The 7Search.com Traffic Stats

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7search.com traffic stats

Have just been sent a list of 7Search.com’s biggest affiliates:

ALEXA RANK – URL
47 – 1stblaze.com
69 – mamma.com
210 – lop.com
729 – megago.com
925 – ontheweb.com
1,202 – LOOKSMART
1,329 – abcsearch.com
1,386 – itzalist.com
1,409 – rub.to
1,618 – ieplugin.com
2,079 – sitemeter.com
2,590 – epilot.com
3,980 – pageseeker.com
4,106 – speakeasy.net
4,769 – iqseek.com
5,985 – revenuepilot.com
6,254 – realppc.com
7,140 – searchboss.com
7,954 – buzzle.com
8,193 – multimeta.com
8,337 – oversee.net
9,861 – searchbug.com
10,848 – GoHip.com
17,007 – searchmission.com
18,910 – findit.com
19,184 – adutopia.com
20,054 – tdmy.com
21,166 – workathomesearchengine.com
24,238- searchexit.com
29,664 – genieknows.com
39,503 – cashradio.com
51,397 – scourtheweb.com
53,630 – findinfo.com
57,225 – search-network.com
71,136 – search44.com
80,060 – allindiansite.com
91,604 – anaconda.net
98,156 – getsearches.com
128,709 – altseek.com
171,914 – dafinder.com

What do people think of those? I’m a bit suspicious of the likes of 1stblaze.com and lop.com. Don’t know how they can have such high Alexa rankings when I’ve never seen an online or offline advert for them and they have very few links to the URLs. Spyware?

7Search also say that partner sites must:

– Must cater to English-speaking countries only.
– Must not have economic incentives for readers to search.
– Must be owned and operated in an English-speaking country.
– Will not be compensated for fraudulent searches.
– Must understand that our first loyalty is to our advertisers.

10 Killer Ways To Multiply Your Sales

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1. When you make your first sale, follow-up with the
customer. You could follow-up with a “thank you”
email and include an advertisement for other products
you sell. You could follow-up every few months.

2. You could upsell to your customers. When they’re
at your order page, tell them about a few extra related
products you have for sale. They could just add it to
their original order.

3. Tell your customers if they refer four customers to
your web site, they will receive a full rebate of their
purchase price. This will turn one sale into three sales.

4. When you sell a product, give your customers the
option of joining an affiliate program so they can make
commissions selling your product. This will multiply
the sale you just made.

5. Sell the reprint/reproduction rights to your products.
You could include an ad on or with the product for
other products you sell. You could make sales for the
reproduction rights and sales on the back end product.

6. You could cross promote your product with other
businesses’ products in a package deal. You can
include an ad or flyer for other products you sell and
have other businesses selling for you.

7. When you ship out or deliver your product, include
a coupon for other related products you sell in the
package. This will attract them to buy more products
from you.

8. Send your customers a catalog of add-on products
for the original product they purchased. This could be
upgrades, special services, attachments, etc. If they
enjoy your product they will buy the extra add-ons.

9. Sell gift certificates for your products. You’ll make
sales from the purchase of the gift certificate, when
the recipient cashes it in. They could also buy other
items from your web site.

10. Send your customers free products with their
product package. The freebies should have your ad
printed on them. It could be bumper stickers, ball
caps, t-shirts etc. This will allow other people to see
your ad and order.

“Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith,
victory.”

Creating Effective Web Copy that Sells

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There is bound to be a time when every business will have a low ranking. The precise cause may not be known, but a solution is available. With some effort, any website can be transformed back into the traffic generating machine that it once was. With a little knowledge of how search engines function and by using the right keywords, the damage can be repaired.

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Did You Know That Writing Articles….

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Did you know that writing articles is a great way to get your name and your website link on the internet? Did you know that it is also a wonderful way to get links back to your website? Are you wondering why that is important?

