Internet Marketing Success - It's the Thought that Counts

Writen by Patricia Cobbold

If you have decided to build a home based business and to improve your finances then you need to realise the difference between the successful business and the business that doesn’t even get off the ground.

So what is that difference – man people would say it’s the expertise or the background of the business person. Some even would say its how much money you can throw at it. Others might say it’s the area that you are working in. There are all sorts of reasons that can be offered but the one that is missing is Your Own Thoughts

It is a fact that people brought up in families with very little money, will in many instances stay in that mode all of their lives. On the other hand, people brought up in families where money is not a problem; very rarely end up without any.

The difference between the two is that when you have no money it’s difficult to imagine being rich and as you are taught ‘money doesn’t bring happiness’ then why would you want to be rich and miserable. Rich people can’t imagine what its like to be poor, and why would they want to be poor and miserable.

If you are wanting to build a home based business then its very likely that you either want to increase your wealth, or you just want another challenge. Either way you have to Change Your Thoughts.

Firstly take a blank piece of paper and write down all the things you would like to have. Is it a house, or a bigger house, a holiday, a new television, a new car, to pay off your debts etc?

Second take each thing and describe it in detail and as you describe it use all of your five senses to bring it into the now to make it real. So how big is the house, how many rooms, how big are the rooms, does it have a garden, how big is it, how many parking spaces, where is it, how much will it cost. Write it all down until you can see it in your minds eye. If that is difficult cut some pictures out of a magazine until you have the house of your dreams.

Thirdly imagine yourself walking into that house and have a look around, what does it feel like; smell like; what do the walls feel like when you touch them? Remember use all of your senses.

Fourthly, how long are you prepared to wait? – set a target date for when you want it.

Fifthly, every day look at your list and imagine each thing on your list.

Every day that you do this you are bringing yourself a little closer to your goal.

Now when you build your business, you know that you are doing it for a reason, you have your list of goals and as they reach fruition because of your home business, you will be able to mark them off one by one.

Of course you can change your goals any time, but always remember to go through Steps 1 – 5 to bring these things into your life

Patricia runs a successful home based internet business and a holistic therapy centre. She regularly teaches motivation and financial goal setting to her students and they too have improved their lives. Patricia believes that the mind is the most powerful tool that we have and when utilized properly, everything becomes achievable. For more information visit http://www.abundant-wealth-on-line.com and http://www.starchild.je.

Internet Marketing Success is a Cumulative Effect

Writen by Al Kernek

Being successful at Internet marketing does require doing the right things, like search engine optimization and targeted online promotion. But assuming you are already doing these things, the real secret to success is to just do something…anything…everyday to push your website a little further along the road to growing your business.

Selling products or services on the Internet requires patience and determination. The road to success, as they say, "is built one pebble at a time." That is why it is so important to have a plan and to do something everyday that will help you to achieve your goals.

Begin everyday by listing or reviewing the objectives you want to accomplish. Maybe it is to refresh your Website content, implement an RSS feed, run an email promotion, boost search engine rankings through more external links, find new affiliates or else begin pay-per-click advertising. Perhaps you have some articles you would like to write and then freely spread around the Internet with your embedded URL. Maybe there is a new skill you want to acquire, or a marketing seminar to attend. The point is to make everyday count!

Ultimately, success on the Internet hinges on three things - You need a well-thought-out plan before you start, your daily activities must contribute towards achievement of that plan, and you must persevere.

Recognize that success does not come overnight. The Internet is a crowded place, and you have to "claw" your way to increased sales. You must vow to accomplish something everyday, no matter how insignificant, that promotes your Website.

Success in Internet marketing is a cumulative affair. It comes as the result of every little step you take along the way. The key is to just keep plugging away at activities that sooner or later are going to benefit your bottom line.

About the Author

Al Kernek is an Internet marketing consultant and the author of "Put Your Business Online," a step-by-step guide for successfully creating and promoting a low-cost Website.

Internet Marketing Success

Writen by C. E. White

Information products are easily sold via the internet today in such forms as audio, video and ebooks.

In order to be successful on the internet super highway, you must first find a unique information product and find a target market.

Ebooks are much easier and much less expensive to create than a printed book. First, your customer can download the ebook immediately and secondly, there is no shipping cost as in a printed book.

Take action by gathering ideas from such places as magazine ads, tv commercials and searching for hot topics on the internet. Large companies spend large sums of money on print and tv advertising. You can bet they know their target market. So, why not let them help you find that target market.

After finding a niche market, it is time to test market your idea. You will make mistakes and try things that just don’t work, but don’t get discouraged. Learn from your mistakes. You will be amazed at the results that come from the school of hard knocks.

Having your own internet marketing business is exciting and very rewarding and you may even make lots of money. This is an exciting market and can be very rewarding.

Good luck and TAKE ACTION NOW!

Charles White is an Internet Marketer and you can learn more about internet marketing concepts at http://www.internetprofitmastermind.com where you will be among the first to be part of an awesome project.

Internet Marketing Strategy:The Advertising Co-op

Writen by Robert A Kearse

The advertising co-op is an Internet marketing
strategy that should bring sustained financial
success.

Benefits from a well run advertising co-op
include:

(1)Responsive highly targeted advertising

(2)Low cost

How An Advertising Co-op Works

Members of the same program pool their money to
pay for advertising. Typically, a co-op group will
consist of 3-12 members.

The best advertising buy is often a solo ad or
top sponsor ad in an ezine. Let's say for example
that a top sponsor ad in an ezine costs $120 (US).
If 10 members participate in the co-op, the cost
per individual is only $12 (US).

Suddenly, highly targeted advertising is within
reach of everybody. The members should be
advertising a program where each member has
his/her own individual referral url.

To organize the co-op you'll need:

(1)an URL (website) rotator

(2)ad trackers

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When the ezine ad is run, the ad will contain the
URL of a rotator. Inserted in the rotator will be
the referral URLS of the co-op members. As ezine
readers click on the URL in the ad, the referring
website URLS come up in rotation for the co-op
members.

To insure the integrity of the co-op each member
should convert their referral URL to an ad tracking
URL and submit this second url to the co-op
organizer.

Each time the ad tracker URL is clicked a hit will
be recorded by the ad tracking program. All co-op
members can be assured that the ad responses are
distributed evenly since they can compare number
of hits with other co-op members.

It is an advertising axiom that TARGETED
ADVERTISING brings the best results. By
TARGETED I mean you are advertising directly
to a group that has demonstrated an interest in
essentially the area you are promoting.

Such as advertising a search engine submission service
in an ezine devoted to website promotion.

With over 300,00 online ezines in existence finding
an ezine that covers your target market should be
easy.

To find appropriate ezines for advertising these are
two of the best ezine directories available:

http://ezinelocater.com/

http://www.topezineads.com/demo.html

Final thoughts:

(1)Do not advertise in any ezine you have not
subscribed to.

You want to make sure the ezine offers QUALITY
information and is being read by its subscribers.

(2)Distribute a list of co-op participants with name
and email address to all co-op members.

(3)For network marketers the advertising co-op is the
perfect promotional choice.

(4)If you are a member of a free-to-join multi
level advertising program, where you can contact
downline members, organizing a co-op can have long
term benefits for a very modest cost.

Even though you are doing paid advertising for a
program that does not give an immediate cash reward
to co-op members via 'sales', THE LIFETIME BENEFITS
FROM INCREASING YOUR ADVERTISING FIREPOWER CAN BE
DRAMATIC!

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Internet Marketing Strategy That Reaches Most Of Your Online Audience

Writen by Sally Falkow

We know that the Internet has changed the way consumers find products and services. Now it is influencing the business to business sector as well. According to a survey published in late last year in "Electronic Design" magazine, reaching 96% of your audience is possible if you include a carefully crafted Internet marketing strategy.

