| How many times have you wondered where to place | | | | visibility? How do you go about getting yourself |
| the "i" and the "e" when you were writing "receipt"? | | | | noticed and known as one of the best resources |
| Or is it really "reciept"? What about the spelling of | | | | around? |
| "neighborhood"? Are you sure it isn't "naiborhood"? | | | | Marketing! |
| It's got to be "nayberhood", don't you think? | | | | That's: M-A-R-K-E-T-I-N-G! |
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| Or any of the following: | | | | your area of expertise; prove it by giving examples |
| He's extremely proud of the 50 page "busnes | | | | of what you can do; devise a quiz. Distribute your |
| propsal" he's just written; it's been typed, printed and | | | | articles to online article banks, such as or |
| neatly bound into a leather binder for presentation at | | | | ideamarketers, to get the word out and show you |
| the meeting-about to start in 10 minutes--with all 25 | | | | know what you're talking about. Using your article |
| of his Board members in da house! Mighty proud of | | | | collection, compile them "under one roof" into an |
| himself, he looks through his copy of the extensive | | | | e-book. |
| work and discovers not one but three errors | | | | Strut your stuff even more! |
| attributed to "spelling", "grammar" and "word intent" | | | | Surf the Internet and become acquainted with the |
| (i.e., definition). Argh! | | | | areas on the web where your target market hangs |
| Further, the paragraph following the spelling faux pas | | | | out. Introduce yourself. |
| includes a confusing array of words in which | | | | Now and then, proofread the Web sites where you |
| somehow a "silly cat jumped uhh xhow ckdosjt and | | | | land. If you spot a typographical or spelling error, |
| .kw, when the com puter screen went bl ank at the | | | | contact the site owner to let them know you |
| tim the mouse something or other"! | | | | noticed a mistake. |
| Did that look familiar? | | | | Develop credibility as a knowledgeable resource. |
| So what is he is going to do? The man, that is! Short | | | | Make it a point to post frequently at several (or a |
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| consider locating another source (full-time, part-time | | | | market congregates! Join in on the discussions. Ask |
| employee, a temp, outsource) to review the efforts | | | | questions. |
| he proposes: a true testament to the "two heads | | | | Volunteer - Get your mouse to do the walkin'! |
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| contacts could check the "written works" a time or | | | | forums in an exchange or barter arrangement. You'll |
| two prior to sending the next projects to the printer | | | | have an opportunity to gain valuable experience as |
| or other designated recipient(s). | | | | you make important connections. |
| There are a number of available full-time and | | | | Obtain testimonials from your volunteer associates as |
| part-time editorial, secretarial and administrative | | | | well as your direct customers. |
| services experts from which to choose. Just look in | | | | Establish a website, a blog, a podcast; distribute a |
| the phone book, the newspaper and on the Internet. | | | | newsletter. |
| To suggest a few, they may be listed as | | | | Put together a mailing list using data collected from a |
| Employment Agencies, Temporary Services, | | | | "sign up" form at your Web site. Send letters or post |
| Workforce Centers, Career Builders or Job Finders. | | | | cards to that list, querying them about their "interests |
| And then there's you! | | | | needs". |
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