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Review: How Yelp can help your local business generate MORE business.

October 27, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Marketing, Promotion, Sales

By Sandi Hunter As Groupon and other Bulk-Buy sites lose favour with merchants, business owners are going back to basics to generate traffic and new business. Yelp.com is a reviews website that allows members to post reviews (good and bad) about different types of business. The site is structured into geographical areas which is beneficial …

Sales Tip: Always Be Closing (ABC). The one simple rule that will help increase your sales.

October 27, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Dr. Jeffrey Lant’s Article Archive, Sales

By Sandi Hunter I don’t know who came up with the phrase, “Always Be Closing” but it’s brilliant. In sales circles it’s known more simply as ABC. If you are in sales, this simple catchy phrase will help keep you on track to making sales. Here’s some insight into sales and how to increase the …

Review: Who is Dr. Jeffrey Lant

October 26, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Dr. Jeffrey Lant’s Article Archive

Jeffrey Lant published his first article at age 5. An afternoon newsboy, he started his own newspaper at age 10, sold stock and, yes, paid dividends! Even then media and communications intrigued him. This has never stopped! Editor of his high school newspaper, editor of his class book, editor of the literary magazine, he also …

Semper paratus. What every boy scout knows will help you create blog copy that can be used forever while you (and rightly) congratulate yourself, smartie.

October 26, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Dr. Jeffrey Lant’s Article Archive

By Dr. Jeffrey Lant Author’s program note. My mother used regularly to bring down the house when she’d say “When I was a cub scout (when Abe Lincoln was president)…” and then her usual sharp-as-a-tack observation on any subject under the sun. We’d all laugh and knew POM (Poor Old Mother) was chipper indeed, all …

Top 20 Safelists For Affiliate Marketers

October 25, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Marketing

By Sandi Hunter In my last post, I talked about Safelists and how they are a powerful advertising strategy for Affiliate Marketers or anyone running a home based business. I also revealed how to get the best possible response from your Safelist Advertising. Here’s a summary in case you missed it. A Safelist is a …

Did you check your Spam Folder?

October 24, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Home Business, Marketing, Promotion, Sales

By Sandi Hunter While watching a recent episode of The Office, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. During a meeting, the character Andy says to his co-workers, “Ok, I have emailed you all the critical data so be sure to check your spam folder.” Oh, if only had a dime for everytime, we said …

Safelist Advertising: What it is and how to get the best possible results.

October 24, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Home Business

By Sandi Hunter Safelist advertising is a powerful, effective advertising resource for affiliate marketers. Here’s why and how to maximize your responses. A Safelist is a mailing list where Members can email each other. These emails cannot be considered as spam because Member must opt-in to receive the mailings and also have confirmed their email …

A story of fortitude, West Texas and of water more precious than gold.

October 24, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Dr. Jeffrey Lant’s Article Archive

By Dr. Jeffrey Lant Author’s program note. Today you will turn on the water tap in your home or office over and over again; just how many times you will not bother to consider. The water is there… it is easily accessible… you can have as much as you want as often as you want. …

Copy. Paste. Promote. Repeat. You’ve got to be kidding right?

October 22, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Home Business

By Sandi Hunter How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you build an online business? Copy. Paste. Promote. Repeat. I really hate using the first expression because I LOVE elephants but to make a point sometimes you have to be blunt. This blog is meant to be direct and …

It’s the day from hell in your office… how to deal with it to keep sanity and reap profits.

October 22, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Dr. Jeffrey Lant’s Article Archive

By Dr. Jeffrey Lant Author’s program note. You knew it was going to be one of those days when, upon waking late, you stepped on the cat’s tail… to be promptly punished by the feline drawing blood with her oh-so-sharp claws. And this was just the beginning… We all have such days… and we all …