tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9497752186654381392024-03-13T20:57:14.203-10:00Inclusive Actioninclusiveaction@mindjourney.infoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949775218665438139.post-90067049036037723212012-04-17T16:39:00.000-10:002012-04-17T16:39:23.796-10:00Tips for Maximizing the Benefits of Facebook Marketing -- By Lindsey JenkinsThe birth of social networking sites has renovated the face of internet marketing. Facebook marketing is growing popular in the internet marketing industry because of the high level of freedom of information and advertising strategies that the web site allows. With over half a billion users worldwide, there is no better place to spread your promotional materials.<br />
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Standing Out<br />
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Of the millions of pages in Facebook, how can you make yours stand out? Fortunately, there are simple techniques that can make your business-related pages popular. Start with having a large profile picture with at least 200x600 pixels dimensions. Use your business logo or produce a poster that's eye-catching and easily readable.<br />
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Facebook recently released its timeline modification for profile pages. In your business's profile account, make a creative banner that represents your company's image and vision. Also keep your status messages updated. The new timeline profile page indexes your updates in timeslots for easy reviewing by your followers.<br />
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Next, you may integrate Facebook applications with your independent websites. For example, your articles in blogs may be suffixed by "like us on Facebook" or "share with friends" buttons. This Facebook marketing strategy makes your advertising rapid and viral.<br />
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Active Participation in your Niche<br />
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Facebook has thousands of groups and fan pages. You can further increase the visibility of your profile by visiting profiles and fan pages with related products or services. On their walls, leave sensible and helpful comments. Simply liking posts and comments that are related to your business may increase your visibility.<br />
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You also need to add friends. For fan pages, you need to increase the number of your followers. You can pull this off by giving rewards to current followers if they will help you reach a particular number of likes. A larger number of likes will make your posts visible to a larger number of people and prospective customers.<br />
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Keep Contact with Fans and Loyal Supporters<br />
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Need more likes and recommendations from your fans? Constantly communicate with them and make them feel rewarded for following your Facebook marketing pages. Tag them in photographs and images of new collections, promos and special events. They will be notified directly through their notification bars, so they will immediately see your posts. You can also make photo badges and apps that your followers can use exclusively. You can keep your customers interested and happy if you make them feel remembered.<br />
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Use Polls to Gather Information<br />
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Do you need to conduct research for future marketing strategies? There are Facebook marketing solutions that are integrated with the website - and people usually don't think they can be used for marketing! The voting or poll feature allows you to gauge the taste of your existing followers. What do they want from future products and services? What can be improved with your business?<br />
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Simply post a poll on your page and watch how quick the responses are. People are more likely to answer surveys via Facebook because the process is very simplified. They just need to click a few buttons and they're done.<br />
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</div>If you are looking for a way to make extra money from the comfort of your home using nothing but the internet, affiliate marketing might be just what the doctor ordered. Affiliate marketing might sound like a new concept but truth is it has been around for years.<br />
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As an affiliate marketer your job is to refer online shoppers to a variety of different products. Anytime a sale is made based on your referral, you will get paid a percentage or commission based off the sales price.<br />
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Now in order to start making money in this industry you must first join an affiliate network. An affiliate network is basically a hub where you can find products to promote. Each affiliate network is different and you will need to first find out what type of product you are interested in promoting.<br />
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Some networks make you go through an approval process before you can be a part of the network. If you are someone just starting out it is best to go with ClickBank or commission junction. Both offer instant approval. As soon as you submit the application you can basically start promoting products.<br />
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Now in order to make money with affiliate marketing you need two things; a great product to promote and plenty of targeted traffic. When it comes to product selection you will hear a ton of different things. Some say you should try to find a small niche that is under served and others say you should go for the big, evergreen niches.<br />
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While you can make money both ways, in my opinion your best bet is to go with the big, evergreen niches. They include love, health and wealth. These are three niches that you will always be able to make money in. People will always want to know how to find love, how to lose weight and how to make money.<br />
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When it comes to affiliate marketing health, wealth and love are some of the most lucrative niches you can get into. Now once you find the product you want to promote you will need to start driving traffic to the sales page so you can make money. It doesn't matter how great the product you are promoting is, if you don't have any traffic you won't make any money.<br />
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You basically have two options when it comes to traffic. Paid or free. For those just starting out you will want to use the free traffic methods until you start making money.<br />
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Some of the best free traffic methods include article marketing and video marketing. The internet thrives off of one thing and that is content. The more content you put out there the more traffic you will get. Eventually that traffic will turn into sales and you will start to make money online.<br />
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Overall affiliate marketing is a great way for anyone to make money online. Just keep in mind that it takes time and dedication to get things rolling. You have to stick with it. Don't fall for all the so called gurus promising you can make millions of dollars with the push of a button.<br />
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It doesn't work that way. Anyone who is making money with affiliate marketing had to put in work. It's no different for you. But if you stick with it you will be successful.<br />
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Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6924199Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949775218665438139.post-3955823457402046952011-10-10T15:45:00.002-10:002011-10-10T15:45:30.478-10:00Twitter Marketing Is Simplistic and Effective -- By TJ Philpott<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="article-body"> <div id="article-content"> Twitter marketing is based upon first connecting with others to build up a following which allows you to easily initiate viral campaigns! What makes this social site such an effective marketing tool is its simplistic design combined with its huge user base. The need for extensive copy writing is not a concerned since only brief messages are allowed and are limited to 140 characters! This evens the playing field for marketers who don't have great copy writing talents or the funds to pay someone who does! As stated previously this popular social site makes for a very effective marketing platform due to the genius of its simplicity and here are 3 such examples.<br />
<b>Cut to the Chase</b><br />
140 characters allowed...enough said! For both the marketer and viewer alike the limitation of characters used in a typical tweet makes for easy composing and even easier reading! The use of creative abbreviations and other symbols to covey a message are both entertaining and clever. In fact many 'skills' people have picked up along the way when sending text messages with their phones transfer over quite handily to the Twitter platform! One subtle benefit of this character limitation is that it does in fact make people think twice insofar as to how they can say more in less words! This particular 'practice' is actually quite helpful for learning how to improve your own copy writing skills!<br />
<b>Targeted Followers</b><br />
When building up a base of followers in most cases only those who share your interests will continue to follow you! In this way when you do make a product offer these people are more incline to consider your offer. Assuming of course these same people have their own followers that reflect these same interests, you are looking at viral campaigns that can be very focused!<br />
<b>Simplicity Is the Genius!</b><br />
The simplistic 'tweets' criticized by many as being boring or even dumb come to be what makes this site such an effective marketing tool! People are not subjected to large blocks of texts or pages of copy writing therefore they are more likely to read the entire message! Obviously from a marketers point of view less time and effort is needed to compose messages and the need for maintain a 'professional' tone is also not necessary!<br />
Twitter marketing is a very efficient way to launch a viral campaign online even with just a modest following! The idea is that followers will carry your message forth to their own circles of influence and that can all be done without the use of 'professional' copy writing skills! The 'genius' of the site is in its simplicity since no message can exceed 140 characters. This forces people to be as concise as they can when 'tweeting' thus eliminating the need or use of great copy writing skills! 3 examples of this social sites simplistic genius are reviewed above and if used correctly can also be put to good use as a very effective marketing tool!<br />
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So why is this so? Well, many people think that or are under the impression that to start a business on the internet is very difficult. They believe that they need technical expertise or its actually not possible given their circumstance. After all, they have heard that so many people have tried and have failed miserably and concluded that it might be a scam or it might not even be realistic. This brings me to the first step process of how anyone can easily make money on the internet.<br />
<strong>Step 1 - The Mindset To Believe In A World Of Possibilities</strong><br />
In order to do anything or accomplish anything, the most important thing that you must do before you set foot in doing anything is to have the mindset that its possible to achieve anything. Today, we might never have heard of the word "airport" or "airplanes" if the Wright brothers have decided many, many years ago that flight travel is not possible. Not just the Wright brothers, but we might never even have many things today like the telephones, cars, computers, etc, if the inventors for one second believed that it was never possible to achieve what they have set in their mind.<br />
<strong>Step 2 - The Power To Take Action</strong><br />
Having a belief that you can accomplish anything is just the starting focal point. But if you believe that you can achieve something but do not take any action at all, how is it going to be possible that you will achieve what you have believed? No one in this world have achieved anything just by believing that they can but do nothing about it. To make an online income, let alone make tons of money on the internet, this is the most crucial step you have to take. Many people have only stood by and criticized what is possible and what is not but they never took time to actually take action to find out for themselves whether they, and not anyone else, can actually do or achieve what they want to.<br />
<strong>Step 3 - The Determination To Be Focused And Be Consistent</strong><br />
This is the step where many people fall short on. They buy an ebook on how to generate an online income or how to make money on the internet, apply the steps for a week or two, see no results and decide that its a scam or its not possible for them to make money online. Is this familiar to you? Again, if everything went your way the first time, wouldn't it be bad for you? Think of it this way, if it not easily accomplished, means not many people would have succeeded. But the key point is that some people have succeeded. So in the internet marketing world, that would be great for you because that would mean there would be less competition. All you have to do is focus, be determined and be consistent in your work and you will soon see success, I assure you. The only thing that is holding people back from making money on the internet is that they have to do actual work. There is a false belief that to make an online income, all you have to do is press few clicks of the mouse and you can start making lots of money. This couldn't be further from the truth. Truth is, there is work. But, success will come to those who are hardworking.<br />
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Ever since social media has emerged becoming famous a few years
back, it has evolved and has been nothing short of stellar. It has
managed to utilize technology that incorporates video, audio, text,
graphics, and images.<br />
All these work seamlessly to provide
consumers a particular platform to link not only with their loved ones
and friends, but with other people of the same interests as well;
telling them how they are and sharing the same experiences.<br />
Social
media optimization modifies the interaction and communication that
definitely takes place between their target visitors and their
businesses.<br />
There are massive pros and cons in the world of social
media. This is because of the fact that it represents a large
opportunity to interact with a teeming crown in the online realm.
