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If you haven’t downloaded your copy of the Market Samurai software yet, you need to get it now. I don’t make a lot of recommendations this strongly – but if you want top rankings in Search Engines, to find profitable keywords and to know what it will take to dominate your competitors…

…You will want and need to get on board and get this software.

If you’re already using Market Samurai (like I am), you know what I’m talking about. Incredible – isn’t it? You already know it’s one of the few must-have pieces of software in your internet marketing toolkit. It is part of my internet marketing business basics. There really is no other keyword research tool that is as powerful as this product. Even the big name gurus know that this is true and they use it too.

Time is running out to get Market Samurai at the lowest price available. You see, historically the price increases each year at this time of year. That means that this price will be increasing very soon – and the lower price will be gone forever. I have been able to secure the lowest possible price for you, but once that rate increases you will be out of luck.

So save yourself time and money by getting your copy NOW – before the price increases again, forever.

This really is a priceless product – it’s a one time fee – there aren’t any monthly subscription fees and there are no keyword data charges, ever! They really should be charging more – but don’t tell them I said that, ok?

I have raved about this product since I first started using it during my participation in what was know then as the thirty day challenge. I loved the product back then and I still use it today.

I was so impressed by the software that as soon as I could I worked out a deal with Noble Samurai to be able to offer you instant access to download it at NO COST to see for yourself just how powerful it is. Again, because I knew this tool would be indispensable, I wanted to be one of the first people to be able to provide this offer.

If you want the secret to quick, profitable, high traffic Google rankings – the secret is finding the “right” keywords… And this tool is the best at being able to help you achieve just that!

Market Samurai is market, keyword and SEO research software and more. Market Samurai enables you to find and target profitable niches with pinpoint accuracy. We were introduced to the product in conjunction with Ed Dale’s infamous Thirty Day Challenge when it was originally released in Beta. It is software that I find to be priceless. It is one of two software programs that I purchased during the challenge and I have never regretted it. I like this product so well that I often recommend it and have partnered with the Noble Samurai company to help them promote their product. It is part of my business’ and is also an integral part of my internet marketing business training program.

Kerry

This resource gives you the options for 100 word blurbs, 200 word mini articles or 350 word researched articles written for you. Use it to post on blogs, fill your site content or even for submit to EzineArticles.com. And the best part is that it will free up your time so you can do the things that you really want to do.

Articlez is one of the most efficient and professional way to outsource your article writing and content needs. Create a free account now.

So, back to the question at hand… how do you find and then secure great clients thus ensuring the success of you business?

The first thing to do is to define your perfect client. Consider each of the following.

1. James suggests you think like an archer. Who and what type of client or customer would be a bulls-eye.

During the webinar, it was suggested to write out what you need. James mentioned that you may think that this is silly and feels strange but I agree with him – it is an important step to ensuring that your business can reach the goals that you have set for it.

1. Ask yourself what kind of work do you want to do and perhaps even more importantly, what kind of work do you NOT want to do.
2. How will you clients and customers pay you? Will you accept credit cards? Paypal? What about cash?
3. What will your payment policies be? 50% down? Full payment upfront? In full upon completion?
4. Are you going to be global? Local? Hours of operation and when you conduct business can be effected if not though out.
5. Think like your clients. What is it that they want? Do you or will they prefer online connections or personal contact. Phone or no phone?
6. Are your customers inline with your brand your values and your mission?

The next step to finding great clients and customers is to use all the tools and resources that are available to you. Even though it has become a somewhat technical and mostly digital world there is validity in creating “the touch factor.” Getting clients now days is about starting and creating a relationship… and then keeping it.

James agreed that blogging great content is one of the best ways to get clients. He mentioned that at first he shied away from revealing too much but realized that it is okay to “give it all away” in the blogs because the good clients will always come back for more. And it is always nice to find and keep the good clients, right?

