April 30th, 2008
A bikini is a two-piece swimsuit for women. One piece covers the breasts and the other piece covers the buttocks and the area of skin in between theses two pieces are exposed.
It is said that the word ‘bikini’ is termed after ‘Bikini Atoll’ which is a place in Marshall Islands where nuclear weapons are tested. It was named so because a bikini creates a burst of excitement that is just like an atom bomb.
Though bikinis were first created in 1946 it took 15 years to be accepted in the United States. Bikinis were made popular in the movies, which gradually inspired the public. The bikinis were greatly in use by the French but in Catholic countries like Spain, Portugal and Italy bikinis were banned on the beaches.
Recently, the lower part of the bikini has come to be known as the monokini. When one combines a tank top with a bikini bottom it is referred to as a tankini. A string bikini has triangular pieces of cloth attached by strings. This bikini is more revealing. When the lower part of the bikini is further reduced in size it is know as the thong.
Whatever your style is whether it is sassy or plain and simple there are bikinis available to suit everybody’s choice of style. It is essential to find the right kind of bikini. With the variety in designer bikinis available one is bound to find the perfect bikini.
Bikinis come in different fabrics and styles. They have an elegant look about them with their stunning colors. They are available to fit all sizes and shapes. Now one can even get accessories that match every bikini no matter what color, texture or print they are.
A woman when dressed in such fun and flirty designed bikinis, her femininity is enhanced further. If one prefers a more daring and different look there are bikinis to suit that preference too.
Whether designed for a sassy or a sexy look, ultimately what matters in a bikini is its finesse and functionality.
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April 30th, 2008
Free Internet advertising is sought after by most Internet marketers and one readily available source of free Internet advertising is the Internet forum. For Internet marketing novices, I’ll briefly explain how free Internet advertising is obtained from Internet forums.
Basically, Internet forums are message boards where members can exchange information, obtain advice or just chat. There are Internet forums to cater for every topic you would care to imagine (and a few you would probably prefer not to dwell on). The Internet marketer advertises his product simply by posting messages on the forums. There are some Internet forums that forbid the posting of advertisements but, on many of these forums, it is still possible to obtain free Internet advertising by use of a signature file. The signature file is a short piece of text which can contain a link to a website and which can be annexed to every posting a member makes on a forum message board.
If you have never tried forums as a source of free Internet advertising, you should bear in mind that there is an unwritten code of etiquette which need to be observed. The following are some of the unwritten rules which need to be followed if you intend to use forums for free Internet advertising for your business.
Read the Forum Rules
You need to read the rules of any Internet forum before you try to post a message there. I know this sounds obvious but it is clear that many forum users don’t bother to read the rules, despite the fact that the forum registration process inevitably includes a requirement for the applicant to check a box indicating that the forum rules have been read and will be adhered to. Don’t just sign up with the idea of getting as much free Internet advertising as possible from the forum. Many forums prohibit the posting of affiliate urls anywhere apart from in the members’ forum signature file. If you become a member of one of these forums without reading the rules and start posting your affiliate urls in messages, you will quickly find yourself labelled a “spammer”. In case you didn’t know, spammers are considered to be the lowest of the low on the Internet. If there was a virtual prison for Internet crime, Internet advertising spammers would have to be kept in solitary confinement for their own protection.
Lurk Before You Leap
Internet forum etiquette demands that you spend a little time “lurking” ie logging in at the forum and reading previous and current threads before you even think of starting to use the forum for free Internet advertising. Although lurking is not an official rule of Internet forums, it is largely accepted as an essential part of the unwritten code of behaviour. The practice is very useful. Lurking will enable you to get the feel of how a forum works, you will be able to ascertain the tone of the messages, the type of subject matter which is welcomed and the level of expertise of other forum members. You might even find that a particular forum is not for you and this could save you the embarrassment of posting an inappropriate message on the forum.
Be Subtle
You know that you are visiting the forum merely for the free Internet advertising for your website but it is better not to make this obvious if you want other members to react well to your advertising. Forums are rather like private clubs where members strike up friendships and make business deals. If you rush in waving your “FREE INTERNET ADVERTISING” placard you will not become popular, other members will consider you to be an abuser of their “club”. You will do much better if you quietly introduce yourself and keep the free Internet advertising down to a whisper in your signature file.
