Monday, June 23, 2008

Need 1,000,000 visitors FREE?

Found this FREE advertising method to generate visitors to your website/blog. Seems worth a try.

Best of luck to you,
Mike Filsom

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Use Blogs for advertising? Try the Popular BlogMySite

BlogMySite is fabulous for traffic, period. This is the very first blog blaster in creation. This is the time to take the market on this and make some true, real money on here. Blog Advertising - put your ad on thousands of blogs with one push of a button (No downloading) You can use it free and try it out.


Best of luck to you,
Mike Filsom

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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Free Article Submitter - Increase Targeted Traffic

While article submission is a great way to increase your sites targeted traffic, many people STILL don't do it... and for good reason. It takes so incredibly long to do manually. Recently I came across a free program created by Brad Callen and Bryxen Software, Inc. that allows you to automatically submit your articles to hundreds of article directories with a few mouse clicks. (Brad Callen is a popular name with the affiliate Clickbank program) All you do is input your article information into the software and then the program automatically fills in all of the required data at each of the submission websites. The software currently contains around 700 article directories, all free to submit your articles to.

It is the easiest program to use, all you need do is:

1. Input your article details (i.e. title, article body, bio, etc.) into the software.

2. Click on the directory you want to submit to.

3. The program will automatically fill in your article details.

4. You simply click the submit button and your article is instantly submitted to the directory.

5. You can move to the next directory, go through the list, and by the time you're finished you'll have submitted roughly 700 articles and 700 one way links

pointing to your website. Links are great for SEO. However, you may want to change your article slightly every so many directories so it looks natural for the search engines.

This version of the software is free because there is a new/improved upgraded version now available but why not try the free version first. If you like article marketing then give the upgraded version a try. (With Clickbank, there's an 8 week return window) but you can get the FREE version below.

To check out the software,
go here.

Best of luck to you,

Mike Filsom



Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Ad Revenue Sharing Community?



Today, I've foud out about YouSayToo and this could become a real contender in the microblog arena...

The two main reasons this might be a serious twitter contender are:
* It's the first time revenue sharing is attempted for microblogs - it's the first time I'm aware of it, anyway;
* It has a reward program in terms of authority.

YouSayToo is an ad revenue sharing community. It is a place for fun lovers to get paid using their talents and creativity in a very easy, competitive and playful manner. Your earnings from this ad revenue sharing program only depend on the popularity of your content. It rewards you for social networking and sharing online. You can use your talent of writing journals, uploading/playing games or express your ability to make money online. The more people you attract to your creation, the more you'll get paid. The compensation is given to the most popular buzzer every month. Display of your Ad Sense ads also matters. The more the user reads your content or your microblog or plays your games, the more your Ad Sense ads will be displayed throughout the site. It is always a welcome when someone shares their profits with you. YouSayToo does that. This community has the essence of all flavors to entertain all the members belonging to it.

Best of luck to you,

Mike Filsom

Saturday, May 31, 2008

A Guide on RSS Tool

RSS is an abbreviation that has evolved into the following, depending on their versions:

• RDF Site Summary (also known as RSS 0.9; the first version of RSS)
• Rich Site Summary (also known as RSS 0.91; a prototype)
• Really Simple Syndication (also known as RSS 2.0)

Today, RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication', and it has the following 7 existing formats or versions:

• 0.90
• 0.91
• 0.92
• 0.93
• 0.94
• 1.0
• 2.0

RSS tools refer to a group of file formats that are designed to share headlines and other web content (this may be a summary or simply 1 to 2 lines of the article), links to the full versions of the content (the full article or post), and even file attachments such as multimedia files. All of these data is delivered in the form of an XML file (XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language), which has the following common names:

• RSS feed
• Webfeed
• RSS stream
• RSS channel


They are typically shown on web pages as an orange rectangle that usually has the letters XML or RSS in it.

RSS feeds can be used to deliver any kind of information. Some of these 'feeds' include:

• Blogs feed - each blog entry is summarized as a feed item. This makes blog posts
easier to scan, enabling 'visitors' to zoom in on their items of interest.

• Article feed - this alerts readers whenever there are new articles and web
contents available.

• Forum feed - this allows users to receive forum posts and latest discussion
topics.

