Sunday, May 31, 2015
The Butterfly Chronicles: The Importance of SEO to your Blog
The Butterfly Chronicles: The Importance of SEO to your Blog: Having a blog on the internet that gives people actualities - and – particulars is great! There are blogs on every subject under the s...
Email Auto-Responders in a Nutshell
In the online world of business, an auto-responder can do a
lot for your company. Known also as
mailbots, email and on demand, and automatic email, these tools can help put
your business on autopilot and spend more time doing other things. Auto-responders are great to have, as they
are designed to automatically respond to any email they receive with an instant
response.
Over the years, auto-responders have increased quite a bit
in popularity. They are best known for
their automatic email responses, which will save you a lot of time. By using one of these programs, you won’t
have to spend countless hours answering emails again. You can feel free to do other things and
always know that your customers have access to the information they need 24/7.
To set your business on autopilot, all you need to do is write
your copy then load it into your auto-responder. Once a potential buyer/ current customer
sends your auto-responder address a message, the information he/ she is seeking
will automatically be delivered. Auto-responders
are super quick – delivering information via email in a matter of seconds.
Auto-responders can also help you send out free courses,
articles as well as general information; reports, information regard on new
products, services, price lists as well as welcome and thank you letters,
confirm orders, plus tell others about your advertising rates. You can preset information such as this into
your auto-responder, so it will automatically send the information out whenever
someone makes a request.
Unlike mass email messages, auto-responders can be set up to
your specifications. You can send
personalized messages with them as well, which will make your clients feel as
if the email was made specifically for him.
Auto-responders will also follow up with emails, to ensure that you get
a sale. The better auto-responders out
there will notify you each and every time someone has requested information, so
you know when you have potential customers.
You can also update your auto-responder messages anytime you
wish. From time to time as you get new
products or information to send to your clients/customers, you can update your
log. When running a business, it’s very
important that you keep your customers up to date. This way, your customers will know that you
have new products available and ready for purchase. If you have a good relationship with them,
they will be anticipating your new offers.
If you run a business over the Internet, an auto-responder
can make life a lot easier. You can let
your auto-responder handle a majority of the tasks, including technical support
and sending out information about your company and your products. These days, auto-responders are the best
tools for online business – as they give you plenty of free time for other task.
Good luck with that!
The Importance of SEO to your Blog
Having a blog on the internet that gives people actualities -
and – particulars is great! There are blogs
on every subject under the sun. If you’re looking for instructions on how to build a dress-up closet for your little
princess for example you could take a
look at the Cutest
Blog on the Block or maybe you want to find out how to build marketing for
your business you would check out the Marketing
Life by Kim Williams , but if no one knew that they were there it’s
just static on the information high-way. If you want traffic to your blog, is
the most important ingredient is exceptional Search Engine Optimization, or
SEO.
Whenever you put one or more words into a search bar to look
for something, the SEO of a website is what helps bring up those websites. For
example, if your blog is about Harry Potter, you are going to want to be sure
that your blog includes popular terms such as Harry Pottter, JK Rowling, and other
things that are related to Harry Potter.
Think about the things
that people look for when they are interested in Harry Potter, and the types of
facts that show-up in your search. Type number -2 it is a great idea to use
your own experience when optimizing your blog for searching. Ask yourself; what
has worked, what hasn't worked, and use that information for your own blog SEO.
This way, when someone puts one of the terms that you put in your blog into a search
engine it will be one of the sites that comes up.
Of course, there are other factors that come into play that
determine where your blog will come up in the list, you have to start
somewhere. The more keywords that your blog uses, the more people will come to
your blog. It just takes time and patience.
Good luck with that and happy blogging!
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Monetize Web Traffic to Popularize your Brand
Establishing
your own E-commerce site is not like what it used to be. Today you are faced
with thousands of competition in every shape and form whose all too willing to
get a bigger share of the pie. Every scheme and method you can find to augment
your sales should be entertain and would be beneficial.
