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I frequent a number of search engine optimization forums on a daily basis and the one thing I see more of than anything else are optimizers who will quickly tell you that this method is evil, or that method is spam, or this other method is cross- linking. The search engines each have their ow...

Writing for your web site is not the same as offline writing. The fonts used for print media are different than web fonts. This is because it's harder to read text on a computer screen and visitors tend to scan your web pages rather than read them word for word. When deciding on what web font to...

Defining Meta Tags is much easier than explaining how they are used, and by which engines. The reason is very few engines clearly lay out what they do and do not look at, and how much emphasis they put on any one factor. So, we'll start with the easy part Meta Tags are lines of HTML code embed...

Designing a professional looking web site involves much more than simply displaying text between your body tags. In order to organize your page, you must use tables. A table is an HTML element, also referred to as a "tag," and is used to display your web page content in an organized fashion....

In order to succeed online you need to develop a great product, write a website that sells, and attract targeted traffic to your site. If you don't have one find a great product. The best type of product is one that is consumable and in demand. If the product is good customers will repeat the...

What makes a good domain name? Well, it's a subjective issue, of course, but here are ten tips to point you in the right direction. 1. Good domain names are easily memorable and easily typed. Generally this means keeping them short. 2. Hyphens should be avoided if possible. When I chose ...

Pay-per-click (PPC) search engines are a highly effective and inexpensive way to attract targeted traffic to your web site. With the most popular PPC search engines (www.overture.com and www.adwords.google.com) you can often buy this search engine traffic for 10 cents or 5 cents per click. It is...

Choosing a domain name can be daunting. Research the subject (after all, you're the type of marketer who researches, right?) and you'll be hit with a landslide of opinions, most contradictory. There are, however, two points that everyone agrees on: Pick your domain before you launch your busi...

In part1 of this article I covered defining the purpose of your website and planning it on paper. In this second part I will cover designing the page elements of your site. The look and feel of a site is very important, and it must convey what your site is about. A site for an artist would ...

Any new website venture online will include a domain name. Sometimes the domain is purchased from a domain broker - someone who specializes in reselling domain names. The majority of the time, however, it will be registered through a domain registrar. No matter how it is purchased, in all cases,...

A completed website that is listed in search engines, hosted on a reliable server, and ready for action is a great thing. It holds nothing but promise and potential for greatness. I remember looking at the first version of auctiontrainer.com with pride. Eventually, however, that pride turned t...

Are you having difficulties in selecting an internet affiliate program to join and promote? Too many opportunities to sort through? Uncertain of your next step? Guess what – you are not alone. Join the crowd! You will probably find the road full of potholes in your research, review and selection...

The Internet is a relatively new medium. What works for you in your printed offline brochures and advertising materials may or may not work on your web page. If you have already invested either time or money or both in your website you should carefully scrutinize the written words on your pages ...

What every small business operator always lacks is time. Sometimes lack of time leads to inefficiency, what in its turn, leads to business failure even if you have plenty of financial resources. That is why there are so many programs designed to automate every business step starting from sign...

Who is more important to you as a webmaster: the visitor or the search engine? Needless traffic may be important to websites that seek advertising revenue (well, they too need targeted traffic) but you need traffic that caters to your requirement. So for a successful website, both are import...

A Pay-Per-Click search engine (also called Pay-Per-Ranking engine) allows you to place your site at the top of their results almost immediately. This comes at a price, though. The idea is pretty simple. You put in a "bid" for how much you're willing to pay per click-through on certain keywords...

You know that getting a high page ranking in one of the top search engines should be the first priority of your marketing plan. Although not as significant as they once were, meta tags are still an important aspect of search engine optimization. This article discusses ways that you should u...

SEO or search engine optimization strategy now becomes widely popular among online business operators. Nothing strange about it as it allows to substantially increase your gross income, as a result of growing traffic or visitors flow. That is why one point should be stressed out - your busine...

Submitting your website to the Search Engines today may seem like a futile task or at very least, a complete waste of time. When you consider that there are millions of websites that could be listed just for the word FREE, it hardly seems worth the effort. Most websites today compete heavily ...

Hosting of web sites has essentially become a commodity. There is very little distinguishing one hosting company from the next. Core plans and features are the same and price is no longer a true determining feature. In fact, choosing a host based on the cheapest price can be more expensive in t...