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Friday, March 5th, 2010

How To Write Headlines Like The Master Copywriters.
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Ad Headlines That Make You Rich!

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Ad Headlines That Net You Big Bucks In All Your Advertising!
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Six Techniques for Building a Successful Blog

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Earlier this week, a 22 year-old man named Johns Wu sold his blog, Bankaholic to Bank Rate for $15 Million. ArsTechnica.com, a technology blog, sold in May for $25 Million to Conde Nast. And in July, the Guardian bought the financial blog PaidContent.org for over $30 Million. 
Do you have a blog? 
The fact is there were some big transactions that happened in the last few months, and they made headlines. These are just a few of them, and they don’t include all the hundreds of blogs that sold for (merely) several hundred thousand dollars. Perhaps you might be thinking how you could to do the same thing? 
After all, if you can write well, then there isn’t anything that Johns Wu did that you cannot. 
The fact is that new blogs are popping up all the time, and many people have been able to bring their blogs from launch to “sold” in just a couple years – sometimes even faster. 
Here’s the reality check: most blogs don’t sell for millions of dollars. But many of them generate significant income, and can sell for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars if they are built and marketed correctly. 
The trick is to know what the most successful bloggers do, and imitate their success. As you can imagine there is a systematic approach they use, and our free eBook, “How To Build a Successful Blog” examines their processes in detail. 
Here are a few quick tips to get you started: 
1. Pick a marketable (and interesting) subject – in order to make money, blogs must focus on subjects that are interesting to millions of potential readers. The subject also needs to be something that companies are willing to associate their brands with. In our eBook we give you a great method for developing your subjects. 
2. Update often – most bloggers give up on their blogs after only a few weeks. You can also login on to www.your-own-blog.com. The ones that are most successful update at least three times per week (preferably 5 times per week), and never stop. Keep it up to date, and your readers will keep returning for more. 
3. Embrace your friends – some visitors to your blog will be in a position to help you attract more readers. Often these people have blogs themselves, and will promote you for free to their own readers if you promote their blog to yours. 
4. Reach out to Whales – There are other bloggers and website owners who already enjoy tens or even hundreds of thousands of readers every day. If you can establish a relationship with these individuals, then you can potentially catapult your blog months ahead of where you would otherwise be if you were forced to rely on incremental growth. 
5. Leverage your existing blogs – once you get your first blog started, it becomes easier to leverage it to create new ones. Most bloggers are capable of maintaining several blogs at once, but just be careful not to bite off more than you can chew. 
These are just a few tips you can implement to help your blog become more successful. It may not make you rich overnight, but it will put you in the running to making a living doing what you enjoy – writing blogs.

Tips for Powerful Headlines

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

It is true that some marketing copies sell extremely well and some do not. This is because of the fact that certain marketing copies are really well written. They are created from powerful and effective copywriting. Those that do not make the grade are those that are pretty weak in impact upon the readers. There are numerous and varied reasons that we can hold accountable for these different yet sometimes alarming results.

David MacKenzie Ogilvy (CBE), a notable advertising wizard who was labeled as “The Father of Advertising”, had famously stated that:

(a) “Ninety-nine percent of advertising doesn’t sell much of anything” , (b) “On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar”, and (c) ” If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t creative”. Certainly there are so much truth and wisdom for marketers to grasp from these statements from an advertising genius.

What then will make or break the success of your internet marketing system? The marketing copy that is being drafted is to achieve the principal dual purposes of drawing traffic to our website and to increase the bottom line. Inside this marketing copy is the important component that will make or break the success of your internet marketing system. It is none other than its HEADLINE!

What constitutes the headline for your marketing copy? How should you write and what words should you use when drafting the headline? How do you plan to market your product or service through the headline?

Tips for powerful headlines include the following:

(1) Brainstorming sessions — It is imperative that brainstorming sessions be held to find out the right direction that will be taken for the selection of the most appropriate headline for the marketing copy. What kind of headline will create the greatest impact? What is the sole intention of the headline and how is it going to project the marketing copy effectively in existing fierce competition? How can the headline be made powerful in its impact upon customers and the bottom line?

(2) First impression counts — Words to be used for the headline should be chosen with extreme caution and thoughtful consideration. Words can sell effectively and profitably, but they can also create devastating damage to your marketing campaign as a whole. In any marketing endeavor of a reasonably big magnitude, and this goes for offline too, the very first impression that the headline projects to the readers is extremely important,and should not be taken lightly. The headline has no other alternative but only to either attract or repel the readers. In marketing basics, what is often used in the plans for advertising is the concept of AIDA. This is the acronym for Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action. What will impress the readers will be the result of what is being put in the headline to win the readers’ attention, stimulate their interest, create their desire for your product or service, and compel them to make the purchase.

