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Authors:  Being published authors ourselves (not ebooks mind you, we’re talking about the real deal here) we understand what it takes to get your book out there.  From listing with Amazon, local and overseas markets, libraries, and local stores such as Wal-Mart or Borders Books, Word University will lead you through the process needed for greater market exposure.  Our course will show you how to build a website or update and optimize your current website along with showing you how to add a PayPal shopping cart system so that fans and readers can buy directly from you.  We will show you step by step how to add your inventory, work with publishers, add and edit your book on Amazon, Ingrams, Barnes & Nobel, and more.  We’ll also show you how to effectively use article marketing that will drive targeted customers directly to your website.

Church and Spiritual Groups:  A professional online presence has proven to be a great asset to this demographic.  No longer are the Yellow Pages or local newspaper the leading directories for new believers and city new-comers.  The internet is where they will look to find you first and as with all things, it’s all about trust; people are going to go where they feel welcome and accepted.  Instead of paying someone $5,000 to $10,000 dollars, why not do it yourself and keep all creative control in your hands?  We will teach you how to set up an online calendar for planning events and keeping everyone informed.  Sermons and spiritual teachings could be placed on your site and downloadable anytime for a much smaller fee, or even free because you would no longer need to mail tapes or CD recordings of past sermons and classes.  Your organization will be able to set up a PayPal shopping cart, making online donations possible for anyone, anytime—helping you to better plan and fund future events, classes, and missionary operations.  Also, a blog or social community can be set up (which is very popular with the young people) for the members to communicate with each other whenever from wherever.  From now on, no one has to be alone.  From anywhere on the planet, your missionaries, spiritual teachers, or traveling members will be able to be in constant contact with the core group.

Real Estate: Whether you’re an agent or have your own agency, an online presence is an absolute must.  However, most websites out there, including those made by the big name agencies, are making efficient property viewing difficult, if not impossible, for most.  Have you ever tried to find a house you’re looking for on the current real estate websites available?  It’s a joke and most find it a waste of time.  If you’re an agent, this lack of convenience is costing you sales, period.  Most don’t even have a working MLS system on their site and if they do, the customer has to spend 30 minutes writing a time-consuming autobiography containing personal and contact information before they can even begin to view properties.  It’s ridiculous, unneeded, and annoying for your customers.  All they want to do is look at the house, see some pictures of the property and interior, and that’s it.  Believe us, if you have a listing a potential customer is interested in and you’ve made it easy for them to access it via an honest and trustworthy website online, they’re going to call you.  We've made real estate websites incorporating the IDX system and can help you build the best real estate website on the internet.  Real estate sites are a little more work because of the incorporation of the MLS and IDX listing systems, but with our help it will be a no brainer.  If you make it easy on your customers, they will make it easy on you.  You’ll have more leads and this will lead to more sales.

Photographers:  Have you been wondering how to create an online portfolio that's safe and copyright protected?  Ever wondered how you could showcase your work and increase your chances for more interesting and lucrative future work?  As amateur photographers ourselves, and knowing other professional photographers in the business, we understand your online concerns and needs.  We can teach you how to create a dynamite online portfolio with pop and tasteful options for displaying your work, either through an album or interactive slideshow.  We can also show you how to take the extra steps to ensure your work is not taken or stolen without your permission.  If you choose, you can even sell your work online by setting up a PayPal shopping cart, or we can show you the steps for joining social communities to get your name out there more quickly, exposing your unique talent versus other artists.  Also, with a professional online presence, it will be easier for you to apply and be approved for credentials allowing you access to upcoming events, ceremonies, and celebrations, thereby increasing your portfolio and value.

Professionals:  We feel that this particular demographic has a lot to gain by the incorporation of a well designed and optimized website.  If you have a business and you don’t have a website you’re losing business to any of your competitors that do.  Whether you’re a dentist, landscape architect, physician, or certified public accountant, an informative, user friendly website can make all the difference in the world.  In addition, if you’re just starting out, we will teach you how to install a booking calendar on your website that customers can fill in themselves thereby reducing the need for an answering service or an assistant.  We understand the importance of personal contact with your customers, but if you’re just starting out this is an answer until business is such that you can afford an assistant.  In today’s world the simple truth is this—if business isn’t coming from word of mouth it’s coming from word of web, and the better you can get your message out to those looking for your services, the better your business is going to produce the results you’re looking for.

Entrepreneurs / Existing Business Owners:  Have you ever dreamed of having your own business?  Ever dreamed of mixing it up with the big dogs, developing a product of your own and creating the marketing slogan and advertising campaign behind it?  That's what we love about the internet, it's a level playing field.  No matter if you have two dollars in the bank or two million, the rules are the same and everyone has the same opportunity and potential for success.  All it takes is a little desire. So, why do most never take that step and branch out on their own?  One word: risk.  In the beginning it’s all about risk.  Leasing a 10,000 sq. ft. building, filling it with inventory, hiring employees, and having to pay insurance premiums to cover said building, inventory, and employees before you open the doors for business and complete one sale is a big bite to chew for most.  It’s no wonder that few businesses see success with so much overhead to worry about each and every month.  With Word University you won’t have to worry about such drastic overhead.  You can keep your overhead extremely low (we’re talking about thirty cents per day for most all beginning ecommerce websites) and still have control over a million dollars worth of inventory you never have to store, insure, or ship.  Now that’s brilliant!  However, make no mistake about it; this is still a real business with real customers, taxes, and book keeping responsibilities required but without the risk of large overhead requirements associated with traditional brick and mortar stores.  And if you have your own product it’s even better because you won’t have to share your profit with a drop shipper.  Plus, you still get all the tax write-offs and advantages that every other business is allowed, but without all the common stress of traditional retail marketing.  What an awesome opportunity.  It’s like paper trading commodities where you learn how to trade commodities but without the risk of using real money.  However, with your own ecommerce website, you will be making money while you continue learning and only have the overhead risk of around ten bucks per month.  That's less than a cup of coffee per day! If you're an existing business owner, with wares to sell, this is your chance to make the most of your business.  Putting your web address on a business card or flyer means repeat customers, who could then shop online on your website.  You have the opportunity for repeat business by giving your current customers sales coupons that they could then spend online.  And, the best part is that you could reach a much broader audience than ever before for your products.  Your solution is the easiest one of the bunch.  You already have a product that you're passionate about enough to sell, and building an online brand for yourself will only improve your business. Being an entrepreneur takes many skills and requires one to often step outside their comfort zones, thus making such people grow and experience opportunities that few in this world ever do.  Few have the courage and spirit to dare it, let alone live it—don’t let yourself be one of the fearful for you now have a resource available here that will help you develop the skills needed without the fear of failure.  If you have the desire and are willing to put in a little effort to build something from nothing but just an idea, you will have the sweet, sweet satisfaction of creating an online business that produces a monthly positive income for you and your future just as we have and have taught others to do here at Word University.