June 4, 2009 (PowerHomeBiz.com)
- "eBook Camp: Proven Internet Marketing Techniques to Grow Your Business" by Corey Perlman is an excellent primer on internet marketing and search engine optimization for beginners. The book covers all the essentials of Internet marketing, from the effective use of metatags to the right way of using the social networks to the steps needed to generate links to the site. It focuses on low-cost and easy-to-implement strategies that can increase search engine ranking and boost the traffic of a web site.
The strong point of the eBook Camp book, and what sets it
apart from similar basics of Internet marketing books, is how it concretizes
the must-learn lessons of the book. Every chapter has Tips for Success
section that summarizes the important lessons that the reader should take
away from the chapter.
In addition, the book’s Walkthrough and Exercise sections
provide a practical guide to readers on how to implement the concepts in the
chapter. It’s one thing to know about the importance of link popularity, and
another to actually know how to start the process of boosting their link
popularity.
Some of the Internet marketing lessons the author shares
in the book are:
- On Link Building – Write an article to be used
by another web site, with your link in the resource box below. Also
write testimonials to web sites whose products or services you have used
with a link to your website. Consider the popularity of the web site
when deciding what sites to ask for a link.
- On Creating your Title Tag – Each of the pages
in your web site has the opportunity to appear in the search engines.
Therefore, each page must be given their unique title tag that includes
the important keywords of the page.
- On Crafting your Description – Be sure to do a
little selling in your description tag. You only have two sentences
(title tag and description tag) to convince search engine users to click
on your site instead of the other results
- On Article Writing – Write at least one
article per month. Post your article, with a link to your web site in
the bio section, first in your web site before submitting it to article
submission directories. This way, the search engines will understand
that this is your article.
- On Email Marketing – Constantly review the
effectiveness of your email campaigns and make changes accordingly.
- On Web Site Usability – Ask your web designer
to make sure your site can be viewed clearly in all browsers.
- On Social Networking – Use all the features
that sites such as MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn and post videos of
customer testimonials or post pictures of your business operations.
The book is targeted to the low-budget newbie online
marketers. Hence, there are recommendations that focus on keeping everything
on a shoestring budget –e.g. not spending more than $15 to host a 6-8 page
informational site. A more advanced online marketer may find the book’s
teachings to be too simple even outdated. However, even seasoned Internet
marketer can benefit from reading the Tips for Success, if only to be
reminded of the basics of Internet marketing and search engine optimization.