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Four Ways To Write A Successful Elevator Pitch

2008-12-01T01:43:26+00:00

Old timers in the marketing world would know exactly what I am talking about when I say elevator pitch. If you are relatively new to marketing, however, you might be a bit unsure as to what an elevator pitch is. Think of it this way, how long does an elevator ride normally take? A minute or so tops, right? The idea behind an elevator pitch is that you can provide an accurate and compelling description of your business within that period of time. As such, an elevator pitch should be as attractive as possible. When would you find yourself needing to give an elevator pitch? You really do not know exactly when and where. Oftentimes, though, entrepreneurs are asked to give an elevator pitch to venture capitalists and angel investors – people looking to provide funding for a worthwhile venture. You can also use your elevator pitch to convince potential clients to take a look at what you have to offer. In other words, your elevator pitch has the potential of getting a person to take a closer look at your product or service or to totally turn them off. Seeing how important your elevator pitch is, how do you ensure that you have one the will work? .......

Five Online Storage Service to Meet Your Needs

2008-11-29T01:31:12+00:00

Information makes the world go round. It may sound like a cliché but it’s a reality that we face everyday. Information storage is very crucial in our everyday functions and this gives rise to the need of choosing the best information storage available. From boxes, to safety deposits, cabinets, briefcases, or hard disks, information storage has evolved through the years. The capacity gets bigger and bigger while security issues still loom to keep all of your data safe. Recent technologies have made megabytes to gigabytes and gigabytes to terabytes which makes things sound boundless. Today’s trends are inclined to data storage which doesn’t involve personal devices which are prone to crashes or damages. A lot of people are considering online storage systems to hold their important data. Online storage services are getting cheaper and cheaper because of competition. It may be a daunting task if you are not aware of what you are looking for. Below are some benefits why a lot of people now are using online storage: .......

5 Ways To Make The Best Out Of Your Contacts

2008-11-27T03:49:29+00:00

In any kind of business, having contacts is one key to being successful. Being a businessperson means that you have to reach out to the people and not living in a vacuum. If you are inherently antisocial, you have two options. One, you should find someone else to run your business – someone who knows how to deal with people. Or two, you have to adjust your attitude and perception. I prefer to tackle the second point as, in this day and age, there really is no excuse for anyone not to be in touch with the rest of the world. In addition to that, interacting with all sorts of people will actually do you and your business a world of good. .......

Three Worst Marketing Mistakes

2008-11-21T08:21:11+00:00

Marketing is an essential activity for small business owners. If you have not realized this yet, then it is about time that you did. Your relationship with customers – both potential and existing – can make or break your small business. This is where marketing comes in. You have to be in regular communication with them in order for them to be in constant awareness of your business and what you have to offer them. In this regard, you have to be careful about how you communicate with your customers. Communication is a very powerful tool in marketing – perhaps the most powerful tool. If you go about communication properly, you can bring more money to the table. On the other hand, if used improperly, you can actually lose business. Let me share three of the worst marketing mistakes that you can make when it comes to marketing. Do your best to avoid them and you just might bring about incomparable benefits to your business. .......

5 Power-packed Marketing Tips

2008-11-18T06:24:49+00:00

Small businesses need marketing activities just as much as big companies do. As a matter of fact, small businesses might need to focus on marketing a little bit more. It does not mean, however, that a small business owner has to spend the same amount as big businesses do in order to get excellent results. Truth be told, a small business can engage in marketing activities for a fraction of the cost that big businesses do and still gain excellent results. Here are my top 5 power-packed marketing tips for small businesses. Trust me, they are bound to give you results that will make you happy. .......

I Am Almost Done

2008-11-12T06:31:29+00:00

I am almost done with the integration except one last module customization. I believe I should be able to complete this last integration this week. After this is complete, I will resume posting more blog posts, more videos..the way I used to do prior to moving to new platform. I am receiving emails almost daily from the people who want to see more videos from me. I thank you for your patience and hope to resume to my posting schedule by Saturday or Sunday. .......

New Features

2008-11-06T06:11:01+00:00

Okay..it’s been few more days and I have enabled the following on the website: 1. Member Registration: Now you need to be a member to watch the screencasts on HowIDid.com. Registration is free. You can create your free member account here. 2. Community Forums: Managing & answering questions using the comment form at the bottom of every blog post was tedious. It will be much easier for you now to ask questions using the new community forums. Forum can be found here. .......

