[ReprintArticles-Paradise] Business success strategies � 5 Things I Did Right in 2005
Free-Reprint Article Written by: Michele PW See Terms of Reprint Below. * * * This email is being delivered directly to members of the group: * *ReprintArticles-Paradise@yahoogroups.com * * We have moved our TERMS OF REPRINT to the end of the article. Be certain to read our TERMS OF REPRINT and honor our TERMS OF REPRINT when you use this article. Thank you. This article has been distributed by: http://Article-Distribution.com Helpful Link: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Overview http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm - Article Title: == Business success strategies 5 Things I Did Right in 2005 Article Description: All in all, I'm pretty happy with how 2005 turned out. My business is taking off. I've built a solid foundation to support even more growth (which I forecast for 2006) and I've even managed to take some time off. I'd like other entrepreneurs and business owners to feel as good about their business as I do about mine, so I thought I'd take a moment to share 5 things I attribute to my successful 2005. Additional Article Information: === 625 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: Fri Feb 10 03:26:44 EST 2006 Written By: Michele PW Copyright: 2006 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Article URL: http://www.writingusa.com/blog/?p=43 For more free-reprint articles by this Author, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Michele_PW - Business success strategies 5 Things I Did Right in 2005 Copyright © 2006 Michele PW Creative Concepts and Copywriting LLC http://www.michelepw.com/ All in all, I'm pretty happy with how 2005 turned out. My business is taking off. I've built a solid foundation to support even more growth (which I forecast for 2006) and I've even managed to take some time off. I'd like other entrepreneurs and business owners to feel as good about their business as I do about mine, so I thought I'd take a moment to share 5 things I attribute to my successful 2005. 1. Attended seminars. This one is HUGE. Nothing beats getting out of your office and away from your computer and actually meeting people face to face. I've come away from these events with clients, joint venture partners, and more. (And that doesn't even include the great information I absorbed and was able to put to use in both my business and my clients' businesses.) If you only put one of my 5 tips to use, this would be the one to do -- that's how valuable I've discovered attending seminars to be. 2. Hired a coach. Again, this was another tough decision to make, but I'm really glad I did. It's difficult to see your business objectively, so having a neutral observer on your team is extremely valuable. Coaches help you get out of your own way (and believe me, that's a biggie for us entrepreneurs.) They can help you with both your inner game (your habits and mindset) and your outer game (your skills and business structure). 3. Started systemizing my business. Unless you want to be chained to your business night and day, you have got to start systemizing your business. Yes, all businesses should have systems in place, even if you don't have anyone else working for you and you primarily sell services. The best part is when you do have systems in place, your business suddenly starts running a lot more efficiently and effectively (and you can start sleeping better at night and relaxing on vacation). 4. Outsourced. For all you control freaks out there, this one is for you. If you don't start hiring some help, I guarantee you'll never be able to grow your business because you'll be constantly doing tasks you have no business doing. Do yourself a favor and get some help...NOW. I've just hired a project manager/director of client services, plus I have 2 backup writers and 2 virtual assistants. Building a team has been a big stress reliever for me. 5. Focused on my inner game. Shifting my mindset away from freelancer to business owner was another big piece of the puzzle. As soon as I made that shift, all the other four techniques fell into place because it suddenly made them easier to do. It's tough to change your inner game on your own -- hiring a coach is probably the fastest way to do this. But there are some good resources out there if you want to begin dabbling in it first. Do a search and see what comes up, I started my journey with free ezines and articles. Creativity Exercise -- Make 2006 the best year ever Go back and reread my list. Now get out a piece of paper and start brainstorming ways you can integrate my tips into your
