In: Blogging Help, OS WebMaster, Online Business, Social Media-Marketing

ICANN’s New Domain Names… Who Cares?

ICANN Domain Name Regulation

by Scott Frangos

Run for the hills. ICANN, the non-profit Domain Name regulating body formed in ‘98, has announced (see story here) an application process for new domain names, where you can replace the common names following the “Dot” (.com, .net, .org, .biz) with anything you want… for a price. The agency expects the first new domains… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, FireFox Tricks, Social Media-Marketing

SEO Matters: Discovering Backlinks that Matter

This is the first in a new series on SEO Matters, where we’ll look at the basics, with some intermediate and advanced level tips to help your Blogs and Websites rank better in search results. Since Backlinks are very important, we’ll watch a short, informative video about the concept, then learn a FireFox trick

In: Learning CSS, OS WebMaster

CSS Concepts & Design Principles in the Zen Garden

by Scott Frangos

Learning about CSS at WebHelperMagazine.com

In this Lesson we’ll look at the CSS structure of an excellent site design in the CSS Zen Garden. You can follow along using the Web Developer Firefox extension which will help us reveal the hidden structure of the design.

In: Blogging Help, Online Business, Social Media-Marketing

Seven Easy Steps To Profitable Online Viral Marketing

By Joshua Watson

Viral marketing is a creative marketing technique that relies in large part on social networks to reach its audience. It is worth mentioning that viral marketing shouldn’t be confused with other traditional publicity techniques because whilst the second relies mainly on paid promotional services the other uses the free online community has a means of spreading the word. If done correctly more knowledgeable marketers will even… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, Social Media-Marketing

Promoting Your Business On Facebook Properly

By Simon Dance

Of course the colossal media attention that Facebook has received - and it’s absurd valuations - coupled with the increasing number of member has certainly been a pull for all sorts of businesses to harness the platform, but the question is? How are they? And how are you - and your business - harnessing Facebook pages?

Adding ‘value’ or ‘usefulness’ to your page is essential in order… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, OS WebMaster, Online Business, WordPress CMS Help

Top WordPress Plugins - Monetize Your Blog With Ads

by Jim “The Net Fool”

One of the questions I get all the time is how to you monetize your WordPress blog with plugins. This is probably the most efficient and easy-to-use method of getting advertisements up on your website. The best part is, most of these services allow you to take payments and disperse ads automatically! Cutting out the middleman is an excellent option for any blogger. If you can… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, Online Business, Social Media-Marketing

Forget about Online Business Gurus

by Scott Frangos

The Web Driven Entrepreneur — Order it Now
I like the book, and recommend it on two counts — get it if you’re early into running an online business, and also to take a look at a self-published book from Lulu.com. On the last point, my only criticism is that Mr. Reid could have used a