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Are You Getting Nuked By Google Lately?

Are You Getting Nuked By Google Lately? By: Martin Lemieux Since the last Google update, there have been many instances and examples of the Google Nuke Bot! This is what I call it anyway. Have you visited a favorite website lately only to realize they've been nuked by Google? More and more we are seeing internet marketing / SEO companies getting nuked, by Google completely removing them from th. . .

Google News - Just another article announcer?

Google News - Just another article announcer? By: Martin Lemieux In Google's recent battle towards becoming an international news center, I've come to notice that the results delivered from Google News seems like nothing more than the articles we publish everyday. So I ask, doesn't it seem like Google News resembles an article directory of some sorts? Google News World: http://news.google.com G. . .

Google Is Taking Descriptions From Alexa!

Google Is Taking Descriptions From Alexa! By: Martin Lemieux In a recent study looking at the "descriptions" of website search engine listings, we have noticed that your main SERP listing is being manipulated by Alexa.com. If you take your top key word search engine placement within Google and look at your website's description, you will notice something similar with other websites, the descrip. . .

SEO Trade Secrets - 8 Great Tools for Search Engine Optimization

SEO Trade Secrets - 8 Great Tools for Search Engine Optimization By Glenn Murray * About 80% of website traffic comes through search engines. And research shows, if you’re not on the first 2 pages, most people won’t find you. This article isn’t about how to achieve a high ranking. That topic has been done to death over the past few months. We all know the basics now… Submit your site to the. . .

Google Page Rank Is Dead - Part III

Google Page Rank Is Dead - Part III By: Martin Lemieux HELP! My PR page rank is grey, call the development doctor. As the world of Google is turning a mile a minute these days, some really big changes are happening. This weekend, marketers all around the world don't believe what they are seeing... Google's Page Ranking system is dead. Is it really dead? In an online forum post from WebProWorld.. . .

Optimizing Google Adsense For Better Performance and More Money!

Optimizing Google Adsense For Better Performance and More Money! By: Martin Lemieux So you want to make money with Google Adsense? I don't blame you, who doesn't want residual income! This article will show you how to better optimize Google Adsense to make more money from your web site(s). Before we get into it, learn more about Google Adsense here: http://www.google.com/services/adsense_tour/ . . .

Google Refers 70 percent of All Search Traffic!

A recent post in a discussion list suggested that Google is becoming the Microsoft of search (dominating web search as Microsoft dominates PC operating systems). So I decided to research a theory - one I'd developed about search engine traffic. I dug into the traffic stats on three of my own sites and those of several clients that I monitor traffic for. The participating clients from this case. . .

Google Page Rank Is Dead - Part II

Google Page Rank Is Dead - Part II By: Martin Lemieux In part I - Google Page Rank Is Dead - Or Ist It? http://web-marketing.smartads.info/2004/august-11.html I discussed how Google's Page Ranking System has become obsolete, but at the same time, many business savvy entrepreneurs still give it credit and could possibly discredit or credit your website accordingly to it's rank. "Let's really go . . .

How to Qualify for Google Adsense Contextual Advertising

Recently I wrote an article about Google Adsense contextual advertising innovation that was introduced by the popular search engine to allow "Content" web sites to profit from advertising. Suddenly it has become possible for those who have an intense interest in nearly any focused subject to gather information, resources and commentary to publish a profitable web site. How? Well, that's the ne. . .

Search Engine Wars - Quality Searches Vs Quantity!

Search Engine Wars - Quality Searches Vs Quantity! By: Martin Lemieux It is no secret that Google and Yahoo are on a continuous battle to win our hearts and get everyone to convert, but is converting someone really a matter of the quantity or the quality? Let's take a look at some top key searches and compare them with some search engines online. I will outline a few things for each search resu. . .

How to Spam Google and get away with it

I bet you are eager to find out just how to do this. "Spamming Google" that is, and getting away with it. Maybe you want to try this method out or maybe you are another SEO guy waiting with baited breath to downplay this concept. Well, I hope you are ready for the answer regardless. First, let's go over what is “bad Spam”. I'm not entirely sure that there is good spam, but for arguments sake. . .

