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Atricle Dump - How to Setup A Profitable Online Business
Why would one write about New Year resolutions when the New Year has already passed?1.) Because for most people New Year resolutions have already faded by the middle of January, which makes it a good time to reflect on why this might be the case.2.) Because any day of the year is a good day for New Year resolutions. While the turn of the year only makes us more susceptible for life changing resolutions, we may in fact start over any given day of our existence.Let us assume that the major goal in life is to achieve happiness in its multitude of facets. Whatever the individual semantics of happiness may be, money will be one of the necessary means to achieve it. Money is not an end but “only” an indispensable facilitator for personal freedom and growth, and hence, happiness.Here are some suggestions to draw up goals and plans and to sustain the necessary motivation to realize them:A. Take a blank A4 pa
You convert curious but cautious visitors into thoughtful, friendly "i-think-i-could-use-this" friends. Preselling is the vital key that allows you to attain conversion rates of 10-20%.
Even if they don't purchase immediately, they'd have had a rewarding visit to your site and you can bet they'll tell all their friends, and there is no form of advertising more potent than word of mouth recommendation!
When Preselling is done properly, it always sets up your now friendly and warm 'friends' for the next step... a high (10-20%) monetization conversion rate!
5) Monetizing your visitors: Lets see... you've started an online business based on what you know by creating high quality content for your website which attracts and retains hordes of eager traffic to your website, from which you Presell you products and services by overdelivering relevant content.
The next step in the process is monetization.
Most online businesses have only one form of monetization...'buy this from me now!’ How mundane!
Often times 'buy this from me now' is the wrong approach. Monetizing your visitors is a multistage, multi approach system of getting the most value from your visitors and your efforts.
An example: you could offer them subscription to your ezine
So you spent good money on an ad, put it in a magazine or newspaper, and waited patiently for phone calls that didn't materialize. You're upset: you feel that you've wasted money and time, and now you're convinced that advertising doesn't work.Advertising does work. Every day. So before you kick away advertising (or websites, or brochures, or any other marketing medium), first consider which of these four basic reasons applies to your effort:Your ad wasn't created to appeal sympathetically to the correct customer need.You can't force a sale, as much as you might want to. Your best, most reliable, most profitable customers come to your business because you meet particular needs that your competitors don't. Simple as that. These needs may be material, psychological or emotional, but when they present themselves, their owners come to you.The goal of advertising is not to pitch a sale, but to establish name and
However, to attain these desirable benefits, there are several things you need to know in order to establish your very own profitable online business.
The "gurus" say that the 3 key factors for success online are 'Traffic, Traffic and more Traffic'. "They" say that to be a success online you need a really high volume of traffic on your website because the 'normal' conversion rates of hits to eventual sales lies between 2-4%, in other words, only 2-4 visitors out of every 100 who come to your website will eventually purchase something from you or through you.
Do you know that there are some online businesses which post conversion rates of 10-20%? What if you could attain this kind of conversion rates? Imagine how much more profitable your online business would be (between 2.5-10 times more profitable!).
What's the key to such high conversion rates? ... Content!
Pay attention: "The truth about success online is that traffic is attracted to content!” Therefore “content, content and even more content” is the true mantra for success online.
Why is this so?
Because people come online in search of information! They come online in search of solutions to their problems.
The 'magic' process for succeeding online, for achieving conversion rates of 10-20%+ is C-T-P-M!
What is C-T-P-M? C_T-P-M is a process expressed like this... "High quality Content attracts hordes of eager Traffic, which is Presold on overdelivered information turning them into warm and willing buyers so you can Monetize these hits in various ways!”
Ok, file this info away in your mind as we examine the 5 components of a profitable online business.
1) The starting point...What you know: Everybody knows something of value to someone else! What have you done well lately? What problems or difficulties have you overcome? A lot of people worldwide are going thought he same situation and they can profit from your experiences (and so can you!).
This really is the starting point for establishing a profitable online business...what you know!
Why is this so important?
Because what you know gives you the benefit of authority, it taps into your passions and interests to unleash the creativity that lies within you so you can turn your experiences into great content.
