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The Mail Preference Service division of the Direct Marketing Association (known as DMA) compiles a list of people who do not want junk mail. This list is provided to any company who requests it, usually magazines.

Write Mail Preference Service and request your name, address, and phone number be deleted from all mailing and marketing lists. Provide them with three spellings or variations of your name, as well as with any other names at your address (including previous occupants). They will retain your information for five years. At that time you should write again. Be sure to write when you move. Send your name and address. Be sure to sign and date your letter.

Mail Preference Service
c/o Direct Marketing Association
PO Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
212.768-7277

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Of course, in this day and age, it is hard to know who to trust. But, if you are willing to trust government (at least on something like this), check out the government link regarding this stuff:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt063.shtm

Not only do they provide links on whom to contact to stop junk mail, email, etc., but there is a bunch of stuff onthe bottom to complain if something bad happens. A little bit of extra protection.

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Dear Party,

Here’s my answer.

1. Direct marketing is continuing to become more ________ oriented.
> online (email + web)

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason that direct-mail marketing drives approximately one third of all U.S. Direct marketing sales?
A. Less expensive than TV and magazine ads
> b. High target market selectivity
c. Ability to be personalized
d. Measurable results
e. Flexibility

3. What characteristic of niche sites makes the medium MOST appealing to marketers?
> Responsiveness, because segmentation drives better results, significantly, but needs more work from marketers

4. Neal Murphy sells his company’s unique gift items on television programs broadcast on a channel that is entirely dedicated to selling goods and services. Neal is using ________.
> home shopping channel marketing

5. ABC Company sells directly to final consumers and avoids intermediaries, while catering to a broad group of demographic segments. This marketer falls under which online marketing domain
> business-to-consumers (B2C)

6. Which of the following is a factor that is likely to push a company to decide NOT to enter international markets?
A. The company’s home market is stagnant.
> b. The company would have to redesign its products.
C. The company needs to counterattack international competitors in their home markets.
D. Foreign markets present higher profit opportunities.
E. Global competitors have offered similar products at lower prices.

RATIONALE: b) The company would have to redesign its products. Because it’s a cost (that could be significant) that the company has to pay upfront to enter the market. A) and d) are favorable reasons to enter international market. C) could be perceived as an hindrance to enter other national markets, but of a lesser extent because the company in its own country is probably already competing with those competitors, so doing the same outside its national market doesn’t really make any difference. E) is an stronger hindrance to entering other national markets, but not as much because products can be sold at slightly higher price since there’s always a place for better quality products. Anyways, the company will still have the choice to adjust its prices to match competition.

7. Which of the following is a sociocultural factor that a company should consider before deciding to enter an international market?
A) political stability
b) population density
c) education
d) income distribution
> e) consumer lifestyles, beliefs, and values

RATIONALE: e) consumer lifestyles, beliefs, and values. First because this one is driven by or includes all the other factors. Second, it’s the highest factor in the socialcultural scale.

8. An international company that takes a(n) ________ view takes into account the entire global supply chain and marketing channel, forging an effective global value delivery network.
> 360-degree view

9. Coca-Cola markets internationally by ________ bottlers around the world for a fee or royalty and then supplying them with the syrups needed to produce Coke products
> charging

10. To maximize the toothpaste market in China, Crest needs to convince more of the Chinese population to brush their teeth. Which of the following would Crest be most likely to use to accomplish this?
> (forgot to provide alternatives)

11. A long-standing charge against intermediaries is that they mark up prices beyond the ________.
> reasonable, acceptable

12. Large marketing companies can use patents and heavy promotion spending to ________.
> outshadow competitors and hamper new players from entering the market.

13. Environmentalists assert that the marketing system’s goal should be to maximize ________.
> consciousness

14. Companies emphasizing ________ are developing “green marketing” programs that develop ecologically safer products, recyclable and biodegradable packaging, more energy-efficient operations, and better pollution controls.
> sustainability

15. The American Marketing Association (AMA) has created a code of ethics that includes all of the following ethical values EXCEPT which one?
A. Honesty
b. Fairness
> c. Citizenship
d. Competitiveness
e. Responsibility

—Pascal Perry
Online Findability and SEO Strategist

Jere answers:

I’m having the same issue. I hate getting those darn flyers on my door. My only idea is to leave a sign saying “NO MORE FLYERS or I’m going to burn your damn business down!!!” Too harsh?

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Check to see if your state has an opt-out list for consumers. Ours does (Kentucky). It’s wonderful not to be interrupted by a marketer while I make dinner.

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Usually to set up any bank account you have to prove your identity, Passport, Utility Bills etc. Unless you have a bank account already then the answer is no. If you have an account then I suggest you contact them and ask them if it is possible, they will probably still want you to go in and talk about it, unfortunately.

Jere answers:

Multiple things can be going on:
These might be phishing attempts, not from the real bank, but faked to look like it; meant to get you to do some further action the mail includes (links, phone numbers, etc).

