How to Get a Bunch of Useless Traffic to Your Website
“Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.” – Christopher Lasch The Internet has been buzzing with praise for “social media” as the way to drive traffic to your website. By “social media,” I’m talking about sites that (1) allow you to submit content and (2) allow other people to comment…
READ MOREWhen the Oldest Rule in the Book Stops Working
” Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.” – Warren Buffett Diversifying your investments is like boarding up your windows against an approaching hurricane. It gives you some measure of protection, but isn’t going to prevent the roof from falling in. Diversification is…
READ MOREBuilding Your Real Estate Portfolio With Foreclosures
“The men who succeed are the efficient few.” – Robert Burton When done right, foreclosure investing can be one of the most lucrative ways to build your real estate portfolio. And with foreclosures soaring, there’s rarely been a better opportunity to buy quality properties at steep discounts – and have…
READ MOREThe Best Source for Business Start-Up Information
“Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.” – Francis Bacon About 50 percent of new businesses fail in the first five years, according to the Small Business Administration. But don’t let a scary statistic like that one knock you out of the running.…
READ MOREThe Small-Business Owner’s Guide to Blogs and E-Letters
“The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting.” – Dave Barry Both blogs and e-letters (a.k.a. e-zines or e-mail newsletters) are ideal marketing tools for small-business owners. They give you two inexpensive ways to communicate with your customers,…
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The Most Important Part of Marketing
The “most important” part of marketing will have the greatest effect on sales, and it’s not the copy, the offer, or the budget.
READ MOREOne of the Fastest Ways to Make Money on the Internet
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world .” – Harriet Tubman “What is the fastest way to make money on the Internet?” I’ve been asked that question more…
READ MOREDear ETR: “I would like to expand my business and create a website”
Dear ETR: “I would like to expand my business and create a website.” “Michael, I am one of many who have read your e-letter from the beginning. I listened to your advice and started a very small business that brings in a small amount of money. Now I would like…
READ MORERev Up Your Sales With Theme-Driven Marketing
“Confidence and enthusiasm are the greatest sales producers in any kind of economy.” – O.B. Smith Since January marks the start of a profitable new year for your business, let’s work on your marketing calendar for the next 12 months. You see, nearly any event / holiday / celebration /…
READ MORENot All Comps Are Created Equal
“I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson My property manager in another state called me the other day with an opportunity on a small house. “Justin,” he said, “it’s a 2-2, about 940 square feet,…
READ MORE5 Ways to Jumpstart Your Internet Marketing Business
“To follow without halt, one aim; there is the secret of success.” – Anna Pavlova If you aren’t yet making money online, one of your goals for 2008 should be to stop talking about starting an Internet marketing business – and start actually doing it. If you already have an…
READ MOREHow to Build Relationships to Build Your Business
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” – Theodore Roosevelt One of my biggest business assets has been the “big-name” relationships I’ve created and nurtured over the years. In fact, I consider this to be so important that I’ve…
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