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The Perfect YouTube Marketing Tips

Posted on 07. May, 2010 by admin.

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You can use YouTube to market your business, product or services.  However, you need a good video in order to draw traffic and make people want to visit your website after they have finished watching.

So, what goes into the perfect YouTube marketing video?  Creativity always counts, of course, as does professionalism.  Still, there are other things to take into consideration as well.  The following is a list of 5 tips that will get you started.

1. Make your video creative.  With all of the videos out there, your video will need to stand out in the crowd. Use fun music, great shots, and try to find an angle that hasn’t already been done. People generally turn on to YouTube to be entertained and your video needs to be able to do this.

2. Give some tips or solutions to common problems that are associated with your particular product, business, or services.  This is an informational type of video and the audience will like the fact that they are learning something. Try to make the tips unique enough that most people can use them but haven’t necessarily heard of them before.

3. Make you video educational.  People like to learn things when they watch video.  Your perfect YouTube marketing video doesn’t have to be all about how to find your website and what the cost of your product is. For example, if you are advertising your home business, then give a demonstration on how to add images to your website, or how to setup a blog. People will watch your video, learn something, and then visit your website.

4. Add some realism or “behind the scenes” in your video.  You can do this by introducing your staff, introducing some of your customers, or even giving the audience a “behind the scenes” tour of the office, factory, or place of work.  People appreciate this and it gives your product or business some authenticity.

5. Add closed-captions to your video. Keep in mind that not everyone is able to hear and that those audience members might be the very ones that want to order your product.  It’s very thoughtful to keep the hearing impaired in mind when creating a video, even a marketing video, because most people rarely do.

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Steps To Updating Wordpress Manually

Posted on 06. May, 2010 by admin.

Check Requirements

Check the current minimum requirements page first to make sure that your web host has the required versions of PHP and MySQL.  (If you are not sure, then your hosting provider should be able to help)

Do A Backup

The next thing to do is to do a backup of your database. All your posts and pages are held in a database, so you will need to have a copy of it in case, for whatever reason, you change your mind after upgrading and need to go back.  If you are not sure how to backup your database, then, again, ask you hosting provider.

Disable Plugins

The final preparation step is to disable plugins.  Now, you don’t have to do this, but every now and then, a plugin hasn’t been updated to work with the latest version of Wordpress, and causes a problem after the upgrade.  So, it’s best to try and avoid that.  You can easily disable your plugins by heading to the Manage Plugins page in the Dashboard, changing the “Bulk Actions” pull down menu to “Deactivate” and clicking “Apply”.

Read To Update

Now that you have checked that you’re ready to update, you’ve turned off your plugins and you’ve have a backup, it is time to manually upgrade your blog.

Manual Update

Step 1: Replace Wordpress Files

1. Get the latest Wordpress zip (or tar.gz) file.
2. Unpack the zip file that you downloaded.
3. Delete the old “wp-includes” and “wp-admin” directories on your web host using an FTP or shell access.
4. Using FTP or your shell access, upload the new Wordpress files to your web host, overwriting old files

NOTE: you should replace all of the old Wordpress files with the new ones, including those in the root directory like index.php, wp-login-php and so on.  Simply copying the contents of the zip you downloaded over the top of your existing files should achieve this.  Make sure you copy all the sub-directories as well.  Don’t worry – your wp-config.php will be safe.

Be careful when you come to the copying the wp-content directory.  You should make sure that you only copy from this directory, rather than replacing your existing wp-content directory. This is where your themes and plugins live, so you want to keep them.  If you have customized the default or classic themes without renaming them, make sure not to overwrite those files, otherwise you will lose your changes.

Lastly, you should take a look at the wp-config-sample-php file to see if any new settings have been introduced that you might want to add to your own wp-config.php.

Step 2: Update your installation

Visit the Wordpress admin page at /wp-admin.  You might be asked to login again.  If a database upgrade is necessary at this point, Wordpress will detect it and give you a link to a URL like: http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php  Follow the link and instructions.  This will update your database to be compatible with the latest code.  You should do this as soon as possible after step 1.

