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5 Critical Ways to Generate Traffic

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Hello Fellow Profit Masters… Randy here…

Whether you intend to make money with a blog or a marketing website, the first thing you need to do is to get your own web space. Please take the time to research the different providers. Don’t get stuck with a high hosting bill and poor service. It’s easy to do. Also, take any recommendation you receive with a grain of salt. I know that I’ve tried various and sundry web hosts. I was led to believe that they are all created equal. They are not. You will also want to find one that will include domain names in the cost of the hosting. I know this sounds like putting all your eggs in one basket, but it’srandybandBW_thumb much easier to manage. One bill covers all your hosting expenses. Much better for your tax prep next April.

I have my hosting favorites. I like 1&1. I’ve been with them for about 4 years now. I recommend 1&1 for Web Hosting. The only possible drawback for newbies is that they don’t use cPanel for administration. I happen to like their administration scheme. It works for me. Their help and support is excellent! No matter which one you choose, go get one now. You can’t set your brand if you don’t have you’re unique place on the web.

Now you have your new website and you are hot to start making some sales! But, how can you make sales if you don’t have high volumes of traffic to your website?

One of the challenges which people starting a new online business face is getting traffic to their website. This article outlines four important steps you must follow to start generating some traffic to your website.

1. Have unique content on your website. Search engine robots look at all websites on a regular basis looking for sites with fresh and new content. It is therefore important for you to have fresh and high quality content which will get your website quickly indexed by search engines.

2. Have all your keywords on your website. It is important that you have all the relevant keywords and phrases that relate to your topic on your web pages and any articles you post on your website. This will increase your website ranking on search engines which means that your website will rank high when people type keywords relating to your topic on search engines. You will therefore get many visitors coming to your site via the search engines. When people visit your website, the high quality content you have will make people spend more time on your site and ultimately buy some of the products or services you offer on your site.

3. Because your website is new, you must submit it to search engines. Submitting your URL to the search engines is an important step towards getting more visitors because it means your website will be visible from search engines. Having your website URL on search engines means that when people look for information relating to your topic on these search engines, they will find your website.

4. Exchange some website links with websites that have a high popularity rank (PR). Exchanging links with popular and related websites is an effective way to drive traffic to your website, and improve the raking of your site. You will get some traffic coming to your website through other websites that you have linked to.

5. Don’t forget the Social Networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Squidoo, and all the rest. You can make a lot of contacts and harvest a lot of email addresses if you use these sites properly. There are tons of free apps for all of them to help you get friends and followers. Please understand their individual policies regarding SPAM. What one site considers SPAM may not be considered SPAM on another site. I have some recommendations for Social Networking apps. You’ll find one on TweetGlide below. Twitter Karma is also a good one to use.

As an afterthought, try offering freebies in exchange for email signups. People love freebies and they’ll trade an email address in a heartbeat. People love to join. This technique will help build your list and will help to fill your lead funnel. Remember that you will need a good autoresponder and I personally like AWEBER.

By following the tips outlined in this article, you will realize that increasing your website traffic and getting more people to visit your new website is very easy to do. All you need to do is to follow these steps and you will soon see an increase in traffic to your website which will mean a lot of sales and online profits for your internet business!

 

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How To Work Smarter Not Harder As An Affiliate Marketer

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Hello Fellow Profit Masters… Randy here… I hope you enjoy this article. It was shared with us by Alice Seba & Melissa Ingold.  al_mel That’s them pictured at the right. 

Remember that you can contribute to Profit Masters and we’ll give you full credit.  Just include your author information and we’ll print it when we post.  We reserve the right to approve and edit if necessary.  But we’d never print anything without your consent.

Now, Alice and Melissa’s article on Working Smarter.

As an affiliate marketer, you know better than anyone   just how important it is to drive traffic to your affiliate website. After all, that is how you make a profit. However, affiliate marketing success takes strategy, time management and understanding the importance of how to work smarter, not harder.

