Is Internet Marketing Your Last Resort for Generating An Income From Home?

You may be tired of your 9 to 5 job, with the commute to and from work each day, and the aggravation of having someone looking over your shoulder, checking on what you are doing! Or you may just feel that you would like to make a little money in your spare time to help pay some of the bills. You may just want to set out on your own and make money from home preferably over the internet, because you have heard that it is possible! Or lastly you may have been retrenched or made redundant by your former employer, and in the current employment market you are simply not able to find a job, no matter how trivial!

Which ever of the above scenarios you find yourself in, you can actually make money from home, and one of the best ways is by learning about affiliate marketing. There are other methods of making money online, but affiliate marketing offers the greatest opportunity. So what do you need to get started with affiliate marketing? Well very briefly, you should start here:

• An interest in something, it could be gardening or motor car racing, whatever it is it should be something which you have some knowledge about, or something which you would like to learn more about. This is because you are going to have to spend a fair amount of time writing about it.

• A website, preferably one you own, now while that may seem daunting, in fact it is actually relatively easy and anyone can do it. There are places where you can put up a website for free if you need to, to make a start, such as Squidoo, HubPages and Blogger, but owning your own website is something that you should aspire to.

• A community who can support you, provide you with information and inspiration when you are feeling down or things are not going to plan. You can find such a community at Wealthy Affiliate University, an internet marketing community with information resources and support, where you can rub shoulders with people who are successful at internet marketing and who will give you advise if you ask!

So if you are looking to make money from home using internet marketing and specifically affiliate marketing, then truly look no further than Wealthy Affiliate University, there is no other place on the internet which offers greater value for what you are getting than these guys.

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Press Releases And PPC For Website Traffic

The common denominator when it comes to internet marketing is traffic. Without a lot of traffic coming to your website everyday, you can't succeed, and you won't be able to get the constant stream of new customers everyday that will allow you to stay in business. Besides copywriting, learning how to drive traffic to your website is one of the most important things that you can learn how to do if you want to remain in business.

Now there are all kinds of ways to get traffic to your website. Some of them are legit, and some of them will waste your time. Sure you may find a website that will inflate your website traffic. But if the traffic isn't converting into subscribers or sales... what's the point of continuing on with it? Most people use these kind of services to impress other online business owners in their niche - instead of focusing on what their prospects think.

In today's lesson, I want to share with you some traffic generation techniques that you can use to boost the amount of traffic that you're getting on a daily basis, and that will allow you to turn your business around from barely profiting... to earning sales on a consistent basis. Here's traffic strategy number 1:

Press releases

You can get a niche chunk of recurring traffic everyday by using the online press release sites. The top paid press release site is "PRweb", but there are other free press release sites that you will want to take a look at, and see if you can garnish a lot of traffic from these sites also.

I use press release marketing every week in my business. I think it's a great way to gain exposure for your business, and I think it's an excellent way to boost your sales and profits. If I were you, I would make it a point to see how to improve your sales and profits using press releases alone.

I believe the minimum amount of words that your press release can be is 300 words. So if you're not a fan of writing long articles and information, I think you can do 300 words. If you can't do 300 words, then maybe you're in the wrong kind of business. In the internet marketing world, you have to be willing to go the extra mile and do whatever it takes to make your business a success.

Here's another traffic tip:

PPC

PPC or pay per click advertising is something that can bring you a lot of traffic immediately. But you will want to monitor your costs versus your income, because pay per click marketing can be very addictive. The more you monitor your costs and focus on selling more to the customers you acquire, the more money you will be able to make due to a well thought out plan on your behalf.

Take these 2 tips and use them to get a lot of traffic to your website simply and easily. Once you put them into action, there's no turning back. They both can bring you a lot of traffic fast, and can help you to make the kind of money that you are looking for in your business.

Good luck with using these 2 traffic strategies in your internet business today.

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Social Media Marketing (SMM) - For a 'Casual' Business

Social media marketing has taken the garb of the present-day advertising. There is hardly anything that goes unnoticed at the hands of a social networking spot. The Netizens have added social networking to their daily routines and make sure that no buzz goes out without their knowledge. This trend is what has kickstarted the new epoch that is springing up at such a fast pace.

When was the last time you went to watch a movie without giving an ounce of information to your virtual social circle, and didn't discuss it even once when you returned? Quite a while back, right? As far as I have observed, it has become the trend among the masses to let the world know of the updates about us in digital formats like scraps, chitchats, comments and tweets. If this is the level of dedication towards the social networks, then why should the businesses lag behind? They, too, have opted for social networks to let us know of their latest tidings.

