How To Joint Venture With The Gurus

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By: Ash Trivedi
One of the best methods for getting the word out about your product and making a lot of sales in a short amount of time is with Joint Ventures.
These joint ventures or “JV’s” can take-on many different forms. Some are as simple as promoting each other’s newsletters, while others may be more complex partnerships with cross-promoting of complimentary products.
Joint Ventures are a powerful tool for expanding business in many areas. So, what is stopping ‘you’ from using this technique to expand your business?
For many new marketers, starting a JV can be a frightening task, especially when it comes to contacting other marketers.
Too often, many marketers appear to be “spamming,” when they are really just seeking other JV partners. There is a correct way about finding joint venture partners and getting them to say yes to your proposal. Here’s a few tips to get you started right away.

Don’t use a template style letter and email all potential partners with that letter. Take the time to visit their site and make personal comments about it in your proposal. Let your future J.V. partner know that you have taken the time to contact him/her personally.

There are joint venture networks out there that can save you a lot of time emailing and not get you accused of spam. You could visit sites like J.V Gold.com and www.jvAlert.com/invite.aspx?id=2133 (that site requires an invite, so I’ve given you one in that link)

So now you’ve got access to a massive network of heavy hitters and guru marketers. What you need to do is write the best proposal possible and really over deliver for your partners. This will make your proposal stand out over everyone else’s. Here’s a few tips you can use;

If you have a product or service, let your J.V. partners have it for free. Let them know that as J.V. partners they can have your product for a free review. Without offering them a free review you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who is willing to endorse a product to their list which may have taken them years to build a relationship with.
Just by giving your product away for free to a couple of people you open up the gates for thousands of potential customers.If you have an affiliate program in place, offer your potential partners a higher commission rate rather than simply paying the standard affiliate rate. Make them feel special.
Lastly, don’t give up. If you can’t for whatever reason join a joint venture network and you have to go emailing future partners one by one, this can get very tiring. Especially when all you may keep hearing is “no” or you get no reply at all. Well, just remember that you may have heard 100 “no’s”, but it only takes one “yes” from a heavy hitter to sky rocket your profits. Be patient and it will happen.



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Ash Trivedi is an online marketer who’s created partnerships with multi-national companies and small businesses alike. Visit www.ash-trivedi.com/Mike.html for an opportunity to J.V. with the gurus guru Mike G. as a gift from Ash.

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Is Your Online Business Internet Law Compliant?

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By: Robert Evans
This article concerns your legal obligations and rights concerning the maintenance of a mailing list and in particular the sending of commercial email. It is a tricky subject. You might even think that it is something which does not affect you, but if you have seen what is currently happening on the internet, and what is going to happen in the not so distant future, then you will also know that to ignore these developments would be to put yourself at unnecessary risk.

In the United States of America, the Federal Trade Commission has already prosecuted a number of well known internet marketers for non compliance of internet law, and these actions are bound to spread worldwide.

In January 2004, the Draconian California email laws came into force which immediately started to shake up the online business community, and in early December 2003 similar laws were introduced in England and elsewhere in the European Union.

Does any of this mean anything to you so far? If it doesn’t then we’ve got news for you. Saying that you know nothing about these laws will not protect you. Just as with all other types of law, ignorance is no defence.

Here are a couple of questions to ponder:

Do you have your own website, whether personal or commercial?Do you operate an online magazine (ezine) or mailing list?Do you have a list of contacts that you send messages to periodically?

If you manage a website do you:

* have a Privacy Policy in place?* have a Terms of Use document in place?* have a Purchase Agreement in place for every item you sell (for commercial sites)?* have an Affiliate Agreement in place (if you run an Affiliate Programme)?

If you operate an ezine or mailing list of any kind:

* do you send messages containing advertisements, whether promoting your products or services, or those of third parties?

If yes, do you have the direct consent of your subscribers to send such messages?

I realise that is a lot to be thinking about. But you should be thinking about it, because the world of internet commerce is going through a BIG shake-up. The authorities say it is all to do with clamping down on spammers and scamsters, but if you are otherwise honest and scrupulous in your dealings you could still fall foul of these new laws simply by not being seen to comply. So what can you do to comply?

You can start off by taking a serious look at the way you run your mailing list. Are you absolutely sure that each and every subscriber has given their direct consent for you to send them commercial email messages? What do we mean by direct consent?

Let’s tackle this by looking at what direct consent is NOT.

For example, you operate a mailing list for subscribers who want to know about updates to your site and/or products. On occasion you send these people a message advertising a product or service for which you are an affiliate.

Just because these people are on your mailing list does not give you the express right to send them an advertisement. What you would need to do would be to make it clear, at the time they subscribe, that they will be receiving commercial messages from time to time. And having your subscribers simply click a check box does NOT amount to them giving their direct consent.

You may run an ezine that includes advertisements. But have the subscribers given their direct consent for you to send them ads from third parties? Yes, it really is getting that nit-picky and you will have to work out how to go about getting their consent. Perhaps the most efficient way would be to adopt a double optin policy and be totally upfront from the outset regarding the kind of material you are likely to be sending your subscribers.

As for your website, you will need more detailed documents in place in order to cover yourself legally. As stated earlier, these MUST include a Privacy Policy and a Terms of Use to cover you for the use and content of your site, whether it is just a simple personal home page or a full blooded online store.

If you run a commercial site, you will need a Purchase Agreement for every separate product or service you offer, in addition to the other two pages already mentioned.

And then there is the Data Protection Act (in the UK), which requires certain businesses or companies to register. Cost is 35 pounds per year and is certainly compulsory for all internet-based businesses that digitally store, receive or transmit customer or staff details, such as name, home address, telephone number and email address. Even if you don’t have a website, but run a mailing list, you will almost certainly need to register. For more information, go to The UK Data Protection Website: www.dataprotection.gov.uk



Author Bio
Bob Evans has been doing business online since October 2000. He runs a resource center incorporating a powerful marketing action plan that includes all the compliance pages you need www.market4profit.net/marketing-action-plan.php

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