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Are You Linked In?

Mitch Webb | September 15, 2008

Are You Linked In?

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network and is growing rapidly. It operates a social network aimed at business users. LinkedIn has more than 27 million experienced professionals across the globe, representing over 100 industries and information on more than 50,000 companies.

The company was founded by Reid Hoffman and Konstantin Guericke, both Stanford graduates. Linkedin was launched in 2003. Prior to LinkedIn, Reid was Executive Vice President of PayPal.

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Attract More Customers

Mitch Webb | August 21, 2008

Use a Blog to Attract More Customers

If you want to establish credibility, attract more customers, or gain a larger audience, creating a blog is an ideal way to accomplish that goal. Search engines will index your blog content, making it easier for potential customers to find you and the products or services you offer. A blog is a simple, cost effective way to create a professional online presence.

What is a Blog?

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Start an Affiliate Program

Mitch Webb | August 13, 2008

Starting an affiliate program can be one of the easiest ways to start a home based business. The beauty of having an affiliate program is that you only pay your affiliates when you make money.

An affiliate program will allow you to save money while still achieving valuable advertising. It is the perfect marketing tool because you literally implement an automated advertising campaign that will promote your product or service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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What is Google Adsence?

Mitch Webb | August 8, 2008

Google Adsense is an easy to use ad program which sifts through your web site’s content and places very relevant ads automatically. It is a fast and easy way for web site owners to display relevant and text-based Google ads on their web site and earn money in the process. Google AdSense beauty is that whenever someone clicks on one of the adsense ads, you get paid.

Google AdSense is very easy to use. It is a contextual advertising program for which you simply have to add a piece of code on your web site. The code helps Google analyze what your page is about so Google can serve ads on that topic. This increases the chance of your visitors clicking the ad which increases the chances that you will earn money from them.

Google AdSense is the most successful method I know to generate passive income and it’s possible to make a sizable income from their ads. Google also allows you to choose the colors of their ads so they can be customized to match the color scheme of your web site.

Google Adsense is highly recommend by Cire Web Design and Hosting and is a great way to earn extra money from your website traffic. In addition, it requires next to no effort to use, and more importantly it’s free.
Sign up for Google Adsense at https://www.google.com/adsense. Turn your web site into a moneymaker.

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What is Affiliate Marketing?

Mitch Webb | August 7, 2008

Affiliate marketing is a way for you to make money by placing advertisements on your Web site or E-Mail. It is also one of the most cost efficient methods to promote a business. You earn commissions by marketing and selling another person’s products or services.

Affiliate marketing is a form of marketing in which a business rewards its affiliates for the sales and marketing efforts that they undertake on its behalf. This is similar to multi level marketing and is a rage among users of the Internet, but it does not equate to build it and they will come.

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What is a Merchant Account?

Mitch Webb | July 28, 2008

Whether you are a consumer or a business owner, most of us will use a merchant account service. When you make an Internet purchase with a debit, credit, or gift card most stores require a merchant account to process your electronic payment. The merchant account allows buyers and sellers to use and accept non-cash payments for goods and services.

An Internet business can not take cash payments, but they can take checks. However, they will be losing a lot of potential customers by accepting only check payments. It is also safer for the consumer to use a credit card when purchasing on the Internet.

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Make It Easy to Buy

Eric J. Katowitz | July 25, 2008

Make It Easy To Buy From Your Web Site

 

Convincing your prospect to purchase from you is a difficult task, but have you ever thought that you’re making the process twice as hard. No matter how good you are at converting prospects to customers, they won’t buy, if they find the process cumbersome.
  • Your order form should be easily found
  • Make it hassle-free to complete.
  • Minimize the chances of them getting lost.
  • Put a prominent link to your order page from every page on your site.

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Need Traffic to your Website?

Mitch Webb | July 18, 2008

Here are Five Ways to get Web Traffic at Low Cost

When it comes to making money from your Website there is one rule that must be obeyed. That rule is that you must be able to generate a steady stream of Visitors. It stands to reason that you will not be able to make any money if no-one arrives at your site to see what you have to offer.

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Search Engine Results Page

Mitch Webb | July 14, 2008

SERP

SERP is short for “Search Engine Results Page”.  SERP optimization is a process by which one seeks to receive a better placement in the results anyone receives when searching for a particular keyword in Google or any other search engine.  It is basically the ultimate search engine results illustrating company preferences and core capabilities.

SERP is based on many factors but the biggest part of this factors is your content and sites that link back to you.  An excellent SERP brings in  customers.  It is this aspect of Search Engine Marketing (SEM) that makes a website more likely to climb up the search engine results page and the SERP is where the majority of the traffic to a website is originated.

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Search Engine Optimization

Mitch Webb | July 10, 2008

Achieving High Search Engine Rankings by using Search Engine Optimization

SEO is an acronym for “search engine optimization”. Search engine optimization is one of the best bets for your marketing dollar. SEO is the active practice of optimizing a web site by improving internal and external aspects in order to increase the traffic the site receives from search engines. SEO is similar to putting together a puzzle, but instead of 1000 pieces that can be put together by sight, they must be put together by knowledge. SEO is a lot of work and requires a lot of time to do it and do it right.

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