Most of us want targeted traffic to our websites, since it s the lifeblood of any online business. There are many ways to get targeted traffic to your website but one way not discussed so often is the contextual targeted traffic. So what is contextual targeted traffic and how can it help my website.

A contextual advertising network is based on content targeting. With innovative technologies, the advertisements are selected and served by automated systems based on the relevancy of the content of the specific website. For example if your website is about email marketing, you would want your advertisement placed on similar themed sites. In this way your target audience is more likely to be interested in your offer.

Contextual advertising also helps improve the users’ overall online experience because they will only see ads relevant to the content on the website. It can maximize the earning potentials of both advertisers and publishers as the ads are more targeted to what the users are searching for and thus the ads are more likely to get clicked on.

The advertiser usually pays for contextual targeted traffic. One such system is Google’s AdWords. Ads are placed on appropriate sites or are shown on appropriate searches. There are also a number of advertising companies and business that have contextual advertising packages including popunders and Pay per click advertising and interstitial ads.

So, in conclusion, whenever marketing on the internet choose contextual advertising as its more targeted. Being targeted you are more likely to get a greater click through rate.

John Rich writes articles on increasing targeted traffic to websites including SEO and contextual marketing. Please visit Contextual Targeted Traffic for more information on how to get targeted traffic to your website for free. http://www.1stmarketingtraffic.com

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I stumbled across the Animoto site and wow, it’s a cool little toy.

You give the Animoto web site access to your digital pictures and then add your own music or use Animoto’s music.  They mix the music and pics to create a very cool action like video. 

Check it out here: Animoto

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Have any of these thoughts crossed your mind:

How can I make a great living or extra money online?
How can I work from home?
How can I help others?
Is there something I can do today without spending months figuring it out?
Is there something that doesn’t take a lot of money to start?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, I suggest you learn about eCoaching.

See eCoaching is a growing market for almost any niche topic that you can think of.  People need help and support to achieve their goals.  As an eCoach, you can provide the support and make great income at the same time.

So you are probably thinking how do I coach others and what does it take?

A well respected internet marketer recently put together a short report that provides immediate ideas for developing a eCoaching business.

You can check it out here:

How To Coach Others Report

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Having a big list is great BUT it doesn’t mean much unless it makes you money.  I would much rather have a small but highly targeted list that delivers — one that pays at least a dollar per subscriber per offer.  Wouldn’t you? 

I have tried most internet advertising services — from solo ads, ezine ads, safelists and pretty much everything else.

I thought I would share my Online Advertising “Top 5 List”.  Ok? 

Here are the services that have given me great return for my dollar:

1. ViralURL — the king so far; incredible return on investment

2. ListBandit — very good return on investment

3. ListJoe - good overall return

4. ListDotCom - a little slow delivering email

5. Herculist– new to the service, just trying gauge effectiveness

My advice to you if you are just starting out — Sign-up for the first three services and do the full upgrade.  Yes, I know it costs a couple of bucks but you will get a great return if you fully use the services.

Here is what you will gain from these services:

1) Valuable marketing experience by mailing to a large list and learning what it takes to get a response

2) With a little bit of experience, you will quickly realize you can monetize these services and make a decent amount of money.

3) Build your own highly responsive list that can convert into dollars with each email you send

Can you see how this could really turn into a viable business? I hope so.

Other Useful Viral List Building Reviews:

ViralURL Review

ListJoe

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Every week I meet with my accountability partner to make sure the two of us are on track with our internet businesses.  At the end of every meeting, we discuss anything and everything about internet marketing.  We discuss where things are at in IM….we even discuss what got us to the point we are at today.  It’s a fun discussion.

This week it got very passionate towards the end.  We started to discuss the two most critical factors to our success.  We agree it always comes down these two:

Traffic
Conversion

I know this isn’t anything new.  A lot of people talk about it. 

What got passionate is when we started to talk about conversion.  He’s a traffic dude to the core.  And I agree traffic is important.

But I took the stance that a lot of people fail at the conversion point.  My point is this.  Conversion matters in every step of your marketing and it’s not just about sales letters — far from it.  If you are not exactly sure what I mean by conversion, it’s getting the reader to do something you want them to do like sign-up for your list, buy a product, read your email, click a link, etc.

Conversion happen in:

Emails to members of your list
Pay Per Click Ads (Adwords)
Articles for article marketing
Sales letters for your product or PLR
Subject lines in your emails
Squeeze Pages to get new members on your list
Headlines in your articles

I truly believe most marketers ignore the art of conversion –  and it truly is an art that can be practiced and developed.  You get so stuck on getting traffic and posting a bunch of content — you bypass the true art of conversion.

