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If those numbers aren't indicative of a successful website, what is?\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDespite the very fact that Amazon is solely an online marketplace, web design experts are hesitant to attribute the retail giant's success to its web design. Even the average observer will tell you that Amazon's design is far from aesthetically appealing, and the busy layout goes against what every web developer strives for in a site, which is simplicity\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg alt=\"4 Effective Website Design Principles Learned from Amazon\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"429\" data-original-width=\"740\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3sCzWCh6bA0\/WvqY7pC_9DI\/AAAAAAAARs0\/4ooR-1vRhV8NK0IU80km7fC1HspFpF-JwCLcBGAs\/s640\/4-Effective-Website-Design-Principles-Learned-from-Amazon.png\" title=\"4 Effective Website Design Principles Learned from Amazon\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo if Amazon's site is not simple, as web design experts say it should be, how, or WHY, is it so successful? Those same experts suggest it's because the site makes use of four key elements that are at the heart of any great shopping experience: transparency, helpfulness, tangibility, and trustworthiness. These are the key elements that you need to incorporate into your \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.web.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esmall business website design\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\nTransparency\u003C\/h4\u003E\nWhether you're buying in a shop or buying online, what is the first thing you look for? The price tag. If something is out of your budget, you're not going to buy it no matter how badly you want it. Amazon ensures that the prices of items are not only clear but that there is a result that fits within just about any budget. If you're torn between the same item from different sellers and at different prices, you can check out the reviews of both the item and the seller to help you make that crucial final decision.\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs a side note, most website designers will tell you that Amazon's dynamic pricing model is not a great one. Amazon is oddly successful with it. This may be because of their Prime option. Prime eliminates two of the biggest headaches of shopping online: hidden shipping and \"handling\" fees and wait time. With Prime, you can get your package within two days for free. Amazon's one-click shopping button has the same effect of impulse purchases at the checkout line—you may not need an item, but because it's there, you'll grab one anyone.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nHelpfulness\u003C\/h4\u003E\nAmazon provides that helpful shopping experience everyone desires without the annoying sales associate. One of the most beneficial features of Amazon is that it anticipates what you want before you even know you want it. (\"You recently purchased \"Website Design for Dummies.\" Other people who bought this item also purchased \"The Website Designer's Idea Book, Volume 4.\")\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAmazon's site also includes a search bar in which you can input the item name, an item descriptor or item specifications. For instance, if you're looking for a graduation gift for a college grad, you can type that in and then click \"for Girls\" or \"for Boys\" to pull up thousands of items to suit your needs.\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nTangibility\u003C\/h4\u003E\nOne of the greatest things about Amazon is that its products are tangible. Amazon makes it easy for sellers to help consumers understand the benefits or attributes of their products and therefore, to make the whole online shopping process easier. By the time a customer has read product reviews and specifications, he or she feels like the product is already in his or her possession.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nTrustworthiness\u003C\/h4\u003E\nAlmost all items on Amazon have real customer reviews with one to five-star ratings to go along with them. The company also allows customers to leave seller reviews. As if that's not enough to win over consumers' confidence, Amazon offers a \"Fulfilled by Amazon\" feature. One of the biggest pitfalls of shopping online is that you never know what you're going to get, or even if you'll get the item that you paid for. When you shop FBA, however, the item is already in Amazon's warehouse, ready to be shipped once you click \"Order.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAmazon is successful despite every design element suggesting that it shouldn't be. This is likely due to those four key elements: transparency, availability, tangibility, and trustworthiness.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/feeds\/2816396463792277668\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2018\/05\/4-effective-website-design-principles-learned-from-amazon.html#comment-form","title":"493 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/2816396463792277668"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/2816396463792277668"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2018\/05\/4-effective-website-design-principles-learned-from-amazon.html","title":" 4 Effective Website Design Principles Learned from Amazon"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Syed Faizan Ali"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04420446464276156950"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPBXkRtBTCoIS6lHZwPi4FHp4AVD5GDZejQHNTs2251VXiBxUHsZaGrcKZq3MXWvSki8mYnoQDyk1d8dQsxJPf8UZzUkKaChcJ6zogq7Fq8fl4Q2tC4UfpVO6pSs1mcw0\/s220\/MELATEST.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3sCzWCh6bA0\/WvqY7pC_9DI\/AAAAAAAARs0\/4ooR-1vRhV8NK0IU80km7fC1HspFpF-JwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/4-Effective-Website-Design-Principles-Learned-from-Amazon.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"493"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834399549622979012.post-1267452641913964823"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-22T03:12:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-22T03:12:44.004-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sponsored"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Select the Right Content Management System"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\nWhenever you want to find a great content management system that you are going to use to launch a website, there are things that you have to consider. Unfortunately, most people just choose based on what a friend recommends or the very first one they find through a Google search. This is not at all a good idea. The best thing you could do is to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/makeawebsitehub.com\/content-management-system-cms-comparison\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecompare the most popular content management systems\u003C\/a\u003E and then choose something that would be really good for you. This does seem to be simple though and the truth is it can be a little complicated. In this article, we will show you how to select the right content management system.