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Today I received this lovely mousepad in the mail, and I mean our mailbox here not email, from Ezine Articles. I write a lot of articles and post them on ezinearticles.com and a couple of weeks ago I got an email from them asking for my home mailing address. I sent it to them and they sent me this.

I haven’t used a mousepad in a long time but I guess I will start using this starting today. It is a great motivator to remind me what is important and that is to get my products and sites names out there on a regular basis.

A month or so ago I was getting burned out from work and work at home and we decided to go on vacation. I took things pretty easy for the week before I left and committed myself to rejoining the Wealthy affiliate site ($30/month) as soon a I got back. This was one of those things that I like to do, make a plan for out in the future and then let time catch up to me and act.

While I was away my affiliate sales started to pick up, I got back and joined the Wealthy Affiliate site the next day and dove into reading the great forums and got involved answering questions. I seem to learn more from answering questions then I do from asking questions.

Wealthy Affiliate by the way if the all in one place pay site that I have joined and quit twice so far an now joined for a third time, more on why I don’t stick for too long below…

I really get caught up deciding on rejoining the Wealthy Affiliate site because reading is not doing.

I always get scared that I will get caught up in not creating and be the deer in the headlights not acting when I should be. Often I read posts and say to myself, “I agree, I already knew that”. But to move forward you have to have a plan and decide what is important to move your business forward.

I am now rejoined and am committing to a month of reading and learning but of course if my content creation drops too far at all I will stop the forums completely. It seems that I have much more control of this for myself now then I did a few years ago when it took me three years to put up my first site.

Check out Wealth Affiliate and see if it works for you. But, remember don’t bother if you are scared that it will take you away from the work that you need to do, instead the site should be a jump start for your business.

What I have learned from my 100,000 article views at Ezinearticles

A little while ago I hit 100,000 views of my articles on ezinearticles.com with a total of 138 articles posted over the last year and a half or so. The number is huge to me but of course ezinearticles gets lots of traffic so I should not be surprised. If only I got a dollar for every view…but maybe soon if I follow what I have learned. Here are some observations from my stats.

Headlines count for almost everything - I have found that writing an article is only good if the title is very specific to keywords. I wrote about six pack abs, Jenny Craig Diet and How to reload Windows XP and got thousands of page views but on the articles where I just described what I would write about it seemed I got very little traffic from the articles.

Most articles are only good for a week but some have real staying power - In all but a handful of articles I would get a lot of traffic for a week or so and then drop out of the serps completely. I wish I could see stats for all articles on a week by week basis but alas there is no tracking like that at EzineArticles. On the articles as above where I actually use good keywords in the title I would get lots of traffic and still do get lots of traffic for those articles.

Clickthroughs have everything to do with the bio box - In the early days I would just say “Bill is passionate about fitness, to learn more visit his fitness blog at XXXXX” I got about a 1% bio box clickthrough on that but now the last paragraph of my article is acutally in the bio box with a distinct call to action and the clickthroughs are around 15-20%. What a massive difference eh?

I have had bad conversions to sales as I still have been pointing at specific reviews on my blog but the “leak” from those pages seems to be terrible. I hope that over my next 100,000 article views that I will only point to actual review pages as Kyle and Carson have put on this site (I have only found them under downloads in the sitemap) and see if my conversion is better.

Many people, myself included use article marketing as a method to get backlinks to our sites and to drive traffic as well. Because of the popularity of sites like ezinearticles and goarticles there is a new type of article site that is closer to being a webpage then a simple artilce. I have written about Squidoo being this kind of site and now another, hubpages has caught my eye.

The idea with hubpages is that you create a page with an article and then there are adsense ads on that page with some revenue going to you and some revenue going to the owners of the site itself, very similar to Squidoo.  Some of the ways that hubpages rocks is that it allows porn article pages (porn pays big for affiliate sales although I have not used it yet), hubpages also allows you to do direct links to affiliate programs (no landing page needed), and hubpages is not as crowded as other sites.

Also Google likes Hubpages just like it likes Squidoo. Lots of love and high rankings with long tail keyword articles.

Who loves money is a new ebook set to launch on May 1st. I know that there are a lot of products that come out on what seems like a weekly basis but this product should be chockful of great infothat you can use. And the great thing is that most of these ideaare not being used at all so you can be at the head of the curve in your internet marketing business.

