Manage Your Energy For Better Results
Learning how to manage your energy goes along with the post I wrote a few days ago explaining the importance of knowing yourself and what works for you. Another part of that strategy is also knowing and managing your energy cycle, levels and preferences. Then the next step is figuring out how to use that knowledge to your advantage to help you work smarter, be more effective and have more free time.
Personal energy considerations:
- Are you a morning person or a night owl?
- Do you get a lunch time or mid-afternoon energy slump?
- What is your optimal length of focus or work period? For some people it’s 30 minutes spurts with short breaks in between, for others it’s 60 or 90 minutes and for a rare few it’s 3 or 4 hours.
- How often do you need to eat to maintain your concentration and energy? For health purposes you should eat every 3-4 hours, but perhaps a snack every 2 works better for you.
- Does the type of food you eat matter? Perhaps pasta isn’t a good lunch if it makes you want to take a nap!
You may not know the answers to these questions and you are not alone. The best method to use to get a better “map” if you will of your energy cycle is to track your workday activities with energy notes for a week. You should already have some type of calendar that you use for work and/or home. Simply make brief notes as you go through your week about the type of task you are doing and how you are feeling each hour. When you look back at the end of the week, you will see a pattern that you can use to help you schedule tasks, meetings, breaks and other activities during the times that are more appropriate for you.
For example, I have discovered that I am a morning person and that my brain gets fuzzy late at night. However, when I first wake up it takes me a while to calm my mind and focus; it’s usually like a whirling vortex of ideas and task. This is not a good time for me to write a blog post or do project work. It is a great time for me to scan social media, read RSS feeds, answer quick emails (things that only need a few minutes focus) or alternatively to exercise which helps to calm my mind. My energy and focus “curve” slowly climbs throughout the morning and peaks late morning. So 10AM-12PM is great project/writing time. This is why I frequently get caught up in a project and do not want to stop to eat lunch.
I will keep working until 1 or 2 some days and then I am starving. So, the lesson for me here is not only when to schedule high focus activities, but also to make sure I take a mid-morning break and have a good snack in case lunch is later. I am almost useless many days late afternoon, so I best get everything done before 3PM or else it has to wait until mid-evening. I do get another spurt of energy between 6-8PM, which I like to use for those household chores, being active with the kids or occasionally writing or other business tasks that I may not have time for during the traditional work day (i.e. finances, marketing, technology issues.) The other things I discovered are that I work better in 90 minute blocks of time (30 minutes is too disruptive for me) and that I need to eat every 2 – 3 hours.
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5 Tips to Writing an Engaging Headline
The success of marketing copy such as brochures, ads, and press releases depends on the headline—or in the case of an email, the subject line. It needs to grab the reader and compel him or her to take action by reading the brochure or opening the email.
It’s your first hurdle, and it’s a big one.
The headline needs to speak to a pain the reader has or something the reader wants—now. Arousing curiosity is a good tactic. Appealing to strong emotions grabs the attention of the reader and hits him or her on a basic, gut level.
Following are a few ideas to show you how to write your next powerful headline.
Benefits, benefits, benefits.
Create a headline from your main benefit. What will your product do for customers? Get to the point, and show them what they get.
Try a brain dump.
Don’t worry about a great headline yet—get your thoughts down. Add to the benefits. Remember the pain you’re trying to ease. Think about the 5Ws and an H: who, what, where, when, why, and how. Can you use any of those words in your headline? Write five or ten options out, and play with them.
Don’t be too clever.
A little cuteness makes people laugh and helps them remember your product, but too much sounds insincere. People can spot phonies a mile away. Remember, while they don’t care about you, they need to feel they can trust you before they buy.
No false promises.
Misleading promises or incorrect information is always a no-no. You don’t want to appear untrustworthy. One person who doesn’t trust you can suddenly become 10, 20, or more.
Keep it short and sweet.
If your headline is too long, try taking out words or groups of words, and see if it still flows. You probably won’t get a perfect wording on your first try. Take out words like that, really, and just. Use short words and action verbs wherever you can. Make the customer feel as if you are addressing him directly. Speak in the second person—you, not we.
Finally, when you think you have a good headline, let it sit for at least 8 hours. When you go back to it, you’ll see it with fresh eyes. You’ll be amazed at what will come to mind, and you’ll know when it’s ready to go. If you take the time, you’ll surprise yourself at how well you do.
