When you talk about a home-based business, many people think “website.” Good answer because there have never been more people dabbling in internet marketing of one sort or another. The problem with websites is they are time consuming. You could spend the rest of your life tweaking, designing, implementing, keeping up with the latest plugin or shopping cart upgrade. Even with the incredible range of What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) web design, the time demands of an internet business can be overwhelming.
The answer is to automate early and often.
You might be surprised how easy it is to make certain things happen automatically. Ask any ‘net expert and they’ll agree. The key to mega-success without going insane in the process is to adopt a hands-off policy where possible.
If you’ve never heard the word before, autoresponders are your new best friend. For less than $20 a month, you can set up an autoresponder to deliver an unlimited number of sales messages at pre-determined intervals. This is the heart of your internet business. Statistics show it takes up to seven exposures of your sales message before the average customer makes a purchase. The autoresponder makes the process easy.
Another excellent use of an autoresponder is to automate new signups and unsubscribes from your mailing list. Performing this common task by hand can drain an amazing amount of time from your day. The leading autoresponder services are Aweber, Get Response, Mail Chimp, and Send Free. Google them to learn more.
The Creating Wealth Team
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