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		<title>Affiliate Marketing Verticals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time and time again I see the same mistakes made by beginning affiliate marketers. They identify a high paying keyword &#8211; like &#8220;affiliate marketing&#8221;, &#8220;search engine optimization (SEO)&#8221;, &#8220;Adwords&#8221; or themes like legal advice or credit advice &#8211; and they try to break into that market hoping for quick returns. Unfortunately, that market is saturated [...]<p><a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/affiliate-marketing-verticals">Affiliate Marketing Verticals</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help">Make Money Online by Marketing Your Business</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Time and time again I see the same mistakes made by beginning affiliate marketers.  They identify a high paying keyword &#8211; like &#8220;affiliate marketing&#8221;, &#8220;search engine optimization (SEO)&#8221;, &#8220;Adwords&#8221; or themes like legal advice or credit advice &#8211; and they try to break into that market hoping for quick returns.  Unfortunately, that market is saturated with long-time experienced affiliate marketers who work full time to maximize their own profits.</p>
<p>My philosophy for beginners is: Start Small, Finish Big!</p>
<p>Step 1:</p>
<p>Forget about high paying keywords.  The money in affiliate marketing is steady growth of your target market.  How is this done?  By creating an ever expanding site, filled with original content that people will return too over and over.  Chances are that a one-time visitor will not buy anything off your site.  If you can keep people coming back and establish yourself as an expert in your field, then your visitors are more likely to take your advice and purchase whatever product or click whatever link you suggest. </p>
<p>Step 2:</p>
<p>Forget about SEO for your home page.  Build a site that YOU would revisit over and over.  Put interesting links on your front page.  Create dynamic content &#8211; like a blog.  Be sure to include a &#8220;What&#8217;s New&#8221; section that lists all the new articles you have written and posted.</p>
<p>Step 3:</p>
<p>Now that this is done, look for affiliate programs.  Search Commission Junction, LinkShare and Clickbank for products to promote.  Be creative!</p>
<p>Lets look at these steps and walk through a practical example.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s say that my interest is in collecting pens.  Seriously, pens.  My first step would be to identify some keywords relating to pens.  A quick browse over to the free Google Keyword tool and I get the following list of terms :</p>
<p>pens </p>
<p>promotional pens   </p>
<p>fountain pens   </p>
<p>ballpoint pens   </p>
<p>cross pens   </p>
<p>ink pens   </p>
<p>writing pens    </p>
<p>personalized pens   </p>
<p>mont blanc pens  </p>
<p>gel pens   </p>
<p>designer pens    </p>
<p>bic pens    </p>
<p>waterman pens  </p>
<p>custom pens   </p>
<p>parker pens</p>
<p>Now that I have my list of terms, it&#8217;s time to start building a site.  I write a bunch of articles &#8211; preferably one for each keyword.  Use a SEO software to check each article for structure and keyword density.  More about SEO here.  I create a home page all about pens, with a blog that I update every couple of days with a review about a pen I used etc.  Find a webhost and buy a domain that reflects your interest &#8211; all-about-pens.com or something.</p>
<p>Now that my site is ready to go life, time to fill it with affiliate links.  Be creative &#8211; everyone can spot a hard sell a mile away.  So, for example, become an ebay affiliate and create a vertical banner with designer pen auctions in it.  Become and associate of amazon.com and post links to books about the history of pens and pen collecting.  Put some Adsense on your pages.</p>
<p>Now promote your site.  Cross post your original content articles on free article directories, with links to your site.  Create Adwords ads around your key terms.</p>
<p>Before you know it you will be earning money!</p>
<p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br />
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<p><b>Martyn Carver</b> is a successful affiliate marketer and webmaster of <a target="_blank" href="http://retire-with-millions.com" >Retire with Millions</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://testosterone-zone.com" >Testosterone Zone</a></p>
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		<title>Affiliate Marketing Lessons</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody wants to know what is the all time biggest secret of Affiliate Marketing? To answer that question we need to dive down into the very depths of the Internet Marketing world. Are you ready? Ok so before we answer the question that&#8217;s on everybody&#8217;s mind, let&#8217;s take a second and think about the true [...]<p><a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/affiliate-marketing-lessons">Affiliate Marketing Lessons</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help">Make Money Online by Marketing Your Business</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everybody wants to know what is the all time biggest secret of Affiliate Marketing? To answer that question we need to dive down into the very depths of the Internet Marketing world. Are you ready?</p>
<p>Ok so before we answer the question that&#8217;s on everybody&#8217;s mind, let&#8217;s take a second and think about the true and time tested master or fundamental principles that make up any business whether online or off. So, what are these so called master principles? (take a minute and I&#8217;ll bet you can guess) that&#8217;s right it&#8217;s RESEARCH! Research my dear friends is where it all begins. It even starts (or at least should start) before you even begin to think about promoting to any and I mean ANY particular niche. It along with self-determination and hard work will eventually determine how big your end profit will be. It my friends is what determines if you are successful or not, it is your hammer and nail!</p>
<p>This Is The Right Way</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s look at an example of how to perform the proper research and how to implement it. Alright so the other day I was reading in a popular little magazine that always comes with the Sunday morning newspaper. You might have heard of it, it&#8217;s called Parade, and while I was thumbing through the pages I stumbled upon the perfect demonstration of research applied.</p>
<p>It was an ad for a product called StriVectin which is a neck cream that supposedly deals with the problem of &#8216;turkey neck&#8217; skin for middle and older aged women.</p>
<p>It was a very simple ad that gets straight to the point. The ad basically read, Got Turkey Neck?&#8230; New StriVectin Neck Cream visibly lifts, tightens, smoothes and tones neckline &#8211; call (their number) or visit (their website). Remember if you have skin you need StriVectin. Before the title of the ad it also read, StriVectin The Stretch-Mark Cream Turned Anti-Wrinkle Phenomenon!</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s Break It Down</p>
<p>I hope you&#8217;ve got a pen and pencil ready! Let&#8217;s look at who their target market or should I say perfect customer really is. Well, from the title &#8220;Got Turkey Neck&#8221; and product, we know that their target market is women or more specific or niche as I like to say, is older women suffering from wrinkled skin. In case you didn&#8217;t know, women are the perfect customer or at least they hold the purchasing power and they also have a lot of problems that need to be solved and a lot of needs that need to be met, lots of things that drive them). I&#8217;m willing to bet that the majority of people who read the Parade magazine are middle to older aged women. And the ad copy perfectly addresses their problem as well as a solution to it.</p>
<p><strong>About the Author:</strong> Jim Robert is an online entrepreneur that focuses on helping others succeed online. Checkout his <a target="_blank" href="http://www.eAffiliateCourse.com" >free affiliate marketing course</a> at eAffiliateCourse.com Article Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/" >ArticlesBase.com</a> &#8211; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/internet-marketing-articles/the-secret-of-affiliate-marketing-and-you-thought-you-knew-638672.html"  title="The Secret of Affiliate Marketing &acirc;&#8364;&#8220; and You Thought You Knew!">The Secret of Affiliate Marketing &acirc;&#8364;&#8220; and You Thought You Knew!</a></p>