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Michelle Salater is an award-winning writer and president of Sumèr, LLC, a company which specializes in web copy writing, SEO copywriting, and the promotion and marketing of websites after they launch. As an avid business blogger, Michelle has grown her marketing blog, Copy Doodle, to be a powerful lead generation and client education tool, and frequently guest blogs and lectures on blogging. In 2009, Michelle won the Charleston Business Journal’s Forty under 40 award for her business and community leadership.
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As a realtor having a real estate buisness means doing large volumes of advertising and marketing. One of my strategies as a real estate assist is having handy lists. Compiling a list of headlines for listings, self promotions and your email marketing will reduce the time you spend when your actually need to sit down and create them. When you get an idea for a good headline, type it on an easy to access word document or just dictate them to yourself on your phone to write down on a sheet of paper that is specifically for this. Believe me, I use my handy list every day.
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The Symbolic Value of the Brand
The symbolic representation is usually composed of a name and images or concepts that distinguish it. When it comes to logo, usually we refer to the graphical representation and expertise in graphic design, where the brand can be represented by a combination of symbol and / or logo.
However, the concept of branding is far more comprehensive than its mere graphic representation. The introduction of his name and graphic representation – announced the “intention” of a product / service that translates your attributes and differentiates in the market. This is what makes it special and unique from its competitors.
The role of marketing is to constantly search for an association with the brand “personality” or a “mental image”. Thus, its purpose is to “tag” the image in the mind of the consumer, that is, make a positive association between the image and product quality.
The brand is essentially a promise from the company to provide a specific set of attributes, benefits and uniform services to buyers. Bailing us back to Kotler, quality assurance comes with the best brands, but a brand is a symbol more complex and may bring up to six levels of meaning:
1) Attributes: the brand has the power to bring to mind certain attributes.
2) Benefits: These benefits are translated into functional and emotional.
3) Values: the brand also conveys the company’s values.
4) Culture: the brand has the power to represent a certain culture.
5) Personality: The brand can project a certain personality.
6) User: The brand suggests the kind of consumer who can use a product.
Creation of Value for the Consumer
The brand is a contract. The brand reduces the risk that the consumer goes to purchase the product. Ensures a level of performance, irrespective of its distribution.
The mark identifies. In a bid to products which are often indistinguishable brand recognition facilitates and promotes loyalty. As an example alcoholic drinks, televisions, mobile phones and so on.
The brand apart. She appreciates the one who uses or consumes. It transmits its identity to people. For purchases of social status is essential added value brought by the mark.
Creating Value for the Enterprise
The brand has commercial value. The brand is a negotiable asset, either by selling the brand, either by rental or licensing of the brand. A strong brand allows higher prices (price premium or additional cost incurred by the mark). Between a Citizen and a Cartier, the difference in price for equal quality, can be several hundred dollars.
The brand has value institutional or corporate. The brand can develop a powerful sense of belonging among employees of a company. A strong brand has a strong influence on financial reporting. This explains, among other things, that some groups change their name to be listed on stock exchanges under the name of his best-known brand.
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Real estate professionals, or any service professional for that matter, should take the time to create a brand that represents their service and brings value to the consumer. Your brand is something you will want to use in all your marketing and promoting. Researching other brands will help you to create and develop your own brand. Make it yours plus make it a fair representation of your business. Don’t rush into it!
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Outdoor Digital Signage – Sunlight, Weather, Temperature and Content
With so many displays now used in indoor environments for digital signage many advertisers and retailers are opting to take their screens outdoors were there is less competition and the audience numbers are greater.But outdoor digital signage is whole new ball game, compared to using indoor screens, with numerous challenges and obstacles that have to be overcome for any outdoor screen to be able to function efficiently without failing.
Sunlight
Often overlooked but one of the most significant challenges for any outdoor digital signage or outside display is the effect of the sun. The sun has several effects on an outdoor display.
Firstly, the brightness of the sun can wash out a display as the LCD (or plasma) backlight has to contend with the brightness; often high brightness displays are used to counteract this problem but they require more energy and generate more heat – which has also to be countered to prevent overheating.
