The Best Internet Marketing Tip
Posted by admin on Monday, October 5, 2009 · 5 Comments 
I was thinking what
would be the best
Internet Marketing
tip I could give
anyone, something
that’s
important in my own
online business. And
since traffic is the
blood of Internet
Marketing,
that’s gotta
be what the tip
should be about.
It’s rather
simple tip, and
seems
straightforward when
you know it, but you
wouldn’t
believe how many
people miss the
point.
First, I have to
set things straight
– you have to
offer value. You
can’t just
have an affiliate
link with a
copy/paste ad and
expect buyers to
flood your site. If
that’s all you
have, you will have
to work hard to get
tons of traffic and
even harder to
convert it to sales.
It amazes me how
people put so little
effort into their
offer and then spend
an enormous amount
of time to get
traffic which
doesn’t even
convert.You need to provide
value in exchange
for the money people
would give you.
Whether it’s a
unique product or a
unique review of an
affiliate offer. The
key is to answer to
something that
people are asking
for (that’s
why it’s also
a good idea to check
Yahoo! Answers, not
only to drop your
links but to get
ideas). The more you
give the more you
get in result.
Now the tip I was
gonna talk about is
how to drive the
traffic to your
wonderful offer.
There’s one
thing to understand
here – people
who are interested
in different niches
hang out in certain
places online.
Google is not be all
and end all. Yes,
ranking your site
for your niche
keywords can be
enough to make your
business, but it can
be a long and/or
expensive process.
That’s not the
tip I have in mind.
The best tip
I’ve ever got
was to find those
places where your
potential buyers
hang out. It’s
simple, it’s
common sense, but I
had never quite put
my finger on it
until I was told.
The best example is
forums. There are
forums probably in
any niche and you
can put your link in
front of all those
people freely. Well,
there are rules to
follow and you must
not spam, but
compared to SEO and
PPC it’s
nothing in terms of
effort and expenses.
Here’s a
possible plan of
action:
- Find out the #1 problem that people in your niche have and put up an offer to address it. It best works if you give the solution away for free (though it’s not always possible) and adding them to your sales funnel.
- Join the most popular forums in your niche and add a link to your signature, if the rules allow.
- Join in the conversation, post helpful and interesting posts.
I’ve tried
this many times with
different offers and
signature copy, and
while you have to
find the best
headline through
experimenting, if
you find something
that the community
is interested in,
the traffic
explodes. You
don’t have to
make a lot of posts
either – you
will be noticed as
long as your posts
add value.
The next step would
be establishing
yourself as an
authority by
answering
people’s
questions. That can
really ramp up your
click through rate
as well as the
conversions, once
you become a known
and respected figure
in the community. It
takes time, but
it’s very well
worth it. I’ve
seen many folks
through the years
coming up with
ideas, bringing them
to life an ramping
them up to success
all on the forums
where they’ve
once joined as
complete newbies.
All this applies to
other websites that
people in your niche
visit – social
networks, authority
sites where you can
submit your
articles, and most
of the time it
doesn’t cost
you anything except
the time you would
be spending for
participating in the
community of your
niche anyway.
So that’s the
Internet marketing
tip I wanted to
share. It’s
simple but very
underrated and often
misused, however
understanding it
well can bring tons
of targeted traffic
to your offer almost
effortlessly.
October 6th, 2009 at 5:37 am
The post is good and the explanation that has been given regarding the marketing strategy is also decent. While marketing a business on Internet, it is the prime duty of the marketer that he or she makes sure that the products and strategies that they have selected are good enough to produce results. Remember that the world of Internet is a big one and is growing quickly. To make most out of it, you need to be conscious and have to make use of the opportunities honestly.
October 6th, 2009 at 7:43 am
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October 23rd, 2009 at 6:25 am
Hello,
I’m at the stage with one of my websites where I’ve already established myself as an authority by answering people’s questions. My web site on horse genetics, which is Google #1 and #2 for its main keyword. (And I am an expert in this area).
Trouble is I’m getting too many questions and could drown under my inbox messages if I printed them out! As you can imagine it can take ages! Often times my answer involves information the asker could’ve worked out, if they’d read more of my website…
I’ve just written and am about to launch a diploma in the subject, but I think most people really just want a quick answer to their own personal queries.
Any suggestions? How do I capitalize on this? I’m concerned about the insurance situation of becoming a paid consultant – should I get it wrong (I’m often going on vague, confused, opinionated or incomplete evidence…. in theory some matters could, in extreme, result in foal death if I got it wrong!)
Any other suggestions very welcome indeed!
Oshun
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:28 am
Or should I just get some sort of insurance perhaps (I’m in the UK, if anyone knows what sort…), and then charge a small fee? Osh
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Hi Oshun,
You could compile all those questions and answers and release them as an ebook, which you can sell or give away. I obviously don’t know much about your niche, but a possible model would be giving away the ebook to add people to your emal list, create a follow up sequence with some tips and advice, and selling one-on-one consultations for a good fee in the backend. You can get away with a high fee if you build a relationship with them and make them trust you first.