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Promote your business today

Have you found anywhere new to promote your business today?


Well here are a couple of hints.


Tip one:
Go to linkedin and submit your profile and business details, search for others you may know within this network it could be valuable. Import your address book from outlook and see who is already linked In, you could be surprised.



Tip two:
Have you been to HOT FROG yet? Well get on over there too, it's a business directory and you never know who's looking in there. Google actually post the articles in their keywords alerts too.

Let me know how you get on.

Serious Twitter business

Want to get really serious about twitter and tweeting don't be a twit then ...
There's lots of free add ons in to help you twitter all day
try them out here.

"Tweetlater" is a fantastic tool to help you master twitter.
Send your folowers an auto message to welcome them
You'll stand out from the crowd if you make it a
personalised message and not a selling message.

Follow me on twitter too if you like.

See you soon.

Ebay Tips and secrets

OK there are no secrets anymore.

All the secrets are out there you just have to know where to

get the right information.

Now some of us like the thrill of selling and sourcing a product

and packageing and posting it to our customers, and guess what? that's OK.



Here are some Tips I have found for you



1.Now, don't forget that when you're looking at ongoing things to sell on eBay, it's important to stick to one category and grow your 'cluster' of products one at a time.

The reason for this is so that you are
perceived as the 'expert' in your category and it

becomes much easier to dominate and make maximum profits in minimum time.

So tip number one choose a category you think you can work with. Go to Ebay and take a browse at all the categories. Hint: Lots are already over supplied so you will have to be clever at sourcing your product and adding excellent customer service.



2.Did you know that a whopping 54% of
listings on eBay never sell, let alone
get a single bid? Tip educate your self constantly about the best system for you to work with this guide might help.



3.Where will you get your stock?

Start by selling everything around the house you don't want anymore, while you are learning about a categorgy you may like to specialise in.

Once you've sold everything you don't need any more, you can ask your friends and family for help. After that, the word will quickly spread and people will come to you with more things than you'll know what to do with in a lot of cases. After that and you will have worked out the systems and after that - here is a link where you will be welcomed to sell their product and they will ship it to your customers for you! Drop shipping they call it and works for some.

Ok that's enough tips for one day I'll be back with more later. Go get a start now.

Oh ONE MORE tip did you know a piece of womens clothing sells every 9 seconds on ebay?

Ebay - use it to help your budget

Now what am I on about?
Would you like to know how to sell on ebay?
Well this strategy just might help you get a bit of extra cash for Christmas of course!

Not only are you about to find out how to get rid of some of the biggest problems related to running an eBay business, but you are about to find out how to sell and where to get the most profitable kind of products you can possibly sell on eBay.
So what kind products am I talking about? I am talking about digital information products!
No packaging, no suppliers, no posting, sounds great then go over here and take a look.

HO HO HO and Merry Christmas!

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I use this one because:


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3. The support staff are always quick and efficient with my enquiries.

4. You may still be able to get a $100 coupon to start a google adwords campaign too.





Google Adwords Gurus

Now while we are talking about google adwords campaigns, would you like someone to set it up for you and manage it, so you can spend more time doing all the things you are good at in your business?

Well here is a link that will help you out there too. The friendly people will be able to help you understand google analytics and draft your adwords to target your market.

Hope you find these tips useful. Let me know how you get on!

Extra Tip of the day:

Sell gift certificates for your products. You'll make sales from the purchase of the gift certificate, when the recipient cashes it in. They could also buy other items from your web site.

Gift certificates are now available for Platypus Park Country Retreat accommodation in Bridport Tasmania, Australia come on over to the website and check out the range of rooms available. These gift certificates make great Christmas or birthday presents. This is such a relaxing place to spend a few days.

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For proactive businesses that want to start addressing sustainability and climate change the Green Globe Lite program provides your business with an online user friendly Health Check Framework.

It assesses all key environmental performances areas within your business to help get you started.

By measuring your Greenhouse Gas emissions (carbon footprint) you will be prepared for mandated carbon reporting. You will be able to monitor how your energy and water consumption and you waste production compares to the Best Practice and Baseline figures for your industry sector.