Your machine (Windows by any chance?) has been infected by any one of several ‘banking Trojans’ that has slurped your info and now crooks are attempting to access your bank(s) or set up some kind of identity theft scam.

Using a non-Internet landline phone, call these banks (number from a reliable source) and inquire about fraudulent activity.
I advise you also take the following action:
Credit & ID theft steps
Credit Report Request Service (US Gov. Approved site)

“This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.”
https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp

Note you can get all 3 reports at once, but since these are almost always identical, an alternate method would be to get 1 at a time, and rotate each agency every 3rd month. That way you can monitor your credit status year ’round for free.

Constant vigilance is now mandatory to assure you’ve not been compromised.
And stop using Windows to do banking. Use Linux.

Jere answers:

In the US, it mostly depends on how many people are sending bills to that payee. The more bills get sent out, the bigger likelihood the bank is going to want to stop writing checks and paying postage and will just direct deposit the bills.

Sounds like you’re not running a megacorp, so you’re probably stuck getting paper checks every time someone wants to pay you.

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You can open an account as sando says but you will still need a bank account to transfer the money to because they do not write checks anymore they do direct deposits. You can also start a merchant account which allows you to use all the major credit cards but of course you need to have a bank account to do this and set it up through them.

As far as a what type of bank account you need is another question. If you plan to run the business as a sole proprietor under your Social Security number then you can open a bank account in your name with a DBA attached to it (Doing Business As) which is what ever you choose to name your business. You want to check to make sure the name you use is not already active or you may be in trademark or copyright infringement.

Since you are doing it with a friend you will most likely set the business up as a partnership and I don’t think you can do this under a basic business license, you may have to incorporate as a limited partnership, it’s something to check out. The banks may also require you to incorporate in order to open a business bank account. The best thing to do is call your local city government and have the question answered about partnerships then talk to the bank to see what is required of you two to open a bank account.

The other problem I see is that you are 15 and the banks may not allow you to open a bank account of any type without a parent or guardian to co-sign the account so check this out. The same applies to forming a business.

Sorry I can’t be of more help but I hope this gets you going in the right direction.

Good luck to you and your friend.

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Membership number should come via email but you can find that out now by visiting the website going to the log in details and selecting forgotten membership number. It will ask you for certain information and give you the membership number then and there. Now you have your PIN sentry reader you can log on with your debit card and PIN number. For details how to use the reader theres info on the website too.

**EDIT** SORRY ROB DIDNT REALISE IT WAS FOR BUSINESS – YOU NEED TO CALL BUSINESS TELEPHONY ON 0845 605 2345 AND THEY CAN PROVIDE IT OVER THE PHONE

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Hmmm

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Look on wikipedia

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You can actually do lot of things with the Internet today. Establish first a place where you can have your business and then create a website for you to publish your products online. For payment, there is paypal and several other services you can use. You also need join seminar on how to successfully establish an online business.

Jere answers:

Well on ebay companies from china sell bulk loads of items for cheap like acessories for example.

Then u sell it for a profit

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Waterproofing, I have a major leak

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Assuming you have already approached your friends, relatives and colleagues, you may want to explore possible investment assistance from angel investors

Business 2.o Magazine http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/28/magazines/business2/angelinvestor/index.htm has a very good article on angel investors, what they typically look for, what kind of investments they support, etc.

You may want to go and pitch your ideas where investors gather. Here are some places where angel investors come and those looking for funding can come and pitch their business plans. Be sure to have a strong business plan and describe what makes your business idea stand apart:

Angel Capital Association http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org
Angel’s Forum http://www.angelsforum.com
Band of Angels http://www.bandangels.com
Common Angels http://www.commonangels.com
Keiretsu Forum http://www.k4forum.com
Launchpad Venture Group http://www.launchpadventuregroup.com
New World Angels http://www.newworldangels.com
New York Angels http://www.newyorkangels.com
Prairie Angels http://www.prairieangels.org (charges $125 to submit idea)
Robin Hood Ventures http://www.robinhoodventures.com (charges $250)

Jere answers:

Try dell or ibm computers. They’re the best!

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Good idea. You should build a standard sales pitch emphasizing the benefits of having a web presence, and how the cost of your website can be paid for by adding only [xx] new customers! Should pretty much sell itself, as long as you keep your cost reasonable.

I’m surprised every day how many businesses do not have a website. Part of my job is researching new companies/sources of supply, and my best tool is the internet. No website, no business.

Jere answers:

It would be better if you wait it out and get enough traffic to land to advertisors. Thats where the big money is.

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Well, it’s not that easy. HOWEVER, it is possible with the right teaching…

I will tell you a bit about it here BUT it’s too much to simply write on yahoo answers 😛

I learned my stuff from
http://imsuccessbonus.com/IBSuccessSystem/internet-business-success-system/

Anyways…

To start a business is not easy.

YOU HAVE TO PLAN AHEAD.

Begin by thinking about what you want to do.

