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How to Grow a Money Tree

By Robert Clever on April 13, 2023 in Blog

It’s said that money does not grow on trees, but I think you can grow it on a much better thing! You will have to create your own website to give your money tree a place and a home to grow. Here are some basic steps for creating your own website:

Pick a domain name. Make sure the name relates well to your website information. If you can, make it short and easy to remember.
Create your website using WordPress, there are many videos that will help you do this.
You will need to sign up for a hosting account to get your website online.

Next, you will need to plant the money tree seed by developing your product so it can grow:

The fastest and easiest way to create a product to sell on your new website is to create an information product (e-book, audio, etc.). It’s very low cost or free to create, and everything is automatic and electronic. That means there is no overhead and no products to ship!
You may also want to consider borrowing some seeds while you make your own. You can do this but signing up with other companies that sell information products and selling their products for a commission. This is a great way to get started and test the markets to see what’s selling. You also build relationships with companies and that very well could be a marketing advantage after you finish your product.
Finally, you will need to nourish your tree by watering it with traffic.

There are three main ways to get traffic to your website

You can buy traffic through sites like Google. With this method, you pay each time someone searches for your keywords and click on the link to your site. Through Google, you will be paying $.05 for each click and up.
You can email you mailing list you made over time. Send out a promotional email and get your previous traffic coming back. Just be careful not to send out too many, or they will become annoyed and turned off to all your other emails.
Partner up with your competition. You can get your competitors to send out your promotional emails by offering them a commission. Your competitors can become one of your best assets!

Maintain your tree by watering it with plenty of traffic for easy traffic try this, and give it plenty of love by updating your material! Follow these easy steps and your money tree should be ready for harvest in no time.

Best Wishes!

Can any Tom, Dick, and Harry Start A Home Business?

By Robert Clever on April 3, 2023 in Blog

First of all, my apologies to anyone who is offended by the title of this article.

I’ll get back to your question now. Is it possible for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to start a home business?

I understand that you may have a different viewpoint than mine. The purpose of this article, just like that of a candle, is to provide some light on home business.

The answer is that “YES” everyone can start a home business. It does not matter where you come from or what education level you have. It is possible for Tom, Dick, and Harry to start a home business.

However, not all Toms, Dicks, and Harrys will succeed at home businesses. This is where most people fail.

For a home business to be successful, what do you need? In order to be successful at home business, you must possess certain qualities.

Can any Tom, Dick, and Harry Start A Home Business?

Listed below are some qualities that will help you maintain and grow your home business:

People who run home businesses are careful with their money.

It is always clear to them how much money they have. The price and value of things are known to them, so they can recognize a bargain when they see it. They are able to maintain their home businesses because of that.

The majority of home business owners earned money when they were teenagers – babysitting, mowing lawns, delivering newspapers, sacking groceries, etc. From here, they gained patience that helped them grow their home businesses.

There is a competitive nature in home business owners.

Many were active in sports and other competitions in high school and college. Others aimed to achieve good grades, and earn the respect of their parents and teachers and earn the respect of their teachers. This quality is very important in a home business.

Home business owners practice the old adage: “The early bird gets the worm.” They sleep and eat enough to stay energetic but don’t spend time on non-productive activities. This allows them to focus on growing their business.

Home business entrepreneurs who succeed are risk-takers and trust their hunches. Taking risks can be small first steps, like placing your first ad in a mail-order publication. Starting or growing a home business may be impossible without this quality.

They have a knack for home business.

The people in this group are constantly thinking of new ideas for making money or increasing their home business. They are not afraid to implement these new ideas.

Home business entrepreneurs tend to be lone wolves rather than a social butterfly.

This is one of the reasons why many entrepreneurs are attracted to home businesses, and mail-order businesses. They prefer a solitary work environment (home business).

A successful home business owner is usually a person of honor.

Handshakes and promises are their basis for doing business. It is common for them to form strong relationships with others who share the same work ethic.

Home business owners set aside time for leisure activities and family time. Work is their primary form of relaxation, but downtime and family time are important to them as well.

The majority of home business owners do not retire. Even when they think they’re ready to retire, they always jump back in with a new project or get an idea they just can’t ignore.

Home businesses that succeed are run by professionals. They operate just like they would in an office building in a major city, whether they work from their bedroom, kitchen table, or a modern, well-appointed home office. During work, they don’t let outside influences distract them.

Generally, successful home business owners have high energy, feel self-confident, set long-term goals, and view money and financial security as a measure of accomplishment. In order to be successful, they continuously solve problems, take risks, learn from their failures (both their own and others), take the initiative, accept personal responsibility, and use all resources available to them. Home business owners who succeed compete with themselves and believe that success or failure lies within their control.

