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Social Networking: 10 Steps to Finding Your Target Market in Facebook

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2009-06-17 23:27:30 Topic Category: Site Promotion Comments: 0 Author: Donna Gunter

Everyone is talking about social networking, and many claim social networking to be the panacea for all of your marketing ills. Marketing on social networking sites like Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter can help you boost the size of your email list and help you grow your business. The key to success with this strategy is making sure that members of your target market are in your network.

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Blogging Your Way to the Top

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2009-06-17 23:18:07 Topic Category: Blogging Comments: 0 Author: Scott Van Achte

It is no real secret that a well written topical blog can significantly help out your website - so why aren't you doing it?

The most common reasons I hear for not starting a blog involve a lack of time to write posts, and limited ideas to write about, but taking that extra time to get some useful content out there can do wonders for your search rankings among other things.

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3 Basic Elements Of A Successful Website

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2009-06-17 22:32:33 Topic Category: Web Design Comments: 0 Author: Kabir Bedi

Website development is a complex procedure. It is an amalgam of several small processes in coordination with one another that makes up the larger picture. There are millions of websites on the World Wide Web. However, some are more successful than the others and some lag behind likewise. Though the basic steps of website development are the same, what makes the difference is the importance placed on key features.

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How To Communicate Through Website Design

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2009-06-16 22:34:06 Topic Category: Web Design Comments: 0 Author: Maneet Puri

In the age of Internet, having a website on the World Wide Web is almost indispensable. However, there is more to a creating a website that just the design and development process. It is very important to designate a purpose to the website and know what you want to communicate through it.

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Blog Posts That Get Attention

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2009-06-16 22:28:07 Topic Category: Blogging Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

Blogs are now a dime a dozen, and bloggers need to make their blog posts stand out. Developing a blog following is not as easy as it once was. Learn how to write blog posts that attract readers and retain their attention. Follow these guidelines to cultivate readers.

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Is Your Site Social Media Friendly?

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2009-06-08 21:59:57 Topic Category: Site Promotion Comments: 0 Author: Courtney Mills

No doubt your website is going great guns in the search engines, but did you know you're missing out on a valuable source of traffic?

It's time to go social! The new way for online users to find websites like yours is through content linked to or posted on social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook. The key for your website is to make this linking or posting as easy as possible.

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Website Design Or Content – What Is More Important?

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2009-06-08 21:51:34 Topic Category: Web Design Comments: 0 Author: Kabir Bedi

A good website is just not about the design and layout, rather it is also about the content that is updated there. Likewise, plain content doesn't make a website and it has to have an attractive, visually appealing design and layout. So, which one is more important for the success of the website? Content or Design?

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New Search Engines - Can Anyone Beat Google?

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2009-06-08 19:12:13 Topic Category: Search Engine Comments: 0 Author: Titus Hoskins

Can any new search engine beat Google, probably not, mainly because Google isn't going anywhere but up. It is the dominant search engine with around 72 percent of U.S. online searches and its percentages are much higher in other parts of the world. (Source: Hitwise) However, there are some serious new competitors that may just take a bite out of Google's rosy search numbers. Never know, one or several of them, may just give Google a run for those all important search engine dollars.

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Avoiding Top SEO Mistakes

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2009-06-07 15:10:18 Topic Category: SEO Comments: 0 Author: Robin Dale

Following are the 9 Biggest SEO Mistakes which Web Designers & Web Developers should avoid.

Splash Page

I've seen this mistake many times where people put up just a big banner image and a link "Clíck here to enter" on their homepage. The worst case - the "enter" link is embedded in the Flash object, which makes it impossible for the spiders to follow the link.

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Tips for Choosing a Domain

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2009-06-07 13:51:14 Topic Category: Web Hosting Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

Choosing a domain is one of the first steps in establishing an online presence. Changing a domain after-the-fact can be time consuming, and can be harmful to search engine ranking, so it is best to get it right the first time around. Follow these simple steps to select a domain name that will represent your online brand.

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Outbound Links - Role In Website Promotion

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2009-06-07 13:39:10 Topic Category: Site Promotion Comments: 0 Author: Maneet Puri

Outbound linking is a crucial SEO strategy and furthers the reach and popularity of the website in the World Wide Web. Though inbound linking is more popular than outbound ones, the latter has its own benefits that often are misunderstood or underestimated by many.

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10 Ways To Enhance Your Website Usability

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2009-06-06 23:42:59 Topic Category: Web Design Comments: 0 Author: Kabir Bedi

Usability enhancement entails making it easier for your visitors to find information on your website as and when they need it. It plays a crucial role in the success of your website on the world wide web. This is because internet users prefer websites that are easy to use and from which information can be derived effortlessly.

