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A Newbie Guide - The Absolute Truth About Internet Marketing

A Newbie Guide - The Absolute Truth About Internet Marketing

Helping people and giving Newbies "No Holds Barred" advice is what makes me tick. I'm no Terry Dean earning an income that allows him to buy a forest but I have been marketing online since 1998 and I know which way is up!

Here's an email, modified to be an article, that I send to Newbies asking me how they can make a Million bucks Online!!

I always love to help people but remember I will never build you up with false promises. On the Internet you can realize just about any goal you set your heart on - if you are truly serious about running a proper business.

All you need to do is to take everything one step at a time. If you are expecting to make a few thousand dollars this month - You Won't! If you are expecting to make a Million by the end of the year - You Won't!

Online Marketing is not difficult but, just the same as any other trade or profession, you have to learn it. More importantly, you have REALLY got to WANT to learn it from the first step of the ladder. This does not and will not happen overnight.

The 98% of people that fail are "Fly By Nights". Continually buying into these $5, $10 programs or whatever just because there's the promise of a quick buck. That's being selfish.

Until you learn that other people, i.e. your customers, are far more important than you will ever be, you will always remain within the ranks of the 98% that have failed.

Use some common sense here folks. Just take a look at the proven successful people online such as Terry Dean, Yanik Silver, Richie Beneteau and more recently Frank Garon just to name a few.

Are these guys buying into five buck programs and "blasting" their Ads to $1 Safe Lists? Of course not. Why?

Simple Answer... They don't work! Not Yesterday, Not Today and Not Tomorrow - Period! Great as a hobby for earning a few bucks now and then but remember that true wealth brings with it both discipline and responsibility.

Discipline in your own life and responsibility towards your customers to provide them with the absolute best solution to their needs and/or problems.

Never forget that the last thing you want is for your valued customer to be stuck half way down some matrix or other and you never speak to them again. Chances are that if your name is associated with a $2 program or a useless service that has been bought on your personal recommendation they will never speak to you again anyway! Bye Bye future sales!

Your reputation is everything. Why ruin it forever just to make a few bucks today? What about tomorrow? Next Week? Next Year? A satisfied customer will stay with you for life and this is the direction in which you must be heading.

Why be a street corner trader when for the same effort your personal and financial rewards could be so much greater and last so much longer?

If you are prepared to go the distance there is now a vast amount of material available to you for free but also, unfortunately, there is even more junk which is guaranteed to confuse you.

Select your learning materials very carefully. As a general rule, any material either free or paid from the established Internet Marketers will always be good value. For starting out as a Newbie just pick those experts whose style you feel comfortable with and read everything they have ever written.

Then go back and read it all over again.

Read, Read, Read and then read some more. You are going back to school but there's no exams here. You either have enough knowledge to succeed or you don't. There is very little luck involved with Internet Marketing.

There are very few people who will be unable to grasp the concept of Internet Marketing. This being the case, why is it that 98% of people who try to make a living online will never make as much as $100 per month?

Again, a very simple answer. They are not consistent. They are not prepared to follow the steps that the experts use because it takes too much effort. They are always looking for a cheaper, faster and lazier way to make a buck.

Hence the huge amount of cheap and "free" scams available which everybody complains about but the 98% Failure Club are still there continuing to fan the flames with their dollar bills. I ask you to think seriously the next time that you are going to sign up with some program for "free" and spend all your time and energy promoting it as yet another "free opportunity" just so that people will join your downline.

What is the REAL Quality of the downline that you have just recruited? How much leverage and residual income have you created through your efforts? An honest answer would be minimal to none.

If you think small you will forever remain small. Consider that if someone had to pay $50, $100 or $250 to join a reputable, professional program, just think how much more motivated and active your downline is going to be.

If You Think Small You Will Forever Remain Small.

To be successful online there only a few simple steps to follow and as long as you consistently apply just basic business principles and ethics it is almost impossible to fail in your venture.

In conclusion remember that even the "Heavy Hitters" don't convert every lead. They have to work really hard to convert maybe only 2 or 3 in every hundred but, if you treat these customers with respect and don't just forget about them you will, in time, have a gold mine sitting on your desk top.