Out of Exile: How to get un-banned from Google.

I am banned from Google...Help! What did you do to get banned? Can you get un-banned? Yes! But first you need to know what you did to get banned. Google will not tell you. A sure sign you have been banned is that your web site is missing a page rank. By, that I mean the PR bar is Gray. That is usually the first indication. To double check that, enter site:www.yoursite.com into Google. Replace “. . .

How my page Rank went from 0 to 5 in one update. How yours can too.

Increase Your Google Page Rank! This article will put a damper on web sites that sell information which will supposedly increase your page rank. I may make some enemies here, but this is already common knowledge. In fact, to make sure it worked, I designed a new site just for this purpose. Before you shell out money for an ebook, software, or CD telling you how to do this; read this article. I. . .

Can Google Really Deliver Country Specific Searching?

Can Google Really Deliver Country Specific Searching? By: Martin Lemieux This is a serious matter, can Google really deliver top quality search results for other countries? The answer so far is "sort of". In this article I will use Canada as an example of the quality or lack of thereof, that is delivered by Google's search results. Let's take a look at Canadian search results by Google.ca: When. . .

Google Adsense May Kill Affiliate Programs!

The popular search engine, Google has introduced a dramatic new contextual advertising service called Adsense. This new program could mean death to affiliate programs on those web sites that qualify for the Adsense program. Why would Google advertising affect affiliate programs? Because Google is making Adsense ads available to smaller content rich sites. Adsense dramatically simplifies t. . .

Increase Advertising Revenue and Site Visitors With Articles

High quality content on your Web site can attract visitors as well as provide an opportunity for you to generate advertising revenue. Content - in the form of well written articles and other useful information - increases your site's value to visitors. Participating in Google's AdSense program on those same pages can give your own profits a "shot in the arm". For your site to be a good match fo. . .

SEO Tips for Google®

Getting a high ranking on Google is a big achievement. There are many factors that go into pulling a high page rank. I have put together a small list of things that should not be overlooked when optimizing your site. Let’s start from the top: META Tags- Sorry, but Google doesn’t read META tags. That includes the KEYWORD tag. Some search engines, however, still use them. URL- Having a keyword o. . .

6 Article Marketing Smarts: How To Get More Reprints And Exposure

Copyright © 2005 Priya Shah http://www.priyashah.com Article marketing is the latest buzzword for marketers looking to promote their sites and products online. But how do you measure the success of your article marketing campaign? It probably depends on what you expect your article to achieve for you - better branding, more sales, or more publicity. One way to measure article performance is to . . .

Reach Your Web Site Goals By Attracting the Right Visitors (P2)

Reach Your Web Site Goals By Attracting the Right Visitors (Part 2 of 2) by Bobette Kyle An important question to answer when creating or revising a Web site is "What are the goals of this site?" because the answer will drive your site design and marketing decisions. In Part 1 ( http://www.webmarketingarticles.com/CustomerDecision.htm), I took a look at understanding your site visitors' decisio. . .

My Favorite Traffic Generation Technique

My Favorite Traffic Generation Technique By Jeremy Gossman of UltimateWealthCreation.com Articles get exposure for me and my website. If you want to bring a continuous stream of highly targeted traffic to your website,then you should write articles related to your business. Write about topics you have learned about and are learning more about. Make it useful and informative. Don’t write a s. . .

How Google Indexes Content From Your Web Directory

How Google Indexes Content From Your Web Directory By: Martin Lemieux In a fluke, I was able to notice something about the way Google indexes content from web directories. Excluding your template, the most important line of code is the first title you add to your main body. Search through Google and see for yourself! Try searching for "something" in "yourcity","province/state" and look for a we. . .

Google Page Rank Is Dead - Or Is It?

Google Page Rank Is Dead - Or Is It? By: Martin Lemieux For a long time now, marketing gurus all over the world have been talking about google page ranking. Page ranking is simply Google's way of measuring your pages accordingly. But there is a problem... More and more we tend to see NO consistency with page ranking at all. Please don't confuse the difference between "page ranking" & "search e. . .

