How does a person bridge the enormous gap between a manuscript and a book? There are three options: trade (commercial) publishing, subsidy (vanity) publishing, or self-publishing. Commercial publishers are the so-called “giants” in the industry. Forty-five percent of all sales are monopolized by five major publishers today: Unfortunately, they’re so big they no longer hear the voice of the little person. Continuing corporate mergers and take-overs compound the problem. Unless you are famous (or infamous), your manuscript has little chance of making it through the corporate front door. And even […]
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Three Ways to Grow a Business
1. Get More customers 2. 2. Get customers to buy more 3. 3. get customers to buy more often 1. Get more customers Most business owners and managers use advertising to get more customers. In fact, they often spend 50% of their marketing budget on advertising. They generally use radio, TV, newspaper, direct mail and a few other mediums. Each of those mediums can generate new business if they are used correctly. There is however a cost to acquiring new customers, often several hundred dollars. The problem is most owners […]
Transform Your Dreams into a New Product
Everyone at one time or another has had a good idea or an idea that’s not so good. You have had that flash of brilliance when the light bulb in your head went on and you know this is the big one. Of course after a day or so the idea fades and soon forgotten. What is a good idea? Sometimes we think we know but usually we don’t. A good idea will either satisfy a need, create a new product, or a new technology. Does your new idea do […]
How to Find Hot Products to Sell on the Internet
Selling on the Internet is becoming one of the great opportunities for individuals and small businesses. Few if any businesses can be started for a few dollars, easily learned, can be done from anywhere including home, and can generate large amounts of money. The Internet levels the playing field for you and me. Following are a few of the little known ways to find great products to sell on the Internet; products that people want right now, today. Word Tracker- www.freekeywords.wordtracker.com This is one of the great secrets of selling […]
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