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Free Web Hosting – Is It Really Worth It?

Angelo Sayson

Published: January 31, 2010Posted in: Internet Marketing Business Tools

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Free web hosting, as with so many things in life that looks good from far but is actually far from good, is not something any serious marketer can bank on.

Most free web hosting companies will give you exactly what you paid for using their services – Nothing!

The Eight Main Problems with Free Web Hosting are:

Sponsored Advertising – In return for free web hosting some service providers will place banner ads on your site. Would you feel like buying from a site that has a huge banner saying “This site is hosted for free thanks to…”? No, didn’t think so.

Lack of Credibility – Establishing credibility on the internet is one of the most important but also most difficult things you need to achieve. Many people can spot a free hosted website a mile away. In addition, companies such as ClickBank will not even allow you to use their services if you are making use of free web hosting services.

Inadequate Features – Most hosting service providers will provide you with a comparison chart indicating the features of each package. You will notice that a free web hosting account normally only has a very small number of features compared with paid hosting plans.

Long & Unsightly Domain Name – Some companies do not even give you the opportunity of using your own domain name. Instead you get an address such as freebyhost/sucker.com where “freebyhost” is the name of the host and “sucker” is your domain!

Slow Speed – It has been proven that most people expect a web page to open just about immediately or they click away… Free web hosting services do not exactly have an excellent reputation for using fast and efficient servers.

Poor Support – Have a problem with your account? No problem, just go and stand in the back of the line while the paid members get looked after first. Don’t expect world-class service when you are not prepared to pay a dime for it.

Server Problems – Getting traffic to your site is not always easy. Imagine spending a lot of time (and often money as well) getting traffic and when they get to your site the server is down for maintenance or something more serious.

Unfavorable Terms & Conditions – Some of the better free web hosting companies such as Doteasy.com offers a reasonable hosting option but you have to buy a domain name through them or transfer an existing name or account to them. Often the domain name will cost you a lot more than what you would pay for it at another registrar. Transferring an existing domain name or hosting account to them is not cheap either…

Are there any advantages to using free web hosting services?

Not as far as I am concerned. I have never come across an internet marketer that recommended free hosting over using paid hosting providers.

To be frank, hosting has become so cheap in recent years that you can find excellent hosting packages for only a couple of dollars per month. Many companies will even host several domains on one package at no extra cost.

Personally, I use and recommend HostGator. For as little as $7.95 per month they will host an unlimited number of websites for you on one account, subject to some restrictions. Their support is great and they offer excellent tools for webmasters. I have been using them for several years and have never had a complaint.

Tip: You can try HostGator out for $0.01 your first month by entering this coupon code upon entering the order page: hgc25

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How To Plan A Strategic Marketing Campaign

Angelo Sayson

Published: January 30, 2010Posted in: Make Money Online

I want to thank everyone who sent me an email and posted their comments on the last post I made in this blog…

Today, I want to address the topic of planning a strategic marketing campaign.

If you want to go hunting you have to know what you are going to hunt. Strategic marketing planning will help you find out what customers you are looking for and how to catch them. Essential to any marketing campaign is finding and knowing your target audience. Knowing your target audience doesn’t just mean identifying who they are but getting to know how they think and what they want and where to find them. After you know them you can find ways to catch them. The better you know them, the better your chances are at getting to them before your competition does.

Selecting your target market is only the beginning but it is a very important beginning. It is best to go after customers that you have some knowledge about and have a legitimate chance of getting with what you have available. While a BB gun might be enough to take down a small bird, you wouldn’t want to try it on a grizzly bear. Use what you have at your disposal and use it on those you have a legitimate opportunity to be successful with. Choose a target audience whose needs you can meet. There is no shame in starting small. Use that audience to learn with and prepare for bigger targets. Many people choose to work exclusively with small markets and do quite well.

There are several factors to consider when getting to know your target audience and planning a strategic marketing campaign to go after them. You will want to know as much about their demographics as possible. Pay attention to things like their age, sex, race or ethnicity, education, income, family size, or any other factor that can have an impact on their buying behaviors. Don’t believe that you are being racist or buying into stereotypes when you do this. Every demographic group has behaviors that are special to them, even though they may be subtle. Do your best to notice what those behaviors are and cater to them.

