Black Friday Sale 2012

Tomorrow will be a Black Friday sale! It’s the time of the year where most internet marketers and online companies give huge discounts on the products they are selling. The hint of this sale is the time because most of them only offer HUGE SALES in just a day. So hurry up! Check out these “online business package” that I prepared for you. These are the things to buy in starting your business!

Hosting Account with Hostgator  - If you have a domain but do not have hosting account yet, then this is the time for you to purchase one. They are on sale, but only for a few days.

Domain with Namecheap - We are thankful for each and every one of you. So use coupon code GIVINGTHX for standard com/org/net/biz registration discounts and com/net/org/net/biz/info transfer discounts. Limit 30 uses per customer.

And if you'd like to host with us, use coupon code CYBERHOST for a 20% discount on the first billing cycle of shared hosting and TURnKEYVPS (Turkey, get it?) for a 10% discount on the first billing cycle of VPS hosting.

Genesis Themes of Studiopress – Getting all the themes is quite expensive. So why not grab this opportunity to get them all in one HUGE DISCOUNT!!!

Premise Plugin – A plugin that build professional landing pages. If you will be selling something online, this plugin is definitely one of the best out there. Aside from that, it has evolved to manage simple membership sites. So don’t miss getting this one.

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How I Solved Wordpress Hacking

About 3 weeks ago when I noticed that some of my websites that are hosted on a single hosting account has been hacked and was inserted by several ad scripts and malwares. I can't just stand there and watch my sites fall.

The hacking was done using brute force and SQL injection. It was so frustrating to see all those hard works to be compromised by these malicious softwares. It cost money to set up these websites. And I also loses money if I won't do anything to solve it.

So here's what I did.

1. I installed a couple of plugins that helps me detect possible weakness and loopholes in my site and secure the site. One of the plugins that I installed also helps me secure my site by limiting and banning IP addresses who tries to brute force my site. I was actually shocked when I got more than a hundred login tries within 12 hours. Thanks to that plugin.

2. Implement those warnings and instructions on how to lock it. I changed the data base prefixes, and tweaked over the sensitive files where hackers cannot directly write onto it. This avoids SQL injection.

3. Ban IP addresses that were detected. With the auto detection, I can now easily trace IP addresses and ban them permanently over the site.

4. Contact the host. When your site is hacked, sometimes, it is almost impossible for you to clean your site from all those bad files. So you might want to contact your host to scan over your site and delete those malicious files. And that’s what I did.

5. Reinstall a clean version of Wordpress. After cleaning, it is advised to reinstall your Wordpress site so that fresh and clean Wordpress files will be installed. This will also delete hidden scripts that were installed in some of your php files.

Result?

I was able to stop more than 200 hacking attempts overnight. And for 24 hours monitoring, I don’t see too anymore SQL injection activity. I really do hope that I finally get rid of those malware.

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How To Block Websites To Save Your Love Ones From Filthy Sites

Not all websites are worthwhile. The truth is, some of these websites are damaging to your kids along with your family members. We are discussing internet websites whose subject is all about sex, violence, and various mature topics.

I'm certain you don't want yourself to be tempted looking around filthy online sites, neither your kids end up a prey of pornography internet websites. Securring yourself and your family against those sites needs some measures from you.

There are four major tactics to filter undesirable internet websites:

Alter your browser's setting. If you're using Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera etc, you can find most likely an element there which enables you to prohibit unclean internet websites. All you have to try and do is to locate it. If you are using Firefox, you can do this together with these intructions:

1. Click Edit tab.
2. Click Preferences
3. New window will appear, click Content tab
4. Tick “Block Pop-up Windows”.
5. Click Security tab and tick the following: Warn me when sites try to install add-ons, Block reported attack site, and Block reported web forgeries.

Using this method would not thoroughly wipe out your hope to obstruct porno websites or other filthy websites. However at least, it is your very first line of security against unnecessary pop-ups along with unwanted adult software installations.


