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7 Quick Tips for a More Profitable
Internet Business
by Angela W
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With billions of web pages and countless email messages -- a good
percentage of which are spam -- building a successful business on
the Internet is hard work. Many entrepreneurs seek to create a
'full-time' income (whatever that may mean to each individual) yet
find that making just a few sales is still a struggle.
Have you ever looked at your online earnings and wished you could
do better? If so, then it's time for a change. Doing the same things
will give the same results! Here are just a few suggestions for
building your online business:
- Give your website and/or sales letter a makeover. For
example, some sites offer lots of free content, as a way to help
people while building credibility. Others are much more direct:
the entire website consists of a single sales letter. Many argue
that these 'mini-sites' are far more effective in generating sales
because they don't have any distractions - the visitor can focus
on what you have to say. That doesn't mean you have to give up
your content site ... but consider creating a mini-site to help
drive sales.
As for the sales letter, if copywriting isn't your strength,
then hire someone to do it for you. Sure, it costs money -- but a
good sales letter can pay for itself many times over.
Things don't stay the same online for very long! Don't be
afraid to experiment. Just remember to keep backups so that you
can always revert to the old version if your experiment doesn't
produce the results you want.
- Don't forget about the 'real world'. There's life
outside of cyberspace! Many people prefer to be contacted by
postal mail. Email has become so clogged with spam that it can be
very difficult to get people to read (or even SEE) your message!
Ideas on how to promote your business offline are available at
http://onlinebusinessbasics.com/articles/checklist3.html
Evaluate your income stream. How stable is your income?
Are you protected against income fluctuations? Will you be okay if
one of your income streams disappears, and how long will it take
to recover?
You can also 'widen' your income stream by creating additional
sources of revenue. For example, someone who sells a cookbook or
recipes can also offer their services as a 'menu planner': working
within a set of guidelines (time, budget, cooking skills, dietary
restrictions...), the menu planner can create 'custom' recipes for
her customers. Whatever you choose to do, find other opportunities
to add to your bottom line.
Read, read, read. Education never stops! There's always
something new to learn, and even one golden nugget of information
or inspiration could be responsible for a significant boost in
your business!
There are countless manuals available to show you how to market
your business... but realistically, you only have a limited amount
of time you can devote to really reading and absorbing the
information. You might choose to purchase a number of manuals, but
select one of them and resolve to seriously study the material --
then take action on what you learn.
Try to turn customers into *repeat* customers. What
ideas do you have for a complementary product? It's easier to sell
to a happy customer than it is to sell to someone who's never had
any experience with your products before. Let your existing
customers know about your new products.
If you sell services, be sure to touch base with your customers
every so often -- remind them that you're still around and
available for work. You can even offer incentives or discounts for
the next time they use your services.
Keeping customers happy is obviously important if you're
planning on building a viable long-term business. Happy customers
can turn into both repeat customers as well as a source of
referral business. But no matter how hard you try, you will never
make everyone happy -- so don't fall into the trap of spending so
much time and effort with one customer that you alienate or ignore
the rest.
Form new partnerships in areas you've never considered
before. Perhaps you've always targeted a certain type of
business with which to form joint ventures. For example, someone
who sells a fitness tape might have always approached weight-loss
sites with partnership proposals.
Instead, try to think of other markets that could also use your
product. In the above example, new moms who are trying to become
active again might appreciate a fitness tape. Or how about
stressed-out corporate 'worker bees' who need a way to relax?
Build for the future. How can you attract more
customers? Is your customer service up to par? How can you use
your current customer base to expand your profits? Concentrate on
methods that allow you to build a business relationship with your
customers -- a common example is to publish a quality newsletter
to help you stay in touch, build credibility, and help to keep
your business near the forefront of your readers' thoughts.
Vincent Van Gogh once said, "Great things are not done by
impulse, but by a series of small things brought together." Keep
working towards your business goals, little by little. It's the only
way to get there!
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