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By Jim Mack

Every day, millions of entrepreneurs get up, go to work, and they go no further than their own home. A home business is one of the most popular ventures for those who want to earn money, but also desire the freedom and flexibility that can only be achieved through working at home.

At day’s end, the most important thing that we have is our family. In an effort to spend more time with them, many entrepreneurs set up an office in a spare bedroom or even in the family room. This option is especially beneficial for those who have children and feel the need to be at home with them. Today, many families prefer to live in a suburban or country setting to allow their children the safety of playing outside or riding their bicycles. The problem is these areas are not commonly associated with a large job market, which means a longer commute for those who work away from home. For many, a home business is the answer to living in a safe area, eliminating the need to commute and still maintaining a steady income.

Family freedom is achieved through setting aside important time to share in special moments and always making sure to be there when you are needed. A home business allows for all of these things, but with a twist. It’s still possible to take your little ones to softball practice or pick them up from school, but it’s also possible to earn a full-time living while doing so.

If you work for someone else, what happens if you want to take a vacation? How early do you have to provide your request and what will happen if something later comes up and you need to change the date of your trip? If you’ve already requested a vacation from your employer and that request was approved, what happens to the vacation plans? It’s not always so easy to change plans when you are working on someone else’s time clock. If you want the freedom and flexibility to choose your schedule, arrange family outings and vacations at a time that is convenient for everyone, have the peace of mind to know that plans change and you need to be able to change with them, then a home business is the way to go.

Working at home is not just about being there to clean up little spills, run errands or even picking someone up from school. It’s more than that. It’s about taking care of your children when they are sick and need you. It’s about being there when one of them calls from school and wants to come home because they are hurt. It’s also about being there for the special moments that deserve your presence. Whether it’s your toddler’s first step across the carpet or their first step into kindergarten, these are the moments that shouldn’t be missed and won’t be missed, if you are in control of your own schedule.

Jim Mack is a home business professional that is dedicated to help his team succeed http://www.giantcashcow.com, the BEST home business out there today. To find out more about Jim go to http://www.giantcashcow.com ]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
A product launch can be extremely easy or it can be complicated beyond expectation.

For example, if you are simply creating a product based on a variation on a non-patented product, it may be fairly easy to launch the product. This is often seen with candy, baked goods and other edible items.

There are numerous companies on the web that revolve around confectionary items including brownies, cookies and candy.

Obviously, there may be other issues you need to address with the preparation of these products, but the actual launch of the product may not require significant research and development.

If your product is distinct and related specifically to an entirely new product you are developing, you may want to spend the time needed to file a patent on something that either does not exist or is an improvement on an existing application. You will also spend significant time (and perhaps finances) in the research and development of your all-new product. This is essential in assuring yourself and your potential consumers that the product is not only new and distinctive, but has been tested to demonstrate quality and longevity.

Perhaps the easiest way to instigate a product launch is by simply infusing an existing product you may have had available in a brick and mortar store into an online business environment. The long-term success of online businesses that were an outgrowth of an existing storefront is encouraging and part of the phenomenon that is known as the World Wide Web.

Everyone wants to rush a product to market. Take, for instance, various cell phones. Each generation of phone provides improved design and new applications. As soon as one company unveils a new design and features, it isn't too long before another company presents something new with similar features and a few new ones.

I suppose it is the nature of business to evaluate the successes of competitors and work to match and exceed the offerings they make available. This dynamic is a driving force in pushing business to new and greater places in both service and product offerings.

One of the advantages of a product that is more organic in nature is that you may find a more individual item that is not easily duplicated and may be more adept at making an emotional impact on consumers.

Let me explain. Hand-crafted or homemade items often have the potential to help us connect with a memorable past while creating positive feelings in the present. It could be something as small as a bag of salt water taffy from a seaside shop that simply reminds you of a trip to the ocean as a child and time spent with dad, mom, grandparents or other cherished family members. It could also be something like a hand-carved walking stick that reminds you of hikes with family or friends. Just the visual cue created by these (or similar) products may remind you of times you enjoy remembering.

Any business that can supply an emotional connection with a product launch will more than likely find steady success in their business endeavors.

A product launch is important in the development of your business. Learn every facet of the product, find ways to describe it and help your audience find a reason to connect with the product on an emotional level.

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How can you achieve great sales with your product? In any campaign that you are about to launch, you need to put in efforts to influence the decision-making of your customers and to put them totally in the favor of your company. Well, basically, the whole idea is to play with the psychology of the consumers!

Let's look at some tricks you can use to influence the minds of the consumers. These tricks are useful not only to the ordinary sales person, but also to larger firms.

First, consider using mutual exchange, which is the most powerful trick. You can start off by giving freebies to the customers. Initially, the customer will accept it, but from the next time, he will feel obliged and will try to return the favor. For example, offer your product free initially. If the customer is satisfied with the product, he will pay for it the next time. This principle causes some confusion to some. To be effective, remember that the product should be given totally free without any condition to be fulfilled. For instance, it is definitely against the principle to quote in your sales line, "Spend over $40 and get a free download of an ebook!" The right sales tag should be "Download the ebook absolutely free!" If the ebook is really good and useful, the customer might think of buying other ebooks from your company, and even recommend your site to friends.

The next trick is to present something as if it is of high value, but it should cost only a small amount (or none at all) for the company to produce. An example is that of information. The whole idea is to attract the customer that you are revealing to them a big-time, valuable secret, which is not known to anyone at all. But beware that you do not turn the big secret into another advertisement.

Most customers do not reject free samples. And that's the next tip. Give out free samples to your targeted customers. However, bear in mind you should use good quality products only. Some companies have not been successful in using this tip because they distribute samples of poor quality or even rejected products! The customers have a bad impression of the product and will therefore not buy it.

Catch the customers with words that initiate immediate action. For instance, "One-Time Offer", "Offer While Stock Lasts" and "Last Day Offer", just to name a few. These are really motivating as the customer gets the impression that the offer is valid for a limited period only and the product is of a limited edition. What's next? The customer feels that he should go out and buy it before it is too late.

Another way to increase sales is to trick the customer into making a commitment, step-by-step towards the goal, without realizing it. How can we achieve this? To begin, when a customer requests information, provide him with the relevant details for free and make him fill out a form with his contact information. The content of the form can be getting offers and information about products in the future. A word of caution - no advertisement at this point! Once the customer provides his contact information, then will you start the advertisement about your products and services! A good example is to conduct surveys.

You can increase the sales of your products if you apply these tricks appropriately in your business.

CW Teo is an expert in personal development. He established SecretX University to help you learn all you need to know about Internet Marketing for FREE. Visit http://www.SecretXuniversity.com.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Locating the right products to sell online or off-line, one must clearly understand what people want to purchase. The right choice of product, service or idea followed by the demand in the current market and the competition or market share determines the product, service or idea's longevity in the market.

"What should I sell? What products are best-sellers?" Many people ask these questions and many are trying to find an answer so they can make an informed, intelligent decision. If one truly wants to know the answer to these questions, research is the way to find it.

There are all kinds of triggers and false evidence along the trail to mislead one into thinking they have an idea that is in high-demand. Understand this; a product, service or idea must satisfy the needs, wants and expectations of the customers or it will be a flop.

There are five basic key factors to consider before launching a product, service or idea; the need, want and expectation key factor, the competition key factor, the interest key factor, the advertising key factor and the analysis key factor. Let us get started, shall we?

Need is the fundamental question consumers ask themselves before each purchase. Another name for Need is the "qualifier or gatekeeper" factor in a purchase. Want is the next question a consumer will ask, also known as the "determiner" factor in the decision-making process. Expectation pulls both the need and want together to determine its value or worth to the consumer. Expectations and wants are closely related and are invaluable when products, services and ideas are similar.

Following the basic demand concept will clear the path to understanding the importance of use, language, understandability and affordable pricing. These ideas are applicable to Internet Marketing, Teleseminars, Webinars, Blogs, Pod casts and the list goes on.

The internet is no longer just a way to keep in touch, but a tool, when used properly, that will change the way businesses advertise. The demand concepts are basic and equally important to online and off-line marketing.

The second key factor to consider when searching for a product to sell is competition or market shares. Competition level or shares in the market mean the ratio of the brand sales versus the market sales. Consumers decide the competitive frame when exercising their power to buy, while companies define its target competitors.

Therefore, choosing the right segment of the market where one can have a leadership or competitive stance is critical. The objective of business is not just to satisfy the needs and wants of the consumer but to profit as well. Otherwise, the competition will satisfy the needs and wants of the customer.

The third key factor consideration when searching for the right product, service or idea to sell is the level of interest. Interest paints the whole picture and determines where the demand and competition numbers will fall. Simply put; no demand, no competition and no profits. The research must continue in order to find the right product to sell.

The fourth key factor consideration is advertising. Learning how others are advertising the product will help determine if a product, service or idea is marketable. If there are a good number of similar products in the market, this is possibly a good match.

The final key factor consideration in the process is analyzing and evaluating the data collected. Now, weigh all the key factors and determine marketability of a product, service or idea.

Summary of the key factors:

(a) Enough demand, enough purchasers

(b) Not too much competition, enough profits to share

(c) Not too much advertising keeps down the price and competition

(d) Enough interest, combined with high demand, means good market share

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It is a widely known fact that marketers are always approached for refunds. This is a very usual occurrence in the market. Generally, about 25 to 100% of the customers who purchase your products will ask you for a refund for whatever article they bought from you.

