Your 7 Simple Steps to Internet Marketing (Mayhem)

My name is Matt Maré and I am not involved in Internet Marketing that long but you might call me a fast learner. I have been an Engineer working in South Africa for the past 28 years. One thing that I have been taught early on in my career is that you have to learn from the best in your field. Find the successful people and study them carefully. I have learned from the best like Perry Marshall, Chris Carpenter, Marlon Sanders, Geoff Stevens, James Grandstaff and DarrenOlander.

What follow is my summary of the vital steps to your Internet Marketing success. It is not difficult steps, they are quite simple steps, but they will must be followed if you want to survive in this field. You can change the latersequence but you have to start at the beginning.

1) Lead Generation

The basic concept of Internet Marketing is:

• Get Traffic to Your Website
• Build Your List
• Make Sales
  

Ways to get traffic to your website are the following:

• Traffic Exchanges (TrafficSwarm, WebBizInsider, TopSurfer)
  
• Safelist Mailing (ListJoe, FreeSafelistMailer, GlobalSafeList)
  
• Ezine Ads
• Article Posting
• Posting to Forums
• Blogging and Social Networking
• Pay Per Click Advertising (Bidvertiser, Google Adwords)

2) Add a New Skill Each Month

• Learn how to write eye catching subject lines (Email Promos Exposed)
  
• Learn how to write converting emails (All Networkers Team)
  
• Learn how to setup your AutorResponder (New Plan Network)
  
• Learn how to track your ads (TrackThatAd)
  
• Learn how to create better Capture Pages (Get Your Very Own Leads)
  
• Learn how to monetise your lead generation (Get Your Money)
  
• Learn how to use Dreamweaver to create your own web pages
• Learn to write your own eBook
• Learn how to rebrand eBooks or software with your own links
• Learn how to use viral marketing (BuildMyDownlines)
  
• Learn how to run your own membership site (Downline Secrets 2)
• Learn how to run your own affiliate program
  
• Learn how to do JV campaigns
• Learn how to apply Adsense to your website
• Learn how to create and develop backend sales

Each new skill will increase your chances to make a success as an Internet Marketer.

3) Outsource Tasks

Once you have a system working you can start to outsource tasks like Copy Writing and Web Design or Article Writing. This will set you free to concentrate on the Marketing side of your Business like getting more leads. You can search Google for sources of talented people offering their services at affordable prices.

4) Find Talented People to Create and Run Your Websites

To hire an expert to run your online business for you will always be profitable in the end. Get people that are passionate in what they do. We are not allentrepreneurs and some people like the security of having a well paid job. Be a super boss and your workers will always be loyal to your business. One cannot be an expert in all aspects of your business so you have todelegate. To be able to do this successfully you have to do it first on your own so that you will know what to look for in your staff.

5) Search Engine Optimization

There is nothing like free search engine search traffic to your site that will keep your business growing daily. Once you have your site drawing such traffic your business will virtually start to run on its own. Everything you do should include optimising your websites with the eye on Search Engine Optimization.

6) Increase Your Sales Conversion

The more visitors you can turn into paying customers, the sooner you will be able to pay for additional help and outsourcing. The survival of your business solely rest on your ability to make sales. The more sales you have the more money is available to grow your business and the more likely you will be able to survive in these economic climate. (Monetise Your Webpages)

7) Always Work to Better Your Backend Sales

Develop your big ticket product as you grow your business. Combine all your articles into your first eBook. Then combine all your eBooks, audio and video in one full scale product. Just a few large sales per month will make a huge impact on your bottom line. (Backend Sales Made Easy)

This should give you some ideas and some food for thought. Hope it is of some help for the growth of your business.

May you have a great marketing week.

Your friend in our Marketing Madness Matt Maré.
(What a lot of M's - might do something with it)