2) Creating quality Content: The next step is to create quality content.
What is content anyway? Content is 'just' information. Right?
Wrong!
Content isn't 'just' information, content is valuable, quality information that you've compiled, thought over and "re-presented' in your own 'voice'!
Quality content comes from within YOU! "You've" researched and compiled it, "you've" thought over it and added your own unique insights and experiences, and "you've" re-presented it in your own 'voice'.
This is the key to high quality content - content which attracts hordes of eager traffic - the only kind of content that counts!
3) Attracting and retaining Traffic: Ok, you've taken what you know and used it to create quality content for your website, now it's time to attract hordes of eager traffic to your website.
How is traffic attracted to a content rich website? There's a 2 step process involved;
i) You need a Search Engine Optimized website.
Why is this important?
Because only a SE optimized website with high quality content will possess a sufficiently high placement in the Search Engine rankings (within the first 20 ranks or the first 2 result pages) which is necessary to attract hordes of free, qualified traffic (people who are looking for you!).
I believe you'll agree with me that free qualified traffic is much better than traffic you pay for through advertising!
ii) The Look and Feel (L&F) of your website has to be just right for your target market. it's no use attracting hordes of traffic to your site and having them leave almost instantly because your site looks and feels like a high tech nightmare.
Think about the most highly trafficked websites online... google.com, yahoo.com, ebay.com, amazon.com and so on. What do they look and feel like? Regardless of the site and target market, these sites look and feel simple, neat, attractive and welcoming.
The L&F of your website will ensure that your visitors have a memorable stay and it sets them up for the next step.
4) Presell your Services and Products by overdelivering content: Who would you rather buy from... a high pressure salesman 'urging' you to buy now, or a trusted friend making a friendly 'recommendation'? Easy isn't it? You'd buy from your friend everytime!
Preselling is a warm intimate process of overdelivering content which enlightens your visitors, helps them to 'see' how your services and products help them to solve their problems, and then allows them to 'sell' themselves on your worthiness so they deliver your Most Wanted Response (MWR).
The truth is simple; offline as well as online, business is about establishing trust and creating relationships. That's exactly what you achieve when you Presell to your visitors.
You convert curious but cautious visitors into thoughtful, friendly "i-think-i-could-use-this" friends. Preselling is the vital key that allows you to attain conversion rates of 10-20%.
Even if they don't purchase immediately, they'd have had a rewarding visit to your site and you can bet they'll tell all their friends, and there is no form of advertising more potent than word of mouth recommendation!
When Preselling is done properly, it always sets up your now friendly and warm 'friends' for the next step... a high (10-20%) monetization conversion rate!
5) Monetizing your visitors: Lets see... you've started an online business based on what you know by creating high quality content for your website which attracts and retains hordes of eager traffic to your website, from which you Presell you products and services by overdelivering relevant content.
The next step in the process is monetization.
Most online businesses have only one form of monetization...'buy this from me now!’ How mundane!
Often times 'buy this from me now' is the wrong approach. Monetizing your visitors is a multistage, multi approach system of getting the most value from your visitors and your efforts.
An example: you could offer them subscription to your ezine
Computer forensics consulting is an emerging and fast-growing field in which consulting services are offered to governmental agencies, military, corporations, small companies, and businesses. Computer forensic specialists offer their services in an independent capacity. This means they are not on the regular staff of any agency or institution.Computer forensic specialists can be hired as consultants or freelancers for regular work in small businesses and institutions that cannot appoint regular computer forensic experts. They may even be retained for a particular assignment for unusual data recovery situations.These consultants are paid by the hour for the work they do and the services they render, which usually are the same as an in-house computer forensic specialist does. They are responsible as regular computer forensic experts for retrieving and evaluating data encrypted or stored on digital media.The consulta
The 'magic' process for succeeding online, for achieving conversion rates of 10-20%+ is C-T-P-M!
What is C-T-P-M? C_T-P-M is a process expressed like this... "High quality Content attracts hordes of eager Traffic, which is Presold on overdelivered information turning them into warm and willing buyers so you can Monetize these hits in various ways!”
