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Favorite Small Business Franchises You Didn’t Know About

August 31, 2008

If you’ve ever owned or thought about owning a small business franchise, you’re probably familiar with some of the more common franchises available. Everyone is familiar with fast food franchises, retail franchises and even some of the more common auto repair and lube franchises, but if you look a little closer you can find some really unique franchises that are not only fun and out of the ordinary, but also have the potential to make good money in their niche markets. If you’re the type of entrepreneur that likes to take the road less traveled, consider the following Small Business Franchises You Didn’t Know About.

All About Honeymoons

This franchise is fond of the phrase, “Our Name Says It All” but what the name doesn’t tell you is how big of an industry exists in sending happy couples on the honeymoon of their dreams. With over 2.4 million weddings each year in the U.S., and with a staggering 96% of newlyweds taking honeymoons, it’s easy to see how this seemingly niche market has huge profit potential. All About Honeymoons is a fun and exciting small business. They’re dedicated to helping newlyweds have the trip of a lifetime, but they also destination weddings and romance and leisure travel. Whether you’re married or single, an All About Honeymoons franchise is a great choice for a small business with big business potential.

Bar-B-Cutie

Running a small business can work up quite an appetite, and if you like bar-b-cue you can’t go wrong with Bar-B-Cutie. This restaurant franchise has been serving up some of the best bar-b-cue around for more than 50 years (quite an achievement in the restaurant business). With over 200 restaurants worldwide, Bar-B-Cutie is growing fast and they’re designed their restaurant to not only serve up great food, but also generate revenue fast. With revenue streams coming from dine-in, take-out, drive-thru and even catering services, your Bar-B-Cutie franchise will have more potential ways to make money than just about any other type of franchise and each one revolves around one thing: great tasting Bar-B-Cue.

Prime Time Boxing, Inc.

With over 26 years of boxing experience and 10 years of fitness experience under their belts, Prime Time Boxing will is one of the best small business franchise opportunities for anyone who loves fitness, training or taking a few swings at the heavy bag. With a Prime Time Boxing franchise, you’ll not only get training and advice from folks who really know boxing, you’ll also get training and support all throughout the business side of a Prime Time Boxing franchise. PTB offers their franchisees a plethora of services including gym layouts and startup, franchise and management training, internet exposure and plenty of other services designed to get your gym up and running in no time and help you knock out the competition. Many people are looking for intensive boxing training these days due to the recent popularity of sports like MMA or even movies like Rocky Balboa or The Hammer and with a Prime Time Boxing franchise you’ll be able to capitalize on this growing niche market and have the advantage of much better and more focused training than a regular gym is capable of.

Juice It Up!

We all know that we should eat healthy. Statistic after statistic, news reports, even movies about fast food over indulgence have been sending the message over the last several years to Americans that we’re overweight, we’re unhealthy and it’s going to kill us if we don’t shape up. Well one company is doing something to make Americans a bit healthier by providing a tasty way to fill up on fruit, veggies and vitamins and the response has been overwhelming. Juice It Up! Started out as a “California style” juice bar serving up blended smoothies to their customers who at the time were mostly young professionals. Since then, they’ve expanded through a series of franchises, added plenty more tasty and healthy recipes and have begun to attract a much wider demographic ranging from young children to senior citizens and everyone in between. Why so much success? Juice It Up! Takes ingredients that are good for you and turns them into a smoothie that tastes great. It’s a win/win.

Hopefully you found a niche market franchise that caught your attention. These niche markets often can appear at first glance to not be worth the investment, but for the majority of them their advantage is the niche market. Opening a new business is hard, especially when you face stiff competition from a handful of other companies offering the same goods and services as you, but with a niche market franchise you can be the only game in town and build loyalty and a strong customer base. Finally, consider that starting a small business from scratch is pretty tough, but all of these businesses have made it work and are now ready to pass everything they’ve learned on to you and with that comes their name to back it up. Of course there are no guarantees of success, but a new small business with a flourishing franchise will give you the best odds for success that you’ll find anywhere.

