If you are involved in any type of affiliate program or online network marketing program then you should really be using a blog or several blogs to help you to market your opportunity and products. There are several reasons for using blogs for marketing and in this article these reasons are explained.
Stripped down a blog is nothing more than a website. However, what is it about blogs that make them a perfect tool for making money online?
A large part of this is that a blog offers an easy to use content management system that allows for quick updating in chronological order.
Because blogs are usually heavy on content and organized in an intuitve fashion their structure is perfect for producing revenue. Blogs are easy to produce as content based websites complete with the potential of well targeted pages.
Blogs have a definite advantage over traditional websites in that content can be added easily. Adding new content to a static website can be both problematic in terms of design and also difficult due to time restraints. This is an important factor to remember as your success will depend in large measure on your ability to add new content for your visitors.
Blogging solves many problems associated with traditional websites. The most common is the hassle that having to write content and then convert it or pay to have it converted into html. Since all major blog platforms allow users to create new posts and add them easily with a few clicks of the mouse webmaster can add new content in minutes. Blogs are content driven and serve to build relationships with search engines.
Search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN reward information sites that are full of information, by giving them better positioning in search results and indexing these sites quickly. This makes these sites soar to the top of the search engine rankings. Blogs also maintain a stickiness as they draw return visitors to a website far more likely.
In conclusion using blogs to promote your affiliate marketing programs or network marketing programs and the opportunities and products that they represent may be the best business decision that you ever make. You can constantly add updates to your blog and therefore communicate with prospects. If you are involved in online money making ventures and as of yet don’t have your own blog I encourage you to start one A.S.A.P.
Keith Stieneke is an Internet marketer and professional blogger who publishes several informative websites. These include but are not limited to http://www.blogsmart-resources.com and http://www.opportunityassistance.com
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Profitable Search Engine Marketing With Blogs by Keith Stieneke
Orbitfiles
I went hysterical just yesterday because I had my files stored all over the place in my computer. And so I thought, wouldn't it be a great thing if I could do a backup of my files online so that I can access it anywhere, send it to anybody (without the hassle of uploading and sending and stuff) and save alot of space on my hard drive?
I did a google search on free file backups and found Orbitfiles. It is important for every internet marketeer to have a backup of his/her excel sheets, articles, etc. Besides, I thought, it would be a great venue to sell my articles!
After uploading your files you can:- Add contact emails to address book
- Protect your shared files with password
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- Edit & Delete files
- Tag your files
- Search files
- Upload your Profile Photo
- Publish your contact info
- Invite your email contacts NEW\
- Create folders
- Zip folders
- Download files
- Schedule online back ups with Hercules
- Create public file albums
- Enable RSS
- Search Tags
- Create photo albums
- Sell your files*
Next: Key in your email address in the above or visit Orbitfiles.
Blog Traffic
Things accomplished -
I have glanced through the section on Getting Traffic. For beginners who have tight financial budgets, here are some ways of getting traffic:
Forum Participation
This is almost essential if you have just started your own website. Search for the forum relevant to your niche topic, register for a free account and add your website in your signature with a short and direct description of it. This is important. When you actively participate in a forum discussion, people start to take notice of your signature. Your signature has to be compelling, direct, short and it has to have an impact the first moment you set your eyes on it.
eg 1: Earn Extra Income With Ease
eg 2: All you should know about...
eg 3: The Art of Writing Headlines
Copyblogger.com is a great site by Brian Clark that teaches you effective ways of writing headlines, writing compelling content for your blog, essential copywriting skills and blog psychology - why they hate or like your blog? what makes them come back for more?
The above is a great resource not only to create attractive signatures in forum participation but also to produce good articles for article submission and also to write effective Adsense advertisements.
Tip: DO NOT directly promote your own website or product in any forum discussions.
Article Marketing
Speaking of which, article submission itself is one of the best ways to drive targetted traffic to your site. And the best thing is that it is free.
When writing articles to submit to article directories, always keep your articles short, about 500 - 700 words is sufficient. Write about something you are skilled at and have active vocabulary in. If you do not have more information about a certain topic more than an average blogger, you're probably out of your comfort zone. So stay within your comfort zone!
This is important: Always include a link at the bottom of your article. You want readers to refer back to your website / blog. The thing about article marketing is that people who visit your blog already like you. Now you want them to worship you!
There are several artical submission directories online and one of the most popular ones is GoArticles. Read through some articles on the directory and learn writing skills from the authors. The only way to improve is to read more.
Tip: The title of your article is the first thing readers see when they do a search. DO NOT have similar titles as other articles. Make your article special.
Social Bookmarking
Bookmarking refers to saving your favourite sites /articles for future reference. Social refers to sharing it with the public or community. Therefore, the term Social Bookmarking refers to sharing your favourite sites / articles with the public or community.
The lifeline to blog traffic is links (I will blog more about this later). Social Bookmarking links your up with many other site owners who will in return visit your site. With the traffic part settled, you can now concentrate on converting these traffic.
