Whether you promote other people's products or your own, making money online becomes far easier when you know how.
Here are 10 Quick Tips for Working Smarter and Earning More.
Tip #1: Offer quality content If there's a first rule in Internet Marketing, this is it.
And not just something to think about somewhere down the road but from the first day your Web site goes live.
Also make your site really inviting.
For most people perception is reality.
No one wants to buy from an ugly, poorly designed site that looks like a dog's breakfast anymore.
Does it look professional; is it consistent in look, feel and design; does it offer enough information about what you do, and do you have a compelling sales message for your product/service.
Tip #2: Keep your site looking fresh Yes! And one way to do so is to create two (or more) versions of your home page and randomly switch them - you can do this by using a Homepage Randomizer script.
Most Randomizer scripts will update your home page once a day so that visitors and search engines returning to your site will see a different home page each time they return, thus giving the illusion of a vibrant, regularly updated site.
Tip #3: Add motivational triggers to your offers Triggers such the Exit agents, Live Agents, etc.
designed to jump into action as soon as they sense that someone's about to abandon your site.
Not only are they remarkable in terms of making a second offer with impact, they're second to none in terms of pushing customers to take action now and helping to slash Web site Abandonment in half! They're also handy in terms of making up-sell & cross-sell, holding exit surveys, reducing customer support, and a whole lot more...
Tip #4: Add a Blog to Your Web site Blogging is by no means new, but still a really great way to inform your readers, showcase your expertise, build traffic and attract new customers.
You'll need consistent, daily traffic to help stimulate and keep your customers loyal.
Fortunately the search engines love blogs.
You can also link to social media profiles such as Twitter and keep everyone informed of your latest posts.
Overall it's a great way keep others in your industry informed and brand yourself.
But importantly, it's still a remarkable way to keep your customers loyal and increase sales.
Tip #5: Setup a Twitter account Having a Twitter account is a really cool way to build a business from scratch or market the business you already have.
Importantly, you can use your Web site or blog as a natural extension of your tweets.
And while Twitter is about relationship building as opposed to blatant, in-your-face advertising, there's an untold number of ways to build a loyal Twitter following and start making sales for just about anything you promote.
Tip #6: Start an affiliate program Everyday people (in jeans and t-shirts) are running their own affiliate programs and making up to five and six figure incomes with ease.
So can you and one way to begin is by creating online material: ebooks, reports, etc.
, branded with their affiliate links and let your affiliates download and post them everywhere online.
It'll reduce your profit margin per product, but the secret in in the numbers.
An untold number of new customers who otherwise may not have even known your name but who may now become satisfied customers--even for life.
Tip #7: Stop hackers and thieves stealing from your download page One of the many advantages of selling digital products is the incredible ease with which they can be delivered.
Unfortunately, with such ease of distribution comes a downside--illegal copies, usually stolen directly from a download page.
Fortunately there's an increasing number of digital protection tools that you can now use to combat that threat, or fight back.
More importantly, increase sales.
Tip #8: Promote two or more offers with a single URL Hover Ads or overlay frames are among some of the coolest new ways to achieve this and I can't over state how powerful a free, low key advertising technique this really is, especially when using Social Media Web sites such as Twitter, etc.
, to market your business, or from Web sites where direct, in-your-face advertising isn't allowed.
Tip #9: Offer customers more ways to pay Accept all major credit cards, Debit Cards, Checks, including electronic checks.
PayPal is also a must have.
It's a sign of security and may, in fact, be the only payment processor that many of your potential customers have ever used.
For you, it's also one of the easiest ways to start taking payments online.
All that's required is a bank account and a valid email address.
Tip #10: Build an opt-in list Good marketing isn't just about taking orders.
It's about getting new customers and keeping them and there's no better way to achieve this than to build your own opt-in email list, a list of contacts that you can reach at any time.
Importantly, a responsive list of contacts waiting to be mined not just once but over and over again as your business grows.
So if you do nothing else at the early stages of your online business this is a must.
Build it fast! It's the best known way to get repeat visitors and customers to your site - far easier than getting a stranger to visit or buy even once.
Hope this article helps in some way.
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Keep it in your Web site improvement or update file or add it to your planning list.
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