Your customers could ask for refunds on any article for a wide variety of reasons, but the most common requests for refunds usually occur when people want to return something they bought because of the hype surrounding it, but do not think it worthwhile after purchasing. These refund requests cut down on the profits you initially thought you had made. Thus, you should have a way to decrease this return and refund business as much as you can. This is how:

Make sure that you do not surround your products with too much undeserved hype. You will naturally want to talk only about the positive features of the product you are selling and make it seem better than it actually is or in comparison to all other products in the same group. If you make your product seem like it is the next best thing since sliced bread, you are bound to overexcite your customers’ expectations. When it fails to satisfy these expectations, your subscribers will want to return the product and demand a refund. So, it is actually better to state exactly what the advantages of the product you are selling are and not go overboard in trying to make it sound too good. Be clear about your offers and don’t promise effects your product won’t be able to deliver. Only give your customers what you’re sure you can give them. This will increase their faith in your shop and products and increase your goodwill.

If you have a payment processor, when you send confirmation emails to your subscribers, make sure that you clearly state that their credit cards will be billed by your company. If you don’t have one but use a third-party payment processor instead, then ensure that you mention in the confirmation email what name will appear on your customers’ receipts and credit card bills. You could also include this vital information on the download page or thank you page of your website. Since clients do not remember buying anything from the other company, they ask for a refund, and this leads to loss of business. Thus, by being careful, you can reduce the refund requests.

Include a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on your website, and deal with the most important issues on this page. People lose business when they fail to reply to all the emails sent by subscribers regarding a purchased product, which makes the client want a refund. Hire an assistant who will handle all the mail and phone calls, so that your subscribers have prompt answers to all their questions regarding uses/features of a product they bought from you. When your customers have their questions answered promptly, they will be much less likely to request a refund.

Benjamin Seow is the Founder of NETPRENEURCOLLEGE.COM.

Visit his website at http://www.NetpreneurCollege.com to access hundreds of resources for internet entrepreneurs.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
When the internet started, banner advertising was one of
the most popular ways to advertise. However, once this kind
of advertising became popular, it dramatically reduced its
effect. People became blind towards banner ads and click through rates become as low as 0.5%. However, many top
internet marketers still use banner advertising as one of
their top-producing strategies. You will reap the rewards
with internet banner advertising once you know how to apply
the correct marketing strategies.

One of the most challenging aspects of banner advertising is to
get people to actually click on your banner. With all the
banners looking like adverts, people have become oblivious
to this. Design your banner so it doesn't look like an
advert. Make the background white, because this makes it
blend in and look like content. Then, use blue text to
denote the advertisement. People are conditioned by using
the internet to associate blue with a hyperlink and this
will make them click on it. Use a good attention-grabbing
headline, for example; "How To Lose 30 Pounds In 20 Days".

Once you have created your banner, you need to find good
places on the internet to advertise. I suggest you look for
websites related to yours and then contact the owners
directly. Use your negotiating skills to try to lower the
advertising rate until you are satisfied that you have a good deal.

Also, try to get at least a 30 day trial to test the effectiveness of the internet banner advertising on that peticular site before you enter into a long term contract.

You will also need to create an appropriate landing page for your banner advertisement. This could be in the form of a
squeeze page. I would strongly suggest that you do not send
your visitor to a sales page as a visitor usually needs to
see your offer at least 7 times before they will consider
buying.

Follow these internet banner advertising tips and you will
find that you can produce substantially more traffic to
your website as well as increase your profits.

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Mark Abrahams is a full time internet marketer who has helped others to earn a living online.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Launching a new product is often the joy of entrepreneurs. However, many entrepreneurs start this process by shooting their efforts in the foot, then wondering why their ambitions are only limping along.

In order to avoid this common error, entrepreneurs must come to understand a couple of facts that seem very cruel to most egos. One fact is that, at the launch stage, no one cares about your new product but you. The second fact is that you must find a way to change fact number one.

Sure, I know what just popped into your head. You thought, "Well, I will just advertise my product and let the money roll in." That sounds good, but if we could somehow convene a committee of the owners of failed product launches of times past, you would find that they thought the same thing at the beginning of their campaigns. They did just that. And not only did they NOT make money; they lost money they already had in hand.

There must be an educational process implemented at the launch of any product. Just coming out of nowhere and telling consumers to buy your product is rarely successful.

Much like the age old question of which comes first chicken or the egg, there is the question of which comes first advertising or developing consumer’s interest in your product. Many people think these are the same but they aren’t.

When you present information online about a new product you must consider the web surfers patience and tolerance for reading what you have to say about your product. Since there is no distance in cyberspace, web surfers can leave websites very quickly. Bore them and you loose them. Entertain them and they will read every word of your promotional material and be happy to do it. They’ll absorb your product’s info in the process.

The question that remains is how to entertain them long enough to get your product information into their head. Flashy websites won’t do it anymore. They are a dime a dozen in this template-driven Internet age. You must have a hook. Listing your website in entertaining areas of the Internet can be a great way to get your product noticed and appreciated for what it has to offer to consumers.

Lately, companies both large and small have employed this angle in the physical world. Baseball games, football games, basketball games etc. have been inundated by ads and product introductions. Employing these tactics online are a lot less expensive and a lot easier to implement.

There are multiple ways of doing this. One of the most interesting means of introducing a product to the public is to immerse your product introduction into entertaining websites, but even greater than that is to make your introduction documentation itself a part of the entertainment.

Websites allow product launch materials to capture the full attention of prospective buyers by making the introduction materials part of a game the consumer is already playing. Users look for spelling and other errors to report them to the owner. They read every word, catching the full impact of the sales pitch and learn all of the feature intricacies of the product in question.

One of the side benefits of employing this type of technique is the perfection of sales materials. This makes product offers even more appealing to future customers.

John Reed is an internet marketer that embraces innovation in marketing. You can learn more about low cost marketing innovation at http://www.errormarketing.com.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Business online-- like business offline-- always boils down to math: the difference between cost and revenue. If your banner campaign is costing more than it’s earning, you won’t be in business for very long. To figure out how your campaign is doing, you’re going to need to know your Cost Per Mille, your Click Through Rate and your Conversion Rate. These are your basic tools. If you don’t know them, find out!

Let’s say your CPM is $20, your CTR is 1%, and your Conversion Rate is 4%. (So you’re paying $20 every 1,000 times your banner is shown, it brings you 10 new users, and you make one sale for every 25 users the ad brings). The question you need to ask yourself is how much are you wasting on the 24 users who don’t buy.

Cost per visitor = $20 / 10 = $2 So each visitor costs you $2, but you need 25 visitors to make one sale, so...

Cost per sale = $2 * 25 = $50 ...if your product is worth less than $50, you’re taking a loss.

That’s pretty simple, and as you can see, there’s not a lot of room to maneuver here. Margins are tight on banner advertising, and that applies to both the site selling the advertising space and the webmaster buying it.

Of course, hard cash isn’t the only way to measure the success of a banner ad, and one reason they’re still popular is that they’re a pretty effective branding tool. After all, advertisers spend millions on billboards without expecting motorists to drive straight through them and make a purchase! On the Web, those advertisers can even be reasonably sure that the people who see their ads will be interested in them. But branding costs money—lots of it—with no guarantee of results. It’s usually best left to the big boys.

The banner ads on my sites usually send users to my affiliate partners, and the banner ads I place on other people’s sites usually come from my affiliate programs. They don’t cost me anything and as long I’m making the sales to pay my affiliate partners, everybody’s happy.

If you do decide to purchase banner advertisements though, and if you have a very specific market in mind, make sure they are strategically placed—on sites where the traffic will most definitely be interested in your product or service. Find a site that suits exactly your specific product and you’re going to be appealing directly to your target market.

Tim Yu is the owner of http://www.Online2Biz.com providing information on Creating Your Own Business Online. To get Free “Internet Marketing Guide & 49 Ways To Find A Profitable Niche Market Instantly! course, go to http://www.Online2Biz.com .]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
A new and innovative product can be marketed to literally millions of people almost overnight in the world today. However, if none of those people have any interest in the product, it is still not very likely to sell well. Correctly identifying the demographic target of the market will solve that problem. Once the demographics have been defined, it will be easier to know where and to whom the market will be directed.

There are numerous sites on the internet for sending an advertisement to thousands or even millions of people. Many (or very likely most) people who have tried this know how difficult it is to get any discernible results from this type of campaign. While the ad may indeed go out to thousands or even millions of people, only a very small percentage of those people will ever look at those ads. Even then, the average return rate on random ads is less than one-half percent.

No matter how those odds are stacked, the odds are negligible at best. If the web site is brand new and the only interest is to generate generic traffic that is not likely to return, just to get some numbers, this may be a viable alternative, but for advertising, marketing and becoming successful with a product, it just will not work; at least not most of the time.

If the proper steps have been followed, the product is already under development or has already been completed and is just waiting on the next step to be completed. Either way, there should be a pretty good idea by now who the target audience is. Targeted marketing will always fare better than blind or blanket campaigns that try to cover everybody and everything.

This process may actually take some research and some insight. Many products can be targeted to multiple audiences, all of whom may be very receptive to the product. However, different demographics will respond differently to the actual marketing campaigns. For example; an eighty year old woman who happens to use the same shampoo as a fourteen year old boy is not very likely to respond the same way to an ad that is targeted to the teen. Quite the opposite may happen, actually, and the one customer will be forfeited for the sake of the other.

The idea is to figure out everybody who is going to be using this particular product. Each one of these demographic groups should have their own advertising campaign and marketing in place. By addressing separate markets differently, nobody will be alienated and the list of customers can be expanded rather than narrowed down. It is always better to have too many customers than not enough.

It is important to have as much information as possible about each group that is being targeted. Will the teenagers being targeted all be sports stars or will they be the ones less prevalent and more subtle in their appearances? Will the grandmother figure be an avid outdoors person with an active lifestyle or one who prefers to sit at home knitting while listening to the records she has from her youth?

All of these factors become more and more important as the targeting becomes more specific. Certain people will identify with one thing while it may not even be readily recognizable to someone else. While diversity in advertising is always a good idea, it is not helpful when it isolates more people than it is bringing into the market. By knowing who the target audience is, and knowing specifics about them, they can be more effectively pursued and sales increased accordingly.

