http://www.artipot.com/authors/7826/kim-and-charles-petty/ Latest articles by Kim and Charles Petty from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/191011/how-to-achieve-excellence-in-sales.htm Most people are always striving to better themselves. It's the "American Way". For proof, check the sales figures on the number of self-improvement books sold each year. This is not a pitch for you to jump in and start selling these kinds of books, but it is a indication of people's awareness that in order to better themselves, they have to continue improving their personal... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:18:57 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/191011/how-to-achieve-excellence-in-sales.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/190937/the-lazy-person-secrets-to-over-night-wealth-and-fame.htm There are so many simple, yet really sure-fire ways of acquiring wealth, it's a wonder everybody with even the least bit of ambition isn't already rich. When you come right down to it, the only things needed for anyone to make bundles of money are the long-range vision and the energy to put a money-making plan into force. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:27:45 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/190937/the-lazy-person-secrets-to-over-night-wealth-and-fame.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/189947/a-checklist-of-questions-to-answer-before-you-buy-a-franchise.htm Franchise businesses such as Wendy's, McDonald's and Jack-In-The-Box are booming. The people setting up franchise ideas and businesses know a good thing, and are really promoting this idea. Franchises for just about every conceivable kind of business are being sold in ever increasing numbers. Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:56:36 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/189947/a-checklist-of-questions-to-answer-before-you-buy-a-franchise.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/189435/how-to-get-free-advertising-by-participating-in-e-mail-discussion.htm How To Get Free Advertising By Participating In E-mail Discussion Lists Posting messages to e-mail discussion lists is a great way to get free advertising. An e-mail discussion list is a group of people connected together via e-mail that can communicate with one another. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:04:22 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/189435/how-to-get-free-advertising-by-participating-in-e-mail-discussion.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/189210/cross-promote-online-for-maximum-profits.htm Cross promoting is when two or more businesses promote their products or services together. I try to find businesses that have the same target audience, but are not in direct competition with my business. Doing cross promotions with other businesses increases your profits, sales, and beat your competition. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:39:06 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/189210/cross-promote-online-for-maximum-profits.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188952/10-ways-to-sell-your-ad-space-like-crazy.htm 1. Give your customers a discount when they spend over a certain dollar amount for ad space. You can also apply this tip to the amount of ads they buy. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:24:50 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188952/10-ways-to-sell-your-ad-space-like-crazy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188888/remind-your-customers.htm If you don't remind your customers that you are still in business they may forget. Repeat customers are the lifeblood of any business. Below are three effective strategies you can use to remind your customers that you are still in business and get them to buy over and over again. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:27:53 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188888/remind-your-customers.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188872/10-tips-for-writing-a-profit-producing-ad.htm 1. You can get ad copy ideas by studying similar product's advertising material. Collect their sales letters, classified ads, web ads, e-mail ads, etc. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:06:15 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188872/10-tips-for-writing-a-profit-producing-ad.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188867/10-killer-ways-to-make-your-ad-sell.htm 1. Use plenty of examples in your ad copy. This will allow your whole target audience to understand your pitch completely. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:00:06 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188867/10-killer-ways-to-make-your-ad-sell.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188863/12-ways-to-outsell-your-competition.htm The keys to outselling your competition is to compare your product to theirs. When you find the differences between products, use your findings to improve your product. Below are 12 things you can compare and improve upon to outsell your competition. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:57:05 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188863/12-ways-to-outsell-your-competition.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188856/follow-up-with-freebies.htm It's important to follow-up with potential online customers. Following up with them can increase your traffic and sales. The more times people see your ad, the greater chance they will buy your product or service. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:48:39 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188856/follow-up-with-freebies.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188853/how-to-write-order-pulling-ads.htm The most important aspect of any business is selling the product or service. Without sales, no business can exist for very long. All sales begin with some form of advertising. To build sales, this advertising must be seen or heard by potential buyers, and cause them to react to the advertising in some way. The credit for the success, or the blame for the failure of almost... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:42:32 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188853/how-to-write-order-pulling-ads.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188839/10-ways-to-catapult-your-sales.htm 1. Swap endorsement advertisements with other web sites. Endorsement ads usually pull more sales and traffic than regular advertisements. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:37 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188839/10-ways-to-catapult-your-sales.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188795/10-tips-for-running-a-profitable-web-site.htm 1. Address your targeted audience on your business site. Example: "Welcome Internet Marketers". If you have more than one, address them all. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:13:15 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188795/10-tips-for-running-a-profitable-web-site.