There are a lot of popular sites for hot jobs that are listed daily, where you can find a new career, become a banker or a builder, or even a volunteer. Today I discovered a brand new site that is so much easier to use…Yazzers!
That’s the name of the site, yazzers.com I like it, it’s fast & it’s easy.
You click POST A NEW JOB and enter the info (no signup, no registration, nothing, just post job offers for free, all day long if you want.)
That’s how it should be, no fees and no accounts to keep track of, nice & simple.
Free job posting is something you don’t see much of except on junk sites but this one looks like it’s going to take off throughout 2010.
So, in summary, if you’re an employer and you want free job postings drop in for a visit to Yazzers.com right now, it’s a 30 second process.
Jibber Jabber Today - What I've been doing in a quick paragraph summary.
Baby Showers Send feedback »Recently I came across some very interesting Websites. Here’s
a great one for wedding supplies and Wedding
Favors and another this one links to is for Baby
Shower favors and supplies, as well as unique baby gifts. Online
Auctions are always a popular subject too, and this resource has some great
information about the different types of auctions that you may run into online.
If you’re in a gift giving mood you might want to get the latest information
on Bras and if you’re short
on cash or looking for a new house you might consider Home
Loans information.
Last week we had a new Sewer
Valve installed to stop our basement from flooding. Quite happy with it
all. I’m considering some new Domain
Names. I’m also looking today at this Restaurant
Directory for some reviews on restaurants in my area
Does anybody know where to get cheap Xylene
to degloss paint? If so please let me know, because the Xylol one I have isn’t
carried at the hardware store anymore. Anyway, I downloaded some new Music
and turned it up loud so I wouldn’t hear the Air
Purifiers running all day. I also looked at Pax Britannica
because I’m trying to make a good report on some history stuff with that. Good
site. Last night I was playing Collapse
and ended up with Dark Circles
Under the Eyes from staying up all night doing that and shopping for Favors
for the party next week. Oh well.
Hey, what’s with this Pixel
Page Advertising stuff? That’s how I found the New
Music and a place to download
software. I also looked at some info
on Shatterproof Glass
and window film for the car. Internet
Dating has gotten quite popular with my neighbor, he’s loving it I guess.
Maybe he’ll like this lady and her site called My
Wedding Favors Ideas if he finds the right person. Anyway, lots of misc.
garble today. At least I took the time to link to everything I’m doing though,
right? See ya later for now. Oh, click this banner below, it’s cool stuff:
Every person has bought at least one product that didn’t do what the advertising said that it did. That’s what we get for watching late night infomercials. If you want your online business to be around in three years, build relationships through integrity.
Integrity
It’s a word that some business owners know nothing about. They would promote any product or service to get a quick buck. What happens after the customer pays their money is immaterial to them. Their websites pop up one week and disappear when the heat gets to be too much, only to resurface under another name.
There is a reason for that. They know what people are looking for, but instead of trying to provide it, they exploit it for the money.
Integrity in business means keeping your promise. It may not seem like it, but readers scrutinize website businesses. It could be because there is no physical body to put with the company that the eyes watch a little closer. The result is the same though: if you don’t come through you will lose readers and sales.
One area where readers learn to mistrust is use of their personal information. If they opt-in for an email newsletter, don’t sell their names to mailing lists and by all means, don’t spam them. This is not the way to get what you want from your readers.
Test, Test, Test
Are you selling products on your website? There are a lot of variables with that especially if it is a physical product. Before you offer a new product, always test market to see if it is going to garner a demand. No market means… no money.
With digital products testing comes in the form of knowing that the advice inside will work for the person buying it. If you sell an eBook about how to set up your own affiliate program in one day (example only) then every customer should be able to duplicate your process.
The same goes with affiliate marketing. Only upsell affiliate products or services that you know are legitimate and deliver what is promised. What is the money going to help if your online reputation is shot?
Truthful Content
Before readers become customers, they will visit your site over and over. They are reading your content. Be sure that everything you write is truthful and unique. There is enough bad information floating around and you can’t build a relationship of trust on false information.
You don’t have to make big boasts to get readers to keep reading, just make good on what you do offer them. This builds a relationship of trust that can benefit you and your readers for years to come.
Whoever said that social networking was no good for business, never tried it before. Giving your readers another arena in which to see you active is one way to build a relationship with them.
Before you begin using social networking, beware. It is highly addictive. There are many advantages for you and your readers.
Social Networks
Have you heard of Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter? So have your readers. They probably use them for social interaction with friends and family, but you can show them how to use it for business.
Begin by setting up a business and personal space on these sites. You probably already have a personal space on many, but business will be something new.
