Why are auto companies reluctant to offer “clean diesel” vehicles in the US?

I read this this morning and was absolutely appalled.

Consumers generally turn their noses up at them, perceiving issues with performance, noise, pollution and maintenance. All of these issues have apparently been resolved. Also, all the buzz is with electric hybrids, which is where consumers heads are now if they are looking for high mileage/low pollution. So Ford thinks it would be too much of a risk. But I think that the brownie points that they would earn would alone make it worthwhile. And they could catch on since there isn’t the hybrid premium.

Squeeze Page System

6 Steps to Creating a High Converting Squeeze Page

Whether you’re aware of what Squeeze Pages are in internet marketing or not, it’s time to make them a serious part of your online success. Why? Because squeeze pages are designed to build a list of prospective buyers that you can email over and over again and seriously ramp up your online profits for years to come.

Before we get down to mechanics, let me explain why you really cannot afford to leave squeeze pages out of your marketing mix:

Most of the people who visit your web pages will not buy. It’s a well known fact and cannot be avoided. Why don’t they buy? Many reasons, including trust, not having the money available and also being distracted by their surroundings (such as screaming kids or a blaring TV). However, this can be easily worked around by capturing a name and email address via the squeeze page and staying touch with that person in order to close the sale over time. Another reason to build a list via a squeeze page is because you have the opportunity to sell more related products to that list of people over time. Not only can you close down on one sale for the initial item, but you can also consider promoting complimentary products that your list subscribers will appreciate.

All of this builds trust and long term security for your online business, but building a list is hard when your unable to get people to sign up in the first place. That’s why a squeeze page is so effective, because it literally forces a person to opt in to your list in exchange for valuable, free information or rewards.

There’s no distraction, just action!

So here are the 6 steps to transform (or create) your killer squeeze page:

1. Use professional graphics and a nice, clean layout. This will inspire trust and help towards removing any doubts about what your intent is

2. Sell your free information just as you would the actual product. Remember that people are busy and untrusting, so you really need to bullet the main benefits of handing over their name and email address.

3. Remove all distraction. A squeeze page is designed with one thing in mind, nothing else…to capture a name and email address. It is surprising how many pages I see with other ads, tons of links and too much text going on. Just give the visitor enough clear cut reasons to opt in, no more and no less.

4. Use call to action phrases. It’s a proven fact that people respond better when actually asked (or told) to do something specific. It makes sense when you think about it, and a simple “fill out your name and email address to the left/right” is all it takes. This should be obvious to more experienced marketers, but you’d be amazed at how many people miss this.

5. Tell them what’s coming. Make sure you let the reader know what will happen next and exactly when it will happen. This will improve the opt-in rate and reduce distraction on the other side of the opt in after taking action.

6. Use a serious disclaimer. Show the visitor that you’re not interested in spamming and where possible, try to re-enforce this by referring to your auto responder policies which will do everything they can to stop spamming occurring within their network of customers.

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Processor upgrade on Intel 915 board, raid HD’s or graphics card?

I am trying to squeeze out some more performance out of system before I retire her and get a new one. I currently have an Intel® Desktop Board D915PBL with an Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 630. I have a single generic hard drive and a GeForce 7950 GT for graphics. I am running with 2G of RAM.

I’d go for a processor/motherboard upgrade (if you can find one that takes your existing RAM) I think socket 939 would do the trick…

Even an inexpensive Athlon 64 X2 like the 4000+ will smoke both the Pentium 4 630 and 670, given the same GPU. Your GeForce 7950 can certainly deliver more fps paired with a processor that can keep up with it.

An even faster CPU like a 4800+ or Core 2 Duo E6400 would be even better, but going C2D would almost certainly mean replacing your RAM.

If you were already on X2 or Core 2 Duo, then I’d say grab the 8800GTX, which is the most dramatic single upgrade. But I think you’re currently CPU-bound, so you might not see great improvement

For the price of an 8800GTX, you could possibly upgrade both CPU/mobo, and step up to something in the middle, like a Radeon X1950XT or GeForce 8800GTS 320mb.

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