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| How To Waste Your Time And Money In Internet Business
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| Sunday, November 25, 2007 |
The internet is a great way to make money while sitting on your bottom. You lounge around in your pajamas, and the cheques drop in your letter box. Sure, that happens. For some.There are many ways to waste your time, money and energy online. Many people give up on their internet business because they get caught up in these snares:1. Content Is King.You can write hundreds of eloquent, informative pages, only to have them ripped off by a 'scraper'. You can be _the_ definitive site on a topic, only to have sites which have better SEO and SEM outrank you.
You need something that is unique, or near it; something a lazy spammer can't duplicate easily.Also: Anyone who uses the word 'content' to describe what they're offering is halfway to being a spammer. Think about an 'elevator speech' for your site. How would you describe it in five words to someone? (That someone is also a non-techie, by the way). You've got to be able to tell Joe Public what the main benefit is in a short and simple sentence. If you can't, you're probably wasting your time. People don't want 'leveraged media aggregation services'. They want sex, money, power, beauty, laughter; something that helps _them_.2. The Latest $197 Software.You need a script.
You try to 'Google' it. You find one for $197 which seems OK. What you didn't realise is that you could search through popular freeware directories first; likely there's a free version of what you seek, that thousands of other webmasters are using. Or a cheaper one you could adapt.Beware: There's a class of cookie-cutter one-page internet marketing sites out there. Anyone researching how to make money on the internet will soon find them. They sell over-hyped, latest-trick software which will deplete your bank balance, or worse, get your site banned. By the time a newbie gets to hear about a wheeze, it's already been sucked dry by the inventors.
In the middle are hucksters who claim to have made $1000s with it, and now they're letting you in on the 'secret'.Fact: When you've got a sure-fire way of making a lot of money, you keep it close to your chest. You only let it go when it's tapped out. 3. Reciprocal Linking.Someone told you this works. Someone else told you it's useless. The truth: I'd say it works if you trade links with related, high-quality sites for a while, then stop. You get some search engine attention, then you work on getting links from different sources.
This makes your backlink profile more 'natural'.If all your links are reciprocal you risk being flagged by a search engine algorithm. Engineers are constantly on the lookout for signs of quality, and signs of spam. Too much of one form of promotion too quick, and BAM!, you're penalised, or banned.4. Drudgery Which Should Be Automated.You've heard you need backlinks. So you start submitting by hand to directories. This is boring and time-consuming. What you didn't know was that there are submission services which will do 1000 in a day, for $50.You need a software.
You learn PHP to write it yourself. This takes ages, and bug-fixing is a chore. What you didn't realise is that a freelance would code it for $200, and support it for six months. In summary: You have limited time. Spend it thinking up ways to make money. Anything related to computers can be automated; that's what they're for.Labels: ECommerce |
| POSTED BY Khalifah @
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| Are You Leaving Money On The Table With Your Upsells?
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| Monday, October 15, 2007 |
You might be surprised to learn the results of a recent split test I designed to analyze a client's upsell capabilities. I know I myself was extremely surprised!I have always advised my clients on the importance of upselling, and, as a marketing student, I was indoctrinated with the common practice of gradually working new customers up the price ladder.
Obviously then, it would be a normal procedure that the price of upsells be only slightly higher than the original item being purchased.So, when I originally designed my client's upsell page, we offered the "next best" item, based on price. The page performed OK, and results were the run-of-the-mill, industry standard.But, after discussing a few ideas to increase this client's revenues, I decided to try a little experiment.
I ran an A/B/C split test on the upsell page, using the original page as my control, Page A. The design for Page B included a vertical list of several items offered as an upsell: the item on the original Page A, three additional, higher priced items, and, at the bottom of the list was a one-time-offer Bonanza Box of all four items offered at a discount. Page C included the exact items listed on Page B, except this time the list was reversed, so the Bonanza Box appeared at the top of the list. I will admit, at first I was a bit nervous.
I thought we might insult his customers who randomly landed on one of our new pages. Or perhaps we would turn them off by appearing too pushy, too salesy. But, I was amazed to discover that Page C, which offered the highest priced item at the top of the page, actually increased revenue by over 29%.There is a lesson to be learned here: don't be afraid to offer a bundle or a premium product as your upsell.
There's an excellent chance that you will increase your revenues! But, of course, be sure you test, test and test some more to guarantee the best results from your target market.Time to implement: Anytime you split test entire pages, you should expect quite a project. First, you must design the concept, then create the separate pages, add product options to your shopping cart, upload everything into your testing software - you're looking at a full day's work to get everything perfect. But, for a 29% increase in revenue, I'll bet it's worth it.Labels: ECommerce |
| POSTED BY Khalifah @
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| The Internet Business Candy and How To Profit From It!
