Staying One Step Ahead

In a recent issue, WepProNews provided a great article outlining how bid-per-click search engines can generate new leads and sales for your business. Mainstream sites like GoTo.com have been able to use this bidding system as a source of commercial revenue much earlier than their competitors, making them the current market leader in the bid-per-click listing arena. Considering they have also carved out almost 3% market share (meaning they are used by 3% of all Search Engine Users), this is a remarkable feat.

Internet Marketing: I don’t know everything – neither do you!

Internet marketing is confusing, isn’t it? It needn’t be. Over the years I’ve learned to recognise a few names – a few gurus – and I now subscribe to some great newsletters. You can do this too! Find a guru you trust, or simply subscribe to a few marketing-related newsletters; listen, and learn. And ignore the rest… for now!

Beating the Online Marketing Blues

There are some things you just can’t “dot.com.” Here’s one way to beat those online marketing blues by doing some face-to-face networking…

The Internet has been a boon for the home business person, enabling small enterprises to market to and take orders from customers all over the world. But as effective as working a business online can be, there are times when the home entrepreneur may crave a little one-on- one interaction with her customers. That’s when she should consider taking her act on the road… to a trade show.

Starting An Online Business

If you are thinking about starting an online business, there are a few things you need to ask yourself first.

Can I dedicate myself to this business?

Contrary to what a lot of ads tell you, there is no get rich quick business. If you start an online business, you will be putting in hours each day to make that business successful. You will need to be very dedicated to that business to succeed. Weeks, months, or even years could go by before you start making any money. Make sure you are ready for that kind of commitment before you start your business.

“What To Look For When Registering New Domains”

Once upon a time, if you wanted to register a domain name, you could only do it by visiting Network Solutions at http://www.networksolutions.com/ and paying them whatever they asked for, about $35.00 per year.

Then ICANN, http://www.icann.org/, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that is the non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities, decided to change the rules.

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