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Learn to drive insane amounts of traffic, for free,
and which social media/marketing sites deserve your time
and (most importantly) the sites who don't!
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Unknown Newbie Skyrockets Sales and Receives Thunderous Amounts of
Hungry, High-Quality Traffic by Discovering Particular Social Media Sites Brimming With Opportunity -
While Avoiding the Ones on Hospice
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Determine which social media sites are thriving, while
avoiding the ones that are in 'hospice'.
Stop wasting time on low-ranked, low-quality social marketing sites,
and prepare to receive hoards of hungry, targeted visitors - with just a few minutes... period!
Dear Desiree of Thunderous Traffic:
Have you recently gotten a list of all of the social marketing sites available to you
for 2008 - and felt that twinge in your side? That twinge that says,... Uh, which one do I start with first? Or, wondered...
Hmm... that's a neat concept - I'll try this one, it's gotta be a winner. You do this, not even knowing that you're about to
spend countless accumulated hours wasting time because the site's that started with content-rich posts has
started to dry up. In addition, only spammers are making posts, and no one wants to invest anymore time there - thus no traffic for you.
Or...
Has the Social Networking, Bookmarking, or Video-Sharing site -
that you've spent literally hours, days and (potentially) months developing relationships in -
suddenly become UNAVAILABLE or has it been determined that the 'server can not be found'?
Or...
Is the Social Media site that your frequent decreasing in its traffic to
the point that you begin to wonder - is this really worth it? It was a Google PageRank of 7 and now it's just a plain dissappointment
at a Google PageRank of zero???
That's right... zero - nada - nothing - not even a listing in Google, Yahoo!, MSN or other search engines anymore.
Before you send another text/video submission to your favorite Social Networking, Social Bookmarking, or Social Video-Sharing site,
make sure you read this page in its entirety and the report in order to potentially recapture hundreds (100's) of wasted hours plucking away at your keyboard.
Hi, my name is Bill Ortell.
Many on the internet know me as some geek who just created a couple of really nifty
Web 2.0 image creation applications... but - truth be told - this is only one-tenth of my story,
background, and experience in online marketing. In fact,
I've been earning online for the past five (5) years or so, much of which leveraging sites with extremely high ranking and quality.
I've built web sites from scratch
that have generated nearly $1.2 million in revenue, and I've built applications that have made just around $20,000
in revenue.... but in both cases, I spend loads of time - researching the niche I'm about to penetrate, as I (like so many of you)
absolutely despise wasting time - time away from God, my family, and friends!
So, what I'm about to share with you will help you, surprise you, and also hopefully
save you loads of potential grief all at the same time.
I only hope that its timely enough for you to take action and
prevent it from happening to you.
Alexa Rank of 12,000! Three Months Later at
52,320 49,298 48,781 And It's Still Falling!
( A falling Alexa Rank is a good thing by the way! )
I did it! It spiked to an Alexa Rank of around 12,000!
But truth be told... is that all I wanted - was a spike in the Alexa Rank?! Nope! I wanted a sustainable and residual
traffic source of highly-qualified and targeted people that were absolutely hungry for this nifty little web application
that I personally created.
Three months later, it's still at an impressive Alexa Rank of 48,781-ish and competing for high-quality, targeted traffic
in the expansive internet amongst billions of sites available. Our site! WOW! Sure, it was a shock to me, and then
I realized a whopping 15% of my sales were coming from
some activity on two sites that took [literally] about 2 to 3 minutes to use - on two sites
where I knew people were actually seeking for products like QuickWebCreations.com - the creation that quickly creates Web 2.0 text,
images, and logos for their sites... and [Voila!] they found me!
One key point is that although we're at an Alexa Rank of roughly 48,781-ish, almost 30-40% (depending on the day)
of our traffic - and resulting sales - come from
the same activity I did only once! Imagine if I had really invested into it...
believed that it would've actually worked - like I do and know today!
You probably think that I'm some keyword tycoon that uses PPC advertising to drive traffic
to my site, or use some FFA (never a good idea by the way) list that I sent out to at one time,
or you may think that I submitted my site to
any number of the sites out there that Guarantee You 100,000 Hits -
for the Low Price of... $XX.00.
The truth is, you would be absolutely, 100%... wrong if you thought this way!
The Amazing (or Not-So-Amazing)
Things I Did to Get There!
