Just when the majority of Facebook users are changing over to the Facebook Timeline layout, the rumor of Facebook Timeline for pages fired up. Even though many brand marketers tried to convince their audience (and themselves?) it would not happen, this is no longer a rumor. Facebook executives confirmed the rumor just some days ago, and Timeline for pages will be launched soon. It might even happen this month!

So what effect will this have on all third-party applications and individual features that we have seen implemented during the last layout era? No-one really knows yet, but make sure that changes have to come. The official announcement is planned for February 29th, so before that it is just a guessing game. And after the announcement, Facebook normally has a 90 day heads-up period to make it possible for third-party suppliers to adopt to the new platform.

No matter what will happen, it is time to start thinking about how to turn this to your own advantage, and how to make the best of the Facebook Timeline for pages. And by making a comparison with the Timeline for profiles, it is not that difficult to find some ares to work with.

• Better use of photos! Your posted photos gets more attention by the timeline layout, compared to photos posted on the wall. This can be used to create better and more attractive updates.
• Speaking of photos, the Facebook Timeline cover photo gives every brand a golden opportunity to show a great ”banner”to make the page stand out. Instead of using custom tab applications, you will now be able to create a first impression from the Facebook Timline itself. Just imagine what you can do with that space!
• We already know that Facebook ”actions” is changing the way you interact with posted content. This will of course be used by the brands on their Facebook Timeline too. We will not just ”Like” what we see. We will ”Want”, ”Love” and ”Own” what we see. It opens up for even more interaction with the brands. Hopefully they are all prepared for it?
• Facebook Timeline main feature! In case you did not think about it. The timeline story itself. Your brand will be able to tell it’s own story and present the ”Big Picture” in a new way compared to the snapshots you can do with simple wall posts.

We have an exiting time laying in front of us. The Facebook Timeline for pages will open up for a new way to brand our business, and as always, we are in the hands of Facebook. But if you prepare yourself and make ready for day one, you will be one step ahead of the competition!

Kudos to Max-B for the cool pic.

It is said that 80 to 90 % of your website SEO is building backlinks. It sounds easy doesn’t it? But the trick is finding those high quality backlinks from pages with high page rank. So getting backlinks from all over is just a waste of time. You should concentrate in finding those high class sites in order to boost your website SEO.

So, if I post my URL on Facebook then, they should have an excellent page rank? Yes but no! Posting links on Facebook does not add anything to your SEO. Well, it can get you some more traffic, but in real SEO terms, it will not do anything. I suggest you go out and find blogs and forums with good reputation and ask them for backlinks. And by asking I mean commenting on interesting posts and adding yourself as a user on forums. And here’s a trick to remember! You should try to find blogs and forums using the same keywords that you are bidding on. That will also boost your website SEO.

So how do I find these blogs and forums? This is another treat for you. There is a free tool that you can use but not many people know how to use it! So what is the name of that amazing tool? Wait, here it comes… Google Search! Google does have a bunch of advanced search operators. One of them is called inurl. If you for instance perform a search for inurl:homebusiness you will receive a result for all pages where you find the word ”homebusiness” in the URL. If you do a search for inurl:home business you will get all URL’s with home or business. Play around with it for a while and you will see how it can boost your website SEO. You are now able to find blogs with your keyword in their URL and that is a valuable place for finding backlinks.

I am not going to talk much more about the possibilities inside Google Advanced Search option. I think it is better you head over there and start evaluating the possibilities yourself. You will be surprised! Google also have a page where you will get some guidance in your search adventures. It can be found here http://www.google.com/advanced_search, but personally I think that limits you. You should instead head over to this site where you will find instruction on how to use all these advanced operators. That site is here: http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators.html

So I now hope you have at least starting to see how helpful these tools are to get a boost for your website SEO. Finally I would finally like to show you an example of a search string you can use. Let’s look at this: ”homebusiness” blog site:.com -nofollow ”leave a comment” It will search for blog sites with the keyword ”homebusiness” and where you will find the words ”leave a comment”. It will not show pages with nofollow. Useful, don’t you think?

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Well personally I would like to say both yes and no! If I start with my NO first, i have some thoughts about it and why there is no thing such a free at home business. First, would anyone in their wildest dream believe that they could get a franchise business let’s say a fast food restaurant for free? Of course not. In fact that is an area where the initial investment many times are really high, and that will have an impact of the success probability for some franchise owners.

Another thought, is free really what you are looking for? Let’s say there was a free at home business where you could join and run your business absolutely for free. Think of what would happen! A bunch of tire kickers and ”just for fun” prospects would jump in to that business just because it is free. And after a while they would see that they have no chance of running it as a lucrative business from which you could make a living for yourself and you family. Just imagine what reputation that business opportunity would get after a while. And really, what could you expect from a free at home opportunity?

I am not saying you should pay a lot to get started, but you have to be aware of the fact that you need a working back-office, live support and someone producing updated training and development content for you. And I think that the free at home business opportunity would have large problems surviving without it.

But what about my yes? I told you I had two answers didn’t I? OK, if you can accept the fact that you really need to put in some kind of investment to set up a real business, my idea was that you can actually run it as a free at home business. You have the products, you have the training and support and you have the marketing platform installed for you included in the initial investment. From here on you can work smart and make this a free at home business by learning how to use the free marketing methods that your support team will teach you. And I promise you that if you do this, you will be able to create a very successful business WITHOUT PAID MARKETING!

