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How To Get More Twitter Followers Using FREE Giveaways

Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by Cory.

Put the power of Twitter on VIRAL overdrive using FREE giveaways.

And what I mean by giveaways is give them something for free like an ebook, special report, software or something of value that they can use and benefit from.

Now in order for this to work you have to get your potential Twitter follower to make an action, and what I mean by make an action is to get them to retweet your tweet and follow you on Twitter.

When they do this(retweet your tweet and follow you) your tweet will then end up on their Twitter page for their Twitter followers to see and click through to to see what the retweet is all about. And if they have a large following this could end up giving you a large amount of new followers taking the same steps your first Twitter took in order to get the free giveaway.

The benefit to them after they retweet your tweet and follow you on Twitter is whatever your giveaway is, and this is all done automatically and then sent to there Direct Message inbox for them to download.

At this point your probably saying that sounds all fine and dandy but how is all this done?

I will reveal that in just a moment, and the cool part is it’s FREE!

First I want to put this into perspective for you. Lets say you get 10 Twitterers to retweet and follow you on Twitter and they each have over 2000 followers, that’s 20,000 targeted Twitter followers that can see your tweet. Just imagine a small percentage clicking through to your tweet and following the same process.

Are you starting to see how this works now? I hope so because this is what you’ll see a lot of the TOP marketers and company’s doing to build their Twitter following because the bigger your Twitter following is the more traffic you’ll be able to send to whatever tweet on your Twitter page.

Okay, so know for the how is this all done on Auto-Pilot?

It’s done by setting up a free account at TwiveAway - www.twiveaway.com

I’m not going to go into a lot of detail as to how the service works so what I recommend you do is go watch the demo video available at TwiveAway. They show you all you need to know about how to get started with your first giveaway campaign from start to finish.

That’s it for this series of How To Get More Twitter Followers. I hope you enjoyed it and use these tactics to build your Twitter following to the max.

There’s just one more thing I want to mention and that is watch out for my next post because I’m going to reveal to you where you can get FREE brandable ebooks and reports that you can brand with your own PayDotCom and ClickBank affiliate links that you can use in your giveaway campaigns.

All I can say is why not get paid for all your hard work in any way you can. You deserve it.

Take care and I’ll talk to you soon.

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Send Your Website An INSTANT Surge Of FREE Targeted Traffic Using T.O.D.

Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by Cory.

Traffic… the life blood of every online business.

The problem is, are you getting enough of it to make your online business grow to your expectations within the time period you have set?

In my mind you can never have enough traffic But the fact remains, NO Traffic, NO Profits, NO Business.

Though there are many ways to generate traffic online, both FREE and Paid, the question remains, which method or methods are right for you and your business to get it moving and profitable in as little time as possible?

Now, with that being said, what I’m about to share with you IS a ‘Proven’ way to create an avalanche of FREE targeted traffic to your website, without having to pay a single penny.

This is ONE of many of the tactics the guru’s online use to get the word out ‘Quickly’ about there NEW product and/or service.

But, before I move on any further, let me first explain what “T.O.D.” stands for and what it is so there won’t be any confusion through the rest of this article.

“T.O.D.” stands for — “Traffic On Demand”.

What is “Traffic On Demand”?

It’s simply an website and/or list owner with a large ‘eMail List’ of subscribers to which he/she can Blast an email out to at any time absolutely FREE about whatever they want as long as it’s related to there target audience.

Now, your probably wondering, “Well, how’s T.O.D. going to benefit me?

Simple.

You proposition the website and/or list owner with a JV(Joint Venture) proposal they simply can’t refuse.

For those of you who don’t know what a ‘Joint Venture’ is it’s simply a business partnership between two or more parties that agree to share the $$Profits$$.

If you’ve been online for any length of time I’m sure you’ve heard of ‘Joint Ventures’ at least somewhere online and how people claim is how there Internet fortunes were made.

There’s good reason for there claims simply because they already knew where to find an ‘Hungry’ targeted audience waiting for what they had to offer known as “T.O.D.”.

All they had to do was take the time to contact and proposition the website and/or list owner with a JV proposition they counldn’t refuse.

And belief me when I say this, there are literally MILLIONS of websites out there just waiting for you to hit them up with your Product or Service so they can send it to there lists of subscribers and collect there share of the $$Profits$$.

And, if you already have an ‘Affiliate Program’ set-up for your product or service, your half way there. All you need to do is write a compelling JV proposal(not to long, these people are very busy and are hit up everyday with JV offers) and tell them… “What’s in it for them?”

And, here’s another quick tip… make sure you ‘Personalize’ the JV proposal you send, otherwise, they won’t give you the time of day and will discard your hard work as SPAM.

Now, how can you get started - Starting Today?

The ‘Search Engines’ are a great place to start under the keywords related to your product and/or service.

You can also go to ‘Ezine/Newsletter Directories’ and search through there database of list owners to find relevant JV partners.

Keep this in mind that not all the website and/or list owners you contact will jump on your JV offer.

Don’t get discouraged.

If you don’t here from them within a few days or a week, send out an follow-up email just in case your first JV proposal didn’t get through to there Inbox, otherwise, keep on searching and keep on contacting.

You just never know what might happen.

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Super-Affiliate’s! What Are They… How Do I Find Them and Why They’re Your TICKET To Online Success!

Posted on 23. Aug, 2009 by Cory.

Super-Affiliate’s!

What are they?

Do you see this term often online and end up confused to what it means and the purpose they serve online?

It sounded really mysterious to me when I first came across the term which peeked my curiosity and led me to research the term further to find out exactly what the term meant and more importantly what there roll was in the Internet marketing world.

The information I discovered was Astonishing!

What I’m about to reveal to you in this article will blow your mind and hopefully take away the mystery and answer the questions you once had about what a ‘Super-Affiliate’ is and why they ARE your…

…”Ticket To Online Success!”

Let’s first take away the mystery behind what a ‘Super-Affiliate’ is so that you’ll have a clear picture inside your head of how they’ll benefit your online business for years to come.

A ‘Super-Affiliate’ is simply either or both a High Traffic website and/or a eZine/Newsletter owner with a HUGE targeted opt-in mailing list that are able to sell more in a given day then you could in a month.

As you will learn, the internet is nothing more then a numbers game and the super-affiliate’s are simply the one’s who have already put in the time and have the highest numbers when it comes to ‘Website Traffic’ and targeted ‘Opt-In’ mailing lists.

Are you starting to see the BIG picture yet?

Now, lets move on and break this down a little with some rough numbers so you’ll be able to have better idea of what to look for when it comes to locating an ‘Super-Affiliate’ via search engines and/or eZine/Newsletter directories.

Let’s first start with the Search Engines.

When your searching the web for super-affiliate’s with high traffic website’s this is the general guide line I use to gauge there importance.

But, in order for me to do a proper traffic analysis of there website I need to use a special webmaster toolbar offered through Alexa.com.

This toolbar is essential and a must have when it comes to locating super-affiliate’s and the reason why is because it reveals the ‘Traffic Ranking’ for that particular website you are viewing making it easier for you to tell the difference between the super-affiliate’s and the other website’s that are just getting by.

Here’s the link to where you can download your own free Alexa toolbar if you choose:

- download.alexa.com/

Now… for the numbers.

When I’m searching for an super-affiliate related to my Product, Service and/or any of the affiliate programs I am promoting via the search engines and I happen to come across a website that has a traffic ranking of 50,000 or lower using the Alexa toolbar to gauge the TR then these are the website’s where the super-affiliate’s reside and are the one’s I will want to contact with a business proposition.

As a general rule using website analysis, the lower the TR, the BETTER.

Why?

