Just a quick note to let you know the Business Women Unite VIP Club is now live. Get all the details here:

http://businesswomenunite.net/vip-area/

Remember, we are only offering the first 1000 access to the VIP Club and 150 spaces have already been taken by existing Mums in Business members. You will need to act quickly to take advantage, so check it out now.

Here is the link again:

http://businesswomenunite.net/vip-area/

Thanks,

Alison

P.S. The VIP Club will help you make big changes in your business, but you will need to act quickly as we have BIG incentives for people who act before Wednesday at 11am Australia EST, so check it out now.

The winners of the 6 months F’REE access to our new VIP Club are:

Irene McDonald from Mismo Body Care

and

Bernadette Jennings from InnerPrints

Congratulations, you will have access to the VIP Club from 14th Nov.

Enjoy!

Alison

To help you fast track your business success, we are giving two people the chance to win 6 months’ access to our brand new VIP club.

Now you should only apply if you are ready to make a change in your business. So if you are ready to get access to plain-English, PROVEN, step by step business resources, blueprints and advice from experts that you can implement into your business immediately, then just answer this question:

How would you benefit from having a successful business?

Just login to Business Women Unite and post your short answer below before 8th November to enter…

The 2 people who explain the best how having a successful business will benefit them , will be the winners.

Good luck

Alison

P.S. If you have not yet joined Business Women Unite, then why not join its free. You’ll get to be part of the fastest growing place to connect to other business women, get expert advice on how to increase sales and profits and discover how to have a better lifestyle. Join for FREE http://www.businesswomenunite.net

Two of the most common questions I have been receiving in emails and on the BWU blog are:

“What is the best way to market my business without spending a fortune?” or “How do I get more traffic to my website?”

And let’s face it; these are critical. Without them we would all be out of business.

Most business people think there is a secret weapon when it comes to getting more customers, but believe me there isn’t. I know because I have looked. I used to think I was missing the secret technique - and where there are new pieces for technology to help us, like Web 2.0, the techniques are still the same.

Ok, so this is the deal with getting more business:

Marketing doesn’t have to cost a fortune

The good news is you don’t have to spend a fortune to generate more business. My marketing budget isn’t very large at all.

Some of you will be unaware that with all my businesses I don’t spend a lot on marketing. Instead, I use proven techniques that I know are right for my business; the ones that will get me the best results.

I have used PR to get my businesses on national TV and in hundreds of newspapers. I have used free content to drive visitors to my website and converted them to prospects and customers on my database. I have used the power of email marketing to get a higher click-through rate. I have also used social networking to drive traffic – do you think people just come to BWU? No, I have to put some of these actions plus many more techniques in place.

Now I am not telling you this to boast or try to impress you, but to help you understand you can get more business just by following the right system that works for you. Don’t get me wrong, I still test new strategies; in fact we are currently testing some ways for you to generate passive income, as well as more traffic to your website, but once I have one that works for me - like PR - I stick with it and use it to its full potential.

These strategies are available for you to use and we are going to show you how to utilise them to get the best results.

More important than visitors

People talk about how they need to get more visitors, but they miss one other aspect that is just as, or even more, important - conversion.

If your conversion is poor - and most people’s is - then it doesn’t matter whether you have 10 or 10,000 visitors, the results will still be the same - a lack of buyers. What most people do instead of improving their conversion is work hard to drive more traffic. All they are doing is wasting time and money.

So the thing is, if you improve your conversion, you get more money in without having to spend anymore. It’s perfect.

Have you even looked at your website stats and wondered why you had 200 unique visitors (excluding spam) to your website today, but only had three opt in to your newsletter?

Just think, what you business could be like if you improved your conversion (I will be showing you how in the VIP area). Instead of getting three opt in for every 200 visitors, you get 20 opt in for every 200 visitors. That means you would have 17 more people to sell your products to – more money. And all you would have done is made a few small changes to your website.

Keeping up to date

There are rarely any new marketing strategies, but the problem is technology is constantly changing. I was at a conference last week and they were talking about Web 3.0. Most people haven’t got the hang of Web 2.0 yet! There are new ways to get to number 1 in Google, new ways to get visitors with blogs and article marketing, new tested conversion methods etc.

So it is critical to have a team of people who are experts in their field to help you by knowing which things are working NOW. If you were anything like me when I was growing my business, you just cannot afford this.

