compelling

What is the real secret to writing ads that are totally irresistible? It's communicating with your reader on an emotional level! It's communicating that you really understand his needs, want, and fear. Sure, your offer needs to pass the logic test, but it also needs to tug at something inside of your reader.

I actually have two separate online businesses - Selling wellness products and Selling digital information products (eBooks)

Like many people, I first started online by promoting affiliate programs. I didn't have a product of my own, and affiliate programs seemed like the ideal way to earn an income. Why bother with the hassles of creating my own product if I didn't have to?

Amazon.com. Napster. Ebay. Blue Mountain Arts. Hotmail. These companies made it big on the web, most with surprisingly low marketing budgets, reaching unexpected heights in short time spans. Why? Was it branding? Sure, they are all strong brands today, but that is not what made them what they are. To be fair, a variety of factors contributed to their success. But by far the most important ones were tools and strategies that were sticky and viral in nature. Nothing markets a site better, spreading it like a wild fire, than having a viral product, tools or processes. And nothing makes it more capable of generating revenues than being sticky, for people only part with their money after they are comfortable with a product, after they have seen it a few times and interacted with it somehow.