Neil's Articles http://www.a1articles.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com How To Succeed with JV's and Affiliate Promotions The first thing to know is that it is how your affiliates and JV's perform for you that is important, not how many of them you have. There are just two things you need to do and they couldn't be simpler, in fact that's part of the problem. If you want... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-succeed-with-jvs-and-affiliate-promotions-1309524.html 22nd December 2009 Why Having Your Own Ebook is Essential for Success What makes an eBook a great information marketing product for you and your business? It satisfies a primary need of information seekers for instant access and immediate gratification, because it can be downloaded and read on the screen immediately, whate... http://www.a1articles.com/why-having-your-own-ebook-is-essential-for-success-1304761.html 18th December 2009 The Psychology of Pricing For Success I recently read an interesting article in Scientific American that got me thinking about pricing and how our customers perceive the true price of our products on price alone. Price is not the major factor in selling, but what I am talking about is how ... http://www.a1articles.com/the-psychology-of-pricing-for-success-1295286.html 14th December 2009 How To Drive Traffic To Your Site Through Good Content If you want to be a successful Internet Marketer then you have to be able to produce relevant and great content for your site. These are some of the ways I do just that: 1. Have a purpose. Of course you need great content to bring traffic to your blog... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-drive-traffic-to-your-site-through-good-content-1280645.html 08th December 2009 How To Get Product Development Ideas I am going to share my secrets on how to quickly build on your current product development skills, through a simple'to do' list. Whatever your topic, niche or passion sometimes learning from other market places can give you inspirational ideas. In fac... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-get-product-development-ideas-1276219.html 07th December 2009 Top 5 Easy List Building Tips The question I get most frequently asked is how to build your list so as to maximise your sales. There are plenty of ways to do it, and as long as you have good content on your website, you won't have a problem getting people to subscribe to your newslet... http://www.a1articles.com/top-5-easy-list-building-tips-1273779.html 07th December 2009 17 Key Tips To Become A Successful Internet Marketer Whether you're new to the world of running your own business or a seasoned veteran there are traits that all successful entrepreneurs have, or develop, to give them the edge and the best chance of success. These are what I call the 'must do's' for runn... http://www.a1articles.com/17-key-tips-to-become-a-successful-internet-marketer-1270570.html 03rd December 2009 How To Overcome Scepticism of Online Marketing Everyone loves the Internet, but not everyone is ready to buy. There can be a level of scepticism you may have to overcome and one way to do that is let them see your face. Use online video and you have an advantage over your competitors when dealing with... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-overcome-scepticism-of-online-marketing-1259014.html 26th November 2009 Marketing 101 - Getting The Basics Right I used to work in the financial services industry before setting up an Internet Marketing business with my business partner Neil Travers. Back then people thought we were crazy, but now more people are leaving their jobs, voluntarily or through redundanc... http://www.a1articles.com/marketing-101--getting-the-basics-right-1248002.html 24th November 2009 Basic Techniques For Creating Web Quality Video You don't need to be Steven Spielberg to create your own mini-movie. You are not aiming for big cinema distribution, but a simple way to connect with, and market to, your customers and prospects. Shooting and uploading your own video is one of the best w... http://www.a1articles.com/basic-techniques-for-creating-web-quality-video-1236972.html 18th November 2009 USP's Explained Put simply, USP stands for your Unique Selling Point or Proposition, and the key word here is single. It should be present in every ad you read, or write and successful use of it sets you and your business apart from every other competitor in your mark... http://www.a1articles.com/usps-explained-1227585.html 11th November 2009 The 6 Golden Rules When Hiring A Copywriter Not confident of your writing skills? Sales letters are too important to get wrong, so if you aren't ready to tackle that yet, just outsource it and hire a copywriter to do it for you. There are 6 golden rules to follow when you are looking to hire a g... http://www.a1articles.com/the-6-golden-rules-when-hiring-a-copywriter-1223401.html 09th November 2009 Want a 60 percent increase in your online sales? To run any successful business you need to what's working and what's not so you can fix it. For some reason I find that one area