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Saab Cars: Born From Jets

July 3, 2008

The latest marketing campaign from Saab cars traces the automaker’s origins back to the days to when the company was formed from a Swedish aircraft maker. One ad mentions that 16 aircraft engineers designed the first cars, which were based heavily on aerodynamic aircraft design. Apparently, the “born from jets” slogan is meant to convey to the public that the same quality that goes into building jets goes into building their cars. What isn’t mentioned is that the company that built its first automobiles in 1949 is now part of General Motors, the largest automaker in the world. The Saab jet division is separate, still owned by the Swedes. Are the ads misleading? Perhaps, or maybe Saab is attempting to distance itself from General Motors and to stand on its own four wheels. Let’s take a look at Saab then and at Saab now.

After observing several ads about Saab, I decided to conduct a little research into the company. What I learned is a fascinating account of how a small, Nordic nation turned out not just one, but two high quality car lines. The other company is, of course, Volvo. This is simply amazing in that even today the country numbers just over nine million citizens; truly Swedish engineering is as advanced as any country on the face of the earth.

Saab, itself, got started in 1937 just before the outbreak of the Second World War when reconnaissance aircraft were built for the Swedish Air Force. After the war, the aircraft maker kept pace with the emerging military jet industry and developed sophisticated aircraft including fighter jets which also became part of the NATO fleet. On the air carrier side of the house, high performing Saab regional jets found a market in the US and throughout the world.

In 1949, the first Saab 92 rolled off of the assembly line, beginning a lengthy history of producing high quality and uniquely engineered cars. Indeed, the original Saabs incorporated an aerodynamic design to lessen wind drag, resulting in higher fuel economy for drivers. This concept was then carried over to all subsequent Saab cars; to this day not too many vehicles on the road can match the 92’s or modern day Saab cars’ low coefficient of drag.

Beyond making economical cars, Saab - much like Volvo - began to produce cars that were truly safe and innovative. Technological advances brought about self repairing bumpers; side impact door beams; self cleaning headlamps; turbo charged engines; cabin air filters; and other design features that were later copied and picked up by auto manufacturers the world over.

With the growing and expanding global economy, Saab during the 1980s began to find itself hard pressed to keep up with the changing demands of a new world market In order to successfully compete long term, new models would have to be developed and new markets explored. Ultimately, the decision was made in 1990 to spin off the automobile unit from the parent company and into a separate entity that was quickly bought out by investors including General Motors who secured 50% of the business.

Today, Saab has expanded its line up to include its first ever SUV and all car models have received regular and well needed updates. Critics worry about GM’s growing influence - indeed, the 9-7X SUV borrows heavily off of GM technology - and if the company can truly maintain some semblance of independence. Some fear that the division will go the way of Saturn and become fully incorporated into the GM fold, while others wonder if the division can provide enough of a distinction to strong European brands including Volvo, BMW, and Mercedes to attract new customers.

For what it is worth, Saab’s born from jets heritage may be the strong reminder needed to keep the line distinct and viable. Let’s hope that the motto is more than just a marketing ploy.

Copyright 2005 — Matt Keegan is a contributing writer for Auto Parts Canada, a wholesaler of fine Saab parts and Saab accessories for your Saab car or SUV.

10 POWERFUL Reasons WHY ‘Articles’ Remain The Internets #1 Marketing Strategy

We’ve all heard it… “Content IS King” and for good reason because it IS as far as the Internet is concerned.

And when it comes to web surfers, they come online for two reasons, One is to check there email and reason number Two is to search the web for “Information”.

How do you think the Internet received the reputation as the “Information Super-Highway”?

Because thats what its primary purpose was before they decided to commercialize it to what it is today.

And… what do ‘Articles’ contain?

The answer is quite simple… “Information”.

So, what does this have to do with you?

Be the one who supplies it.

It’s that simple.

Now, for the rest of this article I’m going to give you 10 POWERFUL reasons WHY you should and/or need to get started using ‘Articles’ as one of your online marketing strategies so you too can reap the benefits.

With that said, lets move on to reason #1.

Reason #1. Search Engines LOVE them.

It’s no secret that Search Engines LOVE content, so if you supply it on a regular basis your giving them a great reason to stop on by to take a look around.

