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		<title>Auto Responders: Great Marketing Techniques</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/auto-responders-great-marketing-techniques_161/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The Internet offers many means of affordable marketing with auto responders.. Here are a couple of popular ways of using them.</p>
<p> DIRECTORY<br /> Most webmasters set up link or article directories on their sites. They create a directory on a specific industry topic,&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Internet offers many means of affordable marketing with auto responders.. Here are a couple of popular ways of using them.</p>
<p> DIRECTORY<br /> Most webmasters set up link or article directories on their sites. They create a directory on a specific industry topic, placing their own ad or banner along the top.. Then they invite others to add their website links via a link exchange program, listing themselves in your directory.. Or they invite articles to be submitted that includes a resource box at the bottom of each with a link to the author’s website. This results on increased <a target="_blank" href="http://www.webtrafficcom.com">web traffic</a> as sites link up across the World Wide Web. Enter “link exchange software” or “article directory software” into a favorite search engine for help with each.</p>
<p> TEACH A COURSE<br /> Some Internet Marketers write up a simple step-by-step instructional class in their area of expertise. Then they simplify it into smaller portions or messages and place them in an auto responder as email messages, including short ads within each message to invite sales &amp; website visits. Then they invite web visitors to sign up through on online form or email subscription address given through the auto responder service. As more peopls sign up, they will learn more about the products and services through the teaching series.</p>
<p> Instead of publishing all of your customer testimonials or endorsements on your website, publish only a few there. And set up an auto responder form that invites visitors to receive a complete list via your.Give them a power-packed list; it&#8217;s more effective to include all of them. Try to mix and match. Change your auto responder strategy to change your auto responder results!</p>
<p>Collect vital customer satisfaction information by giving out a survey thru an auto responder to those who sign up on your site in exchange for a free eBook, software or trial period at your membership site.  This type of information will help you understand their needs, likes &amp; dislikes better</p>
<p>Auto responder marketing techniques are just like a good fashioned <a target="_blank" href="http://www.top-seo-services.com">top seo services</a> with a great <a target="_blank" href="http://www.clowcreative.com">website design</a> and good flow of web traffic: they both can do your internet marketing business good.</p>
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		<title>What Internet Marketing Program Is Right For You</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/what-internet-marketing-program-is-right-for-you_160/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing program]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>In an online business, it is important that one has an <strong><a target="_blank" title="internet marketing program" href="http://internetmarketingisnuts.com/">Internet marketing program</a></strong> that will bring revenue to the business and attract more visitors to come to visit your website. It&#8217;s just not simply posting images and content online so&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In an online business, it is important that one has an <strong><a target="_blank" title="internet marketing program" href="http://internetmarketingisnuts.com/">Internet marketing program</a></strong> that will bring revenue to the business and attract more visitors to come to visit your website. It&#8217;s just not simply posting images and content online so someone could read it. Your Internet marketing program must be focused on creating a larger number of prospect clients that will be drawn to your website and have them support the product or the service that your business is offering.</p>
<p>If you would like to succeed in your online business venture you have to deal with hard work in the beginning. After which, if your Internet marketing program works, you will be able to gain more and more clients and visitors all the time. Then sooner or later, you will be able to gain more and more money down into your pocket.</p>
<p>To tell you frankly, not all entrepreneurs who have thought of venturing their business on the Internet succeeded. This is due for so many reasons but may lead to only one, and that is because their Internet marketing program didn&#8217;t work at all.</p>
<p>So, you&#8217;re probably thinking what <strong><a target="_blank" title="internet marketing program" href="http://internetmarketingisnuts.com/">Internet marketing program</a></strong> would work, right? Well, you will be able to deliver an Internet marketing program in accordance to the marketing strategies that you may have learned from experience in doing business online. If this is the initial time that you are going to do this, then it&#8217;s best that you do the research on your own regarding online marketing strategies that you can use in building a business on the Internet, and that would definitely help.</p>
