Phase #1 – Website Structure

The following posts belong in Website Structure – phase #1 of the 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. To make complete sense they should be read in conjuction with the 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan Blueprint.

Improving your site crawlability

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

Boosting the crawlability of your site or blog is not really rocket science, but still many webmasters see it as something that’s not in your control. You’re about to learn the right changes that will make it happen. What you really must do if you’re trying to attract website crawlers is make your site attractive [...]

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Google SEO Advice – Is your website unintentionally pushing Google away?

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

Google is most likely the most critical source of traffic available and you will find that 80% of your organic traffic comes from this search engine. Following Google SEO Advice is clearly important and the best way to do it is to focus on a few variables, which will also help increase your value in [...]

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SEO for E-Commerce Sites – what’s the difference?

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

SEO is pretty simple to apply, especially for those sites that are produced with e-commerce in mind. There seems to be a false impression that SEO for e-commerce sites is difficult. But, the truth is, they are no different. When you get to the point of using SEO on your site and are impressed by [...]

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Why focusing on how to increase website conversion rate is important

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

You need to spend a fair amount of time and energy working to improve conversion rates for your website or you’re going to have trouble making sales or getting leads online. When you’re taking conversions seriously, it is much easier to gain more profits from the same level of traffic. For this reason it’s important [...]

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On-site search engine optimization techniques explored

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

Following my post a few days ago about off-page seo factors, today I will attempt to shed some light on the fundamentals of on-site search engine optimization… Start with selecting the right keywords To start with it’s important that you understand the importance of locating and using the right keywords. You will soon realize that [...]

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How off-page SEO factors impact your search engine ranking

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

Search engine optimization is one of the most essential pieces of your web marketing campaign, and in order to truly recognize SEO and operate it, it is imperative for you to know how off-page seo factors impact your search engine ranking. By just having SEO focused materials with the accurate keywords won’t get you the [...]

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Planning on how to select a website host

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

Selecting a web hosting plan is a critical part of your online marketing plan. This is because your site entirely relies on the web host. I’d like to explore 3 different things you should consider before selecting your website host… Website chat support is very important First, only purchase web hosting that will provide chat [...]

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Integrating online and offline marketing to expand your customer base

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

The one task that all businesses have in common is promotion and marketing – but have you considered integrating online AND offline marketing? Recently, there has been a big interest in offline marketing, and using it to promote an online business. There is so much available offline, and we believe an extremely small percentage of [...]

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Are you following the road to success?

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

There are many people who have made a lot of money in the business of Internet marketing. Then why haven’t you managed to grow your internet marketing business? It could be because you aren’t taking the right road to success! You must be dedicated, passionate, and committed to your cause before you even see the [...]

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#69: Chris Ducker Interview – Virtual Assistant Hire Advice Podcast

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

  Subscribe in iTunes Our 69th podcast episode is an interview with Chris Ducker, founder of Virtual Staff Finder which is based in the Philippines. Chris is a specialist on virtual assistant hire, and we discuss the following in our conversation: Why the Philippines is a hot spot for outsourcing The longevity of the Philippines [...]

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How to attract advertisers to your website

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

In recent years, the online advertising industry has grown quite a lot, and it keeps growing more and more. If your website is part of a niche in which you find your contenders running outspoken ads from their promoters, it just illustrates that even you have a chance to interest advertisers and earn money from [...]

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How to increase sales revenue

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

Expanding your internet business is all about doing your best at everything you do to make that internet business grow from its creation to the marketing strategy you use. But in terms of taking action and being able to put things into perspective, most online companies fail miserably. So how do you actually increase sales [...]

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What is a sticky website and how do you make your site more sticky?

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

Unfortunately for most websites, or blogs, the visitors are usually first and last time types, and that is why you need to do all you can to make your site sticky and attractive. Believe me, you can learn a lot about optimizing your website to make that happen. I’d like to look into a few [...]

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Virtual team building – where to find them, how to manage them

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

Virtual team building can be difficult if you don’t know what you’re doing – that’s why we recommend using a service like Chris Ducker’s Virtual Staff Finder. There are more opportunities for speed bumps when working virtually as opposed to working directly. When people are not immediately around you, then you have to find a [...]

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What is a squeeze page and why do you need one?

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

As highlighted in our OptimizePress review, you should be thinking of creating a page with just one call-to action – an email form field and a submit button. This is a squeeze page. It ‘squeezes’ your visitors towards one call-to-action. You really want a squeeze page which produces a high conversion rate – and the [...]

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Strategy and Tactics of Pricing – How Product Pricing Strategies Impact Your Business

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

It’s interesting to see how top Internet marketers test out various prices over a period of time, and end up making more by simply tweaking product pricing strategies. There are many factors involved in how well products convert into sales and the price is an important factor. There are certain things you should keep in [...]

