Free Directory Submitter.

The first marketing step I would suggest for ANY website is to submit it to the top 400 Link Directories.

Submitting to directories my not be the best method to get traffic to your website but what it will do is create incoming links otherwise known as backlinks.

Search Engines start in these places and find your website through the links you place in them creating a 'foundation' other links will build upon.

Without any exceptions I have submitted all of the numerous websites I have built throughout my on-line marketing career. It is a necessary step we all should take first thing after registering our domain and creating our site regardless of the traffic returns. We are not doing this for traffic we are doing this for Search Engine Optimization, otherwise known as SEO.

When looking for a product, service, home business, widget maker or whatever info offered on the internet, the first place people will go to look for that info is the Search Engines. It is the most commonly used, most targeted, and the most powerful source of traffic. Next to e-mail, search engines are the number #1 starting point for all interaction on the internet.

Getting your pages ranked is the most important thing you will ever do. It is a tedious, time consuming process but it must be done. The longer you wait, the more chance your internet business is going to end up out of the first 100 pages on Google, Yahoo, and other search engines.

If you follow all my processes for getting traffic and your link out there you should do much better than the first 100 pages. Hopefully much of your exposure would be in first 10 pages if not on the first page for niche specific material.

If you are a promoting an MLM or Affiliate company through an URL redirect there is not any reason you should not be on the first pages using the Traffic Master System.

Proof:

Type in E4L.biz in the Google Search Bar above.

The #1 ranked site is E4L.biz.
The #2 ranked site is thecarrotchaser.com. That is mine.
The #3 ranked site is grabthepopcorn.com. That is mine too.

I am not trying to brag here. I am just trying to give you incentive to follow my lead so you can achieve the same results for your own business. The proof is in the pudding. Success attracts success. If someone is doing something that is working chances are they may just know what they are doing.

Starting with the directories is the first step. I would love to tell you that was the last step and it was as easy as that but of course it is not. If it were that easy then everyone would just do that and we would all be at square one again.

It is a combination of all my systems that will determine the success of your on-line business.

Some of my systems generate instant traffic, lots of it. Others generate very targeted traffic with high conversion rates. While the main function of others, Directory Submission included, is to get you up there in the search engine ranked prominently where you will get the highest quantity, quality,targeted and highest conversion traffic available on the internet outside of word-of-mouth.

You will never be able to submit to all the link directories out there so instead what you want to do is to submit to the directories that have the highest Alexa page ranking. Even with this weeding out process you will still find the number of submissions you will be making for each site will be between 400 and 500. In other words, this is not a quick task. It is tedious, boring and time consuming.

Thankfully I have a link to some free software to help you through this process. Without software to keep you up to date on the top sites and to help you auto-fill your content, you could start today and you would still be posting to these sites months from now.

At one time the cost for this software was quite substantial, developers know what people need and they know when they can get away with charging top bucks for it.

I have managed to resource a link for us to have this software for free ! Free is the Traffic Masters Favorite word! : )


This software does in fact have an upgrade feature to do them all for you but I do not suggest to do this. You will be able to fill in the info more accurately and more effectively if you go through each link one by one.

The software is simply called Directory Submitter, and it’s made by the same guy who did SEO Elite, so you know it’s quality stuff.

From this day forward for the rest of your life Directory Submitter should be the first step of your marketing regimen for every website and/or blog your ever bring forth into existence.

Register and Download Your Free Version of Directory Submitter by clicking here

Quote - 'on perseverance'

"You may have to drill a few times before you strike oil... but... it only takes one well to set you free" ~Julie Zbeetnoff aka theTrafficMaster

RePost: Groups Marketing

My views on Groups Marketing ie. Yahoo Groups, Google Groups, MSN Groups.

I have been using groups as part of my own promotional campaigns since the very beginning of my on-line marketing career three years ago. I had stopped once just because of how time consuming they can be and I really did notice a difference in my stats so I resumed using them.

Although Groups will bring you great reliable traffic be careful with these.

