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		<title>Groupe Synergos supports the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by offering prizes in a F1 Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to support the efforts in the fight to eradicate blood cancers by contributing to the F1 Contest.  For our part, we are offering some very practical, valuable and sought after prizes in an ingenious contest to spread the word about the cause.  Watch the video below to see the details of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are pleased to support the efforts in the fight to eradicate blood cancers by contributing to the F1 Contest.  For our part, we are offering some very practical, valuable and sought after prizes in an ingenious contest to spread the word about the cause.  Watch the video below to see the details of the prizes.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://purpose-driven-life.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888;">CLICK HERE to enter the F1 contest</span></a><span style="color: #888888;"> and do your part to eradicate blood cancers.  Who knows, maybe you&#8217;ll be the lucky winner of our services&#8230;</span></h2>
<p><em>The TNT F1 Contest is made possible using the Contest Burner WordPress Platform.  We are in the process of reviewing this product.   In the meantime, you can<a href="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/recommends/ContestApp" target="_blank"> learn more about Contest Burner here</a> (this is a Groupe Synergos affiliate link).  Our detailed review, will be published at the conclusion of the F1 Contest. </em></p>
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		<title>Internet Marketing for Nail Salons</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this short clip, our friend George is asked if he can help in marketing for nail salons. After explaining what he does, poor George is unsure what he just agreed to&#8230; What do you think? If you would like help getting your business found, contact us TODAY. For more information on how Groupe Synergos [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this short clip, our friend George is asked if he can help in marketing for nail salons.</p>
<p>After explaining what he does, poor George is unsure what he just agreed to&#8230;</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
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<strong>If you would like help getting your business found, <a href="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/contact-us" target="_blank">contact us</a> TODAY.</strong></p>
<p>For more information on how <strong>Groupe Synergos</strong> can show you <a href="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/how-to-market-small-business-online" target="_self">how to market small business online</a>, and claim your <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">FREE</span> consultation</strong>, simply provide your contact information below and we&#8217;ll call you back within 24 hours!</p>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #888888;">Oh, and just so we&#8217;re clear &#8211; we don&#8217;t limit ourselves to marketing for nail salons!</span></h1>
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		<title>A Unique Social Media Marketing Machines Bonus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is certainly a one-of-a-kind Social Media Marketing Machines Bonus We know you will not find a bonus like ours anywhere for purchasing Social Media Marketing Machines.  Groupe Synergos Inc. has really come up with something unique here – and it will certainly appeal to a lot of people.  Watch the video to find out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><span style="color: #888888;">This is certainly a one-of-a-kind Social Media Marketing Machines Bonus</span></h2>
<p>We know  you will not find a bonus like ours anywhere for purchasing Social Media  Marketing Machines.   Groupe Synergos Inc. has really come up with  something unique here – and it will certainly appeal to a lot of people.  Watch the video to find out why we are so sure we will make a huge impact with this bonus.</p>
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<h3><span style="color: #ff0000;">Click <a rel=nofollow href="http://groupesynergos.com/recommends/SMMM" target="_blank">here </a>to purchase Social Media Marketing Machines and also help fight Blood Cancer!</span></h3>
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<p>So you see, we have decided to donate 100% of our affiliate commissions of Social Media Marketing Machines to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.</p>
<p>That means that  if you purchase Social Media Marketing Machines through Groupe Synergos&#8217; affiliate link, not only will you be learning how to become a Social Media Marketing consultant (and save a whole lot of time through process automation),  but you will also get to do a really good thing by indirectly supporting blood cancer research and families currently fighting this disease.</p>
<p><strong>In the US today, about every 30 minutes somebody is diagnosed with blood cancer AND every hour, someone dies!</strong></p>
<p>Now is your chance to make a significant contribution to finding a cure.  <strong><a rel=nofollow href="http://groupesynergos.com/recommends/SMMM" target="_blank">Purchase Social Media Marketing Machines Now</a>!</strong></p>
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		<title>How to Market Small Business Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;How to market small business online?&#8221; &#8211; This is a very common question that many business owners ask themselves but unfortunately, they either don&#8217;t get around to asking someone who is qualified to answer correctly or they assume it gets answered when they have a web developer put together their website. How to market small [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;How to market small business online?&#8221;  &#8211; This is a very common question that many business owners ask themselves but unfortunately, they either don&#8217;t get around to asking someone who is qualified to answer correctly or they assume it gets answered when they have a web developer put together their website.</p>
