If you've spent any amount of time online looking for legitimate ways to work from home and make money online, you've probably been exposed to hundreds of different business models. Some of these business models are legit and others are not.
Due to social media, the search engines and online advertising, a new issue has developed. I like to call it the "Shiny Object Syndrome." This syndrome has left some people depressed, others in financial ruins, and it's even chased others away from our industry altogether.
What is the Shiny Object Syndrome?
It is the promise that there is an easier, faster and cheaper way to make money online. It is a promise of done for you marketing. Just sit back, do nothing and collect a paycheck. It is the promise of "push button" profits. It is the promise of easy money. The Truth
I've found that no legitimate online or offline business is fast, free or easy. Businesses cost money and take time to launch, grow and stabilize. Sadly, most people don't want to hear this.
Many people looking to make money online are in a tough financial situation and they are looking for that magic pill to solve their money problems today.
These ads promising "instant riches" do well because they appeal to people's greed. Many people want something for nothing. What these folks don't realize is that these "easy riches" do not exist. My Advice to You
# 1 Find a Need in the Market Place
All successful businesses offer products and services that people want or need. There must be a legitimate demand in the marketplace for what you are promoting, whether it is a product or service. The demand can already be in place, or you can create a new demand by developing a new product or service that is unique.
# 2 Offer a Solution
Entrepreneurs provide solutions to their client's problems. We are solution providers. Our job is to identify a need and then offer a simple solution. The solution must provide value and solve your client's problem. If you can do that, you will make sales. # 3 Put in the Time and Work
All businesses cost money to start, nurture and grow. More importantly, all businesses take time to grow. It takes time to learn the skills, learn from your mistakes, and figure out how to do everything you need to be doing. Once you start a new business, make a minimum two-year commitment and do nothing else during that time. Focus is key.
# 4 Avoid Shiny Objects
Put on your blinders. Avoid Shiny Objects at all costs. Focus on what you are doing. If you go down the path of chasing shiny objects, you will lose momentum, lose credibility and keep starting and stopping.
10 Legitimate Business Models
Some legitimate online business models, if done right, include:
Network Marketing
Affiliate Marketing
Blogging
Selling Items on eBay or Craigslist
Video Editing
Work as a Freelancer
Social Media Manager
Information Marketing
Sell Your Own Product or Service
Editor
Of course, not all of these business models will be a good fit for everyone. You have to pick something that aligns with your strengths, personality, skills, budget and available time.
The Bottom Line
The bottom line is that the Shiny Object Syndrome is alive and well, all over the internet. Your job is to find a legitimate way to make money online, get started, make a minimum two-year commitment and never look back. Do that and there is a good chance you will be successful.
Here are 37 Ways to Make Money Online. Learn more about the Shiny Object Syndrome in Network Marketing. Charles Holmes is a blogger, author and Network Marketing Professional.
Understanding the tiny facts about the Forex market is mostly what it takes to be a successful trader. Many people from a standoff-ish point of view see Forex trading as so much hard work meant only for professionals with long years of experience in the finance industry - but there is more to it. What many do not know is that just about anyone can make a huge fortune from the Forex market with the right idea and the right practice.
It is true that there is need for hard work and experience, but that is just the secondary aspect of what one needs to succeed as a Forex trader. People readily skip the primary facts that form the foundation of a successful trader, thinking they are negligible when they are not. A stable psychological state of mind is one of the primary factors that have so far proven immensely important in trading successfully. The weird thing about it is that anyone, new or seasoned professional traders, can fall prey of the damage that comes from not having a sound mind towards trading Forex. It takes constant efforts, irrespective of past records, to keep one's head above water in the world of currency exchange.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO
Mr. A is experienced in the finance industry as a professional analyst and trader. He has worked with so many finance organizations, learnt a lot in the process, and even developed some awesome theories that earned him a noble price. Obviously, he is highly sought after at all times, and there is a long waiting list of huge finance firms asking for his consultation and partnership. Mr. A finally agrees to work with one of the big companies as the team leader of a group of exceptional high end professionals like himself, and the whole world's eyes were on them to see how they will fare. Definitely, Mr. A and his team are expected to change the story of the organization for good; everyone expected that. The question now is how good will the outcome be? You can imagine the surprise when Mr. A and his team lead the company to its demise. Yes, the company closed down as a result of wrong calculations amplified by leverage.
What went wrong with Mr. A and his team? The only logical explanation to that is that they were too proud of their achievements, and as such were psychologically damaged to the point that they thought they knew it all. They felt they could control the Forex market since they are an excellent group of analysts working together, probably the best group of analysts in the whole wide world. That right there is psychological instability, and it does not go well with Forex trading.
HOW TO MASTER THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT OF Forex TRADING
Meanwhile, this story is real. It happened to LTCM funding company, and there is so much the finance world can learn from that when it comes to mastering of emotions while trading the Forex market. Here are some points to help:
1. ALWAYS WORK WITH MODERATION:
Do not put all of your eggs in one basket; never. There will always be better opportunities in future, so it makes no sense to feel like "it is now or never". Greed is at the top of the list of the problems encountered by Forex traders. It is important to always seek profit and attach importance to financial success, but it should not be the driving force of the traders.
To make sure greed does not prevail, ensure strict adherence to discipline. Traders should always learn to stick to their trading strategies at all times. Every anticipated move should be based on principles established by the diligent study of the market.
2. WHAT IS THE WORSE THAT CAN HAPPEN?
In the career life of every Forex trader comes a time of indecision. No one can control the Forex market, and that is more than enough reason for many to fear. There are times a trader may be on a failing streak, and it looks like the strategy is not what it should be. Well, it is the Forex market; no one has control over it. The best any trader can do is to stick to the plan, and keep a bit of an open mind towards the opinion of others based on proper research. Indecision should be highly avoided, even at the point of fear.
To avoid the implications of trading fears, traders should learn to stick to the strategy of course, and avoid random decisions. Also, traders should avoid leveraging their accounts unreasonably, thereby risking too much. Always have it in mind to stake just as much as you are willing to lose.
3. DON'T GET HIGH:
The thing about getting high is that your state of mind is elevated in an unrealistic manner. A trader that gets high on Forex trading is tempted to believe that Forex will give him unlimited wealth no matter the approach he takes. Even traders that may not have ever experienced failure in trades should not get high or euphoric on that. In most cases, people that are in a euphoric state of mind while trading Forex end up frustrated because they allowed their feelings of might to blind their reasoning. If you have been on a winning streak for a while, be careful not to think that you have mastered Forex trading so much that you can trade without your strategy and still get good results. Anyone that dares to do that is simply high; and is doomed to fail at a point.
Always have it in mind that all strategies have flaws, no matter how long it has worked perfectly well in trades. The market changes, therefore strategies need to be altered to suit the change as required. A trade can only be successful if the trader has put in time to study the market and applied profitable principles of trading, not the other way round. The case of LTCM is a very good instance of this case.
4. IT GETS BETTER:
Again, a trade can only be successful if the trader put in time to study the market and applied profitable principles of trading. It is possible to lose several trade one after the other; it happens even to the best of Forex traders, which can lead to panic. However, this is not enough reason to quit as many may be tempted to, rather, the trader should put in the required time to study the market and apply the right principles.