Social media optimization (SMO/SMM) works in a very sensible manner by making appearances at the spots where the target groups frequent the most, and what could be better than Facebook, Twitter, Digg and Reddit? An online marketing provider targets the concerned user groups and makes frequent appearances to fall into their sight.

The businesses can attain a lot of information about their consumer group by just keeping an eye on their online discussions. When a social media consultant for a leading chocolate company sees people talking about one specific product more than any other one from the same company, it is but obvious for him to believe that the product in question is better than any other. This little analysis boils down to two things

• The brand gets to know that the other products need to be raised to the level of the most loved one. They do it much in time, thus raising the sales.

• Those who have not had the best one wish to try it, thus raising the sales. Those who have not tried the new entrants wish to try them, thus raising the sales.

As is quite clear, opting for such a marketing package is a win-win deal for the chocolate company, and for the consumers too. This multi-utility status of social media optimization (SMO/SMM) stands true for every business house. It raises the sales to an extent much larger than what mere advertising could target.

Media has been conveniently split into three broad segments Electronic Media, Print Media and Social Media. When there are advertisements running across the TV screens and in the newspapers, why not do the talking on a universal portal? See what social media services have in store for you opt for an effective package... NOW!

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Internet Marketing - Podcasts And Article Marketing

When I first started out online, I was bombarded by the number of traffic generation methods out there. I can remember where I had a list of 70 ways to get traffic, but I had nowhere to begin. I thought to myself, "Great! Now all I have to do is do these 70 on a weekly basis, and I'll start getting alot of traffic to my website." Unfortunately, this was not the case.

It took me a long time to find a traffic system for myself that I could use to get people to my site, and get them to buy something from me. Now the traffic system that I have created myself is something that you can count on 2 hands. I only have about 10 strategies that I use every week, and they do a good job of bringing me the traffic that I'm looking for.

In today's lesson, I want to share with you a portion of my internet marketing traffic plan so that you can use them and duplicate the results that I am getting from you. They're very simple and easy to use, and I think you will have no problem implementing them in your business today.

Here's the first tip for getting traffic to your website:

Podcasts

I like podcast marketing. You can start a podcast blog and setup an account with a website called "Feedburner", and you can start your own podcast marketing plan this way. You will want to submit your podcast blog to all of the blog directories, and you will want to submit your blog's RSS feed to all of the RSS feed directories.

But you only have to do this once. Once it's in there, it's in there for life. Now some blog directories will not accept your blog into inclusion of their website. But that's okay... there are other blog directories that you can submit to, and you should focus your energies on those that will more than likely accept your blog.

Creating the podcast is easy. All you need is a microphone and a recording software, and you are good to go. Podcasts don't take long to create, and they're an excellent way to get the word out about your business. Just be sure to mention your website at the beginning and end of your podcast.

Here's another traffic technique:

Article marketing

I like article marketing because it can bring you a lot of traffic to your website simply and easily. It's very simple to do also. Simply write up a 400 to 500 word article and submit them to the article directories. You will get search engine traffic, you will get traffic from people searching for your kind of articles on the article directory itself, and you will get traffic from those people who have the permission to take your article and post it onto their website.

It can be very potent strategy if you stick with it. It's something that doesn't require a lot of work. If you can write 1 to 2 articles per day, then you're on the right track. Soon you will find yourself becoming prolific with your article writing, and you will be cranking out article simply and easily on a daily basis.

These 2 strategies for getting traffic to your website are things that you will want to consider if you want to have the utmost chances of success in your internet business. Take these tips and use them to earn the kind of money that you're looking for in your business today.

Good luck with using these tips to make more money simply and easily.

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Affiliate Programs And SEO To Promote Your Business

Are you struggling to get traffic for your online business? If so, then you should know that it doesn't have to be tough. Traffic is something that a lot of people struggle with, but you should know that it can be something that can be incredibly easy to do. Now I'm sure that you already know about the different ways to drive traffic to your website. But if you've been procrastinating and have yet to put these strategies into use, your business will continue to suffer because of it.

Today I want to share with you some of my favorite internet marketing strategies that you can use to improve your overall sales and profits. Traffic isn't something that you should be afraid of... if you can keep marketing your business on a consistent basis using these strategies, you will find that it's simple and easy to boost your revenue, and also your traffic count.

