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A Career In Medical Transcription: Is It For You?
You’ve very likely heard of someone who is making a good living as a medical transcriptionist. He or she might even be working from the comfort of their home. And you’ve probably asked yourself if this might be a career option for you.It may well be. Let’s take a look at the facts.What exactly is medical transcription? In the course of their work, doctors and other healthcare professionals make dictated recordings of various things including physical examination observations, patient history, operative reports, referral letters, discharge summaries, observations regarding imaging data and so on.A medical transcriptionist listens to these recordings and transcribes them into medical reports, correspondence, etc. She listens to a segment of recording, pauses the playback and keys in what is said before moving on to the next segment. She may do some editing for better grammar and clarity.The transcribed document is sent bac

ubmitter and have your ad sent to 100's or 1000's of safelists with a few simple clicks of your mouse. This means you can reach all kinds of people, right? Figure it out. Hundreds or even thousands on each list times 100's or 1000’s of lists equals 100,000 or more. Yes you can, but once again think about where are your messages are ending up, ( in the trash). What really irritates me is when a list owner offers a submitter, for a monthly fee. Many of them offer potty e-mail accounts too. Isn't that a double edged sword? Basically you are paying for your submitter monthly to send your messages to supposedly reach 1000's upon 1000's of eyes, but they are actually going to the potty accounts that members also pay for monthly, so who is reading any mail?

Nobody, it's a catch 22.

That falls right in the lines of what politicians and magicians use, the old smoke and mirrors routine to cover up the truth and what's actually happening. Wouldn't you agree?

Hmmmm..so is there an answer?

How to Write a Great Video-Marketing Script
If you want to write a great video-marketing script, you only have to keep a few things in mind. Here the short list:Remember WII-FM! No, those aren't the call letters for a radio station. They stand for "What's in it for me?" In other words, what are the benefits that you have to offer your customers. Benefits are different from features. Features include a physical description of your product or service, its price, how it is used, and so on. Benefits describe how the product helps customers solve their problem or achieve a goal. After you've written a draft of your script, go back through it, ruthlessly asking yourself, "Is this a feature or a benefit?" And if you answer "Feature," change it into a benefit. Write your best benefit in your opening statement. Can you identify what is the most attractive benefit of your product or service? Put that at the beginning. Word it in such a

If you're anything like me you have been or are still trying to figure out the best ways to reach people on the Internet with your offers. I just wanted to clue you in to what I have learned from my experiences with safelists, also known as optin lists. You have probably seen or read other articles on this subject before already, but maybe my insight might strike a little bit of a different or higher note in your head. I'm also going to include a little bit on the safelist submitters too as they are a major player in the safelist game.

The safelist is a great concept and one that catches everyone’s eye when they first start a program or business on the Net. And why not? We are all looking for an inexpensive way to get our offers out in front of some eyeballs. They actually were pretty decent when they first came about. Ok, so what's the real deal?

The lists you join usually ask for two different email addresses. One is called the contact e-mail address, which is where administration can e-mail you. The second address is known as the list address which is where the mail from other members for their ads will be sent to you as a list member. With your contact address, the administrator will send you updates along with one other little tactic that I'm sure you know about if you have tried safelists already, contact solo ads.

For the most part, the list email addresses that people use are ones that are set up in one of 2 ways. The first being a free account where the list mail is delivered to and most mail from time to time without reading anything. Sometimes people set up filters that direct the incoming list mail right into the trash folder. In other words, your mail isn't doing much good, ;0(

Wonderful huh?

The other is what they call a potty e-mail account that automatically dumps all the mail at set intervals which again means, no eyeballs looking at your ad. The funny thing is that most of the potty accounts are offered by the safelist administrators themselves. Now, what does that tell you? Pretty simple answer, they don't care if your basic list messages you send are read or not. They want to sell you solo ads which makes them money and there's actually nothing wrong with that I guess, if you don't mind donating your money. Even contact address email can and many do get dumped. It's definitely better than having your message delivered to the members list addresses though.

Read on, there's more......

The other popular safelist scripts are based on credits. You usually get a few credits for signing up which is to lure you into the list. Then you earn credits for reading other list members emails. Sounds like a winner, right? Hold on a second now. Lets take a closer look at this type of list and what is actually taking place.