Another way to get great clients and customers is to leave comments on other people’s blogs and add to their conversation. And you don’t always have to leave a link in the comment section because your link back is under the avatar. Make it great conversation and relevant to the subject and the readers will come to you.

If you are new to some of the tools out there like blogging, Twitter and Facebook it might not seem like this is an ideal environment for developing relationships but in fact THAT is exactly what those tools are for. And when implemented together your business can grow exponentially – solidifying the foundation for the success of your business.

Here are even more ways to add quality clients and customers to your business community.

1. Offer free webinars (like the one that James was hosting). Cover topics in your area of expertise.
2. During the WebDesign.com webinar, one of my friends, Pia added, “Ask your ideal clients to refer more people like them…existing clients LOVE to know that that they are ideal clients.” I love this idea and it is a technique I have seen implemented in many successful business models.
3. Offer free ebooks or PDFs available for download.
4. Learn to use the social media tools, tweet. Use a hashtags that people will search for. Don’t be boring, become part of your own community by using the social media tools.

And don’t overlook doing some pro-bono work. James cautions though, don’t go into the pro-bono work expecting anything in return. Pro-bono work should be entered into because you DON’T expect or want anything in return. It is then that you, strangely and ironically enough, you will get the biggest return.

Keeping Your Perfect Clients

OK, so now you “got great clients.” Now we need to keep them. One of the best business practices that I love to implement when installing and building sites for my clients is to under promise and over deliver! Think about it. There is nothing more frustrating when YOU are the consumer and you have been told something and the person who told you does not live up to their end of what was expected. No one likes to be disappointed.

1. Don’t ignore or abuse your clients once you get them.
2. Be sure to follow up and keep those clients happy. Word of mouth is still THE best way to get business.
3. Be on time.
4. Keep promises.
5. Respond to emails quickly. This is a huge one in today’s world. No longer is a telephone convenient but yet the clients and customers want the response to be as if we are always right there at their beckoning call. And being there for them when they need us is what we should attempt to do.

James did a fantastic job with the seminar and I would recommend any of the free webinars put on by either iThemes, WebDesign.com. I find them all to be very informative and useful in the day to day application of running my small business and developing websites for myself and others.

As you probably know, no business can be successful without clients or customers. Anyone can have a great business idea but if that idea is not shared with people who will become clients or use the services of the business then the business becomes nothing but the idea itself. It is our clients and our customers that really control the success of our business. That is why the most important aspect to your business is to get great clients. Just the other day I had a conversation with my friend Dion, who excels in the sales side of business, and he mentioned to me that 1/3 of the time you invest in your business needs to be focused on getting and retaining clients and customers. 1/3^rd! That means if you are working a typical 40 hour week over 13 hours of your time needs to be in focused in the direction of finding and getting clients and customers.

Here is another thought. No one is going to know more about your business more than you. So, ultimately, it is YOU who has to go out and get those clients and customers. If you are uncomfortable speaking in public or meeting new people, you will need to overcome those obstacles that might get in the way of you securing that client or customer. It is you who needs to sell them on your offer. No one really likes a salesman per say, but you need to let pespective clients and customers know about the value of what you have to offer. Benefits and features are awesome but it is really how whatever you have can make their life easier, make them more money or add more value to what they have or need. Fulfill their emotional need first and the rest will fall into place.

One of the biggest aspects of my business that brings value to my clients is that I have the time and knowledge that my clients and customers do not have to be able to install and configure a quality and professional website for them quickly and at low cost. Most of my clients are new to the world of website building. They know they want a site and they typically know what they want it to do but they may not know how to make that happen. They are also looking for something that is not expensive and something that once built will be easy for them to understand and be able to add to. They do not want to wait weeks or even months to be able to have a site to work with. That is what I love the most about WordPress and what The Ultimate Solution WordPress site solutions offer. We can do all of that. Or we will do as much or as little as you want US to, tailoring our services to fit your needs.

So, how do you find and then secure the success of you business? That will have to wait until tomorrow.

