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"confirmation link" We will send your first tip as soon as we receive your conformation. Remember we value your privacy. We will never rent, share or sell your email address. "your name here" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 1 Subject line: Your First - All About Internet Marketing Issue Hello "autoresponder code here", Welcome to the first issue of all about Internet Marketing. In each issue of "All About Internet Marketing" you will learn valuable information on how you can successfully build and promote your own online business. In this first issue we are going to talk a little bit about home based business opportunities and your financial success. It seems home based business opportunities are quickly catching on and becoming a viable option for more and more people every year. The advantages of a home based business are evident: low cost, flexible working hours and tax benefits, to name but a few. But these advantages have pretty much been there for many years, so why the sudden growth? Why do so many people start their own home based business right now, and why would network marketing be a good thing to consider for so many others? First of all there is worldwide economic uncertainty and many economies are either facing a recession or are in the middle of one. Turn open any newspaper and you can't miss articles on companies downsizing and laying off employees by the thousands. Network marketing offers people the chance to create a part time auxiliary income, right beside their day job. This kind of extra income has proven a great help to many families across the world. Of course many network marketers have made a full time living out of their business. Some of them have made fortunes. But this level of success, although available to anyone who is willing to do the work, will not be for most people. Most network marketers run a part time business for a small number of hours a week earning them a couple hundred bucks a month. Then there is the phenomenon of cocooning, where the consumer tries to shield itself from all sorts of marketing messages. Do-no- call lists are in place, making it harder and harder for companies to get their messages across to the consumer. Network marketing, which is based on moving a service or product to the end consumer based on personal relationships, delivers a strong answer to these challenges. More and more traditional companies have discovered that network marketing is a very cost effective way to reach consumers. Of course we can't forget about the internet. This technology has greatly helped making the world smaller, making it easier to find and disperse information. Network marketing companies have pioneered the internet to inform, train and motivate their independent distributors. The cost of home office equipment has decreased considerably. These days you can set up a home office for just a couple hundred bucks. Some may argue that you don't even need that much. Any computer with an internet connection and a phone would be enough for most network marketers to operate their business. This makes it affordable for everyone to start a home based business. Compare this to the cost of running a normal business and it becomes clear why more and more people are being attracted to a home based opportunity. And then there is the growing lack of trust in the corporate world. Not too long ago, people where quite used to having a job for life. Or at least until they decided to quit. Nowadays many people have come to realize that job security is a joke. Too many people have lost their jobs more than once only to find out that they were nothing but a number to their corporate employer. It's not just the fact that you have to go out to find another job to feed your family. It's also the fact that you've been listening to your employer bloating about the importance of their human assets when in the end in turns the employees where just considered human assets. Network marketing not only offers people a chance to create some extra income, it also provides them with the opportunity to get some of their dignity back. Helping them realize that they don't necessarily have to depend on their employers paycheck. The support structures that many good network marketing companies offer are a great help to individuals joining this type of business. Not only will they receive the proper training on their company's products and services. They will also be educated on personal development The advantages of a home based business are evident and in the near future we will certainly see more of it. Looking at today's trends in the economy it doesn't take a genius to figure out that the era of monolithic companies offering jobs for life has ended. It's time to have the courage to bet on yourself again and home based business is a good way to do so. And for those people that decide to take this step, taking a serious look at network marketing is just common sense. Even in a time where common sense isn't that common anymore. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about how you can choose the right opportunity for you. Thank you again for joining, "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 2 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about how you can successfully build and promote your own online business. In this issue we are going to talk about how you can go about choosing the right opportunity for you. Whether technology like computers is your forte or not, it is a means to make money if you have some skills to offer in specific areas. Some people are great at marketing, or at building web sites, so they sell online design and SEO services. Others are handymen, great with a toolkit and can build houses, perform expert carpentry tasks and so could setup an online business that sells their own style of furniture or offer an interior design service. There are two paths towards an online business opportunity. - A home based job, or a home based business. If you wish to work from home, in your own business, you will need to establish your skill strengths. No need to know how to create a web site as there are plenty of hosts such as Hostgator that will provide tools that can enable