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- The Missing Link Between Dreaming and Experience - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2009 from Nelson TanWhat did Napoleon Hill say? "Whatever the mind of Man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." A biblical verse inspires young men to dream dreams and old men to see visions for almost 2000 years. Even a Buddhist saying is quoted, "If you want to know your past life, look into your present ...
Views: 1178(1 vote) - How To Rewrite One Good Article Under One Hour - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2009 from Nelson TanArticle marketing is a very good way to accumulate backlinks that point back to your site and generate visitors. Unfortunately, search engine companies like Google have clammed down hard on duplicate content so your works must appear somewhat 'original' or unique to be acceptable in article ...
Views: 988(1 vote) - 10 Commandments To Maximizing Your Time In Forum Participation - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Nelson TanHere are 10 very simple and practical tips for you to maximize the ROI out of your time spent in online forums. 1) Gain an idea/keep in touch of what is happening in the Internet Marketing scene (strategies, product, news). 2) Help others as well as yourself to solve a 'how to' problem ...
Views: 835 - 10 Principles To Apply In Building Your Online Business - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Nelson TanIn the years I've invested myself in dedication to the business of Internet Marketing, I've observed that though technologies and different fields of expertise appear and recede overtime like any other ever-changing business outlook, only timeless, universal principles remain. The first and ...
Views: 750 - 11 Steps To Publishing Success - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2008 from Nelson TanEven if your best friend owns a top publishing company, giving you an immediate "in", this does not guarantee publishing success. First, you have to write a quality book that has a clear target audience. And your book must answer a common problem or need that audience shares. Then you have to ...
Views: 868 - 15 Creative And Profitable Ways To Use Autoresponders - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2008 from Nelson TanAn interested visitor who has been strolling through your site has finally come to just what she is looking for and is about to make a purchase. It's a sunny afternoon, and her cat, who happens to be sitting on the moss under the visitor's large fifty-year-old snow-rose bonsai tree, suddenly ...
Views: 808 - 15 Creative And Profitable Ways To Use Autoresponders - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2008 from Nelson TanAn interested visitor who has been strolling through your site has finally come to just what she is looking for and is about to make a purchase. It's a sunny afternoon, and her cat, who happens to be sitting on the moss under the visitor's large fifty-year-old snow-rose bonsai tree, suddenly ...
Views: 785 - 3 Big Reasons Why Online Businesses Fail And Ultimately Disappear - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2008 from Nelson Tan1. Quite often, the entrepreneur has no idea how to market/sell the product without offending anyone. Even though they may be a great inventor, importer, writer, etc., they don't know how to create a benefit-oriented sales message because they are not in touch with their customers. 2. They ...
Views: 828 - 4 Types Of Mind, 4 Types Of People - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2008 from Nelson TanBe aware of who you are talking to. During a verbal interaction, regardless of whether it's over the phone, a meeting, a group discussion, in a party, or just plain talk, 4 predominant types of people emerge in the way they speak to you... 1) The close-minded: You will find it very tough to ...
Views: 1077 - 5 Money-On-Demand Secrets To Creating Great Adsense Sites - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2008 from Nelson TanThe rage to milk money from Adsense continues into 2008. While there are many different ways to do this, it's no secret Google is keeping a watchful eye on spam sites which automatically generate pages consistently on a daily basis. Every now and then, Adsense 'experts' would introduce a ...
Views: 830 - 7 Effective Methods Of Getting Targeted Traffic - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Nelson TanI never believe in buying traffic. How do you think visitors come to know me? Did they pay to know me? Most probably they subscribed because of a free download in the first place. You may not remember how but YOU are the traffic. You are targeted because I hit your hot button correctly :) There ...
Views: 822 - Do You Believe In "Step-By-Step" Syste ms? - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2008 from Nelson TanI'm refering to those products titled as "How to make so-and-so $$$ in so-and-so days" even if you don't know what to do. The product creators then proceed to show their screen-captured checks on their sales pages. Well, nothing wrong with them. These type of packages are like the "Greatest ...
