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Internet Business Tip - Blog Your Way to a Six Figure Income
Quick Preface: As you already know, people are making tons of money on the Internet every day. Are you? I sure hope so. If not, please read further...
**** I'm writing this article assuming you know what a blog is. If you are not totally sure visit wikipedia.org and type in blog ********
A Serious Blog: If you are serious about making a blog, you have to keep a few things in mind:
1. NOBODY wants to read too many words.
2. NOBODY wants to read large paragraphs and blocks of texts.
3. NOBODY wants to wade through ugly designs and flashy graphics
4. EVERYBODY wants either inspiration, entertainment, or a solution to a problem
5. MOST PEOPLE prefer some pictures or videos to go along with a blog post
6. SOME PEOPLE like to make comments
7. NOBODY wants to waste their time reading "off topic" posts
Building an Audience If you are concentrating on building a big audience for 1 blog, it is important that you have NO advertisements during the building stage. Wait until you have at least 100 regular readers before introducing 1 ad. Once your base is completely loyal, then you can start monetizing your site.
Some people would rather build multiple blogs with multiple advertisements. These people advertise their blogs through article directories, forums, search engines, etc..... Even though they don't have a regular reader base, they figure out which blogs are producing the most money for them and create other blogs in that genre
Monetizing Your Blog If you are one of those people who want to build a loyal audience, it is very important that they get to know and trust you. Make sure all the information you write is accurate, and, find a way for your readers to get some recognition.
Once you have loyal readers, you can throw in a post here and there advertising one of your products, services, or affiliates. If you are sincere and have gained trust, your follower will be happy to support you and your opinions.
Now, if you are a blogger who creates and advertises a few blogs a day, Pay-Per-Click Advertising might be the easiest form of making big bucks. Many companies have created software that makes it very simple to add content and advertisement to multiple blogs at once. Once the blogs are created, the software then advertises your blog to thousands of directories.
No matter which type of blog you want to utilize, you WILL be successful.
**** I'm writing this article assuming you know what a blog is. If you are not totally sure visit wikipedia.org and type in blog ********
A Serious Blog: If you are serious about making a blog, you have to keep a few things in mind:
1. NOBODY wants to read too many words.
2. NOBODY wants to read large paragraphs and blocks of texts.
3. NOBODY wants to wade through ugly designs and flashy graphics
4. EVERYBODY wants either inspiration, entertainment, or a solution to a problem
5. MOST PEOPLE prefer some pictures or videos to go along with a blog post
6. SOME PEOPLE like to make comments
7. NOBODY wants to waste their time reading "off topic" posts
Building an Audience If you are concentrating on building a big audience for 1 blog, it is important that you have NO advertisements during the building stage. Wait until you have at least 100 regular readers before introducing 1 ad. Once your base is completely loyal, then you can start monetizing your site.
Some people would rather build multiple blogs with multiple advertisements. These people advertise their blogs through article directories, forums, search engines, etc..... Even though they don't have a regular reader base, they figure out which blogs are producing the most money for them and create other blogs in that genre
Monetizing Your Blog If you are one of those people who want to build a loyal audience, it is very important that they get to know and trust you. Make sure all the information you write is accurate, and, find a way for your readers to get some recognition.
Once you have loyal readers, you can throw in a post here and there advertising one of your products, services, or affiliates. If you are sincere and have gained trust, your follower will be happy to support you and your opinions.
Now, if you are a blogger who creates and advertises a few blogs a day, Pay-Per-Click Advertising might be the easiest form of making big bucks. Many companies have created software that makes it very simple to add content and advertisement to multiple blogs at once. Once the blogs are created, the software then advertises your blog to thousands of directories.
No matter which type of blog you want to utilize, you WILL be successful.
Internet Business Tip - 5 Secrets the Internet Gurus Don't Want You to Know
Did you ever notice that every time the Internet Gurus come out with “The Best Course Ever – How to Make Millions”, they are already in the process of writing their next course “The New Internet Revolution – Why Old Marketing Strategies Won’t Work”?
Are they trying to fool you? Read on and find out…..
Gurus know when their marketing secrets are about to start failing. Once they realize this, they start marketing a course on how these secrets made them millions. So, not only did they profit off their marketing secrets, they profit off of selling those secrets in the form of courses and seminars.
It’s pretty genius!
Now, while they are selling their old secrets, they are working on new marketing secrets that they will utilize and ride the wave on until they start failing. And, of course, once that starts happening, they will begin selling those new secrets in the form of courses and seminars.
It’s a vicious, but, genius circle!
So… What are the 5 secrets every Guru follows to make quick millions!
