BizwareMagic's Internet Marketing Newsletter

Are Search Engines Becoming Irrelevant?

2009-12-08T08:07:00.000-08:00

Gearing Up For Black Friday & Cyber Monday - Some Marketing Strategies

2009-11-21T06:04:00.000-08:00

The weekend and days after the Thanksgiving Holiday are
some of the best marketing days of the whole year. They
are also the best shopping days which every online marketer
should take full advantage of, if they want to bring up
their sales for the year.

For four or five years now, Black Friday and Cyber Monday
have always been my best marketing days on the web. Like most
affiliate marketers, I make special plans and run special
marketing campaigns during this time. Usually, conversion
rates increase significantly leading up to Christmas, so
spending more revenue on advertising just makes good
business sense.

There are certain things and tactics I use that may be of some
interest to others marketing on the web. Just a few marketing
tips on the things I do to increase my overall sales. I have
found you can't just want for things to happen, you have to
make things happen.

In other words, you have to be proactive and take steps to
make sure your sites and promoted affiliate products are
front and center during this holiday season. Make sure you
don't miss out on all the increased shopping and spending
which takes place on those days.

Anyway, if you're interested in finding out what my marketing
tactics are for Black Friday & Cyber Monday? Click this
link:

Internet Marketing Blog

Will New FTC Guidelines Affect Your Online Business?

2009-11-13T15:19:00.000-08:00

New Federal Trade Commission Guidelines regarding endorsements and
testimonials are coming onstream on 12/1/09. Are you ready for
them and what exactly will all this mean for your online marketing
and sites?

Depending on how these new guidelines and rules are enforced, your
business could be in the wrong and you don't even know it. Will
these new changes put your whole online marketing into jeopardy? Or is
this just much ado about nothing?

Well, many Internet Marketers are taking note and paying attention
to these potential "Game Changers" and preparing or adjusting
their sites ahead of time. Are you doing the same?

Can you afford to ignore these new rules and changes?

Click this link to find out more about this whole issue
and what it may mean for online marketers and site owners.
Also check out a possible solution in the form of a
FTC Toolkit - online marketers have an answer for everything.

Click Here: FTC Toolkit

Google Caffeine - Are You Ready For It?

2009-11-07T05:05:00.000-08:00

Google Caffeine caused a big stir last summer ('09)
when it was first announced. This is the codename
given to Google's next-generation search infrastructure
going forward.

But what doesn this mean for your site and for your
rankings?

Might mean major changes if your rankings are different
from Google's current index. Even a few place changes
on the first page results can result in big losses or gains,
as any professional online marketer can tell you.

Google has simply become that powerful when it comes to
online search. At the moment it is the only major
player, despite what you keep hearing about Bing, Yahoo...
Google is still the search engine that will return
the majority of your quality traffic.

Therefore, you really need to find out how Google Caffeine
will affect your site and online marketing. I have just
posted some information on Google's next search engine
here:

Google Caffeine

Titus
www.bizwaremagic.com

TweetGlide - How The Big Guys Market Online

2009-10-30T11:12:00.000-07:00

Does Google PageRank Count Anymore?

2009-10-24T06:41:00.000-07:00

Google has long since down-played the importance of PageRank
and has now removed it from Webmaster Tools. So is PageRank
still important and should you still bother with it? Find out
by reading this article...

Does Google PageRank Count Anymore?

PageRank is one of those things every webmaster notices and
wonders about... especially those webmasters who are fighting
some fierce keyword battles in very competitive niche markets.

Does having a high PR number really push your page to the
top for very competitive keywords in Google's index?

Guess the big question is this: if PageRank is only one of
200 ranking factors - how important is it in Google's whole
ranking system? Does that one factor make a difference to
your rankings?

Of course, the main reason Google is down-playing PR is because
of rampant link selling on the web. In the past, sites with
high PR7 or PR8 could earn big bucks by selling links. Google
has since lowered the PR on sites that were selling links -
how they can prove this is beyond me, but by lowering or
down-playing PageRank, Google has stopped a lot of obvious
link selling on the web.

Link selling and buying is Google's main business.

It is the backing to all their successes and anyone corrupting
their ranking system had to be dealt with, if Google wanted to
keep their rankings honest. A true reflection of what surfers
want to find when they click that link in Google search.

Can't blame Google for wanting to keep profits flowing and
their search index honest.

However, will Google totally get rid of PageRank? Why
don't they?

Many experts argue PageRank is simply too much a part of
Google's brand, they can't get rid of it. Google must keep it...
actually they should keep it and not show it at all. Mainly
because if they kept this little monster secret in the first place,
it could have saved them a lot of headaches.

But all this is pure speculation on my part - what webmasters
do when they have too much time on their hands. But the
whole PageRank issue still raises more concerns, even
while Google is down-playing it.

Find out why you should still be concerned with PageRank
here:

Does Google PageRank Count Anymore?

Should You Use Google Adsense On Your Web Pages?

2009-10-17T05:15:00.000-07:00

This week I received an email from Marlon Sanders,
which brought back the whole issue of whether or not
you should use Google Adsense on your web pages?
Sanders refers to a very popular thread going
on at the WarriorForum presented by a guy known
as "XFactor". We don't make this stuff up folks.
Honest!

Anyway, this very interesting and informative discussion
on Adsense got me thinking about Adsense and should
I really be using it on my web pages? Be informed
that I am a long time Adsense user and I really have
no plans of stopping.

However, this whole Warrior thread has me stirred up,
(takes a lot to stir me up these days!) and I had to
further discuss this tricky issue with my own newsletter
subscribers.

For me, Adsense serves a very good purpose and it is
not all about making money from Google, there are much
more profitable ways to do that. But using Adsense on
your own site or web pages is a judgment call on your
part - should you use Adsense or not?

