Hi there. When I first started in online network marketing, I admit that I despised SEO (or search engine optimization). But now, in front of hundreds of blog readers, I am officially changing my stand about SEO. From an SEO hater, and someone who thinks that "its too complicated for the human brain", I've become a converted believer in search engine optimization.
And all it took for me to get started in this wonderful world of ranking higher in the search engine rankings is a simple article that I stumbled upon, written by an SEO expert, Brad Fallon.
My conclusion? SEO isn't supposed to be hard, but "teachers" and "experts" made it sound complicated so that they would sound smart (yeah, they probably have recognition issues during their grade school days). And because a greater percentage of the make money online market thinks that Web 2.0 is the best way to drive traffic to their site, and that PPC is a good way to lose money, and that SEO is only for technical geeks.....then there is LESSER COMPETITION in the SEO world than you expect.
For example, if you want to rank higher for a popular keyword phrase, "network marketing", then I agree that there's lots of competition there. It would probably take you months before you reach a high Google ranking for taht keyword. But do you know that there are THOUSANDS OF OTHER KEYWORD PHRASES related to network marketing that people are actually searching for?
All you have to do is to target those LESS POPULAR but MORE TARGETED keywords! Go for long tail keywords that people tend to type on Google Search every single day.
Here are some of my 'ground rules' for effective SEO (by the way, if you're a newbie to SEO and doesn't know the basic terms yet, i suggest that you visit Wikipedia first, research about the definition of SEO and the basics, then come back to this article).
Search Engine Optimization Tips:
1. Tweak your page titles and include your chosen keywords in the site description, metatags and site content itself.
2. Get rid of two way links and focus on creating one way links that point to your main website
3. Create articles that again, targets those keywords, then submit to at least 5 article directories
4. Blog on a regular basis and insert a backlink that points to your site, and actually include your targeted keywords in the ANCHOR TEXT.
5. Increase your PageRank by linking back to high authority sites (PR 4 or higher).
** I know what many of you are thinking: "This stuff is too complicated". Well, six months ago, I'm one of those guys saying those very words...so I can almost 100% confidently say that someday, you too, will change your mind.
Happy networking!:-)
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Hi there! I just did a new video session. Yeah it sucks to do all that editing, so I don't want to hear any complaints from you viewers..hahaha. I spent a few hours sweating this out! lol...anyway, I do hope this helps your network marketing business mindset in some way. watch:
The transcript for this video is also published as an article somewhere in the article directories. If you ever have trouble understanding my Filipino/Asian accent, just go to Ezine articles dot com and look for the article version of this video!
I want our network marketing friends to see this page, so let me annoy you a little by inserting some important keyword phrases below. do you mind? it helps Google find this page. The more people we have on this site, the happier it gets, right? [networkers, party time!]..lol
Keyword phrases:
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Whew, that's all! See you in my next post!
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If you have an additional five hundred highly interested leads for your network marketing business every single month, would you agree that your business will improve? There's no doubt that it will! The problem though, with a lot of networkers is that generating their own leads seems to be an insurmountable task for them. As a result, people who think they are inadequate and unable to produce leads and prospects for their own business, end up buying lead lists from list brokers.
In my opinion, buying a cold lead list and contacting them, hoping that someone will be interested and sign up, is the start of most networker's frustrations and traumatic experiences in this industry! Luckily, you don't have to go through that same wretched path, because now I'm going to show you three ways to generate your own leads using the power of the internet.
1) Writing articles is the best way to gather highly interested leads for free. All you need to do is write at least a 300 word article (one at a time) and submit it to popular article submission sites. Those articles will have an author information resource box that contains your website links in it. Each time someone reads your articles and likes them, they tend to find out more about the author and click on your link that then leads them to your main website. Voila, when they reach your site, you have a "landing page" ready to share free information to your site visitors in exchange for their contact info.
The key to writing great articles is to write with your target audience in mind. If you're writing for a specific group of network marketers, make sure you understand their pain, research solutions that could help them, and write about something that they want and need.
Article marketing, by the way, tends to increase your search engine rankings. The higher you move up to the search engine rankings, the more visitors you will get!