Secondly, direct sunlight can cause sun glare if the sun is directly on the screen. This can be countered with an anti-glare screen although this can reduce the brightness of the display. Another option is to position the screen away from the sun’s rays or even place a canopy or shroud over the display.
And thirdly, direct sunlight can also damage a screen if the sun’s rays are continually bombarding it, hot spots can develop and cause permanent damage to the screen.
Weather and Temperature Protection
Rainfall is perhaps the most common element outdoor digital signage has to cope with but there are other weather systems that need to be countered too: snow, sleet and even airborne dust need to be kept away from the screen but also the varying temperatures that an outdoor display has to work in needs to be factored in.
Commonly, LCD enclosures that house cooling and heating elements are used in outdoor locations as they create the optimum environment for display screens to operate in. Not only are they waterproof and able to keep all the other elements away from the screen but they can keep a constant temperature, even when ambient temperatures plummet below zero or rise to stifling levels. LCD enclosures also provide a steel barrier against vandalism and impacts – also important in outdoor locations.
Content
Another consideration for those thinking of embarking on outdoor digital signage is that the content that works on an indoor display may not necessarily transport to an outdoor location. What may appear fine in an indoor location may appear washed out or confused on an outdoor screen. Colours, fonts and transitions work differently in outdoor locations as they do under false lighting and the screen view time can often be shorter too as people tend to walk about quicker outside so ensuring the important information is always visible is important for any outdoor campaign.
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How Important Are Reader Relationships?
What are some effective ways that you can use to build trust with others? You must first learn about them and get to know them. Of course, it is much easier to do this in person, but with a little effort, this can also be accomplished on the web. But, why would we go to all of that trouble?
Building quality relationships with your readers is a very important part of your business. The main goal of our website is to make a profit. To achieve this you will need to direct traffic to your site. But, you will need more than just random visitors.
Let’s take a look at this scenario. You have launched a fantastic new product. You create a massive advertising campaign to market your product. This results in an increase in your unique visitors by 100% (quite possible) and a huge jump in sales, just in the first few months of the launch.
Please realize that this staggering bump in one time sales is short lived. Let’s say that you made record profits in each of those first few months. It still would not carry your business through the remainder of the year when you experience decreased traffic due to the fact that you had no returning customers. That is no way to operate and grow a successful thriving business.
A better way would be to establish a flow of repeat customers each month. You accomplish that by building relationships with every one of them. You don’t have to be on a first name basis with them, but you need to pay attention to them and give them a reason to return.
Your readers are more than just random visitors coming to read your latest article, they are searching for information, help or something else. They may be interested in what you have to offer, but if they don’t feel appreciated, they probably won’t hang around.
Let’s look at a few reasons why reader relationships are so important to your business:
Everybody has friends ~ Every visitor to your website has a sphere of influence with a certain group of people. If you can build a relationship with them, you can tap into their sphere, connect with new people and multiply your efforts.
Profitability ~ If you can establish trust with your visitor, you are more likely to be able to convert them into a customer. A good relationship can also keep them coming back as a repeat customer.
Making connections ~ You never know who you will meet when establishing relationships with your customers. You may connect with another online business owner who can provide organic back-links to your website. You may be asked to write a guest post for a fellow blogger. People who frequently add social bookmarks to your website content can help to boost you to expert status.
Building relationships with your readers involves getting to know them, finding out about them, learning what they want, and interacting with them. Give them a reason to trust you and let them know that you appreciate the fact that they visited your site. Like most things, it’s easy to do and also easy not to do. So take action and start connecting.
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Time Bandits And Productivity Saboteurs – Identifying And Managing Them
Today’s working environments are riddled with interruptions and distractions. Just when we get focused on one task, a new e-mail arrives, the phone rings, or someone stops by and off we go on a new tangent. Later, when we return to the original task, we need to get back up to speed before we can make any progress. The net result is lost time and greater anxiety.
Unfortunately, interruptions or distractions are a part of the workplace. Consequently, we must understand the nature of each to better manage them.
Dissecting Time Bandits
Productivity saboteurs originate from one of three sources – You, Them, and It. Let’s examine the role of each source in diminishing our productivity.