If you're interested in finding out more and my own
opinions on this XFactor guy... click the link below:

Should You Use Google Adsense On Your Web Pages?

7 Proven Internet Marketing Strategies To Increase Your Sales

2009-10-13T05:15:00.000-07:00

I am constantly amazed by the number of people I meet on the web who have absolutely no marketing strategy whatsoever behind their site or online marketing.

I am even more amazed by the number of people who believe all they have to do is buy a domain, slap a few HTML pages together and place them on a web host somewhere. Then they expect everything else to just happen because their site or business is on the web!

It very rarely happens that way.

Creating an online business takes some planning and strategy if you want your site or business to succeed. You must have a plan of action, but most of all, you must have some fundamental marketing strategies behind your online site.

Now, I am speaking from experience here, because I also stumbled around on the web for 2 or 3 years like the people I described above. I foolishly thought just because I had a web site, I could do business on the web.

Well, not very much happened. I received very little traffic and very few sales. My site was going nowhere fast.

Fortunately, the theme I chose for my first site was Internet Marketing! I spent those first years studying all the online marketing material and information I could get my hands on. I gradually learned what to do and what not to do when it came to marketing online.

Mostly, I stumbled across some great Internet marketers like Marlon Sanders, Neil Shearing, Ken Evoy... true pioneers of online marketing. By studying those first class marketers and their marketing techniques I learned how it was all done.

Over time, I learned how to become very analytical with my sites and marketing. I started to create marketing strategies and put them into practice with my sites. This was all new to me because I have a background in education rather than marketing.

Now, I would like to share with you some of these marketing strategies and practices - just things I do and things I put into place which enable me to receive a modest but very comfortable online income.

So here are some things you can try:

1. Know Your Market Or Audience

First and foremost, you must know your market. Know who you will be targeting with your marketing? Know who will be buying your products or the affiliate products that you're promoting on the web?

I keep my eyes open for hot trends or products which everyone is buying. You can use programs like Google Trends to see which products are becoming hot. For example, in electronics, which products are on everyone's wish list? Is it laptops, PCs or netbooks? Are people buying smart phones, PDAs, Blu-ray Players or E-readers?

Just find out what products are hot? Find what products are being searched for in the search engines... do a check to see how many searches are made each month for your chosen product? Use WordTracker, or a free online site such as Seobook.com to see what products people are searching for on the web.

If there is a large demand/audience/market for your product or subject area, then you have a better chance of succeeding online. It is a simple marketing strategy that many first time marketers ignore - please don't. So choose your products to match the demand that is out there for them.

2. Buying Mindset

One of the key elements to selling stuff online is finding people at the exact moment they are ready to buy. What some marketers refer to as a "Buying Mindset". You find people who have their minds set on buying something when they reach your site.

This is much easier than you think!

A simple way I found to do this is to create sites which target keywords related to buying... such as gifts, coupons, bargains, deals and so on. For example, a site on wedding gifts will obviously attract customers who are interested in buying wedding gifts.

To give you a concrete example from my own site, I have a section on "Corporate Business Gifts" which offers special deals/coupons on corporate business gifts... someone searching for that phrase is more likely to purchase a gift. Just simple reasoning, but it works wonders for selling stuff online.

In the Info-Product market, many Gurus create a "Buying Mindset" by offering special bonuses and discounts if someone buys from their links. Another simple way to boost your sales.

3. Target Special Holidays

Along the same lines, I like targeting times when people feel obligated to buy. Using special holidays like Christmas, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day... in your marketing can be very effective.

There are occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, graduations... when people feel they must buy something for a loved one or special friend. Targeting those occasions with your marketing can be extremely effective... people are looking for a birthday gift, a graduation gift or a wedding gift - you simply help them find what they're looking for.

On one of my sites, I target the "Back To School" market which has proven very lucrative since I market high-ticket affiliate items such as laptops, PCs and netbooks.

4. Place All Your Emphasis On Supplying Information

The majority of people searching on the web are looking for information - first and foremost - even those who are ready to buy. They want information on the subject or product they're searching for on the web. It should be your marketing strategy to give them this information.

All of my sites are based on supplying information to my visitors.

If you give solid information they will be pleased and take note of your site and a few will buy the products you recommend, but the information must come first.

Even popular selling sites like Amazon give loads of consumer information and feedback while selling their products on the web. Consumers want information on the products they're buying. Supply this information and you will sell more products.

5. Target Long Tail Keyword Phrases In Your SEO

If you're selling stuff on the web, it is extremely important that you have a SEO marketing strategy. You must use the search engines to bring in those quality visitors and potential customers to your site. You must rank high in the search engines for your chosen keywords.

I have found SEO is not easy but it is also not that hard to do. In order to rank high you must be persistent, have a six month or yearly plan... work at it over time, even years to build up your rankings. Most webmasters won't have the patience or resources to stick to a long-term strategy for months, even years before they start ranking for popular, well-searched for keywords.

However, there's another quicker and faster way to get quality traffic from the search engines. Instead of targeting highly competitive popular keywords, you target longer keyword phrases that have little competition. For example, someone searching for a particular brand and model is more likely to buy then someone searching for a general topic. Someone searching for "cars" compared to someone searching for "2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT" - the last phrase will have very few searches but it can produce more targeted buyers.

6. Build Lists of Interested Buyers

One of my most effective marketing strategies is building simple lists of people who want to receive further information on the subject or product they're considering buying. The web is a very temporary process since most people spend less than a few seconds on most sites. So it is important that
you try and get them to opt-in to your mailing list, join your Twitter account or FaceBook group... and so on.

You must build lists of people who are interested in finding out more about your subject or product. This way you will have repeat visitors to your site and you will get the opportunity to sell to them again and again. If you build a trusting relationship with these contacts, they will respect your opinions and suggestions.

