E Books=Enough Bull

By Ena Clewes

I am reasonably new to the internet world. I started my own website in 2004. I have a passion for gardening and I thought it would be interesting to pass on all the information I had gathered over the years, by way of a website.I thought all I had to do was create pages,fill them with information and I would instantly receive visitors to my site.Well, of course, I was sadly mistaken!
How to get visitors to my site was an ongoing problem, shared by many other webmasters I'm sure,and I had trouble finding an answer. Until one day,I discovered "E Books!".

This must be the answer,everyone seemed to have them on their web sites,and they were getting paid to feature and sell them. I decided to download some of these books to find out what they were all about.

Eagerly anticipating that I had found the answer to my "traffic" problem, I scrolled down the pages reading as quickly as I could, hoping to find the knowledge I had been missing.

What a disappointment!!! there was nothing of interest,no sincerity in the writing and very little fact. I decided to look at other Ebooks on different subjects,to check them out.I realized after spending many hours on this project, that they were mostly all hype.The long long introductions to these "wonder" books was all hot air and very little substance.

Many people must have made a lot of money on the backs of others, those who thought that by reading an ebook they would have the answer to untold wealth, just by following instructions. I often wonder about all those "testimonials"that they show,did all these people REALLY, make all that money?

Have we been mesmerized by the authors of some of these books into believing that we can't possibly know the secrets that they hold,we need someone to open our eyes, to tell us how to do almost anything?. I do believe that there are some Ebooks that do help in internet marketing,but where does it end? Now there are so many on the internet that they can't give them away.!!

We should rely on our own research to give us information and then we would know that it is based on fact,not someone else's ideas.We rely, too much,on the "quick fix", not taking the benefit of our own intellect to move us forward.

I have decided to write my own Ebook on gardening,as a Master gardener and speaker, surely I must be able to fill the pages with content worth reading,but then that's only my opinion!!!!

Written by Ena Clewes. Visit her website http://www.pets-1.com.

Affiliate Internet Marketing Tip

By Kames Cox

BUM MARKETING: HOW DO I MARKET MY NICHE?

The bum marketing method teaches internet marketers how to make a significant amount of money through article marketing. The concept is based on promoting affiliate products using low competition keywords. With the thousands of available methods of promotion in the Internet, marketers may ask themselves, How do I market my niche?

With bum marketing method, there are numerous ways of marketing your niche so you can quit asking, How do I market my niche? Lets start with Google. When it comes to making some decent and quick cash on the internet, the big three are Ezinearticles.com, Goarticles.com, and SearchWarp, which are all article directory sites. UsFreeAds is also said to be a Google favorite for over 2 years now. There are also other extremely powerful sites including Blogger.com and Squidoo.com. These sites are all free so anyone can get started here without having to shell out dollars.

GoArticles.com is a site with great PR. It is also perfect for a newbie to Internet marketing who does not own a website since GoArticles lets you link straight to the merchant website. UsFreeAds is likewise great for a newbie with no website and also for advanced marketers. Direct link to merchants is also allowed. Unfortunately, UsFreeAds does not have the same page rank as GoArticles or EzineArticles. EzineArticles is the most powerful with a PR 6 or PR 7. EzineArticles will list you on top of Googles first page with up to 10,000 competing results. However, affiliate links are not allowed so you need to redirect readers to a different website. A lot of ezine publishers and website owners go to Ezinearticles if they want good content. These services are all free. With UsFreeAds, although it allows free ad submission, it is recommended that you go for the premium membership costing $9 a month. With this measly amount, you can place unlimited ads complete with photos and all the HTML tools.

A lot of affiliates choose the alternative involving pay-per-click engines. But it is more recommended to learn the skills on how to achieve organic search results using the bum marketing method and then research the criteria for your articles. This method can help you save yourself from losing all your earnings on pay-per-click marketing.

These are just some ways of marketing your niche by building and increasing traffic to your own site. These methods are a good start for newbies to internet marketing, and even the seasoned ones. There are several more if you know how to look for them, but you can always start with the bum marketing method. The internet is such a fountain of information. In the end, you wont have to ask yourself, How do I market my niche?

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Knowledge Is NOT Power

By Catherine Franz

For generations, societys mantra to us was, "Knowledge is power." And that knowledge equaled power. As long as this continued to be subjective, unproven, society kept singing the mantra.

Boom!

The Internet comes along, knowledge increases 10,000 percent over night, and society chases the knowledge in greater numbers. More people are getting PhDs and double master degrees than ever before. Stress-related diseases increased 100% last year alone.