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Value Ad - Made for AdSense Websites

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2009-06-06 23:29:54 Topic Category: Marketing Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

Who wants to make money from AdSense? Or a better question: who does not want to make money from AdSense?

What Is "Made For AdSense"?

MFA (Made For AdSense) websites refer to sites that were created specifically to profit from serving Google AdSense ads, and for no other purpose. Typically, these websites lack any real content. I'm sure you've all seen a few Made For AdSense websites that haunt the web. MFA sites are the scorn of advertisers. Why?

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Performing Better Searches

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2009-06-01 10:24:38 Topic Category: Search Engine Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

Performing and perfecting search engine results can save web surfers lots of time and energy. Understanding the nuances of searching allows researchers to immediately drill down and locate the information they are seeking, without having to wade through a myriad of irrelevant search results in the process. The increasing complexity of search engines has made understanding search engines a necessity for those who spend any amount of time online. The following search tips are standards that will work in most of the major search engines.

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How To Attract And Retain Your Readers

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2009-05-31 21:33:04 Topic Category: Site Promotion Comments: 0 Author: Peter Da Vanzo

Do you know what attracts your readers? What headlines they respond to most? Do they respond to pictures? Do they know what your offer is?

No doubt we all agree that testing is a good thing to do. We can see clearly if our ideas are working or not. But a lot of testing is, quite frankly, tedious.

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Recession Adds To the Online Fraud Woes

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2009-05-31 21:22:36 Topic Category: Security Comments: 0 Author: Marvist

Online frauds such as phishing attacks increased in 2008 and are likely to increase more in 2009, as there is a greater chance of vulnerability of innocents fall pray in a downturn. According to Federal authorities, online fraud increased by 33 percent in 2008, rising for the first time in the last 3 years.

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Copyright Concerns In Website Designing

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2009-05-31 21:16:08 Topic Category: Web Design Comments: 0 Author: Kabir Bedi

The world of website designing is as complex as it is extensive. In fact, it can stretch as much as the imagination of website designers. However, often it happens that inspiration gets too close to plagiarism and that accounts for violation of copyrights.

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Want To Make Money From Your Website - Here's What to Know

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2009-05-31 21:08:13 Topic Category: Web Development Comments: 0 Author: Maneet Puri

As the internet becomes more accessible by masses, websites have come to become the primary rather than alternate sales channel for businesses across the globe. And this has led just every soul to believe that creating a website and placing it on the World Wide Web is all that it takes to earn easy cash.

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How is Your Business Different?

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2009-05-31 20:59:49 Topic Category: Marketing Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

Creating a marketing and business plan for a small business can at times seem like an overwhelming task for a new business owner. Yet, it need not be. A business plan is simply a formal statement that contains a set of business goals; and a marketing plan outlines the necessary actions which the business needs to take in order to achieve its marketing objectives.

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Twitter Demystified for Business Users

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2009-05-12 21:25:16 Topic Category: Marketing Comments: 0 Author: Nancy McCord

Twitter is the current top "hot property" on the Web, but its popularity and how to use it has mystified many business owners. Many people think that they want to, or should be using Twitter, but simply do not understand the platform, its use, or its place in building web exposure. This article will demystify Twitter and help you to learn how to use it in the workplace and to promote your business.

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Where To Turn For Free Hosting Now That GeoCities Is Closing

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2009-05-05 17:07:45 Topic Category: Web Hosting Comments: 0 Author: Scott Van Achte

On May 1st I wrote about the close of GeoCities and how all accounts with GeoCities will soon be deleted permanently. I wanted to take the time to discuss the importance of having your website hosted on your own domain, and also to give those currently using GeoCities a few ideas on how to move forward.

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Use Regular Text to Improve your SEO without Pay for Click

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2009-04-14 15:05:36 Topic Category: SEO Comments: 0 Author: Jill Cooper

What triggers popularity with a search engine has always been elusive. You have to change how you market your website and even build it to make search engines rank it on their top page. For someone new on the scene, it can appear to be a daunting task. Here in this article we will look at the latest in SEO and SEM by starting with the site itself.

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Registering Your Domain Name

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2009-04-08 17:40:30 Topic Category: Domain Name Comments: 0 Author: Doug Milton

Registering a domain name is a quick process that often seems complex. It is far easier than most general web surfers suspect. You can quickly learn how to register a domain name with a little forethought.

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What Are Rich Internet Applications?

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2009-04-08 15:27:45 Topic Category: Web Development Comments: 0 Author: Gene Smith

Websites bore me. There I said it. This includes the many bloated social networks that pop up on an hourly basis. I'm a minimalist. Even my sentences are short. I just want my web applications that do exactly what I need them to do - nothing more, nothing less.

