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Diary of An Internet Marketing DimwitDiary of An Internet Marketing DimwitDiary of an Internet Marketing Dimwit is about learning internet marketing and providing resources, tools, tips, reviews and recommendations to create and develop a profitable blog.
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Google AdWords Mini Course: Part III
2008-08-24 17:55:00 As you manage your Google AdWords campaign, it is important to monitor your click through rate (CTR). If your (CTR) is less than 1%, your ad is not attracting potential prospects. Since you are split testing, any ad that?s getting less than a 1% CTR should be deleted and replaced. Furthermore, ads that cost ... More About: Google Adwords , Mini , Adwords , Part
Google AdWords Mini Course: Part II
2008-08-23 17:08:00 Part Two of the Google AdWords Mini Course focuses on identifying additional keywords for purposes of split testing. Market Samurai will be used to identify these additional keywords. Using Market Samurai Within the Keyword Research function of Market Samurai, select Google Synonym Tool and AdWords Traffic Filter. Click Generate Keywords to continue. Next, you should heavily ... More About: Google Adwords , Adwords , Part
Google AdWords Mini Course: Part I
2008-08-23 03:06:00 If you’ve considered adding Google AdWords to your traffic generation strategy, do so with your eyes wide open. Google AdWords is a pay per click campaign that can be quite costly if not properly managed. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that you will get the results you expect. That being said, a pay ... More About: Google Adwords , Mini , Adwords , Part
Are You Spinning Your Wheels?
2008-08-21 17:41:00 You?ve done some market research, created a blog and announced it to the world through Web 2.0 sites and social bookmarking techniques. But, are you getting any traffic? Before you spend too much time on your niche, you want to make sure you’ve got enough traffic coming to your blog. One gage to test ... More About: Spinning , Wheels
Where Does Your Site Rank?
2008-08-21 17:11:00 After a couple of weeks of going live with your site, bookmarking and creating backlinks, it’s now time to check your blog rank. One method to check your blog rank is to go through pages and pages of search results until you find the site. But, if you don’t have that kind of time ... More About: Rank , Site
Leveraging Ezine Articles
2008-08-21 02:04:00 Day 16 of the 30 Day Challenge focused on creating Ezine Articles . Ezine Articles are a great source of strong authority backlinks to your blog and can generate some quality traffic to your site. When creating content for submission to Ezine Articles, it is important to review their Terms of Service and Editorial Guidelines. For ...
Setting up a Weebly Blog
2008-08-19 23:32:00 Weebly is another Web 2 .0 site presented by the 30 Day Challenge to build links to your main WordPress blog. Weebly is similar to Squidoo, HubPages and Tumblr. However, it is a bit more focused on building a complete website with multiple pages. To get started, sign up at http://www.weebly.com. You’ll need to enter ... More About: Blog
How To Setup A Tumblelog
2008-08-19 03:38:00 The third Web 2 .0 property that will be used to leverage blogs created by 30 Day Challengers is Tumblr. Tumblr is a blogging site. To create a Tumblr blog, go to http://www.tumblr.com/. When signing up, you?ll need to add an email address, password and URL. The URL should be your keyword phrase. Next you want to ... More About: Setup , Tumblelog
Analyzing Your Stats
2008-08-14 17:55:00 Using Google Analytics installed to your blog on Day 7 of the 30 Day Challenge, you now want to analyze your blog stats. In particular, you want to look at your traffic sources and the keywords used to find your site. You want to continue to optimize these keywords to increase traffic over time. Once you?ve ... More About: Stats
How to Create A HubPage
2008-08-14 01:55:00 HubPages is the second Web 2 .0 property that will be used to leverage blogs created by 30 Day Challengers. To create a HubPage, go to http://hubpages.com/user/new/ to create an account and begin creating your hub. As with Squidoo, you want to choose your main keyword(s) as your title and HubPage address. Next, add some additional keywords ... More About: Create
Leadership & Marketing Sell Products
2008-05-06 17:44:00 Some people believe that great leaders are made, not born. While it may be true that some people are born with natural talents, without practice, drive, enthusiasm, and experience, there can be no true development in leadership. Good leaders continually work and study to improve their natural skills. More About: Marketing , Products , Leadership , Sell
Internet Marketing Tip - Aim For Progress Not Perfection
2008-05-04 06:45:00 It?s human nature to want things to be perfect before we introduce them to the world. The thought of creating a site that isn?t as good as it can be makes most of us feel like we?re failing. But in reality, your customers will never notice. They don?t know what your ultimate vision is, so ... More About: Marketing , Internet , Internet Marketing , Tips , Progress
10 Essential Traits For Entrepreneurs
2008-04-29 17:37:00 Successful entrepreneurs are not born. Anyone can be a successful entrepreneur. However, there are some specific entrepreneurial traits a person must have to be successful. Of course, entrepreneurship is not for everyone. But with these particular character traits, you can see if you really have what it takes to succeed in the highly-competitive, world of business. (more…) More About: Entrepreneurs , Essential
Internet Marketing Tip - Don?t Try And Do It All Yourself
2008-04-26 17:49:00 Although you may be on a tight budget, you have to be realistic about where your strengths lie. Are you a great software developer but can?t write a sales letter? Are you an expert at graphics but don?t know how to use them to build a web page? Be honest about what you?re good at ... More About: Marketing , Internet , Internet Marketing
Affiliate Marketing: How To Learn The Business
