Integrity

As stated earlier, always be truthful to yourself and your visitors. I started my first site a bit over 1 year ago. It has been a long road of learning, and I continue to learn something new everyday. Knowledge is key. Never quit learning. I created my second site in January after being awarded a platinum pass to Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas. Thank you Affiliate Summit for that opportunity. It was an experience I will never forget and also led me to creating my second site which still needs an incredible amount of work to be done on it. Trying to keep up more than one site, especially when you have a day job, is work. I am making progress with both sites and starting to get more traffic all the time. That is where the determination factor comes in. Don’t give up after a few months because it will take much more time than that to even get your site found.

Be social. The internet is all about making connections. There are also learning curves involved in the social media arena. Take time to learn them. I know I am. Visit How Do Marketers Connect With Customers. This is a great interview with Chris Saad of Echo posted on Affiliate X Files. You can also find out what Echo is and the services they provide here.

Find directories to get listed in. Make sure they are quality directories. That gives you more links back to your site. One I recently came across is Manta. com. There are numerous options when claiming your directory listing for your business with them. You are able to build additional pages or tabs that can be linked to different pages or products on your site. You can also link up all your social media profiles to your directory listing. Manta will send you weekly emails concerning how many people visited your listing the previous week. The best part is if you are a local business without a website, you can still claim a listing in this directory. The Manta directory listing is growing by leaps and bounds every day and they also included a member forum so one can network with others in the Manta community.

Last but not least, find quality tools to assist you in your pursuit of online business. One that I use and highly recommend is CommentLuv Premium. Click on the link for more information on my view concerning this quality plug-in. Thank you Andy Bailey for creating the CommentLuv Network.

So there you have it. A small slice of my journey into the internet world and some of the steps that I have taken. If you would like further details, such as what program that I initially signed up with, or some of the tools that I use, send an email with your questions. If you are contemplating starting an online business, hopefully this article has assisted in answering some of your questions concerning online marketing. More in-depth information can be accessed at Affiliate X Files Top 10 Affiliate Blog

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