Aligning with Promotional Partners to Gain Exposure, Share Your Message and Make More Money Online

There’s no doubt you have a powerful message to get out to the world. You have great ideas spurring all the time even. But are you strategically positioning yourself to gain faster success and make more income?

Brendon Burchard is right when he says people are uncomfortable talking about making money – especially off their message. They WANT to do it and NEED to do it, but they’re uncomfortable talking about it. I am too, but it’s natural and necessary. We need to put income in our pockets to sustain the message.

One way to “make money more quickly” online is with promotional partners. This can be an affiliate who registers to *sell your product for a commission*. A promotional partner can also be someone you joint venture with where you combine forces to sell a product or service – anyone that has an audience, that aligns with your message, that can help promote you. Collaboration is KEY and there are a few things you need to be educated about to make the most out of gaining these promo partners.

6 Ways to Make Your Video Go Viral

This is a guest article by #1 bestselling author, film producer, screenwriter, attorney and owner of her own production company – the lovely and talented Beth Rosen:

 

The best way to reach a large number of people and get your message across on the internet today is through video but not just any video. It must be a video that captures and keeps your audienceʼs attention.

Video is considered by Google as a higher form of engagement than a simple blog or article and ranks higher in the ratings. Therefore you have a better shot at reaching more people if you do a video rather than a simple article. And the more people that watch your video, the higher you will rank on Google and the more likelihood people who are searching in your niche market will see a link to your video and watch it.

How to get your video viral

'Evolution of Dance' Example Viral Video

How to Get a Vanity URL with Google+

With Google+ out and gaining rapid interest, you may be wondering how to get a customized URL to your profile page – one that has your name or company name in the URL instead of a bunch of meaningless numbers.

This customized URL is called a vanity URL and this same feature can be achieved with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube!

Google+ doesn’t have this option integrated into Google+ just yet, but I’ve discovered a Plan B that achieves the same result. Check it out:

Step 1. Go to your Google+ and click on your name to get to your profile page.

Step 2. In the top URL bar you’ll see the link to your profile page is something that looks like this: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103959927931081174806/posts?hl=en

Step 3. You’ll want to copy the long strong of numbers only (https://plus.google.com/u/0/103959927931081174806/posts?hl=en) — this is your number ID

Step 4. Next go to www.Gplus.to and you’ll see a screen that looks like this:

How to Build Your Online Platform

You have a powerful message inside. You’re bursting at the seams to get it out. You have endless inspiration and ideas. There’s only one problem – it takes time to build your online platform.

So many people have this dilemma. The next step is to rush, rush through logo and website design, rush to add content to the site, rush to turn that sign over to read “Open for business!”

My suggestion? Ask your web developer (how do you know if your web person is any good? click here) to put up a blog with a decent free theme. Someplace you can go to and start blogging now. You don’t have to have your logo done, web design done – nada. Just get “something” up and start the race. The key is to write content while you build the site – then add the design and branding in within the next month or two when you’re all set. This way you generate traffic NOW instead of waiting another two months (that would be super frustrating for you).

New Release! By Popular Demand, Online Evolutions 2 Now Available!

I’ve feel so honored and truly grateful from all of you who have download Online Evolutions 1 and given me such great comments like,

“I just started reading your ebook – Online Evolutions – and I wanted to let you know that it is truly inspirational! You talk about many of the same principles that I applied to my sales regime and daily routine early in my career. I must say that I needed a “refresher course”. Keep writing and offering up principles to live by!”  — Joyce K

“Thanks Amber! I got the hard copy of the (Online Evolutions) book in the mail yesterday. Thanks for your note. You are so great! I am excited! Thanks again! You rock!!!! :) “  — Sarah

 

I’ve been asked throughout this year, “When’s the next volume coming??” Thank you all for your patience as I could get this formatted and prepped for you. Today I can announce, “IT’S HERE!”

Business Branding Exercise: Is Your Message Clear to Your Audience?

