The ACE Ezine,… Sept. 16/2011 – Issue #35

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The ACE Ezine
September 16, 2011 — Issue #35
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> ‘Social Bookmarking’ As An Aggressive and
Acceptable Blog Marketing Tactic
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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I hope your day is going well today. And a big
welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into ‘Social Bookmarking’ As An Aggressive and Acceptable Blog Marketing Tactic.
Hope you enjoy this weeks edition.

So without further ado,… Lets get to it, shall
we,….

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2) Top Sponsor
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2) Feature Editorial….. Burke Ferguson
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Social bookmarking websites are becoming more and
more popular.  They allow you to save bookmarks
online and Tag/Categorize them with keywords
instead of saving them as bookmarks in the
favorite’s list of yourbrowser. This is
particularly useful when your browser based
bookmarks have become unwieldy. It’s also help
since you can access your bookmarks from any
computer where you have an internet connection.

I have compiled a list of Social Bookmarking
websites from a number of sources. You can find it
here: http://www.blogmarketingtactics.com/social-bookmarking/social-bookmarking-top-links.html

Once you have bookmarked them, you can view them,
sort them by category/keyword as well as see links
from others that have been categorized like yours.

You also establish RSS feeds for each category
(tag) that you ’subscribe’ to. This alerts you to
new links in your areas of interest. Your bookmark
collection/RSS Feed becomes viewable to others who
can also copy your bookmarks to their own
collection. So now you can aggressively promote
your RSS feed to the RSS Directories and Search
engines, syndicate them and make them available to
a much wider audience.

Social bookmarking sites also help you to meet
other people who are interested in the same topics
you are and who may also have knowledge of web
resources that you don’t.

On Social Bookmarking sites, you first create an
account.  Then you bookmark interesting and useful
things in the area of your interest or expertise.
By doing so you create a useful Feed. Once you’ve
done that you intermittently, (or aggressively),
add useful and interesting items, (that could use
additional exposure), from your own content.  Make
an honest effort to contribute USEFUL information
and links. This is all about sharing and exposure.
Done properly, you can be as aggressive as you
want to be about sharing information. You can
share your blog(s), links to your
informational/resource sites etc. Think about the
fact that when you share links to other’s
resources, you’re also effectively promoting their
content as well.

This is a way you can aggressively and ethically
promote your content and the content of others. I
personally have hundreds of gigabytes of my own
information and information of others, connected
to my notebook. In the final analysis, it’s doing
me no good what-so-ever just sitting there. But by
organizing it, online, I can help myself, (getting
organized, getting my content exposed, etc.) and
help others at the same time.

If you spice up your feed with too much sales and
marketing related or self promotional stuff,
people can and will easily drop their subscription
to your feed. And instead of gaining good will and
doing a service to the internet community you
could get labeled as a spammer and suffer the
consequences.

So while being aggressive is possible and
acceptable, being careful to consider the best
interest of the community is certainly warranted.

Balancing being ethical and providing a useful
service to others with promoting your own content
enables you to be as aggressive as you like. But
remember, in the final analysis, others will make
the decision on whether it’s ethical and useful or
spam.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as
well as being Certified in Search Engine
Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke
can be reached at
<a href=”http://www.the-ace-ezine.com”>
http://www.the-ace-ezine.com</a> or
burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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of The ACE ezine newsletter. And of course, if you
have any suggestions for upcoming issues that
you’d like to share with us, please send those,
too!

Just e-mail me at: burke@the-ace-ezine.com

The ACE Ezine,… Sept. 2, 2011 – Issue 33

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The ACE Ezine newsletter
September 2, 2011 — Issue #33
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> An Internet Marketing Seed
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think
6) Contact/Removal Information

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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I hope your day is going well today. And a big
welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into whats called “An Internet
Marketing Seed”. Hope you enjoy this weeks
edition.

So without further ado,… Lets get to it, shall
we,….

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2) An Internet Marketing Seed… by Burke Ferguson
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It is vital to create a product that will allow
you to eventually expand into other markets. The
goal is for the people who initiallly buy your
product to also buy your next products. Since you
have proven that you can be trusted by delivering
a product to your clients they love it should be
much easier to obtain their business when your new
item hits the online marketplace. We need to
understand a seed is truly important indeed. You
need to see your first product as that seed.

