Thursday, July 31, 2008

Article Marketing and Putting Together Your Own Ebook

Lately, I have been thinking about creating my own ebook.

Up till today I have only done affiliate marketing. Which of course is a great thing to do and an awesome way to start making money online. Especially by promoting writing articles.

But I have heard and read often in resent days, that creating your own ebook is a gold mine. I can even use my own articles to put together my own ebook.

For a long time now I have read everything I could get my hands on, about making money online and Internet marketing. By reading and studying it all, I have learned quite some valuable things about it. And by doing that, I now know enough to write about it.

I think that's the way to become a good writer doing quality articles. Believe me when I tell you, that writing articles is a very fulfilling activity. You can market your products for free and help a lot of people.

Just writing about what you know about different subjects and let your mind go free, is a great feeling. There are almost no words to describe that kind of satisfaction. And the real delight comes, when you actually find out, that your writing has helped others to get going in the adventure of making money online.

All it's really about, is telling others about what you know. Plain and simple, to make it easy for everyone to apply it.

Find some good affiliate programs you like and want to promote. It's easy - ClickBank is the place to go!

Get about 6 of them. Sign up as an affiliate and start writing articles, fitting to the subject of the affiliate programs. You can put 3 affiliate links (read rules of article directories) into the resource box at the end of the article once you submit. Write 2 articles for each set of affiliate programs. 6 affiliate programs is 2 sets. Write 2 articles per set. That is 4 articles a day.

That may come to you as a chock. 4 articles a day! How in the world...! But don't panic. It's not as bad as it sounds. I am trying to write 8 articles a day!

Once you start, you will discover, that your fingers are running over the keyboard and as the words will flow, they fill the pages. 300-600 word are done faster then you think.

If you do this every day, which you should to make good money online, you will realize some nice amounts of money coming into your bank account. Just give it some momentum.

So, if you take the time to do this, it will add up to 120 articles a month. Wow! That's amazing. With this amount of articles you will be able to put up your very own ebook in no time at all. While in the meantime you will create a nice income through the affiliate programs you have chosen.

You will then have your own ebook to sell and have affiliates promote your product for a change. How does that sound? It sound wonderful to me.

Get to work. Start right now. Time is money. And money is what we all want, isn't it? And you will see, that it is fun as well.

You will soon become an expert and you will be able to pop out articles like a popcorn maker.

There is so much to write about. Writing articles will help others. Helping each other succeed on our way to online wealth, by writing articles and ebooks about the 'How To's' of making money online, is the greatest thing about it.

So don't hesitate, start right now and discover a totally new experience and reward.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

"Do you have what it takes to be an e-entrepreneur?"

Copyright © Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy
Author of "Dotcomology - The Science of Making Money Online"

These days, it seems like everyone wants to work from home and make money on the Internet. But before you even turn on your computer, the first question you have to ask yourself is whether you’re cut out for this kind of work.

The fact is, building a home-based business isn’t for everyone. Some people like the commute. They really do enjoy having a boss who tells them what to do, and they like the routine of working nine-to-five for an ordinary salary that can barely pay the mortgage. Personally, I think they’re nuts.

More reasonably, there are people who are concerned about the risk of starting up their own business. They’re not sure it’s worth the investment of time and money, and they’re scared of the responsibility that comes with running their own company. They wonder if there is another way to escape the rat race.

I’m sure there is. You could win the lottery or wait for your Aunt Sue to keel over and leave you her condo. Or maybe you could sit down with a pen and paper and draw the blueprint for "The Next Big Thing". Anything can happen... Right?

For me, what happened was creating a successful, self-running Internet marketing system. It didn’t happen without effort. It didn’t happen without at least some initial investment of both time and money and, of course, it doesn’t happen now without me making sure that the taxes are filed and the paperwork is done. But it happened.

I’m my own boss. I work from home according to my own schedule and I get to pocket all the cash my business makes. If you’re prepared to give an e-business the time, the work and the money it needs to get started and get growing, it can happen for you too.