Meanwhile, however, it positions the management of the brand of a
certain company in the hands of the consumers. Any adverse opinion would
simply lead to a negative connotation of the possible losses and brand.<br />
As
computer experts, we really need to maximize the resources and
opportunities open to them, they utilize several strategies. Among these
social media strategies are Conversion rate optimization and the more
famous Search Engine Optimization or SEO. The most efficient of these
strategies however, is commonly known as the social media optimization
which in effect carries out a manner of social audit of your site to
specify the usefulness of its social attributes, if there is.<br />
It
can also aid you in acquiring to have an idea than should be attributed
or destined on your web page to ensure that it builds a stellar
interaction resources between the clients and the business and the
audience to the website. The secret issue is participation and
interaction.<br />
There are certain components which enhance the interaction, some of the ways this could be achieved include:
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<li>Blogging: A blog denotes as a plain means of giving freedom to the
audiences to supplement a response to a certain content which you have
supplemented on a web page. All you have to execute is to write a
particular article of internet and allow visitors, clients and audiences
to read after which that can plainly write their reactions which will
be visible instantly. It should be updated on a regular basis to
supplement crucial news and updates for the audiences and visitors.
Bookmarking and Tagging: When an audience to your website simply likes
what is on your website in relation to the information or the
interesting content, it requires to have a means of making sure that he
does not lose the contact information and also give freedom to the
individual to come up with an immediate connection back to the website
if needed.</li>
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<li>RSS Feeds: When you supplement RSS feeds on your website,
subscribers will have the chance of acquiring quick updates whenever
there is a change made to the content of your website. Videos and Images
online: You can be able to enhance your website by incorporating videos
in the form of podcasts. This basically helps in the social media
optimization and you can be able to build videos on social media
websites and then incorporate them to your website. Discussion forum:
This supplements a stellar opportunity for linking between the customers
and the audiences and between audiences as well. You have to be
reminded that social media optimization is not only a two way
relationship and vice versa. On the other hand, Social media
optimization ensures a link between customers to another customer.
Meanwhile, there are new guidelines incorporating social media
optimization. For a lot of years now, Search Engine Optimization for the
websites is tailored into fine art together with the business devoting
their significant effort in order to specify the finest and magnificent
practices. To add, the companies have boost up the essence of search
engine optimization for modifying the website performance in terms of
the organic search engine listings. Aside from that Search engine
optimization, a new term for social media optimization that is somewhat
similar to social media networking have evolved strongly that is now
being supplemented to the customers. The fundamental idea behind search
media optimization is plain and simple and this is implemented in order
to come up with changes while optimizing a website. Ergo, it is this
manner can be easily linked to more visible searches involving social
media on search engines that are customized that are basically
incorporated in the significant posts on podcasts, blogs, and vlogs.
Basically, there are five fundamental guidelines while performing search
engine optimization for website of a client such as:</li>
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Modifying
your link-ability: There are other websites that are stagnant as they
update their website very rarely in terms of the website content and is
simply utilized for storefront and "branding". When optimizing a certain
website destined for social media content composition, it is very
essential to boost up the link-ability of the content.<br />
Incorporating
blog would basically come out to be a magnificent step since an
individual may see some other ways like creating the white papers or
thought pieces or by plainly enhancing the content writing. You have to
make tagging and bookmarking easy: You can also be able to incorporate
content attributes like quick buttons that make tagging pages method a
lot easier. Aside from this it is essential for social media
optimization to ensure that the pages must contain tag lists that are
relevant together with the pages tagged on the popular social
bookmarking websites. Aid the content to travel efficiently: As compared
to search engine optimization, social media optimization and search
media advertising is not only about coming up with particular changes
and enhancements to the site.<br />
If in any case you have social media
content writing that comprise audio files, and then submit it to
websites that are relevant that would aid the content to travel more and
attract the links back to your website in an efficient manner. Inbound
reward links: Inbound reward links are the supreme and dominant denoting
increase and emergence in the search engine results as well as the
rankings and thus are regularly utilized as barometer in order to attain
the blog's success. And in order to hearten and supplement confidence
to other blog posts it is a must for you to come up with an easy process
as well as award with clear rewards. By taking advantage and using
permalinks in terms of rebuilding, the present listing of blog linking
on sites supplements visibility for those individuals who are
practically linked towards you.<br />
Encouraging the mash up: In this
realm of correlation, an individual must be truly unwrapped while giving
freedom to other people selecting proper content destined for your
website. The concept of YouTube of supplementing a code that is solemnly
engraved and then soon pasted in order to acquire access to the videos
that are embedded from the website has practically boosts up their
expansion. And by simply syndicating the content with the help of the
RSS would also makes it a plain way for others in order to build the
mash ups that will basically drive the prospective traffic to your
website or may help the content that is present on the website. Social
Media optimization has been a deciding factor by which you can be able
to anticipate the path on your road to success. All you have to do is to
have proper devotion and discipline and try to maximize the optimum
resources that social media optimization can bring you.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949775218665438139.post-13942714286331602362011-04-30T06:15:00.000-10:002011-04-30T06:15:01.295-10:00The Four Pillars Of Twitter Marketing For Businesses --- By Gerek T AllenTwitter is an amazing and very powerful site that gets over 300,000 new sign-ups every single day. Imagine what would happen to your business if you got 300,000 new customers every single day. You probably wouldn't be read in this article now would you? However, more than 60% of all new Twitter users never return after the first month.<br />
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In a nutshell, twitter is a microblogging site that enables users to send "tweets" which are messages of 140 characters or less. Using Twitter the wrong way will make you part of the 60% that never return. Use Twitter the right way can bring you amazing results like you did for Dell computers last year when they racked up $6.5 million in sales just using Twitter. In this article I'm going to break down the four pillars of Twitter in regards to customer to communication, brand exposure, traffic to your site and SEO.<br />
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1. Customer Communication - Bottom line is Twitter is the ultimate outbound messaging tool. With only 140 character limit, inbound customer communications are quick and to the point allowing for simple monitoring and management of conversations. What's really amazing about Twitter is that you can interact and communicate with your customers in real-time and you can engage in their conversations in real-time, both positive and negative.<br />
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2. Brand Exposure - Now it's important to understand that it's not what you're saying on Twitter that exposes your brand but it's what you can get others to say about you that has the real impact. Being present online and getting interactions and retweets can do more for brand exposure than any other social sites. In terms of categorizing brand exposure with good, okay and bad, this category is definitely "good" for Twitter.<br />
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3. Traffic To Your Site - One of the reasons so many people leave Twitter within the first month is because the prevalence of noise and spam have reduced Twitters ability to send direct traffic. On the flip side, it's an amazing tool for assisting with traffic generation from other viral sites like StumbleUpon, Facebook and Digg. You won't necessarily get direct traffic, but you definitely can get viral traffic. Because of these factors, this particular pillar would be considered "okay" for Twitter.<br />
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4. SEO - The search engines today are definitely using "social buzz" as part of their ranking factors in their algorithm. Twitter, along with Facebook, have been singled out as part of the social buzz component. Even though the links are "no follow", the social component is real and is expected to become prominent over time. Once again, like traffic to your site, the SEO is categorized as "okay" which really means that Twitter is just part of your overall search engine optimization efforts.<br />
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Don't Be Too Obvious<br />
