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Online Business Profits

You have heard the saying “work smarter not harder” this is true for your online business as well.  Your goal is to increase profits not increase your work load.

Offer an up-sell for your product or services.  A good example of an up-sell is a popular game console sells a basic edition for $295.95 now they also offer a premium edition for $395.95.  The difference is two components that are required for specific game play.  To upgrade at a later date those two components would cost approximately $150.00 dollars more.  Most people will purchase the premium edition as they see this as a good deal and getting more for their money.
You will want to test various methods of providing an up-sell for your particular service or product.  You can offer this premium edition or enhanced service prior to customer purchasing or after they have purchased and before final purchase settlement.

Subscriptions are an excellent way to increase your profits.  If customers like your service they will be happy and renew each year.  It requires little time, effort, and cost to keep them as customers and happy.  It is much easier to keep someone happy than to build a new relationship from scratch. A subscription service is easily done.  By using your imagination you will find one that fits your target audience.  Here are a couple suggestions to help start.
Have a popular site category on your website.  Charge a yearly fee for inclusion in your links or directory.  This will pay for your time and effort to review each link request and also allows discourages the casual link requester which also improves the quality of your links.
Offer a printed copy of your newsletter.  Include expanded details on information and also coupons or discounts that readers of the regular newsletter would not receive.
Create a subscriber only service and offers information or services that are not immediately available to someone visiting your site.  An example would be.  If you have a housing referral site that gives housing information.  For a fee they can also get contact information for any of the rentals or for sale homes on your site.

Continually follow up with customers and potential customers.  Let them know you are available for any questions or concerns they may have.  If you have any new products or services just in and not announced on your site as of yet.  Be sure to inform the customer who has purchased a companion service or product of these new offerings first.  An auto responder can make this task much easier than manually doing each one.

Work on building relationships.  You want your online business to be considered friendly, reliable, and trustworthy.  Offer to go above and beyond expectations if possible.  You will set yourself apart by gong from the online world to the outside world even if it is just a simple thank you card sent in the regular mail.  People do remember such acts and will reward you with future purchases, and a word of mouth recommendation to others.

If necessary get rid of the high maintenance customer.  You will never be able to make everyone happy.  Some customers are so constantly demand extra’s but not willing to pay for them; others are just rude to you on a regular basis.  Be polite but explain that you will no longer be able to supply them with goods or services for them.  You can direct them to a competitor’s website if you wish.  But it is your online store and you have the choice as to if you want to serve them or not.  The goal is to make money and increase profits not increase your work load and headaches.

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Wish For Bangladesh

Wish For Bangladesh

Bangladesh Informations

Bangladesh emerged as an independent and sovereign country in 1971 following a ninemonth war of liberation. It is one of the largest deltas of the world with a total area of 147,570 sq. km. With a unique communal harmony, Bangladesh has a population of about 142 million, making it one of the densely populated countries of the world. The majority (about 88%) of the people are Muslim. Over 98% of the people speak in Bangla. English, however, is widely spoken. The country is covered with a network of rivers and canals forming a maze of interconnecting channels.
Bangladesh has a glorious history and rich heritage. Once it was known as ‘Sonar Bangla’ or the Golden Bengal. The territory now constituting Bangladesh was under the Muslim rule for over five and a half centuries from 1201 to 1757 AD. Subsequently, it came under the British rule following the defeat of the sovereign ruler, Nawab Sirajuddaula, at the battle of Palassey on 23 June, 1757. The British ruled over the Indian sub-continent including this territory for nearly 190 years from 1757 to 1947. During that period, Bangladesh was a part of the British Indian provinces of Bengal and Assam. With the termination of British rule in August 1947, the sub-continent was partitioned into India and Pakistan. Bangladesh formed a part of Pakistan and was called ‘East Pakistan’. It remained so for about 24 years from August 14, 1947 to March 25, 1971. Bangladesh liberated on December 16, 1971 following the victory of the War of Liberation and appeared on the world map as an independent and sovereign country.The country is the pioneer in micro-credit concept for poverty reduction, which brought the Nobel Prize in Peace for the country in 2006. The founder of world reputed Grameen Bank Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is the Nobel laureate.

The Natural Beauty Of Bangladesh

Have you thought of a dream holiday where you see yourself on that very attractive magical coastline with very beautiful features like those in the fairy tales? Did you know that such features really exist on this very planet?

Talking of wonderful eye-catching sites let us take a trip to the North Eastern part of south Asia and land safely in one of the most beautiful countries on the planet: Bangladesh. The country is surrounded by some of the most prominent geographical features studied worldwide. To the north of Bangladesh are the famous Himalayas while the bay of the Bengal borders her from the South. To her East is the hilly region of Tripura, India and Myanmar. Finally to her West lies the west Bengal. Together these features form a low lying plain in between that is the country in their midst; Bangladesh.

The plain between all these features has plenty of rivers flowing across it forming a nice natural beautiful pattern of rivers and streams network. Padma, Meghna, Kamafull and Brahmaputra are the major rivers in this very beautiful land.

History goes hand in hand with the Natural Beauty of Bangladesh. Talking of historical sites she has quite a number of rich archeological sites to offer. This includes the Paharpur, Maianamati, Sonargaon among many others.

It also has a historical mosques and monuments. The sixty Dome mosque built in the 15th century is the largest historical in Bangladesh as well as the words heritage is situated in Bagerhat. It is also upheld for an outstanding architectural value. However, the Shait Gombuj mosque is the most magnificent and the largest brick mosque surviving in the country.

Bangladesh is not just named a natural beauty for nothing this is a title that it has fought for through its great and eye catching extraordinary features. She happens to be the home to the world's longest natural beach in the whole world. The land is mainly covered by plant cover as most of the people practice Agriculture.

Apart from the natural beauty of Bangladesh brought forth by the flora in the country, the country also has a great deal of wildlife. She is the home of the dhole; the most endangered Asiatic top predator that is on the edge of extinction. It also has the Asian elephant which is the largest mammal. Finally she has the Bengal tiger which is the national animal of the country. The next time you thinking of spending time in a beautiful place where you will be able to watch and appreciate nature's beauty, think of Bangladesh.