In fact, let's jump right into the heart of the matter. Here's the first way that you can get more targeted traffic to your website simply and easily:

Start your own affiliate program

Some people are making over $20,000 a month just with their affiliate program alone. Now even if you don't earn $20,000 a month with your affiliate program, I think it's more than likely that you can earn $2,000 to $3,000 a month with your affiliate program. Now this may not sound like a lot to use, but it can definitely pay the bills - plus all of this income has occurred on complete autopilot.

The fastest way to start your own affiliate program is to sign up for a service at "ClickBank" and "PayDotCom". You will get immediate affiliates who are looking to promote your products immediately. You can also create an "affiliate sign up page" and submit this page to the major affiliate directories.

These are basically sites that contain a lot of affiliate programs to choose from if you want to find a program that will fit the theme and niche of your website. Starting your affiliate program is something that can definitely boost your bottom line, so it's something that you will want to consider using in your online business today. Here's another traffic strategy:

SEO (search engine optimization)

SEO (search engine optimization) is a form of marketing where you get traffic from the major search engines. Now the algorithms of the search engines changes everyday, but that shouldn't stop you from using this strategy to get traffic back to your website. You will have to do a bit of SEO - including on-page SEO and off-page SEO... but for the most part, search engine marketing is fairly easy to do.

Many people tend to shy away from search engine marketing and decide that they would rather find other ways to get traffic. While this is fine, you should know that search engine marketing is at the cornerstone of all successful internet marketing. So if you're not employing it into your business today, you're missing out on a lot of traffic to your website.

Be sure to use these 2 traffic techniques so that you can earn the money that you're looking for in your business today. They're something that you will want to do right away so that you can turn your business around in the shortest amount of time as possible.

Good luck with using these tips to earn the kind of money that you're looking for in your internet business.

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Social Media Specialist @ MyGrahak.com

Job Description

MyGrahak.com is looking for a creative and fun-thinking Social Media guru with strong knowledge and understanding of the various social media websites (FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube). You need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills. In this profile you are required to have experience of client interaction. If you think you are an expert in Social Media Optimization, then this is the right place for you.

What you need

• Minimum of 1-2 years of online experience, specifically in social networks.
  
• Comfortable using tools such as Google Analytics, social media monitoring and reporting tools.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Detail-oriented, accurate, professional and accountable.
• An understanding of viral marketing trends, effective social media strategies is a must.Understanding of effective brand marketing is a plus.
• Successful candidate will be energetic and fun which should show in writing style.

Key responsibilities:

Responsible for creation and execution plan of social media activities internally.
To seamlessly be able to execute the said plan which would involve the following:-

• Updates/Posts/Tweets/Comments
• Work with the internal creative and ops team to deliver the plan in a timely and
  efficient manner
• Community building
•  Engagement to create social media reports
• To be constantly innovating in the social media space to be able to provide cutting edge solutions to client.
• Seamless and timely execution of campaigns and reports
• Day to day monitoring and execution on social media projects
• Manage and co-ordinate between various teams to deliver end-results
• Understand execution / development life cycle with respect to social media project and applications.

Job Type:- Full time, Employee

Experience:- 1-2 years

Eligibility Any:- Graduation

Job Location:- Delhi

If interested please send us your resume at manishsingh@mygrahak.com 

and we will get back to you soon.

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Facebook - Really, I Know What a Face Is, But What the Hell Is a Book?

Well, as an author of books, and electronic books, and as a lifelong book lover with a rather large personal library I find it interesting that one of the largest companies on the Internet, Facebook, has the name Face and Book in it. That really makes no sense if you think about it. Okay so, let's talk about this for a moment.

Most corporations adjust their business model and branding identity, along with their logos from time to time. It makes sense to do this to stay up with the times, however in the Internet world things move so fast that sometimes that is not always possible. Nevertheless, at this point Facebook really needs to change their name, don't they? But they aren't, instead they are entrenching themselves, and trying to protect their brand name by suing anyone who puts the name of anything before the word book.

Unfortunately, there are some case precedents for this, and Facebook is so well known, and there are people who are attempting to infringe upon their brand, or use that brand identity to help increase the popularity of some new company, riding on the coattails of Facebook's global reputation now.

There was an interesting article on Read Write Web on March 29, 2012 titled; "Banned on Facebook: Facing, Booking and Poking," by Dave Copeland. The article was decent but really, I'd like you to consider the title for a moment, as it brought up yet another thought today for me. You see, the "paper book" as we've historically known it is completely dead, well almost, and it has been replaced by the eBook. Now then, shouldn't Facebook be called; "FaceE-book" instead? I mean their current name is "so 30-seconds ago!"

