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on their websites. The traffic from these free articles will come from your byline. The `byline' is the short paragraph that goes at the bottom of each article and describes who the author is and what they do. The good thing about writing this type of content is that it establishes you as the ex...

Are you using these three little known ways to find link partners? If not you should be. Since decent link popularity is a must if you want to rank well and get more traffic. Not to mention sporting links from quality sites will not only juice your traffic but can boost your Page Rank (PR) ...

Want to increase your affiliate link click-through rates and profits? Then you'll need to learn how to master your domain. One of my favorite episodes of Seinfeld was the "master of your domain" show where the gang bet each other as to who could hold out the longest without giving in to self g...

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...

Did you know that over 580 million people worldwide now have access to the Internet? That's a lot of potential customers, yet most webmasters still have trouble even getting a few hundred visitors a month. Do you want to know a few secrets that will explode your Internet business into the str...

There are probably two main ways you currently update your site. The first, and most important, is adding new content. Whether you are updating a calendar, adding a new page, or putting in a photo of a new product, you are enhancing the value of your site for your visitors. The second, and mo...

A Brief Introduction To Link Popularity As webmasters research various ways to get more traffic to their site one method that is gaining more and more publicity is Link Popularity. Link Popularity is the number of links that point to your website as measured by the search engines. In theory if y...

The month-old brouhaha over Google's 'changed algorithm', the 'Florida Update', hasn't yet ebbed. With the dawn of new year, the spectre of many 'renowned' websites loosing business looms large. Indeed, for many, Google was the lifeline. And now that comfort is gone. In the ensuing melee, many op...

From the obvious to the "Hey-I-never-thought-of-that-great-idea- before", here are 10 of the top 52 tips on how to optimize your website for its turbo-charge rocket ride up the search engine rankings. Deep linking. Make sure you have links coming in to as many pages as possible. What does it ...

It was bound to reach this point, and now I've firmly put my foot down as of this past week and have begun to tell all potential future link partners I won't "swap links." I will link, but I will not "swap links" with anyone now. I require content in the form of articles, press releases and n...

One of the most common needs of online business owners is traffic. Without traffic, your web site barely exists, and is unlikely to make any profit whatsoever. With traffic, you stand a much greater chance of success - but not just any traffic. As the owner of a network of web sites receiving...

If you're just beginning to try your hand with the pay-per-click engines, one thing you need to know is the importance of setting up tracking URL’s so you're better able to track click-throughs and sales. Why go to the trouble? Because if you don't set up some sort of tracking system, you'll ...

1. Start a content driven site. Slashdot, Ars Technica, and PlanetSourceCode are all great examples of sites that do not explicitly sell products or services, but make money anyway. They are all about a certain subject that the authors are familiar with. The authors, although they might not g...

Does your website make you money? My website does. I've built several successful websites, actually, and this 2-part article shows the steps I take when creating a profitable website. I can't guarantee *your* success, obviously, but the article's based on the checklist I use to create my...

In-bound links from other web sites to yours provide two avenues to success for your site. First, the number of quality in-bound links pointing to your web site are a major factor that the search engines (including Google) use to rank web pages in their databases. Lots of high-quality in-boun...

If you are like me, you created web site metatags with the help of your Web master. Maybe like me, you didn't spend time or money submitting to search engines because you weren't techie enough. Now you can optimize your search engine placement these 5 easy, non-techie ways. My Web site is now ...

One of the ways to boost traffic to your Web site is by purchasing keywords from one of the pay-per-click search engines or directories. But with literally hundreds of choices, how do you pick the pay- per-click engine with the best visibility that has the potential of giving you a higher ret...

Are you ready for a web site? Not sure what to look for? Use this article to help you determine the best hosting company for your site. Growth Is this a company you can grow with vs. having to change companies when you outgrow the service? Customer Service Many people start with a lost co...

Ever since Google began placing importance on its Page Rank system, website owners have been scrambling to get incoming links to their websites, usually through the means of trading links. Incoming links are important in the Page Rank system, because they are seen as "votes" for your site, and t...

Some words about Internet marketing... It doesn't stop with search engines. As a matter of fact, search engines may be the vehicle that brings the least amount of traffic to any given site. An increasing number of people are frustrated with search engines. For one thing, finding the correct ...