If you’re just getting started with Internet MLM Marketing, there are a few things you need to keep in mind and terms you need to know.
First of all, the internet in and of itself isn’t a business. It is an advertising medium just like TV, radio, mail and newspaper. Many of the same rules still apply.
However, most business owners don’t know how to properly market offline or online. Most businesses attempt to build up a brand name, like Coca-Cola or Dell, right away. This is a waste of money and time. People looking for solutions are not looking for Joe Smith, Inc. or Mary Silver Health Products. They’re looking for a solution to their problem.
Direct Response Marketing
Most small businesses should start with direct response marketing. This is marketing designed to solicit a direct response–like clicking on a link or leaving their name and email address. These responses are specific and quantifiable–we can measure them. We can see what is working, what is bringing customers in, what they spend their money on. This type of marketing and these measurements are valuable to a small business owner.
On the internet there are specific ways to conduct direct response marketing. It is achieved by driving traffic to a lead capture page, using an autoresponder (like Aweber) to collect a name and email address, and then follow up and keep in touch with them.
It’s OK if you don’t know what all these terms mean right now. You can learn them as you go. It’s all part of the internet marketing process. Try to understand one concept at a time, then move on to the next. Don’t be overwhelmed.
Provide Value to Prospects
The last thing to remember in internet mlm marketing, direct response marketing, and in following up with your prospects is to PROVIDE VALUE and keep their needs in mind. What do they need? What are they looking for? What can you give them?
Don’t think you don’t have anything to offer. If you’ve been on the internet one day, one week, or one month, you’re more experienced than someone and they could probably use help!
Learn from the Masters
One of the top network marketing geniuses is Mike Dillard. He also excels at direct response marketing. If you’d like to read more about these concepts and learn from a master, I recommend Magnetic Sponsoring. It’s an affordable resource I still refer to frequently in my internet mlm marketing business.
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Tags: direct response marketing, internet mlm marketing, Mike Dillard
99 Ways to Skin a Cat
There are a lot of “experts” and “financial planners” that have theories and systems about how to survive the recession. Here are just a couple ideas you’ll see across the internet and blogosphere for making it through these tough times:
- Get another job
- Get more education
- Find ways to cut back spending
- Move while others are distracted
- Refinance your mortgage
- Protect your job
- Consolidate high interest credit cards
- Haggle for more savings
- Conserve and reduce your heating/electric bills
- Earn extra money
- Avoid taking on any debts
I could easily come up with 99 creative, though not necessarily helpful, ways to “skin this cat.” You can Google it yourself and find hundreds of tips from every Tom, Dick and Jane out there.
So let me get straight to the point.
Is There One Best Way?
With so many ways and so much advice, how come not everyone gets rich? How come not everyone who reduces their spending get rich? How come not everyone who has an education get rich? How come not everyone who starts a business get rich?
Because it’s not about what you do, it’s about how you do it. Cause while there are 99 ways to skin a cat, if you don’t do it RIGHT — whichever method you have chosen — it won’t bring RESULTS.
So what is the ONE right thing that you need to do to get rich?
Bob Proctor knows. And he wants to tell you that there is a science — a formula — to get rich. It’s about doing certain things in a certain way. And this blueprint has been proven to make anyone get rich across centuries.
So before you waste your time trying out 99 ways blindly, get this one formula that will transform your financial future.
Click now to get 7 transformational lessons and learn more about the Science of Getting Rich.
Tags: bob proctor, law of attraction, the secret
Some people mistakenly believe they don’t have what it takes. They don’t have some inherent talents that will make them rich or successful in life. Listen to Will Smith explain why this is not the case.
Don’t have any talent? No problem. You don’t need it.
You need skills. You need to work. You need to learn new things.
DECIDE to work and study to build whatever skills you need.
“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.”
Quoted by Will Smith. His words? I’m not sure.
Tags: learn internet skills, talent, work
Where does the time go? I can’t believe it’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted.
I’ve been learning and practicing a new system for affiliate marketing lately. In a few short weeks (tw0 or three), I’ve put up a new blog and it’s ranked #9 on Google for phrase match of my keyword and #18 for the broad match! Rock on!
I think this system is very similar. I’m pumped to check it out tomorrow, put it to work and move up even higher! Here’s to money on the internet!
Success to you!
Kari
Tags: Affiliate Marketing, rank in Google, SEO
If you would like to try some (good) PLR content, here’s your chance to get a discount!