[ReprintArticles-Paradise] How Accepting Credit Cards Can Increase Sales And Revenue
Free-Reprint Article Written by: Scott Burke See Terms of Reprint Below. * * * This email is being delivered directly to members of the group: * *ReprintArticles-Paradise@yahoogroups.com * * We have moved our TERMS OF REPRINT to the end of the article. Be certain to read our TERMS OF REPRINT and honor our TERMS OF REPRINT when you use this article. Thank you. This article has been distributed by: http://Article-Distribution.com Helpful Link: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Overview http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm - Article Title: == How Accepting Credit Cards Can Increase Sales And Revenue Article Description: Accepting credit cards is becoming a must for entrepreneurs and small businesses in today's business environment. There are numerous social, demographic and technological factors combining to make plastic the payment form of choice for increasing numbers of people. Additional Article Information: === 497 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: Fri Feb 10 03:47:34 EST 2006 Written By: Scott Burke Copyright: 2006 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Article URL: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/b/boost-revenue-with-credit-cards.shtml For more free-reprint articles by this Author, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Scott_Burke - How Accepting Credit Cards Can Increase Sales And Revenue Copyright © 2006 Scott Burke iMAX Business Solutions http://www.cmscreditcards.com/ Accepting credit cards is becoming a must for entrepreneurs and small businesses in today's business environment. There are numerous social, demographic and technological factors combining to make plastic the payment form of choice for increasing numbers of people. By the Numbers The average American cardholder has roughly four bank credit cards. Credit card purchase volume has been expanding about 15 percent per year for the last five years, or three times faster than the increase in overall U.S. purchases. Debit card purchases are growing even faster, at more than 50 percent per year. Credit and debit cards are expected to account for 33 percent of all purchases by next year and for 43 percent by 2005. According to one estimate, businesses forfeit up to 80 percent of consumer impulse buys if they don't accept credit cards. Why People Use Credit Cards To understand the growth in credit card use, it's important to grasp the reasons for their popularity. Consumers typically use cards because: * They don't want to carry cash * They want to save cash in hand * They want to gain loyalty points (such as airline miles) * They are making a large purchase * They are looking to float money in a bank account * They are making a reimbursable purchase for a company Plastic on the Internet Even as credit card use grows in the real world, plastic already dominates the world of Web shopping. This breakdown of how people pay for online purchases demonstrates that credit cards are the key to e-commerce: * Credit card online - 85% * Check mailed - 10% * Credit card via phone - 2% * Credit card via mail - 1% The Business-to-Business Opportunity It's becoming increasingly clear that credit cards are also playing a greater and greater role in business-to-business transactions. For example, visa is bundling credit and cash management products for small businesses under the umbrella of the Visa Business Card. Larger companies are also streamlining their buying processes using so-called business cards for indirect purchasing. Each business card transaction shaves a reported $50 to $100 in purchasing costs. That's something to keep in mind if your company works with large companies. The Future of Plastic Market research indicates that consumers view credit cards as lifestyle enhancers that contribute to other areas of interest in their lives. And credit card products now in development, such as the electronic purse and online debit cards, promise to further extend the use of credit cards. It all adds up to bad news for checks. Paying with plastic is becoming increasingly popular for even routine bills such as gas and electricity. And younger customers' preference for plastic cards is even more pronounced. These trends are projected to cause check and paper credit use to fall from 32 percent of all non-cash transactions in 1997 to just 14 percent by 2007. For more information on how your business may benefit from accepting credit cards now. Click over to http://www.cmscreditcards.com
[ReprintArticles-Paradise] BOTTLED WATER: Full of Health or Full of Hype?