Note that periods of market volatility causes panic more than any other factor. Volatility can make a sound strategy seem like it is useless, which is true. Strategies for trading a volatile market environment are not exactly the same with non volatile market conditions. Some traders prefer to use a different strategy entirely, or stay away from trading the Forex market in such times.
CONCLUSION:
No one masters anything overnight. It takes time, persistence, and constant practice; but in the long run, it all pays off profitably. The Forex market is the biggest market in the world, there is always room for anyone to trade and make good profit when the right principles are applied.
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Introduction
The internet is an elephant, so to speak. So how do you eat an elephant? One would say one piece at a time. Every internet guru has his own views about how to succeed in the internet or online, but like any other thing in life, there is no one perfect way, or one size fits all. Some say content is king. Some say begin with a list. Some say begin with 100% automation. Content, list, and automation all matter, but what about the person that is just beginning and doesn't know his left from his right? I believe a beginner should start with a product to prove his credibility and from there move on to building a list while at the same time gradually working towards automating his website to work on autopilot. A Caveat about Starting With a Product
Having said that it's better to start with a product, I believe it's appropriate to throw in this qualification by saying that at the highest levels, you can actually sell a product you have not yet developed to your list or followers, but as a beginner, you may not be able to employ that strategy. At its most basic, it involves telling your followers that you have a product that is coming out in say 90 days or 180 days time and any one among them that buys in advance would get it at 30 or 20 percent discount. Some may decide to buy and you can then use the cash to develop the product. This strategy is for already well known "brands" like Peter Diamandis, Brendon Burchard, Tim Ferriss and Tony Robbins to mention just four.
How to Develop Your First Product
This presentation focuses on how you can develop your first product. The truth is, in internet business, you don't have to wait until you have a perfect product. Just begin and continue improving along the way. If you compare cars or any product for that matter made in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and 2000s, you notice that they keep getting better in terms of design, sleekness, and performance, to mention just three aspects. That should be your aim. Start, and keep improving day in and day out.
In this presentation, the focus is entirely on electronic products (eProducts), not the selling of physical products online, which is referred to as e-commerce. I'm assuming that you're already an expert operating in six dimensions as an author, trainer, speaker, coach, consultant, seminar leader and now gunning for the seventh dimension, information marketing. If you don't consider yourself an expert, don't worry too much, we'll come back to that and the scales will fall off from your eyes. Even if you're not operating in any of the dimensions yet, say you're just an employee, don't worry, this presentation will open your eyes to the possibilities ahead. The author of the book Instant Income, Janet Switzer, listed over 52 eProducts one can develop in her Maverick Program but we'll limit ourselves to just the simplest products as this is a beginner's program.
Understanding or knowing which products to develop, the demand for those products and how to position your products are beyond the scope of this presentation. Also marketing, selling and launching your product are outside the scope of this presentation. Having covered those preliminaries, let's dive in on your product development journey.
Products Suitable For E-Copies
The main products that you can easily convert to e-format are:
• Books
• Music
• Courses (seminars) - these are generally referred to as "How to Products."
• Speeches
• Research findings
The Top 7 Most Lucrative "How to Products" Areas In the Expert Industry
According to Brendon Burchard, in his book The Expert Messenger, the seven most lucrative how to product areas are:
E-Product Formats
The main formats are:
• PDF
• E-pub
• Mobi
• Audio (MP3)
• Videos (MP4)
Sites For Uploading Your E-Products
Having made or created your product, the next thing to do is to launch. You can launch your products through a combination of channels, including:
• Your website
• Third-party websites
• YouTube
• Vimeo
• Stitcher
• iTunes
• SoundCloud
• CD Baby
• To your List through an e-marketing platform, example, Mailchimp.
The Various Product Formats In Detail
Let us now take the product formats one at a time in slightly more detail.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
One of the easiest ways to join the online business as an expert is to start with training course, workshop, seminar or a book. Your book in particular can and will open doors especially if you can write a New York Times best seller. For a beginner, that might be far-fetched so let's just begin with a good book or a well thought out course. Having done your book or course (this applies too to seminars and workshops), you save in word or PowerPoint and convert it to PDF. PDF (portable document format) is a special format developed by Adobe and can be bought online or better still buy the CD and install in your laptop. Once converted to PDF, no one can amend or tinker with your product and you can upload it to your website and start selling. Sounds so simple? Yes! Technology simplifies things. Anybody with a laptop or smart-phone can buy your product and start enjoying it right away. Most new generation laptops and smart-phones have PDF reader pre-installed or you can simply download an app that enables you read the PDF document.
E-Pub
E-Pub (ePub) is short for electronic publication and is an eBook file format that the majority of devices, including iPad, android smartphones, tablets, computers, or e-readers can read. To convert your book to e-Pub requires a special software, which an average business centre can help you achieve. If you cannot get a business centre near you to convert your book to epub, you can do it online through a company by the name Allzone.
Mobi
Mobi is especially peculiar to Amazon Kindle as that is the only format that Kindle uses. Starting in 2011, some analysts projected that within five years there would be over 53million Kindles worldwide so if you want one of the Kindle users to buy your book, you have no choice but to have it in Mobi format. But there is good news. Amazon does not even require you to convert your book into Mobi before uploading to Amazon. You can upload to Amazon in Word format and Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) will automatically convert it to Mobi for you.
MP4 and MP3
Just a few years ago we were using what was then known as CD (compact disc) before the mp3 format, which is an audio coding format for digital audio, was introduced. The mp3 (or MP3) format can store enormous amounts of sound so you don't need hundreds of CDs as before. Your finished work can be converted to mp3 very easily to be listened to using digital devices including smartphones, iPads and laptops. Don't worry about how to do this as an average sound or video editor would handle the technical aspects and help you uploaded your product to Stitcher, SoundCloud or CD Baby. Editing is not very expensive and goes for as low as $5 for a one hour episode depending on the editor and the fee keeps coming down as more and more people master the art of video editing.
Videos
Videos are what make the internet tick. Video engages more than any other medium so it's a must you learn how to do video. And the good news is that it's not as complex as you may imagine. You don't even need any technical skills. Direct-to-camera video is the one you make with an ordinary camera or camcorder. Camera comes highly recommended compared to camcorder not only because cameras are generally smaller in size and cheaper, but because they develop less heat compared to camcorders. Initially, you may have to rent the camera but with time, you may decide to acquire your own. The most popular camera type is Canon, but you can also make videos with your smart phone however there is a slight drawback as you may not be able to edit or get audio or MP3 out of a smart phone so having a camera has advantages.
The other type of video is the one you make with a software. For Windows computer, you use a software called Camtasia and for Apple computers, you use what is called screenflow. You have to pre-install camtasia (or screenflow if you're using Mac) in your computer to begin with. Let's focus on Windows computers since that is the one I use. Having installed camtasia in your computer, the other processes are pretty straight forward. You first prepare your presentation in PowerPoint. When your slides are ready, you put on the earphone and plug in the voice converter or adapter and switch on camtasia. Once camtasia is on, you start speaking and as you finish with one slide, you move to the next one until your presentation is over. Once your presentation is done, you save what you have done for editing and viola your video is ready and you can upload it to your website, YouTube or Vimeo. Editing is not very expensive and it's not something to worry about as an average business centre can handle it for you.
There is yet a third way of producing videos. This is different from camtasia video we just described above. In this case, there are actually companies that specialize in helping you make videos by providing you with prepared templates. One of them, which I use, is a company called Animoto. What you do is you sign on to Animoto and they give you the architecture to do a video complete with background music. You simply register with the company and once you log-in you just follow the straightforward instructions for preparing a video.
