Gary Fumeaux asked:




It is incredibly difficult to create a definitive list of the best network marketing companies due simple to how many of them there are!

There are hundreds of network marketing companies all over the world, offering countless products and opportunities. Rather than comparing each one of them, it is much easier to find the best one to use by paying attention to its marketers. Lots of marketers make serious amounts of money with network marketing companies.

The important thing to pay attention to is how many companies actually help their marketers make lots of money? I am talking about people who make millions of dollars a year and have a regular stream of passive income, that is what we are looking for

Choosing the right network marketing company

Now, a lot of people face a dead end when it comes to convincing other people to join a network marketing company. For the most part, the financial benefits are simply not enough to motivate a person to join. The great thing is that this is where health and wellness products differ wildly.

With these products, you are offering your customers services and items that will improve their health and gives them a great business opportunity! You are not only providing them with health, you are providing them with a really lucrative business! Purely because of these flow on benefits, most of the top network marketing companies in the world are health and wellness companies

The growth of freelife

Over the past few years the health and wellness industry is size has increased astronomically. The fast paced lifestyles that people lead today accompanied by the ever growing list of problems and ailments has created a situation where the average American spends around $250 a month on health and wellness products.

Another great aspect of this is that consumers are becoming more and more aware about the various health products available and their benefits. Given the current market climate, a health and wellness network should be a no brainer as your first choice for a money marketing business venture.

Freelife is one of the biggest network marketing companies in the health and wellness area. They sell a secret Himalayan juice recipe crated from the Goji Berry, which is an ideal anti-ageing solution and has numerous health benefits.

The network marketing aspect of the company offers a five-tier payment system and you can easily earn hundreds of thousands of dollars per month just working from home. The product practically sells itself! If you are not convinced, read some of the testimonials on the site and you will see just how massive the sales volumes are. Freelife really is one of the best network marketing companies available today.

Ameriplan

Ameriplan is another leading network marketing company working in the health and wellness sector. You get the opportunity to market a top quality dental, chiropractic and prescription drug program that can include every member in a household for as little as $20.00 a month!

When you sign up to Ameriplan and become an independent business owner, you will get 30% residual commissions on each sale! The company will also give you 5 websites to market your product, making it an incredibly lucrative option. The company already has a membership base of over a million people already, and it is continuing to grow and grow.

Join Ameriplan today and you will notice the massive difference you make to other peoples lives and to your own monthly income, as it really is one of the best network marketing companies.



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A major trend in the world economy is the rising power of India and China, along with other nations gaining massive momentum.

A second trend happening now is the openness of mass collaboration, social media, internet, and technology.

The third trend is unfortunately a floundering US economy.

Over the next decade life and business will be changed due to these 3 trends. Many behemoth companies will perish. Many up and coming companies will excel. All currently existing companies including your home based business must see and take into account these major trends to stay on the edge, and to prevail through the next 10 years.

Let us take a closer look at the first trend of the rising powers of India and China. This is important because India represents 1.1 billion people and China represents 1.3 billion people. India’s well-educated, young population has embraced state-of-the-art computer and information technologies, making their country one of the most important high-tech hubs in the world. This will enable you to soon be 1 click away from a large percentage of their entire population.

India’s information technology and computer companies in Bangalore have been named as the world’s second Silicon Valley. The expanding middle class, robust military establishment and the country’s increasing sophistication in high-technology are shaping India as one of the rising political, economic and military powers. China is a different story, but the rise in both is inevitable. Knowing about it and taking action is important to anyone looking to build their network to dramatic sizes.

In regards to the second trend, the rapid growth of technology. There are many causes for this, the major one being the usage of mass collaboration. Did you know that Wikipedia recently had its 10 millionth article posted? They do not have employees doing those posts. Those post are done only by volunteer editors. Do you know how many people have created Myspace, Facebook, and hundreds of other websites into what they are today? Hundreds of Millions. If you are on the internet, you have most likely taken part in this mass collaboration consciously or not.

Mass collaboration is happening not only on the internet, it is happening among regular companies as well. Boeing, BMW, and PG&E are only a few companies utilizing the powers of the masses. As this technology grows ever stronger, knowledge will excel, and those utilizing these mass collaborative technologies will see quick success. This trend is backed by freedom of choice and true winning ways of doing business. Companies utilizing these means of doing business are opening their doors, and succeeding at dramatic rates compared to being closed and only relying on internal networks.

