MARKETING IDEAS and TOOLS
Business Card Design Ideas
Brochure Design Ideas
Die Cut Business Cards
Scented Business Cards
Cheap Business Card Ideas
Unique Business Cards
Unique Brochure Ideas
Cheap Advertising Ideas
Business Card Layout
Promoting a Home Based Biz
Competitive Advantage
Email Marketing Tips
3 Ways To Spend Less
Selling With Color
Promotional Magnets
MARKETING STRATEGIES
Differentiate Yourself
Information Marketing
Building Customer Loyalty
Getting Customer Feedback
Testimonials
How to Define a Niche
Discovering Niches
Finding New Customers
Indirect Benefits
The Consumer's Perspective
Promotional Marketing
Pricing Products and Services
Viral Marketing Magic
Marketing Mix
STARTUP IDEAS and STRATEGIES
Home-Based Startup Ideas
Business Idea Brainstorming
Virtual Assistant
Internet Researcher
Event Planner
Wedding Consultant
Telecommuting Strategies
Freelance Job Strategies
WEBSITE MARKETING
Build Traffic to Your Website
Domain Name Ideas
5 Ways to Increase Traffic
Scavenger Hunts
Talking Avatars
Promote Your Web Page
Autoresponders
Internal Links
Link Exchange Tips
Viral Marketing and Email
Attract Your Target Market
Market Your Website Offline
KEYWORD TIPS
Keyword Competition
Keywords and Meta Tags
Prime Spots for Keywords
Keyword Phrases
AFFILIATE MARKETING
How To Get Started
Residual Income
Affiliate Agreements
ONLINE BASICS
Choosing Domain Names
Domain Name Extensions
Website Design Strategies
Learning HTML
Understanding HTML Colors
Are Your Colors Web-Safe?
How to Accept Payments
Bandwidth: Doing The Math
Find The Right Web Host
Publish Your Website
MARKETING YOURSELF
Resume Tips
Affiliate Programs:
Getting Started
If you want to work at home, and get started quickly, affiliate programs are an excellent, and free, opportunity. Getting Started
Basically affiliate programs are partnerships between you and another business.
You refer customers to them and, in turn, earn either a percentage or a specific dollar amount when the customer makes a purchase.
Sometimes, your commission is earned as a result of another action, such as the online customer filling out a registration form.
Customers provided by you, the affiliate, are tracked by links.
To create the link, a few lines of code are provided to you when you become an affiliate.
Depending on the affiliate program, you may receive a commission for a one-time purchase or lifetime commissions.
When choosing affiliate programs, you can afford to be very selective.
Businesses of every size, including sole entrepreneurs, selling everything from cell phones to cruises, now offer affiliate programs.
As an affiliate, you are not restricted from joining other affiliate programs, even those offered by competitors.
If you already have a website with even a modest amount of traffic, you can start earning very quickly. The key is to incorporate your affiliate programs into your website's content.
If you don't have a website, look at it as the opportunity that it is. You can make your website about anything you choose and design it specifically for your affiliate business.
Clickthroughs and Conversions
Design Your Website for Profit
Nancy Richardson
CreateYourMarket.com publisher
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Quick Tips:
Enclose a business card promoting your website with each piece of outgoing mail.
Ask customers who frequently do business with you for a testimonial.
Promote your website URL offline on everything from bumper stickers to your answering machine message.
Want to reach the highest percentage of your target market?
Advertise in specialty publications including newspaper supplements devoted to a specific topic.
Marketing is crucial, but it doesn't always have to be serious.
Some of the most effective advertising campaigns rely on humor. Don't be afraid to make your customers laugh!