Remember Your Manners
How hard is it to say “thank you”? If you visit a forum and receive valuable advice which helps you in some way, take a moment to post a brief message of thanks to your advisor. If someone helped you out of a spot in the bricks and mortar world you would thank them. Remember that people who post on Internet forums are real too and they are under no obligation to help you. It is as easy to make a friend with a warm word as it is to create an enemy with a harsh word and you never know when you might meet these people again.
Help Whenever You Can
Help other people whenever you can. Even if you don’t have any specialist knowledge, you will find occasions when you can pass on good advice. If you received advice that took you to a solution, post a message to say how the advice helped and what steps you followed to sort things out, this will act as a signpost for other people who might find themselves in similar difficulties. Even though you joined the forum with the idea of using it merely as a form of free Internet advertising, make time to give something back. People will be more inclined to take an interest in your advertising if you become known as a helpful type. What goes around comes around and, in any event, the reputation of being a problem-solver is a bit of free Internet advertising in its own right.
Be Moderate
The majority of Internet forums have moderators to ensure that members stick to the rules. The job of a forum moderator is to keep the content of the forum appropriate. Remember, it is not just a place where you can indulge in free Internet advertising, so keep your messages within the forum rules. Any graffiti posted by members will be cleaned up by the moderators so that the forum environment is preserved for all members to enjoy. If you wish to retain the respect of your fellow forum members, make sure your posts never need to be cleaned up, be your own moderator. As well as sticking to the forum rules on content, you should also keep your messages moderate in tone. The Chambers dictionary includes the following definitions of “moderate”: kept within measure or bounds; not excessive or extreme; temperate. If you avoid drama and pathos in your forum posting and keep your messages moderate, you will not attract “flamers” and you can quietly enjoy your free Internet advertising.
Ration Your Reading
Internet forums can be addictive. There is a serious danger that you might log in to a forum with the idea of posting a message or two in order to get your daily ration of free Internet advertising but, the next thing you know is that half an hour has passed by while you have been engrossed in reading. There is nothing inherently wrong with spending time reading posts made by other forum members, it’s free entertainment and that’s fine. The problem is that, if you are trying to run an Internet marketing business and you lose yourself on forums for half an hour every day, you will be wasting something like half a day during the course of each week for the sake of posting a couple of links back to your website. That is not an economical use of your time. In fact, if you account for the value of your time, you will find you are actually paying a high price for your free Internet advertising on forums.
Copyright 2005 Elaine Currie
Elaine Currie has a Work From Home Directory at her Plug In Profit Site for everyone who wants their own home based business: http://www.Huntingvenus.com
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April 30th, 2008
Refractors, Newtonian reflectors and Catadioptrics are the three
main types of telescopes. All these different types have the
same purpose, but each telescope design does it differently.
Collecting light and bringing it to a point of focus so it can
be magnified and examined with an eyepiece is their goal.
Of the different types of telescopes the refractor is the
telescope most people think of when they think of astronomy.
This type of astronomy telescope is easy to use and reliable due
to the simplicity of design. It requires little or no
maintenance. Its great for looking at the different types of
lunar, planetary, and binary stars.
Newtonians are a type of telescope, which is also known as
catoptrics. This type is different from the other telescopes
because it has the lowest per inch of aperture compared to
refractors and Catadioptrics, because lenses are more expensive
to produce than mirrors, especially in medium to large
apertures. Newtonians deliver very bright images and are low in
optical aberrations.
Catadoptric telescopes are the most popular type of instrument,
with the most modern design, marketed throughout the world in 3
1/2 and larger apertures. Its very good for looking at different
planetary, lunar, and binary stars. If you like to take photos
with your telescope this type of instrument is excellent for
deep sky observing or astrophotography with fast films or CCD’s.
Jeremy Hier makes it easy and quick to decide which telescope is
best for you by going to http://www.best-telescope-guide.com
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April 30th, 2008
Do you or your sales people often take the knocks to
heart?
Maybe your team lack that ongoing motivation to
keep on going and working through the numbers and
not taking each sales opportunity as a seperate event?
Well, here is a useful acronym that you and your
sales people can use. Use it everytime you cannot
get through to that decision maker, everytime someone
says no or just if you feel a little down.
SWSWSWSW
“What’s that?!”
I hear ya!
Here’s what it stands for:
SOME WILL
SOME WON’T
SO WHAT
SOMEONE’S WAITING
Let me take you through this:
SOME WILL
Some people will want to buy your product or
service. The match between their wants and
what you can offer will be a perfect match and
a sale will be made.
