Build Blog » internet marketing http://buildblog.biz All You Need To Know About Build Blog Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:37:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Blogging for Internet Marketers: How to Create a Successful Blog http://buildblog.biz/blogging-for-internet-marketers-how-to-create-a-successful-blog http://buildblog.biz/blogging-for-internet-marketers-how-to-create-a-successful-blog#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:04:25 +0000 admin http://buildblog.biz/blogging-for-internet-marketers-how-to-create-a-successful-blog In today’s Internet Marketing environment having a Blog is not just a nice to have it’s becoming essential. More and more people are reading Blogs and they offer great opportunities to promote your products or services. In addition if your Blog becomes popular you can create a good passive income through the adverts that you carry.

As an Internet Marketer if you want to create a really successful blog, there are three main things that you need to concentrate on to get started. Many Internet Marketers make the mistake of thinking that building a successful blog is one of the easiest tasks out there and they couldn’t be more wrong! A successful Internet Marketer needs to do more than just set up a blog page to chat about their products. You need to focus on three essential building blocks in order to have a successful Internet Marketing blog. These three building blocks are not enough of themselves to make your Internet Marketing blog successful however they will give you a great start.

Look

The first building block for a successful Internet Marketing blog is The Look. What this means is that your blog should start with an appropriate style. A style which reflects the rest of your online business or at the very least conveys your professionalism. You can begin when you first start your blog. Many blogging software programmes will help you out with the style of your blog. If you are using a blogging programme that is aimed mainly at beginners, you will find that it will offer different templates for you to choose. There will be something for everyone. You can go through the templates to choose which colours you like best for the layout. Experiment with the layouts to see which templates look best on the computer screen and which most readily match the rest of your Internet Marketing sites. You have the option to go back and change the template later if you want to change the look of your Internet Marketing blog. Make sure that if you are creating your own Internet Marketing blog, without using a pre-created template that you make it look as professional as possible. You can even hire a professional to do the job for you if you wish. The more professional your blog looks, the more seriously your readers and potential customers will take your posts.

Content

The content of your Internet Marketing blog is the second key building block you will need for a successful blog. While you can choose to create posts that have no direction or purpose, you will find that when you post interesting commentary or short information filled articles that your traffic will increase. Although you may think it is interesting, most readers will not enjoy reading about your day to day Internet Marketing activities, unless you make them into humorous stories.

It should also be noted that the more content you have on your site, the more successful your site will be. It is basically a numbers game at this point. The more you post, the more chances you will have that one of your posts will attract the eye of someone searching for a related topic.

Advertisements

The third building block is advertising. Internet Marketing Bloggers can make a steady passive income using advertising on their blogs. The trick is to have a good mixture of ads and content however. If you fill your blog with ads and have no content for readers, they will be distracted and not visit your site again. A good rule to remember is that you should never have more than two or three ads per blog page. This is an important rule to remember. You should not overwhelm you readers with ads. You should only present them so that the readers can further explore them if they wish. Don’t use flashing ads or other bold ads that will annoy your readers. Choosing the right type of advertising program is part of it as well. In fact I would go as far as to say that the best way to advertise is by using Google’s Adsense Programme which will place ads relevant to your Internet Marketing activities—as long as you talk about them in your content! You have the option with Google Adsense to filter out your direct competitors which is an added bonus.

Dedication

The most important building block of a great Internet Marketing blog is dedication. You must be willing to be dedicated to your blog. You have to put in the time and energy to get positive results. Even with the other components in place, unless you take the time to update your posts on a regular basis, you will not be getting optimum results. Dedication can help a lot. It can mask the fact that you are a beginner and allow you to create a profit producing and functional Internet Marketing blog. No matter how little experience you have simple dedication can take you a long way and you are learning all the time whilst building up your Internet Marketing activity. You can have a great blog as long as you take the time to commit to your latest Internet Marketing project.