<h1><span style="color: #888888;">How to market small business online &#8211; the usual story</span></h1>
<p>Here is a typical scenario we come across way too often:</p>
<ul>
<li>Business owner pays for local phone listing and yellow pages listing</li>
<li>Business owner has a web developer put together a website for them &#8211; this is usually a really slick looking site that has fancy flash graphics and an appealing layout.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>But</strong> here is the reality -</p>
<ul>
<li>The Return on Investment (ROI) on the phone and yellow pages listings is rarely measured, and is simply considered a cost of doing business.</li>
<li>Web site traffic is not monitored and the site is not optimized to attract customers to your business.</li>
<li>There is no way of knowing if your site is actually resulting in qualified leads or leading to sales.</li>
</ul>
<h2><span style="color: #888888;">How to market small business online &#8211; the simple truth</span></h2>
<p>Let&#8217;s face it, business owners are not expected to know how to market small business online.  <strong>You are too busy running your business!</strong> That&#8217;s completely normal.</p>
<p>The last thing you want to have to worry about is all the technical stuff of site optimization, keyword selection, competition, lead generation and opt-in techniques, hosting, auto-responders, and all that jazz.</p>
<p>What you need is <strong>peace of mind</strong> that somebody is taking care of it for you and a way to know it works so you know you are getting your money&#8217;s worth through <strong>measurable results</strong>!</p>
<p>No, what you need to help you how to market small business online is&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/wp-content/uploads/2010/BizBox.bmp" alt="how to market small business online" width="335" height="211" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">With our <span style="text-decoration: underline;">proven system</span>, we can help you -</p>
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<li>Automatically generate <strong>qualified leads</strong> for your business</li>
<li><strong>Optimize</strong> your web presence and virtual sphere of influence to reach the appropriate audience</li>
<li>Ensure your <strong>Return on Investment</strong> (ROI) for your marketing/advertising dollar</li>
<li>Achieve <strong>sustainable and measured results</strong> that you can control</li>
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<p>For more information on how Groupe Synergos can help you market your small business online, simply provide your contact information below and we&#8217;ll call you back within 24 hours!</p>
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		<title>What is twitter.com about ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;what is twitter.com about ?&#8221; We get asked this simple question very often by our clients who are local business owners or adults who are not as tech savvy as the younger generation. To be honest, this question actually has several possible answers, so in the paragraphs that follow, you will find some short answers that will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="color: #888888;">&#8220;what is twitter.com about ?&#8221;</span> </span><img class="alignright" title="what is twitter.com about" src="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/wp-content/uploads/2010/500px-Twitter_Icon.svg.png" alt="what is twitter.com about" width="200" height="197" /></h2>
<p>We get asked this simple question very often by our clients who are <a href="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/dont-buy-main-street-marketing-machines-from-traffic-geyser" target="_blank">local business owners</a> or adults who are not as tech savvy as the younger generation.</p>
<p>To be honest, this question actually has several possible answers, so in the paragraphs that follow, you will find some short answers that will help demystify the Twitter phenomenon and make it less foreign to you.  But more importantly, we will make Twitter <strong>less intimidating</strong> for you so that you can go forth and enter into the world of tweeting with confidence, and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">capitalize on the enormous potential</span> this social media platform offers.</p>
<h1><span style="color: #888888;">Q. What is twitter.com about ?</span></h1>
<p><strong>A. Twitter</strong><strong> </strong>is a free social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read other users&#8217; messages called tweets.  Tweets are short text-based posts that are generally publicly visible.  Users may subscribe to other authors &#8211; this is known as <em>following</em>, and subscribers are known as <em>followers</em>.</p>
<h1><span style="color: #888888;">Q. What is twitter.com about ?</span></h1>
<p><strong>A. Twitter</strong> has gained popularity worldwide and currently has more than <strong>100 million users</strong>.  It has been described as the <em>text messaging service of the internet</em> because of the short posts (max 140 characters) and the ability to converse quickly with specific followers.  Users tweet about anything and everything, at any time of day, to anyone anywhere in the world.</p>
<h1><span style="color: #888888;">Q. What is twitter.com about ?</span></h1>
<p><strong>A.</strong> Interestingly enough, Twitter is mainly used by older adults who might not have used other social media sites before.  According to <a title="ComScore" rel="nofollow" href="http://ComScore.com" target="_blank">comScore</a> only <strong>11% of Twitter&#8217;s users are aged 12 to 17</strong>.  In addition, a 2009 study by <a title="Sysomos" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.Sysomos.com" target="_blank">Sysomos</a> in 2009, found that<strong> 5% of users accounted for 75% of all activity on Twitter</strong>, and that <em>New York has the most Twitter users</em>.  Twitter also has a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">search function</span> that allows users to look for tweets containing specific keywords.  What this all means for businesses is that it is relatively easy to develop a demographic profile of twitter users and then target your marketing messages to those users.</p>