You see this is about creating an Internet
marketing kingdom, a virtual empire of products
that all start with one tiny seed that is planted
in the fertile soil of those hearts that are eager
for your particular product. For example, I am in
the process of creating a set of onlline videos
where I teach students the various techniques
needed to speak English. My area of expertise lies
in the field of ESL(English as a second language)
of which I have been blessed to have over 10 years
of experience teaching to adult learners. My
target market would be foreign adults who wish to
learn English via video. I realize though that if
I wish to branch out and sell different yet
similar products later I will have to pick a
product that these learners would also enjoy. This
led me to recall the great end of the semester
food parties in the classes that I taught where
both myself and my students brought in dishes from
other countries that many enjoyed. Now I know that
my second product launched will be an esl cookbook
with recipes submitted from actual students. The
cookbook will be sold to other esl students
online. Branching out even further, a cooking
forum would be established as well as an online
cooking class with graduates of my esl video
courses eventually teaching the course. It is
amazing to see how all this began from the
planting of one little seed. The online esl videos
seed grew to become a cookbook, an online cooking
school and a cooking forum. As we all know
marketing is a numbers game and the bigger number
of people you have on your marketing list the
better your chance of survival and dominance.

Think about your online marketing seed before you
plant it. You want to plant something that will
grow into something huge. When you look into the
jungle you see an incredible array of trees. That
is what you should want your seed to turn into.
The trees in your Internet jungle will be
represented by the vast amount of names on your
email list who want your first and additional
products. The product you create should also
appeal to as many people as possible. I know those
who may not be interested in esl may be interested
in cooking and vice versa. I could use the cooking
bait to reel in the esl fish and use the esl bait
to reel in those who love cooking. When your
Internet marketing seed is sown you will reap the
harvest of personal freedom. This translates into
having the freedom to spend time doing what is
really important. Even though I am blessed to be
doing well working from my home right now, my goal
is to create an online marketing kingdom. God is
of course the king, I am the king, my wife is the
queen and my daughter is the princess. I plan to
give my little girl the choice to attend college
or as the princess of the family become the boss
while the queen and I enjoy our travels. It all
starts with that tiny Internet marketing seed. The
Bible talks about having the faith of a mustard
seed and what can happen if we have just a bit of
faith. We have to have dreams, big dreams and
seeing those dreams become realities is quite
inspirational and shows that this Internet
marketing thing is real. No one in your circle of
naysayers can argue with your results unless they
choose to be up against the truth of your success.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as
well as being Certified in Search Engine
Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke
can be reached at
<a href=”http://www.the-ace-ezine.com”>
http://www.the-ace-ezine.com</a> or
burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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5) “Tell Us What You Think!”
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We would love to hear what you think of this issue
of The ACE ezine newsletter. And of course, if you
have any suggestions for upcoming issues that
you’d like to share with us, please send those,
too!

Just e-mail me at: burke@the-ace-ezine.com

The ACE Ezine,… Sept. 9, 2011 – Issue 34

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The ACE Ezine
September 9, 2011 — Issue #34
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> “One Niche You’re Rich”
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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I hope your day is going well today. And a big welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into “One Niche You’re Rich”. Yes if you pick a niche thats low in supply and high in demand it really can make you rich. Hope you enjoy this weeks edition.

So without further ado,… Lets get to it, shall we,….

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2) Top Sponsor
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2) Feature Editorial….. Burke Ferguson
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Have you found yourself wondering why you are overwhelmed? There is so much material on the Internet regarding Internet marketing. If a person tries to digest all of it at one time, they will will experience a bad case of online marketing indigestion. This is not a good feeling to have. I have had these feelings before as well.

The solution to this issue is to narrow your focus on one niche. You see it is much easier to become an expert in one area rather than two or more areas. I have made a decision to devote my time to making money on the Internet. There are countless ways to make money in this world today. You can make money in real estate, the stock market, by owning your own offline business and in numerous other ways. But the people who really do well in this world financially are known primarily for one thing. Bill Gates in known for Microsoft. Warren Buffett is known as a stock expert. Donald Trump is known for real estate. I am sure that they have other things that they focus on now but they are known as being experts in a certain field. What do you focus on? Many things or one thing? I am
willing to bet that if your answer is many you are in a state of Internet marketing disconbobulation. Find something you like doing and become an expert at it. The trick is to find something you like doing that is profitable financiallly. This is the secret to making money on the net.

