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My friend Stone Evans has been nominated for the 2006 - 2007
"Online Marketer Of The Year" award. Check it out here:

http://www.onlinemarketeroftheyear.com/stoneevans

You'll have a chance to login to Stone's personal computer
and watch him compete against the top marketers in the world
including:

Dan Kennedy, Joe Sugarman, Robert Allen, Mark Joyner, Yanik
Silver, Mike Filsaime, Rich Schefren, Nick Marks, Gary
Ambrose, Alex Mandossian, Anik Singal, Armand Morin, Bill
Glazer, Bill Harris, Brad Antin, Brad Fallon, Carl Galletti,
Dan VanOrman, Dave Lakhani, David Frey, David Garfinkel,
Donna Fox, Eric Holmlund, Gauher Chaudhry, Harris Fellman,
Jeff Johnson, Jill Lublin, Joel Comm, Joshua Shafran, Keith
Baxter, Lorrie Morgan Ferrero, Liz Roberts, Lynn Pierce,
Marc Harty, Matt Bacak, Michel Fortin, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming,
Perry Marshall, Rhea Perry, Ray Edwards, Rick Raddatz, Ryan
Deiss, Shawn Casey, Stephen Pierce, Stu McLaren, Tellman
Knudson, John Carlton, Frank Rumbauskas and Russell
Brunson.

You will have a chance to watch all of these legendary
marketers LIVE and vote on who gives the best content.
Because they are very competitive people and want to win
this competition - they aren't going to hold ANYTHING back.

To register for this FREE webinar series, please enter your
name and email address in the form on the right on this
page: http://www.onlinemarketeroftheyear.com/stoneevans and
you will be given a free ticket to this webinar series.

It's like the "American Idol" for Internet marketers...

Enjoy the competition! :-)

Don't miss it!

Leonard Bartholomew

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The new efforts of marketing are quickly migrating to online efforts as more and more companies realize that to effectively reach their target audience they must go to where the customers are, and that is online. Being able effectively to spread your word to the right areas online is much easier, quicker and more effective than attempting to reach them through traditional means.

Using affiliate marketing a company can have one of their advertisements placed on a web site with no cost, paying only when results are achieved. The ad are placed on various sites and when a visitor to that site, goes through it and buys something from another site, the site hosting the ad receives selling commission, the amount of which is agreed to by seller and the site owner.

Most companies have found this to be an ideal way of increasing their ad presence on the internet, being able to have much more exposure than paying for an ad. With paid advertising a company buys ad space and hopes for a return on their investment. When they place an ad on an affiliate site, they pay for the space based on the amount of the return. This can work out well for both parties because the site hosting the can look as though it is receiving paid advertising. People browsing the web has no idea how the advertising got there, it just knows it did.

Advertisers also maintain control over which sites their ads appear on, and may not want their name associated with sites that carry advertising for other companies that may be deemed to have no redeeming qualities. Additionally, they may not agree with a site’s business methods or message and reject an offer to have their ad posted there as well.

Traditionally, inclusion of a web site into a company’s network marketing plan was determined largely based on the traffic of the website to get as much exposure as possible. However, as companies begin a more targeted approach to advertising, they may look a web site of higher quality and with a mission similar to their own, presuming they would attract the same type of visitor more often, increasing the number of visitors that click through to their site.

Another means the new network marketing online is helping businesses is they are able to offer distributorship opportunities to people with little or no experience to place their ads for them on their own web sites, paying commissions on sales as well as training them to host additional distributors and giving them a share of their sales as well. This is referred to as multilevel marketing and is growing in popularity as more people realize it is different that the older pyramid schemes and perfectly legal.

The other advantage to network marketing online is feedback from the ad can be almost instantaneous with a company having the ability to change the direction of their advertising at a moments notice.

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There are thousands of people every year that leave the corporate world and decide to run an internet business online. This can be a great way to gain personal and financial freedom. But just because there are a lot of people that are successful doing this, it does not mean that it is an easy process. Running an internet business online takes a lot of hard work and determination. Unless you are one of the lucky ones that really hit it big, you will have to work day and night to make your internet based business a success.

