How To Use Pay-Per-Click To Explode Your Website Traffic

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by WDG

I want to talk to you about pay per click and why you need to be doing pay per click to get traffic with Google Adwords.

First, it's very, very quick. You can be up and running with a pay per click account with Google and have your ads sending traffic to your site within about 20 minutes to half an hour, so it's very, very quick.

And it can be cost effective if done correctly. So it is definitely something that you need to consider.

Now the biggest problem that I come across is people wasting a lot of money on pay per click. They get in touch with me and say, "I've done pay per click. It's cost me an absolute fortune. I haven't made a single sale but I've spent several hundred dollars on pay per click."

The reason that's happened is because they don't know how to create ads properly. So let me just give you a very quick introduction.

So how do you write ads that attract clicks? Good question.

One of the best things you can do is to understand that managing your PPC campaign is a step by step process, with each step designed to accomplish a specific objective, and with all steps linked, leading your prospect from the start (where they search for the keywords your bidding on) to the end (where they 'convert' either into buyers or leads or subscribers).

Writing ads then is just one step of this process.

You need to remember that even in a low-competition market, your ads are under pressure to perform.(that is, your clicks must also convert), or otherwise they will end up costing you money. Because of this you should always write ads with two things in mind:

-The ad must persuade the prospect that the page this ad points to will hold the answer to what they are looking for.

-The landing page must deliver on what the ad promises.

In addition, you also have to ensure that only those people you are targeting will click on your ad.

Here are a few guidelines for writing your ad.

Identify what you are selling. Make sure you have a clear idea of what you are selling and how that will tie in with your ad.

Narrow down your target market. Understand who you are selling to. Use focused keywords to help you create a targeted ad. Focus on subtopics rather than ads for the general keyword.

Write to persuade – this is sales writing in a very small space. Sales writing boils down to a simple principle, convincing the reader to take immediate action on what you want them to do(sign up to a list, buy a product, etc.).

To do this right you have to first attract their attention (headline), convey the most powerful benefit (first line) and provide a logical justification for taking that action through your most powerful feature(your second line).

As an entrepreneur, your income will always be a function of traffic.

Traffic is important! It's the lifeblood that runs and determines the success of any business.

With Google Adwords, you have the ability to reach your target market instantly, and get them to make a decision on your product/service.

Adwords is a vast topic and can be a course all on it's own. But if you follow these simple guidelines, you'll have a huge advantage of people that don't.

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Extremely Cheap Web Design With Free Web Hosting

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by blueboy

You have decided that the time has come when your small business should have an internet presence, after all it is 2008. You want a top quality professional looking website however have tight financial constraints which you are determined to keep to. You are therefore on the lookout for a person or company who is happy and able to design a site for a very small fee, but how do you find such an individual who would be happy to offer this type of service?

To answer this question we have to first all realise that we, the consumer, is in a very strong position. Why is this? Well basically because the website design industry is an ultra competitive one, this essentially means that there are likely to people out there who would be more than happy to take your money however small the amount might be. This might seem a little harsh but this is business. A golden rule of any business is to keep costs to a minimum.

By searching on a search engine like Google for the keywords of cheap freelance web designer, student web designer, or very cheap web designer in the UK, is sure to help you to locate such a person who could help you with your project.

I personally go one step further by also asking to have a package of web design with free web hosting. Web hosting is a cost that really annoys me, I would rather spend the money on other areas of my business. The majority of web designers will have their own web hosting on a reseller basis and therefore are normally happy to accept this form of deal.

Steve Hill is a webmaster from Birmingham, he has interests in a number of websites including: stuttering cheaper line rental stuttering therapy

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Search Engine Optimization And Why You Should Be Using It

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by Barry J McDonald

Search Engine Optimization or SEO is a term widely used today by many e-commerce sites. For the past few years and the next ten years or so, Search Engines would be the most widely used Internet tool to find the sites that they need to go to or the product or information they need.

Most people that use Search Engines use only the ten top search results in the first page. Making it to the first page, more so to the top three is a barometer of a sites success in Search Engine optimization. You will get a higher ratio of probability in being clicked on when you rank high. The more traffic for your site, the more business you rake in.

But, it is essential to grab a hold of that spot or make your ranking even better. As I aforementioned, each day is a new day for all e-commerce sites to make them selves rank higher using Search Engine optimization. It is imperative to make your site better and better everyday.

So just what is Search Engine optimization and do you have to use it? The answer to why you have to use it is an easy one. You need Search Engine optimization to be number one, or maybe at least make your site income generating. Period.

With Search Engine optimization you can get the benefit of generating a high traffic volume. Let's just say you get only a turn out of successful sales with 10 to 20 percent of your traffic. If you get a hundred hits or more a day, you get a good turn out of sales already. If you get only twenty to ten hits a day, you only get one or two if not any at all.

So once again, what is Search Engine optimization? Search Engine optimization is utilizing tools and methods in making your site top ranking in the results of Search Engines. Getting yourself in the first page and better yet in the top half of the page will ensure that your site will generate public awareness of your site's existence and subsequently generate more traffic, traffic that could lead to potential income and business.

Search Engine optimization requires a lot of work to be fully realized. There are many aspects you have to change in your site or add as well to get Search Engine optimization. These will include getting lots of information about the keyword phrases that are popular in regards to your sites niche or theme.

You may also need to rewrite your sites contents so that you could get the right keyword phrases in your site without making it too commercial but light and informative. There are certain rules and guidelines to be followed with making your site's content applicable and conducive to Search Engine optimization.

You will also need to collaborate with many other sites so that you could get link exchanges and page transfers. The more inbound and outbound traffics generated by sites among others are one of the components Search Engines uses to rank sites.

Try to search the Internet for many useful help. Tips, guidelines and methods for Search Engine optimization are plenty to be found. Read many articles that can help you optimize your site in Search Engine results. The more knowledge and information you gather the better. This will all help you in getting those high rankings. This may require a little time and effort in your part but the benefits will be astounding.

If you can part with some money, there are many sites in the Internet that can help you in Search Engine optimization. There are many sites that help in tracking keyword phrases that can help your site. There are also some content writers that have lots of experience in making good keyword laden content for your sites that have good quality.

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How To Generate FREE Traffic To Your Website

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by Barry J McDonald

Putting up a company would of course require a lot of things, to get straight to the point, you need a capital. To make money requires money as well. But of course, with the versatility the Internet offers, there are many ways you could find that could help optimize the potential of your site or business in generating traffic.