Only post in related Groups and do not spam any board. You do not want to work so hard to build up your promotion only to have it shut down due to spam reports. Companies have very strict policies on spam and will not hesitate to shut down an affiliate Url that is getting spam reports. Before joining a new group I spend some time looking over the group to see what type of posts are currently being posted. I carefully read over the description of the groups and check out the 'about this group' link to be sure these groups are free for everyone to post and what the restrictions are, if any.

I personally promote to more than 600 affiliate advertising safe groups about 4 or 5 times a week. I do receive traffic to my websites from these posts but what these groups do best is to help create 'backlinks'. Backlinks are simply links from other place directed to your website. What do back links do exactly? They improve your search engine ranking this is also known as Search Engine Optimization SEO. These links also get individually spidered by the search engines and your ad will show up when and if someone is doing research on a company or just looking for info in general.

Hint: Play around with popular keyword search items. The words scam, review, success, fraud, new, lucrative, profitable are highly searched words. I suggest you try to work this into the information of your ads. People are online looking to see if thier program they are signing up for is legit. So they might type something like..."Is E4L.biz a scam?"as their search criteria. You are covered. If you question if this actually works. Google E4L.biz into your web browser now and you will see how many of my adverts are on the first 5 pages. If you google E4L.biz and Scam you will see I have many of the listing on the first page titled "E4L.biz 100% scam free" , my group postings being in the number 2 position. There are 60000 members in this company!

Hint 2: Word your ad into an article. This is an example of a Subject heading that will get indexed and searched, "Are MLM on-line companies legit or Just Scam Pyramid Schemes". In fact if you type that into your browser you will see my ads! In the end I write about how to distinguish between a legit business and a scam and give an example...the example of course is the company I promote.

Of course I have been intrigued by Group Submitters for quite some time now as you can imagine posting to groups can be very time consuming especially when you are mass posting which is most effective.

I have payed for and tried a couple that have produced very poor results. I don't believe in using trackers with Groups because of the SEO value that groups hold but I did send out a few days worth of posting to these submitters just to test the results. My results? A big zero! I did searches fr my tracking URL which should show up in the search engines within a week. Nothing. My obvious conclusion? They weren't working.

In fact the only positive review I have found on any Group Mailer was from a company called GroupMailers. Apparantly this company sends out ads from their server but you have to join each group and post with your user name. Somehow this makes sense to me. The cost of Groups Mailer is $15 every month.

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Hello? This is Spam Calling... is There Anybody Home?

Yes! Yes! I am here.

Of course we all know that 95% of spam isn't really spam as we somehow somewhere inadvertently signed up for something, gave our e-mail address to get that fabulous free thing, or wanted to get inside information only available if we gave our precious personal info and now we are part of the list. The secret is in the list and as hard as we try to collect we find ourselves at weak moments being the ones who are collected.

Well you know what? It's okay.

There is a way we can use this so called not-spam spam to our advantage. Think about these messages this way. A salesperson comes to your door selling "Fuller Brushes" but he does not realize that he has knocked on the door of the "Rainbow Vacuum Cleaner" salesperson and he will soon be leaving with a vacuum in tow. Perhaps now he will be selling, along with his excellent brushes, excellent vacuum cleaners.

Yes. These non-spam spam messages are basically like people knocking on your door wanting to buy from you. They are already marketing. They are our target audience! They know the language and they are working the biz. If you have a great promotion that makes money they 'want' to know about it. Bottom line is ...we are all here to make money.

Here is an example of a recent return of a marketing mailer. (I have excluded e-mail addresses and personal info for privacy sake)

Hi There!

I will take some time to look over your solo ad service. Mainly I am into my own list collecting but you never know.

Hey, if you get a chance take a look at my traffic blog. Not Sales, Not Hype, Just Good Web 2.0 Advice,

http://thetrafficmaster.blogspot.com

Hope your summer has been going well 'and' you are having a great day!

Julie Zbeetnoff
http://www.grabthepopcorn.com

P.S. Why not try out my free Google Groups mailer to promote your endeavor. It works really well. http://www.Googalisitic.com

Cheers!