If there is a market for your product, you can sell it. Do a search on google and see how many results your area of focus will bring up. If you use keywords, you will get better results. The more targeted the results the better. It is easy to develop a product when you are an expert in that area because you know something that your buyers don’t. You are the expert and they are not. They will pay large sums of money to acquire your
expertise.

As marketers we must understand that our time is extremely valuable and the more we focus on too many things, the more time that is wasted. This time could be better spent focusing on one niche. It takes time to learn what your niche market wants. After you learn what they want, give the people what they desire. If your child wants a piece of pizza and you give them fish that would cause sadness in their hearts. They may cry and be upset with you. In the same way, if you give your target market something different then what they are asking for they will remove themselves from your list or no longer associate with you.

So use your time wisely and learn what your target market wants. Once you have determined what they want, if you do not already have a product created to meet their needs create one. Remember what they have told you and use the desires of their hearts as your blueprint to create an excellent information product.

Your job as the expert is to provide the answers to the questions that your target market is asking. You answer their questions with your products and you will be seen as an expert by them. You can also become qualified as an expert by creating a blog about your niche market. You can have your readers post their questions on your blog. Answer their questions on your blog and they will also begin to view you in a different light. This will prove to them that you care about what they have to say. People buy more easily when they trust the person they are buying from. A blog is a great way to create an atmoshpere of trust. You can also build a great deal of rapport with your market in this way as well. You can get to know your market on your blog and they can get to know
you. An excellent method to implement to accomplish this is simply to be open with your
life. Talk about your family and life on the blog and you will find that your market is more likely to talk about their family.

You now have a number of concepts to implement in your Internet business right now. The key is to go out and do them. You will be greatly rewarded if you do. One niche can indeed make you rich.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as well as being Certified in Search Engine
Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke can be reached at
http://www.the-ace-ezine.com or
burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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5) “Tell Us What You Think!”
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We would love to hear what you think of this issue of The ACE ezine newsletter. And of course, if you have any suggestions for upcoming issues that you’d like to share with us, please send those, too!

Just e-mail me at: burke@the-ace-ezine.com

The ACE Ezine,… September 23, 2011 – Issue #36

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The ACE Ezine
September 23, 2011 — Issue #36
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> 2 Things Your Ecommerce Website Must Have by Burke Ferguson
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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I hope your day is going well today. And a big welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into 2 Things Your Ecommerce Website Must Have, so if your thinking about
setting up a website to sell anything, pay attention.

Hope you enjoy this weeks edition.

So without further ado,… Lets get to it, shall we,….

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2) Top Sponsor
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2) Feature Editorial….. Burke Ferguson
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Online shopping is the latest trend among customers. Why would you still go to the shop personally when you can do shopping from the comforts of your own home? Because of the rising
popularity of online shopping, more and more business persons are setting up their own ecommerce websites to meet the needs of customers and of course, earn big money online.

There is a very bright future for ecommerce websites. As long as there are needs that should
be met, there will be customers. For ecommerce website owners, earning money online can be so
easy. If people need your products and services, your website will stay alive as long as you want.

Online Competition For Ecommerce Websites

Because of the increasing numbers of online shoppers, there is a need for more ecommerce
websites. The problem, however, is that there seem to be several ecommerce websites now. A lot of business persons have answered the call to sell something online. This makes online competition very tough.

Just think about this, if you sell health and beauty products online, there are hundred more
several websites like yours. They also offer the same products and services. If there is one
customer looking for a health product, he has a hundred choices to choose from. So how can you
increase your website’s chance of getting that customer?

Plan Ahead And Market Your Ecommerce Website

This is one thing that most ecommerce website owners do not completely understand. Most of them think that once they have set up their websites, they don’t have to do anything anymore. They will just sit and wait for sales. This may be true ages ago, but with the tough competition now, if you don’t do anything, you won’t get any sales.

Ecommerce websites need two things to consider. First is planning and the second is marketing.
Before setting up the website, there must be a thorough planning first. In planning, you must
consider the target market, budget, design and other factors that will affect the overall performance of the website.

Second is website marketing. After you have set up your website, you need to work on a marketing
campaign. Through marketing, you can make your website more popular and visible to your target market. There are several web marketing options which you can use. The choice of the web marketing option depends on the need of your website.

