Archive for May 12th, 2006
=> Wise Way #1 - OFFER A FREEBIE
You have to give in order to get. If you want people to offer up their email address, you`re going to have to offer up an incentive. Nothing works better than something that`s complimentary (you spell that F-R-E-E). You can give away no-cost reports, books, software, or even sample pages of a book.
-Word to the Wise: Our Empowerism subscribers use complimentary subscriptions to our “Excellence Magazine” and ebook giveaways to grow their lists. Works like a charm.
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May 12th, 2006
Literature is the soul of the wit. The best source of literature can be now found in blogs. The growing trend of ‘blogmania’ is slowly sweeping the netizens. Every person aspires to have a blog as a platform to publish his thoughts and be heard and read.
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May 12th, 2006
In search engine optimization, “off page” factors have become more and more important as they relate to rankings. In particular, solid link popularity can literally make or break a site with the search engines.
Before we go any further, what is “link popularity”? In very simplistic terms, link popularity refers to the number and quality of the incoming links that are pointing to your site. These other sites consider your site important enough to link to. So, in the engine’s view, your site is considered important as well. What is meant by “link popularity” can get much more complex, which is discussed further in this article.
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May 12th, 2006
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t get an email from someone saying:
“Michael, I just don’t know what to do. We are not getting sales, nobody is signing up, we are not making any money. What is going wrong?”
They start thinking about search engines, more marketing and expensive advertising. When what they SHOULD be doing is taking a step back and saying;
“Why aren’t the people who are already finding my website doing what it is I want them to do?”
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May 12th, 2006
Have you heard of the SETI Project? SETI stands for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, and the project is operated by the University of California at Berkeley. SETI monitors and processes radio signals from space, looking for possible signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life. SETI uses proprietary software to distribute computer processing power among all connected PCs participating in SETI project so that the radio signals can be processed faster and more efficiently. SETI effectively creates one big supercomputer from thousands of connected PCs across their network. Now users of the Google Toolbar can contribute to scientific research in much the same way, through Google Compute.
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May 12th, 2006
Examining the failures of the web content design of many enormous consumer corporations.
When you think of the world’s most successful businesses, what names come to mind? Most likely, consumer-oriented giants such as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Sheraton, Disney, IBM, General Electric, and IBM. Not only have they spent billions on advertising to buy their way into your head. They offer convenient products and services that have made them a part of your life.
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May 12th, 2006
I’d like to let you in on a little secret that most webmasters don’t know:
“In order to make money from a web site it must be a Direct Response Web Site!”
Sites That Make Money Are…Clear, Direct, Passionate and to the Point!
Millions of sites are so clogged up and confusing people leave soon after they get there.
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May 12th, 2006
You heard the message before. Your e-mail list is the most important key to your future online success. The best list is a highly targeted and responsive opt–in list. At present, the single opt–in method is the preferred approach to building a list. However, Internet promoting considerations suggest the list owner should use the double opt–in or confirmation method to build a list. What is the right method for you?
Opt–In Process
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May 12th, 2006