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6 Internet Marketing B.S Myths Exposed

3 Jun

ImageThis post will help you dispel some of the most popular perceptions or advertising you see and hear in Internet Marketing. Like you, I invested thousands of dollars to learn about starting and operating my Online Business. I was drowning in information by various programs, each program having countless sections on: SEO, Social Media, Email, Web Sites, CopyWriting, Blogging, the list goes on.

My inbox was filled with hundreds of emails from the guru’s/millionaire internet marketers. Also,. from internet training MLMs. I attend in person seminars as much as I can, I always learn something from the speaker in terms of delivery/knowledge even if its just one nugget of information. I meet people who claim to be, “internet marketers”, and are clueless about real online marketing. I asked, these so called, “internet marketers”, if they are apart of a Internet MLM, they say yes. I am writing this because I met an elderly gentleman who is retired and it breaks my heart because these people are putting their hopes and desires into these programs that are brilliant at marketing and advertising–> “easy, simple ways to achieve financial freedom online“. These ads are targeting people who are newbies to the game. They claim they have the system in place for them but then subtly refer to the training they need to implement to be successful so they join because for one hour they have fed their brain with “how easy it is” and showing off their mansions etc… only to learn at the end it does requires education, knowledge, skill, creativity and writing unless you outsource. it does take some money unless you know all these skills yourself.

There are various ways to make money online. What works for me, may not work for you or someone else. I love writing while you are probably an expert in graphic designing or
programming.

To become a internet marketer, you have to unlearn what you have
previously learn first before accepting anything new.
Personally seeing people invest their money into illusions has motivated this blog post. The aim of this post will be to clear the fog, doubt, and baseless illusions, once and for all, in this short post.
I do have some **power** recommendations I can make to you that can help
start or build your business, but they would not do you
any good if you still subscribe to any one of the Internet Marketing myths
and illusions, consciously or unconsciously, listed below:

Internet Marketing B.S. Statement #1: You can make easy money from the Internet.

We all hear stories of people making 4, 5 and maybe 6 figure incomes in the shortest period of
time. This is true in some cases, there are powerful, wealthy individuals, who made their fortune online. What people do not SEE or HEAR in the success stories is
the hard WORK and EXPERT KNOWLEDGE from EXPERIENCE and TRAINING these hugely successful people USE BEFORE they saw the BIG RESULTS.
It appears they were overnight successes, but I do not think that they
would agree to that. That is like calling a new-found star an overnight success, which I
doubt he or she would think so, after having put in all his or her effort, talent
and dedication for perhaps, the past several years or so.

Being attracted to ads that states “Earn $10,000.00 in 6
months” is what some or most people subscribe to. If you appreciate your
intelligence, you will do well to stay away from ads or programs with taglines like that.

Internet Marketing B.S. Statement #2: It is too difficult to make money online

True, it is not going to be easy money, does not mean that it is impossible. It is
not going to be easy, that is a fact. But not impossible, nothing is impossible. ALL is POSSIBLE. JUST TAKES THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE AND THE RIGHTS ACTIONS. If you know what to do and actually do it, you will see progress that leads to big results. There are some people who are working hard online but do not know the right actions or are heading into the wrong direction. They end up feeling like they are  wasting their time, money and get de-motivated even faster to quit. They end up back into the workforce.
The people who have the right knowledge and know-how but do not put
apply it, all you get are theories, but no money. I have met people who
are probably working harder than me but earn less, and also those who know
a lot about online marketing, but are not doing nothing to implement.

You need to integrate your knowledge and action to start producing. Ordinary
people like you and me are making money online everyday. So, can
you!

Also, there are more untapped niches you can cater to if you have a strong passion and desire to solve people’s problems in certain niches, and have valuable/expert knowledge from your experiences.

Internet Marketing B.S. Statement #3: I must know HTML, programming, and graphic designing in order to start my web site.

I know nothing about programming. By professional standards, I am
not totally well-versed with HTML, either. There are
individuals who nothing about these domains, and  earn more a lot, because they either outsource for professional help or establish Joint
Ventures with other individuals who can compensate their lack of
knowledge in any one of these areas.

Most of these successful individuals were not from IT backgrounds. If you want to create your web pages without having to learn: wordpress, programming, HTML and designing skills , I strongly recommend outsourcing.

Internet Marketing B.S. Statement #4: On the Internet, there is no need to know how to sell.

This is probably why people who hate selling are attracted to ads that read
“no selling required”.

