Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Internet Marketing for Fun and Profit

Copyright © Rahimah Sultan

Why are you in the Internet Marketing niche?

People get in to the Internet Marketing niche for various reasons. I would have to say that the biggest reason is to make money. Whether you want to try to make this a full time gig, or make just enough to make a car payment, money is a huge motivating factor.

Unfortunately, people get the wrong idea about just how "easy" it is to actually make any money doing this. In fact, the overwhelming majority of people who actually consider themselves internet marketers don't make one red cent.

Part of the problem is they’re sold a bill of goods. They are told over and over how easy it is to do internet marketing, that they can make money in their sleep, and so on. What they’re NOT told is how much work is actually involved to actually get to that point.

Then there are those who simply don't want to make the effort. They buy product after product, open it up and see that work is involved and stop right then and there. Then they wonder why they’re not having the success with internet marketing that they feel they deserve.

At the end of the day, it comes down to focus and desire. The true desire to succeed, then the power of focus to study and put in to action what they learn.

It also helps a lot to laser focus on one or two particular things at a time. For example, focus on becoming a killer copy writer, or perhaps article marketing, or creating and selling products. In the internet marketing world, there are so many of these sub-niches that it can be hard to focus on just one or two.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Affiliate Marketing Tips For Newbies To Follow To Avoid Early Burnout

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I'm going to share some affiliate marketing tips that will no doubt go against the normal stuff that you read online.

However these tips that I'll be sharing will save you from burnout.

I can't guarantee that it will save you from frustration because no matter what affiliate or network marketing business you are in there is always some level of frustration.

Oh one more thing before I do. I'm coming from a perspective if you are building a list and just promoting different affiliate products.

If your goal is just to do Click Bank all day long without building a list then this is not the best article for you.

That being said lets get right into these affiliate marketing tips.

4 Affiliate Marketing Tips For Beginners To Follow To Avoid Burnout

1. Don't promote just anything

Yes I said it, don't just promote something for the sake of promoting it. Too many affiliate marketers get started, maybe with Click Bank, find a product, and then start promoting it.

They've done no research, have no clue what it does more than likely. They just sell it so they can make money.

I remember I bought a lead scraper product. I initially bought it because it paid a $300 commission. As the months went by I began to think this was a waste. Although it may be a good product for the right person I don't believe in it.

And this brings me to point #2.

2. Be confident in what you are promoting

The only way you can be confident in what you are promoting is if you have the product. It's called integrity. I learned that back when I started full time in the direct sales industry.

You had to be a product of the product. If I was selling life insurance to a couple I better had been convinced that it was worth selling. So I had to have it.

I remember when I used to manage a Sprint kiosk. I knew for the most part if a new hire was going to make it or not whether or not they used Sprint service.

One of the many questions customers will ask a sales person is if they have it themselves. I would proudly whip out my phone and show them that I did.

There's something different about how easy sales come when you promote what you believe in.

3. Stop promoting things that pay small commissions

This is probably one of the biggest affiliate marketing tips that I can share. We all start a career in online marketing whether its through affiliate marketing, network marketing, blogging, whatever.

Nothing is more frustrating than going through all the frustrations of actually making a sale only to see that you got paid a small weeny commission. How demoralizing is that?

It leaves you with barely any motivation whatsoever. And there are THOUSANDS of seasoned and new affiliate marketers out there that are experiencing that same thing.

Such a tragedy until now.

4. Get off everybody's list

Think about this. You are a newbie. Every week or month there always seems to be a new product launch.

If you keep getting these emails about this product and that product and why you should buy it then promote it to your list, guess what's going to happen to you?

Especially since you are new to the game and have no clue what you are doing.

You are going to spend a lot of your money, not use what you bought, try to slam whatever list you do have, not make money, then say this affiliate marketing thing doesn't work, and go off and buy another course that promises to solve that problem.

It's an endless cycle that you can actually avoid if you follow my 4 Affiliate marketing tips for beginners.

Now let's play devils advocate. Let's say you did build a list fast. Here's what happens when you keep promoting all these different affiliate programs, you dilute your list.

They'll get tired of seeing all these sales pitches and unsubscribe.

Or if they don't and they end up buying whatever you are selling, then guess what?

They are now on that guru's list which means their focus is taken from you and now they are getting more and more emails.

A confused mind does nothing.

Remember that.

I WISH I had known this when I got started online back in 2008.

Heck I didn't know the last part that I share with you until earlier this year.

Now I don't even promote anybodys else's product except one.

And my list only gets emails about how I can help them, how my affiliate product can solve their problem, and how they don't have to worry about earning small commissions, they can earn huge commissions.

That's my word.

I realize that there's money in the list and I don't want to promote something just for the sake of promoting to earn a quick sale and mess up my relationship.

So hopefully I was able to share some great information that you the newbie will listen to.

