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Best Places To List Your Websites For Sale
Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Cory.
Listing your flipped website can be time-consuming but it certainly pays off in profit if you do it the right way. For some, buying and selling websites is their business and others, it can be their hobby. Either way, you need to know the best places online to list your website for sale.
Because buying and selling websites have become a profitable business online, there are many entrepreneurs who have started up their own home website listing their flipped websites for sale. If you can flip websites, you can definitely whip up your own website quickly. This is a great choice if you want to save money on listing your websites on bidding sites. Because you know about SEO, use it to your advantage and create your own home website that will show up as one of the top sites in a search. When buyers are searching for websites for sale, you will be competing with the larger businesses but there are more and more sole website owners coming up on top in search engines.
When you are ready to list your website(s) for sale, it’s a good idea to have them listed on as many online venues possible. That way, when people are searching Google or another search engine, your website for sale has more chances of it showing up. Of course, it’s dependent on the website content you have but if you’re selling a profitable niche, there are people searching on those keywords. Try using free websites that offer you to list your websites for sale with no fees from you.
Digital Point Forums is a great interactive community that is bustling with entrepreneurs looking to add established and new websites to their collection. It’s free to register where you can list what you have for trade or sale. Once forum users recognize you as a reputable website flipper, you can even create a mailing list when you have new websites for sale.
SitePoint Marketplace is also quite busy in their forums where there are sections on the left-hand side that will appeal to website sellers. From premium websites for sale to established websites for sale, you can list your website for sale for only $19 on Flippa here. Flippa is now the section at SitePoint where you can buy and sell websites. This marketplace may not be free but it’s one of the leading places buyers know where to look for websites to purchase. It’s an auction style starting at a bid of your choice. You can get an idea of how popular this site is by taking a look at the Just Sold section. It gives you an idea of niche sites and prices if you are new SitePoint Marketplace. Do make sure to visit the forums for tips and tricks from other website sellers. You may be even allowed to have the link to your websites for sale on Flippa in your signature if you become interactive in the SitePoint Marketplace forums.
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How To Find Buyers For Your Websites For Sale
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Cory.
Finding prospects for your websites on sale can either be easy or time-consuming for the new internet marketer. It’s always key to target your market with the website you are selling. If you can, always try to sell a few different websites at the same time so that you can put your marketing efforts into more than just one website for sale.
Try to familiarize yourself with the many forums online that can be geared towards your websites for sale. If you have a very unique niche, you can be certain to find a place that you can list it at. For example, if you have a guitar WordPress blog, you will be able to find many, many websites geared towards guitars but narrow in on the kind of guitar blog you have. If it’s specifically about learning the acoustic guitar, you can find online forums that cater to this. You will be able to focus on potential buyers who are interested and looking to buy this kind of blog. Know your market and where you can find them.
DigitalPoint has many business type websites for sale as well as buyers. If you familiarize yourself with the forum, there seems to be a popularity with business, dating, and more saturated website niches for sale and being bought. Of course there are unique websites up for sale and those who are looking but make sure you know who frequents the forums. You may be able to catch someone that said they were looking for a fishing type website and this time, you have it. Keep an email list of potential buyers and what they may be looking for. Let them be the first to be notified with your asking price.
It’s always smart to have an asking price but it’s even better if you make room for offers so do markup your price by a percentage that you’re comfortable with. When you leave it in the buyer’s hands to make an offer to you, this makes them feel that they are in control and that you may take their offer if they they know you want to make a quick sale.
Always use Paypal or another online method to eliminate any snail mail options. If you’re from one country and the buyer is from another country, cheques should never be accepted. For one thing, the potential buyer may never send the cheque and if they do, it could get lost in transit. As well, once the cheque reaches your bank and it’s from a different country, it can take a large amount of time to clear if it ever clears.
Make it easy for your potential buyer by sending them an invoice on the settled price. Once the payment has been received, do keep your end of the deal and transfer their website over as quicky as possible. This will ensure that you get a good testimonial if you’re looking for one and will more often than not, send referrals your way.
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Important Factors To Consider When Pricing Your Website To Sell
Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by Cory.
Pricing your website for sale can be daunting especially if you’re new to the business of buying and selling websites. Research is always key in any business and you’ll find that you may to do a lot of it in the beginning with this one. The niche that may have been hot one moment can go stale the next because it becomes saturated quickly.
For instance, there are so many turnkey websites on the topic of the best online hosting sites. If you do a quick Google search, you will find over 100,000 sites on it and 90% of them have the same look and feel to it. You can bet that there are many people who are making the same cookie cutter website in huge batches and reselling them under different domain names. Unfortunately, for those buyers who don’t do their research can get swindled into spending hundreds of dollars on the same website someone else has but with just a different domain name.
To make a profit on the website you want to sell, you shouldn’t be selling cookie cutter websites. Cookie cutter websites are websites that have the same look, content and topic. The only difference is that you have them under unoriginal domain names with popular to unpopular extensions. These websites can be turnkey sites to content blog type sites. You don’t want to be known as the website maker who makes generic sites for sale.
