In: Online Business, Social Media-Marketing, Video Marketing

Social Marketing Has Come of Age - Again?

By James Burchill

The pen is mightier than the sword. What a great line. Written no doubt by a pacifist I’m guessing, because I’m all for the power of the word (in the beginning there was only the word…) but facing someone in battle armed only with a ballpoint pen… I’d run a mile - unless of course I was Bruce Willis or Stallone, then I’d win no matter what.

Today… Continue reading

In: OS WebMaster, Web Help

13 Great Firefox Extensions for Web Professionals

By Adam McFarland

Like most web developers or SEO professionals, I use a vast array of tools to get the job done. I use a combination of desktop and web applications, some purchased and some free. Everyone I know has downloaded a free copy of Mozilla Firefox, but few realize that by installing some of the 1,500 free extensions they can eliminate the need for most of the… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, Social Media-Marketing, Web Help

Will Google Offer Amnesty To SocialSpark & PayPerPost Bloggers?

A new convergence of Social Networks, Bloggers, and Advertisers came together in the Izea service, “SocialSpark”, which was launched earlier this year. Here, an experienced blogger and Social Media Marketer, Andy Beard, expresses his concerns about how paid blog reviews, and their sources, are being penalized in search rankings, inconsistently in his view, by Google and other search engines.

by Andy Beard

Since the first real information came out… Continue reading

In: Social Media-Marketing, Web Help

Best Australian Search Engines

When you want to do Search Engine Marketing (SEM) in other countries (or just do research), you have to get beyond Google, even though they have extraordinary reach. But how do you learn what search engines are best in other countries? Well, Mr. Gow is going to tell you here, and he’s going to do so by teaching you how search engines may be analyzed using

In: Blogging Help, Social Media-Marketing, Web Help

Make $100 a Day From Your Blog

By Carl Coddington

Making $100 a day from your blog is really easy. In fact, you should feel very dumb if you’re not.

A successful person makes reasonable goals and achieves them.
“There are a few ways to get money by doing reviews… post in forums a lot and use a signature. Your signature can say something… Continue reading

In: Web Help

Why Alexa is Important

by Tinu Abayomi-Paul

1. Additional Exposure For Your Site.

At the end of 2003, Alexa.com’s results were being closely linked into the listings of its’ parent company, Amazon.com. This currently means thatwhen someone reviews your site, it is linked to their amazon profile, whichcan be accessed when people browsing for books look to see what reviewers like them suggest. In the future, it could mean that amazon.com will integrate your web site… Continue reading

In: Web Help

The Alexa Lowdown

By Roberto Truter

Alexa Traffic Rankings

The Alexa Traffic Rankings is a list of almost all sites on the Web, ranked by the volume of traffic that they receive. Alexa bases their rankings on the use of the Alexa Toolbar, a quite nifty little toolbar that can be downloaded from Alexa. The site with a traffic rank of 1, receives the most traffic. Conversely, a higher traffic rank number… Continue reading