* Collect customer info - name, address, and birthday. A few weeks before each person's birthday, send a postcard offering a free birthday dinner. Most customers who come for free dinner will bring friends or relatives (who will pay full price for their own meals).

* Promote clearance or used-equipment sales.

* Invite prospects to order your product by faxing back postcard.

* Mail postcards to announce a contest.

* Send The World's Smallest Newsletter on a postcard. (A great example of this postcard is in Allen's Instant Postcard Marketing ToolBox.)

* Give customers your new address when you move.

* Promote your Web site or fax-on-demand system.

* Announce new staff. Example: "George Model has joined The Clip Joint. Call him today to make your appointment."

* Mail help-wanted postcards to local residents when you need to increase your staff ... everyone likes to work close to home.

* Send a postcard about an upcoming trade show ... one lucky winner receives a valuable prize.

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If you're looking to grow your business fast at a low cost, now's time to use post office's best- kept secret. Postcards will relieve any anxiety about opening a strange envelope and can be read quickly by today's busy consumer.

You've visited your prospective partners site. You've used "Alexa" to do some strategic research. Now take what you've learned and create a personalize Joint Venture proposal. Make sure that you make specific references to their site's content to get their attention and assure them they AREN'T getting Spammed!

Here's a letter I use to introduce people to *Masters of Marketing Inner Circle* (http://allaboutsuccess.com/innercircle/index.html)

Dear______NAME_______:

((If ALEXA doesn't find their name put in Sir:/ Maam))

I represent fastest growing Internet Site for Business Development on net and since you seem to be doing well (at least I get that impression from your site)

((*remove asterisks and write one or two lines about their site, something like: "with your promotion of "Save-A-Patriot Fellowship",))

and since you're obviously stable in business and we know you've been on line since _________ with a significant success in what you're doing, we want to share an idea with you we believe will make you a nice second stream of revenue while rendering a very noble service to your customers.

Since we feel we represent a product that is a perfect non-competitive but needed service you can offer them we believe you'll do rather well so we're prepared to absorb all risk and monetary costs.

If you'll call me between ___ & ___ one day this week, I'll explain everything in full. It will only take about 10 minutes of your time but it can mean thousands of dollars to your bottom line.

I think you'll be excited as I was when I found you on net. My number is 888-XXX-XXXX and just tell whoever answers I'm expecting your call.

Sincerely Yours,

Your Name

PS If you prefer I call you, just reply to this message with your telephone number and best time when I can reach you. Make sure you send it with your name in Subject line so I can pick it out of many Emails I get and get right back to you.

Is it really that simple! All you have to do is commit to work a couple days a week surfing, finding prospects, and sending out letters. Then set aside a couple of hours each day to make your calls and arrange deals. It's that simple… and yes, it works.

SO - That's next and final step!

GET STARTED IMMEDIATELY!

(* Portions of this edition is reprinted with permission of Mike Enlow, Joint Venture Marketing Consultant and remains protected under original owner's copyrights of 1997, 1998, 1999 Enlow Enterprises, Inc.)