Before you spend that money, let’s talk about history

Have you noticed all of the advertisements on the Internet from "gurus" and people who have "made it" with their Internet business? You know the ones, they tell you how in demand they are. They tell you how they get several thousand dollars for each seminar they give. They tell you how they've made hundreds of thousands of dollars online. And they tell you they'll…

Harness The Power of a Strong Vision

What is your vision? How is this vision communicated to inspire you and your organisation? You don't have a clear and powerful vision? Join the club. When I'm working with individuals, I've noticed that generally they fall into two distinct categories regarding having a strong vision. Either they've never really had the opportunity to understand the concept of having or defining their vision. Or they…

Technology That Sells: POP-UPS

Every day someone writes and asks me to "look at their site." What they are wanting is a critique of their design, sales process, etc. Almost always there are a couple things they are missing that would greatly enhance the selling power of the site. This week I want to write a quick review of a couple of those things and even give you a…

Run Profitable Contests with the Aid of Autoresponders

Running a contest for your e-zine subscribers or web site visitors is one way you can generate interest and give more exposure for products or services you want to promote. A contest could be as simple as spotting a word or a set of words within an e-zine's issue or searching for a graphic on a site. A contest can run for one issue, or…