e-Business For Dummies

Written by Shahnaz Rauf


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[One very innovative example I came across recently: You may be aware that eBay recently acquired PayPal, so all those eBay merchants need to reflect this change on their inventory payments – so almost immediately I came across a site offering these integration services. Now that’s one smart surfer!].

So use those little gray cells in your head and read a few of those annoying newsletters in your mail box to stay abreast of latest issues. You could come up with your killer product much sooner than later.

3. Set it up to sell – This is a little tricky, but you can do it quite well if you have access torepparttar right tools. Oftenrepparttar 108955 right tools can make allrepparttar 108956 difference between success and failure. So I will say it again: Do not cut corners here. You basically need to:

- Set up a direct sales page.

- Set up an autoresponder (5 or 7 days) course describingrepparttar 108957 beneficial uses of your product.

- Set up a regular newsletter or mailing list.

- Set up a free info-booklet about your product as a viral give away.

- Set up a high paying affiliate program.

4. Promote, Promote, Promote. You can haverepparttar 108958 best of everything, but it will not sell if you do not promote. So here again, do not cut corners. Go for solo ezine ads; Go for guaranteed visitors; Go for site blasts; Go for power linking strategies; Go for Pay-per-click advertising; Go for press release; Go for search engine submission... Go for it. Give it your all . Create a ‘buzz’, ‘Halo’ or ‘aura’ about your business. Best time to give a power boost is inrepparttar 108959 winter months.

Now here don’t get discouraged. I know most of us are working on very tight budgets. If you are just a little smart you can always grab ‘the best bang for your bucks’... Look carefully through your email.

It all basically boils down to where you want to see yourself inrepparttar 108960 future – Working to death making other people rich, or getting rich yourself and livingrepparttar 108961 life style you desire.

Believe me if you follow through, you will be able to achieverepparttar 108962 financial freedom you want. It`s your choice.

Shahnaz Rauf is a freelancer actively seeking writing projects. She is also The Editor of The Monster Twister– a Newsletter helping ordinary web owners achieve extraordinary heights without losing their shirts. To Subscribe mailto:themonstertwister-subscribe@snzeport.com Or visit her website at http://www.snzeport.com


And Then The Sales Started Pouring In...

Written by Shahnaz Rauf


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Goodness man! A business is a business is a business whether you do it offline or online there are certain codes of conduct to follow for sure fire success. Here arerepparttar bare essentials: - Enable a demonstration of your product... Haven`t you seen all those ads on TV showing you how various gadgets work? In online limbo this corresponds to an auto-responder series, for example: `How to conquerrepparttar 108954 world in five easy steps`... here you demonstraterepparttar 108955 virtues of your widget. [You might even consider embedding video files in to your website for widget demo].

- Provide a `non threatening` mailing list invitation to enable updates and customer service for confirmed/ interested customers.

- Your ebusiness card / catalogue or viral give away– this should be absolutely free to go and not linked up to your mailing list.

- Provide A Tell your friends script/e-card. - Make your customer feel relaxed, comfortable and welcome. Next concentrate on getting targeted traffic to your e-shop... And then watchrepparttar 108956 sales start pouring in.



Shahnaz Rauf is The Editor of The Monster Twister– a Newsletter helping ordinary web owners achieve extraordinary heights without losing their shirts. To Subscribe mailto:themonstertwister-subscribe@snzeport.com Or visit her website at http://www.snzeport.com


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