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Social Networking: A Great Way for Virtual Assistants to Promote Their Website

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:18:56 +0000

Social networking is no longer just for teens, online daters and others looking for social connections. The Social website phenomenon has proven to be an invaluable tool for internet marketing and promoting businesses online. It has given online businesses a means to interact with others around the globe without ever leaving the comfort of their home. Once you understand what it is and how to tap into its potential, you can add another tool to your business marketing toolbox.

Why is Social Networking so popular on the Internet?

The first social sites we all heard about were Facebook and MySpace. These sites were created as a new and convenient way to keep up with friends. In fact, Facebook was created for college students as a way to keep in touch with family and friends. However, due to the controversy surrounding what some Generation X kids were posting, parents and other adults became aware of the new networking craze and started getting involved as well.

Now connecting through the Internet is not just for the teens and young adults; business professionals enjoy these social sites as well.

As social networking sites grew in popularity they also become a new way of business networking. Social savy internet users discovered that while finding old friends, business owners could form valuable alliances through their associations on social connection websites. Now, Web 2.0 websites have become valuable to anyone wanting to develop a website presence for their business. Making business connections on social websites is similar to offline marketing and telling people about your services. Create a compelling business profile and find people by joining social groups with similar interests.

Virtual Assistants can connect with others through a variety of social connection websites. You don’t need to blatantly sell yourself, but similar to offline business networking, you make connections that can lead to possible business. You may meet someone who knows someone starting a business and can use some help. The great thing about a virtual assistants business is the ability to serve clients anywhere in the world. Without these social sites, you would have no opportunity to quickly meet and connect with people around the globe. This is truly and incredible modern advantage for anyone starting a new business and building a website presence. One of the best aspects to Social Networking is that it’s free!

There are a variety of social websites you can sign up for at no cost and build a profile of yourself with links back to your website. You can literally be connecting with others immediately without busting your marketing budget.

Here are some popular networking sites:

• Facebook.com

• MySpace.com

• LinkedIn.com

• Friendster.com

• Twitter.com

There is one thing you should keep in mind when using the various social websites to build your virtual assistant business: it can be time consuming. You can easily get caught up in these websites and time can fly by as you are writing and responding to others. Just schedule time for networking on your favorite websites, just as you schedule time for your other business tasks. Have a particular time devoted to this and stay out of the social sites while working on your business.

Social networking is a modern way of connecting that offers virtual assistants a unique way to build their business. Use it to meet new people, make business contacts, stay in touch with family, and to bring traffic to your virtual assistant website. Connecting through the Internet is a trend that’s bound to keep growing, so get in there and start connecting today.

Learn more about how to market your virtual assistant business…

What a New Marketer should Know about Internet Marketing?

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:31:12 +0000

With the advent of the computer and Internet, It change the perspective of the Whole World.

You are familiar with the big Malls in your own place. Like us in the Philippines we have SM City malls, Robinson Malls, Gaisano Malls etc. These are the traditional malls where mall owners spent hundreds millions or even Billions of pesos to buy for the Land and the construction of the building. Once the Mall is there,they rent it out to tenants at a high rate.

In the Internet World! There are Virtual Malls that sells Billions of Dollars a year. The biggest Virtual Mall is Amazon and ebay.

What are virtual Malls?

This are the Malls in the internet that doesn’t spend on Building

Construction and the acquisition of land. They spend a little on

their Websites! Inside their websites are hundreds of thousands of

products. (Just think of products inside the traditional mall)

This competitor is killing already the traditional Malls in the

state like Walmart and Sears etc.

The reasons behind are:

All items are delivered door to door.

They can kill the competitor since they have very minimal capitalization.

What ever supplier those the Traditional mall has, they have it. They made

and sign contracts online. They don’t spend that much on electricity, only

a few hundreds of Dollars compared to the expenses of the Mall Owners. Man

Power expenses i very less! ( I think you’ve got the point already}

What happen is, They can offer a very huge discount to their buyers

where traditional Malls can’t afford to offer. These Virtual malls can

afford to offer as much as 75% discounts on the same products sold in the

traditional malls. What will happen, Since it is easy to transact business

online, and all of the above are in favor of the customers, Now,

Traditional Malls are having headaches on the competition.