Make a website? Squidoo? Do you have an investment to start with to begin your site?

Do you have investment to OUTSOURCE you work? Make it easier on u?

Start with a site. (yes put some affiliate links in there BUT PROVIDE CONTENT)
Then DAILY plan on how to build traffic to it.
Different methods… You should know these.. If not check out the site…

Anyways, PLAN and put your thoughts on paper aswell as tell yourself what to do and so on so forth BUT STICK TO IT.

I can’t stop recommending
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It really has helped me beyond imagination. I URGE you to check it out. It’s a priceless Internet Business SUCCESS System

Jere answers:

Most businesses are required to obtain a business license, even if the business is an online business operating out of someone’s home. Requirements vary by city and state, so you want to check with your local government office. You can use the Business.gov website to get information online about your city/county/state requirements.
Http://www.business.gov

When you start a company, the legal name of your business is required on government forms, like your applications for an employer tax ID, business licenses, permits, etc. You will also need a business name for important business tasks such as opening a bank account, signing a business contract, etc.

If you are the sole owner of a business, by default, your personal name becomes the legal name of the business. If you are doing business or selling products under a name other than your personal name, you’ll probably need to register your business name.

More information:
http://homebusinesscenter.com/register_business.html

Jere answers:

The US gov does not require any such thing

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Its a basic requirement as stated here.
Http://www.e-security-e-commerce-security.com/

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Yes becasue Canada rquires a business license, to sell items online. If you want I can build and design you a cosmetics website where you can add pictures of your inventory and prices. Check out my site

www.dream-site-design.viviti.com, if you like it and want one of your own email me at basketball1324@live.com andwe will work something out

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Try the department of foreign trade. Http://www.dfat.gov.au/

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Rentalist
you can do targeted emails and
they guarantee 50% participation or they resend it
All top online earners use it
also provide tracking of ips and clicks …..etc

http://www.rent-a-list.com/s/i/ukeerick

hope this helps you…… This is what I use it for
http:/www.earnmorecashonline.com
works great

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Http://www.targetseo.com is provides seo as well as email marketing solution.

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Try this:
http://marketing-and-publishing.ebookorama.com/

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I have found the list provided by most cheap (under$200) services are very poor quality. Most of the e-Mail accounts were at one time valid but have been closed for a very long time. Many of the accounts are hotmail and Yahoo which are also opened and closed faster than a windmill spins in a tycoon. Effective e-Mail marketing requires not only valid accounts but it also requires a “filtered” and “targeted” audience.

Filtered: The members of the list have had the opportunity to opt out or get off of the mailing list and have instead chosen to stay listed.

Targeted: The products and services you sell are the products and services people on the list are interested in reading about and buying. You don’t want to try to sell dust busters to a list developed by pornography web sites. Selling a dust buster would make better sales from a list developed by Home and Garden web sites.

Ask the list developer what the ratios are. Ratios of valid mail accounts to dropped. Ratio of sales to number of leads provided. Ask what the target audience of the list is. Ask how the list has been developed and how it has been tested. Ask how many copies of the list have been sold and how many more times will they be selling the same list. Ask for a 30 day money back policy or free trial period.

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Do the survey on this site an info will be sent to you www.GardenHoldings.com

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I can suggest you to use www.clickmycoupon.com this site for post your free business coupon or advertise your business and grow up your business.

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You are potentially qualified to have your own successful Internet marketing business. You can be an anonymous marketer promoting products and services through content marketing. You can even conquer your own shyness eventually. Many of the IM big dogs are shy people.

Marketing in the manner that you described is a struggle. What you should do is not to go after your prospects but to do something where your prospects will naturally follow you. What you have in your head is a lot of practical advice. Share it with the world. Contribute content to the Internet. Write, publish, then earn recurring income.

You can start for free as there are free blogging platforms and hosted website facilities. You can even start just by creating topical content at Web 2.0 sites like HubPages and Squidoo.

Choose a niche market you find comfortable with. Build on it. Find affiliate programs to promote. Eventually you will master the nuances of Internet marketing and make more money than you would normally do while slaving for a day job.

Jere answers:

Its all in your presentation…….

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Direct marketing is a completely different skillset, and it is definately stressful. You will be a salesperson, which requires you to really get out there and hustle. If you are a self-motivated person who is good at communication, people skills, and persuasion, go for it, but it will not be a walk in the park.

Call the company, pretending to be a stranger, ask to speak to one of thier direct marketers, and ask them for the lowdown.

Shelton Hill
Professor of Speech Communication
President of Bank on Speaking
www.bankonspeaking.com

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Graphic design is heavily computer based, and its marketing influence is widespread. Even if you don’t get a job in it, I’d suggest knowing your way around Photoshop just as a general beneficial skill. Marketing itself is a job, actually. You work within a company to market products. There’s also public relations, that seems to be more of an active job than a desk job though.

Basically, send your resume to the company, see what happens. You probably wont be placed in a high-paying position first off, but you work your way up the line by doing a good job. Most likely you’ll be a sales/marketing position.

