As part of our marketing strategy to INCREASE TRAFFIC, I do a lot of submitting articles on self development and writing to e-zines (extracts from my books) and this has been main focus of our marketing strategy. We've found submitting my various articles (with a resource box at bottom of each article) to ezines and publishers who bring publishers and writers together, has made a big difference in getting our sites noticed - in terms of both "hits" and SALES. It's FREE ADVERTISING AT ITS MOST EFFECTIVE.

Living in a small isolated " city" of 30000 people near bottom of world with , made us realise tremendous benefits of distributing useful information around world at minimal cost via www. I truly believe e-commerce is way of future (especially for geographically isolated, like us). Also I started this one man business with NO capital (just one or two "very clever" friends with technical expertise) in most economically deprived region of "little old New Zealand". This has now developed to 3 people working (and having heaps of fun) in "Sleepy Hollow", together with an American associate. I believe an idea, a big helping of enthusiasm, together with a great deal of time and effort in implementing it, belief, faith in yourself and persistence (not necessarily in that order) is key to internet marketing success.

Having little capital can be a blessing in your internet marketing efforts, as it makes us resourceful through relying our initiave.

A final word to sum up...

Do basics, then "hang in there, mate" (as good Kiwis, New Zealanders say) and results will surely come.

Hope this helps and all best in your internet marketing strategy

Craig Lock

About author:

Craig Lock is an author of numerous books and creator of ORIGINAL online creative writing course. He has been writing for past "lucky" seven years. Craig has had five books published on various subjects with another 12 manuscripts being published and market- ed on internet. He started "ORIGINAL" (and still highly successful) online creative writing course.

http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/creative.html

Craig's various books are available from: http://www.novelty-gift.com/ or http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/books.html

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