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Press Release: Why SEO Experts Should Not Use Press Releases January 21, 2010


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Learn why your SEO company should not pay hundreds of dollars to PR companies.  1daybracelets.net

Rumor has it that press releases are the next big thing in the SEO business, and many companies are spending top dollars trying to write the next big press release announcing the next big balloon breaking technology. But is this really the next big thing?

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By definition, a Press Release is a kind of news item released by the company on whom the news is being reported. As such, you will have to compete with all the other press releases and hope that your will get picked up.

Why Will Your Press Release Be Trashed?
1) Unless you are writing a press release about Microsoft, Adobe, Sony or one of the other mega-companies, or at least about a company that is relatively well known, forget about it. Journalists and news editors receive thousands of press releases a day and there is no way that they will waste more than a quick glance. So why should you pay a company seven to eight hundred dollars for them sending your press release to thousands of editors and journalists when they are going to junk it anyway?

2) Unless you are announcing a truly revolutionary product or technology (which I assume you are not since you are only interested in using the professionally paid and written press release to boost your search engine rankings), whatever you make up or announce such as some new free deal or new portal offering something unique, your chances of being picked up are very slim. Yes, the PR companies will tell you that they have vast experience in writing Press Releases that will make yours stand out and get picked up but this is not accurate. The only way your PR is going to get picked up is if it truly is something out of the ordinary or something that no one has ever thought off.

3) Unless you plan to spend millions of dollars and then just by sheer volume your site will go ahead in the search engines, this is not a good option. Why? If you send a large number of press releases then these will be placed on the different PR companies websites main page. Since most of these home pages have a very high page rank, your site will get a boost. The question is whether this boost is worth the large amount of money you will put into the PR companies pocket. No it is not. Use that money to buy (though I do not recommend this) links from high-ranked websites and you will pay less and receive more benefit.

4) Any press release, even if it has been accepted, will remain on the different pages for just a short time, making the time and effort and even more so the amount of money you paid fruitless.

Conclusion:
A press release is useful if you wish to contact the press and maybe get some free publicity, but it is of no use if you wish to use it as a tool in order to advance your website in the search engines.

 
 

Diseños Web de Calidad January 20, 2010


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La calidad es una de esas palabras que usted escucha es muy utilizada cuando alguien está describiendo sus servicios o productos. Y yo la escucho lo suficiente en la industria del diseño web.  mercadeo

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Creo que debería existir una tercera persona en el diseño de un sitio web de tal manera que pueda ser llamado un sitio de calidad. Usted tiene sus diseñadores Web, sus programadores y luego el chico/chica encargado del control de calidad.

Tengo un cliente al que le diseño entre 10 a 15 sitios Web cada año. Una vez la parte gráfica de la página es aprobada siempre dice, “Bueno, ahora quiero el toque Janeth”.

El toque Janeth es cuando Yo, o alguien que trabaja para mí viene y mira el sitio una vez más.
Buscamos cosas como;

1. Conversión, ¿hay una llamada a provocar una acción, si tiene cara de que va a ocacionar tráfico? ¿Sobresale?

2. Espacios en blanco, sí, uno de los aspectos más importantes en la calidad del diseño web tiene que ver con si en el texto hay suficiente espacio en blanco que haga que yo quiera leerlo. Busco que haya en el diseño suficiente espacio dentro de todos los elementos del diseño.

Debe mirar la totalidad del diseño, el panorama general, y decidir si tiene demasiado espacio en blanco o no.

3. El Detalle Pixel; a la hora de diseñar un sitio Web es importante entender lo importante que es agregar un poco de sombra aquí o allá para que los detalles en el diseño mismo sobresalgan.

Sin embargo, el uso correcto de sombras también pueden llamar la atención a ciertas áreas de la página que desee que un visitante tome nota. Los bordes, las líneas y las sombras no tienen que ser grandes para que sean efectivas.

4. Tipografía; Las etiquetas del encabezamiento tienen que ser grandes, en negrilla y con mucho espacio, mientras que el contenido del sitio debe ser menor, pero utilizando fuentes de mayor tamaño, ya que ayudan a crear un espacio abierto.

Y tenga en cuenta que los espacios en blanco son muy importantes.

Si desea una página Web verdaderamente llamativa, entonces recuerde que la respuesta está en los detalles.

