In online marketing, one of the oft-ignored strategies to create a buzz around your site is actually a bit old-fashioned. Some people might even consider it to be out of date.

It’s the contest. While many online contests may seem corny or even tacky, you’d be surprised at just how effective they can be at driving traffic to your site - and if you have a site worth checking out, you may be surprised at how many people stay at your site. (more…)

For far too many people on the Internet, their “blog” reads more like a diary. They give their thoughts and opinions without actually considering the value they’re creating for their readers. Sometimes, this can be valuable, of course - if you don’t care about how many people visit your blog. (more…)

Keywords.  They’re one major aspect to SEO and online marketing that many people are simply unable to figure out.

Maybe some people figure that the best keywords are the ones receiving the most searches - they assign keywords to their YouTube recipe videos that don’t belong in the niche, keywords like “Katy Perry video” or “laughing baby.” (more…)

What if you could sell products online without having to invest in the web presence necessary to sell them? What if you could act as a middle man that generates sales for someone else, collecting a commission along the way? What if for every dollar you spent in advertising, you earned two dollars back in affiliate sales? (more…)

One of the chief mistakes that many people new to the idea of marketing online make is to assume that online marketing is entirely different from traditional marketing.  After all, people figure, if the Internet is so new, shouldn’t it be easy to stake your claim in Internet real estate and rake in the big bucks? (more…)

It’s just common sense: when you want to sell something, you make sure that what you’re selling looks as enticing as possible. If you’re selling a house, you make sure that the house is clean when you show it to other people, and that the landscaping looks neat and fresh. It’s not so different in the online world where you need to highlight your website’s features if you want to fetch the price of your heart’s desire. You can see people doing just that at WebsiteBroker.com. (more…)