Apr 9
Okay, you've got your website on the Internet. Now what? Just because it's there doesn't mean anyone is going to see it. To get your site seen, you need to get it listed in the Search Engines. A Search Engine is the first place someone on the Internet goes to look for...anything. So how do you get listed in the Search Engines? First, ask yourself what YOU would type in a browser to find YOUR website. Do you have an online gift shop? What do you sell in it? Use those words AND phrases as your ...
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Apr 7
The Importance of Search Engine Strategies By Jason Olson - Ultimate Web Designing 07/09/02 Some people call it search engine optimization (SEO), some call it search engine marketing (SEM), some call it search engine strategies (SES). Regardless what you call it, it is one of the most cost-effective and targeted means of marketing. According to a report from Jupiter Media Metrix in September 2001, consumers find products online by: *28% ' typing a product name into a search engine. *23% ' ...
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Apr 5
I heard Larry Irving speak recently on the "Digital Divide," a term he coined while working in the Clinton Administration. Irving makes a compelling case for the inaccessibility of the web to the poor. He emphatically demonstrates that business is ignoring a huge market when they ignore those without access to the web. That means that anyone without a computer right now and those numbers can reach up to 85% of the poor. That is not just those who can't afford computers, because many work where ...
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Mar 29
If you search the Internet for "jobs", "careers", "job hunting", or the likes, you could quite easily pull back hundreds (if not thousands) of search results. The Internet is a wonderful storehouse of information. Unfortunately its so much information that you can often end up confused and overwhelmed. The secret to using the Internet in you job hunt is this: remember the Internet is just a tool. Just because we are now moving at "eSpeed" does not negate traditional job hunting techniques. So ...
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Mar 27
By Grant McNamara You've a great web site and it's working well. Sales are good, the site is listed on search engines, and hits are great. What can you do now? Well you could sit back and do nothing. But just maybe you might want to expand your potential market. There's a big world out there and every day of every week, all over the world, thousands more people get connected to the Internet. A relatively small effort would allow many of them to buy from your site. I live in New Zealand; it's a ...
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Mar 25
Title: "Choosing the Right Web Designer" Copyright (c) 2002 Author: Andy Quick Contact Author: mailto:andy@findmyhosting.com Website: findmyhosting-webhostingsearch (http://www.findmyhosting.com) Publishing Guidelines: You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the resource box at bottom is included. No notification required. An individual or organization may use a quote or excerpt from this article freely and without prior permission, ...
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Mar 22
TOP 10 WAYS FOR WEB DESIGNERS TO FIND NEW CLIENTS (c) Copyright 2002 by Tom Mulkern Given the 'dotcom' bust and the global recession of the past 18 months it can be difficult for Independent Web Designers to put food on the table these days. However, the business is out there -- you just have to be a little more aggressive in finding it. Based on our own experience and that of hundreds of Web Designers who have used our Web Hosting services over the past five years, here are ten of the best ...
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Mar 20
We've all received an error like the one shown below: File not found - requested URL not found on this server It's annoying, especially when you've searched for something and found what looks like the perfect site. At least the description exactly matches your needs. You click and boom, a 404 error appears. Whoops. What happened to that perfect site? There are several reasons why this error occurs. I guess the thing that you need to remember is the internet is very fluid. In fact, it changes ...
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Mar 16
Introduction Not only is Google.com one of the best search engines with the largest data bases, but you can maximize your ability to search on it if you know how to do this. Google is widely recognized as an excellent search engine. It has been rated the #1 search engine for providing an Outstanding Search Service by Search Engine Watch. It was also rated the Most Webmaster Friendly Winner. In fact, Google has received extensive industry praise and accolades, including being: -listed among the ...
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Mar 13
When I first started job hunting on the Internet, I would spend countless hours searching for anything and everything. I would search one site, then jump to another, and search some more. One of the most frustrating things about job searching on the Internet is that most of the same job postings are duplicated across hundreds of job search sites! It's like having three hundred Houston Chronicles from the same day on your desk! --- Why so many? --- Monster.com (http://www.monster.com) and ...
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