 
 

10 Secrets To Improving Your Websites Conversion Ratio


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According to the so-called experts, a decent conversion ratio is right around one percent. In other words, one out of every one hundred visitors to your website converts to a sale.  custom web designers

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According to the so-called experts, a decent conversion ratio is right around one percent. In other words, one out of every one hundred visitors to your website converts to a sale.

Personally, I think you should ignore what the experts say, and strive to achieve as high a conversion ratio as possible. You should never be satisfied. You should always be looking for ways to improve your conversion ratio. My website consistently converts anywhere from 3 to 5 percent, and often converts as high as ten percent!

Unless you're selling a big-ticket item and making £200 or more per sale, it's extremely difficult to make any real money with only a one percent conversion ratio.

Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, and if your website is attracting hundreds or even thousands of visitors a day, then obviously you can do quite well with a one percent or lower conversion ratio.

But what if you don't have that kind of traffic – and most websites don't. Then what? What if you're selling a £20 e-book and you're only attracting a hundred visitors a day to your website? With a one percent conversion ratio, that means your website is making a measly £20 a day. And believe me, that am much more common than you realize.

However, what if you could improve your conversion ratio to 3 percent, 5 percent, All of a sudden; you're making £60 to £100 a day with the same amount of traffic. Improve your conversion ratio to ten percent and viola, that £100 a day turns into £200 a day!

So, how do you go about improving your website's conversion ratio? Here are some tips that should help:

1. Make sure your visitors know what you do, the instant they land on your website. Don't make them have to guess. Tell them right up front with a benefits-laden headline.

2. Make sure the design of your website is up to par, Make it easy to navigate. Get rid of distracting flash or stupid, meaningless graphics that are a waste of everybody's time and take forever to load, Simplify your website. Get rid of the flash, graphics and pop-ups!

3. Use psychologically effective colours. The colour blue suggests quality, trustworthiness, success, seriousness, calmness – the perfect choice for sales pages. Avoid purple, which connotes uncertainty and ambiguity, and only use yellow to highlight key words and phrases. In addition, try to have as much white space as possible. This makes for a much cleaner looking, easier to read website.

4. Get your own domain name. URL's that contain names like, “Geocities”, “Angelfire” or “Tripod” have amateur written all over them.

5. Prove what you say. Back up your claims with cold, hard, indisputable and verifiable facts

6. Put your name, telephone number and street address on your website

7. Use authentic customer testimonials, complete with first and last names. Just make sure you get your customers permission first.

8. Offer a fair and reasonable money-back guarantee. Thirty days is good. Sixty or ninety days are better!

9. Make it easy for your customers to pay. And offer a variety of payment options. I can assure you, if you're using PayPal only, you're losing sales. There are a lot of people out there, I included, and that just won't do business with PayPal. It's too much of a hassle!

10. And last but not least, make sure you have a powerful sales letter. A strong and effective sales letter can blast your earnings into the upper stratosphere!

If you aren't capable of writing that type of sales letter yourself, hire a copywriting expert to write it for you.

 
 

Promote Your Web Site Fast & Inexpensively


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If you are a web developer then it is extremely important to promote your web site.  web designers

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Don’t expect that your site will grow automatically. The old saying of build it and they will come does not ring true online. Here are some tips on promoting your web site fast and inexpensively.

There are a variety of ways to promote your web site. Blogs, direct links, advertising and search engine submission. Blogs are great ways to provide viewers to come visit your site. Many people create blogs just to promote their web site. Blogs can also be pinged so that spiders will visit your site and hopefully rank your web pages in their search engine index.

Links are also a great way to promote your web site. You can swap links with other sites that viewers might find interesting. You can also create one way links on articles and submit these articles to be used on other web sites. These articles are great advertisements for people to see and check out your site.

Advertising is always a great way to promote your site. You can promote your keywords at Google Adwords or on a site that already has good traffic. No matter what kind of budget you have, you can find advertising that can work for you. Lastly, you can submit your sites to the search engines. If the search engines rank your site high in their indexes, you are almost guaranteed daily visitors. So follow the above tips to promote your web site fast and inexpensively.

 

 
 

5 Tips on How to Find the Best Wholesale Jewelry January 19, 2010


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Finding high quality wholesale fashion jewelry can be an elusive quest, but here are five tips to get you started:  1daybracelets.net

 

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Whether you're a fashion retailer, an e-tailer, an eBay seller, or you simply want to earn some extra income selling costume jewelry, the key to success is finding great wholesale jewelry from a costume jewelry supplier. Finding high quality wholesale fashion jewelry can be an elusive quest, though, so here are five tips to get you started.

