Building An Email List From Scratch

Building An Email List From Scratch

Email marketing sounds intimidating to many small business owners, but it’s an excellent way to promote your products and services. In addition to being one of the most up-to-date marketing methods, email marketing has the advantage of being relatively inexpensive – no paper or printing costs, no postage fees, and no promotional materials left unused.

But how do you build an email list from scratch? Although you can buy or rent email lists, there are several disadvantages to that method: it can be expensive, you can’t be sure the addresses were obtained legitimately, and you have no assurance that you’re reaching your target audience. Instead, use these simple tips to create a more useful opt-in list, composed of people who have asked to be included: Read more »

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Quick Tip: Register Your Domain Name for More than 1 Year

Quick Tip: Register Your Domain Name for More than 1 Year

If your domain shows that it’s expiring in less then a year, the search engines see your website as not being stable and they may deduct points for SEO. It’s best to register your domain name for more than a year to show the search engines that you have a stable website and that you’re not a temporary spam site.

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Website Critique: Starting a Business Using Launchx.com

Website Critique: Starting a Business Using Launchx.com

Launchx provides all-in-one business start up kits for people who are just getting started on launching their business. The video website critique of www.launchx.com offers suggestions on how to improve their website to promote their products easier and better.

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10 Websites That All Small Business Owners Need to Know About

10 Websites That All Small Business Owners Need to Know About

There are millions of websites, but as a small business owner I’m sure you don’t have time to search for the most important ones. Here’s a list of websites where you can read articles or even ask questions that will help improve your small business:
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Quick Tip: Measure Anything on a Website with MeasureIt Firefox add-on

Quick Tip: Measure Anything on a Website with MeasureIt Firefox add-on

Do you ever need to know the size of a window, a banner, or a column on a website, but have no idea how to measure it? Well, if you’re using the Firefox browser, now you can download the MeasureIt add-on.

Once you download the MeasureIt add-on, you’ll notice a ruler icon on the lower left-hand corner of your browser window. To measure anything on your screen follow these simple steps: Read more »

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Choosing Your eCommerce Solution

Choosing Your eCommerce Solution

eCommerce SolutionI probably don’t need to tell you that starting an online store is a great way to supplement your income, and  – overtime – to hopefully generate a full time income while working from home.

People have always been drawn to the idea of working from home and being their own boss. The best thing about an online store is that the risk is minimal – unlike a brick and mortar store, your initial investment can be very low.

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How to check that your main website content is above the fold

How to check that your main website content is above the fold

OK, so you understand the concept of showing your main website content above the fold on your website. Now you wonder “how do I display my main content  to all the visitors the same if all of them have different browser size resolutions?” There’s a simple solution to what you probably thought was impossible to do.

To make sure that your main website content fits above the fold for your users, follow these steps: Read more »

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What is a third-party testimonial

What is a third-party testimonial

A third-party testimonial is a testimonial about a company’s goods or services that is located on another website other then their own.

Learn Why Authentic Customer Testimonials are Important for Your Small Business and why it’s best to have third-party testimonials instead of just writing regular text testimonials on your website.

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Quick Tip: Keep Your Website’s Main Content “Above the Fold”

Quick Tip: Keep Your Website’s Main Content “Above the Fold”

In website design the term “above the fold” is referring to content on your website that the user sees first without needing to scroll. Keeping your most important content above the fold of your website, gives you a better chance to get your point across as soon as the user enters your website.

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How to Make Money From Your Blog

How to Make Money From Your Blog

making-money-from-blogWhen you develop your blog, you need to keep in mind the 4 basic principles of profitable website building. These are commonly known as CTPM. The letters stand for Content, Traffic, Pre-sell and Monetize. The four principles work for all aspects of your website business but let’s take a look at them in light of your Blog.

Let’s take a look at each of the words and how they apply to blogging.

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