This package is really for action takers and will include 5 lessons, 5 checklists, a sales letter and ecover for the 5 week training course.

The course includes:

* Week 1: Intro to Social Media in Business

* Week 2: Facebook for Business

* Week 3: Google+ for Business

* Week 4: Twitter for Business

* Week 5: LinkedIn for Business

You could set this up as a 5 week training course, use it as a 5 week fixed term membership, make videos and sell it as video training, set it up as content for offline presentations and a whole lot more.

This PLR package has been 100% custom created by the Special Report Club and is NOT reseller PLR, which means you will not find anyone else selling this package with PLR rights (if someone else is selling this as PLR, they are doing it illegally).

This package will not be around for long so make sure you get over and check out the Social Media for Business PLR Package.

This is web hosting made easy and now even more affordable.

Last year Hostgator ran aspecial  offer and they were the #1 trending topic on Black Friday.

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Alice Seba and the DIYplr.com team just won’t stop. They are at it again, now tackling the Kindle publishing subject with some new PLR.

As you might be aware Kindle Publishing is a hot topic right now. With the release of the new Kindle Fire there will be even more of a need for Kindle content. You can learn about yourself as well as teach your list about it.

This new bundle is all about:

* Formatting Your Ebook (6 pages / 11 images): A step-by-step guide that shows your readers how to format their ebooks for publishing on Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing.

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That’s 4 guides including 20 pages and 39 images of ready-to-go or ready-to-edit and monetize content!

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This offer expires on November 1, 2011 so be sure you get over and get your copy of the Kindle Publishing PLR Tutorials before they are all gone.

Alice Seba and her team at DIYPLR.com are at it again. They are giving you an early start to the holiday season by cleaning out some of the PLR content they have available.

The Business Bundle Mega Clear Out Pack is the start to that. This bundle contains 17 (68 guides / 698 images) of their business topic bundles. If you were to purchase all of these separately you would spend upwards of $340 but you now have the opportunity to get that at a fraction of the cost.

But it’s only available until November 1, 2011 and then all these bundles will be gone (or when they sell out, whichever comes first).

Here is the PLR included:

1. Ad Networks Explained
2. Start a Membership Site with Amember
3. Aweber Advanced User Guides
4. Clickbank Affiliate Tutorials
5. Firefox for Productivity
6. Get Response User Guides
7. Google Adwords Editor
8. Google Checkout
9. Google Website Optimizer
10. Hostgator User Guides
11. Making the Most of Mind Maps
12. Online Backup and Storage
13. Online Collaboration Tools
14. Online Survey Tools
15. PR Web Illustrated Tutorials
16. Spam Protection
17. Twitter Widgets

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This is a massive package with lots of good PLR and well worth a look. Remember this is only available until November 1, 2011. So, be sure you get over and have a look at the Business Bundle Mega Clear Out Pack before this sale expires.

There are lot of things that are needed with our business and usually not enough time to get them done. Running your business is enough but if you have a family or want to have a life, you need some help.

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This PLR package was developed for beginners and will help you teach online or offline business owners how they can begin Outsourcing The Easy Way.

This package comes with…

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And this guide covers the following:

* What is Outsourcing?

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* Questions to ask yourself Before you Begin
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* 6 of the Best Places Online to Hire Workers and
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* How to Interview Prospective Contractors so
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* How to Manage your Outsourced Projects Including
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* 10 Outsourcing Mistakes to Avoid

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This guide already has a great price but if you are a fast action taker you can get an additional $10 off coupon. Just use the coupon code: outsource

There are only 250 copies of this package available for purchase. Once they’re sold, this offer will be closed and you will NOT be able to buy this PLR package.

So, be sure you get over and check out the Easy Outsourcing PLR Package so you can see how you could be outsourcing your projects to make your worklaod a little easier.

Once you find a few prospective niches that fit those considerations it’s time to evaluate them based on their profit potential. This is a subjective process because there are many different ways to monetize a niche and you likely have unique goals for your online business.

#1 How long will it take you to establish a following?

The more people who know about your website and visit it the better. However, if you’re in a competitive niche then it’s likely going to take you a bit to get noticed both by the search engines and your prospects. That’s okay if you’re a patient sort. If you’re in the niche for the long haul and have lots of time each week to work on your website then a business with a bit of competition is fine. You can make it profitable eventually.