About the Author

If you want to see the affiliate marketing program that I promote that is valuable, I 100% believe in it, pays a big 100% commission, and adheres to all the affiliate marketing tipsclick here.

Article Originally Published On: http://www.articlesnatch.com

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

List Building-how To Choose An Autoresponder Correctly

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Autoresponders are the powerful marketing and customer service tool that make your customers desire for instant gratification work to your advantage.

Why is Following Up with Website Visitors Important?

Most website visitors don't order on the first visit. They don't know enough about your offer to order the first visit. If you don't ask for your website visitors opt-in email address when they visit and follow up with them or send a newsletter to them you are losing a significant volume of sales. Experts have shown that it often takes 7 or more marketing exposures before prospective customers purchase.

This article focuses on the features you need to look for when shopping for an Autoresponder. Here's what you need to look for.

1. Easy to use control panel for setting up and managing your responders :: If the control panel is difficult to figure out and the instructions are sparse, you risk sending out the wrong responses, in the wrong order to the wrong people.

2. Multiple responders at an affordable price: One unit just won't do. Even if you are only selling one product, you are likely running more than one campaign. Each campaign should have its own autoresponder. If you are paying over $20 per month for less than 50 autoresponders, you are paying too much.

3. Unlimited follow up messages from each autoresponder: This really puts your business on autopilot. You can choose to send out follow up messages once a month, once a week, or once a day. Remember that it takes an average of 7 impressions before you turn a prospect into a customer.

4. Multiple send addresses: This is a very handy feature if you have more than one online business. You can send all your autoresponder messages right from the same service and use whatever company name and address you wish.

5. Signature file: Your signature file is one of your most effective FREE advertising spaces available. Make sure that your signature file is automatically included with each autoresponder message. Your autoresponder should automatically include your signature file the same way your email program does.

6. Filters: This feature works the same as on your email. If you don't want to receive mail from a specific address or addresses, simply filter them out.

7. Redirect pages: Once your autoresponder has been clicked on, and your message is on route to its recipient, you can redirect your prospect to another page of your site, a thank you page, or a new sales page, perhaps.

8. Form generator: Having the HTML code automatically generated for a professional form takes all the hassle out of form creation.

9. Pop up email capture device: Make it extremely easy for your prospects to subscribe to your newsletter, eZine, eCourse or eBook. With one click, your anonymous visitor istransformed into a valuable subscriber. Your visitor simply clicks "OK" on a pop up window and they are subscribed with no forms to fill out.

10. Personalization: Your response rate to your email will increase 30 - 70% by personalizing your messages. People are more responsive to email that addresses them by name and doesn't look like an advertisement.

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About the Author

Rick is a full time internet marketer, an expert in list building.

Article Originally Published On: http://www.articlesnatch.com

Saturday, December 08, 2012

How Viral Marketing Improves Online Efficiency

by: TJ Philpott

Viral marketing is a promotional strategy that has been in use for quite some time and has transitioned over onto the internet quite successfully. The strength behind this particular advertising technique is in its ability to help businesses spread their marketing message a whole lot faster and with less effort. In this way it helps to not only boost your exposure but also your ability to work much more efficiently as well!

Here are 3 significant ways in which any online business can expect to benefit by using this particular promotional strategy.

Time Efficient

Typically this advertising technique involves little more than sharing your marketing message with a relatively smaller crowd who then spread the word. Working online offers the advantage in many cases of automating your efforts even further resulting in greater savings of time! As any entrepreneur will tell you time is money and therefore a precious commodity that should be used wisely!

Cost Efficient

In most cases advertising in a viral manner online involves distributing free reports or leaving business links at social site, forums, bookmarking sites or even blogging. In every case there is little or no out of pocket expenses making this advertising technique very cost efficient!

Energy Efficient

By leveraging the efforts of others you are able to channel the energy you have saved into other areas of your business. As an entrepreneur this is extremely important since most functions and/or business tasks are left up to you to complete. Avoiding fatigue in this way helps you maintain a mental alertness that can be use in more constructive and creative ways. Your mistakes will be minimized and your ability to produce more and stay motivated will benefit as well!

Remember when fatigue does set in your ambition will naturally decrease and as mentioned above and you will be more prone to making mistakes. What happens here is that not only do your miscues create business inefficiencies but they also require more time and effort later on to fix!

The biggest advantage viral marketing offers a business or person is its ability to leverage the efforts of others to spread your marketing message. When this advertising technique is put to use online the benefits it offers magnify due to the automation and global audience the internet can supply! The single biggest advantage this promotional strategy offers is the increase efficiencies a business can experience as reviewed above. It therefore stands to reason that if you can increase efficiency you will also boost productivity thereby leading to greater sales and profits. With that said there seems to be little reason as to why you would not want to include this very effective promotional strategy into your online marketing mix!

About The Author

TJ Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina.

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