As the marketing and advertising are expanded, further markets can be explored. However, at the beginning of any project, your time and resources are usually going to be stretched pretty thin. Concentrating on one market at a time can help alleviate some of the stress involved and provide a quicker return of investment. Ward Tipton has been writing SEO and SEM materials for over three years now and has recently become involved in providing new and unmatched materials by an actual Work Team comprised of professional writers, technicians, engineers, editors, Internet Marketers and a gathering of talent heretofore unmatched in the world of Internet Marketing. Visit http://wardtipton.com .]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
The internet is growing at a very fast rate and millions of people access the internet every day from their homes and their offices. It has become a medium to communicate, to entertain and to do business. If you are internet savvy, then you come across all these things while browsing online. The best thing about the internet is that you can use it from anywhere in the world, it’s a global network of computers combined together to form a matrix.

The internet is very useful for shopping online. With just a few clicks, you can buy anything from anywhere in the world. Advertisements in the form of classifieds are all over the internet, and all you have to do is search and purchase the product you desire. Online Classifieds are replacing all kinds of advertising methods on the internet. Nowadays, it’s very simple to sell your products. All you have to do is compile a few details about your product and its benefits. Visit the top classifieds websites such as MirzasList.com and post your classifieds for free. You don’t have to pay a single penny while doing this. In the past, advertising your products meant a visit to the nearest newspaper. Now, in the new "e-age", websites have completely eliminated the need to leave your home just to place your ad. People visit popular classifieds websites to purchase or sell anything and the deal can be closed within minutes.

Online classifieds have done wonders in selling almost everything from real estate to insurance. Newspapers are also moving towards the world of online commerce so they can compete with these kinds of free classifieds websites. In the future, almost every newspaper in the world will have to be online to survive in the advertising field. These days, people don’t have time to sit for hours and read newspapers, whether for the purpose is to check out the current local news or to browse the classifieds ads. Why? Because on the internet, whatever you want is only a few clicks away.

Classifieds are a very effective method to attract buyers and can be presented in many different manners. They allow people to go in-depth in their descriptions of products and this allows buyers to make a better-educated decision. If you are a good seller, then you know how well a descriptive and detailed classified can attract your customers to purchase or buy your product. Start selling your products online and see the difference between the present internet market and the outside world.

Jeni Dalton is SEO and Promotion Expert for MirzasList.com, an online source of Free Classifieds. Visit this website at http://www.mirzaslist.com.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
In 2005, The MillionDollarHomepage (MDH) made internet history by selling one million pixels for one dollar per pixel, generating a whopping one million dollars for its owner. Now, almost 2 years and thousands of copy-cat sites later, pixel advertising is all but dead. This writer believes that with the proper implementation, pixel advertising could rise again.

The MDH was a brilliant idea and, while it served its purpose, had several flaws that prevented it from thriving after the million pixels were sold. In case the reader isn't familiar with the MDH, I'll provide some basic history. MDH had a 1 megapixel image on its homepage and it sold 10 X 10 pixel blocks of this image for people to advertise on, which would link to their websites when clicked. They could not change the image and were limited as to what details people would see when they moved their mouse over the micro-ad. It sold these 10 X 10 blocks (100 pixels) for one dollar a pixel (the minimum purchase was 100 dollars). All one million pixels sold in just over 4 months (give or take). The site was getting an insane amount of traffic, so advertisers were chomping at the bit to get their ad on the website. Some of the space even went up on eBay towards the end for much more than the original price.

The problem with MDH was the price was too high (relatively speaking) and most ads were really too small to see. It was really by the luck of the draw or how flashy your 10 X 10 image was whether your ad got clicked or not. As the dust settled, the advertisers on MDH realized that people were really only coming to the webpage to see if it was filling up and what click traffic they were receiving from the site was "trash" traffic. The copy-cat sites that emerged only compounded the problem by trying to exploit what MDH had already done wrong. A very negative tone echoed throughout the web about micro-advertising and the "fad" has died out over the last 12 months or so. Don't get me wrong, this was obviously a good idea since MDH did achieve its goal. It could have been so much more, though.

So how can pixel advertising make a comeback? The same idea as the original site can still be applied, but something has to be done to keep visitors coming back for more. Advertisers will no longer pay the one dollar per pixel price for such small, unnoticeable ads, so the price must be lowered. Advertisers also need other incentives to advertise on the site. Advertisers need to be able to change their ads when they want. The system needs to be fully automated. The ads need to be accessible in ways other than just having the ad displayed on a grid. There needs to be more space available to advertise on but not so much that it becomes a commodity. And finally, the site must be promoted. A good site will just sit there without the proper promotion, regardless of how unique and innovative it is.

These few small changes could really turn a good idea into a great idea and breathe new life into the pixel advertising industry. It seems so simple, yet no one has been able to effectively put all of these elements in place since the MDH. I think there is still a place out there for pixel advertising. Only time will tell if anyone can pull it off.

Brad Martindale is the founder of Pixdle.com, the world's first billion pixel advertising site based in San Antonio, Texas USA. Established in 2007, he has taken the pixel advertising industry by storm with his unique combined implementation of traditional pixel advertising and search engine techniques. For more details visit http://www.pixdle.com. View his blog at http://www.pixdle.com/main/blog_article.php?id=9 target=_blank.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Peeking through the windows of how software is designed and development can add to your income. With the technology that has evolved today, we all use computer programs that we like. A lot of software developers start from scratch using various computer languages to develop new and exciting software.

There is a lot of freeware that is offered under license for use and free to change as long as you don’t change certain things that are written into the program. "You didn’t start the fire," it was already burning when you arrived at the desired spot to write genuine programs and games for fun or profit.

The software that you use can be enhanced or made better. This is where you fit in. The wheel has already been invented. So why would you try to accomplish building the wheel over again? Why not enhance it? The evolution of the wheel has advanced man into the future so far that we now have cars. In other words, the program or software that you want to create can or may be the idea of someone else. I'm not telling you to steal or infringe on anyone's copyrights or trade secrets. However, once you become proficient in computer programming, why not write your own program to do what your favorite software can do? This process can take a few hours or longer to develop. But once the software is completed, you can market it to increase your income. Your product can be as good as Lager Corporation’s product. Usually the outcome is better than you would expect.

You can also hire someone to write a program specifically for you. This program can be as simple or complex as you desire. Look at the trends of our world today. What’s hot or in demand? Create a new product and promote it.
Peek through the windows, now tell me-- what did you see? You should have seen the inner workings of computers and software programs that you can help evolve into something useful, creative and new.

Born in Shreveoort Louisiana, I moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana at age 20. I now live in Humble, Texas. I have a B.A. in Philosophy and am currently employed by The Department of the Treasury. I am married with children and I love to write and tell stories. I am a church Deacon. Everyone that I meet is a friend. I see life as an opportunity to learn, to explore and, of course, to write.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
by Cher K Markov

Ads are of different types. Whatever may be the type of ad, it is clearly meant for some sort of business. In our day-to-day lives, we are exposed to hundreds-- maybe even thousands-- of commercial messages per day in one form or another. It may be from the boring, copy-laden radio commercial to the easily skimmed, forgettable newspaper ad, to the billboard on the side of the bus to the logo on the side of the building and finally to those annoying pop-ups you see on every other website.

A research conducted by the University of Washington in the year 1999 showed that an average American is exposed to 500 to 1,000 commercial messages a day. That's anywhere from 182,500 to 365,000 commercial messages that a person will view for a year alone. That was way back in 1999. What could be the situation now in this digital era?

Definitely, the customers are sick to death of pop-ups, fly-ins, and pop-unders. This could be a real worry to the business persons as the traditional ads are annoying in nature. Alternately, one should look for the next generation ads like Peel Away Ads. These are now very crazy on the internet and are used by the corporate multinational companies to attract the online consumers because of their pleasing way of being non-annoying in nature.

Peel Away Ads is a new breed of ad technology that is not only pleasing to the eye, but also effective in drawing the customer’s attention, causing them to click. The working of the peel away ads is simple in approach.

Based on proprietary technology, a small animated "peel"-- also known as “Curl” or “Dog Ears”-- is displayed on the top right corner of a web page. If a website visitor moves the mouse over the corner or page peel, a large clickable ad is displayed. When the visitor moves the mouse away the ad rolls back up and leaves your web page viewable.

Don’t be under the impression that there is a lot of web designing in the secret of displaying peel away ads. This is done with a simple software script that is easily customizable. So from now on, every webmaster can have these next generation ads in their websites at an affordable cost in line with Big Corporations.

Cher K Markov is an Internet Marketer that writes articles on various resources. She has made a good review on webmaster tools like Peel Away Ads (http://hubpages.com/hub/Peel_Away_Ads_Script) that really work in modern day business for the website owners. She also invites you to visit the popular Home Based Business Opportunities that make money online at http://makemoneyonline.onlinedownloads.org.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Who is your competition? If you’re like every other self-respecting online business owner, you have scoured the Internet locating other sites that sell similar merchandise or services. And, like most businesses, you learn what you can from these sites and make use of what you learn.

Who is your competition? Is it the box store down the street that can sell similar products for less than you can acquire yours? If you’re like most business owners, you seek creative ways to market your product in a manner that accentuates the unique features and qualities that can’t be duplicated in box store purchases.

But who is your competition?

You. You are your own best competition.

As a business owner you need to pay attention to what other businesses do (both online and in brick-and-mortar counterparts). In the end, however, you are in competition with yourself first and foremost.

You may or may not be able to match or beat another business in price, but you can work hard to do better in business this year than you did last.

Think for a minute about all the things that you are doing better at this year than last. Don’t limit your thinking to financial data.

Are you better able to handle administrative duties this year?

Are you establishing new networks between business associates and customers?

Are you implementing new marketing strategies that you didn’t know about last year?

Are you streamlining customer service by developing autoresponders and faster product fulfillment options?

Are you making sure your website remains fresh and inviting in a way that you weren’t able to last year?