Ok, file this info away in your mind as we examine the 5 components of a profitable online business.
1) The starting point...What you know: Everybody knows something of value to someone else! What have you done well lately? What problems or difficulties have you overcome? A lot of people worldwide are going thought he same situation and they can profit from your experiences (and so can you!).
This really is the starting point for establishing a profitable online business...what you know!
Why is this so important?
Because what you know gives you the benefit of authority, it taps into your passions and interests to unleash the creativity that lies within you so you can turn your experiences into great content.
2) Creating quality Content: The next step is to create quality content.
What is content anyway? Content is 'just' information. Right?
Wrong!
Content isn't 'just' information, content is valuable, quality information that you've compiled, thought over and "re-presented' in your own 'voice'!
Quality content comes from within YOU! "You've" researched and compiled it, "you've" thought over it and added your own unique insights and experiences, and "you've" re-presented it in your own 'voice'.
This is the key to high quality content - content which attracts hordes of eager traffic - the only kind of content that counts!
3) Attracting and retaining Traffic: Ok, you've taken what you know and used it to create quality content for your website, now it's time to attract hordes of eager traffic to your website.
How is traffic attracted to a content rich website? There's a 2 step process involved;
i) You need a Search Engine Optimized website.
Why is this important?
Because only a SE optimized website with high quality content will possess a sufficiently high placement in the Search Engine rankings (within the first 20 ranks or the first 2 result pages) which is necessary to attract hordes of free, qualified traffic (people who are looking for you!).
I believe you'll agree with me that free qualified traffic is much better than traffic you pay for through advertising!
ii) The Look and Feel (L&F) of your website has to be just right for your target market. it's no use attracting hordes of traffic to your site and having them leave almost instantly because your site looks and feels like a high tech nightmare.
Think about the most highly trafficked websites online... google.com, yahoo.com, ebay.com, amazon.com and so on. What do they look and feel like? Regardless of the site and target market, these sites look and feel simple, neat, attractive and welcoming.
The L&F of your website will ensure that your visitors have a memorable stay and it sets them up for the next step.
4) Presell your Services and Products by overdelivering content: Who would you rather buy from... a high pressure salesman 'urging' you to buy now, or a trusted friend making a friendly 'recommendation'? Easy isn't it? You'd buy from your friend everytime!
Preselling is a warm intimate process of overdelivering content which enlightens your visitors, helps them to 'see' how your services and products help them to solve their problems, and then allows them to 'sell' themselves on your worthiness so they deliver your Most Wanted Response (MWR).
The truth is simple; offline as well as online, business is about establishing trust and creating relationships. That's exactly what you achieve when you Presell to your visitors.
You convert curious but cautious visitors into thoughtful, friendly "i-think-i-could-use-this" friends. Preselling is the vital key that allows you to attain conversion rates of 10-20%.
Even if they don't purchase immediately, they'd have had a rewarding visit to your site and you can bet they'll tell all their friends, and there is no form of advertising more potent than word of mouth recommendation!
When Preselling is done properly, it always sets up your now friendly and warm 'friends' for the next step... a high (10-20%) monetization conversion rate!
5) Monetizing your visitors: Lets see... you've started an online business based on what you know by creating high quality content for your website which attracts and retains hordes of eager traffic to your website, from which you Presell you products and services by overdelivering relevant content.
The next step in the process is monetization.
Most online businesses have only one form of monetization...'buy this from me now!’ How mundane!
Often times 'buy this from me now' is the wrong approach. Monetizing your visitors is a multistage, multi approach system of getting the most value from your visitors and your efforts.
An example: you could offer them subscription to your ezine
When Tom Fujiwara, Assistant Public Works Director for the City of Redlands, California, needs to study plans for street repairs or review a map of his city’s storm drain system, he locates and retrieves large documents more quickly and efficiently than ever before by using the department’s new vertical file storage system.“We chose vertical file storage systems because they work. It’s that simple. The cabinets don’t damage our documents and they are very, very easy to access,” he explained. Before adopting vertical file storage systems, the city’s thousands upon thousands of pages of large drawings, maps and exhibits required by the department were stored mainly in flat files, or rolled up in tubes in a corner. “It was very challenging to get your hands on the right document,” Fujiwara said.“We now have ten vertical file cabinets to store large documents, which are mostly engineering drawings, exhibits and maps, some o
Wrong!