You. The most insidious time bandit is yourself. We each allow, even create, distractions that reduce our productivity and cause our workloads to pile up even higher. A classic example of this is flitting from task to task or place to place during the day. The act of just “touching” your work is a distraction you create rather than actually doing anything substantive on any one task. For example,does this sound familiar? You’ve got to get a task completed, but you find yourself incessantly checking your e-mail Inbox, your Twitter account or your Facebook updates. Nothing is getting done, but there’s a whole bunch of activity going on! The most productive way to manage this type of self-inflicted distraction is to sit quietly in front of the work you need to do. Yes, just sit there. Quietly …maybe with a blank screen or pen and paper in front of you. Let your mind settle down and allow yourself to think just about what it is you need to get done. Resist the urge to dart off to some other perceived exigency. As your brain settles down and begins to focus on the task at hand, you’ll discover the path to completion for this project.
Them. Everyone in your workplace is a potential time bandit. Without warning, these folks can pounce on you, delivering up huge interruptions. Some of these interruptions are substantive – they actually require your assistance. However, many of them are unnecessary and do nothing but cause you to veer away from your well-intended and productive efforts. Moreover, keeping an “open door” and managing by “walking around” are highly lauded management practices that must be considered when seeking to manage unnecessary interruptions for fear of communicating an unwanted message – leave me alone! The best tact is to divide your time physically between periods when interruptions are “acceptable” and periods when they’re not. Thus, during “acceptable” periods, make yourself available via the open door, etc. When the interruption occurs, quickly determine its priority and manage accordingly – deal with it right now, schedule time with the interrupter (in the future) to deal with the issue, or stand up (to indicate closure) and accept any physical manifestation of the interruption and place it in the Inbox for future consideration. Conversely, during “unacceptable” periods, make yourself unavailable via a closed door (with or without a note on the door asking not be disturbed) or simply by leaving – go to a place where you’re unlikely to be found such as a conference room or empty office.
It. The “it” to which I refer is most often technology. We are bombarded by various interruptions and easy-to-access distractions via modern technology. For example, take new message alerts! “You’ve got mail” became the banner of the Internet age. Today, busy workers deal with tens, if not hundreds, of e-mails every day, with a corresponding “Ping” and screen flash every time a new one arrives. What’s the point of knowing every time “You’ve got mail”!? If it’s so darn important, why aren’t you calling me or coming to see me? You get my point. The same goes with the onslaught of social media – updates to Twitter and Facebook and their progeny are bombarding us with largely unexamined and generally unimportant information. The best way to handle this particular productivity saboteur is to take command of the technology and drive it, instead of being driven by it. Specifically, turn off all new message/update alerts and visit each technology source as often as necessary to remain in control of the information being delivered via that channel. Thus, you can turn off your new e-mail alert and check it every 20 to 30 minutes to make sure you’re remaining responsive. With social media, check it on your breaks – they’re “social” by definition, so treat them as such!
Doing What You Can With What You Have
In short, interruptions and distractions can never be eliminated from our days. In fact, some matters are truly urgent and require an interruption. However, if you realize that these emergencies are in the great minority of events and construct mechanisms to efficiently attend to the rest of the productivity saboteurs that come at you during the day, you’ll find that your focus goes up and, along with it, your productivity and sense of accomplishment!
By: By: Paul H. Burton
Paul works with clients who believe individual performance drives organizational success. As the creator of the QuietSpacing productivity method, he is a frequent speaker and recognized expert on getting things done. Paul works with individuals, groups and organizations to create more productive working environments via high-content keynote addresses, interactive training seminars, and one-on-one coaching sessions. You can learn more about Paul’s work and subscribe to his complimentary newsletter – Six Minutes to Success – at www.quietspacing.com.
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3 Quick & Easy Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Site From Youtube
Youtube is definitely a social networking website. It gets millions of visitors each month looking for videos on topics that interest them the most. But even though Youtube is a social website, that doesn’t mean you can market your business on Youtube successfully.
In fact, alot of online business owners are using Youtube to promote their business successfully and get tons of new visitors to their website – and you could be one of them. The trick to use a few little-known marketing techniques that have been proven time and time again to get traffic from Youtube, and I will share some of them in this article for you.
The fact is, it doesn’t matter if you’re a realtor, lawyer or doctor – you can market your website via Youtube. Here are 3 ways to market your business whether it’s online or offline – via Youtube:
1) Submit your videos to Youtube
Sounds easy right? Duh. I wonder why so many business owners aren’t actually doing it. The fact is, by simply uploading your videos to Youtube you will get traffic from them. Many business owners are perplexed when it comes to social marketing, so they opt for the choice of not doing anything – which is a terrible mistake.
