Ten MUST Components to Survive (and thrive!) in a Web Business by Jim Daniels

Yes, contrary to what some 'experts' will tell you, there is
still PLENTY of room for new businesses in cyberspace. Sure,
the last few years brought many giant dotcoms tumbling to
the scrap heap, but running your own small business on the
web is STILL a great way to make a living.

A small business on the web can be cheap to operate,
nearly fully automated and nimble; a great combination for
success. I've been operating a successful business,
exclusively on the web and right from the comfort of my
home since 1996. Like I said, it's a great way to make
a living, but only if you do it right.

Today I'll share ten MUST components for those of you who
are either considering starting, or have already started a
business on the Web. Every key component you MUST integrate
for long-term success is revealed in this piece.

(You really do NEED EVERY SINGLE ONE of these components
if you want your business to grow into a source of
financial security.)

Ten 'MUST' Components to Survive (and thrive!) in a Web
Business:

1. A unique and professional web site with your own domain
name.

Your web site will be the cornerstone of your success
online. It should look different than the 'rest of the pack'
and it should have a unique domain name. I could go on and
on with this one but I won't. Just surf the web a while and
decide what sites YOU would buy from. That will tell you
volumes.


2. A product line you can control.

Ideally you should sell at least one product or service that
you own. If you prefer to resell or market affiliate programs,
then make sure you align yourself only with the strongest
companies and affiliate programs you can rely on long-term.


3. A way to accept secure payments via credit card at your
web site.

The best solution is to have a merchant account of your own.
But if that's too costly for you in the beginning, a solution like
paypal.com will do. (International businesses can use
Worldpay.com as a solution.) Offering a FAST and SECURE
way for your customers to purchase from your web site with
their Visa or Mastercard is a must on the web.


4. An email strategy.

You MUST continually grow a list of prospects. It's the only
way you can 'capture' a percentage of the folks who visit
your site and do not buy the first time. (Which is nearly
all of them!) An email strategy works best when you give
something of value away in exchange for a visitor's name
email address. Then you must stay in touch with these people
on a regular basis, providing VALUE for them.

I use a combination of tools to perform these tasks. I offer
free books at my sites and stay in touch with people
through my BizWeb eGazette. In a nutshell, I help other
business owners and many of them purchase a product or
service of mine when the need arises.


5. Sales copy that is proven to sell.

If there is one aspect that KILLS web site sales it is poor
sales copy. You may THINK your site is fine, but tiny
details in your sales copy can be costing you countless
dollars. I have personally experienced visitor to sales
ratios as low as 250 to 1 and as great as 8 to 1. The
difference in dollars is thousands a week. And what makes
the difference in most cases is the sales copy. It's that
important.

I've sold tens of thousands of manuals, books and software
products over the past few years. And I know for a fact that
if you follow proven, successful 'cyber sales formulas'
you'll be able to sell just about anything online! Find a
powerful sales letter and model yours after it. Ask the
author questions. Pick it apart and see why it works so
well. Spend as much time on your sales copy as you do on
your products and services.


6. Offer an affiliate program at your website.

OK, some may say this is not an absolute necessity, but look
around. Nearly ALL successful e-commerce sites offer some
form of affiliate program. You can pay for visitors, leads
or commission sales, but you need to offer SOME way of
rewarding folks who bring you business.


7. 'Recommended products and services'

While we're on the subject of offering an affiliate program
at your site, on the flip side of the coin you need to join
a few affiliate programs yourself! Find affiliate programs
that tie in well with what you offer, use the product or
service, and if you like it recommend it to your visitors.
You'll increase your web site profits literally overnight.
Over the years I've found that the best programs are the
ones that offer residual, or recurring commissions on each sale.
For an example of some programs that are working well for
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8. New products or services on a regular basis.

If you can create a new product of your own once or twice a
year, you'll stand a better chance of growing your profits
continually. Also be sure to update your existing products
on a regular basis to keep content and sales fresh. If
you're not able to create your own products that often, then
find a product you could get behind and do a joint venture
with the owner. Even if the owner does not offer an
affiliate program you can offer to promote their product or
service for a percentage of sales. Let them know you have a
targeted list of prospects that would LOVE their product,
especially if they could get it at a reduced price through
you!