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If you use the hard sell approach on Twitter you will simply shoot yourself in the foot. Blatant hard-sells are ignored. This is because Twitter is first and foremost known as a social networking platform and not really as somewhere where people should be doing business in the first place. The only people that really succeed on Twitter are those whose identities are wrapped up completely in their business to the extent that they look like real enthusiasts.<br />
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According to the experts on the video series "The Six Figure Mentors" you have to look like a real person on Twitter and not like an employee for a big corporation who is trying to fool people. In fact, this is where the fact that you are a smaller entrepreneur works to your advantage as you are not attached to a big brand name that people will automatically assume is going to sell to them. You can be much more subtle about it.<br />
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Don't Be a "Reply Spammer"<br />
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Reply Spamming is a relatively new technique on technique that tricks people into clicking on an affiliate link. Usually this is a tweet that includes a URL with a code in it. This usually does not work as most people know what this type of link looks like. Even if the link is cloaked, it may be discerned as being too obvious of a hard sell. Doing something like this as an affiliate marketer is a great way to lose followers on Twitter and also get a bad reputation.<br />
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Don't Bother Selling Mirror Products<br />
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One of the worst things you can do is try to sell a "Make Money on Twitter" style of informational product on Twitter. There is nothing that would ruin your reputation and credibility faster, not only with your followers, but you could also possibly be kicked off Twitter as well.<br />
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Twitter is About Relationships<br />
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The best way to use Twitter is to use it to build relationships with your customers. It is about building a network of linked customers. Your content can be a pitch of some sort but make it random and light in nature. This is more of a social platform rather than a business platform in the first place.<br />
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If you are going to sell on a social networking platform then remember that it is the "relationship" that must sell or you will never sell the actual product. In that sense Twitter is also great for building trust and credibility with both your current and future customers. If you always keep in mind that you are selling your relationship first and foremost then you will not have to worry about getting blocked or unfollowed by potential prospects.<br />
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Although you might be tempted to make a quick buck by putting up a whole load of URLs you may surprised that Twitter users are quite savvy and people do not tend to click on them right - instead you should forcus on getting your followers to know like and trust you. It is a much better strategy to use as this way you build credibility and get your name out there and above all add value.<br />
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Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6007826Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949775218665438139.post-75231976318751603672011-03-21T18:39:00.000-10:002011-03-21T18:39:48.858-10:00Twitter Marketing Strategy Techniques --- By Dan Keller Platinum Quality Author<div id="body"> Twitter has become the cornerstone of my marketing strategy for my online businesses.<br />
By using the correct tactics while initializing your Twitter marketing operation, you can utilize the time put into Twitter. Make a clever approach and you can get great benefits from it. As a matter of fact, there are great amount of Twitter advertising methods, and all of them do not give the same preferred end result.<br />
You can also become a leader in Twitter marketing by taking it to a much higher level and explore its full prospective. One need not employ in spam that breach the terms of service of the site, where you can use far more influential strategies can be adopted. For this you need to work in a transparent manner, and put your focus on effective communication with others. Twitter is a website where the followers will not stand any span, doing this will erode your followers and some of them may even account you. It is quite easy to get supporters on Twitter. Here are a few simple conduct of doing this. Affiliate currency ultimatum will help you in guiding for the same.<br />
What the community will first look for is your presentation. Anything, which seems to be undesirable, must be refrained at all costs. For instance, you username should not create any hunch. So, you must work seriously when choosing a username. Also, if you are being yourself, you will be prone to fewer mistakes that come when one is using a fake name.<br />
On Twitter, it becomes extremely important to build an image and reputation, doing this you will get recognition and become someone whose suggestions people will follow. If you are having a large product portfolio, it is wise to create different account for each product so that you can target your group in a better way. Your marketing will become effective but you may find it difficult to manage at times. Once you have established yourself and your business well, Twitter will help you in making fast cash. Twitter is one of the sites where new trends can be identified quickly and easily, and this information can be used to its advantage for extra sales. In order to make such marketing work, you need to move fast in your actions. To pinpoint on the emerging trends, you need to look for the latest Twitter discussions, they will probably give you all the information needed to get blog posts and articles about the topic.<br />
You should not undermine your strategies; you can get lots of prospective customers and offer them your latest products. For this you need to continuously look for emerging trends in online marketing. Time should not be wasted over thinking, you need to move with the latest method and change you methods according to the changing web environment. Always remember, if you want to market groups on Twitter, you should be able to draw their attention towards yourself. Your tweets must grab the attention of everyone. If your tweets are not worthwhile and look boring, no one will be ready to follow you. If you seriously want to work on Twitter marketing and make it a success, then you need to follow the right approach and avoid adopting hard selling methods.<br />
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949775218665438139.post-88921692870580938702011-02-07T10:46:00.000-10:002011-02-07T10:46:09.959-10:00Twitter Marketing Strategy - To Tweet Or Not to Tweet?-- By Cory Alan<div id="body"> I avoided Twitter, made fun of it and repeated stories I had heard from people I know loosing friends to "twittering"; they no longer could share a car ride, enjoy a meal or even simple conversation because their friend was so obsessed with the latest "tweet."<br />
When Twitter first became popular I shared this sentiment:<br />
"What could be more annoying and less useful than a site where thousands of people are given 140 characters to shout out about what they're doing at every moment of the day? The amazing thing is that enough people out there think this mindless stream of ephemera ("I'm eating a tangerine," "I'm waiting for a plane," "I want a Big Mac") is interesting enough to serve as the basis for a viable advertising platform."<br />
But after fellow marketers I respect reintroduced me to Twitter as a tool to complement their present strategies, I took notice and soon began to see the advantages of the "follower." I was hooked.<br />
Here's what I learned. Created in 2006, by Jack Dorsey, Twitter is a free online service that allows you to broadcast short messages (140-character limit) to your friends or "followers." You too can specify your own list of people you want to follow. Many think of Twitter not so much as a social network, but as an information network. It tells people what's happening in the subjects they care about as it is happening in the world.<br />
Twitter is an invaluable tool for any social marketing strategy and is one of today's hottest new trends on the Internet. Not sure if it's for you? Even Microsoft's founder and the world's richest man, Bill Gates, has a Twitter account. You can start following him at @BillGates. Oprah tweets, celebrity Ashton Kutcher even beat CNN's breaking news feed and was the first Twitter account with one million followers.<br />
Still, with its incredible popularity and growth, many in the marketing world continue to debate whether Twitter is a total time vacuum or a marketing tool you can't live without. I believe its value is based on how you chose to use it.<br />
Personally, I'm not one to chatter with friends via texting or glued to current media events via my cell phone. I still like the phone and of course emails. But I have found that Twitter is an important part of my overall social marketing strategy.<br />
Everyone uses Twitter differently. So what's the big deal; how should you be using Twitter in your marketing strategy? For over a year now, many have claimed that Twitter is the #1 traffic builder for their blog. I do see the spikes in traffic from cross-linking my posts to Twitter.<br />
Twitter is an opt-in world, so if you don't find someone's tweets interesting, you simply stop following that person. Originally, I used Twitter to have a following that shared a common interest about new articles I was posting on my blog concerning Internet Marketing. Later, I found myself not only using it as another outlet for exposure, but also as a marketer it was useful to follow market leaders, competitors, bloggers, speakers, and authors in my niche. It became a great way to follow people I found interesting and wanted to keep up with. Twitter is like a cyber press release, but only from the people whose news you care about.<br />