Ade Martin is the publisher of Ade's eCommerce News. A weekly marketing newsletter to help people who wish to start and grow their online home business in an ethical and professional manner. Subscribe Today. http://Ades-Webmasters-Portal.com/ (preferred) or mailto:aenews@ademartin.par32.com

Ade Martin is the publisher of Ade's eCommerce News and the owner/webmaster of several sites giving free assistance and information to newbies who wish to start and grow their online home business ethically and professionally. He has made available an entire members only marketing web site with pertinent information for the benefit of his readers which compliments his popular newsletter. http://Ades-Webmasters-Portal.com/

"How To Build Your Very Own Software Empire In 6 Easy Steps!"Brian Terry

"How To Build Your Very Own Software Empire In 6 Easy Steps!"

By Brian Terry (c) 2002

Without question software products are "THE" biggest sellers online today, pulling in the hugest amount of profits for their creators, and quite often making them millionaires overnight.

You only need to look as far as Microsoft for evidence of this important fact.

However, what many people forget is you don't have to be a Bill Gates to build your own software empire.

In fact, right now there's small army of regular people like you and me wheeling tons of cash to the bank day in day out.

Believe it or not all you need is one "decent" project to quit your 9-5 job.

Read on and I'll reveal to you how you can start building your own "red hot" software products today!

These simple steps will give you the boost you need to quickly get things under way:

1. "How to pull hot ideas out of thin air"

Did you know the only qualifications you need to create and develop "killer" software are a good pair of eyes and ears!

Then it's just a simple matter of fine tuning these senses to dig for rock solid profitable software ideas.

Let me explain how you can do this...

Next time you use your computer make sure you have a pen and note pad next to you.

As you're working away on your PC keep your eyes peeled for ways of doing things better and more efficiently.

For example, when you're surfing around a website hunting down a piece of information you might think. "If only I had a drop down menu that enables me to search this entire site for what I'm looking for!".

Bingo! you've just had an idea for a new piece of software!

It doesn't stop there either...

You can get software ideas when you're doing anything, from watching TV to washing your car. You've just got to tune yourself in and jot down every idea you get.

As you can see it's easier than you think!

2. "Become a spy and gather intelligence"

So you now have several software ideas... what do you do with them now?

You need to know if they're profitable. Is there a market? Will people buy it?

The easiest way of doing this is going to somewhere like: http://download.cnet.com/ and search to see if anyone else is selling something the same or similar to your product idea.

If you find this is the case then excellent! you might be on to a winner!

It's now simply a matter of just looking for ways to make your product even better then theirs!

For the best results I recommend test driving your competitions products, make a list of all the features, take notes, look for way to make yours better then add your own magic sauce!

Now you've got the following under your belt: - A notebook full of ideas to research. - A method of spying on your competition to expand your own software feature list.

What's next?

3. "Build your blueprint for success"

Just like building a house software needs to be planned out in every possible detail. The more detail the better (this will save money and time later on).

Think about how people will be using your software, should it be web based or a stand alone application?

Will you offer a free demo so people can try before they buy? Will there be different version of your software for different markets? These are just a few of the questions you must ask yourself when you create the "blueprint".

4. "How to find a first class programmer"

Armed with a detailed software blueprint you now need a programmer to pull the whole thing together for you.

There are several types of programmers around, some better than others and you need to ask as many questions as possible.

I highly recommend getting some references first and speaking to them on the phone at the very least.

Here are a couple of places you could try online where you can "bid" for their services, always aim for quality rather than size if you're looking at a company.

http://www.ework.com http://www.freeagent.com http://www.elance.com

If you want low cost programming on a big project you could try looking offshore to countries like India, Russia and other Eastern European countries. There are some highly talented programmers out there!

At the end of the day you must do your homework wherever you decide to go.

If you're lucky you may just find a programmer to work for free - just to build their portfolio!

When you've finally selected your programmer you need to do these things:

- Agree a price.
- Agree a timescale for completion. - Agree a payout schedule. - Agree a contract for the project.

5. "It's all in the packaging"

What documentation are you giving with your new software? Tutorials? A basic set up guide? An A-Z reference file? I would suggest all 3 and you're covered.