List building can have a very positive effect on your sales numbers so it is one marketing strategy you should definitely try if you're not already using lists.

7. Sell Things You Can ONLY Buy Online

This marketing strategy is so simple - it's almost laughable. But I quickly found selling stuff that can only be bought online do much better than selling stuff that can be bought at your local Walmart. If buyers can only find it online, then you will have a much better chance of selling it to them.

Therefore, marketing unique products or specialty items, which are only available online can prove very lucrative. This is a very simple marketing strategy but also a very effective one. Just try it.

There are no doubt, countless other marketing strategies you can use. But using some or all of the ones listed above will help increase your online sales. Again, just try them and see for yourself.

The author is a full-time online marketer who has numerous websites. If you want to find out more marketing strategies and selling on the
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Online Fax - An Essential Service For Your Home Business

2009-10-07T05:27:00.000-07:00

More and more people are turning to home businesses as a means
of weathering these tough economic times. One vital element of
any home business should be an online fax service. There are several
reasons why online faxing is smart move for any small business owner.

I have just written a short informative article explaining those
reasons and why every business should be at least considering
Internet Fax. This is a simple form of "cloud computing" that
many businesses, big and small, are now using to handle all
their faxing needs.

Online fax is probably the wave of the future, it will be the
way all faxing is done in years to come. The old fax machine is
not dead but it's on life support!

If you have a home business or is thinking of starting one, click
this link to discover why you should have an online fax service...

Online Fax - An Essential Service For Your Home Business

The Tricky Issue Of Duplicate Content And What Google Says About It

2009-09-25T08:33:00.000-07:00

Being a full-time online means you have to keep a close watch on how
Google is ranking pages on the web... one very serious concern is the
whole issue of duplicate content. More importantly, how does having
duplicate content on your site affect your keyword rankings in Google
and the other search engines.

Now, recently it seems that Google is much more open about just how
it ranks content. I say "seems" because with Google there are years
and years of mistrust when it comes to how they treat content and webmasters.
Google's whole "do as I say" attitude leaves a bitter taste in most
webmasters's mouths. Many have had more than enough of this attitude
coming from Google and ignore what Google and their pundits say.

I have long learned you have to rise above your own personal feelings
or beliefs with it comes to running an online business. Never let your
emotions affect your business. Go with the flow and keep your mouth
shut if you like taking those trips to the bank. But Google has been
very kind to me on the whole, they have driven me nuts more times than
I can count, but overall I am very grateful and pleased with my dealings
with Google so I try to do everything I can to please them.

Regardless, whether you love or hate Google, there's no denying they
are King of online search and you must play by their rules or leave
a lot of online revenue on the table.

Now as for the whole issue of Duplicate Content, Google offers up
some much needed advice on the subject. I have gathered some information
and videos coming directly from Google and placed it in the link
below. This is information coming from Matt Cutts and Greg Grothaus on the subject of duplicate content. If you're worried or just want to find out more on this subject go here:

The Tricky Issue Of Duplicate Content & What Google Says About It

Back To Work - How To Boost Your Traffic & Sales

2009-09-08T05:14:00.000-07:00

This is probably the saddest time of any year - September!

Getting back to work after a long hot enjoyable summer in
the sun is a real downer. No matter who you are. Still takes
some getting used to really working hard again.

Well, lets not get too carried away.

Work for me these days is getting out of bed, grabbing a
cup of hot tea and booting up my trusty Toshiba laptop to
check my overnight sales and traffic. I am still selling
$1000's of affiliate products from my different websites
that I run... things have slowed down because of the
bad economy in the States but everything is still very
manageable.

Christmas is just around the corner and that has always
been my most lucrative time selling anything on the web.
Even in bad times, Santa still has to put in an appearance,
he's the greatest cash generator ever invented.

But that's a little ways off yet - right now, I am boosting
up my traffic numbers and sales by going back to work.
There are countless things I do to boost those traffic
numbers and I have listed them in my latest blog post
here:

How To Boost Your Traffic & Sales

Hope you will find them helpful. They work for me and
my sites - they should also work for yours.

Kind Regards,
Titus

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How to Find Profitable Niche Markets/Sites

2009-08-17T10:26:00.000-07:00

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Perhaps one of the hardest tasks in actually earning a living
from the web is finding good niche markets/products that will
return a profit. It's not that hard to do, but you do have to
do a lot of research unless you want to waste all your time
and money promoting a product or site that's just not viable.

Been there, done that.

Around 10 years ago, when I first started exploring how to make
an income from the web - I wasted two or three years promoting
one "get-rich-quick" scheme after another. You have probably seen
these opportunities which promises immediate riches by sponsoring
and selling a miracle product. You get your own branded template
site and you spend your time recruiting new prospects into selling
the same miracle product you're selling, these recruits are placed
under you in some kind of silly matrix... please stay away
from such foolishness.

And be extremely careful of what products you promote or market on
the web. Unless you already have your OWN products; choosing the
right products and services to promote and market will make all
the difference to your bottom line. So you have to choose wisely.

But how do you find profitable niches?

First, keep you eyes and ears open, what are the popular products
your friends and colleagues are all buying? What are the hot
products? What products are people buying online right now?

Take for example - Netbooks!

They have only been around for a couple of years, introduced by
Asustek in the fall of 2007 and now all the major laptop makers
Dell, HP, MSI, Lenovo... are all making netbooks.

Why?

Because netbooks are hot products and it can be a very lucrative
market even for affiliate marketers like myself. Now I have gone
and broken one of the unwritten rules of online marketing. Never
tell anyone what products you're promoting and which ones are
bringing in the revenue because it just creates competition and
thousands of people will start selling the same products.

However, I love competition. Some of the keywords I target have
over a 100 million pages competing for the same keywords. Getting
on that first page of results in Google keeps you on your game.
It keeps you on your SEO toes!