Step 3: Clearing the Cash.

If you have caching enabled, your changes will appear to users more immediately.  If you clear the cache at this point (and if you don’t you may get confused when you see the old version number in the page footers when you check to see the upgrade worked.

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The Godaddy.com History

Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by admin.

Godaddy.com history begins with Go Daddy being founded in 1997 as Jomax Technologies by Bob Parsons, who reviously founded software development company Parsons Technology, Inc.  The company changed its name to Go Daddy in 1999 when a group of employees were brainstorming on a more memorable name than Jomax Technologies.  Someone said “How About Big Daddy?” A quick check revealed it was taken.  Then Parsons said, “How about Go Daddy?” The name was available, so he bought it.  CEO Bob Parsons states the company stuck with the name because it made people smile and remember it.

Go Daddy has grown to become one of the largest ICANN-accredited registrar on the internet.  In 2001, soon after Network Solutions was no longer the only place to register a domain, Go Daddy was approximately the same size as competitors Dotster and eNom.  In April 2005, it surpassed Network Solutions in the market share in terms of total domain name registered.

In 2002, Go Daddy sued VeriSign for domain slamming and again in 2003 over its Site Finder service.  This latter suit cause controversy over VeriSign’s role as the sole maintainer of the .com and the .net top-level domains.  VeriSign shut down Site Finder after receiving a letter from ICANN ordering it to comply with a request to disable the service. In 2006, Go Daddy was sued by Web.com for patent infringement.

In 2007 and 2008, the company lobbied in favor of legislation that would crack down on unscrupulous online pharmacies and child predators.

In March 2010, Go Daddy stopped registering .CN domains (China) due to the high amount of personal information that is required to register in that country.  Some called it a PR campaign since it closely followed Google’s revolt in China.

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How To Earn Money With Online Business Tips

Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by admin.

Many internet marketers want tips on how to earn money with a online business.  It never seems to amaze me that a lot of people with a work at home business are not earning some money.

When I got a question from a few of the people who are not earning any money, I discovered why.

Many internet marketers are doing little to nothing!  I think that just because they have joined a MLM or affiliate program, they just sit back and money comes pouring in.  THIS IS NOT TRUE!

So, I have come up with some suggestions that are easy to include in your daily marketing for your online business.  But, you need to be honest about whether you really want a business, one, and whether you are going to put yourself into action.

If you put these suggestions into action, daily, and you are not getting results, then maybe an online business is not for you.

1. When  you first get started with marketing your online business, set aside at least one hour a day to devote to your business.  More would be more advantageous, but if an hour is all you have, then that is fine.

2. Spend the each day marketing your business on solo ads.  They do cost, but they also work if you do them with the right company.  I recommend starting off with  http://www.demc.com/

3. If you have a website for your business some time submitting them to search engines like, Yahoo, MSN, Google, AOL, etc.

4. Start submitting ezines.  This is a good way to promote your business.

5. Start writing articles and submit them to article directories.  Also, submit them to Yahoo groups.  By doing so, you are also promoting your website, which is usually included in the resource box.

6. Submit to various business message boards.  There are many on the internet that will allow you to post an ad for your online home business.

7. Start building relationships in the various social networking sites.  YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc are good places to setup and account and connect with the users by offering to share value and help. Use the knowledge you currently have about business or online marketing.

8. Start this process all over again.

You can do these steps in any order, but remember, success in marketing begins with persistence and consistence in your efforts.  Spend an hour or more, for the next 30-90 days, using these methods to promote your business.  Each day use a different marketing method.  Don’t try to do all of them at the same time.

Within 30 or so days you should start to see some results for your marketing efforts.

Be realistic, meaning, don’t expect overnight success.  Businesses offering “Pie in the sky”, so to speak, should be avoided at all cost.  Stay away from those businesses with those type of offers.

