tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83478572024-03-07T20:28:24.965-08:00Mom's Traffic Tips & IdeasAre you looking for ways to increase traffic to your website? I am always looking for new ideas, methods, tips and tricks and will share some of my findings with you!Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-88386385756871832282011-03-01T09:40:00.000-08:002011-03-01T09:40:22.825-08:00Generate Traffic To Your Blog With CommentsA great way to generate free traffic to your blog or website is by leaving comments on other related blogs. This might sound time consuming, but it is worth the reward in the end. On my site Mommy Enterprises, my top referrers (not including the search engines) happens to be a couple of the blogs that I visit daily and comment on.<br />
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With that said, I am generating FREE Traffic to my blog by doing something I enjoy doing. I enjoy leaving comments on blog posts that I am interested in. How many comments am I leaving per day? Not that much. I currently leave about 10 to 20 comments per day on a variety of blogs that I am subscribed to.<br />
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If you find a blog that you like that has an email subscription option, I recommend signing up. You will then receive the blog's updates by email and this allows you to visit the blog when you see a post you want to comment on.<br />
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Take a peek at the video from <a href="http://www.problogger.net/">ProBlogger</a> that shows this concept <b>WORKS</b>.....<br />
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Now get to commenting. You can stop by my blog if you want to: <a href="http://www.mommyenterprises.com/moms-blog">http://www.mommyenterprises.com/moms-blog</a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-54857774899827123902008-08-02T00:42:00.000-07:002008-08-02T00:43:12.282-07:0010 Quick & Easy Ways to Increase Your Alexa Rank<div id="body"><p>Despite the huge webmaster bias Alexa rankings are still considered the main way in which the popularity of a website is judged. A low Alexa Rank illustrates that your site isn't particularly popular and it does negatively impact the chances of recruiting advertisers for your site.</p><p>As Alexa rankings rely on data gathered from users which have the Alexa toolbar installed they have a strong webmaster bias, with tech websites having their Alexa rankings hugely inflated. Knowing this there are a number of ways in which you can increase your website's Alexa Rank:</p><p>1) Install the Alexa toolbar and set your site as your homepage.</p><p>2) If you have an office install the Alexa toolbar on all the computers and set your site as the homepage. Encourage your employees to do the same at home.</p><p>3) Put an Alexa widget on your website. When users click through to Alexa.com this will be tracked which will help to boost your Alexa Rank.</p><p>4) Encourage visitors to install the Alexa toolbar, perhaps through featuring the toolbar, adding a link to Alexa, or even promoting it in your email newsletter. If you manage to encourage only a couple of percent of your visitors to use the toolbar the effect on your Alexa Ranking will be huge.</p><p>5) Join webmaster forums. A high proportion of webmasters have the Alexa toolbar installed so participating in webmaster or online marketing forums and adding your site in your signature can be an effective way to inflate your Alexa Rank.</p><p>6) Submit your site to social media and bookmarking sites, such as Digg and StumbleUpon. Alexa toolbar usage is particularly high amongst these users, and as a consequence many click-throughs will give you a rankings boost. As a longer term strategy try to create power profiles on these sites and compliment this by creating link bait.</p><p>7) Try Alexa auto-surfs - search on Google for these and you'll come across a number of sites which offer these programmes.</p><p>8) Write or blog about Alexa. This has two effects - it educates your users about Alexa and also attracts internet users who already have the Alexa toolbar to your site.</p><p>9) Many webmasters use the Alexa toolbar so try writing content which is targeted at them. Tools are also very effective and you don't always have to design the tools yourself - comprehensive resource pages can be just as effective.</p><p>10) This is an offline tip which can be very effective. Pay internet café owners to install the Alexa toolbar and set your site as their homepage.</p></div><p>For more information about online marketing visit <a id="link_80" target="_new" href="http://www.marketingminefield.co.uk/">Marketing Minefield</a>, where you can find out more about internet marketing and ways to <a id="link_81" target="_new" href="http://www.marketingminefield.co.uk/articles/10-point-plan-drive-traffic-to-website.html">drive traffic to your website</a>.</p>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-63357139721044211042008-06-20T09:51:00.000-07:002008-06-20T09:54:03.467-07:00How to Get Instant Targeted Traffic Without Paying For ItIf you are looking for an instant way to generate traffic to your site, you might want to check out Google Snatch.<br /><br />I have created a Squidoo Lens called "<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/Buy-Google-Snatch">Google Snatch - The Free Click Formula</a>".<br /><br />Check it out! Might be what you are looking for.Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1209826897349687462008-06-15T21:31:00.000-07:002008-06-15T21:33:37.445-07:00Intermediate Tips for Generating Traffic With SquidooSquidoo is proving to be the latest tool of the generating traffic to one’s website or squeeze pages. Squidoo if used efficiently, can become a priceless advertising tool for your business. The Squidoo web site allows its users to create mini web sites called lens in which they can post links, pictures, business information, have entries made by guest books and a lot more. Squidoo has become an important means of generating traffic. Here are some intermediate tips for generating traffic with Squidoo.<br /><p>The first tip is to make your lens on Squidoo content oriented. The search engines list Squidoo pages on high ranks if they are rich in keywords. If your lens on Squidoo is listed high on search engine results pages, you can drive traffic from your lens to your web page by putting links to your page. Squidoo is the excellent source of back links to your web site.</p><p>The second tip is use Squidoo as a source of list building and target the right audience by email marketing of your product. You can use the list of emails of the guest book to target the people who can possible turn into your clients.</p><p>Also you can use Squidoo as a source of increasing traffic as Squidoo is considered to be an authority site by search engines. The search engines consider the links on Squidoo as links on an Authority site. The link to your web site will be considered as a quality link and assist in generating traffic to your web site.</p><p>Do you want to learn more about how I do it? I have just completed my brand new guide to generating massive traffic ‘Triple Your Traffic Fast'</p><p>Download it free here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.raymondnesa.com/triple_your_traffic_fast.htm">Triple Your Traffic Fast</a></p><p>Download a free article marketing guide here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.raymondnesa.com/articlewriting.htm">Secrets of Article Writing</a></p><p>Do you want to learn how to build a massive list fast? Click here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.raymondnesa.com/listbuilding.htm">Email List Building</a></p><p>Raymond Nesa is an experienced web marketer specializing in article marketing, traffic generation, and list building.</p>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-8113276351502737282007-10-19T20:05:00.000-07:002007-10-19T20:06:11.229-07:00Using Google Adwords To Drive Laser Targeted TrafficThe biggest well known secret in generating wealth in the internet based business or e-commerce is Traffic. Everybody knows it; every site wants it and every site needs it. The point of websites is to be visited and viewed. Many elaborate designs, money and countless hours of developing a site to make them beautiful and attractive are utilized. Without traffic, it is for naught.<br /><br />With traffic comes a potential customer which basically means sales which in turn means profit. While many sites have collapsed in the past with the downturn of many internet based business, many smaller sites have generated good money by concentrating on a certain niche and some subniches.