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Slobbing Around
I fucking hate half term breaks. They're so boring.
I love the fact I'm off college - because I despise it so - but I usually find myself sitting around wasting my time.
For lunch, I ate chicken flavour noodles and a bag of meatballs. I made noodles and meatball sandwiches with them - and they were ever so fucking lush. It's one thing I'm doing again in the near future with the other bag of meatballs.
I've spent a lot of the day downloading music - I was off on a massive downloading fit. I was mainly getting all the songs from the Guitar Hero: World Tour setlist, but was also downloading the rest of Rammstein's new album. I'm yet to listen to it - but if Pussy is anything to go buy, it should be pretty mint. :D
As for gaming, I tried to get a few more collectables on Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I know I'll never get a true 100%, because the boss trophies are a cunt in the arse to get - but I could get pretty close.
I managed to do Boss Battles on normal with Meta Knight - fuck knows why I've never done it before, it was a pile of piss - but I couldn't do it on hard because Tabuu is a cheaty twat and gets off too many lucky shots.
I played a few levels on the CD Factory and added about 12 new stickers to my collection - then spent like 3000 coins on the Coin Launcher to gather a few more new trophies. Brawl is so beasty. I don't think I'll ever get close to getting anywhere near 100%.
I got sick of it after a while so tried to play Crash Bash - I went from 101% to 107% - but then the cheaty slag CPU players started pissing me off. The relic challenges - win two in a row - I can always win the first one, but then their AI like triples when I go to get the 2nd one and I can never do it.
I ate hotdogs for tea and watched a few hours of the Spongbob Squarepants marathon. I think that's like the only time I've watched TV this week. I proper don't sit infront of a telly screen unless it's wired up to a console. :)
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I amused myself via YouTube - watching episodes of Bear In The Big Blue House and the Channel 4 documentary Half-Ton Son - yes, a massive contrast I know.
Ash was on MSN, so I talked with her for a while - but I ended up having another heartfelt conversation with her. She's so understanding over MSN. She's got to be like me - way way better in writing than she is in words. She even gave me virtual hugs.
I was telling her about Wednesday and how shitloads of things are starting to dwell on my mind - especially the things I've done to her, like spitting on her and punching her.
She said she's not bitter about them, but I just responded: "Even if you weren't and showed no signs, I'd still think you were."
Sigh, why am I so fucking paranoid about EVERYTHING?
The first thing that might come to your mind when your business needs a boost is the traditional reach-widening. You would normally resort to looking for people to market your products to. However, it won’t be an easy thing to do. And it’s not very effective, too. Most of the time, it won’t generate you that much of a profit. The most basic and most overlooked solution to this is the profitable backend marketing approach. This won’t take you much. Just a bit of convincing skills will do. All you really need is to be persuasive enough to make your customers buy another product from you.
This part here is going to be easier. Since your customers have already bought from you, this literally spells belief in your product. It goes to show that they trust your services enough to make business with you. Technically, you won’t have to start from scratch and try to win their trust because you already have earned it. This means they won’t be reluctant to buy whatever you recommend them to, unless they already have it.
Suggesting another product that supplements the front-end product they bought from you is one of the simplest and most effective ways of carrying out backend marketing. The secret here is to recommend a product with a better performance but with a higher price. Thus, you earn more from it.
One good technique marketers make is displaying suggestions of related products. People often check it out of curiosity and will end up buying more than they actually plan.
This technique sounds so simple but is very effective. It requires minimal effort yet gives your customers the impression that their needs are met efficiently. In return, it strengthens your business relationship with them. Offer them privileges to make them feel that they are making good bargain from you.
To put everything simply, all you have to do is sell a reliable product to your customers and then recommend a more expensive yet very useful product to supplement what they first bought. This is how as easy as pie backend marketing can be.
Mastering backend marketing as a craft will make you fight the gradual decline of your sales. Many people don’t know this but those who do have indeed maximized backend marketing to its full potential, thus, sowing its fruits abundantly.
