Why You Must Write Articles...Written by Jose L. Gonzalez
Are you writing articles to boost your Internet Marketing profits? If you are not, then something is wrong with your Internet Marketing Strategy. Whatever your business deals with, you should -and YES you CAN- write informative articles to promote it.If you believe you will not be able to write a single word, just sit back for a minute. Aren't you dealing every day with, lets say, recipe books that you sell at our site? If it is so, chances are you know much more about recipes than medium guy out there surfing web. Write an article, and submit it to, for example, Goarticles.com (perform a Google search for words "publish articles" and you'll find tons of sites accepting them. It is, indeed, free promotion. include a resource box at end of your article and BABOOM. This your most effective, FREE ad. Now, here are 10 Benefits Of Submitting Articles to E-zines... 1. You'll brand your web site, business and yourself by submitting articles to e-zines. You could include your name, business name, your credentials, web site address and e-mail address in your resource box. 2. You will become known as an expert on topics you write about. This will give you and your business extra credibility which will help you compete against your competition. 3. Your article might also be placed on publisher's home page. If they publish each issue on their home page this will give you some extra exposure.
| | "Cold-Call-A-Phobia" – Don’t Let Your "Fear Of Phone" Keep You From Growing Your BusinessWritten by Leslie Guria, Foot In The Door Marketing
Do you cringe when you hear term “cold call”? Does word “telemarketer” send you running in opposite direction of phone? Cold calling isn’t a dirty word. It’s an opportunity. It’s something your competition probably isn’t doing or may not be doing well. It’s also a skill that’s easy to master, and when done correctly, will allow you to find opportunities and build relationships that will lead to new sales and increased profits. Attitude Is Everything When you pick up telephone to make your first call, how do you feel? Are you motivated to make sale or irritated that this is something you have to do? Do you feel like you’ll be bothering person you’re calling or doing them a favor introducing your offering? Are you hesitant about quality of what you are selling? When you’re cold calling, any inkling of hesitation will come through on telephone and hinder your ability to make sale. Your attitude will make or break your ability to entice decision makers. You can have best widget on market, but if you think of cold calling as a necessary evil, you’ll be wasting both your time and your prospect’s time… and prospects don’t forget. Be Prepared Before you pick up phone, you need to be prepared mentally and “physically”. The physical part is easy– a quiet room, alone if possible, and a solid block of time with no interruptions.
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