This post has been read 118 times. Posted on Feb 4, 2012 in Affiliate Marketing, Article Marketing, Blog Marketing, Home Business, How To…, Internet Marketing, Lead Generation, Small Business, Tips, Website Traffic, Work At Home | 0 comments The success of a blog lives and dies by its traffic. If your blog has traffic, your chances of getting more traffic, more revenues and more exposure are very high. On the other hand, with low traffic, it really won’t matter even if you do everything else right. Here are a few smart ways of increasing your traffic instantly. Article Marketing The key to article marketing is to create a schedule and stick to it. Article marketing is a numbers game. Don’t assume you can publish one article and be done with it. The best article marketers publish at least a dozen articles a month. Some aim to publish as many as one or two per day. The goal of article marketing is to target many low-competition low-traffic keywords. If you can get your articles ranked for many of those keywords, you can easily start to get hundreds of visitors a day. It’s a lot of work, but it can work very [...]

This post has been read 183 times. Google Places can bring a lot of traffic to local businesses as well as lend credibility to an establishment. It can help you get people from Google Maps to your establishment, as well as help you rank highly in organic results for local searches. Here’s how to get a high ranking in Google Places. PageRank and Backlinks Matter One factor that still plays a strong role in Google Places rankings are your backlinks. In standard SEO, backlinks are the backbone of any SEO campaign. In Google Places optimization, backlinks play a lesser role, but are still critically important. According to SEOMoz’s Google Places reverse engineering study, PageRank has a very measurable impact on how well you rank. In addition to getting links back to your site, you should also focus on getting links from local sites. For example, if you own a pizza shop in Chicago, try to get as many links as possible from other Chicago businesses and websites. Work on Your Citations Your citations are other web sources that cite your business. These include websites like the Yellow Pages, Superpages, Yahoo!, Yelp, Citysearch and more. These websites will list your address, [...]

This post has been read 18 times. Getting clients and sales in a small business is completely different than in a large business. In a large business, you’re looking at branding and sales teams. In a small business, you’re looking for the one activity that can get you profitable clients the fastest. What are some sure-fire ways small businesses can market their services effective? What kind of marketing tactics will generate results today, rather than having to wait months to pay off? Business Networking International Business Networking International, also known as BNI, is one of the largest organizations of professional lead sharing in the world. Here’s how it works. Let’s say in one BNI group there’s a graphic designer, a lawyer, a business consultant, a dentist and a real estate agent. If the business consultant meets a client who needs a lawyer, he refers them to his friend in BNI. If the graphic designer meets someone who needs a new website for a new business, he might refer them to the business consultant for advice. So on and so forth. Essentially, BNI is a formal way of getting together and sharing leads. Anyone who is a professional in their field [...]

This post has been read 19 times. Getting clients and sales in a small business is completely different than in a large business. In a large business, you’re looking at branding and sales teams. In a small business, you’re looking for the one activity that can get you profitable clients the fastest. What are some sure-fire ways small businesses can market their services effective? What kind of marketing tactics will generate results today, rather than having to wait months to pay off? Business Networking International Business Networking International, also known as BNI, is one of the largest organizations of professional lead sharing in the world. Here’s how it works. Let’s say in one BNI group there’s a graphic designer, a lawyer, a business consultant, a dentist and a real estate agent. If the business consultant meets a client who needs a lawyer, he refers them to his friend in BNI. If the graphic designer meets someone who needs a new website for a new business, he might refer them to the business consultant for advice. So on and so forth. Essentially, BNI is a formal way of getting together and sharing leads. Anyone who is a professional in their field [...]

This post has been read 20 times. Getting clients and sales in a small business is completely different than in a large business. In a large business, you’re looking at branding and sales teams. In a small business, you’re looking for the one activity that can get you profitable clients the fastest. What are some sure-fire ways small businesses can market their services effective? What kind of marketing tactics will generate results today, rather than having to wait months to pay off? Business Networking International Business Networking International, also known as BNI, is one of the largest organizations of professional lead sharing in the world. Here’s how it works. Let’s say in one BNI group there’s a graphic designer, a lawyer, a business consultant, a dentist and a real estate agent. If the business consultant meets a client who needs a lawyer, he refers them to his friend in BNI. If the graphic designer meets someone who needs a new website for a new business, he might refer them to the business consultant for advice. So on and so forth. Essentially, BNI is a formal way of getting together and sharing leads. Anyone who is a professional in their field [...]

