Internet Marketing has become a hot topic these days.  Whenever I open up a magazine, read online articles or speak with a business professional, some form of Internet Marketing is in the mix!  It’s no secret that Billions of dollars are being made every day online, while young savvy teenagers are claiming their stakes as Millionaires in the making, due to their internet hobbies.

If you have recently been laid off and looking to start a business, or if you are already a business owner, network marketer or consultant, then you would want to implement these specific strategies to see an opportunity with generating income online.

1. Learn the ropes with building a strong presence online. Far too many people think they can open up a few social media sites, add a few friends and start spamming the heck out of those people to try to solicit business. This is not the way to go. You want to learn what people are looking for and become the solution to their problems. I highly recommend this online system that gives you a crash course in Internet Marketing.

2. Pursue to be known as the expert in your industry. People like those that appear to be in the know…so educate yourself and provide valuable content for FREE that allows a rapport to be established and your expertise to reflect in the resources that you provide to your followers.

3.  Don’t focus on the Money, but pursue the relationships.  For those that are desperate to make money now, this industry is not the answer. Although you can start making money immediately, your emotions translate through your efforts and if people feel that you are trying to rush them into a quick sale, they will quickly run the other way. You want to position yourself as someone who is here for the long haul.  This is a long term business that provides short term benefits. But you must make people feel like you will always be around.

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Every day, thousands of hungry job searchers are discovering the lucrative world of Internet Marketing. With a desperate need to make money, they immediately jump at the opportunity to purchase products for $99, $197, or in some cases $999 with the hope that this “magical payment” would be the answer to their financial worries.

After many attempts to see the results, many ultimately get discouraged and feel duped because they’re “magical payment” didn’t lead them to millionaire status. With the established opinion that “This doesn’t work”, they write off the opportunity to really become a student of the industry, and instead, go back to chasing their own tails in hopes of finding a J.O.B!

If this has been your story, I’m here to tell you that internet marketing does work. What many don’t get is that “Niche Marketing” is the secret weapon to success.

Niche Marketing is defined as the process of finding and serving profitable market segments and designing custom-made products or services for them.  The goal is to provide an answer to a group of people who are searching for a solution to their problem on the internet.

One of the biggest misconceptions of Internet Marketing is that “anybody can make money online”. This is a half truth that I will explain.  Anyone can make money in this industry IF AND ONLY IF they have something of value to provide to a Target Market of people that want what they have, and are willing to pay for it.

The first most important aspect of Niche Marketing is knowing what people want. You can think that once you come up with something, people will be waiting in line for it. Instead, do research to find out if the demand is there. If it is, go for the gusto!

Secondly, make sure that there are “many” buyers that want what you have. The smaller the audience, the lower your possiblities of making some real money int his niche. You want to be involved in something where there is a high need.  One recommendation is checking google adwords keyword search tool to see if the keyword for your industry has a high number of hits. If it does, then you know your on to something. Keep a list of the related keywords to make sure you use in yoru marketing strategy.

Thirdly, you want to have some form of lead capture page that will allow you to collect information from the visitors so that you can keep up with them over a period of time.

Fourth, you want to start promoting your website by writing articles, doing videos and social bookmarking to drive traffic. Once you start generating a list and building a good amount of traffic, you can start focusing on the fifth and final element of Niche Marketing:

Fifth, is to MONETIZE. This simply allows you to start generating an income from those that are visiting your site. This is the rewrding part of Niche Marketing and you will discover the joy of all yoru hard work if you properly follow in these footsteps!

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If you’ve become a Social Media Addict, like I have, hanging out at FaceBook, MySpace, Twitter, Plurk, Mashable, Digg and all of these wonderful online clubs, then your probably spending waayyy too much time, trying to manage them all.  With the latest “twitter” craze, and the need to post a d.m. or direct message for the newbies out there, every time you make a move, it can become very mundane and time consuming to update them all. 

Thanks to those wonderful developers out there who see the needs that come along with the technology trends, an amazing site was created to solve this problem.  How much would you pay me to show you a site where you can post one message and have it show up in over 30 different sites in a matter of seconds??????  Go ahead and state your rate because you’ll want to make a donation to me once you figure this amazing tool out………….

Ping.fm was designed to help solve the social media mania, and help bring structure to your life……..When you set up an account with ping, you can automatically update your twitter, facebook, myspace and so many others at one time.

Now that you’ve discovered this little secret…….get over to http://www.ping.fm and set up your account now!

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We can not turn on the t.v. today without hearing how bad things are. Job layoffs, foreclosures, suicides, Wall Street Bailouts…..The list goes on and on. If you weren’t grounded or rooted, one would think that the world has already come to an end and that we are in the “rapture”.  Even those who once spoke positively and had a glimmer of hope left are now singing the songs of doom and gloom.

I have been “unemployed” since 2006 when I saw my booming Real Estate business decline and I went from making 6 figures to no figures in a matter of 6 months.  I went through a bankruptcy, foreclosure, repossession all while being pregnant with my first child and no where to go.  With good friends housing us for a few months, and my husband finally getting a job….We were forced to either fold or find a better way that offered a more secure future….That lead to my discovery of Network Marketing.

Network Marketing was a great lesson on why we must have a Plan B.  Aside from the income opportunities, I found such great insight on running your own business and becoming a master at marketing on how to generate leads.  But one additional thing that Network Marketing did for me was bring back my passion for reading and learning.  There wasn’t one meeting that I attended where some reference was being made from a book or famous quote. Being the researcher that I am, I’d go to the library to get the book or look up the quote online to jot it down in my “mental quote rolodex”.