To sign up for the Health Check Framework visit the Green Globe Lite website.
Did you know that if everyone in the world lived a typical Australian lifestyle, we would need the equivalent of three planet earths to supply our food, transport, shelter and services? How much carbon is your home using? Take a quick quiz to calculate your home’s carbon emissions. You’ll need your last four electricity and gas bills. www.climatesmart.qld.gov.au/get_informed/carbon_calculator Once you’ve calculated your home’s carbon emissions, why not take the seven day carbon challenge? www.climatesmart.qld.gov.au/get_involved/low_carbon_diet_-_for_community_groups

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New ways to invest in Real Estate

Have you been introduced to Rick Otten yet?

Maybe not. Rick is an Australian with great ideas about investing in Real Estate with out having loads of cash! Yes I know it's a novel idea that one, but Rick has been teaching people on several continents just how to go about it, become successful and wealthy, at the same time as helping other people into their own homes.

Rick Otton, is the original pioneer of creative property strategies in Australia and United Kingdom and is internationally admired by the property industry for his Positive Cash Flow and Little Or No Money Down Property Transactions.

So you are one of the people who think that is not possible. Well take a look at the links and learn a little more.

Head on over to Rick's main site and let him explain the basics to you and how he is willing to help you out. Let him show you how he has bought houses for $1.
Oh you still doubt that too! Well that one was documented on TV in Australia a few years back.

Learn about wrapping!

Don't just take my word for it, that this might revolutionise the way you think of controlling Real Estate, here's what others say.

"Rick Is Head And Shoulders Way In Front Of All Other People Who Are Doing It" I found out about Rick Otton approximately 2 years ago. Since then I’ve looked into 3 other people who are coaching with wrapping in Australia. Rick came up head and shoulders way in front of all the other people who are doing it. His business ethics, his standard and his systemis far better than anything I have ever seen. Currently using his system in my first property there’s probably $70,000 profit in it. So I recommend anyone who wants to get into wrapping or financing in real estate to buy Rick’s Wrap Pack and do his courses." Graham Horvath, Brisbane, Qld

"Having had the opportunity to speak with Rick personally, it has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me. The creativity Rick uses in structuring his deals blew me away. Rick knows his stuff on a global scale. His attitude of ‘whatever it takes’ is contagious and I feel a drive from within that I never knew I had. In terms of hands-on practical experience and in-depth education, follow and listen to everything this man says." Howard McRobbie - New South Wales

So there you go do a bit of clicking and learn a bit more about how to buy houses and sell them to others for a profit without having to outlay loads of cash!

Register your own Domain Name

Make your Name Pay!

Have you ever thought of creating your own domain name and making money? Bet your parents didn't realise how valuable your name might be in the future either!

When you're noticed by your Prospects, you'll have a much better chance of making money.

With everybody knowing just how powerful the Internet really is, it's easy to stand out from the crowd.

All you need to do is get a DOMAIN NAME that is your actual name and set up a blog and e-mail addresses at that domain.

For example, if your name is "Gina Scott", you can register http://www.gina scott.com/ for yourself at about $10/year, provided it hasn't already been registered by another John Smith somewhere else in the world.

You can set up a Blog at your new web adress where you can put up your thoughts and promote whatever it is you wish to promote. You can create e-mail addresses that look like the following: this will look more professional; ceo@ john smith .com, whatever@ johnsmith.com

Can you already see the benefits you may enjoy?

* Tell your friends and family about your new domain and see how impressed they will be.

* Tell your boss about it and watch him (or her) sit up and take notice at your initiative.

* Write your personalized e-mail in your resume and inform the interviewer for your prospective job about it and watch them make a note of your resourcefulness and enterprise.

Wherever you go and whoever you inform of your self-titled domain and e-mail will remember you for it, in a great way!

And now, for the first time, people will start noticing you online as well, as they visit your blog and read your posts.

So many advantages, at such a small cost. The SOLOBIS PDN Plan is a must have for anyone and everyone.

Find out more and secure your domain today at once before someone else does.


Do this quickly, before someone else with the same name grabs it!

Why do you Advertise?

Why advertising doesn't sell...

Communication experts generally agree on the stages of the communication process: unawareness, awareness, comprehension, conviction, and finally action.

Creating awareness is advertising’s easiest job and may be quickly accomplished. Your advertising can easily move prospects from unawareness to an awareness of your business, product or service.