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		<title>Affiliate Marketing Manager Job Description</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an internet marketer, you have a chance to grab your share of the increased buying activity on the Web. Your goal this season should be to tap into new platforms to reach your target market. You can do that via social marketing. What is social marketing? It is advertising and marketing that reaches potential [...]<p><a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/affiliate-marketing-manager-job-description">Affiliate Marketing Manager Job Description</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help">Make Money Online by Marketing Your Business</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As an internet marketer, you have a chance to grab your share of the increased buying activity on the Web. Your goal this season should be to tap into new platforms to reach your target market. You can do that via social marketing.</p>
<p>What is social marketing? It is advertising and marketing that reaches potential consumers through social networking websites. Examples are Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, LinkedIn and others. Links to your website, or specific product or service landing pages, are part of your user&#8217;s profile. In addition, as you post on these sites you can include an advertising or marketing link with your message.</p>
<p>Essentially, social marketing involves creating a marketing message designed to promote your product or service. However, you do this while engaging in informative conversation with others. Effective social marketing is an exchange of ideas, advice, info and tips between users of a particular social site.</p>
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<p>A marketing message is part of this conversation. The thing is those who blatantly promote without concern for others needs, usually garner little from these sites. People on the receiving end of these hyped sales messages tend to tune these people out. Users of social networking sites want useful information from others. They want a dialogue and a sharing of quality information.</p>
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<p>In effect, social marketing is like article marketing. With article marketing, you write good articles and distribute them through a quality content distribution service. You&#8217;re looking to give something of value to your readers. You want them to appreciate the wealth of information and help you give them in your article.</p>
<p>Of course, you want them linking from your article to your website. It&#8217;s the same with social marketing. During the holiday season, the web is a busier place. You have numerous opportunities to meet and talk with others online. You can offer them the same quality information as you do in your articles.</p>
<p>Its smaller chunks of information you present, but helpful information nonetheless. Added to this information are links to your website, or affiliate product links. You can also point readers of your message to other sites where they can get useful information.</p>
<p>This builds your credibility as a site participator. People begin to trust you. They see you&#8217;re looking to help others find solutions to problems, or answers to questions and concerns. Therefore, there&#8217;s a right way to approach social marketing.</p>
<p>First, you have to devote time to social marketing. You can&#8217;t expect to post once or twice on a site and then get reams of traffic. You must post consistently so others can get to know you. As they engage in dialogue with you, they learn to trust you, and the business you&#8217;re promoting.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not too late to begin now. Who knows the connections you can make in the next month. Post consistently each day and week. You just may make some connections that lead to extra Christmas season sales for your business.</p>
<p>Second, you have to give your undivided attention to others on social sites. In other words, listen closely to what someone who connects with you is saying. Effective social marketing, at Christmas, or anytime, is a two-way street. It&#8217;s not all about you, what you&#8217;re offering.</p>
<p>Think of your response, or lack thereof, when someone&#8217;s hogging a conversation. You can&#8217;t get any of your ideas and questions across. You quickly become bored with someone who always hijacks a conversation. You move on to talk to someone else who likes to share ideas. Therefore, be attentive to the concerns of others on any site you frequent this holiday season.</p>
<p>Third, you have to contribute useful content consistently. Contributing a few friendly posts to make connections, only to follow them with continual blatant sales pitches won&#8217;t work. You build good online relationships through contributing good information always.</p>
<p>In this way, you build the rapport that leads to &#8220;leads.&#8221; People will click on your links to find out more about your products and such. That&#8217;s because they see you as a reputable online marketer who has their best interests at heart. Don&#8217;t give the impression that you&#8217;re &#8220;hunting down a sale at any cost&#8221;; it&#8217;ll cost you your reputation.</p>
<p>Remember, at Christmas, people receive a constant bombardment of Madison Avenue hype. They don&#8217;t need this from your social networking commentary. They need practical information from you and helpful tips. Let them learn to trust you. Let them make the decision to link back to you and further a business relationship with you.</p>
<p>Definitely utilize the social sites available to you for marketing your business this holiday season. Start today. Remember though, it&#8217;s better to give than to receive. In the end, you giving quality information via social marketing will have you receiving the traffic you desire anyways.</p>
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		<title>Affiliate Marketing Yahoo Answers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in making free money fast with affiliate marketing, you&#8217;re in luck. I have got some magic secret to share with you. A word of caution: it is not what you think it is. Sounds like a lot of hype, right? I thought so too when I first read a question in a [...]<p><a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/affiliate-marketing-yahoo-answers">Affiliate Marketing Yahoo Answers</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help">Make Money Online by Marketing Your Business</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re interested in making free money fast with affiliate marketing, you&#8217;re in luck. I have got some magic secret to share with you. A word of caution: it is not what you think it is.</p>
<p>Sounds like a lot of hype, right?</p>
<p>I thought so too when I first read a question in a post, but then after I thought it will be an excellent title for this article. That is right, I actually got the idea to write this article after browsing through yahoo answers.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the exact question that was asked&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;I want a FREE way to make money Fast with affiliate marketing&#8221;.</p>
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I&#8217;m writing this hub to let everyone know that there&#8217;s no such thing as Free or Fast way to make money online whether with affiliate marketing or whatever business venture you want to get involve in.</p>
<p>Back to what I was saying&#8230;</p>
<p>For starters, this person want to make money Free with affiliate marketing and want to do it FAST. Think about it. This individual is looking for a quick way to make money. But don&#8217;t get me wrong, there&#8217;s nothing wrong with trying to make money fast. The simple truth is the Internet is the wrong place to achieve that.</p>
<p>As result of having this frame of mindset, it will be easy to fall for all the scams out there that promises you can make money Fast without any work or few minutes work.</p>
<p>Consider this fact:</p>
