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Meetings - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!
What?The good…the bad…and the ugly! That pretty much sums things up on the topic of meetings. There are good ones, bad ones and ugly ones.So What?Stop going to bad or ugly meetings. Stop conducting bad or ugly meetings. Meetings are often necessary, so if you must have one, make it a productive use of everyone’s time.Now What?Here are a few quick tips to help get your meetings going in the right direction.Clarify and clearly communicate the purpose of your meeting. The more you clarify, the more you increase your chances of having a successful meeting.After you clarify your purpose, try to find any legitimate reason to avoid having the meeting. Can things be handled in a memo or an e-mail? Would one-on-one conversations be as or more effective?Are the right people invited to your meeting? Are people included that don’t need to be there?Can materials be sent to attendees prior to the meeting to facilitate discussions or decisions?Be ruthless about starting a

our products as well as for other companies. BlastPak does not come with any of the limiting factors the other responders come with and it is very efficient and simple to use. I could not achieve the sales that I accomplish without an email blasting platform. Email is my best ad medium and I rely on it completely since it performs very well for my product base. And please don’t forget that BlastPak can also be used to drive customers to your own lead generation site.

2. I also set up lead generation websites to garner the leads myself: I need you to pay very close attention to what I am about to teach. In Internet sales it is important to set up ONE website for ONE product and this is very true in setting up a lead generation website. The following are some examples of lead generation websites that garner auto leads for car dealers.

http://www.auto-credit.com
http://www.auto-loans.com
http://www.instantcarloan.com

The leads cost a dealership $6.00 each and come in the form of approved loans applications as well as bank turndowns. So, rule number one: set up one website for one pro

How to Build a Search Engine
This program started out as a simple text search.The flowchart, to do the line wrap and match hi-lights took 3 days. It worked like a charm. (see the links to these charts below)Step 1 complete. Search and display text results.Next was the ability to search text and call up pictures. When a match was found on a line and the following line had the path to a picture, then that picture was displayed.We scanned in and cataloged 5000+ family pictures and used that as a test base.Changes were made so the search could run as a screen saver. Then with a random option, because sequential became boring fast.Then came VIDEO and Music. Being able to start and stop anywhere in a video clip, slow motion and freeze frame are the main features. I've had a mini dvd camcorder for 4 years now. Desktop Search makes computers and video fun.The very early version (1999) of the search has way less functionality but is valuable as a stripped down search. (Code documentation details the evolution of this program)To make this app a net search, or create

With over 10-years experience marketing on the internet, I am often asked about lead generation. Like email, lead generation can be really tricky. When I acquired the moniker “The Email Expert” about five years ago, I realized that focusing and becoming very good at an Internet marketing system required heavy responsibility. When I wrote what has now become the email bible called “Effective Email Advertising” (for a free copy go to http://www.global-reachltd.com/FreeDownloads.asp),I was careful to demonstrate what makes email advertising successful and what pitfalls to avoid. Now it is my desire to teach you how to generate your own leads and this requires just as much skill as email marketing.

Lead generation is very important in email marketing. Actually, many of you have heard from the other Internet gurus that your success is in your list. This is quite true but with an interesting caveat. You actually have two types of lists. First you have your prospect list(s) and then you have your customer list(s) from those prospects that have purchased from you. In order to garner a fresh supply of prospect leads, I accomplish lead generation in two ways:

1. I purchase optin permission-based leads: If you purchase optin leads be sure that they come with a date stamp and IP address to prove they are optin and always ask for the URL of the lead generation site that garnered the lead. If the list broker refuses to give you the URL then walk away. There is a very good chance that he is buying his leads from another broker or something is questionable about the lead source. I like looking at how the lead was generated. Many lead generation sites promise things that cannot be delivered and this produces a very poor lead. For example, mortgage lead generation sites claiming to have loans at a 2% fixed rate is ridiculous. Yes, they may garner a ton of leads but no one is writing 2% fixed loans so what good are they?

Another thing to consider if you purchase leads is exclusivity of the list. If the lead broker is selling the same list to dozens of people, what is up with that? Most brokers break their lists down to exclusive, semi-exclusive and bulk leads, which basically means it goes out to as many people that will order it. Don’t let the cheap price fool you. Bulk lists are not worth it! If you need some good lead brokers, please send me an email at drjay@global-reachltd.com and I will provide you with the list of lead brokers that I use.

Once you get fresh optin leads you need a responder or an email blasting platform to send them out. This is without a doubt the most difficult thing to find since not only is it imperative you stay SPAM Act compliant, but you must find an email platform that will provide enough bandwidth to make it cost effective to use. I use BlastPak (http://www.blastpak.com) because they do not have any limitations as to the size of the list(s) you can upload daily (it’s unlimited) nor do they have any limitations as to the maximum amount you can email out daily. And also they do not require that you buy your leads from them. This is very important!! The new trend in email responders is the requirement that you buy all of your lists from the responder company and at rates that will cause apoplexy.

