I’ve just joined a site that uses the “Power of Six”…to drive traffic. If you want to know more, then click HERE!

Its a mystery!

For anybody who is not sure, basically, with an Ad-Swap, you find a like minded partner with a list size that is broadly similar to yours, and then you mail for the other person and they mail for you.

My problem was that I could never find anyone in the same niche, with a small list like I had, who I knew I could actually trust to do an add-swap. You know what it is like; they all claim to be making thousands of dollars online and/or plain just not telling the truth about their list size. What you really need is a way of checking their “feedback” from previous swaps……it is really easy to get scammed, right?

Well a few months ago, a friend of mine put me in touch with a site where I could safely do a swap with like minded people. Great I thought, so I did a swap with him through that site and that as they say was that! Everyone has membership profiles, so you know people are more likely to be telling the truth about their list! The real test is that you can tell if someone gets regular negative feedback, so there you go. Oh yeah, and if you do want to swap with somebody who has a larger list, you could offer to mail more than once for them.

I do not pretend to be an expert, but whenever I have done one, I have used a free offer tied to a squeeze page and so have the people that I have swapped with. No cash changes hands and hopefully you both gradually and safely grow your list over time.
There is usually a fee to join, but used regularly it should help with the journey-well I think so!

Now I went because I had a burning desire to put faces to names! You know how it is-you buy a **** load of stuff off people over the years and never get to meet them! Well, that was about to change. I ought to say right up front that I completely missed Friday, family commitments and all that, but managed to arrive in good time for a bucket of coffee on Saturday morning, before it all kicked off.

I have to say that judging by the hangovers of some of those who eventually surfaced, my late arrival proved to be an excellent way of preserving that part of my brain that would have been wasted otherwise!
Ok, so what did I think of the venue-very good indeed.
What about the speakers? Terrific!

On Saturday I was able to listen to and then chat with:-

Omar Martin (some fantastic advice for those starting out)
Martin Avis (making oodles of cash from newsletters on steroids)
Simon Leung (SEO expert extraordinaire and Google insider) &
Jonny Andrews (pure energy and Star Wars expert-oh yes and he has some great stuff)

Saturday night is best left where I left it but thanks to John T, Dave N, Alex J and Randy S I had a great curry, loadsa beers and have gone deaf thanks to Paula (you know who you are )

Sunday, regrettably I had to leave around lunchtime, BUT I was able to catch:

Ambar Hamid (Very bright guy, moving story and great B2B opportunity) &
Sterling Valentine (Great approach and first rate advice for cutting thru the hype)

Check these guys out if you’re not aware of their stuff, very inspirational and yes, very moving and terrifically funny in equal measure.

Thanks to Robert (of LFMpire) for a really well organised and great value event (not forgetting the irrepressible Donna Fox).
Will I go again-u bet!

If you went/and or liked this post-or just feel like commenting-You’re very welcome!
Mike
PS If I missed anybody, I’m really sorry-let me know!

So with that said, here goes. If the objective of using keywords relevant to your niche/subject is to get you noticed by the big “G” (i.e “Creating Focus“) , then it’s only logical to stuff them in all the right places on your Blog-right? Now assuming you’ve found a half decent SEO plug-in (available free), then there are some other things you can do.

Google loves fresh new content, period! So that’s where to start.
So, if I’m writing about Helping Everyone to Create a Successful Online Business, it would also be a good idea to put some keywords in the header and the text. Opinions seem to vary about the number of times your main keywords might be included, but 2/3 main keywords occupying between 5-10% of the overlall text  seems to be where its at.

Oh yeah, and make sure they stand out.

While we’re on the subject, as far as the blog itself is concerned,-tags!.  If you’re in the wp-admin area (not so long ago when I was an IM newbie Ihad no idea where to find them), and you see the word “tag” (i.e. Alt, Title, Description, Keywords (well ok but I had to mention it) etc) shove them in there. Also, when you sign off, both on your blog and when you link on anybody else’s blog, you might also use a keyword in the anchor text there too, in my case instead of “Mike” I might use “UcanUknow” so that people click on that link to come back here, (well, hopefully )

Finally, please add your comments and I’ll issue an updated post about how keywords are Helping Everyone to Create a Successful Online Business which will include any of your great ideas and comments.

Now go for it-UcanUknow!

PS I hope you’ll really like this! Here’s a couple of GREAT reports-no opt in!

Here they are:

Report #1: The Article Marketing Hoax            AND

Report#2: How to take immediate action on any good info product

Just great content-Enjoy!

Week 6 has come and gone and the forum is almost upon us. Based on my experience from 2009, this is a great phase and allows everybody to make some great contacts for the future as John was keen to point out on Sunday’s webinar.

I’m no expert, but if I can help anybody with anything just leave a message or send me an email-ok?

Thats all for now but hope to see you in the forum!

No, not the release of the new Harry Potter movie, this was a debate on something even more mysterious and magical!

The big “G” has been forced to defend the way it ranks search results, as questions arose in relation to its practice of manually intervening to override its automated ranking system. In short, the European Commission is looking into complaints from a small quantity of companies that Google’s search rankings and its interrelated advertising system may treat some competitors unfairly.

