I’ve heard over the past few years that an Alexa ranking means nothing to your online status. Recently someone said to me “Simply don’t worry about it, no one takes any notice of your Alexa Ranking anyway”. I have to say that I totally disagree with this statement and here’s why!
Your Alexa ranking can position you as an authority when someone searches for your business. They want to know how long you’ve been online, perhaps take a look at any reviews that have been completed about your site. One reason someone would check your Alexa ranking would be if they wanted to advertise on your site.
When People Advertise
The lower your Alexa ranking the more visits your website is receiving. Which also means the closer you are to page one of the search engines, the more traffic is coming to your site. When advertisers are looking for a site to place their ads on, they of course would want a site with a large amount of traffic. Your Alexa Ranking helps searchers determine your site’s popularity and credibility. People tend to trust websites that have lower Alexa ranking, before they make any purchases.
Boost your Alexa Rankings for Page One Status
Back in mid-October, 2011 I was approached by Shirley Kerkow – The Inspirational Success Coach. Shirley wanted to move forward with her business plan and knew she needed a high ranking website, generating free traffic to make this happen.
At the time Shirley’s website was known as ShirleyKerkow.com and her Alexa ranking was extremely high, as you can see from the image below.
You can see above that Shirley’s site only had one other site linking into hers and that her Alexa ranking was 25,208,668. This being the case she wasn’t getting a lot of love from the search engines or from anyone else for that matter. Shirley and I worked together ad implemented a plan to follow, so she could make her business work for her and so others could find her on page one of the search engines.
To explain the process in full would take another post altogether so, I will do that sometime soon. However, one of the main things we did was to change her domain name from ShirleyKerkow.com to the keywords she wanted to rank for. The keywords are inspirational success coach and now her domain name is InspirationalSuccessCoach.com.
90 Day Alexa Ranking
It took some work, however 90 days later and lots of amazing content posted, the InspirationalSuccessCoach.com has come from 25,000,000 with 1 backlink to an Alexa ranking of 827,347(and dropping), 33 sites linking in.
Plus Shirley ranks in her home country Australia at 17,869. That’s an awesome result and to top it off Shirley’s website also ranks on page one of Google globally for her keywords. Congratulations Shirley!
Lower your Alexa Ranking with these Tips
♦ Open an Alexa account and claim your website.
♦ Download the Alexa toolbar and keep an eye on your Alexa rankings and see site information of your competitors.
♦ Ask your clients to write a review on Alexa for your site, giving some positive thoughts on your website what they liked about it and the services you offer. This takes less than a minute to complete with a check box system.
♦ The Alexa tool bar can also come in handy when commenting on other sites within your niche. I know I am flicking around different sites all day and if I come across a site within my niche that has an Alexa ranking under 100,000 or lower, I will definitely take a few minutes out to read a post and make a valid comment.
Notice I said valid comment? Don’t leave comments on others website that says “Great Post….. I’ll be back” This is another post altogether…. Just make sure your comment is valid to the article and either asks a question of the writer or make reference to a particular paragraph in the article.
♦ When adding content to your website make sure you express yourself as you were speaking to your customer/reader. This is a crucial tip for bringing prospective clients back to your website. If they know they are getting YOU from the heart, they will be back to read more of your quality content in the future.
If you continue to add this quality content to your website, packaged with all the right SEO strategies and sharing tools it is possible to improve your Alexa ranking and start getting the traffic your business requires for success.
To all those “nay sayers” out there, do you still think your Alexa ranking doesn’t matter? Share your thoughts in the comment box below, I’d love to hear what you think……..
Posted on 5 February '12 by Sandy, under Master Marketing, Training. 8 Comments.
Original images and smart looking website graphics used on your website can make a big difference to the way your target audience view your content. By using cool website graphics you can totally change the look of your website and keep your audience engaged. Another way to make your website stand out is by using personalised themes to make your website graphics stand out and not look like everyone else’s website online.
Not sure which website graphics I can use online.
If this is you, you are right to be wary of using website graphics that are not your property. Some images are protected by copyright.
