Internet Marketing Information

CONTEND
TRUST
START PART TIME
ATTENTION SENIORS
WARNING
INTERNET BANK PAYPAL
LIGHTSIDE
FREECYLE NETWORK
FREE INFORMATION SERVICES

Free Internet Information

Most of the information listed below is hard to find and time consuming. If your just starting out or marketing part-time,all of it will come handy one day. I would suggest you make a file, name it "Resources, Tools, Tips", copy and paste it in the file.

This article is geared more to new persons who want to market on the Internet. If you’re a experienced webmaster, a great newsletter for professionals is;
www.sitepronews.com

TRUST

In my day you had to what is called hard sell until your customer gave in. It took from 6 to 12 calls to close a deal. I really think you pushed your product tell the weary customer gave in.

Today on and off line, it doen’t matter how good of a salesperson you are, how many times you hit him with your product, the customer is too savvvy to buy something they don’t need. More so on line, as with a click your gone.

You have to focus on the customer needs. Communication and ethics now play bigger role in selling. Learn to see things from a customer’s point of view and take the time to listen. The customer wants questions answered.

The biggest time spend in selling, more so in mail order or on the Internet is developing a relationship with your customer and building trust.If you did a good job in the first two, closing a sale will take the smallest of your time spend with your customer.

I was in the publishing, printing, mail order business before I retired. Some of the ways to attract customers to your site, using off line free sources which are not used as often on the Internet are;

Bulletin boards, regardless of were you live, opportunties abound. You will find these boards in grocery stores, malls, churches, hospotials, civic centers.

Mall events, most malls will rent space on week ends were perons can put up a table to sell their products. Many of them come back every week end . Check around see if any of them will allow you to place cards or flyers on their table. Even offer to help at thier table for a couple of hours in exchange.

This goes for the big garage sales, flea markets that are on weekends. This way you are going to some of the would be Internet Marketers, but don’t know where or how to start. By being off line you are starting to build a trust with them.

Try some off line ways to advertise. You will be surpised at the results.

START PART TIME

Once you dig your way through all the hype, scams and frauds, you find that there is a future in marketing on the Internet.
Don’t get carried away and quit your full time job. Start part time from home(which gives you some tax breaks). If you have a room set aside for your Internet marketing, you can write off a percentage of your rent, light, heat etc. Plus any supplies, computer, copier,connection to the Internet .

When you start make sure you wouldn’t be one more of the problems. Check out the governing regulations that effect Internet marketing. Go to www.ftc.gov.com and get familiar with the regulations and check out some of the other helpful links to tips, fraud.

FILE TYPES

In addition to HTML files, Google search also supports 12 other formats such as PDF, Microsoft Office, PostScript, Corel WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, and others.

Additionally, Google also offers the user the ability to "View as HTML, which allows users to view these files in case the corresponding software is not installed on the user’s PC. It also eliminates the hazards of opening a virus-infected document.

ADVANCED NEWS SEARCHES

A new offering from Google - Advanced News Search, allows visitors to scour headlines by date, location, exact phrases or publication. People can use it retrieve articles from more than 4,500 news outlets publishing on the Web.

ATTENTION SENIORS
There are big advantages in using the Internet. You can use computer and the Internet free. To find public access to computers and training near you, in Canada call 1 800 268-6608. It’s A toll free number.

The Community Access Program provides places such as libraries, schools and community centres, where you can use computers free and be on the Internet. For information call 1 800 575-9200 or if you have a computer go to; http://cap.ic.gc.ca

Besides keeping in tounch with friends and family, many seniors are finding that they can supplment their pensions by going on line.

Remember if you do plan on going on the internet to earn, research before you put out any money. Join free, and work your way in slowly.

Subcriber to a few free news letters, join a few free forums. Check it out first before putting out any money. Yes the Internet is full of scammers, but there are some good chances of earning with firms who have been around for years.

WARNING

Most people who have been on the Internet for awhile, are becoming a little more sophisticated, and are not falling for the traditional scams, phishing. Most no longer get fooled by notices from Banks, PayPal, Tax Department, lottory.

However phishing has found another way at getting your money. They have come up with websites offshore, list some products at bargain prices, (small amounts) and even send you the product.