Relatively speaking, backend marketing is very easy because once a customer invested his money on your offer, he is investing his trust on you as well. This makes convincing them for secondary purchase easier.
When you are already trusted by the customers, you can charge higher prices on the backend products without making them wonder why. All you really need to do is convince your customers that they need the backend product to aid the performance of the front-end product he purchased. You need to make sure, though, that your main product is of high quality.
Backend marketing increases your income in a few days’ time. Many marketers, however, do not realize what this technique brings. This might be because most marketers refuse to give higher commissions to their affiliates. They think that they’re losing a lot of amount when they do that. What they fail to see is that they can earn more even after paying higher commissions because affiliates will be more driven to market your products, thus, having more opportunity to generate more sales. More customers these affiliates drive to your site generally means more profit for you!
Date: July 26, 2009
Time: 6PM Pacific
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ABOUT RAYMOND E. FOSTER
Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton. He has completed his doctoral studies in business research. Raymond is a graduate of the West Point Leadership program and has attended law enforcement, technology and leadership programs such as the National Institute for Justice, Technology Institute, Washington, DC.
Raymond has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and is currently a faculty advisor and chair of the Criminal Justice Program at the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division courses in law enforcement, public policy, technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement.
His first book, Police Technology is used in over 100 colleges and universities nationwide. He latest book, Leadership: Texas Hold ‘em Style has been adopted by several universities for course work in leadership; by several civil service organizations and required reading for promotion; and, has been well received in the wider market.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Using poker as analogy for leadership, Captain Andrew Harvey, CPD (ret.), Ed.D. and Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA found the right mix of practical experience and academic credentials to write a definitive book for leaders. Working together, Harvey and Foster have written Leadership: Texas Hold em Style. Most often leaders find they are given a set of resources people, equipment, funds, experience and a mission. As Foster noted, "You're dealt a certain hand. How you play that hand as a leader determines your success."
More than a book: A fun and entertaining journey through leadership that includes an interactive website to supplement knowledge gained from the book.
Proven and Tested: Not an academic approach to leadership, but rather a road-tested guide that has been developed through 50-years of author experience.
High Impact: Through the use of perspective, reflection, and knowledge, provides information that turns leadership potential into leadership practice.
Ease of Application: Theory is reinforced with real-life experience, which results in accessible and practical tools leaders can put to use immediately.
High Road Approach: Personal character and ethical beliefs are woven into each leadership approach, so leaders do the right thing for the right reasons.
Uses Game of Poker: Rather than a dry approach that is all fact and no flavor, the game of poker is used as a lens through which to view leadership concepts.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret)
909.599.7530
raymond@hitechcj.com
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Backend products, in its simplest definition, are the products you sell after selling your front-end products.
Starting a business basically requires acquiring new customers. However, that is going be expensive because you will have to spend on costly advertising costs. It is easier to sell to old customers, according to research by Fortune magazine, because new buyers are almost always hesitant about making a first purchase. On the other hand, since old customers have already tried your products, they already have a ground why they should trust your business. This makes it easier for them to buy again from you. Remember that with all businesses, good relationships with customers are important. It creates a foundation on whose basis you can introduce new products to.
Keep in mind, though, that while it is important to create backend products, it is more important to be mindful of its relevance and compatibility with your main product. Doing otherwise will create a negative impression on your customers and will hurt your reputation and business position.
How will you know what your customers think about your product line? The simplest, surest way is to ask your customers about it. And what better way to do that than by conducting a survey! This is one good reason you should have your own mailing list. You can send your customers a standard questionnaire which they can answer at their most convenient tome. This is more advisable than phone surveys because you might catch your customers in the midst of an important activity and interrupt them. You might also want to check what your competitor is selling because their product might work for you, too. Remember that you have the same target customers. Your products are closely related, if not similar.
Instead of starting from scratch, it’s more convenient if you try to acquire rights from someone else’s products. Check those companies who are about to go out of business and save yourself the hassle of going back to square one.
For any business to become successful, you must have faith in it. Doubting your own business won’t do you any good. Go for something you truly believe in and it will truly radiate and bring you success later on.
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