…you’re leaving way too much money on the table! Most websites created or maintained by people who are new to online business are missing one important piece of the marketing puzzle. Namely, follow-up! Of course there are other reasons websites don’t maintain mailing lists, but usually it is a result of an entrepreneur without any marketing experience. Other reasons exist though (and I’m a perpetrator in this regard), even though I’ve been selling, promoting and marketing online for the last 10 years – you’ll still find many of my websites lack a subscription...

“My website is ready and I’ve spent thousands of dollars on it, but I’m not making any money!” I’ve heard it a hundred times or more… Learn How to Start Marketing Your Website – Ask Laura (July 2007) After spending all that money for a custom designed site, or forking over cash for a turnkey website in a hot market, you realize that just because you’ve built it (or had it built), doesn’t mean they’ll come (the customers). So now you’re taking the next step which is to learn about marketing and advertising your website or online...

I’m putting together a series of marketing tips for you which will be included only on this website. These are the tips and tricks that online marketers use all the time to make more sales from their one page websites. Later posts will discuss other advanced marketing tips. In your sales letters… Show your website visitors a bargain. If your product can save them money, make them money, or if you’re currently running tests on price points be sure to tell your visitors that with a tangible and honest dollar figure. This is especially true if

As you likely can tell, this site is still in infancy. I’ll be compiling segments for each learning module individually and releasing them as such. This all begins with a few interactive quiz segments, some surveys and reader polls. Your interaction assists me to serve you. The outcome is that both of us will fully understand where you currently stand in your business or marketing strategy. Course modules will be developed and released based on the majority rule. The most urgent needs from user feedback and participation will be addressed first. While all this is being prepared and created...

In September of 2004 I had hooked up with famous copywriter, author and internet marketer Joe Vitale. We launched a site with a report and tools on using RSS and Blogs to gain subscribers and website traffic. Nasty Emails in Your Inbox – Ask Laura ( October 11/04) Now there are a lot of people who have ‘issues’ with internet marketers. They think the all the gurus are scam artists and money grubbers. I’m not about to tell you that those types of gurus don’t exist (there are a number of them I keep at arm’s length), but I will promise you that Joe Vitale does...