When FREE Stuff Works For You ..

It has been said that it is better to give than receive.. well on the internet giving away something for FREE to your web site visitors is a greeat way to start a relationship with visitors and potential customers ( if you are selling products Online ) . Here is some information Online Marketer David Thompson sent to me ( and guess what it was FREE ) .. enjoy !

FREE WEB PROMOTION STRATEGIES ...

You can i.ncrease your marketing exposure effortlessly by
placing your ad on f.ree stuff, then allow other people to
give it away. The more people that give away your f.ree
stuff the more your ad will be seen.


Most f.ree stuff can be created easily and without little or
no expense. Electronic freebies are perfect because with
these types of freebies there's no shipping or physical
material costs.


Here are some popular types of electronic freebies.

F.ree e-Coupons/e-Gift Certificates-Give your visitors f.ree
electronic coupons and gift certificates for your products
or services.

F.ree e-Books-Give your visitors a f.ree electronic book.
The e-book should be related to your web site theme.

F.ree e-Reports-Give your visitors f.ree electronic reports.
The reports could be in autoresponder form or in text
format.

F.ree e-Courses-Give your visitors a f.ree electronic courses.
They could e-mail your follow-up autoresponder and be
sent a lesson each day.

F.ree Software-Give your visitors f.ree software. It could
be a game or a useful utility. Just have them download it
right from your web site.

F.ree Online Services/Utilities-Give your visitors f.ree online
services or utilities. They should be ready to use right from
your web site.


In conclusion, when you use this marketing strategy it will
quickly spread your advertising all over the internet.

Quote of the Day:

"It's just as easy to be happy with a lot of money as with
a little." -- Marvin Traub

About the Author.....
Larry Thompson is an online marketer and can be contacted at:
http://www.LarryThompson.us
He keeps sending me this stuff FREE ..
P.S. Try this, Friend:
http://www.LarryThompson.us/pips.html

Something Funny and Some Security..

I just got an email from Jim Edwards. He included a great article about buying online products and not getting ripped off ( which is below ) but the neat thing was a video of Jim and Armand Morin in Las Vegas .. check out the video and then enjoy reading the informative article ...

Jim said ...

My buddy Armand Morin and I met in Las Vegas last week to
discuss some important business... after work, our wives
went off to the spa to get "pampered"... leaving the two of
us without any supervision... and the video we made rates a
two-thumbs-up "MUST WATCH"

make sure you check out this 2-minute video -- it's worth at least 3 giggles :-)

=> http://www.IGottaTellYou.com/FlyingCarpet.html

And now the article ..

How To Buy Online Without Getting Ripped Off

- by Jim Edwards

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
http://www.thenetreporter.com
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I frequently get similar questions from viewers and
subscribers all over the world.

They often ask me "Jim, what do you think of So-and-So's
product?" or "How does So-and-So's product compare to your
product?" or "Should I buy So-and-So's product?"

Typically these questions are about physical products,
software or information products.

People ask for my opinion not only because I write a
newspaper column, but also because I've produced and sold
tens-of-thousands of products to people all around the world
for the past nine years.

Bottom line: people want a clear, concise "yardstick"
against which to measure any online purchase so they never
feel ripped off.

Let me say right up front that I believe 100% in free-market
competition and that having multiple products and
perspectives on the same topic ultimately improves any
marketplace for everyone.

I thank the Firefox browser and Linux operating system for
getting Microsoft off its gigantic backside and addressing
some serious issues.

But, with so many new products coming to market online,
everyone must operate with a simple, effective criteria for
evaluating any offer, especially in the business arena.

Let me offer you the exact same 2-part benchmark I use to
evaluate any business offering that crosses my desktop.

This will help you avoid getting caught up in the "hysteria"
of the moment and buying on impulse, rather than on careful
thought.

Part #1 - I ask myself this question: Do I really need this
in my business or is this just something "new" for the sake
of something new?

If I realize that I'm just getting sucked into the "try
something new" mentality, I put the purchase on hold for 48
hours to "cool off."

If I honestly decide I need the product, then I move on to
part 2.