Are you more passionate about your business this year than you were last year?

Are you responding to customer requests for certain products and eliminating others that do not sell as well?

I could ask dozens of additional questions, but the point to this exercise is that if you spend more time competing with yourself than with another business, you will most often find greater success.

When you compete against yourself, you are better able to learn what you can from mistakes you’ve made in the past and improve. When you focus too much on what someone else is doing, you are less able to evaluate what mistakes you have made (or are making). In the end, you may not have the ability to be objective about how you are doing as a business because you are spending too much time concentrating on a business you don’t own.

Maybe this is the year you can start a new and healthy competition – with yourself.

Scott Lindsay is a web developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of HighPowerSites and many other web projects. Get your own website online in just 5 minutes with HighPowerSites.com at: http://www.highpowersites.com Start your own ebook business with BooksWealth at: http://www.bookswealth.com.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Have you ever seen a commercial or advertisement that had a bunch of tiny images compiled to make up one big picture? This big picture is made up of hundreds and thousands of little pictures normally in the size of a small square. This composition is called a photo mosaic. They are not just used for commercials and banners, but they can be made for your personal use as well.

You know all those family pictures that you have dating back 12 years ago? You can take those and have them made into a photo mosaic. Even better, there is tons of software available to the general public so that you can make your own photo mosaics without having to pay someone to make a photo mosaic for you. Photo Mosaics can make great pictures to hang up around your house. They can also make wonderful gifts for your friends and family members. Not too long ago, photo mosaics were so expensive that the normal everyday person could not afford it, but luckily this has been changed due to the improvement in technology.

If you do decide to send your photos to someone to make your photo mosaic online, you should beware as you don’t know who is on the other side of the computer. If you just searched and chose someone, it could be a scam, so be sure to research everything because you don’t want to spend money on something that is not going to look right, or-- worse yet-- end up paying for something you never receive at all. Scammers often just take your credit card number and run, so look closely at the refunds and agreement terms on their websites, and if you don’t like the terms, then steer clear of that company.

Written by Douglas Stillson. Find the latest information on photo mosaics at http://www.designamosaic.com/.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
If you look at the online market today, you will be able to observe that there is major competition online. This major competition has motivated internet companies to continue coming out with new and innovative products in order to have an edge on the competition. This is the main reason of their sustained success amongst a competitive market. That is why having a product launch plan is very important for online success. Here are four easy ways to get started with a successful product launch plan.

When you create a product launch plan, it is very important that you have an understanding of your target market. If you release a product amongst an audience that has no interest in your product, then your product launch plan was a tragic failure. Therefore, you must really know your target audience before you come up with a product launch plan. Also, it is important that you launch your product during a time when there is maximum demand for your product in the market.

With a good product launch plan, it is necessary that you market and presell your product before the actual launch date. During this time, you must use as many methods of advertising as you can to get your message out. The internet has turned out to be the perfect medium for pre-launching successful product releases. Just put ads to your product on high-traffic websites that are closely related to your target market. Remember, a successful product launch plan always takes into account the target audience that it is marketing to.

You should always include attractive bonus offers with your product when you begin to come up with your product launch plan. Including bonuses and alluring offers with your product will improve the success and earnings gained from the launch. Another proven product launch plan is to keep the price low initially during the launch, then raise the price to normal after a few days.

Melvin Perry is an internet entrepreneur that specializes in building large email lists within a matter of weeks. He currently teaches marketers via free step by step videos how to earn thousands monthly through the list-building model via free step-by-step videos. You can snatch these videos at no cost by visiting http://www.list-building-videos.com FREE Internet Marketing Videos.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Instant Noodles are probably one of the greatest inventions of all times. The strange thing is that they really are not instant and really are not a new invention. They are just the same old noodles in a new package and marketed a little differently.

There has to be a lesson to be learned when this product is given a closer inspection. Here is something (the noodle) that is hundreds, maybe even thousands of years old. Yet it is now one of the most profitable food niche markets in existence today. Whether it is ramen, canton, bihon, pancit or whatever name it is known by locally, the concept is actually very amazing.

Anyone can purchase these same noodles for much cheaper if they buy them in bulk; bulk in this case being buying them by the kilo or by the pound. Throw in a little bouillon cube and voila, instant success.

So what is the lesson to be learned here from this marketing wonder? Is it that everybody needs to find a product that is hundreds or thousands of years old? That is hardly the case. The whole point is that anything can be sold and profited on if it is packaged correctly.

Who was the first one who packaged the noodles in portions that were suitable for one person? While nobody may know their name, it is certain that it could be looked up. Either way, if they patented the idea, there is a strong chance that they are not among the working-class people anymore.

Somebody once said that everything worth being invented has already been invented. This is probably not the case either. The sad fact of the matter is that most people will not ever come up with a patentable idea that will allow them to retire in the lap of luxury.

The whole idea behind marketing; whether it is marketing an idea, a product or information on the internet, or providing something tangible in a store; the concept is the same. Marketing and recognizable packaging has a lot to do with it, but it is mostly in the presentation.

These people offered nothing at all that was new. They repackaged it and advertised it as a convenience. Given the hectic pace in the world today, that concept is what sold the product. They knew what buttons to push to get people to buy.

It can be said that not everybody is going to have a life-changing idea or concept. That does not mean that they cannot get rich with the proper marketing. Finding a product that can be sold is an important factor. Creating a need or a desire is as important to success as is creating a sense of urgency to have that one product in particular. Closing the deal is easy when everything is packaged and presented properly. Making sure that the product is easily recognizable will generate return business, but that is another article.

Ward Tipton has been writing SEO and SEM materials for over three years now and has recently become involved in providing new and unmatched materials by an actual Work Team comprised of professional writers, technicians, engineers, editors, Internet Marketers and a gathering of talent heretofore unmatched in the world of Internet Marketing. Visit Ward at http://wardtipton.com.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
This is one article in the series of InfoPreneur Secrets which discusses tips, tricks, techniques and secrets to be a successful info product creator and marketer. This article will discuss how to effectively persuade authorities in your niche to joint venture with you in promotion of your info product.

Joint ventures are powerful things. They enable you to leverage the resources of other people to generate profits for yourself. What a great business model! Other people promote your products, you keep half of the money.

Here are some tips to get people to JV with you:

* First contact – The first time you contact a potential JV partner should not be asking for them to promote your product. You first need to build a relationship with them. Your first email could either introduce you and your business, or it could offer your potential partner assistance. Offer to write some articles for them or to help them with any tasks they don’t want to do. If you help them initially, they’ll be more likely to promote your product later on.

* Personalize your JV email – Once you feel you are ready to contact a potential partner, make sure the email you send is personalized. Refer to their websites and their activities. Use their name throughout the email.

* Create an offer too good to refuse – Make an offer to your potential JV partner so good they won’t be able to refuse it. You could offer them some unique articles if they promote, you could offer them an increased affiliate commission, you could offer them a reciprocal mailing (i.e. you promote one of their products to your list).

Approaching JV partners is an art form. It’s impossible for me to sum up everything in this short article, but hopefully it will help you when you approach your next (or first) JV partner.

James Penn is an experienced niche marketer who has developed and profitably marketed a library of niche info products and reports. To discover how to create an insane passive income online by creating tiny reports, visit http://www.shortreportprofits.com

James also runs a blog which details his trials and tribulations of being an internet marketer. He posts his tips, tricks, techniques and secrets that will help YOU to make money. Visit his blog at http://www.teenagemarketer.com

This free report from Dr. Mani may help you with approaching JV partners - http://ezinemarketingcenter.com/jv-deconstructed.pdf.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Very seldom do you visit a web site that is free and clear of any banner advertising. We always have to scroll past banner ads. They literally appear everywhere these days, whether the adverts are at the very top of the page, running down the right side of the page or at the bottom of the page. And let’s not forget the infamous pop-up ad! Each banner ad is vying for our attention, wanting our clicks to raise their profile and web site traffic. The very idea behind the advertiser running a banner advertising campaign is to increase their web site traffic by drawing you in with their ad.

You may notice the ad promising you information on something unbelievable or an offer that you can’t pass up! The banner advertising will be a well-crafted message with action verbs that serve as a call-to-action. This call-to-action is typically you clicking the advertisement and boosting their web site traffic. Good banner advertising is typically brief, clever and informative while also leaving the viewer wanting more – giving them no choice but to click the ad!

There are only a few seconds to entice people into clicking your banner advertisement and potentially becoming regular web site traffic, frequent visitors, paid subscribers or customers at your site. It is important to avoid two common mistakes in banner ad creation.

Many times, someone will mistakenly feel the need to be obnoxious with their ad in an effort to make their banner advertising stand out from other ads. There will be constant animation, tons of Flash, celebrity pictures, sound effects and loud colors. You want your banner advertising to lift web site traffic rather than annoy every set of eyes your ad will meet. Also, be conscious of the content of the web sites that you are placing your banner advertising on.

In general, most graphic designers, when it comes to banner advertising, follow the KISS method of marketing. Keep It Simple and Stupid. Now, when we say stupid, we are talking about making sure your tone and the wording aren’t overly complicated or above the heads of the general audience. There isn’t enough room within a banner ad to post every single detail about your company or product. The dimensions of banner advertising don’t provide the space to be too wordy or descriptive. Remember, the goal is to turn the people seeing your ad into web site traffic. They will have plenty of time to learn the specifics about your site… when that person actually clicks your ad and browses your site for more details! Keep the message of your banner advertising concise and to the point!

Instead of writing long descriptive text and, worse yet, fitting more and more text into your banner ad by animating frames or using a Flash presentation, keep the wording short and the font size and style large and prominent, so your banner advertising will catch the eye.

A creative and well thought-out banner advertising campaign will always remain an effective way to attract interest and increase your web site traffic!

