June 27, 2007 PRESS RELEASE:
"I
want to do all I can to help the gay community's presence online succeed.
I believe that the more gay people are successful, or the more money they make,
the more they will be able to give financial support for gay causes and gay
supportive political candidates that can have an enormous impact on the
community on the whole."
It's time to show your gay pride on the internet!
MisterMayor of www.GayCityUSA.com offers FREE gay and lesbian mentoring, guidance and "angel incubation" for up-starting new gay and lesbian online website businesses.
Are you itching to have your own website, but you just don't know how to go about it?
Never fear, MisterMayor is here to help you get started.
I will mentor you, guide you and advise you every step of the way. I will not only personally do some of the work for you if you need me to, but I will also try to teach you how to do it yourself along the way. Just remember, it doesn't happen overnight, and it does take a lot of work, time and effort on your part.
Here below is the 101 course of getting advertisers, setting up a website, getting traffic, etc. Please take some time and read it if you have a website already because there's a chance that you may learn something you didn't already know.
Here is how you can make money with your website:
Building a highly successful home based affiliate business requires a sequence of quick proven tactics.
First of all, let's cover just exactly what "home based affiliate marketing business" is. The home based affiliate marketing business is when you sell or get leads for other people's service or product. Most profitable websites on the internet make money this way.
Example of an affiliate banner
advertisement:
According to eMarketer.com, US marketers will continue to shift their spending into online advertising in 2007 for a total of $19.5 billion.
The fastest-growing Internet ad format is video, which will see spending surge by 89% in 2007. When it comes to total spending, however, search advertising rules. In 2007, US advertisers will spend nearly $8.3 billion on paid search ads, $1.3 billion more than they did in 2006.
The US presidential elections and the Summer Olympics will be behind a 22% increased online ad spending growth in 2008 bringing the total to nearly $24 billion.
The fundamental shift will not abate for several years and by 2011, US marketers will spend $36.5 billion on online advertising, about 10% of their total media budget.
The home based affiliate marketing business can be used to make a decent income several ways. You can use any one or all of these ways: a website, a blog, newsletter, email. However, the most popular form of home based affiliate marketing business is done with a website.
Choose the market that you want to promote!
Starting a site 101
First things first. Here are the basics for starting a successful website online:
First, be sure that you choose a market that you are somewhat familiar with and have a passion for. This way you can become an 'expert' on the topic, and everyone will know that you are the 'king of that market'.
Once that is done, it is time for a URL domain name. There are many places from where you can get your own domain. I can assist you with this if you need, just let me know.
When you have decided where you will purchase that from, choose a URL domain name that has the topic you are selling in the URL for the best results. When choosing a name, it is often best to be short, easy, and have your most important "keyword" as part of the name. For example, if you want to market cat food, you will not use a URL that has "dog" in it. Make sure that everything is all relevant if possible.
GayCityUSA.com is good because it is a site geared to gays and has the keyword gay in it. It also is short and easy to remember.
Now that you have your market and your URL chosen, you will want to determine the hosting that you will use for your website. You need dependable hosting for the best results. If you need help finding a good host, let me know, I can get you one.
Next you need to design a logo and a banner ad or two. A web banner or banner ad is a form of advertising for your website. To get free advertising for your site, you will want to exchange banners with other websites in your genre. Banner and link exchanges are one of the most significant affiliate traffic strategies to drive high relevancy quality traffic, get higher search engine rankings and boost your affiliate commissions.
The next step is to design the site. You may need to hire someone to do this for you if you do not know how it is done, or if you have something simple in mind, I may help you with this part. When that is done, you are ready to get your affiliate links or advertisers to help pay for your hosting costs.
How to get advertisers or banner ads to help pay for your hosting costs:
For Affiliate
Programs Click Here!
Click the banner above, or go to www.GayCityUSA.com/affiliate.htm and sign up for as many of the affiliate programs as you desire. Be sure to read and agree to their terms and remember to be honest when filling out the applications so that you will be able to get the checks in the mail.
There are many kinds of affiliate programs out there to choose from. Select the advertisers according to your niche market for the best results.
There are also many ways that you can get a website out there to be seen, and you will want to make the best decisions. So, finding out the best approaches is cost effective and a good start.
The secret of search success is Keywords, more keywords and keyword rich content!
Building great websites with highly quality content & keyword-rich content is the first basic guide for you to do if you are truly serious about earning more affiliate commission from your home based affiliate marketing business. You should have long lists of niche keywords for your market and website. Without those niche keywords, it is pretty tough to drive traffic to your website and noticed by your potential visitors. Most successful affiliate marketing entrepreneurs always have a long list of niche keywords for their markets.
More proven tactics:
Another significant proven tactic in affiliate marketing used for earning more affiliate commission is to retain visitors' personal information. With this information you will have opportunities to make money from your back-end affiliate marketing selling. In other words, you can provide great newsletters to keep your customers/subscribers updated in the market.
Next, learning SEO, which is also known as search engine optimization, is a great idea. Using SEO to get your site higher in the search engine rankings with keywords will pay off in the end. You can learn it yourself, or you can pay someone to do this part for you. It is up to you. However, you should know that learning and using SEO yourself is time consuming. Hiring an SEO guru might be better for you if you are not familiar with SEO. I can often help you with this. When using GoogleŽ to search for 'gay websites' GayCityUSA.com ranks very high proving that it has good search engine optimization. Remember to do as many link and banner exchanges as possible for the best results.
Last, keep your content fresh and interesting, work hard, always keep learning and stay on top of market trends. The more effort you make the better your odds of success will be. If possible network with others who can help you succeed in your home based affiliate marketing business. One way to do this online is to join bulletin discussion boards and chat rooms.
These are things that have worked for me, and I hope they work well for you also! Good luck!
Yours Truly, MisterMayor aka Steve, owner and webmaster of www.GayCityUSA.com - A very popular gay and lesbian web portal, search engine and resource directory.
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