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Perfect Money ecurrency discovers more functional payment solutions. What's new?

2009-10-04T19:18:00.000-07:00

Every payment system pursues to offer their users functionality that will prompt them to choose that particular company for their business. This is the point of the current competition between payment systems as on the side of technology there is nothing new that can be invented. It is service quality and functionality that can be improved to attract and retain users.

Among numerous payment service providers at the market Perfect Money stands out as a most advanced and actively developing company. The system regularly introduces new features and updates its services aimed at making the payment experience with Perfect Money easier and more convenient for users, furthermore it seeks to please its customers in some aspects.

Over past months Perfect Money has launched a number of services for its users which cannot be left unnoticed by our journal.

Plastic card deposit for Chinese users

Quite recently Perfect Money introduced an option for Chinese users to top up their accounts via plastic cards issued by one of Chinese banks. Customers in China can deposit their USD accounts using Credit Cards, Debit Cards and Direct Bank Payments. The feature is available for the users from their accounts. They just need to log in, select Chinese language and press Deposit button to see China Union Pay option in the list of top up methods.

6 Methods for Getting a Flood of Referrals!

2009-10-04T19:15:00.000-07:00

by David Frey

Yes, I admit it – I hate asking for referrals – don’t you? Be honest. Doesn’t your heart start to pump faster and hands start to sweat even thinking about asking a customer for a referral? If you’re like me, you hate to impose on others. Asking for names of friends or family members almost makes you feel as though you’re selling a multi-level marketing opportunity.

Not to worry. There are many ways to get a continual stream of qualified referrals without having to go through the painful process of asking for referrals face-to-face. The secret to getting referrals without asking for them is to develop referral systems that do the asking for you. Here are six innovative systems for getting referrals without asking.

Referral System # 1
Make a list of people / businesses that sell complimentary products and services to your own product or service. If you sell athletic shoes your list might include health clubs, running clubs, basketball teams, or podiatrists. Now create a referral program that pays referral fees for people that are sent to you by your referral partners.

To make this system more effective, give your referral partners customized coupons, tickets, or cards that the referral brings with them to your business so that you can correctly track each referral source.

Referral System # 2
Approach charities in your local area to get a list of donors that already give to the charity. The United Way is a good place to start. Most United Way donors make advanced pledges or set goals to give a specified amount to the United Way.

Now approach the executive sponsor of the United Way donation drive and make a proposal. Propose that for every referral that is sent from their organization to your business, you will take a percentage of your sale and donate it to the United Way (or whatever charity they are affiliated with) in their name.

Referral System # 3
Local churches are always looking for innovative ways to raise money to sustain the programs they offer to their members. Most churches would be enthusiastic about the opportunity to receive a donation from you or your business.

Simply call up the ecclesiastical leader and ask if you can meet with him/her to talk about a potential fundraising activity. Propose that for every referral they send your way, you will donate a percentage of the sales to the church. In return, the church should agree to promote your business. This same referral tactic can be done with the booster clubs of local sports teams, Boy Scout troops and other organizations looking to raise money.

Referral System # 4
Most everyone has a barber or hairstylist they use on a frequent basis, especially if you have children. I don’t know about you, but my barber always engages me in conversation during my haircut. And most barbers and hairstylists are very happy when you give them a $2 - $3 tip. Do you see where I’m going with this?

Why not approach the local barbers and hairstylists and offer them $1 for every referral card they pass out to their customers. You might even motivate them to talk up your business by promising them a percentage of each sale that results from their referral.

Referral System # 5
The last referral system will not only bring you referrals, but will also create a lot of goodwill. I learned this tactic, strangely enough, by Princess Diana and a local real estate agent. When Princess Diana died a close associate of hers was interviewed and revealed that Diana always carried a set of “royal” thank you notes.

Every time she met with someone she would remember their names and as soon as she got in her car she would write a short thank you note to them. The people cherished the thank you notes they received from the Princess. After hearing that, I started to carry around my own box of thank you notes.

But here’s what really will make this referral tactic take off. Not long ago I received an email from a subscriber to my Marketing Best Practices Newsletter that had this phrase under the man’s signature:

By Referral Only

By Referral Only...means: We invest 100% of our time and energy to delivering first-class service to our clients. As a result, our valued clients, suppliers, and friends refer their family, friends and work associates to us for advice on buying or selling real estate. We're interested in building strong life long relationships one person at a time.

You see, its not enough to send a thank you note. People need to know that you want and appreciate their referrals. The phrase, in essence, answers the question, “What can you do for me in return for this nice thank you card?” Immediately, I had this phrase printed on the bottom of my thank you notes and my referrals took off.

How to make money with FaceBook

2009-10-04T19:10:00.001-07:00

he rise in popularity of the soon-to-be number 1 social network site Facebook is due to a combination of two things.