What's wrong with this picture?

The subjective is now objective. You don't need any stats for this. Use your instincts. You "know" this already just with your own life. It's time for this cultural trance to awaken from a belief that has now proved itself incorrect.

So, then, what really needs to change?

Well, it didn't ever really change. The ladder was leaning against the wrong wall, thats all. We can't point fingers; we are just now seeing the mantra. The motivational trainers like Tony Robbins sing this daily. Whats different is that we no longer can deny the truth of it. My grandma told me long ago, "The proofs in the pudding."

Do you relate to this? Even in a small way? Great! The good news -- it only takes 30 seconds to shift your perspective. Thats several 30-second times throughout the day until its totally gone. It will not take long though. The real key that I'm getting into now will override the ole mantra much faster.

The real key to success is action. Think about it. We already have tons of information swirling in our heads that we haven't used. So, when were you going to use it? Someday maybe. When you are sitting in the rocking chair in retirement community? Now, don't get me wrong, it isn't too late to start it then either. But gosh darn it, who would want to wait until them. Not I. And I don't think you either. Theres more energy available the younger you are.

Stop chasing more knowledge. Start taking action with whats already available. When you use up whats available, then reach out.

"Action leads to success." Adopt this new mantra. Set the books aside. Pick up your brain instead. Start with a short and quick action plan with a clearly defined goal. Not a "long drawn out take a month to do" plan. Keep it simple. Keep it short. Don't overwhelm your mind with anything else. Then you are returning to the ole' mantra. Don't wait until the kids soccer game this weekend.

Stop what you're doing. It will only take three minutes. Go ahead; grab the Post-It notes. Aren't they beneath the paper stack to your left? I play Post-It note roulette on my office wall all the time. Its quick, easy, fast, and I can spend more time taking action. In my case, writing more.

Tony Robbins says, "The only thing that makes a difference is ACTION! Action is the foundational key to all success."

Okay, you hesitated. Couldn't find the Post-It notes, huh. Okay, use a full sheet of paper, I won't tell. Write down two goals. Yes, you read right, TWO. They could be something you've been putting off, or two that have been rumbling around in your mind the past few days. Right now, this instant, write. Do it before another distraction occurs. Make it clear in your mind, hold that vision a few seconds, then write the goal down. I don't care if you can't spell it or if the grammar isn't right. As long as you know what it is. Leave the details out, hold the vision, and staple the goal to that vision and bring them together with a finger snap.

Good job! I'm proud of you. Took some extra coaching. But I know you at least have their focus. Promise, you will not move your mind away until you've made two decisions.

Okay, done that. Now write two steps for each decision that you can do today. Now, go ahead, think what can you do right now to start. I know, I know, you're saying, "Catherine, dah, I've already started I wrote two decisions down." You're right. You have already started. Two pats on the back. Now the next step is going to be just as easy. What is it? Remember; take to get it from the knowledge you already have.

Is it lose weight? Then pick up the phone and call a few of the gyms to find out more? What about taking a daily walk or parking in the furthest part of the parking lot when you return from lunch or go shopping? What about not munching on those potato chips while you're reading this?

Do you want to write a book and have been "waiting" for the table of contents to magically appear? Pick up the pen and start wherever the mind is at. Most books are never written from page 1. Take that action.

When you complete that action, figure out the next or start the next. Trust whats already inside of you. Its there. You just haven't used this process frequently enough. Go ahead. Start. The waters fine. You know that.

You will find that once you start taking that first step, the universe will begin to send all that you need. Mix that with what you already have, and then reach for the knowledge. Not before. This is the same story with writing a nonfiction book. Stop researching first and write first. Get all your knowledge out, and then reach.

Set a quick, simple goal, then take action, and see the momentum. Don't reverse it. Okay, I can see you are well on your way today. Now print this article out and reread it tomorrow and the next. Let it move you with inspiration and desire for your dreams to come true.

You deserve that!

Copyright 2003-2004, Catherine Franz.

Catherine Franz is a Marketing & Writing Coach, niches, product development, Internet marketing, nonfiction writing and training. Additional Articles: http://abundance.blogs.com

The Right Way to Use Other Peoples Articles on Your Website

By Lynella Grant

Article Marketing Creates a Steady Flow of Fresh Content

Article writers, website owners, and site visitors all benefit through articles posted online. Simply put, the authors message gets broad exposure. Sites display their articles (some permanently), along with a link to their website. The ezine or website owner gets constantly updated content (site pages) without paying for it. That makes their website sticky - encouraging visitors to stick around. And readers get fresh, useful information on any topic imaginable.

