Seo or Adwords?

In my previous post we talked about search engine optimization (seo).

Which is best for your marketing campaign? AdWords or seo?)

My answer to this is simple........BOTH!

What is Google AdWords?

It is a pay per click advertising program.

1. Open a free AdWords account.

2. Set your daily budget. This can be as little as £1 per day.

3. Create your keywords list

4. Create your adverts and your ready to go.

Why use seo and AdWords

Seo friendly pages will bring free organic traffic to your website.

Google AdWords will bring you fast targeted traffic.

Using search engine optimization and google AdWords, will get you the best of both worlds.

But isn't Google AdWords expensive?

To the majority of beginners, AdWords is an expensive learning curve. However, if you use it correctly, the ROI is significant.

I wont go into the right and wrong way of using AdWords in this post, but i will say that seo and AdWords compliment each other and can actually lower the click price you pay for your ads.

For all those newbies to Internet marketing, my advice for you is to learn both seo and google AdWords.

In my next article i will create a post just for all you AdWords beginners.

What is seo

search engine optimization (seo) is basically making your website search engine friendly.

No matter what your online business is, you will benefit from having a seo friendly website.

You may have your own ways of getting traffic, but organic free traffic is always a bonus.

If your website ranks high for certain keywords then you will get FREE quality targeted traffic.

How to search engine optimize your website

1. Research your keywords

You need to do a bit of research here and decide the keywords you want to get high ranking with. Remember to include some long tail keywords too.

2. URL

There is debate as to whether this matters with seo. It does and it doesn't. It is not vital but in my opinion it is better to include keywords in your URL if you are not going for a branding approach.

3. Content

You have probably heard the saying "content is king". It is important but there are too many factors to consider with search engine optimization for it to be as clear cut as that.

The content that is on your website has to appeal to both your viewers and search engines.

Include your keywords, ensuring your sentences make sense. Keyword density should be below 5% to avoid being seen as spam.

4. Links

The best links are the ones that are one way and keyword anchored.

A one way, keyword anchored link, from a website with high pr is GOLD.

They are the main seo tasks you need to implement on your website.

Contact me If you would like a free seo report performed on your website.

Make Money Online Opportunities that pay

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that there are no shortages of ways to earn money on the Internet.

We have spoken lots about the obvious money makers:

paid surveys

Blogs

Selling merchandise

ppc

affiliate programs

And more..... But what about opportunities that are not so popular? Ones that you may not of heard of.

Web experts are creating money makers, to dazzle you with all the time.

How will you know if the one you have stumbled on will work?

This is where beginners will endure an expensive learning curve.

My advice to all beginners is to RESEARCH

Webmasters create money making opportunities to make money. Some are legitimate and some are scams.

You will always find people that have tried the opportunity before you, tap into these reviews and see what you can find.

Making money on the Internet successfully, involves learning and testing. Creating new ways of doing things.

Not many people have made it rich over night. It takes a great deal of planning so don't get fooled by any get rich quick schemes.

Your attitude towards money making opportunities will save you from any expensive learning curves.

Find a reliable source that will help you to earn money online.

Starting an Online business

There are many good reasons why you would want to start an online business and earn money online.

Working on the Internet is a profitable growing occupation.

Throughout this blog i have spoken about many ways to make money for free.

Let us now look at starting your own online business

You may already have a business idea

drop-shipping

Affiliate products

Offer a service

selling your own products

Any of the above are viable business ideas

How to make sure your successful

1. Make sure there is a market for your products or services, planning is essential.

2. Discover who your competition is and plan strategies for beating them.

3. Profit and loss is an essential part of planning your online business, even an ebayer can mess this one up. You may be able to sell but can you make a profit?

Hard work pays off!

Don't ever let anyone tell you that success is easy. Starting an online business takes time and determination.

The secret to earning money online is......

To realise early on there is no secret, just hard work, planning, research and determination.

Earn Money Dropshipping

A perfect way of starting an online business without any hassles.

What is Drop shipping

The best way to describe it is as a selling technique. It is run 3 ways.

