When Marketing Frustration Threatens to Overwhelm You

Written by Dean F. Mapa


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I took a chance and submitted it torepparttar defunct Internet Day, which had thousands of subscribers then. To my surprise they e- mailed merepparttar 120818 next day to inform me they were publishing it and it came out onrepparttar 120819 next issue. That article garnered for me more than 200 subscribers when it was published.

Writing is my strength and I use it often in my marketing efforts. You can read that article, "The Essence of Success," through this link: http://powermarketingtools.com/articles/essence.html

Many publishers still request to print it.

4. Assess what you're selling. It just may not be you. The affiliate programs that are not making money for me, I learn in hindsight, are programs I don't feel strongly about. This means you have to buyrepparttar 120820 program you want to sell and be passionate about it.

If you're selling a service or your own product, assess it. Is it something people need or want? Are you mentioning its benefits? Look at it inside and out. Perhaps you need to re-package it.

5. Learn some more. Studyrepparttar 120821 sites of successful marketers, their copy, their products, their methods. Visitrepparttar 120822 forums and ask questions.

There are also marketers out there who aren't well-known gurus but they sure know their stuff and are just ever willing to spillrepparttar 120823 beans. In truth, it's from these unknown marketers that I've learnedrepparttar 120824 best marketing strategies.

So there! Frustration is just an emotion. You can conquer it. For all you know, it could be a sign that success is just aroundrepparttar 120825 corner.

Copyright 2003 Dean F. Mapa

Dean Mapa is a writer, motivational speaker and Internet marketer. Visit his blog at http://powermarketingtools.com for more marketing wisdom


The Third Child

Written by Elizabeth Brautigan


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Mayberry Square is a quaint "old fashioned" planned community with business owners and home owners sharingrepparttar community. Along with CookiePots is Floyds, an old fashioned Barber Shop,repparttar 120817 Mayberry Diner,repparttar 120818 Dessert Depot and a quaint coffee shop called Nautica.

The cookie designs are unique to CookiePots. I use every event, every opportunity in life to inspire me towards future designs. When a tentative idea becomes a full fledged CookiePot design,repparttar 120819 image is done first in pen and ink and supplied to two contract bakeries who manage to produce these into fabulous edible cookies! In addition torepparttar 120820 "stock" designs that we offer for occasions such as: new babies, birthdays, thank you - we offer unique items each holiday to complimentrepparttar 120821 season. And so that people could look to CookiePots for a constantly changing line of ideas, we gradually added non food items to our offering. Now, a customer can not only welcome a new baby with a baby themed CookiePot, but can also include a keepsake handprint kit, a daddy's tool belt and a wonderful plush animal that plays a soothing melody.

This fall, we have designs that showcase children dressed up in Halloween Costumes, complete with cookies decorated like Trick or Treat Bags andrepparttar 120822 perennial favorite (or perhaps just mine – a piece of Candy Corn). For Thanksgiving (CookiePots are a favorite centerpiece with my customers) we will feature bouquets of pumpkins, stalks of Indian corn and adorable scarecrows complete with gourmet chocolate pops of turkeys and pilgrims.

The only drawback torepparttar 120823 business is that I can hardly enjoy a holiday atrepparttar 120824 appropriate time of year. In July I am planning Christmas designs and in October I am thinking about Valentine’s Day. I suppose many people in retail sales sharerepparttar 120825 same “hardship”, but to me, it’s not a high price to pay for doing something that I really love.

Elizabeth Brautigan, owner of CookiePots, resides in Sylvania, Ohio with her husband Curt, and two children Bailey and Nicholas.


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