Find more unique franchises and information about small businesses and franchises at SmallBusinessSale.com

7 New Business Opportunities for the Animal Lover

August 31, 2008

There’s nothing an animal lover enjoys more than getting to spend time with their favorite furry friend and with a pet franchise you can spend plenty of time with animals while making great profits for yourself. There are quite a few new and exciting business opportunities for the animal lover these days and regardless of your business experience, if you have a love of animals and the drive and desire to own your own business, then you have what it takes to startup your own pet franchise. Here’s a quick look at seven different pet franchises that not only serve to help out pets and their owners, but have also been proven to be very successful businesses.

Dogtopia

While Dogtopia is labeled as a Dog Spa, they also offer an upscale day care for your furry friend. Rather than a series of kennel runs, Dogtopia provides a supervised open environment where the dogs can play and the owners can even check in on their dogs via the live webcam. As a franchisee you’ll spend plenty of time playing with the dogs and providing a safe and stimulating environment for them through the day care, training classes, spa services and retail sales.

Kennelwood

Recognized as on of the finest pet resorts in the world, Kennelwood pet resort provides a safe and healthy “vacation” for your dog in a truly amazing environment that makes ordinary kennels and dog boarding services seem like animal cruelty. From their award winning grooming services and professional training to the doggie day camp and personalized play times, dogs love Kennelwood so much that they often pull their owners into Kennelwood on return visits.

Doo Care

Although it may not seem glamorous, the dog waste market is rapidly expanding in metropolitan markets and is a relatively untapped area of the service sector. Doo Care provides waste removal for busy families, the elderly or any of the nearly 50 million dog owners in America. With such a high demand and very few businesses stepping in, it’s easy to see how a Doo Care franchise could really clean up.

Pet Depot

With the slogan, “Where animals come first” Pet Depot is a retail pet store chain that provides customized, personal service to their customers and with nearly 60% of all households owning at least one pet, the retail pet market has never been bigger. Unlike many retail establishments which may see the average customer returning 5-6 times per year, pet owners will buy pet food along with other supplies every 2-6 weeks, and most pet owners will buy their food and supplies at the same location every time, giving you a high level of repeat business and steady income.

Wild Bird Centers

We’ve looked at quite a few franchises that cater to dogs, but if you’re a bird lover you may want to consider a pet franchise with Wild Bird Centers. With the highest average sales and lowest cost of goods in the specialty birding industry, Wild Bird Centers is by far the winning choice in this niche market. If your knowledge of birds is lacking, but you’re still interested in this unique franchise, Wild Bird Centers will provide you with comprehensive training about the ins and outs of their franchise businesses and they’ll also teach you everything you need to or ever wanted to know about birds.

Bark Busters

Bark Busters is a home-based franchise that gives you the training to be a skilled, on-site dog trainer in very little time. With Bark Busters’ proven method (which has trained over 300,000 dogs worldwide) you can tap into the $36 billion dollar pet industry with confidence knowing that Bark Busters is the #1 pet franchise (as ranked by Entrepreneur.) With many unique qualities such as a “Life of the Dog Guarantee” and the ability to change a dog’s unwanted behavior in a two to two and a half hour session, Bark Busters is a great franchise for the working mom, and a must for any pet lover.

Camp Bow Wow

For a high-class, upscale approach to doggie day care, consider a franchise with Camp Bow Wow. Camp Bow Wow’s “four-paw” service has earned them national recognition in newspapers, magazines, television shows and all over the internet, and if you think humans like Camp Bow Wow, you should see the reaction your dog will have when he’s pampered by the Camp Bow Wow staff. Camp Bow Wow is the first and largest franchise in the doggie daycare and boarding industry and offers a fun, safe environment for dogs to play while also promoting good health and socialization with every aspect of the camp tailored around what is best for the dogs. This business model attracts the more upscale, high-income clientele and makes this franchise a great moneymaker for any dog enthusiast.

