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Article Marketing For Profits – Make Money With Article Marketing
Guest Post by Paul There are many ways that you can earn money online – some more lucrative than others. For instance, an author can look on Elance.com and find people who are offering short term contracts in return for articles or copywriting. The problem with this method of earning money is that you won’t ever get rich doing it unless you are really a talented individual and have a name that is in demand. 99% of authors on Elance.com expect to get paid a flat rate for an article which is fine in that they get their cheques to pay the bills but not fine if they want to have an internet marketing lifestyle. That’s why I like article marketing. With article marketing you can use your writing skills to direct traffic to your web site, promote other people’s products (or your own if you have one!) and make a profit. The upside of this approach is that once you find a winning strategy then your return on investment (ie. The time spent to write the article) is far greater than writing on a per contract basis. What’s more, you can actually earn money without working. In other words, article marketing can help your income grow on auto-pilot. How Does It Work? As an author it is your job to get your content in front of the right target audience. There are many ways of doing this. You can submit your articles to article directories, you can write press releases or you can even do “guest posting”. Guest posting is a particularly powerful method because you can put your articles in front of a large number of people and such great exposure can bring incredible traffic. Publishers are happy to post your guest articles as long as they contain quality information that will benefit the readers. In return they will let you have a link back to your web site or, in some instances, a link to the sales page of the affiliate product that you are promoting. How To Write An Article The most important thing to realize when writing an article is that the body of the article must add value to the reader. If the body doesn’t add value and comes across as a sales pitch then this will drastically hinder your chances of getting published and, if it does get published, of making any sales. Your Resource Box Probably the most important part of any article is something known as an article resource box. This always comes at the end of your article and is where you are allowed to make a one or two line pitch of your web site. Many people really struggle to write a good resource box, but it is oh so important. You need to make sure that your resource box is benefit driven, blind (for curiosity), has a strong call to action (ie. “click here now”) and is highly targeted to the audience in mind. You should really be aiming at a click through rate of around 20%. What’s The Earning Potential? I’ve heard many of my fellow internet marketers claim that there isn’t any money in article marketing. Unfortunately, they are just doing it wrong because there is plenty of money to be made – in fact my full-time income is a result of article marketing alone. At this point, I don’t focus on any other type of traffic generation – that’s how powerful it is. Author Bio: If you want to learn more about article marketing, internet marketing and how you can make a full time income working online then this is the quickest way to succeed bar none: http://www.amshortcuts.com/cfs .
When does STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW override the parameter passed to ShowWindow()?
kokorozashi wants to know what the rules are which govern when the second parameter to ShowWindow is overridden by the STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW flag . The guiding principle is that the parameter is ignored if the window manager thinks that the window you’re creating is the application’s main window. The details behind the implementation of this principle change over time, so everything from here down is implementation detail and should not be relied upon . I’m providing it merely to satisfy your curiosity. To reiterate, do not rely on information in the second half of this article because it can and will change . In fact, just to emphasize the point, I’m going to give the rules as they once were , not as they are today. So anybody who relies on this information is relying on implementation details of Windows which are no longer true. The window manager heuristics for determining whether the second parameter to ShowWindow should be overridden were once as follows: Rule zero: If the override has already been used, then don’t use it again. Rule one: The easy case. If the second parameter was SW_SHOWDEFAULT , then the application was explicitly permitting the second parameter to ShowWindow to be overridden by the STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW flag, so let it happen. Rule two: Check the following properties. The STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW flag was set. The window was top-level. The window was not owned. The window had the WS_CAPTION style. The window was not system-modal. The second parameter to ShowWindow was SW_SHOWNORMAL or SW_SHOW . Let’s look at these heuristics one at a time. First, the STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW flag needed to be set: If it wasn’t, then there wasn’t anything to override with . Next, the window needed to be top-level (not a child window). Because a child window clearly is not the application’s main window. The window also must not have been owned. An owned window is not the main window (the owner would be a much better candidate), and besides, it would be bad to have minimized or hidden an owned window, since that would have left the owner sitting around for apparently no reason. Even worse if the window being created was intended to be modal to the owner: You would have had a disabled window on the screen, and the window you needed to close in order to get that window enabled again was hidden! Another rule was that the window had to have a caption. This made it less likely that splash screens and other incidental windows would be misdetected as the application’s main window. System-modal windows were also excluded, because you didn’t want system-critical error messages to be mistaken for the application’s main window. (Especially if the action was SW_HIDE !) The second parameter to ShowWindow had to be one of the special values SW_SHOW or SW_SHOWNORMAL . These values were most likely to be passed by applications which were not particular about how the window was shown. They would be comparatively unlikely to be upset that their attempt to show the window was overridden. Once a window was identified as a likely main window (either by explicitly saying so via SW_SHOWDEFAULT or implicitly via the heuristics), the second parameter to ShowWindow was ignored and replaced with the value specified by STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW . There was some other fiddling that happened, but they aren’t really important to the topic at hand, so I’ll ignore them. Again, I reiterate that this information is provided merely to satisfy your curiosity and must not be relied upon by applications, since the heuristics may be tweaked in future versions of Windows. If you want the STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW flag to have an effect on your program, just pass SW_SHOWDEFAULT to ShowWindow . That’s the value that says, “No really, I’m asking for it. Lemme have it.”