• Schedule feed - this allows users (such as schools, clubs, and other
organizations) to broadcast events and announce schedule changes or meeting
agendas.

• Discounts or Special feed - this is used to enable users (such as retail and
online stores) to 'deliver' latest specials and discounted offers.

• Ego or News Monitoring - this enables users to receive 'filtered' headlines or
news that are based on a specific phrase or keyword.

• Industry-specific feed - used by technical professionals in order to market,
promote, or communicate with current (and prospective) customers and clients
within their specific industries.

RSS feeds enable people to track numerous blogs and news sources at the same time. To produce an RSS feed, all you need is the content or the article that you want to publicize and a validated RSS text file. Once your text file is registered at various aggregators (or 'news readers'), any external site can then capture and display your RSS feed, automatically updating them whenever you update your RSS file.

RSS tools are useful for sites that add or modify their contents on a regular basis. They are especially used for 'web syndication' or activities that involve regular updates and/or publications, such as the following:

• News websites - as used by major news organizations such as Reuters, CNN, and the
BBC.
• Marketing
• Bug reports
• Personal weblogs

There are many benefits to using RSS feeds. Aside from being a great supplemental communication method that streamlines the communication needs of various sectors, RSS tools and feeds can also have tremendous benefits in your business, particularly in the field of internet marketing.

RSS tools and feeds provide Internet users with a free (or cheap) and easy advertising or online marketing opportunity for their businesses. Below are some of the RSS features that can help make your internet marketing strategies more effective.

1. Ease in content distribution services. With RSS, your business can be captured and displayed by virtually any external site, giving you an easy way to 'spread out' and advertise them.

2. Ease in regular content updates. With RSS, web contents concerning your business can now be automatically updated on a daily (and even hourly) basis. Internet users will be able to experience 'real time' updates as information in your own file (such as new products and other business-related releases) is changed and modified simultaneously with that of the RSS feeds that people are subscribed to.

3. Custom-made content services. With RSS, visitors can have personalized content services, allowing them total control of the flow and type of information that they receive. Depending on their interests and needs, visitors can subscribe to only those contents that they are looking for (such as real estate or job listings).

4. Increase in (and targeted) traffic. With RSS, traffic will be directed to your site as readers of your content summary (or 1 to 2 lines of your article) who find them interesting are 'forced' to click on a link back to your site.

These are just several of the many things that you can do with RSS. The possibilities are endless, and they are all aimed at providing you with an effective internet marketing strategy for your business.

Related links:

FeedBurner
Monetize your Website or Blog with BidVertiser
Pheedo

Best of luck to you,
Mike Filsom
http://freeaffiliatetraffic.blogspot.com

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Getting Listed in Google, Yahoo and Live (MSN)

Getting listed in Google and the other popular search engines is one of the most effective ways of directing free, targeted traffic to your web site. Below you'll discover what the search engines look for when determining your page rank so you can optimize your pages for best results.

How Search Engines Determine Your Rank:
Before you try to add your site to the search engines, you should understand what they look for when they decide how to rank your site. Just because you're listed doesn't mean you'll get traffic. You have to make sure your site is search engine ready. The general rule of thumb is that most engines use a "formula" to determine keyword relevancy. The technical term is called an "algorithm", and each search engine has its own unique algorithm that it uses to rank pages. Generally, this magic formula consists of your page title, overall body content and the number and quality of links pointing back to your site, how long people stay on your site, etc. It's important to note that every engine is different. Some may look at inbound links (number of people linking to you), others may place more emphasis on your body content. These days, meta tag content is becoming less and less important. In case you don't know, meta tags are hidden descriptors that appear at the beginning of your HTML code, inside your < head > tag. They may be invisible to your visitor's eyes, but search engine spiders can read them. They usually consist of a title, description, and keyword tag and they look something like this:
< head >
< title >Title of Your Site< /title >
< name="description" content="Description of your site here.">
< name="keywords" content="keywords separated by commas">
< /head >
Because of abuse, many search engines no longer use these tags to help rank pages, but you should still include them because they do use them to display information about your site. For example, whatever is inside the < title > tag is what the search engine will use as the title of your site in the search results.