Be sure to make it all as easy to read as possible.

6. "Promotion is essential!"

Now it's make it or break it time.

Keep in mind as with your software you need to plan your site with great care and in the smallest possible detail.

For the best results create a direct response website which answers every question your potential customers may have.

Always emphasise the benefits and use every opportunity you can to collect email addresses to follow up on. You could offer a demo or a 30 day free trial. What about a walk through showing screen shots? There are so many things you can do here!

To really succeed here are 7 key ingredients to creating your very own software empire:

1. A series of "hot" software products 2. A website that gets people to "click." 3. A regular involvement in joint ventures. 4. A useful, selling machine ezine. 5. An affiliate sales force doing most of the selling. 6. A viral marketing campaign. 7. An automated sales and delivery process.

Whilst the above isn't a definitive guide it should give you a good idea about what's involved and how you can easily do the same.

"Enjoy!"

Brian Terry is the author and creator of http://softwaresecrets.5-minute-reviews.com/empire "Discover How to Build Your Own Software Empire Even If You Can't Write a Line of Code" Just send a blank email here: mailto:topsoftware@5-minute-reviews.com

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Salesman - Criterion Collection

Salesman - Criterion Collection
Arguably the best American documentary of the 1960s, Salesman was the pivotal film of the "direct cinema" movement championed by such influential filmmakers as Richard Leacock, D.A. Pennebaker, and (in this case) the Maysles brothers and their longtime collaborator Charlotte Zwerin. It catapulted Albert and David Maysles to international fame (later intensified with Gimme Shelter), and it remains the most powerful document of working-class America in the post-Kennedy era. As compelling as any fictional drama, the film follows four salesmen (nicknamed the Badger, the Gipper, the Rabbit, and the Bull, based on their particular on-the-job attributes) from Boston to Florida as they struggle to sell lavishly illustrated Bibles to reluctant, blue-collar customers as desperate to keep their money as the salesmen are to take it.

The film focuses on the anguished plight of Paul "the Badger" Brennan, an aging Boston-Irish veteran of the salesman circuit, weary of his job and unable to hide his exhaustion from customers and colleagues alike. "I don't want to seem negative," he says in one of the film's many dreary motel rooms, but Paul is negative, and meager sales reflect his attitude. The resulting portrait serves as a two-way mirror of hard-scrabble American survival, simultaneously humorous and heartbreaking, and so honestly revealing that no performance (with the possible exception of Jack Lemmon's in Glengarry Glen Ross) could ever hope to match its level of richly nuanced humanity. Door-to-door salesmen became dinosaurs with the advent of telemarketing and Internet retail, but Salesman is a timeless masterpiece of cinematic truth. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Review: Mick Cath'lic Bible-Peddling and the Gnashing of Badger Teeth

Yessir folks, a fine show, rush out and get your dickbeaters on this'n. For four easy payments of $8.99 this dvd can be added to your collection, via the Amazon credit card. I am seriously considering dropping the loot for it tho, I readily admit. The thing sells itself you know.

I was thoroughly amused by the plight of these four hapless gents, peddlin' Bibles looked like it had to have been the bombiggity back then!

The joyful glee these beasts portray as they play their desperate, scheming games, is poetic beauty in its' stark contrast to the ideals admonished within the pages of their merchandise.

There's "The Gipper" who's slicker'n snot on a doorknob. "The Bull" is ruthless, and you can probably guess about Jimmy "The Rabbit" Baker. Although, they mighta named him "The Rat", or "The Weasel", just as well, given his features, mannerisms, and slight speech impediment.

Then there's our hero, Paul "The Badger" Brennan, the most desperate, a clearly stressed beast, gone stark raving mad. Cracking under the enormous spiritual torture predicated by life as a salesman. His frail, twisted psyche is complete with a vocal disdain for the "guineas" and "micks" he solicits. The demons rattling in his soul are given voice through various self-addressed diatribes, countless piss'n'moan sessions with his fellow salesmen, and the absent-minded humming of an old Irish hymn or the "I wish I was a rich man" refrain from "The Fiddler on the Roof". The Badger pursues the daily grind of his profession with the same tortured despair of an old scabby heroin-addict peddling his flesh for one last fix, in the red-light district.

