Since I was a kid, I have always found it fascinating that people make resolutions for the new year, but it never really quite made sense to me.  I even toyed with making my own resolutions for a while.  But I used to wonder why they just did not assess their lives and readjust on a more frequent basis.  If it is not working for you, then why continue to pursue it?

So as usual, there are no resolutions for me.  I continue to make goals for both myself and my business and plans to implement them.  That is what works for me - following through with the plans to reach my online business goals and adjust where necessary.

I think that our lives could benefit from this same concept.  If it is not working for you, then why continue to pursue it until you are in a position where you do not want to be?  It is much easier to pay attention to what is working and what is not working and make adjustments accordingly.

But this is often easier said than done, so at times, a little outside help may be necessary.  If you are having trouble figuring it out, then ask someone for help.  Sometimes, you are just a little too close to the situation to make a fair assessment.  I have found the help of my family, friends, and business associates invaluable at times.

Think about this.  You deserve to succeed, whether it is in your online business or in your personal life.  Sometimes, we get so busy that we cannot see 3 feet in front of us.  So take a moment to slow down, take a few deep breathes, and relax if you need to.  I promise you, it will all be there when you get back.  And once you take that little break, it is easier to look at things from a new perspective.

This year, 2009, make an effort to REALLY see what is important.  We are living in times where obtaining some type of peace and stability often seems like a pipe dream.  So it is essential to know what is important.  What REALLY counts in your life?  What would you REALLY miss if it was gone and you could not get it back?  Think about it – your honest answers might surprise you.

Whether you choose to admit it or not, quality web content writing does indeed help to establish you as an expert in your niche. Thoughtful, well written content will always win out over the tons of less than informative crap passing for information that clutters so many websites. Your web visitors are always looking for good information, and if you can provide it to them through exceptional web content writing, then your website will stand out from the rest.

Many website owners are at a loss when it comes to providing good content for their visitors and potential customers. Many believe that they do not have the time or talent for web content writing and/or that getting content created is just too expensive. Nothing could be farther from the truth - there are numerous ways to obtain good content for your website without writing it yourself. It is true, though, that the best content is that which is unique and created specifically for your particular niche.

The Internet is a widely interactive forum, especially with the advent of web 2.0 sites, and people love to share their opinions and knowledge. You can capitalize on this very fact by inviting your visitors and clients to share their knowledge and experiences. If your site gets enough interaction, it can become extremely popular leading to its being viewed as the authority site for your particular niche. However, you still need to get the ball rolling by add some good web content.

If you are a halfway decent writer, web content writing should not be too difficult for you. Just keep in mind that people on the Internet like to feel as if you are speaking to them. So there is no need to be extremely formal. This is the perfect arena for allowing your personality shine through.

However, if web content writing seems like some extreme form of torture and you just cannot imagine sitting down for a half hour or so and typing a few hundred words, perhaps it may be time to explore other options. One of the best options for getting quality information on your website is to hire a freelancer for your web content writing needs. There are literally hundreds of them available - a quick search on the Internet for terms such as “article writer” or “web content writer” will attest to that fact.

Once you find a freelancer that you are willing to work with, be sure that you both understand the terms of the agreement and what you require in advance. You will also want to discuss rights for the completed content. Generally, you will probably require all rights to be turned over to you upon payment for the completed project. Taking care of all these details in advance will assure that you are satisfied with the end result.

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If you hope to be successful on the Internet, one of the key ingredients in this success formula is getting as much traffic as possible to your website. Normally, unless you are doing something terribly wrong, your profits will increase in direct proportion to your traffic increase. One of the things that you can do to help increase the amount of traffic your website receives is to submit the inner pages of your site to a deep links directory. Not only will these submissions give you a boost in traffic, but you will increase your search engine rankings as well.

So why do people visit deep links directories anyway? Well, simply put, these types of directories are extreme time savers. In a society where people have to accomplish hundreds of tasks each day, they do not have much time to spare and prefer to find whatever they are researching on the Internet as quickly as possible. When you submit deep links from your website, you help them to accomplish their goal.