Besides it doesn't take a genius to realize the best netbooks are selling like hotcakes right now.

But the real trick is to find niche markets/keywords that have
little competition and then it is much easier to get your site and
keywords ranked high in all the search engines. Do some serious
keyword research in a niche market before you start building a
site around it.

Many obscure products and niche markets are still virtually
untouched. You have to find these and develop an authority site
on them. But how do you find these profitable niches?

Again, keep your eyes open, what do you buy online? What would
you find comfortable selling online? It's best to pick something
you already have an interest in - take your favorite hobby and
find products to sell or promote. Whether it be handy gardening
tools, wine making kits, cooking utensils and the list goes on.

There are many places to find niche products - try newspapers,
magazines, even your TV... what's being sold in the advertisements?
In other words, what products are companies spending their
advertising money on?

This is also one of the most important keys I use for finding
profitable niche products online. What are individuals spending
their advertising dollars on - month after month? If people are
consistently spending money on advertising (even Pay Per Click)
more than likely this is a profitable niche.

Then I check out their sites - if it's mostly affiliate products
they're promoting and selling - then I know this is probably a
viable niche market.

Next I thoroughly research the keyword competition related to
this market. I personally use Keyword Elite but there are
many keyword research programs and software on the market.
If the competition is not too stiff, then this would be the
major factor whether or not I enter this niche.

Another consideration, I thoroughly check out the top sites
which are ranked in Google for this niche. How well are they
designed? Are they unique? How old are they? How many backlinks
do they have? Can I do better? Can I compete?

Next, you have to be careful when checking out the affiliate
commissions you can earn from promoting any niche market?
Are these products featured in Amazon? Are they offered thru
Commission Junction or the other major affiliate networks?

Is there a possibility of getting an exclusive private affiliate
deal with the maker of the products or services? Don't laugh,
this is one of the keys to earning the huge incomes on the web.
Many companies, especially small start-ups will give you lucrative
deals if you promote their products, some will even give you
residual income for the life of the client you have referred.

Don't leave this area unexplored because it can be the key to
finding really lucrative profitable niche markets on the web. Many
times once you or your site has a dominant presence in a niche
market (your site is ranked high for all the important keywords)
companies will approach you to sell their products. Keep these
private deals on the table and you might be surprised at the
response you get.

Besides the affiliate route, a more profitable way to proceed
is to sell the products yourself thru a "drop ship" company or
service. Or you can buy the resell rights to a product and sell
it yourself on your site. I personally stay away from "actually"
selling stuff on the web because that usually brings in a whole
lot of other issues such as customer support, refunds, etc.
I like affiliate marketing because all the buying and selling
are done for me. All I have to do is supply the traffic and
potential customers to my affiliate links and let them do the rest.

Regardless, you have to pick a niche market that will return
enough of a profit to make it worth your while. I made this mistake
once by creating a site on How To Clean LCD Screens - the
site was somewhat successful, I did and do sell a couple of these
LCD cleaning kits a day but unfortunately I only get less than a
dollar for each one I sell thru my Amazon affiliate links.

http://www.cleanlcds.com/

The product price is simply not high enough to give me a good
return. I believe my major reason for designing the site
was to also sell a big ticket item like Big Screen LCD TVs
but I didn't sell many of these mainly because I believe
few people buy such a big item without actually seeing
the picture quality of the TV in person before buying it.

You really do have to find products people like buying online.

One simple way to do this is to only promote products that
are ONLY sold online, therefore people simply have to buy them
on the web. Another solution is to promote products which have
exclusive online coupons and deals for their affiliates. You would
be surprised how many major companies like Dell, HP, Lenovo...
offer these special online deals. Customers will seek out these
deals and buy online - hopefully from your affiliate links.

Finding popular products can be done, here are a couple of free
sites I like to use to help me find those niche products.

Google Trends

Google Trends

This site will show you which products are popular and getting
a lot of search traffic compared to others. It will also show
you how much news/buzz a certain product is receiving... all
important points to consider when choosing a product to promote.

Perhaps one of the best sites for finding profitable niche
products is from Microsoft:

Detecting Online Commercial Intention

http://adlab.microsoft.com/Online-Commercial-Intention/

Which tells you the Probability someone will buy when using
certain keywords or even a site. This is a good way to check
to see if your keywords have commercial value - will people
buy it? Use this tool consistently, and it will help you
find your profitable keywords and niche markets.

Now if you're are a complete novice at online marketing, then
you will need extra help at finding your own profitable niche
markets. One solution I always recommend is SBI. It is more
expensive than other hosting services but you get a tons of
marketing tools and programs along with your site building
system.

One of these is the whole "BrainstormIt" system which will
guide you step-by-step to finding a profitable niche market to
build your site around. I have not found any system more
comprehensive than this one - again, it's more expensive
but well worth the money.

Site Build It with BrainstormIt

Anyway hope this discussion has given you some help in finding
your own profitable niche products to promote on the web.
Find the right ones, and you will never look back!

Kind Regards,
Titus

http://www.bizwaremagic.com

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Learn How Using SPNbabble Can Help Web Professionals Save Time

2009-08-05T05:14:00.000-07:00

SiteProNews Launches SPNbabble, a Micro-Blog for Web Professionals
Copyright © 2009 Titus Hoskins

SiteProNews, a well established website geared towards webmasters,
has recently introduced a new micro-blogging service called SPNbabble.

Describing itself as "Micro-Blogging For Web Professionals" - SPNbabble.com lets you share your ideas with friends and colleagues. It also incorporates such popular services as Twitter and Facebook. To find out more about this interesting new platform, Bizwaremagic.com did an interview with Mel Strocen, CEO of the Jayde Online Network, which runs numerous websites, including SiteProNews and SPNbabble.

