Traffic 2.0

From: Dr. Ron the NicheProf
Updated - Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Under $10 for 24 Hours Only!

Web 2.0 is an expression that's made its way around the Internet the past few years and despite the amount that it's used, few people really understand what it means.

Web 2.0 generally refers to websites that encourage some sort of user interaction. What kind of interaction and how necessary that interaction is to the site seems not to matter, but when it comes to driving traffic, interaction is one of the best things that have ever come out of the internet.

Interactivity is the key to moulding web traffic to do what you want. Interactivity is the way to get users involved in your site and to get them coming back for more. Interactivity is the key to repeat customers and in today's world, its the key to big profits.

There are lots of different types of Web 2.0 sites on the web and there are hundreds of new ones built and launched every day. There are equally a similar amount of ways to utilize these sites, the trick is to know which sites are perfect for your needs and abilities.

To fully understand how to drive traffic with Web 2.0 and to fully understand how you can maximize your time and profit potential, you need to read the new eBook, Traffic 2.0.

Traffic 2.0 was written out of the necessity to adapt to the evolution of online life.

I became known as the "go to guy" if you were interested in learning how to share or profit from your passions by developing specific areas of niche expertise. I began to concentrate on some very specific niches and was recognized by many for the comprehensiveness of my approach and domination of some very unlikely niches. I was certainly not someone that I would refer to as an Internet Marketing authority or "guru". I was just a fellow that had survived online since 1994 lurking in the shadows...or so I thought. Recently I discovered that a "well known" Internet Marketer had known of me from my early days online providing jazz music information, CDs, Posters and original artwork. I was dominating a niche even before I knew what a niche was. I just figured that it made common sense to find an area of specialization and provide a central "clearinghouse" for everything that was jazz related. Beyond affiliate products and a cataloging of all jazz musicians, I was never much of an online money making kind of guy. I was a service oriented, relationship building kind of guy. I was more interested in providing quality information to others interested in jazz music and I definitely didn't care much about driving traffic.

What I did enjoy about the internet was the ability to meet people online. I can still remember the thrill when the jazz site reached over 100 different nations served. A much smaller scale than the earliest days of McDonalds but a sweet benchmark for me. When my jazz site found its way into national educational curriculums and a course syllabus at Harvard University...well, you can't begin to imagine the feeling of pride and satisfaction I got from that achievement!

As you probably know, there's a limited amount of time that one can have to work online and one needs to learn to work more efficiently to succeed and diversify. I received some of the best advice possible from the most unlikely source, the "old folkie" Pete Seeger once told me that the thing he loved about singing folksongs and performing was that it allowed him to reach out and touch others so that they could go forth like fireflies in the night spreading the light to thousands of places that he might never hope to go.

When I first began to explore social mediated platforms like Facebook and MySpace a little over a year ago, I wasn't really sure what to do to tap their marketing potential. I was sure of one thing, I wasn't going to insult people or merely hawk products. I also opted not to use automated tools and run the risk of being deleted or offending others. What I rapidly discovered was that places like MySpace and other Social Mediated Platforms were prime virtual communities to achieve some of the primary objectives discovered and revealed by Dr. Robert Cialdini of Arizona State University in his book "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion". In addition to establishing a level of "perceived" credibility and "social proof", these social networking communities allowed me to interact with real people in very human ways.

I had heard the term social networking a few months earlier, but I only had a vague idea of what it really meant. I had argued the merits of electronic communication, what I referred to as "intermediated" communication, as far back as 1980 when I was working as a communication researcher and scholar in an academic setting and 14 years in advance of the world wide web. I never magined that nearly 27 years later I would find myself developing a reputation as someone others could turn to and rely upon for information related these "intermediated" social platforms that are generically referred to as Web 2.0.

From the time that I first discovered the potential of MySpace in September, 2006 my online life began to change and I instantly fell in love with the potential and nature of social media platforms. I had been fortunate enought to be on a "pre-launch" call that Jim Lodwig had arranged with an unknown marketer names Sean Wu on May 23rd of 2006. Sean talked about what he called "tag and ping" that relied upon social bookmarking sites like Delicious, Digg, Furl, etc. Soon after that I began to integrate social bookmarking sites into my marketing plan and they were joined by social networking platforms in the Fall of 2006. As I observed where I was receiving increased visits from highly targeted and motivated unique visitors... I was addicted!

Over the next few months, I spent every waking moments exploring these social sites. I would jump from site to site, meeting new people and interacting with the ones I already knew. I would share links, trade information, give interviews and leave posts almost every where I went. I was obsessed.

A year ago, I teamed with a couple of friends and compiled the first collection of social bookmarking and social networking sites with an interview that we recorded where we discussed this virtually untapped and under recognized source of potential traffic

I didn't know this at the time, but I was completely immersing myself in the nuances of the Web 2.0. At the time I just thought that I was figuring out what the rest of the world already knew. I didn't realize how important my research was and how groundbreaking the information I was learning would become. It is a very human thing to believe that everyone else must know what you know because you know how little you know...if that makes any sense.

I assumed that my web research habits and behaviors were the usual, that everyone who used the Internet regularly was involved in the social community that I was in. It never dawned upon me that my social behavior habits would prove of benefit to othersl.