Remember not to stop working on your website after the set up. If you stop working on it, the sales
will also stop. Continually market your website for continuous sales.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as well as being Certified in Search Engine
Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke can be reached at
<a href=”http://www.the-ace-ezine.com”>http://www.the-ace-ezine.com</a> or
burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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We would love to hear what you think of this issue of The ACE ezine newsletter. And of course, if you have any suggestions for upcoming issues that you’d like to share with us, please send those, too!

Just e-mail me at: burke@the-ace-ezine.com

The ACE Ezine,… August 26, 2011 – Issue #32

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The ACE Ezine newsletter
August 26, 2011 — Issue #32
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> 3 Simple Steps For Newbies To Start In Affiliate Marketing
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think
6) Contact/Removal Information

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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I hope your day is going well today. And a big welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into 3 Simple Steps For Newbies To Start In Affiliate Marketing. Hope you enjoy this weeks edition.

So without further ado,… Lets get to it, shall we,….

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2) Top Sponsor
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========= FEATURE EDITORIAL ==========
2) 3 Quick And Easy Ways To Build A Profitable Opt In List… by Burke Ferguson
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Affiliate marketing is an arrangement between an online merchant and affiliate, in which the affiliate earns a commission for generating sales, leads and/or clicks for the merchant’s web site.

Affiliate marketing works in a win-win situation for the merchant and the affiliate. The merchant gains opportunities to advertise his products for free to a larger market which will increase his sales. The more hard-working affiliates he gets, the more sales he can expect. By getting affiliates to market his products and services, he is saving himself time, effort and money in looking for possible markets and customers. When a client clicks on the link in the affiliate website and purchases the product, recommends it to others who look for the same item or buys it again, this way the merchant leverages his chances of earning. On the other hand, the affiliate marketer benefits from each customer who clicks on the link in his website and who actually purchases the product or avails of the service provided by the merchant. Usually the affiliate gets commission per sale, which can be fixed percentage or fixed amount. The best is that it won’t cost a single dime to join an affiliate program.

If you want to be an affiliate marketer and make money out of the Internet, you may follow these three most basic steps to start your effective affiliate marketing campaign.

Your first step is to identify a particular niche you are interested in or passionate about so you won’t be bored and forced to develop your affiliate web site later on. Focusing on a specific area you known well, it will help you bring out your best. Here are a few places you can research on – ClickBank Marketplace, AssociatePrograms.com, LinkShare.com, CJ.com etc

Secondly is to look for good paying merchants and high converting products .Make a list of good paying and high converting affiliate programs for your chosen niche and create a website. In choosing the products, you must also consider the support they are giving – Marketing materials may include articles, text links, banner ads, classified ads, reports, etc.

There are many affiliate networks and affiliate solution providers that can give you info on the most profitable products and best paying merchants. So be wise enough to choose the right affiliate program.

Now that you have decided which products to promote and the merchant you are supporting and have created your own web site with a domain name and reliable hosting, you are ready to promote. This is the toughest part, since it is through this that you would be able to increase traffic to the business website, sales and of course, profit. In affiliate marketing, it is possible to earn large sums of money in a short span of time if you use the right strategies and methods.

On how to promote the products would need a separate discussion. You must continue to educate yourself by reading books, courses or other articles online about the best and proven advertising techniques.

Remember, there is no quick path towards success. Affiliate marketing may seem very tempting due to numerous encouraging testimonies of merchants and affiliate marketers alike who have benefited from it, but it really involves in a great deal of hard work and persistence. You also need to be creative and flexible.

Most affiliate marketers don’t understand this, so when they don’t make sales, they quit, look for other programs and carry on the same mistake. In the end, they said that affiliate marketing is just one of those scams in the Internet. You can work your way to great success if you employ the right strategies in affiliate marketing. You can make money as an affiliate marketer if you willing to do what it takes.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as well as being Certified in Search Engine Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke can be reached at
http://www.altacanweb.com or burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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5) “Tell Us What You Think!”
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We would love to hear what you think of this issue of The ACE ezine newsletter. And of course, if you have any suggestions for upcoming issues that you’d like to share with us, please send those, too!

Just e-mail me at: burke@the-ace-ezine.com

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The ACE Ezine… Do you know how to build an opt-in list?

