Internet Marketing

Bare Knuckle Basics

Posted by Andrew    Posted in BLOG, Featured, General    Posted in August 11, 2010    |    2 Comments

Hey guys Andrew Hawkes here,

Bare Knuckle Basics Its been a while since I started working from home and internet marketing and in that time I have had a massive learning curve, you know I didn't hit it out of the park with my first attempt, and by the time I started getting my head around Google they went a changed the rules and what I had learned to that point was almost for nothing. I say almost as there were lessons taken from that which have certainly allowed me to prosper and grow. Which is very important.

You know when you talk to people about what working from home is about, when you ask them what it means to them, (asking a few people) you will get a variety of answers. Now I am not talking about the outcome of what it a Homebased Business will do for them, I am talking about what type of business they're involved with. Some will tell you it is about making sure you are talking to 150 people a day, others will say it is about ranking #1 on Google, and even more (growing daily) will tell you that it is about mastering Social media... You know what? From my observations all of these people are correct. Yet you will find home business guru's out there who to their credit have made a lot of money who tell you that there is only one of those elements is really needed. And that is to talk to people each and every day... now, I don't necessarily disagree with that sentiment. However if your focus is on internet marketing then talking to prospects every day may well be a waste of your time.

Of course if your focus us purely network marketing or mlm then yes you absolutely MUST talk to people daily to succeed. I'll be honest, I have no trouble talking to people, that doesn't bother me in the slightest... lets face it though people turn to an online business so they don't have to talk to people right? Well at least not in person. Something that I have certainly found is that when you do actually have money coming in, and not just talking about it it is far easier to actually talk to people. It is easier (albeit a psychological reason) to get people to talk to. As your business evolves you will most certainly start to understand your strengths and begin to work with them rather than trying (in vane) to fight or force against them.

Anyway I am getting a little of topic here... I was merely highlighting the fact that not all homebased business's are created equally, and regardless of the money that you are making if it doesn't feel quite right then change and do something that does!

Working from home has allowed me to really connect with who I am as a person, it has given me the opportunity to gain some great clarity as to what my purpose is. As such I am involved with a couple of different organizations all of which enable me to fulfill that purpose and vision for my life. Along my journey there have been a number of facets that I have learned that have enabled me to do things that I really enjoy and I and benefit monetarily from... so you could say my time investment in my education is starting to pay off.

Some of the things that I have discovered is that there are a lot of successful marketers out there that are missing some of the basic fundamentals, the Bare Knuckle Basics as I like to say. So I put it all in a report and what do you think I called it? That's right Bare Knuckle Basics. Now I am not claiming to be a guru or anything like that... far from it there is still much more to learn. I know what I know,  All the report is are some basic stuff that I believe can certainly help you move forward.... its free and useful information... they way I think it should be, and with your feedback I can continue to improve what is in that and subsequent reports.

I sincerely would love to hear what you think so you can grab your copy of the report by clicking bare knuckle basics, oh and the best part is yet to come!!

The report does contain some affiliate links, OK so sue me! lol Seriously tho, the report is re-brandable so that means that you can change the affiliate links for your own and give it away yourself, and YOU can make the money! That is cool right? Well I think it is... ;)

Well that is about it really, so here is the link again to bare knuckle basics

As always, please leave your comments here and be sure to share this with your friends and followers on Facebook and twitter. Thanks in advance.

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Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

Hiring a Consultant for Internet Marketing

Posted by Andrew    Posted in General    Posted in May 11, 2010    |    No Comments

If you are considering jumping into the world of Internet marketing but do not have experience in this type of marketing, it is definitely worthwhile to consider hiring a consultant to assist you in your advertising endeavor. This is important because they can do a great deal to assist you in ensuring that the marketing effort is a success. You may pay more for their services than you would to handle the Internet marketing on your own but the results you gain from the effort will likely be significantly higher. Hiring a consultant to assist you in your Internet marketing campaign is even a worthwhile endeavor if you have some experience in Internet marketing but are competing in a competitive niche and need some additional assistance to help you rise above the competition.

