Archive for December, 2008
Direct Sales Quick Tip – Don’t Sell
Today’s quick tip – Don’t Sell! Use social media wisely! Things like MySpace, Facebook and even Linked in should be used for relationship building, not selling. Think of them as social events, like a business mixer or a party. If you hit it off with someone or they mention something that you might be able to help with, then invite them to visit your blog or website – from there you can make a sale. But don’t come out with your hand out for a handshake saying, “Hi there, Susy Seller here. Wanna buy my product?”
Direct Sales Quick Tip – The REAL you!
Today’s quick tip for direct sales consultants is easy. When you are networking online – whether in chat rooms, facebook or anything else, let people see the REAL you – not some comic avatar or other thing. When you have the option to load up a picture, make it your own picture or a shot of you at a party – anything where people can see the real you.
And use your real name too or at least your first name. Remember that networking is all about building trust. Be the REAL YOU!
Article Marketing Course – Day One
Online Newsletter and Website owners are always looking for good content. As resource site owners, we can both vouch for this. So, one way site owners find content is by using articles from sites like LadyPens.com – my friend, Nicole’s free reprint articles site.
These Article directory sites contain articles that are available for reprint. Blogs, ezines, and websites can freely take these articles and publish them — as long as the author’s resource box is published with the article.
At LadyPens.com, you’ll see thousands of articles written by women, and all of them include the author’s information at the end of the article.
Now, imagine how much potential traffic you could get if your article was picked up by a newsletter that was sent out to 10,000 people.
How much would you pay to get that kind of exposure? Just one ad in a popular newsletter can cost $50 – $100.
Many reprint articles are published on popular websites & blogs. Why not yours?
You can easily see just how valuable this method of marketing is. Not only that, but, oftentimes articles are archived — giving you long-term advertising.
More tomorrow!
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