You can take advantage of today’s remarkable technology and mass collaboration in multiple ways for example, you can take part in social networks, in social forums, and through creating your own small business groups to help everyone succeed faster. We live in a WE world, not a ME world. The internet has put us in a place where we can be in touch with almost anyone at any time. Because of the rapid pace of innovation, technology is improving faster than most people can handle. There is no reason to let this hold you back from learning.

The third trend is a floundering US economy. Will it turn? I have hope, as do many others.

Would you invest your life savings on hope? Your retirement? Your dreams? Would you bet your entire future on that 4 letter word. I will not, and I recommend that you take the action required to learn the skills you need to push through and become self sufficient, and non reliant on outside sources for your future. You have to in a sense learn to become your own bank. The currently failing economy got many sparks from the falling housing and mortgage market, as well as continual sparks from layoffs and downsizing of multiple large companies. There are tons of ways to get ahead out there, and due to all the positive trends previously discussed the opportunities are endless.

Network marketing is one great way to get ahead, if the sustained time and effort is put forth, success will be achieved. With all of the trends above in mind, a network marketing business makes a lot of sense.

In closing, it is important to note that these 3 massive trends are not separate from one another. The rising powers and capabilities of the world are exponentially increased with the fast paced innovations in technology, which are all rapidly increased by the powers of mass collaboration. The floundering economy of the US can take these trends into account and get better quicker by utilizing these trends, or as a whole. Or, as a whole the US economy may not take the trends into account, and therefore will deplete itself to worse conditions.

The purpose of this article is by no means political in nature. Partly, the purpose is to help you open your eyes, and to inspire you to look deeper into these trends. At large, the main purpose of this article is to demonstrate that IF you learn, take into account, and go into action mode in regards to these massive trends, the probabilities for your success have never been as good.

Does it work?Well, did you know that a single advert, properly targeted, with the right headline and offer, costing say £200, can bring returns of perhaps 1000% or more within days?

Advertising can be one of the most cost effective ways to generate new enquiries. Or it can be a complete waste of money.

What makes a successful advert? Quite simply – one that gets results.

I advocate that EACH advert has to be accountable – i.e. if you place an advert it must do one of two things:

1. Make a sale

2. Get someone to contact you to find out more

And, if your advert doesn’t do either of those you are wasting money.

Take a look at most adverts. They are all very similar. They have a big headline (usually the company name), a great logo, they list the products or services on offer, there might be a photo or two, maybe a strap line – something like “you can always be assured of a great service”, “a superb range”, “free quote”, etc

Have a look at your local newspaper now – am I right?

I know that most of these adverts do not work. I know that, because when my clients start to monitor where their enquiries come from, they realise that most of their new enquiries are through referrals or from the sign writing on their vans. The sales they do get from the newspaper or magazine advertising do not even cover the cost of the adverts – let alone make a profit. Now, I’m not advocating that you go out and cancel all your adverts. However there are some simple steps you can take to make your advert more effective:

1. Before placing your advert, decide what you want your prospect to do. Do you want them to: buy something from you, call for more information or visit your website? An advert which is trying to sell something will be very different to one simply asking a prospect to call for more information.

2. Your entire advert should be devoted to getting your prospect to take the next step. You need to give them all the information they need to do so. If you want the prospect to buy something you need to highlight all the benefits of your product or service, and overcome all the likely objections so that they can make an informed decision. Won’t it be too wordy? Well, would you tell a sales person to go and visit a prospect and say you’ve got 20 seconds to persuade this person to buy your product? No, of course not, you wouldn’t put him or her under that much pressure. So why put yourself under that pressure in trying to sell something in a tiny advert.

3. People do not buy newspapers or magazines to read the adverts – they buy them for the news and articles. The more your advert looks like an editorial feature – the more it will be read. So disguise your advert – make it look like a news article.

4. Try a 2 step approach. Advertising can be very expensive – so don’t even attempt to sell in a tiny advert – offer your prospect some free information in exchange for contact details – e.g.:

Homeowners Decorating Guide. For your FREE guide to choosing colour combinations of paint, tiles and wall paper Visit www…

How to sell your house faster and for more money? Call 0800 … for your free report and audio CD.

Then, when you send your free information – include your sales literature detailing all the benefits of your product or service. You now have a qualified lead and have plenty of time and opportunity to follow up and make a sale.

5. Have a compelling headline – your company name is not a headline – people don’t care what you are called or how long you have been in business – they just want to know what you can do for them. Your headline should be the biggest benefit you offer prospective customers.

6. Test & Monitor each and every advert you run. Most businesses don’t monitor their adverts or sales promotions – they continue to run the same advert over and over – regardless of whether it pulls for them. Did you know that a change in headline has been tested to increase the response of an ad by up to nineteen times?

