If you're an online marketer and own a website, you know the key to making sales is getting more traffic to your website. You also know all web site traffic is not created equal. You not only need lots of web traffic, you need lots of targeted traffic. That's the key and once you have it, your sales will increase exponentially.
The best way to get targeted website traffic is to use Pay-per-Click (PPC) services such as Google AdWords, or Yahoo or a host of other pay services. You also need to know what you're doing or you could find yourself spending lots of money, getting poor results and losing money very quickly. Also, when you're first starting out, you have a limited budget, and starting with PPC campaigns may not even be an option for you at this point in time.
That's where free traffic exchanges come in. Free traffic exchanges can be a great way to get traffic to your website. You should also know there's really no such thing as free because you must spend your time surfing through other websites to earn credits. Free traffic exchanges are a great way to get lots of visitors to your site however, so spending an hour a day surfing, is not a lot to ask if you're making sales from your efforts. And isn't this why your in this business to begin with?
Free traffic exchanges are a great marketing tool for a many reasons. The best reason is that you get lots of people looking, and hopefully clicking on your website or promotional pages. But there are hidden benefits to free traffic exchanges you may not have even considered.
Search engines love free traffic exchanges because of all the incoming and outgoing links they generate. Plus the rapidly changing content is another reason the search engines love traffic exchanges. Exchanges that have more content also generate a higher page rank, and therefore more traffic, and increased memberships. The key is to find exchanges that are very active and have lots of members. The more members they have, the more potential customers you get looking at your offer and your chances for sales conversions are that much better. But bigger isn't always better.
Some free traffic exchanges may do very well for one marketer, and be a complete waste of time for another. If everyone were promoting the same website or affiliate program in the same traffic exchange for example, then chances are you would not make many sales. Even if you were promoting the best product or service on the internet, if everyone promoted the same thing, your chances of someone purchasing through your website or links, are slim to none. Also, when people see the same ad over and over again, they get desensitized to it. Don't fall into this trap. It's one thing to try and sell a very popular product/service/ebook etc, but it's another thing when a million other people are trying to do it too. Competition is a good thing, because it validates your market, but too much competition is tough and it's time to move on to something else.
We all know clicking on ads in a free traffic exchange can be very boring, monotonous and can take a lot of time. That's why you need to make the best of your opportunity or you will just be wasting a lot of your time and effort on something that just isn't working. If you have your own niche website, then you already differentiated yourself from the pack. If you are an affiliate marketer, then you need to find products/services that everyone else isn't promoting, especially within that particular traffic exchange.
One way to use free traffic exchanges to your advantage is to join a few at first, and see if your sales pick up. If your sales aren't doing well, then test out a few more. When you do find a few traffic exchanges that appear to be generating sales for you, then narrow those down until you find the one, or two that are working. Now concentrate your efforts on those because they're the ones you want. At least for now anyway. Things may change, so keep an eye on your campaigns and if sales seem to be falling off, then it might be time to change your offer or find another traffic exchange that could pick your profits up again.
As I mentioned, your individual promotion is everything. If you're trying to promote something everyone else is, I don't care what traffic exchange service you're using, your sales conversions are going to be very low, or nothing at all. You cannot always blame the exchange. Sometimes you have to look at yourself and think if you're doing all you can to make sales.
If you're going to use multiple free traffic exchanges, and I recommend that you do, you should get yourself a multi-tab web browser. Many of these browsers are free and run on PCs and MACs. The tabs feature allows you to have one web browser open with multiple tabs each going to a separate website. You could easily put 5 or 6 of your free exchange sites in these tabs, and earn credits for all of them at the same time. So instead of surfing for 1/2 an hour or an hour earning 200 hits for one exchange, you could earn 200 hits for 5 exchanges in the same amount of time. This is a huge time saver and multiplies your earned hits by 5X or 6X.
Getting free traffic to your website can be a lot of work. If you don't have the money to spend on full blown PPC (pay-per-click) campaigns like Google AdWords or Yahoo, free traffic exchanges are a great way to get the traffic you need, for Free!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Optimize your website for search engines
How to Optimize my website for Google
Optimizing your website for Google is not a hard task but it requires you to learn how to filter the noise, the incorrect advices some Bloggers give and the wild guesses of those who never managed to rank well in google search.