<p>As we all know, you can make money with social networking sites like squidoo,Hubpages, etc. And the point I&#8217;m trying to get across is &#8230; is the money you get from this sites FREE? Do you only put in few minutes of work, the start raving in profit? If all you do is sign up, slap some articles on the page, than starting making money.</p>
<p>Can you imagine how great that will feel? Far fetched? Not at all.</p>
<p>Heck, if you want to make any money with your hub. You can&#8217;t just post any article, you&#8217;ve to write something that has value to everyone and optimize it with the right keyword in both your title and body text.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a way to think about it. Instead of asking a way to make free money fast, you could ask for free information about how to make money with the program of interest so you can be directed to the right resources and avoid being scam.</p>
<p>But I must let you in on a secret. Hang on to your seat while I explain &#8230;</p>
<p>So what is this secret? Is it some affiliate internet marketing tactic? Secret web site traffic source? or some untap niche market?</p>
<p>No it is none of this. What I&#8217;m talking about is the master secret of the ages. And the answer is really simple.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s No secret to anything. There is just things you don&#8217;t know yet.</p>
<p>You see, it is just that we usually not aware of the things around us and the ability we hold.  The one thing that can help you to see and benefit from the riches around you is understanding the power of your Subconscious Mind, which you already posses. <img src='http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>&#8220;The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings by changing the inner attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives&#8221; &#8211; William James</p>
<p>I believe the Internet is great, and it is here to stay. There&#8217;s more room for everyone to get their share.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a final note you should keep in mind:</p>
<p>If you want to make money on the Internet whether within a specific sector and don&#8217;t have money. Seek for free quality information as to how you should go about it.</p>
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<p>Bismark Ampofo is an internet business entrepreneur who provide hot tips and tools on affiliate marketing/internet business geared to skyrocket your success. For more information, please visit: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.free-home-based-business-info.com/home-based-affiliate-business.html" >home based business info</a></p>
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		<title>Affiliate Marketing Diary</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some ways to help you to become a successful affiliate marketer even if you are only spending a few hours a week working at it. The most obvious is that you must enjoy the Internet. Now this may seem ridiculous, but I know of people who started out with affiliate marketing who dislike [...]<p><a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/affiliate-marketing-diary">Affiliate Marketing Diary</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help">Make Money Online by Marketing Your Business</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are some ways to help you to become a successful affiliate marketer even if you are only spending a few hours a week working at it.</p>
<p>The most obvious is that you must enjoy the Internet.   Now this may seem ridiculous, but I know of people who started out with affiliate marketing who dislike the Internet.   Worse than that &#8211; they are afraid of it.   For you to be successful you must enjoy the whole experience, be curious about what is out there and how you can harness that to work for you.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t have to invent the whole system, as that has already been done for us by someone else, thank Goodness.   Many people have built the systems that make it all work, especially in the affiliate marketing field, so you don&#8217;t have to be particularly techi. Just be prepared to follow the system and don&#8217;t get fazed if it doesn&#8217;t do what you hope or expect it to do first time.   </p>
<p>It can help later on if you are prepared to learn something about how it all works, but it is not essential.   Many very successful Internet based businesses are run by people who do none of the technical stuff.   They just hire people to do it for them, and there are plenty of those out there.</p>
<p>Time is really important, especially if you have a day job.   I know people who get up at 6 a.m., do 2 hours of their own Internet work, work a full day and then work on the Internet again until midnight when they get home.    Not all of us are so driven and not all of us are prepared to give up that amount of our lives.    </p>
<p>Be honest with yourself about how many hours a week you can dedicate to your affiliate business.    Whatever you decide your available time is, say 2 evenings a week + 6 hours at the weekend &#8211; you choose.  It is more important to keep to that time on a regular basis than try to cram more hours in. Once you have made your timetable, try to stick to it.</p>
<p>Consistency is the key. Think about it as though you are keeping appointments with yourself.   Put your allocated time in your diary and think of it as a commitment to yourself.   Why I suggested the 10 hours above is because it is do-able for most people.  However, we all have different habits and you should choose the times that fit in with your life whilst not interfering with it.</p>
<p>Ability to set your own goals helps towards your success.    Remember &#8211; you are going to be your own master or mistress in this enterprise.   There will be no boss or colleague to nag you or make demands on you.   It is all up to you, so you need to have a certain amount of self-discipline to keep this all going over time. </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget that you do have to work hard at it.   It is not a get rich quick strategy.   Please don&#8217;t believe all the hype that is around on this. Even the most successful Internet business leaders have spent years and thousands of hours perfecting their products and services.    However, the advantage of affiliate marketing is that you can jump onto their bandwagon.   You can reap advantage from their expertise and investment.</p>
<p>Finally, there are two essential requirements to be successful with affiliate marketing, and they are patience and determination. As I have said, there are no instant millionaires with affiliate marketing, but there are many, many people who are making a comfortable additional income, and there are no limits to what can be achieved.</p>
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<p>Trisha Stone is passionate about helping people get going with their successful internet businesses.   Get her free 20 page report &#8220;The Absolute Beginners Guide to Affiliate Marketing&#8221; by going to <a target="_blank" href="http://theinternetbusinessexchange.com/presents/index.php.txt" >The Internet Business Exchange </a></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you want to make sure that your viewpoint gets known and that your work gets read, you might find that you are looking at a few different avenues that are open to you. You might find that you want to start a blog, or maybe you simply want to create an archive of your own works that are housed on your website.</p>
<p>With this in mind, you&#8217;ll soon find that there are many different options that are open to you, but that there are very few that are going to be what you really need. When you want to make sure that your articles get read and will influence the world around you, you&#8217;ll find that one fo the best tools that you have at your disposal is the Hub Pages Article Submission Service, a service which many writers have turned to.</p>
<p>With the Hub Pages Article Submission Service, you&#8217;ll be able to take advantage of a highly trafficked site that will let you move forward and really get your options taken care of. Consider what you are looking for when it comes to various options in front of you, and you&#8217;ll soon see that this option is one of the most popular with good reason. You&#8217;ll be able to move forward and get your work done, all without paying a penny!</p>