Writing for Money – Winning Examples from Wikinut
Guest Post by Andy Walton If you’re reading this post there’s a decent chance you’re interested in making more money from your online writing. Whether you have your own blog or post on revenue sharing sites, the key is to maximise the return from each article published. So here are my the top 5 tips for optimising your copy, drawn from my experience of the best pages on Wikinut. Grab your reader ———————————— Each page you write should begin with an eye-catching headline – this starts the ball rolling. Make it interesting, give it an angle. A recent Wikinut example – “The Healthy Computer Geek’s Diet” – short, snappy and contains keywords; it also brings together health and geeks, a clever niche. But don’t stop there… make sure you follow it up with a great first paragraph. This is your first chance to introduce a cliff hanger, a teasing line that will leave your reader wanting more. Let’s face it, if your readers are already getting bored something is badly wrong. Be positive ———————————— Here’s something I’ve noticed – authors that are upbeat tend to get better responses. This is a hard factor to quantify and measure, so you’ll just have to take my word for it. Whether you’re looking for advert clicks or sign-ups, putting your reader in a positive mindset seems to illicit results even if your article isn’t directly asking them to respond. A top page in our jobs section about writing a great CV ended with – “Good luck and stay positive. Eventually you will find that great job – just keep working at it.” If you think about it, when was the last time you saw a salesperson using a negative, unenthusiastic approach? Give your reasons ———————————— This may sound obvious but if you are attempting to directly influence somebody into acting on your words, make sure you give them a damn good reason. It’s sometimes easy to lose focus on this as you struggle to compose your piece. People make decisions on the information they have to hand, and it’s your job as the author to educate them. This opening line from a page about starting an eBay business gives the reader reasons immediately – “Have you ever thought about running your own auction business? Like the freedom and flexibility that working for yourself offers?” Show them the happy place ———————————– This is a classic technique and one that is worth remembering. Try to paint a picture in your reader’s mind of them enjoying the product, or whatever it is you’re offering. Take them beyond the act of response, which is often the biggest hurdle and help them imagine the benefits. For example, a Wikinut page about hosting the perfect dinner party ended with the following line – “You are now (hopefully) the host(ess) with the most(ess). Bask in the praise. Go on, soak it up. You deserve it. Cheers!” The reader cannot help but get enthused by this paragraph, and it’s a great example of the approach. Call to action ———————————– Finally, you should include at least 1 direct call to action in your piece, by which I mean an instruction to your reader. In fact, you can go even further and demand or even order your audience to respond! If you have successfully achieved the first 4 steps above, you should have them in the palm of your hand… Author Bio: Andy Walton is inviting you to use Wikinut , a new publishing platform that pays lifetime royalties for your writing on a massive range of topics. Use promo code “5more” at www.wikinut.com today, and get an extra 5% in royalties.