Once there they’ll spider and index your website which is just what you want.

Reason #2. Website and Newsletter owners always need them.

I touched base on this earlier about why web surfers come online.

Website owners need fresh content to keep there visitors and/or subscribers coming back, where as newsletter publishers also need fresh content for there “email” newsletters that they publish and send to there subscriber base.

Remember the two reasons I discussed earlier about WHY web surfers come online. BINGO!

Reason #3. They generate Life Long residual Traffic.

Articles produce Life Long residual traffic because website owners, newsletter publishers and article directories archive them for there visitors to read and search through.

And since you have a ‘Resource Box’ located at the end of every article you produce with your website info and URL you’ll receive traffic.

Reason #4. Great way to get One-Way HIGH PR links.

This is probably one of the best reasons because when you offer your free information with ‘Reprint Rights’ and the website owner decides to archive your article within there article directory and their website happens to have a High PR(popularity ranking) ranking, guess what?

You’ll be able to ‘Piggy Back’ off there PR giving your website a PR boost because at the end of every article you produce your able to leave your ‘Resource Box’ with all your websites info and most important of all, your URL.

Reason #5. They’re VIRAL.

This is yet another great reason to start using articles as one of your online marketing strategies simple because your going to offer ‘Reprint Rights’ with all the articles you produce giving Website and Newsletter owners permission to publish them causing a VIRAL explosion and Traffic surge to your website.

Reason #6. You can syndicate them via RSS.

If your up to speed on the latest marketing technology called RSS(Real Simple Syndication) and you write ‘Articles’ on a regular basis you can set-up an RSS feed that web surfers and/or website owners can ‘Opt-In’ to and syndicate your ‘Articles’ via RSS to them, plus, you can also submit your RSS feed(s) to RSS search engines and directories.

Depending on how many ‘Opt-In’ this is yet another great reason to get started with ‘Articles’ and another way to generate LOTS of Free targeted traffic.

Reason #7. Bloggers with BLOGS need “Information” to.

Bloggers with BLOGS or Web-Logs need information to.

If you provide quality information related to a specific Blog that blog owner just might post your article on his/her blog for their audiences/readership to read giving you again more FREE exposure for your business.

It gets better. Blogs also use RSS(Real Simple Syndication) to syndicate there content to various search engines, RSS search engines and directories giving you again more FREE exposure through there feed.

Reason #8. Info-Product developers need it to.

Ever receive a free ebook of some sort in your Inbox with related articles inside it from other authors?

When you offer your articles with ‘Reprint Rights’ and someone decides to include your article in there ebook for a Viral marketing campaign they’re working on, guess what?

More FREE targeted traffic for YOU as that particular ebook circulates across the Internet.

Reason #9. Post them to related Forums and Newsgroups.

Remember, the Internet is all about numbers and Forums and Newsgroups contain numbers to and are yet another avenue for you to gain some extra exposure for FREE for your online business through your articles.

Just make sure you read there ‘Terms’ before you start posting because you don’t want to receive any ‘Flames’ in your Inbox.(They can be Nasty.)

Reason #10. You gain INSTANT credibility as an Expert.

The best way to gain the trust of your potential customers online is to supply them with quality “Information”.

By doing this your stepping up and telling them that you know what your talking about within the industry your in giving them a reason to look into what you have to offer further by following the link you provided within your ‘Resource Box’ at the end of your article.

WoW! Are those 10 POWERFUL reasons to get started with ‘Articles’ or what?

You get all those benefits by just producing ONE article.

The more you produce the more you’ll benefit.

Do you see how powerful ‘Articles’ are now and how they can take your online business to the next level?

I certainly hope so.

In conclusion: “Content IS King” online and will remain King for as long as the Internet exists.

It’s now up to you to step up to the plate and decide whether or not You want to tap into this ‘Proven Internet Marketing Strategy’ yourself and reap all the benefits I just finished explaining above.