you to set up a site in minutes. All you need to do is draft a business plan, whom will you sell to, how will your reach them and what’s the competition? Do you have an edge on the market? Can you offer something that is missing with your competitors? So these are the first steps towards your own online business opportunity: - Since you will be operating from your computer, are you updated with the use of word processors, spreadsheets and email? I suspect you are already, though if not, and you don’t have Microsoft Office then download the openoffice.org set of tools. It’s also a professional choice. - This is a home based computer opportunity and not just an office based business, you will be operating from your PC or Mac. Ensure it is reliable, been checked for spyware, and has an anti- virus program running. Don’t struggle with an old pc that is problematic, invest in a new one you are investing in your business. - It is a common question in blogs what is the most successful business idea? The business of working online is a changing one and it is best to focus on long term plans rather than making a fast buck. A home business computer opportunity starting from home has a great chance of success due to its low start up costs. There are plenty of home-based jobs available particularly in the freelance sector. If you have specific skills, this is a great place to find work. Sites that can help you move along are craigslist, freelancers.com, freelanceswitch.com and flexjobs.com. It may be a good start if you need capital and more flexible time to seek out work while your business is building. Be prepared to diversify right away if you don’t have a specialized skill. One of the most popular choices initially is freelance writing. Many use their writing skills to increase their business exposure writing press releases, and articles containing sales copy to promote their products or services. Common online based businesses include affiliate marketing programs, freelance writing services, design and programming, franchisee options selling products and being a reseller. Choose one that suits your long term interests carefully, this is a life changing decision and needs careful thought. Do this and you will reap the rewards. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about how you can successfully build and promote your own online business. Until then please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 3 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about choosing the right opportunity for you. In this issue we are going to talk about using a good internet marketing plan for your business It’s no big news to say that the internet has transformed how world business thrives. Companies of all sizes are taking the power of web marketing and using it to promote their products and services. This is the norm amongst companies starting up who desire a fast and vast global reach. Sites like PRWeb and PRlog allow you to submit a press release on your latest innovation and have it read by thousands of viewers on Google news. Not to mention that those sites have a high ranking on the search engines so provided your press releases are written properly informative, showing the benefits, and optimized for search engines with the correct choice of keywords used to find your products that press release will be found over and over again. It’s all about clickthroughs. This is the action someone takes when a site link or button is pressed to open a web page containing details of the product or service. Depending on the suitability to the interested visitor, this could be a conversion to a sale. This is the essence of the internet in marketing for businesses. Google offer a wonderful set of tools to augment any plans set out by the marketing department or the sole marketer. Google analytics allows you to track all your visitor activity and conversions and plan out campaigns around those findings. You can research the right keywords that will allow your site pages to rank high in the search engines so people will find your site. Using the internet, you can build a fast mailing list by starting a blog and inviting people to opt-in for a newsletter or a free product. This in turn provides a good ROI (Return On Investment) that other forms of media cannot compete with. Your web site is operating 24/7, literally taking orders while you sleep. This has left many traditional channels for media exposure quite redundant which is why so many magazines have spent a lot of time crafting a web presence. The internet in marketing strategies involves so many aspects that will drive a business. You can send email newsletters that launch a product or new benefit to a mailing list. Video has invited a wealth of possibilities by inviting viral marketing with video clips showing business promotions. YouTube has become a platform for business launches as a result. There is podcasting, distributing audio files that talk about a business venture. People are moving away from TV, radio and the yellow pages in vast numbers to gather up to date information on the web. A series of articles placed in blogs and article directories like goarticles.com and USFreeads.com can catapult a product launch. All you need to do is provide your email address or a link to your web site. Google Adwords allows you to bid on popular keywords allowing for direct targeting to your services using search engines. Care needs to be taken here as it can be expensive so consult an SEO expert initially about using the internet in marketing with Adwords. An online shop allows you to sell to anyone globally. Your revenue potential then becomes limitless. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 4 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about using a good internet marketing plan for your business. In this issue we are going to go over some of the steps need to build your own system for financial freedom. Every entrepreneur knows that setting goals is crucial to business success. If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you've arrived? Or, more importantly, when you're heading in completely the wrong direction? If you're the owner of a small business, what is your goal? To make it to the end of the month with enough money in the bank to cover the bills? To take a vacation for the first time in five years? Every small business owner should have the same goal - sooner or later, to become independent of the business. Small businesses turn into big businesses only when they are able to operate smoothly without the owner being present. When you can stay away for a week, or a month, or a year, and return to find the business running better than before you left, you have the opportunity to do whatever you like - sell the business and start a new one, retire, buy a yacht and sail around the world. True financial independence is the ability to live your life doing what YOU want to do. Do you really want to show up for work an hour early every day, leave late at night and never take a holiday, for the rest of your life? Surely not. What is the key to being able to walk away? It's simple. You need a system in place so that everyone in your business knows exactly what's expected of them. When you take on a new employee, how do they learn what they're expected to do? Does an existing employee take them in charge, explaining how things work? How can you be sure that the new employee is learning what you want them to know? As the owner of the business, it's your job to ensure that a system is put in place as the business grows. The system will ensure that everyone knows what they need to know to do their job effectively. How do you think companies like McDonald's are able to manage thousands of restaurants across the planet? McDonald's Head Office doesn't sell hamburgers. They sell franchises, and their customers are the franchisees. The most valuable asset they have is their system. It regulates what employees wear, the words they say to customers, how many seconds a patty is left on the grill. to variables within their business, every contingency is dictated by the system. The system makes it possible for new employees to fit in. They are educated on 'how we do things around here'. They are taught the specifics of their job. They may be required to sign a performance agreement. In a well-designed system, there is still space for individual creativity. Better ways of doing things should always be sought out and encouraged - and written into the system for the future. The system provides the framework for ensuring that the business is never entirely dependent on any one person. If you own the business, your future depends on the quality of your system. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about some simple tips for starting a successful home based business. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 5 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about building your own system for financial freedom. In this issue we are going to go over some tips for starting a successful home based business. The thrill of growing your business, the freedom and flexibility to set your own hours, and the possibilities of ever- increasing financial rewards are all wonderful reasons to start your home based business. Now that you've decided to start your business, you might be wondering "How can I get it off to the strongest possible start?" These seven tips will help: Set up a separate working space in your home. It doesn't matter if this is a small bedroom, one part of the garage, or a corner of the living room. The important thing is to have some space that you can designate as your working area. This will give you the space and room you need to craft your dream. Stock your working space with materials. This sounds basic, perhaps, but one underlying element of success is that you have easy access to the tools, materials, and other resources you need. Gathering everything close by also keeps you from wasting time searching for it, so this step can be considered a time management strategy, too. Speaking of time management, your third step is to define the parameters of your business. What days and hours will you work? When will you market? When will you provide services or products to clients? How will you keep all of this straight? Balance action with planning. One of the most common pitfalls to successful entrepreneurship is getting too caught up in action without enough planning. Stated another way, this means that you confuse "being busy" with "working on important projects." The best approach is to plan your next couple of goals and then work backwards to create step by step action plans to reach them. Once you have the plan, then it's time to take the action. Network like crazy. One of the fastest ways to grow any business is to make connections with other people. Be sure to share your passion and enthusiasm with others at every opportunity. Let people know who you are and what you offer. Remember, people can't buy if they don't know you're selling. Present a professional image. If you want to be treated professionally, present a professional image. Set up a separate bank account for your business. Install a separate phone and fax line. Create professional marketing materials. Be courteous and pleasant in all your customer facing interactions. Basically, be someone people want to do business with. Automate your business as much as possible. Granted, you are just one person (right now) and might have a lot of extra time to take care of all the details. This might work for now, but won't work into the future as you get busier and busier. It's best to set up automatic systems and processes right from the start to free up your time to concentrate on the most profitable activities. These simple tips will get your home business started (and growing) in the right direction. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about separating your personal life from your business. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 6 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about tips for starting a successful home based business. In this issue we are going to go over some simple tips to separating your personal life from your business. If you work from home, chances are you already know that you’re really pulling “double duty”. You probably work on your business while doing the laundry, corralling the kids, or fixing dinner... and let’s not forget all the phone calls from family and friends expecting you to run errands or just "go out" for an afternoon of fun. One of the hardest parts of running a home business is separating your work from your family and social life. Here are six proven ways to keep your home life running smoothly while keeping your business on track. 