Author: Jeremy Gislason

Let’s face it, keeping your marketing mix fresh can be a real challenge. You’ve done the article marketing thing. You’ve planned email marketing campaigns, promotions, joint ventures, linking, ebooks, advertising, giveaways, and maybe even direct mail. What’s left? What can you do to interact with your customers, engage and excite them, and encourage traffic and promotion? The answer? Audio marketing.

Here’s how audio can enhance your online business marketing plan.

Marketing with audio enables you to personally connect to your audience. Ever turn to the last page of a book to see what the author looks like? I do that all the time. What about visiting a web page and searching the about us page so you can learn a little bit about who runs the business? I do that too and I’d like to think I’m not just a voyeur and that I am like most people and I want to connect a little bit with the companies I shop from and interact with.

When you provide an audio on your file, you give visitors the opportunity to hear your voice and connect with you for a few seconds. You can use your audio file to say hello, to tell them a little bit about yourself and why you created your company or to jump right into a sales pitch and tell folks why your product or service will change their lives. When they hear it from you, they may be more likely to believe it.

One suggestion when you’re creating your audio file is to consider making listening to it optional. I only say this because many people surf online when they’re not really supposed to. Maybe their at work or at the library or even at home while they’re watching television and the last thing they want is to click on your site and have your voice, as wonderful as it is, break the silence. It’s a dead giveaway to their boss that they’re not working and it can be irritating if they’re surfing in a quiet location.

When you include an audio file on your business website, consider your visitors and maybe add a button they need to click on to listen to it. Another option is to test which works better, an audio that begins 30 seconds after they’ve arrived on your site or an audio they have to click on. That way you know you’re meeting your customer’s needs.

Another reason to use audio is that it is a fantastic medium to offer free products like an audio tutorial. A free MP3 is an excellent trade for an email address. Additionally, there are now many information based websites that offer tons of written content and also tons of audio tutorials. Visitors can click on the links to listen to the material and learn, they can download it to their computer to listen to later or they can transfer the audio file to their MP3 player and listen to it when they’re in the car. They can also share it with friends and increase the exposure of your company.

Audio tutorials are excellent however what about audio books, audio reports, recorded interviews, recorded workshops and more.

Audio is incredibly cost effective.

In fact, there are many tools on the web that make creating an audio file and embedding it on your website virtually cost free. Audio programs like Audacity, which is an open source program, enables you to record telephone interviews or conference calls and save them as MP3s. You’ll need a few tools like a simple converter but they generally cost less than $50.00.

Additionally, it only costs you to produce the file once but you’ll be using it hundreds, or maybe even thousands, of times. AND when you create an audio file in the form of a CD giveaway the production costs are extremely minimal. That being said, the majority of people prefer digital audio files which is more cost effective for you. One thing to consider when creating an audio file is that it needs to be quality. If people cannot hear you or understand you, or they’re hearing your dog barking in the background, then you’re going to lose credibility and the effect you’re going for.

One of the benefits of audio is that it is easy to convert print into audio. For example, let’s say you have a report that has done well as a content piece, transferring it into an audio file is as easy as speaking into a microphone.

When recording print copy, it is important to make sure you sound natural. A great way to do this is to read it aloud a few times to get the hang of the copy and then ad lib. Read the copy like you’re talking to a friend. Add contractions, pauses, and even a joke or two where appropriate. If you’re not comfortable with this task or the project just isn’t turning out how you want it to, consider hiring a voice to record the copy for you.

It is also really easy to take an audio file and transfer it into a print product. For example, you can interview an expert and market that audio, have it transcribed and sell the transcribed product or give it away as a separate promotion. Your only cost is the cost of transcription – about $15/hour.

Podcasts are growing by leaps and bounds, now you can easily reach your audience weekly via your voice, rather than via email Ezines. Podcasts are viral and can be shared and recommended by fans and they’re an excellent, cost effective way to communicate with your audience on a regular basis.

There are so many reasons to use audio to market your business. It’s cost effective, easy to use, interactive and it enables you to communicate directly with your customers on a more personal level. It’s a great tool. Include it in your marketing plan today!