The key to hiring a consultant to assist in an Internet marketing campaign is to hire the right consultant. You will find there are many different options available to you as Internet marketing has become a huge industry. However, not all consultants are created equal. You may find that some consultants can create significantly better results than other consultants. There are, however, a few characteristics to look for when seeking a qualified consultant in the Internet marketing industry. Surprisingly cost is not one of the most important considerations. Experience and past performance are much more important. You can compare costs among consultants who are similarly qualified but using cost as a primary source of evaluation is not recommended.

Experience is very important when it comes to selecting a consultant to assist you in an Internet marketing campaign. Experience is critical because consultants who have a great deal of experience also have a great deal of understanding of which techniques work best and which techniques are not as effective. This can save you a great deal of time and money as there will likely not be as much experimentation necessary as there would be with a less experienced consultant. More experienced consultants will also likely be better skilled at dealing with clients and will likely answer your questions more quickly and keep you better informed about the progress of your Internet marketing campaign. All of this is important because you will likely be very interested in receiving progress reports and staying up to date on everything that is going on with your Internet marketing campaign.

Seeking out a consultant in the Internet marketing industry with an excellent past record of performance is also very important. This is so important because consultants who have had a great deal of success in the past will likely have a great deal of success while assisting you as well. Past performance is considered to be one of the best indications of future performance. This does not mean that new consultants are necessarily going to perform poorly but there is some risk involved in selecting a consultant who does not have a great deal of experience or who has not performed well in the past. You can feel much more confident putting your Internet marketing campaign in the hands of a consultant who typically generates the type of results you are looking for in your own Internet marketing campaign.

Once you have evaluated consultants on the basis of experience and past performance, it is time to start considering price. Considering price early in the process of seeking a consultant may cause you to be influenced by price over performance. Some consultants may be incredibly affordable but if they are not capable of producing the desired results, it may end up being a complete waste of money. However, once you have narrowed your list of potential consultants down to a few qualified candidates, it is definitely time to start comparing prices. Once you are confident each of the candidates on your list is well qualified, choosing the least expensive candidate is worthwhile. However it is important to note all of the fees involved to ensure you are making an accurate cost comparison.

Creating Online Business Internet Computer Marketing

Posted by Andrew    Posted in General    Posted in April 22, 2010    |    No Comments

There are many different ways you can work at creating online business Internet computer marketing.

The first key when creating online business Internet computer marketing is to assess your competition. This is important because you need to know what your competition is doing when devising your online marketing plan. By knowing what your competition is doing, you will see how you can make some changes to your marketing plan so you can stand apart.

The next key when creating online business Internet computer marketing is to decide what your goal will be for this. When you decide to do any marketing campaign, you need to know what you want your end result will be. Many people do not think about this before starting out with marketing a product. What are the results you would like to receive from Internet marketing? Do you want to increase traffic to your website? Would you want to sell more products? Do you want your name to become recognized for a product release in a couple of months? Each of these three is a different focus and knowing which one to focus on will be the difference in how the Internet marketing campaign will be devised.

By this point in creating online business Internet computer marketing, you will have a better idea of what your competition is doing and what your focus is. Now you will want to focus on your marketing strategy. This will have to focus on a couple of fronts potentially. To get traffic to focus upon a product, you may want to start incorporating product information into current marketing towards your client base. This is hard to recommend how to work on marketing strategy in this article without knowing your particular focus and what you are looking to accomplish. Marketing strategy comes down to deciding what you want to do and getting it done. When you are marketing on the Internet, see that you can find a targeted list of prospects who you can market to. This can be done in many different ways. You can use Adwords to bring targeted prospects to your website or you can advertise on ezines that your targeted prospects read. You could work with other websites to profile your product if you wanted. The beauty of the Internet is that you have an unlimited number of resources that you could use to help you in launching your marketing campaign.

