Complete "Rules" of the Online Game

Today, I was catching up on reading my emails. In one email, I came across an article referring to rules of the online game and how they apply to everyone. Since the article is written by someone whose knowledge I respect hightly, I decided to share it with you.

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No Loopholes In Online Bizz "Rules"

- by Jim Edwards

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
http://www.thenetreporter.com
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I just finished teaching an intensive 2-day workshop in
London, England about creating ebooks and operating your own
profitable online info-publishing business on a shoestring
budget.

As I stood in front of a crowd almost 5,000 miles from home,
I realized (yet again) that the Internet represents the
great business equalizer of the 21st century.

Anyone with a great idea and the guts and patience to
persevere and act on that idea can succeed online, often
beating out much larger companies that can't adapt quickly
enough to prosper or profit.

I also realized while standing in front of the crowd that
despite arguments to the contrary, people all over the world
buy and sell online for exactly the same reasons.

Anyone who tells you that "My market is different" or "It
doesn't work that way in my country" has forgotten the basic
rules for selling online.

Bottom line: Anyone selling anything online - regardless of
their location - must obey the following "rules" or risk
many heartaches and an empty wallet.

** Targeted Audience **
What exactly do your customers want and what words do they
use to describe the products and services they will
purchase?

Don't assume you know how and what they want to buy - ask
them!

From this research you will determine the "keywords" your
customers will use to find your business while surfing and
using search engines.

You should then focus completely on these keywords while
constructing your entire web presence and advertising
campaigns.

** Focused Website **
Your website should center exclusively on those issues
directly related to what you sell online.

If you sell "purple widgets" then only write about the
characteristics, features and benefits of using your purple
widgets.

Take great care in your copy writing to keep your text
focused on one subject per web page and make liberal use of
your keywords and their synonyms.

Constructing your "mini sites" in this manner will aid you
greatly in keeping people focused on your sales message long
enough to make a buying decision.

** Targeted Traffic! **
A website without visitors rates the same as designing and
constructing a 30-foot billboard and then hiding it in your
basement instead of setting it by the highway.

Don't fall victim to traffic scams which promise thousands
of visitors for only $100.

Those schemes don't work because the traffic isn't targeted.
http://AdWords.Google.com makes the best place to start
getting targeted visitors because you only pay for the
visitors you actually receive (pay-per-click), not for the
ads you run.

** Build Relationships **
Successful online businesses build relationships with their
customers and prospects.

You can only do this if you stay in touch with them through
value-added mailings, emails, and updates.

Online businesses whose only communication involves repeated
"pitches" or opportunities to spend money don't fare as well
in the long haul.

A group of loyal customers and subscribers will sustain an
online business owner much longer than a fat advertising
budget ever could.

** Stay Informed **
Understand that creating a successful online business
requires commitment to a process of constant promotion and
continuous education.

You must stay current on cost-effective promotion techniques
for driving traffic to your site as well as any factors
specifically affecting your market online.

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Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the
co-author of an amazing new ebook that will teach you how
to use fr^e articles to quickly drive thousands of targeted
visitors to your website, affiliate links, or blogs...

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Have A Blessed Day and Continued Success,

Christine Range

The Underground Giveaway Has Unveiled

Internet marketers have formed a highly classified alliance, underground, and they are now giving it away as a gift.

I was given permission by Aurelius Tjin (Owner of Underground Giveaway) to give you free private access to the membership worth $4197 and growing.

It has taken months for these marketers to prepare for the launch of this website and it is now available to people who have granted access.

So I urge you to go there now. I can't guarantee it'll still be free for much longer:

Gain Access To Your $4,196 Free Gift Here!

To Your Success!
Christine Range

ANNOUNCEMENT: Best of EbayII Pre-Launch

The Best of eBayII will launch on Tuesday morning April 11th
at 9 am and end Monday, April 17th at midnight.

This Limited JV Event is the sequel to Dave Lovelace's huge
Best of eBay event held previously in September, 2005. Dave
convinced 10 Top Auction Experts and Coaches to donate one of
their "high quality products" to create a limited-edition of
"Ultimate Auction Training Toolkit" at a drastic discount for
7 days only. Thus, the event came to be named "Best of...

The JV event was a huge success and created a lot of buzz and
excitement back in September. It is expected to increase this
time around. I have been told that 1,000 marketers have
already joined and official launch is not until April 11th.