9. A support strategy that keeps your prospects and clients
happy.

There are lots of ways to offer support. The best is simply
by offering contact forms at your site and answering email
every day. It's really that simple.


10. A marketing strategy that includes no-cost promotion.

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Michael Rasmussen: Email Promos Exposed

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Have you ever been faced with the task of having
to write an email promotion to your list, and
then realized that you didn't know what to say or
how to say it?

Michael Rasmussen's new video course "Email
Promos Exposed" promises to solve that problem
for you by walking you through the actual process
of creating killer email promos step-by-step.

I decided to see if Michael's videos live up to their promise by trying them out myself. Here's

what I found:

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Overall Quality
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The first thing I noticed when I opened up the
first video was the stunning production quality.
He used Camtasia Studio for the production, which
is now the industry standard for creating
high-quality screen capture video products. The
audio is near studio quality, and the graphics
are very professional. These videos were made by
someone who KNOWS what he's doing. Well done!

I also liked how Michael divided the videos up by
section, and then again by sub-section. For
example, one video is all about the subject line,
and then there are different parts of that video
that each cover a certain area of crafting a
killer subject line.

Now let's move onto...

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THE ACTUAL VIDEOS
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Here's a brief summary of each video. Obviously
it's impossible to list every single thing here,
but I want you to get a feel for what each one
covered, and how well it covered it.

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If you're in a hurry, just go ahead visit this
URL to get instant free access to these videos:

http://www.emailpromosexposed.com/?thankyou-page=1884
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VIDEO 1 - INTRODUCTION

This video served as an introduction to the whole
course. You get to see a picture of Michael in
his every day life, and he establishes his
credibility right up front by talking about some
of his massive successes online. He even provides
proof of credibility by displaying two checks in
the amount of $50,000 and $25,000 which prove
that, when it comes to the subject of making
money with email promos, he knows his stuff.

This is a good lesson for anyone to get. Whenever
you're teaching people how to do something, it's
good to establish your credibility up front, so
that there's no doubt about whether or not you're
qualified to talk about the subject. Most product
developers either skip or minimize this step.

VIDEO 2 - BEFORE YOU WRITE THE PROMO

This video talks about some things that no other
marketer has bothered to mention. You'll learn
things like:

* The mindset you need in order to write a killer
promo

* The different tools you need before you get
started

* How to keep your emails laser-focused

* How to create an outline that practically
writes the email for you.

This was a fantastic video, and did a good job of
kicking things off.

VIDEO 3 - THE SUBJECT LINE

I liked this video, because it talked about one
of MY biggest weaknesses when it comes to writing
email promos... the subject line. The subject
line is a confusing topic, because nobody's 100%
sure what the best tactics are.

Michael breaks it down, and reveals:

* The biggest secret for writing a subject line
that makes people insanely curious.

* Techniques for personalizing the subject line.

* Mistakes to avoid when using personalization.

I was surprised to find that I was making some of
the mistakes that Michael mentioned in this
video, but now I know better.

VIDEO 4 - THE OPENING

This is where a lot of people slack off when
writing their emails. Michael talks about how
important it is to create an opening that is
conversational, and then reveals techniques and
examples on how to do that.

He also reveals:

* How to get people to keep reading your email
once they've opened it.

* How to make your opening interesting.

* Mistakes to avoid when creating your first few
paragraphs.

VIDEO 5 - THE BODY COPY

This is one of the "meatiest" portions of the
course, because it reveals techniques that are
not widely discussed on the forums, blogs, and in
most eBooks. He talks about the importance of
keeping your body copy tight and relevant, and
then reveals how you can do that. You'll also
learn:

* How to write powerful bullets that make people
curious and want to find out more.

* Simple formatting tricks for making your body
copy easy to read.

* The secret of "bucket brigade copy" and how to
use it in your email promos to force people to
keep reading.