The 5 Secrets:
1. Create a “hot” product that will either be your business, or help your business.
I know what you’re thinking. How am I going to create a product? That’s really easy. You either go to rentacoder.com or elance.com and find a programmer that will design your product exactly to your specs.
If you have no idea of a “new” product, you can have them create a product that already exists, but, has many different and addedfeatures. This is what most of the gurus do.
If your product is good enough, you can reap from the benefits of it yourself and then sell it later.
2. Create an automated system
The easiest way to become rich and successful is to find a system that works and duplicate it. If all of your time is spent on your one business, you will have no time to create other successful businesses.
So, the important thing to do is make sure that your entire system is automated. How do you do this?
Once your product is created and you have tested and used it, you will need to go to a packaging company that will take your product, package it, and ship out the orders for you. These companies normally charge very little, and, they do all the work for you.
Now, every time you receive an order, you just forward it to your processing company and they will handle all the hard work.
You will probably want a simple 3 page website with the domain name that matches the name of your product. You should be able to find a designer that will create the design, have a newsletter sign up form, have a Pay-Pal or Merchant Account, and will ship the information to your processing company.
…… So, at this point you have paid for an original product, for a website/design and for a processing company….
If you played your cards right, everything after the 15th sale should be total profit.
3. Add your site to an affiliate network
Once you have sold about 20 – 30 products and you have testimonials about how great you and your product are, you will hook your site up with one of the famous affiliate programs like clickbank.com.
They will tell you exactly how to add your site to their network. Now, instead of you having to make your own sales, you will have 20 – 30,000 people selling your product for you. Once you let the affiliate network know how much to pay in commission, everything is taken care of for you after that point. You are literally making money in your sleep without having to worry about anything.
All you have to do is sit back relax and let the affiliates sell your product for you. Remember! At this point, everything is automated.
4. Repeat Steps 1 – 3 with a brand new product and site
You’ve done it once, and now, it will be much easier this time. The more products you have, the more money you will have.
5. You are now a Guru
Once you have made your first almost-million, you can write and sell courses on how you became a millionaire and how you can help others do it too! When you give your first seminar please remember to email me of your success!
Are they trying to fool you? Read on and find out…..
Gurus know when their marketing secrets are about to start failing. Once they realize this, they start marketing a course on how these secrets made them millions. So, not only did they profit off their marketing secrets, they profit off of selling those secrets in the form of courses and seminars.
It’s pretty genius!
Now, while they are selling their old secrets, they are working on new marketing secrets that they will utilize and ride the wave on until they start failing. And, of course, once that starts happening, they will begin selling those new secrets in the form of courses and seminars.
It’s a vicious, but, genius circle!
So… What are the 5 secrets every Guru follows to make quick millions!
The 5 Secrets:
1. Create a “hot” product that will either be your business, or help your business.
I know what you’re thinking. How am I going to create a product? That’s really easy. You either go to rentacoder.com or elance.com and find a programmer that will design your product exactly to your specs.
If you have no idea of a “new” product, you can have them create a product that already exists, but, has many different and addedfeatures. This is what most of the gurus do.
If your product is good enough, you can reap from the benefits of it yourself and then sell it later.
2. Create an automated system
The easiest way to become rich and successful is to find a system that works and duplicate it. If all of your time is spent on your one business, you will have no time to create other successful businesses.
So, the important thing to do is make sure that your entire system is automated. How do you do this?
Once your product is created and you have tested and used it, you will need to go to a packaging company that will take your product, package it, and ship out the orders for you. These companies normally charge very little, and, they do all the work for you.
Now, every time you receive an order, you just forward it to your processing company and they will handle all the hard work.
You will probably want a simple 3 page website with the domain name that matches the name of your product. You should be able to find a designer that will create the design, have a newsletter sign up form, have a Pay-Pal or Merchant Account, and will ship the information to your processing company.
…… So, at this point you have paid for an original product, for a website/design and for a processing company….
If you played your cards right, everything after the 15th sale should be total profit.
3. Add your site to an affiliate network
Once you have sold about 20 – 30 products and you have testimonials about how great you and your product are, you will hook your site up with one of the famous affiliate programs like clickbank.com.
They will tell you exactly how to add your site to their network. Now, instead of you having to make your own sales, you will have 20 – 30,000 people selling your product for you. Once you let the affiliate network know how much to pay in commission, everything is taken care of for you after that point. You are literally making money in your sleep without having to worry about anything.
All you have to do is sit back relax and let the affiliates sell your product for you. Remember! At this point, everything is automated.
