Welcome to Michael's Article Collection

Do You Know The Reason Why So Many Fail in Internet Busin...

Dear Internet Marketer, Let?s face it. People NEED, and WANT long term residual, stable income that FREES them up from the rat race.The only problem with this, is that most people don't know H-O-W to get it!. Thousands join internet business programs hoping they can earn RESIDUAL income. Most of them fail miserably, even with some of those so-called BEST "guru-hyped" business opportunity progra. . .

eStore Advantage – Extending Microsoft eConnect for MBS G...

eStore Advantage allows front-office applications to communicate with back-office business environments. It has a built-in support for electronic payment processing, and serves as a core integration platform for Nodus Technologies front-to-back office connectivity suites including RMS and CRM Advantage.eStore Advantage for Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains leverages Microsoft eConnect t. . .

Creating Demand with Email Newsletters

You've launched your web site. You've implemented a public relations campaign and spent oodles of money advertising in trade journals, magazines and newspapers. But your site's daily visitors are still in single digits and your sales are...well let's just say that early retirement is no longer an option. Now what? Perhaps it's time to try email marketing. Or, to be specific, an email newsletter. . .

How to Build Massive Keyword Lists

As keyword marketing becomes more and more expensive and competitive, it has become essential when building your lists to focus on the maximum number of phrases and their variations that a surfer might enter into the search engines.Why?Because according to Amit Singhal, principal scientist at Google, a guy who really should know what he's talking about, over 50% of the 200 million searches perf. . .

The Magic of Writing Goals in your life!

Goal setting is an important technique used by athletes, successful business-people, lawyers, doctors, and great achievers in all fields. Goal setting is a very powerful technique that can yield strong returns in all areas of your life. Goal setting can help you grow in life. It can help you achieve more. So what do you need to do first? You need to define a goal. You need to know exactly what . . .

How to Market with Niche Auction Sites

Online auctions are big business. But they can be big headaches. During the past year, trading in online commerce was valued at $60 billion, according to *Business Standard.” Online trade among small businesses makes up 1 per cent of USA*s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and is expected to reach 10 per cent or $400 billion of USA*s GDP by 2010. “But setting up and maintaining operations on huge au. . .

5 Lesser-Known Online Business Ideas

1. Ask people to find a hidden link in your ad copy. If they find the hidden link tell them they will get a prize or freebie by clicking on it. This will increase the chance that they will buy your product or service because they will read your whole ad copy.2. Start a members only web site. Tell visitors what's in your members only site and what it costs to get access. Offer them a free member. . .

Internet Success Recipe

Thousands of people are attracted to the internet each day in hopes of starting an online business. The internet offers a channel of opportunity for anyone motivated to start a business of their own and the opportunities are almost endless. For anyone that has created a successful business online or attempted an online business they know, better than anyone, that jumping on the internet, creati. . .

5 Free Steps To Online Income

If you are new to the online business world and would like to get involved without risking any of your hard earned cash then this article will show you one way to get involved for free.We are going to discuss ways to promote affiliate programs without your own site and without spending any money. Best of all if you choose a program related to your interests then it won't even seem like any work. . .

Sorting Through the Good, the Bad, and the MLM Ugly

You know, if there's a surefire killer of a beginning networker, it's the old deal where the new networker wastes so much time finding the right folks to sponsor. As you are well aware, the key to building yourself that lucrative residual income is not only to get yourself those required retail customers but also to get yourself that downline group of folks. And it all starts with your sponsori. . .

How To Explode Your Web Site's Traffic With Articles Perm...

There is one golden rule, which is inherent in this free and extremely effective internet marketing strategy. First GIVE, and then TAKE. It’s as simple as that. Especially if it’s done properly the results could be tremendous. You provide valuable information regarding to your special field of knowledge but before that you must start a specific process. What is that process? First focus on what. . .

How To Profit From 2 Tier Affiliate Programs And Build A ...

Before I get into depth with this article I first want you to have a good understanding of what a '2 Tier' affiliate program is and there advantages. Then from there I'll go on to explain how you can start recruiting Sub-Affiliate's by simply locating the Super-Affiliate's within your Niche market.First... lets define what a '2 Tier' affiliate program is.A '2 Tier' affiliate program is simply a. . .

Google Page Rank - Important Or Just Another Number?

In my last newsletter I wrote about how your websites Alexa rating is not actually that important to the success of your online business. In this issue, I want to look at another popular statistic - Google Page Rank - and ask a similar question - is it that important?First a quick overview as to what the Google Page Rank actually is...Google Page Rank (or PR as it is often referred to as) is s. . .

