Facebook Passes Yahoo As One Of Most Visited Web Sites

Lookout Google !!! Here comes the Social Media freight train. Just today, Facebook has passed Yahoo to gain the number #2 position on Alexa Ranking. Alexa ranks all web sites and reports traffic and other details. This is proof positive that more people are searching and using Social Media sites. They just passed YouTube earlier this year.

What about Twitter? In the past 6 months they have climbed from 50th to 13th position at the time of this Blog. Here is Twitters Alexa Ranking. As a Full Time Internet Marketer, this is music to my ears. I am tired of Search Engine Media being the top form of advertising. The real question is....."How high will they go? Or is Social Media just a fad? "

James Hickey
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Overcoming Home Based Business Frustrations

Some of the biggest frustrations or problems people make in having an online business is getting massive amounts of traffic to their websites. There is no point having a tricked out website that just sits there with no traffic. The problem also is that many of home businesses is that they do not teach you effective marketing strategies.

There are so many options out there to learn Internet marketing and get the marketing education that they need but it certainly helps to have it all in the one place. Thankfully I belong to a community of entrepreneurs that provide a complete online marketing education all in the one place.

Over the last 2 years I have learned to become an expert Internet Marketer and have successfully taken my business to a level where people are continually approaching me for advice and training. Below I am going to share the top 10 tips on generating traffic to you website and becoming a expert Internet Marketer.

1) Read Magnetic Sponsoring . I don't care what industry you are in – this is a must for learning how to become the hunted instead of the hunter.

2) Brand Yourself - Learn to become a leader. Give value and position yourself as a leader with personal branding

3) Learn copy writing – This skill is invaluable in order for you to learn how to use words that get people to take action. I suggest reading books by Joe Vitale or Dan Kennedy to educate yourself.

4) Learn Social Media Marketing – Use sites like Facebook, You Tube and Twitter to help create your online presence. Do no spam people with your opportunity or pitch people, learn to be yourself and attract people to get to know you.

5) Build Your Own List - This is so important that you use an autoresponder service like Aweber that allows you to be in control your own list that you can market to and not filtering your traffic to a system.

6) Autoresponder Marketing - Personalise your autoresponders and build a relationship with your list by weaving your story and your message into your messages.

7) Google Adwords PPC - Do whatever you have to , to learn and master Google Adwords. You definitely need to be learning from the best to master this but when you do it can create six figures a month.

8) Master One Method at a Time - You have heard the saying “Jack of all trades – master of none” . Focus on one lead generation method until you master it before you move on. Dont try and learn everything at once.

9) Keyword Research - Know your target market first, do your keyword research and build your content, articles, videos etc all around those keywords. Use the free Google Adwords Keyword Tool.

10) Mindset – To get different results you need to become a different person. In my opinion mindset comes before skill.

Contact me on the links under my signature to learn more about me and my Internet Education Company.


James Hickey
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How To Grow Your Twitter Followers

Twitter is a great tool to get your target audience discover you, your business and your blog. It helps establish a link between you and your audience in a non-threatening way and can be a great part of your online marketing and social media marketing.

Here are some of my tips and tricks to help you get massive amounts of Twitter followers.

• Find people who you are interested in and that have a large amount of followers. This can be other Internet Celebrities like Frank Kern, Mike Dillard and me of course :-) @sdentrepreneur. If you want to follow local people, look for people or businesses in your area.
• Once you have found people you want to follow, click on Followers and only follow the last 3 to 5 pages. These are the most active people who are on Twitter. You can only follow 300 to 500 per day.
• Depending on your Twitter page, on average, 50% to 70% of people will follow you back. This can grow you followers greatly per day.
• You may eventually run into your limit that Twitter allows, which is 10% over your Follower total.
• To correct this, after adding people for several days in a row, stop adding people, wait 2 to 3 days to give people a chance to follow you back. Then go to www.huitter.com and you can mass unfollow people with one click.
• Your next step is to use Social Oomph - www.SocialOomph.com Here you can set yourself up to Auto Follow People back, send Direct Messages to people who Follow you and set up AutoMated Tweets so that you can send messages 24/7.
• Regarding these Automated messages, write your messages with keywords that you think people are searching for and that you want to connect with. You can use this service for free but I suggest using the Professional version if you are serious about your marketing plan.
• You also want to sign up to www.Twellow.com which is the Yellow pages of Twitter. You can add yourself to an additional 10 categories by creating a free profile. You can also add all your other Social Media links like Facebook and YouTube here.
• When on Twellow, go to the Twellowhood or Search window to follow people in your city.
• For the advanced Internet Marketers reading this, you can create a RSS Feed with Google Alerts to follow blogs/articles that apply to keywords that are of interest to you and then use www.bit.ly to shorten the feed and then www.Twitterfeed.com to send this directly to Twitter. This way you won't just be pitching your web site and by providing good information, you establish yourself as a leader in your industry.
  
