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Article marketing Works!

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:13:08 +0000

Article marketing absolutely works to bring in that initial bit of cash to make you stay the course on your online journey.

Even better, you don’t need to buy “spinner” software or submission services or anything else. This is all free.

In July of 2009 (so not even a whole month has passed), I started a new site in a legal related niche.
The Site

The site uses a basic wordpress theme optimized for high adsense CTR rates (the CTR so far on this theme is about 4x my SBI site’s, with an ECPM over $100).

I wrote 5 pages for the site and uploaded them right around the holiday.

I also put Google analytics on the site to track where traffic was coming from and more importantly what traffic resulted in adsense clicks/affiliate sales.

Marketing With Articles

Then I published 2 articles on ezine articles. They had good headlines, used good but somewhat incomplete information to encourage people to click the resource box below. For example, I would talk in the article about the risks of using a fly-by-night online company to draft your legal document, and then direct them to check out my site for recommended providers.

The day the articles were approved by ezinearticles (which takes up to a week if you’re not a platinum member), I started getting traffic. Between 4-10 visitors a day. Not a lot, but these are true visitors, and not spider visits as SBI’s internal numbers often show.

Monetary Results

So far this month, the site has made $17 and change with adsense. Almost all of it from ezinearticle referrals.

It has also made a $17.00 affiliate sale for [legal document] making software.

The month isn’t over yet.

So, about $35 so far this month on a brand new site. Spent nothing on promotion, and did not link to it from any of my existing sites. From pure typing on the computer (and using a $17 theme, which I can re-use on as many sites as I want). Site hosting on a shared hosting account I have for other non-SBI sites, so no additional cost there either.

There has been no significant search engine traffic so far.

Why did I try this strategy?

There was a site for sale on sitepoint (now flippa) which claimed to be making $1,000/mth and it was only a couple months old. I started emailing the owner and asking him how he did it. He was real nice, and even made some screen capture videos to walk me through his income proof. He basically did what I outlined above, but instead of 2 articles, he wrote and submitted about 200 (spent almost $1000 outsourcing them).

The fact is that system really does work. If 2 articles made me $35 in the first month with no SE traffic, I could see how 200 articles could make $1,000.

It’s important to note that these sites used high CTR themes (2 column, adsense right below headline, navigation to the right–very simple blog theme); and we picked high adsense payout topics. His was related to mortgages, mine to the legal market.

How it fits into SBI

I’m not telling anyone to abandon SBI or anything like that. My SBI site makes as much in a day as that new site makes in a month, and my SBI site has hardly been updated in the past couple of years. SBI works.

I’m just saying that adding simple article marketing, particularly for new sites, will help a lot.

From the frustrated posts I see from newbies, many would be happy to just make back their $25/mth SBI fee during the first year. That first real check from Google is awesome–proof that “this internet thing” actually works. I want SBIers to experience a check in hand during the first 3-6 months.

Writing a dozen articles or so as outlined above will result in targeted traffic.

Bottom line:

Don’t buy any software/services yet. Learn how to do it manually and see how it works first.

Write some articles for ezinearticles. The important thing is to have a good headline, give some good information but leave out the ultimate solution (they need to come to your site for that).

Don’t worry about “keyword stuffing” your article. Just write naturally.

Your resource box at the bottom of your article should sell the click. If the article is about a topic that is better covered by a specific page on your site, then direct link to that page as well as your homepage.

You probably “know” that articles generate targeted traffic.

However, there is knowing something because you read it in the AG or on a forum, and KNOWING it because you took some action and at the end of the month saw $30, $40, $50 in your bank account. Big difference.

Try it out.