The key to online affiliate marketing is to first learn affiliate marketing basics. Take the time to invest in an affiliate marketing guide, tutorial or affiliate marketing eBook. These tools can be instrumental in gaining the knowledge you need to become a successful affiliate marketer. You wouldn’t jump into the ocean without first learning how to swim. The same goes for learning affiliate marketing. Make sure you understand the basics before you jump on in.

randybandBW Once you know and understand just what affiliate marketing is and how it works, you can then start earning money. Well, almost. Earning a living through affiliate marketing sales is more than possible, but you must be strategic. The key to success is to know how to make it work for you. Many affiliate marketing newbies often spend too much time focusing on what they are doing and not who they are doing it for.

While working hard as an affiliate marketer is important, it is equally important to spend your time wisely. Initially, it may seem like a good idea to advertise on every website, become members of multiple online forums, and write as many articles as possible, all in hopes of gaining visibility. But you will soon discover that many of these efforts will prove to be in vain.

So how do you drive traffic to your affiliate site without spending every waking moment trying to master the myriad of online media available to you? The answer is simple. You must work smarter, not harder. Building targeted traffic is a keystone for affiliate marketing success.

While being visible is critical to affiliate marketing success, you must be seen by the right people. Take the time know your audience, seek them out, and direct your message to potential customers, not every John and Jane Smith who happen to be surfing the web. Once you have identified who your audience is and where they can be found, driving traffic to your affiliate site becomes a much easier, and more effective task.

For example, if you are an affiliate marketer for a health and wellness service, you wouldn’t want to write an article for an auto industry website. Instead you may want to consider placing an ad in a family oriented newsletter. Or, you might consider websites and ezines that focus on cooking, exercise, and even clothing. The more strategic you are about targeting traffic through well-placed ads, enticing articles and unique offerings, the greater success you will have in affiliate marketing sales.

Your success as an affiliate marketer is dependent upon you and you alone. Don’t burn yourself out by saturating the internet with one-in-a-million advertisements, going after dead traffic or wasting your time in front of a less than interested audience. Instead, work smarter by knowing your audience and being strategic with your approach. Then and only then will you attain affiliate marketing success. People make the mistake in thinking that a business built to last is too much work, or takes too much time. Sure, you�re going to have to work for it, but if you work SMART, you can get results faster than you may have thought. So, how do you work smart? The best things I’ve found, is to find someone else who’s ALREADY doing what you want to do and follow in her footsteps. If you want to follow in the footsteps of someone who’s been making a steadily increasing full-time with affiliate programs, go here:

Affiliate Manager Sweetie

Thanks to Alice and Melissa for sharing their article with Profit Masters.  I hope that you found at least a tidbit of helpful information.  Keep plugging at your niche or product.  You’ll get where you want to be.

Randy

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Warrior Tools… Must Haves for Pros and Newbie!

Friday, July 24th, 2009

What if I told you that you could have all these great tools for FREE!  Well you can.  There’s a catch.  To get these freebies you have to do something for me.  No… not your firstborn… You just have to follow the instructions and become a member of our community here at Profit Masters.

Just so you know, this isn’t junk.  I use these tools regularly and I had to pay for them.  But, the three guys I got them from, Vince Tan, Gobala Krishnan & Melvin Ng have allowed me to share them with you at no cost.  That means FREE.

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As a blogger, I like the BlogWarrior app.  The KeywordWarrior app has been really useful.  I’m still playing with the DirectoryWarrior and the ForumWarrior.  They are all easy to learn and easy to use.  The AffiliateWarrior is a need to have to keep your affiliate URLs safe and secure.  They all come with great documentation. 

Click here to get these Warrior Tools for FREE!  or click on any of the pictures above for instant access.  You can read the whole page  or just swoop down to the Free Instant Access at the bottom of the page.

I’d take the time to read the page.

Here’s a testimonial

Man this is a great tool! I’ve always been trying to create professional "cloaked" affiliate links and almost every other software out there costs an arm and leg.

With Affiliate Warrior I can do exactly what all the other top affiliates are doing, and I’ve already seen my commissions double in the past week!

Suresh Menon
Banglore, India

Thanks for the readership and stay tuned for more goodies and giveaways…

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Starting a Paid Membership Site

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Hi Fellow Profit Masters… Randy here…

We’ve discussed starting a free membership site and how to get the tools we need to start one. Now we’ll talk about paid membership sites. This is where your skills as a marketer comes into play. No matter whether you’re an old timer or a newbie, you can start to generate a regular monthly income using a paid membership site. It’s easier than you think. Read on…..