I am posting this information today so that you can have a chance to sign up for a presale set of emails at the Who Loves Money website that will give you ideas and tips to make money right away, now, even if you are not really interested in buying the ebook when it come out

“The Techniques in Who Loves Money can be implemented with ZERO Risk and without investing a dime of your own money.”

The creators of this book are Kyle and Carson for the Wealthy Affiliate site. When they showed the book to Travis, the creator of Bum Marketing, he wanted to buy the book right there and then. I expect that on May 1st we will see a lot of hype and a great product, Who Loves Money come out.

We’ll give you a little preview of just a couple topics in the book:

• How we earned $60 / Minute With A single Niche Market
• How to determine which keywords sell
• Niche Hunting Exposed - How we do it
• An In-depth look at Clickbank
• Penny Pincher Traffic techniques
• Kyle & Carson’s Slow Roller Technique (Yet to be exposed)

The importance of articles in today’s websites and internet based companies are immeasurable. They dictate a lot in the success and the drive of traffic into one’s site. It has become a key element in making a site work and earns a profit. A website operator and owner must have the good sense to include articles in his or her site that will work for them and earn them the many benefits articles can give to their site.

Articles have been known to be the driving force in driving traffic to a website. Articles are a factor in giving site high rankings in search result pages. The higher a site ranks the bigger slice of the traffic flow pie he gets. With a huge number in traffic flow, there are more profits and more potential for other income generating schemes as well.

But, it is not just about stuffing your site with articles; they have certain requirements as well. These requirements must be met to obtain the maximum benefits an article will provide for your site. A well written article will catch the eyes and interest of your customers and keep them coming back for more. They would also be able to recommend your site to others.

Here are some tips to help you and assist you in making your articles. Below you will read about four things all articles must have to make it successful and helpful in making your site a profit earning and traffic overflowing site.

Keywords and Keyword Phrases
An article must always be centered on the keywords and keyword phrases. As each website visitor goes to a site, there are those who are just merely browsing but actually looking for a specific something. When this happens, a searcher usually goes to a search engine and types in the keywords they are looking for (e.g. Toyota Camry, Meningitis, Tax Lawyer and Etcetera). It could be anything they want.

The Important thing is that you have an article that has the keywords that are related to your site. For example, if you maintain an auto parts site, you must be able t have articles about cars and their parts. There are many tools in the internet that provides service in helping a webmaster out in determining what keywords and keyword phrases are mostly sought out. You can use this tool to determine what keywords to use and write about.

Keyword Density
Know that you have your keywords and keyword phrases, you must use them fully. An article must have good keyword density for a search engine to “feel” its presence. Articles should at least have ten to fifteen percent of keyword density in their content for search engines to rank a site high in their search results. Getting a high rank is what articles do best for a site.

Keyword density is the number of times a keyword or keyword phrase is used on an article. The number varies depending on the number of words used in an article. An effective article must have a keyword density that is not too high or too low. With a very high density, the essence of the article is lost and may turn off a reader as well as the search engines. It comes off as overeager. A low number may be ignored by the search engines.

Good Article Content
Like what is stated above, you cannot just riddle an article with keywords. They must also be regarded as good reading materials. Articles must be able to entertain people as well as provide good information and help for their needs. Articles should be written well with correct spelling and good grammar. If you want people to trust you, make your work good and well thought out.

People respond well to figures, facts and statistics. Try to get great information and as many facts as you can. A good and well written article will boost your reputation as an expert in your chosen field or topic. As more people believe in you. They will be able to trust you and your products.

Linking Articles
And another important thing to remember. If you are going to submit articles to ezines and/or contribute your articles to newsletters and other sites, DON’T ever forget to include a link to your site. A little resource box with a brief description of your site and you should always be placed right after your articles that you have submitted. If people like your articles, they will most likely click on the link directing them to your site.

I am now about to break an apparently unspoken rule of internet marketing. In looking at my stats just now I realized that today, saturday, the quietest day of the week for my sites, I have just broken $100 dollars in income in one day for the first time.

When I started this internet marketing blog I was not starting it because I was so successful but instead because I feel that I have a lot of knowledge that I have picked up over the years and wanted to do two things, first to give back my knowledge and secondly to get a little more motivated to make the most of my knowledge and skills to start applying them more and more often.

Here are the keys to making the bigger sales days happen.

