855 Numbers For Call Centers – Now Is The Time To Boost Your Revenues by: blog-editor2, February 9, 2011 In the last eighteen months, the call center business has become more competitive than ever before. With a surge in the demand for outsourcing and the new global way of doing business, third party call centers are now a crucial tool for almost every business. However, there is also more and more pressure to reduce prices and deliver a superior quality of service. To offset these effects on your bottom line and provide a higher level of service, it is necessary to add additional revenue streams. A great way to do so is by offering 855 numbers. When operating a call center, all of your clients need toll free numbers, and in most cases, blocks of many toll free numbers. So why shouldn’t you be offering toll free numbers and making money from toll free services too? At least one leading toll free service provider is now offering a high quality affiliate marketing program that will enable you to bring in additional revenues naturally from the client base you already have as well as helping you to attract new customers. The recent release of 855 numbers has attracted a lot of press, and as an affiliate, your call center can piggyback off of this publicity and demand by promoting 855 numbers too. This affiliate advantage can be done simply by adding links to your website as well as by using your product funnel and social media marketing to let people know about this new addition to your services. Or perhaps you just want to pack more value into your current programs by bundling 855 numbers with your regular services for new clients. This not only provides additional revenues, but your clients who are using 855 toll free numbers will also see much better results from their campaigns and be better able to test and hone their marketing campaigns, which will make your company look like a rock star compared to the competition. Read More
Seven Marketing Trends to Watch in 2011 by: blog-editor2, February 7, 2011 1. Mobile Marketing Many have dubbed 2011 as the "Year of Mobile Marketing." As marketers, coaches, and ad agencies push more clients into mobile marketing as the "must have" tool for the year, we will see a massive rush to develop new apps. Just make sure yours is designed to keep up with the future and offers social media marketing integration. 2. Group Buying Group buying is back in a big way. In addition to Mercedes-Benz, social media marketing giant Facebook has even moved into the realm of group buying and will certainly be attempting to grow the applications further this year. 3. The eBook Rush We will see more and more books being released over the next year as a new wave of entrepreneurs turn their hands to authoring. However, we will also see a completely new breed of ebook developed offering interactive features. 4. Twitter We will see an even wider use of Twitter in 2011 and more TV personalities using their positions to gain more followers. However, we are also likely to see more countries seeking to block Twitter in an effort to avoid civil uprising and organized coup attempts. 5. Permission Marketing For many, permission marketing is the only way to do business already. However, this year we will see a widening gap between the success of those who are using permission marketing and those who simply continue to try and force their messages into the faces of those who really are not interested in seeing any more spam. 6. Affiliate Marketing Evolution We will no doubt see a further clearing out of junk affiliate marketing programs this year, although at the same time will be an increase in quality partner programs and cross-promotion between complementary and quality companies and services. 7. The Social Media Marketing Monetization Manager Thousands of new enterprises have spent the last year expanding their social media marketing and focusing on developing masses of followers and fans. This year we will see more companies hiring "Social Media Monetization Managers" to turn those outlets and prospect bases into real profits. Read More
Web Hosting Affiliate Programs by: blog-editor2, February 2, 2011 Web hosting affiliate programs can be an attractive way to earn extra income for your business, especially for those companies in the marketing and consulting fields. Most web hosting providers offer some type of reseller or affiliate program that will enable you to profit from your clients' need for hosting. These programs are also a great way to form a stronger bond with customers so you are more likely to continue to get their business month after month. However, you shouldn’t just stop there. Why only profit from web hosting when there are other needs that your clients and prospects regularly have as well? After all, if they are not getting their services from you, they may turn to your competition who may then swing them into using the same core services you provide, meaning that you lose them all together. So while affiliate programs can provide handsome additional revenue streams, and more revenues is always a good thing, affiliate programs are actually much more important than that. On top of being able to offer a wider variety of services and product without the cost of developing them yourself, affiliate programs offer more power to attract and draw in new prospects and clients. Take web domain name registration as an example. Perhaps a prospect is searching for a new web domain name; they get taken to your site where you can also provide web hosting as well as present them with your core product or service and put them into your long-term funnel. One of the most powerful products or services you can add to your offerings are toll free numbers. Every business needs a toll free number today. Many need several blocks of toll free numbers. So why shouldn’t you be the one to profit by joining a toll free affiliate program? The leading toll free service providers even offer a range of marketing materials and sticky widgets that can help you drive in more traffic, increase conversion ratios, and enable higher customer retention. So yes, becoming a web hosting affiliate or reseller can be smart, but explore all of your options. Image Credit: © Darkstards | Dreamstime.com Read More
