It really isn’t that difficult to do the right thing – agreed? I was reading a blog post by my friend Jon Olson on ‘Hit Exchange News‘ titled “The Biggest Joke In Internet Marketing” and the topic is on product launches in the Internet Marketing industry. It is a very interesting topic and there certainly remains plenty of room for improvement among both large and small marketers in our niche.

For all of the finger pointing and thoughts about Internet marketing tactics, I would like to propose a simple little test to guide all marketers on how to serve their customers and a basis for their customers to evaluate marketers and launches.

Marketers: First Examine Your Motives

1. Do your motives originate from truth?

2. Do your motives foster fairness for everyone concerned?

3. Do your motives build value for your customers and associates?

Marketers: Second Examine Your Actions

1. Will your actions support a worthy long-term objectives?

2. Will your actions be responsible for harming another person?

3. Will your actions deliver value for your marketplace?

I have spent thousands of dollars over the years on my online education. I have purchased $7 reports and $2,000 courses and I can tell you that I have gotten considerable value from 95% of everything I have received. I have purchased from unknown marketers and gurus like Yanick Silver, Frank Kern, Russell Brunson, Eben Pagan, Mike Filsaime, Perry Belcher, and Ryan  Deiss. Again, I have received considerable vaule from 95% of these products.

So what is the secret?

I have added myself to the equation! Which is to say that I have actually unpackaged (or downloaded) and studied the material, I have tested and split-tested the recommendations. I have discarded what did not work for me and taken massive action on the strategies, tactics and advice that have yielded results. I have taken a long-term view on my business, not looking for overnight riches, but rather leaning skills and concepts to build a sustainable online business.

I write this post not to defend the “Guru Marketer,” there is plenty to criticize in the make money niche to be sure. But I will say that I think painting the most successful Internet marketers with a broad brush of conspiracy and shame is too easy to do and too often done without supporting facts. In the end this doesn’t serve anyone – especially the newbie online seeker for whom it is presumed to forewarn.

I would love to hear you personal experiences when dealing with Internet marketers and their product launches. I would like to know if you have been able to advance your goals as a result of your direct personal experience. Please be sure to post a comment below and thank you for making time to read my blog.

I am here to help you succeed!

P.S. I have made it a policy to participate only in launched that meet my published criteria which can be read here:

http://askjamesholmes.com/jv/

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Welcome to AskJamesHolmes.com the “Internet Business Blueprint” blog. My Site IS STILL LIVE and all of my CONTENT IS Available, but I am making some major design and navigation changes to the site and while I am working on the site in real time, you will be seeing a very scattered representation of my theme and navigation  buttons, etc.

My blog has developed a loyal readership and has an Worldwide Alexa Ranking of 374,384 and US Ranking of 96,898 – our traffic is up 30% in the last 3 months. This is just one measure of audience reach, but it does indicate how the site has grown over the past couple of years. In 2010 I made a few changes to improve the user experience of the site and the feedback and growth suggest that the changes were well received.

For 2011 I am making more significant changes with the intention of enriching the user experience and ease of navigation. In addition to the graphic changes and completely revised navigation, you will discover several valuable resources and links to other sites that will provide you with all of the resources and tools you need to elevate your business to another level.

This process will take a week or so to complete and there will be several small tweaks after the design is fully launched. I am going to complete most of the changes during low traffic periods in order to impact the fewest number of visitors. If you stop by and find that things look a little crazy, you will know what is underway. Please keep in mind that you will still have access to all of the content on the site!

Please feel free to post a comment below with your suggestions and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the completed project. I have really grown to love this theme and at first thought about a complete change, but instead I will be evolving the current theme a bit further. What I have in store will really move the site forward and provide you with an even more value and a greater overall user experience.

Thank you for being a loyal reader of my blog and let me know how I can help you in growing your business.

Have a blessed day!

Website Magazine was partially responsible for inspiring a new movement in the traffic exchange industry after their publication on the topic of “Online Advertising Exchanges” in their February 2011 issue of the magazine.  In a story written by Peter Prestipino, Editor In Chief titled “Advertsing Exchanges – The New Digital Ad Marketplace,” Mr. Prestipino explores the upper end advertising exchange model and you do not have to streach too far to see the connection between these platforms and traffic exchanges.

