<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521</id><updated>2008-09-04T10:03:59.701-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Search Engine Promotion</title><subtitle type='html'>Web Site Promotion articles. Promote your web site to search engines.</subtitle><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>28</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-6202614704020128383</id><published>2008-03-09T07:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-09T07:34:51.417-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='newsletter promotion'/><title type='text'>How to Create Viral Marketing Tools To Promote Your Newsletter</title><summary type='text'>Your online marketing strategy depends on your ability to   gain new subscribers to your own opt-in list.      More subscribers = bigger profits.      When your opt-in list grows, your marketing becomes easier   because you're reaching a larger audience.      The easiest way to grow your newsletter is by using viral   marketing tools.     &lt;!-- TOP AD ==============================================</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2008/03/how-to-create-viral-marketing-tools-to.html' title='How to Create Viral Marketing Tools To Promote Your Newsletter'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/6202614704020128383'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/6202614704020128383'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-113992833066321102</id><published>2006-02-14T06:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-14T06:45:30.696-08:00</updated><title type='text'>SEO Duplicate Web Content Penalty Myth Exploded</title><summary type='text'>The "duplicate content penalty" myth is one of the biggest obstacles I face  in getting web professionals to embrace reprint content. The myth is that search  engines will penalise a site if much of its content is also on other  websites. Clarification: there is a real  duplicate content penalty for content that is duplicated with minor or no  variation across the pages of a single site. There is</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2006/02/seo-duplicate-web-content-penalty-myth.html' title='SEO Duplicate Web Content Penalty Myth Exploded'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/113992833066321102'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/113992833066321102'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-113984562298782856</id><published>2006-02-13T07:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-13T07:47:03.033-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Writing and promoting white papers</title><summary type='text'>If the product you sell is expensive, sophisticated, is technical and/or  involves a complex buying process - or if your company sells to other businesses  - then today I have a hot tip for selling it online.   I make the majority of my living helping companies sell exactly this kind  of stuff - like computer equipment, specialized expertise, software licenses and  consulting services.   If </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2006/02/writing-and-promoting-white-papers.html' title='Writing and promoting white papers'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/113984562298782856'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/113984562298782856'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-113915747880036565</id><published>2006-02-05T08:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-05T09:31:18.263-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Script Installation Service for Online Marketers</title><summary type='text'>Installing various scripts like classified advertisement site, message board, link directory make your web site more sticky, give a reson for your visitors to come back to your web site. Some of the good scripts that can make your visitors keep coming back are.

1. Message Board

Message boards are also called discussion board or forum. This allows visitors to your web site post messages on your </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2006/02/script-installation-service-for-online.html' title='Script Installation Service for Online Marketers'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/113915747880036565'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/113915747880036565'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-112344171177236885</id><published>2005-08-07T12:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-07T12:08:31.776-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blog And Ping</title><summary type='text'>Who Else Wants Their Entire Site Crawled, Indexed and Ranked in as little as 7 days -- Without any Hard Work or even SEO Knowledge.

If You Want To Consistently Get your Website Pages Spidered and Indexed into all the MAJOR Search Engines... No Matter Who You Are, How Much Experience You Have Or What Kind Of Budget Your limited to... And especially If You're Sick And Tired Of Software and </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/08/blog-and-ping.html' title='Blog And Ping'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/112344171177236885'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/112344171177236885'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111719193575573690</id><published>2005-05-27T03:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-27T04:05:35.760-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Cost Of Click Fraud</title><summary type='text'>One of the biggest threats to the continued growth of Search Advertising is the increasing plague of click fraud. Although there are varying forms of click fraud, most people define it as any click generated, and paid for, where the intent is to drain the advertiser's budget. Advertisers know some clicks are more qualified than others, and not every visitor from their PPC campaigns will convert </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/05/cost-of-click-fraud.html' title='The Cost Of Click Fraud'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111719193575573690'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111719193575573690'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111649050273971683</id><published>2005-05-19T01:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-19T01:15:02.766-07:00</updated><title type='text'>8 Tips for Starting and Maintaining a Successful Online Forum</title><summary type='text'>Nothing promotes a business online better than staying in touch with prospects. The more interactive the continued contact, the more of a relationship that is built with a potential client.

