Showing posts with label Web search engine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Web search engine. Show all posts

Sunday, 26 June 2011

How To Make Money With Squidoo

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Critical to most users is their ability to make money using Squidoo.com. You can do this many ways. Here are a few common ways users make money-using Squidoo:

-You can use Squidoo.com to gain backlinks to your website.
-You can increase your search engine rankings and send more traffic and hence gain more customers using Squidoo.
-You can use Squidoo.com to build a list you can send promotions to.
-You can promote your affiliate programs using Squidoo.com.
-You can promote your own products and services using Squidoo.
-You can use AdSense and other programs to make money through a simple lens page at Squidoo.

So how do you DO this? It's easy.

It's called Squidoo Marketing 101.

The key to making money and using Squidoo.com to promote your sites is simply setting it up properly.

500,000+ users currently use Squidoo, and this number grows every day.

The simple act of creating a powerful lens on Squidoo can increase your page rank so that your site is ranked in the top 100 on Google and other major search engines.

Squidoo is easy to use because you can use content and advertisements you already have to create a simple and effective lens.

Now remember, your lens is nothing more than an informational webpage. Most lens pages provide expertise on the subject they promote.

You can use lens pages to promote, create top lists of your favorite items or sites if you affiliate market and more. You can review other sites on your lens page and drive traffic to them.

When you create pages on Squidoo you become an official "lensmaster" instead of a "webmaster."

Many people view lensmasters as credible experts in their field.

While some other promotional sites ding people for trying to promote their products or affiliate products on their pages, Squidoo does just the opposite; in fact, it encourages users to promote quality products, including their own (or those they affiliate market).

Of course, you cannot simply set up a lens on any topic and hope for the best page rankings.

As with anything you will need to do some research to make sure you are using popular keywords and marketing in a niche category that is of interest to people.

There are many reasons people do not get sales; their product may not be very popular for example, or their advertising may be poor. They may not have enough traffic to promote enough sales.

So, before setting up a lens page to promote your products, make sure you have a hot niche, one that people are interested in finding more information about, and one people may have an interest in paying for. (Meaning, they will pay for content provided in this niche area).

Some of the best niches to promote include:

- Internet marketing, including anything involving niche marketing, building lists or selling information products on the Web.
- Electronics, including information on MP3 players or other popular music and audio electronic products.
- Diet and fitness, as people are constantly searching for information about losing weight and maintaining a healthy diet.
- Baby or parenting, as many women and moms-to-be actively comprise some of the largest communities on the Web.

If you want ideas about topics that are popular, simply take some time to view the top 100 lenses on Squidoo to find out what people are looking for.

After you do this, and select which of your products or websites are most likely to do well, you have to make sure you have great keywords to use on your lens page, keywords that will draw people to your site and link them to your other websites and affiliate sites.

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13 Little-Known Google Search Functions


Ecommerce business owners depend on Google’s vast array of tools and services to keep their businesses running smoothly. But, the service that made Google famous – the search engine – can be underutilized by ecommerce merchants and their customers.

Need an area or zip code for shipping? Find it on Google. Need to track shipments? Track it on Google. These simple tools are free and available to anyone with a browser. Here are some tips for businesses to get the most out of Google search.

Package Tracking

Ecommerce merchants can track packages using the tracking number from UPS, FedEx or USPS. Simply type in the tracking number directly into the Google search box. We used an example UPS tracking number, “1Z9999W99999999999”, to illustrate. The search will yield delivery and destination information or allow you to login to UPS, FedEx or USPS for further detail.
Package tracking.

Package tracking.

Unit Conversion

There's a useful conversion tool for ecommerce businesses that ship merchandise frequently: You can convert almost any unit of measurement for height, weight and volume. For this example, we used “25 lbs in kg.”
Unit conversion.

Unit conversion.

Currency Conversion

Especially useful for businesses with international clients is the currency conversion feature. Just type in the currency value and foreign currency for conversion into the Google search field. For this example, we’ll convert 100 U.S. dollars (USD) into European Union Euros (EUR). We abbreviated the currency types in this example, but the process works just the same without abbreviations.
Currency conversion.

Currency conversion.

Flight Tracker

Track any flight to any domestic city using the Google search field. First, for flight tracking, find up-to-the-minute flight status for any arriving or departing domestic flight by typing in the name of the airline and flight number into the search field. For this example, we used “Frontier flight 765,” but common airline abbreviations work as well, such as “aa” for American Airlines.

Flight tracking.
Flight tracking.

Weather

If you are planning a business trip, find your local and destination city weather using Google. To find local weather, simply type “weather” into the search field. For worldwide weather: Type “weather” again followed by the name of the city, for this example we’ll use “London”.

Local weather report.
Local weather report.
Weather reports from around the world.

Weather reports from around the world.

Stock Quotes

Find current market data for any publicly traded company or fund by typing in the company’s ticker symbol into the search field. For this example, we’ll use “goog” for Google. From this snapshot, click the ticker symbol and get detailed market data from Google Finance.
Stock quote tracking.

Stock quote tracking.
Google Finance.

Google Finance.

Local Businesses

Find local business listings for almost any city in the world. Type in the city name and the category of the business and the search results will display a list of local businesses with maps, reviews and contact information. We searched “new york apparel companies” for this example.
Local business search.

Local business search.

Zip Codes

Find the geographical location of any zip code by typing it into the search field. The search results will provide city, state and map of the region. We used “92706” for this example.

Zip code search.
Zip code search.

Census Data

Search through public census data for any U.S. city or state. You can type “population” and then the name of the city or state for population data, Also, type in “unemployment rate” and the name of the city or state for joblessness statistics. For this example, we searched “population maine” and “unemployment rate maine.”
Population search of Maine.

Population search of Maine.

Unemployment data of Maine.
Unemployment data of Maine.

Calculator

Google can also be used as a calculator. Enter in the equation you need solved into the search field. Use these symbols for various equations:

“*” for multiplication
“/” for division
“+” for addition
“-“ for subtraction
“% of” for percent
“=” use this at the end of your equation to solve
For this example we solved for 15 percent of 100 by typing in “15% of 100=”.
Calculator.

Calculator.

File Search

Search out specific file types for specific areas of interest. Begin by typing the area of interest then the operator “filetype:,” and finally the file type extension, like .doc, .ppt, .xls, .jpg or others. For this example we are searching for PowerPoint files about ecommerce and typed “ecommerce filetype:ppt.”
File search.

File search.

Website Search

Search within a specific website without having to use the website’s search engine by using the “site:” operator. Type the area of interest, the word “site,” followed by a colon and then the URL address of the site you would like to search. For this example we searched for articles about mobile optimization on our very own Practical eCommerce site by typing “mobile optimization site:www.practicalecommerce.com.”
Website search.

Website search.

Dictionary and Spell Check

Quickly check the spelling of a word or look up its meaning with Google. To spell check, just type the word in the search field and hit the Enter key. Google will suggest the correct spelling if you have misspelled a word. To find a definition, use the “define:” operator and then the word. In these examples, we used misspelled “obfusscation” for a spell check and “define:obfuscation” for a definition.

Spell check.
Spell check.
Dictionary.

Dictionary.

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