If you missed it the first time, you can get on board this
by INVITATION-ONLY now. However, I would highly
recommend you sign up as soon as possible.
Limited JV Invitation!!!

It's likely we are going to be hearing quite a bit about Best of
eBayII for quite some time.


Christine Range

Knowledge Is Power

I really do not like staying away from my blog site this long. However, I have been hearing more and more concern from new marketers and intermediate marketers of just how difficult is is to profit online. So I set out to locate and research some simple marketing resources to help us profit faster. I don't mean get-rich quick promises, however, I am talking about making money online faster using affiliate programs. I have come across some "true gems" that will put us in that direction!

Actually, I have located 3 Marketing Resources that Professionals are hiding from from YOU! Only their valued subscribers and joint venture partners are let in on this privileged information. Because I have been an active marketer for awhile now, I have managed to get on some Super and Super, Super Affiliate subscriber lists. I am going to share with you some critical tips that can help you generate more targeted traffic and sales to YOUR Business. Today I am only providing you with one, so you can examine it closely. See how you can best fit it into your current business.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - DAY 1

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You will also Learn the $15,000 Secrets the Professionals are using to make $250,000+/Year in these Marketing Seminars...

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These $10,000 to $20,000 Secrets that are being hidden from You are also being used by The IMC who are currently making over $7.3 million a year.

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I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to hearing about your success!

May God Bless as we are in 2006...

Christine Range

P.S. Remaining 2 Powerful Resources to follow shortly.

Video Predictions

FEATURE ARTICLE:
Google Creates Video "Vending" Machine Online

- by Jim Edwards

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved

http://www.thenetreporter.com

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It's really no secret that search giant, Google.com, wants to own the gateway to all media online.

They operate the Web's most popular search engine, largest free blogging service, and one of the largest news services online.

Recently, Google started offering video from their website. Google's video offerings so far, comprised mostly of documentaries, news, and daytime talk TV programs, represented a testing device to get the kinks out of their video delivery and search system.

Now, thanks to widespread availability of high-speed Internet access, inexpensive desktop video editing, and the emergence of portable video players, Google is steadily ramping up what will surely become the Web's first video "vending" machine.

Log on to Video.Google.com and search a limited number of available TV shows.

Curiously, most do not allow you to play video, only to see still screen shots of the show and read a transcript taken from closed captioning for the hearing impaired. However, based on the fact that Google recently started accepting video submissions through their website, this format is about to change drastically.

Originally, speculation about Google's new video service centered squarely on video "blogging, " where online pundits would share their thoughts in video rather than written form.

However, after releasing more details, it appears that Google maintains much grander plans for online video than just allowing people with a camcorder to rant and rave.

Currently Google is in the "gathering" stage. This means they are accepting video submissions from content providers with very few restrictions.

Basically, Google says they want original content, no porn or offensive content, and they want it in a very specific video format (mpeg2 or mpeg4 with MP3 codec).

Other than that, the sky is literally the limit. For specifics, log on to https://upload.video.google.com/ and click the "Find out more" link.

Right now it appears that Google decided to gather as much content as possible before offering any of it to the public, so you currently can't view any videos.

Google also states that they will allow content providers to either charge for their videos or allow viewers to watch them for free.

Google states they will collect the money, take a small fee, and pay the content provider. This alone should excite anyone who sells content online because the barrier to entry (high-speed servers, video delivery, credit card processing, customer service) just got a lot lower.

Plus, it's a safe bet that Google will find a way to integrate revenue producing videos into their pay-per-click program.

Combine all this with the recent emergence of truly portable digital video players (Sony PSP, Creative Lab's Zen Media Center), and beginning of video-on-demand through
the Internet just arrived. Now this doesn't mean growing pains won't occur.

The biggest drawback to searching for and finding online video is that each video file must have a text transcript associated with it in order to get properly indexed by a search engine.

In the beginning, this will slow the production of new material. Despite these and other growing pains, plan on Google opening up the first and largest video "vending" machine online within 12 months.

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Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the co-creator of an amazing course that will teach you step-by-step and click-by-click how to finally create your own money-making mini-sites...
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VIDEO RESOURCE:
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- Video Blogs and Video Newsletters

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Until Next Time...