7. Once you’ve found an advert which works continue to run it until it stops generating a profit. Don’t stop it just because you’re bored with it and want to change it. Remember that you may see your advert every day – but your prospects are seeing it for the first time.

There you have it – 7 steps to successful advertising. Good luck.

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Webwindows asked:




Advertising is the most effective way to reach consumers and create awareness about your products and services. With thousands of companies coming up every day to offer their products and services, advertising becomes a highly integral tool to reach your products effectively to the consumer. An advertising agency has an upheaval task of informing, persuading and building a relationship of trust and faith between the company and his consumers. Thus advertising agency is an instrument where advertisements are conceived, strategized, planned to reach maximum people. Webwindows, a UK based leading media agency has been rendering advisory and creative services to online companies to assist them in their needs for planning, composing advertisements and placing them in the right newspaper for the last ten years. In fact, Webwindows has a dedicated page, the Webwindows page that appears in the seven leading papers in the UK. The Webwindows page is completely dedicated to small and mid-sized companies to promote their online offerings. Research has proved what Webwindows has believed all along that when it comes to advertising print prevails over the Internet and all other forms of media. By advertising Webwindows, you  not only gain advertising space at cost-effective rates but also the fruits of the ten years of experience Webwindows has in guiding its client to advertise in the right newspaper based on demographics, customer reach, target audience etc.

The crux of the adverting job is to help you reach your services / products to the public in the best possible way. Advertising agencies have to build strategies that build a stand-out image of your company among your consumers. They need to build a relationship of trust and faith between your products / services and the prospective consumers. Following the same fundamental to reach your product to the consumers in a positive light, Webwindows assist online companies in 360 degree aspects of advertising. Right from ad content composition to design to placement, they formulate the best media strategies to help you reach a wide consumer base.

Here are a few tips from Webwindows on choosing the right advertising agency.

Understand your product and business goals: The first task of any advertising agency is to well-develop a thorough understanding of your product, its prospective position in the market place and its target audience. This helps advertisers to produce effective advertising campaigns to best publicize your product. Webwindows carefully studies your products and then guides you about the marketing strategy, which paper the ad should be placed, how many times it should run etc.

Create Advertising campaigns: Keeping the client’s goals in mind, the advertising agency should be able to build advertising campaigns, like slogans, jingles, et al. The campaign is built with the aim to push the sales of the company’s products, attract new consumer belt while retaining the old ones, re-affirm the brand image, market the product and generate brand awareness if the brand has been just forayed into the market.

Advertise the product: After the campaign is ready, the advertiser looks for media vehicles to popularize / publicize the product. The campaign may be advertised in a range of media agencies like, television, radio, print, depending on the client’s budget. For your advertising needs, Webwindows chooses newspaper as the premium mode of advertisement. Through its dedicated page, The Webwindows page, which appears as a colored supplement in seven leading newspapers and magazines in UK, it reaches its clients’ services to a large readership of around 5 million viewers. Webwindows also assists you in choosing the right newspaper to help you market your product so that it reaches maximum viewers in the most effective way.

The primary aim of any advertising agency is to analyze your goals and help you aspire for more results. Through their well-planned and result-oriented advertising strategies, Webwindows helps you reach the right audience at the right time highlighting the right message.



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In 1950 it was the Amway Corporation.In 1960 it was Avon Products Inc.In 1970 it was Melaleuca, Inc.

In 1980 is was Mary Kay Corporatio

In 1990 it was Tahitian Noni International

All of these companies made it to the billion-dollar mark. The advantage of course was being in a company like these at the beginning, being in at the ground floor. That’s where the true fortunes are made with the top network marketing companies.

For a company to become the next billion-dollar company what has to be in place, (besides a crystal ball)? The companies’ note above had a number of things in place that we can look at to see how they made it to the top. Things like the management team, funding and a good compensation plan. But the one thing that took them to the top was their product(s). Their product and the timing that product came to market.

When the timing and a great product are combined, it can make you a fortune. What does timing mean. It means getting placed before a “trend” actually becomes a “trend”.

As an example, lets look at how the baby boomers have influenced the market since the 1950′s. There are many trends, but probably the largest trend to ever exist are how the baby boomers affected the market place.

It all started with baby food. There were billions of bottles of baby food sold during the 1950′s. Next it was clothing, shoes and games. As the boomers got older, they wanted transportation, so the auto industry took a huge increase. The housing market came next and this is an excellent example of how great and how devastating trends can be.