In order to price your website to sell, there are many factors to take into account. When you are ready to list it up for sale, you should have a great domain. If you had bought the website and flipped it, purchasing a new keyword domain can do wonders for a website sale. Even if it’s the same name but different extension. You can definitely get more money for a .com domain versus an .info domain.
Create a buzz about the website for sale. Draw in potential buyers if it’s an established site. Play up the website traffic that it brings in daily. If it’s monetized, stress on the fact that it can make even more profit by finding other affiliate products to add to it. List the amount of back links to the site if it is established. Buyers want to know if it’s been around for a couple of years and has more than a few hundred back links on it. This means less work on the buyer’s part.
If you choose to list your website for sale on a popular site like Flippa, you can start the bidding price low. It’s a known fact that low prices can generate a lot more bids even if it’s capped at a higher price. Remember, buyers always want more for their money so capitalize on what they are getting with your website. People don’t look for high priced websites to buy, they will try to find something lower even it’s in a premium website section. The key here is to think like a buyer and you will sell your website even faster.
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How To Flip A Niche Wordpress Blog Online Is Easier Then You Think
Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Cory.
Flipping a WordPress blog is similar to flipping a website but a WordPress blog can become more than just a content website. Many website owners are now using WordPress to feature their products or services for sale. It can be fully functional as an e-commerce site if you wanted it to be.
Buying WordPress blogs are easy. There are many who put them up for sale on DigitalPoint forums and SitePoint forums. The best way to flip WordPress blogs are to actually approach blog owners. There is no shame in asking and if you never ask, you will never know. If you come across a blog that you like and you can see that the blog owner can do more with it, this is where you can offer your services to flip it for them.
If you wanted, you can even appeal to a certain niche when it comes to flipping WordPress blogs. For instance, there are many website owners who are using WordPress for business niches. Most don’t stand out because they have the same visual look and are using the same kind of PLR content. Stick with one niche in flipping and then branch out to flip other WordPress niche blogs. Approaching blog owners directly can be the best approach for your business since word of mouth will follow.
Set up your own website to offer flipping packages for WordPress bloggers. To begin with, most are using the same standard WordPress templates that are offered for free with their hosting companies. Most blogs get lost amongst every other blog because they all look the same and the worse is being mistaken for another blog. This is one of the first things to do when flipping a WordPress blog. Changing up the blog header and layout. There are so many free layouts available that you can easily find it through a Google search.
Determining the right blog layout is crucial because you want to use the best layout for the website you’re flipping. Always take into consideration what they are using WordPress for. A content site will navigate differently than an e-commerce site. Make sure to always have superior communication with your client to ensure that you know what colors or themes they want to stay away from.
Changing up the content on a WordPress blog is important. If you have a quick eye, you can easily spot grammar mistakes, typos and whatever else needs to be cleaned up. As a website flipper, it’s your job to make the blog even better. If a website owner is using WordPress as an e-commerce site, you will want to make sure they have content on their site for search engines to find them. With keywords and quality content, it can increase the traffic to any website.
Flipping a WordPress blog can also include a small package for website owners on what to do once their blog is flipped. Such things that can be included are easy marketing tips for website owners. As a helpful website flipper that cares about his or her clients, your clients will be sure to come back and refer other customers your way.
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TOP Reasons Why Online Entrepreneurs Would Buy And Sell A Website Online
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by Cory.
Buying and selling websites is one of the most profitable ways to make money online. Some online entrepreneurs have even turned it into a part-time business for themselves with most making more than part-time cash. The following are the top reasons people would invest in buying websites to re-sell.
Buying a website can be a small investment with a high profit margin. You don’t need to find out where you can get wholesale deals on merchandise to re-sell. Buying and selling websites can be very appealing to those who don’t have a lot of money to start up their own business. Purchasing a small website to re-sell to other online entrepreneurs is a small price to pay to figure out if you will enjoy this business. Instead of losing thousands of dollars upfront to inventory that beginner entrepreneurs make the mistake of doing right off the bat, this is an investment that you will be able to break even with right away.
There is no merchandise that you need to physically stock up for your online business. Most new online entrepreneurs attempt to build e-commerce businesses and end up with a ton of inventory at the end of year. With buying and selling websites, you can buy when you want. You have the choice of what types of websites you want to purchase without having to maintain inventory in your home. All of your websites are parked or being hosted at the hosting company of your choice. You can buy new websites as you go along selling them. With each sale, you can use some of your profit to invest in one or more sites.
You may not need to do a lot of research on the types of websites you are going to sell. For instance, if you are a pro at playing golf, you can seek out golf websites that you want to fix up to resell. If you are a baker by day, imagine all the experience you can provide on the bakery websites you have bought. Choosing a niche that you know will make it a lot easier for you to write quality content for. Knowing a subject well will lessen the research time and give you more time to re-sell your website(s).
Profitable websites are in demand. With the economy, there are even more people visiting the internet wanting to buy a website that will make them money. These are people who don’t know how to build a website from scratch and are willing to pay the money to purchase a website that is already doing well.