Christine Range

NEW Online Viral Video Course

TODAY'S RESOURCE:
I am always ecstatic when I receive something of REAL Value to share with my blog visitors. Jim Edwards has truly "out-did" himself on this one! I highly recommend reading his article and subscribing to this Video Course.

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Viral Videos Now Prime-Time TV

- by Jim Edwards

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
http://www.mysitesales.com/app/?af=367068
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I flipped on VH1 yesterday and sat enthralled as a rap
artist with colorful language skills hosted "Web Junk 20"
where they played 20 videos plucked from the web and played
them on cable TV.

Last night I saw that Bravo Channel now airs a show called
"Outrageous and Contagious Viral Videos" in the afternoon
and evening.

The show features videos found online, focusing on funny,
creative and "blooper" style content (though they skipped
the foul-mouthed rap star).

Though most of the viral videos currently getting air time
on TV get ooh's, aah's and laughter, the fact that "viral
videos" are now a part of everyday reality has serious
business implications.

For those of you without a teenager or that one "special"
friend who always sends the latest joke or video every time
you open your in-box, let me bring you up to speed.

A "viral video" is a video played from a web page or as a
file on your computer. It goes "viral" because one person
sees it and passes it on to more people, who in turn pass it
on to their contacts (like a cold virus).

This social interaction is the gas in the video's tank to
help it drive around the web, sometimes getting millions of
views all over the world.

Now, once we get beyond the "jackass" stunts, bloopers, and
giggles, the principles that drive viral videos can help
generate serious traffic to business websites.

These videos go viral in a general market because they play
to interests and emotions we all share, including: laughter,
horror, lust, and sadness. In the absence of any other
common factors, we, as humans, all love to laugh, etc.

In business, we've learned that niche markets make it much
easier to sell a product or service because we can group
people based on profession, physical characteristics, and
interests.

For example, a dental supply salesman knows to target
dentists and hygienists, and would not bother calling on a
craft store.

On the web, a dog trainer knows they should target dog
lovers, and if they're really smart, they target owners of a
specific breed of dog.

Anyone who sells anything to anyone online can harness the
power of viral videos to get traffic to their website simply
by targeting their videos at a specific audience and
appealing to the same emotions that encourage people to pass
along other viral videos.

** Humor **
Put a smile on people's faces, make them laugh, give them a
moment's break from a hectic day and they'll love you for it
(and want to share it with their friends).

Who says you can't make a "how to" video for your customers
wearing a chicken suit!

** Short and Sweet **
The best videos that keep people's attention last under 6
minutes. When starting out, try to keep your videos under 2
minutes, especially if they contain mostly "commercial"
content.

** "Ask To Pass" **
Sometimes a simple sentence of "Hey, if you like this video,
feel free to pass it along to a friend" at the end of your
video will start the viral effect rolling.

** Go Where The Viewers Go **
Once you've distributed your video to your existing
customers and asked them to share it, put your videos out
where new people can see them.

Start with http://Video.Google.com, iFilm.com, and
YouTube.com and then keep your eyes open for new places to
post your videos to attract new viewers.

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Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the
co-creator of an amazing course that will teach you step-by-
step and click-by-click how to get your own money-making
videos posted online...

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"Finally! A Quick and Easy Way For YOU To Painlessly
Create, Post and PROFIT From Your Own Money-Making
Online Videos... Without Being a Computer Geek or
Paying Outrageous Fees To A Webmaster!"
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I welcome any comments you may have concerning today's resource.

May You Always Be Blessed,

Christine Range

50 Most Influential Christians in America

I am an active viewer of Daystar Television Network , the fastest growing and 2nd largest Christian Television Network in the world. It was at their web site, I found ‘The 50 Most Influential Christians in America’. I thought I would share this information with you today just in case you may not have seen it.

The Church Report Magazine:

The Church Report, a magazine for church business administrators, received 150,000 nominations from Christians across America and around the world. To keep this a little short, I am just providing the top 10, you can view the entire list at the site provided below.