1. When it comes to wholesale jewelry, import is king.

Almost all fashion jewelry is imported, so you need to find a costume jewelry supplier that obtains jewelry from around the globe. The more sources of jewelry the supplier has, the more likely it is that you'll be able to find the variety of pieces you need at bargain prices. In addition, you'll be assured of a steady stream of new pieces and your ability to obtain the wholesale jewelry you need won't be hampered by world events that negatively impact those wholesalers with only one supply chain.

2. Find a jewelry trend spotter.

Unless you're steeped in the world of fashion, you won't be exposed to the nuances of seasonal jewelry trends. A good wholesale jewelry store will do your homework for you, and offer pieces that reflect the latest trends in jewelry design. You don't want to be stuck with chunky necklaces when fine filigree is in fashion, but you want to make sure you have enough hoop earrings when they hit the fashion runways.

3. Don't forget the classics.

Although it's important to have a variety of trendy pieces, a good wholesale costume jewelry supplier will also carry the classics, like sterling silver, cubic zirconia, Swarovski crystal, and semi-precious stone jewelry. Unless you specialize in being fashion forward, more traditional pieces are staples that will sell year-round.

4. Look for breadth and depth.

Accessories consist of more than earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, so your wholesale jewelry supplier should carry a wide variety of pieces. Anklets and toe rings are must-haves, but so are body jewelry, cell phone jewelry, hair accessories, key chain charms, and bejeweled belts.

5. Look for minimums, shipping, and customer satisfaction.

When you're shopping for wholesale jewelry, find a costume jewelry supplier that has a reasonable minimum purchase. You may not be able to – or want to – commit to investing a significant sum of money in fashion jewelry. An online wholesale jewelry store, for example, may only have a fifty-dollar minimum order, which is a perfect place to start.

In addition, it's important that the supplier you select has the merchandise in stock, rather than forcing you to wait until they receive their jewelry import. Look for a company that ships on the same business day or by the next business day at the latest.

Finally, one of the best ways to judge a wholesale jewelry supplier is by their commitment to customer satisfaction. The supplier should be able to provide you with testimonials, and attest to the importance of customer satisfaction to their business.

 
 

Where do I begin? Starting out and don't know how to effectively promote your website? Take a look at these 10 hot tips.


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So what’s the difference between promoting your website and a brick and mortar store? That’s a common question asked by new internet marketers. It turns out the principles are the same but the methods are different. Let’s take a look at how. 

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The main object of promoting either store is to first create awareness of the stores existence. Secondly you want them to know what you offer and why it will improve their life. Next you want to show them how yours is better than others in the market. This is all to achieve your final goal of visiting your store or site. Making the sale is another topic all together.

If you have real deep pockets you can start by advertising in the New York Times or on NBC for a brick and mortar store or on MSN or Yahoo sites if you’re on the internet. Of course you have to remember your AOL users won’t see you there just as your CBS watchers won’t see you on NBC. Most start ups aren’t going to worry about this problem as they don’t have the money to do this kind of advertising.

So what method do you use to advertise and drive traffic cost effectively to your site?
• Tell your friends and family about your site. The average person has about 250 people they would invite to their wedding. Let them know what you’re doing.
• Sign up for a leads service that will refer leads to your site. This will be a nominal expense in relation to the leads if you use the right service.
• Post your helpful opinions on forum web sites. This will add credibility to you as an expert and refer people back to your site.
• Place Solo Ads in targeted ezines. Ezines are electronic newsletters that are directed to select groups. This is a very effective method.
• Google Adwords is another way to reach your potential clients. Google adwords allows you to promote your website anytime someone searches for the words or phrases you have selected.
• Another effective method is to make promotional handouts that can be passed out to those you meet. Of course this must direct people to your website.
• Place newspaper classifieds. You can put together a very cost effective campaign using weekly papers that are less costly and can reach your target market.
• Write and publish articles just like this one that show your expertise and direct clients back to your website.
• Start your own blog. Your own blog allows you to ad more pages of content that refers potential clients back and forth from your website to the blog and vise versa.
• Write, have written for you or find an eBook you can brand. The eBook should refer and link to your website throughout the book. This not only shows you to be an authority but also where they can learn more. Advertise your FREE eBook and give it away.