Because it means that particular website is receiving Lots… and Lots of traffic which is just what you’re looking for.

Now… that’s the general idea behind locating super-affiliate’s through website analysis and the search engines.

This next part I’m going to show you where to locate the super-affiliate’s with HUGE targeted mailing lists.

This is where you stand to benefit the most and could in turn make a substantial amount of money within the next 24 hours of your business proposition if accepted by the list owner.

The best places to locate an ‘Super-Affiliate’ with a HUGE mailing list are through eZine/Newsletter directories. I’ve listed a few of the Top directories below to save you the hassle of having to search for them yourself.

- Ezine Universe
www.ezine-universe.com

- Ezine Hub
www.ezinehub.com

- Go-Ezines
www.go-ezines.com

- Netter Web
www.netterweb.com

- Ezine Search
www.ezinesearch.com

These directories databases are searchable and are full of thousands of ezine/newsletters with list sizes that range from 1000 subscribers to 250,000 subscribers and up.

It’s pretty easy to figure out who the super-affiliate’s are going to be here.

The Bigger the list size, the BETTER.

But… as a general rule I would have to say that any ezine/newsletter owner with a list size of 75,000 or more subscribers I would consider an ‘Super-Affiliate’.

Remember, this is just a general guide line.

Don’t discard the list owners with smaller lists. The more eZine/Newsletter owners you contact the greater your chances are of SUCCESS!

Now that you know what a super-affiliate is and how to find them Both on the Web and through ezine/newsletter directories your probably wondering how…

… “They’re Your TICKET To Online Success!”

Well, its actually quite simple.

If you own your own Product and/or offer a Service, and this will even work if your an affiliate to someone else’s program, all you have to do is simply locate and approach related website and/or ezine/newsletter owners with a JV(Joint Venture) and/or business proposition offering them a reasonable share(percentage) of the profits if they were to accept your business proposal.

That’s It!

And the best part about this approach is that you don’t even have to spend a penny on advertising and the traffic you’ll receive will be ‘Laser Targeted’ making your chances of SUCCESS that much Greater.

I really hope this article opened your eye’s up and cleared up any unanswered questions you once had about what a ‘Super-Affiliate’ was, what there roll is in the Internet marketing world and more importantly… How you can locate them via the Web.

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TOP 5 Reasons WHY You Should Consider Social Bookmarking As Another Means Of Generating FREE Targeted Traffic

Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Cory.

Social Bookmarking is FAST becoming the ‘New Way’ to generate even more FREE targeted traffic to your websites because of there raising popularity and their ability to deliver the information web users want or their community members query.

And that’s not all either, if you’ve been following the whole ‘Tag and Ping’ trend thats been going on then you’ll also see the added benefit to Social Bookmarking if you own your own Blog and/or Website and how people can spread the word for you ‘Effortlessly’ throughout the many Social Bookmarking services available online today giving your Blog and/or Website even more exposure without you even lifting a finger.

I’m serious, and I’ll reveal ‘How’ at end end of this article.

Now, with that said, for the rest of this article I want to stress to you the TOP 5 reasons why you should consider getting involved with Social Bookmarking.

So with that said, lets go to TOP Reason #1.

TOP Reason #1. Social Bookmarking services are FREE.

This is probably the single most beneficial reason for getting started with Social Bookmarking simply because these services are Absolutely FREE to the public to use at their convenience.

TOP Reason #2. Bookmark as many websites as you want.

Another great reason to use Social Bookmarking services is you can Bookmark as many websites or webpages as you want. Whether they’re Articles, Reviews, Sales Letters, VRE Content Sites, etc.

As far as what kind of websites you can Bookmark really depends on the bookmarking services ‘Terms of Service’, so if your unsure as to what you can bookmark, that is the first place I recommend you look.

TOP Reason #3. Tag your bookmarks with targeted keywords.

This is the single most important benefit you get with Social Bookmarking services and that is the ability to bookmark your websites and/or webpages with whatever ‘Keyword Tags’ you want that will help you locate that bookmark when it comes time for you to want to read that particular information.

In the next TOP Reason I’ll go into a little more detail as to why your ‘Tags’ are so important and why you need to choose your keyword tags carefully for maximum benefit.

TOP Reason #4. Make your account Private or Public.

This is where you have to make a choice. And this choice is whether or not you want to make your account with the particular social bookmarking service a Private account or a Public account.

Now, if you choose to have a Private account then those bookmarks you made will be available to you ONLY. But, if you choose to make your account Public then this is where ALL your FREE targeted traffic will come from because now web surfers and the social bookmarking community has access to your bookmarks under the ‘Keyword Tags’ you chose for the websites and/or webpages you tagged.

That’s why I said it’s VERY important you choose your ‘Keyword Tags’wisely because you want the web surfers or community users to be able to find your websites and /or webpages you bookmarked which in turn could lead to more sales for you.

Also, by making your account Public your profile and websites and/or webpages you bookmarked will be picked up by the search engines and indexed, so you will benefit from the search engines that way, plus… you’ll get some high PR(depending on the Social Bookmarking service) ‘One-Way’ backlinks pointing back to your websites and/or webpages Boosting your overall link popularity and search engine ranking for those websites and/or webpages.

TOP Reason #5. VIRALIZE your Blog or Website.

Remember I told you I would reveal ‘How’ you can VIRALIZE your Social Bookmarking efforts ‘Effortlessly’ without lifting a finger if you have your own Blog or Website to multiple Social Bookmarking services.

Well here’s HOW!

All you need to do is add a piece of code to your blog or website and let your visitors do the rest of the work for you. It only takes a few minutes to do depending on your experience with HTML.

If your visitors find the information you offer of quality interest then they will definitely spread the word for you to other social bookmarking networks and communities giving you even more exposure without you lifting a finger.

This to me is a definite PLUS!

If you want to find out more about this go to ==> www.addthis.com

Well there you have it, the TOP 5 Reasons you should at least consider Social Bookmarking before getting involved.

I’m sure these 5 reasons alone are enough but who am I to make that decision for you.

Go search out a few Social Bookmarking services for yourself so you can see how easy it is to get started and visit the link above and add that code to your Blogs or Websites so your visitors can spread the word for you.

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Social Bookmarking And Why Its Fast Becoming The New Wave For Free Traffic Generation

Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by Cory.

First, Blogs were the BIG new thing as a traffic source, and still are, but guess what… now it’s Social Bookmarking.

Social Bookmarking if you aren’t quit sure is simply a service where the web user can surf the web and bookmark there favorite websites, articles, pictures, etc., to their account through the Social Bookmarking service they signed up with.

The advantage to doing this from the web users point of view is they can locate all their favorites from one easy to navigate location.

How they locate their saved bookmarks is quite simple. All they do is ‘Tag’ them using keywords associated to whatever it is they are bookmarking. So when it comes time to wanting to access that information all they have to do is type in the ‘Tag’ associated to their query.

Okay, that’s the basic run down of what Social Bookmarking is and its primary use. Now lets move on to the juicy stuff… Traffic Generation.

What I didn’t tell you in the above explanation is that if the web user chooses they can make their bookmarks *public*.

Now, what do I mean by *public*? It means that the Social Bookmarking community and the web will have access to whomevers bookmarked information, whether its articles, pictures, websites, reviews , etc… etc.

Are you starting to see the connection?

Let me explain further from an marketers perspective.

Let’s say I opened up an account at an Social Bookmarking service and it is ready for me to start bookmarking whatever it is I want to bookmark.

Well, guess what I’m going to start bookmarking?

