Jul
07
2008
So, how did everyones 4th of July pan out. Mine went well. I live right next to a mountain where fireworks our shot off, so we didn’t have to drive anywhere to see them. One other thing I did this weekend was hit the swap meet. It seems like when holidays such as this one come around, you can find vendors everywhere, swap meets, parades etc. This can work to your internet marketing advantage.
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Jul
02
2008
Advertising Off-line
Before I start I know everyone has an opinion about paid links. I guess I should share mine. Not a fan and this is why. If I open up a bookstore I may pay for a few radio ads a week. As a result in purchasing advertisement my bookstore’s presence will soon become known to the community. So the next few months I buy 5 billboard placements around town and the following month I move onto T.V advertising. As I continue growing my advertising campaign throughout the city my ranks as an authority in my industry will grow. Could you imagine putting a bunch of money and working hours into an advertising stratedy, suddenly you wake up one morning and nobody knows you. If a business moves up in the ranks in the real world and it’s products happens to be bogus, the company will soon earn a bad reputation “rank” and go out of business.
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Jun
27
2008
So how about these websites like payperpost, blogvertise and sponsoredreviews.com. They provide ways for web developers to purchase blog post advertising at affordable onetime fees, which Google views as (paid-links). Even though a couple of these programs hide their blog publishers pretty well, I continue hesitating whether it’s worth the risk. Some pages I’ve tracked using this system seem to rank well while others don’t rank well at all.
Can Google Track those who participate?
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Jun
23
2008
One of the more useful ways to build links is by making the web a better resource. Submit articles about your website topic. Article websites online make it easy to get the word out to the public. Do people want to know about what you’ve learned. Share it. Article submission sites will reward you with a backlink to your website if you can provide them with great article for their visitors to read. www.ezinearticles.com is a great place to start. Currently it holds an Alexa rank of 340 making it the most visited article website online. Whether or not you believe in the ranking system provided by Alexa, a rank of 340 is impressive. Depending on the quality of your article you will be sure to receive a decent amount of visits for your hard work you put into it. Continue Reading »
Jun
21
2008
Directory Link Building:
To begin marketing a website one of the best ways to start is by listing it within directories online. A great one to start with is Yahoo. For a low price of $299 you can get your business listed in a related catagory within the yahoo directory. The Botw.org is also a great place to get listed. Currently the price for getting listed in the botw directory runs $99 annually or a one time fee $249.95. Let’s not forget the DMOZ.
DMOZ is a little harder to get accepted into. There are no listing fees, your only accepted if you meet a list of requirements. Unfortunately not all these requirements are not really explained that well to site owners. To better your chances in getting included in this directory your site needs to impress the Dmoz editor reviewing it. You site must function well and be well formatted. Another thing that will help you get included is to provide all Company contact information where it can easily be found by visitors. I’ve noticed many sites that are listed in this directory have the company name, street address, phone, fax and email address posted right there in front on the home page of the website.
Now there have been some rumors about the Dmoz. Shoemoney.com claims an editor from the DMOZ blackmailed him for the sum of $5000. Continue Reading »
Jun
20
2008
Rims.org is #1 on google for the keyword “rims”. Lets say you have a 3 month old site selling lowrider rims. If rims.org links to your lowriderrimsusa.com page with the word, “lowrider rims”, you’ll find your site stands a good chance in ranking high for the keywords “lowrider rims”. That is the power of relevancy. This “relevancy” belief isn’t just based on theory and here’s why…
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