Are you ready for this? Okay, hold on - grab a pencil, and a clean sheet of
paper - because I don't want you to miss this!
Okay, got 'em ready? Write this down so you won't forget it... I hinted about it before, but here it is...
" I submitted my site using a 100 word or less
statement on exactly TWO sites. "
What? You want to know more? You want to know exactly how I did it? Oh, okay here's
all you need to know... just re-read the above text in red and you've got it!
Were you expecting me to say anything else?
There's nothing that I said in that statement
that was all too amazing - if you ask me!
That's all I did! I only submitted it to two sites, and pretty much let it sit
there for a few months and a after about 5 months, it's now at a
crisp clear, 49,298+/- on the Alexa Rank, with over 400 references in Google.
Now, that is AMAZING if you ask me!
The Missing Clarification in the 'How It Happened'
Statement That Made It All Happen
What I should've told you was the type of site that I submitted it to in that sentence above.
Here's what it should've said:
" I submitted my site using a 100 word or less
statement on exactly TWO social media sites.
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The key word used is obviously social media. Social media
encompasses Social Networking, Social Bookmarking, and Video-Sharing Sites altogether.
What most people don't realize - even today - is that there are other various forms as well -
inluding (but certainly not limited to) blogs, forums, opinion type sites (e.g. epinions.com),
and many other various forms of communicating with others online on a website for the betterment of everyone involved!
From a marketing standpoint, one could use any number of those sites... but in particular, the by-far hottest of all of these if you're trying to
still get attention to your product, site, blog, forum, special niched area - is to use the more widely
used forum of communicating today with is in the Social Networking, Social Bookmarking, and Social Video Sharing sites.
If you're not using Social Media or Social Marketing Strategies then you are completely
missing an extra (upwards of) 55%+ in extra traffic, hence missing out on an additional 55% of potential revenue.
If you want to look at it from the 'glass is half empty' mentality, then you could say as well, that
you're only capturing about 65% of the available traffic that is currently seeking your product or services or information, period!
I call it my - No Effort, High-Return Marketing Plan That Works Every Time strategy.
Actually I don't have a fancy name for it... I just use the strategy and it does work tremendously!
A Fluke You Might Say!?
Well, I have another site which I don't even tout a whole bunch that has 14,000 references
in Google for that site alone, and more than 6,000 of them are unique website domains
pointing to or referencing this site by a link (these are commonly called 'backlinks').
I used the EXACT same strategy for that one as well!
The Quick Fix - With a Major Marketing Handicap
The obvious Quick Fix for all of the Social Marketing Newbies out there is go do it!
But to do it - you need to know where are all of these social networking sites, the URLs, etc...
So, I personally have prepared for you a very comprehensive list of
Social Networking, Social Bookmarking and Social Video Sharing Sites -
enough sites to make your head spin.
However, just giving a list of nearly 425+ references to places online that you could start your social
marketing frenzy would be borderline careless of me...
please make sure you read below and allow me to explain.
Let's assume that you now have a nice ol' list of 425+ resources/site locations for you to use to choose from and
you begin your social marketing craze... as so many countless others have done. Now let's assume at this point that you're
at a fairly proficient level of submitting articles, and know-how of using social networking, bookmarking and video-sharing sites.
And, now, all of the sudden...
Congratulations!!!
You've Gotten Involved into Social Media
and Social Marketing!
You have finally done it!
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You've completed and submitted dozens and dozens (and even dozens more) articles.
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You've spent nearly an average of 25-35 minutes for each article.
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You've submitted these to the hottest new social media site, which is a quickly rising star!
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Within 3 to 4 weeks of its true debut and public launch (launch is used loosely
since many of these say they've been around for years and their
"who-is" details show this) - it reached a Google PageRank 4, then a few weeks later... it has a PageRank of a whopping 7!
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This site has begun to receive so many hits that it's traffic it's Alexa Rank for
the past 7-10 days has rivaled most Top 10 internet sites that have been around for several years!
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Finally, the most exciting this is that you were one of the first 1,000 users to signup and you've got the most
articles on their site, thus built a whole network of people who are your 'following'... WOW!
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Then It Happens! (uh-oh)
Your Favorite Social Media Site Is Un-Listed,
Gone Without A Trace, and 'FOR SALE'?!
The Google PageRank (Google PR) drops, and days later it's Alexa Rank drops like a rock,... first dropping to 100,000
then down past the 250,000 mark - and before you know it - the site barely is tracked by Alexa whatsoever.
