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Hi There are lessons we have learned while doing internet marketing. Which lessons have you learned? I have learned: 1. NOT to create a website on Flash, especially the home page. 2. Becareful where you submit your links. 3. You can create the best website but if you dont plug …

Alright this is my question , If you start your forum on a host such as forumotion is it worth it in the long haul? I know you could still get money off of ads and such .. that seem like a win/win.. But then again the server isn't garuanteed …

I am trying to sell my software to business - my target consumer being CIOs, IT managers, CSO. Does someone know where it would be best to advertise my products to reach this target audience. i did contact ome tech sites but their advertising rates are very high- minimum being …

At NeoBux you get paid just by browsing our sponsor's ads. Unlike many other PTC sites, our goal is to innovate and reach the needs of our users as well as our advertisers. Our site is completely designed from scratch because, as users of other PTC sites we were sure …

hi any one can give me a source to get a ecommerce and hosting packages in a economical prices, i will be thnakful to you all thanx

I was just reading a report of a speech given at SMX Advanced in Seattle where the speaker, Matt Cutts, stated that NoFollow links no longer conserve page rank but that they in some cases the evaporate it. The example given was as follows. You have Pagerank of 10 and …

I decided to challenge myself and use Bing for a week. I encourage you to use Bing for a few days and report your experiences on this thread. I sure will. If you already have been using Bing, what are your experiences.

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Just copy and paste this list and then replace mywebsite.com with the domain you want to use to get listed. 1- [url]http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.mywebsite.com[/url] 2- [url]http://www.statbrain.com/www.mywebsite.com[/url] 3- [url]http://www.builtwith.com/?mywebsite.com[/url] 4- [url]http://snapshot.compete.com/mywebsite.com[/url] 5- [url]http://www.aboutus.org/mywebsite.com[/url] 6- [url]http://www.quantcast.com/mywebsite.com[/url] 7- [url]http://www.cubestat.com/www.mywebsite.com[/url] 8- [url]http://whois.tools4noobs.com/info/mywebsite.com[/url] 9- [url]http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mywebsite.com[/url] 10- [url]http://www.alexa.com/data/details/?url=mywebsite.com[/url] 11- [url]http://www.siteadvisor.cn/sites/mywebsite.com/summary/[/url] 12- [url]http://whois.domaintools.com/mywebsite.com[/url] 13- [url]http://www.aboutdomain.org/backlinks/mywebsite.com/[/url] 14- [url]http://www.whoisya.com/mywebsite.com[/url] 15- [url]http://www.who.is/whois-com/mywebsite.com[/url] …

Hi I betcha not everyone on this board is an Affiliate Marketer. I know I have heard of it and know of it but dont know much more beyond it is commission based. So for the experts out there on Affiliate Marketing, what advice do you have for someone who …

[B]Advertisement few Key points for Websites[/B] Advertisement main points There are five simple steps to make more traffic on your website. 1. Make website SEO based and try to get high rank. 2. Purchase Advertisement package from big companies like yahoo, adwords. 3. Post your articles to directories about your …

Hello there SEO poeple, What is the best technique to become an effective and efficient SEO consultant?

Hello Everyone, I am a new member here searching for some input on my new marketplace. Currently we just launched and have around 50 members from our notification list that we setup during pre-launch. The problem we see with a marketplace is that we have to attract buyers and sellers, …

How often to you optimize your website to increase natural search visitors? Do you do it on an ad-hoc basis or consistently every week or quarter?

Blogging and even Vlogging has helped increase business leads and sales. Gary V with his Wine Library has helped make him into a e-wine superstar and generated millions of sales annually. I have seen blogs come and go. Reason being - it takes time to make it grow, not only …

Hi there, Are there sites in the US/ UK who are looking to monetize their Asian eyeballs better? Thanks, Preethi

Hi Have you submitted to link directories. If so, what has been your experience? Most best practices guidebooks advise against it.

Google has added a new function to the Google Maps app. It is called 'What's Here' and it when you search on a specific location and right click the map the menu allows you to select What's Here and then shows you various business in the area. Does anyone think …

Last night, I passed by a new bar. This bar was packed. I just happened to make conversation with the owner of the new bar who said that night was the grand opening and he invited all the food and wine bloggers in the NYC area. His tactic was a …

My PR just increased yesterday from PR 1 to PR 2. Lately I have been doing a lot of Social Bookmarking, which I am thinking was a factoring in raising my PR. New Goal = PR 3 by the end of the summer. :)

I would like to suggest developing a list of web destinations that allow you to publish your white papers for free to generate more B2B leads. What sites are you aware of besides Find White Papers KnowledgeStorm IT Papers Web Buyers Guide TechTarget Bitpipe Tradepub (actually some might not even …

GPI launches New Global Search Engine giving users 3x the search: by language, by country, and by search engine! WASHINGTON, DC, - April 21, 2009: Globalization Partners International (GPI), a provider of website, software and documentation translation services in over 100 languages, announced today that it has launched a new …

does anyone here with a good site wants to do link exchange with me? plz i really need more members:):cheesy:

Please share your experience with PURLs comparing to traditional email marketing. - What is the difference in your response rate? - What service provider and technology have proven to be the most cost-effective for you? - Is there companies who do it all - own opt-in lists, technology and do …

