Friday Finds

May 9, 2008

I found a few useful and interesting posts in my ‘net travels this week that I wanted to share with you.

The first is a blog post on a unique way to use Google Alerts. A few months ago, I posted on how I use Google Alerts to do research for major products. I also have used it lately to stay on top of news related to my niches, and particular branches of the Internet marketing world. This post from The Christian Real Estate Network explains how to use Google Alerts to find new customers.

Since it is geared toward Real Estate agents, it doesn’t transfer completely, but it did get me thinking about using the service to find customers. Try setting up a Google alert for “where can I find a ghostwriter” or “content writer wanted” and see what kind of leads you can find.

Next on my list of neat finds this week was this article on article marketing. Just a warning - there’s an ad you have to skip before you get to the actual page. It’s a nice run down of some basic things to cover when you write an article for marketing purposes, and I liked the author’s perspective on benefits oriented copy.

Finally, I was really inspired by Justin Brooke’s post on landing JV partners. A joint venture, or JV, is an agreement between two parties that benefits them both. Arranging JVs can help you boost sales for your site, get more subscribers and gain more traffic. Although I’m not ready to approach “big” marketers, as the post implies, it certainly gave me a few ideas for branching out. As writers, it’s very easy for us to approach someone and offer something to help their business, as Justin suggests to do.

Hope you enjoy these as much as I did!