1. Formerly a hangout only for high school and college students, Facebook allowed anyone to join in September, 2006.

2. In May, 2007 Facebook opened up it’s network to developers.

By opening up it’s network to developers Facebook has provided a way to make money right on the Facebook web site. Something you can’t do on MySpace. The only way to make money off of MySpace is by attracting users to another web site outside the MySpace community and making money on that site.

Below is an Alexa traffic comparison of the top two social network sites. Bold prediction: It won’t be long before Facebook becomes more popular than MySpace.

Facebook Myspace Alexa
Facebook: a developer magnet

Since opening up it’s network to developers Facebook has seen a flood of new applications created. In fact, over 1000 developers are signing up every day.

Addonomics, an open analytics platform that tracks Facebook application growth and provides stock-market-style analysis of Facebook features says that as of today…

* There are 342,015,965 installs across 5,118 apps on Facebook.
* These applications were used 23,360,190 times in the last 24 hours and have a combined valuation of $249,800,000.
* Facebook has approximately 40 million Unique Active Users in the past 30 days and a valuation between $10Bn and $15Bn.
* This translates to between $250 and $375 per active user.

7 ways to make money with Facebook

In The Facebook Economy Business 2.0 outlined a few ways application developers are making money off of Facebook.

1. Selling advertising space
Facebook apps with large audiences can make a lot of money selling ad space on their page through ad networks like Lookery, Userplane and Google Adsense.

2. Sponsorship
Advertisers are lining up to sponsor popular Facebook applications. The Food Fight! application which lets you throw virtual food at your friends is soon to be serving up virtual chicken wings from a major food chain. Tyson???

3. Sell goods and services
The future of Facebook applications is utility, not fun. Facebook application Band Tracker searches upcoming concerts and links to ticket vendor web sites. Soon, it will be common for people to make purchases from their own Facebook pages.

Lee Lorenzen, CEO of Altura Ventures provided us with the following four ways to make money with Facebook.

4. Write a Facebook book
Iâ€™ve heard about a number in the works and that means advances/royalties for authors.

5. Write a Facebook blog
There are already a number of good ones beginning to cover the Facebook eco-system but there is room for more. Once you have an audience for your blog you can start selling ads and sponsorships.

6. Develop Facebook apps as a consultant
Good / great Facebook developers are in very limited supply and so the demand is high. Iâ€™ve heard of hourly rates in the $200 per hour range for folks who can architect, write and deploy viral Facebook apps.

7. Sell your Facebook app
If you can create an app on Facebook, get it to 10K to 100K users, harvest some ad revenue from it by partnering with AdBrite for CPM/CPC ads, offer Cost Per Install ads via Adonomics and you provide data to get an Adonomics certified valuation, then you will be in a position to get top dollar for your application should you decide to sell it.

At the moment, the big winners of the Facebook jackpot are application developers. The big losers might be other social networks like MySpace, if they fail to open up their networks.

Tips reselling domain name, Make Money ! PART 2

2009-10-03T19:24:00.000-07:00

Tip 5: Contact private parties or corporates

Have you acquired or Grabbed a great domain name and want to sell it for good price? If so then you will need to contact large businesses, private parties and corporates who are in similar business.

• Make a list of potential buyers, it can be companies who are in similar business or domain traders like ( greatdomains. buydomains) . If your domain name is generic and can be used for multiple businesses then you will have to spend more time on this step to get an exhaustive list.

• Avoid the trademarked names or names that have elements of TM. You may be forced to give up the name. This depends on several factors.

• Make a letter highlight the benefits of your domain name, traffic details, how it will benefit the buyer or provide ROI. There are sample letters that you can find on NamePros.com just do a search.

•Send out emails with appropriate subject to catch attention. It’s always good to do a follow up phone-call if you can get hold of someone in the organization.

• After you get offers, reply to each one sincerely. If the offer is low don’t get offended. It’s normal for buyers to quote a low price. It’s a positive sign as the buyer cares enough to make an offer and shows that he is interested. You will have to take this forward and work with him to get a mutual agreement on price.

• If the deal is finalized make sure you use an escrow service to transfer domain ownership and get your payment. This requires patience, hard work, smart selling strategies, negotiation skills. Persistence will get you there.

Tips on Marketing your domains:

Let enough people know that your domain is available. This will increase your chances of selling and getting potential offers. Use some marketing strategies to boost your sales:

• Put your domain names in your signature, in emails and in domain forums so it gets noticed.

• Post in domain forums, help others and seek answers from experts. This will build your reputation and give exposure to domains.

• Many forums have for-sale message boards, where you can post your names for free. Make sure you actively post there.

• Submit your domains to search engines. This is generally free and it pays well at times. Your search engine ranking will determine how much your domain is valuable.

• List your domains in directories. There are many directories that accept domains for free. Make sure you list there and day by day you will get more exposure to your domains.

• Use your domain name as your username in forums, and other websites. When other people notice the name of website there is often a tendency to visit to site.

• Invest in your domain by building a one page blog or creating some banners.

Tip 6: Market your domains