While you may have heard of a controversial new program called Site Match, which is being run by the Yahoo/Overture team, what you probably don't know is what this program is really all about. Site Match is a program created to get your site into the Yahoo database (formerly the Inktomi ...

Want to know what the worst thing to say on a homepage is "Welcome to our homepage." And yet, time after time, we all come across such homepages on the Internet. The reason that this is such a poor opening gambit is the fact that the visitor already knows he / she is looking at your ho ...

Content is undoubtedly the most important element of a website. It is the defining factor for a website, that which catches the interest of your visitors and keeps them hooked to your site. Unless what you say holds the attention and interest of the visitors to your site, the rate at whi ...

People often come to me in a state of crisis and say their website isn't working. Usually they're in a cold sweat: "Mike, give me some practical things I can do to get more sales from my website!" You want practical advice Stop treating your website like an object in your business and ...

Do you have problems finding ideas for articles and speeches I know have had at times, and others tell me the same thing. At my Toastmasters club, for example, I've often heard members say they have difficulty finding topics for speeches. But, I've learned, like others who write and ...

***1. FIRST PROMOTIONAL METHOD: Write ezine articles and submit to ezine publishers- Writing ezine articles is one of the three best promotional methods that I'd ever know. (search engines and free ebooks are other two in my experience). Ofcourse your results may be different. Col ...

This article may come as a surprise to you. Especially since it is written by a web designer. Let me explain...... Rescue Your Web Site from Boring Words and Poor Design. The difference between a successful website design and a site that brings in zero or very little business is not ...

Newsletter advertising has been getting a bad rap lately. Around every corner you can find someone complaining about how it doesnt work. But when you ask them if theyve tried it, most say no. The others who have, had NO idea what they were doing. Today were going to talk about exactly ...

Have you ever thought about the real stories behind all the websites on the Internet There are over 10 million sites out there and a human being with some hope or dream driving the process constructed each one. Too much of our modern world is presented to us in a barrage of superficial p ...

Often times when people start an internet business they don't have a clue how to go about their marketing campaign. They end up posting ads aimlessly to places that do nothing but send them spam and waste time and money. Then, after a couple weeks without results, they give up. It almost ...

We will start with the best, than make our way to the bottom of the list. This article will give you a good ideal where the best ways to promote your site! 1) Exchange links, trade link, swap links, I think you got it now! When you start a site you should exchange many as possable links ...

This article is very important. In fact, the chances are it will give you more sales from your website. Now I'm not suggesting you're low on sales but we could all do with more sales right I first started using this word on my website about a year ago. Using the word changed the wh ...

In the world of Internet Marketing, and Web site promotion, nothing changes faster than the parameters that rule good Search Engine rankings and placement. This has led to a developed new science in the last few years, SEM (Search Engine Marketing). This new science, SEM, has been a boo ...

About 80% of website traffic comes through search engines. And research shows, if youre not on the first 2 pages, most people wont find you. This article isnt about how to achieve a high ranking. That topic has been done to death over the past few months. We all know the basics now Sub ...

As websites and electronic commerce are becoming more and more common, business owners and marketing managers are realising that quality web copy is every bit as important as impressive design. And with the ever increasing importance of search engine presence, the role of web copy has ne ...

The big thing these days is your ability to capture the market. So how do you do that Do you... 1) Use spam tactics 2) Have a massive banner campaign 3) Spends lots of money of PPC Advertising 4) Build a huge web site 5) Link to everyone in the world or do you... 6) Own a network of mor ...

When it comes to designing your site, there are 2 ways you can ultimately go. a) Designing for yourself and no one else, b) Designing to fit web marketing and customer attracting methods. Here are the top 10 issues you should always consider: 1) Flash vs. HTML vs. ASP vs. PHP: The type o ...

If you want to make big money on the web, you need to have your own product. A lot of people would like to have their own product, but they lack either, the expertise and/or have no idea how or where to begin. Before you even think about creating a product, you need to research and make ...

Now that your site is built properly, it is time to submit it to be indexed. One common approach is the use of automated submission software, which is not a good idea and instead I suggest performing manual submissions. Below are links to the major search engines that you should submit t ...

For anyone wanting to do a bit of their own Search Engine Optimisation, there is an abundance of free online SEO tools available on the internet. Most of them provide some pretty impressive statistics and information to help you optimise your website, analyse search engine positions, res ...