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Sunday, January 4, 2004

My First Business Act of the New Year

The first thing I did for my Cajun Country Candies business was to invite my downline to "Wake Up" and smell the coffee! I wrote each and every one of them (okay, maybe I typed and printed) a letter thanking them for their dedication to the team and offering them a free Cajun Coffee. At the bottom... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Free Christmas Gift from Me to You!

Since the Holidays are upon us, I feel this inexplicable urge to SHARE! Hey, what can I say, I'm a LOVECAT! Anyway, I'd like to offer all you out there who own or run a business free, no-strings-attached, ebook downloads and email courses about building successful businesses. If you are thinking of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Buy-1-Get-1 Free Holiday Promotion ends midnight Dec. 26

I just got wind SBI! is doing their Buy-1-get-1-free Holiday Promotion again this year. This is the last year they are doing this so I HAVE to check it out. Even though I already have a web site, it's worth it! I have my www.coolcajunbiz.com site but I think I'm going to take advantage of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 18, 2003

I have just learned that eBay is Evil....

download this ebook and find out how. Don't worry, it's a marketing tool not a virus! http://www.coolcajunbiz.com/mynas-masters.zip This is especially for those who "think" they are building a business on eBay. File size is approx. 1.8 MB. Sign in to see full entry.

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Marketing Tools Part II - Writing Ad Copy

Have you ever wondered what the difference between a good ad and a bad ad is? Are you struggling to create interesting web copy for your web site? Are you trying to get NOTICED on the net? This Marketing Tool is just the ticket! The Netwriting Masters course teaches everyone, newbie and pro, how to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2003

Marketing Tools

I'll be posting a few of my favorite Business and/or Marketing Tools in this blog over the next few days. I hope some of you can find them as helpful as I have! Enjoy. SPAM Spam is a bigger and bigger problem nowadays. Recently Ralph Wilson, Paul Myers, and other Net marketing gurus have written... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 13, 2003

Customer Retention

I once read that the key to getting more out of your customers is to make you site more interesting....a place the customer would like to visit again and again. Getting the customer to stay longer each time they visit is also something webmasters should aim for. I have created a Puzzles and Games... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 12, 2003

Tape of the Month Club - A new way to make money?

I've just been approached by one of my upline in Cajun Country Candies about a new (at least to me) program called the "Tape of the Month" club. From what I understand, I would pay in $25.00 per month to receive motivational audio tapes about life and tapes on how to build my business (any business,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 6, 2003

Now for the REAL blog...

Okay, now that I've plugged my business (at least one of them), now I'm going to lament a little. Running a small home business is SOOOO hard. There is so much competition out there. In order to make yourself known, you have to advertise. In order to advertise, you have to have some money (or at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Stress and the Holidays

The following is a snippet from my Cajun Country Candies newsletter but I thought I would share it with everyone as it is relatively universal. With the Holidays coming up everyone is even busier than ever. Kids are home on break, relatives are visiting, shopping needs to be done, and demands for... Sign in to see full entry.

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