BlastPak is simply an email blasting platform that allows you to market your prospect list(s) effectively and at a very reasonable cost. I also use BlastPak to send out my weekly GlobalMarketPlace ezine and weekly Ready-Set-Grow newsletter. I personally use the “up to 130 million emails per month” plan and it costs me just $1400. The rates are on a sliding scale and begin as low as 1,000 emails per month for just $14.99. BlastPak also comes with a verification and tracking link that provides some very important real-time marketing and sales information, which is definitely “to die for” when it comes to testing. I test everything! I test my subject line, my main body offer, my graphics, the click through to my sales page, etc. I even test my text message. I accomplish my tests by sending out emails in blocks of 1-million with various ad messages and subject lines. The ones that “pull” the best are the ones I then “blast” out to the massive lists I have acquired over the past ten years. Honestly, I have not found any responder that is as good as BlastPak and I should know, my company sends out over a billion emails per day for our products as well as for other companies. BlastPak does not come with any of the limiting factors the other responders come with and it is very efficient and simple to use. I could not achieve the sales that I accomplish without an email blasting platform. Email is my best ad medium and I rely on it completely since it performs very well for my product base. And please don’t forget that BlastPak can also be used to drive customers to your own lead generation site.

http://www.auto-credit.com
http://www.auto-loans.com
http://www.instantcarloan.com

The leads cost a dealership $6.00 each and come in the form of approved loans applications as well as bank turndowns. So, rule number one: set up one website for one prod

How to Recruit a Fantastic Employee Using a 3 Step System, No One Knows!
The more you know about people the easier it gets to run a small business. This statement is so true, yet I don't know many business owners that use this power principle.Are you working long hours? Do you have few holidays? Would you like to grow your business, but you already work many hours and don't want to work any harder? This article is for you!When it comes to recruitment there are 3 key points to understand. Business owners fail to understand these 3 points and wonder why they hired a person who doesn't do what they want them to do. Or, they work really hard for the first few days or week then their performance wains over time.So let's look at the 3 points.First, most people hire on experience instead of attitude. That's the first mistake business owners make. Instead, a better aspect to hire on is ATTITUDE.The next aspect you need to hire people on is their personality type. Lastly you need to hire people on experience. Experience is a very poor third.Let me go over each of these points to explain why this is all so true.When you hire on attitude yo

t have purchased from you. In order to garner a fresh supply of prospect leads, I accomplish lead generation in two ways:

http://www.auto-credit.com
http://www.auto-loans.com
http://www.instantcarloan.com

The leads cost a dealership $6.00 each and come in the form of approved loans applications as well as bank turndowns. So, rule number one: set up one website for one pro

18 Reasons To Write An E-book And Then Give It Away For FREE
1. People will visit your web site to get the free valuable information.2. Advertise your products or services in the e-book.3. You will become known as an expert on the subject of the e-book.4. Offer the e-book as a free bonus for purchasing one of your products or services.5. Allow other people give away the e-book to increase visitors to your web site.6. Gain new leads by having people sign up and give their contact information before they can download your e-book.7. The word "FREE" is the most appealing word on the internet.8. Conduct market research asking people to fill out a survey before getting the e-book.9. Make money selling advertising space in the e-book.10. Give away the e-book as a special gift to your current customers letting them know you appreciate their business.11. Gain free advertising by submitting the e-book on freebie sites.12. Make money selling the reprint rights to people who would like to sell the e-book.13. You'll gain valuable referrals from people telling others about yo

e and bulk leads, which basically means it goes out to as many people that will order it. Don’t let the cheap price fool you. Bulk lists are not worth it! If you need some good lead brokers, please send me an email at drjay@global-reachltd.com and I will provide you with the list of lead brokers that I use.

http://www.auto-credit.com
http://www.auto-loans.com
http://www.instantcarloan.com

The leads cost a dealership $6.00 each and come in the form of approved loans applications as well as bank turndowns. So, rule number one: set up one website for one pro

5 Great Ways To Make Money Online
The reality is that there are so many ways to make money online that the hard part is choosing what avenue you would like to take first! There are several E-commerce opportunities available on the Internet that would allow you to work from home. As with any information you receive from the Internet, be sure to do your homework. Research all companies before you sign up or invest with them.Affiliate income: Selling someone else’s proven product can be a great way to earn income without a high investment. Using your unique link, you refer customers to their product site and when they buy – you receive a commission. Sometimes as much as 50%! If you have your own product you can also use affiliate programs to drive traffic to your website. Special tracking software is available to keep track of your affiliate programs.Selling on Ebay: There are many ways to sell on Ebay. Many people clean out the attic and sell what they find. Others scour yard sales and flea markets for unique and/or valuable finds. Still others market their new products by holding auctions and opening a storefront directly on E