On the other hand if you are in a hurry you want to look for a niche that doesn’t have too much competition. It’ll take you less time to get noticed by your audience and the search engines. It’ll take you less time to start to profit. Faster isn’t always better, it just depends on your vision, available time and your goals.

#2 Who is the audience?

This is important to consider. Some niches don’t lend themselves to high profits. For example if you’re marketing to a budget minded crowd then they’re not likely to buy expensive products and they may actually resent you selling them products. That doesn’t’ mean the niche isn’t profitable. You might monetize your site with advertising and affiliate memberships to coupon sites. It’s just important to think about whom your audience is and how you can monetize the site effectively before you decide on a niche.

#3 Is it a trend?

If you’re looking at a trend it’s important to weight the longevity of the trend. Of course you can’t pull out your crystal ball and predict when the trend will fade away but you can weigh it into your decision. Many people make good money on trends. That’s because they were able to take quick action and capitalize on it. They also understood that trends fade away and a long term business isn’t in the picture.

If you’re uncertain about the viability of a niche consider creating a fly catcher page for each potential niche. You’ll need to register a domain name and create a page for each niche. On that page you’ll put a sign up form on the page and offer a freebie product. You might also use PPC ads to drive traffic to that form. If a lot of people sign up for the information you k now that the niche is a viable one with a potential to profit. If you get very few if any visits and sign ups then you know the niche isn’t the right one for you.

Use both your instincts and your resources to evaluate each potential niche based on its potential to profit. Consider your audience, monetization opportunities, duration and competition.

Myth #1 There Are No More Profitable Niches

Fact: This just isn’t true. If it were the case then humanity would come to a standstill. We’re a species that is ever changing. Technology changes. Trends come and go. Life is continually evolving and growing. As we change and grow new niches present themselves. And of course there are still niches waiting to be discovered.

You can use any number of keyword tools, brainstorming approaches and resources to discover your ideal niche. Start with what you know, are good at, and are interested in. Allow the brainstorming process to lead you in the right direction.

Myth #2  You Have to Choose a Niche You Know

Fact: Many people achieve great success online in a niche they previously knew nothing about. For example, in the story of Julie and Julia which was made into a movie Julie set about to learn to cook and blog her way through Julia Child’s cookbook. She knew next to nothing about cooking before she started. That’s a very Hollywood example to be sure. The point is you can create a “beginner” niche and learn right along with your prospects and readers. You don’t have to know or be an expert in your niche to succeed.

Myth #3 Niche Marketing is only for Affiliate Marketers

Fact: Niche marketing has been around for far longer than the concept of affiliate marketing. Companies learned long before the Internet was a glimmer in anyone’s eye that specializing and focusing on a small target audience reaped profits. So no, you don’t have to be an affiliate marketer to benefit from niche marketing. You can be a service provider, retailer, information marketer, blogger or an affiliate marketer. You choose how to best monetize your niche.

Finally, some people will tell you that you have to have a niche to succeed. It’s strongly recommended. A niche will help you reach an audience faster and you can develop a loyal community of followers and customers. However, if you have other ideas about the business you want to create and are not focused on immediate profits then create your plan and take action. If you do want profits sooner rather than later and you want to have an online presence quickly, choose a niche.

#1 What is a niche?

A niche is a smaller portion of a market. For example, books is a market. Used books is a smaller and targeted portion of that market. Used romance novels is an even tighter niche. You may also hear the term micro niche. Continuing with our example, a micro niche might be used romance novels from the 1980’s. Or used romantic suspense novels. A micro niche is an even tighter sub niche.

#2 Why Niche?

Choosing a niche can help you:

- Increase your profitability
- Create a community of followers and fans
- Establish a loyal group of customers
- Reach your prospects faster because you have less competition
- Build credibility and trust because you’re an expert on a specialized topic.
- Help you build a strong and recognizable brand amongst your fans.
- It’s also often easier to set up, grow and enjoy a niche business.

#3 How Do You Define a Niche?

A niche can be based on or defined by any number of things. For example:
Demographics – the age, marital status, or sex of your audience are examples of demographics. For example, used romance novels for single men. That’s probably not a great niche but it’s a good example of one!