Any links that refer back to your website will help to improve your search engine rank. It also helps people and prospective customers see you as an expert. This helps build credibility, which is invaluable to any business and especially an online business.

You can write articles even if you aren’t a professional writer, but a few things to do or consider –

1 – Carefully research the subject and be sure you know what you are talking about. It is very possible to write articles about a subject that is foreign to you. That is where research is so important.

2 – Read your work and cut the content if necessary. This is hard for professional writers too, but you have to edit and edit and edit again. It really helps to put it down for a couple of hours or a couple of days and then go back and read it.

3 – Once you think the article is perfect, read it out loud and make note of everything that sounds wrong. Most everyone finds things that are wrong.

4 – Now that you are sure its perfect, have someone read it for you and get their input. You don’t want someone who will say “It’s wonderful” if it truly needs work. Find someone who will give you an honest appraisal and be willing to listen. This is another thing that is hard for writers, but it’s the only way to improve.

5 – Are you asking why all these edits? This is because the article will represent your business and you to everyone who reads it. Will they see you as a professional?? That’s why you want to polish the article until it shines.

6 – A last thought, if you are writing the article in English and that isn’t your first language, ask someone to proofread it for you. Make sure this person is qualified to give you input of the content, spelling, grammar and so on.

Articles aren’t difficult to write and we all have something to say. Polishing and editing your story is the thing that will set you apart from many other people who write articles.

Shri Henkel

S & C Consulting

www.sandcconsulting.com

How Do I Rank At The Top Of The Search Engines?

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If you plan on ranking at the top of the search engines, then I can’t stress enough the importance of educating yourself. The search engines are a highly competitive arena where only those who have taken the time to “learn the rules” claim a top 10 spot.

Very rarely these days will you hear of someone “getting lucky” and just magically sliding into a top ranking.

So if you want a top 10 listing under your best keywords and phrases (i.e. you want your site to appear in the top 10 listings when someone searches the key phrase “cotton balls” in Alta Vista, Yahoo!, Google, Excite, HotBot, etc.), then you need to do two things:

a) Examine the web sites that already rank in the top 10 under your best keywords and phrases — and look for patterns.

b) Use the proven know-how of the search engine experts to learn the ropes. If you want a top ranking, then you’ll want the experience and advice of someone who makes it their mission to keep up with the constantly changing rules of each search engine and directory.

In fact, before you spend a lot of time examining the sites of your competition for clues as to why they are listed among the top 10, I recommend seeking out these search engine gurus. With their advice, you’ll be better prepared to critically examine your competitors’ web sites for clues that explain why they’re at the top of the ranks.

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TEN SECRETS OF WRITING BUSINESS LETTERS

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To Begin With

1. Start From the End

Decide what the result of your letter ought to be. List things you’d like to say, and review them. Remove those not supporting the main idea. Good letters have a strong sense of purpose.

2. Get to the Point Early

Don’t delay. You should state your main cause in the first paragraph.

3. Put Yourself in Your Reader’s Place

If the letter came to you, how would you respond? Be pleasant; try to turn negative statements into positive ones.

No Business-ese

4. Say it Plainly

Phrases like “in compliance with your request” and “enclosed herewith” are stilted. Write as you talk — naturally. Include just one idea. Sentences longer than two typed lines are suspect.

5. Clear the Deadwood

Cut words, sentences, and even paragraphs that don’t contribute. Work hard to simplify your reader’s job. Be especially careful with adjectives, which can sap strength from your words.

6. Use Active Verbs

Passive voice is weak and confusing. “A decision has been reached by the committee” is inferior to “The committee has reached a decision.” Also, readers can sense your evasiveness if you write: “Your order has been misplaced” instead of “I misplaced your order.”

7. Be Human

Your letter should read like a conversation. Address your reader by name: “Dear Ms. Hartman.” And if you can fit it in naturally, use Ms. Hartman’s name in the body. You want her to know the letter is personal. Whenever you can, use pronouns like I, we, and you.

