Free Internet Marketing Tips and Resources Blog by Stuart Stirling

Are Your Screwing Up Your Social Media And Not Knowing?

Social media marketing online is becoming more and more exciting and profitable every day.

But the truth is, 99% of all marketers have social media DEAD WRONG!

It's easy to do and the scary part is that you probably don't even know you're screwing it up!

But luckily for us, there is one guy in fact that has social marketing dialed-in like a funk radio station on a Saturday Night....Perry Belcher.

He's copped a lot of flack for being a little outrageous...and he IS....lol but that's what makes him interesting on top of the great info and secret tips he shares about social media marketing.

He has let us know that so many of us are screwing up our social marketing.

The biggest sin people are making?

"Pissing people off!"

Pissing people off by posting crap and just being an idiot spammer basically is the fastest way to ruin any chances of making money from twitter and Facebook etc.

It's not any new formula, doing it right really is just common sense but it's something you need to think about next time you go to post on your social website profiles.

Stuart Stirling

Labels: monetize-socail-media, perry-belcher, social-marketing-tips

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Add Me As A Facebook Friend

After watching a powerful video about social marketing this morning, I finally decided to create a new Facebook profile soley for keeping in touch with my Internet marketer buddies.

Please see my new Facebook profile here and add me as a friend!

Up until now, I've only been keeping a private account on Facebook that I use to keep up with friends and family from Australia, and all the while I was thinking about making another account strictly for business, and this video I watched was the final push I needed to get me to do it.

Wondering what the video that got me excited about social marketing was? Come back in a day or two and I'll have a link to the video....it really is great, you won't want to miss it!

The great thing about using social sites like Facebook and Youtube, Twitter etc for your business is that they are not only great ways to get traffic and build your brand, you can have fun doing it. Now isn't that the best way to make money?

Cheers,
Stuart Stirling

Labels: facebook-for-business, social-marketing, social-networking

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Affiliate Marketing 4 Step Success Formula

Affiliate marketing is and always will be a popular way to make money online.

It's where a lot of newbie's start out when they first look into the idea of starting an internet business from home.

Although affiliate marketing comes across as being relatively easy ( you don't need your own product, you don't need to manage websites etc) there are several pieces needed to complete the puzzle than may first meet the eye, if you really want to succeed.

If you're not seeing any success with your affiliate marketing...you might want to ask yourself these questions:

1. Are you building a list?
2. Are you getting enough traffic?
3. Is your traffic targeted?
4. Is your offer converting?

These I consider to be the most important keys to affiliate marketing success.

1. Build a list. You may have been told that you don't need to build a list to be successful as an affiliate marketer, but if you can be successful without a list, then imagine how many sales you can drive with a list?!?

Once you build a list, you will be able to follow up with your subscribers which is a very important to close sales. Plus you can offer several products to your list instead of just getting one chance.

2. Getting Traffic. Traffic is needed to fuel the affiliate marketing engine and allow us is relative to the amount we can make. More traffic equals more sales. If we are getting only few sign ups or sales, then a lack of traffic might be to blame for that problem.

3. Targeted Traffic. There are many types of traffic. Search engine traffic, traffic from email ads, banner ads, text link ads, video traffic, social network site traffic, etc. Each type of traffic is made up of a different group of people. Some will be more interested in your offer than others so make sure you're appealing to the right crowd.

Your advertising methods and keywords you choose play the biggest part for determining how targeted your traffic is going to be.

4. An Offer Than Converts. Even with the right type of traffic, it won't matter much if the offer you are promoting isn't converting. Care needs to be taken when you choose the offer. Too many times we make our traffic and list building system just right and wonder why it bombs.

More than likely, it's when the product doesn't convert that our affiliate campaign stops dead in it's tracks. You may need to test out different offers to find one that converts the best.

So take a look at your affiliate marketing campaigns you're running now and do a quick evaluation. You might find the weak link in it as I have pointed out above.

If you would like to add one of your own keys for affiliate marketing success, please leave it in the comment section below.

Cheers,
Stuart Stirling

Labels: affiliate-marketing-fomula, affiliate-marketing-mistakes, affiliate-marketing-tips, affiliate-traffic, how to make money with affiliate marketing

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Guam Summer Vacation

A major benefit of having an automated online business is that it gives me and my family freedom of time without the worry of losing business while I'm away.

My websites are up live and can take orders 24/7 - It's almost safe to say that our holiday was completely paid for as my business generated profits even while we were sitting on the beach or sipping our cocktails!

This summer my wife Keiko and I decided to visit the small island of Guam (Micronesia U.S.A) for our vacation this year. Guam is kind of like a scaled down Hawaii. Very nice beaches, hot sunny weather and great entertainment and shopping (just what every wife wants)!

Please enjoy some pictures of our trip....




Keiko my wife in the foreground and that floating white object in the background is me...

At "Two lovers point"....a spot made famous by an ancient legend of two lovers making the ultimate sacrifice for each other.

Now were back at home and getting back into the usual daily groove....but it's great to be able to get away and switch off for a few days.

I really urge you to do the same! Everyone needs time to take off and re-charge their batteries.

I love my job working online and one of the reasons is because I can enjoy happy times and relaxation with my loved one(s). A great goal and motivation for anyone with the internet business lifestyle in their sights.

To your success,
Stuart Stirling

Labels: business, guam, holiday, internet, summer, vacation

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