7 Sure-Fire Ways to Increase Your Conversions
Internet and Affiliate Marketers have two main goals in common, and that is to get more Targeted Traffic and Make More Sales. At the end of the day, for many of us, it’s a numbers game. Here are 7 sure fire ways to increase your conversions that have helped me close the sale in the past.
1. The Power of Presell – Don’t oversell your product or service. One of the first mistakes newbies make online is bombarding their visitors with affiliate links and banners. The more you help your visitor and give them actual value from your website, the more trusting they will become. You need to make them feel comfortable so they will let their guard down and indirectly sell your product or service. Give them some facts, resources, personal reviews and opinions. Answer any questions that might be on their minds, show them the benefits of the product/service and present information in a way that subdues all doubt. Show them firsthand what it could do for them and the value of the product or service.
2. Add a Bonus or Discount – This concept works like a charm. Whether you own your own product or a affiliate marketer, adding and using a discount or coupon code always tends to turn heads. It even works on infomercials that always have a special deal if they call within so many minutes. Checkout some Hot Products on Clickbank and you’ll see they utilize this concept. Making people feel like they are getting a special discount always makes them feel better on their purchase. If you’re a affiliate marketer, getting a exclusive promo code will always put you ahead of your competition and increase your conversions.
3. Visualize the Future – Thinking and planning ahead on your next project will put you way ahead of your competition. Creating and marketing a product/service before it’s HOT, will allow you to capitalize on it. I got lucky with the gas prices a couple years ago. Remember when the gas price was unbelievably high just a year or two ago? When they were just beginning to rise, I searched for gas saving products to market and I made a killing with them because I already had websites for those keywords before most of the competition caught on. Think about the person who created the first GREEN Environmental Product or Social Media Marketing site, you know they are getting plenty of business and sales right now. While most of us are trying to get to the top of those niches pushing those type of products and websites, they are already there.
4. Sell what people are desperate for – You want to make some easy conversions, then just start marketing things that people can’t wait to have. These type of products and services, people aren’t as cautious or indecisive about. They don’t have the luxury or time to compare or inquire for the best deal and value. Usually a firsthand experience on how or what the product/service did for you will close the sale. Think about it, there are more pawn shops and cash loan services than ever, even though they charge a HEFTY % for a loan. Why are they so in demand? When the human mind is in despair, people will do whatever to resolve the problem. Acne, money/credit saving services, and impotence products are just some of the niches that would fit in this category.
5. Create a Sense of Urgency (Call to Action) – Most people I’m sure you’ve seen firsthand like to check around, compare, and network with others before they make a purchase. The chance of you converting a visitor into a buyer the very first time they see your product on your site is very slim. People want the best value and deal, just like you and me. I know I put things off or wait to the very last moment before I take action on something. To increase your conversion rate though, create some sense of urgency and a call to action to your product or service. Use graphics and content that will make the visitor believe it’s a last minute deal or their going to lose out on something if they don’t take action now.
6. Testimonials and Firsthand Reviews - We all want to hear from others how the product/service worked for them and what value it will give to us. Naturally, we are all skeptical when we hear or read about something new. We don’t want to look like a fool or fall for a scam. We don’t just rely on a stranger telling and showing us what their product or service will do. We want to see proof and hear from others who have tried it out first. Having testimonials and having recognition from people who are established or have authority in the niche, greatly increases the conversion rate. The top selling infomercial products, internet marketers and bloggers all utilize this idea to the fullest. Just look at any of their products/services and you’ll see a ton of testimonials and gurus who endorse their product.
7. Be Aggressive with your ads – This technique is probably more for experienced marketers who already have some established sites. I don’t mean throw links in every sentence you write or throw adsense on your entire 500 word affiliate landing page either. Positioning ads where they can’t be missed will allow many of your visitors want to click on them. Web savvy people and marketers tend to naturally ignore banners and adsense on blogs/sites. We are blinded to them, so that’s when you sometimes need to put your ads right in the middle of your content, or at the very top of your posts. Blending in your ads is great, but experiment and be aggressive where you see fit. If you have loyal readers on your blog, then make sure you don’t impact them when you write new posts. Be aggressive with your adds on all of your older posts.