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Joint Venture Marketing Agreements – Common Mistakes to Avoid

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

Any online business person with good experience knows that joint venture marketing agreements have the potential to provide explosive profits. What makes JVs so attractive is the prospect of realizing terrific returns and ROI in the fastest possible time. The best part about joint venture marketing is that it doesn’t have to be limited and [...]

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Back End Marketing – Do You Have Back End Products and Up Selling Strategies?

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

If you want to emulate the successful online businesses, then use your frontend product as (good) bait to bring people in for your back end marketing. This is something almost anyone can do, and it is not hard to put into practice, either. It’s all about getting your customers inside your sales funnel and selling [...]

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Why you need to get on Jeff Walker’s email list NOW

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

A little bird told me that Jeff Walker‘s due to start the pre-launch sequence for his Product Launch Formula training program. If you don’t know what Product Launch formula is, it’s one of the most successful online marketing training programs in history. Basically it trains you how to take your existing product or service – [...]

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3 Effective Time Management Strategies Every Internet Marketer Should Know

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

One of the smartest moves you can make in your internet marketing business is manage your time as best you can. You want everything you do that is related to your business to give you the biggest ROI – and remember that time is money. This is one of those universal things – time, because [...]

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Target Audience Analysis – How to Define your Target Audience

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

The ability to define your target audience with your marketing is critical to your online business success. This article will allow you to discover three solid methods to help you with your target audience analysis for any product, and then you will have a clear path to success. Drill deep in your target audience analysis [...]

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How to Write Fast – Fast Writing Techniques Explored

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

Whether your aim is to write content for your website or create posts for your blog, fast writing techniques will make your article marketing more productive and help you get the most out of your efforts. Pretend you’re doing a test! Writers generally will do many different things to speed up their writing and get [...]

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How to Create an Online Newsletter – What You Should Know

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

Publishing an online newsletter can be great for your business, even if you’re in a niche that doesn’t have a big market. Having a newsletter provides the ability to contact your target audience with a mouse click and give them the right type of information on a constant basis. (Note: We recommend that you use [...]

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Outsourcing Advantages and Disadvantages – Is Outsourcing Right for Your Business?

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

Outsourcing can seriously help to take any online business up to the next level. Regardless of your outsourcing needs, there are many sites available, such as Elance and oDesk, that make it easy to find the right professionals for your projects. But what are the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing? It doesn’t matter what the [...]

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Market Research and Business Strategy Resources (Week #1)

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

The following are a list of the market research and business strategy resources covered in Week #1 of the 26-Week Interent Marketing Plan Blueprint. Although we’re making these resources public, you should follow the action plan in the Blueprint to find out how we recommend using these recommended products and services. Here are our Week [...]

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Knowing Your Target Audience Demographics Will Make You More Profitable

by 26weekplan Phase #1 - Website Structure

Before you get involved with any type of online business, you should do that all important research on your target audience demographics. The number one reason why people fail in Internet marketing is not because they’re using the wrong tools or techniques, but it’s because they haven’t put in the effort to identify their target [...]

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Picking the Right Web Hosting Service

by David Bain Internet Marketing Articles

Every internet marketer understands how valuable it is to choose a good web hosting service. If you market any type of services on the internet with your blog, having the ability to back it up with a credible internet hosting company is very important to your longer term success. However, numerous people that are just [...]

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Building Flash Websites / Flash SEO – Ed Dale Interview Transcript Part 2/5

by David Bain Interview Transcripts

This transcript is the second part of my Ed Dale interview and this part focuses on the Flash SEO, and whether or not building Flash websites is a good idea. 11:50 DB: Are there any conventional offline businesses that can afford to ignore things or keep their fingers in the ears as of the moment? [...]

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#67: Eugene Ware Interview – The 4 Golden Rules of Keyword Research

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

  Subscribe in iTunes I’ve got an excellent interview for you today on the 4 Golden Rules of Keyword Research with Eugene Ware, CEO of Nobel Samurai, creator of market-leading keyword research software Market Samurai. At the moment you can download and trial the full version of Market Samurai completely free-of-charge, so if you haven’t [...]

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External Keyword Tools – Eugene Ware Interview Transcript Part 2/5

by David Bain Interview Transcripts

This transcript is the second part of my Eugene Ware interview and this part focuses on external keyword tools. Remember, if you haven’t done so already make sure you download your free trial copy of Eugene’s Market Samurai. 11:20 DB: Okay. So just a quick question on that… You mentioned buyer’s keyword phrases. Does that [...]

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Keyword Long Tail – Eugene Ware Interview Transcript Part 3/5

by David Bain Interview Transcripts

This transcript is the third part of my Eugene Ware interview and this part focuses on the keyword long tail. Remember, if you haven’t done so already make sure you download your free trial copy of Eugene’s Market Samurai. 21:05 DB: Absolutely. It’s just so easy to presume or to make assumptions as to what [...]

