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As a home business owner and Internet Marketer, to say I spend numerous hours reading online forums would be a gross understatement.

There is more value than you can imagine in online forums, whether it’s a forum on CNBC or a local forum created by weekend warriors in your home town.

While spending a little time on a new forum I’ve been reading, someone asked me…. What have I learned the most while on this forum…..

My answer was an immediate no-brainer.

Besides learning just how much coffee one needs to consume to stay awake at all hours of the night reading all the great posts from people all over the world, I would say the things I learn while reading forum posts are immeasurable.  They’re of infinite importance to my success in making money in my own Internet Home Business.

The diverse nature of most forums help broaden my own knowledge base and help elevate my skills to new levels.  In addition, I end up learning a great deal about myself. I learn what my strengths are and more importantly I learn what my weaknesses are.  If you own your own Internet Home Business, or just want to someday create your own Home Internet Business, knowing your weaknesses is of paramount importance.  By knowing my weaknesses, I can make an informed decision to either build those skills so I can do things for myself, or I can simply choose to outsource those tasks to someone who does possess the necessary skills.  And where do I typically find those people I outsource to? Well on forums about the same topics, of course.

Are you starting to see how much value you can start to pull from taking a little time to open your mind to a new set of stimuli?

In answer to the original question and per the subject line of this article, I would have to say the “SINGLE” most important thing in “Building a Can’t Lose Wall of Success Around You” is by surrounding yourself with like-minded, success-oriented, and genuine people who are willing to help and who are receptive to your own suggestions.

This is by far one of the most important aspects of achieving success there is. You want to surround yourself with people who are heading in the direction you want to go or who have already made it there.

It’s that simple. It really is.

Find a group of people who are already successful in doing what you want to do and simply learn from them and do what they do.  If that group doesn’t exist, then start your own and help others grow with you.

Just remember that nothing happens overnight. Real and honest success takes time but if there is another thing I’ve learned in my hours upon hours in forums, it’s the following;

You only fail once you give up.

If you’re interests lie in learning how to make extra money in your own business, then you may want to look at just the type of forum I’ve been talking about.

It’s called “IM Simple” – Internet Marketing Made Simple.

Take a few minutes now and read through some of the posts.

You just may find the perfect business model for you.

Free Business Model

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=> Way #1 – OFFER A FREEBIE

You have to give in order to receive. If you want people to offer up their email address, you’re going to have to offer up an incentive. It’s a fair trade – just make sure you offer value.

=> Way #2 – USE POP-UPS

Pop-ups are one of the most common methods you can use to capture email addresses and build your email list quickly and with ease provided you use them responsibly. Simply construct a web page containing code for a form and set the page to open (pop up) when visitors ENTER OR EXIT your site.

- Word to the Wise: If you need a pop-up, you can pick one up F-R-E-E (there’s that word again) from Empowerism at: Empowerism

=> Way #3 – USE POSTCARDS

If you have a mailing list that contains snail mail (street) addresses, convert it into an email list by sending out a postcard and inviting people to VISIT YOUR WEBSITE to receive a gift of some kind — a report, a discount coupon, etc. Visitors don’t have to pay in order to receive their gifts; they simply need to enter an email address. Plus, you’ll save a ton in postage.

=> Way #4 – SUBSCRIBER BOX ON EVERY PAGE

This is a clever trick that so many people overlook. Put a RESPONSE FORM ON EVERY PAGE of your website offering a newsletter or other freebie. This will increase the number of email addresses you capture exponentially.

- A Word to the Wise: If you don’t know how to create an opt-in form, no worries. Empowerism has a foolproof build your own tool made just for you! Just click below and create an account: at: Empowerism

=> Way #5 – CONTESTS

Contests very often prove to be a good way to generate traffic and buzz for your business. Create a contest and put a form on your site or in a pop-up box. The entry “fee” is their email address.

=> Way #6 – DISPLAY YOUR AUTORESPONDER ADDRESS

Most people give their website link when they place solo ads, ezine ads, or other marketing messages. To be one step ahead of the game in collecting email addresses, LIST YOUR AUTORESPONDER ADDRESS instead of your URL. This way you can capture email addresses and funnel them into your follow-up sales letters.

-Word to the Wise: Don’t have an autoresponder? GetResponse will give you one for free. Just click below and create a free account: at: GetResponse

=> Way #7 – JUST ASK

If you’re chatting with a prospect on the phone or a potential customer stops by your place of business, don’t be shy: ask for an email address or business card (which usually includes their email address).

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Here’s the “Real” Secret to Making Money Online:

Find something you’re good at and use it to make money….
It’s that simple…..

Now, before I get 1000 emails in my Inbox spamming ridiculous retorts to the above comments, let me take a few minutes to explain…

In fact better yet, I’ll let Matt and John Rhodes of the Rhodes Brothers explain it even better than I could.

Do yourself a favor and take a couple minutes and watch the following video which explains just how Simple and Powerful their new 10X Method is to exploding true online profits.

10X Method:

It’s as simple as experimenting slowly until you find something that brings in a few dollars online and then REALLY exploiting that method 10X over until it’s gushing profits.

Sound too easy? Well that’s the point….. It sounds so easy; nobody believes it’s the true “Non” Secret to producing wealth.

But those who are pulling in most of the online marketing profits know very well how powerful this method is and so should you.

Here’s that Video:
10X Method:

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Do you sell products online? Do you offer a service that you’re confident is as good as, if not better than your competition? If so, then I’m sure your website must be riddled with page after page of customer testimonials to prove it.

If not… Then without a doubt, you’re doing something drastically wrong!

Authentic, detailed customer testimonials can be your greatest selling tool in an Internet business!

Have you ever noticed how the vast majority of successful businesses – whether selling a product or a service – use this one extremely important selling tool in all their sales presentations – both online and off?

