Friday, July 8, 2011

Why to Set Up a Facebook Fan Page?

There are many people using facebook including minors, students, business professionals and. You can use facebook as a social network but it is also being used as a business platform and many others promotional tool. If you are a writer then facebook is of a great help for you. You can make your own fan page on facebook and promote that page. This is a great idea which costs you nothing.

You just need to put the link on your friend's, group and other page's wall. The more fan you'll get the more it is beneficial for you. Although you might not get millions of fans like Shahrukh khan and Enrique Iglesias have but if you touch the mark of 500 then it is enough for you. You just need to show your work to your fans. Keep updating about your work.

You can put the link on your friend's wall and you can also ask them to talk about your work. You can tell about your next book or else you can ask them to read the introduction. This will help you in getting more fans for your page. It's all about how much efforts can you make to upgrade your page.

There are no criteria for making a fan page so it doesn't matter if you are a highly respected author or not. Your work speaks for you. And electronic books are not only the future but need of the time. If you are a good writer then people will automatically like your work and would love to be your fan. A fan page is also necessary for addressing many fans at a common place. You can also easily share any information related to your next work, writing or anything you want.

It's just the beginning stage and if you don't mind in putting some money to promote your page then you can take help of faceboook advertisements. These ads are really affordable and costs you a few bugs but will definitely bring fans to your page. It will help your page to reach people easily. If they are interested in your work then they will like your page. There are many people already using this feature of facebook and getting advantages.

You can also promote your page on twitter, orkut, Blogs and many other social networking sites. There are people who use facebook along with these sites and they can like the fan page on facebook. To create a Facebook fan page please visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php

Sunday, May 23, 2010

SEO and social media: A perfect combo

Multi-channel marketing has always been held in high esteem - long before search engine optimisation and behavioural advertising took off.

Firms have always been encouraged to be experimental, use a broad range of promotions and appeal to as wide an audience as possible. So it is hardly surprising that digital marketing professionals are touting the benefits of combining SEO and social media.

Online marketing expert Eric Popczun claimed that together search engine marketing and social media advertising work in perfect harmony. He claimed that any business worth their salt will combine the two channels to make the most of their SEO strategy.

This is by no means a cutting-edge opinion. As mentioned above, businesses have been combining marketing channels since the dawn of time, and practically every SEO Company on the planet has realised that all content needs to be search engine optimised - whether it is going on a company website, in an email newsletter or on Twitter. But what it does show is that SEO and social media use is becoming more commonplace.

However, as well as the many positives of combining search engine optimisation with other digital marketing strategies, the increased use of relatively new technologies has its downsides.

According to anti-virus and internet security company Kaspersky, businesses should be wary of hackers when using a combination of social media and search engine optimisation to promote their wares.

David Emm, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky Labs, said many companies are being compromised security-wise by not taking precautions when using social networks.

"What we're seeing here is a social networking version of the standard phishing method," Mr Emm said.

He added: "What makes it more pernicious is that if you get a speculative approach from this bank or that bank, you're not going to respond to that, but if it comes from someone you know or trust then obviously you're more likely to click on it."

So it seems that just because businesses are finally understanding the importance of SEO (search engine optimisation) and social media marketing, this does not mean they have to get complacent when using the channels....
Ps: All the above article is originally writtern by mediarunsearch.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Google Voice invites for students

We’ve found that Google Voice can be useful in many different ways to many different people. But one group of people that it’s especially well-suited for is students. We’ve heard college students in particular really appreciate getting their voicemail sent to their email, sending free text messages and reading voicemail transcriptions rather than listening to messages (especially handy while in class).

But since Google Voice is currently only available by invite, a lot of students are still listening to voicemail and sending text messages the old-fashioned way. As a recent college graduate, I can’t think of anything more painful! So starting today, we’ll be giving priority Google Voice invites to students. To get an invite, just visit google.com/voice/students and enter an email address that that ends in .edu.


So if you’re a student, submit your email address and a Google Voice invite will arrive in your inbox within 24 hours. Keep in mind that only one invite will be be sent per email address and Google Voice is currently only available in the U.S. And if you’re new to Google Voice, check out our introductory videos at youtube.com/googlevoice.

