Posted by admin on Apr 12, 2010 in
marketing
Not two weeks ago I had a chat with someone (an SEO) about some online media buying and although the figures made an infinite amount of sense (6 figure monthly page views – prime location banner purchase for less than £90 per month!), he said, “but there is no SEO value from the banner link” (it was JavaScript)! Astonished, I spent the next hour arguing the case for buying the coverage, but it would seem that the majority of SEOs just don’t see the value of applying traditional marketing techniques to the web – they just don’t “fit” into the SEO mindset.
What is really bizarre though is that while the optimisation industry doesn’t see the value in some less search engine focused marketing techniques, they will pay a veritable fortune for paid links. The likes of ReviewMe (http://www.reviewme.com) change up to $250 for a single “review” (which is SEO speak for a plain text link not so subtly hidden in a purpose written article). One text link. One! Not just that, but a single text link on a new page that has no PR (and will maybe only will ever receive minimal PR filtered through from other page links)!
For that $250 (around £150) there are so many different options you could aim for. While a lot won’t have any direct SEO benefit, we still need to consider traffic and branding benefits.
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Tags: Algorithms, business, Engine, Internet, Just, marketing, Search
Posted by admin on Mar 21, 2010 in
Business Online
Many have started a legitimate work from home business online due to its flexible working hours and high earning possibilities. Well, they would get all excited, register a domain name for their new found online business and sign up with a hosting company. The next step would be to make money by generating sales. You can do this by driving traffic to your site. More traffic equals to more sales, that’s the general rule. In this article I will be touching on the importance of article marketing and how to utilize it to boost your ranking in the search engines.
There are basically three ways of driving traffic with article marketing. One way is, you write interesting articles on popular topics and persuade readers to visit your site and find out more information through your author biography. This is the direct traffic driving method, because you will get a direct response from the readers to visit your site. The effectiveness of this method would very much depend on the online business niche that you are targeting and how big your market share is.
The other method would be to write articles on the keywords or keyword phrases that your site is optimized with. Now, this helps in boosting your ranking in the search engines. This is what I call the indirect traffic driving method, because you will only see the results after 3 or 6 months down the road of constant article writing and submissions. The best part is, once your site is placed in the first page of search engines like Google, Yahoo or MSN, you will get an avalanche of traffic for free. Needless to say, this is the best means of traffic online business owners can hope for. Let me elaborate more on this. Read more... (526 words, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)
Tags: Article, business, From, Home, Legitimate, marketing, Online, Promote, Through, Work
Posted by admin on Jan 25, 2010 in
Business Online How to start a free internet business online!
There are 2 types of sites that you can create to make money online.
1. Content Site.
2. Minisite.
Some gurus will recommend you to go through the route of a content site while others will sing the praises of a minisite.
You need to realize that these gurus recommend that you create a minisite or a content site based on their experience with the system they have chosen to make money online.
You have to test what works best for you and then make your decision as to which system you want to go with the content site or a minisite route.
Starting a free internet business online is easy once you know how to get around creating your own profitable empire.
If you are a newbie let me give you some suggestions. Before that let me tell you what is a content site and what is a minisite.
1. Content Site – This is a site which is filled up with HUGE content that might go to hundreds and in some cases thousands of pages focussed in a particular niche.
The main purpose for which these content sites are created is to drive traffic from search engines as they love sites with huge content focussed in a particular niche.
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Tags: business, Content, Expert, Free, Internet, Minisite, Online, Site, Start
Posted by admin on Jan 24, 2010 in
Business Online Home business online is becoming quite a popular way to earn an income. Making money from home is not as hard as most people believe it is simply done by finding a market that is hungry for a product or service that you can provide. The first part for making money online or to make money from home is passion. To be successful on an online home business you need to come up with the right home based business idea that not only suits your personal financial needs but is also something that you would enjoy and have a passion for doing. One of the most enjoyable ways to make money from home is to profit from your hobbies and interests. Affiliate marketing can make you a very good income without having to create your own product and mess with all the other stuff that comes along with creating your own product. Read more... (608 words, estimated 2:26 mins reading time)
Tags: business, High, Home, Income, Online
Posted by admin on Jan 22, 2010 in
Business Online It is without a doubt that one of the first things to consider when you start out on a legitimate home business online is getting a professional and reliable web hosting service. Many people don’t do research and end up simply picking the cheapest one they can find in the market. This is very risky thing to do. The lively hood of your online business depends on a good and reliable web hosting service. You do not want potential customers clicking on your site’s url only to find a blank page.
The above is one of many important factors to consider when choosing a web hosting company. You want your website to show each time traffic come clicking on your site’s url right? Always go for good, reliable hosting with a prompt support team. Don’t settle for free hosting if your are really serious about building your business for the long-term. Free hosting makes use of your website for promotional purposes.
I have outlined a simple guide to choosing the right hosting here. Factors you should pay attention to when deciding on one.
The space that you get with the hosting. Do not settle for anything less than 1000MB. You will use it up quite quickly once you start uploading images, banners and article writing. You can host your free wordpress blog with your hosting and that will certainly take up a considerable amount of space too when you start blogging. Go for big when it comes to space availability for your legitimate home business online website. Read more... (499 words, estimated 1:60 mins reading time)
Tags: business, GETTING, Home, Hosting, Legitimate, Online, Right, Website