Search Engine Optimization Tools

Well, I bet many of you have been trying to find tools to help you in optimizing your website for search engines. So I thought I would throw together an article with a list of really useful tools (and of course ill give you a link to their websites so you can download them to!) Keyword Suggestion Tool This tool shows you the results from wordtracker (that online program that charges you to f. . .

9 Hot Tips for Linking with other Web Sites

9 Hot Tips for Linking with other Web Sites If you have a website the chances are you receive e-mails from Webmasters asking you to make a link exchange with them. But how do you know whether you should link to their website or not? Well here are 9 rules of thumb, to help guide you through the linking maze. 1. Is their site relevant to yours? This is key, and more and more important these day. . .

Building Targeted Traffic (Part 2)

Copyright © 2002 Priya Shah In the first part of this article, I covered the techniques you can use to build targeted traffic to your website using free Search Engine traffic. (To get the first part, send an email to mailto:ebizwhiz8@biz-reply.com) As always when you want something free, you must pay for it in other ways - here in the time you must spend creating and optimizing a search-eng. . .

5 Steps to Increase your Google Page Rank.

5 Steps to Increase your Google Page Rank. Google Page rank is based on back links. Back links are Links pointing to your website from another website. The more back links you have the higher your PR will be. 1. Join forums, forums are a great way to achieve links to your website. In most forums you are allowed to have a signature and in your signature you can put a link to your website. B. . .

Blogging Will Take Over the World

In recent years, it's been pretty obvious that "blogging" (Web + Log = Blog)has simply taken over the internet. Early blogs were first used by creative (bored?) indivuals, and larger news companies. http://info.cern.ch/ was one of the earliest blogs, followed by NCSA's "Whats New" and also NetScapes "Whats New" blog. After this point the blogging scene exploded. What exactly is blogging? Many c. . .

Gain Exposure In Saturated Markets

A recent study of my own search engine rankings has taught me a lesson in 'personal branding'. Although I've always believed in setting yourself apart from your competition by being unique in some way, I didn't realize the ultimate power of your brand! I'll be using my own situation as an example. I run a web design & Internet marketing business. The competition in both of these markets is fier. . .

PPC v Natural Search – A Cost Comparison Case Study

The attraction of Pay Per Click (PPC) online advertising is undeniable. Each click costs virtually nothing, you only pay for the clicks you get, and you set your own daily budget so you know exactly how much you’re going to spend. Most importantly, your listing appears . . .

MLM and SEO. Bad Business! No Business!

MLM has been around way before the Internet. It is a few steps above a chain letter. Well, maybe more then a few steps. MLM has paved the way for people to have their own business. It can start out as side money and flourish into a very profitable business. Now, you are probably saying to yourself “Joe, what do you know about MLM?” Well, folks in the early days I did MLM. Yes, I am a not proud. . .

5 Simple Steps to Protect your Digital Downloads

Copyright © 2003 Priya Shah http://ebizwhiz-publishing.com/ A couple of days ago, I was searching for a popular eBook online. Now I'm not going to tell you the name of this eBook for reasons you'll understand in the next few minutes. Okay, so here I was, opening Google, entering the name of the eBook - clicking search, and checking through the first few pages of search results. - Forw. . .

Gain Search Engine Traffic Through FOCUS

There is much to be gained by putting yourself in 'the other guys shoes'. Imagine this for a moment: YOU are a search engine robot, whose primary goal is to categorize each web site that you visit. You have to distinguish what each site's main goal is through a systematic evaluation of the textual content on the pages you find. You evaluate the pages headlines, text links and content for repeti. . .

Optimizing Flash. Can it be Done?

Since the inception of Flash, it has been the programming medium of choice for many companies. Most professionals recognize the superior visual aspects that Flash has to offer. Unfortunately, Flash is also very hard to optimize. Many SEO firms would rather tell you Flash can’t be optimized than to try and optimize it. No, optimizing a Flash site is not simple by any means, but it is entirely po. . .