Free-Reprint Article Written by: Kelly Hayford, C.N.C. See Terms of Reprint Below. * * * This email is being delivered directly to members of the group: * *ReprintArticles-Paradise@yahoogroups.com * * We have moved our TERMS OF REPRINT to the end of the article. Be certain to read our TERMS OF REPRINT and honor our TERMS OF REPRINT when you use this article. Thank you. This article has been distributed by: http://Article-Distribution.com Helpful Link: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Overview http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm - Article Title: == BOTTLED WATER: Full of Health or Full of Hype? Article Description: Is this often high-priced commodity (water) really the best choice when it comes to fulfilling our daily H2O quota? Or has over half the population fallen prey to yet another marketing extravaganza? Additional Article Information: === 1188 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: Fri Feb 10 04:16:37 EST 2006 Written By: Kelly Hayford, C.N.C. Copyright: 2006 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Article URL: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/h/bottled-water-good-health-or-hype.shtml For more free-reprint articles by this Author, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Kelly_Hayford,_C.N.C. - BOTTLED WATER: Full of Health or Full of Hype? Copyright © 2006 Kelly Hayford, C.N.C. Award-winning author, If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! http://www.FoodFitnessByPhone.com Drink plenty of water is a phrase indelibly imprinted on each of our minds, constantly reminding us of the necessity of this life-sustaining gift of nature. Gone are the days of filling up a canteen at the side of a pristine running stream, however. Clear plastic bottles sporting designer names and labels are most people's choice today. In fact, the bottled water industry has become the fastest growing segment of the overall beverage industry. Sales have tripled in the last decade and now exceed over $7 billion per year worldwide. Fifty-four percent of all Americans drink bottled water. But is this often high-priced commodity really the best choice when it comes to fulfilling our daily H2O quota? Or has over half the population fallen prey to yet another marketing extravaganza? As a nutritional consultant I have long been asked these questions. Unfortunately, there is not a simple yes or no answer. There are multiple factors to consider in order to make wise, informed decisions. First, there are a few basic categories or types of bottled water available on the market today (see descriptions), each of which usually has one or another purported health benefits associated with it. Whether or not the health benefits associated with these types of water are valid or not, is the topic of much debate among health professionals with no definitive answers. Regardless of any potential health benefits that may be associated with any given type of bottled water, the most important thing for people to know is that all brands are not created equal. Although there are pure, high quality bottled waters available, discerning the good guys from the bad can be dicey business. Due to substandard and challenging government regulations, what it says on the label outside the bottle is not always what's inside. For example, a study done by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found that an estimated 25% of bottled water tested is really just tap water in a bottle! In another example, last year 500,000 liters of Coca-Cola's Dasani brand water was recalled in Britain due to high levels of bromate, a carcinogenic chemical. Pathogens can also be a problem as the NDRC further reports that one-fifth of the bottled waters tested exceeded unenforceable state or industry bacteria guidelines. Other concerns voiced by those in opposition to the proliferation of this industry include: the 1.5 million tons of plastic used for bottling and the toxic chemicals that can be released into the environment during this process; possible consumption of the toxic chemicals that may leach into the water from the plastic bottles in which the water is contained; and the enormous amount of resources expended in the overall production, packaging and transportation of bottled waters. All things considered, in conjunction with the NDRC, I will continue to recommend water filtered at the source either through a quality in-home filtration system or one available at most natural foods stores, as the safest and usually most economical overall drinking water for daily
[ReprintArticles-Paradise] The Proprietary Blend Nutritional Supplement
Free-Reprint Article Written by: Will Brink See Terms of Reprint Below. * * * This email is being delivered directly to members of the group: * *ReprintArticles-Paradise@yahoogroups.com * * We have moved our TERMS OF REPRINT to the end of the article. Be certain to read our TERMS OF REPRINT and honor our TERMS OF REPRINT when you use this article. Thank you. This article has been distributed by: http://Article-Distribution.com Helpful Link: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Overview http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm - Article Title: == The Proprietary Blend Nutritional Supplement Article Description: In a nut shell, I went onto cover each of these common marketing terms that are used to sell supplements to unwitting consumers and explained each in detail as to what I view as their common misuse within the market place. Additional