Content isn't 'just' information, content is valuable, quality information that you've compiled, thought over and "re-presented' in your own 'voice'!
Quality content comes from within YOU! "You've" researched and compiled it, "you've" thought over it and added your own unique insights and experiences, and "you've" re-presented it in your own 'voice'.
This is the key to high quality content - content which attracts hordes of eager traffic - the only kind of content that counts!
3) Attracting and retaining Traffic: Ok, you've taken what you know and used it to create quality content for your website, now it's time to attract hordes of eager traffic to your website.
How is traffic attracted to a content rich website? There's a 2 step process involved;
i) You need a Search Engine Optimized website.
Why is this important?
Because only a SE optimized website with high quality content will possess a sufficiently high placement in the Search Engine rankings (within the first 20 ranks or the first 2 result pages) which is necessary to attract hordes of free, qualified traffic (people who are looking for you!).
I believe you'll agree with me that free qualified traffic is much better than traffic you pay for through advertising!
ii) The Look and Feel (L&F) of your website has to be just right for your target market. it's no use attracting hordes of traffic to your site and having them leave almost instantly because your site looks and feels like a high tech nightmare.
Think about the most highly trafficked websites online... google.com, yahoo.com, ebay.com, amazon.com and so on. What do they look and feel like? Regardless of the site and target market, these sites look and feel simple, neat, attractive and welcoming.
The L&F of your website will ensure that your visitors have a memorable stay and it sets them up for the next step.
4) Presell your Services and Products by overdelivering content: Who would you rather buy from... a high pressure salesman 'urging' you to buy now, or a trusted friend making a friendly 'recommendation'? Easy isn't it? You'd buy from your friend everytime!
Preselling is a warm intimate process of overdelivering content which enlightens your visitors, helps them to 'see' how your services and products help them to solve their problems, and then allows them to 'sell' themselves on your worthiness so they deliver your Most Wanted Response (MWR).
The truth is simple; offline as well as online, business is about establishing trust and creating relationships. That's exactly what you achieve when you Presell to your visitors.
You convert curious but cautious visitors into thoughtful, friendly "i-think-i-could-use-this" friends. Preselling is the vital key that allows you to attain conversion rates of 10-20%.
Even if they don't purchase immediately, they'd have had a rewarding visit to your site and you can bet they'll tell all their friends, and there is no form of advertising more potent than word of mouth recommendation!
When Preselling is done properly, it always sets up your now friendly and warm 'friends' for the next step... a high (10-20%) monetization conversion rate!
5) Monetizing your visitors: Lets see... you've started an online business based on what you know by creating high quality content for your website which attracts and retains hordes of eager traffic to your website, from which you Presell you products and services by overdelivering relevant content.
The next step in the process is monetization.
Most online businesses have only one form of monetization...'buy this from me now!’ How mundane!
Often times 'buy this from me now' is the wrong approach. Monetizing your visitors is a multistage, multi approach system of getting the most value from your visitors and your efforts.
An example: you could offer them subscription to your ezine
So we've heard the well-worn statistic that we're exposed to around 3000 advertising messages per day (personally I think it's A LOT more). Ever consider what each of these messages is really asking you to consider?I just opened up the web browser on one of my PC's. Straight away I'm faced with an ad from Virgin Credit Cards "Things get more exciting when you say yes!" presumably that means saying 'yes' to debt - in this case it's by clicking on the word 'yes' which opens a musical jewellery-box. A ballerina proceeds to leap out from her fixed spinning and start gyrating like a mental raver! Is this what Virgin mean by things getting more exciting??..Must be.The animation ends with a billboard announcing "The Virgin Credit Card, Say Yes." Plastered underneath is the virgin logo with the word "Money" next to it.We're faced with thousands of such notifications daily, each one is asking us to consider something from
Think about the most highly trafficked websites online... google.com, yahoo.com, ebay.com, amazon.com and so on. What do they look and feel like? Regardless of the site and target market, these sites look and feel simple, neat, attractive and welcoming.