You guessed it, my websites and all their webpages. I’m also going to ‘Tag’ these webpages using keywords I think other web users within my Social Bookmarking community and the web would search for so they will find them. And since I’ve made my account a *public* account anybody will be able to find my bookmarks giving my websites webpages “FREE Targeted Traffic”.

Your pages as I mentioned earlier can be Product Reviews, Articles, Sales Letters, or VRE(Virtual Real Estate) with Adsense.

Your totally in control as to what you want to bookmark.

Just don’t ‘SPAM’ them with junk. People use these services to locate information, so simply give them what they want and in return you get “FREE Targeted Traffic” which in turn could make you some sales without costing you a dime.

I have to say that’s pretty Cool!!

With search engines becoming so full of junk and ‘SPAM’ people are starting to resort to other means of locating the targeted information their looking for. Thats where Social Bookmarking communities come into play and where you can benefit, if you follow the rules.

More and more Social Bookmarking services are popping up because of there ability to easily locate targeted information by simply using ‘Tags’ making it easier for the web user to find the information their looking for.

I truly hope you see how POWERFUL - Social Bookmarking - can be as another means of targeted traffic generation and urge you to look into it further for your own sake to see if it’s something you might want to consider as another source of traffic generation for your websites.

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REVEALED! The Secret FUEL That POWERS The Net and Why It Should Be Part Of Your Marketing Strategy

Posted on 15. Aug, 2009 by Cory.

What I’m about to reveal to you in this article will literally change the Way you do your online marketing for years to come and will add many Benefits to You and your online promotions ‘Effortlessly’.

This secret(A.K.A. — Secret FUEL) that I’m going to talk about is so Powerful that it will…

— give You and your business ‘Instant Credibility’…

— Boost your websites ‘Link Popularity’ and ‘Search
Engine’ ranking…

— send you FREE ‘Laser Targeted’ traffic with ready to
Buy customers…

— help you build ‘Targeted’ opt-in mailing lists…

…and these are just some of the Benefits you’ll receive, But, in my mind, these are the most important.

Now, before I dive right into it I first want to do a little bit of a history lesson about WHY the Internet was born and more importantly, its Sole purpose so you’ll have a clear picture inside your head about WHY this ‘Secret FUEL’ that I’m about to reveal to you is so important to your online business.

So… lets get started by finding out when the ‘Internet’ was conceived.

The Internet was born on October 29, 1969. This date is significant because it was the 1st time in history that a computer talked to another computer via a router over a network.

So that roughly makes the Internet about 35 years old.

Now that we know when the Internet was born, what we need to know now is what was its Sole purpose?

The World Wide Web(Internet) is simply a… ‘Wide-Area Hypermedia Information Retrieval System’ aiming to give users(You) universal access to a large universe of Documents and/or Information.

So, with that said, basically the Internet is nothing more than a sophisticated communication device that gives us (You) the ability to Exchange and/or search for…

… !!INFORMATION!!

I guess thats a good reason WHY they call it… “The Information Super Highway”.

So… now that we’ve had that little history lesson I’m sure you probably have a good idea about what the ‘Secret FUEL’ is that I’m about to REVEAL to you.

BUT, if you don’t, don’t cheat and skip to the end.

Now, its pretty obvious that the Internet is merely a tool by which we use to locate related information that we query through the use of Search Engines by using related keywords or keyword phrases that we choose.

The question is, where does the ‘Secret FUEL’ fit into this equation?

You’ll be surprised with my answer because the ‘Secret FUEL’ that I’m about to tell you about is everywhere on the Web and people just like you and I are Hunting for IT as we speak.

So, I guess Now would be a good time to reveal to you…

…”The Secret FUEL That POWERS The Internet”.

Are you ready?

The ‘Secret FUEL’ that POWERS the Internet is simply…

… !!CONTENT!!

Just think about it for a minute and ask yourself this question… what’s the Main reason why You go online?

I can guarantee the majority of you answered… to find Information related to and/or about… whatever your query was.

Information is delivered through ‘Content’. Content is what FUEL’s the Internet, which means, You should be contributing by way of writing Informative articles related to your business.

Now, some of you are probably saying to yourself, I don’t know how to write articles let alone have anything to write about and will writing articles really Benefit my business in the long run?

Well, if you don’t know how to write articles… Start. I didn’t either in the beginning, but I learned and so can you.

It’s simply a learning process.

Now, how will writing articles benefit You and your business?

I outlined them earlier in my article, but will list the four main Benefit’s and the Why’s in point form below.

How does it…

— give You and your business ‘Instant Credibility’?

Answer: By writing about your Product or Service you’re able to convey to your potential customer the Benefits and Solutions your Product and/or Service will solve giving you Instant Credibility and a reason for them to look into what you have to offer further.

How does it…

— Boost your websites ‘Link Popularity’ and ‘Search
Engine’ ranking?

Answer: When you write your article you are able to leave a ‘Resource Box’(a brief description about You and/or your business with your URL included at the end). Now, when you submit your article to Article Directories or other website’s directories and website’s across the web and they add it to there directories you’ll get a ‘Link’ pointing back to your site.

Major search engines like Google and Yahoo! for example use ‘Link Popularity’ to gauge a website’s Importance and Ranking.

This is also a great strategy to use to get High PR websites to link back to you without even doing a ‘Link Exchange’. This is just what you want.

How does it…

— send you FREE ‘Laser Targeted’ traffic with ready to
Buy customers?

Answer: When website owners are looking for fresh related content for either their website and/or newsletter and they happen to choose your article, they’ll have to publish your article with your ‘Resource Box’ included with all your website and contact information.

Just think how much ‘Laser Targeted’ traffic you’d get if your article is posted on a HIGH traffic website and/or in a newsletter with a HUGE subscriber base thats related to your niche.

Now, do you see where the ‘Laser Targeted’ traffic will come from.

How does it…

— help you build ‘Targeted’ opt-in mailing lists?

Answer: Again, when website owners are looking for fresh related content for either their website and/or newsletter they will have to publish your article with your ‘Resource Box’ included with all your website and contact information.

So, when they visit your website through the information within your ‘Resource Box’ you’ll then have a chance to capture there Name and Email Address by offering them something of Value for FREE through either a ‘Pop-Up’ or ‘Exit Pop-Up’ and/or ‘Web Form’ on your website.

By doing this simple step you’ll be able to build your own ‘Targeted’ opt-in mailing list that you can hit up with other back-end offers anytime you wish at absolutely NO COST to You.

Now, do you see Why ‘CONTENT’ is so Powerful and how it FUEL’s the Internet?

Do you honestly think your business could Benefit from what I have revealed to you within this article?

I can almost Guarantee you probably answered… YES.

With that said, writing articles and submitting them to online publications is, in my mind, one of the most Effective ways to get Free Advertising and Publicity for your business for years to come.

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RSS… and Why Its Being Considered The Newest Player In The VIRAL Marketing Game

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Cory.

I have a quick question to ask you… “Are you sick and tired of hearing about RSS(Real Simple Syndication) and how it can take your online business to New levels with VERY little effort on your part?”

If you answered ‘YES’ to the question above then stop reading this article Right Now!

If you answered ‘NO’ then your going to love what I’m about to reveal to you about RSS and WHY its being consider the newest player in the VIRAL marketing game.

But before I do I think its important you understand the mechanics of each(RSS and VIRAL marketing) and what there role is so there’s no confusion.

RSS by definition — RSS stands for ‘Real Simple syndication or Rich Site Summary’ and is used to syndicate news or information and is usually associated with Blogs because blogs use an RSS feed to distribute their content.

Next…

VIRAL Marketing by definition — is any form of advertising and/or marketing techniques that “spread” like a virus without you having to do anything.

Now that you have an idea what the two mean and the roles they each play it’s now time to tie it all together.

