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Internet Marketing
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Below are online tools and ideas to help you jump start your online
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Promoting Your Business
Everyone has their own style. There are literally 1000s of
potential customers on the Internet. You just have to be creative to
find them. Try different methods and see which ones work for you.
Promote everyday. This is the way you will be the most successful
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Free search engine submission:
http://tools.addme.com/servlet/s0new
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1. RESOURCES And BUSINESS TOOLS |
1. #1
Online Marketing Course - "The Insider Secrets to Marketing Your
Business on the Internet" - Learn from one of the best in the biz! -
Cory Rudl.
(http://www.streamsofmoney.com/marketing_course.htm)
2. Take the Internet
Marketing Challenge! - Market online like the pros!
(http://www.streamsofmoney.com/imc)
3. Ultimate
Ebooks - Get the top Internet marketing e-books (over 1000
e-books and reports) from the leading online marketers all in one
simple package. Learn from the best in the business! As a
bonus you also get the 100% re-sell rights to this fantastic
product.
(http://www.streamsofmoney.com/FreeToSell)
4.
StreamsOfMoney.com Marketing Center - Check out the best ways to
promote any business online.
(http://www.streamsofmoney.com/make_money_online.htm) |
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2. CLASSIFIED WEBSITES & NEWSGROUPS |
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If you've got determination, you can get good results on Newsgroups
and Free Classified Ad sites. |
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| NEWSGROUPS |
Here are some newsgroups that accept free ads. Don't put your ads
on just any newsgroup, because many don't accept ads or
solicitations. Some are dedicated to classified ads while others
let ads coexist with regular posts from members.
Here are a few newsgroups that allow classified ads:
alt.ad
alt.america.online
alt.bbs.ads
alt.bbs.internet
alt.biz.misc
alt.business
alt.business.accountability
alt.business.career-opportunities.executives
alt.business.home
alt.business.home.pc
alt.business.hospitality
alt.business.misc
alt.business.multi-level
alt.commerce.misc-ads
alt.internet.commerce
alt.internet.services
alt.make.money
alt.make.money.fast
alt.misc
aol.commerce.misc-ads
aol.commerce.mlm.announce
aol.misc
biz.comp.misc
biz.general
biz.marketplace
biz.misc
biz.mlm
biz.newgroup
biz.next.newprod
biz.univel.misc
can.atlantic.biz
market.internet.free
misc.business
misc.entrepreneurs
Keep in mind that newsgroups change from time to time and some of
these may decide not to allow ads. It's a good idea to visit a
newsgroup before you post your ad.
These UseNet Newsgroups are particularly rich in opportunity
seekers. Write your ad, copy it into your buffer, then paste it into
the email-like forms that the newsgroup uses. You can post your ad
on all the newsgroups above in 10 to 15 minutes. Do this once each
day for best results.
Most Internet service providers have a way for you to access
Newsgroups. Ask your provider for instructions on how to find them.
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CLASSIFIED WEBSITES |
Placing ads manually could make you grow old very fast! If you
really like this advertising method look into getting a "classified
ad submitter" that will place your ads in 100s of sites with one
click of your mouse. One of the best is Classify 98. It submits
your ad to over 1000 top sites within minutes. You can find this
at:
http://www.streamsofmoney.com/classify98.htm
** There are thousands of sites that welcome your FREE classified
ad. Some of these free sites may be not exist anymore for whatever
reason. Just delete it from your list and move on to the next one.
Here are some of the top classified ad sites. These will let you
place ads to laterally thousands of sites:
Free Ad Submitter - http://faststart.com/adsubmit.htm
Submit to hundreds of sites from this page.
AdLandPro - http://adlandpro.com
Get your ad on thousands of sites with a single click.
