Too Much Focus on Organic Traffic?

How many people are really searching for the product or service you offer? Think about it, do potential customers really know what to search on to find you? The answer may surprise you.

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Building Partner or Collaborative Networks

We have our main catalog site, a industry trade publication, and several product specific mini-sites. Are there any drawbacks to this kind of network for building traffic?

You have multiple business websites serving the same audience, each with their own theme and visitor value. I find one of the biggest drawbacks to build such a network of sites is maintenance. But it does have value.

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Which Comes First Traffic or Revenue

Many business publishers run out, setup a business blog, and start praying for the money to show up. Business blogging can add revenue to your business if done correctly. But which comes first, traffic or revenue ...

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Low Cost Load Distribution for Static Content

Ever wanted a more reliable website, but couldn't afford upgrading your static servers? Here is a very simple approach for distributing server load across multiple data centers to provide greater business website availability. Notice, this is a low cost load distribution system, not load balancing.

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Worried About SPAM Filters on Email?

According to the message boards one of the biggest problems with e-mail marketing is getting past SPAM filters. It must be a problem, everyone seems to worry about it. Here's why I don't worry about SPAM filters blocking my e-mail marketing ...

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