Developing understanding (comprehension) requires more advertising effort and more time.

Advertising must now be asked to move the prospective customer to an understanding of who you are, what you stand for, the quality of your products or services and your promise of customer satisfactions.

Creating preference or trust takes even longer. When trust is achieved you will attract customers and establish a consumer franchise for your business. When trust is achieved you will own your segment of the market.Read more about why advertising doesn't sell...With thanks to Jeff Dostal, Marketing Fire Power

OK I haven't actually made up all the words for this one but it is all very true. All small business face the challenge of a small marketing budget and how to get more customers. This link just might help someone to understand a little more of the marketing puzzle.

Free Web site Grading

Web site Optimisation

Here is something for nothing, which is something I have been looking for for ages and didn't know how to find or that it even existed.
A friend found this link and I am happy to pass it on. I have learned so much from it and I feel you could too.

http://www.websitegrader.com/

Spot a scam easily

Why are there so many scams?

I loved this article when I read it and I hope you do to and I thank Elena for taking the time to collate all of this information. Many of these "scams" have dropped onto my inbox and I just warn all my friends and business colleagues and then delete them.

What is interesting is that this article was written a while back but the same scams are still circulating.

How to Spot a Scam a Mile Off
© 2005 Elena Fawkner
Received the following forwarded email from a subscriber this morning:"I am an Executive Director with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and a member of the Contract Advisory Committee (CAC). I am seeking your assistance to enable me transfer the sum of $26,500,000 (Twenty Six Million, Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into your private/company account."
Carole told me she has received "3 or 4 of these in the last week, I think from different people. I deleted the others. It makes me nervous. Sounds like a dangerous scam. "That's exactly what it is, of course.
Maybe you're reading this thinking "I can't believe people are still falling for the Nigeriascam after all this time". On the other hand, maybe you're reading this thinking, "Wow, I might have responded to that. How am I supposed to know what's a scam and what's real?

The reality is that there are hundreds of thousands of people coming online, for the first time, each year. Many of these people have simply not been exposed to scams like the ones that are constantly touted on the Internet before. Many of these people come online to try and find a way to make money with their computers and/or they're looking for ideas for making money from home.The fact that they may not recognize scams off the bat doesn't mean they're naive or stupid, it just means that they haven't been in an environment where this sort of stuff came their way before now.
And don't the scammers know it. Like vultures circling overhead, they await their prey. They know they have only a narrow window of opportunity because it doesn't take newbies long to catch on so they have to be quick about it. And how do they do that? They hang out where newbies hang out so they can get them while they're still young and fresh and vulnerable. They're nothing but predators looking to pick off the easiest game. Wouldn't want to have to engage in any real work, after all.

In this article we look at several main scams and how to recognize them.=> Nigerian Advance Fee SchemeThe gist of this worldwide scheme is that small to medium-sizebusinesses receive a letter from someone who purports to bean official of the Nigerian government or major utility or similarwho needs to transfer some huge amount of money out of thecountry. The money typically is an overpayment by the governmenton a procurement contract. The object of the exercise is to get you to provide your bank account details (for the purpose ofwire transferring the money of course). Surprise surprise, there's a transfer all right but not INTO your account!

=> The FTC "Dirty Dozen"These are the top 12 scams that have been identified by the(U.S.) Federal Trade Commission as the most likely to arrive via email:

1. Business Opportunities - often pyramid schemes (see below)thinly disguised as legitimate opportunities to earn money.What to look for: high returns with little or no effort or cash outlayrequired.
2. Bulk Email - offers of lists of thousands of email addressesall of whom, of course, are just dying to receive your marketingmessage.What to look for: "Bulk Email Works! 10,000 addresses for $9.99."
3. Chain Letters - send $5 to the next name on the list then cross the bottom name off the list, replace it with your own, thenforward the letter to 500 of your nearest and dearest.What to look for: A jail cell. This is a pyramid scheme and isillegal. The letter goes to great pains to say that it is not illegal.
4. Envelope Stuffing - think you're going to be paid for stuffingenvelopes? Think again. You get a kit that you can turn aroundto recruit others to an envelope stuffing scam of your very own!Watch out for craft assembly work as well. You'll probably findall of your hard work is not up to their exacting "quality standards"and therefore you won't get paid for your work.
5. Health and Diet Scams - magic pills that eradicate the needto eat fewer calories than you expend in order to lose weight.They don't work.
6. Effortless Income - no such thing. As the FTC says, if they worked, everyone would be doing it.
7. Free Goods - you're told you'll get a free computer. You haveto pay a fee to join a club and then told you have to recruit othermembers. You get paid in computers. They're nothing but pyramid schemes.
8. Investment Opportunities - look for outrageously high ratesof return with no risk.
9. Cable Descrambler Kits - they probably won't work and evenif they do, you're stealing a service from a cable company andcommitting a crime.
10. Guaranteed Loans or Credit - pay a fee and you'regiven a list of lenders, all of whom turn you down. Credit cardsnever arrive.
11. Credit Repair - no matter how bad your credit, pay thesepeople and they'll fix it. They generally just advise you how to lie on future credit applications - how to commit fraud in other words.
12. Vacation Prize Promotions - your accommodations will be so bad you'll want to pay for an upgrade. You'll probably have to pay to schedule a vacation at the time you want as well.=>

Pyramid Schemes Make money by recruiting members into the program without giving anything of equal value in exchange for membership fees. Contrast MLM (multi-level marketing schemes). These are not pyramid schemes because they involve the sale of products and services in return for membership.=>

Medical Billing Prepackaged businesses requiring an investment of $2,000 to$8,000. Few people who purchase one of these "businesses"are able to find clients, start a business and generate revenues.Competition in this area is fierce and concentrated around afew big, well-entrenched firms.=>

Your In Box Finally, go to your in-box now. You'll find no end of scams sittingright there. Here's one that just arrived in mind ..."Subject: How to make $1,000,000 in 20 weeks selling to Newcomers on the Net"Like all the rest, it gets the one-finger salute - index fingerto the delete key. Works beautifully every time.

Where to go for more information on internet scams:FTC Websitehttp://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htmScambustershttp://www.scambusters.org/Netscamshttp://www.netscams.com/frameset.html
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Is running a B&B FUN?

So you want to run a B&B

• Well you might ask, if you are considering going into this business.
  
  I suggest you ask a lot of operators this question and see the variety of answers! Before you start a new B&B.
  
  Generally running your own B&B can be FUN but please remember it is work, it is a way of earning your income - unless of course you are going to let people stay for free, and why would you do that they would stay with you forever - a bit like the kids who don't leave home%%%%
  
  You do meet many nice people from around the world when you are in the tourism business. It is fantastic to find out where they are from what they do and how much they enjoy travelling.
  
  Running a B&B can be demanding. Do you want to work 7 days a week?
  
  Do you want people in your home all the time? Do you like house work - making beds? making breakfast...everyday?
  If you don't ...are you going to be able to afford staff? Are you prepared for all the challenges this also brings?
  
  What are you going to do with the guest who arrives at midnight because he got lost? Are you going to great him with a smile at the front door and welcome him in? Of course you are, you are the perfect host offering personal service in a private home, and you are trained to be a courteous obliging operator.
  
  Would you like some tips about going into a B&B business?
  
  Ensure you have good people skills.
  
  Choose an excellent location and an appealing buiding.
  Make sure you are compliant with all govertment regulations including fire safety.
  
• Do a small business training course which includes good book keeping.
• Become very web savvy and learn about e-commerce and e-marketing.
• Know who your customers are.
• Learn how to do an interesting breakfast.
• Keep a good database of customers.
• Join your local B&B association and become an active member.

Here are some delicious breakfast receipes I found.


Tasmania Golden Blueberry Custard
Cook Time: 35 min
Prep Time: 15 min
6 servings


Ingredients:6 eggs; 1/2 tsp salt;

2/3 cups flour;

1/4 cup Tasmanian Bush honey;

2 cups milk;

1 tsp. vanilla;

1 cup fresh or frozen Tasmanian blueberries.



Instructions: It now gets the best reviews and has become a tradition the best B&Bs. The soft, warm texture of the custard is something gentle for the awaking tummy and tongue.