VIDEO 6 - THE CALL TO ACTION

This is where a lot of people wimp out in their
email promos. They start out strong, but when it
comes time to ask the reader to click the link
and take action, they don't know what to say.
Michael talks about some of his favorite
techniques for making that happen, and also
reveals:

* The "magic question" to ask yourself that will
make your close much more powerful.

* The secret of the "unanswered question" and why
handling this is a surefire way to get people to
act right away.

* The structure of a powerful close.

* Mistakes people make when creating their close.

VIDEO 7 - CREATING AN EFFECTIVE P.S.

Some people say that the P.S. is one of the most
important parts of the email, because it is often
the one thing that gets people to click the link
at the end. In this video, Michael talks about:

* Why you should including a P.S. at the end of
your email.

* The 4 different kinds of P.S.'s you can use
(this section was a real eye-opener for me).

VIDEO 8 - COMMON MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE

I loved this video, because it showed me some
mistakes that I was making that I wasn't even
aware of. Unless you're a seasoned pro, you're
probably guilty of some of the things that
Michael talks about in this video as well, and
that's why it's so valuable. I've shaved years
off my learning curve, because now I can avoid
some of the costly mistakes that I was bound to
make in the learning process.

VIDEO 9 - HOW TO CREATE FOLLOW-UP EMAIL PROMOTIONS

This video alone is going to make me a lot of
money. Why? Because I used to only send out one
email promo for each affiliate promotion I was
doing. Michael showed me in this video how
important it is to send a follow-up promotion,
and he showed me exactly how to do it. He covered
things like:

* The psychology of follow-up email promo's.

* The 2 main types of follow-up promos that make
the most money.

* How to overcome readers' objections in your
follow up emails.

* The 2 most common mistakes people make when
writing follow-ups and how to avoid them.

VIDEO 10 - HOW TO WRITE BACK END EMAIL PROMOTIONS

Every marketing guru out there says that the REAL
money is on the back end. I'd have to agree with
them, but the problem is... most people have no
idea how to set up a back end system that makes
money. This video will teach you how to set up an
automated back end that's loaded with killer
promos that make you lots of cash on autopilot.
He reveals things like:

* The big difference between regular and back end
email promos.

* How to prepare a back end promotion sequence.

* Common mistakes people make when creating back
end email promos.

VIDEO 11 - CREATING AFFILIATE EMAIL PROMOTIONS

This could be the most important video of the
entire package for a lot of people, because most
people email their list to promote other people's
products as an affiliate. Let's face it, if you
only have 3 products, can you really afford to
only email your list 3 times a year? They'll get
bored hearing about the same old products over
and over again. This video sheds some light on
how to create killer affiliate promos. Michael
reveals things like:

* The two main types of affiliate promos.

* What makes affiliate promos different than
regular promos (and why ignoring this huge secret
could cost you big money).

* Michael's favorite tactics for creating
affiliate promos that no one else is doing.

* 3 different ways to add scarcity to your
affiliate promos (this is the most important
section of the video, so make sure you watch it
over and over again).

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CONCLUSION
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As you can see, Email Promos Exposed really packs
a lot of punch! Most of the courses out there
offer only watered down, weak content. Not this
one! These videos are going on my "A-list" for a
long time.

I've already watched them twice, and plan on
reviewing them every couple months to make sure
that I have the principals, techniques and
tactics burned into my mind.

If email marketing is an important part of your
business (and in my opinion, it's the most
important part of ANY online business), then you
owe it to yourself to check out Michael's
exciting new videos, Email Promos Exposed.

Here's the URL where you can get instant free access
to the videos right now.

http://www.emailpromosexposed.com/?thankyou-page=1884

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Scot Standke: What We Fear Is Not Failure.We Fear Success!

This is a personal note from Scot Standke - Founder of KeywordAvalanche, nowadays called K.A.S.H., one of the few successful non-BS Internet Marketers:


I'm always amazed at the self-appointed
"gurus" out there who seem to always point out that "we",
you and I, are afraid of failure. I don't know about you
but this may be the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
I fail every day. I can't help but fail every day. I'm
human. I'm fallible.