Seven Red Hot Tips for Web Site Linking

1. Vary the keywords in your link ‘anchor’ text Unless you provide only one product or service the chances are you will want to rank for many key phrases. One way to help achieve this objective is to change the link text you want all new sites to use periodically. Vary the anchor text slightly each time and by doing so you can cover more of your targeted key phrases. This approach can help your. . .

One In A Million - Make Your Site Stand Out

"One in a million". What do I mean by that? Well, for those of you who have dabbled in internet businesses such as affiliate programs and network marketing businesses, you would know that these programs generally provide an entire website for you to market their program. That's great isn't it? Your very own website to promote the business, and it also tracks your referrals and commission! For. . .

Search Engine Marriage Yahoo! Weds! Overture!

Search Engine Marriages and Scandal in a Summer of Love by Mike Banks Valentine copyright 2003 At a party held in a novel conference call of celebrating financial analysts Yahoo announced July 14 that they've proposed to Overture! http://searchengineoptimism.com/Yahoo_acquire_Overture.html This latest announcement came just after Overture wed both Altavista and Fast/AllTheWeb and not long after. . .

Reprint articles hijacked by text link ads - Great for authors!

We all know that online publishers earn revenue from our free reprint articles. They place pay-per-click ads on the web page that contains the article, and the advertiser pays them whenever someone clicks on the ad. Most use programs like Google AdSense which automatically identify the subject of the article and deliver an ad related to that subject. But did you know that publishers can do a si. . .

[FNAME] Will Your Products Sell? How To Test For RED HOT Demand Online

WILL YOUR PRODUCT SELL? How To Create A Demand FRENZY For Your Products To be successful with your online business, you need to find ways to discover what people want so badly, they will pay almost any price. The goal is to create a swarm of interest, activity, exposure and demand for your product - but how do you tell in advance if your idea or product will create such . . .

Your Privacy Cannot Be Found

Your privacy cannot be found by Mike Banks Valentine The Privacy you are looking for is unavailable. Due to cookies, web bugs, data mining, adjust expectations of privacy to none. ________________________________________________________ Please try the following: * Click the Opt-Out button, accept that privacy is gone forever. * If you typed in the Address bar, make sure it's spelle. . .

How to Control Search Engine Robots

How to Control Search Engine Robots Wouldn't it be nice to be able to leave some code in your web site to tell the search engine spider crawlers to make your site number one? Unfortunately a robots.txt file or robots meta tag won't do that, but they can help the crawlers to index your site better and block out the unwanted ones. First a little definition explaining: Search Engine Spiders or. . .

What is an Ezine? Part 2

What is an Ezine? Part 2 Copyright Terri Seymour In last week's article I talked about what an ezine actually is and why it is so important for your online business. This week I would like to cover how you can promote your ezine and build your subscriber base. There are several ways of doing this, including writing articles, ad swapping, announcement lists for ezines, group pop-up window. . .

How and why to Build a Linking Strategy for your Web Site

How and why to Build a Linking Strategy for your Web Site     Why would you want a linking strategy for your site?  The most important reason is to drive traffic to your site, which in turn would increase visitors that would either purchase from you, make your web site more popular, or reach a larger audience to inform for your cause.  The second reason to develop . . .

Building Targeted Traffic (Part 1)

Copyright © 2002 Priya Shah http://ebizwhiz-publishing.com/ There are two ways of getting targeted traffic from search engines or directories. - FREE Search Engine Traffic - PAY-PER-CLICK Search Engine Traffic FREE SEARCH ENGINE TRAFFIC Why is Search Engine Marketing so important? The statistics speak for themselves: - 91% of Internet users use search engines to navigate the web . . .

Marketing Your Business - How Do I Adapt To The Internet?

Marketing Your Business - How Do I Adapt To The Internet? By: Martin Lemieux The way we do business is changing rapidly. From VOIP, video conferencing, email support, telephone answering services, and the almighty internet. As a business owner we are faced with hundreds of decisions our parents and grandparents never had to contend with. Some of you keep hearing from other business associates t. . .