1) Bishop T.D. Jakes – The Potters House. Dallas, TX

2) Joel Osteen – Lakewood’s Television Outreach Ministry. Houston, TX

3) Rev. Billy Graham – Billy Graham’s Evangelistic Association. Charlotte, NC

4) Dr. Rick Warren – Saddleback Church (Author of New York Times #1 best seller, ‘The Purpose Driven Life”). Lake Forest, CA

5) Bill Hybels – Willow Creek Community Church. South Barrington, IL

6) Paul Crouch – Trinity Broadcasting Network, Santa Ana, CA

7) Joyce Meyer – Joyce Meyer Ministries. Fenton, MO

8) George W. Bush - USA President. Washington, DC

9) James C Dobson, PH.D – Focus On Family. Colorado Springs, CO

10) Chuck Colson – Prison Fellowship Ministries. Lansdowne, VA

The entire list can be found at http://www.daystar.com (NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS)

I was very pleased to see four of my favorite ministers on the Top 10: Bishop T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Dr. Rick Warren and Joyce Meyer.


2006 Refreshing Times Women’s Conference:Hosted by Joni Lamb, will be held in Dallas April 6-8. You can register at site above or call 1-877-805-2132.

Be Refreshed... in God’s Presence

Christine Range

Strategic Name Branding

Reading many of the ads I receive from other marketers, I see a large number of marketers online today who are so busy pulling in cash they are outright forgetting the importance of ‘Personal Name Branding’. It has become so forgotten that experts and leaders in the field have stopped teaching marketers, How to even go about it.

Personal name branding is an extremely effective marketing method. If you have any doubt about this, let me give you a prime example – Oprah Winfrey is America’s Ultimate Brand name. Oprah Winfrey’s business has built her wealth by branding the ‘Oprah” name. Also, the business sticks with her prime expertise – challenging millions of viewers to live their best lives. The strategy has been a resounding success.

Current focus for marketers today seems to be on getting visitors to their site in any way they can and adding subscribers to opt-in lists. I’m not saying these things are not important, particularly building your opt-in list, but it is also equally important to have methods in place to brand yourself. Strategic name branding is a crucial part of the business so others online begin to recognize your name and associate your products with you personally.

Realistically, I believe most marketers prefer name brand advertising – it’s just we become so bombarded with the 'latest and greatest new marketing package releases' AND all the 'Free Advertising BLITZ campaigns', we get off track....

Branding your personal name, NOT products you promote or your website, but your OWN personal name can help you build more sales online in the long run. It assists in getting your name recognized for what you do or have done in the past and opens up income-making opportunities for the future, such as joint ventures and speaking engagement invitations.

When people know who you are, they are more inclined to buy because YOUR name is on the product. This has been proven many times over. While it’s true, I am not Oprah Winfrey, Willie Crawford or Jim Edwards, I have been around long enough and have the practical sense to know it is crucial to take steps to get your name out there every chance you get, if you want to realize long-term success in business.

RESOURCE:
A How to Course to help you brand yourself and make more sales.
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Today's Quotes:
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.
By - Bruce Barton

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.
By - Alexander Graham Bell

Courtesy of Heart Quotes Center - Inspiring Quotes and Proverbs:
http://www.heartquotes.net/Inspiring.html


Until Next Time....

Christine Range

Heated Debate About Content Publishing

Heavyweight Content Converter Software Package stirs up strong opinions...

According to the words of Jeff Dedrick (SEO/Article Publishing Expert), if you have 'Duplicate Content' on your websites there is a good chance Google and Yahoo will penalize or BAN Your Site - and there goes your income.

Planned changes by Google and Yahoo regarding index methods that will be used to rank web sites is sparring this debate by SEO optimization experts,website owners and 'gurus' in the industry. (Unless you are living in a cave, you have no doubt heard of these upcoming changes)

Jeff reveals he is going to take some serious heat for exposing that we (Internet Marketers) have been lied to!

What is the Lie? Being told "Content Is King".

The Truth...UNIQUE content is king.

The audience for this critical message are Online Marketers and Website Owners who have put alot of effort into content sites network, for example...those who have:


1.) Added content over time to ensure Google sees your site as always improving.

2.) Created valuable links and those who have worked hard to increase site's PR (page rank).

3.) Blogged and pinged

4.) Purchased and uploaded private label articles.

The Secret Article Converter website goes on to say your 'well intentioned' strategies to get more traffic could end up totally back firing in your face anytime!

If Content Publishing is your main income stream or an integral part of it, then I highly recommend you go to the site to hear some serious talk on the subject. Here, Jeff Dedrick gives his Whole TRUTH on the matter and shares how to create unique cash generating content that search engines will love.

