How to Generate Traffic Using A Facebook

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In the age of Web 2.0, driving traffic to your website is not all about search engine optimization (SEO). Part and parcel of an effective Internet marketing strategy is to ensure that your website is also present in the realm of social networks and media sharing. Visitors do not only arrive at websites only through search results, but also through links that their peers share through these social networks. What social networking platform could be more important than Facebook, the world's largest? With over 800 million active users, your website stands to reach a wide variety of audience through Facebook, and sometimes all it takes is one "Like" button in your webpages. How to generate traffic using a Facebook "Like" button on your site? A Facebook "Like" button is a stamp of approval that visitors may click when they literally like the content of your blog. Experience with video-sharing site YouTube indicates that visitors prefer a like-dislike system instead of a rating system when expressing approval or disapproval for content. Facebook modifies this model and only has "Like" buttons that third-party content may use in their customized pages. What makes the "Like" button extra special for Internet marketers is its content sharing component. Visitors who click the "Like" button automatically share the links to their Facebook profiles, which can, in turn, be viewed by people in their respective networks. If your content is good enough, the Facebook "Like" button serves as a form of endorsement by the people potential visitors trust the most--their personal contacts. Viral blog posts are created this way. When putting Facebook "Like" buttons in your website or your blog posts, remember to put it in two positions: the top and the foot of a webpage or a blog post. With the now-familiar appearance of the "Like" button, approval and sharing should only be a click away. SEO should still be of high importance, but you will never go wrong with a few Facebook links here and there. INSERT CALL TO ACTION HERE John Silva is the Owner of http://InstantComputerBiz.com. Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.

Motivate New Business For Your Web Site

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Once you get your online business up and running and get traffic going to it, it can be pretty easy to manage. This ease of management is one of the big selling points for owning an online business. Simple oversight and a little work every day can keep it running smoothly, earning you a consistent income. While this is how it is most of the time, this is not necessarily true for every internet based business. Sometimes you will need to Motivate new business for your web site in order to keep it going. This can be a bit of a challenge since you still need to stay true to your original business model, but you also need to keep things fresh and entice people to visit your website and buy your product. There are three things you can do to help you out with this. 1: Play into desire. People want what they want. People will also be willing to part with a fair bit of cash if it can get them what they want. So as a business owner, you need to try and give them what they want. If you can feed into this desire, you can keep them coming back for more. If your current business model is not cutting it, try to branch out to similar products that people may desire to keep your business going. 2: Enjoyment. Another way to Motivate new business for your web site is to show potential customers that they can enjoy the product they buy from you. It does not necessarily have to be enjoyment in the sense of a child playing with a toy, but if you are selling say... self help books. Then make them think they will get a lot out of your product and thus enjoy purchasing it since it gives them what they want. As stated above, desire is a powerful motivator, does not hurt to try and make them desire your product. 3: Fear. A common and effective method is to invoke a little fear. If you read through websites trying to sell you a product, you might pick up on a little scare tactic going on. It plays into the human psyche in making them feel as if they need something. By making them think they will lose something by not buying your product, you make them more willing to buy your product. Obviously this does not mean to intimidate them, it is all about wording, as you probably noticed from other websites. Trying to Motivate new business for your web site can be a bit tricky since it means you have to expand, or at the very least find new ways to promote your product. These three tips may or may not work given what exactly you are selling, or maybe you already follow them. But for those of you who can utilize these tips, they can provide you with a means of increasing sales. There are still many more methods out there for you to use as well, so whether these work or not you should still seek out more ways to build up your business. John Silva is the Owner of http://InstantComputerBiz.com. Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.

The What, When, Where and HOW you need to know about PROMOTION to make consistent sales!