<h1><span style="color: #888888;">Q. What is twitter.com about ?</span></h1>
<p><strong>A.  Twitter</strong> provides real-time information.  It has become a source for news feeds and and current events.  The Twitter home page even has a <strong>trending function</strong> that displays the topics that are most tweeted at any given moment, and this information is also fed into the search engines, like Google, who are now trying to keep up by displaying the &#8220;Latest&#8221; information related to a search term.  For businesses, this can be a great source of market information.</p>
<h3>To recap from the perspective of the small business owner &#8211; what is twitter.com about ?   Well, Twitter :</h3>
<ul>
<li>provides a platform to target specific markets and niches;</li>
<li>provides valuable and real-time market information; and</li>
<li>offers the ability to reach an enormous number of people quickly, easily, and effectively.</li>
</ul>
<p>So now that you know what Twitter  can be used for, the next question is HOW do you do it?  Well we&#8217;ve got you covered&#8230;.Simply<strong> fill in your name and email </strong>in the form below, and we&#8217;ll give you access to a <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>FREE  <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">video and pdf course material that will quickly and easily show you</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&#8220;How To Use Twitter To Rapidly Expand Your Business &amp; Social Networks&#8221;</span></span></strong></span>.</p>
<p>With this material, you&#8217;ll learn:</p>
<ul>
<li>How To Use Twitter simply and effectively</li>
<li>The Best Twitter Applications you should take advantage of</li>
<li>How to Get More Twitter Followers</li>
<li>How to Automate Your Twitter Account</li>
<li>How to Expand Your Business Reach</li>
<li>How to Grow Your Social Network</li>
<li>How to Make Money using Twitter</li>
</ul>
<p>So, <em>what is twitter.com about</em> =&gt; <strong>opportunity</strong>!<br />
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		<title>embedding audio in your content</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[when you are developing your content or marketing a product, an effective communication strategy is to ensure you reach your audience using as many mediums as possible because people are not the same and they don&#8217;t process information the same way. some people are more visual while some respond better to auditory cues, so by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">when you are developing your content or marketing a product, an effective communication strategy is to ensure you reach your audience using as many mediums as possible because people are not the same and they don&#8217;t process information the same way.     some people are more visual while some respond better to auditory cues,  so by mixing up the different mediums in your content, you have a better chance of getting your message across.     another added bonus;  by using different means to transmit your message, you are in effect repeating it, which is also an effective way to ensure retention, so go ahead and have fun with it.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">so how do you embed audio in your content like this?</p>
<p><EMBED height="20" SRC="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/Media/VN00021-20100401-1004.amr" VOLUME="50" loop="false" controls="console" AUTOSTART="FALSE" width="128"></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">well it&#8217;s actually quite simple and with technologies today, you can create audio content just about anywhere!   I created this message this morning while waiting in line for my latte!  I simply recorded a voice note on my phone and emailed it to myself.  I then copied the audio file to my server and plugged it into the html code to embed it on this site&#8230;it was that simple!  I didn&#8217;t even have to convert the file format or anything.    my phone creates .amr files and they are recognized by the Quick Time plugin.    several other file types are supported as well such as (wav, midi, mp3 or aiff), so go ahead and have fun with it.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">here is the code you need to do it like i did :</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>&lt;EMBED height=&#8221;20&#8243; SRC=&#8221;http://www.YOURFILENAMEHERE.WAV&#8221; VOLUME=&#8221;50&#8243; loop=&#8221;false&#8221; controls=&#8221;console&#8221; AUTOSTART=&#8221;FALSE&#8221; width=&#8221;128&#8243;&gt;</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">there are also some variations you can make to this to support different file formats and to adjust the autoplay functions.  you can get more info about that from this  <a href="http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/tutorials/embed.html" target="_blank">link</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">by the way, the audio clip from me was true!  in this article, i just gave you a hint about what our new product will be when i revealed how i created that voice note.   so if you&#8217;re not already subscribed to our newsletter, do it now so you don&#8217;t miss out on what&#8217;s coming soon!</p>
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		<title>is it possible to make a marketing video in ten minutes &#8211; without video editing software?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i recently discovered, and am quickly becoming addicted to, a way to make videos that are extremely professional and that anyone can do. the added bonus is that you can use it for free! i always enjoy free stuff, except for those limited time trials of software that you thought were freeware &#8211; that really [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i recently discovered, and am quickly becoming addicted to, a way to make videos that are extremely professional and that anyone can do.  the added bonus is that you can use it for free!  i always enjoy free stuff, except for those limited time trials of software that you thought were freeware &#8211; that really bugs me, but that&#8217;ll be the subject of another article&#8230;</p>
