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You will see a lot of hosting companies offering plans that say you can host “unlimited web sites” on one plan. that sounds great until you find out that they are hosted as sub domains and all share one control panel. When that happens, it can be a nightmare to edit and move files around!
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Monthly Business Builder
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An Old Friend Still Over Delivers on It’s Promises!
I don’t know about you, but it seems that every day I get 15 or 20 e-mails all touting the latest product that will “explode your business and skyrocket sales!”. And you know what? Almost all of them don’t. Or they do if you put in 8,000 hours of work on your own to set them up and keep them current and active. Most of the time I regret making the purchase.
But one resource that we purchased a few years back, continues to deliver results and unsurpassed value. It is one of those rare products that promises you a few things and then, after you buy it, it provides those things and a heck of a lot more! It’s kind of like buying a bag of groceries at the store and then getting the bag home and finding out you have 3 or 4 bags instead of just one!
E-mailing is important but other resources are important as well. In fact, using just one marketing approach is a sure sign of impending failure! In order to be successful, you need to combine e-mail marketing, and other types of marketing resources all in one overall marketing plan.
With this resource you get mailers that send your message out to millions every day and a whole lot more! There are downloads of many popular marketing resources, e-books, free products, free software, publishing software, ad trackers, HTML editors, headline creators, plus a whole lot more than we have space for here.
But here is the best part! There is no monthly fee to use all these resources. Just one small initial fee to join and then you can use the software, mailers, resources, and everything else FOREVER!
We were using some other resources and paying anywhere from $7 to $25 A MONTH EACH for them and we cancelled them all because with this one resource we didn’t need them any more!
I cannot think of a more valuable resource, a better value, or a better way to market your products and business. Why not try it yourself and see first hand what we are talking about! One word of warning, though. Dedicate some time to look through the Member’s Area because there is so much there. Much more than you would expect!
The Monthly Business Builder!
http://www.monthlybusinessbuilder.com
Size Really Doesn’t Matter!
One of the great things that has happened over the last 10-15 years is that the Internet has “levelled the playing field” when it comes to smaller companies being able to compete with the “big boys”. It is actually possible for someone working out of their bedromm to effectively compete against the larger, more established businesses. This has created opportunities for people that previously took hundreds of thousands of dollars just to get started.
But no matter how large or small your business is, you still need to make certain that you provide value and satisfaction to your customers. Why? Because all these new opportunties created by the Internet have also increased the number of options available to every customer. So, yes, the opportunties are there, but you will have more people fighting for the same customers.
For example, 20 years ago, if you wanted to purchase a piece of lawn equipment, you would have had to go to your local dealer or home center and choose from their stock. Today, you search in a search engine and you can pick from hundreds of stores with a far greater inventory and purchase something that is exactly what you want!
So what does that mean to those of us in business? What it means is that we have to make every effort to provide the types of products and service that our customer want, need, and enjoy. We need to make purchasing from us enjoyable, profitable, and rewarding. In other words, we need to create a 100% positive customer experience.
Another reason for creating this type of experience is that one thing we have lost in today’s society is customer loyalty. People are no longer buying from a business just because they bought from them in the past. Today they are looking for the best value and best experience. If they don’t get it, they will look elsewhere.
Don’t give your customers any reason tolook elsewhere. Because if you do, you might lose a customer to the many other businesses out there trying to steal them from you!
Monthly Business Builder
http://www.monthlybusinessbuilder.com
What You Do Reflects on Who You Are!
If you are running an Internet business, or thinking about starting one, you have a decision to make. Are you going to be an asset and grow a profitable long term business, or are you going to be one of those annoying people who spend their time hacking, cheating, and finding ways to annoy others?
Look at the bottom of this post and try to make a comment. You will see something called “recaptcha” which makes you enter a code in ordere to submit a post. Some people find it annoying and we do as well but we need to do that.