Views: 823 - Features To Look For When Choosing A Web Host - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2008 from Nelson TanWhen choosing a web host, not just any host will do. There are specific features that you need to look for, as well as additional features that will be required depending on what your plans for your website are. It is important that you make sure that your web host is able to accommodate your ...
Views: 763 - Giving Thanks With A Purpose - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2009 from Nelson TanI know Thanksgiving Day is a US-centric holiday and I even had to do a Google search to find out which day it actually falls on. Sounds kinda ignorant of me, like "which day should I start giving thanks huh?" I suppose Thanksgiving should not be a day, but an everyday attitude of gratitude. The ...
Views: 1096 - How Cost-Per-Click (CPC) In AdWords Affects AdSense - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2008 from Nelson TanDespite the so-called "Death of AdSense" (which happens to be a smart marketing ploy), there are still a few good success stories. At least, the marketers who carry the right beliefs within them know what they are doing to persevere and achieve desired results. One of these correct beliefs is ...
Views: 719 - How Cost-Per-Click (CPC) In AdWords Affects AdSense - by Submitted on May 01, 2008 from Nelson TanDespite the so-called "Death of AdSense" (which happens to be a smart marketing ploy), there are still a few good success stories. At least, the marketers who carry the right beliefs within them know what they are doing to persevere and achieve desired results. One of these correct beliefs is ...
Views: 735 - How To Analyze Website Traffic - by Submitted on May 04, 2008 from Nelson TanAnalyzing your web traffic statistics can be an invaluable tool for a number of different reasons. But before you can make full use of this tool, you need to understand how to interpret the data. Most web hosting companies will provide you with basic web traffic information that you then have ...
Views: 924 - How To Be A Successful Web 2.0 Puppetmaster - by Submitted on May 12, 2008 from Nelson TanOne of the key characteristics of Web 2.0 is participation, collaboration and moderation through the use of web applications. Web 2.0 sites derive their power from the human connections and network effects from this characteristic that is made possible, and grow in effectiveness the more people ...
Views: 812 - How To Be A Successful Web 2.0 Puppetmaster - by Submitted on May 15, 2008 from Nelson TanOne of the key characteristics of Web 2.0 is participation, collaboration and moderation through the use of web applications. Web 2.0 sites derive their power from the human connections and network effects from this characteristic that is made possible, and grow in effectiveness the more people ...
Views: 872 - How To Bypass Mediocrity And Achieve Mastery - by Submitted on May 15, 2008 from Nelson TanMastery in one's career and consciousness growth simply requires that we constantly produce results beyond and out of the ordinary. Mastery is a product of consistently going beyond our limits. For most people, it starts with technical excellence in a chosen field and a commitment to that ...
Views: 908 - How To Create An Effective Newsletter - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2008 from Nelson TanThe typical form of newsletter is a one-way communication where you provide information to customers, such as product updates and announcements. Creating a successful newsletter can be extremely rewarding. Subscribers and customers respond with glowing feedback, online sales jump and your ...
Views: 770 - How To Create Google Sitemaps In 7 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2008 from Nelson TanIn case you haven't heard of Google Sitemaps (BETA), it is a new program set up by Google to encourage webmasters to create a special XML-format sitemap file for Google to spider through. If you go through the official page, you will find yourself boggled if you are not very good at ...
Views: 969 - How To Evaluate Website Performance - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2008 from Nelson TanSetting up a website is the very first step of an Internet marketing campaign, and the success or failure of your site depends greatly on how specifically you have defined your website goals. If you don't know what you want your site to accomplish, it will most likely fail to accomplish ...
Views: 879 - How To Find The Right Keywords To Optimize Search Engine Results - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2008 from Nelson TanSearch engines are the vehicles that drive potential customers to your websites. But in order for visitors to reach their destination—your website—you need to provide them with specific and effective signs that will direct them right to your site. You do this by creating carefully chosen ...