Besides the will to succeed, the most important thing that you will need in order to run an internet business online is a quality computer. Remember, everything that you do involving your business will have to do with your computer. To get on the internet you will need your computer. The same goes with filling orders, tracking orders, and invoicing. Without a top quality, reliable computer, you will never be able to run a successful internet business.

In addition to your computer, you will also need to have a website that promotes your internet business online. Sure, you can use more traditional forms of marketing such as direct mailers and ads, but by having a website you will be increasing your chances of success. With a website, customers will be able to quickly learn about your site, and if they are interested they can also place orders right away. There are companies that are successful without having a website, but in order to run an internet business online you will need to have one; there is know two ways about it.

When you decide to run an internet business online, you do not get the right to work without a business plan! Many people think that just because their new business is going to be primarily internet based that they do not need a business and marketing plan. Even though you may be able to sneak by without having these, you will not be able to expand successfully. By having a business and marketing plan in effect, you will know the direction that you want to grow your business. At the same time, you will also have plans on how you are going to go about marketing your new venture.

Starting an internet business online does not have to be a difficult task. Every year people take on this task, and every year there are people that turn their business into a success. If you are organized from the beginning, and know exactly what you want, you should not have any problems getting started. There is nothing holding you back, get started today!

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I've been blogging now for about 2 years, and I'm amazed at the amount of traffíc that I get from my blog and the number of people who tell me that they first heard about me from my blog instead of my website. The word blog is derived from the term "web log", or an online diary or journal. If the HBO series "Sex and the City" were being filmed today, Carrie Bradshaw would be a blogger as well as a columnist, I think. Why? As she experiences her revelations about life, love, and relationships, she could post them to her blog for the world to see and comment upon.

Blogging has opened website creation to almost everyone, as it takes very little know-how to get a blog up and running. In fact, many service business owners are using a blog platform as their primary website, with some of them creating static pages as you would find on a traditional website, while others are using the platform as a blog and are posting updates regularly.

There are several advantages to using blogs instead of ezines or traditional websites:

1. Search engines love blogs. The strategy that seems to be attractive to search engines today is regularly updated content. I can log-in to my blog at the beginning of a day and submit a post. Within 24 hours I'll get a notification from my Google alerts account that Google has indexed that post.

2. Content can be distributed quickly. If you instruct your visitors to subscribe to your blog via updating services like Bloglines or Feedblitz, they'll be notified within hours of any new posts on your blog.

3. Little web programming knowledge is required. Once your blog is set up, it's simply a matter of logging into your account, typing the info for your post, adding graphics or photos as needed, and publishing your post to your blog.

4. Reader feedback. Your readers can give you comments and feedback about your posts almost immediately after you log an entry. Blogs are a great way to engage your audience.

How do you begin to blog? Here are 10 simple steps you can follow:

1. Blogging platform. The easiest way to get started is to use the frëe service found at Blogger.com or Wordpress.com. The ability to customize your blog is limited with the frëe services, so I urge my clients to subscribe to Typepad.com, which will host your blog for you on their servers, or purchase a hostíng account where WordPress can be installed. The downloadable version of WordPress is located at Wordpress.org and is frëe of charge if you need to install Wordpress yourself on your hostíng account. I use Typepad for my blog, so many of my examples will relate exclusively to blogs hosted on that platform.

2. Name. What do you want to call your blog? Blog names tend to be attention-getting and off-beat. However, for service businesses, I encourage my clients to use keywords important to their business when naming their blog. You will also want to acquire the .com version of your blog's name or your blog's name with the word "blog" attached as your blog URL. After you have set up your blog, your blog provider can give you more info about how to map your domain to your blog. (Note: You don't want to simply forward your blog to your domain name, as that impacts the URLs of your individual blog pages).