4. Repeat Steps 1 – 3 with a brand new product and site
You’ve done it once, and now, it will be much easier this time. The more products you have, the more money you will have.
5. You are now a Guru
Once you have made your first almost-million, you can write and sell courses on how you became a millionaire and how you can help others do it too! When you give your first seminar please remember to email me of your success!
Search Engine Optimization – It's So Easy
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is not as hard as you may think it is. Many people want you to think it is hard because they want you to visit their websites or buy their products. Truthfully, if you want to be ranked at the top of the search engines all you have to do are these 4 simple things.
This article is important for anyone who already has a website or who is planning on acquiring one.
1. Pick 10 great keywords and phrases
Preliminary words
The very first thing you need to do if you want great search engine placement is to pick 30 keywords and phrases that best describe your main website. These are the words that when people type them into a search engine, your site will show up first.
Test (check the author’s box at the bottom for a link to free testing services)
Once you have these keywords and phrases, you need to test them to see (1.) if people are searching for these words, (2.) how many results are already in the search engines, (3.) how many of the results have to do with your service or product, (4.) if you have a chance of getting to the top with that specific word.
Narrow
Using your judgment from the above tests, start crossing off the words or phrases that very few people are searching for. Next, cross of the words and phrases that sites like Wikipedia, About, or other very popular sites hold the first few spots.
Create a bigger list (Use the free tools in the Author Bio Box)
Use a tool that will give you related keywords and phrases to your narrowed list. This tool will give not only give you related words, it will tell you how many people a month search that key term.
Repeat Test
This is the hardest part. You are going to get about 100 good suggestions that you now need to narrow down to 10.
2. Pick a keyword rich domain name
Now that you have found your 10 best keywords and phrases, you need to make sure that your domain name has some of the keywords in the actual name. A name like “jacobsandsons.xxx” is not going to rank you very high on the search engines.
If you already have a domain name, that is okay. But, it would be wise to buy another domain ($10/year) that will automatically forward to your website. A name which applies directly to your keywords
3. Use your keywords
Your keywords and phrases are your websites life blood. Therefore, your keywords should be in the title, the meta-tags, the headlines, the body, and the footer of your pages. It is rumored that a lot of search engines don’t look at meta-tags, but, better safe than sorry. (If you don’t know how to change the meta-tags, follow the link in the author’s bio).
4. Promote your keyword rich website.
There are many ways to promote your website: search engines, business directories, off-line advertising, rss feed directories, etc.. For the sake of brevity, you can read the 1,000’s of articles already written, or visit a complete resource at the website in the author’s box.
This article is important for anyone who already has a website or who is planning on acquiring one.
1. Pick 10 great keywords and phrases
Preliminary words
The very first thing you need to do if you want great search engine placement is to pick 30 keywords and phrases that best describe your main website. These are the words that when people type them into a search engine, your site will show up first.
Test (check the author’s box at the bottom for a link to free testing services)
Once you have these keywords and phrases, you need to test them to see (1.) if people are searching for these words, (2.) how many results are already in the search engines, (3.) how many of the results have to do with your service or product, (4.) if you have a chance of getting to the top with that specific word.
Narrow
Using your judgment from the above tests, start crossing off the words or phrases that very few people are searching for. Next, cross of the words and phrases that sites like Wikipedia, About, or other very popular sites hold the first few spots.
Create a bigger list (Use the free tools in the Author Bio Box)
Use a tool that will give you related keywords and phrases to your narrowed list. This tool will give not only give you related words, it will tell you how many people a month search that key term.
Repeat Test
This is the hardest part. You are going to get about 100 good suggestions that you now need to narrow down to 10.
2. Pick a keyword rich domain name
Now that you have found your 10 best keywords and phrases, you need to make sure that your domain name has some of the keywords in the actual name. A name like “jacobsandsons.xxx” is not going to rank you very high on the search engines.
If you already have a domain name, that is okay. But, it would be wise to buy another domain ($10/year) that will automatically forward to your website. A name which applies directly to your keywords
3. Use your keywords
Your keywords and phrases are your websites life blood. Therefore, your keywords should be in the title, the meta-tags, the headlines, the body, and the footer of your pages. It is rumored that a lot of search engines don’t look at meta-tags, but, better safe than sorry. (If you don’t know how to change the meta-tags, follow the link in the author’s bio).
4. Promote your keyword rich website.
There are many ways to promote your website: search engines, business directories, off-line advertising, rss feed directories, etc.. For the sake of brevity, you can read the 1,000’s of articles already written, or visit a complete resource at the website in the author’s box.
Internet Business Tip - The Quick Way to a Six Figure Income via Joint Ventures!