Search engine optimization (SEO) is critical to the success of your website

Search engine optimization (SEO) is critical to the success of your website, Drive Visitors To Your Website And Increase Your Market Share. SEO is the key to unlocking your website's full potential. Google handles over 200 million internet search requests each day, and people who search for information clearly express what they want. Imagine capturing a relevant stream of such web traffic. It's. . .

Will Spam-Blogging Be The Death Of Blogging?

By Priya Shah Technorati reports that 30,000 - 40,000 new blogs are being created each day. According to David Sifry, part of the growth of new blogs created each day is due to an increase in spam blogs. What are spam blogs? They are fake blogs that are created by robots in order to foster link farms, attempted search engine optimization, or drive traffic through to advertising or affiliate s. . .

10 Things to ponder when picking your .com

1. Proper names VS Common Names. First of all there are two different kinds of names, proper names (unique words, person, place), or common names (things like cars or cheese.) The types of names that will have good lasting effect on the internet are proper names. Think of some of the biggest sites on the internet, such as yahoo or google, why are they the most popular search engines in the wor. . .

Create Huge Income From Your Web Site - 10 Easy Ways

The cost of setting up a web site is dirt cheap nowadays. You can register a domain for less than $2.00 as I write this (for .info domains). Hosting is also very cheap, and getting cheaper all the time. So why are so many web sites springing up? Obviously somebody's making money besides the hosting companies, so here's some idea starters for you: 1. Sell your own products or services. They sho. . .

Affordable Small Business SEO + 5 Common Website Errors and How to Fix Them

Don't put the cart before the horse.You can't do SEO (optimize your web site for search engines) until you've researched keywords. You can't research keywords without a clear view of your target market, your prospect types, and how your offerings fill their needs.Affordable Small Business SEO Affordable small business SEO not only uses the same old business and marketing basics, but also levera. . .

Secret Reasons Why Some Businesses Can Afford to Bid Crazy, Amounts On Pay-Per-Click Ke...

The other day I was talking to one of my consulting clients on the phone about the return on investment from his Google Adwords campaign. And, he asked me a question that I get several times a week from clients and other online marketers. His question was… “Eric, how on earth can my competitors afford to bid over $4 per click for the number one position on the top keywords for my niche?! I can. . .

How to Approach Potential Link Exchange Partners

Exchanging links can be a great way to build relations with other sites and boost your ranking at the same time. You never know how many friends you can make and what you can learn from them. So let's get started. First, you need to create a links page. This links page needs to look and feel the same as the rest of your site and should include instructions on how to link to your site and an ex. . .

Reciprocal links: Look before you link.

A reciprocal link is when a web site links to you and you link back to them. If you own a website, I'm sure you've received emails asking for link exchanges. This article's purpose is to help you decide who you should be linking to and why. Look before you link! Indiscriminate linking can be harmful to your search engine rankings and your reputation. When considering another website for a li. . .

PDF, faster delivery, lowered costs

PDF ( Portable Document Format ) is a great way to make sure that the files sent to clients, partners, suppliers, solicitors and consultants can be viewed on all computers with the same look and feel. You might know how burdensome is to send files to clients, partners, suppliers, solicitors and consultants just to find out that the look and feel of your document has changed or worse still, the . . .

10 Reasons to Put RSS on Your Site.

10 Reasons to Put RSS on Your Site. RSS and Blogs are the topic of the moment. Seems like everyone is talking about it. Granted, there is too much hype about RSS and Blogs. But where there's hype - there's interest! And with good reason - RSS is posed to be the break out technology of 2005. Those who don't take full advantage of it will be left behind. If you need convincing - here are 10 re. . .

Independent Search Engine & Directory Network (ISEDN) - Breaking News!

Independent Search Engine & Directory Network (ISEDN) - Breaking News! By: Martin Lemieux - July 14th, 2005 Watch out for a shift in the pay-per-click (PPC) industry, happening right now! This shift is finally going to give smaller search engines and directories the ability to tap into the PPC market, currently monopolized by the big guns online (Google, Yahoo & MSN). They will attain this loft. . .

