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The Golden Goose of email riches sits on your laptop and you didn't even know it. Sites (including ours) will pay you for each and every valid email address that you have. Surprized? You shouldn't be. The Internet is growing more and more popular everyday. Shoppers this year spent more on the Internet than many combined prior years. The language of the Internet is Email. Want to talk to a buyer then email them; want to talk with a seller than email them. Email is the single most powerful means of mass communication invented. Here is a 101 ways to use email to make your self wealthy.
1. Sell the names in your Outlook or other Email Program. (Check your local laws first and if you have a personal privacy policy (doubtful - if you have no idea what it is) then don't violate it.
2. Set up an Excel sheet and collect email names. Over the course of a year you should have collected enough to either a) sell them for a sufficient amount to pay for all your holiday gifting for the year or b) use email to sell a small item yourself once a year. After all aren't most people in your email list friends?
3. Use your email list as a knowledge base putting into the Outlook data base the hobbies, skills and talents of everyone on your email list.
4. Set a auto reply to give updates on projects you are involved in and ask contacts for "backup" email addresses.
5. Use the signature block on email to give out your website (always have a personal website with at least the kids cookie sales advertised on it), phone numbers and other such info.
6. More to come . . . .
Make it a habit to always ask new clients for their email address and include a space for email addresses on all your contact forms and sign up sheets.
If a customer feels uncomfortable giving you their email address, remind them that it saves trees and keeps your costs down.
Staying in touch consistently with customers and prospects is a lot easier these days with email. Good email practices can be a strong asset for businesses because of the low cost and ease of use.
A recent study from eMarketer reported that 67% of U.S. consumers said they liked companies who, in their opinion, did a good job with permission email marketing.
And even though some people are still reluctant to completely embrace this type of communicating due to SPAM and abuse concerns, the benefits far outway the negatives. It’s time that every business recognize that getting an email address from a customer is not an option! Email is now recognized as the number one preferred method of communication by consumers and businesses alike. By using best practices permission-based emailing as the primary method of correspondence,
Your customers can
1. Quckly be informed about specials or product updates. Learn for free how to repair or fix Outlook, MSN Email, Yahoo email.
2. Receive discount incentives that can be easily shared with others.
Your business can
1. Stay in touch on a more consistent basis at a lower cost than tradional mail.
2. Feel confident that you are doing your part to save the Earth’s natural resources.
You are doing your customers, your pocketbook, and your environment a big service by transitioning from old-style paper correspondence to the newer, more energy-efficient email alternative.
Diana D'Itri is the Co-Owner of Ravebiz. An Internet technology company with a suite of online marketing tools to help small and mid-sized businesses get more sales through b2b cross promotions and consumer referral lead generation.
To find out more about Rave Technology and receive your free download "31 tips for Boosting Referral Business" go to http://www.ravebiz.com or email Diana at diana@ravebiz.com
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