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If you’re not using Twitter for getting traffic to your website, you’re missing out.  Some marketers don’t bother, thinking that not much can be done in the few characters you’re allowed in a Tweet.  The thing of it is that you’re not trying to put up full blog posts on Twitter.  You Tweet about the fact that you did put up a new blog post.

Tweeting About Your Blogging

The most useful thing about Twitter is that you can use it to drive traffic to your blogging site or your other monetized sites.  What it basically amounts to is that you Tweet something to the effect of “My thoughts on…” and provide a link to your website.  Your followers see this, and if they’re interested, follow the link.

Of course, this means that you have to have a list of followers on Twitter.  The great thing about this is that since nearly everyone has a Twitter account, you can just announce that you have one, and everyone that follows your other social media sites will follow your Twitter.  Some, because they already have a Twitter account, and others may create their own accounts to follow yours.

Are the Old Social Media Sites Dead?

Many social media platforms have tools that allow you to import posts from other media sites so Read More→

One of the all time problems that Internet marketers have is getting traffic to their websites.  Getting traffic to your website is important, but you can’t just have “any” traffic unless you’re doing revenue sharing.  The great thing about revenue sharing is that you can make money, even off of the window shoppers.  The downside is that you don’t make “as much” per click.  With that in mind, maximum traffic is the goal, and not so much emphasis is on targeted traffic.

Maximizing Traffic — the Beginning Stages

If your plan for maximizing traffic lies in your search engine page ranking, you’re selling yourself short.  Page ranking works, but the wheels of Google often turn way too slowly to have a good start.  From the get-go your page should be optimized, but don’t hold your breath for that page one ranking to begin with or even getting indexed.

If you’re ambitious, you should be maximizing your traffic no more than a second after you get your page published.  Write about it in your blog, tweet all your followers, and update your Facebook.  If you have a mailing list already, tell them.  Spread the word far and wide since the traffic you’re already getting and the backlinks you’ve made will reflect on your page ranking.

Getting New Traffic to Your Site

Of course, it’s great that traffic from your already existing sources is going to your website.  Of course, who doesn’t want more traffic?  There are several ways of getting new traffic to your website.  Creating a new group and Read More→

WordPress is one of the greatest free blog sites ever.  It doesn’t rank quite as well as Blogger, according to Alexa, but it has certain other advantages over Blogger.  This is especially true when it comes to affiliate marketing.

Use the Software. Ditch the Domain Hosting.

You can start off one of two ways with affiliate marketing on WordPress.  You can either get a VIP membership, pay some extra money, and have certain restrictions on your marketing, or you can download the software and use it with your own domain hosting.  Truth be told, the latter is the better option.

The reason for this is simple; if you have your own domain already, then why pay for another?  Furthermore, if you have complete freedom to post what kinds of links you want on your own domain, why would you use domain hosting that doesn’t allow it?

WordPress Has More Static Pages and Plugins.

One problem of using Blogger rather than WordPress is that Blogger’s static pages aren’t immediately easy to create, whereas WordPress is pretty straightforward.  If you want your affiliate links Read More→

A joint venture is a business partnership where both parties create a win-win business partnership, usually for financial gain. Joint ventures are common in affiliate marketing and many affiliate marketers attempt at least one joint venture during the course of their careers. They help two or more individuals use their strengths to create products and/or services and market them to the public.

If you’re interested in creating a joint venture with someone, there are several benefits to consider:

Joint ventures increase website traffic.
Other than financial gain, joint ventures (also known as a “JV”) attract more traffic to your website, as well as your partner’s website. As you promote your project through your websites, blogs, or other promotional activities, people will want to get more information about all the people promoting the products.

Joint ventures are an effective way to build your lists.
The added benefit of having two or more names promoting a product Read More→

Mar
17

Using Forums for Listbuilding

Posted by: Shawn Casey | Comments (0)

If you’re not a member of Internet marketing forums, you’re missing a golden opportunity to build your list and increase your overall visibility online. Networking with others is an important aspect of listbuilding, so take advantage of every opportunity you can to mingle with the people who can help your business thrive.

Use Affiliate Marketing Forums to Increase Your Presence

Check this out. I just typed “affiliate marketing forums” in Google. There are 12,500,000 hits for that search alone. “Internet marketing forums” gives a return of 55,600,000 results. With all these available forums—and more—to get the word out about your product, there’s no reason why you cannot start building your list.

Use Niche-Specific Forums to Establish Your Authority

There’s no need to stick with marketing forums alone. Conduct a Google search to find forums full of people that are interested in what you have to offer. If you’re selling gaming software, join gaming forums. If you’re selling craft supplies, find a forum that’s compatible to your business. Niche it down as tightly as you can to build your authority as well as your lists.

Add Your Website, Blog, or Landing Page Address to Your Signature File

Once you join a community and people begin to know you, they’ll want to check out what you have to offer. Always add Read More→

If you’re not using Squidoo to showcase your affiliate marketing business, you may be leaving money on the table.

Squidoo is a community of users and a great platform for the affiliate marketer. Basically, what you do is create “lenses” or pages online, sharing your interests with others who share the same interests. It’s a great way to generate a buzz around your product, blog, or website.

Don’t underestimate the power of Squidoo. It’s one of the top 500 visited sites in the country and one of the top 300 in the United States alone. One year ago this month, there were 900,000 hand built lenses on Squidoo.

10 Ideas for a Squidoo Lens

You can create multiple lenses to promote your affiliate marketing business, but Read More→