Simple Ways To Succeed At Online Marketing

Many businesses have turned to Internet marketing as their preferred marketing method. It has never been easier to market your business using the Internet, as you can utilize everything from electronic newsletters to static websites. Look at this article to find out how you can use Internet marketing to your advantage.

You can cultivate some extra traffic by using subtle advertisements that will link readers to a page that tells them more about your product. Just make sure you use appropriate text around the ad that does entice them to click on the ad, so they also know where they are being taken to. This way, your ad won’t even look like one.

You can always market your site as a place for social conversation instead of it being a business. You can have more site traffic if people are communicating with others! By using this technique visitor will want to visit often. Providing free graphics for people to use on their own websites will increase your visibility and give you free advertising.

Choosing the right niche for marketing your particular product is crucial. Someone who collects Star Wars action figures isn’t going to be interested in baseball cards. It just becomes easier to sell a product or service you are passionate about, as opposed to anything else. Know who your target audience is.

Integrate social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter into your Internet marketing efforts. The beauty of social media is that it allows you to maintain close connections with customers, making it simple to keep them updated on upcoming promotions or launches. Although, it is always best to manage how you interact with the customers because you don’t want to always be advertising something in all your comments. Rather, provide posts that are informative and witty, with a little bit of sales lingo scattered here and there.

Producing online videos that include tags can help your online marketing campaign succeed. You should also add a link to your site in the video’s description. This can increase your site traffic!

The look and feel of your site, as well as the ease of use, are important factors in making your customers feel like they are shopping in a store. Regularly test your ads, links, graphics, and checkout system for problems that may inconvenience site visitors. Costumers will leave if your site is not working properly.

Your CRM or “customer relationship management” is a useful database to help you assess and create marketing success. You can use this to see the purchasing habits of all your customers. You can use this to customize each communication with the customer that shows only things that they might be interested which helps them to purchase additional items.

questionsYou do not have to make internet marketing complicated or confusing. Apply one of the many tips you learned today towards building success for your site. Most consumers like getting information through the Internet these days, which is why Internet marketing is ideal for expanding your business.

Believe me I have been here and done that and I know the times that you just want to give up because it don’t seem that things are working.  Over time I have found that when I’m doubting myself then it’s time to Google yourself – see what others are seeing – is that what you want them to see and if not change it.  After all your business is YOU – it’s you that will make it or it’s you that will not – it’s your decision – don’t blame someone else.

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.~ Lou Holtz

“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something you only do it when it’s convenient, when you’re committed you take no excuses only results.” Author Unknown

“Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times” (Napoleon Hill)

Michael Jordan. He says : I’ve missed over 9000 shots, I’ve lost hundreds of games and 23 times was i suppose to win with the last shot. And that is the experience that makes me legendary
Everyone who got where he is, had to begin from where he was.

The Golden Path – what is it and how does it work

All over the internet you see matrix programs pop up and work for awhile and then they are gone – until now.  The Golden Path is a matrix program and everything that I have seen, read, and heard – finally someone figured it out and it’s hot right now.

Here is the video on how it works and listen close to how they have created angel positions that will help keep the matrix going – this is pretty cool

 

* ALL POSITIONS ARE A ONE TIME THROUGH INCLUDING ANGEL POSITIONS , HOWEVER ANGEL PROFITS BUY ANGEL POSITIONS FOREVER. THIS WAY THE MATRIX DOES NOT GET WIDE !!!!  This has been a problem that I have seen in other matrix and why they go stale – this one makes sense and have talked with many people that are making money online for the first time.

* SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE $2.00 PER DAY WHICH BUYS MEMBER ONE POSITION PER DAY IN “Level 1” of The MATRIX. MEMBERS MAY HAVE AS MANY
SUBS AS THEY WISH.

The Golden PathHOWEVER MEMBERS CAN NEVER CANCEL A SUBSCRIPTION OR ALL THEIR POSITIONS TURN TO ANGELS !

THE MATRIX WILL NEVER SLOW DOWN.

See what others are saying about this $2.00 EXPLOSION Compensation Plan – Click here

You also can add 3 of your own banners and 3 text ads on the site for others to see – ready to give it a try – click here


Honoring Richard Radlinger – His story

Well the last post (Surfing 4 The Troops) got me inspired and thought I’d tell about my wonderful ex father-in-law – Richard Radlinger.  Over the years, we had heard very little about his days in WWII until this guy came along and wanted to interview Dad.  This post is about Dad’s story and the interview.

