Dedicated And Shared Servers

Not a day goes by that we haven’t seen promotions about how to make money fast working at home. Many of these sites display affiliate checks for thousands of dollars as proof earnings along with testimonials of satisfied customers declaring instant results upon using their money making system. Can you believe it?

 
As we all know one of the major drawbacks to making money online is generating enough traffic that can be monetized into sales.

Building Traffic

This can be a kick in the head because it is very time consuming; in fact any attempt to generate decent amounts of web traffic can require hours spent daily over a period of weeks or months. It requires building backlinks.

Increasing the number of quality or niche related links can help raise search engine ranking. When rank increases so does traffic. There are a number of ways to accomplish this namely:

1. Linkexchange
2. Social Networking
3. Forum Posting
4. Video Marketing
5. Classifieds like Craigslist
6. Article Writing
7. Submitting To Article Directories
8. Joint Ventures
9. Website optimization (SEO)
10. Website submission
11. Writing e-books
12. Email Marketing
13. Press Release

Deceptive Work At Home Marketing

Making money online is not easy and it is a misnomer that you can do it overnight.

The dirty little secret that many of the get rich quick gurus don’t tell you is that a lot of them don’t even write their content. They buy web outsourcing services or use virtual assistants.

Merchants build thousands of backlinks quickly through Affiliate networks that market the programs for them. Some of the larger networks like Commission Junction, Linkshare, ShareASale and Clickbank have an endless supply of affiliates to draw from. New affiliates can join a merchants program from a link on their site or from the network control panel.

The hype so commonly associated with affiliate marketing and MLM make it seem to the average reader that all you have to do is post your affiliate url and people will be breaking the door off its hinges to buy on your site,  nothing could be further from the truth.

The Big Guys

Take a look at some of the really big and successful websites. Have you ever wondered how they just seem to burst on the seen out of nowhere; and suddenly dominate the internet?  I’m sure in some cases software has played a role in creating this presence. But we all know that it has its imperfections. When examining the sheer volumes of content created, distributed and the speed at which these marketers have been able to saturate the internet with their content common sense will tell you that other factors are at work. Do you really believe that this is the work of one individual? The law of gravity tells us that to move an object into motion we need to have a force behind it. The more force the greater the speed.

Apply these same principles to internet marketing we can easily see why the world of outsourcing has become a big business. Imagine having an army of virtual assistants posting links in forums, writing articles, managing pay per click campaigns; all leading back to your domain.

Benefits Of Outsourcing

If you are a one man operation, web outsourcing will allow you to accomplish more in less time; and increase the amount of free time you have available to focus on other areas of your business.

Many website owners hate or don’t have the inkling for website:

1. Maintenance
2. Marketing
3. Development
4. Design
5. Promotion
6. Article writing

It is in these areas that outsourcing may be most advantageous.

Freelance Web Outsourcing Services

Constant content an article directory provides an open market where writers and content seekers buy and sell their services.

You can view authors bio, samples of their work and verify authenticity (content is original and not plagiarized or duplicated). Plus they provide a keyword analysis of the article summary. You may even contact the author to request custom content.

Letterrep.com resource for businesses needing endorsements or promotional letters; the categories are designed to fit your need and include a wealth of topics.

Membership costs $24.99 a year includes access to letter database and 1 free custom letter. Members can purchase additional custom letters for $14.99.

RentaCoder where software coders can develop, install and customize software to fit your needs. You can post your project and interested software developers will compete against each other by offering bids for a chance to complete your project. The buyer has access to resumes and online reputation information. You can even specify your preferred qualifications for the job and coder rating. Ratings are on a scale from 1-10.

RentaCoder also has a buyer protection feature called Expert Certified where coders submit to a skills assessment test. Expert Certified coders have a 20% higher job performance and efficiency rating than uncertified counterparts. Once testing is complete the coder receives and Expert Rating seal. The buyer can view the coder’s transcript, exams taken, the date completed and scores/percentile.

It is free to post a project. Jobs are diverse and are not necessarily software related. If you accept a bid then the money is placed in escrow until the work is completed.

Mechanical Turk a subsidiary of Amazon.com. Jobs are organized into hits. Anyone at least 18 years of age can complete a job. There are no special skills or tests needed. The only requirements for completing tasks are a computer and internet connection. Buyers will need a basic understanding of API’s, U.S. address and U.S. ACH enabled bank account.

Finally

We need more honesty and less hype among those who want new affiliates to join their programs. Let affiliates know that if they want fast results that it will require a sizable investment into a workforce or joint ventures with partners who have access to these resources. In the case of joint ventures this may mean a large email database.

If you lack the monetary means for outsourcing then patience and persistence are your best assets; because marketing will require a lot of your time; but it can be done successfully.