In the mid 1970′s to the early 1980′s, the globe experienced the great housing boom that has ever been repeated since. The boomers were at the age where they wanted their own homes and their own families. What happened next though? It was the real estate fallout because in the late 1980′s the boomers were not buying the homes any longer. Real estate developers and builders did not see this coming and were significantly hurt by this fact.

We are now in the mutual fund and investing boom, health and wellness, retirement, estate planning to name just a few.

Go back and look at the top network marketing companies listed at the beginning. What did these companies have in common with their products? The products were consumable; products that are needed practically every day.

Out of the current trends noted directly above, mutual fund and investing boom, health and wellness, retirement, estate planning, the only one, which is truly consumable, is the health and wellness portion.

Currently, the boomers are roughly between ages 43 and 60 and their numbers are close to a billion people. That’s a lot of buying power for this expected exploding trend of health and wellness. To use a term from the 1960′s: “a generation that swore it would never get old” doesn’t want to.

We can ask ourselves “what are the top network marketing companies?” But really we should be asking ourselves” what is the next top network marketing company?” Find the answer to that and you’ll find yourself a chance at a legacy position in that company.

You can use these Four free advertising Tips as much and as 

you need to.

Free Online Advertising Tip #1 – Register for a free http://104inc.com business account .

When you register you can take advantage of their ”Free” basic listing.  This will allow your business to be listed on over 2000+ websites for free.  Registering on 104inc.com alone will help your website/store increase online and foot traffic; generate quality leads from targeted local customers.  They also offer 45 day free trial of the upgraded package if you fully want to take advantage of their powerful lead generating tools.

Free Online Advertising Tip #2 – Send a press release or newsletter.

You always have the opportunity to write a newsletter or press releases monthly to promote your business.  This is one of the best free advertising tips for you to take advantage of.

This monthly newsletter or press release can be mailed or e-mailed to your customers and update them on a unique product or service you offer.

Make your release interesting and offer discounts or sales to

your business clients.

People love success stories so make sure to spotlight a success story from the past month or quarter.  You might talk about a new product or a client who found success using your product or service.

Then once it is finished, you can submit it to local

news outlets or you can publish it online.

The best place to release your story is by using the website at http://104News.com.  When you visit the site click on “feedback” on the top right hand side of the website and submit your story.

These first two tips will really help in your quest for free online advertising.

Free Online Advertising Tip #3 – Write an article.

This is the most commonly used free online advertising

tips because it simple and works very well.

There are hundreds of places you can post your articles online on a variety of topics.

All you have to do is find a few that deal with your business.  You can find a complete list of domains at 104Articles.com then click on the “tab” (More 104 Sites).

Then you simply write up a 100-400 word article and submit

it to the editors of your chosen 104Articles.com or any other website in the 104inc community.

You will be able to put a link to your website at the end

of your article or the link to your free advertisement profile at 104inc.com (refer to free online advertising tip #1 to set up a profile).

This is where you will put your contact information for

your business.

This is a favorite of the free advertising tips and has

been used for years by many successful small and large businesses.

Free Online Advertising Tip #4 – Use your vehicle.

One of the most unused free advertising tips is by using

your cars, trucks or vans to advertise your small business.

If you think about it, you or your employees drive around for many different reasons.  If you have a sign or window sticker, you can attract many new potential clients without much effort.

All you need to do is put your company logo on a license

plate or just place a window sticker at the rear of your vehicle.

Please make sure that your logo and contact information is clear and simple.  You need to make sure to put this window sticker where it easily can be seen.

One of the benefits of advertising with you car is the potential tax deductions involved.  Make sure to talk to your tax advisor or visit 104Accountant.com to find one near you.

Hope I have been able to save you some money with these free advertising

tips.

Put them to use and save as much money as you can!

Tom Sample asked:




An advertising company is a potentially very successful and enjoyable business, but only if done correctly. Advertising promotion is older than most people think, and here is a brief history of advertising companies.

There are four very influential inventions that have shaped the media and thus the advertising industry – the printing press, radio, television and the Internet. The printing press made the wide dissemination of information with words on paper possible, mainly advertisements in newspapers and magazines. Selling material had to be created and advertising agencies were born.

The first advertising agency, Volney B. Palmer, was opened in Philadelphia in 1841. By 1861 there were 20 advertising agencies in New York City alone. Among them was J. Walter Thompson, today the oldest American advertising agency in continuous existence. Radio became a commercial medium in the 1920s.

For the first time, advertising could be heard, not just seen. Soap operas, music, and serial adventures populated the new medium, and as radios appeared in virtually every home in America, sales of products advertised on the air soared. Advertisers rushed to write infectious advertising jingles, an art form that still has its place in the advertising repertoire of today.

