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Mailing List – The electronic equivalent of the mailing list, often a list of customer emails that have authorized the site to send them newsletters and the like.

Market Research - An aspect of ecommerce dedicated to researching online habits and preferences, as well as research.

Merchant - The seller of the product or service online. The merchant may not necessarily be the website owner.

Merchant account – The account a merchant uses to transact with the merchant bank.

Meta tag - A code hidden in the site's programming that "tells" search engine what the content of the site or page is.

Micro blogging - A form of blogging popularized by Twitter, which allows users to blog up to 140 characters.

Mobile-enabled – A website that has been optimized for viewing for mobile or tablet users.

Multi-Author Blogs – Blogs featuring more than one writer or author, often a supplement of larger websites for newspapers, universities or other media outlets. Often edited and curated by a larger group or body.

MLM – An abbreviation for multi-level marketing or a form of marketing that targets different demographics using different forms of media i.e. print, radio, TV, online, micro blogging, etc.

Mutual Linking - A process by which two (or more) websites agree to host links to each other to increase traffic.

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Now that we’ve established that there is a very large group of consumers using 4G wireless devices on a daily basis, it’s time to talk about how you, as a business owner and advertiser can get to these consumers through their ever present wireless devices.

Wireless mobile advertising may be one of the most important advertising vehicles in the coming years. Wireless usage and applications are only expected to grow and smart business owners will take advantage of this trend. There are a number of ways you can get your message out to mobile users today; and you can be sure that each year will bring a variety of new applications and marketing possibilities.

IBM conducted a survey with mobile phone users asking if they would be willing to receive ads on their mobile phones in order to receive free digital content. Most responders indicated that they would be interested in such an option. In addition, responders said that they would be willing to share their personal information with mobile advertisers in order to receive incentives, such as discounts, coupons and air or hotel rewards points.

Advertising to the wireless user can be quite simple, and most businesses can begin quickly, using tools you already have. You may be able to make some simple adjustments to immediately give you more visibility. Then, over time, you can apply new techniques and use new applications to increase your visibility even further. First, we’re going to talk about your most obvious advertising vehicle.

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42) Fine-tune Your Strategy – Test out different techniques on different social networks and determine what type of content your readers are responding to.

43) Blog Updates On Facebook Page – Once you have published new blog posts to your blog, update it to your Facebook ‘Page’. There are programs that do that for you automatically, ie. Networked blogs

44) Social Media Campaign Plan – Plan out an integrated social media promotion project that incorporates blogging, use of commercial social networks, and a face-to-face event to build leads and drive awareness of a product or service.

45) Thematic Pictures – Post interesting and cute pictures that revolve around a theme and share it on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook etc. For example, Halloween theme - Pets in Halloween costumes.

46) Ask For A Response – After posting cute thematic pictures on your social network, start a conversation with your followers by asking them questions relating to the theme. For example, what their best Halloween costume was as a child, and ask them to share a photo as well.

47) Facebook Page - Share content and links on your Facebook page that will make your fans want to share and like your updates.

48) Measuring Social Media Metrics – Take a step back and think about why you are tweeting this information, or why you have a Facebook Page. Is it because you want sales? Then measure conversion rates. Is it for market research?

49) Live Videos – Conduct live interviews, online talk shows and etc. with uStream.tv and Mogulus, or Qik on a cell phone. Such sessions become viral very fast.

50) Contests And Competitions - Create competitions or contests on social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook etc. to conjure up buzz surrounding your company products or services.

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41. Signature Scan

Business reports, plans and other collaterals often require signatures. To save time and increase productivity, scan and save your actual signature as a graphic and insert it into Word documents as a picture. If it’s a PDF, save your signature as a Custom Stamp.

42. Cache Email

Make sure you can cache your e-mail because in this way, you can work on planes or in areas where you do not have an Internet connection.

43. Start Small

We tend to think big, blue sky concepts. The downside is that such thinking makes the barrier to entry – and action – quite high. To avoid “blue sky paralysis,” pare your idea down to a small, immediately executable concept. Once you’ve road-tested your idea on a small scale, you’ll have loads more insight on how to take it to the next level.

44. Create Simple Objectives And Revisit Them Regularly

Sometimes we get too caught up with new ideas that might make it impossible to ever really complete anything. The best way to avoid it is to write down a simple statement summarizing your objective at the start of each project. After which, be reminded to revisit it regularly.

45. Stick To A Routine

It can be tempting to do the more enjoyable things even if there is a lot of work to do. Procrastination can easily overcome us therefore, create a routine and stick to it. It will help create a pattern in terms of both work and leisure.

46. Do Away With Unnecessary Meetings

If there must be a meeting, make sure everyone knows what needs to be accomplished from the outset. If people are present who don't help out with achieving that objective, let them leave. Always start your meetings with the question, "Do we all know why we're here?" and then follows with, "Does everyone need to be here?"

47. Tackle The Toughest Nail First

Most people like to start with the easy stuff and complete them first. However, if we end up finishing the easy task first, we might end up procrastinating because we may feel complacent and contented to have completed some tasks. When we get to the tough part, frustration and stress sets in when we meet a challenge in the tasks. Thus, it is best to get a head start by completing the worst task first and slowly make a transition into easy ones, you’ll feel great to have completed so many things by the end of the day.