SOME WON’T
Some people will just not buy your product.
Whether that is down to your approach, your
product or service, timing, money, ozone layer..
SO WHAT
Appreciate that some people will and some will
not! Analyse when a sale is made and see what
went well. When a sale is not made do exactly the
same approach and learn from the experience.
SOMEONE’S WAITING
Someone out there is waiting for your product or
service.
If you are selling phones, it’s the next person through
the door. If you are selling cars it’s the next person
in your showroom, if you are selling recruitment
services it’s your next sales presentation - the
bottom line is that there will ALWAYS be someone
waiting for you to sell to them.
It’s your job to take each opportunity as a seperate
entity and to start again.
Remember SWSWSWSW and it will focus your mind
onto the next potential sale.
Sean McPheat is the Managing Director of MTD Sales Training, a leading UK sales training and consulting company. Sean is regarded as one of the leading authorities in sales training and has been featured on CNN, ITV, BBC and Arena magazine to name but a few.
Please feel free to download 20 FREE Audio Sales Seminars at http://www.mtdsalestraining.com/freecourse.htm
For further details on MTD’s range of sales training courses and programmes visit http://www.mtdsalestraining.com.
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April 29th, 2008
Many ask me this question: “Did moving to Mexico make you happier?” My answer to that question is a resounding “no!” Does that shock you? Does that concern you? Does that cause you to pause? Do more questions come to mind?
Moving to Mexico did not make me happy.
To explain this I am going to have to get all Dr. Phil on you. If you are from America, you know exactly who that is and what he is all about. The man had an impact on my life I must confess. You should read his books. They might have an impact on your life too.
If you were an unhappy person living in America, you will more than likely be an unhappy person living in Mexico. If you have lived a life of reacting to circumstances with depression, rage, whining, crying, complaining, stress, anger or whatever, chances are you react the same way in Mexico. Moving here is not going to change that.
Circumstances or situations in our lives are nothing more than information. When the dog pees on the carpet, when the teenaged son wrecks the car, when the boss fires you, when you lose money in the stock market, all that is in your life is information or a stimulus. How you react to that information or stimulus is your choice.
Think about this for a moment. There is nothing in the examples I mentioned that has any power over you. These are just circumstances. They are “things” that happened. They have no power to control your feelings. The teenaged son wrecking the car is just a situation. It isn’t good but it is just a situation. This situation cannot hold a gun to your head and say,
“Ok, now I demand you feel rage and scream and hit your kid.”
If you do indeed react irresponsibly in that situation, it is because it is something you chose. No one, nothing is making you do anything.
Do you get this?
This is a hard concept for the victim mentality of someone coming from the American culture of victimization. It is what we have been led to believe. Someone or something is always at fault for “making us mad!”
How many times have you said to someone,
“You make me so mad!”
That phrase and the ideology that undergirds it, is programmed into Americans’ thinking. It is as though we are on autopilot and say it without thinking.
If you have lived a life of rage, depression, anger, or whatever in America; that, dear reader, is a good indicator about how you will live in Mexico. Let me assure you there are going to be plenty of circumstances or stimuli in Mexico to which you are going to be tempted to react in the identical way you did to stimuli in America.
I cannot overemphasize this enough. Mexico will not change you. All it will do is provide you with a new set of circumstances, situations, information, or stimuli to which you will react in the same way you did in America.
If you believe moving to Mexico will change you then you are in for a big surprise and a heartbreaking disappointment.
If you are of the mind-set that someone or something else is responsible for your happiness, then you are not expatriation material so don’t waste your time and money.
Now, let me turn on a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. I believe it is possible for someone to change.
I think one can learn to choose better behavior. If you’ve lived your life with an anger control problem or whatever, then get some help before expatriating to Mexico.
Trust me when I say that Mexico has plenty of circumstances, situations, information, or stimuli in life that she will throw your way.
Doug Bower is a freelance writer and book author. His most recent writing credits include The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Houston Chronicle, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Transitions Abroad. He lives with his wife in Guanajuato, Mexico.
