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    Email List Marketing - Nichefying Your Existing List
    There are several specific ways that you can nichefy your existing list. The first, one I have already discussed, is simply asking your list what their wants and needs are, and then begin to meet specifically those needs. Now one thing that will happen is that some people will unsubscribe from your list as your offerings become more tightly themed, but the increased revenue from the subscribers who stay on your list should eclipse the lost revenue from the ones who drop from your list. Do not be overly concerned with the ones that leave your list; be more concerned that you are streamlining your list so that it makes you more money. Remember what
    ook genuine.

    What to Do: According to UPS, they hardly do COD on international shipments. Therefore, this type of online UPS form is fake, and does not originate from UPS. If you receive a similar form by email do any of the following.

    Cross-check The Web address:

    Look for underscores, hyphens, extra letters, or numbers added to the web address to mimic an official website. For instance ‘www.ups.com’ is definitely not same as ‘www.ups1.com’. Also ‘www.westernunion.com’ is not same as ‘www.westernunionn.com’ (notice the extra ‘n’ added to ‘union’). If you are suspicious of the web address call the toll-free number listed

    What You Need To Know About Google's New AdWords Affiliate Policy
    A lot of affiliates are selling other people's products with AdWords. This has been known as easy money, since no website is required. All you need is a ClickBank ID and you have over 10.000 products to offer your visitors.When Google changed the affiliate policy in January, many affiliates saw their future AdWords income vanish up in smoke.Simply because they didn't know how to build a web page, or a Landing page.Webmasters and others with HTML skills said this was a great thing, because now they "got rid of" a lot of competition.And this is correct.Since Google now accept only one ad from a top domain, y
    Last year a scam artist sent me a ‘second offer’ on a laptop I didn’t win on EBay. His price was far cheaper than the winning bid on EBay. I fell for the scam thinking it was an offer from a genuine Ebayer giving me a second offer. I lost about $200 to the scam. I have since become smarter on internet scams. Therefore I am offering you below some smart tips on how to beat similar scams.

    1. If a scammer sent you a second chance offer directly to your email address on an item you didn’t win on EBay:

    What to Do: Do not accept any offer outside EBay. Ensure all your communications are through EBay’s ‘Contact Seller’ form. That way, EBay keeps track of your communications with the seller.

    2. An online seller provides you with a foreign phone number to call if you have any question:

    What to Do: Foreign number is a red flag. Some scammers expect you may not call the number in order not to incur any long distance charges. Therefore, adopt a policy of “If I can’t reach you, I won’t do business with you”. Try and limit online transactions to your country of residency unless you are experienced in international business.

    3. The Seller requests payment through either Western Union money transfer or Money Order.

    What to Do: Do not make payment by Credit Card, Western Union or Money Order to foreign sellers. PayPal is better and a more secured option, at least for now. Anyone who does business on the Internet knows that once a scammer in a foreign country receives your Western Union money transfer, or Money Order, you absolutely have no way to get your money back. Unfortunately, some of the scammers in some foreign countries work closely with local bank staff in those countries. Do no expect any help from either the foreign bank or local officials there. All a scammer needs to receive Western Union money transfer is the code and an ID.

    4. The Seller forwards a UPS’ Cash on Delivery (COD) form to you containing instructions, where you will fill in a Western Union Money Transfer Number (MTN), and shipping information. Normally, the form will instruct you to fill and submit the form and it will be sent directly to UPS’ database and not to the seller. It may further explain that a UPS staff will review the form and keep the Western Union code. A UPS staff will first inspect the item from the seller and receive it on your behalf for shipping, and finally release the Western Union code to the seller to receive his/ her payment. The form normally will look like an official UPS online form with logos, colors, trademarks. Everything will look genuine.

    What to Do: According to UPS, they hardly do COD on international shipments. Therefore, this type of online UPS form is fake, and does not originate from UPS. If you receive a similar form by email do any of the following.

    Cross-check The Web address:

    Look for underscores, hyphens, extra letters, or numbers added to the web address to mimic an official website. For instance ‘www.ups.com’ is definitely not same as ‘www.ups1.com’. Also ‘www.westernunion.com’ is not same as ‘www.westernunionn.com’ (notice the extra ‘n’ added to ‘union’). If you are suspicious of the web address call the toll-free number listed o

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    Franchisee has a lot to do about image. Many marketers would agree that image is the single most important part of branding. In the world of franchising and brand-name extension franchisors and franchising companies must pay attention to details to ensure that their brand-name stands tall in the eyes of the consumer and customer.There is probably no easier way to destroy a brand-name or image of a franchising company in a particular marketing region than to have a drunk driving accident with the company's name on it show up on the front page of the newspaper. It is for this reason and because I am appalled by drunk drivers that I decided to d
    y keeps track of your communications with the seller.

