In the process of doing the research I remembered I have several options already for doing squeeze pages, including Instant squeeze page generator, and marketing makeover generator. both of which are great products, however for the project I had in mind, I really was looking to incorporate something into a WordPress site.

The process of creating squeeze pages is not hard, just a few dozen lines of text, some basic html, our autoresponder code and then upload it, so how long could it actually take to create one?

Well for myself, I could write them in a few minutes for a basic plan jane version and about 30 minutes to an hour if I am making it look nice. But speed of creation was not the only reason I was looking for a new option.

I had a project starting, which can actually be seen here, GuNiMa Project, and wanted a squeeze page creation process that was easily used, had greater flexibility then programs I already had, and allowed me to manage dozens of quality landing pages all in one place.

Sure enough, I came across WP-SPIRE. This is a top notch wp marketing plugin that uses pages on wordpress to create an actual “landing page” that can be created within a few minutes on your blog of choice. Not only can this wp marketing plugin create one landing page, but you can create as many pages as you want to, and quickly becuase of the built in templates and landing page layouts.

CreationSpire, also outdid themselves by not only creating this as a wp marketing plugin, but they also have a theme version as well. The wp marketer theme offers a couple extra features compared to the plugin version, but nothing that woud prevent you from owning one or the other, or even better yet, get both as a bundle.

The plugin was more useful to me as I do not like to be limited to using one theme for all of my sights, and this wp landing page plugin is definitively worth having if you are creating squeeze or landing pages.

The plugin has so many features that I am still learning them all. But don’t worry, you can install the plugin and be making quality landing pages within a WordPress blog in less then 30 minutes or so for a beginner.

The process takes place within the page creation of a standard wordpress page. The plugin will allow you to quickly pick a default template if you wish, add in your headlines, bullets, and even a section for your autoresponder code. just walk right through the steps in order, enter in some basic inof and then tweak as needed.

There are many cool features including a quick mode, the ability to remove or allow comments, video templates, ebook templates, adjustment of fonts, colors, images, payment buttons and much more.

If you have a ton of websites, then you can also consider getting the developers edition and use it on a ton of sites. What I have done, is a little different, I use one domain as a group domain, which will hold squeeze pages hosted under one blog and named according to the site as a sub-domain or add-on domain, depending on your hosting account.

If your usign squeeze pages, make sure you consider checking out this wp marketing plugin.

Until recently I, like many of you, did not even take into consideration the need for outsourcing jobs to anyone. For sure I knew I had way to much work to do alone, but the thought of putting those projects into someone else’s hands simply was, well, unclear.

But it dawned on me. There are a ton of reason why I not only should consider outsourcing jobs, in this case to the Philippines, but in fact must do it in order to actually grow my business.

Let’s look at the benefits of outsourcing your work to someone else.

There are benefits to outsourcing the work you need to get done. People for some reason think that this is a position relegated to large companies, but that is no longer the case.

First. Have you ever felt like you need 5 of you to get your work done? Well, with outsourcing you can have five of you. This could also be accomplished with hiring an in house staff too, but more on that later.

Second. If your a small business you likely don’t have a ton of profit margin to play with. Outsourcing to other countries can get the work done for you and is more cost effective.

Third. You can delegate tasks to workers that will get the work done. There are cultural differences in many nations outside of the US where the workers are quite dedicated to their employers and will work with a considerably strong work ethic.

Fourth. You have more time to spend doing the things you want to do. Regardless if you hire a staff in the US or outside of the US, the entire point of hiring staff is to free up your time. The rule of business is you either spend more time doing something or spend more money to do something. If you cannot spend more time, as we all have 24 hours in a day, the better option is to pay others to get the work done.

For a pretty decent website where you can find quality outsourcing jobs, or for outsourcing your work to someone else, take a look at Easy Outsourcing.

Once you have managed to hire a worker, you should have work for them to do, and to make it easier to manage them, I use this fantastic software, OutVeo Special.