Let’s go back to my topic.

Is it really possible to earn dollars online? The answer is a big YES!!!

Virtual Mall do have affiliate Programs also.

Question?

Do they pay Commissions to affiliate members? It’s again a big YES!!!

ebay last year’s sales was more than $200 Billion Dollars! (Online Transaction)

This Sales was done mostly by the affiliate member. I was an affiliate there!

There are lot of internet Marketer who makes Tens thousands of Dollars per Month Income! You know why? In online marketing, You can carry several affiliate programs,then make money! These are the people who have Mastered the tricks on Internet Marketing.

Are there Internet Marketers who doesn’t Earn? A Big Yes!

I for one did not earn in my first year because i don’t know on what to do online! I Don’t have the right knowledge on Internet Marketing. By the way, I am a Marketing Major, But i don’t know the Tricks and Secrets of Internet Marketing when i started.

To give you and Example, You will find my face in any Big Social Networking sites. Try to search my name in Face book, Friendster, Wayn, Yuwie, Plaxo, Digg, in Multiply, Filipino Alumni, Twitter, myspace and a lot more!

If you search me there, You’ll know what i’d been doing before! That was when i don’t yet have enough knowledge about Internet Marketing. You might ask, How did i last that long? My Answer is, I was searching for the right knowledge on Internet Marketing.

I’ll give you and example why there are Websites in the search engine of goolge place on the Top Ten? If you’re familiar with Google, Once you place an advertisement on the google adwords, you have to bid the price of the

keywords that you’re going to use. If you bid for a high price, you got the priority in the positioning of your Website in the search Engine.

By the way, keywords are words or phrase that are use in the search engine that will bring you to the product site that you are looking for in the search Engine. For example; you type in the search box "Golf" you’ll find a lot of sites about golf. But the word golf is broad! Let’s say, you are selling Callaway golf club, The keywords that you have to submit to google search engine should be very relevant to your product.

Let says we use the keyword "Callaway golf club" this keyword would trigger immediately and will

point to your site since it is very specific. But the problem is, you have competitor selling the same golf club and using the same keywords.

Remember, There are thousands out there competing online! This is where my latest knowledge about Internet Marketing Secret is all about. It’s hard to survive online if you only have one or two weapons. This is a Marketing War!

The superior War Weapons you use, the more sure you’ll win the war.

I can’t over emphasize more the value of knowledge! You must read my blog about me in my profile, How much i invest on my Education to gain knowledge? Free knowledge are just a stepping board to trigger your interest to learn and search for more! Almost a year i never earn online. Now, you can gauge what i am sharing.

This is just the Preview of what you need to know in Online Marketing for you to succeed and Earn Dollars! You don’t need to go abroad or other places to earn for a decent living.

My Friends, You try "Ignorance" You’ll surely fail!

My way of helping you is, I trigger your awareness for you to search for more knowledge! I open the right door for you to search for the missing links for your success!

I’ll recommend to you the best school online, I’ve read a lot of e-books on Internet Marketing Techniques, I’ve been trained as an affiliate member in one of the the Big Virtual Mall and i learn a lot. When i became an affiliate member "The Wealthy Affiliate University", In the forum alone, You’ll learn a lot.

If you’re interested to further you knowledge about Internet Marketing Secrets, You can access the site below. The Ball in in your hands now! Do the first step!

A journey of a thousand miles starts here!

See you on your Success!

Peter Cadorna

Author

Getting To Know A Little Bit About RSS

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:43:21 +0000

What is RSS?

You probably have seen this three-letter acronym in the course of your internet surfing. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary; syndicating means republishing an article that comes from another source such as a website.

An RSS is a means of publicizing updates about websites. It may or may not include a summary and photos of the latest posting. But those that provide summaries (thus Rich Site Summary) allow users to skim through the article so that they could decide later on if they want to access the website source. The RSS feed usually contains the title of the update originating from the website. It is also usually the link to the website source.

What are the benefits of RSS?

RSS gives benefits to both readers (users) and web publishers.

1.   It gives you the latest updates.

Whether it is about the weather, new music, software upgrade, local news, or a new posting from a rarely-updates site learn about the latest as soon as it comes out.

