HOUSTON, TX – MARCH 7: Edmond Robinson #51 and Beniquez Brown #42 of the Houston Roughnecks pose for a photo during the XFL game against the Seattle Dragons at TDECU Stadium on March 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Thomas Campbell/XFL via Getty Images)
The ChicagoBears are looking to improve every day and the XFL might be the latest way for them to try and improve their roster.
The Chicago Bears had a miserable 8-8 2019 season. They were looked at as a Super Bowl contender going into the season because they had a defense that was the best in the league and an offense looking to take the next step. Well, the defense was still awesome but the offense was putrid. Now in 2020, they are looking to improve their team by any means necessary.
One way they might be able to improve their team is by looking at XFL free agents. The XFL played its inaugural season in 2020 but it was cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak. Now, those players that are good enough are looking for a chance in the National Football League. Teams like the Bears that are looking for improvements would be wise to at least consider a few of these players in free agency.
One team that stands out above the rest is the Houston Roughnecks. They are one of the original eight teams to make up the league in year one. They were, by far, the best team in the XFL before it was cut short. With their 5-0 record, they were cruising to having the best record in the league. They scored 21 touchdowns and only gave up 14 in the five games and that +7 differential was the best in the league.
If the Bears were looking for a new way to try and improve their team, the Houston Roughnecks might be their best option. They are the team that everyone should be looking to knab players from. These are the three players that the Bears should look at the most from this roster:
As Economic Toll Mounts, Nation Ponders Trade-Offs
Cost of confronting pandemic is millions of jobs, trillions in wealth lost to save potentially millions of lives
The nation’s costly fight against the coronavirus pandemic is stirring debate inside the Trump administration and beyond about how much economic loss the country can bear to save an unknowable number of lives infected by the disease.
Millions of jobs were lost within days and millions more are projected to vanish as whole industries grind to a halt, streets empty and people hunker down at home to limit the spread of disease. Trillions of dollars are projected to be lost in economic output; trillions have been wiped out in stock market value; and trillions in government debt will be accumulated in the months ahead to help support households and businesses struggling to pay bills.
In an earlier post, I examined reports that question whether cost of the coronavirus cure is worse than the the disease because the fatality rate is a complete unknown.
Here I present reports of the dollar and human costs of virtually shutting down the American economy. You’ll see that no estimate is cut in stone; they range a great deal, reflexing the unprecedented nature of the crisis.
Baron’s: The Middle Class Faces Its Greatest Threat Since the 1930s(Subscription required.) “America is facing its next Great Depression…Not only is our health-care system ill-prepared for what is coming, but our debt is too high, our infrastructure crumbling, our safety net fragile, and our middle class poorly positioned to weather the storm.”
How much damage will coronavirus wreak on the global economy?“Economists have struggled to come up with estimates of the economic damage, but their projections, such as they are, are becoming grimmer.” Here’s one worst case projection: Gregory Daco, chief US economist at Oxford Economics, believes the US is already in recession and will experience a 12 per cent contraction in output in the second quarter before bouncing back to end the year flat. Such an outcome could lead to about one million job losses, he said.
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When we bought a condo and then put our beloved home on the market, we had no idea what lay ahead. Perhaps we should have paid better attention to the pending signs that COVID-19 was coming to our neck of the woods. All we could think of was how sad we were to let go of our Evanston home that we had loved for 45 years, and how we were in our seventies and needed less space and no stairs. So, we took the plunge and the bottom fell out.
Many great meals prepared in this kitchen
After a week on the market, just as the pandemic became serious with school closings, social distancing, and people being told to #stayathome, we reluctantly went off the market. It made sense, especially after Governor Pritzker’s “shelter in place” order starting March 21 and ending (for now) April 7. Here we were, two people in the most vulnerable age group, wondering how we should proceed with selling a wonderful family home located near Evanston’s beautiful and historic lake front.
Great place to raise our family
We raised three kids in our home at 1010 Sheridan Road. Walking to Lee Street beach in the summer, jumping in piles of leaves in the fall, building snowmen in the winter, and planting flowers and vegetables in the spring – these are precious memories of bringing up our children here. They walked to nearby Lincoln School and later to Nichols Middle School. In the summer, we all hung out at Lee Street Beach, less than a block from our home. Taking the “L” or Metra into Chicago was simple. Just walk a few blocks to the station at Main and Chicago Avenue. My husband could also drive downtown to work via Lake Shore Drive in under half an hour.