Do yourself a favor by investing in yourself, meaning, spend some time learning new skills and knowledge about online marketing and business building.  Mike Dillard spends $300,000 a year on his coach.  Yes, Mike Dillard does have a coach.   So, in addition to all of the information I have given thus far, try looking for a resource of some kind that will help you generate the skills you need and point you in the right direction.

It will be difficult trying to build a business alone.  Plus, finding a community or working with someone or others will help give you the support you need and give you the ability to ask for help.

So, I have come up with some suggestions that are easy to include in your daily marketing for your online business. But, you do need to be honest about whether you really want a business, one, and whether you are going to put yourself into action.

So, I have come up with some suggestions that are easy to include in your daily marketing for your online business.  But, you do need to be honest about whether you really want a business, one, then whether you are going to put yourself into action.

So, GET INTO ACTION!

As a bonus, here is an audio training from one of the top online entrepreneurs.  His name is Terry Telford.

Enjoy!

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SEO Page Optimization Basics

Posted on 23. Apr, 2010 by admin.

Page Optimization Basics

Search engines use a number of methods to identify which sites meet the users search the best.  Search engine optimization (SEO) involves looking at these areas and improving the search engine rankings.

The most important thing on SEO page optimization basics is to realize that search engines look at the keywords on the website.  The keyword density is the number of times the keyword appears in 100 words, a keyword density between 2% and 5% is considered optimal.

The one aspect about SEO that most people dislike most is that when they visit a website, they usually see the title as “Untitled document”. The title is very important to use on, not only your main home page, but also all other pages within your web site.  Use the title to list some keywords, keep the title concise.  I always suggest that the title should not only explain with the contents of your article is about, but the words used should be the primary keyword of that article.  Long tail keywords, which is a key phrase with four or more words in it is the best kind of title to use.  The search engines will pick up on these keywords.

Use the URL of the site to list the primary keyword of your website.  You can also try placing your website within a folder of a directory that has the primary keyword in it, or name the files with keywords.  Example: http://www.mysite.com/write-article-guide/

Make full use of the meta tags in the HTML code of your document.  Meta tags are not visible on the web page but they can be read by search engines.

Search engines cannot see images, they can only rank the results according to the text  It’s important to make use of the alternative image descriptions so that the search engines are aware of what the images are about.  Create headings on your web site using keywords.  Remember to use the correct HTML tag and put some of the headings in bold.

So far, the best way of optimizing your web site is by writing content with the keywords sprinkled throughout your article, but not overly used.  Remember, keyword density also plays a part in seo page optimization, 2% to 5% is where the keyword density should remain.

You should write unique content, or pay someone to write the content for you.  Do not use content from other web sites, even if you are allowed to do this, the search engines will realize this and penalize you by negatively affecting your page rank.

Google also ranks pages based on how many different sites link to your site along with their page rank.

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Internet MLM Leadership Training

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by admin.

When you are at work, do you get frustrated because things don’t go according to you plans.  You see people milling around but nothing gets accomplished.  In the daily events, do you feel that your goals remain just that, goals.  Then maybe it is time for you to stand up and do something about it.

Many people in mlms are content just to stand around listening for orders. It is unusual to adopt a follow-the-leader-mentality.  But, maybe, somewhere inside of you, you feel the desire to make things happen; to be the head and not the tail.  Maybe leadership suits fine.

Some people believe that great leaders are made, not born.  Yes, it is true that some people are born to be natural leaders.  However, without practice, without drive, without enthusiasm, and without experience, you will not be able to establish yourself as an mlm leader.

You must also remember that good mlm leaders are continually working and studying to improve their natural skills.  Many establish their leadership skills through a mlm leadership training of some sort.  Learning about leadership requires commitment to constantly improve in whatever endeavor a person chooses.

First of all, let’s define leadership.  To be a leader, one must be able to influence others to accomplish a goal, or an objective.  He or she must contribute to the organization and cohesion of a group.