    2. An online seller provides you with a foreign phone number to call if you have any question:

    What to Do: Foreign number is a red flag. Some scammers expect you may not call the number in order not to incur any long distance charges. Therefore, adopt a policy of “If I can’t reach you, I won’t do business with you”. Try and limit online transactions to your country of residency unless you are experienced in international business.

    3. The Seller requests payment through either Western Union money transfer or Money Order.

    What to Do: Do not make payment by Credit Card, Western Union or Money Order to foreign sellers. PayPal is better and a more secured option, at least for now. Anyone who does business on the Internet knows that once a scammer in a foreign country receives your Western Union money transfer, or Money Order, you absolutely have no way to get your money back. Unfortunately, some of the scammers in some foreign countries work closely with local bank staff in those countries. Do no expect any help from either the foreign bank or local officials there. All a scammer needs to receive Western Union money transfer is the code and an ID.

    4. The Seller forwards a UPS’ Cash on Delivery (COD) form to you containing instructions, where you will fill in a Western Union Money Transfer Number (MTN), and shipping information. Normally, the form will instruct you to fill and submit the form and it will be sent directly to UPS’ database and not to the seller. It may further explain that a UPS staff will review the form and keep the Western Union code. A UPS staff will first inspect the item from the seller and receive it on your behalf for shipping, and finally release the Western Union code to the seller to receive his/ her payment. The form normally will look like an official UPS online form with logos, colors, trademarks. Everything will look genuine.

    What to Do: According to UPS, they hardly do COD on international shipments. Therefore, this type of online UPS form is fake, and does not originate from UPS. If you receive a similar form by email do any of the following.

    Cross-check The Web address:

    Look for underscores, hyphens, extra letters, or numbers added to the web address to mimic an official website. For instance ‘www.ups.com’ is definitely not same as ‘www.ups1.com’. Also ‘www.westernunion.com’ is not same as ‘www.westernunionn.com’ (notice the extra ‘n’ added to ‘union’). If you are suspicious of the web address call the toll-free number listed

    Cruise Ship Jobs -- How to Find Jobs on Cruise Ships
    Getting paid to travel and live your life constantly discovering new people and places would be a dream job for many people. Working on a cruise ship offers people the opportunity to not only do these things, but it offers great pay and benefits as well. Applying for a job within this industry is slightly different than others. There are many things an applicant should consider and implement when attempting to secure a position with a cruise line. Jobs with cruise lines can be difficult to land, so it is important that one impress from the beginning to the end of the hiring process.A cruise ship is like a city on the sea, because of that the jo
    Western Union or Money Order to foreign sellers. PayPal is better and a more secured option, at least for now. Anyone who does business on the Internet knows that once a scammer in a foreign country receives your Western Union money transfer, or Money Order, you absolutely have no way to get your money back. Unfortunately, some of the scammers in some foreign countries work closely with local bank staff in those countries. Do no expect any help from either the foreign bank or local officials there. All a scammer needs to receive Western Union money transfer is the code and an ID.

    4. The Seller forwards a UPS’ Cash on Delivery (COD) form to you containing instructions, where you will fill in a Western Union Money Transfer Number (MTN), and shipping information. Normally, the form will instruct you to fill and submit the form and it will be sent directly to UPS’ database and not to the seller. It may further explain that a UPS staff will review the form and keep the Western Union code. A UPS staff will first inspect the item from the seller and receive it on your behalf for shipping, and finally release the Western Union code to the seller to receive his/ her payment. The form normally will look like an official UPS online form with logos, colors, trademarks. Everything will look genuine.

    What to Do: According to UPS, they hardly do COD on international shipments. Therefore, this type of online UPS form is fake, and does not originate from UPS. If you receive a similar form by email do any of the following.