Keep in mind that although we are focused on business with promotion being the number one priority, Twitter is about give and take. If you just use it to push your stuff, you'll be zapped in a zano-tweet-second, translation- blocked for good. Twitter is not about pushing content or your agenda, it's about give and take.<br />
Follow / Following / Unfollow<br />
Many take the approach, "Anyone that won't follow me, I'm not going to follow back."<br />
Follow - Twitter is similar to your RSS. Who you follow is basically who - or what information - you subscribe to. Remember it's an opt-in system. If you're using Twitter for marketing purposes then you want to follow the market leaders and the news sources in your niche. Don't worry whether they follow you back. Seriously. The point of following is to get the news and updates that you prefer. Period.<br />
I use a "Tweet Adder" to build my base of contacts or "followers" that I think may be interested in my content. I do unfollow people that have not accepted my invitation to follow me after three days. I do this to keep my ratio fairly even. The people I follow based solely on their content I am not concerned whether or not they follow me.<br />
As I mentioned earlier, I seek people that may have an interest in what I'm doing. Twitter tools, like "Tweet Adder," give you the ability not only to follow specific people, but also to follow people interested in specific topics. Tweet Adder offers specialized search tools that I use to build my list of followers. These tools allow me to capture people tweeting about my specific topics and keywords. Note, when building a list use keywords similar to what you would use on a capture page including your competitor's name.<br />
Following - I don't spend much time checking to see who is following me. In fact, I turned off email notifications because I found it pointless and didn't need more spam to clear out each day. Your focus should be on building a very specific following, not on who is following you. Unless you notice that you are attracting the "wrong people" in which case, rethink your search words.<br />
You want to regard "building your following" as you would "building your leads list."<br />
Unfollow - Some people will unfollow anyone that won't follow them, or who unfollows them.<br />
You should unfollow anyone you no longer want to follow. It's not rude, if that person is consistently off topic to what attracted you to them in the beginning, you should set them free! As I said earlier, the followers I request to join me using the adding software, I do unfollow after a few days if they don't accept my request. This is a completely different group than the people I choose to follow based on their content that attracted me.<br />
These are just a few ways to utilize Twitter. As you integrate this tool into your social marketing strategy you will learn more tactics to maximize Twitter World.<br />
Twitter Marketing Strategy<br />
Make sure you have a Twitter Marketing Strategy. Keep it simple, and tweet consistently. If you don't have a specific goal or strategy, Twitter will surely become a "time vacuum" for you.<br />
Initially I only used Twitter as a way to increase exposure for my other strategies. Then I realized I could also build a following of like-minded people that would find value in my information. Every time I announce on Facebook that I have posted new content on my blog, a tweet is automatically sent to my followers using a plug-in I installed. Then everyone that is following me can view my new posting and even better, if they like what they see, they may re-tweet and share the information with all their followers. You can see how this can maximize your exposure! Here's an important tip, be sure to keep your tweet to 120 characters or less for easy re-tweeting. As tweets are re-tweeted they pick up characters.<br />
"Be sure you are always providing new content that has value. You want your followers to be loyal and to have interest in what you are sharing. That is why you need to define your target market and your offers, and create a strong message-to-market match."<br />
Keep an eye on your followers and their mindset. Figure out why they chose to follow you, and make sure your updates, topics, products, website or blog continues to deliver on that attraction. If they did follow you specifically for those reasons, and you don't deliver, then you are letting them down. And we know that means a "unfollow click" is coming.<br />
Building a following on Twitter should be viewed much the same as building a lead list. You definitely want to provide quality over quantity with your Twitter marketing strategy. The more focused your topic and readership, the more productive you will be - and the higher your click-through and conversion rates will be.<br />
Marketing is not spam. Sharing resources and links is not spam. As long as you respect your followers and continue to provide them with "real value" information they desire, you are providing a service. Not Spam. Just remember to ask yourself this about your social marketing strategy, "Why are people following me and am I delivering what they seek?"<br />
Your Twitter marketing goal should be to tweet useful information that is of specific interest to your followers. Twitter is a place where you can be more personable and even more intimate, but you want to maintain your professional character and your integrity at all times.<br />
Remember that Attraction Marketing is the "Key" and that you want to build Relationships.<br />
ENGAGE your followers.<br />
In addition to staying current on news, information and conversations in your niche, and increasing your viewership and traffic, Twitter is a great way to engage your target market in productive relationship building conversations.<br />
Here are just a few ideas that I've seen work incredibly well for my social marketing strategy:<br />
Host a contest on Twitter. For examples, search "Twitter contest" at Google.<br />
Encourage your followers to 'tweet you' questions, favorite links, resources, and tips or personal experiences about your topic. Using your content blog is a great way to craft new and interesting posts. Use Twitter to really engage your target market in conversations about your industry. What do they need, what do they love, what really frustrates them?<br />
Compile the feedback and share it in a post. Once published, thank your followers and give them the link to check out the results. Not only will you be making connections with your prospects, they will appreciate your genuine interest and you will be able to gain valuable insight that will help you tailor your Twitter marketing strategy to better serve them.<br />
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I have decided to publish this article for all those affiliate marketers so that they can cash in using Twitter marketing tools and apply them to their website to expand their affiliate network. I will discuss some of the most popular Twitter tools being used by Affiliate Marketers.<br />
<b>TweetDeck:</b> A desktop application which is used display messages from all your friends and their direct messages. Affiliates can use TweetDeck to manage multiple Twitter accounts, and it has a function where you can track keywords every time a keyword is mentioned you will know about it and be able to follow by creating specific search columns.<br />
<b> Twitscoop:</b> Another great Twitter application. Can be used to view keywords in any niche market and understand the market and see where the trends are going. Once you know the trend you can always focus your attention on getting involved in Affiliate programs that follow these hot trends. When you browse to Twitscoop, the top of the page will contain a button labeled "Hot Trends" and will provide a list of hot items and products that will be hot in the future. Be the first to tap into this market and join affiliate programs that will provide users with these products. When they buy these products through your site, you can cash in handsomely from the commission.<br />
<b>Twitter Search:</b> This application or tool is being used almost as much as Google. Loog up some affiliate programs that are paying high commissions and then type in that keyword into Twitter Search. You will be able to view the discussions on that keyword and read exactly what is being discussed and how popular that topic is. This tool will also allow you to narrow down the search to specific audience so you can focus your affiliate marketing to a certain group.<br />
</div><div class="sig" id="sig"> I will go ahead and post this article in the forum as well, so many of our community members can post a comment or even add some more tools that they have experience with. Here is the direct link to the forum posting:<br />
Article From My Affiliate Forum: <a href="http://www.myaffiliateforum.com/" target="_new">www.myaffiliateforum.com</a><br />
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Twitter has become more and more popular over the years since the first tweet was posted on March 21st 2006. It now reaches approximately 190 million monthly visitors, making it one of the most visited social networking sites. This large amount of visitors has created a good marketing opportunity for businesses. Most of the ways that people make money on Twitter rely on the fact that companies will pay you for exposing their products or services to a large number of people.<br />
<em>Making money on Twitter</em> <br />
Direct advertisements - If you have a large number of people following you on twitter, then there are many companies that are willing to pay you to recommend or promote their products by saying things like 'I just found this brilliant new service, check it out!' Being paid for direct advertising will only work if you have a large amount of followers as businesses are only willing to pay you if their products are being exposed to enough people to make it worth their while. Paid Reviews - Like in direct advertising, doing paid reviews consist of recommending products or services in your tweets. The only difference is that instead of saying something like 'I just tried this amazing new online service, check it out' you would do an in-depth review of the product/service saying what it does and how to use it. You need a decent amount of followers to use this technique as, like the other techniques, companies will only pay if their product or service is exposed to enough people to bring them a profit. You do not have to post your review directly in a tweet; you can simply write it somewhere else and post the link in a tweet.<br />