1. First, create a work schedule and stick with it. It may be tempting to answer personal calls during the day or take business calls after-hours, but doing this actually shows that you’re expendable not dependable and people will take for granted that you'll “always be there” for any little things that come up. Even though family comes first, stay true to your business hours and resist the urge to chat with friends or pick up groceries during working hours. 2. Your friends may consider “working from home” an invitation to chat during the day or just go out for coffee or shopping for an afternoon. Make it clear that your business hours are just that for business. Leave personal calls for after-hours, and you'll find that your friends will gradually accept your schedule without feeling slighted. 3. Just because you have to set up a work schedule, doesn't mean that you have to keep the same hours as everyone else. One of the benefits of working for yourself is setting your own hours to fit your most productive times. Whether you’re an early bird or a night owl, you'll find that you'll get much more done when you’re attuned to your body’s own natural rhythms. Some people work in the morning, take a break in the afternoon when the kids are home from school, and work again in the evening. Schedule your work time when you feel the most productive and you'll find that things get done easier, faster and better than when you were dragging along during those same rigid work hours that everyone else has. 4. If getting after-hours business calls or work day personal calls is a problem, it helps to have a separate business phone line, or at least an answering machine or voice mail, to take the incoming calls. This also gives your business a more professional appearance to clients than if you and your family make and receive calls from the same phone line. 5. If at all possible, try to separate your “home office” from the rest of your home. If you don’t have the luxury of a separate room, a room partition or screen can be just as helpful. This also serves as a visual cue to family that you’re working and shouldn't be bothered. 6. Dress and act professionally while working. Some people find it helpful to dress in casual business attire during their working hours. This reinforces that just because you’re working from home doesn't make you any less of a professional. Answer the phone with your name, or business name, and keep your children off the phone during business hours. Also, spend money investing in the tools you need to do your job right. A cell phone, fax machine or even a budget computer can help turn your home office into a true workspace. If you follow all of these tips and stick with them, chances are you'll find a routine that not only makes you feel productive and active in your business, but also projects the message that you mean business literally! Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about jump starting your online marketing campaign for greater success. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 7 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about separating your personal life from your business. In this issue we are going to talk about jump starting your online marketing campaign for greater success. In the internet age, having an online marketing campaign should be one of your top priorities. That’s a broad, sweeping statement, but it’s a broad sweeping truth. I don’t care if you’re a Fortune 500 company or the owner of auto shop in Podunk, Wisconsin, you need to be online, and you need to have an online marketing campaign. The days when you could get by without having an internet presence might not be dead, but they’re definitely circling the drain. Virtually everyone has a cell phone these days, what we still refer to as a cell phone is really a mobile connection to the internet. People are constantly connected, and people are constantly using this connection to find the place and things they want to find. If you don’t have an online marketing campaign in place, you are not going to be there to find. If you aren't there to find, you are going to watch your business eventually dry and blow away. You need to be online, and you need be online with a strategy in place. I'm going to show you how to create a simple, effective and inexpensive online marketing campaign. The very first step is to make sure that you have a nice, professional looking website. You'd be shocked at how many businesses pay good money to put cheap looking websites on line. Good, attractive design is important, and it won't cost you extra. It should also be consistent with the look of your business in general, including stationery and business cards. The next step is to make sure that your website is search engine optimized. This is a big subject, but the basic idea is make sure that your site makes it as easy as possible for the search engines to put you at the beginning of their results for the keywords that your customers will be using. You can have a beautiful website and an excellent business, but without search engine optimization, you won't get anywhere. The next step in a good online marketing campaign is to make sure your website is capturing potential customer’s email addresses. You'll need to set up an autoresponder service to make use of this, but they’re cheap and easy to use. Just make sure you offer your customers some reason to give their email addresses. It may not be using money, but it is still a transaction, and you need to give good value. This allows you to interact with customers and give them multiple chances to buy from you, in addition to keeping your business in their minds. The next time they want what you offer, you’re going to be the first person they think. Once you have all that in place, you can experiment with using online advertising. There are lots of ways to this, from banner advertising, which is generally ineffective, to sponsoring a blog or website, which can be expensive, to pay per click, which is usually the best place to start. Pay per click puts a small ad related to whatever a person searching for next to their search engine results. You see this every time you use Google. You can use this to get visitors to your site, and if you have followed the above steps, turning them into customers. There you go; you should be well on your way to you first online marketing campaign. These techniques are simple, but they can explode your business and put money in your pocket. Don’t wait to get started, because your competition might already be working on it. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about finding an internet marketing expert that you can trust to teach you. See you soon, "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" ------------------------------------------------------------ Message # 8 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about jump starting your online marketing campaign for greater success. In this issue we are going to talk about finding an internet marketing expert that you can trust to teach you. Which internet marketing experts should you turn to? These people, who have been tagged as “gurus” by some, have more experience in the IM world than others. But, it seems like there’s a new “guru” on the block every day. So who should you trust to teach you the ropes? Here’s a check list on how to evaluate internet marketing experts. Have they actually made money doing the things they are advising you to do? Ironically, many internet marketing “experts” are most expert at promoting themselves. They'll tell you, for instance, to stay out of the “internet marketing” niche because the “experts” have it cornered. Instead, they'll say to go into less competitive niches. But, if you press them, they will have to admit that they've never been in any other niche themselves. Are they transparent? The “gurus” that I like best are the ones who will show you what niches are actually making them money. They’re not afraid they'll lose their precious “position” to someone less experienced than they are. This transparency allows you to evaluate them wisely. Do they give you a step by step plan? The internet marketing experts who are best at teaching newbie and internet marketers are those who can provide detailed, step by step plans for success. Do you trust that they have done what they say? It’s really easy to say they made “a million dollars” from a system when you are on the internet. You don’t even have to keep a straight face. You can also photoshop Paypal and Clickbank screen shots to “show” that you have made a lot more money than you really have. So, when finding a guru to follow, you should have a gut feeling that they have done what they've said they've done. Is their plan something you feel you can do? There are many kinds of internet marketing experts. Some recommend setting up a network of blogs and doing a ton of writing. Others use pay per click marketing in their strategies. Some urge you to go offline and contact business owners to build websites for them. All of these strategies can work. The trick is to find a guru who can teach you the strategies you are most comfortable with yourself. Do they say you can do it with “no work.” ? Let’s face it, there’s very little in life that you can achieve with no work. Every once in a while, someone hits a jackpot. Whether it is in Las Vegas or online. But, for the most part, making money of any kind requires work. If you see a guru promising a “no work” system, run away fast. Is it ethical? There are a number of ways you can make money on the internet that some can live with and others find downright unethical. Make sure you are able to live with yourself in the morning before you start any internet marketing scheme. There are many people claiming to be internet marketing “experts.” Choose wisely before selecting an expert to follow. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about improving your internet marketing results by offering value. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" -------------------------------------------------------- Message # 9 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about finding an internet marketing expert that you can trust to teach you. In this issue we are going to talk about improving your internet marketing results by offering value. Do you want to improve your internet marketing strategy for your business? Have you found that what you are currently doing is not taking you far enough? Are you struggling to get to the next level? The best thing you can do to improve internet marketing strategy is to value your customers. Unfortunately, many marketers see their customers as “marks.” If they buy your snake oil and don’t like it, there are millions of more fish in the sea. But if you want to improve internet marketing strategy, you need to change your mind set. A customer relationship is a valuable thing. There are two parts to this. It is much more expensive to acquire a customer than it is to keep one. Once you have sold a product to a satisfied customer, they are much more likely to come back for more. That’s one reason why it is important to develop an maintain a list. Once you have established value with a customer, you are able to go back to them with new product offers. Customers buy from people they trust. This is true whether you are selling affiliate products or your own products. If you are selling affiliate products, and people trust you to make recommendations, they will buy through your links. Think about the books that serve as “guides” for travelers. Hotels fight to get “5 star” ratings from various directories because it can significantly increase their business. Affiliate programs should be vying to have you recommend them because a recommendation from you should bring in a flood of traffic. If you are selling your own products, this remains true as well. If you sell a customer an initial product and he or she likes it, they will probably be interested in a similar product you have to sell as well. Bring them into your product funnel. You should plan up sells and down sells for each product you sell. Look at ways to repackage the products to add value. For instance, you can turn an