This business principle of continued contact and business relationship building has given rise to the popularity of online business forums, and of course, "theme-related" online forums. Online forums quickly </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/05/8-tips-for-starting-and-maintaining.html' title='8 Tips for Starting and Maintaining a Successful Online Forum'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111649050273971683'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111649050273971683'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111582903441896982</id><published>2005-05-11T09:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-11T09:30:34.436-07:00</updated><title type='text'>LSI and Link Popularity</title><summary type='text'>When Paypal's official Web site no longer ranked #1 in Google on a search for "paypal," it was obvious that Google had become more aggressive in penalizing sites with "unnatural" backlink anchor text. Although the high-profile Paypal example has since been rectified, thousands of webmasters are suffering the consequences of not ranking for even their official company name, let alone their top </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/05/lsi-and-link-popularity.html' title='LSI and Link Popularity'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111582903441896982'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111582903441896982'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111519410736462356</id><published>2005-05-04T01:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-04T01:08:27.373-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Non-Reciprocal Link Building For Higher Search Engine Positioning</title><summary type='text'>It's no SEO secret that inbound links to your site are an important part of any complete search engine positioning strategy. You've undoubtedly received numerous emails touting the benefits of exchanging links with other websites. Provided that the sites are related, reciprocal linking can definitely help you in your quest for higher rankings, however, establishing quality non-reciprocal links to</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/05/non-reciprocal-link-building-for.html' title='Non-Reciprocal Link Building For Higher Search Engine Positioning'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111519410736462356'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111519410736462356'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111493449473359579</id><published>2005-05-01T00:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-01T01:01:34.736-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Log File Analysis and SEO</title><summary type='text'>If you own or manage a website, you are probably already aware of the importance of your log files or site statistics. Such data can give you insights about your site's usability, errors in your HTML code, the popularity of your site pages and the type of visitors your site attracts. But did you know it can also highlight the success or failure of your search engine optimization campaign?

There </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/05/log-file-analysis-and-seo.html' title='Log File Analysis and SEO'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111493449473359579'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111493449473359579'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111457969315974885</id><published>2005-04-26T22:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-04-26T22:28:13.173-07:00</updated><title type='text'>12 FREE Tools and Resources to Save You Money and Make Your Business MORE Profitable!</title><summary type='text'>When establishing a Web business, you have to be sure that your most important e-business tools are high-quality, dependable products and services. 

But if you're like many new online entrepreneurs, you're probably curious about various free tools and resources you may have heard about or discovered yourself when surfing the 'Net for information. And you may be wondering if it's worth your while</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/04/12-free-tools-and-resources-to-save.html' title='12 FREE Tools and Resources to Save You Money and Make Your Business MORE Profitable!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111457969315974885'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111457969315974885'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111406144341501095</id><published>2005-04-20T22:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-04-20T22:30:43.423-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 12 Tips To Writing Effective Google AdWords Select Ads</title><summary type='text'>In this article I show you my top twelve tips for creating effective Google AdWords Select ads.

I've been testing the Google pay per click advertising system for a while, with much success. These tips will help you create ads that generate higher click through rates, and lower cost per click.

1. Target The Right Audience

Target the right audience by selecting the language and countries that </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/04/top-12-tips-to-writing-effective.html' title='Top 12 Tips To Writing Effective Google AdWords Select Ads'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111406144341501095'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111406144341501095'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111359079773719414</id><published>2005-04-15T11:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-04-15T11:46:37.740-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Website Promotion: 10 Search Engine Optimization Blunders To Avoid</title><summary type='text'>If you want to develop a successful search engine optimization (SEO) strategy, go out of your way to avoid blunders that limit search engine rankings.

