Not only is facebook marketing very easy to get into, but it looks like Facebook are about to kick Google to the kerb. 

Did you hear about the planned search engine on Facebook?  It will completely wipe Google out.  As it is more people are logging into Facebook than searching Google, and when this is released Mark Zuckerburg will have the search market rapped up.

The reason Facebook marketing is so effective is precisely because of this huge growth, and loyal user base.  To start a group or fan club on Facebook cost you nothing.  Did I get you thinking yet?!?

Here is a plan to you can use today, to completely dominate Facebook.

First of all you need to find a CPA offer that you could build a fan club or group around.  Make sure it is one that doesn’t make people jump through to many hoops.

Next you set up a Facebook  group with a catchy name, that stays in the same niche as your CPA offer.

As soon as you have the group set up on Facebook you need to start adding content.  The content only needs to be a few posts a day, but most be interesting and relative to your blog.  Once you have done this for two days its time to kick the plan into overdrive.

Look down the left side of your Facebook group’s profile and you will see a button that says “Advertise your group”  This will take you to a version of Google Adwords,, but specifically for Facebook.  This is where Facebook marketing really starts.

You will need to have an interesting advertisement but don’t forget that Facebook users are known to be “click happy,” and respond very well to adverts.

Make sure you only target people within your niche, as this will vastly boost your click through rate. 

To start with you should set your bids at 10c per thousand impressions.  Unlike Goggle, Facebook users click everything, and with this in mind CPC is in my experience far more expensive.

Hopefully you have followed the plan so far, but now what do you do?!?

Time for the best part.

Now your group will take about 1 month to grow to the 20,000 followers mark, and an average of $80 spent on Facebook marketing, but once you hit the 20,000 mark it will go viral.

So many people will be recommending your group at that stage, that you no longer need to advertise, and it will keep growing.

As soon as you hit 20,000 followers stop paying for Facebook advertisements, and start marketing your CPA offer on your group page.  Every member of your group will get your pitch for the CPA offers, and as we know Facebook users are click happy.

This is a really easy Facebook marketing method, that really can earn you thousands of dollars within one month. 

Enjoy

You should consider networking both online and offline  as they are both great ways to market yourself.  Some examples of networking offline include joining local associations and organizations.  Some examples of networking online are joining forums, chat rooms and social networking sites like BetterNetworker.  Heres how to strengthen your social network:

Step One – Figure out what your networking goals are.

For alot of people the best strategy for their social networking is centered around building relationships.  Some of the different relationships you can build through networking  include:

* Joint venture (JV) partnerships
* Mentor relationships 
* Friends and resources
* Customers

You have to make a  social strategy as to how you are going to network with the various individuals.  Are you looking to seek partnerships or looking for mentors or a combination of above?  No matter what the answer, you have to map out a plan of action so you dont overwhelme yourself.

Next, you have to create your networking plan.

You will want to start by answering some questions:

* Who is your target audience?
* What relationships are you looking to find and build?
* What do you have to offer them?
* What networking sites or organizations will you participate in?
* How are you going to represent yourself online?
* How often are you going to post/participate? 
* Will you create specific promotions and offers for your networking audience?

Third, choose the websites and organizations you are going to join.
Whether it be a local organization or a website that you join, keep in mind your social strategy and your goals. Gauge whether or not the place you choose to join is going to take you a step further towards reaching your goals before you decide to join them.  What can they do for you?

For instance, if you’re wanting to start a joint venture partnership then you may consider joining a professional networking site, or a chat room, or forum that is in the same industry as you.  This will get you where you need to be and meeting the right individuals.  If you more want to create a loyal customer base and brand yourself then you may want to join a social networking site.

Networking sites are usually valued by the amount of members they have but more importantly you want to make sure the site you join is in line with the type of business you are in.  If you sell medicare insurance to seniors and are looking for an older market then you might not want to have a social networking profile up on MySpace since the primary market for Myspace is the younger generation.

Last, You Have to Participate in your networks.  The only way networking will work is if you participate.  Here are a few tips on interaction when you are networking online or offline.

Be engaged. The main purpose of networking is so you can connect with other people.  Communicate with your network in a manner that they can respond to.  Use their language, and address issues that they will find interesting and want to read about.  Provide resources and information that they will benefit from.