Yahoo! Classifieds - http://classifieds.yahoo.com
Leading Edge Classifieds - http://www.websitings.com
Citynews - http://www.citynews.com
Free Classifieds - http://www.freeclassifieds.com
Classifieds by Zip Code - http://www.areanet.com |
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Other Free Classified Links: |
http://www.inetexchange.com/submit.htm
http://www.1second.com/1america.htm
http://www.bestmall.com/class/view.html
http://classifieds.galaxymall.com/index.html
http://www.freedombuilders.com/classifieds
http://www.marketingsource.com
http://www.kollect.com/main
http://finsave.com/services/marketpl.htm |
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Low Cost Classifieds: |
These will give you great exposure for little money and are far more
effective than free ads.
AOL paid classifieds. Keyword "classifieds"
35 million members mean lots of eyeballs.
Place low cost classifieds on some of the top
search engine sites such as:
www.altavista.com
www.yahoo.com
www.excite.com
www.go.com
www.hotbot.com
www.webcrawler.com
www.lycos.com
www.metacrawler.com
www.northernlight.com
www.dogpile.com
www.search.com
www.ask.com |
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3. EZINE MARKETING |
Your biggest fear with Internet advertising is simple for us to
understand. How and where do I do it, without hiring someone to
research the whole thing for me? It's mind boggling; it's
overwhelming.
Millions will agree that ezine or online newsletters are the best
bet in advertising. Circulation is outstanding, the price is right,
and the targets are there. Everything you need to make money.
Simply put, email newsletters are the BEST Internet marketing tool
available. The cost per 1000 people reached is far, far lower than
anything you can get from radio, TV, newspapers, or magazines. Here
are some top ezines and services that really PULL prospects.
1. Here is a
service that runs $2 ezine ads! - They also offer guaranteed
visitors to your site! (http://www.streamsofmoney.com/2dollarads.htm)
1000 Guaranteed Visitors $79.95
500 Guaranteed Visitors $42.95
250 Guaranteed Visitors $22.95
2. Blast to
15 Million websites and 4 million emails every month! (http://www.streamsofmoney.com/siteblast.htm)
3. Ads in ezines
for $2 each. Subscriber base 248,000+ - 143 ezines! (http://www.streamsofmoney.com/2bucks.htm)
4. DEMC...goes to 275,000
3 line ad $36- Get 4 ads for $108.
Published 2 times per week.
http://www.demc.com
5. AIM...goes to 48,000
4 line ad $40. 3 issues for $108.
Will send press release for $250 (includes writing of release).
http://www.inetexchange.com
Also has AIM Professional which includes a single ad and
is mailed to the same subscribers.
6. BizWebGazette..goes to over 45,000
Published by Jim Daniels well-known net guru.
$49 per week for 3 line ad.
http://www.bizweb2000.com
7. Internet Gazette...goes to 110,000
3 line ad $35. http://www.questfinder.com/search/advertising.htm
8. Ralph Wilson is Moses to a lot of onliners.
http://www.wilsonweb.com (probably doesn't mind
me saying that since he's a former minister).
I can't tell you how many folks have come to me
saying "I saw your article on Dr. Wilson's site."
His WebMarketing Today goes to 70,000.
His ad offer is as such:
"You may insert a classified ad in Web Marketing Today
next month for only $150, includes two 65-character lines.
Full information at
http://www.wilsonweb.com/ads/classified.htm."
9. Hayden Mitchell at http://www.webthemes.com has a
co-op ad sheet that goes to 600,000 people. 3 line ads are
$79 and you can choose between the General Business
Newsletter and the Opportunity Newsletter.
10. BusinessLink.net has a similar ad sheet that goes to
600,000. 3 line ad is $89.
Directory of Ezines, a guide to classified advertising in ezines.
Each listing within the Ezine Directory tells you everything you
need to know about advertising in a specific newsletter. Why search
all over the place for the advertising information you need when you
can receive it all at once?
http://www.directoryofezines.com
Ruth Townsend is the Publisher of the Directory of EZines and the
author of several advertising and marketing reports to assist the
online advertiser.
