Facebook vs. Myspace: Which is Better For Marketing?

Facebook and Myspace are both excellent sources for
free internet marketing. So which is better for marketing
your home based business?

First of all let me say that I think everyone should have
BOTH a Myspace and a Facebook account. They are free
after all. However, when it comes to which one you should
spend the most time on I would have to say Myspace.

Why do I say that? Because Myspace gives you more
freedom to market the way you want to. Facebook really
doesn’t have a lot of desire to be a marketing site. They
are a social network that is high on the social factor. When
they discover that you are marketing your business they
don’t like it very much.

There are things you can do on Facebook such as
joining groups and that is where the real marketing
takes place.  There are tons of groups on Facebook
dedicated to MLM, Network marketing and home
based business opportunities. In these groups you
can talk about your business as well as get tips from
others on how to be more successful.

Aside from the groups on Facebook there really
aren’t a lot of other marketing opportunities since
Facebook monitors how many friends you request
at any given time and won’t let you send out bulk
messages to too many people.

Myspace on the flip side is much more open to
letting you market whatever you want on their site.
You can say a lot moe on your Myspace page than
on your Facebook and a lot more information can be
given about your opportunity.

Myspace also doesn’t care about how many people
you request in one day, in fact the more friends you
have the better.

So spend your time on both Myspace and Facebook
because they are great tools for marketing your business
for free online. However, when it comes right down to it
Myspace is the social networking king for marketing
your home based business.

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Explode Your Home Based Business With Video Marketing!

Youtube.com and other video marketing websites have become huge over the last few years due in no small part to internet marketers who build their incomes around video marketing.

Video marketing can be one of the best ways to make money with your home based business online however it can also be a huge waste of time and energy if you don’t know how to get the most out of it.

So many home based business videos look the same it’s almost annoying. Somebody sitting at their desk talking about why their business is the biggest and the best.

If you really want to get the most out of your video marketing you have to make yourself stand out from the crowd. That doesn’t mean you have to have a ton of equipment or spend a lot of money on a fancy camera it just means you have to be as original as possible.

Try shooting some marketing videos the next time you go on vacation. Or you might even just drive out to your local park anything that looks exciting and fun after all you aren’t just marketing a business you’re marketing a lifestyle.

Wear something that will make you stand out, even if it’s a little foolish looking… who cares! When you captivate someone’s attention they are much more likely to watch your entire video instead of clicking away. And even better they might just tell their friends about it!

Who knows how many people you could reach just by wearing something funny and breaking away from the norm.

When a video goes viral it can do amazing things for your business. Sure not everyone who watches it will sign up but the more people who see it the better.

Another thing you can do is send people to a website instead of a phone number and make the website name something really catchy and easy to remember. Something so interesting and original that they just can’t help but go there. Most people would much rather visit a website and get some information than call a complete stranger on the phone.

Don’t be scared to do something a little bit different, stand out, be original and your video marketing will be much, much more successful than almost all the other videos out there

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Home Business Success: Being Honest With Yourself!

When working your home based business there are going to be a few road blocks from time to time that you’ll have to deal with. Things like finding enough time to effectively work your business, family issues, money troubles and other things can really slow a home business down.

However the biggest stumbling block most people face when it comes to making money from home is…. Themselves. I know what you’re thinking. “Why would I limit my success… I REALLY WANT success?!”

It is true though… why is it that some people in the very same company fall flat on their faces while others make 5, 6 even 7 figures? The answer is simple but sometimes hard to hear. You have to be honest and a little tough on yourself to truly succeed working from home.

For instance, if you’re really being honest with yourself how many hours per week do you really spend working your home based business? If you are like 99% of people the answer is not enough.

It’s a really simple thing to do, you sit down at the desk in your home office and you get ready to work only instead of actually WORKING you do everything but. You clean off your desk, you organize your drawers, you waste time on the internet, you “map out a plan of action”, all of those things might make you FEEL like you’re working but if you are really honest with yourself you will see that you’re really just throwing away your time.

When we are really being honest with ourselves we start to notice that out of all the time we spend devoted to working our at home business might not be as productive as we thought at all.

Sometimes looking deeply at ourselves and holding ourselves accountable can be the hardest thing in the world to do. However, if we really truly want success it’s something that must be done.

Start writing out a list of things you want to accomplish each week for your business. If the weekend comes and you haven’t finished your list don’t let yourself off the hook… GET IT DONE! It might seem hard now but in the end it will help your business more than you could ever possibly know.

Make sure to set exciting by attainable goals for every week, month, and even the entire year. When you have goals it is much easier to track your progress and see how much you are honestly doing.

Finally if you really feel like you need more help get a friend or a spouse involved as your accountability partner. Sometimes that is the only way for you to really follow through with your goals.

Be honest with yourself and you’ll have massive success in your home based business, lie to yourself and you’ll probably fail… the choice is yours.

 

Nine Ways To Find More Success With Your Online Business!

1. Determine your goals for your website. How will you drive traffic to your website Plan for this up front, while developing your website. If search engines are important to you, then proceed to step 2.

          2. Allocate a budget to online marketing and search engines. It’s as important as what you spend for designing and hosting your website. The budget you set will instruct these further steps you should take:

          3. Optimize your website during design to perform well in search engines. Make sure it contains the correct density of keywords important in searches.

          4. Make a commitment to keep your content fresh. Augment content as frequently as practicable, because search engines reward rich content.

          5. Devote resources (your time or the money to hire others) to actively work on search engine placement. Monitor your ranking weekly or monthly in the major search engines for key search terms; this can be done manually or you can utilize automated software to produce a monthly or weekly ranking report.

           Even if you plan to focus on free “organic” rankings, plan to set up Pay-Per-Click accounts at Google and Yahoo. All companies that want traffic from search engines should consider PPC a basic cost, as essential as paying your monthly hosting bill.

          The budget can be as little as $20 a month … or much more, depending upon how aggressive you want to be.

          6. Promote links to your website from your trading partners, in directories, through reciprocal links and discrete paid placements. “Link popularity” is highly important to search engine rankings.

          Monitor who links to you, and also who links to your competitors. Get as many links coming into your website as possible. Use viral marketing strategies, like posts or links from forums, bulletin boards, social websites like myspace and more.

          7. Install a good statistics package. And review it frequently so you know what is happening with your website. Statistics will tell you if you are successful in getting people to your website.

          If you are having success in traffic but realizing few sales, that means you need to work on your “conversion” of website visitors by improving your products or improving the functionality and usability of your website..

8. Periodically measure progress in ranking and make adjustments to keywords and content as part of a regular maintenance program – at least monthly.

9. Submit your site URL to as many free sites as possible. Self-promote yourself by writing articles, placing ads on bulletin boards, e-zines, group sites etc

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