The First Sale Is The Hardest

Written by John Colanzi


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Once you've made a few sales, then you can add another product.

Start building your customer list.

Start focusing on making sales. Let your business build itself one sale at a time.

Make some walk around money.

Build your confidence.

Build your cathedral one brick at a time.

Forget playing leap frog and skipping steps. The first sale isrepparttar hardest.

Get that first sale under your belt and you're ready for bear.

Build your business at your pace.

It's your journey.

Asrepparttar 121343 Taoist proverb says, "The journey isrepparttar 121344 reward."

Start you trek today.



John publishes the "Street Smart Marketing" newsletter. To subscribe mailto:streetsmart@rapidreply.net If you'd like to see how John uses this strategy to make money visit: http://johncolanzi.com


Why Your Marketing Efforts Aren't Working

Written by Joshua Rose


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1.) Write from your prospects point of you. Keeprepparttar *I's* to a minimum and use plenty of *you's*.

2.) Use powerful words in your headlines, such as *Discover*, *Breakthrough*, *The Truth About*, *Amazing*, *New*, *Money*, *Magic* and *Proven* to name a few. Evenrepparttar 121342 old *How To* keeps on working.

3.) Avoid over hyping. Claiming to have secrets that will make people rich almost overnight loses credibility.

4.) Experiment with your ad headlines. I tripledrepparttar 121343 response to an ad by changing just a few words, from *Frustrated With Your Online Earnings?* to *Are You Frustrated With The Money You've Been Making?*.

5.) Use simple, everyday words to make your points. Don't say, *Use average language to be understood properly*.

6.) Keep your paragraphs short (2-4 sentences) and your sentences brief. Instead of, *Receive everything you need in your mailbox in a few moments*, say, *Get it all right now*.

7.) Stressrepparttar 121344 benefits, notrepparttar 121345 features. Instead of *This product comes with a money-back guarantee*, say, *Think of allrepparttar 121346 time, energy and money you`ll save with this lifetime guarantee*.

8.) On your sales page, staterepparttar 121347 problem, stir uprepparttar 121348 problem and then solverepparttar 121349 problem.

9.) Use *bullets* to list your benefits. Many visitors will read your sales page only after a quick scan of your headlines and bullets.

10.) Motivate action by using action verbs throughout your copy, such as *unleash, explode, break, pull, punch and spread*, to name a few. This helpsrepparttar 121350 reader get inrepparttar 121351 frame of mind for taking action. Then close with an action statement. Instead of *Build bigger profits*, say *Make more money now*.

11.) Visitrepparttar 121352 web sites of known Internet Experts, subscribe to their newsletters and study, study, study.

There's no doubt that learning to write great copy will have an immediate, positive impact on every marketing method you use. Andrepparttar 121353 good news is that it is definitely learn- able.

So, what was *The Champ`s* answer to me and how can you use it to improve your internet results? I think it's clear. He said, "Your friend isn't looking for recreation. He wants to become a serious player."

A month later, he had indeed become a serious player. No, he didn't get better thanrepparttar 121354 Champ, but he gave him a run for his money nearly every time … even beating him once in a while.

So, if you've been taking a marketing pounding, learn fromrepparttar 121355 copywriting champs. And keep on playing.



Joshua Rose is webmaster at The Internet Profit Wizards http://www.internetprofitwizards.com, a site devoted to the three mandatory skills necessary for internet success: Copywriting that sells, a thriving ezine and effective Affiliate links. Visit to subscribe to his newsletter and get free e-books. Or, send a blank email to: mailto:webwizards@freeautobot.com


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