<p>An <strong><a target="_blank" title="internet marketing program" href="http://internetmarketingisnuts.com/">Internet marketing program</a></strong> should be capable of assisting you in terms of gaining popularity online as well as bringing more people into your website to get to know more about what you are offering them either if it&#8217;s merchandise, goods or services. A successful Internet marketing program should generate traffic to your website to get more prospect clients.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s say for instance, article writing, this strategy can be very effective and must be included as a part of your Internet marketing program. Through article writing and article submission, you will be able to add in a link or what they call as a resource box that would lead people into your website. There are a lot of online users who depends on articles for information, so to further elaborate on certain statements in the article, you can then point people into a link for your website and from there they can explore.</p>
<p>Now, that you are equipped with this information, you can definitely formulate ideas for your Internet marketing program. If it works, then you&#8217;ll be earning a lot of money from all that hard work you&#8217;ve completed.</p>
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		<title>Increase Conversions by Optimizing Your Google Adwords Campaign</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/increase-conversions-by-optimizing-your-google-adwords-campaign_159/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 17:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[adwords]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[creating ad campaigns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[effective ad campaign]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[google adwords]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pay per click]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Setting up and working with your Google Adwords campaign isn’t a one-time project, and many people who just set up their initial campaign and then ‘wait’for results fail to make use of the true potential behind the Google Adwords system. </p>
<p> Making&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Setting up and working with your Google Adwords campaign isn’t a one-time project, and many people who just set up their initial campaign and then ‘wait’for results fail to make use of the true potential behind the Google Adwords system. </p>
<p> Making the most out of ad campaigns belongs to the experts domain since they have already perfected their techniques in getting results with their work but you can also produce your targeted result without having to equal the same amount of skillfulness through basic knolwedge on keyword-copy combinations and making sense of its principles.</p>
<p> The good news is, you can now have a solid basis on what to do with your ad campaign as Perry Marshall (author of The Definitive Guide to Google Adwords) shares some techniques and strategies for monitoring, tracking, and analyzing the result of your campaigns. The steps have already been prepared for you; making the most out of your campaign is hassle-free because many <a target="_blank" href="http://www.perrymarshall.com/google/pay-per-click-program/">pay per click program</a> experts related simple and easy-to-use processes to help you get started with your own. </p>
<p> You can begin by creating content-rich landing pages. The first step in encouraging more visitors to click on your ads is to put plenty of quality information on your page, meaning, it has to contain relevant keywords and keyphrases to your ad&#8217;s featured or offered incentive. This makes it easier to find the page in Google search results, and also helps keep the cost-per-click for the keywords in your ad at a minimum.</p>
<p> Next, you’ll want to eliminate the usage of all ‘negative’ keywords from your ad. These negative keywords pertain to those that usually send in your site unnecessary or wrong kind of traffic. To concretize this, if your business is selling of gardening books and tools &#8212; you would not want to receive or attract visitors who wanted free gardening tips and events especially if your site is not offering them at all. When using the Google <a target="_blank" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Opq1AAAACAAJ&amp;dq=adwords">Adwords</a> Keyword Selector Tool, simply remove the terms &#8216;free&#8217; and &#8216;events&#8217; from your list and you can achieve your desired results as far as your target is concerned.</p>
<p> You’ll also want to read your competitor’s ads regularly. Making sure your ad stands apart from the competition is essential for a successful campaign; if your ad sounds or looks too similar to your competitor’s ad campaign, you could be missing a large portion of qualified traffic. </p>
<p> In the same way, you can think of possible and highly unusual angles as you introduce the same information to create impact; your headline must bear words that are action-oriented, and all the main words must be written in all caps. Keeping an eye on your rivals&#8217; ads also gives you an added advantage; using this technique allows you to evaluate which keywords perform better and those do not generate results.</p>
<p> Generate the most click-throughs in your niche, by keeping in mind that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.perrymarshall.com">Google Adwords</a> campaign&#8217;s optimization and fine-tuning are necessary in your ad&#8217;s success rate. Follow all the techniques mentioned here and you can be assured optimal performance in your Google Adwords campaign.</p>