Whatever you call them – member only, membership, subscription, or mentor websites, they all have one thing in common. They are bringing in steady and constant cash flow for their owners, month after month, from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. The array of the topics of these websites is endless.

PremiumCompounder.com.
Easy. Safe. No risk.

Some of these paid membership sites provide mentoring or coaching, others publish useful articles or information in a particular field or product. Still others publish the results of tests and studies or product reviews. Some membership sites provide specialized service or act as a meeting place for people with a common interest and then there are those that provide step-by-step instructions for such things as painting or music.
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Maverick Business Insider

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Hi Fellow Profit Masters… Randy here…

Normally I don’t break the flow of an article series, but this is too important to miss!

Yanik Silver has cranked up a new program that you don’t need to miss. Jump over to this URL and get onboard as an affiliate!

Click here to become a Maverick Business Affiliate!

This has the potential to provide a regular income if promoted properly. Who is the target market for this program? They’re individuals who realize a complete life involves not just creating more profits but living life to the fullest. Plus, they are the sort of leader who finds incredible joy in giving back. That’s what makes a Maverick entrepreneur and you’ll be given a blueprint for getting there inside the just-released ‘Maverick Manifesto’ video.

Click here to become a Maverick Business Affiliate!

Get moving and if you’re an OrangeLeads member, get this out to your downlines! If you’re not an OrangeLeads member, JOIN NOW!!

Unlimited, free, business opportunity leads for any business

Click here to become a Maverick Business Affiliate!

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Membership Site Software – How Do I Choose?

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Hello Fellow Profit Masters… Randy here…

We’re running a series on our Profit Masters Blog about Membership Sites. If you haven’t had the opportunity, please go to the beginning and start reading from there. Now on Profit Masters we’ve started talking about membership sites, niches, themes, and so forth. The next big question is how do I implement one? By implement I mean just how do I get the software, get it installed, and test it properly. There are alternatives.

For starters, you’ll need web space. You’ll have to have a web hosting account and, in most cases Linux server hosting is preferable. A large number of Web Hosts are using Apache web servers to handle their web service needs. Fortunately, most membership site scripts need or like to work on the Apache web server anyway.
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The Price of Tea or Rather, OIL…

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Hi Friends… Randy here..

I was just poking around the internet and ran upon the recent price for a barrel of oil. Gosh! Was I ever suprised! Even though I’ve been watching the cost of a gallon of gasoline skyrocket in the last few months, I hadn’t full understood just how much we’re getting shafted by the crude oil suppliers! If you’re curious, the last price I saw was $147 dollars a barrel. $147 DOLLARS A BARREL!! Jesus y Maria!

From a individual point of view this is really putting a strain of our personal budgets. But consider your business budgets and your cash flow predictions. We’re all trying to do business on the web. You have a number of costs that are directly related to the price of a barrel of oil. Every trip you make to the Post Office or Shipper costs more. Your bottom line is impacted. The price you pay for goods you resell costs more. Your bottom line is impacted even more. You have to charge your customers more for shipping product. Big impact. Customers have less disposible imcome to spend on your offerings; whether you provide goods, services, or information. The price of oil is costing us in a huge way!

So why aren’t we doing something here at home to cut the demand!! I know that people are buying more efficient vehicles. But many, like the lady I recently spoke with in a local Wal-Mart, can’t. Many folks can’t trade out their old gas guzzlers ’cause they would be so upside down on the trade. Ergo, they’re forced to pay in the neighborhood of $90 just to fill up their rides. Damned if they do…damned if they don’t, sort of.

So maybe our State and Local governments could do something to cut the usage, hence cutting the demand. In Georgia a few years ago our Governor dropped the State tax on fuel. It helped, but it was only a bandaid to temporarily ease a political situation. It had no effect on the demand for oil. It just made it easier to consume more of it. Now the situation is even worse. I fear it has passed the political level. Someone, meaning WE need to take measures in our own hands.