While there are ways to jump start your traffic flows, many sites don't have the resources that others have to generate more traffic for your site. Well, you don't have to spend a cent; all you need is the proper mindset and a lot of eagerness. You also must have the drive and perseverance to do hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site.

How sweet it is to have more traffic for your site without spending a single cent. Now it's a sure thing that many sites have articles that offer tips and guidelines in how to generate traffic using only free methods.

Because it is possible, you don't need to speed a single cent, it may take time, to say honestly, I'm not going to beat around the bush with you. You get better chances by paying for your advertisements, but at least you get a fighting chance with some of these free methods I'm about to tell you.

Take advantage of online forums and online communities. The great thing about forums and online communities is that you can target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that you represent or offer. Another great advantage is that you know what you are getting into and you will be prepared.

With online communities and forums you can build a reputation for your company. Show them what you are made of and wow them with your range of expertise about the subject, with that you can build a reputation and build trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge.

You can also make use of newsletters. Provide people with a catalog of your products and interesting and entertaining articles. If you make it really interesting and entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and recommend it to other people. The more people who signs up for your newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site increasing your traffic.

Another great idea is trading links with other sites. You don't have to spend a cent. All you have to do is reach an agreement with another webmaster. With exchanging links, the efforts both sites do will benefit both sites. Every traffic that goes to the site could potentially click on the link of your site and visit your site as well. This works well especially when both sites feature the same niche.

Write articles that could pique the attention of people that have interest in your product. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to other aficionados. Writing articles that provide good service and knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage your traffic flow needs.

Many sites offer free submission and posting of your articles. When people find interest in your articles they have a good chance of following the track by finding out where the article originated. Include a link or a brief description of your company with the article and there's a great probability that they will go to your site.

Write good content for your site. Many Search Engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases your site uses and how they are used. It is not a requirement that all content should be done by a professional content writer. You could do your own but you have to make content for your site that is entertaining as well as informational. It should provide certain requirements as well as great quality.

Generally, Internet users use Search Engines to find what they are looking for. Search Engines in return use keyword searching in aiding their search results. With the right keywords, you could get high rankings in Search Engine results without the costs.
All of these methods and more will drive more traffic to your site for free. All it takes is a bit of effort and extended man-hours. Learn all you can about the methods depicted here and you will soon have a site with a great traffic flow without the usual costs that come with it.

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Make Money Blogging

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by Sentalus Clowers

Blogging to the Bank 2.0 is best ebook to learn how to create a blog and drive tons of traffic to your blog. With his techniques you could make over 30,000 per month or more.

Blogging to The Bank 2.o is a step-by-step system that Rob Benwell created. It has help him set up successful blog to reap in cash on autopilot. It has earned him over 30,000 per month. Now it is available to you.

With Blogging To The Bank 2.0, you will discover

1. How One Small Blog Can Earn Close To 4,000 Every Month
2. How To Quickly Create A Blog In Few Minutes
3. A Powerful Blog Promotion Technique That Drive Over 30,000 Visitors To Your Blog
4. The Top 5 Secrets That Guarantee Any Blogger Success
5. A Secret Technique To Build A Mult-Million Dollar Blog Empire

If you are blogging and want to make money blogging I highly recommend that you get Blogging To The Bank 2.0. Click below the link to learn more.

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Live auction software : Online auction software

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by anand_bangalore

The online auction software is software which provides live auctions. It supports multiple auctions by multiple groups of people at a given time. It includes Buyer sender information feedback, shipping calculation etc.

The UI is more attractive than any other online auction softwares. For every auction there is an auction invitation sent as mail to bidders who want to participate. The auction central page holds the item listed in groups or categories.

Want an online auction business?

If you are looking to setup and run an online auction then our complete online auction software package is perfect and ready to go. We could have your new auction business up and running in a few easy and simple steps. We provide installation guide and our support team will guide you thru complete installation setup and support for one year.

The first place to start is by taking a look at our online demo (given on the basis of request to our company website) and have a good look around the feature packed auction demo. Read through our full feature list. Then if you are ready to order click below.

Technical Advantages such as:

# Purge database
# Delete cached files
# Run timed events manually
# Access complete source code
# Online Administrator Help
# Highly Scalable; application written in Cold Fusion
# Deployable across multiple servers
# Optimized for improved efficiency on slower servers
# Uses Windows Professional Server and MS SQL database.

Admin Module :
# FAQ MANAGER:
Create questions and answers or respond to customer questions through admin. FAQ automatically displays on the site.

# BANNER MANAGER:
Add rotating banners directly through admin.

# MAILING LIST MANAGER:
Target users with common interests. Opt-in or All Users.

# ADMIN ACCESS MANAGER:
Set multiple levels of admin access.

Anand Ravindran a senior software engineer in Sigma Info solutions Limited, Bangalore, India. The author has been part of projects like Attributor - Content Management System", Airtel - " Operation Suport System", Sling Media Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore - "Customised bug tracking tool".
For details over the web applications visit http://www.sigmainfo.net/online_auction_software.html
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Video Uploads: Easy And Free, But Read The Fine Print!

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by Alan Jacobson

Almost everybody has a need or desire to upload video to the internet. It you want to post video on your own homepage for family and friends to see, have video stream on your social networking (e.g. facebook) page, use a file sharing site, or create a video clip to send to family by e-mail, you need to know how to upload video. The good thing is that there are plenty of sites that allow you to upload video simply, easily, and for free.

So, how do you choose between these different sites? Perhaps the most important way to compare and contrast video upload sites is by comparing the agreements you have to "sign" before you use the service offered at the site. And the biggest difference to look for: Who will "own" your uploaded video once it's on the site? Or, more accurately: Will you have to share ownership of your video upload once it's on their site?

If you don't carefully read the agreement, you may be unknowingly giving a site you uploaded video through the permission and ability to do any of the following:

- Monetize your video clip, such as posting it on a page surrounded by advertisements and links.

- Use your video upload as an example of their product in their advertising and promotional materials

- Share your free video upload with some "partner sites", which could be of significant number. Your funny video of your cat could spread across the internet very quickly!

- Some smaller sites whose intentions are not good could even edit your video clip in a way that might distort your meaning or purpose in order to make it funny, outrageous, or even anger producing.

- Once you upload video, some sites could use your content in another medium - your uploaded video could appear on a television program or advertisement for example.

Interestingly, depending on your purpose, some of the above could be good for you, like if you are promoting yourself or your business. And most of the above is not harmful, though it could be frustrating to see someone else make money off of your original content.

