Small Business Resource » Google http://freesmallbusinessresource.com Manage your business more efficiently! Tue, 22 May 2012 12:13:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How to make money on the internet http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/how-to-make-money-on-the-internet/ http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/how-to-make-money-on-the-internet/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 06:07:58 +0000 admin http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/how-to-make-money-on-the-internet/ With the advent of university top-up fees, student life doesn’t come cheap for today’s overworked undergraduates. But the power of the internet offers up a number of ingenious ways to generate some extra beer money from the comfort of your own home. Here are ten of the best.

1. Social networking

It might seem like nothing more than a pipe dream but making money as you trawl through profiles of friends, prospective and ex boyfriends and girlfriends is actually a reality. Yuwie, an upstart social networking enterprise, offers to pay its users as they increase the page impressions of their public profiles, upload photos to share and refer others to join in the fun. All of this is achieved by a proportionate payment structure that sees around half of the website’s advertising revenue – its chief source of income - distributed directly to its user base.

Admittedly it’s still early days but with around half a million registrations to date and no shortage of testimonials, Yuwie looks like the real deal.


2. Blogging

There are two ways to make cash through blogging: either by earning commission from advertising banners placed alongside a blog of your own or by engaging in the (slightly dubious) practice of “sponsored” blogging. An array of third party tools is available in the case of the former option; Google’s AdSense remains one of the more popular solutions. Just establish yourself a decent blog, configure the ads and see what happens. Sponsored blogging on the other hand is an altogether more calculated affair, with specialists such as Blogitive and PayPerPost providing a platform through which companies essentially contract bloggers to post favourable content about their products in exchange for cash. Unethical, granted, though nonetheless undoubtedly fruitful for those subtle enough to get away with it.

3. Message boards

Every message board - both small-time niche operation and gargantuan general interest community alike - relies on posts from its members in order to sustain user interest. Newly-created forums are particularly dependent on regular contributions in order to encourage conversations and attract the registration of new members. This, of course, is where you come in. In exchange for a nominal fee of anywhere between £0.01 and £0.10 per post, message board administrators frequently advertise externally for “ringers” to sign up to their endeavours and get the ball rolling. Popular recruiting grounds include webmaster-talk and Digital Point.

4. Stock photography

If you’ve a keen eye for an impressive frame, or even just some half-decent camera kit at your disposal, selling pictures to any one of the plethora of stock photography agencies scattered across the web represents a sure-fire method of generating an income online. The likes of iStockPhoto and Fotolia offer budding photographers the incentive of earning potentially significant sums for their snaps on a per-download basis in exchange for their other royalty payment rights. Predictably, the most sought-after depictions are of a fairly mundane nature – think three-quarter view angles of pretty women dressed in suits – though equally inevitable is the high demand in some quarters for photographs of an altogether more risqué nature…

5. Surveys

As inglorious a means of making money online as you’re ever likely to find, completing market research surveys for cash is time-consuming, invasive and very, very dull. It also happens to be very effective. Opportunities in this field are virtually endless too, with literally thousands of research groups vying for your time and attention. Perhaps the most well known of these is YouGov, whose methodology involves obtaining responses from an invited group of internet users at prices ranging from £0.50 to £2.00 per survey completed. Registration is free and relatively painless, though if you are planning on going down this route, you would do well to create another email account solely for the purpose of survey completion – your personal details are going to be getting bandied around an awful lot.


6. Games

Believe it or not, it is possible to make money simply by playing computer games. Second Life, one of a range of so-called massively multi-player online games, allows users to both buy in-game currency called Linden dollars (a name derived from its creator, Linden Labs) and later exchange any amount amassed within the game back into real-world funds. Ailin Graef made the headlines in 2006 having claimed that her in-game avatar, Anshe Chung, had generated enough resources to allow her to be classified as a millionaire in reality. Other prospects include Moola, which claims to pay players over five million pounds for the straightforward task of winning thirty of its games in a row. Perhaps tellingly, the grand prize is yet to be claimed.

7. Freelancing

If you have a talent – be it for writing, graphic design or even programming - online freelancing will allow you to exploit it for a handsome profit. Services such as Elance and oDesk advertise outsourced remote working opportunities on behalf of thousands of companies and allow members to sign up to assignments according to their desired criteria. Naturally, there’s a catch - said services also take a cut of up to 15 per cent of your potential earnings. Depending on your skills and availability though, there is a lot of money to be made in this fashion, with the fastest-growing fields - like document translation - paying the best rates.