Article excerpted from "Dotcomology":
Don't Pay A Dime For Any Ebook, MarketingCourse, Software Program Or Anything Else UntilYou've Read This Groundbreaking Document...

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Monday, July 21, 2008

"The Blast Of Article Marketing"

Monday, July 21, 2008

Reading my articles, you will learn over and over again that I think article writing is a blast. It is such a satisfaction, to put your knowledge down in writing in your very own way of thinking about it.

I always try to put as much information of a subject into my articles as possible, without overwhelming my readers.

But there is one thing I can't stop. I seem to not being able to stop telling you how rewarding and fun it is, to help others on their way to success, by writing about the things I found are very important to know, in order to make money online.

By writing articles and submitting them, I also have the opportunity to read other peoples view about things. That often opens a total new perspective to a possible problem, that I might have, or which I might be able to solve.

You can never learn enough about your business and what is needed for success. Articles are free to enjoy!

Besides writing easy to understand information articles about subjects needed for success, people can then apply it to their on business endeavor. Knowledge about the business you are building is crucial for success.

Every business you can think of needs marketing. Fortunately, online businesses are much easier to market then a physical business offline. You don't need a big budget to start an online business.

I personally like article writing also, because it is a great way to market my own business efforts in the resource box. That is a little box below the article, were you can put your business information and links. This is a really great way to market your business.

Make sure that your articles have quality information in them. Information that people can apply to their own business efforts right away. Articles should not be written just for the marketing opportunity. This is reserved for the resource box. And will do wonder, if done right.

Write articles about things you know. About missing pieces that you have found being necessary to know and to do in order to become successful online.

It's all about money, I know. But writing articles is about giving people some good ways of handling things in their business and in their marketing efforts. Give them great, useful information and you will be rewarded. Your readers will click on your links in the resource box to find out more and to find out what it is you are doing.

They will begin to trust your expertise and be comfortable in coping your business strategies, all because your articles are an honest attempt to help people see the horizon of their efforts and continue towards it and thereby getting closer to succeed in their own business adventures.

It's just the way it is. We all need to be successful in order to develop a stable income online. What many people don't see is, that success is right around the corner. There are just certain things that need to be done. And the most important part of that is online marketing. A business needs to be marketed. Which means, the message needs to get out there, that your business exists. Without people knowing your business or product, there will be no sales. No sales means no money. It's that simple.

If you like to write, then start to write articles. If you think you can't. Think twice. Because you can. It's not that hard. You write as if you are telling somebody about what you are doing. That's all.

Start writing today, and your business will prosper. Believe me, it will. Have a little patience and believe in yourself. Give it some momentum and the rewards will follow.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

"Busy As A Bee..."

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Yes, I am busy as a bee all the time. Sometimes I work through the night, keeping myself awake with 'No Fear' and other energy drinks.

To become successful Online, you have to really work your way up. There is no such thing, as getting rich over night.

But it is fun and rewarding. Setting up blogs and reviewing products is really a fun thing to do. I also write my articles in between. I'm still writing at least 6 article a day, trying to get up to 10 to 12 articles .

There is no such thing as an easy and fast way to success and riches in the Internet marketing business. The competition is not sleeping!

There are a lot of good ebooks and programs out there, but none of them are telling you all of what you need to know, in order to become successful. You still have to review them and work your way through all of the information. Because the truth is, none of the 'Biggis' will give you all of it in one product or ebook.

You have to find all the pieces and put them together yourself. Each of the programs and ebooks, or reports have something valuable in them. You got to find the missing pieces to you own success.

This is not said to discourage you. No, no! I just want you to be careful in what you are buying. Knowing exactly what you need next. and then search for it. And don't be disappointed, if you don't get any money coming in after a couple of month. You can, there is no doubt about it. But in general, it will take a little longer to get some real money coming in every single month.

You have to be patient. Be consistent. Go for it, no matter how long it will take you. Don't you ever give up! Be no quitter! Money will come as sure as the sun goes up every morning.

There are just some things you need to learn. You need to learn how to do certain things. That's just a fact. But it is also the fun of it. Especially, when you see some great results coming up.