If you see an image on Google Images and you are not sure if you can use it or not, you should check permissions. However, if you find an image that you absolutely must have on your site which has a copyright, you could possibly link from your page to its original source. This way you are not taking someone else’s copy written work. You could either link the image and you can write the following underneath your website graphics…….. “Image Courtesy of (and link back to their website here)” This should keep you covered.
Image courtesy of WhoIssandymoore.com
Website Graphics that you own
Of Course, it’s best to have complete permission, so if the image is yours, you are good to go. There are lots of different ways you can edit your own images to have that different edge. Inside Photobucket.com you will find an editing tool. You can change your images to suit your style. For instance the image above I have blurred the edges and put my image into a poster frame. There are a multitude of functions you can add to make your image your own and dress up your site with original website graphics.
Wordle
Now Wordle is heaps of fun and can really give your content a personal touch. All you do is go to create and type in the words that suit your website and voila …..!!! You have an original website graphic in a choice of colours and fonts.
A Website Graphic Library
You can’t go past this extensive website graphic library stocked full of any website graphic you could possibly think of. These are professional website graphics and the only ones you will need to give your site a look like the guru’s. With 30 different Modules, there’s something for everyone here. Just one piece of content from this package can save you either a hundred bucks on designer fees, or hours of time trying to do it yourself.
What’s inside the Website Graphic Library?
Inside you will find premium headers, 3D E-book covers, screen grabs, PowerPoint backgrounds, the latest in social media buttons, premium banner templates, web shadows, premium badges and it even comes with a stage backdrop builder. These website graphics also come with handwritten graphics such as arrows and question marks, some killer fonts a 3D Text maker, grunge text and also includes video player skins. You have never seen anything like it. Choc a block full of website graphics to use on your professional sites.
Did I mention it also includes attention grabbing signs, stickers and stars, add to cart buttons, price badges, check marks and bullets and so much more…. Just jam packed full of any type of website graphic you can imagine.
Website graphics and images
I have only personally used a couple of these sites since they were shared with me by a colleague. I am sure you will find them very useful.
Picsearch.com
Pixsy.com
ICanHasCheezburger.com
DumbJerks.com
xkcd.com
FunnySign.com
I love this image from funnysign.com below.
Here’s the last website graphic site I recommend for lots of cool buttons and fonts to make your website stand out.
Head on over to CoolText.com and start having a play around with all the different tools and website graphics.
With this extensive array of images and website graphics and ideas you will never be short of graphics again to dress up your website.
Posted on 29 January '12 by Sandy, under Blogging, Master Marketing. 10 Comments.
You might be just starting out in your online business or perhaps you are struggling to get your business ranked on the search engines. You could even be a seasoned marketer that just needs a little motivation to get started this year and if that’s the case I encourage you to join the 100 day challenge.
No matter where you are at in your business you want to start each day by ticking off something on your list…….. achieve a goal! By achieving goals first thing in the morning you will be totally motivated for the rest of the day. Being a part of the 100 day challenge will give you the incentive to carry out these goals every day without fail.
What can a 100 Day Challenge do for you?
The 100 Day Challenge gives you 100 days of opportunity, growth, discipline and 100 days of being intensely focused. This is your opportunity to set some amazing goals and raise the bar on your own performance. This is why I have joined the 100 Day Challenge and I encourage my colleague’s to join me to help them achieve new goals in their business.
Anyone can join the 100 day challenge which is run by a professional team of marketers made up of Easther Sudharta, Clint Butler, Fontella Williams and Pat McKeon. Once you have registered, all you have to do is attend a weekly webinar to get your next task and execute it during the week. Over the 100 days there are incentives and this week they are giving away free training with one of the Co-leaders, which is gold in itself. All of these leaders have been at the bottom and they have a lot to share.
So, Why am I taking up the 100 Day Challenge?
Good question!
My number one reason is to encourage my peers to take their business to the next level, many who are just starting out and some who have been online for a while and need to boost their rankings. The 100 day challenge will do this and more for your online presence, which I have recently proven by coming 14th in The Top 50 MLM Blogs Challenge.
