| Article teaches the fundementals of
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| | hijacked,duplicated, or whatever. Their
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| advertising for the beginner and small
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| | list is their wealth.
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| business person and lays out a set of
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| | Some will say that from any advertisement
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| priorities to use in planning an
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| | they run, theywould far rather get an
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| advertising campaign. Resource box gives
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| | email and name than make animmediate sale
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| an example
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| | (Stephan Ducharme, for example, in his
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| We are going to clarify and put this
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| | freeaudio interview).
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| subject into focus ina usable form for
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| | If this is then the agreed upon
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| the small businessperson or "the
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| | objective, the first taskand goal of the
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| averageguy".
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| | small businessman is to learn how to
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| The subject is broad and hundreds of
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| | buildtheir list, or as an option, have
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| books have been writtenon the topic.
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| | access to the list of aproven successful
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| There¡¯s no way to digest them all.
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| | business person who operates in the
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| Collegetextbooks, "how to" books; books
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| | samemarketing field. That, by the way, at
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| for professionals; booksfor large
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| | first seems nearlyimpossible... but using
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| business advertising departments.
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| | certain procedures available tovirtually
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| Let¡¯s start with a few fundamental
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| | anyone if you know where you look, you
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| facts:
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| | CAN accessand nearly duplicate that list
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| Everyone who has any kind of product or
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| | and do it first legally, andsecondly at
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| service to sell mustadvertise. They must
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| | virtually no cost!
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| advertise constantly regardless of ifthey
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| | So, Mr. or Ms Small Business person: What
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| are new or have an established brand. You
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| | is your FIRSTobjective in business? In
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| have manychoices of tools such as print
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| | fact almost before designing yourproduct
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| media (subdivided of courseinto
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| | or service, and second only after
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| magazines, papers, etc.); public
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| | choosing yourmarket?
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| electronic media(radio, TV)... but as
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| | YOUR FIRST OBJECTIVE is to LEARN how to
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| this is an Internet based article,
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| | Build or Acquire aList. In short, to get
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| weconsider: E-mail; Ezines, Classifieds,
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| | to your future customer base.
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| Safelists and Pop Upsjust to name a few.
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| | Here¡¯s the meat of this article, and
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| To be effective, one needs to use afull
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| | HOW TO DO IT... andyes, there is a catch
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| mix of available resources. The small,
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| | 22 in a way. It takes advertising toget
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| and particularlybeginning business is
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| | advertising! Like it takes money to make
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| assumed to have a very limited budget.
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| | money.
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| Have we covered the bases? Probably.
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| | So the trick: To do it as cost
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| Are these items factual? Yes. All one has
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| | effectively and asproductively as
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| to do is to lookaround and see what¡¯s
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| | possible.
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| happening to confirm the
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| | Think of it as fishing. You have to use
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| information.Giants such as Pepsi, Coca
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| | some bait to catchfish. The fish you
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| Cola, McDonalds and Wendys,
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| | catch might become the bait for
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| beerbottlers.. all with established
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| | evenlarger fish. But you have to have
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| branded names continuallyadvertise and do
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| | some bait first.
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| so in all media.
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| | You are going to "fish" this way and the
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| On the Internet, the "gurus" also
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| | "fish" you arelooking for are names and
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| continuously advertise.Pick a name, do a
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| | email addresses.
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| search engine search and see the tools.
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| | Your "Bait" or "baited hook" is going to
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| You must advertise to get people to read
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| | be an irresistiblefree offer.
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| your message. It¡¯sno longer enough to
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| | There¡¯s no strings attached to this
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| build a great web page and it will doyour
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| | free offer except to getit, the person
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| work.
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| | gives you a name and email address to get
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| Your job is to get people to that site.
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| | it!
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| No one will buy fromyou if they don¡¯t
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| | So now we go into Phase II... We must
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| hear or see your message. In fact, it
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| | define what an"irresistible offer" is.
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| hasto be seen several times.