ebook into an audio book and sell it again. Or, you can turn a bunch of short reports into one package. If you value your customers, you will improve internet marketing strategy all around. P. T. Barnum is “famous” for saying, “there’s a fool born every minute.” The truth is there is absolutely no record of him saying this. Joe Vitale named his biography of Barnum “There’s a Customer Born Every Minute.” That’s the mind set you should have if you want to really improve internet marketing strategy. If you see the people on your list and the people who visit your website as customers, you will develop relationships that will last for many years. If you treat them as “fools” they may buy once, but they will be loath to ever purchase something from you again. Furthermore, when you treat people as “marks,” it cheapens the whole buying online experience in general. It drives people to “big names” like Amazon rather than the smaller distributors who can offer real value. Don’t fall into the “fool” trap. See and treat your customers as valuable because they are. That’s how you improve internet marketing results. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about simple things that will make internet marketing work well for you. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" -------------------------------------------------------- Message # 10 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about improving your internet marketing results by offering value. In this issue we are going to talk about simple things that will make internet marketing work well for you. The way internet in marketing works is becoming clearer and clearer from day to day. Like many things, advertising and marketing strategies are only beginning to scratch the surface of this rapidly expanding force. Whatever baby steps we've taken to fully utilize it are still very powerful in their own right after all, there has been nothing like the internet in the history of mankind. We may not have yet fully realized just how deep or how far the internet can go. Despite its penetration into the idea of a household it is still not as every day as the television or the radio. As a canvas for marketing, it’s the baby boy or girl of the media world. Only recently have references to the internet in media been made realistically most references make it out to be some magical thing that can answer anything and anyone. Now, people are getting a good idea of how it works and want to try internet in marketing for themselves. The first step and possibly the most commonly known method of internet in marketing has been through email newsletters and the like. Through an easily accessible method like email, people have been staying in contact with their customers as if they were simply in the neighborhood except now, that neighborhood has been extended to anything with an internet connection. Currently, it is also the prime method by which scams and spam are delivered, making people look at it with a grain of salt. Internet in marketing took on a whole new level when Amazon.com created the idea of web affiliates. This is the internet equivalent of the infomercial after all, where else could an entire site or channel be used as an ad? Affiliate marketing is essentially when people promote certain products or services for a commission of the sale price. In doing so, they also offer their viewers the chance to click on various ads or links to the "money" site. This is why they need similar or related content the more similar the sites, the better the chance that the viewer or user would actually be interested in clicking the link. Payment here varies, but for the most part requires actual action from the user for payment. It takes more than viewing the ad the user needs to either click, or act on the ad in such a way that is beneficial for the main site. In this way, the advertiser only pays for conversions, leads or click that benefit them, putting some of the work into the affiliate’s hands. Marketing on the internet can be very profitable, if done correctly and like actual advertising, there is no magic formula to get everyone into your site, but the effort will probably pay off. Research and knowing how to actually do the marketing is vital this allows you to weed out those who can and those who can’t promote you. Internet in marketing a new concept, but one you can’t pass up. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about whether or not being an affiliate can change your life. See you next time, "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" ----------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 11 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about simple things that will make internet marketing work well for you. In this issue we are going to talk about whether or not being an affiliate can change your life. Being an associate affiliate can be extremely profitable, but it's not as easy as all the gurus make it sound. After all, you have to generate targeted traffic and make it convert in order to get paid. That means convincing people, most of them with short attention spans, to take sign up for offers or make purchases through your link. This works out well for both parties because the producer doesn't pay you money until you give them some leads or customers. Associate affiliates use this relationship to make money without having to worry about customer service or product delivery. It sort of lowers the risk for both involved parties. For beginners, this is a great way to start earning money. You'll also learn the ropes of internet marketing and this is vital to your long term success. Of course, your site might have its own goal, but starting off with promoting a product that is already converting and optimized you're making things a lot easier for yourself. Doing so requires a combination of factors almost all of which are under your control, which is a good thing. Many companies will allow you to sign up for their affiliate program even if you don't have a website of your own. On the other hand, some companies require you to have a website that's closely related to their niche and you'll need to submit traffic stats to them in order to become an associate affiliate for them. After all, if you