8. Poker

Likely the most controversial inclusion in this list, the online poker world is awash with sob stories of empty wallets and broken dreams from people of all walks of life who just didn’t know when to quit. If you feel like having a go at making some big bucks through gambling, extreme caution is urged. Quite apart from the fact that players need a fair degree of skill in the game to get anywhere, starting small is crucial – only bet what you can afford to lose with a smile. If you are skilled - and lucky - the potential rewards are vast, with some players regularly earning in excess of £1,000 per day. But, remember, the pitfalls are even greater. Texas Hold ‘Em is by far the most popular variant of the game – get some free practice via MSN Games.

9. Selling

A method as old as the internet itself, hawking wares through virtual auctions and shops provides a quick income boost for many students, enabling unwanted Christmas to be disposed of with ease. The obvious starting points are eBay and Amazon Marketplace , though classifieds websites such as Ad Trader are proving increasingly popular. Those of you looking to secure revenue on a more long-term basis will need to source in-demand products and be able to sell them at a mark-up on the price that you yourself paid. One example is “vintage” clothing – cheap clothes with retro appeal are available in abundance at charity shops and can easily be sold to other fashionable students online at a higher price.

10. Doing something crazy

Most truly spectacular success stories of making money online don’t involve any of the aforementioned routes at all. Instead, they showcase brazen opportunism that flies in the face of all logic and reason. Take Alex Tew’s MillionDollarHomepage from 2005 for instance – a website set up with the sole intention of selling pixels at one US dollar apiece to advertisers in order to fund its proprietor’s university degree. On paper it was a ludicrous concept – of course it was - but a 21 year-old Tew soon found himself a certified millionaire. So too did the founders of Doggles, an internet business devoted to selling goggles… for dogs. The point is that, just as in the “real” world, originality paired with good business acumen may potentially reap far greater rewards than any supposedly tried-and-true method of generating cash that you might care to mention. So be creative.

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]]> With the advent of university top-up fees, student life doesn’t come cheap for today’s overworked undergraduates. But the power of the internet offers up a number of ingenious ways to generate some extra beer money from the comfort of your own home. Here are ten of the best.

1. Social networking

It might seem like nothing more than a pipe dream but making money as you trawl through profiles of friends, prospective and ex boyfriends and girlfriends is actually a reality. Yuwie, an upstart social networking enterprise, offers to pay its users as they increase the page impressions of their public profiles, upload photos to share and refer others to join in the fun. All of this is achieved by a proportionate payment structure that sees around half of the website’s advertising revenue – its chief source of income – distributed directly to its user base.

Admittedly it’s still early days but with around half a million registrations to date and no shortage of testimonials, Yuwie looks like the real deal.

2. Blogging

There are two ways to make cash through blogging: either by earning commission from advertising banners placed alongside a blog of your own or by engaging in the (slightly dubious) practice of “sponsored” blogging. An array of third party tools is available in the case of the former option; Google’s AdSense remains one of the more popular solutions. Just establish yourself a decent blog, configure the ads and see what happens. Sponsored blogging on the other hand is an altogether more calculated affair, with specialists such as Blogitive and PayPerPost providing a platform through which companies essentially contract bloggers to post favourable content about their products in exchange for cash. Unethical, granted, though nonetheless undoubtedly fruitful for those subtle enough to get away with it.

3. Message boards

Every message board – both small-time niche operation and gargantuan general interest community alike – relies on posts from its members in order to sustain user interest. Newly-created forums are particularly dependent on regular contributions in order to encourage conversations and attract the registration of new members. This, of course, is where you come in. In exchange for a nominal fee of anywhere between £0.01 and £0.10 per post, message board administrators frequently advertise externally for “ringers” to sign up to their endeavours and get the ball rolling. Popular recruiting grounds include webmaster-talk and Digital Point.

4. Stock photography

If you’ve a keen eye for an impressive frame, or even just some half-decent camera kit at your disposal, selling pictures to any one of the plethora of stock photography agencies scattered across the web represents a sure-fire method of generating an income online. The likes of iStockPhoto and Fotolia offer budding photographers the incentive of earning potentially significant sums for their snaps on a per-download basis in exchange for their other royalty payment rights. Predictably, the most sought-after depictions are of a fairly mundane nature – think three-quarter view angles of pretty women dressed in suits – though equally inevitable is the high demand in some quarters for photographs of an altogether more risqué nature…

5. Surveys

As inglorious a means of making money online as you’re ever likely to find, completing market research surveys for cash is time-consuming, invasive and very, very dull. It also happens to be very effective. Opportunities in this field are virtually endless too, with literally thousands of research groups vying for your time and attention. Perhaps the most well known of these is YouGov, whose methodology involves obtaining responses from an invited group of internet users at prices ranging from £0.50 to £2.00 per survey completed. Registration is free and relatively painless, though if you are planning on going down this route, you would do well to create another email account solely for the purpose of survey completion – your personal details are going to be getting bandied around an awful lot.