We are witness to a few priceless pep talks during team meetings and business award ceremonies, the salesmen are no doubt required to attend, meant to bolster up their spirits and fire up their zeal for the job.

The Head Honcho is a savage and driven beast, thick of neck and skull, a cro-magnon with a penchant for poker and gin rummy, who is consumed with the desire to meet out heavy-handed discipline on the malcontents among them.

"I want to go on record, and I want to tell you all, the next man who get's off base with me, I'm gonna tag him out. The ball game's over." he tells the boys, who cheer him wildly, in dedicated fear.

One speaker tells them with righteous conviction, "There are many people who know the Bible. There are many people who can quote from the Bible. But you are different. You know the business." He goes on to equate "Bible-peddling" to "The Father's Business".

Lost souls selling the message FOR lost souls.

There was the standard reserved jubilation in personal success and the failures of others which you are apt to see in the competitive sales game.

"How'd you like the sales meeting, yes men?" asks the Head Honcho of his subserviants. "Tahmarrow Fluriduh boys."

Too-ah-loo-ah-loo-ah-loo it's off to do some sightseeing with the Badger. A salesman with a hard-on for the job, a beautiful beast indeed. Getting lost in Little Iraq. Ali Babba and the Forty Thieves, Aesop's Fables and other deranged analogies.

"Boy, you eat like you're successful." I laughed 'til I sh** at the scene where the Head Honcho breaks the Bull's brass balls the next morning at breakfast. Just as the Bull is ramming a whopping bite of breaky down his throat, the Honch whallops him on the back, thee ol' "Atta boy!" manuever, which in this context meant, "Who's the bit** now?" Apparently no love lost there.

"99% perspiration..." Working poor folks over with coniving desperation. Make that about 110% it appears, Badger. 58 alternative rhetorics to combat the grim excuses caused by poverty. The "Don't have a pot ta poo in, or a winda' ta throw it through, how's I'm gonna buy yer fancy Cath'lic bible, mister?" type of cop-outs.

Smelling blood in the water, the Badger romances a homeland girl, flirtacious handshakes prickling the ire of her husband. "He g'wonna wear that hand out..." hhhahhuhha A thinly veiled threat to any man who would cross the line with his Betty. A sale made and something about how the Bible's been blessed, "...'cuz if it's not blessed you won't be gettin' the full benefits out of it." the Badger lays the Cath'lic smack down on his way out.

The Badger; chuckling goon, purveyor of doom, litterer of flat tires, homesick, ruthless talking monkey.

Probably the most disturbing scene is the one where the Badger hustles a poor, nit-witted housewife for her last few shekels. A true-blue whoring shill, a poster-beast for the genre.

The soul-wrenching agony of a ruptured sale. "Much easier sellin' to mick Cath'lics."

A driven salesman will talk over his marks, cut them off mid-sentence, humiliate them in their own homes. Perhaps more subtle in approach, the cycle continues today. The poor are still targeted and victimized through their own ignorance and the greedy designs of evil beasts.

The Badger's roadside rant to the Rabbit, "I might as well be shootin' myself in the sun." Amen.

Kept on the dangle. Pressure pulling both ways.

A skinny man in open rebellion against his "hooked-on-religion" wife, puts on a phonograph record containing a freakish, classical rendition of the Beatles "Yesterday", turning up the volume in an effort to drown out the unholy desacration happening on his couch. The Bull is closing the deal on this poor bastard's wife. "F*** the bit**!" screams the thin man, on the inside, grinning deviously over a smoldering cigarette.

Returning to their lair that night, clearly rattled, one can sense that the Bull wants Paul to shut his whimpering hole, he is dragging him down.

Paul needs a spark.

The Gipper takes him along on the next mission. "Sometimes it isn't a spark you need, it's an explosion." more desperate chuckling.

"That's Life."

"Join tha Fahss an gitta pinchion." Paul saws on the collective's last thread of unity and sanity.

Big ups to Albert and David Maysles, who give us this rich glimpse of Americana, long forgotten, but the spirit of which, still drives the Beast and its' Machine.