<br /><br />This is a reason why e-commerce site laser target certain groups of people and drive them to their site to showcase their sites and products. Precision marketing is essential so that you could count on all the traffic on your site as potential customers.<br /><br />Using Money to Make Money<br /><br />It’s a common business notion that if you want to make money, you have to spend money. One good way of spending money for business gain is through advertising. Advertising brings in the people because through advertising, they know that there is such a company or product in existence. With the right type of advertising, you can see the spurt of traffic growth to your site. With a high volume of traffic, even if only a small portion or percentage turns out to be buying customers it is still a good average of profit generating income.<br /><br />Right now, there is no other advertising scheme that would be worth every cent than using Google’s Adwords. The surge in popularity of Google’s Adwords is very evident as you can see so many sites sporting this ad scheme.<br /><br />In using Google's Adwords, you pay a certain fee depending on the number of keywords your ad is keyword sensitive to. Each time a person does a search in Google, the keyword or keywords use generate ads in the side of Google which are generated by the keywords they have assigned for their ads.<br /><br />This method laser targets the traffic a site wants for their site. This also ensures that you are readily visible in the first page of a search result. Paying Google for this ad scheme ensures that your target group of people sees your ads. You drive your laser targeted traffic to your site which provides for their needs and wants. You can also be sure that you can meet their demands and needs.<br /><br />Aside from Google, you can also be featured in their other search networks, these includes sites like, AskJeeves, AOL Search and Netscape. These sites also show Adwords ads that react to searches done by visitors. There are also content networks, non-search engine sites that feature Google Adwords, which will also carry your ads. But this is subjected to the niche the site features. Your chosen keywords will determine which content network shall feature your ad. The frequency of your ad shall also be determined by your allowed budget.<br /><br />Laser Targeting your Traffic<br /><br />To get a good number or estimate of the traffic to buying customer ratio it is good to laser target your traffic. Knowing that your traffic are all potential customers and are interested in your products and company provides you with a more accurate statistics. This will show you how effective your utilizing of Google Adwords is.<br /><br />Drive laser targeted traffic to your site by using keywords or keyword phrases for your Goggle Adwords that pertains to your company and to your products. There are many online internet tools that can help you in choosing keywords and keyword phrases that are currently in demand that could help drive laser targeted traffic to your site.<br /><br />With your Google Adwords ad, you are ensured that every click to your ad is a potential customer that is precisely looking pr interested in what you have to offer. Make sure that your Google Adwords ad has the right keywords so that you can drive you're laser targeted traffic to your site.<br /><br />Using Google Adwords to help boost the drive to increase laser targeted traffic will prove to be very beneficial as many other companies can attest to. The benefits are high with the cost relatively justifiable.Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-21869743325839822582007-01-06T19:07:00.000-08:002007-01-06T19:15:14.426-08:00WAHM Banner NetworkFor those of you that enjoy free traffic, I would like to invite you to join a fellow WAHM's banner network. It is called the Mommyland Network Banner Exchange. How it works is, for every 2 banners shown on your site, your banner will be shown on another site.<br /><br />I know there are many banner exchanges out there, but not too many dedicated to the WAHM community. Join FREE today by visiting, <a href="http://www.mommylandnetwork.com/">http://www.mommylandnetwork.com/</a><br /><br />Until Next Time<br /><a href="http://www.stefanipartin.com">Stefani Partin</a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-50839801752420141842006-11-20T19:04:00.000-08:002006-11-20T19:06:52.130-08:00Effectively Using Overture/Yahoo To Get Website VisitorsOverture or now known as Yahoo because of Yahoo’s takeover, was the original inventor of the use of the P4P or Pay for Performance. Overture saw that the internet was fast becoming the easiest and most convenient way to shop, and advertising was going to hit at an all time high because of the many businesses in the arena.<br /><br />To get a person to go to a site than others, it needs to be very visible. Providing ads that could direct potential consumers and costumers to their site would allow them to have an increase in traffic as well as sales. Yahoo provides a service that can put a site or company’s ad in their sites that can be shown when certain keywords are inputted.<br /><br />Yahoo offers a chance for any company to increase their traffic by using their services. With more people being aware of your site, there would be more traffic and visitors to your site given the chance to view your pages as well as your products. With even a small percentage of successful sales, with a high traffic volume this could still be a substantial figure for your company.<br /><br />Getting a consistent substantial flow of website visitors is every company’s goal. Many methods are devised and utilized to ensure that there would be more people to boost the sales and to be aware of the existence of such a product or service. Website visitors are potentially the life blood of your internet based business.<br /><br />Yahoo/Overture utilizes the same principle as Google’s Adwords. In fact, they are very similar to each other that they use keyword and keyword phrase searches and to determine which ads to show per search. When a person types in a keyword or keyword phrase to search for anything, the search engines gives out the results in a page. Then at the right side of the page, you will see selected ads that have paid for their ads to be viewed with certain keywords and keyword phrases searched.<br /><br />For example, Lets say you run a car parts retail/wholesale site. You choose keywords that can prompt or trigger your ads to be shown in the page when a keyword is searched. When a search engine user types in Honda Accord, your ad may come up if you have designated that as one of your keywords. You don’t need to fully optimize your site with Search Engine Optimization methods and techniques.<br /><br />While some labor so hard to make their site one of the high ranking sites per keyword search, you get the chance to be on the top of the list or at least in the first page of a search result increasing your chance to be clicked on. With that, you drive traffic and website visitors to your site a lot faster.<br /><br />You will have to pony up some cash when using this service though. There are different ways Yahoo/Overture will charge you. It may be in the number of Keywords or Keyword phrases your ad uses or in the many times your ad is clicked on. Others offer many other services like having your ad show up not only in the search engine pages but also with some third party sites.<br /><br />Third party sites support ads that have the same theme or niche as them. With more areas your ad is shown, you increase the chances of people knowing about your site or product. With more website visitors you increase the sales of your site which makes your investment with your ads a wise one.<br /><br />With so many competitions in the internet based businesses, it is necessary to take a huge leap forward from the pack by advertising. Yahoo/Overture will be a great place to start. Many have utilized their services and have reaped the rewards of this decision. It’s a marketing strategy that will increase your website visitors as well as increase your sales resulting to profit. <br /><br />It takes money to make money, while there are some methods that are basically low cost or free, using a marketing service such as what Yahoo/Overture offers will provide results faster and on a larger scale. Many businesses have learned this the hard way, don’t be counted with them.