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		<title>Getting Ahead of Your Competitors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some tips that will you help get ahead of your competitors: 


Targeting 	your competitor&#8217;s weaknesses 


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Here are some tips that will you help get ahead of your competitors: </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><strong>Targeting 	your competitor&#8217;s weaknesses</strong> </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Knowing the weaknesses of your competitors will help you determine where your product fits in. If all of the products share a common weakness in an area where your service will be strong, you will be in good position to take a percentage of the market share, assuming that your customers have a need for that strength. For example, in terms of services,if your competitors’ services guarantee results in two weeks, and your service can get results in two days, people will jump on the opportunity.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><strong>Targeting 	your competitor&#8217;s strategy</strong> </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Once you know what the competitor&#8217;s strategy that has worked for obtaining the top rank, you can even do better. You just have to beat the competition by proper search engine optimization. Studying the keywords and strategies used by your competitors is one of the most important steps in search engine optimization. Careful selection of keywords that will best suit the theme of your business will enhance the ranking in major search engines. </font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">So be unique and creative!. </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><strong><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Targeting 	your competitor&#8217;s Strengths </font></font></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Identifying the strengths of your competitors is critical for making realistic assumptions about how your product will perform. If there are currently two competitive products on the market, one of which is significantly cheaper than the other, its obvious strength is low cost. You must decide whether your product will compete with the low cost option or will be a higher quality product offered for a slightly higher price. As you look at the strengths of your competitors, keep in mind your own strengths and where you are able to compete.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"> <font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><strong>About the Author:</strong></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><em>Catherine Riya Estrada</em>, 21, article contributor for </font></font><a href="http://www.proadultoutsourcing.com/"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">ProAdultOutsourcing</font></font></a><br />
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Preoccupation: Writing, painting, watching movies, traveling.</font></font></p>
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		<title>Your Target Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine</dc:creator>
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Before launching your products and services to the public Don&#8217;t do this mistake! If you do, you&#8217;re just throwing your marketing money away. You should first define your customer or client. Define your customer by getting to know everything you possibly can about him or her. Think carefully about your product or service. Exactly who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=webdesignandseo.wordpress.com&blog=544279&post=4&subd=webdesignandseo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Before launching your products and services to the public Don&#8217;t do this mistake! If you do, you&#8217;re just throwing your marketing money away. You should first define your customer or client. Define your customer by getting to know everything you possibly can about him or her. Think carefully about your product or service. Exactly who would want to purchase it? What is her marital status? Where does she live? How does she like to spend her spare time? What are her hobbies? What other products does she buy? Where does she go on vacation?You need to develop your target market as specifically as possible if you&#8217;re going to market your product or service effectively. </font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">So think of your &#8220;ideal&#8221; client or customer as a person. Visualize him or her in detail. &#8220;See&#8221; what he or she does, thinks, and wants. </font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><strong><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Effective Marketing Techniques</font></font></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Making a successful marketing that will increase results involves marketing research. There are many methods that can be used, both in person and the use of impersonal presentations. The key is to not always depend on &#8220;one&#8221; method always explore other possibilities. The combining and coordination of these elements will be more effective than depending on one. </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">You must coordinate with all the elements so that the prospective consumer is not being sent mixed messages that can cause confusion. Do all of your elements contain the same message? It is important to know exactly what market are you trying to cater. One example is <strong>Niche marketing</strong> &#8211; <font color="#000000">a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by </font></font></font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font color="#000000">mainstream</font></font></font></span></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font color="#000000"> providers. </font>A niche market may be thought of as as a narrowly defined group of potential customers. For instance make sure that if you have a practice that caters to a niche market that your product is geared towards the need of that market, your price is within the budget of that market, you are distribution your product or service where it will be seen by that market. </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Referring to methods of bringing a product to public attention, including advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, and publicity. This use to motivate consumers to use products, elevate brand relevance, and generate volume growth for our company. </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font color="#000000">It&#8217;s important to have a unique and creative product. This involves differentiating it from </font></font></font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font color="#000000">competitors</font></font></font></span></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font color="#000000">&#8216; products as well as one&#8217;s own product offerings. The best way to beat your competition is to promote a distinct advantage your customers cannot get from a competitor. Add something to your business you&#8217;re not already doing. </font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.49cm;margin-bottom:0.49cm;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><em>Catherine Riya Estrada</em>, 21, article contributor for </font></font><a href="http://www.proadultoutsourcing.com/"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">ProAdultOutsourcing</font></font></a><br />
<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Preoccupation: Writing, painting, watching movies, traveling.</font></font></p>
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