Hopefully, this article will be helpful to anyone who wants to start a home business.

Keep in mind that everyone can start a home business, but what differentiates successful home business owners from failures are outlined above. Good luck.

How to Raise Money for Product Creation

By Robert Clever on March 26, 2023 in Blog

Here’s a sneaky little underused tactic for making money before you even create your product: Decide what your product is going to be and write an outline for it. From this, create a list of bullet points that presell the product.

Now using these bullet points, offer your upcoming product to your list as a Beta test.

Tell your list:

The product is being created right now
They will get the product the moment it’s finished – expected delivery date is ___
They are getting a killer deal because you want and need their feedback
They are your beta testers. If it’s software, they will look for bugs. If it is written material, they will let you know about typos, what they think should be added, etc.
Once you get their feedback, you will fix any bugs, add what’s missing, fix typos, etc. and send them the finalized, polished version.
You will then offer the product to the public for a significantly higher price than they paid.

Not only does this give you some money up front to work with – it also provides you with valuable feedback you can use to make your product even better than you originally planned. Guaranteed a handful of your beta testers will give you suggestions you never would have thought of by yourself – suggestions that can greatly increase your sales later.

In fact, the feedback aspect alone makes this technique well worth doing. One caution: Do not be tempted to give away your Beta product – 9 out of 10 people you give it away to will never get back to you with feedback because they have nothing invested. When you charge something, even if it’s only a paltry sum, the number of users who give you feedback will greatly increase.

The one exception to the previous rule is people you personally know, like friends and JV partners. Because you already have a relationship with them, they don’t need to financially invest in order to feel vested in your success.

Special bonus for using this technique: Ask your Beta testers for testimonials you can use in your sales material.

3 Simple Tips For Making Money Online Even If You Don’t Have Anything To Sell!

By Robert Clever on March 10, 2023 in Blog

Have an idea about making money online but don’t know where to start?

The Internet offers a variety of ways for you to earn money – even if you do not have a product to sell. As with any business, running an online business requires time and effort. However, you can start without any products, so most people do not face this roadblock.

If you wish to run an online business, you do not need to be a computer expert, but you do have to be able to set up a website on your own, or to be able to pay someone else to do it for you.

Here are 3 simple ways to make money online even if you don’t have your own product:

Affiliate programs

You can become an affiliate by selling other people’s products. You will receive a percentage of the sale, or you may make an additional fee for each request for more information from a customer. There are many large retailers that offer affiliate programs as well as many smaller retailers (with a lot of products and services). It is not a wise idea to compete directly with a major retailer such as Wal-Mart, Target, or Amazon. Rather than attempting to reach out to a large group of people, you would be better served to find a “niche” that serves a smaller group of people.

It may be more beneficial for you to start a fishing site than to sell sporting goods to everyone, such as canoes and fishing products for those who enjoy freshwater fishing rather than selling sporting goods to everyone. Smaller retailers may also offer specialized fishing products to those with extensive fishing knowledge, while Wal-Mart sells the basics for beginners.

If you’re interested in making money online, you may want to start with JVZoo (https://www.jvzoo.com), and you’ll get an idea of what you can sell. Be creative when finding your niche, and you’ll soon be making money online.

Adsense from Google

In Google, AdSense is an advertising program (there are other advertising programs out there, but for now, Google’s is the biggest and most popular). When someone clicks on your ads, you earn money. In accordance with the topic of each web page, Google will automatically determine which ads are best for your site. The code is placed on your website, and Google does the rest.

A program like Google is easy to use, and if your website gets a lot of visitors, you can earn a substantial income. However, you can also sell individual ads, and set your own terms and prices. If you are interested in finding a niche, create a website around that topic, and Google will be able to determine the most effective ads for your visitors, and you will be able to succeed.

Write a “How-To” booklet

A simple way to get started if you do not wish to sell other people’s products, but do not have the money to produce your own is to write your own “how-to” booklet. Choose a topic that interests you, and begin writing. Information products are always good sellers – the key is solving a specific problem. The fishing niche mentioned above may include “How to catch freshwater fish” as well as “How to plan a fishing vacation on a limited budget” as possible topics.

Search for “creating information products” or “writing e-books” and you will find lots of resources. Once you create your product, Clickbank.com offers a simple service to help you sell it, and there are many other sites that can assist you in setting it up.

Once again, be creative, there are many problems out there that people need help with. Offering a good solution can generate significant income for you.

Making money online takes more than just building a website. You need to pick the right products or services. You need to find the right audience to sell those products or services. Then you need to promote your website to enough people in order to make money. For the time being, you should have enough ideas to get you going – even if you do not have a product to sell yet.