(3) Put up attention-grabbing headlines — The main intention of the headline is to captivate the readers and persuade them into quick acceptance of your proposition. They must be made interested enough to read deeply into your headline in order for them to agree to read on into your marketing copy. The mental focus of the readers must be captured and not be allowed to shift direction. The headline has this important role to play to fuel readers’ interest. Do not forget about the sub-headline which functionally supports the main headline which appears at the top of your website. It is basically an additional description of your offers. Examples of attention-grabbing headlines:

“Health secrets that most drug companies won’t reveal to you”

“5 effective cures for your back pains”

(4) Use words of “power” — As the headline is the first sentence that is being read, it is therefore strongly recommended to use “power” words that will effectively describe in a nutshell the intention of the marketing copy. “Power” words can include words such as power, proven, unleash, secrets, free and success, just to name a few. Such words cause great impact upon readers, and push them into taking action. The usage of “power” words in the headline must be strong. It must show strength, stimulation, captivation, and explosion with the handful of words specially chosen. Needless to say, too much of these words would reduce the impact, so use them in moderation. They are best used in normal fonts. It can be irritating to the eyes if all words are in bold. We can see examples of “power” words in action here:

“This is an opportunity that may change your entire life!”

“Insider secrets to email marketing now exposed for the very first time!”

Headlines will definitely affect the conversion rates for your campaign. Powerful and effective headlines will bring in the numerals and positively affect the bottom line. That said, it is time to be express confidence in your product or service and use these tips for powerful headlines to spin your marketing copy successfully.

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The Secrets for Creating the Ultimate Affiliate Marketing Website

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

“The cool thing about internet marketing is that it is a cinch to sign up for the top affiliate marketing programs. However, the skill that is required to promote products via affiliate marketing frequently eludes people. The goal of this article is to show you how to create the perfect affiliate marketing website that promotes your product to buy the product in the most persuasive way possible.

The first thing you need on your affiliate marketing website is a compelling headline. This is the first thing that people will see when they land on your website, and you literally want your headline to stop them dead in their tracks and encourage them to keep reading your affiliate marketing website. Writing a headline for your affiliate marketing website is beyond the scope of this article, but for great examples of headlines, study the works of copywriters John Carlton, Michel Fortin, Kevin Hill, Dan Kennedy, and Gary Halbert. They are the best copywriters on the planet and know how to write attention grabbing headlines. Search for their works online and use their examples to create your own attention-grabbing headline you can place on your affiliate marketing website.

The next thing you need to do for your affiliate marketing website is maintain your prospect’s interest. This is done by agitating the problem they are trying to solve or tell a compelling story to which your prospect can relate. The only way you can maintain attention of your prospect on your affiliate marketing website is to study their wants and desires. If you don’t do basic research on your prospect, your affiliate marketing website will just collect digital dust on the internet.

How long does your affiliate marketing website have to be? There is not set rule. One famous copywriter one said an affiliate marketing website should be like a woman’s skirt: short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover everything. Imagine selling your affiliate product to your best friend—what words would you use? This will give you an idea on how long the copy of your affiliate marketing website should be.

Should you put graphics on your affiliate marketing website? Good question. In some niches, graphics increase response, and in others, it decreases. Look at what other affiliate marketing websites look like in your niche and see what graphics they use.

Finally, you need to have a strong call to action on your affiliate marketing website. What do you want the prospect to do? Obviously, you want the prospect to go from your affiliate embarking website to the “money page” where the actual product is sold so you can get a commission.

It is a sad truth that most affiliates don’t make enough affiliate commissions to pay the monthly utilities bill. With these basic hints of how to build a converting affiliate marketing website, you’ll be way ahead of your competition.

To discover how to create converting affiliate marketing websites from one of affiliate marketing masters, go get this free video.”

Russell Brunson has been a successful internet marketer over the last 4 years, he is actively helping other people to achieve their goals online. For more information go to Internet Marketing also located at http://www.DotComSecrets.com

Copywriting for Pay Per Click Ads

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

When developing pay per click ads for your marketing campaign, you will have a limited number of characters at your disposal to work with. However, this can actually work in your favor…

For your ad title, you will have about 25 characters to use in order to compose something eye catching and effective. Usually, for the body of you pay per click ads you’ll have roughly 70 characters to create your ad body copy with (35 characters each for two lines of text).