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<p>For many writers, this can be a great way to move forward and to get the right options taken care of. This can be a golden opportunity for you if only you seize it. Take the time to realize that many people have, and that by not doing so, you might feel that you are falling ever father behind. Don&#8217;t let something like this happen to you, so take advantage of this opportunity while you can.</p>
<p>When you are looking for a service that will be free, you&#8217;ll find that the Hub Pages Article Submission Service is something that you can look forward to. Far too many services will ask that you pay to put your article forward, but remember that this should never be the case.</p>
<p>You are doing them a favor, along with putting your work out there, and this means a lot. You&#8217;ll also find that there are plenty of tools available on this site that will let you get the right look. Remember that presentation means a lot and that you will be able to get your options in a row. Don&#8217;t let a poor presentation stop you from getting the right amount of work done that you need. There is no reason to hold back, so take advantage of everything that you have waiting for you.</p>
<p>Always consider what your options are when it comes to an article submission service. What are you looking at when it comes to the Hub Pages Article Submission Service? Get the facts right the first time and make sure that you get involved with a service that will look after you well. There are many different options open to you, so don&#8217;t delay!</p>
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		<title>Affiliate Marketing On Craigslist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for an affiliate marketing opportunity there are a number of things to think about before you begin your search for the right partner for your company. Any business or individual with a computer and website can take advantage of these affiliate opportunities. So what is affiliate marketing all about anyway? Merchants [...]<p><a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/affiliate-marketing-on-craigslist">Affiliate Marketing On Craigslist</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help">Make Money Online by Marketing Your Business</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are looking for an affiliate marketing opportunity there are a number of things to think about before you begin your search for the right partner for your company. Any business or individual with a computer and website can take advantage of these affiliate opportunities. So what is affiliate marketing all about anyway?</p>
<p>Merchants set up affiliate marketing opportunities by contracting with individuals or companies. These contractors, or affiliates, then agree to market the merchant&#8217;s products on their websites as well as by advertising these products using a variety of methods. Some of these methods include: pay per click ads, classified ads, or possibly advertising on a site like Craigslist. When a visitor comes to the affiliate&#8217;s site and then clicks an affiliate&#8217;s link, the affiliate is then either paid by the click through or a commission if a sale occurs.</p>
<p>When you are looking for an affiliate marketing opportunity there are some things you need to consider. With the online market booming you have many options to choose from when it comes to finding a good affiliate marketing opportunity. It also means you never have to settle for an affiliate program that you are not 100% comfortable with or satisfied with their commission schedule.</p>
<p>There are two ways to go about choosing an affiliate marketing opportunity. You might already have a website that focuses on a specific area. For example, perhaps you have a website on dogs. In this case you could look for affiliate opportunities relating to dog products or dog training. Or you might not yet have a website and you can choose your affiliate and then build your website around it accordingly. Either way things seem to work out better if you are promoting an affiliate marketing opportunity that you have an interest in. It&#8217;s just much easier to get all fired up about it and that translates to a better site, better marketing, and higher sales. Higher sales translate to more revenue for you.</p>
<p>Many Internet &#8220;gurus&#8221; say the opposite; that you don&#8217;t need to have a passion about your subject to successfully market it. There is some truth to this, especially if you are looking to do this full-time. You can always hire an &#8220;expert.&#8221; Whether this is to write articles for your site, or do research for you, outsourcing (the process of finding and hiring someone to write or do another task for you) is a viable alternative if you are not familiar with a subject but find it has marketing potential.</p>
<p>If you have difficulty deciding which affiliate marketing opportunity is right for you, not to worry. Many webmasters face the same dilemma. One way to handle it is to create a short list. Then list the pros and cons of each affiliate and make your decision based on that list. It is important to stress research as well. Check on sites like Clickbank to see what is available and how well the commissions are paying. This can help you decide which direction you want to pursue.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s for certain is that there is an affiliate marketing opportunity that&#8217;s just right for you.</p>
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		<title>Article Marketing Distribution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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<p>In modern times, everything is done more efficiently and in a timelier manner than what has been in the past. One of the devices that greatly reduce the amount of time required to communicate with employees and others is the internet. Mass internet video distribution can be a timely manner of getting a recorded message out to those you need to contact.</p>
<p>There are many different purposes that you may desire to achieve by distributing your message via internet video. Mass internet video distribution is a great way to effectively and efficiently deliver your message to as many people as possible. You may want to use this to help you teach service members of your business new methods and procedures. In normal ways you might distribute video instructions via the mail. This could take a while to get the message to all the pertinent people. Internet video distribution replaces this old method with a means of distribution that saves you time and money.</p>
<p>This is a great method of contacting sales staff and informing them of the attributes of a new product. This improved distribution method means that your sales staff all gets the message at the same time and they can start suing the information simultaneously.</p>
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<p>There are professional and reputable services that can provide you with quality internet video that will deliver your message accurately and effectively. These services are capable of assisting you with the entire production and distribution process. They will not only be proficient and writing and filming of your message but they will also be able to assist you with determining what methods of distribution should be used.</p>
<p>Once these professionals have assisted with the creating process they will work on production. The quality of your video is important. You want to make sure you are distributing a product that will accurately get your message across.</p>
<p>These professional services can provide you with techniques that help you deliver the message in a way you had not considered. Their professional writers can help you deliver your message in a format that allows the viewer to easily recall the material.</p>
<p>Mass internet video distribution services should be able to provide you with references and results pertaining to their success to effectively deliver clients messages in a timely manner. You will want to make sure that the service you hire is reputable and will deliver a high quality production video aimed at mass internet video distribution. Your goal should be to save as much time and money in providing your desired audience with your video in a professional and effective manner.</p>
