If you ever wanted to get in on a ground floor opportunity, well Impyer.com is the place to be on Febuary 2, 2008. You will be able to bring content sites to a whole new level!!
Have a look at this short video and you will see that being part of this new marketplace could change the way you do things in 2008. It's a very interesting concept and should prove to be very effective for people that want more of a hands off kinda business.
It's like nothing we've seen before and the first few months should be nothing less than very interesting !!
Have A Look At It Before It Launches On Feb. 2, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Content Will Be King In 2008
Launches Feb.2 2008
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Labels: Affiliate Marketing, Everything Traffic, Home-Based Business Resources, Product Reviews, Tools and Software
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Using Forums For Marketing
Forum marketing sometimes comes across has a kind of free, organic, viral marketing technique. Because so many people go into forums with the only intention of marketing products or services, their actions and attitude causes the exact opposite effect to happen.
Forums aren’t marketplaces but when used as such, the "marketers" actions become offensive and will only inspire the wrath of fellow members, not to mention moderators who can ban them with the click of a mouse.
In order to be effective, Forum "marketing" carries a certain level of commitment, responsibility and respect.
The first thing to keep in mind, is that one should have a personal interest in the main topic of the forum. Not only does that mean visiting it regularly, but it also means developing a good relationship with both members and moderators, as well as taking an active interest in helping others. Of course, it also means playing by the rules that exist. By doing this, one can develop a reputation and, since it is human nature to work with a trusted colleague, business will naturally develop from your "good posts".
A simple thing i like to do after someone leaves a nice reply to one of my posts, it's visiting their site. Even if the general topic or the products being offered are not something I'm usually interested in, good chances are I'll find something interesting or I'll learn something... and I'll leave a comment, subscribe to the feed or give a bit of AdSense love.
This type of "marketing" has already suffered some abuse and because of this, many forums have recently developed stringent rules designed to protect their members from abusive or overly-aggressive marketing tactics.
Members must respect that the main purpose of a forum is to be a platform to exchange ideas on a given topic. It is not there to advertise products and services. By focusing on the topic, posting questions and answers, a member’s reputation will grow and this will create the potential for sales naturally.
Forums For All
Ken Evoy's 5 Pillar Affiliate Forum
Sign up to the FREE 5 Pillar Affiliate Program and not only will you be part of what is considered The Best Affiliate Program by some of the best Super Affiliates in the world but you will have access to the Members Only Forum, which is like nothing you've seen on the net before.
http://www.small-business-forum.com/index.php
Lynn Terry's http://www.selfstartersweeklytips.com/forum/index.php
http://www.google.com/Top/News/Chats_and_Forums/
http://www.wahm.com/forum
http://www.whydowork.com/forums/
http://www.smallbusinessbrief.com/forum/
http://boardreader.com/
http://lists.topica.com/
http://directory.big-boards.com/
http://www.phpbbnow.com/directory.php
http://www.worldforumdirectory.com/
http://www.forumzilla.com/
http://www.forumshowcase.com/
http://www.forumdirectory.net/
http://www.forumsindex.net/
http://www.forumdirectory.biz/
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Labels: Forum Marketing
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Drive Traffic To Your Blog
With BlogRush
Celeb Internet Marketer John Reese is the brains behind BlogRush, a content syndication network that will send targeted traffic to your Blog for Free.
You simply add a small Widget to your Blog and it will show your latest Blog Post Headlines (from your feed) on other peoples Widgets, in category specific websites from the network. It is a Free service and if you never heard of BlogRush or want to learn exactly how it works, have a look at this Instructional Video from their home page.
You will earn 1 credit every time a page loads on your blog. Therefore, your latest post will be shown 1 time on other blogs with the widget. So if your blog has 50 page-views, your post headline will be published 50 times within the widgets on other blogs.
Note that BlogRush is only available in English and will not support adult related content.
I've been displaying the Widget on this Blog (scroll down a bit and to your right) and also on a couple of other niche Blogs I have, and I can say that I have seen a steady stream of traffic from it. I suggest you have a look at it and see if this is right for you and your Online Business.
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Labels: Blogging, Everything Traffic, Tools and Software, Widgets
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Are You Still Working For eBay?
