August 2004
Volume 10, Issue 8
10 years in service
ABN 76 809 078 624
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Use Your Business Cards

Recently I profiled a book by Ivan Misner called ‘It’s in the Cards’ in the Must Read/Must See section – it is an excellent book.  Here’s an article by G. Lee Mikules, again encouraging the use of business cards – this time to help promote your business website.  I believe that too many people underestimate the power of their business card and I frequently come across people who just do not carry them with them.  I cannot fathom why if they want to do business with people they meet – the business card is a very effective tool!

Use Your Business Cards To Drive Loads Of Visitors To Your Website

Need more visitors, with money to spend, coming to your website or affiliate page? Simple. Use your business cards. They're some of the most powerful, yet often overlooked, advertising tools you have at your disposal. And when correctly used, they'll increase your sales and profits, reduce overall expenses and build tremendous prestige for you no matter what or where your particular business is.

Now, as more and more people are doing business online, business cards are proving to be an inexpensive, yet highly advantageous way of directing ‘interests’ people to your website. And in today's volatile business climate, you need every advantage that you can get.

Here's four ways to grab this advantage now....

1)   If you have cards already printed with your specific e-address on them, use a highlighter pen and highlight the address before you hand them out.

2)   If your e-address is not already printed on your existing cards, then get a two line rubber stamp made up with your e-address on the bottom line and - VERY IMPORTANT - a concise, benefit oriented description of your site as the top line. Stamp this info on the backside of each card before you hand any more out.

3)   If you don't have cards or, you need to get more made up, then have the two lines I just mentioned, printed dead center on the cards in the biggest possible type. Put your name, address, phone number, etc., in the bottom left-hand corner of the card in much smaller type. Reason: People don't really care about you; only what you/your business can do for them. So say it, and say it big!

4)   Start distributing your cards now. Don't wait until you're asked for one. Give one to all potential business contacts. Put them in Laundromats, airports, restaurants, hotels or wherever you go. Put them in all your outgoing mail. Have some printed up postcard size and mail them to your current list of prospects. Rent a mailing list of potential prospects, etc. Think about different ways of getting your cards out there then, go out and do it!

Your business cards are powerful, proven, inexpensive tools that can quickly drive lots of interested visitors to your site. And by using any, or all, of the suggestions I just revealed, you'll be pleasantly surprised at the results.

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G. Lee Mikules has spent over 33 years researching and publishing unusual but proven, business building strategies. You can review his latest work on the importance of correctly using business cards online at, http://www.businesssuccessnow.com/

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Message from the Postmaster

-----Original Message-----
From: MAILER-DAEMON [mailto:postmaster@xyz.com]
Sent: Thursday, 29 July 2004
To: john@xyz.com
Subject: Delivery reports about your e-mail
Dear user john@xyz.com,
Your account was used to send a huge amount of spam during the last week.
Most likely your computer was compromised and now runs a trojan proxy server.
We recommend that you follow instructions in order to keep your computer safe.
Have a nice day,
The
xyz.com team.

Have you received a message like this and wondered what was going on?  Just to give you some clues - the email was sent from postmaster @ your domain - you probably don't have any such address in use.  

If this was a genuine message identifying a real problem, the information would come from your ISP and they would more than likely shut your account down till it was fixed. Note that the email is also signed off the xyz.com team - who are they, if not you since you own the domain?

The attachment with the email was discovered by the antivirus program to have a virus stating:  document.cmd - Win32.Mydoom.O worm. Removed.  

Good thing your anti-virus program was working.  Had it not been working and you had clicked on the document or link sent you, then the virus would have been unleashed and done exactly what the email said was already happening.  I've received many of these and just take it for granted that it’s not to be taken notice of, but I forget that not everyone knows this.  

Thanks to the client who contacted me to ask about it!

Must Read/Must See….
Each month we’ll write about suggested books to read and websites to visit that may benefit you personally or in business.  If you have any suggestions, please send them in!  They would be most welcome.  I'm also happy to accept a small review with a link back to your site or email address.

 

Book: Seven Second Marketing. 
Another book by Ivan Misner.  If you do not know how to succinctly tell a new contact about your business without it turning into a long dialogue, then this book is for you.  It teaches how to develop a memory hook for your business – something that will be memorable and will prompt others to think of you when they have need of your service or product.  Available in bookstores online.

Website: Entrepreneur Business Centre,
Looking for a business idea?  Or perhaps guidelines on what to do with your chosen business?  Starting up, Managing, Benchmarking,  Business Planning, Using the Internet, Accounting, Developing and Growing your business – it’s all here on this site.  Well worth spending time, reading through the information and exploring what might be appropriate for your situation.

About Our Organisation

What is a Virtual Assistant?
It's a term for home-based secretaries, administrative and secretarial support, and others who supply remote or virtual support.

We are as close to you as your computer and can do almost anything traditional support staff do - except virtually. You don't need to provide office space, equipment, software or furniture - we have our own!

Location no issue as the work is carried out 'virtually' no matter where you are!

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