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Select the Right Content Management System\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MCzcR9AOx34\/WFuygjxaHNI\/AAAAAAAARkI\/d9FVt2madP0OmzvDJUS4WlrhQEhlbituACLcB\/s1600\/CMS.png\" title=\"How to Select the Right Content Management System\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EWhat is very important is choosing a CMS system that is going to offer exactly what you need. A big mistake is to choose without realizing what personal needs exist. The best content management system for you is not necessarily the very best one for everyone. In many cases you will need to choose something different than what you were initially recommended. With this in mind, here are some important things you should always think about.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nOngoing Costs\u003C\/h4\u003E\nThis is what many do not actually consider. That is especially the case when referring to the free systems that are available on the market. If you want to make a good choice you will need to also consider the CMS systems that are paid or the paid options that would be attached to the free CMS system you are going to install. You may believe that there are no fees that you have to deal with but that is not always the case.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs an example, if you want to build a completely new CMS system, you will end up spending even thousands of dollars but you will get something that is built exactly as you want it. When you are interested just in a specific functionality, it is possible to obtain it with a free CMS system and a paid plugin. Think about costs so that you can choose something great.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nNecessary Functionality\u003C\/h4\u003E\nWhen you create a site that needs to include databases, logins, online chats and more, the CMS system has to basically include all of this functionality. When you build a site it is really important to offer exactly what the visitor expects. Quality needs to be as high as possible so do be sure that you are going to choose something that offers the functionality that you are after and that it is done in a proper way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nFlexibility And Scalability\u003C\/h4\u003E\nThese are definitely the last two things you should always take into account when choosing your new CMS system. Most people just think about the websites that they want to build but do not consider the fact that they may want to make some serious changes in the future. With this in mind, flexibility and scalability become 2 factors that should highly influence your final choice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs you can see, there are choices that have to be made. Never just use the very first CMS system you find online through a search. Learn about all available options and choose what will be the best for you.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/feeds\/1267452641913964823\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/12\/how-to-select-right-content-management-system.html#comment-form","title":"88 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/1267452641913964823"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/1267452641913964823"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/12\/how-to-select-right-content-management-system.html","title":"How to Select the Right Content Management System"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Syed Faizan Ali"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04420446464276156950"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPBXkRtBTCoIS6lHZwPi4FHp4AVD5GDZejQHNTs2251VXiBxUHsZaGrcKZq3MXWvSki8mYnoQDyk1d8dQsxJPf8UZzUkKaChcJ6zogq7Fq8fl4Q2tC4UfpVO6pSs1mcw0\/s220\/MELATEST.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MCzcR9AOx34\/WFuygjxaHNI\/AAAAAAAARkI\/d9FVt2madP0OmzvDJUS4WlrhQEhlbituACLcB\/s72-c\/CMS.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"88"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834399549622979012.post-234258802052696733"},"published":{"$t":"2016-08-15T14:17:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-15T14:17:25.289-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogging Tips"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Run a Blog While Keeping Your Day Job"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\nThis is 21st century where technology gave a whole new touch to almost everything. The way in which things used to be done is changed now. Long ago people used to ride on bicycle to lose weight, now people travel in the luxury cars to the Gym to have a ride on bicycle. How amazing. Same is the case with writing. Long ago people used to write on paper and then they needed to wait for the long publishing process. But now the trends have been changed. If you are good writer and you have some innovative ideas then don’t write for free. You must have listen one proverb “If you are good at something, don’t do it for free”.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-IaZvwixpkYI\/V7Iw4oUfJiI\/AAAAAAAARh8\/GxhAH966DosZERGuVXYMRqFrxzZaGIjtwCLcB\/s1600\/How-to-Run-a-Blog-While-Keeping-Your-Day-Job.png\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-IaZvwixpkYI\/V7Iw4oUfJiI\/AAAAAAAARh8\/GxhAH966DosZERGuVXYMRqFrxzZaGIjtwCLcB\/s1600\/How-to-Run-a-Blog-While-Keeping-Your-Day-Job.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nInstead of waiting for long publication process, now you can write online and make money. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/neilpatel.com\/the-step-by-step-guide-to-creating-a-money-making-blog-in-1-hour\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EStart your blog now\u003C\/a\u003E, write your ideas, product reviews, suggestions, or anything that is worth reading for and earn some $$$. But wait! Are you worried about managing a blog while keeping a 9-5 job?? You want to start a blog but you are busy enough to look after it?? Don’t worry about this, keep your blog running and flow some simple tips given below to make it work even after a long hectic day. Let’s have a look on them\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nTIPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR BLOG WHILE KEEPING A LONG DAY JOB\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nLong Term Strategy Plan:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\nNot only blogging, no matter which business you are going to start, you need to put very wise thoughts in a long term strategy plan. If you are planning to take your blog as your future career then long term strategy is what you need. If you are newbie blogger and you don’t care about strategy then there is bad news for you. Long term strategy plan includes content planning like what you are going to write about, what are the topics, keywords that can grab audience’s attention at once. Who are going to be your target audience? How are you going to boost your content and to attract maximum number of readers? \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/02\/how-to-make-your-business-success-with.html\"\u003EWhat is going to be your promotion strategy\u003C\/a\u003E? And strategy that involves social media boosts and etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI have seen that many newbies quit in the beginning because of work load and lack of creativity. More than that, they quit because they failed to manage time. They lack a proper strategy plan. If you are serious about blogging and you want to adopt it as your career then sit now, properly draw a mind map and pen down strategy. Once you are done with this planning then move to next step.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nDefine Your Target Audience:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\nIn the initial stages of blogging it is very important to decide who are going to be your target audience. Narrow down your area of interest and figure out what are the topics about which you can write the best. I have seen newbie bloggers who start blogging without figuring out their target audience or blog Niche. It is going to be extremely difficult to pick out the blog niche if you are writing on the random topics every day. They will not only make you confused and depressed at some stage but it can also lead you to the failure of your blog. Decide either your blog is going to about technology, fashion, shopping, food, cooking, accessories, movies reviews, book reviews or what? God there is so much to write about. One more tip here, when you are starting start with small area of interest. Consider that it is your training to run a huge blog later on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLet me tell you one exercise, It might help you to niche down your blog audience. Think of one thing, you are inspired of and then pen down 20 interesting topic regarding to it. Now decide which the most interesting topic is, you can write about.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nGuest Posting:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\nGuest posting on some other blog or accepting the guest post is one way of sharing content and audience both. This collaboration might help you to attract number of people towards your blog. Along with this it might help you in generating new content at times when you are so busy to look for something new for your blog.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere I need to mention one more thing; all the guest posts are not worth sharing. You need to maintain some standards for your blog. Only publish the content that matches the standard of your blog and can satisfy your audience. Reputation is something very important, never compromise on reputation of your blog. Authenticity is what people look for on internet, The more authentic and to the point your content is the more people will be attracted to read your content. Share the quality content and make your audience to build trust on you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nSet Aside Time Each Week To Write:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\nIt is best to set aside time for weekly writing. If you are too busy and can’t spare time to write every day, then this tip is going to work for you. After concerning some \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/06\/how-to-be-a-successful-freelancer-in-6-months.html\"\u003Esuccessful bloggers\u003C\/a\u003E I have come across to know that writing for 7-10 hours in a week is enough to make your blog run successfully. You can work both ways either spend 1 hour a day after work or pile up all the work for weekend, depends on your convenience. One more way is to schedule your posts. You can write several articles on weekend and then schedule it on every day of the week. It will be helpful as you do not need to write everyday but viewer will be able to see content everyday on your blog.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nConclusion\u003C\/h4\u003E\nWriting is no less than a fun for some people. Never compromise on something that makes you happy because of your hectic Job routine. The above tips might help you in making your blog successful even with your hectic job routine. It requires one most important thing and it is named as “Dedication”. If you are passionate about anything you will find ways to do it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/feeds\/234258802052696733\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/08\/how-to-run-blog-while-keeping-your-day-job.html#comment-form","title":"273 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/234258802052696733"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/234258802052696733"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/08\/how-to-run-blog-while-keeping-your-day-job.html","title":"How to Run a Blog While Keeping Your Day Job"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Syed Faizan Ali"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04420446464276156950"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPBXkRtBTCoIS6lHZwPi4FHp4AVD5GDZejQHNTs2251VXiBxUHsZaGrcKZq3MXWvSki8mYnoQDyk1d8dQsxJPf8UZzUkKaChcJ6zogq7Fq8fl4Q2tC4UfpVO6pSs1mcw0\/s220\/MELATEST.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-IaZvwixpkYI\/V7Iw4oUfJiI\/AAAAAAAARh8\/GxhAH966DosZERGuVXYMRqFrxzZaGIjtwCLcB\/s72-c\/How-to-Run-a-Blog-While-Keeping-Your-Day-Job.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"273"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834399549622979012.post-3736764401654070270"},"published":{"$t":"2016-06-14T09:23:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-06-14T09:23:27.423-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Become a Successful Freelancer in 6 Months"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lnUhOwZUqwo\/V2AvD5tCi9I\/AAAAAAAARhk\/NCuhJu1Ao9cxHJJc0PYsw5rD3njU-ngBgCKgB\/s1600\/How-to-Be-a-Successful-Freelancer-in-6-Months.