The Big 3 Engines - Google, Yahoo and MSN (Live):
There are a handful of engines out there that bring traffic, but the reality is a very large percentage of search engine traffic comes from Google, Yahoo and MSN. Yes, there are other engines like AOL, Netscape etc., but they pull their results from the Big 3. So in other words, once you start getting traffic from Google, Yahoo and MSN, you'll rank well in the others automatically.

How to Get Listed In Google:
There are three ways to list your site with Google, but I will warn you that using any one of these 3 methods no longer guarantees your site will be listed. Google is getting more and more selective about who gets in, and the first step is ensuring that your site is full of useful, unique content. After that, work on getting quality, relevant sites to link back to you. These days those two steps are the best ways to find your site in the almighty Google. Having said that, here are some methods that may also get you in...

1) Get your site listed in The Open Directory - http://www.dmoz.org/. This is a directory that is managed by volunteers that act as "category editors." To list your site, simply go to the most appropriate category for your web site, then drill down to the relevant subcategory and select the "Add URL" link at the top of that category's page. Wait about a month to see if your site appears. If it does not, I recommend emailing one of the category editors and asking for advice on how to get your site listed. If you're lucky, you'll receive a helpful response, but most of the category managers do not answer emails. Sometimes it may take up to one year for an editor to review and list your site and other times it may only take a couple of weeks. Be patient and please don't keep submitting! Unfortunately since DMOZ is run by volunteers, the time it takes to get your site reviewed really depends on the availability of the volunteers. Sometimes they may not check the submissions for weeks, which can be quite frustrating for people trying to get listed. Lately, it seems to be more and more difficult to get in, but the good news is this is not the only way to get into Google. Years ago this was one of the fastest ways to get listed and ranked. Fortunately there are other options that are just as effective, and I'll discuss those below. Warning: Don't try to submit to The Open Directory unless you have enough useful information on your site. If your site is only one or two pages long, then you won't likely get listed. They want medium to large sized web sites with useful and unique content. Strive for at least 15 pages. If you need more content, articlecity.com has some free articles you can post on your site. Simply find the category that closely matches your theme and add them. Be careful though, don't use too many articles because the engines may penalize your site if you have too much duplicate content.

2) The second way to get listed in Google is to use their own Add URL form located here http://www.google.com/addurl.html. This method is not as dependable as listing with The Open Directory, but it can get you in. Google admits that they may not add every site, so don't be surprised if this does not work for you.

3) The third way to get listed is to be linked from another web site that is already in Google. That way, when Google's spider goes to visit that site for updates, it will pick up the link to your site and add it. This method does not always work, but many sites do get in this way.

Getting into Yahoo and Live (Formerly MSN):
Most websites get into Yahoo and Live by getting spidered from other sites. Meaning if you're already linked from another site or web directory, Live and Yahoo's robots will eventually find you when they update their search index. If you don't want to wait to get spidered, you can submit directly to Live by going here http://search.msn.com/docs/submit.aspx. Do not keep re-submitting your site. It will not speed up the process of getting listed and may even get you banned. Yahoo's direct submission site is https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit.

The Yahoo Directory:
Not to be confused with the regular Yahoo search function, the Yahoo directory is also a place you can add your site. When you go to Yahoo.com and enter a search into the box, you are using their regular search engine, not the directory. So it is possible to be included in Yahoo's regular search index and not be included in their directory. The Yahoo directory is actually a categorical listing of sites located here http://dir.yahoo.com/ and it's not used very much by web surfers. The real benefit to being listed here is to have a high quality link pointing to your site. Many search engines look at who is linking to you and if you have a link from the Yahoo directory, it may give you some "credibility" points. Some believe that having a listing in the directory will help boost your rank in Google and other engines. There is no solid proof of this, however. Yahoo also states that if you are listed in their directory, it does not have any affect on your position in their regular search results. If your site is commercial it will cost you $299 per year to be included in Yahoo's directory. So if you can justify/afford the cost, I would still recommend getting into Yahoo just to have the high-quality link pointing to your site - but don't expect a lot of traffic from the actual page you'll be listed on. It's up to you to decide if it's worth it or not. Many webmasters do quite well in the "Big 3" search engines without a listing in the Yahoo directory.