Region – you can define a niche based on a geographic location. For example, Southern used romance novels or used romance novels for Midwest readers.
Culture and/or religion – used Christian romance novels or used romance novels for Latin women.

Skills and abilities – a beginner’s guide to finding the best used romance novels. The word beginners is the key here.

As you can see there are many ways to define a niche. It doesn’t have to be defined by the product or service itself.

#4 How Do I Choose a Niche?

To be honest, unless you stumble upon a niche, finding an ideal one requires patience and diligence. It can take time to find a niche that:

* Appeals to you
* Has high demand – high enough  to warrant a business website
* Low supply – not too low. If no one is marketing to an audience it may mean that there’s no profit potential.
* Profit potential – can you make money from this niche?

Start by brainstorming the possibilities. Get crazy with this step. Really challenge yourself to think about all of the potential niches for any idea that inspires you. Then research the idea using keyword research tools. You may have to go back to the drawing board several times. However the end result of your hard work and patience will pay you back kindly.

#1 Grow Your Opt in List.

One of the first things most successful business owners will advise is to focus on growing your subscriber email list. This list can provide profits for years to come. So how do you grow an opt in list?

Give something away – this is usually in the form of a download. It can be an ebook, a report, a how to video, an interview with an expert.  You decide what your audience would value most.

Sweepstakes or contest – You can also hold a contest or a sweepstakes and collect email address, and permission to market to the email. For example, you might give away a free membership to a relevant site, a gift card, an electronic device or a magazine subscription.

PPC Advertising – PPC advertising is actually a great way to drive traffic to an opt-in form. Make sure you’re advertising your giveaway offer and not the subscription itself.

Make sure that you’re also connecting with the people on your email list. This is how you earn profits and grow your business. Send them valuable information and market products, services or information that they will appreciate and buy.

#2 Increase your Traffic

In theory the more website traffic you have, the better. Certainly you want to reach as many people in your prospective audience as possible. Traffic can be increased in any number of ways. In addition to publishing content on your site consider:

* Guest blogging
* Print publication
* Press releases
* Article marketing
* Social networking

Keep an eye on your analytics. You can then see which tactics are most effective in helping you reach your traffic goals.

#3 Increase Profits

Profits can be increased in any number of ways. The key is to choose a tactic that supports your existing business model and the needs of your audience. Consider:

* Membership marketing – create and sell a monthly membership.

* Partnerships – partner with another relevant company to create a product or promote each other’s products or services.

* Information marketing – write a book, create a home study course or a video product and sell it to your audience. Make sure it solves a pressing problem your audience is struggling with.

* Affiliate marketing – find a few companies you’re familiar with and respect and promote them for affiliate commissions.

It is strongly recommended that you choose one goal and tactic and put all your energy into making it successful. Too many people juggle multiple tactics at once and the results can be chaotic and underwhelming.

Once a tactic is implemented successfully and achieving your desired results, then you can move onto the next business building goal.

Writing for your niche can be a bit of trial and error. That’s okay. Simply install analytics and pay attention to what draws people to your website and what types of content they read. Then you can modify your content to fit their interests, needs and desires.

There are, however, a few keys to consider.

#1 Your Voice

As a business owner you’ll likely establish your own voice. Your voice is your personality or the tone of your content. For example, you might have a very sarcastic sense of humor or you might be opinioned. Establishing a strong voice will likely put some people off of your content. However, it’ll also attract others. It’s a bit of give and take. A voice does help brand your business and helps establish liking. Liking is a very important buying trigger. We buy from people and companies we like.

#2 Need

What does your audience need? Articles don’t have to be limited to how to formats. Though this format is very popular and often very useful. You can also create lists, write reviews, publish opinion or editorial pieces or simply offer information. Pay attention to what your audience actually needs from you. And then give them what they need.

#3 Format

You’ve probably already noticed that online content is formatted much differently than print content. Or at least it should be. It’s difficult to read large blocks of content online. Additionally, because people are often in a hurry and they’re exposed to so much information on a daily basis, people tend to skim articles. They look for keywords and nuggets of information rather than reading an entire article. Your formatting can help support their reading style.

Bullets, lists, subheadings and bold lettering all help guide your reader through your content. This article in fact is a good example of online formatting.

