Use Guest Authors to Drive Traffic to Your Site

While giving your site your personality is the key to making your site stand out from the crowd and get noticed, having guest authors is a great way to drive traffic to your site. Putting out a notice that you are looking for guest authors creates a buzz about your site, and welcoming submissions for content or posts creates a high level of reader participation. Once a guest author has been approved for your site and has had his or her first post or page  posted, you can guarantee that he... [Read more of this article]

Getting Targeted Web Traffic - Part 5

Co-Branding Online co-branding can be a little complicated.  If an Internet user clicks on a link on your website and is taken to a web page that has a different brand or company it can get a bit confusing.  They will wonder why they have been directed to an entirely different web page with unrelated content.  When it comes to co-branding you need to choose partnerships that have something in common with the product or service that you’re selling. Co-branding can be very cost effective, particularly... [Read more of this article]

Getting Targeted Web Traffic- Part 4

Swapping Advertising A great way to get your product information out to people is by using links, banner ads, coupons, and swapping articles.  If you’re in the home renovation business you can trade articles with other businesses such as painters and electricians.  In fact, you can trade articles with anyone in your chosen industry that isn’t in direct competition with you.  Extra content on your website will give you more credibility while having your articles on other websites will lend... [Read more of this article]

Getting Targeted Web Traffic- Part 3

Using Banner Ads One mistake that many online businesses make is using banner ads to reach the greatest amount of people.  Your focus when it comes to banner ads is to reach the right type of people for the product or service that you’re selling.  One thing to keep in mind is that, if you have a limited budget, you should avoid buying banner ads altogether.  If you have a big budget, banner ads can be great for branding your company.  You’ll be able to negotiate contracts that are long term... [Read more of this article]

Getting Targeted Web Traffic- Part 2

Doing something innovative and creative online, as well as using the latest technology, will always getattention.  For example, adding animation, flash, or a photo can create a buzz about the product or service that you’re selling.  Just as e-mail, which contains jokes and strange pictures, gets forwarded all around the planet so too can your marketing message make the rounds.  Come up with a marketing message and then forward it to family, friends, and anyone else you know. Any time that you... [Read more of this article]

September 2008 Affiliate Income

I know it’s almost half way through October but it’s never too late to post the affiliate income report for September 2008. It was a tough month, with commissions dropping due to the economy. My niche sites and PPC campaigns are more luxuries than necessities. Which, due to the economy, creates a drop in commissions. Well, I can’t really complain because it’s still extra money in my pocket. Here are the results. Ebay Partner Network My Ebay earnings dropped from $300 a month... [Read more of this article]

Getting Targeted Web Traffic - Part 1

General Marketing Methods One of the best ways to get leads on the Internet is by getting a product mention or a free link on another website.  Effective internet marketing is all about putting your product or service in front of potential customers at the exact time that they are looking for it.  This technique is known as “pinpoint marketing”. Pinpoint marketing is much different than advertising on radio or television, which are known as “interruptive marketing” techniques.  Interruptive... [Read more of this article]

What Niche Marketing is Not

Niche marketing is not about trying to sell your product or service to the world at large. As a small businessperson, you couldn’t afford that kind of multi-million dollar advertising budget. It isn’t possible. You can, however, with only a computer, an Internet connection and a good idea sell to a smaller audience using niche marketing. Niche marketing is not about trying to compete. Competition is taken out of the equation when you do niche marketing. You aren’t out there in the world lined... [Read more of this article]

Earn Some Extra Income With T3leads.com

Pay per lead affiliate programs are becoming more and more popular as the internet continues to open up new ways to bring in streams of income from product and services marketing. Pay per leads give a unique avenue in which you can make money from the visitors to your site sometimes even when they do not even buy anything. Out of the many companies that are on today’s market for pay per lead services there is one that stands out above the rest. This company is t3leads.com The benefits of using... [Read more of this article]

Creating Content Even If You Don’t Write

Creating Content if You Don’t Write If you don’t write, or know how to take photographs, there are still some things that you can do to generate content for your website: Buy content You can buy images and photographs that are of high quality without spending a lot of money. Spending a few hundred dollars on some great images will go a long way in giving your website a professional look. There are many websites on the Internet where you can find images and photographs that relate to your business.... [Read more of this article]

New Niche Marketing idea-Used Jet Ski

New niche marketing idea-Used Jet Ski. I just got back from an awesome weekend in San Diego, CA. My wife and I attended her annual family reunion which is held at Mission Bay. The weather was great, the water temperature was perfect, and the food was excellent. My wife’s uncle had brought his two jet ski’s for everyone to ride. So, after some grub I jumped on and took one out for a spin. I had a blast! I was jamming at around 60 mph on the water, doing doughnuts, and jumping other boaters... [Read more of this article]