Almost all my articles come in the top 10 results in Google when someone searches about a related keyword and that's why i am writing about this topic.
Search engine optimization is easy but people are finding it hard because they are usually mislead by uninformed people.
What to do to optimize your website for Google
What Google itself said is that there are hundreds of parameters that are used to determine a site overall ranking so if someone claimed they he knows the ins and outs of Google's algorithm then he is lying.
What I am sure of is that there are certain parameters that are well known and that are given a very high weight by Google in such a way that if you correctly used them your page will come up first.
1) The first thing you need to put in mind is to target long tail keywords instead of very popular keywords because for the later, old and more authoritative websites will come before you in search results even if you are better optimized than them.
2) People always put emphasis on the title tag alone forgetting that the page URL is as important as the Title tag and even more important. Make sure both the URL and the title tag have the keywords you are targeting. The domain name is very important too , but since you already choose it you might not be able to do something about it now.
3) Google likes emphasis so make sure you have one bold keyword and one underlined keyword in each article if you can.
4) Make sure you user header tags and include the main keywords you are targeting inside them.
5) Link to that new page from different places on your site and use the main keywords the page is targeting in the anchor text you are using for the link
6) the main page of your site must contain the same keywords you are targeting throughout your site, this improves the ranking of your individual pages because it shows that the page doesn't have these keywords by accident but it has them because the whole site is targeting that topic.
Is this every thing?
No there are hundreds of other factors but using those ones alone you can make a page come up first in search engines.
Give it a try and contact me in case you need any help with optimizing your pages for Google.
Optimizing your website for Google is not a hard task but it requires you to learn how to filter the noise, the incorrect advices some Bloggers give and the wild guesses of those who never managed to rank well in google search.
Almost all my articles come in the top 10 results in Google when someone searches about a related keyword and that's why i am writing about this topic.
Search engine optimization is easy but people are finding it hard because they are usually mislead by uninformed people.
What to do to optimize your website for Google
What Google itself said is that there are hundreds of parameters that are used to determine a site overall ranking so if someone claimed they he knows the ins and outs of Google's algorithm then he is lying.
What I am sure of is that there are certain parameters that are well known and that are given a very high weight by Google in such a way that if you correctly used them your page will come up first.
1) The first thing you need to put in mind is to target long tail keywords instead of very popular keywords because for the later, old and more authoritative websites will come before you in search results even if you are better optimized than them.
2) People always put emphasis on the title tag alone forgetting that the page URL is as important as the Title tag and even more important. Make sure both the URL and the title tag have the keywords you are targeting. The domain name is very important too , but since you already choose it you might not be able to do something about it now.
3) Google likes emphasis so make sure you have one bold keyword and one underlined keyword in each article if you can.
4) Make sure you user header tags and include the main keywords you are targeting inside them.
5) Link to that new page from different places on your site and use the main keywords the page is targeting in the anchor text you are using for the link
6) the main page of your site must contain the same keywords you are targeting throughout your site, this improves the ranking of your individual pages because it shows that the page doesn't have these keywords by accident but it has them because the whole site is targeting that topic.
Is this every thing?
No there are hundreds of other factors but using those ones alone you can make a page come up first in search engines.
Give it a try and contact me in case you need any help with optimizing your pages for Google.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Search Engine Optimization Marketing Backlink Answers
Search engine optimization marketing consists of backlinks which are one of the most important aspects to gaining importance in search engines and obtaining traffic. Backlinks are links on WebSites for your site pointing to your site. There are many variations but the basics are three kinds.
1. One way backlinks which is a link pointing to your site but you do not have a link on your site pointing to their site.
2. Two way or link trading where two websites trade links and each place a link on their site for the other site as part of theirsearch engine optimization marketing strategy. Generally a mini directory is created to display the links and keep them in an organized manner.
