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  #1 Roel Hollis on 13 Jun 12

   

  There are a number of various ways for growing cheap shoe stores with good results in a web business. Take your market audience, for instance, you have to know them but lots of IM marketers seem to overlook doing basic research about that. All target niche audiences have accumulated information on them as a group, and that is what you have to find out. But overall your marketing machine can become highly targeted and operate with purpose. As you know, the people for whom you write, your audience, have to be able to identify with them. Even in the shortest marketing message, your words must still be able to build that bridge through strong identification with what you say and how you say it.
  
  As a web marketer it's easy to allow all of your time to be spent sitting in front of the computer. Email, discussion board posting, content creation, sales marketing--it all takes time and it's not difficult to lose track and spend your whole day in front of your pc monitor. If you do business from home it is also possible to go days and days (or even weeks) without seeing any other people. This is not healthy! You (and your small business) need human interaction if you are intending to achieve success. This is also true of businesses that are based on the net. Just what exactly must you do? How can you get out there?
  
  The obvious way to do this is to attend a meeting or a conference. Every day there are conferences and conventions taking place almost everywhere. Each niche and every market has at least a handful of different events or conferences. Pick a few of these (one that's local and one which is not) and buy a pass. They are great places to meet up with new contacts. They are packed with inspiration. You're going to even have to leave the house! Conventions and events are pretty enjoyable, you ought to take a look.
  
  Drop by networking events for your local business group. Your chamber of commerce likely puts on a few of these a year. They probably have a list of other similar functions that are being put on in your community. Attend at least one event such as this. Of course, networking isn't really always the most exciting thing ever. This does not suggest, however, that you can't have some fun at them. Just remember, these are wonderful places to improve your local contacts and business-centric relationships. There is no way to tell when you will find someone who is helpful both in developing your business and making more money.
  
  Think about renting space in a professional building or in an office built for "co working." This could put you out into the real world every single day and, at the same time, give you a space to which you can dedicate your small business. These spaces include things like shared conference rooms, break rooms, copy services, and so forth. There are going to be many people that you can talk with when you feel stuck. What's even better is that it gives your biz a non-residential address and a place at which you can meet up with potential customers. It will help your business seem both more professional and legitimate.
  
  Provide a class to your area. You clearly have some type of expertise with your area of interest. Why don't you give a talk, a lecture or a course on that in your area? The fantastic thing about this option is that it provides you with the opportunity to earn money as you can charge an admission price. This shows people that you know what you are doing and you can bring in tons of new business this way.
  
  Spending your entire time in front of your laptop, even when you are doing it to grow your business, isn't healthy. If you really would like to do well and thrive, you should get out and connect with people. These suggestions are a fantastic starting place if you're not certain if you should do this.

   

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