The fact that the premiere US website developers publication could dedicate an entire issue to ad exchanges without mention  of traffic exchanges was troubling to more than one exchange owner and this in part inspired the formation of the Traffic Exchange Summit. To read more about the summit please refer to my recent blog post on this topic.

Blog and Audio Interview: What is the Traffic Exchange Summit?

The Traffic Exchange Summit has adopted a mission to educate the broader online advertising and Internet Marketing community about exchanges and the role they play in delivering targeted traffic and measurable conversions for advertisers. The benefits for the marketers who use exchanges to promote their websites and business opportunities also have found them to be extremely cost effective.

It is time to evolve the mission to the next level  in terms of outreach and education. I will host the first in a weekly series of live web-conferences deigned to provide instruction on utilizing ad exchanges to build your brand, grow your subscriber list, track and measure your campaigns, and convert impressions into sales.

The sessions will be held weekly as follows:

Dates: Every Wednesday

Time: 8:00 – 9:00 PM EST

Location: http://www.ViralWebCast.com

The web-cast will combine informal presentations, Power Point presentations, and video followed by a questions and answers session. The basic format for these sessions will be an overview of what ad exchanges are (traffic exchanges, safelist, and text ad exchanges), followed by a presentation focused on specific strategies on how to use exchanges effectively. The objective is offer those who are brand new to exchanges as well as experienced exchange marketers a mastermind on how to maximize conversions and overall effectiveness of exchanges.

Participants will also have an opportunity to benefit from special promotional codes for advertising and special discounted memberships to the exchanges that are supporting this program through the traffic exchange summit. This an educational outreach effort that will evolve over time.

I hope that you make plans to attend these weekly sessions and bring your questions and perspective to the conferences. I would love to hear your thoughts on the Traffic Summit and your experiences with ad exchanges. Please feel free to post your comments so that other readers can benefit from what you have to say.

Go here to learn more about the Traffic Exchange Summit:

Traffic Exchange Summit Blog

Go Here to Get a Free Quarterly Subscription to Website Magazine:

Website Magazine Free Subscription

Have a blessed day and please let me know how I can help you grow your business.

P.S. Visit My Traffic Exchange and Grab a Free Account to Learn More!

Join S.W.A.T. Traffic Exchange

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I recently acquired a portfolio of six established website link directories with excellent traffic and authority rankings. I am now in the process of making a few modifications and setting standards for any future links that will be approved to post on these sites. I have gradually emerged in the web-traffic niche of Internet marketing with S.W.A.T. Traffic (manual traffic exchange), S.W.A.T. Prospector (RSS Aggrigator, My Ad Success (text ad exchange), Viral Traffic Revolution (viral advertising and training site), Web Traffic Answers.net (paid website traffic generator), and now the link directories. So traffic generation and list building remain as the cornerstone to the service side of my business.

The website directory model has been a source of curiosity for me for more than a year now, but before I jumped in and created or acquired a site I wanted to make sure that directories where still relevant in the ever changing world of SEO and Page Rank. So, I did a little homework and I thought it might be interesting to share a few authoritative opinions as I prepare to re-launch my directory network. My objective is to build a network of directories that measure up to a very high standard and actually benefit the sites that are listed.

Here are a few opinions:

#1. Google’s Policy on Paid Links in Directories – Matt Cutts

The bottom line is that the directory MUST

1. Be of value to searchers - not just webmasters or other directory owners; and

2. Have a clear definable and working editorial policy, i.e., there must be evidence of quality control.

These criteria also apply to free directories in terms of link value.

#2. SEO MOZ - Rand Fishkin

Directory Links Here’s the litmus test for a directory: Do they care who you are? Good directories endeavour to actually create a high-value resource by excercising editorial control and restricting listings to sites and businesses that will be of value to their users. Bad directories endeavour to maximize the number of people willing to pay them money to be listed next to Der International Haus of Spamcakes because, hey, it’s a PR3 link! It’s really that simple. Directory links of the good variety can be really solid link sources (they’re often niche or local), but the bad kind (of which you can probably find 20,000 for $99) ain’t gonna do a damn bit of good for you.