This is the same for savvy entrepreneurs online who have a collection of profitable websites. These entrepreneurs look for more websites that already have a rank in the top search engines. They also look for websites that are high in content and can easily be maintained. In this day and age, the internet is the way of the world. Everyone wants a piece of it and you can make that available with the websites you sell.
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Cool Twitter Widgets To Dress Up Your Website Or Blog
Posted on 14. Oct, 2009 by Cory.
Want another way to show off your Twitter? Well why not do it with a cool Twitter widget.
Widgets are yet just another way of displaying information your visitors can interact with and usually take up very little space on your website or blog and take less than a few minutes to incorporate.
You can put them within your content, in your sidebar or where ever you decide.
So with that said what I have done is scronged up some Twitter widgets resources for you to check out at your leisure if you are wanting to add one to your website or blog to show off your latest tweets to your visitors or loyal readers.
Below is a list of Twitter widget resources. Go check them out and if one stands out that you like then take the time to add it to your website or blog because the more visable your tweets are the more likely your visitors or readers will click on them resulting in more potential Twitter followers to add to your Twitter.
Here’s the list:
www.widgetbox.com/widget/twidget
www.widgetbox.com/widget/tweet-blender
twitter.com/goodies/widget_profile
Yes, I realize there’s only 3, that’s because I found these ones to be the easiest to customize and install on your website or blog.
Feel free to search the web yourself if you don’t find these Twitter widgets acceptable, but I am sure you will.
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TOP FREE Follow Me On Twitter Badges And Buttons To Spice Up Your Website Or Blog
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Cory.
We all know that Twitter is going mainstream which means it isn’t going anywhere any time soon.
So how can you take advantage of this?
The answer is simple, spice up your website or blog using cool Twitter badges and/or Twitter buttons.
This is just another great way to build more Twitter followers for your Twitter and also lets your visitor know that your are available via other communication channels.
You can see on my blog what I have done to incorporate these cool Twitter badges and it’s easy to implement and will only take you a matter of minutes to do.
So with that said the question usually is by most is… where can I find these cool free Twitter badges and Twitter buttons to put on my website or blog?
I’ve solved that problem for you by digging through the search engines and collecting a great list of websites that offer free Twitter badges and Twitter buttons for your use.
Here’s the list below for your convenience:
Twit Stamp - twitstamp.com/
Twitter Card - www.twittercard.com/
Twitter My Site - www.twittermysite.com/
Twitter Buttons - www.twitterbuttons.com/
Twt Buttons - www.twtbuttons.com/
My Twitter Rocks - mytwitterrocks.com/
Twit Buttons - twitbuttons.com/
There you have it on s silver platter.
These websites above are the ones I came across that had the best Twitter badges and Twitter buttons for your website or blog, but feel free to search the web yourself if your not happy with the ones above. I’m sure you’ll find that I did my homework as you’ll find these exact websites listed.
Enjoy and have fun spicing up your website or blog with these free Twitter badges and Twitter buttons.
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TOP Free Twitter Background And Custom Twitter Background Websites For Your Twitter
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by Cory.
Sick of your plain old default Twitter background that everybody else is using?
Do you want your Twitter to stand out from the rest of the pack?
Lastly, do you want brand recognition when someone visits your Twitter?
If you answered YES to any or all of the above then getting yourself a custom Twitter background is the answer.
Twitter is no different from any website online if you want to stand out. That’s why having a custom Twitter background is the answer because every website has a theme, so why not your Twitter.
By doing this one action people will take you more seriously simply because you went and got yourself a custom Twitter background created with your picture, description and URL to your website of choice.
So what I have done is searched the web for some great free Twitter background resources for you to check out. There’s about 7 websites below that offer free Twitter backgrounds so go nuts because there’s some real gems among them.
Here are the 7 websites for Free Twitter Backgrounds:
Twitter Images - www.twitter-images.com/
Twit Backs - www.twitbacks.com/
Twitter Backgrounds - www.twitterbackgrounds.org/
Twitter Gallery - twittergallery.com/
Twitter Patterns - twitterpatterns.com/
Twitter Backs - twitterbacks.com/
My Tweet Space - mytweetspace.com/
Now if your looking for a great service that offers custom Twitter backgrounds at a decent price then I recommend you check out - http://www.twitterbackgrounds.com
They also have free Twitter backgrounds that your can check out to so the choice is yours.
Anyway, I hope this saves you some time from having to search the web yourself and good luck with your Twitter customization.
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How To Get More Twitter Followers Using The Power Of Article Marketing
Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by Cory.
Getting more Twitter followers to join your Twitter following is a trying task and it all starts around the same principals as someone trying to build an email list.
You see essentially that’s exactly what your trying to do with your Twitter, and that is build a following. But in order to do that you need this….
… TRAFFIC!
That’s what email list builders need in order to drive people to their opt-in pages and that is what you need as well in order for your followers to opt-in to your Twitter.
The more traffic coming into your Twitter page from various sources online the more chances you have of gaining more Twitter followers.