That is the one thing with Internet Marketing that i feel is the coolest of them all. You do not have to have a $10.000 budget to get on the first spot on Google. All it takes is your brain and ears. We will teach you how to run your ”free at home business” the smart way. Just let me know if you are interested. If not, you will always find my free marketing tricks at www.pererikolsen.com

There are many factors to consider to make a home business successful. Some of them you can take control of yourself and some are related to competition and products. One thing that you really should look into is keeping track of your marketing efforts.

And if you look at the most successful marketers in this industry, they really know how to make a home business successful online, using different tools to track and evaluate what creates most traffic to their website. In this article I will show you a great tool that is so easy to use, and is absolutely free. The tool I am talking about is actually a plugin that you install in your Firefox or Google Chrome browser. I am talking about the Alexa ranking plugin.

So first what is the Alexa ranking? The company Alexa ranks all websites according to user traffic. The lower the number the more traffic to the website. Not surprisingly Google and Facebook are at the spot number one and two. There is a discussion about the real value of the Alexa ranking, but if you are interested in learning how to make a home business successful, you should at least work to get your rating better and better. But the reason I am telling you about the plugin, is note really the Alexa ranking itself. It is two other features that in my opinion has a greater value for the home business owner.

The first one is the Search Analytics. It gives you real data about top queries driving traffic to your website. This is where you can see that your advertising really works, and that your potential customers are finding your website at the right keywords. This is a feature you should use as often as possible. The second one is the ”incoming links” feature. You will not only see the direct number of inbound links to your website, but also the sites where the links are published too. AS you know, Google will rank your website higher with more inbound links.

So if you are here to learn how to make a home business successful, I suggest you install the Alexa plugin to your Firefox or Google Chrome browser, go through all of the features it has got. (There are some other nice things too, but not as fantastic as the two I have told you about). Get started using this tool all the time. When you have started a new ad campaign, make sure your keywords are used to find your site. If not, tweak your campaign until it works. Make sure you add inbound links to improve your SEO.

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There are several reasons why it gets more and more popular to start a small home business. I would like to mention three of them and some pros and cons.

1. World economy. This might seem like a strange reason why you should start a small home business, but let’s think about it for a while. The global financial situation is really at a bottom level, and in spite what our politicians are telling us, we can not expect to see the light in the tunnel for a long time still. And what are the practical consequences for people like you and me? It is harder to get a loan to buy a house, harder to keep your job if you still have one, and of course even harder to find a new one. Companies are not really keen on taking high risks and are trying to keep their employment numbers at the lowest possible level.
2. You feel frustration of your boring 9 to 5 job and would like to change direction. Well, this connects in a way to my first point, but has more to do with with your personal interests. At a certain point in our life we often get a desire to do something else. And breaking free from the ordinary and start a small home business is at the highest spot on the wish list of thousands and thousands of people.
3. Your family is growing and you would like to involve them in a family business. The setup of a home business where you set the goals and plan for your own success is just great. And by doing it together with the ones you love, I would say that this is the best reason of them all to start a small home business.
4. You can make a living of your 9 to 5 job, but you just can’t make any savings for the future. This is the situation for most people. The only way you can take control over your situation is by becoming your own boss, running your own business. But many times we are afraid of taking the first step. And maybe that is a good thing. Not all are capable of being in charge!

So it all sounds nice and cool, but is it really that easy? Well, in many ways it is. You should look for some factors that will improve your chances though. First, find an area of business that you like yourself. Not only will it make life simpler and more fun, but you will do a better job at it. Second, find a company where you can get started as an associate with all support, training and experience you need to make a fast start. Normally it would take you several years to start a small home business, but this will absolutely shorten that time. Finally, be prepared that it will take some investment from you in both time and money. But by selecting the right opportunity, it will be worth it.

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Most online marketers use email marketing and list builders to create their lists. It is a low cost method (used to be) and there are many good tools to use. And it has been pretty simple to get really good results. Until now!

The online marketing world changes all the time. And the changes and variations can be seen in just a couple of months. And the trend right now is that it is harder than in a long time to get good results from email marketing and list building. There are several reasons for that. One is the fantastic amount of spam that we are getting in our inboxes every day. People simply does not have the time and patience to go through it all and find out what is good and what is bad for you and your business. And even if your spam filters can cope with most of the “real” spam, it seems that the numbers of list builders and people using them has increased, and at least my feeling is that the scene has been more or less saturated.

And to be honest, how many experienced marketers do NOT filter out messages from well known list builders in their mail client. I do! And even if I maybe had an intention to “read them later” you know that it will not happen.

And the way list builders are addressing their email, with their brand in the subject line, it makes it so easy to filter out to a separate folder (or the trash bin?)

 I am not saying you should quit using email for your marketing, but you should maybe add something new where the chances of getting more leads are higher. Your blog, your Facebook page and some other sources may be worth putting some extra effort in.

There is still a place where you should spend some time with email. And that is to all the people already in your list. As the online market looks today, people are not likely to buy form you instantly, but if you build your relationship with your personal updates, you will see that your list is a valuable source of contacts, and this is where you should spend some quality time.

In six months time, everything might have changed again, but that’s normal. As an online marketer you have to be flexible and patient. And creative! Don’t go with the flow, but find your own path too.