I have a team of people who are doing just this, like Andrew Edwards who knows how to drive traffic to your website, Emma Rhoades who can show you how to set up a simple marketing action plan specifically for your business, Gina Pearce who specialises in getting PR for your business, and myself who has used many no cost/low cost marketing strategies to grow my business.

So getting more business is extremely important and critical for your continued success. You need strategies that will show you the best ways to market your business without spending a fortune, the best ways to get more traffic to your website, the best ways to convert more customers, the best ways of being productive and the best ways to cope with juggling everything at once, plus you need to be guided and supported alone the way. We have those strategies and more in the VIP area.

If you have some questions that you would like to ask I would love to help answer them for you. Just post your questions below.

Wishing you success,

Alison

P.S. I have received emails from people asking when the VIP area will be launched as they do not want to miss out. We are very close to launching, just watch your email inbox for details.

P.S.S. If you haven’t downloaded the report explaining the critical things you need for your business to succeed, please do so now at http://www.businesswomenunite.net/ads/bwufreereport.html

I recently asked THOUSANDS of business women about their businesses, and over the years I have come across thousands more. Let me tell you I keep coming across the same things - and most of it is NOT good.

Even though the comments are slightly different, they all come back to the same thing – what to do next to build a successful business?

If you are like most women in business you are probably approaching your business in the wrong way - struggling and wasting time trying to work it out. You ask what to do next to build a successful business, what is the best way to market your business without spending a fortune or get more traffic to your website, convert more customers, get more time and learning to cope with juggling everything at once.

Well you are not alone, and these are real issues that people face when running their own business, but believe me when I say this: if you want to create a successful business there are much larger problems to resolve first.

I have created a valuable report revealing why most business women struggle in business and the 5 critical factors you need to turn your business into a successful profit making machine!

You can get access to this report for a limited time at:

http://www.businesswomenunite.net/ads/bwufreereport.html

Even though this report is free, don’t underestimate the value of the information contained within it. You could see massive changes within your business just by making a few of the changes suggested.

Remember, if you think this information doesn’t apply to you then think again, because it does. I have read your comments and spent countless hours looking at your business. I cam promise you this does apply to you.

The fact is most business women are struggling in business but don’t know what to do next to take them to the next level. Download the report to find out what to do next:

http://www.businesswomenunite.net/ads/bwufreereport.html

I hope you enjoy the report!

Wishing you success

Alison

P.S. I realise you will have some questions once you have read this report. I want to help answer these questions for you, so just post your comments below.

Alison Basson here. I need to ask you a favour…

We are very close to finishing our long-awaited VIP area on Business Women Unite. But before we do, I want to make sure we are on the right track so that YOU have everything you need. So I have this one question to ask you…

What do you feel are the 2 most important things you need to know right now to grow your business?

I really want to know; the more you can tell me the more I can create what you need…please leave your answer below.

That’s all for now…

Thanks,

Alison

P.S – Please let me know I really DO value your feedback - what do you feel are the 2 most important things you need to know right now to grow your business? What do you need help with? Just post your comment below.

You’ve all heard of networking right? Most people don’t ever use it to its full potential. One of the most common reasons is that it’s just one more thing you have to do in your busy day so it goes into the too hard basket, right!

I know I used to do this. With traditional networking, you stand in a room full of complete strangers pretending to have a good time. You go to events, either listen to a speaker, hand out business cards, grab a coffee, or wine (depending on the time of the day!!) and walk around and introduce yourself, all in the hope that you will connect with the right people.

Yes, networking can be a nightmare. It can also be a great thing if you get the right environment for you. But how does this fit into sites like Business Women Unite and why bother, you may be asking yourself? Well let me tell you.

Networking is all about building relationships but believe it or not, most business women find it much easier to build a relationship with someone online than in person - look at all the internet relationships that take place.

But the social networking thing is a lot different than anything you have ever done before but you decide to give it a go. So you join up, after all it was free so why not. You completed your profile page and then you start meeting other women in business, commenting on the forum, getting some expert help for your business, right. Well only if you are one of the business women in the know.

I have to say that some people just fill in their profile page and are never seen again. Why, I am not sure but I have put it down to two things. Either you don’t know what to do next or you think that just by completing your profile page you will generate more business. I am going to be honest with you if you are the latter one of these you are not going to get very far.

First of all I am going to tell you why you should bother and then I am going to tell you what you should do next.

Well since launching Business Women Unite we have been averaging 100 sign ups a week, which pretty good going in my book. Do you think it will continue and expedite, of course it will so wouldn’t you be crazy not to take advantage of it. This is free traffic, if someone was giving me free traffic I would definitely take it. It would mean that I could promote my business to thousands to visitors which could generate more sales for my business. And yet I see people on the site who are not taking advantage of the traffic coming to the site.