Our location made it easy to bike to Northwestern on the path along the lake and enjoy the many restaurants and stores within walking distance from our home. Great neighbors. Block parties. A fun backyard. Lots of activities for the kids from camps to skating at Robert Crown Community Center to enjoying the many playgrounds and parks in the area. Our children and their friends have fond memories of our third floor, which was a gigantic playroom back in the day, where they created many home movies and Barbie dramas. Now it serves as a great guest room with a tandem bedroom and ensuite bathroom. This house on Sheridan Road in southeast Evanston was a great place to raise a family. We were living our dream of being in a college town and a somewhat urban suburb.
Third floor, now a guest suite
In a former life, it was Barbie central
1010 Sheridan Road has an interesting history. Built in 1911, it was described in beautiful script as a house with three water closets and two screened porches. There were two live-in maids who occupied the third floor of the house. Over 109 years, we are only the fifth owners and have lived here for the longest stretch of time. To give you a sense of how big the rooms are, the third owner, big band leader Griff Williams, had two grand pianos in the living room, one at each end.
Living room big enough to hold two grand pianos
We made a few changes over 45 years, each one with a story behind it. My husband is a therapist and his first home office on the third-floor forced patients to run the gauntlet of three young children who sometimes asked in too loud voices, “What’s his problem?” So, early on, we decided to convert the first-floor screened porch to a home office with a separate entrance for him, thus ensuring a modicum of privacy. Down the line, we added space pack air conditioning and removed the window units that kept breaking. In a huge and much costlier than we had imagined move, we modernized our hall bathroom, making it my favorite room in the house. And most recently, we opened the wall between the kitchen and dining room to create an open concept floor plan.
Love this bathroom!
Kitchen now open to dining room
These were cosmetic changes that made the house fit our personal needs. But what made the house our home was all of the events we were able to host in it over so many years. Birthday parties and huge family gatherings in which I could serve a sit-down meal for 40 people on Thanksgiving. A wedding for my husband’s sister. Special birthday celebrations for our parents. Graduation celebrations. Engagement parties for our kids. Open houses for several of our grandkids’ births. Holiday celebrations with grandchildren running all over the house, now once again cluttered with toys. There is still enough room to house our eleven grandkids and their parents when they visit, with everyone having a comfortable place to sleep.
So many celebrations over the years
More than anything, it was our inability to host all of these celebrations as we aged that made us think about leaving the big, old house at 1010 Sheridan Road. It had become too quiet. Our in-town grandkids were getting older. The others came infrequently, as their children’s lives became consumed with friends and activities. We rarely used the living and dining rooms, and bedrooms sat empty aside from occasional sleepovers or guests. We almost never ventured up to the third floor. The house was calling out for change. It needed new life to fill it once again with activity and celebration. It was time to move.
Family room – our favorite hang out these days
Hopefully, we will be able to put our home back on the market this spring. My dream is to have someone walk into this house that holds so many precious memories for us and love our home for what it is, a gracious place to live and create memories in a wonderful location.
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Laurie Levy
I am a passionate advocate for children, developmentally appropriate educational practices, diversity, inclusion, community building, and the rights of children with special needs. Retired after being Founding Director of Cherry Preschool and an early childhood program director for over 30 years, I believe in empowering parents and teachers, and creating caring and just school communities. I also write about whatever strikes my fancy through the lens of an aging Boomer who both battles and embraces change.
When Ryan Pace took over as the general manager of the Chicago Bears in 2015, he was only 37 years old.
Now at age 43, Pace is entering Year 6 of running the show in Chicago. He earned the Executive of the Year award by the Sporting News in 2018 becoming the third Bears general manager to win the award after George Halas (1956) and Michael McCaskey (1985).
In his five seasons in charge, the Bears have gone 34-46. The last two years have been much better alongside head coach Matt Nagy compared to the three prior under lackadaisical John Fox as Nagy has posted a 20-12 record, with a 12-4 showing in 2018.
All in all, there isn’t endless confidence in Pace around the fanbase due to his misses in the draft, free agency and of course, the famous decision to trade for Mitch Trubisky in 2017 over the likes of NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson. The blockbuster trade for star defensive end Khalil Mack in 2018 was certainly a gamechanger but it was also a hefty investment with two first round picks sent to the Raiders as they signed Mack to a six-year, $141 million deal ($90 million in guaranteed money).
