Thaidoweb 2008

What’s the difference?
For those who aren’t quite clear what the term “natural” or “organic” search engine-listing means, they describe the “editorial” search results on any particular engine. These results are professed to be non-biased – meaning that the engine will not accept money to influence the rankings of any individual sites. This is quite different than the paid advertising (Pay Per Click) that appears in the “sponsored” or “featured” results, in which higher positions are awarded to the companies willing [...]

Media Planning for Smarties
You say you’re ready to advertise. How are you going to choose whether to place your ad in the local newspaper or a national magazine? Why not do a radio spot or place a banner ad on a related company’s website? Understanding the benefits and pitfalls of these different forms of media will help you get the most out of your advertising budget.
Do you believe that simply placing an ad in the newspaper or a commercial on [...]

Most people who have been involved with sales & marketing for any length of time have heard the axiom, "Sell them what they want. Then sell them what they need". But what does it mean? It sounds a little odd doesn’t it?
Does it mean that people are frivolous & go around making irrational purchases that don’t meet their needs, before more serious ones that sustain them? Should you try to sell trivial goods first, & then follow up with those [...]

If you have been marketing on the internet for any length of time you have surely heard that reciprocal linking is a great way to boost your google page rank as well as your search engine ranking. But what does reciprocal linking actually mean?
Reciprocal linking is a joint venture of sorts between you and another website owner to exchange links on each others websites. The benefits of reciprocal linking is getting targeted traffic directed to your website and vice-a-versa. Don’t [...]

Increasing the length of time a visitor is on your website will dramatically improve your conversion to sales. Use these ten points to check you are prolonging to stay of your visitors.
1. Offer a free ebook that’s published right on your web site. They would have to stay at your web site to read it.
2. Give your visitors a different free bonus for each link they click-through on your web site. Example: “If you click on this link you’ll [...]

So you’ve finally decided it’s time to create your own Web Site.
After all, your friends and business associates have one and
you don’t want to be left behind on the Information Super Highway.
Great Web Sites all have a few common elements about them, and
that’s what I’ll be discussing here. It’s usually a good idea
to plan the site out on paper before even touching your PC.
It can be difficult to come up with content when staring at [...]

Does the length of your website’s domain name registration
affect the search results at Google? This question has come up
recently and a lot of website owners have been wondering about
it, especially since it was mentioned in a patent awarded to
Google in April. According to the patent, “Certain signals may
be used to distinguish between illegitimate and legitimate
domains. For example, domains can be renewed up to a period of
10 years. Valuable (legitimate) domains are often paid for
several years in advance, while doorway (illegitimate) [...]

Okay, I’ve had to change web hosts half a dozen times in the
last year and I’ve noticed a pattern. It’s a very clear and
simple pattern, actually a series of behaviors on the part of
web hosting companies. These behaviors cause these companies to
lose customers and gain poor reputations.
To sum it all up in a single word: ethics. Web hosts need to act
ethically. As long as they are ethical towards their business
and customers, they thrive. When they become unethical, they
will fail.
What are [...]

When you first start out trying to get a site on the Internet
everything seems so confusing. Obtuse acronyms flow freely
through the ‘Beginner Friendly’ information sites and
definitions can be hard to come across. The main reason for this
is that the Internet and the process of getting a website online
is really very simple, and once people get past the first
stumbling steps they rarely remember the difficulty they once
had, which leads to them being unable to understand the next
wave of dot com newbies.
So [...]

When we begin our journey in the ecommerce world, it is easy to fall into traps by simply overlooking most important checklists in our decision making in regards to web hosting. It is easy just to consider the disk space provided when selecting hosting company and other less important features which we do not need in the beginning. All plans look impressive but do we really need those features on offer? It is best to consider the following factors when [...]