The Power of the Internet: Home Business Of The 21st Century – Part 1
The Internet is a giant invisible magnet that is gradually attracting every man, woman and child to it. So what does this mean for you? Well as a business person, business owner or entrepreneur, the Internet represents a marketplace like no other that has ever existed.
Hold onto your pants ladies and gentlemen as we kick off this 6 part series picking apart “The Home Business of the 21st Century.” So, lets get started.
The Internet is a giant invisible magnet that is gradually attracting every man, woman and child to it. So what does this mean for you? Well as a business person, business owner or entrepreneur, the Internet represents a marketplace like no other that has ever existed. We are no longer limited to our “territories,” our communities, or the cities in which we reside. This is just the tip of the iceberg in what I call “The Power of the Internet.”
Here are a few numbers that will help you wrap your head around what’s really going on with the online world.
There are roughly 6.7 billion people living on the planet today according to The Internet World Stats: Usage and Population Statistics as of June 30, 2009 and of those 6.7 billion people, almost 25% of them are on the Internet. Just in case your conversion abilities aren’t as good as they used to be back in high school, no worries…that comes out to about 1.69 billion people that are on the Internet everyday. Read More >>
10 Ways To Improve Your Email Autoresponders
Here are 10 ways that you can improve your email autoresponders today and have your conversion rates double, triple or even quadruple almost instantly.
Are you wondering why you aren’t making the sales you think you should even though you’re getting lots of leads every week? It probably has a lot to do with your email autoresponders. After all, they’re what’s doing the selling for you, right? Here are 10 ways that you can improve your email autoresponders today and have your conversion rates double, triple or even quadruple almost instantly.
1. Incorporate Video – the easiest way to do this is to provide a link within the autoresponder that will take your prospects to your video. Simply embed your video on your website or blog, or direct them to YouTube (or where ever the video is being hosted). Video is a great way to build an even stronger relationship and be more transparent in your message. Simple, yet powerful.
2. Write Like The Pros – Copywriting is the “Million Dollar Skill.” The first thing you can do is start a swipe file of emails, blogs, or other written material that you find on the web that catches your attention. Don’t reinvent the wheel; just find content that you can model after. Keep in mind people are hit with tons of advertisements every day, so you’re going to have to be creative with what you say in order to keep your prospects attention. Read More >>
How To Set-Up A Facebook Page For Your Business
This may come as a surprise to some of you, but looking at the number of fans a Facebook Page has is not the most important stat to measure success. Learn the keys to having tons of fans and a successful Facebook page…
Back in July when Facebook had 250 million users we all knew it wouldn’t be long until that number grew to 300 million. Well it’s official as of September 15, 2009 Facebook announced that they have 300 million users. So what now? Well, I guarantee Facebook is not going to stop growing…people love the Facebook community too much and everyone is talking about it.
With all of these people on Facebook naturally a competitive nature has been born. Marketers aka people that are out there promoting a Facebook Page are all racing to get as many fans as possible. Why? Well, people look at the number of fans a Facebook Page has as a direct measure of success. We were first exposed to this concept when Ashton Kutcher challenged CNN to a race to 1 million followers Twitter (Ashton won by the way). All of the sudden we all wanted thousands and thousands of followers on twitter too. The race was on, and it’s happening in the Facebook world now too. Read More >>
Social Media Revolution Is Unstoppable
“The Social Media Revolution” video explains the phenomenon in social media today guaranteed to have your jaw on the ground. These stats are absolutely mindboggling that everyone on the internet must see.
YouTube Statistics: Hold On To Your Pants
You see, we already know that everyone wants to hang out on YouTube, but the most important YouTube statistic to us as marketers is, “Does YouTube actually have an influence on peoples’ desire to take action and buy?” Let me wet your pallet with this YouTube statistic: 45% of all YouTube visitors are seeking information about products or services to purchase.
YouTube has been the talk of the town and it’s old news for me to tell you that there are millions of people taking advantage of the totally unique and unpredictable content that is produced by YouTubers every single day. There are plenty of people that use YouTube as a source of entertainment, comic relief, meditation, or just plain aimless browsing. I know when I’m having a bad day I can always find a funny video of a dog jumping on a trampoline or a baby farting. The global society as a whole has reached it’s arms out and completely embraced YouTube and all that it has to offer. The facts are in the pudding so get your spoon out.
I hopped over to Alexa.com where I searched and found the most up-to-date YouTube statistics. YouTube is the 4th most trafficked site on the entire web. Read More >>
