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5 Effective Ways To Reduce Your Customer Support

Providing customer support for any product is essential to not only keeping your customers but also when it comes to attracting your customers.

But answering support tickets can be a “drag” and it’s definitely not the most glamorous part of running a business. Here are some tips that will dramatically help you cut down the amount of time it takes to provide World Class Support…

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Building A “Dream Making” Business

One of my closest friends shared the news that he’s decided to go for Olympic dreams.

The only problem was that he had built a multi-million dollar company with 40+ employees that still needed his attention – not to mention the fact that he has 3 kids and a wonderful wife who would also like to spend time with him :)

So how does he have the time to train for 4+ hours a day while maintaining everything else?

Click here to watch this video to find out:

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If you are looking for a fast, easy and user friendly solution to create your own membership site, you’ll definitely want to take a close look at WishList Member. Click below for details.

Membership Software for WordPressERE

About The Author

Stu McLaren helps small business owners make more money with their websites, membership sites and affiliate programs. Get Stu’s personal advice on your site by visiting Instant Business Answers.

Other Websites
www.InstantBusinessAnswers.com
www.WishListMember.com
www.MarketingWebGraphics.com
www.BasicListBuilding.com

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Armand Morin Launches Internet Marketing Newsletter… Sort Of!

During the Armand Live event, Armand decided to share his strategy behind the launch of his Internet Marketing Newsletter with the audience.

The problem was, a few affiliates who were in the audience got a little excited and emailed their list BEFORE the site was actually finished!

Let’s just say that it caused a little “panic” during the lunch break.  Here’s a quick video of Armand scrambling to get the site up :)

www.FreeIMNewsletter.com

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Plugins For A WordPress Membership Site

Selecting the right membership site software can be a daunting task – especially because not getting it right can result in an extremely frustrating experience (for you and your members).

That’s one of the reasons WordPress has quickly become a fan favorite for managing the content.

Using WordPress as the foundation of your site will give you a tremendous amount of flexibility and freedom because of the many plugins that are readily available.

These plugins allow you to control the “experience” your members have with your membership site and they also make it easier for you (the membership site owner) to manage the content, member’s info and much more.

So what WordPress plugins work best with a membership site?

Here is one that I highly recommend…

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Business Blind Spots

Sometimes I come across things in business and smack my head in disbelief that something so obvious would go unnoticed (I’ll share a recent example in a minute).

The truth of the matter is, most small business owners have fallen victim to these types of things which I call “Business Blind Spots”.

You probably know what I’m talking about…

They are poor judgments, mistakes or blunders that seem blatantly obvious to someone outside of the company but to someone who’s running it, they go unnoticed.

Here’s an example of one I found at the Orlando airport…

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Membership Site Software For WordPress

I tried for months to figure out how to create a membership site using WordPress.  The problem was, I could never find a solution that did everything I wanted it to do.

To make matters worse, when I did find something I thought would work, it was a technical nightmare to get configured and setup.

If you’ve ever found yourself in the same situation, I have good news :)

Now there is a solution that is easy to setup and was built specifically for WordPress.  You can see how I’m using it by watching the video below:

www.WishListMember.com

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Membership Software for WordPressERE

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Stu McLaren helps small business owners make more money with their websites, membership sites and affiliate programs. Get Stu’s personal advice on your site by visiting Instant Business Answers.

Other Websites
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www.WishListMember.com
www.MarketingWebGraphics.com
www.BasicListBuilding.com

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Affiliate Marketing and Twitter

Recently I read an article written by ProBlogger where he was discussing the concept of using Twitter and Affiliate Marketing.

The basic argument or question was…

Should affiliates use Twitter to promote products as an affiliate?

As more and more tools pop up it will inevitably attract the marketing minds who will look to find a way to get their messages out to more people (me included).

So do I think Twitter should be used for affiliate marketing?

Here is my response to the campaign that was being discussed designed by Joel Comm…

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$1.44 Goes Farther Than You Expect

Have you ever eaten at a restaurant or cafe and had an experience you couldn’t forget?

Perhaps it was the delicious food or great service.

Or maybe it was a bad experience that left you with a “bitter” taste in your mouth.

Either way, one thing is for certain – you probably told someone about it.

Here’s an example…

Recently my wife and I had lunch at one of our local cafe’s.  So the question is, was it a good experience or bad experience?  Read on to find out…

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Taking A Chance On Someone

In a minute I’m going to share how you can win a $497 gift but before I do, I want to share a story…

When I made the decision to go out on my own and start my own business, I did it starting from complete scratch. I had just graduated university, had a student loan and had zero contacts or experience within the industry I was looking to enter.

Sounds promising doesn’t it? :)

With all that said, one of the most frustrating experiences for me was having an enormous desire to learn but not having the money to invest in myself or my business.

I wanted to attend seminars, buy home study courses and receive coaching but the money just wasn’t there.

However, that didn’t mean I didn’t want to.  I would listen in on all the free teleseminars, download all the free reports and sign up to all the free email newsletters.

But I knew at some point that the only real way to get the “good stuff” was to pay for it.

So how do you get paid content for free when you don’t have any money?

I found a way and I want to share it with you :)

Here’s what happened and how you can do the same thing…

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Are They Really Marketing Secrets?

Recently I read an article by marketer Clayton Makepeace on the topic of “Secrets”.

It immediately pulled me in and by the end of the article my mind was racing with new ideas for upcoming promotions and campaigns.

With permission, I’m sharing the article verbatim below.

Enjoy…

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