This software easily lets you implement projects on a step by step basis to make sure you can both track the work being done and easily pay your outsourced worker. This makes the entire process so much easier I wish I had found it years ago.

Get started on your outsourcing journey as soon as you come to grips with the fact that you are just one person and cannot do it all alone. This will make your life so much easier you will slap yourself for not doing it sooner. If your still not sure about outsourcing, then take a quick look at this short guide, Outsource Guide for more information.

If you want to read a book, I suggest you get “The Four Hour Work Week”, By Tim Ferriss at his blog.

You might have even considered outsourcing some of the work at this point, but you still hesitated to do so because you are not sure how you will manage all those projects you have to do?

If you are anything like me then you probably tried to use some form of project managing software to track everything.

Only to find that this takes up all of your time instead. Or your still writing stuff down on scrap paper?

Out sourcing is still the way to go if you want to grow your business or multiply the amount of work you get done, but now there is an option that will help you immensely.

Welcome to OutVeo.

The problem with outsourcing has always been that it’s extremely complicated to manage. Unless you use expensive software tools (designed for big companies) to help you.

I know for a fact it’s one of the big reasons why people just don’t bother with outsourcing. It’s just way too complicated!

Those that do take the plunge usually struggle by with spreadsheets and emails just to keep track of their workers and projects.

It’s a constant uphill battle that makes you wonder if you actually save any time at all by hiring others to do the work for you!

As from today this all changes with my new discovery.

=> OutVeo

Best of all this software takes 15 minutes to install and set up with your first (or next) outsourcing project.

This WSO is only available for a few more days at an incredibly low price so you’ll need to be quick.

I give it my highest recommendation.

Enjoy,

Derek

P.S. If you’ve never outsourced before this is perfect for you too because you even get backlink building assignments, job ads to find your workers with and where to go to find the best people.

=> OutVeo

In fact, I have setup over 50 projects of my own already and will be using it with my outsourced staff.  If you want to join that staff, let me know.

If you’re not sure about why you should be outsourcing, beside the ability to work on your business not in your business, then check this out: Outsource Guide

On that note, here is a list of potential traffic avenues that can be tapped for internet marketing.

This is a basic but long list: (WARNING: they are not in order of usefulness or importance)

1. SEO Search Engine Optimization
2. Link Directories
3. Article Directories
4. Press Releases
5. Paid To Surf
6. Banner Ads
7. Text Link Brokers
8. Pay Per Click campaigns
9. Video Directories
10. Audio Directories
11. RSS Feeds
12. Forum Marketing
13. Affiliates
14. Link Exchanges
15. Traffic exchanges
16. Ezine Ad Marketing
17. Joint Ventures
18. Viral Marketing
19. Classified Ads
20. Yahoo Answers
21. Google Groups
22. Contests
23. Give Away Events
24. Image Directories
25. Buy Leads
26. Webinars
27. Teleseminars
28. Blog Carnivals / Blog Directories
29. Blog Commenting
30. Ebay Store  / Ebay Classifieds

I am sure this is not an all inclusive list. There are also many variations upon any theme here. Also please take note that with the exception of SEO, pretty much none of these require your site to actually receive traffic from a search engine, such as google.

Google is not the only place to actively get traffic for your sites or your products. You have to think a little outside the box while not trying to reinvent the wheel each time.

I good example would be classified ads. If they work well for your product, consider taking them online, bringing them to related markets or newer publications that you have not tried before.

The new age marketing strategies make use of the technique of Search Engine Optimization or SEO to take advantage of the rapid rise in the number of internet users. The trend has prompted the growth of many firms that provide SEO services at affordable rates. Although, these services are very valuable, the process of engaging an SEO company must always include a careful consideration of your requirements and their skill.

The first thing to check for in any SEO company should be the way it operates and whether it is ethical or not. Your firm’s search engine rankings as well as its reputation can easily be destroyed by severe, and sometimes long term, penalties from search engines if you select to take an unscrupulous shortcut. The only way to have consistent web traffic to your site is to use time-honoured practices and offer the visitors a good experience. Creating keyword centric content, link building, and appropriate use of Meta tags are all regarded as ethical SEO techniques.