First off, for the most part you have to read a TON of email to earn enough credits to send a message. You might read them for a little while but, believe me, it WILL get old fast! Oh but wait. You can purchase extra credits to send more mail if you like. Yup, another way to make money for the list administrator. Hmmm...again, there is nothing really wrong with that but, if your messages are simply going to the list addresses, then odds are they are just getting dumped and NOT read. Even though you now spent money for credits to send a mail with, what did you really accomplish?

Oh there's more, don't stop reading yet..........

Most lists offer free memberships which allows a member to mail the list like every 3, 5 or 7 days depending on the lists setup. Some of them only allow free members to send to a specific number of members per mailing. Of course the lists even have a few paid upgrade options and depending on which level you choose corresponds to how many credits you will receive every month to mail with. Generally it's one credit equals one mail sent to one list member. Great idea, but again are your messages doing any good? I don't think so. Who's making the money here? You tell me.

But wait, there are a few credit based lists that offer a unique feature that is pretty nice. It's the ability to actually use credits for placing a solo ad to the members contact address. This means that even as a free member you can use this feature, at least in some lists. Now the nice thing about this is that once a person receives the e-mail and open it, there is a timer that runs and you have to stay on the site until it finishes in order to receive the credits. But, you usually get a nice reward for your time and you catch some interesting sites too that just may be of interest to you. I know I have from time to time. The cost in credits for a free member to send one of these is pretty hefty, but I think it's definitely worth it for what you receive in return for you time. At least it's a solo ad that has the best odds of getting opened plus it doesn't cost anything out of pocket. If you would like to get a look at one of these types of safelists, you can even get a free account to try it out if you like, jump here:

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Now here's the real kicker......

You can sign up with a submitter and have your ad sent to 100's or 1000's of safelists with a few simple clicks of your mouse. This means you can reach all kinds of people, right? Figure it out. Hundreds or even thousands on each list times 100's or 1000’s of lists equals 100,000 or more. Yes you can, but once again think about where are your messages are ending up, ( in the trash). What really irritates me is when a list owner offers a submitter, for a monthly fee. Many of them offer potty e-mail accounts too. Isn't that a double edged sword? Basically you are paying for your submitter monthly to send your messages to supposedly reach 1000's upon 1000's of eyes, but they are actually going to the potty accounts that members also pay for monthly, so who is reading any mail?

Nobody, it's a catch 22.

That falls right in the lines of what politicians and magicians use, the old smoke and mirrors routine to cover up the truth and what's actually happening. Wouldn't you agree?

Hmmmm..so is there an answer?

Steel Trap Memory for Speeches
Probably the worst mistake you can make is to try to memorize a speech word for word. First of all, it isn’t really necessary. The assumption is that if you’ve been asked to deliver a speech on a particular subject, you know something about that subject. Secondly, memorizing the speech word for word will make it sound that way when you deliver it—memorized. And, finally, when you memorize a speech word for word, you’re taking the chance of fumbling over one word you can’t remember.Reading a speech doesn’t work either, because you want to hold the group’s attention, and reading to them is likely to put them to sleep. Even if you occasionally look up at your audience as you read, it won’t help much.The best way to deliver a speech is to talk it in your own words, thought for thought. A speech is a sequence of thoughts; if the thoughts are out of sequence, the speech won’t make much sense. First, write out or type your speech, including

ut if you have tried safelists already, contact solo ads.

Wonderful huh?

Read on, there's more......

Oh there's more, don't stop reading yet..........

http://tinyurl.com/s3k36

Now here's the real kicker......

Nobody, it's a catch 22.

That falls right in the lines of what politicians and magicians use, the old smoke and mirrors routine to cover up the truth and what's actually happening. Wouldn't you agree?

Hmmmm..so is there an answer?