#3. Hub Spot – Rob Ousbey of Distilled

The technique of submitting to relevant directories has been maligned in recent years, typically because of the low quality of many directory sites. Search for sites in your niche or your local area that maintain some kind of directory or recommended website list. You can begin by looking at professional organizations and trusted local sites or searching online for terms such as ‘furniture repair directory.’ In general, it’s good to target sites that have a reasonably high Page Rank and don’t contain ‘spam’ listings

What I have learned so far:

These are just a three small excepts and I will share more with you in future post. It seems greatest opportunity to ensure relevance and quality in a directory network are as follows:

1. Develop a targeted (focused) niche that each directory or group of directories will serve. Presently each of my directories covers a broad range of categories and this will be revised going forward.

2. Establish published editorial standards and controls. No or low editorial controls devalue the directory and the value in submitting your site.  One question that must be answered is does everyone who submits get approved? The answer should be no as links need to be human reviewed and meet the published criteria.

3. Revise the paid listings policy to adhere with best practices. Although it appears that charging for premium listings is an acceptable practice. Paid listings may not be a problem if items 1 and 2 are covered.

I have evaluate my new sites and the existing 75,000 plus active links currently posted. I have to wonder if a major culling out is in order based in what I have learned? Clearly all future links will be catagorized with a limited number of related categories and I may literally delete whole categories and the links contained within. One consideration is that many of these links are premium paid listings and my desire would be to honor all prior commitments.

It really is a quality versus quality question, but a lot more research will need to be done on my part to determine the right approach. These are long established sites, which means that there are both benefits and challenges as a result.

One change I will make immediately is in the are of “editorial controls” and the standards required for a link submission to be accepted. Based on the research I have done, this can be easily implemented and will certainly limit the number of sites that make the cut while ensuring the overall quality and value of the directories themselves.

I would love to read your feedback if you have experience with operating or submitting sites to website directories. I am also looking for additional opinions on this topic from experienced webmasters and SEO professionals. If you have thoughts please post a comment below this post.

I am here to help you succeed!

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My friends Darren Olander and Jared Silver have come together to create a really cool new “Free Give Away” site called Viral Bonuses with zero strings attached. No one-time offers, no upsells, no down sales, nothing to buy. The site was designed to provide gifts from many of the leading Internet marketing and online advertising sites with as a free gift to site members.

So, what’s in it for the contributors?

The logical presentation made to the gift contributors was basically this; let us give a gift away featuring your products, services, memberships, etc. If you deliver enough value, a percentage of the people that received your free gift will make future purchases and this will also build your brand.  I was convinced personally and I have added bonuses from some of my top programs as well.

What do you get?

All of this gifts have been added to Viral Bonuses and all you have to do is sign up and you have access to the 10 initial bonuses and additional bonuses that will be released on an ongoing basis. The beauty of this is that the gift bag will continue to grow and as new gifts are added, you simply log into your account and access the gift that will benefit you.

The bonuses include memberships, Internet Marketing product downloads, advertising credits to popular sites and more. After you have joined be sure to share your referral link with your friends so that they can also take advantage of this site. Pay it forward!

Click on this Banner to Secure Your Free Account

As a reader of my blog you know that I focus on sourcing out the highest value resources I can find and I freely share them here. Knowing both Darren and Jared as well as I do, I figure that this was a very easy recommendation and I am certain that many of you will thank me for months to come.

Please let me know how you like this site and if you are able to put the free bonuses to work in your business. I am here to help you succeed and pleased to be able to make this available to you.

I find that most of my time is now spent helping others leverage viral marketing and automation in order to create online income and multiple income streams. Although there is no “easy button” for online success there are a few short-cuts and resources to help make your traffic and income goals attainable. That is what Fast Track Cash is designed to do for you.

One thing you will discover by reading my blog regularly is that I am absolutely driven to squeeze the most out of viral marketing methods and I am constantly looking for new and more powerful ways to leverage free and low cost traffic methods. I am constantly testing the most promising sites and strategies and I only share what I have been able to prove works. I recommend and teach what is working for me and what I believe can be duplicated by you.