You have a better chance at winning the lottery than making a six figure a year income on the Internet. With this being the case, how do you better your chances at becoming successful? Easy! The same way you increase your odds at winning the lottery… by going in with a lot of people.
Joint Venture
A joint venture is a partnership between 2 or more people (companies), where all parties contribute money and resources and share in the profits. Before you jump into this type of business relationship, it is important that everyone has a high level of trust for each other.
Strategic Alliance
A strategic alliance is a less risky form of a joint venture. In the strategic alliance, 2 or more people (companies), share resources, products, information, etc…. But, each company remains a separate entity.
Honestly Rate Yourself
Before you decide if you want to have a joint venture or a strategic alliance, you have to take an honest look at your business. You need to assess how much of a help you can be to other businesses. The best way to do this is to rank your business status from 1 – 10.
Some of the areas to thing about are:
1. How many customers do you have?
2. Do you have over 10,000 newsletter subscribers?
3. Do you have a successful marketing plan in place?
4. Is your website ranked high in search engines?
5. Do you have a high Alexa ranking?
Based on these qualifications, rank yourself.
Which type of partnership is best for you?
Now that you have ranked yourself, you know where you stand. What you need to do is search around the Internet for businesses who rank within one point of you in either direction. This means that you are looking for someone with the same Internet status as yourself.
If you have ranked yourself at a 5 or below, your best option is a strategic alliance. In this alliance, you find mutual associates who are all helping each other, but, not cutting into each other’s profits. This can only help you in the long run.
If you have ranked yourself above a 5, a joint venture might be the best case scenario.
The greatest advantage of being on the Internet is that you can have many businesses. So, if you already have clout, you can enter into many different joint ventures with people who are at your rank.
This will indeed bring you to a six figure income in no time.
Joint Venture
A joint venture is a partnership between 2 or more people (companies), where all parties contribute money and resources and share in the profits. Before you jump into this type of business relationship, it is important that everyone has a high level of trust for each other.
Strategic Alliance
A strategic alliance is a less risky form of a joint venture. In the strategic alliance, 2 or more people (companies), share resources, products, information, etc…. But, each company remains a separate entity.
Honestly Rate Yourself
Before you decide if you want to have a joint venture or a strategic alliance, you have to take an honest look at your business. You need to assess how much of a help you can be to other businesses. The best way to do this is to rank your business status from 1 – 10.
Some of the areas to thing about are:
1. How many customers do you have?
2. Do you have over 10,000 newsletter subscribers?
3. Do you have a successful marketing plan in place?
4. Is your website ranked high in search engines?
5. Do you have a high Alexa ranking?
Based on these qualifications, rank yourself.
Which type of partnership is best for you?
Now that you have ranked yourself, you know where you stand. What you need to do is search around the Internet for businesses who rank within one point of you in either direction. This means that you are looking for someone with the same Internet status as yourself.
If you have ranked yourself at a 5 or below, your best option is a strategic alliance. In this alliance, you find mutual associates who are all helping each other, but, not cutting into each other’s profits. This can only help you in the long run.
If you have ranked yourself above a 5, a joint venture might be the best case scenario.
The greatest advantage of being on the Internet is that you can have many businesses. So, if you already have clout, you can enter into many different joint ventures with people who are at your rank.
This will indeed bring you to a six figure income in no time.
Internet Business Tip - Create a Website a Day
If you think I’m kidding or not, creating a website a day will skyrocket your income and increase the chances you will strike gold.
If I had written this article a few years ago, I would have been called an insane lunatic. Creating a website a day would have cost tons of money and taken too much time out of your already busy schedule.
Thank goodness for modern technology:
Nowadays, if you had to, you could probably create one website an hour. But, for the purpose of being realistic, let’s settle with one.
The How:
It is very easy to create a website in this modern web 2.0 generation. The easiest and most practical way is to sign up for a Wordpress or Blogger account. These free services come with easy to install templates, and allow you to easily post articles, pictures, and data.
The What:
Now that you have your free website, what are you going to put on it? Well, of course, that’s completely up to you. And, as far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t really matter as long as you have enough content to make it worth the viewers time.
So, what else….
1. Pay Per Click Ads (AdSense, Adbright, YPN, etc…)
2. Links to your website and to your other blogs.
3. Links to your affiliate programs.
The Why:
The money of course!
The more content you write, and the more sites you have to advertise, the more traffic you will eventually get. Once people are at your site, they will click your ads, and hopefully click on the links to your affiliates.
Remember, the more links you have to your blogs and websites, the better you will do in the search engines and the more credibility your sites will get.