]]> http://buildblog.biz/blogging-for-internet-marketers-how-to-create-a-successful-blog/feed 0 Link Building | Get More Backlinks for Better Search Engine Placement http://buildblog.biz/link-building-get-more-backlinks-for-better-search-engine-placement http://buildblog.biz/link-building-get-more-backlinks-for-better-search-engine-placement#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:54:35 +0000 admin http://buildblog.biz/link-building-get-more-backlinks-for-better-search-engine-placement Do you have a website, blog, squidoo lens or any other type of site? Are trying to make money through natural search engine positioning? If you are then you better learn how to get quality backlinks, and lots of them.
I build small niche websites, and then count on search engine traffic to sell products/services from my sites. To do this I have to do some keyword research to make sure it’s possible to dominate that term. I also have to do some great SEO tactics on my page.
More than that I have to build backlinks and tons of them. I do a variety of things to build backlinks, some are boring and tedious and some have been outsourced so I can focus my time on more profitable endeavors.
I know there are some basic ways to build links and I have been brainstorming some other ways as well. I think I have come up with some interesting ways to build some links, so I’m going to share them with you.
Free Link Building Ideas
Article Marketing ~ add your link with keyword anchor text in your resource box
Forum Posts ~ add your link with keyword anchor text in your sig file
Blog Comments ~ keyword in the “name” area, and then your url. (will create a hot link with anchor text)
Comments at Ezine Articles ~ this one just occurred to me recently. I checked the source code and they do not appear to use the “no follow” attribute, so google should count these links. You may even get traffic from these too. I just enter my main keyword, and add a relevant comment to the article. I use this like I would a blog comment with my keyword in the name area and then my url. You have to wait for EZA to approve your comment, but it’s worth it.
Set up Google Alert for keywords ~ each time I set up a new site I also set up a google alert for the keyword. I only choose to get alerts from blogs. Now each time someone posts a blog on my keyword I know about it and can get over there and add a comment.
Build free Blogs ~ Build a blog at wordpress.com, blogger, tumblr or wherever. You can do this blog on a related topic and add your site in the blogroll. This will give you a link for each page you publish on this blog. I use PLR for these blogs, and just change up the articles a little bit so they are more original. You can also add links within the articles to your blog for added links.
Hubpages and Squidoo ~ build pages at both of these free sites. Make sure to add a link to your site using keywords as your anchor text. At squidoo you can also add a link to your product or service you are promoting. Depending on how you want to use Hubpages I would be careful adding links to affiliate products over there. I just use hubpages as a way to get one more link from a quality source to my new niche site.
Myspace ~ set up a myspace profile and only add friends that are related to your niche site. You can quickly and easily do this with myspace friend adder software like Friend Blaster Pro. You can then use any/all the article you have written for your site and/or blogs as bulletins to send to your friends list or on your myspace blog. This will get you nice backlinks as well as targeted traffic.
Zimbio ~ this site is new to me. I have used it for my squidoo lenses, by adding my lensmaster RSS feed url from Squid Utils it will post each new lens I write on Zimbio. You can do this with the RSS feeds for each of your sites, including your main niche site, as well as any free blogs you set up. Make sure to do this first so it will catch all your articles as you put them up.
Directory Submission ~ there are tons of directories you can add your site url to. I set the timer for 30 minutes and just go as fast as I can submitting. I do this at least once a day for 30 minutes.
Wis.dm ~ A fun little site where you can ask a question. There is space for you to submit a url where people can find the answer. Just think of a question that relates to your niche and then add your site url in the space provided.
Twitter ~ not sure how good this is for backlinks, but if you have some people following you, it might be worth sending a quick tweet about your new site. You might just mention you found a cool site etc, so as not to give away all your niches :)
If you want to take things to the next level there are also service you can join to build links. They work a few different ways. You generally pay a monthly fee to join.
I keep remembering recently reading a comment that really stuck with me. It was said you should be spending 90% of your time building links. When I thought about how much time I was spending in this area it was probably about .5%. Stay focused, and set up a system for yourself and you too can build tons of great backlinks.