Views: 879 - How To Geotarget Ads For Localized Leads - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2009 from Nelson TanIt is a missed opportunity for businesses not to promote on the Internet. For those which are already doing it, it is another challenge to execute a geotargeted marketing campaign to accurately attract location-based leads. In this article I will write about the key steps and tools a webmaster ...
Views: 1079 - How To Increase Link Popularity - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2008 from Nelson TanSearch engines are the gateway to the Internet; they are the first tool that potential customers use to find the products and services they need. This is why link popularity is so imperative. If the customers do not find your website, you have no possibilities of making any sales. You're ...
Views: 1117 - How To Increase Your Search Engine Ranking - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2008 from Nelson TanThe methods employed to increase your search engine rankings may seem like rocket science to you, so you have probably avoided dealing with this issue. I am here to tell you--the time has come to face your website! A high search engine ranking for your website is so essential that if you have ...
Views: 1001 - How To Index And Maintain Your Pages In The Search Engines - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2008 from Nelson TanWho controls the Internet? Don't be surprised if we say it's the major search engine (SE) companies. While it gets more baffling to keep up with their ever-changing algorithms or whatever criteria (as and when they like it) and more convenient to label them as notorious for indexing your web ...
Views: 853 - How To Monitor Search Engine Positions - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2008 from Nelson TanSince search engines are the first stop for people on the Internet looking for goods or services, the position your website appears in search results is an important factor. If your URL shows up far down the results list, the chances of the consumer never finding you increase incrementally. Once ...
Views: 1218 - How To Play The Game Of Paid URL Inclusion - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2008 from Nelson TanThere are many ways to promote your website and one of the most efficient ways is to use search engines. Search engines are the first stop for most people trying to find information, services, and products online. Because of this, it is essential that your website appears quickly in search ...
Views: 838 - How To Profit From Your Pay-Per-Click Advertising Campaigns - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2008 from Nelson TanAdvertising your services or products on the Internet is both extremely effective and extremely competitive. There are several ways to go about attracting traffic to your website; Pay-Per-Click is one of the options you can choose from, along with developing an SEO, or search engine optimization ...
Views: 764 - How To Protect Your Search Engine Rankings - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Nelson TanYour website's ranking on search engines is a vital element of your overall marketing campaign, and there are ways to improve your link popularity through legitimate methods. Unfortunately, the Internet is populated by bands of dishonest webmasters seeking to improve their link popularity by ...
Views: 743 - How To Refine Your Google Search - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Nelson Tan1. Use the addition (+) sign to make sure you get all the terms in your search results. So: '+internet +marketing +strategies' will get you results containing all those words, leaving out web pages that only contain 'internet'. 2. Use the subtraction (-) sign to exclude references that you are ...
Views: 772 - How To Select A Search Engine Optimization Company - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2008 from Nelson TanA search engine optimization company can be an invaluable asset in your Internet Marketing campaign. They specialize in knowing how to raise your search engine positions, monitoring those positions on the regular basis, and adjusting their strategies to account for undesirable results in any ...
Views: 958 - How To Start Your Own Affiliate Program And Get An Instant Army Of Affiliates - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Nelson TanWhen you want to take control and are thinking of starting your own affiliate program, there are certain things you will need to offer. You need to make it easy for affiliates to get on board and get started right away. To do this, you will need to offer them certain things to work with. You ...
Views: 1015 - How To Upsell - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2008 from Nelson TanUpselling is the art of selling the next consecutive product immediately after your customers have bought the first one. This helps you ride on his/her purchasing momentum. The normal advice is that upselling occurs on the Thank You/product download page. Actually, if you can make a sharp ...
Views: 887 - How To Use Twitter To Generate Traffic - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2008 from Nelson TanTwitter is still a relatively new social networking site, and there are still thousands of marketers who are not using it to its full potential. Some are not using it at all. As with just about any other social networking site you can mention, you have to put in the work at the start to ...