Looking for an Step-By-Step road map for generating HUGE amounts of Traffic using Articles? Go search Cory Threlfall’s #1 Rated CBmall that carries over 10,000 of the Internets BEST ‘Information Products’ available Online. Go to ==> www.corys-cbmall.com Or… you can… Subscribe to CBnews ==> cbnews.corys-cbmall.com

Free Sample Sales Letter Is As Close As Your Own Mail Box

June 17, 2008

The best resource for a free sample sales letter or sales letter templates is in your own mail box.

Why?

Just think of all the free, unsolicited direct mail you get every day. You often think of it as junk mail. But consider this: most professional marketers and copywriters keep what they call a “swipe file.” A swipe file is selection of sample sales letters you get that you like — that some how grabbed your attention.

You can create your own swipe file of free sample sales letters (and generate a sales letter template from them) by just spending a few extra minutes a day opening your junk mail.

If you collect these for a few weeks, you’ll begin to notice that some large companies that send them to you are repeating the same ones. That’s often because they have tested this sales letter template or format and know that it works (which is why they send it more than once). Big companies spend hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars testing sales letters to find out which ones work best. So if they repeat them, you can be nearly certain that these are working, and not just tests.

By spending some time building and analyzing your own swipe file you can take advantage of lots of expensive testing done by professional direct mailers, and create your own template for a successful sales letter.

Scott Thompson, publisher of http://www.OneHourMarketing.com, has nearly 20 years experience in helping business owners create affordable small business marketing programs that successfully attract new prospects, convert them to buyers, and keep them as repeat customers.

Carwash Consultants and Analysts Case Study

June 14, 2008

Recently in the car wash industry we have seen carwash industry analysts and consultants fall on their butts. One recently filed bankruptcy, while another just wrote another new book and still another has failed miserably and he is going to go back and teach school. Interesting. These gurus and know-it-alls had all the best data, sold that data and even charged others for this data and their studies.

Many analysts in the industry help larger carwash consolidators with surveys, data, site selection and reports to help raise money for their clients with investment bankers and/or investors. The carwash companies hire out these firms and in case something goes wrong they can always fall back on their data as an excuse? So many industry consultants and marketing companies make me wonder; “Are you sure you are not justifying the norm of the industry, where everyone copies everyone else and they all do the same thing, make little money and are pissing off customers, so they go for higher per car up-selling, rather than concentrate on volumes?”

Most of these customers butts are sore from coming in for a basic wash and leaving with a $45.00 charge on their credit cards, look what is happening to Jiffy Lube? Same scenario. You know, someone needs to shake this industry and wake these people up. But nothing in your questions leads me to believe that your clients have the balls to make that happen? These are standard questions, typical industry crap. May I ask; “Who cares?”

So much of the data in the carwash industry, which is collected for industry surveys for the four major industry rags or trade journals is irrelevant. Information that only a professor who has never achieved would ask in class project questions. Information that only a consultant, who wants to prove themselves right without looking outside the box and really looking at the industry from a reality based perspective.

Only someone who is interested in attaining Investment Banks and venture capital asks this stuff, no one who is intent on winning the market thinks like that or would even bother with such questions, they are irrelevant. Only a person designing a business plan with fluff asks this stuff. In fact I would NEVER invest in a company putting such irrelevant data into a business plan. But I would have them taken out back and shot for wasting my time and money. For the car wash industry analysts, I have a question for you now; “What would you say?” Think on it.

Lance Winslow - EzineArticles Expert Author

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Marketing Secrets Divulged

June 11, 2008

Simple as a daisy in a clear blue sky, the secrets of marketing are obvious. What you don’t see, you won’t readily believe. That’s it. That’s all there is to it. If your client can’t see it, they aren’t going to believe it.

The simplest language will take your further than ultra remote words that obscure the ferver of your purpose.

The K.I.S.S. principle is as focused with marketing as they are with living - the simpler the better.

So, what does your marketing ploy say about your business. Are you revealing the secrets or attempting to hide your product for later release?

A while back there was some insistence that keeping your product a secret from the consumer until their money was passing your palm was the only way to market. It depicted the consumer as a rather stupid creature aching to distribute their money for no particularly good purpose.

I personally haven’t met that consumer yet. Everyone I know wants to know what they are buying, how much it’s going to cost, and what it will do for them.