As you begin to learn what your audience responds to you can formulate a more consistent content plan. In the beginning do your best based on the three suggestions listed above. Format for your reader. Try to offer value that fits your audience’s needs and establish your own voice.

Create Good Original Content

Content is the foundation of the internet. Without it, it’d be like a library without books. Not much point, right? So in order to make your mark on the internet and to draw people to your website you want to create content. There are many methods and strategies you can use to get the job done.

* Create written content
* Create video content
* Create audio content
* Create a mixture of the above.

You can also:
* Create it yourself
* Outsource some or all of it to a ghostwriter
* Find guest writers
* Use PLR
* Use a combination of the above.

Regardless of what kind of content you create or how it is created you want to make sure your content:

* Appeals to your audience
* Attracts the search engines by using the keywords in your content that your prospects use when they search online
* Offers value and benefit to your readers
* Helps them connect with you and builds a following

Good content also motivates other website owners to link to your website from their website. It motivates people to share your content on their social networking and book marking sites. It also can go viral and become a huge draw.

Build an Email List

Another valuable step to take to draw visitors to your website is to create an opt-in offer and grow an email list. Your opt in offer is simply a mechanism that motivates people to share their email address with you and sign up for your list. The great thing about this tactic is that your offer will actually draw visitors to your website. For example, if you have a weight loss website you might give away an ebook on weight loss. You can promote this giveaway on social networking sites, industry forums and through PPC marketing. People will visit your site simply to access the ebook.

Also explore other marketing and traffic generation tactics like partnerships, social networking and blogging. There are many ways to drive targeted traffic to your site content and an email list are generally the two that offer the most return on investment.

What is a Mind Map?

A mind map is a free form structure that can be used as a planning tool. You can mind map on a piece of paper. Or you can use one of the many free and paid mind mapping tools found online or on mobile devices.

A mind map generally starts by placing a main idea in the center of the page. Then branches or sub ideas are created that stem from the main idea. The sub ideas can then have their own branches.

Why Mind Maps Work

Mind maps work because they allow you to use both your logical and creative thinking skills. The structure is loose and therefore you’re not boxed into any thinking pattern. It essentially makes it easier to think more freely.

How to Use a Mind Map to Choose a Niche

#1 Choose your format. The first step is to decide what type of mind map process you’re going to use. Paper and a pencil are one option. However, if you want to retain your map you might consider using a software program or mobile device application.

#2 The center space. If you’re just getting started with the niche finding process you might put the word “Niche” in the center of your map. If you already have a few general niche ideas you might place one of them in the center of your map. For example, if you are considering the topic of “Tea” you might put “tea” in the middle of your page.

#3 Your first tier branches. Now the brainstorming process begins. If you’re starting your niche finding process you’ll begin brainstorming possibilities. For example, you might place “tea” on one new branch.  Maybe you are interested in barefoot running so that would be another branch. Brainstorm based on things you know, like, want to know or are skilled in.

If you already have a few basic ideas then brainstorm those. For example if “tea” is in the center of your map your branches might include: green tea, growing tea, herbal tea, therapeutic tea, making your own tea and so on.

#4 Second tier branches. Now you’re going to delve deeper into each niche idea or possibility. You may have ten or twenty second tier branches coming from any first tier idea. Your map may likely start to take on a very crazy appearance. That’s okay. That’s what the map is for.

Continuing with the tea example, your second tier branches from your green tea branch might be:
Health benefits of green tea, how to buy green tea, making your own green tea, visiting green tea farms, green tea diets and so on. Each one is now a very specific niche idea.

You can structure your niche mind mapping any way that suits you. You may decide to create a separate mind map for any niche idea you have and brainstorm that or you may decide that one multiple tier map is the best solution. Note: mind maps can be difficult to read and print when they become too complicated. Mind mapping is a wonderful way to explore the possibilities. Use it to brainstorm and find your ideal niche.

Step One: Create a System to Organize

One of the problems that will quickly pop up is organization. As your brainstorming and researching you’re going to generate a lot of data and ideas. Tracking this information from the beginning will save you time and energy. Consider using:

* Spreadsheets
* Mind maps
* Three ring binders
* Notebooks

To keep track of all of your information. It really doesn’t matter what system you set up as long as it supports you and you’re able to use it consistently.