Is your business branded properly? What is the most important thing you want others to know? Why are you here? What do you have a burning desire to share? Your answer to those questions will become your “key message” – one that you repeat over and over again in conversations, content and product creation. It should be easy to say and remember. Your key message should be used consistently in news releases, blog posts, social media, products and other communications.

The bummer is that most business owners THINK they have a clear message. They think all they need is “more web traffic” and everyone will buy from them. If you are not getting the sales you want, you may want to revisit your message. It could be confusing or not worded correctly, which creates a lack of interest and no one buys.

The Master Key to Success by Napolean Hill

Thanks to Marty Dickinson and his brand spankin’ new white paper, “The 6-Step A.C.T.I.O.N. Process to Use the Internet for More Leads and Sales” … I was reminded of the late and GREAT Napoleon Hill. Napoleon Hill was the brilliant author of Think and Grow Rich.

Today I’d encourage you to go download Marty’s white paper which is another one of his must-read whitepapers, but also to watch the video below by Napoleon Hill and really let his nuggets soak in. Take notes, watch it again and again, then apply these pearls of wisdom and watch your business and personal life grow in the most positive direction!

How to Set Up Google Alerts: Staying Current on Industry News and Web Action

  • Are you writing to stay current on your website or blog but feel flustered coming up with topics people will read?
  • Do you find that your competitors are always talking about the latest and greatest, and you’re struggling to keep up?
  • Is there a way to just get an industry snapshot everyday so that I can keep up and have plenty to write about?

 

Yes! It’s called Google Alerts and it’s free to use.

google alerts

Google Alerts isn’t exactly a new concept, but it’s one that could be of great importance to you in the future. Every single day the Internet is exploding with new information, ideas, start-ups, training modules, video, membership sites, blogs, social networking tools… the list goes on and on. Wouldn’t it be nice to “follow” the latest updates for certain keywords that you choose?

Part 3 of 3: Conclusion of Blast From the Past

21 Top Posts Everyone Needs to Read About Online Business Development Continued… A Series by Amber Ludwig.

This 3rd post in the 3-part series concludes “Blast From the Past” week where I deliver the top insights and training pieces I’ve written since starting this website. Print them out, share then on Facebook/Twitter, or just enjoy the content!

I hope you enjoyed this short series. Sometimes with blogs, new visitors just come in and don’t look back on all the incredible information written about in the past. Bookmark these posts if you want to refer back to them anytime.

Post 1:

5 Ways to Create a Blog Post Strategy to Gain Exposure and More Traffic: You can have all the education in the world, but it’s the execution that really starts your training. So today I share some of the things I’ve done to keep me on mark with my goals to getting traffic, getting subscribers, and just plain enjoying the ride…

What is a Backlink and How to Get Lots of Them!

A backlink is basically a link to your website from another website (an inbound link). Backlinks are key to good Search Engine Optimization (SEO)! The more links you have pointing to your website, it conveys a message to Google and Bing about how important your website is. The more important your website is, the higher you rank in search engines. Another reason backlinks are key is because it opens portals for getting traffic from different avenues. If you have 50 websites linking to yours and they all get decent traffic – imagine how that could boost your visitation!

Note: Google ranks a page or post of your website based on over 200 sets of criteria. Backlinks are merely one of them. But, a key one.

How to Gets Lots of Backlinks

 


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What’s the Deal with Affiliate Marketing and Social Media?

By now you’ve heard a little something about affiliate marketing – enough to know you should be an affiliate. You’ve also heard how imperative social media is.

Wanna hear my two cents? Below you’ll find a 20-minute audio where I was interviewed by Pam Zimmer. Feel free to download, SHARE, or listen straight from this post.

What questions did I answer?

  • Why would someone want to sign up as an affiliate and what are the benefits?
  • What is a “mask URL” and when/why would you want to use one?
  • How can you leverage being an affiliate to market and grow your business?
  • If someone is new to social media and wanted to create the most opportunity for a book release, what are the top things they should do?
  • What other tips can I offer to have more success with affiliate marketing and social media?