Said Issilam is the founder of http://www.topwebhit.com]http://www.topwebhit.com, a directory with a collection of web site traffic sources. We help webmasters and infopreneurs to boost web site traffic.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
by Fendi Salim

Many people have grown to believe that banner advertising is not effective anymore. That could be good news for the astute advertiser. All they have to do is improve on their current banner advertising methods and achieve that highly-desired click-through rate with less competition to worry about.

Banner advertising has been one of the most commonly-used marketing methods online. Stick to it with these 4 surefire ways to get your banner ads clicked.

Surefire Way #1 - Make Use Of Power Words That Trigger Action

Make use of power words like "Free", "Gratis", "No Cost", "Click Here", "Look Here" in your banners.

These power words will induce readers to take action and click on your banner.

Surefire Way #2 - Make Use Of Brief And Hard-Hitting Headlines

Your headline should be brief and hard-hitting. Your headline should be "talking" to your readers and offer them a way out of whatever problems they are dealing with while offering the desired benefits.

If you are offering bodybuilding products, try "Achieve a 6-pack in 28 Days!". Mix this kind of text with attention-pulling graphics to create that winning formula.

Surefire Way #3 - Make Use Of Animation In Your Banners

Stop using static banners and work on animated banners instead. Animated banners catch the attention of more readers and get more clicks.

An example of an appealing animated banner is a banner which has the text "Absolutely Free" flashing. Wouldn't that gets your attention?

Surefire Way #4 - Make Use Of Better Graphics

You simply do not have to be a graphic artist to have good-looking banners. Simple banners can be created on-the-go by most people, but having unique and excellent ones require better graphics by either educating yourself in graphic design or by hiring a professional.

Either hire a professional graphic designer to create that banner-- which should cost you no more than $50 per banner--or buy ready-made graphics to create one yourself.

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A quest that has lately arrived in many cyber-minds is how to use videos to achieve the social riches of online media and revolutionize traditional Internet marketing. This article revolves around a similar discussion. A step ahead of your competitors in online marketing is to make use of images that show action and motion. Online Videos are in vogue; they have hit the mainstream and are the most effective and enhanced approach to target an audience for effective communications and marketing. The idea here is to convey messages to an audience in the most exact manner rather than just leaving them to struggle with their individual understanding.

The web is a global space, and the never-ending nature of enlargement in its functionalities is very demanding. Online videos are facilitating conversations between clients and consumers over the Internet. The growth is announced to be 71% this year as per e-marketer projections. Many websites have experienced unprecedented success in the field of serving as video directories, video search engines, video sharing, video exchanging, video editing etc. And if television was an idiot-box, Internet is breaking it free via the medium of online videos. Unlike the television, videos and ad-videos online do not vanish away leaving the viewer to wait for it, until the publisher decides to broadcast it again in the loop. Also, the audience is not compelled to watch an advertisement that is not of its interest. Advertisers are more than happy about this modernization as they do not have the fear of their ad-budgets dissolving and their advertisement budgets being wasted on an audience that has no interest in what they are selling. We are talking about pulling vs. pushing.

Websites, web logs (blogs), video publishers, sharing sites, news sites, and video search engines get to do business by collecting quality video content that is easily available. They can choose videos as per the site’s suitability and publish it further by building and integrating their own value-added services. Splash Vision is one of these sites; an impressive, eminent and illustrious site offering easy and remarkable features to encode, upload, host and view videos or photos of maritime and water related lifestyles. Online videos have blown heavy winds across the Internet. The strategy is reinventing the traditional efforts of marketing & promotion, PR & awareness; a breakthrough innovation highlighting an unconventional spectrum for direct and effective communication.

It is an explosion; a massive explosion, indeed. Networking by video sharing has hit the mainstream and is changing the ideologies of conventional marketing against online audio-video. Through this medium of online videos, you can target thousands of specific users with a common lifestyle who are willing and ready to dive in directly. Quickly skim through http://www.splashvision.com/ and you will instantly see the advantages and the necessity to be a part of it.

Clifford Smith writes for Flippingmad; where you can find all you want to know about luxury life styles and living large. Please feel free to use this article in anywhere you feel it fits or on your website. If you use this article, please include the resource box and send a brief message to let me know where it appeared: [mailto:aquaaddict@gmail.com]mailto:aquaaddict@gmail.com.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Hello and Welcome to Real Estate Channel TV. My name is Rey Ybarra and I host and produce this dynamic Internet On Demand program. Times have definitely changed in this era of digital on demand programming, especially for the Real Estate industry. This industry has changed dramatically over the last few years, and with this change, many professionals in this multi-billion dollar industry have had to change with it.

As we are now approaching the midway point of 2007, I am absolutely amazed at how quickly technology is reshaping how business is being done, especially over the Internet. As a TV talk show host, I have seen first-hand the efficiency and quickness of digital programming. According to the NAR, 94% of all real estate transactions begin on the Internet. The remaining percentages are split up with newspaper ads and For Sale signs listing properties.

This is an incredible shift! What this shift represents to me is how many people conduct business on the Internet. We are a society that is so pressed for time that time is now among the most precious commodities we have. You can say that now we all live in "digital time" created by the Internet. For the Real Estate entrepreneur, this can be a great advantage for you. The playing field has now been leveled and you can compete with the Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies from the privacy of your home.

The disadvantage of this scenario is that many small to medium business owners do not have the time to learn the basics of this fabulous technology for their businesses. And because they do not learn or take the time to do so, countless opportunities pass them by. Here is the major problem with this kind of approach and thinking. We have all heard of the saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This is the attitude and approach that simultaneously kills the progress of many businesses in this industry. Yet, for those individuals, businnesses and entrepreneurs who adapt and begin to learn the new skills and technology available to them, they can easily quadruple their businesses in a matter of months!

That is why I created Real Estate Channel TV! We produce the highest quality "On Demand" Internet TV programming featuring programming we produced from many of the best trade shows for the real estate industry in Southern California. This trade show industry is a billion dollar a year business and the Southern California market alone is a multi billion dollar a year industry. We also produce in-studio TV interviews and stream those interviews on many of the best Internet Video distribution channels so you can access them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from anywhere on the planet. We have also created our award-winning Vlog with daily updates while creating a two-way dialogue with you.

We will also be featuring our Webinar technology which is also dramatically altering how trainings and education is being facilitated over the Internet. Yes, we left no stone unturned in helping you to understand and become an Internet titan by watching and accessing our program. We will be producing an incredible amount of programming during the last half of the year along with creating some outstanding Webinars for your education in the highly competitive real estate industry. So watch and learn and let us know how we are doing. Real Estate Channel TV is for you!

Rey Ybarra is the host and producer of http://www.Realestatechanneltv.com and the http://realestatechanneltv.blogspot.com/ real estate vlog. He has been producing Internet On Demand programming for over 6 years and continues to host, produce and educate individuals and business owners through innovative Internet Video programs. He is a master communicator who understands how technology can help leverage the entrepreneur/business owner in the fast paced world of business. Real Estate Channel TV and the award winning vlog are leading the way in this technilogical revolution!]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
With the present trend in marketing and online business, competition to get the a higher and better ranking is getting stiffer and a lot more complex. In order to attain the best traffic on the net, a lot of marketers and businessmen are engaging into so many highly tremendous methods of marketing. One of the most sought-after marketing tools that many are trying to experiment on is the search engine optimization, particularly the off page optimization process. You may be asking, why search engine optimization? What features does off page optimization have to be considered as one of the most sought-after marketing tools? Well, the answer to that is very basic and fundamental - traffic driven by back links.

Back links are the most essential means of generating traffic on a site nowadays. A lot of marketers and business people have seen the strong potential of off page optimization to obtain successfully numerous quality back links on a site more than its contemporaries. Back links are link addresses that you are able to generate from sites that wish to start a connection with your site. Usually, this happens under the method of SEO that requires it to be done outside the main content of the site - thus, off page optimization.

One of the best ways to get back links is through the use of the forum. If you are able to publish your message on the forum sites where you are a member, you are given the opportunity to include on the message some of your relevant information such as the company name which you represent, as well as a bit of personal information such as your name and your e-mail address. You will be given this opportunity when forum masters see your contribution to the forum site as something that is indispensable. In order to continue getting such opportunity, you continue to submit postings that contain relevancy and pertinence.

As additional information, if you are serious about generating more back links from forum sites, engage yourself into more than one forum site and allot time for each individual site. In that case, you have far better opportunity to gain mileage with considerably more net users.

Do you want to learn more about how I do it? I have just completed my brand new guide to forum traffic success, 'Secrets of Generating Traffic With Forums'

Download it free here: http://www.secrets-of-internet-success.com/2ezforums.html Traffic Generation With Forums

Sean Mize is a full-time internet marketer who has written over 1,574 articles in print and 11 published ebooks.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
This is one article in the series of "InfoPreneur Secrets" which discusses tips, tricks, techniques and secrets to be a successful info product creator and marketer. This article will discuss the importance of leveraging the resources of others to literally explode your sales without much additional effort on your part.

Let me ask you a question:

What’s better than ONLY YOU promoting your product and generating sales for your info product?

Answer: Hundreds, even thousands, of marketers marketing your product FOR YOU for free!

Let us look at one of the most successful internet marketing products ever, ‘The Rich Jerk’. This is the ultimate example of a marketer effectively leveraging the resources of others.

I bet ‘The Rich Jerk’ himself doesn’t make a whole lot of sales, but he has thousands of affiliates promoting HIS products for HIM in exchange for a percentage of the sale. It’s the perfect business model for both the affiliate and the vendor.

The affiliate gets money without having to create a product. The vendor makes sales of his product that he wouldn’t otherwise have made.

The Rich Jerk is one of the must sold internet marketing info products simply because he has a huge affiliate force.

I’d rather have one thousand affiliates promoting my product passively than just have me marketing my own product aggressively.

You are limited in what you can achieve on your own. Remember that. But with the help of others, you can accelerate your internet marketing efforts by LEVERAGING the resources of others.