The second thing is, add Ad Blocker. Nonetheless I do not highly recommend this because doing so may also keep you from remaining informed of the wished advertisements, however this really is one of preventive approaches to safeguard the kids through unwelcome internet websites.


Granted that you are utilizing Firefox as your browser, this can be by means of:

1. Click Tools tab of your Firefox browser.
2. Click Add-Ons.
3. A new window will appear, click “Get Add-Ons” tab.
4. Search for “AdBlock Plus”.
5. Then refer to the manual that will appear out of your browser.


I've been using this Firefox Add-ons for a long time and the like is definitely efficient. And just before I overlook, it includes the feature of stopping it inside your favorite online websites. First line of defense with harmful commercials, this is actually the primary benefit that you can get from this add-on.


Make use of Mac or Linux Os. You should consider this, most of the securities in browsing preferred and dangerous internet sites lies in the configurations of your softwares in your computer system. I enjoy Windows, it is still one of the best operating systems you can get. However, one important thing I seriously hate with Windows, it is very prone to all kinds of viral strikes that also includes automatic installation of malwares which often many times carry links to porn  sites.


With the escalating safety measures, I often recommend that you employ either Linux or Mac. I am not saying though that they are 100% secure. These are susceptible to attacks as well but they are far more risk-free than Windows. The most important obstacle is your adjustment when you change to Linux or Mac. It can be like understanding the concepts of another equipment.


But there's an effective way to eliminate the weakness of Windows. You can use an anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-malware, and all other software program securities. That's fine. The best thing about it is that most security softwares available for sale are Microsoft windows based. The drawback is based on the purchase price and decrease of your Computer performance.


Utilize Porn Blocker. Porn blockers are usually software packages specifically designed and program to block adult internet sites from popping up, and showing up. If we are discussing mature websites, these kind of software programs are the most useful to possess.


Currently, it does not simply block porn  websites but also websites that have adult subjects. And this could be the least difficult and most effective way to secure your laptop from unhealthy internet sites.

It's time to block websites now. Block those filthy sites and protect your children!!!

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Measurement of a Good Hosting Company

Before you start your blog, it is very important that you host your blog in a reliable hosting company. There are basically hundreds of hosting companies out there, but only a few offers a satisfactory service. Barely a handful of these companies can satisfy your need as a web master.


When I first started on pro blogging, I decided to go to the cheapest webhost that I know in the Philippines. To my dismay, I landed on one of those poor hosting companies who does not even mind emailing their clients for trouble shooting. Believe me, it caused me more troubles to salvage my 3 month old blog than starting a brand new one.

So what's the measurement of a good webhosting company? I already made a detailed lecture on this in one of my ebooks that I guess will be helpful for you to read. But here's a short list of the things that you may want to consider before deciding.

Client Support

This is the most important factor that you may want to consider. This is because client support will be the back bone of your blog or website when something goes wrong. Keep in mind that there is no blog or website that is exempted from crashes, errors, virus, and all other threats. Your client support will be your help line when something goes wrong.

As for my experience, my first webhost responds to my questions after 3 days. I usually have problem with my website especially when they started to transfer my files to another hardware. My website is usually down for a week every other week. It is was indeed a nightmare for any webmaster.

So I decided to move to another webhost. This time, I got a far better one. Even during holidays, the owner of the company himself will replies to my inquiry if his employees are not available.

Here's the tip that you don't want to miss. This is worth trying if you find a hosting company and is planning to work in it. Try this; try to send a technical question concerning webhosting in relation with the services they offer. If that hosting company replies within 24 hours, try it again for the second time. If he replies again within 24 hours, you probably have scouted a good hosting company. On the other hand, if that hosting company responded beyond 24 hours, then that company is probably a owned by only one person, or have a very poor service.

Important Technical Features to Consider
Capacity – Let us put this in this way, any file that is made by the computer or through the computer consumes a portion of memory and stored in your hard drive. Similarly, websites are composed of files which uses hard drives. The only difference is that, if you are hosting your website using a hosting company, these hosting companies provides a limited portion of the webhosting company's harddrive.

