You have to see it to believe it. Have you ever seen an African American mascot? Well he does exist his name is "Mop Top the Hip Hop Scientist" and he has friends Lollipop, Mop Top, and Flip Flop. We are trying to get feedback from parents, educators, children about our site. Tell us what you like, and what you don't like.
BE FASHION - A feminine-inspired online clothing boutique with one only rule- no pants allowed.
New York, NY - September, 3, 2009 – BE FASHION is a women's online clothing boutique that launched in the spring of 2009. After being directly affected by the turbulent economy and having to explore alternative methods to make a living, Barbara Codner, CEO/Founder of BE FASHION, combined her love of clothing and lady-like approach to create an online boutique that encourages women to dress impeccably, purposely choosing not to sell pants on her site. Ms. Codner explained, "I want to take fashion back to a time when women dressed like ladies."
BE FASHION was completely self-financed by Barbara; she did not seek help from lenders or investors. Despite having her MBA, Barbara was having a difficult time finding quality work in NYC. With no job, ends to meet and a closet full of clothes; she decided to put her clothes up for auction on EBay. Her clothing was an instant hit, and Barbara realized she had an eye for fashion and a penchant for what sells. She took her profits from the auctions and invested them into her online venture. When developing her boutique, Barbara had an important goal; she wanted BE FASHION to reflect her views about fashion while encouraging women to explore their own personal style.
BE FASHION offers ultra-feminine, moderately priced women’s clothing and handbags. Styles range from designer day and evening dresses such as Suzi Chin priced at $100 or less to designer evening dresses and gowns such as JS Boutique which are priced 20%-50% less than most department stores, with some other discounted items available. Special sections on the site include a line of vintage-inspired pieces as well as genuine leather handbags.
For more information about BE FASHION, please contact:
Barbara Codner
BE FASHION
461 Central Park West
Suite 1E
New York, NY 10025
(347) 879-0822
be@befashiononline.com
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Tomorrow is the last day to submit a poem for Poetry Week. Three spots are left. Get your poem on The POV Lounge. Details here: http://fromawriterspovevents.webs.com We are also having Poetry Open Mic Night on April 21st, 2010 at 8PM EST. All Poets are welcome. This meeting is in celebration of Poetry Week. Sign up to present a poem here: http://fromawriterspovevents.webs.com/poetryopenmicnight.htm
From A Writer's POV will update its magazine tomorrow for the April 2010 Edition. If you have not read the March 2010 Edition, read it here: www.fromawriterspovmagazine.com
Thanks, Dominique
7 Tricks For Creating Powerful Ad-Copy
by Jessica Swanson
As a small business owner, at one time or another, you will need to create a compelling ad. It doesn't matter if your ad is a sales brochure, email announcement or a newspaper ad, ultimately, your ad-copy must grab your prospect's attention, produce a desired emotional response that urges them to take action.
Here Are 7 Key Points To Keep In Mind, When Writing Ad-Copy:
1. Choose Your Words Carefully
There are over 175,000 words in the English language and, if used wisely, have the power to sway people's thinking, change their perspective and even motivate them to take action.
Selecting your words thoughtfully and with precision will create an enormous difference in the quality and performance of your ads.
- Words that create a feeling of safety: peace, relaxed, serene, secure, warm
- Words that create a sense of control: confidence, mastery, balance, self-assured, composure
- Words that create excitement: edgy, exhilarating, explosive, juicy, sensational
2. Focus On Benefits
Many small business owners make the mistake of focusing on the features of their product or service. Unfortunately, your prospect isn't interested in mere features; they are only interested in how your product or service will improve their life.
Therefore, eliminate focusing on the mundane characteristics of your product and service and instead concentrate on how it will benefit your prospect's life. Will it make them thinner? Happier? Richer?
If you are able to effectively portray how your product will change lives, your battle is half-done.
3. Establish Trust
One of the jobs of your ad-copy is to establish trust between you and your buyers. People will never do business with companies that they don't feel confident about. Therefore, you need to put their anxieties to rest and convince them that their fears are unsubstantiated.
There are various ways to establish credibility:
- Use statements that are truthful and original;
- Offer free product samples or free services;
- Include your name and contact information in your ad-copy;
- Use testimonials from satisfied clients/customers;
- Avoid generalizations and include specifics;
4. Create One Clear Objective
Every single piece of ad-copy that you produce (whether it is a Google Adword campaign or a piece of direct mail) should be deliberately simple.
You should have only one, crystal clear objective in your ad. Either you want your prospect to visit a website, call a 1-800 number or take out their wallet and make a purchase. If your ad contains multiple objectives, your prospect will only become confused and overwhelmed.
As the saying goes, "Keep It Simple Stupid!" This applies to your ad-copy as well.
5. Differentiate Your Company
One of the main ingredients in successful ad-copy is to convince your prospects that you are different and unique from your competition. Your ad should always convey at least one reason why you are different.
Do you offer superior customer service? Are you the fastest? Do you produce the highest quality materials?
Discover what main attributes motivate your particular target market and make this attribute the focal point when differentiating yourself.
6. Pack Your Headlines With Power
There are dozens of research studies that suggest that your headline is the most important part of your entire ad. In fact, you only have three seconds to capture your prospect's interest, so your headline needs to be packed with as much power as possible.
You should always use "power words" in your headline such as:
Amazing
Announcing
Advice To
At Last
Bargains
Breakthrough
Discover
Do You
Enormous
Facts
Finally
Free
Great News
Guaranteed
Here
How Much
Inside Secrets Of...