"S.A.M." wrote:
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This is a member solo ad as per an agreement you made. You agreed to receive newsletters in exchange for the right to be able to submit your own just the same to fellow members. To submit a letter to this subscriber group hit reply, add your campaign & hit send. To remove yourself from any mailing campaigns & delete your account please hit the un-sub scrible link below. -

If you wish to cancel your subscription, simply click once on the link below.
Click Here to Unsubscribe

So the next time you see these so called 'spam' messages be sure to take a look at the e-mail address sending it. Is this a real user, a mass mailer or phishing site? If it is a real user re-package that spam add your promotion and send it right back! Be sure to add their e-mail address to your mailing list as well. Keep the original message with the IP and timestamp as proof of your future non-spam. I generally create a folder labeled 'mailing list' to direct these to just in case of future accusation.

Tell them how much you love their brushes and you will definitely consider them but in the meantime be sure they leave with a brochure on vacuum cleaners.

Oh yes and even if you have all this info in order to be 100% non spam accusable you must comply to the CAN-SPAM act...http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/canspam.shtm

I am not condoning spam. Sending unsolicited e-mail without permission is a federal offence.

I am condoning list building. Which is gathering a list of people with their permission to share in your marketing experiences, newsletters and endeavors.

Always be sure to add all the proper info to our mailers and always give an opt-out resource and comply to it! The secret is in the list! So guys go forth and build....and when that e-mail comes knocking at your door welcome it with open arms full of what you have to offer!

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P.S.S. - Have you tried out the Traffic Master's free Google Groups Mailer? Googalistic has launched and is thriving!

P.S. - I just wanted to let you know...

Today I am going to let you in on a Traffic Master little secret.

You will get more traffic from your P.S. line that you will from your main advertisment.

When sending out to your lists be sure to add a P.S. at the end of your advert. In fact your advert does not have to be an advert at all in fact it could just be a tip or some advice. I have tested this over and over with an ad tracking system and my P.S. lines always get about 400% more click-throughs than my main ads.

In fact why not add two or three P.S. lines? Don't forget you can put P.S. lines on the end of classifieds, group and forum posts as well.

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P.S.S. - Be sure to check out my new YouTube Channel. #37 most subscribed list this week.

P.S.S.S. - Have a Great Day!

Patting myself on the back!

Okay I did it once again. I got my affiliate promotion ranked above the actual site promotion in Google. I love it when this happens.

One of my affiliate endeavors is a YouTube popularity software called "the Tubeinator".

Type "the tubeinator" into Google search engine. My squidoo page is ranked #2 position while the Tubeinator site remains at number #3!

Adam Beazley has the number one position...with his Traffic Blog entry. Have I mentioned anything before about blogging and and creating a Traffic Blog? : )

I am not sure how long this will last but I have been doing some experimenting with Squidoo lenses (lenses are what they call their pages) as I see them all over Google.

Well I have come to the obvious conclusion that Squidoo works! This lense has been up on squidoo for less than a week. Look forward to my next Web 2.0 blog article on "How to Squidoo". Another Traffic Master Web 2.0 solution for getting traffic, ranking and making money all at the same time!

A New 2.0 Search Trend - Will it give Google a Run for it's Money?

Broad-Based Search Engine Web 2.0 Alternatives.

Will Google Search be challenged by this rapid 'Vertical' growth?

A search engine is basically just software hosted by a site that provides a list of 'documents' or 'pages' in response to a keyword query.

Businesses, researchers and consumers use the search engines for a variety of reasons. Search engines like Yahoo and Google are used for an all encompassing general search but more often surfers are looking for a search that is more specific to their unique needs.

Search Engines that cater to a specific 'niche' are not new. Websites that help people to find what they are looking for specifically, whether it is to look for shops, to find people, or resource businesses have been around for years. In the past few years however there has been a steep increase in the number and popularity of these 'niche' search sites.

Enter the 'Vertical Search Engine'. A vertical search engine is basically a destination or a 'Portal' site. Vertical Search Engines offer to businesses and enthusiasts what the big players can only deliver with complex keyword combinations. That is relevant and essential content versus millions of sites results filled with vague information.