I’d suggest going with Marketing/business/telecommunications. Double minor or double major if you can handle it. Companies drool all over MBAs.

Jere answers:

People bluff in real estate all the time. When negotiations get tough, each agent wants the other agent to believe or convey the message that his side will walk if the other doesn’t comply but yet they go back and forth a couple more times and settle somewhere in the middle usually. So both bluff and both win many times.
It would feel good to walk when you say you’re going to but the reality is your client usually still wants the home or the sale and you also want the deal.

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I thinkso. Usually they make sure to buy all of those out.

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You can take a look at LGN Revolution. It’s a home based business system for moms or dads. Your over head will depend on which level you choose. And a monthly fee of $25.95 to maintain your website. You’ll receive many tools for marketing, free members only marketing training 4 days a week, The CEO/Founder speaks to members on a regular and almost daily basis. 100% commissions goes to members of LGN Revolution. This is the only system that allows for you to brand yourself while using their system and tools.

James Ward the CEO works hard daily to make sure that the system is as easy as possible for all members, that they have the marketing tools so that you are saved extra expense from having to use additional marketing systems, that they are able to brand themselves, and constantly make changes to improve the system about every 6 months over the last two years. I can go on and on, but the truth of the matter is that the decision is yours. If you’ve have any questions you can request for chat or a call back from a member.

For more detailed information go to http://TopEarnerSuccess.com

May you have a prosperous adventure in business.

Jere answers:

For a great site that list free opportunities checkout the link below

Jere answers:

Why don’t you email the store and ask ?

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“Tax ID #” is for companies. Individuals in the USA use their Social Security number for tax purposes.

You can set up a company in the USA and just apply for a Tax ID number. You do not have to incorporate if you don’t want to; a sole proprietor, partnership, etc. Can apply and get a Tax ID number. I have one for my Sole Proprietorship and a separate one for my Corporation (I am a US citizen and my companies are here). I believe you may need to have someone represent you with a physical address here.

The costs are negligible, but I have no idea if there is much red tape for a foreign national to go through. I can tell you that Singapore is highly respected in our US business community. Also, my daughter had a tremendous time in your country, found people very respectful and respectable.

For the cheapest, fastest, and simplest way, I think I would go to a search at google or yahoo, put in “tax id number”, find the IRS site, and follow those instructions. Avoid the advertisements, as they will just charge you money for what you can do yourself. I did mine in minutes, for no additional fee.

Jere answers:

If you are a small time seller or buyer why not try Ebay, Yahoo auction, mocca or your various hobbies try the relevant group forum where you can also sell and buy. As for operating a bussiness in Singapore one had to be register with ACRA (formely know as the Registry of Companies) and IDA (Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore) check with them whether you should register with them for your ecommerce.

Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority
Add: 10 Anson Rd #05-01/15
International Plaza Singapore 079903
Tel: (65) – 62486028
Fax: (65) – 62251676

Info-Communication Development Authority of Singapore
8, Temasek Boulevard
# 14-00 Suntec Tower Three
Tel: 62110888
Fax: 62112222
Email: info@ida.gov.sg

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The company’s name can’t be trademarked. An image incorporating the name is what is trademarked. That is, the font and layout is part of the trademark. If you try to trademark a name itself, it will be too vague and the mark will likely be rejected.

The female is not trademarked unless it is an icon of your business. If you wish, trademarking it may be done so that it can be used as a recognized icon for your business. Yes, it is yours by default by copyright law, but the only true defense against copyright infringement is to register a copyright legally, to prove ownership in a court of law.

The company does not normally need to be legally registered. If you register the company, it earns money and pays taxes. If you do not register the company, you earn money and pay taxes. I believe any business that earns over a certain amount needs to be registered for tax purposes, but this will depend on your local laws.

Jere answers:

You can register I also outside us too, sri lanka I did it try again http://www.ptc1000.infoad.org

Jere answers:

Thanks for contacting PayPal. I appreciate the opportunity to assist you with your questions.

We have a feature that would allow the funds in your PayPal account balance to be automatically transferred to your bank account.

Auto-Sweep is an optional feature that enables you to have the funds in your Business or Premier account automatically transferred to an external U.S. Bank account on a nightly basis. The funds will post to your bank account in 3-4 business days. To have the Auto-Sweep feature activated, please contact our Customer Service Department.

To enable Auto-Sweep once activated, please follow these steps:
1. Log in to your account at https://www.paypal.com/.
2. Click the “Profile” tab.
3. Click “Auto-Sweep” in the “Financial Information” column.
4. Click “Edit.”
– A bank account must be added and confirmed
– Your withdrawal limit must be lifted
5. To enable Auto-Sweep, select “Yes” under the question “Would you like to enable Auto-Sweep?”
6. Select the bank account.
7. Click “Save.”