<br /><br />Until Next Time<br /><a href="http://www.stefanipartin.com">Stefani Partin</a><br /><br />Mommy Enterprises<br />Helping Moms Make Money<br /><a href="http://www.MommyEnterprises.com">http://www.MommyEnterprises.com</a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1162667474712605602006-11-04T11:10:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:52:35.292-08:00Effectively Using Overture/Yahoo To Get Website VisitorsOverture or now known as Yahoo because of Yahoo’s takeover, was the original inventor of the use of the P4P or Pay for Performance. Overture saw that the internet was fast becoming the easiest and most convenient way to shop, and advertising was going to hit at an all time high because of the many businesses in the arena.<br /><br />To get a person to go to a site than others, it needs to be very visible. Providing ads that could direct potential consumers and costumers to their site would allow them to have an increase in traffic as well as sales. Yahoo provides a service that can put a site or company’s ad in their sites that can be shown when certain keywords are inputted.<br /><br />Yahoo offers a chance for any company to increase their traffic by using their services. With more people being aware of your site, there would be more traffic and visitors to your site given the chance to view your pages as well as your products. With even a small percentage of successful sales, with a high traffic volume this could still be a substantial figure for your company.<br /><br />Getting a consistent substantial flow of website visitors is every company’s goal. Many methods are devised and utilized to ensure that there would be more people to boost the sales and to be aware of the existence of such a product or service. Website visitors are potentially the life blood of your internet based business.<br /><br />Yahoo/Overture utilizes the same principle as Google’s Adwords. In fact, they are very similar to each other that they use keyword and keyword phrase searches and to determine which ads to show per search. When a person types in a keyword or keyword phrase to search for anything, the search engines gives out the results in a page. Then at the right side of the page, you will see selected ads that have paid for their ads to be viewed with certain keywords and keyword phrases searched.<br /><br />For example, Lets say you run a car parts retail/wholesale site. You choose keywords that can prompt or trigger your ads to be shown in the page when a keyword is searched. When a search engine user types in Honda Accord, your ad may come up if you have designated that as one of your keywords. You don’t need to fully optimize your site with Search Engine Optimization methods and techniques.<br /><br />While some labor so hard to make their site one of the high ranking sites per keyword search, you get the chance to be on the top of the list or at least in the first page of a search result increasing your chance to be clicked on. With that, you drive traffic and website visitors to your site a lot faster.<br /><br />You will have to pony up some cash when using this service though. There are different ways Yahoo/Overture will charge you. It may be in the number of Keywords or Keyword phrases your ad uses or in the many times your ad is clicked on. Others offer many other services like having your ad show up not only in the search engine pages but also with some third party sites.<br /><br />Third party sites support ads that have the same theme or niche as them. With more areas your ad is shown, you increase the chances of people knowing about your site or product. With more website visitors you increase the sales of your site which makes your investment with your ads a wise one.<br /><br />With so many competitions in the internet based businesses, it is necessary to take a huge leap forward from the pack by advertising. Yahoo/Overture will be a great place to start. Many have utilized their services and have reaped the rewards of this decision. It’s a marketing strategy that will increase your website visitors as well as increase your sales resulting to profit. <br /><br />It takes money to make money, while there are some methods that are basically low cost or free, using a marketing service such as what Yahoo/Overture offers will provide results faster and on a larger scale. Many businesses have learned this the hard way, don’t be counted with them. <br /><br />Until Next Time<br /><a href="http://www.stefanipartin.com">Stefani Partin</a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1161188720085911442006-10-18T08:24:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:52:35.203-08:00Looking for WAHM related forums?Looking for a way to network with other work at home moms (WAHMS)? Well online forums is a GREAT way to get your name out there and create incoming links to your sites for FREE.<br /><br />Below is a list of forums in my bookmarks<br /><br /><a href="http://www.networkwahm.com/community/">http://www.networkwahm.com/community/</a><br /><a href="http://www.successmom.com/forums/">http://www.successmom.com/forums/</a><br /><a href="http://www.mommyportal.com/wahm-bulletin/">http://www.mommyportal.com/wahm-bulletin/</a><br /><a href="http://www.selfstartersweeklytips.com/forum/">http://www.selfstartersweeklytips.com/forum/</a><br /><a href="http://p081.ezboard.com/bamomslove">http://p081.ezboard.com/bamomslove</a><br /><a href="http://www.auctioncut.com/">http://www.auctioncut.com</a><br /><a href="http://biz-whiz.com/forum.html?ref=Bltshw">http://biz-whiz.com/forum.html?ref=Bltshw</a><br /><a href="http://www.dsmads.com/community/">http://www.dsmads.com/community/</a><br /><a href="http://www.ewahm.net/message_board">http://www.ewahm.net/message_board</a><br /><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/WAHMWannabes?lnk=lr">http://groups.google.com/group/WAHMWannabes?lnk=lr</a><br /><a href="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/mb/hbrd">http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/mb/hbrd</a><br /><a href="http://www.internetbasedmoms.com/bb/index.php">http://www.internetbasedmoms.com/bb/index.php</a><br /><a href="http://www.lindasmoneynetwork.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=index">http://www.lindasmoneynetwork.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=index</a><br /><a href="http://bltshw.proboards37.com/index.cgi?">http://bltshw.proboards37.com/index.cgi?</a><br /><a href="http://www.mommyjobs.com/boards/index.php">http://www.mommyjobs.com/boards/index.php</a><br /><a href="http://mommyland.com/forum">http://mommyland.com/forum</a><br /><a href="http://mommyshelperonline.com/phpBB2/index.php">http://mommyshelperonline.com/phpBB2/index.php</a><br /><a href="http://momsathomeus.activeboard.com/">http://momsathomeus.activeboard.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.mywahbusiness.com/community/">http://www.mywahbusiness.com/community/<br /></a><a href="http://www.myhomebizads.com/forum2/">http://www.myhomebizads.com/forum2/</a><br /><a href="http://wahm.forumwise.com/forum.html">http://wahm.forumwise.com/forum.html</a><br /><a href="http://wahmbusinesstalk.myfreeforum.org/index.php">http://wahmbusinesstalk.myfreeforum.org/index.php</a><br /><a href="http://wittywahm.hyperboards.com/">http://wittywahm.hyperboards.com/</a><br /><br />See Ya There!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stefanipartin.com">Stefani Partin</a><br /><br />Mommy Enterprises<br />Helping Moms Make Money At Home<br /><a href="http://www.mommyenterprises.com">http://www.MommyEnterprises.com</a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1158728443120398582006-09-19T21:59:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:52:35.117-08:00Forums - A Free Way To AdvertiseHey ladies,<br /><br />For those that don't know, forums are a free way to advertise.<br /><br />On alot of forums, you can add a signature file which can include<br />a link to your site. For every post, your link will be added. So<br />just think, the more posts, the more incoming links to your<br />site.<br /><br />Here is a few forums I recommend joining as they allow<br />siganture files and have special spots just for advertising.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mommyportal.com/wahm-bulletin/">http://www.mommyportal.com/wahm-bulletin/</a><br /><a href="http://www.successmom.com/forums/">http://www.successmom.com/forums/</a><br /><a href="http://www.networkwahm.com/community/">http://www.networkwahm.com/community/</a><br /><a href="http://partyswap.com/forum/index.php">http://partyswap.com/forum/index.php</a><br /><a href="http://mommyland.com/forum/index.php">http://mommyland.com/forum/index.php</a><br /><a href="http://www.wahmbusinessdirectory.com/wahm-community/index.php">http://www.wahmbusinessdirectory.com/wahm-community/index.php</a><br /><a href="http://mommyshelperonline.com/phpBB2/index.php">http://mommyshelperonline.com/phpBB2/index.php</a><br /><a href="http://wahm.forumwise.com/index.php">http://wahm.forumwise.com/index.php</a><br /><br />See ya there!