have the same topics on your sites, there’s a greater likelihood of crossover from readers. If you had a soccer website, you probably wouldn't have crossover readers for a site on wheelchairs. Another factor to know about is keywords. Keywords are the words that people put into search engines to look for a specific topic or subject. Just about anything can be a keyword phrase, but some keywords are more profitable than others. These are usually keywords which have moderate to high searches on a regular basis and a low number of competing pages. Optimize your sites for the most profitable keywords and you'll stand a greater chance of not only making sales, but securing a hands-off income stream. Of course, being an associate affiliate isn't the be all and end all. Unless you’re simply there to make money, you probably opened a website because it's something you’re interested in. If you’re not enjoying it anymore and you’re not just in it for money, feel free to move on to more interesting prospects. You have to be in a place that’s good for you otherwise, you wouldn't be able to stand the grit and the everyday pressure that a website demands. If you’re still interested, there’s a lot of money to be made being an associate affiliate and if you go about the process correctly you can turn your efforts into residual, long term rewards. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about why effective internet marketing begins with a business plan. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" ----------------------------------------------------- Message # 12 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about whether or not being an affiliate can change your life. In this issue we are going to talk about why effective internet marketing begins with a business plan. Effective internet marketing begins with the business plan. One of the reasons that franchises are such a popular offline business model is that they present a plan for making hamburgers or tutoring kids. Having a plan is one of the most important things in business and a key component of effective internet marketing. The first thing I want to ask you is whether you want to have an internet marketing business or an internet marketing hobby. There’s nothing wrong with making a couple hundred dollars a month doing something that is kind of fun. But it’s not a business. It’s a hobby. Effective internet marketing means treating it like a business. The first step of your plan needs to be your long range strategic goals. How much do you want to be making? What are your resources to get there? Steven Covey made popular the saying “begin with the end in mind.” That means, look down the road 5 years or so and find out where you want to be. Then you can plot backwards what milestones you need to meet to get there. Your plan should be divided into long term (5 year), mid term (1 year), quarterly, monthly, and daily objectives. This way, you stay on track. Additionally, you need to develop systems for everything you do. If you plan to outsource your article writing, set up a system for everything from hiring your writers to how they deliver the content to you. If you systematize the plan, you will get better results. One person posted a question about why his writers never gave him titles to the articles. A responder asked him whether he had asked them to. If you have a system in place, when you bring on a new writer, he or she will know exactly what you expect of them. Effective internet marketing also means developing a budget and sticking to it. Internet hobbyists buy every WSO or course on the market. They dabble in one thing, listen to an ecourse, buy a domain name they never use, etc. Someone who is marketing on a business developed budget will buy only the things he or she needs to move their business forward. As you put together a real business plan for your internet marketing business, you will find that you are making a lot more money. It stops being something you are playing at on the evenings and weekends and starts to take shape as a “real” business. Pretty soon, you will find that you can leave your day job and make the online world your primary source of income. Many people have done this before you. More, though, have played at it, and said, “internet marketing doesn't work.” Those are mostly people who didn't have any real plan. Do you want to have a hobby or a business? The answer to that will determine how successful you are. Always remember that effective internet marketing is a business and you need a plan. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about using ebooks as an internet marketing strategy. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" --------------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 13 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about why effective internet marketing begins with a business plan. In this issue we are going to talk about using ebooks as an internet marketing strategy. An Ebook internet marketing strategy can vary from plan to plan, but the most important thing is that you do have a plan. Some people write a report or even a large tome with no plan as to how to sell it. There’s an “if you build it, they will come,” mentality. In this article, I'm going to give you an ebook internet marketing strategy. The first ebook internet marketing strategy I'm going to discuss is the scenario where you haven't actually written the product yet. This is the best way to go. If you have already written your ebook but still need a strategy, I will discuss that in the second half of the article. First of all, you are going to have to decide on the delivery mechanism. For instance, is this something you are going to promote on Clickbank? Are you going to promote it to your list only? Are you going to get JV partners? All of these things should be taken into account before you do anything else. For instance, if you are going to sell through Clickbank, you will need to develop affiliate tools as part of the sales letter process. If you are going to be working with JV partners, you need to get them lined up. So, start working on the mechanism first. Next, you are going to write your sales letter. Yes, this ebook internet marketing strategy calls for the