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How to look for a “Niche Website” Concept

admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:05:28 +0000

A great “Site Concept” must…

be in demand. A reasonable number of people must be searching for information about your theme. If your theme is too narrow (ex., an unknown off-island-off-an-off-island in the Caribbean), there is not enough demand for you to monetize, even if your entire (too tiny) market finds you!
not be too broad. If your Site Concept is too broad, the competition will be severe. The number of competing Web pages (the “Real Supply”) is just too great, especially since broad themes usually have major competitors. For example, it is impossible to “own” the theme of “travel.” Leave those super-broad themes to companies like expedia.com. Even the Site Concept of “Caribbean” is highly competitive. If you have 60 hours per week and are ready to work for a year, you might succeed. But creating a site about one of the islands is your best opportunity…
- You most likely know a lot about one island. And that goes for “islands of knowledge,” not just geographic islands!
- The competition will be less intense. So it will be easier for your well-written content pages to rank highly with the free Search Engines.
- Those who find you will be highly targeted. They will be much more interested in your Content. It is far easier to PREsell those searching for topics (”keywords”) related to narrow themes than broad ones.
excite you. Choose something that you know and love (or that you are willing to find out more about). If you do that, writing lots of information-packed content pages becomes an easy pleasure instead of work. Think “passion” and “knowledge” — if you have it, it will shine in your content.
deliver high ROI potential. It must offer excellent options for monetizing traffic to your site. This ensures the ROI (Return On Investment) you want. Make every visitor to your site a possible income-generator.

Merely understand the above factors for now. When the time comes (at the end of this DAY), SBI! provides you with a foolproof tool (Niche Choose It!) to gather and evaluate all these factors and then find the best Site Concept for you.

Bottom line on choosing your Site Concept?…

It takes just as much time to build a low-potential business as a high-potential one. So invest the time now, get the Site Concept right, and you will maximize your returns later, earning far more income per hour invested down the road.

The Plan… How to Develop Your Best Site Concept

Most people fail in any business because they don’t plan adequately. If you pick the wrong concept for your site, if you develop the wrong topics for your Web pages… you’ll get the wrong results.

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SBI! – Site Building

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:42:28 +0000

Page creation is as simple as riding a bike with its training wheels still attached. No need to know HTML. The block-by-block builder trains you how to write a page that is both “Search Engine and human effective.” It’s simple, do-able and most importantly, effective site-building. The block-by-block builder is perfect for beginners, but even many “advanced” users should start with this tool. It’s an excellent way to break bad habits!

Since SBI! is compatible with popular HTML editors (ex., Dreamweaver) and image tools (ex., Photoshop, Flash, etc.), you can easily use advanced page-building techniques, if you like. This allows for maximum creative flexibility for all skill levels.

When it’s time to create your site’s Look & Feel, SBI! provides fully customizable, easy-to-use templates. You can choose and create a professional-looking presentation, even if you have no design skills. And if you’re a designer, you can create and upload your own. This page shows a range of styles.

SBI! includes domain name analysis, optimization, and registration. You will develop the best name for maximum profitability in your niche. (It’s often different than what you had planned.)

Fast, reliable, state-of-the-Net Web site hosting is all included with SBI!. You don’t have to worry about choosing the right “hosting” features (size, capacity, etc.). Web hosting is included, no nonsense, no hidden clauses.

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SBI! – SEs and Traffic Building

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:41:19 +0000

You learn to “get it right” quickly (or correct bad habits) so you can focus on other traffic-building strategies. (These are also easily mastered due to “automation-and-process.”)

To announce your site to Search Engines, you need to submit a specialized file called a “Sitemap XML” file. SBI! does it all automatically, a huge time saver, that enables you to quickly achieve wider distribution and attract more targeted free traffic.

Search Engine spider/listing/ranking reports let you see how your pages are being handled by the Search Engines. You can see what pages rank best and drive traffic. Each report’s insights help you to determine how to increase traffic and monetization. Most pros don’t have easy and reliable access to this type of information.

Traffic Stats and Click Analysis help you understand what your visitors like most. Understanding them helps you know what to write about, which in turn leads to more and more business.

SBI! includes Value Exchange (VE) for finding and managing high value inbound links (another criteria for ranking highly at the engines and building traffic). This automated inbound link-building tool saves time for what is otherwise a tedious time-sucker.

