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What’s the Point of Forum Marketing?

Posted on : 05-07-2009 | By : Chris | In : Forum Marketing, Internet Marketing

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Good Afternoon!

Today I would like to talk with you a little about Forum Marketing. Forum Marketing has so many benefits, but for one reason or another, so many marketers tend to leave this huge step out of their marketing efforts. I have to admit, I too have been too lazy to take advantage of the many benefits of forum marketing in the past.

Forum Marketing is so easy that if you do not enjoy what you are promoting, it can be boring. It can be a beating! But, if you can take the time, or spend the money to outsource, this can be an amazing benefit to whatever site you are wanting to promote.

There are hundreds to thousands of forums for just about anything that you can think about. No matter what niche you are in, you can find forums to take part in. I suggest going to Google and typing in whatever your niche is along with the word forum. From here, you need to join a few, get set up, and start making a name for yourself.

You want to make sure that you are using proper forum etiquette. Do not just go in there and start throwing up links and promotions. If you do not get kicked out or banned, you will most likely be ignored.

I suggest that you go in, make some friends, give some advice, participate in debates, and give all that you can give. Once people see that you are a regular guy or girl, they are going to be more willing to see what you are all about. If people are interested in your knowledge and input, they are much more willing to check out the information that you have available in your signature.

Not only can you start getting some pretty decent traffic to your site, but every time that you post, you will be adding more back links to your site.

So, you get traffic, you build relationships that can be very beneficial down the road, an finally, your site will be gaining authority with the search engines for your niche! To me, there is no reason to leave this crucial step out of ANY campaign that you ever build.

Please know that this is just my opinion. I have been doing this for a while now, and like I said, I have left this step out of a few of my campaigns. It makes such a huge difference that it has become a part of my daily routine for each of my niches.

I hope that this information is helpful to you! If you are liking what you are reading or have any questions, please let me know. Feel free to re-tweet this and share it with your friends!

I hope that you had a great 4th of July!

Go Hard or Go Home!

Chris Jensen

I really appreciate that you keep coming back to my site, it's loyal people like you that make what I do worth it. If you have any questions feel free to email me. Oh and since you obviously like our site it'd be great if you could share it with a friend... They'll love you for it!

Niche Marketing | Finding a New Niche

Posted on : 04-07-2009 | By : Chris | In : Internet Marketing

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Hello Everyone!

I tend to roam through forums throughout the day on a daily basis, and I have noticed that newbies are always saying that they are having trouble coming up with a new niche to market. I must admit, when I first started out, I was looking for high paying affiliate products. I would find products, and then from there, I would try to build niche sites to sell these products. In my opinion, with all that I have learned, this is definitely the wrong way to approach niche marketing.

If you are just starting out and you are interested in niche marketing, I would definitely try to find a niche that you are interested in first. Internet Marketing is painful enough. Do not make it harder on yourself by going into a niche that you know absolutely nothing about. I recommend that you start out in a niche that you are familiar with, or if possible, look into your hobbies. You will be doing a lot of writing, and it is a hell of a lot easier to write about something that you are familiar with.

I recently came across this great report that has a few hundred niches that many people do not ever think about looking into. Take a look at this list and let me know what you think. Just about every niche in this list has some sort of product that you can market. If you cannot find a product, create your own! I will get into this a little more at a later date.

A Few Hundred Niches

If you have any questions or comments about this report, please let me know! I would love to help you get started if you are having trouble.

If you like what you see, please feel free to re-tweet this post or share it with a friend!

Have a great day!

Go Hard or Go Home~

Chris Jense

Number 1 Spot In Google But Not Making Any Sales?

Posted on : 29-06-2009 | By : Chris | In : Internet Marketing

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Good Afternoon!

I was just thinking about something today that I see and hear all too often. I am always reading in forums that people are so excited because their blog or article is ranked number 1 in Google for their keyword, but they are upset and asking why they are not making any sales. Do not get me wrong, being number 1 in the eyes of Google is great, but many times it is not always going to yield the results that you are hoping for.

So you built a great looking site! Or did you?

You wrote a great article selling the latest e-book about Internet Marketing! Or did you?

Just because you are number 1 with Google does not mean that your site or article is going to convert. Did you spend any time making your site look good? Did you make it appealing to your targeted audience? Did you provide great content and advise?

I see too many sites pop up in the number 1 spot that are UGLY! They did not write great structured content. They tried to write for Google instead of writing for their targeted audience. Then, half of what they wrote did not make sense. It was a bunch of crap thrown together with their keywords sprinkled every few sentences. I probably do what 100% of your potential buyers do: Hit the back button and go to the next page!

If you are feeling me on this, then I would like for you to take a little time to revamp your site. Give it some character. Give it well structured content. Give advise. Do not just sell, sell, sell. People do not want this. They want to know how to find whatever it is that they are looking for.

Get your visitors to trust you. Make them want to come back. Give them something for free (you can use this to build a list).

All I am saying is this, “Yes, you do want to get noticed and ranked in Google’s algorithms, but if all that you serve up is crap, that is all that you will get in terms of results.”

I hope that you find this helpful, an I look forward to your comments and arguments!

If you like what I have to say, feel free to re-tweet this or share it with all of your struggling Internet Marketing buddies!

Go Hard or Go Home!

Chris Jensen