HowIDid - Beta 2.0

2008-10-31T06:44:31+00:00

After a full week of hard work, I finally moved the site from Wordpress to ExpressionEngine. I took this decision to make my all websites running on one central platform that can provide me a greater admin control and an easier way to manage the content and my readers/customers. I’ve been doing a research for last three months to find a suitable platform to handle my growing needs. Drupal, Joomla, PhpNuke and ExpressionEngine were the top four I shortlisted. After carefully analyzing each one of them, testing them inside out, and playing with almost each feature that they offer, I selected to move ahead with ExpressionEngine. And I am pretty glad with the results so far. .......

Backup Your MySQL Database Automatically

2008-11-29T03:32:39+00:00

Taking regular backups can be a real pain. There are hundreds of free and paid tools available in the market which automate the entire backup procedure. But these tools still require script installation and some configuration. There is a really cool opensource shell script available from sourceforge which requires just 5 minutes to configure and then it works everyday on its own without any intervention. You don’t have to login and check the status. Watch this video to learn how it is done. You can download this script from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/ .......

Protect Your Digital Downloads Folder

2008-11-23T08:27:45+00:00

This screencast shows you how to create and protect a secure “downloads” folder on your Joomla website (store) such that no one else but paid customers can download the files. Many people make a mistake of creating this folder inside the public_html folder and that leaves a security hole..because anyone who knows the path of that download folder can share it with the entire internet community. I have taken an example of a Joomla store running on Virtuemart but similar instructions can be followed on any CMS/Store software that you are using. If you face any problems, feel free to post using the comments form below. I hope you’d enjoy this screencast. .......

Amazon S3 - Getting Started

2008-11-15T22:54:52+00:00

Amazon S3 webservice is a revolution in the online file hosting world. It is darn cheap and has a solid brand name (Amazon) behind it. Thousands of internet business owners have already switched to Amazon S3 web services and improved their ROI. Amazon S3 service can be used for a variety of purposes. You can use S3 service to host your media files to play videos/audios on your website without compromising on the speed or quality ..or you can use the S3 service to maintain your online backups. possibilities are endless.. This screencast covers all the details about Amazon S3 and shows you how to get started and use this amazing service from Amazon. .......

Membership Sites - How To Configure Amember

2008-11-07T02:11:26+00:00

This video will cover a step by step way of how to configure your amember membership software. Sit back, relax and enjoy watching this 19 minutes video. If you have questions after watching this video, please post discuss them in forum. .......

Membership Site Using Amember

2008-11-07T02:04:28+00:00

Sit back, relax and enjoy watching this 25 minutes video, it shows you a step by step way of how to install the amember membership software. I am a huge fan of amember software and I use it for my membership site for plr videos (plrvideodepot.com). There are other alternatives, both free and high priced, to amember, but if you are planning to run a membership site of 1000-1500 members, amember is just fine. I haven’t tested it for a higher number of members, so feel free to research if you have a need to support more than 2000 members. .......

Membership Site - Getting Started

2008-11-07T01:52:55+00:00

Are you a membership site owner or always wanted to run one? Welcome to the world of membership sites..a membership site is an exciting way to start producing a passive income for life..but still, most of the webmasters (or small business owners) hesitate to start a membership site considering it a lot of work. There is some work involved, but most part of it is easy. This video will show you the things to consider before you get started with a membership site. Keep a pen and a paper handy! .......

How To Setup A Membership Site Using Drupal

2008-10-31T05:03:16+00:00

This screencast shows you how to set up a membership site using Drupal and a commercial membership script, amember. To learn more about Drupal, please check http://www.drupal.org. It’s one of the most powerful CMS in the world. To learn more about Amember, please check out http://www.amember.com for more info. .......

How To Setup A Membership Site Using Joomla

2008-10-30T04:28:54+00:00

This screen cast shows you how to set up a powerful membership site using Joomla (1.0.x versions). If you do not know about Joomla, please check out Joomla.org. It’s one of the most powerful CMS in the world. I have used all the free components that are available from Joomla.org extensions directory.. at the time of creating this screencast. Please check the joomla’s extension directory for latest updates on these components. .......