So, if are reading this email and trying to figure out - How Can I Improve My Skills In This Area?

My strategy would be to get my hands on a high-quality sales letter book without spending a fortune.  I can personally recommend the one listed below as I purchased it and read it from beginning to end.

http://myrecipeforsalesletters.com

Two things I want to stress.  Sales letters happen in everything you do — it’s not just limited to selling a product.  The second thing is:  Practice.  Practice. Practice. 

It’s a skill that once you develop, you can virtually create your own business on demand.

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I was talking with a good friend the other day and he was carrying on about losing subscribers  — in fact his “former” subscribers were accusing him of spamming.

At first I wasn’t listening too closely and then a light went off when I actually listened to what he was saying.

He made a comment about sending multiple emails to subscribers that had joined several of his lists.  They would send nasty emails accusing him of spamming and then unsubscribe.

I laughed a little because it was my chance to teach him something instead of the other way around….and the solution was actually pretty simple.  We both use Aweber (the autoresponder service) so there is an easy way to deal with this.

It made me think there are people like my friend that are missing out on all of the tips and tricks for Aweber.

And…I bet these same people have every marketing tool they need to be successful.  They’re just not sure how to get every ounce of value from each tool they have.

I can relate to that…can you?

It’s like having a sports car and never taking it out of first gear — what a waste!

Well, I can’t help you with the sports car, but I found something that puts Aweber into maximum overdrive…..so take a second and check this out:

Aweber Overdrive

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If you missed Part 1, you can read it here: Part 1 

Post continued… 

> Free Samples and Forced Continuity

Forced continuity means you get forced into a subscription service
or charges in a tricky and often hidden way.  Typically it starts
out by you getting something for cheap or free. In tiny wording
buried deep down on the bottom of the sales page there is some
wording that states you agree to be charged monthly fees, a
one-time fee or some kind of charge that you are not aware of.

These companies typically make it hard to unsubscribe and often you
can’t get a refund because you agreed to it in the small print.

One red flag is if the company doesn’t offer Paypal and forces you
to use your credit card.  See the nice thing about Paypal is you
can instantly stop subscriptions.  You don’t have to fight or wait
for a company to respond to your support ticket.  As a general
rule, if the company doesn’t offer Paypal, I will avoid buying as
it “smells fishy” to me.

One other tip is to print a copy of the sales page to PDF.  See
we often forget the guarantees company’s make and what exactly we
agreed to when we purchased.  By printing the sales page to PDF,
you have an exact copy of what you agreed to. You can easily refer
to this if needed and even provide it as proof if needed to dispute
the charges.

I sincerely hope this email helps you “keep your guard up”.

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Have you ever been burned by someone?  You know ripped off?

This is just a friendly reminder to keep your guard up when you are
considering buying products and services on the internet.  The
saying “if it’s too good to be true…” definitely applies when
buying on the internet.

Here’s a few tips that will help you avoid losing money when doing
business on the net.

> Buying A Website

If someone is offering to sell their “web business” or a website,
do your research before paying for it.  If they are making income
claims, make sure you ask for proof of income like actual Paypal
statements not JPG altered documents.

You should also ask for traffic logs and do a search on Alexa.com
for traffic stats and ranking.

Do a search for the seller’s name on Google.  Search his address
and anything else about him.  Let’s say his name was John Smith and
he lived at 1010 Steal From You Drive, Scam City, CA USA

I would search like this:

1) “John Smith” “1010 Steal From You” Scam City
2) “1010 Steal From You” Scam City
3) “John Smith” Scam
4) “John Smith” Fraud

There are a lot more search strings but I think you get the idea.

Look up the history and ownership of the domain.  Confirm the age
of the domain matches the income history.  If the domain is
private, ask for contact information that you can verify.

If there is a product included, review the product or at minimum a
sample of it.  In fact, you may even want to buy a sample copy to
see a full version if the seller won’t provide one.

Don’t get caught up in the emotions of the purchase.  This is the
biggest mistake we all make (myself included).  We get so caught in
buying something great, we drop our guard and more often than not
get burned.

Be prepared to walk away from a deal if something doesn’t seem
right.  There will always be another deal.

I will complete part 2 tomorrow which will include a discussion of forced continuity, free samples and incredible offers.

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Here is an audio with 10 Traffic SEO tips.  I also listed several SEO tools below.  Some are free tools and some cost money.   

Tools For SEO Traffic Tips Mentioned In Audio  (these open in a new window)

Directory Submitter

Free Article Submitter

Free Socialmarker

Yahoo Answers

BookmarkingDemon  <– Good product

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