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		<title>7 Proven Methods For More Traffic</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/7-proven-methods-for-more-traffic_158/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 19:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[affiliate marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[affiliate programs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[how to get traffic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[make money on the Internet]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Make money online]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[search engine rankings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[traffic generation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[websites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>As an Affiliate Marketer, you could have all the stuff ever dreamed of to become successful in an online business. You may have the mandatory drive, diligence and indefatigability to be able to know how the system works. You could&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As an Affiliate Marketer, you could have all the stuff ever dreamed of to become successful in an online business. You may have the mandatory drive, diligence and indefatigability to be able to know how the system works. You could have most of the tools necessary in keeping up with the organization, in conjunction with a unmistakably rare and stimulating web page which can bring in riches if only thousands of targeted Consumers could discover it. Be that as it may, some of these would end up no good if you do not learn how to get targeted customers to your web site. Your venture will vanish not to mention all the sales, wealth and future asperations that you could have gained if you do not cognize how to do this one crucial task. In a nutshell, you&#8217;ll fail to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.affiliatewatcher.com/make-money-online/">make money online</a> .</p>
<p>Herding the right Cyberspace browsers to your site on the World Wide Web is a hard task. If you should acknowledge the fact that there are competitors behind every door waiting to trip you up, it becomes even more arduous. The bigness of the World Wide Web, as well as the Affiliate Marketing crowd, has given birth to extreme competition between Internet entrepreneurs, each of whom has their own great product to get rid of. With so many ecommerce sites on the World Wide Web, how is one suppose to acquire the right type of traffic? Here are seven best ways to drive laser-targeted Online shoppers to your own Internet page. By following the techniques below, you will help bring Internet shoppers to your Internet site if you focus on them and work them into your business model.</p>
<p> The 1st thing in herding Internet shoppers to your blog is by relying on search engines and what they can do for the Online entrepreneurs sales. Because they are popular for getting free targeted Web users, they should not be ignored by any means. It&#8217;s no secret to savy marketers that targeted Internet users are known to convert better than any other type of traffic. Having top SERPS rankings is all-important in creating a Golden Goose that keeps laying Golden eggs, and the use of the targeted keywords is critical in attaining this goal. Once a Internet site is on top  of page one of the search engines, it is easily accessible to any Internet user who is using your keywords to locate a product or service.</p>
<p> The 2nd thing in getting Cyber shoppers to your site on the World Wide Web is by contacting other webmasters for a possible link exchange partnership. Locating Cyber page that are related to your own web page is the primary adventure. Once there, you should be able to establish communication by personalizingan email to the Webmaster. If the other Webmaster agrees on trading links, it is then possible to make reciprocal link exchanges that will benefit both Internet sites.</p>
<p> The third plan of action in herding Online users to your Internet site is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.affiliatewatcher.com/article-marketing-smackdown-article-submission-sites-reviewed">article submissions</a>. This is an effective way in promoting your page on the Internet, and to increase profitable backlinks to your web site.  is used by some of the most successful Internet entrepreneurs on the Net. This is reason enough you should also be using marketing by article submissions if you&#8217;re serious about making money on the World Wide Web.</p>
<p> The fourth way is is done by joint venture marketing. JV marketing is but one of the most effective ways of promoting a product or a service. Teaming up with a JV partner through a PPC campaign or link exchanges is a benefit to both Affiliate Marketers as it allows them to reach a wide customer base in a short amount of time.</p>
<p> Step five is by joining affiliate program networks. Utilizing Affiliate Marketers to do the work means allowing them to bring truck loads of Online users to a website. Out of this World sales can be realized as a result, and each of the affiliates and the web page owner will make money from the situation.</p>
<p>The 6th thing is by having a list of subscribers that one can refer to every so often, because they may have purchased a product or service off of you before, they are more likely to trust your recommendations over someone they&#8217;ve never bought off of before. Making good use out of autoresponders and personalized newsletters is one way of keeping track of them all, and holding on to the subscribers by letting them know about new products and services is an essential adventure that should be done by the Online entrepreneur.</p>
