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After I was introduced me to Adfly (Pay-Per-Click)… I spent around 4 hours doing some research:
In any business… you should always be looking at leverage. How much leverage in any business action do you get on your efforts.
I am always looking at the numbers and treat running a business almost like a science. Numbers fascinate me. And I like to study the ROI (return on investment). Particularly the return on investment of time for ammount of effort put in.
Linkn (Pay-Per-Click) for example pay out $7 dollars per 1000 clicks as apposed to Adfly’s $4.
This is an example of identifying the most efficient ROI for your effort…. this of course is based on the assumption – that all other things are equal – between these two services, and it is as easy to get the clicks with one program as it is in another. This would perhaps require a split test. Creating virtually identical splash pages for example… but one has the ‘Adfly’ URL and one has the ‘Linkn’ URL and then split them in the same ad campaign and check the numbers.
This is something I don’t personally have time to do, as you would perhaps have to clock up several thousand clicks to get back enough relevant data to tell a story.
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Who is the Self Leader?
The self leader is any individual, who learns to integrate objective facts, and separate them from subjective opinions. Objective facts of reality will not budge …based upon an individuals whim or desire.
Since this Blog is largely based around marketing, this article is focused around that area of productivity. The productive individual, who gets things done, and does so in a specific way, that leads to successful outcomes, whether they know it or not, has learned to integrate certain aspects of reality.
The Self leader was first identified by the business entrepreneur Mark Hamilton. In books such as Rapid Wealth Power and Cosmic Business Control among other works.
The ability to find objective strategies that work, is the ability to basically find the several basic elements within any business, that work and repeat those actions. To give an example: through much testing by individual entrepreneurs who work in the specific area of online marketing. It has been shown, through objective identification of the facts, that trying to sell off a squeeze page, is a poor strategy (squeeze pages have been specifically covered in another article) .
But there is a more general principle that comes out of the understanding, that one cannot sell directly off a squeeze page ….that understanding is that the entrepreneur who is promoting a particular item or service does not close the sale.
The only person who ever closes a sale is the customer. This is a huge wake up call, to those with the seller mentality ….It does not work. Not only does it not work, often trying to force the close of a sale, is very counter productive.
The entrepreneur’s real goal, should be simply to get their product or service, in front of the eye-balls of as many customers as possible, and that is essentially it. No amount of hard sell will persuade the ‘potential’ customer, to become a customer. The quicker the individual entrepreneur or indeed, the sales team within a corporation ….wake up to the fact that trying to sell, is a failed business model, the quicker they can grow their business.
It follows from what has just been said, that selling is not the way of good business. Rather, simply to put a product or service in front of potential customers is the key to long term success.
But it is more than just exposing a customer, to your offer or service. The good entrepreneur knows that a happy customer, is a well looked after customer.
If you have grown a customer base, maybe through some form of lead capture. Then you should keep those customers sweet. Don’t just try to sell to your customers. Again the ‘sell’ is a bad business strategy. Rather, thing in terms of service. What can you give to your customers. Always thing in terms of better service and offering good service round the particular niche they respond to ….then, if you do put a product or service, in front of their ‘eye-balls’ you have a warm customer who is open to your offers ….why, because you have developed a trust relationship ….there is no faking here, that trust should be 100% genuine, based on quality service.
The day you wake up from the idea of trying to sell, to the idea of offering genuine service, is the day you genuinely have a chance to grow your business. By simply offering quality service, unforced sales will naturally follow.
Remember, the start of this article discussed objective marketing. There is nothing more objective, than getting down to the mathematics of your business, essentially studying the numbers ( I highly recommend the book ‘Rapid Wealth Power’ by Mark Hamilton for an understanding of the numbers in business), an example of such study, would be a simple split test of your advertising copy, integrated with autoresponder lead capture …testing the two ‘head-to-head’ ….this is what is meant by being objective within a business dynamic and cutting through subjective business actions, that are essentially shooting many business owners ‘in-the-foot’.
It is this objective study of the numbers, that has lead to the conclusion that, direct selling does not work. A basic understanding comes down to knowing, that the only person who closes the sale is the customer. You have one job in the first instance, get your product or service in front of eye-balls ….and then let them decide. If you get the customer on your side. From then on, all your business actions should be driven by good customer service.
