You can’t just put your website on the net with right keywords and all the right touches and expect your traffic and ranking will remain constant. As the web is an ever changing landscape, you have to keep track of your own web results like what is happening with the competition and also the best and highest ranked sites. There are many useful tools to help you find out what exactly is happening.

1. A tool which you can use to test your own website links or other websites for broken links:

http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html

2. With this tool you can check search engines for the number of back links to your URL i.e. other web pages linking to your site:

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/backlinks/

3. It sometimes becomes important to know where the servers of your hosting company are physically located. Because, some search engines like Google have the ability to filter search results based on their physical location called geotargeting. This could be used to determine why your site is showing in only a certain country. This link can also be used to research the country location of a particular competitor’s website:

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/website-country/

4. In order to track the location of the visitor or a customer to your website:

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/geovisitors/

5. In order to check the Yahoo! web ranking of your’s or your competitor’s website use :

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/webrank/

6. Here is a link to check the web ranking of a website using a Mac or Apple computer:

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/pagerank-mac/

7. You need a Google AdSense account for using this. This link provides you with charts and reports which will help you analyze traffic, clicks, and results from your AdSense advertising

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/adsense-charts/

8. If you have an AdSense account, you can analyze your website address or another website address to see what Google ads will be displayed when the customer selects certain website names or keywords:

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/adsense-sandbox/

9. This link will take you to a cooperative advertising network where you can join to display and

share your ads with other website owners:

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/ad-network/

10. You can add the Search Functionality on your website which uses Google. This works only if your site is listed in the Google Index.

 http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/search/

11. Here are some links to free website counters which you can use on your website to track your traffic and hits:

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/counter/

http://www.amazingcounters.com/?ref=gad033

http://www.cyber-counter.com/signup.php

http://www.statcounter.com/free_hit_counter.html

http://www.free-counters.net/

        

I hope you all enjoyed the first part of Money Making Guides FREE Ebook Giveaway, and that you all found the ebooks in their of good use. 

Its been a fantastic success from my point of view with over 4500 visitors since the beginning of the month and nearly 7500 since the launch at the beginning of the previous month, so I'm guessing you all liked it.

Well I'm nearing completion of the 2nd phase of my next giveaway and have compiled quite a useful list of ebooks and software, but before I launched, I thought I'd consult you, the people that matter, and find out what you'd like to be included?

So far, I have complied a big section devoted towards, seemingly everyones favourite topic, Google Adsense & Adwords and how to get the best out it.

There is also some free software, some of this is especially useful if you use forums to generate traffic and business, more of that later though. 

Their are some free webpage templates, and landing page templates that can be customised to match your own website. 

BUT..

What, if you could choose only 1 thing, would you like me to provide ??

ALSO....

If you have created / written your own ebook and / or software and are looking to help get it out to the masses this is your opportunity to do so. 

If you contact me either by leaving a comment below or by emailing me webmaster@moneymakingguide.co.uk then I'm sure we can come to some arrangement in helping you advertise your product.  A link back to my site, or a post on your blog would be more than sufficient.

I look forward to reading your responses and will do all I can to provide it for you.

        

I've seen this question banded around on a few forums and each time the results have been slightly different, so I thought I'd post the question myself and see what sort of responses I get back.

My personal favourite at the moment is StumbleUpon, for the simple reason that it generates the mosts traffic to my site, around about 25% at present. 

I find that you get the most interaction with your "friends" on Stumbleupon compared to others, maybe this is because they are more targeted than on some of the other sites. 

Although saying that, I've started seeing a increasing flow of traffic coming from Twitter as my follow(ers / ing) starts to grow. 


I'm always on the lookout for new ways to drive visitors too my site and haven't as yet fully experienced all the Social Networking sites to there full capacity, so please leave some comments of your thoughts and experiences, I'd be very interested to see what you think.

        

If you want to send a flood of free traffic to your website then TrafficSwarm is exactly what you need.  You can target the traffic to hone in on specific pages and by only putting in 20 minutes work a day you can instantly start to see the results. 

I came across an ebook called TrafficSwarm BUSTED!! by Paul E Watts and he goes into detail about just how easy it is to start driving massive amounts of traffic to your site every single day.

Firstly, you need to join TrafficSwarm. Its free to join and so easy to use.  You just add your page link, a title and a catchy description and then you're ready to start pumping the traffic to your site. 

Once you've joined, download Pauls ebook and the attached Spreadsheet, and just folllow his instructions on how to start pulling in masses of traffic for only 20 minutes work a day.

        

When your blogging to make money, its fantastic when an opportunity comes along where you can actually get paid for doing it.

PayPerPost was the first to offer this type of service and now her sister site Social Spark has come along to create even more exciting opportunities.