Hopefully this article on creating online business Internet computer marketing has given you some insights. Whenever you are looking at starting new marketing, you need to see what is being done out there in the marketplace and how this is stacking up sales-wise for your competition. You will then want to decide upon your focus of your marketing campaign.

You will have put yourself in a great position by going through these exploratory steps before deciding how to approach your marketing campaign. It can allow you the ability to improve on what is working and potentially develop a niche within that market.

Creating Online Business Idea

Posted by Andrew    Posted in General    Posted in April 16, 2010    |    No Comments

If you want to look at creating online business ideas, first take a look at what is out there. Within this article today on creating online business ideas, we will help you figure out if your business idea can work and how you can come up with other ways to make money.

If you are having trouble creating online business ideas on the Internet that will work, do not despair. That is what this article will be looking at today. When you think of creating online business ideas, these normally can fall under a few broad categories. You can sell through online auctions such as eBay, you can sell tangible goods on the Internet, or you may sell a service to customers. You could also serve as a business to business product or service provider, otherwise known as B2B, and this might be another route you would like to take.

If you are having trouble thinking about what you would like to do on the Internet, take a look at a couple of these different websites to help you decide what might work for you. The first website that we would like to direct you to visit would be www.clickbank.com. This website has many different products that you can buy or choose to promote on a website. When you are thinking about the different ideas that you would like to promote, you should take a look at this website. You can see what the hot products are currently and it may give you some ideas as to where you could improve on a product potentially. One internet marketing expert has said that if you can take an existing product and put a twist on it, this can allow you to be very successful. If you find that a product is very good, you are able to promote that product as an affiliate. You will have to worry about driving traffic to your website and sending leads to your particular affiliate page and everything else related to the sale of the product is handled by the creator of the product. If you decide to put up a website, this can be crucial because you do not have to worry about developing a product but just developing a market for the product. If doing this, think of a way to trump current marketing out there for the product and the twist on the current product could potentially come back into play. If you offered the affiliate product with a service, this gives you a couple of ways to hook your customers.

The next website that we would like you to visit in this article on creating online business ideas is http://www.homebiz-direct.com/businessOpportunities.html. This website can prove to be very helpful to you because it lists different opportunities available to those of you who may not have an idea what you want out of the Internet. If you are new to Internet marketing, this might be a good area for you to visit.

Hopefully this article on creating online business ideas has given you some food for thought. Remember that your business idea doesn’t necessarily have to be revolutionary. You can either improve on an existing idea or if you can figure out how to market an existing product better, this may allow you to share profits with the creator of the product. Remember that you do not necessarily create the product but if you can create a market, you will have the opportunity to make a great deal of money.

Affiliate Marketing in a Nutshell

Posted by Andrew    Posted in General    Posted in April 2, 2010    |    No Comments

What exactly is affiliate marketing? Affiliate marketing is the single fastest growth industry on the Internet. It’s also true that affiliate marketing is one of the fastest and most creative ways to make money and have a career on the Internet.

Simply put, affiliate marketing is selling products on a commission basis. You own a business that advertises and sells products for other companies. You may have a product of your own to begin with or not. The things that a successful affiliate marketer must have are:

1. Your website is the jumping off point of all your marketing efforts. So the first step in any successful affiliate marketing business is building a good, credible and professional looking website. You must build a user-friendly website, which will attract your prospects and motivate them to click on the links to the products and services you are promoting and make a purchase. There are companies whose business is building websites that you can hire to build one for you.

2. You must find products to sell, you must be able to determine whether there is a demand for those products and if people will actually buy them. You may either have your own original product or products that are made by others. Which ever way you go, you must believe in the products.

3. It will be necessary for you to become an adept advertiser and be able to tell whether the advertising you are paying for is producing more income for you than the advertising is costing you.

4. It is necessary that you have good mathematical skills. You will need to be able to track your sales and determine profit, as well as, see to it that your suppliers are paid in full and on time.