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The ACE Ezine newsletter
January 28, 2010 — Issue #31
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> 3 Quick And Easy Ways To Build A Profitable Opt In List by Burke Ferguson
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think
6) Contact/Removal Information

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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I hope your day is going well today. And a big welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into 3 Quick And Easy Ways To Build A Profitable Opt In List. Hope you enjoy this weeks edition.

So without further ado,… Lets get to it, shall we,….

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========= FEATURE EDITORIAL ==========
2) 3 Quick And Easy Ways To Build A Profitable Opt In List… by Burke Ferguson
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You finally realize that you need a good opt-in list. After reading countless articles and sought expert advices and have read many success stories of people creating a small fortune with opt-in lists you finally decide to have one of your own. Then it happens, you think you have known everything there is to know about opt-in lists and have followed their advices to the T and you still weren’t able to make a profit.

In fact, you may be losing money. You maybe hiring writers to help you out, or there are some expenses incurred, even if you have a big list, but only a very small percentage actually buys from you, your still losing profit. You’ll realize that after a few months when you see your statistics and sales figures.

So what could have gone wrong? Why have others succeeded where you have failed? The most common mistake is that you dived straight right in. You chose a topic where you think could be quite popular and would earn you money. This just not the case. Just because you wrote people from the list doesn’t mean they are going to buy instantly.

Here I will offer more advice, for those who have started an opt-in list and have failed, you can rejuvenate your failed venture. For those who are starting, here are three quick and easy ways to build a profitable opt-in list.

1) Get your customers to trust you and your products first. Just launching your opt-in list would not make you an expert and a believable seller. Put many articles first before you start an opt-in list. Write about the topic you know and have started and used for your site. Try to put forums first to gain knowledge about your customers about their wants and needs and target those wants and needs.

Join forums from other sites as well. Provide expert advices and recommendations. When you feel that people trust you already, you will be able to start your own opt-in list. You can build a base as well with other forum users. You can ask them to join your list. Friends are always good customers. Put up a link to your site so that they may be able to see what you’re business is all about.

The certain truth is, the money will only come in when the consumers and subscribers believe and trust in you. They want a product or service that could be a good exchange for their money. People are not going to buy something out of your recommendation if they don’t know you.

2) Find a product or service that people want and need. Although it may not be your forte, if you provide a service and product that you have researched and learned about well, you can carry it on forward. Invest your time, effort and money that you could sell as well as the buyers or subscribers of your opt-in list can use.

While it is true that it is best to sell something that you have interest in, there are not many people who have the same interest as you if you decide to sell something that is not entirely popular or profitable. Do your research well and you would see the profits come in. Also provide your subscribers with promotional material that they could actually use and spread around.

3) Make friends with other opt-in list users. This is basically beneficial especially if it is someone who has already launched a successful opt-in list. These are people that have the experience in this venture and experience is still the best teacher. While there are many articles available for you in the internet to use, there is nothing like getting a first hand account from someone you trust.

Experienced opt-in list users will be able to tell you what to do and what not to do because they have gone through it. While different situations occur for different people, the general concept can still be very helpful. There are many things to avoid and these people will be able to tell you which ones.

Building a profitable opt-in list don’t just happen overnight. There are many preparations and effort to do. Opt-in lists are built from scratch, as your list grows, you should also maintain the quality of your list. Keep it organized and manageable. Get or hire help if need be, just make sure that your subscribers are happy and satisfied and they will be willing to buy from you.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as well as being Certified in Search Engine Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke can be reached at http://www.altacanweb.com or burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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The ACE Ezine… January 14, 2010 – Issue #30

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The ACE Ezine newsletter
January 14, 2010 — Issue #30
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> Effectively Using Overture/Yahoo To Get Website Visitors by Burke Ferguson
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think
6) Contact/Removal Information

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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I hope your day is going well today. And a big welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into Effectively Using Overture or what is now Yahoo To Get Website Visitors.

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2) Effectively Using Overture/Yahoo To Get Website Visitors… by Burke Ferguson
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Overture or now known as Yahoo because of Yahoo’s takeover, was the original inventor of the use of the P4P or Pay for Performance. Overture saw that the internet was fast becoming the easiest and most convenient way to shop, and advertising was going to hit at an all time high because of the many businesses in the arena.