1. Lets cut to the chase, why should anyone use your micro-blogging program, SPNbabble?

The main reason, and the reason we created SPNBabble, is that it
provides social media marketers with a means to post to multiple
micro-blogging sites simultaneously. Currently, SPNbabble members
can configure their accounts so that a post on SPNbabble will also
appear on Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, Plurk, Tumblr and 5 other
micro-blogging sites. If time is a factor in your marketing endeavors,
then using SPNbabble is a no-brainer.

2. Not everyone is familiar with micro-blogging, could you go
into more detail and fully explain how your program works or
functions?

Well, anyone who uses Twitter will find SPNbabble very similar
in features and functionality. For those unfamiliar with micro-blogging,
it's basically a concise form of blogging. Most micro-blogging
sites, including SPNbabble, restrict blog posts to 140 characters.
It takes some practice to get your message across in shortened form,
but for busy web professionals less is more.

Micro-blogging is ideal for getting short snippets of useful information
out to a potential audience of millions of micro-bloggers. Short blog
posts can be about news, articles, products, services, programs, links
to interesting sites, what you happen to be doing at that moment,
or about almost anything else you care to share with others.

3. Can you elaborate on the SPNbabble Community Toolbar and how it works?

The SPNBabble toolbar was created using the Conduit.com custom
toolbar creation service. Conduit allows site owners to create
their own branded toolbars in minutes. We selected from some of
the standard components that Conduit offers, but component
choices literally number in the thousands.

The toolbar is available for the Internet Explorer, Firefox and
Safari web browsers and can be downloaded in seconds from

http://spnbabble.ourtoolbar.com/

In addition to common toolbar features like search, weather, radio,
pop-up blocking and a drop down link menu, the SPNBabble toolbar
also offers more unique features like online chat between
SPNbabble members, a RSS feed reader for SPNbabble posts, a
Twitter post reader, an email notifier that supports virtually all
webmail providers and most POP3 providers, and a Message Box
that enables us to send messages to members in real time to which
they can respond.

4. How much does it cost to use SPNbabble?

There is no cost. SPNBabble is FREE to use.

5. Seems like everyone has gone Twitter mad, can you give your
views on Twitter and how it is connected with your new program?
How is it different from using Twitter?

Twitter is an acquired taste. Either you immediately grasp its
value or you find it to be a total waste of time. For many
people, the latter view is based on their personal tastes and
preferences. They see no real benefit in reading about what
other Twitter users had for breakfast, where they are going or
what they are doing.

The trick, of course, is to follow the message posts of people
with whom you have something in common. Finding those people
on Twitter isn't that easy or intuitive, but there are Twitter
related services that can help you find people whose message
posts you might find interesting. I personally like Mr Tweet
(http://mrtweet.com), but there are a number of other similar
services that assist in pinpointing Twitter members with similar
interests.

Like Twitter, SPNbabble allows members to follow each other's
message posts, invite their friends, add custom promotional
backgrounds, direct message other members, search message
posts and setup groups devoted to specific interests.

Unlike Twitter, SPNbabble caters more specifically to business
professionals versus the general public, although no one is
prevented from using the service.

6. What types of Data or RSS feeds does your program support?
Do you have a Wordpress Plug-in?

SPNBabble supports RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0 and Atom data feeds. If
you use a RSS feed enabled browser or one of the many available
RSS feed readers, you can browse and read message posts in the
SPNBabble public timeline without actually visiting the site.

SPNBabble also offers a Wordpress blog plug-in. Details can be
found at the Wordpress Plugin Directory:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/spnbabble/

In brief, the plugin, once installed on a Wordpress based blog, allows
a blogger to select the blog posts he/she wants converted to
micro-blog notices and automatically added to SPNbabble and
the other micro-blog services SPNBabble supports.

7. Spam is an ever constant problem for every site on the web,
but blogging sites with comments are especially vulnerable, what
measures have you put into place for SPNbabble or is this a
non-issue?

Spam notices are definitely an area of concern, for SPNbabble
and other micro-blog sites.

The question is how does one define spam on a micro-blogging
service. In our case, we define spam as notices that are
inappropriate (adult, inflammatory, illegal, etc.) or repetitive
and identical. We are looking at ways of automating the spam
monitoring process, but currently notices are manually scanned
and removed as necessary. In extreme cases of abuse, members
are banned and all of their message posts removed.

8. In a slightly different vein, not everyone reading this will
be aware that you're the CEO of the Jayde Network, which has
many popular sites such as SiteProNews, GoArticles, ExactSeek...
Plus, you also co-founded the iEntry network, which also runs
some very popular sites on the web. How do you see SPNbabble
fitting into these comprehensive online networks?

My connection with iEntry ended 8 years ago. iEntry has thrown
its own hat into the micro-blogging ring with Twellow.com, a
comprehensive directory of Twitter users broken down into
hundreds of categories, and has been successful in popularizing
Twellow very quickly.

We chose to go in a different direction and provide our
core audience - webmasters and site owners - the
means to market and communicate across multiple
social media sites. It's a service that I personally
find useful as a marketer and entrepreneur and one that I
believe will strike a chord with other web professionals as
the micro-blogging phenomenon continues to grow.

Obviously, we plan to promote the service across all of our
websites and we are also approaching other companies in the
social media arena to form mutually beneficial partnerships.

9. What are your goals and objectives for SPNbabble? Where
would you like to see it in a few years?

My main goal for SPNBabble is to make it a one-stop destination
for anyone interested in effectively utilizing the social media
bandwagon for meaningful and profitable communication.

Specifically, I would like to improve, and add to, SPNbabble's
feature set. That might entail tying into additional micro-blogging
sites, providing additional search functions, adding a directory of
categorized users, notice ranking and/or voting, etc. I'd also like
to see SPNbabble eventually added to desktop social media
applications like TweetDeck, Twhirl, Twitteroo, Bitter, and others.

