My Legit Online Jobs Review for 2011

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Legit Online Jobs is an online computer course that says they will provide you listings of legitimate jobs that you can do from your home to earn extra money (I say extra because I don't think anyone should plan on a full time income from this when they first start out). The Legit Online Jobs system is developed by Ross Williams and has been on the market for a few years now. When you sign up you get a lifetime membership that provides you with a resource of over 10,000 (and growing) online businesses that need some type of freelance worker to do projects on the web. Legit Online Jobs claims that a large number of these businesses pay huge sums of cash when you place ads for them, but the truth is, your ad must get enough attention to earn that large amount of money.

But for a second, let's take a look at what I find may be negatives when it comes to using the Legit Online Jobs course. Ross Williams says that one of their main benefits that their membership provides is that they do their best to remove possible scams from their system, but of course, this assumes that you are willing to pay for their membership (which is currently $49.95, not too bad if you make more than that).

As far as Legit Online Jobs testimonials are concerned (I always review these as sometimes they can tell you if a system seems fake or if they are fly-by-night systems), there are 3 audio testimonials and three written testimonials. I listened to the first testimonial, and truthfully it is was hard to tell if this one was real or not. But the second review by a woman named Peggy sounds very real and she claims to be making a good living online using the list of real jobs she got from Legit Online Jobs. The truth is, I've hired plenty of freelancers online to help me finish a bunch of projects online (like websites), so I am proof that there are businesses out there that are looking to hire you for extra money.

But is the list of businesses you get from Legit Online Jobs worth it? I guess if you make more than the price of the system, you've earned your money back and then some. Making money online isn't easy, but I am proof that it is possible. As far as I am concerned, anything that helps you cut through the clutter of garbage such as this list of businesses that need freelancers saves you time in the longer run. And time really is money in the end, right?

One thing I need to mention is to be careful about the screenshot that says "Weekly Sales Snapshot" showing the possible earnings. These are Clickbank screenshots, and often they can be deceptive, trying to show you that you can earn major amounts of money every day, but I can tell you from my Clickbank account that it takes effort, time, and work to get there. Just like everything online (and offline for that matter), the difference between making money online and living your dreams is the work you put into it. Any over-night success story that you hear about is often a small percentage of the pie of real online freelancers. Put in some elbow grease and some real, honest, hard work, and you are that much closer to living the dream of working from home or telling your boss to shove it. I just hope Ross Williams and his Legit Online Jobs system keeps the list of business up to date. Because what is the point of a lifetime membership if nothing ever changes or updates?

Internet Marketing Strategies - Keyword Research

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One of my top tips for anyone starting out online or setting up a business is to put together a sound marketing strategy plan. But before you do this, I want to let you in on one of THE most important internet marketing strategies you will ever learn.

Keyword Research - Keyword Research is the most important foundation of any business in today's markets. be it an online business or an offline business, your internet marketing strategies are going to prove to be the lifeblood of your research and planning when setting up.

A solid approach keyword research will show you in an instant whether there is a market out there for your product or service, and will determine the profitability of your future marketing campaigns.

Sounds like a strong statement doesn't it?

I'm sorry to say, but it's true. For those of you who put little to no thought into, OR who don't understand the high significance of keywords, in their internet marketing strategy, the keyword research you do before getting one single web page up will have a tremendous impact on how well you market to your target audience.

If you're an offline business (purely shopfront) you will need to consider implementing keyword research into your marketing strategy before you start, as most consumers now search online for their product or service before purchase or physical visits to businesses.

No pressure.

So - you're probably wondering "why is this keyword research so darned important to my internet marketing Strategies?"

Imagine for one moment that you own a Web Design Company and you've been invited to speak at an event.

You turn up, ultra prepared, notes in hand to deliver the presentation of your life.

You step out in front of the 200 or so attendees, everything goes to plan, and you speak ever so compellingly for about 25 minutes.

When you are finished, the crowd claps nicely...almost out of obligation. Everyone leaves their seat immediately, and heads to the hotel bar, leaving you standing their, no questions to answer, no-one to follow up, no exciting after speech buzz to attend to.

You're knocked sideways. It was your best presentations to date! You were compelling, but not too sales-y. You presented the problems with no pitch, and you managed to outline the available solutions, before unveiling your perfect product to fit the bill.

So, what happened?

The people you were presenting to weren't expecting you...they were waiting on someone else who was going to present about business network marketing. They don't even understand and weren't interested in your area of expertise and had little or no interest in your product.

Put simply.....this wasn't YOUR audience. This was not your target market.

You had everything prepared...you had perfectly prepared, presented and led right to the obvious solution...your product. But you were in front of the wrong people.
But how does this relate to keyword research as part of my internet marketing strategy?

People who visit your site are a direct relation to the keywords you are optimizing for. If you only tell search engines about your company name, how will people looking for your services find you?

For example - Say you're a trendy hairdressers called 'Zap Cuts' and you build your website stuffed with Zap Cuts specials and Zap Cuts Pricelist etc, you're not directing it towards your consumer. Your target market are not looking for 'Zap Cuts' They are looking for "Hairdressers."

By setting out Keyword research as the most important part of your internet marketing strategy, you will determine what phrases people are searching for that have the problem for your solution. They are searching for "perfect pick up lines" or "golf swing techniques" not "The Potty Putter." They don't even know you company even exists!

And, unless you do effective keyword research and optimize your site for it, they never will.

So, how do you go about finding the right keywords to research? Put yourself in your customers shoes. If you were someone out there with the problem your product solves, what would you be searching for?

"How to perfect my golf swing"

"Free Dog Training Guide"

"Best Art Museums"

"Traditional kids toyshops"

These keywords are the search terms your customers are using to find YOUR BUSINESS. These are the terms you need to incorporate in your Internet Marketing plan.

Of course, keyword research doesn't end there. There are many internet marketing courses and marketing skills you can use in conjunction with KW research that will compliment your findings and enhance your ability to translate the necessary action you need to take to optimize your website and online marketing campaigns.

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