Product Review: Web Traffic Titan
Web Traffic Titan is a new site that says it guarantees more web visitors and online advertising with very little effort or cost. More importantly, it promises higher CONVERSIONS–signups and sales. So I decided to put it to the test…
My first impression was the site looks professional and clean, with an attractive look and feel. It is easy to read and understand. Joining the site was easy and painless–they do offer 2 upgrade options but they are not required to gain the benefits.
The Members Area is very well laid out and intuitive–I could figure out what to do after only a few minutes and was able to get up and running in less than 5 minutes. Inside the site, you create links and ads–the links you simply enter any URL links you use into the generator and it transforms them into “Web Traffic Titan” links. You create ads for anything you want to promote using the Web Traffic Titan Ad Generator, which is very easy to use. You can create as many links and as many ads as you like. And they are organized in a logical way–links are displayed in the order you create them but also your 5 most recent links appear on the main page for quick reference. Also, since the link generator is the tool you’ll use most, it is also right at the top of the main page when you login. Very smart!
After you’ve created at least 1 link and 1 ad you can start to generate traffic. Just use and promote the new Web Traffic Titan link instead of the original source link you had. Every time the Web Traffic Titan link is clicked, the page loads followed by a small ad window in the lower right corner. It displays 3 ads PLUS an image with your affiliate link that goes back to Web Traffic Titan. So if anyone clicks the Web Traffic Titan image they see the site, and if they signup they become your referral. It’s a great viral feature because you can build referrals without even trying to just by using the site.
Now every time the ad window displays (your Web Traffic Titan links get clicked) you earn credits that get YOUR ad displayed in the ad windows when other members’ links get clicked. So the more clicks, the more times your ads get displayed.
And this works virally–meaning as you make referrals into Web Traffic Titan (either by promoting it or just using it and visitors click the Web Traffic Titan image on the ad window to join) you also earn ad credits on THEIR link clicks. And this works up to 5 levels deep. So you can create a massive amount of free ad views and web traffic by referring others to Web Traffic Titan also.
I didn’t get to test the full effect of a big downline yet (I just got the tool) but I can tell you the rest of the site works exactly as stated–my links got clicked, I earned credits, and my ads got displayed. Web Traffic Titan even tracked my results so I know how many clicks and how many ad displays. That was an impressive unadvertised extra feature.
There is one more benefit and feature which might be the best of them all–downline emailing. You can email your downline with offers, promotions, or whatever you like, and here is where Web Traffic Titan really shines. They took time to make the emailing often enough that it’s valuable as a user, but no so often that it’s a burden to your downline. But the best part about this feature (and actually the credit earning too) is that it tells you exactly how long until you can mail again. Now THAT’s cool.
Overall I have to say I am impressed with Web Traffic Titan. It is simple yet powerful, and delivers on its promises. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to increase traffic and advertising.
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Finding a Niche Market for Your Business
Selecting a niche for your business, goes a long way to taking the effort out of your marketing efforts. Too many individuals start up a business with a woolly mind-set…unable to categorize their business, and instead simply going for a very general audience.
Good marketing, requires clear thinking, and a direct ‘front-line-attack’, in knowing who your niche audience is going to be. Once you have selected a particular niche for your business, you will find it far easier to plan and create a template for your business. Having a niche market to aim at – focuses the mind – and forces you to think in a focused fashion.
There are several methods to identifying a potentially profitable niche. One method, is to simply direct your attention to your favorite hobby, or toward a subject, in which you are already fairly knowledgeable. Once you have decided on a possible niche market, or preferably several possibilities…then the research begins. This is where many on-line marketers fall down, they fail to research, this can be a costly error…both in time and money – never mind self-esteem.
Research is the ultimate watch word and is ahead of the – ‘word gang’ – in every marketing plan to which you are likely to partake. Research really is everything…it is the fundamental starting point. Get this right and everything else will naturally follow. Get the research wrong, then you are potentially doomed to failure, before you even start.
So, what is meant by research? – this is such a general term. Well, in terms of marketing a particular niche, it essentially means researching the viability of the niche. Is it potentially profitable…or is there too much competition. And that is essentially it. Good research is almost magical…when you have done your research well, it is like a having a ‘search engine’ in your head, that naturally ‘spits-out’ a game plan or template, that focuses your mind, in the direction you need to proceed. But an under-researched niche will leave you mentally fuzzy – and not having a direct game plan on which to proceed.