<strong>Contests </strong>- <br />
Finally, doing sponsored contests are a great way of making money on Twitter, but only if you have a huge amount of followers. With sponsored contests you find a company that you wish to be sponsored by and, if they agree, you post a tweet saying something similar to 'which new features would you like to see in this product' or 'tell us why you like product x in 140 characters.' The product/service that you ask people to write about must be one of your sponsor's services/product. The person who comes up with the best answer then wins a prize from your sponsors. Companies are willing to pay you to do this as it makes people aware of their product. Also, if you use the 'which new features would you like to see in this product' example then it allows them to find out how they can improve their products/services. The reason you need a large number of followers for this to work is companies are only willing to pay you if the number of people who become aware of their product brings them more money than the amount they pay you. These are just a few of the popular techniques used to make money on Twitter. All of these techniques can be adapted to any other social networking sites if needed.<br />
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949775218665438139.post-9910233410808467612010-11-16T22:05:00.002-10:002010-11-16T22:05:57.660-10:00Customize Your Twitter Profile - Three Ways== By David Perdew Platinum Quality Author<div id="body"> One of the most basic, yet very important things that everyone should learn how to do when they join Twitter, (aside from limiting posts to 140 characters) is how to customize their profiles.<br />
Your name, website, bio, photo, and background are the main things you can customize aside from your tweets, and they do make a difference. Taking the time to creatively design these aspects of your Twitter profile can make a difference in the number of people who want to follow you on Twitter. <br />
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<strong>How to Customize your Twitter Profile</strong><br />
Log on to your Twitter account. At the top of your Twitter account page, click "Profile." This will bring you to a page that lists your tweets and follow stats.<br />
Click the "Edit your profile" link. This will take you to a page that allows you to make changes to your account.<br />
<strong><em>Your Bio</em></strong>: Under the "profile" tab you can edit your name and location and you can enter a URL for your website. You also have 63 characters for your "bio" where you can talk about who you are, add a company slogan, include your favorite quote, or add something that will send a message about you or your company. Make the most of it!<br />
<em><strong>Your Image</strong></em>: You can change the photo on your Twitter account by clicking "Change image" on the "Edit your profile" page. You can use a logo, a mobile photo, or a picture file from your computer. Images are very important, so add something of quality. If you are using a headshot of yourself, don't be afraid to change it every once in a while in order to keep your profile fresh.<br />
<strong><em>Your Background</em></strong>: You can customize your Twitter account's background by clicking the "Design" tab and selecting one of the choices provided. Fortunately, you are not limited to these choices thanks to a variety of Twitter tools, including Themeleon and Twitr Backgrounds. Twitr Backgrounds offers nearly 800 free backgrounds or you can order a customized background for $89.00. If you have images of your own to use, you can upload up to four photos to this Twitter app and create your own background for free.<br />
Try adding information to your Twitter profile and customizing your Twitter "presence." It can help you attract new followers and keep the ones you already have.<br />
</div><div class="sig" id="sig"> By the way, if you'd like to see the coolest Twitter applications on the web, visit My Twitter Toolbox at <a href="http://mytwittertoolbox.com/" target="_new">http://MyTwitterToolbox.com</a>. With more than 250 Twitter tools for productivity and fun, you'll discover everything you need in one spot to be incredibly effective with Twitter.<br />
If you really want to know how to use Twitter and other social marketing tools, check out this 60-minute audio with four of the top online marketers in the business as they reveal their <a href="http://strategies4socialmarketing.com/" target="_new">top strategies for social marketing</a>.<br />
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Sponsored Tweets can be used to craft the perfect combination of twitter social media with twitter ad, to make an impact on the virtual communities available on the World Wide Web. Sponsored Tweet is instrumental in implementing several social media micro and macro strategies that give the business a competitive edge over the others. The advertising agency also conducts a social media analysis of the twitter account that can be effectively applied, in order to improve operations and features of the twitter ad, at the same time one can also monetize from the relationships with customers and friends available online.<br />
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Advertising agencies like Sponsored Tweets have brought a transformation to the social networking websites with a successful business strategy. Sponsored Tweets originated from IZEA, which is instrumental in bringing together the community of tweeters and advertisers that are willing to place ads on the twitter news boards. It is very easy to gain money by doing nothing but encouraging the others in the community in order to click on the Sponsored Tweets ad, that are available on the internet.<br />
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Sponsored Tweets do not come with auto injecting facilities where the ads are changed according to autopilot. But, in the case of Sponsored Tweets.com the accounts are manipulated manually. Many customers who make use of their twitter accounts for earning money with twitter ad services like Sponsored Tweet service, and are very satisfied with the payment process of the agency and all information about the owner of the website is displayed with the service which is highly valued in the modern world.<br />
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If you are looking for a comprehensive package for marketing your profile or services through the twitter ad service, some of the straightforward agencies are easily available on the internet. Sponsoredtweet.com is the best option that can be used to build social media into the marketing program that is available with sponsored tweets. The twitter ad agency utilizes some of the best practices that illustrate success to learn from and pitfalls to avoid while marketing through Social Media interfaces.<br />
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<strong>Insight Into Reach</strong><br />
One great thing about Twitter as a business platform is the opportunity it gives you to reach an even bigger audience than you already have access to. All it takes is a short and interesting tweet to get people talking about your products, services, or the brand itself. But how do you know how far that tweet traveled and the impact it made? If you are having trouble answering that question, a free Twitter analytics tool could be of good use. There are currently dozens of tools you can rely on to analyze your tweets and measure their reach, many of which are pretty handy at helping you discover your best advocates as well.<br />
<strong>Influence Measurement</strong><br />
Having a large number of followers on Twitter is great, but that is not where the true power of this social network lies. The real potential rests in the ability it provides to network, share ideas and interact with others. Several successful users have demonstrated that the more you interact on the site, the more rewarding it tends to be. Since gauging your impact is difficult on any social network, free Twitter analytics tools are available to help you measure that influence. A good tool will not only show you how influential your brand is, but also go a long way in helping you adopt the skills needed to effectively communicate with your audience.<br />
<strong>Valuable Data to Calculate Your ROI</strong><br />
If the return on your investment is something that is important to you, then it would be in your best interest to find a way to measure ROI when leveraging Twitter as a marketing platform. Some apply homemade algorithms and methods, but free analytics tools also exist to make this task easier and more efficient. With a good utility at your disposal, you can find out valuable information about your followers such as how many of them are re-tweeting your content, and much more. Some tools even provide easy to read charts and reports that can be downloaded and analyzed at your leisure. Although there is no one magic formula to calculating Twitter ROI, these tools give you a much clear picture of how your efforts are paying off.<br />
Twitter recently mentioned that it would be launching a free analytics service in the near future. If you are a small business owner who does not like to wait around, rest assured that there are a plethora of free tools just waiting to be put to use. With so many to choose from, you can easily build up a nice collection that fits perfectly in your marketing arsenal.<br />
</div><div class="sig" id="sig"> Gary San is a best practices advocate for <a href="http://www.benchmarkemail.com/blogs/detail/tips-to-combine-twitter-with-your-email" target="_new">combining Twitter with email marketing</a>.<br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Gary_San"> http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Gary_San </a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949775218665438139.post-51391795375808671942010-11-05T17:33:00.000-10:002010-11-05T17:33:54.371-10:00Free Tools to Drive Massive Traffic to Your WebsiteWhat most of the online marketers have in common are the issues and difficulties in their business website as well as driving massive traffic which is one of the most important keys in obtaining sales and making money out of it. Whichever, you can pay for your targeted traffic with time, pay with an amount of money, and a lot of instances that you pay with both means.<br />
