3 Minute Learning: June 07, 2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009

June 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

Below you will find summaries from the unique 3ML Briefcase. Over the first 2 weeks of every month, summaries for all 32 articles appearing in the current month’s online magazine are presented. Articles rotate every day with 4 new articles appearing in the respective subject areas (leadership, business and management, marketing and productivity). Click here to go to the 3 Minute Learning home page.
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Fax to Email Can Be Easily Done With Online Fax
Titus Hoskins

Internet fax is becoming very popular with business owners and individuals. How do you send a "fax to email" or an "email to fax"? Keep reading to discover how.

Simple Tips for Submitting Your Blog to RSS and Blog Directories
Matt Garrett

There's a hidden advantage to blogging that you may note be aware: it's far simpler to submit a blog to both blog directories and RSS feeds than it is to submit a website to website directories. Why? Because the web directories have free features which let you submit your blog's fresh content without having to fill in any forms.

Write Articles, Use SEO and Smart Pages to Promote a Product
Peter Nisbet

If you know how to write articles and how to use SEO and smart pages to promote a product then you should find Internet marketing fairly simple. If you have not yet been successful, you must be missing something.

How to Optimize an Ecommerce Website
Markus Skupeika

Most eCommerce websites depend on visitors from organic search to run their business. But only a few of them get the desired objective. We agree that, the sales volume of an eCommerce website depends on different aspects like business opportunity, business model and target market size. But if you depend on organic search to get more business, which is the most cost effective way, you must improve search engine ranking.

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Friday, June 12, 2009

June 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

Co-op Advertising: Get More with Fewer Dollars
Trey Pennewell

Co-op advertising has been around for as long as there has been print advertising and it continues strong even in today's digital world of television and online advertising. Continuing reading this article to learn more about cooperative advertising and how you can use it to accelerate the growth of your offline or online business.

How to Write an Effective Subject Line
Terri Seymour

Email marketing can be very effective if your email actually gets read. Unfortunately because of spam, many people will delete most of their email without ever reading it. This is why the subject line is important. Writing an effective and attention getting subject line will dramatically increase the chances of your email being opened and read and acted upon.

Start With an Info Product and Not a Book
Mark Silver

So many people with a small business dream of writing a book. Let me tell you straight from the heart: if your business doesn't yet have a great deal of momentum, then don't publish a book at this time. Instead, start by creating an information product.

The Best Type of Marketing for Your Website
Mike Schlacter

A report in 2006 revealed that Search Engine Marketing is growing more rapidly than traditional advertising. Since the number of websites started increasing during the late ‘90s, search engines started to guide people to get the necessary information within microseconds. Search engines have developed their business models to be financed by services like Pay-Per-Click (PPC) programs through the use of Open Text (1996) and http://Goto.com (1998).

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

June 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

Tips to Increase Landing Page Conversions
Shonda Miles

To establish a niche for yourself in the business of Internet marketing, there are two prime things required. The first and foremost task is to attract traffic and the second is to gain maximum business from that traffic.

How to Recruit 500 New Affiliates with Very Little Work
Willie Crawford

If you run an affiliate program but are struggling to get it off the ground, you can change that. You only really need a few dedicated affiliates to start making sales and after that the affiliate program can actually grow itself automatically.

Work At Home Scams
Mark Walters

Can you make money writing ads on blogs, creating a blog and selling advertising or writing articles for a website? Yes. Can the average person run a drop ship store, Ebay auction site or their CMS and make money? Yes. Unfortunately, most people run into scams before they find sites where they can safely learn how to operate a work at home business.

Starting a Home Based Business without Falling for Scams, Liars and Misinformation
Mark Stewart

So the work from home bug has finally gotten to you. Perhaps you have an acquaintance that is trying to recruit you into his nutritional supplement multi-level marketing business. Then again you might have met someone at a party who quietly spoke of making a bit of extra money on the side. All of these scenarios have one thing in common: starting a home based business!