And if you have no idea of how to make a video for uploading to Youtube, then I have a special treat for you. There’s a great software on the internet that is free that you can use to create your Youtube videos. It’s called ‘Camstudio’, and it’s a great free tool for making 2-5 minute long videos in a snap.
When creating your video, you will want to write an interesting title for it. Write it for the user, not the search engines. You can’t trick the search engines, you can only trick yourself. The search engines will pick your video up after it’s popularity has grown and other people are linking to it voluntary. And if people are doing this, then that means your video is amazing – and this is what you are looking for.
In your video, you will want to show people how to do something, or you will want to share tips on a particular topic. There’s nothing wrong with sitting in front of a camera and speaking. It’s normal, and Youtube users have grown to accept it, and you should too. You will also want to include relevant keywords or ‘tags’ so that users can find your videos also. Here’s another great way to market your business or website on Youtube:
2) Include your URL on all your videos
It’s one thing to upload videos to Youtube for fun, but it’s another thing to upload videos to Youtube for business purposes and not to leave your website information somewhere.
When marketing on Youtube, you will want to include your contact information on all of your videos. This is how you will get traffic to your website, aside from your website information showing in your profile.
Believe it or not, users will actually type your URL into their browser to learn more, and when they do so, you want to be there to sell them on your products and services.
Don’t ever leave this crucial piece of information out. Without it, you’re efforts are doomed from the start. Here’s the last way to get traffic to your website via Youtube.
3) Inspire viewers to subscribe to your Youtube channel
With this technique, you can get repeat traffic to your new and latest Youtube videos, which will in turn be repeat traffic to your website site. This technique is similar to inspire visitors to subscribe to your email newsletter so that you can follow-up on them with great tips and advice.
When users subscribe to your Youtube channel, they get updates whenever you create a new video. So with a large fan base, your Youtube videos will become immensely popular – due to the number of visitors that constantly viewing your videos. And when your videos become popular – their Youtube search engine rankings increase, and this means more traffic for you.
A great way to spire people to subscribe to your Youtube channel is to simply briefly mention it at the beginning and end of your video. If users find your information worthwhile, they will subscribe to you. Simple as that.
Take these 3 tips for getting more traffic to your website using Youtube and watch your traffic count skyrocket. These techniques work if you use them, so start using them right now.
By: By: Adrian Hargray
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Stress Management; Get Back To Nature To Find Your Inner Peace
Getting back into the garden is a great way of spending a few minutes connecting back to nature – it’s just as good as a meditation and if you are not a fan of sitting still doing nothing, this is ideal way for you to recharge your batteries.
Don’t worry, it doesn’t involve hugging a tree (but if you want to, feel free – I’ve heard they like being hugged!).
Just find somewhere peaceful that you can sit for a few minutes. If not your own garden, then a local spot in a park will be fine, but it needs to be away from all action.
Notice how the sun feels on your skin, the colours of the leaves and flowers, the smells and sounds of nature. Listen to the birds and switch off your mind from ALL modern life. Make sure you can’t be disturbed by your family or the telephone and don’t be tempted to take your laptop outside.
Once you have spent a few minutes reconnecting with real life (because nature is real life, not our high tech world), spend as long as you like reading a book or working if you have to. But if you are going to work outside, keep listening to the sounds around you as a way of staying connected. When you’ve finished, take a minute to appreciate the sights around you especially the trees/flowers or the sky if it’s a nice day.
If you do this occasionally, I absolutely guarantee that it will recharge you. Your energy level will feel higher than it did before you started. Just the fresh air and being cut off from technology (and all of the toxins that go with it) is enough to replenish you for the day.
I don’t do this everyday as, like most people I just don’t have time, but if we have a nice clear day, I try to do this once or twice a week just for 5-15 minutes. It really makes a difference.
Try it and see if you feel energised after spending just a few minutes appreciating nature.
An alternative option for bad weather; spend time with your pets.
If you haven?t got a pet, find one! Because just sitting and stroking a friendly dog/cat/rabbit will help to literally reduce your stress levels ? this has been proven by the experts and it is why the charity ?Pets as Therapy? began.