His new book, Mexican Living: Blogging it from a Third World Country, can be seen at http://www.lulu.com/content/126241
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April 29th, 2008
The island of Sardinia perhaps most quickly conjures up the idea of sardines. A small island off of the western coast of Italy, it certainly incorporates seafood in to much of its regional cuisine. However, Sardinia has such a rich and various history that it bears little resemblance to the traditional idea of Italian cooking. Like many other Italian regional cuisines, Sardinia’s regional taste is often a surprise for a palette that is expecting red sauce and parmesan cheese to be the beginning and end of traditional Italian cooking. While it is a region of Italy, Sardinia’s history is shared with explorers of many European nations, such as Greece, France, and Spain. This diverse history of people shows in the traditions and culture of this isolated island destination.
While, being an island, seafood, especially shellfish, plays a large part in the regional cuisine of Sardinia, very few Sardinian meals do not incorporate lamb, a rich resource in the mountainous inland of the island of Sardinia. In addition to the lamb’s meat, a favorite of Sardinian chefs, very few meals are complete without the company of sheep’s milk and wild fennel. Stews and roasts are popular choices for the people of Sardinia. Looking at any Sardinian recipe, it is easy to see that the cuisine of this hilly island is a veritable stone soup of the many different cultures that have passed through the island over the years.
The seafood traditions of the Greek isles can be found in the mussel stews and roasted lobster dishes that keep the island’s fishermen busy. Malloreddus is a Sardinian pasta that can be found in many stews and pasta dishes accompanying chicken or rabbit basted in fennel or saffron. Malloreddus is a grooved pasta that very much resembles gnocchi in taste and texture, and is made of semolina flour and sometimes seasoned lightly with saffron, while most gnocchi is made with potato.
Stews are very popular in the regional cuisine of Sardinia, and even meat and poultry dishes are served in rich cooking sauces that could just as easily be served as soups. For this reason, accompanying a Sardinian entrée with a hearty crusted bread or a side of potatoes makes for a very filling meal. Pasta, in the traditional sense is not as large a part of Sardinian cooking as in other regions of Italy. The pastas of Sardinia are more commonly associated with Middle Eastern cuisine. Hearty grains and fusilli more commonly accompany the dishes of Sardinian regional cuisine, as opposed the lasagna, spaghetti or linguine that Americans more commonly associate with Italian cooking.
Between the diverse history of Sardinia’s people, from France to the Middle East, and the various different landscapes and resources that can be found throughout the island, it is hard to put Sardinian cuisine into one category. One thing is for sure though, while you will find many different types of food on the island of Sardinia, it is unlikely that you will find anything like it anywhere else in the world.
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April 29th, 2008
Bar sinks are available in porcelain, stainless steel, copper, cast iron, and natural stones like granite and marble. Copper bar sinks are the most preferred bar sinks as they are easy to maintain and copper has a natural quality to resist bacteria and germs. However depending on the style of the bar, you can select the type of material that you want your bar sink to be in. Bar sinks are also available in a variety of shapes and sizes. You also have the option of getting a customized bar sink built to add that personal touch to the bar sink. With bar sinks available in so many different styles and shapes, getting one that will suit your bar would not be tough. Identify the material that would suit your bar style and do some research to find yourself the right bar sink for you. A good bar sink and a bar faucet will not only be a great functional addition to your bar, but also enhance the appearance of your bar to a great extent.
Bar sinks, like kitchen sinks, will serve you for a long time and this exactly the reason you should try and get the best one you can.
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April 28th, 2008
Getting enough money to pay for a college education can be difficult, but if you’re willing to work hard there are ways to get all the money you need without having to repay it. One of the best ways to do that is to get college scholarships.
Essentially, when you receive a college scholarship you are being given money for college that you will never have to pay back, and so it’s a wise idea to pursue college scholarships even before trying to get a college loan. There is plenty of scholarship money that is available, but it takes time and effort to be able to access it. So here are some tips on how to successfully find and get college scholarships.
1. Try to find as many college scholarship programs as you can that you are eligible for, and then apply for as many as possible.
2. Although you may apply for several scholarships, be sure that you follow the directions for each one very carefully, filling out all application forms completely and accurately, and submitting all the information that may be required.
3. Keep all of your scholarship packet information very neat and legible so that it can be easily read. Remember that the scholarship reviewers may have several applications and packets of information to go through, and most likely those that are hard to read will not get the most attention.
4. Pay particular attention to removing all spelling and grammatical errors before you send off your scholarship packets. You want the reviewers to get as positive and favorable an impression as possible, so don’t ruin it with poor spelling and punctuation.
5. Be sure that you get all scholarship packets in the mail well in advance of their stated deadline. This may require keeping good notes on all of the deadline dates for the scholarships you are applying for in order to stay organized.
