Looking for some different ways to help jump start your product 
and service sales? Here are some ideas to mix in with your plans.

1. Find a strategic business joint venture (JV) partner. Look for 
   ones that have the same objective. You can trade leads, share 
   marketing info, sell package deals, etc.

2. Brand your name and business. One way to do this is by to 
   write industry articles, include your byline and submit them 
   to e-zines or web sites to be published.

3. Start an auction on your web site. The type of auction could 
   be related to the theme of your site. You'll draw traffic from 
   auctioneers and bidders.

4. Remember to take a little time out of your day or week to 
   brainstorm. New ideas are usually the difference between 
   success and failure.

5. Model other successful business or people. I'm not saying out 
   right copy them, but practice some of the same habits that 
   have made them succeed.

6. Take risks to improve your business. Sometimes businesses 
   don't want to advertise unless it's very inexpensive. But 
   sometimes you might have to spend a little more money to get 
   results.

7. Include emotional words in your advertisements. Use ones like 
   love, security, relief, freedom, happy, satisfaction, fun, 
   etc. Learn more copywriting secrets from correspondence 
   courses at American Writers and Artists Institute; then get 
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8. Ask people online to review your web site. You can use the 
   comments you get to improve your web site or you may turn the 
   reviewer into a customer.

9. Out source part of your workload and automate what you can. 
   Saving on most employee costs, you could out source your 
   secretarial work, accounting, marketing, etc. And automate 
   your order taking or shopping cart procedures and receipts, 
   newsletter distribution, broadcasts and more with a service 
   like ProfitAuto, with a 30-day trial period and customer help 
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10. Combine a product and service together in a package deal. It 
   could increase your sales. If you're selling a book, offer an 
   hour of consulting with it. For new top-notch monthly products 
   to add to your product line, check out affordable monthly 
   memberships at sites like EbookWholesaler and 
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Don’t forget to get help with your jump start, too! Take your 
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By Diana Barnum, president of
http://movingaheadcommunications.com  and CEO of
http://ohiohelp.net . For more help with marketing, public
relations and writing, email mailto:diana@ohiohelp.net
or call: (614) 529-9459.