Admittedly
most no all of us are in this to make money. Who wants to waste our time and effort just
for the fun of it. Many sites would not wait until hell freezes over just to
see their profits. While there are some who takes things lightly there are
always those who would rather see profit any given day.
It
is common knowledge that without traffic the business can’t growth. Like any
business, without customers you don’t get sales. Traffic represents people and
people equals possible sales and profit. The more people who wonder to your
site and see your products the more people will buy and generate growth to your
brand.
Here’s
the thing, no one puts up an E-commerce site that doesn’t expect profit. There’s
startup capital that needs to be regained with consistent traffic, you at least
have a fighting chance to achieve that probability. Monetizing your traffic
would optimize your chances of making the best out of it.
Making
Money out of your Traffic
The
best and most proven method of making a profit out of your traffic is using advertising.
The internet generates hundreds of thousands upon hundreds of thousands of
traffic twenty-four hours a day. Most are searching for something. While some
are just looking for information there is also a good percentage that is
looking for something that they need.
No
matter how far out-of-the-box your particular product is --the internet has
proven to be a reliable source in finding what was deemed to be a very
unsearchable product. The internet has made the world a smaller place; you can
advertise a product from the depths of Istanbul and a buyer in the center of
Philadelphia.
Generating
traffic is not an easy task. The key is to deal with with a great number of sites in
order to generate consistent traffic flow. One of the benefits is monetizing
your traffic flow is doing this successfully because this could open up a Pandora’s Box of
possibilities for your business.
So,
to get to the core of it the more traffic you generate the more likely you are
considered as desirable, in a sense that
a good traffic flowing site is easily convertible into big profits. Basically
traffic equals profit. Advertising is the name of the game; with the good
advertising scheme you can use your traffic flow to your advantage.
When
you have good traffic you have a good number of potential customers, customers
that are willing to pour money into your coffers. Additionally, receiving heavy
traffic that can be redirected to sponsored links that are willing to pay you
for a sizeable portion of the traffic that you have generated.
This
scheme is called “pay-per-click”. With every click a visitor of your site makes
on an advertised link you will be paid. The more traffic you generate and the
more clicks spells more profits.
Affiliate
Programs
Another
method of monetizing your traffic is through affiliate programs. This works by
linking-up with other tried and tested sites and/or online companies and
monetize your traffic by having a percentage of sales generated by traffic
coming from your site.
The
basic idea is, traffic generated from your site will go to another site that
can offer a product that you do not carry. Many programs keep track and make
records of transactions made possible through site linkage.
When
purchases are made by customers that are led by your site to another you would get
a percentage of that sale. Affiliate programs give you the benefit of
monetizing your traffic without the actual need of carrying or promoting a
certain product.
There
are so many ways and methods to monetize your traffic. All it takes is a bit of
hard work and the desire to successfully launch a profit-earning site. The
internet is a veritable source of information, many tips and guides are offered
everywhere in how to monetize your traffic and make your site an excellent
profit earner.
Good luck with that!
Good luck with that!
Monday, May 18, 2015
If you build it they will come:
As
the saying goes “if you build it they will come” which can be true in most
cases. When building your own website there are a
few things you should consider to aim for optimal success. Take my advice, if you know nothing about web
design and coding, hire someone to design your website to your exactly need and
specifications. Make sure you use a
reputable contractor/web design firm so that you do not waste time and
money. When choosing your domain name be
very selective and research your choice carefully because this name will be
your online calling card. Make sure that your domain name is short, sweet and memorable. One popular site to visit and check to see
if your domain name is available is www.whois.sc. This site is also a good to check who owns a
particular domain that you might be interested in or domain names of your competition. Note if the domain name that you want has
already has an owner, you can offer to purchase it from them.