Be consistent and update on a regular basis.  If you are going to develop a following online then you have to stay connected with your reader base, it’s important to regularly update content so they will keep an interest in your work.  Since many folks have made it a habit of doing some type of networking online once a day (like myself I keep access to my main social networking site all day long), it’s important to stop by and add some value.  This could merely be you commenting on a blog post from someone on your social networking site.  If you cannot regularly spend time on the sites you may want to consider the hiring of a virtual assistant.

Keep your sales pitches to a minimum.  Offer value first and expect to receive later.  Networking is more about the give then the receive.  The giving turns into sales in the long run.

Networking is one of the best avenues to build up your business.  It helps to increase your awareness and your customer base.  It also gives you professional resources to enhance and strengthen your skills and knowledge. 

You should consider networking both online and offline  as they are both great ways to market yourself.  Some examples of networking offline include joining local associations and organizations.  Some examples of networking online are joining forums, chat rooms and social networking sites like BetterNetworker.  Heres how to strengthen your social network:

Step One – Figure out what your networking goals are.

For alot of people the best strategy for their social networking is centered around building relationships.  Some of the different relationships you can build through networking  include:

* Joint venture (JV) partnerships
* Mentor relationships 
* Friends and resources
* Customers

You have to make a  social strategy as to how you are going to network with the various individuals.  Are you looking to seek partnerships or looking for mentors or a combination of above?  No matter what the answer, you have to map out a plan of action so you dont overwhelme yourself.

Next, you have to create your networking plan.

You will want to start by answering some questions:

* Who is your target audience?
* What relationships are you looking to find and build?
* What do you have to offer them?
* What networking sites or organizations will you participate in?
* How are you going to represent yourself online?
* How often are you going to post/participate? 
* Will you create specific promotions and offers for your networking audience?

Third, choose the websites and organizations you are going to join.
Whether it be a local organization or a website that you join, keep in mind your social strategy and your goals. Gauge whether or not the place you choose to join is going to take you a step further towards reaching your goals before you decide to join them.  What can they do for you?

For instance, if you’re wanting to start a joint venture partnership then you may consider joining a professional networking site, or a chat room, or forum that is in the same industry as you.  This will get you where you need to be and meeting the right individuals.  If you more want to create a loyal customer base and brand yourself then you may want to join a social networking site.

Networking sites are usually valued by the amount of members they have but more importantly you want to make sure the site you join is in line with the type of business you are in.  If you sell medicare insurance to seniors and are looking for an older market then you might not want to have a social networking profile up on MySpace since the primary market for Myspace is the younger generation.

Last, You Have to Participate in your networks.  The only way networking will work is if you participate.  Here are a few tips on interaction when you are networking online or offline.

Be engaged. The main purpose of networking is so you can connect with other people.  Communicate with your network in a manner that they can respond to.  Use their language, and address issues that they will find interesting and want to read about.  Provide resources and information that they will benefit from.

Be consistent and update on a regular basis.  If you are going to develop a following online then you have to stay connected with your reader base, it’s important to regularly update content so they will keep an interest in your work.  Since many folks have made it a habit of doing some type of networking online once a day (like myself I keep access to my main social networking site all day long), it’s important to stop by and add some value.  This could merely be you commenting on a blog post from someone on your social networking site.  If you cannot regularly spend time on the sites you may want to consider the hiring of a virtual assistant.

Keep your sales pitches to a minimum.  Offer value first and expect to receive later.  Networking is more about the give then the receive.  The giving turns into sales in the long run.

First thing you want to do is design your profile, so it looks clean and informative and tells about you and what your purpose is for being on the site.  People will come and check out your site but why would they want to come back to your site?  Unless you are consistently updating content on your site they have nothing more to  look forward to.  What value do you have to offer your website visitors.

Okay, so the solution to that is that you will go update your social networking sites on a regular basis.  Sounds easy but as you will learn updating each social network site on a daily basis can become time consuming.  So what is the answer?

Ping.fm is a program designed to help make your post to your social networks that you belong to a lot easier.  First thing you want to do is go to http://ping.fm and sign up.  You will see that the design of the website is easy to navigate.  With Ping.fm you have the ability to post messages either via their website or also through their mobile application where you can send post over your cell phone while you are on the go.