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But how would you be able to drive more traffic without using up vast amounts of money since you yearn to keep your budget tight and instead use free marketing methods? Of course, there are more than a dozen ways you can make use of it to increase website traffic with free search engine optimization tools and techniques.<br />
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You can certainly take advantage of the social networking websites which is a free online marketing space where you can share your articles, links or some of your ideas. Twitter and Facebook are just two of those social networking sites which are sure to be an excellent way for you to promote your products as well as the website although you need to be extra careful since these are not business media sites.<br />
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Another great way to go is social bookmarking where you can get easy back links, have the opportunity to get lots of traffic back to your site, and at the same time build up your ranking in the search engine results page. You can start creating your own bookmark for the content you have formed with sites such as Digg.com or SocialADR.<br />
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With article writing, which is another effective method in generating targeted traffic towards your website, you just have to write articles that are informative and as short as possible to attract more viewers to your website. From here you may share some guidelines or demonstrate some value you are offering, and also, you may add links on them directing them to your website.<br />
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In a good way, blogging can truly increase traffic to your website. You will just have to utilize it the right way that you may start blogging about your business or other related topics about your products. You will surely be amazed as other web users participate in giving some comments after reading your blog or discussion, so start right away if possible since it's really free!<br />
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Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jason_NybackUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949775218665438139.post-26055778096637636972010-10-29T00:50:00.002-10:002010-10-29T00:50:59.250-10:00Blogging for Income Online By John Osborne R.<div id="body"> Commercial blogging is a lucrative business from all the different perspectives that the clients use for the internet on a regular basis. It can be the foundation for a steady income stream. Unfortunately some people do not take blogging seriously. They will follow a halfhearted approach or even a frivolous approach. This is a recipe for failure in the field. For blogging to work, the entrepreneur has to take it very seriously indeed. The first thing that will need to be resolved is the hosting company that is going to handle the blog. There are different websites that have their own entry requirements.<br />
It is imperative that the blog that is hosted on these websites follows the general guidance that is provided in the terms and conditions. The hosting company will have a target audience that demands certain concessions in the way that written material is presented to the general public. For example a blog might be exclusively attached to the concept of Christian life. That means that many posts will be rejected if they do not conform to that religion. It is the responsibility of the entrepreneur to ensure that the material that is presented on the blog represents the wishes of the hosting company.<br />
The quality of content on the blog will also be an important consideration. If there is nothing to say on the blog then it is not worth publishing. There are many hosting companies that will deny access to the blogs that fail to meet their minimum standards on the quality of content. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden because it compromises the integrity of the blog and creates a feeling of uncertainty amongst the readers. It is far better to reduce the content volume than to copy material from another source.<br />
Optimization is an option but it is not absolutely essential to running a successful blog. Nevertheless it is nearly impossible for visitors to find the blog if it has not been properly optimized for the search engines. A few links to relevant websites are perfectly acceptable in the circumstances. They also open up the possibility of marketing the blog in a commercial context. These days all activities that are put online require a certain element of sponsorship. If the writer has good quality and interesting content then there is no reason why the traffic numbers will not rise. When the traffic numbers rise then the sponsors will want to get a piece of the action.<br />
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For businesses that offer localized services or products, targeting a local customer base using geographic targeting tools could mean a drastic influx in revenue and brand awareness.<br />
<strong><u>Location-Based Tweets on Twitter</u></strong><br />
The geotagging application on Twitter enables users to link their location to a tweet. For example, if you were attending a Giants football game in New York, you could tweet a play that informs followers that you are located at Giants Stadium and not just watching the game from your TV.<br />
This engages followers who are interested in the game you're attending and enables them to feel a deeper connection to the game, as they are getting live feed from the stadium.<br />
<strong>How do location-based tweets benefit your business? </strong><br />
Businesses that use this application can link their business location to their tweets. This enables followers to instantly see where a company is located. Perhaps these followers will realize that they're in your company's neighborhood and stop by to check out a new product you just tweeted about.<br />
Also, travelers could search location-based tweets to see what type of companies and activities are around the area that they're visiting. These travelers might stumble across your company tweets while performing a location search for the area and decide to visit your business.<br />
<strong><u>Facebook Geotagging</u></strong><br />
Geotagging on Facebook is the act of distributing a status update or post to a particular group of people in any city, state, or country around the world.<br />
For example, if you post a status update mentioning that you are eating dinner at Sparks Steakhouse in Manhattan, you might only want to share this update with friends who are residing in Manhattan. Your friends who don't live in the area might not know what Sparks Steakhouse is and probably won't care that you're eating at a restaurant they've never heard of.<br />
<strong>How does Facebook geotagging benefit your business? </strong><br />
Similar to the benefits of location-based tweets, Facebook users could search a particular location that they might be visiting to see what's going in the area or to get more familiar with nearby businesses.<br />
For example, if your company was hosting a public travel seminar event in downtown Chicago, chances are people who don't live in Chicago aren't going to care that you're hosting an event that they can't even attend. Geotagging eliminates these people from receiving this status update.<br />
And, when you geotag your location on your Facebook page as Chicago, travelers to the area might place the keyword "Chicago" in the search field of Facebook to see if anything is going on in the area. Your status update would show up if it was properly geotagged.<br />
<strong><u>Google Places</u></strong><br />
Introduced to the online scene late last year, Google Places is a Google feature that produces search results for local businesses. The creation of Google Places was inspired by a statistic that concluded that one out of every five searches on Google pertains to a specific location. Today, Google Places offers users a variety of features including streamline analytics, business information, photo, and customized code features.<br />
<strong>How does Google Places benefit your business? </strong><br />
You can customize your marketing strategies based on what search terms customers are using to locate you. For example, if you own a high-end spa in upper Manhattan and you list services on your Google Places page that customers are using to search for a nearby salon, you might consider keeping those service descriptions on your Google Places page. You might also consider using those keywords in other online marketing platforms, such as the copy on your website, blog, and social media profiles.<br />
Also, posting detailed business information to Google Places provides your customers with necessary information in one easy-to-read location. This streamline navigation feature reduces frustration on your clients and allows you to reduce the number of unproductive phone calls and inquiries that revolve around your hours of operation, directions to your business, and more.<br />
<strong><u>Foursquare</u></strong><br />
Using mobile devices, foursquare users can travel around cities, looking for interesting places to eat, drink, listen to music, relax, and enhance their cultural horizons. foursquare enables your company to participate in this entertaining form of communication while reaching new markets and engaging with current customers and prospective ones.<br />
<strong>How does foursquare benefit your business? </strong><br />
What's one of the number one benefits you hear of when it comes to marketing your business using social media? It helps you build relationships with customers and prospects. Foursquare does just that, but takes customers one step closer to you: your store.<br />
Using foursquare's analytics, you can see when new customers come into your establishment, build relationships with your most frequent foursquare customers, and reach new markets. And when you offer specials to your foursquare users, you're allowing customers to feel as though they are rewarded for visiting your establishment.<br />
