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Hot off the press is the August Elance Work Index, a ranking of the hottest skills in demand on the Web today, based on data from more than 100,000 jobs posted on Elance over recent months.
In August, the fastest-growing skills in demand include:
1. Graphic Design
2. PHP
3. MySQL
4. Adobe Flash
5. HTML
6. Article Writing
7. Internet Marketing
8. Joomla!
9. CSS
10. Logo Design
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ProsperNOW ad partner Elance is the leading site for online work, where businesses connect with independent professionals to get work done.Elance, privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, Cal., delivers an immediate, cost-effective and flexible way to hire, manage and pay independent professionals and contractors online. Companies tap into Elance’s skilled talent pool to distribute their work, while professionals use Elance to meet clients, stay independent, and get paid for delivering great results.
To read testimonials from diverse clients and businesses -- e.g., entrepreneurs, marketing agencies, IT consultants & developers, professional services firms, non-profit organizations, Web development firms -- using Elance, go to:
==> http://budurl.com/ElanceTestimonials
Discover more about how Elance works:
==> http://budurl.com/HowElanceWorks
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Find a Great Graphic Designer, Browse Profiles, and Hire Experts on Elance.
Editor's note: Periodically, we like to bring you insights from men and women who truly prosper by example. Following, is a guest article by multimillionaire Mack Michaels [pictured], who's mentored countless folks on making money online.
By Mack Michaels, Millionaire Mentor
Maverick Money Makers © 1997-2009If you have the flair for writing and have specialized knowledge that can potentially interest online users, you will stand great chances of making huge money online by writing and publishing your own niche e-books. Here's how:
1. Sell Ad Spaces
You can augment your earnings from this endeavor if you can sell ad spaces to marketers who are selling products that complement your e-book topic. Depending on the size of the ad and the projected sales of your e-book, you can charge up to $500 per ad.
You can also use some of your book space to promote your own products and services. By doing so, you can increase your sales and revenue without hurting your pockets for your advertising cost. You just have to make sure that your e-book creations will not look like yellow pages, so you avoid annoying your readers.
2. Sell Your Niche E-books
This is the fastest way to generate income from your creations.
You may write about topics that are extremely interesting to your potential clients and promote your niche e-books online, using the most effective advertising tools that are available in the internet today.
You need to make sure to properly build up your offerings by highlighting their features and benefits, so that you can make them more valuable in the eyes of your potential clients.
3. Use Niche E-books as Your Traffic-Generating Tool
If you are a marketer, you must understand the importance of driving quality traffic to your website.
You can attract interested people to give you a visit by using your niche e-books. How? You can send your niche e-books for free to your potential clients. Load them up with valuable information that these people will find interesting.
When you are able to impress your readers and make them see that you are really good at what you do, you can be assured that they will flock to your website in no time. Make sure that you post your site's URL on every page of your creations, to make it much easier for these people to give you a visit.
4. Use Niche E-books on Your List-Building Campaigns
You'll stand great chances of growing your e-business if you can effectively capture the e-mail addresses of your potential clients.
You can boost your sign-up rate if you can reward these people with free niche e-books that contain information that's relevant to their needs and demands.
Take Action
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So, the deadline for that RFP is just around the corner, and you're still waffling on how to respond, eh? Stress no more! ProsperNOW has just discovered Proposal Kit -- a product that'll help you breeze through proposals, contracts, invoices and other requisite documents to generate cash flow...and peace of mind. [Wish we'd had this 21-plus years ago, when our parent company bid on its very first contract!]The following product review should help convince you that, yes, there's a simpler way to do business -- whether you're a Web designer, aspiring e-commerce mogul, programmer, freelancer, artist, animator, Flash guru, Webmaster, marketing professional, etc. Proposal Kit for Windows, Macintosh and LinuxBy Thomas GrangerIt wasn't long ago the only ones writing formal proposals were government contractors. Nowadays, writing business proposals is usually a requirement for any business, especially to stay competitive and stay in business.
If you've never used a formal proposal or contract for your business, then this product will get you started doing it fast and easy. It pretty much includes every possible proposal and contract template and estimate document you could need for your business. Whether you are a Web site developer, ISP, CD-ROM producer, graphic designer, computer programmer or any other type of technology-related business, Proposal Kit has something for everyone.
What It Is:
Proposal Kit Pro is a suite of business proposal and contract management products that help designers and developers focus on the business end of what they do. It was created by and for developers and designers, and has a huge following. Just check out the testimonials and industry endorsements on their Web site: ProposalKit.com.