While most times if you use a free site to help you upload your video clip, none of the above is going to happen. However, if you have to upload video that is going to be the cornerstone of your unique business, vital to your website, or is private in some way, you may want to read the fine print first. At the very least this will help you decide which of the many free video upload services to use.

For more information about free services available to upload video clips onto the internet, please see http://www.uploadvideo.co.uk . Also, to learn an exciting new way video uploads are currently used in real time to help teach people to do everything from using kitchen appliances, to learning how to use new electronic products, and even to do certain physical activities such as yoga, please see http://www.internet-enabled.com

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Computer Use by Seniors Can Ease Loneliness

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by Terry Detty

More and more seniors are catching the 'computer bug' and taking the plunge to go online. The active baby boomers have grown up and become active seniors looking to get out and explore the world around them. The Internet and computers in general, have opened the doors to many avenues of entertainment and excitement for these seniors. No longer are they resigned to the playing of shuffleboard or canasta with their friends for their entertainment.

Now with the aid of computers and the Internet they can play these games and more over online connections with people from all over the world. While learning to use a computer is still one of the biggest challenges to many seniors, many of them, when they learn to use a computer, cannot believe that they were ever worried about it at all.

Some seniors have expressed nervousness when it comes to learning how to use a computer and interact with others over the Internet. They are doubly proud when they cannot only learn to use a computer but can also manage to send emails and use computer programs without any outside help at all.

While some seniors may have had some experience with computers in their past employment, most are learning the basics of computer use for the first time from the ground up. It is quite an ordeal at first for many people who find it all a bit overwhelming. This quickly passes though as they learn the basics very quickly and can see basic results after only a few lessons.

Computer use among seniors has proven to be very beneficial to them in many ways. It gets them active again in something. While using a computer is not the same thing as doing exercise for the body, the use of a computer is a very stimulating way for them to exercise their most important muscle – their brain. By keeping mentally active, many seniors find that they are not lonely any longer and they have much more that they can accomplish with the aid of a computer.

Not only can they use computer programs to help them work on any hobbies they have, but the Internet can also help them to stay in touch with others who share in their hobby. Staying in touch with family and friends by way of email is another great way to help seniors feel connected to the lives of others and to the world around them. By staying in close contact, they find more purpose in their old age.

Some seniors even become competent enough with their computer usage that they can take on part time jobs doing simple data entry for businesses. They can also help to teach other seniors about the benefits of learning to use a computer and the amazing world of the Internet. Many seniors may have only heard about the millions of web sites out there that have so much information that they can access easily.

For many seniors it is like turning on a light that shows them what they have been missing all these years. They become passionate about their search for knowledge with computers and the Internet. The sense of isolation is immediately lifted the very first time they send and receive their initial email message to someone they know. Whether the person is across the country or just across the street, the excitement is the same. They soon learn to feel part of the world again and can take part in many more conversations as their knowledge about computers and the Internet grows.

Being able to reconnect with old friends that they have not talked to for years is a very big deal for these seniors. They can also encourage each other to learn more as they go through many of the same things together while learning about computers and the Internet. Many seniors with hearing problems find it much easier to email someone rather than try and talk to them on the telephone. Seniors who are grandparents find the Internet a great way to stay a part of their grandkids lives.

By sending emails and talking over everyday events, the family grows closer and stays closer as well. By using the Internet, many seniors have found friends with common interests, whether those interests are hobbies or health matters they share, the excitement at being able to message someone and have them chat back to you in nearly real-time is very fun for these seniors.

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The Basics Of SEO

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by andy rasikiao

Nowadays, even the smallest company uses the Internet as a main tool in building a customer base, keeping in contact with their clients and this is also their most basic means of advertising.

Designing a company web site is cheap and effective, not to mention essential because the world wide web is the only medium that offers instantaneous information access to millions of users around the globe.

Any web developer worth his salt should know about search engine optimization or SEO.

This is the key towards building an effective web site that would get a lot of hits and visitors. A web site that nobody visits is useless so the challenge lies in leading Internet users to visit your web site.

Thus, your web site need to be "found" when users type in keywords in search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN, Altavista, AOL and others.

Once a keyword relating to the products or services that you offer is keyed into a search engine, a direct link to your web site should emerge on top of the list.

You should employ search engine optimization techniques to lead traffic your way, and get more hits that would later on lead to more profit for your company, which is your goal in the first place.

Here are some tips on how you can make it to the top of the list of search engines, and use your SEO techniques to benefit your web site and your company:

1. If you have an existing web site and domain, just optimize the one that you currently have instead of purchasing a new domain.

It will take some time before your web site will show up in a particular search engine, like Google, so it better to use the one that you currently have instead of switching to a new one.

2. Know who your target audience is and aim for them.

If you are in the manufacturing industry and a user types in your product in a search engine, then you would immediately have your target right in front of you.

As soon as the user hits the Enter button or clicks on 'Search', then the person will be lead to your web site.

Make sure that your target market will get 'hooked' on your web site. Once the search engines show the link to your web site, their job is done.

What you should do next is to make sure that your visitor will not leave your web site without them trying out your products or services, or at least leaving some pertinent information so that you can contact them in the future for marketing and advertising purposes.

When hitting a particular target market, learn about their interests, location and age to have an idea of what you can offer them in return.

Also, you can somehow link their interests to your products and services.

3. Search for the right keyword.

You should be creative, persistent and flexible when looking for the keyword or keyword phrases to use in optimizing your web site.

Google and Yahoo offer some tools and tips on how you can come up with keywords that will yield results.

Do not settle for just one keyword. You can also vary the words and phrases that you use for each page on your web site so that you can have more hits.

4. Consider your target market when designing your web site.

The design itself would include the general theme of the web site. You should also pay attention to smaller details such as color and font style and size.

Make sure that the web site is user-friendly and do not forget to insert helpful articles, tips, hints and related links that can be shared to other users.

It is a good thing to have an option to send a link or an article to a friend, which will add more users and increase your client base.

There should also be various ways to browse through your web site, to fit each user.

A person might find it to difficult use the scroll down option so you should also provide hyperlinks which are accessible to them.

5. Concentrate on the web site content.

Regularly update the content of your web site so that old and new users can find something new when browsing through your site.

Make the content brief and precise. Writing a content which has more than 600 words will make the users lose interest, since most of them do not actually read but just skim through the text.

Strive to be the best and most comprehensive web site and you will make your mark when it comes to information about the products and services that you offer.

It helps a lot to pay attention to detail, too.

Finally, keeping your web site's content updated is a must.