...

For more information and to join SPNbabble Click Here:

SPNbabble.com

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http://www.bizwaremagic.com
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Ouch Google That Hurts!

2009-07-20T03:37:00.000-07:00

Just posted this article on my site about recent changes within
Google which affecting my keyword rankings. Something has shifted.
Article marketing seems to be on the way out - social bookmarking
sites seems to be in.

We will probably have to wait until the dust settles until we
find out for sure what is going on, but here are my own
finding and observations on these changes within Google.

I have always taken SEO tactics and techniques with a large grain
of salt. Which is probably the wrong approach since those tactics
have made it possible for me to enjoy working full-time on the web.

However, recent changes within Google has me deeply concerned
about the effectiveness of many of those old SEO tactics which
I have been using for years. On here, you must quickly adjust
or go the way of the Do-Do bird!

So here are some of my latest findings on some changes within
Google and how they (MAY) affect your keyword rankings. Hope
these findings will be of some help to your own online marketing...

Ouch Google That Hurts! (How Recent Changes Within
Google May Affect Your Rankings)

How To Automate Your Internet Marketing

2009-07-11T07:53:00.000-07:00

BWMagic's Internet Marketing News!

.......
Contents:

o How To Automate Your Online Business

.......

Being a former teacher, the summer months are really
my holidays. I simply do less in the summer since
I have family members visiting or the weather is simply
too nice to spend on the computer all day.

But that doesn't mean I don't earn a daily income from
the web, even while I am on vacation. This is mainly
due to the fact that I have automated every aspect
of running my online business/sites. I have programs
in place which run my sites and marketing while I am
taking it easy.

Computers, the web and online marketing are ideal
for automation. Setting everything up does require
some work, but once you have all your ducks lined up,
everything runs smoothly on its own.

Here's an article where I explain how to automate
your online sites or business. Hope it is of some
help to you.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Feature Article
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

How To Automate Your Internet Marketing

Automation makes running any online business a total breeze.
More importantly, only by automating your whole online
business will you achieve the freedom and lifestyle that
makes Internet Marketing so attractive to millions
of people worldwide.

The Internet is tailor made for automation. It can retrieve,
process and transmit data at a lightning speed. It can keep
track of billions of pieces of information on a single server.
In reality, the whole system is one giant automated machine
run by countless servers and an ever decreasing number of wires
as the web goes wireless.

And then there is the computer - your main business automation
tool. The computer is the perfect automation tool. It can handle
incoming data, process files, and dispense information all
within the blink of an eye. Computers are the real workhorses
of our modern age -- they do most of the work for us. They are
so important, running any competitive online or off-line
business now without a computer would be hard to imagine,
not to mention foolhardy.

Combine these two key elements with automated marketing
software and running any business on automation will indeed
seem like a total breeze. It all comes down to numbers, with
the Internet and computers, you can handle, sell and process a
million units as easy as you can handle ten units.

Computers and the web make these large numbers possible.
They make marketing online not only viable but also very
lucrative. Whole automated marketing systems can be put
into place, bringing in revenue automatically. Virtual auto
income machines can be created.

Let's look closely at some examples and discover what you need
in order to put these automated marketing systems to work for
you.

Let's say you have a digital information product that you wish
to sell online. Your automated marketing system will probably
start with the acquisition of a domain name www.widgets-info.com
and construction of an online website where customers
can purchase and download your product.

Designing your own site and sales letter will take some work
and you must know what you're doing or all the automation in
the world will be pointless because if your online site doesn't
convert traffic into sales, it's game over. Your site or online
business MUST convert your visitors into paying customers.

Many marketers hire or get someone else to design their profit
generating sites for them. You may have to pay highly for a good
professional quality site and high quality sales copy but it is
the key to the success of your whole marketing operation.

A well optimized website will pull in free targeted traffic from
the different search engines automatically. A high quality sales
letter or copy will then convert this traffic into sales and income
automatically. To increase sales many marketers buy their traffic
from Pay-Per-Click advertising such as those services offered by
Google Adwords or Yahoo's Overture.

Once you have targeted traffic hitting your website... all
your marketing procedures can be automated. In most cases,
with simple software programs that will run your online business
on auto-pilot.

Most professional marketers capture the contact information
of their visitors. They follow up with the grand daddy of all
automated systems -- the autoresponder. Studies have consistently
shown, it usually takes from 6 to 7 follow-up emails before a
customer buys your product. The autoresponder is one automated
tool you must use with your online business.

Many marketers offer ecourses or free newsletters as a way of
automatically keeping in touch with customers or potential
customers. An autoresponder can draw visitors back to your
site and marketing page again and again, to hear your sales
pitch. It is the vital element in your automated marketing
system.

Automation of your whole checkout system can be done with
programs like ClickBank, PayPal or 1ShoppingCart... these
automated checkout systems will take your customers through
the checkout process and can deliver digital products or
software downloads immediately.

Here Are Some Automation Tips:

* Use autoresponders for follow-ups and building contact lists

* Use automated checkout systems like ClickBank or 1ShoppingCart

* Use simple online videos to explain complex tasks or products

* Use Google Sitemaps to automatically index and update your pages

* Use organic SEO tactics like keyword rich articles to get traffic

* Use RSS feeds to automatically syndicate your content and articles

* Use RSS feeds to automatically build content and webpages

* Use datafeeds to automatically update your products or content

* Use audio testimonials to warm up visitors (the net is a cold place)

* Use a well defined Frequently Asked Questions page or pages

* Use Paypal or a similar system for paying your online business bills

(hosting, advertising, promotions) and for receiving payments/commissions

- this way you can be away from your business for long periods

of time and everything will still run smoothly, on auto-pilot

Once all these elements have been put into place: your
targeted traffic, your website with sales page and checkout
cart, your autoresponders with follow-up messages, your delivery of
purchased products, and a payment system to pay your bills/receive
your commissions or payments... you will have constructed
an automated system that will deliver sales and income 24/7/365.
There are countless websites and businesses on the web doing
exactly that - automatically running and earning money for
their owners.

