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November 30, 2008: 3:53 am: article24Marketing Tips
by article24

Article directories are websites that house free articles. These articles are usually put there by whoever owns the copyright to them as a promotion method. Each article has the owners byline placed under it so that those who eventually read the article will know who wrote it (or at least who owns it) and will be able to get in contact with or visit their website for further information.

Articles directories are a great place to put your articles so that they will make you money. By using this method, people who are interested in your product or service will see your article, view you as an expert in the subject, and will visit your website. Even if you cannot write or do not have any knowledge on the subject on which you are promoting (for example for you run an affiliate website), you can always hire a writer to do the work for you. Getting quality articles written will be expensive up front, but they will pay for themselves in no time, either through affiliate sales or selling your own services, and everything from then on is pure profit.

To find a freelance writer, you can look at various freelancing websites that will allow you to post the specification of your project and your budget.

From there, writers will make bids on your project and provide you with writing samples so that you can get an idea of their skill level. Make sure that you choose a writer who gives you a sample of the type of article that you are looking for. For example, if you are looking for a copy-writer, do not hire someone who only sent you a sports writing sample. He or she may be an outstanding sports writer, but copy-writing is about selling (a product, service, or yourself) to your website visitors.

There are numerous article directories out there for you to utilize. Your bet best is to put a copy of each of your articles on every one for maximum exposure. It will eventually help to bring more traffic and customers to your website, which will lead to new orders and more profit.

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November 29, 2008: 1:04 am: Sonja SchuylerIM articles
by Sonja Schuyler

Would you like to discover a strategy that could transform your business in a way you had only dreamed about? You will be amazed at just how simple and easy it is get your website to the first page on Google.

How wonderful it would be to attract valuable visitors to your site. You will be even more excited when you realize that this works for every type of online business.

Let me show you how you can get targeted traffic whether you are selling a product, promoting affiliate programs, or displaying adsense or other advertising.

A remarkably simple strategy that produces staggering results. The fact is that this simple and easy strategy is more reliable than any other strategy on the internet.

It establishes you as the expert in your niche. People will read about you. When they are ready to buy, they will either buy from you, if you have a product or service to sell, or they will listen to your recommendations and buy through your affiliate links.

All that content all over the web will make search engines love you. Even more because it is unique content. Search engines discover unique content and provide it to the searching public.

You also receive correctly formatted links that point back to your website. Not one or two, but hundreds. Over time, not hundreds but thousands and tens of thousands. The search engines will really love you now.

Similar strategies can be very expensive. Some of them charge as much as $50 per article. They restrict how many articles you can send out or they want to charge you more to upgrade to a higher usage level. If this is going to be a sustainable strategy, you need a service that is cheap. Unique Article Wizard allows unlimited submissions for as many domains as you wish.

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November 14, 2008: 2:09 pm: Jeff KulkersonIM articles
by Jeff Kulkerson

Xocai is a network marketing opportunity that has begun to gain momentum. If you’re looking for a home based business or multi level marketing opportunity, this might be one you would consider. But before you take your next step towards any work from home opportunity, you might want to consider the strategy that you need to be successful. Xocai is a good business opportunity, but without the right mindset, you can still walk away feeling scammed.

There are a two things you need to do well in order to become successful in a business opportunity or network marketing opportunity, but let’s first talk about two strategies you should avoid.

There are two strategies for your business opportunity that you need to avoid doing in Xocai if you desire to be successful.

1. Make a warm list of friends and family. If your upline tells you to create a list of your friends and family you have a bad sponsor. Your relationships are valuable and you should treat them as such by not pitching a business opportunity when they aren’t even interested in looking for one.

2. Any person within 3 feet of you is a prospect. This is a horrible strategy to follow. You do not want to be known as someone who pitches their business opportunity at every turn. People will start to avoid you and life as you know it will start to get very lonely. Networking with people is supposed to be fun and open the door for you to spend MORE time with your friends and family and not the other way around.

You need to realize that your time is valuable and you need to maximize your time wisely. This way you can spend it doing the things you want to do.

Xocai is an opportunity you can be successful in if you learn how to do two things well.

1. Learn how to give VALUE to those around you including prospects who never join your business.

2. You need to learn how to drive targeted traffic to your You Inc, drive traffic to YOU first and then present your business opportunity.

Once you’ve learned how to do these two well, you’ll be on your way to being successful in Xocai.

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November 9, 2008: 2:10 pm: Mr PubIM articles
by Bellrock Man

Now that you have begun developing your online small business and have set up your website to sell your product or service, what do you do next? Internet marketing can be a huge asset to your business. In simple terms, unless you can get people to visit your website and purchase your product, your business will not do well. Consumers, unfortunately, do not magically rush to your website to take part in what you have to offer. You must embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and market your product.

An internet marketing plan for your small business is extremely important; however, your website must first be ready for online viewing. This means thinking about the design you want, in order to present your company it in a way that will draw in the individuals you are targeting. In most cases, this will be the only interaction that consumers have with your company. What they see on the website is what they know about you. Make sure that it is well designed and optimized for peak performance.

When you start marketing your online business, you will want to start with the basics. First you will want to define your target audience. For example, if the product you are marketing is made for young mothers with small children, then you will not want to concentrate on men in their fifties. Knowing the demographic for your product helps give you an idea of the best way to market it online. Once you are able to recognize your demographic audience, there are several ways that you can begin marketing to them. You may choose to use banner ads, email campaigns, e-zine ads, pay-per-click advertising and SEO techniques to promote your site.