So to answer the question, "Will Google Search be challenged by this rapid 'Vertical' growth?" The answer is Yes, it is quite likely when it comes to specialized 'niche' areas Google and other broad-based search engine sites such as Yahoo and MSN will feel the competition. Their user base will continue to be chipped away by the increasingly popular targeted vertical search engines.

What Specifically is the difference between a 'Vertical Search Engine' and a 'Broad-Based Search Engine'?

A broad-based search engine sends out 'web crawlers' better known as 'spiders' to fetch a very large number of documents. A program called an indexer then reads these documents and creates a search index based upon the text contained in each site specifically. All search engines have their own set of criteria or more technically an algorithm to create indexes of the categories of the keywords found in the text. This way in a perfect world only ideal meaningful specific results would be returned.

Whereas vertical search engines only 'spider' a very refined database. There indexes then contain only information relating to a specific topic which will reach a highly targeted and focused audience. Examples of businesses that use vertical search engines are real estate, medical, employment, tourism, and corporate purchasing.

How are vertical search engines competition?

The broad-based search engines rapidly are getting broader and broader by the millions. This has become a frustration for those of us looking for specific targeted information. We are forced to do multiple searches with unique keyword combinations to get the information we are looking for. Often it takes several searches and having to research many pages deep for the pertinent info we seek. A Microsoft study revealed that an average user will spend 11 minutes on a typical search.

On the other hand a vertical search engine offers quality and specific information on a specialized topic. They target local, professional, and social groups of information.

Here is a quick example. You are a fisherman looking for gear. When using a vertical search engine you submit the word 'rods', you will be getting specific information on 'fishing rods'. Curtain rods, lightening rods, hot rods, and Rod the sexy plumber will not come in your search. Can you see how this can save a lot of time and aggravation?

Who does the vertical search engine market cater to?

The vertical search engine market generally caters to someone looking to target a niche audience. When a consumer enters a vertical search engine they are looking for something very specific and generally are at the brink of the seek, find and buy mode. Search engines have been proved to be the most popular form of finding what you want on the Internet. The growing number of businesses advertising on the net gives even the most savvy of search engine optimizers a run for their money.

This is where hitting a vertical search engine market would help you to get a leg up on your competition. There may be fewer people using the vertical search engines but all the people there are a targeted audience looking precisely for what you are offering or something related to it. A business that may otherwise have been lost 20 pages deep in Google now can have a first or second page appearance. In fact a vertical search engine will drive traffic to their portals by buying Keywords on Google and other broad based search engines. One less and often expensive step for the businesses listing on their site.

Examples of Vertical Search Engines are...

SimplyHired.com
Kayak.com
Healthline.com
Edgeio.com
Technorati.com

The big players such as Google and Yahoo have now offered in various stages of development their own versions of vertical search engines. Whether or not they will be able to compete with the integrity of established vertical engines is yet to be seen.

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SEO tools - Free Advertising Blogs

We have talked of setting up your own free blogs. Today we are going to talk of advertsing on blogs that are specifically designed for posting your adverts.

What is this and why does it work?

These are simply advertising blogs others have set up for your to post your ads on. Free membership usually allow for posting once a week.

Your Ads and affiliate links will get indexed in the major search engines like Google�, Yahoo�, and MSN�.

If you do have your own website set up the more links you have coming into your URL the higher your ranking.

Two Ad blogs to get you started.

1. Open in tabs.


2. Use your form filler.


3. Create a bookmarks folder and save the login pages to this folder.
   

http://www.free-advertising-blog.com

http://www.freeadvertisingblog.com

As you continue with your on-line marketing campaigns you will find similar advertising blogs. As you sign up to these add them to your folder in your bookmarks. This way they will be ready for you to everytime all in one place!

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Do your Friends and Family Give You Attitude about your on-line MLM and Affiliate business? Read this!

Let's face it. We are well aware of the look we get from friends and family members when we first start to mention on-line network marketing and our latest endeavors.

Are there times when you feel alone in your efforts to become successful via the internet?

Well you are not alone by far, this is a very common feeling and a feeling that I feel draws us together. Hence the overnight popularity of Social Business Networks such as Apsense Bizpreneur and SaleSpider.