What would you say to someone who asked you …
Do you want to have fun making money by pursuing ideas that excite you?
Are you looking to start a great home-based business, with almost no capital investment and very little risk?
Want the option of part-time, or full-time, or growing gradually at whatever speed you choose?
Or even build your business during your retirement?
Heck, how about something that will clear out the attic, basement or closet while you're at it?
Just a fantasy? A few years ago, that might have been the case -- only the "Net-savviest" had a chance. But not anymore.
Now you can use the Net to turn that dream into a reality. Build your own Net auction business. (But, as you will see in just a second, you won't do it in quite the way eBay would like you to do it -- no, you will be the master of your own destiny.)
Net auctions are easy to start. Just list one or more of your less-treasured items at eBay, and you're on your way! There is no financial risk. You don't need to drive targeted traffic to your listing -- eBay pulls in visitors for you. And you get to belong to an exciting community who shares similar interests to yours.
(Actually, this is the way most people get started and continue to "do eBay" -- it's also why they end up quitting in a few years, realizing that they have not built anything for themselves and instead have merely become "de facto" employees of eBay. And that is where Sydney Johnston comes in!)
Sydney Johnston, a well-respected expert in the Net auction world (who literally makes hundreds of thousands of dollars through online auctions), gives you the benefit of all her knowledge and experience in "Make Your Net Auction Sell!, The Masters Course" for FREE. She helps you get started the right way.
She takes you step by step through the process. You'll avoid the pitfalls and innocent mistakes due to inexperience. And most importantly of all... you will generate great income and build a business that you own (instead of being dependent upon eBay) -- you know, the enough-to-save-for-retirement type of income.
A Net auction business...
Low-cost, no-risk...
Lots of actively seeking, targeted traffic...
Highly flexible, interesting...
It's profitable e-commerce... the fun way!
Please don't get me wrong. A Net auction business is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It requires real work, just like any other real business. But the payback is there... big time... if you want it... and especially if you follow the radical new "build your business (and not eBay's)" approach outlined in this Masters Course from SiteSell.com, the world's leading Net marketing company.
"Make Your Net Auction Sell!, The Masters Course" is your FREE one-stop complete guide to building a successful Net Auction business. The approach is unique and powerful -- you will not read this in any other auction book, at any price, anywhere on or off the Net.
(SiteSell sold the first version of this book at $30 for years. Now, they allow me to give it to you for one very good reason... While you will know enough to follow all the ideas and strategies on your own, they hope that once you see the power and quality of this process, that you will use their flagship product to execute the strategies... but that is purely up to you. No matter what, you will acquire invaluable, useful information. So you can't lose.)
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Labels: eBay, Free eBooks, Home-Based Business Resources
Meet Derek, 19 Years Old
The other day I was surfing the web and I came across this story about this kid named Derek and I just had to share it with you. Even at the tender age of 19 years old Derek had a full-time job, working for one of the big cell phone companies. It wasn't the greatest job in the world, but it's the kind of job and payday most people get once they finish highschool. You know the deal, start at the bottom and work your way up the corporate ladder. In fact, Derek had already received a few promotions at his job ... so he really was, "doing good" as they say. But that wasn't enough for Derek. He wanted more than what a "normal" 9 to 5 job could give him. He wanted more than just making it day by day, hoping his name wasn't called whenever the company downsized. So he went on a mission. A mission to figure out how to earn income Online.
He bought one product and then another... and another... joined this forum and that forum (you know the deal, you are probably doing it yourself as we speak). He tried out some of the things he learned, saw some success, but it wasn't enough (and whatever success he did have never kept going).
But one day that changed ... You see, Derek posted a question (in one of those forums he joined) about a certain tactic he'd heard and wanted to try. He was thinking about giving up most of his spare time (at night when he wasn't working) towards this method and wanted to hear what other people had to say about this opportunity. Many of the people who replied told him to go ahead with it ... "I heard it works pretty well" ... "I made a $50 sale the other day", but only one person told him it was a waste of time. ... and that was the day Derek met Jason.
That was the day Derek's life changed forever. From that day forward, Jason took Derek under his wing and taught him everything he knew about how to make money online. Derek took the advice Jason gave him. He put it in action... and the results? Well lets just say that you're going to have to see them to believe them ...
listen, this is not the Do This make a million by next friday, but...
