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Find below many helpful direct marketing tips and strategies to help sell your products both on and off the internet.

I use many if not all of these techniques myself. I will continue to add new articles to this section as I find new strategies that have worked well for my own business.

Feel free to adapt any of these ideas to suit your own business.

5 Ways to Stand Head and Shoulders Above Your Competitors By Attracting Only The Clients and Customers You Want to Do Business With.
Nick James
So how then, does one go about attracting the perfect clients, prospects and customers? And there's a key word there... ATTRACTING. . . . keep reading
What Determines The Real Rate For a Classified / Display Advert In The National Papers?
Nick James
So what is it that forces the newspaper to settle at a rate for a particular space, on a particular day? Why is it two grand one day, and three the next? Answer: . . . keep reading
Lead Generation Marketing Or The 'Grab 'Em By The Throat' Salesletter... How Do You Know Which to Use and When?
Nick James
There are times when a simple straight forward single salesletter or ad, won't do the job to sell your product or service. And how does one know what those times are? And, what should one use instead of the straight forward pitch in print? . . . keep reading
How to Screw Up Your Results Using Direct Response Marketing!
Nick James
There's one big difference between traditional advertising and direct response advertising. And that difference is direct response advertising is created and designed& to sell. . . . keep reading
7 Simple Ways to Bring Back Non Buying Customers To buy From you Again and Again
Nick James
The worse thing you can do in business is sell a one-off product. Why? Because there is no reason for the customer after that. That whole scenario is deadly. Especially if a marketer has thrown everything to generate the lead or prospect. What type of companies or business owners have lucrative, attractive, fun businesses and& the lifestyle to match? . . . keep reading
I Have Nothing to Say! - Overcoming the Fear of Writing
Nick James
Writing articles and submitting them to various "swap sites" (for free) is a very powerful way to promote your business website. But what if you have nothing to say? . . . keep reading
How One Successful Sales Letter, Autoresponder Series, Marketing Document, Advert & Can Make You Money& Forever!
Nick James
There's a lucrative side to commerce many business owners have yet to tap into. And, those business owners who do know about it, rarely take it to the next profitable step. What am I talking about? I'm talking about the delightful and lucrative world of franchising, royalties and licensing. . . . keep reading
Why Advertise if You Have No Clue Where Your Leads Are Coming From?
Nick james
No matter what size of business, the biggest stumping question you can ask a business owner is& "where are all your leads and prospects coming from?" And listen, the bigger the company and the higher up you go when you ask the question, the bigger the idiocy and loony tune answer you'll receive. . . . keep reading
How To Raise The Response To Your Direct Mail Campaign By Sending Out LUMPY Mail
Nick James
If you're like most of the people I've tested this out on, the LUMPY BUMPY mail wins, hands down. Here's why... plus a few great 'grabber' ideas . . . keep reading
7 Ways to Make Sure Your Direct Mail Envelopes & Get Opened!
Nick James
7 Ways to Make Sure Your Direct Mail Envelopes & Get Opened! There's a Direct Mail debate that seems to be going on for donkey's years. And, it all has to do with envelopes. The debate is this: What should we put on the front and back of the direct mail envelope, in order to increase the possibility of it getting opened by the recipient? Should it be kept blank, should it have pictures, quotes, have over sized writing? Let's find out... . . . keep reading
There's Really Only Two Ways To Get A Customer - Which Are You Doing?
Nick James
You've seen the shops, shelves rammed to bursting with marketing books. You've trawled through Amazon's selection and are faced with hundreds and hundreds of marketing books& all telling you how to get, or acquire a customer. Quite frankly, all you need to know about getting a customer, rests in only two ways. . . . keep reading
The 7 Skills You Need in to Be Your Own Best Marketing Expert
Nick James
So, what should you do if you want to be a skilful marketer? If you want to gain such expert status that those who know you won't recognise the breakthrough difference in you and what you are capable of doing? Well, I've found that there are 7 key factors that will help you . . . keep reading
How To Ensure The Best Marketing Strategies Will Never Make You As Much Money As You Thought!
Nick James
The fact of the matter is that although the marketing consultant has given us the strategies, the next step is following through with it all. . . . keep reading
How To Find The Perfect Price
Nick James
I've read a lot of very complicated, scientific theories on this. And I'm not sure any of them work. So here I'm going to run through a few very simple tips which I think you will find very useful. . . . keep reading
Nine Ways To Put Together A More Profitable Offer
Nick James
As you'll know .... because I keep telling you .... in joint venture marketing it's not enough to have a good offer. You need a GREAT OFFER. Why? because great offers are muc . . . keep reading
Ten Reasons Customers Aren't Buying From You
Nick James
Here are the ten most likely reason potential customer are not buying your web products or subscribing to your subscription website . . . keep reading
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