    Cross-check The Web address:

    Look for underscores, hyphens, extra letters, or numbers added to the web address to mimic an official website. For instance ‘www.ups.com’ is definitely not same as ‘www.ups1.com’. Also ‘www.westernunion.com’ is not same as ‘www.westernunionn.com’ (notice the extra ‘n’ added to ‘union’). If you are suspicious of the web address call the toll-free number listed

    Organizing Your Art Business
    We are artists; therefore by definition we are unorganized. We are right brain thinkers, we are creative. How do we impose order to chaos? Hopefully, this information will help you tame that wild beast and make some sense of the various business terms that confuse and intimidate you!1. WHAT STRUCTURE SHOULD I USE? The first question to ask in setting up your art business is how you should set it up – i.e., what structure it should have. This may seem like a silly question, but it is a very important one, as it determines how you report your income and expenses. And report them you must! There are several types of organization to choose
    to you containing instructions, where you will fill in a Western Union Money Transfer Number (MTN), and shipping information. Normally, the form will instruct you to fill and submit the form and it will be sent directly to UPS’ database and not to the seller. It may further explain that a UPS staff will review the form and keep the Western Union code. A UPS staff will first inspect the item from the seller and receive it on your behalf for shipping, and finally release the Western Union code to the seller to receive his/ her payment. The form normally will look like an official UPS online form with logos, colors, trademarks. Everything will look genuine.

    What to Do: According to UPS, they hardly do COD on international shipments. Therefore, this type of online UPS form is fake, and does not originate from UPS. If you receive a similar form by email do any of the following.

    Cross-check The Web address:

    Look for underscores, hyphens, extra letters, or numbers added to the web address to mimic an official website. For instance ‘www.ups.com’ is definitely not same as ‘www.ups1.com’. Also ‘www.westernunion.com’ is not same as ‘www.westernunionn.com’ (notice the extra ‘n’ added to ‘union’). If you are suspicious of the web address call the toll-free number listed

    Motivation - The Art of Caring
    While it may sound strange, one of the key motivational factors for me is the knowledge that I am helping someone. This doesn’t mean I am disinterested in ecommerce it simply means that my interest in helping others becomes a facilitator of ecommerce.Something radical happens when you shift your focus away from the sale and place it squarely on the individual making the purchase. This will alter the way you conduct business, the way you conduct customer service and the way you interact with present and future customers.Social isolation or isolation preferences make the Internet a place where many customers can feel most at ease. Dr. Robe
    ook genuine.

    What to Do: According to UPS, they hardly do COD on international shipments. Therefore, this type of online UPS form is fake, and does not originate from UPS. If you receive a similar form by email do any of the following.

    Cross-check The Web address:

    Look for underscores, hyphens, extra letters, or numbers added to the web address to mimic an official website. For instance ‘www.ups.com’ is definitely not same as ‘www.ups1.com’. Also ‘www.westernunion.com’ is not same as ‘www.westernunionn.com’ (notice the extra ‘n’ added to ‘union’). If you are suspicious of the web address call the toll-free number listed on official website the scammer is trying to mimic to confirm if the forwarded web address belongs to them.

    Find Out Where The Form Is Submitting:

    Every web-based form you fill out submits the information either to a database or email address. You can check where the information is submitting as follows:

    • Right-click on the form
    • Click on ‘View Source’ (the HTLM code will appear, don’t be intimidated)
    • If you are Techie look at the form header to see where the form is submitting. If the form is submitting to one of the free email clients like hotmail, yahoo, etc, treat as suspect. A reputable company cannot use free email addresses to receive customer orders and personal information.

    If the email address belongs to a private company, say ‘yoyo@blabla.com’

    • Take out the ‘yoyo@’ and replace it with ‘www’.
    • Type the web address, example ‘www.blabla.com’ on your address bar, and pull up the website.
    • Write down the IP address of the website.
    • Go to www.dnsstuff.com and type in either the web or IP address. Dnsstuff.com is a free service that will give you detailed information on where a website is hosted.
    • If the seller claims to be from say Canada and the site is hosted in say South Africa, you have reasons to probe further.

    The biggest misconception is that all Internet frauds originate from Nigeria. This misinformation has prepared the minds of a lot of people to only treat online transactions from Nigeria as suspect. The reality is that internet scam artists are just everywhere, in every country. It’s an easy way to make money fast, so many people from various countries and backgrounds are attracted to it.

    The guys who scammed my money were based in one of the break-away USSR republics. When I blocked my phone number and called them, one of them mistakenly picked up the phone, and greeted me in a clear soviet’s accent, then hung up the phone when I spoke. Definitely he was not African.

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