<p> The seventh way is accomplished by knowing your market totally. It is prime for traffic to be targeted to those who might have a special interest in the products or services that your page in Cyberspace recommends. By doing it this way, a solid customer base is going to be built. Now that a potential customer shows an interest in a particular Internet site by paying it a visit, you should take every opportunity to make sure their visit is valuable to them. By doing it this way they are more likely to return to your web page, thus trusting you more and more.</p>
<p> Sales producing tactics are quintessential in trying to make your Affiliate Marketing career enjoyable. It is always in your best interest to plan your moves in any business and lay out a roadmap so that you can duplicate your success down the road. You&#8217;ll find this true in Affiliate sales. If you take the time to learn how to get people to see what you have to offer, then you&#8217;re on the right path to easy living.</p>
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		<title>Use Email Marketing To Make Even More Money</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/use-email-marketing-to-make-even-more-money_157/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[aweber reviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[aweber vs. getresponse]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[best autoresponder reviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[best autoresponders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Many people may not even know what an autoresponder is. An autoresponder is a piece of software, or a service that automatically emails a mailing list. Most would wonder what use someone would have for an autoresponder? Stop and ask&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people may not even know what an autoresponder is. An autoresponder is a piece of software, or a service that automatically emails a mailing list. Most would wonder what use someone would have for an autoresponder? Stop and ask yourself how many people opt-in to your website but do not buy anything? How much money do you think you could make if you could email those same people another offer? You are letting your customers leave your site with only a single impression, when you could be harvesting many more. It can take up to seven times for some people to make a decision about a purchase.</p>
<p>Using an autoresponder you can use the opt-in list from your site to send out offers daily. Chances are far greater of making a sale by emailing your list. It could be that the person was hungover or not thinking clearly when they first saw your offer. Now, several days later, your email reaches them and they realize it is a great offer!</p>
<p>You should now realize why people claim the money is in the list. It&#8217;s true. You can keep building your mailing list and your autoresponder mail new users. The larger your list the happier you will be! Imagine having a few thousand subscribers on your mailing list, you can easily contact them all about a new product or offer, just by clicking a button or two. To be sure your emails don&#8217;t go into the junk mail folder, though, you need a good autoresponder. Make sure that you do a couple searches for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.autorespondercustomerreviews.com">best autoresponders</a> before you sign up for a service.</p>
<p>You could also look at the following searches before buying an autoresponder: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.autorespondercustomerreviews.com/getresponse-review.php">GetResponse reviews</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.autorespondercustomerreviews.com/aweber-review.php">AWeber reviews</a>. Reliable autoresponders can be tough to find, so do your due diligence when researching the purchase.</p>
<p>What is keeping you from making more money? Increase your income over night by getting an autoresponder!</p>
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		<title>Get Results with Adwords by Using the Google Adwords Keyword Selector Tool</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/get-results-with-adwords-by-using-the-google-adwords-keyword-selector-tool_156/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[adwords]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[google adwords]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[popular keywords]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Once you start your ads for your Google Adwords campaign, you must be informed what keywords or keyphrases will be compelling to your target so they can identify your ad easily. Perry Marshall, Google Adwords guru, promotes making full use&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Once you start your ads for your Google Adwords campaign, you must be informed what keywords or keyphrases will be compelling to your target so they can identify your ad easily. Perry Marshall, Google Adwords guru, promotes making full use of the <a target="_blank" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Opq1AAAACAAJ&amp;dq=adwords">Google Adwords</a> Keyword Selector Tool when doing each ad as it can be of big help to pay-per-click managers and all Adwords users. Among the benefits that this free tool can give you are as follows: finding the most popular and profitable keywords in your niche, and drilling related keywords useful in your other campaigns.  The Keyword Tool is especially helpful for fine-tuning your efforts when ads are performing poorly; if you’ve written an ad using low-traffic keywords, there is a good chance that your ads are not being clicked enough to make your ad effective. </p>
<p> Below are some tips to help you utilize <a target="_blank" href="http://www.perrymarshall.com">Google Adwords</a> Keyword Selector Tool in your Adwords campaign:</p>
