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After being in the music business as long as I have, you meet a lot of people – many of whom are extremely gifted and others, well there are others to. As a professional jingle singer, former talent booking agent with the William Morris Agency and founder of ReelMusician.com, I’ve heard it all – The excuses that is. Many individuals want the glamorous lifestyle of studio singing work, but they don’t want to make the investment that is needed to put them on the map singing commercials. Let’s spend a few minutes looking at a typical investment to get you started singing jingles and general session work.

By now, you’ve seen all kinds of services, prices and wonder what you should do in terms of your singer reel. Let’s spend a few minutes exploring what you shouldn’t do. The biggest mistake new singers make is to assume that their friend’s studio is going to get the job done – That might work for a rough draft or even a fairly polished song or artist demo, but when you want to play in the game with the big cats singing commercials, you better have a singer reel that sounds like downtown. You can’t afford not to have an incredible singer reel out there and chances are, your friend can’t write or figure out what the jingle producers are looking for and what will catch their attention. There are jingles that are sung professionally on the air and then there are the singer reels that have to establish credibility with producers and writers and believe it or not, sometimes there is a big difference on what you should include on your reel and what you shouldn’t even though it sounds like current commercials. Remember you have to grab their attention and that may or might not be different from the niche of jingles currently in vogue.

How much should a jingle cost and where do I go? Great questions. There will be significant difference in prices when you’re looking to record your singing reel. There are plenty of folks online who will try to charge you a mint and you wouldn’t be any better off with them as opposed to your friend’s studio. At ReelMusician.com we try our best to offer affordable jingle reels for singers trying to break into the market and deliver the demos that just knock your socks off. We don’t let anything leave the studio until it meets the needs of the singer capitalizing on their strengths and weaknesses. When you are looking to record your first demo always ask for samples or at least listen to them online and you might ask them for references.

How much should I plan on spending to get my jingle reel done right? You should plan on investing a minimum of $500 and really push to spend closer to a $1,000 when it’s all said and done. Just to give you an idea, at ReelMusician.com, and because of the demand our prices will most likely increase shortly, we start out with jingle singing packages of (3) for $290, (5) for $380 and (7) for $495. You will have to include studio time to record your lead vocals on these tracks, which doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, but you might figure an additional $200 – $300 and then the cost of making your CD. Most individuals burn their own CDs with easy software that creates the jewel cover artwork. That’s a realistic picture of your costs. And believe me, we’re not getting rich at those prices. Think about it and divide the total cost by the number of jingles and it’s actually very affordable and cost effective. For individuals really willing to make an investment in their singing career, it’s a great way to go. What stops most individuals from following a very doable dream? I’m not sure I have all of the answers.

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Many individuals have the dream, but not the follow through. Many yet, have the dream, but are willing to spend $5 – $7 for an appetizer a couple of times a week and blow all kinds of money frivolously before they are willing to make a real investment in their future. You will find that most individuals fall into what I call the “I have a dream, but refuse to follow up with any significant resources to make it happen even though I spend all kinds of money on drinks at the bar, and many other a sundry of frivolous spending. These individuals will often make the call to ReelMusician.com asking if we represent folks for commercials, but when told of the basic costs and needs of a professionally written and produced jingle singer reel, tell you that they will, “think about it” and get back with you. They have no intention of getting back with you because they spend their money on what they want to spend their money on – And so we can’t help them, nor should we. We try as best we can to help individuals who are really putting forth their best effort not because they are spending money with us, but because they have the dream and are really going after it.

Your investment in your singing career will also require a start up time investment of meeting with jingle singers in your area to get their ideas, contacts, etc as well as finding the key players in your immediate area who are writing commercials and industrial music. Once you have established or are building your singing base in your area, you will want to branch out and do the same in other markets. You will want to follow up in markets that tend to pay well if you are going to travel like Chicago, L.A., New York, Atlanta, Dallas, etc. You will need to keep a simple contact sheet either in your computer or on paper and keep up with the conversations, telephone numbers and all contact information. Your follow up will be key.

In closing, get the best possible jingle singer reel, with a great looking CD cover, and follow up with individuals like I’ve just described and you will be well on your way to singing studio and commercial work! Email us and let us know how you’re doing.

Tom Gauger

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No if, ands, or buts, you must learn the “How To-In Internet marketing For Big Profits”! Most people know that there is Big money being made on the internet but fewer than 1% of the people who ever try it, succeed. Why is this? Of the many webmasters, whether in the beginning stages or in the advanced stages, most haven’t even a clue of what internet marketing is all about or how to make money with it. Thats one of the main reasons that many fail so quickly! Without the proper training and a very good understanding of just what internet marketing is and how you can best use it to help others get what they want first, unfortunately, because of limited or no experience many aspiring entrepreneurs will be doomed to failure before they even get a good start and probably after they’ve already purchased someones product telling them about the quick money making opportunity and how it can or will change their lives. Lives are being changed but only by the ones who know how to use internet marketing and niche marketing to their advantage by providing a service to others.