Bandwidth – Bandwidth is the amount of data being downloaded everytime a visitor access your blog. Usually hosting companies measure it by month. For example, the hosting company says that you have about 2 Gigabite bandwidth a month. It simply means that when you have tons of visitors visiting your website and your bandwidth already exceeded what was required, other visitors will no longer able to access your website until the next month. Therefore, as time goes by and your website gaining readers, you would likely need to consider upgrading your hosting account.

Platform Supported – There are many kinds of platforms out there. There is Wordpress, Blogger, Drupal, Typepad, etc. Not all hosting companies support all platforms. But most webhosting companies support almost all of these platforms. You have to remember that platform is not actually necessary to make a website, but platforms does help a lot in making your life easier in making your blog and website beautiful and easier to use.

As for my experience, I strongly suggest Wordpress since it is the one that I have been using. There are more platforms out there. So simply just choose what seems best for you.

On the other hand, there are hosting companies that do not use the regular platform, instead, they provide their own platform and gives their clients real good deal of tools in website making especially in SEO tools which is very essential for every website.

Here are my highly recommended Web Hosts:

Hostgator – Hostgator is probably the most well known cheap Web Host in the net. It supports a wide variety of platforms including Wordpress. There are hundreds of professional bloggers who uses Hostgator.

Site Built It – I ONLY recommend this if you are working on a Website other than a blog alone. Site Build It is easier for you to use if you are building a Website. But it will be a very technical job for you if you only want a blog and want to install Wordpress.

The advantage of this however is that, once you have set up your Website (which is far better than just a blog) you can also set up a blog using its own platform. Please note that they do not support Wordpress.

Aside from that, Site Build It literally provides EVERYTHING you need to have a website. It maybe a little expensive at the first look, but believe me, it is actually the CHEAPEST for it has all the things you need for a website. Such include Autoresponder, platform, email sign up, auto url submission, etc.

You get more than just a "site builder." You don't need to worry about looking for separate hosting, paying for a separate keyword research tool, handling site submissions, integrating autoresponders, etc., etc. See the full list of features here -- pick the most relevant ones for you and your reader.

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My Blog Extreme Ezine

If you love reading my blog, I’m sure you will also love reading my Ezine. This is basically the best way to get the latest tips and tricks in blogging and website making.

This is where I share all the things that I know and learned from 2 years of blogging and studying how the internet works and how can it change our lives. No hype included, I will be sharing here tips on how can you best optimize your blog may it be a Wordpress or a Blogger. I will also share some few tips about money making and how can you best use your blog for it.

• Receive the best tips and updates on blogging.
• Be updated and increase your knowledge about Web 2.0.
• Know how you can make money online using your blog.
• Make a full time job out of your part time job.

These are the goals of blog Extreme.

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Ultimate Plugin Smart Update Pinger Review

I've been using wordpress in one of my blogs. I came to know the UPSUP from one of the blog gurus that highly recommends it for it does the pinging automatically and solving one of the pinging bugs in the default wordpress. And this plugin is really cool and it does a lot of help.

However, after a good deal of time observing this plugin, I found out that it has some detrimental effects especially if your wordpress blog is being hosted in a shared server. Ultimate Plugin Smart Update Pinger really slows down the posting time and consume a large amount of CPU effort which sometime causes server to crash.

In my personal experience, I had my site suspended for having a CPU spike of 140++ while posting. The tech support guy told me that it was really necessary for my site to be suspended for it may cause damage to other sites in the same server. Shew.... and that caused me a two-day downtime. They made investigation if my site has been hacked, or was caused by some scripts, or if I made some deceiving modifications.

So I told them that they have to reactivate my site so that I can deactivate some plugins including the UPSUP. It is because in my observation, if UPSUP is active, my posting time takes me up to 20-30 seconds before it makes a post. After deactivating it, I only now have about 5-8 seconds of posting time.