Unfortunately, another aspect of applying for college scholarships these days is having to avoid the scholarship scams that have now become prevalent. So here are some suggestions on how to avoid falling victim to one of these education scams.
1. Never apply for any scholarship that asks you to pay money in advance in order to receive it.
2. Never apply for a scholarship that asks for your credit card or bank account number in order to hold the scholarship or verify information about you.
3. Never apply for a scholarship that indicates that it is part of some sort of contest. Scholarships are awarded gifts, not sweepstakes.
If you follow the tips suggested above for applying to legitimate scholarship programs, most likely you will have success and get money that you can surely use for your college education. And if you avoid the scams mentioned above, you can protect yourself from being swindled in your pursuit of legitimate college scholarships that are available.
Steadman Issenburg writes on many consumer related topics including education. You can find scholarships for minorities and scholarship essay samples and more by visiting our education website.
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April 27th, 2008
Is there some secret for success as a children’s writer? Inquiring minds
(i.e., yours and mine) want to know, so I interviewed L.D. Harkrader
whose first middle grade novel, Airball: My Life in Briefs, was recently
released by Roaring Brook Press.
Harkrader doesn’t seem to have any real secrets, but she does offer
some insights into the writing process and a look at what an author
needs to do to promote a book once it is published.
Q: Tell us a little bit about your writing background. What kinds of things
did you write along the way to publication of your new middle grade
novel, Airball: My Life in Briefs?
A: I’ve been writing seriously for thirteen or fourteen years. My first short
story, “Prunella Thigpin,” was published in Guideposts for Kids in 1994.
Since then I’ve published over 200 short stories, poems, and articles in
magazines and anthologies, as well as eight nonfiction books and three
ghostwritten novels in the Animorphs series.
Q: How long did it take you to write Airball? What was the most difficult
part of the writing process for you?
A: I started Airball in 1998, and it was published in 2005, which adds up
to seven years. I’m a slow writer, it’s true, but in my defense, I also wrote
seven nonfiction books and three Animorphs books during that time!
The most difficult part of writing the novel, besides all the stopping and
starting between other projects, was maintaining confidence that I could
actually finish it. First drafts are always the hardest part of any writing for
me. I second-guess every word, sentence, comma, keystroke I make,
which is something all the how-to-write experts tell you not to do, but
something I can’t seem to avoid. On top of that, I knew that this story
walked a thin line between reality and fantasy, and I worried that I
wouldn’t be able to make it enough of either to be believable.
Q: Many writers stress the importance of a regular, daily writing
schedule. Is that how you work? Why or why not?
A: Well, I certainly get more written when I maintain a regular, daily
writing schedule. Unfortunately, it’s not always possible. I also have to
be the mom and chauffeur for my kids, as well as my son the sports
addict’s main cheering section. I’m a substitute teacher one or two days
per week and also take on other writing and design projects
occasionally just to pay the bills, so my time is not always (and
sometimes not ever) my own. Plus there’s that whole procrastination/
avoidance problem I battle constantly. But work on my fiction definitely
suffers when I don’t write every day.
Q: What kinds of promotional activities has your publisher expected you
to do to promote Airball? Have you found it helpful or necessary to do
other promotional activities in addition to the ones the publisher sets
up?
A: Roaring Brook has been great at promoting Airball. Their publicist
has set up local booksignings and radio and newspaper interviews for
me, which are things I probably wouldn’t have been able to do (at least
not as successfully) without them. My publisher also sent out review
copies so that Airball has been reviewed in all the major children’s book
review sources, of course, and they also sent reviewers and book
buyers a calendar that includes excerpts of all the books, including
mine, they’re publishing this year.
On my own I’ve done a couple school visits and spoken at local writers’
conferences. I sent copies of Airball to local reviewers and to the director
of the Kansas Center for the Book, an organization affiliated with the
state library that promotes Kansas books and authors. I’ve talked to local
independent bookstores, such as The Raven in Lawrence, to let them
know about the local appeal of my book. Approaching bookstore owners
face-to-face took courage for this not-always-recovering shy person, but
turned out to be one of the most enjoyable things I’ve done.
When Airball came out, I overwhelmed myself for a few days trying to
think of all the ways I could or should promote it. I realized I could spend
an awful lot of money and time on promotion, and much of it could be
ineffective. I decided the smartest thing I could do for my career and for
Airball was to do local promotion that only made sense for me, rather
than my publisher, to do and concentrate on finishing the next book.
