by Kim and Charles Petty

Any entrepreneur’s goal should be SUCCESS!

If you aim for success, you must do everything within your means to achieve that. You just don’t go on sitting there in your house complaining about not getting as much profit as you expect. You have to keep moving. You have to pour in and invest enough time, money and effort to have profitable results.

In doing internet business, you must aim just the same. You should maximize all of your internet marketing strategies, given the wide market that your business will be exposed to. Imagine the whole online community as potential clients!

Now, one of the best marketing tools that you can use in your online business is building a list. An opt-in list is the best, most effective and smartest option that you can make to make it big. It is one thing to stay in business and it is another thing to have a profitable business. So if you will be allowed to choose, make use of the building list to ensure that profits will keep coming in.

What is an opt-in list?

The opt-in list basically is just a list or a database of names and email ads of people who have visited your website or made a purchase through your website. The listing will allow the owner to send updates, emails or promotions to those who are subscribed.

It is like an ordinary membership or mailing list in an ordinary shop or club, only in this instance, the opt-in list is done online.

It is like an ordinary membership or mailing list in an ordinary shop or club, only in this instance, the opt-in list is done online.

Any visitor that will come to your web site is a potential client. That potential client means there is a potential sale and that potential sale is a potential profit. Now, let’s say that you’ve made a good internet marketing strategy as a result all these potential things have been translated to actual client, sale and profit.

Any visitor that will come to your web site is a potential client. That potential client means there is a potential sale and that potential sale is a potential profit. Now, let’s say that you’ve made a good internet marketing strategy as a result all these potential things have been translated to actual client, sale and profit.

Building a list will definitely work for your benefit. This will ensure that you can maintain close contact and a good relationship with your clients, especially the frequent visitors. This way you will have a regular

This will also save you money, time and effort because once you come up with a new product or new information, you know exactly who you will send updates to because you have a definite market. This is one aspect that you will have to maintain to have a steady source of income at the least. Then the rest of your efforts will be to make the number of your regular clients grow.

Some pointers in building your opt-in list: 1. You should put a ‘subscribe link’ or ‘subscribe box’ in your web site. It is advisable to put it on all the pages. Then make sure that it is strategically positioned, meaning it has to be easily located by the visitors. The upper right hand corner of the page would be a good position.

2. Promote your website and promote it even more to make give it more exposure and to get more subscribers.

3. Come up with contests or give away freebies and goodies that will require visitors to give out their email ads to be able to join.

4. Give out information, articles and updates to your clients with your links in it. Make sure that the information will be relevant to the client.

5. Offer free courses to your visitors. This will also help maintain a good relationship with your subscribers.

6. Use your signature also to make your opt-in list expand. Every time you send out messages the link information should be included.

7. Do some networking too. Join some forums or discussions and build relationships with the people there. This way will also be a good way for you to get more contacts and clients.

At the same time you should also know what you should avoid in building an opt-in list. There is one thing that you should keep in mind as the don’t's of building a list.

Don’t ever spam your subscribers. It is best that you get permission from your subscribers, or else you might end up with a bad reputation.

Avoid pop-ups too. They can sometimes annoy the visitors. There are also pop-up blockers now. Your effort here might end up futile.

You should also refrain from flooding your subscribers with information. You might end up as an annoyance that you might not get a favorable result. There may be times that you’ll give relevant information, but your clients may just dismiss it.

The benefits of having many regular subscribers are undeniable. They will definitely keep your business going and you will definitely enjoy the profits that will come in. Just remember that things don’t end there.

Once you’ve build up on a substantial opt-in list, make sure that you maintain it well. Keep in contact with your subscribers. Send them updates. Give out special offers and helpful tips. Freebies will be helpful too.

Just follow this and you’ll see, things can only get better.

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by Joshua Valentine

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Video marketing! What is this? Look at the recent purchase of Youtube by Google for over 1 Billion dollars. Guys, what does this tell you? Video is huge! Here are some statistics that recently heard, I am not sure how true this is but it sounds about right, I heard that 52% of all internet traffic is video. On top of that the average Youtube viewer watches 27 minutes of video a day. (Probably when they are at their desk and should be working.)