Another popular online business model uses affiliate programs
and advertising such as Google Adsense as their main sources
of income, instead of offering products for sale.

These automated marketing systems are set up in the same way.
Only no actually selling is done on the site... these sites
pre-sell by giving away valuable information, product reviews,
or comparison shopping tips to their visitors. Then and only
then are potential customers sent to affiliate sites to make
their purchases. With the affiliate (site owner) getting a
percentage of the selling price for having referred the customer
or client. Some great third party affiliate programs are Commission
Junction, LinkShare, Shareasale, and Amazon.

This automated affiliate/advertising website business offers the
most freedom and the least headaches. It is an ideal automated
business system that if done right can be extremely lucrative for
those who put these automated marketing systems into place.

It can be pure perfection where automation meets the Internet,
computers and the marketing process. It can be a marvel to behold
and a complete joy to experience in action. For those savvy
marketers who have perfected this system it spells only one
thing - freedom. And a whole lot of it!

...
The author is a full-time online marketer who has numerous niche
websites, including two sites on Internet Marketing. For the latest
and most effective web marketing tools try: Internet Marketing Tools
If you're trying to start a web business and don't know where to begin,
why not try these excellent free training manuals and videos:
Marketing Tools
Copyright Titus Hoskins. This article may be freely distributed
if this resource box stays attached.

...

Kind Regards,
Titus

http://www.bizwaremagic.com

What do you do when Google doesn't do what you want them to do?

2009-06-19T05:36:00.000-07:00

Have you ever heard of the DoDo Bird?

Well, all kidding aside, if you're not listed in Google for
your chosen keywords - you will probably become extinct, at
least online!

Google is King of online search, it's pretty unlikely anyone
or any search engine will dethrone it any time soon. Bing may
have a chance at stealing some search traffic away but a full
blown overthrow of Google is highly exaggerated and highly unlikely.

For now and for the immediate future, Google is still King of
the jungle.

So it is extremely important that you can get Google to do what
you want them to do in regards to listing your site and keywords
in their index. Higher to the top of the first page, the better
you will do.

Create great content and optimize your site for it in Google and
usually everything else falls into place. However, sometimes
Google can get a bit testy - what's a search engine without a
few problems? What's life without a few problems?

Extremely pleasant!

Over the years I have pretty much figured out enough about
Google search in order to get my major keywords listed on
the first page in their results. Sometimes in the top spot
but mostly in the top 5 listings.

Now we are not talking about very competitive keywords that
get 1000's of searches each day. Usually keyword phrases that
get from 10 to 100 daily searches - believe me, all this quality
traffic adds up very quickly.

For the most part, Google has been very stable, that is: my
keywords have remained on the first page for years. Of course,
I am constantly creating new links with article marketing,
unique content on my sites, ebooks, videos, software downloads...
all providing link bait so that webmasters naturally link
to my content because they believe their visitors will benefit
by visiting my sites.

However, recently all is not well in Google Land, for some
puzzling reason or reasons - two of my most popular keywords
have been bouncing like they're attached to a bungee cord.
Popping in and out of Google's first page results. One week
they're on the first page, next week they're down to around
#50.

At first, this didn't worry me... Google was probably doing
another one of their endless updates to their Algorithm (whole
set of rules and math stuff they use to rank pages/keywords)
and things usually settle back to normal in a few days or so.

Not this time, those competitive keywords have been erractic
for months - and this after being very stable for over 3 or 4
years. This has totally unsettled me to say the least.

What do you do when Google doesn't do what you want them to do?

I have been trying to figure out what's going on with these
bouncing keywords? I have some possible reasons why these keywords
are bouncing but with Google it is extremely hard to pin-point
what exactly is happening... guess if we knew all of Google's
secrets we would all be sitting pretty high in the rankings.

Anyway, I have placed my whole investigation and findings in
an article that may or may not be of help to you. Again, until
I firmly pin-point my mistake and discover exactly what's happening,
this keyword ranking issue in Google is still open.

I even went so far as to contact Matt Cutts in his blog about
it but, of course, I knew I wouldn't get an answer. And this was
rather foolish of me, but I thought Google's recent openness with
webmasters would give me some information of what's going on
in my case. It also shows my sense of frustration with those
bouncing keywords and I will try anything to solve the problem.

Anyway, here's the keyword situation in more detail and what
I (believe) to be causing this erratic bouncing of my keywords
in Google.

SEO Mistake

Regards,
Titus
http://www.bizwaremagic.com/

Can Microsoft's Bing Beat Google?

2009-06-06T04:48:00.000-07:00

As a full-time online marketer I keep my eyes peeled to anything
new that hits the web. Especially if it has anything to do with
getting quality web traffic. My online income depends mainly on
getting that quality traffic from the different search engines but
mainly from Google which presently has control of roughly 70% of
the web's search traffic.

Now when any new search engine comes along, I have to
take a very close look at it to see if it will give Google
any serious competition. Most of these new search engines
won't have a chance in hell of competing with Google - excuse
my language but I think I needed to get this point across
strongly to you.

However, the new search engine from Microsoft called Bing
could possibly give Google some serious competition.
The chances are still unlikely because of Google's strong
standing, but Bing should be watched closely to see if
it cuts into Google's search numbers.

Anyway, this is another one of those wordy research pieces
looking at this issue... besides if you have a site you
should already be optimizing it for Bing. Never know this
search engine could take off, especially when you consider
Microsoft can throw a lot of money at promoting/advertising
it.