Anything is possible when you set goals, focus on the task at hand and have the sheer determination to be a leader.
I have some goals I want to reach and although I already have a successful online business I still feel it’s necessary no matter what level you are at with your business to constantly push yourself further. The internet is one place you can get lost if you don’t keep your eye on the ball so to speak.
♦ My first goal is to get my new website up and running TheOnlineBusinessBuilder.com.au. I’ve been helping people globally for the past 3 years get their business up and running online and establishing themselves on page one of the search engines. In 2012 I’m taking the next step to assist small business and individuals in my local area to also star on page one within their niche.
♦ The second goal I have set in the 100 day challenge is to post at least every second day to my blog. For me this is a challenge right now as I am running a business, assisting my team and running solo raising my 2 boys. Blogging once a week is usually the maximum I can squeeze out so, this will definitely be a challenge.
♦ My third goal (don’t laugh) is to execute the first two goals to the best of my ability. Now that I have made my goals public… I guess it’s now up to me to carry them out. Not that it will be difficult too do… I love what I do with a passion…. I will just have to organise my life to fit in a little better around the 100 day challenge.
Support?
You are never alone when you take on a challenge such as the 100 day challenge. You are continually supported by the co-leaders of the challenge, plus you also have the support of everyone else in the challenge. That’s well over 100 people all sharing and commenting on every post and giving your content mega support.
Could your website do with this kind of Luv?
If so, it’s not too late to join us…. Simply go to this link http://www.mlmglobalchampions.info/ click on the “REGISTER NOW” button and I’ll see you there.
Are you up for the 100 Day Challenge?
SEO Pressor Wordpress Plugin
SEO Pressor Package
Why Use SEO Pressor?
Even though I have been ranking on page one since I began my blogging frenzie, it takes a lot of extra work to do this without using an SEO tool such as SEO Pressor. Most bloggers have trouble ranking their posts on page one without this type of Automation. Another familiar story I often hear is this….Large companies and online businesses hiring so called SEO experts to take their business to the top of page one. This invariably happens after the customer has spent thousands of dollars with SEO specialists and they are still no where near page one.
Dominate Your Niche With SEO Pressor
By using this powerful SEO tool you will soon find your business dominating page one of Google and also ranking number one in your niche. Content marketing and SEO is how I make money online, amongst other things and advise people and large companies how to rank their websites on the search engines. You can use this tool as an aid if you are not that great at optimizing your keywords throughout your post.
OnPage Search Engine Optimisation Made Easy!
With the right plugins you can leverage your Wordpress blog to attract unlimited traffic and a truckload of money. You will also attract Google’s love and attention.
SEO Pressor is the number 1 plugin, and you need to get it if you haven’t already done so. I originally thought this was a plugin for beginners until I found out all the top bloggers us it too and here’s why.
♦ You don’t need to know SEO at all and it can actually help you optimise your posts, it gives you suggestions on what you can improve on as you are writing your post.
♦ It’s very simple to use and will give you professional SEO on your posts even if you are a beginner.
♦ This effective tool isn’t automatic, which means it gives you total control over your content.
♦ The more you use SEO Pressor the more skilled you will become. Even if you’re an advanced marketer you will be amazed at at the amount of traffic you can gain just by SEOing your post. If you can get 100% score this will just about guarantee you page 1.
♦ Using SEO Pressor means you no longer have to worry if you have SEOed your post the write way… your results are right on your page.
As you can see from the screen shot below I was very close to 100% when I writing my post and I’m not too worried about the few percent I missed as I’m very sure I will be on page one for this post.
SEO Pressor is a tool everyone can use to improve their Google rankings. Let me know if you use it and what sort of results you have had. I’m always keen to receive feedback, especially when I use the product myself with awesome results.
Posted on 21 November '11 by Sandy, under Blogging, Master Marketing. 3 Comments.
Forum Marketing Secret That Will Bring Very High Quality Visitors to Your Website
by
Piotr Stankiewicz
Forum marketing is one of the easiest, cheapest ways to establish yourself as an online authority.
