I love to write! It's one of my greatest passions and gifts. Recently, I learned that article marketing is an outstanding way to promote an online business. I'm positively thrilled! I can combine one of my passions with "work" (My Internet Business) and sit back as my main business website climbs up in the search rankings.
Today I finished and submitted by second article to Ezine articles. (Psst... If you're looking for a way to promote your business, be sure to sign up for this fanastic site and get writing!). My first submission is about to go live, and now there's another submission right behind it. This is a great way to market online. Write articles, and write frequently.
The best thing is that you can write about the things that are most meaningful to you. Did you finish reading a great book? Write and submit a review! Do you have some advice for novice Internet marketers? Write and submit an article! Out of all the ways to market online, article marketing is one of my favorites. Try it out for yourself, and watch the traffic flood in!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Flexibility
I consider myself a very fortunate person. Due to this, I give back to my community each year through donations. It's one way to help those who are struggling through hard times.
Now that my son attends preschool, I am becoming a more active volunteer in my community. This holiday season, I'm volunteering 15 hours each week at a gift wrap station. The proceeds benefit a local nonprofit that provides emergency and long-term shelter to abused and neglected children. It's a very reqarding experience. I fully intend to actively volunteer in my community throughout 2009.
One reason I can do so is because of the flexibility that working from home offers. I can set my own schedule and get done everything that needs doing. As long as I devote a solid 2-3 hours each day towards Internet marketing for My Internet Business, I can fit in fun and rewarding activities throughout the rest of the day.
Now that my son attends preschool, I am becoming a more active volunteer in my community. This holiday season, I'm volunteering 15 hours each week at a gift wrap station. The proceeds benefit a local nonprofit that provides emergency and long-term shelter to abused and neglected children. It's a very reqarding experience. I fully intend to actively volunteer in my community throughout 2009.
One reason I can do so is because of the flexibility that working from home offers. I can set my own schedule and get done everything that needs doing. As long as I devote a solid 2-3 hours each day towards Internet marketing for My Internet Business, I can fit in fun and rewarding activities throughout the rest of the day.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Squidoo
Squidoo is a fantastic Internet marketing tool. If you were to do an Internet search using Google, it's quite likely that someone's Squidoo page would show up within the first 3 pages of the search. If the great name isn't enough, then perhaps the sheer power of this site (in terms of high search engine rankings) will astound you!
I started up my own Squidoo lens yesterday. ("Lens" is their term for "page". Cute, huh?) This website is a cinch to use. Complete the basic sign-up process, write up a short introduction, then add some content to your lens. The trick to Squidoo is that you need to continually update your lens to keep it fresh and driving traffic to your business website. You'll want to designate a flagship lens. Yes, flagship. In order to take full advantage of Squidoo, you will need an entire fleet of related lenses that all link back to your main lens and to your My Internet Business capture page.
I'll write more about my tips and experiences with Squidoo in the future. For now, though, start up your flagship lens and get going on this opportunity!
I started up my own Squidoo lens yesterday. ("Lens" is their term for "page". Cute, huh?) This website is a cinch to use. Complete the basic sign-up process, write up a short introduction, then add some content to your lens. The trick to Squidoo is that you need to continually update your lens to keep it fresh and driving traffic to your business website. You'll want to designate a flagship lens. Yes, flagship. In order to take full advantage of Squidoo, you will need an entire fleet of related lenses that all link back to your main lens and to your My Internet Business capture page.
I'll write more about my tips and experiences with Squidoo in the future. For now, though, start up your flagship lens and get going on this opportunity!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Video Marketing
Ultimately, the goal of running a web-based business is to drive lots of traffic to your website. The more traffic heading your way, the more sales you'll make! There are a lot of different things you can do to increase your traffic, as well as increase your search engine ranking.
One way that I am currently exploring is video marketing. Now, I'm a fairly shy person. For weeks, I adamantly refused to create a video promoting My Internet Business. I figured it'd be good enough to just focus on the other aspects of Internet marketing, like blogging and article writing.
Well, I've wised up recently. Video marketing is phenominally powerful! It's the best way to connect with your target market. Since so much business is done over the Internet, if can often feel like you're interacting with a machine and not a live person. Well, video marketing solves that issue. With a short video, you can reach out to your target market and say, "Hey! I'm a real person, and not much different than you! You, too, can be successful with a web-based business!" People will be far more likely to do business with someone if they can see them first.
I'll be making my first video this evening. By mid-week, I hope to have it edited and live on the Internet. Surprisingly, I'm not feeling nervous about it at all! I'm so excited and can't wait to get this show on the road!
One way that I am currently exploring is video marketing. Now, I'm a fairly shy person. For weeks, I adamantly refused to create a video promoting My Internet Business. I figured it'd be good enough to just focus on the other aspects of Internet marketing, like blogging and article writing.
Well, I've wised up recently. Video marketing is phenominally powerful! It's the best way to connect with your target market. Since so much business is done over the Internet, if can often feel like you're interacting with a machine and not a live person. Well, video marketing solves that issue. With a short video, you can reach out to your target market and say, "Hey! I'm a real person, and not much different than you! You, too, can be successful with a web-based business!" People will be far more likely to do business with someone if they can see them first.
I'll be making my first video this evening. By mid-week, I hope to have it edited and live on the Internet. Surprisingly, I'm not feeling nervous about it at all! I'm so excited and can't wait to get this show on the road!
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