14th February 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Donna Gunter
One of the income streams in my business comes from affiliate commissions, or money I make from the referral of another's products or services. Affiliate commissions are a very viable way to add another income stream to ...
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07th February 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Donna Gunter
Every time you take your car in for an oil change, most shops give you a 15- or 30-point checkup when they change your oil to alert you to any other potential problems you might experience in the future. In the same way...
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02nd February 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Donna Gunter
I'll admit it -- I'm an information junkie. I love to learn new things, so it's a good thing that I'm in small business marketing where new ideas and new trends emerge every day. Continuing to enhance your own professi...
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25th January 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Donna Gunter
"My target market is everybody." Is this statement true for your business? If so, how is that working for you? My guess would be that it's not working at all. I shudder when a client tells me that their target market...
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22nd January 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Donna Gunter
My favorite Internet marketing strategy of all time is article marketing. It keys into one of my talents, writing, and I can use the articles I create time and time again for a multitude of purposes. I tend to be lazy ...
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19th January 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Donna Gunter
Teleseminars, or workshops conducted over a teleconference line, are one of the easiest ways to grow a business and leverage your expertise online. However, when I speak to clients about using this marketing strategy, m...
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19th January 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Donna Gunter
Typically during the months of November, December, and January, online business owners feel the urge to say "thank you" -- to their blog/ezine readers, to their clients and customers, and to their business colleagues. I...
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14th November 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Donna GunterThis area of Texas seems to be inundated by various phone directories. At last count, I think we had 3 directories in addition to the one published by our local phone provider. I decided that I was tired of them taking up ...
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07th November 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Donna GunterYou may have heard the saying that "the gold is in your list" for your online business. I've found that to be the case, despite any number of social marketing techniques like blogging, MySpace, etc. It's always extremely he...
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05th November 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Donna GunterAfter many months of procrastination, I finally got around to adding a hover ad to my website. A hover ad is a type of pop-up ad that appears in your browser window from the side or top of the screen, or may just slowly floa...
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30th October 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Donna GunterOne of the biggest mistakes that I see service business owners make is taking on as a client anyone who has a 98.6 degree temperature who can pay them money. This is especially prevalent with new service business owners, as...
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10th October 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Donna GunterHow many hours have you spent this week with prospective clients who are great at draining your time and energy but can't seem to find the money or desire to hire you? I've had my weeks when the number is larger than I'd li...
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01st October 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Donna GunterI recently spoke with an online business owner about the creation of her ideal service business. She wanted to establish a practice with a higher-end clientele who can easily afford to pay her fees. She said that she had a h...
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21st September 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Donna GunterMy fiancee and I were speaking recently about the ability to sit still in what we both refer to as a "boring" environment and just do nothing. It's a challenge for each of us, as we both tend to engage ourselves in somethin...
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24th August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Donna Gunter
I'm a 2005 Hurricane Rita evacuee and fortunately made it through a hellish evacuation process and ensuing hurricane with hardly a scratch. Running from a hurricane and dealing with its landfall isn't something I've eve...
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