Can I avoid the Sandbox?

Definitely. Before placing it in the Sandbox, Google gives every new site the initial SERPs boost. If during this short period you manage to "gain Google’s trust" by providing quality and unique content and acquiring a decent number of natural links from other sites, including authorities, you might just skip the probation period. Of course there’s nothing sure here, cause after all we’re talking about Google… But this site for example has never experienced Sandbox, as one of its first articles gained lots of exposure and natural links.
Of course, the best method for avoiding sandbox is to buy an older site (could be expensive though). This will also bring the "age bonus factor" into equation, proving to be useful later on, as we know how much weight does Google put on age in his ranking algorithm.

My site is in the Sandbox. How can i get out? Help!
First of all, there’s no need to panic. This "sandbox problem" sounds worse then it is. With a little bit of work and a decent amount of patience, most of the sites will get over it. So, let’s see what every site owner should do once he is sure his site is affected by a devaluation:

  • build quality and most importantly, unique content. Give each page an unique title and description (Meta tags of course). Also, each post should have 250 characters (that’s just my opinion) of unique content at a minimum.


  • Get more trusted links. I would not recommend on site wide links (also there are others claiming otherwise), but links inside the content for old and established sites, preferably authorities from your domain.


  • build links slowly (no more than 10 each week

  • don’t get only links pointing towards your home page but also deep links. This helps your site seem less "hollow". After all, if we’re talking about natural links, it’s more then normal that other sites would link to the posts they like rather than your home page, no?


  • don’t panic and don’t use Black or Grey methods. Anything from spamming to buying links (except buying links inside posts, that would appear to be 100% natural, which are recommended) should be out of the question.
  • Thursday, May 13, 2010

    Is Google Doomed to Repeat the Mistake of "New Coke?"

    What do Coca-Cola and Google have in common?

    Well, aside from the fact that they both have a secret recipe for their success--Coke's ingredients and Google's algorithm--they don't have much in common. However, after Google decided to make a massive change to its search interface, that could soon change.

    Flash back to 1985, when Coca-Cola decided it would be a good idea to change the recipe it had used for around 100 years. This New Coke was better tasting--early taste-testers loved it--and it should have been a huge hit among Coke drinkers. Long story short? It wasn't. It bombed. Coca-Cola was forced to admit defeat and bring back its "Classic" recipe.

    Fast forward to 2010 and Google launches a new interface for its search results. Not just a few minor tweaks--searchers have happily accepted those over the past 10+ years. No, this is a major overhaul of the logo, the layout, the fonts, the navigation. Just about everything changed. Heck, our Google results even have more caffeine now!

    So, the question is, will Google users love the "New Google" or complain until Google brings back "Google Classic?" Well, it's still too early to tell, but there's already a lot of complaining going on at Google's official help groups. Someone's even found a way to switch your Google interface back to the way it was--before Google messed with it.

    The question remains: are users complaining because--let's face it--none of us like change, or will these grumblings of discontent turn users to the alternative taste of Pepsi...sorry, Bing.

    What do you think of the new Google interface? Do you love it or hate it? Or are you more of a Sierra Mist kind of person?
    Ps: This article is orginally written by Andy Beal.

    Sunday, October 5, 2008

    Start Making Money Online With These Online Business Ideas

    Offering your expertise to other online business owners is a great online business idea. On the internet people will pay you to do things because they either do not know how to do them themselves or just do not have the time, so you will find that you can start making money online by doing things for other people.

    Writing offers a tremendous opportunity to start making money online. People use the Internet to search for information. Therefore, the online businesses that make the most money are the ones that can provide the most useful information. A very popular way of marketing an online business is article writing and distribution and many webmasters look to others to write their articles for them.

    One way the search engines determine the value of the site itself is through back-links so Webmasters are always striving to build more back-links to their websites in order to gain higher rankings.

    Doing some of the back-link building tasks for business owners is a great online business idea to start making money online. Such tasks would include posting in forums, making blog comments, participating in the social network sites, submitting the website to online directories and article marketing.

    In order to maintain good search engine rankings it is paramount that unique and useful content is added to websites and blogs on a regular basis. Many people are more than willing to pay someone else like you to do it for them because they just cannot come up with ideas of their own. Just by writing for other website owners you can start making money online very quickly with your own online business.

