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List Building Steps for Success
List building is one of the most lucrative things that you can do online in the Internet marketing arena, to create long-term residual incomes for yourself. Now I must say this, when I say long-term residual incomes, I do not mean that you can work for six months, and then retire forever, and continue generate income. What I am saying, however, is that if you build a list, nurture that list, learn to send it quality content, and learn how to make that list to convert, you can earn a nice, consistent income for as long as you nurse that list.So what are the steps for success in list b

ernet, search engines paid close attention to the Meta Tags contained within a website - but those days are gone.

Once people worked out that Meta Tags were part of the search engine formula, they started abusing the system by placing irrelevant keywords in their Meta Tags.

As a result, search engines have become a lot smarter and many (including Google) pay very little attention to the Meta Tags included on your web pages.

However there are other areas that search engines pay close attention to, which are covered later in the course.

FICTION: I should cram as many keywords

Are You an Ostrich or Angry?
In the 1974 multiple Oscar winning movie “Network,” the character Howard Beale, a network news anchor played by Peter Finch loses his mind on live TV after learning that he will be fired. He states that he is “madder than hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” He exhorts his TV audience to think about the awful, unfair things they are tolerating in their lives and “go to your window, open it, and shout it over and over” until pretty soon, seemingly everyone in Manhattan is standing at their open windows shouting it out at the top of their voices!I was reminded about that scene r

Search engine optimization is one area of the Internet that has become clouded in a lot of hype, myths and rumors. While common sense comes in handy, we wanted to help clear up some of the confusion.

Here's a list of the most common search engine myths...

FICTION: Catering for search engines is a waste of time.

FACT: Research shows that 85-95% of users start at a search engine to find what they're looking for. As a website owner, it's worth spending a little time to understand how search engines work. While competition for top positions can be intense, a high ranking on a major search engine can drive substantial amounts of traffic to your site.

FICTION: Submitting your website to hundreds of search engines will bring you thousands of visitors.

FACT: While it sounds like a tempting offer, the reality is that these offers are bogus. What they are failing to mention is:

a) While there ARE hundreds of search engines - the Top 3 (Google, Yahoo! and MSN) account for almost 90% of all search traffic.

The rest of the search engines are so small that you've probably never heard of them. In other words, there's no point getting listed in a search engine that nobody uses - so concentrate on the big players.

b) You need to do more than just 'submit' your website

Submitting your website and getting a top ranking in a search engine are two very different things. Just because your site has been submitted doesn't mean you'll get any traffic.

Research shows that the majority of people who use search engines only look at the first two pages of results.

So while you may be 'listed' in a search engine, you'll get zero traffic if you're located on page 17 or 40 of the search results. Nobody ever gets that far down the list - you need to be on page one or two to get any real traffic to your site.

FICTION: If I submit my website today, I'll see instant results.

FACT: It takes time to get good rankings. Your site may appear in search engines within six to eight weeks, but it takes months of continuous work to achieve top rankings.

FICTION: 'Meta Tags' are the secret to getting top search engine rankings.

FACT: 'Meta Tags' are keywords that are hidden within the source code of web pages.

Meta Tags are virtually irrelevant in the ranking algorithms of the top engines today.

In the early days of the Internet, search engines paid close attention to the Meta Tags contained within a website - but those days are gone.

Once people worked out that Meta Tags were part of the search engine formula, they started abusing the system by placing irrelevant keywords in their Meta Tags.

As a result, search engines have become a lot smarter and many (including Google) pay very little attention to the Meta Tags included on your web pages.

However there are other areas that search engines pay close attention to, which are covered later in the course.

FICTION: I should cram as many keywords a

Seven Things You Need to Know About Selling Your Business
1. Alternatives to SellingThe IPOIf you business is large enough, you can consider an initial public offering (IPO) in which you will sell your company’s shares publicly on the open market. This can be a good alternative to selling the business, but IPO’s require the outlay of large sums of money that may be out of reach for your company. If you have money available to finance an IPO, research the IPOs of similar-size companies in your field and look at their track record and whether they experienced accelerated growth.An IPO for your company will mean tha

arch engine can drive substantial amounts of traffic to your site.