A little over a month ago, I released the digital version of my "Web 2.0 Resource Bible" and I discovered just how valuable the information, tools and skills I was developing had proven to be for my friends and others online.

I had previously been at a retreat in the north Georgia mountains with other established Internet Marketers this past Summer. I was startled by the lack of raised arms when during my presentation I asked who in the room was currently using social media and web 2.0 in their marketing efforts. Many in the room were confused by the concept and the general talk around the table at dinner that night was that they didn't really get the point of "bothering" with the social media sites. I sat there, momentarily, dumbfounded. I broke my silence and began to share what I had discovered the merits of using social media platforms to be for me in my business. Apparently I struck a nerve because the conversation carried well into the night once we returned to the commons area of our lodge.

Everyone indicated that they were impressed with the amount of knowledge I appeared to have on the subject and I was surprised that few knew what I was saying already. In further discussions with people, I realized that my online work habits were really quite extraordinary. Some might even say obsessive. I unknowingly had appended Web 2.0 to the resume of Dr. Ron the NicheProf and was becoming internationally recognized as one of social media authorities.

People started calling me with questions and I was happy to answer them. Question after question started coming in and those that I didn't already know the answer to I looked up. People kept thanking me for my help, telling me I have a real knack for making the most complicated procedure sound simple.

There was only one question that I couldn't answer and it was the one question I was asked the most. How can I use Web 2.0 websites to drive traffic to my websites?

Since I had already discovered how to get a lot of people to watch my videos and look at my links, I started using those methods to practice generating targeted traffic. By the time I was done researching the question, I had come up with a foolproof way of using social marketing, social networking, blogs, video sites and dozens of other Web 2.0 websites to drive traffic.

People were so appreciative of my insight that they told their friends and my personal email responses were soon being forwarded all over the internet. I knew I needed to do something about it when people started forwarding my emails back to me, not knowing I originally wrote them.

That's when I decided to build upon the work of others and release "Social Media Traffic 2.0" as the third component of my "Web 2.0 Resource Bible" Series. I knew it would help stem the tide of people misusing my emails and help explain to more people how Web 2.0 traffic can be used effectively. My emails were intended to a certain person with a certain website, I didn't want people to think that the methods I laid out were universal.

Each website has specific needs that need to be addressed. The beauty of Web 2.0 traffic is that it's unusually motivated and that motivation only comes when you are combining the website with the right traffic driving method.

When you buy "Social Media Traffic 2.0", you will learn the most sophisticated traffic driving methods using the latest Web 2.0 technology. Only after you've read all that the book has to offer will you understand how to utilize every Web 2.0 website fully.

	How To Use Blogs, Social Networking, Social Bookmarking and Video Sites To Drive Traffic Straight To You!
	How To Create Content So People Will Care About What You Are Offering!
	How To Use RSS Feeds Properly!
	How To Build An Effective Online Profile!
	How To Combine Traditional Traffic Generation Techniques With Sophisticated New Ones!
	How To Succeed Where You've Failed Before!

Ever Wanted So Much Traffic Your Servers Come Close To Crashing?

The goal of any marketing effort is to create a buzz that is so strong, that the very foundations of the Internet will shake, but let's face it, that almost never happens. These days, it seems that the most realistic goal to have is that your marketing effort will drive enough traffic so that you make a profit either financially or by increasing your authority status and credibility through the creation of genuine relationships with your community. The members of your community should feel that they can freely contact you at any time and their communication will be welcomed.

Even if you assume that a relatively high percentage of your traffic will convert, you'll need hundreds of viewers to make any launch cost and time effective. The beauty of Web 2.0 traffic is that they are way more dedicated than normal traffic.

With normal traffic driving conversion percentages, a 5% CTR would be considered very high. With Web 2.0 traffic, 5% would be considered low. So with Web 2.0 traffic, not only do you have the ability to drive a lot more people to your website, but those people who come are also more inclined to purchase. It's a win-win situation for you and your visitor.

Even if you've already launched your website or product, it's never too late to start your Web 2.0 campaign. With every passing day, you are losing customers to your competition who are using Web 2.0 traffic. Stop the bleeding now by taking active steps to interact with your community.

Check out what some of the "Web 2.0 Resource Bible" Series have been saying about this net shaping new series at "Web 2.0 Resource Bible" and "Resource Explosion".

Are You Doing Things Just Sort of Right?

One of the funniest thing that I've learned in this short experience I've had being a Web 2.0 expert is that most people are already doing the things they need to drive traffic, but they just aren't doing them correctly.

We all know that the difference between doing something perfectly right and doing something sort of correct is huge. It's the difference between hitting a golf ball straight and far and hitting it into the rough. Its the difference between hitting a baseball square on the bat and watching it fly over the centerfield fence and hitting it off the top of the bat and watching it pop up to the second baseman.

Where Web 2.0 marketing is concerned, doing something sort of right has the same conclusion. If you are already blogging, posting and networking and not seeing any great results than it's because you might be doing things only 90% right. Without that remaining 10% though, your business will never succeed.

Let me share with you what seems to work for me and others succeeding onnline when they want to drive traffic with Web 2.0 websites. With this method, you'll discover the right way the first time and you'll never waste your time and effort on ineffective methods ever again.

"Social Media Traffic 2.0" should help hundreds of people create more traffic. Let it help you too.

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