Animoto has free and paid versions of the service. The paid version starts at about $96 per annum. You don't need any skills to do a video. The website provides all the needed headings, such as description of video, which you fill in and upload the pictures and provide a description of your video and viola, your video is ready. In the free and lower end paid versions, the company's logo, Animoto, will appear on your video, but in the premium versions, nothing appears so no one would know you used Animoto. For the very high end versions, you can even customize by putting your name or company's name and logo on the video. For the free version, you'll be provided with a maximum of 6 place holders for just 1 minute video and no more. If you want longer videos then you have to go for the paid versions.
Conclusion
A journey of a thousand miles as the saying goes begins with one step. Internet or online expert business sounds and appears hard when you have no one to guide and show you the way. The fastest way to cut your learning curve is to get a coach and you'll be up and running in no time. In our Expert Empire Program we guide you through how to develop e-Products.
Paul Uduk is the author of five books, including Bridges to the Customer's Heart, Wealth Beyond Your Imagination and The Celebrity Speaker, all available at his website, http://www.pauluduk.com and on Amazon. He is the CEO of Vision & Talent, one of Nigeria's most respected service excellence and process excellence training consultancies, which can be reached via http://www.visionandtalent.com. In addition to training for some of the most respected brands, including Nestoil, Heineken, Inlaks, Dangote and Berger, to name a few, he coaches executives on book writing and the list of his clients read like who is who. Paul recently launched The Expert Empire Program that helps beginners stake a claim in the expert industry on Vimeo. Paul can be reached by email via paul@pauluduk.com or pauluduk@gmail.com and by phone +2348033075133.
Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards its affiliates for each customer brought by the affiliate's own marketing efforts. It is not overly cost-intensive because affiliates do not need to acquire their own products. Some affiliatesmarketers opt to pursue cost intensive promotional campaigns to earn commissions, while others go through the organic route. Both strategies could be effective but for people starting out in this business, the organic route is the sustainable sensible option. This option involves the following five fundamental steps:
• Finding a gap in the market within a niche of interest
• Choosing a communication platform
• Creating valuable content
• Monetizing traffic
• Scaling up and sustaining your business
Finding A Gap In The Market Within A Niche Of Interest
There are two parts to this process. The first task is to find a gap in the marketplace that you want to fill. This is the research phase of the process and getting this right would set you on a solid ground. The second part of the process is finding this gap within a niche of interest to you.
The reason behind this is simple but very important. When you love what you do, it is no longer a chore. You will be required to create content around this subject for a long time, so it would be easier if you found the niche interesting. Choosing a niche requires a balancing act. While a niche of interest is key. Your chosen niche should be profitable. There are several ways to determine a profitable niche. You should explore the products and services within the niche and its content potential.
Choosing A Communication Platform
The second step is having a medium to communicate and share your insights with your audience. This would involve creating a website and creating content. Your website and publications would be your vehicle for communication. You do not need to be an internet whiz to create a website. All that is required is domain provider, web host and knowledge of WordPress. If you prefer building on the front end using drag and drop tools. You would find platforms such as Wix.com, Web.com or Weebly.com etc. very helpful. If you have the proper guidance, setting up a website or blog can be done quickly enabling you to create content over time. There are platforms out there where you could learn how to set up a website for free. Read on for my top recommendation. Creating Valuable Content
Content is king is a phrase to remember. To achieve success, you need traffic and that comes through creating valuable content. Delivering value to your target audience is very crucial to achieve success. Think about the gap you identified within the first step and how you are going to bridge it.
What is the solution to the problem? Are there several solutions available? What are the options? What information is required for your audience, to make an informed decision? If you offer value to your audience, they will stick around. There are several techniques and resources that will help you achieve traffic, but this will dissipate if your content is not considered to be valuable. There are several resources eg keyword tools such that will enable you to target specific keywords, although most will be paid resource. If you are just starting out, there are free platforms that you could leverage the same resources. Read on for my top recommendation.
Monetizing Traffic
Monetizing your traffic is what affiliate marketing is all about. You drive commissions through affiliate promotions and advertising. For instance, if you are recommending a product or service. Your audience will reward you for the value provided by following your recommendation. It is important to understand that your earnings grow as your following grows. Google AdSense is also a way to monetize your traffic. This is a program run by Google that allows publishers in the Google Network of content sites to serve automatic text, image, video, or interactive media advertisements, that are targeted to site content and audience.
Scaling Up and Sustaining Your Business
After establishing traffic and monetizing it. It is now time to scale up your operation. Naturally, If you took care of steps 3 and 4 correctly, you should be able to generate repeat business. Scaling up your operations sometimes requires doing things such as outsourcing or bringing in more resources. This would enable you to grow your business. To sustain your business when scaling up. You must ensure that those values that have brought you success in the first place are not compromised. If you maintain that and evolve correctly, you will be able to sustain and grow successfully. Scaling up your business with sustainability in mind ensures that you are on solid ground.
Conclusion
Mastering these fundamental costs effective steps would set you on the right path towards success within any online business. You will be able to grow your business organically and be sustainable in the long run. Mastering them requires proper guidance and training. To be a doctor you would have to attend medical school and to practice law, you would have to go to law school. It is not rocket science to figure out that the same applies to become successful online. Do your due diligence and choose a training resource platform to help guide your path.
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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
Goethe wrote that, and let’s face it...that makes a lot of sense.
The problem is, it’s pretty hard to trust yourself when you are trying to do something new (like internet marketing) and you don’t even know where to start.
What makes it worse is that there are endless amounts of information written on the topic and every day more is being added to the stack...pretty much all of it conflicts with each other in one way or another.
So what is a person to do with a situation like that?
Well personally I say start with this:
Step 1. Do your best. Acknowledge that it won’t be perfect or maybe even good but your best is good enough and recognize that your best will get better every day.
Step 2. Commit yourself to the craft. Making a living online is a science and an artform. It takes practice to get good at it. Practice and experience. So make it a priority and dedicate a little bit of time to getting better at it every day.
Step 3. Understand that to make money online you need a steady stream of targeted traffic. By targeted I mean traffic that cares about what you are selling.
Step 4. Understand that the single most reliable and cheapest source for targeted traffic that converts highly into dollars is email.
Step 5. Commit to becoming great at effective list building and email marketing.
Step 6. Understand that there are many ways to be great online. Many ways to make money and many ways to do almost everything. However you only need to master one. Commit to your one path and let everything else fall away until you get your project to money.
That’s it. For now.
In my messages, I'm going to give you a valuable education on the world of digital marketing.
If you want to make your business more successful than it is now, you may want to look into personalization techniques. You will find such techniques from places like McDonald's, Burger King, IHOP and Starbucks. Learning personality to add your business is not a bad thing because most people nowadays will not pay attention to generic brands. This doesn't mean you have to be edgy and bold but it can mean you could be gentle and passionate through the words and placement of your content. Read on to learn more about personalization techniques and tactics for your business.
when you are building your network marketing business you can do it the easy way or the hard way. The hard way is figuring out who you are and why you do what you do. This can take decades or longer if you choose to focus on the cash flow instead of focusing on attraction and Authority. If you ever went to the store and bought chips or cookies or even a health food item, there's always a catchy slogan somewhere on there. The best examples are Nikes old motto "just do it." This is only icing on the cake though. You have to dig down and show your personality through your specific actions and words in everything you produce.
