How to Eliminate Your Competition By Making Money From Them

Written by Jason Mangrum


I'm sick and tired of getting hundreds (sometimes thousands) of Joint Venture proposals per week, all claimingrepparttar same thing...

"We assure you that our product is not in direct competition with yours..."

My only reply: "Who cares if it IS?"

Now, I know that this article may go against almost everything you've ever been taught about Joint Venture Marketing, but I think it's high time someone laid outrepparttar 120896 truth about JV's. Byrepparttar 120897 time you finish reading this article, you'll understand that in MOST cases...

"There is NO SUCH THING as Direct Competition!"

Whew... There. I said it. ;-)

Think about it.

Let's say you're selling an eBook on "Make Money with ABC" andrepparttar 120898 other guy is selling an eBook on "Make Money with XYZ". Normally, to most people it would seem that these two are in direct competition with each other.

WRONG.

Here's why:

Because unless Mr. ABC and Mr. XYZ had word-for-word, line-for-line, page-by-pagerepparttar 120899 EXACT same content within their eBooks, (which is quite unlikely) they could both sell these eBooks torepparttar 120900 exact same market, and most likely would be able to sell torepparttar 120901 exact same customer.

Ok ok, now I can hear you saying "But if Bob boughtrepparttar 120902 ABC eBook before he foundrepparttar 120903 XYZ eBook,he probably wouldn't buy from Mr. XYZ because he'd already have what he was looking for from Mr. ABC!"

Sorry, but WRONG again...

To prove this statement, look no further thanyour own computer.

How many Internet Marketing related eBooks do you have?

Ok, let's get more specific...

Let's say you're interested in Search Engine Positioning.

Are you going to only buy ONE book on SE positioning?

Or are you going to try out several different books, knowing that you just might find different information, or even a different perspective or view on SE positioning?

Another example...

Let's say you're interested in Copywriting.

Now, are you going to only purchase one book on copywriting and consider yourself "well versed" onrepparttar 120904 subject after you've read it?

Didn't think so.

This little "rule" applies to virtually any information product, UNLESS you're sellingrepparttar 120905 exact same thing. (i.e. you've bought reseller rights, you're an affiliate, etc...)

So, now that you've realized that direct competition is only a 'myth', you've unknowingly openedrepparttar 120906 doors to unlimited possibilites with your own products and services.

Honesty is the Best Policy -- Especially When It Comes to Dealing with the Press

Written by By Carolyn Moncel


As a child growing up in Chicago, my friends and I would often yell at each other, "Cheaters never prosper!" if we thought someone was playing unfairly on our Catholic school playground. Inrepparttar business world overrepparttar 120895 years, I've learned that there's a lot of truth in that statement. Cheaters don't always succeed in business, and while we're onrepparttar 120896 subject, liars are always discovered. We've seen these lessons played out a lot lately. The newspapers have been flooded with commentary about a former New York Times reporter andrepparttar 120897 poor conduct he displayed by purposely filing inaccurate stories. While his actions have cast a very negative light onrepparttar 120898 journalism community as a whole, causing many business owners to wonder if they've been treated fairly byrepparttar 120899 media inrepparttar 120900 past, it's important to note that unscrupulous reporters represent just a few "bad apples" in a very large barrel. Most journalists possess great integrity. It's their job to search forrepparttar 120901 truth so if you're a small-business owner ready to tell your company story, honesty is stillrepparttar 120902 best policy - especially when it comes to dealing withrepparttar 120903 press. So why do people lie torepparttar 120904 press inrepparttar 120905 first place? You'd think thatrepparttar 120906 most obvious answer would be because they have something to hide. In actuality many times lies are told inadvertently. Here are common examples andrepparttar 120907 ways in which to avoid these mistakes before it destroys your reputation: · Not knowing what to say when a reporter phones. Two examples come to mind. First it's always tough being a business owner because sometimes crises arise. When they do surface, it's difficult to know what to say to anyone, let alone a reporter. Second, it can be equally difficult to conduct interviews withrepparttar 120908 press if you're either a new business owner or you've only had limited exposure to media interviews. In either case, it's simply unnecessary to lie, because if you know yourself and your business inside out, then you will have plenty to say. When in doubt about a question, ask

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