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The Marketing Funnel Mastery is an effective marketing tool known to reveal the secrets behind successful marketing personalities, disclosed by Mike Klinger. Abiding with this funnel offers a lucrative promise of being able to be in the same level with people like Jonathan Budd, Mike Dillard and Ann Seig.

Regardless of what your initial intention is,whether producing something, publishing a book or selling a product, the common denominator there is the fact that you need an effectual marketing technique. And before you can stop yourself, you’re already considering of getting help from a marketing agency to do the crucial job for you. Yes, this may work too but you really don’t have to. Instead, familiarize yourself with the Marketing Funnel Mastery and make it your primary marketing strategy.

Mike Klingler is the guy behind this innovative marketing material. It is specially created for network marketers, for anyone who wishes to turn his or her passion to income, for Affiliate marketers, for both beginners and established money-makers, and those with website, blog, or using social media. So if you are any of these or active online, then this is for you.

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Before we proceed though, let us have a common understanding of what marketing is. Sure, we have some standard definition in textbooks. But let us, give the word more scope and depth. So our definition of marketing here is this: Marketing is every aspect of the business, and every effort done to promote a product or service.

Marketing, as we use it here, not only includes advertising efforts, but the making of the products themselves, and up to the customer services you give. The rationale is this: the quality of the product or service is probably the best promotional tool you have in your marketing arsenal. Also, the customer service part of your business will either make you or break you. With the best customer service there is, it will more than help your marketing efforts.

Now that we have defined what we mean by marketing here, let us proceed with our discussion on the marketing mistakes we should avoid:

Business Marketing Mistake #1:

Making False Claims.
This is probably the worst thing that you could do. Don’t ever make false claims about your product or service. Don’t exaggerate on the features, if in the end, it will not deliver as advertised. If you do exaggerate, this becomes deception and will not do well in the eyes of the customers. Also, those in the Internet Marketing industry will not want to do joint ventures with you due to your questionable integrity. Do not sacrifice your name and integrity for quick and easy money. It is just not worth it. You may make money quickly, but you will not have repeat customers. This will definitely kill your online business.

Business Marketing Mistake #2:

Inferior Product or Service.
If you are to launch a product for your online business, make sure it is of good quality. Better yet, it must be of excellent quality. You should brand yourself as someone who delivers quality products or services. Don’t settle for less. Successful Internet Marketers are successful because they over-deliver. They do not settle for a product that is satisfactory. They want their customers to be happy and extremely satisfied with the purchase. They want their customers to get more than the money’s value spent on it. So what happens? These customers will always look out for new products and buy from Internet Marketers that they can trust.

Business Marketing Mistake #3:

Lousy Customer Service. Be sure to have excellent customer service that you offer to your customers. There is nothing that can disappoint customers more, than a customer service support that offers no value. What you should constantly keep in mind is to over-deliver in every aspect of your business. Don’t settle for mediocrity. Strive for excellence in your business dealings every step of the way.

Avoid these deadly marketing mistakes at all cost. Understand that marketing isn’t just about promotional and advertising efforts. Other aspects of your business, as your product and customer service do act as marketing tools themselves. So be conscious about these things, and don’t let these kill your online business.

The social networking sites use contents produced by users, allowing the latter to establish networks.  Facebook and MySpace allow users to create their own profiles using embellishments like pictures and videos, and texts.  The users can then share or show their profiles to their network of friends or to their social network.  Meanwhile, Flickr, Digg, and YouTube let their users tender pictures, news articles and videos respectively, while at the same time, users can vote for the contents submitted by the other people from the network.  If content is liked by many, it gets to be featured on the sites’ homepage, an act which is likely to carry on a great number of visitors to your website.

Social marketing is characterized as making use of social networking sites to promote websites, products or services.  Permitting contents to be popular in social media sites attract two primary classifications of traffic: direct or primary traffic and indirect or secondary traffic.

