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What Is Information Marketing.

November 12th, 2009


As I mentioned in my previous post Information is a multi-BILLION dollar industry and an incredible opportunity for you to make an additional income in or to even make this your profession. It is one of the easiest industries to “break into” AND it is based upon taking your knowledge and leveraging it. Let me explain: Information Marketing is the publishing, marketing and selling of information products. both off-line (i.e. book stores) and on-line (i.e. websites).

You know Information marketing/selling best from books that you see at book stores or perhaps the exercise systems you can purchase from the TV Infomercials. Have you ever wanted to write your own book, share your knowledge, your system, your shortcuts? You may not have thought about the marketing/selling and selling aspect of that but tha

How do we know? For the mere fact that I previously declared in my anteceding post… “last year three hundred and fifty two million individuals spent over $564 BILLION on information products. So… Do not you think there is an given chance there for you? Do not you think out of three hundred and fifty two million individuals worldwide (and with the growth of the Internet this number is sure to have already tripled) that there is a niche market out there for you? Sure there is! Go look on the Internet and see if you can find something similar. Someone is writing and putting information out there right now in your niche… why shouldn’t it be YOU?

I know what you are thinking… there is already too much information out there, or someone has already written a book on my topic… or Or OR. No excuses. Here’s the deal. There is nobody else out there like YOU with your knowledge, your experience, expertise, spin, etc. AND more importantly there are people out there that will resonate with you and your message or information but you have to give them the opportunity.

Let me take this a step further… Have you seen a book on dieting? More than one book? Oh really? In fact let’s just narrow our search to Amazong for dieting books and not even open this up to Google for worldwide returns…. On Amazon alone twhen you search dieting books you get a whopping 33,758 returns on DIETING! Yikes!

Hmmmm…. Well now isn’t that interesting? There are a ton of books on dieting and new ones coming out what seems like every day! Yet they are all different, they all have their own spin and take on “Their System” I’ll talk more about this in my next post. Even with dieting a subject that would seem to be saturated by now and isn’t is an opportunity in Information Marketing.

You see there is never enough information and people need to know what you know. The only difference between the “experts” and you is that 1) they call themselves and expert and 2) they have taken action to publish and market their information in some format.

So back to our topic here on Info Marketing… I like to make this simple when it comes to explaining what type of Info products there and there is a lot… I call them clicks and bricks. Now you posses how what Info Marketing is all about and it is HUGE! I’m looking forward to training you in this Industry and to helping you get started. I posses how you will make a positive difference in the lives of others when you share your Info… your SYSTEM. Stay tuned for my next post on more about your System.

Find out all the content with Debra Thompson Roedl . She is the Leading Expert in Information Marketing and she is Debra Thompson Roedl

Marketing a Portfolio Site 101

November 10th, 2009


For web designers and web developers (as well as other professionals, such as photographers) the portfolio website is one of the most important assets. In many cases the portfolio site will be a leading source of inquiries from potential clients, and it is the best way to showcase your work to anyone who is interested.

Although the importance of the portfolio site is obvious, having an effective one requires that people actually see it. Having a great portfolio is one thing, but getting it seen is another. There are so many designers out there that competition is very stiff and without marketing your site it is likely to get very little attention.

Here we will go over several tips that can help you to get more out of your portfolio site by increasing its exposure to potential clients.

1. Consider Search Engines

SEO (search engine optimization) is a huge topic that could never be covered in one brief article. However, one of the basics of optimizing a site for search engines is to simply make it easy for the search engines to crawl the site so they can accurately determine what the site is about.

To make your site search friendly, use valid code that is clean and well-organized. This includes proper use of headings, and choosing not to do anything that will trick search engines or make it difficult for them to crawl your site.

2. Include Keywords and Phrases in Your Page Titles

Page titles are critical for search engine rankings, more so than any other on-page factor. Give lots of thought to the titles that you choose for your pages and try to match them up with the same words and phrases that people are likely to use in a search to find that page.

Since there are so many sites out there already that are about web design-related topics, it’s best to pick more specific phrases that can narrow down the amount of competition you have and increase your chances of ranking high.

Try using a specific phrase like “custom WordPress themes.” This will be highly relevant to the services that you offer, plus it will give you a better chance of actually getting search engine traffic since there will be less competition for your keywords.

3. Don’t Forget About Localities

One way to make your website stand out is to optimize it for local searches. For example, instead of targeting the phrase “web designer,” try targeting “Philadelphia web designer.” This will drastically decrease the competition that you have for search rankings and it is something that local clients would actually search for.

4. Build Links

Along with the page title, links from other websites are as influential to search engine rankings as any other factor. In a way, search engine rankings are a bit of a popularity contest. Google views a link as basically a vote. When you link to another website you are essentially endorsing it.

Anyone that aspires to build a site that gets lots of search traffic will need to focus on link building. Here are a few ideas of ways to get links to your portfolio site:

Put a blog on your site – Portfolio sites and blogs are popular combinations, and part of the reason is that blogs attract links from other blogs. It will take some work to maintain the blog and publish new content, but it is one of the best things you can do for search traffic.

Market your site and blog via social media – SMM is a great way to get links. Articles that draw a lot of attention from social media users will generally get a lot of links.

Exchange links – You can make an agreement with other website owners and bloggers to link to each other.

Submit to galleries – If your site has a high-quality design you may be able to get a lot of traffic and links from web design and CSS galleries that showcase sites.

5. Create Something Amazing

In order to get your portfolio site accepted at design galleries it will need to be of very high quality. When designing and developing your portfolio site don’t rush and lose quality. Take the time to make it the best that you are capable of.

6. Use Freebies to Draw People In

Giving to get is a popular method of promoting a website. People love free stuff, so if you can give something of quality that people will want, you will increase the number of people that come to your portfolio site. You could give away free website templates, code snippets, or anything else that will attract links and visitors.

Steven Snell is a web designer and freelance blogger. He maintains a gallery of portolio websites and a gallery of ecommerce websites.

Web Design Nottingham

September 10th, 2009


What to look for so you know you will get a good deal.

Before choosing a web designer in Nottingham I would strongly recommend you see examples of their work before you instruct them to make a start. That seems obvious I know but here is where lots of people fall foul – make sure that the sites you see are representative of the site that will be built for you. Some web designers in Nottingham have a variety of packages for different budgets.

A good web design company in Nottingham should speak to you about your requirements before they start work. This is so they know they can do what you want. Make sure you tell them what you want at the start, don’t rely on them to know!

Check the full level of services available. Building a website is like building a hotel. It can be a beautiful hotel, but if no one can find it there is little point in its existence, as no customers will come. You need to put signs pointing to the hotel, and you need to advertise it. Many web designers in Nottingham don’t offer SEO (search engine optimization) or website promotion, try to get one that does both so your website can be found and you save money.

To put your website on the Internet the wed design company will have to purchase a domain name (the www.yourbusinessname.co.uk address) and also pay to host it. These are legitimate costs but you need to know whether these are extra charges or whether they are incorporated in the fee.

Make sure you own the content. It is likely that the Nottingham based web design company will buy the domain for you and host the site. Make sure you own it and can change it as you wish. Agree the charges for changes with the web design company. You don’t want to pay for a complete rebuild every time you want to change a word or 2.

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