These character caps truly level the playing field when it comes to the use of ones overall copy writing skill or ability. The less word space available for use the less opportunity there is to bring true skill at creating ad copy into play. In fact because of the limited ad space you have to work with the copy writing novice will have much the same capability to produce effective Pay per click ads as the seasoned copy writing veteran.

This is of course provided that the relative novice is at the very least, mindful of this very simple ad copy formula…

Your headline should grab the attention of the reader in some way and should illustrate either a problem/concern or a great benefit of your product or service.

“Are You Tired of Work?”…problem/concern

“Lowest Prices In Town!”…great benefit

“Own The Home You Deserve!”…problem/concern

These aren’t necessarily the best headlines but you get the idea. The good news is that even if you’ve never written an ad before in your life, you still have some experience to pull from. After all, how many advertisements have you seen just this past week? If you’re not sure where to start, do a little research. Pull up a few search engine results pages and look to see which ads catch your eye and why.

As for the body copy for your pay per click ads: the first line of text should be either a problem/concern or a great benefit, and the second line should illustrate a solution to a perceived problem your audience is having…

“Are you having trouble sleeping? Sleep soundly with Knockout!”

“Trouble reaching hard to clean areas?” The Reacher solves that problem!”

Again, probably not my best ad work ever, but still a good start. create a few slight variations of each of your ads and test the effectiveness of each. Do you get better results with less punctuation? the word CLEAN or SLEEP in all caps? If so make a note of it for future ad variations and composition.

So, for the headline of your pay per click ads you’ll want to create an attention grabber by using either a problem/concern or a great benefit to your service or product.

For your ad body copy you’ll want your first line of text to address either a problem/concern or great benefit, and your second line should bring your message home with the solution to some perceived problem your audience is having.

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I Joined The Best Online Money Making System In 2009

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

I am sure you have read headlines like that all over the place if you have been searching for the best possible business opportunity on the internet? There are just so many of them, and you may be a little scared to take any of them on, because you are scared that you will once again lose money to some useless program that was all hype like the last one and the last one ad nauseaum…. Making money online is all about systems, and some programs do promise you that they are the Holy Grail of programs to earn money; but in truth they are just another old blueprint plan that does not deliver any results that are worth the investment. If you really want to finally join the best money making SYSTEM in 2009 then you can really believe that there is a program that people are absolutely amazed with. Why? Because this program really does deliver on its promise and you will earn what the program indicates if you can follow easy instructions!

If you want to invest money to make money online, then you can trust Google Ambush which is a program that will surpass your wildest dreams when it concerns beating your meager budget once and for all. Before you rush over to that link to see what it is all about, let me tell you not to expect a cheap work at home program that leaves you out in the cold with tons of information to wade through. On the contrary; you have access directly to support when ever you need it which will start you on the path to success and a duplicable system that works better than anything you have ever seen before!!. There is also a monthly subscription, but this should not worry you at all, because the income you will generate outstrips it handsomely. This was done in order to keep people from joining the program that are NOT serious about really changing their lives.

The best online money making system in 2009 delivers on its promise, and all you need to really do is follow a system that can be duplicated step by step. People that are tired of the same old story where programs promise you earth. Now you can finally settle down into a stunning program that will exceed your wildest expectation in every aspect when it concerns making money online.  

I am writing this information to help others finally get what they are looking for ina real program, because that has always been my mission. If you want to know whether I am a member, the answer is a satisfied YES! Unfortunately I am unable to disclose details of the actual program, because of its effectiveness and the terms and conditions I agreed to when I joined it.

 What I can say is this though. If you are ready to change your life and stop being miserable because you never have enough money, then it is time that you joined one of the most powerful and the best online money making system in 2009

Richard has been researching and writing about creating wealth on the internet and guiding others on the best ways of generating an income online to achieve success. Use this honest information and guidance with confidence. Real make Money Online Tips!

How to Succeed in Article Marketing?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Your article marketing strategy is considered as successful if your article responds to a keyword search completely related to your product or your service. The article will then present itself as a summary in the search results. Your brief summary can be a make or break point since this is where our web browser will decide whether or not the information you will provide is of use to him.

If the web browser becomes convinced, he will go on and read your article. Chances are, he will proceed to the link provided in the resource box and get himself connected to your company’s website. This then is an indicator that your article marketing strategy is working.

However to be considered as really successful, your article marketing strategy should be able bring a lot of buying visitors to the web site by garnering a sizeable amount of the daily internet traffic.

How to Succeed in Article Marketing

Make your article as interesting as possible by providing relevant and useful information, presented in grammatically correct sentences and accurately spelled words.