It includes hundreds of pages of material, including: proposal templates, sample proposals, contract and agreement documents, project estimate spreadsheets, interview questionnaires, planning checklists, example project layout diagrams and more! Fully editable and immediately downloadable Proposal Kit products are designed to essentially help you price your services, streamline your business, and allow you to focus more on your bottom line -- which translates into more money in your pocket and a lot less stress.And it doesn't just stop there. Proposal Kit released a non-technical version of their kits for any business called "e;Proposal Packs." These are collections of their proposals in many graphic themes that help you design and outline a wide variety of business proposals that conform to industry-standard guidelines.So, if you do not know an executive summary from a cost summary from a mission statement, you need to check their products out. Proposal Packs appeal to individuals, freelancers, small businesses and even individuals and groups within large companies who need to get started fast and within a budget.
Proposal Kit products are cross-platform compatible and will work on Macintosh [OS 8/9 and OS X], Windows [98 to XP and Vista] and Linux systems with OpenOffice. If you use office applications such as Appleworks, Microsoft Word [Mac or PC], OpenOffice, StarOffice or even Word Perfect, they have you covered.
Once installed, Proposal Kit gives you an easy-to-use document launcher and organizer; a generous amount of help documentation; and hundreds of pages of material. If you take the extra time required to customize the documents with your own logo and business information, you can quickly see how this product will save you time and money. For people like us, that isn't just hyperbole -- it actually does translate into money.
The Pro:
* They come out with frequent updates and upgrades to the proposal and contract materials.
* It is already used by thousands of developers worldwide, and used in university Web design and business courses.
* It has contract documents that conform to U.S., U.K., Australian, Canadian [and Quebec ] law.
* It supports many operating system and office suite combinations.
The Con:
* It really is a lot of documents. It will take awhile to review and realize the full potential of everything that is included, and how it all works together as a system.
You can check out testimonials and samples on their Web site.
Proposal Kit and Related Products:
http://www.proposalkit.com/affdir/2590.htmAbout the Author:
Tom Granger is the founder of Florentine Design Group, a provider of Web, software, e-commerce, graphic design, CD-ROM development and other multimedia solutions to a wide variety of businesses and government organizations. Florentine Design Group is a long-time user of Proposal Kit and has contributed material to Proposal Kit for many years.
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Editor's Note: You've likely heard of Dr. Joe Vitale -- best-selling author [e.g., "The Attractor Factor," "Life's Missing Instruction Manual"] and teacher/cast member in "The Secret" -- the international hit film, book, audiobook and DVD. Well, he's also a spiritual marketer, copywriting star and CEO of Hypnotic Marketing Inc. ProsperNOW is proud to present the following article that Joe wrote about Bruce Barton [1886-1967], one of his idols.
By Joe Vitale
Bruce Barton was a celebrity in the 1920s. He was a best-selling author, confidant to presidents, master copywriter, philanthropist, congressman, and cofounder of the largest advertising agency in the world, BBDO.
He helped five men become U.S. presidents. He wrote a fund-raising letter that got a 100% response. The only book ever written on Barton and his ideas is "The Seven Lost Secrets of Success." I recently discovered Barton's six points for writing ads, which he probably delivered in a speech in the early 1930s. Here they are, as Bruce Barton himself delivered them:
1. The theme. "A lot of time and money is wasted by our failure to think through and get a theme before we start. The theme ought to be based on two principles -- first, that a man is interested in himself; and second, that he is interested in other people.
"Our formula for Every Week [magazine] was Youth, Love, Success, Money, and Health -- all things in which people are vitally interested."
2. Interesting headlines. "I think any public notice I may have had has come from titles. Nobody was more surprised than I when "The Man Nobody Knows" became a bestseller. The title is what sold the book."
Barton also mentioned that when he edited magazines, he often used provocative titles to stir up controversy and interest. Examples included, "Why I never hire any woman under 30," "How my wife has hindered me in business," and the other side of the question, "How my wife has helped me in business." These interesting headlines guaranteed readership.
3. The visualization. Barton didn't elaborate on this. But I'm sure he was referring to the layout of any sales piece. He once said, "A picture is worth two pages of type, and a headline is worth almost all the rest of the ad put together." For Barton, the illustration, headline, and body copy made up the layout, or visualization, of any sales piece.
4. The copy. "The introduction can be eliminated almost always. The mind starts cold when you begin to write, and you don't get into high until the second or third paragraph. Cut out the introduction, and then you have a good, hot start.