• Add your Twitter URL to all your e-mail signatures and business cards.
• Lastly, read one of my previous Blogs about How to use Twitter Properly, this will help you keep your new followers and add more.

Hope you enjoyed and got some solid information from this Blog. Please share and Retweet to your friends and followers.


James Hickey
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Leaders Of Opportunity: Social Media Marketing - My Business Marketing

Leaders Of Opportunity: Social Media Marketing - My Business Marketing

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How To Use Twitter Properly

Twitter has taken the world by storm, all the major news channels, celebrities and businesses now have accounts. Then there are the individuals and Internet Marketers who are spending massive amounts of time "Tweeting". I thought I would use this Blog to address the latter and offer advice on "How To Use Twitter Properly" for the average user.

• Provide solid information with each of your Tweets, such as Top New Stories, Discounts at Restaurants, Fun Pictures and Interesting Dialogue.
• Find people who share similar interests to you with Search Twitter or Twellow.
• Make new friends, talk to them on phone, meet them live for coffee of happy hour.
• Imagine you are at party or business mixer. Social Networking is like a virtual event.
• Put your best foot forward and be yourself

Now, for those of you Internet Marketers who are chomping at the bit thinking Twitter is going to make you rich beyond your wildest dreams. I have a news flash for you!!! 90% of the people think you are spamming them. I follow many Internet Marketers and have been pitched and approached by every get-rich-quick scheme or new MLM venture. Don't get me wrong, there is a way to promote your business but not with an opt in e-mail landing page on the very first Tweet. Below is my advice on how Twitter can work for you.

• DON'T pitch your business as your Twitter profile, Auto Direct Message and Tweets.
• Do follow people who you feel may be a potential client for your business opportunity
• Provide information regarding your product in a blog, article or press release.
• When you start establishing yourself as a Leader in your industry, the curiosity of most humans will eventually lead them to your signature or business opportunity.
• Create a personal website or blog for yourself and make that your Twitter profile
• Be available, answer your Direct Messages and @ replies.
• Twitter and Facebook are the new version of List Building. People are tired of getting spam e-mails. With Social networking, your new clients are finding you because you are interesting and a leader in your field.
• Who wants to follow and learn from someone that is not a Leader?

That's all for now. Next Month I will provide the best system to build your Twitter following.

Thanks

James Hickey
Internet Marketing Consultant
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Why I Am On Twitter?

When I first joined Twitter in 2008, I thought it was just a big Facebook/MySpace status update. Why would I want to know “What Are You Doing?” the question that is the foundation for Twitter communications. It soon came to me that its much more than telling people that I just went to Starbucks. Twitter is public list building. Twitter helps me find like minded individuals and opens up many doors for Joint Ventures.

When I’m on Twitter and I view Inc Magazine or Entrepreneur Magazine profiles I can see everyone who is following them. Many of these are Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners. These are people who really want to know “What are they doing RIGHT NOW”, and most importantly these are likely the people who are spending money and who may purchase my products or hire me for Consulting. How could you not want access to both those publications subscribers?

In the past I would have “killed” to get access to the customer lists these guys have built up. On Twitter I get this for free. All I have to do is go out and follow these people and 50% will follow me back just out of common courtesy. Now they are listening to what I have to say.

Having a target list of followers on Twitter is even better then having them on your e-mail list because since these customers don’t really know there is a high probability they would just delete any e-mails from me. But by using Twitter I am bypassing e-mail, this is a huge game changing technology shift, you must get this concept. Also on Twitter I can help others with Internet Marketing by posting interesting content and cutting edge ideas. I can also link to my blog so my followers can learn more about me and eventually let me help them with Internet Marketing.

On a lighter note, I love this clip from the Jon Stewart Show about Twitter. Enjoy

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10 Ways To Make Money With Twitter

Found this Blog about 10 Ways To Make Money With Twitter. With Twitter growing at such a fast rate, there are many people trying to monetize using Twitter. There are many good points made in this short interview with one of the most followed persons on Twitter.

I would like to add some of my own list of Do and Dont's

1. Do have a picture of yourself, smiling works the best.
2. Do complete fully complete your bio.
3. Do add Profile website link to your business homepage, Blog, Facebook or LinkedIn.
4. Don't have your Profile website page be a landing-splash page asking for e-mail address.
5. Don't include website link in EVERY Tweet, engage and make new friends, network.

http://blog/10-ways-to-monetize-twitter/

Thanks and please free to e-mail or contact me with any questions.



James Hickey
Internet Marketing Consultant -Mentor
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