Internet Communication Methods

How do we keep Internet communication simple? Let's start by taking a look at the different methods used to communicate on the web. It is important to understand the nuances and benefits of the different forms. EmailThis is the most popular communication method. Users typically use desktop software to receive, read and respond to messages. Some users use web-based mail and manage messages in a . . .

How I Write Articles For Profit

Most Internet marketers worth their salt know how effective articles can be to generate promotion for their web sites. The major problem for many is simply writing the article. This article shows you the exact steps I usually take to construct an article to achieve maximum publicity for my web site. By following this model you will be able to do the same quickly and easily. 1. The Big Idea The . . .

Offline Advertising for Online Companies

The goal of any business should be to reach the most amount of people possible with the right message at the right time and for the right reason. Many people with online companies are missing out completely when all they do is networking, search engine optimization, and some scattered direct mail to small amounts of people.The majority of consumable dollars, by a very wide margin, are spent off. . .

Generate More Sales in ANY Affiliate Program – Part One

It is my opinion that the best AFFILIATE PROGRAM ever…is still the AFFILIATE PROGRAM YOU own.BUT…For those who are content in promoting other peoples programs…I will share with you a few of my strategies for FREE!But before I do that, let’s see why most affiliates FAIL in just about any given affiliate program.Like food products, affiliates have a ‘use by date’ or ‘expiry date’. An average aff. . .

Reinventing Failure: Designing Success!

I am fascinated by problems. I like to think of myself as a solution oriented individual. However when problems creep into my life as they always do I know that I am in for a major learning experience. I just finished reading a book this week that belongs on the bookshelf of every entrepreneur. It is called “Juice, The Creative Fuel That Drives World-Class Inventors by Evan I. Schwartz.” This b. . .

How To Effectively Use Offline Advertising To Build Your ...

First of all let me say that having spent the past 20 years working closely with small businesses I know exactly what works when it comes to offline advertising.What I have found today is that online businesses have a built in advantage when it comes to promoting their business offline. You already have a website and autoresponder in place to lead your prospect to. When you combine that fact al. . .

How to Double Your Online Sales Without Spending Another ...

Learning how to convert visitors to your web site into buyers, is the single most important factor affecting the success of your online business. If you don't have paying customers, your business will fail. FACT: '50% of Visitors are LOST because visitors can't easily find content' - Gartner GroupFACT: '40% of Repeat Visitors are LOST from negative experience' - Zona ResearchFACT: '85% of Visit. . .

Top 7 Psychological Triggers For Unlimited Sales

Did you know that there are specific psychological triggers you can use to influence the decisions of peoples and persuade them to buy what you are selling? By knowing and using these psychological triggers you will have an edge on your competitions and make more sales in the process. Here are 7 psychological triggers you can start using in your sales letter today! Psychological trigger #. . .

The Biggest Secret That Will Guarantee Your Online Success

Until people understand that the internet is a new communication vehicle and not a new entertainment medium, success will continue to be elusive. The reason for this will become very clear as you read through this article.It is not too difficult to see why many internet marketers insist that the World wide web is an entertainment medium - a development from TV. The typical person is more intere. . .

Seven Basic Steps To Start Your Online Business

1. What to look for first?...A Niche Market Some people think that they should look for a product first and then look for customers but in reality, it's the other way around. Make a list of keywords (use the Overture Suggestion Tool) and check the supply ratio for each keyword in Google. Supply divided by Demand = Supply/Demand Ratio In other words: Google Results divided by Overture Count = Su. . .

A Beginner's Guide to Exchanging Links

Reciprocal linking is an effective, free way to get more visitors to your website. Exchanging links with other webmasters can help you in two ways. Firstly, by getting your link displayed on other websites you are increasing the number of paths leading back to your your own site. This in turn will increase the number of visitors. Secondly, exchanging links will increase the chances of getting y. . .

Are You SURE You Want To Start Your Own Business? Part Tw...

Why, exactly, do you want to go into business for yourself? Is it because you cannot stand the thought of working for an uptight, demanding, and perfectly dreadful boss? Is it because you cannot bear the thought of going through another downsizing or restructuring, knowing that your job could be on the line? Is it because you want to be your own boss, call your own shots, or see more up side. . .