As Quoted from an article by Donald Trump;

Marketing is a powerful tool, and network marketing can increase that power, provided you're self motivated. In a simple visual, see a product and remove the advertising agency from it. It's up to you to do the marketing and advertising.

Thats a big job, but it can be done if you're passionate enough to get going on your own, and to keep the momentum and motivation going at a high level. It requires an entrepreneurial spirit and that requires focus and perseverance. I don't recommend network marketing to people that are not highly self motivated.

To see this entire article visit:

http://www.thecarrotchaser.com/trump_kiyosaki_article.pdf

Be sure to bookmark the above link. The next time you feel someone is giving you attitude about your network marketing quest for freedom, take a moment to go over the above article. At least "you" know you have Donald and Robert on your side!

...and of course me too.

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The Essential Traffic Blog - Everyone 'Must' have One!

The web is impersonal. That is a problem! That problem can be overcome.

There are two things that can overcome this, one is your welcome letter which we will get to later in the blog, the other is your own personal Traffic Blog.

You will find me referring to the setting up your own blog thing quite often through-out my blog and in my newsletter. If I am actually am in contact you because you are in my team, you have heard this question, "Have you Set up Your own Blog Yet?" and you will keep hearing it until you finally do it! If you are a member of my team I know you are nodding your head and laughing right now because I stress this as being one of the most important things you will ever do on the internet.

Why am I so insistant? It's important. This is your first connection to your team to show them that you are organized and professional and you know what you are doing and how to do it and you are wanting to share this! This is you branding 'you'. Sales people do not sell products, they sell themselves.

A blog is permanent and you as you grow as an on-line marketer your blog will grow with you. It is a reflection of you and your knowledge and your personality and your view points and it makes you Personal! You are no longer an advertisement and a username. You are now a person, an associate, a team leader, a coach and a friend and this will be mirrored throughout your blog.

I feel the creation of the Traffic Master actually defines the moment in my own on-line career when I went from being a hack marketer to being an on-line marketing professional. When people join into my endeavors and are wanting advice the first thing I tell them, write a traffic blog and get into the social groups. The two go hand in hand in developing an on-line identity. How can we represent a business when we have not even taken the steps to represent ourselves. We are selling ourselves, our business follows natrually.

Don't fill your blog full of fluff and filler unless this is how you see yourself... are you full of fluff and filler? Do you walk around carrying around shiny blinky distracting signs? Do you dress in all colors of the rainbow? Represent this blog as you would represent yourself at a professional business meeting or an interview. You are the expert. You do not show up in a clown suit...not unless of course you are in fact applying for the clown job.

As you go through each post in my blog feel free to add a page to your own blog and make it your own with your own links to the resources. It can be as in depth or as simple as your like. Don't worry if it seems a little rough at first. You have a lifetime to smooth out the wrinkles. Be sure to print off a copy of your first blog and store it away. It is nice keepsake for you to keep to view as you progress as you go along. If you are like me you will be revising and updating and tweaking your blog on a regular basis. In a couple years you will impress yourself by just how far you have come! Even if you think you are pretty good now!

For a good example of simple squidoo traffic page visit:
http://www.squidoo.com/infopreneuring

Step by Step:

1. Open Blogger in a new tab. (left click - new tab)
2. Set up a blog criteria. Name, Title, Topic, Colors all that fun stuff
3. Write your first post. Explaining why setting up a traffic blog is so important or whatever advice or traffic secrets you would like to talk about.
4. Blogs are in chronological order you have to keep in mind how you date your articles. If you want to keep a flow in your posts or leave room to insert post you may want to date them with some space in between. Personally I started out doing that but in the end just started posting randomly. My newsletter is however in the proper order!
5. Submit this Blog to BlogSearchEngine.com note: your submission goes through a moderator so you will not be able to post instantly. Just save your post (once) and check back in a day. It should be listed.Write down your passwords. You will need them to edit your blog.
6. Continue posting and complete your blog or simply set up a few pages every day.

I will go over how to use Blogging directories, RSS feeds, Social Bookmarking, Pinging and other methods of blog promotion in the future. For now we are just covering the basics.

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