Experience First
I just can’t stress it enough, before you get on the internet with little or no marketing experience and kill all of your enthusiasm, and lose precious hard earned money that you simply can’t afford to lose get signed up with a reputable internet marketing course of some kind and get some education. It really doesn’t take long to learn and get the marketing experience, and you will need it, that you will need. I’m speaking from my own experience, and others who have failed. I know that most of the articles and ads that you see on the internet seem to imply that you can take a program and in days make tons of money on the internet and you can do well but you must first Learn the “How To-In Internet Marketing For Big Profits”!

Truly you must be realistic with yourself, it was that way with myself and many others. You want it just that bad but it’s that desperation that pulls you into accepting unrealistic offers. Do it right, bypass the too good to be true offers, get the education, it will help you determine whats real and whats not, whats possible and what isn’t. Youve waited this long, make it count, youll be earning something in a few short days or weeks, depending on you and the marketing training that you get. It’s the only true way that you will indeed learn “How To-In Internet Marketing For Big Profits”!

Education worth having
Doctors and lawyers are some of the highest paid, known, personell in the work field truly an eduation worth having. It’s all absolutely peanuts compared to what a person with the correct internet marketing understanding and skills can attain and   in less than a quarter of the time in training and earning put together. This field is the most powerful, most efficient way to earn a living today. You learn the simple techniques a 10 or 12 year old could understand and in a very short period of time, you apply what you have learned and from your own home, with your computer you can generate a lifestyle that people envy, all from an education that you paid less than a dollar a day for and you never burned a drop of gas, or faught a second of traffic, or may have never even gotten out of your sleeping clothes. An education worth having and it’s just waiting for some ambition and a little bit of determination that’s it!

Niche Marketing
Internet marketing and Niche marketing go hand in hand and there is no one without the other. Niche marketing is the little product markets of bigger markets all broken down to specific groups (Target Audience) of people searching for a particular items or services. You fill the need by finding and providing the product or service for the group searching for that particular product or service. Thats where all that you have learned about “How To-In Internet Marketing For Big Profits” on the internet comes into play. You, with the help of learned marketing techniques and strategies, will know how to put the right Target Audience with the right product or service, or bring them together and earn a commission for doing so.

At least thats the basic overview of just one way of how you can earn money on the internet. There are literally thousands of other ways some free some not, it’s really amazing. There are hundreds of thousands of niche markets just waiting to be tapped and it only takes just one to become financially independent. Thats powerful!!  Knowledge on how to find these niches and the target audiences that go with them is another bit of education that you will need to have experience and knowledge in.

Tip: After a few weeks of learning what you have to learn and you put what you have learned into motion the money does come quickly, that is the part that you hear about in the ads that tend to get the juices flowing and get you all pumped up. But the part that you don’t read, or possibly see, is How you get to that point and the education and tools that you will need. I sincerely hope that this article “How To-In Internet Marketing For Big Profits”, saves some people, who want the good life, time, money, confusion and agravation of getting started on the internet.
Good Luck!

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Donald Whitehead

www.3buckaudio.com Part 1 in this 2-part series which teaches you how to create a brand new income stream, breathe new life into your dead or even hot-selling products and get your web site to convert more traffic into buyers -part 1 of 2 The internet is predominantly a TEXT-based medium. Most web sites consist of pages and pages of text, or even sometimes ONE LONG sales copy page, called LONG-COPY. Personally I find this interesting, because since the introduction of television, our attention spans have decreased, and society is breeding a generation of “audio learners”. We like to either LISTEN, or watch a video, to learn something new. If you already grasp the concept that INTERNET MARKETING is all about conversion rates (or closing the sale) then you KNOW you need to harness every available tool to convert YOUR visitors into buyers. One way to increase your conversion rate overnight, is to start using audio on your site or as part of your marketing process. Would you like to give yourself an “instant pay raise”? Or even START making money online? Again you do it with AUDIOS. Is there something that THE BIG GUYS of internet marketing have that you don’t have? Are the gurus smarter, better, and faster than you? Let’s assume NONE of that is true … because likely it isn’t true at all! But if you aren’t successful yet … one thing you DON’T have in place is a SYSTEM. A Step-By-Step Process. Maybe you feel like you’re beating yourself over the head chasing the dream of <b>…</b>

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Affiliate marketing (AM) is fast becoming a major trend in
online business. With the internet still in its adolescent
years, it has already established itself as an extremely viable
career opportunity, bridging the advertising gap for companies,
while providing much sought-after work at home revenue.