To get a person to go to a site than others, it needs to be very visible. Providing ads that could direct potential consumers and customers to their site would allow them to have an increase in traffic as well as sales. Yahoo provides a service that can put a site or company’s ad in their sites that can be shown when certain keywords are inputted.

Yahoo offers a chance for any company to increase their traffic by using their services. With more people being aware of your site, there would be more traffic and visitors to your site given the chance to view your pages as well as your products. With even a small percentage of successful sales, with a high traffic volume this could still be a substantial figure for your company.

Getting a consistent substantial flow of website visitors is every company’s goal. Many methods are devised and utilized to ensure that there would be more people to boost the sales and to be aware of the existence of such a product or service. Website visitors are potentially the life blood of your internet based business.

Yahoo/Overture utilizes the same principle as Google’s Adwords. In fact, they are very similar to each other that they use keyword and keyword phrase searches and to determine which ads to show per search. When a person types in a keyword or keyword phrase to search for anything, the search engines gives out the results in a page. Then at the right side of the page, you will see selected ads that have paid for their ads to be viewed with certain keywords and keyword phrases searched.

For example, Lets say you run a car parts retail/wholesale site. You choose keywords that can prompt or trigger your ads to be shown in the page when a keyword is searched. When a search engine user types in Honda Accord, your ad may come up if you have designated that as one of your keywords. You don’t need to fully optimize your site with Search Engine Optimization methods and techniques.

While some labor so hard to make their site one of the high ranking sites per keyword search, you get the chance to be on the top of the list or at least in the first page of a search result increasing your chance to be clicked on. With that, you drive traffic and website visitors to your site a lot faster.

You will have to pony up some cash when using this service though. There are different ways Yahoo/Overture will charge you. It may be in the number of Keywords or Keyword phrases your ad uses or in the many times your ad is clicked on. Others offer many other services like having your ad show up not only in the search engine pages but also with some third party sites.

Third party sites support ads that have the same theme or niche as them. With more areas your ad is shown, you increase the chances of people knowing about your site or product. With more website visitors you increase the sales of your site which makes your investment with your ads a wise one.

With so many competitions in the internet based businesses, it is necessary to take a huge leap forward from the pack by advertising. Yahoo/Overture will be a great place to start. Many have utilized their services and have reaped the rewards of this decision. It’s a marketing strategy that will increase your website visitors as well as increase your sales resulting to profit.

It takes money to make money, while there are some methods that are basically low cost or free, using a marketing service such as what Yahoo/Overture offers will provide results faster and on a larger scale. Many businesses have learned this the hard way, don’t be counted with them.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as well as being Certified in Search Engine Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke can be reached at http://www.altacanweb.com or burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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The ACE Ezine,… January 7, 2010 – Issue #29

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The ACE Ezine newsletter
January 7, 2010 — Issue #29
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> Here’s Why Paying For Your Traffic Is A Smart Move by Burke Ferguson
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think
6) Contact/Removal Information

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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Happy New Year and I hope your day is going well today. And a big welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into Why Paying For Your Traffic Is A Smart Move.

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2) Here’s Why Paying For Your Traffic Is A Smart Move… by Burke Ferguson
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There are so many success stories you will hear about businesses making it good in the internet. The troubling thing is, there are maybe a tenfold or even a hundredfold of stories contradictory to theirs. Many have unsuccessfully launched a business enterprise that is internet based but only a handful shall succeed.

Is this through luck? That is even more remote. It takes good business sense and a lot of help and team effort. Most importantly, it is the eagerness to succeed and the determination to learn and the willingness to invest in a lot of hard work and some money.

The Very Basic

Like Neo, traffic is “The One”. Without traffic, all your effort would just go to waste. Every business needs customers, without them you wouldn’t have anyone to sell your products to. In the internet world traffic is the walk in customer. The more traffic you have the more people would be able to sell your products to.

But like any business that’s in every corner building or in the mall, not everyone that goes in will buy, but the greater of number that do come in to browse your merchandise, the greater number of people that will buy your products. It is a simple and known fact.

But, how do you get traffic, traffic large enough that could make a small percentage of eventual buyers enough to make a good profit. Many big companies generate traffic of tens of thousands a day and a measly ten to fifteen percent actually buys, but that small percentage is enough to provide them with good business.

Many of these success stories get their traffic from paying others. Yes that’s right; you have to spend money to make money. Advertising is the key. The more people that knows that your site exists; the more people would of course go to your site, that’s common sense.