If you can connect to people on the internet, they will be more willing to trust and like you, and people tend to buy from people they TRUST. This is the philosophy of Internet Marketing.
To be effective you need to add value to the conversations that interest you, that’s what it’s all about in forum marketing! You can start a new topic or reply to one that is already active.
Taking part in the forum make sure you give your valuable content and well comprehensible. Do not bring your business to the conversation, because then the account will be frozen and can even be removed. On most forums in the profile settings you can add your own signature which will be showed in every post you write. For example:
Your content is here…
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Piotr Stankiewicz
Business Development Coach & Internet Marketing Specialist
www.PiotrStankiewicz.com
www.ValuedMarketer.com
Follow me on Facebook & Twitter:
www.facebook.com/stankiewicz.piotr
www.twitter.com/piotrstankiewic
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Also a good idea is to write the signature as if it were a PPC (Pay Per Click) or classified ad… with a strong headline, persuasive copy, including “call to action”, and a link to one of your web sites. For example:
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MLM – IMPORTANT!
Breakthrough REPORT Reveals
New Great Way to Explosion Your MLM
Click Here to Access Your Free Copy
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Discover the Secret of Forum Marketing
One of the Easiest, Cheapest Ways to Bring Very High Quality
Visitors to Your Website ⇒ www.YourDomain.com
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If people will like you and what you write, they will go looking for more information about you. THAT IS IT!
This is the whole secret of forum marketing.
Also remember to never, ever break the forum rules. This is very important to not put yourself in a bad light on the other forum users. Read the rules to each of them, most have a FAQ section that’s worth looking over before participating.
Here are a few forums which I recommend:
- Better Networker – Mike Dillard’s site.
- Work At Home Moms Forum – It’s primarily for women but men are welcome too.
- Why Do Work Forum – Good forum with good traffic, often appears in search engines.
- Work At Home Forum – This one is well made and has a clear format.
- MLM.com – A lot of experienced and successful network marketers hang out here.
- Site Reference Forum – The forum does require that you post 20 times before you can have a signature file… which is good, because it means they are serious about preventing forum spam.
Tips & tricks that will help you do it more efficiently:
- Join to at least 3 forums.
- Forum marketing is effective if you’re spending time engaged in meaningful discussions on the forum. Plan to spend 20 minutes every day keeping current on your forums.
- Join the conversation and provides useful information for other forum users.
- The more you give to other people, the more credibility you get from them. Your goal is to nurture relationships and gain the trust of members of the forum, then they will check out your signature and websites.
- Learn from other members. You also can find out something new and interesting!
- Do not limit only to internet marketing and home based business forums, join also those that represent your hobbies and interests… just have fun!
- Always use your real name. You want people to get to know you and begin to recognize your name.
- Do not be afraid to ask questions. If you are just going to sound like an expert you’ll seem fake. No one knows everything.
As you can see, forum marketing is a very simple!
Piotr Stankiewicz, the person who dared to dream, on a mission to inspire & empower other so that they can create financial and time freedom.
Piotr began as an employee at horse stud farms int the UK and Australia, until he hit a bump on the road. While Piotr was happy tending to horses and enjoy watching horse races, he wasn’t really happy with what he was doing.
“All I wanted was to be free and to see the world.”
So Piotr chased this dream by putting up his own internet marketing business to be his own boss and make money online.
Now Piotr love to give back to the community by sharing his knowledge to every aspiring businessperson, entrepreneur, and frustrated employee stuck in a job he hates in order to succeed and make money on the internet.
You no longer have to go through the pains of building your own online business. Piotr will be your guide each step of the way.
Piotr’ personal blog – www.PiotrStankiewicz.com
Piotr’s brand new blog of Online Marketing Knowledge – www.ValuedMarketer.com (blog just started filling up… subscribe and be the first who will receive marketing strategists that’s works)
Facebook – www.facebook.com/stankiewicz.piotr
Twitter – www.twitter.com/piotrstankiewic
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