Giveaway events are a great way to build your own list fast. The downfall with most is that they are not targeted events.

I did acquire a link for a upcoming event that is highly targeted in an extremely HOT niche.

Here is secret invitation link if your interested in building your own list.

http://tinyurl.com/6lacbm

I have worked out outsourcing resources for over 8 years now and I have had my share of ups and downs in dealing with it.

I have learned some value lessons and want to provide you a list of best practices and resources to help you avoid the pitfalls and there are plenty.

On the other hand if it is handled right it can be of benefit in time saving as well the money outlay in getting the finished product for you.

Resources

Programmers/Coders/Graphics:

1. Rent-A-Coder – http://www.rentacoder.com/
2. Get A Coder – http://www.getacoder.com/
3. oDesk – http://www.odesk.com/
4. iFreeklance – http://www.ifreelance.com/
5. Guru – http://www.guru.com/
6. Direct Freelance – http://www.directfreelance.com/
7. Elance – http://www.elance.com/

Writers/Copyrighters:

1. Freelance Writing – http://www.freelancewriting.com/
2. Freelance Writers – http://www.freelance-writers.net/
3. Freelance Writers – http://www.elance.com
4. Guru – http://www.guru.com/
5. Copywriters Board – http://www.copywritersboard.com/

With the resources out of the way lets go over the list of best practices.

Submitting your project for bidding:

1. Provide a clear description of the project or tasks you are requesting a bid on.
2. Provide a time line of when you need the project completed.
3. Provide a clear written description of the form the project is to be delivered in.
4. Make it very clear that you own source code and it is to be delivered on project completion.
5. Agree on payment terms before project commences.
6. Do not pay in advance.
7. Be sure to have the resource sign an agreement of confidentiality.

Thank God for smart people. This is not open yet but if you affiliate marketing you want to jump on this one ASAP.

http://tinyurl.com/597syg

This is a very creative marketing approach and one to surely go viral. This is viral marketing at its best.

I got an email today from a student who is a bit overwhelmed and discouraged with lack of organization and planning with her online business.

I completely understand where she is coming from.  Most Internet marketers started out making money with information products and then realized that you have to run your Internet ventures like a business.  They are scrabbled in the back end to put in place the business pieces after the fact.

Not many that I can think of teach the business principles and the organization of tasks, etc in the forefront.  That is far a short coming for those teaching the “how to” Internet processes.

The truth is you need to think of your Internet ventures from day one as a business.  There are no quick ways to make hoards of cash.  The Internet marketing millionaires have planned their success – perhaps not always with a conscious effort.

However the very successful have come back around to realize that success is based on the age old principle and foundation of planning for that success.

Here are some business basics to kick start your Internet ventures:

1. Write up a business plan and include in that plan what you are trying to accomplish, why you are trying to accomplish it and what you would like to see as the end result of your efforts.
2. Create a time-line that you can make into actionable tasks.  There are lots of moving parts in setting up a website as well as planning for a launch – make a laundry list of task that need to be completed then prioritize them.
3. Decide the items from your list that you are willing to do or not do and find outsource resources for the rest.
4. Establish your budget for the project. Monitor as you move through the project to compare projected verses real costs.
5. Marketing – ah this is a good one.  There is no other business venture that I know that can gain worldwide exposure for such an inexpensive cost than Internet business.  Try pulling off an offline business start-up for what you can do an online business for and you will soon realize the tremendous value that an online business has to offer in thousands of dollars in savings.  Be sure to divide your marketing plan into categories such as Pre-buzz, Launch and Post Launch.
6. Share what you have created with others and let them pick it apart.  Add tasks or change the timeline as needed.

All of the items above help to create what I call a master plan that you can use over and over again.

I just made 10 times my investment as an affiliate in less than 24 hours for Russell’s new product release.

If you are wanting to learn affiliate marketing, Russell is one of the best.  He reveals in his new product the details of how he has been able to quadrupled his affiliate commission and he is able to repeat this over and over again with not one but with every product he promotes!

Follow this link to see the case study: http://tinyurl.com/66vab4

Russell Brunson has come out with another winner!  The Affiliate Evoluition includes a 72 page transcript along with several audios – one in particular that I was amazed with was the information included in Affiliate Product Formula.  This is a live presentation that Russell Brunson did.  Great information and it has things that you can instantly apply to your marketing efforts.

Check it out – a sure winner for the price of $10 - http://prodoffer.TheSecondTier.com/affiliateevolution

He goes into talking about a ASK compaign and how he took a simple idea about a potatoe gun and turned it into a valuable marketing lesson that he has in fact incorporated some of those lessons into his business model today.

The product also includes 2 outstanding audios on 24 Hour Affiliate.  This is based on making rapid monies from affiliate marketing at warp speed.  This provides you the steps to make it happen for yourself.

The “first sales” is the critical sale that provides you the push power to succeed.  Russell provides that push power from proven methods.

And that is just the beginning… check it out – http://prodoffer.TheSecondTier.com/affiliateevolution

The cost of just the basics for product creation can be a hefty cash layout so I went looking for alternatives for folks and here is what I found.

Microsoft Office Suite is what I use but it carries a nice price tag.  An alternative is Open Office which you can download from: http://openoffice.org.

An alternative to Photoshop (which I love) is http://www.Gimp.org.

Keep in mind if you can afford Microsoft Office Suite and Photoshop then please do so.  However, if you are looking for alternatives to cut the cost the ones I mentioned above.

Is giving away information a way to increase your website sales conversions?

The answer is YES believe it or not. Giving away information does increase your website conversations and here is why…

When someone is interested in topic they will seek out the information to further educate themselves on the topic. There is an unspoken mindset when an individual is performing that search of what they are really wanting as a result of that search:

Providing some free information in the form of a report helps to fill the immediate need for the person seeking the information.

By providing some free information it helps to position you as the information provider as an expert, builds trust and helps to remove fear frompurchasing from you in the future.

Free information helps to feed the curiosity of the reader and interest in what additional things might be learned from purchasing your products.

This positions you as a preferred vendor and builds .

There is a silent unspoken power that social news sites can offer
to Internet Marketers worldwide.

Adding the efforts of social news sites to your marketing arsenal
just makes sense when you understand the silent power they
have to drive traffic to your site.

There are three social news sites that I want to give mention to:

1. Digg.com
2. Reddit.com
3. Propeller.com

Taking just one as an example, Digg.com you can tap into the
power of this site by utilizing this free service to submit a video,
an article or an image.

Follow the simple steps to incorporate Digg.com into your markeing
efforts:

1.  Create a video, article or a image.
2.  Create a free account at Digg.com
3.  Select “Submit New”
4.  Select the media you are going to submit along with website
address.
5.  Select the category and subcategory or your submission that
best suites the niche you are marketing in.
6.  Repeat the process.

Now for the golden rule around that the submission. 

1.  Don’t give the viewers anything less than what you would want;
valuable content.  You have heard it over and over again -
Content is King.

Using Social news sites with your marketing effort is painless,
quick and the power of traffic generation is incredible.