This is from All Private Label Content:
A quick note to let you know we’ve just released a coupon
code, good for 25% off any of our PLR products…but you’ve
got to get it out pretty quickly. It’s good for one week
only.
Here are the coupon details:
Coupon Code: 7BA94
Discount: 25%
Expiry: October 6, 2009
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So go to their website, pick the content you want and use your coupon code!
Enjoy and as always… leave me a comment if you have any questions! I’d love to answer them.
Kari
Sometimes you need more content for your blog. Either you don’t have time to write it all yourself or you don’t know enough about a subject and need an expert write posts or articles for you.
When I need PLR, my favorite site is All Private Label Content because they have niche-specific content.
They have a great plug in for your Wordpress blog that makes uploading and scheduling PLR content (or any text files) super easy.
Speedy APLC Publisher is a handy plug-in for your WordPress blog that allows you to instantly publish your PLR content to your blog with just a few clicks of a mouse. It is offered completely free to all monthly members of All Private Label Content.
With the plug-in, you can:
1. Mass upload articles – .txt format – All our articles are in .txt format, but you can also use the plug-in for other PLR content, provided it is in .txt format as well
2. Schedule imported articles for publication e.g. Every other day, every 2/3/etc days.
3. Choose your categories. Publish all articles in one category of your choice or individually select a category.
4. Choose your authors. Assign all articles to one author or individually assign articles to author(s) of your choice.
It’s VERY handy plug in that will make it easy for you to use all your PLR content. Your plug-in license remains active for as long as you keep your monthly membership active. This video tells how to use it.
Tags: blogging with plr, plr content, plr plugin for wordpress
Getting Started Blogging
For first time bloggers, a free blogging web site is a great way to get started in the blogosphere. Popular blogging web sites like Blogger and Wordpress allow users to set up and host a blog without paying any fees at all. You can do a Google search for “Free Blogging Platforms” and find one you like best.
These free platforms encourage people to start blogging, because these sites provide you with all the tools you need to get your blog up and running without spending any money. You have nothing to lose by starting a blog. This is one of the reasons why so many people who have never had any other kind of web presence before find themselves drawn to blogging.
Getting Your Blog Found
By signing up with a free blogging web site, you may find it easier to get listed in search engines that you
would if you were starting your own blog from scratch. For example, Google runs the free blog hosting site
Blogspot and crawls its pages very often looking for updates. If you have your site hosted by Blogspot you
are almost guaranteed to be listed on Google’s blog search engine. This easy access to search engines can
take some of the work out of promoting your blog, and can help you gain a following with a minimum of
marketing effort.
Once You Have An Audience
If your blog attracts a large readership, you may want to consider moving your site. Many people feel that being hosted by a free blogging web site gives a blog a kind of amateur flavor that is fine for a new member of the blogosphere, but is not appropriate for a high-profile blog.
Professional Blog
Having your own domain can help you make your blog feel professional, and finding a company that will host your domain is not difficult or expensive. Once your blog takes off, you will probably be able to sell enough advertising space to be able to afford to buy a domain and pay for a hosting package, and still have money left over. However, it does not make sense in most cases to invest in these glossy luxuries before you have a sizable readership.
Starting your blog on a free blogging web site is a great way to build a following before you spend any money
on your blog. If and when your blog becomes popular and you are ready to take the next step and purchase
your own domain, your readers will follow you to your new home. The fact that it is possible to use a free blog host like Blogspost, Blogger, or others as a kind of incubator for your blog is great news for bloggers everywhere.
If and when you’re ready to create your own professional blog, get click-by-click video tutorials at Renegade Professional.
Tags: free blogging, start blogging
It’s taken me all day to write 2 blogs posts. It’s frustrating and slow. I can’t keep up with what I’m doing and make money online if it takes me 6 hours to write 2 blog posts. (Especially if don’t want my kids to hate me and I want to stay married).
Why does it take so long to write? I’m sure I’m not alone. Sometimes I use PLR. (Stands for Private Label Rights, purchased content written by someone else that you’re free to use however you want).
However, I feel obligated to occasionally produce my own original content for my blog, article directories, and the search engines.
I read a post 2 days ago on Copyblogger, 10 Steps To Become A Better Writer, about how to improve your writing skills. I was sure one of the tips would be how to write faster! I was anxious to read the post and learn from one of the top “blogging” blogs. Guess what all the tips are? “Write”, “write more”, “keep writing”, “write when you want to”, “write when you don’t”, etc. Very funny!
