Social networking is booming (think facebook, myspace, twitter, etc), but how do you really capitalize on it?

The reason I bring this up is because thousands of people have already created faceplates at the hot new social networking site for Internet Marketers called IM Faceplate…

=> Get Your FREE IM Faceplate Account here

That’s very powerful because these are basically ALL internet marketers that you can potentially be reaching out to.

Here’s some easy tips on how to profit from IM Faceplate:

* When you get lots of followers, your faceplate starts getting shown on the homepage, giving you free branding power and more sales power! Don’t worry, I’ll show you how to get some followers right now…

* following others sometimes results in them returning the favor and following you back!

* add your own articles – which can promote your affiliate links and websites… PLUS if people find your article helpful, they’ll be more likely to follow you!

* take advantage of the discussion and groups sections (it should open soon) to meet more people, brand yourself, and build credibility

* Update your “shout” area regularly – people visiting your page will see it, and all of your followers and will see it in their news feed. You can do stuff like linking to your favorite sites

* Adding new content on your Faceplate also alerts your followers about your new content

* and of course clickbank ads automatically rotate on your Faceplate, giving you even more chances to make sales

=> Create Your Faceplate Here

As you can tell, the possibilities are practically endless, but to me the most important thing is that IM Faceplate is targeted towards internet marketers.

That makes almost every member a potential lead, customer, partner, or even a new friend you can relate to.

So yea, I hope this helps you out. Thousands of your follow Internet Marketers have already joined IM Faceplate, but now you’ve got a major edge over many of them once you join =)

Check out IM Faceplate below:

Click Here Now To Join IM Faceplate

Hey so it’s awhile since I posted here, however due to some recent activity at my blog, I’ve decided to send you a treat with a blog post. I added this cool bar thing at the bottom of my site thanks to Sean Supplee, which is where I learned about it.

But anyway…

So I’m gonna talk about some real juicy stuff here, and this is the stuff that is the difference between….

make no money and some money
makin some money versus good money
makin good money to LOTS of money

And I’m not exaggerating one bit. In fact, I’m gonna PROVE it to you with some real world examples.

Internet Marketing… business … if you want to be successful in these, one thing you must realize is that leverage is a key factor to success. Yeah there’s lots of factors, but lets talk about leverage today.

By leverage, I’m referring to maximizing the use of your current resources. Getting the most “bang for your buck”.

Do you play video games? Look at Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console. It was well publicized when the system first launched, that they were actually losing money on every console that they sold. Whoa, losing money? Microsoft sure isn’t in business to lose money, so what gives?

In essence, they were building a list of customers and leveraging their system to do it. The key in this case was they were willing to lose money up front so that more people would be using the Xbox 360.

Why?

Microsoft makes money on every game. They sell accessories like controllers, headsets, etc. They make money selling you downloads. They’ve got an entire community, and they want you hooked on it. They sell premium access to their online content. Oh and they also sell you points there too (basically currency to buy stuff on their system).

Suddenly selling at a loss isn’t such a big deal when they’re selling you more stuff left and right! And they KNOW you’ll buy something, otherwise there’d be no point in you having the system in the first place.

Big news in the tech/biz world, Apple just publicly announced it’s new iPad. Basically a giant iPod/Table PC type of device. Same pretty much goes for their iPod and iPhone lines as well. Think of all the cash they make there too! They’ve got accessories. They have an app store. They sell mp3′s. And they want you hooked on their smooth interface so you’ll buy everything else they come out with later.

So looking at Microsoft and Apple, they are both leveraging their products in order to create massive, massive profits… not just sales on the front end.

But the big question is, what are YOU doing to create your OWN profits?

So now we’ve got internet marketing. Look at all the top Internet Marketers, go back to their sites and SEE how they are raking lots of extra cash in ways you may not have even noticed!

Some simple things you can do today are:

Can you see how just doing a minor thing ONE TIME, can create lifelong streams of additional income for your business? You probably won’t see the results immediately, but if you start using more leverage in your business today, you may find yourself raking in insane profits in the future…

Can you imagine still being of high school age … and telling people you are pulling in six figures of pure profit?

These types of success stories happen all the time and it’s really cool to hear about. But usually those success stories are not easily duplicated for the average person.

Well Rhys Davies is different.

He is the 17 year old who went out and made $148,000 … in profit … using 3 simple steps that anyone could do! He also had one of the biggest launches in Internet Marketing when he debuted his product, Mafioso Marketing.

