>Blogs: Free Promotion For Your Online Business. Posted by nick_niesen on November 1st Byron Jones Hat , 2010
It's been a few years since blogging first emerged. But it's only recently that it's been considered as more than just a fad.
Many teenagers have resorted to blogging as an outlet for their emotions, a little online nook where they can sound off about whatever bugs them or makes them happy.
Now savvy marketers have discovered that blogging is one of the best Internet marketing methods that doesn't cost a cent.
So, what exactly is a blog? Blog is the shortened form of "web log". Basically, a blog is an online journal. A blog can be set up for no cost at all Maliek Collins Hat , and can be used just for the fun of it or for business purposes.
Blogging for your Internet business is a great way to boost the visibility of your products and services. Here are a few ways that your internet advertising will benefit from using a blog:
1. Keep your clients or customers abreast of changes to your website. You can announce new products and affiliate websites through your blog.
2. Publish your opinions, advice or reviews on specific products or services that are related to your business. Publishing is an easy process with blogging.
3. Include articles that will fetch back-links, and links to your website that will subsequently improve your ranking on search engines. This can be helped by putting well written articles in both your blog and your website.
4. You should also include affiliate links in your blog to earn extra income. In fact some people earn good incomes just from niche blogs with relevant affiliate links.
5. Collect responses through the ability of blogs to accept comments from your blog readers. Not only does this build your content without any effort on your part, but you can learn and improve your products and services through the feedback from your readers.
6. Connect with other bloggers. When other bloggers notice that you have something good to say in your blog Jaylon Smith Hat , they might put you in their favorites lists - that will automatically link you to their blogs and further help your rankings and traffic.
So, how do you set up a blog? There are a few options you can use to take advantage of this fun and fairly easy way to advertise your Internet business.
You can either load blogging software, such as "wordPress", on your own domain or use a blog hosting service. Host services such as LiveJournal and Blogger are the most popular in this field. Those hosts provide you with easy instructions on how to put up your blog.
Once you've got your blog up and running Chidobe Awuzie Hat , you can promote it through the usual methods. Some examples are blog directories, participating in relevant forums or writing and submitting articles.
Remember also that most blog software or providers have an inbuilt function to provide an RSS feed of your blog contents. So you can also submit that feed to RSS directories, and to feed servers such as FeedBurner
But whatever else you do, remember to add the RSS feed as content to your personalized home pages at Google Taco Charlton Hat , my.yahoo and my.msn It'll help get your blog spidered and listed faster by those search engines.
So now you know a bit more about the free advertising benefits of blogging, the next step is to take action - now. Happy blogging.
Internet Marketing Tactics For These Tough Times (From Google and Me!) ECommerce Articles | January 9, 2009 Everyone is saying we are in for some rough economic times, so here are some Internet Marketing tactics to help you through the tough months ahead. Some of these tips are directly from Google & some of them are from a seasoned Connor Williams Hat , full-time online affiliate marketer.
Copyright (c) 2009 Titus Hoskins
As we enter into what many enlightened souls are calling the most dire economic times since the Great Depression, online marketers need all the help they can get - regardless of the source. You have probably heard of Google; but chances are almost 100% certain, you have never heard of me. Lucky you!
Actually, the only thing you need to know about me is that I am a full-time online affiliate marketer and I make a very comfortable living from the web. Last year (2008) Leighton Vander Esch Hat , was my best year online so far, which left me scratching my head and saying what recession?
But that may be something of a false positive, as I will never know how much I could have made if the economic times had been good instead of bad. Plus, judging from my own limited experience Sean Lee Hat , selling and marketing online may not have been hit as hard as those businesses in the real world in 2008, since consumers are doing everything to save a penny and shopping online has become a much cheaper alternative for many.
As we enter into these uncertain times, online marketers and webmasters need all the help they can get. Recently, Google mailed a small booklet to its Adsense users; in it Google gives "6 Top Tactics For Tough Times." It is obviously referring to its Adwords PPC (Pay Per Click) program and clients but Google's advice can be applied to your own general online marketing.
These tactics include: (quoting directly from the Google mail-out)
1. Focus your ads on low prices and savings.
2. Use Value-related keywords.
3. Ensure your ad groups are targeted and relevant.