Consequently, it has been reported that Google executives have described the impersonal nature of its ranking systems in order to dampen down any criticism that results can be manipulated to favour or disadvantage certain sites. The suggestion here seems to be that the company’s algorithms (er…) produce better quality and more pertinent results than one that might be based mostly on human intervention.

Do Google now and again override the system, in particular in relation to the automated process that determines the weighting given to search adverts in its Adwords system?

Well apparently, it has been reported that Google do acknowledge that it does occasionally (albeit rarely) manually alters rankings in its search engine to counter distortions that might arise from its algorithms.

How would we mere mortals ever know!

Firstly, you need to source good drop shippers who can stock the right products at the right time and price for your customers. Once you have identified some drop shippers, get them to send you photos and prices of the products in their stock along with the technical specifications. If your shipper has a data feed, then it will be quite easy to transfer the data to your computer. Their prices should be such that you can add on a decent margin on them and earn some money out of it.

They should have proper warehouses to store their products and should have an efficient logistical team to ensure that the goods are shipped immediately and reach your customer on time. The shipper should also stick your company’s stickers on the products and should also ship the products using your name as the shipper, i.e. they should remain anonymous during the entire deal,  but have a contact number to solve customers’ complaints, again without mentioning their name while talking to your customer.

Ensure that they deal in branded and genuine products only since it is your reputation which can get sullied otherwise. The shipper should also accept payment through credit cards, PayPal etc, and you too will be required to do the same.

You need to be innovative while marketing the products. You should change the product description slightly and also the photo if possible, since this same data will be sent to other people like you by the same shipper. This will project the same product in a different way and you could also design your own Website to sell the Products.

Keep your site interesting, informative and uncluttered and include key words so that your site figures as one of the top sites in any search. This will ensure more hits and more hits mean more sales. Keeping it  constantly updated as per the list supplied by your shipper is crucial or you might end up getting orders for items that are out of stock. In case such a thing happens, try to procure the product from another shipper and if there is a possibility of a delay in shipment then call or email the customer and request for an extension in delivery time. If the customer does not agree, then do the gentlemanly thing and refund the money. If your shipper is constantly defaulting on deliveries then change him, or you could suffer. Sites like eBay have customers rating sellers like you so a bad rating will crush your reputation and result in decreased sales.

So, get your act together by studying and acting on the above pointers and watch your drop shipping business give you jaw dropping results.

Name : Kathy Dobson

Blog URL :  kathydobson.com

 Website URL: crazycashmembershipsites.com

“As with many people visualizing a successful Internet business, I was reading everything that came my way, emails to my inbox, numerous sales pages. There is no doubt that I was on information overload! But the one thing I wasn’t doing the one thing that was missing was the most important element to my success. That element was ACTION!

It is not surprising to me that the word ACTION is actually contained and in fact is the last word within ‘Law of AttrACTION’ Until we take action in life no matter what our dreams are, nothing happens. Action is what completes the Law.

For two years I played around with the idea of pursuing Internet marketing. During that time I received notice about many coaching courses some charging figures as high as $10,000. These were simply out of my reach and I thought I would never get it! Then one day I received notice about John’s course. The first thing I noticed was how reasonable the course was in comparison to similar courses being offered. So, I did my homework. I studied John Thornhill, his blog and his reputation. I could not find one negative thing about this man or his coaching course, so I finally took the plunge and signed up for John Thornhill’s Marketing Masterclass. I have not regretted this decision one time. It is the single most effective and important action step I took to create a better life for myself in 2009.

When I entered John’s course, I had no website (blog), no product to sell and frankly not enough knowledge to put it all together into a working machine. When I reflect back from where I started to where I am today after finishing John’s course I marvel at what I’ve accomplished in 9 short months.

Simply put, John’s course not only taught me what I needed to know to succeed online, but more importantly, it connected all the dots for me! How important is that? It took all the pieces that I had been reading about and connected them into a fine tuned working machine for me.

Is John’s course perfect? No, there is no such thing. But, no one knows Internet marketing like John does and his ability to teach this to others and his willingness to teach it at such a fair price is a blessing.

Without John’s course I would not be where I am today. He has provided me the tools, videos and support that I need to move forward confidently in the Internet marketing world. It is up to me to consistently work towards my goals with these newly taught tools.

One last word about John. I honestly believe that John is a person who cares on a personal basis about each one of his coaching students. Our course was to last 36 weeks, but here we are in week 42 and John is still teaching! This shows how much pride and integrity this man has.

If you have the opportunity to participate in John’s coaching course I cannot recommend it enough. Don’t sit on the fence any longer, take action and make it happen! You won’t be sorry.

Thanks John Thornhill.

Sincerely with Gratitude,

Kathy Dobson”

John Thornhill’s Masterclass Launches at 3pm EST on Tuesday 26th January. This program only launches once per year and slots are extremely limited. Get on the early bird list, download your free report “Why You’ll Never Succeed Online” and see more case studies at www.johnthornhillmasterclass.com

Mike
PS Here’s my New Year resolution………..

Special thanks to Kris M.