Primary Traffic

Primary traffic refers to the traffic that is directly generated by the site.  Take note that once your content becomes overly popular on social site such as Digg, be prepared not to crash as you may probably take in a high surge of traffic flow.

Secondary Traffic

Secondary traffic is indirectly gained from individuals who read about your website from blogs or other social media site which bear links towards your site.  This kind of traffic is bound to last longer as compared to primary traffic.

These two classifications of online traffic are both beneficial, although indifferently.  The primary traffic paves way for people to know about your site.  Later on, these visitors are likely to become regulars if you can provide them with something admirable and inviting, and as long as you regularly update your contents.  On the other hand, secondary traffic provides links from people who have been discussing about your site.  Such natural links benefit your rankings from search engines and also develop organic traffic.

Social media is a brilliant means to let people know and notice your site.  Social media marketing keeps you going especially in times of traffic humps.  Making use of such favors you with increased traffic all throughout without spending a dime.

THANK YOU EVERYONE for all your birthday surprises, greetings, wishes, flowers, presents and presence! You all made my birthday more special and happier! Many blessings to all of you too! ***hugs and kisses***

One of the surprises I got on my 30th Birthday: "Thanks to my bestfriend, Margo and her princes, Vem-vem and Lyzter for making my day more special! Love you all so much!"

I am not yet halfway through this exhilarating journey called Life.  I have been a lot already, too much even.  But THANKS to God, to my family, to my ever supportive godmothers (Gina and Mirriam) and their families esp to Ofelia — who’s like more than a parent to me and who’d been always my confidant, advisor and the one person I always look up to, to my beautiful bestfriend/sister, Margo who’s always there for me through my life’s ups and downs and her family, to my beautiful best girlfriends, to my best male friends, to my mentors (Mrs. Sally, Anthony and Mike), to my business consultant and great friend (Mark), to my former and new staff, to my clients and business partners, to my friends and all the people around the world who’d been a part of my life for the past 30 years — I am still up and standing strong.  I’ve shed a bucket of tears already, been frustrated, been hurt, been insulted, been depressed… but what matters most is that, at the end of the day I am still whole and unscratched.  And I am proud of who I am and definitely happier, thankful and feel more so blessed to know many people love, care, believe, trust and are proud of me… You all know who you are and again THANKS HEAPS! You keep on inspiring and motivating me to continue flipping the pages of my life, to go on with my journey and to fulfill my dreams…

Sometimes, the world is cruel, and sometimes it’s not.  I just have to be always prepared to face reality, and always be thankful for everything that comes my way, no matter what it brings me, either joy or sadness. Things happen for a reason and they are teaching me something valuable.  At times, I may not fully comprehend what things and circumstances are trying to present, but I believe that they exist for a purpose, just like ME.  I am not an accident, but is here for a remarkable reason.  And I will hold on to this: I am SPECIAL.

Now at 30, I consider it as a start of another chapter in my life… a more fruitful and exciting one. The future is looking good from here. I’ll continue to dream and hope.  I know one day, the heavens will hear me… and every wonderful dream will no longer be a dream but become reality. I will always be the person you’ve known me to be or even better.  I know my flaws and I know how to get rid of them.  And I promise to keep things right.  Though there will be times doing so is difficult, but sticking to what is right has always been rewarding. I’ll continue to be strong and be independent.  Continue to believe.  Continue to dream.  It’s blissful enough to know that everyone dear to my heart loves me, and it’s a joy to tell it to the world that I love them too so much.  I will continue to enjoy life, pursue my dreams and never give up!!!

GOD bless always and CHEERS to all of you!!!

~Joanne

Internet Business and Marketing 101

1. Have a Vision.

When you are starting out, you should determine from the very beginning where you are going, what your goals are and your timeline to achieve all these. Simply, you should have a plan. Without a grand plan, you are allowing external circumstances to dictate the way; this is a good recipe for getting you astray. What you should have is a vision. Coming up with a vision of your Internet business should be a first step.