What would happen to your business if you began posting video and before you knew it your videos had 1000′s of views all seeing your link that pointed to your Big Ticket TO Wealth website. Imagine that 52% of the traffic online viewing video being some of your videos. Big Ticket To Wealth offers training on how to properly create and market your video.

How simple is this? Create an account with one of the sites such as Youtube. Begin making your video linked with the proper keywords, create one a day and you are on your way to being a successful marketer.

Big Ticket To Wealth will set you up with marketing plan of action to create success online. Big Ticket To Wealth will help you create a 90 fast start plan to begin your video marketing.

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by Joshua Valentine

You may be hearing a lot about Big Ticket To Wealth right now. Big Ticket To Wealth is an internet marketing company that specializes in creating wealth and financial independence for those that have the desire. As you spend your time researching this company and its products you will find out that the products all around are great but, the truly market driven product within Big Ticket To Wealth are the industry specific Flash Videos. What does makes these Flash Videos so dynamic and market driven?

Flash video is dynamic and adds more value to a persons web site. By default the market has created a demand for video. Google recently purchased Youtube for over 1 billion dollars. Why? Because over 50% of the internet traffic online today is video. The search engines will rank your web sit higher by simply adding video to your site.

Why Big Ticket To Wealth’s flash video? They are dynamic and have been produced in house. To accomplish this Big Ticket To Wealth sourced out the top graphic designer, the top copy writes as well as top voice over. Big Ticket To Wealth has targeted markets in demand that are already using the internet to build their businesses. Adding flash video will create an impression on the visitors of the web site.

Marketing these flash videos is a no brainer. Why? Simply put, your customer walks away with a dynamic product at a fraction of the price, you can sell and resell the videos and keep 100% of the sales price. They would typically have to pay a market price of $1500-$2000 if they were to have these videos produced for them. Big Ticket To Wealth creates a mutally beneficial transaction for all parties involved.

Big Ticket To Wealth has created an outstanding business model that is driven by stellar Flash Videos. Currently they have 12 videos in available and many more on the way.

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by Kirt Christensen

Why do some internet marketers make money so easily from their lists…while others struggle just to pull a few dollars out here and there?

One reason for this is you need to have a relationship of trust with your client list. Just having that list does not indicate a trusting relationship. This topic is covered in another of my articles.

The next part is having an offer they want to have. I worked on this again and again til I was able to find just what would work. It can be intimidating the first time or two that you get up before a live audience and show what kind of profits you get from your emails.

The top offer I made for a live crowd peaked at nearly $97 grand. That is no affiliates or JV partners, only my client list.

Here are the 3 vital steps I discovered to creating an order producing offer. There are other aspects you can add in such as guarantees and testimonials, but these are consistently the most important pieces.

Step #1: Your Offered Benefit Must Be Unique and Irresistible

What do they gain from the bargain? What are they getting?

Here is the benefit. Make note of the two other points, namely, unique and irresistible. What is it that makes your different from all the others? Why buy yours among all the other choices?

Without an answer to those questions you don’t have a compelling offer.

Is the product you are offering not your creation? Then make the offering unique and different by including a little something different. That doesn’t mean slapping on some random bonuses.

Step #2: Scarcity

There has to be some reason for people to take action now. Are there only 50, 100, or 500 available? Is the special offer going to end 3 days from now? Why should someone take action today instead of next week?

Perhaps the first bonus has a limit and won’t be available after Monday. Perhaps you have had only fifty copies made of the item. With not reason to buy now, your email will sit in their in box with the hope that they will think about it, but they won’t, they will forget.

Step #3: Reason Why

Why are you offering such a fantastic bargain? It is unbelievable. They think you are exaggerating. Every other marketer uses scarcity and then lies while doing it. Why do they need to believe you?