I'll give you one hint ... notice I said Derek HAD a full-time job working for one of the big cell phone companies?
To hear the rest of Derek's story ... go here now:
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Labels: Everything Traffic, Product Reviews, Web 2.0
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Why You Must Use It...
After email, Search Engines are the most used feature on the Internet today. O.k, O.k, I already hear some yelling in their monitor that MySpace and Youtube have been getting more page views/month than Google lately, but the fact of the matter is that Google(71.6%) and Yahoo(11.7%) have been getting 82.7% of searches in 2007 (Source: Enquisite's Zwicky).
People enter search terms or keywords of information or products that they are looking for and the Search Engines give them a list of websites with related content. These are also known as SERP's or Search Engine Result Pages. Ranking high on these results pages is the key to getting lots of targeted traffic to your website for Free.
The typical surfer will search for the information he is looking for in the 1st page of the natural results. Some will get to the 2nd page and very few will go beyond the 3rd page. So, naturally, your goal will be to reach that so desired 1st page and this is where Search Engine Optimization comes into play.
To climb the Search Engine ladder, various techniques are used to Optimize your website, both on-page and off-page.
On-Page Optimization
- Optimizing Your Tags: Your Title Tags and Meta Tags should always be focused on the 1 keyword you are trying to "rank" for. The Title Tag is very important. This is what the Search Engine will display on there result's page. Make it compelling, intriguing and include your main keyword in it. The Meta Tag is where you list your main keyword, related keywords (no more than 5) and make a description of what your page's content is all about.
- Optimizing Your Site Navigation: Very important so the human visitors of your site don't "get lost" and Search Engine Robots or Spiders can reach every page. A Site Map should be an essential element of your website for both human and robot visitors.
- Page Size and Load Time: When a page is too big or too heavy, visitors with slower Internet connections will not stick around. Even though many use high-speed connections, the vast majority of web surfers still get Online with the slower phone connections thus if your website takes more than 4 seconds to load, you have a good chance that visitor will leave to never come back. Plus, smaller web pages will enable the Spiders to crawl your site faster and deeper.
- Good HTML: Make sure that your page's code is clean, that it has no broken links and dosn't have any open tags. This will help the Search Engines to index your page, load them faster and make them easily accessible to your website users.
- Image's Alt Text: Some surfers prefer to turn the images off to accelerate loading times and providing good Alt Text will still let them know what that image is about. Also, the Alt Text is the only way the spider will know what the image is of and how it is relevant to your site. Make sure to include your main keyword in the description.
Off Page Optimization
- Building Links: Probably the most important part of SEO. Search Engines look for quality links. To earn good link popularity, your links need to be from credible websites, they need to be relevant to your content, from higher ranking sites the better and with your main keyword for the page your are linking to in the anchor text. Simply said, the Search Engines look for quality links, the quantity of links pointing to your site and the strength of those links. Build up your incoming links and your rankings will go up the S.E's results page.
- Submitting To Directories: Directory submission is one of the best ways in getting one way links to your website. When done correctly it could help promote your website and help in bringing more traffic. For the biggest list of directories you can submit your site to, Have A Look At This Page...
With the Online world getting more competitive each and every day, those who use Search Engine Optimization stand a much better chance at having a Successful Online Business.
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Labels: Everything Traffic, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Friday, January 18, 2008
Best Hosting Solutions
For Home Based Business
If you've been around the Internet looking for a way to earn Income Online, well, you know by now that most serious Netpreneurs will tell you that you need a Website. And if you need a Website, you need to Host your site somewhere.
If you hang around work at home forums or message boards, I'm sure you've noticed that the question comes up often.
Who as the best Hosting Solution for home based businesses?
Where do you host your Website?
Which web host costs less and offers the most value?
When you follow those threads, you will notice that there is almost as many web hosts as people responding.
I'm not going to review them all, but I will talk to you about the ones I have been using over the years.
The one I have been involved with the longest is Bluehost. I find that their service as been nothing short of amazing and I Highly Recommend Them.
