| The best advice for Internet marketing is to never lose sight of what you are really after, financial independence. Making your online business a success and being able to get out from under the hassle of living paycheck to paycheck is what is important here.
So, the best advice for Internet marketing is to stay focused on what you need to learn and never give up. They say that most people give up and go back to their "normal" way of life just before they "make it" and become a success online. Don't let this happen to you.
A couple of years ago Google came out with the Panda update and messed with a lot of people's bottom lines. Changing their algorithms meant that everyone needed to learn new ways of doing things and a lot of people lost a lot of money in the process.
Now Google has done it again with another update called the Penguin. It remains to be seen what is in store for us this time.
But this is what I mean, you need to keep learning all of the time to continue to be a successful business owner. No one can just put up a website and become a success.
There are so many things to learn, none of which are difficult, but most do take some time to master.
Keyword research for one. Keyword research is a tedious task that needs to be done often to keep up with how searchers are searching for products they need and want.
Search engine optimization is another. After your keyword research you need to optimize your website around those keywords by creating content for your website that will make those searchers interested in what you have to say.
If you can establish yourself as an expert in your niche then you will get the bulk of the traffic and the bulk of the sales because people will trust you.
Back linking is still another. Posting content on others sites with links back to your own is a great way to increase traffic and hopefully, sales. You can do this with forum posts, posting comments on others blogs, or by putting up a banner ad on someone else's site, with their permission of course.
Just make sure that what you post is not any kind of spam and that the places you choose to post are relevant to your niche. If you spam, you will get caught and booted off of the search engines altogether.
That is no way to run a successful business.
All of this is how you get to be the authority in your niche. But, you must remember that things can change in a heartbeat so you must keep up with those changes or be left behind.
Keep learning, everyday. This is the best advice for Internet marketing that I can give you. The more you know the quicker you can respond to the changes that are inevitable. Nothing ever stays the same, especially on the Internet. |