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by Nathaniel Tabares, Nat

It has been said that "what matters is not what you sell but how you promote it." So, the secret to success lays within your marketing techniques. That's why it is very important for business owners to develop skills which allow them to increase the sales of their products.

One of the most important skills you must have is the ability to reach a lot of people quickly. To do this you need to realize how powerful media is an how it can drastically increase your revenues.

- Classified ads -

Free classified ads are another way you can advertise online at no cost to you. They represent on the Internet what a newspaper ad represents on the streets. You can post ads to thousands of web sites and reach millions of internet users.

The drawback of this strategy is that it is time consuming, but once you get used to it you will realize which are the easier ad sections to post to and the most effective ones. It may take some time though before you discover those that fit you well. You can post your ads to the following websites:

Among others.

- E-zine promotion -

You can post an add to a vast amount of individuals by submitting it to many different e-zines at once. This is simple and free. Just go to read the information they provide for you there and complete their form.

Your ad will be displayed in hundreds of e-zines all over the Internet. There is a combined amount of more than 1,000,000 subscribers at those web sites, so you will gain a lot of exposure from them.

I think it is better if you use an alternate e-mail address for this purpose. You can get a free email address from Yahoo. When I joined the list I received many messages every day.

This technique could bring you additional traffic. The only problem I see is that most other individuals also join the list to advertise to other people as you do. So, the goal of most subscribers is to sell products, not to buy them.

I think though it is a good way to diversify your trading strategies. You could give it a try and see if it works for you. Remember to use an alternate email address and read their terms and conditions first.

- Safe lists -

Safe lists are lists of e-mail addresses from people who have requested to receive messages and information about a specific topic. As you probably already know to deliver comments or advertisement via e-mail to others without their consent or authorization is called spamming and is illegal.

Also if you spam others do not expect to receive a reasonable response rate from them. What do I mean? I mean that you can send a message to millions of individuals, but if they are not interested in what you are selling and they didn't requested that information from you, then you will probably make very few sales, plus you will receive a lot of complaints from hundreds of them.

Then what is the smart way to advertise using e-mail addresses? The answer is safe lists. Think about it. This people are looking for information related to the products or services you are selling. Many of them are even getting paid to read your messages. This technique is also called advertising to targeted opt-in mailing lists. You can create your own list of subscribers.

You can join Yahoo groups or Google groups and start your own newsletter. The way you get subscribers is by posting valuable information there that your visitors would like to read. You can also join any of the companies bellow:

Bravenet

Topica

Zinester

Your mailing list provider

Coollist

Now, keep in mind that building your own list of subscribers takes time. Some people prefer to pay others for the privilege of advertising on their lists. For example, www.e-mailpaysu.com offer you the opportunity to advertise to their subscribers for a fee. This is just an example. There are many other companies like these on the Internet today and their prices vary.

As you can see, this techniques can increase your exposure and help you get more clients. You can read about other effective marketing techniques from my other articles on this series.

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An easy, inexpensive method for attracting targeted subscibers for your list is with ezine advertising. To succeed, you'll need a couple of pointers.

First, how do you write ezine solo ads to get them on your list? Second, how should you write ads to profit from your own list?

Many marketers don't know that there's a distintion between the two. In this article I'll explain the difference and give you an example of both.

Advertising to Their List
Your primary goal when advertising in an ezine is to get subscribers to your opt-in list. The best way to accomplish this is to offer a free e-course or e-book targeted to the subscribers of the ezine. They receive your offer in exchange for their email address.

For example, let's say you're an expert at search engine optimization(SEO). You may send out a solo ezine ad like this: "Get my 7 day e-course to master top Google ratings". You would have a direct link to the subscribe form on your website. For best results, place your ad in marketing or webmastering ezines.

Advertising to Your List
Your primary goal when dealing with your list is to build a relationship first. You want to establish yourself as an expert in your field. This is done by giving away unique, high quality information that your subscribers will find useful. You've already started the process with your free offer.

You can supplement your own info. with free reprint articles which can be found at numerous article sites like www.isnare.com. In essence, you do the research and pass on the best information you can find. You help your subscribers save time and money which builds trust and crediblity.

When the time comes to actually advertise, you should simply recommend a product or service that you personally use. Your credibility is on the line here, so be careful about what you refer. To increase the response to your ad, try bundling a free bonus that compliments or completes your product.

For example, say you're still an SEO expert. You've given away a bunch of valuable information so far and haven't "advertised" anything yet. You decide to recommend the keyword tool you use and throw in a free report about the top ten methods for researching keywords. Your ad might look like this: "My recommended keyword tool plus bonus research report". If you've established yourself as an expert, people will WANT know what keyword tool you use. You see the difference? You don't look like another marketer after their wallet, but a trusted source of information.

Success isn't so far away, if you're willing to put a little effort and some dedication into your work. Follow the guidelines mentioned and you'll definitely increase sales, expand your opt-in list, and build an invaluable reputation.

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