1. Remember: Adsense doesn’t make you money; traffic makes you money
2. Write posts that link to good content on higher-ranked sites in your niche. If your traffic is low, click on those links yourself - webmasters will take notice.
3. Post on forums in your niche and add your site to your signature
4. Submit articles to article directories
5. Use Technorati Tags
6. Submit your best articles to Digg and Del.icio.us
7. Comment on other blogs with similar themes to yours
8. Become a regular on several similarly-themed blogs you like
9. Use Google Sitemaps
10. Write about well-known people in your niche
11. Use a blogroll, but only add sites that you would really recommend. Less is more.
12. Read Gogsense
13. Remember: Good content + good advertising = traffic
14. Choose a niche you’re passionate about
15. Post/write an article/add content every day
16. Make your content unique and useful
17. Be timely: break news, comment on new information, become a valuable source of interesting new stuff.
18. Be yourself. If you’re funny, be funny; if you’re not, don’t try to be. Be confident that your personality will draw like-minded readers.
19. If you can’t think of anything interesting to post about, find something interesting to post about.
20. If you can’t find anything interesting to post about, keep looking.
21. You just read something interesting that has nothing to do with your site’s theme. Find a way to make it relevant. Use it as an example or integrate it into a story. Use it.
22. Read Copyblogger, and Problogger
23. Remember: Traffic + Adsense = Money - So don’t get kicked out
24. Read the Adsense TOS and don’t break it
25. While you’re at it, read all the Adsense guides Google provides
26. Do NOT encourage readers to click Adsense ads
27. If you’re placing a picture specifically to subtly draw attention to Adsense Ads, make sure the ads are clearly distinguished from the image (borders or a line between the two)
28. If you’re unsure if your ads comply with the Adsense TOS, ask them for a review
29. Better yet, design your ad concept on a hidden page and have Google review it first.
30. Remember: Traffic + Adsense optimization = More Money
31. Study the Google Heat map
32. Place site-relevant pictures near your ads
33. Color images are often better than black-and-white
34. Animations are lame
35. Integrate your ads with your site design
36. Place ads between blog posts
37. Place ads in blog posts
38. Consider borderless Adsense ads
39. Use wide ad formats
40. Be Patient: Time, trial and error are what you need to succeed
41. Give your Adsense implementation a few weeks (at least) before drawing any conclusions.
42. Use channels. You are going to want to know which ads are being clicked and which aren’t.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
How to Dropship on eBay
Drop shipping on eBay is one of the most common ways to sell on eBay. It’s very simple to get into, and the upfront cost is very little. For those of you who don’t already know drop shipping is just another way to get eBay products. The idea is that you would join a drop shipping company and you would in return get thousands of products at wholesale price to sell online, or on eBay. If you were going to sell them on eBay you would list whatever it is you want to sell before you buy it. That is the best feature of drop shipping, you never have to buy eBay products up front. You only buy what you have already sold.
Once your item sells, you go to your drop shipping company and order the eBay product that you have already sold. With most drop shipping companies, you can pay for the item through PayPal. So you take the money that the buyer sent to your PayPal account to purchase the item, then you keep whatever is left over as profit for yourself. Then there is the next greatest feature of drop shipping. The drop shipping company will ship the item straight to your buyer, so you never have to do any shipping or packaging yourself. So it’s no wonder that drop shipping is so popular among eBay sellers.
As easy as it sounds to use the technique to make money on eBay, it really isn’t that easy. It takes a lot of work, and a lot of research. Many people don’t have the right mindset to sell this way on eBay. It isn’t as easy as just signing up for a drop shipping company and then throwing stuff up on eBay; that just won’t work.
The first, and most important thing to understand about drop shipping is to realize that you are not going to get anywhere unless you find a GOOD drop shipping company. The majority of the drop shipping companies are complete rip offs. I have joined a few myself, and I must confess that I have had my share of getting ripped off by these companies. I guess that is what I developed my eBay Mysteries website for though; to make sure that other people don’t have to make the same mistakes as I have in my dealing with eBay.