    You may want to consider starting your own blog as Blogging is extremely popular right now. Ways that you can start making money online by blogging include adding links to products you sell within the blog articles themselves, adding affiliate marketing banners of your own to your blog, and selling advertising space on your blog to other blog owners.

    An online business idea requires total committment to become a reality so do one thing that the majority of successful people marketers do and that is concentrate on doing what you enjoy most and outsource the rest.

    You can make a fortune online if you can get your online business to where you have enough money to do this one thing. Everyday will be a pleasure as you will always enjoy getting up and going to work!

    The worst thing you can do is put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to making money online so be sure to create multiple streams of income. To protect your financial investment stay focused and build one profitable website then be sure and build another one focusing on a different online business idea. She invites you to visit her site for ideas on how to start making money online: http://www.cyns-home-biz.com/

    Sunday, September 7, 2008

    Why Seniors Need Attraction Marketing

    Senior Citizens today are fearful of out living their money. Although living longer is a good thing, what ndo we do if we out live our money and are faced with the loss of our independent living. What do we do?

    For that reason, we can be a natural in this marketing system called Attraction Marketing. Most business out there fail,the network marketing business in particular, because they focus on what it is they need and want and not what it is their potential clients need and want.

    In a successful business, you must focus on what your clients needs and wants are first and try to fill them. In order for you to gain what you want out of your business you must first help your clients get what they want.

    Seniors are perhaps more eager to help others than some younger generations. We do not want to become a burden on friends and family. We have a need to stay independent and help others do the same.

    I know that was my goal when I first got involved in the Attraction Marketing System. Of course the additional income was a plus since it will allow me to maintain my independent living situation which is very important to me. Independent living is very important to us. We do not want to becomr a burden on friends and family.

    Why the computer and internet for seniors. Because they will never be asked the questions normal employers will ask them when looking for work to help make ends meet.You might ask why? Unlike the average employer out there, the internet never ask questions like how old are you, what is your work history, are you healthy or disabled? The internet does not care. The only thing that matters is what you know and what you do. And the internet does not care how fast or slow you do it. You work at your own speed.

    Many seniors are turning to the computer and looking for ways to start their own home business. But we realize that any business starting out will require something we cannot afford to waste. Time and money. Our age and ,many times our fixed incomes, simply means we do not want to spend a lot of time and money on research and trial and error.

    This is why I got so excited when I was introduced to the Attraction Marketing System. It is a system, when done right, will not take a ton of time or money for the system to work for you. You must learn to work smart and not hard. Use this system to put your marketing on auto pilot.

    It is designed in such a way that your potential clients will be looking for you and not the other way around. Can you think how much faster you business will grow along with your income if you only need to spent time with people who have saught you out and said"hay, I saw what you are doing and like what I see and want to join you and learn more". That is Attraction Marketing.

    For anyone looking to start a home business or if you are someone who has been at for some time and not happy with your results, you need to learn this system. This marketing system will work for you regardless of the business your in.

    They say about 95%,or so, of all business fail within two years. Learn this system and you will not be one of them?

    The number one reason is the incredible lack of training and support that is out there. Most the time you join a program that sounds good to you and after you join, you find that the actual training is nil. Oh, they give you a ton of tools to use, which don't work, but for the most part, they just sit back and say "go get em big boy". Have you heard that before? Or what training the do have is simply a rehash of the same old thing that's been taught for the past 40-50 years. Thay no longer, if ever it did, times have changed. And on top of that, if it did work, it takes a ton of the two things that seniors do not have to spare, time and money.

    That's why this thing called Attraction marketing is of such impotence, not only to seniors but to anyone not flush with a lot of cash or a lot of time, age or other wise, to spend on building a business. I think that would most likely apply to most of us.

    Anyone who is serious about building a business with the use of a computer and the internet, needs to learn this marketing system. Times have changed and the internet is in constant change. You must be willing to learn new ways of doing things if you want to succeed. This is a must if your new or you've been around for a few months or years. Take the time to learn this system right and you will be well on your way to reaching your goals whatever they are.