Contrary to what most people believe, having mlm leadership characteristics is not about power.  It is not about harassing people or driving them using fear.  It is about encouraging others towards the goal of the organization.  It is putting everyone on the same page and helping them to see the big picture of the organization.  You must be a leader, not a boss.

In other words, you must first get people to follow you.  How is this accomplished?

People follow others when they see a clear sense of purpose. People will only follow you if they see that you know where you are going.  Maybe you may have seen the bumper sticker that says, “Don’t follow Me, I’m Lost Too”?  The same holds true for online mlm leadership.  If you do not know where  you are headed, chances are people will not follow you.

You must know the vision you have set for yourself.  Having a clear sense of hierarchy, knowing who the bosses are, who to talk to, your goals and objectives, and how it works is the only way to show others you know what you are doing.

Being a leader is not about what you make others do.  it is about who you are, what you know, and what you do.  You are a reflection of what you want you followers to become.

Studies have shown that one other basis of good leadership is the trust and confidence your followers have of you.  If they trust you, they will go through hell and high water for you.

Trust and confidence is built on good relationships, trustworthiness, and high ethics.

The way you deal with your followers, and the relationships you build will lay the foundation for the strength of your group.  The stronger the relationship, the stronger their trust and confidence is in your capabilities.

Once you have their trust and confidence, you may proceed to communicate the goals and objectives you wish to undertake.

Communication is a very important key to good leadership.  Without this, you cannot be a good internet mlm leader.  The knowledge and technical expertise you have must be clearly imparted to other people.

Also, you cannot be a good leader unless you have good judgment.  You must be able to assess situations, weight the pros and cons of any decision, and actively seek out a solution.

It is this judgment that your followers will come to rely upon.  Therefore, good decision-making is vital to the success of your leadership.

MLM Leaders are not do-it-all heroes.  You should not claim to know everything, and you should not rely upon your skills alone.

You should recognize and take advantage of the skills and talents your followers have.  Only when you come to this realization, will you be able to work as one cohesive unit.

Remember, being a leader takes a good deal of work and time.  It is not learned overnight.  Remember, also, that it is not about you.  It is about you and the people around you.

So, do you have the drive and desire that is required of a mlm leader?  Do you have the desire to work with other people?  Then start now. Take your stand and be a leader TODAY!

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Twitter Network Marketing Formula for Success

Posted on 01. Apr, 2010 by admin.

Knowing how to apply the Twitter network marketing formula is going to determine your success within Twitter.  The twitter formula is quite easy, but most, not only don’t know how to use it, but also don’t know what it is.  Essentially, this marketing formula encompasses a number of things.

As a new twitter user, the first thing you should do is to setup your profile.  This is so that those individuals visiting your page see that you are active within the community and are far more likely to follow you.

One of the biggest mistakes that new twitter network marketers make is in immediately adding contacts to their following list, without having issued out tweets, updated their profile or uploaded a photo of themselves.

This makes sense if you already have an online presence and are simply incorporating your current contacts from your address book or mailing list, but if you are currently working to establish your brand or grow your business, it is critical that you develop your twitter presence first, and then add or invite new followers.

This begins with your profile page, the entry point that every potential follower visits prior to adding you as a contact.

You need to make sure that you complete your profile and that you provide useful information about yourself so that people can either identify you or know what you are offering, involved in, or are interested in.

There are a few different fields relating to your profile that should never be left out, including your full name and your website URL.

Since your user name becomes part of your twitter profile’s URL, you should also make sure that you use a user name that is relevant to your market, niche or represents your business.

You can choose to use your name, if it is available for registration, your website URL, business name or simply keywords representing the market you are involved in.  Personally, I recommend that you use your full name as your twitter username.  This is so that your profile URL is structured like this:

http://twitter.com/Jane-Doe or http://twitter.com/JaneDoe

One thing that many people don’t know is that keywords featured within your actual twitter profile URL tie directly in with twitters built in search utility, meaning that whenever someone searches for information using specific keywords, twitter searches through profiles and usernames to pull relevant search results.