Here are 10 to keep in mind:

1. Don't use frames.

Why would you want to use frames if SEO is important? Don't risk confusing the search engine spiders, which happens often with frameset sites. Sure, you can write scripts or adjust the content to</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/04/website-promotion-10-search-engine.html' title='Website Promotion: 10 Search Engine Optimization Blunders To Avoid'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111359079773719414'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111359079773719414'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111273652376055613</id><published>2005-04-05T14:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-04-05T14:28:43.766-07:00</updated><title type='text'>RSS Search Engine Optimization</title><summary type='text'>Tips for Helping Your RSS Feed Perform!

In some ways RSS is very similar to HTML, the language commonly used to create websites. Just as with HTML, webmasters using traditional search engine optimization tactics when creating an RSS feed will find that their RSS feed receives additional exposure and interest.


Simple steps to optimize an RSS feed for search engines:

1.) The title should </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/04/rss-search-engine-optimization.html' title='RSS Search Engine Optimization'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111273652376055613'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111273652376055613'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111179235358686134</id><published>2005-03-25T15:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-25T15:12:33.596-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Link Building - The Waiting Game</title><summary type='text'>Link building is a waiting game. Many clients have asked me why they do not see changes in traffic or ranking before a month goes by.

It takes time for the search engine robots to find those new links and index the pages they are linked to.

The Process Of Indexing Links

Links are what make the World Wide Web go round. Links are how we travel through the web pages of the World Wide Web. The </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/link-building-waiting-game.html' title='Link Building - The Waiting Game'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111179235358686134'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111179235358686134'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111143419455721434</id><published>2005-03-21T11:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-21T11:43:14.566-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Search Engine Optimizer's New Year's Resolutions</title><summary type='text'>With the ringing in of the New Year, I resolve to become a better search engine optimizer (SEO). Below is a list of resolutions that I have made in order to make my clients' web sites the absolute best on the web.

I Will Not Use Flash As Text.

Even though many search engines can read some of the text embedded in flash, flash sites do not perform as well in search engine results as non-flash </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/search-engine-optimizers-new-years.html' title='A Search Engine Optimizer&apos;s New Year&apos;s Resolutions'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111143419455721434'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111143419455721434'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111130795882405697</id><published>2005-03-20T00:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-20T00:39:18.826-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogs Equal SEO Power In Searches</title><summary type='text'>They are truly search engine optimization powerhouses. Before your eyes glaze over, and you start to yawn, keep in mind that many of your brand new blog visitor traffic arrives from search engines.

These include Google, Yahoo, MSN Search, Ask Jeeves, and A9.com.

Ranking well, and preferably on the first page, is key to gaining extra free visitor traffic. Being placed on the second page for a </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/blogs-equal-seo-power-in-searches.html' title='Blogs Equal SEO Power In Searches'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111130795882405697'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111130795882405697'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111129788660123595</id><published>2005-03-19T21:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-19T21:51:26.606-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Search Optimization, Not Search Engine Optimization</title><summary type='text'>Search optimization focuses on how people search. Search engine optimization focuses on how search engines work. Search optimization sees quality web content as its foundation stone.

In an age of information overload, how is your website going to get found? Because if it's not found, it might as well not exist, and all your effort will be in vain. Every day, millions of people use search engines</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/search-optimization-not-search-engine.html' title='Search Optimization, Not Search Engine Optimization'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111129788660123595'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111129788660123595'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111129659725825028</id><published>2005-03-19T21:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-19T21:31:31.933-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Microsoft Search Engine</title><summary type='text'>Since Microsoft embraced the search industry, they have been committed to making MSN Search a relevant and viable alternative to other industry leaders like Ask, Google, and Yahoo.