Profitable Marketing Programs Part 2: Figuring Break Even Point
In Part 1 -- http://www.websitemarketingplan.com/online/profit.htm -- I discussed how to consider both long term and short term profitability in your marketing programs and assumptions that go into conducting a break even analysis. Here in part 2, I will look at three different break even formulas.Figuring Break Even PointTo figure the break even point, you should know the program’s expected response rate, the program’s expected conversion rate, and the lifetime value of a new customer.In the formulas below, the response rate and conversion rates should be expressed as a decimal (Examples: 1%=.01. One-half percent=.005). The lifetime value should be expressed in dollars. For more details, please read Part 1 of this article.Figuring Break Even Point Based on Lifetime ValueThe lifetime value formula requires you to make assumptions about how many times a customer will purchase from you over a period

is to lure you into the list. Then you earn credits for reading other list members emails. Sounds like a winner, right? Hold on a second now. Lets take a closer look at this type of list and what is actually taking place.

Oh there's more, don't stop reading yet..........

http://tinyurl.com/s3k36

Now here's the real kicker......

Nobody, it's a catch 22.

That falls right in the lines of what politicians and magicians use, the old smoke and mirrors routine to cover up the truth and what's actually happening. Wouldn't you agree?

Hmmmm..so is there an answer?

What Makes An Outstanding Salesperson
There are peculiar natural qualities needed to make a good salesperson, and if you do not have these, you’d better turn your attention to some other career, for you cannot succeed here. Yet two men who are equally good salesmen, may be almost totally unlike. Almost. They must be good judges of human nature. How shall you become a good judge of human nature? You might as well ask me why the violets are blue; I cannot tell you.You need to know human nature because you must please the person with whom you are talking; must make a pleasant impression on him. We do not trade with a disagreeable person unless we are obliged to; we often buy articles we did not expect to purchase just because the man who waited on us was pleasant. Every good salesman is one who does just this: he makes himself agreeable to the person he is waiting upon, so that if he does not sell him more than he intended to buy, he sells him all he expected to purchase, and sen

s one mail sent to one list member. Great idea, but again are your messages doing any good? I don't think so. Who's making the money here? You tell me.

http://tinyurl.com/s3k36

Now here's the real kicker......

Nobody, it's a catch 22.

That falls right in the lines of what politicians and magicians use, the old smoke and mirrors routine to cover up the truth and what's actually happening. Wouldn't you agree?

Hmmmm..so is there an answer?

The Ethos of Sales
How does a person succeed in the world of sales? There are a lot of different things that add up to success, but one of them is your ethos – the way you look to and are perceived by others. Affecting this perception can greatly affect your chances of making a sale.To determine what you should do about this, you first need to know what kind of image you want to project to others. What industry are you trying to sell in? Each industry has its own culture, and consumers are often different as well. For instance, if you’re target is primarily management at large companies (for instance, for a network related product or service or for consulting services) you’re only going to sell by promoting your own professionalism. You can’t come off as anything other than knowledgeable and good at business – they want to buy from someone who they can trust to succeed in that atmosphere. By contrast, if you are selling industrial products to the construction

Nobody, it's a catch 22.

That falls right in the lines of what politicians and magicians use, the old smoke and mirrors routine to cover up the truth and what's actually happening. Wouldn't you agree?

Hmmmm..so is there an answer?

Well, hold on a second now. There is a newer type list that has just recently come about known as a viral safelist. So what is so different about this over any other lists? Good question, here's your answer. With this type of list you can sign up free or of course purchase and upgraded account. When you sign up members, they go into the system under you and any members these people sign up go under you too. This is your personal list. Here's where the difference lies. Instead of just having your members and the members that they sign up under you, once a week they do what is called shuffling of the list. What does that mean? Simply that it randomly shuffles all the list members and even if you did or didn't have any members join under you yet, you could end up with a sizable downline to mail to that week. It's a pretty interesting concept. You never lose your members no matter what.

You know, I guess it's better than nothing if you can get even one set of eyeballs out of 1000 safelist members you send to reading your mail. It's better than NO eyeballs at all. Go ahead and use the free ones. But, watch out for paying services as for the most part, they make someone else money, NOT you or I. Are you really getting a good value for your dollar?

So, are safelists Pure Madness or NOT?

Probably not madness in the eyes of a safelist administrator. But, how do you feel now? Hey, do you want to join my safelist FREE? LOL. Just kidding, I don't have one.

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