About the Author:

Jeremy Gislason is a leading expert on membership sites, marketing and online business. Check out the world’s leading client and content management system to skyrocket your sales at http://www.memberspeed.com

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Why Market Your Online Business With Audio?

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Author: Gen Wright
Many newcomers coming into the online marketing business try to avoid incurring expenses at all cost. So they end up refraining from buying everything. A domain name is just one example.

The question is, do you really need a domain name?

Let’s take a look at what a domain name is. In reality, computers don’t care about names and labels. When you send a request from a computer, the network uses a series of numbers to identify the computers and servers. This is called an IP address.

Every server has got an IP address so that when you send a request, the network knows where to send the data. That’s how computers and servers work – they remember systems using numbers. However, human beings operate in a completely different manner.

Most of us find it difficult to remember numbers. So someone came up with the idea of using alphabets to represent the numbers. These are known as TLD, or Top Level Domain names. Initially, there are only dot com, dot org, and dot net domain names. You can add any phrase in front of the com, net, and org as long as there are no invalid characters. The entire string of characters is known as a domain name.

You can own your own domain name by registering for one yourself. Before you do so, let’s take a look at how a domain name can benefit you.

1) Easy to remember.

If you are just starting a business, you want visitors to remember your website and revisit your site. So it doesn’t make much sense to try and register a long domain name that is very difficult to remember.

2) Branding purposes.

Once you own the domain name, you can brand it in whatever way you like. Remember, it’s your brand now. When done correctly, branding can lead to increase in sales.

3) Full control over your own site.

Sometimes, when you host sites on free hosts (yes, they offer you a free url or subdomain), you undertake the risk of having your sites deleted without warning. This can happen when free services close down, or they face database issues. You don’t have full control over your own site if you do not own the domain.

4) SEO benefits.

The search engines treat each domain separately. In other words, if you have your site hosted on someone else’s domain, your rankings get affected if the sites get penalized by the search engines. There is nothing you can do about this. In addition, you can choose keywords to target and have them in your domain name. This will help boost your search rankings.

5) Installation of useful applications.

Most free host will come with their own software (e.g. CMS). If you want to install additional plugins to help you power the site, you realize that you can’t do so. If you own your own domain, you can easily customize the site to suit your own needs.

6) Affordable!

Finally, be reminded that it’s very affordable to own a domain name! A Dot Com costs about $8 or so for a full year. Hosting comes rather cheap too!About the Author:

Darren Chow is a full time article marketer and SEO specialist who has helped hundreds of clients promote thousands of websites. Join the article marketing newsletter to find out more about how he gets sites to rank well in the search engines.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Should I Register For a Domain Name?

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Author: Gen Wright
Are you starting a new website? If you are, then you have several decisions you need to make. First, you have to decide whether your new site is going to be a large site with hundreds of pages of content, or is it going to be a site with just a few pages. Knowing that will help you decide on the appropriate CMS to use.

CMS used to cost individuals and small businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars. Fortunately, all thanks to the open source community, you now get fully functional software at zero cost. In fact, you may get confused over the right CMS to install because there are so many options out there.

My personal favorite, is a CMS known as Wordpress.

Wordpress started out as a blogging platform. If you are running a blog, then this is the software that you must install. However, it has since evolved into a much more versatile application. Let’s take a look at what Wordpress can do for you.

1) Template based.

This is very useful for a simple website. There are no lack of templates available for download on the Internet. Most of them are free, provided you add a link back to the creator of the template. If you wish to remove the credits, you can always pay for a template. Changing a template is as simple as pushing a button, and the entire website looks different in an instant!

2) Tons of additional plugins.

You have tons of useful plugins to choose from. These are developed by third party developers and most of them are free as well. My favorite plugins include Flickr Tag, Pretty Links, SEO all in One, and Akismet (for trapping spam comments).

3) Intuitive admin panel.

This is a bonus for me because I just hate complex admin panels! Wordpress has a very intuitive admin panel, which means that you can get things done without having to read lengthy and boring manuals. For example, installing a plugin takes just 2 easy steps.

