Investing In A 12 Second Commute With A Simple Automatic Responder

There are many online tools you can use to market and manage a business but the one I'm going to focus on is the automatic responder also called email autoresponders.

This is a service provided to you by a company that you will have an account with. The price of this service is going to vary a lot and you usually will have to invest monthly, I'd really like to stress the word "invest" because that is exactly what you will be doing... investing in your business. There are free services out there but I personally avoid them.

If you are new to online marketing and are a bit confused about where to start, you are not alone. Many new comers to the industry are slowly but surely learning the importance of using tools to market and manage their online business and you will too.

At first, you may not have a clue what marketing tools are, that is why I'm writing this, to help you better understand what they are and why they should be considered if you want to have a profitable business.

When a customer shows an interest in your product, program or service, you need to follow up with that person, if you don't you will most likely lose that sale.

Using an automatic responder to do your personalized follow up, can dramatically increase the amount of sales you receive as well as cut down the time it would take you to do this manually.

Once someone is interested in what you have to offer and requests more information there are numerous things that can distract them away from what they have requested so that's why it is vital to get your offer in front of a customer more than once. Most times a customer will not take you up on your offer on the first exposure so ideally you will want to have this placed in front of them 5-7 times and you do this with a sequence of automatic responder messages.

How do they start to receive your messages? Well, if you already have a program you are involved with, you may already have a Capture Page. When someone signs up to your capture page, they will start to receive your messages one at a time and hopefully you are able to edit these messages as you see fit because some messages can come across too "selly" and people don't like to be sold to. You should be in complete control as to how many days, weeks or even months apart they will receive your messages.

One thing to really pay attention to; if you are involved with a program and people sign up to your capture page chances are if you do not have your own personal capture page and automatic autoresponder you are probably building the companies list not your own!

Say a year from now you quite promoting the product, program or service you are currently involved with... will you be able to take your list with you?

So a solution to this is, if you already have an autoresponder with your current company, you can easily copy and paste the autoresponder series of letters into your own email autoresponder account and you can even copy the capture page and make your own using the same information putting in your own sign up form and then link the 2 together and still promote this way you will have your own personal list you can take with you wherever you go.

That is why I can not stress enough getting your own automatic responder account, all the hard work that goes into building your list, your business and ultimately your future is going to be all for nothing if you can't take your list with you.

Once you start building your list you must never stop.

These are what we call "hot leads" people who are interested in what you have to offer, all you have to do is give them what they want and eventually they will purchase, maybe not today, next week but maybe in 3 months from now.

The timing has to be right for them to purchase and you want to be there when that time comes!

I hope this has helped you understand more about how people start to receive your automatic responder messages and why you need to have your own list.

If you have further questions about automatic responders please contact me and I'll get your questions answered.

Angie Mitchell

angie@fast12secondcommute.com

Skype: angiebt79828

What this will offer you.

List Building Tools - Benefits of List Building- Submitted by Jim Roche NJ

If you're one of those internet marketers that assume list building is only for the gurus at the top of the food chain, think again.

There are actually many benefits that internet marketers of any level can enjoy from this practice.

You've been avoiding this part of your business for far too long. Consider the advantages of list building listed below:

* You can provide periodic emails with your unbiased opinion about certain products you've used or recently discovered that might benefit them in some way. Of course, you'd have your affiliate link embedded in the offer just in case a few might want to purchase the product for themselves…. CHING!
* You can begin creating your own information products and offer them a discount for being a part of your list of loyal customers… CHING!
* You can offer your services at a discounted rate for a limited time to subscribers only… CHING!
* You can inform them about new promotional materials you have for your affiliates (who… by the way earn 50% of all sales they generate) and if anyone is interested they can sign up and start promoting some of your products and services… CHA! CHING!

Always take the high road, it is a lot less crowded and much easier to navigate.

Jim Roche NJ

908-413-5363

jimrochenj@gmail.com

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Jim Roche NJ | Adds | SoKule | to |12 Second Commute| Arsenal Submitted By Jim Roche NJ

Social media has exploded in the last few years if you haven't already noticed and Sokule is one heavy hitter, just like 12 Second Commute will be a household name... Jane Mark my words!

Internet Marketers and online business owners all over the globe have experienced the power of this monster market and as a result advertising has become big business for the social media sites.

Sokule and 12 Second Commute are hands down plain and simple good business decisions any way you look at it. If you've got an online business you need tools to manage it, you also need an easy, effective way to advertise through social media.

Both of these services are a marriage made in heaven and together with just these two services you will make your online presence seen, heard, felt and known.

If you are not using social media to advertise, you will be left behind my friend. Almost every wireless device on the planet now comes with some type of application for numerous social networks. including Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to name a few.

Sokule is giant step in evolution with the ability to send messages, updates and new posts to 42 social media websites and counting with one application, just like 12 Second Commute, everything all in one place.