It can be frustrating once in a while. But most of the time it is fun. I am learning so much. It is so rewarding, when I have tried and tried to find a solution for something, and then all of a sudden a 'light bulb' goes up and there is the answer. Sometimes the answer comes unexpected and sometimes, because you really worked hard for it. I love those moments!

Right now I have finished getting all the 'article directories' and articles sorted and organized. I submitted my articles and got them accepted. What a feeling!

I have set up blogs to build a blog empire. Making money with or through blogs as another way of free marketing, is my present endeavor.

The three best ways to blog are: Squidoo.com, blogspot.com, and WordPress.com.

Here are my favorite Article Directories:

http://www.ezinearticles.com/
http://www.allfreelancework.com/
http://www.articlebase.com/
http://www.articlecity.com/
http://www.articlecube.com/
http://www.articledashboard.com/
http://www.articledepot.com/
http://www.authorconnections.com/
http://www.buzzle.com/
http://www.dropjack.com/
http://www.expressinclusion-entireweb.com/
http://www.goarticle.com/
http://www.homebiztools.com/
http://www.isnare.com/
http://www.selfgrowth.com/
http://www.webpronews.com/
http://www.weeno.com/
http://www.searchwrap.com/

That's it for today.

Stay focused! Success will come!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

"How To Increase Your Web Site Traffic Starting Now"

Friday, July 11, 2008

Online Home Business, Internet, Profit, and Residual Income. To successfully merge these words you will need another word: traffic.

Every article out there about making your site or product successful, has to do with the crucial importance of generating traffic.

We all are aware, that when it comes down to it all, traffic is the most essential thing for a successful online business.

Once you have a great product to sell and everything is set up for success, it’s time to generate traffic.

If you have a site and you are not getting the traffic you are supposed to have, it’s time to reconsider.

You need to be determined to make it in this very competitive business. You have to always be a step ahead of your competition.

Increasing your traffic is the most crucial thing to do after your product is launched and everything is set up to go.

Timing is essential, especially with traffic generation. You should always be ahead. Never tell yourself that you can start tomorrow.

Start right now and go step-by-step from launching a product, setting up your web site and then continue all the way to optimize your site for traffic.

Apply the ideas below to increase your traffic by starting right now and you will be well on your way to a successful and profitable online business.

1) Generate traffic with search engine advertising.

Google Adwords and Yahoo Overture are very popular advertising systems that generate optimal traffic. The drawback is, that it can add up to become quite costly.
Still it is money well spent. Adwords and Overture are the top traffic generating tools available on the Internet today.

These search engine advertising methods have made some awesome profits for many Internet entrepreneurs.

Countless webmasters feature these advertising systems on their sites and many have realized the benefits by signing up and subsequently enjoy the wealth it can produce.
Don’t miss out on it. Use it wisely and you may not have to spend a lot of money.

2) Use Link Exchange

By exchanging links with other sites, each of you will benefit from the efforts of enhancing the traffic of your sites.

If you put a link from another site on yours, you could also provide each other with the traffic each site generates.

These efforts can double your benefits. The more links you exchange with other sites the more traffic can be generated.

3) Viral Marketing

Viral marketing helps you spread the word about your product or online business without any or very low expenses. This is an absolutely powerful marketing method to generate traffic.
By writing articles or small reports you can add a resource box with your name and product promotion.

Forums are a fantastic way to promote your site by adding some useful ideas to the discussions.
Starting your own blog and add a lot of articles with sought after information can bring you tremendous traffic.

4) Use search engine friendly keywords or keyword phrases for your site

Search engines are looking for keywords that they can show in their results pages. By using search engine friendly keywords and phrases you can rank high in the search engine results.
You can write your own keyword content or hire someone to do it for you. There are good and inexpensive services to choose from.

5) Writing Articles will lead traffic to your site

Submit articles to article directories for free traffic and profits. It is the most profitable Internet marketing strategy of all, and it will generating loads of traffic over time.

Submit at least four articles per month. By submitting to directories, your articles will be published in other people’s blogs, websites and email newsletters as well as ezines for free.
If you think you can’t write, hire a ghostwriter. But by all means start submitting articles.