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Some Tips to Improve Slow Website Sales

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2009-04-08 15:06:22 Topic Category: eCommerce Comments: 0 Author: Mark Yarrobino

I've seen it many times. A new entrepreneur is excited because their website just went live after weeks, or even months, of hard work. But the excitement doesn't last long when they see that they have yet to make a sale. Or maybe they've only made one or two. They're not covering their expenses, and they're certainly not making enough to live on.

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Googlebots and Leading the Blind - Dynamic Pages and SEO

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2009-04-07 21:41:38 Topic Category: Google Comments: 0 Author: Danny Wareham

Dynamic pages are fantastic. They mean less work for web designers, who can create a single webpage and change its content through a database connection. They're quicker loading for visitors (after the first load), as the graphical elements are cached by most web browsers and only the content changes. They allow for great flexibility in content, such as shopping sites, blogs and more.

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Choosing an SEO Expert - Musing on an Attempt to Trademark ''SEO''

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2009-04-07 21:34:48 Topic Category: SEO Comments: 0 Author: Danny Wareham

There's been a story brewing for quite some time about the attempt by Jason Gambert to trademark the term "SEO".

Gambert claims that the words "search engine optimization" have no real linguistic English value beyond being a process;. So, he's trying to trademark "SEO" as a service, basically claiming that "SEO" itself is Net lingo and has no "Official English linguistic value."

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Web Designs Deadliest 4 Mistakes

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2009-04-07 15:11:03 Topic Category: Web Design Comments: 0 Author: Moe Tamani

Some web designs are truly so repulsive that they actually drive people away from the site and prevent them from returning. Both you and your web design company must avoid these situations at all costs. Otherwise you run the risk of allowing your reputation to be diminished or being labeled and avoided by clients and customers.

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ASP Net Development Vs Java Development

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2009-04-07 14:58:33 Topic Category: ASP Comments: 0 Author: Manoj Salwani

The debate whether .NET Development is better or Java Development is better continues unabated with fans of each technology pronouncing the decline of each other.

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Avoid Duplicate Content Penalties

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2009-03-04 17:49:57 Topic Category: Marketing Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

Large search engines attempt to filter their search results by removing any results that duplicate the content of other search results. Such filtering is referred to as "duplicate content penalty".

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Blogger Vs Wordpress - Which to Choose?

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2009-03-04 17:02:09 Topic Category: Blogging Comments: 0 Author: Kevin Perry

Many people who are either just starting out as internet marketers or who have some internet experience, but are intimidated technically, may feel that they only have one option when it comes to creating their blog, Blogger.com.

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Beginner's Guide to Web Designing

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2009-03-04 14:19:21 Topic Category: Design Tips Comments: 0 Author: Preetam Kaushik

A website depends on two things: content and its representation. While most of the websites on a particular topic have very similar things to say, the only thing that brings in a difference in their popularity is the representation of the website. Here we provide you with certain guidelines on website designing, in case you are about to launch a website of your own to ensure that your website sets itself apart from all other options that are available to the user.

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How To Get Your Website Noticed

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2009-03-04 14:10:31 Topic Category: Web Development Comments: 0 Author: Maneet Puri

To have a website in the World Wide Web is no great deal. The trick is to get it noticed and make it the best amongst the rest. Such a website would guarantee heavy traffic.

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6 Qualities of a Good Domain Name

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2009-03-04 14:01:57 Topic Category: Domain Name Comments: 0 Author: Joseph Nyamache

Choosing a good domain name is crucial to the success or failure of your business. You may wonder how something so small and slight could have an impact on your business, but the best way to compare this is to think about how important location is to an offline business? If you do not have a good location, you are likely not going to get many visitors. The same holds true for a good domain name as well.

Here, you will discover the six qualities that a good domain name must have to ensure maximum success.

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What is the Purpose of Your Website?

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2009-03-02 21:38:34 Topic Category: Marketing Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

When designing a website, it is important that webmasters ask some general questions before they begin the design process...

What Is The Purpose Of Your Website?

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Types of Malware

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2009-03-02 21:29:14 Topic Category: Virus Comments: 0 Author: Hugh Duddy

Malware is still a relatively uncommon term, and is not familiar to many lay users of computer software. Essentially, the term refers to any kind of software that is created with the malicious intent of harming the host computer or carrying out unauthorized installations and procedures without the knowledge of the user.

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What Does Hacking Mean For You and Your Business?

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2009-02-28 15:08:54 Topic Category: Internet Security Comments: 0 Author: Rob McAdam

What kind of risks do you think hacking poses for the average business? If you run a small to medium sized business, do you think you could ever be at risk?

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Free Or Paid - Which Hosting is Better?

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2009-02-28 14:46:47 Topic Category: Web Hosting Comments: 0 Author: Bob Willis

Creating an internet presence would mean building a website. This means a web hosting service is needed to upload the website in the internet. Web hosting services can be for free and it can also be paid. Both services have their own advantages and disadvantages.