Its not just a site that pays you for your posts though, SocialSpark also offers a great community of likeminded people, its like another social network such as Stumbleupon etc expect you get paid for your opinions... what more could you want. 

You can meet other people review and rate there blogs and have them do the same to yours.  Its a very friendly network and other bloggers are only too keen to help should you have any questions.

For those that are new to blogging it can be very tough to earn anything online, if your blog has been up and running for more that 90 days and has had more than 20 posts during that time you become eligible to reserve a place for any opportunities that come along. 

Its so simple to use as well, thanks to its well designed site, navigation and instructions as to what you need to do in order to set up and qualify are so easy.  Just claim your blog, insert a snippet of code, and once you get the all clear off you go. 

If you've not had your blog for 90 days, don't worry, you can still sign up and build your community whilst your blog meets the requirements. 

The community is designed to be clear and honest so theres no chance of you not being paid once you've forfilled an opportunity.  This is done so that bloggers give there real opinions about whatever your writing about, so just be honest and write what you feel. 

SocialSpark prides itself on its code of ethics.

100% Audit-able In Post Disclosure
People who read your blog trust you, and Social Spark wants to keep it that way.  Bloggers are provided with a small snippet of code to show your readers, in a very visible and proactive manner, that the post is a sponsored one and that you are being paid for the content, because of this you'll maintain the trust of your readers. The badge provided to prove this must be displayed at the end of your post without exception.

100% Transparency.
Every participant of Social Spark is viewable by the public, they can say which bloggers are working with which advertisers on which opportunities, this is designed to keep the community honest and open about all the transactions that occur.

100% Real Opinions
Social Spark wants open and honest opinions and encourages you to write what you feel, if you don't think that you can be honest, or you don't have the product Social Spark asks you pass the opportunity on offer. Dishonesty or off topic posts can harm your blogs credibility.

100% Search Engine Friendly
Each sponsored link in SocialSpark automatically carries the "no-follow" attribute so as not to affect search engine rankings. This is designed to protect bloggers and advertisers from search engine penalties based on paid linking.

There is also the "Big Bonus" on offer, if you provide the best post for certain opportunities then you can receive upto $100.00 for you post.



Serious money !!

Interested ?? You should be...

If you're serious about making money online then I 100% recommend you sign up to Social Spark right now. 

There are so many fantastic wide ranging opportunities you'd be a fool not too. 

        

Over the past week or so I have been building a collection of ebooks containing everything to do with internet marketing, list marketing, email marketing, affiliate marketing and so on, with the aim of setting up a web page to offer all these ebooks out for free.

With the main aim of getting everyone to sign up for them first. 

The more I thought about it the more i decided that rather than try and entice everyone in, for this one time only, I'm just going to give everything away for FREE. 

No strings, no cons, just 1 page full of ebooks, software etc absolutely FREE. 

So here it is...

Money Making Guides AMAZING FREE Ebook GIVEAWAY


Over 50 ebooks available for FREE Download right now, No signups, nothing, just download and use however you see fit.  They all come with MASTER GIVEAWAY RIGHTS, so you can sell them, give them away, put them in a folder and do nothing with them its completely up you. 

If you're into making money online though, theres definitely something here for you. 

Theres plenty more to come over the next few days as well, I've got a whole section on how to get the best from
Google Adsense and Google Adwords to be added and plenty more. 

I hope some of you find it useful, and please if you have any comments, questions, or requests please add them below. 

        

Every online business provides great service to generate satisfaction among their customers. As each and every customer receives satisfaction over their products or the services they get, there is a great chance that they will become a return customer and buy again. Better yet, they will recommend you to other people that could generate more business for you and your site.

As more traffic is driven to your site, you can entice many of them to subscribe to your mailing list or opt-in list. This is a list where in website visitors agree to be sent promotional materials such as newsletters, catalogs and such that could keep them updated about your site or the niche of your site. These promotional materials are sent via e-mail to the members of the list in different time intervals.

When using e-mail as the media of your marketing and advertisements, you eliminate the need for high costs. Email is free and if you can manage to make your own promotional advertisements you can also save a bundle there. With an opt-in subscribers list, you are pretty sure that what you are sending out is received, viewed and read by the subscribers and not simply being deleted. They have signed up for service and have consented in receiving it.

This means that there are constant reminders to your subscribers about all your products, new products and services as well as any promotions and special deals you are having. There is also the chance that they can be forwarded to other potential customers as they tell their friends and families about you and your site.

Of course you should be also aware that a subscriber may unsubscribe when they feel that they are not getting what they want or expected. Make sure that they are satisfied with your opt-in marketing strategies and keep them excited in receiving your newsletters and catalogs. Here are some tips that can help you build a list of eager subscribers.