Article Information: === 1088 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: Fri Feb 10 04:37:43 EST 2006 Written By: Will Brink Copyright: 2006 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Article URL: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/b/proprietary-blend-shell-game.shtml For more free-reprint articles by this Author, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Will_Brink - The Proprietary Blend Nutritional Supplement Copyright © 2006 Will Brink Diet Supplements Revealed http://aboutsupplements.com - The Shell Game that is the Proprietary Blend Nutritional Supplement Recently I wrote an article entitled Terms, Terms, Terms, An Inside look to buying supplements which can be found on the Gurus and Guests section of my private forum. The article covered many of the misleading marketing terms buyers have to deal with in an attempt to make informed decisions on the supplements they spend their hard earned money on. Some of the more potentially misleading commonly used marketing terms I covered were: Clinically proven Patented Doctor recommended All natural Scientifically formulated Research proven Used for thousands of years Readers interested in understanding why the above terms can be so misleading, can read my write-up on each of those terms. In a nut shell, I went onto cover each of these common marketing terms that are used to sell supplements to unwitting consumers and explained each in detail as to what I view as their common misuse within the market place. However, one term I didn't cover, was proprietary blend which in many cases is the most potentially misleading term of them all, though not a term always seen in ads per se, but the side of the bottle. Thus, why I felt it was a separate topic to be covered at a later date as it does not fit under the classic definition of a commonly used marketing term found in ads. I also decided to cover this term in a separate article as it requires much more space dedicated to it then the other terms needed for reasons that will be apparent shortly. Proprietary blends are not inherently a negative for the consumer, though they are inherently confusing for the buyer in most cases. A supplement that lists a proprietary blend on the bottle can be there for one of two reasons: (a) to prevent the competition from knowing exactly what ratios and amounts of each ingredient present in the formula to prevent the competition from copying their formula exactly (commonly referred to as a knock off) or (b) to hide the fact the formula contains very little of the active ingredients listed on the bottle in an attempt to fool consumers. Sadly, the latter use is far more common then the former. They see a long list of seemingly impressive ingredients listed in the proprietary blend none of which are there is amounts that will have any effects. This is commonly referred to as label decoration by industry insiders. The former use of the term is a legitimate way for a company of a quality formula from having the competition copy or knock off their formula and the latter use of the term is to scam people. So how does the consumer tell the difference? They can't, or at least they can't without some research and knowledge, which the scam artists know few people have the time and energy to dedicate to finding the answers. Although there are a few tips the consumer can use to decide if a product with a proprietary blend is worth trying, no one, not even me, can figure out exactly how much of each ingredient is in the blend or in what ratio of each is contained within the formula, hence why the honest and not-so-honest companies employ proprietary blends so
[ReprintArticles-Paradise] The Unforeseen Costs of Automobile Accidents
Free-Reprint Article Written by: Landon Prescott See Terms of Reprint Below. * * * This email is being delivered directly to members of the group: * *ReprintArticles-Paradise@yahoogroups.com * * We have moved our TERMS OF REPRINT to the end of the article. Be certain to read our TERMS OF REPRINT and honor our TERMS OF REPRINT when you use this article. Thank you. This article has been distributed by: http://Article-Distribution.com Helpful Link: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Overview http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm - Article Title: == The Unforeseen Costs of Automobile Accidents Article Description: Insurance companies are always looking for ways to save money and cut costs. One way that they do this is by working very hard at not paying you any more than they have to, if you are in an automobile accident. Additional Article Information: === 636 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: Fri Feb 10 05:39:15 EST 2006 Written By: Landon Prescott Copyright: 2006 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Article URL: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/p/unforeseen-costs-of-traffic-accidents.shtml For more free-reprint articles by this Author, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Landon_Prescott - The Unforeseen Costs of Automobile Accidents Copyright © 2006 Landon Prescott Michael H. Silvers, A Law Corporation http://www.michaelhsilvers.com/ Being in an automobile accident can be a very traumatic and trying experience. Unfortunately, once the wreck is over the problems can still continue. It is estimated by the National Safety Council that there are more than 12 million auto accidents annually, including more than 20 million vehicles. This creates a situation