2.   It saves on surfing time.

Since an RSS feed provides a summary of the related article, it saves the user’s time by helping s/he decide on which items to prioritize when reading or browsing the net.

3.   It gives the power of subscription to the user.

Users are given a free-hand on which websites to subscribe in their RSS aggregators which they can change at any time they decide differently.

4.   It lessens the clutter in your inbox.

Although your email address will be required to enjoy the services of online RSS aggregators, RSS does not use your email address to send the updates.

5.   It is spam free.

Unlike email subscriptions, RSS does not make use of your email address to send updates thus your privacy is kept safe from spam mails.

6.   Unsubscribing is hassle-free.

Unlike email subscriptions where the user is asked questions on why s/he is unsubscribing and then the user would be asked to confirm unsubscribing, all you have to do is to delete the RSS feed from your aggregator.

7.   It can be used as an advertising or marketing tool.

Users who subscribe or syndicate product websites receive the latest news on products and services without the website sending spam mail. This is advantageous to both the web user and the website owner since advertising becomes targeted; those who are actually interested in their products are kept posted.

What are the drawbacks of RSS?

The disadvantages of RSS use are brought about by its being a new technology and some user-preference concerns.

1.   Some users prefer receiving email updates over an RSS feed.

2.   Graphics and photos do not appear in all RSS feeds.

For conciseness and ease of publication, RSS feeds do not display the photos from the original site in announcing the update except for some web-based aggregators

3.   The identity of the source website can be confusing.

Since RSS feeds do not display the actual URL or name of the website, it can sometimes get confusing on what feed a user is actually reading.

4.   Publishers cannot determine how many users are subscribed to their feed and the frequency of their visits. Moreover, they would not know the reasons why users unsubscribe which could be important in improving their advertising.

5.   RSS feeds create higher traffic and demands on the server.

Most readers still prefer the whole update over a brief summary of the entry, thus they still access the site.

6.   Since it is a new technology, many sites still do not support RSS.

How do I start using RSS?

There are two things needed: an RSS feed and an RSS aggregator or reader. The RSS feed comes from an RSS-supported website. There are also websites that provide a list of RSS feeds of different websites. An RSS aggregator is used to read the RSS feed from the source website. It scans and collects data on latest RSS feeds from the worldwide web.

An aggregator comes in two forms: a downloadable program also known as desktop aggregator and an online or web-based aggregator. Downloadable aggregators may require payment before they can be acquired, while internet-based aggregators are usually free of charge. All you need to do is to register an account then you are ready to use their services. Both versions allow you to customize or choose which RSS feeds to enter. Paid aggregators are usually chosen by more experienced users and they usually allow more freedom in customizing feeds.

1.   Choose an RSS aggregator to use. For beginners, web-based aggregators are recommended since they are usually user-friendly

2.   Scan the homepage of your target website for the RSS or XML button. It contains the RSS code you need to enter in the aggregator. Copy this code. Syndic8 provides a directory of websites that support RSS.

3.   Paste the code (which contains the URL of the website) in your aggregator. There is a space provided for pasting the code.

After you have done these three easy steps, you can start reading the RSS feeds coming from the website. New postings appear as they are published real time at the source website.

RSS and Internet Marketing

The original idea of RSS came from Netscape, where their intention is to provide a means for users to customize their personal homepage to contain links to websites that interest them, similar to bookmarking websites.

The application of RSS to internet marketing was an unforeseen development to RSS technology developers. Since users are given the freedom to add RSS feeds to their aggregators, those who are interested in particular products and services available in the internet can now be notified real time. Marketing becomes more specific to interested people and not a hit-and-miss operation.

Those who intend to use RSS for marketing their products and services should consider linking up with email account providers, (e.g. Yahoo, MSN, Google mail); networking websites (e.g. Friendster, Multiply, My Space, Hi5); websites of newspapers and television network websites (e.g. New York Times, CNN) for medium to big-scale companies. Small-time industries can also look into networking websites as well as personal blog websites (e.g. Blogspot) and websites of clubs and organizations that would probably make use of their products or services e.g. a fishing supplies store can look for the website of their local fishing club for possible RSS marketing.

Clearly, RSS is an innovation in information management in the worldwide web as well as online marketing. We can expect better RSS technology in the not-so-distant future as its popularity increases among users and website owners alike.