6. Games

Believe it or not, it is possible to make money simply by playing computer games. Second Life, one of a range of so-called massively multi-player online games, allows users to both buy in-game currency called Linden dollars (a name derived from its creator, Linden Labs) and later exchange any amount amassed within the game back into real-world funds. Ailin Graef made the headlines in 2006 having claimed that her in-game avatar, Anshe Chung, had generated enough resources to allow her to be classified as a millionaire in reality. Other prospects include Moola, which claims to pay players over five million pounds for the straightforward task of winning thirty of its games in a row. Perhaps tellingly, the grand prize is yet to be claimed.

7. Freelancing

If you have a talent – be it for writing, graphic design or even programming – online freelancing will allow you to exploit it for a handsome profit. Services such as Elance and oDesk advertise outsourced remote working opportunities on behalf of thousands of companies and allow members to sign up to assignments according to their desired criteria. Naturally, there’s a catch – said services also take a cut of up to 15 per cent of your potential earnings. Depending on your skills and availability though, there is a lot of money to be made in this fashion, with the fastest-growing fields – like document translation – paying the best rates.

8. Poker

Likely the most controversial inclusion in this list, the online poker world is awash with sob stories of empty wallets and broken dreams from people of all walks of life who just didn’t know when to quit. If you feel like having a go at making some big bucks through gambling, extreme caution is urged. Quite apart from the fact that players need a fair degree of skill in the game to get anywhere, starting small is crucial – only bet what you can afford to lose with a smile. If you are skilled – and lucky – the potential rewards are vast, with some players regularly earning in excess of £1,000 per day. But, remember, the pitfalls are even greater. Texas Hold ‘Em is by far the most popular variant of the game – get some free practice via MSN Games.

9. Selling

A method as old as the internet itself, hawking wares through virtual auctions and shops provides a quick income boost for many students, enabling unwanted Christmas to be disposed of with ease. The obvious starting points are eBay and Amazon Marketplace , though classifieds websites such as Ad Trader are proving increasingly popular. Those of you looking to secure revenue on a more long-term basis will need to source in-demand products and be able to sell them at a mark-up on the price that you yourself paid. One example is “vintage” clothing – cheap clothes with retro appeal are available in abundance at charity shops and can easily be sold to other fashionable students online at a higher price.

10. Doing something crazy

Most truly spectacular success stories of making money online don’t involve any of the aforementioned routes at all. Instead, they showcase brazen opportunism that flies in the face of all logic and reason. Take Alex Tew’s MillionDollarHomepage from 2005 for instance – a website set up with the sole intention of selling pixels at one US dollar apiece to advertisers in order to fund its proprietor’s university degree. On paper it was a ludicrous concept – of course it was – but a 21 year-old Tew soon found himself a certified millionaire. So too did the founders of Doggles, an internet business devoted to selling goggles… for dogs. The point is that, just as in the “real” world, originality paired with good business acumen may potentially reap far greater rewards than any supposedly tried-and-true method of generating cash that you might care to mention. So be creative.

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]]> http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/how-to-make-money-on-the-internet/feed/ 0 SEO Techniques http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/seo-techniques/ http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/seo-techniques/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 06:10:17 +0000 admin http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/seo-techniques/ An affiliate website well optimized that provides useful information can perform very well if you manage to get it on the first page of Google, Yahoo and MSN in a profitable niche.

For an affiliate website to attain excellent rankings, you need to take care of these search engine optimization basics...

Let's start by on-page optimization:

1)Optimize your title tags.

Your title tag is very important in the eyes of the search engines, so do not forget to put your keywords.

2)Use the header tag.

It's amazing to see how many affiliates and web masters in general forget to add the most important header tag to their site: H1

3) Use the right keywords on your web pages.

Before writing your articles, be sure to carry out a keyword research and use these keyword along with related keywords in your article.

4) Your web pages must be focused on one or two keywords.

Target one or two keywords only per web page.

While on-page optimization is important for your website, what will really make the difference is off-page optimization. Your link building strategy must follow the following rules:

5) Create good content that will be linked to naturally.

Write for people and not for the search engines. If your content is good, other websites will link to you.

6) Try to get inbound links with your keywords as anchor text.

When you exchange links with other web masters, be sure that they use the right anchor for your site.

7) When getting links, don't forget deep linking.

Your inbound links should not only point to your home pages, but to internal pages as well.

8) Get links for high rankings websites.

Getting links with other websites is one thing, but getting links from trusted websites will have a bigger impact on your rankings in the eyes of search engines.