I am already seeing some traffic from Bing in my different
sites' log stats so they have my attention. They should also
have your attention...

Anyway here is the article:

Can Microsoft's Bing Beat Google In The Search Engine Wars?

New Search Engines - Do We Have A Google Killer?

2009-05-19T05:52:00.000-07:00

Likely not, but the new crop of search engines does present
some very intriguing alternatives to Google. Not that
Google has anything to really worry about since its
share of global search is constantly rising and it now has
over 72% of the all-important U.S. search market.

But can Google remain static and still keep those
search numbers rising... no. It has to adapt and
change with the times. Google is doing exactly that;
we are now seeing this recently with the new "show options"
button at the top of Google SERPs.

Still, can any of the new search engines give Google some
real competition? Can any of these new kids on the block
turn out to be a true Google killer?

One thing history has shown us, everything and everyone
has its day and then fades into history. If you think
Google is any different, you're dead wrong. Google's time
in the spotlight will also pass and we will have another
new search engine that we will also swear will last forever.

The real question remains, is there a potential Google Killer
in the current offerings of search engines debuting on the web...
can any of them truly take on the mighty Google.

Click here to find out: New Search Engines - Do We Have A Google Killer?

Why Twitter Is Becoming So Important

2009-05-10T12:34:00.000-07:00

o Why Twitter Is Becoming So Important

Twitter is becoming increasingly important for
anyone marketing on the web. As a list building
tool it simply can't be beat. It is attracting
millions of users and growing quickly - ranked
50th in terms of traffic by Alexa.

Twitter is posed to become such a major force - you
just can't ignore it.

How did such a simple glorified "text message" thingie
get to be so big, so fast.

And the fun haven't even started yet!

Recently, WebProNews reported Twitter will now be
searchable and the content in the links in your messages
will be indexed and ranked. They will have an algorithmic
ranking system much like the one Google has to rank it's
index.

"According to CNET, Twitter's new VP of Operations Santosh
Jayaram says that Twitter Search, which currently searches
only the text of Twitter posts, will soon crawl links included
in tweets, and index content from those pages."

This is major news because we could potentially see a
True Rival for Google. Search engines can start
from anywhere and a souped-up communication tool is a good
a place as any. Besides, isn't online search only a way
of passing along what you heard through the grapevine -
basically sums it up.

The only real puzzle regarding Twitter is why haven't Google
snapped it up already. Some one is definitely sleeping on the job.
Maybe it's just the recession or other popular takeovers like
YouTube are proving too hard to monetize... doubt that very much
because YT has now become virtually obliterated with Adsense ads...
it's even hard to watch the videos anymore.

Can't imagine what a Google owned Twitter would look like.
Each tweet could come with a text ad? A ballot box? A vote?

Of course, this is all pure speculation, but stranger things
have happened on the web. Google buying Twitter would be a
slight yarn.

Guess, the real question should be: if not Google, than who?

Or maybe Twitter will grow armor, hang tough and expand into
a truly online democratic search engine. Then take on Google
in a few years...

But for right now, Twitter has become important in its own
right... find out more about Twitter here:

Twitter's Importance Is Growing

Or:

Kind Regards,
Titus
www.bizwaremagic.com

Should You Use Videos In Your Online Marketing?

2009-05-02T06:06:00.000-07:00

Videos are everywhere on the web. It's no wonder that
marketers have taken advantage of this growing trend in
using videos to get their message across.

But the question remains - should you use videos in your
own online marketing or promotions?

Most savvy marketers would say it would be "foolish" for
any webmaster or marketer NOT to use videos in their
promotions. Videos are the perfect tools for communicating
your message quickly and easily to your audience. It works
much better than just a static webpage or content.

Videos can bring life to any content or message.

Despite all this, I have myself been rather slow in taking
advantage of videos in my own online marketing. Once you
get set in your ways - it is some times hard to change what
you're doing... especially if you have become successful
at doing it. The old static websites are more my style.

However, I have seen the light and I am now starting to use
videos or other sites using my content have put them into
videos such as the one below from www.site-reference.com

Get the Flash Player to see this player.

8 SEO Techniques Every Webmaster Should Know

I must admit, videos are just as effective, if not more effective
than article marketing. It brings in a whole new audience of people
who simply don't have the time to read an article. Put your article
into a short video and you will get more viewers.

Videos are just another way of getting your message out there.
And it is very effective, especially for word-of-mouth advertising...

Just ask Susan Boyle?

Overnight, your content could be spread all over the web and beyond.
It's a marketing tool every webmaster and marketer should be
using. End of story.

Google now lists about 28,700,000 pages for "Susan Boyle"!

Make that one more page...

For more on video marketing, try here:

Video Marketing

Cheers,

Titus
http://www.bizwaremagic.com

How to find Profitable Keywords?

2009-04-17T05:12:00.000-07:00

Profitable keywords are the building blocks of your online marketing.
Mainly because finding and using the right keywords will be essential
to your online success and will largely determine the viability of your
online business.

Keywords are ground zero. They are essential to your online success.
You must get your keywords right or it's game over before you even
get started. Mainly because keywords are the most important element
of your online marketing.

It can't be emphasized enough, especially to beginning online webmasters
or marketers, choosing the right profitable keywords will largely determine
whether or not you succeed with your online endeavors. You simply must
get this element right or your marketing will be in big trouble.

Want to find out more... try here: How To Find Profitable Keywords

Creating Simple Online Marketing Systems That Work

2009-04-03T05:15:00.000-07:00

How Much Traffic Do You Need To Succeed Online?

2009-03-27T05:14:00.000-07:00

How much SEO do you need?

2009-03-13T06:19:00.000-07:00

Do You Know The 5 Pillars Of Google Search?

2009-03-06T05:46:00.000-08:00