Discover Commercial Intention of Keyword Phrases

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 30, 2009

If you liked my last post on Free Keyword Research, then you’re going to like this post even more. I created another video to show you a very cool way to determine whether the keywords you’re using are keywords that people are searching for with the intent to buy something.

Sounds awesome, right? I know that if you could rank your website for a keyword phrase that people search for to find stuff to buy, that you’d make more money. That’s the whole purpose of this amazing free tool.

Check out the video to learn more…

Here’s the link that I referred to in the video:

adlab.microsoft.com/Online-Commercial-Intention/

Let me know what you think!


Easy Free Keyword Research

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 29, 2009

After reading the title you’re probably thinking there’s no way that keyword research can be easy, let alone free. I think that too many people make keyword research a lot harder than it has to be. And, while paid tools are great when researching keywords, I think that for the majority of people they’re not needed.

What IS needed though is knowing how to do some basic keyword research when you’re looking to rank your articles, blog posts, and web pages on the first page of Google.

Keyword research is essential, and it’s a lot easier than you might think. I put together a video explaining how you can use a free tool to find “golden nuggets” that are going to provide the traffic you need. Follow that up with a little research on your competition, and you’ll be well on your way to getting a top 10 listing.

Once you find the keywords you want to use, remember to include those keywords when building backlinks to that article, blog post or web page. That’s how you’re going to build up your rankings in the search engines.

And, speaking of backlinks, the two methods of backlink building I recommend to get the fastest results is using Angela and Paul’s backlink building services. They are worth every penny and can produce massive results.

I hope with this little tip you’ll be able to bring in more traffic and sales for your online business.


Ezine Articles – Free Website Promotion

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 23, 2009

By now you should know how effective article marketing is for your online business. However, there’s another way in which you can use your articles that a lot of people overlook or never think of.

There are thousands if not hundreds of thousands of ezines (electronic magazines) available on the internet. In fact, if you have an email list of subscribers, then essentially you own an ezine. And I’m guessing you provide your subscribers with useful ezine articles on a regular basis.

Keeping this in mind, have you ever found it difficult to keep creating ezine articles to send to your list? A lot of successful ezines have been around for years and have tens of thousands of subscribers. That’s a long time to try to keep creating ezine articles to keep the subscribers interested.

So, what does an ezine owner do in this case? It’s very simple. They allow other people to submit ezine articles to them which will be sent to their subscribers. Can you see the possibilities here?

This opens the doorway for you to get your message out there to thousands of people that might have never known about you otherwise. This is absolutely huge!

Here’s how it works…

You first find ezines that are related to what you do or what you provide. If you own a website or online business, then find ezines related to that. Next thing you’ll want to do is contact the ezine owner and ask if you could write articles for their ezine on a weekly basis.

If they agree, you’ve just set up a very good proposition for yourself. Now all you have to do is create an article every week for that ezine. It shouldn’t be very difficult as you should already be familiar with the niche.

Now, the most important part is to then create an “about the author” section at the end of your articles. This only has to be one or two sentences about yourself, what you do and what you provide. Of course, you’ll want to leave a link to your website so that the readers can check it out.

This results in getting interested people to visit your website. The goal is to get them to subscribe to your ezine (newsletter), make a purchase, fill out a form, click a link, etc. You want them to take action!

Ezine articles can be an effective way to promote your website and should be part of your overall marketing strategy. Now, a problem with this is that it can take a lot of time to search for and find related ezines.

I recommend you use the Directory of Ezines to find ezines to write articles for. Not all ezines will allow article submissions, but the Directory of Ezines has an awesome search interface that will allow you to search for only ezines that do. There are many other search parameters as well, including categories, specific keywords, ezines that allow solo ads and more.

There are many perks to becoming a member of the Directory of Ezines, especially if you become a lifetime member, which is what I am. At least check it out and see if it’s right for you.

No matter how you find potential ezines to partner with, just remember, this is free advertising for your website that has a lot of positive potential, so don’t ignore it. Ezine articles can have a huge impact on your online business.


Get 80 High PR One Way Backlinks Each Month

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 19, 2009

google-pagerankYou may recall a previous post I wrote the end of last month about Angela Edward’s backlink service. Well, as it turns out, there’s a guy by the name of Paul Johnson who also provides a similar service.

Paul’s service is almost identical to Angela’s. The only difference is that Paul provides 50 High PR one way backlinks every month, opposed to Angela’s 30. Another difference is that Paul’s backlinks  come from PR 4 and 5 sites, as well as higher PR sites. The lowest PR that Angela provides is 6, up to PR 9.

I highly recommend both services for website owners that are looking to increase their search engine ranking for their chosen keywords. With each site you’ll be able to create a link using your desired keywords. The more one way backlinks pointing to your site from high PR sites, the higher your website will rank in Google for that keyword phrase.

Getting quality, high PR one way backlinks to your website is critical, and Angela and Paul have provided a way for us to do just that. They’ve done the hard work in finding the sites. All we have to do is go create our links and watch our rankings increase. It really is that easy.