There you have ten ways to promote your website. It’s like advertising a garage sale with yard signs all over town. It’s like putting signs all down the interstate that directs people to which exit they need to visit you. The internet is continually growing. The potential is endless. Go get your share.

 
 

Custom Embroidered Logo. Make your Business stand out with a custom logo.


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Business branding is a technique that is necessary to promote knowledge of a business. A custom logo is one of the best ways to practice branding techniques. Logos should do a few things and follow a couple of guidelines to be the best possible representation of a business.  web templates

 

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Business branding is a technique that is necessary to promote knowledge of a business. A custom logo is one of the best ways to practice branding techniques. Logos should do a few things and follow a couple of guidelines to be the best possible representation of a business.

Color Combinations. A good logo only has 2 or 3 colors in it. Using too many colors will make an embroidered logo look unclean and disorganized. Blended colors do not work well for embroidery either. It may be fine on paper because a computer can change color pixel by pixel. With embroidery however, the color change must be accomplished by many stitches which also translates into many different colors. The more colors used in an embroidery logo, the more it will cost, and the more complicated it will look.

Design Guidelines. Specific size guidelines should be followed when sending a logo for embroidery. Shirt logos for the pocket area should be around 4 inches, while logos for hats can be rectangular, no longer than 4 inches. Logos for hats typically must be constructed differently than logos used for shirts so they appear even and centered. A square logo with company name to the left or right may not center up on a hat. In this case the company name should be moved to an orientation that will center it on a hat logo design.

Association to Business.A logo should be a unique custom design that reflects your business. The process of making a corporate logo can be long and difficult, but in the end you should come up with something that attracts customers, reflects the philosophies of your business, and meets current market trends.

Armed with this knowledge of embroidery, creating a great logo than can transfer across mediums is much easier to foresee. Creating a custom embroidered logo for your business is an important decision that will stick with the business for ever. The logo will be printed and embroidered on all marketing material from that point on. Following the guidelines will help create a logo that will be a proud addition to the business.

 
 

Designer Watches Are Here To Stay For Long January 18, 2010


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Wrist watches are no more merely time-keeping machines, they are a way of fashioning as well, as this article seems to suggest.  bracelets

 

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In the era of digital science, globalization and e-commerce, man's life has stopped being the same old phenomenon. This starts looking more evident, if you compared today's life with that of a quarter century ago. Apparently, we have more FM radio stations beaming out programs today, more digital cameras capturing human forms and nature, and more and more DVD players and iPods getting sold than ever before. Man's life has surely been moving through a fast lane since we began living in the new millennium. This observation should stand true, at least, in the case of the developed and transforming nations.

One wonders how far in these circumstances could the age-old gadgets like wrist watches continue to survive on? One has got advanced cell phones that could conduct an amazing number of jobs, including time-keeping, if one tapped their fingers a few times around them. In fact, there is no need of even troubling one's fingers these days, with so much of wireless technology playing its role. So where does the future of a mere time-keeping device like a wrist watch lie ahead in this transforming scenario? The answer could be found by affirming to the view that wrist watches were not solely time-keeping devices, but also a way of fashioning. This aspect becomes very clear if one looked inside the world of today's designer watch segment. In fact, there are no simpler wrist watches available in the market anymore. Only brands of designer watches and their lookalikes are what one should expect to come across in the arena of watch industry these days.

You may have some very amazing watch designs to choose from a given variety of Rolex, Seiko, Von Dutch watches, Polanti watches, Giantto watches and similar other international brands. They make watches of all shades, sizes and price-tags that you may have the stamina to withstand with. All these companies offer designer watches that might range from several hundred to several thousand US dollars depending on one's purchasing power. One may always select a designer watch either from a male or a female category that all these watch brands come forward with.

Besides, these companies make designer watches for all events in your life – from vacationing to partying, from getting into romance to marrying and from attending one's workplace to having an evening out with somebody. Each of these occasions could be enhanced by carrying out a careful selection of the chosen designer watch styles. One might even get to have a custom watch designed by selecting a dial and a band from a given set of accessories. Moreover, some companies are also offering inexpensive watches these days starting from as little as $50.