And, now it doesn't seem to be found on the Google search engine listings... and Yahoo! and on MSN the same results... nothing!
You click the link to that once listed social media site and it's, it's, ... it's GONE! All those hours,
of time invested in putting articles on that site, all that networking, traffic, natural-borne unique visitors coming to visit your
very content-rich information... all of it, gone!
Don't Just Take My Word for It!
Take a Look at Some Recently
Vacated Social Media Sites Below!
I looked at another list that came out a few months ago - as I was building my own and i noticed that
there were a lot of similarities - with 400+ resources/sites available for your use!
The sad part is that the following two examples are just a few of the many the list which go nowhere, or
are absolutely, positively gone for good! In fact, even in the past 1 month or so - as I too was working on a
similar list in a more analytical and more diagnostic manner because (well, I'm just that way) - there were
ones that just plain disappeared from the Google Search Engine Rankings or they simply have traffic
that has fallen so low - that anyone could create a one-page that simply said "Hello, World!" on it
and you'd far exceed it in the Alexa Rankings.
Just for fun, take a look at the examples below that were listed on a prominent social media list that I received a few months back!
Take a look at this one - I've been trying for weeks to get back on... it was up!
And, this one - the absolute kiss-of-death. Say you've been investing hours per month into one of these sites, and then this happens... you go to the site to find that
it's.... FOR SALE???
While NOT ANY ONE OF US would like to receive this for our favorite social media site, many of your are heading there as you read this... and you don't even know it.
You would know it though if you've looked at the numbers for your site - the numbers that truly do matter and make all of the difference in the world!
Do You Look at the Details of a Social Meda Site
Before Investing Your Time Into Them?
I DO !!! I do a lot more than just search on 'Google/Yahoo!/MSN' to see if it's listed in the engines or not.
In fact, each of the sites listed above that no longer exist, has OODLES of links pointing to them...
it's a shame really.
What's equally sad, is the amount of time and energy the eager Social Marketer is going to invest and pour into
the social media sites to build up his persona and links and credibility and exposure - without finding out if that particular site is 'worth a salt'
to invest even one minute of time into.
Most will simply do a search on the search engines, find a link to a "new, hot social media site" and sign-up right away.
The fact that the site is listed in a few forums, major announcement sites,
promoted even in other social networking/bookmarking sites, is enough for most people to
just dive right in.
And, that being the case, they'll invest modestly large amounts of time, learning that particular sites'
nomenclature, how-to's and everything else about it
not even knowing if it's even getting any real significant
traffic whatsoever.
How to Make Sure This Doesn't Happen to You!
I'll show you not only what to look for in a site, but actually give
you a list of the top 15-20 sites in each of the social networking, bookmarking,
and video-sharing sites that - analytically and practically - will virtually
guarantee that you're truly investing in your business or online networking experience
versus potentially wasting it on a 'dead' or 'dying' social media site.
To Make Sure You Choose the Right Site, I Created
The Definitive Guide to Finding the
Best Social Marketing Sites
In this Definitive Guide You Will...
Learn the Secrets that SEO specialists look for in determining a site's 'Real Value' in traffic and rankings by looking at numerous parameters that drive the Search Engines
like Google, Yahoo!, and MSN.
Receive an exhaustive list of social marketing resources for Social Networking, Social Bookmarking, and Social Video-Sharing Sites... sites that you may not
even know that exist - or more importantly, didn't even know that their traffic and rankings were so very high!
Stop wondering if you're going to get any high-quality traffic from the Social Networking Site you're investing into
Guarantee that Google will not all of the sudden Google Slap your Social Network or Social Bookmarking site because of the lack of quality of the content other
members are contributing.
Receive high-traffic to your Social Networking content, by using that particular site's already high PageRank, and get hoards of traffic within days, or as low as minutes, from your
submission of good quality content.
Learn the Secret Symptoms of a Dying Social Media Sites - sites that may have a Google PageRank of 6 now, but will (or porobably will be soon) have a Google PageRank of ZERO (0) within months, weeks or even days!
Stop trying to submit 30 articles, post 27 links, add 43 new friends, and many other tasks just to stay (or get) on the FIRST page of that Social Media Site!
Know whether your favorite or current social networking, bookmarking, or video-sharing
site will be a "server not found" or "domain for sale" site in the near future.
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