for the automotive insurance companies that can be quite expensive. Insurance companies are always looking for ways to save money and cut costs. One way that they do this is by working very hard at not paying you any more than they have to, if you are in an automobile accident. At times the insurance companies will try to not pay you at all for your car's damages. Even a small fender bender can result in hundreds of dollars worth of damage. A small dent on the rear quarter panel of a car will be very expensive to fix at a body shop. These minor dents and dings are why insurance companies entice people to agree to a deductible when creating their policy. It is no coincidence that the amount of many deductibles is $500-$1,000. Many very minor dents and dings will not result in enough damage to go over your deductible and your insurance company will not have to pay anything. If you are involved in an automobile accident, you may think that your insurance company is on your side, but in reality they are on their own side and want to save themselves money. Let us take a look at an example. A person just purchased a car and has full coverage insurance on that vehicle. Two weeks later that person is involved in a major accident. The insurance adjuster declares that the car is totaled. This means that the expense of repair exceeds the vehicles Blue Book value. A blue book is one of the primary resources that insurance adjusters and car dealerships use to determine the value of any car. So the insurance adjuster said that the person's car is a total loss, but the blue book value is only $7,000 and the person paid $10,000 for the car. Where does that other $3,000 come from? That loss is expected to be absorbed by the unlucky owner of the car. Does this sound like a fair deal for the person who has only owned his or her car for just two weeks? A situation such as the one described above is why you need a qualified and competent lawyer, who is on your side. In many instances a lawyer will be able to recoup the full price that you paid for the car, not just the blue book value. Even if your car is not new, you may have spent a great deal of money on maintenance repairs recently, and insurance companies generally do not pay for that either. A lawyer will be able to help you in instances such as these also. The insurance companies have lawyers working for them to help keep them from paying anymore than they have to. Most people are not aware of how much they can get from their insurance company, in case of an automobile accident, and insurance companies like it that way. That is why reading your insurance policy can be like reading a complicated textbook. This is another reason to get a lawyer on your side, lawyers who work in this area know all of the details of
[ReprintArticles-Paradise] Blogs Creating a Buzz with Businesses
Free-Reprint Article Written by: Kate Smalley See Terms of Reprint Below. * * * This email is being delivered directly to members of the group: * *ReprintArticles-Paradise@yahoogroups.com * * We have moved our TERMS OF REPRINT to the end of the article. Be certain to read our TERMS OF REPRINT and honor our TERMS OF REPRINT when you use this article. Thank you. This article has been distributed by: http://Article-Distribution.com Helpful Link: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Overview http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm - Article Title: == Blogs Creating a Buzz with Businesses Article Description: Businesses are buzzing about blogs. A blog-short for Web log-is simply a digital diary or online forum. Technically speaking, a blog is an online journal that is regularly updated with content and built on a platform with automated syndication. The appeal of blogs is driving businesses to find ways to capitalize on these unique public journals. Additional Article Information: === 415 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: Fri Feb 10 06:17:01 EST 2006 Written By: Kate Smalley Copyright: 2006 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Article URL: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/s/blogs-create-buzz-about-business.shtml For more free-reprint articles by this Author, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Kate_Smalley - Blogs Creating a Buzz with Businesses Copyright © 2006 Kate Smalley Connecticut Secretary http://www.connecticutsecretary.com Businesses are buzzing about blogs. A blog-short for Web log-is simply a digital diary or online forum. Technically speaking, a blog is an online journal that is regularly updated with content and built on a platform with automated syndication. The appeal of blogs is driving businesses to find ways to capitalize on these unique public journals. Almost 80,000 new blogs are created every day, according to the semiannual State of the Blogosphere report from Technorati, a Website that indexes blogs. There are some 14.2 million blogs in existence, 55 percent of which are active. Business publications are rapidly bringing blogs to the front lines, boosting their presence on the Web and search engine performance. How Businesses Are Using Blogs Blogs can be created to cover almost any topic. Here are some of the ways you can use blogs to benefit your business: 1. News - Since blogs can be syndicated, any content addition is easily distributed throughout the Web. Company news can make great content. 2. Education - You can use blogs to educate consumers about products and services. Google's Adwords Blog is a good example of this usage. 