Do you have a strategy that ensures your online business  stands out from the crowd?  
If your answer to the above is NO then you need to address  this issue, because if you don’t, it is unlikely that your  online presence will even be noticed.  
With there being so much competition in every field on the  internet it is essential that you offer your target market  something different than your competitors.  
By distinguishing your product or service you immediately  position your business apart from the masses of your  competition and therefore your chances of capturing your  target market are greatly enhanced.  
But how do you do this, you may ask when there is apparently  no other way to package your business other than the tried  and tested way?  
Well, in my opinion, this is the time to be creative and  think & do things differently.  
If you employ a creative thought process when it comes to  packaging and presenting your product or service the chances  are you will get close to the top of the pile instead of  languishing hidden down with the masses of similar type  businesses.  
However, the thought of having to come up with new ideas is  pretty scary although all of us have at least one or two  creative cells lurking in our brains somewhere.  
If you have ever used an implement for a purpose other than  that for which it was intended, demonstrates a certain  degree of creativity. So if you have ever done this you may  have an aptitude for thinking outside of the box which is  certainly a valuable asset for any businessman.  
As an online entrepreneur selling widgets your creative  strategy should be to communicate the features and benefits  of these widgets in a uniquely aggressive but charming  manner to captivate your site visitor’s interest.  
To do this you need to make a list of all the ways you can  think of to deliver such a message and combine them with  existing ideas to stimulate your creative thinking.  
Try and perform this process in a relaxed environment as  this is the most conducive way to coming up with brilliant  ideas. Remember where Archimedes discovered the theory of  relativity…in the bath, whereafter he ran outside in the  nude shouting “eureka!”  
Once you have decided on a creative concept you can use it  for a long time and milk it for all the mileage you can get  out of it. This means that, as most of us aren’t blessed  with the same degree of creative variety as the top Ad  Agency executives are, you won’t be pressured into coming up  with a new strategy every so often.  
Online businesses have one of the most popular and fastest  growing mediums to show off their products and services and  those that take full advantage of this medium by creative  positioning will the success they deserve.  
A well executed concept and strategy is vital for internet  success and longevity.  
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 Author Biography The author, Mark Bellinger is asuccessful businessman and creator of the following websites:  http://www.income.za.net http://www.internetbusiness.co.za http://www.onlinesynergy.za.net 
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