I have another quick question…(As you can see I like to ask questions.) “What do all website owners and portal sites need on a 24/7 basis to keep their visitors/readers coming back day after day?

If you answered ‘Content’ then give yourself a pat on the back because your absolutely Right!

And what do RSS feeds contain that update on a 24/7 basis?

CONTENT! Whether its News related or Articles.

And where do website owners and portal webmasters go to find these much needed RSS feeds?

You guessed it… ‘RSS Directories‘ where hopefully You submitted your RSS feed(s) to.

The great thing about ‘RSS Directories’ is they are all categorized making it easy for whomever is looking.

And if your RSS feed catches their eye, guess what? They’ll add your feed to there website where You’ll gain all that FREE exposure at their expense.

Now, just imagine if 100 or 1000 website owners picked up your RSS feed.

Your traffic to your website would start to Explode effortlessly without you lifting a finger.

And the cool thing is all you had to do was set it up once.

The more ‘Quality’ RSS feeds you have out there the more opportunities you have of getting picked up by webmasters.

Do you see Now how RSS is being considered VIRAL? And this all happens while your sleeping.

It gets better So hold on.

Do you publish your own Content/Articles?

If you do you are also in for a real treat because guess what other directories are starting to incorporate RSS into their directories?

That’s right, ‘Article Directories’.

By submitting your articles to the TOP ‘Article Directories’ the same effect will happen as I outlined with ‘RSS Directories’.

Remember this, people come online primarily for Information that will help solve a particular problem they are dealing with.

Websites contain ‘Information’.

Website owners need Fresh ‘Information’ on a 24/7 basis to feed their readers needs.

RSS feeds deliver content, whether its News related or Articles, on a 24/7 basis or whatever frequency the website owner chooses.

How can you take advantage of this Right Now if you haven’t already?

Simply set up a Blog at Blogger — www.blogger.com — and start posting to it on a Daily basis with your Articles, Product Reviews or News related postings related to your target audience.

Then go submit your Blogs RSS feed to all the top ‘RSS Directories’.

Here’s a link to a list of Top RSS Directories that you can submit your feed(s) to.

Go to: www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/

Once you’ve done that you’ll want to Ping your Blog to get the Search Engines to come visit and start indexing your Blogs pages.

You can do this by using this Free service called Ping-O-Matic.

Go to: pingomatic.com/

Well there you have it in a nutshell.

I hope you see the true Power of RSS and more importantly… “WHY Its Being Considered The Newest Player In The VIRAL Marketing Game“.

The only thing left for you to do is… Take Action!

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RSS(Real Simple Syndication)– EXPLAINED In Plain English

Posted on 09. Aug, 2009 by Cory.

RSS(Real Simple Syndication) is the talk around the net these days because of its many benefits.

I’m sure you’ve received several emails(like I have) telling you to jump on the RSS band wagon and that it’s the answer to all your Internet and Email marketing woe’s because of its syndication capabilities.

With RSS Directories and Search Engines coming into the mix as well these days for RSS feeds you really have to decide whether or not you really want it get in on the RSS craze.

Now, before I get to far ahead of myself here I want to make sure you know exactly what RSS is and why it’s becoming such an essential tool for Your online business and other businesses around the world.

I’ve received a lot of feedback from people just starting out online and/or other webmasters who are not quite sure asking… “what is RSS in Plain English and do I need it for my online business?”.

With that said, lets now define what RSS(Real Simple Syndication) is in plain english for those of you who are new to it and for those of you who are still a little bit confused about it and its uses.

RSS is by definition — an acronym for “Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary”, and the .XML extension is the format used for distributing YOUR news headlines via the Web, which is known as “Syndication”.

Syndication is where the true power of RSS is unleashed, getting your message or information across the web in an INSTANT to websites, your subscribers and/or readers.

Now, to put this in plain english, RSS is simply a technology that distributes your information(whatever it might be — ex. Articles, Special Offers, Product Reviews, Resource Announcements) by syndicating it across the net.

It’s that simple.

It doesn’t have to get any more complex then that.

The more websites, subscribers and/or readers that opt-in to your RSS feeds, the more FREE targeted traffic you’ll receive from their websites.

How can you take advantage of this new technology… Starting Today?

Set up a BLOG!

Blog’s are great because they are RSS ready.

You can set-up a free blog account through Blogger — www.blogger.com — and begin posting to it within minutes.

All you have to supply is the content.

I truly hope this article cleared up any confusion you might of had about RSS and will help you take that next step to deciding whether or not RSS is for you and your business.

My final thoughts are, don’t be afraid to do a little research, you’ll be amazed at what you might find if you spend a little looking for it on the net.

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IS Permission Email Marketing In Trouble… And Is RSS The Answer?

Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by Cory.

“Permission Email Marketing”, the only way to market your business via Email without getting yourself into trouble and giving you the ability to stay in touch and build a ongoing relationship with your customers and/or subscribers.

The only question is… is email still a reliable vehicle to deliver your marketing messages to your potential customers and/or subscribers?

With the rising concerns of SPAM, Blacklisting, Email Filters, and CAN-SPAM laws, it’s getting Harder and Harder for legitimate “Permission Email Marketers” to reach there Target audiences with there Product or Service offers.

The end result is… “Time Wasted” and “Loss of Profits”.

Is your online business suffering from this?

Only you can answer that.

Email used to be the MOST effective form of direct marketing online at one time before everybody started abusing it and there guidelines.

Don’t get me wrong, email still is effective, the question is… how effective?

The benefit to marketing with email was that you were able to get your marketing message infront of your Target audiences within a matter of minutes with a single click of your mouse, which at one time made MANY marketers “Buckets-Of-Money” literally over night.

Email WAS the answer at that time, but, what’s the solution for the future of “Permission Email Marketing”?

Is there an answer to this rising problem with Email?

I’ll give you three letters… RSS!

Yes, there is a solution for “Permission Email Marketers” and/or for any online business owner who uses email to stay in touch with there customers and/or subscribers and that is RSS(Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication).

RSS is the NEW technology on the block(though its been around for quite some time) and is transforming the Internet and how businesses communicate with there customers and/or subscribers as we speak.

The BIGGEST benefit you’ll receive by incorporating RSS into your online business is… your customers and/or subscribers will receive 100% of your Product and/or Service offers.

I’m going to say that again, “your customers and/or subscribers will receive 100% of your Product and/or Service offers”.

No other online technology offers this benefit.

Just imagine the increased response to your offers, which in turn will convert into more Sales and Profits for you and your online business.

Rest assured, you could sleep at night knowing that your messages are reaching 100% of your Target audience without the worry of SPAM filters mistakenly marking your email as “SPAM” and that all that time you spent putting your offer together didn’t go to waste.

Would you then consider RSS?

I think you would. But, that is just my opinion.

Things are changing online, so we must change with it and adapt any new technologies we can in order to get the most out of our time and online businesses.

So, with that said, if your a “Permission Email Marketer” and your not happy with the results your currently getting from using email, then you might want to consider switching to RSS.

100% delivery rate is unheard of with email, but, is GUARANTEED with RSS(Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication).

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The KEY To A Winning Internet Marketing Strategy Is To Master ONE Technique First

Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by Cory.

New to the Internet and Internet Marketing?

Looking to stack your claim of Internet “RICHES” by starting up a online business of your own?

Aren’t we all.

I remember when I first got started online… I didn’t have a clue where to start, how to start, let alone, how to market my business online.

It was so overwhelming because everytime I typed in the keywords “Internet Marketing” into a search engine I would literally receive hundreds of thousands of results about “How to market your business on the Internet”.

Where do you start when your getting that many results?