Until then, and for a limited time, when you join WebDesign.com’s annual training membership program you will also receive a completely free copy of the iTheme’s Builder premium WordPress theme (normally sold separately for $127). Click on the image below.

James offered this coupon personally so in addition to signing up for the membership you will have to shoot him and email at James@webdesign.com and let him know that Kerry told you about the free Builder theme that was offered through the Getting Great Clients webinar. And if the offer is expired, you can still sign up for the WebDesign training or just sign up for the WebDesign training free trial and let me know what you think.

Cory Miller and the rest of the team over at WebDesign.com has authorized a time sensitive coupon code to receive a whopping $50 off of the annual WebDesign Training membership. WebDesign membership pricing is already low cost… so low cost that by you building just one low cost site for a client and your entire membership will have paid for itself!

Some of the training topics that can be found at WebDesign cover SEO, design, business aspects, being a freelancer, development… anything and everything you need to be successful.

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I recently attended (January 2010)  the Shoulder Summit hosted by Marty Rozmanith of WordPress Direct in San Diego, CA. Marty is one of the gurus behind the scenes of the WordPress Direct content management system.

I have been a WordPress user since mid 2009. I spent the previous 3 years trying to learn what to do with the 700-800 domain names that I own. I had tried a number of content management systems before stumbling across WordPress Direct and the WordPress platform. Most of them I was never able to use and just threw them out. WordPress Direct was kind of like winning the lottery. I finally found a system that gave me everything that I needed to develop multiple websites and blogs quickly.

Besides the WordPress Direct system itself, one of the most fantastic things that WordPress Direct has done is connect me to a network of individuals who have had proven internet marketing success. It is rewarding to know that they are real and willing to offer a useful tool that saves us the time of collect it all ourselves.

At the shoulder Summit, we learned about some new, exciting and really neat stuff. You can watch the video to hear a little more about my experience.

I also encourage you to take a closer look at what WordPress Direct might be able to offer you. It is a great tool for beginner affiliate or internet marketers that plan to build more than just a couple of websites or blogs.

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Capturing targeted searches by web users looking for a specific product, service, or resource, is invaluable to any business or organization.  I recently discovered KickStart Search Engine Marketing, who can help de-mystify the process of optimizing your Search Engine Marketing efforts and launch your website to the next level.  At least once a month they conduct free online SEO webinars to teach basic and advanced search marketing techniques.  You can find upcoming dates and times for their future webinars, as well as notes and slides from some of their previous webinars on their ‘SEO Webinar’ page.

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the process of improving a website’s rank in the organic search results generated by major search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc).  A professional SEO firm can help their clients achieve better rankings by modifying certain characteristics of their website by employing tested strategies that result in improved relevance with Search Engine “spiders” that compile data.  Search engines consider hundreds of factors when ranking websites and working with professionals who understand the complexities of how various factors are weighted is paramount to attaining sustainable top rankings in the major Search Engines.

Web Traffic studies have shown that 80% of clicks generated by search engines come from the natural/organic results as opposed to 20% from the paid/sponsored results.  Additionally, the lion’s share of these clicks generated by the natural results comes from the Top 5 ranked listings.  Paid or Buying sponsored links not only generate less clicks, they also cost money each and every time a web user clicks onto your website site.  The price of these clicks is determined by a bidding system and subject to increases and fluctuations at any time.   However, one advantage of PPC (Pay-Per-Click) advertising is that you can instantaneously have a presence on the 1^st page of search results for your desired keyword.

Well thought out SEO strategies will increase your organic search engine rankings, creating more sales and greater brand visibility online.  Additionally, KickStart can assist you with the implementation of Social Media Marketing strategies that will ensure that your website stays ahead of trends in the ever-changing Web 2.0 world.  Search Engine Marketing is a powerful tool, and KickStart’s strategies consistently produce the weighted relevance needed to bring your website targeted traffic that will improve your bottom line.

Visit KickStart’s website to take advantage of their free website analysis service.