3. Three way links. These are mainly done by webmasters for a couple reasons which can be:
a. They have a WebSite they need links to point to but never set up a trade situation for that site which could be due to not wanting to place links on that site or it is only a sales page or they have such a great google ranking for the site that they do not want to risk affecting the google ranking negatively.
b. They prefer to use a junk site to point to your site whereas they want your site to point to their quality site. Review these very carefully as these can affect your search engine optimization marketing quite negatively if you end up with a 'banned' site pointing to your site or something similar.
Search engine optimization marketing strategies for your WebSite should include checking how may backlinks you have versus your competitors and you can do this easily by using the internet tool provided by the LinkPopularity website. This tool can be VERY valuable when planning your search engine optimization marketing. The reason for this is, the more websites that point to your site, the more important your WebSite is considered to be by search engines. Obviously if a WebSite placed a link to your site on their site, they must have considered your site to be an authority on the subject of your site and also important to them.
A manuever you can do using google itself to not only see how many backlinks a site has but also who is linking to the site is to go to the google search and enter in the following information. Pages: "the full url of the subject site". Make sure you use the pages and the : and the "'s as shown. You then will see every page having that URL on it. This system is always current whereas the LinkPopularity website may not have the most current information on it.
Search engine optimization marketing strategies which use backlinks as a way to build a WebSite traffic experience a slow growth as a rule as each backlink request is done to the WebSite which will place it on their site. Even though it is a slow process, the big benefit to the backlink such as this, is it will stay on the other WebSite as a rule, for the full life of that WebSite. The other benefit is that it doesn't have to cost anything and yes, over time, you will receive visitors from this backlink.
A big concern within the search engine optimization marketing involving your site is when 'trading' links for your WebSite. This can be a good practice and can affect your search engine rankings, however, there are two elements that should be evaluated to obtain quality search engine optimization marketing.
The quality of a link being placed on your WebSite should be judged based on content of the other WebSite and google rankings. A good motto is to never trade links with a WebSite with NO google ranking simply due to accidently trading links with a google banned site. By using the google toolbar, you can see the ranking for a site just by typing in the URL in your browser address bar and visiting the site. You want the ranking to be at least '0' up to '10'. When you use your cursor to 'run over' the bar showing the ranking, a line of text will come up showing the ranking for the site such as 2/10 or 3/10, etc. Google shows it's rankings this way as 10 is the best score that can be obtained and 0 is the lowest. If the site states it is not ranked by google, then their may be a reason such as banned or maybe simply just a brand new site.
Since this is an important factor, if you made your rule for your WebSite trading that the other site needs to have a 3/10 or better ranking, by also choosing the right content and sound search engine optimization marketing techniques, you can somewhat affect your own google ranking subject to the quality of your own WebSite.
When trading links, if you can choose sites with similar anchor links, it will benefit you greatly. An anchor link is the text showing available for 'clicking', etc. If you have to divert from this at all, then try to adhere to contents on other sites that use one or more of your keywords for your WebSite.
One last word of caution for planning your search engine optimization marketing, do not use link farms and do not set up an automatic exchange of links without reviewing the WebSite you will be placing a link for on your WebSite. Doing these things do not result in quality search engine optimization marketing because of many reasons. One is, of course, search engines will see you doing this and discount the value and quality of your WebSite. Another reason is that many of these consist of what is viewed as junk sites as they consist mostly of bad ranking and also they will not give you the benefit of checking for harmonious content.
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1. One way backlinks which is a link pointing to your site but you do not have a link on your site pointing to their site.
2. Two way or link trading where two websites trade links and each place a link on their site for the other site as part of theirsearch engine optimization marketing strategy. Generally a mini directory is created to display the links and keep them in an organized manner.
3. Three way links. These are mainly done by webmasters for a couple reasons which can be:
a. They have a WebSite they need links to point to but never set up a trade situation for that site which could be due to not wanting to place links on that site or it is only a sales page or they have such a great google ranking for the site that they do not want to risk affecting the google ranking negatively.
b. They prefer to use a junk site to point to your site whereas they want your site to point to their quality site. Review these very carefully as these can affect your search engine optimization marketing quite negatively if you end up with a 'banned' site pointing to your site or something similar.