In Mafioso Marketing, he revealed his secrets to making six figures.

I happened to get into contact with Rhys, and he shared with me something really special…

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Rhys offered to show it to me so I could take a look at what Mafioso Marketing 2 is all about. So I had the pleasure of previewing the entire package – revamped and updated.

What really shocked me was how simple and effective his formula for making money online is.

Inside he shares his easy, 3 step method to making cash online. Unfortunately I can’t tell you everything, but you can get all the details here.

Here’s what I can tell you…

First, he reveals multiple, simple methods on how to make money online.

I thought that was really cool, because usually when you buy a product, you are only discovering how to profit using one method. Rhys uncovers multiple ways for you to earn, so your chances for success increase significantly.

Second, he shows you how you can make money FAST, make residual income, and set yourself up for big paydays in the future!

So that means whether you need money today, tomorrow, or a year from now, you will know how to do it after seeing Mafioso Marketing 2!

Third and most importantly, I know these methods work!

I’ve either used some of these methods myself, or watched people hit it big with these exact same techniques.

Basically, if you take action, you can see fantastic results with Mafioso Marketing 2.

Remember that a 17 year old uses these same methods and made $148,000 last year …and after looking through it myself, I have to say it really is possible for anyone to do.

I sincerely hope you take a strong look at Mafioso Marketing 2.

Whether you’ve been struggling to make your first dollar online, or you just want to discover new ways to earn online, this might just be the blueprint you are looking for.

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Quick Announcements From Solomon

• Just wanna send out a quick shout out to you for adding some very helpful comments on my last blog post. It means a lot and seeing activity like that will SURELY keep me active and sharing info with you!

• Woo hoo, so EliteSafelist hit 5,000 active members. I’m really proud of that since the site is still pretty young and it’s already larger than many of the older, established safelists out there. If you haven’t joined yet, shame on you! But it’s ok, you can still join now by clicking here

• Viral Ad Store just launched. Although the name is kinda funky, it makes sense once you know what’s unique about it. It’s a viral list builder from Mike Purvis and Greg Hickman, the same guys behind The List Auction, which is (in my opinion) one of the best list builders out there. So far, Viral Ad Store is already getting me incredible results … I don’t have the exact numbers handy but at the time I wrote this, I’ve gotten something like 50 signups to my various lists since it launched. Obviously these guys know what they’re doing. Join here, I highly recommend it.

• Resale Rights Hosting launched as well, and I’ve got to say this is an awesome idea. Have you ever tried setting up a resell rights product to sell? Well it’s a PAIN! Resale Rights Hosting has taken care of all of that stuff for you. You could literally be selling resale rights products in minutes. They’ll even give you a 30 day free trial just to check things out. If you’ve been wanting to sell stuff like ebooks, videos, and software but have been intimidated by the technical side of things, then you have to check this out.

• So I got today’s article topic from one of your fellow blog readers, and hey I thought it was a good suggestion! Thanks Richard!  I’m actually going to split it into two posts, because I think each deserves it’s own so you get the most out of it.If you want to recommend a topic, you can use that blue box on the left (skribit) to request for particular things for me to write about.

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Main Article – Flood Your Blog With Traffic … At Will!

Blogging has been a recent phenomenon that’s taken the internet by storm.

Some people do blogging for fun or to make some extra cash. Some people even make their entire living just from blogging!

I want to make a disclaimer that I’m not some blogging “guru”, but I am always reading and studying internet marketing. Naturally, stuff like blogging comes up fairly often, so I’ve read quite a bit of stuff on blogging and marketing online.

With that said, there are a ton of ways to get traffic to your blog. There’s SEO (search engine optimization), blogging communities (technorati, mybloglog, etc), social networking, blog commenting, blog directories, and tons of other stuff.

They all work! For me personally, I’m all about getting the MOST results for as little effort as possible.

This is how *I* drive traffic to my blog with one simple method…

BUILD YOUR LIST!

That’s it! In fact, I’ll go out on a limb and say this would be my answer for most struggling internet marketers.

First let me reveal how I do it, and then why.

1) I create a squeeze page where people can opt in to my mailing list. I’ll usually offer something of value to them, like a free ebook or membership.

2) Then I send traffic to that squeeze page using traffic exchanges, credit based safelists, and viral list builders. I also kind of (as in almost never) do other stuff like social networking or blog commenting, but only if I’m really…really…. really bored, haha. If you’re in a niche outside of Internet marketing, find hotspots where people from your niche would go like forums, popular blogs, and social networking groups.