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By Sandi Hunter You've been listening to George Kosch's home business training telling you that to make MONEY you need to PROMOTE! But let's make sure you understand and know where to access the resources you need so you can start DOING this today! How to promote. Use the Landing pages (AD EXAMPLES) included in your Worldprofit Member area. On LEFT menu slect ADVERTISING / TRAFFIC the click on AD EXAMPLES. Watch the brief video by George Kosch so you understand and don`t make mistakes and waste time. You can even add a picture of yourself to the landing pages if you like. Also in your Worldprofit Member area in the same section, look in the mini-menu and click on LIST BUILDER PAGES. These are special landing pages that also help you build your email makreting list by giving away free stuff. You can use these landing pages to help build EXTERNAL LISTS such as those at Aweber, Get Reponse or Mail Chimp. George Kosch has recorded a video to help you understand so you don`t make mistakes. PLEASE watch the video. What to promote. Your Worldprofit member area is packed to the rafters with excellent products and services you can sell, and freebies you can offer to entice leads and close sales. Below are just SOME of the areas in your Member area to find the products, services you can sell and stuff you can offer at no cost to entice interest. Left menu, MONEY MAKERS section, select MONEY MAKER PROMO KIT, also FAST CASH MONEY LEFT menu CLICKBANK Store, select CLICKBANK Promo Kit, and Banner Promo Kit TOP menu, select PLR STORE/THE VAULT LEFT menu, under MONEY MAKERS, select UNIVERSAL BONUS BUILDER LEFT menu, under MONEY MAKERS, select EASY DEAL BUILDER WHY promote. To make money online you must generate a steady supply of leads while buiilding your email marketing list. At Worldprofit your leads are called ASSOCIATES. These are people who sign up on your LANDING PAGES to be a free Associate member. When they do so you then have a lead! If you use the LIST Builder pages mentioned above you also give people the option to join your list! Associates you sign up get automatically added to your Prospect Manager in your member area for easy follow up. Leads are what you need to make sales! Building your email marketing lists mean you have a constant source of people to promote to and sell products to! When to promote. Promote as often as you can, whenever you can, but don't skip a dose! No promotion means NO SALES. Let that be your guide for how often and when to promote. When you are hungry you eat. When you need to make money, you PROMOTE! Where to promote. Free and low cost ADVERTISING OPTIONS! LEFT MENU, select SOLO-BLASTER to 30,000 LEFT MENU, select ADVERTISING/Traffic then click on TRAFFIC INJECTIONS LEFT MENU, select ADVERTISING/Traffic then click on 20+ Income Streams LEFT MENU, select ADVERTISING/Traffic then click on GUARANTEED VISITORS LEFT menu, select ADVERTISING/Traffic then click on SOLO ADS to 81,000 LEFT menu, select ADVERTISING/Traffic then click on BANNER PROMO KIT LEFT menu, select ADVERTISING/Traffic then click on GREAT AD SOURCES LEFT menu, select WORLDPROFIT MARKETPLACE then click on ADD/EDIT your website TOP menu, select PROMO-BOTS. Watch the video to understand how to benefit from this automated tool for promotion. Left menu, select ADVERTISING/Traffic then click on FAST TRACK to join our own ad co-op. There are even more resources in the Advertising/Traffic section so your time is well spent investigating on your own. ************ Other helpful stuff to help you with your PROMOTION. Magic List Builder - this is POWERFUL! TOP MENU, select MAGIC LIST BUILDER. Watch the video to see how to use this to get leads and build your email marketing lists Knowing if your advertising efforts are working is CRITICAL! So track your ads and clicks with Worldprofit's AD TRACKER. Left menu, under ADVERTISING/TRAFFIC select AD TRACKER (it's free). If you want an even more sophisticated way of tracking your ads, on LEFT MENU, under MONEY MAKERS section, select ADVANCED LINK TRACKER for a paid option of tracking your ads. Easily organize all your promotion using Worldprofit's Lead Funnel, Link Manager and Promo Organizer. All 3 tools can be found under LEFT MENU under MONEY MAKERS then look for the names on the sub-menu. ******* Additional Tools for the more advanced marketers Worldprofit's Landing Page Builder - LEFT MENU under ADVERTISING/TRAFFIC select LANDING PAGE BUILDER Squeeze page builder - LEFT MENU under ADVERTISING/TRAFFIC select SQUEEZE PAGE BUILDER Worldprofit's Lazy Blogger System - LEFT MENU select WEBSITE MANAGEMENT then click on Lazy Blogger System. Ebooks are great lead generators. Use Worldprofit's Ebook creator (it's free). On LEFT MENU, under MONEY MAKERS section, select Article Ebook Creator and also Ebook Rebrander. There you will also find content for your ebooks, and easy to use ebook cover creators and more. Ok we are going to stop there as we think we've given you enough to keep you busy. *********** Final words. Don't get caught up in the details, just DO IT. Promote that is. Don't expect to learn it all in one day, or get instant results. If you get stuck submit a support request form and ask for help. We are here 7 days a week to help you. No other company provides you the number of tools we do, the variety of nique resources, the in depth training and the level of support as Worldprofit does. Take advantage of us and what your Worldprofit membership includes. Try to attend the weekly interactive LIVE home business bootcamp training with George Kosch (or watch the recording). We offer this training for you! We know how to do this stuff, so the purpose of the training is to provide demonstrations and answer your questions as we teach YOU how to build your own successful online business. Make a commitment to yourself to learn and create a stronger financial future for yourself and your family. That starts with following the training, doing your promotions and giving yourself time to see results. About Sandi Hunter and Worldprofit. Sandi Hunter is the Director of Website Development at Worldprofit and oversees all training and customer support departments. Looking for way to earn at home? Worldprofit's training program provides you with services and products you can sell to earn 20 - 100% commission along with traffic, leads, advertising, software, training and support 365 days a year. Sign up for a free Associate membership with no obligation to see for yourself how Worldprofit can help you learn how to earn at home. This is not a simple coaching program we are a complete, intensive training and hands-on support company now in our 20th year of business. Republished with author's permission by John Silva http://InstantComputerBiz.com.