When you add funds to your account, the Auto-Sweep feature will automatically be disabled. This is to ensure that the funds are not swept back out to a bank account. You can enable the functionality again at any time.

Account Requirements for Auto Sweep:

– Must have a Verified Business or Premier account
– Must have a confirmed bank account

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,
Reina
PayPal Community Support
PayPal, an eBay Company

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Although the company had never generated profits, the stock offering generated huge proceeds based on favourable expectations for the company, and the stock quickly increased to above $100 per share.

Management used the proceeds to payoff loans to financial institutions and to reacquire shares issued to the company founders. Proceeds were also used to fund purchases of hardware and software to support the online market. The balance of unused proceeds is currently held in the company’s bank accounts.

Looking at the above information, these accounts would have increase:
1) Cash
(3) Property, plant, and equipment
(6) ? Common stock–Even though the money was used to reaquire shares from the owner’s, the Common Stock account should have increased.
(8) ? Dividends–Only if dividends were declared. If not, there would be no change.

These Accounts would have decreased:
(5) Long-term debt

No Change:
(2) Accounts receivable
(4) Accounts payable
(7) Retained earnings
(9) Revenues

b. During 2004, the stock price for E-Antiques plummeted to around $19 per share. No new shares were issued during 2004. Describe the impact of this drop in stock price on following accounts for the year ended December 31, 2004:
A change in market price will not affect any accounts.
(1) Common stock
(2) Retained earnings

c. How does the decline in stock price affect your assessment of client business risk and acceptable audit risk?
It should increase both.

Jere answers:

Google’s chief executive Eric Schmidt has predicted that India and not China will become the world’s biggest Internet market in “about five or ten years from now, based on current trends.”

Jere answers:

Hi,

I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they’re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.

My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they’re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter’s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)

I don’t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:

http://www.directory-exclusive-card-holder.info

Good Luck

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I am not so sure about it.

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In what? Www.youtube.com is a popular website that people use to post different videos online to share with their friends or random people. You should check it out

Jere answers:

Go for WarriorForum.com. Its the best place to learn about internet marketing.
Http://www.empowernetwork.com/sellingtrick.php?id=guyswinburne

Jere answers:

SamuraisSEO or the Wickedfire are good places to check

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Internet marketing forum is a place where you find information about online marketing and jobs.

Jere answers:

Warrior forum is a great forum. I also find lots of great content here: www.webtrafficandmarketing.com .
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Hi there,

This greatly depends on what you are looking for. There are many great online blogs and website offering tips on internet marketing. Here are some of them for you to check out you may well have already checked some of them out.

Hope this helps.

Jere answers:

Well, all next business day delivery means is that the order processes the next day, but since it was already processed and its been 5 business days, just wait 1 more day, and then call verizon.

Jere answers:

Yes. I have one and I love it

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My modems crap, but my ping is like 15 or something on most servers, for punkbuster…find a server u wouldnt normally play on, then play that for a few minutes, the punkbsterb will THEN hold, then u can play whatever server u want

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Apology accepted, m’am. That was wordy, and I’ll have to summarize, and even ask questions back.

OK: you’re synch’ing your device (Motorola Razor v3 )
with Yahoo.

You achieved the message: “sync was successful”

Good start.

However, if you are performing this process via a wireless (cellular provider or wi-fi) connection you may encounter difficulties.

Best to start with a foundation of sufficient “bars” if its a wireless internet connection.

If you did not yet read documentation that comes with any of your programs, do so. You’ll save yourself and others twobble.

Meanwhile, you’ll find others have asked questions, or pose your own, and get more exacting answers from moderated discussion lists at Yahoo Groups (Autosync) pages. It’s a Yahoo Group – can’t hurt.

Now, I hope you’re not reading this on your cellphone, ‘coz now it’s me who’s wordy.

Check out the Motorola site web pages.

Jere answers:

If you on a plan of $49.99 or higher and you have satisfied 12 months of having your existing phone, you would qualify for an early upgrade with a $20 processing fee. This would get you the discount price.

Otherwise you could check eBay…

Jere answers:

Even though this doesn’t directly answser your question, I wanted to give you another option. Take a look at
www.citysearch.com
If you like what you see but have questions, contact me at 866.606.8850 (that’s my direct line) and I will be able to answer all your questions.
Thanks

Jere answers:

Have you thought about pay per click programs? The two biggest, I think, are Yahoo! And Google

A few free resources – check out the sources box for links:

1) Create a blog pertaining to your field

2) Use Yahoo! Local & Yahoo! Groups – Be sure to read the TOS for each one!

3) Write articles pertaining to your field and/or expertise.

4) Advertise on Craiglist

Also, consider signing up for an affiliate program. These programs enable you to advertise on other’s sites (your affiliates) and once a sale is made to you, your affiliates & the program are paid a commission.

