Hello and welcome to our new blog

We have been working very hard to decide what would provide the best information and knowledge for our users.  We planned on first opening a directory or a forum. With a lot of talk with friends and other webmasters we decided that to best do this we would open up a blog for webmasters and affiliates and for home business.  This blog will not be filled with affiliate links or mumbo jumbo like that. We will be providing many unique articles and tutorials to better the webmaster in design and marketing and also the affiliate marketer.  Well enough said.

Until Laters Folks

So how do you decide which type of site to build? Some of it is personal preference. For example, I just LOVE blogs and so I tend to build a lot of those. But I also like to build Direct Sales sites to make quick income from a hot article niche I’ve just discovered.

So here are some guidelines for when to use each type of site.

When to Build an AdSense site

If you already have an AdSense account, and want to make money from a niche that pays well on AdSense clicks. You can outsource the article writing, making this a quick and easy way to increase AdSense earnings with very little work.
If you know enough about some of those high paying AdSense niches to easily and quickly write 10–20 articles. Build a site by adding an article or two a day for a month. Make sure it has everything Google wants, then apply for AdSense, get approved, and drive traffic by submitting articles to directories.

If you already own some solid PLR content in high paying AdSense niches. Just rewrite that content and build it into a site. Then submit the rewritten articles to article directories to drive traffic. If you want to make some “extra” money from a comparison site, like the example I showed you earlier. Every new article that I submit to an article directory that sends traffic to that site makes an average of $2.50 in clicks within 24 hours.

If you want to make some money from “exit traffic” on your opt in or direct sales site. Warning! Make sure the AdSense ads don’t distract visitors from doing what you REALLY want them to do, like opt in or buy. Test to see if adding AdSense reduces your conversions on those sites. If it does, remove it.

When to Build an Opt In Site

ALWAYS! Or almost always. By that I mean you should always try to find a place to include an opt in box, no matter what type of site you are building. By building a list, you have multiple opportunities to make money over and over again. It’s all about continuous money.

If you have easy access to content you can use for your newsletter. This is a great way to use that PLR content you ve got sitting around on your hard drive!

If there’s a decent variety of products to promote to your list. Remember that a list doesn’t have to be large to make money. I have very small lists that consistently generate income. But you need to have something to sell them.
If the product merchant is collecting opt ins on his sales page! You want your chance to grab the visitor’s email address BEFORE they get to the sales page. It’s not bad if the merchant is collecting opt ins, because many merchants will cookie that subscriber with your affiliate link, so if they buy later, you’ll make a commission. But it’s always a good idea for YOU to get that subscriber, too!

When to Build a Direct Sales Site
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When you find a strong product in your niche, it’s always worth testing a Direct Sales site especially if the product has an excellent sales page that would obviously convert very well!

When you don’t feel you can develop unlimited articles on a topic, but CAN do about 10–20 content pages. That’s enough to build a decent direct sales site.

When to Build a Blog

When your research reveals that a niche has a big audience of people who are really passionate about the topic. Niches related to things like hobbies, sports, celebrities, technology, news, and fashion are great for blogs, since people are always hungry for updates, new products, new trends and fads, and new information on these topics.

When YOU are passionate about a topic and would enjoy writing about it regularly.

When you want to get some really quick search engine indexing to boost your traffic.

When you want to take advantage of the instant traffic possibilities that come with the Web 2.0 social networking aspects of blogging.

When to Build an SEO Site

When you really love the topic and would like to make a long term commitment to the niche. SEO takes time to build up. If you can make a commitment to growing your SEO site, even if it’s just a little bit every month, it can develop longevity and good search engine presence.

When you want to build an “authority site” over time. An authority site is one that develops a higher and higher Google PageRank, lots of good incoming links from other important sites, and a strong presence in natural search results. The benefit of building an authority site is you can link from it to your new sites in that niche giving them a little bit of instant “Google love!”

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So, you re a business that has just invested in a brand new website. You want to grow your business and make money through your site, how do you get started? The purpose of this article is to show how just having a site and getting it listed on Google is not enough to effectively use it as a business tool.

In order to make the most out of your website, people using the Internet need to be able to find it; they can t buy unless they can find you. If you want to be found on the Web, you need to start doing online marketing.

Whatever it is that you wish to market and sell, there are several steps that you can take to improve your online presence:

Natural Search

If you want your website to be easily found by people using a Search Engine, you need to prepare it for SEO or Search Engine Optimisation. This means engineering your site to respond to the way that users search for your products or services online. Search Engines such as MSN, Yahoo and Google rank your website, based on a complex set of criteria.

The criteria changes regularly and only a few people are aware of the algorithms used to create the rankings. However, experts use tried and tested techniques to improve their client s ranking position based on their experience of SEO. The problem is that many amateurs try tinkering with their website for SEO and this can often lead to some fairly costly errors.

Paid Search

One of the best ways to gain presence on the web is to advertise through Paid Search opportunities such as Google AdWords or Yahoo! Search Marketing. Pay per Click (PPC) offers a cost effective way of advertising online. PPC involves choosing the most effective keywords for your product or service and writing a short advert with a keyword rich headline and ad text.

When an interested user types your keywords into the Search Engine, your Ad appears. When they click on it, the user is directed to your website and you pay an agreed fixed amount to Google et al for each click. The performance of your PPC Ads can be compared, and their effectiveness tested through feedback on the all important click to conversion data produced by the Ads.

Copywriting/Articles

The Internet is a text driven medium. The words that are placed on your website not only attract Search Engines but also human visitors. If your visitors find poor quality content, they are unlikely to stick around to find out what you have to offer them.

SEO copywriting involves using a professional copywriter, trained in SEO techniques to create the content of your website. SEO content engages potential customers/clients and leads them towards taking your desired actions, whilst keeping your site well ranked by Search Engines.

Articles can be used for two purposes. In the first instance, they can be used to demonstrate your knowledge and improve credibility in your area of business. In the second instance, articles can be submitted to optimised article directories. Someone visiting those directories and reading your articles will be impressed by your knowledge and expertise and will click through to your website via a link at the bottom of the article.

Internet Marketing is not an area for the amateur or dilettante. The success or failure of your business could rest on your ability to conduct your own online marketing. Unless you re willing to learn, or run the risk of damaging your potential income, maybe it s time to call in an expert.

Bio:  Adrian Bold is Head of Search at Impact Media Ltd, a specialist SEO agency based in the UK. They work with a wide range of businesses helping them to save money and make more sales with professional SEO services.