ebiz EYE the digest of news and tips from New Times Home Biz December 2013

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1 ebiz EYE the digest of news and tips from New Times Home Biz December 2013 IN THIS ISSUE... Questions on the past year Clippings (aka News Briefs) The Udemy connection Graphics Resources My Secret Advantage Making the world a better place WELCOME to ebiz EYE. Connect with me at... HomeOfficeHouseAndHabitat newtimeshomebizwithdes Questions on the past year Hi folks... Des here. With the closure of this year I want to start this newsletter by saying thanks for continuing to be a part of New Times Home Biz. I truly hope you ve been able to get something out of them, some snippet or lead to take away and use to your advantage. Year end to me always brings with it a period of reflection. What have I achieved? Am I further advanced than this time last year? What have I learnt? And have I applied my learnings to my online business? How much have I shared with other global citizens? Are they better off for it? What else can I do? Think for a moment. How has your year been? Have you made progress in your online business? Are you making money? Have you set out to make an additional income? Or are you still plodding along, wondering if it s all worth it? Have you followed your interest or passion and created a blog about it? If you have, ebiz EYE... December 2013! 1

2 well done. You re on your way. Just getting started is a great feeling, but to continue that momentum is far more satisfying. Most satisfying though, is building business assets - your products, books, reports. The more you create and get into the marketplace, the greater your earning capacity. Remember, there s a lot of free information at New Times Home Biz, and there are always new ideas and new content being added. Go to the BLOG and search the topics. And whilst you re there, would you make a comment? Facebook Like or G+? It would be greatly appreciated. Let s hit the trail! Clippings (aka News Briefs) Orbit Media Studios How To Generate Leads... Get the Infographic here. AWeber Cheap and simple ways for small businesses to do video. Video marketing with no budget. Now that s very attractive. And by using a smart phone you re off and running. Have a read of this article from AWeber. And if you re ready to use marketing click this link --> More on the use of video is in the story below. Website Magazine This would have to be one of the best sources available for everything about website success. And it s FREE! I don t know how they do it, so you have absolutely nothing to lose. The latest issue has articles about... ebiz EYE... December 2013! 2

3 Keep calm and keep up with the web s best New approaches to link building 50 top digital solutions built to impress A look at smart web design... and a lot more. Click here --> WEBSITE MAGAZINE Remember, this is free, so jump on it now. Download the back issues and select articles to read that suit your needs right now. I m very confident that you ll be blown away by the quality of the digital magazine, both in its presentation and the content. The Udemy Connection In previous digests I ve described about a very low cost kick-start to using your creative self to get cracking online. That s in WRITE TO PROSPER. But if you feel like giving yourself a big Christmas present, one that you can get stuck into right away, and one that will be ever-lasting, then here is the ultimate online business development and marketing blueprint. Faster Smarter Better... at Udemy. FASTER SMARTER BETTER ebiz EYE... December 2013! 3

4 CLICK THE LINK above for 75% discount... available only until 31 December FSB is a huge course with 74 video modules. If you re daunted by the size of the course, remember, take a small chunk at a time (say 3 or 4 videos) and you ll have it completed in less than 20 days. Videos are mostly about 10 to 20 minutes long, although there are several that are over 1 hour long. Highly recommended. More About Udemy Courses Udemy is that fabulous portal for online courses. 10,000 to date... on a huge variety of subjects. Want to know more? Click here --> Udemy Online Courses If you join Udemy (which is free by the way), you ll get access to very big discounts, sometimes up to 75%. But why not create your own Udemy course and earn a great income? And if you do, here s a must-have. VIDEO is almost an essential tool in today s online business world and New Times Home Biz will be featuring a lot more of this type of media next year. It s also a reason why Udemy courses are videobased, as is seen in Faster Smarter Better. Knowing how to create great video products is another of those essential and indispensable business assets. What better way to learn about video creation than with... Video Creation Fast Track ebiz EYE... December 2013! 4

5 Graphics resources Just a day or so ago I came across an incredible graphics package deal. It really is extraordinary. Every website, blog, report, sales page, squeeze page... need high quality graphics to increase conversions, and of course to enhance general quality. Don t get stung by using restricted (i.e. copyright or licensed), illegal, or poor quality graphics. There are 31 graphics modules in the package - for example, ecovers (for your books and reports), Buy Now buttons, bullets and checkmarks, App Store buttons, Guarantee badges, Feature Listing boxes, minisite templates (and they re great), presentation boxes (can be used in an Udemy course or video presentation), numbered bullets, order boxes, photo frames, social buttons, Facebook covers. And a lot, lot more. With personal private label rights, every one of the graphics is editable - you can change them any way you like, or if you prefer get someone at Fiverr to do the customisation for you (e.g. the minisite template). The price for this package is $17. It s a bargain. Even if you don t intend to use any of the graphics for a while, I suggest you jump on it now. This price lasts until December 22. And if you don t buy the package, just have a look at what s on offer. If you do buy it, and decide it s not for you, there s a 60 day money-back guarantee. Either way, there s nothing to lose. CLICK HERE --> GRAPHICS FIRESALE My Secret Advantage In the October issue of ebiz EYE I said I would let you know about a tool I use to create optimum headlines, book titles, report titles, ad content (if you re into creating ads), blog titles, and anything else needing a header or title. ebiz EYE... December 2013! 5