Spread the word about your web site and use the basic search engine optimization techniques and you will surely gain positive results once users visit your web site.

Tom Rasikiao is the owner of http://www.submited.net SEO blog ,http://www.submited.net/forum webmaster forum and http://www.blogshoster.com blog hosting

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Top 5 Web Design Pet Peeves

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by Lisa Wells

The evolution of web sites over the past ten years has been amazing. What started out as a motley gathering of crassly designed personal sites has evolved into a varied collection of multimedia presentations, dynamic online journals and stylishly designed online brochures.

What hasn't changed, however, is bad web page design.

As a small business owner, it's usually wise to hand over the design of your web site to an expert. After all, your time and energy is best spent attracting and providing service to your clients.

However, the more you know about web design, the more you can guide your web designer towards an end result that fits your needs.

This is YOUR web site, and is the online face of your business. Don't let your web designer make these mistakes on your site – please.

My Top 5 Web Design Pet Peeves:

5. Page Overboard

Your web designer might enjoy showing off his or her mastery of the latest techniques, but that doesn't mean they belong on your site.

Going overboard by adding animation or a "splash page" not only adds to the page loading time, but it can really irritate visitors who just want to see the information they came for.

Irritated visitors equal lost revenue and lost opportunities, so keep your web site clean, simple and easy to navigate.

4. Irrelevant Content

Content Is King when designing your website, and is equally important to both of the major groups who will determine the success of your web site.

The first group is your web site visitors. They've come in search of specific, current and relevant information, and they want it now. If they can't find it, then poof, they're gone!

The second group is the search engines. If the search engines find relevant information on your site, then they'll pass along your site as a source of that information.

To keep your visitors and the search engines happy, a web site requires your ongoing attention. Outdated information sends a message to your visitor that you're not taking care of business. They can easily assume that you also won't take care of them as a customer.

Oh, and don't even get me started on the kind of impression you will make with bad grammar and typos; enough said.

3. Graphic Takeovers

Don't let your web site be taken hostage by your graphics. Whenever you introduce non-text elements to your web design, you reduce the accessibility of your pages, and this creates problems for visitors with special needs.

You may have visitors who are visually impaired and rely on screen readers, or who are still relying on dial-up connections (up to 30% of Internet users).

So to make your web page dial-up friendly and accessible, limit the number of graphics, displaying only those that truly complement your page. Then, make the graphics web-ready by taking these steps:

1. Compress the file to either JPG (for photos) or GIF (for icons, buttons, etc.) format.
2. Crop out any dead space.
3. Resave the image with a resolution of 72 dpi, which is the ideal resolution for web sites.
4. Add appropriate "alt" tags to all graphics so that screen readers can properly "read" the graphics, menus, buttons and text.

2. Graphic Monstrosities

Having large graphics that slow down your page is bad enough. Blinking, scrolling, or animated text is even worse. But using fuzzy, distorted, or unprofessional graphics is the absolute worst offense you can commit on a web site.

This will immediately create the impression that your work is of a low quality – remember, your web site is the online face of your business.

Adding professional graphics doesn't have to be expensive. You can pick up web-ready photos at www.istockphoto.com for a buck!

1. And my NUMBER 1 WEB DESIGN PET PEEVE is -- Keyword Stuffing

There is a very disturbing and unethical web design trend occurring right now. Designers will "stuff" a site with keywords so that it's identified in the most popular keyword searches, WHETHER OR NOT that web site has anything to do with the subject of the search.

Disappointed visitors may spend a couple of minutes at your site trying to find what they were looking for, but the naïve hope that they will then get sidetracked from their search because your site is so interesting is a risky tactic.

More than likely they will click away in frustration and you will have lost their trust forever by misleading them.

Folks, web design is really quite simple. People visit web sites because they need something – information, a product or a service.

When they get to your site, they want quick access to accurate, relevant and up-to-date content that's easy to see and not cluttered by advertisements.

Your web site doesn't have to be the prettiest or have the latest gizmos and cool tricks to get your point across and serve your visitors.

Stick with the basics and if your web designer is pushing you to commit any of these pet peeves, watch out!


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Lisa Wells is a Certified e-Marketing Associate who partners with coaches, consultants, entrepreneurs, and small business owners, managing their e-marketing operations and helping them get back to working "on" their business and not "in" it. Move your business to the next level and up your e-marketing game - sign up for her FREE e-course "e-Marketing Toolbox Essentials" at www.emarketingtoolboxessentials.com, where she shares ideas, tips, strategies, and do's and don'ts.

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How To Avoid Being A Spam Target

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by Andreas Stiasny

In the last few years the amount of spam mail has risen extraordinarily. Today the majority of mail messages that are tried to be delivered is spam. Nevertheless the amount of spam that is seen by end users is lower than some time ago because spam filters have evolved and improved their quality. Of course spam filters have disadvantages also. There is always a small risk that you lose messages that are not spam (false positives) and spam filters can be a considerable resource drag.

If there would be a way to avoid handling all these spam messages (or at least most of them) on the mail server, your mail server would require less CPU power, less disk space for log files, less traffic and the chances for false positives would be much lower if you could adjust your spam filter to be less aggressive or even completely avoid the need to use it. There are a number of things you can do to achieve this. These tips only work for a new email address or a new domain. If you already receive lots of spam it is nearly impossible to get out of all the spam databases.

• Hide your email address
  
  Spammers only will be able to send you spam if they know your email address. If you don't need to make your email address public, just give it to your friends and business partners but don't put it on a web site.
  
  
• Make it hard to guess your email address
  
  Address brokers and spammers (or their software) often try to guess email addresses to be able to sell them or send spam to them. Make your address hard to guess. If you own the domain example.com don't use simple addresses like bob@example.com. Use a combination of your first name and your surname or add a number. You might also consider to use a subdomain for mail. Your new address might be something like bobr@mail.example.com.
  
  
• Use a contact form on your web site
  
  To avoid publishing your email address on your web site you can use a contact form. That way your visitors are still able to send you inquiries via your web site but spammers will not be able to harvest your email address. To avoid getting spam via the contact form you can use some form of captcha.
  
  
• If you have to publish your email address make it hard to read for machines
  
  In some countries companies are required to publish their email address on their web site. If you have to do this make it in a way that is hard to read for machines. If you put your email address into a gif image and show that image on your site, customers will be able to see your address but harvesting robots will not. Your visitors will not be able to send you mail by clicking on your email address but will have to write your address into their email client manually.
  