Views: 1282 - How To Write An Effective Web Copy - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2009 from Nelson TanWriting an effective web copy begins with an understanding of what the goals of your website are. Are you trying to get your visitors to purchase something or have them sign up for your newsletter? Remember you are trying to get someone whom you can't see and have never met take a step towards ...
Views: 784 - Individual Thinking vs. Group Thinking - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2008 from Nelson TanThere must be POWER in collective decision-making. We guess it is safer to say group thinking is more reliable than individual thinking. Throughout human history there is a secret consensus within shared cultures that uphold great societies, countries and civilizations and they had their 15 ...
Views: 7402 - Major Traffic Source of the Future (Actually Now): Blogs - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2009 from Nelson TanIf you view web pages as the original publishing platform since the Big Bang of the World Wide Web, surely this variant platform called 'blog' and its increasing popularity heralds another mode of information publishing and communication. Maybe 10 years down the road another new platform is born ...
Views: 788 - The Essence of Affiliate Management - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2009 from Nelson TanIf you have a product that you want to sell, whether it's an e-book, audio or video, it's usually a very wise idea to create an affiliate program around it. If you have an affiliate program for your product, you will get a ton of traffic that you would not normally have received. The reason is ...
Views: 818 - The One and Only Secret to Ultimate Success - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2009 from Nelson TanIn English idiom, "2 left feet" refers to an inept dancer and generally, a clumsy person. Putting this meaning aside, I wish I had 2 left feet so that I don't have to worry whether to go left or right, so I'll just stick to left and let Life happens as it always does, and if I walk left long ...
Views: 756 - The True Joy of Eating - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2009 from Nelson TanEating is supposed to be a pleasurable experience, but in this day and age of the 21st century, our pace of life has grown to a point where we simply rush through our food and not pay particular attention to what we are filling our stomach with. All sorts of health problems like obesity and ...
Views: 1023 - The Two Worlds of Kobe Bryant - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2009 from Nelson Tan"To go from that legal type of setting to the basketball court in one day requires amazing concentration," Lakers forward Rick Fox says. "And Kobe is not only doing it, but he's growing as a player at the same time—if that's possible." Back when Kobe was fighting against a charge of ...
Views: 2159 - Underrated Traffic Source: Expired Domains - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2008 from Nelson TanYou may be interested to buy those traffic blasting software in the market but please don't ever believe in buying a list. The fact that this kind of head count doesn't come to you directly and willingly will prove you still can't sell or please everybody in the list. Worse, you never know ...
Views: 887 - Understanding The Benefits and Advantages of Using Autoresponders - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Nelson TanIf you've reached the point of exhaustion trying to keep up with answering the mountain of e-mails that threatens to bury you alive every single day, you're ready to learn about autoresponders. The bad news is that people expect prompt replies to their e-mail inquiries. However, unless you can ...
Views: 1256 - Understanding The Need For Change, The Impact Of Habits And The Foundation Of Principles - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2009 from Nelson TanDo you recall the classic statement, "the only constant is change"? It is an ever-present phenomenon, and by comprehension at the level of man's intelligence, a tricky one, because change is in constant clash with timeless principles, which by evidence of established patterns, do not ...
Views: 969 - What a Weekly Newsletter Can Do for You - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2009 from Nelson TanRunning your own free newsletter or e-zine can bring massive benefits to your website and profits. Did you know that newsletters are one of the most important components for you to drive traffic to your website and build your online business? The popularity of newsletters is based on the thirst ...
Views: 901 - What is Your Unique Selling Position? - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from Nelson TanOne of the biggest issues any business would face is its unique position in the market. If you've not got a unique position, then you'll find that you've got nowhere to "stand out" of the crowd throughout your promotion. USPs were originally defined around the 40s as a position a company took ...
Views: 1018 - Wipe Out Your Competitors with 3 'Be' Tips! - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from Nelson TanI had a passionate conversation with my cousin over this idea of "Internet Marketing". He asked as many questions as I can answer accordingly. One significant question he asked is about how to compete with 'so many people and websites' in this business. This is the first time I'm ever asked ...
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