However, Pace’s contract runs through the 2021 season and he has made enough good moves to outweigh the bad.
He started things off by trading wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Jets and proceeded to draft Kevin White with the No. 7 overall pick. White is now out of the league after some devastating injuries ruined his skillset. A year later, Pace took linebacker Leonard Floyd No. 9 overall. Floyd is with the Rams now after the Bears rescinded his fifth-year option last week. He had 18.5 sacks in four seasons with just seven over the last two years.
Trubisky was taken a year later with the No. 2 overall pick after trading away the No. 3 pick, a third and fourth round selection to San Francisco. Linebacker Roquan Smith has developed into a very talented leader quickly after going eighth overall in 2018. The Bears had no first round pick in 2019 and won’t again in this year’s draft (we will get to that later).
Free agency has been fair at times to Pace with his additions of defensive lineman Akiem Hicks, wide receiver Allen Robinson, linebacker Danny Trevathan, safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and cornerback Prince Amukamara. However, there have been some ugly signings with big money including the likes of quarterback Mike Glennon, linebacker Pernell McPhee, tight end Dion Sims, tight end Trey Burton, kicker Cody Parkey and wide receiver Markus Wheaton.
Safety Eddie Jackson (4th round), defensive lineman Eddie Goldman (2nd round), running back Tarik Cohen (4th round), guard Cody Whitehair (2nd round), defensive lineman Bilal Nichols (5th round), running back Jordan Howard (4th round), linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski (4th round) and safety Adrian Amos (5th round) have all been steals (the last three names are off the team).
It remains to be seen if wide receiver Anthony Miller (2nd round), center James Daniels (2nd round), running back David Montgomery (3rd round), linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe (4th round) and wide receiver Javon Wims (7th round) will ever be consistent standouts. However, it is clear that 2017 second round pick, tight end Adam Shaheen is not what he was labeled to be “Baby Gronk” and the Bears need help at that position.
Trubisky dilemma
The reality is this, Pace has done many nice things in the mid-rounds of the draft and had some positive hits in free agency. Mack was a costly gift who has boosted a top 10 defense that projects to be really good once again this season. Cutting fan favorite and clutch kicker Robbie Gould four years ago is and will always be a boneheaded decision. But, Pace ultimately attached his job to Trubisky and this is the season where we will see how this plays out with veteran Nick Foles now in the mix after coming over last week in a trade with Jacksonville.
Glennon was a waste of time and money in 2017 as Trubisky was sheltered and protected. Then, Nagy and Pace let Trubisky loose as he ran often and was put in good situations in a high flying and dynamic offense. Then, this past season the offense looked like it had basically no playmakers, no run game and shoddy offensive line play and of course, Trubisky was at the forefront of the criticism.
Owning a 23-18 record and a 85.8 passer rating in his three-year career doesn’t look pretty for Trubisky but 12 of those games came under a lost offense led by Fox and company in 2017. In 15 of his last 29 games, Trubisky has thrown an interception with eight last season compared to seven in 2018. He has eight career multiple interception games including six in the last two seasons.
I may have an outsider’s perspective, but I still am very confident that Trubisky is a steady enough quarterback to win games for this Bears team. I thought the playcalling a season ago hurt the perception of his true abilities. Having the shoulder injury certainly kept him back from running as much as he effectively can, but with little help from the run game, basically, no tight ends and very little consistency outside of Robinson, Trubisky’s life in this offense was hard.
The Bears need more weapons, they need a better push up front and Montgomery needs to be looked upon as a lead back early and often in games.
Key additions
DE Robert Quinn
QB Nick Foles
TE Jimmy Graham
CB Artie Burns
LB Barkevious Mingo
DL Brent Urban
Key departures
LB Leonard Floyd
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
CB Prince Amukamara
WR Taylor Gabriel
LB Nick Kwiatkoski
DL Nick Williams
Pace’s perception
The game is won in the trenches and the Bears are set up well defensively at all levels, outside of cornerback and safety depth. But there are stars all over the field and I absolutely loved the signing of Quinn to pair him with Mack, Hicks, Robertson-Harris, Nichols and Goldman. The Bears are deep up front defensively. Brent Urban is also an underrated signing on Monday, he was really good against the run in nine games last season and can slow down offenses at his 6’7″ frame.