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		<title>Article Marketing Explosion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your mind is probably exploding with frustration and defeat that you&#8217;re not making as many affiliate commissions as you wish. And the source of that frustration and defeat will always come down to a lack of website traffic. The fact is, if you don&#8217;t have any visitors who are able to see your affiliate offer, [...]<p><a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/article-marketing-explosion">Article Marketing Explosion</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help">Make Money Online by Marketing Your Business</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your mind is probably exploding with frustration and defeat that you&#8217;re not making as many affiliate commissions as you wish. And the source of that frustration and defeat will always come down to a lack of website traffic. The fact is, if you don&#8217;t have any visitors who are able to see your affiliate offer, there&#8217;s no way you&#8217;re going to quit your 9-5 and live the life that you want.</p>
<p>To get you on the fast track to a website traffic explosion, follow these next 3 strategies and you should be golden.</p>
<p><b>1. Get Your Article Writing Mojo Developed</b></p>
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<p>From all my time trying to succeed online, I learned that I&#8217;m going to have to make sacrifices if I&#8217;m not willing to pay for website traffic. And the main sacrifice I&#8217;ve had to make is dedicating myself to writing fast and writing furious. Traffic from article marketing isn&#8217;t going to come from one article. Even if you build links to that article and try to promote it, it&#8217;s still not going to be as instant as writing an excellent attention grabbing article.</p>
<p>In the beginning, you need to sit your butt down and get articles written. This is why choosing a niche that fascinates you is key. Article writing can be painful but it&#8217;s less so if you care even a little bit about what you&#8217;re writing about.</p>
<p><b>2. Be Your Most Outgoing Self</b></p>
<p>If you are at all good with connecting with other people, you need to sit your butt down and become active on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. This isn&#8217;t a time to just spam people with your affiliate offer. It&#8217;s time to actually connect with people and talk to them. Be funny, be interesting, be helpful but the worst thing you could possibly do is be boring. Find a way to get people to pay attention to you. Maybe you have to send out videos where you make a fool of yourself. Isn&#8217;t it worth it to be able to leave the 9-5?</p>
<p>When you do this enough, you build momentum and thus your website traffic that helps you turn visitors into conversions.</p>
<p><b>3. Use Some Automation Tools</b></p>
<p>There are plenty of automation tools available to help you get tasks done. For example, you can use WordPress plugins that automatically help you build links to your site. If you don&#8217;t have 10-12 hours a day that you can devote to link building, you can leverage these plugins to take your content and spread it to other sites on the Internet.</p>
<p>One successful strategy is using a plugin that automatically converts your blog posts into RSS feeds so that they can be submitted to RSS directories. This means you can get around 20 backlinks just for posting one blog post.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve just discovered a software that finally takes the pain and agony out of link building. If you want to <b>FINALLY</b> see results from your link building efforts and receive tons of targeted website traffic, I invite you to read my <a target="_blank" href="http://www.squidoo.com/web-traffic-genius-review" target="_new" >Web Traffic Genius Review</a> so you can profit by stealing my secret weapon.</p>
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		<title>Affiliate Marketing For Dummies Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You have a good website, perhaps about a niche area that you specialize in or about a passionate hobby of yours. Your readers love your articles. Your homepage is widely book marked and your newsletter has membership in thousands. Great!</p>
<p>Have you monetized your traffic? Have you signed up for Affiliate Programs?</p>
<p>&#8220;Affiliate programs? Hmm, What are those?&#8221; A good friend of mine who is passionate about cameras and has a blog with good readership exclaimed. What a waste of valuable traffic!</p>
<p><b>What is Affiliate Program? &ndash; A Definition</b><br />
<br />Affiliate program is a partnership between the merchants such as Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, Circuit City etc. and you, the publisher who places links to these merchant sites strategically on your websites and drive additional traffic to the merchant websites.</p>
<p><b>Terminology</b></p>
<p>Pay Per Click: Merchant offers money every time a visitor sent from your website visits merchant&#8217;s website.</p>
<p>Pay Per Sale: Merchant offers money every time a visitor sent from your website actually buys the product offered by the merchant.</p>
<p>Pay Per Lead: Merchant offers money every time a visitor sent from your site provides some information to the merchant like his/her email id or fills a form. Essentially, Merchant is getting leads to sell his stuff.</p>
<p><b>Choosing the right affiliate programs for your site?</b></p>
<p>First and foremost, it is important to understand that the chances of your visitors clicking on your affiliate links, if the topic is relevant to them, which means your website/page and the affiliate links published should be closely related.</p>
<p>Of course they should offer reliable mechanisms to track: the traffic sent by you, your commissions you earned etc.</p>
<p>In addition to payout that is attractive, I would prefer those that offer good support, those who care for their affiliates. I should be able to get in touch with easily and get responses quickly, if situation demands.</p>
<p>A program that offers cookie duration so that even if your visitor visits a merchant today and purchases a month later, you would still get your commission, would be attractive to me.</p>
<p>Multi-tier programs and programs that offer residual income can also be attractive.</p>
<p>If your topic is regional, you have to make sure that the affiliate program(s) chosen cater to that region.</p>
<p><b>What&#8217;s the best way to find Affiliate Programs for your site?</b></p>
<p>There are tons of Affiliate Programs out there offering from very attractive to so-so commissions. Which one to pick?</p>
<p>Your time is rather valuable to be checking out each of these merchant websites, making notes etc.<br />
<br />
I find Affiliate Directories more useful, with their classification of programs, payout details and more importantly review etc., all available in one place.</p>
<p>You can pick the best affiliate suited for your niche much easily at a directory than on your own. Affiliate Directories help you spend more time concentrating on making your content more useful to your readers.</p>
<p><b>A few Tips for Success with Affiliate Programs</b></p>
<p>It is becoming increasingly clear these days that text links are much more successful that banners. A personal endorsement, for a targeted affiliate program with useful informative facts could help tremendously in encouraging the visitors to check out the merchants you promote.</p>
<p><b>Why do so many affiliates fail in affiliate marketing?</b></p>
<p>Fundamental and obvious reason for failure is that you are promoting stuff that is not relevant to your visitors.</p>
<p>Lack of conviction: Affiliate program is not just about putting a link. Get involved with a product and try it out if possible. Personal honest reviews help promote the stuff better. Only hard work pays.</p>
<p>If your pages designed with the sole purpose of acting as a commission-earning middleman, beware; search engines can throw your site out. Make sure that you are not a thin affiliate (a website with just affiliate links and banners, but no useful content).</p>
<p>Some fly by night operators take advantage of the minimum payout limits. Be sure to check the credibility of the affiliate program you are joining.</p>
<p>In summary, monetize your website. Let your passion bring in some revenue for yourself. Choose the Right Affiliate Program by browsing Affiliate Directories. Put some effort, get involved with the product you are promoting and increase your revenue.</p>
