Archive for February, 2008

What Are Your Customers Really Thinking?

If you’ve ever worked in retail I’m sure you’ve heard of mystery shoppers.  The very thought of a mystery shopper in a store is enough to send supervisors into a tizzy.
If you’ve never heard of the term, a mystery shopper is someone who is hired to come into the store, go through the purchasing process, […]

The Nigerian Scam

It is a desperate cry for help in getting a very large sum of money out of the country. A common variation is a woman in Africa who claimed that her husband had died, and that she wanted to leave millions of dollars of his estate to a good church.
In every variation, the scammer is […]

Consumers Are Taking A Beating

Recent news about the increased cost of credit hitting borrowers hard is pretty scary.  We seem to be caught in a perfect storm of rising debt.  Consider the following factors:
The general population saves almost nothing from their paycheck.  They spend nearly every penny they make.  Some people spend MORE than they earn.
Credit cards issuers have […]

Dealing With Spam

This post contains a few tips that will hopefully reduce the amount of spam you have to deal with each day.
If you have your own website and have put up a contact page with an email address for people to contact you at, either take it down or have it cloaked. Why? Well, there’s these […]

Finding Time For Our Loved Ones

Those of us who are able to earn income online from the comfort of our own home are lucky.  We don’t have to deal with the rat race, traffic headaches, office politics, and corporate layoffs.  It’s a dream come true for many. 
But it’s not always quite so easy for our loved ones. We may be […]

Choosing an Affiliate Program to Promote

Quick post just to mention a new blog I stumbled on called PixelSmear.  I was browsing around their archives and found this this article which has has some excellent points about choosing which affiliate programs to promote and why.
Read the full article at this link:
So Many Affiliate Programs! Which One Do I Choose?
Tags:Affiliate Marketing […]

Build Your Brand With BuildASign

Many website owners never think about advertising their website offline in the “real” world. This is a shame because they’re missing out on a world of business.
There’s a million and one ways to market your site offline including bumper stickers and car magnets that let you advertise your brand everywhere you go.
At BuildASign you […]

Non-Fiction Information Products Are Hot Commodities Online

When you have information that other people want, you have a virtual goldmine at your fingertips. Information products line the shelves at bookstores nationwide in the non-fiction section, but they’re permeating the online market and catering to the needs of millions of online consumers hungry for advice and insight at all hours of the […]

Choosing A Webhost

When you’re running a business online, one of the most important decisions that you will make is which webhost to use. You need a host that’s reliable and includes all of the features you need. And you need one that allows plenty of room for growth as your business grows.
Before making your web […]

Article Marketing Questions

Hey there…so I’ve got an idea for a new product that I think would be really useful to internet marketers. Basically it would be a complete guide to Article Marketing. Its quite a huge subject so it could be big but I’d really like to have it more focused on a tighter niche.
So […]