*==============================================* M A S T E R N E T W O R K E R The Art of Building A Business by Professor Lon Lindsey MASTER NETWORKER #42 August 20,1997 *==============================================* INSIDE YOU WILL FIND: "The Art of Building A Business - "Methods I use to promote my business online" by Gary Christenson The Archive of Master Networker Publications What's Hot Directory" Our weekly one liner. The humorous side. The Master Networker recommended business web page for the week - Do you know of anyone who could use a FREE five page website? Master Networker Recommended Readings ================================================== Hello fellow "Master Networker" subscribers! This is number Forty two in the Master Networker series. If you happened to miss the first forty-one publications, you can retrieve them at: http://masternetworker.com/mailfiles/mailfile.html or you can retrieve them by email from the auto-responder: MasterNetworker-issue-#.txt@masternetworker.com Substitute the desired issue number in place of the "#" Example: mailto:MasterNetworker-Issue26.txt@masternetworker.com or go to our webpage and click on previous articles. go to: http://www.masternetworker.com **************************************************************** Today was one of those "down" days . . emotionally and physically draining. My wife and I had to place her mother in a nursing home due to Altzeimers . . . against her wishes. I'm not in the right frame of mind to adequately write an article, but "magically" . . . actually I believe in more than magic . . . Gary Christenson sent me his article on methods to promote your business online. Gary and I think very much alike on this as we both believe in providing something of value to people . . basically for the asking. Thanks to Gary, I am making his article available to the Master Networker subscribers. Thank you Gary! ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> This is a reminder that the Master Networker series is purposely set up for the beginning networker or for those considering networking or even for networkers who have yet to be successful in networking. This means that The Master Networker series covers basic networking principles with the purpose of developing a firm foundation for networking. "The Master Networker" will be void of information that will thrust you to a $90,000 income within 90 days or a $15,000 monthly income without doing any work. Why? Because that isn't how networking works. I've been in networking for thirteen years, and I have yet to meet anyone who has obtained networking riches without working for it . . .especially $90,000 in ninety days. This series is about the real world of networking. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> T H E A R T O F B U I L D I N G A B U S I N E S S "Methods I use to Promote my Business On-Line" By Gary Christensen How are you doing, promoting your business on-line? Are you getting the word out, about what you do, and what you're selling? You may already be taking advantage of these simple ways to promote your business on-line. Some of these ideas might be new to you. Check them out. Make use of some of these methods we use to "expose ourselves" on-line: 1) Place paid ads. I pay to have my ads placed in e-mail Newsletters. In my ads I usually offer one of my reports, free. I put out $30. recently and have received, this past month, over 170 responses to that ad,.. and another 69 to a second ad. I sent the free report to every person who requested it,.. and then a second e-mail with a sample of my Newsletter in it, with subscriber info! 2) Newsgroup Postings. I post info in several Newsgroups about our Newsletter,.. letting readers know it's FREE,.. that it contains info about interesting websites,.. good articles, about making MONEY from one's HOME, etc! I get lots of responses from those postings! 3) I send e-mails. I see the ads of others, and send them a sample of my Newsletter. I also e-mail all those who send me e-mails. I've gotten several new subscribers that way! Most people don't mind getting a Free Newsletter; something to read and enjoy, something that might benefit them. It's different if they receive a sales-circular or a promotional brochure. 4) Trade ads with other Newsletters. The "Opportunity Digest" has brought us about 20 new subscribers! A couple other newsletters have run our trade ad,.. some have listed our Newsletter with other Newsletters, and many new people subscribe from such lists! 5) Fill out forms for free listings! I submit info about my Newsletter to anyone who wants to post the info at their site, on a list of Newsletters, or whatever. I've listed it at a couple "Magazine Racks" on the net! This kind of exposure is available & Free to anyone who will take advantage of it! 6) I Write Articles. This one you're reading, for example, gives readers some ideas; some things maybe you never considered, and then I uaually have a short paragraph at the end of the articles, with more info about me; what I do; a free report or a free Newsletter I offer and that brings in some responses, too! 7) I subscribe to several ListServ's. These are like subscribing to a free Newsletter,.. only you can post messages to the entire list,.. & you can add a short "signature line" with your postings. You can read the postings of others and e-mail them directly, with info about what you do that could help meet their need, etc. A good way to help others; to gain needed information and to share some of what YOU do with lots of other subscribers! 