<p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br />
</p>
<p>Jonathan White has been doing affiliate &amp; article marketing for over 4 years. He owns <a target="_blank" href="http://www.affiliateseeking.com" >AffiliateSeeking.com &#8211; Affiliate / Associate Programs Directory</a> &amp; <a target="_blank" href="http://articles.simplysearch4it.com" >SimplySearch4it! Articles Marketing Directory</a></p>
<p>Article Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/" >ArticlesBase.com</a> &#8211; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/affiliate-programs-articles/affiliate-marketing-basics-for-dummies-55397.html"  title="Affiliate Marketing Basics For Dummies">Affiliate Marketing Basics For Dummies</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just about when you think things can&#8217;t get any better, Wealthy Affiliate over delivers again. I have been a Wealthy Affiliate Member for over a year now and boy have I seen some changes. So much has been added since the fall of 2007 that it is mind boggling.</p>
<p>The newest addition for bringing in the new year of 2009 is Niche Marketing Software called NicheQ. Everyone knows that the key to affiliate marketing success starts with finding a hungry niche. But that is easier said than done, and if you don&#8217;t accomplish that first of all your other efforts will be in vain.</p>
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Looking for a niche, market research, can be time consuming and tedious. Most affiliate marketers really struggle in this area. Finding huge markets is no problem but getting a toe hold against the already existing competition can be next to impossible. That is why finding a niche in an existing market is the key to success.</p>
<p>Wealthy Affiliate&#8217;s new niche marketing software, NicheQ, will make this excruciating task a pleasurable one, for Wealthy Affiliate Members anyways. NicheQ is the most comprehensive niche research system available anywhere. It nails down the most important aspect of earning money online for every Wealthy Affiliate Member. And best of all it is provided as part of the Wealthy Affiliate Membership, no up sell,extra charge or hidden fees.</p>
<p>The new niche marketing software, NicheQ, offers the Wealthy Affiliate Member research and supporting resources that unlock and deliver information for any targeted market. It would take a single person hundreds of hours to develop a report as extensive as a single NicheQ and to build all the supporting resources provided. A single NicheQ report and supporting resources could easily cost upwards of $7000.</p>
<p>A boatload of information will be provided in a NicheQ report.<br />
Market overview<br />
Market stats, spending, and growth statistics<br />
Customer and audience information<br />
Demographic analysis<br />
Tools and resources<br />
Purchasing trends<br />
Marketing techniques &amp; angles for the market<br />
Marketing related materials &amp; websites<br />
Affiliate program recommendations</p>
<p>Whenever affiliate marketing I personally struggle with making my limited time available count. Any time I can use a tool that will save some time, I&#8217;m all for it. This new niche marketing software does that and more. I am really interested in how it can be used to build my recurring monthly income stream. Having a good plan or strategy really helps when hunting for the niche that will put you over the top.</p>
<p>If you have had any experience making money online you will realize the value of being able to find profitable niches and avoid the losers. I have a friend that makes a total living online in one niche that you would never think would pay and yet he keeps raking it in every month. When he first told me about it several years ago He was even skeptical about how long it was going to last. Guess what, it is still producing for him. It is niches like this that we should be looking for.</p>
<p>NicheQ, Wealthy Affiliate&#8217;s new niche marketing software will make the hunting easier, even if your are &#8220;Joe Average&#8221; like me.</p>
<p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/klrrider"  target="_blank">Robert E Hemken Jr</a><br />
 Many Internet Marketers fail to find a profitable niche. It dosen&#8217;t have to be that way. Learn how Niche Hunting can be made easy and profitable with the latest<br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.gonicheq.com" >Niche Marketing Software | GoNicheQ.com</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Search engine marketing (SEM) is a term that every business with a website needs to know about. This is because the large majority of internet users today utilize search engines to find the products, services and information about businesses that they need. With more than 90 percent of internet users relying on search engines, SEM should be a top priority for any business. You can save time trying to gather information from an SEM forum, read on to gain insight into the valuable SEM products that are available to your business.</p>
<p>One of the main things you will find out from reading SEM materials is that SEO is the primary technique for successfully marketing your website. It is one of the most important web marketing tools, as it enables your website to gain a higher ranking in search engine listings. This is crucial because the majority of internet users naturally gravitate towards websites that are in the beginning pages of search engine results.</p>
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<p>A reputable SEM firm can provide SEO technologies that are effective in driving relevant traffic your site. Optimizing your site leads to a high sales conversion rate at a relatively low cost when compared to other SEM methods. Understanding how the combined use of the two types of search engine optimization can maximize the potential of your website is important. These two types include:</p>
<p><strong>Organic Search Engine Marketing</strong></p>
<p>Organic SEO is a search engine marketing method that uses algorithms to ensure that the major search engines place your website in higher priority in its list of results. Increasing the volume of traffic to your website through organic search engine techniques enables you to specifically reach your target market, attracting internet users that are already looking for content relevant to your business.</p>
<p>Organic SEO is relatively inexpensive when compared to almost all other marketing strategies, and the low investment it takes to optimize for your relevant search terms pays long term dividends. Establishing a strong internet presence for your business, organic SEO also helps reduce the cost of and prepare your site for Pay Per Click campaigns.</p>
<p>Organic search engine marketing produces excellent results over the long term, however it can take months to establish your sites relevancy with the search engines. This is why it is recommended to employ a strategy that also includes inorganic methods as well.</p>
<p><strong>Inorganic or Paid Search Engine Marketing</strong></p>
<p>Producing faster results than organic search engine marketing, inorganic or paid search engine marketing can also be used to generate traffic to your website. It helps by placing your site directly in front of your target audience in exchange for a fee. Paid search engine optimization can help to increase brand awareness and generate traffic to your site. It produces compounding benefits over time, as customers will increasingly visit your site directly.</p>
<p>Some of the most commonly used inorganic (SEO) methods include Pay Per Click (PPC) campaigns, banners, and paid advertisements on sites like Yahoo, MSN and Google. PPC technologies can be used to help businesses create instant traffic to their site, as well as enabling businesses to monitor results.</p>
<p><strong>Combining Strategies</strong></p>
<p>A combination strategy of organic and inorganic search engine marketing methods is the best route to maximizing the online reach of your business. A strategy utilizing both organic and inorganic search engine marketing techniques as well as a full range of SEM tools would emphasize:</p>
</p>
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<strong>Directory Submission</strong>: Submitting your website to the available online directories.</li>
<li>
<strong>Article Submission</strong>: Submitting articles about your business and services to online article forums.</li>
<li>