Search engine optimization marketing strategies for your WebSite should include checking how may backlinks you have versus your competitors and you can do this easily by using the internet tool provided by the LinkPopularity website. This tool can be VERY valuable when planning your search engine optimization marketing. The reason for this is, the more websites that point to your site, the more important your WebSite is considered to be by search engines. Obviously if a WebSite placed a link to your site on their site, they must have considered your site to be an authority on the subject of your site and also important to them.
A manuever you can do using google itself to not only see how many backlinks a site has but also who is linking to the site is to go to the google search and enter in the following information. Pages: "the full url of the subject site". Make sure you use the pages and the : and the "'s as shown. You then will see every page having that URL on it. This system is always current whereas the LinkPopularity website may not have the most current information on it.
Search engine optimization marketing strategies which use backlinks as a way to build a WebSite traffic experience a slow growth as a rule as each backlink request is done to the WebSite which will place it on their site. Even though it is a slow process, the big benefit to the backlink such as this, is it will stay on the other WebSite as a rule, for the full life of that WebSite. The other benefit is that it doesn't have to cost anything and yes, over time, you will receive visitors from this backlink.
A big concern within the search engine optimization marketing involving your site is when 'trading' links for your WebSite. This can be a good practice and can affect your search engine rankings, however, there are two elements that should be evaluated to obtain quality search engine optimization marketing.
The quality of a link being placed on your WebSite should be judged based on content of the other WebSite and google rankings. A good motto is to never trade links with a WebSite with NO google ranking simply due to accidently trading links with a google banned site. By using the google toolbar, you can see the ranking for a site just by typing in the URL in your browser address bar and visiting the site. You want the ranking to be at least '0' up to '10'. When you use your cursor to 'run over' the bar showing the ranking, a line of text will come up showing the ranking for the site such as 2/10 or 3/10, etc. Google shows it's rankings this way as 10 is the best score that can be obtained and 0 is the lowest. If the site states it is not ranked by google, then their may be a reason such as banned or maybe simply just a brand new site.
Since this is an important factor, if you made your rule for your WebSite trading that the other site needs to have a 3/10 or better ranking, by also choosing the right content and sound search engine optimization marketing techniques, you can somewhat affect your own google ranking subject to the quality of your own WebSite.
When trading links, if you can choose sites with similar anchor links, it will benefit you greatly. An anchor link is the text showing available for 'clicking', etc. If you have to divert from this at all, then try to adhere to contents on other sites that use one or more of your keywords for your WebSite.
One last word of caution for planning your search engine optimization marketing, do not use link farms and do not set up an automatic exchange of links without reviewing the WebSite you will be placing a link for on your WebSite. Doing these things do not result in quality search engine optimization marketing because of many reasons. One is, of course, search engines will see you doing this and discount the value and quality of your WebSite. Another reason is that many of these consist of what is viewed as junk sites as they consist mostly of bad ranking and also they will not give you the benefit of checking for harmonious content.
Copyright and all rights reserved by search engine optimization marketing Copies permitted with links
Increase Traffic with a Web Development Company
If you find that your business just isn't generating enough traffic to your site then you need to consider hiring a web development company to help you with your endeavors. They will work in many ways to bring in long lasting customers from around the world.
Traffic is what the web is all about. The World Wide Web consists of over 20 million online businesses. This is a lot of competition, more than your local town. Competing on the web requires many things to happen if you want to be successful. There are most likely thousands of people searching every day for the products and services offered by your company. The goal needs to be to attract as many of these customers to your site as possible.
A web development company is going to work hard to build a site that works well with the search engines. The site will include integrated keywords that users are typing in when they are looking for the products and services offered. Good content doesn't just work well with search engines but it also is appealing and interesting to the users. A web development company knows all of the ways that search engines work. Content is not the only feature that will help a business.
If your ultimate goal is to generate traffic from other countries then you need to consider a site that is multi-lingual. A good web development company will have the ability to provide web pages in different languages also. The site should be appealing and adhere to ethics and values of other countries as well. They will know the symbols that are appropriate and which ones never to use because they may be offensive. People from other countries do not visit English speaking sites if they do not speak English. This eliminates millions of Internet users as customers if you cannot provide a site that is multi-lingual.