Richard RadlingerRichard Radlinger, a Park Falls, Wis. native, discusses his World War II service in the United States Army Air Corps as an engineer and his experience as a German prisoner of war. Radlinger talks of spending his summers at Fort Snelling (Minnesota) in the Citizens Military Training Camp before actually entering the service in January of 1943. Radlinger explains that he and his four brothers were all drafted into the service and, after basic training, he was sent overseas to North Africa with the 15th Air Force as an engineer flying B-17’s. Radlinger discusses his participation in the invasion of Southern France, particularly the bombing of Marseilles. In September 1943, Radlinger relates his assignment to the 2nd Bomb Group and participation in a mission to bring back POWs from Romania. He details receiving multiple injuries during a bombing mission in Bulgaria where his plane lost two of its engines, crash landed, and killed two people. Radlinger explains that during another mission his plane was bombed, he parachuted, and noticed his left leg was missing as he was coming down. Hospitalized as a German prisoner of war, he talks of the winter of 1944-1945 as being the coldest on record, watching the thousands of English and French planes on the 27th of December during the Battle of the Bulge, and that the hospital was almost hit during the bombings. Radlinger relates he was sent to Camp Minnegan where others, who were severely injured, were returned to the United States. He talks of taking the Swedish ship Gripsholm back to the States. Radlinger speaks highly of the surgery on his leg stump he received under German care, but was ordered, under threat of court martial, to have another operation once in America. The operation was unsuccessful, which led to another and yet another operation finally involving another year stay at Percy Jones Hospital in Michigan. Radlinger talks in more detail about the various types of aircraft and navigator suits, as well as some of the machinery used by the Germans.

While doing this research for this article, it’s amazing what you can find on the internet and really thought this tidbit was amazing reading as Dad was born in Germany and really must have been hard for him during the war.  See him mentioned in this article……….

Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-1945

To read the interview with Richard Radlinger click here Transcript of an oral interview with Richard Radlinger

Richard Radlinger

In 2004, the family purchased a tile at the Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center  and surprised him with it – you know it was just amazing to walk around with Dad and hear about all the items that he remembered when he was in the war.  If you have never visited this place and ever make it to Wisconsin – this is a must see.

It was amazing to see the gear they wore, the equipment they used, and the planes back then – sure was an eye-opener for me and gave true meaning of HERO.

 Just wanted to share this with you, thanks Dad and all the other military men and women out there.

Surfing 4 The Troops Surf Promo

Well I have to just tell you that I have never seen an online industry pull together for such a great cause. I’m so proud to be a part of this industry (traffic exchanges) and how they are showing their support for Surfing 4 The Troops.

The Surfing 4 The Troops Surf Promo is a group of traffic exchange owners coming together to raise social awareness and support for the men and women who serve in the military. This is not a political statement but a show of support for the men and women who serve their countries. Proud to Support our Troops

For anyone reading this and don’t know what a traffic exchange is – it a place that people like you can promote their sites, products, blogs, etc. – you simply surf others pages in exchange credits – these credits can then be assigned to your items for others to see.

When this started out as an idea months ago, no one never thought that this surf promo would be the Biggest Traffic Exchange Event of the season. Having been around for years, I have to say that I have not seen anything like this.

There are 50 sites – yea I said 50 traffic exchanges that have come together to make people aware and support the people that make it possible to have the freedom to do what we do. If you want to read more or about the TE’s that are involved click here Surfing 4 The Troops Surfing Promo

There is one other thing that I’d like to point out – you don’t have to surf any or all of them but there are cash prizes that will be awarded. BUT the thing that I’m so proud about is letting people know about Red Shirt Friday. What is Red Shirt Friday and Why Red Shirt Friday – well click here to read more – this will knock your socks off Red Shirt Friday.

To me this is just an awesome way to say THANKS and let our guys and gals we love them for protecting us. Personally, I don’t like wars but I do support and appreciate our military for what they do – and just think this is an awesome way to show it.

So you are wondering what you can do – if you are a surfer, then surf and say thank you to the TE’s that are making everyone aware. If you are not a surfer, then share this post with everyone that you know on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Pinterest, Linkedin, etc. Also, do the same for the other links in this post.

YOU can make a difference and say thank you – and I thank you for what YOU are going to do. Now share, share, share, share and even a comment on these blog post will help.

Support Our TroopsRegretsLandon

Happy Mother’s Day – Remembering My Moms

I have been lucky to have had 2 moms in my life – one was my birth mom and the other God gave me thru my last marriage.  This will be the first Mother’s Day that they both are in heaven together but I still wanted them to know that I miss them and love them very much.

There is a song that comes to mind that sums up Mothers and would also like to share that with you – grab your kleenex

 

Happy Morther's Day

Pinreach and Pinerly – Tools used to track your results on Pinterest

Over the last few months many of us have gotten hooked on pinning at Pinterest as I know I’m one of them.  But today I stumbled upon this interesting new program that is still in the Beta testing stage and not even open to the public yet. Pinreach and Pinerly are both tools that can be used to track your result on Pinterest – gives you stats to what is being liked, what is being repinned, etc.