that slips through for some online entrepreneurs is when I ask them how effective their ads are they don't have a ready reply.... http://www.a1articles.com/want-a-60-percent-increase-in-your-online-sales-1218252.html 05th November 2009 5 Key Steps To a Successful Membership Site Building and running a membership site is an attractive and potentially lucrative idea, but first you need to know one why you want to build it. If you are to be successful, whichever medium or delivery method you chose, there are some key consideratio... http://www.a1articles.com/5-key-steps-to-a-successful-membership-site-1205284.html 28th October 2009 Don't Make These 7 Common Mistakes When Setting Up Your Membership Site In theory, Membership sites sound great, but nearly everyone falls into the trap of making one of these common mistakes. 1 - Lack of clarity You have probably got a load of great ideas, and just know you have what it takes to bring in the members bu... http://www.a1articles.com/dont-make-these-7-common-mistakes-when-setting-up-your-membership-site-1200921.html 27th October 2009 How To Increase Your Web Sales It's important to cover all the bases, especially right now, and I want to share with you my 5 key ways to simply, and effectively boost your web sales. Step 1 - Set Up A Shopping Cart You can have the best product in the world but unless you make it ... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-increase-your-web-sales-1200302.html 27th October 2009 Key Offline Tactics To Increase Web Visitors I use all and every marketing technique I can to boost my sales. I have found a mix of offline and online together gives you a good mix of marketing processes and these 7 key offline technicques drive visitors to my website and they will work for you too... http://www.a1articles.com/key-offline-tactics-to-increase-web-visitors-1190716.html 21st October 2009 Email Marketing - Is it the end? Is Email Marketing Dead? I have been told that since 2004 and I not only don't believe it, I have proof that it is one of the most effective marketing tools you can use. Email is here to stay and I use it on a daily basis for: - Keeping in touch with ... http://www.a1articles.com/email-marketing--is-it-the-end-1189651.html 20th October 2009 6 Things You Need to Run a Successful Online Promotion If you don't know the difference between marketing and promotion then you are seriously putting yourself at a disadvantage I don't believe they are the same because in my experience they are very different, but they are linked by a common theme... your bu... http://www.a1articles.com/6-things-you-need-to-run-a-successful-online-promotion-1185553.html 19th October 2009 How to become an expert in your chosen market. There are many ways to become an expert but the simplest is to harness the power of Groups on Google and Yahoo. There are literally thousands of Groups available to help you make an impact and become an expert in your field. People join Groups because ... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-become-an-expert-in-your-chosen-market-1172089.html 14th October 2009 5 Marketing Strategies You Must Use The best marketer I have come across is Walt Disney and he used 5 simple strategies that anyone can employ. It's about consistency, a good plan, and then practice to make it perfect. Marketing is essentially all about the four P's: Product, Promotion, ... http://www.a1articles.com/5-marketing-strategies-you-must-use-1166676.html 12th October 2009 5 Top Tips to Maximise Your Email Marketing With the increased use of spam filters and the introduction of mandatory double opt in on several of the autoresponder providers, how can you still use email marketing effectively? If you are using the Internet and email to reach your customers and prosp... http://www.a1articles.com/5-top-tips-to-maximise-your-email-marketing-1150141.html 05th October 2009 How To Build Your Customer List There are plenty of people competing with you to attract customers and your key tool for success is your customer list. Relationship Building The Internet is a fantastic relationship building tool and by keeping in touch with your customer list on a re... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-build-your-customer-list-1143311.html 02nd October 2009 Five Stages of Football Development To bring out the potential in junior and youth football players, you need to use a variety of coaching techniques. Here we look at the five stages in development that can be used in training sessions to help your squad grow as players. Stage One Uno... http://www.a1articles.com/five-stages-of-football-development-495834.html 26th March 2008 Help Your Players Understand Your Instructions Have you come across the soccer coach or manager who seems to shout and scream at their team from the sidelines and nothing seems to change on the pitch? The orders are bellowed repeatedly but the same thing happens, nothing changes. In the end up t... http://www.a1articles.com/help-your-players-understand-your-instructions-485509.html 04th March 2008 You'll Never Get A Date Without Following Up! The same goes