1. Write everyday. Make sure that you blog or add webpages out on the internet everyday. Consistency is key.

2. Write reviews of products that you like. More important than looking at commision levels is to make sure that you believe in the products that you review. Always make sure that the content in those articles is really addding to the product that you are promoting and not just a sales pitch. A sales pitch is usually useless and anyway this is the job of the person actually offering the product.

3. Find way to get traffic to your product reviews. Articles, press releases or even Adwords always pointing to your review page. If you are cheap like me of course you can just focuse on article marketing to get traffic to your reviews.

Just as a frame of reference, I track page views relentlessly and on a daily basis I will get about 100-120 page views for my review posts on my different blogs altogether.

Get out and write

Getting customers in your site should always be ranked as high as the importance of the quality and the excellence of the product and the services you provide. They should go hand in hand in providing your customers the satisfaction they get in exchange for the money they have paid for them. Customer service should as well be as fantastic so that the customers are provided with the same satisfaction.

One of the ways you can combine marketing and customer service is through opt-in marketing. With an opt-in list you get the opportunity to introduce your site and products on a good time basis. Opt-in marketing strategy is a marketing strategy that is virtually low cost and not time consuming. Here, you get the consent of your website visitors to subscribe to your newsletters and other promotional materials such as catalogs and free promotions.

Opt-in marketing uses your list of subscribers to send e-mail to. These e-mails will contain the materials you will send to your subscribers. It is essential that you present your promotional items in a manner that will catch the interest and the eye of your subscribers to keep them wanting for more. The best way to do this is to provide fun, entertaining and informational articles.

Well written articles full of content and useful information will help in building your list as more subscribers will be enticed your list. When they have read the samples of your contents in your sites, they will be intrigued as to what will come next. Subscribing to your newsletter will offer them a glimpse of what you have to offer next.

Many sites and companies have captured the importance of articles and this also aids in search engine optimization. As more people are heading towards the internet for their information needs, serving the right information to them via articles in your site will increase the flow of your website traffic.  With more traffic, the percentage of your sales will grow. More sales turn into more profit.

There have been the rise for the importance of well written, information enriched and keyword packed articles for the content of their site as well as for newsletters. These articles provide the information many are seeking in the internet. If your site has them, more people will be going to your site for information and research.

Well written articles would also boost your sites reputation. If they are filled with many information you will be regarded as well informed and an expert on the subjects that you tackle.  Your articles must be well researched so that the people will trust you. When you have gained their trust, they will always come for you for their needs on that subject.

In connection, you must write articles or commission them to tackle subjects that are closely connected with your type of business. If you have a site for a medicine tackling a certain disease, your articles must be about the diseases. Or if you sell materials for home improvements provide articles with those themes. Most articles searched for are tips, guidelines, methods, manuals and such. If you provide these articles to your customers and you have their trust, they will always go to your site for help and advice as well as for your products.

With the loyalty of these customers, they may subscribe to your opt-in list to receive all the information you have. If you provide them with the answers for that need, they will be happy to be receiving your newsletters as well as other promotional materials to keep them well informed. Others may even forward your newsletters to other people when they find a certain article interesting.

You should provide links in your newsletter so that when other people are reading it and wants to read more, they may click on the link and go to your site. With the articles you have in your site that are good, they may decide to sign up as well for your opt-in list. This will build your list and make it bigger.

Make sure to keep your subscribers happy and interested in your newsletters and promotional materials. Keep on posting and writing good articles for your site and newsletter. If you are not interested in writing them or if you just don’t have the time, there are many available well experienced and knowledgeable writers available to help you out. This is an investment that will pay for itself in time.

Every affiliate marketer is always looking for the successful market that gives the biggest paycheck. Sometimes they think it is a magic formula that is readily available for them. Actually, it is more complicated than that. It is just good marketing practices that have been proven over years of hard work and dedication.
There are tactics that have worked before with online marketing and is continuing to work in the online affiliate marketing world of today. With these top three marketing tips, you will be able to able to increase your sales and survive in the affiliate marketing online.

What are these three tactics?

1. Using unique web pages to promote each separate product you are marketing
Do not lump all of it together just to save some money on web hosting. It is best to have a site focusing on each and every product and nothing more.

Always include product reviews on the website so visitors will have an initial understanding on what the product can do to those who buys them. Also include testimonials from users who have already tried the product. Be sure that these customers are more than willing to allow you to use their names and photos on the site of the specific product you are marketing.