So how can you achieve this?
One method is through Article Marketing.
Here’s how it works.
All you have to do is write some articles related to your niche and submit them to the TOP article directories online. You could also use some article submission services to syndicate your articles giving them the maximum exposure they deserve and giving you the opportunity to gain more Twitter followers.
The only thing you have to do is once you’ve finished writing your articles and are getting them ready for submission is to create a resource box with your Twitter page URL asking them to follow you on Twitter.
And as you might know you can have up to three URLs in your article resource box so why not add your website and blog URL to the mix. This will only ad to you getting more Traffic, Sales and Twitter followers.
By writing articles you are branding yourself as an expert in that niche which will make people coming to your Twitter page more targeted and eager to opt-in to receive more information from you about whatever your niche is through Twitter. It also gives you the opportunity to promote your own products or affiliate products you are marketing which in the end is what you are trying to accomplish anyway.
So, my advice to you is get writing some articles and start syndicating them around the web with your Twitter page URL in the resource box. 10, 20 or 30 more Twitter followers a day adds up, and the best part is they are highly targeted Twitter followers.
It doesn’t get any better then that.
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How To Get More Twitter Followers Using The TOP Twitter Directories
Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by Cory.
If you want more Twitter followers your going to have to put a little work into it. This is a fact in anything you do online when it comes to building your business.
So what’s next with getting more Twitter followers?
The answer is submitting your Twitter to the TOP Twitter directories online.
There are only a handful out there at this time and I have taken the time to collect them for you so you don’t have to do it yourself.
So what I recommend you do is set aside some time this week and submit your Twitter page to them. It will only take less then a hour and your done.
Make sure you have your Twitter title, Twitter description and some keyword tags already ready to cut and paste into the fields provided. This will save you time doing it from scratch every time.
So with that said here are the TOP Twitter directories you should submit your Twitter page to.
TOP Twitter Directories:
WeFollow - wefollow.com/
Twellow - www.twellow.com/
TwitR - twitr.org/
TweetFind - www.tweetfind.com/
TweeplePages - tweeplepages.com/
MyTwitterDirectory - mytwitterdirectory.com/
As you can see there are only six Twitter directories to submit to so like I said it won’t take you long to submit your Twitter page to them.
This is just the next step in building your network reach with Twitter and as people search these directories to find related Twitters to follow your Twitter followers will start to grow if you have what they are looking for, which of course is great links and tweets to related content they are seeking.
That’s it for this post. I hope it help your once again and be on the look out for the next edition to How To Get More Twitter Followers series.
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How To Get More Twitter Followers Using The POWER Of RSS
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by Cory.
The first How To Get More Twitter Followers strategy I’m going to discuss is through the use of RSS or Real Simple Syndication.
If you’ve been using Twitter for any length of time now then you know that it is a micro-blog.
Now for those of you who don’t know that a micro-blog is don’t worry, it’s nothing major. A micro-blog is simply a mini version of a standard blog where you only get 140 characters worth of space to blast out what your trying to get across to your Twitter audience.
That’s a micro-blog in a nutshell and is what Twitter is.
The reason I want you to understand this is both regular blogs and micro-blogs like Twitter use RSS to syndicate their content to their subscribers, RSS directories and to whomever decides to use your feed as content on their websites or in their RSS aggregators or readers.
So what I’m trying to get across here is for you to submit your Twitter RSS feed to as many RSS directories possible. By doing this your building your reach so when someone from those RSS directories or where ever your Twitter RSS feed was found, when they click on your tweet from your Twitter RSS feed it’ll bring them back to your Twitter profile page, which is exactly what you want. From there they can choose to browse your Twitter Tweets and if they like what your tweeting about they’ll have the option to follow you.
That’s it.
Remember, you can’t make other Twitters follow you. They have to make that decision themselves because it’s an opt-in process that they have full control over.
Twitter is a great platform to use and I know there are HUGE claims of people getting thousands of follows a month which is possible, it’s just the ‘How’ that most Twitters get stuck on which is why I’m writing this series, sharing with you my findings as I discover them.
So with that said I hope this post helped you and most importantly, that you put it into action because you don’t what the unknown will bring.
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Your Twitter Account Is Useless Without These
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Cory.
Twitter these days is growing by the masses. More and more people are using Twitter for staying in touch with friends and using it as a means of staying in touch with potential customers.
However which way you use Twitter it is useless without these.
When I refer to the word these I mean Twitter Followers.
There is absolutely no reason to set up a Twitter account unless you plan on obtaining Twitter followers who are either interested in you or your business.
The problem that happens to many starting out is how to get those Twitter followers to follow them.
It’s really not that difficult once you know how and where to find them. The problem that arises is it is very time consuming finding Twitters followers to follow who are interested in you or your business.
At this time Twitter allows you to follow up to 1000 followers a day until you reach 2000 followers. After you reach 2000 followers you are then allowed to follow a percentage daily.
So with that said, getting to those 2000 followers should be your goal and in the next few days time I’ll be releasing some ways you can achieve this one Twitter tactic at a time.
