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The Difference Between An “Expert” And A “Marketer”

27 July 2010

With Eban’s recent launch of the “GURUBluprint” program, you can catch him doing interviews pretty regularly over the past few weeks, and with some really interesting internet marketing gurus too. You can read my previous posts, How to Sell Successful eBooks Online, 2, and 3 to see what subjects Eben has been covering.

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Quicken Websites Announces Partnership with ACD Studios Search Engine Optimization Online

Quicken Websites Announces Partnership with ACD Studios Search Engine Optimization Online

04 April 2010

In the pursuit of providing excellent service Quickenwebsites is partnering up with ACD Studios Search Engine Optimization Online. ACD Studios Search Engine Optimization is the fastest growing company providing search engine optimization to a worldwide audience. The product model stands on a single, unitary service encompassed within an ultimate package, called UltimateSEO. Under the tagline “Your [...]

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How to run IE6, IE7 and IE8 on the same PC

20 March 2010

If you are a web designer who is perfecting his craft than you must have come across of a cross browser compatibility issue not even once in last couple of years. It’s no wonder that with so many different browsers the website you work on can look differently on Internet Explorer 6,  Internet Explorer 7 [...]

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How to Use Videos to Help Promote Your Website

12 March 2010

Effective marketing is essential for helping an online business grow and gain a significant share of their market through the number of visitors to the website. This is especially true for new businesses, where the barriers to entry for others to set up and sell similar goods and services, are normally low. As marketing budgets get [...]

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Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for Small Business

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for Small Business

24 February 2010

Whether you have a website for business purpose or for personal needs, you have to endow it with the most attractive designs so that it becomes attractive to a large number of visitors. Considering it from a business angle, your professional site needs to be more colorful and search engine optimized for the purpose of [...]

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Making Your Site Both Search Engine and User Friendly

Making Your Site Both Search Engine and User Friendly

13 February 2010

Having a good web design is very crucial in order to make a site prominent in the internet. However, there are a lot of considerations that a designer needs to think about when developing a site. One of the biggest issues he need to think about carefully is whether to come up with a [...]

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The Importance of a Web Designing Company

The Importance of a Web Designing Company

13 February 2010

Getting a business website in today’s modern age of communication, is gaining more and more popularity. Now if you are running a business, it is extremely important for you to have your website represent you on the face of the internet. Your business can achieve proper attention and fame only if you have a mark [...]

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Major points on web hosting and web design

Major points on web hosting and web design

13 February 2010

Both web design and web hosting are considered important tasks while creating a web site. Web design means creating web pages. Elements such as text, graphics, images, font sizes and colors are used in designing and producing pages for a web site. It’s important to know that there’s more that goes into websites than just [...]

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How to Find the Right Customized Web Development Services

How to Find the Right Customized Web Development Services

13 February 2010

Almost every business today has a website. Online presence has become a need of hour for companies as it allows them to promote their business and attract more customers. Making a website and publishing it on the internet is not an easy job though, however, having a website opens a lot of pathways for greater [...]

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PHP vs. ASP

PHP vs. ASP

28 October 2009

Ever since Microsoft has come up with ASP.net, there has been a widespread debate among programmers as to whether it is any better than the existing open source programming language of PHP. If you were to make a search on the Internet on how loyalists of both PHP and ASP.net are doing almost everything by biting [...]

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Just what is a blog, anyway?

Just what is a blog, anyway?

28 October 2009

Originally posted on  OJR To blog or not to blog is no longer the question. The question now: What is a blog? Capturing the blogging beast is no small matter, not when everybody from the lonely scribe in Paducah to me-too mass media in Manhattan is trying to get arms and minds around the virtual blob now [...]

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Search Engine Optimization vs. Google Pay Per Click

Search Engine Optimization vs. Google Pay Per Click

28 October 2009

IN the past six months, I’ve audited over 100 AdWords accounts. I wasn’t surprised to discover the better performing accounts were the ones with better Quality Scores … I WAS surprised when I realized there was a definite difference in PPC results for clients actively engaged in (best practice) Search Engine Optimization! I used to advise [...]

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15 Common Mistakes in E-Commerce Design

15 Common Mistakes in E-Commerce Design

10 October 2009

Selling online can open up huge new markets for many businesses. When your store can be open 24/7 and you can reach a global market without the costs of mailings and call centers, it can be a huge boon to your business. But there are plenty of things to consider when designing an ecommerce site. [...]

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Does your company need a blog? Here’s some tips…

Does your company need a blog? Here’s some tips…

08 October 2009

Are you thinking about setting up a blog but are unsure of how it will benefit your business? Steven Underwood, Head of Client Services at Online Marketing Agency Silverbean, says there are benefits to blogging and offers tips on avoiding potential pitfalls When executed correctly, blogging can form a valuable part of your company’s online marketing [...]

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What is Search Engine Friendly Website?

What is Search Engine Friendly Website?

05 October 2009

I have had numerous customers write to me asking why their web pages do not appear in the search engines even though they directly search for terms that should yield their page. More often than not, a quick visit to their site reveals that they have created a web page that is not search engine [...]

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Why People Buy Online?

Why People Buy Online?

03 October 2009

These are 4 main reasons why people buy online: 1.  Money Saving 2.  Convenience 3.  Physical and Emotional Relive 4.  To Fill Good About Themselves. First Reason: Money Saving. Simply put, people buy online because they can save. If you are looking for a new Nintendo DSi for your son, within 5 minutes you can find a dozen of websites offering [...]

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Non Profit Website Design: Examples and Best Practices

Non Profit Website Design: Examples and Best Practices

03 October 2009

Non profit websites share many of the same best practices as any website. They need to be user friendly, easily navigable, and use appropriate fonts, colors, and other design elements. But often a non profit website needs to offer more than your typical corporate site. A non profit’s website needs to make it easy to find [...]

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What is Involved in Website Creation?

What is Involved in Website Creation?

03 October 2009

Here is a list of steps that web designer takes on his way to a finish line. Not always, of cause, web development will involve all the following, but most of them for sure. Development Gathering of information related to site content Website Name (Domain Name) Research Competition Researched Website Title Chosen Website Host Research Website Host Chosen and Registered $ Website Name [...]

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12 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Hiring a Web Designer

12 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Hiring a Web Designer

03 October 2009

Creating a website is a complex task, especially if you are going to do it for the first time. Below I  you will find some questions that you should ask yourself before picking up a phone and calling your web designer. I hope this will help you: 1. Why do you want to have a [...]

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