Thursday, April 23, 2009

Learn the 3 reasons for getting product refund

So now that you've finally decided to purchase that product and cannot wait to test it out , you have to find out that it does anything else but what you've expected. Don't worry, you still have a chance to get your money back with the following tips for getting an quick product refund.

1. False advertising

"Get 10.000 hits to your website in 24 hours". This such attractive promises might sure make you wanna flip out your credit card immediately. But when you apply the methods or use the software and have to find out that those 10.000 hits might really result in 10, then this is a legitimate reason for requesting a refund. Unfortunately it's not always that easy. Many vendors get around such false advertising by stating in the fine print that these results cannot be guaranteed.

2. Product out-of-date

Believe it or not, but I've seen products that were still advertised and happily took the money out of the customers' pockets but were totally out-of-date or didn't work anymore. I once bought a product that could not be downloaded any longer but still had the sales page up and running, it even exposed the current date indicating the end of a special promotion. Every try to contact the creator of the software failed and after I read in a forum that I wasn't the only one not being able to download the software,I contacted the credit card processing company and got my money back.


3. Usability

Not every software is very user friendly as Windows (you got the joke, right?!), which can be frustrating if you want nothing more than use it immediately. For most complicated software products there exist written tutorials that exactly describe how to use them and sometimes even video tutorials that make the product handling even easier.
If you've reached the product creator and still were non able to take a refund despite some legitimate and great reasons, not all hope is gone. Most marketplaces offer a refund guarantee for products that were sold through them (e. g. Clickbank offers its customers a general refund policy of 8 weeks after the product purchase, for a vendor like PayDotCom you have to contact the credit card processor like Paypal which has a refund policy of 2 months).

It is always advised to clearly state the reason for your product refund and to keep a friendly communication style. Even if the product is not worth a single penny it doesn't make things easier when you insult the creator. Try to show that you've really trying to use the product in an good way, maybe tie some screenshots, include suggestions what could be better, etc. The product creator might loose you as a client but still can benefit from your experience and will most of the time happily give you the refund.

Whatever you do, please be honest. It's just not good to purchase a product which you badly want and then asking a refund to take your money back but still continue to use the product. Most market places (Clickbank, PayDotCom) tolerate two or even more gives back, but after that you might not be able to purchase anything again through the specific company.



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Use this 3 steps to market your site

Online marketing is not cheap. You can spend thousands of dollars on Pay Per Click (Google Adwords) and thousands of site-targetted dollars (AdBrite), and you can spend thousands just buying text links from personal web sites. Trust me, I've spent thousands on advertizing.

Even So, my favorite form of marketing is the free kind. Anthing free is a like, specially if it helps my websites earn more money without increasing my advertising costs.

Here are three simple and fast ways to market your at no additional cost.

1. Free Business Card

Free business cards are a staple in my advertising arsenal. You can passed them everywhere & give them to anyone. The best parts is, they are free! Use it where you want, when you want, & as often as possible. That is the motto I live by whenever I get a shipment of free business cards in the mail.

2. Link Exchange

Link exchange are a great way of spreading Page Rank, but also of sharing visitors. The Most people who like a site will bookmark it. After they have read everything they like, they will read the website that you link to. You get the visitors, & share the visitor through a link exchanges.

3. Business card networking

After you received your free business Cards, use them to connect with other people. Everytime you encounter someone, hand them one of your free business cards. After that, ask for one of their business Cards in exchange. If they don't have 1, make sure you mention what you do, and the website location that is also listed on your free business card. Free business Cards make a great networking tool if you will put them to use. Never forget, they are free, and should not be used sparingly. Use them in any situation you can think of. People will take them home & go to your website when they pull your business card out of their pocket.

With those 3 free website marketing ideas, your site will not only be more successful, but you won't have to spend any of your hard earned money on marketing!






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Friday, April 3, 2009

Online Marketing Through Newsletters

So you want to start publishing an online newsletter? Why? Because that’s what all the online marketing experts and gurus said to do. You’ve been told you’ll pull in lots of new customers if you just start publishing an online newsletter AND purchase their list magnet ebook. I am not going to tell you that because I know it’s not that simple. In fact, I’ll tell you the truth as I’m always compelled to do, and offer you an alternative while I’m at it.

First, publishing is the fun part. Writing and getting articles and finding resources to offer your subscribers really is the fun part of your online marketing campaign. However, then comes the part where the rubber meets the road: sending that newsletter out to your subscribers. First, you’ll need a list to send your newsletter to. Second, you’ll need an auto responder for subscribers to make sure you’re in compliance with the “double opt-in/opt-out” so you won’t get in trouble with your ISP or the spam law. You’ll need to decide if you’re going to publish and send out your newsletter daily, weekly, or monthly and get it delivered when you say you will. This is just the basics. You’ll find it gets more complicated as you go on, especially legally. You’ll have many of your emails come back because they were “bounced” by these rigid new spam filters installed by our diligent ISPs to stop (yeah right) spammers. You’ll also have some of your new subscribers “forget” they subscribed and turn you in as spammer. Oh, what fun! So, what do you do? You want to publish; it’s a great way to establish your online marketing presence and also your credentials in your field of expertise. So, what do you do?

Well, I accidentally found the solution and I’m going to share it with you. Before I started online marketing through email publishing, I was submitting articles I’d written to online article banks. That is another way to promote yourself in your online marketing campaign. While I was submitting an article to www.thephantomwriters.com, I noticed a banner there that mentioned a new way of publishing –without email, without spam, but WITH RSS technology. I knew what RSS was because I had been receiving different online newsletters for webmasters. I subscribed to those so I’d know what was going on in the world of technology just for my own knowledge. RSS is “really simple syndication”; well that’s one of its definitions anyway. The banner on The Phantom Writers site stated that Quikonnex had the solution to our online marketing ezine dilemma. Good thing I went there, saw the writing on the wall, and took the leap of faith! Whew! I almost made the email marketing error.

Quikonnex is a great way to keep the fun you want as a publisher, and more. You don’t need those lists, or auto responders, or need to worry about spam, or any of that junk. Here’s what is even better – the search engines get pinged each time you submit an article or “item” as we call them on Quikonnex. You don’t need a delivery date. You can submit “items” as you come across them. You can use graphics without overloading a subscribers inbox like in email. You don’t need email, as your subscribers subscribe through a “viewer”. They can keep in contact with you through your personal private messenger provided so generously by the founders of the Quikonnex system at no additional charge to you. You get live online support and twice weekly training and meetings, all inclusive in the minimal monthly charge. One of the best things: all of your “items” go in to a database that is clickable under category titles you create in templates. Very simple, fun, and best of all, hassle-free. So instead of sending out email newsletters that may get read, then deleted after all your hard work, you publish on a “channel” that is a syndicated RSS feed, with an “editor” provided if you don’t know HTML, that goes into a readily retrievable database, that pings the search engines and then stays on the internet indefinitely meaning it is searchable! This means your newsletters are cumulative, they don’t get deleted, and all your hard work stays available for each new subscriber who comes along without you doing anything. You just keep on publishing! How great is that??? So before you take the email plunge, consider the benefits you’ll have publishing the new way – in living RSS technology.

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Kim Bloomer runs a home business in the wellness industry with an emphasis on holistic pet care. Kim also publishes an online newsletter AspenbloomWellPet. She is co-founder of the online marketing channel Kick The Email Habit. For a comprehensive look at what Kim does go to http://KimBloomer.com


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