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nFirst, we need to answer the question of why someone would want to be a freelancer in the first place. Well, it seems that it is a good gig at first; you are your own boss, you organize your time as you like, and you can go on a vacation when you please. However, there are some drawbacks, you do not have a constant flow of work, since it all depends on how many clients you manage to get. You must pay your own pension funds and insurances, and you won’t have any co-workers to talk to or argue with.\n\nOne advantage of freelancing is that you do not need any prior work experience to become one, you simply start to work and figure out how to become a successful Freelancer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen you graduate you enter the stage in which you want a job, but a potential employer wants to know what your prior experience is.\u0026nbsp; So, as a freelancer you have the opportunity to build your portfolio and have some sort of income at the same time.\n\nIf you want to be a freelancer and be good at it, then try following some of these tips, they will help you build your portfolio and get more jobs in the process. Also, in the event you want to apply for a job in the future, you’ll be viewed as a more valuable asset.\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nWork on your online presence\u003C\/h4\u003E\nBefore you start working as freelancer, you are going to need to work on your \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/chuckcohn\/2015\/03\/13\/a-beginners-guide-to-establishing-an-online-presence-on-a-budget\/#2db07bb53683\"\u003Eonline presence\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; In other words, you will need to become more influential on social networks, you will need to open your accounts on a few blogs, and if possible, you can create your own website, and work on boosting its authority.\n\nFind blogs where you can write about things you are interested in and areas in which you can offer valuable insight. If you don’t want to be a freelance writer, you can be designer, or photographer, or even a programmer. Regardless of your choice, you need to find websites that allow you to display your work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6S5KSGq8Rh0\/V2As4twSI1I\/AAAAAAAARhM\/FOAz81CQp6kNp_yoT5GDoke-I9VrqUgVACLcB\/s1600\/build-your-online-presence.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOther users can give you feedback, you can use that as an online portfolio, and you can even become an influencer.\n\nDo not neglect to boost your social network profiles, you can use numerous online tools to help you get more followers, connections or friends, since these numbers will come in handy later. Try to boost your Facebook, your Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Google+. You need to share your posts there, and you can offer to boost your future clients’ posts on your networks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nJobs platform\u003C\/h4\u003E\nOnce you have your own portfolio, you’ll be ready to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.careerfoundry.com\/career-change\/successful-freelancer\/\"\u003Etackle job platforms\u003C\/a\u003E. You can start with Upwork account since it is one of the biggest job platforms, alternatively you can create a Craigslist account. Take screenshots and use links that lead to your blog accounts and your social networks, so that potential employers can get to know you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;These platforms usually have tests you can complete to boost your rating and credibility, so it would be wise to complete them and display your results. During your initial phase, you might need to do a few of those low paying jobs in order to get enough positive reviews. Once you have a lot of completed jobs on your name and a good success rate, you can start charging more for your services.\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nWebsites with paid contributor program\u003C\/h4\u003E\nIf you are not comfortable earning money on job platforms fear not, there are other ways to be a successful freelancer online. All you need to do is be a good writer, and a good researcher. Basically, you write content for websites that have paid contributor program, however rest assured that your written content needs to be on an advanced level.\n\nThere are numerous \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdsavers.com\/blog\/best-websites-pay-time-skills\/\"\u003Esites you can use to get paid\u003C\/a\u003E, Listverse, Cracked, Pennyhoarder, etc. They want unique material or what is known as 10X content.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pLjNhZ1KCDk\/V2AtSvx_teI\/AAAAAAAARhU\/Rxcp_gM0y14Cy5jeuGxIqQD-UPSq3uB5QCLcB\/s1600\/man-working-on-laptop.png\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis means that you will need to write something that is not yet published, and your sources need to be credible. You need to use online material, but you need to round it up in a unique way. Like 10 websites you can trust for this or that, or you can write about new trends, top X gadgets you never knew existed. It needs to have a catchy title and it needs to offer helpful tips.\n\nMost of these sites have specific instructions related to the style of writing. This is not hard to follow, but coming up with content is what’s difficult. The good news is you can get up to $150 for a published piece.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo, if you manage to have your writing approved 4-5 times a month you’ll be able to make significant amount of cash. Additionally, these are high domain sites, and having your work published there will make fine addition to your portfolio if you decide to be a freelancer on job platforms at the same time.\n\nTo sum up, freelancing can be a necessity in some cases and it can be a good learning experience. Just stay diligent and work hard, and you’ll be able to become an above-average job candidate. Furthermore, it’s good to maintain those accounts in case you ever lose a job. It will come in handy as a backup plan.\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/feeds\/3736764401654070270\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/06\/how-to-be-a-successful-freelancer-in-6-months.html#comment-form","title":"50 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/3736764401654070270"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/3736764401654070270"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/06\/how-to-be-a-successful-freelancer-in-6-months.html","title":"How to Become a Successful Freelancer in 6 Months"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Syed Faizan Ali"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04420446464276156950"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPBXkRtBTCoIS6lHZwPi4FHp4AVD5GDZejQHNTs2251VXiBxUHsZaGrcKZq3MXWvSki8mYnoQDyk1d8dQsxJPf8UZzUkKaChcJ6zogq7Fq8fl4Q2tC4UfpVO6pSs1mcw0\/s220\/MELATEST.