<p> 1. Come up with a broad search. Using very specific keywords or keyphrases with regards to Google Adwords may not be a good idea because you only get mediocre results.  Start with a broad search instead and drill down your results using the ‘synonyms’ tool that offers suggestions and variations as part of the results.</p>
<p> 2. Create different ad groups using a set of similar keywords. Having a new ad group in each campaign is a good way to check what is working and what isn&#8217;t. In addition, you can refer to the &#8216;relevant keywords&#8217; feature already built into the Google Adwords Keyword Selector Tool so you can easily narrow down your search.</p>
<p> 3. Employ a &#8216;negative keywords&#8217; strategy. One aspect in Google Adwords campaign&#8217;s success may need you to remove unneccesary words or those that don&#8217;t work for your market and Google <a target="_blank" href="http://www.perrymarshall.com">Adwords</a> may be tweaked to enable said function.  For example, if you are selling greeting cards but your basic search keeps showing results for ‘free greeting cards,’ you can eliminate the word ‘free’ by designating it as a negative keyword.  The Google Adwords Keyword Selector Tool will now only show you results without the word ‘free.’</p>
<p> 4. If you experience any problem particularly on where to start, just utilize the Site Content feature. As Google finishes scanning your webpage and it&#8217;s content, it will offer suggestions of keywords. These may be strong keywords for your niche if your homepage gives data or facts on services and trends in your marketplace. A list of highly targeted keywords in connection to these ideas and topics appear in your results right after the the scanning process has been made.</p>
<p> 5. Specify your location.   Many people fail to realize how important adding a location whether it’s a town, city or state to your key term or keyphrase really is.  This is especially important if you offer products or services within a particular zone or area; the traffic you can generate from these keywords may be much higher than a general search, and will get you highly targeted, even qualified traffic. You may try adding a keyword or keyphrase with a location so you can discover great combinations for your ad campaign.</p>
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		<title>Go From Zero To Hero Using Referral Marketing</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/go-from-zero-to-hero-using-referral-marketing_155/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[referral]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[referral marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>If you’re low on money, you might want to consider using <a target="_blank" title="referral marketing" href="http://referral.us.com">referral marketing</a> to promote your business.  How does referral marketing work?  Basically, you use the general public to help advertise your business.  They would do this through a special referral&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you’re low on money, you might want to consider using <a target="_blank" title="referral marketing" href="http://referral.us.com">referral marketing</a> to promote your business.  How does referral marketing work?  Basically, you use the general public to help advertise your business.  They would do this through a special referral site that they would share with their friends and family.  If someone buys through this site and/or signs up for the referral program, the original referrer would receive an incentive.This incentive can be anything you can come up with creatively, whether it’s cash, discounts, or free merchandise. </p>
<p> Now, there are two ways you can achieve <a target="_blank" title="referral marketing" href="http://www.ewordofmouth.com">referral marketing</a>.  The first involves utilizing it as a secondary form of advertising, especially for time&#45;sensitive promotions.  You try to create as much buzz as possible before your promotion ends.  The second method involves incorporating referral programs into your business model.If you do this, technically your business becomes an MLM company, which stands for Multi&#45;Level Marketing. </p>
<p> I have an idea of what you might be thinking.  Isn’t an MLM a glorified pyramid scheme?No, but MLMs can go sideways if they’re not done correctly.  Specifically, this means that they rely solely on referrals for their business.Not one legitimate sale of products or services are incorporated into their business model.</p>
<p> 12 Daily Pro is a good example of such an entity.This was an autosurf website that generated millions of dollars.  However, over 95&#37; of these profits came from referrals who invested their own money into the program; very little came from legitimate business transactions.Consequently, older members were getting paid from the new members’ money.But as the scheme raged on, many new members weren’t receiving dividends because there weren’t enough replacement leads to keep the pyramid going.</p>
<p> This is the result of pyramid schemes… even those that last several years, &#40;like the Madoff scandal&#41;.The Madoff scandal was a ponzi scheme, which is a way more complex than your everyday pyramid scheme.Any way you look at it, the concept is the same.</p>
<p> So, to avoid these problems, always make sure that you’re paying referrals from profits of your business makes.If you find this is difficult to do, consider compensating them on an affiliate basis, where they would receive a commission only if their referrals actually convert into a sale or new customer.</p>
<p> In conclusion, if you can’t afford an elaborate advertising campaign, consider utilizing <a target="_blank" title="referral marketing" href="http://referral.us.com/referral-marketing.php">referral marketing</a>.Implementation is a snap, and once it’s established, you’ll have tons of people promoting for you with no cost to your business.</p>