Now to make it clear to you Twitter allows you to follow up to 1000 followers a day but that doesn’t mean that you can’t have Twitterers follow you without you following them first.
I see lots of Twitters out there with thousands of followers and are only following less then one hundred, so it’s entirely possible.
Your first task should do before setting up a Twitter account is decide whether your Twitter account is for personal or business use.
That’s it for now. So stay tuned for my up coming Twitter posts about how to gain more Twitter followers for your Twitter.
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The Twitter Method Goes LIVE, Plus Jack Humphrey And Tom Deeter Are Giving Away A FREE DVD
Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Cory.
Today is the BIG day when The Twitter Method goes LIVE.
Jack Humphrey and Tom Deeter have been working on The Twitter Method for some time now and are finally online ready to show the world what they have uncovered.
I’m writing this post on their behalf to mention to you that they are giving away a FREE Twitter Toolkit DVD for those who are eager to learn more about Twitter and how they can profit from Twitter and much more.
I’ve been following their progress closely over the weeks with Twitter and have on my own in the last 6 to 8 weeks been able to build a Twitter following of over 3,000 followers and counting.
It’s very exciting to see things transpire the way they have.
So, with that said, if you want what they’ve got then I stronly suggest you grab a copy of Jack’s and Tom’s Twitter Toolkit DVD because they’re only giving away 750 copies, so… first come first serve.
It’s not often you come across free information like this. Of course if you feel you already know enough then simply disregard this post and continue on doing what your doing, but if you still have unanswered questions about Twitter then this is your opportunity to learn from the best.
Click here now claim your copy of the Twitter Toolkit DVD
Good luck to you and happy Twittering.
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4 POWERFUL VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense - Part 4
Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by Cory.
I hope your ready for this last installment of “4 POWERFUL VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense” because what I’m going to reveal to you is in my opinion one of the BEST VRE Business Models you can start with absolutely ZERO cost to you.
The only thing your required to do is learn how to set them up with Google Adsense and targeted affiliate programs.
They are FREE, there’s no hosting costs(optional), search engines love them, they use a state of the art syndication technology and are one of the most talked about phenomenons to hit the web simply because they work.
So, with that said, let’s get on with it.
VRE Model #4. Niche Blogs.
“Niche Blogs” are simply dynamic websites that use a syndication technology called RSS, which stands for Real Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary, that can target any Niche Market.
Now, why do Niche Blogs make such a great VRE Business Model?
Simple. People come online seeking ‘Information’ on or about a particular topic or problem.
Information comes in many forms online, but one of the most Powerful forms are ‘Articles’.
The great thing about Blogs is they give you the ability to Post content, more specifically, targeted content to your niche and then they ping the search engines to come and take a look for potential indexing, then… using the RSS technology, it will then syndicate that post INSTANTLY via RSS to all who’s subscribed to that particular feed giving them the highly target content they requested.
Also, when someone clicks on any of the links your feed is displaying, guess what? It will bring them to back to your blog with all your Google Adsense ads and related affiliate programs which is where you’ll make your money.
The real cool thing is the information you choose to post doesn’t necessarily even have to be yours. You can go to ANY article directory on the web and use other peoples content, saving you *tons* of time writing it yourself.
The best part about this VRE Model is, all you have to do is set up your blog template with Google Adsense and targeted affiliate programs that will solve that persons query and post to it on a regular basis.
That’s it!
All other actions after that are beyond your control because you can’t make them click on an ad, all you can do is try to entice them to make a decision.
Now, if this VRE Business Model interests you and you want to get started with building Niche Blogs then I recommend you go to Blogger.com - www.blogger.com - since they have an easy to use interface and are owned by the all mighty Google.
Just before I warp this up I always like to give examples so I’ll leave you with this one that I’ve been working on.
Go check it out. It might give you some ideas as to how you might want to set up your own Niche Blogs.
==> www.bestremotecontrolhelicopters.info
Well, that’s it for this series of “4 POWERFUL VRE(virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense”.
Hope you enjoyed it and in the process got your creative juices flowing for future upcoming VRE projects.
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4 POWERFUL VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense - Part 3
Posted on 05. Sep, 2009 by Cory.
Google Adsense is simply pure genius because of its simplicity to produce profits from your website Day and Night while your sleeping.
Who knew that a business on the Internet could be so simple to build and makes many people 5 to 6 figures a month by simply offering people what they’re looking for… INFORMATION!
Now if you’ve been following my “4 POWERFUL VRE Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense” series and have viewed some of the websites out there with Google Adsense on them then you should have a good idea by now of what you need to do to get your Google Adsense empire off and running.
I like giving examples because it really reinforces the importance of where you need to place your Google Adsense Ads in order to get a good CTR(Click Through Rate) as well as how you can blend them into your content so they don’t look so obvious that there ads and as well, give you some idea’s as to what others are doing so your not left there scratching your head saying… “Am I doing this right?”.
Anyway, without further adieu, lets move on to the next VRE Google Adsense business model that could pay you in two ways depending how you choose to structure it.
In the last installment I covered “Web Directories”.
So in this part of the VRE series I’m going to cover “Review Sites” and then give you some examples of what they might look like.
Here we go.
VRE Model #3. Review Sites.
“Review Sites” are pretty self explanatory but are basically websites that focus on writing Product Reviews(people giving there personal opinion) about Products and/or Services that people offer on the web and/or offline.(ex: Automobile Reviews, etc.)
That’s it. That’s all they are. BUT, those reviews still contain “CONTENT”. Content Google can use to display targeted Google Adsense Ads which in turn could earn you BIG money if you target the right niche.
Now, as I just mentioned “Review Sites” can target any Niche, whether it’s Sports, Gambling, Dating — basically whatever your interests are as long as there’s a market for it.
I also mentioned earlier that you could get paid two ways by having your own review site and it’s really NO secret.
All you have to do is write reviews on Products and/or Services that offer an Affiliate Program and then simply incorporate your affiliate link into your review using a quick “Call To Action” like…
… “Click Here NOW For All The Details”.
Now, if they don’t click out through an Google Adsense Ad and choose to click out through your affiliate link and purchase, well… you did your job. You just made a commission.
That’s it.
Now you could also set up a review site where others could submit their reviews, the only problem is… they get the affiliate commission, but you still have your Google Adsense through out your review site making you clicks that make you money.
It’s up to you on how you want to build it.
Now, lets wrap this up with a few examples shall we.
Here’s 3 that I think will give you a good idea of what to expect:
Web Source:
www.web-source.net/previous_reviews.htm
Top Ten Reviews:
Consumer Search:
www.consumersearch.com/www/lawn_and_garden/
Now, as I said earlier, your review site can be Topic Specific or can target multiple Topics. It’s up to you.
These are just a few that I picked randomly while doing a search on Google.
I hope they gave you some idea’s on whether or not you want to consider building an VRE review site.
Surf around on Google - www.google.com - in the area that interests you the most to see if anybody else is doing it or do some keyword research to see if it’s even worth pursuing.
There are always factors to consider before building a business, even with Google Adsense, so make sure you do your homework before hand.
That’s it for now. So, be sure to be on the look out for my next installment of “4 POWERFUL VRE Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense”.
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4 POWERFUL VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense - Part 2
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by Cory.
Okay, it’s now time for the next installment of… “4 POWERFUL VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense” series.
By now you should have a good idea of what Virtual Real Estate is and why it’s to your benefit that you start a network of your own VRE sites depending on the model you choose.
In the last installment of this series I covered “Article Directories”.
In this part of the VRE series I’m going to cover “Web Directories” in general and then give you some examples of what they might be and look like.
Sound good?
VRE Model #2. Web Directories.
An “Web Directory” is simply a directory on the World Wide Web that specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links. Web Directory owners will often allow site owners to submit their site for inclusion. Then human editors will review their submission and if accepted, will be added to their database.
The one thing about Web Directories is they are often used as part of a website marketing strategy for being indexed in the major search engines like Yahoo!, Google, MSN to name a few.
The main strategy behind someone submitting there website to a directory is that a new site needs to quickly build inbound links from reputable sources. In doing this they will get a higher ranking within search engine results under there target keywords depending on the PR(popularity ranking) of that directory or inbound link.
That’s the basic run-down of what an Web Directories purpose is and why they make a great VRE business model.
Web Directories can be and target anything you want them to. It’s your directory, so you make the decision as to what it is about.
As your directory grows, so will its traffic.
And if you have targeted affiliate programs strategically placed on your directory along side your Google Adsense code, you could be making a nice, steady income form your directory like many others are right now.
Now… as I said at the beginning of this article I would give you some examples of some Web Directories with Google Adsense so you see for yourself whether or not this is something you want to venture into.
So, with that said, here are 3 directories that I think will give you a good idea of what to expect:
Free Stuff Directory:
All Free Things - www.allfreethings.com/
eBook Directory:
Wisdom eBooks - www.wisdomebooks.com/
Software Directory:
Software5 - www.software5.com/
Now remember, your Online Directory can be about anything you want. Your in control.
These are just some examples of whats out.
Did you happen to see the Google Adsense ads?
BINGO!
Also, pay special attention to where those Google Adsense ads are positioned because this is KEY to getting a good CTR(Click Through Rate) with your Google Adsense ads.
Now, at this point, it’s up to you to make the decision on whether or not this is the type of VRE business model you want to use and start.
I recommend you surf around and see whats out there with your interests in mind. By doing that you will be able to get some good idea’s as to what to expect and more importantly, model your directory and/or VRE sites from.
Well, that’s it for now. So, be sure to be on the look out for my next installment of “4 POWERFUL VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense”.
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4 POWERFUL VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense - Part 1
Posted on 31. Aug, 2009 by Cory.
VRE — better known as “Virtual Real Estate” is literally everywhere online.