Affsphere- The Affiliate Friendly Article Directory

This week Anik Singal released a new article marketing directory called Affsphere. This new article directory is quite different from the others. AffSphere actually lets you place affiliate links within the article and resource box. This opens the door for affiliates to earn commissions directly from the article. AffSphere also allows you to earn in a couple of different ways as well. Watch the video for some more info. Affsphere runs like any other article directory, you submit you own article... [Read more of this article]

NicheFree July 2008 Ebay Affiliate Income

July 2008 Income Report I just wanted to share my ebay affiliate income for July 2008. I run about 5 BANS sites which are NOT fully SEO optimized for the search engines. I do have one site that is okay but still needs a little more optimization for certain keywords. Now let me remind you that I used the same methods (longtail keywords) that I provide on this blog. I don’t do anything different. I just optimize each page according to my research, add content, and find backlinks. I also write... [Read more of this article]

The Basics of Niche Affiliate Marketing

If you are looking for a way to make money online that is actually fun and educational, then you need to know about niche affiliate marketing. Here’s how it works. When a new business is trying to increase its web traffic, reach new customers, and establish itself in general, it will create affiliate programs in order to achieve this. An affiliate program is basically when a person sells a product for them and gets a commission. On the internet, you would achieve this by setting up a website that... [Read more of this article]

New Niche Marketing Idea- RC Airplane Kits

Here is another new Niche market, RC airplane kits. There are plenty of kits available to promote on ebay if you decide to build a BANS site for this niche market. I don’t have much time but I wanted to get this post to you today, so, I’ll keep it short. You can find some rc airplane kits on eBay to promote. KEYWORDS: “rc airplane kits” 1,600 searches per month 6280 competing websites “rc plane kits” 1,000 searches per month 5,130 competing websites “rc... [Read more of this article]

How to Find the Best Niche Markets For Affiliate Programs

Intent gurus always make niche affiliate marketing sound easy; then when you try to cash in on it you fail. There are various reasons for this, but the subject of today is how to find the best niche markets. In order to know what is popular at the time, it is important that you know where to go in order to discover new niches. Two great sites that you can use to your advantage are eBay pulse and Google keyword tool. These are two excellent tools that you can use in order to find the next hottest... [Read more of this article]

The Secret To A 500 Word Article In 10 Minutes

Articles can be a big marketing boost for your website or blog. If your like me, writing them is a pain in the neck, especially if you are a slow typer. Well now you can pump out a 500 word article in about 10 minutes with the the help of Dragon Naturally Speaking. I use this software now, and it’s helped me to create articles for my niche markets in no time. Check out the video at the bottom of this post. With Dragon Naturally Speaking you put on a headset, open your word processor and talk.... [Read more of this article]

PROOF My Niche Keywords & Methods Work!

Hey everyone. I wanted to base this post on proof. Even though everyone has their own methods to make money online, I usually stick to building BANS sites and do a little affiliate marketing on the side. I recently did a post about compound bows (http://www.nichefree.com/target-the-outdoor-niche-with-a-compound-bow/) and since the I’ve seen a few more (not too many) BANS sites pop up related to this niche. Which in my opinion is good, it means people see the potential in the niche market ideas... [Read more of this article]

Build your niche’s muscle with Muscle Milk

New Niche Marketing Idea- Muscle Milk There is nothing like having a good shake after a long workout. Especially if the protein shake taste’s like a real milk shake you would buy from a diner. I’ve had a l lot of protein shakes in the past and I have to admit, Muscle Milk blows the competition away. I’ve gathered some stats and found some profitable keywords/niche markets you could use. For a niche like this I would highly recommend using an authoritative site like Squidoo.com to... [Read more of this article]

Wordtracker vs. Google - You be the Judge.

I wanted to take this time to clear up some stat issues. Some of the readers of my blog have been questioning my stats, they’re not too sure my stats are accurate. That’s fine, I believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion.; ) I would also want to make sure that the stats are accurate before I start another niche marketing site. That is why I took the liberty to contact Wordtracker about their stats not matching up with Google’s. This is the email reply I got back from... [Read more of this article]

New Niche Marketing Idea- Trek Bicycles

“New Niche Marketing Idea- Treck Bicycles. Treck is a industry leader in manufacturing high quality bicycles. Some of Trek’s bikes were used in the Tour de France, including three of the seven victories by Lance Armstrong. You could learn a little more about Trek here. Cycling has a large following in Europe and is growing rapidly here in the United States. Bicycling in the United States has roughly 99 million participants and is a $3.5 billion dollar industry in the United States alone(cycling... [Read more of this article]