  
• Don't put a bunch of addresses in the Cc field
  
  If you send the same mail to a big number of receivers, don't put all their email addresses in the To or Cc field (especially if some of the receivers don't know some of the others). That way you would give all of the addresses to all of the receivers. It is better to either use the Bcc field or mailing list software. Instruct your mail partners to do the same.
  
  
• Use a different email address for newsletters, shopping sites etc
  
  Of course sometimes you have to give your email address to people you don't know. You might want to subscribe to a newsletter or order something from an online shop. It is advisable to use a second address for these cases so you don't have to use your good address. If you have your own domain you might even consider to use a new email address for every shop or newsletter. If one of these email addresses starts receiving spam you can deactivate it without affecting your other mail contacts.
  
  
• Last but not least - Never buy anything from a spammer
  
  Spamming is done because it is profitable. That's the only reason. If nobody would buy the products advertised in spam mails, spammers would not earn anything and would stop spamming. So the most important individual measure against spam is still and will be forever: Never buy anything from a spammer!
  

Andreas Stiasny runs a small internet service business and has more than 10 years of experience in configuring mail and web servers. For more information about strategies against spam please visit http://reduce-spam.com.

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How to opt for a better web host

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by Vikas SEO

Today, it is not hard to find a web host. It needs a single click on the mouse to find thousands of web hosting service providers, who are locating every nook and corner of the globe. All of them claim to offer the best service at competitive prices. But, not all are worth it. They can offer you several flexibilities but in reality their service may prove to be insufficient for you. Being a responsible buyer, you should not be lured by their claims. Before counting on a web host, you should apply your own mind to get the best service. A few important things that should be taken into consideration while selecting a web host are as follows:

1. Competent system administrator: Before you sign up with a web hosting service provider, make sure it has competent system administrators, who are capable to handle any complexity of web hosting. They should possess sound knowledge on how to fix up a problem and what to do you during a sudden break up.


2. Pay for actual services: Opt for a service package that understand you and is in tune with your business needs. It is meaningless to sign up for an all-inclusive plan if you will not take advantage of all included services. Ask yourself what your site needs most and pay only for your actually needs.

3. Research before you make the final decision: It is important to undertake a meticulous research on your web hosting service provider before you select a plan from him. Ask around, get references. Make sure your web hosting service provider will always respond to your queries and is dedicated to solve every problem.

4. Be cautious: Most payments are made online. Take a print-out of your purchase agreement. Read the details of your web hosting plan. If it is just cutting your pocket, turn your head around other options.

This is a competitive market. You are left with innumerable options to choose from. If one web hosting service provider has not been able to meet your needs, you can always turn head around other options. A reliable web hosting service provider should understand all your needs and you should pay for what you need.

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Reasons to Have a Website Redesign

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by John Mahoney

It is quite obvious for an online businessperson to have a website and internet presence to succeed in the business. However, it is important that you periodically check to see if your products or services are easy to access and buy. If they aren't, it could mean that your website is not effective enough, and that it is time to think of a website redesign.


If you have a business where your site has increased in size considerably over the years, you have to find out if the website still meets your needs. The addition of information to the site means you have to consider redesigning of the website for re-organization of data, and perhaps elimination of some information. Sometimes, you may also need to add some multimedia information like audio and video to help improve the effect of your message.


Improved site navigation


Another reason for a website redesign is ineffective site navigation. Sometimes as you add content to the pages, you find that the important information of the site lands up buried in the site and difficult for a surfer to access. With redesigned website, you can arrange website content systematically so that surfers have no problem reaching your content.


If your site requires the latest content on the site, you may have to make a website redesign to get rid of outdated data. You may have to revise spec sheets, change all promotional dates and if required, add some new material every week. Remember that a static looking website creates the impression that you are not serious about your business.


Remember that a well made website design gives any business a corporate identity in the business world. So if you have added new products or have changed the focus of your services, you will have to go into a website redesign to get a new home page design. Only then will you be able to get the depth and breadth of your current business across to your customers.


Use of better technology in the website redesign


Computer technology is changing and improving every other month. So if you had created your website 1-2 years ago, you will most likely need a technology update for your website. This is possible through a website redesign, especially if you had started your website using a very basic site with hard coding of everything.


Whatever the reason for your website redesign, it is better to go into a redesign by doing some prior research. You will have to get some information about the needs and demands of target audience through usability tests, feedback from visitors and online surveys. This way, you will be able to get ideas for a better website redesigning.


Remember that though you will be redesigning your website, don't just scrape away the old website. Keep the old design as a backup folder to be loaded in case the new design fails to generate website traffic. With these thoughts in mind, you may as well have a website redesign done to generate increased traffic and better business for your online business.

John Mahoney is a freelance author who writes about various technology related subjects including web site design . For more information about John visit his website:www.techstore.ie .

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Its Easy to Transfer Funds with Internet Banking

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by Terry Detty

Internet banking offers consumers the ability to transfer funds between their accounts. This is an important service as the world becomes a busier place. There are many places people want to transfer money and many reasons to do so.

People often want to transfer money from one account to another. For instance, they may want to transfer funds from their traditional account to their internet banking account. This could be a means of getting money into the account they normally use to pay bills.

Another use of internet banking to transfer funds is to move money from checking accounts to savings accounts. Money can be transferred from investment accounts as well. Any accounts you have can be accessed through internet banking to do this.

They also may want to transfer money from an account in one location to an account in another. This would be useful for someone who lives a bicoastal existence for example. When they are spending part of the year on the East Coast, they can have their money in an East Coast bank. Then, they put it in the West Coast bank while they live there.

This can be done through internet banking by using a traditional bank with internet banking capabilities. You can send the money to your other account almost instantly by using your keyboard and mouse. In fact, if you do it often and have it set up, you might only need your mouse once you get logged on.

Another reason to use internet banking accounts to transfer funds is to send money to someone else's account. This could be done to help someone in your family. For instance, you might get a call from your daughter, a young adult. She may need money to cover an emergency car repair so that she can get to work. With internet banking funds transfer, you can have the money in her account in no time.

Some people contract jobs from out-of-country workers. These people need some way to send payment to their workers. Internet banking funds transfers allow them to put the workers' paychecks into their accounts without hassle.

Overseas products are often imported by businesses or even, on a smaller scale, by individuals. Internet banking provides a means to carry out these purchases by means of funds transfers.

To transfer money to another of your accounts, you can log onto your internet banking website. There should be a tab for "funds transfer." Click on this and you will be given options. Usually, you will set up the different financial establishments where you have accounts. Then they will be ready if and when you want to transfer funds.

