START PART TIME

FALSE AND MISLEADING ADVERTISING

TRUST

PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER, MONEY

LIGHTSIDE

DROP SHIP

When I first came on the Internet, the first thing I did was subscribed to many newsletters.

Great writers, perfect English, plus very good information.

But the information was geared more to experienced marketer. That and a lot were nothing more then advertising flyers.

I felt there was a need for a marketing report that new people working part time would find useful. I publish information where they can go to get Internet marketing information, free pro safe listing, free drop ship listings, safe marketing firms, fraud, spy ware, search engine information.

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.

HELPFUL E BAY LINKS

I’m sure you’ve read about how eBay has changed the lives and businesses of millions of people.

Really if your just starting and working part time, this is a good way to get “get your feet wet” in Internet Marketing.

A Look at Third Party eBay Tools

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SolutionsDirectory

False and Misleading Advertising

What’s truthful? The FTC has attempted to deal with this question by establishing the following standards:

The intention to deceive is not what matters. What matters is the perception of the public. The test of whether or not an ad is misleading will be based on the effect on the average or unsophisticated person. Your advertising may also be deemed deceptive through omission or misleading implications. The bottom-line, “just the facts, just the facts.”

Check out the governing regulations that effect Internet marketing. Go to;

www.ftc.gov.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 doesn’t matter how good of a salesperson you are, how many times you hit him with your product, the customer is too savvy to buy something they don’t need. More so on line, as with a click you’re 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, and 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, opportunities abound. You will find these boards in grocery stores, malls, churches, hospitals, and civic centers.

Mall events, most malls will rent space on week ends were persons 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 their 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 surprised at the results.

PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER, MONEY.

Sophos stated on unprotected, unpatched Windows PC on line for 12 minutes has a 50 percent chance of being infected by a virus. They also claim ”crime groups” are behind a huge outbreak in computer virus crime.

Defragging Hard Drive

It is a function that people seem to ignore. When you ignore it your computer suffers. The best time to do it is when your ready to shut down in the evening. It does take time, and as a rule you can’t or should not use your computer until it is finished. Opening a file or if Windows is running a program in the background will cause the program to terminate and restart.

Phishing, is a term used for scammers who create spoof websites and send a e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, phishers send an e-mail that claims to be from a business or organization that you may deal with. Bank, eBay, or even a government agency. The message may ask you to “update,” or “confirm” your account information. The messages direct you to a Web site that looks just like a legitimate organization’s site. But it isn’t. It’s a bogus site whose sole purpose is to trick you into divulging your personal information so the operators can steal your identity and run up bills or commit crimes in your name.

Please note that any article that is published in an Article Directory cannot include URL’s. In my monthly report I publish the URL’s of where to go to get free Internet information. This includes drop shippers, wholesalers, in Canada, USA, and China. This could save you time and money as all information published is at no cost.

HIGHJACKERS

Basically, a computer hijacker is any type of software that messes with your Web browser. A hijacker may reroute the information you are sending along with any web address you make. The hijacker will send the information to a site they pick and get all the information you are sending out. Your browser will still work the same, you will not know it is happening other then browser will react slower.

Other hijackers may just change your homepage and all of your search settings. You can waste a lot of time trying to figure out what has gone wrong, even having to make a service call. It can be a headache.

Hijacking may not be as scary as a virus, but it still has its downfalls. If you ever get caught in a hijack, there are some pretty simple ways to fix them.

To fix the search hijack, open Internet Explorer and go to Tools, Options, Programs tab. You will see listing of some of your Internet services. In the bottom left hand corner, there is a button that says “Reset Web Settings.” Click that and the registry keys will be renewed. Click OK when you’re finished

LIGHTSIDE

A professor of chemistry wanted to teach his grade 5 class a lesson about the evils of liquor, so he produced an experiment that involved a glass of water, a glass of whiskey, and two worms.

“Now class, closely observe the worms”, said the professor while putting a worm into the water. The worm in the water writhed about, happy as a worm in water could be. He then put the second worm into the whisky. It curled up and writhed about painfully, then quickly sank to the bottom, dead.

“Now, what lesson can we learn from this experiment?” the professor asked.

Johnny, who naturally sits in the back, raised his hand and wisely responded confidently, “Drink whisky and you won’t get worm”.

Is your computer slowing down? If it has, chances are your computer has been infected with spy ware. Spy ware monitor’s your online activity and collects your information without your knowledge.

If your computer is hooked up to a telephone it can hi-jack your modem and make long distance phone calls without your permission and for which you could be required to pay.

Further, protect yourself from Identity theft. Never give out your personal information over the Internet or phone. If you think it could be legitimate, take the information and tell them you will call them back. Don’t use the number they gave you, call the company back on a publicly listed number or if it is online, don’t click on the URL, but type it in yourself.

For information visit: http://www.phonebusters.com

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 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.

WEB PAGE TRANSLATION

This feature is particularly helpful if your search has non-English results. Google offers a facility to auto-martially translate a page for you in English. Currently, Google supports Italian, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese languages.

Drop Ship

There are thousands of companies who claim to be “Drop Shippers”. There are dozens of lists and sites that claim to tell you where to find them. Don’t be fooled by the junk drop ship lists that sell for $25 to $50+ and call themselves drop shippers. Most of these lists are worthless. They are resellers, charge you high retail prices, or you are required to pay a set up fee.

The good true drop shipper will not ask you for a fee. They will allow you to copy pictures of the products they sell. Prices are about half you would pay for retail. You can then set your price. They will not include any of their material and ship under your label.

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 published.

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