Plenty is written to help authors write and submit their offerings (See the extensive free how-to collected at http://www.promotewitharticles.com). Yet almost nothing tells website owners or editors the best way to handle articles they use. Merely slapping a slew of articles onto your site wont bump your search engine rankings and traffic much.

Respect the Whole Article Marketing Process

1. Respect the Article Writers

- Request permission before posting their article(s) - unless its from an article bank or permission was specifically granted

- Include the writers Sig (signature) file at the end - Ask if thats their current or preferred Sig

- Create a live (clickable) link to the authors website

- Notify authors when or where youve used their articles (article URL)

- Build a relationship so they send their new ones

2. Respect the Search Engines

- Put each article on its own page, with focused keywords in the headings (H1, H2, H3) and the header title and tags

- Cluster articles around specific topics

- Frequently add new content related to your theme(s)

- Provide internal links and a site map

3. Respect Your Website Visitors or Ezine Readers

- Search for meaty information and organize your site so its easy to find

- Steer clear of thinly-disguised sales letters

- Dont provide a home for crappy articles - reject poorly written ones

- Repair broken links and remove out-of-date articles

Both Types of Website Visitors have Different Motivations

Human readers and search engine spiders look for different things on your website. Strive to make them both happy. Readers want relevant information; while search spiders focus on keywords and links. Fortunately, considering both their preferences makes your website stand out from similar ones.

People prefer articles that provide specifics - practical how-to, examples and stories. In-depth articles attract people with a serious interest in the topic (and hence more likely to subscribe or buy). Your website gets a reputation for knowing its stuff - which cements its credibility within that niche.

Search engines prefer specifics also; general sites dont rate as well. They reward focused, keyword-rich topics with improved rankings. Spiders dont care if you wrote the content yourself or used the work of other authors. But they do rely on your links and sitemap, so they can index it all.

Add Your Own Personal Input to Every Article You Post

Take the time to add a paragraph above each article on your site - 80 to 100 words is plenty. Like a cordial host, introduce the information or author ahead. Build anticipation so theyre eager to keep reading. Employ the keywords shown in your title and header tags. DO NOT ALTER THE ARTICLE ITSELF. That would violate the authors copyright, and its not necessary.

At the bottom of the article (after the authors Sig) add another paragraph of your own.

- Summarize it

- Link to other articles along the same line

- Recommend resources

- Insert affiliate links or products you sell

Reuse the page-specific keywords in the bottom paragraph. Although that article also appears on other sites, your version is now unique to the search engines. Most submitted articles appear in multiple websites, directories, and ezines. Adding new language personalizes it, while avoiding the possibility of a duplicate content penalty.

Youre also building a personal connection to readers, as they begin to identify your voice and online personality. That goes a long way toward return visits.

Package Articles in an Organized Way

Dont dump every article together in one long list. Cluster them into logical sub-categories which aid site navigation. Add links between articles and related pages on your site. Although everyone knows incoming links can boost Page Rank, links within your site (internal) benefit your rankings as well (though to a lesser degree). And theyre 100% within your control. Besides, ample links help visitors move confidently around your website.

Despite the infinite supply of online articles, most dish out recycled stuff that everyones seen before. Avoid that trap with information thats a cut above. Take the trouble to carefully select articles that provide extra value. Then by adding your own voice and unique comments you please both the human readers and search engines. And thats a winning strategy all around.

Copyright 2005 Off the Page

Dr. Lynella Grant Consultant and Author - Promote yourself, business, website, or book with online articles http://www.promotewitharticles.com Free how-to. Or let me write and submit your articles online for you. No learning curves (719)395-9450

Read This Article If You Are A Conservative

By Lance Winslow

If you are conservative you know how our country is divided. Have you also found that it is hard to break the politically correctness sometimes with those you talk with? Have you noticed the problems when you get into an argument accidentally with a liberal and how they start accusing you for anything and everything that is wrong in the world? Imagine if you were the President, next thing you know they would be blaming you for continental drift or something like that?

In fact one of the more prominent Black Democrats complained that Hurricane Katrina, the actual Hurricane was the Presidents fault, because he did not sign the Kyoto Treaty, which would have bankrupted our nation and crippled our industrial output and cost some 8.5 million jobs within only a four-year period. Such attacks and pure BS in the media is completely dangerous as it further divides our nation and there are actually people out there that believe such utter non-sense and hokum?