How to Make your Computer your Personal ATM

By Robert Clever on March 3, 2023 in Blog

Do you think that ATMs are only available at banks and credit unions? Think again. Your computer can become your own personal ATM machine. How can you turn your computer into a money making machine? Jump into the world of internet marketing. An Internet marketing business is not only profitable but can be started quickly and affordably.

What should you do first to help you start an Internet marketing business? You need to create a website that reaches millions of potential customers all over the globe. There are hundreds of software programs, companies, and offerings out there. If you are not familiar with Internet infrastructure then you may have a difficult time trying to find the right company to host your website. We have taken the confusion out of this situation for you by providing references for the best software tools to help get you started.

First, you will need a domain name. Domain names are the text that users will type into the Internet to access your website. Think carefully about your domain name so that it is relevant to your product or service. Once you have a domain name in mind, you need to make sure that it is not taken. You can type it into your Internet browser and see if anything comes up. However, it is good to check this through the domain provider we recommend which is www.godaddy.com.

When you purchase a domain name at Godaddy.com, make sure that you only purchase the domain name and none of the extra services. Godaddy has a tendency to jack up the prices on these services when you can find them much more affordably at Bluehost.com.

Bluehost.com will be your web hosting service. This web hosting Service Company is top notch because you receive your OWN IP address.

Now you need an autoresponder to collect the emails you’re going to get It is critical to have your good service so that your emails are never blocked due to an email spammer that has the same IP address. I recommend Getresponse as they also have excellent customer service and phone support. In addition, Getresponse provides an “Email Tracker” feature that enables you to track your emails and will provide you with information regarding the deliverability rate for any emails you send. This information will help you tailor your marketing efforts.

With a smart Autoresponder like Getresponse, you can set it up to automatically send emails or forms to users in order to capture their personal information. Make sure your Autoresponder captures the following information: first name, last name, and email address.

Once you have these tools in place, you are ready to create your website. Change your personal computer into a cash cow today!

Increase Sales! Traffic! through Traffic Blazer?

By Robert Clever on March 2, 2023 in Blog

What is Traffic Blazer and what are its benefits?

Search engines like Google, Yahoo!, and MSN account for a large portion of your website traffic. People will come to your site by word of mouth, but being in the top 10 for specific search terms is an easy way to get your name out. To increase your visibility on the internet and to make you more money, Traffic Blazer promotes your business and website in a variety of ways that I will describe shortly. With a few clicks and some information entering, your site will be promoted in a matter of minutes.

Let’s see how it claims to market your website.

1) Through Blog Search Engine Submission. I have recently come across this method and have begun and submitted my own blog in regard to Web Design / Domain Names. Blogs seem to be the new “it thing” to get your site out there quickly. People read your blog and from your blog, you can link to your website to gain one way links to your website. This will increase your chances of gaining a higher search engine ranking. So it naturally seems to me submitting them to blog search engines will get your blog more in the spotlight and increase your traffic further.

Just be careful if you decide to create a blog, and submit it to blog search engines. Don’t post too often in your blogs, only 1-2 times per day, or else it may be perceived by the search engines that you are using the blog only to gain advertising. This may hurt you in the long run, such as dropping in ranking or even being completely wiped out of the search engine ranking.

2) Through actual Search Engine and Directories Submission. This is very useful as the more search engines that list you, the greater it will have your site out on the internet for people to see. If you do this by hand as I did, this is a very time consuming task, and having it automated helps the process a lot. It claims to submit to over 200 search engines and directories which is good, but in reality, there are about four you definitely need to submit to google, yahoo, MSN, and DMOZ. This may seem like this step is pointless to submit to over 200 places, but the more you get the name out there the better. Some people are dedicated to using smaller search engines and this can generate extra business you would not have otherwise.

3) Site Optimization – it says it will position your website for top rankings with Google and other leading search engines, but I am still unclear as to how. My guess would be it suggests replacement words in your content to allow the major search engines to clearly see what the page is about. I still think your own site optimization, if you know how to optimize it for the search engines, is the best option. Otherwise, this may be a viable option for people with lesser experience in optimizing.

4) Site Analysis – It analyzes your site’s strengths and potential weaknesses to help you secure crucial search engine success. This is a great tool in my opinion, as it may see something that you do not in your site that may be causing your rankings to be lower than they should be.

5) Keyword Optimization – It helps you find effective keywords for your website. One benefit of using Traffic Blazer for this is it shows you the words and phrases actual search engine users have searched for that are related to your site and will optimize the site for these keywords. This definitely is a great asset.