Well, here's the thing. I admit that UPSUP is such a great plugin. But definitely it slows down your site which may also cause you being banned from your hosts. My advice, if you are using it on a dedicated server, go on then. But if you are only paying a small amount of money in exchange for a shared hosting, then better to look for another plugin.

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The Best Hosting Company in the Philippines

I've just finished transferring to a new hosting service company locally here in the Philippines. And I just want to share my experience with this hosting service provider and give a commendation for their exemplary customer service.

web.com.ph has been operating now for several years and has build up a pretty good reputation of delivering a very good service. Here are just some of the things that convinced me in giving this commendation:

1. Real Cheap. If you are looking for a real cheap hosting company, I believe that this hosting company has been giving one of the cheapest offers that you can find in the Philippines. Considering their performance and support, I believe that they even have over delivered what you have paid for.

We are already used to the saying, “You'll get what you paid for”, but this is not true with this hosting company, “You'll get MORE than what you paid for.”

2. EXCELLENT Customer Service – This is where I got most excited with this hosting company. With my desire to transfer my website to a better hosting service provider, I tried searching the net for local hosting companies that can really deliver what I need. I have inquired several hosting companies and some of them replied after a few days. I kept on searching until I came across www.web.com.ph and to my surprise, they have a real online support.

I already have seen several hosting companies that offers online support, but when you check them, they are most of the time offline. But unlike this one, they are online most of the time. And even if you have an urgent inquiry about your account with them, they will try their best to respond to your email to see to it that you are not left in limbo.

One time it's holiday and I am really having a problem with my site. So I tried to email the tech support hoping that they will answer after two days because of a long holiday. To my surprise, an answer came in to my inbox after 3 hours, in the midst of holiday. And guess what who responded? The owner of web.com.ph himself.

3. Best Hosting Plans – I think they have the best hosting plans. As for me, I took the Standard hosting plan which gives me 1GB space, 20GB Bandwith, unlimited subdomains and email accounts and many more. All these for Php 1200.00 (about $25) a year only. Yes it is a shared hosting, but they still have a fast service.

To summarize what I am saying, here's their press release video:

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Five Common Mistakes When You Plan to Make Money Blogging

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Alex_Sysoef]Alex Sysoef

When people talk about how to make money blogging, their descriptions make the entire process sound easy. While there are indeed six-digit bloggers somewhere around the world, the majority of blogs out there find themselves struggling to earn even a few dollars a month. Don't be one of them.

Stagnant visitor count

Your site may have 1,000,000 hits, but expect those hits to steadily decrease if you do not reach out and find a new audience. You can do this by actively participating in venues around the Internet. Forums, marketing sites, affiliate reviews, and even other blogs are excellent ways to increase the presence of your blog. Keep tabs in what's happening in these sites, and make sure you make your fair share of posts in these sites to advertise your own blog. Just remember not to advertise your blog too blatantly, as you may end up getting kicked out of these venues.

Posting irrelevant content

No one cares if your pet dog died or your girlfriend/boyfriend broke up with you, at least none of your blog visitors. People visit blogs to learn something new and to avail of a service, not to listen to your personal grievances. That does not mean, though, that you should not inject a personal quip here and there. Just make sure that you do so in a constructive manner that will catch the attention of your readers.

Lack of updates

Do not treat your blogs as 'fire and forget' projects. The more frequent the posts are in your blog, the more readers will keep checking back to see something new. They are hungry for information, and it is your job to keep that hunger fed. While daily posts are ideal, even more frequent updates keeps the readers on edge and constantly visiting your site for news and relevant information.

Failing to optimize keywords

Remember that search engines are your best friend. The most likely way for a reader to find your blog would be to use a search engine to find keywords associated to your blog posts. Work around a set of keywords and insert them decisively but sparingly around your blog post. Just remember that search engine optimization is not about flooding your post with keywords. Use them three to five times in your article, and spread them every hundred or so words.

