Online, one of the most significant keys to success is getting website traffic. The more visitors you have, the better your sales and profits. Presumably you have a niche and you know your keywords, and regularly conduct keyword research to stay on top of what’s popular. Based on those assumptions here are five quick and easy tips to get website traffic fast!

Tip #1 Make sure you’re actually tagging your keywords.

Do you spend a lot of time optimizing your content and then neglect to tag them on your webpage? Tags are where search engines look and if there are no tags they’ll pass right by your web pages. Here’s a quick brief on tags.

There are a number of tag types including,

• * Title tags. Title tags are quite possibly the most important place to situate your keywords. Here’s what they look like

Your title tag is where you place your primary keyword or keyword phrase. The sentence will describe your business in less than 90 characters.

• * Header Tags. Header tags are next in order of importance to search engines. They’re ranked in order of importance and look like this

< h1 >Primary and/or Secondary keywords here< /h1 >
The “1” designates this header as the most important header on the page.

• Meta Tags. Meta tags provide the small descriptive text found underneath the title tag on the search engine results page. Like title tags these should be kept brief, informative and up to date.
• Alt Tags. Alt tags are used to provide a text description of a graphic. Each graphic on your site should have a description and an alt tag.

Tip #2 Add content to your site daily

Content is essential for traffic and a top search engine ranking. Content is what search engine spiders look for and index – without it there’s nothing to index or rank. Give visitors and search engines a reason to visit and index your site. Make a commitment to provide daily, optimized content and your traffic will soar.

Tip #3 Procure valuable and relevant incoming links

The more websites which link to your webpages the more valuable search engines perceive you to be, though not all links are created equal. Search engines give more leverage to links from sites which are popular and credible and from sites which are relevant to your website topic.

There are different types of links.

• A direct link looks like a basic website address, for example, www.yourwebsite.com
• A text link occurs when the webpage address is embedded in the text. Readers simply click on the link and are redirected to a new website page.
• If the link is to an internal web page, for example an article published on a website, rather than the home page, it is called a “deep link.”

You can encourage linking to your website by:

• Adding content to your site.
• Submitting to article directories.
• Publishing press releases.
• Blogging and participating in social networking forums, chat rooms and social networking sites.

Tip #4 Be Social!

Now more than ever before, internet marketing is about building a community. Whether you offer a forum on your website or you participate in social networking sites, social networking is a valuable traffic generating tactic. Sites like Facebook and Twitter can be powerful tools for generating links and traffic to your site – create a profile and then post comments, links to your site and ideas which generate conversation.

Get involved – many chat rooms and forums are industry specific, find those which cater to your industry, and begin participating. Speak to and connect with a highly targeted audience.

Tip #5 Advertise for more exposure and traffic

Advertising, when handled strategically, can be used to promote your content and products or services. PPC advertising is often the tool of choice because you control the advertising budget on a daily basis and have the tools to test and track your advertising efforts. Once you’ve honed your PPC ads the return on investment can be phenomenal in terms of traffic and purchases.

For maximum results, create a traffic and SEO strategy. Outline your plan and your goals and then take the necessary action. Take advantage of these five traffic and search engine tips to boost your business.

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I’ve been telling businesses for almost a year not that they have to get into video marketing no matter what they are selling or how small they think they are.

I’ve even put some development work into overdrive so I can get it launched on the Internet very soon.  This will be a service putting promotional videos online for businesses of any size.

Want to see an excellent example of a fantastic promotion?

You’ve got to check this out:

http://www.TrafficGeyser.com/cmd.php?af=1009656&u=http://www.mackaybook.com?af=1009656

Remember Bill Glazer’s “Outrageous Advertising” book launch?

Over 52,000 copies of Outrageous Advertising were pre-sold with a video marketing campaign.

Well, you’ve got to see what the NY Times #1 Bestselling Author, Harvey Mackay is doing.

I just found out Harvey reached “National Bestseller” status this morning and most bookstores (even Amazon) are sold out of his new book,

“Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You.”

…it’s sold out because this campaign is working so well.

The book is outstanding (more on this in a second).

If you don’t remember Harvey Mackay, he’s written six books including the #1 Bestseller,

“Swim with the Sharks (Without Being Eaten Alive)” that sold over 5,000,000 copies.

