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Valuable Advice When Investing in Domain Names

By R Scott Hall

Domain names, when wisely invested, can be quite lucrative, just as investing in real estate would be. It’s picking the right name, following the registration requirements and selling or trading at the right time. With any investment, you want to be well informed of exactly how and when you can turn a profit, and there are important considerations before you want to even make your purchase.

The shortest name is almost always the better option. Phrases are OK, and some of them will get a lot of hits to your site or get you plenty of offers for decent money, but keep in mind when people are doing searches, they usually just put one or two words. The less words, the more hits you are likely to get.

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Tags: domains, godaddy

Internet Marketing Tips – Dealing With the Down Times

By Steven Wagenheim

Internet marketing is a funny animal. Just when things are going well, BAM… you get hit with a slow economy or a holiday or whatever. Suddenly your $300 a day income is down to $100 a day… You’re about ready to hit the panic button and throw the baby out with the bath water. Well, before you do that, this article will help get you through those slow times. Trust me, they will pick up again.

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What are the Advantages to Creating Your Own Product?

By Chris J. Smith

Many people sell other people’s products, but making and selling your own product can make you a ton of money.

Affiliate Marketing is Common

Affiliate marketing is very common. This is when you sell someone else’s product on the Internet or offline. They make the product and then you just go out and sell it. You get paid a percentage or flat-fee “commission.”

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Tags: product development

How Much is My Business Worth?

By Denise T. Davis

If you are considering selling your small business, it will be important for you to evaluate your business in order to derive a reasonable asking price. Experts recommend that you assess the business from more than one angle in order to obtain an accurate picture of how much your business is worth.

Rules of Thumb Methodology
Begin by analyzing the history of your business to determine how much profit the business has been earning in excess of your own salary and benefits. Project future data based on your specific history, as well as general market trends to establish if the past is a fair representation of the future. This is typically known as “Rules of Thumb” methodology.

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Tags: formulas, pricing

5 Tips for Small Businesses to Make Moolah From Social Marketing

By Bryan Kress

Too many business owners are overlooking the opportunities that may arise from marketing over social networks. With the population of Internet users rising exponentially over the past few years, social marketing has become a very useful tool for most Web-based businesses, but not for small business owners. However, with most customers having a MySpace or Facebook account, why aren’t they utilizing these networks for a free way to market? The reason why this has been overlooked is due to the lack of knowledge on social marketing.

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Tags: social

Another Easy Competition Killer

Your competitor’s selling something.

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Beat Your Competitor’s Guarantee

Your competition most probably has a guarantee. Beat it. And make it a selling point.

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No Back-End? Go Affiliate.

You probably know back-end product are often the most profitable. Cost and effort are low… your “customer” already knows you.

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Sell Cheap to Sell Expensive

Loss leader strategy. Sell something cheaply, but use that to sell your more expensive product/service to your existing “customers.”

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