boosting traffic
Published March 5th, 2008
Ready to take your website to the next level by increasing traffic and raising its ranking on search engines? If so, then a quick lesson in search engine optimization (SEO) and meta tags is a must. Below is a sample of the HTML code (with meta tags) used for each page of a basic website:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<title>Enter the Title here</title>
<meta name=”keywords” content=”Enter the keywords here”>
<meta name=”description” content=”Enter the description here”>
</HEAD>
<BODY>Enter the page’s body text here
There are literally dozens of SEO tips and tricks - ranging from anyone-can-do-it simple to need-a-graduate-degree-from-MIT difficult. Here are some... Read more
Tags: boosting traffic, Carrie Hinkel, E-Commerce and E-Business, increase page rank, Meta Tag, SEO
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Published February 26th, 2008
If you have a website, you’ll know that one of the most important aspects to improve your search engine rankings - and therefore increase your visitors and customers - is to have strong search engine optimization, or SEO. This will use keyword phrases and specialist marketing techniques to get your site higher up the search engine rankings. However, there’s another highly effective method, and it’s just as important - link building.
What is Link Building?
Just as the name suggests, link building allows you to build quality links into your website from other websites. This raises your profile because links... Read more
Tags: boosting traffic, danny brown, E-Commerce and E-Business, generating website traffic, incresing website traffic, link building tips, Marketing
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Published February 22nd, 2008
As an eBay retailer, getting traffic to your store and auctions is critical to your business’ success. The most successful eBay businesses use search engine optimization (SEO) tips and tricks to get their eBay store and auction listings to show up in the natural listings of search engines like Google and Yahoo. An increase in traffic to your store and listings gives more people the opportunity to purchase your items, thus increasing your sales and profits.
The best SEO tips and tricks for eBay sellers
Make a keyword-rich listing title - The title of your listing is the number-one way... Read more
Tags: boosting traffic, Carrie Hinkel, E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, eBay Edge, SEO tools
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Published February 13th, 2008
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS is the format that is used for syndicating news, updates and other web content. It is a way to give your customers more of what they are looking for, without the need for them to have to go into your website and search for it. RSS allows people to get website information by way of a “feed”. In order to receive an RSS feed, you need a newsreader - these are available all over the web; some are free (Pluck , Google Reader ) and others charge a fee (Newsgator ).
Now you... Read more
Tags: boosting traffic, Carrie Hinkel, E-Commerce and E-Business, Marketing, RSS, SEO tools
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Published January 15th, 2008
You have a website and you’re generating some traffic and some interest, but you’re reading about how to improve traffic and have been given advice to put some keyword articles on your site. How hard can it be to write an article or two of 500 words? You can get that done in an evening.
Suddenly, before you know it, you meet with your advisor again and he/she asks about the keyword articles you have on your business plan. Oops, they weren’t that easy to get done. Your advisor mentions outsourcing or buying into a content service that will provide... Read more
Tags: boosting traffic, E-Commerce and E-Business, incresing website traffic, larry Slusser, online content marketing, SEO tools
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Most professional sellers specialize in a particular niche market. This means that you are an expert in that product type. It may seem inconsequential to you, but that knowledge can be put to good use to build your business. By writing reviews of your products, or guides about something relevant to that product type, you are showing potential buyers that you are an expert in that product. Instantly, you have become more credible as a seller. But don’t forget that some of your active items also display on the review/guide page. So if you have a well-written, detailed review of... Read more
Tags: 20 Questions to Ask Before Selling on eBay, advice, boosting traffic, E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, Lissa McGrath, Marketing, Marketing Your Business, online auctions, tips
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