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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

The dot-com boom of early 2000 saw a proliferation of similar anything-at-your-service start-ups. Entrepreneurs have also tapped sharing platforms to directly market their goods and services, somewhat blurring the line between unadulterated peer-to-peer co-ops and direct sales channels. Thats real money."

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How to Keep Discounts from Killing Your Business [PART 3]

Up and Running

the key principles you should keep in mind when sending newsletters or advertisements are that your direct marketing messages should be: An accurate description of the product or service, legal, decent, truthful, honest, and socially responsible (not encouraging illegal, unsafe, or anti-social behavior). . The FTC in the U.S.

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Fear and Greed: What Drives Human Behavior?

ConversionXL

They’re also two triggers that direct marketers and copywriters have been well aware of for years. According to the Wheel of Persuasion , the most important ingredient in an effective fear appeal campaign is ‘perceived efficacy’. So sure, some scammy companies use these tactics to make some sales.

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Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I got out of the university in early 2000 and I never went on to a full-time job, so it’s always been an online business for me. The biggest deal I’ve ever done was a sale of a $100,000 website. I didn’t know anything about it, but I saw these two sets of forums for sale, so let me explain my attitude with this.