The real bottom line is - if you want a prosperous business, put your product out there on the front page for all to see. List the price, and tell your consumer why they should buy it. They may choose not to purchase, but at least they will be making an informed decision.

Simple as a daisy in a clear blue sky.

Marketing Guru Jan Verhoeff understands the purpose of presenting your product in an upfront manner with concise language and motivated dialogue. Let her show you how to present your best foot forward at http://www.freewebs.com/ebizblitz

Online Mortgage Leads Versus Direct Mail

June 1, 2008

A debate is raging on in marketing departments around the world … should a mortgage company use direct mail or buy mortgage leads generated from the internet. Some argue the internet mortgage leads are cost effective … while others argue the direct mail workhorse is the safe bet. But the simple answer from most successful marketing experts is to use both direct mail, internet marketing and email marketing…and all of them have their ups and downs.

Direct mail marketing is pretty simple. Companies formulate a mailer … mail them to customers whom have requested more information or prospective customers purchased from a list. The challenge here is to keep the customers from throwing away the direct mailer. Kim Frazier works for a Corporate Marketing Products and Services business. He recommends companies to invest in “dimensional direct mail. Nothing cuts through the clutter and piques interest in a mailer better than bulky mail. In study after study, “lumpy” mail elicits more response (by almost twice) than flat mail alone.” The argument for direct mail is that the leads gained are from customers with an actual interest in the product. “On average dealers close a much higher percentage of these leads - over 30%.”

Email marketing on the other hand allows a company to reach a far larger audience for the same dollar. The challenges here are to avoid the junk email filters, the spam filters and the freebie customer. Freebie customers only want the free gift and you might make the sale or you might not. And then there’s the issue of where you get your lead lists from says Direct Marketer Brian Rice. “If you received the leads from an “online marketplace that connects you to a network of lenders”, then be careful. These leads were not only sent to you, but may also fall in the lap of your various competitors. If you have received the leads directly through your online marketing efforts and can provide them with a mortgage service, then great!”

The simple answer to the complex debate of direct mail versus email marketing is summed up in two words … diversify and integrate. “Take time to ensure your email marketing is aligned with other marketing efforts. Direct mail, advertising and trade shows should all interconnect with your email marketing to provide a single image, brand and position. By doing so, you’ll increase the likelihood of your target audience, making your activities a “good thing.”

Nick Rian is an award-winning journalist. His journalism credits include awards from the Associated Press, Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association and The Milwaukee Press Club. He is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Journalism. You can read more of Nick’s articles at the Mortgage Lead Planet and get more information about refinance, home equity, second mortgage, debt consolidation, and purchase leads. Look for more information regarding If you are a mortgage broker or lender and want to get more information or are ready to start getting fresh Internet Mortgage Leads from a direct lead provider, then check out Lead Planet.com if you would like to speak to a loan officer or real estate professional.

A Great Flyer for Marketing Online and Off

Flyers are a good standby tool for marketing both online and off. And there’s no need to be a genius to create a great one, either. Here are some basic guidelines to design your own flyers.

1. MICROSOFT WORD - Begin with a basic software program like Microsoft Word or Publisher. Open up the program, then look under “File” then “New” to see if there are already existing flyer wizards for documents or templates. If so, start there and adjust one to suit your needs.

2. COLOR - First take a look at your project budget. Is there room for full-color printing of hard copies to distribute? If not, don’t worry. Regular black ink on colored paper produces nice looking, professional flyers. Coordinate the paper color with a theme for the month, like green paper for St. Patrick’s Day or red or blue for the 4th of July.

3. TEXT / FONT - Don’t have too many different fonts, text sizes and styles in one document. Just choose a couple of complimentary fonts and sizes. For ideas on which to use, start a collection of flyers that are stuck on your door, around your mailbox and placed on your car’s windshield. Search your favorite industry web sites for ideas, too, by looking at their online documents for downloading. Print them out and check to see what you link and don’t like about them.

4. PULL TABS - Add pull tabs to the bottom, so that if the flyer is placed on a bulletin board, passersby can pull off a tab and take the info home with them. Check the Help menu for directions. Basically you add a wide text box along the bottom portion of the flyer. Then you insert one row of columns. Click on the first column and write what you want to say - not much fits here so take care! Maybe use your URL or website address and phone number. The text will run horizontally like normal, reading from left to right. So what you do is highlight it and click on “Format” from the top menu, then “Text Direction” do make it run vertical and fit in your tabs. Do the same for each tab.