It’s a proven fact that genuine, verifiable testimonials convert more prospects into buyers! And your home business web site sales can definitely benefit from this hypnotic and powerful tool.

Testimonials are the one selling tool that you can’t be without in online sales.
Best of all, you can quickly and easily have dozens of testimonials loaded in your sales arsenal, firing your biggest guns, if you understand how the process of soliciting a quality testimonial works….

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“… I’m just writing to say that your product is wonderful! I’ve purchased many other widgets online, but your widget is by far the best widget ever. And it arrived extremely fast. Your customer service staff was also a pleasure to work with. I will be buying many more widgets from you in the future! Thank you for the excellent product and service….”

Susan B. Customer
http://www.susanbcustomer.com

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As an astute business owner, do you sometimes wonder…

“Just how do these companies pull it off… Why do their customers take such initiative to tell the world about their wonderful experience, while most of my customers seem to purchase my product or service and then fade away into a black hole somewhere in cyberspace?”

Well, there’s an altruistic question you need to immediately ask yourself….

“How many times have I followed up with my customers and actually asked them about their shopping experience?”

The fact is, if you sell a product or service online in your own Internet home business, there’s no “sneaky little trick” or “magic formula” for obtaining authentic and powerful testimonials. The problem is… YOU HAVE TO ASK! And that’s where most online businesses fall short.

Here’s a perfect example…

Take a look at eBay. Here’s a marketplace where anyone and everyone is buying and selling goods and services. Ironically, a buyer usually finds that their only reassurance in making a purchase is by reading over a “Seller’s Feedback”. And guess what… everyone selling on eBay has feedback.
Why? Because ebay sellers ask for it! And they keep asking for it until they receive it. It’s the ebay way of doing business.

If you’ve ever bought or sold an item on ebay, you know that feedback is by far a seller’s most important selling tool. And most good sellers have hundreds, even thousands of testimonials from buyers telling the world about their wonderful experience.
Do you think this would still be the case if EVERY seller didn’t immediately ask for feedback after a sale? Absolutely not! They too have to ask for it…. AND SO DO YOU!

So, how do you ask your customers for their testimonials without feeling like you’re desperately seeking their praise or approval? Actually, it’s quite easy and should be something you do methodically after each and every sale.

I’ve been known to pound the technique of customer follow up into the ground, and here again is no exception. You have to follow up with your customer to make sales, and you have to follow up with your customers to solicit their testimonials. Once again, it’s just another example to demonstrate the importance of customer follow up.

Here’s a guaranteed way to obtain the feedback you’re looking for…

After a sale (and you can incorporate this technique into a product sale or service), immediately send a confirmation email to your customer. In fact, most shopping carts will automatically do this for you. If selling a physical product, once their package ships, immediately send your customer their tracking number. Then, no longer than seven to ten days after their tracking number is sent, send another follow up email asking your customer if they received their package and if they have any questions or concerns that need to be addressed.

Now that’s customer service at its best!

You need to take your Internet home business to the next level.

At this point, your customer is now primed and ready for the pitch. Without fail, within one or two days after you’ve emailed your customer to be sure their package arrived safely (and you’ve also answered their questions), follow up with another email asking for their feedback about their shopping experience.

Think about it… your customer has placed an order, received an immediate confirmation of the sale, has been sent their tracking number via email, received a courtesy follow up email asking if everything is to their satisfaction, and has had any questions and concerns taken care of.

You tell me…is your customer now receptive and also overjoyed with their shopping experience? You bet they are! So now’s the perfect time to follow up and ask for their feedback.
But you have to do so carefully because there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it, and this is very important….

For just the right way to solicit profit generating positive feedback, make sure you subscribe to my weekly newsletter below. You’ll instantly receive 3 home business Internet Marketing Reports that answer not only how to solicit that feedback above, but will unleash explosive traffic generating techniques and stealth marketing tactics guaranteed to increase your own Internet home business profits.

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How Would You Like to Get Paid as much as $150.00 USD per Month for doing NOTHING – Well, Except for Placing a Small Ad on Your Website. It’s Free to Sign Up and You Get Paid Once You’ve Displayed Your Ad for 1 Full month.

PLUS – You Get a Sign-Up Bonus. Did I say it was Free to Sign Up?

OK, I just came across a site that matches website owners (publishers) to advertisers and pays website owners every month for just displaying a small ad on their website similar to Ads displayed by Google.com.

The best part about it is that you can display ads on multiple pages and you can register multiple sites, compounding the amount of money they pay you every month.

This is by far the easiest way I’ve seen to earn as much as an extra $150.00 USD per month for doing absolutely NOTHING except for placing a small ad on your website(s).

It’s like setting up your own Internet Home Business earning money on auto-pilot month after month.

Click below to see a sample of where I placed one of their ads on one of my own websites.

http://www.yourinternetbusinessmentor.com/products.html

It’s free to sign up and takes less than 2 minutes.

1. You sign up for FREE on their website:
2. Tell them how you want to get paid. PayPal or checks.
3. Wait for them to match your site with advertiser’s ads.
4. Paste the ad into your website and voila – that’s it.
5. Just let the ad run for a month and get paid.
6. PLUS – you get a sign-up bonus in CASH for joining their network of publishers.

What could be easier? It’s like your own Internet Home Business Secret earning money on auto-pilot.

Website owners – Be sure to sign up quick, there is already a small backlog of publishers so I’m not sure how much longer they’ll be paying out the sign-up bonus.

You can register for FREE right here: Match My Website:

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• Internet Home Business Secrets Revealed – Part 1
• Internet Home Business Secrets Revealed – Part 2
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• Start Earning an Extra $150.00/month Today in Passive Income

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