]]> http://buildblog.biz/link-building-get-more-backlinks-for-better-search-engine-placement/feed 0 List Building Tips – 5 Steps to Generate Constant Targeted Traffic Using Your Blog http://buildblog.biz/list-building-tips-5-steps-to-generate-constant-targeted-traffic-using-your-blog http://buildblog.biz/list-building-tips-5-steps-to-generate-constant-targeted-traffic-using-your-blog#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:58:12 +0000 admin http://buildblog.biz/list-building-tips-5-steps-to-generate-constant-targeted-traffic-using-your-blog Search engine is one of the most powerful means of traffic generation. It can be done for a fee though outsourcing or it can be done free yourself if you know how to go about doing it.Let me go through one of the ways I used to improve my website ranking in the search enginer to the top 10 spot.Step 1) Set up a blog on your website: You can set up a blog with self hosted wordpress blog on your website. All you have to do is to constantly add in good quality content that are useful to your readers of your niche. If you do not know, the search engine spider especially Google loves blog because of its content.Step 2) Ping your blog: You need to ping your blog everytime you add in new content. This will invite the search engine spider to go to your blog to index the content. This can also help to improve your website ranking. You can go to Pingomatic and sign up your blog there. In fact, wordpress has included a list of pinging services you can add and they will automatically ping your blog whenever you post a new content.Step 3) Add BlogRush: This is a software that is developed by John Reese, the person behind “Traffic Secrets”. This service is free and all you have to do is to sign up at the blogrush.com and it can help you to generate traffic.Step 4) Add Content With Some Keywords: Whenever you are adding new content, try to research on the keywords to use and you can include them into the content as a mean to improve your blog ranking for that keyword.Step 5) Commit to your blog for a long time: This is the best way for you to build relationship with your readers and your targeted prospect. You should use this as a long term strategy to building a successful online business.With all these 5 steps done, you are on the way to drive traffic to your website on a consistent basis if you practice the above steps consistently. Remember this, internet marketing is a real business. It needs time and effort to succeed.

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]]> http://buildblog.biz/list-building-tips-5-steps-to-generate-constant-targeted-traffic-using-your-blog/feed 0 Discover Fast Video Article Marketing Strategies That Drive Traffic and Dramatically Build Your List http://buildblog.biz/discover-fast-video-article-marketing-strategies-that-drive-traffic-and-dramatically-build-your-list http://buildblog.biz/discover-fast-video-article-marketing-strategies-that-drive-traffic-and-dramatically-build-your-list#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:05:51 +0000 admin http://buildblog.biz/discover-fast-video-article-marketing-strategies-that-drive-traffic-and-dramatically-build-your-list Looking to generate traffic to your website? There are many options available and some come and go depending on the whims of the internet market and some of the key players who decide what’s popular and what’s not. Today one of the most powerful strategies for attracting traffic is video marketing.
However when it comes to making video you have many options and you can create from scratch or use what you have to repurpose them for your current needs. To aid and stimulate your thinking, here are a number of ways to use video marketing to market your business in a publicity or marketing campaign.
-Take the articles you have that are more paragraph oriented and develop an article and repurpose them to a video article.
-Take all your step by step articles and turn them into instructional videos. Expand on each bullet to make sure the user understands what each bullet means.
-Create short video overviews about your products and tie the whole suite together with a product portfolio overview.
-If you provide service, develop a mini service demonstration showing how your product works in a specific situation.
-Develop a press release and include a video links that demonstrates additional points beyond what is written.
-Next time you perform a presentation, create a short video snippet of your presentation and post them at your site.
-Create detailed step by step demonstrations such as how to videos of your product.
-Develop deep interest in you as an author and construct short little videos that discuss portions of your Book or eBooks.
-Develop a video overview of your website. Walk the site page by page and deliver a detail explanation using a screen-capture software program.
-Shoot video of your next business event and submit the video to your website and to the media.
-Submit a video to local newspapers, TV and see if they host it on your website.
-Use video on a one-page sales letter as it is powerful selling tool and it can close the sale while you sleep.
-Generate many, many leads and pull traffic by posting them to a video site like YouTube.
-Start a new product or services and develop a video blog on a specific subject.
-Many sites have advanced pay per click to pay per play video. So now yu can get pay while others watch.
-Enhance your affiliate business and make it more personal by developing a video as an affiliate instruction tool.

]]> http://buildblog.biz/discover-fast-video-article-marketing-strategies-that-drive-traffic-and-dramatically-build-your-list/feed 0 Article Marketing – These Methods Will Help You Build Traffic! http://buildblog.biz/article-marketing-these-methods-will-help-you-build-traffic http://buildblog.biz/article-marketing-these-methods-will-help-you-build-traffic#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:03:01 +0000 admin http://buildblog.biz/article-marketing-these-methods-will-help-you-build-traffic Webmasters and affiliate marketers alike are interested in one thing, traffic. Relevant traffic is the blood of the internet and without it no sells, no ads, no internet! But what are the best methods to actually drive relevant traffic to your site? The methods are endless and the amount of traffic you can get through free tactics is pretty amazing. Here are a few of the top methods.