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| Friday, October 12, 2007 |
Attention! " The next millionaires will be from the Internet and home business".Don't believe it?!Well.... This is not my saying, infact, this is the great author cum sales person-Zig Ziglar's prediction.One thing that I can say is in this regards is that, don't ignore his prophecy, trust me, Internet has immense scope and with proper dedication, you can earn thousands of dollars from your home-based Internet business.
You wont believe, unless you see for yourself. I also didn't believe initially, but now that I am in to it, with confidence I can say that the Internet allows us to profit from it like candy! Or rather a phrase "a real sweet taste in profits like candy" . Best of all, it gets more and more addictive as we delve deeper.Look around, and you will find so many people striving and struggling for building home based business. Are they all victims of gimmick?
No! So don't remain perplexed any more and give it a serious thought.Thanks to the advancement of technology, Internet is itself a mini world. This information storehouse has, with time, has become a leading service provider. Studies have revealed that, people buy services from Internet more than anywhere else.The Internet industry is expected to rise from the current $70 billion to some trillions, within the next few years. Since there is an estimated growth of prospect in Internet each day, so what could be better if you don't start building your home business now?So pull up your socks and start shaping your future.
Let me share 2 top secrets of mine, which will enlighten you on how you can prevent yourself from jeopardizing your home business. (Once you know what you should do, automatically you will come to know what you need to do)Firstly, don't stay in dark about your business. If you don't want to mess up business and want your income to increase multifold, then start from scratch and get in to even the minor details, whatsoever. Even if it takes some time, give it, and soon you will receive the sweet fruits of your efforts.
So, DON'T compromise on TIME!Secondly, Don't give up mid way. Perseverence is keyword. Remember, one learns from his own mistakes. So, if you make some mistakes initially, don't get discouraged, infact use your failure as weapon to be successful, the next time. So try, try and try, until you accomplish. Always have a positive outlook and stay in entrepreneurial spirits.While you are building a home business, try to narrow down to a specific niche. Research on the viability of the niche.
Make sure, you deal in such an area, which has immense prospect at present and will also continue to have for a long time to come. So hitting on the right niche and then target audience plays a very important role. Equally important is the your communication. To be successful, maintain very good relations with your clients and customers and try to build a multitude of contacts- you never know who comes to aid and when!So dive into Internet business and reap of the huge profits and start living a luxurious life!All the best!Labels: ECommerce |
| POSTED BY Khalifah @
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| Plan Your Internet Marketing Efforts
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| Tuesday, October 9, 2007 |
Whether you are a one-map operation of a vast corporation (or any business operation that falls between the two), you need to plan your Internet marketing process if you are going to have any kind of benefit derived from your marketing efforts. The bigger a business grows the more elaborate and sophisticated the marketing tools become. The thing is that these tools can help anyone but unless you are on the larger side of the business pool, you probably cannot hire twenty people to analyze the global market and present a report telling you exactly where your business is, where the competitors are, what they are doing, what you need to do, how to do it, and how much it will cost for how long.
However, just because it sounds so intimidating does not mean that you can it without further thought. You do not need an army of marketing gurus in order to plan your Internet marketing process. All it needs a little common sense and business acumen, both of which can be acquired through education, training, and experience.
The best to go in case you are new to the whole Internet marketing game is to do what is known as "micro level planning". Micro planning is a good way to knowing exactly where you are and where you wish to go from here.
Here is how to plan your Internet marketing process using micro planning.
Being by asking yourself a simple question: Why are you marketing on the Internet anyway? Is it to increase public awareness, to increase sales, just to build a community, or all three? Then you should note down how much of your marketing efforts would be online and how much time you intend to spend on online marketing tasks.
There are many strategies to help you plan your Internet marketing process. Make a checklist of the ones that you would like to use including but not limited to Forums, eBooks, Newsletters, Contests, Banners, Articles, and Viral Marketing.
What type of analysis will your marketing be subjected to? What is the return on investment that you expect and how are you going to monitor it? What is your annual internet marketing budget and how will this be divided among the various marketing strategies that you have selected?
Timelines are equally important because they help you to set milestones. Without timelines you are in constant danger or falling behind orgetting confused within your plan for Internet marketing. Keep a strict note for dates and time all projects.Labels: ECommerce |
| POSTED BY Khalifah @
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| Plan Your Internet Marketing Efforts
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Whether you are a one-map operation of a vast corporation (or any business operation that falls between the two), you need to plan your Internet marketing process if you are going to have any kind of benefit derived from your marketing efforts. The bigger a business grows the more elaborate and sophisticated the marketing tools become. The thing is that these tools can help anyone but unless you are on the larger side of the business pool, you probably cannot hire twenty people to analyze the global market and present a report telling you exactly where your business is, where the competitors are, what they are doing, what you need to do, how to do it, and how much it will cost for how long.
