Saturday, November 29, 2008

How To Increase Website Traffic ?

How To Increase Website Traffic ?

Looking to increase website traffic ?

If you've been active in Internet Marketing or have owned a Website for more than a couple of weeks ... You already know how important Website Traffic is !

The problem is, there are so many different ways to get Website Traffic, it's difficult to know which course to take.

1. ) You could just buy "Pay-Per-Click" ( PPC ) Advertising as this can be done rather quickly and generates traffic right away. The problem is ... This traffic doesn't come cheap, and if you haven't thoroughly studied this form of traffic already, you're liable to spend your ad budget faster than you can say, "Lickety-Split !"

The other problem is ... you need to stay in this game long enough to find out which keywords are actually bringing sales and which ones are merely bringing "lookey-loo" type visitors which weren't planning on buying anything in the first place.

2. ) You could spend your time learning "Search Engine Optimization" ( SEO ) but the learning curve on this is pretty sizeable and while the rewards are certainly worthwhile, they're slow in coming.

It typically takes 30-90 days ( at minimum ) to really see any dramatic improvement in traffic from pure SEO techniques.

3. ) You could get yourself involved in "Black-Hat" techniques which generate a quick surge of traffic by trying to fake out the Search Engines, but beware ...! As soon as the Search Engines catch on, and they will, you'll be penalized and possibly even de-listed.

That's right, you could find that your site has been removed from the Search Engine's index and therefore, can never be found unless someone actually types your website's URL directly in their browser!

To Your Success

Wingcent Ning
Success-Biz Marketing
wingcent@gmail.com
http://mysignaturebusiness.blogspot.com
Singapore

Success on Article Marketing – Part 4 of 5

Success on Article Marketing – Part 4 of 5

In part three of this Article Marketing series ; lets discussed what not to do when writing and submitting articles. Those seven tips were focused on keeping you out of “hot water” with the Article Directory Editors but they weren’t necessarily “sexy.”

In part four, I’ll try to spice things up a bit !

We’ll discuss how to craft a compelling Resource Box that concentrates on “getting clicks.” After all, the whole reason we’re involved in Article Marketing is to get our Target Audience to read our articles and then CLICK the link(s) we provide in our Resource Box ... isn’t it ?

Here’s 5 tips to make your Resource Box a winner :

1. ) Write your Resource Box text in the “third-person.” While it may seem silly, readers find them to be much more credible than those written in the “first-person.” You will get a whole lot more clicks if your Resource box says, “Author Name is ...” rather than “I am ...” – You get the picture.

2. ) Your Resource Box should include information which speaks to your expertise. If you’re writing an article about “Gardening,” you might include a statement like ... “Author Name has been gardening for over 22 years ...” Any honest, statement of credibility will be well-received.

3. ) Include a clear “Call-To-Action.” It can be subtle, like “please visit : YourDomain.com” or more direct, like “Click here =>.” Just make sure to include a call-to-action or you’ll miss out on a whole lot of clicks !

4. ) Use “Anchor Text” links whenever the article directory allows. Anchor Text is any piece of text that is hyperlinked to a website. If this isn’t clear, look at my Resource Box. You’ll find the words; “Article Domination Method” is hyperlinked to my site. This is an “Anchor Text” link and it will boost your site’s Search Engine Optimization.

5. ) Direct your Target Audience ( your readers ) to some form of “free offer.” It could be a free video, an ebook or anything else of value to your market. Just make sure to use an autoresponder to capture your visitor’s contact information in the process.

Hopefully, this article will have been a great benefit to you ! I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to craft a compelling Resource Box.

It’s quite a shame ; many article writers spend lots of time on their “body content” and then fail miserably with their Resource Box.

Remember, we’re involved in Article Marketing because we want Targeted Traffic to our websites. If we’re not bringing traffic, we might as well just buy PPC advertising !

In the next article, the last in this series, we’ll discuss some of the tools available to the Article Marketer and reveal important resources as well.

Stay tuned ...

To Your Success

Wingcent Ning
Success-Biz Marketing
wingcent@gmail.com
http://mysignaturebusiness.blogspot.com
Singapore

Guide to Success with Affiliate Marketing Programs

Guide to Success with Affiliate Marketing Programs

Perhaps the best way to get your earnings up is to join an affiliate marketing program that gives you step-by-step instructions on how to be successful. This is extremely common when you choose to promote information products, especially ebooks from Clickbank.

