A Good Time is Blog Time

Websites have been around for a long time and it is likely you have seen every kind of site out there.  From the ones that consist entirely of articles and text, to those that look almost like a picture book.  Either way, we have come a long way from the basic one page layout that started the web design era.  Since we have of plethora of ad-on’s available, do you know where to stop? In other words, do you know how to not make your website annoying to those who visit it?

Here are a few tips that you can follow when designing your website, so you don’t over-do it. Read the rest of this entry »

Are You Struggling to Write Great Web Content?
By Suzie Larcombe

When it comes to writing great website content or website copy (whichever you prefer), there’s a whole plethora of boxes you need to tick to achieve success. Truly effective web content cleverly qualifies and funnels your site visitors getting them to do exactly what you want them to. But producing truly effective website content is no simple task. If you’ve been struggling to do it on your own, my checklist might give you the helping hand you need.

Here’s the foundations on which I build great website content for my clients:

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This is a guest post from Diana Maria, a professional blogger who is discussing link building strategies. Much of this subject has been touched on before, but as link building is such an important part of SEO, it is well worth visiting again.

Link Building Strategies

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a technique which enables your website to get higher ranking in the search engine’s index listing. Link building is one of many ways by which you can optimize your website’s position on the search engine results page. Search engines tend to love the inbound links to any website; a higher number of links will give you a big advantage. Search engines analyze the popularity of a website through the inbound links attached to it. Below mentioned sources will help you gather good SEO inbound links to your website:

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Every blogger knows how challenging it can be to title your blog posts.  Titles have to ride a razor thin edge between cleverness and frankness, between being precious and being direct — too clever and your readers won’t be intrigued, too direct and your new post will seem clichéd.  And there are other factors at play, as well, such as SEO.

So what makes a great title? The following three components together make for a title that draws in readers and increases your search engine visibility.

Searchable

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People resolve to do affiliate marketing to convert their website traffic into money. Why shouldn’t they? It takes a lot of hard work to generate traffic to a website. If you don’t have a website but want to earn through affiliate marketing, this is the perfect time to learn the basic know-how. Once you have gained knowledge about this business, you can make a website solely for this purpose and perhaps make a lot of money. While advertising networks pay some reasonable affiliate commissions, manufacturers hosting affiliate marketing networks often pay more. Learn how it all works:

What is affiliate marketing?

Explained in simple words, affiliate marketing is a process in which the marketer directs potential customers to a manufacturer and earns a commission for every sale. There are two types of affiliate marketing strategies: direct and indirect. You must have visited Ebay several times to buy a product. Ebay does not manufacture all those products, but gets a commission on every purchase made through it. This is an example of direct affiliate marketing; you make a dedicated marketing website to promote products and earn commissions. Indirect affiliate marketing is more like making a recommendation. You embed text links in your website’s content that take readers to a product site, and if they buy the product, you get a commission. Also, it is not necessary to have a website to become an affiliate; you can market products through forums, blogs and other ways too.

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