Eleven months ago I began using a traffic and automation platform that organizes a large number of resources into one membership site and provides expert training on exactly how to utilize these systems to create online income. We have just released a new credit package offer that I want to share with you today, and recommend that you sign up for a free account, access all of the bonuses instantly, and test them in promoting your own business.

The program is called “Fast Track Cash” and it is free to join and the reason you will want to do that right away is that for a limited time the membership is free and loaded with 6 specific bonuses designed to help you start making money online immediately. I have made a profit every month for 11 straight months and earned my first commission on the third day after I joined the program. If you follow the boot-camp system you will be able to enjoy similar results.

Here are a few facts:

#1. You do not need to have any experience online, this is for everyone from the newbie to guru level marketer

#2. You do not need a large amount of money to get started Join for free

#3. You do not need to have a product because the system is 100% turn-key

#4. You do not need a mailing list because you will get leads to get you started

#5. You do not need a website because this is also included in the package

The idea is to provide you with the training, traffic, and in demand product to provide you with immediate results and reoccurring income. Regardless if you decide to fully engage with our system, you will keep all of the bonuses to use to grow your business.

Here are the bonuses that I have for you:

Bonus 1: Receive absolutely Free – Proven traffic strategies! Ultra popular money making products Plus our popular home business recommendations. The training is provided by George Kosch. (Who s George Kosch?)

Bonus 2: [ 10,000 Visitors - 5,000 Banner Exposures - 5,000 Text Ad Exposures ] – Free from Traffic Center!

Bonus 3: You Get 50,000 Safelist Email Credits – Free from our SafelisteXtreme Safelist!

Bonus 4: You Get 20,000 Advertising Credits – Free from our Traffic Ad Links Solo List & Ad Board System!

Bonus 5: You Get 20,000 Advertising Credits – Free from our Ultimate Safelist & Exchange System!

Bonus 6: You Get 20,000 Advertising Credits – Free from our Dragon Safelist System!

Grab Your Free Package Here: Fast Track Cash

This is a high value package and the key is taking the time to review the training videos and setting up the traffic accounts. If you already have a high converting income offer, you can promote your existing business. If you have not selected a business to promote, you can review the recommendations made in your free Fast Tack Cash package. If you take massive action you will have success with this system.

Once you have reviewed the training and implemented the marketing, please be sure to come back to my blog and provide me with your feedback. I want to hear your testimonial and also help you if you get stuck or have any questions. I am here to help you succeed in creating a truly automated business.

Have a blessed day!

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Gary Vaynerchuk is a phenomenon and he has a lot to say about the success of your business – are you listening? In this video Gary Vee talks about social media and your prospects for success in the new economy, the thank you economy. This video was recorded by Fora TV on November  5, 2010 at the second annual Innovation Forum at the Morgan Library in New York City.

Watching this video will be the best 10:31 you can spend today because your investment of time will repay you consistently and in many unexpected ways.

The content in this video should cause you to stop and think about how you are using social media to build your brand and grow your business. If it doesn’t inspire serious thought on your part, beware, you may be on your way out of business in the new economy.

• Here are a few bullet points:
• We are witnessing the “humanization of business”
• We are massively stuck in “talking too much”
• It is time to start listening
• More content is created in every 48 hour period than was created from the dawn of time through 2003
• You must have a serious mobile strategy on 2011
• We are grossly underestimating how young the Internet really is!

Who is Gary Vaynerchuk?

Gary Vaynerchuk the creator of Wine Library TV and author of “Crush It” delivers a raw and very real action plan for branding yourself on the social web. The Wine Library enjoys an audience of 100,000 viewers every day that watch Gary’s 30 minute program highlighting wines. Gary Vee as he is known on Twitter is one of the true thought leaders on the topic of social media and business. Gary’s latest book is “The Thank You Economy” and is a must read for 2011!

Please be sure to post a comment here and let me know your thoughts on this video and the future of social media. Also, if you have read either of Gary’s books, I would love to hear how they have impacted the way you look at your business.

