1. Network with bloggers in your niche. Offer a few well written blog posts as a guest blogger. The content should be original, and not something you will publish elsewhere. This gives the blogger some good, unduplicated content in exchange for a link to your site in the bio.
2. Consider a new approach to article distribution. Along the same lines, make a list of the top 5 websites you would love to have an inbound link from. Write a very good article and email each webmaster. Let them know that the article is being offered to only 5 websites for publication and you’d be honored if they would accept and include the article on their website in exchange for keeping the bio intact. Webmasters aren’t as excited these days about posting articles that have been distributed all over the web via article directories. Any webmaster educated in the science of SEO would definitely take interest in your offer.
3. Offer testimonials. Many of us Internet Marketers have purchased ebooks or other online services, purchased advertising space from websites or otherwise benefitted from a quality web source. Consider writing to the owner/webmaster and offering them a great testimonial for use on their site. Politely request that they link to your website in the signature of the testimonial.
Get innovative with your quest for inbound links. There are lots of opportunities out there and approaches like the ones above will definitely be refreshing to webmasters who are weary from the many reciprocal link exchange requests they receive all the time.
inbound links, promoting your business, seo, website promotion
October 28th, 2007
1. Increased productivity and commitment from employees. The flexibility working from home offers to employees who have to care for children or other relatives allows them to perform better at their job. They require less time off, and are generally better focused and more productive.
Many employers will discover their employees are accomplishing more and better quality work. Employers can establish goals and benchmarks that employees must meet and there are also ways that employees can be monitored online to ensure they are working during agreed upon hours. Good managers can come up with excellent plans to measure employee performance.
2. Reduction of office rental and real estate expenses. The company needn’t maintain the overhead costs of offices and in many instances actual real estate. AT&T for example saved approximately $550 million dollars simply by eliminating or consolidating office space alone with their telecommuting program.
3. Minimize parking requirements. In addition to office space savings, companies also can reduce parking requirements.
4. Reduced benefits expenses. For companies that choose to work with independent contractors even more expenses such as benefits and social security may be eliminated. In fact, employers are likely to find that the majority of their employees would choose telecommuting over pay raises.
5. Easier, more effective recruitment. There is a much larger pool of applicants for jobs that human resources has to choose from. Many well qualified applicants won’t apply for a job simply based on location and companies have no choice but to hire applicants that aren’t the right fit for the job.
6. Better employee retention success. When a good employee needs to relocate due to personal circumstances, the company is much more likely to be able to retain their service.
7. Eliminate relocation costs. When you find the perfect candidate for a job, it won’t be necessary to require they relocate and you eliminate offer relocation expenses.
8. Less time off. Sick leave is less, and sick employees don’t get co-workers sick. Parents needn’t take personal days off to care for sick children.
9. Working from home reduces stress. Happy employees are naturally more motivated!
Home Business News, telecommute
October 3rd, 2007