1- Article marketing is king of free traffic building. Easy and fun, if you like writing then this should be your main advertising method, if you can write and release an article every few days to EzineArticles and other article directories you can keep a reasonable amount of traffic coming into your site. For more details go to: www.yourarticlecash.com A good paid submission service to try is Isnare, its anywhere from $2-$.50 per submission deepening on how many credits you buy at a time.

2- Although I love free methods of traffic production I really have to give PPC credit where it deserves it. PPC through Google is really worth the price and when used properly with a good site it can turn a good 3-5% conversion rate, sometimes more. Use article marketing first then move to PPC!

3- Another method is forum participation with signatures and blogging. Find a good forum that is relevant to your website and get involved in the discussions. This is an excellent way to build links and get some traffic. Another way is build Blogs, lots of them, put RSS feeds on all of them that update daily and link them to your site.

4- Another new method is video marketing. Youtube is a huge social website where simple, creative, relevant video can get you thousands of back links and millions of views. For this you can visit to: www.internet-copycatting.com this method is a little more difficult to pull off and requires some video editing ability as well as a creative plot. Stupid videos seem to get a lot of traffic so if your website is a funny site then YouTube is prime. But YouTube can be very beneficial to affiliate sites as well.

Traffic is key! These methods will help you build traffic, guaranteed. But whether these methods turn into sells is up to your website. Website copywriting is key but that’s for another article. There are plenty of online programs that help you build traffic and give you many other tips and tricks, and a few who give you a free website. If you need help finding affiliate programs or help staying away from online scams give my website a look. Nicholas Vernon is a top reviewer of programs that help you make money online. He is 21 and makes a full time income from the comfort of his couch!

]]> http://buildblog.biz/article-marketing-these-methods-will-help-you-build-traffic/feed 0 Using Blogs as a Link Building Tool http://buildblog.biz/using-blogs-as-a-link-building-tool http://buildblog.biz/using-blogs-as-a-link-building-tool#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:05:57 +0000 admin http://buildblog.biz/using-blogs-as-a-link-building-tool A web blog is a type of website maintained by individuals or organizations with the aim of getting regular comments from the readers. It may include graphics or videos. They provide commentary or news on particular topics while others function as personal web diaries. Link building involves posting a URL (Universal Resource Locator) path in a blog or web page so that readers can follow the path and get certain details on a particular topic. It involves negotiating with web or blog owners in order for them to allow you to build a link in their web pages or blogs. In some instances, some websites offer link building for free and even direct traffic from the blogs to the links.

One of the ways to using a blog as a link building tool is to ask the visitors politely to link or embed your blog to their blogs or websites. Often, the viewers will do so as long as the information provide there is relevant, unique and information that not many others do not offer.

Another easy way to build links in blogs is to participate in theme oriented forums. These forums involve sending reactions to a certain theme started by the owner or just anyone in the blog. Several web pages and blogs provide room for forums, where people can comment and share on certain topic issues provided by the author or an independent person in the blog.

Blog pages like Yahoo Best Answers, Facebook groups and Google groups provide answers to questions on several topics. Users ask questions and others with the knowledge/answers try to give the best answers to the questions asked. In this case, people build links or provide URL paths that tend to answer the questions in mind. Others write articles on topical themes and invite comments for them.

Online encyclopedias like Wikipedia and squidoo provide users with the ability to create pages in them and therefore one can create a link back to your blog or website. Further, web feed formats such as RSS (Really Simple Syndicate) can be very important link building tool. Here, publishers syndicate the regularly updated RSS which in many instances include news headlines, audio, videos and general texts posted in a standardized format and this is called a feed. Subsequently, subscribers benefit by reading aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. Here, one can build a link to certain information that is related to the theme.

Video blogs like YouTube allows people to set up videos and further allow users to embed the videos on their blogs or websites. More often than not, people build a viewing audience rather than anchoring text passing links. These videos can include visual texts and moving objects which may have links to some other websites or blogs. Here, audio files can also be set up for listeners. Some of these video blogs provide forums and commentary areas. Users can go ahead and post links by embedding URL texts and articles on the commentary area. Therefore, for optimal link building, blogs offer the best in this regard.

Lastly another option to use blogs as a link building tool is to hire a service that specializes in posting your article to a number of blogs or a network of blogs, by doing this you save the headache of searching throughout the net for blogs and you do not have to worry if your article will be accepted or not because the acceptance rate for these services are normally 100%.

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