Why Articles Are Not The Route To High Search Engine Rankings

Copyright 2004 Priya Shah http://www.PriyaShah.com If you have any interest in getting high search engine rankings for your website (and who doesn't) you've probably been sold the idea that writing and publishing your own articles will do it for you. Here's why that's not entirely true. Imagine the following scenario... You write an article around a keyword or keyphrase you want to rank well f. . .

SEO Mercilessly Murdered by Copywriters!

As someone that reads voraciously and devours search engine industry news and information on a daily basis, I also enjoy writing on the subject. My articles are often begun when I see a particularly strong post in a discussion list and immediately leap to my keyboard to quickly respond (albeit more with passion than great writing skill ;-). This week I read a comment from Nick Usborne, the mode. . .

8 Easy Online Ways to Market Your Book For Free

Marketing your book whether you went the POD, e-book, or traditional route can be a daunting process. Figuring out what works and what doesn’t can take time, energy, and if you’re not careful a lot of money. When I first self-published my science fiction novel GETTING OUT ALIVE, I had already done quite a bit of research into ways to market my novel that didn’t eat into my pocket book. Here are. . .

Marketing Tips

Marketing Tips form http://nerdlib.com/ Summary How do you wager the productivity of marketing? Do you really know what marketing is? You may know what it is meant to achieve, but do you understand how to achieve your goal without making empty promises? No matter what your website is we all have a budget set aside for marketing and we all have expectations on what we want them to do. When you . . .

Brand New Concept Builds Your Web Presence... AND Your Traffic

Some of the best ideas hit me in the process of maintaining my web sites. Let this be a lesson to us all; keep track of your activities so that you can recognize market trends. Over the past month, I've seen an increase in my site's traffic of over 25%. There is ONE very specific reason for this extra burst of traffic: Addition of a Site Map A site map is a page that lists all the available co. . .

Top 6 Reasons for having a RSS feed - Come and explore the possibilities!

Getting traffic to your website can be hard. No one just randomly types in "makelotsofmoneyonlinequicklyandfromhome.com" and with this market slowly being filled in, it is hard to get a good rank on Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask, and all the other major search engines. Although paying for advertising is effective and gets targeted results, RSS feeds are the way to go for free, cheap, and somewhat eas. . .

Search with the power of Boolean operators

Every significant search engine is equipped with tools called Boolean operators. Taking the time to learn how to use them can drastically improve your search results for some types of searches. Unfortunately most of us are completely unaware they even exist. An Example of the power of the Boolean tools is the use of the word "and" in narrowing down your search area. It could actually mean the d. . .

10 Things to Expect from Your SEO Copywriter

From the perspective of a business owner, webmaster, or marketing manager, the change exhibited by the Internet is profoundly exciting, yet profoundly disturbing. The information (and misinformation and disinformation) it offers, the business benefits it promises, and the . . .

What to look for when shopping for a SEO specialist.

When, shopping for a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) company/specialist you need to be aware of a few things. If someone offers you fast results they may be pulling your leg. If you aren’t listed on search engines the average time to be index takes around 4 weeks. Someone offering submissions in less then that is coning you. Websites that are already listed and are just being updated will hav. . .

Using Free Publicity to Build Your Web Site Links and Traffic

So, you have a great product or service, yet your web site is not getting the high rankings and traffic you desire from the top search engines like Google and MSN Search. You’re not alone. This scenario is playing out all across the web, yet there is a simple solution to the problem. Publicity. Publicity is the art of gaining exposure for your web site, product, or service with press releases,. . .

Searh Engine Tips & Techniques

Search Engine Tips & Techniques © Terri Seymour www.seymourproducts.com As you are building your site or getting your site built, you need to do as much as you can to ensure higher rankings in the search engines. There are a variety of little tips and techniques you can use to do this. Meta tags & keywords - Meta tags are included in the section of your site and are read by the search en. . .

What's all this hype about links?

What's all the talk about links we hear about? Reciprocal links? Non-reciprocal links? Targeted links? Link Popularity? I need links. You should have links. What about the dead links? I don't have enough links! Ever since I joined the link farm, I dropped out of the search engines! Well, you musn't fret; we're going to shed the light on all theses different links. You'll learn the different typ. . .