If you love pets and love the idea of running your own business, you can’t go wrong with a pet franchise. Not only will you receive all of the training and materials needed to start your business from scratch, you’ll also be able to rest easy knowing that each of these pet franchises has built their business from the ground up and found the right formula to run a successful business without making any sacrifices to the well being and care of our furry friends. Even if you’ve never owned a business before, these pet franchises make it easy for anyone to start and run a successful business by providing extensive training as it relates to their business and many will offer general business and management training to prepare you to run your new business successfully and make a lot of pets and owners your satisfied customers.

Find more pet franchises including dog training franchises and information about franchise opportunities at Franchise Gator.

Indians Earn Income Globally 24hrs a Day!

August 30, 2008

The Internet is changing everything – how we communicate, get our news, play, and shop. And thanks to companies like SFI, how you make money – and where you make it – will never be the same again either.

Launched in 1998, the SFI Marketing Group has become the world’s largest Internet affiliate program. SFI has shown millions of men and women from over 200 countries worldwide how to cash in on the Internet.

Our system is so successful that OVER 8000 people join SFI every week!

SFI can help you:

• Get out of debt

• Improve your lifestyle

• Buy a new car or new home

• Pay for a child’s college education

• Retire early with secure, ongoing income

• And MUCH MORESFI WILL TEACH YOU

SFI WILL TEACH YOU

* How to build a profitable business completely on the Internet from the comfort of your own home office.

* How to use SFI’s powerful, proven, copyrighted system to create an income stream that can gradually replace your current job or career.

* How to earn income globally, 24 hours a day – both “front-end” cash AND ongoing, “back-end” residual Income (”do-it-once, get-paid-forever” style income).

By simply referring people to your SFI Affiliate Website (which we provide to you FREE!), you can create an extra income stream of hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month when your referrals purchase any of our hundreds of products and services. You’ll also love our revolutionary, new Nice Offers? program!

We host and maintain your Website for you, take the orders, handle all product shipment, and provide all customer service, too. Everything is provided at no cost to you. You just have to cash the commission checks!

You also receive this

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Creating and Designing the Right Media Pack For Your Website Advertising Offers

August 30, 2008

Your media pack is a fundamental part of your business and says a lot about what your online objectives are. It tells your potential advertisers who you are and why they should advertise with you. Creating the right impression is everything and your media pack should reflect a positive attitude and a great appetite for business.

Your media pack tells a story and takes advertisers on a brief journey.

These days it seems that our attention span for absorbing online information is generally limited to just a few seconds. When it comes to your media pack, the trick is to create a document which is visually appealing and answers one or two key points or questions in a very short space of time–once you grab their attention, they are more likely to read on.

So, what is it that would make your potential advertisers read and absorb the information in your media pack?

Well, first of all it does need to have a visual appeal, but more importantly, it should cover and highlight the real selling points very early on. Think of this document as something much shorter–a press release or sales letter for example. This will then focus your mind on delivering key messages at the beginning of the document, as well as running a consistent theme or branding message throughout.

Just imagine for a moment what your advertisers want to see. If there was an ideal website they could advertise on what would it contain and cover and how would it enable them to reach their target audience.

The best way to structure a media pack is to first break it into four key areas:

1. Intro and USP’s (unique selling points)

2. Facts, figures and demographics of audience

3. Revisit USP’s and add testimonials

4. Rate card information and production requirements

If you can do all this in a four page document, then great.

One thing you shouldn’t do is try to cram in loads of images and make the text fit too tightly around them. This just makes the whole page look too busy and this mass of information will not be that easy to read. What you want is a well formatted and structured document that can be scanned, but also studied in detail if the reader feels in the mood to do so.

