The current and future economic situation and its impact on online businesses

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I'm curious to know how the current economic situation affected your business. Have you seen a decrease in sales?

And a question for affiliate marketers who have lists: has the relationship with your lists acted like a shield, helping you maintain the number of sales up?

I keep hearing that 2013 will be a bad economy year, but I have no clue.
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  • Profile picture of the author joefizz
    Hey Lucian!

    Let me give you 2 tips:
    1. Ignore the bad news in the economy...you'll dwell on it too much.
    2. If you do, tranform that negativity to a positive by saying that it will create new customers for you online as people look for new opportunities there.

    Llwyddiant!

    Joe

    P.S. In answer to your question, I have never been busier!
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  • Profile picture of the author rendell
    IM was a career created by people who want out of the rat race ... Microsoft, google, AMazon was all created during the peak of a recession. So I guess it shouldn't matter if you are providing good value to your clients.
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    Ever notice that people who spend money on WSO, memberships and courses, are always complaining about being broke and not making any money ?

    They should have bought ASSETS instead.

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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Even in the depths of the Great Depression in the USA, people still bought and sold things. While many struggled, there were also those who made millions (when a million dollars was a lot of money, not a game show prize).

      Focus on providing value for those who have money to spend, not mourning for those who do not. I don't remember who said it, but the best way to help poor people is to not be one of them.
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  • Profile picture of the author Troy_Phillips
    Internet marketing will be the go to source of income in the near future. Just too much idiocy running rampant anymore. People are getting too scared to go out. They are not feeling safe anywhere anymore.

    I think IM will be the answer to a lot of people's questions. It will give them the means to make a living from home.

    The problem now lies on those of us who know real ways of making it online. We must scream louder than the flim flam artist. Those that can show others the true online way will eventually come out ahead if through nothing but word of mouth.

    We have more to worry about nowadays .. not just a bad economy driving people to internet marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    We live in a very big world and the internet helps you sell your products/services to the entire world.

    Some people always have money. You have to reach these people.

    The problem is that there is a fierce competition online, and not that you cannot find customers.

    There are many people who have their lifestyle and are safe. They never stop buying things, independently of the world economy or on the economy in their own country.

    Of course, everything is much better when everybody has some money and everybody can be your customer. Last year was not a good year for the global economy…

    This year I learned how to work faster and give to the public what the public prefers.

    You have to get adapted to what the public wants. This is the solution, independently of the economy or whatever. If you’ll discover what the public wants and give to all internet users exactly what they are looking for, you will make sales

    … If you’ll also reach your audience. Remember the fierce competition everywhere.

    You have to beat the competition, what is becoming harder, without a doubt. Everyone wants to have an online business.



    On the other hand, the best spots are already taken by the big companies, which you’ll never beat. This is the hardest part.











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