Archive for March 17th, 2006
There are some smart and sneaky techniques that can help you increase your sales when executed properly.
Hold a discount sale on your web site. Use the sale to get rid of excess inventory, gain new or repeat customers, and increase your sales.
Most businesses pick a theme for their sale, like a Halloween Sale.
Below are six unique online sales themes you could use:
Nobody’s Visiting Today Sale
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March 17th, 2006
Whether you’ve got 100 or 100,000 people on your email list, chances are you can optimize your web page to better feature and promote your ezine. Here’s a few ways to capture more customers and leads - without having to increase your traffic.
Give Something (Or a Few Things Away)
Studies show that most people will only subscribe to about a dozen email lists at a time, and given the number of lists out there, you’ve got to seriously compete for your customer’s email address. Giving away free bonuses is a great way to push you over the edge.
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March 17th, 2006
As you’ve probably been reading, there are basically three problems many webmasters have with web feeds (that is, among those who are already familiar with them on a basic level).
The three concerns I hear the most are:
"How do I deal with the bandwidth hit?"
"Is there a way to include information that isn’t in the automated resource I use to populate my feed without touching any code?"
and
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March 17th, 2006
One of the most important steps you can take in promoting your website is to develop an ethical linking strategy. In fact, the number of relevant links to your web site has a significant impact on your search engine ranking. There are two main areas to keep in mind with building your links pages.
Links should be Relevant
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March 17th, 2006
Webmasters are always looking for ways to increase their traffic and exposure. This is natural and will never change. No one is ever content with their traffic levels.
But problems arise with this reality as well. While it is good to be motivated to get as much traffic as possible, it is tempting to try and cut corners and use tactics that are temporary rather than permanent solutions.
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March 17th, 2006
If you are confused about terms like “search engine optimization” or having a “search engine friendly” site, then listen up! I am here to help.
Depending on how long you have had, or considered having, a website online, you have heard terms thrown around like the above or even worse, acronyms! SEO comes to mind.
Really there is not that much to fear even if you have no idea right now what is really meant by having a search engine friendly site.
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March 17th, 2006
It may seem to be a very expensive way of selling your products. But if it’s done the right way it can be a money making machine on auto-pilot.
Let’s say that you have bought one of the many ebooks with reprint rights that you can find online. Then you use the tools that you receive with the ebook to set up your own web page on your own domain. It’s very easy and often done in just one hour or two.
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March 17th, 2006
Business thrives on competition.
You’ve to be aware of your competition and do something to remain on top.
So how do you eliminate your competition without bloodshed? You must create a niche for your business. A niche is something that makes your business different from your competitors. To compete with other businesses nowadays (especially online) you need something that nobody else can copy. One of a kind!
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March 17th, 2006