8) Chat Rooms. I visit live chat rooms, where people are gathered and are discussing topics that I am interested in. I visit "The Writers Cafe" for example, to exchange ideas with other writers,.. and if I have a chance, I share with them what I do to help other writers; my monthly mailings of article to Publishers; my lists of Writers and Publishers at my site, etc. 9) Search Engines. Many will accept your submission, free of charge. You list your website, with your e-mail address. People search for certain words, so you use the words that best describe your site! The search gives them YOUR site location! Get listed with as many as possible! (A free list of the Best Search Engines and a list of the Best Newsgroups is available, and free for the asking at e-mail: Gapach97@aol.com) All of these methods can be employed by YOU to various degrees. These are available to most on-line business people. There are many places on-line where you can post free ads; get onto specialized mailing lists; meet other people through chat rooms,.. all to help publicize and promote your business on-line. Take advantage of them. 'Expose Yourself' on the Net and watch your business grow! (This article written by Gary Christensen, a Freelance Writer and Self- Published Author of 8 Books & over 100 Original Reports. Gary's newest Report, "150+ Locations on the Web where you can place Ads Free" & his "HomeMoney e-mail Newsletter" are both FREE for the asking at: Gapach97@aol.com. Write: Gary Christensen, 999 N.W. Sycamore Ave., Corvallis, OR 97330 - Writers and Publishers should visit our site: http://www.homeincome.com/writers-connection/ ) Lon Lindsey Master Networker ************************************************************************ How would you like to be the only representative from your business opportunity to be listed in this "What's Hot" Directory. Explode your opportunity by registering and setting up a web page today. Visit: The American Dream Network, Inc. http://www.munymaker.com **************************************************** This week's one liner ---------------------------------- Crime wouldn't pay if the Federal Government managed it. ========================================================= The Humorous Side - A man was applying for a job as a prison guard. The warden said, "Now these guys are really tough in here. Do you think you can handle it?" "No problem, " the man replied. "If they don't behave, then out they go! ****************************************************** >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Website of the week: The company "The Master Networker Elite Team" supports: http://www.masternetworker.com/watkins/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Master Networker Recommended Readings: BOOKS WAVE Three - Richard Poe Money, Money, Money, Money, Money - John Milton Fogg The Future Is Knowing Network Marketing - Patrick W. Higgins Who Stole The American Dream? - Burke Hedges Working Smarter From Home: A Guide For Network Marketers - Crisp Paul J. Meyer & The Art of Giving - John Edmund Haggai The One Minute Sales Person Did Your Well Before You Get Thirsty - Harvy MacKay Live Your Dream - Les Brown Successful Network Marketing For The 21st. Century - Rod Nichols How to Make Big Money in Multi-Level Marketing - David Roller Publications Bad Blues - Venus Andrecht The Network Marketer's Guide to Success - Jeffrey Babener & David Stewart How To Succeed in Your Own MLM Business - Debbi A. Ballard How Secure if Your Financial Future?- Allen Baytes Beyond The Veil - Leonard Clements Network Marketing: The Business of the 90's - Crisp Publications Tax Advantages of HOme-Based Businesses - Carol Dilley A Better Way to a Better Life - Nancy Failla & Jerry James The Basics - Don Failla The Greatest Networker in the World - John Milton Fogg MLM Special Reports - Randy Gage You Can't Steal Second With Your Foot On First - Burke Hedges Beingthe Best You Can Be - John Kalench Mail Order MLM Techniques - Charles Possick Big Al Tells All - Tom "big Al" Schreiter How to Create A Recruiting Explosion - Tom Schreiter Power Multi-Level Marketing - Mark & Renee Reid Yarnell Winning the Greatest Game of All - Randy Ward Are You Walking Past A Fortune?- Tom "Big Al" Schreiter MAGAZINES Cutting Edge Money N Profits Entrepreneur Magazine Success Magazine The Network Trainer Upline ------------------------------------------------------------- Any suggestions for Master Networker article ideas? 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