However, just because it sounds so intimidating does not mean that you can it without further thought. You do not need an army of marketing gurus in order to plan your Internet marketing process. All it needs a little common sense and business acumen, both of which can be acquired through education, training, and experience.
The best to go in case you are new to the whole Internet marketing game is to do what is known as "micro level planning". Micro planning is a good way to knowing exactly where you are and where you wish to go from here.
Here is how to plan your Internet marketing process using micro planning.
Being by asking yourself a simple question: Why are you marketing on the Internet anyway? Is it to increase public awareness, to increase sales, just to build a community, or all three? Then you should note down how much of your marketing efforts would be online and how much time you intend to spend on online marketing tasks.
There are many strategies to help you plan your Internet marketing process. Make a checklist of the ones that you would like to use including but not limited to Forums, eBooks, Newsletters, Contests, Banners, Articles, and Viral Marketing.
What type of analysis will your marketing be subjected to? What is the return on investment that you expect and how are you going to monitor it? What is your annual internet marketing budget and how will this be divided among the various marketing strategies that you have selected?
Timelines are equally important because they help you to set milestones. Without timelines you are in constant danger or falling behind orgetting confused within your plan for Internet marketing. Keep a strict note for dates and time all projects.Labels: ECommerce |
| POSTED BY Khalifah @
3:15 PM
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| How to Succeed in Niche Marketing
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| Wednesday, October 3, 2007 |
Every niche marketer out there would be keen to master the techniques of succeeding in niche marketing. It could be for the purpose of building niche websites or simply to market some products in that niche. Frankly niche marketing when done correctly can be rewarding. Here are some of the interesting points you can pick up on succeeding in a niche market that could prove profitable to you.1.
Start off with your interestIt is not surprising that many successful niche marketing experts first started with their interest or hobbies. Perhaps it is the passion that drives them to work a little harder and become an expert in the field. So start listing your hobbies now.2. Checking out the forumsTo be good in marketing in a particular niche, you really have to be an authority figure. Does it ever make you wonder why certain people in your class always get a lot of attention whenever the rest of the class has questions? Hang out at forums in the niche you are targeting.
Mingle with them and find out all you need to know, the FAQs of your niche. Arm yourself with these answers and build a website, or write a book on the topic and you have a hot seller.3. Ask the Search Engines and Keyword ToolsIt is important to do your home work at the search engines. Since you are doing your business online, you may want to spend time finding out things like the amount of competition out there. Do a quick allintitle: your niche in Google and you will see the number of competing websites out there. Anything lesser than 1000 is good for you. At the same time, you want to head to seochat.com/seo-tools/pagerank-search to check out the top 10 Google results.
If their PR are low, you stand a chance.You can check out GoodKeywords, a free tool to find out the number of searches for your niche. This helps you to gauge if the market demand is huge enough to be profitable for you.Arm yourself with these information and you are in a better position to profit from niche marketing. Discover the secret weapon I use to profit from niche blogs through my niche marketing blog.Labels: ECommerce |
| POSTED BY Khalifah @
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| Website Design for Ecommerce: the Three Things you Must Get Right
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| Tuesday, October 2, 2007 |
If you're planning to sell goods or services online, you'll need an ecommerce website. As this will be your shopfront, your showroom, your salesman and your cashier, you'll appreciate how important it is. Essentially, the success of you ecommerce website depends on getting three factors right - design, usability and search engine optimization.
First, let's look at design. Design is important as it influences the impression your visitor gets of you and your business. Your website should be attractive and solidly professional. This assures the first time visitor that you are the right company to do business with. In addition, your website should reflect your brand and mission statement.
Next there's the matter of usability. This determines how easily your visitor can navigate your site. The first thing you have to consider is the mechanics of your business model. You have to decide what you want your visitor to do and then give him clear means to do it.
One factor that promotes clear navigation is making sure all links are well labelled. For example, 'Click here for more details on our refrigerators' is much more useful that just 'click here' or 'more information'. And your visitor should always know his location and how to return to your home page. Remember if your visitor gets lost on your website, he'll just click away, probably never to return.
The next factor in usability is the mechanics of your ecommerce model. If you're selling online, you'll need a payment processor and an online shopping cart. Here you have a host of commercial offerings to choose from. Or you can go for the open source shopping cart system, Zen Cart, a favourite of developers and shoppers alike.
Ultimately, your beautiful and usable site will do you no good unless you get visitors. For this, you have to get search engine optimization right. Your site needs to be optimized so that when searchers enter relevant queries in the search engines, your website appears high in the results. For this you need relevant text optimised for the keywords that searchers use. Achieving this requires expert keyword research and specialized writing skills. Your text must be not only readable and informative, but also indexed by the search engines for the right words and phrases.