With each submission you have a resource box where you can promote your product and web site for maximum exposure, which will generate huge traffic and profits.

6) Join forums

Add comments in forums of your product market and earn credibility by showing your expertise.

At the end of each comment you can add your signature line which should have your name and website in it.

The more forums you join with useful comments and your signature line added, the more targeted traffic you will generate.

You will build trust and people will start to notice that you can provide what they need, which in return will quickly turn out to be very profitable for you.

7) Publish your own newsletters

By having your own newsletter, people will appreciate your expertise and become loyal readers.
They will start sharing your newsletter with others. This will generate loyal traffic to your web site and again generate traffic by recommendation.

Keep your subscribers interested by maintaining their curiosity and it will generate huge traffic and build you a high targeted email list as well.

You can see, that generating traffic isn’t that hard. It only asks for some effort and if you stay focused and put in the effort necessary, traffic will come to your site and huge profits will follow.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008

"Multiple Income Streams - Why Do You Need It?"

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Why would you need to have Multiple Income Streams? In this article I want to point out the importance of developing multiple income streams as an affiliate marketer.

As we all know, the easiest way to start an online business is to sign up for a good affiliate program. A program, that offers you 40% to 75 % commission. The best way to find that kind of affiliate product, is to go through all the affiliate programs in ClickBank. Look up the data of the affiliate programs, to find the one, that offer high commission. Choose a program you feel comfortable with, to promote.

But that is not enough to make a substantial income online. You need at least three to five or more affiliate programs that you will promote on the Internet, to develope multiple income streams. And some of those should make you a residual income.

A residual income is, where you get paid a certain amount each month. This is achieved by signing up with an affiliate program that is a membership site or something similar. You will then earn a residual income as long as your buyer stays as a member for that particular site. You will also get a quick commission on top of the residual income. This quick commission is the one time commission you will get for the person who signed into the membership under you.

If you have let say six income streams, that would be six affiliate programs you are involved in, you need to start promoting these products. If your budget is low to zero, the best way is to write articles. A lot of them. At least one a day for each affiliate program you signed up for.

It's not as hard as it sounds. Get familiar with the products you will promote and write down every idea of a title, that comes into your mind, while you are examining them. Then write about 500 words containing some tips and profitable advices about whatever the title of your article will be. Let the words flow, as if you are explaining it to someone.

Of course, there is an easier way to get Multiple Income Streams. There are programs out there with built-in multiple income streams and a step-by-step instruction on what to do. This way you would only have to write one to three articles a day for one program, which then includes the six income streams in your resource box. That's where you wirte a short eye-popping 'ad' about the program you are referring to with a link to your website or the website of that program. See my resource box below as an example.

Do the math. Article marketing gives you an average income of $20 a month per article you write and submit. If you write one article a day for your affiliate product, you are promoting 6 income streams every day with that one article. That is 30 articles a month times 6 income streams equals 180 marketing efforts for your affiliate product per month. 180 times $20 equals $3,600 per month, give or take. If you are writing 2 to 3 articles a day you can double and triple your income.

Keep in mind though, that it always takes a while until the money comes in. Your articles have to get around for some time first, before they make you some money.

If you don't give up and continue submitting one to three articles a day, you will soon be successful. This is the most reliable and fastest marketing method on the Internet.

Do it. Start right now. All it takes is to write at least one article a day and submit it to the 20 most popular ezine and article directories. It's worth the effort and you will get better at it with each article you write. Soon it will only take you 15 minutes or less to write a good informative article. Don't postpone. Start today!
http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-22762

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

List Building - Is There A Fast Way?

Monday, August 4, 2008



"What is Bum Marketing?"

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

What exactly is Bum Marketing?

I think it's not always that fast and easy. But I believe it's called Bum Marketing because it's still the fastest marketing solution to make money online. And with some helpful tools, it actually can be a real fast and 'lazy' way to promote your products and make money fast.

