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Where to Find Free Photo Stock Images

Are you aware that thousands of free photo stock images are available for your business and commercial use? Both online and offline businesses require access to images for brochures, websites, informational materials, business cards, etc. While many entrepreneurs purchase their photos, there's another route. With just a little research, you can find thousands of free photos to use in your work.

Even though the site may say "free photo stock images" on the homepage, it's still up to you to look through the terms of use to make absolutely certain that the photos you want are indeed copyright-free. Some photographers and artists offer free use of their work to site visitors; others ask for a simple email to let them know their work is being used. Still other photographers ask for a byline beside their photos. These terms are easily met, and are a small price to pay for use of a professional photograph.

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Lisa Preston, our official Email Marketing Expert

Need a Great Idea? Feed Your Brain

A lot of great ideas happen when two or more other ideas collide to form something completely new.

Think of this like those old chemistry movies we used to watch in school. You had all of those atoms floating around and when two collided -- bam! A chemical reaction. Maybe something new was created. Maybe something exploded. Or maybe it all fizzled out and nothing happened.

Well, a similar reaction is going on inside your brain or muse. Except instead of atoms floating around they're pieces of information or other ideas. As they drift about, they occasionally bump into each other. When that happens, you may get a new, third idea. Or a big explosion. Or absolutely nothing at all.

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Michele PW, our official Advertising/Marketing Online Expert

5 Reasons Why The Fortune Is In Your List!

You've probably heard time and time again the old marketing adage "the fortune is in your list." Whether or not you are familiar with this motto, the truth of the matter is that there truly is no better way to build your business.

No matter what small business you operate, you absolutely must take the time to build a targeted list of interested prospects and satisfied customers. The most effective way to accomplish this is to have a simple opt-in form on the first page of your website that offers your prospect a free and valuable gift in exchange for their name and email address. This gift can be a special report, ezine subscription or downloadable ebook.

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Jessica Martin, our official Shoestring Marketing Expert

What's in a Brand? Only Your Small Business Success!

Have you noticed how a company like Starbucks® can charge $5.00 for a cup of coffee and people will line up to pay for it? And the fact that a Starbucks® seems to pop up on every other block is a testament to its profitability. Starbuck's success is due to their brand - something that creates a powerful emotional response attracting masses of people who are willing to pay whatever it costs to get their daily cafe latte fix.

This article will help you to learn three reasons for business branding:

1. Why brand your small business?
2. What is brand identity?

3. How to choose a promotion company to help you with your branding.

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Ruth Kuttler, our official E-Business Expert

CB Pirate or Clickbank Pirate has gone live and is buzzing all around internet.

You probably wonder if this product/system will make you some money?

Even more so if you have been buying many of the Clickbank relates courses that have been coming out the last 1-2 years.

Most of them are systems telling you how to use different types of traffic or strategies to convert people to buyers

and use products from clickbank to sell.

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Kenth Nasstrom, our official Affiliate Marketing Expert

Getting More Work DONE In Your Online Business

If you're anything like me, there never seems to be enough time to get all of the things done that you'd like to do. If your income goals are as high as mine (seven-figures,) then you also realize that you'll have a very hard time reaching them if you're trading time for money. I realized this second point when I first noticed all of the doctors and lawyers leaving those practices to start their own businesses. When I asked them why, they explained that they only got paid when they worked, and that the fact that they could only work so many hours per day was what limited their incomes the most.

Assuming you're not simply trading your time for money... working for a salary or at an hourly wage, how do you simply get more done? 

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Willie Crawford, our official Joint Ventures Expert

How To Use Ad Tracking To Save Money and Boost Online Sales

In today's economic climate, it is more important than ever to make sure you are getting the biggest possible bang for your advertising buck.

Smart advertisers track their advertising to find out exactly which ads are producing results and which ads are duds.

When money is tight, your competitors are dramatically reducing their advertising budgets. But the smart money is on continuing to advertise while tracking your results to maximize returns.

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Brian Rooney, our official Autoresponders Expert

Email Marketing -- Changing the Blurred Face of the Internet

Now, let's face it, internet marketing is about as impersonal as you can get. It does have its perks; it's fast, there's no waiting on hold, or wading through voice mail choices, it can be done anytime day or night, and if it's a digital product, the customer gets immediate gratification.

But, as in so many parts of society, at an internet store, you're just a number. An order number. No one knows you -- you're just an email address.

Gee, wouldn't it be nice to be appreciated for choosing to shop at one place over another?

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Lisa Preston, our official Writing for Entrepreneurs Expert

Marketing 101: Don't Put Your Eggs In One Marketing Basket

Many years ago, poultry farmers would gather their eggs, place them in baskets and put them on wagons to bring them to the market. Of course, the poultry farmers didn't need to be reminded that if all their eggs happened to be in one basket, and that basket fell off the wagon, financial tragedy would occur. The very same rules apply in today's world of marketing. Too often small business owners rely on just one or two marketing methods to sustain their businesses. They are then surprised when their business remains stagnant or, even worse, loses money.

However, shoestring business owners implicitly understand that in order to obtain the best results, they must arm themselves with an abundance of marketing tools.

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Jessica Swanson, our official Shoestring Marketing Expert