Probably one of the most important factors
in an internet company is choosing a very good web host. If your web site goes down, you are
completely out of business. When
searching for a web host company make sure they have secure server
capabilities, fast servers, lots of space, unrestricted CGI access, SSH and FTP
access, web-based administration, access to raw server logs, full email
services, power and daily server backups, and no minimum contracts. Do your research and test your chosen
providers technical support to see if they offer all the services, scripts, and
software you need. Inquire about their
downtime and how long they have been in business. Make sure you are not being charged for the
extra services.
When a customer visits your website, you
want them to see professionalism, fast connections and knowledgeability. If your visitors notice advertisements from
your free or low cost web host server they will perceive your site to be
unprofessional or small time. Slow
connection speeds will definitely lose customers and cost you money—speed is
king. So, choose your web host server
carefully and you will be well on your way to creating a website that will attract
buyers and/or visitors.
Good luck with that!
Blog Resources:
Website Design Sites – DIY
Website Design Agencies
Domain Name Research
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Video marketing for your business….advice
From online conglomerates to mom and pop stores, there are
no limits to what video marketing can do for your online business. Being able
to look directly at your customers and clients and present yourself as an
honest and valuable business is priceless! The following article will introduce
you to the many benefits of video marketing.
Ask your customers to create their own videos. You could for
instance organize a contest and ask customers to film themselves while they use
your products. Reward the best videos with an interesting prize and use the
submitted videos as promotional material for your social media marketing
campaign as well as for your business website.
Video tutorials are an excellent way to create new content
and assist you customers. People will often search for sites with tutorial
information about products or services. When they find great content, they will
often share it after consuming it themselves. This is a great way to increase visibility
for your business.
If you are using social media to market your business, try
responding to comments and questions with videos. This is easily done with a
webcam and this kind of video marketing adds a personal touch to your
responses. When people can see the person instead of just reading text, it
gives them the feeling that their comments are valuable and being heard.
Take a look at the analytical tool on YouTube. This tool
will give you access to detailed information on who viewed your videos and
which keywords they typed. This is a good way to get an idea of whether or not
you are reaching out to the correct target audience.
Be natural! The more fake or contrived you appear, the less
likely viewers are to resonate with your video thereby your business. If you
can't read a script without sounding like a robot, then don't. Stick to who you
are and represent yourself your company so the video will turn out great.
People love tutorial videos which can draw vital sales and
traffic to your business website. Walking people through “how to use” or “how
to do” a certain task with clear and precise steps will most likely land you
more clicks and viewers. People really appreciate it when you make the steps as
simple and easy as possible.
In cooperating your website URL in the video, is principal. If
viewers find your video interesting, they will want to know where they can go
for more information. You can put your website name in as a caption, annotation
or better still simply state the name of
your website a few times during the video.
When you are using video marketing it is important to keep
your content interesting. If your video is dull then people will probably not
watch the entire thing or recommend it to their friends. Make your message
clear and engaging to your audience. The key is to put yourself in the shoes of
your video audience / consumer.
How you sound in the video is as important as how you and/or
the actors in the video look. are the voices wavering? Do you sound unsure of
yourself? Do you say "um" or "like" a lot? Try to sound
natural without seeming like a robot. If you can't pull it off, employ a
trained actor or ask someone else to do the video.
Video marketing does not have to be complicated. One of the
most popular formats is simply a regular video, without including any bells and
whistles.. Of course, if you can, those videos with flash animations have also
proved popular, as well as picture slideshows accompanied by a voiceover and
music.
Hopefully, this article has given you plenty of inspiration
to get started on creating a video marketing campaign for your business. This
method of advertising is already in full swing all around the internet, and you
should be using it too! Whether you're a small outfit or a big company, video
marketing can do wonders for your business.
Good luck with that!
Monday, May 11, 2015
3–Steps to Affiliate Marketing Stardom
Let’s first ask the question --what is Affiliate Marketing
-- an affiliate is a subsidiary, associate, auxiliary. Affiliate marketing is a process of working
with a merchant to promote products/services. This paradigm is a
partnership between merchant and marker -- the merchant pays a portion of their
sales revenue to a person acting as an affiliate, if the sale is a result of
the affiliate's promotion to the products/services offered by the merchant.