Bluehost is an acclaimed company that will offer you a complete solution with lots of included features that others charge extra for. Apart from the very reasonable price of $6.95/month these are some of the features why I use them:
- 1 Free Domain
- 1 500 GB of Disk Storage
- 15 000 Gigs of Site Transfer/ month
- Unlimited Domains, Parked Domains, Sub-Domains
- 2 500 Emails Account, Unlimited Forwarding, Unlimited Autoresponder
- Free Drag and Drop Site Builder
- MySQL Databases
- FTP Access
- Fantastico Script Support
- FREE WEBSITE PLUG-IN SCRIPTS (Forums, Wordpress, Mailing Lists, phpForm Generator...)
- E-Commerce Features
- Multimedia Features
- Search Engine Submission
- and way more than I can list here...
So, if you are looking for a Hosting Solution that will provide you with all you need to operate your Home Business, you owe it to yourself to check it out.
Bluehost Web Hosting
$6.95 Per Month / Free Domain
With monthly plans starting at $4.95, Hostgator is another very good web host. It's popular Cpanel hosting is very user friendly. You will find much of the same advantages that you do with Bluehost except that I believe their Site-Builder(complete with 4 500 templates) is superior than the ones of it's competition.
They also offer dedicated servers if ever you start experiencing heavy traffic.
Before you decide which hosting service is better for your business, have a look at Hostgator, they provide more plans than anybody else.
Another great host is Hostmonster. Although I didn't stay with them very long(I dropped the niches that i was hosting there) they gave a pretty good service.
Starting at $6.95/month, they offer Free setup/domain and I havn't found any hidden fees. They also offer Fantastico Script Support.
Hostmonster Is A Great Choice for any home business.
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Labels: Hosting, Product Reviews, Tools and Software
Thursday, January 17, 2008
A True Gem For Niche Marketing
Today, I decided to let you in on a product I've been using for a while. I was first introduced to it on The Famous Warrior Forum, and my first thought was, well, if these guy's "push it" like they do, there most be a really good reason for it!
So I took a look at it...
Well, if you want to start making the kind of bucks the big dogs are making, this is one product I wouldn't go without for much longer. Sure, the sales page starts off with the old Paypal screenshots that anybody can Photoshop, but if my own results can be any sort of an indicative, I can see someone who's been using Niche Marketing On Crack longer, having the kind of results this guy has had with it.
Now, don't get the wrong impression, if you are not prepared to put in the work that building a Niche Online business takes, skip this and go back to whatever you where doing before you landed here.
Basically the 'system' he outlines shows how someone can in his words 'pull big money from small traffic' and in a pretty short period of time...
Niche websites are really what will make you substantial income on the Internet. If you can make a couple of bucks in a Niche, then you take that same process and apply it to other Niches and watch your earnings skyrocket!
Every now and then a product comes along that makes a difference to the way I do things online... I strongly believe this is one of them.
Check It Out For Yourself
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Labels: Finding Your Niche, Niche Marketing, Product Reviews, Tools and Software
PLR Products For Nothing
A Reality
What, you doubt it?
So did i before i stumbled on this amazing package.
As you guys know, to really succeed with our Internet marketing careers, we need to have great digital products that convert all of our qualified leads into real, cash-paying customers. For many people, coming up with products will involve creating them on their own, or it may involve them paying a 3rd party to do the hard work for them.
Chances are though, like most smart Internet marketers, you probably want to save time and money. After all, if you were to create your own e-book for instance, expect to spend tens of hours doing the research and then more time writing the book itself. Even if you're a good writer, it will still take you hours and hours and if you're terrible, well, forget it, because your e-book won't sell!
Now, you certainly won't go wrong by hiring a good writer to create a quality e-book, but think about how much a good writer will cost you. Wouldn't you rather spend that money on advertising or PPC and getting visitors to your site so you can make more money?
I'm pretty sure, like me, you're always looking for ways to save time and money on your Internet marketing business. I'll easily spend hours each week just reading up on the latest Internet marketing happenings and news, in the endless search of improving the way I do business. In my latest search, I came across a really unique website, that's well worth it if you are serious about producing your own digital products and saving time and money.