The moral of the story is… Practice is the best way to improve your skills. So, here I am—writing. It’s taken me all day to write my 2 blog posts/articles, but with my diligent practice I am sure it will get faster!
In my Resources section, you can find my favorite PLR sites, if you want to incorporate more content into your site or blog. Keep blogging! The more you do it, the better (and faster) you’ll get.
Please comment about your writing experiences and if you’ve found any tips to improve your writing/blogging skills!
Tags: blogging, improve writing, practice writing, write faster
Here are 5 more traffic ideas for your blog…
(If you missed the first 5 traffic ideas, read them here!)
Of all the successful blogs on the Internet, hundreds more have failed. Running a blog is like running a business website. Unless you are willing to put the time in and treat it seriously, you won’t be blogging long.
That is not to say that the failed bloggers weren’t serious about blogging. Mostly, new bloggers aren’t prepared for the work that goes into creating a successful blog. Just building the blog doesn’t mean that people will necessary come to you. You pursue the audience and give them a reason to see what you have to say.
6. Submit Blog to Search Engines – Doing this allows your blog to be ranked. Google and Yahoo are two of the most popular search engines you want to crawl your blog pages. It doesn’t guarantee top ranking, though. You’ll have to do some SEO work for that.
7. Joining Forums – As a blogger, you are a budding entrepreneur. Right now you are marketing yourself to find traffic and then profit. Become a member of business forums, work at home forums and more, to meet new people and share ideas. Search for “marketing forums”, “internet marketing forums”, etc, to find many different forums to join. You can add a link to your blog in the signature line so others can find you.
8. Visit other blogs – Show your appreciation to those who visit you by also posting comments on their blogs. It is a kindness that shows others you are not just out to advertise your blog alone. Add links to your blog in your comments or mention posts you’ve written on a similar topic.
9. SEO Marketing – Whatever you write, use relevant keywords. Keyword density between three and five percent is good for getting higher page rankings in search engines. Base your keywords on a research you do to find the most popular words used in search engines for your niche.
10. Social Bookmarking – Submitting posts to social bookmarking sites allows others who are members of those sites to track you back to your blog. My favorite bookmarking sites are Digg and StumbleUpon.
I recommend picking your one or two favorite methods and mastering those before moving on. This will minimize information overload and feeling overwhelmed.
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Tags: blog traffic, blogging, traffic to blog
Blogs are popular ways to create an online presence for personal and business reasons. You can build a blog for free and begin posting content right away. But, what good is that content if no one is reading it? Here are five ideas to bring in the traffic your blog needs to survive.
Of all the successful blogs on the Internet, hundreds more have failed. Running a blog is like running a business website. Unless you are willing to put the time in and treat it seriously, you won’t be blogging long.
That is not to say that the failed bloggers weren’t serious about blogging. Mostly, new bloggers aren’t prepared for the work that goes into creating a successful blog. Just building the blog doesn’t mean that people will necessary come to you. You have to pursue the audience and give them a reason to see what you have to say.
1. Fresh Content – No one wants to visit a blog day after day and see the same posts. Decide how often you’re going to update your blog, then be consistent. If you can only post once a week, then post EVERY week. If you’re going to post 3 times a week or 5 times a week, just maintain that schedule. This will be easier if you write several posts ahead of time and upload them at the appropriate times.
2. Article Marketing – The niche you’ve chosen for your blog should be one that interests you. If it is interesting you will spend more time doing it. Create content not only for your blog but also to be submitted to article directories. Use the resource box to advertise your blog so people can find you.
3. Social Networking – These sites are everywhere. Join Facebook, MySpace, Squidoo, Twitter or a dozen others and make connections. You can join groups of like-minded people who are also bloggers or entrepreneurs.
4. Viral Marketing – This is where you spread the word about your blog. Talk to friends, family and even strangers. Give out business cards that have your blog address on them. This also includes writing interesting and controversial content that people will share with others via their social networks.
5. Use RSS Feeds – RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” Readers can subscribe to your feed and get email updates when new content is posted. It is an easy way for them to keep up with your blog without spending all day online.
Do you need help starting your blog? This free report will help you get there. Compiled using information and advice from highly experienced bloggers, this short report will help you get on your way to massive blogging success.
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Check back in a couple days for MORE ways to drive traffic to your blog!
Tags: blogging, traffic to your blog
