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Using link bait for internet marketing

March 25th, 2009 | By Simon In Linking, Viral Marketing | No Comments »

Those in the internet world will lap up link bait and happily use it for internet marketing. This is because it is through link bait that you work at attracting visitors to your website by kindling anger, curiosity and interest in the reader.

It can be said that link bait is content written with the intention of educating, entertaining and inflaming readership to prospective readers. It is through these articles that you manage to create a buzz and this buzz spreads from site to site with the help of links and comments that others leave about your written work.

Link bait works at link building

The inbound and back links that are generated by link bait are used to rank websites by search engine algorithms. So the higher is the ranking, the higher is the listing. And with this, you have an increased volume of traffic to your website.

Basically, link bait creation is an internet marketing campaign that follows the task of link building. It is created with the hope of increasing the quantity of high quality, and relevant links to a website.

Create provoking content to initiate link baits

Link bait is usually helpful and specific content that is written by authoritative people in the market with the intention of initiating a discussion and perhaps an argument in niche subjects.

This content has to make people like or hate your content enough so that they write about it in their website, and provide a link to your site and page where the content is found. This is a basic form of viral marketing that ensures a continuous source of links to your site.

If you are interested to learn more about link baits, and using them for your internet marketing campaign, don’t forget to follow the next post!

Using social marketing for internet marketing

March 18th, 2009 | By Simon In Internet Marketing Events, Lead Generation, Traffic Generation | No Comments »

The latest concept being used by internet marketing gurus nowadays is social marketing. Through social marketing, it is possible to reach and inform a wide audience of whatever you have to sell or offer.

There are numerous social platforms where you can use internet marketing, but it is better to be discrete, rather than just effectively ‘spam’ your way to promoting your web business(es) .

Basically, I feel that now is a great time to get involved with social sites, such as facebook, hubpages, squidoo… the list is endless! And there are more and more social bookmarking and networking websites getting started everyday.

Why joining as many social marketing sites as you can will help

Though most of these social marketing sites won’t really make that much of a difference to your internet marketing needs, there are sure to be some sites that prove to be successful and beneficial to you. It’s all about testing. So to make sure you make the most of the social marketing sites and avoid missing out on visiting and joining any of these social marketing sites. In fact a service such as Onlywire can help you submit to multiple sites with just a few clicks, so this will save you a lot of time and effort.

You can also visit forums like Sitepoint and Warrior Forum, participate in forums in your niche, and search for relevant blogs.

If you are willing to pay, you could consider a subscription to a service such as StomperNet or SpaceBankers, where you can learn lots of insider information that can propel your business. This is really only for those that already have existing businesses , but they do enable you to find out what the experts have to say about the latest internet marketing strategies, so you can start using this information

They’ll also recommend the latest tools to use and what they can do for you. So with the help of these social marketing networks, tips from experts and some great internet marketing tools, you will be able to implement successful internet marketing tips into your business.

Tips to find potential affiliates through Craigslist

March 12th, 2009 | By Simon In Affiliate Marketing, Building Your Business | No Comments »

Once you understand the concept of affiliate marketing, you will realize how beneficial it is to use the help of Craigslist in finding affiliates for your affiliate marketing business. The first thing that comes to mind here is to list affiliate opportunities in the jobs category of Craigslist.

However I have to inform you that this goes against Craigslist’s rules of posting jobs. So to find affiliates through Craigslist, you will have to do so using different areas of Craigslist.

I would suggest you looking up discussion forums that are related to your offer. However if you use this option, remember to avoid placing too many sign up links to your program as this will only spam the forum.

Get involved in discussions

This move will not only make you look unprofessional, it may also lead to the Craigslist moderators banning you from the forums. The best thing to do would be to get involved in discussions by giving logical and relevant contributions to it. Once you get to know the other forum participants, you can add links for more information about your affiliate offer.

Another tip I have to mention about getting affiliate opportunities through Craigslist is to look for affiliate programs here. I know that I did mention that it was against the rules, however sometimes, you will find such listings in the jobs section.

These ads are usually removed quickly from Craigslist. However if you act quickly, you will be able to take advantage of them before they get removed. Then of course, just like you place links in the forums, other affiliates too will post links to their affiliate programs. You may find something interesting to you in some of these links.

Post requests for affiliate programs

Another option you have with Craigslist is to post requests for affiliate programs in the services or resumes section. You will definitely receive some response and replies from people interested in getting more affiliates to their program.

All these are effective methods for you to get more affiliate members to your affiliate program, and for you to join more affiliate programs to make more money with the help of Craigslist!

Using craigslist for affiliate marketing

March 4th, 2009 | By Simon In Affiliate Marketing, Building Your Business, Pay Per Click | No Comments »

If you are looking for an online community that can offer lots to you, then I would suggest your trying out Craigslist. This is because this is a site that receives billions of page views every month, and thus provides you with lots of financial opportunities.

With the right approach, internet marketers can use the popularity of Craigslist to increase their online profits. You can use Craigslist for promoting your offers, and also use it for new businesses you could promote.

Understanding affiliate marketing

So now, let’s have a run down on the concept of affiliate marketing. This is basically a marketing technique where business owners pay affiliates based on their performance in promoting their products.

In traditional marketing systems, the business owner pays upfront, no matter what the consequence of the ads. However in the case of affiliate marketing, business owners pay only if some actions take place. These actions are pay per click (PPC), per sale (PPS) or per lead (PPL). These three actions are collectively referred to as ‘pay per action’ or PPA.

PPC and PPS marketing

As an affiliate marketer, you receive a coded link in your email or website where once people click on the link, they end up at a business website. It is based on the coded link that the business gets to know which affiliate had brought about the click. Accordingly, the affiliate receives the agreed upon payment and can range from fractions of cents to some cents in PPC.

In the case of PPS advertising, the affiliate is not compensated when visitors just make a click on the coded link. It is only if the visitor buys something does the affiliate get credit. Payment here ranges from a few cents to a few dollars per sale, depending on the rate of the product, and the affiliate agreement.