Affiliate marketing is an easy way to make money on the Internet, and the secret to get good search engine placements is consistency. Follow these steps to be ahead of 90% of your affiliate competition.




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]]> It’s amazing to see many affiliates struggling to make commissions because they don’t know or they just neglect the importance of search engine optimization for affiliate marketing.
An affiliate website well optimized that provides useful information can perform very well if you manage to get it on the first page of Google, Yahoo and MSN in a profitable niche.

For an affiliate website to attain excellent rankings, you need to take care of these search engine optimization basics…

Let’s start by on-page optimization:

1)Optimize your title tags.

Your title tag is very important in the eyes of the search engines, so do not forget to put your keywords.

2)Use the header tag.

It’s amazing to see how many affiliates and web masters in general forget to add the most important header tag to their site: H1

3) Use the right keywords on your web pages.

Before writing your articles, be sure to carry out a keyword research and use these keyword along with related keywords in your article.

4) Your web pages must be focused on one or two keywords.

Target one or two keywords only per web page.

While on-page optimization is important for your website, what will really make the difference is off-page optimization. Your link building strategy must follow the following rules:

5) Create good content that will be linked to naturally.

Write for people and not for the search engines. If your content is good, other websites will link to you.

6) Try to get inbound links with your keywords as anchor text.

When you exchange links with other web masters, be sure that they use the right anchor for your site.

7) When getting links, don’t forget deep linking.

Your inbound links should not only point to your home pages, but to internal pages as well.

8) Get links for high rankings websites.

Getting links with other websites is one thing, but getting links from trusted websites will have a bigger impact on your rankings in the eyes of search engines.

Affiliate marketing is an easy way to make money on the Internet, and the secret to get good search engine placements is consistency. Follow these steps to be ahead of 90% of your affiliate competition.

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Dreamweaver Interactive Video Tutorial. Discover Everything You Need To Know To Build Your Website Step By Step From Start To Finish With This Dreamweaver Tutorial.
Click Here!

Ultimate Content Creator. The Software Used By Professionals To Dominate Google Is Now Available To The Public. Builds Sites In Under 5 Minutes The Way Google Wants Them Built.
Click Here!

SiteBuilder Elite. Create Content-rich Websites With The Click Of A Button. Monetize With A Variety Of Income Streams Including Google Adsense, Amazon, AdBrite, ModernClick, Kontera, Chitika. All Created Pages Have Rss As Standard. Add Instant Content. Sites Seo Optimised.
Click Here!

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Ready Made Joomla Websites + Video Tutorials + Bonuses. Click Here!

Wp Affiliate Pro – The #1 Plugin For WordPres Blogs. Instantly Identify, Manage & Track Your Highest Performing Affiliate Links Over Your Entire WordPress Blog In Less Time Than It Takes To Pour A Glass Of Kool Aid And Make More Money Doing So. Click Here!

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]]> http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/seo-techniques/feed/ 0 What Is The Ideal Banking Strategy For A New Small Business? http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/what-is-the-ideal-banking-strategy-for-a-new-small-business/ http://freesmallbusinessresource.com/what-is-the-ideal-banking-strategy-for-a-new-small-business/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:07:38 +0000 admin
That means you need a business plan, or at least cash flow projections. For your own use, you need to have a worst case scenario to determine your maximum needs. That should be your target for funding, although you won't necessarily share that with lenders.

A line of credit with vendors is always a good thing as they are, in essence, a free source of funds. Although that can go sour really quick if you don't maintain a good payment history. But, for every vendor you can pay at 30 days, that is a 30 day loan you don't have to take out.

Depending on your business, there are sources of funds besides banks, and depending on circumstances can be reasonably priced. I'd Google for those options.

And, as much as possible, you don't want to sign personally on the loan, nor collateralize it with personal assets, although it is unlikely you will be able to achieve that, at least initially.

Since my brother-in-law is an accountant, I would be remiss if I didn't insist that you keep a good set of books. You can't manage what you don't measure, and the way businesses (and lenders) keep score is in dollars and cents. So, keep those numbers current and accurate and that will go a long way in helping you manage your business.

Another idea would be to try a lean approach to banking.

The first step is to ensure that you have a solid cash flow budget that considers the costs and delays in funds availability. This is the ultimate tool in managing banking for a small business. Have a candid and open discussion on banking services with the bank of your choice.

Keep in mind that banking and treasury management go hand in hand in a small business. Consider each method of payment and consider the costs of settlement for transactions (e.g., wire receiving fees). Most to all banks have online resources to help manage banking and treasury activities. The basic backbone of banking strategy is to separate the accounts by type: operating (one for receipts and another for disbursements), payroll, and legal (for escrow and sinking funds). These would typically be checking accounts.