Overdoing the ads

Nobody likes intrusive pop-ups, and don't think they will help keep your readers around. While ads are the primary ways in which you earn with blogging, remember to keep them in areas that are readable and non-intrusive. Keep them in check, and avoid pop-ups or screen-blocking advertisements if you do not want to turn off new visitors to your site.

Stagnating visitor counts, irrelevant posts, no updates, poorly optimized posts and ad-bombs are the five most common mistakes people make when they construct their blogs. Keep them in mind, and you will be free to make money blogging without a hitch.

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Philhosting Changing Their Hosting Plans

I have just received a notification letter from Philhosting.net that they are now changing their hosting plans and are no longer offering the plan that I am subscribing. To have the overall picture, here's a synopsis of their notification letter:

For quality web and email hosting, we will be using our new hosting plans posted on our website Philhosting.net. For those clients that are paying for monthly basis, you can renew your current hosting plans until end of May, 2009 only. Those clients that has semi-annually and annually mode of payment will renew their account using our new hosting plans if their current subscription ends. Please be also reminded that transferring to new packages will means a new set up of your account, so it always advise that you backup all your uploaded files.

This means that if you are their client like me, we will have to back up our website and change our subscription plan a little bit.

Please do note the end of your subscription so that you will not be left in limbo when you find out that your site does not exists anymore.

But if you are planning to host your site to a real professional with a very high reputation of hosting, I strongly suggests that you go for Site Build It. But don't subscribe until you try it. Don't forget that it also offers a 30 day trial period. If you don't like their service, they will refund you with no words needed. Just tell them that you don't like their service within 30 days. So try it now.


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Panasonic Downsizing

With the blow of economic crisis, another tech company is downsizing. Intel has already given their statement of downsizing. By closing some of their test facilities and manufacturing facilities, they hope to cope up with the economic condition of the world. So as the Panasonic Philippines.

There's a news that some of their plants will be closed, including their battery factory in Taytay, Rizal Philippines. Now that the Philippines is being affected little by little, it is undeniably more difficult for the Filipinos to find jobs. More jobless people, more competition for existing jobs.

On the other hand, some companies are still hiring employees especially those that are for cheap labor. But with the high cost of living, I myself doubt if these companies can offer enough to raise your family.

Right now, all we can do is to be creative to start even a small business. Internet is also one way of earning some money. So if you have an internet connection and your wife is just at home, you may want to talk about making an online business.

If you are looking for tips on online business, look no further. Simply browse the “Categories” on the right side corner and for sure you will find some tips on making a website and some businesses that you can start on. Don't forget to subscribe for more updates.

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A FileZilla Problem With Ubuntu

For all the FTP software that I was able to use, I would say that Filezilla is one of the best.

However, if you are using Filezilla in Ubuntu, there might be a little problem. Until now I haven’t solve this problem. If for example you are going to edit a php file, in windows, you can simply right click it and click edit.

However in ubuntu, when you right click it and click edit, you will be asked to set the editor, in which case, gedit is Ubuntu’s default text editor. And then you will be asked to browse the “exe” file command…. and my biggest problem is, where in the world will I look for that “exe” file command? I don’t know. Perhaps, you can try searching it and let me know about it.

Please do note that I don’t have any problem in using Filezilla in my windows because it sets the default file editor automatically, the Notepad.

Before I end, Filezilla by the way is TOTALLY FREE and FULLY FUNCTIONAL, NOT TRIAL, FTP Software.

If you have any answer, please let me know, post it below. Thanks!!!

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3 Days Left For SBI's Year End Promo

3 Days Left - Hurry!

The Buy-One Get-One Free Holiday Special was especially
explosive this year - and the timing just couldn't have been
better.



If you stumbled at this site, I do hope that you will not miss this very few chances of owning an earning website and partnering with the best HOSTING SERVICE provider. Don't forget to visit it ASAP or you'll have to wait for another year before it comes again.

SBI is a respected hosting company whose 60% of its clients are making decent income over the internet. They simply provide the best solutions, best services, best offers, and best of all help their clients to be successful.