My friend (and mentor), Mike Koenigs, made this video marketing campaign and promotion with Harvey. He’s the guy who helped Bill Glazer with his book campaign and he’s been working with Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Paul Abdul and dozens of other big name business leaders and celebrities on their video marketing.

There are several reasons why you want to see this now:

• You’ll see an outstanding example of video marketing all in one place
• The production quality is exceptional
• YOU can model the same strategies that are being used here FOR ANY BUSINESS you are in

Go see Harvey’s amazing promo NOW:

http://www.TrafficGeyser.com/cmd.php?af=1009656&u=http://www.mackaybook.com?af=1009656

Oops – almost forgot.

Why is Harvey’s book so good and so relevant, even if you aren’t looking for a job?

• If you own a business, this book will help you hire, manage and fire better
• If you’re looking for a job, it’s filled with great tips and strategies to get your foot in the door, a first and second interview and negotiate a higher salary than you’d normally get
• If you aren’t looking for a job, this book will help you keep the one you have
• The book is exceptionally well-organized and well-written
• Harvey includes an AMAZING guarantee with his book you’ve got to see (and hear) in the second video

Have a great weekend,

Ian

PS – We’re also getting ready to post a brief walkthrough of how this campaign was created – the cool, behind-the-scenes stuff so you can see how it was done and how you can use it in your business too.

http://www.TrafficGeyser.com/cmd.php?af=1009656&u=http://www.mackaybook.com?af=1009656

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While article marketing is easy, and effective, there are mistakes that you must avoid if you are to do this successfully. Making some of the following mistakes can cost your credibility. In the world of Internet Marketing, your credibility is all you really have to fall back on! Protect your reputation and your credibility by avoiding the following pitfalls:

1. Do not allow your article to become a sales letter. The readers are not stupid people, they recognize sales letters and ads when they see them, and trying to pass such off as an informative article will lead to your failure – very quickly.

2. Don’t make your article too short. Your article should be no less than 300 words long. Anything less does not count as an article and probably will not be taken seriously. Alternately, do not make your article too long. 750 words is the maximum length for a good article.

3. Check your spelling and grammar! Poor spelling and grammar has been the downfall of many hopeful Internet Marketers. There are many word processing software titles on the market that will help correct any spelling or grammar mistakes you might make. Check and double check spelling and grammar before submitting your article!

4. Avoid a sales pitch in your author’s resource box. This space is for information about the author, and should be used as such, with a link for more information on the topic included at the end of the author’s information. Don’t turn the author’s resource box into an advertisement.

5. Avoid hype in your headlines, sub headlines, summaries, and in the article itself. Also avoid stating facts that you have not researched. You can bet that someone who actually knows the facts will read the article, and they will call you out on facts that are not stated correctly!

6. Do not plagiarize! Plagiarism is the act of copying work word for word, or even paraphrasing. Do your research, then write the article based on what you have learned, or quote and acknowledge your sources. You will never get ahead by stealing someone else’s work!

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Writing articles isn’t as hard as you may think. If you understand the rules of proper grammar, and you have a word processor or word processing software that includes a spell checker, writing articles becomes quite easy in fact. Here are some tips to help you out.

1. Don’t make it harder than it really is. This is the first mistake that most new article writers make. Think about what you want to say, then just start writing. Don’t worry about spelling or grammar, just write until you have said all that you wanted to say. Editing comes after the information is down on paper – or on your computer screen in a document.

2. Don’t get stressed over your topic. You already know what it is that you want to sell. Look at your product or service from a customers point of view. Visit forums where your customers participate and find out what their questions are. Base your articles on those questions, answering the questions.

3. Don’t make your articles too long or too short. Articles should be between 300 and 750 words, with the optimal length between 300 and 500 words. Use the word counter on your word processor, and don’t go over or under these words.

4. Do not submit your article the minute you finish it. Put it away and come back to it later. Read it over and make sure that you have said what you wanted to say, and then have someone else read it. Ask for constructive criticism, and really pay attention to what your test reader has to say.

5. You are writing an article, not a sales letter. The article should inform and lead readers to your website. The selling is done at the website. Articles that are obvious sales letters lose the readers respect and damage your credibility.

6. Stay Focused. Make sure your article stays on track. If you find yourself writing away from what you originally intended your article to be about, make a note about the new article idea you have accidentally found, and get back on track with your original plan.

7. Finally, write like you talk. Write like you are talking to a close friend. Don’t try to use words that you have to look up in the dictionary. Use your everyday language, and your personality will shine through. Allowing your true personality to shine through in your articles is the first step to building a relationship with your readers.