sales letter before the book is ever written. Promise the world in your sales letter. Let people know you can cure cancer, fly them to the moon, or solve all of their financial worries. Now, you’re ready to actually write the ebook. Go through your sales letter and actually make good on all of the promises you made. This backward step internet marketing funnel is very effective in helping you to develop an ebook that actually sells. But, some people have already developed the ebook and know they want to know how to market it. This is the position most people find themselves in. Unfortunately, you are at a disadvantage, but it can be overcome. In this case, the ebook internet marketing strategy involves figuring out the delivery mechanism (such as Clickbank), then writing the appropriate sales letter for that medium using your ebook as the basis for the sales letter. You may find that you need to revise parts of the ebook based on holes in the sales letter. You may want to make promises in the sales letter that your ebook doesn't deliver. If this is the case, go back and rework the ebook so that you can deliver what is promised in the sales letter. In sum, there are three steps to an ebook internet marketing strategy. First, you have to determine the delivery mechanism. Then you have to write a sales letter. Finally you write the book. If you have done this backwards, it will mean more work in the short term because you will have to correct the mistakes you've made. But, it can be done. Don’t believe that just because you've written a great ebook that people will buy it. You have to have an ebook internet marketing strategy to sell it. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about how a good marketing strategy will get more targeted traffic to your website. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" --------------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 14 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about using ebooks as an internet marketing strategy. In this issue we are going to talk about how a good marketing strategy will get more targeted traffic to your website. A website marketing strategy is the things you do to get targeted traffic to visit your corner of the internet. There are many things you can do to get visitors. There is not one “correct” procedure. Instead, you need to look at your options and develop the website marketing strategy that works best for you. One website marketing strategy is to write articles and submit them to article directories. The best thing about this approach is that you can do this with absolutely no money to start with. If you are not good at writing, article marketing can still be cheaper than other kinds of advertising. Write 25 articles (or have them written for you). Sign up for an account at EzineArticles.com and submit the 10 articles. You can only submit 10 when you have a basic account. After those 10 are approved, you will be upgraded and can submit more. Then, go over to Squidoo.com and create a lens and put 5 of your articles on the lens. Then go over to HubPages.com and create a Hub with 5 articles. The final 5 articles should be submitted to multiple directories. One way to do this is through iSnare.com which, for $2 each, will submit your articles to hundreds of directories. Another website marketing strategy is to use pay per click marketing to get traffic to your website. For this strategy, you will set up accounts with Google’s Adwords, Yahoo’s Search Marketing, or some of the lesser known and cheaper options like 7Search. The advantage of Pay Per Click marketing is that it works quickly. You should start seeing an immediate stream of visitors to your website. The disadvantage is that unless you know what you are doing, you can lose your shirt doing it. So, take the time to learn about PPC before starting, set your initial click values low, and set a daily cap on the amount you are willing to spend before you start. Another website marketing strategy is called forum marketing. For some reason, many people do not like to do forum marketing despite the fact that it is wonderfully effective. What you do is join a forum that is relevant to your website. Initially, you should respond to other people’s posts with good information. Then, you should start your own posts offering information or asking smart questions. After you have 25 or so posts, create a signature with a link back to your site. Don’t be blatant about it. When people consider you a valuable member of the forum, they will be curious about what else you have to offer and will check your website out. These people will already be pre-sold on you and will be open to whatever products or services you are selling. There are many ways to get visitors to your website. You need to develop a website marketing strategy to get traffic to your site. Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about few quick search engine optimization tips you can use to get more traffic to your website. "your name here" "your email address" "your URL here" --------------------------------------------------------------------- Message # 15 subject line: All About Internet Marketing Hello "autoresponder code here", In the last issue we talked about how a good marketing strategy will get more targeted traffic to your website. In this issue we are going to talk about a few quick search engine optimization tips you can use to get more traffic to your website. Getting your website to the top of the search engines is crucial for a thriving online business. Unfortunately, very few people really know how to do this. In this tutorial, you'll get a “crash course” in what to do to get your website to rank highly. We'll cover all the basics in an easy to understand manner so you can apply what you learned right away. Keyword Research Keywords are the words that your user types into Google to try and search for websites. What keywords do you want to rank highly for? It’s important to choose what keywords you want to rank for before you start optimizing your site. See how much volume keywords get using the Google Keyword Tool. Optimize Your Title Tag The next step is to optimize the title tag on your website. The title tag goes between the head tags and looks like this: