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7 Powerful Ways to Attract Instant Traffic
EngIhab
30
Jun 2009

You may be a Blogger, an affiliate marketer or a webmaster . Driving Traffic to your pages would definitely be at the top of your agenda. Today I’ll talk about some really powerful methods through which you can drive an instant rush of traffic to your desired web pages.

1- Offering Free E-Courses

People spend 1000s of dollars on self-education and learning material, so if you can provide this for free they’ll simply love you for it. You can prepare a set of videos or text modules in advance and password protect it. Just provide the login details to only those people who subscribe to your RSS feed or those who take the pain to at least go through your web pages. This method is extremely powerful and can bring in huge traffic especially when your courses are highly desirable. Additionally, you’ll work on setting up the course material only once and then reap the benefits forever.


2- FREE EBOOKS

Just like E-Courses, people love e-Books. So if you have a weight-loss blog – you can try publishing a 15 page .pdf report on weight-loss tips. You’ll definitely attract lots of attention. It is very important to get review copies of your e-books from reliable sources and create hype around your offering. It is necessary that your readers perceive it as a valuable gift in order to achieve best results.

Additionally, you can consider distributing the ebook with free ‘Private Label Rights’, this means that the people you distribute the ebook to will able to resell it or give it away for free by re-branding it. This will allow your ebook to go viral and become an automatic lead generation machine!


3- Guest Posting on Popular Blogs

Guest Posting is a very popular phenomenon these days. You write a detailed article (high quality) and then request the top blogs in your niche to publish it as a Guest Post with a link to your web page/s (usually in the Byline). This way the blogger gets high quality content for free and you get a powerful Backlink and lots of visitors. Always remember the higher the quality of your guest post, the more readers you will attract.


4- Distributing DVDs with Promotional Videos

This method can be expensive but extremely POWERFUL. It is more appropriate for promoting high payout affiliate products than promoting your SITE or your BLOG. The idea is that you create a DVD with video advertisement and promotional material and then use a DVD duplication service to replicate 100s of copies and mail them out for free to interested people. This method has real high conversions. The cost per DVD + shipping is usually around the $2.5 .


5- Local Newspaper Ads

Advertisements in your local newspapers can both be extremely effective yet very cheap. The ad should ideally be a one liner with your URL in bold letters. Try to make it as interesting and informative as possible.


6- Forum Posting:

This is the easiest method of all. Just sign up with the top forums in your niche and start as many in-depth discussions as possible. Also note that debatable topics attract the most attention on forums. Don’t forget to include your link in the signature – because this is where you’ll get the visitors from. You have to realize that people will only click on your link if they like what you say – spamming won’t help.


7- Leveraging Notice Boards

This is the oldest form of advertisement I could think of. It needs no explanation at all.  Create interesting and comprehensive ads on Ms.Word and print them out. Then simply put them up on all accessible notice boards (colleges, universities, etc…)

THESE ARE SOMR POWERFUL WAYS TO ATTRACT INSTANT TRAFFIC

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Google Analytics Tool
EngIhab
23
Jun 2009

google analyticsGoogle Analytics is the enterprise-class web analytics solution that gives you rich insights into your website traffic and marketing effectiveness. Powerful, flexible and easy-to-use features now let you see and analyze your traffic data in an entirely new way. With Google Analytics, you’re more prepared to write better-targeted ads, strengthen your marketing initiatives and create higher converting websites.

Some features of Google Analytics

ADVANCED SEGMENTATION : Isolate and analyze subsets of your traffic with a fast interactive segment builder.

CUSTOM REPORTING : Use the drag and drop interface to see information exactly the way you want to see it.

MOTION CHARTS : Uncover insights using an interactive multi-dimensional analysis tool.

ADWORDS INTEGRATION : Learn which AdWords campaigns and keywords are most profitable to your business.

ECOMMERCE TRACKING : Trace transactions to campaigns and keywords, get loyalty and latency metrics, and identify your revenue sources.

BENCHMARKING : Find out whether your site usage metrics underperform or outperform those in your industry.

GEOTARGETING : Find out where your visitors come from and identify your most lucrative geographic markets.

INTERNAL SITE SEARCH : Find out how your visitors search your site, what they look for, and where they end up.

DATA EXPORT API : Integrate business information and develop applications that access Google Analytics data.

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Top 10 SEO Mistakes - PART 1
EngIhab
31
May 2009

  1. Targetting the wrong keywords

    2. Targetting  the wrong keyword is  a mistake many people make and what is worse – even experienced SEO experts make it. People choose keywords that in their mind are descriptive of their website but the average users just may not search them. For instance, if you have a relationship site, you might discover that “relationship guide” does not work for you, even though it has the “relationship” keyword, while “dating advice” works like a charm. Choosing the right keywords can make or break your SEO campaign.

  2. Ignoring the Title tag

    3. Leaving the <title> tag empty is also very common. This is one of the most important places to have a keyword, because not only does it help you in optimization but the text in your <title> tag shows in the search results as your page title.

  3. JavaScript Menus

    4. Using JavaScript for navigation is not bad as long as you understand that search engines do not read JavaScript and build your web pages accordingly. So if you have JavaScript menus you can’t do without, you should consider build a sitemap (or putting the links in a noscript tag) so that all your links will be crawlable.

  4. A Flash website without a html alternative

    5. Flash might be attractive but not to search engines and users. If you really insist that your site is Flash-based and you want search engines to love it, provide an html version. Search engines don’t like Flash sites for a reason – a spider can’t read Flash content and therefore can’t index it.

  5. Concentrating too much on meta tags

    6. A lot of people seem to think SEO is about getting your meta keywords and description correct! In fact, meta tags are becoming (if not already) a thing of the past. You can create your meta keywords and descriptions but don’t except to rank well only because of this.

  6. Using only Images for Headings

    7. Many people think that an image looks better than text for headings and menus. Yes, an image can make your site look more distinctive but in terms of SEO images for headings and menus are a big mistake because h2, h2, etc. tags and menu links are important SEO items. If you are afraid that your h1 h2, etc. tags look horrible, try modifying them in a stylesheet.

  7. Lack of consistency and maintenance

    8. Some people who believe that once you optimize a site, it is done foreve. If you want to be successful, you need to permanently optimize your site, keep an eye on the competition and – changes in the ranking algorithms of search engines.

  8. Ignoring URLs

    9. Many people underestimate how important a good URL is. Dynamic page names are still very frequent and no keywords in the URL is more a rule than an exception. Yes, it is possible to rank high even without keywords in the URL but all being equal, if you have keywords in the URL (the domain itself, or file names, which are part of the URL), this gives you additional advantage over your competitors. Keywords in URLs are more important for MSN and Yahoo! but even with Google their relative weight is high, so there is no excuse for having keywordless URLs.

  9. Backlink spamming

    10. It is a common delusion that it more backlinks are ALWAYS better and because of this web masters resort to link farms, forum/newgroup spam etc., which ultimately could lead to getting their site banned. In fact, what you need are quality backlinks.

  10. Lack of keywords in the content

    11. Once you focus on your keywords, modify your content and put the keywords wherever it makes sense. It is even better to make them bold or highlight them.

    see you  in next part SEO Mistakes



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4 Tips to Maximize your Blog’s Subscribers
EngIhab
17
May 2009

increase-subscribersBlogging is one of the new innovations of the Internet world. It is the new instrument or method for the general online population to convey their thoughts, ideas, products and services to the community at large.

Blogging, interestingly can be viewed in the same mould as cake baking. When the cake tastes good but is not attractive – smudged, no fancy decorations and designs, the cake will inadversely be passed off. Without the physical attraction of the cake, no one would know that the cake tastes good. The design of a blog can be viewed the same way. Without a good design, the visitors and subscribers will be kept at a minimal level.

Below are some handy tips to maximize your blog subscribers:

  1. Make it short and simple
    This is one of the best ways on how you can capture readers’ attention. Write descriptive headings for your blog post. Your content should be relevant and very timely. When posting articles, it should be within 1000 words because the more text you enter, it is possible that your visitors will be turned off. The keywords should be relevant and more usable to what is being conveyed to the readers.
  2. Comments and Suggestions should be encouraged
    A well written blog or post requires comments or suggestion as this will help to maximize the visitors. They will be interested in subscribing to your blog if it is an interactive blog that they can interact with you. Suggestions from the readers are also important because you will be able to connect with them and they can share their ideas and opinions about your blog.
  3. Catch readers’ attention
    When you post topics on your blog it is important that you create a catchy topic. It is akin having a conversation with a friend. Use only simple and understandable language so that the readers will not be bored reading when they find words that are alien to them. Do not use jargons or big, deep words.
  4. Build rapport with your readers
    You must create a rapport or build trust with your readers. For example, if the readers leave comments on your blog, it is important that you reply them. By doing so, you are creating an online community. This is important to maintain and maximize subscribers to the blog.

These are among some of the tips that you should bear in mind when you want to increase the number of your subscribers and visitors. There are hundreds and thousands of blogs that are born all over the world everyday. The most important thing is that you must make a difference and show your readers that they are important. Constructive criticisms and feedbacks should be welcomed with opened arms. Use it to correct the flaws on the blog. With all these mentioned, you will be on your way to maximizing your blog subscribers.

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How to Increase Your Adsense Revenue
EngIhab
03
May 2009

If you’re a webmaster, you’ve probably heard about Google’s Adsense. Perhaps you’re even earning from it already. This article will show you a method to increase your Adsense revenue dramatically.

Google’s Adsense allows webmasters to place links from Google’s Adwords advertisers on their webpages by inserting a special code. When a visitor clicked on a link, the webmaster gets a cut of the profit Google made from the advertiser. The unique feature about Adsense is that the links it generates on your webpage are relevant to your page content. Thus, your keywords and topics become very important determinant for the type of links that will appear on your webpage.

There are only two factors that determine how much a webmaster can make from Adsense. The first factor is the number of visitors who click on the links. The more people who clicked on the links, the more you make. Naturally, this means that the more targetted traffic to the website, the more you’ll make. This is where most webmasters focus their efforts on.

The second factor is the value of the links they clicked on. Here’s where you can make a great difference to your earnings from Adsense and is our focus in this article.

Let’s take a look at how this works:

Suppose you have 1000 visitors to your website and you get 2% conversion, that is 20 people clicked on your Adsense links. Let’s assume that your Adsense links pay you only 50 cents per click. So you earn $10 dollars.

Now let’s see how much this same traffic will make for you if your Adsense links pay you $5 per click. For the same number of clicks, you make $100 dollars. That’s a ten-fold increased in revenue!

Well, that makes sense, you said, but how am going to determine what type of links appear on my webpages?

Good questions!

Here’s where you’ll need to do a little research and here’s a tool to help you do just that.

Go over to http://www.pixelfast.com/overture/ and you’ll get a tool that shows you how much each keyword is worth. While this tool is for Overture’s keywords, we can safely assume that this reflects the keyword values for Googles Adwords as well. Once you’ve found the keywords with high monetary values, you can optimize your webpages for them. This will increase your chances of having these high value keyword links appearing on your webpages.

Some people have actually made extensive researches on Google’s top paying keywords and found that one or two keywords are worth almost $100! However, generally most keywords are valued at between 50 cents and $5 dollars. Some keywords like “internet marketing” may fetch up to $7 dollars and “mortgage” pays up to $10 dollars.

These values may change from time to time but they generally hover around these levels. Naturally, this information is priceless and you’ll have to pay to get it. I feel it is worth every cent you paid for it. You can check it out at http://theselfimprovementsite.com/links/top-paying-keywords.html.

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New Resources Added - Free Tools
EngIhab
03
Apr 2009

I just added a new section for this blog: “Resources”. There, you will find lot of resources for your Online Business like: SEO Tools, Free Ezine Directory List, Free Blog Directory List, Free RSS Directory List, Submittion Tools, Recommended Tools and Services.

A complete guide for Free Tools and also pay tools, for a little cost.

This post will be updated soon. If you want to check this Category, just bookmark the url for this caterogy (http://waysofmakemoney.com/category/resources/)

Free Article Directory List
Free Blog Directory List
Free SEO Tools
RSS Directory List

Feel free to use it, and distribute for free in Internet. If you want to mention this blog, you can do it :)

Thanks.

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Not Happy With Your Adsense Earnings? This Will Improve Things
EngIhab
28
Mar 2009

If you want to get a better income from your website then you must consider doing so with Adsense.

There are basically two types of webmaster out there at the moment, those that are struggling to earn a few dollars from their sites, and those who are pulling in hundreds every day.

So what is it that distinguishes the successful from the unsuccessful in this business? I think it is that the successful are more prepared to think outside of the box.

The ones who have been there and done it have quite some useful tips to help those who would want to venture into this field. Some of these tips have boosted quite a lot of earnings in the past, and is almost certain to do so in the future.

Here then are 5 proven ways on how best to improve your Adsense earnings.

1. Concentrating on one format of Adsense ad. The one format that works well for the majority is the Large Rectangle (336X280). This same format has the tendency to result in higher click thru rates. Why choose this format out of the many you can use? Basically because the ads will look like normal web links, and people, being used to clicking on them, click these types of links. They may or may not know they are clicking on your Adsense but as long as there are clicks, then it will all be to your advantage.

2. Create a custom palette for your ads. Choose a color that will go well with the background of your site. If your site has a white background, try to use white as the color of your ad border and background. The idea to patterning the colors is to make the Adsense look like it is part of the web page. Again, this will result in more clicks from people visiting your site.

3. Remove the Adsense from the bottom pages of your site and put them at the top. Do not try to hide your Adsense. Put them in the place where people can see them quickly. You will be amazed at the difference between Adsense locations can make when you see your earnings.

4. Maintain links to relevant websites. If you think some sites are better off than the others, put your ads there and try maintaining and managing them. If there is already lots of Adsense put into that certain site, put yours on top of all of them. That way visitor will see your ads first when browsing that site.

5. Try to automate the insertion of your Adsense code into the webpages using SSI (or server side included). Ask your web administrator if your server supports SSI or not. How do you do it? Just save your Adsense code in a text file, save it as adsense text, and upload it to the root directory of the web server. Then using SSI, call the code on other pages. This tip is a time saver especially for those who are using automatic page generators to generate pages on their website.

These are some of the tips that have worked well for those who want to generate hundreds and even thousands on their websites. It is important to know though that ads are displayed because it fits the interest of the people viewing them. So focusing on a specific topic should be your primary purpose because the displays will be especially targeted on a topic that your visitors will be viewing already.

Note also that there are many other Adsense sharing the same topic as you. It is best to think of making a good ad that will be somewhat different and unique than the ones already done. Every clickthru that visitors make is a point for you so make every click count by making your Adsense something that people will definitely click on.

These tips have been given by those who have boosted their earnings, and they are just guidelines that they want to share with others. If they have somehow worked wonders for some, maybe they can work wonders for you too. Try them out in your ads and see what results they will bring.

If others have done it, there is nothing wrong trying it out for yourself.

Article From eZine.biz

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