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lnUhOwZUqwo\/V2AvD5tCi9I\/AAAAAAAARhk\/NCuhJu1Ao9cxHJJc0PYsw5rD3njU-ngBgCKgB\/s72-c\/How-to-Be-a-Successful-Freelancer-in-6-Months.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"50"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834399549622979012.post-880068114087396554"},"published":{"$t":"2016-05-26T07:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-05-27T13:24:42.022-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SEO"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Best Strategies on How to Build Relevant Backlinks for your Blog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg alt=\"Best Strategies on How to Build Relevant Backlinks for your Blog\" border=\"1px\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h6nrVs-zzbc\/V0cMsLsTExI\/AAAAAAAARgs\/YnpjhXji_BgjcGzgabPy5n9cZaDvbe8kgCK4B\/s1600\/How-to-Build-Relevant-Backlinks.png\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(210, 210, 210);\" title=\"Best Strategies on How to Build Relevant Backlinks for your Blog\" \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGetting your website ranking on the first page of Google for your money keywords is the ‘Holy Grail’ result of successful SEO activities. Google has recently reaffirmed that the two major factors for ranking your site successfully on Google are links and content. SEOs know that sites that by acquiring the right portfolio of links, the website will outrank competitors on the first page of Google. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.digital-next.com.au\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESEO agency\u003C\/a\u003E Digital Next provide the following ways to acquire powerful links that will accelerate your website’s SEO rankings. In this article, we will show you the best strategies on how to build relevant backlinks for your Blog\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nPromote an outstanding guest blog post on a relevant site with a high audience.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nThere are several news and information sites that are eager to have content that will add value to their site. There are several high authority sites like Entrepreneur and Forbes who accept guest contributions, however it is better to post on authority sites in your niche. For example, if you are a hair salon in the United Kingdom, getting a guest post on The Hairdressing Journal (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hji.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.hji.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E) would be more relevant and improve the site’s chances of ranking for more hairdressing related keywords.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nPromote to relevant communities on social media.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nThis method allows your site to gain links organically. Simply find and share your links to relevant groups to your site. This includes submitting your link to:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERelevant Facebook Groups\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESharing your link with relevant Facebook fan pages.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPinterest boards and groups.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESubreddits\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGoogle Plus communities\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDiscussion forums\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETwitter streams by using relevant keyword hashtags.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nOutreach to influencers in your niche.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nIdentify the major influencers in your industry who would resonate with the content that your website promotes. These influencers could be:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBloggers\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYouTube vloggers\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Enstagram publishers\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESnapchat publishers\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EVine video producers\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPodcasters\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\nSome of the ways you can outreach to these influencers include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEngaging with them on their social media accounts, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google Plus.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESending them an email.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGiving them a phone call.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMeeting them in person at a networking event.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESending them a letter or a post card.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nProvide testimonials to suppliers.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nYou can get links from authoritative supplier websites by providing them with testimonials. Simply provide a positive review about their service and see if they would be happy to publish your testimonial on their website, which would include a link back to your site.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nReach out to websites that have linked to similar content.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nOne of the easiest ways to acquire relevant links is to find content that is similar to what is being published on your website and collecting a list of the sites that are linking to the content. You can use tools like BuzzSumo or Ahrefs to find sites that are actually linking to the content and send them an email with a link to your website’s content.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nContact relevant media in your industry.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nYour industry will have magazines, newsletters, radio shows, television shows, podcasts or other types of media. Journalists from these media outlets are always on the lookout for content that they can promote with their story. Reach out to these media outlets, journalists and editors by submitting story tips, ideas and contributions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nPublish links on relevant directories.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nThere are several online directories on the web that you could submit your website to, however acquiring links from the most relevant directories will do more for amplifying your site’s organic search performance. Look for any directories in any trade journals or magazines that you can submit your website to. Alternatively, conduct a keyword search on Google such as “your keyword + directory” to find relevant directories that you can submit your website to.