Step Two: Brainstorming

This is a step that you may come back to several times. Begin by creating four columns:

* Things I’m passionate about – For example, maybe you absolutely love Belgian beer.
* Things I’m interested in learning about – For example, maybe you want to learn more about writing romance novels.
* Things I’m good at –For example, maybe you’re good at painting.
* Thinks I know – For example, you may know a lot about grasshoppers. It

Don’t censor yourself. Write down everything that you can think of. Have fun with this step and take your time. Sometimes you may think of a great idea while you’re driving or in the shower. This may be a several day process. That’s okay.

Step Three: Brainstorming some more

Chances are that your initial brainstorming phase just touched on basic ideas. Painting for example. That’s not a niche. Painting cats might be a niche or water color painting flowers might be a niche. So now it’s time to further brainstorm each potential idea.

Step Four: Research

Once you have an exhaustive list of possibilities, and you may have 100 or more, it’s time to start the research phase. You’ll be using a keyword tool here like Google AdWords external or Wordtracker. Research each possibility based on supply, demand and profitability. You may also generate new niche ideas during this phase. For example if you type water color painting flowers you might get a list of keyword possibilities like water color painting flowers for beginners or books for water color painting flowers. Research these niche ideas too.

As you research each niche possibility you’re going to be throwing away most of them. Hopefully, a few ideas will have good potential. If not, and this happens often, you’ll need to back to step two and start the brainstorming process over.

Finding a good niche can take time and patience. Trust the process and know that when you find your ideal niche everything will start to come together. Your niche is the foundation of your online success.

If you want to learn more about searching for that ideal niche be sure to pick up my free report, Niche Research Return: Why Research Benefits You in the Long Run. This free, easy to read report gives you a solid foundation in the whys and hows of niche research.

#1 Your Domain Name

Ideally, your domain name, aka your website address or URL, will have your primary keywords in it. For example, if your niche is used historical romance novels then your website address might be www.usedhistoricalromancenovels.com. This automatically helps people find your website. It’s not uncommon for people to simply type in a URL that matches what they’re looking for and to see what shows up. This tactic also helps boost your page ranking or where you show up on the search results when someone is searching for your information.

If you cannot get a .com with your keywords in it look for other extension or combinations of keywords. You might also consider using dashes. For example, www.used-historical-romance-novels.com. There are many sites you can use for this, I typically use Go Daddy or Namecheap to get my domains.

#2 Your Platform

Do you want a blog, a website or both? This is no light decision. There are many pros and cons to each option. Many people choose to blog because WordPress is free, it’s easy to use and it’s easy to customize. Also, you can make it look like a website with landing pages, forms, and plug-ins.

That being said, you may want to start with a website and add a blog later. They can help support each other and each serves a unique purpose. Your decision is based on your goals, budget, niche, and vision for your business. For example, if you envision a community where you’re actively interacting with your prospects and readers then a blog is likely a better idea.

#3 Your Structure, Navigation and Content

This is where many people get tripped up. You’re building a niche business which means that you’re intentionally targeting a specific group of people. The best way to target them is through keywords. Make sure to use keywords in the structure of your website. For example, used historical novels might have a few article or content categories. Each category will be a different button on your website. The categories will be defined by keywords – generally also keywords with low supply and high demand. For example, WWII historical romance novels, regency romance novels etc…

Once you have your structure you can start creating content to support that structure and to appeal to your audience’s needs and interests. Creating your website is a fun time but don’t allow yourself to get sidetracked by the look of your site. The look is important but not nearly as important as the structure and content.

Create Good Original Content

Content is the foundation of the internet. Without it, it’d be like a library without books. Not much point, right? So in order to make your mark on the internet and to draw people to your website you want to create content. There are many methods and strategies you can use to get the job done.

* Create written content
* Create video content
* Create audio content
* Create a mixture of the above.

You can also:
* Create it yourself
* Outsource some or all of it to a ghostwriter
* Find guest writers
* Use PLR
* Use a combination of the above.

Regardless of what kind of content you create or how it is created you want to make sure your content:

* Appeals to your audience
* Attracts the search engines by using the keywords in your content that your prospects use when they search online
* Offers value and benefit to your readers
* Helps them connect with you and builds a following

Good content also motivates other website owners to link to your website from their website. It motivates people to share your content on their social networking and book marking sites. It also can go viral and become a huge draw.