James Penn is an experienced niche marketer who has developed and profitably marketed a library of niche info products and reports. To discover how to create an insane passive income online by creating tiny reports, visit http://www.shortreportprofits.com

James also runs a blog which details his trials and tribulations of being an internet marketer. He posts his tips, tricks, techniques and secrets that will help YOU to make money. Visit his blog at http://www.teenagemarketer.com.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
There are many effective little techniques that encourage forum posting. One of the tricks that helps to encourage forum conversation is to end some of your posts with leading questions. "What do you think?" "How do you do it?" "Does anyone know how to ____?" Questions give an easy opening for the next person to post, just as they help foster conversation in real life.

If you start a new thread, it often is more successful if your first post is short and asks a question, as opposed to being several paragraphs in length that cover a topic more thoroughly. This is kind of surprising because you might have thought a longer post would be more intriguing, but try it and see! You'll notice a difference. So, even if you've thought about a topic a lot, try not to say much in the first post. This lets other people be "experts" too, and they will enjoy the conversation.

In writing classes they often teach you to write strong. Strong writing is well thought out, authoritative, doesn't use the word "I," has good grammar, spelling, and punctuation. But on a forum, it can intimidate others so that they won't post. If instead you say, "I think," "Gosh, how do you spell that?", include personal stuff, and so forth, it makes the writing less formal and more like you're sitting across the cafe table from an old friend! This makes others comfortable so they are more likely to open up.

Compliments about what someone posted before you also helps many of the readers to be comfortable posting because they interpret it as a friendly, gentle place. Whether face to face or online, other people will like it when they receive positive comments or are asked questions. It simply makes people feel like they are being listened to, and we all like that!

Timing is also important in encouraging good conversation on a forum. It's better to post two or three responses at a time every three or four hours, than to sit down once each evening to post because it keeps the forum fresh and people get the feeling someone is always there for them to talk to. If they check in an hour or two after they posted and they see responses, well, of course they'll be more likely to get involved in the forum than if they have to wait a day for a response.

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What is this mystical thing called Web 3.0 that everybody is waiting for? It's like the silhouette of a stranger through the dense fog. Man or Monster? Friend or Foe? That is the nature of predicting the future. From afar, everything looks good. From up close, it's a mess. The good news is we can affect the future, the future is not some inevitable result assigned to us.

What will Web 3.0 look like? Let's start with how the web has evolved and go from there.

What happened?

In the old days, you really needed to read a whole book to get all the nuggets of knowledge from an author. With search engines, you can get to what you need faster and faster. So more people can now publish more ideas. Referred to as Web 1.0, static websites have sprung from every corner of the world.

Fast forward to today. The core of Web 2.0 is the latest generation of user-contributed content.

The unit of communication has shrunk dramatically. Instead of publishing a book or article, we can publish a simple blog. Just a few words and we're done.

The speed of publishing has increased dramatically. It's now lightening fast, from the author's very first thought to the moment the reader understands it.

Multi-user collaboration has become massively parallel. Forums, chats-- people are communicating everywhere.

With Web 2.0 applications, anyone can easily set up a blog or a shop on eBay. Or even join the major Web 2.0 sites like Wikipedia, Facebook, and Digg. These sites provide dynamic user-contributed content. People now flock to Web 2.0 sites because they can find any idea, or any community.

What's Missing?

So if things are so good, what's wrong?

Well, Google often returns a whole bunch of garbage, because it can't read our minds. That's because search terms aren't expressive enough. Search terms are not sufficient to provide your meaning, your context. There are billions of pages out there now, with text that can only be understood after being read by humans. So with search results, we must wade through pages and pages before we get what we're looking for.

So to solve this problem, why not make these billions of pages contain the meaning, not just the words? Why not create an engine that understands your meaning, instead of just today's simple search terms? Will that work?

What's Not Happening?

Web 3.0 has been touted as the savior. So what is it?

It's been 6 years since the prediction of the Semantic Web evolution, with RDF, OWL, SPARQL, RIF, metawebs, and ontologies. It's a deep mess. You have to be either crazy or a genius to figure that stuff out. Another faction has Web 3.0 pegged as becoming a service, somehow transforming unstructured information into structured information. Somehow, if machines talk to each other more effectively, people can access the right information quicker. That's wishful thinking.

Why will this grand vision of Web 3.0 involving intelligent machines never happen? Because humans will never be surpassed by machines in judgmental intelligence. To be interested in certain things-- that is a uniquely human trait. To belong to groups-- that is another human trait. Because a machine-generated solution, regardless of how advanced, cannot replace humans. In the end, only humans can help other humans.

What's Next?

Web 3.0 is about ideas and knowledge. It's not about shopping or entertainment. Technology-wise, we're ready for the next generation of the web, the real Web 3.0. We have everything we need to create that vision. Let me describe that vision.

Different words have different meaning to different people. Different people are identified by different demographics. There's no need for the machine to understand all that meaning stuff. As long as people understand, and communicate with the smallest possible unit of related meaning: The question and answer.

By simply matching questions with other similar questions, and by grouping the answers from all the experts, users are given access to the best possible knowledge available from all perspectives. You can thus learn at a much faster rate, bypassing the uninteresting noise for the interesting nuggets of knowledge.

Are You Ready?

If you could benefit from a more accurate search by providing accurate demographics, wouldn't you?

If you could benefit from a more accurate search by asking what you're interested in, wouldn't you?

If you could benefit from a more accurate search by answering what you know, wouldn't you?

If you could benefit from a more accurate search by rating what you like, wouldn't you?

The next generation of the web will make use of what we like, what we know, and what we've done to give us what we need. Based on our recent search history. Based on our demographics. Based on our ratings, our questions and our answers.

Given your usage, the system should know what you're interested in, and should show you questions based on the community you naturally belong to. So you will not have to avoid people you find annoying ... the system will segregate you naturally. Also, other people similar to you will, through their ratings, constantly be finding things that are interesting to you. This system is adaptive, so that as your interests change, your search results change with you.

The good news is Web 3.0 is here. And it's simpler than anybody would have thought. The bad news? It's just not what anyone expected.

We are trying to start our vision of Web 3.0 at http://www.helpglobe.com. Come join us!]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
When you are beginning your internet network marketing business, it is likely that you will be on a shoestring budget. One of the first things that you need to do with internet marketing is to build your own list. This list will be comprised of targeted prospects that are interested in the niche market that your business focuses on.

Participating in forums is an excellent way to quickly begin generating targeted traffic. Responsible and targeted forum marketing can help you do this. You need to find forums related to your niche market. Posting frequently and answering members' questions is the first forum marketing tip. Put your unique selling proposition in your signature with a link to your website. If people like what you have to say, they will visit your website. This article discusses six forum marketing tips to help you build that targeted list.

Forums are online communities where members interact with each other through posts. A distinguishing characteristic of a forum is its specificity. Forum threads are very topic-specific. These threads discuss one topic only.

Here are six forum marketing tips to help you generate ongoing targeted traffic.

1. Determine your expertise and find appropriate forums that you can join. Look for active forums that have topics related to your business or expertise. Create new threads there, offer your knowledge, and help others--frequently. This will build your integrity and expertise.

2. Create a linked signature and include it at the end of your posts. Do not use an affiliate link.. You can use this to sign your posts. This signature must lead to your web site. The traffic you generate from it is very highly targeted.

3. Manage your forum affiliations. Do not try to post replies or threads in every forum. Find five to seven forums where you will become active and then ramp up so you make at least five forum posts daily.

4. Create interesting threads on the latest 'hot' topics. You will see that a lot of people are talking about a certain problem and are trying to find the right solutions for it. You can create a thread which offers your solution in a step-by-step format. This will continue to build your integrity and expertise.

5. Reply to existing topics with quality answers. Look for questions which people post because they want to know more information about it. Reply to the topic with a quality answer. If you do this often, people will look to you as an expert and will start to respect your opinions. They will then enter your prospecting funnel to get more information from you because they trust you.

6. Use a system to save and track your forums and posts such as Forum Fortunes, which saves a lot of time because it saves and tracks all of your posts and forums.

Following these forum marketing tips will help you establish yourself as an expert, develop trust and build relationships. Many people will contact and join you because of the information, help and assistance you continue to provide.

Jon Roussel is a successful internet marketer in Beverly, MA. He helps people succeed with a home-based business that will generate a long-term reliable leveraged residual income. Learn more at http://www.jonroussel.ws, Jon Roussel's Website.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
The Internet is continuously evolving. It has been incorporating all current technology into its domain and has thus stood the test of time and storm. From video conferencing to class sessions delivered online, it has touched almost every aspect of life. But none has been as popular as Instant Messaging, which gave birth to smiley icons, a product of man’s quest to make cyberspace as social as possible.

Smiley icons are sequences of characters and symbols which represent different facial expressions, human feelings and sometimes even social gestures. They were first developed in an attempt to make the web as humanly social as possible. Later on, however, they were extended to represent all forms of humor, nationalism, celebrities and all kinds of things. And yes, it is still developing.

So, what are the most popular classes of smiley icons?

Emotions: Smileys are used to represent most human emotions. The most popular ones are smile, frown, wink, laugh, mock, tongue sticking out, etc. These are very frequently used in chat rooms and online forums.

Cartoons: From smiley icons of fat guys scratching their pot bellies to other weird symbols, there are a whole bunch of cartoon smileys that may have quite a lot of appeal to you and your lifestyle. All you have to do to get these smileys is search them online and follow the instructions to download them.

Ideologies: Since people of all faiths, creeds and nationalities partake in the discussions at the forums and chat rooms, some smart guys came up with smiley icon that represented religious symbols, socio-political identities like national flags and others. If you have been wondering how that guy that you always meet in the chat room gets to display a waving US flag, now you know.

