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•Work Those Affiliate Programs and Make Some Cash
by MerleSo you've joined your first affiliate/associate programand slapped that big old banner on your site. All you have to do now is sit back and wait for the bucks tocome rolling in. Not so fast there, Bucky. There'sa lot more to making money with affiliate programsthan that. If your best effort is going to be thatbanner, don't plan on retiring any day soon.Just like everything else online, you'll get outof it what you put in. So if you want to makesome serious cash with those programs...
•Build your own Sales Force Army With an Associate Program
by MerleWhat's the quickest way to increase your website sales andextend your reach on the Internet all at the same time?If you said with your own associate program, you would becorrect. An associate (or affiliate program as they are some-times called) allows others to to sell your products/services and receive a commission on each and every sale orclick. Just think of having a sales force that can growas big as you'd like... and you only pay them when andif they bring you a paying customer....
•Work Those Affiliate Programs and Make Some Cash
by MerleSo you've joined your first affiliate/associate programand slapped that big old banner on your site. All you have to do now is sit back and wait for the bucks to come rolling in. Not so fast there, Bucky...there's alot more to making money with affiliate programs thanthat. If your best effort is going to be that banner, don't plan on retiring any day soon. As with everything else online and off, what you get outof an activity is equal to the effort you put into it. So if you want to...
•Building Your Ezine Subscriber Base and Selling Ad Space
by MerleIn this the last in a 3 part series on ezine publishing weturn to the nitty gritty of finding subscribers and sellingyour valuable ad space.So now you have a terrific looking ezine and interesting contentbut where do you find subscribers? I was hoping you'd ask. Inorder to grow your subscriber base you'll need to promote yourezine every chance you get.The first thing you need to do is includea sign up box on each and every page of your website and if youcan, offer a free sample copy...
•Ask Jeeves How Do I Get a Top Listing in your Directory
by MerleMillions of people enjoy using 'Ask Jeeves,' by simply typingin a question and getting back relevant search results. With many of the search engines/directories turning to paymodels, 'Ask Jeeves' now offers its own Text Sponsorship Program.A text sponsorship ad consists of a title no longer than 40characters and a description which can be up to 150 charactersin length. Your 'text ad' appears to the right on the search results page every time someone does a search that includes one of...
•Lycos Jumps on Pay for Inclusion Bandwagon
by MerleSeems as if all of the major search engines thesedays have instituted a policy of pay for inclusion,and it appears Lycos is no exception. In a fewweeks they'll be launching their own paid inclusionprogram. Lycos boasts big numbers, claiming over 40million users; making them a competitive playerin the search engine games.The exact launch date has not been announced, but youcan sign up to be notified by email when it is and also receive special introductory submission pricing.Lycos...
•What Does your John Hancock Look Like
What Does your John Hancock Look Like? by MerleIf you have a website and simply sign your e-mailswith just your name, STOP right there! If you're not taking advantage of using a good signature line,you're missing out on promoting your business every timeyou send mail.So you ask, what exactly doesa good signature line look like? It should read likea mini bio with the Four W's: Who, What, When, Where. The lengthis usually 4 o 6 lines (at no more then 65 characters per line). You should include...
•E Book Review Ebook Farming
by MerleIf the name Boogie Jack sounds like the monster that hidunder your bed as a child, you obviously haven't been on theInternet for any length of time. Boogie Jack's real name isDennis Gaskill, and he's a well known online figure who haswritten volumes on HTML and publishes a very entertainingezine. He makes his living totally online, hence he knows whathe's talking about. His website, http://www.BoogieJack.com , isloaded with helpful resources for webmasters; over 500 pagesworth. And he...
•So you Wrote an E book Now What
So you Wrote an E-book...Now What? by MerleE-books are one hot marketing tool. For those of youwho don't get out much, an e-book is basically acollection of HTML documents that have been compiledinto an executable (.exe) file. The concept is that ofan electronic book that can be downloaded, read pageby page, and passed around easily online.Some e-books are sold where as others are givenaway freely. Those who download free e-books are encouraged to give them away to their friends orbusiness...
•40 Easy Ways to Promote Your Website Online and Off
by Merle1) Make sure if you have an on-hold messaging system or an answeringmachine that it includes your URL and email address.2) If your company has voice mail have your employees' listyour URL in their individual messages.3) UPS advertises on their trucks, why don't you?URL plates can be ordered with your web address and puton the back of your car or company vehicles.Take a look athttp://www.mcpromotions.com/adURL/default.htm4) If you give out promotional gifts to your clientslike cups,...
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