2. Know how you will get there.

Now that you have a vision, you should lay out how you plan to get there. Work it out in phases that serve as milestones. Each completion of a phase will be a critical step nearer to your goal. You should outline in detail how each phase should look like and how you will determine when you have finally completed that phase. Establish this early on so that there will be no confusion later on.

3. Market your product or service.

After you have determined how to reach your goal, you already know whether you will market a product or service; either way, you will need to market these effectively and efficiently so that you will bring in sales. Internet business and marketing success rely o n your ability to bring in traffic to your site. Without traffic, there is no chance for you to succeed online. Bringing in traffic to your site through social networking, article marketing and PPC ads are some of the ways to do this.

4. Brand yourself right.

Even though you have lots of traffic coming in, if the perception by the visitors of your site, product or service is lousy, this will not convert into sales as well. So get this part of your business right. Employ the right branding for your business. Make your website attractive, and make it functional. Ensure it allows for ease of navigation by the visitors of your site. Of course, part of this is to brand yourself as well as an expert in your field. This will give you more credibility and will help assure your visitors that you are a person who can be trusted.

5. Delight your customers.

Lastly, you should provide your visitors and customers a pleasant buying experience. Make sure to provide support to answer to their concerns and queries. Be there to answer their questions. Give them an experience they will not forget and one that can make them say, Wow! You should continually delight your customers every step of the way. This will definitely set you apart in the industry that you are in.

There you have it — 5 valuable tips for Internet Business and Marketing 101. You will not go wrong if you follow these simple and practical tips. Don’t be intimidated by the business you have online, rather, be challenged by the new opportunities that come your way. Persist and in no time, you will succeed in the Internet business and marketing efforts that you are in.

Majority of these social media sites are not into the conventional manner of advertising. Admit it, you too don’t like to be harassed by tile advertisements and pop up messages especially when you are chatting with some friends or checking your email. Generally, social media websites do not confer advertising spaces for they can’t risk losing visitors, the sure indicator of their popularity.

So what is really the key to winning the social media marathon? Well, be a member! Be part of the group. Interact. You share tips, give valuable feedbacks and take part in forums. You may as well post videos which you think will perk up the interests of other community members. And in all your postings, do not forget to include your name or your business’ name, event and a link to your site. Subtle advertisement is the key actually.

Instead of being too obvious or too loud, start telling your friends about the latest. And then, post related photos or write significant articles about your event, products or service. Before you know it, more and more people will be aware of your online venture as a friend relays the information to another. If the chain goes unbroken, then you are likely to get the publicity that you are aiming for to prosper in the field.

Theoretically though, it looks easy. The truth is, it can be quite a challenge. Breaking through a tight community can be tough without appearing like a salesperson or a spammer. But you have to believe that with the right approach, marketing through social media is inexpensive and efficient in winning your publicity needs.

There are helpful methods to produce site traffic sans the impressive expenditure. Website traffic is fundamental for any website to earn income. Obviously, if nobody is made aware of your online business or website, how will people visit it? Therefore, you have to bring in individuals, lure them to come by your site. This way, you are guaranteed to make profits.

Generating the needed traffic to website can be achieved through low cost methods namely: link exchange, article submission, newsletter, and social network and forums.

Link Exchange

Most, if not all, websites have links to other sites. The purpose for which is to get the attention of other site owners and for them to possibly exchange link with yours. The idea benefits both parties as it creates additional awareness for the involved websites. It proves to be efficient in bringing in more traffic as it paves the opportunity for the traffic from the other website to get a chance to see the link to yours, and once they click and follow it, shortly they will be onto your page.

Please be reminded though that if you exchange link with a particular site, choose the one that shares the same topic, subject, product or market area with you. Exchanging link with a physical fitness site when yours is about budgeting and finances is unlikely to be productive.

