How do I get a list of ‘potential customers’ to send e-mails to inviting them to vist my webpage?

I am new to this but every thing I read says "grow your business thru e-mail letters" I don’t get very many visitors to my webpage odetoaquilt.com according to tract record with Google and I need customers??? Do I buy a list?? Is there a company out there that would help me with this? OR???

it’s tricky today with all the spam going around. I’ve done stuff on Ebay and have had alot of success. From there link your site and people will start to see it’s legit.

Sorry, I don’t have anymore info to help, but it’s a start. Good Luck

How social media marketing services help to grow your business?

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I agree to Ajay, some additions:-
CSR or social marketing works for a known organisation, it is practised by well-established org. only. CSR for newly born org. is of no value except for NGOs working with Govt. collaboration towards a social cause. 1-This takes a hell lot of investment to practise CSR.
2-The ROI is not visible in short run,but brings in Cash inflow & Goodwill in the market in long-run.

3- Example: TATA,Idea ,Aircel(Save our tiger campaign,1411 magic no.)
4-CSR doesnot indicate responsibility towards society to knowledgable persons but sends + impression to common man & brings business in form of Goodwill & brand image.
5-So NEVER get immotional next time you come across such campaign,it is a marketing tool ONLY.

I started writing today as it just flowed within me. Its not complete but can i get some feedback?

What is life really about? Sometimes we ask ourselves that question at least once during a lifetime. I asked myself this question yesterday, the day before and now today as I am writing this, I still question myself. Is life about how we’re created? One small cell that develops into what we are now? Is life about populating the world, creating more so that our genes gets passed on? Is life about living it to the max? Going out at night? Doing drugs? Gaining experience from what we do the mistakes we make and learn from that? Or are we all actually aiming for that just one goal. That’s to find the perfect partner and have a happy ending. As a kid we all looked forward to our birthdays, Christmas, holidays and sometimes even going to school because we get to see our mates or go to our favourite lesson. From a kid comparing to teenage and to an adult prospective view, there isn’t much of a comparison. We all want to have fun whatever we’re doing. As a kid we want to have fun playing with our toys we received at Christmas, as a teenager we want to go out and get drunk with our mates, sharing that special moment and reflect to it as we get older, And as an adult sharing those special times with the one that we love the most and we’re willing to put our lives on the line just to see them succeed in life. But do we ask ourselves; what is the point of all of this. The world, being created, growing up, dying. What is the point of being born? Growing up from being a baby, turning into a teenager? Then get to an adult? At the end all we’re going to get is a life that sometimes we desired and sometimes we hate. As we’re born, we are given jobs automatically. As a baby we’re meant to grow, As a kid we’re meant to learn, to enjoy our time as a kid, As a teenager we’re meant to prepare ourselves for the future, ensure that we learn so one day we will have a decent job so that we can support a family and as an Adult we can live long enough to see our children graduate and tell ourselves that at that moment we are good parents because our children now can look after themselves, can earn a living doing something they love, have children of their own. But what we don’t know when we’re a kid or a teenager is that life is full of obstacles. Some people like to find their way round them and some like to take it as a challenge and go through it because once they have done so they know they could take the whole world on.
. But there are different types of obstacles that will trap us inside our own mind. Losing someone we loved is one type of obstacle that, us, human beings, finds it hard to get over because now we realise that this person’s gone. That person won’t be there when you need him/her the most; he/she won’t be there to share your laughter or cries with. What makes it worst is that you think to yourself what do I do now? There’s no one else who’s like him/her. All the memories we shared, all the things that happened and that we went through together, is this part of life aswell? To endure a lifetime of suffering every time his/her name is mentioned that brings flashbacks. To get over someone that you know you needed to get through this life is hard no doubt about it. Losing this person is one thing but finding this individual is so hard to do. How you met, what you had in common, how you would start conversations with them and wouldn’t finish for hours,

Your writing is good especially for a first timer.
You start off well by putting up some questions and then guiding the reader through your observations almost answering the question you provoked. It would be brilliant if you coudl come up with a good conclusion too. not necessarily an answer but some way to round it off, incase this is where you intend to end it.

Every peice of writing according to me should in the end should lead to some idea, answer, reach a conclusion or even a leave a question. In your case you could say that you end it with a question, but I would say that you started off with the question really. Any written piece according to me must build up to something at the end.

Now that all this naturally flowed out of you … come back to this peice someother time and round it up in some way.