1. You as a retailer sells a product.

2. You pass the order to your wholesaler or manufacturer.

3. The wholesaler sends the product direct to the customer.

You don't have any hassles of shipping, customer complaints or anything.

If you as the retailer uses dropshipping companies, then you don't have to hold any stock.

You are able to sell one product at a time, with no minimum order restrictions.

Choosing dropshipping products.

You will need to do some market research.

Books, DVDs and games, are the most popular according to online shopping research.

This does not mean you have to jump on the same band wagon.

Try and find your own niche, you can then source companies that will supply you with products for this niche.

How to find a drop shipping company

The company must be reliable, and not charge a membership fee. Do some digging around.

Make Money dropshipping can be a great earner.

How to Make Money Writing

One of the things I often mention in my blogs and articles, is the importance of making money from something you enjoy doing. It is a well known fact that if you enjoy something, you put much more effort into it, therefore it is more likely to be a success. Writing combines both hobby and occupation. Wouldn't it be great to earn money from your hobby? Ways to Make Money Writing I am going to have a bit of a brainstorm with you. Please add your comments if you know any other ways of making money writing. Blogging - writing quality content and monetizing your blog. Earn money writing greeting cards - Most card companies except freelance submissions. Be a content writer - Become a freelance content writer, get paid for your research and keyword enriched articles. Review writer - This one can cover many fields. The basic principal is that all companies need to market research, they pay people to collect this info but they also will pay you, to take the info direct to them. Poetry - not allot of money in poetry but there are still ways of earning something. You could write a book, build a poetry community site, or even enter competitions for cash prizes. Writing EBooks - Tap into the thirst for online knowledge. No costs for printing or publishing. Has the list made you think about your own ideas? I have not mentioned publishing a book, it is the most obvious and one that will take time. If you have a keen interest and writing, then there is always a reader waiting. You can find ways to make money from any writing genre. Whether it be fiction or non fiction, there is someone waiting to read.

Make Money Free

When you hear the words "Make Money Free", does it actually mean what it says. There must be some cost involved?

Well here is what I mean by making money for free...............

If you have spent time looking at online money making opportunities, then you will of noticed how different they all are. Some will charge you a fee to join, others will not. The ones that don't charge you, are the ones that I refer to as "Free ways to make money".

Does this mean that money making programs that charge you to join are scams?

Not at all, allot of webmasters that have created a money making opportunity, and charge to join it are legitimate. They can charge a join fee because they have a massive online presence, people trust them and they might as well charge for a product or information they have created.

Why I write more about ways to make money for free?

But everything costs money, right?

Obviously if your doing anything online, you will have to pay for Internet access and hosting. If you are using things like auction sites, then there will be listing fees. But the things i talk about won't break you, what you spend is in your control.

Tell me some ways to make money for free

Doing paid surveys

Writing blogs

Your own website

ppc click programs

Affiliate programs

Outsource products and services

Selling ad space

There are many more money making opportunities that wont cost you. If you are a beginner I am sure you will agree, it is best to try these until you are 100% clued up on the world of making money online.

Earn Money with Google Adsense

All website owners should seriously think about making money from AdSense.

No matter what your site is about, AdSense is suitable. It is content targeted and can be added to any site. (with exception of adult sites of course)

So what is AdSense?

A program called AdWords makes Google the majority of it's money. AdWords is a program that lets you place an ad across the Google networks.

Google will share some of this revenue with you, by allowing you to place these ads on your website. This is called AdSense.

Just to clarify, AdWords is when you place ads on Google and across other sites.

AdSense is when you get paid for having other people ads on your website.

How much can I earn with Google AdSense?

Google will pay you a commissions, each time and ad on your website is clicked.

AdSense is content targeted, which means that Google will read your websites content, and let you display ads that are associated with your content.

The benefit of having targeted ads on your website, will be reflected on your click through rate. For example, if you sites content was all about trains, having ads about baby clothing will mean you get less clicks and earn less money.

Earn more money with AdSense

Here are some ways you can make more money with Google AdSense.

Make sure you don't click on your own ads, it is not worth the risk of suspension.