3. Look and Layout. How many columns do you want to display? Do you want links to static pages? What colors do you want to use? How about a signup box for a frëe giveaway? Should you use one of the templates provided or have something custom designed? Do you want your blog archives displayed? Do you want to be the only author or do you want to permit others to make posts, as well? There are many questíons you'll be asked in the startup phase about the look of your blog. A Typepad blog permits you to change your mind about your layout at a later date. The best way to determine the look of your blog is to look at the layout of other blogs and determine what appeals to you.

4. Widgets. There are a number of widgets, or add-on programs, that you can incorporate into your blog. Chëck your blog software's site for more info about what features you'd like add to your blog. At a minimum you'll want to give visitors a couple of ways in which they can receive blog updates through various updaters, or feeder services, as mentioned earlier.

5. Comments. The newest sp*am making its rounds online is comment sp*am. Don't these guys have anything better to do? Set your comments to moderated, which means that you have to approve any comments to your blog before the post goes live. You'll save yourself a great many headaches and time by choosing to moderate the comments.
Once you've gotten this far, you should have a basic blog established and are ready to begin to blog.

6. Blog content. The time has arrived -- your blog is ready to accept posts. What do you write about? You can post content rich articles of interest to your target market, comment on a current event, answer questíons from your visitors, present a before and after case study outlining how your business helped someone, etc. Keep your eyes and ears open for information relevant to your audience. I use my blog to bring forth info that doesn't fit well into my newsletter format or something that arises between newsletter issues. I post my ezine content to my blog, as well.

7. Posting frequency. Blogs are just like gardens -- they need watering regularly and require some care and attention. For maximum effectiveness, you need to post several times a week to your blog. I try and post 4 times per week in my blog -- 2 posts are items I run across or comment upon as noteworthy in the moment, and the latter 2 are the contents of my ezine posted over 2 days. And, respond to reader's comments when they arrive -- blogs provide a great forum for ongoing discussions.
8. Blog traffíc. In the same way that you publicize your website URL on everything that you do, you can similarly publicize your blog. Submitting your blogs to blog directories is another way to get traffíc. A very comprehensive líst of blog directories, RSS Top 55 has been compiled by Robin Good. Searching out blogs that appeal to your target market and making comments to those posts will also drive traffíc to your blog. Another trick is to post your blog on social bookmarking sites like Reddit, Digg, StumbleUpon, and del.icio.us.

9. Measure the results. Some blog programs, like Typepad, have built-in statistics so you can view details of your blog traffíc. Some of the feed/updater programs have built-in statistics as well, or you can install a metrics program as an add-on to your blog. Review your statistics regularly to determine how much traffíc your blog generates.

10. Rinse and repeat. Don't let the novelty of blogging wear off. Blogging is effective only if you continue your blogging efforts regularly over a long period of time. I know of several individuals who have gotten book deals from their blog and radio and TV interviews as well. Just think -- your blog might be your ticket to fame!

Every service business can benefit from blog technology. Few other marketing strategies provide the quick immediacy that blogging provides.

About The Author
Online Business Resource Queen (TM) and Online Business Coach Donna Gunter helps self-employed service professionals learn how to automate their businesses, leverage their expertise on the Internet, and get more clients online. To sign up for more Frëe tips like these and claim your Frëe gift, TurboCharge Your Online Marketing Toolkit, visit her site at http://www.GetMoreClientsOnline.com.

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Niche marketing as its best helps to solve real problems that real people live with everyday. If you can come up with a product or service to promote in a niche market that will help people solve their problems then you will have a money making niche market website and can quickly build a long list of potential customers.

The things that people view as ‘problems’ run the gauntlet of possibilities… everything from a hang nail to a golf swing to a chronic disease are people problems that they are looking for help to solve.

A good way to find out what people consider a problem is to visit the online forums. People talk about anything and everything online. They discuss subjects that they wouldn’t talk about with their best friends for the simple reason that they can remain anonymous. They look for solutions online for the very same reason. By visiting forums and taking note of what people are most concerned about you can search the Internet for products and services that will help them solve those problems. Gather the information about the topic. Write or have written for you articles about the topic. In this way you can find a topic and build a content-rich website for niche marketing that helps with the problem you have identified and that will serve the needs of people.