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		<title>Linkvana Works: Build Great Backlinks To Your Family Friendly White Hat Sites</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/linkvana-works-build-great-backlinks-to-your-family-friendly-white-hat-sites_154/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Link Building]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Linkvana]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>These days almost every online marketer knows that the key to high SERPS in Google, Yahoo, &#38; MSN is getting good quality links back to your webpages. Knowing that is the easy part. The difficult part is how to get&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These days almost every online marketer knows that the key to high SERPS in Google, Yahoo, &amp; MSN is getting good quality links back to your webpages. Knowing that is the easy part. The difficult part is how to get those high quality links back to your website.</p>
<p>I do not believe in using just one method for getting backlinks, I like to use many approaches. But there&#8217;s no question that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.smartreviews.info/linkvana-is-the-ultimate-seo-tool/60/">Linkvana.com</a> is a fantastic addition to my other link building methods.</p>
<p>What is Linkvana? Quite simply, it&#8217;s a &#8220;blog network&#8221; where members can make blog entries to the network with a link pointing to their own site (links are only allowed to family friendly real &#8220;white hat&#8221; websites.) Each blog entry must only contain one link. </p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t a blog network where one blog entry is posted to hundreds of blogs (which in my opinion makes that blog network way too obvious) but instead each blog entry is only posted once so there is no duplicate content issue. Because of their strong stance against duplicate content they require all blog entries to be completely original hand written content. Remember the blog entries only have to be a minimum of 100 words so that&#8217;s not too big of an issue. They also offer an outsourcing service where they will have someone write your posts for you for only $2 per post.</p>
<p>One of the best things (and the first thing I noticed) about Linkvana is how nice the user interface is. This is an extremely easy service to use. I only wish all of the services I use had such a user friendly interface.</p>
<p>After ease of use, the second thing that really jumped out to me about this system was the high quality of the domains in the system. Most of them have a very high pagerank and they are all at least one year old. Some are as old as 7 years! The high quality of the backlinks is what sets <a target="_blank" href="http://www.moneymakerjobs.com/linkvana-testing/149/">Linkvana</a> apart.</p>
<p>If you are considering joining <a target="_blank" href="http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=88550">linkvana.com</a> then I highly recommend that you do it sooner rather than later because they have a limit of 300 members. You definitely want to be one of the 300 members on the inside rather than one of the millions on the outside.</p>
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		<title>Word of Mouth &#45; The Oldest Marketing Method Lives On</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/word-of-mouth-the-oldest-marketing-method-lives-on_153/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>There are so many ways that you can market yourself, and your product globally. For a long time, and continuing today, perhaps the best way to market anything is to use <a target="_blank" title="word of mouth" href="http://www.ewordofmouth.com">word of mouth</a>.</p>
<p> This ingenious advertising technique has been a&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are so many ways that you can market yourself, and your product globally. For a long time, and continuing today, perhaps the best way to market anything is to use <a target="_blank" title="word of mouth" href="http://www.ewordofmouth.com">word of mouth</a>.</p>
<p> This ingenious advertising technique has been a favorite method for years – simply because it is one of the easiest ways to get noticed. The first time that someone talked about a business was used was probably many years ago – the first time that anyone had anything that they wanted to sell or promote. The procedure is easy – one person telling another person what they want them to know – and that other person repeating it to someone else they know &#45; and so on.</p>
<p> When <a target="_blank" title="word of mouth" href="http://www.wordofmouth.us.com">word of mouth</a> works well, it works in a very natural way. For a store in a town, for example, this would work so easily – as one client would be happy with their service, and would tell their friend that they found a great store. That friend will become a customer, and tell all of their friends. You can do the same for your company, being online or offline, because sharing news about your business is something that is very easy to do.</p>
<p> Word of mouth is also something that is free. Talk is cheap, it doesn&#39;t cost anything in advertising to be talked about – and it is going to increase your customer base if they are talking about you in a positive way. Therefore, this marketing method is something that you can use to your benefit in most cases.</p>