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stefanipartin.com">Stefani Partin</a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1156992213353118172006-08-30T19:43:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:52:35.038-08:00How To Bring Large Amounts of Traffic To Your BlogHave you been blogging, but not too many people are visiting it? Are you waiting for those comments to come flooding in, but all you get is spam comments? I am going to tell you just a few things you can do, to bring in steady traffic to your blog.<br /><br />Many new bloggers start a blog but get easily discouraged because they have no readers reading it. Well, the readers can't read your blog, if they can't it. They also won't read it, if it's not something they want to read.<br /><br />My biggest tip I will give here is, give your readers something they want to read. If you write a post that people enjoy reading, they are going to reward you by coming back. Never forget that your readers are real people, make your posts conversational. When you are blogging, remember to keep each post to one topic only and include keyword rich words in your title. Be sure to post to your blog often. Search engines love blogs and if you are posting daily, your blog is going to be indexed by the engines even faster and more frequently.<br /><br />My next tip, if you are looking for really large amounts of traffic, I would like to suggest optimizing your posts for the search engine. You will want to throw a little SEO into your postings. You can do this easily by doing the following:<br /><br /> 1. Use your primary keywords in the title of your post<br /> 2. Use your secondary keywords in the body of your post<br /> 3. Use your keywords in your anchor text of links in the body of your posts<br /><br />If you follow those three steps above, you have a better chance of your posts being properly indexed by the search engines. This means more traffic for you.<br /><br />My next tip, submit your blog to as many directories as possible. If you haven't done so, make sure your blog has a RSS feed. If you are using Wordpress, it will create a feed for you. If you don't know much about feeds, visit http://www.feedburner.com You can submit your blog url and it will give you a RSS feed address to use. I use Feedburner with my blogs hosted on Blogger. When submitting your blog and RSS feed to directories, make sure you try to submit to the big directories like Technorati, Yahoo, DMOZ, MSN, etc. Here is a large list of blog directories you can submit to:<br />http://www.toprankresults.com/blog-submit-list.htm<br /><br />My next tip, add a option to subscribe to your blog so your reader is updated by email when you make a new post. This is a great way to get readers to come back to your site. I use a service from FeedBlitz. You can signup for a free account at Feedblitz, then login to your account and grab some code to place into your blog template. In return, you are able to capture your subscribers names and email addresses. When you update your blog, all your readers will get an email letting them know. Don't pass up this way to bring traffic to you.<br /><br />My next tip, create inbound links to your blog. You can do this easily by visiting other blogs and posting comments. You can trackback to other's blogs in your posts. If you have other blogs or websites, link to your blog within those. Basically, post your link to as many places as you can. <br /><br />My last tip, ping ping ping. Make sure to ping your blog to as many as the services as you can. I use a free service at Pingomatic http://pingomatic.com At Pingomatic you can type your blog url, then select the service you want to ping. They have about 20 services you can select. This saves a ton of time because you can ping all the selected services at the same time.<br /><br />Happy Blogging!<br /><br />© 2006 Stefani Partin, a work at home mom of three from CA who owns a network of sites for moms, blogs, a newsletter and more. Stefani dedicates her time to helping moms find ways to make money at home. Visit Stefani's blog at http://www.StefaniPartin.com or visit her main site at http://www.MommyEnterprises.comStefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1156746152269418522006-08-27T23:21:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:52:34.946-08:00SEO DictionaryThere are many SEO terms which a self starter of SEO will not understand this article will help SEO beginners to understand the meanings of terms used in SEO, search engine optimization.<br /><br />Words starting from A to D<br /><br />1. Algorithm:<br />Algorithm is a stet of rules and regulations followed by search engines to rank websites in order. Each search engine has its own set of algorithms.<br /><br />2. Alt tag:<br />Alt tags are HTML tags used to optimize an Image on the webpage. It can be a picture, company logo or any other image on the website. It is also called as alt attribute. The syntax of the tag is displayed until the page gets loaded.<br /><br />3. Anchor text:<br />The text used on any link is called an anchor text. For example is there is a link Click here to e-mail , In this case ‘Click here to e-mail’ is the anchor<br />text.<br /><br />4. Automated submission:<br />There are many softwares available on the internet which can be used to submit your website to hundreds of search engines and directories automatically. But it is not much useful to submit your website using a software.<br /><br />5. Back link OR Backward link:<br />Number of links pointing out to your website is called as backward links. Backward links are also called as Inbound links.It is very important to build backward links to gain good rankings on search engines<br /><br />6. Black hat SEO:<br />Black hat SEO are the techniques used to fool the search engines in order to bring in more traffic to websites. You are not suppose to use Black hat techniques because there is a chance of your website being black listed on the search engines<br /><br />7. Black listed :<br /><br />A website is black marked by the search engines for various reasons like using Black hat SEO, Illegal content, Spamming etc. Black listed websites never show up on search engines. So you have to be very careful in the SEO techniques you use for your website because once you are on the black list you will never have hits and sure toloose business.<br /><br />8. Broken link:<br />A link that existed before but does not exist at present is called a broken link. The search engines might have indexed the link when it existed now the link may havemoved to a different page or removed in this case the search engine removes the indexed link from its database. It is not good for a website to have broken links.Broken links are also called as Dead links.<br /><br />9. Crawler is also called as spider.<br /><br />Crawler is a program which is similar to a browser it is owned by search engines, to "surf" the web by following links from one page to the next and from one site to the next. It collects information from the sites it visits and that information is stored in the search engine's database.<br /><br />10. Cross linking:<br />Suppose you own multiple websites and link all the websites you own into each other it is called Cross linking. cross linking is done to improve link popularity.But when you do too much cross linking there is a chance that your website may get black listed in Google for using bad SEO process.<br /><br />11. Description tag:<br /><br />Description tag is a HTML tag which gives a brief description about the website to the search engines. It is not visible on the website but it helps the search engines to index your website by showing it the exact content of the page. Now a days search engines do not give much importance to the description tag.<br /><br />12. Directory:<br />Directory is a website with a collection of different websites belonging to various categories. A directory can be a general directory and there are also directories belonging to one particular category. There are some directories which allow free site listings and few offers only paid listings.Directory listing is the best method to build inbound links.<br /><br />13. Doorway page:<br />Doorway page is the page which redirects to another page. It is a black had SEO technique where a keyword rich page with no proper content, this page is where search engines<br />land you on but the page gets you redirected to another page or domain.This is not a advisable technique to bring traffic to your website.