Internet Marketing B.S. Statement #5: You cannot make any real money as an affiliate.
If you have been spamming the public forums and sending unsolicited
mails to bulk mails with your affiliate links inside your emails, then it is true
that you cannot make money as an affiliate, or even if it was your
own service/product. At least, not that way!

Internet Marketing B.S. Statement #6: I do not want to build a mailing list. It is effort, energy, time and money consuming.
That is like saying, “I don’t want to be in business”. Your mailing list is as important to you as tbeing on the front page on Google.  Your mailing list is your asset, so why not develop it?

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Ultimate Guide on How To Guest Post Right For Visibility.

21 May

Content marketing is all the rave. People have caught on that the hub of online success is CONTENT, CONTENT, CONTENT. If you are a smart marketer you will be trying to build links with guest posts. The consequence of this new shift in online marketing will cause some sites to lower their guest posting standards, others to raise them, and some to stop accepting them altogether. Google will target low quality guest posts, and you will not get results without a strategy. I will share strategies for success guest posting below. Excited? You should be 🙂 Apart of your success is to share your genius, exciting!

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1. Finding Guest Post Opportunities

First thing is where to find guest post opportunities. This determines the value and long term success of your link.

GUIDELINES TO GUEST BLOGGING SUCCESS:

Look for blogs that have a audience that wants to read your post. The business category of the blog can complement your business/topic, and aim to give value to readers.

Check the Domain Authority and PageRank to ensure the blog has the right ranking factors in place. Also, look at previous guest posts to see how strong the Page Authority is. Discover if the blog has frequent comments and sharing activity. Make sure this is true for most pages, not just the homepage.

  • Spy on their activity on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. If there is a good amount of community activity happening on at least one of those networks, this is a good sign.
  • Look for a subscriber count.
  • Read through the blog comments to understand the blog community, and make sure spam is not in the comments frequently. Google factors in user generated content.
  • Read past guest posts. Do their guest posts or their sites appear “spammy?”
  • Who owns of the blog? What is their background? Are they reputable?
  • Guidelines for guest posts should have standards. Content should be accepted if it benefits the blog’s audience. If anyone can post on their blog without any standards, don’t waste your time.
  • Is the blog updated frequently? Does the blog write any posts, or just guest posts? Is it possible for you to become a regular contributor?
  • Blogs that want good content will, most likely, want regular contributors. Does your target audience read this blog? Do centers of influence read this blog?
  • Think about the go-to place for your target audience?
  • Look at the site’s link profile. Does it look natural?
  • Find guest posts from blogs that do not advertise guest posts. This is ideal, because very few of your competitors will have links like this.
  • Write a post about the keyword that the site ranks best for. So, your guest post shows up in search results, getting more eye-balls to your post, and get referral traffic. Write something creative and fresh about the topic that the blog has not published before.
  • How easy is it to navigate through the site? And what is the experience, visitors have on the site. These can determine quality of the site.
  • Has the blog has received any kind of award from a reputable organization.
  • Type in your search: “Top 10 Blogs about [Niche]” These will point you toward reputable blogs in the industry.

Also, look for blogs that have been featured on those top ten sites.

Find Places to Guest Post.

Try using the following list to discover blogs that accept guest posts:

MyBlogGuest
GuestBlogIt
BloggerLinkUp
BlogSynergy
Guest Blog Genius
Guestr
BlogDash
PostJoint
Copy for Bylines
Guest Blogging Websites
Fizz Niche
Technorati’s directory of blogs
Alltop
Google Blogsearch
Best of the Web Blogs
On Top List blog directory
If you would like to know more about how to write effective high quality content that sells. I suggest you read—>https://socialmediawithrita.com/2013/04/09/writing-content-that-sells/

Get inspired and let me know your experiences, thoughts and questions below.

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The Dirt on Getting Ranked on Google

14 May

Get your site RANKED high in GOOGLE and it stays there! That is what I am talking about! Image

The truth is you got to be one step ahead of the changes Google makes to its algorithm. The search engines are earning their genius status these past five years. They can detect the SEO techniques they don’t like fast.

The search engine optimization techniques you use, need to be updated. If not, you will get smoked by Google leaving you in the dust on search results, as algorithms are constantly updated. That’s right, my friends, who is your smoking gun? HINT HINT…..answer is……?

One of the most important actions of SEO is link-building. There are naughty links and there are great links. The great ones will keep your site in Google’s high rankings. The naughty (bad) ones will  become worthless, or worse, become a penalty for your site.

