Wes Blaylock's Marketing Tips

If you are struggling to generate some traffic online, maybe you should re-evaluate where your time should be spent and setup a schedule to be more consistent.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that new software program that comes out every single month that promises to solve all of your traffic problems isn’t going to work. It never has and probably never will.

Traffic is about consistency. If you set up a specific schedule and remain consistent with your traffic generation strategy, then you will start seeing some traffic.

It won’t be big at first. You are not going to get 10,000 unique visitors tomorrow, and probably not even next week. But if you do a little everyday (it doesn’t have to take hours) then you will start to build traffic, and grow it.

Pretty soon, you will be generating big traffic.

I think the main problem with generating traffic isn’t that you don’t know how, it is actually doing the work required to generate that traffic.

Think about it, you already know plenty of ways to generate traffic, there’s:

-Paying for clicks at Google, Yahoo, and MSN.

-Writing and submitting articles to all of the article directories like EzineArticles.com.

-Running an affiliate program or getting joint venture partners to promote for you.

-Getting listed in the major search engines.

-Viral marketing campaigns.

-Going to places like Big-Boards.com and join in on discussions, use your sig file to promote your site.

-Social media avenues like Twitter.com and Facebook.com

-Video marketing and submissions to places like Youtube.com or Viddler.com.

-All of the different sorts of banner advertising.

Getting traffic isn’t the hard part, it is the constant work involved. So what you really need is a strategy to follow so that you are always driving traffic to your site, with as little work as possible..

Almost everything about making money online is a one time job, except for generating traffic. You have to do that constantly to make money. The autopilot traffic concept rarely works as well as the people selling it will have you believe.

Generating traffic involves working everyday, even if it’s just a little bit, to build big traffic.

It is a good idea to set specific days to do certain tasks that will build traffic.
For instance:

-On Mondays and Thursdays, check all PPC advertising and tweak the campaigns to make them profitable.

-Hunt for joint venture partners every Wednesday for all of your sites.

-Go to the discussion forums that are in your market at the end of everyday (after everything else for that day is completed) and make relevant post about the topic and leave your link to your blog in your sig file (don’t spend too much time at the forums, just get in and get out).

Pick a day each week to brainstorm new ideas to generate traffic (I don’t work on Fridays or the weekend, so my brainstorm day is Thursday so that the ideas are in my head all weekend. I find this helps to come up with new ideas while I’m out and about enjoying life.)

Whenever you find something that works well, outsource it. If you have found that it works, and are done with all of your testing or experimenting with that concept, then you can outsource it and move on to finding other traffic generation methods that work well for your business.

So write down the days that you have available to work on your Internet business and how much time you have each day.

Then schedule in traffic generation methods that you will do each day to build big traffic to your web site.

Then, all you have to do is follow your schedule!

It doesn’t have to be some complex brain map that’ll confuse the hell out of you. Just write down what days you will work on the different types of traffic generation methods that you want to employ.

Post a comment below and let me know what you think

See you at the bank,
Wes Blaylock

2010 is here and if you aren’t making the kind of money that you want to be making, then it’s time to make some changes!

Below I have listed 5 things that you should focus on that almost guarantee you will make more money if you implement them.

1)Building your list.

This is a no-brainer. If you build and nuture the relationship with your list, then you make more money. It doesnt get much easier then that.

If you don’t have an opt-in list, then start one, send some content mixed in with sales offers (more content then offers) and build the hell out of it!

Your own opt-in list is like your own money printing machine!

2)Set up automated systems.

Something else that you should be focusing on is automation.

The Internet business model provides us with the ability to incorporate a lot of automation to do a lot of the hard work for us which is a huge advantage over other types of businesses.

Whenever you find something in your business that works, automate it and move on to find something else that works. This is an easy way to grow your business.

3) Your business model.

What does your business model look like? Do you even have one? Or are you just bouncing from program to program trying to get something to stick?

Make sure you are actually building a business, and not starting something brand new every few months when the current fad fades out.

If “flavor of the month” style marketing isn’t making you money, maybe it’s time to build a real business online that you can work on, and build up.

4 ) Product development

I have to say, out of all people I know that are making big money online, the majority of them are very prolific product creators.

Sure, some of them aren’t and do make a killing promoting other people’s products. But it seems the easier trend to make big money online comes with having your own diverse product line.

The real money comes from the diversity. Have a lead in offer for cheap (under $50), then a mid range offer, a high ticket item ($500+) and add in some continuity and you’re all set!

I know it’s easier said then done, but in most cases, it’s going to be quite hard for you to consistently make big money promoting other people products. Sure, you can do it in spurts, but the real money comes from having affiliates work for you, not you working as an affiliate.

5)Building your network..

Building your network of business friends is incredibly important for success.

A lot of people just think this is for joint ventures. I meet you, we become friends and promote each others’ products, make money- it’s a win-win, right?

Well that is true, but there is much more you can get out of a good business relationship then just a joint venture. There is also a mastermind group.

Everybody in your closely knit network is basically part of your mastermind group (one that you don’t have to pay $10-20k per year to be a part of as well). These are people that you can bounce your ideas off of, get help from, ask questions, share secrets, etc..

Another huge benefit is that you can get connected to their network as well. If you make a friend in your market who has more experience then you, he/she may have tons of other friends in the same market who can promote for you, program, strategize, and do a ton of other things for you to help your business.

Your network of friends has huge potential for your business growth, and you should always try to focus on expanding it whenever possible.

Start shifting focus to these 5 business builders and I am positive you will increase profits!

Comment below and let me know what you think!

See you at the bank,
Wes Blaylock
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Wes Blaylock is the owner is several successful web sites. Since 1999 he has been teaching people how to make more money online through his email list and now blog which can both be found at: http://www.wesblaylock.com

I finally got my blog up and running. I will begin adding posts soon!

Wes