Some media packs are also just way too long. It is true that a meaty and weighty document can sometimes give you a certain amount of credibility if your potential advertisers are going to print out your document. However, as this particular story relates to media information for your website, we’ll assume that the key points mentioned here will be more relevant to people who view your online version first.

A main point to mention is that your media pack must clearly highlight your strengths and should almost certainly mention points about visitor levels, target audience, demographics, profiles, testimonials and any surveys or statistical data you might have. Just make it interesting, concise and easy to follow and your incoming ad enquiries should improve.

This article May be used on other sites but this resource box and all live links MUST be left intact. Andrew Long runs a subscription service for webmasters and website owners called ARC, which includes topics about Advertising For Your Website and Advertising Space On My Website

Compost Needs Compost Screens

August 30, 2008

Compost screens are the best way to get material into a much more useable state. When making compost for commercial use, or even personal use, it is essential to sift the debris from the compost. Compost screens can save individuals hours of arduous labor and can be extremely efficient and economical for commercial use. This essential tool comes in a variety of sizes and capabilities. From the build it yourself models that homeowners can put together, to industrial size screeners that do more than just screen compost, compost screeners are available in a variety of sizes to suit every need.

Typically, compost screens are used as sifters that remove debris and unwanted objects from compost. Compost screens can come in a variety of sizes and uses. It is even possible for individuals with small scale use of compost to build their own compost screens. These do it yourself kits can take under an hour to prepare and can help alleviate hours and hours of unnecessary manual sifting. Conversely, compost screens are also available in industrial size models and can be used to sift through large amounts of compost.

Industrial size compost screens can be pricey but can also come with a variety of functions. Some of the industrial size screens have built in conveyer systems which can help alleviate some of the workload from the operator and double productivity. This compost screener can also be used as topsoil screens and gravel screens. The unique conveyer belt technology is used to remove the debris and place it in a designated area. It can stack the debris several feet high. This eliminates the operator task of having to stop production to remove debris periodically. This industrial compost screen allows the operator to have one job: loading the screener. With this technology, productivity is only dependent on the efficiency of screen loading instead of the dual efficiency of loading the screen and removing the debris.

Homebuilt compost screens are not quite as advanced but can still save homeowners hours of manual labor. Regardless of how the debris is removed, the most effective compost is sifted through. This can be done by hand or with a sifter. Instead of manually sifting through compost, a compost screen can do the work for you! Compost screens offer low cost options and can even be built out of common household objects. Why go through the trouble of manually picking out the debris when a compost screen can do the work quicker and more efficiently!

Compost screens are the most efficient way to remove unwanted debris and foreign objects from compost, and are the best way to get compost material into a much more useable state. The size and range abilities of compost screens differ dramatically. A screen can be found to fit any compost need. Whether the task is a small home project or a large commercial function, compost screens can provide operators with an efficient way to maximize productivity and minimize waste. Industrial size compost screens can also be used for a variety of functions to ensure maximal efficiency and work load. Regardless of the workload, compost screens are the answer to your compost needs.

Andy West is a writer for EZ-Screen, which offers many varieties of vibrating screens and compost screens.

Internet Marketing is Not a Form of Lottery!

August 30, 2008

There are literally millions of people online who say they want their own “Internet business”. But the truth is most of these individuals are lazy daydreamers who want to win the lottery.

Business and the lottery are two very different things. The Web seems full of people who don’t realize this.

Many people seem hung up on the idea that if they just keep going through the motions, they’ll eventually get the break they’re waiting for. In fact sentiments of “it’s going to happen if I keep trying” are common among wannabe Internet entrepreneurs.

Here’s the thing: Nothing happens for us unless we actively create it.

Another really bizarre phenomenon in the pretend Internet business sector is the huge number of people who have been “working online” for years without ever making their first sale. It’s incredible that such circumstances are accepted as normal.

Consider this:

Have you ever come across a plumber, accountant, dog trainer, landscaper, florist, or restaurant owner who says things like…

“Yeah I’ve been at this for five years and still haven’t made my first sale.”

or…

“I really need this to work out soon before I run out of money.”