Here are the links to check out Angela and Paul’s backlink services:

Angela’s Backlink Service

Paul’s Backlink Service

If you sign up for both services, you pay a small fee of only $13 a month. Angela’s service is $5 monthly, and Paul’s service is just $8 monthly. In return, you get a total of 80 high PR one way backlinks every month from both services. That really is a steal.

Remember, you need high PR backlinks to your site. If you don’t jump on this opportunity to increase your search engine rankings, your competitors will. I personally use both with very positive results. :)


Internet Marketing Articles – 1 Month Free PLR Membership

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 16, 2009

Awhile ago I posted about David Hurley’s Internet Marketing PLR Article Membership. Well, David has just informed me that he’s offering all new members one month of free access.

However, you have to sign up using this link: http://www.grasp-the-nettle.com/Free-Article-Marketing-Offer.html.

You’ll receive 10 expertly written internet marketing related articles every month, with your first month free of charge. I’m so sure that you’ll like David’s articles that you’ll want to continue receiving his articles month after month. But, if not, no worries.

Also, don’t forget that for a small upgrade fee, you can have those articles re-written by yours truly. ;)

I’ll rewrite your 10 articles and make them unique to use for your own site, blog or to submit to directories.


September Income Report

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 14, 2009

Money in handThis is my first ever income report, which I plan to continue for the months ahead.

I just want to show you guys what all I’m doing to make money and where my money is coming from.

I believe in having multiple streams of income, so I have quite a few sources that my money comes from each month.

These income reports will only consist of money I earn through my ReplaceYourSalary website, which includes this blog.

September Income Report: 2009

Total income is $242.31.

So there you have it. That’s how much I earned for last month. Let’s see how I do this month. So far, things are looking pretty good.

This income report doesn’t include earnings made from my re-writing, proofreading and occasional article writing freelance work.

How much money did you make from your website or blog? Share your results below…


Flip Switch Profits Review – A Realistic Way To Make Money Online?

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 8, 2009

When someone comes to me and says they have a unique system to help people make money online, I’m immediately skeptical. Well, that’s exactly what happened when Adam Berry, the creator of Flip Switch Profits, came to me and asked if I would be interested in reviewing his product. He claimed he developed a no cost, no risk method for generating unlimited income.

So naturally, I had to see if Adam was onto something, or if this was just another mediocre, repackaged and relabeled piece of garbage that most “gurus” get rich from selling, rather from actually using the methods they describe.

So, I wanted to get a close look at Flip Switch Profits and see if it lived up to the claims.

The website claims that Flip Switch Profits is designed so that anyone can make money online, even if you don’t have a website, an e-mail list of subscribers, any marketing knowledge or even a product of your own. I quickly found out that, in fact, you don’t need any of that stuff. This system is actually so much simpler than that.

The problem you find with many programs is that they require you to make some sort of initial costly investment or incur a monthly fee. For many people this just isn’t possible. Many are struggling as it is which is why they’re looking elsewhere to generate additional income. They don’t need to be spending money; they need to be making money. Flip Switch Profits is different in that it doesn’t require you to spend any money aside from the initial purchase of the course, which is very reasonable. Hence, a “no cost” method.

So what else sets Flip Switch Profits apart from other make money systems?

Another distinction is that Flip Switch Profits leverages other people’s products and other people’s e-mail lists. You don’t need your own product or e-mail list to make it work for you. That’s the beauty of this system. What’s more is that you’re not going to be marketing someone else’s product all over the net, trying to get people to buy. That’s just hard work, and I would know.

It is so simple that anyone who has a little bit of time to spare can put into action the few easy steps that Flip Switch Profits involves.

So what exactly will you be required to do?

In reality, you’ll be required to find an area of interest, or a niche that interests you. Let’s face it, there’s no point in doing anything if you’re not going to enjoy it. So you want to pick a subject that’s appealing to you. From there, you’ll have to spend just a few minutes doing some quick research on various websites. This is all explained for you, with screenshots included!

After your research is done, if you can copy and paste and click a button, you’ll be well on your way to setting up deals that will have the potential to make you a nice amount of money. I’m not exaggerating by any means when I say that. I’m not the type of person that likes to create hype, so when I say that any average person who can follow directions can make this work, I’m being dead serious.

To be honest, I’ve known about this method for quite some time, but I never fully grasped the true potential that was there, until now. Finally, Adam has explained the whole process in easy to understand terms along with screenshots designed to help anyone who wants to become financially free to do so. He even goes out of his way to provide some advanced tactics. And, he throws in additional resources and cheat sheets that will help simplify the whole process for you, allowing you to do less work.

If you’re struggling financially, looking to make some extra money, or trying your hand at the whole “make money online” gig, trust me, this will work.

I must warn you, though, there’s no such thing as get-rich-quick. Just like anything else, you’ll have to actually do some work. The amount of work and effort you put in will determine how much you make. Think about it, when didn’t you have to work in order to make money? The online world is no different, but it does make it a lot easier.

Adam Berry has created a winner. I proudly recommend Flip Switch Profits as a way to make money for the average person that requires no investment, no risk, no e-mail list, no product and no marketing knowledge.

