Instant Money Machine

I just received my current issue of Home Business Connection, a monthly magazine about opportunities to start your own business. They have such headlines as: • $213,000 in 31 days… • Make Pile$ of Ca$h in your first 30 days… • $600 a Day!…. • True Confessions of a 6-figure a Month earner…. • What Do You Really Need to Make $10,000 a Month?.... • You Could Easily Earn $5000-$10,000+ Every Month…. • Make $3000 per week… • A Million Dollar Formula That Works For Anyone…. To name just a few. Can you really make that kind of money? Are they true, or are they lying? Or maybe just stretching it a little bit. In the research I’ve done on biz ops and MLM deals, I would say 1% or 2% possibly could do it. But I’ll bet my bottom dollar that the vast majority of us couldn’t come close to that kind of money. I did a google search on some of these and found several with numerous complaints about them being scams, crooked, thieves and many other names. Some of them are listed in the ripoff report online as outright scams. So as you read these full page ads, and start to visualize yourself as a millionaire and buying that new Lexus or Mercedes, and ... Continue Reading

Anyone that has spent any time studying SEO, researching algorithms or reading internet marketing blogs and forums knows that link building plays a huge role in a website’s marketing campaign. If for some reason you didn’t know that link building was such a big deal, then it’s imperative for me to tell you now. Backlinks (links pointing to your website) are considered web votes in the search engine popularity/ranking formulas. The more websites there are with links that lead to your site, the merrier. However, it does not stop there. Who links to you, why they link to you and what they say about you are arguably more important factors than how many websites “voted” for you. There are 1,000’s of ways to build links back to your site and for a variety of reasons. Some will build links to increase rankings while others are looking to increase PageRank. Whatever the case may be, it is necessary that you understand the different types of link building. Building Links to Increase Total Backlinks In some industries, depending on the competition link building could entirely just be a popularity contest. For example, you could check the backlinks of your competitors rankings for the terms you ... Continue Reading

Some businesses have been reluctant to adopt social networking as a marketing strategy, with companies even blocking access to social networks as part of company policy. Whilst this may seem a good move when trying to keep employees busy doing their jobs rather than completing their Facebook profile, marketing and communications departments have been slowly but surely become more frustrated at lost opportunities.Social networking is an innate human trait, and in the business world, networking is vital. Hence the rise in networking events, business network breakfasts and so on. Moving this online was inevitable with the rise of the Internet, and businesses who fail to engage in the social network world with a cohesive marketing plan are more than missing a trick. There are now many case studies of well-known brands who are successfully using social networking, not just for raising brand awareness and PR, but also for getting in contact with new and existing customers, for promoting products and services, offering white papers, freebies, coupons and discounts, and possibly most importantly, for listening to feedback from their customers.Some companies have been flamed for the lack of interaction on blogs (for instance, disabling or removing comments), and it has not taken ... Continue Reading

Creating unique content is a must-do in terms of driving traffic to your website. Once you have done this, then you need to promote that content to ensure that the target audience is aware of it. Many SEOs claim that Google's duplicate content filters have made article marketing ineffective, while others suggest article marketers simply need to adapt their tactics to remain relevant.... There are ways to market your articles effectively, which will garner you increased traffic to your website, and hence capture potential customers and their information. There are also ways to market your articles that could have a detrimental effect on your search engine rankings, page rank, and your visitor numbers. Do....host the original article on your own website. You can then focus on delivering links to that article. Use Web 2.0 sites eg create a lens on squidoo for article marketing, add your articles to social bookmark sites, use twitter to promote your articleoffer your content to blogs as unique/exclusive content. These joint ventures/partnerships with other sites can prove valuable.write a regular 'column' for a community portalmake sure any links in the resource box point to relevant pages within your site, not a generic page or homepagespin articles to ... Continue Reading

When considering a social media marketing strategy, it is important to remember that social media marketing has only just entered the ‘prove it’ stage. In other words, whilst many are aware of social media and its potential benefits, there is no clear road map yet that businesses can adopt for guaranteed success. There are case studies of brands and businesses who have achieved a level of success but there are still many businesses who have not sought to use social media in their marketing process so there is a need for more evidence to breed strategies. There seem to be some common questions about social media marketing which those many businesses who have not yet got involved in social media are seeking answers to, before embarking on a potentially time-consuming and unknown strategy. Here are seven of the top questions we are asked. The first question has to be “Where do I start?” There is an ever-growing number of social media websites, and you need to research these before you decide which site(s) will be best not just for you, but to track down your target audience. Trying to second guess which social site will be the next big thing or which ... Continue Reading