<br /><br />14. Dynamic content:<br />Web site content generated automatically, usually from a based or user selections. Dynamic content typically changes at regular intervals, for example daily or each time the users reload the page. SERPSs are dynamically generated pages, changing depending on user input.<br /><br />Words starting from E and others will be continued in the next<br />article of mine<br /><br />Article by:<br /><br />Article written by Wendy <a href="http://www.bizwala.com">www.bizwala.com</a> Wendy McLeod is working for Bizwala.com as a SEO consultantStefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1156450406044525342006-08-24T13:11:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:52:34.876-08:00Updated - Free Home Business ReportI just updated my report "25 Home Businesses You Can Join Without Breaking The Bank". I added quite a bit of FREE opportunities.<br /><br />Be sure to grab your FREE copy here<br /><a href="http://www.mommyenterprises.com/free-business-report.htm">http://www.mommyenterprises.com/free-business-report.htm</a><br /><br />Enjoy<br /><a href="http://www.stefanipartin.com">Stefani Partin</a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1155360649761247652006-08-11T22:28:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:52:34.787-08:00Looking for places to plug your button?For those of you looking for free traffic to your site, I have put together a list of sites today I found with plugboards. These are for the button size of 88x31 only. I started to plug and within a day it was bringing extra traffic to my site.<br /><br />Here is my list of places to plug your button:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mommyportal.com/places-to-plug.htm">http://www.mommyportal.com/places-to-plug.htm</a><br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />Stefani PartinStefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1155102380526606372006-08-08T22:45:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:52:34.697-08:00Search Engine Marketing: 20 Strategies to Compel People to Link to Your WebsiteIt is essential to establish quality inbound links from websites with high page ranks to attain a high ranking amongst search engines. The 20 guidelines listed below should be followed diligently.<br /><br />1. Develop content related to your site with links on all pages. Offer other websites to post it on their sites free of cost. This will expose you more to your target audiences.<br />2. Permit other websites to publish your beneficial review of their business if they link up to your website.<br />3. Include your websites ad and link in every issue of your e-zine. Allow other sites to publish your e-zine on their site.<br />4. Let other sites give away free web book designed with your website title and contents on linking to your website.<br />5. Place a banner ad on the top of the article directory for your website. By linking to your site, visitors can add a free article directory to their site.<br />6. Allow other sites to use your discussion board by linking. Add your banner ad on top of discussion board.<br />7. Offer free membership to your "members only" websites.<br />8. Pay commission to visitors to sell your product or services, and an affiliate link to track their sales.<br />9. Create a graphic or text link award site for other websites. They will link on to it for awarding the winners, thus building traffic for your site.<br />10. Offer free consultation on e-mail on a particular subject i.e. astrology to people linking to your site. Traffic volumes will increase, as consulting fee is otherwise expensive.<br />11. Let other website publish your product approval testimonial by linking to your site.<br />12. Put your business ad on top of directory"s home page and let people add the directory to their site by linking to your site.<br />13. Exchange content of trade articles, lists etc. with other websites. All parties can include a resource box at end of the content.<br />14. Allow people to download software free of charge, if they link to your site.<br />15. Trade various forms of advertising with people who link up to your website.<br />16. Give web space to people for free. As a favor, request them to place ad banners of link for your web site.<br />17. Create a web ring by linking with a group of similar web sites.<br />18. Offer free membership to an online club or association, if they link to your site.<br />19. In exchange of linking, offer use of online services or utilities from your website.<br />20. Offer free e-book related to your audience to people linking to your web site.<br /><br />Article by:<br /><br />Sahar Aleenuh is a Work at Home Mom <a href="http://www.type-at-home.com">www.type-at-home.com</a> Find the best deals here! <a href="http://www.officialdealfinder.com ">www.officialdealfinder.com </a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1153039315233974672006-07-16T01:41:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:52:34.620-08:00Are You Chasing Your Visitors Away?To keep your visitors coming back, the main goals of<br />your website are for visitor participation and benefits.<br />Provide an interesting, beneficial and useful website<br />and they will come back!<br /> <br />If your site is annoying you can be sure they will find<br />another site to visit, never to come back to yours.<br /> <br />Here are some ways you can be sure to annoy your<br />visitors: (they might not annoy all, but probably the majority)<br /> <br />** Frames - Chopping up a site with frames is a great way<br />to get your visitors frustrated. These frames are very <br />obtrusive and make navigation and reading your site<br />much harder. They are also disliked by the search engine<br />spiders.<br /> <br />** Overbearing Graphics - Not only are these blinking and <br />flashing graphics distracting and unnecessary, they can<br />also cause your site to download very slowly. Most <br />people do not have the time to sit and wait for an <br />extremely slow site, and will leave before even knowing<br />what your site has to offer.<br /> <br />** No Contact Information - I cannot stress enough how<br />important it is to have your email address and other <br />contact info on every page. This will add credibility <br />to your site and always give your visitors a reason to<br />be assured that you can be reached when needed.<br /> <br />** Hard To Navigate -You want your visitors to be able<br />to get around your site without trouble. Have your <br />links all together in a place that is easily seen. Have<br />them in the same place on every page.<br /> <br />** Inconsistent Page Design - I have been on some sites<br />where after clicking on a link, I didn't even know if <br />I was at the same site. The page was totally different<br />and did not have any of the same information or links<br />as the previous page. After trying to find what I was<br />looking for and not finding it, I left. Please keep <br />your site design uniform and consistent. This will <br />make it much easier on your visitors.<br /> <br />** Spelling and Grammar – Always proofread your web <br />pages. Designing and building a professional website<br />is a waste of time if it reads like a five year old <br />wrote it. With spell checker, grammar checker, <br />dictionaries, etc. there is no excuse for poorly written<br />web pages!<br /> <br />** Too Many Banners -If you want banners on your site,<br />set up a banner exchange page for this purpose only. Do<br />not have your homepage or other pages so loaded with<br />banners that there isn't room for anything else.<br /> <br />** Hard To Read Text - Do not use fancy text or pale <br />text on a pale background. The easiest to read is a dark<br />text on a light background. Also, if you use a textured<br />or print background, be sure that it is not hard on the<br />eyes. One site I visited had a weave look background<br />that made the text so hard to read, after a few minutes<br />of looking around I had to leave because I was getting<br />a headache. If you think it is easy to see get a few <br />more opinions just to be sure!<br /> <br />** Music - Music used to be very common on the web.<br />Practically every site you went to had music. More and<br />more people started realizing that this was a major <br />distraction and annoyance to a lot of people. If you <br />really want music, have a choice for your visitors. <br />Let them decide if they want the music.<br /> <br />** Lack of Content -You've got to have content. People<br />visit a website to see what the site has that will <br />benefit them. Useful, helpful, practical content can't<br />be beat! This would include resources, freebies, tips,<br />ideas, information, interaction, contests, etc.