Good Marketing Tip: Free Traffic Isn't All That Bad

If you're anything like me, you probably like to get things for free. I'm a big fan of getting something at little or no cost - especially if I've never used the product or service in the past.About a year ago, a friend turned me onto traffic exchanges which are either free or cost very little, for driving traffic to my web site. Most web site owners struggle with generating traffic to their web sites. Unless you have a strong viral appeal, building traffic can take time and cost a significant amount of money.The concept of a traffic exchange is easy. You essentially browse other peoples web sites and web pages. When you view their sites...

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Web 3.0 Is Here To Stay: Coming To An Online Retailer Now!

Social media is all the rage. It seems to permeate almost every conversation people are having today - but it wasn't always that way. I guess the the concept of Web 2.0 has taken on a life of its own. Many people are asking what's next for the Web when we think about it's evolution.The question we need to be asking ourselves now is essentially what's next for the web. Will we be focusing on second life and avatars or is there some other direction we will be going in? The answer is already here in the form of Web 3.0. The evolution of the web is based upon sites that utilize consumer behavior to improve the user experience.The idea behind Web...

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Today's Marketing Tip: Article Marketing To Do's

For your article to be optimized follow these simple techniques...* Keyword density is between 1.5-2.0% to avoid a Google-slap for keyword stuffing.* If you provide the keyword list for your page meta tags, sprinkle them throughout the piece as well to boost your quality score with the search engines.* Keep the voice as friendly, informative but authoritative; building your reputation as an expert in the field.* Keep word count between 500-800 words – the optimum size for distribution. Follow these guidelines and make sure you avoid duplicate content penalties.  Get more great marketing advice at the Internet marketing forum....

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Getting Results With Twitter

Wondering how to use Twitter for marketing?  This is a common topic today among marketers and the answer might be something different than what your expecting.  It's certainly not what you're probably finding on Twitter today. Most of what you see are people Tweeting about "Make money with X" and providing a link.  We all know this is an affiliate link and they're just trying to make money.  Okay, it's a free market economy, I get it.  But I also know that people hate to be sold.  I have no interest in signing up for a sales person to visit me all day every day - not my idea of fun. So, if you're wondering how to...

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