12-Step Marketing Plan by Lynn Terry, author of Self-Starters Weekly TipsNetworking Email Discussion Groups and Discussion Boards are a great place to meet potential clients! Join
conversations, use proper ‘netiquette', and include a professional and compelling signature line with every post! Press Release Submitting a Press Release, both online and offline, can earn your website some serious exposure! Is your product or service unique? Do you have an interesting story to tell, or something newsworthy related to your business?
See: Press Release Templates & Examples www.morebusiness.com emplates_worksheets/press/ Website If you don't already have a website, its time to get started! With all of
free resources available, you can publish your own site relatively quickly!
See: www.selfstartersweeklytips.com/archives/buildyourownsite.htm Newsletter/Ezine Publishing a Newsletter can be one of
most profitable aspects of your online business. This allows you stay in constant contact with your clients (for repeat sales) and potential clients (to encourage them to return to your site and purchase). You can then promote your website through
many newsletter directories available online for increased exposure.
Download
Ezine Builder Master Class (free) here: www.webservicenetwork.com/ebooks/newsletterpromote.exe
And be sure to sign up for Subscription Rocket to gain thousands of new subscribers! Write Articles / Reviews If you're looking for a powerful way to get FREE publicity and build your credibility at
same time, then writing articles may be your answer. This article is jam-packed with great tips and information and excellent resources to set you on
road to publishing your work right away! www.webservicenetwork.com/articles/WriteForPublicity.htm
Also, try submitting to these article mailing lists: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/article_announce/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WriteitPublish_Announce/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/netwrite-publish-announce/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aabusiness/ E-books Ebooks can provide
Internet marketer one of
best promotional tools online. With its vast variety of uses, just one quality ebook development and distribution can produce an on going viral marketing tool that will work 24 hours a day, seven days a week and multiply itself by leaps and bounds. Your ebook can literally be viewed by millions simply by giving it away.
See: www.webservicenetwork.com/articles/ViralMarketingEbook.htm
For
absolute best resource on publishing your own Ebook, grab this free download: www.webservicenetwork.com/ebooks/SelfPublishing.htm Start Your Own Affiliate Program Consider a fast-moving, high-sales Affiliate Program for your product! An Affiliate Program puts thousands of people to work for you as your Personal Sales Team - and you don't have to pay them until they make a sale! My personal recommendation would be to list your product at ClickBank - it is by far one of
most popular programs to use, with an exceptionally high success rate. Put them to work for you today & increase your sales dramatically this Holiday Season! Pop-up Windows Used correctly, Pop-up windows have proven to dramatically increase newsletter subscribers and/or purchases (great place to post your special offers!). Place
script on
front page of your site, and be sure to use cookies so that
window only opens once per session for someone viewing your site.