The task can never be a piece of cake but there are a lot of resources online to help one create websites. Listed below are the do's and don'ts, plus and minuses and step-by-step guide for both beginners and technically adept individuals who want to have their own websites published.Scenario 1: For a beginner, the use of a website builder is advised. First of all, a website builder is a solution offered by companies online that is equipped with...more
The Internet is an area of unregulated free speech on virtually any subjectincluding those that are controversialwithout regard as to whether certain speech is true or not. Libel and slander laws are notoriously useless within the world wide web, mainly because of the large degree of anonymity on the web. From this shroud of anonymity, anyone can hurl insults, half-truths, or allegations toward anyone, from the most unsuspecting citizen to the...more
The Internet is both loved and feared because of it's anarchic qualities. The modern Internet is virtually uninhibited by any law or regulating forces on the freedom of speech or expression. This goes double for the search engines that help us to find our way around the massive information highway. Search engines are governed by formulas called algorithms, which aid them in organizing and ranking which websites appear when you search for particular terms. These formulas, or algorithms, involve important variables which can be manipulated by Internet users.Almost every Internet user utilizes Google as a reviewer of businesses, restaurants, and people. Think about it, last time you went out to a restaurant you didn't knowdid you first Google it? Last time you applied for a job, did you Google the business? Everyone, at one point or another, has Googled their own name to find out what others have said about them, which of their social networking sites shows up, etc.Now imagine you input your name, or the name of your business for you entrepreneurs out there, into a search engine and the links you saw were all negative; Links deriding your work ethic, your personal integrity, or making...more
Know what words your customers will use when searching.You might know what your customers search for. If not, find out. Is it a description of pants or jeans? One may be searched more often than the other, but why not target both? How about executive gifts? Maybe desk accessories will broaden your web site marketing strategy.Ask all kinds of...more
As a graphic designer, I have found the need to hire freelance writers on more than one occasion. When I'm designing an ad campaign or helping flesh out a client's website, one of the most important things to remember is that words must go with the images in order to make them make sense. I sometimes have to be reminded of this myself!Here's what I...more
Not a day goes by when I don't get an email or see a site pushing yet another pixel advertising site but are these really a good advertising venue or is everyone just jumping on the band wagon expecting to make a few quick bucks or even get rich. A search on Google for pixel sites gives 22,7000 results. The rage started when a 21-year-old from England launched an advertising site where you paid $1 per pixel of advertising and the page was divided into 1,000,000 pixels. The advertising sold out and the guy made a cool million dollars! And get this the last remaining 1000 pixels were sold on ebay for a staggering $38,100!The original site - The Million-Dollar Homepage was launched on 26th August 2005. The guy then emailed all his friends and told them to pass on details of his site to their friends and so on...and then he sold his first 400 pixels for $400. At this stage the site was getting around 100 hits a day so he started to contact the press. An IT news site picked it up and ran an article resulting in 2000 hits an hour, it got ranked by Google and the hits went up to 35,000 a day. And as the ball started rolling the visitors to the site increased, more pixels were sold, the...more
A growing number of websites compete to be among the top ten listings in the search results. This position gives them a higher possibility of getting more customers compared with a lower rank. Web marketers use several tools to achieve high rankings,...more
How do successful home based businesses become successful? What are their so-called "secrets"? You've probably seen a great deal of focus on the skills you need in order to have successful home based businesses. This article will discuss something...more
With a large number of people investing their hard earned savings in stocks, there is a big need to get into the habit of investigating which stocks are the best ones to invest in. As a result, those investing in penny stocks are...more
Internet is the boom for everyone. In every field internet helps a lot. From internet you can get information about any topic. For US people, internet has proved its importance. In US people who want cash instantly without any delay and...more
Perhaps the most widely used ecommerce site on the internet, eBay, has provided endless possibilities to many individuals for making some extra cash or even replacing their full-time income. If you're looking for a piece of the pie consider the...more
The Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday named squad for ODI and Twenty20 series against Australia.Struggling Misbah-ul-Haq has been dropped from the squad while former skipper Younis Khan has been recalled.Pakistan and Australia will start...more