Check Out PLR Wholesaler
Now the name is pretty self-explanatory. This site was created by an Internet marketer for Internet marketers, and it's a one-stop shop for PLR (Private Label Rights) material. E-books, reports, training videos, e-courses – you name it!
The really wonderful thing about this site though is that membership is free. You can sign up as a VIP Member, which won't cost you a cent, and you can download a huge amount of PLR material for free! Really!
You can sell that material yourself as part of your own Internet marketing business, and of course, you can change any part of the product to suit your target audience.
Don't be put off by the free part either, because I've downloaded the free PLR stuff myself and most of it is of high quality. Sure, I've found a couple of products i also found elsewhere, a couple of articles that where so, so, but the vast majority was high quality, a big help and new.
I've paid writers in my time to create digital products, and I can honestly say that the quality of most of this material is just as good, if not better – without me having to pay the money!
In addition to the free PLR material you can download, you can also access heaps of great information about how to improve your Internet marketing business. Free Reports, Free Videos, Free Software on many topics.
You also have the option of paying a small one-time fee to become a Full Member of the site, and that will entitle you to even more fantastic PLR products to download and sell.
Regardless of whether you're a paying member or not, you will have access to a newsletter that gets sent out, and it's definitely one that's worth your while. Believe me, I'm a real pro when it comes to deleting emails that bore me!
So, if your serious about earning money Online, do yourself a favor and join now – this is a site that's definitely worth your time regardless of your level of experience in Internet marketing. The shear amount of material at your reach today is enough to spring your IM career to a whole new level!
Visit PLR Wholesaler Today! You won't be disappointed.
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Labels: Private Label Rights (PLR), Product Reviews, Tools and Software
Monday, January 14, 2008
PPC Ads For Free
Launches Jan. 17, 2008
Would you like to show your PPC (Pay Per Click) ad to 1,398,100 prospects for Free?
Initially, when i read this, I thought it was just another ad for a safelist or FFA site, but having the chance to preview, and sign-up early, this opportunity really sounds good and innovative.
LeadsLeap is an ingenious system that combines the power of contextual advertising and network lead generation.
The System lets you post ads to 10 levels deep but, unlike traditional network lead generation methods, LeadsLeap only allows members to post their ads in the form of contextual ads (just like AdWords).
This means your leads do not receive obtrusive ads in the form of 1000's of emails from their up-lines, which is a good thing because no one likes to receive junk ads or junk mail.
LeadsLeap sends very informative and useful newsletters to their members in which you have other member's contextual ads.
The only bad thing I have to say about this system is the "hype" they put on you not needing a website, and you all know how I feel about that ! I think trying to sell a money making product or in this case, a lead generation system to someone who doesn't have a website is a bit overboard. We all know you need a website to achieve any kind of success Online.
Check out this service early with this Back Door Link before everybody else does on January 17th, 2008. At this stage of the game it seems Well Worth It !
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Labels: Everything Traffic, List Building, Pay Per Click (PPC), Tools and Software
Sunday, January 13, 2008
5 Qualities You Must Have
To Succeed In Affiliate Marketing
Are you one of those who never takes no for an answer ?
Do you need, or want, complete control on your destiny ?
Are you a hard worker ?
Are you made for the Affiliate Marketing Business ?
The idea of being mere passengers on a ship meant to sail to the farthest points does not appeal to people who like to put their destiny into their own hands. They have the desire of maneuvering the ships themselves, of being able to be the ones to take it anywhere they want to. Being aboard a ship on its way to a great destination is something each and every one of them dreams of, and the knowledge that they have the capacity to steer it themselves is what makes them actually want to.
Perhaps this is the reason why more and more people are getting into one of the most popular businesses around, Affiliate Marketing. No boss to order you around, no deadlines to meet, no commuting morning and night in heavy traffic and can be started on a relatively small budget. One only needs to be equipped with the best tools and the best information needed to succeed in a business such as this, and he is bound to get what his heart ultimately desires.
Just what is needed to be able to succeed in affiliate marketing? What must one have within himself to be able to do well in this industry? There is a lot of competition involved in affiliate marketing, and to be able to rise above the norm, one must be equipped with just the right stuff necessary to propel him forward.
There are five qualities one must possess if he wants to achieve the glory he is dreaming for in this business, and these five things are a must to stand out among the rest.
