by Lorelei Cohen

Created on: September 29, 2009   Last Updated: October 13, 2009

In 1963 with five thousand dollars, and a lot of drive and determination, Mary Kay Ash founded the Beauty by Mary Kay company. Her entry into the business world not only provided her with a viable means of income, but it also opened the doors for hundreds of thousands of other woman, to enter into self employment. Her company lives, and thrives in the over one million independent beauty consultants that still market and sell, Mary Kay cosmetics today.

Like most modern day businesses, Mary Kay Cosmetics consultants have moved their products, and promotions Online. The popularity of blogs and blogging has opened up virtually an unlimited amount of free advertising space on the web for these consultants to use to their advantage. If you sell Mary Kay products then you are well aware of the many benefits that operating a blog can provide. But are you aware of the many places for you to link to your blog for more traffic opportunities when you sell Mary Kay? They are out there and there are hundreds of them!

The more linkage that you have to your blog then the more likely your blog will be to rise up in ranking on the numerous Internet search engines. Many companies have realized this, and created their sites with this theory in mind, they allow you space to link back to your blog. Reddit , Digg , Mixx and Stumbleupon are sites based strictly on links to interesting or informative articles. Another similar type of sites that you can link to are bookmarking sites such as Delicious and Faves . These are just a few examples of these sites, there are hundreds more out there that your blog can easily be linked to, it just takes a little searching and researching on your part. When signing up for sites always insure that you read all of the fine print. You don't want to suddenly discover your email box filled with spam, nor do you want to find yourself the victim of Identity theft, so always do your homework first! A general rule of thumb is that the more popular a site is, then the safer it also is, but use your common sense on this issue.

One really great thing about being a Mary Kay consultant is that you have a lot of knowledge about cosmetics that you are able to share. This opens up a unique means of linking to your blog. Question and answer sites like Yahoo answers and Wikianswers are looking for people who are have answers for the questions that everyday people ask. You can use your knowledge to answer their question, and at the same time, to also create a link back to your blog.

Of course the value of social networking sites can never be disregarded. They are a wonderful opportunity to not only create linkage to your blog, but also to network with current customers, and to attract new ones. Facebook , Gather , Myspace , Linkedin , and Redgage are a few of the more popular social networking sites but there are hundreds of others. A listing that shows the popularity of a large number of social networking sites is available at Wikipedia .

You can also link your blog to other blogs and articles that you create to promote your Mary Kay products. This linking to relevant sites increases the value that search engines place on your linkage so never underestimate the value of multiple blogs. Squidoo , Blogger , and Wordpress are all sites that offer up free web space for you to write on. Take advantage of this generosity and you can increase the linkage to your blog once again. Remember that all this linkage leads down to one thing, this increased traffic, leads to increased sales.

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http://www.marykay.ca

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