This means that you should always include your primary keyword within your profile fields, including your bio area, so that you are far more likely to be included in search results each time someone enters a relevant keyword associated with your market.

It’s important to determine what brand you are creating within the twitter network.  If you run multiple websites or businesses, use different names (pen names) for business names, you will need to consider the best approach to take.

Do you want to create a single twitter account that serves as an all-in-one contact center for  your different markets, or is it better to create multiple twitter accounts, each one focusing on your different businesses and markets?

Even with twitter’s simplistic structure, and the vast amount of tools that are available to help automate your activity and in building a following, you will still need to spend time actively participating within the twitter network community.  This is only if you want to further your business and maximize your exposure.

This can be exceptionally difficult to do if you are running and managing multiple twitter accounts, so take that into consideration when you are developing your twitter account and choosing your main focus.

I recommend that you separate your tweets and activity for each of your main markets does help keep things organized and on track.  This means to run each of your twitter accounts independently from each other.

By doing this, it will allow you to send out multiple tweets (messages) for each of your markets, rather than confusing potential buyers by using one account that randomly broadcasts messages covering multiple niches.

Twitter has no problem with people opening multiple accounts, however, you must actively use these accounts in order to keep them.

If you allow an account to become inactive for a period of time, twitter reserves the right to terminate the account and open up the possibility of someone else registering that user name.  Thus, if you do not intend on creating multiple twitter accounts, make sure that you log in regularly to keep them active.

From within your twitter account, you will be able to add in a short bio.  This field is exceptionally important!  Once again, with twitter’s search function, it pulls information from the users’ bios to match them up with keywords entered into the search engine.

This means that you should include keywords that are relevant to your niche market, so that you are able to maximize exposure by being included in search results whenever another twitter user enters in those keywords.

Your bio shouldn’t showcase just keywords.  You also want to ensure that you provide a bit of information about yourself, so that people who aren’t familiar with you can get to know who you are, and consider following you.

Your bio field, just like any twitter broadcast you send out, is limited to only 140 characters, so you’ll need to take some time to determine the best terms to describe yourself and your business.

Separate keywords with commas so that each keyword is individually placed.

Example: twitter network marketing, twitter network, twitter

When you are satisfied with your account, it’s time to write your first tweet.  This can make people a little anxious, especially since once you post a tweet, everyone who visits your profile or chooses to follow you will be able to see it.

With twitter marketing, if you ever want to delete a message that you previously sent out, all you have to do is click on the tweet, look for the trash can icon and click it, to delete your message from the time line.

There is also the option to mark specific tweets as favorites, which will make it easy for you to locate the tweet later on, once you have multiple messages in the time line.

When it comes to writing tweets, don’t spend a lot of time worrying whether it’s creative enough, witty enough, or interesting enough.

Once you have become an active member of the twitter community, you’ll find it easier to think of entertaining and useful tweets, and will also be able to respond to ongoing discussions from those you follow and who follow you.

For now, post whatever is on your mind.  Working on a website? Post about it.  Perhaps you’ve found an interesting website or news story, post about it.

The idea is to simply post enough so that you become comfortable with the twitter system, and more importunately, so that your profile pages shows activity before you start inviting people to follow you.

Once you’ve posted your first tweet, it’s time to start following people on twitter, so that you can build up your twitter presence, and encourage people to follow you in return.

Don’t just sign up and blast out ads every few minutes expecting to achieve anything but annoying those on your list.

Take the time to talk to people individually by directing messages to specific people, post useful information or links to free products and resources that people in your various niche markets would appreciate.

Just like anything else, you need to develop a reputation on Twitter as being someone who is interested in helping others, while developing your own Twitter presence.

A great thing about Twitter network marketing is the ability to quickly locate other people who are involved in your target twitter market, or industry.

For example, if you are looking to find people to interview who may be experienced in specific things, you can find many people who are involved in nearly every topic and subject online.

