Sinkhole routing. While this may sound a lot like some Star Trek episode, its important for us to understand what each is, and more so how to implement them. Sinkholes are designed to attract traffic and keep it (for analysis or whatever reason). Blockhouse, on the other hand, are designed to attract traffic and never let it be seen again. In larger networks (and what we simulate in our CCIE labs) both of these techniques are typically done via...more
If your greatest wish for the coming year is to build a successful internet based marketing business, then instead of making New Year's resolutions which invariably come to nothing, it would be a better idea to set positive goals with proper plans in place on how to achieve them. This will be more likely to reap the results that you want.This is the perfect time to take a look at what you want to achieve with your internet based...more
Without an effective sales marketing strategy, most businesses would fail within a very short period of time. By simply putting a product or service on the market without the proper research and planning, the chances of finding success are almost nonexistent. While there are isolated cases of success with very little sales marketing preparation and practice, any business that wants to be successful understands the importance of sales marketing. Even products that have already undergone an initial sales marketing effort can begin to see improvement with the consistent introduction of new sales marketing ideas and techniques. One of the most common ways a business can begin looking at how to come up with effective sales marketing strategy is to look at the words that make up sales marketing separately marketing and sales. By taking these two words and then proceeding to produce itemized lists that indicate areas that need improvement can make a manageable foundation on which to build new sales marketing strategies. Begin with the market that a product or service is geared towards and reassess the information that is currently known about that particular market. It might be necessary...more
Over the years I have had many accounts with Adwords, spending a small fortune with the Adwords service. So naturally I have picked up many cost saving tricks. I am aware that most people feel Adwords costs too much and delivers little results, this is completely untrue. Adwords is a service that is here to help us, so I have written this article...more
One of the most important aspects of living a healthy andprosperous life is understanding risk. By this I mean knowinghow to understand and analyze situations in life that affecthealth. Being able to accurately weigh benefits and risks whenmaking health decisions is very important! Too often decisionsare based on incomplete or inaccurate...more
Collapse of one's business is a terrifying prospect, and one that many may face in the coming months. Between a lack of customers, increasing costs the business must cover and increasing difficulty in obtaining bank loans that might have helped you out of a difficult spell in the past, more businesses than ever before may be facing closure. How can you ensure that yours is not one of them?Unfortunately there is no way that anyone can ever be truly sure, but there are things you can do to reduce your risks and increase your profit margin. Some may be self-evident, but others may not have occurred to you.Diversifying either the services or the products you offer can help draw in more customers, or enable current customers to use your business for a greater range of need. For instance a maker of baby clothes may expand into the older child's market, or start selling toys as well. Being able to buy more products from a single online business reduces the shipping costs to the customer. This is an additional benefit they receive for buying more from you. If you are a service provider such as a home computer installer then you may be able to offer troubleshooting and tutoring services as...more
The Internet offers numerous opportunities for earning money, and one of the more reliable means of earning money is by answering online surveys. This is a great way of spending your free time as you just have to make a few clicks of the mouse, and...more
Financing a small business does not have to be complicated, as there are a number of resources that can help you along the way, as well as numerous financial and government institutions that cater to those wishing to finance a small business.In terms...more
The health craze currently sweeping the globe has led to a meteoric growth in the size of the fitness training industry. So, whether you are a fitness business owner or thinking about entering the arena, you have your hands full with...more
When guests come that your website you will to capture their name plus email address before they exit your page. The reason why this is important because you will need a mode that contact them again. Offering a free ebook or some valuable...more
When talking about business credit cards, you probably often hear that it is better to shop around and compare the different business credit card products. Perhaps you have been wondering what comparing business credit cards really...more
Your vehicle donation can go to a worthy cause, where all of the proceeds are used to help people in need. The car may be worth more money than you can afford out-of-pocket, so by donating car you are giving more of yourself then you would have...more