What is Domain Name Backordering? Watch Out For This One!

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';Your Domain becomes a very valuable asset as your website becomes more popular and traffic increases.I just read this article about “Domain Name Backordering” and it made me stop and think about this…The Article: What is Domain Name Backordering? Watch Out For This One!It sounds like a service that SHOULDN’T exist, but does. Someone could backorder tons of domains for that one chance of someone forgetting to renew.I have also heard as highlighted in this article that Google is looking at the length someone registers their domain. If you register it for 5 years instead of 1, they might bump your ranking a little for having more staying power. I don’t have any hard proof of this, but it’s a rumor and makes sense…There are...

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5 Things You Must Have to Succeed in Affiliate Marketing

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';The idea of being mere passengers on a ship meant to sail to the farthest points does not appeal to people who like to put their destiny into their own hands. They have the desire of maneuvering the ships themselves, of being able to be the ones to take it anywhere they want to. Being aboard a ship on its way to a particularly great destination is something each and every one of them dreams of, and the knowledge that they have the capacity to steer it themselves is what makes them actually want to.Perhaps this is the reason why more and more people are succumbing to one of the most popular businesses around – affiliate marketing. It is because in this business, there are no bosses to order the employees around. There...

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Outsourcing… Relieve the Pressure & Make More Money!

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';I thought I’d touch on Outsourcing a bit today. First the definition:Outsourcing is the delegation of tasks or jobs from internal production to an external entity (such as a subcontractor). Most recently, it has come to mean the elimination of native staff to staff overseas, where salaries are markedly lower. This is despite the fact that the majority of outsourcing that occurs today still occurs within country boundaries, especially in North America. It became a popular buzzword in business and management in the 1990s.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OutsourcingSo it simply is taking something that is required by your business and instead of doing it yourself or in house, you pay another individual or company to do it for you.The...

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Convert Your PDF to Word - Web Based and Free

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';If you need to edit the PDF you got for your report or for whatever purposes you have, you can have it converted via online and it's free. They'll upload the file, convert it and send it to you via email. The only glitch I found is that images are no longer available after the conversion. The good thing about this it's free and it's work well with pure text.I'm talking about Zamz...

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Personalized Google Homepage!

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';Check it out here: Google.com/ig You may have to have a gMail account to use it… I have an invite if you need it…I was wondering when Google would do more with their home page.Some of the options so far are:gMail InBoxGoogle NewsWeatherStock MarketNew York TimesBBC NewsWired NewsSlashDot (whatever that is, lol)MoviesDriving DirectionsQuote of the DayWord of the DayIt’ll be interesting to see what else they offer down the road. It’s not Yahoo yet, but it’s a good start. I like Google and even before this I use them as my HomePage…I don’t know why. Something like MyYahoo would be so much more comprehensive and Useful. But I guess I like searching Google and when I go online I’m usually going places via my Favorites menu...

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7 Ways to Drive Laser-Targeted Traffic

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';An affiliate marketer may have all the things needed for him to be able to succeed in a business such as affiliate marketing. He may have the necessary drive, diligence and perseverance to be able to understand how the system works. He may have all the tools necessary in maintaining the business, including a really unique and interesting website which could earn him a fortune if only the whole world could see it. However, all these would prove useless if he does not know how to drive traffic to his website. His business would sink into oblivion together with all the sales, fortune and dreams that he might have realized if he only knew how to do this particular task.Getting people who matter to see one’s website is...

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Classmates: A Popular Social Networking Website

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';Have you ever wondered whatever happened to your high school sweetheart? How about your best friend who you lost contact with overtime? If you have there is a good chance that you have tried to contact them. Unfortunately, many individuals get married or move away. This may make it difficult to contact those that you used to know. That is unless you join one of the most popular online social networking websites. That website is known as Classmates.Although classmates is considered a social networking website, it is, in a way, unique from most of the others. This is because classmates focuses on connections that were made in school, whether it be elementary school, high school, or college. Although it is encouraged...

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Building Affiliate Marketing Websites The Easy Way

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';There are some myths in affiliate marketing, which attract a lot of people to it believing they are true. First is they think managing an online business is easy and second, they think that one can make a fortune through online marketing in an instant. Probably not even 10% of those who are into affiliate marketing became rich overnight. There may be some who fortunately achieved overwhelming success in just a short span of time after setting up an affiliate program, but not a majority of them can confidently say they only had luck. Anyone who is successful in this kind of business would say he worked hard to get to where he is right now. Success in affiliate marketing takes time and hard work, but it’s worth it.If you...

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Part 1: Setting Up Your Blog

Blogging is a lucrative source of profit and blogs are easy to set up and maintain. Imagine a life where you are paid to write on stuff that interests you, whenever you want, wherever you are. The mere flexibility of blogging makes it easy for you to just kick back, relax and go on a vacation whenever you feel like it. In this article, we are going to look into the profitability of a blog and set up a blog of our own at no cost! Interested? Read on!First, we need to obtain a blog. There are several options – host a blog on your own domain or get a free blog. For starters, let’s talk about the free blogs. You can obtain a free blog at www.blogger.com or the newer (and better!) www.wordpress.com. If you are a techie, you must have heard of Wordpress, a free blog engine that is robust and...

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Make Sure You're Strategies are In Place…

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';Do you have a strategy?From my observations, I see a lot of people online that are moving forward without much of a strategy. Or they are stuck using other peoples strategies and don’t develop their own based on their needs and abilities.It is very important to understand that those that are teaching you things online, are doing what they know or have been successful with themselves. It it not necessarily the path for YOU or the only path you should take.I use a combination of strategies… I strongly use the old saying, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”I just saw a guy the other day freaking out because Google was wiping out his business… He fell by around 400 visitors to his website per day which crushed his income.Why?...

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Social Networking Websites with a Particular Focus

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL';digg_bgcolor = '#ff9900';digg_skin = 'compact';Have you ever thought about joining an online social networking community? If you love meeting new people, there is a good chance that you have given it some thought. Despite wanting to join, there are many individuals who make the decision not to. Are you one of those individuals? If so, is it because you feel overwhelmed? There are literally an unlimited number social networking websites out there to choose from and many are full of members.While you would assume that it is nice to join a social networking website with a large number of community members, some individuals, maybe even yourself, feel that it is too much to handle. For instance, did you know that MySpace, a popular social networking website, has over...

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