e mail marketing

December 30, 2008 by Rick Freeman · Comment
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Even if you have a great website, if a person visits and leaves, it is likely he or she will not come back if you do not give them a reason to. When visiting ten pages or more a day, it is not hard to forget the names or addresses of one specific site that we might have visited. As any good webmaster realizes, if 1,000 visitors visit your site and never come back, they take all the potential revenue they could spend with them. Making a profit from those visitors is something you could have done. Still, if you want your customer to comeback, you need to convince them to join your mailing list!

Sadly, many website owners learn too late that offering great content is not enough. If you really want to have your visitors return to your website, the best way to do this is by having them subscribe to your mailing list. Even if they are in a hurry, many visitors will still choose to opt-in on your mailing list on their way off your website. Though they vary, your opt-in form should ask for the visitor’s email address and name.

This is important because your mailing list lets you communicate again with the potential customer through email. These are, of course, simply ways to promote your products and offers to potential customers. The ultimate goal is to convert as many visitors into subscribers as possible to increase your potential revenue.

If you truly want to increase your subscribers, you should try building a list. The web is full of popular article directories, one of which is eZine articles, where people write and submit articles on a variety of topics.

Many enjoy the fruits of this viral marketing through article writing. It allows you to prove your worth by demonstrating your business expertise in your articles.

You’ll build your mailing list through the resource box you attack to the articles. Among the things you should include in the resource or bio box are a small amount of detail about yourself, as well as your web site’s address. To fully take advantage of this mailing list resource tool, make sure you include the URL that will send visitors to the place where they can sign up for the mailing list.

So long as you produce a good and professional article, the publishers of the internet directories will approve it and republish your article - along with its helpful resource box. After writing these articles, you have a viral marketing basis that did not take a lot of effort. Just remember to have your details attached to each and every article you write.

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Building Your email List

December 30, 2008 by Rick Freeman · Comment
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The amount of possible actions that the internet offers for auto responders to build Your List is limitless. With the use of auto responder series, internet site owners are able to get visitors to repeat their visits and sales. Strategies that are effective for many individuals are those that follow.

It is a good idea to ditch the idea of small daily or weekly eZines and go instead with an Adobe eZine on a monthly basis, in the .pdf format if possible, and build Your List through your auto responder. Professional tips and advice, along with articles, quotes and website links should form the majority of your e-book.

Try adding color through graphics and links to multimedia as well. You can profit by charging monthly rates, usually with a discount for the subscribers who purchase annual packages. By using an auto responder for current subscribers and information series to get new ones, you will have two sources of ad space revenue.

Including article directories on your site is another tip. Regular article directories can include a variety of topics, but these types of articles are designed to focus on a specific industry topic and always include their own ad along the top of their page. By inviting others to share links through a link exchange program, article directories further expand the marketing techniques.

Another tip is to simply encourage the writing of articles for your directory and include a resource box which will allow webmasters to list their website address. Smart owners engage in this activity because they know it will drive traffic to their website through the links. More information can easily be found by searching the terms ‘link exchange software’ or ‘article directory software’.

If the webmaster feels truly confident in his area of expertise, he will offer a class based on that knowledge. These courses, sent through auto responder, can be fun and informational, but ultimately the goal is to link visitors back to the website. The marketing goal is to get people to fill out a form for email subscription services offered through the auto responder. The marketing continues as those that fill out the form are offered more information, in the guise of the courses, about the products that the website offers.

In summation, by using eZine, eBook, article directories and online classes, you can build impressive marketing opportunities for your website. Your business might not even be an online business, but that shouldn’t prevent you from using these profitable List Building tips.

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Blogging as Traffic Strategy and Solution

December 30, 2008 by Mark Enny · Comment
Filed under: List Building 

Some people think of blogging as a place for teenagers to express their feelings. While this is one use of a blog, it is not what we are addressing here. It would work for Paris Hilton but not for us unless we’re famous.

Many people think of blogging as a platform for lonely teenagers to vent their feelings like a diary. While this is one use of a blog, it is not what we are going to talk about. It would work for Paris Hilton but not for us unless we’re famous.

We want to look at how blogging will fit in with your marketing strategy. Blogging is a great way for you to manage content on your site and set up content so that it is organized, fresh, and easy to follow. It is essential to create a blog if you want to get ahead in your market. The blog structure allows you more flexibility than a static site and can be one of the main players in your marketing strategy.

Have you noticed Fortune 500 Companies using blogs? There’s a reason for it. Let’s look at some of the benefits of blogging for the serious business minded person:

1. Blogs give you a platform to show off your ability and expertise in your field. You can reach a much larger audience this way than through other traditional methods. You can gain a reputation as an expert in your arena by blogging and showing how well you manage your own business and displaying your knowledge.

2. Blogs give you a place to show off your ability and expertise in your field. You have a lot to offer whether you believe it or not. You can reach a much larger audience this way than through other traditional methods. You can gain a reputation as an expert in your arena by blogging and showing how well you manage your own business and displaying your knowledge.

3. Blogging is an easy way to post fresh content. Not only does this lend legitimacy and interest to your website and pull in more visitors, but it will attract the search engines. Fresh content equates to more web crawling from the search engine spiders.

4. This is one of the main points about blogging! Search engine marketing relies on many synchronized methods working together. One of the cheapest and easiest ways to create a web presence is to blog. You can develop top search engine rankings based on the popularity of your blog. Catch people’s attention with great content and links will aid you in your trip to the top of the search engine rankings.