When asked, "Where do you find the most useful information about new products and technology?" respondents ranked print magazines (54%), Web searches (23%, Google primarily), and E-mail newsletters (19%) as the top three sources. This covers 96% of the bases, surprisingly relegating old favorites like trade shows (2%) and word of mouth (2%) to the sidelines.

These figures show that while print is still important to BtoB buyers, the Internet has become equally as important. And of the online part, Google searches account for a big percentage. If you are not including website optimization in your Internet marketing strategy this year, you will be missing a chunk of your audience. Do a Google search on the best keyword for your industry and see who does show up on page one.

Although optimization may seem like black magic, it is possible to get high rankings in the organic search in Google. In a recent report Marketing Sherpa wrote, “If you think you're covered because you have a paid ad (PPC listing) in a search engine for a search term that's important to your business, think again. Organic results (free listings) are far more important and can get more viewership and clicks.” This is borne out by the eye tracking studies that show only about 35% of all searchers click on the paid ads.

A website is not a static brochure. It has to be updated with relevant optimized content. Optimization of the site, fresh content and using RSS feeds to distribute the content across the Internet is the name of the website marketing game in 2006.

Sally Falkow is the author of WebSense: effective website marketing strategies for entrepreneurs and an expert author at WebProNews.
She is the president of Expansion Plus, an Internet marketing and PR agency based in Los Angeles. http://www.expansionplus.com

Internet Marketing Strategy Plans

Writen by Thomas Morva

For their websites to get noticed, businesses employ a number of marketing strategies that can help them get more people to visit their websites amidst the very competitive environment on the Internet.

However, employing some marketing strategies may not be enough. There is a need for businesses to go a step further in applying a more comprehensive set of marketing activities, which can be lumped into one effective Internet marketing strategy plan. This is because using such plans provides companies with a focused way to define their potential markets, position themselves, and increase their sales.

Things to Consider in Formulating Internet Marketing Plans

Internet marketing plans should be able to define the goals of the businesses and to set the objectives that can help them achieve these goals. For these plans to be effective, they must contain certain elements that businesses need to consider. One of the first things to consider is defining a business’s target market and to come up with strategies that are designed to serve this target market. This can include custom-fitting a website to the tastes, desires, and pleasures of a specific market. Doing so has the potential of building customer loyalty, which will keep customers coming back to a website.

Businesses also need to distinguish themselves from their competitors, especially on the Internet. This is why there is a need for marketing plans to include strategies that can give a website an edge over competitor websites. Providing additional services such as gift wrapping services can achieve this. In addition to this, businesses can also link up with other websites with products that are related to their products so that they can maximize their exposure as compared to their competitors.

Another important element that businesses need to consider is the convenience by which users can purchase products from their websites. Equipping a website with tools such as shopping carts and credit card payment processing make it easy to purchase products and build customer loyalty because of the unique customer experience they get in buying from a website.

To be able to effectively compete with other businesses that advertise online, businesses need to employ a comprehensive set of marketing strategies that make up an Internet marketing strategy plan. These plans enable businesses to take the appropriate steps to help them get maximum exposure and to help them provide the best services to their markets to generate more business and to build customer loyalty.

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Internet Marketing Strategy - How To Convert More Web Visitors Into Customers

Writen by Deia Farrell

The Internet is the largest marketplace with more than 56 million US Internet users either actively looking for a product or service or comparing products, services or vendors in order to make a purchasing decision. The Internet is also the place where your potential clients can find your competitors, just as easily as they found you. So, it's crucial that you capture their attention on their first visit.
How can you do that? Successful online marketers know that they can convert more web visitors into customers if they:

1. Establish credibility:

For most potential clients, a visit to your web site will be their first contact with you. If their first impression is a negative impression, you are history. A well-designed web site helps you establish instant credibility. Here are the basics:

• Avoid templates and free web pages - you may think you are getting a great deal, but they only hurt your business because potential clients may not take your business seriously.
• Your web site is a marketing tool. Invest in keeping your site updated, otherwise people may think you are no longer in business. Update your site technology to ensure it is visible to search engines and across different browsers. Update offers, pictures, prices and rates as needed.
• Invest in a merchant account. Paypal and similar services are fine for personal use, but they do not help build a professional image for you. If you decide to accept credit cards online, go with a reputable company such as your business bank.
• Avoid email addresses using Aol, Hotmail, Yahoo, Msn or anything other than your own domain. It's highly unprofessional to use your personal email address for business. Use yourname@yourwebsite.com instead.
  

When users can't immediately see your online image as a credible, legitimate business, they develop fear of doing business with you. They abandon their shopping carts or inquiry forms, and you lose the opportunity to do business with them.

2. Provide relevant content:

There was a time when visitors went to a web site to simply view a virtual brochure. But now, 10 years after the Internet took off as a mass media communication tool, Internet users expect solutions for their daily problems and concerns. Time is short. Businesses are spending more to get their online information in front of potential clients. Communicate with your potential clients, concisely and effectively:

• Provide users the information they need. Cut out irrelevant information such as information on your hobbies, family, pets, etc. from your business site.
• Add content to help them make better decisions. Relevant content establishes credibility and expertise; people bookmark useful sites and come back for more.
• Content is crucial for Internet users who will be making a major purchase decision such as looking for a new home or selecting a long-term vendor for their business.

3. Make your policies clear:

Be straightforward with your prospects. E-commerce sites must make their prices, shipping, return, refunds and customer service information very clear. FAQs are very useful in this case. Ask your current customers what information they consider important. Simply, make it clear for potential clients. Make it comfortable for them to do business with you - and they will.

4. Learn about and from your users:

If you want to maximize your online marketing strategy, it is crucial that you focus on your visitor. Web analysis allows you to visualize how visitors navigate your site, from the page they entered to the page they exited. It provides a wealth of marketing information - including demographics, keywords searched, and length of visit - that allows you to improve your site's performance, your search engine rankings and your overall Internet marketing strategy. Web analysis is an essential tool for online marketers - if you have not looked into it, make sure you do.

Keep these simple concepts in mind and you will be amazed at the great results your online marketing strategy brings you!

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Deia Farrel is a partner at Mediamix Design & Publishing Inc, a
web development company specialized in branding and search engine optimization. Mediamix is located in St Petersburg, FL and has been providing web development and Internet marketing services to other businesses worldwide since 2001.

Internet Marketing Strategy - Double Your Sales Overnight

Writen by Cliff Posey

Do you have an Internet marketing strategy? You should. Internet advertising, when done properly, can drive traffic to your website and double your sales overnight.There are many different forms of Internet marketing strategy that you can employ, but one of the classic forms is results tracking. By tracking the results of your Internet advertising campaigns, you can quickly learn what works and what doesn’t. Direct marketers have been using this strategy for years, and it can easily be adapted for the Internet. However, you must come up with a way to measure the results of Internet advertising accurately.

The direct marketers use a trick known as “split testing”. Split testing uses a specific key or tracking device to associate a sale with the advertisement that produced the sale. For example, in a print ad, the key or tracking advice that may be used could be a specific phone number or extension. When a customer utilizes the number or extension, the marketer knows exactly which ad drove the customer to seek out the advertised product or service. Split testing can easily be adapted and incorporated into your Internet marketing strategy. To track the success and failure of Internet advertising, most Internet marketers typically use some sort of tracking software to associate the “key” with sales. A simple way to do this is to develop two web pages that feature two different ads. You can then track the sales results of each ad to see which worked best, and if necessary, adjust your Internet marketing strategy accordingly.

