Need Website Traffic Fast?

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One of the most significant keys to success is getting website traffic!  The more website traffic you have, you will benefit by sales and profits.

  1.  Have a niche.
  2. Tag your keywords and research what keywords are popular or trending at the time of whatever you are publishing.
  3. Add content to your site DAILY! (I cannot stress how important this is.  This is necessary for traffic and search engine ranking.)  Content is what search engines look for.
  4. Obtain relevant and valuable incoming links.  When you have a lot of websites linking to your pages, you will be seen as valuable, popular and creditable. Search engines will give more leverage to sites that are popular, creditable and pertain to your website topic.
  5. Be social!! Build a community through web marketing.  Examples would be to offer a forum,  facebook, twitter and chat rooms.  Basically, wherever you can talk, tweet, invite, participate and converse about your content and link to websites regarding your content.
  6. Market/Advertise for more traffic to your web pages or promote your services or products you offer.  PCC is often the tool chosen because it can be controlled and monitored on a daily basis.
  7. Outline your plan, goals and go for it!

Blog For A Paycheck Tips

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Do you like to blog?  Turn your niche into a moneymaker.  Here are a few quick tips to finding the right place for you.

  1.   Hard work pays off.  Luck does exist but doesn’t pay off until you put some muscle to it.
  2. Most important is being you.  Don’t sell yourself as someone you’re not.  Your niche is out there!
  3. Tell the truth politely.  If it’s not a right match, tell them the truth.  This will gain you respect.  Politely decline, explain why and ask them to keep you in mind for next blog.  This will start the conversation in where your niche is.
  4. Get out of your comfort zone.  You can never have enough acquaintances!  Get your name and face out there. Always introduce yourself to people.  As the saying goes “never meet a stranger”.  Add to your contact list!
  5. Educate yourself.  Attend a conference.  There are many out there on various budgets.
  6. Ask for the job!  This is the first lesson in sales.  The worst they can say is no.  If they do say no, dust yourself off and try again.  It’s like riding a bike, you keep trying ’til you succeed.  What have you got to lose?
  7. Look to other bloggers for help.  You could guest post on another bloggers site or seek advice.
  8. Stay focused. Don’t lose site of your niche.

 

Quick Tips to Market Your Online Business OFFLINE

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Do you have a new business and not a lot of money to pay for forms of advertisement?  These are some quick tips to get your business recognized in the community quickly and positively.’

Volunteer - whatever cause you are passionate about volunteer to help with the cause, this will put your business in a positive light, promote good will, improve your credibility and increase awareness of your business and that means profits!

Board Member – try to find a board or organization you care about.  There are plenty of local nonprofit groups of all types and  parent/teacher associations.  There is a high demand for this and many do not have enough members.

Teach - whatever your niche, volunteer to teach a class for it.  This establishes yourself as an expert in your area. This would be possible through lifelong learning institutes, community college, senior centers, and churches.

Service your Community – every community has unfilled needs.  Visit your local businesses and make them aware of your services. Whatever your niche, many local businesses would rather have a local person to deal with than taking hours to access someone on a hour or so phone call.

Create your own program - Develop your own program for your niche and offer it throughout your community.  Put your company front and center and put a face with the name.

” A Word to the Wise” - Anything you do in your community will promote and market your business, however, stay away from strong opinion and political groups.  STAY NEUTRAL for your business to succeed.

Remember the old saying “word travels fast.”

“Are We There Yet?”

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Traveling?    Prepare, Organize and Enjoy!

  Traveling anytime can be hectic, but with a few travel tips and notes, you will have a trip to remember!  Prepare, organize and enjoy!

To really enjoy yourself, ask yourself if all parties traveling with you are the right age and can enjoy where you are planning to go.  For example if you are going on a hike, you probably would not want to bring your toddler.  Use common sense when making decisions about who to take with you on your travels.

Packing, uuuggghhh packing!  This doesn’t have to be a dreaded chore.  Make things easier on yourself by packing at night while the children are sleeping.  Make a list of things, even simple things, so that you are sure not to leave anything behind.  I personally choose to let my children pick out a couple things for their suit cases.  Notice I said couple…J

Must haves for your purse or “grab it quick” spot…….

1. Sunscreen

2. Hand sanitizer

3. Snacks and bottled water

4. Blanket or change of clothes for cold or hot weather, kids are always opposite of what we plan for, right?!

5 .Umbrella or rain gear

And last, small carry bag of med’s for allergies, Benadryl sticks, fever or daily medicines and bug repellent.

Look for travel deals!  Hotels, travel agencies, museums or any place you decide to visit may offer discounts for children, children under a certain age, group discounts, family discounts, bundle packages, church discounts or active police, fireman, ems, teacher discounts (if any of these apply to you or someone accompanying you)…..ask, ask, ask…as my grandmother always says “it never hurts to ask.”