Facebook is a versatile tool for keeping your readers informed about you and your activities. Use a business page to list new conferences you will be attending, podcasts you are hosting, and the names of blogs where you will be guest posting. Readers, that find you here, can sign up to listen to live podcasts, follow you to the guest blogs and also invite you to their events.
If there is a question they want to ask, let’s say about how to start a business or how to troubleshoot a problem, they can talk with you wall-to-wall in private to get advice. Through Facebook, you can offer free classes, e-courses and other tools to those who opt-in for different services on your website. Also, let your readers be part of virtual focus groups to help you test new ideas.
YouTube
If you have a new product that needs feedback, post a video on YouTube. Readers and others can post their comments on your work. Use it as a forum to demonstrate products or services and also to tout the advantages of buying from you.
Do you send tweets? If you do, use them to communicate with readers about new things you are doing. They can get up-to-date information about not only the business but also personal info you want to share.
Create a separate business and personal account so that you can manage both. If you find readers or customers who have potential as business associates and the like, you can choose to give them access to your personal space as well.
Social networking sites are just another way for readers to see you in action away from the office. You can build a rapport with readers too by unveiling new products and services to them there.
Readers visit your website each day. They are there for information to start. They may keep coming back because of your charm and wit or to get to know you before they try your product or service offerings. Let them know that you are real person by returning the favor and visiting them too.
Everyone is a REAL person but not everyone comes off like they are. Business owners who intentionally stay aloof from their readership set themselves up for all sorts of scathing comments. They are like royalty in ivory towers – high and unreachable.
You are one part of the business equation. Your readers (potential customers) are the other part. Without traffic, you can’t hope to make a sale. Unless you build relationships with the readers, they won’t see any reason to stay loyal to you.
Blogging
Chances are, at least one third of your readers have some sort of presence in cyberspace. More than likely it will be a blog. They may be professional bloggers, recreational bloggers or online entrepreneurs like you.
One way to get to know them is to visit their sites. If you have your own blog for your business, have a category devoted to reader news. Offer free products or discount coupons when they volunteer to give their blog or website address to you.
Next, visit their blogs. Read what they have to say and the kind of topics they talk about. Leave helpful comments that show you actually read the posts and not just wishy-washy “I came to visit you to say hello.” Really get involved.
If you have an RSS reader, you can include all of their sites in it so that you will be notified when there are new updates. Participate just like any other follower of the site. They will recognize your name.
Sites, that you like, will benefit when you link back to them on your site. Organic links rank higher in search engine eyes than simply doing each other a favor and exchanging links. On your blog, you can post reviews of their blogs or just write posts that highlight each one. This is essentially a review without calling it that.
Interacting with your readers and getting to know them in this way is mutually beneficial. Those organic links work both ways. Besides, you never know who will hear about your business through these comments and other relationship building techniques.
Customer Service Blogging Tips - Make readers feel appreciated
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It is incredible how a person’s opinion can turn on the smallest thing. In online business, that would be customer service. It can set you apart from other businesses of a similar nature. It builds a trust-based relationship with your readers and potential customers.
What is Customer Service?
A reader signs up for newsletters or your affiliate program. Days go by before they receive a confirmation of your receipt of their request or they receive any information. That reader decides to withdraw their request because you have become “persona non grata.”
It is important to follow through on the offers you make to readers and customers alike. That is why they came to you in the first place. Doing your part helps them make the decision to stay.
Just like in a store, no one wants to wander around aimlessly without support. If you have to ask for the helps to help you then the point has been missed. It is the job of the business owner to be available in case they are needed.
How to Provide Good Customer Service
Now, it would be unrealistic to think that you will sit at your computer 24/7 waiting for a reader to ask a question. What you can do is put processes in place so that someone or something is there 24/7 to be available for any eventuality.
Examples of these processes:
• Auto-responder messages
• Scheduled newsletter deliver
• FAQ page that is always updated
• User-friendly tabs, site map and links to get around the website with ease
• Answering service
• Virtual assistant
Even when you can’t be available personally, you know that your readers and customers are taken care of. Example: If you have an affiliate program, include enough links and information for readers to understand what you are all about and how they can sign up. Sign up forms need only include pertinent information so they are as simple as possible to complete.
When you have time, go through your email messages for those whose question didn’t fit one of the recorded categories on your “Contact Us” page. The auto-responder message for them gives you an additional 24 to get back to the reader with the information requested.
Prompt service tells people that you are concerned about their business. You value their input and want to keep them happy. Customer serviced is a big part of building a healthy long-lasting relationship with your readers.
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