The offer seems like too sweet of a deal to be genuine, why? Have you purchased too many that you need to sell them at a loss? Do you have a tax bill coming due and need some fast cash? Is the product damaged in some way? Is it scratched?

When I did offers in front of a live audience, I told my subscribers. This was why I was offering such an incredible deal. I had to have a quick response, or I’d look stupid in front of 157 people. That’s easy to understand…and easy for people to believe my motivation to make them a great offer.

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by Kirt Christensen

I have decided to tell all and disclose just what I do to make money using the internet. This could be the most important article you read having to do with your internet business career (if you sit up and take notes).

I might have started with an elaborate description of the things that one or another person has done There is no end to the intricacies performed by successful internet marketers. Don’t shy away from discovering them eitherBut I want to reveal to you the uncomplicated formulas used by the internet marketers I know to produce income on the internet.

Are you interested in finding out my basic 3-step system for generating internet income? . Don’t stop here!

1.) Generate Traffic for Your Business

You have to get your business exposed first. This is also the biggest question I am constantly asked by people, “How do I get more traffic to my site?”

The secret to getting traffic is actually so simple most people miss it. If you want traffic at your website, Give people a reason to come to your website! What do you give to them once they get there?

The biggest attractant is Free Content – not just free reports, although those are a great place to begin. Zero in on things that are targeted to your particular industry, something online that everyone needs. (like free training courses on line, free SE submissions, free E-zine listings). Select a smokin’ topic that will make people line up to link to you.

Check around at various forums and talk with people in your line of work. It won’t take too long to see something every one needs and then you can offer it free on your site. After you get that up and going traffic will be streaming to your site!

Additionally you should look to alternate Traffic Plugins like:

- Free Classified Sites

- Postcard Sites

- Magazine Sites

- Message Boards

- Chat Rooms

- etc.

2. Start Your Own Opt-In Mailing List.

Bulk emails don’t workenter the opt in program. By far the tool with the most effectiveness on the internet is the email. The catch is that it has become a tool overused by spammers to send out sales letters to everyone! In reaction to these emails, the recipients of the spam set about to put those spammers out of work.

Opt in email is the online tool for times to come. The simplest method is to set up your own e-zine. If you desire to remain competitive you will have an e-zine if you don’t have one already. It is the only way to stay even with your competitors in your market. An easy method of setting one ups is to go to http://www.listbot.com and set one up for free!

You can offer your ezine monthly, weekly, or even daily…whichever one is best for you. If you can’t write your own articles, there are dozens of people who will let you use theirs for free. Just ask! It is so simple to run your ezine, and so profitable, you have NO excuse for not doing so if you are a serious internet businessperson.

3. Your Optin List and Using its Seven Profit Streams

Your Opt-In Mailing list have 7 Profit streams…In this short space I am going to mention just 2 of them which can produce a GUARANTEED residual monthly income for you no matter what type of business you are in.

On a monthly basis you make available, through your e-zine, a selected product or service and maybe even a bonus to be offered with it. Your first months offering will be your very own product/service.

Of course bulk emailing has a terrible response rate. But with Opt in emails the subscribers have delivered a response-rate of between one and ten percent! Consider it!

Your product is worth ninety-seven dollars and you have an optin list of 2000 people when you offer your product you get a response of one percent which produces a gross income of $1940. But what if you get a two percent response? That raises your gross profit to $3880! Wow, and you can do that monthly or even weekly.

Consider if you had a list containing 50,000 opt-in members. I have heard of internet lists that have a whopping 600 thousand members on it and maybe even more. A small list with 2 thousand members can be gathered in a very short time tow or three months and it doesn’t require a large advertising budget.

The second profit stream from your ezine is classified advertising. As your list grows, you are going to want to give people the opportunity to purchase classified advertising space. If you selling ads for $20 a week and sell 10 ads per week, you would be making $800 a month in classified advertising. This isn’t a big sum of money, BUT it is a nice residual income to have coming in every month.

Imagine the possibilities when you get the other five profit streams working on your opt in list!

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