Saturday, July 3, 2010

Why You Should Give Away Free Gifts

Everywhere you go online you see people giving away free gifts. You may wonder why anyone would want to do this but there are actually many good reasons for this. 


So if you are looking to operate a business online then you may want to consider giving away free gifts as well, because the reasons to do so are many. 

Free Traffic 

Everybody likes to get something for free, and if you can convince them that they will benefit from your free gift, then they will click through and visit your website. 

You can write short articles describing your free gift and submit them to article directories or writing platforms. But be sure to place a link within the article back to your website where they can claim your free gift. You can even use Twitter to tweet about your free gift. 

The more places you write about it the more places you will get free traffic from. 

Build Your Credibility

Giving away a free gift is one of the fastest ways to build your credibility online, as this allows you to prove yourself to your costumers that you and your products are legitimate. Plus this gives them a peace of mind before they make a purchase. 

Once people see your free gift they will be more likely to buy other products because you have earned their trust. If people do not trust you they simply will not do business with you. 

Keep You Costumers

By giving away free gifts your customers are more likely to stick around and keep buying more of your products. 

Build Your List

Giving away a free gift is a great way to get someone to sign up for your email list. This way they got a free gift, and you have another individual whom you can market to.

What Kind Of Gifts Should You Give Away

The kind of gifts you choose to give away depends on your products which you are selling. If you are offering a course then and an ebook would be a suitable gift to give away. You could also give an ebook which describes your products in more detail. If you are selling food items you could always give a free recipe book.

Whatever you give away, try to give away something which you do not have to ship as this could get expensive over time. 

Writing your free ebook may take some time but the end results will be well worth it because your business will soar as a result.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

How To Stay Organized

Staying organized is very important if you want to get lots of work done, as this will eliminate having to look for stuff. Staying organized does not have to be a lot of work if you stay on top of it. It is only once you fall behind that organizing will become a chore. 

There are little things which you can do such as putting things away where they belong when you are done with them, such as pens, files, notes and anything you use in your office. Plus you may need to rearrange your office to better help you to stay organized.

A Portable Office 

If you have a laptop and tend to move around a lot from room to room, or if you travel a lot than you should get yourself a brief case where you can keep your laptop, all your files, pens and paper or, anything which you use a lot for your work. This way you won't find yourself in a place without your important files or other gadgets that you may need.

Home Office

In your office you should have furniture with adequate storage, so that you can easily keep everything organized using a system that will help you find what you need in a flash. 

If you have a lot of books then you should get a book shelf and organize them in alphabetical order. This will save you a lot of time when you need to look something up. 

Filing Cabinet 

A filing cabinet is an absolute must for every office. Even if you don't have a lot of business files you still need to keep track of personal files, or files regarding your business. 

You Computer 

Your computer should also be organized, all the files should be stored in easy to find folders so that you don't have to waste your time looking for them. All your computer programs should also be in a place where you can easily remember where they are.

Your Desk

Your desk should be free of clutter. Everything should have its own spot, and all files should be put away when done with them. If you need to, get a box or a special drawer for miscellaneous clutter so that it is not on your desk. 
 
If you are organized you don't have to waste your time looking for stuff, therefore you will get a lot more done. As a result you will be more motivated to work harder.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

How To Make Your Dreams Come True

Everyone has a dream whether they realize it or not. And every dream no matter how great or how small it is, is achievable. If may not happen over night and you will have to work hard but if you do not give up you will succeed. Naturally some dreams are easier and faster to achieve than others. 

At times it may seem like it is you against the world and your dreams may seem as though they are unachievable, but you have to look on the bright side and keep working on them every day. 

You need to develop a strategy that you can use to make all of your dreams come true.


Setting Your Long-term goals 

You need to decide where it is that you want to be in life. If you had everything you ever dreamed of, all the money in the world, all the freedom, and all the time, what would you do, and where would you be.

Then once you know what your dreams are, you simply break them down into smaller goals which you can work on everyday.

So if your dream is to live in a beautiful home out in the country then you need to set smaller goals that will help you get there.

You will need to figure out how much money you will need, and then you simply go out and get it. There is enough money to go around so that you can make all your dreams come true, but it will not just show up on your door-step one day, but instead you have to go out and get it. It may take a lot of time and energy which you will have to sacrifice, but the end results will be well worth it.

Setting your Short-term Goals

Your short-term goals should be a break down for your long-term goals. These should be broken down into months, weeks, days and even hours. Sometimes you may have to break them down into years, depending on how big your dream is. But whatever you do, make sure that you are not overwhelmed by your tasks, as that may cause you to give up.

Working On Your Dream

Once you have your long-term and short-term goals figured out, you need to start working at them. This means you have to work at them every single day. Some days the work may seem tedious but you will be glad you worked hard once your dreams are fulfilled. The hours and the hard work you put in will seem like a very small sacrifice at this time. 

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Why You Should Become A Blogger

There are probably just as many bloggers online as there are webmasters. Many bloggers simply blog for the joys of blogging, but many who are in it for the money rake in huge fortunes.

The potential to make money with blogging is just as great as it is by having a website. But money should not be your only motivator to start and maintain a blog, as there should always be a personal reason or motivation behind every blog.

For The Joys Of Blogging

I see so many bloggers who have high ranking blogs but no product to sell, nor are they advertising any affiliate products, or have any ads on their blog. They simply blog because they enjoy blogging. This gives them a chance to make a difference in the world.

If you want to make blogging an adventure (but still make money), then you should venture into a market where you enjoy the topic. You can still make money, but it will feel a lot less like work, and you will have more motivation to keep it updated on a regular basis.

