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Four Interesting Facts About Internet Marketing Leaving You Well Informed

As an internet marketer, you may reason why bother to hire an internet marketing company to do your marketing when you can do it yourself. Truth is, regardless of whether you are new to marketing or an intermediate online marketer, everyone can do with internet marketing assistance. It is impossible to stay ahead of the game by going solo.

One reason why you would need the assistance of a reliable and trustworthy internet marketing company is due to the fact that there is always something new to learn or read about. Then you need to test it and refine it. Now, who has enough time left in their busy time to do all this?

Another huge challenge often faced by web marketers is that there are various marketing strategies to take into consideration. Some of these you may not fully understand, so you would at least want an expert internet marketing company to show you the ropes.

Now is the time to flatten your learning curve and get your business moving forward. For this to happen, you need to hop on board a reputed marketing agency who has what it takes to turn things around for you. After all, they would help you evaluate key marketing strategies to blow your competition out of the water. In addition, they would enable you to tackle marketing projects like you never thought you had the guts to take on.

You need to go with an internet marketing company who has decades of marketing consulting experience that is coupled with a rich online history in the business world. It boils down to the following four explosive marketing strategies:

Drawing up a Winning Business Plan – Are you in need of a powerful PowerPoint presentation to help you clinch the deal? If that is the case, then you should enlist the services of a reputed online marketing company to ensure your business gets to be in the spotlight.
Content Marketing – Any online business owner needs an all-inclusive content marketing plan. In the event that you are not, then you are clearly missing out on unseen opportunities.
Public Relations (PR) – Making use of a PR campaign will give your business the boost it needs. Media coverage and other special branding opportunities need not be sneered at.
Consultation by Phone – Getting on board a successful internet marketing Company will ensure you get offered all the assistance you need to be successful online. This is helpful if you hope to experience company growth and pick up some useful sales advice along the way.
By booking an appointment with an internet marketing professional you will get to learn about:

Business and online marketing skills
Increase sales that will result in profits
Crafting an action plan that is need for business growth
Prioritising your daily tasks so you know what needs to be done first

How to Find Great Live Auctions for Resale Items

Hi, my name is Walt. I’m an auctioneer with 25 years of experience in the auction business and licensed in the state of MA. I own Quick Auction Service, a company that specializes in building and running custom auctions, I’m also the webmaster of my own site and have been on eBay for 8 years. Besides eBay, the types of auctions I run most frequently are antiques and on-site estate auctions, although I’ve run everything from business overstock auctions to charity & special event auctions.

I enjoy sharing my knowledge and stories of the auction business. My goal for article is to help folks get the absolute most out of their auction experience.

Whether your fresh out of the package or a seasoned dealer I think I can offer something in this article to help you with your auciton adventures.

There may be as many reasons to attend auctions as there are types of auctions to attend. Maybe you want to attend an auction to buy items for re-sale on eBay, or some other market. Maybe you want to furnish your home with wonderful antiques, or you want to furnish your home as inexpensively without sacrificing quality.Some folks are just looking for a fun night out. With a little perseverance all these things are possible.

There are antiques and estate auctions, auto auctions, overstock auctions, absolute and no reserve auctions, real estate auctions, specialty auctions where only one genre of items are sold, tailgate auctions, live auctions, online auctions, sealed bid auctions, silent auctions, charity and fund raising auctions and many more.

Can you really buy for pennies on the dollar at an auction? You bet! Many times I’ve seen folks buy and re-sell at the same auction on the same night for a good profit, although be advised, this should only be done after the auction is over.

There are a lot of ways to find an auction, but here are some tips on how to find and attend the best ones.

Visit the genre of shops in the area that apply to the type of auction you want to attend. IE: If your looking for a good antique auction to attend, stop in the local antiques shops and ask for what there are for good auctions in the area. Sounds obvious right? But listen to what they don’t say as well as what they do say. Oftentimes when a dealer speaks poorly about an auction he or she attends, it may be likely that they are trying to keep a good thing secret. Think for a moment, why would a dealer keep attending a lousy auction?