Offensively, Pace knew he tied his ultimate fate to Trubisky three years ago and so far it has been a rocky road. I know a ton of people wanted the Bears to grab Teddy Bridgewater in free agency, but for $21 million a year, I’d much rather have Trubisky competing with a veteran who knows this offense like Foles there making him better.
The way Montgomery, Cohen and even Cordarelle Patterson are used will be crucial for Nagy’s offense. Wide receiver help needs to come and so does tight end (Graham is a horrible signing no matter how you spin it), but the Bears crave playmakers and consistency. Guard would be my top priority in the draft next month since the wide receiver and tight end class is deep.
The Bears hold these picks: 2nd round – No. 43, 2nd round – No. 50, 5th round – No. 163, 6th round – No. 196, 6th round – No. 200 and 7th round – No. 233).
The depth isn’t bad with this Bears group outside of a few positions listed above, but the topic of Trubisky vs. Foles will only become more dominant with the NFL season nearing a return and no sports currently taking place due to the COVID-19 affecting the entire country.
It is very easy to blame one player and in football, the quarterback seems to always be at fault (unless he’s great like Tom Brady or Peyton Manning), but instead of comparing Trubisky to Mahomes and Watson (which I understand why you would), how about put Pace and Nagy up to the task to try to help him the best way possible.
Regardless of what happens in the 2020 season, I think it is important to give Trubisky a few more weapons outside of Robinson and Cohen, a true running game and then we can see how this thing unfolds. Montgomery had only seven games with 15 or more carries. This offense needs balance and if they can get it, I think you’ll see the Trubisky of 2018 and not the Trubisky of 2019, which would mean more wins, less time on the field for the defense and a legitimate chance to make a deep playoff run.
Make sure to follow Jake on Twitter, @Bearsbacker and on Facebook for up to the minute news about the Chicago Bears.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Kipnis, a Northbrook native who faced off against the Cubs in the 2016 World Series while he was a member of the Cleveland Indians, paid $2.8 million on Jan. 31 for a five-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot mansion in Old Town.
With many Chicagoans working from home and practicing social distancing, dogs of Chicago are getting more attention and interaction from their owners than they are used to during the day.
Take a look at the good boys and girls below that have been shared on social media.
Send your dog to us by tagging us on Twitter (@ChicagoNow) or emailing [email protected].
Tom Appel, John Biel, Damon Bell and Jill Ciminillo (from left), in the studios at WCPT 820 to record the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
This week’s podcast was likely the last one we’ll be able to do in studio for a few weeks, but we won’t stop recording! So, if you are looking for a new podcast, we hope you’ll check out the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
We talked about the all-new 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, which I was able to drive at one of the last press-previews before the Coronavirus put us all on lockdown. We also took a look at the virtually revealed 2021 Hyundai Elantra, and we came up with a cocktail that will make a lot more sense once you listen to the podcast.
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Then we spent a lot of time talking about classic cars with Collectible Automobile magazine Editor-in-Chief John Biel. The new issue of CA is set to hit newsstands soon, and we give you a preview of what’s inside — including a profile of the pioneering female drag racer Shirley Shahan Bridges — the “Drag-On Lady.”
Oh, and (spoiler alert) I didn’t even come close to winning this week’s quiz.
While I will continue to post the podcast to my blog each week, you can subscribe to the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast on any podcast subscription service or visit the Buzzsprout link. New episodes are usually posted on Friday, and then the show itself airs on WCPT 820 AM on Sundays from 1 to 2 p.m.
Be sure to let us know if you have questions or if there are any topics you’d like us to cover on future podcasts.
So this is the seventh day. It is also Monday, so I did not plan this very well, but I actually did not plan this whole thing at all. It is not one of my made-up stories.
Today I have been kind of tired and groggy, but not like I am sick. I am always tired after working the weekend but, like many people who find themselves working past their expected retirement age, it is not easy. But we all have to work for a living; many people work at something which does not give them pleasure but is just a necessity. So, late in life I am learning new things about Life and being a human.
Today still, I have very mixed feelings about our situation. I DO believe the statistics I read in the media. Cases are spreading fast, including in this country, with a real decrease in China. But the statistics are to some extent misleading because comparatively few people in our country are being tested: not enough test kits and no uniform system to test people, so there are likely many more already infected but not tested. But you likely already know this from the media.