Internet Marketing Today-Understand So You Make Money

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The internet is still pretty mysterious to most people. Sure everyone knows about it and has a basic understanding, but many concepts still prove elusive for most people. One such concept being the ability to make money on the internet. Most people still can not understand how this is possible, or worse, they think it is exceptionally easy. The truth is, internet marketing today is not impossible nor is it all that easy. While you can certainly make money online, it takes a long time and a lot of hard work and dedication on your part in order to succeed. You have to always remember, if you plan on starting your own online business, that it is still a business. All the things you would do if you went and opened a department store, you still have to do most of those things with an internet based business. To help you make your business and grow it to be successful are some of the following tips. 1: Be sure you are ready. I can not stress this enough, but way too many people go into this all hyped up and with misconceptions. This is not some easy scheme to get quick cash, and it will require a lot of work and it can take months for you to see any return. If you accept these facts and are still willing to deal with internet marketing today, then you are one step closer to success. 2: Set up a schedule. Like with any business, you need a set schedule. While the nice thing about owning your own online business is that you can work when you want, where you want, you still do need some structure. So set up a plan for when you will work and how long you will work each day, and then stick to it. Many people will poke at their business every week or two and then complain it is not working. You need to work it almost every single day. 3: Pick a niche. Once you have a dedicated work schedule, you need to decide what exactly you are going to be working on. Figuring out what kind of product you are going to sell is an important step. Is it a service or a physical product? Is it extremely mainstream and sells well, thus having a lot of competition? Or is it more obscure? You need to get just the right mix of obscurity so you do not have overwhelming competition, but also popularity so you can still make money. 4: Market your business. Once you have your niche, then you need to start marketing it. This is the single hardest, and most time consuming process. Until people are consistently visiting your website, until it is ranked highly on Google, until you are making money, it will seem like a lot of hard work for nothing. But keep at it. The internet marketing today can be quite competitive and it can be hard knowing what to do or where to start. That coupled with the fact that you will be doing a lot of work without ever seeing a penny for a long time means many people fail. But if you do your research and keep your head held high and on straight, you can be just as successful as all those big time gurus. John Silva is the Owner of http://InstantComputerBiz.com. Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.

