Internet Marketing Blog by Voilet Francis

The more traffic you have the more money you will make whether it is your product or a product you are promoting.

Four Steps to Article Marketing

1.       Title

Choose a specific topic in your online Niche but you must choose a specific aspect of that niche.  Niche is the theme or topic you are going to promote.  Think of what questions people would want to have answered in your Niche and that would form the ideas for the niche.  Then choose an article title which should be short (8-10) words as people need to know at a glance what you are talking about.

 Title formats

The “How to…” Title;  The “Question” Title;  The “Number” Title

2.       Content

The Article must be 400-600 words  ( 5 -7  very short paragraphs) and must contain good helpful information.  It must give helpful advice on the topic chosen, establish credibility and authority in the niche, and leave the reader wanting to learn more from you.

The article must have an introduction, content and conclusion.    The Introduction would explain why people would want to learn from you and what you are going to share.

Use Google information to increase what you have written, use it to model your own ideas. Keep article key-word rich by using various phrases and words that people are likely to search for regarding your Niche.  Use 3-6 keywords (both short and long tail).  You can incorporate ideas from Youtube videos, audio training other media resources

The Conclusion should be one paragraph which will sum up the main body of your article.  If you want you can find article writers on outsourcing websites such as Elance.com or Odesk.com.

3.       Write your Article Resource Box

This is a small piece of information that will appear under the article to give your reader information about you, and a link to your website or offer.  It just needs to be a line or two outlining why you are qualified to write articles of interest.  The Resource Box must be short and simple as you do not want tol distract the visitor.

4.       Submit article to Article Directories

Articles are categorized, it is a simple but s low process.  You need to find article directories a number of them.  Type in Google and choose from the top ones.   Register with each of the article directories and follow the simple instructions to submit your article.  It will be reviewed to see if it is a unique article before it appears in the article directory.  Submit more articles get more traffic, build a solid article campaign.  Set a target number of articles  you want to write and send it to 10-20 article directories  If you want you can search on Google for article submission service or automated article submission, employ someone from the Warrior Forum or Odesk.com

Article marketing works in three different ways:

1. Visitors browsing the article directory for traffic
2. Articles appearing in search engine results
3. Articles boosting your search engine ranking

Hope this was helpful.

Don’t forget to leave your comments!

Talk soon.

Voilet

Especially in this recession time taking place all over the world, I am giving you 9 tips to help you save money.

1.      Use Energy Saving Bulbs

There are several of these lighting fixtures which would certainly save you money, help to reduce electricity costs and reduce overall costs.

 2.     Instead of driving walk to the grocery store or to the mall

With the continuous rise in gasoline prices this would decrease the usage of your vehicle especially if it is just a few blocks away from your home.  Walking could be used as a means of exercise.

 3.    Open your windows instead of turning on the fan

During the hot season you may be tempted to turn on the fan or even your air conditioning system, in order to improve the temperature at home.  For cost saving measures, instead of using them  open up the windows. You will be provided with fresh air as well as you will be saving money.

4.     Always turn off your computer when you are not using it.

Don’t be caught up in not turning off the computer until bedtime.  When you turn the computer off it contributes to consumption of lesser amounts of energy. This can also contribute to prolonged computer life.

5.      Instead of Taking your car to the Carwash, clean it yourself

The cost adds up if you decide to have your car washed at a car washing station on a weekly basis. Thus, if you are going to wash your car yourself, that would contribute to saving money.  This can also be seen as a means of exercise that you need, in order to stay as fit as you can.

 6.      Turn off the television if you are not watching it

Being addicted to watching the television is one of the things that can cause your electricity bills to soar higher. Thus, you need to turn it off, when you are not watching and also minimize the times that you try to watch the Television, when you are actually doing something else.

 7.     Ride the bus instead of using your car.

Convenience in driving your car is not the most important.  If you happening to be travelling to somewhere, which is not possible to reach by just walking, then ride the bus, instead of driving the car. It would certainly cost you less to ride on a bus or a train compared to filling up your car with lots of gasoline. Prepare ahead and take special note of the schedule of the bus, so that you won’t be late.

8.       Stay healthy 

The cost of medicines today continue to increase, especially when it comes to antibiotics. To ensure that you won’t have to reach for your pocket to buy them, you need to maintain your health. To achieve that, you should get enough exercise on a regular basis, take a multivitamin supplement to compliment the healthy diet

 9.     Online Shopping

When you shop  online you can have the opportunity of saving some amount of cash. If you do your research, you would find out that most items found through the internet are more affordable than those that are sold in local stores. Some internet sites also have a cheaper price than the other, so you can compare the prices before you purchase. Thus, shopping the modern way should help you save up some cash.

Talk to you soon.

Voilet

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There are a number of videos than can be used in Internet Marketing.  Today I will be telling you about six (6) types of video and how they are used effectively.

1.            Powerpoint Presentation/Slideshow

These videos are a fantastic way to convey a lot of logical, step-by-step fashion.  It is just like watching a live keynote speaker rather than person.

2.            Screencast Tutorial

If you need to show your viewers exactly how to do something or demonstrate a technique or software then screencast tutorials are a fantastic way of doing so.  By using this you can use a piece of software such as Camtasia  or Screenflow to accurately record your voice and your screen.  This tutorial actually    allows people to watch over your shoulder as you teach them.

3.            Live Action (On Camera)

This is used for videos that require more personal touch, perhaps designed to build a connection with your viewer or introduce something.  You appear actually on camera speaking directly down the lens to your viewers.  This is a great way to show how to do squeeze pages and thank you pages.

4.            Streaming Videos

Whichever type of video you are going to create requires that you will also need to decide how you are going to deliver it to your viewer.  One way to do so is that you could allow them to stream the video, directly from their web browser.  This is where the video will load in a video player on their screen and flow directly as they watch it.  This would be quite similar to YouTube videos.

5.            Downloadable Files

As an alternative to allowing your visitors to stream videos directly you could give them a download link to download the file to their computer and watch it there.  You would need to have the resources required, record the video, edit the video, export video, and upload afterwards.

6.            Combo Videos

It would be good to try a combination of the different types of video.  By doing so could bring a closer connection to your viewer.

Before choosing the type of video that you want to use for your viewer you must determine the purpose of the video (includes the purpose or the location).  Afterwards you must then decide on the topic of the videos, where it will be used, what is the desired income, the type that would be best suited, and how will the video be created.  When the decision is made go ahead and start your video, be creative as much as possible.

Talk soon.

Voilet

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Prospects and customers  finds it easier to watch videos than reading text, and it is also less boring than listening to an audio.

It allows us to create a much stronger connection with prospects and customers if we communicate with them via a number of different media

You can inject more of your own personality into your work than you can with text and other style.People can really see that you are a real person not just a name.  You are far more trustworthy if people can see your face or hear your voice or both.

We as humans like to do business with and buy from other human beings not nameless, faceless corporations.  Using video allows you to really build a much greater relationship with people

It is often quicker and easier to create a video to convey information which may take  much longer to write as fluent and accurate text.

Video makes it much easier to teach ‘technical or ‘complicated topics which would be difficult (or impossible) to explain via text or drawings

Video is the most flexible type of media available on the internet, with a number of different styles, perfect for different occasions or types of videos

Using a sales video often has a higher conversion rate than an ordinary long-form sales letter   This has been the experience of  many top internet marketers.

Enhance your business with the following;

Squeeze Pages: Entice your visitors to opt-in for your free training by adding a short but sweet one min  video to the page.  People may be more likely to opt-in  if they can see who they are giving their details to.

Free Training:  A video can make a fantastic lead magnet or free training gift with a much perceived value than a simple report or audio  Consider creating a free training video to give away  and build your list.

Sales pages:  More and more marketers are starting to use videos to sell their products instead of traditional long form sales letter.  Videos are a great way to convey your sales message with emotion and create a connection.  .

Blog Posts  You should try and keep as much variety in your blog posts as you can  It’s a great way to keep people interested ‘on their toes’.  Video blog posts make a great interlude amongst other sstyle of content.

Video Sharing Sites:  Putting free content-based videos onto YouTube, Vimeo, Viddler, MetCafe and other video sharing sites is a great way to build authority and reciprocity in your market place while making your name and your branding known.

Affiliate Sign Up Pages :    When you are looking for affiliates and JV partners to promte your products, you should definitely put a great video on the ‘Affiliate Registration” page  People are far more likely to sign up as an affiliate if they can see your face or hear your voice.

Bonus Pages  When you are promoting someone elses product as an affiliate it often pays to put together a fantastic bonus package that will make them more likely to buy through their link.

Thank You/Download Pages:  Whenever you create a product (either free or paid) it is a fantastic idea to put a video on your thank you/download page that will thank the customer to purchasing from you or welcome them to your site

Talk soon.

Voilet

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