It’s like a rolodex of the entire online business industry, and as Twitter continues to grow, more and more people are jumping on board, so expect to see Twitter evolve and change to improve their system and add more interactive, productive features that will make it easier to use and to reach out to others.

Posting subtle little updates about your current projects, websites, blogs and products is an easy way to keep people up to day on what you are doing, even people who otherwise might not know who you are, or what you do.

The way you present your updates and the frequency in which you do it, (avoid Twitter spamming) is critical in staying current and helping your brand become memorable and noticed by the community.

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MLM Recruiting Secrets

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by admin.

Are you having a hard time finding people to join your business?  Are you tired of dealing with rejection and dead beats?  Well, you are not alone.  Many people encounter  situations such as yours.  The problem is no one has taken the time out to show you how to market and this is a problem with most individuals who have joined an MLM or network marketing company.  Skills in marketing are important because marketing is how we let people know that we have a business and what we offer to offer.  So, where do you go to look for help so you can learn these marketing skills.

First, here is one mlm recruiting secrets you should know.  You need some kind of mlm recruiting system in place to help you generate leads and make money. If you don’t, then more than likely you are going to struggle in your business for years to come that is if you haven’t already.  Having such a system in place can not only help you to generate endless leads to help build your downline, but it will also allow you to generate a very lucrative income while you are building your home business.

Why a system?  Having a system can help you avoid having to deal with those dead beats, you know the type.  The ones who say they want a business and then do little to nothing to build a business.  Here is another mlm recruiting secrets you should know. To overcome the dead beat issue, you need to increase the number of leads per day. The reason is, recruiting is a numbers game.  The more leads you generate per day, the better chance you have of recruiting individuals who are serious about business.

Now, what do you look for in a mlm recruiting system?  The following are a list of three vital elements a mlm recruiting system should have in place:

1. Trainings and tools to help you generate leads.  Can’t build a downline without first inviting people to your presentation.  The way you do this online is through capture pages and a system should provide a way for you to quickly get your capture pages up and show you how to market you capture page so that they are everywhere on the internet.

2. A means for you to build relationships with those leads.  On the internet, there is a simple way in which to do this and it can be done automatically.  Of course, the phone is still one of the best tools in which to build relationships, but the phone is used after someone has come through your system.  Once a lead is in your system, then you begin the relationship building process.  Eventually, these leads become your warm market.  There is no need to do cold calling.  By stepping through your system, they have already expressed an interest in your offer and they have also given you permission to communicate with them.  Nice!

3. You should be provided a way to market to the leads you have generated. This is where you can generate an income that will pay you for years to come.  No more having to spend you own money on your marketing, which means no more staying broke.  Your system has provided you a way whereby you can make money effortlessly.  One of the best things about having the ability to market to your leads is the more leads you generate per day, the more money you can make.  In fact, you can earn a very lucrative income by marketing to your leads. Extra nice!

Basically, these three elements are what the top earners do to generate their income.  These are just some of the mlm recruiting secrets you should learn and put into action in order to build a successful business.

To learn how to implement these three principles into your business model requires trainings.

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Lesson 3 – How To Use Web 2.0 Social Networking Sites To Maximize Your Marketing Efforts

Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by admin.

This lesson is going to be a little long but it contains tons of good information that you can put to use immediately.

Social networking sites offer you a great way to get yourself known.  Social networking sites allow you to create a profile and then network with other users on the site.  Most social networking sites allow you to join groups so that you can meet up with other like-minded individuals.  The thing is that you need to watch how you use social networking site to promote your business since you do not want to be seen as pushy.  No one likes a pushy salesperson.  You have what is known as a hard sale and a soft sale.  When using sites; such as MySpace and Facebook, or any other social networking site, you want to use soft sale.  When using sites.  This means you want them to know what you are offering without feeling like it is being shoved in their face.  I will break down a few sections of a social networking site and show you how you can soft sale people.