<br /> <br />One thing you can do is visit several sites that pertain<br />to your business. Study these sites and write down<br />what you find annoying. Write down any reasons you<br />have for leaving the site. Take note of what you like <br />about these sites. Incorporate all these findings into <br />creating a sharp, clean, useful website with nothing<br />that will chase away your visitors!<br /> <br /><br />*************<br />Find lots more tips, articles, and resources and a <br />chance to own your own profitable ebook store with<br />unlimited support at <a href="http://www.SeymourProducts.com">http://www.SeymourProducts.com</a> <br />Seymour Products offers a huge selection of ebooks and<br />software only $1.00 each with resell rights. Business <br />Marketing Bulletin loaded with resources, tips, fun <br />and more! mailto:subscribe@seymourproducts.com <br /> <br />****************Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1144605989710592322006-04-09T11:05:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:52:34.530-08:00Hot WordPress TipsIf you're looking for a way to optimize your WordPress blog and have it start earning you money instead of costing you money, then you've got to check out this ebook package.<BR><BR><a href=http://www.optiniche.com/partners/idevaffiliate.php?id=209 target=_blank>Click Here To Visit OptiNiche WordPress eBook</a><BR><BR>Sincerely,<br /><BR>Stefani PartinStefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1143769313323710482006-03-30T17:41:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:52:34.460-08:00Blog Your Way to More Traffic & SalesBlog is short for web log. A web log is a journal of sorts that is updated frequently to keep your visitors’ interest. Blogs are generally of a personal nature and express the opinions and thoughts of the webmaster. Blogs also contain links and other resources. Many people think of blogs as “online diaries.” Blogging is becoming a very popular method of publishing as it does not require any technical knowledge and it can greatly increase the popularity of your site. Some blogs allow the visitors to post and enter there thoughts and opinions as well. <br /> <br />A blog keeps people coming back to your site and a blog is also very helpful with the search engines because of the ever changing content. Search engines love new content! <br /> <br />Starting a blog is not hard. There are sites that provide this service for free. <br /> <br />First step is to take a look at some other blogs to get a feel of how they are done. Simply pick your favorite search engines, do a search for blogs and spend sometime reading and studying them. Get familiar with different styles, formats and content until you feel like you know what you would want to do with your blog. <br /> <br />You can then get started on your own blog. There are lots of sites where you can start your own blog for free:<br /> <br />BlogDrive.com <br />Blogger.com/start <br />LiveJournal.com/ <br /> <br />Take some time to design your blog. Decide what color scheme you want to use and the type of layout you want. Some sites will have pre-designed layouts and templates to choose from or you can edit your own. <br /> <br />After you get your blog designed and set up, test it out with a few posts. Make any necessary changes you feel it needs. Once you have it tweaked, it is time to get started with your new blog. <br /> <br />Once you start your blog, be sure and promote it heavily. Post it in blog directories, announce it in groups and on boards. Put it in your sigtag. <br /> <br />Blog Directories: <br /> <br />BlogWise.com<br />BlogCatalog.com<br />BlogHub.com<br /> <br />Do a search for blog directory or submit your blog and you will find many <br />more places to post your new blog!<br /> <br />Be sure and update your blog frequently and make it interesting. Give it <br />some personality! DO NOT neglect your blog! <br /> <br />Don't get discouraged if your blog is not an overnight sensation. As with any marketing, it takes time to get noticed. Keep it fresh and new and interesting and before long, you will be a master blogger! <br /> <br />Find lots more tips, articles, and resources at<br />http://www.SeymourProducts.com Seymour Products<br />also offers you a chance to own your own successful home<br />business with unlimited support. Start your own ebook <br />store - huge selection of ebooks & software only $1.00 each.<br /><a href="http://www.seymourproducts.com/ebooks-resell">http://www.seymourproducts.com/ebooks-resell</a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1143666561738421762006-03-29T13:07:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:52:34.369-08:00How To Build Traffic To Your BlogWith the growing interest in blogging as a means of online promotion and branding, a lot of marketers are starting blogs to promote their opinions, products, books and services.<br /><br />But a blog is like a website. "Write and they will come" isn't exactly a magic formula to bring in traffic by the boatload.<br /><br />If you need to promote your website in order to build traffic to it, you need to promote your blog as well.<br /><br />Here are some ways you can become a well-read and influential blogger.<br /><br />1. Write Posts That People Will Want To Read<br /><br />This should be common sense, but many marketers tend to forget that their readers are real people and that you need to use the principles of online copywriting to make your headlines and copy interesting to your readers.<br /><br />If you write posts that people enjoy reading, they will reward you by returning to your blog regularly.<br /><br />Make your posts conversational, pithy and topical. Keep them short and stick to one topic per post.<br /><br />Write often and regularly so that both readers and search engines visit your blog more often.<br /><br />2. Optimize Your Posts for Search Engines<br /><br />I cover this topic in detail in my article on "Search Engine Optimization For Blogs" http://www.blog-maniac.com/blog-seo.htm<br /><br />But here are the most important rules to follow to get your posts listed for keywords of your choice.<br /><br />* Make sure your blog URL contains the primary keyword you want to optimize for<br /><br />* Use your primary keywords in the title of your post<br /><br />* Use your secondary keywords in the body of your post<br /><br />* Use your keywords in the anchor text of links in the body of your posts<br /><br />3. Submit Your Blog and RSS Feed To Directories<br /><br />If you publish a blog you should submit your blog and RSS feed to big directories like Yahoo and Dmoz, as well as the numerous blog directories and search engines.<br /><br />Here is the best list I've found of places to submit your feed or blog, compiled by Luigi Canali De Rossi, who writes under the pseudonym Robin Good.<br /><br />Best Blog Directory And RSS Submission Sites <a href="http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/">http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/</a><br /><br />Another list of sites to submit your Blog. <a href="http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-submission.htm">http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-submission.htm</a><br /><br />4. Ping The Blog Services<br /><br />There are a number of services designed specifically for tracking and connecting blogs. By sending a small ping to each service you let them know you've updated your blog so they can come check you out.<br /><br />Bookmark the Ping-O-Matic ping results page so you can visit it and quickly ping a number of services with a single click.<br /><br /><a href="http://pingomatic.com">http://pingomatic.com</a><br /><br />5. Build Links To Your Blog<br /><br />I recommend the methods here as the best ways to get links pointing to your blog<br /><br />* Link to your blog from each page on your main website<br /><br />* Trackback to other blogs in your posts<br /><br />* Post legitimate comments on other blogs with related topics<br /><br />* Offer to exchange links with other similarly themed blogs and websites<br /><br />6. Edit Your Blog Posts Into Articles<br /><br />One of the best methods for promoting your website is to write articles and submit them to article directories.<br /><br />The suggestion for extending this to edit your blog posts into articles and submit them to directories came from the coach at "Explode Blog Traffic" who also has other noteworthy suggestions at his blog here. <a href="http://bloghit.blogspot.com/2004/11/how-to-explode-blog-traffic.html">http://bloghit.blogspot.com/2004/11/how-to-explode-blog-traffic.html</a><br /><br />You'll find an extensive list of article directories here http://ebizwhiz-publishing.com/write-articles/submit-articles.htm<br /><br />7. Create Buzz About Your Blog<br /><br />Creating a buzz about your blog posts and topic in the local and online media will give your marketing a viral component.