"Another elementary fundamental of advertising is to make the copy fit the space. To this day, I never write a piece of copy without counting the words. The picture, the headline, and the layout should be set before you begin the copy. To me, writing the copy before you have visualized the layout is backwards." 5. Adjectives. "After you finish a piece of copy, go back and cut out all the adjectives. Henry Ward Beecher's father was once chairman of a committee to draw up resolutions on slavery. One sentence in his resolution read: 'It is an outrage.' Someone suggested that it should read: 'It is a terrible outrage.' Beecher said that was the way he had it in his first draft, but he had cut out the word 'terrible' for the sake of emphasis.
"Adjectives are like the leaves on a switch. They make the switch look pretty, but if you want to hit a blow that will cut, you take off the leaves. Literature that cuts has very few adjectives. The greatest things in life are expressed in one-syllable words -- love, hate, fear, home, wife, child."
6. A purpose. "We should never write an ad without the idea that something is going to happen. What do we want the reader to do? Write with the conviction that he is going to do something when he gets through reading -- go to the store and buy; clip the coupon and mail it."And remember the power of the direct command. Don't say, 'If you would like this beautiful booklet, we will be glad to send it.' Say, 'Sit down right now and fill in this coupon.' People want things made easy; they want you to make up their minds for them."Here's an example of a direct command... For the complete collection of Joe Vitale's most popular products on the subject of hypnotic writing and marketing, order his Hypnotic Library today!
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Discover the Truth about the Law of Attraction. Check out "Wealth Beyond Reason," by Bob Doyle, another teacher/cast member from "The Secret"...
Dr. Joe Vitale [AKA "Mr. Fire!"] is marketer extraordinaire, inspiring metaphysician, best-selling author and a seemingly all-around nice guy. [I've yet to meet him in person, but fully, uh, intend to sometime in 2007.] This CEO of Hypnotic Marketing Inc., based in Wimberley, Texas, is, a smart, compassionate and insightful gent.
Most recently, he made his "debut" as one of 24 master teachers/cast members in "The Secret" -- a film that's rapidly making its way across the globe -- via DVD, hardcover and audiobook. [See Dec. 7 ProsperNOW posting.] He also appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live" last month, along with Jack Canfield, John Gray, Bob Proctor and other renowned experts from "The Secret."There's a reason Vitale's products -- e.g., books, e-books, personal development/training programs -- are bestsellers: They're practical and accessible to anyone -- regardless of education, profession, income status, ethnic/cultural background, geographic location. Value-added point: Vitale's products and services are all infused with a healthy dose of rags-to-riches, been-there-done-that humor.You and your friends and loved ones deserve to prosper in every way -- financially, professionally/vocationally, socially, physically and spiritually. Having had the great pleasure -- and, yes, rewards -- of experiencing Vitale's products, ProsperNOW wholeheartedly suggests that you give items from our list of favorite Vitale offerings:BOOKS* "Life's Missing Instruction Manual: The Guidebook You Should Have Been Given at Birth"* "The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth [or Anything Else] from the Inside Out"
* "There's a Customer Born Every Minute: P.T. Barnum's Amazing 10 'Rings of Power' for Creating Fame, Fortune, and Business Empire Today -- Guaranteed!"
* "Spiritual Marketing: A Proven 5-Step Formula for Easily Creating Wealth from the Inside Out"
* "The E-Code: 33 Internet Superstars Reveal 43 Ways to Make Money Online Almost instantly -- Using Only E-Mail" [Co-authored with Jo Han Mok]* "The Greatest Money-Making Secret in History"* "Hypnotic Writing: How to Seduce and Persuade Customers with Only Your Words" -- Due in bookstores Dec. 22PERSONAL-DEVELOPMENT E-BOOKS AND AUDIO PROGRAMS
* Attract A New Car -- Believe it!!* Dr. Vitale's Hypnotic Marketing Library -- This comprehensive home-study course includes all of Vitale's tried-and-true hypnotic selling secrets. Note: Just 77 kits left as of this posting!
* The Millionaire Mind -- This e-book offers the keys to achieving real wealth today
* eBook(R) Problem Solver -- Vitale co-developed this audio course with Pat O'Bryan to teach others how to e-publish
* Lost Art Of Pelmanism -- Vitale and Pat O'Bryan bring back an amazing mind-control success course from the 1920'sDr. Vitale is, himself, a real gift. His motto is "Dare something worthy." Do it -- and then take action now to make it happen to create far-reaching, win-win-win wealth!
______________Resolve to grow your business/income in 2007. Get Joe Vitale's top-selling The Power of Outrageous Marketing today. [P.S.: We're all marketers!]
Hot off the press is the August Elance Work Index, a ranking of the hottest skills in demand on the Web today, based on data from more than 100,000 jobs posted on Elance over recent months.
