"... and I slave over every project I work on, to give you the biggest bang for your buck.
Now, I'm really hoping you can help me, Alex.
What I'm really hoping is that you'll be kind enough to take just a couple of minutes to let me know what kind of benefits you've received from (Insert Your Product Name)
All you have to do is answer a few simple questions and reply to this email. Don't worry, it's real easy and won't take more than a couple of minutes of your time.
And Alex, if you do participate in this small questionnaire you stand a very good chance of seeing your "name in print" on my website.
Here's the questionnaire:
Full Name (inc. Company Name):
Address: City, State, Zip:
Occupation: What is your overall experience of the (Insert Your Product Name)you received?
Describe the one or two benefits that you have gotten from (Insert Your Product Name), that you value most.
Explain any specific results (i.e. higher rate of conversion / increase in profits) that you're experiencing because of the (Insert Your Product Name):
Any other information / feedback you'd like to give: Do I have your permission to use the information in this questionnaire as a testimonial on my website?
A special gift
If you call 1-800-609-9006 x2691 toll-free, and leave me an AUDIO testimonial AND email me your photo (International callers may use 678-255-2174 x2691.)
I'll mail you a very very special "mystery" gift that's worth its weight in gold.
I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.
And, as I said earlier, if you can do me the small favor of answering the questions above and replying to this email, there's a very good chance you'll soon see your name on my website.
Sincerely,
Dan Lok

Were you surprised to see that I asked for a photo and an audio testimonials? Don't be.
Through extensive testing, I've found out that a testimonial with a photo and an audio produces pulls much better compared to just a plain old written testimonial.
But don't believe what I say, why not test it and see for yourself?
I use Audio Generator (www.danlokrecommends.com/audiogenerator.html) for this important function. When I signed up with the service, I was given a personal toll-free testimonial number where my clients can just call in and record their testimonials.
It doesn't cost them a penny and it's convenient.
People can be lazy or procrastinate about things that are important to THEM, let alone something like a testimonial that's important to YOU.
That's why you want to make it E-Z (there are those letters again!) for your customers to share their thoughts.
Think about the alternative: you have software that sits on your desktop that can convert MP3 into a flash audio button.
Seems good for you, but what about your customers?
THEY have to record the testimonial on their own, send it to you, and then you convert it to a flash audio button. What a pain in the butt.
And, ultimately, not so good for you, after all.
Here's something else that's not so good: vagueness.
Vague testimonials are not believable because they don't communicate anything tangible. "Oh, I love Widgets" and "I think Widgets are very good." are compliments, but they don't describe how a consumer benefited from using widgets.
A good testimonial is descriptive.
It communicates exactly how the customer benefited. "Thanks to Widget, I lost my love handles and gained the love of my life." or "Now that I use Widget Fertilizer, my tomatoes are twice as big and twice as tasty."
A great testimonial builds up trust, but that trust can be lost in the blink of an eye.
Imagine this scenario: you see a great testimonial saying how great a product is. You're all fired up that "someone like me" has weighed in, but when you read further, the testimonial is signed "John" or "J.S."
Talk about "buzz" kill.
People don't trust initials. They're one step above an attribution of "Anonymous" and do nothing to inspire confidence.
The attribution information is your customer's way of saying, "I stand behind my words." To avoid Initial Shock, get permission to use the customer's full name, business name, occupation, URL, or business address, if appropriate.
The more details you have, the more believable your testimonial will be.
Oh, one more quick tip:
Whenever, someone sends you a nice email with praise, thanks, or any kind of compliment, you should immediately respond with a thank-you. And while you're at it.
Ask permission to use the content of the note as a testimonial. (Get them while they're HOT!)
Okay, that's it.
You're now ready to go bag some testimonials... and with your "automatic weapons" you should be able to get quite a few.
Today, more testimonials. tomorrow, more inquiries, more prospects, more customers, and more sales.

By: Dan Lok

Asis : Bunnat GM