And… more importantly, who do you believe when you start going through them?

I’m sure some of you experienced the same feelings and thoughts I did when you first got started and/or are feeling right now if you are thinking of setting up shop online.

It’s Very easy to get caught up in all the HYPE on the Internet about how easy it is to Make Money online, but, the truth of the matter is, it’s not as easy as you think simply because you First have to earn the trust of your potential customer through the words you speak, and more importantly, you have to know how to reach them via the Internet.

This is where alot of newbie Start-Ups fail because they get so caught up in all the HYPE on how to promote there business online that they end up suffering from what is called… “Information Overload” and end up pulling the plug and never looking back.

Well, I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be that way.

Don’t give up so easily on your dream of being independent.

There are many ways to promote your business online. Some are FREE and some are not.

There’s Pay-Per-Click search engines, Permission Email Marketing, RSS, Banners, Viral Marketing, MLM, Traffic Exchanges, Search Engine’s, Blogs and much more.

This can at first seem Very overwhelming for someone new to the Internet and Internet marketing.

I know from experience.

Now, with that said, for the remainder of this article I want to focus on HOW you should approach marketing your business via the Internet so this doesn’t happen to you.

It’s really not that difficult if you take your time and not jump into every marketing tactic available that’s being thrown your way or cluttering up your Inbox.

Your first step should be to get your website up and ready to take orders.(The most important step)

Your next step is to pick ONE marketing strategy that you think will drive the Most targeted traffic to your website and MASTER IT!

I’m going to say that again…

“first, get your website up and ready to take orders, then pick ONE marketing strategy that you think will drive the MOST targeted traffic to your website and… MASTER IT!”

Did you get that?

I hope so.

By doing this ONE step, by mastering ONE technique before moving on to the next, it will save you from suffering from what I and many others did when they first got started…

Which was… “Information Overload”.

(Note: To clarify what I mean by “Information Overload”, I mean… having to know everything and anything about Internet marketing and online business al at once.)

By just mastering ONE technique first and testing its results, you will grow your Internet business much Faster and with less confusion and time wasted.

I’ve been marketing my online business by this one principal for quite some time now with great results.

It works for me, so… maybe it’ll work for you.

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10 Quick and Easy Steps To Building A HIGHLY Targeted And Responsive Opt-In List

Posted on 21. Jul, 2009 by Cory.

We’ve all heard it that in order to stay in business online you need to build a Targeted ‘Opt-In’ list.

Well… I truly have to agree with that simply because this is where you’ll always have a consistent source of FREE Targeted traffic(also referred to as ‘Sticky Traffic’) to promote your offers or related information to for years to come.

It just makes sense, wouldn’t you say?

And, we all know that ‘Email’ is where the $MONEY$ is truly made when it comes to marketing your business online because it gives You the ability to Follow-Up your potential customers until they decide to buy from You.

But, the problem that usually takes place is that people don’t know where to start when it comes to building there own targeted Opt-In list.

Now, for those of you that are new Internet marketing and don’t know what a ‘Opt-In’ list is, here’s a quick definition:

An ‘Opt-In’ list is simply a database of peoples Names and Email Addresses that have subscribed to an email list via a web form giving that list owner permission to send them periodic emails on the topic they are interested in.

Notice how I said, “giving that list owner permission to send them email”.

When they subscribe to your Opt-In list they are giving You permission to send them offers or related information on the topic they are interested in, this is known as ‘Permission Email Marketing’.

This is the ABSOLUTE safest form of email marketing where You won’t get accused of ‘SPAM’.

This is very important that You understand this from the beginning.

So, now that you have a clear idea in your mind of what an Opt-In list is and how it will benefit You and your business, I guess it’s time to share with you the simple ‘Ten Step Process’ that I have put together for you on How-To build your own targeted Opt-In list that you can email your offers to at any given time for $Profit$.

Step #1. Pick your Target market or Niche.

This is a very important step because this is where you need to figure out who your target market is going to be for the Product or Service your going to offer.

So, for example, if I was interested in selling a book related to Internet Marketing, well then, my target market would be Internet Marketing related.

Step #2. Can your Target market or Niche be reach online?

This step is where you need to do a little research on whether or not your particular target market can be reached online.

In order to do this you need to do some keyword research using keywords related to your target market.

You can do this by using the Overture keyword research tool located at the URL I’ve provided below.

inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/

Simply type in the keywords related to your target market in the form provided.

This will give you a detailed history of how many searches have been made in the last 30 days on the keywords related to your target market.

As a general rule, if your targeted keywords aren’t pulling in 15,000 or more searches per month, then this is a market I wouldn’t pursue simply because there isn’t much demand for it.

Step #3. Are they making money in this Niche?

This is where you need to do some research on your competition to see if people are spending any money in this Niche.

You can do this by going to Google at www.google.com and type in your targeted keywords related to your Niche in the form provided.

This will give you a list of search results.

Those results are your competition, but even more important, to the right you’ll notice little ads.

These are paid ads offered through Google Adwords.

This means that somebody is willing to pay to advertise and is paying attention to this particular Niche and must be making money if they’re willing to pay for advertising.

That’s good news for you.

Step #4. Use Forums to find your Target markets problems.

Forums are a great place to find out exactly what your potential customers TOP problems are by simply scanning there posts and looking for the most common threads.

By doing this you’ll be able to know right away what your target markets TOP problems are and how you can help solve there problem.

To find Forums related to your Niche simply visit Google www.google.com and type in your targeted keywords with ‘+ forums’ after your keyword.(ex. internet marketing + forums)

Step #5. What’s keeping them from getting what they want?

This is where you have to figure out whats keeping them from getting what they want in order to fix the problems they are dealing with, meaning, this is where you need to work with them to find a solution to there problems.

Whether its a Product they need or a Service of some sort.

Step #6. What can you offer them to solve there problems?

This is where the money is being spent.

Now, the only thing you need in order to receive your share of the revenue is a Product or Service that will solve your potential customers problem.

If you don’t have a Product or Service of your own don’t get discouraged.

I’m going to give you two resources where you can find products or services that You can become an affiliate for that are related to any Niche that will pay you a commission for every sale you make by simply referring your traffic to there website.

The two websites to visit are www.clickbank.com and www.associateprograms.com

Step #7. Set-Up a simple direct response mini-site.

Here is where you Set-Up your lead generating website with a Follow-Up System that your potential customers will come to and Opt-In to your list to start receiving offers or related information on the topic or problem they are having.

If you don’t know how to build your own website you can always hire someone to do it for you by going to… www.elance.com

Step #8. Get an Auto-Responder account.

This is where you’ll be laying the foundation down for your list.

You MUST have an Auto-Responder account Set-Up before you make your mini-site go live because this is where your potential customers are going to come and submit there Name and Email Address so that you can start building a list to send your offers or related information to.

So, do not miss this important step.

Step #9. You need to figure out what ‘Bait’ to use.

What I mean by ‘Bait’ is… what are you going to offer them for FREE to get them to subscribe to your Opt-In list.

Here are some examples of what you can use as ‘Bait’: ebooks, special reports, mini-courses, coupons, etc.

These are the most common. It really depends on who you are targeting, so be creative.

Step #10. Reach out to your target market.

This is the part where you send traffic to your website in order to get subscribers.

I’m going to mention only two methods.

These methods are the most POWERFUL and for good reason, they work.

The first method is Writing Articles.

By Writing Articles your showing your target market that you are someone who knows how to help solve there problem and may have a possible solution for them.

This is the quickest way to build INSTANT credibility in your Niche.

The second method is to send targeted traffic to your mini-site through Pay-Per-Click search engines.