When you’re finished, make print flyers for local distribution. And turn the document into an Adobe .pdf file to distribute online. Upload it and include links to it in your emails and forum posts. Attach the pdf to emails when you know recipients accept attachments and can take a look, too. Reach out online and off with great looking flyers and grow your business one step further!

Scott Morris manages the site on adobe font.

Tips To Help You Start Making Money Online

May 31, 2008

Well, you’ve got a new online business, Have you? That’s great, but let me ask a question. You are certain you are going to make a lot of money, because somebody told you so, right? The problem is, that you probably haven’t really checked out the internet information resources available to help you get started. Whatever caught your eye about the possibilities of making money on the internet told you what COULD happen, but it probably didn’t go very deep into HOW to make it happen.

That’s what this article is about. We are going to provide some basic tips to help you start making money online.

If you bought a brick-and-mortar business, you would realize the necessity for patience and work. You would realize that you wouldn’t be rolling in the dough overnight. You would be prepared to do research and you would be prepared for a learning period during which you might not seem to be having much success. The same is true of a business you start in order to make money online.

No matter how simple your online business seems, you really should write out a business plan. This doesn’t have to be incredibly deep or complicated, but it should always be a dynamic plan. You should be ready to revise your plan as your business grows or your knowledge increases or as your market changes, and so on. You will probably start with some ignorance, so as your knowledge grows, change your plan as needed.

Obviously, for an online business, you will need web hosting and a web site. There are many pre-packaged services for attractive and professional appearing web sites, and web site templates, but, as your business grows and changes, these pre-fab products might prove difficult to alter. If you cannot learn, or do not want to learn, web page design and html and/or java coding, you might want to find a web designer who will create the web pages for you. These freelance designers abound on the internet, and often advertise on other media in your home town. If you can learn code, purchase your own domain, and get the site up and running yourself, you will have saved money and you will have learned valuable skills to help you make money online.

Many an online business fails because the owner does not realize that just because a business is online and is supposed to work 24/7/365 it still requires all the attention and discipline and has all the responsibilities of any other business. In addition to the online aspects of the business, there may be time required for offline matters as well, such as writing copy for advertising or preparing tax documents.

Advertising, marketing, and search engine optimization are some important areas that you will have to address once your web site is up and running. In fact, you should be learning about these as you prepare to start your business online. You will not only have to promote your site, but you will have to keep promoting it. This will be one of your biggest responsibilities if you want to make money online. Without this constant promotion, your business will sink out of site beneath the weight of the thousands of new businesses constantly coming online. Therefore, as you make your business plans and increase your knowledge, you need to concentrate heavily on the area of search engine optimization (SEO). If you find this task to be daunting or beyond the reach of your time or experience, it may be worth the money to hire an SEO professional.

There are many other ways you can market your business and make money online.

You can:

  • Find web sites in the same field as yours to link to your site

  • Write and publish articles that relate to your business

  • Create a blog on the area of your business with links to your web site

  • Encourage friends, neighbors, and satisfied customers to deliver your message

  • Use pay-per-click search engine listings and services such as Google adwords

  • Print information and your web site on business cards or flyers

  • Place advertisements in print media

  • Put magnetic signs on your car. One company, I.D. IT! Plates, provides a unique and highly effective alternative to magnetic signs.

  • Use vinyl lettering to place your message on your car.

  • Print return address labels with reference to your product and your web site.

    The scope of this article has been limited to an overview of a few of the basic steps necessary to make money online. While neglecting or ignoring these simple steps can contribute to a lack of success of an online business, these steps are nowhere near a complete listing of all the things you need to learn or do to make your online business a complete success.

    With an online business, anyone can become a business owner for a minimum investment, and, based on my own experience and the experiences of others, the potential for regular online income is almost measureless. There are people working a little to make a little money to help with bills, and there are people who make their entire living on the internet. Some make a few hundred dollars a month, while some make amounts that allow them to buy yachts and huge homes. The difference often rests in how hard someone is willing to work or how much they strive to learn about internet business and marketing. It has nothing to do with your skin color, sex, religion, or personal beliefs.