It's not uncommon for affiliate marketing programs to expect you to know everything about running a successful marketing campaign - even if you don't. Make sure you choose an affiliate marketing program that is geared towards beginners, if you are a beginner. And don't waste your time getting rehashed information on the basics, if you're an intermediate affiliate marketer.

Affiliate marketing programs with detailed instructions on how to properly promote a product or service are invaulable. They're a great way for new affiliates to learn the ropes, while veteran affiliate marketers are assured that a program is professional. Affiliate marketing programs that offer training videos and even free websites to those that sign up can help make the difference between an affiliate marketer who makes money, and one who gives up in frustration.

The alternative, which many people opt for instead, is to learn affiliate marketing through pouring over forum posts and scrounging together enough cash to buy the latest ebook. While this is certainly a viable strategy, and one that is perhaps the most popular, it's entirely possible to learn the ropes of affiliate marketing by involving oneself with one good affiliate marketing program that explains all of the steps. Clickbank products, typically ebooks, are often the best affiliate marketing programs when it comes to helping affiliates be successful.

An affiliate marketing program removes the guesswork and reduces the time necessary to learn affiliate marketing. Getting started with your affiliate program should be easy. You'll need to create campaigns for affiliate marketing, and test and tweak these campaigns ever so slightly to ensure maximum conversion - and thus, maximum profits.

If you're unclear on how to accomplish some of these goals, though, don't fret. Affilaite marketing is a big subject, and it can take a while to learn all of the necessary skills required to be successful. By choosing an affiliate marketing program that fits your specific needs, you'll be doing yourself a huge favor.

To Your Success

Wingcent Ning
Success-Biz Marketing
wingcent@gmail.com
http://mysignaturebusiness.blogspot.com
Singapore

The Best Free Online Affiliate Program

The Best Free Online Affiliate Program

What separates a typical affiliate program from the best free online affiliate programs out there ?

There are several factors you should consider when searching for a strong affiliate program with which to partner.

1. ) Second or Third Tier Sales

This is a doozy. The best free online affiliate programs offer you the ability to sign up affiliates below you - so called "sub affiliates." You make money from everyone below you.

2. ) Lifetime Commissions

Some affiliate programs will give your residual commissions for the entire time a customer buys from them. This is a great way to earn passive income indefinitely.

3. ) Generous Commissions

The best free online affiliate programs pay well. It's difficult to promote products if your profit margins are low, which is why it's a good idea to partner with professional, high-paying programs.

4. ) Strong Niche

The more rabid a fan-base a particular niche has, the more likely you are to generate a tremendous amount of profit from it. You don't have to select gigantic sectors, like mortgages. Sometimes the simplest products will have have a strong, permanent demand.

5. ) Good Branding

The best free online affiliate programs usually are recognized as the best because they've done a great job promoting their product or service, and draw in a large number of affiliates who want to promote it. Success breeds success.

6. ) Set Payment Schedule

Programs that pay whenever they feel like it do not build the confidence and trust of their affiliates. The best free online affiliate programs out there will publicize their pay schedule so that their affiliates can count on being paid at a regular time every month, whether that schedule is weekly, bi-weekly, or only monthly.

7. ) Good Communication

Keeping in contact with affiliates is a great way to build up a professional relationship. The best free online affiliate programs will contact you every once in a while to see how you're doing, and to offer suggestions on how to improve your sales. Take their advice, they're the experts on what works best for that niche.

8. ) Special Offers

The best free online affiliate programs will often have promotions for their affiliates to entice higher sales. For instance, some will offer large bonuses to affiliates who make a certain number of sales.

9. ) Larger Slice of the Pie

Affiliates who have a track record of consistent, high sales can negotiate for higher commission percentages. The best free online affiliate programs out there will gladly oblige, as they're likely rolling in a lot of money from their best affiliates.

To Your Success

Wingcent Ning
Success-Biz Marketing
wingcent@gmail.com
http://mysignaturebusiness.blogspot.com
Singapore