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Well, it looks like the days of new Google search engine updates happening just a few times a year are a thing of the past. Now they’re coming fast and furious! As I noted a few days ago, there were more than 30 updates in December alone.

It’s almost like the Google programmers have discovered a new skill or found a new hobby and they can’t get enough of it! I can just imagine them huddling in groups around their computers giggling and Googling and saying, “Hey! Lets tweak the (search) engines some more!”

If you want to keep up with new happenings in the wonderful world of search algorithm updates, click this direct link to the Official Google Blog. It really is quite informative. … Read the rest of this entry

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My friends, here is a two-for-one offer where you can grab the Google Website Traffic Tips eBook and get the Headlines That Sell eBook free as a bonus. These eBooks will help with your home business opportunities marketing efforts.

Over the past year, the Google search engine has been doing algorithm updates on an increasingly regular basis – this past December alone there were 30 such updates! It is hard for marketers to keep up with these changes, especially home based entrepreneurs working at it on a part time basis.

Rather than spending all of your time reading about search engine updates, your best bet is to simply focus on the essentials of search engine optimization (SEO). You can still do plenty of things to drive traffic to your site, even through all the Google updates. … Read the rest of this entry

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Here is an article offering tips for when you are creating a video for marketing purposes. I send this to subscribers of my Website Traffic Tips Newsletter. Perhaps a few of my Affiliate Power blog readers will find it beneficial, too.

If you are creating your first video, these tips will be especially helpful:

1. Take some time in the brainstorming stage to figure out just want you want to make a video about. Ideally it will be about some problem that a lot of people in your niche need help with. Once you’ve got the idea figured out, narrow down a list of highly targeted, highly searched keywords relevant to that topic. … Read the rest of this entry

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Let me invite you to join us in the Entrepreneur Forums, a free membership site that offers support and advice to entrepreneurs and small business operators of all kinds. It is truly a friendly entrepreneur community.

Online business and marketing forums have taken a hit in recent years due to the influx of next generation Social Networking sites. Membership and activity in many online forums is down, but that doesn’t mean the forums have lost their value: quite the contrary.

When Social Media sites first became popular they were not very business-friendly. You could easily be banned from a Social site for promoting or even mentioning your home business opportunities.

Since that time, some of the Social sites have “smartened up” and have adapted to allow entrepreneurs to market their products and services. … Read the rest of this entry

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Success begins with you, so why not make 2012 your year to believe and achieve? Decide what you want, then make a commitment to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The simple act of deciding makes all the difference.

Many of my friends and Internet home business marketing associates know that I appreciate motivational and inspirational quotes. I like to collect them and share them. I find great inspiration in quotes and sayings and use them sometimes in the articles and blog posts I write.

For example, while reading a couple of quotes by Brian Tracy on creativity and decision making, the outline for this blog post popped into my head. I always appreciate how Brian takes certain universal concepts and presents them in ways that are easy to understand and apply to one’s own life and experiences. … Read the rest of this entry

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The New Year is quickly approaching and it is time to plan exactly how you will go about getting free targeted traffic to your website. There are many good ways to do it. I can offer a free resource that will show you the best ways.

The resource is an eBook called The Top 25 Ways to Get FREE Website Traffic. This free eBook is a standout resource for home business marketers because it focuses on helping you get targeted traffic and that’s exactly the kind of traffic you want.

When you get targeted visitors, you know they will be open to the ideas, recommendations and offers you have waiting for them on your website. The reason they are visiting your website is because you have let them know clearly that you have things that will interest them.

So, how will you entice them with your great offers? Let me count the ways… Read the rest of this entry

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The secret to success is all about going above and beyond the average. This is a fairly basic truth, whether you are a home-based Internet Marketer or you are seeking success in any other field of interest or activity.

I know it is easy to make that statement, but for many aspiring entrepreneurs, it is something else again to actually walk the walk of an achiever. In reality, it takes courage to break away from the crowd and from your own old habits and to do the things you must do to achieve your aspirations.

I think author Anais Nin expressed it best when she said, “It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before, to test your limits, to break through barriers.”

I am not familiar with Nin’s literary work, but I have her quote stuck on my wall and use it for inspiration regularly.

Modern day business trainer, speaker and author Brian Tracy offers some additional insight into how a person can rise above the average. … Read the rest of this entry

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If you are like a lot of home business enthusiasts, your thoughts are now turning to how you will go about achieving success beyond your wildest dreams in 2012. There are a lot of things you’ll need to do, but here is one of the key factors:

==> Personal Development

Every success you achieve in life begins with self-improvement and self-development. Yes, there are a lot of marketing skills and SEO skills and technical skills you can learn to help you along the way, but it all depends on how you mentally prepare for the level of success you hope to achieve.

The very first step is to realize how important it is to train your mind to think only about what you want, not about what you don’t want. On this point, Brian Tracy tells us, “Thoughts objectify themselves. You become what you think about.” … Read the rest of this entry

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Business Social Networking sites are great for promoting your Internet home business. They offer advantages over basic social sites. IM faceplate is a social site designed specifically for marketers, entrepreneurs and small businesses.

I’ve been an active member of IM faceplate for about a year and a half and I’ve found it to be an ideal place to post my articles, promote my products and services and generally build my presence in an active community of like-minded Internet Marketers.

Perhaps the best thing about IM faceplate is the fact that you are encouraged to promote your business and build your brand. Not like basic social sites where you might get chastised or penalized for trying to promote your business. … Read the rest of this entry

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Internet Marketers value the targeted visitors they get from Google, but most think of that traffic only in terms of the income it could produce. In reality, the benefits go beyond simply making money from search engine traffic.

Of course, the first step to online success is to learn and apply some basic SEO (search engine optimization) techniques to your websites and to your onsite and offsite content. Your initial goal is to get your site and your web pages to the first pages of the search engine results pages (SERPs) because high rankings in the SERPs usually means more traffic and more sales.

However, besides making sales and income, there are a few other reasons for working hard to get the top search engine spots. Here are four of the key benefits to consider: … Read the rest of this entry