The L&F of your website will ensure that your visitors have a memorable stay and it sets them up for the next step.
4) Presell your Services and Products by overdelivering content: Who would you rather buy from... a high pressure salesman 'urging' you to buy now, or a trusted friend making a friendly 'recommendation'? Easy isn't it? You'd buy from your friend everytime!
Preselling is a warm intimate process of overdelivering content which enlightens your visitors, helps them to 'see' how your services and products help them to solve their problems, and then allows them to 'sell' themselves on your worthiness so they deliver your Most Wanted Response (MWR).
The truth is simple; offline as well as online, business is about establishing trust and creating relationships. That's exactly what you achieve when you Presell to your visitors.
You convert curious but cautious visitors into thoughtful, friendly "i-think-i-could-use-this" friends. Preselling is the vital key that allows you to attain conversion rates of 10-20%.
Even if they don't purchase immediately, they'd have had a rewarding visit to your site and you can bet they'll tell all their friends, and there is no form of advertising more potent than word of mouth recommendation!
When Preselling is done properly, it always sets up your now friendly and warm 'friends' for the next step... a high (10-20%) monetization conversion rate!
5) Monetizing your visitors: Lets see... you've started an online business based on what you know by creating high quality content for your website which attracts and retains hordes of eager traffic to your website, from which you Presell you products and services by overdelivering relevant content.
The next step in the process is monetization.
Most online businesses have only one form of monetization...'buy this from me now!’ How mundane!
Often times 'buy this from me now' is the wrong approach. Monetizing your visitors is a multistage, multi approach system of getting the most value from your visitors and your efforts.
An example: you could offer them subscription to your ezine
All small businesses need equipment and your cleaning business is no exception. But you don't necessarily have to buy the equipment to run your cleaning business successfully. Depending on your circumstances, leasing may be a better choice than buying every piece of equipment you need for your cleaning business.What is a lease? A lease is an agreement in which you have the use of a piece of equipment, but you do not own it. The user (the lessee) makes payments to the owner of the equipment (the lessor). Leasing has become a common business practice. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) reports that equipment leasing has risen about 20 percent over the past two years. And, according to the Equipment Leasing Association, 8 out of 10 U.S. businesses lease all or part of their equipment.There are several advantages to leasing equipment:1. Leasing is flexible. As your business grows your needs may chang
You convert curious but cautious visitors into thoughtful, friendly "i-think-i-could-use-this" friends. Preselling is the vital key that allows you to attain conversion rates of 10-20%.
Even if they don't purchase immediately, they'd have had a rewarding visit to your site and you can bet they'll tell all their friends, and there is no form of advertising more potent than word of mouth recommendation!
When Preselling is done properly, it always sets up your now friendly and warm 'friends' for the next step... a high (10-20%) monetization conversion rate!
5) Monetizing your visitors: Lets see... you've started an online business based on what you know by creating high quality content for your website which attracts and retains hordes of eager traffic to your website, from which you Presell you products and services by overdelivering relevant content.
The next step in the process is monetization.
Most online businesses have only one form of monetization...'buy this from me now!’ How mundane!
Often times 'buy this from me now' is the wrong approach. Monetizing your visitors is a multistage, multi approach system of getting the most value from your visitors and your efforts.
An example: you could offer them subscription to your ezine in which you recommend products and services of which you are an affiliate, you could recommend your own products and services, offer them membership in your own affiliate program... and don't forget revenue from google adsense.
Monetization is a wonderful way of getting the most from your visitors (after you've given them your best of course).
For a deeper understanding of the concepts covered in this article, send a blank email to spencernokachi@freeautobot.com for your free report entitled "How to create a profitable online business"
To recap the points covered in this article... the 5 components of a profitable online business which incorporates the C-T-P-M process are:
1) Start with what you know.
2) Create quality Content.
3) Attract hordes of eager Traffic.
4) Presell your products and services by overdelivering content.
5) Monetize your visitors.
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