The Information Age and Making Money!

Written by Livvie Matthews


The Information Age and Making Money! Copyright 2002 Livvie Matthews

The Internet isrepparttar most powerful and most incredible marketing device ever invented plus it'srepparttar 106161 most cost effective!

We live inrepparttar 106162 "Information Age" and travel downrepparttar 106163 information super highway. Everybody wants information, they want it now and they are willing to pay for it.

As a result, information isrepparttar 106164 hottest product onrepparttar 106165 Internet! To verify this just go to Yahoo, Google, Topica and Smart Groups and do a search onrepparttar 106166 different groups listed.

It doesn't matter what you want to research...there is a web site, ezine or group on your specific item searched. Everybody wants information!

Forrepparttar 106167 first time in history, withrepparttar 106168 use ofrepparttar 106169 Internet, you haverepparttar 106170 opportunity to make money world wide using your web site or ezine! This means you are not confined to just a specific local storefront area to market your products and services. You have a global storefront!

Are you beginning to getrepparttar 106171 picture? Let me expand on this.

You don't need any specific license to start your business, you can sell any service, product or information Globally and it can be done fromrepparttar 106172 comfort of your home, using your own computer and you can even have fun while you do it!

All of this was unheard of even 10 years ago. Todayrepparttar 106173 Internet has made it possible to run a business making thousands of dollars out ofrepparttar 106174 corner of a room!

Withrepparttar 106175 help of a Web Site, Autoresponders, e-Zines, e-Mail, quality Information and Networking you can become a successful global business owner!

Web Sites: Your web site is your "storefront". It is your customers first impression of your business and you. And rememberrepparttar 106176 old saying..."You only get one chance to make a good first impression!"

Offer outstanding information and customer relations. Make your web site easy to navigate, easy to understand and easy to order. Help your viewer/customers to have a quality visit at you site!

Autoresponders: Autoresponders allow your business to operate on a 24/7 schedule 365 days a year. They can be used for everything from setting up your sales letters and responses, to taking surveys, to sending out notices of new products offered. All of this is going on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!

e-Zines: e-Zines are one ofrepparttar 106177 most powerful elements inrepparttar 106178 operation of your global business. e-Zines offer you repparttar 106179 opportunity of gathering subscribers/customers for announcing new products, keeping your name in front of your readers and a continual marketing tool.

There are sites offering free ezine templates and many sites offering "free-content" articles for placing in your ezine.

For Success in the New Year Try Mind Mapping

Written by Susan Dunn


Making a list of New Year’s resolutions is a grand tradition, but has your list of resolutions worked inrepparttar past? If you’re like most of us, it hasn’t. This year, why not try making your resolutions into a mind map instead? WHAT IS A MIND MAP?

Mind maps are tools that help us think and remember better, creatively solve problems and take action. The mind map encourages creativity and flexibility, and you need these to make your resolutions happen! Mind maps help you think outsiderepparttar 106160 box.

If you’ve already made your list, try turning it into a mind map. If you haven’t made your list yet, try this strategy.

WHY MIND MAPS WORK

·They help you avoid thinking linearly ·They open you up to creativity and new ways of thinking ·They’re more realistic, because most things aren’t orderly to begin with ·They help you getrepparttar 106161 big picture ·They naturally hook into your right brain, where creativity and intuition can help you

Not all ideas organize themselves tidily into an outline format, and linear thinking is limiting. HOW TO DO A MIND MAP

Using an unlined piece of paper, work quickly without pausing, judging or editing. If you pause, judge or edit, you’re encouraging linear thinking and analysis-paralysis andrepparttar 106162 idea that things have to be perfect before you can begin. The idea behindrepparttar 106163 mind map is to think creatively in a non-linear manner. Usingrepparttar 106164 unlined piece of paper, start with your resolution,repparttar 106165 central idea, inrepparttar 106166 middle. Write it down inrepparttar 106167 center, and then think up new ideas, action points and strategies that relate to it and can make it happen. Let these radiate out fromrepparttar 106168 central idea. Focus onrepparttar 106169 key ideas, using your own words, and then look for branches. Using this visual method helps you understand and remember better, be open to possibilities, and avoidrepparttar 106170 restrictions of an outline or list format.

Later on you can modifyrepparttar 106171 information, but first just get every possibility intorepparttar 106172 mind map. Once you’ve gotrepparttar 106173 central idea down inrepparttar 106174 middle, use lines, colors, arrows, or branches to completerepparttar 106175 idea. You’ll see how freeing it is not to have to worry aboutrepparttar 106176 “order” they’re in. After all, when you’re working on a resolution, you’ll most likely be working on several things atrepparttar 106177 same time. The mind map helps you avoid that paralyzing thought of where to begin. Begin anywhere;repparttar 106178 point is to begin.

Turn your piece of paper landscape style. This gives yourepparttar 106179 maximum amount of room to work with. Leave lots of space so you can go back and add to them. You may want to highlight something, add information or questions later on.

EXAMPLE

You can start with a central idea such as “Personal Development.” Radiating out from this circle inrepparttar 106180 center could be “Hire A Coach,” “Take College Course,” “ Learn Neuro-linguistic Programming,” and “Study Great Art.” Then you can take another piece of paper and put one of these peripheral ideas asrepparttar 106181 central point and make another mind map. For example, radiating out form “Learn Neuro-linguistic Programming” would be “Hire a coach,” “Visit Websites,” “Read Books,” and “Actively Practice.”

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