Please hurry... this promo will close on January 5, 2009 midnight. Hurry up, review it, then decide ASAP.

Simply click the picture below to review what is SITE BUILD IT, and secure your order.

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Friendster Problems

Have you ever log on to your Friendster account and have log in page like this? This happens especially if you are using a Firefox Internet Browser.

With all honesty, I really don't know what is happening to Friendster. This does not happens all the time. But it usually happens during night time, Philippine time.

If you can explain what is happening to Friendster, please leave a post and explain it to us. Guess what, some says it is a part of site maintenance. But my question is, should this really be the case almost every night? Hmmmm... I think Friendster should solve this because it pissed me off... not only me I am sure. Because no one wants to browse to webpage like this. Do you?

Aside from this, I think Friendster should improve the image uploading system. I think it is harder to upload picture on Friendster than some other sites.

If you have further comments about Friendster, please post it below.

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Wordpress Released 2.7

To all wordpress lovers, version 2.7 is already out and ready to be downloaded. You will be surprised with this latest version. It will completely change your admin area. You will have to get to use with the new set up.

By the way, be sure to check first the compatibilities of your plug ins before you upgrade. Some of you plugins may not function well in this latest version. But this is version is very exciting and I really love it.

I would also advise you to download WP Auto-Upgrade plugin and install it before you upgrade your website so that you will save yourself from lots of troubles in upgrading your site.

For WP Auto-Upgrade CLICK HERE

For Wordpress 2.7, Click HERE

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Upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10, Solution to Video Freezing of Acer 4330

Just a very quick update. I just discovered this in my laptop. If you are using Acer 4330 with Ubuntu, and you are having some problems when playing videos like freezing and crashing of your software, upgrading it to 8.10 might be the best solution for now.

I installed 8.04 Hardy Heron on my laptop, but i get this Freezing problem every time I play video files. But now after upgrading, everything now is going smoothly. I can now have a complete use of my laptop.

Get UBUNTU 8.10 Intrepid now and update it.


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Ubuntu and Internet Marketing

Some internet marketers refrain from using Linux OS because many of them does not know how to use it to the max. But I think, every internet marketer should learn how to use it for several reasons.

First of all, for safety reasons. There are thousands and perhaps hundreds of thousands kind of viruses out there in the big vast world wide web. Many people like hackers are trying to invade Microsoft just to prove the point that their system is weak and will always have loopholes in security. But Linux on the other hand is different, most Linux programs are made by the people itself. Let us say Ubuntu. By the name itself, it says Linux for human beings. It is totally free software.

Most people who protect Ubuntu were driven by passion and love to people who cannot afford to buy security softwares for their computers. Unlike in windows, most of those people who are there to protect it were driven by money.

This is the uniqueness of Ubuntu and other Linux operating systems. This is why it is almost virus free, and if there is, it is very rare. We can see here that it is more safe to use Linux, in my case Ubuntu, compared to windows based operating systems.

Secondly, for economic reasons. The world today has been plagued by crisis. And I am pretty sure that if you are an internet marketer or even just an ordinary person, you will really avoid spending much money. Well guess what? Windows based operating system will cost you hundreds of dollars just for you to acquire all the things that you need for your computer, Operating System, Anti Virus, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, DreamWeaver, PDF maker, etc.

In Ubuntu, it is totally free. And all these programs have it's own equivalence even the anti virus (though most linux doesn't have anti virus because there is almost no virus in linux).

XP, VISTA vs. UBUNTU, Mandriva, OpenSuse, etc.

Adobe Photoshop vs. GIMP

MS Office vs. Open Office

DreamWeaver vs. Kompozer (formerly NVU)

Commercial PDF makers vs. Open Office direct PDF making

All these softwares are free. Though I really cannot tell which is best, but if one of your main categories is economical, Linux based programs will have the most points. But if you will count the “user friendly” aspect, then “maybe” windows based programs will still win. But then again it is all up to you to decide.