Pay-Per-Click search engines are where you bid on the keywords terms related to your target market and are listed according to the highest bid for that keyword term.

By using PPC search engines, it will get you infront of your target market Instantly.

Writing articles gives you INSTANT credibility and will put you infront of thousands of readers, and Pay-Per-Click search engines send you HIGHLY targeted traffic to your website within minutes depending on which PPC search engine you are using.

The More traffic you send to your website, the More subscribers you’ll receive.

It’s simply a numbers game.

Now… it’s up to you to take the neccessary action in order to get started with your own targeted Opt-In list.

If you already have an existing web business online simply implement the steps outlined above to your existing website.

These are the 10 basic steps required in order to get your Opt-In listing building started in the Right direction.

Simply follow them and you’ll be on your way to receiving your first subscriber in No Time.

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3 Steps To Getting Hundreds Of Backlinks To Your Website Absolutely FREE

Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by Cory.

Link Popularity as you know plays a BIG part in your websites ranking within the Search Engines.

So, the basic breakdown is, the more links pointing to your website, the higher up the search engines will rank your website.

More importantly though is getting those High PR websites linking back to yours.

The question at hand is… “How can I get those High PR links without having to buy High PR links and/or spend countless hours surfing the web for link partners with the possible potential of being denied?”

And as webmasters, we can not afford to waste time, especially if your starting out on a part time basis.

We must utilize every minute we can to getting the most out of our efforts.

So with that being said, I’m going to reveal to you the ‘Back Door’ strategy I use for getting those High PR links to your website Absolutely FREE and have them begging you to come back.

And the cool thing is this can be done following these 3 steps I’m about to mention so pay attention because if you do just this, you will not only get hundreds of backlinks to your website, you’ll also get hundreds, if not thousands of targeted visitors to your website at the same time…

…all for FREE!

Are you ready?

Good, because I am.

Step #1. First you must write an Article.

The first step is to write an related article about your Product or Service that draws the reader in and gets them to click through to your website once they finish reading it to find out more about you and your Product or Service.

Now, your probably wondering why you have to write an article.

Well, it’s real simple actually because what do you get to put at the end of your article?

Your ‘Resource Box’ with your website information and most important of all… your URL pointing back to your website.

So when someone chooses to publish your article in their newsletter or on their website, blog or article directory, they MUST add your ‘Resource Box’ with your website information and URL.

I know some of you are saying… “I don’t know how to write an article” … well, your not alone.

Here are a few resources I’ve put together for you so you can get the basic idea of How-To structure your articles with ease or get someone else to write them for you.

The first is an article I wrote called… THE 7 Step Formula For Writing POWERFUL Articles In Less Than An Hour.

It will show you How-To structure your articles for easy writing.
www.corythrelfall.com/the-7-step-formula-for-writing-powerful-articles-in-less-than-an-hour

The second resource is Elance.com - www.elance.com - which is basically a place where you can go and submit a project by category and freelance writers, etc. will then bid on your project. You pick the winner and you set the budget.

This will get you started in the right direction.

Remember, your article is the Nuts and Bolts of this ‘Back Linking’ strategy, so make sure you put some effort into it to get it as much exposure as possible.

Step #2. Submit your article to Article Directories.

This is the next step and an important one at that because this is where your article or articles are going to get picked up by website owners and/or ezine publishers who are in constant need of fresh, quality information to feed their audiences hunger for information.

There are literally hundreds of Article Directories out there and thousands of ezine publishers looking for quality content on a daily basis. And if they choose your article for publication, they must include your ‘Resource Box’ with your websites information and URL.

It’s all about the numbers. The more Article Directories and websites you submit your articles to, the more potential Backlinks you’ll get to your website.

And since Article Directories have recently adopted RSS(Real Simple Syndication) technology into the mix your articles will even get More mileage without you lifting a finger, creating even more Backlinks to your website.

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10 Powerful Reasons Why Articles Remain The Internets #1 Marketing Strategy

Posted on 14. Jul, 2009 by Cory.

We’ve all heard it… “Content IS King” and for good reason because it IS as far as the Internet is concerned.

And when it comes to web surfers, they come online for two reasons, One is to check there email and reason number Two is to search the web for information.

How do you think the internet received the reputation as the “Information Super-Highway”?

Because thats what its primary purpose was before they decided to commercialize it to what it is today.

And… what do articles contain?

The answer is quite simple… Information.

So, what does this have to do with you?

Be the one who supplies it.

It’s that simple.

Now, for the rest of this article I’m going to give you 10 powerful reasons why you should and/or need to get started using articles as one of your online marketing strategies so you too can reap the benefits.

With that said, lets move on to reason #1.

Reason #1. Search Engines LOVE them.

It’s no secret that Search Engines LOVE content, so if you supply it on a regular basis your giving them a great reason to stop on by to take a look around.

Once there they’ll spider and index your website which is just what you want.

Reason #2. Website and Newsletter owners always need them.

I touched base on this earlier about why web surfers come online.

Website owners need fresh content to keep there visitors and/or subscribers coming back, where as newsletter publishers also need fresh content for there “email” newsletters that they publish and send to there subscriber base.

Remember the two reasons I discussed earlier about WHY web surfers come online. BINGO!

Reason #3. They generate Life Long residual Traffic.

Articles produce Life Long residual traffic because website owners, newsletter publishers and article directories archive them for there visitors to read and search through.

And since you have a ‘Resource Box’ located at the end of every article you produce with your website info and URL you’ll receive traffic.

Reason #4. Great way to get One-Way HIGH PR links.

This is probably one of the best reasons because when you offer your free information with ‘Reprint Rights’ and the website owner decides to archive your article within there article directory and their website happens to have a High PR(popularity ranking) ranking, guess what?

You’ll be able to ‘Piggy Back’ off there PR giving your website a PR boost because at the end of every article you produce your able to leave your ‘Resource Box’ with all your websites info and most important of all, your URL.

Reason #5. They’re VIRAL.

This is yet another great reason to start using articles as one of your online marketing strategies simple because your going to offer ‘Reprint Rights’ with all the articles you produce giving Website and Newsletter owners permission to publish them causing a VIRAL explosion and Traffic surge to your website.

Reason #6. You can syndicate them via RSS.

If your up to speed on the latest marketing technology called RSS(Real Simple Syndication) and you write ‘Articles’ on a regular basis you can set-up an RSS feed that web surfers and/or website owners can ‘Opt-In’ to and syndicate your ‘Articles’ via RSS to them, plus, you can also submit your RSS feed(s) to RSS search engines and directories.

Depending on how many ‘Opt-In’ this is yet another great reason to get started with ‘Articles’ and another way to generate LOTS of Free targeted traffic.

Reason #7. Bloggers with Blogs need information to.

Bloggers with BLOGS or Web-Logs need information to.

If you provide quality information related to a specific Blog that blog owner just might post your article on his/her blog for their audiences/readership to read giving you again more FREE exposure for your business.

It gets better. Blogs also use RSS(Real Simple Syndication) to syndicate there content to various search engines, RSS search engines and directories giving you again more FREE exposure through there feed.

Reason #8. Info-Product developers need it to.

Ever receive a free ebook of some sort in your Inbox with related articles inside it from other authors?

When you offer your articles with reprint rights and someone decides to include your article in there ebook for a viral marketing campaign they’re working on, guess what?

More FREE targeted traffic for you as that particular ebook circulates across the internet.

Reason #9. Post them to related Forums and Newsgroups.

Remember, the Internet is all about numbers and Forums and Newsgroups contain numbers to and are yet another avenue for you to gain some extra exposure for FREE for your online business through your articles.

