To increase your conversion rate, there are numerous things you can do. They include:

• If you’re writing a product review, when you list a product’s features, it is equally as important to list the benefits. For instance, if you’re writing a product review on
• Remember the saying a picture paints a thousand words. Although it is an old cliche, it is true. Use plenty of images  to appeal to your reader’s senses. Furthermore, when you add images, don’t forget to use a caption with the appropriate keywords to optimize it for the search engines. Without a caption, the search engines have no idea what the image is about.
• Paragraphs should be in easily digestible short chunks.
• Sentence length should vary to keep the copy interesting.
• Your title is one of the most critical parts of copy. When an internet user is browsing down the list of search engine results, there has to be something compelling about your title that grabs their attention and makes them want to find out more. Actually, according to ?, your entire copy should be written this way. One sentence should grab their attention and make them want to read the next sentence.
• After the title, your call to action is the second most important part of your copy. A call to action tells your reader what you want them to do. Obviously, if you’re an affiliate marketer, you want your reader to buy the product you’re promoting. However, writing the call to action is not as simple as telling them why to buy the product. You not only need to tell your reader how the product will make their life easier, but you also need to tell them why they should buy it from you instead of someone else.  To give some simple examples, in comparison to other websites, do you offer free shipping?
• Research has proven that buying is more of an emotional decision rather than a logical decision. Just like pictures, words can evoke emotions, and some words evoke more emotions than others.
• Copywriting and social approval – Legitimate testimonials or reviews are helpful to make your copy believable.

Although all of these tips are basic common sense, some writers do not apply these tips to their copy. By applying these tips, not only will your copy be more interesting, it will increase your conversion rate. As  with any other skills, writing  improves with practice. By applying these tips, not only will your copy be interesting, it will increase your conversion rate.

The Wordpress Logo

Do you want to make money on the internet? Are you thinking about putting up a website, but you don’t know how to create a website? Have no fear, many other successful internet marketers do not know how to create a website from scratch either. Thankfully, one easy alternative is using Wordpress blogging software for a website.

For those of you that aren’t familiar with Wordpress, Wordpress is a platform for blogging. Some of the top bloggers in the world use Wordpress. Some of the blogs run on Wordpress are: Techcrunch, Readwriteweb, Mashable, and Problogger.

While it can be used for blogging, it can also be used for other types of websites. Whereas some Wordpress themes are available to download for free, some premium Wordpress themes may cost money. However, even if you aren’t completely satisfied with your Wordpress theme, it is written in code that can be changed. In addition to Wordpress Codex, a site that explains Wordpress elements and code, there are many websites and blogs that will teach you how to change the layout and design of your Wordpress theme.

The advantages of Wordpress are:

• Many themes are available for free.
• There is a wide variety of  Wordpress themes. The theme is the appearance of the blog.
• There is a wide variety of Wordpress plug-ins. A plug-in changes the functionality and customize your  Wordpress theme. It allows Wordpress to perform certain functions without changing the code of the program. For instance, there are plug-ins that will change the layout, do Search Engine Optimization (SEO), monitor comments for span, etc.
• By changing the Wordpress code, the appearance and functionality of the blog be changed.
• In addition to the site Wordpress Codex, there are many Wordpress users and websites that willing to teach you how to rewrite the Wordpress code. Additionally, there are many great books available on Wordpress.
• It is easily downloadable on to your server.

Considering these great benefits, if you’re thinking about getting into internet marketing or blogging, you should check out more about Wordpress.

When evaluating dividends, it is important to look at several factors. Has the dividend grown over time or at least been stable? Does the dividend pay a better return on your investment than a certificate of deposit? If not, unless the price of the stock is appreciating in addition to the dividend, it is usually not worth the added risk inherent with stock. Is the company financially stable? If not, the company may reduce the dividend or eliminate it.

If you’re interested in investing your money in stocks with dividends, the “Dividend Growth Investor” can help you. The blog’s author can help you learn more about dividend investing and which companies are the best to invest in. Check it out today!

URL: http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com

Author: Unknown

Start date: January 2008

PageRank: 3

Categories: Stock dividends

There are a couple ways you can make money by flipping domains or websites. First, you can think of a unique, catchy domain name, and either sell it right away or develop a site and sell it. Secondly, you can buy a pre-existing domain name or website and promote it with SEO (search engine optimization) methods and monetize it. After the website has higher page rank, more traffic, and more revenue, hopefully, you can sell it for significantly more.

If this sounds interesting, Blog Flipping University has quite a few introductory posts on domain/website flipping. Some of the articles include: How to Make $250 for Free by Flipping a Website, Work Online from Home Buying and Selling Websites, SEO for Blog Flipping, Best Themes for Flipping Blogs, and Easiest Ways to Make Money Flipping Domains. To see these articles and more, check out this blog today.

http://blogflipu.com/

Author: unknown

Start Date: unknown

PageRank: 1

Categories: blog flipping, domain flipping, make money online, and site flipping.

http://www.humanresourceblog.com/

Author: Labor Law Center

Start date: June 2007

PageRank: 3

Categories: Attendance management, benefits, compensation, employment training, hiring and staffing, human resources management, labor laws, management/leadership development, performance management, structural development, termination, workplace health and safety, and workplace management.

