All the people who say you need a business plan are just simply crazy. After all, everything you've read up 'til now suggests all you need is a website, some good keywords, link partners and you are good to go. Oh yeah, not to mention resale rights and paypal. Let me explain why they are right.Waste of Time. Creating a business plan is a complete waste of time. The only thing you could possibly hope to accomplish is a clear vision of what your goals are and how you plan to get there... Read Full Story
I recently read a post on MixedMarketArts that talked about how to get external links for your blog. There was one site in particular that I found to be quite interesting. The site is www.rsshugger.com. This particular site allows bloggers to promote their blogs via a rss feed. Not only that, but it's geared to bringing readers and bloggers together. Personally, I couldn't resist the opportunity to get signed up. As a matter of fact, I think you should too. BTW - It&#... Read Full Story
Overall Rank: 1 out 5 stars
Aweber is another one of the more popular email marketing services. They give you the biggest bang for your buck in terms of the number of contacts you can store under their basic plan. In my experience they have one of the highest delivery rates when compared to other email marketing services. However, I must say they are lacking when it comes to certain features.
Pricing – Ranking: 5 out 5 stars
Aweber is reasonably priced. The minimum pricing for 10,00... Read Full Story
Overall Rank: 3 out 5 stars
Constant Contact is one of the popular email marketing services. They offer a generous 60 day trial to get a feel for their service prior to purchase. Constant Contact has some of the same features as many of the other email marketing services with a few variances.
Pricing – Ranking: 5 out 5 stars
Constant Contact is reasonably priced. The minimum pricing for 2500 Contacts is $30. They also offer a Free Trial for 60 day.
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Overall Rank: 4 out 5 stars
Benchmark has a pretty robust set of features that would be beneficial for anyone looking to do newsletter and email marketing. Benchmark has a tabbed user interface that allows you to get to each section at the click of a button. Based on my review I would give Benchmark a 4 out 5 based on the features evaluated.
Pricing – Ranking: 5 out 5 stars
Benchmark is reasonably priced. The minimum pricing for 1000 Contacts is $12.95. They also offer ... Read Full Story
Every well designed website should have Meta tags. You might be asking yourself, What are meta tags? The short answer is Meta tags are a set of tags placed in the HTML header of your website to provide information to search engines about your website. You got it; the keyword here is search engines. As stated in a previous article, it is vital that you ensure your website is listed in the major search engines. Lets take this one step further and dissect the two major types of Meta tags.
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Every well designed website should have Meta tags. You might be asking yourself, What are meta tags? The short answer is Meta tags are a set of tags placed in the HTML header of your website to provide information to search engines about your website. You got it; the keyword here is search engines. As stated in a previous article, it is vital that you ensure your website is listed in the major search engines. Lets take this one step further and dissect the two major types of Meta tags.
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iContact is a very user friendly application. It was built with the novice in mind. The iContact interface is easy to navigate and visually appealing. The application is feature rich which allows you to gain more for your buck. Based on my review I would give iContact a 5 out 5 as it stands the test all in areas evaluated. Pricing Min Pricing for 1000 Contacts - $14.00 Free Trial for 30 days Basic Features Pros iConact has a very rich feature set. Some of the basic features they off... Read Full Story
Every well designed website should have Meta tags. You might be asking yourself, “What are meta tags”? The short answer is Meta tags are a set of tags placed in the HTML header of your website to provide information to search engines about your website. You got it; the keyword here is search engines. As stated in a previous article, it is vital that you ensure your website is listed in the major search engines. Let’s take this one step further and dis... Read Full Story
So here we are at the beginning of 2007. Have you taken a look at how well your online endeavors have worked for you? Have you thought about what you can do differently that can increase your online exposure for 2008? Have you developed your 2008 online marketing plan? These are all great questions to ask yourself as you wrap up 2007, enjoying the Holiday cheer and move right into 2008.
Let’s take a look at some tips that you can incorporate in your marketing p... Read Full Story