Traffic works in many ways. An online business owner wants a lot of traffic because they want as many sales as possible. Traffic also works by improving site rank on the web, which results in building credibility with users too. Users are more likely to feel safe to spend their money on a site with an excellent rank than a site that is listed without a rank at all. A web development company will work their best by increasing the traffic that comes to the site. The good news is the work a development company will do will last longer than a marketing firm.
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For more information, tips, and resources about web site design, you can visit www.7strtegy.com, or send an email to info@7strategy.com.
Traffic is what the web is all about. The World Wide Web consists of over 20 million online businesses. This is a lot of competition, more than your local town. Competing on the web requires many things to happen if you want to be successful. There are most likely thousands of people searching every day for the products and services offered by your company. The goal needs to be to attract as many of these customers to your site as possible.
A web development company is going to work hard to build a site that works well with the search engines. The site will include integrated keywords that users are typing in when they are looking for the products and services offered. Good content doesn't just work well with search engines but it also is appealing and interesting to the users. A web development company knows all of the ways that search engines work. Content is not the only feature that will help a business.
If your ultimate goal is to generate traffic from other countries then you need to consider a site that is multi-lingual. A good web development company will have the ability to provide web pages in different languages also. The site should be appealing and adhere to ethics and values of other countries as well. They will know the symbols that are appropriate and which ones never to use because they may be offensive. People from other countries do not visit English speaking sites if they do not speak English. This eliminates millions of Internet users as customers if you cannot provide a site that is multi-lingual.
Traffic works in many ways. An online business owner wants a lot of traffic because they want as many sales as possible. Traffic also works by improving site rank on the web, which results in building credibility with users too. Users are more likely to feel safe to spend their money on a site with an excellent rank than a site that is listed without a rank at all. A web development company will work their best by increasing the traffic that comes to the site. The good news is the work a development company will do will last longer than a marketing firm.
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For more information, tips, and resources about web site design, you can visit www.7strtegy.com, or send an email to info@7strategy.com.
Cheap Domain Names - Big money savings if you go with the little guy.
Cheap Domain Names - Big money savings if you go with the little guy.
If you've been in the market for a new domain name lately then you have probably seen the ads: cheap domain names, buy domain names cheap, cheap domain registration and the list goes on and on. With domain name registration ranging in price from $35 to $7.85 you may be wondering if you should register through one of the low cost domain registrars, like GoDaddy, or stick with one of the big boys, like Register.com. My advice is, "Go with the little guy." Here's why...
Cheap Domain Names vs. High Priced Domain Names
If you've ever registered a domain name before, you know that registering your domain is a simple process. You go to one of the many domain registration sites such as Register.com, GoDaddy or even mine, BuyCheap-DomainNames.com, and in the search box you type the domain name you are looking to buy. If it's available, then you enter your credit card number and you're done registering your domain name. That's it.
So, why on Earth does the price vary so wildly? One site charges $35 and the next site charges only $7.85? You might be asking yourself, "Is this for real?" You might be even thinking that the lower priced site might be some kind of scam. After all, you've heard of the bigger firm before and they charge $35, so how can this little company that you have never heard of before charge only $7.85? There must be something fishy here. Well, you're right. But it's not what you think.
The fact is, the big name companies are simply overcharging you to register a domain name. There is no real reason why their prices are so high...other than they know that they can still get away with it. But not for long. Although, there are still a lot of people out there that do not know that there are cheaper alternatives, or are afraid to try one of the cheap domain name firms, that situation is changing.
Register.com and friends know it, too. They have started running ads that claim that their registration service is better and warrants charging higher prices. Well, the fact is that the big boys don't offer better service. In fact, often the little guys give you more for your money. Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself. Go to one of the big boy's sites to see what you get with each domain you register with them and then go to the little guy's sites. You'll see that you often get everything the big boy offers plus more goodies like a free email account or a free blog. And for a lot less money, too!
