In my e-mail one day, I received the following message:
“Hello, I am a subscriber to your ezine and received the attached e-mail. Please advise if this is actually from your website. Thank you.”
The attachment was from my mailing list program. It was informing my dear subscriber that since her mail kept bouncing,
“I’m not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long.”
by Lisa Taliga
When you’re starting up your home-based business, you’ll want to attract clients whilst minimizing the impact on your purse strings.
Here are 7 very powerful marketing tips that you can start using immediately to get your business off the ground. They cost either nothing or very little in terms of cash outlay, but do require an investment of your time.
When you install a piece of software, you usually get an End User License Agreement that you’re supposed to read carefully. You’re then supposed to click a button to show that you’ve read it all through, understand it and agree with every word. If anyone but the lawyers who write these things has ever read them I’ll eat my hat. Most people just click and move on.
The Google Terms of Service are different.
Before you put Google’s AdSense code on your website, you must read the Terms of Service carefully. I’m not just saying that to protect myself legally; I’m saying that to protect your income.
Another powerful reason for making the switch from using the unlimited autoresponders that come free with your web hosting account to paying a monthly fee for an autoresponder service is improved legal protection.
Have you ever thought about earning a full time living from your hobbies? It doesn’t matter if it’s sports, crafts, or even trading merchandise – it’s more than possible to earn a living with your hobbies – it’s the major source of income for millions of people all over the world!
1. Start small.
If you’re anything like me, once you have a good idea you want to put it into action immediately! Although you probably know in theory that any business takes 12-18 months to become established, somehow you still hope that you can get there in 2!
But, one mistake entrepreneurs consistently make is to throw their life’s savings into buying case loads of stock – before they even know how eBay works. It’s easy to be lulled into a false sense of security on eBay after buying just one or two items. For buyers, eBay is meant to be user friendly. For sellers, things are a little more complicated. All powersellers agree that there are new things to be learned all the time and you’ll be surprised at how much more you know after several months selling small, inexpensive items.