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nContribute to discussion forums.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nLook for discussion forums that cover topics in your industry. You can use forum search engines like \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/boardreader.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBoard Reader\u003C\/a\u003E to find discussion threads that cover topics in your industry. You can add value to the discussion by adding expert commentary to the thread and using links as information resources.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nCheck competitors link profiles.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nYou may be able to acquire the same links as competitors in your industry by getting their backlink profile. You can use tools like Open Site Explorer, Majestic and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2013\/05\/giveaway-win-3-pro-accounts-of-ahrefscom.html\" target=\"\"\u003EAhrefs to pull data on the sites that link to your competitors\u003C\/a\u003E. You can then export the data into a link prospecting tool like Buzzstream and outreach to those websites. Because your website has similar content, you should have a strong chance of acquiring links from those websites.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nSearch for links to outdated content.\u003C\/h4\u003E\nYou can use tools like BuzzSumo to find popular content that needs to be refreshed. You can use BuzzSumo to download information about the linking sites. Once the content is revamped and published, share the content with webmasters and ask them if they would like to link to the updated content.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere are several link acquisition methods that can be used, however the most important thing is to acquire links that build a relevant, authoritative portfolio so your website will rank on the first page of Google for your desired keywords. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/feeds\/880068114087396554\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/05\/best-strategies-on-how-to-build-backlinks-for-your-blog.html#comment-form","title":"616 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/880068114087396554"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/880068114087396554"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/05\/best-strategies-on-how-to-build-backlinks-for-your-blog.html","title":"Best Strategies on How to Build Relevant Backlinks for your Blog"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Syed Faizan Ali"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04420446464276156950"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPBXkRtBTCoIS6lHZwPi4FHp4AVD5GDZejQHNTs2251VXiBxUHsZaGrcKZq3MXWvSki8mYnoQDyk1d8dQsxJPf8UZzUkKaChcJ6zogq7Fq8fl4Q2tC4UfpVO6pSs1mcw0\/s220\/MELATEST.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h6nrVs-zzbc\/V0cMsLsTExI\/AAAAAAAARgs\/YnpjhXji_BgjcGzgabPy5n9cZaDvbe8kgCK4B\/s72-c\/How-to-Build-Relevant-Backlinks.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"616"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834399549622979012.post-4911648099412936408"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-17T04:08:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-09-14T12:07:44.197-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Top 6 Email Marketing Tools Compared and Reviewed. "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-p8qx54hzcq8\/VuqP54oQuyI\/AAAAAAAARgA\/PcqKfoGnVGwjvQtBBhTnKSEEVZv1232_w\/s640\/TOP6-EMAIL-MARKETING.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhy some marketers manage to score over couple thousands dollar a month, while some fail at exactly 0.00$ might be a mystery for a lot of people who don't understand how exactly this \"make money online\" thing works.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNo, it's not a scam, not some kind of magic either. It's all plain science, like real technical and psychological science. While some might succeed in momentarily putting up a facebook ad and redirecting traffic to their landing page and make some quick bucks, but that's not how you establish yourself in the field, it's a good \"churn and burn\" strategy, but you can't bet your life on it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn order to always retarget your customers, you need a way to connect to them, and in order to connect to them you need a convincing enough strategy for them to give you their contact info, right?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWell, that's where Email Marketing tools come in. And in this article I'll just make choosing one, easier for you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLet's start with the tool I trust, and a reason for me doing so.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n1.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/getresponse.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGetResponse:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nPutting it plain and simple, GetResponse has one awesome, exclusive feature that no other tool has the capability to provide me, and that's the prime reason why I'm with Getresponse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd it's the Landing Pages. It provides me with 100+ easy landing page templates I can work with, without the need to get my hands dirty with codes, and that's exactly what I need.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; Not just product landing pages, but it has the unique capability of letting me host webinars, yes webinars directly from inside of my GetResponse account itself !\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow, other tools just \"don't\" have this feature, no matter what and therefore creating a landing page costs 25-30$ extra, per month. But with Getresponse, I'm getting it literally free with the email tool.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAdditionally, I ofcourse get 500+ Email templates to work with. So literally, there can't be a need of mine, for which I won't find the appropriate Email template.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;And, along side that it allows me to A\/B test as many as 5 variations ! Now that, is a serious conversion booster. It helps me know what's working and what's not, while this feature is either not present with other tools, or is very limited.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf that's not enough, well then GetResponse got me one of the most advanced autoresponders on the planet. Allowing me to trigger special Event and time based responses, well that's again something not every tool in the market has.