Grizzly seems to have a no nosense and down-to-earth attitude. He tells it like it is, and he tells you what you actually need to know. If you’re interested in making money online, don’t skip this blog because he can save you alot of sleepless nights trying to figure it all out.

For the long-term, most seasoned bloggers recommend you buy paid hosting services rather than use free blogging platforms. The main reason behind this is that you have more control over your blog, especially in the areas of customizing and monetizing your blog. However, Grizzly has been very successful using Blogger blogs, a free blog host by Google.

Grizzly wrote an excellent, five-part tutorial series for beginners called Make Money Blogging . So far, it is the best and most complete article I have read about understanding how to create a free blog and how to optimize it. Furthermore, I don’t know whether he still does this or not since this tutorial was from 2007, but he is also willing to review blog sites and give suggestions.

http://makemoneyforbeginners.blogspot.com/

Subject: Make money blogging

Author: Grizzly Brears – Grizzly is a very popular blogger living admist the Canadian wilderness. He covers subjects like modifying Blogger blogs, making money using free Blogger blogs, and SEO techniques for Blogger. He also has another blog called Make Money.

Start date: 2007

PageRank: 2

Categories: Adsense, affiliate marketing, backlinks, blogging tips and lessons, google, internet marketing, make money online, SEO, scams, software reviews, and more.

Why all the focus on niches? As the internet continues to grow, competition among websites become stiffer and stiffer. Thus, increased competition has made it harder for the little guy with less resources to compete. However, if you can find a niche, there is usually less competition for the keywords. Less competition for the keywords can help you rank higher in the search engine results. A higher ranking in the search engine results mean more traffic to your website and hopefully, more money.

This blog has several ideas for niche topics to use. There is also a four-part tutorial on how to make a squeeze page, but I have not been able to access it on my computer.

Nichefree Blog

http://www.nichefree.com/seo-tips-for-niche-marketers/

Jerry and Austin give actual ideas on niches you could use on website. There is also a four part video on how to make a squeeze page, but I have never been able to access it on my computer.

Author: Jerry – Jerry is the founder of Nichefree. After serving in the army, Jerry started this site in 2008.

Austin – Austin is software developer, photographer, and entrepreneur. A webmaster of
numerous sites, he wants to share his passion for niche marketing with others.

Start date: July 2008

PageRank: 4

Categories: BANS, design stuff, internet marketing, niche ideas, niche marketing videos, other stuff, recent posts, reviews, SEO tips tools, traffic generation, and videos.

John’s blog has a wealth of information including several great tutorials. My favorite tutorial of his is How to Build an Affiliate Store in Wordpress.

J T Pratt’s Blogging Mistakes

http://www.jtpratt.com/

Subject: Making money online.

Author: John Pratt has created and maintained websites for ten years. He currently works at a Fortune 100 company maintaining websites and applications for the internet and extranet. He has also owned his owned business involved in building, repairing, and maintaining computers; and training people how to use the internet, email, write HTML, and create websites.

In addition to working with websites and computers, he has also owned many websites and writes about things he has experienced or is interested in. He has several websites.

Start date: July 2007

Pagerank: 4

Categories: Blog content, blog promotion, blog seo, blog setup, blogging, blogging mistakes, blogging plan for success, database issues, drupal, google pagerank, google penalty, ideas, jrpratt.com news, link building, microsoft adcenter, monetization, reviews, uncategorized, web hosting, widgets, wordpress, wordpress modules, wordpress plugins, and wordpress seo.

If you’re thinking about trying affiliate marketing, read 5 Good Reasons Why You Should Quit Affiliate Marketing Before You Start. If you’re already an affiliate marketer, he has many other helpful articles on affiliate marketing and associated subjects.

The AffiliateBestProgram blog

www.affiliatebestprograms.com/

Subject: A discussion of earning with the best affiliate programs, SEO, Wordpress blogging and general motivational ideas for internet publishers and affiliate marketers.

Author: Dave

Start date: April 2007

PageRank: 0

Categories: Affiliate marketing, affiliate network reviews, affiliate news, affiliate program reviews, blogs and blogging, everything Google, pay per click marketing, ramblings and rants, search engine optimization, social networking.

Punctuation

Are you a writer? Have you ever been in the middle of a writing project and had a question about grammar or punctuation? Whether you”re wondering whether to use who or whom or where to put that comma, the Whitehouse blog can help you. Written in a clear and concise style, it won’t bore you with long definitions. Furthermore, it is well-organized. By clicking on All Posts, you can scroll down the page and see the titles of all the posts. Not only do they cover grammar and punctuation, they also cover how to write various types of letters. Next time you have a question about English, check out the Whitesmoke Blog.

http://www.whitesmoke.com/blog/

Subject: Tips and tricks for English writing

Author: Whitesmoke – Established in 2002, Whitesmoke sells products that enhance and correct grammar, spelling, and writing style.

PageRank: 4

Categories: All posts, grammar, vocabulary, ESL, academic, punctuation, writing, business, tutorials, and press.