These are just 7 Sure-Fire Ways to Increase Conversions that I’ve learned and use. Many times if you just think like the consumer you are trying to engage, it can give you many great ideas on how to effectively market to them. If anyone can add to this list, please share.
Make Real Money with CashCrate – Multi Tier Referral Program
Just like many of you, I have heard of a company called CashCrate, but I’ve always wondered if Cash Crate was a Scam or Legit. I’ve been reading a lot of reviews lately of this so called 100% FREE to join membership program. Cashcrate, is a program that connects their members to money making opportunities from other businesses and websites. It’s just like any other “take surveys site” or “get paid for opinions” website, but this one is FREE to join, and has better offers.
You can take surveys, make money by trying out different offers, play games, review products and services, etc…. Just choose and find what you want to do.
As a internet marketer, I tend to stay away from, and not promote scammy websites or “survey companies”. They are usually a waste of my time, and produce small results. But I’ve been seeing some of the mega payouts that Cashcrate has been paying to some people I know, so I learned as much as I could about Cash Crate from them. I decided I better get on board this money train, instead of being left out, and regretting it later.
If you are wondering how Legit CashCrate is, and how dependable they are, then all you need to do is a search for “cashcrate review”, or talk to some people in their forum. You’ll see the proof, and a ton of positive enthusiasm from their members. Cash Crate has been around since 2006, and many ordinary people make good money from them.While the Super Affiliates are making a killing from them.
Click here and you can checkout Cashcrate’s huge online forum, payment wall, and blog.
What are the requirements to become a member of CashCrate?
First off, it’s 100% FREE to join Cash Crate. You only have to be 13 years or older, and just about anyone from anywhere can join as well, but US and other English speaking countries will have more offers available to them. It’s simple, fun, and takes no time at all to sign up and be on your way to making some money today.
Cashcrate is Not a Scam and 100% FREE to join!
If you Google “online surveys”, then you will be bombarded with millions of results and 100′s of different websites wanting you to join their program. Now, almost all of them charge you money to join to do the same thing CashCrate does for FREE. Which is connect you to businesses who need reviews, opinions, and etc… in which you will receive some form of payment from. You will be able to see the offers and what form of reward, whether it be money, points, gift cards and etc..then just choose what you want to participate in. Better yet, you can make money just by referring your friends and anyone else who signs up thru your referral link. All of this is explained once you join. It’s a great program to make some money online in your spare time, or turn it into a full time gig.
Update: Here’s one of my Cashcrate checks below, that I made in one month for $724.
Sorry the picture is kinda blurry, all I had at the time was my phone cam, which takes very poor pictures. I have received many payments from Cashcrate since I first joined them several months ago and their program only gets better. They have a lot of bonuses and specials usually every month that helps put even more money into the pockets of their members. They’ve never been late with a payment and you can choose to get paid by check or direct deposit. What are you waiting for go join Cashcrate right now! How can they be a scam? They are FREE to join and their forum is filled with pictures of other Cash Crate members checks.
Affiliates, this is for you!
Normally I don’t even write articles about programs like CashCrate on this blog, but what enticed me to join was their “Multi Tier Referral program“. Check this, anyone who signs up under you, make 20% from their earnings, and make another 10% off anyone who signs up under them. Thats how us experienced Affiliate Marketers can make a Ton of Easy Money Just from Referrals. It costs nothing to join, and has multiple ways to make money with referrals. Who wouldn’t want to join? Think about it, with your skills and connections, easily get a ton of sign ups under you and your Payout Percentage Increases after you reach 50 signups from your links. Once your referrals under you make $10 then you also get a $3 bonus.
I hope this review answered the question, is CashCrate a Scam or Legit? I’ve already made a few dollars just filling out my account and playing around a little bit in my membership dashboard and I’ll add updates to this post in the near future of my earnings.
Will Social Media Marketing Replace SEO?
Whether you’re a blogger, or internet marketer, getting more traffic is always on the back of your mind. It wasn’t to long ago when Social Media Marketing (SMM) was just beginning to blossom into the powerhouse it has turned into today, and what it will become in the near future. Many people are spreading rumors and posting articles about the death of search engine optimization (SEO), and talk about how Social Media is going to replace SEO completely. I think they are taking it a little to far, or are they just trying to start a little controversy??