2. Optimize the use of keywords in your article to gain higher ranking in the SEO results. Web browsers usually visit the search results contained in the first ten pages, hence ranking is very important. How to optimize?

3. Use keywords targeted at your intended market. Put yourself in your buyer’s shoes and think of the keyword they will use to describe your product or service.

4. Consider the frequency and position of your keywords. They should appear in the titles, subtitles, web pages, headlines and internal pages. If you are not sure how to go about this, you can hire an article syndication service provider, they are experts in SEO

5. Be sure your Web site layout is browser friendly wherein a first time user should be able to find information in easy to follow pages. If you are new in the business and have very limited knowledge about web pages and layouts, hire a Web Master.

6. Get your article published by submitting it to an article submission site. Once published, you will be given an opportunity to endorse your business in the author’s block. The author’s block is where you can put information about you as an author and the link to your website.

Since article marketing gains success by being visible in the web, there are a number of ways your website can be at the center of the web traffic.

1. Make your article as interesting as possible by providing relevant and useful information, presented in grammatically correct sentences and accurately spelled words.

2. Optimize the use of keywords in your article to gain higher ranking in the SEO results. Web browsers usually visit the search results contained in the first ten pages, hence ranking is very important. How to optimize?

3. Use keywords targeted at your intended market. Put yourself in your buyer’s shoes and think of the keyword they will use to describe your product or service.

4. Consider the frequency and position of your keywords. They should appear in the titles, subtitles, web pages, headlines and internal pages. If you are not sure how to go about this, you can hire an article syndication service provider, they are experts in SEO

5. Be sure your Web site layout is browser friendly wherein a first time user should be able to find information in easy to follow pages. If you are new in the business and have very limited knowledge about web pages and layouts, hire a Web Master.

6. Get your article published by submitting it to an article submission site. Once published, you will be given an opportunity to endorse your business in the author’s block. The author’s block is where you can put information about you as an author and the link to your website.

Make your article as interesting as possible by providing relevant and useful information, presented in grammatically correct sentences and accurately spelled words.

2. Optimize the use of keywords in your article to gain higher ranking in the SEO results. Web browsers usually visit the search results contained in the first ten pages, hence ranking is very important. How to optimize?

3. Use keywords targeted at your intended market. Put yourself in your buyer’s shoes and think of the keyword they will use to describe your product or service.

4. Consider the frequency and position of your keywords. They should appear in the titles, subtitles, web pages, headlines and internal pages. If you are not sure how to go about this, you can hire an article syndication service provider, they are experts in SEO

5. Be sure your Web site layout is browser friendly wherein a first time user should be able to find information in easy to follow pages. If you are new in the business and have very limited knowledge about web pages and layouts, hire a Web Master.

6. Get your article published by submitting it to an article submission site. Once published, you will be given an opportunity to endorse your business in the author’s block. The author’s block is where you can put information about you as an author and the link to your website.

7. Don’t give up.

There you have it, the 7 Keys to Succeeding in Article Marketing. What are you going to do based on what you’ve just learned?

Remember, application of knowledge is the best way to learn. So go ahead and test out these 7 keys. You’ll be dazzled at success you’ll achieve in article marketing.

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A Review of the Confessions of a Lazy Super Affiliate Affiliate Marketing Course

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Ever hear stories about people making all this money through affiliate programs where they don’t have to work anymore? Well, it happens, and it could be your next step to earning a secondary or main income. How? It all starts with the Lazy Super Affiliate Affiliate Marketing Course, according to their website. We found the sales page entertaining and truthful in many areas. In fact, it was a joy to read and today, we want to tell you why.

Beginning on a High Note

The first thing that drew us in was this web pages ability to keep it real. So how did the Lazy Super Affiliate Affiliate Marketing Course get our attention? It had to do with not hyping us up in the beginning with red headlines about the great money everyone is making. We guess it kind of gave us a sense of realistic values. Telling you they are going to hand out an intense preview was enough to keep us reading.

5-Proven Techniques

Understanding what you’re going to get before you make a purchase is crucial to many consumers online. If there is a sense of mystery, then many individuals tend to turn elsewhere for secrets to making money online. This sales page takes a different outlook by giving you everything upfront. Well, at least most of it according to them. It all starts off with the five proven techniques they use to make a substantial amount of money online.

So what are the techniques. It all starts with viral marketing. If you’re unfamiliar with this concept it’s basically where recipients of messages are encouraged to pass along the information to others. Kind of like if a friend of yours receives a funny email from one friend and then passes it on to all their friends. It spreads like a virus hence the name viral marketing.