Build an Email List

Another valuable step to take to draw visitors to your website is to create an opt-in offer and grow an email list. Your opt in offer is simply a mechanism, a bribe,  that motivates people to share their email address with you and sign up for your list. The great thing about this tactic is that your offer will actually draw visitors to your website. For example, if you have a weight loss website you might give away an ebook on weight loss. You can promote this giveaway on social networking sites, industry forums and through PPC marketing. People will visit your site simply to access the ebook.

Also explore other marketing and traffic generation tactics like partnerships, social networking and blogging. There are many ways to drive targeted traffic to your site content and an email list are generally the two that offer the most return on investment.

Get a copy of  the free report, Niche Research Return, so you can stop guessing what the market wants and start earning.

A new bundle is now available from Alice Seba and her team at DIY PLR. This is all about local online business marketing.

It is very important for local businesses to have an online presence, especially with more people turning to the internet for making consumer and social decisions.

You get 3 guides plus a handy checklist including 16 pages and 24 images of ready-to-go or ready-to-edit and monetize content!
This is what is included…
* Facebook Places
* FourSquare
* Google Places
* Local Marketing Checklist
I really like this bundle because it is limited with resell rights (only 75 licenses will be sold, including yours), so that means you can sell it as PLR or a resell rights product if you’d like. Or just use it as content for your site, information
product, newsletter, etc.

You should have a look at the Local Online Business Marketing PLR Bundle and see just what it can do for you. Get yours before they are all gone.

Rule #1 Choose A Niche That Is At Least Interesting To You.

You hear a lot of people talk about how you must follow your passion. Passion is a great thing. However, it’s entirely likely that your passion or passions are already dominated online. In which case what do you do? Give up? Certainly not. Instead, if there are no niches left that you feel “passionate” about, why not at least be interested in them?

There’s actually great power to an interest. It means you’ll be motivated to learn. You can share your new found knowledge with others and the process can be fun. The problem is that if you’re not at least interested in your niche topic it’s going to be darned difficult to get up each morning and grow your business. It’s easy to think that the money will be motivation enough but few people are that money motivated. And your apathy toward your topic will likely come through in your content. Not a good way to sell or connect with your prospects.

Rule #2 Make Sure Your Topic Has At Least Some Competition.

Generally, if there is absolutely no competition there’s a reason for it. It means there’s no money to be made. It’s not a profitable topic. Now there are of course varying degrees of profitability and varying degrees of competition. If you have to compete with 100 other websites that may be okay if you’re patient and have a lot of time to devote to your website. If you want immediate results and profits with only a few hours of work each week, choose a topic that has less competition.

Rule #3 Pay Attention to Your Audience

Your audience is the most important asset you have. Each visitor has the potential to become a customer. It is imperative that you pay attention to them. Track what they read, where they come from and what content they respond to. Use analytics and engage your visitors. Ask questions, post surveys and questionnaires, connect with them on your blog, website and via social networking. As a niche marketer your audience is going to rely on you to provide them with value and information. Give them what they want and need and they’ll be with you for the long haul.

So that’s it. Of course there are more rules, tips and guidelines to follow as a niche marketer but these three are extremely important. And as far as “rules” go these three aren’t too bad, right? Follow these rules and you’ll be well on your way to niche marketing success.

Profitable Step #1 Content

Content is the foundation of the internet. It’s what will draw people to your website, what will bring them back to your website and it’s what will ultimately sell them on your products or services. It doesn’t matter what you r business model is, you need content. So the first profitable thing you can do once you’ve identified your niche is to start creating content.

Make sure:

* Your content serves a goal – what do you want to accomplish with each piece of content? Sell? Establish credibility? Motivate a click through to another article for more reading?

* Provides value to your reader – value comes in many forms. You can educate your reader. You can help them solve a problem. You can help them improve themselves. You can also entertain them. There’s a lot of value to entertainment – it’s why we spend millions each year on movies, sporting events and shows.

Consider creating a content plan. Establish what you want to create; it can be audio, video, print or a combination. Also establish what the subject matter is for each piece of content. Plan the goal for each piece of content along with when you’ll publish it and how it will be created. Will you write it, outsource it or use PLR?