Q: You have an agent, but do you think it’s absolutely necessary for
today’s children’s writer to have an agent? Why or why not?
A: I think it’s more important today for a children’s writer to have an agent
than it was even ten years ago. It’s still possible for children’s writers to
be published without an agent, but more and more houses are closing
their doors to unagented manuscripts, and it’s difficult for a writer to
figure out which editors are open to which kinds of stories. Plus, selling
the manuscript is only the first step. An agent then negotiates the
contract, retains and markets sub rights, and generally looks out for the
writer’s interests.
Q: What advice do you have for beginning children’s writers who want to
publish a MG novel?
A: First of all, read MG novels. They’ve changed a lot since most writers
were middle graders themselves. Then start and keep going. The first
draft won’t be perfect, no matter how much you try to make it that way, so
be completely open to changing what you’ve written for the better.
Q: Could you share your best writing tip?
A: My best writing tip is to remember that a story is a journey, one that
will change your main character forever.
Suzanne Lieurance is a children’s author, freelance writer, and owner of
the Three Angels Gourmet Co. Visit her writing website at http://www.suzannelieurance.com or read her daily food tips at http://www.threeangelsgourmet.blogspot.com
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April 27th, 2008
Yes folks, there is a way of making absolutely certain-sure that you have developed a winning product.
Do you want to know how to do this? You do?
Well, it’s quite simple: You allow the punters to tell you whether or not they want your product.
I am being deadly serious here when I tell you that the only certain way to be sure is to test your product in a suitable, email broadcast, newspaper ad or direct mail campaign.
The punters will pretty soon tell you whether or not they want to buy or not. Either you will get lots of orders, or you will just about break-even, or you will hardly get any orders at all. You just wont know until you test!
Now, do you want to know the single most powerful piece of information in the product development and/or direct marketing business? This information is worth more than everything I have previously told you, put together.
It is this: Believe the punters - not yourself.
There. I never thought I’d tell anyone not to believe in themselves… But in this particular instance, you must put all of your faith in the punters. It doesn’t matter how much of a ‘pet’ your product is. It doesn’t matter how much your old mum and your friends tell you it’s a GREAT product. It is wholly irrelevant that you have seen scores of adverts for similar products at a higher price. - If the punters don’t respond to your advert, then you must drop that product and move straight on to the next one.
The only exception to this is if you have a modest response, and you think you made a slight mistake… (say by going in completely the wrong paper, or £5 too expensive, etc.). In this case, it might be worth testing again. If this second attempt also fails, then drop the product immediately.
Don’t try and second-guess the punters.
Don’t worry too much about how, or why the punters didn’t buy your product. You will probably never work this out… I never can!
The greatest mail-order gurus in the world often find themselves scratching their heads in disbelief at what works, and what fails. They are continually amazed that their ‘dead-cert’ product flops completely, and their rank outsider, no-hoper product which they whacked-in for a quick test, results in bulging mail-sacks. There is often no rhyme or reason to this. Who knows why the punters will go for a product, or leave it alone? It could be one word in the copy, a ‘feel’, the picture, the price, their perception of your ability to deliver…. ANYTHING. You’ll never find out.
Now the big difference between a winner, and a loser is that the winner will listen to the punters no matter what he thinks. If the punters tell him that his red-hot favorite product is a lame dog, then he’ll drop it immediately. Losers will back their hunches right down the line until they go broke.
They just know that this product is a winner…. If the marketing fails, then they attribute it to the media, or the day of the week, or the price, or the delivery time. They don’t believe that the punters could ever reject such a super product. So they promote it again, and again and again until they have lost a very great deal of money. Then they believe. But even after all this, they still harbor a sneaking suspicion that if they’d just altered the coupon shape, or increased the money-back guarantee to 30 days, or…….. you get the idea….
To Become A Mail-Order Winner, You MUST believe the punters. They KNOW, you only BELIEVE. This principle can be summarised in this vital concept:
MILK YOUR WINNING PRODUCTS, DROP YOUR LOSERS.
More on this in my next article.
Copyright 2005 Nick James
Nick James is a UK based direct marketer and product developer. During the last 3 years Nick has sold in excess of £1 Million of products and services. Subscribe to his Free Tip Of The Week email at: http://www.Nick-James.com
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