For example, let’s say that on one of the pages, you received 2,000 page views and 20 sales. This means that you have a success rate of 1%. Not bad. This is the average for both direct mail advertising and Internet advertising. Now that you have this information, you have statistics you can rely on. You can test other pages to see if they perform better or worse. You can also adapt the original pages to see if your changes have any effect on the sales outcome. Try adjusting headlines, graphics, text, and anything else you can think of. Then, compare the results of these changes to the original results.

After you have tested different variations of your Internet advertising, you can quickly determine what works and what doesn’t. Your Internet market strategy can then be adjusted accordingly. If you succeed, you may be able to double your sales without spending extra money on other forms of advertising.

About the author: Cliff Posey, owner of CRP Marketing, owns and operates http://webbusinesstoolsonline.com. Cliff Posey has also operated several other successful web businesses including Love Song Cards and Radio Career Consultants. The content in this article was developed from his experience in these businesses and his continual research into further business improvements.

Internet Marketing Strategy - A Good Way to Start

Writen by George Wood

Internet marketing strategy, why is there a need for this kind of stuff? What can it offer a certain business related individual? How can it affect an individual’s business? Can it increase your sale or decrease it?

To begin with, an internet marketing strategy is an elaborate and systematic plan of action made by a businessman in order to gain success in terms of online business. It is also a hypothesis that proposes the direction a certain online company should go in order to fulfill its vision or goal and in order to maximize the possibility of the company’s future success. One of the benefits of an effective internet marketing strategy is that it can improve even the employees’ performance and can establish good company environment in the future.

The development of an effective internet marketing strategy can be the key ingredient of you having an online success. For you to succeed, you must develop and implement a strategic plan that includes high quality products, and attractive website with high quality user interface and the likes and of course an effective marketing strategy. Each of these steps plays an important role in your overall strategy and must be developed to its fullest potential. If even one step fails, your chances of success will be minimal.

Your internet marketing strategy is the final process of your electronic business plan. Your plan must include both short-term and long-term strategies in order to succeed. A short term internet marketing strategy includes those that bring your company temporary boost in traffic. Although these techniques are very important to your over-all plan, they are only a temporary traffic source and must not be solely relied upon.

A short term internet marketing strategy usually includes purchasing advertising, search engines and bulletin boards. Meanwhile, a long term internet marketing strategy covers those that bring you a steady stream of targeted traffic over time. These strategies will continue to produce results even years down the road. A long term internet marketing strategy usually includes freebies, content and opt-in lists.

When you create and implement a balanced internet marketing strategy; considering that you are also using both short-term and long-term strategies, you will be able to drive a steady stream of targeted traffic to your website.

Of course, developing a high quality product must also be a part of your internet marketing strategy. The key to developing a high quality product is by making them unique. It should not be in competition with hundreds or thousands of other similar products. It is also important that you give your customer or clients exactly what they want, which is a product that can fulfill a desire or necessity and provide instant gratification. Developing a great product can increase your chance to have e-business success.

Another internet marketing strategy has something to do with your website. A website is a collection of web pages and other information which includes images, sound, video files, contents, links and more. It is a related collection of web files that includes an initial file called home page.

In order to have success your website must be made or designed in order to effectively sell your products. In order to sell your products, your website must have good designs. But among the most important internet marketing strategy is to include flowery words on your website. Your graphics and images will not usually increase your sales but the content or the words on your site will. You should explain your products thoroughly or specifically while trying to convince your potential client to buy it because they need it. You have to write in order to persuade a person to buy your product. You must make them see that your product is a suitable solution to their problem.

In order to persuade your readers or clients to buy your products, you must use powerful headlines that demands attention; you must intrigue them, catch their interests or create curiosity; you must also provide product details or service details; and of course a call for action.

Among the most effective internet marketing strategy is by advertising. Online advertising is an internet marketing strategy that is defined as a paid promotion of your goods, services, your company and your ideas. Most online marketers see online marketing as part of an overall promotional strategy.

George Wood is a successful businessman and webmaster of many sites includin http://www.howmakemoney.com and http://www.osbusiness.com

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Internet Marketing Strategy

Writen by Gregg Makarowski

A solid Internet marketing strategy will make or break your experience online. Many companies loose millions on bad advice from IT professionals and web design personnel that do not fully understand the complexity involved with an Internet marketing strategy. You should only deal with experts that know and understand the Internet for marketing purposes. Deal with company's that are proven on how to successfully expose your website for maximum target traffic. Get them to show you high rankings of websites of their clients or their personal websites.

Many companies online businesses went under during the dot com fall because of a weak Internet marketing strategy. Simply put, they were not educated on this at all. There is a misconception that if you have a site live that you be found by search engines for your related terms. This is not accurate.

You website needs a solid foundation for an Internet marketing strategy to work effectively with search engines. This solid foundation is really proper coding in your website's code, structure of pages, and how you build your website. Now engines are not the only way to market but one of the most effective ways to be found without spending ridiculous amounts of money on advertising your domain name. You can get Free traffic that is ongoing throughout the year because of your website being found on industry keywords relating to your website. All you need is a team of experts to build your website properly for maximum search engine exposure.

Internet Marketing Strategy for your website

Gregg Makarowski is a top search engine specialist helping hundreds of companies achieve high rankings around the globe.

Internet Marketing Strategies - Part Two: Developing Your Product

Writen by Shelley Lowery

Developing your own product to market on the Internet isn't as difficult as you may think. Today's technology has opened a whole New World of opportunity for even the smallest homebased business owner. The knowledge you have within your own mind is all you'll need to develop a successful product.

Everybody is good at something. You don't have to be a Rocket Scientist in order to create your own product. If that were the case, most of us would fail. Maybe you have a special talent or some specialized knowledge. Use this knowledge to create a product.

Researching

Before you begin developing your product, make sure you've done your homework. Research the market to determine exactly what people want and develop your product accordingly. If your product doesn't have a market, it won't be successful.

Your product should not only fill a void, but should also be unique. The less competition you have, the better. If you enter a market in which you're competing against hundreds of other products similar to yours, your chance of success will be minimal. Develop a high-quality product that fills a void and provides people with exactly what they want.

Another consideration of great importance is your product's delivery method. The best form of product delivery on the Internet is automated. Internet users want the product they order as soon as their purchase is complete. This can be accomplished in a number of ways depending upon the type of product. For example, if your product is software or information, it can reside on your server and be instantly downloaded via a link. If your product is a private site, you can provide instant access as soon as your customer's payment has been processed.

Not only does instant product delivery benefit your customer, but it will also benefit you. By completely automating your product's ordering and delivery process, you can spend your time performing more important tasks, such as making more sales.

Brain Storming

The most difficult part of creating your own product is deciding upon the product itself. First of all, you'll need to decide what type of product you would like to develop.

Some of the top Internet sellers include:

• Software

• Information

• Private sites

• Internet services

Once you have determined the type, then you can focus your attention on the subject matter.

If you would like to develop a software program, but aren't capable of writing it yourself, consider hiring a professional. If you would be interested in developing a desktop software program, simply visit a Search Engine and search for "software developers." If you would like to develop a software that resides on a server, search for "scripting services." Although this type of product will be the most expensive to develop, it can be very profitable.

Information is a big seller on the Internet and is also the most inexpensive to develop. Your information can be in the form of a report, an ebook or even a private site.

Internet users are starving for information, as that is what the Internet is all about. They have a sincere desire to learn and will search for the information they desire. The best form of information is "how-to" information that teaches or informs in regard to a specific subject. Even if the subject is very unique, the Internet is a great market for even the most niche products.