Why? Because there are a lot of “jerks” (oops!, I meant individuals!) who use software to place nonsense posts in order to get links. So we write a post about the best kinds of traffic and we get comments that say “grimmelsdorp xfemmlesniffer and portsemmlefizz” with the url attached.
It would be bad enough if we got one or two of these nonsense posts but when you get 50 or 100 of them, it becomes annoying so every else suffers. The same goes for people putting virus code in their e-mails or hacking legitimate sites or spamming e-mails.
If yo are serious about building your business, then do things right. Stop all the short cuts that lead nowhere and act responsibly. We will thank you and others will as well. And you will develop the reputation you need to survice long term.
do it right and reap the benefits!
The Monthly Business Builder
http://www.monthlybusinessbuilder.com
Do You Have the Business Tools You Need?
To be sure, running an Internet business can be a lot of fun and very rewarding. but it can also be a lot of work and involve a lot of learning, especially at the beginning.
The learning part can be a lot of fun and a big challenge as well since most of us have busy schedules and lots of commitments. When in situations like these, we should be looking for things to make our lives easier and make us more productive.
Recently a firned of ours had a new “toy” that he showed us and we wondered why the heck he ever bought it. Then, as we started to look at it and play with it, we started realizing just how this tool could help us accomplish more in less time.
The “toy” I am referring to is the Kindle Reader. A Kindle Reader is a device that enable you to store thousands of books, magazines, PDF files and more in a device less than a half inch thick.
We thought that Kindle readers would enable us to “train” while on the road without carrying a bulky laptop around with us. We could bring all of our PDF manuals and other resources with us on the plane, on the train, subway, even when we car pool!
It is amazing how much time we spend commuting or riding or travelling somewhere every month. We found that Kindle readers enable us to make valuable use of that time and free up our other time for family, relaxation, or for other things we want to do.
These days being able to have more control over what you do and when you do it gives many of us powerful advantages over the rest of the population. Do yourself a favor and think about how a Kindle Reader might help you out as well!
Monthly Business Builder
http://www.monthlybusinessbuilder.com
Adsense makes NO Sense!
Do you see any Adsense Ads on this blog? Go ahead and look around. You wont see a single Adsense ad!
Why?
Because Adsense makes no sense for just about everyone! Think about it for a minute. You place ads on your site and you only get paid when someone clicks on them and then you make a few pennies, maybe a quarter. If a sales is made you dont see a penny of commission, either!
Most experienced Internet marketers agree with us that you are much better off selling commission based products and not adsense ads. They just dont pay enough to make it worthwhile.
But there is even a greater reason to run, not walk away, from Adsense!
The Google Slap and banning of accounts!
It is absolutely amazing that Google actually gets away with this and does not have the government on their butt for unfair practices! Here is what Google does, and does very, very often.
You open up an Adsense account and palce ads on your website. You increase traffic and start to see increased traffic and increased clicks on your adsense ads. You see money starting to come into your account and you are pleased.
Then, one day, your account is gone! Google send you a message stating your account has been banned. they dont give you a reason why it was banned only that you are banned and all your earnings forfeited! No reason, no proof, just an arbitrary decision and you lose your money!
That has happened to us in the past and also to many others as well. Just do a search on this behavior and you will see a lot of stroeis about people cheated by Google in this and other ways.
You are far better off picking products that are directly relevant to the theme of your site and which provide a great value to your viewers. Adsense does not give you that much control and you lose money, and visitors because of it.
Pick a commissioned product that is relevant, market it effectively, and keep control over your site and your money.
As I said, Adsense makes no sense for anyone!
The Monthly Business Builder
http://www.monthlybusinessbuilder.com
The “Complaint” You Will Never Hear!
Once you open for business, you will be subject to customer complaints of all shapes and sizes. “I don’t like this color”, “This was supposed to fit perfectly but I can see little gaps!”, and other comments. some will be valid and some will be absolutely ridiculous. But you have to address them all and you really need to do it with a smile on your face!
But there is one complaint you really never hear and that should indicate one of the msot important aspects of running your busness. That complaint is:
“You gave me too much!”