6) List Checking Report / Ranking Report – it tells you where you are located in the major search engines. This is useful if you quickly want to know where you stand in the search engines for particular search phrases. Trying to find your site ranking in the search engines is tedious by hand, and this will reduce the time it takes to find this information.

7) HTML Verification – checks your site for HTML code problems. This is a great tool; you should always ensure your page’s HTML is up to W3C standards. You can look at http://www.w3.org/ to find out about these standards, and I believe there is also an online checker there provided for free, as an alternative to using it through Traffic Blazer, but will not provide as clear results.

8) Robots.txt / Robots Meta Tag Generator – prevents incomplete or unwanted pages from being crawled and indexed by search engine spiders.

9) Traffic Essentials – you receive a free guide to search engine optimization and the search engine industry. Many other places will charge as much as the cost of Traffic Blazer for similar guides, however, this package is included here. This definitely will increase your awareness of what search engine optimization is and why you definitely need to do it for your website to increase traffic and sales!

Overall I think this looks like a great package, and although many will agree you can do lots of this “Marketing” on your own, Traffic Blazer does allow you to complete the same in a much shorter time. The time savings you get from using this and not having to do it on your own definitely makes paying the cost and purchasing Traffic Blazer something you should look into.

One thing I do not mention is the cost of Traffic Blazer and you may find it at various sources.

At Domains at Retail, the cost is only $39.95 / year. This is an excellent price if you have limited search engine optimization experience, and do not want to hire the services of a professional who can not even guarantee top placement.

You can view more information at Domains at Retail: Traffic Blazer site: http://www.domainsatretail.com/trafficblazer.html

Hope I have helped give insight into this product, and if it is the right product for you!

Good Luck with your Search Engine Optimization strategies and success!

The Blind Spot Of “Long Tail Keyword”

By Robert Clever on February 28, 2023 in Blog

Like every Internet marketer, after taking some courses and readings, I started doing Adwords campaign applying a lot of “long tail keywords”, and I must say that the result is it sucked! Excuse my words, but that is the best word to describe my campaign!

It is important to learn how to interpret the theory behind the experts by testing their theory and continuously modifying and perfecting it.

What matters behind “long tail keywords” is determining the “right long tail keywords”. How will we ensure that such long tail keywords are used by the people (prospects) to find their answers?

In “Research and testing”, find out what’s happening in the niche by visiting forums, blogs, article directories and anything else that talks about it. Identify the wording, the problem, and the solution! Research the keyword list with a keyword tool as usual. Start with the generic search terms found during research, don’t dig too deeply into long tail keywords just yet. Watch and observe closely, determine which keyword gets the most clicks or impressions, and track which organic keyword drives traffic to your site (Google Analytics will do the job).

Once you have found the gold in your niche, expand your research and tested keywords into “long tail keywords”.

This is my fastest way to PPC marketing and niche marketing, through identifying the process, finding the weak point, and creating your own product to market.

To do keyword research effectively, you need to simulate your customer, put yourself in their shoes, feel like them, think like them, and ask yourself what you want, what’s the problem and how to fix it. It is always a good idea to open up your keyword research tools while you are thinking and confirm the market every time you have an idea!

While Google is the largest provider of PPC marketing, Yahoo Search Marketing and MSN AdCenter will likely convert sales better in terms of conversion and profitability because they are less competitive. Try all possible providers before you limit yourself to one. If Google has 60% market share and you do not fill up the 40% gap, you are losing money.

Lastly, let me share my 3 tips for a successful marketing campaign:

Provides a solution to a problem, not just a product to fill the gap. You will experience a huge increase in conversions. (Make your customer’s life easier, this is the key to long-term success, especially when you are trying to build a good relationship)
Track your website traffic, and visitors’ behavior, and split test your ads, landing pages, and sales pages.
During testing, eliminate the “loss” factors, increase the “profit” factors, and consistently monitor and improve the campaign.

Hope this information is helpful, and you are welcome to share any ideas and thoughts with me.

10 Fast Track Ways to Getting Your Customers Opening Your Emails And Buying From You!

By Robert Clever on February 23, 2023 in Blog

With online advertising, half the battle is getting your ads noticed so they have an impact and create urgency to push readers to act.

If your subject line isn’t good, your ad won’t be read.

Here are 10 ways to increase the chance of your ad getting read:-

Ask a question in your subject line. We’ve been trained to answer questions automatically in school.

Make your targeted audience feel enticed by offering free information, a free download, software or a free trial by using the word “free”.

When dealing with people face-to-face, it is easy to respond to someone else’s smile. Online, however, smiles cannot be seen, so add a :0) smile at the beginning or end of your subject line.

