{"id":335,"date":"2010-10-22T06:27:10","date_gmt":"2010-10-22T13:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/weblog\/?p=335"},"modified":"2019-10-23T06:29:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T13:29:01","slug":"the-actual-internet-marketing-tools-which-i-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/weblog\/2010\/10\/22\/the-actual-internet-marketing-tools-which-i-use\/","title":{"rendered":"The Actual Internet Marketing Tools Which I USE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\nBWMagic&#8217;s Internet Marketing News<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<b>The Actual Internet Marketing Tools Which I USE<\/b><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Throughout these newsletters, I have been trying to cram so much<br \/>\ninformation on the different marketing tools I use in order to make<br \/>\na full-time living from the web. From the vital autoresponder and<br \/>\nlist building to article marketing and one-way link building&#8230;<br \/>\nup to newer marketing tools like videos and blogs.<\/p>\n<p>Now I won&#8217;t sugar-coat your chances of succeeding with your online endeavors,<br \/>\nit is getting extremely difficult to compete in some major lucrative niches<br \/>\nbecause more and more of the big companies are going the SEO route and<br \/>\ntargeting organic traffic from search engines. And probably that 95%<br \/>\nrule still stands &#8211; most online marketers fail.<\/p>\n<p>But then again, in the off-line world, many ordinary businesses also fail.<br \/>\nThe determining factor I believe is not only how hard you work but also<br \/>\nhow smart you work. This especially applies to the online marketplace<br \/>\nwhere most of your daily chores can be automated.<\/p>\n<p>People do make a living online and I am simple proof of this fact. I am<br \/>\nnothing special but I did make some good decisions along the way, many of<br \/>\nwhich have proven very beneficial to my online marketing. Don&#8217;t get the<br \/>\nwrong impression, I also made a lot of silly decisions and mistakes as<br \/>\nI was growing my online business, but in the end, I succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>What really stands out for me, are the marketing tools that I chose and<br \/>\nwhich simply makes my online marketing work. For example, without an<br \/>\nautoresponder most of my income would ground to a halt and without my<br \/>\nonline sites I simply wouldn&#8217;t have a business in the first place. The<br \/>\nsame goes for my articles and their distribution around the web.<\/p>\n<p>To a lesser extent, many of the software programs I use make my workload<br \/>\nmanageable and more efficient, but if I stopped using them, my income wouldn&#8217;t<br \/>\nentirely dry up, but my job would be much harder to do.<\/p>\n<p>So I sat down and closely listed my most essential marketing tools, everything<br \/>\nI use in the run of a work day to get the job done, starting with the most<br \/>\nimportant and ones which are more optional.<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Web Sites&#8230;<\/b> these are your most important marketing vehicles on the web.<br \/>\nThey bring in the cash whether you&#8217;re promoting\/selling your own product or<br \/>\nyou&#8217;re promoting affiliate products. You must have a good fast web host with<br \/>\nquality service and affordable prices. Now, I have many web hosts&#8230; the ones<br \/>\nthat I would recommend are <b>Bluehost<\/b>&gt; and for simple sites <b>GoDaddy<\/b>, which I also<br \/>\nuse as my main Domain Registrar, where I keep and manage all my domains. These<br \/>\nhave proven very useful for me without any major headaches and I have been using<br \/>\nthem for years.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new at this online marketing stuff, I would strongly recommend you use<br \/>\nSBI or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/site_build_it_review.htm\">SBI SiteBuildIt Review<\/a>. Now SBI will be a little more expensive than a regular<br \/>\nhosting program but you get so much more with SBI. You really get a whole<br \/>\nmarketing package which is important for the beginning marketer or webmaster.<br \/>\nIt shows you HOW to build your site and helps you with all the important major<br \/>\ndecisions in that process. You also get access to a very active online forum<br \/>\nwhere members will help you out.<\/p>\n<p><b>Autoresponder&#8230;<\/b> this is my most vital marketing tool. You have to build your<br \/>\nlist of prospects\/customers and you have to follow-up with these prospects in<br \/>\norder to make the sales. All of this follow-up marketing can be automated and<br \/>\nrun like clock-work. I use <b>aWeber<\/b> and strongly recommend it, mainly for the<br \/>\nprofessional service and all the extra features which it has. You can easily personalize your emails to make your marketing more effective and you can use<br \/>\nPlain Text or HTML emails to connect with your subscribers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Article Distribution&#8230;<\/b> another vital part of online marketing has to do with<br \/>\narticle marketing and one-way link building. Now, if you have the time, you can<br \/>\ndistribute all your articles yourself, simply log into hundreds of article<br \/>\ndirectories on the web and submit your articles. Actually, this is a bit of<br \/>\nan exaggeration because most marketers submit their articles to a much smaller<br \/>\ngroup of select article directories. However, using these distribution services<br \/>\nsaves time.