A Powerful Search Engine Traffic Generation Tool:
If you're building a money making website then free search engine traffic is an absolute must. It's the reason my sites became successful, and ultimately the reason I was able to quit my job. Site Build It is a great choice if you want to learn the right ways to master the major engines. It's only getting tougher out here to master Google (and other engine's) algorithm and so many people are doing it wrong as they sit and wonder why they can't find their site in the results. SBI ensures you do it right without wasting money in the process. SBI actually coaches you as you build every page to make sure it's completely optimized for the best possible results in the search engines. Then it automatically submits your pages ONLY when necessary. Now, when I say "coach", I don't mean they teach how to "trick" or "cheat" the search engines. You will learn how to build content-focused pages that search engines will love for the long haul. It amazes me when I hear of big businesses and dot com start-ups spending thousands of dollars a month on advertising while first-time web site builders are getting more traffic, just from using a web host like SBI. Read this next paragraph carefully . . . Over half of SBI customers rank within the top 3% visited web sites on the net because of their excellent search engine rankings. There are over 56 million web sites on the Internet right now, and to say that over half of their customer base ranks in the top 3% for traffic says a heck of a lot about this tool.

See for yourself

Let's not forget who's benefiting from SBI. There are sites created by stay-at-home moms, retired school teachers, aspiring entrepreneurs, full-time workers looking for part-time income, etc. Most of these people who are succeeding with SBI have no previous website building experience whatsoever.

Best of luck to you,
Mike Filsom

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

CREATE A SQUIDOO LENS FOR MORE TARGETED TRAFFIC

If you have not heard of Squidoo by now, you must have been living in a cave for quite some time.... Welcome back! Squidoo is a very powerful website, especially if you want to try out marketing. Google really likes Squidoo.

So how do you create a Squidoo lens for your business? A lens is made up of modules. There are many different kinds of modules: the guestbook, the introduction, the write/text, the link list, the text list, You Tube, Flickr, Amazon, Ebay, Itunes, poll, dogs, cameras, Orbitz, WHATEVER. So what you basically do is add the kind of modules you would want to use and build a lens. It is simple and efficient. What more can you ask for?

Before you go building your lens, here are some tips for you.
1. Do your keyword research before you build a lens. Target a certain keyword and build your lens around it.
2. Tell people who you are. For each and every lens, you should have a unique bio showing, one that is related to the specific lens you are building. Unless you have TOO many lenses to keep track.
3. Include a guestbook, a poll and maybe a plexo. A plexo will let people vote for their favorite and contribute to the list. Interaction will make people come back to your lens.
4. The main headline of your lens should contain the main keyword you are targeting. It should also capture their attention and create interest.
5. Your introduction should be interesting enough for people to read on. Create links in it for people to "jump" straight to the content they are interested in. You can do this by right clicking the links under "what's here" and copy link location. Credit goes to ShellHarris for this tip.
6. Play with your tags. Check out similar lenses and see what tags they are using and add those to your list. There is a maximum of 40 tags though, so choose wisely. Do a keyword research on each of those tags, see how many times it has been searched for and how many competing results are there.
7. Again, content is king. Offer something valuable, even if it is just a review of a product. Don't just copy and paste. The most valuable thing you can offer, to me, is your opinion on a certain matter. That is unique to you and no one else.
8. Ask for ratings and comments. Put this in your introduction, the part where most visitors will read.
9. Participate in the squidoo forum, squidu. People there are helpful. See also the forum strategy below.
10. Join relevant groups and maybe create one yourself!
11. Look around the squidoo community, rate and comment on other people's lenses. Let them know you are there and they will reciprocate. Don't expect too many of the high flyers to look around though, they are too busy managing 500 lenses!
12. While it is true you will get indexed relatively quick and you CAN depend just on Google traffic to your lens, I would highly suggest you continue to promote your lens through other means.
13. Create more lens! The more lens you have, the more exposure you will enjoy and the more traffic you will receive.
14. Feature your lenses in all your lens! Many people miss this! Get people who visit lens A to go on and visit lens B, C, D etc.

Please check out my lens at http://www.squidoo.com/makingbigmoneyonline

Best of luck to you,
Mike Filsom

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