To Make Money

If you are looking for ways to make money online, then you definitely want to blog for the income. It may take a while before you see a steady stream of income, but if you stick with it, the money will eventually come.

The methods which you can use to make money with blogging are endless. If you have your own products you can sell them on your blog. If you do not have your own product you can promote affiliate products. There are affiliate programs to compliment any niche or market, sometimes you just may have to look for them, but they are out there.

You can also place many ads on your blog, like Google adsense, Kontera, or product ads from your affiliate programs.

To Work At Home

Last but not least, the most important reason why you should blog is so that you can work at home, and forget about commuting to work each day. It will give you more time to spend with your family, plus, you may also have more vacations.
 
So if you don't have a blog yet, now is the time to start blogging. You can get a free blog with
Blogger or WordPress. If you want to put ads on your blog then you should use Blogger because with WordPress you cannot put any ads up. 
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Friday, June 25, 2010

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is where you promote other peoples products in exchange for a share of the revenue. This allows the companies to save money on advertising because they only have to pay when you make a sale. Plus you do not need your own products in order to get started to make money.

There are many different ways that you can go about with affiliate marketing, some of them require that you have your own website, but you can also make money with affiliate marketing just by using social media and blogs. Some ways are more effective, and you will have to experiment which methods are the most effective for your market.

Writing Product Reviews

The best way to make money with affiliate marketing is by writing product reviews. This allows you to describe a product in full detail, including the pros and cons. By including the pros and cons, you can help your customers to make in informed decision before purchasing the product. 

This also gives you the chance to convince your customers why they should buy the product and what it will do for them. You should try to answer any questions that your customers may have to ensure that they will buy through your link.

Ads And Banners

If you have a website or a blog you can put up ads and banners which are related to your content on your website. These ads and banners will do the selling for you, this way all you have to do is create related content around them, and then drive lots of traffic to your blogs or website.

But be careful that you do not put up too many of these ads and banners, as your website or blog may be deemed as a spam site. This will hurt your rankings in the search engines, and you will receive less traffic from them. A couple of ads that convert really well is better than a lot of ads which do not convert.

Affiliate Links 

You can also promote affiliate products by placing your affiliate links directly within your content. You can host your content on blogs, your website or on social media sites, provided they allow you to post affiliate links. You can even use Twitter to tweet your affiliate links.

Making money with affiliate marketing will still take some time to get your business off the ground, but it is one of the quickest ways to make money online. 

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Drop Shippers

Drop shippers have teamed up with websites like EBay to allow you to put up listings using their products, and then when they sell, the drop shipper will ship the products. So you are basically the middleman between the drop shipper and your customer. 

There is a lot of controversy about whether or not you can make money online by using drop shippers. But this is the perfect way to get started as you do not have to have an inventory of products which you may not be able to sell.

Why Use A Drop shipper

Drop shippers allow you to get started with making money online without any costs to you. You don't pay the drop shipper until you place an order. Be careful though as there are drop shippers who will charge a low monthly fee for their services. 

You don't need a warehouse or any kind of storage to store any products. You simply advertise the products on EBay, your website or on your blog. Then when someone places an order from you, you simply place the order with your drop shipper. You just have to make sure you enter your costumer's mailing address and the drop shipper will ship the product directly to your costumer. 

If you do not use a drop shipper you will be required to order large quantities of inventory that you might not be able to sell.

Can You Make Money With Drop Shipping

To be honest with you, you will make a lot more if you have your own warehouse, so that you can buy your products in large shipments. But most people do not have this type of storage or the money to order in large quantities, which is why drop shippers are a convenient way to get started.

The money that you make with drop shipping will be in small amounts as some of the profits that you make will be split between you and the drop shipper.

But be careful who you choose as your drop shipper as some of them are not wholesalers but really are the middleman and the prices you will pay are not wholesale. Dealing with these middleman could very likely end up costing you more than what you make. If you do not get your products at wholesale products you will not make money. 

So always be sure to thoroughly check out each company before you do any business with them. 

Monday, June 21, 2010

Why You Should Use SEO

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a term for optimizing your website so that search engines will be able to find you faster, and also give you a higher ranking. A higher ranking will mean that they will send you more free traffic. And believe it or not, the traffic which the search engines send you, is by far the best traffic which you could hope for.

Eliminate Marketing Costs

When taking small steps to properly naming your links, or building lots of back links you will not have to spend as much money into marketing, as you will be receiving a larger volume of traffic from the search engines.

Now this does not mean that you cannot spend the same amount into marketing, but you won't have to, and still make some great money.

Higher Conversion Rates

If your website is poorly optimized, then the search engines will not be able to send you targeted traffic. This will increase your bounce rate as the visitors will not find what they expected to find, and therefore they will simply leave your site without looking around.

But if you get a lot of highly targeted traffic, then they are much more likely to buy from you, or at least spend more time at your website.

More Traffic

One of the ways you can optimize your website is to build lots of back links to your website. The more back links you have coming in from other sites the more traffic you will get from those back links. Plus, you will also receive more traffic from the search engines, as they will naturally help you to rank higher.

What Can You Do To Optimize Your Website

There are many things which you can do, but one of the most important things which you can do, is to provide your visitors with accurate information. Your meta tags and description tags should always be accurate to the content which is on your webpages.

Your meta description tags contain the information which is displayed in the search results, so always make sure they are accurate, as this is the easiest way to mislead your visitors. This may seem good when you think of the visitors you may get, but in the end you are the one who will end up hurting as the search engines will stop sending you traffic.

It will take some time to build back links and get your webpages optimized, but the end results are well worth it, as you will make a lot more money.