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd the icing on the cake is it's pricing, I've got to pay only $15 for as many as 1000 email subscribers. Now that's a pretty affordable dollar amount for all of this action packed tool.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWell, you might consider this a biased review if I don't mention the specialties and features of other tools, so let's get down to them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n2.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/aweber.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAweber\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nAweber is one of the most perfect tools in the market when it comes down to Email marketing. Infact, I'd have said it's the only competitor of GetResponse that's actually capable of competing neck to neck with GetResponse, if it was not for couple edges which GetResponse holds over aweber.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFirst, let's talk about what Aweber does have!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOkay so it does have an awesome Autoresponder I must say. Infact, that's the only reason I'm considering Awber a competition to GetResponse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nApart from that, it lets you build super cool sign up forms, which also are responsive in nature. So that's pretty good I'd say.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd well, it lets you create automatic Emails from your blog's newest post's RSS feeds. This again is a feature which Getresponse has too, and thus these two can be considered a competition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAweber boasts Drag\u0026amp;Drop template editor with over 700 Email templates, but if you ask me I'd say that's more than needed. It adds to your confusion and is a time consumer on my part, it's better to have 100 totally different, unique templates, rather than to have 700 templates which are almost similar.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt has good tracking tools in place, but then again not as Good as Getresponse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThat was about what aweber does have, what about things it doesn't?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt doesn't let me work with Landing pages! (ah duh! )\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt doesn't let me host webinars ! Well, now that's a lot of extra dollar going out, if I've to pay for them separately to some third-party tool. So probably now you see my reasons for being in love with GetResponse right?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOverall? Aweber is an awesome tool, yes really it's great when you need only and only an Email Marketing solution!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n3.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/constantcontact.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EConstantContact:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nContant contact has \"Conatct management\" to boast for.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI'd say, when it comes to Contacts management, it really is a tool which can directly compete with GetResponse, or Aweber. But, just \"managing contacts\" is not Email marketing, is it?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nApart from a great Contacts management system, it has the unique flavor of letting you add Survey forms to your marketing strategy ! Meaning, you can email a survey form to your subscribers asking about certain things.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOr, you can create a donation template and ask them to donate. Well, that's good as far as constant contact is concerned.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe primary aspect where ConstantContact really is a good option for you is when you need a variety of \"not so common\" pages. Because, apart from surveys and donation templates, it also let's you host Event registration templates!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo more or less, it has a good \"templates\" gallery.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOfcourse it's obvious, without mentioning that you'll be getting a WYSIWYG, Drag\u0026amp;Drop template builder. An autoresponder, and a tracking dashboard with it. These are the common features to almost all the tools in this list.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBut again, what it doesn't have is, the landing pages, the webinar thing and an affordable pricing. If it's offering you something \"less\" than tools like GetResponse, I believe you'd expect a cheaper price. But, in the case of constant contact, that's not exactly true.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nInfact, it's extremely expensive as far as IM tools are concerned. It charges you $20.month for a list as small as 500! And double that amount for 1000 subscribers. That just won't do for me, but overall it's a great tool, you can feel free to go with it if you've a lot of experimental cash on our hands.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n4.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/campaigner.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECampaigner:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nCampaigner is yet another contender to this game, and quite worthy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLet's start with my favorite feature, that's the A\/B tests. Yes, it does let me conduct A\/B split tests on my campaigns!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nApart from that, it has a beautiful gallery of 800 Email templates \u0026nbsp;! ( Beautiful, but extremely confusing ! I mean seriously, who can browse through 800's of them to find their perfect choice? )\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOh, ofcourse their templates are mobile responsive!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou do get a Drag\u0026amp;Drop Editor and live preview of the template while editing it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt does have an autoresponder too, but again this is not an autoresponder that can compete with GetResponse. It just can't.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt has a good list management tool, and allows you Email segmentation ! You can select certain activities and behaviors, and then target those specific people for better results. This is the only reason I'm considering campaigner in this list.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt can be easily integrated with a lot of third-party tools, but its \"social media\" integration isn't the best in the industry. It does it's job, but there are better alternatives.