Affiliate Internet Marketing – Make Money Easy by: blog-editor2, January 24, 2011 Do you want to find a way to make money easy? Many people have discovered the limitless potential of affiliate Internet marketing. Unlike having your own product or offering a service, the amount of money you can generate with affiliate marketing is not hindered by a specific target market. For example, if you are selling mobile phones online, then your profit is only limited to the number of products you can source and the number of customers who are willing to buy them. On the other hand, in an affiliate Internet marketing business, you can join a variety of companies! Basically, promote all you want and you can get a commission for every sale, subscription, or sign-up generated. It is virtually risk free because you are not involved in the company's manufacturing and operations in any way. The company is responsible for maintaining its brand while you only need to refer people to its website to get money. Everything is straightforward and easy. Given this simplicity, it is not surprising that more people are joining the affiliate Internet marketing bandwagon. And the potential of this industry is still growing. You can get commissions from literally everything and anything. All you need to do is target the right market. Targeting does take a bit of marketing know-how, but after you gain some experience, the process just gets easier. The money just keeps coming in with little effort on your part after the foundation of the business has been set. Read More
Five Ways This Year To Maximize Your ROI With Toll Free Numbers by: blog-editor2, January 13, 2011 1. Get A Premium Vanity Number Maximize all of your advertising effectiveness this year by getting a premium vanity number for your business. Toll free numbers can make a direct and dramatic improvement on your response rates and conversion ratios as well as helping to improve retention and limiting charge-backs. 2. Shared Usage For those wanting to harness the power of your industry’s best toll free numbers, taking advantage of shared usage can mean all the benefits and power of a world class business phone number while maximizing your ROI. Shared usage for toll free numbers means a fraction of the expense while competing alongside the top players in your field and enjoying maximum exposure. 3. Testing Acquiring blocks of toll free numbers will enable you to test all of your marketing channels and hone them for maximizing your marketing ROI. Not only is improving your profit margins and getting the most out of your marketing budget great for your own wallet, but it will ensure your business makes it through these tough times, allow you to take advantage of new opportunities, and will help you emerge as a leader when the economy picks up. 4. Streamline Your Operations Take advantage of the best toll free number routing options to streamline your organization and reduce overhead. In the new global economy, trends and business models are changing dramatically. Don’t get left behind. Optimize your call centers, use office space smarter, and tap into the best talent pools through outsourcing. 5. Join An Affiliate Marketing Program Toll free numbers may be one of the best tools you can use for your business in many ways, and they are more in demand than ever. So why not tap into this market and create a profitable new revenue stream by partnering with a toll free service provider through an affiliate program? Read More
Affiliate Marketing Tools by: blog-editor2, January 12, 2011 One of the major differences that quickly distinguishes companies that offer quality affiliate programs and are dedicated to the success of their partners is the affiliate marketing tools they provide. A company that has taken the time to develop affiliate marketing tools demonstrates its belief in its product or service and also says a lot about how much care and dedication it has committed to its own offering. At a minimum, this offering should include affiliate marketing copy that can be used on websites or in newsletters or other promotional materials. Email copy is also essential for quickly and easily enabling affiliate marketing partners to spread the word about the new addition to their product lines to prospect and customer databases. Affiliate marketing tools offered by businesses that are linked in to the latest and most effective online marketing channels should also include items like blog posts and Tweets that not only spread the word among your current and past customer base but can help you attract more traffic to your blog and website and generate more new prospects that may not only acquire your affiliate marketing items but your core services or good as well. If a company isn’t providing up-to-date marketing tools, it may be a red flag that what it wants you to promote isn’t up to date either, or it isn't expending the time and resources it should for staying on top of the market. If you are going to expand your revenue streams, you want to be working with the best in the business since the company's products are a direct reflection on your own brand. Look for a partner that has gone the distance and created banners and image ads as part of its affiliate marketing for you; you should be able instantly to plug into advertising campaigns and begin reeling in revenues right away. Some cutting edge businesses like leading toll free service providers have gone as far as developing sticky widgets and other tools that can add incredible value to your website presence to help you retain web traffic and keep them coming back. Read More
What is a Super Affiliate? by: blog-editor2, January 11, 2011 As the name suggests a "super affiliate" is a high performing affiliate who has a reputation for generating a superior amount of business. While affiliate marketing programs have boomed in the last few years, many companies have also had a rude wake up call. Building an affiliate network can be extremely profitable and add the leverage and volume you need to take your business to new highs; however, as with any other form of marketing, if it is not done right, it can be very disappointing and time consuming. Despite affiliate and partner programs being all about volume, the one major differentiating factor between those that are succeeding and those that have failed is the attention to quality. Anyone can set up an affiliate program overnight and even amass hundreds of affiliates and publishers in an incredibly short period of time. However, if the right system is not in place and the affiliate publishers who are supposed to be out actually promoting the product or service are inexperienced, then you may find you are spending all of your time fielding questions and messing with fraudulent commissions, and in the end, you could make less money than if you just did it all yourself. However, armed with an effective and reputable affiliate marketing network and platform, you will find it is much easier to attract super affiliates who have proven they can produce and need little or no hand holding. Simply give them the tools and let the revenues start rolling in. Commission Junction has emerged as the leader in affiliate marketing platforms, maintaining a reputation for quality and high rolling advertisers and publishers. To be considered at a "super affiliate" level with CJ, which it calls a "CJ Performer," you must have earned at least $10,000 per month for the last three months through its system. That may not sound like a lot, but with an army of super affiliates promoting for you, you can be sure that your affiliate program will be a success. Image Credit: © Andika18 | Dreamstime.com Read More