So, the next time you want to register the next great domain name that pops into your head, give the little guys a look. You might just find that cheap domain names are the way to go.
Cheap Domain Names vs. High Priced Domain Names
If you've ever registered a domain name before, you know that registering your domain is a simple process. You go to one of the many domain registration sites such as Register.com, GoDaddy or even mine, BuyCheap-DomainNames.com, and in the search box you type the domain name you are looking to buy. If it's available, then you enter your credit card number and you're done registering your domain name. That's it.
So, why on Earth does the price vary so wildly? One site charges $35 and the next site charges only $7.85? You might be asking yourself, "Is this for real?" You might be even thinking that the lower priced site might be some kind of scam. After all, you've heard of the bigger firm before and they charge $35, so how can this little company that you have never heard of before charge only $7.85? There must be something fishy here. Well, you're right. But it's not what you think.
The fact is, the big name companies are simply overcharging you to register a domain name. There is no real reason why their prices are so high...other than they know that they can still get away with it. But not for long. Although, there are still a lot of people out there that do not know that there are cheaper alternatives, or are afraid to try one of the cheap domain name firms, that situation is changing.
Register.com and friends know it, too. They have started running ads that claim that their registration service is better and warrants charging higher prices. Well, the fact is that the big boys don't offer better service. In fact, often the little guys give you more for your money. Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself. Go to one of the big boy's sites to see what you get with each domain you register with them and then go to the little guy's sites. You'll see that you often get everything the big boy offers plus more goodies like a free email account or a free blog. And for a lot less money, too!
So, the next time you want to register the next great domain name that pops into your head, give the little guys a look. You might just find that cheap domain names are the way to go.
6 Tips For Choosing A Domain Name
For some, it is very difficult to choose a domain name for their website. Here are some important tips which will help them to choose a domain name.
1. If you have selected a name of your domain but found out that it is not available then don't be disappointed, try other extensions. That is if .com is not available for particular domain name then try .net, .biz etc.
2. Best domain names are supposed to be generic name like bikes.com, movies.com etc. But most of these are already registered. Add some names related to your market like buysalebike.com
3. Try adding "s" or "ies" like plural words into your domain name. It is possible that particular domain name may be booked in singular form and not in plural form.
4. Whenever feasible use your website title as your domain name. This may seem to be very obvious but in practice very few websites follows this method. You may add your name in your URL. This way your customer has no difficulty in finding you.
5. If you want to select between a short domain name and the domain name which is long in length then choose the short one. Since, it is very easy to remember the short word than a long word. But most probably the short domain name may be already taken by someone. Long words in your domain names, means that it may contain more keywords. We believed that some of the search engines use domain name's keyword as one of the criteria for their search.
6. If your website only appeals or deals with particular area or country then it is better idea to book your domain name with specific extension like .co.ca, .co.au etc. This will show the site's origin.
1. If you have selected a name of your domain but found out that it is not available then don't be disappointed, try other extensions. That is if .com is not available for particular domain name then try .net, .biz etc.
2. Best domain names are supposed to be generic name like bikes.com, movies.com etc. But most of these are already registered. Add some names related to your market like buysalebike.com
3. Try adding "s" or "ies" like plural words into your domain name. It is possible that particular domain name may be booked in singular form and not in plural form.
4. Whenever feasible use your website title as your domain name. This may seem to be very obvious but in practice very few websites follows this method. You may add your name in your URL. This way your customer has no difficulty in finding you.
5. If you want to select between a short domain name and the domain name which is long in length then choose the short one. Since, it is very easy to remember the short word than a long word. But most probably the short domain name may be already taken by someone. Long words in your domain names, means that it may contain more keywords. We believed that some of the search engines use domain name's keyword as one of the criteria for their search.
6. If your website only appeals or deals with particular area or country then it is better idea to book your domain name with specific extension like .co.ca, .co.au etc. This will show the site's origin.
How To Choose A Website Host & Domain Name
This may come as a surprise: Some web site hosting services don't have software to help you build a site! Some that do, don't allow you to input HTML. You may want to add in small scripts that jazz up or protect your site such as 'No Right Click' or upload downloadable .exe files etc.