When you want to send money to another person's account, there is usually a different procedure to do this. You may have a different tab to select, such as "pay person." This will help you set up the funds transfer to another person's account through internet banking. In either case, you can set it up for one time only, or for recurring transfers. This is handy if you have an elderly relative on a fixed income that always needs help.

Using internet banking to accomplish funds transfers is an effective way to approach many problems. If you are ever wondering how to get money from one place to another, log on to your internet banking site and check out funds transfer details.

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Why Residual Affiliate Programs Is The Best To Promote

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by ZaLee

Are you a webmaster in need of additional income? Or are you planning to set up an online business but you still don't have any product to sell? If so, affiliate marketing may be the best solution for your problems. With affiliate marketing, you won't need to worry about the products you have to sell. All you need to have is a website with sufficient contents that are related to the products of a certain online company offering affiliate programs. By becoming a member of the program, or by becoming an affiliate, you can start earning a certain amount of money right away!

Affiliate marketing is some sort of business relationship established between a merchant and his affiliates. In affiliate marketing, an affiliate agrees to direct some traffic to a merchant's website. If that traffic is converted into some kind of action, like a visitor purchasing a product on the merchant's website or a visitor becoming a lead for the company, the affiliate who directed the traffic will be compensated. Compensation may take the form of either a percentage sales commission for the sales generated or a fixed fee predetermined upon the application of the affiliate on the merchant's affiliate program.

Promising a lot of benefits both for the merchants and the affiliates, affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular online marketing methods today. In fact, almost every merchant or retailer site today offers an affiliate program that any one can join into. Most retailers would entice people to become affiliates or members of their program by promising great benefits like large commissions, lifetime commissions, click through incomes and a lot of other benefits. But would all these affiliate programs bring off the same benefits?

Most affiliate programs would pay you, as an affiliate, a one-time commission for every sale or lead you brought to the merchant's website. Commissions for this kind of affiliate programs are usually large, ranging from 15% to a high of about 60%. Other affiliate programs would pay you a fixed fee for every click through or traffic you send to the merchant's site. Programs like this often pay a smaller fee for every click through, usually not getting any larger than half a dollar. The good thing about this kind of program, however, is that the visitor won't have to purchase anything in order for the affiliate to get compensated.

Another type of affiliate program is the residual income affiliate program. Residual affiliate programs usually pay only a small percentage of sales commission for every sale directed by the affiliate to the merchant's site. This commission often comes only in the range of 10% to 20% sales commission. Because of this, many people ignore residual affiliate program and would rather opt for the high paying one-time commission affiliate program. Are these people making a mistake, or are they making the right decision?

We can't tell, for sure, if people are making a mistake by choosing a high paying one-time commission affiliate program. But we can definitely say that they are making a large mistake if they ignore residual affiliate programs. Residual affiliate programs would indeed pay at a lower rate, but merchants offering such kind of programs would generally pay you regular and ongoing commissions for a single affiliate initiated sale! That means, for the same effort you made in promoting a particular affiliate program, you get paid only once in a one-time commission program, and a regular and ongoing commission for a residual program!

So, are the benefits of promoting residual affiliate programs clearer to you now? Or are they still vague? If they are still vague, then let's make them a bit clearer with this example.

Suppose there are two online merchants both offering web hosting services on their sites. The first merchant offers a one-time commission type of affiliate program that pays $80 for every single affiliate initiated sale. The second merchant also offers an affiliate program, but this time a residual affiliate program that pays only $10 for every single affiliate initiated sale. As an affiliate, we may get attracted at once at what the first merchant is offering, as $80 is definitely a lot larger than $10. But by thinking things over before actually getting into them, one may be able to see that the second merchant is offering us more opportunity to earn a larger amount of money.

Supposed you have directed traffic to the merchant and it converted into a sale, you'll get paid once by the first merchant for the sale you have initiated. But with the second merchant, you'll get paid monthly for as long as the customer you have referred to the merchant continues to avail of the web hosting service. That means that for the same effort of getting one customer to avail of the merchant's service, you get paid monthly in residual affiliate programs while you only get paid once in a one-time commission type of affiliate programs.

So, are residual affiliate programs worth promoting? Definitely yes, because you virtually get more money from these types of affiliate programs in the long run! And would residual affiliate programs work best for you? Probably not, probably yes. It is not really for me to tell. But with the benefits that residual affiliate marketing can provide, it would really be unwise to ignore such programs.

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A Community is like a Beautiful Women

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Keeping her Interested.

To cut a good and long lasting relationship, you need to grab her attention and maintain her interest. This can be done by experimenting. You never know what is best for your community if you never test it out. Try new things, escape your comfort zone, have an open mind because who knows what reward it can bring. Just remember, don't let your relationship go dull and stale.

Treat her well and you will be rewarded.

Everyone wants to be treated well, especially your women. She wants to be respected, listened to and appreciated. Same as your community, your forum needs an ongoing attention and your members also need to be respected and listened so they feel a sense of value within them selves.

Remember, if you don't treat your women well, you will obviously see a breakdown in your relationship. Same as your forum, if you don't treat your forum members and the community well for a period of time, it will come to a devastating conclusion.

Beauty must be seen to be appreciated.

There can be a women with the looks of an angle but if her beauty is not seen, then it's wasted. Make sure your community looks great and that you have spent enough time advertising and spreading the word of your forum. Make sure your design is original and memorable, so your visitors admire your forum.

Beauty needs a personality.


Yes beauty is a bonus but without a wonderful personality, the relationship may become awkward or uncomfortable. Same as a forum, every community has their own unique personality (their own set of rules, their own ways of creating humor, their own ways of running a forum) - develop it, and it will differentiate your community from the competition and lure in new members. Being beautiful isn't everything.

You won't always get along.

Yes, arguments and disagreements are always evadable within a relationship. No matter how beautiful she is, it can not be avoided because everyone is different in their unique ways. This is normal in all relationships, same as an online community.

99% of forum owners find it difficult and slowly give up after not making much progress in recruiting new members and visitors. Don't give up! It's normal because all forums have to start from somewhere.

We also may have one or two arguments with members or staff, this is where you need to stop, think again and keep your cool. The continuous arguing will affect the relationship and your community.

Jealously.

Yes, this may have happened to you once in your forum development years. You've banned a member and they revenge by creating a similar forum (which usually fails) because their simply trying to annoy you or give you competition. Prepare for jealously, it's only a small part of your forum history.