It seems that whenever some one does not have a legitimate argument, rather than arguing the points they attempt to character assassinate using bogus logic, the mass media mega phone, while making stuff up out of thin air? The Category Five Hurricane was Bushs fault because he did not sign a treaty, which would have put Americans out of work and cost our nation 8.5 million jobs? Please spare me the BS. Who comes up with this stuff? Think about?

"Lance Winslow" - Online www.WorldThinkTank.net/

E-commerce - Major Facts

By Olivia Hunt

Electronic commerce consists generally of the distributing, buying, selling, marketing, and servicing of a products or services over electronic systems such as in the Internet and other computer networks. The information technology industry may use it as an electronic business application aimed at commercial transactions. It can involve with electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, e-marketing, online marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange, automated inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. It is a typically uses electronic communications technology such as bye the use of Internet, extranets, e-mail, e-books, databases, catalogues and mobile phones.

In the age of global economy, e-commerce and e-business have increasingly become a necessary component of business strategy and a strong catalyst for economic development. The Combination of information and communications technology in business has revolutionized relationships within organizations and those between and among organizations and individuals. Exclusively, the use of ICT in business has improved productivity, encouraged greater customer participation, and enabled mass customization, besides reducing costs.

On the other hand, developing countries are set increased access to the global marketplace, where they compete with and complement the more developed economies. Most of all, developing countries are already participating in e-commerce, either as sellers or buyers. Conversely, to facilitate e-commerce growth in these countries, the relatively underdeveloped information infrastructure must be improved. Among the areas for policy involvement are:

Higher cost of internet access, including connection service fees, communication fees, and hosting charges for websites with sufficient bandwidth.

Limited availability to credit cards and a developing a nationwide credit card system. Undersized transportation infrastructure resulting in slow and uncertain delivery of goods and services.

Having network security problems and insufficient security safeguards.

Lack of skilled human resources and lack of key technologies.

There are some content of restriction on national security and other public policy grounds, which are greatly affect business in the field of information services, such as the media and entertainment sectors.

Cross-border issues in a country, such as the recognition of transactions under laws of other ASEAN member-countries, certification services, improvement of delivery methods and customs facilitations.

The relatively low cost of labor, which is implies that a shift to a comparatively capital intensive solution is not apparent.

It is recognized that in this Information Age, Internet commerce is being a powerful tool in the economic growth of developing countries. While there are some indications of e-commerce patronage among large firms in developing countries, there seems to be little and negligible use of the Internet for commerce among small and medium sized firms. E-commerce promises to do a better business for SMEs and sustainable economic development for developing countries. Though, this is premised on strong political will and good governance, as well as on a responsible and supportive private sector within an effective policy framework. This is a primary seeks to provide policy guidelines toward this end.

The article was produced by the writer of Essay-Paper.net. Olivia Hunt is a 4-years experienced freelance writer of essay writing tips.

How to Structure an Article

By David R Brown

In my previous article I talked about how to optimize an article to get the highest listing possible in the search engine results. In this article Ill talk about how to structure an article to give the best impression to your readers.

Article Structure

Remember, with any article you are presenting information to your reader and you must make your presentation compelling.

There is a very old but tried and tested rule when presenting information to people. I use this rule every time I write any article and I recommend you do as well.

1. Tell them what you are going to tell them.
2. Tell them it.
3. Tell them what you have just told them.

So right there you have the outline for your introduction, body and conclusion of your article.

Lets use an example:-

Title: Potty Training Your Baby Five Easy Steps

Intro: In this article Im going to give you five easy steps on potty training your baby

Body: List the five potty training steps

Conclusion: I hope you enjoyed my five easy steps on potty training your babyIn my next article

An Article Template

This is the template I use together with the important elements to include in each section

Title : Make sure you include your long tail keyword.
Introduction: Tell them what you are going to tell them and make sure you include your long tail keyword.
Body : Tell them it! 300 600 words. No more, no less. Make sure you break the body up into smaller paragraphs. If you can, add bullet points. A list of tips is very effective.
Conclusion : Tell them what you have just told them and make sure you include your long tail keyword.

Big Tip! Both the Article Directories and the search engines love series of articles, so keep that in mind.

Once you have mastered how to structure an article, not only do they become easier to write but are far more presentable and compelling for your readers. In my next article Ill talk about the most important part of your article writing. How to write a compelling Author Biography?

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