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Marketing SEO Social Media

Social media for the online marketer

So recently I have been taking time away from social media and when I do go there it seems as though I may be pushing too much….but I just can’t believe the material and content that is coming out lately that I feel the world should know about.

If you are like me, this is most likely how your social media life has been online.  Too many offers, not enough time.  We all fall into this trap and it is ok to realize this.  Making the appropriate changes to improve your branding and ability to conquer the almight task of being someone you can “KNOW, LIKE and TRUST” can be daunting for some.  It is not impossible though.

Dripping in quality offers or suggested sites here and there is the norm it seems and often many posts get overlooked and pass into the abyss of messages.  If it is an affiliate offer, this might not do you any good as the product hype might die down and thus you have wasted space online. 

Now, what if you had written a short review article of the same product and added a link to your site/blog etc. on the social media sites.  Now this would be recognized by the search engines as having backlinks from quality sites and increase your rankings on sites like google which of course is what we all want.  We want to rank high for keywords related to our websites.

Developing relationships and getting involved in conversations in social media is a great way to improve your chances in the “KNOW, LIKE and TRUST” world where people will start to recognize the consistent value you provide for them…Be giving and they will come!

Without beating the social media donkey, to round out the post I want end by stating the obvious…warm people up before you try to jump in their marketing pants!

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gmail Marketing

How do I become an internet Marketer

Well, there is an interesting question posed.  How do I become an internet Marketer.  Well, sometimes you get what you wished for and other times, you can beg and not get anything!  The goal perhaps is to find a happy medium where a consistent work ethic will pay off in the end. 

They say there is so much money out there to be made online that you think everyone would want a piece of the action.  Well I am not going to tell you about any programs at all  in this post that will make all your worries go away over night, nor am I going to let you know about the coolest new software that will blow your competition out of the water.

Instead I am just going to start giving.

I have been an internet marketer for a couple years now and have seen some profits, but also some losses as well.  For the most part, my losses have come in the scope of being courses I have bought, hosting fees, domain purchases, advetising in the form of PPC or Pay Per Click and the like.  Now these are all things that can be considered expenses and are thus necessary, s0 I maintain positive that they will pay off in the future.

What, the future is not tomorrow when I open up my email account and see a hundred emails saying that you’ve received a commission!  We all know that would be wonderful, but most likely is not the case.

So as to not bore you to death, I want to point out that little guy who looks like he is sitting on a toilet on the top right of the page.  Next to him are the letters RSS, which stand for “Really Simple Sindication.”  What I want you to do right now is go click on him and be able to ge notified of anytime I make a post!  Over the next few weeks, I will be adding valuable content in regards to “How do I become an internet marketer.”

I want you to join my RSS “feed” as they say because I can not possibly give you all the  ins and out of becoming an internet marketer in one simple blog post.  There are many facets of internet marketing and I will drip some to you over the next weeks.

If you are reading this I must assume you have an internet connection of some sort (unless the powers that be chose me and swiped my article and put it to print in a magazine without my knowledge (and the RSS feed would mean nothing then)) Perhaps you are at work, at home or on your mobile device.  Any one of these are usable for you to become an internet marketer.

A computer might be more benifical for purposes of typing, better graphics and higher download speeds, but this does not totally eliminate you from the benefits of becoming the next internet rockstar if you only have an iphone or some other mobile device that allows you to type online.

My first major tip for you that relates to “how do I become an internet marketer” would be to set up a gmail account.  This email system is amazing (as is google itself)  that you can store large amounts of emails and attachments for free.  You can also set this up to have other email accounts forward their mail here as well as use gmail to send emails out that look as though they are coming from your other email accounts.

I personally have well over 15 different emails from various websites I run and to not have to log into my cPanel and then my web based email account 15 times is a major timesaver as I can scroll from a list in gmail and choose which account I want the email to come from (make sure you forward to gmail first, then add the other account inside your gmail.

Get to this spot by going through the following steps:

1) go to Settings in the top right of your gmail page

2) click the 3rd tag for ‘accounts and import’ tag.