A Mini-Course in Ezine Publishing Lesson 1

A Mini-Course in Ezine Publishing - Lesson 1 Copyright Terri Seymour Starting and building an online business takes a lot of commitment. You must promote yourself and your reputation in order to build trust among your visitors. By doing this, you will also be building and improving your business. One of the best ways of doing this is by publishing an ezine or newsletter. Obtaining subscribe. . .

Post card marketing and advertising, the cheap direct marketing idea for tourism industry

By David Kan 8 core reasons for you to use post card marketing for your direct mail marketing campaign and 11 great marketing post card advertising ideas from expert advice. As a travel agent marketer, or a hotel promoter, all you need is a good marketing tool is a cheap cost and high effect, contribute to the brand building and create a good relation with your visitors. These things can be obt. . .

Hunting For Online Directories - The In depth Strategy

Hunting For Online Directories - The In depth Strategy By: Martin Lemieux Directory marketing can help boost your companies performance a great deal. Not only will you get qualified leads for your business, your web site will also increase it's traffic ranking a tremendous amount. Here are a couple basic advantages to online directories, - Substantial staying power - Repetitive marketing - Your. . .

Guide to a Profitable Marketing Mix

Guide to a Profitable Marketing Mix by Bobette Kyle You may have heard the term Marketing Mix used in connection with marketing planning. Marketing Mix means the combination of promotions, products, places (distribution channels), and prices you chose for your business. Including both short term and long term strategies in the marketing mix can make for a more profitable business. Long term str. . .

How to Research Your Information Product

How to Research Your Information Product Copyright Terri Seymour After being an affiliate and selling other people's products for what seems like an eternity, you are finally ready to write your own information ebook. The first step is going to be research. No matter what your ebook is going to be teaching people, you want to know exactly what kind of information they are looking for and w. . .

How a Blackbelt Got Raped By a Bunch of NERDS!

I’ve got to tell you a funny story that happened to me recently… A few weeks ago, I was playing golf with a friend of mine who owns a chain of martial arts studios. While we were playing he began telling me about how he had just spent over $50,000 having a website designed to promote his business. He went on for over thirty minutes bragging about how beautiful the graphics and pictures were an. . .

Spider Friendly Pages

Spider Friendly Pages from http://nerdlib.com/ Spider Friendly Navigation First off what is spider friendly navigation? Basically it is how easily search engines can read your website. This ultimately depends on the search engine that is reading your site. Some have the patience to dig deep into your site and promise to follow every link. Others may get bored before they finish indexing a whole. . .

How One Word Or Even One Letter Can Boost Conversion Rates By Over 400%!

Recently I was reviewing the keyword specific conversion rate data of a consulting client of mine. I have been working with this client for a few months now, helping her improve the sales conversion rate of her website and we have had very good results, taking average conversion rates at her site from below 1% to just over 4.3%. (Your sales conversion rate is simply the number of unique visitor. . .

Get Your Web Site Noticed!

Get Your Web Site Noticed! 6/9/2005 by:  Michael Rock The three responses: #1:  If I put a web site out there it will be one of millions!  So it's useless for me to have a website! Usually when I get this response I reply that like everything else your web site has to be marketed.  Would you start a business and never advertise?  It's like signing a death warrant.&. . .

Guide to Internet Business - Concept and Opportunities

When deciding what kind of internet business you want to do, there are a few factors you need to look at before plunging into building your website. a) TYPE OF BUSINESS The first thing you need to consider is exactly what kind of business you want to build. There are generally two types of internet businesses out there: a full-fledged online store selling a product or service, or an informati. . .

How to reach #1 in Yahoo! Part 2

How I reached #1 in Yahoo!®  Part Two KEI - Keyword Effectiveness Index.  The value of a keyword or keyword phrase that helps a web site reach the #1 position in search engines by comparing how often the keyword or keyword phrase is used and comparing it to how many web sites are using that keyword or keyword phrase to market their site.      In part one of t. . .