I remember it was just a few years ago when I first got into Internet marketing, and everyone use to preach about search engine optimization should be my main priority, especially for getting quality traffic. No one really mentioned social media or using it as a way to get traffic to my mini niche sites.
The Power of Social Media has really swept over the world and internet, in a short amount of time. It’s always been around, but now it plays a major role for getting quality traffic to your sites, as much as SEO can. Social Media obviously is also a major factor in creating or continuing a successful business, online or offline.
Thanks to some Brilliant Minds like, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook creator) and Jack Dorsey (Twitter creator), everyone and there grandma loves social networking.
How Popular and how Fast is Social Media Growing?
Compete’s top 50 list for Dec. 2009 -Look at how many social networking sites are on the list, and their stats!!
Alexa’s Top 15 list again many of them are social media sites.
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- Youtube.com
- Yahoo.com
- Live.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Blogger.com
- Baidu.com
- MSN.com
- QQ.com
- Yahoo.co.jp
- Twitter.com
- Google.co.in
- Myspace.com
- Google.cn
According to Emarketer, a survey was done on senior marketers Top Priorities for 2010. The results are shown below on the chart.
Their number one priority is social networks and applications, so even the top experienced marketers are changing gears over to social media marketing.
Why should you start putting more effort into social media marketing?
Social Media is Awesome because it spreads virally. It takes just one person to go to your site and spread the word about your great post or product, then all of a sudden you get a BLAST of traffic from just one person who started the viral effect. It’s one of the cheapest and most effective ways to get traffic to your websites. Just make sure you work on your Social Media Optimization (SMO) by making your websites compatible for social networking sites. Such as the type of content, adding functionality with rss and social bookmarking buttons.
I found that websites that have been around for a good while and have authority, get more traffic from search engines, rather than from social media. However, newer sites can easily get traffic quicker and faster, if you utilize social networking before the seo kicks in.
Now, to utilize social media to the fullest it takes time, a lot of effort continuously networking and giving value to others first.
Why does social media work so well for conversions?
You get to meet and network with like minds which can lead to connections, opportunities and more traffic.
People can easily learn more about you, build a relationship with you, which may lead to trust, and ultimately more money in the bank.
Word of mouth advertising, testimonies, trust and recommendations are some of the top reasons people make a purchase. We’ve all seen it used on infomercials, websites and other forms of advertisements, why? It’s a proven method of convincing someone to believe in your product or service and ultimately let their guard down and make a purchase.
Isn’t that what social media is all about, interacting and hearing what others have to say about things they’re interested in. I believe it’s human nature to naturally put up a barrier before we make a purchase or decide on something. We want to find the best value, and we don’t want to look like a fool because of past scams, phonies, and b.s. that we’ve seen or gone through before.When we see a testimony from someone who already tried something out, or hear a recommendation, then we tend to let our guard down and we believe in the product or service more.
Social Media allows people to hear feedback on just about anything, almost instantly. I know some Top Internet Marketers who create something valuable, whether it be a elaborate post or product. It takes just one person who finds it and spreads the word using social networking and they get so many visitors that they max out their servers within a few hours. Word of mouth works online, and the majority of us are just figuring this out.
Are you looking for More Loyal, Repeat visitors?
Ad network Chitika, did a study in which they analyzed their traffic for over 33 million unique visitors over the course of September 2009. Their study was to see out of their Big 6 Traffic sources who brings in the most “loyal visitors” – meaning a person who came back to the referred site 4 or more times in the same week. Even though the majority of their unique visitors come from Google, some of the social networking sites bring in more loyal users as you can see on their chart below, and Loyalty is a Great thing for us bloggers in so many ways. Facebook was #1 with over 20% of all visitors from Facebook visited the referred site 4 or more times in a week.
I believe in order to be successful at just about anything, learning to adapt is crucial. Everything changes constantly online, seo and social media will continually evolve so we have to move with the times. It’s now time to focus more on social media marketing if you haven’t already, but continue with SEO just like before.