What is good and what is bad? READ ON to find out. You have to create links for your site that will last in your strategy for Google success. Build links the right way and you won’t need to worry. GOT IT? Stay with me, I promise you will be singing my praises. Ok, Here we go!

Avoid Footprints When Building Links

Google likes natural. It wants its algorithm to work in a search where the good content is at the top and the bad content is left behind.

Unnatural links are links you control. Google doesn’t like them because it does not detect value.  It’s like a used car salesman trying to get you to buy or a Online Salesperson spamming your inbox to buy something. There’s a trust problem.

It’s simple, bad links leave footprints. Bad links are easy to track, identify, and dismiss. So people with thousands of links showing the same anchor text will find themselves not ranking for their “money” keywords. Google tracked the footprints, and smoked them. Another one bits the dust! lol

It’s simple my friends, build links that Google will like, you need to GIVE UP CONTROL. Got it?

How To Build Links You Don’t Entirely Control

You can vary the anchor text. You can also spread out the domains that link to you. Those techniques are a lot of work, even with the software that is now available to make it easier. The point is, the links are still controlled, and thus unnatural. Google will eventually identify them despite your efforts to appear natural.

Using press releases, link wheels, and lots of other methods to generate links with the anchor text you want.The problem is the footprint. It’s hard to fake.

Instead of building links using your preferred anchor text, try building them by allowing other people to take control. KEEP READING. YOU WILL SEE what I am talking about.

THE SCENARIO IS……….

You created a brilliant report and uploaded it to your site. You want it to rank high in Google. The dinosaur way is to start building links with your target keywords in the anchor text. You use article marketing, press release distribution, guest blogging, link wheels, directories, and so on. Today to be friends with Google, you should get the word out about your new report. Second, encourage others to link to you with whatever anchor text they choose.

You can still use the same methods you used before. The new way is you are letting other peeps decide how to link to you. That gets rid of the footprint. It’s more natural.

The links are the ranking power. Google is a smart cookie, they know what your site or page is about. When peeps search for content/topics discussed on your website, you will rank high as long as Google knows other people trust you. After-all, what is it that we say? What is the marketing and sales mantra? Come on, say it loud with me! -> PEOPLE BUY FROM PEOPLE THEY KNOW, LIKE AND TRUST!  That’s right. 🙂

Linking For The Future: Make Sure Your Links Last

SEO is powerful when done right. Good links are powerful. Techniques to build those links is all about getting rid of footprints.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY! THOUGHTS?

What are you doing to make your links appear natural with Google? Have you had success in using those methods? Share your experiences with us in the comments section!

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How Colours of Your Web Sites Affect Buying Decisions

7 May

Facebook is blue-> According to The New Yorker, it’s because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind. This means that blue is the color Mark can see the best. In his own words Zuck says:

“Blue is the richest color for me I can see all of blue.”

Not exactly scientific lol. There are fantastic examples of how colors actually affect our purchasing decisions.

Most of us are Visually stimulated, we get appealed to things based on how they look. It makes sense that 90% of our judgement for buying a product is made by color.

So how do colors really affect us and what is the science of colors in marketing really? Do builders of web pages really need to worry about the perfect website colors? Let’s explore some of the latest, most intriguing research on it.

First-> Can you identify the brands below based on color?

First, let’s test your recall that shows you how powerful color alone really is. Based on just the colors below, can you guess which company belongs to each of them:

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With the first photo, we can easily recognize the brand is NIKE without the Nike name, right. Exactly, and if we were to eliminate the letters NBC, above their logo we would still recognize the brand from the colors alone.

The Feelings That Colors Trigger in US?

Lets begin the journey to being conscious about what color triggers us to think/feel in a certain way. The Logo Company has determined specific colors are best for specific types of businesses and why. Here are four examples:

The Color Black:

Qualities-> definite, credible, strength, powerful, precise, professional, direct, accuracy.

Best Used For -> corporate, construction, oil, finance, fashion, manufacturing, Cosmetics, mining, marketing, tradesman.

THE COLOR GREEN:

Qualities –> natural, Organic, Youth, Nurturing, Instructional, Education, adventurous, ecological, calming, nature.

Best Used For –> medicine, government, science, recruitment, ecological-business, tourism, human resources.

THE COLOR BLUE:

Qualities –> credibility, calming, clean, focused, medical, professional, judicial, power, business like.