Willingness to Learn and be Trained
The very first quality one must possess if he wants to try his hand in affiliate marketing is the willingness to learn and be trained. Treading through unfamiliar territory is scary stuff if one is not properly equipped, and he might get lost amidst a jungle of unknowns and fall prey to waiting predators. Learning the tricks of the trade is an important aspect of the game, and one’s willingness to know it all or as much as possible, will give him far better advantages in the business than he could ever imagine.
Make sure to read The Affiliate Masters Course eBook written by Dr. Ken Evoy which is offered for FREE Right Here.
willingness to invest time and effort
The second quality one must possess is the willingness to invest time and effort even if direct results do not seem at all apparent. Although several months may pass without good news or sales, it is important for one who has his foot in the industry to hold on and persevere. It's this quality which would save him from giving up after investing a lot of himself in his Online Business.
Self-determination
The third quality one must possess is self-determination. If one wants to conquer the Affiliate Marketing world, he must have the ability to always push himself ahead. Never having to say die is a quality each and every Super Affiliate Marketer has and every aspiring Marketer should possess. The ability to motivate oneself into scaling greater heights is an ability which would actually take an Affiliate Marketer to success.
Discipline
The fourth quality one must possess is discipline. If one knows how to teach himself to work everyday with all the energy he can muster, then he is close to achieving what he has set his heart to having in the first place.
Optimism
The fifth and last quality one must possess is optimism. Negative attitudes and hearsay should not discourage an Affiliate Marketer from pursuing what he has to in order to make life better for himself and for everyone concerned. Neither should anyone influence his attitude toward the business, because once in it, it is a must for him to be the captain of his ship and the master of his soul.
The ingredients to success in a business such as Affiliate Marketing are very diverse, but the most important thing one needs to be able to Make It Big, lies in himself alone. It is he who has the capacity to do everything to be able to realize his goals and the desire which fuels his heart in doing so is the gasoline which should keep the engine going.
Affiliate Marketing is all about putting one’s fate into his own hands. The right attitude is the key to being able to steer one’s ship into that part of the ocean where a certain kind of serenity can be found.
Success is sure to be waiting...
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Labels: Affiliate Marketing
Friday, January 11, 2008
The Importance Of List Building
O.K. you all heard it: "the money is in the list", "list building is one of the most important part of any Online Business", "if your not building a list this and that..." etc... etc...etc...
Well, I'm not here to tell you any different. Why ? It's reality ! It's the truth ! Anybody who tells you different is outright lying to you. Why are these people telling you different ? Because they only have their interest in mind. Would you buy a product if the seller told you up front: o.k., if you have a list buy this because... if you don't have a list, then this won't work for you...
The fact of the matter is, an opt-in list or a subscriber list is absolutely crucial for building a Successful Online Business and if you don't have one, you are not going to achieve the level of success that you should. Sure, you might sell a couple of things here and there, but the Good money or Big money will be driven by a good list.
Most online businesses try to provide great service and products to generate satisfaction among their customers. As each and every customer receives satisfaction over their products or the services they get, there is a great chance that they will become a return customer and buy again. Better yet, they will recommend you to other people and, that could generate more business and more sales for you and your site.
As more traffic is driven to your site, you should try to get as many of them to subscribe to your mailing list or opt-in list. This is a list where website visitors agree to be sent promotional materials such as newsletters, special offers, catalogs or just information, that could keep them updated about your site or the niche of your site. These promotional materials are sent via e-mail to the members of the list in different time intervals.
When using e-mail as the media of your marketing and advertisements, you eliminate the need for high costs. Email is free and if you can manage to make your own promotional advertisements you can really increase your ROI (Return On Investment). With an opt-in subscribers list, you are pretty sure that what you are sending out is received, viewed and read by the subscribers and not simply being deleted. They have signed up for your service and have consented in receiving it.
This means that there are constant reminders to your subscribers about all your products, new products and services as well as any promotions and special deals you are having. There is also the chance that they can be forwarded to other potential customers as they tell their friends and families about you and your site.