Synergize where your customers and vendors will use the same bank. Transfers between you and your customers and vendors will then have minimal to no cost. For customers and vendors who do not use the same bank, and do not accept ACH or credit cards, utilize tools like PayPal to minimize transfer fees. Additionally, with customers and vendors who do not use the same bank as your business, consider funds availablity if tools like PayPal are used.

Although this type of plan is not formally a part of your business plan, prepare a grid to "map" quickly and concisely the potential costs of doing business for 1) customers using the same bank and 2) customers using a different bank. This will also help you to manage the true cost of serving customers. Also, have this plan handy when you have discussions with your bank on the cost of services they provide.

There you go .... might look like Greek but all of it is important. Just wait until your head stops spinning and reread it all again. Do that until it sinks in .... it's that important.

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]]> The best banking strategy for a small business? Have a line of credit set up before you need it.

That means you need a business plan, or at least cash flow projections. For your own use, you need to have a worst case scenario to determine your maximum needs. That should be your target for funding, although you won’t necessarily share that with lenders.

A line of credit with vendors is always a good thing as they are, in essence, a free source of funds. Although that can go sour really quick if you don’t maintain a good payment history. But, for every vendor you can pay at 30 days, that is a 30 day loan you don’t have to take out.

Depending on your business, there are sources of funds besides banks, and depending on circumstances can be reasonably priced. I’d Google for those options.

And, as much as possible, you don’t want to sign personally on the loan, nor collateralize it with personal assets, although it is unlikely you will be able to achieve that, at least initially.

Since my brother-in-law is an accountant, I would be remiss if I didn’t insist that you keep a good set of books. You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and the way businesses (and lenders) keep score is in dollars and cents. So, keep those numbers current and accurate and that will go a long way in helping you manage your business.

Another idea would be to try a lean approach to banking.

The first step is to ensure that you have a solid cash flow budget that considers the costs and delays in funds availability. This is the ultimate tool in managing banking for a small business. Have a candid and open discussion on banking services with the bank of your choice.

Keep in mind that banking and treasury management go hand in hand in a small business. Consider each method of payment and consider the costs of settlement for transactions (e.g., wire receiving fees). Most to all banks have online resources to help manage banking and treasury activities. The basic backbone of banking strategy is to separate the accounts by type: operating (one for receipts and another for disbursements), payroll, and legal (for escrow and sinking funds). These would typically be checking accounts.

Synergize where your customers and vendors will use the same bank. Transfers between you and your customers and vendors will then have minimal to no cost. For customers and vendors who do not use the same bank, and do not accept ACH or credit cards, utilize tools like PayPal to minimize transfer fees. Additionally, with customers and vendors who do not use the same bank as your business, consider funds availability if tools like PayPal are used.

Although this type of plan is not formally a part of your business plan, prepare a grid to “map” quickly and concisely the potential costs of doing business for 1) customers using the same bank and 2) customers using a different bank. This will also help you to manage the true cost of serving customers. Also, have this plan handy when you have discussions with your bank on the cost of services they provide.

There you go …. might look like Greek but all of it is important. Just wait until your head stops spinning and reread it all again. Do that until it sinks in …. it’s that important.

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The Need For The Best Seo Service

]]> These days SEO and internet marketing is in vogue. You must be aware of the fact that in order to survive in this intensely competitive world of online business, you need to ensure that you are putting your web site on 1st pages of search engines. To march ahead on the road to success, it is vital that you look for the finest futuristic and optimized seo service that can give your site an edge over your competitors site.

With SEO, we mean the content on your site and articles about your site should be written that search engines like Google, yahoo and others index your pages and allow you to you secure high rankings in such search engine listings. By getting listed in the right position in such search engines, the probability of enhancing the net traffic on your site increases.

There are a lot of different agencies that can promise you the best seo service, but not all agencies are able to keep their promises because seo can be very grueling. So, the right thing to do is to carry out an intensive search regarding which is the right agency that has the right mix of innovative ideas that are sure to be a success providing a return on your investment..

Wish 111 is one of the finest agencies in the Fort Lauderdale area and has been helping a lot of clients with their innovative and optimized seo service. They are aware of the needs and demands of SEO and are up to date on google algorithims finding the best ways that will help their clients achieve the highest rankings and get listed in the top position of pages.

They provide a wide range of top notch services in this field as they are optimization experts with in-depth knowledge about the needs of internet marketing. They are sure to help their clients and if you are battling the troubles of low traffic and consequently low sales, we would recommend you to use the up to date and effective seo service and internet marketing services provided by Wish 111.