Once you sign up and you sign in first thing you want to do is find all the social networking sites that you belong to and add the network to your list.  You can add networks such as:  Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo360, LinkedIn, Friendster, Hi5, Bebo, Delicious, Mashable, BrightKite, Xanga and much much more.

After you have setup your networks you are ready to post messages.  The good thing about this program is that you have the ability to post status updates, blogs, and micro blogs.  You can pick and choose which network you want to post what message with using triggers so every message doesnt have to go to the same place.  You can also post images and it will soon give you the ability to post video.  Got a website with a long link?  When you ping your message it can also shorten your link if you want or you can keep it the way it is.

In short I love this program because it makes it alot easier for  me to send out my post to the network I want without having to log into each site.  This will definitely cut your time it takes to manage your social applications.

To Your Success!!!

If you have been learning how to brand yourself on the internet then surely you have learned that joining social networks and creating a profile to network with like minded individuals is one of the first steps you want to take.  Sites like MySpace, Facebook, You Tube, Yahoo 360 are all top sites that you want to join.

First thing you want to do is design your profile, so it looks clean and informative and tells about you and what your purpose is for being on the site.  People will come and check out your site but why would they want to come back to your site?  Unless you are consistently updating content on your site they have nothing more to  look forward to.  What value do you have to offer your website visitors.

Okay, so the solution to that is that you will go update your social networking sites on a regular basis.  Sounds easy but as you will learn updating each social network site on a daily basis can become time consuming.  So what is the answer?

Ping.fm is a program designed to help make your post to your social networks that you belong to a lot easier.  First thing you want to do is go to http://ping.fm and sign up.  You will see that the design of the website is easy to navigate.  With Ping.fm you have the ability to post messages either via their website or also through their mobile application where you can send post over your cell phone while you are on the go.

Once you sign up and you sign in first thing you want to do is find all the social networking sites that you belong to and add the network to your list.  You can add networks such as:  Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo360, LinkedIn, Friendster, Hi5, Bebo, Delicious, Mashable, BrightKite, Xanga and much much more.

After you have setup your networks you are ready to post messages.  The good thing about this program is that you have the ability to post status updates, blogs, and micro blogs.  You can pick and choose which network you want to post what message with using triggers so every message doesnt have to go to the same place.  You can also post images and it will soon give you the ability to post video.  Got a website with a long link?  When you ping your message it can also shorten your link if you want or you can keep it the way it is.

In short I love this program because it makes it alot easier for  me to send out my post to the network I want without having to log into each site.  This will definitely cut your time it takes to manage your social applications.

To Your Success!!!

Search Engine Optimization
A great way to drive traffic to your website is through the search engines.  Search engines, like Google,  MSN, Yahoo and so forth look at two major things when indexing your website.

How relavant is your website,  meaning how well you can tell the search engines what your website is about.  You have to become a master at “On Page Optimization”.  Ways to optimize your website pages is through your keywords, metadata, site maps, your domain name and website description.  This is majorly accomplished through your content on your website. 

The second category which is very important is how many links that point to your website and the relevancy of the link pointing to your website.  This is called “Off Page Optimization.”  The more  relavant and quality links that point to your website the better.  If you have good quality links pointing at your website from websites about your topic and it is also optimized good for your keywords then you should not have a problem ranking well in the search engines.

Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC)
Another way to drive traffic to your website that is alot faster than Search Engine Optimization is through Pay Per Click, (PPC).  As the name relays with this style of driving traffic, you pay for each time someone clicks through to your website. 

It’s important to start small with PPC as with any new marketing strategy.  PPC campaigns can get out of control quickly.  You need to do your research, set your budget and stick with it.  Test, track, and analzye your campaigns and pay close attention to your campaign for the best long term results.

Article Marketing

Article marketing is simply what it says;  Article marketing is the process of writing quality articles and submitting them to relavant article directories.  Publishers grab these articles and post them to their websites, blogs, and newsletters all while keeping your author information and link’s to your website in tact.  This produces relavant links to your website (remember SEO), but it also drives traffic to your website after someone reads your content, enjoys it, and clicks through to your website for more quality information.  This method is a highly effective method for generating traffic to your website, and it also is free.  The downside is that it can be labor intensive.  We will talk about ways to make this less painful in the future.