Of course you should be also aware that a subscriber may unsubscribe when they feel that they are not getting what they want or expected. Make sure that they are satisfied with your opt-in marketing strategies and keep them excited in receiving your newsletters and offers. Make sure that if they do want to unsubscribe it's simple and obvious. Here are some tips that can help you build a list of eager subscribers.
Make your promotional materials interesting and fun. Try to use a little creativity but not too over artsy. Build around what your product or service is about. For example; if you are selling car parts, put some pictures of what is new in the auto parts world, like a new wing door that can fit any car and make it look like a Lamborghini or new lime green tires ;-)
You should try and research what people are looking for, this way, you stay one step ahead and you will be their bearer of good news. They will be eager to receive what you are sending them because they know you always have fresh and new things to share with them.
Write good articles that can be very informational but light at the same time. If your subscribers enjoy your articles, they will go to your site by clicking the links that you will be putting on your newsletter to read some more. You can provide articles that can connect to many people. Be diverse in your articles. Put something humorous, then put something informational, then put something that has both.
Are you wary about this because you don’t like writing? No problem, there are many professional and experienced article writers that can do the job for you for minimal fees. They know what they are doing and can provide the need that you have for your newsletters, the money that you pay for your articles are going to be met by the many sign-ups and the potential profit from the sales that you will get.
Download this Free Course On NetWriting... It's very informative and will show you exactly what you need and what you need to do, to be a great NetWriter.
Create and send an E-book to your customers about anything that is related to your business or site. Use your knowledge and expertise in the field you have chosen to help other people who are similarly interested. Offer this e-book for free. You can write about anything informational and helpful to your subscribers. For example; you can do manuals and guides on so many topics. This e-book could be used as a reference for many people.
Share this e-book with everyone, even other sites; just make sure that they don’t change the links in the e-book that will lead people to your site. If you want, you can always get some people to write it for you just like your articles. Your investment, once again, will be covered by the great viral marketing this will generate.
Add e-coupons in your newsletters that will help them avail to special discounts. Put a control number in your e-coupon so that they can only be used once. When people get discounts that can be found in your newsletters, they will be eager to receive your newsletter in anticipation of what you are promoting next.
If your subscribers can get benefits from your newsletters, they will look forward to receiving them. Don’t flood your mailing list. Lots of people will be annoyed and feel your are only trying to sell them no matter what you send them.
Follow these few guidelines and growing, and more importantly, keeping your subscribers will have great impact on your Online Home Business.
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Labels: List Building
Free NetWriting Masters Course eBook
Change the Process to Change the Results!
Want to sell more on the Net? Write better. The power is in your words!
Unfortunately, at least 98% of small business sites start "at the end"... the sale. Great Netwriting is actually far, far more than writing great sales copy.
Before you write to sell, take an order, clear a credit card and ship a product...
You need traffic. PREsold traffic.
And sales copy does not do that.
That is why effective Netwriting is really a two-step process... PREsell, then SELL. And that requires two different kinds of writing...
1) Write to PREsell.
2) Then, and only then, write to SELL.
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Effective Netwriting (i.e., the kind that generates income) is indeed something that anyone can accomplish. There is nothing magical or complicated about it. And you don't need an English degree or literary genius to do it.
You just need to follow the right process, the correct steps. And that requires you to make the critical offline-to-online business mindshift from "location, location, location" to...
"Information, information, information!"
Surfers on the Net are not looking for you or your business. People search for information, for solutions. So give them what they want. Well before you make your first sale, provide the information (i.e., high value content) that people are searching for, in a way that the Search Engines like. Create content that OVERdelivers what your visitors seek!
Most small businesses fail on the Net because they prepare to sell and collect money, before they have provided what their visitors are searching for... information. These small business owners build a Web site to sell and somehow figure that traffic will just show up and be willing to buy or hire immediately.
Wrong thinking... wrong process... no results! It's like pushing a string. You have to pull instead... pull targeted visitors into your site, PREsell them... then, and only then, sell.
Let's boil it down to four simple steps...
1) Create the information that your prospective customers want.
2) Attract targeted traffic -- win the Search Engine wars!
3) PREsell your visitors -- build confidence (people buy from those they trust).
4) Convert traffic to dollars -- sell (whatever that may be... hard goods, e-goods, services, even clicks on Google ads).