Profitable Step #2 Email Marketing

Once you have a bit of content on your website consider creating an email marketing strategy. Email marketing is still one of the single best ways to make money online. Each subscriber is a qualified prospect. They’ve already expressed interest in your business, they’re ready to buy.

The first step to any email marketing campaign is to consider how you’re going to motivate subscribers to give you their email address. This is most often accomplished with ethical bribery. Give them something they want for free and deliver it via email. For example you might create a free report, how to video or ebook. Make sure the product is of the highest quality – your reputation is at stake here.

Then you can create an opt in form on your website or create a squeeze page. Once you have subscribers, create a consistent flow of valuable, and occasionally promotional, messages to send to them on a regular basis.

Profitable Step #3 Monetization

How are you going to make money on your site? Hopefully you thought a bit about this before you chose your niche. Possibilities include:

* Selling advertising space or a PPC membership like AdSense.
* Information marketing
* Affiliate marketing
* Membership marketing
* Selling products
* Selling services

You can also combine a number of these possibilities. For example, affiliate marketing and information marketing often go hand in hand.

Having a great niche is only the first step to building a profitable online business. The next step is to take action towards profits. Create a goal, establish a plan to achieve that goal and implement it with confidence.

If you want to learn more about niche marketing be sure to pick up my free report, Niche Research Return.

Search engines look negatively at duplicate content, because they don’t want web viewers to keep seeing the same thing. Usually only the first-time publisher of the content gets the listing while the rest are filtered out.

If you have duplicate content on your own website, search engines may view that as an attempt to spam to search engines and downgrade your site.

In general, having duplicate content of any sort is bad for your search engine rankings.

How can you avoid duplicate content?

=> Copyscape All Outsourced Content

Search for a copy of any content that you’ve had outsourced using Copyscape. Copyscape will then search the web for any likely matches to your content and let you know if the content’s been copied from another source.

While it doesn’t happen often, occasionally outsourcees will take blocks of text from other websites and call it their own. If you put that up on your website, you risk getting penalized. Don’t take the risk – always use Copyscape.

=> Minimize Duplicate Content Across Your Site

You’re going to have some level of duplicate content on your site. For example, the navigation bar, the footer and the header are probably going to be the same across many of your pages.

That said, some webmasters also have the same introduction, the same bio or the same call to action on all their pages. As you might expect, that’s not good for search rankings. Aim to reduce duplicate content across your sites as much as possible.

If you’re using a content management system like WordPress, learn the ins and outs of how they organize content. For example, with WordPress, by default the categories section takes blocks of text from your main post and puts it in the categories section. In other words, it auto-generates duplicate content. This is a setting that can be turned off.

This is a pitfall with many systems that post “snippets” of text with a link to the full version. Google sees the same text twice, sometimes even multiple times throughout the site and may penalize you.

Learn how your CMS organizes content and make sure your settings are optimized to reduce duplicate appearances of the same content.

=> Avoiding Duplicate Content

Once you get in the habit of searching Copyscape for duplicates and set up your site in such a way that reduces duplicate content, then duplicate content shouldn’t be an issue. A little bit of vigilance in making sure your content is original can go a long way towards protecting you from search engine penalties.

Nicole Dean and her staff have put together a nice set of articles about raising a puppy.

This could be a great set of articles that would be good for your website.
Articles included are:

1. Welcoming A New Puppy Into Your Home – Are You Really Ready

2. Successful Puppy Potty Training Depends On You

3. Learn Why And How To Crate Train Your Puppy

4. How To Keep Your Sanity With A New Puppy In The Family

5. Use Your Head And Heart To Choose A Veterinarian For Your Puppy

6. Popular Training Tools For Your New Puppy

7. Introducing Your New Puppy Into The Family – Blending The Pack

8. Learn The R.E.S.T. Method Of Taming The Chewy Puppy

9. Essential Toys For Your New Puppy To Learn And Play

10. Enroll Your Puppy In Obedience School To Learn The Ropes
As you can see a perfect set of articles for your website, your autoresponder or maybe you could do a special report to give out for free to build your list or sell or you put together an eBook.

And Nicole has found some great keyword phrases that could help you get ranked for your website. And she is including them as a gift to go with these articles.

There are a lot of different ways that you can use these articles. And there are a limited set available so you won’t see them all over the web.

So be sure to get over and pick up your set of the Puppy Training PLR Articles before they are all gone.