Lets start by giving the Traffic Snowball a name.

The starting point with every website is the domain name and now there is a wider choice than ever with the introduction of NEW domains (.info & .biz)

So what is the difference and which do you choose?

Basically, for the moment .com still rules. If you are not using “.com” address, then you are losing your hard earned visitors. Everyone remembers “.com” before “.net “, it’s that simple. Even most web browsers, if the extension is not entered, will default to “.com”.

A credible and serious business must have its own domain name that is relevant and appropriate to the nature of the business. For example let say the business is “Johns Widget Store” A first and natural choice choice would be johnswidgets.com.

However, you do not need to register ONLY one domain name. You can register as many as you want and point them to the same web content (we’ll come back to this point later)

For example, you can LOAD the domain name with “keywords” which are relevant to the nature of the website.

By registering “KEYWORD RICH” domain names you are going to help skyrocket your search engine rankings! (That’s right just by using keyword saturated domain names you can drastically improve your search engine rankings… really it’s that easy!)

“Keyword Phrases” are now a HOT opportunity… a catch phrase alone can generate a giant source of traffic to your website.

Why? - Because it is catchy!

Not only are these phrases catchy but they can also boost your search engine rankings. Search engines love url’s that are saturated with keywords!

So, think of all the keywords and keyphrases for your product/service/website and put them in your URL.

Load the domain name with your best keywords to get ranked higher in the search engines. Then have it redirect to your main site or use it as a “doorway” page (as we talk about later in the article) to get a much higher ranking in the search engines to forward traffic to you.

Here are example URL’s that will pull great in the search engines ……

www.computer-discount-software-store.com, www.computerdiscountsoftwarestore.com

Notice that I gave the above example with hyphens and without hyphens… it is a little known fact that search engines prefer URL’s with hyphens and visitor prefer them without so make sure you register both!

Also there are the country code domains. For example a url ending in .co.uk would be a first choice for businesses operating in the UK.

As general rule of thumb it would be wise to buy both the .com and the country domain to start. There are only a few companies that are registering the 67 character domain names, and even fewer that are reliable companies. When you come to register your domains (s), you should consider using a domain registration service with at least the following facilities:

- Real-time modification of web forwarding
- Real time modification of url masking

Its important that if you are going to register a few domains for the purpose of creating doorways to your main site that you have the ability to forward the domain using an interface and you are able to modify this at any time in real time.

Some companies provide the forwarding free of charge and may also include a masking service which would be useful for keeping the new domain name visible in the browser whilst serving content from the redirected domain name. URL masking could be used for a variety of purposes but its important that there is a facility to add META tags to the masked domain name.

A domain service that provides URL masking with meta tags would be preferable than using one that provides only standard redirection as the masked domain will be more sensitive to search engines.

Every page on your website needs

Every single page on your website must be optimized for the search engines. This means every page needs:

1) Page Title
2) Meta Tags
3) Keywords in Header tags
4) ALT tags on all images
5) Keyword-filled content
6) Keywords as close to the top of each page as possible
7) Keywords in links to other pages
8) Keywords in outbound links

Page Title

Most search engines will use this as part of the information that is displayed when your site shows up in search results.

It is also important in the determination of what a particular page is about. For this reason you should make sure to put keywords in your page title, and preferably at the beginning of the title.

For example, for my AffiliateMatch.com website, my page title is:

Affiliate Programs Directory - AffiliateMatch.com

This helps my site to rank well for searches on “affiliate” or “affiliate programs” or “affiliate programs directory.”

Make sure you put in your most important keywords that you found in the previous article, and try to position them at the beginning.

It is not always possible to put them at the beginning and still be readable, but will definitely help if you are able to do this.

Meta Tags

These things become less and less important as time goes by.

At this point I don’t believe very many search engines even look at Meta Tags anymore, but since they are easy enough to setup, and because some engines do use them, it can’t hurt.

For the search engines that no longer use them, they just ignore them, so it won’t hurt you to have them on your pages.