3) I also naturally get search engine traffic without even doing fancy SEO stuff. If my blog is about internet marketing, I’ll tend to always use keywords about internet marketing anyway, so either way I still get traffic from search engines without any extra effort. But of course if you do your keyword research too, you can enjoy even more free traffic.

4) Then when I make a new blog post, I tell my mailing list subscribers about it.

And that’s how I get traffic to my blog.

So why do I do it this way?

First, it doesn’t take me any extra effort to promote my blog, because I’m always building my mailing list. And YOU should be too. Click here for my recommended autoresponder.

It’s also a good way to remind people that your blog even exists. Lets face it, we’ve all got busy lives and sometimes things will slip our minds. You don’t want people to forget about your blog, so it’s always nice to send them a little friendly reminder and let them know when you put up a new post.

Promoting your blog to your list is a GREAT way to build a relationship with your readers. Sometimes people want to know that you’re more than a marketer, they want to know what kind of person you are. Sending them to your latest blog post with actual info is a nice change of pace from just emailing them whenever you want to sell them something.

Using a list also makes your blog “Google Slap Proof”. Huh? Basically every now and then Google changes their search engine algorithm (basically a math formula). I’ve read SO many times about people who have spent months or years optimizing their websites/blogs to get on the first page of Google. Countless hours of hard work … and then *SLAP*, Google changes the formula and you’re now listed on like page 10…

Well guess what, if you have a mailing list, it doesn’t really matter where your blog ranks in the search engine! You just send out an email like you’ve always done.

And the best thing about this method is that it doesn’t actually take me any extra work. If you do have the time, then sure go out there and do that extra stuff I listed for more traffic to your blog. If time isn’t quite a luxury you have yet, then you might want to give my method a try.

I know I covered a lot of stuff today and jumped around a bit, so if you have a question, just leave a comment and I’ll try to get ya an answer.

This is actually a two part series. Next time I’ll tell you something else about blogging and how it can make you extra cash.

In the mean time, here’s my recommended action steps for more blog traffic:

1) Build a squeeze page to get people to join your mailing list. You can make them for free at Instant Squeeze Page Generator if you’re not sure how to do it.

2) Whenever you make a new blog post, let your subscribers know!

See that wasn’t hard was it?

So how are you getting traffic to YOUR blogs?

Free traffic websites like credit based safelists are powerful ways to advertise, especially if you aren’t good at getting website traffic.

I don’t really like doing stuff like writing articles, SEO, link building, social bookmarking, adwords, and all those other “traditional” traffic methods. Don’t get me wrong, they work, but those methods aren’t quite for me.

I got my start thanks to free traffic websites and I’ve discovered secrets from some of the best in the business.

In case you don’t know what a credit based safelist is, it is basically a membership website where you exchange emails with other members. When you sign up, you get to email other members. And in exchange, they get to email you. Members have an incentive to read your emails because they earn credits for viewing your website.

Today I’m going to share with you my stupidly simple formula for successful advertising at credit based safelists.

What do I mean by successful? I mean anywhere from 5-20 signups or opt-ins every time I send out my mailings.

So here’s the basics of it…

First, you need to build your mailing list. They either need to be signing up at your websites or on a professional autoresponder like Aweber. This is the key, because once someone is on your mailing list, you can email then whenever you want. Is there a new program you want to tell them about tomorrow? 3 months from now? If they are still on your list, you can tell them about it!

It’s like having cash on demand.

Second, you need to track your advertising. You need to know where you are getting your sign ups from. It’s not enough to just mail randomly to every safelist. I know exactly where I get my sign ups from, so I don’t waste my time at programs that don’t produce results.

For example, there are a couple of safelists where I could spend over an hour clicking for credits, but it only gets me about 1 sign up per mailing. In that time, I could click for credits at several programs that get me much better results.

But wait, couldn’t you just join the programs with the most members? Membership numbers don’t always equal results. The most important thing you want to know about is activity, and tracking your advertising helps you gauge that information.

And since you’re here, I’ll give you some real insider info. There’s a few programs that outright LIE by inflating their membership numbers. I won’t call them out by name, but sadly they are out there.

If the 3 reasons above aren’t reason enough to track your advertising, I don’t know what is. =)

Finally, use squeeze page or splash pages for your credit link URLs. Here’s an example:

http://elitesafelist.com/splash5.php

What you want is a short page, that quickly explains or gets the interest of the member. Think of it like a billboard. It doesn’t have to have fancy graphics like I showed you above. I’ve seen some squeeze pages that look “unprofessional” but pull in tons of opt-ins.