So, if you are on the hunt for the modern day search engine optimization methods that are sure to make a difference in the way you have been carrying out your online business, we would recommend you contact the experienced services of Wish 111. They have thorough expertise in this field and with the right seo service, you can change the way your web site has been functioning and you will see the difference in traffic your web site receives.

With the right SEO services, not only will your rankings get a boost, but you are sure to experience an increase in sales as well. And, if you are aiming to maximize your profits from your online business, a professional seo campaign is needed to drive your site in the right direction. You owe it to your company finding the services of the most effective seo agencies.

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Buy Relevancy, Not PageRank

]]> An effective method of link building is purchasing links from high quality relevant websites who are willing to sell advertising space. The link-text advertising model has eased the process of attaining links.

Link Buying Tip #1: Buy Relevancy, Not PageRank

The first criteria when buying links should be the relevancy of the web page where your link will be placed. Buying links based solely on PageRank is not recommended. There are many linking factors that contribute to high search engine rankings and buying links solely on PageRank will not accomplish your goals. This is why it is not unusual to see pages with a low PageRank ranking high on Google.

Relevant links are links on websites that have a chance at reaching your target market. If you have a real estate website then of course advertising on other real estate websites or real estate sections would be a good choice but advertising on other related sites such as: mortgage sites, moving company sites, local area guides, etc, would also be relevant to your general theme. It does not seem that Google, Yahoo, or MSN are currently giving more weight to themed links but it will happen in the future.

There are many reasons to make relevancy the number one criteria when buying text link ads. Reasons for buying on topic, relevant links are:
-They have the best chance of driving targeted traffic to your website.
-In the long term, relevant links will be viewed as a more valuable to search algorithms and will continue to become more valuable as search engines evolve. Google has worked hard to move away from
PageRank by creating algorithms such as Hilltop and LocalRank, which rank sites based upon how they fit within their local communities.

Here is what Google has to say:
“Google goes far beyond the number of times a term appears on a page and examines all aspects of the page’s content (and the content of the pages linking to it) to determine if it’s a good match for your query.”

High PageRank versus Topically Relevant Links

Buying random PageRank on unrelated web pages is not a good investment. A few reasons why buying raw PageRank, independent of evaluating the relevancy of the link, may not be in your interest:
• If a site is selling off topic link space to you they may also sell off topic to other sites. The sites which sell a high volume of off topic links are the sites which are most likely to get their PageRank blocked or have their site removed from the Google index.
• Some sites have been penalized for buying off topic links. If you buy off topic links then you increase your risk profile.

You can easily buy relevant links from companies like Text Link Ads and Linkworth. Go ahead…give it a try.

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How Can the World Wide Web Help My Local Business Which Has Local Clients?

]]> Do you have a small business (1-10 employees), that is largely offline? Are your clientele mostly local? For example…

  • a real estate agent or lawyer in Tempe, Arizona… or Anguilla, British West Indies — own your geographic niche.
  • a landscaper in Juno, Alaska — get the jump on competitors
  • a gas station in Hudson, New York — build a devoted clientele
  • a Mexican restaurant in Vista, California — run “Net specials of the week”
  • a bagpiper in Ottawa, Canada — get hired for “gigs” for 100 miles around
  • a grocery store in Bristol, England — differentiate yourself and take business from competitors
  • a local manufacturing company — attract and support customers.

You might think that the Net, more specifically your own Web site, offers few opportunities for businesses with a customer base clustered in a small geographic area. After all, the Web is “world wide”… a “global medium.”

Matters Have Been Changing Rapidly

More and more, your potential clients are forsaking those heavy Yellow Pages paper books for Google and other engines. It’s easy and fast to do a search for “lawn care Montpelier” — and if you don’t find one in the town of Montpelier, widen the search to “lawn care Vermont” — try widening your search with Yellow Pages!

And it’s not just the clients. Faster and faster, local businesses are coming online. They are using the Net to…

  • build trust and deepen relationships with existing local customers by providing friendly, personal information about the business, great content (ex., valuable “do-it-yourself” articles), “web site only” specials, etc. (but this is only the first and most obvious step)
  • raise their local profile above that of competitors
  • promote locally and take customers from competitors
  • continue to stay “top-of-mind” and deepen relationships with customers through an e-zine (and build sales, too — ex., “It’s spring, which means it’s time for aerating and fertilizing your lawn.” – OR – “Announcing our Web-site-only-10%-off-your-next-oil-change coupon”)
  • build targeted traffic to find new customers, even add entirely new income streams (ex., as a chimney sweep, your articles on fire safety not only endear you to local customers, but will attract global ones too — you can monetize this traffic through Google AdSense ads and affiliate programs, as we will see below)
  • leverage their local expertise and knowledge for global clients, selling their goods online, even through online auctions.