Or have you ever heard someone who is about to start a new venture as a commercial cleaner, dentist, real estate investor, or hair stylist say things like…

“There isn’t a lot of work involved is there?”

or…

“Can I do this for two hours a week and still make six figures each year?”

or…

“Will I get my investment back in less than two weeks?”

Statements and questions like these would be considered absurd by any traditional businessperson. And yet such ridiculous sentiments are totally common when talking to people who want their own “Internet business”.

I submit that this kind of mentality (term used loosely) is ludicrous, and closer to the attitude of a lotto card gambling junkie than a real entrepreneur. Anyone who says such things and means them should seriously reconsider this whole “online business” thing.

Too many people seem to be looking for a cookie-cutter system that instantly puts them on track to be wildly successful. Even when offered legitimate coaching services, it’s quite common for people who claim to be Internet marketers to ask things like:

“How fast will I start making money after the coaching is complete?”

and…

“Will I get a refund if I don’t make any money?”

It’s an embarrassment to the whole industry of online commerce that people who claim to be Internet entrepreneurs have this kind of childish attitude about their so-called business. No other business niche breeds so many clueless, lazy, something-for-nothing crackpots.

It may be true that infomercials and manipulative copywriters help perpetuate this kind of get-rich-quick mentality. But the truth is the individual must take responsibility for his or her own expectations and actions.

Any form of business requires creativity, effort, risk, commitment, and time to become profitable. Online ventures are no exception.

Choosing to ignore these words and pursue an Internet marketing business with the something-for-nothing mentality is the fast track to frustration and failure. If you don’t love this business, it will crush you. The world of Internet marketing is no place for the wishy-washy, weak-kneed, or undecided entrepreneur.

Success as an entrepreneur is about being passionate, giving wholly of yourself, busting your ass, falling flat on your face and getting right back up, having a good crying jag from time to time, and reveling in the thrill of complete and total victory at the end of it all. Making real money online doesn’t come with the “I’ll scratch off the blocks and maybe match the icons for the prize” approach.

Tim Whiston is a professional entrepreneur who enjoys helping people learn ways to make money from home. He has created hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit for his clients and owns many great Websites and products. Check out his Internet entrepreneur blog for more great content.

Super Speed Wealth Review : Super Speed Wealth - The Automated Way to Make Money Online

August 30, 2008

If you’re interested in the automated way to make money online and driving thousands of free visitors to your websites then this Super Speed Wealth Review is going to be the most important review you read all year.

Why?

Because a lazy surfer dude from the UK has just blown the lid that the so called “guru’s”? don’t want you to know! His name is Matt Benwell and he’s making over $100000 per month online with the Super Speed Wealth system! He’s even filmed himself counting the checks he received one month… amazing stuff.

The best news is that he is sharing his exact Super Speed Wealth system he uses with a limited number of the public. Now places are limited so if you want in you need to read the website today.

Now it wasn’t always like this for Matt. In fact before he found out about this automated way to make money online, the Super Speed Wealth system and the riches that could be made online, he was in a dead end job. Not only that but he owed the credit card companies over $41500 and was only days away from filing bankruptcy and losing everything.

He tried everything to try and get out of this situation which included buying ebooks, software and expensive courses. All of which were useless… he spent hour after hour every day when he came in from work trying to get his business off the ground following these hyped up scams which left him worse off than I had started.

These so called ‘Guru’s’ just wanted to sell more stuff… Every day bombarding him with their latest get-rich-quick scheme sales pitch.

You probably know the feeling if you’ve been looking to make an income online for more than a couple of weeks… There’s tons of these so called guru’s who are just after your money and will take you for every last penny you have.

They try and make it sound really complicated and next to impossible to succeed… You need to know how to build websites using code, understanding search engine science and even programming stuff.

