Tag Archives: internet marketing

Research your Niche with Twitter Search

Summize is a new search engine that searches twitter conversations. The flexible search engine allows you to search by keyword, by phrase, by name, date, and even attitude of poster. You can stipulate words to eliminate, words that must be included and twitters with links.
Keep up with what people in your niche are talking about […]

Increase the Trust, to Increase Your Sales

Sales is closely tied to trust. This holds true for your online sales as well. To increase your sales, constantly work to establish more rapport and credibility with your visitors. Show proof where possible (screenshots, testimonials). Include your picture, as well as a live video or audio introduction when appropriate.
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Use the Search Engines to Learn Needed Skills

Need to learn a bit about a software package, get a refresher on a certain skill or otherwise just research a topic? Search for your keyword + “discussion forum” or “tutorial” or “how to” for immediate answers. Example: Internet marketing discussion forum, Photoshop how to, web design tutorial. The search results will be the top […]

The Most Important Skill To Develop

Don’t waste time on fad tactics from self-proclaimed experts. Often what they ‘teach’ are theories that sound good versus proven techniques. Instead, invest time into the study of sales and marketing. The core skill of effective marketing (online this is often labeled as ‘traffic generation’), when implemented, will provide consistent profits.
Rob Toth: Rob Toth, author […]

Who Would You Take Flying Lessons From?

Don’t take flying lessons from anyone other than a qualified flight instructor. What do I mean? Don’t spend money and time implementing the suggestions of how to generate traffic, how to write effective sales copy, how to create an effective pay per click campaign, etc from anyone other than those who are proven as being […]

Negative Marketing Attracts Last Minute Shoppers

Recent research shows that last minute shoppers respond to negative marketing messages and shop to avoid punishment. Early bird shoppers respond to positive marketing messages and shop to make the recipient happy. Not only that, last minute shoppers will pay more for for a product with a negative message than for a similar product with […]

Are You Collecting Tools or Building a House?

Do you suffer from lack of focus? Learn to just say no to some of the new courses, products and fads being introduced. Turn down irrelevant ebooks, webinars and teleconferences. You don’t need to become a human library … you need to become profitable! If a carpenter were to spend all his time reviewing and […]

Get More Clicks On Your Affiliate Links

A basic step that you can take to ensure higher click throughs for your affiliate offers is to not promote affiliate links directly. Affiliate links are easy to spot, allow for commissions to be ’stolen’, brand somebody else’s website (not yours) and put them in control. Instead use domains, subdomains, HTML or Javascript redirects or […]