<strong>Press Release Creation and Submission</strong>: Providing up to date information and content about your business that is readily available to online users.</li>
<li>
<strong>Keyword Research</strong>: Extensive analysis to identify the appropriate keywords to use in page titles, headers, subtitles, page copy and internal linking. The success of SEM services depends on determining which of the terms relevant to your business that people are most often searching for.</li>
<li>
<strong>Link Building</strong>: Link building is develops relevant, keyword rich inbound links to your site.</li>
<li>
<strong>Meta Tag Optimization</strong>: Meta tags provide information about a web page, and are employed to help search engines categorize information correctly.</li>
<li>
<strong>Site Architecture and Maintenance</strong>: Developing and strengthening the navigation structure of your site, including inter-page relationships, inner site linking and page linking, will ensure search engine spiders can pick up the content on your site. An seo consultant can index your pages, remove session Ids, and address other barriers to a search engine friendly site. These steps are vital to produce the most effective SEM services.</li>
<li>
<strong>Social Media Optimization</strong>: Social media optimization is a highly effective way of establishing a strong presence and interest in your site. It involves promoting your site through user generated content on sites such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. In addition, article sharing sites such as Digg allow you to share content that relates to your business and the interests of your target market. The growing number of online communities presents an enormous opportunity to network with your target audience through highly effective word of mouth advertising. Social media optimization is also highly beneficial for brand marketing.</li>
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<strong>Blog Marketing</strong>: Promoting your blog stimulates interest in your website and drives interested repeat visitors to your site.</li>
</ul>
<p>Businesses of all sizes can greatly benefit from consulting with an SEM expert. An experienced SEM company can help your organization successfully implement the latest in search engine marketing methods. In addition, a reputable SEM company can provide a completely custom approach based on your requirements and goals.	</p>
<p>For More Information: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.plaveb.com/pay-per-click" target="_new" >Search Engine Marketing (SEM)</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got too much to do, I&#8217;ve just got too much to do!&#8221;</p>
<p>We have all said it and we have all lived it. I call this particular kind of stress Too Much To Do stress, or TMTD stress. When we feel TMTD stress, we typically have one or both of the following reactions. We either just say the heck with it and let everything pile up. Or we try to do it all and make ourselves and those around us miserable.</p>
<p>Another, more powerful and useful solution is to write it down, break it down, and knock it down.</p>
<p>Write it down</p>
<p>When we take the time to write down all the things we have to do, we reap at least two key benefits:</p>
<p>1)We keep it from running around in our heads over and over again.</p>
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<p>2)We are able to put it outside of ourselves, which allows us to step back and get a better picture of what is in front of us.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a cop-out to claim you don&#8217;t have time to write it all down. You are right that it will take a few minutes, but they are minutes well-spent that will save you time and stress.</p>
<p>Get a sheet of paper and divide it into four columns. In the first column list all the things that you need to do. They are now on paper, which makes them much more manageable than when they are taking up space in your head.</p>
<p>When we continually say &#8220;I&#8217;ve got too much to do,&#8221; we see all of our tasks as one huge unmanageable job. It&#8217;s like trying to eat a pizza in one big bite. You choke and can&#8217;t do it. We eat a pizza by cutting it into slices and then eating it a bite at a time. Do the same thing with your to-do list.</p>
<p>After you have written goals down, the next step is to break them into manageable pieces. You can get a lot done a little bit at a time.</p>
<p>So now, back to your sheet of paper. In the first of the four columns, you have written down all the tasks you want to complete. The next three columns are for each of the next three days, over which you are going to divide all the tasks on your to-do list. Break your tasks down by scheduling some on day one, some on day two and some on day three.</p>
<p>In this way, you have taken this long list of things to do, and broken them down into manageable pieces that you can do over three or more days.</p>
<p>Once you have written it down and broken it down, you will have renewed energy to get things done, to knock these things down.</p>
<p>If you notice that some of these items no longer seem as important, discard them and move onto the next task.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s important to remember that if you do not get everything done that is scheduled for one day, the course of history will probably not be affected. Just do it the next day. Remember, the point of this exercise is to reduce your stress, not increase it.</p>
<p>Write it down, break it down, knock it down, and send that Too Much To Do stress packing.</p>
<p>For more leading edge tips and tools for managing and mastering stress, you are invited to visit Jeff Herring&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.toolsforsuccessfulliving.com" target="_new" >ToolsforSuccessfulLiving.com</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article marketing is one of the best ways to gain instant credibility, increase website traffic, build your list and get more sales. But, the only way you&#8217;ll experience these results is if you stop doing article marketing the traditional way! Here&#8217;s why most of what you have been told by other so-called article marketing experts [...]<p><a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/article-marketing-course">Article Marketing Course</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help">Make Money Online by Marketing Your Business</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Article marketing is one of the best ways to gain instant credibility, increase website traffic, build your list and get more sales. But, the only way you&#8217;ll experience these results is if you stop doing article marketing the traditional way!</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s why most of what you have been told by other so-called article marketing experts and gurus is dead wrong when it comes to writing and submitting articles online.</p>
<p><b>1. Traditional article marketing rarely results in any new traffic to your site.</b></p>
<p>Links from hundreds or thousands of unimportant article directories and sites are only going to build an army of low-quality links that do nothing for your page rank in the search engines. And it certainly will NOT bring you any more traffic. This is a mistake that tons of people are still making everyday on the web, and most of them don&#8217;t even know it. They just assume what they are doing will eventually work &#8211; because that&#8217;s what other experts are telling them.</p>
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<p><b>2. Traditional article marketing does not establish you as an authority in your niche.</b></p>
<p>One of the biggest advantages of article marketing is that as soon as you publish your first article, you become a published writer in your marketplace. You will soon be considered an authority in your niche, which is great &#8211; but only if you are published at reputable sources. For example, my articles can be found on top websites like About.com, SiteProNews.com, MarketingProfs.com, Microsoft Community Dynamics and many more. Blasting out articles to a lot of low-quality sites makes you appear to be an amateur and not an expert, something that traditional article marketers tend to do.</p>
<p><b>3. Traditional article marketing promotes going for the quick-fix.</b></p>