Who says you can’t find deals!  I just recently planned a beach trip for my father who wanted the whole family to go.  I called, emailed and tried realtors and several owner rental websites.  In my situation, my family could only go for 4 nights because we have a family member who could only go for four nights not a whole week.  The realtors could only rent weekly.  I could call on Mondays to check what was available for the week that did not rent.  Well, that was sort of short notice for all parties, so I found an owner who would plan a four night rental on vrbo.com, and reserved an Oceanside house for the fraction of a hotel for one night.  Shop, shop, shop!

Don’t lose anyone!  Develop a buddy system; decide before you start moving who is in charge of who, especially if in a large group or if you have little ones.  Let older children help take care of the little ones and keep all the children in front of you where adult eyes can see them.

Traveling? Let’s see, plane or vehicle?

If traveling by vehicle and you have a long way to go and can plan in advance, break your trip up by stopping at some fun to see places along the way.  Search the areas you will be traveling through and look for something fun and possibly free to do.  Just search “free things to do in ___”.  There are so many free things still out there, such as museums, inexpensive kiddie parks, picnic at a park instead of eating at a restaurant.  You and your kids will benefit from having a break. Let them get some of their energy out and you won’t feel like you are going crazy!  If you are planning long distance traveling, weigh your options for plane and gas cost, also your sanity.  There are travel packages and deals out there!

Don’t lose your cool!  If you are planning on being out in the open sun in the heat of the day, take along a “Frog Togg” towel.  I personally use these when my son plays baseball.  You put them in cold water and leave them damp and I place them in my cooler.  You pull them out and place them around your neck or my son places it on his head and places his ball cap over it.  These help cool your body down.  Also, remember that when traveling everyone, adults and children, can get grumpy, weather from being hungry, lack of activity or just traveling.  Keep these thoughts in mind before you act.

Play!  Be sure to use your creative side when traveling.  Play little games with the kids like “I spy”, “Simon says”, a guessing game, rhyming games, opposite games and hang man.  If your child has an academic skill, such as math, spelling or reading, which needs some brushing up on, this is a great time to do it as long as they don’t get car sick from reading, that is. (Can you tell I have one of these?)  Technology is cutting edge and our children are born with technology pretty much in their hands as soon as they are born but don’t forget to interact with your children, these will make some memorable times and traditions that carry down generation to generation.

Time to travel!  Travel when it’s best for your family!  When my kids were toddlers, we had to travel late evening and night because he just could not tolerate traveling, so during the day I would spend it with him playing and tried to avoid a nap.  It made for a pleasurable ride for him and us.  Now that they are a little older, traveling is easier with games, technology and stops along the way.  My youngest likes to know everything so sometimes I map out our travel times, stops and activities.  He is now starting to love making his own itinerary!

Last, have all the fun you can have, keep the word “no” out of your vocabulary.  Everyone is cutting back, in order to have a little extra money, order water instead of drinks/tea or whatever, order sharing sizes, wait for sales instead of paying full price, coupons! coupons! coupons! shop thrift stores, turn the air conditioner temperature up a few degrees, walk or ride a bike if you can or car pool. All things are possible!

Until next time, have safe and happy travels!

Beach Mom and Country Mom

Successful Yard Sales

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  1. Display eye catching products -  place big item things so they can be seen from the road.  Have a $1 table with a big sign that can be seen from the road also. You can use big items, like a desk, to help display your items also, just be sure not to cover them completely and have a sign on it for sale.
  2. Promote big items - for example computers, cameras, etc.  Make sure to lay out all the pieces including manuals.
  3. Dust and wash - dusting and washing your items will be perceived as well taken care of items and customers will be willing to buy them.  This also improves the chances of getting your asking price for whatever your selling.
  4. Price tag - put price tags on everything.  Also group things together to sell more volume.
  5. Group items - group all your items. For example, put all toys, books, electronics, dishes, sizes of clothing, etc together.  If at all possible hang clothes up, it makes them more appealing.
  6. Testing, testing, 1-2-3 - have a extension cord run so your items can be tested to be sure they work properly.
  7. Folding Tables - these are super easy to set up. Use colorful cloth or plastic table cloths to draw attention.  If you do not own folding tables, they may be accessible through work or church.  I have also used work benches with plywood connecting and used  sheets to cover wood.
  8. Stock up - have plenty of cash, change, newspaper and bags.  Have a cash box or bag ready with lots of dollars and change.  The newspaper will be useful in wrapping breakables.  Save your paper or plastic bags from shopping weeks in advance.
  9.  Advertise - put signs out at intersections a week ahead of your sale.  Post it on Craigslist and any community websites available to you.  Many people use mobile devices to search for yard sales now.