Step 1: Upload all the files to the plugin folder.

Step 2: Click on “Activate” in the admin panel.

That’s all.

4) Active community.

Having an active Wordpress community means that the software is constantly being upgraded. There will always be new and innovative plugins that will be made available for download. Bloggers are constantly exchanging ideas and coming up with new stuff each week. Do you know that you can even add leads to your auto responder as soon as someone leaves a comment on your blog? That’s innovation.

5) Customizable.

Finally, Wordpress is a very customizable system. For instance, you never wanted a blog. You just want a website with a few static pages. No problem, you can easily customize Wordpress to become a website CMS. All comments can be closed, so that no one can leave comments. And you can add pages to the website like you would for a normal website. It even comes with an easy to use WYSIWYG text editor.About the Author:

Darren Chow is a full time article marketer and SEO specialist who has helped hundreds of clients promote thousands of websites. Join the article marketing newsletter to find out more about how he gets sites to rank well in the search engines.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – What CMS to Install For a New Website?

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Author: Gen Wright
So you have been exposed to all the hype about the newest money making product on the Internet. You bought the product, devoured the information, and you can’t wait to start. But before jumping on to the band wagon, here are a tips for you.

Tip 1: Choose your web host carefully.

This is your most basic utility. If your website goes offline, you can’t make any sales. So choose a reliable host. Very often, you will come across promotions offering unlimited bandwidth, unlimited domains, etc. You have to be a little careful here. Some hosting companies do go under because they simply don’t have the expertise and support resources to offer such hosting plans.

There are a few leading companies in the market that have been doing a great job so far. But there is no such thing as unlimited everything. Some limit you to the number of databases, while others limit you to the number of files per account. So read the terms and conditions carefully. If the plans don’t make sense to you, then head the opposite direction.

Tip 2: Choose a domain name with your target keywords in it.

You will be doing this for more search traffic. The search engines do rank sites with the primary keywords in the top level domain name. For example, if you are trying to target the golf niche, then choose a domain name like “golflessons” (without spacing) or “golfcourses”, etc. You get the idea.

Tip 3: Make up your mind about who you want to help!

Your business should always be people centric. In other words, making money is fine, but you have to know where you are adding value. Who are these people you want to help? Always remember, people are the main reason you are in business. Making money is just a by product. When you have a clear target market, it’s easier to maneuver.

Tip 4: Specialize in something.

Don’t be a jack of all trades and try to sell everything under the sun. That’s just unwise. Be a specialist. Specialize in just one or two key areas and you are in a better position to help others. For instance, I personally specialize in SEO and article marketing. So that’s what I talk about most of the time. You have to specialize so that you become really good at something.

Tip 5: Acquiring trust online.

So many new marketers make the mistake of not promoting themselves as experts. In order to gain trust, you have to let others see you as an expert. Share your knowledge and information. Provide solutions to other people’s problems. When others trust you, they are more likely to buy from you. You will experience much better conversion rates.

That also means that whatever you are selling should not be evil. Be honest and sincere. Others will be able to connect with you in a much deeper level.About the Author:

Darren Chow is a full time article marketer and SEO specialist who has helped hundreds of clients promote thousands of websites. Join the article marketing newsletter to find out more about how he gets sites to rank well in the search engines.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – 5 Hot Tips For Beginner Internet Marketers

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Author: Gen Wright
Have you ever wondered why there is so much hype about article marketing? Perhaps there may be some truths in the midst of all that noise.

Let’s take a look at why a marketer should go into article marketing.

1) Immediate traffic.

This is something that every marketer wants. Who has all day to wait for traffic to arrive? You want to be able to test your conversions immediately. Article marketing can provide you with instant traffic. The traffic comes from the RSS subscribers.

2) Mid to long term traffic.

As your article remains online for an indefinite period of time, you get to receive mid to long term traffic. New visitors may still find your articles a few years down the road, click on the link in your author resource box, and visit your website.

3) There is a cumulative effect.