I listed a few handy sites & articles relating to marketing, promotion & advertising. Here are some book titles that are relevant:

* 301 Do-It-Yourself Marketing Ideas: From America’s Most Innovative Small Companies by Sam Decker
* Off The Wall Marketing Ideas: Jumpstart Your Sales without Busting Your Budget by Nancy Michaels, Debbi J. Karpowicz
* Guerrilla Marketing for Free: Dozens of No-Cost Tactics to Promote Your Business and Energize Your Profits by Jay Conrad Levinson
* Entrepreneur Magazine’s Ultimate Small Business Marketing Guide: Over 1500 Great Marketing Tricks That Will Drive Your Business Through the Roof by James Stephenson

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

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Suggestions: Try “googling” these names – and see what you get – some may be used already – and you can not duplicate — Also try seeing what is available as a “domain Name” – (like @ Go Daddy or other domain sites) – That may narrow your choices —
Also – don’t make the name so “obscure” that no one will readily know what you are offering —
like – what’s an “online engagement services”? Sounds like a match-making site — or a bridal consultant –
“Boost” is a brand name – etc. – you just have to be careful of things like that —
Using your name makes it less likely to be “copyrighted” already – Like –
“Business Online by Liz” —
Good luck –

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I’ll do it for you!
Or you should place a simple advert for someone with the job centre here – www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
They will find you a worker who will do it.

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You will need to check the regulations of each state you want to sell in. In most states, services are NOT taxable, only tangible goods are. If you are not actually selling the goods yourself, you should not have to collect/pay sales tax. Each state probably has a website and a section on doing business with that state, so that would be a good place to start.

You might also want to contact a CPA or accountant in one of those states to find out more specific information. It may be different f you are not a US citizen.

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Building opt in list and affiliate marketing – effective internet marketing plan

Building opt in list and affiliate marketing have become synonymous to online success as an effective internet marketing strategy. For many online sites, building opt in list and affiliate marketing have proven quite profitable. Primarily because most online users are not exposed to any unscrupulous internet marketing strategies prevalent on the World Wide Web.

As an effective Internet marketing strategy, users are given the option to signup for information or service provided by a particular site. Building opt in list and affiliate marketing reduces the risk of spamming since the recipient voluntarily chooses to receive emails from a website. Plus, building opt in list and affiliate marketing provides a direct link to the subscriber that will help shape a formidable customer relationship that will keep on going.

The basics of building opt in list and affiliate marketing

Different websites have different ways of building opt in list and affiliate marketing. However there are some tried and tested formulas to help new affiliate marketers develop their own opt in listing for their site. The first and most important factor to determine in building opt in list and affiliate marketing is to establish the site’s target market.

Once the target market is established, building opt in list and affiliate marketing can be customized to meet their demands. This can be done using a variety of methods to convince site visitors to sign up for the site’s newsletter or e-zine. After signing up, the customer will begin to receive a variety of newsletters, e-zines and brochures that the customer had registered for.

Strategies for building opt in list and affiliate marketing

There are a number of strategies that affiliate marketers can use for building opt in list and affiliate marketing. One way of building opt in list and affiliate marketing is by purchasing or leasing a subscribers list from third-parties. This is usually done by affiliate marketers in order to get easy access to many people who have consented to receiving e-mails, newsletters and e-zines on various topics.

Although it is the fastest approach to building opt in list and affiliate marketing, this method does not provide a focused consumer group for building opt in list and affiliate marketing. In addition, it may cost an affiliate marketer more than what they expect to receive in sales. Fortunately, there are other ways for affiliate marketers to get the most out of building opt in list and affiliate marketing.

Enlisting for co-registration services is great for building opt in list and affiliate marketing. This service usually costs about 10 cents to 30 cents per subscriber but it easily translates into an average of three hundred subscribers daily to an affiliate marketer’s opt in list.

Writing articles is also an effective strategy for building opt in list and affiliate marketing. The articles can be published in various newsletters with specific links to the affiliate marketer’s site. This serves as a great introduction to potential subscribers that would encourage them to sign up for an opt in list.

Joint ventures are also a valuable strategy in building opt in list and affiliate marketing. Joint ventures are a hundred percent free and at the same time can add up to hundreds of subscribers to an opt in list daily.

Incentives for building opt in list and affiliate marketing

Building opt in list and affiliate marketing can also be encouraged by offering incentives to potential subscribers. This subtle form of encouragement for building opt in list and affiliate marketing often helps stir the interest of potential subscribers to sign up for the opt in list. There are a number of methods used in affiliate marketing to egg on potential subscribers to sign up.

Offering products and services in exchange for signing up is commonly practiced by many affiliate websites. Products may include special e-books or software that would be of interest to the subscriber. Another way to get subscribers to sign up is to offer them special services that are only available for site members.

Regardless of the incentive used for building opt in list and affiliate marketing, the most important factor to consider is how to keep the interest of the subscriber. Remember, it is just as easy for a subscriber to opt out of the list as it was to opt in to the list.

You can get opt-in services at aweber or getresponse, they will do everything for you and no spam complaints!

