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“People will go to a lot of trouble to learn French or physics or scuba diving. They have the patience to learn to operate a car, but they won’t be bothered learning how to operate themselves”Newman & BerkowitzWhen I first saw this it struck my how true this was for so many people I came across within the client organisations where I work. Although the issue is not uniquely British, I have found that it is truer here than in many other countries and cultures where I train. Why is this? Maybe it is a throwback to memories of schooldays? Possibly it is because so much of training is seen as “corrective” rather than developmental. Also, many people think that it is up to their employer to organise any training when required.There are a wide range of views about training, what it is, what it should cover, who is responsible for organising it and how often it should occur. Th 3 -- Fill-in-the-Blank or Multiple Choice Form You can design a "fill in the blank" or "multiple choice" form in HTML or in text. HTML is easier to complete yet can take too long to down load if long or in some international browsers. You can send the form through an auto responder system before or after completing something. They make the purchase you automatically send them the form. The form makes submission easier for them to complete and will increase the response rate. There are software packages and vendors who will set up this form and track the results for you. Resources: How to Write HTML forms: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/ 3. Web Survey Collecting Exploring The World Of High-Paying Jobs 1 -- Set up an Online Diary Usually an online diary is a fun way to keep friends and family up to date on what is going on in your life. Online diaries can also be used for testimonial submission with conversational style recommendations about your product/service. Online diaries are offered on many web sites, even famous persons like Oprah, Dr. Phil, or Tony Robbins. You set it up on their site and paste the page link into your "thank you for purchase" auto responder, on your web site or into other marketing materials. Include a 1-2-3 learning experience on what is included in a good testimonial with various examples. People will appreciate the learning opportunity by taking the time to complete the process. In addition, their quality will increase. Online diaries are updated frequently, thus giving a higher perceived value. They also have a warmer conversational style that increases reader connection. Because a diary is considered "private", it increases curiosity and they will read longer. Two additional blessings are that you will save transfer time and others will read the other comments. The offside is that you will want to monitor the entries to avoid some kids having fun. You can also enter regularly updated customer comments received through other means on the product/service improved their life. You can increase credibility by including the customer's profile. Include their picture or audio testimonial or a video segment of them using the product. You can also scan in and include handwritten letters or notes you receive. A blog is an upgrade of the online diary with additional controls. There was online diary software available to help you set up your own online diary, however, blog software replaced it. Resources: Set up your own diary at: http://www.diaryland.com/. They provide a personalized URL: your-name.diaryland.com. I recommend this resource because I like the personalization capability. Here is a course on how to set up an online diary at: Here is some great startup information on blogs: 2 -- Auto responder Method After they make a purchase or receive a freebie set up an automatic auto responder requesting a testimonial. You can include a link to the online diary as the only choice or as part of multiple submission options. If you offer an ecourse, forward them a progress report request. This can easily be set up in the auto responder system for easier production. Ask them no more than 3-5 questions that don't encourage yes/ no answers. Ask them to rate their learning experience or make suggestions too. Resources: All about auto responders: http://marketing-of-training.com/expert_advisors/ask_massimo/2002-03-23.htm How to Write a High-Profit Auto responder Series http://javafaq.nu/article232.html How to Use an Automatic Responder for Effective Prospect Follow-up http://www.isitebuild.com/automatic_responder.htm 3 -- Fill-in-the-Blank or Multiple Choice Form You can design a "fill in the blank" or "multiple choice" form in HTML or in text. HTML is easier to complete yet can take too long to down load if long or in some international browsers. You can send the form through an auto responder system before or after completing something. They make the purchase you automatically send them the form. The form makes submission easier for them to complete and will increase the response rate. There are software packages and vendors who will set up this form and track the results for you. Resources: How to Write HTML forms: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/ 3. Web Survey Collecting Safe Online Job Searching will increase.