When you are just starting out, you may see just a trickle of traffic as you have too few articles online. But as you progress, you soon find that you get more and more traffic. That’s due to having more and more articles published on the world wide web. The more articles you write, the more you grow your traffic levels.

4) More back links for SEO benefit.

You may not be aware of this if you know nothing about SEO. But you are actually doing it. By publishing more articles, you get more back links to your site. Each link is counted as a “vote” for your site. In other words, the more votes you get, the higher your rankings will be in the search results.

5) Ease of execution.

Article marketing is so easy that anyone can get started immediately. You don’t have to worry about complicated software or anything like that. As long as you can write in simple English and can express your ideas, you can get involved.

6) Position yourself as an expert.

Write and submit articles that are useful and valuable. When you do that, visitors tend to see you as an expert in your field. In other words, don’t ever attempt to submit crappy information in an attempt to make a measly sale. Always think about the visitor and share your best information. In time to come, they will come to trust you and start to do business with you.

7) Free traffic!

If you really think about it, there is no such thing as totally free traffic. Free here means that you don’t have to pay a single cent to start receiving traffic. But you do have to put in some time to make this work. Time then, becomes the only price to pay. That means everyone can jump on the bandwagon and get traffic to a website. This method is especially useful for those with a tight budget.About the Author:

Darren Chow is a full time article marketer and SEO specialist who has helped hundreds of clients promote thousands of websites. Join the article marketing newsletter to find out more about how he gets sites to rank well in the search engines.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Why Go Into Article Marketing?

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Author: Gen Wright
Are you a beginner trying to learn how to get into affiliate marketing? If you have been poking around looking for more information, you now know that success is not something that will happen for you overnight.

Perhaps you may even feel a bit overwhelmed due to the plethora of information that is out there on the Internet.

Let me just give you the big picture here so that you know what you are getting yourself into.

You need these various components for your affiliate business to work.

A) Traffic.

This is a must. Without traffic, you won’t see any sales. Don’t think that you can set up a website and customers will come. They won’t. You have to actively promote your business. There are many methods to drive traffic online. Pick up at least one or two methods like you like doing, and go on from there.

I highly recommend article marketing. This is a traffic generation method that anyone can use. You can use it to drive traffic to your site in the blink of an eye. As long as you can write in simple words, you can use article marketing to drive traffic. Of course, there are various tips and tricks that will help make your marketing efforts more effective. You need to learn the ins and outs of article marketing in order to succeed.

B) Products that convert.

These are products that you own, or they can be other people’s products. Strictly speaking, affiliate marketing is about promoting someone else’s products. But you make a lot more money if you have your own products. As a beginner, just try to promote other people’s products so that you get a better feel of what converts, and what doesn’t. You can easily come up with your own products later on, and they will have a higher chance of success.

Don’t just choose a product just for the sake of earning money. You will have to promote these products. So you are better off choosing a product that is related to a niche that you are passionate about. That will motive you to market the products. Your strong believe and conviction will also help convince potential customers to buy what you are recommending.

C) A list of customers.

List building should be the core focus of your activities online. On the Internet, everything happens at the speed of light (maybe faster?). When things change, you want to be able to go back to your customers and update them.

In addition, you also want to be able to sell them additional solutions after the first sales. Don’t just sell them once, and then go chase after new customers. Your affiliate business will grow with your your list.

From the above, you can immediately see that there are various aspects of the business that you need to take care of. Don’t make the mistake of just driving traffic, and then neglect the other aspects of your business. You would just be wasting time and effort.

About the Author:

Darren Chow is a full time article marketer and SEO specialist who has helped hundreds of clients promote thousands of websites. Join the article marketing newsletter to find out more about how he gets sites to rank well in the search engines.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – A Beginner’s Guide to Affiliate Marketing – Getting Started

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Author: Munesh kumar

#1 Appeal to your audience, not someone else’s.
There’s nothing worse than spending masses of time and money trying to convince someone to buy your produce when they have no interest in it, or any real need for it. While catch-all affiliate programs will often try to capture everyone, the smartest affiliate marketers identify their audience and do everything they can to convert them to their product. Don’t waste your time marketing your sporting gear to retirees, target it to the 20-somethings who are deeply involved in the field you’re covering.