5. You need the full and unwavering support of your family so that you can devote the time and energy necessary to launch your affiliate marketing business.

Are You Already Marketing On The Internet?

Posted by Andrew    Posted in General    Posted in March 31, 2010    |    No Comments

Take a moment to think about how you would really answer this question. If given enough thought just about any business owner who utilizes the Internet for any purpose will likely find that whether or not they intentionally organized an Internet marketing campaign, they may already be marketing their products and services on the Internet. This article will examine some subtle ways business owners may already be marketing their business on the Internet.

Do you have a website for your business? Business owners who answer yes to this question are already marketing their products or services online just by virtue of the fact that they have a website online. Having a live website means there is the potential for curious Internet users to access your website. You may not be actively promoting your website but you may still find that your website generates interest in your products despite the lack of promotional endeavors; this is a form of passive marketing.

Do you participate in message boards and include a link to your website in your signature? Again business owners who answer yes to this question are already marketing their website online. Savvy business owners realize the importance of participation in industry related message boards to create an interest in their products and services, establish themselves as knowledgeable about the industry and offer a link to their own website even if it is in the signature line of their posts. However, even business owners who do not realize this may already be inadvertently enjoying the benefits of Internet marketing which result from message board participation just by doing something they enjoy and may be doing as a form of leisure activity.

Do you include keywords which are relevant to your business in the content of your website? Business owners who answer yes to this question are also already marketing on the Internet by optimizing their website for these keywords. These search engine optimization (SEO) affects the websites whether or not they were even aware of the concept of keyword density and how it can help to SEO a website. Business owners will likely use certain words often depending on the type of products and services they offer just because it is natural and logical to do so. This tendency, however, can result in search engines boosting your website rankings for these particular keywords. The concept of SEO is much more involved and complex than simply using keywords frequently but business owners can gain some benefit just by naturally applying relevant keywords to their website.

Do you solicit feedback from your customers online? This is yet another example of how business owners may be accidentally marketing their business on the Internet. Most business owners realize the importance of soliciting feedback from customers for business purposes and business owners who offer products online might solicit feedback in the form of online surveys. Although the business owners may be doing this simply for a business purpose the fact that it is done online makes it fall into the category of Internet marketing.

We have already discussed several ways in which business owners may already be marketing online but what about business owners who want to have an increased online presence? Business owners who may already be marketing online accidentally may wish to launch a full scale Internet marketing campaign. The best way to do this is to hire a consultant with experience in Internet marketing to assist you in creating a campaign which is effective for your target audience.

What is Happening with ‘The Future of Info Marketing’

Posted by Andrew    Posted in Uncategorized    Posted in July 6, 2009    |    No Comments

So what is happening with the Future of info marketing? Its a good and fair question wouldn't you think?
So where would you start looking, who would you ask? I mean surely it could take weeks to get around all the big names in internet marketing right? Well it would be if you had to do all the work on your own, but of course internet marketing and Entrepreneurialism is not mutually solo endeavor now right?
Lets look though at being able to try and get around 72 of the internets best known and most respected marketers and get inside their heads for ten minutes.
What would have to happen? Well there would be contacting all to start with and asking if you would be able to have some of thier time, this could take anywhere from one day to three weeks easily, then of course you have to work in with thier schedule and find a time that suits............. more time. You have to send them the appropriate questions that you would like the answers to so that they can really deliver what it is you despirately want to hear. Again more time!
You have to set up an appropriate platform to record the interview, edit, transcribe, whatever, more time.

Sounds like a lot of trouble right? In this modern society people want the information NOW, so now what?
Well Rob 'the genie Toth' thought that all through and decided that it was important and did it for us all so we did not have too! How good is that? I think it is pretty cool! As such I have managed to get my hand on a a preview of the whole series, and is not going to cost you a thing!!

If you head to The Future of Info Marketing you will be able to get your hands on a copy of it, along with some other pretty cool bonuses.
Go ahead, check it out!

Talk soon

Andrew

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