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If I Was You I d Market My Website Like This
NTRODUCTION: marketing it.
This is a brief but never You want your website to convert
the less valuable introduction (Take action that profits you) as
into internet marketing; whether many visitors as possible. Here
you're doing affiliate marketing are some handy ways of getting
or if your marketing you own people to "Click"...
website - READ ON!
PREPARATION: My top 3.
This goes without saying but just 1. Write a product review –
in case; you're going to first Writing with an unbiased opinion
need a website or other online makes you trustworthy; having a
selling platform, a Blog or link at the bottom allows the
MySpace account can be used as an reader to click through after, to
alternative to a private website. find out more.
What ever the platform make sure 2. Link all over – Place several
you're happy to stick with it, links around your site, allowing
expect to be using it for some the visitor to notice the advert
time. more and click through
accordingly.
However you monetize it, make
sure everything is working 3. Curiosity – Place one BIG FAT
correctly; Adsense is picking up link in an obvious place on your
keywords, your affiliate links website or blog. Make your
work, your Paypal link works etc. visitor click through via reverse
psychology; “DO NOT CLICK HERE!”
If your site isn't working More often than not they will
properly then there's no point in because they can’t help it.
save the best till last.
When writing a review, make sure MARKETING:
you open with a really strong
heading and close with a really Right, with your site set-up you
strong conclusion. Of course the now need to bring visitors to it
review option only works if you – that’s the only way they’ll see
are promoting on someones behalf. your affiliate links, ads etc.
A big bold heading is obviously Search Engine Submission - First
designed to catch the readers’ add your website and/or blog to
attention, it also sets the mood the 3 big search engines;
- it should encourage and excite
the visitor to read and pay www.google.com
attention to the article that www.yahoo.com
follows. www.msn.com
It’s likely that they are going Use http://www.addme.com to
to start skimming if the review submit to a few more; there’s a
is over a few paragraphs, so the free section that submits you
close needs to be as strong as into about 10 other search
the header. Use big, bold text engines.
again to re-focus the reader and
get them to click through your Remember to update your
affiliate link. website/blog regularly (twice a
week, minimum), search engines
The closing paragraph is normally love new and relevant content. If
referred to as a “call to you're having trouble then use
action”; the desired action will articles like this; it's free
be clicking through your content for your website!
affiliated link, so remember to
Directories - Search engines also Articles - You can write a short
like links to your site, the more 200-300 word article and post it
the merrier. in an article directory. (What
I'm doing right now!)
Links from other sites also
increases the likelihood of more At the bottom of the article you
people coming to your site, via can place a link back to your
the linking website. website, normally in the
“authors’ bio” section.
The best way to get links back to
your website is by submitting to So when people read your article
directories, http://www.dmoz.org there will be a link for them at
is a must as it’s the biggest the bottom, if they like your
directory online. article then they’ll probably
click through.
Then visit http://www.pagex.com
where there’s a list of about 500 Look at
other free directories. You need http://www.ezinearticles.com,
to sign-up. http://www.articlecity.com and
http://www.goarticles.com. They
That’s a possibility of 500 links will show you some good examples
back to your website = mmmm of what to write – you can also
traffic! submit your articles there once
you’re done.
You can also swap links with
people at You can also add “how to”
http://www.linmarket.net. It’s articles at
worth a look although only for http://www.wikihow.com, make sure
the experience, the links you can the article is relevant to your
get are normally pretty poor. website though. Otherwise they’ll
remove your “external link”. a response there will be a link
back to your website. From which
Website and newsletter owners are people can then click through
always on the look out for some your affiliate links.
good new articles, so they browse
these directories regularly. With Here are some great internet
a good article, someone may post marketing forums were you can
it on their site or send it to learn plenty of tips and get
their newsletter – meaning advice, look for forums relevant
they’re doing the same with your to your business too.
link.*
www.warriorforum.com/forum
This is viral marketing! www.netmarketingforum.com/forum
*Be sure to put a small copyright size="-2">http://forum.marketings
clause at the end of the article ecrets.com/index.php
so as they keep the whole thing intact, including your bio and size="-2">http://www.network54.co
all important link. m/Forum/184615/
Forums - A forum is an online size="-2">http://www.im4newbies.c
community where you can learn and om/forum/index.php
meet friends as well as potential
business partners… DO NOT SPAM!
..You can also have a link back CONTRIBUTE! – Keep your link to
to your website in your “sig your signature file and take part
file”. in discussions, if you’re a
valuable community member people
So each time you post a topic or will gladly click through your
link and have a look at your
site. This term is of course is fairly
popular, try going for closely
If you spam you will be kicked related terms that may not have
out for good. the same amount of competition
like “internet marketing
Search Engine Optimisation - All promotion” for example.
this work leads to one thing;
SEO. size="-2">http://inventory.overtu
Getting to the top of the search re.com./d/searchinventory/suggest
engines for specific terms ion/ - You can use this website
massively reduces your marketing to see which other terms relating
workload and cost, this however to “internet marketing” are being
takes time. searched for. You can assume that
those getting searched for less
Other than regularly updating and will have least competition.
plenty of back links, you should Again look to keywords in your
also try to make your website own industry as well.
content as relative as possible
to specific search terms. Just remember SEO takes time!
An example would be if you have OTHER MARKETING TIPS:
an “internet marketing” website,
then you should try to use those www.myspace.com – If you have a
two words fairly often throughout lot of friends on MySpace then
your website, making it more why not send them a bulletin
relevant to that term and thus telling them to visit your
pushing it up the search engine website, post links to your site
rankings. on their message boards as well.
You can do this with Facebook and shouldn't advertise here too.
Bebo as well. It's free you know!
E-mail – Why not send e-mails off www.youtube.com – If you’ve got a
to your friends telling them to creative side then why not make a
visit your site; tell them to video and post on youtube.
tell there friends. Remember to advertise your
website!
www.squidoo.com – This is free to
join and you can set-up a “lens”, www.trafficswarm.com – You visit
again with links back to your other people’s sites and in
website. exchange people will visit yours,
not great but worth a look.
ICQ & MSN – Tell your friends on
ICQ and MSN messengers as well. CONCLUSION:
In fact change your username to
“VISIT MY SITE – href="http://www.yoursite.com" you; it's all about practice and
title="http://www.yoursite.com" experience, so be patient and all
target="_blank">color="#001000" eager attitude.
size="-2">http://www.yoursite.com
”. This goes for any Bear in mind results vary,
chat rooms you visit as well, although there is an inextricable
provided you’re allowed. link between desire, hard work
and success.
www.craigslist.org – Not great
for an affiliate site, but if you COPYRIGHT:
sell a product or service then
there’s no reason why you 2006 Copyright Colm O'Dwyer -
This article may be freely includes the authors biography distributed provided it is done below. so in its entirety, which
About the Author:
Colm O'Dwyer is a 21 year old entrepreneur from Glasgow in the UK. Visit his website at http://www.newbievip.com or be his friend at http://www.myspace.com/cdodwyer
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