Another interesting tidbit that many people have reported is that social media traffic tends to bring in more long term users and buyers. While search engines bring in more short term users and clickers. You should plan ahead on what kind of traffic you are going after depending on what your site is about, and what form of monetizing you are doing. I believe social media plays a major role now for getting targeted traffic and to make or continue a successful business, but search engine optimization (SEO) will be around for a good while as the front runner for website traffic.
100 Top SEO Tips-Tricks and Resources for 2009
I learned a great deal about search engine optimization (seo) tips and techniques in 2009. It also changed quite a bit this year as in search engine algorithms and social media coming up as a major player for traffic and the way it will change SEO in the near future. I know I love huge lists with valuable information, facts and resources that help me get more traffic and ultimately achieve more success online.
That’s why I decided to go out with a bang for the end of 2009 and compile a Huge List of search engine optimization tips/tricks, resources, changes and some new things I learned this year. Much of this list separates myths from facts and what and what not to waste your time on.
1. – Use the nofollow attribute (rel=”nofollow”) when needed
2. blog commenting is worthwhile but leave good genuine and helpful feedback
3. meta descriptions and their keywords dont matter and don’t boost position
4. post tags or tag clouds are still worth including
5. The Title tag to a post or article is most important, then heading tags is next in importance <h1><h2>
6. use keywords in permalink
7. don’t pay for links or be subtle about it
8. be cautious who you do reciprocal links with
9. use good seo tools to keep up with your competition and see what they are up to
10. post at least one new post to your blog everyday
11. get backlinks from relevant sites and content
12. pay for seo
13. use article marketing
14. most directories are worthless for PR Juice but can confuse your competition via link count
15. submit to “Yahoo directory”
16. submit to “Dmoz directory”
17. use keywords in titles of your images
18. use relevant sigs in forums
19. submit articles to “ezines”
20. interlink pages but in moderation
21. search spiders don’t like flash so use minimum amount as possible
22. implementing links with javascript don’t get spidered
23. create a sitemap
24. create a robots.txt
25. create account with “technorati” and claim blogs
26. create account with “blog catalog” and claim blogs
27. do guest posts on relevant blogs
28. social bookmark your great posts and have others do it as well
29. use “Twitter”
30. make it easy for people to bookmark your articles, with WP, just add a plugin
31. write pillar posts
32. create value in your content
33. don’t create mirror sites
34. stay away from black hat strategies
35. white hat seo methods is the way to go, especially for longevity
36. don’t try to trick search engines, especially Google
37. Google is still King
38. treat Google like a family member
39. hiring a good, legit and professional seo firm should cost thousands a mth. or a few hundred an hour, concentrate on ROI not the cost
40. read problogger
41. read doshdosh
42. read dailyblogtips
43. read dailyseotips
44. read google blog
45. read Matt Cutts blog
46. use wordpress
47. “all in one seo plugin” for WP is Awesome
48. “xml sitemap plugin” for WP is Awesome
49. don’t allow spam comments with permalinks to irrelevant sites
50. use link baits – examples: tutorials, vast collection of resources, solution to a common problem
51. use videos
52. use images
53. add titles in images, and keywords in your image alt or description tags
54. use “blogger”
55. read search engine land
56. read seomoz
57. Build the Perfectly Optimized Web Page
58. 301 redirect (permanent redirect) link it’s pointing to gets credit as the “real url” not the requested link (shortened link)
59. 302 redirect (temporary redirect) the requested link (shortened link) gets credit as the “real url” not the link it’s pointing to
60. SEO and search algorithms change constantly, stay on top of it
61. content is king as well as self promotion
62. use a good keyword tool, Google keyword tool is O.K. but a little behind on stats
63. anticipate what people will search for or “The Next Big Thing”
64. be careful of duplicate content, especially with your url’s
65. watch your Anchor text, don’t use “click here” use your keywords
66. stay focused on creating awesome content not “adding as many keywords you can”
67. only link to sites you feel worthy of linking to
68. Awesome Complete Search engine marketing (SEM) and search engine optimization (SEO) lists and resources Top Rank Blog
69. Publish at least one killer blog post or article per week
70. spend one hour a day brainstorming and researching to write your pillar articles and link baits
71. network with other like minded people, marketers and bloggers daily
72. promote your killer articles and blog/sites everyday
73. consistently give value to your readers daily
74. shorter the url or domain name the better
75. personalize your content in your blogs and let your readers get to know the real you
76. build trust and create value
77. use Facebook
78. social media marketing is the future