We Are Right In The Middle Of A Pay Per Click Baby Boom

No, this baby boom will certainly not swamp the Social Security system (sort of a bad joke for those that live in the United States, but many other countries...most notably Japan...have an even more acute problem), but this baby boom is revolutionizing the way that pay per click advertising is being spread across the Internet. One of the early participants in this pay per click baby boom was Go. . .

How to Get Rid of the 4-letter S-Word

Now don't get all upset, as we are going to talk about the other S-word and that would be S*P*A*M. The * is in between the letters because just the use of this S-word can cause your email to not be delivered. The S-word is considered to have happened when you send an unsolicited email to someone. Unsolicited means they did not specifically request your information and this is where things get a. . .

Are You Guilty of Stinkin' Linkin' Thinkin'?

Do you know what kind of sites are suitable link partners for your site? If you do give yourself a gold star since many seem not to. At least based on the questions I get. You see most think small. Too small. And limit the potential universe of perfectly good linking partners. In fact many seem to think relevant means "sites exactly like mine". So if they had a site about "juggling midget circu. . .

The "Secret" Joint Venture Secret

You don't have to be in business online long before you hear or read hundreds of times that joint ventures are the secret to big success. The fact is, that joint venturing with those who are already in contact with your target market is a big shortcut to profitability. However, you have one big problem... The next time that you're sitting in traffic at a busy intersection, spot one pedestrian i. . .

Goal Setting for a Successful Home Business.

The ability to set goals and effectively motivate yourself to achieve them are two essential skills that will help you achieve success in you home business.To try and start a business without goals could be compared to throwing a baseball pitch, blindfolded in the dark. What would be your chance of getting your pitch on target? Never mind getting a strike-out. Unless you are very lucky it is un. . .

Get Yourself A Sites' BRAIN Team

You've probably heard about a "brain team". It's an idea that made many famous people rich. They all had a team. And a team had a brain. A brain of a whole team. What does it have to do with internet marketing? So you have started to do some internet business. You need to make money of it. But all you have is some mediocre traffic, which doesn't make a lot of money. As I told you in previous ar. . .

REVEALED! The Secret FUEL That POWERS The Net and Why It ...

What I'm about to reveal to you in this article will literally change the Way you do your online marketing for years to come and will add many Benefits to You and your online promotions 'Effortlessly'.This secret(A.K.A. -- Secret FUEL) that I'm going to talk about is so Powerful that it will...-- give You and your business 'Instant Credibility'...-- Boost your websites 'Link Popularity' and 'Se. . .

Visualise Your Way To Home Business Success

The power of visualisation is a skill which is often neglected by people who run their own home business.Visualisation or guided imagery is a very powerful technique that can help increase both your efficiency and effectiveness in achieving your home business goals. “You must see your goals clearly and specifically before you can set out for them. Hold them in your mind until they become second. . .

Grow Rich With Your Thought

Our brain is a marvelous creation. It receive and transmit information like a wireless phone. Our thought are made of wave. We call that brain wave. It is around 10 to 40 cycle per second when we are awake. In fact our thought are MAGNETIC. Like a magnet we attract circumstances and opportunities. We litterally ATTRACT the life we want with our POWERFUL thought like a magnet ! You might say :" . . .

Never Too Old

NEVER TO OLDMy great granddaughter said I was too old to learn to use a computer.The trouble with the younger generation is that, they think that just because you are getting old, you are also becoming stupid.At seventy three I suppose I do seem ancient to a twelve year old. Never mind. I decided to show them by example.A second hand computer and an old Epson printer cost me £200.00. Evening cl. . .

TALES, FAILS AND BETRAYALS OF SEARCH ENGINE PLACEMENT Part 1

This is the first of a series of articles about a subject so many people want to learn; the un-sizzled truth of search engines. What do you really know about how a web site is placed? Are you being told the truth? Not only will these articles enlighten you, but along the way, I will create a new web site and in the next 2 months we will watch where it lands! You will learn about the tricks, . . .

Ancient Warrior Secrets For The Modern Entrepreneur

The words you see onscreen trigger subconscious responses. Dark images penetrate your mind. Your heartbeat increases slightly. Your muscles tighten. Like a warrior advancing to combat, you prepare to engage with your market. Ready, aim, fire. You send an email! Everyday, military metaphors are projected across our computer screens. Guerrilla marketing. Market penetration. Global domination. Com. . .

Junk Mail?