Check out Free Report.

#2 Only market products with a healthy commission.
That 1% commission on a $2000 product might bring in a decent amount of money for you, but how often are people really going to commit that much money to an online purchase? Spend your advertising time and money on marketing a product that will convert and provide you with a healthy commission at the same time.

#3 Make sure your sales copy is clean, easy to read, and free of any errors.
You’d be amazed how many sales pages are devoid of any real substantial information, populated by misspelled words, and unnecessarily long and boring.

#4 Don’t get upset if things don’t initially go your way
There are always bad days in affiliate marketing. Whether people are more focused on other things, or there just isn’t an incentive to buy that week, don’t let it get to you.

Check out the Free Report.

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Author: Steven Sheg

As an affiliate marketer, you will certainly want to make big money with affiliate marketing. Here are some sure-fire tips for you to do so.

Before you can make money, you will need to start an affiliate account. There are a few good networks you can consider. For example, you can consider joining Commission Junction or Azoogle. If you are planning to promote non-tangible goods, you can consider promoting ClickBank products.

The next step is to create a landing page. You do not need to create a whole website to promote the products. Remember, you may try to promote a few products at a time. Be sure that you can create a landing page to promote each product. Unless you are trying to compare and review products in the same niche, there is no point for you to create a landing page to promote more than one product.

You will probably know that the most difficult part is to drive traffic to your landing pages. To this end, you have two choices. You can launch a PPC campaign and drive instant and targeted traffic to your landing pages. A lot of affiliates are using this method and they are able to make decent amount of money. You can also drive instant traffic by article marketing. Be sure to submit relevant articles to high traffic article directories in this case. These are the ways to drive quick traffic to your landing pages. And of course you will have the chance to make quick money to this end.

You will need to have a system to work with in order to make quick money with affiliate marketing. The good news here is that you do not need to create your own system. You can certainly adapt a system which is proved to be working.

For example, a lot of marketers are using the Maxpro system and most of them are making a lot of quick money every day.

About the Author:

STEVEN SHEG IS AN INTERNET MARKETER AND ALSO AN EXPERIENCE BLOGGER. LEARN HOW TO EARN $1,000 MONTHLY FROM BLOGGING, HURRY NOW VISIT www.easyaffiliatebucks.blogspot.com

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Author: Ruth Abigail Sebastian

Just like any other business, you need to have careful planning before engaging with affiliate marketing. Take note of the following things to consider as they will surely be a good help in starting your online venture as an affiliate marketer.

1. Consider the cost that you will need to spend in order to start the business in the proper way. There could be affiliate programs where you can join for free but there are also things that you need to definitely have before starting the business. You must have a decent computer, which means it is not outdated. It may not be the latest but it must be run with an excellent system. In addition, a broadband internet connection must go with it. Dial up internet connection is not really good for online business.

You also need to include the cost of a domain name or multiple domain names that you will use; and the cost of the web hosting packages that is suitable for your business. You can also include the budget for instructional or educational materials just for consideration; but there are a lot of articles and web sites that give very good information and trainings about affiliate marketing if in case you want to cut costs in this.

2. Consider the amount of time that you can give to your online business. You may be currently working in a company, which is your current source of income. Though engaging in affiliate marketing means having your own business, it doesn’t mean that you need to quite your current job immediately. You must first lay your online business foundation before deciding to quit your job.

It is better to plan your day, create a schedule. Aside from the time that you give to your day job, give time for learning and time for earning to your online business. Learning and earning are both important to your business. You can apply to good things you learn to earn well.

3. Consider you initial target of earnings and the target time that you want this accomplished. Aim for what you can earn for real within the timeframe that you have. Do not make impossible goals that would only disappoint you if you did not reach it. It is good to dream of very huge income and then make it your final target but you must also have realistic targets to get you going.