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188790/6-payment-offers-that-sell-like-crazy.htm The way you structure your payment offers can increase your sales. I'm not talking about the way people pay like credit cards, digital payments, checks, and cash options. What I'm taking about is can your customers try before they buy, pay later, make payments, do they get a rebate, etc. Below are six payment offers that will sell like your products or services like crazy: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:07:16 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188790/6-payment-offers-that-sell-like-crazy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188781/5-ways-your-business-can-benefit-from-online-auctions.htm It seems as if everyone is talking about online auctions. And why not. There are thousands of online auctions on the internet with more popping up everyday. People love them because they can usually find great bargains. Businesses are now also seeing the benefits of online auctions. Below are five ways your business can benefit from online auctions. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:00:44 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188781/5-ways-your-business-can-benefit-from-online-auctions.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188773/10-seldom-used-freebies-that-can-increase-your-traffic-and-sales.htm 1. Checklists-Create a list of things to check for a particular process related to your business's topic. Ex: a checklist for creating a web site. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:54:30 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188773/10-seldom-used-freebies-that-can-increase-your-traffic-and-sales.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188761/16-things-to-check-before-joining-someone-elses-pay-per-sale.htm 16 Things To Check Before Joining Someone Else's "Pay Per Sale" Affiliate Program Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:36:39 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188761/16-things-to-check-before-joining-someone-elses-pay-per-sale.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188731/10-ways-to-profit-in-an-uncertain-economy.htm 1. Sell more back end products to your existing customer base. You already created rapport, trust and proved your credibility to them. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:40:27 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188731/10-ways-to-profit-in-an-uncertain-economy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188706/10-motivational-triggers-that-make-people-buy.htm 1. People want to make more money. They may want to start their own business, get a higher paying job or invest in the stock market. This will make them feel successful. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:08:35 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188706/10-motivational-triggers-that-make-people-buy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188693/make-big-money-in-real-estate.htm Real Estate is one of the oldest forms of investing known to man. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:44:21 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188693/make-big-money-in-real-estate.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188682/10-amplifying-ways-to-turn-up-your-sales-volume.htm 1. Make your potential customers forget about the competition. Just tell them to forget with a factual and believable reason why they should. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:22:32 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188682/10-amplifying-ways-to-turn-up-your-sales-volume.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188679/42-deadly-ad-copy-sins-that-ive-made.htm I have read thousands of ad copies online and offline over my lifetime. I have read excellent ad copies that made me buy right away and some that may have had a decent product, but had a poor ad copy that turned me away. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:08:27 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188679/42-deadly-ad-copy-sins-that-ive-made.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188664/10-things-you-should-know-before-you-bid-on-business-product.htm 10 Things You Should Know Before You Bid On A Business Product From An Online Auction Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:37:04 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188664/10-things-you-should-know-before-you-bid-on-business-product.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188610/12-ways-to-create-an-order-pulling-niche.htm A niche is something that sets your business apart from your competitors. To compete with other businesses nowadays, especially online, you need a unique niche. Just make sure your competitors are not using the same niche. Below are twelve ideas you could use to create an order pulling niche. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:52:48 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188610/12-ways-to-create-an-order-pulling-niche.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188567/10-uncommon-and-unusual-free-product-bonuses.htm 1. Offline Directory - Create an online directory of offline resources. You could include names, phone numbers, addresses, etc. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:31:43 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188567/10-uncommon-and-unusual-free-product-bonuses.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188561/10-ways-to-gain-your-prospects-attention-using-your-picture-alone.htm 1. Use a uncommon hair style. You could style your hair to stand straight up like you're scared or use a wig to wear a mohawk or huge fuzzy hair. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:23:02 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188561/10-ways-to-gain-your-prospects-attention-using-your-picture-alone.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188559/how-to-draw-visitors-to-your-web-site.htm How To Draw Visitors To Your Web Site By Holding An Online Contest Or Sweepstakes Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:22:32 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188559/how-to-draw-visitors-to-your-web-site.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188551/how-to-write-general-articles.htm Let the readers know what is in store for them by the " blaze" in your first paragraphs of an article. There are two kinds of articles; those which cover things in general and can be published at most any time, and current events. The best place to start with these kind of articles is the local newspaper with a goal of syndication to many other media. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:16:34 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188551/how-to-write-general-articles.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/188546/10-ways-to-generate-highly-read-article-ideas.htm 1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targeted audience. Watch what questions people are asking and ask others what information they're interested in. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:06:28 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/188546/10-ways-to-generate-highly-read-article-ideas.htm