If you give your customer MORE than they purchase or expect, you will not get any complaints but chances are, your customer will be very pleased and satisfied with his or her purchase. People have a certain expectation whenever they purchase something and when you give them more, they are suprised and pleased. Doneright, this can give you a customer for life and a lot of referrals as well.
There are a ot of businesses out there who provide the bare minimum to their customers and run like crazy once they have your money. so many of these businesses exist that many people actually expect this kind of treatment and are suprised, even shocked, when someone gives them more than what they purchase! This “shock” creates a powerful image in the mind of your customer and may even result in a strong bond with your business that results in a lifetime of purchases!
We have all bought products that resulted in disappointment. We have all been the victim of over hyped promises and exaggerated claims all designed to get us to purchase. But once we made that purchase, the result is disappointment once reality sets in. At that point, we will likely not buy that product or from that business again.
That’s something to think about isn’t it?
Giving people more than what they purchase accomplishes several things at one time. first, it provides more value to the purchase and that alone might give you the business instead of your competition. Second, it shows that you value the business of your customer and have a genuine desire to do provide the best value you possibly can for them. Last, but certainly not least, it shows that not only do you value your customer but that you appreciate their business!
In today’s business environment, competition is higher than ever before. Businesses of all shapes and sizes are competing for each sale and every customer. Every business is looking for an edge.
Don’t go for gimmicks to lure customers in and disappoint them. go for something real that your customers will appreciate. Give them more than what they expect. You will be suprised what that will do for your business!
Monthly Business Builder
http://www.monthlybusinessbuilder.com
Reprinted with the permission of The Customer Service training Institute
http://www.infowhse.com
Your Credibility & Your Business
Here is another way my “old pal” Frank haywood has failed his customers most recently. Yes, It seems Frank is still up to his old tricks, or as he likes to say, his way of doing business.
Perception is everything in life and once you lose your credibility you run an excellent chance of having your business fall apart or at least be severely damaged. Let’s see what Frank and We’re Bazaar has done now.
You will recall that we have talked about Frank Haywood and We’re Bazaar several times in the past because his business represents so much about what is wrong about Internet business today. In fact, if he ran a storefront business like he does his internet business, he would be out of business!
He now runs a membership site called PLRCodeMine which sells internet software products to its members. They can resell this software and brand it as there own. (Why they would want to is beyond me because the stuff just is not top drawer stuff!)
This site was introduced in Jan of this year and almost every product was delivered late. Weeks late, infact, long after membership had been paid for. He always had an excuse. he was sick, someone left the company with all the code. People disappeared, you name the excuse and he has used it.
His latest mistake was promising a free product to his members and then claiming it was not ready to be given free. Yet this was the same product he had been selling for a fee for well over a month! Magically, this product was not available until the members paid their next months dues and then: “WOW!” it became available! Imagine the coincidence! Pay and extra months membeship and you get it!
He still has not delivered other so called “Bonuses” which were promised months ago. Therein lies the problem for Frank haywood and We’re Bazaar.
Why would anyone believe anything Frank Haywood says in the future?
Why would anyone who had purchased a product that Frank Haywood no longer provides support response for buy another of his products?
Why would anyone who joined Franks haywoods membership site, PLRCodeMine, remain a member when every product is late and they are some little WordPress Plug-in with little or no real value?
The answer is they likely won’t and that is where your business comes in. If you choose to take the same route as Frank haywood and We’re Bazaar, you will lose credibility and customers. it costs a lot of get new customers and that cost comes out of your profits and expenses.
Tactics and behavior like those of Frank Haywood result is customer ditrust, like of loyaly, customer dissatisfaction, and loss of credibility. Once you lose your credibility you lose your ability to gain the trust of your customer.
After all, why should a customer believe you when you fail to meet deadlines, fail to deliver on promises, and fail to deliver products promised or paid for? The short answer is that customers will immeditely distrust you and it will take many positive experiences before you will trust that person or business again.