That’s right. Everytime you do a search on whatever it is your searching for via the Internet you get a list of results. Within that list of results lye’s thousands, if not, millions of pages of Virtual Real Estate that is making someone out there on the WWW some handsome profits.
The question is… “what have you done in order to stake your Internet “VRE” claim so you too can enjoy some of that profit as well?”
If you haven’t started anything yet, that’s okay because I did a little research for you and came up with these “6 POWERFUL VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building In 2006 Using Google Adsense” so you too can benefit like the many others out there online.
The first VRE business model I’d like to talk about are — Article Directories.
VRE Model #1. Article Directories.
Article Directories are in my mind are probably one of the best VRE business models on the web simply because they offer your audience and publishers Multiple Channels of information on any topic.
And the facts are, people come online for information.
So, what do Article Directories contain?
That’s right… Information! … and lots of it.
The other great benefit to Article Directories is that you don’t have to write a single word if you don’t want to because the whole purpose of starting your Article Directory in the first place is to get other people(we also call them authors) to submit their content for your readers and/or publishers to read and use.
Now, the Rule Of Thumb is simple when it comes to growing your Article Directory and that is… the more authors you recruit, the more your Article Directory will grow, filling it full of targeted information for your readers to digest and for publishers to use on their websites.
It gets better, so keep reading.
Did you know that the more pages you have within your Article Directory means… the more search engine food you’ll have for the search engines to come and index into their database which will then be displayed within the search engines search results.
Remember in the beginning of this article when I was talking about the search engine results being full of Virtual Real Estate. This is where your Article Directories webpages(or your Virtual Real Estate) will be listed for web surfers find.
This also means that you’ll receive a lot of FREE targeted search engine traffic to your Article Directory as it grows giving your authors FREE targeted traffic to their sites and keeping them happy, and at the same time, will be building your VRE nest egg on the WWW.
Are you starting to see the benefits to starting your own Article Directory on the Internet?
I hope so.
But don’t go anywhere just yet, I’m not finished.
There’s two more things I want to talk to you about before this part of the article series ends.
The first is RSS — better known as “Real Simple Syndication” and what RSS does is it allows you to syndicate your Article Directories content or just content in general through an RSS feed so that any reader and/or publisher who subscribes to a particular RSS feed within your Article Directory will receive ANY new updated content that is published… INSTANTLY!
The other benefit to a RSS feed is… lets say you have 1000 publishers subscribed to one of your RSS feeds and one of your authors submits a new article at your Article Directory, all those publishers who subscribed to that RSS feed will receive it once that RSS feed updates and when someone clicks on the link within that RSS feed to read the new article, guess where the visitor is sent to?
You guessed it, your Article Directory, with your Google Adsense ads(I’ll talk about that in a second) and whatever other related affiliate links you have on that webpage.
Now… for the BEST part, how-to make a $Profit$ with your Article directory.
I’m telling you, this is the easiest money you’ll ever make for simply supplying your viewers and the Internet(A.K.A. The Information Super Highway) with what it needs the most, Information!
How do you do it?
Heard of Google Adsense(as I mentioned just a minute ago), because if you haven’t, now you have.
What is Google Adsense?
Google Adsense is Googles affiliate program for publishers and how it works is it displays ads targeted towards the content on that particular webpage being viewed.
How do you get paid? Simple. Your reader just has to click on one of the ads within the Google Adsense ad box on that webpage and depending on what the topic is and keyword could pay some handsome commissions(usually between 35% to 50%).
And, guess what? You didn’t even have to do any selling OR follow-up.
Not bad and believe me those clicks add up Fast and by having the search engines returning frequently for regular indexing and having RSS feeds(remember, when someone clicks on the RSS feed link on someone elses website they get redirected back to yours with your Google Adsense ads on it and other affiliate links) for other publishers to use on their websites you’ll soon see your Google Adsense profits get Bigger and BIGGER!
Well, that’s it for now. So be sure to be on the look out for my next installment of the “4 POWERFUL VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Business Models You Can Start Building Using Google Adsense”.
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5 Powerful Reasons WHY Niche Content Sites Are Being Considered The Way To Go In 2009
Posted on 25. Jul, 2009 by Cory.
“Content Is King”… and will remain ‘King’ for as long as the Internet exists and is for this very reason WHY you’d be smart to build a network of these sites for yourself to profit from for years to come.
Let me ask you this… “What do most people go online for?”
If you said “INFORMATION” - then you are absolutely right.
And besides, that IS and always will be the Internet’s primary purpose and will always be one of the main reasons why people come online to search for.
So, with that said, you should now have a good idea as to why Niche Content Sites are the way to go if you are looking to build a network of sites that will produce a nice residual income for years to come and will steadily grow over time on there own all by using other peoples content and products.
Now that you have the idea, for the rest of this article I’d like to share with you my 5 TOP reasons you should seriously think about building your own network of Niche Content Sites of your own, and then at the end will reveal to you a few examples of what kinds of Niche Content Sites you can build.
Reason #1. Search Engines absolutely love them.
If you don’t know by now Search Engines love content and what do Niche Content Sites contain? That’s right… Content.
