Wednesday, August 22, 2012

A Strategy To Get Free Website Traffic



This article is to discuss methods of free advertising for people that have just started an online business. The premise behind this article came after speaking with several people that wanted to start a home-based business, but simply did not have the cash flow to immediately start with a paid advertising program. I wanted to write an article to assist people by offering some free marketing ideas.

A Few Housekeeping Notes...

I do not claim the strategies outlined in this game plan are the absolute best ways to market your business. Remember, we are developing FREE strategies. As with anything that is free, you get what you pay for.

I believe that in order to explode your business, at some point, you will need to incorporate some paid marketing strategies in your business marketing plan. The concept is to use some free strategies, generate some income, then re-invest that income back in your business.

Here is a list of what I believe are important expectations in a free marketing strategy:

Tip # 1: Effort and consistency is the key. A free marketing strategy comes with the clear understanding that nothing in this life is FREE. If you have decided to start an online business, you need to understand that your consistent effort will be required to achieve success. An online business is tough. Even if you have limited time to devote, you absolutely must put in the effort. Without your consistent effort, your business plan will fail.

Tip # 2: Don't expect immediate results. Of course, you'll certainly take it... if it comes. However, understand, this is a start-up business. Plan and expect that it might take 90 days to see positive results.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Having a Millionaire Mindset Is the Key To Success



Have you finally reached a point in your professional life, where you want to start a home business and get out of the rat race for good? If you answered yes, then you need to conquer getting over the wrong employee mindset and instead adopt a millionaire mindset.

The right mindset can be the difference between success and failure when attempting to start an Internet business. Each successful entrepreneur that has created a business online, has the right mindset. This is one of the prime reasons that successful entrepreneur get that way is because they have a certain mindset that makes them money. These folks are not quitters and they persevere even when it looks like they might continue to fail.

Having a Millionaire Mindset is one of the most important parts of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Essentially, this mindset is the make or break between you starting the online business, or you basically wasting your time and money. So essentially you want to learn those things that you want to do, the things that you want to avoid doing and the things that you should avoid dwelling on. It Takes Practice.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Should You Separate Business From Personal On Facebook?



Yes! There are 3 reasons why you want to keep your business activity separate from your personal life on Facebook.

1. Keep friends from being annoyed with your business posts

Your friends are on Facebook to connect with you personally. They aren't interested in seeing your business information in their news feed. Invite your business friends to LIKE your fan page and keep your business discussions there.

An unobtrusive way to maintain connectivity between your personal profile and your business page is by making your business page your place of work. This appears as a link below your photo on your personal profile and is a classier way to make your friends curious about what you do for work.

Tip: Make sure your fan page has your name in it as well as your business description. This way when people search for you by name on Facebook, they will see your personal profile under the People category and your fan page under the Pages category.

2. Be more organized by separating business and personal news feeds

I love doing this because it makes my life easier. When I am in Facebook, I can choose to focus on either personal or business news.

Let's say that you like a page on cooking and this reflects your personal interest. LIKE that page while in your personal persona. When you click Home to go to your news feed, the status updates of that page will appear.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Blogging For Profits Can Increase Your Take Home Pay



More and more people are coming to realize the enormous potential of blogging. The search engines love fresh content and since blogs are updated frequently they give the search engines what they want, in return the blogs get a high rank in the search engines which results in a lot of free traffic, everyone wins. If you want to start blogging for profit there are a few basics that you need to keep in mind to get the most out of this potential.

Here are a few points to keep in mind as you set up your online blogging business:

1. There's always varying opinions on what makes the best blog platform, the two top contenders are WordPress.com and Blogger.com. Most internet marketers I know recommend WordPress. It doesn't matter too much which one you choose, just find the software that you feel the most comfortable using.

2. Stay away from using the free WordPress or Blogger services. I know when you're just starting out you might not have a lot of money, but this is not the place you want to cut corners. Why? Because if you use the free services you don't own anything, you have to abide by the terms of service (TOS) of whichever site you are using and these TOS can change often. If you have a profitable site that is getting a lot of traffic and the company updates it's TOS and you're no longer compliant, your blog will be gone. No discussion, no warning, just gone. While that doesn't happen too often it is a risk you shouldn't take.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Easy Business Ideas To Beat The Recession



Easy business ideas, do they exist? In this time of recession this seems to be what many are looking for.

Many people suddenly have what they think is a "light bulb" moment and decide that they will get rich easily online and all their problems will be solved.

I bet you have met someone like this haven't you?

Perhaps you are one of those people?

If you have answered yes to any of the above questions then please read on, you may find this very interesting!

What many people are hoping to find is a push button scheme that requires no effort and the monetary returns are astronomical. If you ever find such a thing please let me know!!!

The fact of the matter is, that EVERY business, whether on or offline requires time, effort and dedication and unfortunately you are not likely to get rich overnight (not unless you win the lottery in the meantime that is!).

You will need to build your business, whatever your chosen niche maybe, and there are millions you could choose from.

Educating yourself is an absolute must, you wouldn't expect to become a chef without first learning your trade would you? Building a business online is no different!!

Educate yourself in building a profitable website and sales page.Educate yourself in how to market your business effectively, how to attract customers, how to keep your customers and how to keep attracting more. Educate yourself everyday in your chosen niche, things change daily whatever you're into so make sure you are up to date and well informed.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Running Your Own Amazon Business From Home



Long before the internet, retail was well established as one of the most competitive industries to enter. The internet has given new entrepreneurs the ability to launch their business with more ease, but it can still be difficult to find a foothold.

Even though there are tens of thousands of retail websites online, a few major brands continue to dominate, much like traditional high street retail. By some distance, Amazon is the largest online retailer of all.

The simple truth is that very few companies will ever be able to compete with Amazon. So why bother? The best thing that you can do if you want to start an online retail business from home is to get involved with the Amazon brand and turn it to your advantage.

Read on to learn the basics of getting up and running with your own Amazon business. You'll find out that by treating Amazon as an ally, not a rival, you too can start earning a great living from home.

Running Your Own Amazon Business From Home



Long before the internet, retail was well established as one of the most competitive industries to enter. The internet has given new entrepreneurs the ability to launch their business with more ease, but it can still be difficult to find a foothold.

Even though there are tens of thousands of retail websites online, a few major brands continue to dominate, much like traditional high street retail. By some distance, Amazon is the largest online retailer of all.

The simple truth is that very few companies will ever be able to compete with Amazon. So why bother? The best thing that you can do if you want to start an online retail business from home is to get involved with the Amazon brand and turn it to your advantage.

Read on to learn the basics of getting up and running with your own Amazon business. You'll find out that by treating Amazon as an ally, not a rival, you too can start earning a great living from home.