Innovative
Love
Only
Proven
Sale
This
Which
Yes
7. Create An Emotional Response
Ultimately, your ad should produce a desired emotion in your prospect. It's simply not enough that your prospect relates to your company in a logical manner. There needs to be an emotional connection as well.
Use words that bring about the emotions that you want your customer or client to feel: love, fear, desire, power, more control, etc.
If your prospect relates to you on both an emotional and logical level, you are engaging them in a fuller manner and they are more likely to connect with you and your company.
Although writing solid ad-copy isn't child's play, it can be learned through practice, patience and perseverance.
The difference between producing a mediocre ad and producing an irresistible ad that motivates your prospect to take action could literally mean thousands of dollars in extra sales, customers and clients.
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This post originally appeared on the FreeMoneyTactics.com blog, where SistaWAHMs (Tiffany & Tamara) regularly share tips, ideas, and news on leveraging entrepreneurship and frugality for an abundance of life.
What exactly is it that we do, you ask?
In its simplest form, we answer questions and give advice on ways to leverage entrepreneurship and frugality in order to obtain abundance in life.
We answer emails, chats, tweets, comments, you name it.
We are wealthy in the sense that we are giving to those in need and providing value all while doing so for free, but, we must also value our time something that is not in abundance.
The answers we provide to the questions we receive are always detailed, resourceful, and down right good.
Do you find yourself freely sharing advice but wishing you could find a way to monetize your efforts?
If so, you’ll want to read on to see what free tool we found to make this happen!
As the old saying goes, “time is money”, and if you don’t want to waste anymore time or money then you’ll want to consider selling advice over the phone.
Consultants, therapists, stay at home moms, and Internet marketers alike can all benefit from a free online service called Ether.
Ether.com allows you to “sell what you say”.
Before now, the only way to get paid for what you said was done by coordinating teleseminars, webinars, and live events.
Now, Ether gives you a way to hold one-on-one sessions and still get paid.
You will want to tell Ether exactly how you wish to be paid – consider now how much your time is worth.
Set your price, what will it be $5? $100? Then set whether you are paid this amount per call, per minute or per hour.
When you sign up to Ether you will receive a unique 8-digit phone number that can be forwarded to the phone line of your choice. If you have a blog or website you can get an Ether button that lets your customers know whether or not you are available to take calls.
For those of us with children or outside the home jobs, just set the hours when you want to take calls or simply turn your Ether phone number off with a click of a mouse.
If you happen to be a stay at home mom with babies or small children and the phone is not a viable option right now, Ether even uses email versus phone which allows you to sell any digital product you possess (i.e. audios, videos, interviews, etc).
The only way a customer can reach you is after they’ve prepaid your rate. So, the one thing with Ether that you can always count on is that you will only receive phone calls that are from paid customers!
To sign up to Ether takes 2 minutes and it’s free to start, no monthly fees, setup fees, or connection fees.
All Ether asks for is a 15% commission fee which you can recoup or include in the fee you specify.
How payment works is:
Ether collects the customers credit or debit card information.
Once the customer has paid, the call is transferred to you and your money is sent to you via direct deposit or check – you are paid at the end of each month.
Now you can sell advice over the phone, set your own schedule and pricing, and receive only paid phone calls!
While it will always pay off to freely give and share advice you also need to understand your worth. You never know just how much someone else is willing to pay you to better themselves in exchange for your expertise.
You can learn more about Ether - like how you can market your services and get paid right on their site. Be sure you come over to FMT after you’re done here and share your experience and earnings with us!
Business Owners, If you find that you are doing too much by yourself, or you're spending hours working on a large number of different projects, this is a
sign that you will need to begin delegating tasks to a Virtual
Support Consultant.
If you are a business owner, youshould be well aware of the fact that
yourbusiness isn't one job. It is multiple jobs, and it may be your
responsibility to handle a large number of different issues. If you are
an Entrepreneur, you are
probably acting as the accountant,
sales
person, marketing expert, and
product designer; Wearing all the hats. Even if you are at the point
where you are still
working alone, you will eventually need to delegate some of these tasks
to another person if want to become better a managing your time. The
reason for this is because it is difficult to excel at multiple things
simultaneously. If you can do it for a short period of time, you may be
prone to exhaustion or burn out.
If you become exhausted, your body may force you to stop, and this will
destroy your productivity. To delegate, you will need to
become skilled
at letting other people assist you with your tasks. When you learn to
properly delegate tasks, you will free up the time to put your energy
into things that are extremely important. By doing this, you will become
better at managing your time, and you will increase the success of your
business. However, many small business people who work alone are afraid
to delegate tasks. Perhaps you've tried it before, and were burned by
an employee.
It may be that you feel that you can't depend on anyone to get the task
done correctly. If you are afraid to delegate tasks, this
means that you
may be afraid of losing control of your operation. Granted, there are
some risks involved with hiring a second person to work for you.
However, it is your business, and you are the one who should have the
final say about any task that is completed by someone you hire. Another
reason why many business owners are afraid of delegation is because they
think it will cost them large amounts of money. However, there are a
number of things you can do to get around this.
The most cost effective way to delegate tasks is to hire a
Virtual
Assistant or as i call them Virtual Administrative
Support Consultants. To deal with the costs of
hiring a new person you need to look at both the money and other factors
which are beyond the scope of money. Time is money, and if hiring
someone can allow you to spend time doing things that are more
important, in the long run, it will be worth it.
For example, if you are a sole proprietor who is earning $2,700 per
month from your business, hiring someone else may be able
to increase
that amount to $5,400. While you will need to pay your employee, your
profits would have doubled. But this will only work if you can properly
delegate tasks and focus your time on things that are important.
" The Purpose of your life is not to serve your business; but
the Purpose of your business is to serve your life"
