Archive for January, 2008
Top 3 Internet Marketing Forums Monday, January 7th, 2008
The Internet marketing world is far larger than PPC or SEO. There are two type of Internet marketing resources. One that follows Internet marketing trends such as Search Engine Watch or Clickz.com and there are those that create them like the ones that will be mentioned in this article. Both have great value. It’s important to keep abreast of existing trends and techniques. However as a savvy Internet marketer you also know it is just as important to know what’s coming in the horizon. The old adage "The early bird gets the worm" isn’t just a great saying but it should be the way you approach your business online.
That’s why you need to hang out where online marketing mavericks congregate. Internet marketers have always been early adopters. Ever heard of Google or Search Engine Optimization? Well, guess what? Internet Marketers were all over that like flies on hot turds way before everyone else. Not a great visual, I know. But you get the picture. Because they were able to get in before any of the major players you hear of today, they made a boat load of money. Now, don’t get me wrong, obviously you can still make money following trends after the fact. But I like being on both sides of the fences to give me a distinct advantage over my lazy competition.
So enough babbling, let’s get into my top list of my favorite Internet Marketing Forums. (more…)
3 Internet Marketing Trends Everyone Should Watch In 2008 Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
2007 was an interesting year for Internet Marketing or shall I say Google Internet Marketing. It was a year where we saw a rise in the release of many PPC Competitive Analysis tools geared towards spying on AdWords advertisers. Confidently Google also put the smack down on the PPC exploits of affiliate marketers by raising their minimum bids to the War in Iraq type spending. And if that wasn’t enough talk about Google, they also made news this year by decimating the Page ranks of PR Based text link selling networks! Depending on how any of these things impacted your business your outlook on 2007 is very different to say the least.
But aside from these major Google developments I think another significant impact was the continuous rise of Social Networking websites. I’m not just talking about MySpace and Youtube. But it was interesting to see the emergence of websites like LinkedIn and Yuwie which were some novel approaches to social networking. In 2008 this trend will definitely continue and Web 2.0 or whatever the heck it will be called in the future, will be alive and kicking hard this year.
So what are the new Internet Marketing trends to look for in 2008?
Here are some that I think are worth noting. (more…)