<strong>Conclusion:</strong>When you can begin to combine your localized marketing efforts with social media measurement and customer retention strategies, you'll be much more likely to increase brand awareness and attract more customers to your storefront.<br />
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Social media has already been an excellent method for online marketers to <nobr><a class="GVAdLink" href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Twitter-Traffic-Program---How-To-Get-More-Visitors&id=5139909#" id="GVLINK_3_0_2">complete</a></nobr> many of their own marketing goals. But social networks are used by many others for many additional reasons. But when this comes to utilizing social marketing for the best results, there is an aspect that will equal the desired outcomes -Traffic, Followers, and Friends. At this time it is appearing like Twitter is overtaking the social networking scenario and producing Twitter Traffic ought to be the number one intention while it is booming.<br />
You are able to examine this just like the stock exchange. When you are aware a stock is actually climbing, the sooner you get in, the more cash you are making. With Twitter, there actually is no risk of the share heading down for some unidentified reason. Really, it looks like, Twitter is actually all over.<br />
The number of Twitter users is increasing in great amounts. Therefore using the correct Twitter Traffic program right this moment might be enormous. Many people currently have their Twitter account's all setup and good to go, and taking benefits of this specific influx in Twitter traffic really should be simple.<br />
Twitter Traffic Ought to be a Main concern<br />
Whenever we have an opportunity to take advantage of the surge in a social medium's recognition, all of us really have to getting things up to the next level. Performing the typical follower and traffic technique's is fine, and we are going to most likely see good results, however for being successful, there has to be much more action taken. All of the Twitter publicity mean's that developing a large following will pay off. Think of the many new members which are ready to get involved with that "Twitter" thing. Everybody of them is really a potential follower. And there's no reason why all of us won't re-assess the way we advertise on this web site.<br />
We can boost traffic to our website by fitting "Twitter Traffic" into an automated system that does not have to be looked at or even messed with each and every 10 minutes. This really is the best way to make use of the current Twitter surge. Most of us don't have the time to invest in stuff like Twitter, so we will have to make the task of social network a lot more convenient. There are various Twitter tools available, but knowing just how to utilize these types of tools is the key. I went forward and determined to utilize a completely automatic Twitter Traffic system. This pretty much demonstrated what I had to know to completely automate the entire Twitter procedure. It demonstrated how to use all of the Free Twitter tools making the work a whole lot simpler.<br />
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Creating a blogging site is the best way for someone who is just beginning to take advantage of the Internet to make cash online for free. Google blogger is completely free to use because there are no hosting fees or fees for web design. It's considered one of the best free blogging hosts available today and it offers many advantages over some of the other options that are available.<br />
Advantages of using Blogger:<br />
· Blogger is one of the easiest ways for beginners to learn how to use a blogging site to make money.<br />
· You can publish blogs every day or occasionally, whichever suits you the best.<br />
· You can have several free blogs at one time so if you want multiple sites that talk about completely different things, you can do so without paying lots of fees. You can also link your blogs together.<br />
· Google blogger offers several different widgets that can be put in a variety of locations throughout your site depending on which layout you use. These include Twitter tools, affiliate links and social bookmarking tools that can help to promote your blog and draw traffic to your site so you make cash online for free.<br />
· There are many tools available in blogger that will make using the site easy and fun such as text links, anchor text and clickable pictures.<br />
· You can use the tools found inside your Gmail account to customize your free Google blog.<br />
You can start out using the original layout that comes with the Gmail account or you can take some time to learn how to use the tools offered by Google to change things around. Once you get familiar with everything you can learn how to design and personalize your site to make it more interesting so you can make money online for free.<br />
The layouts are easy to use and you can even choose which fonts and colors you want to use on the site. If you're a good writer and you choose content that others are interested in, it should be easy to draw visitors to your site. Blogger is an excellent choice for the beginner and something you should consider using when you're ready to take advantage of making money from the Internet.<br />
Once you know how to use all of the Google gadgets you can customize your blog turning it into a professional looking site. Then, you can begin adding pay-per-click ads and other ways to make money and turn your blog into a money making site where you can make cash for free.<br />
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Web 2.0 sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace etc are certainly big at the moment. Also, Google Buzz has recently arrived on the scene and is starting to make waves. The secret, of course, is to try and find legitimate ways to utilize some, or all, of these tools to grow your business. Something I've been looking at for some time now and finally I've come up with some strategies that have made significant differences to my business.<br />
Now, those of you that know me well, through my coaching, and motivational site at, will know that I like to get to the point. You'll also know that I spend most of my time on coaching rather than Internet Marketing. So, when I start talking about Internet Marketing, it usually involves something big and this is no exception!<br />
OK, so why use Twitter? I'm not one of those people that says you should use something just because it's there! It has to serve a purpose and it has to be effective in terms of both time and cost. Well, Twitter certainly wins in terms of cost... because it's free! Can't argue with that because it won't cost you a dime (or a penny or a cent you choose!).<br />
But what about the time aspect? Does Twitter win on that one as well? To be perfectly honest, until recently, I couldn't work out how to use Twitter in a time-effective way, because each 'Tweet' was simply published once and then, as far as I could see, disappeared into thin air! I simply couldn't find a way of sending 'Tweets' so that they were seen by people at different times of the day... without sitting at my PC all day (and night) and repeatedly sending out the same message... time after time... after time... after time...<br />
I just knew there had to be a better way of doing things, so I decided to do some research and low and behold... there was a multitude of tools available! The trick, of course, was finding one that did everything I wanted, but at a reasonable price or better still free! Now, if you want to go through the same process as me, search Google for 'free twitter tools'. You'll find quite a few! Unfortunately, most of them will only work for accounts with a small number of followers, whereas my top account now boasts well over 14k followers and I now have almost 40k followers in my main accounts. These figures are increasing all the time and bring about substantial visitors to my sites on a daily basis. So, Twitter is definitely working for me, although it is still early as far as I'm concerned!<br />
OK, in a nutshell, this is what I want from any Twitter tool. <br />
<ol><li>The ability to schedule tweets to all of my accounts, either separately or the same tweet to each</li>
<li>The ability to resend tweets at scheduled times</li>
<li>The ability to monitor and maintain my list of followers</li>
<li>The ability to maintain and monitor the list of people I'm following</li>
<li>The ability to build my list of followers and friends (people I'm following) according to specific criteria</li>
</ol>There are a few other things I need, but these are the key features I was looking for.<br />
OK, let's look at these in more detail... but not too much, because I know you're a busy person!<br />
<strong>1. The ability to schedule tweets to all of my accounts, either separately or the same tweet to each</strong><br />
This is my number one requirement. I have individual Twitter accounts for each area of my online business... Life Coaching, Relationship Coaching, Internet Marketing, etc. So it's essential I can send different 'Tweets' to each account, although sometimes I'll happily send the same 'Tweet' to all of my accounts! Each 'Tweet' you send is displayed on the Twitter site and will also be picked up by your followers (the people following you), so this is a great way of getting your message across to people who have chosen to follow you.<br />
<strong>2. The ability to resend tweets at scheduled times</strong><br />
Again, this is crucial. Since Twitter is used worldwide, it's important to be able to send out the same message at different times of the day, so that my followers will pick up my message whatever time they're logged on. Marketing also involves putting your message in front of people as much as you can... without getting to the point of really annoying them, of course! So i needed a tool to do just that!<br />
<strong>3. The ability to monitor and maintain my list of followers</strong><br />
A key aspect of Twitter is finding people interested in the same issues as yourself. As an Internet Marketer, for instance, I look for like-minded people on Twitter, follow them and hope they then follow me... we can then exchange ideas and hopefully I can sell some useful products to them! Look, this is business! Now, all of this could be a time consuming process... with a tool to help you along the way!<br />