Guide to Internet Business - Design and Content

After deciding what kind of internet business you want to do, it's time to start planning the design and content of your business. Many people make the mistake of skipping this step, choosing instead to immediately start work on their website. However, a website is just a door into your internet business; and a door is pretty useless if there's nothing beyond it. An internet business, like any . . .

Seven Tips to Get Online Mileage Out of Your PR

Read this article in ATX Dialogue at: http://www.atx.com/dialoguefeb2003/prtips.html Public relations is primarily about making contact with members of the press, freelance writers, and anyone else who influences your target audience. A good PR strategy will attract attention to your company, create a buzz with a viral effect, and ultimately drive more traffic to your site or store. Since the n. . .

Writing SEO Copy – 8 Steps to Success

Writing SEO Copy – 8 Steps to Success By Glenn Murray* We all know that the lion’s share of web traffic comes through the search engines. We also know that keywords and links to your site are the two things that affect your ranking in the search engines. Your keywords tell the search engines what you do, and the inbound links tell them how important you are. This combination is what determines . . .

From Spyware with love!

Its late. You've been scouring the web for that perfect present for your Aunt Bess in Idaho and finally you find it at presents4aunties.com. The site looks a lil' rough on the edges, weird colors and such, but they have that gift you know will make Aunt Bess add you to her will. You purchase the gift, log off and head to bed, tired but happy. The next day, coffee in hand, you turn on your puter. . .

5 Ways to Build a Website

5 Ways to Build A Website If you are like me you have wanted to build a website! But didn’t know how. Why? Because you haven’t learned html Because it costs too much to have someone do it for you. The software you have found is too complicated You just didn’t have the time or patience to read the 500-page manual There was no one to teach you how to do it. Well let’s review those one . . .

Ok, you've got a puter, and you get online.

Recently a wave of information has surfaced about Search Engine Security Holes, Browser Vunerabilities, redirection to malicious Websites, even Online Extortion Scams. Adware, Malware, Spyware Oh My ! You surf your favorite sites, Sports, Shopping, Cowchip Tossing Blogs, and so on. Your kids download songs and IM their friends. But are you being tracked ? Is your personel information stored saf. . .

Are You Being Scammed By Your Web Design Company?

Are You Being Scammed By Your Web Design Company? By: Martin Lemieux This is a growing concern amongst many business owners. Does your web design company own you? This may be possible if you've allowed them to host your web site for you and also register your domain name for your company. Web design companies have a lot of control over their clients. I refer to this as "False Power". The sad re. . .

Is Your Website Innovative? Increase Your Business Over Night!

Is your website innovative? Increase Your Business Over Night! By: Martin Lemieux While studying online for IT investment opportunities, I found that one main factor was constant. All of the biggest money makers have eye-catching, simple, innovative, and the cleanest websites online! Having a corporate style website may greatly increase your business! Looking professional online is extremely im. . .

RSS vs Email: Its Not An Either-Or Question

If you’ve been getting caught up in all this talk of RSS versus email, its time to stop wondering. Marketing Sherpa just posted a new report that stirred up the old RSS vs Email debate again. http://www.marketingsherpa.com/sample.cfm?contentID=2988 The report starts out by stating, “It chills our blood when we hear email marketers and publishers blithely state, “I’m thinking about switching ove. . .

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14 Serious mistakes of your tourism brochure marketing strategy.

This useful article is published for global tourism marketers who want to enhance the travel brochure and Ebrochure marketing. Revise these mistakes for better brochure and electronic brochure marketing result and efficiently entice global visitors. This is a long article with many parts of interesting skills and knowledge and up to now is the best article about brochure marketing in the world. . .

Marketing With Blogs - Part 2

Copyright © 2005 Priya Shah In part 1 of this article series on marketing with blogs, I discussed the reasons why blogs are excellent tools for marketing. In this article I outline some tips on using your blog as a good vehicle for your marketing communications. Tip # 1: Choose The Topic Of Your Blog Well Make sure you are targeting the right audience for your products. You might love golf, . . .