Article Submission

This approach is considered to be among the best manner to generate traffic to websites. A good number of article directories are available to publish articles for you. You have to take the time and effort to write and submit compelling and informative articles for traffic to come in abundance at a cost-free option. Or, you can have freelance writers to do the articles for you. This arrangement costs fairly small only. But make sure you have the copyright and absolute ownership of the articles.

Submitting articles to directory sites may take time. But there are certain directories which allow submission services to do the task for you. Mind you, this is quite expensive but there are low cost services as well. So don’t be easily disappointed.

Article submission brings in traffic from the link included in the resource box. You can be assured that articles with interesting content bolster the chances of readers to click on the link found in the resource box.

Newsletter

The newsletter must carry a content that is very relevant to the site, the kind that builds a connection with your readers and subscribers. Create timely newsletters making sure that your consumers are well-informed and updated with your product. Once your newsletter attains fitting exposure online, public awareness about your site and your business is enhanced.

Social Network and Forums

The varied social networking sites on the World Wide Web functions differently. But all in all, the concept is just similar. They have certain ways in making your site known. For instance, you submit your website to StumbleUpon. And as StumbleUpon members do stumble on your site, a lot of things can happen. They will click and visit your site and will tell others about it, and those they are telling about it will also click and visit your site, and so on and so forth. Imagine how traffic to your site will increase.

On the other hand, joining forums is another matter to take into consideration. To earn profit, take part in forums that deal with the same industry as to yours. You can ask questions and also impart what you got. Doing such is another free advertising strategy for you since you can leave your URL in the signature line to every post you make.

So you see, you don’t have to spend much money for your online investment to be a success. These four mentioned methods will help you a lot. Money is not much of an issue here, but your time and effort are, alongside information and knowledge. Eventually, everything will be appropriately rewarded.

Here are six steps to guide you through online success.

1) First and foremost, you have to be deeply aware that choosing the path to Internet Marketing does not guarantee success rate overnight. A lot have been said about making remarkable income on the Internet in just a matter of time. Yet, one common denominator on these claims is the fact that they failed to tell you “how” for they’re focused on the “what.”

True enough, there is a great potential on earning money through Internet Marketing. However, you also have to entertain the fact that much time, effort and dedication from you must be involved. Or else, nothing will happen.

2) Once you have finally decide to try your hands on it, invest in training programs to help you learn the course. Or, you can hire someone to mentor you. You have to understand how important this step is to you and to your future business online. On the other hand, some success stories bore testimonials on how they have made it alone. Learning everything on their own. Well, they are lucky enough to succeed eventually. But having some professional and guide to teach you is essential. You will not only learn exceptional marketing skills, but will save you from wasting unnecessary time and effort, at the same time, also saves you a bit of your fortune on what are not needed.

3) When you venture into this kind of investment, ascertain you are equipped with the most fitting tools. In addition, make sure that your computer is ready for intense work. You have a variation of marketing tools which are all readily available to choose from. Also, hosting and web design companies and services are not difficult to find. You will only be confounded with which has the best offer. Keep in mind that video and imaging resources are essential in making your work look very professional.

How will you decide what service is best for you? Appropriate mentor or trainer will prove to be invaluable in helping you pick out the right resources.

4) Research is key. This is among the most common overlooked factor in terms of Internet marketing. As statistic has it, 96% of those who try Internet marketing didn’t succeed. These people were not earning in spite of their tempting offers, glossy websites, and all. None of it were noticed because their sites were not served on the right market. You see, placing ads and presenting your website to the target market is vital to Internet marketing success.

5) Content. Make it a point to provide high quality, informative and consistent content in your site. Sound simple, isn’t it? But then again, a lot of online marketers have underestimated this. As you go along into online marketing, your skills will eventually improve and you’ll yearn nothing but more and more people to be interested with your offer. What could be the best manner to attain this than to provide compelling and interesting material to your market and readers. Give something that will make them wanting for more.