Celebrities: Celebrities are more like gods nowadays. There are people who have made a fortune just writing about them. So it shouldn’t surprise you that we now have some emoticons that represent them. From politicians like former president Jimmy Carter :(=) to celebrities and TV characters like Pamela Anderson &:-)3 or Alladin @:-) , there are many classes of icons that represent most things we care about, and these icons are continuously evolving.

If you want to master the arts of the internet world, you have to learns its ways and be a part of its cyber culture, which includes understanding and rightly using smiley icons to deliver warmth to your online posts and break the ice created by the screen.

Craig Thornburrow is an acknowledged expert in his field. You can get more free advice on smiley icons and animated smiley faces at http://www.smileyicon.net and http://www.smileyicon.net/animate-your-messenger-conversations-with-animated-smiley-faces.html.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
When used correctly, forums offer new as well as experienced business owners the perfect platform for promoting new ideas and products. They're also a great way to acquire one-way links. While forums have their benefits, they also have the potential of creating huge damage to your business. One wrong thread could send a lot of bad press to your site as well as to your email account.

Forums can be a great place to learn new ideas and bounce ideas off other people. But they require a lot of time. More often than not, it's far better to spend that time concentrating on marketing your business rather than trolling the forums.

The following five points underscore why spending time in forums can be hazardous to your site's health.

1) It's not a matter of if but when you'll get flamed

The problem with forums is that you never know when things are going to get out of hand. Without any reason or warning, you can become a flame target.

I can guarantee that at least one person will not agree with you. This isn't so bad as long as the dialog takes place within the forum. But these online arguments can get out of hand and spill over into blogs, other forums, and through email.

2) Link bandwagons and useless comments

One of the low points of any forum is that 95% of the posts tend to be completely useless. Many posters are only participating in the hope of getting some mileage from a forum. For people who own a similar business, posting on a forum is the perfect way to gain some exposure and get one-way links to boot. Many times, they don't add any value to the forum.

Then there's the typical flood of "I agree" comments. These "valueless" comments can suck an excessive amount of your time.

3) Everyone's an expert

There's an old saying, "If everything is important, then nothing is important." I believe this applies to forums as well.

The problem isn't for lack of experts. The problem is trying to decipher the real experts from the flack. Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to differentiate good advice from bad. This is somewhat like the blind leading the blind. Misleading advice abounds. It takes time to acknowledge the good experts from the "wannabe" experts. Time better spent elsewhere.

4) Old and stale information

People post comments and information based on what they've read or heard about. Unlike a typical publication, with its overabundance of editors, assistant editors, and fact checkers, forums are open source. You have to do your own fact checking.

Another problem is information that's just plain old. What may have been true a few years ago may not apply today. For instance, web rings were very popular in the late 1990s. Now, they're simply known as link farms. But there's plenty of information-- old information-- that shows up in search results concerning web rings; much of it in forums.

5) Writing truthful, thoughtful comments is a fad

While some forum discussions have their golden moments, many threads are one sided or between two or three parties. I liken it to two groups of people, each standing on opposite walls in a gym screaming at each other. Unfortunately, many times the good comments get stuffed underneath the bad, disrespectful, disparaging comments.

While forums certainly have their place, they shouldn't be an all too often hangout. Most webmasters would find they can achieve their site goals faster and more efficiently if they focused on their sites rather than the forums.

Jerret Turner, CEO of LinkAcquire.com, can help you build one-way links for better search results. Visit him at http://www.linkacquire.com. Download a free copy of Jerret's new work, The Little Linking Instruction Book, by visiting http://www.linkacquire.com/signup.html.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
One of the things that many Internet marketers do is run forums. Let's face it, getting a nice active forum going can be the key to making a nice income online. The problem with running your own forum, unfortunately, is that you're going to have to deal with forum spam. It's a big pain in the backside, trust me on this. So how do you deal with it? This article is going to give you a few no-nonsense methods to deal with forum spam.

The first thing you need to do is get moderators. There is no way that you're going to be able to run a forum on your own, especially if it gets popular. Moderators are a must in keeping a forum clean. Offer your moderators incentives to do the job. Maybe give them the right to occasionally post ads, especially if you're running a non-ads forum.

The next thing you need to do is use Captcha to keep forum spam down. This will at least stop the spam robots from posting. Yes, there is automated software that will post spam without the person having to go to the forum physically. By using Captcha, the robots will be stopped cold in their tracks.

For the real live human spammers who don't seem to want to give up, there are a few things you can do in order to discourage them.

The first thing is to ban their IP address. In many cases, these people are running off of a static IP address. In the cases where you're dealing with people who are using computer cafes to do their spamming, this isn't going to be much help. But you will cut down slightly on spam by banning IP addresses.

When all else fails, turn the forum into a paid access only forum. This will definitely keep the spammers away. While you may end up losing some of your members, the really serious ones will stay and you'll end up making an income directly from your forum. If you don't want to go that route, you can try disabling signups to your forum for a few days. This will discourage many spammers and hopefully send them on their way.

Dealing with forum spam is not fun and it's a war that isn't easily won. However, by following the above tips, you can greatly cut down on your forum spam.

To YOUR success,

Steven Wagenheim

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There are several different formats available when it comes to Streaming Video. The idea of streaming video on the internet has become more popular in the last few years and more and more people are becoming familiar with the concept of streaming video. Up until this time, video was streamed in other ways but there was little need to differentiate between the methods of transfer due to a lack of interest and use.

What is streaming? Streaming is the way in which a video is sent. It is sent between the supplier and the recipient in a real-time manner. In other words, the data is sent on a constant basis so the consumer is able to pick it up or open it at their leisure. Since the internet never closes, it makes it an easy task to accomplish.

There are a number of ways to capture and/or record streaming video on the internet. Loading a software program that would allow you to record the streaming video of your choice over the internet is one of the easiest avenues to take. Some videos will have the option to download the stream. If a hyperlink for the streaming video is offered, you have the option of embedding, or posting the link into your site or blog in order to make it accessible. Adding videos to blogging sites is becoming increasingly popular.

The internet is not the only avenue through which streaming video is available. One of the first venues to offer streaming video was television. Just turn on your T.V. and you will find channels and stations that are constantly offering streaming video, just waiting for it to be picked up by the consumers. When it comes to capturing this particular type of streaming video, many people already have the necessary tools. A simple video cassette recorder will allow the individual to record the video stream from their t.v. and capture it onto the video cassette. With the progression of technology and the invention of the DVD player, it became possible for the individual consumer to capture the video and burn it onto a disc.

Capturing streaming video has become important to many people because it provides one with the ability to not only transfer and/or save information but also to share ideas and experiences with others.

Jessica VanderHaar is an Internet Marketer who also enjoys helping others develop their own Internet Home Based Businesses.
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Low-cost broadband Internet access is opening the way for expanded use of streaming video as an on-line marketing tool. We’re not talking video of the YouTube variety, but serious, professionally-produced multimedia tools that can help businesses connect with the marketplace in an immediate, personal way that was not possible only a year ago. Even small businesses are joining the big players in using audio and video to distinguish themselves from the competition. And it doesn’t cost as much as you’d think.

Broadband is in—dial-up is out!

Speed is no longer a stumbling block to website video. Thanks to broadband Internet access, gone are the long waits and puzzling malfunctions that have frustrated website visitors and in many cases made them unable or unwilling to activate video or audio links.

Prices for broadband Internet access have plummeted, inducing more people to start using the Internet as their primary source for information on products and services throughout the business spectrum. Recent studies show that less than 25% of all Internet users are still using dial-up connections.

The first impression is what counts

Websites are no longer simply Internet placeholders, generally neglected and seldom visited. As The New York Times recently put it, “Your website is like a digital business card, the first look at your company that a customer gets. With luck, it won’t be the last.” The realization that a website is becoming a necessary marketing tool and the source of first impressions for a large majority of potential customers is leading businesses of all types and sizes to seek help in developing a positive and compelling Internet presence.

Being on the cutting edge with streaming video

Broadband Internet access has opened a whole new world of creative and innovative web development, with streaming video leading the way. Streaming video is to the Internet what sound was to the movies. The ability to speak personally to website visitors is revolutionizing Internet marketing, especially in the service sector, where personality and trust are critical factors in establishing a necessary rapport and comfort level with prospective customers and clients. Internet marketers have recognized these evolutionary Internet trends and are adapting their services to take advantage of them.

It’s easy and affordable

Marketers who recognize the power of streaming video are adopting cutting-edge digital video technology and developing unique video production services that make creating custom website videos easy and affordable for any business. Videos can be integrated into any web page without relying on large external media players that open slowly and take viewers away from your website.

Image Is Everything!

As more and more people look to the Internet to find and evaluate products and services, competition among businesses to present a distinctive Internet presence will increase. When businesses understand that their website provides the first impression or "image" that prospective customers get of their business, and that there is a direct connection between the quality of their website and people's perception of the quality and competence of their business itself, they will demand high-quality, innovative web-development services fully leveraging the latest digital technologies and creative techniques.

Lisa White writes for White Creative, a San Diego based Internet Marketing Communications company. She has over 15 years experience as a web applications help system developer and senior technical writer for a major international software company. White Creative’s owner has over 25 years experience in marketing communications, with 10 years in web development. White Creative http://www.whitecreative.com is a unique resource for creating quality, distinctive websites that reflect the client’s personality and business philosophy using streaming video, graphic design, copywriting, and digital photography.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
The popularity of web video on blogs has soared over the past year, and there is good reason why. Some may ask why web video is so popular on blogs, and there are many answers to that question. First, the purpose of a blog is to share information with others. The majority of computer users are usually literate; however this is not always the case. Web video will provide an opportunity to hook their attention and give them a grasp of the concept without having to understand a word. Second, there are a lot of internet users who are simply too busy to read a website’s information- web video creates the opportunity to hook their attention which may have otherwise been lost on your wording of the blog/website.