The more content you have to offer, the more pages you’ll get listed within the search engines, which then gives you more exposure to your target audience from within the search engines and more chances for you to profit, which I’ll explain in more detail in a few minutes.
Point being, this is a great way to grow your business and give your audience what they’re looking for all at the same time, Plus… to get the Search Engine spiders to return for regular indexing.
Reason #2. Your Niche Content Sites will grow effortlessly.
Content is literally the FUEL that powers the net and even more so is one of the most effective ways to grow your own business online.
What I mean by that is there are literally thousands of content publishers out there on the web looking for places to submit their content for publication. So depending your niche, you will always have an abundance of content to continually grow your network of Niche Content Sites no matter who your target audience is.
I will also be giving you some examples of some Niche Content Sites towards the end of this article to give you some idea of what to expect.
Reason #3. The information is targeted towards your Niche.
Niche Content Sites are just as the name depicts and even more so the information inwhich they contain primarily target your target audience and feed their hunger for information.
Remember what I mentioned earlier about why people come online in the first place.
Your simply giving them what they ready want and making a profit from it at the same time which I’ll explain in more detail in the last two segments of this article.
Reason #4. Get paid for other peoples work.
With the rising popularity of Google’s Adsense program and the profits that can be made from other peoples content using Google Adsense, this gives people all the more reason to build a network of Niche Content Sites because of the residual income you can make through Google’s Adsense program.
The trick is this… the more pages you have listed, the more opportunity you have to generate BIG Google Adsense cheques, all from someone else’s work.
Pretty COOL!
Reason #5. Get paid through targeted affiliate programs.
Want to get paid between 30 - 70% again by offering targeted affiliate programs about the content within your Niche Content Sites?
That’s right, get paid for referring other peoples products that directly reflect the content inwhich your Niche Content site offers and what your target audience is looking for.
By having a Niche Content Site with targeted content, this gives you a great opportunity to help Pre-Sell your target audience to want to get more information, Information inwhich they have to ‘Pay For’ which is where the targeted affiliate program you choose comes into play.
Now… are those 5 reasons enough for you to get started with your own network of Niche Content Sites?
Only you can answer that question.
It’s reason enough for me, and the real cool thing is you don’t have to produce any of the content yourself and you can use other peoples products to make a profit, Plus… Google Adsense.
Just imagine what a network of 30 to 50 of these sites would bring in.
I could ramble on but I think you get the picture.
Before I go though I said I would give you a few examples of what a Niche Content Site might be so here are the two I would get started with - Article Directory or a Niche Blog.
Article Directories will target Multiple Niches where as Niche Blogs will only target One.
So, you have a choice. Now, all you have to do is make a decision.
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Name Squeeze Pages - What They Are And How They Can Automate Your Entire Online Business
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by Cory.
“Name Squeeze Pages”. If you haven’t heard of them yet, now you have and you’ll soon find out why most of the top internet marketers use them and why you too must take advantage of them.
But, before I get into the meat and potatoes of the why’s, I think it’s important for you to understand what “Name Squeeze Pages” are so that you won’t be lost when reading the rest of this article.
So, with that said, a Name Squeeze Page by definition is simply a single web page that has only one purpose, and that is… to capture the Names and Email Addresses of your visitors and/or potential customers.
That’s it. You don’t need to look any further into it then that.
Now that you know the what, now it’s time for the why you must take advantage of them.
Well… here it is straight up. You need to take advantage of Name Squeeze Pages because they are the tool that will build your online business and targeted opt-in list of subscribers that you can sell to over and over again without spending a single penny on advertising.
How’s that of a why answer?
Well, that’s just one reason. There’s more.
What if I told you that by setting up a Name Squeeze Page you could run your whole online business on auto-pilot?
I’m not kidding and here’s why.
The other and most critical part of your Name Squeeze Page that I haven’t told you about yet is the opt-in form(that’s where you enter your Name and Email Address) and what it’s main function is.
Your opt-in form is just part of what is called a Autoresponder.
And a autoresponder is simply a service that will send out a sequence of pre-written emails by you at what ever schedule you choose, to who ever decides to opt-in for what it is you are offering.(ex. Free Report,eBook,eCourse, etc.)
Why is your autoresponder the most critical part of your Name Squeeze Page you ask?
The answers quite simple. Your autoresponder is what will automate your entire online business, no matter what your selling, taking away the need of you having to follow-up with every subscriber manually.
All your required to do is load it up with your pre-written sales offers and up-sells.
Just imagine the time you’ll save by setting up a Name Squeeze Page for your Product or Service, or affiliate products if you don’t have your own, because the facts are, once your visitor visits your website and decides not to purchase what it is you have to offer, they are gone forever. But, if you have a Name Squeeze Page set up with an enticing offer and they decide to opt-in for it, now you’ve got them for life.
Pretty POWERFUL stuff!
I hope this made sense to you and turned the light bulb on upstairs because the facts are, if your not using a Name Squeeze Page to build a list for your online business, then your really not building a business.