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Finding Your Advertising Style

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by Lynne Saarte

As a business owner, you likely have a love-hate relationship with advertising. While you certainly recognize its importance in growing your business, you would likely rather spend your time and money focusing on the aspects of your business that you enjoy much more, such as interacting with your clients. One way to make advertising less of a chore and more enjoyable for you as a business owner is to find your advertising style.

Change the way you approach advertising

Think of your advertising efforts as a sales job. You are trying to "sell" those who view your ads on your product or service. All good salespeople know that finding their unique sales style is essential to success, and this is no different in the world of advertising.

Devise a strategy

So how do you find your advertising style? First, you need to take some time to watch those who have succeeded. Figure out what type of advertising you are going to be doing, such as poster printing, brochure printing, or radio advertising, and then take the time to look at the ads of other businesses. What about those ads seems to work? What seems to not work? Collect as much information as you can about the ads of others.

Once you have your information, pick and choose what you like. Some advertising strategies that are quite effective will not be a good fit for you or your business. Discard those things that will not work, and hang on to those things that do work. Soon you will have an advertising strategy that will fit your personality and your business.

Put it to work

Now that you have your advertising style in mind, it is time to create your ad. You have knowledge about your style and what does and does not work in the world of advertising. Use that knowledge to help you create a winning ad.

Do not be afraid to ask for help

Remember, we never stop learning. A wise man once said the only brain that is not learning is one that is dead. After creating your first advertising campaign, continue collecting information about effective ads. Keep a file of the ideas you receive, and refer to it when the time comes to create a new ad campaign. Always be willing to tweak your existing ads so that they fit your style better and are more effective marketing tools.

Do you know someone who is an effective business owner or salesperson? Do not be afraid to ask them questions. Find out what they did that worked, and add that to your list of potential ideas for future advertising campaigns. Of course, you will want to return the favor by answering questions to other young business owners when your business starts to experience great success.

Remember, your style is not going to copy someone else exactly. You will take the traits and strategies used by successful business owners and find those that work for you. You will then create your own unique advertising style that is not a carbon copy of another business owner. After all, you and your business are unique, so your ads should be unique as well.

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Successful Affiliate Marketer

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by Daniel Andrade

Probably the simplest way to be a successful affiliate marketer is to build websites. Affiliate marketing is probably one of the easiest ways to start earning money online with little outlay. All that is required is a small website to promote the product or service and this can be anything from one page to something much bigger. This type of internet business attracts beginners and experienced marketers because you do not even need your own product to promote.

At this point you my not have a good idea what it is you want to sell but this is not as difficult as it seems. You should not be in a rush at this point because you will need to spend time reading and understand the terms and conditions of the company you want to sell products for. Misunderstandings amongst affiliates are common s don't be one of them as it will affect your earning potential. There are many companies that will only trade with certain countries so will not pay affiliates if they live there.

Be wary of affiliate programs that pay less than fifty percent commission unless you can guarantee a high turnover. Some of the latest trends in affiliate marketing can be found on google.com/trends/hottrends which can highlight the latest areas for products to consider. There isn't generally any need to pay for membership of any affiliate program, be very careful of companies that ask for an up front fee. Although you can find programs almost anywhere you look, those that use Paypal or Clickbank for their payments are he best to use and registering with both doesn't cost anything. There will be time later to use other payment gateways once you have established your affiliate marketing empire.

When you are new at marketing affiliate products there is a great deal to learn, but take heart as there are a huge number of free resources, ebooks and websites, to help just don't try to take in too much at once. It is quite usual for ebooks to contain url's that are in themselves, affiliate links, it is up to you if you click on any and buy something. It is easy to start using the free techniques first in the early days and then stat paying for worthwhile programs etc. when you are making some money. This use of free products works well because it is a way for you to see whether the person who supplied them knows what they are doing.

Some people forget that not everyone searches for things online and to increase exposure to your website you need to consider other forms of advertising to succeed at affiliate marketing. The advertising only needs to direct people to your website where if it has been designed correctly, will do the work for you. To find out where your affiliate marketing efforts are best spent you will need to track where the traffic to your site is coming from and stick to those methods. With affiliate marketing it is easy to work for as many companies as you feel comfortable with. A word of warning: there is also danger of getting bogged down with too much information, this can also be bad or out dated just too make matters worse.

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Best Webhosting Options

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by Dave Marrow

The best webhosting plan for you will depend on your goals for your new website. If you are simply putting together a website to store some personal files, then you are not going to need all the bells and whistles. Similarly, if you don't expect a lot of traffic, other than from a few friends who want to see what your new blog post is about, you can get by with minimal requirements and don't really need to pay attention to the features. The cheapest plan available, or even free webhosting platforms, would probably do the trick.

However, where you need to start paying more attention is if you expect to build a website as a business, or if you are working to build something that will have steady traffic. There are still a number of low pricing options for you to choose from, but the best webhosting plan you can find may be worth paying for. The best webhosting programs will include:

* Free Set Up
* Unlimited domains
* Unlimited emails
* Unlimited ftp accounts
* Free website builder programs
* Plenty of email addresses
* PHP and MySQL
* Fantastico with blog and forum scripts
* 24/7 support via chat, phone and email
* Large storage space and bandwidth

Your best bet may be to start with a cheap webhosting plan and then scale up when you need to grow. Any hosting company that has 24 hour support can bump you up to the next package in a matter of minutes. What you do want to be concerned about, however, is the up-time. A website that is constant down can be frustrating, and it can cost you a lot of time when you are trying to get work accomplished over the weekend and your website is not live.

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How 2 Format your E-book in Word & convert to a PDF file (Part 2)

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by Dave O Connell

Now that you have the basic format for your e-book, it's time to move on to the finer details. Here are some more tips for formatting your e-book in Word and converting it into a PDF file.

Illustrations. E-books often include photos, pictures, charts, and other illustrations. However it's important to realize that because illustrations contribute to a larger file size, some e-book publishers only accept text submissions.

There is more than one way to add illustrations to your e-book, but one method is to use a scanner and then convert the pictures to .gif or .jpeg files. You can then format the photos any way you like using software such as Photoshop or the GIMP.

You can't really add illustrations directly into Word (you can, but it's a nuisance) so if you plan to create an e-book with a lot of pictures, it's a better idea to use a desktop publishing program. Always leave enough of a margin between the illustration and the text, and add captions when necessary.

Front matter. This includes the title page, a copyright page, acknowledgements, and a table of contents. To put together the copyright page, take a look at the copyright page of a print book and use the same formatting and information, using your own name and book title, of course. Leave out unnecessary items, such as the Library of Congress information. The only time you'll need an ISBN number is if you're going to sell electronic copies of the book on disk at a later date.