Junk mail works.Why does it work?How does it work?These are very important questions.To make it work, it has to appeal to the emotions.They have to make claims that inspire you to click on that ‘yes’ button.They inspire you with tales of what you could do with all that extra money.Clear all your debts.Pay off your mortgage. Take the family on a trip to Disney land.All this would be possible if . . .

A Pause For Thought

You can have your cake and eat it.What is it that makes the sale of information products so appealing?Is it the fact that the only storage space required is a minute spot on your computer’s hard disc.Perhaps it is because even when you have sold it, you still have it, ready to sell again as many times as you can.Can you think of anything else that can be sold and sold again without having to re. . .

Count Down To An Advert

There are hundreds of books available to teach you how to write a good sales letter/advert. If you were to read them all it would be possible to distil all of the recommendations into a 'What to do list' similar to the one below. This list is not exhaustive. No two people would set it out in exactly the same way. It would be quite possible to extend the list a great deal further. This is my ver. . .

Freebies

Freebees--Freebees--FreebeesWHY PAY, WHEN "YOU CAN HAVE IT FOR FREE?"There are all sorts of things that we would like to have but we cannot always afford them. That is where Freebees come into play.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~People will tell you that there is no such thing as a 'free lunch.'I don't know who first said it but it is as true now as it was then.You can. . .

Pay-Per-Click Advertising & Search Engine Optimization

There are pro's & con's to both Pay-Per-Click advertising and optimizing for natural search engine traffic. PPC advertising has many great benefits. First of all, you get your traffic going quickly. I have used this advantage many times. I test new products and even new websites through PPC advertising before making a decision to promote or scrap my new website or product idea. I am a firm beli. . .

Want To Expand Your Business? Try Walking Barefoot in the...

I hear it all the time. "I want to expand my business, but I don’t know how." Many online small business owners have this challenge. In all actuality, it’s not a business problem... rather a creativity problem. For any given industry, there are dozens of ways to expand, reach new customers, develop new products, and offer more services. However, the struggle comes with trying to think of new id. . .

1-800-Get-Rich Can Toll Free 800 Number Domains Pay Off?

The toll free number 1-800-Get-Rich belongs to the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Perfect vanity number for a casino, right? Well apparently not. Their website shows the actual numbers, 1-800-438-7424 for the marketing department of Resorts Atlantic City. Those NUMBERS are nowhere near as memorable as is the mnemonic device of letters representing those numbers on the telephone keypad. . . .

Literally Littered with Illiteracy

There’s some ‘alliteration’ for you! My great concern though, is the fact that there are too many today who wouldn’t understand the title or know the meaning of ‘alliteration’ (a repetition of words beginning with the same letter – as in Peter Piper picked a peck......). You might ask, "What has this to do with Internet Home Based Business?". I'll get to that.I’m a member of a number of forums . . .

How To Choose The Best MLM Leads

What are the characteristics of the Best Mlm Leads? This is a good question to ask before you spend any money buying leads to build your MLM business. Before we get to that let's take a look at why you would want to buy MLM leads in the first place.Over the years the multi-level marketing business has gotten a black eye because of the over hyped promises of money and freedom. Very few people ha. . .

5 Little Known Ways To Generate Free Traffic

Most people have the notion that generating traffic is a one-off event, and it involves spending huge sums of money on advertising.Nothing can be further from the truth.First of all, it's possible to open up streams of autopilot traffic geometrically, surely and steadily over time.Secondly, it costs next to nothing to do it, if you know how.Here are 5 instantly implementable methods to open up . . .

C'mon Rich, Tell Me What To Do...

I get hundreds of emails per week and as you might expect, many of the emails contain similar questions. There are probably ten questions that I get asked most. I will save nine of them for another time as I want to talk about just one of the top ten questions today.The basic form of the question varies but essentially it is the same and here it is:'I have read everything I can about marketin. . .

The Secret to Adwords Success

It seems at the moment that everybody is telling you that the easiest and quickest way to make money online is with Google Adwords and affiliate programs. It sounds so easy. You join a programme, get a link, choose a couple of keywords, put up an ad and the money flows. Many have tried and many have failed.Don’t get me wrong, it’s possible to make money this way and to be very successful. There. . .

Getting The Big Picture Series: Part 3-"Be Good To You"

I'm from New York "the city that never sleeps" where things move at a fast pace, and things can get pretty hectic here. Sometimes you just have to say, hold everything, and take time out to regroup. Just like many of you who already have busy schedules, work, children, and after school activities to name a few.You have to learn to organize your time to get the most out of every day and in the. . .