Things to look for to find a good drop shipping company
Money-Back guarantee. Make sure the company offers a money back guarantee, so if you don’t like what you get from the service you can get your money back. You deserve to know what the service is like, before you get stuck with it.
Phone Support. Make sure there is good customer service and phone support. Many drop shipping companies don’t have phone support and have terrible customer service. Never go with a company that has no phone service.
Good wholesale prices. The prices for the products will not be as cheap as large bulk wholesale suppliers, but they should definitely be cheaper then your local retail store. (Remember, do the research)
Fast Shipping. Make sure the products will get shipped in a reasonable time. I had a drop shipping company one time that took an average of two weeks before they even shipped the item out.
Quality Products. Make sure the products you are going to be selling are brand named products. Sounds simple, but you would be surprised.
United States Based. For those of you who are from the United States, and are primarily targeting US customers, make sure the company is based in the United States.
The next most important part of running a successful business on eBay using drop shipping would be to find your niche. Like I said before, don’t go and just throw stuff up on eBay hoping to make a quick buck. It takes time, and work. Once you get it going, it takes very little work and a minimal effort. Until you get to that point, expect to be doing some work. Now lets back up a little bit, I mentioned not throwing just anything up on eBay a couple times already. What you do want to do is pick a category to sell in, and stick to it. I wouldn’t suggest going into consumer electronics either, because it’s way to crowded and you won’t be very successful. Stick to what you know and love. If you don’t know anything, then learn. Pick something that you enjoy and become an expert of your field. For example, if you enjoy poker the way that I do, you may want to consider selling poker supplies. Whatever it is, just stick to that and offer the best products and services. You will be much more successful taking this route.
Although drop shipping is one of the most popular ways to go, and can be a competitive field on eBay it is still a good way to go. Many more people end up giving up before they even have a chance to do well, then those who succeed. If you have what it takes to do well with drop shipping, then you can create a good source of income using drop shipping companies.
Once your item sells, you go to your drop shipping company and order the eBay product that you have already sold. With most drop shipping companies, you can pay for the item through PayPal. So you take the money that the buyer sent to your PayPal account to purchase the item, then you keep whatever is left over as profit for yourself. Then there is the next greatest feature of drop shipping. The drop shipping company will ship the item straight to your buyer, so you never have to do any shipping or packaging yourself. So it’s no wonder that drop shipping is so popular among eBay sellers.
As easy as it sounds to use the technique to make money on eBay, it really isn’t that easy. It takes a lot of work, and a lot of research. Many people don’t have the right mindset to sell this way on eBay. It isn’t as easy as just signing up for a drop shipping company and then throwing stuff up on eBay; that just won’t work.
The first, and most important thing to understand about drop shipping is to realize that you are not going to get anywhere unless you find a GOOD drop shipping company. The majority of the drop shipping companies are complete rip offs. I have joined a few myself, and I must confess that I have had my share of getting ripped off by these companies. I guess that is what I developed my eBay Mysteries website for though; to make sure that other people don’t have to make the same mistakes as I have in my dealing with eBay.
Things to look for to find a good drop shipping company
Money-Back guarantee. Make sure the company offers a money back guarantee, so if you don’t like what you get from the service you can get your money back. You deserve to know what the service is like, before you get stuck with it.
Phone Support. Make sure there is good customer service and phone support. Many drop shipping companies don’t have phone support and have terrible customer service. Never go with a company that has no phone service.
Good wholesale prices. The prices for the products will not be as cheap as large bulk wholesale suppliers, but they should definitely be cheaper then your local retail store. (Remember, do the research)
Fast Shipping. Make sure the products will get shipped in a reasonable time. I had a drop shipping company one time that took an average of two weeks before they even shipped the item out.
Quality Products. Make sure the products you are going to be selling are brand named products. Sounds simple, but you would be surprised.
United States Based. For those of you who are from the United States, and are primarily targeting US customers, make sure the company is based in the United States.