Ever since the continual plummet of our market, I’ve been reading tons of books by Napoleon Hill, John Maxwell, Frank Rambauskas and the list goes on and on. I’ve read on topics from business building and sales and marketing to pursuing your passion and doubling your income doing what you love.  My point for sharing this is because this is what I’ve discovered (that may help all of us out)….

-  Life happens in cycles, and in order for our economy to be renewed, change must occur. Otherwise, the separation of class would continue to dominate causing the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer.  This recession, although appearing as a sabotage to “everyone”, is really an opportunity to level the playing field. Those that once enjoyed the “luxuries” of life, while looking down on the little people, are now being held accountable and regulated for their misguided attempts to rule the world.

Meanwhile, for those of us that were “everyday” people, we are given an opportunity to separate our emotions from our rationale, and begin to act on the ideas and visions that we’ve had for so long, but ceased to pursue them due to our “obligations”.

- For many that have lost their jobs, I admit that it is extremely challenging to compromise your way of life and deal with the fear of not eating….but one thing that I learned in my experience of “losing it all” is that God will provide and allow you to eat and have shelter…even if it is in an uncomfortable setting.

- This recession has been a time to hit the “reset” button. There are things that we’ve known we should have been doing, but with our cushy situation, we ignored it, allowing ourselves to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life.  However, with our world being shook up, this gives our Spirit a chance to get our attention and speak to us, allowing us to rekindle the fire of passion and purpose within.

What goes down will come up, but my question is, where will you stand at the end of this recession?  Right now, Millionaires are being made in their thoughts first, then their actions will lead to the fruition and birthing of wealth in their lives.

For many years, we’ve heard the churches quote “God’s taking the wealth of the wicked and laying it up for the righteous”, but my question is, can you handle the process?

Now is the time where your vision shall come to life..

Now’s the time where you can start from scratch and pursue the things you’ve always desired to do, with no excuses in your path….

Now’s the time where your spiritual strength will reveal your character and sustain you to the point of peace in the midst of this storm….

Now’s the time where your life shall transition from what you always dreamed, to what you shall live…..IF AND ONLY IF YOU CAN HANDLE THE PROCESS….

Now is the time where Millionaires are being made.  It is in the midst of darkness that your light shall be able to shine.  Remember, the darkest hour is always right before the break of day…..

Will you make it???

If you are buried under a pile of emotions and need Life Coaching Assistance with How To Find Your Passion and Turn Your Passion Into Profits, contact Nicole TODAY @ (407)844-2156.

To your success,

Nicole S. Cooper

The results for January 09 layoffs were released this morning with alarming numbers. For the first time since 1974, we have reached an unemployment rate of 7.6% with over 598,000 people getting laid off in the month of January. People are in a panic, businesses are standing paralyzed, afraid to make any moves, and the world is watching to see the Armageddon approach any day now.

If you’ve been wondering what you need to do to generate free leads for your business, Article Marketing is the key.  Article marketing is when you post keyword-focused articles on Free Article Submission Sites that then syndicate your content. The objective is to know the problems of your target market, and write an article that addresses those concerns and provides a solution. 

The benefits of Article Marketing are that you are now viewed as an Expert in your field and gain credibility from your readers.  You’re also able to link each reader to your website thanks to the Resource/Signature box that is posted at the bottom of the page.  This process builds “inbound links” that help move your ranking up in the search engine.

With Article Marketing, there are tons of opportunities for you to get as high up in the search engine as possible without spending a dime.

In order to be highly effective, the article must be content rich and very valuable. If you think for a second that you can just piece some words together and throw it out there to bring you tons of leads, you will be highly disappointed.

The challenge with the internet today is that it is literally full of crap (no pun intended).  There is so much “junk” out there that people sift through daily, and they’ve become immune to the sales pitches, empty promises and smoking mirrors.

Instead, people are looking for value.  They want to find that golden nugget that has addressed specific concerns and they want to feel like they’ve gotten something for nothing.

If you plan on using Article Marketing as a tool to generate leads, you will want to take the following into consideration

1.       Provide valuable content – In Real Estate, the most important thing is LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.  In Article Marketing, the most important thing is CONTENT, CONTENT, CONTENT….Need I say more???

2.       Be Consistent – As an Article Writer and Internet Marketing Coach, many people contact me to find out the “quickest way to make money”.  Most people really hope to do one or two things and then “VOILA!”, the magical money appears!  That may have worked on I dream of Jeanie but in Internet Marketing, YOU MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH EVERYTHING.  Make it a habit to write at least 2-3 Articles per week if possible, and if you don’t like to write, HIRE ME!

3.       Be Patient – It takes time to develop business in any industry whether online or offline.  As mentioned in the last point, there isn’t much magic in success besides time, effort and elbow grease.  If you’re not getting results immediately, know that with every article written, you are putting yourself one step closer to a Lifetime of Leads.

ARTICLES WILL LIVE FOREVER ONLINE!!!! Once you post your Article, there will be leads generating as long as the internet exists…do you see the possibilities now???

4.       Submit to the most popular Article Marketing Directories – The objective is to drive free traffic to your site and if you really want to see the results, post to Article Directories that have high Google Rankings. 

Here are Five Top Article Submission Sites:

a.       www.EzineARticles.com

b.      www.GoArticles.com

c.       www.ArticleDashboard.com

d.      www.SearchWarp.com

e.      www.ArticleBase.com

If you’re ready to get started but prefer not to write the Articles yourself, you can contact me to get started on your Article Marketing campaign today!

Are you looking to promote your business online and want to learn how to generate leads? Would you like to have the influence of Barack Obama and have your business, product or services widespread to a greater audience online? Viral Marketing has become the internet version of word of mouth marketing and we will show you how you can use the internet to position yourself properly to generate a substantial amount of business and income.