Spending time with a dog or cat calms you down AND helps your immune system to work better, so therefore speeds up recovery after an illness or operation.
By: By: Healing That Feeling
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Become A Better Blogger With These 5 Tips
One of the most important aspects of blogging is to develop your own writing style. There are millions of blogs and websites out there and if your blog and the way you write the content is in the same style as everyone else then you will find it hard to get noticed.
No matter how pretty your blog looks if the content you publish is not written in a style that is interesting, readable and informative people will not care. They will come once and never return. With a blog you want to develop a close relationship with your readers, to interact with them so that they do keep coming back for more.
The thing is that for most people find developing their own writing style is not the easiest thing to do especially, in the beginning. The key thing is to have a go and keep practising and your own personal style will eventually emerge.
To help you develop your own writing style try out these tips:
Tip 1
Avoid rambling on when you write a post. Keep it short and to the point.
Tip 2
Write in the first person and keep your blog posts down to a minimum of 100 words per post.
Tip 3
Before you write think about who you are writing to. For example, pretend you are writing to a friend and think about how you would start the conversation with them. As time goes on you will understand your readers more deeply and you will use this knowledge to develop the subject and the content of each post. The key is understanding their needs and wants and fulfilling those needs with the information you write to them about.
Tip 4
Keep your blog posts as informal as possible. Write as if you were having a conversation but make sure you omit any swear words!. A good technique is too read out aloud what you have written to see how well it flows. If it feels stunted and does not flow naturally to you then make the necessary changes until it does.
Tip 5
As the saying goes If you can’t beat them then, join them. A good way of improving your style is to learn from other successful and popular bloggers. The point I want to make clear is that you should never copy what they do but identify with what you think is working for them and adapt it and make it unique to you. The things you can look at are the length and frequency of their posting and the subjects they write about.
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Make Money Online – Becoming A Better Video Marketer
Anyone who is able to make money online with video marketing is doing well for themselves. However, if you are not satisfied with the traffic that your videos are producing, it may be because your strategy is insufficient. What you are doing incorrectly might not be readily apparent, so you will need to do some exploring. For many of you who have been taking measures to make money online for a while, you are well aware of how important it is to test, and retest your strategies.
One thing that I can tell you right off of the bat, is that when it comes to using videos to market your products or services, you need to keep it simple. Your audience has a short attention span. They do not want to see you go on and on about how the ingredients in your products are picked at an altitude of 5000 feet. Rather, they want to know what you can do for them. How can what you are offering make their lives better. That is what you need to convey.
With that being said, you need to strap your marketing hat on tightly. Assuming that you have already identified your target customer, you have to show this customer that the answer to whatever they are trying to fix is contained within your offer. You have to show them that unless they take advantage of your offer, nothing will change for them.
Your video must make the viewer feel as if they will come out ahead by using your product or service, not you by making the sale. The full focus must be on the viewer, and the viewer alone. With that being said, your claims must be legitimate.
One thing that I am going to plead with you to avoid, is making a common assumption. This is an assumption which is frequently made by internet marketers. They assume that the potential buyer shares the same excitement in their product that they do. As such, they attempt to turn viewers into immediate buyers. Unfortunately, not very many people are willing to pull out their credit card and make a purchase after simply watching a video. Therefore, you need to use the video to get your foot in the door. Give the viewer enough information to become interested enough to want more information. Offer more information to the viewer by offering a free report which must be emailed. Once you have the visitors email address, you can market to them in the future. Do you see how that works? Now you have the ability to market to the viewer over a period of time.
When you convey your message via video, at the conclusion of the video, your viewers should be able to envision how great things will be if they take advantage of your offer. If you first target your niche market, then compose a video which clearly indicates that your product or service directly addresses the concerns of those in your niche market, they will have a difficult time turning their back on you. You will have made them an offer that they cannot refuse. Those who have mastered how to make money online, have mastered this technique.
I cannot stress enough how important it is to know your niche market like the back of your hand if you want to make money online long-term. Knowing your niche market enables you to get into their minds, know what they are thinking, and communicate with them in a compelling manner. Once you are able to do this, you will have all of the traffic that you will ever desire as a result of video marketing.
By: By: Brian Lett
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