Positive side: Very direct writing, clear and to the point. Very thoughtful too. You have been able to verbalise something we all must have realised at some point but never could articulate. You coudl do very well.
All in all a good job, scope for improvement but you sure do have it

Anyone knows of a good home study program?

Is there a good home study program to earn a college degree given by a Philippine School? Home study more on correspondents or mail not the online learning..

try this school. angelicum college. this is at the back of sto. domingo church in quezon city. this is the school were i gratuated from. they started to offer home study program about 3 years ago. hope this helps.

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What would you do with your business in this position? Why?

If Obama wins today, it will essentially bring about the highest tax increase in American history. First, Bush’s tax cuts will be erased, and then Obama is going to raise taxes on those making over $200,000 to $250,000 annually, depending on which person associated with his campaign you talk to.

Every single time that this sort of tax policy has been pursued, businesses chose one of two possible options: capital reallocation or spending averse management. In every single model, both historically and theoretically, both models involved growth suspension.

So here’s the crux of my question…

Assume that you are a business owner making $400,000 a year. After paying payroll, payroll taxes, benefits, upkeep, loan repayments, and other business related costs, you still end up in the $250,000+ taxable bracket. You are reinvesting your money "in the market" (a.k.a. your business) for a solid profit.

After a change in political leadership, you find that the tax rate for your bracket is going to go up significantly. You accept that you’re going to have reduced income, no matter what you do. As the business owner, you do however have two options:

(a) Capital reallocation and growth suspension:
Instead of reinvesting as much of your net profits in your business, you move your liquid capital (cash) out of taxable instruments and move it into very modest return but tax sheltered instruments, locking the money out of the market for periods of 10 to 20 years. You still retain ownership of the net gains from your business, but it will be 10 to 20 years before you will be able to realize those gains. In order to make ends meet, you reduce your workforce and stop buying things from other companies unless it is absolutely necessary. This also means that, for the forseeable future, you will not be able to grow your company (no job creation). In the end, however, you keep more of your money, putting you in a stronger position to compete, because you end up having more capital after the market turns and there is a change in political climate.

(b) Spending averse management and growth suspension:
You continue to try to keep your liquid capital in high profit (but taxable) instruments. Since you are going to give up a high percentage of all your profits, you need to find a way to maximize your net profits by cutting spending. In order to make ends meet, you reduce your workforce and stop buying things from other companies unless it is absolutely necessary. This means you cut any employee that does not provide maximal tax benefit (this means all part time employees are terminated). You cancel your work place health plan, because you cannot afford it. This also means that, for the forseeable future, you will not be able to grow your company (no job creation). In the end, however, you give up more of your money, putting you in a weaker position to compete, because you end up having less capital when the market finally turns and there is a change in political climate.

Please note that in BOTH models the business owner (you) has less money to reinvest toward the business. In the first model, you put your money where you can’t touch it, but the government can’t take it away from you so your keep ownership of the money. In the second model, you keep your money where you can touch it, but the government takes a large chunk of it, so you end up having a lot less money after some theoretical future change in political leadership.

If you are a business owner, what do you do?

If you only see two options to any changes in the tax code, then you probably aren’t going to last as a business owner much longer, anyways.

I’ve never had just two options to anything, and I’m a SCHOOL BUS DRIVER. I don’t know where those guys who can only see two options to anything are supposed to work, but it probably isn’t in the big chair of a business making $40,000 a year.

BTW, your question is too long. People don’t like reading (or answering) long questions!

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What do you think of viral listbuilding as a way of creating an enormous, profitable business list very cheap?

A friend of mine just recently sent me information on list building. I’m always trying to find new prospects and she told me to just focus on growing my list instead of selling products.

She told me about a new marketing system that builds your list and pays you while your numbers grow. I include a link below:

http://www.viralshock.com/members/reporter

I would be very interested in what people think of this. If you have an interest in growing your business tell me if this is as good as I think it is…because I’m tempted to join as a free member while it’s still free..they are doing a BETA test.

Your friend is right- list building is extremely important to any web based business and you should be focused on growing your internal lists.

However, ViralShock reads to me like an overhyped pyramid scheme. As an experience viral marketer, I would not recommend it.

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Using LinkedIn to network and grow your business.?

I am interested to hear how other business owners use LinkedIn to connect to other key business professionals to grow their businesses?

Well, 1st you have to connect to as many people as you know. Then, join some groups – like the school you went to, or any corporations you’ve worked for. Include a detailed profile, with keywords from your resume. A recruiter contacted me out of the blue for a job because of my profile words were keys he was looking for. So, that recruiter is definitely using it to grow his business. Then go out there & do some searching!

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