Recently two business owners came to me in dire straits. The first, who owned a dental billing company, had suffered sabotage by a disgruntled employee. Clients deserted in droves when told, falsely, that he was being investigated for fraud. The second, who owned a computer training firm, had neglected to market for a year and had just discovered the delayed effect of his omission. Both appealed to me: Help! We need more business fast!

Part 1: http://www.webpronews.com/articles/1216rn.html

Question:
“So, you have to pay for inclusion before you bid for placement? Is this what I understand?”

Adam:
“They are two separate programs. The paid inclusion relates to FAST and the Web index. The paid placement relates to the three ad panels that display on Lycos Search.”

Dear Dan,

How often should you submit your web site to the search engines? I received an email from one SEO company that claims you should do this daily, within the limits of the number of URL you are allowed to submit every day. Others claim that this is abusive, pages should only be submitted when it is new or modified.

Robin,

I have a section of a web site that deals with comic strips. It’s mostly gif files with hardly any text. What can I do to get the search engines check this out. Adding lots of META tags with keywords will look suspiciously like spamming, SowhatdoIdo ???

Yes, you can grow an opt-in list that reaches thousands in a very short time. I’ve done it, and now I want to show you how.

Yes, you can grow an opt-in list that reaches thousands in a very short time. I’ve done it, and now I want to show you how.

First, think of how many prospects are seeing your offer to opt-in each day. Then figure how many of them are actually taking the steps to sign-up.

One of my favorite “scams that won’t die” are the companies that drop SPAM into my inbox every week offering to submit my website to “thousands” of search engines for the low low price of $20 a month.

Dear Dan,

I’d like to submit a couple questions that seem relevant to me regarding search engines. I read a lot of information on SEO, but it’s hard to get a bead for such a moving target. I’d guess about 50% of what you can find on the web on this topic is, in fact, completely obsolete and misleading. Then there’s another 20-30% that will only lead you into the very trouble described in the article. Out of the “wheat” that’s left, I don’t really see any straightforward answers to these questions:

“How can I find a lot of new prospects and sign them up without spending much money?” That’s the most common question I hear from new MLM distributors.

* Show up

* Trust yourself

* Shut up!

Why write an eBook? (Where do you want to be?)

You want ongoing, lifelong multiple streams of income. You want to raise your credibility and trust ratings with clients or customers. You want to get your message out so the world can be a better place.

Here are some foolproof ways to create a rush of traffic to your site with 5 easy strategies you can use today.

1) Bring More Traffic To Your Site With One SIMPLE Word!

Cost?
For a “limited time” (they don’t say when the offer expires), the annual membership is $18 plus $12 per URL. This is assuming you use Lycos InSite Select to initiate your service. Prices may vary according to reseller.

Of the major engines in the search engine universe, FAST — aka, alltheweb.com — is arguably the most unique. In many ways, it operates differently than typical engines and, in light of recent developments, it’s timely that we probe a little deeper into the inner workings of this strategically important engine.

Martin Schaedel, my search engine optimization colleague from Sweden, recently conducted a telephone interview with Stephen Baker, Director, Internet Business Unit of Fast Search & Transfer, and managed to come away with some very interesting and surprising tidbits for you. Take it away, Martin!

HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED

Be willing to say to yourself, “I’m on the right road. I’m doing OK. I’m succeeding.” We too frequently become adept at pointing out our flaws and identifying failures. Become equally adept at citing your achievements. Identify things you are doing now that you weren’t doing one month ago six months ago a year ago. What habits have changed? Chart your progress.

The year 2001 saw dramatic changes in the search engine world. Major players have either folded or stopped crawling the web, pay-per-click services like Goto/Overture have become much more prominent, and “theme-based indexing” has firmly taken root.

Website owners who don’t understand what these changes mean for them are missing out on tremendous opportunities to boost their site’s search engine traffic.

Why write an eBook?

You want ongoing, lifelong multiple streams of income. You want to raise your credibility and trust ratings with clients or customers. You want to get your message out so the world can be a better place.

A persuasive convincing sales letter is a valuable marketing tool. It’s also versatile. I regularly use the same text successfully in all the following formats:

I highly recommend you run a copy of your next ad, postcard, or sale flyer through your fax machine.

Why? A fax machine helps show you what a layout will look like to a person with less than 20/20 vision.

Think about that statement for a minute. Is it true? Sure it is! Especially for small businesses. If you want something in a hurry and you need it to be of good quality, it won’t be cheap. On the other hand, if you want something quick and you don’t have a lot of money, chances are it won’t be the best there is. Now we get to the combination most small businesses need – good and cheap. You’re right – it won’t happen quickly.