    Anyone can make money online with the right attitude and a willingness to learn and grow.

    Donovan Baldwin - EzineArticles Expert Author

    The author is retired from the Army after 21 years of service. He has worked as an accountant, purchasing agent, optical lab manager, restaurant manager, instructor and long-haul, over-the-road truck driver. He has been a member of Mensa for several years, and has written and published poetry, essays, and articles on various subjects for the last 40 years. He has been an active internet marketer since 2000, and now makes his living online. He has blogs on the subjects of Internet Business and Marketing, Health and Weight Loss, and Real Estate Investing.

  • A Forgotten Marketing Tool - The Postcard

    May 29, 2008

    The postcard can be a very powerful marketing tool. Many of our customers and/or students use them in their business. The key is to set up the card to market effectively for you. Concentrate on a specific item or niche.

    When used correctly a post card can become very powerful marketing tool. Be sure the front of your card is explicit. It should be clear to your customer what you are selling. A color postcard is a must, unless you are using black and white to your advantage, that is, to make a point.

    The front should motivate your customer to turn it around and see what you are offering or what you can do for them.

    The back of your card should make your points in a clear and concise manner. After this is done be sure to give your customer a number of ways to contact you: by phone, by email, by snail mail. If you have a website be sure you mention it here.

    Remember you need to take a limited amount of space and address the main concerns that your customers have or to delineate what you are selling and its advantages. Give your customers reasons to contact you. For example, you have a solution to their problems, and remember make it easy for them to contact you.

    Address their concerns rather than tooting your own horn, you can do that in your follow-up. Your postcard is not the place to discuss you, but what you have to offer to your customer, or how you can help your customer. You need to have a unique selling point (USP).

    You can expand the limited amount of space on post cards by using certain fonts and typefaces. Just be sure that they are readable to everyone. Remember, people over 40 start having a hard time seeing all that tiny print.

    So start making post cards a part of your marketing campaign. You can also use them to announce a seminar, extend an invitation to your new website, make an announcement (new product, new store location), etc. I am sure if you brainstorm you can think of a myriad of ways you can use postcards.

    Copyright 2003 DeFiore Enterprises

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    The Whole Truth and Nothing But The ?

    May 15, 2008

    And I’m not saying, “so help me God” because……..

    It just kills me when day after day I see all these
    advertisements from these BIG name marketers. You know who
    they are, as I’m sure you receive their emails, too. Those
    big shots, also known as gurus, that claim to be making Sooo
    MUCH money with the system, program or software they have
    and are willing to generously sell their secret weapon to
    you and me. If they are so rich already, why don’t they just
    sit back enjoy their time and money? Why don’t they quit
    trying to sell their so called fantastic products to others?
    Why? Simply because all the money they are talking about is
    the money that you and I are so easy to part with, that’s
    why. If they stop getting our money, their income stops. Not
    to forget to mention that some of the things they offer are
    so outrageously priced. I’ve seen one for over $900. Are
    they crazy?

    I can’t understand who could afford to take that kind of a
    gamble in the first place. I’ve had a hard time scraping up
    $19.97 for some of the offers I have fallen for. How about
    you? But there are people out there who spend any amount of
    money, because they are so desperate and willing to do
    anything at any cost to find that magical formula that will
    finally make them rich. I’ve even heard of people taking out
    second mortgages on their houses, only to lose that, too!
    You might as well try one roll of the dice at the craps
    table or a spin of the roulette wheel in Vegas with your
    money. Or buy some lottery tickets. Your odds would probably
    be better and at least you’d have a little moment’s worth of
    fun that way.

    Some of these big guys offer “source code” they claim is
    easy to use and can be used to create virtually anything you
    might need, but the average person would have no idea how to
    use it, even if they bought it. You’d have to hire a
    programmer to set it up so you were able to use it, and
    programmers don’t come cheap! What a deal, huh?