I am here to help you succeed!

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P.S.S. To learn more about using Social Media, grab a copy of my ebook for free:

http://maximumimpactsocialmedia.com

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Determine Your Facebook Page’s Goals and Purpose

Assuming you read my first post on the topic of Facebook fan pages, you likely have a good idea of why you should establish a fan page for your business. Now that you have decided to take action, we need to explore the “why” behind your fan page by answering a simple question - What do you want to accomplish with your Facebook page?

Yet the answer is more complex than the question. Ultimately you likely want to use your Facebook page to make more money and grow your business. But there are many ways to accomplish that and many directions to take. Perhaps a better question is, “How do you want to use your Facebook page to grow your business?” Do you want to build your brand, grow a list, or network with others in your niche, etc.

Don’t worry, you’re not expected to know the answer right now. However, before you begin creating your fan page it’s important to have a clear direction and measurable objectives.

As mentioned in part one there are several outcome to be accomplished using a Facebook fan page. Here is a summary for recap:

• Traffic generation
• List building
• Selling products/services
• Announcements and promotions
• Content and added value
• Building a community/strengthening relationship
• Impact on search engine optimization

Do you need documented evidence that Facebook fan pages work? According to a survey by Syncapse.com 4,000 people who “Liked” the top 20 brands with Facebook pages spend an average of $71.84 more each year on that brand’s products or services. There is a loyalty factor and awareness factor that come into play here and the proof is very compelling.

Would this story inspire you to take action?

Let’s say you created a Facebook fan page and discovered that your target market is strongly represented on Facebook. the good news is that you went all out and design a great page,  you created a custom Facebook page that offered tremendous value, promotions, news and interactive tools and applications for customers. You also made it easy for your market to interact leveraging a Q&A page and a page where Facebook fans could learn about your products and services – they can even purchase directly from your page. You have thought of everything!

When a fan makes a purchase they also tended to post a note on their profile about the great new product they purchased from you – building your brand. Suddenly you realize that by leveraging Facebook you have gained more fans and in a short period of time have grown your sales by 20% – would this be a great outcome for you?

This can be your story, you can enjoy this type of result by taking action and executing on a well thought out plan, the one I will be sharing with you here. The example I gave you used sales growth as the benchmark, but this could have been related to building a list, growing your brand presence. Regardless of how you measure your success, developing a Facebook fan page is just one piece of the puzzle that can help you get there.

Before you move onto the next step, spend some time brainstorming what you hope to accomplish with your Facebook fan page and be sure to check back for my next installment in this special series.

Please be sure to post a comment and let me know if you have taken the step and created a fan page, if so, post your link with your comment. I will come over and say hello on your page.

I am here to help you succeed!

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If you read my blog regularly then you already know I am a big fan of safelsit, viral mailers, and downline builders – they help me make money every month. What you may not know is that I often struggle with overwhelm, keeping up with my mailings, organizing my credits, and tracking which sites are converting and which sites are not.

I wanted to share my thoughts on Viral Mail Profits, a powerful membership site developed by Paul Kinder and Troy Wray. This is not a new program, I have been using it and recommending Viral Mail Profits for more than a year now. The next phase of the site launched last week with some major new features that make it an even more powerful tool to help you save time and make more money .

I have found Paul and Troy to be among the most innovative developers of tools and resources and simply stated, Viral Mail Profits is AWESOME!

Here are a few of the key features that have motivated me to strongly endorse this resource. I call this my list of top 5 reasons you should sign up today and start leveraging your time and maximizing the return on your efforts.

#1. Vial Mail Profits Allows You to Organize Your Safelist, Viral Mailers, and Downline Builder Accounts.

#2. Viral Mail Profits Allows You to Manage Your Mailing Schedules – Never Miss Another Mailing!

#3. Viral Mail Profits Allows You to Track Your Credits – Everything is in One Location.

#4. Viral Mail Profits Allows You to Conduct Your Mailing From One Admin Panel – This Saves You Time.

#5. Viral Mail Profits Frees You From the Need to Log Into Multiple Sites Manually – This is Huge!