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29) Utilising Google groups

In a group or community, people like to share and learn from each other. Ask or answer questions on Google Groups related to your niche and provide links to relevant resources, which can be backlinks to your website.

30) Backlinks at Wikipedia

If you run a fairly reputable company, create a page about it in the Wikipedia or in topic specific wikis. If it is hard to list your site directly, try to add links to other pages that link to your site.

31) Write testimonials for others

Write a great testimonial for a product or service that you used. This can get you a link from a very authoritative site and has a big chance to drive you loads of traffic.

32)Blog commenting

Commenting on other blogs may not provide much direct search engine value. However, if your comments are useful, insightful, and relevant, they can drive direct traffic to your site. They also help make other bloggers become aware of you, and they may start reading your blog and/or linking to it.

33) Link trading

Swap some links with relevant partners on a small scale. When swapping links, try to get links from within the content of relevant content pages. Do not try to get links from pages that list hundreds of off topic link partners. Only seek link exchanges that you would consider pursuing even if search engines did not exist. Instead of thinking just about your topic when exchanging links, think about demographic audience sets. Stay away from the link trading hubs and networks.

34) Make a donation

There are some blogs there that has an Amazon Wishlist or a “buy me a drink” donating buttons. Most of them lists down all the people who have donated in some way. They may include your link via blogroll or via a post. These are normally permanent links.

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35. Edit Audio For Others

Business owners often promote their services or products using podcasts therefore there is a high demand for audio editing services. Using a simple audio studio software, you can easily offer audio editing services in return for compensation.

36. Create Topical Resource Hubs

Put together an overview of a topic you have expertise in and assemble some of the best resources on the topic from around the web. Then you can create topical hubs and get paid through sites like Squidoo, HugPages and Google Knol. Payments are based on a combination of ad revenue and affiliate fees. The good thing is these sites have a built-in supply of traffic and tools to make content creation easier.

37. Become A Professional Blogger

If you like to write and is disciplined to be able to work from home, you can make money online by becoming a professional blogger. There are many sites where you can search for paid blogging jobs. There are a number of blog networks that pay bloggers a flat fee per post or word that the blogger writes or the blogger receives a percentage of advertising earnings tied to the number of page views his or her posts generate (some networks even pay both a flat fee and a percentage of advertising revenues).

38. Donations

Ask for donations on your blog. It's easy to add a PayPal donate button, and you never know who might be feeling generous!

39. Guest Posting Services

You can offer to write guest posts for other blogs for free as a way to promote their own blogs. However, you can also provide guest posting services for a fee.

40. Become A Consultant

After you have established yourself as an expert in your blog's topic, you can offer consulting services to other people or businesses who could use the help of your expertise. Alternatively, you could offer consulting services related to developing and writing a successful blog.

41. Host Paid Memberships

Establish a broad community with a steady stream of traffic to get to know what interests your readers and what does not through your blog. After which, begin offering paid memberships. The blog itself can still be free, but a reader with a paid membership status can read more in-depth articles or access a consistent flow of other special features, creating a sense of exclusivity.

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38) Selling Templates or WordPress Themes

Website templates and WordPress themes are becoming hotter and hotter on the internet, given the increase number of people wanting to get an online presence either for themselves or for their businesses. Hence, templates and WordPress Themes will be selling like hotcakes and it's your choice whether to jump on the wagon.

39) Ecommerce

Selling online goods, and providing recommendations to them provides an opportunity for the seller to either profit from selling their own goods, or a wholesaler or middleman to take a cut from the transactions.

40) Selling Data

Collect information that can be resold to third parties. Data types could be: web traffic, search terms, registration information, email information. Please be open and transparent to your users when collecting information if this is your intention.

41) Downloadable Guide

Offer a downloadable guide on your website for a ridiculously low price as a front end. Power up on your backend in your sales funnel.

42) Teleseminars

Teleseminars are used to provide information, training, or promote or sell products to group of people interested in a particular topic. They are similar to traditional seminars, in content and purpose, but they are given over a teleconference or bridgeline rather than at a specific location.

43) Product Offer

Position and present your product or service to the prospect or market clearly and make sure that the end offer is irresistible. Your product offer should typically include features, advantages, and benefits for potential prospects.

44) A Clear Call To Action

You need a clear call to action. This is especially so if you are in the non-IM niche. Treat all potential customers as if they have not visited a website before, they don't know that they have to click on the icon of the book to get to the sales page. A good CTA ( call to action) involves having a prospect just looking at it and knowing what to do next. Educate your prospects to buy.

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1) Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart,…you’ll know when you find it. - Steve Jobs

2) A great leader's courage to fulfil his vision comes from passion, not position. - John Maxwell

3) The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment. - Earl Nightingale

4) If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. - Benjamin Franklin

5) It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building companies or if they're just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don't really want to build a company, they won't luck into it. That's because it's so hard that if you don't have a passion, you'll give up. - Steve Jobs

6) All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. - Aristotle

7) There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. - Nelson Mandela

8) Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

9) Passion is the genesis of genius. - Tony Robbins

10) Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. - Oprah Winfrey