This post has been read 17 times. Getting clients and sales in a small business is completely different than in a large business. In a large business, you’re looking at branding and sales teams. In a small business, you’re looking for the one activity that can get you profitable clients the fastest. What are some sure-fire ways small businesses can market their services effective? What kind of marketing tactics will generate results today, rather than having to wait months to pay off? Business Networking International Business Networking International, also known as BNI, is one of the largest organizations of professional lead sharing in the world. Here’s how it works. Let’s say in one BNI group there’s a graphic designer, a lawyer, a business consultant, a dentist and a real estate agent. If the business consultant meets a client who needs a lawyer, he refers them to his friend in BNI. If the graphic designer meets someone who needs a new website for a new business, he might refer them to the business consultant for advice. So on and so forth. Essentially, BNI is a formal way of getting together and sharing leads. Anyone who is a professional in their field [...]

This post has been read 156 times. Getting new customers doesn’t have to be an expensive endeavor. The old axiom of “it takes money to make money” just doesn’t have to be the case when it comes to small business marketing. If you want to give your business an infusion of customers without having to spend big bucks, read these ideas carefully. Here are several different ways you can promote your small business – all with little to no cash investment. Use Third Party Review Websites If you own a guesthouse or hostel, get on Hostelworld or HostelBookers. Get as many people to review you as possible. If you own a spa, get as many people as possible to review you on Yelp. No matter what kind of service you’re running, chances are there’s some kind of review system out there. People want to talk about and share experiences they’ve had with service providers in your industry. Find out what these “hubs” are and actively cultivate positive reviews. Getting ranked #1 in your category on one of these sites is all it takes to get your business completely booked up. Offer to Write for Publications If you’re an expert on [...]

This post has been read 87 times. Squidoo is a social networking site. However, it’s also more than that. Users are able to create their own lenses, which are essentially web pages. You can write your lens on any topic and use it to make money. Squidoo lenses are said to receive a great page ranking with the search engines. However, there are also things you can do to boost your Squidoo lens rankings. Content Like any basic web page, the best way to boost a Squidoo lens ranking is to publish great content. Content is evaluated by a number of criteria including: * Quality – Create top quality content. That means it is well written but also provides value and interest to a specific audience. For example, if your topic is Hot Chocolate then you want to make sure you’re providing interesting and valuable information to people who enjoy hot chocolate. * Updates and frequency – Squidoo isn’t a “set it and forget it” type of site. You want to be vigilant about updating your page with new and interesting information. The more you update it, the better. It adds value and maintains interest in your page. Squidoo Account [...]

This post has been read 5262 times. Are you looking for ways to maximize your business or create another stream of income? Try a membership site. It is not easy, but it can pay off in many ways for your business. Why do people seek out your business? Well, they want what you are selling. They see it as a quality product that they can get behind. Whether you are selling content, a service or another tangible product, your brand is one that people have come to trust and find of good quality. A membership site can multiply that hard work to increase not only your profits but also your expert status and visibility in your niche market. Be aware, however – while there are many advantages to a membership site, the first requirement is that you are ready to handle the increased workload. Research all that you need to do to get and keep it up and running. If you can meet those needs, then you are golden. So, back to the reasons why you need one. Here are a few. Dedicated customers Once you convince someone to buy a membership, they will automatically renew each month as long [...]

This post has been read 647 times. Content marketing is getting more and more important every day. People today are finding more and more content through social networks and less and less through search engines. That means that creating content people want to share is becoming ever more important. Here’s how to use content marketing to your advantage. Build Your Personal Brand At the end of the day, the only thing that travels with you after every job, deal or business venture is your personal brand. A lot of people fail to consciously build their personal brands. Yet this is truly one of the most valuable assets you have. By creating high quality, unique content for a certain market, you establish yourself as an expert. Finding jobs, getting business partners and even attracting investors for businesses gets much easier if you’re a known content publisher. Build Trust with Your Customers A customer would much rather trust their money with an industry leader who provides a lot of quality content than a site that’s just out there to sell a product. There’s something about consistency that really builds trust. Anyone can put up a website to start selling a product, but [...]