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150+ websites making $6-$100 per day. You Can Do This Too. My Online Business Strategy

Article by Gary Gregory

I have been marketing online for over 3 years now quite successfully. I am also a much sought after IM consultant.

The #1 question I get from prospective clients is, “What methods would you teach me in order to make money online?”, or something of that nature.

Although I teach several methods to generate different income streams, my favorite method involves simple website creation using WordPress in conjunction with affiliate marketing to monetize.

My methods aren’t anything new per se, but over the last several years I have perfected it in such a way as to maximize the benefits regarding organic search engine traffic and high conversions.

It’s not uncommon for my sites to get 5000+ hits per month! And it’s all free traffic!

I currently have 150+ websites that are making anywhere from to 0 per day, I have about 4 that do 0 a day, the rest are all over the board.

Anyway… I wanted to share my basic business model here…

First and most importantly, the general idea is to produce a mini-authority website of 20+ pages that is optimized for 20+ keywords (including your main page and domain name keyword.)

The websites will have the pages listed on the left hand side of the site and all will link to internal pages. Each of the pages are, in and of themselves, researched keywords that will rank on the first page of the search engines and each garnish it’s own share of organic traffic.

First you find a niche.

Then you start doing the keyword research.

The main keyword (for the main page as well as your domain name) needs to be relatively general.

Example:

Niche – Tattoos

Main Page (and domain name) Keyword – Masculine Tattoos

Internal Pages “Alternate Keywords” (listed on the left hand side of the website) – Tribal Arm Tattoos, Back Tattoos, Rib Tattoos, etc.

Using your favorite keyword research tool, the keywords MUST have at least 800 searches per month (exact match) and have manageable competition within the search engines. Let’s just say 30,000 results or less (in Google) when searched for in quotes.

I build websites using WordPress (WordPress.org.) I do this because quite simply, it’s easier than building a static web page and it’s much simpler to teach as well as implement.

When I build a site, I use a theme that has a left column sidebar and set it up to look like a regular website as opposed to a blog. For example, I take out page tabs, any unnecessary widgets, etc.

I then create a page to use as my main page (utilizing an already researched keyword that I will also use as my domain name.)

I go into the dashboard of the blog and under “Settings”, I choose “Reading.” Then I pick the page I just created to be a “static page” and my front page.

This allows a single post or page to be displayed as opposed to many posts like a blog has.

As you find your keywords, you will then create pages that will be clickable links using anchor text HTML within text widgets to be placed in the left sidebar of the site.

Once you create your site, you should have a very clean and basic website that has 20+ pages of content, that is linked to with keyword links on the left hand side of the page that are visible to your visitor no matter what page they happen to be visiting on your site.

All my websites are ranked #1 through #5 for all their target keywords (pages included.) 85%+ of my traffic comes directly from Google. The rest comes from people and or online entities who have linked to my sites.

My Website Qualities:

* They all target 5-10 different products per site.

* I recommend both informational products (ex: ClickBank products), and physical products (ex: Amazon, E-bay.) There are pros and cons for each. Informational products require more of a pre-sell, so in order to be more persuasive, your content needs to be at least 500 to 750 words per page. Physical products (tangible items) are great because you don’t have to say as much and the competition is usually more manageable.

In building these sites, my goal is to be #1 in Google. In fact the power of this system is that all of the pages within your site have the ability to be #1 in Google, so you can only imagine what type of traffic and conversions that brings with it.

*Note – When done properly, 10% or more of your pages will rank on the first page of Google without you doing anything extra at all. I have found however, to get to #1 for everything, backlinking is key.

In the beginning, I wrote all of the content for my sites, and my backlinking (if needed.) At this point, I outsource almost all of my work in order to spend more time driving my businesses forward.

My Online Business Strategy (M.O.B.S.) is an awesome business model that really works (To the tune of six figures annually for me.)

One great thing about this model, is that for the cost of one domain name (usually about per year), and the cost of hosting (roughly per month), you can set this business up.

*Note – Get a hosting company that allows unlimited add-on domains so that you can build more sites by just buying more domain names only.

Unless you pay for outsourcing, those are your only costs besides your time investment.

The sky is the limit with My Online Business Strategy!