There are some great web site tools out there that you'll want to use! This article will give you things to look for when deciding on a host, domain or getting a better one than you have now.
1. Try them out q(^.^)p
A good hosting service will allow you to use their services for free for a limited time or at least a demo. If they don't have either, hah, get out of there. You need to check out the graphics, templates etc. Do you like them?
If you don't like what they have you'll find yourself spending time searching and finally buying templates and graphics from someone else. Try them out first.
Do they offer one of those fancy splash or flash pages? Not a real necessity but hey, I want one. Some are great and some not. Do they suit the real me :) Check out their collection of bells and whistles. Good for impressing your friends and visitors.
Those templates, graphics, splash pages, bells and whistles let your site give you professionalism, but can you completely change the look of your site with one or two clicks?
2. Ask dumb questions (@_@)
When you consider joining any web hosting service that allows you to use their state of the art web page building services, you are going to have questions!
There is nothing more frustrating than being in a hungry hurry to get your web site together and not being able to do it. This, will waste your late nights and weekends in a big way.
Make sure the service is quick and friendly to answer your questions, no matter how silly they may seem.
As easy as user friendly software is, it's sometimes difficult to understand at first, (bit like, "Where's the salt? "In front of you・. For example I wanted to upload an .exe file and the software told me I couldn't (like most free hosting services do). I questioned my host and found that I was uploading in the wrong place :)
If you are like me, you are going to have great questions and some real hah hah funny ones. You need a hosting service that will treat each question equally and give you the exact easy steps to follow. You don't want high tech jargon or inadequacy to add to the problem.
Until you get a good hold of how every great thing works you will have a lot of questions I'm sure. Good customer service is a must. Try them by asking a question, even a silly one :)
3. Traffic to your site (^^ゞ (^^ゞ
Without traffic to your great site, especially a business site, you won't have much joy. A bit like wetting your self in a wet suit, feels nice and warm to you but nobody notices :)
Does the web hosting service offer ways to get traffic to your website? Or are they letting you wonder off in search of paying some other service to provide you with traffic? It's easier to have everything in the same place.
4. Get a good domain -(^.^)/
What's in a name?
The shorter the domain name the more valuable. A domain name that is easy to remember is easy to find. A domain name that won't be misspelled helps. A good domain name should reflect the contents of the site or be of a general non restricting nature.
Domain names are property. You may want to sell it one day.
Some domain name registering services only register domain names and don't have a hosting service. This means you will have to move your domain to a domain hosting service. This takes time and is a waste of your time. You are better off buying your domain name from your hosting service.
According to a new report from Verisign, 4.6 million new domain names were registered in the second quarter of 2004, representing a 2.5 percent growth over the first quarter, 2004. In all, worldwide domain name registrations reached a peak of 64.5 million domain names, a 7 percent increase over end of year 2003.
The domain name rush is on.
5. What's in a host (?_?)
Choosing a hosting service is like getting a present, the wrapping and the size are not often much of an indication of what's inside. Which would you prefer: (A) Giving someone $100 to buy you a present or (B) Taking $100 and choosing your own present?
I prefer to know what I'm getting! This is why I recommend getting a hosting service that will give you a no obligation trial period. A trial period that gives you full use of their service without any tool, template etc, limitations.
6. How to get your monthly hosting for free ($_$)
You may also be surprised to hear that I don't pay my hosting service!
They pay me, each month. I prefer it that way and I'm sure you will too.
If possible, I only use services that have an affiliate program. This meaning that if I introduce a couple of friends to the service I can get it for free or eventually have the hosting service send me money each month. I'm sure you'd also like that possibility.
In conclusion, there are many places to where you can buy a domain name, let's get a good short one. Building your website can be heaven or hell so go with a company that has the tools to let you do it easily and with customer service to answer all your questions quickly. Be sure they have a system to supply your site with traffic, lots of visitors. Be sure to try their web site building tools before they bill you.
