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[8 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
It’s good to talk, better to listen!

Everyone knows what Twitter is all about right?  It’s a micro-blogging platform, allowing you to keep in touch with yoru customers by posting snippets of information day after day after day… isn’t it?
Well let me tell you something about Twitter.  If you want to use Twitter to really help your business, you shouldn’t be talking – you should be LISTENING!
That’s right, while Twitter is a great tool for getting your message across to your customers, it’s an even better tool for getting valuable information FROM your customers.  A few minutes …

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[8 Sep 2008 | No Comment | ]
Blogging part 2 – What should I blog about?

Choosing the right topic to blog about can make or break your blog – literally!  Now it may be that you already have a good idea for your blog.  It could be that you already have an existing business that you want to expand, you are very passionate about a subject, know loads about it, and know that a market exists.
Even if you do think you know what you’re going to blog about, it’s still worth spending some time thinking over this and making sure you’ve chosen the right subject. …

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[24 Aug 2008 | No Comment | ]
Niche research

Thinking of entering a new niche? Before investing time and effort to create products or content for a niche, you really need to spend some time on market research. You need to know whether enough other people are interested in the subject that the market is big enough, and you need to know that the competition isn’t so fierce that you’ll never get the exposure you need to be profitable.
My top 3 free tools for market research are Amazon.com, Clickbank.com and Google.com – let’s take a look at …

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[10 Jul 2008 | No Comment | ]
Market research and defining your niche

In order to make money online you need to sell products or services – either your own, or someone elses. No matter whether you’re developing and marketing your own products (ebooks, DVDs, membership sites, whatever…) or promoting as an affiliate, you need to be marketing to the right audience.
One of the first, and most important steps in starting an online business is researching the market and developing your niche. It’s no good trying to sell golf equipment to an audience whose primary interest is computing. Sure, there …