Social Networking

Social networking has hit the internet world by storm and is the newest and best way to attract visitors to your website.  Social networking is the process of communicating with other people/prospects on social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, and Twitter or any industry specific forums or chat rooms.  Social networking is a very effective method of increasing your presence.  You can build your profile and connect with a large group of people that share a common interest.  A social networking profile typically allos you to list your contact information as well link’s to your website so they can learn more about what you do.  This means when you make connections and provide interesting or beneficial information to other social networkers, they’ll be inclined to visit your website, thus generating traffic and your internet presence.

Affiliates
Last but not least and yet another great way to get traffic is to get affiliates to promote your website.  An affiliate is someone who promotes your product or service for you in return for a commission.Commissions can be based on purchases or click throughs or a combination of both depending on your business and affiliate model.  Affiliates are an exceptional strategy for broadening your audience and increasing your internet presence. 

Use any of these five methods or a combination of them to increase your internet presence and help to drive traffic to your website amplifying your earnings.  Choose your strategy and get started growing your business today!!!

Your main goal in your internet marketing business is to drive traffice to your website.  You can have the best product in the world but if you have no traffic coming into your website, how will anyone  know?  The more traffic you have the more visitors and the more profits you make.  Here are five quick ways to increase your internet presence.

Search Engine Optimization
A great way to drive traffic to your website is through the search engines.  Search engines, like Google,  MSN, Yahoo and so forth look at two major things when indexing your website.

How relavant is your website,  meaning how well you can tell the search engines what your website is about.  You have to become a master at “On Page Optimization”.  Ways to optimize your website pages is through your keywords, metadata, site maps, your domain name and website description.  This is majorly accomplished through your content on your website. 

The second category which is very important is how many links that point to your website and the relevancy of the link pointing to your website.  This is called “Off Page Optimization.”  The more  relavant and quality links that point to your website the better.  If you have good quality links pointing at your website from websites about your topic and it is also optimized good for your keywords then you should not have a problem ranking well in the search engines.

Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC)
Another way to drive traffic to your website that is alot faster than Search Engine Optimization is through Pay Per Click, (PPC).  As the name relays with this style of driving traffic, you pay for each time someone clicks through to your website. 

It’s important to start small with PPC as with any new marketing strategy.  PPC campaigns can get out of control quickly.  You need to do your research, set your budget and stick with it.  Test, track, and analzye your campaigns and pay close attention to your campaign for the best long term results.

Article Marketing

Article marketing is simply what it says;  Article marketing is the process of writing quality articles and submitting them to relavant article directories.  Publishers grab these articles and post them to their websites, blogs, and newsletters all while keeping your author information and link’s to your website in tact.  This produces relavant links to your website (remember SEO), but it also drives traffic to your website after someone reads your content, enjoys it, and clicks through to your website for more quality information.  This method is a highly effective method for generating traffic to your website, and it also is free.  The downside is that it can be labor intensive.  We will talk about ways to make this less painful in the future.

Social Networking

Social networking has hit the internet world by storm and is the newest and best way to attract visitors to your website.  Social networking is the process of communicating with other people/prospects on social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, and Twitter or any industry specific forums or chat rooms.  Social networking is a very effective method of increasing your presence.  You can build your profile and connect with a large group of people that share a common interest.  A social networking profile typically allos you to list your contact information as well link’s to your website so they can learn more about what you do.  This means when you make connections and provide interesting or beneficial information to other social networkers, they’ll be inclined to visit your website, thus generating traffic and your internet presence.

Affiliates
Last but not least and yet another great way to get traffic is to get affiliates to promote your website.  An affiliate is someone who promotes your product or service for you in return for a commission.Commissions can be based on purchases or click throughs or a combination of both depending on your business and affiliate model.  Affiliates are an exceptional strategy for broadening your audience and increasing your internet presence. 

Use any of these five methods or a combination of them to increase your internet presence and help to drive traffic to your website amplifying your earnings.  Choose your strategy and get started growing your business today!!!