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As with all things new, it is very easy for us to become wrapped up in the innovation, the convenience, and the excitement we experience with something never available to us before. Internet marketing is no exception. Despite the obvious advantages offered by this new medium for commerce and business in general, internet marketing does have its limitations. It is also easy for us to assume that a new product or technology can do more than it really can. Following are some factors in considering what internet marketing is not.

First to consider is that internet marketing is not a replacement for the traditional means of shopping and/or selling. Assume for a moment that you are looking to buy a diamond ring for someone special. You go online, browse through picture after picture, find some really beautiful and eligible pieces, and that’s where you stop. You can’t feel that ring, nor can you take a close look at the diamond. You have only a limited scope of what the merchandise will be like when you physically possess it. Are you going to pay potentially thousands of dollars for that ring, or will you go to a local jeweler instead, where you can get a much better idea of what you’re buying?  This is a key limitation to internet marketing for many products.

Internet marketing is also not a fail-proof system. Nearly everyone who conducts any form of business or shopping online has experienced the temporary unavailability of a website. The site goes down, and you can’t get your business done when you had planned. Furthermore, you may not even get an indication as to when the site will be operational again. It can be a frustrating fact of e-commerce.

Another fact of internet marketing that many fail to consider is that it is not a “get rich quick” scheme. True, many entrepreneurs have entered this lucrative market and become millionaires. However, when you compare the number who have had such wild success, with all the businesses who have failed or never really taken off online, you will find that the “overnight” millionaires are not the standard of what internet marketing is.  Most of the business realities of the brick and mortar world still apply to the virtual world.  Success in internet marketing requires a lot of hard work, just as any other type of business venture requires.

Internet marketing, finally, is not today what it will be tomorrow. As fast as one model of computer replaces another, so do the options provided in the world of internet marketing. Just fifteen years ago you could go online and find little more than text-based product descriptions. Now look at what you can find on the internet. Entire stores exist online, and their number is growing. Furthermore, laws on everything from personal security to taxation are changing and promise to make a different landscape of internet marketing than the one we see today.

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About a week ago I was given a free ticket to attend a seminar in Sydney.  The topic, Business Is Booming.

The speaker was Bradley Sugars, entrepreneur, business coach, educator, seminar presenter and business advice expert.  He is also the author of the Instant Success series and CEO of ActionCOACH Business Coaching.

Now for me to attend the seminar I have to drive about 1.5 hours from my home to the venue, then another 1.5 hours back home afterwards, not to mention the fact the seminar started at 7pm and ended at 11pm after chatting afterwards.  That makes it a total of at least 7 hours of my time just to attend a FREE seminar.

Do you think I had second thoughts about going?

Of course I did!

I was coming up with at least a dozen reason why I could have stayed at home, especially considering I really didn’t know much about Bradley or what he was going to talk about.  I even thought the guy was American, turns out he was born in Queensland and grew up as somewhat of an average child in a State School.  Also, the topic of his seminar didn’t ring quite true either.  If you ask just about any small business owner in this present financial climate, they sure won’t say Business is Booming!

Anyway, I got myself together and headed off on my long drive.  Being that time of the afternoon, peak hour traffic had hit the streets, so now my 1.5 hour drive was getting closer to 2 hours.  Fortunately I don’t get frustrated in traffic because I don’t see the point.  Losing your cool in a situation like that is useless, it’s not going to make the traffic move any faster, so I just sit in the car and usually play some of my favourite music or an educational CD of some kind (audio books are so much easier than reading, for me anyway).

I finally arrived at the seminar with the usual crowd of people milling around, plus the usual tables with people trying to flog you something (that means hard selling here in Australia).

To cut what I could make into a long story into a shorter one I’ll sum up.

The seminar was:

• entertaining
• educational
• frightening
• upsetting
• and a swift kick in the pants

I ended up taking pages of notes and coming home with a lot to think about, and that was just from the free seminar.  I’m now thinking, no let me correct that, planning on how and when I can get the help of an ActionCOACH because I know it could only benefit my business.

If ever you get the chance to attend one of Bradley’s seminars I suggest you do, for your sake and your business.

Biggest lesson from the night.

