How To Create a Visually Appealing Landing Page

Your website is the first impression your visitors have of you. Like a book cover, your website has about 20 or so seconds to capture their attention or they’ll click away. Great landing page design with the right eye-catching graphic design elements can pull your visitors into your site. The elements of graphic design include: Shapes Lines Color Type Images Texture Balance They all need to work together to create an overall appealing page. Balance for example would be offset if you have a large image or logo in the upper right hand corner of your page and no graphics or design elements on the left hand side of the page. They don’t have... Continue Reading

Find the Right eBook Cover Graphic

Graphics can make or break the success of an e-book. It’s estimated that people take about 20 seconds to evaluate whether or not they’re interested in purchasing a book. Inthe bookstore or online that gives them about enough time to scan the title and graphics, which makes both critically important in the buying decision. The trouble is, headlines and titles are often easier to come by than graphics which are both attention getting and relevant to the subject matter and as more and more e-books hitthe market – there’s an added challenge to be unique. Here are a few tips and strategies to find the right e-book cover graphic. The most common... Continue Reading

Getting People to Attend An Online Conference

Sometimes one of the most difficult aspects of hosting an online conference is getting people to attend. You’ve found the right software, you’ve outlined your conference and even set up the graphics – it’s going to be a great conference. Now who is going to be there? Here are a few tips to get people flocking to your conference. Email signature. Your email signature is more powerful than you might imagine. Think about all the people you email each and every day. If your conference is promoted in your email signature, you’re reaching a whole group of people who may benefit from your conference. Email marketing campaign. Speaking of email…email... Continue Reading

Five Steps to An InfoProduct

Creating an information product can seem like an overwhelming process, especially when it’s added to all of the other tasks required to run a business. However, creating an information product can actually be quite simple. Step One. Answer the following question – What problems does your customer or prospect have? Step Two. The next question to ask yourself is – What information can you offer to help them solve their problem? Step Three. Ask yourself, what information do you already have that addresses this problem? Chances are you may have already written articles or reports on the subject. If you have, these can be compiled into an information... Continue Reading

How To Create a Squeeze Page

If you’re trying to build an opt-in list, and of course most internet marketing experts recommend that you do, then you’ll want to create a squeeze page. These single web pages are designed to work as landing pages whose sole task is to collect opt-in list subscribers. Squeeze pages are landing pages created to solicit opt-in email addresses from prospective subscribers. Let’s take a look at how to build one… Step #1 - Get your website ducks in a row. Do you have a domain name, hosting company and a method for creating a web page? A squeeze page is a web page so your first step is to find or open whatever programming software or system... Continue Reading

How To Deal With Viruses

When a virus hits your computer your first instinct may be to panic. Or you may simply be inclined to toss your computer out your window and start from scratch. Hold on, before you take drastic action, like throwing your computer out the window, take a few deep breaths and explore a few tips and strategies to deal with viruses. Understand what a virus is. According to teach-nology “Viruses are programs that infect other programs, or files containing macros (a series of commands grouped together to automate a complex series of tasks) such as Microsoft Word files, Microsoft Excel files and executable files.” Contrary to popular belief, viruses... Continue Reading

Set up & Keep Track of Your Hours

How much time do you spend on email every day Billing, invoicing, and accounting tasks How much time do you spend each day on your core business tasks Marketing. Working from home requires careful analysis of how much time and attention certain tasks require. How else will you know how to allocate time, prioritize your day, or schedule If you’re a service based business how will you know how much to charge. Fortunately, there are myriad time tracking software programs ranging in price from free to several hundred dollars. Each comes with their own unique set of features and benefits. The key to getting the most from any software package is to... Continue Reading

Install and Use Flock

With the abundance of social media outlets and tools available to an individual, keeping track of them can be extremely frustrating and time consuming. Developers created Flock to make social marketing and networking an easier task. Flock is a free web browser which enables users to upload and share photos and videos along. Users can also use Flock to receive updates from their favorite blogs and web mail. Installation is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Regardless of your operating system or language, it’s almost guaranteed there is a Flock version for you. Step 1. Visit http://flock.com/versions and scan the list for the appropriate version. Windows,... Continue Reading

How to Use StumbleUpon

Stumble Upon is a tool that offers you website recommendations based on your preferences and reviews or recommendations from people who have similar interests. It helps you connect with other people who have similar interests, it saves time browsing through search engine results, and it introduces you to sites you may not have otherwise found. Here’s how to use it… Step 1. Head to the website, www.stumbleupon.com and click Join Now. Step 2. They’ll ask for your email, your user name, your birthday, gender, and a few options for you to check or uncheck. Step 3. Choose which web browser you want to add it to. It will be added to your toolbar.... Continue Reading

Install StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon is a fun website which saves you countless hours looking for that valuable and beneficial content. Additionally, it enables you to contribute by rating websites based on their quality. Categories range from computers to music from health to news. Stop losing hours of your life to haphazard browsing. Get involved with StumbleUpon and get your life back. Installing StumbleUpon Step 1. Visit http://www.stumbleupon.com Step 2. Decide if you want to join or simply add the toolbar to your browser. To sign up you will need to provide your email address, a user name, enter your birthday and then click Join and Download Now. You’ll also be... Continue Reading