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Archive for September, 2007

You can get targeted web site traffic and make your website successful by building links to your site. One way to do this is by article writing.

Writing Good Quality Articles To Get Targeted Web Site Traffic

It is obvious that good quality articles get read more often. By submitting articles to article directories, however, you face the possible risk of your links being filtered out by the search engines, especially if your article is not so great. But a good quality article, submitted especially to article sites can go a long way in getting your website free targeted web site traffic. You can aim for two things here – one is to get back links out of the sites which republish your article with your resource box and the other is find good websites that will reproduce your article.

Once you submit a good article making sure you’ve got your resource box in place with the relevant keywords, you will be found by other webmasters who will want to republish your article in their newsletters and send them out. Through this, you will experience a rush of free targeted web site traffic since the webmaster’s recipients will click your link provided in the resource box of your article. This way, you get linked to good quality sites and rise in search engine rankings as well. What if the search engines filter out your link? You will still continue to have the links where your content is published.

Now lets see, you’ve got targeted web site traffic. Go a step further and contact the webmasters who republish your articles. They will probably be interested in doing it on a regular basis. By retaining your active links along with the articles on their sites, you will ensure getting targeted web site traffic when the people who click those links arrive at your website. This is a very effective way of building links to your websites. Continue to produce good quality content that is unique and relevant to your website and it will be a great long term method that will serve you consistently.

You can also look at various other sources to obtain web site traffic through your articles – namely article directories, link exchanges with sites that relate to yours, listings in site directories, etc. The main thing here is to submit excellent quality articles.


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7 Key Steps to Using Auto Responders Effectively.

Any business is difficult to run, but when you do your business online, it takes a lot of contact with potential customers before they trust you enough to give you their money. There are 7 Key Steps to remember when using Auto Responders.

Set a Proper Schedule

The first e-mail contact with any potential client is the most important. Make sure you understand the best schedule to make second, third and fourth contacts until you eventually land the sale.

Get To Know Your Potential Clients

Sending an Auto Responder is more than just setting a schedule and letting it go. Use the Auto Responders to “get to know” your potential client. Ask additional follow-up questions to get more information needed to close the deal.

Bribe Your Potential Client

Bribery never hurts a sale. Send gifts through your auto responder. These free gifts could be anything but the simplest to send are discount coupons.

Keep it Personal

The best way to make a sale is to make a friend. Instead of using automatic canned templates, personalize the responders.

Re-Assure

Avoid any doubts with your potential clients. Use the Auto Responder to assure them of the quality of your product or service.

Build Your Client List

Auto Responders can help you build your list without having to SPAM anyone. They provide the ability to automatically send an email reply to anyone who has signed up on your website, thereby giving you permission.

Shop Around

There are Free Auto Responders available, but they are typically free because they are supported by ads that your potential clients will be forced to see. The best Auto Responder systems come with a fee, but offer a much higher quality and speed of service.

I use Aweber & I highly recommend there services.

When Auto Responders are used correctly, they can make as well as save your company money. Use them as your automated sales force and keep your business growing.


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Is Freedom Of Speech Becoming A Thing Of The Past?

First of I would like to state I am not from America, I am from Ireland. I have been to America
on a few occasions both on holidays & on business and it was fantastic.

But the destruction of many of America’s civil liberties both disturbs me & sends a shiver down my spine.

I’m sure by now you have seen the video of the student being tasered by police after
asking John Kerry a few tough questions. If you haven’t, I have put links to it below.

This kid got assaulted & tasered by police for simply asking questions of a politician!
Just think about that – In “The Land Of The Free”

Thomas Jefferson said:
“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”

This may be a sensitive topic to bring up but I feel strongly about it. If you want to f*** me out of it feel free to do so
this is an open forum, if you agree with me that these kind of actions are deeply disturbing & go against
all that America stands for I’d love to hear from you too.

I don’t know what else to say so I will leave Abraham Lincoln do the talking:

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves – Abraham Lincoln

Links to the video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCBcOQkUNjI&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqAVvlyVbag&mode=related&search=

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So you are writing or thinking about writing e-books, and you want to make a living from it. A lot of times people think they can go to all of the random informational/article sites and make themselves ready. If you ever want to take your e-books, and make money off of them, these are 5 ways to supercharge your e-book writing.

1. Niche

Your e-book(s) must provide information to the reader that is original and something they have never heard or seen before. Address a problem, concern, desire, or need that the reader already has. Your purpose is to find a solution to that problem. You can even develop your own “niche” and provide them information they cannot find anywhere else.

2. Catch Their Attention

If nobody wants to read your e-book, then you will never sell it. The best way to catch their attention is with a catchy title and a well written sales page. If you intrigue them first with a title & sales page, make sure to keep the content of your e-book written well enough to keep their attention & reduce refund rates. (which can be high for “infoproducts”)

3. Too Much Information

Never give out too much information. E-books are meant to tell a story, but they are not novels or textbooks. Give them enough information that they feel satisfied & enough information so that you have solved their problem, concern, desire or need. No body wants to read an extra 30 pages of fluff that they didn’t even need to read.

4. Market Your E-books

You do not have to necessarily pay for advertising to let people know about your e-books, but you do have to let people know that they are available. Get your e-books listed among the many listing sites available online, create an affiliate program & contact people with similar products & set up joint ventures

5. Be The Best

Prove yourself as an expert in whichever topic you are writing about. There are many ways of doing it, but the basics include a lot of research, and ultimately good writing. Submit articles to ezinearticles.com & goarticles.com on your niche topic also visit forums & answer peoples questions. This is a great way to make yourself an expert in just a few days!!

So there you have 5 ways to make your eBook great & start your own info product business really fast!
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