<br /><br />* Create a controversy around your blog or it's topic.<br /><br />* Distribute bumper stickers or other merchandise with your blog's URL and tagline.<br /><br />* Write a press release about something newsworthy and tie it in with your blog topic.<br /><br />8. Capture Subscribers By Email<br /><br />It may seem strange for a blogger to send out updates by email, but email is still the #1 choice of most people who want to receive news and information.<br /><br />Using a free service like Bloglet to manage your subscriptions is easy and it allows your subscribers to manage all their subscriptions from one interface. http://www.bloglet.com<br /><br />However, if you want more control over your list and don't mind mailing out the updates yourself, you can use an autoresponder system to capture and follow-up with subscribers.<br /><br />RSS responder is a new script that allows you to keep in touch and follow-up with your subscribers without the hassle of email. <a href="http://ebizwhiz-publishing.com/rssresponder.htm">http://ebizwhiz-publishing.com/rssresponder.htm</a><br /><br />These tips should give you a good start to building your blog traffic.<br /><br />Receive Our Daily Email of Breaking eBusiness News<br /><br />About the Author:<br />Priya Shah is a partner in the search engine marketing firm, SEO & More http://www.seoandmore.com Request the whitepaper Boost Your Search Engine Visibility With Blogs And RSS <a href="http://www.seoandmore.com/blogs-rss/">http://www.seoandmore.com/blogs-rss/</a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1142610695319709552006-03-17T07:44:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:52:34.293-08:00Blog Traffic ExchangesI have been a member of <a href="http://www.blogexplosion.com/index.php?ref=mommye">BlogExplosion</a> for quite some time and absolutely love it. I usually don't participate too much with traffic exchanges but this one is fun. You can rent blog space on your blog, buy blog space, chat, review blogs, battle with other blog owners in battle of the blogs and much more. I noticed though that I while surfing <a href="http://www.blogexplosion.com/index.php?ref=mommye">Blog Explosion</a> there are many other blog traffic exchanges out there.<br /><br />Below is a list of some of the other blog traffic exchanges I feel you may enjoy:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogmad.net/index.php?ref=91403be994e78a2">BlogMad</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogazoo.com/?rid=3890">Blogazoo</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogadvance.com">Blog Advance</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogsoldiers.com/?rid=2299">Blog Soldier</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogxchange.us?r=59424">BlogXchange</a> - 50 free hits for signing upStefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1141456500335220612006-03-03T23:14:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:52:34.222-08:00The Skinny On Article DirectoriesArticle directories (also known as article archives) are searchable on-line databases of articles contributed by multiple authors. The goal of an article directory is to collect articles on certain topics and offer them to publishers to place on their website, in their e-zine or in print. Each article directory has unique guidelines for both authors and publishers. <br /> The benefits of submitting your articles to directories are numerous and include:<br /><br />1. Most directories give you a separate page for each article and some publish your photograph along with your articles. This allows an author to promote their articles without needing a website of their own.<br /><br />2. Directories are a magnet for publishers. Most publishers are looking for specific articles on a specific topic and they are more likely to find such articles in a directory rather than in an individual e-zine that offers reprintable articles.<br /><br />3. Many directories allow you to edit your articles and change your by-line as many times as you want.<br /><br />4. Some directories offer a news feed that automatically adds your new articles to dozens of websites.<br /><br />5. Article directories may have a good search engine page rank that that makes them ideal for providing a one-way link to your website. <br /><br />There are hundreds of article directories on the internet. I am constantly searching the internet for new directories to add to my list but I have found that I receive the most benefits from older directories. Over time I have discovered a few directories that I absolutely love that I visit for submission and for research. A few of these are:<br /><br />Alumbo! Magazine - This on-line magazine doubles as an articles directory and offers a free membership that allows you to submit articles in some very interesting categories such as ecology & environment, love relationships, paranormal & divination in addition to the normal business and career topics. Alumbo permits you to choose more than one topic for your article and often suggests additional topic pages where your article would be a good fit.<br /><br />Article Alley - Allows you to register as an author for free and submits your articles across a network of sites. Allows for update of author profile, editorial access to your articles and a unique web page listing all your articles. <br /><br />BPubs.com - Although this is a business site only it does accept articles in a wide variety of business subcategories. <br />Google(tm) visits often because it knows that BPubs.com adds fresh content from many authors every day.<br /><br />Constant Content - This is a unique article directory that allows you to sell or give away your content. You must register prior to submitting your articles in many different formats - all of which are editable at any time.<br /><br />EzineArticles - Owned and operated by one of my favorite article submission experts, Christopher Knight. This directory offers more submission topics than other directories and much of the enhancements done to the site are based on author and publisher feedback. When I submit an article to this directory I receive more attention and traffic than I do from any other submission site on my list.<br /><br />IdeaMarketers - You absolutely must register for a free author's account at Idea Marketers. Topics covered include business, holiday, lifestyles/self-help, technology, Christian, home/family/parenting and marketing. You are provided with a professional looking author's profile that includes your by-line and your picture after completion of a lengthy form.<br /><br />Establish yourself as an expert in your topic area and take advantage of the many benefits of adding your content to every established and credible article directory. You are guaranteed to be delighted with the response you will receive from publishers who find your articles in the directories they frequent.<br /><br />(c) 2006, Davis Virtual Assistance. Reprints welcome providing the article and byline are published intact with all links made live. This article may not be sold individually or as a part of a database.<br /><br />Bonnie Jo Davis has over a decade of experience in article submission both on-line and off. She offers an article submission service and membership site for serious article marketers. Visit <a href=http://www.articlesubmissionsites.com>Article Submission Sites</a> for free articles, e-zine, e-books and paid access to her submission list.Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1141275665744341892006-03-01T20:57:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:52:34.140-08:00SuperWAHM.comHi Moms,<br /><br />I met a WAHM tonight online tonight who is the manager for<br /><a href="http://www.superwahm.com">SuperWAHM.com</a><br /><br />It is a new site that is like a WAHM directory. I wanted to encourage<br />Everyone to go add your links to the site now. <br /><br />Link is <a href="http://www.superwahm.com">www.SuperWAHM.com</a><br /><br />Looks pretty neat. I love free advertising!!!<br /><br />StefaniStefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1141171508980733442006-02-28T16:04:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:52:34.024-08:00Avoid These 5 Web Site Blunders!by Alexandria K. Brown, “The E-zine Queen”<br /><br />The Web is intended to help people find information quickly and easily. So why do so many sites make it difficult for users to get what they need? While neat design can add impact to your message, make sure the message itself doesn’t get lost in the mix.