Just make sure you read there terms before you start posting because you don’t want to receive any flames in your Inbox.(They can be Nasty.)

Reason #10. You gain INSTANT credibility as an Expert.

The best way to gain the trust of your potential customers online is to supply them with quality information.

By doing this your stepping up and telling them that you know what your talking about within the industry your in giving them a reason to look into what you have to offer further by following the link you provided within your ‘Resource Box’ at the end of your article.

WoW! Are those 10 POWERFUL reasons to get started with article marketing or what?

You get all those benefits by just producing ONE article.

The more you produce the more you’ll benefit.

Do you see how powerful articles are now and how they can take your online business to the next level?

I certainly hope so.

In conclusion: “Content IS King” online and will remain King for as long as the internet exists.

It’s now up to you to step up to the plate and decide whether or not You want to tap into this proven internet marketing strategy yourself and reap all the benefits I just finished explaining above.

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RSS And The 10 MOST Powerful Reasons WHY You Should Be Using It

Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by Cory.

RSS(Real Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is widely becoming a very powerful marketing tool on the web and for internet marketers around the world, the question is…

… “Are you using RSS to syndicate your content?”

When I first stumbled across RSS syndication while surfing the net, it piqued my curiosity to the point where I couldn’t help myself, but, to look into this new form of site promotion further.

What I found out about this new technology will absolutely change the way you keep in touch with your subscribers and/or readers, in many ways, for years to come.

Just to keep up with the times I recently built a webpage for my website specifically to promote my RSS feed in order to take on new subscribers, and… most important of all, to put this new technology to the test.

Now, for those of you who aren’t quite up to speed on what RSS is, here’s a quick definition for you:

RSS is an acronym for “Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary”, and the XML extension is the format used for distributing your news headlines via the web, which is known as Syndication.

Syndication is where the true power of RSS is unleashed, getting your message across the web in an Instant to your subscribers and/or readers.

That’s the basics of RSS(Real Simple Syndication).

Now, for the rest of this article I want to focus on the “10 MOST Powerful Reasons WHY You Should Be Using It”.

So, with that said, let’s go to reason #1.

Reason #1. RSS Streamlines communication.

RSS streamlines communication between the publishers and readers making it easier for the subscriber to receive your content.

Reason #2. Readers can Opt-In to feeds.

RSS gives the subscriber the ability to Opt-In to the feeds they are interested in and the ability to Opt-Out if they wish through there RSS reader just like an auto-responder.

Reason #3. You don’t have to maintain an RSS feed.

This is a great time saver for the busy marketer because RSS is a great communication supplement that doesn’t burden the publisher with having to maintain a list or having to follow strict privacy rules.

Reason #4. You have the ability to Syndicate your content.

This is where the true power of RSS comes into play because RSS gives you the ability to syndicate your content to your subscribers and website owners in an instant giving your content the exposure it deserves.

Reason #5. Broadcasts your Sales and Specials.

RSS gives you the ability to broadcast your sales message and specials to a wider audience in less time it would take to set-up an email broadcast.

Reason #6. No filters to worry about.

This is the next best feature to RSS feeds because you don’t have to worry about your message being passed through some email filter.

By using RSS, your message gets delivered to 100% of your subscribers.

This is a very powerful feature.

Reason #7. No more “Spam” complaints.

This is yet another great benefit to RSS because you never have to worry about “Spam” complaints or “Privacy Policies” again because they have to add your feed to there reader, not the other way around with email.

Reason #8. You get INSTANT credibility.

By publishing your own RSS feed your establishing yourself as an expert in the eyes of your readers as someone who knows his/her industry which will build “Trust”.

Reason #9. Multiple ways to read your feed.

RSS is very versatile because it allows you to view the feed in many different media platforms.

Some examples are, Browser Based readers, Software Based readers, and the ability to view feeds on different operating systems like windows and mac.

Reason #10. Free and Easy site promotion.

I like to save the best for last because RSS is a great way to get free traffic to your website without the need of spending money on advertising.

This benefit alone will save you hundreds, if not, thousands in advertising expenses a year in costs to advertise your online business.

Well… are those enough reasons for you to get started with RSS?

I certainly hope so because they sure get me excited everytime I read through them.

Just imagine for a minute your same message you worked so hard on that you were going to send via email getting to 100% of your subscribers INSTANTLY — On-Demand — via your own RSS feed without ever having to worry about email filters.

Your response rates would Double, if not, Triple, meaning more profits in your pocket with less work.

Internet technology at its Best.

As I mentioned early in my article, the best way to take advantage of RSS starting today is to set-up your own dedicated RSS webpage on your website.

If you don’t have time to set-up your own webpage I recommend you set-up an account with Blogger.com — www.blogger.com — and then head over to FeedBurner.com — www.feedburner.com/fb/a/home — and set-up an account there.

FeedBurner.com will auto-generate you a RSS subscription page with whatever RSS feed URL you choose.

In conclusion, publishers using RSS as a communication vehicle for their business are able to create keyword-rich, themed content, establishing Trust, Credibility, and ongoing communication with current and prospective subscribers and/or customers without the worry of email filters getting in the way and GUARANTEE’s 100% delivery.

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The 3 MOST Powerful Forms Of Viral Marketing That Will PUT Your Opt In List Building Efforts On Auto-Pilot

Posted on 03. Jul, 2009 by Cory.

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it.

“The Money Is In The… LIST!”

I bet you’ve heard this catch phrase once or twice while surfing around on the Internet.

I know I have.

But, the question that usually arises is… “How do I effectively build one that won’t cost me an arm and a leg in the process?”

Well, today’s your lucky day because I’m going to highlight 3 of the most powerful ways to build your targeted opt-in list by using the power of Viral Marketing as your engine.

And the best part about using these 3 viral methods I’m about to mention are… they cost virtually nothing to produce, are highly targeted, give you instant credibility and are in constant demand by website owners.

So, with that said, let’s move on to what these 3 viral methods are and how they will benefit you and your list building efforts.

Method #1. Writing Special Reports.

- Special Reports work great because they allow you to go into more depth about the Topic or Problem in question where you’ll then be able to lead them to how your Product or Service(or Affiliate product) can fix there current problem.

- They give you Instant Credibility, which builds trust in your customer that you are knowlegdable in your industry.

- Website owners are always looking for quality **Free Stuff** to give away or offer to there Visitors and/or Subscribers.

This is where you could CASH-IN, especially if you make your special report brandable. This gives the website owner even more incentive to give your freebie away if they can make money in the process.

- And your Contact Information will always be inside, no matter what. Meaning, as your report is being passed around the internet you’ll always be able to lead your potential customer back to your website where they could sign-up for your newsletter and/or read up more about your Products or Services you offer.

Method #2. Putting Together A Free eBook.

- Free eBooks work great as well and have the same benefits as I outlined through the special report.

The only difference using this approach is, you can put together a free ebook in less time then it would take to produce your special report simply because it doesn’t even have to be your own material inside, it can be someone else’s.

Just make sure you put together a free ebook with quality information inside.

- And they also allow you to target more then one Product or Service inside because free ebooks are usually a compilation of related articles targetting a particular problem leaving you room to diversify.

Method #3. Writing Articles.

- Writing articles is probably one of the best and most effective ways to produce a wave of viral traffic to your website because every website owner needs fresh content to feed to there visitors and/or subscribers.

- They also allow you to target your audience’s problem specifically that they’re dealing with.

- And at the end of the article you have a spot called the ‘Resource Box’ to insert your personal bio and/or website information.

Just imagine if your article were to be picked up by some newsletter editor with a large list or high traffic website and they use it as a ‘Featured Article’ in there publication, you could see an instant surge of targeted traffic to your website overnight.