Jeff Dedrick's SEO Predictions

Feel free to let me know your thoughts on this subject.

Have A Blessed Day!

Christine Range
http://www.directmatches.com/crange

The Power To Change Your World

Learning how to Draw Greatness Out Of You will give you immense power to change your situation, circumstances and your world. It doesn’t matter where you’ve been, it’s where you’re going that counts. It doesn’t matter where you are starting from, it’s where you finish. Look at where you are going, not where you are.

There’s a lot of POWER in the word GREAT. Greatness is relevant to you, me and all of us in both our personal and business life. Make greatness come out of your mouth DAILY. Every morning when you wake up, make it a point to say, “ There’s Something Great In Me”!

We all have motivational gifts within us that help us determine our greatness in organization, administration and leadership abilities as well as our role in the world. Here are just some of the Principle Actions to take:

1.) See The Big Picture
Visualize the picture you have for your personal and business life AND the end result. Identify your dreams by asking yourself these reflection questions: What do I want to accomplish? What are my goals? How do I want my life to end? What do I want on my epitaph? What do I want to be remembered for or as?

2.) Break Down Major Goals
Break down major goals into small tasks, one step at a time.

3.) Accept Responsibility For Your Own Success
Don’t rely on others to determine your successful outcome. Take responsibility for your own success by motivating yourself to become organized. Know what resources are needed and how to get them. Think ALL of this through.

4.) Know When To Delegate
Know what can and can not be delegated. Recognize what skills are needed to complete your project. If you lack ability in an area, it might be much better to delegate this task rather than taking the time to learn it and then implement it ( even if it means paying to have it done). If you feel strong about a certain task that you feel only you can achieve the desired result, don’t delegate this. Do it yourself, based upon the visualization you have for it.

5.) Remove Yourself From Distractions
I know you are hearing this frequently. I can not stress enough the importance of removing yourself from distractions to achieve your goal at hand.

SIDE NOTE:When I am focused on a project I need to complete, I consciously establish a time and how long I am going to read my emails. If I don’t get through all of them, they just have to wait until the next appointed time. You can’t allow yourself to get distracted by all the offers, I don’t care how good and urgent they sound. Believe me, most of these offers are going to stay around on the Internet for awhile. And if they don’t, so what if you miss this one. You can rest assured, another opportunity is going to follow shortly – as long as we have online marketers and the worldwide web has PLENTY!
Just ask yourself this question: Is this the wisest thing I can do right now and does it help me accomplish my purpose?

6.) Be Willing To Endure Reaction
When you start to do great things, “Expect Reaction” (both positive and negative). Don’t concern yourself with negative criticism from others and don’t become disappointed. Even in terms of positive reaction, guard against “gloating” to the point that it causes you to deviate what you need to do to complete the task.

7.) Be Disciplined
Be disciplined enough to complete the task as soon as possible. What’s the task? Get It Done!

8.) Allow Yourself To Feel Satisfaction
Feel deep satisfaction and fulfillment in seeing the completed task...the finished product. Set some time aside to totally experience the satisfaction of getting it done, in other words – Give Yourself A Pat On The Back!

9.) Move On
Don’t Stop Here! Move on to the next goal that is going to help you ultimately achieve your dream.

10.) Protect Your Dream
When you start achieving success, you may feel an strong urge to go out and shout it from the mountain top. You just want to tell everyone about your great success. Don’t Do It! Keep Your Mouth Closed About Your Dreams. Why do I say this? From My OWN personal experiences and observations.

As you are walking down your path of New Beginnings, recognize and KNOW that we live in a world where some people do NOT want to see you to achieve success, for whatever reason (the reason does not matter). Just know they exist and some will try to sabotage your efforts, steal and destroy your dream. Don’t Expose Your Dream To Others! Leave this matter between you and your Maker.

SIDE NOTE: If you are going to accomplish great things in your life, you can’t do it all by yourself. You are going to need support and help from others. It is very important you choose people to help you who are LOYAL. There’s not a price tag you can put on loyalty. My final point, "Don’t YOU Walk the Path of Judas and Don’t Let Judas Walk the Path With You"!

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Today’s Meditation:
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11


Become A Winner In All Aspects Of Your Life.....

Here For Your Success

Christine Range