You can also write articles highlighting the uses of the product and include them on the website as an additional page. Make the pages attractive compelling and include calls to act on the information. Each headline should attract the readers to try and read more, even contact you. Highlight your special points. This will help your readers to learn what the page is about and will want to find out more.

2. Offer free reports to your readers
If possible position them at the very top side of your page so it they simply cannot be missed. Try to create autoresponder messages that will be mailed to those who input their personal information into your sign up box. According to research, a sale is closed usually on the seventh contact with a prospect.

Only two things can possibly happen with the web page alone: closed sale or the prospect leaving the page and never return again. By placing useful information into their inboxes at certain specified period, you will remind them of the product they thought they want later and will find out that the sale is closed. Be sure that the content is directed toward specific reasons to buy the product. Do not make it sound like a sales pitch.

Focus on important points like how your product can make life and things easier and more enjoyable. Include compelling subject lines in the email. As much as possible, avoid using the word “free” because there are still older spam filters that dumps those kind of contents into the junk before even anyone reading them first. Convince those who signed up for your free reports that they will be missing something big if they do not avail of your products and services.

3. Get the kind of traffic that is targeted to your product
Just think, if the person who visited your website has no interest whatsoever in what you are offering, they will be among those who move on and never come back. Write articles for publication in e-zines and e-reports. This way you can locate publications that is focusing on your target customers and what you have put up might just grab their interest.

Try to write a minimum of 2 articles per week, with at least 300-600 words in length. By continuously writing and maintaining these articles you can generate as many as 100 targeted readers to your site in a day.
Always remember that only 1 out of 100 people are likely to buy your product or get your services. If you can generate as much as 1,000 targeted

There are many webmasters that find writing articles for their site to be a very tedious task. Many people who need to write articles also procrastinate as much as they can to delay the amount of writing they need to do. Many people dread writing articles because they find researching for the topic and writing down original materials will be too taxing on them.

You need to have your creative juices flowing and simply downloading an article would be plagiarism or tantamount to stealing, not exactly. Have you ever heard about public domain? These are articles written down by many authors that have declared their works to be public domain, which means anybody can use it for whatever purpose they want.

While most authors would prefer to copyright their work for their rights, there are also a number who doesn’t mind sharing their work. Public domain articles are not owned by anybody and can be used and abused by anyone. The writers have waived their rights to their works and it is out there for the public to make use of.

You can use public domain articles in helping you write your articles. With the public domain articles you can simply edit them to your own style and rewrite them as you please to make it suitable for your needs. All the ideas are there already and its just a matter of finding the write article with the topic or subject you need.

This is probably the easiest way to write articles. You don’t need to scour around the library or the internet for hours for information and start an article from scratch. For webmasters who are looking for articles to fill their site and to generate a high ranking for their website in search engine results, they can just modify the article by infusing keywords and keyword phrases related to their site.

A webmaster or website operator do not risk any chance of getting sued for copyright infringement because they are public domain, once again meaning that anybody can use it. Writing articles by using public domain wont require as much work as writing one from scratch would. You save a lot of time also.

One good factor in using public domain articles for your site or for any project is that you save a lot of money. You dismiss the need to hire experienced and seasoned writers that some website operators use to write their articles.  While a single five hundred worded article would only set you down 10 to 15 dollars, this cost will drastically increase when you need hundreds of articles to fill the needs of your site.

For those who needs articles to generate newsletters or an e-zine, public domain articles will be very beneficial. You do not need to count on your contributors or pay writers to write down articles for your newsletter or e-zine. You can fill all the pages without any cost or the worry of being sued and sought after by the writers. You can simply copy the articles and place them on your newsletter and e-zine.

Public domain articles are a virtual untapped resource that many people fail to realize the true value. The power of articles, keywords and keyword phrases have been deemed invaluable these past few years for many internet based businesses and sites that want to rank high in search engine results.

The number of article and content writers have grown significantly due to the rise in the demand for articles. As newer and newer topics and subjects have arisen, there are many demands for new articles to be written. An industry has been formed and this is a worldwide demand.

Public domain articles have given a great alternative for those who are cash strapped as well as do not have the time nor the skills to do their articles for themselves.

Searching for public domain articles is as easy as 1 – 2 – 3. You can search for them in search engines and do searches in many directories for the topic or subject that you need. Read them and simpy copy paste them to a word processing program and simply edit them to suit your needs.