Be Positive

8. Never Write in Anger

Anger will evaporate; a letter won’t. Devise a way to handle problems in an upbeat manner. Your chances of success will multiply tenfold.

9. End With an Action Step

The end of a letter should suggest the reader’s next move, or your own. Don’t write distracting closings like: “Again, thank you for . . .” or “If you have problems, please don’t hesitate to call.” Close with a simple “Sincerely,” and your signature; it may be a perfect ending.

10. Be Professional

The most well-written letters can’t survive bad presentation. Use a clean, logical format for your letter. A crowded or over-designed page distracts from your message.

Links Are Important For Your Site!

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How to Format Links Within Your Content

An interesting thread over at Cre8asite Forums has members discussing links and how they should be formatted. Ironically, the thread, Should links still be underlined and blue?, is very similar to another thread that Ben (Phoenix) covered in November 2004, also at Cre8asite.

There are some good opinions regarding how to insert links in both of these threads, and may help you formulate thoughts on how to do linking on your website. As Ben noted in 2004, the main goal is visibility, especially if the link is a call to action. The main question is still “does the average user know it’s a link?”

My thoughts are that as long as you pick one method and stick with it, people will use the links. For SEO purposes, I like to try and insert at least one link per page to another relevant page within the content using descriptive anchor text. I try to avoid using the “Read more” anchor text found at the bottom of many pages on the Internet.

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Blogging – How Does It Means?

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Basically, blogs were first introduced as weblogs that refer to a “server’s log file.” It was created when web logging hit the virtual market. Since its inception in the mid-1990s, web logging gradually saturated the virtual community making the Internet a viable source of greater information.

If writing is an art, then, blogging is one way of using words to come up with an art. This is because people who are into blogging are the ones who are artistic on their own sense, carefully choosing words that would best describe their feelings, sentiments, wishes, desires, and everything.

However, with web logging, you still need a web site and domain names, but with blogging, you do not need anything just an account with blog providers. In most cases, these kinds of blogs are free of charge.

With the onset of blogging in the industry, personal journaling had been a common ground for people who wish to be known all over the world. However, not literally famous as this is not a case on being popular or well-known personality.

Generally, blogs are created for personal use. Like a journal, people can write their daily adventures, sentiments, and whatever ideas they want to express online.

Nevertheless, with the advent of the online businesses, blogs had gradually taken the limelight in providing businesses a chance to boost their productivity online. This is where the business blogs have taken the limelight.

Business blogs are, basically, created to advertise the services or products of a certain web site or online business in order to increase online sales.

Moreover, business blogs are also one way of promoting the company so that the other readers will know that a certain company exists online. With blogs, entrepreneurs are able to establish a name in the virtual market through articles that can be very useful in the reader’s life.

From there, you can make money out of blogs by simply syndicating it to your business’ web site. This can be done through the RSS technology.

So, if you are thinking to create a blog, whether for business or for pleasure, you need to know some tips that could help you get through and make your blog one of the interesting blogs online.

Here’s how:

1. Consider your audience

Even if your blog is generally personal, still, it would be better to consider the minds of your readers. You have to think of something that would interest them.

After all, most of the reasons of people who write blogs are not at all confined to their own personal motives. Most of them would love to be “heard” (or read) and would love to be known, in some way or another, even for just a minute. Hence, it is very important to come with a write up that everybody can understand, not necessarily that these people can relate to it but they can understand it.

2. Pictures speaks a thousand words

To make your blogging worth the browsing effort of your readers, it would be extremely nice if you will put some pictures in it. It does not necessarily mean you have to place a picture of yourself. Any photographs will do as long as it does not pose danger or insult to anyone who will be reading your blog.

3. Make constructive and beneficial blogs

Even if you are free to write anything you wan to say to the world, still, it would be better to create some write-ups that would be beneficial to your readers.