<p>There are a lot of marketing &#8220;gurus&#8221; out there who claim to have the magical solution for helping you obtain thousands of links back to your site just by the push of a button. There are others who claim to have a solution for the duplicate content problem &#8211; and promote something called spinning software, which will produce several variations of an article. The problem with these &#8220;old-school&#8221; quick fixes is that article submission software results in the low-quality link. And spinning software creates articles that read unnatural. This is Not an effective way to create REAL traffic. It&#8217;s a waste of your time and money not to do article marketing the right way.</p>
<p><b>4. Traditional article marketing doesn&#8217;t result in dollars earned.</b></p>
<p>Traditional article marketing is all about producing content for the sake of quantity and not quality. Mediocrity is not the way to attract new business. Article marketing done right will grow into a powerful viral machine that will continuously bring you fresh new targeted traffic and qualified leads day after day. Especially, once you learn what your market wants to learn. Writing quality articles to meet those needs is like money in the bank!</p>
<p><b>5. Traditional article marketing doesn&#8217;t give you a system for maximizing your article marketing efforts!</b></p>
<p>You spent time writing the article. Even if you used my article templates at StartWritingArticlesFaster to write your articles in 30 minutes &#8211; That&#8217;s 30 minutes that you could have been doing something else. So why not get the most use from your articles. Getting your articles published on top websites will give you the ability to&#8230;</p>
<p>* Mix your social media efforts with your article marketing efforts. You can Tweet about your new article placement. You can link to the article placement on Facebook and LinkedIn. You can answer people&#8217;s questions on forums and send prospects to your article for even more information.</p>
<p>* Get in front of your prospects face again. Send the high authority site&#8217;s link with your article to your list. That&#8217;s how Kevin Berchelmann received a new, mid 5-figure client!</p>
<p>* Enhance your credibility on your blog. You can link to your article placements from your blog and show that you are the expert. Show how you&#8217;re different by getting published on a top website or online publications and not just sites like EzineArticles.com where everyone can get published as long as you follow the editorial guidelines.</p>
<p>* You can mention these placements in an auto-responder series. You can take the main take away lessons from your articles and turn it into an e-course. And than at the end of the day&#8217;s message, link to your articles so people can get even more information from you.</p>
<p>* Turn your articles into videos. And, within these videos show how you&#8217;re published on top websites as this will build instant credibility.</p>
<p>Now, if you&#8217;re ready to writing and submitting articles the traditional way &#8211; then check out my Online Article Marketing Course</p>
<p>Article Marketing Expert Eric Gruber uses the power of articles to create online opportunities for Internet marketers, small business owners, authors and speakers who want more publicity, prospects and profits. Now, with his new course, Eric is opening up the curtains and revealing how he has built a 6 figure income business just by using articles. Check it out now at: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.onlinearticlemarketingcourse.com" target="_new" >http://www.onlinearticlemarketingcourse.com</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 20:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It always amazes me how some people want to make even the simplest task difficult. Or others want to make you think there is some trick or secret involved a given task. The easiest way to find high paying AdSense keywords is to let Google tell you.</p>
<p>After all, Google invented the AdSense marketing scenario, who better to ask. And they offer this information for free 24/7 with their External Keyword Tool. Google&#8217;s keyword tool will tell you how many searches, what the average CPC (cost per click) is, what the monthly average is, in both broad match and exact match scenarios.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s just about everything you need to know to determine the higher payouts for what search terms or keywords in a nutshell. This tool has been around for quite some time and should be your first go to spot for information on keywords. Keep in mind that the information is simply a guideline and may not be accurate down to the penny or absolute number of searches.</p>
<p>Based on my experience, the search numbers (times a search term is searched on) is pretty liberal in broad match. Broad match includes any search that may have those keywords, which may be too big of a catch all. I&#8217;ve seen a search term drop from 200,000 searches in broad term, to 30,000 searches in exact match. So it&#8217;s always a good idea to do searches both in broad match and exact match to get a feel for a realistic number of searches.</p>
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<p>There is also speculation on how current and accurate the data is on the searches. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s best to use this information as a guideline. It will show you enough information to make a determination on the value of search terms. And also consider that Google never stands still, they constantly change algorithms to try and improve the search experience for the users. So the data is in constant flux.</p>
<p>But the Google External Keyword Tool can tell you what you need to know to find the high paying AdSense keywords or search terms. It&#8217;s free, easy, and full of useful information. There are quite a few websites that want you to believe that this is secret information and very difficult to come by. Not true at all.</p>
<p>One of the most famous terms is Mesothelioma (that&#8217;s a form of cancer usually caused by exposure to asbestos or other harmful material in the workplace). The reason advertisers are willing to pay so much ($40 or more) is that a lawsuit can net a law firm millions of dollars. Other terms having anything to do with big dollar lawsuits also get bids up to $40 or more.</p>
<p>If you just think about what type of term or keyword can return large payouts, that&#8217;s another way to find high paying AdSense keywords. In fact most terms that have a lot of competition, involve a high dollar return, are naturally going to be high cost to the advertiser. And these terms will pay more to the AdSense website owner when they get clicked on by a visitor.</p>
<p>So if you look for the high return business areas like mortgages, loans, lawsuits, insurance, and etc. you&#8217;ll also find the high paying AdSense keywords. Google&#8217;s External Keyword tool will help you narrow it down to the popularity of the search terms and other important details.</p>
<p>But just like the advertisers drive up the price of the search term or keyword, the competition on the number of websites trying to capitalize on the high paying terms is greater too. So you shoud also determine the amount of web pages that have that term (broad match) or even optimized for the term (exact match &#8211; use quotes on the term for exact match).</p>
<p>There are software tools out there that can find the high paying AdSense keywords and also show you the competition for those terms in one place. The cost ranges from $100 to $400, or monthly fees from $40 to $100 if website based rather than standalone applications. But it&#8217;s not a bad idea to start off learning how to do it manually and although it does take a little longer, it&#8217;s just as effective.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a whole lot more to the AdSense Website business model besides the amount of payout per click. Doing proper keyword research to determine revenue should be the first step. But there are a few other important aspects that you need to understand and implement to be successful.</p>
<p>John Dow owns <a target="_blank" href="http://www.websiteblueprints.com" target="_new" >WebSite BluePrints</a>, a website that specializes in starting your own web based business, including How To Make Money With AdSense information. See live examples here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.websiteblueprints.com" target="_new" >Niche Marketing</a>.</p>
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