6) Enjoy. Love what you do. Be passionate about it because readers can tell whether you are enthusiastic and sincere with your work. They can tell passion from just churning out. If you want success, then bring people into your niche. Show and give them the best and profit will follow.

These guidelines may not be the complete list of how to generate income by taking part on Internet marketing. But following these steps will bring you to the elite group of people who are savoring their online success!

Note that there are many companies that offer web hosting nowadays. These hosting companies usually offer a variety of services at different price ranges. With this, you might find it difficult to decide which hosting plan will be suitable for you. So read below to get rid of the confusion.

Here are 5 Web Hosting Tips to Guide You:

1 – Company Experience
Ensure that the company you have decided to provide the web hosting service for you has been on the business for some time—and have been proven to be reliable over the years. Always be on the watch of companies that offer ridiculous or outrageous plans or hosting packages, for there may be a catch to it.

2 – Adequate Disk Space
If your web site will need a lot disk space, getting a hosting plan that can serve this need will be important. Consider having extra disk space for your expansion later on, but this will not be a problem since most will allow for upgrading if need be. But if you are just starting out, get an affordable plan that will fit your existing needs. No need to break the bank for this.

3 – Email Addresses
When choosing a web host, you must consider the number of email addresses that they can provide under your plan. This is a vital feature if you need many email addresses to support your web business. This is usually necessary if you have a good number of staff working under you. Most web hosting providers usually provide more than what you need though.

4 – Server Uptime
An ideal web host should have at least 90% uptime, meaning they have enough bandwidth to keep up with the transmittal of data & will not go down due to being unable to accommodate the surge of web traffic. They must have the ability to stay online continuously even if server traffic starts to increase tremendously, especially during peak times. Also, they should not have recurring problems on their end, which will affect your website’s uptime.

5 – Hosting Type
There are different hosting plans that can fit your hosting needs. Each will vary in terms of the features that come along with it. There are dedicated hosting and shared hosting plans—the latter being more suitable for small to mid-businesses. So be sure you know what your exact needs are so that you will not have to shell out more money than necessary.

Finding the right web hosting for your business needs will need some good amount of planning. Don’t leave this to chance, otherwise you might just be disappointed later on. The most important tip here is to really look for a web hosting provider that has been of good reputation over the years. All others will usually be offered in one of the plans from this reliable web hosting provider. One more bonus tip: some hosting providers offer discounted prices if you purchase a plan for a year or more. So, there you have it—choose the web hosting provider that will help you succeed online.

With the extensive coverage of the Internet, networking online proves to be an outstanding means that entrepreneurs must take into account to uplift their business ventures.  There are few very good reasons why you should target and connect on the top business networking sites available.  For one, online networking diversifies and increases your network.  No question, it aids in making you highly accessible to anyone and everyone.  Without the need for any validation, networking online breaks any geographical and time boundaries, and it is not only effective but also a cost-friendly marketing tool.

However, when you take part in any network marketing scheme, it will do great for you if you know your market very well.  Therefore, you should know who your customers are or your target audience and clientele.  Like for instance, your products are suitable for the young group or the teenagers, so take the time to find out and locate where teenagers usually hang out.  This way, you will be guided where to go.  You are not necessarily asked to talk to each one of them.  Instead, observe and pay attention to them and see how they behave.  Also, try to be in their shoes to get a better idea on what they need and want.

Moreover, online interaction with your target market is another beneficial way to know more about them.  You may post some form of questionnaire for your readers to answer.  It may composed of questions about their likes or dislikes, or the things that interest them, or factors which they consider as their preferences in buying products such as yours.

So again, in online and network marketing, keep in mind that you are in search of individuals whom you can sell your products to.  Thus, it is essential that you know who and where to look for these people.  But it’s not enough to be able to classify them, but you have to reach out to them as well.  Make use of trustworthy networking sites on the web to accomplish you goal.  Connecting on such sites will prove to be a brilliant move for you as it paves the way to greater success for your business.