As you can see, the first three steps involve a completely different kind of Netwriting. Write to deliver what humans want... information. And write for two audiences, the Search Engine spiders and the humans. That's what effective PREselling is all about!
To date, all the attention about writing-for-the-Net focuses on only one of the four key steps, the last one. Yes, that last one is an important one (it can literally triple sales... or destroy all your good efforts if you write terrible sales copy).
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
3 Things All Affiliate Marketers Need
To Survive Online
Affiliate marketers are always looking for the successful market that will give them the biggest paycheck in the shortest time.
Sometimes, they think it's 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 well with online marketing and continue to work in the online affiliate marketing world of today. With these top three marketing tips, you will be able to increase your sales and survive as an affiliate.
1. Using unique web pages to promote each separate product you are marketing is very important. 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. At the very least, use sub-domains.
Always include product reviews on the website so visitors will have an initial understanding of what the product can do for them.
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 action in 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 learn what the page is about and they 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 they simply cannot be missed. Create auto-responder 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 returning. By placing useful information into their in-boxes at certain specified period, you will remind them of the product and the benefits of having it. Be sure that the content is directed toward specific reasons to buy the product. Do not make it sound like a sales pitch. Make it more of a reminder of what the product will achieve for them.
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 “free” because there are still older spam filters that dump those kind of emails into the junk folder before even anyone reading them. 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 possibly make 10 sales based on the average statistic.
The tactics given above do 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 maintain a good source of income and survive in this business if you Work At It.
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Labels: Affiliate Marketing
Sunday, January 6, 2008
I Can't Live Without RoboForm
O.k., how much time do you spend in a typical day registering, filling in online forms, user names and passwords fields ?
How many sticky notes do you have all over your computer monitor with "sensible" information ?
What would you say if i told you i could show you a piece of software that would remember all that information, on your computer, not a server, encrypted for obvious security reasons and costs less than $30. You can even test drive it for FREE.
Roboform is exactly that. But i warn you, after you start using Roboform, you will loose a part of your brain, just like you did when telephones started having speed-dial and cell phones "phone-books". You will not be able to remember nor will you need to remember, Roboform will.
Named PC Magazine Editor's Choice and Cnet Dowload.com Software Of The Year, Roboform is the top-rated Password Manager and Web Form Filler that completely automates password entering and form filling. It memorizes your passwords and logs you in automatically, fills long registration and checkout forms with one click, generates and encrypts your passwords for complete security and even works on your Pocket PC or Palm. It is also guaranteed to have no Adware and no Spyware
Whether you use it to fill long checkout forms that contain shipping and payment information when your shopping online or when you submit your resume to the online job sites and you need to fill out a long registration form or maybe you're part of online paid survey sites which also have lots of forms to fill, Roboform will save you valuable time.
By now, everybody as heard about the Internet plague called Phishing where crooks set-up websites to look exactly like those of trusted businesses or financial institutions and send you emails asking you to "update" or "confirm" personal or account information on these fake websites. Once you enter your information they have all they need to steal your identity.
Roboform prevents this by securely storing the URL, or Internet address, of sign-in pages in a passcard. So, if you use the software to log-in to web sites you will not be able to log-in to a fake site because the URL or Internet address of the fake web site would not match the URL stored in your Roboform passcard for the real web site.
Roboform as many more features and useful tools to help you be more productive and more secure Online. They have excellent reviews by publications like the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Computer Shopper, Tucows and many more. They don't show ads to you, they don't spy on you, they provide a high quality product that is really easy to use at a very fair price.
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Labels: Product Reviews, Tools and Software
Free Affiliate Masters Course eBook
Suggestion For 2008
What does affiliate success boil down to? Let's start... at the beginning!
The number #1 challenge for all affiliates...
Build a Web site...
that builds targeted traffic...
that causes visitors to click through...
with a warm, open-to-buy attitude...
to merchant sites that you represent.
How?
There is an endless labyrinth of possible software and information/advice offered on the Net. I'm not sure which is worse... the overpriced products that underdeliver, or all the free info available, most of which does not work so it costs you something more valuable even than money... your time.
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... to building a themed site
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Labels: Affiliate Marketing, Free eBooks, Home-Based Business Resources