Where you place the ads on your pages matters, do some tests to see where you get the most clicks. The best place is usually above the fold.

If you make a website that is purely just for the purpose of displaying Google AdSense, then make sure you are able to write good content about your sites subject.

It is important that you have lots of targeted traffic to your website. I have written articles on how you can achieve this.

Some people use AdSense to cover the cost of having their website. But others make lots of money.

How to Make money outsourcing

This is one of the best ways to make money on the Internet. You will be surprised at how many online companies actual outsource the majority of their work.

What is outsourcing?

You can outsource anything, the result being that you can provide a faster turnaround time. I bet you thought that all online companies do everything themselves? Far from it.

Types of things you would outsource

Content writing

Email campaigns

ppc management

products

website

Advertising

The list could go on and on. But my point is that, you cannot do everything yourself, and why would you want to. There are only so many hours in a day, and your goal is to make as much money as possible.

How to outsource

Outsourcing requires you to be excellent in communication and research. You need to be able to network with the people you are outsourcing from. And the research is essential for beating your competition.

Marketing outsourced products is a huge money maker. It means you are left with more time to increase your profit margin and earn more money.

Make Money Online for Beginners

You will definitely not be short of ways to make money online, but as a beginner, you may feel like you are just waisting your time trying them with no results.

Where to start

Firstly, think about what you enjoy doing. The thing about making money on the internet is, that more than likelym you will have endless amount of people doing the same thing that you are doing. With this in mind, you have to try and be the best at it. To be good at something you have to enjoy it. So write a list of all the things you enjoy doing. This list could include things like writing, doing surveys, blogging and so on.

Make your list into a money making plan

With your list of things you enjoy doing, you can turn it into a great money making plan. Let us call it a brainstorm. The thing about brainstorming is, that it opens your mind and help you to span an idea. Use a separate piece of paper for each activity you wrote down. On each piece of paper, fill it with all the ideas you can think of for that activity. You will be surprised at the things you come up with. Don't worry if your ideas don't seem to be ways of making money, the thing about the internet is, that you can earn money many different ways. In my previous post, we looked at how you can monetize any website without selling products. The internet is not just about e commerce.

Getting started

The importance of planning is crucial. Too many people jump in with an idea without properly planning. You need to see what your potential earnings will be, goals need to be set, and research needs to be done. One of the things you will want to do now is, to press on with so much enthusiasm, Be careful though, not to fail before you have begun. Don't be over keen to start all your money making ideas. Start with one, and when that one is fully set up, then think about another, not before.

Making sure you succeed

You wont be short of competitors, but one thing you will have more than them is, a firm plan, and bags of determination. You need to be amazing at what you do, always offering a different approach than your competitors.

You may of noticed, that i have not given you many examples in this post. This is because i want you to, develop your own way of thing early on. Developing your own ideas will make you unique, and stand out from the crowd. Early on in this post, i said that it was important to do something you enjoy, well this is the one thing that will help you beat your competitors. As a beginner, you can succeed amongst all those that have been doing it a very long time. Making money online is more attainable if you have your own ideas, your own ways and your bags of enthusiasm.

Beware of Money Making Scams

You may be very wise and think you are immune to money making scams, but unfortunately they exist everywhere and the scammers are getting better and better.

Types of Online Scams

Scams come in many forms. Their purpose is to defraud you. Whether it is to get your personal information, or to sell you something thats not as described.

Credit Card Fraud

Emails that pose as official companies to gain your personal information

Spoof auctions

The most one people will fall for is get rich quick scams. These are tough ones, many cannot be classed as scams because, the webmasters are very careful how they describe the money making opportunity. The only problem with many get rich quick schemes, is that the only person getting rich quick is in fact the person who created it, the webmaster.

The only way to avoid get rich quick scams is to always remember, " if something seems to good to be true, it is"

I am not saying that all money making opportunities are scams, far from it, all I will say is that to get rich or make a decent amount of money online, takes time.

Knowing if a make money online opportunity is legit.

Use Google and forums to check out if anyone has reviewed them.

