Like any social media site, Digg's purpose is to create an environment free of marketers where users are allowed to comment on other user contributed content. Digg is a site where users share interesting news stories for others to comment on. The site's name is actually the action which users perform on a news story if they like it. Digging a news story will cause its popularity to go up by one whereas burying a news story will cause its...more
StumbleUpon is like a traffic exchange where you don't have to do a lot of surfing to get a lot of views to your website and where the traffic you get is more targeted and more interested in your website. Like its fellow social media sites Digg and Reddit, StumbleUpon allows its users to rate user-generated content. When you login to your account at StumbleUpon, you'll see a button labelled "Stumble!" After you click on this button, you'll be...more
Squidoo is a web 2.0 site which is almost completely made up of user generated content. Users, known as lensmasters, create single page websites called lenses which can be customized with the addition of various types of modules such as video, Amazon, and voting modules. Lenses are given lensranks by a proprietary algorithm which is obviously kept under wraps, much like the Google algorithm is kept secret. The factors which are generally understood to have a positive impact on a lens' lensrank are things like traffic, quality content, lens ratings, how often users share the lens with others, and more.Unlike many other social media sites including Digg and Twitter, Squidoo is more receptive to promotional content as long as you provide valuable information such as a review of a product in your lens. Twitter is a social networking site and Digg is a social news network which is why marketing does not fit in with those sites. However, Squidoo acts as a kind of search engine of user generated content where people can find lenses on virtually every topic imaginable as long as they comply with Squidoo's terms of service. You are allowed to simply use a lens as a review page and to send...more
There are tons of cleaning business forms for sale, but when I started my foreclosure cleanup business, I could not find one that addressed the sticky situation of working with realtors and banks in a foreclosure-ridden market.As a realtor and foreclosure cleanup business owner, I've seen both sides of contractor transactions: being a realtor...more
The health and wellness company XanGo business is a network marketing company and is therefore not only offering healthy juices, a skin care product and nutritional supplements, but also an opportunity to start growing your own XanGo business. Many people see this as a good opportunity to become a little healthier and at the same time make some...more
One of the hardest aspects of being an entrepreneur is staying on top of some things you may not like to do because you either don't enjoy them or simply aren't good at them…or both. Doing math back in school just wasn't fun for me. I enjoyed almost every other subject except anything to do with numbers as there seemed too many rules and exceptions to remember. Most entrepreneurs do not enjoy numbers. They are happy to relegate the task of debits and credits or journal entries or double entry book-keeping to someone who enjoys it. Define your core competencies and what you do well and then delegate to other people who have the right skill set and aptitude to do the things they do well. In simple business terms it's called outsourcing. The problem with outsourcing your personal and business finances is that you can lose track of what all entrepreneurs call the bottom line or their net worth. For different reasons the bottom line tends to move around a bit. I'm not talking about the monthly bank statement bottom line, I'm talking about "taking money off the table" of your business and investing it and moving this into your personal finances such as your...more
Ever heard of affiliate programs? These are forms of Internet advertising that rewards the affiliates for driving traffic to the advertiser or for other transactions. The advertiser pays the affiliate to place a link on their website,...more
Sunglasses complement the looks of the wearer. Therefore it is always recommendable that you buy quality sunglasses that give you a good look and also better health effect. Branded glasses are often the choice of many when they decide upon to buy...more
Fashion is important for most of the people. No one prefers to wear something that does not give a beautiful look. So, whenever you think of buying a sunglass, it is obvious that the first thing that comes to the mind is about designer sunglasses....more
Marketing strategies are those that bring you a temporary boost in traffic. Although these techniques are very important to your over-all plan, they are only a temporary traffic source and must not be solely relied upon. Long term marketing...more
XanGo is a network marketing company and is therefore not only offering health and wellness products, but also an opportunity to start growing your own XanGo business. The thought of becoming healthier and at the same time make money is appealing to...more
Businesses which want to grow must streamline and improve their business practises. Often it's technological developments which really increase efficiency and help in furthering larger business objectives. When small businesses make the transition to...more