79. 20 Top SEO plugins for WP mashable
80. use pinging services, like “pingomatic”
81. link build daily
82. every page should target a tight collection of keywords, around 3 to 5 all relevant to each other
83. create content that starts conversation or controversy
84. create content that drives conversions (sales)
85. keywords should be spread throughout content naturally, seen by search engines but not obvious to your readers
86. domain name registration length is a (SEO Myth)
87. Bold your keywords so they stand out
88. the first words of your content should include Keywords relevant for that page
89. All the SEO resources and tips/techniques for your “Videos” Reelseo
90. In SEO, keywords and branding don’t mix, optimize for your keywords to get traffic and your site should naturally rank for your brand name
91. don’t use tiny url’s to often, it can scare away some and not good for branding
92. use squidoo and hubpages
93. Anchor text links – keep under 8 words and 55 characters
94. search engines bring in most of the traffic to most sites but social media brings in more returning traffic to a website
95. use white space effectively in your web design
96. moonlighting in other areas can be a positive thing, example: you’re a pro. SEO and you also moonlight as a affiliate marketer and social media
97. adaptability and diversity will help you succeed and good for longevity
98. Top 50 SEO Blog Posts for 2009 Evancarmichael
99. Read as much as possible about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) from credible sources
100. – Experimenting on your own is the best way to master SEO!
There you have it, my list of 100 to end this year. I hope this list and sources will help you out in some way since I’ve learned so much from others who write great and valuable content. I know I’m looking forward to 2010 and ready to improve my seo skills and implement what I’ve learned. Feel free to add anything you’ve learned this year or anything I might have missed.
Happy New Year!
4 Key Ways to Become a Successful Blogger
I am a self taught Internet Marketer for nearly 2 years now, who started blogging a little over half a year ago. There are many reasons why I chose to and why you should start a blog if you haven’t already, but I’m not going to get into that in this post. Through trial and error, research and observation. I now know there are only “4 key ways to become a successful blogger” or make a blog successful. Especially now, with the new flood of wannabe Pro Bloggers and people who want their share of the cash cow that blogging has created.
4 Ways to Have a Successful Blog
1. Valuable Content – Your blog contains content that is helpful, unique, has value and over delivers with information about the topics you write about. It could also have really great and valuable videos or pictures.
It took a little while for me to finally catch on to this concept. You see, when I first started blogging I use to spread news and blog about things all the Big Blogs were blogging about as it happened. If you’re new to blogging and have a new blog, you’re not going to be able to compete with the accomplished blogs with huge lists of followers and authority.
Why would people come to my blog if I’m writing about the same things other people are or even if I’m changing it up a little with my own opinions? There still no reason for them to recommend or ever come back to my blog. You gotta give people something different, original, informational, helpful and eye popping content that is different than everyone else.
2. Awesome SEO – Your blog is successful because you get huge amounts of traffic from the SERP’S or search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing.
I keep track of many different groups of keywords, but one of my main groups of keywords I watch carefully is the “Make Money Online” keywords. Many times I checkout the sites and blogs that are on the front pages of Google for Mega Keywords like “make money” which is searched in the millions per mth. Think of the traffic you would get if you had a blog on the front page of some keywords like that. Yeah, I know it would be nice.
Anyways, some of the blogs that are on the front pages for mega keywords are some of the cheesiest sites that I’ve ever seen. Even the design, functionality and content of their blogs suck. After reading a few posts I can tell right off the bat that they really have no clue on what they are talking about. So how did they get on the front page of Google then? They have hired a SEO team or they used proper seo techniques and gotten themselves on the front of the serp’s probably over a long period of time.
3. Big Name or Big Brand – It’s pretty simple, you already are a Huge well known Brand Name or you are already a well known famous person and you start a blog.
The chances are it’s not going to take you to long to get traffic to your blog and become successful. Many people who have a huge audience and authority in another field start blogging because they know or hope that they can expand their already big name or business into the blogging world.
Many of the Big Time Bloggers like “Problogger” have worked their butts off and used their skills, experience and intelligence to create a Huge Brand Name. It’s pretty safe to say, anything “Problogger” touches or endorses will be successful.