Affiliate Marketing – Unlimited Earning Potential
Guest Post by Paul How do you fancy earning money online without having your own product? Or even having your own web site? Allow me to introduce you to affiliate marketing. It’s one of the more popular ways of making money online is how I have managed to make a full time income online over just the last 8 weeks. The really great thing about affiliate marketing is that once you get everything in place, it runs automatically. Essentially, you can potentially earn money whilst you’re on holiday – it’s an auto pilot system. That’s what attracted me to this industry. What’s even more attractive is the earning potential. There are more millionaire affiliate marketers than any other sector online – you can’t say you’re not intrigued now, can you! But how does it work? Well, you are an online salesman. It all comes down to this: You find people with a problem and you solve their problems by introducing them to a product. If somebody lands on a sales page having clicked one of your hyperlinks and then buys the product, you are entitled to a commission. I know what you’re thinking – how do I get people to click on my link? Well, that’s the skill involved. You have to find hungry markets of people and somehow put your articles or advertisements in front of them. There are a huge variety of ways of doing this. One of my favorite ways is called article marketing – largely because it’s the easiest! As an article marketer you write for audiences of people, find places to distribute your article, recommend products and make sales. Here’s The Clever Bit Though… A lot of people fail at affiliate marketing. Want to know why? They don’t understand their target audience. It’s as simple as that. Let me give you an example. If you’re the best looking guy in the world, with bucket loads of personality and a huge wallet full of cash, do you think you’d be able to attract a girl? OK, what about if you hang out in a gay bar? You catch my drift? You can have the best product and sales pitch in the world but if you don’t advertise to the right crowd of people then you’ll never make any money! So How Do You Get To Know Your Target Market? You hang out where they do…I’m talking about forums. Forums are the greatest weapon in an internet marketer’s arsenal. It’s one place where you can really understand that mindset of your target market. What concerns are they having? What makes them tick? What problems are they trying to solve. Where Can You Find Products To Promote? Personally, I like selling digital products because the profit margin is so great. For instance, if I lead someone to buy a $37 e-book, then I can expect to take home over $20. $29 for one quick sale! You can clearly see how this adds up over time. The best digital product retailer is called Clickbank. They have a plethora of products in all sorts of niches that you can sell – just have a look in the marketplace and find one that takes your fancy. Affiliate Marketing Is Not Easy… This is not a get rich quick scheme that many people are trying to tell you. It’s a skill that needs to be learned just like playing golf or a musical instrument. But let me assure you, when you learn the skill, you’re set for a life of financial freedom. Resource Box: There are five shortcuts to affiliate marketing success that 95% of people miss out. To find out what they are and to triple your affiliate marketing revenue then don’t miss what I have here: http://www.amshortcuts.com .
Been Made Redundant? Try Sharing Your Knowledge for Cash
Guest Post by Andy Walton The global recession has hit many people across all sectors, leaving millions of people looking for work. And finding the next job can be tough, and often dispiriting. If you’re in this position, then read on for a suggestion to help keep you busy, motivated while also maybe earning you some cash. A new site, www.wikinut.com, allows you to write about pretty much any topic you like and then will publish your page to a global audience. You’ll then receive 50% of the total advertising revenue generated by your pages as lifetime royalties. Zero writing experience needed ————————————— No writing background is required for Wikinut. The principle is that everybody has knowledge, experience or thoughts that are usful to somebody. Think of all the niche information you may have gained from your last job. Or though your hobbies and interests. Maybe you could write about your last holiday, or the recipe for a meal you’ve cooked. The possibilities on Wikinut are endless, and any of them could earn you money. No technical skills required either ————————————— If you have the skills to find and read this article, you’ll be able to use www.wikinut.com easily. A simple editor helps you write your pages, and Wikinut handle all the geeky stuff like hosting, advertising deals and payments. You can just write pages and get paid through a Paypal account, the same payment system as used on Ebay. You can open a Paypal account for free if you don’t already have one. Stay positive and motivated ————————————— For many people, being out of work can be a very depressing time. The combination of frustration, boredom and lack of struture is tough to deal with. Writing for Wikinut will give you some positive tasks to work at. Once you’ve written some pages, you’ll also be able to see reader statistics and comments, which is a nice way of getting some feedback. Enhance your CV ————————————— And even when you get interviews for future jobs, having Wikinut on your CV will be a great talking point with the interviewer. You be able to demonstrate your proactive approach, and ability to fill your time productively. Author Bio: Andy Walton, co-founder of Wikinut , has over a 10 years experience working for some of the UK’s biggest ecommerce businesses. He’s now inviting you to join www.wikinut.com , a new publishing platform that pays lifetime royalties for your writing on a massive range of topics.
Top 3 Essential Items Needed to Make Money Online
Guest Post by Chad Timms #1-The Right Mindset So many people think that making money online is as easy as signing up for a program, completing a few steps and then sitting back while the money rolls in. They believe or have an image in their mind that the internet is a get rich quick fantasy land. I believe many people get this impression from all the hyped programs that promise these riches so easily. Not to mention the zillions of spam emails that flood our inbox’s on a daily basis promising the same thing. If your expectation is to make money online without learning how to make money online then you are in for a big fat letdown. Get your mindset in the right place. Making money online is a lot of work but can be extremely rewarding and fun too. #2- A Willingness To Learn A willingness to learn how to market online is a must. If you have your own website or blog and you want people to find it then you need to learn how the online world works. Let’s take for example this blog where you are reading this article on. If you go to google and type in the phrase “make money online” then you will notice this blog ran by Alan Liew is listed on the first page of google. Now this has not come by accident. Alan has targeted these keywords and built his website around this niche. He also works very hard by adding original content daily and building backlinks to this site. There is a learning curve to on how to market online but there are also some great resources that teach you how to do it the right way. #3- The Right Business Model If you are looking to make money online then you need to find the right business for you. You really need to think in terms of supply and demand. Billions are spent online but they are spent on all sorts of different items. You need to find the niche you are interested in and find out if there is a demand. Then you need to feed that demand with a product where you can make money. Affiliate marketing is a great way to do this. Becoming an affiliate marketer for companies is free. They also in most cases will supply you with a replicated website that is embedded with your own affiliate Id to ensure you get credit for the sale. There are 100’s if not 1000’s of different affiliate programs in all types of niches. I have been online with the same affiliate program since April of 2008. This online business has been a great blessing to me and I am very happy to affiliated with it. Aurhor Bio: Chad Timms has been marketing online since April of 2008. He has not had to join dozens of different make money online opportunities . Join Tissa Godavitarne’s acme people search affiliate program so you can make money online now.