Social networking has touched just about every aspect of our lives and is possibly the most significant recent contributions the internet has made to everyday life.

Sokule allows you send a post similar to the other networks but will also ping those greedy search engine spiders alerting them of the new content to help you reach more people and get more sales.

This isn't your grandmother's social network.

Sokule was designed for business and resembles Twitter in its ability to send short topical messages to not only other SoKule members (trackers) with the added benefit of posting on 42 other partner sites to unleash a powerful viral effect.

The competition is growing every day and it can be difficult to grab a potential customers attention with the overwhelming amount of information to weed through, Sokule can get your message directly to millions of people with the click of your mouse instead of just throwing your information out in the .com cosmos and hoping people see it.

Sokule much like 12 Second Commute is free to sign up and there are levels of membership that perform different functions, most marketers immediately upgrade after realizing the potential just as 12 Second Commute members upgrade to take advantage of the unlimited marketing tools for a mere $19/month.

12 Second Commute stresses the importance of list building and adding Sokule as part of your arsenal, there is no telling how big your business will explode!

Sokule even has a commission program for referrals and these pay a whopping up to fifty percent commission for anyone who upgrades to a paid membership, you can make a good profit on referrals alone.

If it sounds too good to be true, take a moment and visit the website for some more detailed information and discover how Sokule can help your business take it to the next level with social media.

Always take the high road, it is a lot less crowded and much easier to navigate.

Jim Roche NJ

908-413-5363

jimrochenj@gmail.com

The 12 Second Commute

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12 Second Commute Is One Heavy Hitter | List Building | Angie Mitchell

12 Second Commute has exploded in the past 7 months if you haven't already noticed and is one heavy hitter when it comes to marketing, managing and list building.

Internet Marketers and online business owners all over the planet have experienced the power of 12 Second Commute and as a result, marketing and managing any online business has become BIG business and has turned business flops into businesses with a future.

Business tools are hands down plain and simple always a good business decisions. If you've got an online business, you need tools to manage it, you also need an easy, effective way to advertise.

Online marketing tools and advertising are a marriage made in heaven and together with just these two things you will make your online presence seen, heard, felt and known.

If you are not using marketing tools to manage and advertise your business, you will be left behind.

Surprisingly, many do not use such a service and still wonder why their business isn't growing.

Though training and support are very important for the struggling newcomers to the industry, I can tell you from first hand experience, you will not find anything else on the net quite like 12 Second Commute.

Advertising has touched just about every aspect of our lives and is possibly the most significant contributions the internet has made to everyday life.

12 Second Commute allows you to fully market and manage your entire business and sets you on the right track so you can start building your own prospect list to help you reach more people and get more sales.

This isn't like your grandmother's Christmas card list.

12 Second Commute is designed for list building and that should be your number one priority... no list, no market, no money.

The competition is growing every day and it can be a struggle to grab a potential customers attention with the overwhelming amount of information to weed through, 12 Second Commute can teach you about the tools you need to grow a strong, stable healthy business and the steps you need to follow to start seeing results.

It's about as close to hand holding as you're going to get, while it is free to sign up, there are levels of membership that offer more benefits, most marketers immediately upgrade after realizing the potential and want to advantage of the unlimited marketing tools for a measly $19/month.

There is no telling how big your business will explode, that is all up to you!

12 Second Commute even has a commission program for referrals and these pay a whopping sixty percent commission for anyone who upgrades to a paid Elite membership, you can make a good profit on referrals alone.

If it sounds too good to be true, take a moment and visit the website for some more detailed information and discover how this will benefit your business and take it to the next level with the right list building tools.

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Angie Mitchell
angie@fast12secondcommute.com
Skype: angiebt79828

Angie is a Mentor, Coach, Copywriter, Article Marketer, Blogger and a Sponsor who is willing and able to help you succeed online.

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List Segmentation | Effective Email Marketing Continued Submitted by Jim Roche NJ

Use Segmentation to Send ONLY Relevant Messages

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As a legitimate email marketer (as opposed to a SPAMMER), you know how important permission based marketing is. You know it's imperative to get permission before freely sending emails to your prospects and customers.

Unfortunately, without segmentation, you're still committing one of the greatest sins in email marketing…sending people emails they don't want to receive.

Imagine you wanted to send a promotional email for Product A. Without segmentation, you draft the email and send it out to everyone you have contact information for.

Stop blasting emails to your entire contact list! No single email will be relevant to EVERYONE on your list. But without segmentation, you have no idea who'll respond.

And, no matter how great your promotion is, no matter how fantastic your product or service is…you will only ever reach a handful of interested people. And you'll irritate or start to drive off the rest.