4. Tons of Exposure – I’ve seen other groups of blogs that do well and primarily are successful because they are forever promoting and marketing the heck out of their blog and name. Any chance they get they promote. Whether it be blog commenting, to putting their name out on articles and on other sites. They promote all the time for more exposure.
I don’t know about you but the type of blogs I like reading have original and unique content that helps me become a better blogger and person. All the three other reasons I listed have really no affect on me as in returning to their blog other than for networking purposes. I now know that’s what I need to do with my blogs in order for me to reach my goals and to get the exposure that I want to get.
If you want to actually be a successful blogger and I’m talking like “six figures a year” then you better be doing one or all of the 4 ways of becoming a successful blogger above…. or you just have Mad Skills that not even I can comprehend. What are your thoughts on this post or does anyone have anything to add?
Make Money Online Without Selling Anything
I’ve had this idea for a long time actually for creating websites and blogs aimed at people who don’t or can’t make purchases online. You probably know who I’m talking about, the very conservative who still don’t trust putting their credit card number into any computer, the seniors who think there’s no use for the internet (let alone make a purchase online) and of course you can’t forget about the kids. Now what kind of site or blog am I talking about?
I am talking about sites or blogs specifically made for making money online from CPA – click per acquisition or action, CPC – cost per click, CPM – click per Mille, or 1,000 impressions and you make money by amount of impressions. They won’t have to make any purchases and it’s a great demographic for making money online just from clicks and impressions.
I know this isn’t a new concept or anything, but the whole reason I started thinking of creating sites for this was because I have a ton of family members/friends and I spend a lot of time with kids. I have a daughter, a ton of neices, nephews…..so I’ve seen there uses and skills on the computer, they blow me away sometimes.
In fact, some of them are constantly on their little netbooks and clicking on adds all day and night. One night I was thinking to myself, wow the sites aimed at youngsters make a killing from ads getting clicked on because a lot of it has to do with there age and knowledge. Older and more computer savvy adults click adds a lot less than a youngster who sees, let’s say Google Adsense adds all over.
Now we have the groups of seniors who still think the internet is useless to them or “evil”, but their age group is immensely growing every year for being online and the adults who still don’t trust purchasing anything online. Now these type of sites mentioned above work well for them as well for making money on the internet because they don’t mind clicking on helpful adds. Here was a interesting read about seniors online habits I read on Mashable.
Here are the three types of ad networks that work well for sites made for making some extra money from these demographics I’ve been talking about in this post.
CPA – click per acquisition or action, usually you need to just give the company a lead and they handle the rest and you make money.
CPC – cost per click, Here’s some of the popular one’s you might want to checkout to make money from clicks.
CPM – cost per milli or 1000 impressions, make money from impressions.
- BlueLithium
- Burst Media
- Value Click
- Advertising.com
- Tribal Fusion
- BannerConnect
A training program that you may be interested in that I am going to be joining very soon just so I can use the tools they provide is Blog Success. I was reading a section in their program the other day that actually taught you how to make blogs similar to this just spending minutes a day aimed at these type of demographics using some of their exclusive tools such as Utility Poster.
My suggestions for making a site or blog aimed at these demographics: children, seniors and adults who don’t make purchases online is to think like them, ask them what kind of sites they like and look at examples online for these kind of sites. For instance for kids, think games, cartoons etc…. Also think of things they look up online whether for information or entertainment. Always remember to blend your adds and experiment. UGRKV75VJWG4
Awesome Resources: 1. Ways to make money online with website
2. Top 10 advertising networks
Are Blog Carnivals Dead?
One of the first things new bloggers look for are traffic and backlinks for their new blogs. That’s if you want anyone else but You and your Grandma to read your posts. Blog carnivals – (a type of blog event which is similar to a magazine. It is dedicated to one topic such as “Make Money Online” and published on a regular schedule, like per week or mth. Every new edition will be in the form of a blog post with short descriptions and permalinks or anchor text to the original entire article posts.)
It’s one of the methods many new bloggers including myself use to gain more exposure, meet other like minded people and backlinks since so many Big Blogs use to recommend them. But now many people think they are dead or not even worth your time. Here’s an Example of a Blog Carnival for Work at Home topic.