The other four areas include SEO linking methods, building useful resources, making a better product to affiliate, and then doing it all over again. According to the Lazy Super Affiliate Affiliate Marketing Course site, this is only some of the many methods they offer. One thing to remember while reading their page is that this is done without the use of pay-per-click methods. So don’t feel like you’re going to have to invest a ton of money.

What Affiliates

Well, we are guessing it comes from using Clickbank. While you’re reading, you will notice the Clickbank back office snapshot that reveals the kind of money their techniques from the Lazy Super Affiliate Affiliate Marketing Course is making them money. However, we believe you could implement this into any affiliate marketing program to make money not just Clickbank.

Our Overall Analysis

We like Chris Rempel’s style. A no B.S. assessment is usually what many people need to come to grips with what they’re capable of doing online. Seriously, if you have all these Internet gurus handing out partial help, how in the world are you going to have time to start making money. This leaves more for them to take away while you’re trying to figure everything out. So head over to the Lazy Super Affiliate Affiliate Marketing Course information and see if it’s what you may need to become successful online.

Let Affiliate Marketing Review Kings Brian Garvin and Jeff West teach you more about the Confessions of a Lazy Super Affiliate. Feel free to use this article but please leave all links and author bio intact.

How Pay-per-click Advertising Can Help you Get Targeted Traffic for Little Cost

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Do a search on Google or Yahoo, and you’ll notice a different type of listings ({Pay-Per-Click ads) set around the organic results. These “sponsored results” are paid ads that appear when people search using keywords in the ads.

There are also special search engines, like Miva, Enhance, and GoClick, where all the listings are paid for.

Pay-Per-Click advertisers look for keywords that they believe their target market uses to search for them online. Then they bid on those keywords with PPC programs, like Google AdWords, Yahoo Search Marketing and MSN AdCenter.

How Pay-Per-Click Advertising Will Help You Grow Your Business Online

Pay-Per-Click advertising programs will help you grow your business online in 3 main areas:

1. PPC ads show up immediately, so you can drive traffic to your site right away, even if your website isn’t indexed by the search engines yet.

2. Test your keywords and use the best ones to boost your organic search results. PPC is a great testing tool because you can run several ads simultaneously. If you run identical ads for different keywords, you’ll see very quickly which keywords work best. You can then use them to beef up your website for the organic search engines!

3. You can use PPC to test everything from your product offerings and price points, to your ad headlines and salescopy… and find out exactly how to appeal to your target market.

Now that you know what pay-per-click advertising is and how it will help you grow online, the question is: how do you get started? Lets first take a look at what affects the position of your ad…

What Affects the Position of Your Pay-Per-Click Ad?

In free search engines like Google and Yahoo, the position of the ad in the sponsored listings depends on two factors:

The amount bid for the keyword
The ad’s relevance to the keyword searched. Pay-Per-Click ads with more click-throughs are considered more relevant and rise in the listings.

In the paid search engines, the bid price alone determines the ranking in the listings.

The pay structure is what makes PPC so effective for small businesses. With PPC you pay only for results. No matter how many times your ad is displayed, you pay only when someone clicks on it. And by watching your results carefully, you can determine how well each ad is converting and if it’s worth continuing.

However, keyword bids have been rising every year because competition for the top continues to heat up, especially as more large businesses and corporations get into the game.

That’s why it’s getting tougher every year to run an effective PPC campaign. But if you know the right strategies, you can still keep your costs down and your conversion rates UP!

How to Keep Pay-Per-Click Costs Low by Bidding Smart:
Know how much a single visitor is worth to you and keep that in mind when you’re setting your bid
Bid on lots of cheaper, highly targeted keywords and phrases, and don’t forget misspellings!
Go for second or third place instead of first. First place is often much more expensive.
Test ads on the smaller search engines where the cost per click is lower. Some good engines to try include: LookSmart.com, Kanoodle.com, Search123.com, and 7Search.com,
Check the specialty PPC search engines that cater to specific markets at

PayPerClickSearchEngines.com

With a combination of PPC and SEO you can make sure your target market will find you.

Internet Marketing Center CEO Derek Gehl educates over 1.8 million Internet business owners per month on how to create incomes of $100,000 to $2.5 MILLION or more per year online using Pay-Per-Click strategies. Now you can discover the proven Internet Marketing strategies Derek uses to Quickly, Easily, and Automatically make $10.42 for every $1 he invests in online marketing! Get it now at: marketingtips.com/tipsltr.html