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Internal Link Structure – Eugene Ware Interview Transcript Part 4/5

by David Bain Interview Transcripts

This transcript is the fourth part of my Eugene Ware interview and this part focuses on getting your internal link structure right. Remember, if you haven’t done so already make sure you download your free trial copy of Eugene’s Market Samurai. 28:39 DB: And I’ve also heard that you think that internal link structure can [...]

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How I Increased My Conversion Rates By 56% – OptimizePress Review

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

I’d like to share with you how I increased my conversion rates by using a new WordPress theme called OptimizePress. I was recently introduced to OptimizePress and I thought it presented me with a good opportunity to see if I could improve conversion rates on my existing opt-in pages. What is OptimizePress? OptimizePress is a [...]

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#65: Web Log Analysis Podcast Video – Week #26

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 65th edition of our podcast brings you week #26 from the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. This video gives some web log analysis tips. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study package. Now, for the [...]

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#41: Building Email Lists Podcast Video – Week #9

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 41st edition of our podcast brings you week #9 from the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. This video shows you how to go about building email lists. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study package. [...]

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#37: Internet Marketing Help Podcast Video – Phase #1 Q&A

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 37th edition of our podcast brings you questions and answers and internet marketing help from phase #1 of the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study package. Now, for the [...]

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#36: Structure of a Website Podcast Video – Phase #1 Summary

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 36th edition of our podcast brings you a summary of phase #1 from the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. This video looks at the structure of a website. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study [...]

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#35: Web Analytics Software Podcast Video – Week #6

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 35th edition of our podcast brings you week #6 from the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. This video looks at web analytics software. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study package. Now, for the first [...]

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#33: Website Conversion Rates Podcast Video – Week #4

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 33rd edition of our podcast brings you week #4 from the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. This video looks at website conversion rates. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study package. Now, for the first [...]

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#32: Web Site Structure Podcast Video – Week #3 (Part 2)

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 32nd edition of our podcast brings you part 2 of week #3 from the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. This video looks at web site structure. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study package. Now, [...]

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#31: Website Structure Podcast Video – Week #3 (Part 1)

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 31st edition of our podcast brings you part 1 of week #3 from the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. This video looks at website structure. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study package. Now, for [...]

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#30: Niche Long Tail Keyword Research Podcast Video – Week #2

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 30th edition of our podcast brings you week #2 from the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. This video looks at niche long tail keyword research. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study package. Now, for [...]

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#29: Online Business Strategy Video Podcast – Week #1

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

The 29th edition of our podcast brings you week #1 from the original 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan. This video looks at online business strategy. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study package. Now, for the first [...]

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#28: 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan Introduction Video Podcast

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

In this, the 28th edition of our podcast we’re bringing you the 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan introduction video, filmed at one of the original 26-Week Plan seminars in 2007. The recording is taken from our original 2007 seminar. At the time it sold for £399 as part of our 26-Week Internet Marketing Plan home study [...]

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#26: Jeff Walker Interview – Product Launch Formula Podcast

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

The audio version of our Product Launch Formula interview with Jeff Walker is only available to Inner Circle members. If you’re already a member, click here to listen to the interview now. DB Okay, well Jeff Walker is the internet marketing guru when it comes to taking you step by step through the launch process; [...]

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#24: Shawn Collins Interview – Affiliate Marketing Podcast

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

The audio version of our affiliate marketing software and strategy interview with Shawn Collins is only available to Inner Circle members. If you’re already a member, click here to listen to the interview now. DB Thank you very much for joining me today Shawn. I was wondering if you could possibly begin a little bit [...]

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#23: Brad Fallon Interview – Best SEO Techniques Podcast

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

The audio version of our search engine optimization tips interview with Brad Fallon is only available to Inner Circle members. If you’re already a member, click here to listen to the interview now. DB I would be grateful if you could possibly begin by telling us a little bit about your background and how you [...]

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#21: Timothy Seward Interview – Google Analytics Podcast

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

The audio version of our interview about Google Analytics with Timothy Seward is only available to Inner Circle members. If you’re already a member, click here to listen to the interview now. DB Thank you for joining me. I’ll tell you what; could I possibly ask you to begin by telling me a little bit [...]

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#20: Matt Trimmer Interview – Website Visitor Analysis Podcast

by David Bain Phase #1 - Website Structure

An introduction to website analytics, our audio interview with Matt Trimmer is only available to Inner Circle members. If you’re already a member, click here to listen to the interview now. DB Well, could you perhaps begin by telling me a little bit about your own personal background and indeed, iVantage? MT Yeah sure. Well, [...]

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Visitor Analysis Video – Internet Marketing Pillar #11

by David Bain Internet Marketing Videos

This video on visitor analysis is the eleventh pillar in our series of internet marketing videos which were recorded at an early version of the 13 Pillars of Internet Marketing seminar. Enjoy!

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