http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/archive.asp Free biweekly Internet Marketing e-Newsletter designed to help small businesses improve their web presence. Learn what Internet marketing programs work and what don't and the most cost-effective ways to increase targeted traffic to your website. en-us Thur, 21 December 2006 04:35:00 GMT http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/december2106.asp - Internet Marketing is BOTH an Art and a Science
Depending on your nature you probably look at Internet marketing, all marketing for that matter, as a numbers game. You send...read more

- dynamicdrive.com :: DHTML for the real World
The #1 place on the net to obtain free, original DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your web site!...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/november1406.asp - 8 Ways To Differentiate And Move Past Your Competition
Jack Trout succinctly says, "Price is often the enemy of differentiation." Unfortunately, price is also the easiest thing for lazy marketers and copywriters to brag about...read more

- LookForProperty.com :: Real Estate Directory and Ranking List
Are you a Real Estate Agent? Does your company provide services or products related to the Real Estate Industry? If you answered yes then...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/october0906.asp - Proven SEO Link Building Methods
Whether you've just started optimizing your site for top search engine rankings or your site is already ranking well in the search engines, backlinks are probably the most valuable SEO asset...read more

- LinkDash.com - Reciprocal Link Directory
LinkDash.com is a free reciprocal link directory with over 3,500 link partners. You simply create a new page on your website for the new link...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/september1106.asp - Email Marketing at Its Easiest
Do you have a mailing list, but you just don't know what to do to communicate with it? Do you have a web site, and you get some traffic, and you are...read more

- Google Analytics
Google Analytics tells you everything you want to know about how your visitors found you and how they interact with your site. You'll be able to focus your marketing...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/september2606.asp - Top-Quality Content -- The Key To A Successful AdSense Site
Google's got a problem. We've all seen it. We've all had to deal with it. We've all been frustrated by it....read more

- Google Adsense
Google AdSense is a fast and easy way for website publishers of all sizes to display relevant Google ads on their...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/september1106.asp - Email Marketing at Its Easiest
Do you have a mailing list, but you just don't know what to do to communicate with it? Do you have a web site, and you get some traffic, and you are...read more

- Google Analytics
Google Analytics tells you everything you want to know about how your visitors found you and how they interact with your site. You'll be able to focus your marketing...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/february0806.asp - Nobody Signing up for your Newsletter?
Question: Why is nobody signing up for my newsletter? I know that’s where the money is, but I just can’t get anyone to sign up. What can I do? Signed - Yoo hoo... Anyone there?...read more

- Google Site Maps
Google now offers webmasters a quick and easy way to submit every webpage on your site to their index. Google Site Maps lets you create an XML file that includes links to every page on your website. You can submit this file to Google and they...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/december1905.asp - Internet Merchant Accounts - Facts You Should Know
Why is it important to your online business that you use an internet merchant account? I am told that if I do business online, then I must have an internet merchant account. The truth is...read more

- MerchantAccountForum.com
The world of E-Commerce can seem complex and confusing because there are so many choices available. I found a great site that provides reviews and information on many of the well known...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/december0705.asp - Are You Wasting Money on Your Useless Website?
Why do service professionals put up a website? When I ask this question of my students and clients, I always get some version of the answer "Because everyone has one these days. You need it to increase your....read more

- CSS Validation Service
CSS, which stands for Cascading Style Sheets, are a great HTML tool to make updating your website very easy. You can control text styles and...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/november2105.asp - Traffic Generation Basics - Your Marketing Plan
You may already know all of the various traffic generation basics, but still find that your site still isn’t getting the amount....read more

- StatCounter.com
StatCounter.com provides comprehensive website statistics for free! Best of all, they don’t require you to place any ads or logos on your website. You can use an invisible counter on...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/october1705.asp - Local Businesses and Web Sites
It seems that most successful businesses these days have web sites, even businesses that service only certain geographic areas. On the web, where the market place is global, localized businesses can be at a great disadvantage....read more

- Google Maps
Let your website visitors find your business quickly and easily with a Google Map. Google now offers webmasters the ability to add a dynamic map to their...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/october0405.asp - Link Exchange Program: Get Started Building Your Link Popularity!
Every website needs a link exchange program. Every week, set aside time to work on your link exchange program to build up the quality and number of your text links out on other websites within your...read more

- UpTimeBot.com
UpTimeBot.com has a great free tool to monitor the number of sites linking to your website. Not only does it provide you with...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/september1905.asp - Independent Professionals: Stop Marketing (to Everyone) Get a Niche!
Your services could help just about anyone, so why would you want to narrow your market and possibly miss out on opportunities for more business? It just...read more

- KnowThis.com
KnowThis.com is a leading resource and reference site for those involved in marketing, market research, advertising, selling, promotion, and other marketing-related areas. This is a great...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/august0105.asp - Using Forums To Network Successfully
According to one of the entries found at dictionary.com the definition of the word network is as follows: Something resembling an openwork fabric or structure in form or concept, especially: An extended group of people with similar interests or concerns who...read more

- Marketing Forum Watch
Looking for the latest information from the Web's most active message board? Instead of searching each forum individually you can use the Marketing Forum Watch tool to quickly...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/july1805.asp - The Voice of Viral Marketing
Generating buzz through word of mouth will help drive greater sales and from your most important customers. Viral marketing strategies can effectively generate traffic to your website by creating buzz-building campaigns that excite and energize your customer base. However...read more