There are no frightening pictures of the sub-microscopic virus. When we only know that we might have a disaster in the making, it is hard to be concerned. No skyscrapers falling, no giant waves crashing on the beaches, torrential rains or earthquake scenes. And, as a coworker from Eastern Europe reminded me yesterday, America/USA, is such a large country so we can have a horrific disaster in one part, and sunshine and chirping birds elsewhere. Right now, outside my living room window the sun is in fact shining.
But… WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THE SCIENTISTS! The Surgeon General, Jerome Adams warns things could get worse and we really, really need to shelter in place as much as possible. Isolating ourselves is very important. I try to not make this political, although some of you know my leanings, but this should not be about politics but listening to our many educated healthcare specialists. If I were a healthcare worker in New York, I would likely be too tired to argue this point. There are so many who cannot avoid contact: bus drivers, taxies, police, fire dept, those who maintain the energy grid, maintain our heating and air-conditioning, groceries, and I already said healthcare workers.
Another group, I watched a short video from the Grayzone.com, about our huge prison system. I believe we have the largest in the world, and we take poor care of those in the system. Just because they are in prison does not mean we have a right to not care about them. Anyone here have strong religious beliefs about caring for the prisoners and the poor? No? Or maybe yes. Besides that many, many are people who are in some form of incarceration merely because they were arrested, could not afford bail, and may be innocent but they will sit there, in confinement with others, until they can have a trial. If you cannot pay traffic tickets or some other fine, you may end up in confinement. This only adds to their problems, and if there is a spread of the epidemic in the prison population, the workers there will contract it also and take the virus home with them.
As I said, I am conflicted. We should keep our morale up, keep our beliefs intact, care for each other and enjoy life. Teach our children.
I have finished my veggie smoothie and my potatoes are boiling. After that I will take the dog out again for some fresh air. Hang in there and be safe.
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Just a word about my blog, “Docrambo”. It sounds weird to me and when I told a friend in one of the volunteer organizations in which I participate, she gave me a gentle smile. I think it meant “sounds funny but I think you are a nice person anyway.” It is ok. The name was a nickname I acquired while working at the Great Lakes Naval Base in North Chicago, IL. A navy hospital corpsman worked with me in the Pediatric Clinic. He was a bodybuilder and saw that I had some small hand-weights under my desk, which I used at lunch time to keep myself toned. I am anything but a Rambo-type of a guy, but we joked about it. He gave me the nickname.
I have been writing things since I was 15 years-old. I am a retired pediatrician. These are my ideas, experiences and feelings from all those years. They are about being a pediatrician, a doctor, and also about being a father, a spouse, and just a human being.
Panic hits you right away that this wasn’t a nightmare. It’s real.
Peek outside blinds to see if Earth is still spinning. She is.
Try to go back to sleep.
Anxiety sets in.
It’s so eerie and quiet.
Shower? Nah. Not going anywhere today.
Get dressed? Nah. Pajama pants and t-shirt are more comfortable.
Grab paper off driveway. Read headlines. Put paper away for later.
Turn on Today Show. Reruns. Turn off.
Play Solitaire on my phone for 17 hours.
Make a pot of split pea soup.
Drink coffee.
I just coughed. Shit. Do I have it? Is this a dry cough? Or a wet cough? How can you tell the difference?
Can’t make bed. Cat sleeping under comforter.
Work in garden? Nope. Snowed last night.
I miss the Chicago Blackhawks. And Cubs spring training. I feel guilty about that.
Box up adult children’s trophies we’ve moved and stored in the basement closet for over thirty years.
Make notation to write the Manager and Director of our local Jewel to thank them and their entire staff for all they have done for our community.
Dread going to Jewel.
Look at calendar. Everything cancelled for the next two months. At least.
Can’t read my Book Club book (meeting cancelled) because I can’t concentrate.
Play Solitaire.
Brush teeth. Finally.
Take a long walk.
Watch the robins dance in the yard. They haven’t a clue what COVID-19 is. Lucky birds.
Breathe in fresh air. Face the sun.
Text Jacquie.
Email Meaux.
Email Biz.
Text Nina.
Play Solitaire until I win.
Thank you Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Governor J.B. Pritzker for your leadership during this dark time.
Shame on you, Donald Trump.
Thank you Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Thank you railroad workers.
Thank you truck drivers.
Thank you first responders.