If you have never done any internet marketing, then you might not be sure exactly what will work the best. This is actually going to be found out through trial and error. Some marketing techniques that have done well for other businesses, might not work well for well for you. If you are looking to start a small business and you aren’t sure about how to go about marketing your site, then try getting some business advice from someone who has already gone through the process. There are lots of people online that have started a small business and would be more than happy to help you. Try consulting some online forums that deal with marketing and seek information from those who have been there.

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November 6, 2008: 2:41 am: Kirt ChristensenIM articles
by Kirt Christensen

For a stay at home mom with two small boys, which stores I can shop are at times determined by a range of factors. Factors such as accessability, parking, helpfulness of employees, width of store aisles and of course the size and maneuverability of the shopping carts.

In a majority of American households, the women do the necessary shopping for the house. Whether this is fair or not is irrelevantit is a fact. Frequently, women are required to bring their children along to do the necessary shopping. Things which I mentioned above play a larger role to consumers than one might thing. For example, I have an appointment at a nearby beauty supply store later this morning, and I am already dreading it. The aisles are narrow and cramped, and there are not shopping carts available. The amount of time I spend inside the store is going to be minimal, at best.

I believe this is true for alot of stay at home moms with children. The inability to maneuver through a store may keep them from visiting the store all together or may limit their shopping to specific items only. This means less money will be spent and limited “impulse buys”. All in the attempt to avoid a public melt down by either mom or the kids.

One of the most important factors, as silly as it may seem, when I choose a store to shop at and linger at, is the size and maneuverability of the shopping carts. The front of the cart needs to be wide enough to place a carseat without feeling like the cart would topple at any moment, and the handle of the cart couldn’t be too much lower than the basket, otherwise the car seat/ infant carrier would be balanced rather precariously on the front without actually “clipping in”, making it secure.

Every business should provide carts to fit the type of store and the products for which they sell. The carts should be light and sturdy, avoiding large heavy and bulky ones. Their size should be limited to the size of the aisles yet be large enough to accomodate the items sold. Not having the proper size cart for the size of the store and aisles makes shopping difficult and frustrating.

There have been a number of times I have left a store out of sheer frustration and not being able to maneuver smoothly through the aisles. The shopping cart for the small businesses in question were either too large, had difficult to move wheels, or the aisles were too cramped to get around to where I needed. My frustration level would go up as I would try to navigate, and generally I end up leaving sooner, rather than later, and make every effort in the future to avoid that particular store.

I prefer stores that recognize the balance of cart size and aisle width to accomodate their particular inventory of items. I need a cart in which a five year old can sit in the basket while allowing me the room needed to purchase the items I am looking to buy.

To put so much emphasis on the shopping cart may seem silly, but it’s necessary. There is one particular store which I have had to avoid until my child was big enough to sit up on his own. The stores carts would not accomodate my infant carrier. For my small business, I would make sure to provide a shopping cart that was light weight, probably plastic, sturdy, free turning wheels, wide enough for an infant carrier to be secure and possibly allow for a second child inside. It would be the appropraite size based on the overall size of the store, the products sold at the store and the width of the aisles. This would ensure its ability to maneuver throughout the store and would allow for customers to linger and spend more time, hence spend more money.

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November 1, 2008: 5:47 am: Frank SmithIM articles
by Tim May

There are lots of online agurusa out there offering information about internet marketing and services. Sometimes it seems like these people are well-qualified and have shining backgrounds. This is why a lot of incautious people are taken in by fake internet marketing “gurus”.

Unfortunately, very often people who try these online marketing programs are left aholding the baga. Often they are baffled as to exactly how they got taken. A lot of online marketing ploys have one goal – to get your money in exchange for little or nothing. This unfortunate set of circumstances causes trouble for legitimate online marketers who lose business because of the dishonest actions of others.

What kind of person can get scammed by an online agurua you ask. Unfortunately, a trusting person eager for help and advice is a prime candidate. People looking for marketing advice are looking for someone to trust. The fact that this is what they are looking for often makes them think they have found it, even when they obviously have not.

Check into the background of anyone you plan to do business with, online or off. A bad reputation should ring lots of warning bells. An advantage of the internet is that a bad reputation is hard to hide. Unhappy customers let it be known, and they have lots of places to air their grievances. The really bad scammers are usually pretty easy to spot. Itas the ones who really seem legit that are harder to scope out.

Here are a few things to watch out for. First, anyone trying to sell you free information is suspicious. If you can find it out for yourself, you shouldnat have to pay for it or pay for any benefit you may get from it. Second, if the information seems sketchy or out-of-date, avoid it. Third, be certain that any information or advice you buy will really pertain to you and your target audience.

The most important thing to be sure of is whether or not the advice you are buying is legal. Find out how that agurua got where he is. Was it by honest means? If not, how could what he is trying to sell you be honest?

Internet marketing rip offs are all too common, so the business person looking for marketing services online should look to deal with reputable firms or other outfits who are a bit more forthcoming with their background. Often, a highly regarded firm will have many repeat and satisfied customers who will be more than willing to tell you the finer points of their experiences.

Being diligent and able to recognize what is and is not a legitimate business operation can help you avoid wondering “how I got scammed by an internet marketing guru.” By working to identify the better organizations to deal with while bringing to light those whose marketing practices are not as good can help you and other firms avoid being scammed and bring more business to marketers who are worth the cost. For more information on internet marketing scams and how to protect yourself please visit Badguruscams.com

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