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Surviving the Sales Page

Anna — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:21:05 +0000

Some of our most valuable products were once offered to us from that very thing which we so often cite as an endless annoyance: the sales page. Without forswearing sales pages altogether, how does one still absorb the information one needs, without becoming completely overwhelmed?

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit Surviving the Sales Page.

Why I No Longer Work from Home

Anna — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:49:12 +0000

If you have ever built a business ground up, online or offline, you probably know that there is a point (or, there are points) where things begin to expand slightly faster than is really comfortable, but still not quite as quickly as you would really like them to.

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit Why I No Longer Work from Home.

Internet Marketing: Too Many Eggs in One Basket?

Anna — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:07:28 +0000

While it's important not to spread oneself thin and try to work on too many projects at once, it's also important to develop multiple streams of income. One has to find a proper balance between the two. Generating multiple streams of income is not just a wealth-generation strategy, it is also a matter of increased financial security.

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit Internet Marketing: Too Many Eggs in One Basket?.

Discouraging Encouragements, Tinsel Testimonials, and a Christmas Message from Anna

Anna — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:24:06 +0000

When I see sales pages telling me how so-and-so made tens of thousands of dollars in a week as a result of this-or-that, all that comes to mind is “put a lid on it please.” It’s not that it’s unrealistic. I think it is discouraging

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit Discouraging Encouragements, Tinsel Testimonials, and a Christmas Message from Anna.

I’m Alive

Anna — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:09:14 +0000

I wish I could post on this blog every day. I have no lack of lists of things I would like to post about, and I have none of that “difficulty coming up with ideas on what to write about” that some bloggers run into. I might have that problem with some other blogs, but not this one.

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit I’m Alive.

New Wordpress Plugin, Get Free Stock Photographs for your Blog

Anna — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:02:53 +0000

Pictures and images give more life to your blog posts, are more professional, and draw more attention from readers and browsers. But have you ever been frustrated, wanting to use more images to illustrate your posts, but not wanting to spend the money on buying stock photos?

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit New Wordpress Plugin, Get Free Stock Photographs for your Blog.

FTC’s New Rules for Marketers – Do You Know What to Do?

Anna — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:00:27 +0000

If you sell products through your blog or website, whether as an affiliate or whether these are your own products, it’s important that you understand the FTC's new rules so that you can be in compliance with them - or as much in compliance as is humanly possible.

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit FTC’s New Rules for Marketers – Do You Know What to Do?.

Taking Control Over Your Adsense Ads (or, Taking out the Trash)

Anna — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:56:33 +0000

A long time ago I stopped displaying Adsense ads on several of my blogs, including this one, because of the types of ads which were showing. On a health-related blog I did not want to advertise drugs and weight-loss fads, and on this blog I did not want to advertise scams or get-rich quick schemes.

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit Taking Control Over Your Adsense Ads (or, Taking out the Trash).

Making Time to Study

Anna — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:19:43 +0000

If you are anything like me, you might have a hard drive full of unstudied information – most of which you want to study and recognize as being valuable and useful. The trick is, finding time to study valuable information which you can use in projects, while still having time to work on the projects themselves.

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit Making Time to Study.

Do You Know What You’re Promoting?

Anna — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:05:24 +0000

We have all had something to say at one time or another about online scams; people who make money by selling things to others which they don’t need, which don’t do what they are said to do, and which can even waste people’s time or distract them from what they should be focused on - besides being a waste of money in the long run. And the fact is, that is far from the worst of it. Do you want to earn money by promoting unethical products? Probably not. But are you always fully aware of what you are promoting?

This post was written by Anna Williams, on Building from Nothing. To read the full original post, please visit Do You Know What You’re Promoting?.