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I think you should not only get a list of random individuals from a hotel chain, but try to target various magazines that deal with phone systems, for example, and therefore you are advertising to a market that is ready for your service. You just need to be ready for their business. Good Luck ArmenH

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Set your server domain as your company name, then use subdomains for your clients eg:

loansexpress.mycompany.com, mortgagematters.mycompany.com

You can set your ‘from’ line to whatever you wish to support this so it will appear to the reader:

From: Loans Express (loansexpress.mycompany.com)

This is the most flexible way, otherwise you will need a server per client.

Need any more help, get in touch:

jay@jaymail.net

Cheers,
Jay

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The best is aweber… They are simply great. Its only $20 a month, you can create unlimited email lists, you can set up unlimited auto responders, and set everything on auto and its click of a button easy.

They have a spam control generator which shows your a color coded spam setting of each email you send out, you simply have to tweak things that get labeled as spam before you send it out. There is not a better service out there… Check it out at

http://www.aweber.com/?282532

at the site they also have a free tour you can take and kinda test drive it. Trust me its worth the 19.99/ mnth fee..

Its makes your job so much easier.

Then if you’d like you can sign up for my newsletter that I actually use this service with… The newsletter is free and it is about tips for internet martketing and website traffic buidling at

http://www.web-site-traffic-promotion.com/free-website-traffic.html

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You can build email lists for free, if you like contact me and ill coach you on how to do this properly but roughly what you should be doing is going on sites like facebook and seeing the problems people are having and offer them a free way out of that problem by providing a program in exchange for their email address

One that ive used is an auto friend and gift acceptor script that saves people a lot of time

Another is the zynga poker bot, this plays poker for people and wins them chips while they sleep and is very popular

Use a youtube video with a link in the description to your opt in list

Once someone has signed up send them the program or link to the program

You can rake in literally thousands of active emails this way legally

Don’t pay someone to do it for you its too easy to do

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I consider $40/hrs with no benefits reasonable, but you need to adjust for area cost of living and the fact you getting a % of sales in addition to salary. It also depends on how much your wife enjoys doing it and if it takes away from thing she wants to do.

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I can see whre your coming from but all rappers made mistakes including him so how would u define “real”? I think hes is real because he spoke his minde despite wat critics thought of him but yea i sorta agree wit u but no human is perfect

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It was buried in the underground. MC’s such as One Be Lo, MF Doom, Apathy, Celph Titled, Vinnie Paz, Elzhi, Slug, Brother Ali, Brotha Lynch Hung, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Kool Keith, Virtuoso, Percee P, Canibus, and those kind of peoples still keep it real.

I’m more of a fan of golden age hip-hop (the kind you mentioned, such as A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Black Sheep, EPMD, Run-D.M.C., Biz Markie) then underground (MF Doom, El-P, R.A. The Rugged Man), so I can recommend you alot of golden age hip-hop if you want.

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Celebrities change their signatures alllllll the time. Especially because she would probably be signing these one after the other after the other so her writing would get messy and change around a lot! No need to analyse, so exciting to get autographed mail! Be thankful 🙂

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Olmert + george bush= destruction+terror

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Direct marketing means personalized not broadcast. Examples could be mail, flyers, email, etc. They are intended to communicate one on one.

Direct marketing works best when you know your target audience is, then have a great list with that target on it, then a great offer. Creative is important – but if you don’t have the first 3, you are throwing money away.

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Different types of marketing are appropriate at different stages of the buying process. A company should design their marketing mix accordingly. There are situations where direct marketing isn’t appropriate or effective but many companies rely on direct marketing to generate qualified sales leads. In many cases, a company can generate $20-$50 in directly measurable sales for every $1 spent on direct marketing. With that kind of ROI, direct marketing is an integral part of many marketing plans.

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Try Craigslist

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Scour the phone book and websites. No cost except your time

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Here are some great books for you,

Unlimited Selling Power by Donald Moine
Anything by Dan Kennedy
Anything by Jay Abraham
Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

Best of luck to you

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One way of earning online money is to create a Toolbar with Radio and Games http://www.createtoolbar.org/

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The best way to sell would be to contact a buisness broker, that way you can pretty much get what you are asking for.

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YOU AGAIN. What a bore.

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As an Amway business owner and the owner of a number of other businesses, that it is unlikely that you’ll succeed at it if you’re over-stressed. What’s more, due to it’s very nature, if you don’t succeed at it, then your “mentor” gets no benefit either.

The key thing to remember is that it is your business, not your uplines or downlines or anyone else. If you feel you need a break, then take a break! The great thing about Amway is that it’s not going away. You can maintain your membership, buy whatever products you want, or not, for as long as you want. I’ve just taken an 8 yr break with my Amway business due to stress from another business!

Now, if the problem is primarily financial stress, perhaps from buying BSM (business support materials such as books/Cds/seminars) then sit down with your upline, be 100% honest and tell him what you’re saying here – you simply can’t afford it right now. Apart from seminar tickets obviously, there’s no reason he can’t lend you materials free of charge. If he won’t, then keep going upline until you find someone who is sympathetic to your situation and will help you.

