Monthly Archives: January 2009

If You are Looking for Multiple Revenue Streams, Affiliate Programs may be your Solution

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Affiliate solutions can be a great way to promote your business. Many shopping cart applications now include an affiliate program framework. There are also a number of online web solutions that cater specifically to building full-blown affiliate programs and solutions. With your business you can take advantage of both angles: Getting additional sales of your product [...]
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Content Creation Guidelines for the CEO

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
      Make it comprehensive Spend time doing the research Accumulate resources, information and statistics on your subject. This creates value and makes you look like an expert When it’s useful or “viral”, there’s a good chance people will [...]
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Social Networking Guidelines for the CEO

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Each “connection” or “friend” is a gateway to more traffic.   The key is networking Join groups Make friends Post Comments Participate in polls, forums, and the overall community Use the bulletin-type features the same way you would post to a social bookmarking site.
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Blogging Guidelines for the CEO

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Blogging is a fantastic way to: Get ideas out of your head Share solutions to problems that you have encountered in your business Build search engine friendly, keyword-rich content that will have great chances of getting included in search engine rankings Build a list of prospects for future information products and your services Enhance your [...]
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Build Expert Status through Question and Answer Web Sites

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Q&A-type sites have been around in some form or another for many years. However, until recently they haven’t made a large impact in the scene. In today’s World Wide Web, even the big players are getting in on the Q&A action. Yahoo has their own “answers” community. LinkedIn.com has recently made a Q&A [...]
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Google Local Listings and Goog-411: How to get Listed

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
1-800-Goog-411 has recently graduated from Google Labs to become a full-fledged Google product. It’s a free service that allows anyone to call in and find local business information. However, what becomes more important than the service itself, is how to make sure your business is listed. Google Local Business Center If you have been wondering how other [...]
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Learn to Gain Users and Traffic Through Social Bookmarking

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Social bookmarking is an integral part to any Social Arena Marketing campaign. It enables your content to be easily found, saved and shared. With the right keywords included in the content, you may find your bookmarked content appearing on search engines like Google in as little as 24 hours. Top 7 Guidelines for Social Bookmarking Don’t [...]
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Are You Using Current Trends for Search Engine Optimization and Viral Traction in Your Web Site?

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Looking at what trends are popular will allow you to turn ordinary content into potentially viral contributions. Example Trend: Green / Eco-Friendly Related Content This trend is growing by the day. In addition, it is becoming one of the most important movements in our time. Not only will this trend help you enhance your content, it [...]
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Jump Starting a Viral Movement in your Business

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Many businesses will have a valuable asset which most of the other community contributors will not have: Employees. To help jump start a viral movement with your business’s content or contributions, you will have the option of using your employee base as the beginning of your online network, social supporters, followers, friends, and other elements [...]
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Viral Marketing Campaigns and their Best Content Types

By Micah Johnson | Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Although substantial quality traffic can be achieved without “going viral” from your viral campaign, reaching a viral status may be the goal for contributors using Social Arena Marketing and viral marketing campaigns. Based on what can be seen with currently popular viral marketing campaigns and content, most fit into one of the following categories: Humor Amazing/Spectacular Controversial Very Helpful and [...]
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