This could be called branding for your network marketing business. It is preferred to think of it as personalization. This includes color choices, graphic choices, targeting and many other factors. If you choose to leave a signature or motto that also will help brand or personify your business. You may have seen a lot of cartoons and videos online from certain businesses to help reinforce this personal branding by sharing a particular cartoon character. This will also help as well because it sticks in the in the viewers mind. And viewers will remember and relate to this character later on as they surf your website.
The do's and don'ts of personalization for network marketing
Brought up quickly and efficiently, there are only a couple of do's and don'ts for network marketing personalization. Don't make it forced, be natural and allow your personality to show through. Be creative in all areas of it and work with it until you're happy with the results from your marketing effort. Keep your text font readable and large enough for all types of audiences. Do a test run with your project before going completely with it. Run it with a small test group and get feedback and make changes from it. Don't overly spend on advertising cost for it you will lose more than you will gain. Be original and don't steal ideas and have fun with it.
About The Author
David L. Feinstein, noted business coach and home business entrepreneur, is the author of various articles and books that help to empower individuals. To get the real innovative marketing knowledge and training, so you can be at the cutting edge of using technology to build your internet network marketing business correctly, visit; http://www.DavidLFeinstein.com
Many of the money-making systems are outdated when purchased, they made money for someone and are now sold even though the system has been replaced with an up to date system which you won't get a chance to see until someone has used it all up and it's outdated and on the selling block once again.
Let me tell you, making money online is no simple task and don't let anyone fool you into thinking that they have some get-rich-quick system. However, once you learn how everything works and can make nice websites, you can generate a great income as an affiliate marketer, in a niche that you love.
With about 3 billion potential internet viewers, you can do quite well in your own online business with very little financial investment, and $0 to start!
When I was searching for a career change and needed to exchange a very active job for something that didn't require so much physical labor. I wanted to choose an encore career that would be challenging and something that I could do from home even well into my retirement years.
Learn Something New
Well, I learned how to build a solid online business, expand it and take it to the next level. You can do this too, through part-time work online in the evenings and weekends and when you have time until you get things built up. Then you can choose if you want to go full-time or keep the day job and enjoy the additional income from your part-time efforts.
Your online business should not feel like a day job. Earning money online should be fun, and it is fun. Once the learning curve is complete you will start following a well laid out plan for success. After all of your online efforts start paying off, even with a low-income, you'll want to spend more time with it. You can be a witness of and take part in the growth process of your own successful online business.
Making Money Online
There are many ways to make money, even with part-time work online... 1000's of different ways in fact! The problem is that people often get distracted by the "latest and greatest" product or service and they aren't able to stick with one method and build a successful, and revenue generating online business.
There are 3 things that you will need, a nice website, education or knowledge, and some expert help. Choose a Niche
A niche is a distinct segment of a market, in other words, an "audience". So when choosing a niche that fits you, you should be choosing something that is ideally an interest, a passion, a hobby, a problem, a need or a want.
Almost everything you can think of is a niche and that is why we are going to get you to choose your niche based on things that you are interested in.
You can earn money online from absolutely every single niche because there are billions of people out there searching every day.
This all starts with choosing a niche that you are interested in and will enjoy working with. The more that you enjoy something the less it feels like a job and the more productive you're going to be.
Building Your Own Website
Now that you have chosen your niche you are going to create your very own website.
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I am sure by now you've found out that there are a lot of different things you can do to generate traffic on the internet.
Some are instant. Some are free. Some take a lot of time.
However, one of the best things you can do for your business to generate traffic is to start a blog.
A blog is a great way to get traffic because you can use a variety of different methods to promote it.
You can use SEO for each blog post that will help you build traffic over time.
If you're using something like wordpress for your blog, you'll be able to use a variety of search engine plug-ins that will help you with doing seo.
This takes a lot of the technicality out of getting good rankings for your websites.
Another great thing about a blog is that you can focus solely on creating great content without having to worry about getting top search engine rankings.
If you create useful content, people will start linking to your blog.
You'll start receiving visitors from another trusted website.
When people link to your blog it's like they're giving you a vote of confidence.
They're telling their readers that you have a good website that will provide them with awesome content.
Automatically you already have trust in their eyes. Whereas getting traffic from a search engine you'll have to build the trust.
Blogs are interactive so people love them.
You'll be able to read some of the comments on your blog and be able to respond accordingly which is another great way to build trust.
One of the other positives about blogs is a thing called an "RSS Feed".
This will make it so your content can get syndicated by other websites and this is why it's important that you have interesting headlines for your readers.
The feed will pick up the headlines and the person will decide to read depending on how interested they are in what you're offering.
So if you're looking at starting a blog, you can now see the benefits of doing so.
You'll get traffic. You'll build trust. You'll build relationships.
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There are a lot of people who are unhappy with their employment situation and often think about the steps that they should take to successfully change their career. That's the reason why I'm writing this article, to encourage you to not let anything keep you from moving forward and bettering your life situation.
Many have successfully changed their careers and greatly improved the quality of their lives and you can too.
There's some good news in that we all have the ability to learn and it's never been easier to successfully change careers due to the enormous amount of research that can be done on the internet on just about any topic. Is a career change really a good idea right now?
Here are 4 things that make people think about doing something different with their lives:
They are bored at work - Are you bored once in a while or every day? Is there a more fulfilling job available in your workplace that you can do? Is there a change in the daily routine available that can get rid of the source of boredom? Do you need another company or another career, or both?
Not enough income - Can you check out the possibilities for advancement in your present job and career situation? Would a better position and a rise in income, in the same field, be all that's needed?
Talents not being used - Is there another position available where you can better use your talents and do something more fulfilling? You might consider talking to the boss to see if you could make some changes to use those talents and perhaps even get a pay increase in the process.
Health issues - Are you physically unable to comfortably perform the present duties at work? Is it harder because of the age factor and stress on the body? Maybe it's time to evaluate yourself for the years ahead, what would you like to be doing 5-10 years from now? Sometimes after considering these things one can tell for sure if the idea of completely changing careers is right for their situation.Of course you must take family into consideration.
I would say that most often there is a real learning curve that takes place with your new career choice and the income might take many months to build up to what the person is currently earning. It's a must to have a good plan in place so that you can make it through the growing period and still maintain a certain comfort level.
You Gotta Have a Plan
Many would like to change their careers and they might go out looking for another job and find themselves in the same situations in a few years time. This is serious business due to the fact that we only have so many years in our working careers, and they go by quickly.
It's very important to have more than just an idea but a plan to follow that will bring you where you want to be in your older years. Think about how you can help others in your current or new career. See the rewards in their getting what they need and you being financially rewarded for your service. Make Sure Of What You Want
Do you have a real desire or a short-lived and poorly thought out idea that gets replaced every so often with another great idea? Most people fail for lack of planning and a short-sighted view. Will the change bring you happiness and fulfillment or simply more money, and stress to go along with it?
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Starting and maintaining a home business enterprise is a bold move. Home businesses can be immensely successful if you know how to maintain your businesses affairs in the right way. This article will cover some of the essentials you need to consider, to ensure the growth, success and profitability of your online business.