Do you ever wonder if your content influences others, are you trendy, does your content get repin and how do you rank among other pinners?  Well, Pinreach gives you that type of info – it’s free to join and get started.  I found it interesting to see which of my board had the most activity, my popular pin history, and where I ranked among other pinners. What I found very interesting is that my overall number was 39 – but when looking at others higher than me showed me ways for improvement.

You can join Pinreach by clicking here

Did you know that Oprah is a pinner?  I didn’t till I found her on Pinreach and has a score of 53 and there were a small % even with a high number in the 70’s.  Now to me I feel this is valuable info as it shows us where to improve and also shows us what we need to do to make this site work better for us.  So what you waiting for  – go check yourself out now – click Pinreach NOW.

Ok on to Pinerly – Pinerly is still in the Beta stage and has not been opened to the public yet – so you can get in on the ground level on this one and really get the stats that you are looking for to help you even more.  You can get on a waiting list by clicking herePinerly

What I really find interesting is that when I first joined Pinterest is that I was posting pictures just for fun till I added my blog board.  I had added the Pin It button to my toolbar to make it handy for me to pin something that I found interesting or wanted to share.  So everytime I finished a post – I pinned it and WOW what a surprise, I started getting people liking my pin, repinning my blog post, and best of all subscribers to my blog.

So today, I ran across Pinerly and this tool is going to help me track things better and am very excited about seeing the facts – I’m a stats person and like to keep track on what is working.  Right now I have to say that I’m getting more action from Pinterest than Twitter and Facebook combined.  Sign up for this newest tool so that you know exactly what your results are – learning to work smarter than harder is always the key – Click here now to get on the waiting list of Pinerly.

If for some reason you have not joined Pinterest – join me here

Pinterest

Text Ad Exchanges – Solo Ad Tips and Tricks

It’s interesting how many times that I talk to people and most don’t even know what a text ad exchange is and have never heard of solo ads.  In this article, you will find tips and tricks that I have learned over the years and then also some things that I have seen while owning text ad exchanges.

First of all a text ad exchange is quite simple

You join the site and then for view others ads you receive points or credits depending on the site: then what you do is take those points or credits and exchange them for your own advertising purposes.  There are a variety of ways to place your ads such a 468×60 banners, button banners, hot links, traffic links, ptc links,  login ads, and of course solo ads.

Solo AdsWhat are solo ads?

Solo ads are email ads that you can send to all the members of that site as when they signed up they agreed to receive these in the TOS.  This is one of the things that I love about text ad exchanges – you get to email someone list and they read them because they are going to get points or credits for opening your solo ad.

Now let me tell you the worse mistake that I see when either viewing at other sites or that I have seen members make and that is to add a site URL that don’t work and wow what a waste.  Most sites have that you can preview your site or even banner before posting and yet still I see sites that don’t show.

Over the years, I have viewed thousands of solo ads and have found that the KISS system is the best (KISS – keep it simple sweetie)  You have to keep in mind that most people DO NOT have the time so set and read an ad that really should have been a blog post.  Give your potential viewer the FACTS – they need to know “why” I should view your site.

Most sites offer HTML coding so it’s pretty easy now a days to make this bright, flashy, fancy solo ad – don’t get carried away with so many colors, flashy text etc. What I have seen is that some ads get so overloaded that a person is busy looking at all the fancy stuff that they miss your message all together.  Keep in mind that you only have a few seconds to grab your reader – most are just going to be looking for that link to click to get their points or credits.

So I know by now you are wondering then is it really worth the time – my answer is yes.  When doing solo ads, I have a cheat sheet that I have copied the HTML coding for the ads that I want to send out and saved them in a notepad – then when I want to send them out – I just open that file – copy and paste and I’m done because you can only send out ONE a day.

If you are promoting a site because you are an affiliate,  most site have a splash page or squeeze page in their promo materials that you can use.  Just copy and paste the code in the HTML editor and add your headline and referral link and you are done.  In lot of the sites there are pre-written emails for you to use, I have found that I don’t get the results from them – don’t copy and paste the same thing everyone else is using.

Keep It Simple SweetieYou want your solo to be unique to you so put on your creative hat (as we all wear many hats in this business) and come up with either a KISS text ad, create your own splash or squeeze pages – watch other people’s ads and find out what it was in those ads that made you STOP and read the ad.  Learn to use those techniques and you will be surprised at the results that you start getting.

One more thing – track, track, track

If you are not creating a link that you can track and know if it’s working – you are just wasting your time.  You are trying to find the needle in the haystack – and the odds of that – well…………..learn to work smarter – not harder.

After reading this article, I hope this will help you on the text ad exchanges that you are on to get better results with your solo ads.  If you have never written a solo or tried solo ads, then maybe you will try them out NOW.  Take action and test the waters – and if you want to learn more about text ad exchanges join my group on Facebook by clicking here Text Ad Marketing