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The Moving Target in Internet Marketing

Read a few books on internet marketing and you will get the impression you will be a success forever if you just learn the particular technique being discussed. This is hardly the case. Internet marketing is an evolving field. It always has been. Give... Read >

The Ins and Outs of Domain Suffixes

In the fast paced world of the internet, it can be easy to use certain functions without knowing what they really are. This is particularly true for the suffixes on domains, so let's take a closer look. The obvious place to start is with the most comm... Read >

Blogging Numbers – An Overview

It is easy to see how quickly the phenomenon of blogging has exploded on the Internet in recent years. Ah, but what are the hard numbers about the number of blogs and who is using them? The relative newness of blogging makes it somewhat difficult to tr... Read >

How To Start Blogging

With the popularity of blogs and blogging on the rise in the past few years, many people may be wondering - how do I start blogging and create my own blog for others to read? The question of how to start can have many answers, some simple, some more co... Read >

A Look Back At The Beginning of Blogging

Blogs are an important part of Internet culture - nearly everyone either has a blog of their own or reads one regularly - but how did this phenomenon get started? The story of blogging starts with the blog, which was originally called the "weblog". Thi... Read >

Beware The Leaky Affiliate Program

A popular method for making money on the web is through the promotion of products or services offered by a third company. This affiliate relationship works well, but there are some things to watch out for. An affiliate program is often touted as a per... Read >

The PPC Branding Myth

PPC is touted as many providing many things to the site owner. The use of a PPC campaign as a way to build a brand is one. In most cases, branding with PPC is a waste of money. Branding is the marketing strategy of getting the word out on a product or ... Read >

Are You Really Making Money on PPC?

Pay per click is a common online marketing strategy, but many people don't make a profit off of it. In fact, many people are not even clear how to go about figuring out if they are profitable or not. Profit is simply revenues minus cost, correct? In t... Read >

Intro to Social Networking

Some of the most popular websites online today have to do with meeting friends and renewing old relationships - but what are social networking websites really about? Social networking is nothing new - people have been meeting friends through friends in... Read >

Adding Value to Your Site with RSS Feeds

Most of the people who use Internet services agree - when there is a new technology out there it should be implemented on websites - and this is why you should use RSS feeds for your site. The most important reason to use RSS feeds is to keep visitors ... Read >

The Basics of RSS Feeds

With the new technology available in the worlds of electronic communication and the Internet, it can be hard to keep up with all the latest gadgets. In this article, we cover the basics of RSS feeds. RSS is an acronym, and it stands for "Really Simple ... Read >

Why Pay-Per-Click Advertising Is Critical for New Sites

Pay-per-click advertising is one of those internet marketing platforms that is both loved and hated. Regardless of your particular position, it is a critical platform for marketing new sites. Pay-per-click advertising, better known as PPC, is a method... Read >

The Problem with In-House SEO

Once you make the decision to incorporate search engine optimization into your online marketing plan, you need to decide whether you are going to handle it through a third party or in-house. At first glance, many businesses view the decision as only a... Read >

SEO for the Business Executive

As a business executive, you have years of experience in the brick and mortar business world. The same is probably not true for ecommerce and the potential of SEO for your business. First things first - SEO stands for search engine optimization. It ref... Read >

The Foundation of SEO

Start reading up on SEO and you can soon lose the forest for the trees. In this article, we take a step back and look at the basic foundation necessary to obtain rankings. Search engine optimization, better known as SEO, is the process and art of obta... Read >