The next most important part of running a successful business on eBay using drop shipping would be to find your niche. Like I said before, don’t go and just throw stuff up on eBay hoping to make a quick buck. It takes time, and work. Once you get it going, it takes very little work and a minimal effort. Until you get to that point, expect to be doing some work. Now lets back up a little bit, I mentioned not throwing just anything up on eBay a couple times already. What you do want to do is pick a category to sell in, and stick to it. I wouldn’t suggest going into consumer electronics either, because it’s way to crowded and you won’t be very successful. Stick to what you know and love. If you don’t know anything, then learn. Pick something that you enjoy and become an expert of your field. For example, if you enjoy poker the way that I do, you may want to consider selling poker supplies. Whatever it is, just stick to that and offer the best products and services. You will be much more successful taking this route.
Although drop shipping is one of the most popular ways to go, and can be a competitive field on eBay it is still a good way to go. Many more people end up giving up before they even have a chance to do well, then those who succeed. If you have what it takes to do well with drop shipping, then you can create a good source of income using drop shipping companies.
Making Money Online Is Like Your First Time Driving
There are literally hundreds of different ways to make money on the Internet. The funny part is they all pretty much follow the same formula. Making money online is almost like driving a car at first you feel like you are never going to get the hang of it. Then one day, out of nowhere it all comes together, and everything just makes sense.
There are several different types of cars, you have your manual, automatic, SUV's, compact size the list goes on and on, the same applies with online businesses. If you can drive one car you can pretty much drive anything on wheels with a little training. Again I must say… The same thing applies with operating an online business. The type of business that you decide to start, doesn't matter, the procedure remains the same.
Develop the concept or the idea for the business.
Do some market research to make sure that you are entering into a profitable market. If not return to step one.
Once you have found a viable concept its time to either create your own product and or service or promote another merchants product(s) and or service. The best way to approach this step and the fastest way is to promote another merchants product. You can do this by purchasing the resale rights to several products and then selling them yourself.
With your product ready to launch it's time to write your sales copy. This should always be done with the consumer in mind. It is now time to create a website for your product. Start testing your sales copy by launching an Adwords campaign. This will allow you to receive immediate results. You can test your sales copy to see what works and what doesn't. Make the appropriate adjustments and move on. Although Adwords is an excellent way of generating traffic there is nothing like free traffic. There are several ways to accomplish this, but the best way is SEO marketing.
If you follow the seven steps that I have outlined above you are guaranteed success. Continue this process over and over until you reach your financial goal. Some of your projects will only generate a few hundred dollars per month, others will generate thousands of dollars per month.
You should never have a failed website if you do your research. Take your time and follow the steps that I have given you, and success will be yours.
There are several different types of cars, you have your manual, automatic, SUV's, compact size the list goes on and on, the same applies with online businesses. If you can drive one car you can pretty much drive anything on wheels with a little training. Again I must say… The same thing applies with operating an online business. The type of business that you decide to start, doesn't matter, the procedure remains the same.
Develop the concept or the idea for the business.
Do some market research to make sure that you are entering into a profitable market. If not return to step one.
Once you have found a viable concept its time to either create your own product and or service or promote another merchants product(s) and or service. The best way to approach this step and the fastest way is to promote another merchants product. You can do this by purchasing the resale rights to several products and then selling them yourself.
With your product ready to launch it's time to write your sales copy. This should always be done with the consumer in mind. It is now time to create a website for your product. Start testing your sales copy by launching an Adwords campaign. This will allow you to receive immediate results. You can test your sales copy to see what works and what doesn't. Make the appropriate adjustments and move on. Although Adwords is an excellent way of generating traffic there is nothing like free traffic. There are several ways to accomplish this, but the best way is SEO marketing.
If you follow the seven steps that I have outlined above you are guaranteed success. Continue this process over and over until you reach your financial goal. Some of your projects will only generate a few hundred dollars per month, others will generate thousands of dollars per month.
You should never have a failed website if you do your research. Take your time and follow the steps that I have given you, and success will be yours.
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