Make realistic claims. People’s inboxes are stuffed full of promises of becoming millionaires in 180 days. Be realistic and reduce the income potential. Besides, some people are only looking for a few hundred dollars extra a month, not hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, so make your offer enticing to all.

Your subject line should not have all capital letters. It is difficult to read and it is also considered shouting online, so capitalize every word at the start.

If you start your subject line with “stop”, people will stop and pay attention to what you’re saying.

Create eye-catching gaps between your words and your letters by using extra white space in your subject line.

In your subject line, use capital letters and lowercase letters creatively.

In your subject line, capitalize keywords to emphasize them.

You need to be clear and specific. For example, 365 days sounds much longer than 1 year. $100.00 a day sounds much more specific than thousands of dollars a month. Adding 100 subscribers a week will be better than growing your list.

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Note: If your budget is tight don’t blow it all at once. Start with free ads to track your ad writing skills and when you get more confident and are producing results move up to classified ads, top sponsor ads, regular ads, and finally the ultimate ad of all, the solo ad.

You can boost your sales with these 10 highly effective strategies.

By Robert Clever on February 23, 2023 in Blog

The following are 10 simple yet very powerful ways to increase your sales significantly:

You should follow up with the customer after you make your first sale by sending them a “thank you” email and include an advertisement for the other products you sell. You could follow up with them regularly. In order to build a relationship with your customers, you should keep in constant touch with them.
Offer your customers a few additional related products on your order page. They can add these to their original order.

You can turn one sale into three if you tell your customers that if they refer four customers to your website, they will receive a full rebate of their purchase price.

Give your customers the option of joining an affiliate program so they can make commissions selling your product. This will multiply your sale.

Then you could sell reprint and reproduction rights. You could include an advertisement on the product for other products you sell. You could sell the reproduction rights and back end products.

You can cross promote your product with other businesses products in a package deal. Include an advertisement for other products you sell and have other businesses sell for you.

Include a coupon for your other related products when you ship out or deliver your product. This will entice them to buy more from you.

Provide your customers with a catalog of add-on products to the original product. This could include upgrades, special services, attachments, etc. If they enjoy your product, they will purchase the additional features.

Sell gift certificates for your products. When the recipient cashes in the gift certificate, you’ll make sales. They might also buy other products from your site.

You should give your customers freebies when they order. These freebies should contain your ad on them. Examples are bumper stickers, ball caps, t-shirts, etc. This will allow others to see your ad and place an order with you.

These powerful strategies can be implemented immediately, which is one of the best things about them. As I said, they are easy to use but could result in a substantial increase in your conversion rate and/or buy rate, which is the ultimate goal. It is very important to make your customer/prospect feel special and to provide them with additional value-added items that will keep them coming back to your business.

19 Rules For Writing Killer Headlines

By Robert Clever on February 23, 2023 in Blog

Here are 19 rules you can use to write headlines that will reach out and force the prospect to read your website and sales letter.

Your headline must offer something that your target market wants very badly.
Your headline must include something of self interest to the reader.
If your product is new or improved, say so in the headline.
Do not just invoke curiosity in your headline, you must also include something of interest to the reader.
Avoid negativity in your headline. Always turn the negative into a positive statement.
Your headline should suggest a quick and easy way to achieve the benefit(s) stated.
Your headline should be believable.
Determine what would make you buy your product, and then try to incorporate that idea into your headline.
Avoid making your headline so short that you don’t get the main point across.
Avoid clever headlines that make the reader think “how clever.” Cleverness rarely gets people to read your web page or spend money.
Avoid headlines that sound dead, or like they should be at the bottom of the statue like “To Server Humanity Better…”
Suggest in your headline that your copy contains useful and valuable information.
Use your headline to reach out and grab the reader’s attention.
Avoid hard to grasp headlines that require the reader to think about what you are saying.
NEVER trust your own reaction to your headlines. Instead, get the reaction of someone else.
If you emphasize a word in your headline, make sure that word means something and is important.
Remember that large type words act as a stopper. They get people to stop and pay attention, so choose the best words that will get the most attention.
Don’t let an artist or layout person decide which headline words to emphasize. An artist thinks in terms of color contrasts and tones, not in terms of making money!
Avoid writing an ad that attracts the wrong people. Make sure your headline attracts the people that are most interested in what you have to offer.

Take some time today and review these simple guidelines for writing your headline copy so you can have a successful headline and a successful ad!

Try writing your own headlines. When you have a few that you think are awesome, run them by a friend. If they want to see the rest of your copy, you know you’ve written a killer headline.

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