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter all of this, if we come down to the pricing, I'd say campaigner really got itself confused right here. It's not offering you something you don't get with other tools, but still it's $19.95 for 1000 email subs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow, it's your choice to make the decision.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n5.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mailigen.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMailiGen:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nMailiGen offers you Split Tests, Rss to Email, autoresponders and all of the other common features you expect with any other Marketing tool.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOfcourse we can't leave out it's Drag\u0026amp;Drop template builder and Live tracking of your campaigns performances.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAdditionally, it also let's you integrate it with enough third-party tools, including Social media. And with the ability to conduct surveys from Emails, it just nails it all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBut then again, when we come down to the Email templates provided to us, I'd say it might use some work over it. The templates are good, but if you've seen the templates from GetResponse or Aweber, you might exactly be satisfied with the templates from Mailigen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBut well, it charges you $10 for 500 subscribers ! If you make it a 1000 of them, you'd see it's $20\/month. Now, did you see anything with MailiGen that seemed like it should ask for that extra $5 for its services? I definitely didn't.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you take \"Email marketing\" into consideration, it's a good tool, and if $5 extra per month = $60 extra per year don't matter a lot to you, feel free to go with it. Afterall, it does have some cool enough features.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n6.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pinpointe.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPinPointe:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nPinPointe is a tool I'd say could've totally beaten GetResponse, but then again just like in the case of Aweber, the lack of certain features, and its high pricing pulls it back from doing so.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith PinPointe, I can guarantee you best in the industry tracking and reporting tools ! Yes, it did work hard on them. You get a deep insight of how your campaign worked around your visitors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can also Integrate it with third-party tools, including Google analytics for even a deeper insight into it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou do get a list of pre-designed email templates, \u0026nbsp;so that reduces a lot of your \"creative time\" \u0026nbsp;efforts. You can just choose one and get to work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt no doubt has the Drag\u0026amp;Drop editor for you and a live preview of the templates you're editing. So that shouldn't be a problem.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLeaving a \"Comparison\" out of this, if you consider just pinpointe for your marketing thing, I'd say it's totally worth it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn short, it has all the features GetResponse or any other tool has, minus the Landing page, and webinar integration from Getresponse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you look down at its pricing, you'd see it's plans are somewhat of a \"bulk\" kind. You get 5000 Subscribers for $49. \u0026nbsp;So, if you don't have a massive email list, or don't send a lot of E-mails, then this probably isn't the best option for you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n7. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lumen5.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELumen5\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nNowadays, people are more interested in videos than just emails. They want things to be more interactive, and reading the same annoying text-based emails can sometimes get a little boring. That is why video-based emails are the future. However, creating, high-quality videos can cost you hundreds to thousands of dollars but not anymore.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLumen5 is a versatile video development platform that is designed to produce engaging content on your social media platforms.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe interface is seamless and super userfriendly, which means creating engaging short videos were never so easy before. With Lumen5's cutting-edge artificial intelligence, you can convert your text into videos with just a few clicks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt also offers access to a vast media library that consists of millions of copyright-free resources such as videos, photos, and audio tracks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBest of all, Lumen5 is designed especially for business executives and marketers, which means it does not require any technical knowledge. If you know how to drag and drop, you can easily create sweet videos.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nFinal Verdict:\u003C\/h4\u003E\nIf you ask me, just like I said at the beginning of this article, GetResponse has \"everything\" that those others tools got, at a much cheaper price.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPlus not just \"everything\", it has \"more than all of the above tools got if you take into consideration the Landing pages and webinar thing. And comparing them with its pricing, I'd say it's one of the most reasonable tools in the industry.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhile other tools charge me almost double that amount, for \"reduced\" features, I'm getting more then I'm paying for with Getresponse. So unless you've a very rich family background, I'd say \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/getresponse.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etry the free 30 days trial from GetResponse\u003C\/a\u003E, you wouldn't get a reason to leave it after that.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/feeds\/4911648099412936408\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/03\/top-6-email-marketing-tools-compared.html#comment-form","title":"83 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/4911648099412936408"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7834399549622979012\/posts\/default\/4911648099412936408"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.templateism.com\/2016\/03\/top-6-email-marketing-tools-compared.html","title":"Top 6 Email Marketing Tools Compared and Reviewed. 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