That’s where your ‘Resource Box’ comes in.

Well, that about sums it up for the 3 MOST powerful ‘Viral Marketing’ methods being used today by most internet marketers, and for good reason, because they work.

Now, with all that said, what do these 3 viral methods all have in common that’ll put your list building efforts on Auto-Pilot?

- They’re in HIGH demand by website owners.

- They’re HIGHLY Targeted.

- They give you INSTANT Credibility in your industry.

- They have your Contact Details leading to your website.

…and most important of all, they’re all FREE!

Just think for a minute, by using only one of these methods listed above, how it could put your opt-in list building efforts on Auto-Pilot.

This article represents just a summarized version of all the different list building techniques available online, but in my opinion, these 3 are the most effective.

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The 7 Step Formula For Writing POWERFUL Articles In Less Than An Hour

Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by Cory.

What I’m about to Reveal to you in this article is a easy to follow, Step-By-Step formula for writing Powerful articles in less than a hour.

It might take you a few times to get the hang of it the first time around, But, once you’ve gotten through the learning curve, your articles will flow out of you without stressing your brain out to much.

I say this from experience because I used to be terrified about the thought of writing an article, but, once I got this formula down to an art, they seem to come together quite easily now.

The benefits of writing articles alone out weight the fear of having to write them, so read this article with an open mind and if you have to read through it twice, do so.

Writing articles are very powerful and in my mind, the best way to build trust and credibility with your online business.

So, without further delay, let’s go to Step #1.

Step #1. Targeting your audience.

The first thing you have to figure out is which audience (target market) are you trying to reach.

This is critical to your overall outcome of your article and what you want your potential reader/customer to do next after they’ve read your article.

So, make sure you know ahead of time who you want to target.

Step #2. Put together a attention grabbing Headline.

This is probably the single Most important step when it comes to writing your articles because this is what’s used to bait your potential reader/customer to read your article.

Let’s use my headline for this article as an example:

The 7 Step Formula For Writing POWERFUL Articles In Less Than An Hour

Notice how I’ve stated the main benefit you’ll receive from reading my article, this is KEY, and this is what you want to convey to your potential reader/customer.

Step #3. Clearly explain your position on the issue.

This next step is where you introduce your article with a sentence or two that Clearly and Completely explains your position on the issue inwhich you promised in the headline of your article.

You don’t want to leave people hanging, but, at the same time, you don’t want to hand them the store either.

Take a look at how I started out this article as an example.

Step #4. List off your main points you want to cover.

This is where you list off your main points you want to cover in point form.

You don’t have to come up with alot… 3,4,5,7,10 , it really depends on what you plan on covering.

Step #5. Elaborate on each point you wrote down.

After you’ve finished writing down your main points you want to cover your next step is to elaborate on each of them with a sentence or two.

Step #6. Finish up with a Conclusion.

You’ve now figured out who your target audience is going to be.

You’ve put together a attention grabbing headline to pull readers in.

You’ve listed off and elaborated on 3,4,5,7,10 points with a sentence or two.

Now… it’s time for the conclusion.

And, your conclusion is simply where you have your chance to tell your readers why this article was important and to get them to take action.

Step #7. Put together a compelling Resource Box.

Your resource box is where you put your copyright info and website contact information.

There are many styles of how your resource box could look, so, my suggestion to you is visit some article directories to see how others are putting there resource boxes together or you can take a look at mine at the end of this article.

Your choice.

Well, there you have it, The 7 Step Formula For Writing POWERFUL Articles In Less Than An Hour.

The best way to get this formula down is to have a nice size notepad to write on and go through the steps listed above to brainstorm your article topics.

Make sure you spend some time with your headline, this is probably the most important part of the article because its job is to bait your readers.

Don’t let fear stop you from writing because you think you don’t have any wisdom to share.

I used to think that way, but as you can see, I no longer fear writing and have no problem sharing that with you.

So, with that said, I truly hope this article inspired you to get writing and got your creative juices flowing for your first article and the one’s that follow.

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Two MUST Watch Videos On Impact Marketing And YouTube Video Optimization

Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by Cory.

Marketing is the sole of getting your product, service or website online seen. We now that as webmasters and online marketers. But the problem most just starting out is where to get started.

Well the goods news is I have two great videos for you that will teach you some powerful ways to get started that the best of the best use to draw in targeted visitors to their websites for free.

That’s right, these videos do not talk about pay per click in any way. They talk about viral marketing, pod casting, video marketing and much more.

They are very informative and a must watch. So if you have any spare time this weekend I recommend you put some time aside and give them a watch.

The first video is on Impact Marketing by Yaro Starak which I have spoken about before on my blog. He is a top gun when it comes to blogging and online marketing so listen to what he has to say seriously.

Click here to watch Yaro’s video on Impact Marketing

The next video is by Yaro’s partner Gideon Shalwick and goes into how to optimize your YouTube videos for maximum exposure in the search engines or more. Video online is becoming a very powerful tool for many online marketers so if you have some videos already watch this video and if your thinking about diving into video and creating some of your own then this video will help you maximize your videos exposure online.

Click here to watch Gideon’s video on YouTube Optimization

I hope these videos open your eyes to the many marketing opportunities available to you online for getting targeted traffic to your website(s) and hope you use there teachings to better your bottom line.

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Why Viral Marketing Is The Best System To Use To Promote Products And Services

Posted on 06. Jun, 2009 by Cory.

The term viral marketing implies marketing through the help of Internet or in other words online marketing of any product or service. Viral marketing is also sometimes called viral advertising. And the system is so much effective that it is considered as one of the most powerful marketing and advertising strategies on the Internet.

Viral marketing is a system used to promote products and services through a suitable media distribution. It is a very successful marketing system and also a very cost effective method used to promote products.

Viral marketing did not get its name because any virus is involved in the process but it adopted the pattern of marketing through word of mouth network. Viral marketing depends on a high rate of pass-along-the-advertisement from person to person. If a large percentage of recipients forward the advertisement to a large number of friends then the overall growth speeds up quite quickly. If the pass-along numbers are too low, the overall growth slows down too.

Viral marketing follows the successful method of multi level marketing and applies it to all customers. Though there are several successful marketing strategies this method is supposed to be of more powerful than many other marketing techniques. This viral marketing can be purposefully applied to a variety of products, such as web hosted address books, calendars, list of servers and news group readers.

A Brief History

The term viral marketing was proposed by a professor called Jeffrey F. Rayport of Harvard Business School in a December 1996. It was further used and popularized by Tim Draper and Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson in 1997, while they were describing the Hotmail’s e-mail practice of advertising. The Hotmail was the first to use viral marketing through their emails.

Elememts Of Viral Marketing

Recent study has shown that some viral marketing have worked wonders for the company, but some have failed to gain popularity with their products or services. There are few effective elements of viral marketing, which should be followed to make the strategy a hit. It is not necessary to follow all the elements of the marketing strategy but the more you take up the better result you get. These elements of viral marketing are as followed:

- Provides system for effortless transfer to others: Viral marketing works widely on the Internet because, instant communication is an easy, effortless and inexpensive medium.

- Gives away valuable products or services: Viral marketers practice delayed gratification because they know that they may not profit today but if they manage to generate interest from anything free, they will profit fast and easy.

- Exploits common motivations and behavioral skills: Intelligent viral marketing plans take advantages of common human motivations and behaviors.

- Upgrades easily from small network to a very large network: Building scalability is most importantly required for a viral model.

- Utilizes existing communication for networking: Internet has by far proved to be the most widely communicating medium for marketing through marketing by individuals.

- Takes advantage of others’ resources: The most creative viral marketing plans use others’ resources to get the job done.