In my opinion, the only real way to make money online is to find a niche and be the best at it. If you do want o get involved with an existing opportunity, then use sites that offer advice on making money for free, or free resource sites that give independent advice.

Make Money Blogging

There are many ways that you can make money blogging. Each depends on what type of blogger you see yourself as, and what traffic you chase.

Who can Blog?

Blogging provides the online world with information, opinions and views. Many successful bloggers are keen internet marketers. You can however blog for many reasons, each reason will generate a different level of success but either way you can still find a way of making money from blogging.

How to make money from your blog

Pay per click (ppc) is the most popular way to monetize your blog. The programs you would of heard of are Google Adsense or Bidvertiser. Basically you put ppc ads on your blog and you get paid when someone clicks on the ads.

Advertising affiliate products can earn you money. You get paid commission on sales. You can earn commission by using your blog as a sales pitch, recommend the affiliate products to your readers.

We discussed selling ad space in the previous post so I wont go into this one too much. All I will say is that you need to make sure your visitor stats are good before this one will work.

How much can you earn from your blog?

This all depends on you and your blog. One thing you need to do for sure is write a good blog that your readers will enjoy. Don't write about something you don't enjoy yourself, your readers will see through it.

Secondly you need to make sure your traffic is targeted. It is not about quantity, but rather it is about quality. If someone for example is a golfer and stumbles on your cooking blog. Will they stay and read your posts? Highly unlikely. This is where Internet Marketing comes in. Successful bloggers are also internet marketers.

I will shut up on this subject for now, but I will write another post very soon that will help you progress and ensure you earn money from your blog.

Make Money from a Website

Making Money from a Website is just one of the many ways you can earn money online.

Ways to Earn Money from a Website

Let us assume you have your own website and are looking for ways to monetize the site. You can do one or all of the methods below.

Affiliate Programs

Basically it means selling other companies products. You don't have the aggro of stock, delivery, customer complaints and so on.

To do this you have two options. You can use an affiliate program like commission junction or deal direct with companies. They will be more than happy for you to promote their products for a cut.

Monetize your site with ppc

Pay per click is one of the most popular ways to monetize a website. You get paid for each time a visitor clicks on an ad that are on your website pages. You will find the most popular ppc programs are adbrite, bidvertiser and Google adsense.

Selling ads on your site

Advertisers will pay you in return for their banner on your site. How much you can charge for ads will depend on your visitor stats and ctr (click through rate). Contact potential advertisers direct offering them a slot on any of your pages.

Sell products that are your own

This is self explanatory really. You may have a product that you can buy cheaply or even a product you can make, Either way the internet is a great place to sell products. More and more people are using the internet to shop.

Advertise your services

Builder, mechanics, plumbers, even dog walkers can all snap up some customers by advertising their services on the internet.

How to succeed

At not one point in this blog will I say that making money is easy. Whatever you do will take time and dedication. The key to making sure any online money maker works is to invest time in internet marketing and research. This is the only way you will be able to make sure you make money from your website<p>

Working Online and Making Money

Have you considered working for yourself and thought about how to earn money from home? If you have then this article is for you.

There is in fact no shortage of ways to make money from home, but we are going to concentrate on the online opportunities available to you.

Earn Money Doing Surveys

There are many sites that will pay you just for your opinion. These web sites are set up to collect consumer information that they pass onto companies that helps with their market research. They do pay for this because your opinion matters

There are both good and bad points when earning money from doing surveys:

You decide how many hours you work and you get to work from the comfort of your own home.

Long winded surveys can be a little boring.

Don't pay to join any survey sites, the best ones are free.

Make Money with your website

If you want to make money from your website then you can do this in many ways:

Advertise on your website with pay per click ads like Google or affiliate networks like commission junction.

Another way and probably more obvious is by selling products or a service. If you have neither you could try drop shipping products.

Work from home freelancing

It is a growing trend for companies to employ freelancers. Not only does it mean less overheads for the company, but paying a freelance commission is a great way to generate quality work.

Are there any other ways to work from home?

Opportunities to work from home are endless. Checkout my websites that offer free advice about ways to earn money online and work from home.