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Answer Upon - Why are you abusing RSS
Why Your Business Is Not Performing As Well As It Could
Is business down for your business? Are business revenues flat or declining?Now there are many reasons for the fall-off of business but the one that most business owners overlook is the something that they have complete control over.That something is keeping in constant contact with their existing customers and generating repeat business to fill the holes if no new business comes in. This “vacuum of contact” between business owners and their existing customers can be fatal to any business’s survival no matter how stable the business appears or how long the business has been in operation.You see, if existing customers are not communicated with on a constant basis they start to wander. They will drift away and start doing business with other businesses who cater better to their needs, who appreciate their past patronage and who communicate with them more frequently.Professionals like realtors, mortgage brokers, stock brokers, financial advisors, lawyers, doctors, dentists, pharmacists, etc. are notorious for neglecting their past customers which is the reason these types of professionals have an alarmingly low rates of repeat business and returning clients.Each week or month these types of professionals have to reinvent the wheel and start a new herd of customers to sale and market to. Not a smart way to d
ore and more webmasters are starting to use RSS to improve and maintain a good relationship with their readers. They are using RSS the correct way by keeping Is business down for your business? Are business revenues flat or declining?Now there are many reasons for the fall-off of business but the one that most business owners overlook is the something that they have complete control over.That something is keeping in constant contact with their existing customers and generating repeat business to fill the holes if no new business comes in. This “vacuum of contact” between business owners and their existing customers can be fatal to any business’s survival no matter how stable the business appears or how long the business has been in operation.You see, if existing customers are not communicated with on a constant basis they start to wander. They will drift away and start doing business with other businesses who cater better to their needs, who appreciate their past patronage and who communicate with them more frequently.Professionals like realtors, mortgage brokers, stock brokers, financial advisors, lawyers, doctors, dentists, pharmacists, etc. are notorious for neglecting their past customers which is the reason these types of professionals have an alarmingly low rates of repeat business and returning clients.Each week or month these types of professionals have to reinvent the wheel and start a new herd of customers to sale and market to. Not a smart way to d
Eight Ways that Increase the Perceived Value of Your Freebies
Almost everyone is giving away a freebie in order to attractvisitors to their web site or to get them to make a decisionnow to buy something. They are giving away free ezines, e-books, e-courses, teleclasses, introductory services andother e-learning opportunities. What is happening to all this fre*e stuff? Net visitors areloosing the perceived value of anything offered for fre*e. Every time you surf the Internet or check your e-mail yousee at least 5, 10, or even 30 freebies offers. Don't get mewrong freebies do increase traffic, but not like they didjust a year ago. Most of the material being offered is oldinformation, poorly written -- sometimes even incomprehensible-- or 50 percent sales pitches. Visitor's appetite for anything fre*e being offered on theInternet is now going back to the old saying, "There is nosuch thing as a fre*e lunch." Even bonus offers aren't turning heads any longer. So what is the answer? Or is there one? The key is to increase the perceived value of your freebiesso they will be more attractive to your audience. How do youdo this? Well, here are eight ways: 1. You could tell them what the freebie is worth with adollar amount. For example, "Subscribe to my free ezine! A$199 value!" 2
When you are involved in RSS everyday you get to see the fantastic opportunities RSS can bring to the web and how it can contribute to bettering the browsers experience and the webmasters bottom line. Unfortunately there is a dark side of RSS use.
Almost everyone is giving away a freebie in order to attractvisitors to their web site or to get them to make a decisionnow to buy something. They are giving away free ezines, e-books, e-courses, teleclasses, introductory services andother e-learning opportunities. What is happening to all this fre*e stuff? Net visitors areloosing the perceived value of anything offered for fre*e. Every time you surf the Internet or check your e-mail yousee at least 5, 10, or even 30 freebies offers. Don't get mewrong freebies do increase traffic, but not like they didjust a year ago. Most of the material being offered is oldinformation, poorly written -- sometimes even incomprehensible-- or 50 percent sales pitches. Visitor's appetite for anything fre*e being offered on theInternet is now going back to the old saying, "There is nosuch thing as a fre*e lunch." Even bonus offers aren't turning heads any longer. So what is the answer? Or is there one? The key is to increase the perceived value of your freebiesso they will be more attractive to your audience. How do youdo this? Well, here are eight ways: 1. You could tell them what the freebie is worth with adollar amount. For example, "Subscribe to my free ezine! A$199 value!" 2
It continues to amaze me how some webmasters always see ways to abuse new communication mediums. It is well know that email has become synonymous with spam. Email was a great communication tool when it arrived, but individuals soon started to abuse email by sending unsolicited messages to everyone with an email address. Now the same seems to be happening with RSS.