Then television changed everything. Although TV was invented in the 1920s, it didn’t become a mass commercial medium until the 1950s when the prices of television sets began to approach affordability. Print and radio had to take a back seat because, for the first time, commercials were broadcast with sight, sound and motion.

The effect of the telvesion on the advertising industry and the way products were sold was remarkable. Advertising agencies not only had to learn how to produce these mini movies in units of 30 and 60 seconds, they had to learn to effectively segment the audience and deliver the right commercial message to the right group of consumers.

Cable television was the next great innovation, offering a greater variety of channels with more specific program offerings. That allowed advertisers to narrowcast. Before the advent of cable television, the networks attempted to reach demographics by airing at different times throughout the broadcast period. Soap operas were broadcast during the day to reach women, news in the evening to reach an older target audience.

Cable television, on the other hand, brought with it channels like MTV that catered to young music lovers, ESPN, for (typically) male sports fans, and the Food Network, for people who love cooking (or at least love to watch others cook). These new advertising channels were delightful for advertisers who wished to target certain audiences with specific interests, though less so for the networks who saw their share of ad revenue dwindle.



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When you begin participating in the Twitter community, it’s important to show your Twitter network that you’re a good person to deal with and not just someone who’s throwing sales posts at them. Aside from this, nobody likes to be around people with no social graces. When you post something your followers could find offensive, it’s not hard for them to decide not to follow you any more. Finding followers on Twitter can take some time, but losing them can take a single unthoughtful post. Be sure you’re giving your followers what they want and they won’t stop following you. You will be respected if you respect your followers, because growing your business should be your first priority, and this is how you do it. When you first start out as a Twitter marketer, you have to understand that your responsibility is to provide value and not sell products. The more clearly you get this idea in your head, the better it will be for you. Twitter users are tired of getting useless information everyday. So when your tweet helps them and isn’t selling anything, it is a thing of beauty. You will be followed by a specific market, but the self promoters won’t have any followers. This concept is easy to apprehend: Twitter is a rock hard social community that is grounded by human interaction. Now when there is such high level of bonding, making sales pitch would directly go against it. But when you lend a guiding hand, you will discover that there will be more people willing to accept it. That’s just human nature and nothing is wrong with that. If someone has a sleeping disorder, you’re not trying to sell them a product, but you are offering a way to help them. 

This Twitter tip isn’t one you’ll find elsewhere easily: If you want your followers to respond well to the offers you send out, make gratitude a key element in your communication. When you’re working towards building trust in your Twitter followers, you’ll sometimes need to give something back without expecting anything in return. For instance, you might find one of your followers needs a specific question answered, so make it a goal to respond with the most helpful answer you can manage without pushing a sales spiel at them to get the rest of the answer. Creating such a connection is extremely important because in the future when you actually tap into your follower list with an offer, you’ll get a positive response. Finally, Twitter marketing should be seen as the future in marketing because it involves creating strong human communication and using it to get high returns.

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Spencer Holly asked:




Twitter is a Social Networking website that is unique in that the communication between it’s users is limited to 140 characters. No matter what you have to communicate, you need to do it 140 characters, so Twitter is not for folks who like to expound on their thoughts.

(Twitter is often referred to as a micro-blogging network, due to it’s 140 character “blog”, or Tweet. On Twitter, “Tweets” are also referred to as “Updates”.)

Twitter is a simple platform that enables users to create their own unique Social Networks. There really is no limit to the kinds, and types, of networks that can be created, so long as they comply with the Twitter Terms of Service, and fit into the 140 character Twitterverse.

Without getting into too much detail, here, a Twitter network consists of folks who “Follow” you, and receive your Tweets on their home screen. If you “Follow” them, you receive their Tweets on your home screen. Folks who follow each other are Friends.

The effect is that you have a continuous stream of Tweets from those folks whom you Follow.

If you have created your network correctly, you will have a virtual ticker-tape of information flowing on your home screen that is tailored to your interests, whatever they may be. Your personal information IQ will sky rocket because, instead of you spending your time hunting, and searching, and mining the Internet by yourself, you have a small army of network friends who are sharing information with you.

It’s really cool. With Twitter, you’ll find scores of sources in your Twitter stream that you couldn’t possible find on your own.

And if you have a question, or need some information, just ask. Someone is bound to know the answer, and/or point you to the solution.

Hints for Creating a Quality Twitter Network

Setup a Twitter Account:

1) Decide on a single topic, or subject that you like; do not try to cram several subjects into a single Twitter account.