MSN Search officially launched in February of this year, complete with a multi-million dollar advertising campaign. Since the launch Microsoft has spared little expense in their efforts to thrust MSN Search to the </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/microsoft-search-engine.html' title='Microsoft Search Engine'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111129659725825028'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111129659725825028'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111112699933236252</id><published>2005-03-17T22:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-17T22:49:17.806-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Change Your Site Now!</title><summary type='text'>Change your site! That's right, if you want the edge in this highly competitive market, you need to change your site now! 

In order to increase your traffic you need to change the content on your site to reflect current trends. By this I don't mean simply changing a few words, layout etc etc, I mean really changing it to keep ahead of your competition by providing services that people really </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/change-your-site-now.html' title='Change Your Site Now!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111112699933236252'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111112699933236252'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111096534746455626</id><published>2005-03-16T01:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-16T01:43:27.843-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Link Popularity and Click Popularity</title><summary type='text'>WHAT IS POPULARITY?

Link popularity and click popularity are determined by each search engine. AltaVista may calculate a high popularity for your site, whereas Lycos may calculate a low popularity for your site. Each search engine may also use the popularity information in different ways. It will all depend on their specific algorithms. 

Popularity is becoming more widely used by search engines</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/link-popularity-and-click-popularity.html' title='Link Popularity and Click Popularity'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111096534746455626'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111096534746455626'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111089880834072432</id><published>2005-03-15T06:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-15T07:08:44.733-08:00</updated><title type='text'>7 Essential Web Site Maintenance Strategies</title><summary type='text'>Maintenance of your web site is an absolute necessity if you want to keep it from becoming stagnant and losing visitors. It can be compared to a garden that is not weeded, it soon disappears from site as a result of the weeds blotting out the sunlight. Maintaining your web site means continuously updating it with fresh content, keeping it free from errors (ie broken links, sloppy code) to </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/7-essential-web-site-maintenance.html' title='7 Essential Web Site Maintenance Strategies'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111089880834072432'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111089880834072432'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111084640143473417</id><published>2005-03-14T16:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-14T16:26:41.440-08:00</updated><title type='text'>To Blog or Not to Blog: Are Blogs Becoming More Popular than Forums, Newsletters and E-zines?</title><summary type='text'>Blogging is hot, and seems to be becoming hotter each month. Although blogging originally was dismissed, by many successful publishers and other online "gurus", the truth is that now, a few years after the "blogging trend" began, there are actually more blogs and more bloggers online than ever before. Blogging, obviously, is "here to stay"!

Actually first documented in 1997, Web logs initially </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-are-blogs.html' title='To Blog or Not to Blog: Are Blogs Becoming More Popular than Forums, Newsletters and E-zines?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111084640143473417'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111084640143473417'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111075461407773415</id><published>2005-03-13T14:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-13T14:56:54.096-08:00</updated><title type='text'>List of Web Hosting Directories</title><summary type='text'>Here is a list of web hosting directories. If you are looking for web hosting, check out these web sites for great deals. If you run a web hosting company, add your site to these web hosting directories to get few more customers.


WebHostingNeeds.com - directory of web hosting providers and related resources. Special dedicated server offers, free hosting offers and articles.
WebHostingRank.com -</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/list-of-web-hosting-directories.html' title='List of Web Hosting Directories'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111075461407773415'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111075461407773415'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411521.post-111074170154953110</id><published>2005-03-13T11:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-13T11:21:41.590-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Third Party Credit Card Processors</title><summary type='text'>If you want your online business to be a success you have to accept credit cards. In order to accept credit cards online as a payment method you need to have a merchant account.

With your own merchant account you must pay for expensive processing software, a secure server, customer service fees, monthly gateway fees or minimum transaction fees.

But there is solution to accept credit cards </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/2005/03/third-party-credit-card-processors.html' title='Third Party Credit Card Processors'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.seo-rank.com/promotion/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111074170154953110'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11411521/posts/default/111074170154953110'/><author><name>BizHat.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17895836111254095186</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>