If you'd like to develop a product that is very inexpensive to create and has a great profit margin, then an informational product is your best bet. Most informational products are compiled into a downloadable file better known as an ebook. In order to compile your files into an ebook, you'll need to purchase a compiler. Prices start at around $25. You can find a complete list of compilers here:

http://www.web-source.net/web/Ebooks/Compilers/

For further information on creating an informational product, you may read the article entitled, "How to Create, Sell and Distribute Your Own Informational Product." http://www.web-source.net/info_products.htm

Here are a few subjects to give you some ideas:

Recipes

Cooking

Sewing Tips

Gardening

Canning

Makeup and Skin Care

Weight Loss

Self Improvement

Health and Fitness

Child Development

Teenagers

Romance

Dating

Relationships

Divorce

Single Mothers

Single Fathers

Teenage Mothers

Teenage Fathers

Home Decorating

Home Remodeling

Home Maintenance

Plumbing

Carpentry

Small Appliance Repair

Home Buying

Auto Mechanics

Auto Buying

Home Finances

Home Business

Computers

Internet

Internet services are also very profitable. However, this type of product requires more of your time. In addition, you must be an expert in a given field in order to provide a quality service.

Here are a few popular Internet services:

• Web/Graphics Design

• Copywriting

• Software Development

• Marketing Consultant

• Publicist

• Search Engine Optimization/Submissions

Alternative Products

If you'd rather not develop your own product, you may want to consider selling someone else's product. You can find hundreds of great affiliate programs here:
http://www.associateprograms.com/

If you would be interested in selling some of the top name brand items, the following website will provide you with hundreds of legitimate drop shippers. These companies will allow you to sell their products on your website and even ship them to your customers. (There is a $39.95 per year fee for this service)
http://www.electronicdartshop.com/dropshipsource.html

Summary

Developing your own product is an essential part of your online success. Take your time and make sure you do your homework before you begin. No matter what product you develop, quality is of the utmost importance. Provide your customers with exactly what you promise and more -- over-deliver.

If you develop a quality product that fills a void and provides Internet users with exactly what they want, your product will be a success.

Copyright ฉ Shelley Lowery

About the Author:

Shelley Lowery is the author of the acclaimed web design course, "Web Design Mastery" (www.webdesignmastery.com) and "eBook Starter - Give Your eBooks the look and feel of a REAL book" (www.ebookstarter.com)

Visit www.Web-Source.net to sign up for a complimentary subscription to eTips and receive a copy of Shelley's acclaimed ebook, "Killer Internet Marketing Strategies."

You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook, or on your web site, free of charge, as long as the author bylines are included.

Internet Marketing Strategies - Part One: Three Step Formula

Writen by Shelley Lowery

Developing a successful internet marketing strategy is an essential part of your online success. In order to succeed, you must develop and implement a strategic plan that includes all of the following:

• A great product

• A website specifically designed to sell

• A killer marketing strategy

Each step plays an important role in your overall strategy and must be developed to its fullest potential. If even one step fails, your chances of success will be minimal.

Developing Your Product

Your first step will be to develop a great product. You're probably thinking that's easier said than done, but it's really not. The absolute best product is one that you can develop yourself and deliver over the Internet. With today's technology, there is absolutely no reason why you can't create your own product. The knowledge you have within your own mind is extremely valuable. Everybody is good at something, has a special talent or some specialized knowledge. Use this knowledge to create a product.

The key to developing a great product is exclusiveness. Your product should be unique and not be in competition with hundreds of other similar products. You must give your potential customers exactly what they want. Develop a high-quality product that fills a void to increase your chance of success.

Another consideration of great importance is your target market. Keep in mind, the Internet is a global marketplace. Develop a product with a large geographic target and a wide appeal. A great product will fulfill a need or desire and provide instant gratification.

Here are a few of the top sellers:

• Software

• Information

• Private sites

• Internet services

Before you develop your product, do some research -- find out exactly what people want and develop your product accordingly.

The most important consideration when developing your product is quality. Your product should not only deliver what you promise, but should go above and beyond the expected and overdeliver. Your customers satisfaction is of the utmost importance.

Developing Your Website

Once you've developed a great product, your next step will be to develop a great website. Your website must be specifically designed to sell your product.

Everything within your website should have one purpose -- getting your visitor to take action. Words are the most powerful marketing tool you have. The right words will turn your visitors into customers. The wrong words will cause them to click away and never return.

Your words are the entire foundation of your business. Your product, your website and your marketing strategies all depend upon your words. Fancy graphics don't make sales -- words do.

Every word, sentence and headline should have one specific purpose -- to lead your potential customer to your order page. Write your website copy as if you are talking to just one person. Identify a problem and validate that one visitor's need for a solution. Continue to write and explain why your product is the solution to their problem. Tell them exactly what your product will do for them -- why it will solve their problems and how. Pack your copy with benefits and more benefits. Write to persuade -- that's the bottom line.

Developing Your Marketing strategies

Your marketing strategy is the final process of your plan. Your plan must include both short-term and long-term strategies in order to succeed.

Short term marketing strategies are those that bring you a temporary boost in traffic. Although these techniques are very important to your over-all plan, they are only a temporary traffic source and must not be solely relied upon.

Short term marketing strategies include:

• Purchasing advertising

• Bulletin Boards

• Search Engines

Long term marketing strategies are those that bring you a steady stream of targeted traffic over time. These strategies will continue to produce results even years down the road.

Long term marketing strategies include:

• Opt-in Lists

• Freebies

• Content

By creating and implementing a balanced marketing strategy, using both short-term and long-term strategies, you will drive a steady stream of targeted traffic to your website.

If you use this simple formula when creating your Internet marketing strategy and excel at all three, you can literally guarantee your success.

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Internet Marketing Strategies for Local Business

Writen by Fred Waters

Now more then ever profitable opportunities exist to promote your local business on the Internet. Through search engine optimization, pay per click advertising, email marketing and local listings, you can connect with a willing audience. Your customers are turning to the Internet to find local products and services. If your competitors have an online presence and you don't, guess who gets to take home the prize

Below are several crucial techniques for promoting your business regionally:

Listings in local search engines and directories

Pay Per Click advertising in Google and Yahoo

Email marketing

Search engine optimization

Local Listings

Even if you do not have a web site you can still promote your local business online. For example, you can list you business and contact information with the local search engines of Yahoo and Google. It takes an hour at the most to get a free listing on the two most popular search engines. Your listing will include an interactive map that can direct customers right to your front door.

Another important resource that accepts free listings is Verizon's Superpages.com, as does the local version of AOL.

And don't overlook regional and industry specific directories. Many accept free listings, or charge a nominal fee. Once again, for most a web site is not a prerequisite.

Pay Per Click Advertising

If you do have a web site, than you need to promote your local business through Pay Per Click on both Google and Yahoo. With Pay Per Advertising you bid on keyword terms that your potential customers would use in a search. An example is "Tacoma Wedding Photographer." The cost per click depends on how competitive the term is. You only pay if a prospect clicks on your text ad and goes to your site. This is referred to as performance advertising, where you only pay if the ad performs.

The appeal of PPC is you can get it going within an hour. You set the budget, you determine what keywords are relevant, and you determine your price per click. You can also turn it on or off in an instance. The general consensus is that PPC generates a higher return on your investment over traditional offline advertising.

Search Engine Optimization - Free Traffic

For those that like a challenge there is search engine optimization. SEO is the ability to optimize your web site for high search ranking. If you can optimize your site properly, you can benefit from an endless stream of free, targeted search engine traffic. It takes time and effort, but the results can take your business to a whole new level.

