Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Targeted Email Marketing - First 5 Steps to Get Started

Targeted email marketing can be an effective promotional tool for your web site, product or service. It can help to drive sales and create traffic to your site. This does not have to be a difficult task. These five simple steps should help you get your campaign underway.

ID your target

This is vital to the success of your targeted email marketing campaign. One of the safest ways to collect addresses is to offer an opt-in form on your web site. If you purchase lists or trade lists, make certain that they are relevant to your web site and marketing tactics.

Construct a targeted message

Write your email message directly to your target audience. If you have several different target audiences, then you need to write several different targeted messages. One blanket message is not likely to yield the response that you desire.

Write a killer subject line

The key to a successful targeted email marketing campaign may well lie in the subject line. Use four to six words and choose them carefully. You want to grab the attention of someone who is likely very busy as is wading through a pile of emails. Make it catchy.

Find target email lists

Email newsletters may be the best cost effective option for finding lists for your targeted email marketing campaign. Place ads in newsletters, add a polite, short signature to your outgoing emails and mention your web site in newsgroup posts.

Remember timing is everything

Timing is crucial in targeted email marketing. Time your emails to come at intervals of several days for optimum benefit. You don't want them too close together or too far apart.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Is Network Marketing, a Multi-Million Dollar Business Or A Scam

Network Marketing, which is also known as Multi Level Marketing (MLM), is actually a good business. The market for this business is very huge and the prospect is good. However, we should know that not all MLM companies will be successful.

4 things we need to know about MLM:

1) Research the company first - Use the internet to find out more information about the company. You can also ask your friends or people who know about MLM.

Normally, a company, which is said to be a scam, will not be in the business for more than 5 years. Companies, which are not a scam are usually members of the Better Business Bureau and US Chambers.

2) Is there a mentor? - Most of the companies do not offer mentors on how to do the business. Mainly they just tell the company's profile to its members and the level of commission the members will be able to earn. The mentor is the one who plays the important role in guiding the people who are new to Internet Business. The mentor will be able to guide the people on how to do the business properly, where to promote the business and how to take profit from the Internet. Hence, always see if the company provides you with a mentor who can guide you along the way.

3) Team Support - Support from the team plays a significant role in a MLM business. If members can support each other by sharing the techniques they use to get the leads and so on, then, the business can last longer.

4) Be Consistent and Put in Hard Work - When I say that you need to put in hard work, you do not need to work like 8 to 9 hours a day. You just have to work at least 2 to 3 hours a day. If you have a full time job, then, consider this job as your overtime. You have to be consistent in this business. You need to know that this business is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Therefore, you need to be positive and do it consistently.

In short, if you want to join any MLM business, then, think of the above-mentioned points. Find out more about the company and how to earn the money. Don't forget to do it consistently. It is not easy, but, with a team work, a good mentor and hard work you will be successful.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Agloco

Today’s hottest Internet businesses are all about the power of social networks. Companies like MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube have become worth billions because businesses have realized that these social networks are generating huge advertising and marketing opportunities. As these social networks grow, the economic potential for its owners – and the advertisers who target the site’s users – is remarkable.

At AGLOCO, we asked a simple question: The users created the community, where’s their share of the profit?

It was from this question that AGLOCO set out to create the Internet’s first Economic Network, harnessing the power of Internet-based social networks to directly benefit the Members who help to create the community.

Becoming a member of AGLOCO is as simple as completing a brief sign-up page (name, age, location and email address.). Once you’re a Member, you will be asked to then download the Viewbar™ software. (Note: the Viewbar™ software is currently unavailable, as it is in closed testing. It will be ready for public download in a few weeks, and members will be notified when it is available.