- The Webalizer
Knowing how many people visit your website, where they came from, and the what pages they are coming from are very important statistics to understand about your website. The Webalizer is a fast, free web server log file analysis program. It produces...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/july0505.asp - Are You Running Your Business or Is Your Business Running You?
Being a small or home-based business owner can be loads of fun and very rewarding. You may have decided to go into business because of your need for personal freedom or to fully unleash your creative genius. You may also have decided to go into business to supplement your existing income...read more

- Small Business Forums
We have created the idesignbusiness Small Business Forums to provide small business owners, programmers, designers and Internet Marketers a place to post questions, share information and advertise their products and services. We will...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/june0605.asp - Catapult Your Traffic With These Web Site Add-Ons
Having a website is great but, if the site doesn’t have any traffic, then what good is it really doing for you? Here are some features that you can add to your site to generate more traffic and more stickiness for your site...read more

- Free Website Message Boards
If you are looking for a way to attract visitors your website and keep them coming back? If so, a message board may be a great addition to your website...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/june0605.asp - How to Build Your List
Your list is your life. If you do not have a list of customers and prospects, you may do okay in your business but you won’t be great. The one and only thing that separates great marketers from okay marketers is the effort great marketers put into building their list of prospects and customers...read more

- HTML Form Generator
One of the best ways to begin building an Opt-In list for your marketing efforts is to add a form to your website to collect user information. This can be done quickly and easily using the free resource included below. No HTML or programming knowledge is required. You simply...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/may1605.asp - Traffic vs. Quality Traffic and Hit Conversion
Webmasters often worry about traffic, they think that if they don’t get enough they aren't going to make any money. There is a little truth to that, but more importantly is getting good quality traffic...read more

- Google AdWords Keywords Tool
In the past I shared a resource provided by Overture to determine the number of searches performed for a specific keyword or phrase. While this is a great tool, it doesn’t incorporate Google searches in its results...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/may0205.asp - Gaining Link Popularity Techniques
This issue focuses on a very important Internet Marketing strategy - Reciprocal Link Exchanges. Not only will targeted links increase your website traffic and help you develop business partnerships but they are now more important than ever for Search Engine Rankings. By adding links related to your website content to your website...read more

- Understanding RSS Feeds
Blogging and RSS Feeds have been popping up all over the web and many businesses are learning how to successfully implement these new tools for profit on their sites. I wanted to share an overview of RSS feeds with you that provides all the information you need for both creating and reading RSS and XML feeds. I believe these new web marketing tools are here...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/april1805.asp - Driving Qualified Traffic Using Directories
Some education is essential to enlighten you about this form of interactive marketing. Directories aren't Search Engines; they are web sites or information portals which use analysts on staff to review submissions from companies who want to be listed in their Directory. Yahoo would be the penultimate example of this type of a portal. But there are literally thousands of other sites...read more

- LinkSource.info > Free Online Link Directory
idesignbusiness is excited to introduce LinkSource.info, a free online link directory that connects webmasters and business owners that are interested in setting up reciprocal link exchanges. LinkSource.info will help you quickly and easily increase your website traffic...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/april0405.asp - How Video can be used Effectively Online
A powerful way to convey your communication messages to your audience is to be able to have your promotional video available on your website. Yet, we have probably all experienced visiting a website and clicking on a video only to have to been irritated that the content is not viewable or that the sound is inaudible. The result is we leave the website in frustration...read more

- HotScripts.com
HotScripts.com is a great place to find source code and tutorials on every aspect of web programming and web design. The site boasts over 29,000 resources organized in more than 1,000 categories. In addition to a great collection of scripts...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/march1405.asp -How to Exchange Links With Other Sites
As a result of search engine changes, linking with other sites is becoming an increasingly important way to generate traffic to your website. Links done properly will repay the effort and not be subject to the whims of the search engines. No more need to be concerned...read more

- MarketLeap.com > Link Popularity Check
A great way to measure the success of your Link Popularity efforts is to regularly use the Link Popularity tool provided by MarketLeap.com. MarketLeap.com tracks the number of websites that are linking to your website and using this tool on a regular basis will help you...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/february0705.asp -How are Directories Different from Search Engines?
Directories are important to your ranking and success with Search Engines. In a nutshell, search engines are completely automated and usually there is no need to submit. Directories all have human editors who review your site and you do have...read more

- Resource-Zone.com
As discussed in the article above getting your website listed in DMOZ is a very important step in Search Engine Submission. DMOZ is the largest and most well-respected free directory on the web. A listing in DMOZ will greatly help your...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/january1805.asp - Is Your Domain Costing You Traffic?
You visited a great website some time ago that had some fantastic information on it. It is not easily found in search engines results so you decide to type the domain name into your favorite browser. The problem is that the url spells out something like...read more

- ProfitPuzzle.com - Free Content for Your Website
I am excited to introduce you to a great new website that provides hundreds of pages of informative and unique content for use on any website. In past issues of this newsletter we have talked about how important content is to bring traffic to your website, keep visitors on your website, and keep them coming back...read more

]]> http://www.idesignbusiness.com/newsletter/january0305.asp - Website Visitors - Building Strong Website Traffic
It is worth looking at some values and strengths of a few technical and promotional elements of your website that will help you to lay a foundation in building profitable online success. Once you have decided on your market and have chosen a relevant domain name for your online business, you need simple and...read more

- Internet Marketing for Small Business Blog
We have decided to post idesignbusiness articles and information in an interactive blog so our website visitors and newsletter subscribers can add their own thoughts and comments. I encourage you to visit www.idesignbusiness.com/blog and share your comments with our user...read more

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