If you are selling nationally SEO can be cutthroat. For a local business it can be relatively easy to rank for terms that relate to your business and location. (ex. Richmond Wedding Photographer)

Local Email Marketing

Another tremendous marketing tool is email. For virtually nothing you can communicate with both prospects and your existing customers. Email is an excellent method to convert prospects to customers. It can also significantly increase the lifetime value of your existing customers by simply alerting them to upcoming sales and promotions.

Knowing the power of email communication, I find it hard to believe how few use it to promote their local business. Now listen up, start collecting your customer's email addresses today. I can guarantee they will respond favorably to joining your list. We all like to be informed on bargains and special offers.

The future of your local business will depend on the Internet. It is estimated 25% of searches online are local in nature. The Internet is the perfect resource for finding local products and services, which is why your customers are searching online. Now is the time to get your business positioned to reap the rewards.

Fred Waters is co-founder of the Local Online Marketing Association, where you can get the Free 54-page E-book, “The Indispensable Guide to Local Internet Marketing .”

Internet Marketing Strategies For Beginners

Writen by Willis Brown

Today I want to talk about just how you start in the internet marketing arena. If you have been involved in even one program you know that once you sign-up for a program or start preparing to launch your own, the first question is “How Do I promote my Site?” This is where I made my first mistake. I got caught in the affiliate loop. I signed up for the first sure thing “Traffic Exchanges.” Traffic Exchanges are basically where you advertise your site for FREE and then you surf through other sites to earn credits. Every time your site is displayed, credits are deducted from your account. Do they work? There are some good ones, but you have to be very selective. Remember, everyone is trying to do the same thing, so you spend a lot of time surfing to earn credits. But it is a numbers game, and you can have some success. I personally have two that I recommend.

Another cheap or free advertising is ezine advertising. Ezines are on-line magazines, just like the one you are reading now, which have subscribers. You can get some fairly cheap ezine classified ads that pull pretty well. There are so many out there, you will need to do a search for one that covers your topic. For example, you probably don’t want to advertise a site selling scuba gear in a sky-diving ezine.

So there are some cheap and free advertising methods out there. But they take time and time is money. I suggest that you prepare yourself for the fact that at some point you will need to open up your wallet. Our goal here is to get by as cheap and effective as possible.

So, do your homework up front, find some good cheap/free advertising, and get ready.

Have you seen those ads that say “Send your ad to 1,000,000 people FREE”? Sounds too good to be true, huh? Well let me tell you, it is too good to be true. The only things you get from these are the chance to fill your inbox with tons of mail from other people wanting to do the same thing as you; promote their product. So I suggest staying away from most of these. Safelists are advertising you should definitely stay away from. They sound really good, but can actually lead to SPAM complaints. Opt-in lists, however, are a much better way to go. Opt-in list simply means the person has agreed to take your email. Much like when you signed up for this newsletter. You opted in. But the key is to be able to cancel. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter and I keep sending it, I am crossing the line. There are several good opt-in lists available. Most of them you agree to receive other people’s emails so you can send yours

Note: All of these “FREE” programs will have very enticing upgrade features which will cost you money. Be careful. It is easy to start racking up huge monthly fees for the hits to your web site. And remember we are not looking for just hits. We want a sale!

If you are new to internet marketing, or are thinking about undertaking an on-line business venture, I hope you will send for my FREE interactive newsletter today. I am trying to help people just like you weed through the hype, myths, and just plain bull. While I don't have all the answers, I do have a burning desire to succeeed and help others. Sign-up Free today at: http://adtrack.trafficwave.net/t.pl/11760/68025

I will give you some free ways as well as paid methods to promote your site. And you will be able to tell me what worked and what did not.

Together we can acheive great things. You can unsubscribe at any time. If you are willing to put in some effort, you can make money on the internet. If you are looking for a get rich quick business this newsletter is not for you. Either way, I wish you the best of success in all your endeavors. Don't forget to sign-up today for my FREE newsletter at http://adtrack.trafficwave.net/t.pl/11760/68025

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Internet Marketing Strategies

Writen by Simon Longhurst

The right strategies to win a share of the Internet pie

Every move in life needs a sound strategy to succeed. Now that you are keen on making some serious money on the Internet, what you need is the right strategy to help you attain your goals. Although the Internet has opened a whole New World of opportunity for even the smallest home-based business owner, it takes the right start and a perfect execution to make it work. Countless numbers of self-made millionaires started their Internet businesses from the ground up, found a niche and built their success a day at a time.

You need not be an Internet guru to really make it big on the net. What you need is a little passion, a decent amount of effort and lot of strategic thinking to succeed. A solid Internet marketing plan will include everything from your ad to your thank you and follow-up letters. Each process in your plan must perform a specific task.

1. Your short-term marketing strategies will drive traffic to your web site in intervals. Each time you place an ad, your traffic will increase. After a few days, your traffic will drop off.

2. Your long-term marketing strategies will drive a steady stream of traffic to your web site. Your traffic will continue to increase over time.

3. Your ad must draw your potential customer’s attention and create curiosity. It must lead them to click through to your web site.

4. Your web site will then take over and provide further information, while leading your potential customer to your order page.

5. Your order page will be packed with all of the benefits your product has to offer and call for action.

6. Your marketing plan will continue to be implemented by closing the sale with a thank you letter.

7. Your final step will be to send follow-up messages in the future to provide good customer service and introduce new products.

To take your business online there are a few ingredients that the gurus feel are a must for success. These are:

Commitment

If you get into the business just for the heck of making money, we are sorry, it won’t take you a long way. You need to enjoy whatever you do. And put your heart and soul into it. Commitment and passion will give you the requisite drive to succeed.

Own Domain (www.yourdomain.com)

Identity is very crucial when it comes to doing business on the net. If you host your site on a free server, not many will take you seriously. It also reflects badly in terms of your professionalism and seriousness in conducting the business. A Company with its own domain name and a professional web site will have a much higher rate of success.

Intelligently designed Web site

A web site reflects the company’s mindset. A professional looking web site may take some time to create but it will add miles to your success graph. The site must also have relevant, customer-oriented and fresh content. This will drive ample traffic to your site. Remember that the freshness of the content needs to be retained on a continuous basis.

Precise Audience

Even if all the above criteria are fulfilled, success cannot be guaranteed if you fail to drive the right audience to your web site. A million irrelevant hits are nothing compared to a few hundred precise audiences visiting your web site. To drive relevant traffic to your site you have the options of purchasing advertising, advertising on bulletin boards and registering with search engines. On a long-term basis, you can opt for constant customer interaction using tools like Ezines, Freebies and Fresh Content.

Ezine

One of the major ingredients of online success is an in-house magazine. The ezine will be a direct link with your customers and enable you to promote products and services with ample ease and credibility.

The right product/service

Internet is a time saving medium. Users will throng to your site if you offer them in-demand or unique product/service without time lags. Once you have the products/services in place, you should ensure that they are deliverable over the Internet instantly. That means you should have the relevant payment gateway in place so as to accept payments instantly. Pay pals and credit cards are great ways to make your site e-com ready.

In short, by devising and implementing a balanced marketing strategy, you will be able to create a steady stream of visitors to your site. But then there are other finer nuances to these strategies, which you can learn by using unique tools. They will give you step-by-step lessons in creating and applying strategies for a successful presence on the Internet. You can find these tools at:

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http://www.marketingsurvivalkit.com

http://www.knowthis.com/internet/internetstrat.htm

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Internet Marketing: Start Right, Start Smart

Writen by Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D.

When a professional or small business owner decides to launch their business on the Internet, they often start with a website. They’ve heard that everybody has to have a website. Then they learn that they should have an email newsletter.