Affiliate marketing is one
of the fastest growing industries today because it's cost efficient and
quantifiable for both, the affiliate as well as the merchant. Other players can profit as well, such as the
affiliate network and the affiliate solutions provider.
The best benefit for
the merchant is the fact that he will gain opportunities to advertise products
to a much larger market, therefore increasing his chances to earn. The more affiliates the merchant obtains, the
more sales he can expect.
With the merchant having
affiliates market his products/ services, he will save time, effort, and money
in looking for markets as well as customers.
The affiliate marketer will benefit from each customer that clinks on
the link in his website and who actually purchases a product from the merchant.
To join the growing
legion of affiliate marketers and establish an unlimited potential for income,
simply follow these 3-steps to start an effective affiliate marketing program
of your own:
1. Identify something that
interests you or you feel very passionate about. Then, focus on a specific area you know a lot about, as this will help you bring
out your best and give your visitors who are possible buyers a demonstration
of your expert in this field. This way, you'll gain their trust and encourage them to buy the products that you
endorse.
2. Search for merchants and
products or services that are related to your interest then create
a website with top level domain names and very reliable
hosting. When you choose the products for your web site, you need to
consider the commission structure and the conversion rate. There are many
different affiliate networks and affiliate solution providers where you can
obtain the information on most profitable products and which merchants pay the
best. Take your time - and be sure you choose the right one.
3. Now, you are ready to promote. You've chosen everything you need and even created
your very own website. You'll need to be creative, flexible, and
willing to embrace new ideas. By this stage, you'll be well on your
way to making more money than you ever imagined - and enjoying every minute of
it.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Advertising on Craigslist... Can it Expand Your Audience
There is certainly an opportunity to gain financial benefit
through advertising on Craigslist. Advertisements of products and services are
free on Craigslist making it cost effective for your ad budget. Additionally,
Craigslist already receives extensive traffic with approximately ten million
visitors generating four billion page views each month so there is no need to
drive traffic to the website. While Craigslist offers so many advertising
benefits, these benefits may be wasted if the advertiser does not do his
research or evaluate the competition.
Research before Posting on Craigslist
Advertising on Craigslist is similar to advertising in other
forms of media. Despite the existing heavy traffic flows to the website,
successful marketing campaigns require extensive research. This research should
provide the Internet marketer and his staff with insight into where post the
advertisements to most effectively reach the target audience, how to word the
copy of the advertisement to make it most appealing to the target audience and
which relevant keywords should be included in the advertising copy to make it
likely for members of the target audience to find the advertisement easily when
searching for products and services offered by the company.
Research of this capacity can be conducted either online or
offline. One of the most effective forms of this type of research is to have
members of the target audience fill out market surveys. The answers provided by
the participants should give the marketer a good idea of what the target
audience is seeking. Incorporating this information into the marketing campaign
can make it noticeably more successful.
Evaluate the Competition on Craigslist
The search feature on Craigslist gives an Internet marketer
an excellent way to evaluate the competition. Studying the competition is
important because it can help you to learn how you can be more successful. This
increased success can be a result of determining successful aspects of the
competitor’s marketing strategy and implementing these strategies as well as
determining faulty aspects of the competitor’s marketing strategy and avoiding
these strategies.
To get a good idea of the competitors who are advertising on
Craigslist, use the search feature to search for keywords relevant to your own
products and services. You will likely receive search results including
advertisements from competitors. Next, carefully analyze these advertisements
to determine how you can, not only create a better product/ service at more
affordable prices but you may also write more engaging advertising copy. Many
wise internet marketers have the reasoning skills necessary to properly analyze
the advertisements for competitors but they often falter when taxed with the
dilemma of creating better advertisements. This is when the services of a
professional sales copywriter with search engine optimization (SEO) skills can
be a vital part of the equation. A professional copywriter can use SEO skills and
know how of writing advertising copy to effectively entice your target audience
to either purchase or at least investigate your product/services further.
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