More and more webmasters are starting to use RSS to improve and maintain a good relationship with their readers. They are using RSS the correct way by keeping
Medical Billing - The Reality Of Priority
As a patient, we want to believe that our lives are in the hands of people who we can trust to do their job of medical billing without looking at the bottom line. But the sad truth is, it's the size of the claim and not the seriousness of your problem that gets the highest priority when it comes to crunch time.The biggest problem with medical billing is that it's still a business. The medical billing agencies get their money from getting a premium paid on each claim based on how much the claim itself is. If you're doing bulk business, this really ads up over time. The doctors are willing to pay for this service because they just don't have the time to do the billing themselves. So that's where the big companies come in.The problem arises when the company gets backed up. How does this happen? Simple. As claims get submitted, a certain percentage of them are going to get denied. There is no way around this. Medical billing personnel make mistakes and claims get fouled up. Well, when this happens, these claims have to get resubmitted. While these claims are being resubmitted, new claims are coming in. Eventually, over time, a backlog starts to form. With that happens, the following situation is what the medical biller is faced with.In front of this person sits two claims. The backlog is already up to a wee
experience and the webmasters bottom line. Unfortunately there is a dark side of RSS use.
As a patient, we want to believe that our lives are in the hands of people who we can trust to do their job of medical billing without looking at the bottom line. But the sad truth is, it's the size of the claim and not the seriousness of your problem that gets the highest priority when it comes to crunch time.The biggest problem with medical billing is that it's still a business. The medical billing agencies get their money from getting a premium paid on each claim based on how much the claim itself is. If you're doing bulk business, this really ads up over time. The doctors are willing to pay for this service because they just don't have the time to do the billing themselves. So that's where the big companies come in.The problem arises when the company gets backed up. How does this happen? Simple. As claims get submitted, a certain percentage of them are going to get denied. There is no way around this. Medical billing personnel make mistakes and claims get fouled up. Well, when this happens, these claims have to get resubmitted. While these claims are being resubmitted, new claims are coming in. Eventually, over time, a backlog starts to form. With that happens, the following situation is what the medical biller is faced with.In front of this person sits two claims. The backlog is already up to a wee
It continues to amaze me how some webmasters always see ways to abuse new communication mediums. It is well know that email has become synonymous with spam. Email was a great communication tool when it arrived, but individuals soon started to abuse email by sending unsolicited messages to everyone with an email address. Now the same seems to be happening with RSS.
More and more webmasters are starting to use RSS to improve and maintain a good relationship with their readers. They are using RSS the correct way by keeping
My Five Affiliate Marketing Mistakes
In October 2004, I launched my first web site. I was a complete rookie at building, maintaining, and understanding web sites, but I didn't let that stop me.My grand plan was to have a little money-making website that would augment my income. I thought I could do it, given enough time. I figured I would learn marketing on the fly.I decided I was going to make this small amount by being an affiliate marketer. I'd read one or two books, and it didn't sound too hard. I thought I was smart enough to succeed on the little bit of information I'd accumulated.I shut down that web site in September 2005. There were some life circumstances that dictated I wouldn't be able to find an internet connection, let alone run a website. I learned a few things in those 11 months, and I'd like to share my lessons learned.Selling Easy-to-Obtain ItemsI figured that once people got to my web site, they would be lazy and buy common products they could easily pick up at a local retail store. Wrong!! I had dozens of items. Not a single one of them sold. I was puzzled and confused until it occurred to me that people usually save money, and they sure as hell save time by hauling themselves off their chairs, getting into the car, and battling traffic to get what they saw on my web site!Lesson learned: Show case items that a
to abuse new communication mediums. It is well know that email has become synonymous with spam. Email was a great communication tool when it arrived, but individuals soon started to abuse email by sending unsolicited messages to everyone with an email address. Now the same seems to be happening with RSS.