One is of course, not obligated to begin research within a niche with which they are already knowledgeable…in fact, in many cases, the niche of your interest may not be viable, in terms of competition – either too much or too little. In this case, simply start with a blank slate. Simply do some research on different subjects, and find something, that you may be interested in focusing on. If it is a viable potential niche – then go for it.
Obviously this second option, may involve more work….But you may actually benefit, in the long term from greater rewards.
Are you optimizing your Website/Blog. Optimization is a combination of many things… such as finding good keywords, and then drawing upon good content that is relative to those keywords, and capturing that content and keyword optimization – under the ‘umbrella’ of your niche.
Video Marketing Works
Video marketing online, is becoming absolutely huge. It is a highly efficient money funnel for those that know how to use it and take advantage of this way of advertising.
Many individuals are hesitant to use video in their marketing, because they think it is far more difficult than it actually is. In fact, it is no more difficult than any other form of marketing once you get to grips with it.
The beauty of video as an advertising medium, is the speed with which videos can go viral. The search engines love video and will often rank a Website or Blog high, if it is rich in video content. Do a search on Google for any product or service, and more often than not, you will find a video or two somewhere in the top five.
The ease with which video can be created and uploaded to a Blog or website or a social network site, such as Youtube, is essentially an ‘offspring’ in the advancement in easy, push button technology. Such as the ability to upload videos to the Internet straight from mobile devices.
You can use tools such as Camtastia or Camstudio to capture most of your video footage, and quickly integrate it into your Website or Blog. These software kits can also capture the whole computer screen to demonstrate a product from someone else’s website …very useful if you want to demonstrate an affiliate program and its benefits through video. Or demonstrate the benefits of a new software device that you are selling on commission.
You can also use easy movie makers such as the standard one equipped with Windows XP for example. Or you can do it in ‘the cloud’ on websites such as Jing or Animoto.
When advertising through video, what you are essentially aiming at, is being concise, and tweaking the viewers interest as rapidly as possible.
Once you have created a video, you need to tag it with relevant ‘keywords and tags’ …you may be proud of your latest video masterpiece, but it is for naught, if nobody views it. For most purposes, Google’s free (Adwords) Keyword tool does the job, just fine …or use your own preferred tool.
If you are manually submitting your video to the directories, this could be a long and painful process. Perhaps you could pay someone to do it for you – or you could try the Tubemogul website …this is free, and will allow you to submit to several video directories all at once. This is just a starting point, when you get established …you may want to crank-it-up a few notches – and start outsourcing as funds allow.
Once your videos are approved in various video directories, things will start to go viral, and you will begin to grow a steady audience.
You can even test how much feedback and traffic your site is getting, by setting up a Google alert ‘flagging’ your videos title.
Despite the growth in video marketing…. it is still a much under-used advertising medium …and there are some rich-pickings to be had – in a fairly fresh market – where there is very little saturation from over competition.
Time is Not Your Enemy
Time is not your enemy, despite what the old bromide might say. Time is your best friend, or at least it can be, when used in the correct way. How do you schedule your day? – do you just let it happen and do one thing after another ? …essentially on the ‘spur-of-the moment’.
Why not organize your time around particular activities. For example …make it a habit of making your important phone calls at the same hour everyday, then for the next hour concentrate on your email list, and then perhaps the content for your Website or Blog, and so on.
This way of organizing your time, virtually squeezes out inefficiency from your day …and forces you to focus, laser like on one activity at a time.
This is similar to the idea of the devision of labor …that is more-often-than-not, associated with Henry Ford: time is allocated to time stations so that one man puts in rivets all day long, and another puts on wheels. This completely revolutionized, not only the car industry, but every industry that copied the model.
What Henry Ford did through the division of labor, you can essentially do with the devision of your physical movements (this concept was brought to my attention, by Mark Hamilton) in the book: The Self Leader (a book I highly recommend).
What do you do with any tasks that don’t seem to fit your schedule, as Mark Hamilton put it: “the nit-pit work, that shoots most managers in the foot” …the answer is to allocate those tasks to one time of day too …Mark Hamilton calls it the ‘operations-mini-day (mini-days is another concept of Mark Hamilton, he essentially sees each physical movement or set of similar tasks as schedules, within their own mini-day, time slot …thus: a phone calls mini-day, a letter writing mini-day, an operations (nit-pick work) mini-day.
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