After all, its information technology that you have there so better be inclined to provide information rather than sheer quirky entertainment.

4. Avoid making multifaceted and complicated blogs

In order to have an interesting blogs, try not to use some highly technical and highfalutin words. After all, it is not a science discourse or a debate that you are making, so better stick to simple facts and short blogs.

Bear in mind that most people who use the Internet usually do more scanning than scrutinizing each site word for word. Therefore, it would be better to come with blogs that will not bore your readers just because you have these lengthy articles.

5. Make it interactive

As much as possible and if your capacity will allow it, make your blog interactive. You can do this by placing some video or audio clips in your blog.

You can even place an area for comments or for some feedbacks. In this way, you can get some impressions or reactions of other people. Who knows, you might even gain some friends just by making them feel at home in your blog site.

Indeed, blogs are not created just for the mere fun of it. It also has its own purpose in the world of the Internet.
Therefore, for people who wish to harness their craft, as far as writing is concerned, blogs are the best way to do it.

As they say, blogging is the contemporary term of creative and commercial writing.

How To Write And Manage Your Newsleters

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___________________________________________________________

Your Newsletter Title Here – Issue # – Date
Published by [Your Full Name Here] ___________________________________________________________
Start with a welcome message in this space. If
your program allows it, use your reader’s first
name to personalize the experience.

Grab your reader with a few teaser lines that
leads them into your newsletter’s content.

Use this space to motivate your reader to take
advantage of the benefits you are offering in
this issue of your newsletter.

Here’a an example…

Hi [READER’S NAME HERE],

Today you’ll see how marketing with email can
dramatically increase your profits.

I’ll tell how to get started marketing your
product and the best places to promote – using
only email.

These tips are definitely going to help you put
a few extra dollars in your bank account, without
overloading your budget.

As always, please let me know if you have any
questions or comments on today’s issue.

[YOUR FIRST NAME HERE] [YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HERE] ___________________________________________________________
CONTENTS
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1. Title of First Section Here

2. Title of Second Section Here

3. Title of Third Section Here
___________________________________________________________
Your Section Title Here
___________________________________________________________
Start the first paragraph here. Hit ENTER on your
keyboard twice to separate paragraphs.

Start the second paragraph here. Remember to keep you
paragraphs under 5 lines if possible. This makes it
easier for people to read and helps hold their interest.

Make sure your lines are under 65 characters long.
This gives your newsletter a consistent look among
the various email programs people use to receive
email.

Leave 2 blank lines before starting the next section
of your newsletter.

What follows is filler content. Delete the section
titles and content, then replace it with your own.

The filler below actually contains some really good
information you may to use to promote your business,
so you may want to save it before deleting.
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Why Market With Email?
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Email marketing has become a favored method of reaching
consumers among U.S. businesses. In a survey by the Direct
Marketing Association, two-thirds of companies say their
sales have increased because of email marketing, and
sixty-three percent credit email as the most effective way
to retain customers.

This isn’t so surprising given that email is the most
popular activity among Internet users. This popularity,
coupled with email’s cost-effectiveness as a marketing
vehicle, make it an important customer acquisition and
retention tool.
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Email Marketing Basics
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Before looking at the various ways you can use email
marketing, let’s examine how to make your campaigns more
effective. Like other marketing methods, when using email
you should pay attention to some basic rules of engagement.

1. Target Your Message

Put your messages in front of people who are most likely
to have an interest in your product or service. Know who
your product or service will benefit and where these people
can be found.

2. Offer Value

When people visit you by way of your promotions, create
an environment of value which puts your visitors in a
buying mode. That is… offer irresistible benefits, make it
effortless for people to see the benefits, create an
urgency in people to get the benefits from your product,
and make it easy to buy the benefits (your product or
service).

