Blog Marketing Strategy Tip

Hi Everyone,

So you have a product or service you want to market online and you want more traffic. This is something I do to generate traffic from many different locations. This may not generate targeted traffic but it will be organic.

Think about how many times you have just surfed the Internet. I think surfing is a major pass time of internet connected people. Random traveling from site to site following links on sites you like.

I like to call this "Scatter Bomb Marketing"!

The idea is to take advantage of peoples surfing tendencies to get them to visit not just one site you own but multiple sites you own.

Start multiple websites or free blogs about every topic you are interested in. Dogs, Guns, Food, Travel, Movies, Bikini Girls, Politics, Gardening, and so on.
Make sure all your blogs link to all the other ones with a convenient links list.
Create content for each blog when you have time. So create 4 blogs today about dogs but have them automatically publish each week for the next 4 weeks. So when you are in the mood to write about one of your favourite topics you get a head start on content creation for that blog.
Make a primary link form each blog to your main product or service you are trying to market.
Put Google ads on each blog as an added form of income for people that do not go to your primary product or service. Let Google ads do the selling for you! BUT don't put more than 1-2 ads on each blog or traffic will leave.
For the advanced marketer try making several blogs all related to one topic (or your main product or service) like Dogs. Try different dog breed themed blogs, best dog toys, dog pictures, dog abuse/adoption stories, dog training tips and so on. This will generate more targeted traffic.

Each blog you build and create original content on will generate and drive traffic to your main product or service that you may be selling. Your blogs are scattered all over the place but work together.

Have a great day!
-Ian

Top 5 Online Marketing Tips

Hi Everyone,

Here is a list of the top 5 online marketing tips any new or experienced marketer should be doing!

1. Have your own website - You need a home base that you can edit or change anytime you want. This is because online marketing can be hard and you need the ability to change your product or service. A blog is a good starting place but there are a lot of services with more options that are easy to use.
2. Have your own domain name - This is not the same as a website because you can use a site like Blogger as your main website if you want. Make your domain non-specific so it can be adaptable as you gain experience with online marketing. Products-by-mike.com is a good starting name until you find out what products really sell then you add a new domain name down the road to help you market.
3. Content is STILL king - You need to create your own daily content to generate targeted organic traffic! Original Blogs are good just work to keep each one on topic and 300-1000+ words if you can. Original pictures are amazing if they start trending on Google Images so get your camera out! Videos can be big draw if they go viral just make sure you always link back to your page if you post them on Youtube.
4. Share your content on social media - Facebook Pages, Twitter, and Pinterest should be enough to get you started just make sure you post something every day. If you are making videos then Youtube will also be covered.
5. Start your own e-mail list - When you sell a product or service as an affiliate your customers don't stay your customers because they became the customer of product or service you are promoting. So get customers to join your double opt-in e-mail list before sending them to your partners. Giving away a related free e-book or pictures is a good place to start your list.

These tips should be able to work for ANY online business you may be building or thinking of starting.

Have a great day,
-Ian

New Facebook Ad

Well I'm back on the online marketing wagon!

I took a break to learn and stabilize a busy home life. I always say the longer you stay in one place or stay at one job the more stable you become. Although stability is not growth and to grow takes risks!

I forgot about the fuzzy nature of setting up a Pay Per Click (PPC) ads. I tried to use one of the free images they supply and thought that would be fine. NO, wrong! lol Turns out they don't allow pictures with more than 20% text even though the picture I chose the text was very small and completely unreadable.

Well we will see what happens.

Ad details:
1 week
$5/day
Max budget of $100
Advertising my new e-book that has taken over my TailgateMoney.com website.

Have a great day!
Ian

How long should it take to build your online business?

As long as it takes!

You need to find the right combination of business activities that work for you. Every person is different so no one can tell you exactly what needs to get done.

The method I like to teach people to build their online business is a slower method BUT when someone joins your business they will be targeted and organic.

Targeted means they are interested in what you are selling.

Organic means they found your page with a simple search for your topic.

This method also works for ANY online business!

My method:

1) Don't try to sell your business directly.

2) Choose your favorite topic that you like to talk about, learn about and write about.

3) Build a website or Blog about your topic.

4) Add as much original content that you can to that site. Write articles, add some original photos if you can, and link to a few other sites related to your topic. Keep adding content on a daily basis for 6 months to a year.

5) Add some links/ads to any of your online business items/product/services that are related to your topic. DON'T over do the links/ads keep them simple.

6) After you have a lot of content added to your site or Blog now you need to get the word out. Don't pay for any advertising! Use social networking like Facebook & Twitter to attract interested people. Join Forums related to your topic and participate in the discussions with your website in your signature file of each post. Visit other peoples Blogs that are related to your topic and leave comment and add your website or Blog link.

Here are a few of my blogs that I’m currently building:

http://tattootroll.blogspot.com/ - This is a tattoo Blog I built to sell ClickBank and PayDotCom items on but now that TripleClicks has a few tattoo related items I changed the ads.

http://tailgatemarketer.blogspot.com/ - This is my “Guru” Blog where I try to help online marketers and give reviews of business/finance/self-help books I read.

http://chroniclesofadungeonmaster.blogspot.com/ - This is a new Blog I have started and haven’t had as much time to keep updated but I played a lot of Dungeons and Dragons in high school so I thought it was a fun topic to talk about.

http://icreviews.blogspot.com/ - This is a movie review site that my wife and I work on but haven’t had time to update lately.

These are just ideas and as you can see they are not covered in annoying ads. Just find something you love and the sales & sign-ups will come!

Have a great day!

-Ian