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When tracking how well you’re doing against competitors in Google are you winning, losing or just holding your own? Don’t know? Doesn’t surprise me. Most have no clue if they’re winning the Google rankings battle much less the war. Which is a shame since keeping score is so simple. Here’s a...

When you design a website how do you start ? Do you start with the banner graphics at the top, or the order page or maybe the sales letter ? All of those are areas that have to be created but they're really not the place to start. The place to start is by answering one simple question abo...

tion to this, I purchased "dotcom- it.com" as an alternate domain and use that when giving out the URL on the phone or in situations where I can't hand someone a business card with my URL printed on it. If your business name, as an example, is "Widgets, Inc.," however, you'll have a hard time...

Dynamic content is delivered to the Web browser in a different form than it exists on the server, while static content is stored on the Web server in the same format that is delivered to the Web browser. Dynamic site pages are generated from a database ³on the fly² as users request them. You c...

You spent a ton of time getting your website just right for Google. And now your site has sunk to the very bottom of the results for several key phrases. Your traffic has plunged, and, worse, so have your profits. Sure, you know now you shouldn't have relied so heavily on one source of websit...

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 ...

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 ...

Website owners: do you know how many links are out there on the Internet, pointing back to your site? If you're interested in getting free search engine placement for your site, you ought to know. An easy way to find out is to download the Alexa toolbar from http://www.alexa.com. One of it...

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) ...

Using PPCs (pay-per-click engines) to get visitors to your web site can be a very effective way to drive traffic to your web site and increase your profits. If you do it right, the profits you receive will far out-weigh the costs. But if you do it wrong, you can end up spending a lot of mone...

Getting listed in search engines can be a lot of work. "Free" submission tools are worth about what you pay for them and, worse, can be detrimental to your efforts. Yet you don't have the time to do it yourself by hand. What do you do? You hire a professional. A professional search engine m...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

A good looking and user friendly website is an extremely important asset to your success on the Internet. However without traffic, even a well designed site will not produce results for you. The best websites are those that are both attractive and easy to use by your human users, and at the same...

Advantages to Working with the Pay Engines The pay engines offer many advantages to Web site owners, including: 1. If you have a brand new site with little or no visibility and no link popularity, the pay engines are certainly a way to get started fast while you wait for your standard searc...

An ongoing challenge for webmasters today is to provide fresh content that gives visitors a reason to return to their site. Unless you have a full-time staff dedicated to creating regular content, the time involved can be crippling. Wouldn't it be great if someone else would write timely, rel...

No matter if you call it "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary," RSS is definitely all the rage right now online. With email filtering, IP blocking and the newest "Can Spam Act," everyone's scampering for a better way to get their messages across to their subscribers. With RSS, t...