Archive for May 29th, 2006
Is building a Human-Edited Fully "Democratic" Search Directory Possible?
The independent creators of the non-profit "BuildtheHive" (www.BuildtheHive.com) think so, and I think they’re on to something. Here’s why:
As a webmaster, I’ve long been frustrated by a certain human-edited directory (and you know who I mean) that has inexplicably refused entry of some of my clients, while accepting others without a second glance.
The problem (as I see it) is the same thing that makes these resource potentially great ? human editors.
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May 29th, 2006
How I Boosted My Monthly AdSense Profits from $673 to $21,398 in Just 6 Months
All of my keyword research/analysis and search engine optimization skills suddenly came together in October 2004.
I had just written my first book, and I just wanted to get some free traffic to my website so I could start selling the it.
Triple Your Income with Ad Layout Changes
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May 29th, 2006
1.Why give away what you could sell?
That’s a fair enough sort of question. If you write an
ebook or report then surely you should be paid for your
sharing your knowledge with others.
But if you put a price on your work, especially if you are
not yet recognized as an expert in your field, you will
probably find your work being overlooked.
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May 29th, 2006
We know that email marketing is a cheap method to reach our customers, prospects and subscribers. However, the increasing amount of unsolicited commercial email is clogging up the inboxes of everyone.
So how do you improve the chances of making your email stand out from junk mail? (And I’m assuming you’re not sending out unsolicited email. If you are, shame on you.)
First, you want to make it easy for your subscriber or prospect to quickly identify that it’s from someone they know — "you."
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May 29th, 2006
“RSS” stands for “Really Simple Syndication”. It is a new way to distribute content. Any content: websites, blogs, forums, etc. To explain what this means, for once let’s start at the end.
Content from RSS feeds can be displayed by an RSS newsreader.
You and I, as end-users or consumers of that content, can read it by installing a newsreader (more on this below). You have to put an URL for an RSS feed into that newsreader (like you put a web address in your browser).
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May 29th, 2006
If you have been marketing on the internet for any length of time you have surely heard that reciprocal linking is a great way to boost your google page rank as well as your search engine ranking. But what does reciprocal linking actually mean?
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May 29th, 2006
1. Create a free ebook directory on a specific topic at your web site. People will visit your web site to read the free ebooks and may see your product ad.
2. Turn part of your web site into a members only web site. Instead of charging for access, use it as a free bonus for one of your products.
3. Add a free classified ad section to your web site. You could then trade banner ads with other web sites that have free classified ad sections.
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May 29th, 2006
By now, virtually every webmaster has heard or read that the major search engines are responsible for 80% or more of the traffic received by most web sites and that most searchers never look beyond the first 20 - 50 search results. Not surprisingly, an entire industry devoted to search engine ranking and search engine optimization (SEO) has sprung up to capitalize on these well known facts.
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May 29th, 2006