Now Matt is no programming whiz and can barely get a website up. He understands that many of you are in the same boat and is here to help, which is why he’s designed his Super Speed Wealth system to follow the four concepts below:

No Web Design: No coding or programming skills needed as all the websites are already created and tested by professionals.

Little Capital: Been broke he didn’t want each site costing him a lot of money so the system was based around having just $100 budget per website to get profits flowing.

No Waiting: He wanted quick profits within days or maybe a couple of weeks maximum. He uses only techniques that have proven to work fast.

Passive Income: he also didn’t want to work every day to be able to pay his bills so he had to be able to set it up and forget about it while the sites still made money and even grew each month.

You don’t have to have had any prior experience in computing, business and internet marketing… Matt has paid people to do all the hard work so you just do the easy stuff and collect the money.

His latest Super Speed Wealth system, the automated way to make money online looks like it’s going to be another best seller as it’s selling really quick. Now last time after a few thousand copies were sold he pulled the offer as he didn’t want too many people flooding the marketplace.

Rumors are that he is doing this again so you may not have long.

Here’s just a few of the things Matt is going to share with you:

* Every month you’ll receive 3 ready made, tested affiliate review websites in 3 different markets, that have been proven to convert. Not only that but they are easy to customize so you can just plug them in and go!

* The Secret Techniques To Building A Huge List Of Responsive Buyers

* How All The ‘Guru’s’ Have Keyword Research Completely Wrong

* He will walk you through the whole process of setting up the affiliate review websites including a new resource for ultra cheap web hosting and have you up and running in just 23 minutes.

* The 3 Click Set Up To Automating Your Email Profits

* How To Use Incentive Traffic Effectively

And much more…

Seriously, it really doesn’t get any better then this.

I’ve been a member from the moment Super Speed Wealth went live and I’ve made my first sales using Matt’s Super Speed Wealth system in just 9 days! $319 in 9 days to be exact. Now that may not seem like that much to you, but please keep in mind that:

* I ONLY used ONE of the THREE affiliate review sites I got

PLUS

* I did not even try my best at promoting that ONE site

Now as you can imagine that extra stream of income will only grow over time because you get 3 ready made, tested websites in 3 different markets each and every month.

So if you’re interested in the automated way to make money online and driving thousands of free visitors to your affiliate review websites then this Super Speed Wealth system is exactly what need.

Would you like to know more about the automated way to make money online? Check out this site for some shocking proof and discover how you can easily set-up your own profitable online business today and have you up and running in just 23 minutes with Super Speed Wealth!

The Basic Elements Found in Every Successful Affiliate Marketing Campaign

August 30, 2008

If you are looking for several pointers to give you a boost in the profitable business of affiliate marketing, you will want to perk up for this article. Specifically, we’ll discuss identifying which markets will be worth your time, how to capture your markets contact information to enable you to further market to them, and how to drive traffic to your website.

After reading this article, you will be able to easily break into, and dominate nearly any market.

First off, you must identify and become familiar with your market. If you aren’t an expert in the field you are marketing in, then why would your audience buy from you? You must also identify the problems that your market faces, and you must come up with solutions to these problems that your audience wants.

Next, you must capture your customers contact information through an opt-in list. When a customer comes to your website for the first time, he is, in effect, meeting you for the first time. One or two customers may buy from you from time to time, but you won’t see and ground-breaking results until you build a relationship with your visitors. Write several e-mails and send them to your visitors to establish yourself as an expert in your field. After you have done this, your audience will be much more likely to pull cash out of their wallet when you recommend a product to them.

Finally, you must drive traffic to your website. Even if you have an award-winning website/sales page, it won’t do you a bit of good if you don’t have any visitors. Traffic generation is where most people fall short because it is an action-oriented process. You need to either work for it, or pay for advertising. Write articles and post them on article directories. Make videos and post them on video websites such as YouTube.