With the boom in affiliate marketing, however, there is a
growing wave of new marketers that become easily discouraged
when the initial hype wears off and they don’t understand what
to expect in the business. For those just entering the arena,
here are a few Facts Of Life about Affiliate Marketing:

1) YOU WILL HAVE TO INVEST SOME MONEY Affiliate marketing being
a hybrid of the independent contractor & the self-employed small
business owner, it is inevitable that some money be invested.
While a contractor might earn a base pay + commission, they also
have little or no control over product, promotion or price. And,
while a self-employed owner controls all these, they also pay
all the bills.

But an AM is neither. They don’t control price nor, once they
sign up, product. But they do control promotion. And, unlike a
self-employed worker, they bear only a fraction of the costs.
The advertising fraction.

So, the bad news is affiliate marketers do have to invest some
money, at some point, even in the best programs or scenerios.
But this has also become a growing trend in all sales positions,
as well as positions in all industries. Many positions include a
certain amount of investment. Any job that requires a uniform,
for example, means investing in special clothes. Plus most
realtors must pay for their own advertising.

The good news is that, unlike other sales positions (but similar
to small business), the AM controls that cost because they
decide on which advertisements to invest.

The best news is that many companies, like Plug-in-Profits
(http://trackermo.com/pips.html), now offer great affiliate
support and will guide the new AM until they understand the
business and can stand on their own two feet.

2) YOU WILL HAVE TO INVEST SOME TIME Affiliate marketing works
on the slide-rule effect. That is, the more effort the AM
invests, the richer the dividends. And, like a microcosm of a
career, the AM works their tail off in the beginning– then
works less and less as their sales build. But this can be
measured in months, rather than years (thus, the mirocosm).

Still, many enter the AM arena thinking all they have to do is
sign up as an affiliate, then sit back and reap the rewards. And
that’s just when they should be getting busy. The rewards will
come, but not until they’ve put in their time.

The bad news here is to expect to eat, drink and sleep
marketing– at first.

The good news is that, according to experts in the field, an
affiliate can expect to see a return on their investment within
the first 3-9 months, depending on how much time they spend at
it.

3) YOU WILL GET BURNED ONCE OR TWICE It’s inevitable. Either by
paying astronomical fees for hosting, for leads or for some
other service (not to mention, the existence of scams), it
happens. That’s why “expert” and “experience” have the same root
word. It takes experience to know what’s going on, how to spot a
scam, and to know a good opportunity when it arrives.

The good news is, experience is the best teacher of all. And a
new AM will soon learn from their mistakes.

4) YOU WILL HAVE TO UPDATE YOURSELF The internet has been called
the most fluid industry ever. That’s a poetic way of saying it
changes faster and more often than a body of water. Engineers
call it expotential growth, though it’s more reminiscent of
growth on a cellular level: Rather like a baby starting as two
single cells and, in nine short months, becoming a fully formed
infant. Or, like a pyramid scheme that really works!

Whatever the analogy, the point is the internet is constantly,
incessantly, (sometimes annoyingly) changing. What was vital two
years ago (SE placement, keywords, Pay-Per-Click), is now
becoming passe, replaced by new types of more effective
marketing techniques (PowerLinking, Opt-in lists, pay-per-buy).

All of which leads to–

5) YOU MUST BE PRO-ACTIVE To keep the revenues up, AMs must find
good resources to monitor the business. Newsletters, forums and
affiliate resource pages all become vital to watching the latest
trends. They are filled with the latest information, the latest
ideas and the newest concepts in advertising.

Also, in the case of the AM with their own website, that must be
updated occasionally, too, while the affiliate landing page is
kept up by the company. But when an AM opts for their own page,
they must be aware that every few months or years, a new
enhancement takes off. Right now, the latest is audio and or
animated spokespeople.