If you just follow these 3 tips, you’ll find your results at credit based safelists explode. Let’s get an action plan set up for you:

Step 1) Sign up for an autoresponder so you can build your list. One of the best in the business is Aweber:
=> Click Here to Join Aweber

Step 2) Track your advertising using Hitsconnect. You should ugrade to the highest level so you can track where your sign ups are coming from:
=> Click Here to Join Hitsconnect

Step 3) Create some splash or squeeze pages. There’s a few services you can use. Most of them are free to join, don’t require much or any knowledge of HTML, and have a bunch of other features I won’t mention here.

With Instant Banner Creator, you can make professional looking images for free, including splash pages:
=> Click Here to Join Instant Banner Creator

Instant Squeeze Page Generator is just like it sounds, it helps you create squeeze pages fast just by filling in some forms. They even host products that your opt-ins can download when they sign up for your mailing list:
=> Click Here to Join Instant Squeeze Page Generator

TE Tool Box is a service created for traffic exchanges, but you can use it for safelists too. They have a nice little editor inside so you can create splash and squeeze pages without knowing any HTML.
=> Click Here to Join TE Tool Box

Step 4) If you aren’t on my mailing list yet, sign up now and you’ll get my free guide to successful advertising at traffic exchanges and credit based safelists. Just go to my blog and you’ll find an opt-in box in the upper right hand corner.

Step 5) If you’re looking for some good quality credit based safelists to join, click here for the top rankings list from Traffic Hoopla.

Don’t forget to leave a comment while you’re here!

I like to study a lot of things about business, like how to increase sales, conversions, blah blah blah.

But there IS an aspect that a lot of marketers use, but never talk about. So I’m going to reveal it to you here today (even though the title kind of gives it away).

The power of creativity and uniqueness.

Part of what I’ve been doing to really set myself apart is trying to be creative with older concepts and setting myself apart as unique.

The big catch is that when you hear the words “creative” or “unique”, it’s natural to think you have to make some revolutionary change. But that’s not really true!

For example, some ways that you can be creative is by taking an established concept and putting a creative spin on it. For example, List Joe is really nothing more than a viral list builder.

=>Click Here to Join List Joe

It’s a great program, but there’s really nothing incredible there that you can’t find somewhere else.

But if you go to their website, you’ll see exactly what I mean about using creativity to make themselves stand out.

They talk about how you can build your downlines in 19 other list builder sites just by joining List Joe. I hate to break it to you, but that’s just a downline builder! I’m a member of hundreds of sites and I’d imagine 30-50% of them have a downline builder too. Nothing really unique there, but they used creativity to make their system sound unique!

Or you don’t have to even be creative at all. You can just be unique by doing normal things exceptionally well.

You could offer top notch quality service to your customers. You can make sure to deliver the highest quality content. You can establish yourself as an expert in your field.

At my website EliteSafelist, I can’t say there’s anything particularly amazing about it compared to other credit based safelists. Above all, I decided to make it unique by making sure it gives members high converting traffic.

Jon Olson and Paul Kinder pride themselves on incredible customer service. As a customer before I knew them personally, I have to say they have some of the best customer service I’ve ever experienced anywhere. That sure stood out to me.

And finally, if you’re one of those people that DOES have the ability to be really creative (unlike me) and invent new systems, then you’re one of the lucky ones.

For example, Darren Olander just launched his new website, List Surfing. He managed to create a website the effectively (effective being the keyword) combines a traffic exchange and viral list builder into one system. It’s a great site, and you should join it to see what I mean.

=> Click Here to Join List Surfing

Setting yourself up as creative or unique sounds like a tough thing to do, but as you can see you don’t have to do something no one has done before.

I know I went through a lot today, so I recommend reading this over again when you have time. And of course, follow these steps below for some quick results:

Step 1) First, look at how others are implementing these concepts into their businesses. I recommend reading the salespages and joining these programs:

• List Surfing
• List Joe
• EliteSafelist

Step 2) Think about what you’re good at or like doing.

Step 3) Brainstorm! Think of some ways that you can use those to your advantage and create a unique image for yourself. Even if it sounds dumb, write it down and maybe you can refine the idea later.

Step 4) This may take some time. If nothing comes to you at first, just keep revisiting this every so often and let it lurk in the back of your mind. Something will come to you eventually!

That’s it! While you’re here, leave a comment and let me know what you’re thinking!