What I am doing right now is, I'm writing one article a day for three Affiliate Marketing programs I'm involved in. And I submit them to at least 100 ezine and article directories daily. I invested in the Instant Article Submitter, which let's me submit my articles quickly. In doing it manually, it would be almost impossible to submit to so many directories. I also got me the Instant Article Wizard Pro, which gathers research information for me. That way I don't have to browse the Internet to find information about things I want to know or need to know for my articles. Which would be very time consuming as well.

My three Affiliate programs are related in content. By submitting one article a day for each of them, I have 90 articles a month promoting all three Affiliate programs.

Bum Marketing or Article Marketing is known as the easiest, and fastest way for Online Marketing success. And it's absolutely FREE!

If you like to write or not, it's still easy. Articles don't need to be sophisticated. Actually they should not be. Write like you talk. Don't think! Just write! Let your knowledge flow out of your mind into your word processor or text file.

Choose your niche where your knowledge is. There are hundreds if not thousands of niches, that you can find in Click Bank alone. Just choose what you are interested in. Get a Click Bank account and look through all the affiliate programs, that are available there. Sign up as an affiliate and start writing articles.

To begin with, you don't even need your own website. Once the money starts rolling, it's still time to get a domain name and a hosting account for that domain. Having your own website helps you build a list.

In my opinion, the second most profitable Online Marketing method is your own list. As they say: The Money Is In The List! And here we go again - it's FREE!

So, here we have the two most profitable Internet Marketing solutions known to men: Bum Marketing and List Building. And they are both FREE!

The more articles you write, the more profit you make. The bigger your list becomes, the more profit you make. It's that simple!

There are top marketers out there online, who only use these marketing solutions. Some specialize in Bum Marketing. Some specialize in marketing through their list. And some do both.

Once you have your own website, you will start building your list with an opt-in page. List building takes a while. In the meantime you write articles to make some substantial income online. It's very rewarding!

Writing articles makes me feel productive while I'm waiting for the snowball to start rolling. Once the snowball rolls, it's impossible to stop it. The money will roll in constantly. Whatever affiliate program you support, write articles. One every day for every program. That's it. Let the snowball roll!
http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-22762

Sunday, July 6, 2008

"Plug-In Profit Site - A step-by-Step Guide To Online Income"

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Today is Sunday. This day is off limits for working in our family. I will take Sundays just to talk about things.

I haven't told you yet about the Plug-In Profit Site program that I am involved in. This program provides you with a FREE website. All you have to do is get a domain name, and the hosting this program wants you to use. My domain is: http://www.explosiveincomebuilder.com/. Check it out. You will find some real value in what a good web site should contain.

Then you need to sign up with 6 affiliate programs which are your 6 income streams (including the hosting company). Plug-In Profit Site guides you through 30 days of training. As time goes on, you are supposed to have a nice residual income. I am on day 11. So far I've done everything this site suggests. I'm still waiting for a sale though. But that probably is because I don't have the budget I would need to make money online already at day 11. I now started to market the Plug-In-Profit Site with articles. See how that works. I just want to see one lousy little sale. Just to make me feel that this whole Internet Marketing system and the whole fuss about Making Money on the Internet is real.

This is the psychological aspect that I need. So, I will talk about that for a moment, because I think it's really important. I need that kind of PEP. It gives me energy and motivation, to continue with the neccessary hope and enthusiasm needed for success. Don't get me wrong; I am not a quitter. I am going to do this. I want to find out to what hights it will lead me financially. Because there is one thing I know for sure: If you quit, you will never know what you could have accomplished and you will always wonder. If you go on, no matter how long it will take you, then it will happen, whatever your goal is. I guess people who are reading this have the same goal as I have. We want to see some money, don't we?! So, don't you ever give up. Don't do this to me. We are all in this together! And I will help you as much as I can, by writing about what I'm doing to finally start Making Money Online. And that in return will help me get some new, fresh ideas.

I encourage you to write me some comments or questions. I will answer them all, hoping to be able to help you go on in your quest for success. By answering them, I have to make some research if I don't know the exact answer. And that will help me in return.