2) Posting in forums is a great way to learn new ideas, network with other like minded people, and in effect, drive some traffic to your site from people who start to like you and trust you. I am against spamming any forum! Your main purpose for posting in any forum should NOT be to market your business. Concentrate on contributing value to the discussions and being part of a larger community. When people see that you "really have something going" and that you're truly making sense with your posts, it's natural for them to follow your content and even check out your site (your forum signature with links appears at the bottom of every post you make, which in itself is free advertising). Some of the best MLM business partnerships/relationships I started are with people who met me through industry related forums.
3) Pay per click advertising is still alive. Are you surprised? With so much hype going on these days, saying that "Google is dead" and that PPC will cost you a lot of expenses, it's hard to believe that it is still one of the best methods for advertising your business online! The truth is, it STILL is a very lucrative traffic and lead generating tool! The people who keep telling you that PPC is dead and too expensive are those people who are actually promoting their business through PPC, so they are trying to ward off their competitors!
But if you know how to use PPC, you can gather hordes of MLM leads from it, and build a highly responsive marketing list. there are so many PPC platforms out there, but the most popular one is Google Adwords. I prefer using other PPC platforms, but if you really plan to use Google Adwords, I suggest that you study it carefully first. know the strategies that will help you save advertising costs. One of the best guys to refer to when it comes to Adwords advertising is Perry Marshal. I suggest that you look for his material and even sign up for his courses, free and paid. I will not earn a single penny when you buy from him, neither am I affiliated to Perry Marshal in some way! but I do believe his information can help SAVE YOU from unnecessary advertising costs.
Have fun generating leads. One more thing: Do business with PEOPLE, not computers!
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For those who are on a limited marketing budget, free advertising is the way to go. Now, let me first get it straight that NONE can replace paid advertising such as pay per click and magazine ads. However, marketing newbies (who haven't built leverage in their business yet) need to employ free advertising in their business is some way. It is also a great way to train yourself and sharpen your ad and content writing skills.
Social networking is the best free advertising tool I ever came across. When I started in sales way back in 2001, social networking sites are not yet popular.We did cold calling back then. Today, social networking sites can bring you in front of millions of excited prospects. The best way to gain new prospects thru social networking sites is by making genuine, sincere connections everyday and increase your so called "friends list". Once you have people in your friends list, you may freely send them info about your business and they become your prospect -- possibly throughout a lifetime,
Forums and user communities is another great platform to promote your business. Most forums are free to participate in. The key is to post regular content that generates user interest and combine them with links for your business offers and websites.
Video advertising is the way of the future. And the future is now. Youtube, Myspace, Yahoo and Google video are the trend nowadays and I believe the Web 2.0 trend may never end. Whether you live in New York city or in the most remote town in the world, you may post 1 or 2 minute videos and get hundreds of subscribers in a single day. Video blogging is a great way to draw a massive crowd and convert a huge percentage of them to your business.
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As I write this, it's 9:30 PM and I'm sitting comfortably in my home. In this article, I simply would like to share some ideas and insights that will hopefully help you in your network marketing business, especially if you're doing your promotion and advertising online.
I'd like you to think about this: There are so many gurus out there who claim that MLM success is "easy", and that anyone can do it in this industry. Other advertisements even go as far as saying, "just join us, do NOTHING, and then get paid". It might seem crazy, but lots of people are hypnotized by advertisements like that! Meanwhile, very few networkers really achieve a certain level of success. Others spend more money than they make, and sink in credit card debt.
My stand about the issue is this: If succeeding in MLM is so darn easy, then everyone in corporate America would have quit their jobs and ventured into a home based business.
If success in this industry is an easy road, then there would be no need for training programs, personal development seminars, monthly/weekly meetings, etc. Everything would fall neatly into place, and to be honest, there wouldn't be any slight hint of challenge.
My point is, success in MLM is not easy as many people claim. They preach the "easy MLM myth" so they can get people to sign up now. These tactics might work for a while, but they don't have a long lasting effect. When people enter a business with the hope of making money overnight while sleeping, after a few weeks they will wake up to the fact that MLM success demands a lot of WORK, and it takes a while to truly build a residual income that doesn't go away.
Success in MLM is an uphill climb. In fact, the same thing holds true for any field of interest you enter. I remember an Old Egyptian Pharaoh said, "All success is equally difficult" (yes, the Pharaoh told me that when he was still alive. Today he's already a frozen mummy. From a lighthearted standpoint, I'm beginning to think that, perhaps, ancient Egypt was where we got the concept of "pyramid schemes").
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