Many people start out piece-meal. Website with one company, newsletter delivery with another provider, online payments with another, and as each need arises they get an account with a new provider. In a previous article (http://snipurl.com/Internet_Marketing1), we recommended starting with a shopping cart marketing system. The next step is to establish your online presence.

Website First, Blog First?

As stated above, it wasn't long ago that you would get started with your online business by creating a website. However, after several months and several thousands of dollars you may learn your website isn’t enough. You do need a web presence, and there is an alternative to hiring a web designer to do it for you — you can create a blog for your business.

Since the invention of easy-to-use blogging programs, we recommend to many small businesses and professionals to skip a website, and start off with a blog. A blog can do just about anything a website can, and has several big advantages. (A blog actually is a website, only its software provides for easily updated content and reader participation.)

1. A blog is user-friendly. You can learn how to manage it yourself, no need to hire a web designer, pay big fees or be at the mercy of their busy schedule.

2. A blog is inexpensive. An account at Typepad.com, the leading blog provider, runs from $5-$15/month.

3. Blogs are search engine friendly. Even if in the beginning you don't have a clue about how to optimize your site for the search engines, don’t worry. Just know that when you are writing about your niche, to your targeted audience, you will be using the very same keywords that get entered into Google when people are searching for things. This will increase your chances of getting found on the ‘Net by the people who want and need you. Websites are a little more complicated and if they aren’t updated frequently, they don’t get indexed by the search engine spiders very often.

Huh? What’s a Spider?

Don’t worry about the technological jargon. You don’t have to understand how a blog and search engines work right now. But you do have to know that these elements are “must-do’s” for anyone who wants to use the Internet to build and grow a business online.

Take some teleseminars – there are plenty and they're often free – or, buy a couple of ebooks that show you how to manage these tasks.

Don't make the mistake of getting overwhelmed by all the possibilities and all the companies trying to sell you their services. Start out slowly, ask questions, gather information, inform yourself about the options and benefits before you even think about setting up your website or blog. While we can’t really make recommendations for you without knowing about your business niche, in general, you can’t go wrong by setting up a shopping cart and a blog so you can start your business online the smart way. The two go hand in hand. If you want to make money online, you can't have one without the other.

As the The Blog Squad, Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman have teamed up to work with professionals to maximize their marketing strategies by implementing blogs, ezines and ecommerce tactics. They are co-authors of "Build a Better Blog: The Ultimate Guide for Boosting Your Business with a Professional Blog"," Confessions of a Reluctant Blogger: From Boring to Brilliant in 30 Days" and "Secrets of Successful Ezines: A Guide to Writing and Publishing an Ezine that Gets Results." Are you ready for a blog? Take The Blog Squad's free assessment at http://snipurl.com/Blog_Assessment.

Internet Marketing, Something For You?

Writen by David Kunstek

Is internet marketing something for you? Do you dream about working at home where your kids are, where you feel you should be? Internet marketing can promise this and so much more. But, tread lightly and do your research before jumping into the world of Internet marketing.

While many people feel that internet marketing is all a scam, simply stated, this is false. There are quality companies and quality business plans that are proven. Likewise, there are just as many and even more that are not worth your time or the expense. To understand the differences you need to take the time to research and then decide if the company is right for you. First, you should understand that in most internet marketing endeavors, you will own your own business. You are not working for someone else, which is a nice bonus, but it can be a downfall to many. There are extra expenses that you personally need to take on. You need to keep yourself motivated to do a good job on a daily basis.

If you believe you can handle these simple things in internet marketing, then you can start your search for a company to work with. There are many. It will take you a good amount of time to decide which one is right for you. Do you want to sell products? Do you know enough to sell software? Can you see yourself promoting your business online, over the phone, in your neighborhood, and to your family and friends? Look into the business's history. Do they have a long background with a proven track record? If it's a ground floor opportunity, can you trust and believe in it enough to make it successful? Is the business a member of the Better Business Bureau? What about others who have done the business, what do they have to say? Will they provide training, materials, or anything else that is needed?

Once you combine all of this information, it is only then that you can and should decide on an Internet marketing company. While there are definitely advantages to working an internet marketing business from home, never kid yourself that it won't be hard work all the way. But, by doing this basic amount of research and gathering this information, you can trust that the internet marketing business you take on is the right one for you.

Written by David Kunstek, webmaster and author of http://www.marketing-man.us.

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Internet Marketing Solutions Should Recognise That Google Likes Articles

Writen by David Ferrers

If your web site is not getting the traffic you want here's a simple Internet marketing solution that can help you put it right.

Let's just take a brief look at how search engines decide where to list web sites in their returns.

When a search engine spider like Googlebot finds a web site it immediately asks itself: “what's this page about?”

At this stage it's looking for keywords which describe the content of the page. It needs to find those keywords in the page title and near the top of the text.

The 'best guess' of the search engine gurus is that Google is not currently paying much attention to the 'Content' or 'Keywords' parts of a web site's page properties. (This situation could change at any time should Google decide to amend its algorithms).

However, we are convinced that MSN pays significant attention to page property 'Content' and 'Keywords' meta tags. We find that we can achieve high search engine position on MSN very quickly by writing our page properties with care.

If it is true that an important Microsoft business objective is to attack Yahoo's position as the number two search engine, then it makes good sense to prepare your pages so that they are well positioned to take advantage of future MSN advances.

For the time being Google is king of the search engines and your Internet marketing strategies should be geared to ranking well on Google. This search engine should be your number one priority. Any solution you develop should be geared to Google success.

So, having decided what your page is all about by looking at the keywords, how does Google then decide how highly to index your page?

The current belief of the best search engine watchers is that it asks itself “what do other web sites think of this site?” In other words it starts to make notes about the links coming in to your site from other web sites.

Basically the more links Google sees coming in to your site the more likely it is to think: “this site is widely regarded as being an important source of information about the subject (main keyword) of your page.”

The importance of incoming links has given rise to a number of good software products that can help you to exchange links with other web sites. We recommend the best of these important products on our web site.

BUT, Google is smart. Google doesn't just look at the gross number of incoming links; it also considers other factors. The most important of these is probably the CONTEXT of your incoming links.

This probably means that it will place greater value on links coming from web sites that have similar content to yours, from directories that have similar content to yours and ABOVE ALL from ARTICLES on other web sites which are specifically about the same subject as your web page, which mention your web page and link to your web page using the keyword that is the subject of your page.

This is exciting because it means that articles that link to a specific page on your web site using the keyword which is the subject of your page probably score very highly with Google.

So, if insufficient traffic is your internet marketing problem, I suggest that one very important part of your solution is to write well structured articles and publish them on web sites which are authorities on similar subjects to your web site.

David Ferrers and his team at The Online Business Academy develop advanced Internet Marketing Solutions for businesses who need high search engine positions in the UK and around the world. They also offer companies a FREE Web Site Effectiveness Check.

http://www.TheOnlineBusinessAcademy.com/

Internet Marketing Solution - Content, Content, Content

Writen by Jack Elmy

If you’re looking for the number one, hot Internet marketing solution that will propel your website to the number one spot on the most popular search engines you have a long search ahead of you. The truth is that there really isn’t one technique that will accomplish such a major feat for you. The most successful and popular websites employ a number of techniques to garner that longed for spot. That being said, however; you should know that not all techniques are equal. Some techniques will definitely get you more results than others and the granddaddy of them all is content.

You may have heard this term bandied about and wondered what exactly it is; especially if you’re new to the Internet marketing game. In short, content is the bulk of information that is placed on your site; it is the useful, informational and entertaining information that has one sole purpose. Content is the Internet marketing solution that will drive customers to your site in hordes, if done correctly.