2) Create a clever, but clear Twitter Username that reflects your subject. For instance, if your subject is about Rail Road Trains, your Twitter name could be “RailRoadTrains”. Twitter names are limited to 15 characters. (This name is not set in stone; you may change it at any time.)

3) The set-up asks for your Full Name. You can use your real name, or a nick name, or a clever “handle”. For instance, if your topic is “Trains”, you might have a name such as “Engineer Bill”, etc Nautrally, real names are more friendly.

4) Create a textual profile that describes your interests. If it is about Trains, you might say that you live in a Caboose, or wish you could. Think carefully on this; you are limited to 160 characters. Look as it as being an introduction by yourself.  Be sure to include buzz words, or key words; it’ll make it easier for  like-minded Train folks to find you. The Profile can be modified any time; you may want to refine it as you gain more experience Do not leave the Profile blank.

4) Be sure to upload an avatar/image to your account. The default Twitter avatars are boring. A photo of yourself is considered most friendly; though it is not required.

5) Eventually, you may want to jazz-up your screen background. A locomotive in the background, or a train track, etc, would work. With the recent changes to Twitter, the background images have lost their previous prominence.

Start Building Your Network:

1) First, before you start searching for folks to follow, post some Tweets (also called “Upates”) of your own so folks will know what you are about; maybe dozen, or so..  Folks will judge whether or not to follow you based on your Profile, and your Tweets.

(See “Creating a Tweet“, below, for hints on creating your Tweets)

In general, the best way to begin building your network is to search Twitter for like-minded folks, and then read their profiles, and Tweets, and, if appropriate to your topic, click their Follow button to include them in your network. (The Twitter search box is found at the top of your Twitter page.)

At some point, your new “Followe” will be notified that they have a new Follower, and they can visit your Twitter page, and decide whether to follow you.

2) Give credit, where credit is due. Tweets that you receive can be re-Tweeted to your followers by clicking a Retweet icon below the Tweet. Since your netowrk is about learning, and sharing, when you read a valuable Tweet, be sure to share it with your followers by re-Tweeting it to them.

You will find that many of the Tweets you recieve, have been re-Tweeted by folks you follow; a single Tweet can be propagated and seen by thousands of followers of followers.

Re-Tweeting is also a way of recognizing another person’s efforts. Folks appreciate the recognition, and you’ve made a new friend.

This is a great way to encourage new follows to follow you. When you find someone new to follow, try to re-Tweet them; they will be more likely to follow you back.

3) As you start to accumulate Followers, view their pages, and see who they follow, and follow the same folkes, if appropriate.

4) Be patient; it can take some time, at first, to accumulate followers, but it eventually snow-balls. In a short time, as your network, and your reputation, grows you will be spending more time vetting new followers, than searching for followers.

5) Do not get hung-up on trying to amass thousands of Followers. Concentrate on creating a high quality network, not a high quantity network. You’ll get more quality information, and enjoyment, from a small group of the right people, than a large group of strangers.

The number of follows/followers depends very much on the topic. A network that concentrates on “Vowel Sounds” would probably garner a few hundred followers, while a network about politics will garner a few thousand.

Realistically, while you may have 1,500 followers, there may only be a core group of steady, and consistent users that numbers in the hundreds.

If you have 30,000 followers/follows, you’re doing something wrong, unless you are a rock star.

6) Be sure to “vet” (approve, or qualify) all of your follows/followers; don’t follow someone just because they follow you. If someone new follows you, vet them, and make sure that they will fit into your network. Read their Profile, and see what they are Tweeting. If they don’t fit, don’t follow them.

When you follow someone who follows you, you are Twitter friends. Friends make for a quality network, and a quality Twitterverse.

There is alot of spamming on Twitter. When someone follows you, you can either follow them back, ignore them and let them follow you, or you can block them so that they can’t follow you. 

I tend to block all spammers, so I won’t be bothered with future follows. And I often will not follow someone because I don’t think they will contribute to my network/topic, however, it doesn’t bother me if they simply want to follow me, anyway.

7) Review your network from time to time, and clean-house. If someone is not participating, or sharing, or staying on-topic, then just Unfollow them, and make room for someone else.

8) Enjoy Twitter, and be friendly, helpful, polite, respectful, and grateful (re-Tweet others). Tweet often, but not too much; don’t overwhelm your followers with Tweets. The quality of your Tweets counts more than the quantity.

Think quality.

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TweetCreate – Creating a Tweet:

When composing a Tweet, do not be afraid of the 140 character limit. Just create the ideal Tweet, regardless of length, and then pare it down to the 140 character limit. It can be challenging, but you’ll get the knack in no time at all.