3. Commentary - Insightful analysis of industry-specific news and events makes great blog content. 4. Promotion - Blogs can be a great channel to promote new products or services. This promotion can be achieved through a combination of news, education and commentary. Blogs and Search Engines Blogs tend to perform well with search engines. Search engines have historically looked for content-rich Websites that are updated frequently. Search Engines like unique and popular content; they also favor content with keyword links. Blogs contain these elements, which makes them a great match for search engines. In addition to helping your Website rank well in search engines, a blog can provide quality links back to your main domain. Plus, it can expand your traffic and presence on the Web, all of which can add up to more sales. Tips for Developing Blogs Here are a few quick tips to help you have a successful blog: 1. Keep it simple: Blogs should be easy, quick reads that link to other pages that are more in-depth. 2. Keep it fresh: Blogs should be updated frequently. Good content should be added a minimum of three times a week. 3. Provide useful content: Add content that is useful for others to read and your blog's popularity will grow. A blog can help you better serve your customers, plus enhance your brand image online. - Copyright 2006, Kate Smalley Connecticut Secretary 203.641.3739 Transcription and Secretarial Services http://www.connecticutsecretary.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- END ARTICLE --- . TERMS OF REPRINT - Publication Rules (Last Updated: April 7, 2005) Our TERMS OF REPRINT are fully enforcable under the terms of: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2281.ENR:
[ReprintArticles-Paradise] Testimonials and Reviews Increase Your Real Sales Potential
Free-Reprint Article Written by: Bill Platt See Terms of Reprint Below. * * * This email is being delivered directly to members of the group: * *ReprintArticles-Paradise@yahoogroups.com * * We have moved our TERMS OF REPRINT to the end of the article. Be certain to read our TERMS OF REPRINT and honor our TERMS OF REPRINT when you use this article. Thank you. This article has been distributed by: http://Article-Distribution.com Helpful Link: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Overview http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm - Article Title: == Testimonials and Reviews Increase Your Real Sales Potential Article Description: The one essential ingredient for online success in any endeavor is gaining your prospect's trust. Additional Article Information: === 1014 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: Fri Feb 10 08:22:57 EST 2006 Written By: Bill Platt Copyright: 2006 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Article URL: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/p/testimonials-reviews-built-trust.shtml Bill Platt's Picture URL: http://thephantomwriters.com/x-images/bill_platt_80x105b.jpg For more free-reprint articles by this Author, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Bill_Platt - Testimonials and Reviews Increase Your Real Sales Potential Copyright © 2006 Bill Platt Book Reviews Trade Forum http://www.reviewstrade.com/forum/index.php It does not matter whether you are trying to find new subscribers for your ezine, new visitors to your website, sales of products and services from your website, or even promoting your newest book. We all lack one essential ingredient when we are starting out. THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO GENERATING SALES The one essential ingredient for online success in any endeavor is gaining your prospect's trust. Slick sales copy can only succeed in piquing interest and closing the sale with those who easily trust others. Maybe your name and reputation have preceded you and that is why your prospect is so quick to trust your spiel. Maybe your prospect trusts everyone all the time. Who knows? The deal is that not everyone is going to trust your pitch on face value. Some of us just live life a bit more cautiously. When your prospect is not handing out their trust easily, then you will need to provide them the ability to believe in what you are offering. BELIEF AND TRUST ARE EASIER TO ACQUIRE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK The easiest way to gain someone's trust is to let them read the words of other people --- real people who have tried what you are offering. Your happy customers will spontaneously let you know when they are happy with what you have done for them. When your happy clients have made the effort to praise your work, make sure that you share that with your future potential customers. A great testimonial page will help you to close more sales than any other page you put on your website. Be sure that you tell your happy customers that you have used their testimonial; they will be delighted to hear about it. Be sure to include their first name (last name also, but only with permission) and city if they are general consumers. If you are in the business of providing products and services to others in the business community, use their full name with their permission and link to their website. When you link to their website, they will be thrilled for the extra free advertising. You will have cemented your client's praise for your products and services. Real people, with real names and real locations are the trust builders in testimonials. Real people, with real names and real websites