So, you might be asking; how is content done correctly? Good content involves a number of articles that are fresh, unique and provide information that is of value to your targeted audience. It needs to be updated regularly and should be professionally written. That means no typos, no grammar and spelling mistakes. For this Internet marketing solution to be successful, your site’s content should also be easy to read and laid out in a way that allows important information to ‘leap’ off the page. Oh, and as if that’s not enough; you need to know which keywords to place in your content articles and where to place them. That all sounds easy enough, right?

There are a number of ways you can obtain content for your website. Some people try the good old cut and paste method of ‘borrowing’ information from other sites; however this can get you in trouble for a couple of reasons. First, that information is probably copyrighted and if you’re caught you’ll end up in major trouble. Second, one of the rules of good content is that should be original and unique. That means your target audience does not want to see the same information on your site that they just viewed on another site.

Free content is available through a number of means on the Internet, but again; you’re back to trying to get original content. If you jumped at the chance for free web content, how many other people do you think did as well? If you are personally able to write in a professional, coherent and interesting manner, then this may be a good Internet marketing solution. If not, however; your best bet is going to be either persuading a family member or friend who can do it for you or else hire a professional writer. Yes, it costs money to do that. Remember the old adage? It takes money to make money.

Jack Elmy's web site provides information on the basics of creating business plans that get results and will help you succeed in your business, visit: http://www.900-business-plans.com

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Internet Marketing's Next "Action Hero" - Sterling Valentine

Writen by Marty Stewart

Sterling Valentine has launched himself onto the Internet Marketing scene with a little help from some partners, joint venture partners that is.

Prior to his new product launch of JV Formula, Sterling had a picture of a case of Ramen noodles, along with his cat next to it. The caption read, “Even my cat looks skinny.”

This goes to show Internet Marketers may face sacrifice and struggles when starting their Internet Marketing business, or any business for that matter.

Most Internet Marketing newbies, experts, gurus, entrepreneurs, and small business owners have flocked to Sterling Valentine. All seem to have made a connection with him. This is probably why Sterling attracted so many top-level Internet Marketing joint venture partners.

There are too many “talkers” and not enough “doers” in this world, especially online internet marketing. They talk about this, that, and the other thing, but that’s all they do – talk! These same people complain about why nothing works for them, or how they’ve made very little, or no income online.

From zero, to Internet “action hero”, Sterling Valentine shines in the Internet Marketing world.

Working tirelessly over the past 90 days, losing 7 lbs. from poor eating habits, putting in countless 30 hour days, and even being hospitalized when his body couldn’t keep up the pace!

Action was the key. Sterling took action to a whole new level.

Why is Sterling Valentine billed as Internet Marketing’s Next Action Hero?

- for getting back up every time he was knocked down.
- for dealing with any adversity thrown his way.
- for not burying his head in the sand after a perceived “defeat”.
- for being creative and finding a different fresh approach.
- for being genuine and giving.
- for absolutely refusing to give up.
- for having faith that he would succeed.
- for taking action, repeatedly, until he reached his internet marketing goals.

Sterling Valentine is truly a one-of-a-kind person. He conceived, believed, and achieved his goal with launching his very first Internet information product, JV Formula.

Internet Marketers can learn some great things from studying Sterling’s success in his first successful Internet Marketing venture.

Marty Stewart is the publisher of PageDaddy.com - "Who's Your Internet Marketing Daddy?" Visit Page Daddy
for more information on Sterling Valentine or JV Formula .

Internet Marketing Simplified! 2 Pillars For Achieving Massive Results

Writen by Jeff Smith

Are you confused by the flood of information on how to improve your internet marketing results?

Mastering the search engines, pay-per-click advertising, affiliate marketing, website design, writing articles, and on it goes.

Doesn't it seem more and more complicated to focus in on what really works and what doesn't?

After working to build many businesses from the ground up over the last 10 years, it's more clear than ever that there are 2 main principles that will largely dictate your success in any business. All of the other techniques build on these first two principles.

Think of these two main principles as the cement pillars that hold up a bridge - without them, no matter how well you construct the bridge, it will still fall down.

Focus your energies, time and resources around meeting these two key principles - you will immediately see a big difference in your results.

PRINCIPLE #1

You must have a well positioned product, fulfilling a hot desire within a clearly identifiable and accessible target market.

Let's break this down.

Making a profit in business is really quite a simple concept, you have to earn more revenue than your cost. Revenue minus cost is your profit.

So where does that cost come from?

The two big sources of costs are: costs associated with creating or finding your product to sell and cost of reaching your market to sell your product

It only makes sense then that identifying a hot desire within a market you know how to reach will mean much lower costs for your businss. Ultimately, this means more profit for you.

Have you ever run against the wind? Tried to swim upstream in a river? Walk one way in a crowd when everyone else was walking the other way?

It's a very tough lesson to learn.

I've been brought it to consult with companies that have burned through millions of dollars before learning this lesson.

You cannot FORCE a low-demand product on a market - no matter how much money you spend on marketing.

You cannot hope to reach enough buyers in the entire marketplace even with a very high-demand product in one segment.

In fact, I've seen situations where unknown entrepreneurs enter a market, quickly identify a hot desire, address it with a less than perfect product and in a very short time have created wealth 100X higher than anyone else in that market.

An old mentor of mine used to tell me all the time, "focus on the low lying fruit - there's far more than enough to go around"

PRINCIPLE #2

You must reach your market with a clear, empathetic message that instantly catches your readers attention, interest, desire and moves them to see your product as THE answer to their deepest desires.

If you were reading closely, you'll recognize Principle #2 as the same principles that underly great copywriting.

How do you become a great copywriter and master Principle #2?

1. Research, research and research. I make sure I have a pulse on my target market's desires, needs, emotional triggers. Focus in on WHY they want a solution to a particular problem. Research takes many forms...

• speak with them

• survey them

• read what they read

• talk to others who do business with your market

• test using articles and special reports to guage the response

• do what they do

By doing this you should have content for 20-30 (at least) different benefits for your product.

Then....

2. Polish your benefit statements. This is where you can use books of action verbs, swap files (samples of great ads, letters and webpages), the services of a copywriter. This is the technical aspect of copywriting which can be learned by reading other great material.

Far too many people go right to #2, as a result their benefit statements seem bland, miss the mark or seem the same as everyone else.

Next time you get distracted by the latest and greatest tip, technique or strategy - know that focusing on these 2 fundamental principles: In-demand product ideas and effective copywriting, will make the most difference to your pocketbook in both today and in the future.

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Internet Marketing - Short Term Strategy

Writen by Halstatt Pires

After spending a lot of time and effort on building a site, many wonder where they should start with Internet marketing. Site owners can be bombarded with pitches about marketing and it is hard to sort out what should be done. In this article, a short term marketing strategy is discussed.

Short Term Marketing Strategy

The single best short term marketing strategy is pay-per-click marketing campaigns. A “PPC” campaign simply involves placing advertisements on the results pages of search engines. In essence, you open an account with the PPCs, develop a list of keywords and create ads for those keywords. The two best PPC platforms are Google Adwords and Overture.

Google Adwords lets you place ads on Google search results. In addition to its own search engine, Google also supplies search results to AOL and other sites. When you create your ads, you can choose to place your ads on “content” or “search” results. Select only “search” results until you are sure the advertisement and your site coverts traffic into revenues.

Yahoo purchased Overture a few years ago for 1.8 billion dollars. Overture places advertisements on search results for MSN and, ta da, Yahoo among others. To build your ads, you search for keywords from a list provided by the PPC and create individuals ads. It can take a long time, but it is worth it.

Which PPC is Best?