When looking for a firm to handle your ecommerce needs, choose one which can handle the whole project. Otherwise, there'll surely be coordination problems. So look for one firm that has both the artistic skill to design engaging and user-friendly website as well as the technical skills to handle the SEO requirements that will get you listed high in the search engines.Labels: ECommerce |
| POSTED BY Khalifah @
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| 5 Sure-fire Affiliate Marketing Tips to Drive Laser-targeted Traffic
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| Monday, October 1, 2007 |
Most affiliate marketing experts would agree that driving laser-targeted traffic to their websites is the most challenging task. This being the case, even with the best sales letter, the most efficient tools, and the right attitude to succeed as an affiliate, the one most important skill of marketing to be mastered is how to drive traffic to his website. Without this, all efforts are futile.
This article is written to give you 5 surefire affiliate marketing tips to help you drive tons of traffic consistently for more subscribers and more sales.The first affiliate marketing tip I am going to share is about conquering the search engines. Search engines offer the best quality traffic as the traffic is warm and ready to take action be it to subscribe for a newsletter or to buy your product. To achieve top search engine rankings, there are two fundamental principles.
Make sure that your web content is unique with proper keyword density, and secondly, build inbound links consistently over time.Now, I will dish out the second affiliate marketing tip which is to drive inorganic traffic by exchanging links with other webmasters that shares similar theme with your website. This has a dual effect.
Firstly, traffic that comes to your partners’ websites would find your website relevant and visit it. Secondly, the backlinks pointing to you are great for building your link popularity and boosting your search engine rankings.Article marketing is a powerful way to bring in a constant stream of traffic.
Quality and informative content is always useful in creating interest in readers and pulling them to your website for more. Articles are another great way to build backlinks and improve your search engine rankings.I have yet another powerful affiliate marketing tip to offer you, which is the whole concept of Joint Venture (JV). JV is very effective when it comes to promoting products.
Find a JV partner in the same market as yourself and cross-promote your products. This arrangement is mutually beneficial and allows both to leverage on whatever subscriber base you have.The last advice to you is to focus your efforts on building your list. You must have heard this umpteen times but if you have not done that, it means you are really losing time and money. Your list will be your most powerful weapon whenever you have a great product to recommend.
Whether you are selling other peoples’ products as an affiliate or selling your own creations, your personal list is often the best place to market to especially if you have built a good rapport with your list.If you can put your heart into mastering or at least applying these affiliate marketing tips in your website promotion, you would definitely make it as a successful affiliate marketer. To find out even more powerful and effective traffic driving strategies, you can always download my free report.Labels: ECommerce |
| POSTED BY Khalifah @
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| Online Paid Surveys Need Zero Investment?
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| Saturday, September 29, 2007 |
When it comes to online paid surveys, there are many individuals who get fooled by unscrupulous survey site owners. They naturally tend to pay money to join certain market research sites, and this normally turns out to be a scam.
Thus paid surveys must only be done if it involves no money initially ie, it should cost you nothing to join the market research site. This is something that is common for market survey companies. They will be able to get plenty of reviews from consumers while these consumers get paid for doing surveys with them.By doing so not only do they get a feedback on what they are all about, they get a chance to improve the quality of the products and services. Most online paid surveys will provide detailed surveys with targeted questions, and this may be taken by anyone who is willing to do so.
These are normally done by people who would like to do something from home in their spare time such as teenagers, school going folks and work at home mums. In this way, market survey companies will get honest opinions, and they will discover what the people really want. These jobs can be done in the spare time, and a good sum of money can be made from taking online paid surveys. However the right sites have to be chosen by the users. The survey sites will also accept people from all over the world, but this may vary from site to site.All users have to do is to send in the mail address with a profile, and once this is verified, the surveys can immediately begin.
Most of the online paid surveys will be sent via emails to those who can qualify for the surveys. If people want to earn the maximum amount of cash, they must join as many sites as they can. There is even software available to help those who want to join many sites. Using this form filling software, they can just update their information once in the software and it will auto-populate all the forms for all the survey websites.
The reputed sites for online paid surveys are all established market research companies that have been around for quite a while. For those who are not familiar with how this works, they may get some help from survey directory sites that have information on hundreds of paid survey sites. These survey directory sites will help compare all reputed paid survey sites so that you know which are the reliable survey companies to join.It is always best for people to join survey sites that are free and has good reviews from survey directories. If any new sites come up, they will be updated in the list of survey sites.
Looking for such information is essential when it comes to joining paid survey sites. Therefore, check out the top survey directories at my survey blog if you are looking forward to earn a second income from doing online paid surveys.Labels: ECommerce |
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