Writing Guest Content – What, How and Why?
Guest Post by Andy Walton Last week, I wrote a guest post for this blog Money Maker Info about my site www.wikinut.com and the guest post was published to this blog audience. Writing content for other people has obvious benefits for them, but what are the upsides for you? So just one week on, I thought it would be interesting to assess what I gained from the exercise. What to write? ————————– This is perhaps the easy bit, so I’ll just offer 3 suggestions here: 1) Be original. By this I don’t mean some new work of genius, I simply mean don’t just cut and paste from another author. It shows little respect for site owners if you try to pass some obviously copied work off as your own. 2) Target your writing. Spend a little time browsing the site to which you are submitting. Get a flavour for the type of content they publish, the topics and styles. Try to tailor your copy to suit the site. 3) Write what you know. Stick to subjects about which you feel knowledgeable and comfortable. This will make the piece easier and quicker to write, and should make your post more readable. How to submit your post? ————————– Find a contact address on the site, and if possible try to write a personal email to the owner or editor. Explain the background to your post, what you are offering (free use to publish and modify) and what you expect in return (an author credit, a bio, a link to you site, etc). Why should you bother? ————————– OK, this is the interesting bit. There are quite a few motives for offering content – ego, self-promotion – but mine was to raise the profile of my new site. Therefore, I wrote a page about how Money Maker Info blog readers could earn money writing content for Wikinut. Primarily I was looking for exposure. So 7 days later, did I get any? Here are the stats: 1) A search on Google for the (unique) first sentence of my post returns 173 results. 2) This results are spread across dozens of different sites. 3) A Twitter search returns over 20 tweets directly referencing my article – never mind related tweets 4) And without giving away too much, the Make Money Online blog directly sent hundreds of motivated visitors – many of who signed up. This demonstrates the power of the web – a single post can rapidly spread across the internet via a variety of methods and mediums. Remember, these results are just 7 days old. So why not think about guest writing yourself? Author Bio: Andy Walton, co-founder of Wikinut , has over a 10 years experience working for some of the UK’s biggest ecommerce businesses. He’s now inviting you to join www.wikinut.com , a new publishing platform that pays lifetime royalties for your writing on a massive range of topics.”
Five Efficient Tips on Facebook Marketing
As you may be aware of, Facebook is one of the most popular website focusing on social networking. It serves as one of the avenues that online marketing people make use of to produce their leads. Facebook serves as a tool that you can make use of to connect to various hierarchies in the online society. The tool provides you with different features like the Facebook Wall to express yourself. You can upload your image and keep in touch with other through Pokes. Through networking, Facebook marketing allows the online marketers to find interesting leads. Facebook is one of the websites having a lot of traffic into it. You should be prepared to manage the traffic that you obtain through Facebook marketing. Facebook is a very powerful tool in internet marketing. Here are some tips for effective Facebook marketing. You will need to create a profile for yourself, to be able to begin a Facebook social network. Similarly, you will be able to add only people who have a profile in it. Others may not be able to add you if you do not hold a profile. Similarly, your profile should be a complete one, to be able to attract others’ interest. Also, do not use nick names or company name; try and give your own name in your profile. Next, you can try and host an event. Then, you can post it up in news feeds of the site. If the news you have posted is of interest to others, you will start gaining interest of others in your network. Further, you will be able to boost your service or your product. You may even gain new visitors if people in your network recommend you to others. You can now try to let others know of your lifestyle, like what you do and how you operate. Further, you will definitely need to invite your friends into your network, as this will help you to promote your business through them. You can post articles that focus on news in your Facebook site. For instance, if you are trying to market a product or a service, you can post the latest news regarding it in your site. But, the article you post should be strong in knowledge and information. If your article is knowledgeable, it is sure to attract a good amount of targeted traffic into your site. People who visit your site in this way will be interested in your products and services also. Further, you can identify others who deal with almost same business as yours, and you can post comments on their area of the network. This will certainly help you to build stronger rapport in your network, and the number of your visitors will increase tremendously.
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