tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954045257094044839Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:31:39 +0000http://mailsformoney.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (D78v7TwF)Blogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954045257094044839.post-4529389390297696763Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:33:00 +00002007-10-18T22:33:01.532-07:00Hi Everybody,1. Know the value of the product before you bid. If the product is brand new, check to see what price retailers are charging for it. If the product is used or reconditioned, you will want to pay way less than the retail value.2. If the product's description or picture isn't detailed enough for you, contact the merchant to get more information before you bid. You don't want to take a chance to waste your hard earned money.3. Know the highest price you will bid for the product and stick with it. Don't get caught up in a bidding war; you may end up paying more than the product's worth.Don't forget to add in the shipping price with your bid.4. Visit a few online auctions before bidding because some merchants auction the same product in many auctions. You usually can purchase the product for a lower price in a unpopular auction because there are less bidders.5. Know the time the auction begins and ends. You also want to know how long it will take to ship. If you need the product by a certain date, you'll want to estimate the time it will take to receive it.6. Know the payment options the merchant accepts before you bid on their product. If they only accept checks or money orders, it may take even longer to get the product because the payment has to clear. If they accept credit cards make sure they have a secure server.7. Know if the merchant offers a warranty or money back guarantee or before bidding on a product. You don't want to get stuck with a product that does not work or you're not satisfied with.8. Online auctions will, sometimes, allow you to check the merchants history with their auction. Check to see if people have complained about the their products or business practices before you decide to bid.9. It's important to place a bid early in the auction to show other bidders you are interested in the product. If someone does out bid you, don't be afraid to out bid them. Remember not to go over your maximum bid price.10. Another reason to know when the auction ends; you can place a last minute bid. The other bidders may not be keeping track of when the auction ends or may not have the time to bid again.Quote of the Day: "There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power that resides in him is new in Nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried." -- Ralph Waldo EmersonWarm regards,-Mails for Moneyhttp://mailsformoney.blogspot.com/2007/08/things-you-should-know-before-you-bid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D78v7TwF)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954045257094044839.post-6824294028564708459Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:32:00 +00002007-10-18T22:32:59.738-07:00Hi Everybody,1. Team-up with your weaker competitors to beatyour stronger competitors. You can create win/winjoint venture and cross promotion deals with them.2. Design your site so it will be worth bookmarking.Your visitors will bookmark your web site if it's fullof free original content like articles, ebooks, etc.3. Offer your customers back-end products. It iseasier to sell to existing customers. If you do nothave a back-end product, join an affiliate program.4. Increase the perceived value of your product.You could offer an affiliate program, give away freebonuses or use famous endorsements on your ad.5. Remind your visitors to promote your web site.Use phrases like; "Refer This Our Web Site To AFriend" or "Link To Our Web Site"6. Make your testimonials more powerful. You caninclude pictures, hand written signatures and contactinformation with each testimonial.7. Up-sell to all your customers. You could sell add-on products, deluxe products, extra parts, relatedproducts, add-on services, etc.8. Place your ad in targeted e-zines. Ask the ownerif you could place your ad in a higher position inexchange for a percentage of the ad's profits.9. Use permission marketing to increase your sales.You simply ask people to sign-up to your e-mailinglist. They'll already be interested in messages or ads.10. Provide a privacy statement and all your contactinformation on every page of your web site. This'llpersuade your visitors and prospects to trust you.Quote of the Day:"In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him,and in that I am his pupil." -- Ralph Waldo EmersonWarm regards,-Mails for Moneyhttp://mailsformoney.blogspot.com/2007/08/ways-to-intensify-your-sales.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D78v7TwF)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954045257094044839.post-7997360050912610200Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:33:00 +00002007-10-18T22:33:03.631-07:00Hi Everybody,Guidelines for improving your ad copy. So that it can grab attention of your customer and help you increase your sales & profit.1. You could decrease or increase the length of your ad copy. There is no rule on how long your ad copy should be unless space is a consideration. The ad should be long enough to sell your product.2. You could add some sub headlines on your ad copy. Sub headlines act just like headlines; they grab the reader’s attention. They'll keep the readers interested as they continue to read your ad.3. You could ask your reader questions through out the ad copy. They will answer the questions in their own head as they read your ad copy. The questions you ask should persuade the reader into buying.4. You could highlight keywords through out your ad copy. The keywords should be attractive to your target audience. You could highlight them with color, underlines, italics, etc.5. You could bullet or indent your benefits on your ad copy. Must people won't read a whole ad copy, so make your products benefits standout and you won't lose the sales from all the skimmers.6. You could change the size of your text on your ad copy. You want to make your text large enough so it's not hard to read. You also want your headline and major points to be larger so they will standout.7. You could raise or lower the price on your ad copy. A higher price could increase the perceived value of your product and a lower price could lesson your product's value.8. You could add proof of results on your ad copy. You should include testimonials, endorsements, and factual statistics to prove your product's claims.9. You could add special offers on your ad copy. It's usually easier to sell the offer than the product. You could use discounts, free bonuses, volume sales, etc.10. You could eliminate the hard-to-understand jargon on your ad copy. Unless your product calls for technical words, you want your ad to be read without people pulling out a dictionary.Quote of the Day: "We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting." -- Samuel JohnsonWarm regards,-Mails For Moneyhttp://mailsformoney.blogspot.com/2007/07/sizzling-ways-to-improve-your-ad-copy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D78v7TwF)