It’s time — develop a solid Web presence, generate targeted traffic, build loyalty through a newsletter for customers, get the edge on local competition, and add new income streams. How do you do that? It’s all in the process.

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Sitemaps, Robots File, and Automated Pinging

]]> The four major Search Engines announced recently that they now look for the sitemap URL in a site’s robots.txt file.  And Ask.com announced that it now accepts sitemap submissions.  (Previously, the only way to be found was by way of an inbound link from a site already spidered by Ask.)

Since Google first started the sitemaps process, Site Build It! has built and updated every customer’s sitemap, every time a page is built, edited or deleted.  Within days of this newest announcement, we added the sitemap URL to the robots.txt file, set up an automated pinging process for Google, Yahoo! and Ask, and simplified the process even more for our customers.

It now takes about 15 minutes to submit the sitemap to these Big 3 (Windows Live Search/MSN does not accept sitemaps yet).  And that’s all our customers have to do.  No rebuilding the sitemap.  No resubmitting it or pinging the engines every time they make a site change.

These sitemaps features are just a few of the cutting edge features that SBI! offers….

http://tools.sitesell.com/websitebuildit.html

They automate processes that site owners should not have to worry about, giving them more time to focus on building their businesses.

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3 Easy Steps for Registering Your Business

]]> The name you select for your business is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as an entrepreneur. It’s what your company will be known as to the rest of the world, so you want it to be good. It needs to reflect the image you want to portray and be memorable, too. Once you’ve selected the perfect name, after careful consideration and research, it’s time to secure it as your own by registering it. You need to protect yourself from anyone else potentially using your business name, and make sure you aren’t stepping on anyone else’s toes. Here are the three easy steps you’ll take for registering your business name.

Check for Availability
Before you do anything else, like register a domain name, print business cards, or start advertising, you have to make sure the business name you’ve selected is actually available for you to use. Maybe you haven’t heard of another Joe Schmo’s Quickie Car Clean, but that doesn’t mean one doesn’t exist. To check for availability, start with Google. It’s so simple. Just Google the name and see what comes up in Search, Images, Video, and Maps. Then, use the Google Patent Search to find out if there is already a patent for your name.

A quick Google search might save you from further wasted time if you’ve selected a name already in use, but don’t stop there if you haven’t found anything yet. You’ll need to search your state’s database of business names. After that, search through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s website to see if the name has been federally trademarked already. It’s also a good idea to hire a service to search other state and local databases to make sure your name isn’t registered elsewhere.

Register at the State Level
The Secretary of State for your state will check to make sure your business name is available once you incorporate your business or start your LLC. Since you’ve already done your homework, this step shouldn’t be a problem. When your business is officially registered, you have the sole right to use your business name in your state.

Register at the Federal Level
While registering for a Federal trademark isn’t necessary, it’s a good idea, especially if you plan on expanding your business into other states. To do this, you’ll apply for a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Again, because you’ve conducted thorough research, your application will likely be approved because you’re not infringing on anyone else’s trademark. If it is, you’ll lose your $325 application fee. Once approved, you have the sole right to use your business name nationally, as well.

While the process seems easy, there is a lot involved with business name trademarks and the laws regarding protection and infringement. If you’re unsure, it’s a good idea to consult a lawyer who can help you figure it all out. The importance of your business name warrants taking that extra step. Once the process is completed, you’re free to start making that name really mean something to everyone else.

 

Entrepreneur Ben Sharp is hooked on the challenges of starting a business. Over the years, he has learned to trust editing his writing to the pros at the web’s best grammar checker. In addition to having a great golf game, he builds his client base through active participation in entrepreneur networks.

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Faced by definite legal action by the U.S. Department of Justice (government lawyers told the companies they would block their agreement using their antitrust powers), and a large chorus of advertisers and businesses that cried “foul” about Google and Yahoo! joining forces, the companies made the decision to simply move on.

"The arrangement likely would have denied consumers the benefits of competition –lower prices, better service and greater innovation," said Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department’s Antitrust Division.

According to the Department, the agreement would lead to 90 percent or more market domination in Internet search advertising and search syndication.

A statement by Google said that moving forward with the agreement presented a lose-lose for the company and its relationships. “Pressing ahead risked not only a protracted legal battle but also damage to relationships with valued partners. That wouldn't have been in the long-term interests of Google or our users, so we have decided to end the agreement,” according to the statement.?

Although Yahoo! said the agreement would have helped to “accelerate its investments in its top business priorities through an infusion of additional operating cash flow,” ending the agreement will not effect the company’s commitment and ability “to innovation and growth in search.”

