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Promote Your Freelance Business With an Email Newsletter
by Rachel Goldstein


Newsletters are one of the most effective forms of marketing for your home business. An email newsletter can:

 

1. Build loyalty of clients and prospective clients
2. Keep your name in front of clients and prospective clients
3. Spread the word about your services
4. Make a name for yourself as an expert in your field
5. Add value to your company

 

There is a lot of competition out on the Internet for freelancers. One way to get a gig outside of bidding on jobs is to spread the word about your business thru word of mouth. Newsletters are the very best way to do this. If you have a useful newsletter, about 30% of newsletter subscribers will pass-along your newsletter to family and friends. In other words, good newsletters spread like wild fire. Additionally, a newsletter that is passed onto you by a loved one is more likely to be viewed by you as a trusted source of information.

 

 

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7 Ways to Turn a Profit Online
These simple business models can help you get started, whether you want to create a Web site for your existing company or start from scratch with a new e-business.
By Corey Rudl | May 02, 2005

 

Going online can be a great adventure--and a lot of fun--for any small business. But if you want your Web site to be more than a hobby, you need to put some thought into how to make it profitable. No matter what your business is, you should always be thinking about ways to diversify your revenue streams to boost your profits.

So to get you thinking about new strategies, I've put together a list of the seven ways you can earn income on the Web, and then I've explained how you can incorporate all of these methods to create success.

 

Online Profit Steams
Whether you're just beginning to develop your business model or simply analyzing an existing business, your chief focus should be on how you're going to generate income. There are seven ways to generate revenue on the Web:

 

  • Sell your own products
  • Sell your own services
  • Drop ship products
  • Recommend affiliate products
  • Sell ad space
  • Create a joint venture with like-minded businesses
  • Start an affiliate program

 

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