Here’s my take on them since I’ve been using them.
The main reason I wanted to give “Blog Carnivals” a try was because obviously I wanted more traffic and links, but if you’ve ever read any old posts from any of the top internet marketing and blogging blogs from a few years ago they all talk about how great “BC’s” work for traffic, one way links and that it’s a good place to meet like minded people. Now keep in mind this also was a few years back and the internet world can change overnight.
This is the best Blog Carnival Site you will need to use. You will be able to find just about any BC for almost any niche/topic and it’s FREE to join. You can also even add your own blog carnival for others to find as well. I’ll talk about that later. This was the only site I used to find relevant blog carnival’s and added some of my better posts to as many relevant blogs to see what happens.
Here are my results after a few mths. I didn’t really get any PR juice since most of the pages I added permalinks or anchor text to weren’t and still aren’t even indexed by Google and I get maybe about 40 unique visitors per mth from the blog carnivals I added my links to.
I didn’t really lose anything but time, since it was it was FREE, but I didn’t really gain much either.
What I’ve learned: The topic or niche I was trying to promote was “Internet Marketing” and “Make Money Online at Home” and those were the type of Blog Carnivals I was looking for.
There aren’t very many good Blog Carnivals out there that are on that specific topic, but if you have sites or blogs on other topics and niches such as dating, animals, current events, photography and so on then you can find a lot of good Blog Carnivals out there for them. They also will be really active, high trafficked and you’ll probably get some great backlinks as well. Just not for the “Make money niches.”
You can create and host your own “Blog Carnival” easily and this will bring fresh new content and articles to your blog. You’ll connect with like minded bloggers and if you do it right then you could have a high trafficked and successful blog. You can submit your own “Blog Carnival” <—here at the same site where you can find “BC” to join as well.
I don’t waste my time anymore with “blog Carnivals” for any of my Make Money Online niche blogs but I will use them for my other blogs that are in different niches.
This is just my take on them, have any of you had good or bad experiences with them or do you know of any other good sites to find good blog carnivals?
10 Proven Ways to Make Money Online – Beginner to Advanced
The 21st Century has opened the Doors Wide Open for entrepreneurs and marketers alike to make nice incomes from the comfort of their homes, online. But what about for the rest of the world who aren’t computer savvy?
With the widespread of internet users growing each year there never has been a better time to Earn Money Online and make money on the internet even without any Prior Training or Experience.
There are so many reasons why Making Money Online is becoming so ever popular from all walks of life. But mostly, it gives just about anyone a shot at becoming their own boss, making a nice side income, becoming a public figure, more free time, financial freedom or practically whatever you want to achieve from it.
If you have a little ambition, work ethic and imagination then you just may soon join the millions who already make money at home online.
I listed ten ways to make money on the computer by skill level 1 being the easiest and 10 the hardest
1. Online Surveys and Data Entry – This is probably one of the easiest and fastest ways to make some extra side income on the computer. Pretty much you’ll take surveys for companies, preview and try new products, shop, give opinions in focus groups and do data entry. Some people are making good money doing this but most just supplement their incomes with this method. CashCrate is (100% FREE to join) and quite easy to make money from, and here are two other similar places you may want to checkout as well Global Data Entry and Survey Scout, which charge a small amount for membership. All three companies provide you training, and all the resources you need to get started.
2. Writer – One thing all internet companies and marketers need is content. With the internet booming, makes it easy for writers (beginner – expert) to make easy money on the internet. Almost everyone with a established blog or website hires someone to help or write all their content.
Including; writing articles, press releases, content for their sites and etc…. You can also earn money online by writing for hubpages , eHow and squidoo. It’s really Simple, FREE, and Fun to do. All you do is write articles and get paid a small percentage from ads they put on them. If you were interested in freelance writing checkout these places Freelancewriting, digitalpoint and put up a ad or reply to one.
3. Google Adsense – Have you ever wondered what all those ads on some websites are or come from? You’ll usually see a “ads by Google” near them. You make money by placing these ads on your site or blog and when people click on them you will make a small amount for every click. All they need to do is click on them. NEVER click your own ads, you will be banned for life from Google. It’s really easy to start up.