for the sale and the big profits. Are you single, or do you remember when you were single? If someone gave you their number and asked for you to go out then you called didn't you? And if you REALLY wanted to go out with them you may... http://www.a1articles.com/youll-never-get-a-date-without-following-up-180279.html 01st July 2007 Can Playing Soccer Really Have Major Health and Wellness Benefits Is there a generation health time bomb waiting to go off if left unchecked? The youngsters of today have so many choices that compete for their attention and can lead to a lethargic lifestyle including computers, video games, multi channel TV to name a... http://www.a1articles.com/can-playing-soccer-really-have-major-health-and-wellness-benefits-179765.html 01st July 2007 What Specific Goalkeeper Training Do You Actually Do? A Goalkeeper can be a spectator for most of a match and yet when called into action must be ready and focused to stop the opposing teams attack in the blink of an eye. However, during training the Goalkeeper is often over looked, is this the case in your ... http://www.a1articles.com/what-specific-goalkeeper-training-do-you-actually-do-173764.html 15th June 2007 It's Not Just A Website, It's A Business "A dog is for life, not just for Christmas" is how the old saying used to go, well, here's a new one'it's not just a website, it's a business. And should be treated as such. Let's clear a few things up. Yes, you can set a website up, put it on au... http://www.a1articles.com/its-not-just-a-website-its-a-business-173605.html 15th June 2007 Using Offline Marketing To Drive Online Sales We've been running several tests recently to see if we can take advantage of offline advertising to drive online sales with scaleable results. We started by placing simple classified adverts in niche publications, and the national press, for several di... http://www.a1articles.com/using-offline-marketing-to-drive-online-sales-157785.html 10th May 2007 Individual Player Assessment Uncovering the weakness in your soccer team does require some analysing of the team as a whole and is something many junior soccer coaches struggle with. A question often asked is "are there any specific tips available about analysing individuals in th... http://www.a1articles.com/individual-player-assessment-154466.html 02nd May 2007 21 Ways To Promote Your Website - Part Three In this last installment of the series, we'll take a look at the remaining seven ways you can promote your website. Please note that the 21 ways we've looked at are by no means exhaustive and should be used to help you decide which way(s) you prefer an... http://www.a1articles.com/21-ways-to-promote-your-website--part-three-148254.html 18th April 2007 Goal Setting For Better Soccer Team Performance! Having goals can increase effort because the players have a means of measuring their performance and contribution against. SMART goals have long lasting motivation benefits. When you review performance against set goals and the player has shown an i... http://www.a1articles.com/goal-setting-for-better-soccer-team-performance-141454.html 28th March 2007 Young Soccer Players And The Stages Of Learning When a new skill is learned there are three stages of the development, the mental, practice and automatic stage. Throughout these three stages your input into the learning cycle will differ according to the phase the player is in. The Mental Stage ... http://www.a1articles.com/young-soccer-players-and-the-stages-of-learning-135115.html 05th March 2007 Soccer Training Games and Drill Conditions Small sided games and soccer drills can be varied greatly by adding a few extra rules to condition the players. Conditions can be used to make the drills harder or easier depending what you want the outcome to be. However, if you want to condition your... http://www.a1articles.com/soccer-training-games-and-drill-conditions-129394.html 15th February 2007 21 Ways To Promote Your Website - Part Two In the last article we looked at seven different ways you can promote your website. I also challenged you to implement just two of the tactics discussed...have you? Here's the next seven in the series... 8) eBooks eBooks in the form of PDF specia... http://www.a1articles.com/21-ways-to-promote-your-website--part-two-124969.html 31st January 2007 Why Should Children Be Encouraged To Play Soccer? In today's media we are constantly being reminded of a health time bomb that is about to explode as children today are not active enough. There are so many competing distractions for our children's attention, video games, endless channels to watch, the... http://www.a1articles.com/why-should-children-be-encouraged-to-play-soccer-123996.html 27th January 2007 21 Ways To Promote Your Website - Part One Over the next couple of articles we'll take a look at the different ways you can promote your website on and offline. We'll take a look at some of the conventional methods which can be a refresher or reminder if you're experienced marketer right throug... http://www.a1articles.com/21-ways-to-promote-your-website--part-one-123138.html 25th January 2007