While there are many ways that can get you advertising for free, this do not generate the same high volume as those methods that are getting paid. These paid advertisements include advertising schemes by Google and Yahoo.

The Value of Searches

The search and will be the easiest and fastest medium in finding what a person needs in the internet. Search engines have been very popular because they provide a vital service to many people. They are free and easy to use. With this popularity, they get many visitors and clicks that they are the most common sites that people go to. It is easy to understand why so many companies would pay to advertise with these search engines.

Search engines provide information to the millions of users that they have each day. They provide links to many sites that a user may be looking for. If your sites link pop up in the high ranks of the search results page, you get a great chance that they will go to your site. While search engine optimization is a cheaper and low cost way to get your site a high rank, paying for advertisements will ensure that you will be on the top ranks.

When you pay for your advertisements, it is like paying for your traffic. This may sound like not such a good idea, but the payoffs would tell a different story. When you pay for your traffic, you are guaranteed of a consistent traffic flow to your site. You will never go with an empty sales day.

Paying for your Traffic

Usually, you will be charged with the number of hits a link gets when your ads is clicked, this is called pay per click. For some search engines, you will be charged with the number of times your ad shows up when a certain keyword or keyword phrase is searched. It is imperative that you have good keyword content in your ad. There are many tools that aid you in using the right keyword for the right moment.

All the money you spend in paying for your traffic will not be for naught. You will get an impressive boost in traffic which will also result to a great boost in your sales figures. Paying for your traffic would be a really good idea and you will get all the benefits it has to offer.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as well as being Certified in Search Engine Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke can be reached at http://www.altacanweb.com or burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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The ACE Ezine… December 17, 2009 – Issue #28

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The ACE Ezine newsletter
December 17, 2009 — Issue #28
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> How To Generate Traffic Using Only Free Methods by Burke Ferguson
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think
6) Contact/Removal Information

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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Hope your day is going well today. And a big welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into How To Generate Traffic Using Only Free Methods.

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2) How To Generate Traffic Using Only Free Methods… by Burke Ferguson
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Putting up a company would of course require a lot of things, to get straight to the point, you need capital. To make money requires money as well. But of course, with the versatility the internet offers, there are many ways you could find that could help optimize the potential of your site or business in generating traffic.

While there are ways to jumpstart your traffic flows, many sites don’t have the resources that others have to generate more traffic for your site. Well, you don’t have to spend a cent; all you need is the proper mindset and a lot of eagerness. You also must have the drive and perseverance to do hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site.

How sweet it is to have more traffic for your site without spending a single cent. Now it’s a sure thing that many sites have articles that offer tips and guidelines in how to generate traffic using only free methods. Because it is possible, you don’t need to spend a single cent, it may take time, to say honestly, I’m not going to beat around the bush with you. You get better chances by paying for your advertisements, but at least you get a fighting chance with some of these free methods I’m about to tell you.

Take advantage of online forums and online communities. The great thing about forums and online communities is that you can target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that you represent or offer. Another great advantage is that you know what you are getting into and you will be prepared.

With online communities and forums you can build a reputation for your company. Show them what you are made of and wow them with your range of expertise about the subject, with that you can build a reputation and build trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge.

You can also make use of newsletters. Provide people with a catalog of your products and interesting and entertaining articles. If you make it really interesting and entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and recommend it to other people. The more people who signs up for your newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site increasing your traffic.

Another great idea is trading links with other sites. You don’t have to spend a cent. All you have to do is reach an agreement with another webmaster. With exchanging links, the efforts both sites do will benefit both sites. Every traffic that goes to the site could potentially click on the link of your site and visit your site as well. This works well especially when both sites feature the same niche.

Write articles that could pique the attention of people that have interest in your product. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to other aficionados. Writing articles that provide good service and knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage your traffic flow needs.

Many sites offer free submission and posting of your articles. When people find interest in your articles they have a good chance of following the track by finding out where the article originated. Include a link or a brief description of your company with the article and there’s a great probability that they will go to your site.

Write good content for your site. Many search engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases your site uses and how they are used. It is not a requirement that a content should be done by a professional content writer. You could do your on but you have to make content for your site that is entertaining as well as informational. It should provide certain requirements as well as great quality.