Knowing your target audience is incredibly important for anyone planning for a successful strategic marketing plan because it is how they use that knowledge to their benefit that will separate themselves from their competition. All of that knowledge is going to give you insight into how to meet the needs of those future customers of yours.

In planning your strategic marketing campaign you need to know how the other elements of your marketing mix will work together to meet the needs of your target market. The other areas to take into consideration will be things like the particular product or service you want to offer, your method of distribution, your promotions, and the price. The better your knowledge is of your market, the better your ability will be to find a mix that will have an advantage over your competitors.

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Get Out The Information Loop!

Angelo Sayson

Published: January 29, 2010Posted in: Make Money Online, Motivational Articles

This is something I saw being discussed today by some Internet Marketers.

It’s regarding the moment you realize that you know enough.

A lot of people get into a trap or “loop” of buying eBook after ebook and course after course looking for the magic formula to success.

I honestly believe some of it stems from laziness. We think this online stuff should be easy… So we search in vain for the easy formula.

Until that day we realize the formula is never easy and that we already know how to be a success online.

I’ve seen people who have spent 1000s of dollars looking for the magic formula. But they never find it. Why? Because there isn’t one. Or when one emerges it doesn’t last long; the market becomes saturated with people running after the opportunity and overnight the opportunity loses it’s power.

That’s why I think it is so important to hang out in forums, read all the free stuff out there and then choose a path that is suited to YOU. After you’ve decided what path is best, then maybe buy a few eBooks related to that path… But commit to it and don’t be distracted because you see everyone else running to the “New Big Thing”.

Everyone’s going to be selling you something. All of them will convince you it’s the next best thing, but they are just SELLING something.

I’m not saying don’t buy anything. I am saying focus on a specific area and get to work. Don’t get bogged down by purchasing every new thing that comes along… This will never stop. There will always be new products to google over…

You need to know when to stop. It’s a bit of an addiction, but admitting you have a problem is the first step:)

So take a look at what you have. Take a look at yourself and make a decision to start acting. Start putting your money into your business instead of info products.

Start today!

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SIG 4 Offers 100s of FREE Personal Growth Related Products, Services & Memberships

Angelo Sayson

Published: January 5, 2010Posted in: Giveaway Event, Make Money Online

I wanted to let you know today about a Self Improvement site that will allow you to download 100’s of self help gifts. And the best part is that it is absolutely FREE!

If you’ve had enough of plodding along year after year and you want to improve yourself to make 2010 your BEST ever year, then you need to go here.

Self Improvement Gifts 4 will be open only for a VERY LIMITED TIME from January 5th to January 19th 2010. When you go there you’ll find a multitude of products – all FREE – provided by Self Improvement and Internet Marketing experts from all over the world. Here is just a small sample of what you will find:

* Personal Development Tips – Paul Klein
* NLP – Love Your Physical Self – Elizabeth Benson
* Dynamic Personality – Alex Perez Pratt
* Transformational Fitness – Amy Lundberg
* Anger Management – Giovanni Farotto
* Managing Stress – Heather Step
* How to Stay Focused – Piet Venter
* Unlimited Abundance – Gary L Glasscock
* 110 Self Help Super Tips – Jack Brown
* Outrageous Health – Charly Leetham
* Secrets of the Subconscious – Alvin Huang
* Law of Attraction – Dechen Lau
* How to Reinvent Yourself at Midlife – Iyabo Asani
* Peak Performance – Frank Bauer
* Personal Transformation – Tony Dovale
* Easy Meditation – Esdee Penn

The organizers of the event are Stephanie Mulac, Rodger Hyatt and Gary Simpson.

Just briefly, this is Stephanie’s 4th Self Improvement Giveaway. Stephanie started this style of event in 2006. It’s in the form of a “Giveaway” which is sort of like a giant electronic trade fair where 100’s of experts offer their products free to the public.

Because it has become so popular, this year Stephanie has enlisted the services of Rodger Hyatt, a very experienced internet marketer, and Gary Simpson who has a copyrighting and self improvement background of some 20 years.

