Using the Internet to make money and grow a business is a great option to have but if you go in with guns blazing expecting immediate profits it could be a very long journey and failure is almost guaranteed. For someone starting out they are at a disadvantage because of information overload which will lead people to complicate the process. Building a list of active targeted subscribers is a smart business move and writing a few articles at the start can help your list building efforts dramatically.

You need a simple starting point and following basic steps will help your efforts build long-term success. A list of people who have willingly subscribed to receive information from you can make income generation beyond possible if done right. But first you need to put yourself in a position to start building lists.

TOOLS

To minimize cost you can get by making one crucial investment. Investing in a quality autoresponder will only cost under twenty dollars a month but you can make that back right away. A quality autoresponder service will provide lead capture templates and tracking capabilities so make sure to look for those because that will save you both money and time.

ARTICLES

Writing 10 articles can help create a handful of ways to start your list building efforts and here are 3 ways to start doing that today:

1. Content – providing quality content is essential to your business because people are looking for information when they surf the Internet and based on your niche having that information available to them is key. Writing 10 articles of at least 300 and 500 words can put you in a position to start creating other marketing systems. Keep in mind this is your content and you can do what you want with it. If you write it without copying someone else’s articles it’s YOUR CONTENT!

2. Publishing – now that you have written the 10 articles it is time to put them to good use because now you have content to spread in various formats. Submit them to popular and high-ranking publishing sites and once approved add them to your blog. Also, link them to the very active social networks to increase traffic. You can also re-purpose the content into audio, pod cast or video content if you want to supercharge your traffic.

3. Email Marketing – to build a list it’s always a good idea to offer prospects something free so they can subscribe. Using some of those articles to create a mini-report in PDF format will be a great start. Then you can use some of the article content to create a series of email messages. It will be a lot easier to build on content from 10 articles than just one or two.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a blueprint that you can follow to get first page rankings in Google? I said the same thing when I was becoming overwhelmed with what to do as far as my SEO efforts go. So I set out to create a checklist of formula.

I will be outlining that formula here in this article so you can copy it and use it to get more traffic and profits for your business. I use this formula every time I start a new website. I simply complete the checklist and move on to the next project. This is online business at its finest. Your SEO Checklist

1. Keyword Research – every action online starts with a keyword. You must make sure that your targeting buyer keywords. You also don’t want to target keywords that everyone is competing for. Go for the low hanging fruit. These are keywords with less competition but also less traffic. You just have to rank for a number of them to get good results.

2. Site Optimization – here you want to make sure you Title tag includes your keyword and that your META description actually describes your site well.

3. Add Unique Content – Google and other search engines simple love unique content. This adds value to their searchers. So by giving them what they want you in turn get the traffic and sales you want.

4. Add a blog – a weblog or WordPress blog does wonders to your rankings. Adding a blog to your site is very easy these days. There is a ton of information online, on how to do this.

5. Start building links – This is where the magic happens! Look for relevant sites that will allow you to leave a link back to your site. The goal is to get as many as possible.

Please keep in mind that these are your basic steps. Each step needs to be explained further. You can do your research on each step to add on to this easy checklist.