Finally, if you are really looking for some “real” colleagues, Ubuntu will really be one of the best. Ubuntu has the best forum on the net. I have been around the forum for a months now, and wow, there are really lots of people who loves to help you. No hidden secrets about Ubuntu. They will tell you how to troubleshoot your own computer.

So there you are. If you are a newbie in internet marketing and really want to get ahead start without spending a dime (granted that you already have your own pc), then you can try UBUNTU.

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Important Tips and Links!!!

My mom became interested in SBI! about a year after I started my first site. Since then she's been working on her own sites which are now bringing in a nice monthly income for her. Many people ask me about how I earn a living. They're all curious... lots of questions and a sparkle in their eye as they think about how they could do it too... and they could! In truth though, most of them don't. So seeing my mom go ahead and create her own success is incredible!"
~ Michelle Schill
style-hair-magazine.com
http://case-studies.sitesell.com/9637475.html#WAHM

"I was skeptical that I could get the visual feel that I wanted with a template-based builder. Little did I realize that SBI does not limit you to templates -- I had the option to "start from scratch" to create my own Web page elements for a truly one-of-a-kind look. I took the plunge -- "jumped in with both feet", as you say -- and as you can see, I used the SBI builder to make a beautiful site. I was surprisingly impressed with the flexibility of the builder."
~ Marney Makridakis
Artella Words And Art
http://case-studies.sitesell.com/9637475.html#EGOODS

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Please also check my latest articles and tips:

Change of Plan

The Best Webhosting Company

FREE AUTORESPONDER

What Real Business Costs

Creating The King

Starting Right

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Ways To Improve Sales Through Your Website

Anyone who has been marketing online knows that the lifeblood of a business is the traffic of a site. More visitors equal more sales. However, here are some ways that you can tweak your sites with to improve sales without the need to get more visitors.

The first method is to weave in your personal touch in your sales message. Nobody wants to be sold to by a total stranger, but many people will buy what their close friends recommend to them. If you can convince your audience that you are a personal friend who has their best interest at heart, they will be convinced to buy your products. Remember to speak to an individual in your salesletter, not to your whole audience.

The second method is to publish testimonials and comments from your customers. A good idea would be to publish both good and bad comments; that way prospects will be really convinced that these testimonials are real. When prospects see testimonials on your website, they will have the confidence to buy from you because human beings follow the herd mentality; when others have bought and proven it authentic, they will jump on the bandwagon and buy too.

Use visual representations for the problems and solutions that your product offers. Not everyone will read your text copy from the head to the tail, but most people will pay attention to images on your website.

Offer quality bonuses to accompany the product. When you offer bonuses that complement your product, your prospects will feel it's a very good deal and it would be stupid to miss it. Be sure to state the monetary value of your bonuses so that people will be even more compelled to grab your good bargain.

Lastly, ask for the sale! Many people entice their prospects with the benefits of their product, sell to them with stories of how it has solved many problems, even offered killer bonuses but forget to ask for the sale. Give a clear instruction on how to buy your product (e.g. "click the button to buy now!").

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Improving Your Website Usability

One of the most important thing to remember in designing your website is optimizing your site's functions. Let us say your design is good, but if people will find it difficult in finding the content they want, then they will just leave your site without a word. When they do that, it means a lost from you.

First, make sure that your content can be read well. Try to space out the lines of your text accordingly. It must be readable and title must clearly identify that it is a title. In my case, I make sure that the title is in bold text and it has a bigger font compared to their paragraphs. Most of the time I give them different colors while I leave the text paragraph in black. I also make the subtopics in italics. Make sure the the text fonts of your paragraph is not too small. Do not make it too big either for it may leave a shocking impression for your website. Font 11-13 may be a good size for content texts.

Secondly, make sure that your visitor can find the content of your site easier to search. You may want to add a glossary for your site or an SQL-driven data base. You can also use the google search if you like. Adding a Site Map can also be useful for your site. Place a good title in each Navbar that you will be adding.These things will be very useful especially if you have thousands of content in your site.