For many people reading blogs or websites is something they do while doing something else- take the example of an office worker who is working but flicking back and forward between your blog. Whether the individual is just doing other things on the computer, or they are actually away from the computer but watching the video as if it were television, the individual that is doing the viewing is able to multi-task in a way that they would have been unable to do without the video on the blog. This simply helps to smooth out a person’s life so that they can do other things at the same time, should the individual be in a hurry or want to multi-task. You are creating the opportunity to reach more potential viewers and customers!

Not everyone who is reading your blog will have the attention span to absorb the information you want them to, nor will they be able to absorb it in a timeframe that they want to. When an individual is not able to read something quickly, they may not be as inclined to work on reading a blog that they may otherwise be interested in reading. In order to make up for this, many people will post web videos on their blog sites in order to capture the attention of an individual that may be either viewing the videos on the blog or reading the blog itself. If a person sees a web video that they are interested in, they may be more likely to read the blog or website that coincides with it, even if they struggle with reading- all because they enjoyed your video content. A Blog without web video would be neglecting such potential viewers/customers.

Now that you have decided to incorporate web video into your blog, the next logical step is to submit your video to Youtube as well. This will drive traffic and interest to your Blog based solely on the video you are displaying on your blog. The way it works is that when you submit your video to Youtube you include a list of tags- which is the same thing as keywords. When users type in these keywords, depending on the relevancem, your video will show up. This means that you have a captive audience interested in the material in your web video, which if they choose to visit your blog or website, will more likely result in a sale or positive traffic flow. So, join Youtube today and follow the steps to upload the video you are displaying on your Blog.

The next step is to drive search engine traffic directly to your Youtube video. I believe the best way to do this is via social bookmarking. Join Onlywire.com and submit the address of your Youtube video to all the popular social bookmarking directories. Again you can include tags which will drive traffic to your video based on the key search terms in relation your Blog web video. This will essentially cast a ‘web’ of links on social bookmarking directories to your video. Onlywire is a fantastic website that will allow you to drive free traffic to all your Blogs and Websites.

We live in a fast paced lifestyle, and people expect to be entertained and engaged immediately. Utilizing web video software on your blog will only increase your chances of attention and potential sales if that is what you seek to achieve via your blog.

Want an easy way to put Web Video on your Blog or Website? Please visit: http://www.easywebvideosoftware.com.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
I have been working online since 1995. In all the years I have been marketing online, I never thought that getting first page search engine ranking would be so easy. Then, about 6 months ago, I came across this website about marketing online with free video hosting sites.

My first thought was that I don't know how to make a video and I don't have any type of cameras either. But I kept reading and I am glad I did. I have been getting first page results with video marketing for the last 6 months. The best part was that I didn't need to have any type of special equipment. I had created my first video within 1 hour of signing up with this video posting service.

Here is a Little Test That I Started June 25th, 2007

I found an affiliate product online the 25th and created a free blog. This blog was not advertised any place, only with videos I submitted June 27th, 2007. It took me a little under two hours to create a video and submit it 6 times with 6 different keywords. When you post your video with software that sends it to 38 free video hosting sites this is what happens; 6 x 38 = 228-- that is how many free video hosting sites I posted my video to. Plus 12 public social bookmarking sites. 12 x 6 = 72. Now add 72 + 228 = 300 postings. That landed me first page results within 10 hours.

I submitted the same video 6 times with different keywords and these were my results:

1st keyword submitted 6/27 - first page within 10 hrs.

2nd keyword submitted 6/27 - first page within 10 hrs.

3rd keyword submitted 6/27 - first page within 28 hrs.

4th keyword submitted 6/27 - second page within 40 hrs.

5th keyword submitted 6/27 - first page within 47 hrs.

6th keyword submitted 6/27 - I found it on the 14th page within 47 hours. I found it on the 4th page
under video search. I thought, no big deal, I will just create a few more videos and post them with the 6th keyword and have first or second page ranking within 48 hours.

Do you think I could have posted that many times without the template that this video posting company offers? I know for a fact I couldn't. Try to post a video at YouTube and see how long that takes you. Speaking of YouTube... did you know Google purchased them for 1.6 billion dollars in 2006? A company that had 28 employees and was less than two years old. Why? Because video is the future of the internet and Google has seen that.

Creating video is easy when learning with video. This is my #1 way to market anything online. Just think about what I said. I found a product, built a web blog and advertised with only videos and had first page ranking on Google within 10 hours with 2 keywords. That is a new blog with no PR ranking, no back links and no advertising except for video.

Corey Hoffman has been working online since 1995. He loves to teach people how to market on the internet. His latest marketing concept has been video post marketing. You do not need any equipment to create a video.

To read more about video posting to market online http://www.Video-Post-Marketing.com]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Imagine high-quality commercials available to your customers every hour of every day all year. Most business owners would never believe this was possible, but with e-commercials it is available to every small business in the world. An e-commercial is a video that plays on your website that any potential client can watch at any time of the day or night. These videos can be very effective since most web browsers do not spend more than 30 seconds on a site when searching for what they want. Why not use a high-quality 30-second commercial to get their attention instead of a page of text that they will not read past the first sentence? Getting the public's attention is your first priority and video is your answer.

Your first priority as the business owner is hiring a film crew or videographer. Your film crew must be knowledgeable of not only filming the commercial but also video streaming for the web. Unless you are a large business, chances are you do not have your own web designer and you must have someone who is able to convert your video to a format that will play on your website. Here is a list of questions you may want to ask potential film crews:

• What type of cameras do you use? (mini DV, DV, Beta, HDV)

o Most affordable film crews will be using mini DV and HDV which can provide quality commercials as long as they are not consumer-quality cameras. There are mini DV cameras that cost $250 and there are some that cost $30,000. Ask them for the brand name and do some research of your own. If the company is using DV or Beta they are definitely using high-end cameras.

• How many cameras do you have available?

o This comes in handy if you are a larger company and you want to make a large production commercial. This provides more angles for the same number of takes with your talent or actors.

• Do you have lighting available?

o Lighting is more important than the type of camera the film crew is using. If your business is planning on shooting outside at the perfect time with overcast than lighting is less important.

• Do you have examples available to view?

o This should be easy if they have done streaming videos before. They should be available on the web.

Second, you need a script for your e-commercial. You may want to hire an advertising agent or see if your hired film crew can help you with this service. I’ve seen too many situations where the owner or talent just says “I can wing it,” because no, they can’t! They will end up rambling on with no end in sight for five to twenty minutes. Your clients will not view this video more than a minute at most so be able to describe your product or service in less than a minute. So, either working with your advertising agent or film crew, figure out exactly what you want to say and what words will get across your views as quickly as possible.

Your third priority is choosing talent for your video. Everyone has heard the saying “sex sells”. Choosing an attractive man or woman may catch the eye of your potential clients, but what matters most as that they come off as being a believable representative of your product or service. Having both a well-rounded speaker and good looks is key to get the attention of your viewers. Ensure you test or audition your talent as well. You have your script, so have several people read through your script in order to make sure they are exactly the person you want to represent your company.

Your last decision for getting your e-commercial started is choosing a location to film. Wherever you film remember that lighting is of the utmost importance. Filming inside will require your film crew to bring in several lights that could possibly create headaches with finding enough power without tripping circuit breakers. Filming outside will still require either lighting to fill in the shadows or reflective screens to bounce back the sunlight. You may also be thinking about using a green screen as a location. A green screen will require even more lighting to light the screen evenly as well as your talent. When using a green screen, make sure that your film crew or videographer has some experience working with one and ask for some examples of this work as well. You do not want a cheesy-looking e-commercial because your film crew could not pull off the keying of your green screen effect.

This is just a short article on what your business will need to get started on making a creative and attention-grabbing e-commercial. Remember that when planning for an e-commercial, you can spend more than your usual commercial since this will be played at any time all over the world. Your e-commercial will also be directed to exactly those that are looking for your service not to the general public like television. These potential clients have spent the time searching for your website and now you need the right tool to win over your clients.

Andrew Stewart has been creating videos for over five years now. He owns and operates his own video business http://www.stewartprod.com that specializes in wedding videos. He is also a co-founder of http://www.g2websolutions.com with Pres Holcomb. Andrew Stewart specializes in the e-commercials and photography aspects of the web design process. Andrew has also worked on several large projects including projects for FOX Sports. Andrew has made the move to HD cameras and creating even better looking business and training films. Andrew is married and expecting his first child this August.]]> http://miraclemoneyblog.com/homebiztips/HomeBusinessTips189/user/index.php
Let’s face it, the internet has grown and moved away from being just a place to surf the web for interesting factoids, run tax software or play games. Now it is a vital communication link for both businesses and family. Internet video technology is the next the next major shift in communication. These are the Internet Video tools you will soon be using. Video mail and instant messaging will be used daily by most for both business and family conversations. Think about it. Wouldn’t you rather have a face-to-face chat with your customer without leaving your office? Wouldn’t you rather smile and talk then type another email? Don’t you think your customer will be happier to see a brief video from you than read yet another email? Yes, yes and of course.

Video-mails, (emails with video in addition to text) and Video Instant Messaging are the Internet video technology tools that will soon be part of your daily life. If you weren’t born with “IT blood” running in your veins or if are over 25, can you learn to use these tools to stay connected on the internet and expand your business? The answer is Yes. Let me explain exactly what these Internet video technology tools are and how you can use them.

Video mail is an email with a film strip that, once it is clicked on, plays a short 2-4 minute message. All of your facial expressions are displayed, which alone increases the retention of information from 10% to 50%. Your words, when delivered directly face-to-face, have a much greater impact than reading a traditional written email. Here is where you set yourself apart from the others that are offering similar services. You become known by your potential customer.

Next: Instant Messaging. You might be familiar with the traditional style. When you log onto the computer, a business associate would be notified that you are available and you begin communicating. However the process is awkward and time-consuming... you type, and you wait while they read your message and type a response. Meanwhile, your business associate has to wait until you read and respond.

Upgrade this IM with a video IM. Simply ha