<br /><br />As president of a copywriting firm that writes and edits dozens of online projects a year, I've come across several common blunders that prevent effective communication via the Web. Here are my top five:<br /><br />BLUNDER #1: Hiding who you are and what you do.<br /><br />It's sad that many sites make it a challenge to figure out what they're about. Yes, it may be cool to have a giant dancing logo on your home page, but don't forget WHY your visitors are there: to learn what you can DO for them!<br /><br />Be sure your home page includes a *short overview* that clearly and concisely describes what you have to offer. It's also a good idea to repeat your tagline or a short mission statement on *every page* of your site. Why? People can pop in and land on an inside page via a search engine/directory link that you may not be aware of. Make sure they know who you are right away.<br /><br />BLUNDER #2: Writing for print.<br /><br />Reading copy on a computer screen is different than reading printed text. We read online text more slowly, and we tend to scan rather than read because, visually, the words are harder to digest. Help your users find key words and concepts quickly by making your copy "scannable." Instead of intro paragraphs, use subheads. Use shorter sentences, paragraphs, and pages. Use bulleted lists. And use hyperlinks to give readers more info if they want it.<br /><br />BLUNDER #3: Writing too formally.<br /><br />Online readers expect a personal, upbeat tone. If you write like a bureaucrat, you risk turning off many users. Think ACTIVE voice rather than passive. (For example, instead of saying “the computer must be turned on” say “turn on the computer.”) Write to your customers like you'd talk to them, and nix any industry jargon they may not understand.<br /><br />Interestingly, I occasionally see the opposite problem. For example, a respected law firm's site shouldn't shout excitedly at customers as in a sweepstakes offer. Ask yourself: "How do my customers like to be talked to?" and that's your answer.<br /><br />BLUNDER #4: Designing cryptic navigation.<br /><br />Unfortunately, many sites don't seem to be truly designed with the end user in mind. Consider why users are visiting your site, then turn those reasons into your main navigation choices. Try to limit them to 8 or less. Then, create sub-navigation within those choices. But if there's an especially popular page on your site, why not put a special direct link from the home page? For example, on the home page of our site, we keep a direct link to our latest article or information about new awards we’ve won.<br /><br />BLUNDER #5: Making it difficult to contact you or place an order.<br /><br />I recently visited the Web site of an acclaimed furniture manufacturer, and I was ready to order one of their renowned ergonomic chairs. I clicked around, found the chair I wanted, and then quickly grew irate. Not only couldn't I find where to order it online, I couldn't even find their phone number to call and order one or find the nearest dealer! The results? One lost customer.<br /><br />Put your phone number, an e-mail link, and a link to your order form (if you have one) on EVERY page of your Web site. Don't rely on your users having the patience to take a few extra steps. Make it as easy as possible, and they'll be much more likely to follow through (and return)!<br /><br />(c) 2002 Alexandria K. Brown<br /><br />ABOUT THE AUTHOR<br /><br />Alexandria K. Brown, “The E-zine Queen,” is author of the award-winning manual, “Boost Business With Your Own E-zine.” To learn more about her book and sign up for more FREE tips like these, visit her site at <a href="http://www.ezinequeen.com">http://www.ezinequeen.com</a>.Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1140912604710983862006-02-25T16:07:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:52:33.933-08:00High Rankings® Seminar in San Francisco / OaklandDon't forget about the next High Rankings® seminar on March 30-31, 2006.<br /><br />Learn more and see the agenda here: <a href="http://www.highrankings.com/seminar">http://www.highrankings.com/seminar</a>.<br /><br />Seminar will discuss all aspects of search marketing so that you will come away with a good idea of how to optimize your site from start to finish, which will bring you many more targeted search engine referrals than you are currently achieving.Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347857.post-1140753967859673212006-02-23T20:05:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:52:33.861-08:00"Procrastination Marketing -- It Actually Works!"by Alexandria K. Brown, "The E-zine Queen"<br /><br />I'm guessing that right now there are several marketing tasks you've been putting off. Perhaps it's revamping your website. Or sending out your first e-zine. Or getting listed in the search engines. Or putting together a media kit. <br /><br />So why haven't you done it? <br /><br />Believe me, this is a battle I fight with myself too. But you know what I realized? <br /><br />Procrastination is NOT evil!<br /><br />Instead of seeing procrastination as a terrible thing, I now see it as a tool that helps me learn how I work best. <br /><br />In fact, I've arrived at six different reasons why we all seem to procrastinate. Here they are, along with what you can learn from (and do for) each. <br /><br />Reason 1: You are procrastinating because you don't enjoy the entire task or job. <br /><br />Solution: One of my life coaches told me several years ago that if I didn't like doing something, I should "delete it, delegate it, or automate it." What a great way to look at things! I'm a big fan of ONLY doing tasks I enjoy or am good at. The rest I outsource to people who are good at it and/or enjoy it. <br /><br />Reason 2: You are procrastinating because you don't enjoy a PART of the entire task or job. <br /><br />Solution: If you're putting off a whole project just because there's one part you don't want to do, figure out how you can get away without doing that part. Again, delete it, delegate it, or automate it.<br /><br />Reason 3: You are procrastinating because you don't know how to handle the task or job. <br /><br />Solution: The answer will not drop in your lap. Get help -- a consultant to teach you how, a book or home study course to show you how, or even better, outsource it to someone who can just do it for you. <br /><br />Reason 4: You are procrastinating because you simply can't find the time. <br /><br />Solution: Schedule future time to do it, or get rid of other tasks to create the time you need. If you still can't do this, then you need to find someone to do it for you.<br /><br />Reason 5: You are procrastinating because you feel stuck. <br /><br />Solution: You may just need to get momentum going. Give yourself permission to do just one small part of the project only. Or do the easiest part first. (That's how I started writing my entire home study course.) This usually creates momentum, and you end up doing a lot more than you intended to! <br /><br />Reason 6: You are procrastinating because you don't really want to do what you thought you should do. <br /><br />Solution: This means you may have the wrong objective or strategy in the first place! Is this something you really want to do, or do you just think you SHOULD do it? Or is it an old goal that doesn't fit you or your business anymore? Your answer may surprise you. Let the goal go for awhile and see what happens. : )<br /><br />Start Paying Attention! <br /><br />Once you start paying attention to which activities you put off regularly, you'll know sooner when to be stricter with yourself or find help to get those tasks accomplished in a more timely manner. <br /><br />So take a minute and make your list right now of what marketing tasks you've been putting off! Don't beat yourself up about it, just make a note and figure out how to get them done. (Or delete them entirely. : ))<br /><br />© 2004-2006 Alexandria K. Brown<br /><br />WANT TO SEE MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS ONE?<br />See Alexandria's Small Business Marketing Blog.<br /><br />WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Online entrepreneur Alexandria K. Brown, "The E-zine Queen," publishes the award-winning 'Straight Shooter Marketing' weekly ezine with 18,000+ subscribers. If you're ready to jump-start your marketing, make more money, and have more fun in your small business, get your FREE tips now at <a href="http://www.EzineQueen.com ">www.EzineQueen.com </a>Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712222350994205389noreply@blogger.com0