Make your promotional materials interesting and fun. Try to use a little creativity but not too over artsy. Build around what your product or service is about. For example; if you are selling car parts, put some pictures of what is new in the auto parts world, a new wing door possibly that can fit any car and make it look like a Lamborghini.

Try to research what people are looking for, these way, you stay one step ahead of them all the time and you will be their bearer of new tidings. They will be eager to receive what you are sending them because they new you always have fresh and new things to share with them.

Write good articles that can be very informational but light at the same time. If your subscribers enjoy your articles, they will go to your site by clicking the links that you will be putting on your newsletter to read some more. You can provide articles that can connect to many people. Be diverse in your articles. Put something humorous, then put something informational, then put something that has both.

Are you wary about this because you don’t like writing? No problem, there are many professional and experienced article writers that   can do the job for you for minimal fees. They know what they are doing and can provide the need that you have for your newsletters, the money that you pay for your articles are going to be met by the many sign-ups and the potential profit from the sales that you will get.

Create and send an E-book to your customers about anything that is related to your business or site. Use your knowledge and expertise in the field you have chosen to help other people who are similarly interested.

6 Steps to Internet Success - FREE ebook - Download now

Offer this e-book for free. You can write about anything informational and helpful to your subscribers. For example; you can do manuals and guides in so many things. This e-book could be used as a reference for many people.

Share this e-book with everyone, even other sites; just make sure that they don’t change the links in the e-book that will lead people to your site. If you want, you can always get some people to write it for you just like your articles. Your investment once again will be covered by the great marketing this will generate.

Add e-coupons in your newsletters that will help them avail to special discounts. Put a control number in your e-coupon so that they can only be used once. When people get discounts that can be found in your newsletters, they will be eager to receive your newsletter in anticipation of what you are promoting next.

If your subscribers can get benefits from your newsletters, they will be very eager to receive them. Just don’t flood your mailing list with mails so that you don’t annoy your subscribers.

        

Money Making Guide has opened its vaults again to provide another fantastic FREE Money making Ebook.

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Discover how to target visitors into Purchasing Product using the headlines that you right

Learn how to keep those visitors coming back for more...

Dylan Loh's reveals all in this amazing FREE ebook.

http://www.moneymakingguide.co.uk/Easy_Clickbank_Cash.asp

        

With all the different "free" traffic generation techniques that are available its very difficult to try and and track what is being successful and what isn't. 

I have recently installed Google Analytics on my site and blogs:

www.moneymakingguide.co.uk
www.amillioninthemaking.blogspot.com
blog.moneymakingguide.co.uk

I am currently using the following different ways of trying to generate traffic to my sites. 

PPC Campaigns - FREE Credits
(Using Google Adwords & Bidvertiser on very cheap very specific keywords)

Social Networking Sites
(Digg, Stumbleupon, Technorati, Delicious, Twitter etc)

Forums
(DreamteamMoney, GlobalGoldTalk, MoneyMakerGroup)

Answering Questions
(Yahoo Answers, Answerbag)

I can then track these via Google Analytics to see where the majority of my traffic is coming from.  



I can then use this information to determine where I need to focus my efforts on in order to get and increase in traffic and it will also enable me to look back at what is doing well and then try and replicate this in other areas. 

The data above is taken from a day last week when I posted an article on "How to Monetize your traffic"

As you can see on that day almost 90% of my traffic came from referring sites. 

The majority of these sites will have been Social Networking sites like Stumbleupon &  Digg, as mentioned earlier.

This will be down to the fact that recently I've spent a fair bit of time building my networks on these sites,  Stumbleupon in particular, as mentioned in my previous post - Social Bookmarking Traffic Generation

By taking a look at a more detailed breakdown we can see that Stumbleupon produced by far and away the most referrals.



You can also see that the rest of the traffic generation is coming from other Social Networking sites, Forums, and a few back links as well. 

With regards to Stumbleupon I spent alot of time building up my Network of people who have likeminded interests, this way the chance of them being interested in the article being written is higher.  

After doing this and posting an article it was clear to see that the amount of traffic generated has deemed the process a success, therefore well worth replicating across the other Social Networking sites. 

Hopefully, by continuing these trial and error tasks I can get my websites and blogs to grow,  it also goes to show just how important it is to have a tool such as Google Analytics or other tracking tools as part of your website. 

Its very easy to use and simple to install, all you need to do is signup for a free Google Account and select Analytics. 

Once in, enter your website details, you will then be given a piece of code (see below) that needs to go on every page of your site. 

<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("##-########-##");
pageTracker._initData();
pageTracker._trackPageview();
</script>

Once this is installed, and its confirmed data is being received there are a whole host of options available to you to determine where your website is failing and where its being a success.. 

To important to do without in my opinion.

        

Bit of fun this time... I'm so sure most of us have had days where you wanted to do something simular....