5. The cost/benefit ratio is huge with blogging. With easy to use and inexpensive blogging tools, you can get started with little investment of time and money.

6. A blog with RSS feeds will increase your visibility with blog and RSS search engines. You can build link popularity through RSS feeds when you are cited by other blogs or websites. Your links within your blog will also send you traffic if your content is of interest.

SEO in a blog is definitely the way to go. Blogs not only get your words out there, but allow for comments and RSS. You can optimize your blog to get attention with relevant keywords.

Just like any other marketing method, it can be indexed and therefore translate to rankings with the search engines. Thanks to the structure of blog softwares, it is relatively easy for search engine crawlers to detect and categorize the content, resulting in a better shot at high rankings.

You can use blog software to easily add active and attractive elements to your website to keep it fresh and inviting. The software can help you to post current events and news in your field, newsletters, updated FAQ’s, updated media, interesting correspondence, and relevant data.

Instead of just relying on a static web site that deters people from frequent visits, you can encourage regular visitors with constantly updated content, comment posting, cutting edge news, and a sense that your site is on the cutting edge of your field or industry. This translates to a site that attracts the search engines and produces high rankings.

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Making Money Online - Sifting Through the Hype

December 27, 2008 by Frank Rym · Comment
Filed under: List Building 

When I began my internet marketing online experience, I made the big mistake of starting with affiliate marketing building someone else’s mailing list. The training material was fantastic, very detailed and comprehensive. I soon discovered that I was really building a list for someone else the was not in my control. I am quite sure I made a great positive impact on his affiliate marketing business. Wow, what a learning experience!

If you are like me, and have been trying to make money on the internet, you may have a dream of quitting your day job to give you the freedom and independence to spend more time with your family. Or maybe to just make money to have more security in these economic times. It may be likely that the majority of those reading this haven’t been successful making money on-line and/or actually building a business.

Wouldn’t it be interesting to know what content of a sales page is actually true, or could be true for the average person? What I’ve learned is that there is no quick fix or get-rich hype that is real. I bought all kinds of products, jumping from one hyped program to the next. I tried it all, but I lacked focus! The key is to focus in a particular area and stay with it. Whether PPC (pay per click) is your thing, selling you’re own products, selling affiliate products or whatever … it’s important to take action and stay the course. But whatever it is, building your own list is a top priority in determining your ultimate success.

What do I mean by building a list? It’s a process where you collect names and email addresses from people interested in how you can help them. Whether you have some great service, such as ways they can obtain free targeted traffic to their business, or other high value information or product to help them become successful, they will appreciate you and become loyal, if you are for real. Making money online is a business and should be treated like one. In other words, you need to provide something of value so you establish a long-term relationship with your customer.

In my opinion, building a list and over-delivering value to that list is the path to success. By connecting with a mentor that does just that is what I have done. Alex Jeffreys is no guru, just someone that has been extremely successful, and his List Building With Alex product is what got me started on the right track to be successful online.

You can find any kind of product you’re looking for on-line. If you have money available, you may find that paying for advertising of your product or service works for you. If so, by all means go for it. But if you don’t have a lot of money to start with, and can’t really afford to pay per click or expensive traffic strategies, then start building a mailing list. You’ll find all the “gurus” say the money is in the list and they’re so right. In this competitive market, I truly believe that list building is critical, and the money really is in the list.

Building a list and over-delivering value to that list is the path to success. By connecting with a mentor that does just that is what I have done. Alex Jeffreys is no guru, just someone that has been extremely successful, and his List Building With Alex product is what got me started on the right track to be successful online. His product was free and it provided value, not just another ebook to file away!

It is my experience that list building and helping your customer’s succeed is the key to succeeding and thriving online.

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Building Your List

December 26, 2008 by Rick Freeman · Comment
Filed under: List Building 

Even if you have a great website, if a person visits and leaves, it is likely he or she will not come back if you do not give them a reason to. When visiting ten pages or more a day, it is not hard to forget the names or addresses of one specific site that we might have visited. As any good webmaster realizes, if 1,000 visitors visit your site and never come back, they take all the potential revenue they could spend with them. Making a profit from those visitors is something you could have done. Still, if you want your customer to comeback, you need to convince them to join your mailing list!

Sadly, many website owners learn too late that offering great content is not enough. If you really want to have your visitors return to your website, the best way to do this is by having them subscribe to your mailing list. Even if they are in a hurry, many visitors will still choose to opt-in on your mailing list on their way off your website. Though they vary, your opt-in form should ask for the visitor’s email address and name.

This is important because your mailing list lets you communicate again with the potential customer through email. These are, of course, simply ways to promote your products and offers to potential customers. The ultimate goal is to convert as many visitors into subscribers as possible to increase your potential revenue.

If you truly want to increase your subscribers, you should try building a list. The web is full of popular article directories, one of which is eZine articles, where people write and submit articles on a variety of topics.

Writing good articles that capture the audience’s attention is the key to a successful viral marketing plan. The articles provide a way to market your product, but more importantly, allow you to show your expertise in the area.

You’ll build your mailing list through the resource box you attack to the articles. Among the things you should include in the resource or bio box are a small amount of detail about yourself, as well as your web site’s address. To fully take advantage of this mailing list resource tool, make sure you include the URL that will send visitors to the place where they can sign up for the mailing list.

As long as you write a decent article, the publishers of the online sites will approve it and republish your article - along with its helpful resource box. Viral marketing doesn’t get much easier than that. The details that you include in your article are the key parts to making this an effective tool.

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