“Going forward, Yahoo! plans to continue to provide the cutting-edge advances in products, platforms and services that the industry needs and expects, and intends to be the destination of choice for advertisers and publishers who want to reach one of the largest and most engaged populations of consumers on the web,” said the company in a statement.

As many entrepreneurs well know, the Internet has been the great equalizer in enabling smaller firms to find and develop new markets, and broaden their marketing efforts in efficient ways. With the close of their agreement, both Google and Yahoo! say they are determined to stay committed and focused on their customers and innovations. That’s a great outcome for small businesses.

Karen Kerrigan
President & CEO

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Certainty in the Online Advertising World

]]> Here’s some good news for small business owners concerned about fewer choices and potentially higher prices in the online advertising world. Google and Yahoo! have abandoned their advertising agreement, which means more focus by these companies on competing, innovating and providing small businesses with more useful tools to help push their products and services during these tough economic times.

Faced by definite legal action by the U.S. Department of Justice (government lawyers told the companies they would block their agreement using their antitrust powers), and a large chorus of advertisers and businesses that cried “foul” about Google and Yahoo! joining forces, the companies made the decision to simply move on.

“The arrangement likely would have denied consumers the benefits of competition –lower prices, better service and greater innovation,” said Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department’s Antitrust Division.

According to the Department, the agreement would lead to 90 percent or more market domination in Internet search advertising and search syndication.

A statement by Google said that moving forward with the agreement presented a lose-lose for the company and its relationships. “Pressing ahead risked not only a protracted legal battle but also damage to relationships with valued partners. That wouldn’t have been in the long-term interests of Google or our users, so we have decided to end the agreement,” according to the statement.?

Although Yahoo! said the agreement would have helped to “accelerate its investments in its top business priorities through an infusion of additional operating cash flow,” ending the agreement will not effect the company’s commitment and ability “to innovation and growth in search.”

“Going forward, Yahoo! plans to continue to provide the cutting-edge advances in products, platforms and services that the industry needs and expects, and intends to be the destination of choice for advertisers and publishers who want to reach one of the largest and most engaged populations of consumers on the web,” said the company in a statement.

As many entrepreneurs well know, the Internet has been the great equalizer in enabling smaller firms to find and develop new markets, and broaden their marketing efforts in efficient ways. With the close of their agreement, both Google and Yahoo! say they are determined to stay committed and focused on their customers and innovations. That’s a great outcome for small businesses.

Karen Kerrigan
President & CEO

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Certainty in the Online Advertising World

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Smart Advertising: Capturing Attention Using Posters

]]> In a world dominated by digital entertainment, news and marketing, it can be easy to forget traditional marketing methods. However, something as simple as a poster can still bring some powerful new leads, customers and clients. Why is this so? How can something so simple produce such a large effect? Here are a few reasons why posters are still an effective marketing tool.

Posters are different

By now, people are used to seeing Google ads on every website they visit. They are used to seeing these ads in the beginning of the videos they watch, and they are used to seeing these ads on the news pages they visit. Internet ads are so overbearing that they literally have almost no effect on many Internet users anymore. People have simply learned to ignore these ads, potentially removing them from their psyche.

Because many companies have abandoned the old traditional marketing methods, consumers don’t see too many posters that advertise companies or products. To see a poster that advertises a product is almost subconsciously refreshing for many people.

Posters are visually appealing

Google ads and other types of Internet advertisements only allow for limited customization and design. Essentially, Google ads are simple, void of any creativity. Posters, on the other hand, allow for more expression and individuality from companies. They allow companies to show their brand’s logo, colors and font.

The splash of visual display obviously captures consumers’ attention better than a simple Google ad. Of course, other marketing companies defend the simplicity within Google ads with unimportant information on consumer behavior and psychology. Let’s ask a simple question, would your attention be captured by a Google ad better than a visually appealing poster? You are your first point of reference.

Posters are public

Google ads primarily target a very specific group of people. While this is effective in its own means, there is still a need for marketing methods that target a broad range of consumers. Posters, which are often placed in very public areas, have a chance of attracting all types of customers.

Posters attract passive consumers

When people use the Internet, they often know exactly what they need to accomplish while online, whether it is checking social media sites or looking for information. As a result, people rarely give their attention to anything that does not relate to what they are looking for.

However, posters are placed in public areas. People who are walking in public areas often have time to make side trips or view things that are not on their original agenda. In other words, Google ads try to target aggressive or active consumers and posters try to target passive consumers.

Looking for a printer for professional poster printing Perth? Clockwork print specialise in premium quality, large format posters for advertsing, they can even mount, laminate or frame your print if required.

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