If you have a home based business, don't miss out on the home office tax credit. You can claim this space even if you don't devote an entire room to your business. If you have an area which is only or primarily used for business purposes, you can claim it based on square footage, and calculate the portion of your home that is taken up by your office space.
Once you've decided on a product to sell, do your homework and check out your competition. Look at their prices and study the quality of the goods that they are selling. Make sure not to price yourself out of the market, and figure out how to deliver the best value to your customers.
Set up a Post Office box for all your business mail. It's best to do this, rather than put your family at risk by using your physical address. This is especially important if you are doing most of your business online. Don't ever post your home address online, for any reason.
To reduce distractions keep your office off limits to children. Have set work hours that enable you to run your business and still have time for your family. Older children should understand not to disturb you while you are working. For your business to succeed your family needs to be supportive and respectful of your work schedule.
Take all of the home-business tax deductions that are legally allowed. For example, you can deduct the cost of a second telephone line or a mobile phone if you use it exclusively for your business, but be sure to keep sufficient records to prove your deductions. Taking all permissible write-offs helps you keep more of what you earn.
Although you may be used to working eight hours a day and then being off, you have to realize that in order for a home business to thrive more of a time commitment may be needed. Once everything is in place you will be able to relax a little.
Maintain a professional attitude as you begin your home based business. Keep your personal life and your professional life separate. Just because you are working from home, does not mean that you should engage in any family responsibilities during the time that you are supposed to be working. You will not be successful if you do not put the time into running your business efficiently.
Don't walk into a home business enterprise blind! There are many online discussion forums designed for small business owners to discuss the unique obstacles in this field. Look locally for other small business and home business organizations that meet in person. Either way you go, networking with other business owners gives you an excellent support system.
Having a business license for your home business often allows you to purchase things wholesale. This is excellent news for people who make their product, since you can search on product search engines for bulk orders of raw materials. This minimizes trips to the store, and frees up your wallet for other expenditures.
In the end, for most, having a online business allows for a level of control and creativity that the mainstream approach lacks. However, after reading this article, you may realize that you cannot necessarily go about maintaining a successful home business in the same way that you would maintain a traditional business. By utilizing these tips and advice, you will set your business up for a lucrative and stable future.
Kurt Tasche is an internet entrepreneur and home business professional who enjoys sharing his ideas through his Home Business Ideas and Opportunities blog. You can read and subscribe to his blog by going to www.kurttasche.ws
All business goals are geared towards attracting the customers into their trade. That is probably the ultimate target of every entrepreneur. Business requires websites, the influx of visitors into one's site as gauged by Analytics demands unique strategies to boost site traffic. More website visitors mean more customers, more sales and therefore more revenue! Increase in traffic requires a more aggressive approach though your campaign should be more organic in nature.
Building your brand by coming out with a well-designed, efficiently developed, highly optimized website;
Second is to get social by engaging your customers through social media marketing which of course should be consistent. Daily postings are necessary of course but it should contain catchy and relevant insights while actively participating in the community;
Third is to include a blog in your business website where your team can publish high-quality, compelling and original topics. It is where you can speak your mind about significant topics related to the nature of your trade, a way to invite visitors who are in the same niche;
Fourth is to focus on your On-Page and Off-Page SEO by optimizing your business site and its content so it can easily crawl on Search Engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo and the like;
Fifth and final is to ensure that your website is responsive and fast. This is precisely a must in the development of websites as most customers now use mobile devices to access the web.
Websites should be accessible and viewable in varied devices even on the smallest smartphones. Your webpage should load fast as well or you probably will push your prospective customer onto some other sites. That is why website developers should guarantee that your website is technically optimized and made highly responsive to load better and faster.This will definitely attract more customers as your website is found on the first page of a search engine results page (SERP).
Engaging your customers to explore on your webpages means entrusting the task only to the best website designers and developers.We cannot risk our resources on fly by night agencies which does not possess the expertise of the real developers who have spent years in the creation of e-commerce sites, blogs, travel sites and the like. Choosing the authorities in the field of web design and development entails checking on their credibility and reliability. Hence it is a must to seek for the assistance of premium web developers who will work hard for your business marketing but will offer only the most affordable business site because your resources are not finite so return of investment should be assured.
Increase in traffic requires a more aggressive approach. Every business campaign should be more organic in nature. We need to employ the assistance of premium web developers and genuine marketing specialists who will work hard for your business goals. They should offer only the most affordable business site because your resources are not finite so return of investment should be guaranteed for trade security.
You can be part of the revolution that's been taking place in the U.S for some years now, the first wave of Americans that are changing careers after their 50th birthday. In the previous generations, for centuries, people would work at the same job or within the same profession right up to the end of their working careers.
But that mold has been broken and now more and more people are starting second, or encore careers that can continue until they no longer desire to work. These new career adventures can be exciting, challenging and rewarding and can be managed as long as the person desires, even well into their 70's and 80's.
These new online careers can also be passed on to family members and can become quite lucrative. One study that I've read about shows that 40 percent of those working at the age of 62 had started their second careers since they turned 55.
When someone has a passion or a purpose and they set their mind and follow a well laid out plan anything is possible and new careers can take off at any age. Some can become financial gold mines while others supplement Social Security and pension checks while paying off more in satisfaction and peace of mind.
Many have always had to go through the routines of getting up early in the morning and getting ready for work, driving off into the rush hour traffic, working all day and then driving home again risking life and limb on the freeways and streets of any city. That gets less and less appealing as we get older and working from home sounds like a great idea, it did for me. A question that I asked myself many times over a period of a couple of years was "what is your encore career".
Well, it's entirely possible for anyone to make that career change at any age and stay in the comfort of your own home and make money online. After all there are well over 2 billion people searching the internet for everything and that number grows every day. Once you decide on a new career choice that you can do online, you can set your own work schedule around your life instead of having it the other way around.
Changing your career at any age can be challenging and will force your mind to grow. Of course it will take lots of time and focused energy to become a professional at anything and there needs to be that investment on the sowing end prior to doing any reaping. It's an exciting time because you're creating something new, your career and future lifestyle. You are building a career and source of income and maybe even wealth and riches.
When someone mixes their energy with motivation to follow a well laid out plan the goal is sure to be met with constant forward progress toward the goal. Once you answer the question "what is your encore career" and step toward your choice it's just a matter of time before you become an expert in your new career field. It's only a matter of time before you become an expert, earning an online income and reaching for the potential in your new career.
You are in a great position if you already know just what it is that you want to do and can jump right in with the right skills and get started with lots of enthusiasm, focus, and positive energy. If you're in the "searching for new careers" stage the process will take a little longer according to how long it takes to decide on the right course to take, and gaining the skills needed to excel in your new chosen career.
If you're in this stage of development know that there are a number of career test websites, that can give a good idea of what strengths and weaknesses a person has and can help with the decision on the best path to take. It would also be a good idea to ease into your new career while still hanging onto the "old" one as it may take a while to generate a steady income.
It's also a great idea to take whatever time is necessary to discover what it is that you really want to do. This new career, especially an over age 50, second or encore career will be a long-lasting work-at-home enjoyable experience. It's important to settle on a specific plan to accomplish some pre-set goals and take an organized and monitored approach and as you reach each goal, make a new one.
To find out what your talents are you can make two well-thought-out lists, 1- things that you're good at, and 2- what you enjoy doing. Notice just what your talents and interests are as you take your time and neatly write down on the two lists. Think of the things done in the past and what you can comfortably do now taking into consideration age, disabilities, and work environment. Is the work-from-home situation the best one for you as it is for so many others?