<\/p>\n<p><b>PRweb<\/b>  &#8211; I use this service for my press releases which can get expensive but again well worth it.<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<b>SEO Software<\/b> &#8211; There simply is no denying it, SEO and getting high rankings for<br \/>\nyour targeted keywords will be the most important factor in your success if you go<br \/>\nthe organic traffic route. You will need at least one good piece of keyword research<br \/>\nsoftware. I highly recommend Brad Callen&#8217;s <b>Keyword Elite<\/b> or <b>SEO Elite<\/b>&#8230;<br \/>\nbelieve they sell for around 100 bucks but it&#8217;s the best 100 bucks you will ever spend.<br \/>\nThese keyword tools will make your marketing easier and put you in the game. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Website Management<\/b> &#8211; Optimize your site for the search engines, and for analyzing and<br \/>\nmanaging your site&#8230; <b>WebCEO<\/b> is an option I would highly recommend, especially for<br \/>\nbusinesses that need help with promoting their site or sites.<\/p>\n<p><b>Product Creation<\/b> &#8211; If you want to learn how to build a website, create your products<br \/>\nor how to do online marketing (promote a product) &#8211; I would highly recommend the Dashboard<br \/>\nline of tools from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/marlon_sanders\/weekly_tips.htm\"><b>Marlon Sanders<\/b><\/a>. Believe me, in the course of running two sites on<br \/>\nmarketing tools, I have examined countless marketing tools\/products over the years.<br \/>\nNone impressed me more than those of Marlon Sanders, they are consistently good and<br \/>\nwhat I really like about them &#8211; there&#8217;s no BS, it&#8217;s all straight forward directions.<br \/>\nDo this, don&#8217;t do this, this works the best, you need this set-up first&#8230; solid marketing<br \/>\ntips and advice.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there are many simple software or marketing programs\/sites which I use on<br \/>\na daily basis. These tools simply make my workday very easy. Here&#8217;s just a few of these&#8230;<br \/>\nmany which you can download or use for free. Few will have a small price.<\/p>\n<p><b>Google Analytics<\/b> &#8211; Valuable free information about your sites and your marketing. Not<br \/>\nentirely accurate but it will give you an overall view of what is working and what is not.<br \/>\n<b>PayPal<\/b> &#8211; This site is simply invaluable for transferring funds and accepting payments.<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<b>Affiliate Networks<\/b> &#8211; These are the professional affiliate networks such as Commission Junction<br \/>\nand LinkShare. These networks also have extensive marketing information and tools which you<br \/>\ncan use to market on the web. What products are selling, what ads are effective&#8230; vital<br \/>\nstats to help with your marketing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SeoQuake &#8211; Very handy free Firefox toolbar which will give you some quick SEO information about<br \/>\na web site. Great for checking out link partners and your competitors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexa.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Alexa<\/b><\/a> &#8211; This site will give you valuable (if not entirely accurate) traffic stats on your<br \/>\nown sites and your competitors.<\/p>\n<p>3D-FTP  &#8211; This is a really fast and powerful FTP agent that I use to upload all my files<br \/>\nto my different websites. It can also check the speed of a web site and tell you how fast<br \/>\nit is. Great time saver and I believe it costs around $40 but well worth it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Pinnacle Video Maker<\/b> &#8211; Videos are playing a more important role in my online marketing<br \/>\nand this video editor is simple and fun to use. Used in combination with YouTube, videos<br \/>\nmade through this system can be quite effective for your marketing. Priced around $50 and<br \/>\nup depending upon what options you choose.<\/p>\n<p><b>NoteTabLight &#8211; Simple editor which you can download for free. Don&#8217;t know why, but this<br \/>\nis the program I use for writing all my articles and even my web pages.<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>That&#8217;s it! When you closely look at the marketing tools I actually use in the day-to-day<br \/>\nrunning of my online sites the number is rather small. Of course, these are just tools<br \/>\nlike a hammer and nails, what you build with them is whole another story entirely.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Helping You Succeed Online Since 2002!<\/p>\n<p>Kind Regards,<br \/>\nTitus<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\">http:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Did you find the above information helpful? 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