With the millions of cell-phone users roaming throughout the world, designer watches are also being forced to include features like video games, digital cameras and calculators apart from being time-keeping machines. Various other features such as a digital display system, chronograph and an ability to withstand shock, water and scratch could also be seen inducted in the contemporary watch designs. The market for designer watch names like Polanti watches, Von Dutch watches and Giantto watches is continuing to grow as the world economy gains momentum with each passing year, and there are enough reasons to believe that this trend might continue to remain on the same course for many years to come now.

 
 

Choosing and using gold piercing body jewelry January 15, 2010


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Although body piercing jewelry was not popular until about 20 years ago, it actually has a very long history. However, in the last 400-500 years, body jewelry has been restricted to mainly ear piercing. It's time to fully explore this new fashion trend.  1day-wristbands.net

 

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A little bit of history
Although body piercing jewelry was not popular until about 20 years ago, it actually has a very long history. In ancient Egypt, only the royal family had the right to have body piercing. In fact, only the Pharaoh at that time had belly button piercing, any other people with a belly button ring would have been executed. For Egyptians, body jewelry was a way of embellishing the beauty of human bodies. On the other hand, around 2000 years ago, as mentioned in Bible, body piercing jewelry was very popular among nomadic tribes as a sign of wealth. Also, the roman warriors used to get nipple piercing as a sign of strength and virility. However, in the last 400-500 years, body jewelry has been restricted to mainly ear piercing until the last two decades.

Choices of metal
There are many choices for the metal used to make body jewelry. Since piercing could be in sensitive and delicate area of the body such as lip and tongue, the material has to be biological inert to prevent corrosion and infection. Common metals for making body jewelry are surgical steel, titanium, niobium, platinum and 14kt and 18kt gold. The primary reason for the above metals to be popular with body jewelry is that they are hypoallergenic and are absolutely safe to wear. Sterling silver body jewelry is not recommended because would tarnish and some of them contain nickel, which some people are allergic to. It is recommended to use surgical steel right after the piercing during the healing period to allow a faster healing process and minimize the chance of infection.

Types of body jewelry
Since the resurgence of body jewelry, many types of body jewelry became available in the market. The common body jewelry categories are navel rings, lip and tongue labrets, nostril rings, eyebrows barbells, ear plugs and nipple rings. In fact, the piercing technique employed by most of the body jewelry store is so mature and safe that you can put body jewelry wherever you want!

Fashion vs. Fine Jewelr
A decade ago, body jewelry was a symbol for rebellious and hip youth. Nowadays, however, it is a common trend just like earrings. This is shown by the fact that many celebrities are wearing them and the number of body jewelry piercing stores in the shopping mall is constantly increasing. This is a major fashion trend which we are now at the beginning of. As body jewelry becomes mainstream accessories, the style and quality are expected to improve tremendously. Body jewelry with natural semi-precious stones such as topaz and peridot are currently available in the market, soon body jewelry with gold and genuine diamonds will be as popular as diamond stud earrings. In fact, 14k and 18k gold body jewelry are good choices for gift to someone who are already part of this fashion jewelry trend resolution since they are truly precious and fashionable at the same time.

 
 

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Search engine optimization is a process which offers your website a top rank in Search Engine. It’s just a singe process but in SE you find different types of search engine process. For built up your web site in a perfect place search engine offers all the facilities to you.  1-day-bracelets.com

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Major consolidations have happened in the search engine industry. Friend has become competitors. Competitors have shaken hands and in search-engine-optimization.SEO Services consultant of yore repositioned themselves as portals. The whole industry as it stands now has narrowed down to a few players who provide the basic search function. Rest of the people has started to package those results in their own format.

To give an analogy this is also how the news industry operates. Most of the newsletters & chronicles are fed breaking news stories by wire services. These are then presented by the specific news papers in their formats. This of course is supplemented by reputed dailies by their own correspondents in the field. The search-engine-optimization. SEO Services consultant’s counterpart is having the own or borrowed directory results mixed as a part of their final results.

The search results sharing goes hand in hand with the advertising revenue sharing. Hence it serves as a mutually beneficial scenario for all. The basic feeders find more audience hence can command greater ad revenue. In search-engine-optimization. Services with e-fuzion the receptors can get ad revenue without actually incurring the costs of running a search service. Overture has been the most outstanding player in the paid listing category. It has the largest network for distributing its paid inclusion results to other companies.

Here in lays a brief list of feeders & receptors. This list covers the major players in a summary. For more detailed charts & listings you can check this excellent visual