Anyway the article stated; "Facebook is trying to protect its trademarks and wants to curb the use of "book" as a verb for connecting with friends on Facebook, but Polito is worried his page may be targeted as violating the new terms. "For Facebook to tell me that I can't use the word 'book' - as in 'check out my new book,' which is something I'm posting all the time - is just plain ridiculous," Polito said. "I can't tell you how many writers I know who use Facebook to promote their books."

Some might say that Facebook should probably change its name, or within the next 5 to 10 years it will be considered a dinosaur because it is using an old term which is no longer used in our language, or very little in our society. Luckily for Facebook, the physical "book" isn't dead quite yet, so Facebook still has some time before they need to go through major rebranding, and contact someone like me who knows what they're doing, so they don't destroy all that they created.

No, I'm not interested in the job, nor would I ever wish to have a page on Facebook, I think it's childish, and silly, but that's just my opinion. Further, it would take a lot more branding to ever get me interested. Please consider all this and think it.

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Free Traffic

Free traffic is one of the most effective ways to start making money with your website. Today we are going to discuss ways to make money on your website without spending any money. I could write a whole book about getting visitors to your site, but today we are going to focus on the free methods.

Before you start posting content on the internet, you need to do keyword research. Look for keywords that get a lot of traffic and don't have a lot of competition. These are the keywords you want to focus on. Using keywords that get a lot of results but have less than 30,000 competing results in Google are the best ways to make money.

Once you have a list of approximately 30 keywords, you are going to get free traffic to your sites by writing articles. There are literally thousands of article websites where you can post articles for people to read about topics related to your products. You need to be smart when writing articles. You do not want to submit articles to just any website. You need to submit articles to sites that get a lot of traffic. Examples of major article sites include EzineArticles.com, Articlesbase.com and Goarticles.com. The articles will end with you posting a link to the site you are promoting.

You can also get free traffic by posting to blogs related to the topics and niches you are promoting. You want to look for blogs that are do-follow blogs where you can comment on a relevant topic and leave a link to your website. By doing this, you will begin to create back links to your website, and you will generate more targeted traffic. Blog traffic is critical to your success on the internet.

You can also increase traffic to your site through bookmarking your sites on bookmarking websites. Some of these sites include Digg.com, Delicious.com, and Reddit.com. These sites have high PR ranking and will help you drive free traffic to your website. You want to make sure to use sites like this to get free traffic to your website. This will help you rank higher in the organic search engine results, and that will result in more traffic.

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Earn Income Selling Pictures On the Web

Do you like photography, or taking photos? In the event you are interested, and picture taking is your hobby then you ought to consider selling stock photos. There are many different sites that are based on stock photos, and they will give you income for your pictures. Stock photos are images that have been loaded so that other people may use them on their website, or business. Marketing stock photos can be worthwhile depending on the types of images you take, and how popular they are. You can make anywhere between .25 cents per image, to several dollars each time that your image is downloaded.

Your photos will have to be evaluated, prior to being added to most stock image databases. Individual companies will have different requirements, but a rule of thumb is that your photo should be in demand. Are you living in a paradise? Sell sunset photos. Have you had a magnificent winter this season? Winter vistas are perpetually marketable. Companies worldwide have come to depend on the strength of stock photos for their websites, consequently creating a growing demand for various kinds of images.

When you are loading the images pay close attention to the keyword phrases, because this is how search engines will find your images. Most of the companies will also guide you through the process of setting keywords and terms for your pictures. The use of suitable keywords is vital to prosperity. Even the most attractive images will be ineffective, if people cannot discover them.

There are some things to consider before selling photographs. The pictures really should be shot with a reputable camera. This doesn't mean that you have to spend a small fortune, but steer clear from snapping photos with an old cell phone. You should expect that some of your images will be turned down. This does not imply that they are dreadful photos.

On the contrary there are a wide range of subtle distinctions that will set a beautiful photograph apart from a decent one. Many skills can be developed over time, however for a head start I highly recommend picking up a book on the subject. The majority of the books will illustrate tips you can utilize to shoot excellent photos, and as a result you will most likely sell a whole lot more stock images.

Another beneficial reference would be online forums and websites focused upon photography. These websites possess beneficial wisdom by other individuals that have already endured any mistakes you are likely to make. Most forums of this nature will have free membership, and a warm and friendly community. If snapping photos is a hobby, or you just have a good eye, you can get paid by selling stock photos

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