can develop unbreakable trust, since the statements in the testimonial can be verified easily. TESTIMONIALS ARE SPONTANEOUS AND REVIEWS ARE WELL THOUGHT OUT Typically, we think of reviews in regards to books, music and movies. But, reviews can also work for newsletters, websites, products, services, and membership sites. Reviews are more formal in their style and design. Reviews look beyond what the person, who is sharing his or her comments, has gained from the product or service being commented upon. Instead, reviews are intended to show people what can be expected from a product or service. It is like a checklist of features, with commentary provided concerning how useful the features will be to the reader. TESTIMONIALS WILL COME, BUT REVIEWS MUST BE TRADED FOR By their nature, testimonials are spontaneous. For the purposes of sharing the value of a product or service, testimonials NEED to be spontaneous. But,
[ReprintArticles-Paradise] Why Online Coupons
Free-Reprint Article Written by: James Brown See Terms of Reprint Below. * * * This email is being delivered directly to members of the group: * *ReprintArticles-Paradise@yahoogroups.com * * We have moved our TERMS OF REPRINT to the end of the article. Be certain to read our TERMS OF REPRINT and honor our TERMS OF REPRINT when you use this article. Thank you. This article has been distributed by: http://Article-Distribution.com Helpful Link: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Overview http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm - Article Title: == Why Online Coupons Article Description: Did you know that you don't have to wait for all of those money saving coupons to be delivered to you through the local papers? Additional Article Information: === 811 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: Fri Feb 10 13:59:09 EST 2006 Written By: James Brown Copyright: 2006 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Article URL: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/b/why-online-coupons.shtml For more free-reprint articles by this Author, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#James_Brown - Why Online Coupons Copyright © 2006 James Brown Online Coupon Codes http://www.LatestCouponCodes.com Every shopper loves nothing more than a good deal. Undoubtedly, you too, also love finding something you need or want for a good price. Further, if you are particularly diligent about saving money, you probably find yourself cutting out coupons in magazines and in the Sunday newspaper each week. Yet, did you know that you don't have to wait for all of those money saving coupons to be delivered to you through the local papers? Why miss out on bargains when you can save money now by getting coupons online? Using online coupons couldn't be easier and online coupons far supercede their newspaper and magazine counterparts. By using coupons online you can literally save yourself hundreds of dollars a year on the products and necessities you purchase. Internet shoppers are fast making use of online coupons. Why? In truth, the savings on purchases is tremendous-there are great deals abound on the Internet and a website offering coupons puts all of the great deals in one location for easy consumer access. Moreover, the savings that coupon users accumulate can be used to purchase other items that they may need or desire or the savings can be used towards other forms of entertainment. In the past, many people have failed to use coupons because of the hassle that accompanies their use. Not many people were overly eager to sit around the house for several hours cutting out money saving coupons. Further, if one accumulated a number of the coupons in newspapers as cut out coupons can accumulate quickly, the coupons would become difficult to manage. In fact, more often than not, people that cut out coupons would not be able to use certain coupons they planned on using because they would disappear into the coupon chaos, frequently referred to as a coupon organizer. Moreover, the sheer aggravation one would experience when they would ask themselves, Did I file that coupon under the dairy file or did I file it under the frozen file? is more than enough to get someone to give up on clipping coupons entirely. Alternatively, it was worse when you got to the store and you found the coupons you needed only to discover they were expired. Thus, you spent your time seeking out a specific product only to find that you couldn't reap the savings anyway. Or even worse, you could often find yourself standing in the checkout line with a pile of coupons for the cashier to go through and you could feel the eyes of the customers behind you practically drilling through your back! No one wants to be caught behind the shopper with a hundred coupons! Nowadays, everyone is in a hurry and time is a seriously precious commodity-that's why the coupons of the past were frequently ignored or discarded. Yet, this is not the case when one uses online coupons. In fact, online coupons can be used without the hassles involved in cutting them out and storing them in a file or organizer never to be found again. Actually, to use online coupons is so convenient; the process is currently becoming a habit for many online shoppers. In fact, the entire process is simple and you can easily access coupons for hundreds of different online retailers. Some online coupons are provided to you with a promotional code to use when you make your online purchase. Conversely, other coupons are links to sites