For example, suppose one of your web visitors is searching for some rare disease that is common to iguanas. There are perhaps millions of websites on the Internet relating to iguanas. However, if you have written an article on this specific disease, posted it on your site, and submitted the link to several deep links directories, your page will appear in the top search results. Thus, you accomplish your goal of getting more traffic and satisfy your site visitors by not wasting their time wading through tons of unrelated content.

Another positive benefit of submitting to deep links directories is that you get to choose your own anchor text. What this means is that you can select the keywords and phrases you want to target and all the links point to specific pages on your website. Again, you are making information easily accessible, plus improving your search engine rankings at the same time. This is convenient for your potential customers as they will more likely bookmark your site and recommend their friends as well. Repeat and referral traffic means more profits for you.

Perhaps one of the best things about deep links directories is that it is most often free to submit your site details. Of course, there are other advantages, but the main one is that the increased traffic will help to make your online business more profitable. And since submitting will only set you back a few minutes of your time, there is no better time to submit your site than now.

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There has been quite a bit of discussion among those on the Internet as to the effectiveness of article marketing. On both sides of the issue, you will find that people are adamant about their opinion of article marketing. Many swear by the technique and others declare that article marketing is just a colossal waste of time. However, in truth, it depends on a number of factors.

Put simply, article marketing works. It does require skill and planning, though - just like any other aspect of your business. If you are a terrible writer or just hate writing, then you will likely see dismal results from your article marketing efforts. In this instance, it would make sense to consult a writer to help you accomplish the tasks you cannot or are unwilling to accomplish yourself. Outsource the job just as you would outsource other business aspects that you are too busy for.

However, if you are a decent writer, you will likely see results from your article marketing efforts. And the more you write, the better you will become at gauging the effectiveness of your marketing efforts. Just remember, though, that it may take a bit of time to see the true effects of article marketing on your business. So be sure to employ tracking and testing methods in conjunction with your article writing and submission efforts.

Writing and submitting articles is an essential part of a complete marketing strategy. It is an excellent way to receive lots of traffic and backlinks to your website. Give your prospective clients a little content to whet the appetite and lead them to your website for the rest. Well written content will bring you repeat customers and visitors for months to come.

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PayPal is quite possibly one of the easiest (if not the easiest) ways to accept online payments for goods and services, and they have built up quite a brand.  However, you may have noticed that some people tend to click through intending to make a purchase but never complete the process.  So this got me thinking… I was wondering how I could possibly convert some of these ‘would be’ buyers into actual buyers.  And one of the things I tried boosted my conversions from about 3% to approximately 11%.

I bet you are wondering what I did.  Well, it was so simple, I was wondering why it did not occur to me before.  All I did was add a simple banner graphic to my PayPal payment page - nothing fancy, just a small ebook cover graphic and the name of the product plus the word ‘download’.  My successful sales completion rates improved almost overnight.  (** With the new button creator, you will have to manually add in the code to include the header/banner graphic).

This is just an example of how simple it is sometimes to boost your online profits.  So, take a minute, and regularly review your conversions.  You should always be testing new things to see what works in your online business.  Sometimes, the change is so minute that you wonder why you never considered it before.

If you have been thinking of starting an online business, but do not really want to get into the Internet marketing field, then perhaps starting another type of business from home may be for you.  In demand service businesses are an excellent choice, which is why we are seeing an explosion of the demand for virtual assistants.  Entrepreneur.com has a great article on starting a virtual assistant business located here.

Businesses may wish to employ the service of virtual assistants for any number of reasons - perhaps they need help with work overflow or need to cut costs - but the bottom line is that YOU can benefit from this growing demand.  If you have administrative experience, then it is entirely possible that you can start your own virtual assistant business.

The great thing about being a virtual assistant (besides working from home) is that you do not need much money at all to get started.  In fact, you can start with just an Internet connection and your administrative skill in many cases.  A website advertising your services is recommended, but even this can be had for free.  You can build an excellent starter site at Weebly.com and eventually move to your own domain later.  You don’t even need to know any HTML.

