Month: August 2010

You may have spent quite a bit of time designing your web site and writing the copy for it, or you may have spent quite a bit of money and had it all done by a professional designer and copywriter.

But there are about 4 billion websites on the internet. That’s a lot of competition for your site, so how do you get people to actually read your copy? There have been several interesting studies about website reading patterns and usability. They’re referenced at the bottom of this article.

Website users generally leave a site that takes longer than 7 seconds to load, and the average visit length is just over 1 minute. So assuming your site loads in less than 7 seconds, you have on average, one minute to convince your visitor to stay. And how do you get them to stay? The

What Is A Niche And How Do You Find One According to Wikipedia, a niche is “a special place within the scheme of things.” Niche marketing is defined as “the process of finding and serving small but potentially profitable market segments and designing custom-made products or services for them.” So it’s all about finding your…

Learning About Blogging and Blog Marketing Blogs, which are also known as web logs are all the rage right now online. Everyone has a blog, and everyone is making money by blogging. The question is how are they doing it? What is so special about a blog that you can make money by posting on…

Google Adsense: How to Write Great Blogs and Watch Your Adsense Dollars Add Up The best thing about blogging is that there are no rules. You can write about anything you want. A self-publisher’s dream! There are some things you can do though to maximize your Google Adsense profits. Narrow your subject. Don’t just write…

eBay Sellers: How You Can Use Completed Searches to Your Advantage Are you an eBay seller? If so, are you successful at what you do? Perhaps, the better question to ask yourself is if you are making a profit selling on eBay? If you aren’t, there are a number of steps that you can take…

How To Excel In SEO Internships There are always opportunities for talented individuals in the fields of technology and marketing – SEO internships may be the foot in the door you need to get those kinds of jobs. Search engine optimization combines both of these fields, creating a great opportunity for a skilled worker. However,…

Top 5 Reasons Why Your Small Business Needs A Custom Website Today, in North America, almost 70% of households have access to the Internet. It has evolved to the point where the Internet has become an integral element in the way business is conducted, and is shaping the way business will be conducted in the…

Avoid these five common mistakes with a blog. 1. Not allowing comments. Without allowing comments, you can’t build rapport with your readers. 2. No profile or information about yourself. Blogs can be used for branding. Let your readers know who you are in your profile, for example, what you do, how long you have been…

Your Profits Will Increase Through These Techniques How do you maximize your site? By earning some few dollars per click from displaying Adsense ads on it. Many are now realizing that good money is made from this source of revenue. Try the simple mathematical computation of multiplying those clicks for every page on your website…

Blog Marketing Online: What You Should Know Marketing your blog online can get complicated and confusing if you are working on your first one. However, for a blog marketing guru, it really is not that complicated. Anyone that is familiar with blog marketing online knows that it takes dedication, hard work and consistency. For someone…