Last week I talked about how to get people on the bus using video. The whole concept of video seems to seriously freak people out ~ myself included for a while, but now that I've been doing it regularly for a little while it's just become another thing I have to do during the day. But anyway... while I was reading the surveys the topic of how to use twitter came up... a lot. I did a couple videos over the weekend that work together to create a nice twitter action plan. I know I've discussed … [Read more...]
Using Ning Communities to Build Traffic and Community
May 28, 2010 By 13 Comments
Last time we talked about using forums to build community. Today we're going to talk about how to use ning communities. They are similar to forums, but have some big differences that if taken advantage of can really explode your reach. What is a Ning community? Ning is a huge site that allows people to start their own community without having to do any of the background stuff, like hosting, and programming, and all that stuff. The rules are changing, but anyone used to be able to create … [Read more...]
Having the Eyes of a Marketer
January 12, 2010 By 15 Comments
There comes a point in every marketers life where their point of view changes. They quit looking at the world and sales letters with the question "what can this product teach me", and they move to the question "what can this process teach me". It's a huge distinction, and when you get there it can be amazing! I rarely if ever buy products just because of the sales letter/sales process. I generally buy products now that I need to work the internet marketing strategy that I'm working, make it … [Read more...]
How to Build Backlinks Using Web 2.0 Sites
October 13, 2009 By 50 Comments
So far we've talked about the basic ways to build links to your site. We've talked about article marketing with Ezinearticles.com, we've talked about building links with mass article marketing, we've talked about building links with a blog, and these are the basics you need to do create the links that will help your lenses move up the search engine rankings. As you may be starting to see, building your lens is really a small part of the process to make money with a lens. The larger, and … [Read more...]
Using Teleseminars to Launch Your Business and Create Products
July 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever been to a free teleseminar? Do you know why people offer free teleseminars? It's not out of the goodness of their hearts, that's for sure!!Teleseminars can be a great tool to use to build your brand ~ become an expert on any given topic. They are also great for promoting a product you have, as well as building your list. They are also a fantastic way to CREATE your first product. It may seem scary to think about putting together a free teleseminar, but there are a ton … [Read more...]
The Secret Weapon I Use to Get My Sites Indexed
June 4, 2009 By 21 Comments
Whether you're working on Squidoo lenses, hubpages or even niche sites getting indexed is key. So let's talk a little about getting indexed, what it is, what it means, how you know if you are, and how you can get indexed if you aren't. What is "getting indexed"? Getting indexed simply means that Google has decided to add your site/page to the "index" of sites they have of all the known sites on the internet. So once Google has you in the index they actually know your site exists. Until … [Read more...]
Tips to Manage the Mind Numbing Work
February 13, 2009 By 8 Comments
As internet marketers, unless you can afford to outsource, there is going to be some mind numbing work involved. You know the stuff I'm talking about ~ bookmarking, RSS submission, Directory submission, any other time consuming, tedious, repetitive task that has to be done. I know I dread this type of work, and look forward to outsourcing it all very soon. However, I know many of you are not at the point where you are ready to outsource, so I've got a few tips tday to help you get through … [Read more...]
Let’s Get to Know Each Other!
Social media gives me the opportunity to get to know you better, as well as giving me the opportunity to share more of me than just the "internet marketing" side. I share multiple facets of me, and my life on social media, so if you choose to connect with me don't expect it to be 100% internet marketing... because it's not. :)