How To Become An Affiliate by: blog-editor2, January 4, 2011 Without question, joining a quality affiliate program can enable you dramatically to increase your revenues and help you take your business to the next level. So how do you become an affiliate? Some companies and directories that offer affiliate marketing programs will accept anyone who wants to sign up as an affiliate with an email address. However, you want to make sure you are joining a quality affiliate program with a reputable company that is not only trustworthy but is committed to your success. At a minimum, affiliate and partner programs that are serious about building a great network will want to know who you are, what your organization is, where you are located, your website address, how much Internet traffic you average every month, and what type of marketing you are doing. Remember, you are going to be a direct reflection of the quality of the brand you are representing, so you wouldn’t want others joining who were not serious and could lower the perception and value of the product or service you are promoting. Becoming an affiliate is normally a very easy process whether it is for toll free numbers or other marketing and business services. However, you must avoid associating your organization with sub par companies or getting tied up with a business that doesn’t have its stuff together. Telling the difference is actually quite easy once you know how. You can normally tell instantly from the marketing materials a company provides to its affiliates whether you want to do business with the company. For example, a toll free number provider ought to offer basic marketing materials and copy to use on your website and to alert your customer base as well as image ads and banners that can instantly be put into effect for PPC and advertising campaigns. Going a step further, you should also look for an enterprise that has spent the time and resources to develop advanced tools such as search widgets that can be installed on your website or blog. Truly great affiliate marketing programs are also differentiated by the software and tracking systems they use. Many are out there, but Commission Junction is unquestionably the domain of premium marketers and publishers. Read More
The Only Way To Make Money In This Economy by: blog-editor2, December 30, 2010 Are you searching for a new way to make money in this economy, or do you just desperately need to rocket the revenues of an existing business? Whatever your talents, experience, and passion, one thing is for sure, there is no room for any company that is not harnessing the power of the latest tools and technology and operating at maximum efficiency, with the highest profit margins. The only way to achieve this level and make money in this economy and stay ahead of the competition is to utilize the power of the latest technology and tools and thereby maximize your marketing ROI and streamline your operations. This goal includes tapping into the power of Internet marketing, outsourcing, toll free numbers, and testing before committing capital to any campaigns or expansions. Maximizing profit margins and marketing budgets to make more money also means exploiting the potential of your organization to the fullest, which requires using your consumer database and funnel to increase same customer revenues and tapping into the exponential power of affiliate marketing. One of the best ways is to partner up with a leading toll free number provider through an affiliate marketing program, which can help you make money in a number of ways. First, it can add an instant additional source of revenue without really having to do much different from what you are doing now. Just let your clients and prospects know you are offering toll free numbers. It can also help you grow your business and attract more customers by bundling 800 numbers with your other services to boost the profitability of your customers and help them to make more money, which they can in turn can come back and spend with you. The best toll free service affiliate programs also offer an array of marketing materials and tools that can be used in your existing structure to draw more traffic and increase retention, fueling even more growth. Read More
How to Make Money Online Without Being an Internet Expert by: blog-editor2, December 27, 2010 “Make money online” seems to be the promise of many websites to their readers. But how true is this claim? It is important to separate fact from fiction. Websites claiming they can let you know the secrets to earning thousands with the least effort possible are most likely just bluffing. Earning money online takes a lot of hard work. Success depends on the amount of work you’re willing to put in. Of course, there are one in a million exceptions to this rule. To make real money online, it is crucial to invest time and effort into your endeavor. That means dedicating almost all your spare time to the work. The rewards usually come later. Even if you’re not an Internet expert, many ways exist to generate income. Among these are: Affiliate Marketing – Basically, you just recommend another individual or organization’s products or services. If the people to whom you recommend the product buy it (using your unique referral link), then you’ll get a commission. EBay Auctions – Anyone with basic knowledge on the workings of the Internet can make some money on eBay. The challenge in this initiative is that you need to ship the products for sale to the buyer, as opposed to earning from downloads, etc. Blog Advertisements – Blog away and if you implement the right tactics, your blog can soon get a lot of hits. Once this happens, money will just keep on pouring in through advertisements. A lot of bloggers claim that this is the best way to make money online. Image Credit: © Imthezorro | Dreamstime.com Read More