Make a list of 3-4 possible career choices, then decide on one of those choices and focus on that one only and forget about the others. Be sure to choose something that you will enjoy well into your retirement years. There are many work-at-home opportunities, and not just for the over 50 crowd but for anyone that will give their full effort to the growth process of their career idea, according to their plan.
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If you want to build a passive income online, you're going to need to use automation. Passive income is revenue that you earn today (and tomorrow) through the efforts you put in yesterday and today. Of course, earning passive income does involve work up front but if you build your automation systems correctly, you'll be able to take breaks and do less work while your income continues to rise on autopilot.
Your Blog
There are plenty of blogging activities that you can set to automate your online business so you can focus on more important parts of running your business. Schedule posts to go live on your blog in advance. If you can work your business a quarter ahead, you'll find that you will make a lot more money due to being prepared.
Autoresponders
These are great email marketing automation tools. You can set up an automated series for all your products or services, whether paid or free, that will automatically go to the people who sign up to your email list.
Email automation allows you to do a lot of your email marketing hands-off. You don't have to manually do everything. You can schedule autoresponder emails to go out and set up a sales funnel that works for you night and day.
Publish an eBook
When you write your own eBook, it's a great way to do work up front and then use it to get more customers and clients by telling people about it. Writing an eBook is not as challenging as you may think. It takes nothing but time to write an eBook. Just write every time you have 10 or 15 minutes of free time. Plenty of successful authors, of both eBooks and physical books, do it this way.
Sign Up As An Affiliate
An affiliate earns a proportion of sales that are made through their link. Even if you have your own products, locate good quality affiliate products to promote to your audience too. Work with companies that provide life-long cookies to help build your passive income.
Use Akismet For Comment Moderation
Reading, approving and replying to your comments takes time. This is one of the tasks many bloggers know is necessary, but can quickly become irritating and disheartening. Use the WordPress plug-in Akismet to do much of the work for you. There are filters and settings you put in place to take care of the vast majority of comment approvals for you.
Affiliate marketing business has gotten a lot of buzz in recent times due to advances in internet technologies and upsurge of social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.
However, some affiliate marketers especially beginners struggle to earn profitably because they do not thoroughly understand the business.
WHAT REALLY IS AFFILIATE MARKETING?
Affiliate Marketing is the process of earning online commissions by promoting products and services. Your commissions are earned each time you get a lead (Potential customer) or sell products online.The interesting aspect of affiliate marketing business is that you can make a ton of money with a little monetary investment.
Furthermore, you can start the business without products or services of your own, work from home and earn passive income even while sleeping if you have an effective system in place.
HOW DOES AFFILIATE MARKETING WORK
Register under the affiliate program of reputable companies that have valuable products and services.
Decide on the niche products to focus on.
Get your custom affiliate tracking link for each product you decide to promote online.
Select the right traffic source to use in promoting the product.
4 MAJOR WINNING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE YOUR PROFITS ONLINE
Focus on a single niche at a time
You should choose a niche that you are both knowledgeable and passionate about. For example, Weight loss, Supplements, Nutrition, Pet training etc. This enables you to easily persuade your customers to buy your products. Also, this will allow you to learn and acquire new selling strategies that will increase your sales and multiply your profits.
Select traffic sources
It is recommended to focus on 2 traffic sources at a time. I will recommend focusing on one search engine and one social media traffic at a time. This enables you to properly track and optimize campaigns launched on each platform thereby maximizing your profits per product.The secret of super affiliates is their ability to focus on a traffic source, testing and tracking campaigns optimally.
Test marketing strategy to use
You can never know if either blogging, social media or video marketing will be most profitable until you test marketing strategies such as:
Blogging: You can write a blog post using well research keywords for search engine optimization. This attracts your clients to your blog and causes them to make a decision.
Video marketing; You can make a video describing the features of the product then you upload it on YouTube for people to watch.
Social Media Marketing: This is the commonest and the easiest method especially for beginners. Facebook is a very good platform because it has lots of groups/forums where you can find people who are interested in your product and service. You can easily send them a friend request and pitch your products to them.
Track the data/results gotten from each of the methods then you focus on the method that produces the greatest profit.
Select the traffic type
The traffic type can either be free or paid traffic.
Free traffic involves search engine optimization, social media groups, and article marketing. The drawback of this method is that it does not allow you to target your client based on their interests and demographics.
Paid traffic involves using Pay per click or Pay per view advertising on search engine and social media platforms. This method is faster, associated with increased conversion and profits because it allows you to target your clients specifically based on interests and other features.
Have you ever dealt with an overhyped salesperson that made you feel like they were a car salesman? I know I have.
They make you feel like the biggest thing they care about is not helping you, but about making their sales commission.
Our biggest goal as business owners who have an online presence is knowing how to build trust fast with prospects.
How can you convey that you are a trusted solution to solve their problems? Keep reading for solutions that will help you build trust fast with prospects online.
1) Encourage Reviews and Testimonials: When I go to buy something from a new vendor, I love Googling "Reviews from VENDOR" online.
It's great to hear honest words from people who have tried their products and services as to the results they have achieved.
Ask your happy clients and customers to share reviews on Yelp, Amazon, or your Facebook page. You want to make it easy for prospective customers to see that your offerings work and deliver results.
And don't forget your website should also display testimonials throughout depicting how beneficial your products or services were for them.
2) Show How You Solve Problems: One of the biggest selling points is showing how your competitors or others have tried to deliver results and failed and how you succeeded in helping those people get positive results.
If you can show that you hung in there, listened to their issues and resolved the problems that were plaguing them with competitive solutions, it goes a long way to show you are a trusted source.
3) Demonstrate Consistency: If you can show how you consistently get results, it builds trust.
Show how you have achieved customer satisfaction rewards year after year. Let them see you have achieved consistent 5-star ratings on Amazon.
Add a direct link to your Yelp profile where customers consistently sing your praises.
4) Deliver Outstanding Customer Service: If the media, or awards or customer reviews show that you are a top provider, then maintain that top-level service.
When you do what you promise and go the extra mile, customers are happy to come back for continued service and talk about you to their friends and colleagues.
Be someone worth of referrals.
5) Prove Yourself to be a Giver and not a Taker. Give major value in your blog articles, social media posts (especially videos) and when meeting new people at events.
Show how you are helping your community. Offer freebies that solve problems for your audience.
6) Share Real Life Customer Success Stories. If you made a major impact in a customer's life, share it with your audience.
Show what situation they were in before, what actions you recommended they take, and the results they achieved afterward.
There's nothing as powerful as real-life results that help people believe you are the answer they have been searching for.
7) Showcase Outside Validation. Has the media interviewed you? Have you received an award? Have you gotten an incredible customer review? The more you can show how others find you a valuable, proven solution in your industry the better.
Seek and feature these accreditations to build credibility. Share posts on your social media. Write blog posts showing your honours. Highlight great customer reviews.
Trust is the biggest key to building sales online. Incorporate these tips into your business marketing strategy and they will help you create and highlight the credibility factors for your business.
Susan Friesen, founder of the award-winning web development and digital marketing firm eVision Media, is a Web Specialist, Business & Marketing Consultant, and Social Media Advisor. She works with entrepreneurs who struggle with having the lack of knowledge, skill and support needed to create their online business presence.