<p>so back to video editing and publishing.  i literally put this video below together in 3 minutes, and then spent a few minutes publishing it on YouTube and Facebook.  you tell me if the quality is good&#8230;</p>
<p><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2sCmVaxkyY&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2sCmVaxkyY&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></p>
<p>by joining animoto on the FREE membership, you can make quality videos like this with a few clicks of the mouse. your videos are limited to 30 seconds so you can&#8217;t put too much, but you know what? for marketing something, if you can get your message accross in 30 seconds, you are pretty much in the attention span window of opportunity anyway.</p>
<p>if you would like more info on how to put together an AniMoto video or help putting together a marketing campaign for something, let me know in the comments, and I&#8217;ll provide some additional tips to get you on your way to making fantastic vids. </p>
<p><strong>Groupe Synergos value rating:</strong> 4.5 out of 5 stars</p>
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		<title>making your fanpage pop on Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[you&#8217;ve probably noticed that all Facebook fan pages have the same layout. this is a good thing and a bad one if you are trying to promote your business because part of the game is to find a way to differentiate yourself from everyone else out there. on the other hand, there is something to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you&#8217;ve probably noticed that all <a title="Groupe Synergos Fan PAge" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Groupe-Synergos-Inc/96549761547" target="_blank">Facebook fan pages</a> have the same layout. this is a good thing and a bad one if you are trying to promote your business because part of the game is to find a way to differentiate yourself from everyone else out there.  on the other hand, there is something to be said for standardization because it fosters a sense of security for the customer &#8211; they know what to look for and what to expect on the Facebook pages so it becomes easier, as a consumer, to navigate and make their way around.  that way, there is less uncertainty and confusion for the visitors.</p>
<p>having said that, it would sure be nice to find a way to make your fanpage pop, build curiosity, and peak interest.  enter fbml.  fbml (facebook markup language) allows you to customize your page to make it your own &#8211; for example, check out this Victoria&#8217;s Secret fan page.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/victoria-secret-fanpage1.bmp"><img class="size-full wp-image-271 aligncenter" title="victoria secret fanpage" src="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/victoria-secret-fanpage1.bmp" alt="" width="464" height="293" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">notice how there is no standard sidebar on the left and how this page contains whatever Victoria&#8217;s Secret wants &#8211; like a promotion or ad campaign&#8230;this  page could even be set as the fan page landing page.  if you have an autoresponder, you could even put an opt-in box if you like (we&#8217;ll keep that for a future article).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">to find out how this is done, simply visit the <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/02/22/build-facebook-landing-page/" target="_blank">Mashable article here</a> and have fun with it <img src='http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>what is Ann Sieg&#8217;s most important tip for business success?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[what do you think is the most important skill to master when it comes to internet marketing? according to Ann Sieg, that would be the ability to copywrite effectively. so who is Ann Sieg and why is she saying this, you ask? known as the Renegade Network Marketer, Ann Sieg has been in the MLM [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">what do you think is the most important skill to master when it comes to internet marketing? according to Ann Sieg, that would be the <strong>ability to copywrite effectively</strong>.  so who is Ann Sieg and why is she saying this, you ask?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">known as the <strong>Renegade Network Marketer</strong>, Ann Sieg has been in the MLM business for over twenty years and is revolutionizing the way network marketers do business by integrating the internet and attraction marketing into their toolkit.  she has developed the Renegade Network Marketing System and has paved the way to help take the MLM industry into the 21st century.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Ann has catapulted her system among the top sellers on the web and has built a relative empire around it, and rightly so, but this would not be possible without effective copywriting.  for example, when she enlisted the help of master copywriter, David Garfinkel to help launch her program, it generated over $1.1 million in sales in just 72 hours!  results as phenomenal as these obviously beg the question : so what is copywriting, anyway?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">simply put, copywriting is writing that inspires people to take the actions you want them to take.   this can take on various forms and can result in a littany of desired outcomes.   here are but a few examples;</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>inspiring even the most reluctant prospects to take action;</li>
<li>persuading recipients to open an email;</li>
<li>encouraging a visit to your website;</li>
<li>keeping visitors interested to read your complete blog  post;</li>
<li>a simple call to action like convincing them to provide their contact information; or even</li>