Did you know that every piece of content you enter and every post you make are indexed? You see Business Women Unite is open to search engines, so everything is picked up. Use some good keywords and guess what, you will target your potential customers as well.

So if you haven’t already done so now is the time to complete your profile page - upload your profile picture, add your website address (remember to exclude the http://) and put some information about yourself. Introduce yourself on the forum and maybe ask a couple of questions that you need help with – don’t be shy the women are very friendly and willing to help and share. You will soon pick up lots of new friends this way!

If you need some expert help get some from our team of experts who can give you advice on how to increase your sales and profits, how to drive more traffic to your website and how to have a better lifestyle plus much more.

You can expand your business by connecting and doing business with people from all over the world. I have already seen many great alliances formed on Business Women Unite which have helped members to develop their businesses and make more money.

I have been where you are but I can tell you this is an amazing opportunity and one of the quickest and easiest ways of growing your business – why spend countless hours searching for new clients when you can connect with them all in one place at Business Women Unite.

Here are a few things you can do on Business Women Unite right now:

Make New Friends

You may find yourself bombarded with friend requests from others. Take these seriously as these people then have the opportunity to contact you at any time via Business Women Unite. Although the site is for networking, sometimes businesses clash, or don’t have anything in common. The same applies for online networking. Approve your friend requests only if you feel that you want to contact this person, or be invited into their personal network.

Invite your Friends

Everyone has friends and associates that they meet somewhere or other so invite them to join you on the site. That way, you can get even more friends to chat with!

Keeping your Friends Informed

You can create your very own Bulletins. Used only amongst you and your friends, it allows you to send bulletins to your friends about what you have to offer. Use it wisely, as if you continue to spam your friends with offers, you will soon find that you are loner!!! Choose to post a bulletin or read those that have been sent to you from your friends. Some good uses are for special offers, or introducing new services etc.

Promote your business

We have created a new section on the forum, the bullet board where you can actively promote your business in one place.

Fancy a Chat

If you are feeling a little lonely at your office by yourself, or have a few spare moments and want to chat, then the ‘Live Chat’ area is just what you need. You will find the link at the very top of your screen after you log in. Once in the Live Chat arena you will find a drop down box with various rooms to choose from. At present, we have only two rooms however we will be adding more shortly.

Beside this live chat button you will also find the instant messenger link. If you’ve ever used MSN Messenger or Yahoo chat, you will know how it works. If you’ve not yet found how useful instant messenger can be, then hang on!! Simply find someone you want to chat with (from your friends only) and then start up an instant messenger conversation. Only you two can see it, and you can get instant messages from one to the other – kind of like a very quick email session!

Groups

For those who really want to turbo charge their business, ‘groups’ are for you. Currently open to everyone for free for a limited time, the groups are a place to get together with your own private forums to get one on one advice and knowledge from the groups experts. Think of it like a mini community. This is the place to find your business mentors and to learn from others.

Check out the Frequently Asked Question section for more information.

There are many more things you can do on the Business Women Unite site, so what are you waiting for. Start today!

Alison Basson

Business Women Unite

www.businesswomenunite.net

Wouldn’t it be great to ask an expert a question that directly relates to your business? Well, now you can. We’ve opened up the groups section of Business Women Unite for just that. This fantastic section means you can now join a particular group that is hosted by an expert.

Each group has its own private forum where you can ask our experts and other participant’s questions that directly relate to your business. Think of it like a mini community where you can get together and talk about say how to market your business or how to improve your website. For the next 30 days we are giving you F’REE access to our new “Ask an Expert” section on Business Women Unite.

This could save you thousands of dollars. Check it out at http://businesswomenunite.net/groups/

WOW what fantastic feedback we have been receiving about Business Women Unite. It is great to know that you are benefiting from the resources on the site – hold onto your hats we still have plenty more to come over the next few months.  

Since Business Women Unite is brand new we don’t have any written testimonial letters from any of our raving fans. Perhaps you could help us out with a testimonial for Business Women Unite.

It’s doesn’t have to be too involved…take a look at the ones below.

We will be using some of the testimonials in our marketing and promotions of Business Women Unite, so yours could be included. This is a great way of promoting your business further plus your post could be picked up by Google from our blog.  

I look forward to hearing about the great benefits you are getting from using Business Women Unite. Please leave a comment below.