But success, now that's another story. I can think back to
where I've even consciously screwed things up so that I
didn't have to succeed. I've spent a lifetime botching
great opportunities. And why is that? Well, like me, you
are probably more comfortable failing. It's what you've
been taught is the norm. It's what society wants from you.
"Be average! Stay with us!" the masses scream.

You know what, though? Here is your way out: 30 days.

Huh? 30 days of what, you might be asking yourself.

Well, experts tell us that 30 days is how long it takes to
make or break a habit.

If you can consciously choose to do something for thirty
days in a row it can become habitual for you no matter how
hard it might seem at first.

So, here is where I'm going with all of this:

I'm just a regular fellow, heck, I spent most of my life
working as a carpet cleaner and a forklift driver. A couple
of years ago, I decided that something in my life needed to
change. I started experimenting with different ways of
making money on the internet. I started changing my habits
and becoming more productive. And last year, from just one
of my income streams, I made $100,327.14.

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I can show you proof.

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I think anyone and everyone who is serious about making
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Go check it out for yourself.

See what is being offered.

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Chris McNeeney's Affiliate Project X Reviewed

Here is the best way to promote any affiliate product:

* You provide a personal review which clearly shows that
you have read it, in the case of a book, or used it if
it is a software tool.

* Don't churn out the same promotional material from a
vendor like other affiliates do.

But what is the best way to write a
review - or a "pre-sell" - page?

It is explained in a new book, Chapter 1: The Art of The Pre-Sell.
where the author
gives examples of his successful pre-sell pages and
dissects them for the reader showing each key component
from the headline to the call to action. It's a format
you would do well to emulate.

If the book had ended there then this information alone
would be worth the cost of the book (many many times)
but this is just the beginning.

The book goes on to describe a collection of affiliate
methods - many of which you may not have come across
before - such as a chapter showing you how to copy what
super affiliates are doing.

Best of all there is a heavy emphasis on the use of
AdWords techniques - which is ideal for those (such as
newbies) who don't have big mailing lists.

Which means you can get started getting those affiliate
commissions right away.

Even better, you will be entitled to future updates. And
this is what is coming. From the author

"I am going to be adding to the product HEAVILY for a
MASSIVE update over the next few weeks - more examples,
live video tutorials, beginners sections, super advanced
Adwords techniques, more ways to "borrow" from the super
affiliates, a chapter from a $397 backend I had planned
for next year... in short, if it was a monster before,
then wait until you see version 2"

You can check out this book here

Chris McNeeney's Affiliate Project X


Chris McNeeney was already well known before to the community
of professional Google Adwords user through his groundbreaking
book AdwordsAccelerator, which was released in April 2006 and turned soon to be considered the de facto guide for Google's
PPC search engine.

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John Reese: Reboot Your Brain

Powerful method - 67 min Video.

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"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing
over and over and expecting different results."

Albert Einstein

K.A.S.H.E.

While some people out there are still arguing over the Adsense crisis of whether it's dead or alive, or dead again -- there is another group of people that are planning their futures with real promotional skills.

This is the kind of stuff that allows people to make money well into the future, unlike those tools being sold with no real survival skills being taught. You know, something to advance your own talents, without continually have to buy more and more tools.

I am part of this group since last year when they first launched and I am excited about the direction we are going in. You'll see what I mean when you check out the 5 key elements of the K.A.S.H.E. system.

I would suggest looking at it now to see if it is right for you:
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I just thought you finally deserve the truth about this Adsense thing. This group really shows you how to thrive for years into the future instead of what is hot today and gone tomorrow.

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Scott and Jim (the owners) made over $200,000 from
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Take a look at the quality data they are giving away on
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Ray Kroc: Luck is a dividend of sweat ....

Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's, is regarded as
one of the greatest business titans of all time.

He amassed a $500,000,000 fortune by the time he passed
away in 1984.

He attributes his success to "luck" and here's how he said he
became so lucky:

"Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier
you get."