3. Use Repetition

An integral part of successful marketing is your visibility
in front of potential buyers. Therefore, it’s important to
realize the necessity of putting your message in front
of people repeatedly. ___________________________________________________________
Track Your Marketing Results
___________________________________________________________
This is an important consideration in understanding the
performance of your promotions. Tracking allows you to test
your promotions and zero in on things that work. Here some
ways to evaluate the results of your marketing efforts:

==> URL Tracking

One of the easiest ways to track responses to your
promotions is to code your URL. Simply add a special code
at the end of your link and then look at your log files to
view clickthroughs. You can use any code you like following
the question mark. The coding will look similar to this:
http://www.yourdomain.com/?advert1

==> CGI Tracking

Using your CGI directory you can accomplish many tracking
tasks. CGI scripts run on your server, so you should be
versed in their installation or be prepared to pay for
installation from the supplier. You can use a free link
counter script such as LnkinLite at dtp-aus.com, or go
with a more powerful program as found at Adtrackz.com.

==> Tracking Services

If you prefer not to work with scripts, you can hire a
third party to track your campaigns from their server.
These services charge a monthly fee, but are well worth
it in terms of helping you pull the best results from your
advertising. Check out HyperTracker.com or ROIbot.com
to see the versatility these services offer.
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Six Effective Ways To Market With Email
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By targeting your market you bring in willing buyers. With
an attention to delivering value, you remove barriers that
hinder sales. Through repetition you’re able to demand
recognition, and with performance tracking you are able to
market with the greatest impact. Now you can market with
gusto! Here are six very effective methods:

1. Start an Opt-In Mailing List

This is a favored method of many email marketers. Those
who opt-in to your list have already shown an interest and
are ripe to receive your messages. Provide useful and free
information people can really use, and at the same time
offer services or products which cater to their needs.

To collect email addresses you can use a free cgi script
such as the one offered at WorldWideMart.com. Another
increasingly popular email collection technique is the
“one-click” script from OptInAutoMator.com.

To send out your messages you can use programs that run
on your computer or you can use an online service and avoid
all the techie stuff. Programs such as GroupMail from
Infacta.com and WorldMerge by ColoradoSoft.com are both
good choices for personalizing and sending mail from your
computer. Topica.com, Dundee.net, and Sparklist.com provide
reliable online distribution service.

2. Offer an Email Course

There are a couple of ways this can work. The first is
to offer a free email course from your site. Using an
autoresponder you can deliver your material in small
chunks over the period of a week or two.

Alternately, you could offer a valuable freebie that
requires your visitor to leave their email address before
claiming it. The delivery of your e-course becomes a
condition of claiming the freebie.

You can introduce your products and services within the
context of the e-course, but it should be done in a subtle
and casual manner. Just make sure you are enhancing
the information they first sought.

Overall, the idea is to create a relationship with people
— a trusting bond built upon your expert status and ability
to deliver truly useful information. This credibility
factor can result in sales long after the course is over.

3. Self-Submit Ads to Ezines

You can save some money and place ads in your own
hand-picked ezines. There are literally thousands of
ezines looking for advertisers, and if you’ve got the time
to browse directories such as EzineAdAuction.com or
EzineLocater.com, you’re bound to find many ezines that
target your market.

Placing classifieds is very cost effective and if you
choose well, you can see fantastic results. A few other
good ezine directories are EzineHub.com, EzinesPlus.com,
WebScoutLists.com, and MarketersMarket.com.

4. Advertise in Email Newsletter Networks

These services let you advertise in newsletters within
their network. The amount of time you’ll save is worthwhile
in itself, but the real value comes from being able to
profile your ad for specific target groups. Some reputable
networks include Opt-Influence.com, EzineAdHelper.com,
PennMedia.com, SodaMail.com, and ShagMail.com.

5. Rent-a-List

You can promote your business with a rented list.
Reputable companies providing this service maintain only
the email addresses of people who have agreed to receive
commercial email. Renting a list can be quite expensive
since you’ll pay as much as 25 cents per address, however
you can get some great results with a highly targeted list.
Safe list sources include BulletMail.com, HTMail.com,
PostMasterDirect.com, and HipLists.com.

