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6 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE YOU CHOSE AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM.
So you want to choose an affiliate program or are you already involved in one? These are six tips you must understand deeply. But first, understand that affiliate programs work just like network marketing. I said it works like it because it...
Affiliate Programs – The Fast Track to Wealth
Copyright 2005 Peter Dobler
Remember the day when you made the ultimate decision to change your life? Yes, it was the day when you decided to start your own home business. Gosh, I remember the anxiety when I uploaded my very first web site,...
Basic SEO Wisdom
This is a story about a poor guy with an inept domain that
wanted to build a site geared for a very competitive keyword and
his long, agonizing journey toward the true light of SEO
wisdom.
Here's a little foundation for what I'm about...
Direct Talk On Producing Affiliate Sales
While the Internet delivers a HUGE market of potential buyers, it also delivers a HUGE amount of competition for those buyers. If you are into affiliate programs, what is it about your business that can make you stand out from all the other...
Secrets For serious Wealth Creators
Dear Friend How many times have you sat and dreamed about changing your life ? What would it mean to you to be your own boss, answering to no one but yourself ? How would you like to earn enough money, when you wanted to in order to live the...
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THE GOLDEN RULE OF WEBSITE BUILDING
Copyright 2005 Robert Evans
Setting yourself up to earn a steady monthly income has to be a pre-requisite to your success online. There is no doubt that large sums of money can be made (and indeed are being made) from selling products or services online.
With over 500,000,000 internet users (and that figure is already obsolete even as I write this) the potential for long term wealth is very high indeed.
This fantastic new medium has brought untold possibilities for the small trader operating in a niche market. In fact the
internet is made for just that type of marketer. It therefore goes without saying that anyone with the desire, knowledge or
ability to market just about any kind of product or service online is a potential millionaire in the making!
You are probably already aware of the importance of having a website to use as a focal point for any products or services
you are selling.
But do you know the golden rule you should always keep in mind when building your site and making it ready to welcome all those potential buyers? This rule is - keep it simple!
When I started out with my first web site I broke this rule of simplicity by filling every inch of my Home Page with all manner of graphics and fonts. This slowed down the loading time. There were also a number of links to other web sites that took my visitors away from my site - and almost certainly they never came back.
It took me a whole eighteen months to realise that what I was doing was never going to work. When I now look at the
websites I was promoting a year and a half ago I cringe. What possessed me to put so much effort into them! Because I really did work hard at putting them together.
Take a good look at your own site. Pay very close attention to the following points:
* page design - navigation should be easy
* HTML - use of keywords in title and description meta tags
* use of
graphics - minimum number should be used relevant to the theme of the site
* use of text/fonts - black text on a white background works best
* hyperlinks - use the "target_blank" tag to ensure external pages open in a new window
* reason for existence - is the purpose of the site clear?
Believe me, when it comes to setting up a website that SELLS, you do not need stunning graphics, dynamic HTML or Java Script. These things could spell the end of your business! Especially when it comes to getting ranked on the major Search Engines. (Don't ignore these, they could be responsible for up to 80% of traffic to your site!)
So, here is a summary of how your Home Page should be made up:
* a maximum of 2 graphics and these must be central to the theme of the site
* about 800 words of text, including a list of benefits and a good description of what you offer
* a clear navigation bar
* a colour scheme that is consistent but not "glaring"
* any links to external sites should open in a new window
* try to avoid placing a graphic at the top of the page
* use Meta Tags that include one or two keywords in the title and three or four in the description
* try to keep the page under 20 kbs - 10 would be ideal
And all other pages should follow the same basic design. Keep these points in mind and you will be well on the way to creating a fast loading page that will be pleasing on the eye and will also be acceptable to the major Search Engines. And when it comes to submitting your site - there is no real need to do this, just keep updating your pages on a regular basis. This is better than submitting your site because in any case the search engine spiders ill find your site if it is worth finding.
About the Author
Robert Evans has been doing business online since October 2000. He runs a resource center and provides dozens of free and low cost marketing techniques: http://www.market4profit.net
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