The content of the website must be unique with appropriate keywords density and any good SEO company will attach due importance to that. Both these aspects go a long way in increasing the positioning of your website with major search engines. As inbound link generating content sharing has come to be regarded a key component of any SEO strategy, the company should create materials like videos and articles for free of cost circulation.

The SEO company needs to be up to date with the latest technical changes and be able to offer end-to-end SEO services to you. Knowing your business, carrying out research work for discovering keywords that are often used by customers, and then laying out strategies for getting in more visitors to the site are all a part of that.

Creating a successful campaign requires an understanding of all the SEO techniques and an ability to apply them to good effect. Good SEO firms have a dedicated team of experts who are qualified in these tools and practices and know what clicks and what does not in a specific situation.

Finally, it is vital to comprehend that SEO is not a one-time task and a firm that promises superior SEO services must offer support on a continual basis. It is also essential to upgrade your website regularly in order to make sure that it is optimized for the newest changes in search engine algorithms, and the SEO company must be able to help you in this aspect.

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On another note, consider outsourcing your SEO practices to a company istead of doing it yourself to save money. You may save money, but you will waste more time than it would have cost you.

Many new marketers assume that they can do all of this themselves because money is tight. Sure, you can. But will you do as good a job of it? Will it take you less time? Will it be penny wise and pound foolish?

For that I am sorry. I took some time off. I admit, I was pretty laid back this past year. But that is going to change in 2011.

Some sites are all getting major overhauls, new sites are going to be added and new content will be coming up pretty fast. In fact, I will be posting a ton of new stuff here, so please stop back and re-visit as I start cranking out the new posts.

I hope to see you all back here soon.

 - Derek

You can use the business cards as a tool in your marketing campaign. The business owners or business executives of large companies give these business cards to a number of people they come across while making meetings, attending seminars and so on. You can exchange your business cards with many people.

You can also organize your business cards to give to people that you come across in your store or at the business place or at anywhere else, where you visit on official reason or even for informal visits. Some of them will keep those cards carefully and take advantage of the contact details whenever they feel the need to contact you for a service or the product you are dealing in. Your customers recall you through the mentioned phone number for further requirement of your products or services.

You can make use of this superb tool by getting your business cards created by reliable printing company. The attractive business cards have improved chances of being retained by customers for future use. This creates a future prospect for business benefit and your sales turnover enhances with the use of business cards. You should invest in attractive and colorful business card printing for better income for your business.

Due to this quality, business card printing is considered as a useful marketing tool to enhance the customer base of your business and thereby you can expect a rise in your business activity.

Business cards printing are made on thick paper for improved longevity. Color cards are also preferred by some business owners due to their direct appeal they make on customers and with the latest skill of digital printing you get a top class and highly attractive business card for your business and gain greatly.

Through this article, we try to provide valuable information about business card printing and its effectiveness. For printing and mailing more business promotional products, you can visit business card printing

I generally wear it in a pony tail, as it goes down to about the middle of my back.

I was thinking about cutting it back to short (usually do ever few years), but was not sure.

Since I no longer work in fields where people really care, I could keep it. But on the other hand, when I go scuba diving it gets in the way.

Oh the decisions we have to make. All these hard choices are gonna kill me.

Update: decided! Long hair is all gone. Donated 20 inches to “Locks of  Love”. All for a good cause.

I look much younger (even with a few gray streaks), but have been getting tons of compliments too.

Comments appreciated.

We are looking for people who consider themselves to be an online success story. If you have your own internet marketing success story that you would like to share with our readers, then we would like to hear from you.

Success comes in many forms. So whether your a successful marketer, blogger, store owner, product developer, or something completely different, let us know and we will add your success story to our sites.

Derek Wood

Here’s to being a  Real Internet Success