2008-04-22 17:24:00 Affiliate marketing is among the most popular tools used by many online entrepreneurs today. It is a great option for those who want to put up an online business quickly and cheaply. This was certainly my initial online strategy. However, like most new online entrepreneurs, I knew little or nothing about doing it successfully. I ... More About: Marketing , Business , Affiliate Marketing , Affiliate , Learn
Internet Marketing Tip - Surround Yourself With Highly Effective People
2008-04-19 17:33:00 The people around you have a huge influence on your business. If they are supportive, dedicated individuals who are willing to help you work toward your business goals, you will be significantly more likely to succeed. That?s why you may frequently hear seasoned online marketers suggest that you find mentors. Mentors can help you get ... More About: Marketing , Internet , People , Internet Marketing , Surround
Five Habits to Online Success
2008-04-15 17:18:00 If you are like me, every month or so you receive an e-mail about a new product launch that you should take advantage of to improve your business. You must be one of the first to purchase to get added bonuses and special pricing. (Heard this before?) More About: Habits , Success , Online
Internet Marketing Tip - Don?t Try To Be All Things To All People
2008-04-10 17:10:00 When it comes to defining your target market, the more specific you are the better. One of the biggest mistakes is trying to please everyone. In the end it?s an impossible task ? and all you end up doing is not truly pleasing anyone. So choose a very targeted audience and work on offering them ... More About: Marketing , Internet , People , Internet Marketing , Things
Blogging for Profit Begins With A Plan
2008-04-03 17:13:00 After you establish a ?success mindset,? you must then create realistic goals for your business. For many, it is blogging for profit. This goal is not far beyond the reach of most as long as there is a willingness to work hard and obtain a basic grasp of blogging technology. However, very few people manage ... More About: Blogging , Profit , Plan
Emotions Can Ruin Success
2008-04-01 17:05:00 Running a business is more than a notion. You must spend money, invest time and push outside your comfort zone. And with an online business, you must exercise a level of discipline beyond the typical 9 to 5 j-o-b. More About: Success , Emotions , Ruin
To Premium Or Not
2008-03-27 16:00:00 On any given day you can do a Google search for “wordpress themes” and get almost 4 million results. A search for “free wordpress themes” will yield about a million results. Most of these results provide multiple options, including single-column, two-column, three-column and four- column themes. You can also choose widget-ready, seo-optimized ... More About: Premium
ebay Changes Policy on Information Products
2008-03-26 03:03:00 Recently, I have been exploring ebay as a lead generation tool. After listening to about a half-dozen podcasts, all of which strongly encouraged the use of ebay to promote information/digital products, I decided to give it a try. And at a cost of about $.25, I can setup a 10-day listing optimized around my niche ... More About: Information , Products , Ebay , Policy
2007 Seminars In Review, Part 3
2008-02-12 03:36:00 After discovering the world of podcasting, I decided to attend The New Media and Podcasting Expo. Prior to the event I had been thinking about some podcasting ideas and tinkered around a bit with some podcasting tools, i.e., audacity. I had also done some research on podcasting equipment. (more…) More About: Seminars , Review , Part , Part 3
2007 Seminars In Review, Part 2
2008-01-25 20:00:00 My second seminar of 2007 was the World Internet Marketing Event in September. By this time, I had started my first blog (this one) and participated in the 30 Day Challenge. I had essentially gotten my toes wet and was thirsty for more knowledge to improve my online marketing efforts. More About: Seminars , Review , Part
2007 Seminars In Review, Part I
2008-01-23 19:00:00 Last year I attended some seminars to jumpstart my internet marketing education. Over the next few posts, I will provide a review of my experiences at those events, reflections on their value and a summary of my learnings. More About: Seminars , Review , Part
You Know Your Web Host Sucks When?
2008-01-21 19:00:00 If you encounter any of the following problems with your current web host, it’s time to make a change. 10. Noone else has ever heard of your host provider. 9. You have long hold times (over 30 minutes) for phone support. More About: Host , Sucks
Dragon Naturally Speaking: Tame The Beast
2008-01-19 08:02:00 If you tend to write longhand, are used to dictating or simply want to be more efficient, Dragon Naturally Speaking is for you. Dragon Naturally Speaking is a voice recognition software program that allows you to dictate text directly into your word processing program as well as conduct a host of other commands. ... More About: Beast
Auditing Your Site
2008-01-14 16:00:00 If you are anything like me, you are constantly on the lookout for tools to help improve your website. Websitegrader.com offers just what you need to analyze your site. More About: Site
How to Optimize Banner Ads & Text Links
2008-01-08 09:03:00 In the world of internet marketing, we are often taught to monetize our sites through various avenues such as banner ads and text links. Placement is critical to obtaining a high click through rate (CTR) from these sources. Below are some pointers for placement of banner ads and text links that will improve the chances ... More About: Links , Text , Banner
Things to Avoid When Building Backlinks
More articles from this author:2007-12-03 09:06:00 Link Farms - Link farms are collections of websites where the content on the websites consist solely of links. Avoid them like the plague. There?s no value in any of the content. A useful article entitled ?Warning!! Link Farm Ahead? by Kimberly Krause Berg goes into a bit more detail on this issue. More About: Building , Backlinks , Things 1, 2 |
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