Recently the wife and I were watching Million Dollar Baby. After we were done watching the Movie my wife went on the Internet to see which Karate Kid Movie Hilary was in. It turns out that doing an MSN search on "hilary swank" came up with 190,231 Web Pages, Doing an MSN Search on "mike makler" brought up 2,737 results. So 190,231/2,737 is 69.5. My Hilary Swank Rating or Swank Meter is 69.5
After Looking up other Popular Internet Figures who Brand there Name and calculating there Swank Meter's it seems that any Swank Meter under 19 is fairly good.
Name Branding is Important because it sets you up as an Expert in your Field, Lets Do a Word association if I say Golf, what is the first thing that Pops in your Mind. I Bet it is probably Tiger Woods. Likewise if I say Hotel Conrad Hilton or J. W. Marriott are 2 Names that have been branded to Hotels. For a long Time A. L. Williams was Branded with Life Insurance. Wouldn't you like to be Branded to your Niche Market Like Bill Gates and Computers.
The Best way to become branded to a Niche Market is to raise your Swank Meter. The More places online your Name appears the better your branding efforts. The Question now of course is how does one raise their Hilary Swank aka Swank Meter rating? The Power of Viral Marketing is the best way to raise one's Swank Meter. Below are 5 Viral Marketing techniques you can use right now to Brand Yourself
1- Article Submission
One Popular Author Claims by writing a few simple articles and submitting them to 20 or so popular Article Directories he Achieved a Swank Rating of about 10. For Over 50 places to submit articles go here. http://ewguru.com/article-submit
For Tips on Article Writing go here http://ewguru.com/write
2- Give Testimonials
Another Great way to go Viral is by giving Testimonials. Many of the places my name appears and often a link to my web page is in a testimonial.
3- E-Book Give Always
Free E-Book Give Always are Another great Viral Marketing Tool. You can Turn your article Collection into E-Book(s) and give them away as an Incentive for someone to subscribe to your newsletter. Of Course to make it Viral allow others to give them away too. It is fairly easy to convert an Article or set of article to a PDF (E-Book) Using this Free Online Tool. http://ewguru.com/freepdf
4- Software Give Always
Free Software is yet another Twist on Going Viral. If you can't create your own Software there are plenty of places on the Internet that offer Free Software for redistribution. http://www.ewguru.com/hbiz/freesw-top10page.html
5- Forums
Forums are also a great way to Go Viral. Simply find a few Forums on Topics that interest you and respond to posts with useful feedback. Some Forums will even allow you to post a Link.
As you have seen the Swank Meter is a Fun Tool to see how your branding efforts are doing.
For more Ideas on Viral Marketing look in the Various Article Directories. Here are a few I found recently http://www.ewguru.com/hbiz/viral-toc.html
Mike Makler has been Marketing Online Since 2001, When he built his first Sales organization of over 100,000 Members.
Subscribe to Mike's Newsletter here: http://www.ewguru.com/hbiz/list-sign-up.html
More Articles by Mike http://www.ewguru.com/hbiz/list-sign-up.html
Copyright ? 2005-2006 Mike Makler
[You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated.]
quick home cleaning Arlington Heights ..Now that more emphasis (to get better ranking in SERPs)... Read More
Many websites have great ideas, excellent content, brilliant deals and... Read More
What you are about to read is the strategy for... Read More
It used to be that simply having a website meant... Read More
Is website traffic convertible to cash? The answer is yes.... Read More
The world wide web or www is a wonderful, inspiring,... Read More
Every website needs a link exchange program. Every week, set... Read More
As the saying goes in the business world "The Customer... Read More
If you don't create a successful strategy for marketing your... Read More
There are many tactics you can use to increase traffic... Read More
While most webmasters agree that reciprocal linking is a very... Read More
If you are looking to increase the number of visitors... Read More
All of us want to increase traffic to our web... Read More
Everything being equal, more traffic to your website translates into... Read More
The more traffics you get at your website, the more... Read More
All we webmasters know the importance and procedure to exchange... Read More
To increase targeted traffic is one of the foremost wish... Read More
There will be a lot of people unhappy about what... Read More
When I first started out in Internet marketing, reciprocal linking... Read More
One Way Links from High Page Rank Pages are Your... Read More
This day 4 of "Free Traffic Course" is devoted to... Read More
I cannot stress the importance of targeted traffic for the... Read More
Did you know that web linkage is responsible for a... Read More
This is part two of an article series which will... Read More
The number one problem new website owners have is, "How... Read More
disinfecting cleaning services Wilmette ..Having a website is great but, if the site doesn't... Read More
Linking - what a mess if you don't know what's... Read More
If you've been on the internet very long at all,... Read More
Let's talk traffic and how to get it. Your website... Read More
Does anyone really enjoy the tedium of spending hours upon... Read More
Want to Make Free Money on the Internet?One of the... Read More
We all know the value of getting links to our... Read More
Every home business owner should know that your WEBSITE TRAFFICS... Read More
Now that more emphasis (to get better ranking in SERPs)... Read More
There is a new tool available that promise to do... Read More
The ProblemNo matter how good your product or service is,... Read More
I cannot stress the importance of targeted traffic for the... Read More
I know what you're thinking, oh great another article about... Read More
As the saying goes in the business world "The Customer... Read More
There is so incredibly MUCH you can do to successfully... Read More
If you don't know by now one the best ways... Read More
It's pretty well-known that one of the best ways to... Read More
Are you attempting to become a Google junior by adding... Read More
All too often I find site owners are confused (or... Read More
There are a number ways you can go about marketing... Read More
To increase targeted traffic is one of the foremost wish... Read More
There is one golden rule, which is inherent in this... Read More
Did you know that according to alexa, www.eBay.com is ranked... Read More
IntroductionBanner exchanges allow you - as a website owner -... Read More
For all the seeming "intelligence" displayed by its system, Google... Read More
Traffic Building |