Once an affiliate marketer arms themself with these facts of
life, they have a very good chance of succeeding in this new
arena.–mo

Marige O’brien

GLOBAL DOMIANS INTERNATIONAL JOIN ME website.ws Hi, I begin by introducing myself. My Name is Nasser Jamaaoui and I was born in London, UK. I am 24 years old and study Film, Fulltime at University. In terms of occupations I have had numerous jobs over the years, particularly jobs of decent pay but this involved very hard work, especially during my time of study which my mind needs to be focused on. Now this method Im about to tell you is considered to be the modern job. With a Laptop or PC you are able to work anywhere an internet connection is retrievable. At first I was a little sceptical about the whole working from a coffee shop or home over the internet and being paid for it. Honestly I thought it was bogus. Naturally I scoured the power of the World Wide Web in search of the facts to support this ideology. Well… much to my surprise I discover that its all legitimate. This new method is known as AFFILITAE MARKETING. Internet marketing is very simple really. Just refer products, in this case Global Domains International. There are many types of methods that companies use but GDI is full proof especially for beginners. Global Domains international is a Hosting company that is selling domains known as .WS this is in comparison to .net, .com, .co.uk etc. They charge $10 per month for a domain subscription which is useful to those looking for a place of business or personal space. GDI also pays those who own a .ws domain for referring the service. Many companies are <b>…</b>

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Dr. Kevin Freiberg, thought leader, world-class speaker, and bestselling author of, NUTS! Southwest Airlines Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, its sequel, GUTS! Companies that Blow the Doors Off Business-as-Usual and recently BOOM! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-as-Usual. Kevins messages inspire innovative ideas to help TURN UP the volume on engagement, performance, customer loyalty, and profitability. For over 20 years Kevin has been on a mission to expose the unconventional success strategies in the most admired companies in the world— in businesses that are BOOMING. www.freibergs.com

Batteries not included. Three of the dumbest words.

Your Company spent millions of dollars to develop this wonderful product. Engineers spent countless hours creating and refining it. You spent additional millions of dollars in advertising to get me to buy it.

I bought it. I took it home and now it won’t work because YOU neglected to include the only part that WILL make it work. For a couple of extra bucks, your cost and mine, I’m frustrated and angry with you and your Company.

It’s the same with customer service.

No matter what you sell; whether it’s goods or services, big ticket or small, sales and customer service are not two separate pieces. Every sale must come with the customer service built in.

Exceptional customer service is NOT an extra cost of doing business. It is an investment in your own future success.

In the early 1950s, my uncle had a very small clothing store in Miami, Florida. In those days, Miami was a major entertainment center, with the biggest names in show business appearing at the major hotels, very similar to Las Vegas today.

One evening, as he was leaving the stage at the end of the early show, a young singer ripped his tuxedo jacket on a nail sticking out of the wall. It was after 8 P.M., all the clothing stores were closed.

The hotel management called the major stores and owners because the singer didn’t want to go on stage with a torn jacket or worse, no jacket.

None of the fancy clothing shop owners would leave their homes to accommodate the young man. Finally, in desperation, my uncle got the call. Would he come downtown with a couple of tuxedos?

Within an hour my uncle was at the hotel with 4 tuxedos. He did the fitting and tailoring right on the spot.

The young singer and the big hotel management were ecstatic. The singer tried to shove a few extra hundred dollar bills into my uncle’s hand, but he wouldn’t take the money, explaining that he was honored to have the opportunity to earn the business.

The singer promised that he would never forget my uncle’s kindness and would tell his show biz friends about my uncle. True to his word, the singer continued to tell his friends about my uncle, even as his singing career skyrocketed.

The young singer – Frank Sinatra.

My uncle – went from a tiny clothing store on the edges of oblivion to “Mickey Hayes – Clothier to the Stars”; his walls covered with hundreds of photographs of the biggest names in show business.

On the other side of the coin is INTEL, the major manufacturer of computer chips, and, a great company.

Some years ago, Intel’s newest chip had a design flaw that caused a problem in only the tiniest number of calculations, and only in highly complex situations. As this problem began to get reported in the press, owners of computers built with these new chips wanted replacements.

Intel’s management stated that these customers were somewhat stupid since only highly complex calculations in specialized situations would experience that problem and then, only on the rarest occasions. They said that they would replace the chip if the customer could substantiate the claim that their chip was flawed.

How stupid. If it only goes bad once in a zillion times, why not give a lifetime guarantee? Most of the customers would never run into that problem. If they had immediately offered the lifetime replacement guarantee, ALL of the customers would have had a very high degree of confidence that they would never need to take Intel up on their offer.

Intel finally did offer lifetime replacement – after worrying, offending and insulting millions of their customers.

We can all learn a valuable lesson from Nordstroms; the department store famous for customer service. Their service to customers is so incredible, that people go out of their way to shop there.

Mr. Nordstrom calls it ‘customer heroics’. “We do it because we want more business – NOT simply because we’re nice guys.”

I’ve always told my employees – “don’t save me ‘MY’ money. If it helps the customer, SPEND my money. Even if they make a mistake, they won’t be criticized if it helped the customer”.