And just to be clear, I was under no obligation and was not compensated in any way for writing this review. I was, however, provided a free copy of Adam’s course. I like to provide you guys with reviews of products that I feel will actually help you in your quest to make money online and work from home. I am 100% sure that this will do what it says, so I am more than happy to tell you about it. :)

Click Here to check out Flip Switch Profits for yourself. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

As always, leave your comments below…


New TwitterLink Comments Plugin Installed

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 7, 2009

The creator of CommentLuv, Andy Bailey, has created another awesome plugin for Wordpress called TwitterLink Comments.

Basically what this plugin does is allow commentators to type in their Twitter user name. Once the comment is left, a “Follow Me” link will appear next to the commentator’s name. This allows readers to be able to follow them on Twitter easily if they find their comment useful.

If you look below the comment box you will notice a blue rectangular box with an input field. You can just enter your Twitter user name here once, and the link will show next to every comment you make from then on. Cool, huh?

To read all about the plugin check out the post: http://wpmu.org/twitterlink-comments-hassle-free-follow-me-links-for-your-commenters/.

I’ve installed this plugin because I know how popular Twitter is and hopefully this will be a way for you, my readers, to get more exposure and more followers.

With in that in mind, this means you need to comment! Yes, another reasoning to my madness is I’m looking for more of my readers to comment on my posts. Sounds crazy, right?

Hey, you help me, and I’ll help you get more followers. Commenting is a win-win situation. I even have Andy’s CommentLuv installed, too, so you can use your keywords as part of your name. If you find my posts useful, or even if you don’t, I’d love to hear about it.

So now there’s absolutely no reason not to comment. :D

Share your thoughts below!


How To Maximize Your Results With Traffic Exchanges

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 6, 2009

trafficTraffic Exchanges are still used by many Internet Marketers to build targeted website traffic. They’re great if you want to get a lot of traffic in very short amount of time. I use them myself from time to time and have learned a bit about how to use them to be most effective.

This post is the continuation to my post yesterday which covered the basic idea of Increasing Web Traffic Using Traffic Exchanges.

When it comes to traffic exchanges, you must know that not all are created equal. That is, not all are the same, and not all are going to produce the same results. It’s just the nature of traffic exchanges, so don’t dwell on this fact.

Instead, let’s focus on what you can do to get the best results. I’m also going to point you to a resource that covers the top 100 traffic exchanges and also has a cool built-in system to help you build your downline.

If you plan on using a traffic exchange, it would be a good idea to know how popular it is and what kind of results you can expect to get out of it. Normally this would be hard to know without first using it and doing some testing. Well, thankfully we can know beforehand we dive in and waste our time on a traffic exchange that might not give us the results we’re looking for.

Let’s face it, if I’m going to spend my time surfing for credits, I want that to be time well spent and know I’m going to get some sort of return out of it. It doesn’t have to be a monetary return by any means, but I better see some positive results.

The best way to use traffic exchanges, in my opinion, is to promote a splash/squeeze page that builds your email list. That’s what I do, and that’s what most all other marketers are going to tell you.

Now, perhaps maybe you have a brand new, never before seen system, and you’re trying to get some exposure to it. If you can create a catchy headline or have a very short sales page, then yeah, you might have a chance.

But, I would say your focus should be to build your email list and get more subscribers that you can promote your business opportunities to. That’s the first MUST in using traffic exchanges effectively.

The second thing you need to do is know which traffic exchanges are hot. For that, we have Affiliate Funnel’s Ranking Report. This report ranks the top traffic exchanges based on user experience and user votes. It also shows other important stats… you can check out the report to see what they are. ;)

So now you know what you should be promoting, and you know which traffic exchanges to promote it on. The last thing you need to do is test, test… oh, and test. Test your results with each traffic exchange and make sure your work is paying off in the end.


Increase Web Traffic with Traffic Exchanges

Posted by Alan Mater on Oct 5, 2009

webtrafficTraffic exchanges are a great way to increase web traffic. If you’re not familiar with what traffic exchanges are, they’re basically a website where you “surf” other member’s web pages in exchange for credits. The credits you accumulate are used to show your web pages to other members.

The concept is very simple. Most traffic exchanges also make use of banners and links that you can show to other members using your credits. The amount of credits you earn will depend on the ratio that is used, but this varies per traffic exchange. And, many give out bonus credits or freebie credits to members.

Traffic Exchanges can be used to bring in targeted traffic to your web pages. There is a time limit on how long members have to view a web page, so this is your chance to get your offer seen by hundreds if not thousands of potential prospects. The minimum time is around seven seconds, with some traffic exchanges being as high as 15 seconds.

If you have a site or web page that could use an increase in web traffic, then traffic exchanges are a great way to get it. All it takes is signing up to the most popular exchanges and spending an hour or so surfing for credits.

You may be wondering what the popular traffic exchanges are. Well, that’s going to be explained in my next post when I discuss how to best use Traffic Exchanges and get maximum results for your efforts.

So, stay tuned for my next post!


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