3) Click the import from another address button

4) enter the address you want to add  (as mentioned earlier make you sure set up your forwarder already to your new gmail account that can be done in your cPanel or other admin settings panel depending on the email service you are using)

5) check your gmail email for the newly forwared email in a few minutes and verify that you want to set up and you are ready to go.

This alone can save you hours over the course of a week or month in having all your email accounts delivered right to gmail so that you can start taking charge of your online presence and status of becoming an internet marketer.

More will be following soon so make sure you clicked that RSS Feed man in the top right corner and get ready for the next message to come your way.  If you are having trouble with the forwarding etc., leave a comment and I’ll provide more to help you meet your needs.

Your Review Guru

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google mobile Laura Betterly Marketing Ryan Deiss

Mobile local fusion tops google places

Mobile Local Fusion by Laura Betterly
Mobile Local Fusion by Laura Betterly

Mobile Local Fusion is Laura Betterly’s newest course that focuses on getting businesses t the top of google places in the local market through the use of mobile technologies.

Newpapers and magazine subscriptions are decreasing, while cellular technology is gaining numbers exponentially.  Kids from elementary school to seniors in assisting life housing are using cell phones and other mobile technology these days. 

It is time for the businesses to wake up and realize the money they are blowing in advertising costs to newspapers and clipper magazines might not be worth it after all.  Besides, how many stores to you think track their ads when people come in?

Mobile Local Fusion is geared to solve this problem for the local marketer.  You do not need to be a marketing expert or have a degree in marketing, to benefit from this digital course, that comes chock full of printable guidelines and questionnaires that you can easily send to a business, have them complete and send back.

The course contains 9 modules, plus an introductory “Getting Started” module where Laura Betterly goes into detail in regards to the changes occurring these days with mobile technology.  She also goes over some of the main points that will be discussed in the course.

Mobile Local Fusion-Getting started
Mobile Local Fusion-Getting started

The other modules cover items such as local markets, getting clients and managing your business as seen in the following pictures:

Understanding Local Landscape
Understanding Local Landscape
getting on Google Local
getting on Google Local
Going Mobile
Going Mobile
How Clients Make Money
How Clients Make Money
Outsourcing Work
Outsourcing Work
Getting Clients
Getting Clients
Managing Client Expectations
Managing Client Expectations
Managing Your Business
Managing Your Business
Future
Future

Over the next few days I will be going forward with the course (I quickly watched modules 00, 01 and 02) and providing review and ideas related to the course.  After the first look, I highly recommend checking this out.  At $97 it is a steal for sure and should be grabbed before the price goes to $197.

The content provided, editable worksheets, etc. alone are worth the cost of the course so far.  You can go check out Mobile Local Fusion right now to get a jump on the course and your local market today!  I would be open for a mastermind group in regards to this as well where we can exchange ideas and tips for what is working in your neck of the woods, or what works for certain types of businesses.

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google mobile

Mobile Local Fusion helps businesses get top google local rankings

Mobile Local Fusion

I have been going through Laura Betterly’s Mobile Local Fusion course and it amazes me how easy the first two modules were. I went onto Google and sure enough exactly what she was talking about came up with locations of places for whatever you searched. The deal is that some of these locations have yet to grabbed!

So there is basically a ton of options for you to talk with local businesses and get them ranked in google mobile! If you think about it, how many times do you see people using their cell phones and smart phones now to access information on the local scene?

Mobile Local Fusion will take you through the steps needed to get these businesses ranked and want you to keep coming back to help them with other things like putting mobile coupons on their pages and eventually providing additional items such as taking care of their social media, email campaigns and more.

Ryan Deiss is helping out so you know it has a lot of support behind the project. Ryan gives the background video that you will see for Mobile Local Fusion and what is included in each module. Unlike our SMMS, all modules will be available from the beginning, so you can go at your own pace.

Once you join it would be great to have our own little mastermind group where we could help each other. Drop me a note when you come onboard and we can work out more details as well with this in the next few weeks!

I look forward to hearing of your Mobile Local Fusion successes!