Once they have your credit card number, and learn your billing date, they will charge your account with products you didn’t ordered. By the time you get your billing notice and realize you didn’t order and contact your credit company, they are a long time gone.

I never give out my credit card number other then PayPal. Every time there is a charge made to my account at PayPal, within seconds I will receive a e mail from them. Further if I did order a product and didn’t receive it, I know they will credit my account with the amount payed out. Play it save . Check out PayPal it is free to join. More information below.

YOUR INTERNET "BANK" PAYPAL
If you buy or sell on the Internet, you need a secure reliable firm for sending,accepting payments online. Paypal (owed by e bay) is one of the preferred ways of sending or receiving cash online.

You are notified within minutes when you pay, buy or send money. Never trust using your cards on the Internet. By the time you get your monthly statement hundreds of dollars could be charged to your account. Play it save. Get a free account with PayPal today!
https://www.paypal.com/row/mrb/pal=EMXEHEG6CP2TY

No Support For Microsoft Windows 98, and Millennium Edition

Microsoft is phasing out support for the older operating systems. Windows98 was released in June 1998, Second Edition followed a year later, and Millennium Edition came out in 2000. Microsoft has been providing fixes for only "critical" flaws the past couple of years and is ending support altogether next month, after its planned July 11 patch release. Windows XP with Service Pack 1 reaches its end of support on Oct. 10, 2006.

LIGHTSIDE

A man walking on a side street in Vancouver stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up, rubbed it, and out popped a genie. The genie said, "OK, You released me but I am old, getting tired of granting 3 wishes…..you can only get one wish!"

The man said, "I have always wanted to go to Hawaii, but I am to scared to fly, and I get very seasick. Could you build me a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over there to visit?"

The genie laughed and said, "That’s impossible!! Think of the logistics Of that! The supports, concrete, steel!! No, think of another wish.."

So the man said, "I have been married and divorced four times. My Wives always said that I don’t care and that I am insensitive. I wish that I could understand women, know how they feel inside, and what they’re thinking when they give me the silent treatment. Know why they’re crying, know what they really want when they say "nothing", know how to make them truly happy".

The Genie said, "do you want that bridge to be 2 lanes or 4?.

BE EFFICIENT
Map your appointment and meeting locations directly from within Microsoft® Office Outlook®. Get driving directions, print detailed maps, find optimized trip routes,and estimate travel times. Receive reminders based on the estimated travel time. Even save details to view when you’re offline.

Share It

Send Outlook appointment location details to others—even those without the add-in.
http://outlook.local.live.com/minisites/local/outlook/default.aspx

To find more downloads, visit the Microsoft Download Center.


For support with downloads,
visit the Help and Support site.

Add maps to Outlook


A Look at Third Party eBay Tools
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SolutionsDirectory

THE FREECYLE NETWORK
Do you have stuff you no longer have use for and want to get rid of? If you haven’t got time for garage sales, or ebay-you need to check out "The Freecyle Network".

Founded in 2003, the network has more then 1.7 million members in 3,100 Communities in over 50 countries. The only rules around what can be exchanged, or offered free is that it be legal, for any age group. There is a good chance of a listing from your city. For details click on:
www.freecycle.org

FREE INFORMATION, SERVICES

Site Explorer allows you to explore the entire pages index by Yahoo Search. You can view the most popular pages from any site, site map, and pages that link.
http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com

When Searching Yahoo News

http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/news/beta/beta-08
You can also search through video, audio, syndicated news, blogs of Corporations or various individuals.

Maps, driving directions, yellow pages, real estate.
http://maps.yahoo.com/

Register free and gain access to scam alerts, news.
http://www.directfraud.com

Find a business, get directions,map.
http://maps.goole.com/maps

Healthy Eating.
www.hc-gc.ca/nutrition

Food recalls and allergy alerts.
www.cfia-acia.agr.ca

Disclaimer: The Author of this article is not responsible for accuracy or completeness nor shall he be held liable for any damage or loss arising out of or in any way related to the information or utilization of it.

About the author:
Bruce Chambers sold his printing, publishing, mail order business and retired in 1980. He came on the Internet in 2003. He researched for 1 year, and then started a free monthly Internet marketing report, plus free monthly recipes, bar mixes, tips newsletters.

At present he resells from his website. You can subscribe to either or both free newsletters by going to his web site. Please visit: http://www.cbestbuys.com/