One of the most important things you will need to do if you are planning on becoming a virtual assistant is research.  Many people just get started without any sense of direction.  However, your research will allow you to study and dominate the field.  Being prepared (in any business) will put you ahead every time.  A great resource that will help you start learning about being a virtual assistant can be found by clicking here.

If you have tons of administrative experince and are ready to leave the ‘rat race’ behind, then becoming a virtual assistant may just the home business you have been looking for.  To get started making money online today with your own virtual assistant business, we highly recommend that you check out “The 5 Key Steps to Your Successful Virtual Assistant Business”.

What do I mean?  Well, let’s say that you have written 60 articles on weight loss and submitted them to the article directories.  Perhaps you make around $20 an article, which comes out to $1200 or so.  Why stop there?  You can take those same articles and create a free report and an ebook.  Use the free report to gather leads and then sell the complete ebook on the backend.

Do not forget about posting your content on your own blog and website also.  If you have hundreds of posts in a particular niche, gather all your best posts into an ebook and offer them to your visitors.  Many times, it is much easier for people to just buy the ebook (info all in one place) rather than searching through the entire site to find what they need.

Here’s another idea many online marketers do not often consider.  Take your electronic product (ebook) and produce a print version at one of the print-on-demand services like Lulu.com.

Also, Amazon has a great new program that works in conjunction with their ebook reader - Kindle.  It is free to format and offer your product through their online program.  If you have lots of great content, people will definitely buy it.

These are only a few ways that you can repurpose your articles to make more money.  There are many more ways to re-use content.  A couple more ideas that may work well for you are webinars and teleconferences.  You could even hold a full fledged conference in some niches.

The bottom line is that when you are writing for a living, sometimes you have to be creative in order to increase your income potential.

For example, if you make $950 from your article marketing efforts one month, it is very tempting to get overly excited and blow it all.  However, you should be reinvesting this profit to grow your business.  Instead of writing all the articles yourself, outsource and get someone else to help you write your articles.  To start, you should probably stick with getting your articles written for around $5 each from somewhere such as Elance or one of the forums - I suggest the Warrior Forum.

You should invest around $700 or so outsourcing.  With the other $250, you can pay or bill or splurge on something you have been wanting.  In the meantime, continue writing articles yourself also.  In this way, you are building your inventory of articles, and thus, your profits as well.  If you work diligently, you should be able to free yourself from writing too many articles by outsourcing and focus your efforts elsewhere to continuosly build your business.

Next time, we will focus on re-purposing your content.  After all, you have all those articles already written, why not make as much money as possible from them?

First, if you suck at writing, then no amount of submitting articles to directories will be helpful for your business.  By all means, hire someone to write your articles if you cannot accomplish the task yourself.  There is a great service at InfoatDemand.com that will provide you with high quality articles.  However, if you are a decent writer, writing more will only improve your skills and you should see a corresponding improvement in your online profits.

Writing and submitting articles is a great way to get traffic and backlinks to your website.  You must remember to maintain that healthy balance, though.  You do not want to give away ALL the details in your articles, because then your potential customers have no reason to visit your site - you hae answered all their questions.  Give the main idea, but leave some things unanswered.

Another thing that many article marketers do not pay enough attention to is their resource box.  Make it enticing and use an appropriate landing page.  There are differing opinions on this, but I would say that even if you are marketing affiliate products, build a list.

You can accomplish this by giving away a free report or autoresponder course and requiring your prospects to subscribe when they reach your landing, or ’squeeze’ page.  This way, you can follow up with your prospects later.  For example, someone who is interested in a natural cure for toenail fungus is likely interested in natural cures for other ailments as well.  Health and exercise are HUGE niches that always seem to have a hungry audience.

And next, when you are finally making some money from article marketing, REINVEST it in your business so that it grows.  We will talk a bit more about this in the next post.