So just what can we do? I’m open for suggestions. I have a few thoughts but I’m sure that most folks wouldn’t agree with them. They might seem a bit stringent. Here’s a list in no particular order:

  1. Get with your political representatives, Senators, Congressmen, State Governors,State Senators, Representatives, County and City Officials, etc., and push for oil importation restrictions. Restrictions like not allowing oil prices to rise above a fixed level. Let’s face it, $147 a barrel is grand theft by taking.
  2. Let’s address usage. We’re just going to have to realize that travelling around willy nilly isn’t a right granted to us by the Constitution. This is the part that will cause a lot of Americans pain.
    1. We need to cut out all unnecessary driving. One way is to not allow high school students the right to drive themselves to school. We’re already paying for busses. Let’s use them. It may mean putting more busses on the road and hire more drivers, but we’d have to save money and the school boards could use the savings for educational programs.
      Hopefully this would cut down some of the teen driving accidents and expose our young adults to fewer hazards.
    2. Now here’s another suggestion that I’m sure will hit the “Most Unpopular Suggestions of all Time” list

      Let’s re-enact the Blue Laws. If there are fewer places to go on Sunday, then maybe the quality of family life in America will have the opportunity to improve. Most major retailers will throw a fit about shutting down on Sunday. But just think how much the nation would save not only in vehicle gas usage, but from the reduction of the electricity these retailers suck up in a 24 hour period. Now I’m not talking about shutting down everything. Common sense says that churches, hospitals, government services, certain retailers (i.e., pharmacies, gas stations, and non-alcohol service restaurants) should have license to operate on Sunday.

      It may sound a bit Puritan. God knows that I would feel put out at times if the Blue Laws were brought back. But, hey, we’ve all got to share the burden and responsibility. After all, if we hadn’t put up with paying outrageous gas prices we wouldn’t be in this mess. Remember that the price of a gallon of gasoline is due to the price of a barrel of oil. If we cut overall all usage, the demand will drop and hopefully the price of you future fill-up will reflect the drop.

    3. Public Transportation. This is an old saw and not an idea many folks of middle income entertain. It does need more consideration. I do know that most well run public transportation providers, whether as Public or Privately owned, can get us around more efficiently and cost effectively than using single use privately owned vehicles.

I’m sure that there are many, many ways to help us conserve. Remember that this problem is not only an personal financial problem; it is a problem that affects the way you do business. If you have any ideas or solutions that you feel make sense, please feel free to leave a comment.

I will leave you with this thought from Mr.Stan Hall, columnist with the Loganville Tribune:

At some point and time, I will learn that there is little demand for common sense in today’s world. The fact that something just makes sense or is practical is of little use if it does not also satisfy the political appetite of one side of an issue or the other.

Stan Hall, The Loganville Tribune, page A7, 11 July 2008

So with all this being said, I’ll move on. Please feel free to pass this along to your friends and associates. Any reasonable suggestion is welcome. I’d just like to know what we can do together when we try.

Randy

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Ovecoming Writer’s Block

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Hi Fellow Profit Masters… Randy here.

If you’re writing an eBook, or anything for that matter, you’re liable to encounter writer’s block. I have and it can be frustrating. What is writer’s block? Well, I just can’t think of a single darn thing to say. Oh well, I’m outta here!

Sound familiar?
No! Oh, get real!

We’ve all experienced this phenomenon when we absolutely have to write something, particularly on deadline. I’m talking about. . . . .uh, I can’t think of what the word is . . . oh, yes, it’s on the tip of my tongue . . . it’s:

WRITER’S BLOCK!!!!

Whew! I feel better just getting that out of my head and onto the page!
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How’s Your Reputation?

Friday, May 4th, 2007

Doing business, whether on the internet or on the street, is based on how people perceive you and what they know about you. It’s about how they feel about you as a business person. “Is this someone I want to do business with?”, they’ll ask. In other words, they want to know your reputation.

It was simpler when business was conducted within a small geographical area. I know most all of the business people in my little town. I do business with them person to person. I know the reputation of the business people in the towns and cities in my near geographical area. I can visit their locations and meet with their people. I know their reputation. I either trust them and give them my business or I don’t trust them and leave them alone.

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Happy Easter!

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Today is Easter Sunday. Happy Easter to you all. Pesach or Passover has come and gone, Joshua the Anointed has risen from the tomb, and we’re all looking forward to a beautiful Spring season. A time for rebirth and rejuvenation. I know I could use some of that.
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