    I’m not trying to say that everyone out there is a crook or
    that all the products offered are just a bunch of hype or
    bull. There are good things out there, but for every decent
    product, there are 20 that aren’t. There are only a handfull
    of people who are actually truly making good money on the
    Internet successfully, at least that I know of. Do you ever
    wonder why that is? Well, I’m going to tell you why and let
    you in on another one of the angles they play on us.

    Did you ever notice that when you get an email or see an
    advertisement with a big boys name attached to it, you’ll
    get ads from almost every other big name out there, offering
    the same thing? Sure, they each throw in their bonus or
    special offers, just to get you to buy from them. Not only
    do they make more money, they also get you on their list, so
    they can keep selling you more and more down the road. This
    is what is commonly called, “in cahoots”. Yep, they each
    scratch the other guy’s back and get paid well for their
    time and effort, too. They cross sell, which gives them an
    advantage. The first offer might not do a thing for you, but
    the second or third one you get from a different big name
    might. Who’s footing the bill for all this success again?
    Like PT Barnum said, “there’s a sucker born every minute”,
    and unfortunately that’s the honest truth. Us — you, me and
    the rest of the Internet little guys and gals who are
    hopeful.

    I’m not saying that forming partnerships is a bad thing.
    It’s wonderful when you can find other people who you can
    work with towards your joint success. But it’s not right
    that people are selling garbage to the masses at
    unbelievable prices and we are buying it because of the name
    attached to it. Isn’t it about time we smartened up? We
    actually control the numbers on the Net, so why don’t we
    just ban together and finally help one another by putting a
    stop to feeding right into the big boys hands, providing
    them with all the money for their toys, vacations and fun?
    It’s like the high gasoline prices. If people would simply
    cut back on their driving just a little bit each day, you
    would be amazed how the price of gas would come down in no
    time. With the numbers that this country has for vehicles on
    the road, if we would all do our part, you would see the
    results. No magical formula or anything, just some good ‘ole
    fashion common sense.

    I’m an average person. I worked in a local factory for 27
    years. It was a dead end job with lots of hours and little
    pay and, of course, the big boys in the company were the
    ones who made the big bucks. Sound familiar? In the real
    world, the same thing happens off the Net as well as on the
    Internet, so for the most part, there is no difference.
    Here’s how the headline should read in all the newspapers
    across the country, “Little Guys Makes Big Shots Rich”. What
    a shame or should I say, “fool me once, shame on you, fool
    me twice, shame on me”. What’s that all about, you ask?
    Simply put, it means this. If someone tries to trick you
    once, but you catch them in the act, shame on them. They are
    caught and fail at fooling you. But, if someone fools you
    twice and you fall for it, shame on you for being so
    gullible.

    Folks, the Internet does offer one of the biggest
    opportunities for the masses to create and earn an extra
    income. There’s billions of dollars a year being spent on
    the Internet now days. It’s growing at an incredible rate
    each and every day. Best part of all is that even the little
    guy, who may not even have graduated from high school, still
    has the opportunity and chance to finally succeed. Amost
    anyone can make money online with the right help, guidance,
    training and support. It’s a matter of leveling the playing
    field, so no one has the chance to fail.

    I’m NOT going to give you a BIG bunch of HYPE here or fill you up with false promises, as the big boys do enough of that for all of us already. That’s it in a nutshell.

    I hope you have enjoyed this article. I honestly feel that I
    have tried to project the truth, the whole truth and nothing
    but the truth, at least in my opinion. Please feel free to
    pass this along to others and see if they don’t agree. I hope
    it helps out others by giving them a little more insight about Internet marketing and what to watch out for and be careful of. I can honestly say that there are a good handful of marketing
    gurus out there now a day, but as of this writing, fortunately I’m NOT one of them. Notice I said fortunately I’m NOT one of them. I don’t want to treat people that way. So….here’s to you and your success. As Spock said on the old TV Star Trek show, “Live Long and Prosper” and I do hope you prosper and, of course, live long, too. Take care and bye for now.

    Paul Legge has been on the Internet since 1995. He has tried
    various programs and purchased many different worthless
    items which is one of the reasons why he wrote this report.
    Hope this insight saves you some money. See some of Paul’s own money generating pages that he has built with the MoneyPumps Money Making System by visiting:
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