With each "blast" you'll get:
• A handful of interested people who like Product A and are glad you sent them an email
• A group of people who want nothing to do with Product A, or you, and flag your email as SPAM
• A few people who like Product A, but they want it in blue and you're promoting it in red
• A growing list of people who lost interest in you

Now, let's imagine a different scenario. You want to send a promotion for Product A. So you find all the customers and prospects who have recently shown an interest in Product A and send them an email.

We'll let you guess the results of a targeted email like that!

Effective email marketing requires you to know everything you can about your contacts. You should know their name, gender, email address, location, marital status and career, as well as:
• Their interests, particularly as they relate to your products and/or services
• When and what they last purchased
• Whether they open and click on emails
• Their behaviors (wouldn't you like to know if a prospect had been visiting your website?)

With these details, you always have the chance to send targeted, relevant messages. Messages that get results! That is what makes the difference between you and millions of other small business owners.

Jim Roche NJ

908-413-5363

the12secondcommute@gmail.com

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Before You Send Another Email,Consider This.Submitted by Jim Roche NJ

AS a small business owner, you're always looking for ways to close more sales and grow your business. And by now you've either adopted email marketing, or you will shortly. After all, email marketing is easy, fast, inexpensive, and, in most cases, yields the highest ROI. Which is great for you the small business owner.

However before you send another email, consider this: the majority of entrepreneurs have no idea how to use email marketing effectively. And they're losing out on thousands, even millions of dollars because of it.

You see, the truth is most small business owners will spend their time worrying about things like:

What subject lines get the best open rates?

Are there SPAM words I should avoid?

How long should my email be?

When is the best time of day to send my email? And so on

A complete list could fill the entire page. But when it comes right down to it, there is a bigger picture here that most business owners are missing. While they're busy debating subject lines, deciding how to sign their emails, and rejoicing over 1 or 2% increased response rates, other, more important issues are neglected. And that's when having never learned effective email marketing strategies, small business owners are either oblivious to the mistakes they're making, or they fight the symptoms of the problem and not the problem itself.

They believe: if open rates drop they've got to find a more responsive list or hire a copywriter to write more compelling subject lines. If no one jumps at the promotion it's because they delivered their message on the wrong day of the week. If their email messages aren't being delivered to the inbox it's time to find a new email marketing service.

Look, successful email marketing is NOT determined solely by subject lines. It cannot be achieved by just avoiding SPAM words. A defined email length will not make or break your bottom line. And long-term success has never been determined by a certain day of the week.

The majority of entrepreneurs have no idea how to use email marketing effectively.

A promotional email is sent to an existing customer-who already made the purchase at full price

A man receives an email inviting him to a Woman's Stress Management Course

A prospect signs up to be on a mailing list then doesn't hear anything from the company for 3 or 4 months

An email marketer gets more SPAM complaints than click-throughs

If you want to see real results from your email marketing efforts, then stop reading articles about the, "7 Words You Should NEVER Use in an Email." Focus on the concepts that will make a difference.

The key to creating successful, effective email marketing campaigns is tied up in 3 critical (but little known) techniques:

Tomorrow I will detail the 3 techniques you must master in order to be a successful Email marketer.

Jim Roche NJ
908-413-5363
the12secondcommute@gmail.com
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List Building Tools | Essential for Any Online Business | 12SC Submitted by Jim Roche NJ

List building is a crucial element of any online business today. Building a list entails keeping a collection of prospects who are within easy access of contact.

Of course, to make list buildingg work for you, you must have the tools to have them sign up to your list to gather the leads. With a little bit of creativity and a lot of persistence, your email list can end up consisting of many thousands of customers and interested prospects.

There are many benefits to list building here are just a few of them:

So what are the benefits of list building?

1. Building Relationships
When you email your list regularly, you build a relationship with them. They will learn to trust you and look forward to your emails, particularly if you are constantly providing free, helpful information that will interest them. For that reason it is also essential to know exactly what your list prospects want and need.

2. More Sales
After you begin providing free information to your list prospects they will be more likely to purchase from you. Regardless if they sign up to your list without initially purchasing something from you, you will stand a better chance of converting them after sending a sequence of emails. It is said that it can take up to 7 points of contact before someone purchases from you. Having built a list of prospects allows you the perfect opportunity to reach this point – without over doing it, of course. There is a fine line between helping your prospects and annoying them with constant contact.

3. Branding Yourself
You earn recognition by building a list. You can become an authority in your niche of choice. People may start talking about you and word of mouth can, of course, lead to increased business and a larger email list.

There simply is no better way to build a long term business than by taking advantage of list building, whether online or offline. Both online and offline businesses can benefit from list building. Although we have talked about emailing a list in this article, the same can be done via snail mail (or regular postal mail) and you can build your offline list in similar ways.

List building must be considered an essential part of any business plan. It will increase your bottom line dramatically and will allow you to build unparalleled relationships with your customers and prospects.

Jim Roche NJ

(908)413-5363

the12secondcommute@gmail.com

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