The Week end! Ah! The awaited two days where most of the people in the world relax and have fun away from their daily grind in the work force.
But for the most part NOT the Internet Marketer.
When one encompasses all the luxuries of working from home and what that can mean to your life, it becomes a joy to “work”!
You have the freedom to work the hours you choose and the week end day becomes just another day that you can either take off or not.
You can arrange your schedule anyway you like!
This post isn’t about that really, but I am going to take part of this Saturday off to go Jam the blues at a local spot. Yes.. I am also a musician by trade.
Playing music helps me to refocus my energies.
I am a guitar player, singer, song writer, studio owner, creator of Lil’Queenie Guitars, and have been in the music industry most of my life.
Now how does that all translate to Internet marketing you might ask?
Well, being on stage for most of my life has helped me to relate to people. Entertaining seems to translate to the web for me.
I find working with people and helping them with their Internet Marketing has some of the same feelings for me as when I am on stage ripping out a lick on my guitar and screaming a Willie Dixon Blues tune like “I Just Wanna Make Love To You”.
So this brings me to the TOOLS NEEDED Information that I want to share with you.
Just like when playing music, you must have your arsenal of tools ready in order to do the job.
When I go to a gig, I need my guitar, strap, cables, extra strings, picks, slide, pedals, amp, and other pieces of equipment depending on what the club is furnishing for the band. I may need to bring the PA system as well.
If I didn’t have those tools, I wouldn’t be able to do the job.
Just like in Marketing. You need the right tools to do the job.
The most important tool I use and write about in “The Marketer’s Secret Weapon” is the Autoresponder.
I believe in list building first in order to create a living for yourself online. You need a list of targeted subscribers who are interested in what you have to offer.
The autoresponder captures, organizes, and communicates with your list! You must have this tool in order to do business online.
Now I believe in FREE if you can find it, but the AR is worth the tiny amount you pay compared with the job it will do for you.
I recommend Aweber as it has a high delivery rate, excellent tools, and support.
The next thing you need is hosting. You have to “host” your pages on the internet in order for people to see them.
I prefer Host Gator. It is user friendly and gives me everything I need.
You need Graphics tools if you create your own graphics for your ecovers, headers, etc.
I use Paint.net, And My Ecover Maker to create my ecovers.
I use xheader software for my headers, footers, and banners. I use Irfanview to re-size my pictures and graphics.
Most of those tools are free and can be downloaded from the internet.
I use Kompozer to create and edit web-pages and Filezilla to upload my pages.
Both are free and excellent!
You really don’t need a lot of tools to do the job online. You can start minimally. You can get free tools to start then if you want to upgrade later you can.
Some of the tools I use are over to the right on the sidebar along with other things that I recommend.
I use everything I recommend in my own business so they are tried and true and have my highest recommendation!
Well have a great weekend!
I have to decide what guitar to use and practice a few licks..
Talk later,
Adrienne Lee