Thank you everyone in the medical profession.
Thank you scientists.
Take another walk.
FaceTime grandchildren and watch them dance to Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree even though it’s….
Check phone to see what day and month it is.
It’s March?
Call Dolly.
Watch two seasons of Grace and Frankie. I love Lily Tomlin. Jane Fonda looks so young, but why do the heavily starched collars of her blouses always stand up straight around her neck? That looks so uncomfortable. And it’s distracting.
You may wonder, did I take my walks in my pajamas? No. Of course not. I pulled on a pair of jeans. But as soon as I got home, the jeans were replaced.
I think I’m gaining weight?
Metra just announced that “Medical personnel on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic can ride for free.” Nice gesture, Metra. Thank you.
Drink 19 bottles of Chardonnay. Okay, 22.
Thank God Binny’s is considered an “essential” business and is still open.
Look at stock market and tremble. Again.
If you see me out walking in my pajamas, please tell me to go home.
Chicago Tribune announces “plans to rent thousands of hotel rooms for coronaviruse isolation in move to preserve space in hospitals.” Thank you Chicago. That’s why I love this city.
Write a letter to cheer up Maureen isolated in the retirement home in Virginia. She just turned ninety-one. I love this great lady.
Play Solitaire. Can’t seem to win.
Glance over the newspaper. Get anxious. Put it away.
Eat almost entire pot of split pea soup (with a little help from husband).
I am gaining weight.
Is Home Depot open? I want to plant some pansies, but that is probably not essential. Well, to me it is.
Every affiliate marketer is always looking for the successful market that gives the biggest paycheck. Sometimes they think it is a magic formula that is readily available for them. Actually, it is more complicated than that. It is just good marketing practices that have been proven over years of hard work and dedication.
There are tactics that have worked before with online marketing and is continuing to work in the online affiliate marketing world of today. With these top three marketing tips, you will be able to able to increase your sales and survive in the affiliate marketing online.
What are these three tactics?
1. Using unique web pages to promote each separate product you are marketing. Do not lump all of it together just to save some money on web hosting. It is best to have a site focusing on each and every product and nothing more.
Always include product reviews on the website so visitors will have an initial understanding on what the product can do to those who buy them. Also include testimonials from users who have already tried the product. Be sure that these customers are more than willing to allow you to use their names and photos on the site of the specific product you are marketing.
You can also write articles highlighting the uses of the product and include them on the website as an additional page. Make the pages attractive compelling and include calls to act on the information. Each headline should attract the readers to try and read more, even contact you. Highlight your special points. This will help your readers to learn what the page is about and will want to find out more.
2. Offer free reports to your readers. If possible position them at the very top side of your page so it they simply cannot be missed. Try to create autoresponder messages that will be mailed to those who input their personal information into your sign up box. According to research, a sale is closed usually on the seventh contact with a prospect.
Only two things can possibly happen with the web page alone: closed sale or the prospect leaving the page and never return again. By placing useful information into their inboxes at certain specified period, you will remind them of the product they thought they want later and will find out that the sale is closed. Be sure that the content is directed toward specific reasons to buy the product. Do not make it sound like a sales pitch.
Focus on important points like how your product can make life and things easier and more enjoyable. Include compelling subject lines in the email. As much as possible, avoid using the word ìfreeî because there are still older spam filters that dumps those kinds of contents into the junk before even anyone reading them first. Convince those who signed up for your free reports that they will be missing something big if they do not avail of your products and services.
3. Get the kind of traffic that is targeted to your product. Just think, if the person who visited your website has no interest whatsoever in what you are offering, they will be among those who move on and never come back. Write articles for publication in e-zines and e-reports. This way you can locate publications that is focusing on your target customers and what you have put up might just grab their interest.
Try to write a minimum of 2 articles per week, with at least 300-600 words in length. By continuously writing and maintaining these articles you can generate as many as 100 targeted readers to your site in a day.
Always remember that only 1 out of 100 people are likely to buy your product or get your services. If you can generate as much as 1,000 targeted hits for your website in a day, that means you can made 10 sales based on the average statistic.
The tactics given above does not really sound very difficult to do if you think about it. It just requires a little time and an action plan on your part.
Try to use these tips for several affiliate marketing programs. You can end maintaining a good source of income and surviving in this business that not all marketers can do.
Besides, think of the huge paychecks you will be receiving
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