Do not create Tweets that look like a personalized license plate; i.e., do not be so clever and cryptic with symbols and abbreviations, etc, that it takes a genius to discern the Tweet. Instead, keep it simple; keep it short; keep it clear in 140 characters.

Keep your audience in mind when creating a Tweet; make sure they can discern enough information to want to learn more (by clicking a link). Keep in mind that you want to share infomration with them, so that they will also share with you; so… focus on providing valuable information, and creating Tweets that will peak the curiosity of your followers. It’s fun.

Stick to your topic as much as possible.  For example, perhaps you know of a good website about Trains that you would like to share. You could create a Tweet that looks something like this:

I think this is a great website with tons of Locomotive specifications. http://greatlocomotivesoftheworld.com Must see !

To conserve characters, you should use a URL shortener to decrease the size of the web link (the “http://, etc”); it can make a significant difference. There are any number of shorteners available; a quick Internet search will provide many choices.  A quick scan of Twitter will reveal the most popular URL shorteners.

Anatomy of a Tweet

There is no particular format to a Tweet; it only needs to occur within the 140 character limit.

The Tweet format, above, which I use, is my favorite for sharing information. It is broken into three sections.

The first textual section, ” I think this is a great website with tons of Locomotive specifications.” is the subject/title of the Tweet, often an article, or blog, etc.

The second section is the URL. With Twitter, all URL’s are active links that can be clicked for access to the Internet site. (Be sure the links are correct, and valid).

The third section is optional; I use it for comments, or follow-up information. Something like “Must see” adds your personal stamp of approval. Folks don’t want just a list of URL’s; they also want to know if it’s worth their time.

What About Twitter Tools and Applications

There are a zillion third party software tools that are available for Twitter users; maybe more.

You don’t really need any, though there many that make your Twitter life better.

For instance, it’s nice to send a message to a new follower. You can do this manually, through Twitter’s Direct Message capabilities, or you can send a generic automated message. If you do it manually, it can become very time consuming, and your message doesn’t really change, so why not just send a generic message ?

While an automated message may not seem very friendly, most folks accept them as a given. I use a third party Twitter tool to send an automated message when someone follows me, to thank them, and tell them that I vet all my Followers.

I only use a couple Twitter tools, on a regular basis:

1) I use a third party web service, SocialOomph, to send the automated welcome messages, and track new followers, etc.

2) I  use TweetCreate, a desktop application, to help me create quality Tweets. (This is a tool that I cannot live without.)

Conclusion

Originally, I was a skeptic about the value of Twitter; after all, how can one build a true Social Network, 140 characters at a time ?  I was pleasantly surprised. You really do get to know your folks; their quirks, and opinions, and foibles, and strengths. And they get to know your’s, too.

And it does really broaden your knowledge, and perspective, because you are commiserating with a like minded group of folks who live in all parts of the country, and the world, and you find out that their concerns, and their problems aren’t a whole lot different from yours.

Twitter is fun.

Enjoy !

 



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The twist is that your ‘Tweet’ (your individual post on Twitter) can only be a maximum of 140 characters long. However, forget SMS text messaging, this isn’t a platform for C U L8tr (see you later), more a snapshot of information you can choose to interact with by replying to an individual you’re following or who’s following you.

Most users make use of Tiny URL’s and other such URL shortening services to post URL’s to items they want to share.

Anyway, I digress – back to the question in hand.

You can apparently automate your Apple mail to look at a Twitter notification that someone is following you. The automated function picks out the username of the new follower and emails them back saying thank you for following me (or whatever you’ve set the message to).

This caused some debate in our office as I’ve received one or two of these thankyou’s and to be honest, whilst they’re an acknowledgement of you acceptance, they’re not very personal and easily spotted.

The rule being that you don’t have to follow everyone that follows you – like any other social networking platform, Twitter has its share of ‘spammers’ usually spotted by hundreds of followings, few followers and even fewer tweets.

Personally, I like to tweet a personal thank you along with an appropriate comment on that person / their tweets / their bio information.

Back to the debate – my colleague argued that you don’t say thank you to someone for visiting your blog, only when they leave a comment, however, since you don’t know who visits your blog unless they leave a comment… plus Twitter is more of a social aspect than faceless blogging.

Each Tweeter has the opportunity to upload an avatar ( I use the same one as i use for all comments and blogging and do get a few followers based on others recognising me) and many other Tweeters also take advantage of this aspect too. Some you will notice change their Avatar on a daily basis – personally whilst it’s fun, it can cause confusion – especially if you’re a poor memory for names (like me).