Generally, internet users use search engines to find what they are looking for. Search engines in return use keyword searching in aiding their search results. With the right keywords, you could get high rankings in search engine results without the costs.

All of these methods and more will drive more traffic to your site for free. All it takes is a bit of effort and extended man hours. Learn all you can about the methods depicted here and you will soon have a site with a great traffic flow without the usual costs that come with it.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as well as being Certified in Search Engine Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke can be reached at http://www.altacanweb.com or burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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The ACE Ezine… December 10, 2009 – Issue #27

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The ACE Ezine newsletter
December 10, 2009 — Issue #27
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In This Issue:

1) Author’s Ramblings
2) Top Sponsor
3) Feature Editorial:
==> How To Monetize Your Traffic So You Get The Most Out Of It by Burke Ferguson
4) Bottom Sponsor
5) Tell Us What You Think
6) Contact/Removal Information

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1) Author’s Ramblings
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Hope your day is going well today. And a big welcome to our new subscribers.

This week we dive into How To Monetize Your Traffic So You Get The Most Out Of It.
This is one of my most favourite topics.

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========= FEATURE EDITORIAL ==========
2) How To Monetize Your Traffic So You Get The Most Out Of It… by Burke Ferguson
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Establishing your own E-commerce site is not like what it used to be. There are thousands of competition that is all too willing to get a bigger share of the pie. Every scheme and method you can find to augment your sales would be very beneficial.

We have got to admit to ourselves. Most of us are into it for the money. We are not going to waste our time and effort just for the fun of it. Many sites would not wait until hell freezes over just to see their profits. While there are some who takes things lightly there are always those who would rather see profit any given day.

It is common knowledge that without traffic we have no business. Like any business, without any customers you don’t get sales. Traffic represents all the people that gets a chance to see what you have to offer. The more people who see your products the more people there would be to buy them.

Nobody puts up an E-commerce site that doesn’t expect profit. We have a startup capital that needs to be regained. With a consistent traffic, we at least have a fighting chance to achieve that probability. Monetizing your traffic would optimize your chances of making the best out of it.

Making Money out of your Traffic

The best and most proven method of making a profit out of your traffic is using advertising. The internet generates hundreds of thousands upon hundred of thousands of traffic everyday. Most of them are searching for something. While some are just looking for information there is also a good percentage that is looking for something that they need.

The internet has proven to be a very reliable source in finding what was deemed to be a very unsearchable product. The internet has made the world a smaller place; you can advertise a product from the depths of Istanbul and still find a buyer from the center of Philadelphia.

Generating traffic is not an easy task. You have to contend with a great number of sites to generate a good number of traffic flow. But if done successfully this could open up a Pandora’s Box of possibilities. One of the benefits is monetizing your traffic flow.

So, to get to the core of it the more traffic you generate the more likely you are considered as a desirable, desirable, in a sense that a good traffic flowing site is easily convertible to profit. Basically traffic equals profit. Advertising is the name of the game; with the good advertising scheme you can use your traffic flow to your advantage.

When you have good traffic you have a good number of potential customers, customers that are willing to pour money into your coffers. Other than that these are also traffic that can be redirected to sponsored links that are willing to pay you for a sizeable portion of the traffic that you have generated.

This scheme is called “pay-per-click”. With every click a visitor of your site makes on an advertised link you will be paid. The more traffic you generate and the more clicks that happens would spell to more profits.

Affiliate Programs

Another method of monetizing your traffic are affiliate programs. You can link up with other tried and tested sites and online companies and monetize your traffic by having a percentage of sales generated by traffic coming from your site.

The basic idea is, traffic generated from your site will go to another site that can offer a product that you do not carry. Many programs can keep track and make records of transactions that was made possible because of site linkage.

When purchases are made by customers that was led by your site to their site you get a percentage of that sale. Affiliate programs would give you the benefit of monetizing your traffic without the actual need of carrying or promoting a certain product.

There are so many ways and methods to monetize your traffic. All it takes is a bit of hard work and the desire to successfully launch a profit-earning site. The internet is a veritable source of information, many tips and guides are offered everywhere in how to monetize your traffic and make your site a good profit earner.

Happy Marketing.

Burke Ferguson has both a BSc. in Computers as well as being Certified in Search Engine Optimizination and Search Engine Marketing. Burke can be reached at http://www.altacanweb.com or burke@the-ace-ezine.com.

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