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3 Benefits Of Using CSS

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2009-02-28 14:28:53 Topic Category: CSS Comments: 0 Author: Maneet Puri

CSS is the word to go by in today's age in the world of website designing. It not only defines the presentation of documents but also styles the web pages so that it. CSS can be applied to website designing process to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness. By incorporating CSS into the website design will make the website perform better in the search engines game in addition to scoring well on accessibility, usability and prettiness quotient.

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Web Log Analysis

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2009-02-28 14:20:04 Topic Category: Marketing Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

Everyone who understands Internet Marketing will tell you to analyze your web logs... but what does that really mean? What particular things should you pay attention to when analyzing your web logs?

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Avoid These Common Web Mistakes

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2009-02-26 23:57:39 Topic Category: Marketing Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

Webmasters need to avoid making these common web design mistakes. Website visitors who have a pleasant experience on a website are more likely to trust the website, and as such they are more likely to purchase products from that website. Use the following guide to avoid some of the more common web design mistakes...

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Shopping For Web Design Software – Its Doesn't Have To Be Expensive

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2009-02-26 23:42:20 Topic Category: Web Design Comments: 0 Author: Maneet Puri

Web design software packages come really expensive. Be it graphic, video, animation or programming softwares, you will need to shell out bucks to own them. However, to not spend huge and still make sure that you get the best deal, you need to keep in mind a few considerations.

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Wanna Buy a Website?

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2009-02-26 21:30:39 Topic Category: Web Development Comments: 0 Author: Maneet Puri

Gone are the days when the websites were all about codes and nothing else. Today getting a professional-looking website online is a matter of minutes with many website building services and software. But watch out for the features that you really need.

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ROMM - Basics of Search Engine Optimization

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2009-02-25 22:01:24 Topic Category: Web Development Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

The formula for webmasters looking for success with the search engines is ROMM (Research, Optimize, Monitor, and Maintain). Here are some helpful tips and details about each portion of the ROMM concept.....

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Importance Of Correct And Valid HTML

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2009-02-25 21:52:54 Topic Category: HTML Comments: 0 Author: Kabir Bedi

HTML is the foundation of the web! HTML defines the structure and presentation of the website. Therefore, it needs to be clean, correct and validated.

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Internet Advertising

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2009-02-25 14:54:57 Topic Category: Site Promotion Comments: 0 Author: Maneet Puri

Business entrepreneurs are slowly waking up to realize the potential and long term value of internet marketing. Here are some key factors that are fuelling the popularity of online marketing.

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Website Designing- The Planning

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2009-02-25 14:39:02 Topic Category: Web Design Comments: 0 Author: Michael Henderson

Your website is your face in the cyberspace. It is your corporate identity of your business. So by all means it has to be a good one. An ideal website should be interactive, communicative and user friendly. If you are planning to design a website for your business, make sure you take all necessary points before developing and uploading it onto the internet. These points should be pondered upon in the planning stages so that your website to be what your customers are looking for. Here are some tips to consider:

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Web Design Q & A

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2009-02-25 00:36:45 Topic Category: Web Design Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

How much do you know about web design? Take this web design quiz to find out how much you know about web design.

What Is A Web Template?

A website template is a ready-made HTML layout for webmasters. Typically, webmasters need to only edit the text and links in the HTML page, and they can then have a website up and running in a very short amount of time. Web templates make the creation of a website easier and faster. Web templates are easy to edit and customize using an HTML editor.

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The Importance of Deep Linking in Your Search Engine Marketing

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2009-01-26 13:26:00 Topic Category: Search Engine Comments: 2 Author: Trey Pennewell

If you are an experienced webmaster then you probably know that creating back links to your website is one of the best things that you can do to improve your Search Engine Ranking Placement (SERP). Google openly discusses the importance that their algorithms place on back links and even recommend that webmasters who want to improve their traffic use back links. Both Yahoo! and MSN are starting to talk openly about the importance of back links in their search algorithms as well.

There are a number of strategies that you can use to create back links to your website. Some of these strategies include emailing webmasters and asking them to place a link to your website, submittíng your site to directories, distributing free reprint articles, and paying for links. All of these have their pros and cons, and some have a better success ratio than others.

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RSS Feed Etiquette

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2009-01-14 21:40:12 Topic Category: RSS Comments: 0 Author: Sharon Housley

The arguments continue to rage over the ambiguities in the RSS specifications. But the fact is: RSS is here to stay, and the current defined RSS 2.0 specification is likely going to be as good as it is going to get. Attempts have been made to create "best practice" documents and specification clarifications. We felt it would be helpful to provide general guidelines for those constructing an RSS 2.0 feed. In general, the following are guidelines for constructing an RSS feed. It is good to get into the habit of validating the RSS feed, either with software, or with an online validator.

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