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I know you’ve heard many times that to be successful at Internet Marketing you have to have a list. You can build your list in many ways but the quickest and most effective way is by writing articles.

Many ezine publishers and website owners are constantly looking for new and up to date information for their publications and web pages.  Article writing is the perfect way to provide that information and build an opt-in list.

A lot of new and some experienced Internet Marketers get confused about the obvious use of the opt-in list. The main objective is not just to build a list of names and email addresses. Its purpose is to help you build your business by providing you with a valuable list of names and email addresses that are of good quality.

Millions of people search the internet daily for numerous reasons.  The majority of them are usually looking for information on one or a variety of subjects that they just want to know more about.

Here are a few things that you should consider when writing articles to build your business: Read the rest of this entry »

You have something fabulous to announce to the world! So, what online press release distribution service do you use?

With so many to choose from, it’s hard to know where to start. If you do a search for newswire services it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the possibilities. You might either give up or go overboard, spending lots of unnecessary money and duplicating your efforts.

Before you do either, first consider what you want your press release to do for you. Do you want it to be primarily a public relations tool to get your news out? Or would you rather that it be a search-marketing tool that can provide search-engine visibility and target prospects? If you’re thinking like a savvy businesswoman, the answer is:  both. Read the rest of this entry »

Wouldn’t I be so great if you could know who are visiting your website, how they come to know about your website and most importantly which page of your website they prefer more and from which page these visitors are exiting the website and why? These are valuable information for any online business inorder to tweak their website to meet the customer expectations. Wondering how can you get all these information about your website? Getting a website’s analytical information is made easier now. There are lots of web traffic analysis softwares available today which are capable of providing wealthy information. Keep on reading to know some facts about the web traffic analysis

THE COMMON TERMS
The common term used in the web world today is the page views. A Page View refers to the total views of every page on your web site. A Unique Page View is a page view by a unique person within a twenty-four hour period. Where as page view counts are site specific, unique page views are visitor specific. Both communicate important information about visitor behavior patterns and provide valuable insights into your search engine ranking.  Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes it pays to be a “Jill of all trades” when you’re a service business owner, but ultimately you probably discover that there are some things you like to do for clients better than others. Figuring out what you truly love to do in your work with your clients is key to your success — and theirs. I call this process “discovering your brilliance” — discovering those gifts and talents you bring to the table that really make your heart sing. Determining your brilliance is a very effective client attraction device and is instrumental in helping you fill your practice.

Do you just absolutely love anything to do with online marketing? Is it writing and editing articles that floats your boat? Do you love to get home offices in shape? Is designing one-page websites what really turns you on? Is there no better tax forecasting bookkeeper in the world than you? Is anything related to ebook graphic design something that will really make your day? Read the rest of this entry »

Most Internet marketers know the power that lies with the autoresponder.  They have even been termed as being “a marketers best friend”. How and why is this? Well, if you are unfamiliar with autoresponders you could be in for a real treat!  They provide the ability to email a large group of people at the same time without having to write the same email over and over again.  An autoresponder can send pre-written emails to recipients throughout a predetermined time period.  What can this mean to you? Well, huge time savings are definately apparent but the real power of the autoresponder is due to the fact that you can virtually automate your selling process which can provide you with a massive automated income!

Why is an autoresponder a marketer’s best friend?  There’s a saying that goes as follows…”Exposure is everything but the fortune is in the follow-up.”  You can expose a prospect to your web site and they may buy what you have to offer.  However, if you really want to significantly increase the chances of getting a sale, then you need to follow up with as many people that visit your web site as possible.  Autoresponders provide you with the ability to do just that. Read the rest of this entry »

You have nothing to fear but fear itself…that’s what mom said. Fear as defined in Wikipedia “is an emotional response to tangible and realistic dangers. Fear should be distinguished from anxiety, an emotion that often arises out of proportion to the actual threat or danger involved, and can be subjectively experienced without any specific attention to the threatening object.” Now I listen to my network marketing community F ‘false E ‘evidence A ‘appearing R ‘real. What the heck does that really mean? Read the rest of this entry »

It always surprises me how much money you can make by selling other people’s stuff on the Internet. Eight years in and the numbers still shock me. Always.

More than the numbers, what really amazes me the most is the lifestyle one can achieve from online marketing. You can be your own boss, work your own hours, carry out your business from anywhere in the world you want to live. You can create automatic marketing systems that work 24/7/365 days of the year. Earn money even when you’re sleeping, vacationing or out enjoying a gourmet meal at your favorite restaurant. Total freedom.

So is it any wonder then why I am constantly analyzing my whole marketing structure to figure out what is working and what is not working? Finding out just what strategies are giving me the best returns on my efforts and time. And I am constantly trying to discover ways to increase my affiliate sales and online traffic. Read the rest of this entry »

Surviving in todays over-competitive business world is not a difficult thing to accomplish once you obtain a positive online presence. As a large percent of the global population has become a faithful user of the Internet, one needs to expand the line of marketing and reach those potential customers. Having just a website does not do the trick anymore, as success stands behind websites that have engaging video content.

When the Internet appeared for the first time and people started to present their businesses online, static websites were ideally the first choice. They had the advantage of being easily created, there were no high costs involved and the download was alright no matter the type of bandwidth. As technology advanced, video websites started to gain popularity, being perceived as a powerful marketing tool and used as such. This time, the advantages were more obvious and businessmen started to be interested in the effect these video websites had on their prospective clients. Read the rest of this entry »

I hear comments frequently that I appear to be “all over the place.”   Someone will search a topic and see an article I’ve written, and then follow a link to a teleclass I’m leading, read a press release I’ve submitted, or read about me in someone else’s newsletter.  You, too, can create this sense of being everywhere with one simple action that you take each and every week:  writing one new how-to article.

I’ve been using article marketing as my primary marketing strategy since 2005, and I have experienced tremendous results with it, things like being asked to speak at events, appearing in print publications, selling my information products to new audiences, and having people hire me to coach them based solely on the article archive they have perused on my website.

I have a very defined timeline and schedule that I follow rigorously each week to make article marketing work for me as a successful Internet marketing strategy.  Here are the 8 steps I follow weekly to re-purpose and maximize the use of every since article that I create: Read the rest of this entry »

Retaining your visitor’s attention while they are on your site is a well-known problem for many webmasters. Visitors get distracted and click away from your page or site without performing your chosen tasks you had planned for them to carry out.

How rude of them!

Many times it is the webmaster who is to blame… a poorly constructed webpage can result in a lost sale or a lost subscriber. Many times the core reason for this failed manipulation has to do with the layout of the webpage itself, than to any lack of interest on your visitor’s part.

Most webmasters, especially those who are into marketing, want their visitors to do two things: Read the rest of this entry »