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There are 1000's of online business opportunities available for you to make easy money online. When I say easy money, I'm not implying that there is no work or effort involved. You definitely will have to put in the hours and treat your online business as you would a regular brick-and-mortar business. But to me, it's a lot easier making money when you don't have a boss breathing down your neck, deadlines to meet and stress building daily. When you work for yourself you have the ability to be creative and work with inspired action. When you begin to see the money flowing into your account it no longer feels like work!

Let's jump forward. You have chosen a business opportunity, product or affiliate business to promote. So you're plugging along posting ads, submitting articles, networking in online groups, doing pay per click's, and seem to have created quite a successful online campaign. Things look good, right? But, is there an area that you are neglecting? Are you in fact losing sales because of some simple marketing techniques you may have ignored or that you thought wouldn't produce?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not referring to making a "warm list" of family and friends and inviting them all over for an "opportunity night" and bundt cake. Man, am I glad those days are over! That doesn't mean there still isn't an OFF-line market available for you to tap into, which will send prospects to your online business.

What I am referring to is a technique called "Gorrilla Marketing". Basically it involves thinking "out of the box". Do you live near a college or military base? How about a grocery store?!? Most grocery store's have bulletin boards. Use these! Make up "sizzle" cards and post them everywhere!

What's a sizzle card? It's basically your business card but the size of a flyer. You will need a catchy, take action headline that is short and to the point. Try something like: "Did You Make $3000 Today? If Not, YOU MUST SEE THIS!" Then provide a link to your website. Just make sure your headline is factual and relates to your business. That's it! Most people don't have a problem just logging on to a website. Instant traffic!!

You could also leave your phone number on the sizzle card. Now, if these people call YOU, then you know you have a hot lead! You can drop these cards off in a variety of places, including the movie theater, gym, and diners.