<strong>4. The ability to maintain and monitor the list of people I'm following</strong><br />
This is pretty important too... mainly because Twitter doesn't like you following lots of people if you don't also have a similar number of followers... or indeed loads more followers. this does puzzle me slightly, but I'm in no position to argue, so I just have to get on with it. anyway, no figures are published, but it seems that once you get to following about 2000 people, you need to have at least 1800 followers or you won't be allowed to follow any more people. This is a distinct disadvantage, since one of the best ways to get followers is to follow someone else... because they will then often reciprocate and follow you! See how this works? Good!<br />
<strong>5. The ability to build my list of followers and friends (people I'm following) according to specific criteria</strong><br />
Again this is important... and basically works like this. I look for people with the same interests as me or people looking for services or products that I offer. I then become their friend (follow them) and hope they reciprocate and follow me. We can then build a relationship through Twitter.<br />
Now... wouldn't it be great if you could find a tool to automate these and a few other processes?<br />
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Here are a few free Twitter tools you can integrate easily on your WordPress blog to optimize your social networking activities.<br />
1. <b>Twitter Tools</b> - This WordPress Twitter plugin provides a couple of cool and useful functions. The main one is the ability to automatically tweet your blog posts to your Twitter account. Other options include using Bit.ly to shorten URLs, add hashtags to the tweets and to post a daily or weekly digest of your Twitter tweets on your blog.<br />
2. <b>Tweet This Plugin</b> - This WordPress Twitter plugin adds a Retweet button to each blog post so visitors can easily tweet your posts through their Twitter accounts. You can also set the plugin to automatically shorten URLs and to send new and upcoming blog posts to your Twitter account. The nice thing about this plugin is it keeps track of how many people retweeted your post using the button so you can see at a glance how popular the article is.<br />
3. <b>TwitterLink Comments</b> - The producers of CommentLuv also created a WordPress Twitter plugin that allows a commenter to add a link to their Twitter profile each time they leave a comment. Let's face, if people see they can get an extra link that will promote their projects, they will usually leave a comment.<br />
4. <b>Twitter Widget</b> - Twitter Widget by TwitterCounter is not a specific WordPress plugin but it might be nice to have on a blog. This widget tracks Twitter users who most frequently visit your blog. This is nice for creating a sense of community and for rewarding active users with a little publicity.<br />
5. <b>WordPress Greetbox</b> - This isn't a Twitter tool per se but it still is a great plugin. This tool detects where your visitor came from and greets them with a personal message that you define in the admin panel. So for example, if your visitor came to your blog by clicking a link on Twitter, they will be greeted with a custom message that says something like, "Hi Twitter user, thanks for stopping by my blog". This is great for personally welcoming people to your home on the net.<br />
There are many more Twitter tools for WordPress that you can use to create community and to help you manage your social networking. You are only limited by your creativity and imagination.<br />
</div><div class="sig" id="sig"> Stacy Kinney is an Internet Network Marketing and Social Media coach. She teaches the most effective methods for lead generation on the internet today. For more tips and tools that will give your business the boost it needs to compete effectively in the marketplace visit <a href="http://rockyourbusinessonline.com/" target="_new">http://RockYourBusinessOnline.com</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stacykinney" target="_new">Follow Stacy on Twitter</a><br />
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The missing key for many is Twitter. Do you know that you can have your articles at EzineArticles go directly to Twitter? AND you can have your WordPress blog posts go directly to Twitter? What does this mean to you? More exposure for you. If you have the Twitter widget on your blog, you have a full circle viral marketing system in place because your articles will then come back to your blog.<br />
The strategy for articles and blog posts automatically showing up on Twitter is to go to Twitter and tweet about them after they appear automatically. Talk about them, explain them, do whatever you can do in the 140 characters you have for a Twitter micro-blog post.<br />
How do you accomplish this automatic Twitter posting? It's really quite easy.<br />
<ul><li>Go to your profile manager in <strong>EzineArticles</strong> and put your Twitter username and password in the space provided. Your newly approved articles will now go to Twitter as micro blog posts.</li>
<li>Get the <strong>TwitterTools</strong> plugin for <strong>WordPress</strong> and install it. The only option you want turned off is to create a blog post from a tweet. Do have your blog posts sent to Twitter and do use the Twitter sidebar widget.</li>
<li>Write lots of articles and blog posts, go tweet about them and watch your presence grow.</li>
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There is no faster way to become the authority in your area of expertise than to combine this powerful threesome to drive traffic to your blog and articles.Wouldn't you like to learn more about implementing this powerful strategy in your online business?<br />
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Blogging is an important part of earning an online income. Google Blogger, and WordPress are the most popular blogging platforms. Both are excellent for blogging, if you set it up for success. New blogs or existing blogs, there are some things that you shouldn't forget to include!<br />
Don't rely on another marketers blog! While it is a good thing to comment and participate on other blogs, that should not be the only way you blog. Set up your own blog, with your own ideas and topic. If you only participate, you will make others money, but not yourself.<br />
Don't be all over the place. Focus, focus, focus! Focus on one topic. Find your niche and stick to it. If you happen to find another interesting topic, simply start another blog. What will bring you income and traffic is focus.<br />
Don't create a paper cutter blog. Make your blog uniquely you. Add your own style to the template and layout. Add your personality to your postings. Your visitors will like what they read if it contains even a hint to who you really are.<br />
Don't blog on a subject you know nothing about. Blogs require constant, fresh content. If you are blogging on a subject you don't know, your blog will show it, and you won't get many visitors. Blog about something you have a passion for and knowledge about.<br />
Don't ignore comments others post on your blog! If someone comments on your blog, at least thank them for doing so! If they commented with an addition to the post, keep the conversation going! Invite them to continue communication. The more active you are on your blog, the more people will enjoy visiting! Repeat visitors are a definite asset to increasing your exposure and income potential.<br />
Don't forget a way to contact and follow you! You can't get leads if you don't have a sign up form. You can't get followers, if you don't have a "follow me" button for visitors to follow. Remember, you need traffic, you need to keep faithful readers informed.<br />
Don't leave out keywords! Keywords and tags draw automatic traffic to your blog. Choose them carefully and target them to the post. If you have a blog on parenting, and you post a piece on back to school, choose keywords that fit your topic of the post, such as, back to school, school, prepare, high school, college, elementary school, and so on.<br />
Don't leave out a few widgets and plug-ins. You can find a widget or plug-in for almost anything. These are like apps on your smartphone. There are plug-ins for weather report, and world time, SEO and marketing tips. As with posting and templates, choose widgets and plug-ins that fit the theme of your blog.<br />
Start your blogging off on the right path from the start. Make sure your blog is optimized to draw traffic! The more traffic, the bigger the potential.<br />
</div><div class="sig" id="sig"> Kat Oakley <br />
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My vision is to have a steady income so that I can be a stay at home grandma. I welcome challenging subjects. I find researching a subject interesting. For me, article writing and blogging fosters my love of life long learning. <a href="http://www.thegrandretirementplan.com/" target="_new">http://www.thegrandretirementplan.com</a><br />
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Thanks for visiting.<br />
We are happy to finally be online and sharing the infinite possibilities that are made available through the internet. <br />
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We're starting with a Twitter acount connected to a Google account resulting in this Blogger.com blog.<br />
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We have learnt that the google account can facilitate online interconnectedness.<br />
Google provides the account for: a designated email account, with alert features, plus folders and blog creation.<br />
All of Google features stand as the all in one starting point for a complete online network.<br />
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So enough said for this our first post.<br />
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Thanks for reading our first post.<br />
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We will now beginning to share some of the Exclusive Actions that we will take to share online info, mainly about how we are creating this network.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0