6 Well, here it is. This is a grab from the very simple interface of the software. ADVANTAGE BOT AdvantageBot is a text scoring engine that has been based on more than 270,000 ad datasets (as of 2013) of profitable and unprofitable ads. This massive database allows the user to copy/paste a headline, sentence, order link, Adwords ad, resource box, or any other text (such as book title, blog title, report title) into the left-hand window. It also allows text of choice to be tested. Click Score and in a very quick time the score for the text is revealed in the righthand window. But, how do you know what the score means? This is done by comparing variations of the original text in the left-hand window. Change a word, add an exclamation, and if the text scores higher, then you know you re on to something. Keep making variations until the score is the maximum that you can make it. How do we know it works? 7 years of testing, many favourable reviews, and knowing that the best marketable words and terms are being used. ADVANTAGE BOT ebiz EYE... December 2013! 6

7 You might not think AdvantageBot will be much use to you, but perhaps you know someone who could use its power. Here s an example of improving a book title, and for this I ve chosen one of my earlier info-products. I wrote an article at NTHB Blog about how a book cover can make a BIG difference, where I used this info-product as an example. The original title says precisely what it means - creating a home business in changing times. The reason why I altered the title was as a result of using AdvantageBot. I thought the original book title was fine, but not according to AB. Let s look at the results I plugged into the software. Turn skills into rewarding assets - ( 348 ) A simple plan to get it right and to keep it going - ( 307 ) Bring on new times - ( 272 ) How to turn your skills into rewarding assets - ( 250 ) Home business in new times - ( 88 ) ebiz EYE... December 2013! 7

8 Have you noticed something? AdvantageBot penalises how and your by a combined score of 71. Interesting. What then did I do? After doing keyword research to confirm the results, I decided on... BRING ON NEW TIMES It just seemed to fit the focus of the book. Maybe there s still room for further improvement. What do you think I should do? Let me know (see address at the end) and I ll send you a free copy of Bring On New Times (Value $17). Maybe with the next update (I always update my products) I ll go for Turn skills into rewarding assets. So, using AdvantageBot to improve your existing products could very likely bring many more sales. Check out ADVANTAGE BOT... but a warning - it s not cheap. However it could easily pay for itself by improving the sales of just a single ebook. Making the world a better place Lately there have been some horrendous natural disasters - the super-typhoon Haiyan that ripped through the Philippines is the latest. It will take years to repair and recover the local economy. There s one way we can make a lasting legacy and that s to donate to the various organisations that are receiving funds for such work. ebiz EYE... December 2013! 8

9 There s also another way, and that is to lend to people in great need. My aim is to get 100 Kiva lenders by the end of this year. Will you be one of them? Can you lend just $25? Find out more about Kiva at... Step 1: At click "Teams". Join my team by following these steps; Step 2: Enter the search - Make Their New Times - in the field "Search for your favorite teams" and click "Search Teams" Step 3: Click "Join Team". Step 4: Register with Kiva to create an account. Upload your photo if you wish. Step 5 : Log in and make your first loan. Make sure it's with Make Their New Times. I ll be eternally grateful, and so will Kiva.org and the people receiving your loan. And also, if you join you re then able to make a gift to someone - a family member, friend, relative, workmate - with a $25 Kiva card which can then be used for a loan. What a way to give a gift at this time of the year! And now to sign off... Thanks for reading this digest and I hope you ve been able to take away a snippet or two of valuable information. I d sure like to get your feedback, so here s where to send it. Many thanks if you do. desbiztalk@gmail.com ebiz EYE... December 2013! 9

10 And so for 2013 let s say farewell. I really hope you ve had a good year, and a very productive one in terms of your personal goals. For 2014, I have some very interesting stuff to talk about, so I hope you stay with us. If you know of anyone who would like to receive ebiz EYE, please refer them to the signup form on the NTHB Home page... click this link --> Subscribe to ebiz EYE All the very best for the Christmas period. Keep well, stay happy. Until next time... To good decisions and great rewards Des Note Throughout this document there are links to 3rd-party products and websites. Although it may not be the case for every link, please assume that I am an affiliate of any of these products and websites, and so if you click on any of these links and make a purchase accordingly, then I may earn a commission as an affiliate. This is one way that I am able to derive income. It is a way that you, too, can earn money. Please be assured that I will only mention products and websites that I am familiar with and I use, and to which I believe you would gain a benefit. However, I am not responsible for the content of the products or websites that I link to, and therefore I disclaim any liability that may arise from your involvement with such products and websites. It is your choice to visit any of the affiliate links and make a purchase, but if you do then I appreciate your support and hope that you gain that extra edge in your efforts. ebiz EYE... December 2013! 10