The computer age has changed the face of job searching tremendously. Massive job databases as well as individual company websites make it easy for jobseekers to find and contact those companies looking for new employees. Not only is locating and job matching made simpler, but submitting resumes is now an easier process as well. Cutting and pasting resumes into company forms as well as emails have negated hours of work that jobseekers once had to perform with older traditional methods of print and mail. Not only is it much faster, but job locating has become much more efficient by providing quick dialog between parties, diminishing the dreaded waiting period of hearing back from a company or employer. Though job searching has been vastly improved by theInternet, the number of scams and frauds are also climbing rapidly. As a result, job seekers should be aware of the signs of fraud to protect themsel Online diaries are updated frequently, thus giving a higher perceived value. They also have a warmer conversational style that increases reader connection. Because a diary is considered "private", it increases curiosity and they will read longer. Two additional blessings are that you will save transfer time and others will read the other comments. The offside is that you will want to monitor the entries to avoid some kids having fun. You can also enter regularly updated customer comments received through other means on the product/service improved their life. You can increase credibility by including the customer's profile. Include their picture or audio testimonial or a video segment of them using the product. You can also scan in and include handwritten letters or notes you receive. A blog is an upgrade of the online diary with additional controls. There was online diary software available to help you set up your own online diary, however, blog software replaced it. Resources: Set up your own diary at: http://www.diaryland.com/. They provide a personalized URL: your-name.diaryland.com. I recommend this resource because I like the personalization capability. Here is a course on how to set up an online diary at: Here is some great startup information on blogs: 2 -- Auto responder Method After they make a purchase or receive a freebie set up an automatic auto responder requesting a testimonial. You can include a link to the online diary as the only choice or as part of multiple submission options. If you offer an ecourse, forward them a progress report request. This can easily be set up in the auto responder system for easier production. Ask them no more than 3-5 questions that don't encourage yes/ no answers. Ask them to rate their learning experience or make suggestions too. Resources: All about auto responders: http://marketing-of-training.com/expert_advisors/ask_massimo/2002-03-23.htm How to Write a High-Profit Auto responder Series http://javafaq.nu/article232.html How to Use an Automatic Responder for Effective Prospect Follow-up http://www.isitebuild.com/automatic_responder.htm 3 -- Fill-in-the-Blank or Multiple Choice Form You can design a "fill in the blank" or "multiple choice" form in HTML or in text. HTML is easier to complete yet can take too long to down load if long or in some international browsers. You can send the form through an auto responder system before or after completing something. They make the purchase you automatically send them the form. The form makes submission easier for them to complete and will increase the response rate. There are software packages and vendors who will set up this form and track the results for you. Resources: How to Write HTML forms: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/ 3. Web Survey Collecting Marketing, Lead Generation, and Research: A 3-in-1 Solution Resources: Set up your own diary at: http://www.diaryland.com/. They provide a personalized URL: your-name.diaryland.com. I recommend this resource because I like the personalization capability. Here is a course on how to set up an online diary at: Here is some great startup information on blogs: 2 -- Auto responder Method After they make a purchase or receive a freebie set up an automatic auto responder requesting a testimonial. You can include a link to the online diary as the only choice or as part of multiple submission options. If you offer an ecourse, forward them a progress report request. This can easily be set up in the auto responder system for easier production. Ask them no more than 3-5 questions that don't encourage yes/ no answers. Ask them to rate their learning experience or make suggestions too. Resources: All about auto responders: http://marketing-of-training.com/expert_advisors/ask_massimo/2002-03-23.htm How to Write a High-Profit Auto responder Series http://javafaq.nu/article232.html How to Use an Automatic Responder for Effective Prospect Follow-up http://www.isitebuild.com/automatic_responder.htm 3 -- Fill-in-the-Blank or Multiple Choice Form You can design a "fill in the blank" or "multiple choice" form in HTML or in text. HTML is easier to complete yet can take too long to down load if long or in some international browsers. You can send the form through an auto responder system before or after completing something. They make the purchase you automatically send them the form. The form makes submission easier for them to complete and will increase the response rate. There are software packages and vendors who will set up this form and track the results for you. Resources: How to Write HTML forms: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/ 3. Web Survey Collecting Among The Free Web Proxies If you offer an ecourse, forward them a progress report request. This can easily be set up in the auto responder system for easier production. Ask them no more than 3-5 questions that don't encourage yes/ no answers. Ask them to rate their learning experience or make suggestions too. Resources: All about auto responders: http://marketing-of-training.com/expert_advisors/ask_massimo/2002-03-23.htm How to Write a High-Profit Auto responder Series http://javafaq.nu/article232.html How to Use an Automatic Responder for Effective Prospect Follow-up http://www.isitebuild.com/automatic_responder.htm 3 -- Fill-in-the-Blank or Multiple Choice Form You can design a "fill in the blank" or "multiple choice" form in HTML or in text. HTML is easier to complete yet can take too long to down load if long or in some international browsers. You can send the form through an auto responder system before or after completing something. They make the purchase you automatically send them the form. The form makes submission easier for them to complete and will increase the response rate. There are software packages and vendors who will set up this form and track the results for you. Resources: How to Write HTML forms: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/ 3. Web Survey Collecting Milton's Passion For Selling Suits 3 -- Fill-in-the-Blank or Multiple Choice Form You can design a "fill in the blank" or "multiple choice" form in HTML or in text. HTML is easier to complete yet can take too long to down load if long or in some international browsers. You can send the form through an auto responder system before or after completing something. They make the purchase you automatically send them the form. The form makes submission easier for them to complete and will increase the response rate. There are software packages and vendors who will set up this form and track the results for you. Resources: How to Write HTML forms: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/ 3. Web Survey Collecting Use web surveys to gather their recommendations. There is software to help you create surveys and track the results. Survey hosting can be an online based or PC-based product. Web Survey Software Perseus Software: Free trial offered, several versions available, price range $495-$995 http://www.perseusdevelopment.com/softwareprod/download.html Survey-Said software http://www.surveysaid.com/survey-software-introduction.html Hosted Software http://www.hostedsurvey.com/ Survey Pro http://apian.com/ $1195 Survey Vendors SurveyMonkey.com http://www.surveymonkey.com. Basic is free, upgrade is $19.95. They offer a great comparison chart that I found very interesting. Free White Papers, Articles, and ebooks on Survey How-tos. How to conduct a web survey: http://www.websurveyor.com/create-an-online-survey.asp Top-10 Web Survey Issues and How to Address Them http://www.digitalbiz.com/pages/library/research/top_10.html Set Your Web Survey Goals http://www.workz.com/cgi-bin/gt/tpl_page.html,template=1&content=1326&nav1=1& Perseus offers seven different white papers that will expand your knowledge on taking surveys. http://www.perseusdevelopment.com/surveytips/whitepapers.html *** BONUS ON AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE *** Four areas that will increase the quality of your testimonials: 1. Ask them what their goal was for using the product/service
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