If you are new to this then go here to pick a place to make a FREE website or blog and then join here Google Adsense, FREE to join as well, then just start writing about things you are interested in and correctly place the ads on your site. They should automatically match relevant ads to your content.
4. Social Media – This has grown immensely, just like the internet has in the past few years. It pretty much involves networking, helping/sharing info with others who are interested in the same thing. I will tell you right now, this method for making extra money at home will be more successful and more productive with experience, But there are many newbies in “social media marketing” SMM that are earning money daily.
If you don’t have experience then you should start off with Twitter. I believe it’s the easiest Social media platform to earn money online from. Getting twitter software like Tweet adder will greatly help you make money faster and grow an army of followers.
5. Affiliate Marketer – Market other people’s/companies products or services and make money for your successful efforts. This is one of my favorite ways to earn money online. I also do everything else on this list or have done in the past as well. All you need to do is signup and join a program. You will be given a unique url which will track all visitors and sales that come from your special link/url. Why is affiliate marketing so popular?
You don’t have to worry about anything except making sales thru your unique affiliate link. That’s about it. Everything else will be handled through the owner or a third party for transactions. Beware of joining some programs that don’t pay you after you make sales. It’s happened to me before and I was “steamed” but here’s a few of my favorite programs that are reliable, trustworthy and have a ton of products More Niche, Clickbank affiliate program, Paydotcom and CJ.
6. Selling your Services and Freelancing – Do you have any skills or knowledge you could share and make money on the internet from? This could include but not limited to SEO services, coaching, writing, selling/making websites or just about anything people need help with. Easy way to startup a little independent business on the side or Full Time Income. This is pretty easy to start. All you really need to do is checkout some freelance sites and reply or post your service. You could use sites like craigslist, sitepoint, elance or “digital point” like mentioned in #2.
7. Blogging – According to the Wall Street Journal 1.7 Million “Americans make money blogging” and more are added to that number daily. This isn’t just a Hobby anymore and the cool thing about it, especially for newbies, there’s many good programs that help you earn money blogging. This isn’t as easy as it looks. Trust me, but with proper knowledge, experience and diligence you’ll be able to become successful. Here are two legit fast track programs FREE Blog Profits Blueprint and Make Money Blogging that will guide you along the right path.
8. Ebay – I think just about everyone has bought or sold something with Ebay. This was one of the first ways for me to make some extra money online. It takes some experimenting and research but pretty much self explanatory for getting started but making good profit will take some effort and having Good Products to sell. You can sell just about anything on ebay. My two tips would be, use good keywords for your ad, especially in the title and find good wholesale companies to find popular products. Here’s my favorite site to Find Hot Ebay Wholesale Products to make more money with Ebay.
9. Start your own Business/E-commerce site – since the boom of the internet, starting your own business online or having your own E-commerce site has given many people an opportunity to live the dream. You can pretty much have any kind of online business or E-commerce website. Many people start their own Ebook, SEO, graphic design businesses all the way to stay at home moms who own their online stores that sell t-shirts and crafts. With little overhead, a virtual store open 24/7 and entire world as your store front this is a great way to make money online. Here’s a great program SiteSell to help you create a successful internet business, all in one.
10. Internet Marketer – Pretty much combines all or any of the ways of marketing and making money on the internet. This field is highly competitive, always changing environment and very challenging. But not impossible, I know of Kids who Make More Money than their own parents ever dreamed of making and Grandparents who Make Money on auto-pilot Comfortably in their Homes. The risks can be great but the rewards may be far greater.
They now have actual college degrees you can get for internet marketing and there’s online programs that train and coach you but come with hefty price tags. You could also do what millions have done before and that is learn on their own from trial and error but most will give up within a few months from frustration or run out of money just from experimenting.
You could find an inexpensive fast track program that guarantee you results but most are full of B.S. and really don’t teach you much but here’s one of the few Internet Marketing Fast Track Programs that works and may just be right for you.
I hope you got some new ideas and insight about the ways you could earn money online. Just make sure you don’t try to take on to much at one time or it’s very easy to get overwhelmed. If you have the will and determination and know that this is what you want to do, then you should find success. The skills and knowledge will come later along your journey. I’m living proof of that. Do you have any other suggestions or ideas to Make money on the internet?