Personally I found Amway-related training materials great input for me while I was building other businesses, you may find the same. Remember though, it’s your life and your business, you make the decisions. Sometimes that requires hurting others.

So, in summary, Amway’s not something you have to either quit or give 110% to, there’s other possibilities. Talk honestly to your mentor – if you don’t feel you can, then he’s not the right mentor for you. Try speaking to someone upline until you find someone you connect with. If you’d like more advice, feel free to come chat on http://www.amwaytalk.com

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To qualify for the “passive income”, you’ll likely have to spend many years of working full-time. In my time the promised passive income was in the range of 400-500$ (and a next stage of over 1000$), and I can’t remember anyone who made it that far.

You do need to have a lot of family connections, or many friends. It won’t work very well on strangers. Not that it’s going to work very well on your family, they will usually only do it to support you, which is what Amway is counting on. Still, don’t expect that a lot of people will agree to sign up or buy things. Most will simply start avoiding you at some point.

To make money, you need to both sell products and recruit people, and the people you sign up have to succeed as well. By design, you need to recruit new people on a regular basis to qualify for anything worthwhile. Also keep in mind that by signing up your friends and family, you’re actually causing them to lose time and money, since a lot of people never manage to earn anything from it.

Guys at the top don’t exactly make money like you do. They were in it from the beginning, so everyone else including you is making money for them. They also don’t just sell products or sign up people. A large chunk of their income comes from books and motivational speeches, which you are often encouraged to buy (your superiors might tell you that you need them if you want to succeed). They also usually have other investments, so Amway is only a part of their income, and not a fundamental one.

Your friend means well, but you should do some calculations and make an estimate on how much you’ll actually have to invest, how much time you’re likely to spend, and how many people would actually be interested. In other words – market research. This is business, there’s no room for trusting friends.

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Yahoo Merchant Solutions is the more expensive of two hosted solutions I recommend to my clients. It has everything you need to start an online business, and there’s more flexibility with how you configure the online store – the online store tool is more sophisticated than the solution below (Office Live).

Yahoo Merchant Solutions: http://bit.ly/18XIYi

The other solution I recommend is Microsoft Office Live Small Business. Office Live is a free service that has an easy to use online web designer tool with templates which allows you to create a website without the need to know how to do HTML/CSS coding. It comes with 500 MB of storage and was designed for small business such as yourself. It is an all-in-one internet toolkit to help give your small business an online presence.

Since it is from a big brand (Microsoft), you can be sure that the right privacy and security policies are in place (unlike many other places on the internet where breach of privacy is quite prevalent). Microsoft is currently offering a free domain name (i.e. Yourdomain.com) for the first year. Of course, if you prefer, you can always use the free provided subdomain name.

To accept payment on your Office Live website, you can either use Paypal (free), which is great because you can accept credit cards, or you can try the Store Manager module (paid add-on) for Office Live. Try it out:

Office Live: http://bit.ly/3nftlb

Paypal: http://bit.ly/eVSCE

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I think this blog might be helpful to you to find out if this business your looking for is legit or not. It’s aimed for giving people different business opportunities, I didn’t see this one on the blog, but the information prior to that on what to look for I think would be very helpful to finding if Automated Solutions is legitament or not.

Http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-eqfAfFMlcqA8fDHDwdpcueRYyTm4?p=8

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Etailing (retailing) and web 2.0 (community building)

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Health care, on line swapping of registration documents and national internet databases for doctors speeding up what has always been very bureaucratic is the main advance

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Well there are about a million “phenomenal growth” opportunities on the web.

Lots of high tech companies, like voice-over-ip reselling.

Selling products is clearly a huge growth area (amazon, buy etc).

Lastly affiliate opportunities are surprisingly profitable and easy to do.
For example check out bigcrumbs:
http://home.bigcrumbs.com/syncpedia

Basically as long as you shop ebay, amazon, buy.com etc from your bigcrumbs account, you get cash back from every purchase.
I buy allot on ebay and get an average of .30 – $1 cash back every time. Not much by itself but it adds up fast.
You can also refer other people and then will get cash back on all of their purchases too!.

Anyways, point being on the above i’ve had good returns on it, and it’s just an affiliate system that anyone can access.

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You need to have a business account with them. Pop into the business centre at your local store and register your business name and address with them. You then quote this number when you buy through the business centre or, presumably, on-line.

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If you are in construction management, other than engineering, what you know is more important than how you got to know it. If you are taking the classes to beef up your resume, you may be better off going to an established college of university.

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Tax permits, a website and a merchant account/paypal so you can accept credit cards

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This is a very saturated market but if you have marketing dollars you can make it work. You will have to educate yourself on social media marketing for this business to succeed.

Http://socialmarketingjournal.com

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Maybe

http://www.bbb.org
http://www.citysearch.com

Hope that helps.