If you are new to Social Media and online marketing or find it overwhelming and confusing, my monthly group coaching program, AMPLIFY! Business Academy http://amplifybusinessacademy.com/ is a perfect way for you to incrementally learn the best strategies and tactics to help you grow your business online.
All of us know about Amazon. This is one of the biggest online stores in the world. Another name in the category of online stores is Alibaba, owned by a Chinese, Jack Ma. Most of the time we see these two names in search results when we look for a consumer product on the internet. Gone are the days when we had to go out for shopping. Now almost all types of consumer products are available online, that too on a global level. People can have their required things while sitting at home or office.
The concept of online stores started from the West and now is a growing trend in Asian countries. Seeing their popularity, many brands, and businesses got online. All big corporate names have an online presence now. Social media has played a great role in it. Brands and individuals own online stores also. Individuals along with their teams or families are also inclined toward opening online stores with a wide range of products. It includes books and magazines, garments, furniture, cosmetics and handbags, herbal products and medicines, construction material, electronic, and jewelry, etc. The sole purpose of opening an online store is to expand the outreach and tap in the maximum number of potential customers. An online store can give us a huge fortune as a long-term business even if it started on a small or medium scale.
Let's have a look at how an online store is different from physical shops and what benefits are there for you that are not available otherwise.
No requirement of physical space:
Your presence will be web-based so you don't need to worry about hiring or purchasing a physical space, buying bulk/huge consignments of items or goods at once, and their storage. However, you have to pay for a domain name and relevant charges.
No middleman hassles:
You can pick up the items/goods direct from a factory or manufacturer and transport it to the customer at retail price. Your profit ratio will also be high because of no middleman. A very useful tip for small and medium-sized industries and home-based handicrafts is that they can reach out to potential customers and get orders directly. But for this, they will have to spend reasonably on advertising.
Work according to the capacity and resources:
Are you to manage the store on your own or is a team or family there to help you? Make a work plan accordingly. If you are the sole manager, you can do it as part-time along with your job. You can expand it according to the available resources and when it begins to give you a reasonable monthly or annual income, you can quit your job or other work.
Manage it while on the go:
You can manage your online store while travelling with the help of a tab, laptop, or smart phone. No hassle of being bound to sit in a place.
Long-term benefits and safe investment:
You invest a small or reasonable amount according to the circumstances in an online store at first. So, the investment is safer than other businesses. First, it is slow but with the passage of time, it starts gaining customers and huge benefits. It will fetch long-term benefits if you keep on working 'slow and steady'.
Product-wise distribution of work:
If a team or family is helping you out in managing and maintaining the online store, you can distribute work product-wise. Like, females can handle cosmetics, handbags, ladies' garments etc., while males can take care of technical and electronic items. This work distribution can make things easy.
Now have a look at a few requirements also for maintaining a great online store and reaping the benefits.
Attention-grabbing and user-friendly design:
Hire the designers and inventory experts for designing the store who are already experienced in this field. For multiple types of items in the store, you will have to make sections. Links, buttons for easy navigation, ordering and cart, newsletter sign-up, and other necessary things must be there. Keep on reviewing the design every two years or so.
Advertisement and social media presence:
All of us use social media these days so it is a great way to catch up with the customers and market. Make social media pages/profiles of your online store and available products, and rightly advertise it to the specific audience.
High quality products and customer service:
Make no compromise on quality and customer service! Sometimes, customers complain that they get a different item from the one they ordered or selected. This puts a bad impression on customers and the repute of online store suffers. Give customers what you claim to give. Only good customer service can earn you a great name. The better the customer service, the more positive the outcome.
On time response and delivery:
Check out the orders regularly and deliver the items on time. Set a specific period for delivery like 24 hours for local orders and 48 or 72 hours for out of the city and away places. Delay in response and delivery is going to hurt your business and reputation. Arrange for a live chat with customers as well.
Product description and charges clearly specified:
Specify the charges including product price and shipment fee clearly with each product. There must not a confusion between the price mentioned online and the price demanded at the time of delivery or purchase.
Wise spending:
Hire a financial consultant who can guide you concerning how to spend money and on which things. Do research and study about the operations and running of online stores. Your financial consultant must be knowledgeable and expert in online store management as well as inventory.
Storage space for expansion:
If and when you need a new space for storage, you will have to arrange for it as soon as possible. The internet is the greatest source of having knowledge concerning online store management, inventory, and storage. Study the way it works. You may need to do things like that in future for your own store. Keep a keen eye on everything going on and be ready to act according to the new situations.
Hard work for reputation:
You have to spare a reasonable amount of time for making your online store a success. First, you may not need to give long hours but once your store start running successfully, you will have to give full-time and attention to it.
With dedication and hard work, you will surely get the result of your efforts.
Rizwanaa Shaikh is directly involved in network marketing business. She closely follows network marketing trends and can be contacted for any relevant assistance on Twitter: @Rashwriter.
Online reputation is all about perception. What do people think of you? How do they view your business? Are they sharing positive experiences or negative ones?
If you can find out what your customers think BEFORE they decide to post online you can limit bad reviews and ratings and increase your percentage of good reviews.
We all have a good idea of what the word reputation means: what people think of us, how they view our business, what people are saying about us.
Here is a definition from the Merriam-Website dictionary:
1a: overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general
1b: recognition by other people of some characteristic or ability
Jane has the reputation of being clever
2: a place in public esteem or regard: good name
Joe is trying to protect his reputation
To manage one's online reputation means to be aware of and control the things people are saying about you online.
It's always been important to know what people think of your business. Do patients or customers like you? Do they think you're doing a good job? Is there some employee who is rude who's turning people away?
It used to take surveys and extensive market research programs to find out what people thought about your business. Consumer research groups would gather consumers together and chat about products or businesses. This was one way of obtaining more data.
And if one customer was unhappy that usually affected on that one person and perhaps several of their closest friends. But... no more.
However, in the past, word never spread as quickly nor remained as fixed as it does now. And, instead of checking with a couple of friends to get a review or rating, people check online.
Yelp, Amazon, and the various other industry specific sites such as Vitals, TripAdvisor and Restaurant.com are some of the "go-to" places for those seeking advice on what products to buy or services to use.
Unfortunately, the majority of people are inspired to write reviews when they're upset. For every negative rating placed online, there are dozens of happy customers who feel that getting a quality product or great service should be just the norm - so why say anything.
Most reputation management companies think only in terms of how to get more reviews.
While this is important, what you really need to do as a professional or business owner is to CONTROL YOUR REPUTATION.
This is real Reputation Management.
For more information about this subject, give us a call at (323) 254-9976. We'll be happy to explain what we do and how getting and keeping your online reputation under control can help your business thrive.
There is a very common question that anyone who has a website or a blog has and this has to do with getting more leads and even traffic. There are many options that are being offered today to get rock solid traffic, and sometimes you can even make money while you are at it.
Creating more value for the prospective target
This is a great question that you should ask yourself. Value can be defined as a resource. This could be an article, a video or even a blog that is aimed at solving problems. The prospects are people who are more likely to work with the business and even sell the products as well. You need to make the offers more attractive to the prospective customers to encourage them to buy.
If you have some capital
If you can, you should invest in the business. You could hire a coach who has the kind of success that you may have always desired. This can have a great impact on your lifestyle and your life too.