If you enjoy your hosting service and feel them worthy of introduction to your friends then the hosting service may become your bank accounts best friend. Read on:
There are some great web site tools out there that you'll want to use! This article will give you things to look for when deciding on a host, domain or getting a better one than you have now.
1. Try them out q(^.^)p
A good hosting service will allow you to use their services for free for a limited time or at least a demo. If they don't have either, hah, get out of there. You need to check out the graphics, templates etc. Do you like them?
If you don't like what they have you'll find yourself spending time searching and finally buying templates and graphics from someone else. Try them out first.
Do they offer one of those fancy splash or flash pages? Not a real necessity but hey, I want one. Some are great and some not. Do they suit the real me :) Check out their collection of bells and whistles. Good for impressing your friends and visitors.
Those templates, graphics, splash pages, bells and whistles let your site give you professionalism, but can you completely change the look of your site with one or two clicks?
2. Ask dumb questions (@_@)
When you consider joining any web hosting service that allows you to use their state of the art web page building services, you are going to have questions!
There is nothing more frustrating than being in a hungry hurry to get your web site together and not being able to do it. This, will waste your late nights and weekends in a big way.
Make sure the service is quick and friendly to answer your questions, no matter how silly they may seem.
As easy as user friendly software is, it's sometimes difficult to understand at first, (bit like, "Where's the salt? "In front of you・. For example I wanted to upload an .exe file and the software told me I couldn't (like most free hosting services do). I questioned my host and found that I was uploading in the wrong place :)
If you are like me, you are going to have great questions and some real hah hah funny ones. You need a hosting service that will treat each question equally and give you the exact easy steps to follow. You don't want high tech jargon or inadequacy to add to the problem.
Until you get a good hold of how every great thing works you will have a lot of questions I'm sure. Good customer service is a must. Try them by asking a question, even a silly one :)
3. Traffic to your site (^^ゞ (^^ゞ
Without traffic to your great site, especially a business site, you won't have much joy. A bit like wetting your self in a wet suit, feels nice and warm to you but nobody notices :)
Does the web hosting service offer ways to get traffic to your website? Or are they letting you wonder off in search of paying some other service to provide you with traffic? It's easier to have everything in the same place.
4. Get a good domain -(^.^)/
What's in a name?
The shorter the domain name the more valuable. A domain name that is easy to remember is easy to find. A domain name that won't be misspelled helps. A good domain name should reflect the contents of the site or be of a general non restricting nature.
Domain names are property. You may want to sell it one day.
Some domain name registering services only register domain names and don't have a hosting service. This means you will have to move your domain to a domain hosting service. This takes time and is a waste of your time. You are better off buying your domain name from your hosting service.
According to a new report from Verisign, 4.6 million new domain names were registered in the second quarter of 2004, representing a 2.5 percent growth over the first quarter, 2004. In all, worldwide domain name registrations reached a peak of 64.5 million domain names, a 7 percent increase over end of year 2003.
The domain name rush is on.
5. What's in a host (?_?)
Choosing a hosting service is like getting a present, the wrapping and the size are not often much of an indication of what's inside. Which would you prefer: (A) Giving someone $100 to buy you a present or (B) Taking $100 and choosing your own present?
I prefer to know what I'm getting! This is why I recommend getting a hosting service that will give you a no obligation trial period. A trial period that gives you full use of their service without any tool, template etc, limitations.
6. How to get your monthly hosting for free ($_$)
You may also be surprised to hear that I don't pay my hosting service!
They pay me, each month. I prefer it that way and I'm sure you will too.
If possible, I only use services that have an affiliate program. This meaning that if I introduce a couple of friends to the service I can get it for free or eventually have the hosting service send me money each month. I'm sure you'd also like that possibility.
In conclusion, there are many places to where you can buy a domain name, let's get a good short one. Building your website can be heaven or hell so go with a company that has the tools to let you do it easily and with customer service to answer all your questions quickly. Be sure they have a system to supply your site with traffic, lots of visitors. Be sure to try their web site building tools before they bill you.
If you enjoy your hosting service and feel them worthy of introduction to your friends then the hosting service may become your bank accounts best friend. Read on:
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