Join Free Here: Viral Mail Profits Free Offer

There is something else that is truly new and sets Viral Mail Profits apart from the rest, it’s called the “Direct Feedback Mailer,” and it is the first of it’s kind. The Direct Feedback Mailer is a credit based viral-mailer that builds a list almost on auto-pilot and it is completely free. The system is created to reward people to actually read your emails – imagine that.

If you  like making semi-passive residual commissions, there are really great benefits for you as well.

Paul and Troy have done a great job taking what was already a great time saving resource and making it a can’t miss, must join free program that you should take a look at today.

Have you heard of the Traffic Exchange Summit? If you haven’t and assuming you are  somehow connected to the traffic exchange industry as an owner, advertiser, or surfer - you soon will.  The summit was born out of a desire among a large group of traffic exchange enthusiast to find ways to improve our industry and move traffic exchanges into a position of broader acceptance across the entire Internet marking and online advertising niches.

I wanted to provide you with a complete introduction and invite you to join in this effort. These is a role for anyone who uses traffic exchanges and overtime, I believe that this movement will produce real results for everyone involved and support the industry as a whole.

Here is an interview that was conducted by William Brant for Affiliate Funnel, I was asked to participate as a guest for a recent Affiliate Funnel Training webcast and we focused exclusively on the Traffic Exchange Summit and the funny and random way in which it was started.

William Brant and James Holmes Recorded on February 5, 2011

You Can Also Hear the Interview Here: Affiliate Funnel Interview

What is the Traffic Exchange Summit?

Collectively, we want to make improvements to the traffic exchange industry to benefit everyone who uses them or has built a business around them, so this would include owners, ancillary product developers, advertisers, and of course our members – those who surf the  exchanges. It is perhaps easier to define what the summit is not than to try to explain what it will become – it is evolving organically, so the community en mass will determine the direction.

What the Traffic Exchange Summit is Not

The summit is not a formal traffic exchange association, a effort to form a union of owners, it is not a consumer arbiter, a governor of rules, regulations, standards or anything resembling the same. When the idea for the summit was announced it become immediately apparent that any effort to create such a formal structure would be met with resistance and really was not desired by any of the stake holders in the industry.

The nature of the Internet is that an open environment exist which allows entrepreneurs a tremendous amount of freedom to create businesses that reflect there individual ideas and standards of their own choosing. This is no less the case for traffic exchange owners and those who use exchanges to promote their opportunities, products and services. So the essence of the summit is something quite different that you might expect.

Is the Traffic Exchange Summit An Actual Event?

The summit is a daily initiative that is growing organically and we have had plenty of discussions about creating a virtual ir  live event. It is very likely that we will host a online summit event in 2011 and potentially a live event in 2012 – stay tuned.

To Learn More Visit the New Blog-Site!

We have create a new blog to use as a communications portal and to feature the traffic exchanges and member who have engaged in the summit.

The blog is organized logically with a few specific categories which include:

About – A fast start guide to understanding who we are and what we intent to accomplish

Blog – A collaboration of post from a variety of members among our members

Events – A calendar of we-conferences and events related to the traffic exchange industry

Promo Codes – Free advertising coupons provided by our members who are program owners

Contributors – Short profiles of those who are contributing content to our blog

Advertise – A great way to support our mission by advertising on our blog. Proceeds are used to manage and market the site

We will be posting on a variety of topics which include:

Advice – How to leverage traffic exchange to build your brand, grow you list, and convert sales

Branding – All about personal and business branding to include social media mastery

Events – More than just where, but what and how to make the most of these events

List Building – Tools, resources and how to list building advice using traffic exchanges

Promotions – We will enthusiastically promote the traffic exchanges that are members of the summit

Reviews – Independent reviews of new traffic exchanges and associated products as they are launched

To learn more and ENGAGE visit: Traffic Exchange Summit Blog

I would love to hear your thoughts on the summit and what you think can be done to improve traffic exchanges from your point if view. Please post a comment below and be sure to “like” this article on Facebook or post it to your favorite social bookmarking sites.

I am here to help you succeed!

P.S. Feel free to visit my traffic exchange and grab your free account:

http://www.SwatTraffic.com

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