If you can only allot up to 3 hours of your time per day to your online business, then set a realistic amount of revenue that you can get from it. Do the Math. Within a month, how much do you expect to reap when you give 3 hours of your time to your business every day; and you when you reach the goal, you can make it bigger and bigger until you get your final target.

Consider these three things before starting your affiliate marketing endeavor. Make a plan, have a focus; and you will surely reach your aspirations of success in this venture.

About the Author:

Ruth Abigail Sebastian is a rising Super Affiliate. Learn about affiliate marketing and rise up with her in this venture; click on Affiliate Marketing Success

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – 3 Things to Consider Before Engaging in Affiliate Marketing

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Author: Devon Artis

Global Virtual Opportunities

Kiosk.ws, the hosting choice of many of the big Internet marketing gurus, is relaunching under a new brand that will be called Global Virtual Opportunities, or GVO. Kiosk was already well known for being the perfect hosting plan designed specifically with Internet marketers in mind.

They have added several new resources to there plan that make GVO the ultimate resource for today’s Internet marketer. Keep reading to find out all the details about the plan itself and the incredible business opportunity that is attached to GVO.

The new launch is going to be set up GDI style but with some major differences that are going to set it apart from anything that the MLM industry has ever seen. For those of you who don’t know about GDI, it’s Global Domains International.

GVO has taken that concept to a new level. Not only have they put together the complete package for Internet marketers, but they have the best payout structure in the MLM industry.

GVO Hosting – What You Get

Kiosk has already built an impressive reputation and is where a lot of the big Internet marketing gurus host their websites. People like Mike Filsaime, Jeff Johnson, Frank Kern, Stephen Pierce, Michael Cheney, Tellman Knudson, Todd Gross, just to name a few.

What we are talking about is dependability. These guys can lose thousands of dollars if there sites are down.

There is nothing more unprofessional then to send people to your web page and they get a 404 error or some thing to the effect that the account has been suspended.

Here is a list of what you get when you sign up.

* Unlimited domain hosting
(sell hosting accounts or give them to your clients)
* Lead capture and prospecting system
* Unlimited auto responder system
* Video marketing system
* Audio and video conference set up
* Web site monitoring
* Online free MLM coaching
* The best compensation plan in the MLM industry

These guys have a proven 12 year track record and they over deliver. Let me give you a real life example.

One of my partners and I were doing an adswap yesterday. I got ready to send his email to my list and when I checked his link, it didn’t work. I Skyped him and he said his hosting was down and he would let me know as soon as it was back up.

Three hours later he sent me an email and said he was good to go. The support team at GVO had transferred his whole account over in 3 hours and he was up and running. This happened on a Sunday!

GVO – The Business Opportunity

Global Virtual Opportunities has the best pay out structure in the MLM industry. There are 4 different ways that you can make money. (click on the photo to the right) The commissions are recurring which makes GVO a great source of passive income.

The quick start bonuses are paid the first month only. Then after the first month you will make 20% commissions on all of your direct referrals.

The binary hybrid matrix pays you 5% commissions on all of the people that your referrals bring into GVO and that goes 10 levels deep.

This is called spillover. That means that you will get referrals from other people above you. That is why in an opportunity like this…Timing is Everything! The sooner you get in the better. It’s not just about when but where as well.

If you join under me right now, you will be guaranteed a spot at the top of this launch.

You can lock your place in right now for only $1. That will give you a 14 day trial which will also give you enough time to build your down line so that when the trial period is up, not only won’t you need to pay anything, GVO will be cutting you a check.

GVO has free online training that will show you how to roll up the referrals and make a nice chunk of change. You will have the best hosting available and it won’t cost you anything. You’ll be getting paid to use it. Now that sounds like a win win to me.

This is truly a ground floor opportunity. I do not usually make my Hubs hypey like this but I can’t impress upon you enough the huge potential that is before you. My down line is growing like crazy and the offer has barely been leaked out.

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Go learn more about GVO here or you can sign up for the 14 day trial here. What have you got to lose. Spend a $1 and if you aren’t making money in 13 days then cancel.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – GVO Pre Launch

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