Month: October 2005

Posted on 31. Oct, 2005 in Uncategorized It’s a sticky situation. A prospect, a site visitor, or just a casual acquaintance asks for your help or advice on something. You gladly give it, thinking it’s a one-time “favor.” But instead of providing a little free advice, you’ve opened the door to an onslaught of mooching! …

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Posted on 30. Oct, 2005 in Making Money For the beginner, understanding PPC (Pay Per Click) services can be utterly confusing. With so many search engines to choose from, and so many options within each one: different billing schemes, different terminology, and different techniques for ranking in the top spot, the learning curve is quite …

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2005 in Uncategorized 1. The first page appears quickly. It’s a good way to have your brief tagline in the starting page of your web site and your company logo. Highlight the benefits and advantages of your products on the starting page. But don’t dump all the information on it so …

Six Basic Reasons Why Visitors Stay On Your Web Site Read More »

Posted on 28. Oct, 2005 in Making Money You’ve likely heard of the movie, Jerry Maguire, with its famous line, “You had me at hello.” Jerry Maguire was luckier than web sites we find in search engines. Many web sites don’t attract user devotion at the first word, let alone after scanning the home page. …

You Had Me At the Search Engine Read More »

Posted on 27. Oct, 2005 in Uncategorized “The quickest way to wealth That I’ve found to be true; Is to stick out your chest, Give your best And do what others don’t like to do!” -Primm It’s been said the difference between the “haves” and the “have-nots” – can be traced back to the people …

Get Rich Doing What Others Don’t! Read More »

Posted on 26. Oct, 2005 in Making Money As noted in my previous two columns, the Internet is in the midst of another technological revolution, the effect of which will change the ways we will access information and entertainment. Innovation on many core technologies has changed the online marketing environment and the ways commercial information …

Paid Contextual Advertising Driving Search Towards Personalization Read More »

Posted on 25. Oct, 2005 in Online Advertising My first real foray into Internet Marketing was a Pay Per Click ad campaign. I really had no idea what I was getting myself into and the results were predictable. I soon had a mountain of debt with little in the way of results to show for …

The Pay Per Click Mistakes Of A New Marketer Read More »

Posted on 24. Oct, 2005 in Uncategorized Every day I rely on several tools to help me save time by doing the job right and protecting what I do. I would like to share what works for me. 1. Email via Eudora http://www.Eudora.com Eudora is a real easy email program to use and handles filters …

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2005 in Making Money For many, the idea of optimizing a website for top search engine placement means entering some META tags, maybe titling the page appropriately, and then you’re done. A long time ago, in an SEO galaxy far FAR away, this tactic worked. Unfortunately for those optimizing their websites, …

Link Building for Top Search Engine Placement Read More »

Posted on 22. Oct, 2005 in Making Money Do you want more search engine traffic? Are you having trouble getting it? You’re not alone. You could have the most highly optimized web site possible and still fail to achieve a top ten, or for that matter, even a top 20 ranking in an engine like …

The Ugly Truth about Search Engines Read More »