Posted by kristinewirth on August 19
Nothing matters more than promoting your website if you’re looking to get more traffic. Especially if that site is brand new. It takes a lot of hard work and effort on your part to get a site up and operating and as soon as it is, you’ll also want to plan as to how you can get that site seen by as many people as possible without having it cost you an arm and a leg.
Thankfully, you don’t need a small fortune to start marketing your site; there are lots of free ways to get yourself started online and here’s just a handful of them to help get you started.
Pingbacks for your blog
If you run a WordPress blog on your site, did you know that if you link to another WordPress blog within a post you make on your own site, the site owner of the website you are linking to will automatically get notified that someone has linked to them?
This is known as a pingback and it’s very likely that the owner of the blog you’ve linked to will return the favor. This is a great way to get links to your site from associated blogs within your area of expertise.
Write a Free e-book & Give it Away
As a way to get more people to view your website, take some of the content you’ve already added to your website, re-write them a lttle bit and then compile it into a PDF e-book.
This not only gives people who visit your site a free gift just for visiting but will also give you the opportunity to showcase your expertise on a certain topic.
When you create your PDF e-book (and you can do so for free using Open Office), don’t forget to add links back to your website within the footers of the book.
Once you’ve done that, you can add this free e-book to your own site to entice people to sign up to your mailing list, or you can simply give that book away to free e-book sites that are already getting plenty of traffic such as:
Publish Articles
If you’ve been online for any amount of time, you’ll already know that writing articles is one tried and true approach to getting links and website traffic. This is because it works. Write articles that center around your area of expertise and submit them to well-known and popular online article directories.
When you write your short biography of yourself that’s included with all of your articles, remember to use the keywords and phrases that you want to rank well for within your anchor text. And also remember to link to other pages within your site as well, not just your home page.
It’s also important to note that not all article directories are created equal. There are a few standouts that will get you the most traffic to your site.
These are:
Answer Questions
There are lots of sites that have popped up online over the past couple of years that let anyone at all ask a question about any topic whatsoever. Since these websites are typically organized by category, it’s relatively easy to find a question within your area of expertise that you can answer. This answer can also include a link back to your website.
Some of the more popular sites that fall into this category are:
Online Classifieds
Online classifieds are yet another way to get more visitors to your site. Some of these websites are free and others require you to pay a minimal charge. In either case, they’re all usually extremely affordable for the massive amounts of exposure that you can get.
One important factor to keep in mind about online classified sites is to use the keywords and phrases that you want your site to be found for within the advertisement itself; especially the title of the ad.
Within the ad, you also want to give people who view your ad a reason to come and visit your site. Are you offering them something for free? If so, make sure that they know what it is. Make your ad as crystal clear as you possibly can so that when people do eventually visit, they’ll know what to expect once they get there.
Some classified ad sites to consider are:
Remember to read all the terms and conditions for each individual site as they will each be a little different.
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Posted by kristinewirth on September 9
I promised you yesterday that I would let you know when the Commission Blueprint doors were open…and today’s the day!
Actually, right now.
It’s likely going to be one of the most sought after products in internet marketing history…As a result, you’re going to have to act fast in order to grab a copy because the last time these guys released a product, it sold out in HOURS and left thousands of people out in the cold.
==> Click here now.
So what is it anyway?
How will it benefit YOU?
Why is it different from all the other hyped-up courses you always hear about?
Here are some specifics:
- You get on-going support from both their help desk and forum (a rarity).
- You’ll get lifetime access to the entire selection of “in-house” tools that they use to make thousands of dollars a week in affiliate marketing (this alone saves you tons of money in subscription payments).
- You’ll get over 50 videos and 20 instruction manuals showing you the fastest way to quit your job selling other people’s stuff. (the quality of material is outstanding).
- You’ll get case studies and insider knowledge about promotions that have generated as much as $500,000 in pure profit (unheard of and essential for success).
- If you have the money to spend on advertising, you’ll be shown countless ways to explode your profits and ROI.
- If you DON’T have money to spend, you’ll be thrown a ton of techniques to get your website traffic and sales without spending any money…
- And this is just the beginning:
==> Click to visit.
The truth is this…
There are hundreds of affiliate marketing products released onto the market each year but this one is *totally* unique…like nothing you’ve EVER seen before.
Check out the following video as soon as you possibly can. And then you’ll understand why.
And don’t forget, it’s only available for a few days…I’ll send you a reminder as it gets closer to closing to the public.
==> Click here to go to Commission Blueprint 2.0
We’ll talk soon,
Kristine
(I tried to keep this shorter than yesterday! Yesterday’s post was 566 characters. Today’s is 364 even with this little snippet. Not bad!)
Posted by kristinewirth on September 8
I know that It’s been awhile. I’ve been hard at work on a DIY SEO video series over at BoneheadSEO.com that is nearing it’s completion and have been working my tail end off lately getting it finished.
I know, I know, you probably don’t care so much about that…but what you might care about is something coming out tomorrow.
It’s VERY likely that over the past week or so you’ve heard about Commission Blueprint 2.0 that’s coming out tomorrow…now hear me out on this one.
I actually own the first Commission Blueprint product (unlike what a vast majority of others can say) and it was hands-down one of the BEST products I’ve ever owned. And we’re talking about over 13 years of online experience here…so when I say that, it’s a big deal.
Plus, I’m one of a pre-selected group of people that were allowed to get you in on this product. (I think that’s kinda cool.)
Now I know that if you’re like most people (including myself) you just roll your eyes when it comes to some product that’s being promoted over and over again by everyone and their brother.
And I promise you that tomorrow will be one of the biggest days in “pushing products” you’ll ever see because EVERYONE wants to jump on the 9/9/2009 bandwagon.
But…if I can have your ear for a second…I highly encourage you to at least head on over to http://commissionblueprint20.com/cb20.php and watch the three videos they have there for you and make an educated decision for yourself.
If you’ve ever wanted a way for someone to walk you through step-by-step the entire process of Affiliate Marketing and in such a way that it’s understandable for even the greenest of newbies, (and even for those who consider themselves advanced affiliate marketers), then I highly recommend you at least give it a chance.
Don’t simply ignore it just because you’ve seen too many product promotions lately – I truly feel that would be to your detriment. (and I’ll be the first to admit that I am completely guilty of that).
When you first visit the site there are three videos.
The first one that you’ll get to is one that explains “How is this different from the first Commission Blueprint product?”
As you scroll to the bottom of the page, you’ll see two additional videos:
- The Game is Changing
- The Keyword Revolution
Again, I highly encourage you to watch those videos which are full of great content that you can start to use in your online business.
Watch the videos: http://commissionblueprint20.com/cb20.php
Steve gives you access to a report (no charge of course) that is already making people some money (as verified in their forum) – again, you can get to that forum by clicking the link on the page.
I highly recommend you watch everything right now and, as soon as the doors open tomorrow, I will let you know. Here’s the link to the site again:
http://commissionblueprint20.com/cb20.php
Oh and before I forget, they’re taking it off of the market on September 16, 2009 – so it’s only available for a few days.
*YES, this is a promotional post!* 
