Everybody and I do mean everybody has a weakness.  If you’re new to internet marketing then there is a slight chance I know what your weakness is.  No I’m not psychic but my wife does say I’m psycho sometimes, (We have a mutual understanding, I’m nuts!!)

Today I have some internet business tips for those of you being challenged by the internet and remember I have been there.

It’s time to enroll in spy school.  You are the new 007 but instead of using a Walther PPK you are using the search engines.  Take some time and see what your competition is up to.  Check out their websites, their blogs and see how they have arranged things.  Check out their back links and see how far you have to go to catch up.  Also look and see if they are offering any incentives such as free e-books or discounted merchandise.

Do you have a good understanding what your target audience is looking for?  Hopefully you have set up your website with keywords that pertain to your area of business.  I mean it would be really dumb to have a website optimized for the search engines with the keyword fruit basket when you’re trying to sell fishing rods.  Can you see my meaning??

Do you own a blog?  As far as internet marketing goes, blogging is the greatest tool since the invention of the computer itself.  You have to take the time and reach out to your audience if you are going to be successful.  I am no Billy Shakespeare but I do know the importance of blogging.  For more on blogging check out my post How To Blog For Profit posted on 12/20/08.

Take advantage of all of the free marketing methods out there.  Write articles, social bookmarking, submit your website to link directories, (there are thousands of free directories out there).  But here is the thing, keep it going.  Don’t stop, keep building those back links and keep reaching out to your audience.

Don’t be afraid to outsource some of your marketing chores.  For example, I use a service called Submit Your Article that automatically submits my articles to several sites.  Sure I pay $37.00 per month for this service but the time it saves me is incredible.  And since article marketing is so important it keeps me going in the right direction.

And finally have a game plan.  If you were going to the bank to get a loan for a business they would want to see a copy of your business plan.  Just because you are running your own business at home doesn’t mean this is any less important.  And if your plan isn’t working, analyze it, make some changes and begin again.

I hope these internet business tips have helped you in some way because I really want you to succeed.  Because if you succeed then I have succeeded, say that three times fast!!  Good luck and best wishes, Tim Stokes.

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