Using Internet “hubs” such as Blogger, Squidoo, Hubpages and LiveJournal, create blogs on your topic. Update these blogs frequently with relevant content. When posting to these blogs, make sure to your content is worthwhile to your visitors. Creating spammy blogs with worthless posts isn’t going to help drive traffic to your website. Rather, it may hurt your websites credibility. From these blogs, link back to your main web-page. Not only will this help drive traffic to your website, it will increase your websites ranking in search engines and your websites PageRank.

Affiliate marketing is responsible for thousands of Internet millionaires, but these Internet millionaires met with nothing but failure until they began applying what we just discussed. They identified their target audience, they identified a problem their target audience faced, and they discovered and sold a solution to this problem. They than captured their audiences contact information to allow them to further market to them, and they drove massive amounts of traffic to their website.

Thousands have already done this, now it’s your turn to give this a try. There is no reason for you to wait, so apply these methods today, and enjoy the benefits tomorrow!

Affiliate Payload Review has more tips on bringing your Internet marketing business to the top of the game. These three keys are just a minuscule portion of the Internet marketing world. More can be found at http://www.theaffiliatepayload.org/ Paul Ciara - SEO expert and Internet marketer.

Modern Advertising Methods For Buyers and Sellers

August 30, 2008

Just because there are masses of new and almost fashionable advertising formats out there, it doesn’t mean that all of them will work in the type of industry you are in, or meet your requirements as a buyer or seller. We take a look at some of the options in the ever changing world of advertising.

Even though there are many modern advertising methods to choose from these days, it doesn’t automatically mean that the most up to date and technologically driven formats are the best and most cost effective to use.

There is no doubt that advertising is all around us and our acts and behaviour can sometimes be influenced by advertising on the TV, radio, traditional media formats and the internet.

Of course, they push our buttons in many different ways and the human mind can react to different designs and messages in a very focused, direct or an almost subliminal fashion. It is this diversity that makes advertising so exciting.

Some of the most modern advertising methods involve technology and it seems the next big response generator will be the format that has a certain WOW factor attached to it.

The three big players leading the way are in the areas of outdoor, mobile communications and the internet.

If you take a trip outdoors, you’ll see that a lot has changed since the introduction of standard billboards on the side of the road, motorway or highway.

It is now more about positioning and impact than ever before and if you can add a highly desirable and interactive value to this, it becomes an accepted and targeted proposition for advertisers and consumers respectively.

One of the striking new formats to emerge in this area is in underground and subway stations. This digital screen format allows advertisers to show short, high quality video ads to commuters on a high definition moving canvas. What is also very exciting is the fact that advertisers can target consumers by changing campaign messages to match things like in-store promotions and other special announcements at the touch of a button. This now becomes a very powerful promotional tool for the advertiser and one that is difficult to avoid for consumers.

Not only are these ads situated on the platforms facing the passengers, but they are also located on the entire length of the adjoining wall on moving escalators. They are making an appearance in locations all over the world and can be a highly effective tool in attracting a busy, affluent, reactive and highly social audience.

With mobile communications, the concept is simple, but the impact has already been huge.

A lot of major players in the marketing and advertising game are convinced that mobile phone advertising will be the next big thing and as phones get even better online browsers, more and more people will be using them to buy, sell, communicate and generally spend enough time online to receive targeted offers from regional and national advertisers. The fact is that mobile communications equipped with GPS technology will allow advertisers to focus in on their specific targets by sending offers and messages to consumers within a very short distance of their establishment. New technology certainly plays a big hand in the main development issues here and although there are certainly opt-in rules in place, it won’t be long before the ads will become part of the functionality and overall user experience.

Finally, we take a brief look at how web advertising has evolved and what we can now expect as we move into a more sophisticated and interactive marketplace.

Although the days of traditional banner advertising bringing in massive reponses seems to have gone, the standard size formats for leaderboard and skyscraper banner ads still seem to play a role in developing brand and producing a decent number of click throughs.