Best Used For –> medical, scientific, utilities, government, healthcare, high-tech, recruitment, tradesmen, legal, information technology, dental, corporate.

NOW when we LOOK at major brand LOGOS, WE know their secret as to why they selected that color! Shhhhh (lol) Their color choices make more sense now, don’t they. Companies are seeking to trigger a very specific emotion:

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When we want to buy something, the colors can play a major role. Analytics company KISSmetrics created an fabulous infographic on the science of how colors affect our buying.

Especially the color, “Green” because it is the most relaxing color we can use to make buying easier. The color black is used frequently for luxury products.

How To Improve Your Marketing With Better Use of Colors:

Here are some cool tips we can apply today to our website or app! Based on the research from KISSmetrics.

If you are building or have an app or website that mainly targets Women, here is KISSmetrics suggestions for you:

  • Women love: Blue, Purple and Green
  • Women hate: Orange, Brown and Gray

In case your app or website is strictly targeting men, then suggested colors are different:

  • Men love: Blue, Green and Black
  • Men hate: Brown, Orange and Purple

A EXCITING experiment, conducted by Performable (now HubSpot) wanted to discover if changing the color of the buying button, would make a difference in conversion rates.

They started out with choosing between two colors (green and red).

For green, they thought:

“Green connotes ideas like “natural” and “environment,” and given its wide use in traffic lights, suggests the idea of “Go” or forward movement.”

For red, they thought:

“The color red, on the other hand, is often thought to communicate excitement, passion, blood, and warning. It is also used as the color for stopping at traffic lights. Red is also known to be eye-catching.”

TRY GUESSING WHICH COLORED BUTTON HAD THE HIGHEST CONVERSIONS (people who bought more)?!?!

A A/B test between green and red would result in green, they thought. Were they right???

The answer is (DRUMROLL)…………………………………………….

The RED button outperformed the green button by 21%

It is very important to keep in mind that nothing was changed but the color:

21% more people clicked on the red button than on the green button. Everything else on the pages was the same, so it was only the button color that made this difference.

I am not surprised at all. Red to me has always represented a powerful color, after all it is the a color we use to represent fire.

Will you be changing the colors of your web sites now, graphics etc….?? Let me know, love to hear your thoughts below 🙂

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Warning Using SEO to Hide Negative Comments about your BIZ is not the solution!

22 Jan

People have asked me, “how do I deal with negative comments about my business online?” More businesses are now concerned about Negative complaints on forum sites or somewhere else on the Internet. SEO or Reputation Management companies may claim to be able to hide them. I want to warn you that hiring an SEO company to “hide” or “bury” your online complaints may be one of the worst mistakes you can make. I was at a business event engaging in a conversation with a fellow business owner addressing her concerns with me, while I was providing her with solutions she and her team could do to address the negative exposure a SEO consultant aggressively claimed he could hide it and not bother running a social campaign to address it. It inspired me to write this post to warn business owners the reality of using this strategy.

This strategy usually involves creating positive profiles on social networking and other sites to rank high in search engines such as Google (NOTE – you can do this yourself for free).   These companies may even claim that for a $995 up-front fee and $100-500 or more per month they can “remove” negative information from the Google search results.

SEO or “reputation management” companies create positive web pages that will show up before the negative ones, this pushes the negative results lower on Google’s search results.   The negative pages are never removed, they are just a little harder to find. This is a temporary band aid effect—a negative complaint can be shown on perhaps the third or fourth page of Google results for a few days or weeks, but can pop back up to the top of the results putting you back at square one. 64881_153010728071360_115958188443281_258525_3085931_s

The best solution is to deal with the complaints online. Create a social media campaign in response to what has been said about your company. After all, this is what social media is all about a two way conversation between consumers and businesses. The days of one way marketing communication are over. So step up to the plate, write PR articles, make YouTube videos, FB/Blog posts, tweets etc… stating what you have done to address the negative complaint, and if it was not valid compliant then address it and try reaching out to the person who made the. You may be pleasantly surprised that person may turn out to be a raving fan of your business in the end. Clear communication and improvement processes are key. The public knows no one is perfect, if you admit that you are human and care enough to take actions to ensure the problem does not happen again, people will respect you more for it. I am a firm believer that all publicity is good. It’s all about your reactions that matter.

Integrity is Key! It’s all about Progress- Love how Social Media is a reflection of human progress! If you think this will help your fellow peers and friends, please share this on your Facebook, and Twitter! Also, let me know your thoughts on this and your experiences and observations! 🙂

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