You also need to learn more about the per click kind of advertising. You can use social media and use the available online courses that can help you apply this successfully to your blog or website.
You should also take time to invest in some long-term decisions. Take your time to strategize. It may not pick as quickly as you would like but the time taken to build your business will be very worthwhile in the end.
If you do not have any capital
You can try making money from the people that you want to emulate. You can achieve this through network marketing or use affiliate sales and programs. There are up lines that can offer some free coaching if you prove to be serious.
You need to create content every day. This should always be value driven by the target prospects. This will keep them interested and fully engaged at all times.
You also need to reach out to the market and to people in the social media platforms as well as on the offline meetings. If you are not conversant about prospecting, there are available resources that can prove helpful online. When you follow the plans well and diligently, you will be able to get waves of rock-solid traffic eventually. You will notice that your sales and leads will grow quite a lot as you follow the steps.
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If you tweet regularly, use image and videos often, and socialize more than you sell, you can generate a lot of leads on Twitter. You should also use plenty of keywords and hashtags you want to be found for in your Twitter bio. You need to generate an engaging cover photo that includes a call to action, and you should be tweeting, retweeting and interacting with your followers and prospects daily.
Those tried-and-true but simple tactics work well to build an email list or prospect pool. When you want to harness the full lead-capture ability of Twitter, you need to use some proven advanced tactics. The following Twitter lead-generation tips and strategies are the ones the pros use every day to maximize their efforts on the world's second-largest social media site.
1 - Approach Lead-Generation Tweets Differently
If you are just tweeting for engagement, you can create some catchy text, a hashtag or two, an image, and you are ready to go. When you attempt to use tweets to create leads, you have to take a little different approach if you want your efforts to succeed.
Lead-gen tweets deliver the best results when they are simple and straightforward. Make them as short as possible, and don't worry about using all your allotted characters. The attention span of web surfers is short and is getting shorter all the time. When your message is to the point, and you have a clear call to action (CTA), like a link to your email opt-in page, you will get better performance than a long update that is ambiguous and unclear.
Use the link-shortening website bit.ly to make your actionable link as short as possible. If your clickable link is awkward and ugly, this can actually lower your click through rate. Don't include multiple mentions or links. Just 1 CTA, clear direction about what to do, a catchy image and a short message combine to make a high-performance lead-gen tweet.
2 - Try Twitter Cards
Twitter has a feature that is custom-made for generating leads. Twitter Lead Generation Cards work so well because they allow you to add people to your email list or prospect pool without them having to leave Twitter. People on social media sites are there to hang out and socialize. They don't always like the idea of being removed from their favorite social media hangout.
Twitter Cards, among other excellent features, have the ability to generate leads without your prospects feeling as if they are being routed through some sales funnel. As Twitter states:
- "With Twitter Cards, you can attach rich photos, videos, and media experience to Tweets that drive traffic to your website. Simply add a few lines of HTML to your web page, and users who Tweet links to your content will have a 'Card' added to the Tweet that's visible to all their followers."
This means a Twitter user, whether they are a follower of yours or not, can join your email newsletter, buy a product or service, download an application or perform some other actions without moving off their Twitter feed. This makes them feel comfortable, not like they are being sold to or manipulated.
The fewer steps a prospect must take for you to get them to take the required action, the higher your odds of making the conversion you seek. There are 8 different Twitter Cards, and each of them offers different lead-gen properties. Buffer has created a Twitter Card primer to help get you started.
3 - Twitter's Search Box Can Be Used To Generate Content Ideas
Twitter moves a mile a minute, especially when you have a large group of followers. The average tweet stays on-screen approximately 30 seconds, and if your followers are active, it may not even last that long. This means it is crucial to link your tweets to topics and subjects that are driving engagement right now.
You can use Twitter's search feature to discover what topics are currently red-hot. Then you simply come up with a clever way to attach your call to action, tweet topic or lead-generating link to subjects that are getting a lot of action. Take the following steps to come up with fresh ideas about what to tweet about, while also using trending topics to improve your click through rate and lead-gen success.
Go to Twitter Search
Across the bottom of the way, you will see several hashtags, words, and phrases listed under a section titled "Trends for You."
These are the trending topics which are lighting up the Twitterverse. Find one that relates to your industry or niche, or one of the red-hot topics that you can somehow relate to your message.
You can also search for an industry keyword, hashtag or phrase you are trying to be found for, and see what people are saying about it right now. You need to heed a word of warning here. Blindly attaching your tweet to an irrelevant topic, even though it is popular right now, can do more than good.
4 - Use Twitter Advanced Search
You just learned an advanced tactic for using Twitter's basic search feature to generate leads. Now you are going to step up your game, using a veteran tactic that harnesses even more power from Twitter search.
This an excellent targeting feature which allows you to see anyone that is currently on Twitter who matches a set of selection data you enter. A London-based company could immediately target other Twitter users in London, and you can also look for people who made specific statements or asked particular questions.
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Enter your search term. For example, you can look for people who have searched for "I need a London, SEO specialist." You can then add date ranges to keep your data relevant and updated, and filter according to specific Twitter accounts. You can also limit your results to negative or positive input, retweets, questions and other information. Use this feature to find any and every tweet mentioning your username or the username of industry leaders in your field.
5 - Schedule and Automate Your Tweets
As a business owner, you have a lot to do. If you are a one man or one woman operation, like so many Internet entrepreneurs and coffee-table business owners, you may find it harder than most to create the free time needed for your Twitter lead-gen tasks. Unlike some other social media networks, Twitter requires that you continually post content, if your marketing efforts are going to pay off. You will find that 5 to 10 tweets each day, spread out over an 8 to 12-hour time-frame, will provide the biggest bang for your lead-gen buck.
Beginners to Twitter often find this daunting.
One way to ensure you are regularly and consistently posting content is to do so on your smart phone. It only takes a few seconds to retweet the content of others, mention a particular user, or create and publish a brand-new tweet. However, even if you are pretty quick at tweeting and interacting with others on Twitter, your time investment can still add up.
That's why you should consider using the following Twitter automation tools to schedule your tweeting and lead-generation efforts for you. They allow you to schedule new updates and republish your most popular content for dates and times in the future. This means a once a week you could spend an hour or so creating and scheduling your Twitter content delivery, and then the following software suites and applications take care of the process for you on autopilot.
CoSchedule - This marketing calendar does more than just allow you to schedule your updates on Twitter and other social media sites. Their editorial calendar gives you the ability to plan your social updates for immediate delivery or schedule them for later. Also, you can publish at those times which have proven to provide maximum interaction, and you can upload large amounts of updates and previous tweets to be republished on a regular schedule.
Buffer - This is one of the most popular social media management applications. You can handle your Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts from one dashboard. With this app, it is easy to plan the delivery of your updates for a later time, including videos and images.
Social Oomph - Put simply, this is an effective social media scheduling tool. It works with Twitter and other popular social media networks, allowing you to monitor and track mentions, retweets, keywords, hashtags and other data. It has a built-in linkshortener, so you have more room in your tweet for your message, rather than a link.
PostPlanner - You can tell from the name exactly what this application does. Instead of just planning and scheduling your content for you, which is evident from the name, you can additionally use this app to find out what keywords and hashtags are generating the most interest. One of many nice features is that PostPlanner knows the best time to post, and it will automatically share and retweet great content.
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