What Is Internet Marketing All About

The internet is such a pervasive part of today's social environment that it is somewhat shocking to note that it has only been in existence for less than twenty years . Yet in that time it has grown from its initial incarnation as simply a vehicle for sharing information into a massive tool for conducting business too . Hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe now depend on the internet to reach potential customers and sell their products . And to facilitate that process , an entire industry has developed around how to best and most effectively do exactly that . That industry is internet marketing .
But what is truly unique about the internet is that because every individual potentially has access to it , they also have access to participating in this new , and still developing industry in a very direct way . Today a person can develop and promote their own products or services via the internet and reach the entire planet ; a truly unprecedented thing in world history . Additionally , people can also promote and sell other people's products and participate in the success of their businesses through commissions .
The most basic method for individuals to participate in the growth of business on the internet – without having their own product to sell – is via what is called affiliate marketing . This is a system by which a person contracts with a company to promote and sell the company's product in exchange for a commission . The affiliate marketer then develops a website to conduct this promotion . Their affiliate marketing activity can be anything from an informational blog , to an email campaign , to promotional articles written on someone else's web-site . The point of all of these is to encourage shoppers to purchase the product being promoted , and for doing so the company pays these individuals a portion of the sales price as compensation for generating the sale .
Internet marketing ties together the creative and technical aspects of the Internet , and puts them into the hands of potentially every person on Earth , empowering them to participate in the world business process . Individuals can create their own marketing campaigns using all the tools the Internet has to offer ; they are limited only by their own creativity and

Ways To PROMOTE Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM EXPOSER

Friends,RSS(Real Simple Syndication) is the new technology on the block and is taking the Internet by storm as Internet marketers are hurrying to incorporate this new form of communication and technology into there existing online businesses to Maximize there exposure online with NEW and/or Existing customers.
Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure"

So, with that said, let's dive into the first and MOST important step to Maximizing your RSS feed for the exposure it deserves.

Build a dedicated webpage for your RSS feed.

This is probably the most important part of getting the most out of your RSS feed, is by building your own dedicated webpage for your RSS feed subscription.

The KEY here is to give your potential readers many options to adding Your RSS feed.

The best way for me to illustrate this to you is by clicking on the link below that leads to my dedicated RSS feed subscription page so you can see first hand what you need to do to get yours started.

Now, for those of you who aren't so web savvy, don't worry, I have something for you that will auto-generate a RSS feed webpage for you within minutes if you already have a Blog or RSS feed.

The service I'm talking about is called FeedBurner.com -- http://www.feedburner.com -- and is a free service for you to sign up for.

Here's what my webpage through FeedBurner.com looks like so you'll have an idea of what yours will look like.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheInternetWondersBlog

Do you see all the options they give your potential readers to add your RSS feed to there RSS readers?

Once you've accomplished one of the two options above your all set to start promoting your RSS feed for MAXIMUM exposure.

Add links to your RSS feed webpage on your website.

This is yet just another way to pull your visitors towards your RSS feed webpage by simply adding Text or Graphic links to your existing webpages.

Make sure you put them in Highly visible area's where your visitors will see your links.

I would would put one at the top, middle and bottom of your website.

This really depends on what kind of website you have so you'll have to use your own dicression.

Here'san example.

Click here: http://www.internetwondersezine.com

Add this HTML tag to your RSS feed webpage.

Here's something you can add to all your websites webpages that will get the attention of Search Engines spiders to come on over and check out your RSS feed further.

Simple add the following HTML tag to the <head> of your document:

link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="YOUR SITE TITLE RSS Feed" href="URL TO RSS FILE"/

(note: add this < in front of "link rel" and this > to the end after the forward slash /)

Some idea's if you have your own newsletter.

If you have your own newsletter like I do, here's a couple ways to get your visitors to visit your RSS feed webpage.

Add a link on your "Thank You" page that leads to your RSS feed webpage. Whether its a Text or Graphic link.

The key here is to get your RSS feed link in front of your readers as much as possible to get them to add your RSS feed to there readers.

The next one is, add a link inside your "Welcome" email that's sent out to your New newsletter subscriber after they've subscribed.

This again, will give you another chance of getting them to add your RSS feed to there readers.

Put together a "Signature File".

Here's another couple great ways to get your RSS feed webpage more exposure every time you send out an email or post to any online forums is by simply putting together a "Signature File".

Now, every time you sent out an email to your list and/or business contact you can attached your "Signature File" at the end of every email you send.

The same goes for online forums, every time you make a post or answer someone else's, your "Signature File" will be automatically attached.

Your "Signature File" doesn't have to be a huge, a few enticing lines will do fine with your RSS feed URL.

Submit your RSS feed to RSS Directories and SE's.

Another great way to give your RSS feed more exposure is by submitting it or them to RSS Directories and Search Engines.

I've listed a few resources for you below to get you started with.

 - Feed Shark
   http://feedshark.brainbliss.com

 - Ping-O-Matic
   http://pingomatic.com

Write an article, if you write articles.

This is a great way to get your RSS feed webpage in front of thousands of targeted readers absolutely FREE!

Simply write an article on a HOT topic within your niche, and at the end of your article add an enticing, attention grabbing "Resource Box" that points to your RSS feed webpage URL.

Set-Up a PPC(Pay-Per-Click) campaign.

For the last step to getting your RSS feed webpage Maximum exposure is to set-up a PPC campaign.

By doing this you will be able to send HIGHLY targeted traffic to your RSS feed webpage that are hungry for the information you have to offer.

The only downside to doing the PPC tactic is that it will cost you.

And, this tactic solely depends on whether or not you chose to set-up an RSS feed webpage of your own.