In October 2004, I launched my first web site. I was a complete rookie at building, maintaining, and understanding web sites, but I didn't let that stop me.My grand plan was to have a little money-making website that would augment my income. I thought I could do it, given enough time. I figured I would learn marketing on the fly.I decided I was going to make this small amount by being an affiliate marketer. I'd read one or two books, and it didn't sound too hard. I thought I was smart enough to succeed on the little bit of information I'd accumulated.I shut down that web site in September 2005. There were some life circumstances that dictated I wouldn't be able to find an internet connection, let alone run a website. I learned a few things in those 11 months, and I'd like to share my lessons learned.Selling Easy-to-Obtain ItemsI figured that once people got to my web site, they would be lazy and buy common products they could easily pick up at a local retail store. Wrong!! I had dozens of items. Not a single one of them sold. I was puzzled and confused until it occurred to me that people usually save money, and they sure as hell save time by hauling themselves off their chairs, getting into the car, and battling traffic to get what they saw on my web site!Lesson learned: Show case items that a
More and more webmasters are starting to use RSS to improve and maintain a good relationship with their readers. They are using RSS the correct way by keeping
IT Contracts Negotiation-Who Lead-Legal or Commercial
While I have nothing against Lawyers leading any negotiation and believe they have a major role to play in negotiating complex IT contracts. Leading the contract negotiation in the majority of cases however, should be left entirely to trained commercial negotiators.Lawyers should be important members of the negotiating team but not the lead. I also think that a great number of lawyers may also agree with me on what looks like a harsh statement to make. To clarify my statement let me say that IT contracts as a result of the negotiation approach taken can end up being either legally or commercially oriented.You may say, so what, we have a contract any way and all our interests are protected; but are they?To reply to this, I would say: There is no much difference in both types of contracts while things are going well and the solution is delivered on time without any technical problem and on budget. In fact in this case you do not really need a contract at all. Unfortunately, this is not the case in the majority of IT contracts whether they being, systems integration, outsourcing or buying hardware & Software.Paradoxically as it may seem, when it comes to dealing with breaches i.e. Acceptance, Delivery, and Fixing Bugs and so
ividuals soon started to abuse email by sending unsolicited messages to everyone with an email address. Now the same seems to be happening with RSS.
While I have nothing against Lawyers leading any negotiation and believe they have a major role to play in negotiating complex IT contracts. Leading the contract negotiation in the majority of cases however, should be left entirely to trained commercial negotiators.Lawyers should be important members of the negotiating team but not the lead. I also think that a great number of lawyers may also agree with me on what looks like a harsh statement to make. To clarify my statement let me say that IT contracts as a result of the negotiation approach taken can end up being either legally or commercially oriented.You may say, so what, we have a contract any way and all our interests are protected; but are they?To reply to this, I would say: There is no much difference in both types of contracts while things are going well and the solution is delivered on time without any technical problem and on budget. In fact in this case you do not really need a contract at all. Unfortunately, this is not the case in the majority of IT contracts whether they being, systems integration, outsourcing or buying hardware & Software.Paradoxically as it may seem, when it comes to dealing with breaches i.e. Acceptance, Delivery, and Fixing Bugs and so
More and more webmasters are starting to use RSS to improve and maintain a good relationship with their readers. They are using RSS the correct way by keeping
Extranets for Advertising Agencies
Ideally, clients and agencies have aligned interests, and they usually do. Today there are real challenges to that important alignment, forcing clients and agencies to look for new and better ways to collaborate. Enter easy-to-use, web based extranets (http://www.trichys.com/intranet-extranet/extranets.vm).What is an extranet?Specifically, an extranet is a private web site that provides a secure environment for a select group of users to share documents and information.Although it is accessed through a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, it differs from a public web site in that it can be used only by an audience that has permission to access it through the use of IDs and passwords.Agencies use extranets as a client service tool to share documents with clients and vendors, to organize projects, and to archive previous work for direct client access. There is no limit on the size of files that can be posted, allowing agencies to share text documents, graphics, audio, video, message boards, and data.Often, extranets are used to replace email as a means to communicate within and across work groups. Unlike email, all communication is secure and any size document can be exchanged. Plus, an extranet provides a system for filing all the documents into project-related folders as part of the exchange proce
ore and more webmasters are starting to use RSS to improve and maintain a good relationship with their readers. They are using RSS the correct way by keeping their readers informed and using RSS to syndicate content around the web. I talk more about this at http://www.newsniche.com/ where I help to inform and educate webmasters about RSS.
Ideally, clients and agencies have aligned interests, and they usually do. Today there are real challenges to that important alignment, forcing clients and agencies to look for new and better ways to collaborate. Enter easy-to-use, web based extranets (http://www.trichys.com/intranet-extranet/extranets.vm).What is an extranet?Specifically, an extranet is a private web site that provides a secure environment for a select group of users to share documents and information.Although it is accessed through a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, it differs from a public web site in that it can be used only by an audience that has permission to access it through the use of IDs and passwords.Agencies use extranets as a client service tool to share documents with clients and vendors, to organize projects, and to archive previous work for direct client access. There is no limit on the size of files that can be posted, allowing agencies to share text documents, graphics, audio, video, message boards, and data.Often, extranets are used to replace email as a means to communicate within and across work groups. Unlike email, all communication is secure and any size document can be exchanged. Plus, an extranet provides a system for filing all the documents into project-related folders as part of the exchange proce
Unlike email you can't spam readers using RSS as it is a pull technology which means as a webmaster you do not have the contact details of your readers. Unfortunately as RSS is such a good tool for syndicating content it looks like some webmasters have taken that to mean all RSS content is public domain. This has lead to RSS feed being copied verbatim and reused in new feeds or rep
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