Part #2 - I ask myself this question: Has the person selling
me this software, product or course actually DONE (more than
once) what they are selling me "how to" do - and can they
prove it?

If someone sells a piece of software, I want to know how
much time it saved, how much money it saved, how much effort
it helped avoid, and how much money was made as a result of
using it - and I want proof!

Let me simply repeat the mantra of the classic Wendy's
commercial from the 1980's: "Where's the beef?"

If someone tries to sell you a piece of software that claims
to get 10,000 visitors to your site, ask to see screen shots
of their server logs and sales in their merchant account.

If someone tries to sell you a course on creating website
video, ask how many money-making videos they've put online
over the years (ask for specific URLs) and run like heck if
their personal website doesn't have the first video on it
(or if they just put one up this week)!

You'll never go wrong if, before you buy anything online,
you demand concrete, demonstrable proof that lives up to the
claims made by the person or company selling it.

In the immortal words of Ronald Reagan, "Trust but verify!"

--
Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the
creator of an amazing course that will teach you step-by-
step and click-by-click how to finally create your own
money-making mini-sites...

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Your OWN Moneymaking 'Mini' Websites... Without Being a
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Sony Offers "VoIP"

News Bytes From The Web

- by Jim Edwards

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
http://www.thenetreporter.com
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* Sony Offers "VoIP" *

Electronics giant, Sony, jumped on the VoIP (Voice over IP)
bandwagon recently to offer long distance calls through the
Internet.

They join a long list of providers competing for your
Internet phone call business, including: Skype, Google, and
AOL.

Sony claims their service includes a video component that
rates superior to all other offerings.

Their IVE (Internet Video Everywhere) can also make video
calls to video enabled mobile phones, telephones and other
devices intended for video conferencing.

In fact, the IVE "Meeting Room" enables you to hold video
conference calls with up to six users just as you would a
regular telephone conference call.

Users also receive a unique "video phone number" which other
users can call and, if you don't answer, leave you a video
message.

The basic plan comes free of charge and goes as high as $20
a month for the group calling and video "meeting" room
features.


* Camtasia Alternative *

Camtasia software rates as the 800-lb. gorilla of the
screen-capture software market.

It enables you to capture your screen, narrate the action,
and publish your videos in multiple formats (including
publishing to FLASH for streaming on the Web).

Unfortunately, Camtasia comes with a stiff $300 price tag
which often inhibits the casual user from getting the
software.

A less expensive alternative can be found at
www.AimOneSoft.com which publishes the Aim One Screen
Recorder.

This software captures either the full screen, window, or a
fixed region of your screen as an AVI or WMV video file.

This type of software can make the creation of software
tutorials and other computer training a breeze.

The one drawback to the software is that it does not convert
to flash, so that limits your video delivery over the Web to
the WMV file format (which will exclude MAC users).


* Urban Legends Reference Page *

Log on to www.Snopes.com and find a wealth of just the type
of information that nobody should pass along to anyone else.

Bill Gates giving away a million dollars if you forward this
email to 12 people?

AOL offering free housing to all Web designers?

Yahoo and Google founders set for a mud-wrestling match next
Saturday with a live simulcast on both sites?

Do you need to drink 8 glasses of water per day to avoid
dehydration?

The Web makes it almost too easy to create and pass along
rumors, legends and outright falsehood (along with
destructive "info-viruses" that cause people to delete
important files from their computers and encourage unwitting
friends to do the same).

The next time you hear something that sounds odd (such as
Microsoft is preparing to market the "iLoo", and Internet
capable toilet), you should log on to Snopes.com and check
it out before taking it as "truth."

A few keywords in the search box will let you track down any
errant stories and check your facts before passing along the
message to your friends.

The site also offers a free update by email service so you
can stay current on all the latest gossip and nonsense
floating around online.

--
Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the
creator of an amazing course that will teach you step-by-
step and click-by-click how to finally create your own
money-making mini-sites...

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"Finally! A Quick and Easy Way For YOU to Painlessly Set Up
Your OWN Moneymaking 'Mini' Websites... Without Being a
Computer Geek, Buying Expensive Software, or Paying
Outrageous Fees To A Webmaster!"

Click Here => http://www.MiniSiteCreator.com