An additional way to use forums to help you build a niche market website is to join a forum, identify the problem being most often discussed, post a question that will produce many responses and use those responses to write an e-book on the topic. The fact is that many people will buy an e-book that is filled with information they could actually gather for themselves. They will also purchase e-books that will tell them what other people with the same problem they have think about or are doing about their common problem.

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There is no one who starts an online business with the hope of failure, or a plan to waste money on a venture that will produce minimum or zero results. With all the hype flying at you everyday, starting your own online business is becoming one of the fastest growing methods of working at home that is available to everyone with a computer and an internet connection.

What many of the get-rich-quick-schemes do not tell you, is they are designed to help only a few people make money. Typically, the few people who started the company, and they are going to make money from your efforts. That really does not sound like self-employment. It really sounds more like someone starting a business and using your work and money will make it grow. Sure, they may share a trickle of the income with you, but since they took the trouble to think of the program, they are going to keep most of the income.

Even if it is a promising product or service, how you promote it will determine how much income you can make. However, most of these programs do not share that information. They are still doing business the old-fashion way, probably because they do not know any better.

Success University offers a way for you to learn how to market your own website or internet business. How to write killer headlines for your product or service and how to write ad copy that will draw your potential customers in and make them want to buy what you are offering. Even better, Success University can teach you how to organize your website and include the tricks of the trade to get you found on major search engines.

The knowledge and expertise being offered by the experts at Success University can train you to convey effectively your message through internet marketing and how to reach those people who are interested in what you are offering. They can even teach you how to let people know you have what they want, even if they do not realize they want it.

How to achieve success through internet auctions and working as an affiliate, either by promoting the products of others or by promoting your own through others, are two important aspects of internet marketing often overlooked by those operating an online business. One of the keys to success of making money on the internet is not just getting people toy our site, but to keep them coming back. Success University is sharing the secrets of successful online marketers to help you achieve the success you desire.

A business graduate degree will help in the traditional world, but as time and experience has shown, internet marketing is not traditional and unless you have the knowledge to meet these new demands, your old-fashion education will net you old-fashion results. Learning how to successfully market online is the goal of the teachings at Success University and the teachings are diverse enough and complete enough that they can be applied to any online business environment.

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A residual income business opportunity is really not that hard to find. There are many all over the place - online, on television and in the newspaper, to name a few. Making the choice is likely to be quite easy, but actually getting started is another thing. It is very easy to fail in this type of business opportunity if you do not know the keys to getting a good start.

Part of getting a good start is choosing the right opportunity. A person has to choose an opportunity which interests them. They should be able to easily form the determination and drive to make their business successful. It also helps to choose wisely. An opportunity should be well set up. It should be easy to start up new people and to both learn and teach the system. The right choice can influence success in a big way, so choosing a good opportunity is one of the most important aspects of starting off on the right foot.

The next part of a perfect start is establishing a good team. Residual income is all about building a team that works hard and turns a profit. If a persons team is not making money then they are not making money - that is the bottom line. A person should choose their team members carefully. It should be a serious process. Many times people simply advertise and let anyone who contacts them become part of their team. This is not the way to do it. A person needs to take it seriously. They should conduct an interview and explain the opportunity to the person. They should make absolutely sure that the person is serious and is willing to put forth a good effort to be successful. A well chosen team goes a long way to making a person successful.

Lastly, for the perfect start a person must think about the big picture. It is easy to get discouraged in the beginning because it takes some time to build a good business and start earning a profit. It is not going to happen overnight, but once a person gets their business going they will reap the benefits. If a person allows themselves to get boggled down by the little things and not keep their eye on the long term then they probably will give up. Starting out is sometimes a slow process, so a person needs to focus on their goals and keep them in mind.

A person can get a perfect start in a residual income business opportunity if they stay focused, take it seriously and remain committed to their main goal. A perfect start will allow a person to have a stable business right form the very beginning. They can avoid common pitfalls and make their business successful.

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