Hello Friends, I have changed on my sites to do friendly URLs and I am not sure if they help to get more indexed on SeO or not. Do you use search engine friendly URLs for your sites? What is the results? Please share you advice. No advice is stupid. …

I was wondering what your thoughts were about buying text links. Where is the best place to buy text links? Has anyone had any experience buying permanent text links? I'm actually more in favor of gaining links through article marketing, quality directories, and joint ventures but I'm always willing to …

Can someone please recommend an ad network that we can use for a green site. We would like to display all green and ethically responsible ads. Thanks

Get Indexed on Yahoo & MSN Easier Than Google? Hello, I read some posts from this forum that webmasters get indexed on Yahoo and MSN easily, and hardly on Google. I do not know why my sites do not get indexed on Yahoo and MSN as easy as on Google. …

Hello All, [U][I]I have my Robots.txt as[/I][/U] [CODE]User-agent: * Allow: / [/CODE] and used the "[B]Robots Meta Configuration[/B]" Plugin with settings as shown in the Attachment Then I ran the Tool to check my Robots.txt Syntax using some Robots.txt tool validator ( [url]http://tool.motoricerca.info/robots-checker.phtml[/url] ). I got Errors. Could you please …

Hello frnds.. ecommerce website development is related to online shopping using credit card and debit card via through internet. you can sale your items using this technique ..for this proces you need website for your company....

[B]I am trying to create a link between two of my clients websites but they don’t want them to be visible on either website. Is there a way I can do this but still have google recognise it as a link? Also When we have videos on our website from …

So I ran some reports and found that I'm losing about 10-12% of my ad impressions from Tier to Tier down the Daisy-Chain. For example if my top-tier network reports that it could not fill 500,000 ad impressions, my tier 2 should see 500,000 impressions but instead is only seeing …

In regards to SEO, I think of the following metrics: 1. # of results per search engine in English 2. differences in # of results among various related keywords 3. different categories represented. 4. Where does your company fall under the first page, second page, and even third page or …

One of my clients has asked me to set up two blogs, using WordPress, to discuss two vertical markets that the company has expertise in. As WordPress allows you to add pages to the blog that are more like standard webpages, he is planning on using the two blog sites …

Hi It seems that the trend is that SEO techniques have Google in mind. But what about optimizing for the other search engines like Bing and Yahoo?

All my backlinks in MSN are gone, is it because of the new search engine called "Bing"? Did microsoft change their algorithm?

I just read a blog entry where the blogger attempts to make the case that Big Business (he refers to corporate world) does not engage in web 2.0 for a variety of reasons. I find the whole blog to be slightly suspect and I will explain why. First, he compares …

One aspect of search engines that worry me is the privacy aspect. Search engines use this information for their behavioral targeting. Look at the grid on the cnet page. [URL="http://news.cnet.com/2100-1029_3-6202068.html"]http://news.cnet.com/2100-1029_3-6202068.html[/URL] So has this issue of privacy ever impacted you on which search engine you will use?

I freely admit, as my screen name points out, to being a marketer more than I am an SEOer. I began educating myself on SEO for two reasons. The first being that one can never have enough knowledge so that they can make themselves as valuable as possible to their …

AdSense now has some official competition. It was awhile ago when Yahoo! bought out Overture, formerly Goto. Now, Overture is going through yet another name change ... to take on the full Yahoo! branding. At the same time, Yahoo! has publically announced a new program for publishers, similar to AdSense. …

Hey everyone, I finished my site several weeks ago and I also made an affiliate program to go along with it because I figured it would help if other people were basically doing the advertising for me. The problem is that nobody has signed up for the program yet. I …

Hello, I am currently launching a design crowdsourcing site. I would like to promote this site with an affiliate network. I had a look at the major players like cj but they all want an incredible high set up fee. Clixgalore is quite cheap but has an awfull reputation around …

Looking for a cheaper solution to your advertising woes? Consider using Desktop Ad Impressions. What are they? Basically when someone uses their toolbar to do a search for say a flat screen tv your actual website will appear in a minimized window. this is an opt-in option built into new …

Another great way of generating quality traffic to your site is through Images that stand out and work online or off-line. The Image has to be interesting enough to catch someone who's not focused on it at the time. Your Image would have your website embedded so the viewers of …

While at InternetWeekNY last week it was said that banner advertising is a dead issue and that studies show more than 50% of the people who go on-line experience 'banner blindness'. But today I am looking at the results of the Search Engine Marketing and Online Display Advertising Integration Study …

What are the best sales strategies? Through which i can promote my website in short period of time.

What is the best way to learn about affiliate marketing for a newbie? Can you please recommend resources. Thanks!

I have been working on a new video website called <snip URL>and was wondering what the best way to advertise for this video website is. I have been posting on different forums and am listing the website on different search engines. I am also going to link exchange when I …

Pay Per Click Vs. Desktop Ad Impressions The bell rings and pay per click steps into the ring, his opponent? Desktop Ad Impressions. The old champ finally has an opponent worthy of a dual for the belt. Pay Per Click advertising has been the choice of many start-ups and mega …

Hi, I have separated my "Search Only" and "Content Only" campaigns. and, I bid "much" lower on my "Content Only" campaigns (which have my company name in the title) reletive to my "search only" campaigns. If I bid lower on 'Content Only' it is a pretty good deal. I get …