Newspaper ads: I personally like to find ads in the classified ad section rather than flashy display ads. Flashy ads are usually indicative of an auction that will be high priced, may have reserves, (a set price on an item), and usually an enormous crowd. While any auction can be profitable to attend, it is usually best to steer clear of the glitzy ones, at least for the beginner.

Here’s the minimum you want to find out before you go. If there is a phone number in the ad, call and ask for the terms of the sale. What forms of payment do they accept? Is it an absolute auction? An absolute auction is one that has no minimum or reserve bids on items. These are the best auctions to attend! Is there a buyers premium? A buyers premium is like a tax that everyone who makes purchases at that auction must pay above the winning bid price. Most auctions these days do charge a buyers premium, 10% is not unreasonable but I feel much more than that is greedy, and the auctioneer that charges over 10% is counting on most bidders not doing the extra math as the bids quicken in pace.

A fair auction will have ample time to inspect the merchandise, usually at least 2 or 3 hours. Find out when inspection starts and make sure to attend! Never attend an auction if you can’t make the inspection, not unless your prepared to gamble. Most auctioneers sell at a rate of about 100 items per hour, which is why they sell “as is”. They simply don’t have the time to give a detailed description of all the items. Since almost all items at auction are sold AS IS, there are sure to be some damaged, refinished, fake and incomplete items at any given auction. Beware of any auctions that offer very little or no inspection time.

Good auctions will usually have 150 to 400 lots. A lot may be one item or a group of items. The exception to this are specialty auctions, auto auctions, real estate auctions etc.

When you attend your first sale, take note of the 1/2 dozen or so dealers that buy the most often. See if you can find out about other area auctions they attend.

When you do find an excellent auction, attend it as often as possible. By frequenting good sales, you help increase the bottom line of that business. It’s difficult for many auctioneers to keep the quality of merchandise consistent, so good attendance certainly helps. And when an auctioneer gets to know you as a buyer, he/she will go out of the way to accommodate you, to keep you coming back.

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10 Reasons to Have a Home Based Business

There are many great reasons for you to have a home based business and, as long as you’re ambitious, hard working and you stay focused on your goals, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t work out for you.1. Independence: Wouldn’t it be great to fire your boss and walk out of your 9-5 forever. A home based business could do that for you, however, don’t forget, it’ll be you who has to make the decisions and keep yourself disciplined to achieve the results.2. No Commuting – Imagine not having to sit in traffic or on overcrowded public transport every day just to get into work. That one hour commute could just be a 30 second walk in to your home office.3. Freedom – Wouldn’t you like the freedom to do what you want, when you want to do it?A home based business could offer you that very opportunity. Take the children to school, take time for the gym, do the shopping when it’s quietest – Make sure you do some work though!4. Overheads – Having a home based business is far less risky than starting up a traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ business. Most of the overheads are no different to what you’ve already got. Just make sure you check your insurance!5. Start-Up Costs – The start-up costs should also be pretty low, particularly with a business like network marketing. As long as you’ve got a good enough computer, some fixed and mobile communications equipment, that’s generally enough to get you underway.6. Flexibility – Fit your business around your other commitments, you might have a dependent family member to look after, or other responsibilities. With no boss breathing down your neck, you can move things about as you please.7. Work Away From Home – What if you go on holiday? With most home based businesses you can take it with you (if you really have to). A laptop computer, wireless internet access and a mobile phone and your off. Do try and have a break some time though!8. Residual Income – Some of the better network marketing businesses pay residual incomes. That means if you do want time off, but don’t fancy taking work with you, you still have some money coming in. Look out for the better network marketing businesses that have this opportunity.9. Reduced Risk – With much lower start up costs and far less overheads involved, having a home based business has far less risk attached to it. If you work hard and keep organised there shouldn’t be a problem, but if there ever was you shouldn’t have much of a headache to deal with.10. Sociable – Many network marketing businesses involve getting together at events and conferences. It’s here that you’ll probably meet other like-minded home business people that you share much in common with, this could end up being a whole new circle of friends.As you can see there are loads of really positive reasons for you to have a home based business. However, don’t forget that it is a business and without putting in some planning, organisation and work it might not be for long. Good Luck!

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