Creating Your Profile:

This is your main area that you will want to do your promoting.  Remember that your website should have your business profile on it.  With that in mind, you are going to make your profile on the social networking site a little more personal.

Take advantage of the fact that this is an informal place so you are free to be personal.  MySpace allows you to put information on your favorite movies, music, and interests. Those areas should be filled in and give people an insight into you.  After all we all feel more comfortable purchasing products and services from those we know, like and trust.

In a brick and mortar business, your customer comes in and you deal with them face to face. During those transactions there are openings for you and the customer to talk and share personal information.  For example, take going to the furniture store. During the conversation, you may ask the salesman how many kids you have and you at this point will learn home many kids the salesman may have at home. It is this  personal information that helps to build bonds that forge business relationships.  The next time you go to the store for furniture, you may request that same salesperson to assist you.

We do not have this chance on the internet.  Therefore, you need to take advantage of the chance you are given to let the potential customer see you as not only a professional but also as someone who is just like them.

I use my profile in Facebook to promote my business that I have.  My main profile features a slide show of various pictures of my family and myself.  These are just some random home shots and captions of who everyone is.  This is my personal area on the internet and I use it in conjunction to promote my business. The informal layout and personal feel of my profile had driven a large amount of traffic to my website.

As you can see, your are getting personal with those that are visiting your profile, while at the same time, you have made mention of your website and have placed a very obvious link on your profile to your website.  You are not pushing your business by speaking only of the business and the link is your soft sale if they are interested.

Joining Groups:

Most social networking sites have a group section where you can find groups with your interests to join.  The groups usually have the members main profile picture and name displayed for all group members to see as well as a forum area for all group members to discuss things relevant to the group.  This is a great way to put your profile to work for you and start sending traffic to your website.

The part where most people fail to realize when using groups to market their websites is to not spam the group forums. So many people join up with a group and then start putting links to their websites up in the group forum in hopes of driving people to their websites.  This is poor manners within a group and will usually result in not only you being banned from the group but also your account with the social networking site being shut down.  This does not benefit you in any way and is the quickest way to lose credibility as a professional.

So how do you use the group to drive traffic to your website?  Well, this is simple.  This is how it works.  You already have created a nice personal profile that does point to your website.  The purpose of the group is to network with other like minded people and in return you can count on the fact that they will check your profile out.  Once they have checked your profile out, if there is mention to your business, which there should be, then in most cases they will check this out as well.

Just take part in the discussions and leave the rest to your profile.  You do not want to push your business too hard in front of people in the group forums.  Just relax and socialize and the rest will fall into place on this one.

Check to see if the social networking sites you are using has a signature area for group forum postings.  You can use the signature areas to place a piece of text linked to your business so that all of your postings at least advertise in an appropriate way.  For the text just put your business name and then link it to your website and you are done.

Onsite Blogs:

Social networking sites; such as Facebook or any other social networking site, have blogs that you can add to your profile.  When you create your blog entries, the first few entries’ titles and a brief overview are displayed on your profile page.  This allows other users to find your blog entries easier.  Depending on your business or service, there are several ways that you can utilize the blog that these social networking sites offer.

For example, take that you are offering a service for custodial parents to collect on past due child support.  You can use the blog to write up your own mini articles that deal with you the chance to offer useful and valuable information separate from your web site so that your web site is not overly cluttered with tons of information.  Show those in need of your service how you can help them after showing them why they need the help.  Be factual but creative and always remember to direct them back to your website.

For those that have products to sell, social networking sites are a great place to show case some of your products.  Take the time to create some catchy entries for several of your products.  Most social networking sites do not seem to have the ability to put pictures in your blog entry, so make sure that   your words do the describing and get your point across. Tell people how that product in that entry post will benefit them.  If you only have one product, don’t worry you can still pull this off without sounding repetitive.