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

June 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

Work/Life Balance: Forming Healthy Habits
Wendy Betterini

A habit is an action or series of actions that we perform in a subconscious manner. We don't have to consciously think about doing these things, they seem to happen on their own. Habits can be good or bad, depending on how they enhance (or detract) our quality of life.

Don't Let Yourself Go
Kent Jacobson

Have you read a book or participated in a physical activity lately? I want you to stop here and take a minute to assess you mental and physical state on a scale of 1 to 10. Time's up, anything less than an honest 5 and you need to make a mental note to yourself as I have done. My mental note was simply to remind myself as I get older do not stop challenging the mind and keep the body physically active.

Leadership: What Winners Always Learn
Harald Anderson

I would like to say life is always easy for me but that is not the case. The past couple of years have been a roller coaster. There were many obstacles put in my path that I had to overcome. As I assessed all the things that have been happening in my life I came to the realization that maybe all of those great dreams I have been following are not going to put me where I want to be in the world.

Training to Use the Six Sigma Principles
Sam Miller

In the workplace there are numerous practical principles that are aiming to further improve and boost corporate performance. While Japanese manufacturers have devised and developed their own workplace principles, elsewhere in the world other companies have also developed and adopted their own. United States-based Motorola Incorporated has its Six Sigma principle that is widely adopted and implemented by a number of major global companies worldwide.

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Tuesday, June 09, 2009

June 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

What to Do When Your Website Does Not Rank In Google
Bill Platt

Online marketers frequently struggle with the question of how to compete when Google fails to look positively upon a particular website. In this article, I will focus on how to build rankings and drive traffic to your website, using Google and the other search engines.

Web Crawlers
Moe Tamani

The Internet has truly revolutionized the communications industry. It's mind boggling how much is available at the touch of a keyboard. It's fun to use a search engine and see the list of websites available, websites that originate both in the U.S. and around the world.

Your Website: The Importance of Keeping an Eye on Bounce Rate
By Merle

When you hear the word "bounce" you're probably more inclined to associate it with a checking account and not your website. But for those who study and understand website statistics, they understand that "bounce rate" is an important measure of your website's effectiveness.

Different Ebook Formats Explained
Roberto Sedycias

Ebooks can be produced in a wide variety of formats and each has its own special features. The special features make it suitable for certain publications and styles, which makes sure that the necessary information is conveyed in the must suitable and economical way possible. Ebook titles include both fiction and non fiction and can be for professional, academics the general public and children alike.

Monday, June 08, 2009

June 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

When Marketing an Online Business, Quality Beats Quantity
Kirk Bannerman

Several years ago, in the early days of developing my home based business, I was mesmerized by the big numbers instead of focusing on targeting prospects. It took me a while to appreciate the importance of targeting (quality) instead of just going for the big numbers (quantity). The "more is better" syndrome seems to be some quirk of human nature that can often lead us astray.

Internet Marketing: The Consumer Is In Control
Scott Lindsay

I heard someone say recently that marketing is simply an elaborate scheme to take your money by making you feel incomplete without the product being sold. It is possible that this idea matches the way many people think about marketing. However, when it comes to Internet marketing there has been a shift in focus and the tables have been turned.

Marketing’s Greatest Secret
Marketing Buzz

Do you know what the best type of marketing is for your company? How about a Yellow Pages advert? Pay per click? Maybe some direct mail followed up a telemarketing campaign? While each of these options are perfectly valid marketing routes, the very best type of marketing for all types of businesses is one that is FREE! That's right; if you're working with a tight marketing budget (or with no marketing budget at all) you can now get exposure for your product, service or company in the form of Public Relations.

Negative Versus Positive Marketing Messages
Judy Murdoch

Nancy is a small business owner who helps nonprofit groups create fund raising events that can double, even triple, their average donation. Until recently, Nancy has gotten her business primarily through in-person meetings: attending networking events, taking people out for coffee and giving presentations.