<p> Remember, there are always some things to consider when you are opening the dialogue with people who are willing to talk about your company. Something that you want to remember is that although <a target="_blank" title="word of mouth" href="http://www.wordofmouth.us.com">word of mouth</a> is free and is going to be good for you, it can also be bad. If you make a customer angry, or something has gone wrong with a your product post purchase, that customer will talk about you, same as they would normally, except that they are going to be speaking in a negative manner. The negative comments will be passed from one person to another, in the same way that positive ones would be transferred. Think about it, you do need to be very cautious with what methods you employ and how those methods will work. You really don&#39;t want to have any negativity floating around about you, so be careful to monitor what people are saying about you. If you always treat your customers with respect and service them well, there will be nothing but good things for them to say about your company.</p>
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		<title>How To Generate High Quality Traffic With Google Adwords Key Selector Tool</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixeldesignstudio.co.uk/how-to-generate-high-quality-traffic-with-google-adwords-key-selector-tool_152/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Birell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design & SEO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[google adwords]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[internet advertising]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>It is important that you know which keyword phrases to use as you begin creating and writing compelling ads for your Google Adwords campaign, so that people can easily find your ads. Google Adwords expert Perry Marshall encourages all Adwords&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is important that you know which keyword phrases to use as you begin creating and writing compelling ads for your Google Adwords campaign, so that people can easily find your ads. Google Adwords expert Perry Marshall encourages all Adwords users and pay-per-click managers to make full use of the Google Adwords Keyword Selector Tool when creating each ad. This free tool allows you to find the most profitable and popular keywords in your niche, and can also help you drill down related keywords that you can use for other campaigns or just general keyword research. The Keyword Tool is especially helpful for fine-tuning your efforts when ads are performing poorly; if you&#8217;ve written an ad using low-traffic keywords, there is a good chance that your ads are not being clicked enough to make your ad effective.</p>
<p> Here are some more ways to use the Google <a target="_blank" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Opq1AAAACAAJ&amp;dq=adwords">Adwords</a> Keyword Selector Tool effectively for your Adwords campaign:</p>
<p> 1. Start with a broad search. Most people use very specific keyword phrases when they first begin conducting research with Adwords, and this might be a mistake because it will typically leave you only with average results. Start with a broad search instead and drill down your results using the &#8217;synonyms&#8217; tool that offers suggestions and variations as part of the results.</p>
<p> 2. Create different ad groups using a set of similar keywords. Try to be certain that you are creating completely new ad groups for each campaign you create, so you can monitor what&#8217;s working - and what is not. You can also make use of the &#8216;relevant keywords&#8217; feature already built into the Google Adwords Keyword Selector Tool that helps you narrow down your search with ease.</p>
<p> 3. Use a &#8216;negative keywords&#8217; strategy. Sometimes optimizing your Google Adwords campaign will involve taking away words that do not work for your market; the Google Adwords tool can be tweaked to stop showing certain words that may not be relevant to your particular niche. For example, if you are selling greeting cards but your basic search keeps showing results for &#8216;free greeting cards,&#8217; you can eliminate the word &#8216;free&#8217; by designating it as a negative keyword. The Google Adwords Keyword Selector Tool will now only show you results without the word &#8216;free.&#8217;</p>
<p> 4. If you aren&#8217;t sure where to start, you can use the Site Content feature. Google can scan your web page and offer suggestions of keywords based on your site&#8217;s content. For example, if your home page provides information about services and trends in your marketplace, these may be strong keywords for your particular niche. When the scanning process is complete, you will see a list of highly targeted keywords related to these ideas and topics in your results.</p>
<p> 5. Location. Many people fail to realize how important adding a location - whether it&#8217;s a town, city or state - to your key term or keyphrase really is. This can be important if you provide products or services that are geographically specific; the visitors you get from these types of phrases might be better than a less specific search, and will provide more qualified traffic to your site. Consider adding keyword phrases with location modifiers to figure out what the combinations are for your specific ad campaign.</p>
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<p>Marketing with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.perrymarshall.com/google/">Google Adwords</a> is an effective technique that most websites can use to find more customers. Creating quality Google Ads is one of the most important skills to have when using <a target="_blank" href="http://www.perrymarshall.com/google/">Adwords</a> - and there are many quality training guides available online. .</p>
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