6. Write Articles and Get Published

Many ezine publishers and site developers are hungry
for good content. Getting published in just one high-profile
ezine can give you exposure in front of thousands of
potential buyers.

Some prime spots to promote your articles are
IdeaMarketers.com, MakingProfit.com, and
GoArticles.com. Joining a few article announcement
lists from Groups.Yahoo.com is also a great way to get
published. Some popular lists include Article_Announce,
Free-Content, and ArticlePublisher.

In conclusion, email is without a doubt a very potent
marketing tool. It should be an integral component of your
marketing plan if your goal is spectacular results. And
what business doesn’t want that!

Article by Brett Krkosska. Get start-up guidance, business
ideas and inspiration at: http://homebiztools.com
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Thank you for being a subscriber, [YOUR READER’S FIRST NAME].

[YOUR NEWSLETTER NAME] is published by [YOUR FULL NAME HERE].
You can contact me anytime at you@yoursite.com

Visit online at: http://www.yoursite.com
___________________________________________________________
Place your unsubsubscribe information in this space.
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Focus on Herbs and Herbal Products.

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An Online Herbal Pharmacy (www.VitaVips.com) has introduced new natural herbal products specially designed to treat Men and Women’s diseases in a safe and natural way. Patients using these herbal products have reported noticeable improvement within a few weeks, with continued improvement over the course of taking them.

City, State (PRWEB) April 22, 2006 — With companies like Bayer, Eli Lilly, and Pfitzer on the playing field, the herbal companies have a long way to catch up. But it appears that their products have an advantage over the pharmaceuticals drugs. Herbs work for more than 90% of the people who use them and rarely cause any side effect.

“Customers are very impressed with these natural products and what they can do for their health. Our premature ejaculation treatment, enlargement, weight loss, anti stress, stop smoking products have no side effects what so ever and the majority of the population can take them.” Said Mr. James – Marketing Director Of VitaVips.com.

Leading the charge in these new trends, a janitorial supply manufacturer and distributor. Our company creates a wide variety of unique natural herbal products (premature ejaculation treatment – one of its kind), using proprietary methods within their own hi-tech laboratory and setting a new standard in the Natural Health industry.

Many Doctors and Health Practitioners are switching their patients from regular prescription drugs, to this healthy method, because of the documented health benefits of the herbs, helping the body fight disease the way nature intended and helping balance the body. Naturopathic Doctors are quickly becoming mail key players in the natural products industry as consumers seek them for advice and recommendations for natural alternatives. Many people believe that herbs have been put on the planet as a healing energy, which need simply to be understood and put to right use to provide humanity with all the healing power we need.

“We are very excited about the launch of VitaVips.com onto the Net marketplace,” said Mr. James. “Savvy companies are embracing natural wellness programs, as naturopathic medicine can help lower costs associated with employee illness and absenteeism by focusing on diet, preventive health, and stress management.” He expanded.

For example an increasing number of women varying in age are turning to herbal formulas, which are much less-expensive and less intimidating than surgery. These all-natural formulas work with the body’s DNA to regulate hormones and increase the level of HGF (human growth factor hormones) compounds to stimulate the glandular functions that encourage new breast tissue growth. In addition to breast enhancement, Women are finding that these formulas have other benefits as well. The same is with premature ejaculation treatment dedicated to men.

About VitaVips.com
A main component of VitaVips.com is its comprehensive Brands Database of Nature Herbal Products in the premature ejaculation treatment, enlargement, and weight loss, anti stress, stop smoking diseases. Also “TOP RATED” health and herb online store, who guarantees 100% Customer Satisfaction. Here you will find the finest natural health supplements products, the best service, selection and low cost, worldwide Delivery.

The statistics say herbal products will soon be the norm in the United States just as it is in many European countries.

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