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Its no secret that JVs (joint ventures) and cross promotions are one of the most productive ways to make high volumes of sales on the Internet. Today I want to talk about why they work so well, and how you can make the most of them to explode your online income. Traditionally, JVs are most common between two people who have created a product and are selling it online. But that needn't be the case and I will tell you shortly of a way in which you can get all the benefits, traffic and sales of a JV without even having a product of your own. But first lets look at the principals of it: What actually happens in a JV cross-promotion? Webites promote other websites for two main reasons: 1. To earn income from commission sales. 2. To pay, or earn, favors. The first of these you might expect, the second is more intricate. You see, when you're running an online business, your options and your growth are restricted if you try doing it all on your own. Sure, there's pay-per-click advertising, article marketing, traffic exchangers, and a variety of ways you can draw traffic to your site by paying for it. But nothing beats personal recommendation. Its human nature: We all prefer to buy through personal recommendation than by enticing advertisements. And JV's, or cross-promotions are all about personal recommendation. The only thing is - as every super-affiliate knows - even if you're offering attractive commission rates, the site that's getting promoted always gets more out of the deal than the JV partner who's doing the promoting. Look at this comparision: The JV partner doing the promotion gets: 1. A 'notional' favour from the site it promotes. 2. Commission payments, hopefully paid in good time but always at the discretion of the site owner. The site being promoted gets: 1. Lots of new list members 2. Lots of Sales 3. Lots of recognition Which would you rather? Can you see now why the benefit isn't split evenly in a JV deal? This is one of the reasons why it is more difficult than many people think to get JV partners promoting for you. No matter how attractive your commission percentages are, you will always be getting more out of the deal than your JV partner. Especially if your landing page is a list-building squeeze page. But there is an option available. Especially if your aim is to build a list. You could run a MyViralSpiral site. MyViralSpiral is a webserver script that gives you a complete solution for building a list and a business online. One of its features is that it turns the above JV example on its head to provide more of a win- win for both parties. Here's what you can do with it: As a listbuilder, you can offer a squeeze page for your JV partner to promote. He then sends his list to the squeeze page, where they sign up to your list. Then, this is when it gets interesting: Your JV partner can decide which offer page his signups are directed to after signup. Gone is the traditional method whereby once his leads have signed up to you they're yours, to direct wherever you like. With MVS, your JV partner can choose what to show them *after* they've joined your list... It might be to his own product, or an affiliate link somewhere else - or he may choose to use his affiliate link for your product (in keeping with the normal method). The point is, your JV partner has more say about who benefits from his promotion and how. And that kind of power makes all the difference when it comes to getting others to promote for you, and build your list. This is one of many characterisics of MyViralSpiral that make it well worth a good look if you want to start building JV relationships. See for yourself.

"Is this email marketing software all hype? Or, does Mailloop REALLY have the potential to help you grow a six-figure income Internet business?" Product Review of "Mailloop: email and Business Automation Software" Are you drowning in a sea of email chores...? Sure, email is now considered to be one of the top 3 essential Internet marketing strategies: >> A single email campaign can be worth $1,000s (if not TENS of $1,000s) in sales -- in less than 24 hours. >> And unlike like offline advertising, there are NO printing, envelope,or postage costs to take a bite out of your profits -- email is FREE to send. ... The PROBLEM is, unless you automate your email chores early in your business lifecycle, what you're *saving* on postage and printing costs COULD be eaten up by 100s of wasted hours. It's not really FREE to send an email campaign if it takes you 3 days to actually get it out the door! Fortunately, today there are software and services available that take the grunt work out of sending email campaigns, newsletters, and autoresponders... ... Leaving you free to worry about the fun stuff, like crafting high-impact email campaigns... or automating your backend sales with series of autoresponders! A favorite on my list of tools is Derek Gehl's (of Internet Marketing Center fame) Mailloop -- email and Business Automation Software. Are people REALLY increasing profits with Mailloop? Or, is it all hype? Personally, I've always been comfortable using and recommending Mailloop to my friends and business associates because it has a proven track-record. The software has been around (and evolving through updates) since 1998... and was originally built by Derek's team to manage their own email marketing campaigns, which now... Generate over $3.5 Million is sales per year!!!!!! Of course, if you're just getting started, software that manages email campaigns worth MILLIONS of dollars per year might seem a bit out of your league. So I think it's important to note that Mailloop also has a long, proven track-record of helping "Regular Joe's" who have started small (with NO opt-in list or experience sending email) grow to a six-figure income -- and beyond! (If you visit Derek Gehl's website, you can read actual case studies of these real people, and see proof of their RESULTS! Click here now.) Sure it's more affordable... but are you giving up features and control? If you're price conscious like me, you'll also appreciate the value-for-the-dollar Mailloop gives you. Mailloop has been designed to give small and home-based business owners ALL the email automation tools you need, in one easy-to-use software interface... So while many of the email management services used by the Fortune 500s will "two-bit" you to death with extra charges that can run into the $1,000s per year, with Mailloop you get everything you need to... Easily collect email addresses from an opt-in form on your website Subscribe and unsubscribe people from your list automatically Import existing lists of opt-in customers and subscribers Send professional-looking email campaigns -- in text and HTML Manage MULTIPLE newsletters from one interface Automate your customer service with autoresponders Send automated "follow-up" emails with unlimited autoresponders ... Plus tons more, all for one very reasonable, low one-time payment -- and NO EXTRA charges, ever! What about support? Will you be crying by your computer at 2 a.m.? Here's where I really give Derek and his team some serious praise. Until a couple of years ago, support for the Mailloop software was limited to some videos and a help manual. Yes, there were a few staff dedicated to supporting customers, but I generally get the impression they were spread too thin. In the last couple of years, though, Derek and IMC have really beefed up their technical support... I take it this has happened in response to customer demand. So now, not only has Mailloop been streamlined with these GREAT wizards that walk you step by step through all the critical tasks like sending your first email, setting up your first autoresponder, etc... ... Mailloop ALSO now comes with a complete suite of video tutorials, a customer support center, and personal support on-demand from a very knowledgeable, and VERY available, team of Internet marketing experts. So getting set up with Mailloop and sending your first email campaign is a breeze... The final verdict... Is Mailloop a diamond or a dud? Overall, I give Mailloop my highest recommendation. Not only do you get the entire suite of email management tools for a low, one- time payment -- a value of literally $1,000s per year... ... You also get unlimited support from IMC's experienced staff... something other service providers are charging $100+ per hour for! And with Mailloop's track-record of helping regular people boost their incomes over six-figures per year, you can be confident that you're using a software that's already PROVEN to get results! To get started with Mailloop, OR learn the strategies Derek Gehl used to make over $3.5 Million last year alone with email marketing, visit: http://snipurl.com/mhmj I give Mailloop my HIGHEST recommendation!

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