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10 Blockbuster Ways To Ignite Your Sales
1. Sign-up to win web site awards. When you win, some award sites publish your web site link, name and description on their site. 2. Join online business associations or clubs. If you join, they will usually list all their members on their web site. It will give your business extra exposure. 3. Utilize a simple form of viral marketing. Write or have someone else write a small report with your ad included on it and allow others to give it away. 4. Improve your business by promoting customer feedback. Tell them you want their honest opinions about your business, good or bad. 5. Design your packaging so it sells your products. Utilize colors and lettering that make your product more attractive to your prospects. 6. Compare your product's guarantee to your main competitors. Find a niche were your can design your guarantee to be more powerful. 7. Try not to assume your audience understands everything in your ad copy. If you have words they may not know the meaning to, define them. 8. Build alliances with other online businesses. You could trade links or ads, create joint venture deals, cross promote your products, etc. 9. Design your web site to be a valuable resource for people. Include original content, links to other interesting web sites, ebooks, software, etc. 10. Compete with the highly branded businesses by practicing good customers service, strong product quality and speedy service. Steve Li is the webmaster of http://pushbuttonincomes.com. You can read more articles like this by subscribing to his twice-weekly Newsletter. Send a blank email to: pushbutton@pushbuttonincomes.com
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