Don’t Stifle Your Cash Pulling Creativity
Most marketers don't realize that they're selling themselves short when it come to profitable idea generation. Most of us go by the rules – seeking out and following a proven formula for success.
It's easy because we read what someone else has said works, implement a cookie-cutter approach, and start to see some results. Even if they're small results, we're elated because at least it's something.
Tiffany Dow teaches, in her new eBook, that you have to veer off the beaten path from time to time and give yourself the opportunity to shine in the spotlight. Unless you create a breakout product or develop an innovative idea, you'll always be trailing the top money producers on the net.
If you really want to see the amount of money that you're making explode, then you're going to have to think outside the box. Only then will you be able to set yourself apart from your competition in the eyes of your target audience and position yourself as an authority figure in your niche.
You may be able to find that there's a void that needs filling that your competitors haven't yet discovered. Whatever it is that your customers are searching for, but are unable to find online, this is where you want to make gains off of the other guys' shortcomings.
Not following the leader will help you advance in the money game. Be willing to be the first to do something, whether it's a new traffic strategy you're teaching, or new customer service technique, or a creative product idea that has everyone buzzing about it.
There are so many different ways to figure out what needs still aren't being met. You can post a survey or questionnaire on your website asking people what they would like to see developed. You could also ask questions of people on forums or spend some time watching TV or looking through magazines to see what the average consumer is interested in.
Once you find your answer, you need to develop the product that will fill this need. You can even create your own niche for a product that already exists. For instance, people created clothes and display cases for Ty Beanie Babies and made a lot of money from that.
You could even recreate an older product by looking at books that are now in the public domain. These books could be spruced up for you to sell. Your other option is to improve upon an existing product that's already successful. You would be fixing the weaknesses in a product by making yours which is better than what already exists.
Be willing to eke out your own place as a leader in the marketplace, and don't fall in line and conform with what's considered the "norm". Being different, in the case of online sales, can make you rich. Pick up a copy of Building an eBook Empire today here.
Article Writing: Can it help my Online Store?
By Nicole Dean
Question: My online store can't make money unless I get traffic, but I can't afford to keep buying advertising. What can I do? I Feel so discouraged.
Signed, Lonely in my Store
Dear Lonely in my Store,
First of all, you are NOT doing anything wrong. Online businesses take time and can get frustrating, especially in the first year.
If your online store is lonely, and you're watching the dust balls collect, waiting for traffic to come and buy, it's easy to get discouraged. As soon as the advertising ends, so does your traffic – if you're even getting any results from your advertising at all.
What if you could get visitors to your website – free? And, not only that, but the visitors keep coming for years? One of the best methods of generating traffic to your website is by writing and sharing articles. This is not 'get rich quick' and it's not a scam. It's just plain old fashioned marketing with a twist.
Now, even if you aren't a writer, you can use this method of getting traffic. It doesn't take a degree in literature to succeed in article marketing. All it takes is a little time and energy. If you have that – you can get traffic to your website. So, how does it work? Well, it's working right now. Look at the bottom of this article and you'll see…me. I didn't pay for this advertising, but you'll see a link to my website right there, plain as day, just for writing and sharing this article with website publishers.
It's actually quite simple, and it is underused, especially in work at home mom businesses. All you need to do is write a short, simple helpful article about something related to your online store. If you sell makeup, then write an article about how to choose a foundation color, or how to care for your skin during the winter. Then, after you've written your article, you submit it to the article directories.
Article directories are libraries of free articles. They are collections of articles that website and blog owners can use on their sites for free. The only stipulation is that everyone who publishes your article must include your author bio at the end which is where you include your website url and some fascinating information about your wonderful online store.
So, now that you see how simple this free method of generating traffic is, I hope you give it a try. You've got nothing to lose and much to gain. .
Author Resource – Nicole Dean doesn't pay for advertising – ever. The uses article marketing to get free advertising on website and in newsletters worldwide. You can use articles to get free traffic too. Visit http://www.EasyArticleMarketing.com to find out how.
How to be Rejected by the Article Directories
By Nicole Dean.
Article writing is one of the best ways to increase your traffic and get more sales. You've heard it a million times so you decide to finally just do it. You write an article and submit it to the article directories, eagerly anticipating the flow of traffic. Instead you receive the dreaded rejection letter.
What did you do wrong?
The Easiest Way to Write Anything
By Joe Vitale
You've got something to say. You know it. Your associates know it. But you don't regard yourself as a "writer". How are you going to express your wisdom? How will you communicate your thoughts?
Yes, you can follow the path of J. Paul Getty, Lee Iaccocoa and Donald Trump and hire someone to write your words. That works, (and I'm available should you want to talk about hiring me as your ghostwriter). But there is an easier way. I call this the "two step" because that's all there is to it.
Here's the secret in a nutshell:
Article Writing Tips from SpongeBob SquarePants
By Nicole Dean
Wisdom can be found in the most unexpected places. Today, wisdom bubbled up from a pineapple under the sea. I suddenly realized that everything you'd want to know about writing articles for your website can be taught by SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends.
When you write for your newsletter, blog or website, which character are you most like?
Article Writing: Can it Help Grow my Forum?
By Nicole Dean
Question: I've got a forum and it's a ghost town. How can I get people to my forum? – Nobody Loves Me.
Dear Nobody Loves Me,
Building a forum into a happenin' place is a LOT of work. Don't be discourage if your efforts aren't paying off yet. It does take time.
That being said, there are ways to boost your forum and keep boosting it without having to spend a lot of money. Let me share one of my favorite ways to get traffic – writing articles.
Ten Hot Tips For Using E-mail to Get News Coverage For Business
by Paul Krupin
As publisher of the US All Media E-Mail Directory and electronic database, I know many people can benefit from seeing some techniques and guidelines I've developed on how to get news coverage from using email.
It's amazing but true, you can use email to get publicity with the media. Articles can enhance your visibility, name recognition, reputation as an expert and position in your industry. But there are some tricks of the trade that are developing in this really new marketing technique. Email PR is not hard to learn and the benefits are substantial.
Can Google+ stop Facebook from becoming the Top Site on the Web?
By Titus Hoskins © 2011
All the talk recently has been about Google+ and can it beat Facebook at the social networking game? But a more interesting question to consider is the heated Google vs Facebook competition. If you just examine the Alexa numbers alone, you will see that Facebook is beating Google hands-down in some very important traffic stats.
Actually, in both May and June, Facebook knocked Google out of the number one position a couple of times. You can see this if you compare the Stats for Google and Facebook in Alexa. But where Facebook must have Google really concerned is in the number of "Pageviews" and "Time Spent on Site". Facebook easily wins the day.
Using Private Label Rights Articles for Backlinking
Utilising your 404 Error Pages
Have you ever visited a website but typed in the wrong url after the domain name? What did you see?
Chances are you saw a generic page that said something like, "The page cannot be displayed", or "Not Found", or "The requested URL was not found on this server".
This is what is more commonly known as the 404 Error Page. It's the page that shows up by default when someone 'accidentally' types in the address of the page they are looking for on your site incorrectly.
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