Web Marketing Strategy Update

I’m not going to go into the benefits you gain when you submit a guest post. Having found your way here I’ll assume you’re already aware of those, and know how to research the value NowSell.com offers.

Please follow the guidelines below if you are interested in having your content published:

• Posts MUST be well written. I’ve found that editing and correcting guest posts often takes longer than writing my own in the first place. So if you send me something peppered with grammatical or other errors, unless the content is absolutely stellar, it will be rejected.
• It should go without saying, but the content must be original; a unique article never posted online before. It must not be spun content and upon acceptance it may not be posted elsewhere.
• Your post should tell the reader how to do or achieve something, or share insights on something topical and related to online marketing. It should be interesting, factually accurate and at least 450 words in length — longer, more detailed posts are better.
• Posts that contain at least one related image and/or link to relevant resources that reinforce the theme of the content are preferred.
• Please do not submit articles that are intended for beginners, or only offer a basic overview or introduction to a topic and lack solid content. A moderately experienced online marketer should come away feeling they have learnt something of value, not that they have wasted their time reading empty content.
• Topical posts related to industry news will typically get posted sooner than other content. I always keep slots open for time-sensitive posts, but otherwise the posting calendar is set a month to six weeks in advance.
• Infographics, unique images and videos are also acceptable forms of content. But as with a regular post, they must be exclusive to this blog, and be accompanied by a least 150 words of text.
• You can include two self-serving links in the byline. They should be at least somewhat related to the topic of the blog (Internet marketing/ ecommerce) if not the post itself. Random off-topic links have become too much of a liability and can no longer be accepted. No affiliate links.
• Submitted content may be edited, reworded, or restructured without notification, to improve readability, correct errors, etc. This is to your benefit, but if you can’t accept it, don’t offer content.
• The content should be submitted in pure HTML, with h3 tags used for headings. Alternatively the .doc format is acceptable if headings are wrapped in h3 tags — do not use bold/strong for headings. Send submissions to blogsonly [at] gmail.com.

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Having a website is obviously the first step in any online business venture. The second step is to target relevant traffic, and inspire them to take a look at your site. The third step is to get them to do something on your site.

This may be to purchase something, or to undertake some sort of call to action. But one of the most important things you can do, is to obtain their email address legitimately. This article will describe why this is important, and why developing an opt-in subscriber list should be the cornerstone of your business.

Each time a targeted visitor arrives at your website or blog, they’ll in all likelihood spend around 7 seconds before making the decision to stay or move on, and look at the next one. You really haven’t much time to grab their attention, and when they leave, it’s highly likely they’ll never return. The fact is, approximately 99.5% of your potential customers will leave your site without obtaining anything. Your site effectively attracts just 0.5% of your hits. Why not consider the huge majority?

But if you were to obtain their email addresses you could then communicate with them directly, providing even more information about your unique products or services. That’s the basis of developing an opt-in subscriber list.

However, you don’t get something for nothing, so you’ll need to present them with some sort of incentive to get their email address in return. It could be something like a free ebook or report, relating to the product and/or service you’re promoting. It could be a simple 7-day e-course, a free trial, or even a discount coupon code for a future purchase. Think of what ot would be pertinent to offer, that will inspire them to provide you with their email addresses.

As your site receives more visitors, your goal is to get more and more people on to your opt-in subscriber list, so that eventually, you’ll have an impressive list of prospects that you can contact on a continuing basis. These people are likely to see you as an expert in your field, and will therefore be far more willing to purchase anything you ask them to.

All the most successful internet and affiliate marketers utilize this strategy. It’s a basic marketing tool, but one of the most important tools you need to create an online business with long-term sustainability. All the major companies like as Amazon, Best Buy, Target, etc. use it as well.

Building relationships and communicating with your subscribers regularly is vital to your success. It makes the difference between a list of names and a responsive list of buyers — people who will not only purchase your own products, but others you recommend while taking a cut as an affiliate. Since your optin list is so essential to your business success, ensure you make regular backups of it. You don’t want to end up having to start all over again.

With the right strategy, you’ll be surprised at how simple and effective building an opt-in subscriber list can be. And it’s the only way to make money from 99.5% of visitors who intended to leave your website, never to return.

Discover exactly how to get (and keep) more visitors to your website or blog with a free 7-day e-course from Charles McDuffie’s List Building Academy and see how to create a successful online business by first building an opt-in subscriber list.

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