Melt 3 tbspns of butter in a pyrex glass pie plate (or a 9 X 9 pan). Blend all ingredients, excpet blueberries, in blender. Pour minxture into preheated dish of melted butter and sprinkle with blueberries. Bake at 400* for 20-25 minutes until set, puffed and golden.Drizzle with hot jam, or maple syrup. Sprinkle with nutmeg and powdered sugar. In the summer, garnish with fresh raspberries and mint from the garden.Enjoy!



Cinamon Raisin Bread Pancakes
Cook Time: 5 min
Prep Time: 25 min
Makes: 16
Ingredients:8 slices cinnamon raisin bread;

2 cups milk;

2 eggs, lightly beaten;

3 tablespoons butter;

MIX TOGETHER DRY INGREDIENTS:3/4 cup all purpose flour;

2 tablespoons sugar;

1 tablespoon baking powder;

1/2 teaspoon salt;

Instructions:Trim crusts from bread and cut bread into cubes. Place in a large bowl and pour milk over bread. Let stand 10-15 minutes or until very soft and beginning to fall apart. Stir occasionally. Stir in dry ingredient mixture, making sure that each scoopful is blended well. Stir in eggs and metled butter until blended.Lightly coat a griddle heated to 350, if needed, with marg. Drop 1/4 cup batter onto griddle for each pancake. Cook until bubbles appear on top and underside is golden (about 3 minutes). Flip and cook on other side until cooked through and bottom is golden (about 2 minutes).Serve with desired syrup loveely with Tasmanian Gourmet sauces Raspberry or Blueberry.



OK that's enough for now I'll give you more tips next time. Go do your homework now.

Is your website search engine friendly

Here is something which landed in my mail box recently, I love it when people try to help keep me up to date. I can go back and see if my website is search engine friendly.

Why don't you go and see too and let me know - http://www.platypuspark.com.au/

It features on the first page of searches for "accommodation bridport tasmania" Is that what you would search for if you wanted to go for a holiday to a secific place?



Tips on creating a search engine friendly site:
Give visitors the information they’re looking for – provide high quality content especially on the homepage
• Make sure that others link to your site
• Make your site easily accessible – build the site with a logical link structure
• Think about the words users would type to find your pages
• Conduct site housekeeping – broken links
• Work with a webmaster who knows about building search engine friendly sites• Use Google’s free tools and information to improve your site: http://www.google.com/webmasters/



My personal secret business tips:

Think as your customer thinks - yes that's all of them- even the difficult ones.
Give them more useful information than they think they want.
Make it easy for your customer to contact you, give them lots of options.
Always appear friendly and helpful and approachable.

Ok that's enough I'll be back with more next time.

Business Secrets

Ever wondered if that business opportunity is really for you?

Have you ever read the book Think and Grow Rich?

Ever come across a guy named Chris Cardell?

Ok Too many questions I know. But have you ever been presented with something that looks like a good opportunity and been too scared to take it?

I've been reading the book by Napolean Hill and am finding that it really should have been given out when we left school or at least in the last year of school. It is jambed packed with really useful information. I might just tell you some of the secrets of becoming succesful that I have learned.

I have been in business for myself for fourteen years, and yes there have been times when I thought what am I doing here. But I love the business I'm in and now have another one I'm just getting off the ground two very different kinds of enterprise.

To have a rich quality of life you must have Desire; Faith; Knowledge; Imagination; Planning;Decision; Persistence; a driving force;and there are about five other things, one of which is, the door to the temple of wisdom "a sixth sense" and is to do with creative imagination and a positive attitude.

So I started a tourism business fourteen years ago. Didn't have a lot of money, had to buy a property, build the buildings and the modest house to live in, which we did at weekends, then finally 18 months later we had a business established but still in it's infancy. Still had to work one full time job and a part time job between us.

I attended all possible training in small business that was available to tourism operators. Covered small business planning, marketing planning, accounting/bookkeeping, operational plans, accreditation and so the list goes on... And now it's how do you do interent marketing? What a complex field that one is!

But we have a very successful tourism business and love meeting people from all over the world who come to stay on our environmentally friendly property.

Now I'll give you some free business tips:

Set your goals and keep reviewing them.
Make sure you have a supportive partner (if you have one).

Trust your instinct.
Nurture your relationships with your existing customers. It is the first key to the goldmine.

Always Measure your marketing, make sure you know what is working and how well.

Well that's a start just think about those for a while it might help and I'll give you some more soon.