Engaging Your Audience, Growing Your Boards By Running Contests

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Today we are going to jump right in and talk about engaging your audience, growing your boards by running contests. As we well know the purpose of Pinterest is to allow people to "pin" photos they find on the internet or upload from their computers to their virtual pinboard's. This powerful social network makes it easy for anyone to organize collections, share ideas and even product pictures, so that consumers can find and share them with others. To ensure that you are engaging your audience and growing your boards you can do several things, including launching a Pinterest contest. Running a pinning contest can be a great way to promote your pins, boards and especially your business. There are many types of contests you can run on Pinterest including "pin it to win it,? ?best photo contest? or ?re-pin/like contest.? The first thing to consider is what type of contest you're going to run? - Will it be a good fit for your business? - Will it help raise brand awareness and engage consumers? - What type of prizes will you give away? - How long is it going to last? It's important to have a good idea of what results you would like to achieve by running the contest. This will help you prepare properly and achieve your goals effectively. Now let's go over a few different types of contests you can run: - Pin To Win Contest Is this where you have your contestants create a board specifically dedicated to your contest. On this board you will instruct them to pin specific images. They can be photos of your products or images related to a certain theme topic. The most creative board wins. Kraft Food's recently did this in their "Pin It To Win It" recipe contest. This is a very good example of how to run a popular contest on Pinterest. You can find the entries by doing a search on Pinterest with the term #kraftrecipes (notice how they used the hashtag) or by going to: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/promotions/pinterest-rules.aspx The contest is over now, but you can still use it as an example. - Photo Contest This is where your contestants pin images of themselves actually using your products in a creative way. Then you have your site visitors and other pinner's vote on the most creative images. The contestant with the most votes wins. - Repining Contest This is where contestants are asked to repin specific images and write descriptions using specific hashtags. This type of contest can help jumpstart the viral nature of your pins by utilizing Pinterest's ?repin? feature as a means to enter. It can also be the most effective in building brand awareness, because the winner will be the follower who repins the most. - Comment Contest This is one of the simplest types of contests to run. This is where contestants are asked to leave comment on a specific pin. You can have them include the hashtag or answer a question and the most informative comment will win. This type of contest is quick, easy and allows anyone to enter. Not to mention, generates a lot of interest. Here are a few quick tips that will help ensure your contest will be a big success: - When getting ready for your contest be sure to post clear, easy to follow rules for your contestants. - Include a start and end date for your contest. - Monitor every phase of your contest carefully. Keep track of entries to ensure everyone is entering correctly and not breaking the rules. - Give a prize that your contestants will really want to work for to win. To - Consider giving first, second and consolation prizes to your finalists. - Make it's easy to enter. A social media contest should be simple and not require lengthy forms or mail-ins to enter. This will only deter people from participating. As of now, Pinterest doesn't have any formal rules pertaining to running contests or sweepstakes, but before you begin your contest you want to make sure that you are complying with your state?s rules and regulations regarding sweepstakes. If you decide that running a contest on Pinterest will be a good fit for your business, but you're not quite sure where to start you can always visit the site and look at ongoing contests from other Pinterest users. This way you can watch what works and what doesn't so that you can plan your own contest more effectively. TIP: Use the search term "#contest" Truly, there's no doubt that you can use Pinterest to help promote brand awareness, create buzz and attract more customers, so why not make it fun by hosting your own Pinterest contest. John Silva is the Owner of http://InstantComputerBiz.com. Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.

Converting Your Regular Twitter Followers Into Lifelong Customers

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Let's jump right in and talk about how you can use Twitter to conduct your market research. Every business has a target market, but the simple fact is that many business owners often miss the mark because they don?t know the true needs of their market. By using Twitter, you can easily listen to the needs of your prospects, the issues they are currently facing and the kind of help that they want. Whenever you meet someone new on Twitter it's a good idea to try to establish a good relationship from the start. Think like your customer. You buy from people who you trust and like. Your target market also behaves the same way. It is important, especially in social marketing that you get to know your clients and do your best to win their trust and confidence. A good rule of thumb is to try and keep ninety percent of your tweets full of helpful content and try to limit your promotional ones. By doing so, you can attract more followers and hopefully customers. In order to show off your expertise on Twitter you will want to post quality content on your blogs, website and other sites, like article directory EzineArticles.com. Then share them with your followers. There are a wide variety of tools that work with Twitter that will automatically check the blogs you?ve posted and share them instantly on your page. Offering educational materials, seminars, video training and networking events will also go a long way when you are trying to convert your followers into paying customers. As a matter of fast I recently came across a great website that allows you to stream live video on your Twitter page and chat real time with your followers, so if you're not camera shy, plug in your webcam! This will be a fantastic way to make an instant connection for you and your peeps. You can find out more here: http://twitcam.com There are so many different techniques that you can use to help the transition from follower to customer by using Twitter. Just remember to keep the value of your content high and the volume of your promotions low and you will begin to see real results from your efforts. John Silva is the Owner of http://InstantComputerBiz.com. Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.

Improve Internet Marketing Strategy By Offering Value

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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 mindset. 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 upsells 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 mindset 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 strategy. John Silva is the Owner of http://InstantComputerBiz.com. Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.