Archive for October, 2011

Online Marketing Small Business – Site Build It – Overall Value Review

October 10th, 2011

Online Marketing Small Business – Site Build IT! – Review of Value Delivered

I am frequently asked to comment on different companies and the value they give compared to what they charge.

Today’s review is of a company with the unlikely name of Site Build It! I rate it as follows:

1. Education and Training: If I was going to use one word for this, it would be “overwhelming” There are thousands of pages in 8 different free ebooks that cover every facet of online marketing.

Frankly, I found it rather intimidating. On the other hand, I have to say it is nice to see a company over delivering for a change. So, keep in mind that if you ever sign up with these folks, you are in for a complete education. Not a bad thing, I suppose.

2.Ease of Use: The site is massive, but it is really easy to navigate.

3. Quality of Customer Service: This one I have to give them a 2 thumbs up! They’ve responded to requests for information, solution to problems and some more questions quickly and professionally.

4. Price: It is pricey at $299 a year. On the other hand, there are much cheaper hosters for your small business, but you get very little to go with it. You have to buy a lot of extras to do a decent job of your site. Site Build It! now have a monthly payment plan also. Makes the cost more palatable

5. Up Time: There are few web hosting companies now that can’t guarantee almost 100% uptime and Site Build It is the same as the others.

6. Tools: This where this company really shines. Their keyword, brainstorming, site page building and many other tools really blow me away. I have many tools from many companies over the years and theirs are the best. Best of all, they are free, part of the package you sign up for.

Two Things That Can Hinder You From Making Money From Your Online Marketing Based Business

October 9th, 2011

Are you having troubles making money from your online marketing based business? There are a couple of things you need to look into.

Firstly, are people seeking for the product you are promoting? One of the mistakes most beginner make when starting out online is to pick the wrong product. Most often this happens out of ignorance and lack of knowledge. They end up wasting time as well as huge resources and have little or nothing at all to show for it. This problem also affects businesses in the brick and mortar world. Most of the successful companies today carefully researched a product that is in demand and also try to make it different from their rivals by having a unique selling point.

Now, how do you find out products that are in demand? There are thousands of affiliate programs online, simply pick one or two and find a good keyword selector tool such as “Keyword tracker” to search for keywords visitor use to find the product online. Any keyword with less than 500 searches per month is not profitable, aim for at least 5 keywords or key phrase that pulls a minimum of 2,500 every month. Those keywords are what people use to search for your product.

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