Let’s take an example like green tea as a product that you may be selling.  Now you only have this one product but you are going to still use the blog to catch the interest of potential customers.  Your first post would of course describe the product and some of the benefits of your product.  Now you have your entry and it points to your website.  A couple days later or so you post an entry that may discuss your company’s sales rate on that product. You can say something about the sales rate and how consumers’ purchases shows that this product is in hot demand.  Are there any new studies whether formal or informal out on your product?  Post your finding about this as well.  All of these posts are getting you seen and your business out there for all of your potential customers.

Remember to point back to your website so that you can close the sale.  Use words; such as, “Click Here to Get Yours Now”, “Click Here To Learn More”, “Click Here to Find Out if This is Right for you” and so forth.  Just let them know where to click.  I found if I put Click Here and some other words, more people did go from my Facebook blog entry to my website.  Now, if you are offering a service, you can post your business phone number at the bottom of each blog entry.

Don’t be afraid to get creative and get their attention.  Remember to keep our blog fresh because a stale, untouched blog will lose readers.  Since most blogs that are on site have an entry date on them, even a new reader will go elsewhere if your entry dates are old. This is an important part of marketing with a blog and if you cannot keep them fresh, then it will work against you.  Now your posts do not have to be lengthy all the time.  In fact, you want to keep them short but to the point.  So about five to ten minutes every other day should be relatively all you need.

So, let’s recap how to use social networking sites. First create a personal informal profile that shows you as a person.  Next, find groups that fit with your interests and join them.  Never spam the groups.  This is just your way of getting yourself seen as pushing your product or service.  Remember that social networking sites are just one form of the Web 2.0 web site types.

Until next time…Bye for now.

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MLM Opportunities Called Home Businesses

Posted on 20. Mar, 2010 by admin.

MLM Opportunities have strange ways of presentation.  While you may search heavily for it everywhere, they will stand there silently, waiting to be found.  They will not knock on your door or pat on your back to grab your attention.

They will stand there; appear in disguise waiting for you to recognize them and lift the veil from their faces.  They demand action from you, yet they won’t give the slightest hint to its existence.  Why?

Someone who seeks an MLM opportunity will eventually find one.  When, how and where entirely depends on the sharpness of the seeker.  MLM Opportunities are already there.  If we are not conscious, we don’t see one.  Only when we start becoming conscious, will we find one.

Recently, a friend of mine critically asked me “If home businesses on the internet can bring so much wealth and freedom to oneself, how come everybody is not sitting at home and earning?”  He was trying to negate that money can be earned by online businesses.  I tried to explain to him about online earning but he was not ready to accept the reason.

“I think that it is a waste of time.” He completely rejected my stance on home businesses.  He was not conscious of the fact and he could not be subjected to reason.  My conclusion was that a home business is not for him.

First step to finding and MLM opportunity is to believe that it exists.  One must accept that it is there.  Then one must become conscious of the home business’ earning potential.  When you become conscious of something, you start noticing that in abundance.  If you are not conscious of something, you can’t see what MLM opportunities are out there.

The law of nature:

Nature has designed things in this fashion to avoid the revelation to the unprepared and thus unworthy.  One who can recognize the opportunity and acts to tap into it is an able person.  Other individuals will either not find the chance to tap into the opportunity or let it pass without utilization.

Home businesses on the internet have produced millionaires.  Countless people started with limited resources and now earn unlimited wealth.  What did they do?  They recognized an opportunity and took action.  The had eyes for the opportunity and audacity for taking action.  That is what makes them stand apart in addition to the wealth they have acquired.

They were able:

Taking action is the second step towards tapping into an opportunity.  Taking action is a must, if you want to generate a lucrative income from the MLM opportunity.  Otherwise, the opportunity is as good as having no opportunity.  MLM opportunities for home businesses will always remain.  With the internet expanding at such a fast pace, the potential of home businesses continues to increase.  But, only those who seek with conviction and vision, will find one.

Moreover, only those who are courageous enough to take action will find their way towards enormous wealth.  People who lack conviction, courage, or both, will not find wealth in any home business.

If you are an action taker in search of a home business opportunity, there is one waiting to be revealed.

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