The table of contents is easy, Word automatically generates a table of contents when you use Headings formats for the chapter titles and subheads.

With an e-book it's better to label the first page as Page 1, even if it's the title page. Print books don't follow this format, but it works well for e-books.

Back matter refers to all the information you opt to include at the end of the e-book, such as an index, bio, and contact information. Here you can also advertise other books you're selling.

Time for Acrobat

Now that you have everything formatted in Word, it's time to convert the file to PDF format. This is very easy to do. Simply use the Print command in Word and choose Save as File under the General pull-down menu. Select Acrobat PDF as the file type and choose the Destination as File. Click the Print button and that's it! Your file is now a PDF, and can be read in Adobe Acrobat. Or, you can visit the Adobe website and convert the e-book for free online.

If you own a full version of Acrobat, there are more options to play around with. For example, the full program allows you to hotlink all the URLs in the e-book underline links or make them a different colour so that they'll stick out and your readers won't miss them. There's no point in creating hotlinks in the original Word document, as they will disappear during the conversion process anyway. Save this step for Adobe.

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Using Blogging with Your Business

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by davet

These days it seems like more and more businesses online are incorporating weblogs into their web site. Blogging accomplishes a variety of things when it comes to your business. It can be a method of communicating directly with your current or potential customers. It can also be a way to provide information to site visitors about your products and services that you are attempting to sell.

Imagine this: a member of your company or someone that you hire posts various topics to your business's blog. That writer adds a tag or two with keywords specific to the blog post's topic. An aimless internet browser happens to type in those same keywords that you tagged and your business web site appears on the search engine. That individual clicks on the link, ends up on your blog, and learns a bit about some of the products your company offers. This scenario may end with a sale right then and there, or it could at least mean further perusing of the web site and consideration of a future sale.

It is crucial that good content is provided within the blog. If you do not have someone within the company who can expend the energy to contribute good, worthwhile substance into the weblog, a freelance writer may be the answer. It is not necessary to always showcase your products within the weblog. In fact, if you do go this route, readers may get a bit bored. As long as you are writing about interesting topics pertaining in some way to your business, you can potentially gain quite the readership. For example, say you own a business that sells flowers. You would not want to always display information on the types you are selling. Instead, you could create a blog posting that gives tips on growing flowers in a garden, with a link to your main web site's flower selection.

In addition to providing good content, you will need to provide consistent posting. Blogging once a month will not keep readers coming back for more. At a minimum, someone should be posting to the weblog at least once a week. Preferably, if you have the resources available to do so, a daily or several times a week contribution to the blog is best.

Syndicating your blog is a helpful way to keep interested readers coming back to your site. If you are an avid internet user, you know how easy it is to overflow your Favorites folder or to get distracted going from one site to another via clicking on various links. By allowing customers and potential customers to subscribe to your blog's feed, you eliminate this. Now updates to your blog are updated in real time right to a feed reader or to that individual's email inbox.

Most information available out there touts the benefits of adding a blog as a complementary addition to your main web site. Used the right way, it can both communicate to your customers, as well as draw in potential sales.

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Learn Affiliate Marketing The Right Way! Leave No Room For Mistake

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by Ivan Ong Shao Kuang

Affiliate marketing is ideal to start an internet business working from home. Affiliate marketing is one of the fastest growing marketing channels on the internet. Affiliate marketing is considered one of the best ways to earn money online. Affiliate marketing is great because anyone with a laptop, Internet connection and some imagination can set up an affiliate marketing business.

Affiliates generally attract traffic either via paid search or Search Engine optimisation. Affiliates can also be search engine marketers who run pay-per-click campaigns in order to drive traffic and sales for an advertiser. Millions of affiliates send billions of visitors to tens of thousands of companies in return for a payment. Affiliates will continue to grow larger and more professional.

In a nutshell, publishers -- also known as affiliates -- display ads supplied by advertisers. However, it is also true that many affiliates do not earn big money online because they do not have a proven system to follow and thus unsuccessful in earning an income on the Internet.

No matter how you go about it, affiliate marketing is a proven, effective way to increase your traffic. If you own or want to start your own Internet Business, affiliate marketing is a must for your marketing strategy. Indeed, affiliate marketing is one of the easiest and most effective home business opportunities online today. In simple terms, affiliate marketing is a web-based marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's marketing efforts.

Ivan Ong has been doing Affiliate Marketing for about 1 year now and he has generated US$11,353.80 in just 3 months this 2008. He is giving away his secrets in his free report which can be downloaded at http://AchieveSuccessOnline.com

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Blogging for Profit Starts With a Long Term Plan

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by Sharpy

Many people dream of blogging for profit, and this goal is not far beyond the reach of someone with average intelligence, a willingness to work hard, and a basic grasp of blogging technology. However, very few people manage to reap the profits they want from their blog. Most people who attempt to make money with their blogs do not succeed for two reasons.

Often, bloggers have unrealistic expectations of how fast their readership will grow and how much money they will make, and when these expectations are not met the disappointment can crush the desire to continue blogging. The other trap that many bloggers fall into has to do with lack of planning. If you want to turn a profit as a blogger, the key to success is to make a realistic plan and stick with it.

To succeed at blogging for profit, the main thing that you will need is a large readership. The higher your traffic, the more advertisers will agree to pay you. However, cultivating the regular visitors that you will need in order to make a profit isnt easy. As more and
more blogs appear each day, having a great idea or a wonderful writing style is no longer enough to get attention. You need to be able to market your blog effectively.

Too many bloggers spend all of their time writing posts and almost no time marketing their project. To be certain, updating as often as you can is a great way to keep your blog high on blogrolls and high in blog search engines like technorati, and once your readers know that you update frequently they will return to your site on a regular basis. However, it does not matter how often you update if nobody is reading your page, so dont skimp on the time that you spend drawing visitors to your site. To make your dreams of blogging for profit a reality, try decreasing your number of posts and using some of that time to draw new visitors by setting up link exchanges with other bloggers, making contacts in the blog community, and following other established modes of winning traffic.

Of course, even if you are a marketing genius or have a really great idea for a blog, success is not going to happen overnight. Building the kind of readership that blogging for profit requires takes time, and in all likelihood it will be at least several months before you are able to turn much of a profit. Try to stay committed to your blogging project during this initial rough period. To stay motivated, set goals for how often you will update and how many readers you want to attract, and then reward yourself for sticking with your plan.

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