In yesterday's post, Article Marketing for Passive Profits I discussed some results I had with article marketing.

For example, my top article for 2007 was viewed 42,898 times on EzineArticles.com and also received 1,188 clicks (highly targeted traffic to my site)!

Those article marketing numbers are only the immediate stats direct from EzineArticles.com.

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Article marketing, while not as easy as it used to be, can still be a great way to generate traffic and one way links to your web site.

I included article marketing as one of the tips in yesterday's article, 10 One Way Link Building Tips.

I wanted to share something with you that I recently received via snail mail. I received a very cool mouse pad in the mail from EzineArticles.com

It included a brief one page letter about my 2007 article marketing results, which were as follows: Read more

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Whether it's one way link building or a link exchange, getting a lot of links to your web site or blog is the absolute best way to guarantee traffic.

Search engine algorithms change constantly. You never know when one of your top rankings might up and disappear.

But if you are generating a ton of traffic because you have a whole bunch of links all over the internet that point back to your site, you'll be okay.

Whether it's one way links or a link exchange, getting backlinks to your blog will guarantee you traffic for years to come.

Quality one way link building is becoming a more and more important part of any traffic generation strategy.

Here are 10 one way link building ideas you can use to start generating one way links back to your site or blog. Read more

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Using social marketing sites or web 2.0 sites like Digg, Propeller and MySpace has become a big way to get quality backlinks, improve your search engine rankings and generate traffic to your site or blog.

But does web 2.0 marketing really work?

I've talked about using social networking sites in previous posts like 8 Steps To Make Money Blogging and 37 Top Social Bookmarking Sites

Today, I just want to share with you the list of where my web site traffic comes from on one of my blogs. Read more

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How to make money with Google Adsense is still a question I get asked quite often.

It's tough to get a realistic answer to this question since so many people use Adsense as a marketing angle and you constantly see reports like "The Death of Adsense" and rumors get thrown around on the forums every time someone's income takes a nosedive.

The truth is that Google Adsense is still a viable monetization strategy for those that want to make a simple passive income from their web sites.

If you want to know how to make money with Google's program, then check out these google adsense tips.

1) Select (And Test) The Right Niche

Clearly, this is crucial to any internet marketing business.

However, with google adsense, it's a little bit different and the only way to really test a niche with adsense as your monetization model, you'll need to test the niche.

The best way I know to quickly test whether or not adsense is viable option for a niche is to follow my step by step case study how to build a successful online business with article marketing

One thing people don't seen to discuss when it comes to making money with google adsense is how much things vary from niche to niche.

And I'm not just talking about how much you'll earn per click but also the click through rate on your ads.

I've tested many different niches with the exact same web site layout and ad layout and have seen click through rates vary from barely 1% to over 33%. Read more

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The internet has opened up a whole new world of opportunities to work as a freelance writer.

Writing from home is one of the largest work at home occupations around today. So how do you become a work at home freelance writer?

Launching your freelance writing business is pretty simple and straightforward.

Yes, it will take hard work to become successful but it's an easy, and inexpensive, business to get started.

You start by simply doing some research on the internet and then apply for freelance writing jobs.

With all the online writing opportunities, you'll be able to find something, even if you have no previous writing experience.

If you want to write the great American novel, you're probably better off doing that on your own time.

Non-fiction writing and creative writing for hire (such as ghostwriting articles) are where most of the paying opportunities are. Read more

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If you want to make money blogging there are a few things you need to know.

First, making money blogging is not as simple as a lot of people want you to believe.

Don't believe all the hype of sales letters and blog posts that you see. There is work involved.

You can't just throw up a blog, make a few posts and expect the cash to roll in.

However, if you are prepared to put together a solid game plan and put in the necessary work, blogging can be a fantastic and easy way to make money working from home.

But you need to realize that you need a plan, just like with any other business.

If you were going to spend $350,000 to open a retail store, I doubt you'd just rent a building, purchase a bunch of random stuff, toss it into your store and open for business, expecting people (traffic) to stampede to what you have to offer (your blog's content), and whip out their credit cards for your products (your offers on your site, whether it's adsense or affiliate links).

So if you still want to make money blogging, here are eight steps you can take to start generating traffic and pulling in profits.

1. Select A Niche

There's been a lot written about how to select a niche. My favorite ways to find a niche are actually offline and you can read more about that in my article, How To Find Profitable Niches Offline

To confirm that the niche will be viable online (people are searching for the topic and you can generate traffic), you'll need to do some keyword research as well.

Wordtracker's Free Keyword Research Tool goes a long way in helping you determine if your niche is being searched for online.

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Social bookmarking and social networking sites have become a huge marketing opportunity site for driving tons of traffic to your web site.

Of course, you have to market the right way or you'll quickly get banned from social sites.

They don't like marketers.

We'll discuss more about marketing with these social bookmarking sites in later article but in the meantime, here are 37 top social bookmarking sites you can use to start getting backlinks and marketing your site. Read more

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Viral marketing can be a great way to get your message out there quickly and rake in big time profits in a short period of time. Or build a huge list.

Or whatever it is you are trying to accomplish with your viral marketing campaign.

Here are three mistakes you want to make sure you avoid when putting together your viral ebook before you launch.

1) Make sure you can control every link inside your ebook

If you're promoting an affiliate program inside your viral ebook, do NOT use your affiliate link. Use a redirect from you own domain, such as http://www.yourdomainname.com/redirect

Why? Well, what if that affiliate program changes it's affiliate management software and gives you new affiliate links?

Now all those links in all those copies of your ebook are worthless.

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Attending an internet marketing conference or seminar can be a great way to boost your online marketing results, whether it's the networking opportunities or learning a new marketing strategy.

Here's a list of some of the big marketing conferences this year that you might want to consider attending.

These are not seminars put on by the typical marketers you are used to seeing.

These conferences are big conferences, trade shows, and expos for online marketers.

Affiliate Summit

Affiliate Summit provides lots of educational sessions on a variety of issues important to affiliate marketers. The mix of attendees is affiliates, merchants, and the affiliate networks like Commission Junction.

If you can do so, you should consider attending the Affiliate Summit. For more information check out Affiliate Summit

BlogWorld Expo

Can you tell what this one is about? That's right! It's specifically for bloggers and about the blogging world. There are more than 50 seminars, panel discussions and keynote speakers.

If blogging is your thing, check out BlogWorld Expo for more information.

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