Avoid using too much graphical content for your site. This is one of the common mistakes of website makers. They use too much graphics in their websites that as a result, it loads very slowly. I have seen so many sites that always have a problem in loading because of too much graphics. And this could mean losing your visitor and money. Fifteen seconds is the average length that most surfers is willing to wait for your website to load. You know what they will do beyond that. Web surfers hate sites that loads up very slow. Graphics are good to look at, but too much of it can destroy your online business

Finally, make sure that your links work well. This is not only true to website makers, but also to internet marketers. I have experienced recieving emails from professional internet marketers giving me links to their free gifts. Unfortunately, their links does not work. That is a big minus point from them especially after claiming that they were professionals. If internet marketer needs to be careful with their links, how much more for website makers? Make sure that your links work.

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The Key to Success in WWW

Well, actually there are lots of keys for success. But we will only be focusing on the main key. It’s like opening a big cabinet with lots of drawers and locks in it. Let’s talk about the key that will open the cabinet.

We said earlier that a website is a ghost unless there’s no traffic unless there are people who visit your website, your website is useless. And the best thing that can get traffic to your site is CONTENT, putting valuable information in your site that other people want to have. Everyone that visits the net look for information.

CONTENT is the most important thing that your website should have. Content gives you traffic for your site. We mentioned earlier that people look for information on the net. If you have a valuable content in your website and the search engines recognized the value of that information, then you’ll have that traffic. There are lots of factors that affects traffic by the way, it’s just the main factor is your content. Well be talking about other factors later. Let’s concentrate on CONTENT.

In creating your content, try to consider the following:

1. Focus on your theme. You need to have a focused theme for your website. If your website is about fishing, then talk about fishing. If your website is all about golfing, then talk all about golf. This website is all about website making, that’s why I talk about creating your own website.
In starting your own website, I suggest that you start writing about something that you really love to do. Something that you can consider yourself to be an expert of. It can be your hobby, profession, work, or anything that you have a sufficient knowledge that you can share. It’s always better to write on something that you really love and it will be much easier for you to do it. You don’t need to be a professional writer. You just need the basic knowledge as of the 8th grade student.

2. Be friendly both to your site visitors, and to the search engines. Here you will learn the importance of being focused on your theme. I strongly suggest that you create a website not only a win-win situation but a win-win-win situation. Meaning, your visitor will be a winner when he visits your website, the search engines will also be a winner, and you should also be a winner.

If your website or blog can provide the information that your visitor needs, your visitor will be satisfied and he will most probably come back to your website because he is learning from it. Your main goal in creating a website should be helping other people rather than doing business. Having this as your main goal will guide you to have a better reputation over the net.

About the search engines, there are people who used to do dirty tricks with the search engines. But don’t be like them. If you are friendly with search engines, they will also love you. Just a warning, don’t ever try to make dirty tricks with the SE’s. It will do you more harm than good, avoid getting banned.
Because you have a great content, there’s no reason not to be a web winner. Your content will give your site traffic. The more traffic you have a better reputation, a better sales you can get. More people will recommend your website, and more people will love it.

3. Avoid selling but PRESELL. There are tons of internet marketers that fell on this mistake, not including the spammers. In my research with the net, believe me, there are a big TURN-OFF with internet marketers that sales pitch. Don’t be a sales pitch, but become a preseller. What is preselling by the way? To have its simplest definition, preselling is making your visitor wants to click more, rather than pushing your visitor to click more.


4. Stick With the Best People. When I teach people on how to analyze what they are reading, I teach them to ask the right questions. Right questions will lead you to right answers. Well, for newbies I suggest that you go with the right people; right people will always lead you on the right track.

Talking about the web site making is about having the right tools and the right people who will assist you in your success for website making in reasonable price. I know that you already spent a lot of time digging on the net of who ever can provide you with that success. Good news, you’ve come to the right site. Stick with this site and gain high informative materials and tools that will lead you to success.

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