Happy new year guys! 2013 was an incredible year for bloggers and internet marketers. Many dreams were fulfilled, many expectations were fulfilled and a lot of progress was made.

On the other hand, many were disappointed, many hopes were dashed, and many businesses failed. While some won, others lost! It’s the fact of life, right? Yes it is, but life goes on even in internet marketing. Here are the Internet Marketing Lessons and Realities for Success 2014.

Learning from the Internet Marketing Lessons of 2013 to Succeed in 2014

We are now into the New Year, 2014, and we are ready to move forward with new goals and plans. For many who want to make money online, the New Year presents another opportunity to do so. However, to make the most of the New Year, it is critical to learn from the lessons of 2013.

Yes, we can learn from the lessons of 2013 by avoiding those actions or inactions that made some companies fail in 2013, and by taking those actions or inactions that made some companies successful in 2013. The good news is that there is much to be learned from many bloggers and internet marketers if we take the time to browse and access information about their experiences for 2013.

Specific areas of online marketing to consider in the online success of 2014

In the areas of content marketing, video marketing, social media marketing, blogging, search engine optimization (SEO), link building, mobile marketing, affiliate marketing, freelance writing, etc., many lessons are learned. 2013 has seen many ideas, innovations, strategies, tools and recommendations on how bloggers and online marketers conducted their business. What happened in these areas should be taken into account as we begin to execute ideas to make money online in 2014.

Focus of Internet Marketing Efforts in 2014

The customer, reader or subscriber should be our focal point to make money online in 2014. Regardless of the tool, strategy or idea that is developed or used to make money online or achieve a successful online business in 2014, it is important to maintain the customer at the heart of things. This should be done by ensuring that the value of the service or product is offered to the customer.

As an internet marketer, effective content marketing should be emphasized on blogs and social media so that “value” is easily shared and you are easily rewarded. The best of blogs and websites that would offer great value to marketers in 2014 would easily get traffic, leads, and sales.

Adopt Google Updates and Webmaster Tools Guidelines for Success in 2014

To be successful online in 2014, we must not forget or ignore updates from Google. In recent months, updates from Penguins, Panda, and Hummingbird have changed the way content and links are shared online. We have the opportunity to see new updates periodically and this affects the rankings in Google’s search engine page ranges (SERPs).

Therefore, online success in 2014 must comply with the guidelines of the Google Webmaster tool that spoke a lot about good optimization to meet the needs of search engines. Fortunately, there are many useful articles, tips, tricks, and blogs that can be accessed to learn more about effective SEO that is compliant with Google algorithm updates.

So welcome to 2014, a year of enhanced content marketing and value-added social marketing for online success. Expectations should be high from this first day, January 1, but it is the clarity of the objectives, the commitment in the quality plans and the character in the discipline that would provide the best results for marketers in 2014. I wish all bloggers and internet marketers one more year. of successful blogs to earn money online. Welcome 2014!