What seems odd is that we now refer to older online style adverts as branding or awareness ads, much in the same way as we term larger ads in magazines as corporate style advertisements.

The truth is that no ad format is producing the high click through rates we used to see when it all started in the mid to late 1990’s. Back then it was a new and exciting concept and people were clicking on ads and exploring the internet at much higher ‘per page to per user’ levels than we are currently seeing.

It is now more about getting the targeting right on specific pages and sections rather than seeing general page impression rates on run of the mill pages. Now that more people are advertising online, they have to justify their spend by constantly providing evidence that it is not only good value but also providing a good return on investment. Most online advertising (and their providers) should now offer some form of tracking and if they can’t provide buyers with stats, it is a sure sign that they are hiding something.

One of potential big players in this online marketplace is video. This format can not just capture our attention quickly, but it can also communicate messages in a way that we can understand and relate to. Although we are used to seeing graphics and animation, it is real-life footage of situations that we can relate to that will really hit the spot.

Video does this so well and with the introduction of Google video via You tube, it is now possible to closely match the video with the content of the pages we are looking at. This is just a developing strategy of a hugely successful contextual text and image ad set up that is now part of the largest ad coverage in the world.

There is no doubt that online advertising is evolving as our appetite for quick and interesting content becomes more of an issue and a main requirement. Watch this space for the next big update.

This article May be used on other sites but this resource box and all live links MUST be left intact. Andrew Long runs a subscription service for webmasters and website owners called ARC, which includes topics about Advertising For Your Website and Advertising Space On My Website

Beat the Upcoming Recession With These Recession Busting Ideas

August 30, 2008

The dreaded “r” word, recession.

When the economy follows a downward trend and there’s even less money left in your bank account than you’d like.

Lots of businesses hate recession. Any business that has wafer thin margins dreads an economic downturn. So does any business that isn’t an absolute necessity (for instance, someone selling that extra large double latte) is fair game for problems.

So what to do?

How can you make sure that you come out of the recession not only alive but thriving?

Start by examining your business (or the extra business you want to get into).

Do people need your product? Will it help them save money or make extra money? Or will it provide some cheap and innocent pleasure to help take their mind off their worries for a short time?

Next up, is your business likely to be profitable? Can you actually earn any money from it? Is there a good margin to be achieved or are you likely to be the next road-kill victim when a bigger competitor shreds their prices?

Potentially, an internet business can tick most or even all the boxes for a recession proof business.

If you choose electronic products such as music tracks, electronic books and reports, software downloads and so on then there’s no stock holding. Most of these areas can be good ones for either pleasure or helping people make money.

Internet businesses can also offer high margins. Not every one - Amazon only pays a few percentage points, for instance - but many products offer profit margins that would make a regular retailer turn green with envy.

Advertising costs can be low on the internet as well. Sure, they can be high if you want them to be - just open an account with Google Adwords if you want to go down the “open wallet” advertising route.

But there are still lots of ways to get the word out on the internet that are free or very close to free.

Articles like this one cost a bit of time typing but not much else.

Helping in forums is another cheap way to get the word out - be careful not to spam forums, otherwise you’ll get your account banned, but taking a little bit of time to help others is almost always repaid and you’d be surprised how little effort it takes to turn yourself from “newbie” to “trusted expert”.

Commenting on other people’s blogs is another way to get the word out for the products you’re promoting.

Writing your own blog is free or nearly free. Aim for at least a post a day and you’ll soon find the search engines buzzing round your site like bees round a honey pot. And writing your own blog gives you somewhere to send the people you’re helping elsewhere - all you need to do on a forum, for instance, is give a brief reply and then say something like “I don’t want to clog up this forum with a long reply, so check out my blog for a longer answer”.

Do some or all of these things in an industry that doesn’t wilt at the first sign of a recession and you’ll come out the other end of the economic downturn with more cash than you know what to do with!

For more ideas on beating the upcoming recession, check out my Recession Rescue System review.

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