For another complete list of ezines with links to each
see Gary Christensen's site at:
http://www.site-city.com/members/e-zine-master |
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4. OPT-IN EMAIL LISTS
Opt-in mailing lists can be very effective if used in a highly
targeted way (which is now becoming possible). The names on these
lists have asked to be there, so you are in no danger of sending
unwanted junk mail (which, unlike regular mail, is considered a
major offense by people on the Internet.)
Here are some sources of opt-in targeted mailing lists:
Bulletmail: http://www.bulletmail.com
The Direct Email List Source. Copywriter Al Bredenberg has a
directory of thousands of opt-in e-mail lists. http://www.copywriter.com/lists
Also check:
http://www.e-target.com
http://www.postmasterdirect.com
http://www.targ-it.com
http://www.dailyleads.com |
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5. SEARCH ENGINE SUCCESS
Grab 1000s of Prospects With Your Website and Search Engines
Here are the top firms that will promote your website on search
engines. This can be expensive, but is the most effective way to
market online. Over 85% of all traffic is directed by the top 10
search engines. These firms will get you in the top positions.
http://www.1stplaceranking.com
http://www.1stpagepromotion.com
http://www.wgi.com
http://www.imarketingmasters.com
http://www.iprospect.com
Doing Your Own Search Engine Marketing
Below are some general guidelines in preparing your website for
search engine success. Also consider purchasing the leading search
engine marketing tool: WebPosition
Full details at
http://www.streamsofmoney.com/webposition/
Use Your Web Site Title to Get on Search Engines
These days search engines can pull in a huge audience for your web
site. Now that half of all North Americans are online with millions
in other countries logging on the Internet each week, search engines
are becoming the Yellow Pages of Cyberspace.
Make sure your site gets listed by having a Title that appeals to
search engines. Engine computers often place the most emphasis on
your Title --that line that appears in a box at the top or bottom of
your browser screen.
Think of the word or words most people are going to use to search
for a site like yours. Include that most important word in your
Title twice if you can. For example, if your most important keyword
is "bacon," your title might be: Bacon Center features the world's
best bacon.
If your most important keyword is "marketing," your title could use
two forms of the same word: Market your business with these
marketing ideas.
A Title that says "Welcome to our site," or "Joe's Barber Shop" may
look OK to visitors, but it offers very little for search engine
robots that are thirsting for some way to classify your site.
Have You Got a Meta Tag?
Meta tag's are a key ingredient that search engines look for when
deciding how to list your web site. You can't see a meta tag while
looking at your page. It is a simple code in the HTML behind your
page.
Your Meta Tag goes near the top of your page's HTML between the
<HEAD> and </HEAD> tags. Click the right mouse key (for PC users)
on any good web page, then choose "view source," and you will see
the HTML code.
Use Keywords in Your Web Copy to Get on Search Engines
Search engines are a lot smarter than they used to be. These days,
when you type in "toothbrushes," you are quite likely to get a site
that is all about toothbrushes.
Most of us remember times not so long ago when search engines were
less sophisticated. What you typed into the little box had little
or nothing to do with the 20,000 sites the engine presented you.
Now search engine computers do a pretty fair job of reading through
the copy on your site, figuring out what your site is about, and
classifying your site according to the most common keywords in your
text.
Sites with lots of tightly focused information on a specific topic
tend to do very well on search engines. You can get a search
engine's attention by intensely focusing the first 100 words of your
page on a few important keywords.
If your site is about bicycles, make sure your text mentions the
words "bicycle," "bicycles," and "bicycling," as often as logical in
good writing
(search engines are able to detect when you're trying to cheat by
using a word too much).
Make sure the same top keywords show up in your title, your meta
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6. "PAY PER CLICK" SEARCH ENGINES
For full details on this new way of marketing go to:
http://www.payperclicksearchengines.com
Google (A top 10 search engine) has a new program that allows you to
buy
keywords. Find out more details here:
https://adwords.google.com/AdWords/Welcome.html
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