<li>driving a sale.</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;">without influencing through the written word, your website is dead in the water.  it will stagnate and die a long slow death by simply being an expense on your balance sheet rather than a lead and sales generating machine.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">recently, Ann has provided <a href="http://groupesynergos.renegadeproblog.com/wealthexperiment/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>access to an interview</strong> </span></a>she had with David Garfinkel on this very subject.  listen in for great advice you can start using right away as he explains some basic concepts.  in case you didn&#8217;t know, David is considered by many marketers to be, “The World’s Greatest Copywriting Teacher” because he’s been so successful and has dedicated the last 15 years of his life to teaching it. three of his students have even written sales letters that generated over a million dollars in twenty-four hours!  when Ann hired him to help launch the Renegade Professional, he trained some of her managers and the campaign;</p>
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<li>generated more than 186,517 unique website visitors in under 30 days;</li>
<li>acquired almost 40,000 fresh opt-ins (leads) in a single month; and</li>
<li>produced exactly 4,454 new customers  in less than 8 hours!</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: left;">the effective copywriting techniques used to achieve results like these  revolve around how the person presents themselves to their audience.  their words paint a picture of honesty, values, empathy and understanding of their audience.  the language used is credible and understandable.    we are not talking pressure sales tactics like we so often see in copy these days.  as a matter of fact, this type of copy is perfectly in line with the recent <em>Federal Trade Commission</em>&#8216;s guidelines on promotions and testimonials because it is upfront and honest.  the purpose is to first have a clear understanding of your market&#8217;s needs and then speaking to those needs by demonstrating you are empathetic and a solution provider.   if you would like to learn more about this customer-friendly method of copywriting, we recommend you consider the  <strong><a href="https://groupesynergos.ultimatecopywritingcrashcourse.com/" target="_blank">Ultimate Copywriting Crash Course</a></strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">we&#8217;ll also discuss more about this approach to copy in future articles.  in the meantime, if you would like more information on Ann Sieg&#8217; s <strong>Renegade System</strong> you can click on the image below.</p>
<p><a href="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/images/RenegadeNM_12.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-165" title="RenegadeNM_1" src="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/images/RenegadeNM_12.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://GroupeSynergos.therenegadenetworkmarketer.com" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone" title="test" src="http://howtostartasmallbusiness.biz/images/RenegadeNM_1.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="179" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">disclosure statement</span> : in the spirit of full disclosure, please note that Groupe Synergos is an affiliate of the Renegade System. we do not earn any commissions for referrals, however, we may earn a commission from future purchases made by referred prospects. Groupe Synergos takes pride in only associating with quality products and supporting our advertisers is a WIN-WIN-WIN for our visitors, us, and them.  we thank you for your encouragement.</em></p>
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		<title>finding your niche on the web</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[we are starting a series of articles to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). in our first instalment, we review affiliate marketing products. when considering a web-based venture, the first step is to determine what type of internet business is being sought. there are many to choose from. some require complimentary skills like creative [...]]]></description>
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we are starting a series of articles to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). in our first instalment, we review affiliate marketing products.</p>
<p>when considering a web-based venture, the first step is to determine what type of internet business is being sought. there are many to choose from. some require complimentary skills like creative writing &#8211; copywriting and blogging, for example. others are based on specific aspects of web-based businesses such as list-building, membership sites, marketing tools and techniques, and affiliate sales. depending on what your intentions are, you can assemble one or more of these building blocks to create a custom program suited to the particular needs of your own business. for example, one of our clients found that their online sales were surpassing their in-store sales, we recommended that they exploit their web clientele by developing a membership list in combination with online targeted marketing to boost returning sales and attract new sales to their cleaner and updated site. we also recommended they consider establishing an affiliate partner program and increase their product mix by including other complimentary affiliate products on their site. this provided them with more diverse revenue streams without increasing their overhead cost structure and at the same time, provided a complementary product mix suited to their target market demographic.</p>
<p>after sifting through several scams and non-value added web-based business products, we did uncover some that actually help neophytes get up and running quickly to make money online. we have concluded that features of good products include; money-back guarantees (trial periods), credible earnings forecasts, step-by-step startup instructions, templates, and an elaborate support system comprised of both online and offline support &#8211; if you can&#8217;t get in touch with someone to ask a question or for help, this is a big red flag!</p>
<p>let&#8217;s face it, there are no get rich quick schemes. there are, on the other hand, many successful businesses with internet-based revenue. the key is finding what&#8217;s right for your chosen niche.</p>
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