Customer Review: Rare look into a world most of us would rather not see

Redemption isn't cheap. In this documentary it costs $49.95. In the 1960s, that was a lot of money for most people. This particular redemption, in the form of ornate Catholic Bibles, was being peddled to a bunch of mostly lower-middle-class Americans in the South and Midwest, the rust belt and the Bible belt. A group of dogged salesmen, with names like "The Rabbit," "The Gipper" and "The Badger," go around trying to sell their cases of The Holy Writ door to door. They are met mostly with rejection and we see as the film goes on how this wears on most of them, one in particular who seems to be in a slump: he can't find the addresses of the leads he's given. And when he does find them, the people aren't home. Or they don't even give him a chance to launch into his spiel before slamming the door or, in one hilarious moment, closing the glass ventilation blinds on the front of one house.



Although today, the techniques used in 1968's Salesman are seen in everything from so-called reality TV to Michael Moore movies, it was new stuff back in the 1960s. (How they got such relatively good quality sound and picture with the primitive portable equipment is amazing.) For about 90 minutes, we follow these lower-middle-class hucksters who have dreams of making it big. Some boast how they're going to earn "$35,000, $50,000 this year," an astonishingly optimistic goal to set when they're selling $50 Bibles from the trunks of their cars and are lucky to make a few sales a week. But on they trudge, through snow and sleet and sun and heat, using tactics foul and fair to pressure their marks, while they themselves are pressured by the home office to work harder, constantly being told if they fail, it is their fault and their fault alone. The product is a proven winner, "The best seller of all time." Throughout the film I got the feeling that salesmen get no respect, whether they're selling vacuum cleaners or the Scriptures. It made me wonder, "Why do they do it?" Surely there were other ways they could earn as much money. This is the one question I wish the film would have raised.



It sure isn't devotion to The Word of God. These men are, in their off-hours, anything but devout. They smoke, drink, cuss and play poker. By today's standards it's nothing too shocking, but it must have been eye-opening at the time to see the contrast between their day job and their nightly behavior. We also witness the loneliness of the road, as they call home and assure their wives that things are going well and they're "living like kings." We know the truth. The wives don't. It's a poignant moment that can make even the hardest soul sympathetic towards salesmen and their plight.



No, these men, like so many salesmen (and there are even a few women here, though we don't get profiles of them) would sell anything for the commission. When we go to a Chicago sales meeting and get introduced to the company's top selling salesman, he turns out to be Jewish! It's another of the film's funner moments that is delightfully underplayed.



Salesman really doesn't have an ending. We basically watch one salesman as he spirals down further and further, his depression showing in his sales calls. I would like to know what happened to him--by the last scenes he seems ready to quit the business. No matter. Theirs is a dated profession, and we're watching a long-gone age. (They even wipe their feet upon entering a person's home, something I haven't seen someone do in twenty years!) The business was destined to end soon, as direct mail, telemarketing and the Internet all but obliterated their profession. And that in a way was what Salesman ended up documenting as well, even though it probably wasn't the filmmakers' intention when they started on the piece.



Speaking of the filmmakers, there's a terrific and informative commentary track by the two men behind the project, Albert and David Maysles. There's also a delightfully cynical trailer and a recent NPR interview with one of the salesmen that unfortunately I didn't have time to listen to.



This is both one of Criterion's best and most unique releases. Thank goodness there's one video company preserving material like this. Criterion is the main reason I own a DVD player anymore. You should watch this even if you're not sure it will interest you, because by the time you reach the end of this pathos-filled time capsule of a film, it will. You'll almost find yourself wishing for a sequel.

Echoes of Glory: The History of Notre Dame Football

Echoes of Glory: The History of Notre Dame Football
The Warner History of Notre Dame DVD celebrates the winning tradition of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish spanning 11 National Championships, seven Heisman trophy winners, 78 consensus All-Americans, legendary coaches and a unique game-day atmosphere. The DVD is packed with interviews from the most memorable players and coaches in Notre Dame history, along with tons of bonus features. Run time: 120 minutes.

