More often than not, businesses start blogging in an effort to build an audience. However, the reverse seems to be happening.

More and more people with blogs are starting to monetize their traffic. It seems sensible because one of the hardest things you can do as a business proprietor is to increase your traffic. If you grow your site first, you currently have a solid pursuing to aid your business idea.

Starting a blog is simple, but if you wish to earn a living later, you will need to take into account your strategy and place yourself for success. It is critical to really know what you will need to grow your blog and grow your traffic.

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Extraordinary claim requires extraordinary proof.— Carl Sagan

No matter how honest you are with your marketing efforts, consumers aren’t so quick to accept your claims without proof. When you say that your product or service offers a specific benefit, consumers want some sort of evidence that backs your claims.

Including proof isn’t hard. It’s an extra step, but it can go a long way towards increasing conversion rates. From customer testimonials to verifiable statistics, learn how to offer proof in your marketing. Read more

In Internet marketing, like anything else, there are going to be winners and losers. Often, the difference between success and failure doesn’t depend on outside influences, but on your attitude.Successful Internet marketers share a unique set of qualities known as the “killer instinct.” Train yourself to use these qualities every day and you can increase your chances of becoming successful.

With Internet marketing, you can choose ahead of time how successful you are going to be. By making the conscious choice to adopt the attitude you need to win, you can be the successful online marketer you always dreamed of being. Read more

George Carlin – may he rest in peace – talked about 7 words you can’t say on TV. Well, this article is going to tackle the 7 dirty words of Internet marketing. You want to disassociate yourself from these as much as you can, if you know what is good for you.

Ok here are the 7 Dirty Words…

Dirty Words

Number 7

Which is one of my favorites, is “buy.”
You NEVER want to tell people to BUY your book or whatever the heck it is you’re selling. Buying means you’re spending money on it, and people do NOT want to spend money … on ANYTHING.

So you want to stay away from this word at all costs. Try something like “claim” or “immediately download.” This will make them think they’re getting it for nothing. Read more

Search engines are powered by the words users enter when they conduct searches. These are called “keywords.”Google and other search engines use keywords to provide the links to websites they think the user will find most helpful. These results are then ranked according to Google’s search engine algorithm.

By discovering the best keywords for your internet marketing niche and including them in strategic places on your web pages, you can improve your ranking on the Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs) for those keywords. Read more

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO for short, is a phrase that describes how you make websites more appealing to Google and other search engines.

The more useful Google thinks your page will be to its users, the higher it will rank your page on the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) for your niche’s keywords.

If your website is ranked on the first page–or even in the number one spot–more users will click on your website than on any of the other pages. This can mean the difference between success and failure. Read more

Choosing the right niche from the start is a critical decision, which we mentioned the Article: How To Choose The Right Business Model.

When you start a business, the first thing you need to do is choose the niche opportunity you want to market to. Honestly it can be tricky, as you could list all of your interests/ passions and still come away without narrowing down on your exact niche.

Yet putting that kind of pressure on yourself to choose the exact right niche may cause paralysis. Certainly, you will need to do your due diligence when selecting a viable niche business. That way, you can test out ideas, enter the market sooner and learn from your successes and failures. So in case your first business doesn’t take off, you can always take what you’ve learned from previous attempts and move forward with new ideas. Read more