Archive for November, 2007

How to Create Search Engine Friendly Title and META Tags (Part 1)

This is a featured article
In this article, I’m going to show you step-by-step how to create search engine
optimized Titles and META Tags.
The TITLE Element
TITLE elements, (commonly called TITLE Tags), are one of the most important
factors that search engines “look” at when it comes to determining the relevancy
of a web page against a search query. In [...]

There’s good money to be made from “Expired Domains”

Everyday, nearly 25,000 domain names become free to register. In fact, tucked
away in the far corners of the web lies a hidden and virtually untapped goldmine
of over 1,203,071 unclaimed, expired and soon-to-expire domain names…
…Just waiting to be taken!
Definition:
“An expired domain is one that was registered before but wasn’t paid
for in time for the renewal date. [...]

Email Marketing is still the No. 1 Marketing Tactic in terms of ROI

Feeling frustrated about your e-mail marketing campaigns that produce very
disappointing results? Contemplating to say “good-bye” to email marketing?
Think again…
According to MarketingSherpa study of ROI for Select Marketing Tactics published in Oct 2007:
Email Marketing is still the No. 1 Marketing Tactic in terms of ROI!
Despite the decrease in popularity over the past 18 months, email marketing [...]

Private: The Big Google PageRank Slap - Perception Is Everything

This is a very informative article published in the NOV. 21, ISSUE #1022 of Site Pro News.
It’s worth reading and I wanted to publish it here to share with my friends
and readers. However, on second thought I decided not to do so as I’m
concerned about the ‘copy-right’ issue.
Please read it from The Site Pro News [...]

The Importance of using Landing Pages in Affiliate Marketing

Landing pages are simply web pages where visitors are directed to whenever they
click a result in a web search or whenever they click an advertisement.
For affiliate marketing, a landing page is the web page where you, as a merchant,
would want your potential customer to be directed after clicking your ad on your
affiliate’s website. Landing [...]

Generate Targeted Traffic Using Paid E-Zine Advertising

With email response rates at absurdly low percentages and with the average quality
of e-zines, will it be worthwhile to advertise your products or services in an
e-zine?
Using paid e-zine advertising to generate targeted traffic is a waste of time,
isn’t it? can it work?
Yes, it can still work, but…
Be sure to select/purchase advertising in good e-zines ONLY! [...]

Drive Targeted Traffic into Your Sites Using Blogs

One of the most effective methods for driving traffic to your sites is to use
either a site blog or a small network of blogs. Blogs are superior to regular
website pages when generating traffic for a number of reasons:
1. Blogs are superior to normal site pages is that they are extremely easy
to update. All you [...]

eBay Selling Tips: Learn how to size up your competition

One of the first things I was taught in my early days was to keep close tabs
on my market to ensure that I was always meeting my needs. I was also taught
the importance of keeping my competition closely watched to make sure they
didn’t get the edge over me.
While monitoring my competition, I ask myself these [...]

How to grab shoppers’ attention with your eBay Auction Listings

Everyday millions of people browse the eBay Online Marketplace looking for
the best deals. The average visitor spends as much as two hours shopping
eBay each time they visit. Imagine the amount of $$$ changing hands!
You certainly have every opportunity to grab your share of the business but
there are certain challenges for you too!
That means, if you [...]

How to create an Effective eBay Auction Listing to Generate Maximum Sales

Fact: More than 50% of ALL eBay auctions never get a single bid!
Which implies that over half of all auctions on eBay are completely ignored,
without a single person placing a bid.
The # 1 reason being: Sellers, especially newbies, are NOT actively selling
their products–Most newbies who are just starting out on eBay make one
common but costly [...]

A Beginner’s Guide To Start An Online Business With eBay Marketplace

eBay Background information and facts
Founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995, eBay is a global online marketplace
where anyone can trade practically anything.
eBay has a global presence in 37 markets, including the U.S.
eBay has 233 million registered users worldwide.
At the end of March 2007, eBay hosted approximately 632,000 stores
worldwide of which approximately 57% of stores were hosted [...]

A step-by-step plan to bid and sell at eBay during this busy holiday season

At IMC, here’s where we pull together all the new strategies our Advanced
eBay Mentors have been testing — plus a few “evergreens” — so you can take
full advantage of the surge of Christmas shoppers who are already hitting
eBay’s virtual shelves.
First we’ll zero in on popular, in-demand items. Then we’ll show you some
great ways to promote [...]