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    <outline type="rss"  title="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;font color=#B0B0B0&amp;gt;Article source: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.workoninternet.com/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.workoninternet.com/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Used with author's permission.&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- AdCentsPro --&amp;gt;   &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Achieving sales is probably the biggest  challenge a web business owner has. It requires a balanced mix of the right products, competitive  pricing, optimal web design, aggressive advertising  and attracting the right online visitors.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;While all of the above are equally important in  achieving abundant sales, none of them will work  at all if you don't target the people that are most  likely to buy your products or services. These  people are known as your target or niche market.  Focusing in on your niche market will allow you to  find only those that are ready, willing and able to  buy what you have to offer.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Your niche market provides you the competitive edge  over larger corporations because larger companies  tend to market to a much broader range of people.  Their promotions are more generalized and less focused.  For them, the smaller markets are not worth bothering  with. This now becomes your opportunity to capture  those highly defined niche markets that they left behind.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Defining your Market&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In order to find these people you must first determine who they are. This might sound like a simple or  perhaps insignificant question at first but it can  possibly make or break the success of your sales if  you don't give it some serious thought.  Here's how to get started.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Think about the following and jot down all those that might apply to people interested in your products or services. Don't rule out any category completely. Think about each group of people and how they might apply.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Age Group:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;infants, Children, teens, young adults, baby boomers, middle aged, elderly or all.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Gender:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Male, female or both&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Marital status:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;single, married, divorced, widowed or all&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Ethnic or religious backgrounds&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Occupations:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Executives, doctors, lawyers, housewives, business owners, teachers, blue collar,  white collar, students, out of work, etc.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Health Status:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;healthy, diseased, home bound, active, sedentary, etc.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Interests:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;sports, hiking, music, arts, computers, reading television, animals, home decorating, cars,  walking, running, relaxation, health conscious, age conscious, physical fitness, etc.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Income status:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;low income, middle income, high income, no income.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Education:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;high school dropout, high school, college, MBA PHD, hates school, loves school, etc.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Certainly all categories are not listed above,  however these can get you started on thinking about  all the possibilities.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Next, it's important to determine what benefits  you are offering. Examine your products or services  carefully listing all the benefits that you can  think of. Perhaps take a poll of your existing  customers and ask them what it is they like about  your products or services. What benefits them the  most.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Once you have a listed all of the benefits, think  about what people would be interested in these  benefits based on your list above. Then put them  together to assist you in reaching a market that  will bring you sales.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Reaching Your Target Market&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Search engines are the best way of finding a  targeted market because those searching on the  web can type in exactly what they are searching  for and receive the targeted traffic the search  engines so proudly advertise.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;But attaining good placement on the search engines  is often difficult and time consuming.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Ezines and newsletters are a very effective alternative.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Most ezines cover specific subjects such as finance,  marketing, health, internet, etc. Your job will be to  find an ezine whose topic matches your target market.  To do this you must locate an ezine directory. Directories  usually list contact information, advertising rates, and  circulation. Once you find a targeted ezine then place  your ad. Be sure your ad includes as many of your product benefits as the ad will allow.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The idea is to define your target market specifically enough so that you can find the appropriate place to  advertise and then create sales messages that  make your readers feel you are talking directly to them.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You'll be amazed at the amount of traffic you can receive by finding your target market and reaching them in the  appropriate location.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  Elizabeth McGee has spent 20 years in the service and support industry.  She has moved her expertise to the world wide web helping businesses find trusted tools, enhance customer service, build confidence and  increase sales. Elizabeth's sites can be viewed here: &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;http://www.pro-marketing-online.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.pro-marketing-online.com&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;http://www.homenotion.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.homenotion.com&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Copyright © 2004 Adlite Enterprises  All Rights Reserved.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;" text="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;font color=#B0B0B0&amp;gt;Article source: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.workoninternet.com/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.workoninternet.com/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Used with author's permission.&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- AdCentsPro --&amp;gt;   &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Achieving sales is probably the biggest  challenge a web business owner has. It requires a balanced mix of the right products, competitive  pricing, optimal web design, aggressive advertising  and attracting the right online visitors.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;While all of the above are equally important in  achieving abundant sales, none of them will work  at all if you don't target the people that are most  likely to buy your products or services. These  people are known as your target or niche market.  Focusing in on your niche market will allow you to  find only those that are ready, willing and able to  buy what you have to offer.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Your niche market provides you the competitive edge  over larger corporations because larger companies  tend to market to a much broader range of people.  Their promotions are more generalized and less focused.  For them, the smaller markets are not worth bothering  with. This now becomes your opportunity to capture  those highly defined niche markets that they left behind.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Defining your Market&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In order to find these people you must first determine who they are. This might sound like a simple or  perhaps insignificant question at first but it can  possibly make or break the success of your sales if  you don't give it some serious thought.  Here's how to get started.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Think about the following and jot down all those that might apply to people interested in your products or services. Don't rule out any category completely. Think about each group of people and how they might apply.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Age Group:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;infants, Children, teens, young adults, baby boomers, middle aged, elderly or all.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Gender:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Male, female or both&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Marital status:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;single, married, divorced, widowed or all&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Ethnic or religious backgrounds&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Occupations:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Executives, doctors, lawyers, housewives, business owners, teachers, blue collar,  white collar, students, out of work, etc.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Health Status:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;healthy, diseased, home bound, active, sedentary, etc.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Interests:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;sports, hiking, music, arts, computers, reading television, animals, home decorating, cars,  walking, running, relaxation, health conscious, age conscious, physical fitness, etc.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Income status:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;low income, middle income, high income, no income.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Education:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;high school dropout, high school, college, MBA PHD, hates school, loves school, etc.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Certainly all categories are not listed above,  however these can get you started on thinking about  all the possibilities.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Next, it's important to determine what benefits  you are offering. Examine your products or services  carefully listing all the benefits that you can  think of. Perhaps take a poll of your existing  customers and ask them what it is they like about  your products or services. What benefits them the  most.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Once you have a listed all of the benefits, think  about what people would be interested in these  benefits based on your list above. Then put them  together to assist you in reaching a market that  will bring you sales.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Reaching Your Target Market&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Search engines are the best way of finding a  targeted market because those searching on the  web can type in exactly what they are searching  for and receive the targeted traffic the search  engines so proudly advertise.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;But attaining good placement on the search engines  is often difficult and time consuming.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Ezines and newsletters are a very effective alternative.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Most ezines cover specific subjects such as finance,  marketing, health, internet, etc. Your job will be to  find an ezine whose topic matches your target market.  To do this you must locate an ezine directory. Directories  usually list contact information, advertising rates, and  circulation. Once you find a targeted ezine then place  your ad. Be sure your ad includes as many of your product benefits as the ad will allow.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The idea is to define your target market specifically enough so that you can find the appropriate place to  advertise and then create sales messages that  make your readers feel you are talking directly to them.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You'll be amazed at the amount of traffic you can receive by finding your target market and reaching them in the  appropriate location.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  Elizabeth McGee has spent 20 years in the service and support industry.  She has moved her expertise to the world wide web helping businesses find trusted tools, enhance customer service, build confidence and  increase sales. Elizabeth's sites can be viewed here: &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;http://www.pro-marketing-online.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.pro-marketing-online.com&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;http://www.homenotion.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.homenotion.com&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Copyright © 2004 Adlite Enterprises  All Rights Reserved.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;" url="http://www.myautosurfsecrets.com/finding-your-target-market-a90.html"/>
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