You only have to walk into any book store in any country to see how popular the subjects of self improvement, self awareness and personal development are. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry churning out hundreds of new books, audios, CD’s and other paraphernalia every year.

These can be very expensive but at Self Improvement Gifts 4 you can pick this information up completely FREE.

With 2010 upon us, what better time is there than right NOW to set yourself and your business up for future success? This event is a life-changing experience for those who take it.

Come and join Stephanie, Rodger, Gary and me and see for yourself.

If you want to grab the largest collection of self improvement and internet marketing products you’ll find ANYWHERE – all FREE – then go to Self Improvement Gifts 4 NOW and claim your bounty!

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A Year-End Post

Angelo Sayson

Published: January 1, 2010Posted in: Make Money Online, Motivational Articles, Random Thoughts

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I want to start this post by greeting you and your family a fantastic new year. I wasn’t able to make a post lately on this blog, but on the bright side, I feel proud because of what I’ve accomplished in 2009.

A few months ago, I’ve just made the biggest decision in my whole internet marketing career. It is by joining Chris Freville’s Coaching & Mentoring Program.

If you don’t know my story yet, I have been in the internet marketing industry for sometime now. 4 years, to be exact. I’ve made few money from my small marketing efforts here and there, but I really wasn’t achieving the kind of success that I was longing for since I got started.

Being not contented with my results, I ended up jumping from one opportunity to another. Looking for something that would make me a great success. Something that could be the missing piece to the so-called internet marketing puzzle. I didn’t have any direction back then.

My pride was up. I bought every ebook, video and software products that are hot in the marketplace because I believed in myself that I could do this.

But unfortunately, years have passed and I saw myself eventually with nothing but piles of credit billing statements at hand. Me and my ex-girlfriend used to always fight because of the huge amount of money that I was spending on my online business. The money which in fact, I didn’t have.

But unlike other people, I wasn’t blaming the gurus or anyone else because of my failure. I am the driver of my own destiny. I am the one who’s creating my own future. I am the ONLY ONE who’s responsible for my actions. I didn’t quit. And finally, I thought to myself, I NEED HELP!

I realized that the reason I was failing is because I’m trying to do it all by myself. Yes, I took action. But not enough for me to get what I want in life. And no one ever told me about that.

And it wasn’t long until I found Chris Freville’s program that I opened my eyes to the fact that never, ever succeed by doing things on his own. I need help, you need help, everyone needs help to succeed. And with the guidance of Chris, I’m finally on my way to my internet marketing success.

The most valuable lesson that you can learn from my story is to find yourself a teacher. A mentor. Someone who’s been there and done that and could lead you to the right direction.

I see that the problem with most of us is that either we’re full of pride that we don’t want to take anybody’s help because we say to ourselves, “I CAN DO THIS ALONE!”, or we don’t want to spend any amount of cash to invest for our future, which in fact most of time, cost us more in the long run.

Save yourself some time and money.

Don’t spend large amounts of time trying to figure it out all by yourself. Stop wasting thousands of dollars of your hard-earned cash purchasing every get-rich-quick scheme out there, and then get a mentor later because you can’t handle the stress of failing anymore.

Do yourself a big favor. Get a mentor! Learn from their mistakes and do what they tell you to do. TAKE MASSIVE ACTION! Let their success be an inspiration for you to keep moving forward! Never, ever quit! Don’t let other cynical and negative minded people bring you down! And it wouldn’t take long until you see yourself finally reaping the fruits of your own labors.

Let’s make 2010 a year of our success!

And by the way, just recently I bought a great book that was introduced to me by a friend. It’s called Instant Wealth – Wake Up Rich! It is a book written by famous author and speaker Christopher Howard. This book is a real eye-opener. It will teach you about the right kind of mindset you should have and what it really takes to be successful not only in business, but in life itself. How to have a rich, happy and healthy lifestyle.

It only costs around 16 bucks on Amazon. I fully recommend you read it.

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I wish you and your family a great health and happiness in 2010! Click the image below to watch the simple greeting eCard that I’ve specially prepared for you.

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