At present I don’t have a business of my own, I have a business that has replaced my full time job with another one, but this one has a lot more responsibilities, no paid holidays or sick leave, no set 9 to 5, and no ‘guaranteed’ income (and I use that term loosely).  From realising all that I now can plan on what to change so that I can move towards having an effective business of my own.

Thanks for stopping by and reading, I hope it has made you think just a little.

Please leave comments or questions below, I’ll be sure to read and answer them.

Ian

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Internet marketing is the business of both advertising and selling goods and services over the internet. This form of business is ever-increasing in popularity, with millions of people now making purchases on the internet. Internet marketing began in the early 1990s as primarily a means of product description, consisting merely of text descriptions. As technology progressed, internet marketing rapidly advanced to include pictures and other rich graphics as part of advertisements for products and services. After realising the remarkable potential of this means of marketing, internet-based companies started opening their virtual doors for business. As opposed to what are now known as “brick and mortar” operations, these e-businesses offer their products and services to a growing number of consumers, conducting all, or nearly all, of their business in the virtual world of the internet.

There are many forms of marketing on the internet. Among them are video marketing, social media marketing, article marketing, blog marketing, e-mail marketing, search engine marketing (to include search engine optimisation), banner ads, pay-per-click ads, and pop-up ads. It is important to note that each of these forms catches the attention of the target market in different ways, and some may be more effective than others depending on the product or service, the target market, and the strategy and goal of the business marketing itself. Among the business functions that may require use of different means in their strategies are customer service, sales, public relations, information management, and others.

Internet marketing has also become an integral component of many “brick and mortar” operations, but online-only businesses have offered some challenge in the arena of retail sales, an example of business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing, business-to-business (B2B) marketing, and peer-to-peer (P2P) marketing. However, other online-only businesses have specialised into newer approaches, such as online auctions, sites that allow you to find the best price on what you’re shopping for, and also sites that allow you to name your own price. Further, affiliate marketers have emerged, offering marketing solutions to virtually all types of business. These firms typically receive what is called pay for performance. Even home-based businesses now flourish thanks to internet marketing.

There are many benefits to the concept of internet marketing. It allows consumers to shop and conduct business from the comfort of their own home, any time of day or night, or from virtually anywhere provided they have a connection to the internet. Businesses work much more effectively with partners. Efficiency and speed have increased dramatically as business and shopping have moved to the internet. Even costs have been dramatically reduced. Furthermore, at this time, it is rare that you must pay any tax for the items you purchase online.

The most noted disadvantages to internet marketing are the sometimes slow or unreliable internet connections that occur, and online security. Technology is diligently pursuing solutions to both problems, and progress is being made. Also, with the attention of the government on identity theft, it is clear that security and reliability will continue to improve over time.

If you haven’t seriously looked into using Internet Marketing for your ‘Bricks and Mortar’ business then I suggest you contact me as soon as possible, otherwise it might just be your competition that beats you to the Online Punch.

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Building a website can be a bit of an intimidating and challenging task, especially for someone who has never done it before. Wordpress offers a quick and simplified solution to build a website of your own. It is essentially a start-up blogging package that gives you a pre-built website so that you are able to customise it for your needs and desires.

Using this Content Management System (CMS) has many benefits, but here are the Top 5 benefits of using Wordpress for a Website.

1. It offers an Installation Process that is Quick and Easy. Many web hosting companies offer a control panel with a link to Wordpress. You will merely need to enter some general information and install it. The whole process takes a matter of minutes.

2. There are a Variety of Themes to Choose From. The generic theme that comes with Wordpress is quite plain and uninteresting. Few desire to actually use this version. The good news is that on the Wordpress website you can choose from over one thousand themes, and most of them are offered free of charge.

If you would like a Custom Wordpress Theme created I can highly recommend Blogging Rampage.

3. The Software is Search Engine Friendly. Face it, one of the most important things you can accomplish for any web site is to increase its standings with the search engines. Wordpress is designed with this concept in mind, making your task of promoting your site that much easier.

4. Its structure is easily learned and programmed. Even if you have very minimal knowledge of programming themes and plugins, you will be able to learn this system. It offers a variety of functions that are designated to helping the programmer.

5. It is self-updating. Any system that offers room for improvement is great. So not only are you getting this solution for free, but you will also be given notification when upgrades are available. All you will need to do is click on the link to automatically upgrade to a newer version.

It is for these reason we build sites for businesses using Wordpress.

Want us to build an Effective Internet Marketing system including your website, then click on this link.

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