I’ll continue to say thank you to my new followers in my own way. I feel it’s even more important to acknowledge personally especially in this high-tech age where things are accused of moving too fast to be able to respond but that’s a pretty flimsy excuse isn’t it?

If you have submitted a video on YouTube, then you will certainly recognize the importance of YouTube views for your submitted videos. Seeing your video on the site will surely be an accomplishment in itself, however not every video will enjoy the same degree of popularity. There are videos that rake in millions of views, while others are left behind the viewing race. Generally, videos of famous personalities gain instant popularity and are viewed a million times over, but there are also homemade videos that generate instantaneous appeal. If you want to increase YouTube views, you should start to think of serious ways to amplify awareness on your videos and in the process increase links back to your website.

There are several expense-free ways to boost YouTube views on your videos. If you don’t want to shell out any amount in augmenting traffic to your videos, you can start by choosing an interesting and unique title for your videos. When people read an attention-grabbing title, they will almost always be drawn to it and be motivated to view the video. You can also target a particular keyword or keywords and add them to your title to help your video show up in more searches. Using tags will also help your video in achieving more visibility on YouTube. There are millions of submitted videos on this site which means that you may have stiff competition on particular video categories.

Moreover, one way to increase YouTube views is to start making good quality videos. Nothing beats quality in almost everything, and videos are no exception. An excellently made video will attract the interest of audiences, and what’s more you can generate more views simply by word of mouth among the viewers. Nevertheless, if you are willing to spend an amount in boosting YouTube views for your videos, you can actually buy YouTube views over the web, depending on how many views you want to add for your submitted video. You can choose among 10,000, 50,000, up to 150,000 views for your videos. Of course, these different fees apply according the number of views you want posted on your video.

Cheap YouTube views can also be had for about forty dollars, in exchange for a total of 10, 000 views. This can be a good starting point if you want to buy YouTube views for your videos. If you are promoting a website through your YouTube videos you can put the URL of your site on the information box. The greater the amount of views that you will generate, the more chances there are for your site to receive traffic. YouTube views will certainly be excellent for your business promotional strategies, if you are marketing your business website through the submission of relevant videos.

The popularity of video submission sites like YouTube is rising at a steady pace. Videos are considered to be effective means to put forth an idea, experience entertainment, convey information, and even promote products. Undeniably, you can gain video success with the right knowledge and quality work. You too can increase YouTube views on your videos and boost your internet presence even when faced with rough competition.

Silas Reed asked:




Advertising sales agent sector is a quickly growing industry that needs more and more people everyday. An advertising sales agent works in an unique and challenging position while still being offered a high salary and giving the room to be creative and innovative in his approach.

An advertising sales executive may have to spend a great deal of time researching what clients want and demand and the type they need for their advert. They need to be able to meet clients’ needs and listen carefully to exactly what the client wants from their advert.

A large amount of an Advertising Job involves spending time telecommunicating and selling and convincing clients. Anyone thinking of pursuing a career in advertising sales should be prepared to make hundreds of sales calls a week.

Face to face contact with clients is immensely important in this industry as well. It gives a personal touch and puts forth an image that the agent cares enough about the clients’ needs. There is this tendency that customers buy from people whom the trust, therefore repeated and assuring calls and meetings helps build a positive relationship which impacts the sales incredibly.

Advertising sales executives need to be able to create a list of priorities and prioritize the order and importance of clients. This involves creating specific goals and methods of accomplishing the work. Target setting meeting targets is essentially important, and to be able to make decisions is very much part and parcel of and advertising sales job. This infact requires strong management skills.

Although being a competitive industry, it is pretty evident there are ample opportunities in Advertising Sales. The role-play is certainly not easy and potential sales executives and agents need to be immensely goal orientated and driven in order to compete and be successful against other advertising agencies.

The advertising sales industry can classified into areas of specific focus. However advertising sales agents could find themselves being employed in television, film, radio or outdoor advertising. The tasks and jobs can vary widely and can demand various skills.

It is often advised by industry insiders that to be able to work proficiently in a specific industry within the advertising sector, one should go for some work experience or knowledge in the area of interest. It is important to have good English or language skills in general so that copies written on behalf of prospective clients are error free.

Advertising falls well within the media and communications industry. Advertising sales agents and executives should be aware of other various forms of advertising within the media industry in order to poke ahead of the competition and provide a more complete and efficient service to clients.

Customer relations’ is an area where each agent should be attempting to master. And it is evidently clear that this job, that is, and advertising sales job requires a good knowledge across several different industries and knowledge pothouses.

All in all, this industry promises to grow effervescently, with potential executives looking to tap into the rapid strides and growth this industry provides.



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