When you run an Internet busness, or any business where people cannot walk in and personally see you or touch the products, your credibility is the single most important aspect of your business.
Don’t mess with it or poeple will leave your business like I left Frank Haywood and We’re Bazaar. Come to think of it, Frank haywood’s business name is a very appropriate one because they way he does business is very bazaar……………
The Monthly Business Builder
http://www.monthlybusinessbuilder.com
An Important Test For The Health of Your Business!
OK, I can hear the comments coming already but just stop and think about this for a minute. We all know how important it is for us to keep in good health. A colonoscopy is just one of the recommended tests to help us find problems early and address them before they become serious and life threatening.
Shouldn’t we do this for our business as well????
I used the colonoscopy test as an example because that test “looks at us” from the inside out. Which is exactly what we need to do in our business! We need to take a look at everything in our business from the inside out and figure out how to make it better and more customer friendly.
We already know that our customers desire everything to run smoothly and without problems. That is a natural expectation and one that we must strive to live up to. customers as a rule do not care about your problems, procedures, or even the health of your business. their primary focus is on them and their purchases.
So, if we take the time to look into every part of our business, contact our customers to find out their opinions and suggestions, and take steps to streamline processes and make things more efficient, it helps everyone. A typical win-win situation so to speak.
We want to make things better and easier and more profitable. Our customers want things easier and more enjoyable. What worked yesterday probably won’t work tomorrow so we need to constantly inspect our business and make changes to keep it current. If we can do that on a regular basis, everyone winds.
So schedule that business colonoscopy today and make the effort to keep you and your business healthy and growing both now and in the future.
The Monthly Business Builder
http://www.monthlybusinessbuilder.com
Something Frank Haywood and I Agree About!
Much negative stuff has been written about Frank Haywood and his company We’re Bazaar in this blog because this blog is all about running and Internet Business and what you should and should not do. lately, Frank Haywood and We’re Bazaar have been the examples of what not to do. But Frank haywood has made a post in his blog that we agree with 100%. that is the value of hiring quality people for your business.
Frank Haywood and We’re Bazaar have done a lot of things wrong from failure to deliver products purchased to non support to ignoring customer inquiries and delivering promised products late. This is not an opinion but rather the results of personal experiences with Frank Haywood and We’re Bazaar. But now, Frank Haywood is telling us that was because he hired the wrong people to do these tasks and that is the reason for his problems.
Frank Haywood even admits these people have caused damage to his business and reputation. And that is precisely why you need to have the right people and procedures in place from the start and monitor your business every step of the way.
Frank Haywood is 100% right when he says that no one person can do everything right or be an expert on every aspect of operating an internet business. But he is also 100% right in the fact that when people do ot do their jobs, it is the business and it’s owner who suffers, not that individual.
Let’s say your business, Acme Widgits hires Herb Gowillowitz to be in charge of product delivery and customer support. All Acme’s customers see is that they are not getting the support they need or their products delivered if herb is not doing his job. they don’t even kow who Herb is or what he is supposed to be doing. All they know is that they are not getting what they feel they are entitled to. So Acme gets the bad reputation not Herb.
Is this the problem with Frank Haywood and We’re Bazaar? It could be although I really have my doubts because this has been going on for at least 2 years and probably longer. Which means that even if Frank Haywood hired the wrong person or people, he was not monitoring the business as he should. Frank Haywoods blog posts center on quick profitability and other money oriented things and little on customer satisfaction so we remain suspect. When he says it is alright to deliver flawed products in order to get them out fast, that concerns us.
But he is right about hiring quality people. But even if you do hire the very best and brightest, it is the responsibility of the business owner to monitor their performance and effectiveness because it is the business, and not the individual, who will bear the damage long term.
Just ask Frank Haywood and We’re Bazaar. They realize this first hand. Now let’s see if they actually do anything about it!
The Monthly Business Builder
http://www.monthlybusinessbuilder.com