Customer Review: A must for every Notre Dame fan

This was the best $17 I ever spent. I'll be watching it once a year. Notre Dame is such a special place. I highly recommended this history lesson to all Notre Dame fans.

Customer Review: REQUIRED VIEWING

If God is really Catholic, you'll want to watch this DVD to prepare for all the questions about Notre Dame University and Notre Dame Football that will be asked on the entrance exam for Heaven.

Logitech Harmony 628 Advanced Universal Remote (Blue/Silver)

Logitech Harmony 628 Advanced Universal Remote (Blue/Silver)
The Logitech Harmony 628 Advanced Universal Remote with Interactive Display and Software CD Control enables you to control your entire system with the press of just one button. Simply select an activity and your remote will evaluate the state of all your audio/video components, then send the correct commands to make your system do exactly what you want. The intuitive layout and one-touch Activity Buttons of the Logitech Harmony 628 makes it the ideal choice for controlling your entire entertainment system.

The Harmony 628 integrates all your device remotes with no macro programming. Setting up the remote is easy using the Web Wizard. Just tell the wizard the make and model of your devices, and Logitech's patented Smart State Technology does the rest. After completing the Web Wizard set-up, program the remote by simply connecting the Harmony Remote to your computer with the supplied USB cable. One-touch activity buttons allow you to watch TV, listen to music and more with ease. Lastly, the easy-to-read interactive display keeps you in control and informed of what's going on, and backlighting makes the buttons and interactive display glow brightly for easy use in the dark.

What's in the Box
Harmony 628 remote control, Harmony software installation CD, USB cable, 4 AAA batteries, and quick start guide.

Customer Review: Frustrating programming

Be very careful with the initial programming of this device. If you need to change something later, you're SOL! It's now just sitting in a drawer...

Customer Review: Great remote, but mine had a memory error. Replaced with the 659.

I spent 6 hours and 37 minutes on the phone (includeds hold time) with Logitech support to figure out the issues I was having with the remote. Finally at one point it would no longer update. They diagnosed it as a bad internal memory and I sent it back to Amazon.



I ended up buying the H659 and have been happy with it, although the extra couple buttons (compared to the 628) are useless for my setup, so I spent an extra $20 more for nothing. To be fair, the time with support mentioned above included helping me getting minor problems worked out with the 659.



I will say this about Logitech support. I called 4 times, once for something minor, and the folks in their Tier 1 support in Las Vegas ALWAYS transferred me to Tier 2 support in Toronto. Vegas knows little and was of no value. Toronto on the other hand has a very polite and very sharp support staff. Omar and Melissa in particular were fantastic. My only complaint is I waited 2, 26, 42, & 51 minutes on hold waiting for Tier 2 to answer. Actually, the 2 minute wait was nothing, but the wait time averaged 30 minutes on hold over my four calls.



I'm now using the H659 and I'm happy with it's performance. I suspect the 628 could have made me just as happy if I had stuck with it. I think the memory issue is isolated so I didn't kill the product with a poor rating.

PSP PlayGear Mod Headphones

PSP PlayGear Mod Headphones
The PlayGear Mod Headphones were optimized for you to hear more of your favorite games, music and movies on the PSP screen. The special behind-the-head design and detachable comfort rings keep them in place securely.

Customer Review: Really great sound! but...

I got this item and I thought: "it's really cool and a great sound!" but just three month and now it's broken... don't buy it :(



Only 2 Stars

Customer Review: Great Headphones Great Price

I have tried dozens of headphones for my IPod and these are by far the best. The sound is clear and crisp and they beat headphones costing $100 for comfort.

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Allegations Of Wrongdoing Growing In Mayoral Race

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A runoff mayoral race marked by escalating charges of wrongdoing will go to the voters on Tuesday.

Mobile Professionals Need A Mobile Fax Solution

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:14:08 -0800
by Christopher Fitch What exactly does it mean to be a mobile professional? If it means answering calls with a smart phone and possibly checking voicemail and reading and returning e-mail, then great. But what happens when the mobile professional needs to have move functionality in the field? How about receiving and reviewing faxes? And calls that, while the mobile professional is occupied with a client or patient, cannot get answered? Although smart phones provides advanced services, without

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