If you do one site a day, you will have something to advertise EVERY DAY! You will get into a routine and a pattern, so, you will be able to accomplish everything within an hour or two. Imagine having the opportunity to advertise a new site a day. You will become rich in no time.
How do I know this?
Find out at my website.
If I had written this article a few years ago, I would have been called an insane lunatic. Creating a website a day would have cost tons of money and taken too much time out of your already busy schedule.
Thank goodness for modern technology:
Nowadays, if you had to, you could probably create one website an hour. But, for the purpose of being realistic, let’s settle with one.
The How:
It is very easy to create a website in this modern web 2.0 generation. The easiest and most practical way is to sign up for a Wordpress or Blogger account. These free services come with easy to install templates, and allow you to easily post articles, pictures, and data.
The What:
Now that you have your free website, what are you going to put on it? Well, of course, that’s completely up to you. And, as far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t really matter as long as you have enough content to make it worth the viewers time.
So, what else….
1. Pay Per Click Ads (AdSense, Adbright, YPN, etc…)
2. Links to your website and to your other blogs.
3. Links to your affiliate programs.
The Why:
The money of course!
The more content you write, and the more sites you have to advertise, the more traffic you will eventually get. Once people are at your site, they will click your ads, and hopefully click on the links to your affiliates.
Remember, the more links you have to your blogs and websites, the better you will do in the search engines and the more credibility your sites will get.
If you do one site a day, you will have something to advertise EVERY DAY! You will get into a routine and a pattern, so, you will be able to accomplish everything within an hour or two. Imagine having the opportunity to advertise a new site a day. You will become rich in no time.
How do I know this?
Find out at my website.
Internet Business Tip - Triple Your Newsletter Subscribers in Two Easy Steps
The more newsletter subscribers you have, the more your business will grow. You know that already. So, if you know this, why are you not spending the majority of your time growing your list? This article will show you an incredible way of tripling the size of your subscribers, just by doing two simple things.
Numbers, numbers, numbers.
What better form of advertising is there than a newsletter list? None. Your list contains a multitude of people who want information from you, who trust you, and who tell all their friends about you.
True? Yes! All except for that last part.
Ask and you shall receive.
Are your subscribers telling their friends and co-workers about your newsletter? Do you know if they are? Chances are, they’re not.
How can we change all that? Easy! Ask them to ask their associates.
Simple Step #1
The first way to increase the numbers on your list is to offer a free “really expensive” gift to everybody who recommends your newsletter to two of their associates. All the subscribers need to do is email you the names and emails of two people who are ready and willing to sign up for your newsletter. Once those names and emails are subscribed they receive their free gift.
Simple Step #2
At the end of each newsletter tell your subscribers to FWD the email to as many associates as possible. In the FWD, write “This is a great newsletter. If you read it and forward it to editor @ yournewsletter. com, we will get special access to a password protected area of the website”. Of course, the only way the subscribers can enter the password protected area is to become a member. To be a member, you have to be signed up for the newsletter.
Bonus Step – A one time only page
After the person signs up for your newsletter, you should have the result page be a one time only offer page. On that page, write, if you recommend 3 people right now for the newsletter (have a form for this), you’ll get this really expensive product for free.. Or some offer similar. Remind them that the offer is only a one time deal.
I hope some of these ideas help you.
Numbers, numbers, numbers.
What better form of advertising is there than a newsletter list? None. Your list contains a multitude of people who want information from you, who trust you, and who tell all their friends about you.
True? Yes! All except for that last part.
Ask and you shall receive.
Are your subscribers telling their friends and co-workers about your newsletter? Do you know if they are? Chances are, they’re not.
How can we change all that? Easy! Ask them to ask their associates.
Simple Step #1
The first way to increase the numbers on your list is to offer a free “really expensive” gift to everybody who recommends your newsletter to two of their associates. All the subscribers need to do is email you the names and emails of two people who are ready and willing to sign up for your newsletter. Once those names and emails are subscribed they receive their free gift.
Simple Step #2
At the end of each newsletter tell your subscribers to FWD the email to as many associates as possible. In the FWD, write “This is a great newsletter. If you read it and forward it to editor @ yournewsletter. com, we will get special access to a password protected area of the website”. Of course, the only way the subscribers can enter the password protected area is to become a member. To be a member, you have to be signed up for the newsletter.
Bonus Step – A one time only page
After the person signs up for your newsletter, you should have the result page be a one time only offer page. On that page, write, if you recommend 3 people right now for the newsletter (have a form for this), you’ll get this really expensive product for free.. Or some offer similar. Remind them that the offer is only a one time deal.
I hope some of these ideas help you.
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