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| | That¡¯s objective #1 here. Then wemust
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| Random, one shot exposures such as a
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| | decide where it is we are going to "fish"
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| visit from a PPC ad ora search will not
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| | and how. Ifwe were fishing in "the real
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| do it. That is also one of the "cast
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| | world" we¡¯d want to do it wherewe know
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| inconcrete" bullet points that should be
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| | there are fish, right.
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| listed at thebeginning of this article.
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| | Where are the fish located in your area
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| The corollary to that is you must have
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| | of interest?
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| REPEATED exposures ofyour message.
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| | One great place is Ezines. As opposed to
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| Let¡¯s look at some of your options and
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| | "the ocean atlarge" (think running
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| see if they meet thatcriteria:
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| | classifieds, FFAs, etc) we might
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| PPC: No Banners: No Classifieds: No
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| | knowwhere there¡¯s a "good fishin¡¯
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| Safelists: No FFA: No
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| | hole"... or sunken reef; etc.In fact, we
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| But there are some "Yes" answers if
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| | know by type of "fishin¡¯ spot" if we
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| it¡¯s done right.
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| | can findtrout, muskies, sailfish, cod...
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| These include Email and Ezines (repeated
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| | etc.
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| readerships). Emailhas limitations.
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| | The subject of an EZine group is your
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| Unless you have permission to do
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| | defined "fishin" hole.
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| repeatemails, you are probably spamming
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| | But before we can go "fishin'", we need
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| and in fact, the recipientmay have your
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| | some equipment, andwe need how to use it.
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| message "auto trashed".
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| | Equipment here is the tool to collect
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| But there¡¯s a way to do use these two
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| | leads and start theresponse. A good
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| tools.
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| | autoresponder is a must, and of
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| What is the first objective of your
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| | course,knowing how to set it up is like
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| advertising?
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| | knowing how to bait yourhook.
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| Think about that for a minute. We¡¯re
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| | Let¡¯s recap in this primer: The
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| going to take a line ofspace here for you
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| | primary objective of anyadvertising is to
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| to answer that. You say , "Joe,
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| | capture and build a targeted name list.
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| theobjective is to get my reader to buy
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| | When you have the name list, you can
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| from me".
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| | create multiple softsales campaigns with
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| Close, but no cigar. If¡¯ I¡¯d agree
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| | the contact it needs to lead to a
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| with that as the LONGTERM objective, How
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| | saleaction.
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| is it accomplished and what is the
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| | You build the list by first doing
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| SHORTTERM objective?
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| | targeted advertising whichdoes not sell
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| Here¡¯s the Lesson of the Year... make
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| | anything but extends some kind of free
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| that the decade, andmake it the lesson
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| | offerthat offers the target market an
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| for both the novice and
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| | item of true value andinterest in return
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| veteranadvertiser; the small business
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| | for only requesting it; the
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| person and the largebusiness.
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| | requestrequires that they provide you
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| THE OBJECTIVE IS TO GET A NAME AND EMAIL
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| | with a name and email addressand at least
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| ADDRESS ACCOMPANIEDBY PERMISSION TO
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| | an implied permission to respond to
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| CONTACT THE PERSON.
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| | theirrequest.
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| Let me repeat that:
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| | If you have learned these three points,
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| THE OBJECTIVE IS TO GET A NAME AND EMAIL
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| | you are well onyour way to getting to the
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| ADDRESS ACCOMPANIEDBY PERMISSION TO
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| | head of the pack.
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| CONTACT THE PERSON.
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| | Your follow up lessons simply now become
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| Now when you do this you have the
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| | technique andlearning where the tools
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| beginning of a list, andif you talk with
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| | are. Be careful as you select thetool,
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| any Internet Guru, they will first
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| | you select one from a source who has the
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| allagree, and then tell you that they all
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| | credibilityin using it and you are not
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| have PERSONAL listsnumbering in the tens
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| | just "buying into" someone¡¯snew, but
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| of thousands. Many have lists of
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| | unproved idea. Various Internet searches
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| over100,000 names and it is their most
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| | will leadyou to the right sources.
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| valuable asset. Theirbooks, their
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| | Learn and prosper!
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| courses, their products can all be
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