Back to the Plug-In-Profit Site. What Stone Evans suggests for you to do each day is really great. And it is fun on top of it. I personally sometimes get kind of sidetracked though. So, I am trying some other things as well. But these other things are ideas that I developed while I am doing the Plug-In-Profit Site program.

I am writing articles. I have submitted quite a few. Go to Google search and put in my name and you will see for yourself. In these articles I have put some other links of affiliate programs I signed up for (down at the bottom of the articles in the resource or author box). And some of the articles are especially targeted to the content of these other affiliate programs. If you want to try this concept, go to my other blog at: http://elkehoughtonsblog.blogspot.com/. There you will find the other affiliate programs that that I am involved in and some of my articles. I think that the more articles I write, the more my name, and what I am doing, will get around. I'm trying to put as much information into my articles as I can. Thereby testing my knowledge. I do a lot of research by reading other articles, blogs, forums and so on. The knowledge I gain, will hopefully help you get closer and closer to your own goal. As I said: we are in this together. Let us help each other!

By the way. If you like to read the discussions in forums, get involved. Give them a piece of your expertise. And at the end of each comment you have a signature line, where you can post some links to affiliate programs you might be doing. It's a great way to help others and to be helped yourself. You can find discussions about literally everything in forums. And by participating, you will get answers to your own questions. But if you have a question, that you can't find, post your own question and start a discussion. Remember: each time you make a post, your signature line will appear as well. Great Internet Marketing!

I still have to use this method to find out how to start my mini-site empire. That is my other 'thing' that I am doing. Like I said before, I have domains already lined up and I have a reseller account at http://www.hostgator.com/. I even have an autoresponder account at http://www.host4profit.com/. I just need to find out how to plug in that autoresponder, how to make an opt-in box work, so that interested prospects will get the FREE reports and software I will offer. When these prospects sign up for my free reports, my email list will grow. The money is in the list! Does that sound familiar to you?

This piece of knowledge about setting up my autoresponder and the opt-in box, is the main thing that I need to find out right now. I haven't even checked out the host4profit site to see if they tell you how to set their autresponders up. I'm sure the answer to this problem of mine is also somewhere in the Internet. I just have to find it. Can't you tell by now, I am a real bloody Newbie?

But, to rescue my own reputation. I know a lot about Internet marketing. More than I thought I would ever know just a few months ago. It makes me feel good to share this knowledge. And I hope it will benefit my readers as I go along doing the Plug-In-Profit Site and my other ventures. I will keep you posted on what I am doing to Make Money Online. And I will be as specific and down to the point, as I know I would need it myself. Follow my efforts of this day-by-day outline of my success (... and hopefully not so many failures). Copy me, in what I am doing, if you find it helpful. Tell me about your own success. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

So, that's enough for today. Today is Sunday. A wonderful day to take a nice walk, meditate, listen to good music and to relax.

Have a wonderful Sunday everybody,

Elke Houghton
http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-22762

Saturday, July 5, 2008

"Finding An Insane Way To Make Money Online"

Saturday July 5, 2008

Today is the first day of the rest of my business life!
I've had a lot of trial days, weeks, and even months. But now I am getting absolutely serious.
WATCH ME!

I have tried many ways to earn money on the Internet. I bought countless programs. I've found them to be good but not as informative as I needed it. I am just a newbie. I'm in the learning process. I would need step-by-step guides for dummies. I haven't found any. Not the once that would show me exactly what to do anyway. For example: I need websites to be set up. I want to do it myself. Reason: low budget to no budget!

I have the domain names. I have the hosting. My hosting is even a reseller account because I want to build a mini site empire. And my marketing tools will mainly consist of quality articles. I like to write - so, I think that is my way to go. And it's FREE!
But now comes the BIG BUT: I need to set up autoresponder, opt-in boxes etc. And I don't know how to do that. HEEEEEEELP!!!

Right now I am going through all my purchased products and put the once I want and need to read, in a separate folder called "Important eBooks To Read".

I just bought another ebook "The Viral Sneakiness" Method for Lacy People Who Want to Earn Money Online. I am very curious about this one. My hope is to find something in there that I don't know and can apply! I am totally excited!