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Easy Ways To Save Your Business Money, From Interns To VoIP Service Providers

Article by Mark Etinger

What with the economy in its current state, it makes sense that people are trying to save money whenever and wherever they can. If you own a business, you might find that harder and harder, but the truth is, there are a lot of ways to save your company money. Here are some of them:

1. Strike up a deal with local vendors. Say you own a restaurant or clothing shop. Talk to the sales department at a local newspaper or magazine and see if you can trade some advertising space for sale of their publication at your establishment. Or, if you own a venue of some sort, tell them they can hold their annual fundraiser at your place in exchange for half a year’s worth of ads.

2. Speaking of fundraisers, why not have one? Just because you’re a paper-supply company doesn’t mean you can’t hold a little carnival in the parking lot of your building. Charge a small admission fee (small, but enough that the business will make a profit on the sales), and show people how to have fun!

3. Hire interns. Interns are great because a.) they’re free, and b.) you can assign them pretty much any job you need done. It’s a win-win for everyone — they’re getting lots of experience, and you’re getting free labor. Of course, a little extra incentive is always nice, like travel or lunch fare, and there’s no reason not to reward them with little something extra at the end of their semester. It could be a gift, or even a small stipend. (Interns, too, are looking for a way to save money.) Even if you give them a couple hundred dollars you’ll still be paying way less than you would an actual employee.

4. Switch to a VoIP broadband phone. VoIP services are much less expensive than traditional copperwire phone systems, and they’re far more convenient because you can use them right in conjunction with you computer, or, if you prefer a simpler transition, you can get the handsets that look like regular phones.

5. Cut down on unnecessary costs. Don’t just say you’re going to do this — really do it. Sit down with the head of each of the company’s departments and figure out ways you can cut down on things like electricity, water use, and any unnecessary frills that are currently in place. Water coolers, for example, are a nice, but unneeded luxury. If you want clean, cold water, get a Brita filter and keep it in the refrigerator — cold water can easily become hot in the microwave or on a stovetop.

Also, make sure that all the lights and computers are turned off at night. Anything that doesn’t need to be on while no one’s in the office shouldn’t be. It might be more convenient to just leave a computer on all the time, but it’s an energy sucker.

There you have it — five simple ways to cut the costs of your business significantly. Well, what are you waiting for? Get to interviewing those interns and calling your local VoIP service providers!

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Why Online Business Strategy is Essential?

Online Business Strategy Internet marketing also referred as online marketing or E -marketing, is the marketing of products or services over the Internet. Internet marketing is the process of growing and promoting an organization using online media. An Internet marketing strategy includes all aspects of online advertising online activity that promotes a company online, including websites, blog sites, article and press releases, online market research, email marketing, and advertising.

A long-term approach to implementing a firm’s business plans to achieve its business objectives using internet as media is called as online business strategy. A business strategy is an overall longer-term policy for a firm that coordinates the separate functional areas of a business. It defines the business objectives, analyses the internal and external environments, and determines the direction of the firm. Each firm operates in a competitive environment and seeks to formulate a strategy that will provide it with an advantage over its rivals: design, quality, innovation, and branding are examples of ways in which it can make itself above from its competitors in the same field.

Tips for Using Online Business Strategy effectively

In an online business the firm owners have to follow some tips, using these tips business can be able to generate more sales online, using internet. The virtual entrepreneur must be able to relate to customers and potential customers without ever meeting them face to face. This means the website must emanate a degree of trust and reliability all on its own.

Provide a valid e-mail address so that the consumers and potential consumers can post their queries at any time to get appropriate answers for their queries. This may enhance more reliability in develop the business.

Providing the photograph of the business owner may also enhance the reliability. It provides a sense of belongingness between consumers and the owner of the website.

If anyone is running an online business website adding a blog alongside the site can be a great idea. Not only will your website benefit from better SEO due to the regular updating and indexing of the content on the blog but your writing can help to bring you closer to your target audience. You can blog about issues related to your business and use the blog as a means to answer queries or speak about popular topics that affect our business.

Customer testimonials can help to generate the trust of others who are considering buying the product or service, but they can also be overdone to look like a hard sell spamming technique. This technique chosen wisely though business can be grown with a great effect.

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