Nordstrom, over a period of many years, has developed a corporate culture of service to the customer. Any corporate culture, if it is going to endure successfully, MUST take on a life of its own, apart from the wishes of management. It has to be adopted by every employee, because THEY each think that it’s a good idea.

Whether you are a 1 person operation or the largest company, you know what good customer service is. It’s the Golden Rule applied to business – “Do unto others”.

Listen to your customers’ spoken requests – and unspoken. They’ll tell you what they want. Add a large portion of your own good common sense. Make a commitment to yourself that you will give your customers, service beyond their highest expectations

If you will do these few simple things, I can guarantee you success beyond YOUR expectations.

Gary Wollin

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Affiliate Marketing is rapid becoming a major trend in online business. With the internet still in its adolescent years, it has already established itself as an extremely
workable career opportunity, bridging the advertising gap for companies, while providing much sought-after work at home income.

By the boom in affiliate marketing, however, there is a growing signal of new marketers that become easily depressed when the initial excitement wears off and they don’t realize what to expect in the business. For those just entering the field, here are some Facts Of Life about Affiliate Marketing:

1:  ONE HAS TO INVEST MONEY:
Affiliate marketing being a hybrid of the independent contractor & the self-employed small business owner, it is expected that some money be invested. While a supplier might earn a base pay + commission, they also have little or no control over product, promotion or price. And, while a self-employed owner controls all these, they also pay all the bills.

But an AM is neither. They don’t manage price nor, once they sign up, product. But they do manage promotion. And, unlike a self-employed employee, they bear only a part of the costs. The advertising part.

Therefore, the awful news is Affiliate Marketers do have to invest some money, at some point, even in
the best programs or scenerios. But this has also become a rising trend in all sales positions, as well as positions in all industries. Many positions include a certain amount
of investment. Any job that requires a consistent, for instance, wealth investing in special clothes. Plus most realtors must pay for their own advertising.

The good news is that, unlike other sales positions (but similar to small business), the AM controls that cost because they decide on which advertisements to invest.

The best news is that several companies, like Plug-in-Profits ,
now offer great affiliate support and will lead the new AM until they understand the business and can stand on their own two feet.

2: ONE HAS TO INVEST SOME TIME:
Affiliate marketing works on the slide-rule effect. That is, the more attempt the AM invests, the wealthier the dividends. And, like a microcosm of a career, the AM works their tail off in the beginning– then works less and less as their sales build. But this can be measured in months, rather than years (thus, the mirocosm).

Still, many enter the AM arena thinking all they have to do is sign up as an affiliate, then sit back and gather the rewards. And that’s just when they should be getting busy. The
rewards will come, but not until they’ve put in their time.

The awful news here is to expect to eat, drink and sleep marketing– at first.

The good news is that, according to experts in the field, an affiliate can expect to see a come back on their investment within the first 3-10 months, depending on how much time they spend at it.

3) ONE WILLS GET BURNED ONCE OR TWICE:
It’s expected. Either by paying huge fees for hosting, for leads or for some other service (not to mention, the existence of scams), it happens. That’s why “expert” and
“experience” have the same root word. It takes experience to know what’s going on, how to spot a trick, and to know a good opportunity when it arrives.

The good news is, experience is the best tutor of all. And a new AM will soon learn from their mistakes.

4) ONE WILL HAVE TO UPDATE ONESELF:
The internet has been called the most flowing industry ever. That’s a graceful way of saying it changes faster and more often than a body of water. Engineers call it expotential growth,
though it’s more suggestive of growth on a cellular level: Rather like a baby starting as two single cells and, in nine short months, becoming a fully formed infant. Or, like a pyramid scheme that really works!

Whatever the similarity, the point is the internet is constantly, incessantly, (sometimes annoyingly) changing. What was very important two years ago (SE placement, keywords, Pay-Per-Click), is now becoming passe, replaced by new types of more effective marketing techniques
(PowerLinking, Opt-in lists, pay-per-buy).

All of which leads to–

5) ONE MUST BE PRO-ACTIVE:
To keep the revenues up, AMs must find good resources to monitor the business. Newsletters, forums and affiliate resource pages all become very important to watching the most up-to-date trends. They are filled with the latest information, the latest ideas and the newest concepts in advertising.

Also, in the case of the AM with their own website, that must be updated occasionally, too, while the affiliate landing page is kept up by the company. But when an AM opts for their own page, they must be aware that every few months or years, a new improvement takes off. Right now, the most up-to-date is audio and or
dynamic spokespeople.

Once an affiliate marketer arms themself with these facts of life, they have a very good chance of succeeding in this new arena.

sam_

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