Some popular social bookmarking sites: BlinkThis, Del.icio.us
The above are excerpts of knowledge I have acquired from the Profit Lance Wealth Course. To learn more on specific issues, subscribe to your own Profit Lance Wealth Course here, currently retailing at USD 87.
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Napoleon Hill introduces the 13 secrets to success in “Think and Grow Rich”
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The Thirteen Principles of Success
- Desire
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- The Master Mind
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- The Subconscious Mind
- The Brain
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but most importantly... to wit out your fears.
Signing up for the Profit Lance Course offers you a free "Think and Grow Rich" ebook. The Profit Lance Course is selling at USD87 now and it is rumored to increase in a few weeks.
Yes, I want to start learning!
No, I'll wait and see.
Ever tried Get-rich-quick schemes? It’s not gonna happen! Find out why.
Zoobie The Internet Marketing Newbie (Episode 1)
I love this video. :)
I remember when I was 16 or 17 (I am only 21 now), I used to search the Internet for get-rich-quick schemes. Not that I am intentionally searching for such unscrupulous schemes but I was looking for fast money. I had about 150US for pocket allowance and that is barely enough for food, and I'm saying this because I live in Singapore where everything is as expensive as the States.
I started researching about Internet Marketing and enrolled into this program called Six-Figure Income (SFI). Honestly, I have not found out if this program is a scam or not. The thing about the SFI program is that it focuses on Affiliate Marketing and it gives you very superficial instructions on how to generate free traffic. I gave up on the program because I was not making money, not to mention that SFI was completely free. Since then, I stayed away from such programs. I avoided similiar sites, sites with loads of testimonials which I so often doubt if they are legitimate.
I then began o delve in Paid-to-Surf programs and HYIPs. The thing that amazes about these programs is that everyone who participates in them acknowledges that they are scams. They jump into the opportunity as soon as it starts and pull out after a week or two. Late-comers are often careless victims of these schemes. I lost a few hundred bucks in these opportunities but i refused to give up. Maybe it was a matter of pride.
After that, I totally gave up on the Internet. Instead, I concentrated on making money 'legitimately' i.e giving tuition classes and earning about 600US a month. A few weeks ago, I was looking into buying my own vehicle. Vehicles here sells in ten thousands and hundred thousands and I thought to myself, do I want to settle for a 4-figure income after I graduate from my degree program? I don't. I want to live comfortably and travel when I want to. I began reading work at home forums and found positive ravings about Profit Lance and decided to give it a shot. Afterall, if it was skills I will be acquiring, I don't see how I will be wasting my money. Even though I am not making money with this course yet, I remain confident that I will.
Next: Beware of online scams
A first look at Profit Lance - Functional, Informational, Practical
Having purchased the Profit lance course on 1st August 2007, I have been reading, and seriously reading, through the overwhelming load of information the course offers. I thought I would blog down what I do with the course everyday, including my earning activities. I am sure this blog will benefit everyone is some way.
The breakdown of Profit Lance course
Functionality
The course comes in the form of two parts:- A comprehensive Learning Centre
- A Resource Centre that includes your project tasks, tips & tricks, articles, videos, a private member's blog and many more.
The site itself is structured in such a way that information can be easily accessed in categories.
Informational
I have read review sites and forums that compare the Profit Lance course to The Rich Jerk. The primary comparison here lies in:
- The Rich Jerk is a better course for beginners and a faster way to make money whereas
- the Profit Lance course covers in-depth stuff that goes beyond the beginner stage. For a beginner, you will have to go through the entire course to start making money (and I would say if you spend at least 5 hrs per day reading the material in the course, you are likely to get a grasp of it in a week). It is a slower process.
In my opinion, what the course offers is fully comprehendable by beginners as well as intermediates. The outlines of the Learning Centre comes in short, constructive articles, accompanied by video tutorials as well as ebooks. Video tutorials are extremely useful as Mike tries to break down his lessons in simple diagrams and full-length explanations.
Practicality
The most beneficial aspect of this course is that it offers practical lessons, i.e the Projects section. Under the Projects section, you are given a series of tasks that you have to complete in order to get the most hands on experience which what you have read/watched in the Learning Centre. The Profit Lance Course comes with 15 fully-functional and expertly designed website. These websites enable you to practise your newly acquired skills. Most impressive is the 'tasks 'under the Projects section. Profit Lance is an informational package and undoubtedly, one will get confused in the attempt to absorb the information. The tasks in the Projects section helps to set things on the right track. It helps you to understand the rationale behind implementing such concepts.
I, therefore, highly recommend the Profit Lance course, not because I am a proud affiliate, but because it instills long term skills in you that helps you to build your own internet business. As Mike likes to say, "Chase after the skills and the money will follow, chase after the money and you will learn nothing" (something along those lines - basically he means, if you have the necessary skills, you will be able to make money but if you don't, the money you earn will be only temporary. Think of a talented musician. He has musical skills and no matter where he goes, he will be able to make money. On the other hand, think of a person who utilises this musician to make money. His earnings are only temporary because without the musician, he has no revenue.)
I have to go back to finishing the course, (trust me! there is so much to learn).
More information about the Profit Lance course.