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SBI! Community

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:39:57 +0000

The SBI! private forums provide friendly, helpful support from other Site Build It! users. Help is available from folks who are in the same place as you. This peer-to-peer support gets you over the humps along the way in a stress-free environment. Help is available even for advanced questions. The forums are a business-building support community ready to help you succeed.

The SBIX! weekly newsletter brings you the latest news from SiteSell and around the Web, highlighting only what you “need to know,” and saves you time. You won’t have to worry about keeping up with the latest online marketing developments. We do it for you. You’ll stay informed but not bogged down so you’ll be able to continue focusing on your business.

The tortoise approach symbolizes SBI!’s steady-and-sure approach. It’s definitely not GRQ (GetRichQuick) and keeps you from getting distracted by false promises or dead-end tools and strategies that end up costing more money. Experienced users will appreciate avoiding time-wasters that don’t help you succeed. Think of it as a simple, direct, hype-free path that leads to success.

SiteSell.com was established by Dr. Ken Evoy in 1997. His series of books have helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and small businesses. Make Your Content PREsell! and Make Your Words Sell!, formerly books sold by SiteSell, are now free. They are literally the dynamic duo of “Web-writing.”

Dr. Evoy realized that the average business person needs more than some information in books, no matter how good. S/he needs both the C T P M process and an all-in-one Web site hosting, building and marketing suite of tools that enables them to execute the process flawlessly. To this day, SBI! is unique.

Ken Evoy provides a rare level of dedication to his customers. He’s extremely active in the SBI! forums with over 5000 posts to date. He makes a tremendous personal effort to help people succeed and is highly passionate about helping people build businesses online. Anyone who owns SBI! can benefit from this extraordinary Internet business visionary.

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SBI! – PREselling…Close The Sale

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:38:28 +0000

SBI! includes an easy-to-use form builder with autoresponders. You can build contact forms, surveys, and polls to easily communicate with your visitors. You don’t need to use your e-mail address, which attracts spam. Experienced users will appreciate no longer needing separate form-building tools. Having these tools all in one place saves time and expense, too.

List-building and e-mail marketing are included (usually these expensive features are bought separately). Sign up visitors to your e-zine subscription list and then mail an issue to them. This repeat exposure builds a stronger bond with your visitors and allows for direct promotions to them. Deeper PREselling = More Monetization.

PREselling is a concept “invented” by SiteSell, part of the C T P M process. The concept is simple. As small business people, you do not have a brand name that is known and trusted. So you have to build that before you can monetize. Seems obvious, right? So few people do it, or they don’t do it right, online.

Automatic site blogging turns your site into a blog easily. You’ll enjoy all the benefits of a blog without needing extra skills or additional software. For those experienced with blogging, auto-pinging for your SBI! blog keeps your site on the Search Engines’ radar. All of this helps attract more traffic.

SBI! has a no-risk, 30-day money back guarantee. It’s a risk-free decision that you can make with confidence and peace of mind.

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SBI! – Niche Research

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:33:20 +0000

Too many non-SBI! sites start without profits being “built into” the process from DAY 1. It all begins with the right process. Content Traffic PREsell Monetize is the underlying, logical and powerful process that capitalizes upon the fundamental realities of how people use the Web. C T P M puts you on a solid, profitable business foundation.

Brainstorm It! is SBI!’s powerful keyword brainstorming and research tool. It helps you verify that your site concept has acceptable profit potential. SBIers are saved from making that common fatal error. With Brainstorm It!’s help, they know they are on track, right from the start. Brainstorm It! also helps you to find topics related to your niche that will pull in traffic and generate income.

Niche Choose It! is your final decision-making tool. It uses a complex decision-matrix theory that makes choosing the best niche for YOU simple… and flawless.

Choosing your best site concept is not always as obvious as you might think. Brainstorm It! and Niche Choose It! show you the best path for your particular business, reveal some surprises, and help you make the right choice.

Monetize It! helps you choose the best monetization options for your site concept. Creating a diverse monetization mix will help you maximize your site’s profitability and ensure long-term growth.

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