"My constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised."Jesse Jackson
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Beware of Bogus Credit Repair Companies!
So-called "credit repair" companies claim they can remove negative information from credit reports. Advertising as "Credit Advisors," "Credit Rating Correction Services" or "Credit Consultants," they trumpet variations on this message: "Turned down ...
What Is A Home Based Travel Agent?
Many people are unclear about the travel industry. Travel agents are often thought to be the same as real estate agents. Becoming a travel agent or more specifically a home based travel agent is an exciting career change or retirement option. Some ...
What to Do When People Want Everything for Free
It’s a sticky situation. A prospect, a site visitor, or just a casual acquaintance asks for your help or advice on something. You gladly give it, thinking it’s a one-time “favor.” But instead of providing a little free advice, you’ve opened the door to ...
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1. Give people a free subscription to your e-zine. Almost everyone is publishing a e-zine nowadays so it's important to give something extra with the free subscription. You could offer a free gift or advertising when people subscribe.
2. Provide your visitors with free content. Your content will be more attractive to your visitors if it's up-to-date or original. You could also offer people the option to reprint the content in their e-zine or web site.
3. Offer a free online directory. The directory could be full of interesting ebooks, e-zines, web sites etc. If people find your directory to be a valuable resource they will visit it over and over.
4. Give your visitors a free ebook. You could also include your own ad in the ebook and allow other people to give it away. If you don't want to take the time to write one, you could ask other writers permission to use their articles.
5. Hold free online classes or seminars. They could be held in your web site's chat room. The idea of "live" information will definitely entice people to visit your web site. You will become known as an expert on the topic.
6. Give visitors a free entry into your contest
or sweepstakes. The prizes should be something of interest or value to your visitors. Most people who enter will continually revisit your web site to get the results.
7. Let visitors download free software. It could be freeware, shareware, demos etc. You could even turn part of your site into a free software directory. If you created the software, include your ad inside and let other people give it away.
8. Offer free online services or utilities from your web site. They could be search engine submitting, copy writing proofreading etc. The service or utility should be helpful to your target audience.
9. Give free consulting to people who visit your web site. You could offer your knowledge via e-mail or by telephone. People will consider this a huge value because consulting fees can be very expensive.
10. Give your visitors a free membership to your online club. People want to belong to something, why not your online club. You could also give away a free e-zine for club members only.
Copyright 2004 William Fredrick
Bud Fredrick
http://marketing-insiders.com
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 Clippers crush Thunder - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Chris Kaman led a balanced attack with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 108-88, in a battle of the league's two worst teams. With a combined record of 2 ...
No real bite to 'Twilight' - St. Petersburg Times
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Indigo closes the books on a flat second quarter - InternetRetailer.com
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What were your favourite books before you could read? - Guardian Unlimited
"There is always one moment in childhood", wrote that modern master of the soulful soundbite, Kahlil Gibran, "when the door opens and lets the future in." For me, that moment occurred around age four, when at dinner one night I discovered that our ...
The 'Great Crash' in the history books - CNN Money
You are both too young to read this letter now. But in a decade or so, I suspect you'll be hearing about the events of autumn 2008 in your history class. You might wonder what it felt like to live through a global crisis. And when you learn about the ...
It's my books at bedtime, says Madonna - Guardian Unlimited
It is probably fair to assume that no one is at their best in a custody battle. There is so much at stake: the children's futures and who gets to shape them; which million- pound home goes to whom; and hurt pride - perhaps especially hurt pride. But ...
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