mply an email blasting platform that allows you to market your prospect list(s) effectively and at a very reasonable cost. I also use BlastPak to send out my weekly GlobalMarketPlace ezine and weekly Ready-Set-Grow newsletter. I personally use the “up to 130 million emails per month” plan and it costs me just $1400. The rates are on a sliding scale and begin as low as 1,000 emails per month for just $14.99. BlastPak also comes with a verification and tracking link that provides some very important real-time marketing and sales information, which is definitely “to die for” when it comes to testing. I test everything! I test my subject line, my main body offer, my graphics, the click through to my sales page, etc. I even test my text message. I accomplish my tests by sending out emails in blocks of 1-million with various ad messages and subject lines. The ones that “pull” the best are the ones I then “blast” out to the massive lists I have acquired over the past ten years. Honestly, I have not found any responder that is as good as BlastPak and I should know, my company sends out over a billion emails per day for our products as well as for other companies. BlastPak does not come with any of the limiting factors the other responders come with and it is very efficient and simple to use. I could not achieve the sales that I accomplish without an email blasting platform. Email is my best ad medium and I rely on it completely since it performs very well for my product base. And please don’t forget that BlastPak can also be used to drive customers to your own lead generation site.

http://www.auto-credit.com
http://www.auto-loans.com
http://www.instantcarloan.com

The leads cost a dealership $6.00 each and come in the form of approved loans applications as well as bank turndowns. So, rule number one: set up one website for one pro

Human Side of Lean Manufacturing
Lean manufacturing is not a system dependent only on machinery. System is mainly focused on human resource of the organization. All the machinery are tools used to achieve the objective of lean manufacturing.Many think a system like lean manufacturing is a demanding system and people are always under pressure to perform. Yes it is true that people should perform continuously to create a lean system. But if I am to work, I will prefer a lean environment. I will tell you why.A big aspect of lean manufacturing is the involvement of workers in the process of decision making. Workers in a lean environment are empowered to suggest and take action against wastes. Workers will be happier when their ideas in operation. They are motivated by the nature of their jobs.Typically lean manufacturing relies on work cell concepts in achieving its goals. Work cells are not just a set of equipment arranged in to a different layout. In a work cell people operate different to the way they would operate in a line assembly system. Workers are multi skilled and they can perform at least two or three operation

http://www.auto-credit.com
http://www.auto-loans.com
http://www.instantcarloan.com

The leads cost a dealership $6.00 each and come in the form of approved loans applications as well as bank turndowns. So, rule number one: set up one website for one product.

With the above examples of auto lead generation sites, there are no incentives offered. The site only requires the customer to apply for a loan. Either your lead generation site requires some action that the customer is willing to undertake such as applying for a mortgage (http://www.glenwoodfinancial.com), applying for a free printer (http://www.freecolorprinter.com), or you must use an incentive. On my company website http://www.global-reachltd.com in order to capture leads for my ezine and newsletter, I offer a free vacation. You can also offer free eBooks, software, free phone cards, coupons, discounts, etc but be sure they apply to whatever industry you are attempting to garner leads for prospecting purposes. Please do not offer a free eBook on search engine optimization when you are attempting to garner leads for a new health drink. They have nothing in common. I also have a free download page with a contact information capture page in front of it. In order to get to the free downloads you must first give me your contact information and the capture page states that I am going to send you information.

Keep your lead generation website simple and easy to navigate. Take a look at the above given site Auto-Credit.com. Notice the bright orange color and the simplicity of the site? Color is important but flash and all the bells and whistles are unnecessary. Now click on the menu “Partners” and see that they also have developed this site for dealerships looking to acquire the leads the site garners. Last, they use a very generous affiliate program to drive buyers to the site. Remember the rule: ONE product and ONE website. Please do not mix lead generation products. Offer the prospect a viable incentive as a reward for giving you their contact information.

Next, you need to optimize your site with the search engines using proper SEO techniques. I use one of our in-house divisions called GlobalSEO because they are excellent and charge only $750/year for one URL (page) and $180/year for each additional URL or page. If you are interested in using GlobalSEO please send them an email with your needs at GlobalSEO@global-reachltd.com. One of the Team Leaders will call you to discuss your site.

SEO is only one of the techniques needed to drive customers to your lead generation site. Notice the domain names to the auto lead generation sites are basically describing what the site does. When choosing a domain name, pick one that is as close to the keyword(s) or keyword phrase or the type of lead you wish to garner. This actually assists you when it comes to SEO.

Cross linking is extremely important in optimizing lead generation sites. GlobalSEO builds web communities and then links these communities together using cross links. For example, a mortgage lead generation site would be linked to real estate agents, brokers, realtors, home improvement sites, etc. As long as the links are compatible and/or within the “community” they will increase the lead generation site’s visibility with the search engines.

That’s about it for now. Lead generation requires consistent and massive advertising but it is quite profitable if done correctly. As always, I remain available to answer any questions.

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The internet is a great cash machine for big and successful players. The issue is: How can a small or home business benefit from this global money machine?

The focus of Ethics and the Internet (E&I) are on us rather than on the technology itself. At great human and economic cost, resources drawn from governments, industry and the academic communities have been assembled into a collection of interconnected networks called the Internet.

Headlines are absolutely vital for all your marketing efforts. Whether you plan to use them on your website, your emails, your newsletters or anywhere else, they're the hook that grabs your readers, reels them in and turns them into customers. There are dozens of different kinds of headlines that you can use and some of them are better than others. These are the ones that I use, and that I've found the most effective.

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