Both Google and Overture have serious benefits. Google will send more traffic to your site than Overture. Getting your ad in front of AOL users is particularly advantageous because AOL users are buyers. For whatever reason, they simply seem to be more amenable to buying what you’re selling.

If Google is so great, why use Overture? In many ways, Overture has serious advantages over Google Adwords. One of the biggest advantages involves the size of ads.

To effectively run a profitable PPC campaign, you must get the maximum bang for your buck. One strategy for doing this is to qualify your traffic by explaining details in your description. If you only carry one model of a product, say that so money isn’t wasted with people who are looking for a different model clicking on your ad. With Google, you only get two to three words in your title and 8 to 10 in your description.

PPC advertising is a tremendous short term marketing strategy for a number or reasons. First, the advertising gets traffic to your site immediately. Second, it allows you to test the ability of your site to convert traffic into dollars. If conversions are low, you can modify the site and get immediate feedback.

If its time to get working on your marketing, research the PPC possibilities. Google Adwords and Overture have a lot to offer.

Halstatt Pires is with http://www.marketingtitan.com - an Internet marketing and advertising company in San Diego, California.

Internet Marketing Sense: 8 Lessons a Classic Board Game Can Teach You About Success

Writen by Margaux Alhanen

Have you ever played Monopoly? This classic board
game is based on the acquisition of wealth through
buying, renting, and trading real estate property using
play money.

Have a go at it, and you'll be surprised how much it
can teach you about running a successful business
online. I discovered eight helpful pointers for you to
start with.

Let's get started...GO!

Everybody begins on a level plain. You get the choice
of token to mark your place on the board. Usually I
pick either the wheelbarrow, terrier, or ship. Not a
surprise if you know that I enjoy gardening, dogs, and
the sea.

Whether it's based on aesthetic appeal or affinity for
what is being represented, your personal choice is one
initial triumph; an essential 1st step into the game!

Lesson #1 Start With Something You Like

This simple technique creates a winning combination for
your business. You have firsthand knowledge and
experience in a niche that fascinates you, and you
impart this with so much excitement that you're
audience can't help feeling the same!

Interesting people are people who are interested, as
the saying goes. Furthermore, your passion for the
subject will drive and motivate you through the daily
routine of running and growing your business.

With the roll of the dice, the race begins! Whether or
not you have an idea on how to proceed, your biggest
challenge will involve skill and a bit of luck.

Lesson #2 A Little Luck Never Hurt Anyone

With the dice, many say it's in the wrist. But whichever
way you put it, everybody could use a bit of it every
now and then. Some are luckier than others, landing on
squares of opportunity and free cash. Others land on
rent after bill.

It's not altogether different in internet marketing.
I've landed on losing squares because I didn't use my
head. And sometimes I happen to sign up for a
newsletter just when they launch a pre-release discount
for a product I just happened to need at the time.

Lesson #3 Lay Out Your Game Plan

You can tackle this game in many different ways, but
you need to establish a game plan. If you're the
independent type, you might want to learn from scratch
by playing around with ideas. All systematically, of
course.

Focus on the small groups and move up from there, luck
with the dice notwithstanding. Or make a beeline for
prime properties and keep building houses and hotels
for long-term profit.

You can choose any number of combinations with which to
proceed and have a go with it, but be prepared to play
many times over! It is the only way you'll know what
works for sure.

And sometimes, the smarter way to go is by asking
someone who has played the game and always come out
on top. You will still have to play it yourself, of course, to
make little improvements until it works right for you.

No matter how you develop your game plan, be sure to
follow it through. Persistently. Consistently. Systematically.
Don't get easily distracted if something new happens to
land on your lap. If it's consistent with your plan, you've
struck on luck!

The same goes for running your business. You can save
yourself plenty of time and heartache by adapting
proven methods from those already successful before
you. They've been around the block enough times to know
what works and what doesn't. All the same, blend in your
own personal twist until it works for you.

Lesson #4 You Gotta Spend Money to Make Money

What do you do once you land on an opportunity
square...pass? I would be hard-pressed to name anyone
who hops around the board without buying a single
property!

Maybe the first few rounds won't be as rough since the
game has just begun. Nobody has yet put up houses or
expensive hotels on their properties. Rents are not yet
so high. Maybe you'll get lucky on the Community Chest
or Chance cards. And you'll even make it to GO. That's
another $4000 in the bag. With time, however, you'll
find your wallet empty as you hop from house to hotel.

At this point, you might begin to regret all the passed
opportunities you let slip through your fingers.
Monopoly is about investment and return! Lest you
forget, your wallet will remain empty.

In online business, a free ride is alright. Many people
have started out this way. But bear in mind that your
business will need prime web real estate and a marker
(www.yourbusiness.com) to go with it, if you're at all
to be taken seriously. Else your credibility, image,
or reputation will suffer before you have the chance to
even build it.

You don't have to spend on everything right away. Just
the essential tools that your market sees: website,
autoresponder messages, list management, etc.

Lesson #5 Jail Time Does Not Pay

Other players get ahead and beat you to the prime
squares. You'll waste what little resources you have,
trying to get out.

The internet is no different. While nothing compares to
learning your lessons the hard way, you'd be much
better off learning from other people's mistakes. At
such a critical stage when you're just starting out,
your reputation cannot easily be repaired once
shattered, whether by SPAM or other unethical business
practice. Establish a code of ethics and faithfully stand
by it!

Lesson #6 Give Back to the Community

The Community Chest card usually collects donations,
taxes, and other related fees to keep the monopoly
community (a.k.a. the Bank) intact and progressive.

The internet community requires no different. While you
do have bills to pay -- we all need to make a living!
-- the mechanics of buying and selling exists as a
well-oiled machine because of the interaction and
exchange of information without constant thought for
personal profit.

Go pro bono once in a while. Help for the sake of
helping. Answer questions and offer practical advice in
the forums and discussion groups. Write articles
offering valuable information from your own knowledge
and experience. How about some free products?

Lesson #7 There's Always a Chance to Start Over:
Pass GO, and Collect $$$

GO is a place of refuge. Passing it always comes with a
sigh of relief! An excellent time to examine property
cards and glance at the status on the board. Assess
your progress. Make necessary adjustments in your
plan: acquire properties to prevent others' monopoly
or add to yours?

Going back to square one is also ideal in internet
marketing. It is an opportunity for you to re-group.
Assess your progress, based on your plan. Are you
keeping your time-schedule? Are you accomplishing the
tasks you've set out to do?

Where does your business stand at this point in time?
Step back for a moment and look at the big picture. You
can then make the necessary improvements. You can
also modify your game plan for better results.

Lesson #8 Your Attitude Makes Your Game

How do you deal with bad luck on the dice, when you're
constantly landing on properties that demand
staggering prices for rent? Do you resign before you
even try to get back up? Or do you give yourself that
little pep-talk and play on?

What is your business attitude? It's important to make
a stand. How you choose to deal with the demands of
your business and its problems, determines your chances
for success.

Even in its varying degrees, success ultimately lies
with you. It is in your hands. If that is what you want, you
have little choice but to develop the attitude for running a
successful business.

Identify your capabilities and compensate for your
weaknesses by improving on your strengths. And always,
always always...adapt accordingly!

The stakes are high. And your only opponent in the end,
is yourself. What's your game plan?

Go ahead. Roll the dice. Opportunities await. And GO is
never far from sight.

Often lucky with the dice, Margaux Alhanen doesn't
mind giving discounted rent. Off the board, she gathers tools
and compiles notes for internet marketing beginners at
http://www.imnotebook.com Download your free eNotebook
entitled "Starting Ahead: How to Develop a Winning Attitude
in Business" today!