You can find a Meta Tag Generator easily on the Internet. Just do a search in Google or Yahoo for that keyword. Simply enter your keywords and description and it will create them for you. Just copy and paste that into your page and you are set.

Keywords in Header tags

This means creating a heading for each page that contains the keywords you are targeting on that specific page. For example, if you want to target “search engines”, create a heading with the following code:

<h1>Search Engines</h1>

To your visitors, this would look like:

Search Engines

If that is too large for your particular page, you can also go with <h2> and <h3> tags instead.

To the search engines, this would be considered an important keyword phrase for that page.

The search engine would then compare that to the rest of the text found on the page and use all of this to determine the most important keywords for that particular page.

Make sure you do this on every page of your website!

ALT tags on all images

Another tip is to make sure every image on each page of your website has the ALT attribute. You want to put keywords in these. Don’t overdo this, but use them as an additional place to plug in a few keywords.

The way this looks is:

<img src=”/images/someimage.gif” alt=”search engines”>

In this example, I’d be adding a little more weighting for the phrase: “search engines”.

The actual purpose for this tag is to display text for those that surf with images turned off, or when you move your mouse over an image this text is what will popup.

Somebody along the line figured out you could stuff keywords in there because some search engines use the information in the alt tags for keyword relevancy calculations as well.

Keyword-filled content

You really can’t get away from this one. The more content-filled pages your website has, the better.

The fact is that they like lots of relevant, keyword-filled content. The more they can find, the happier they (and you) will be.

The best way that I have found to do this is with articles.

Articles can be reused in so many different ways, and they add excellent search engine bait for your website.

In later articles I’ll give you some great ideas for using articles as an important part of your traffic-building strategy.

Keywords as close to the top of each page as possible

This is my favorite, and I only wish I would have figured it out sooner! What this entails is very simply making sure you have the keywords you are targeting with a particular page as high up in the code for that page as possible.

To see this, open your web page with Notepad and look through all the gibberish … Title, Meta Tags, all that junk and look for the very first words that would be visible to someone reading your page.

The absolute first words need to be keywords!

As an example, take a look at my AffiliateMatch website by clicking here. Once that window opens up, go to the View Menu in your browser, and then Source. This is the actual code that makes up this page, and is also what the search engines see.

After you wade through all the gobbledygook, you’ll get to the text that visitors will actually see. In this graphic I’ve highlighted the first two words:

Even though there is a ton of junk above that, the search engines know that these are the first ‘visible’ words on this page.

The very first words for this page are affiliate programs. That’s the phrase I’m targeting.

Go to Google.com and type in affiliate programs and see what site is number one, and you’ll see how well this works.

When I first discovered this I actually redesigned this particular website to make sure I put those words at the top like that.

Before this I had a menu on the left that actually was higher up in the code of the page.

The problem was that I had text in there too, like: “Signup for my newsletter!” and things like that. This greatly affected my rankings.

After redesigning my site to allow me to put keywords higher up in the code, I quickly started seeing it rise in the rankings.

If your present design doesn’t allow for this, you might want to give some thought to either having only graphics in the menu, or redesigning it.

The idea for having more graphics is that these will be overlooked by the search engines as they search for the first ‘visible’ text on the page.

Keywords in links to other pages

Make sure when you have links to other pages on your site, or to other websites, that you use your keywords in the link.

For example, if you are targeting “search engines” on a particular page, create a link to a page on your site, and in the link call it: search engine listings.

The page the link points to can simply be a list of the most popular search engines.

Here is the same screen shot of the source code from my AffiliateMatch website so you can see an example of this, but this time I’ve highlighted it so you can see that the first two words that I showed you above are also part of a link:

Search engines will use the text from your links as another determining factor as to what your page is about, and also what the page you are linking to is about.

In this example you’ll notice that I’ve also bolded these words to give even more emphasis to them and make them look more important to the search engines.

I highly recommend that you combine the methods mentioned on this page whenever possible. For example, the first words on your page could be included in a header tag and be a link pointing to another page on your site.

Combining them in this manner can greatly increase your chances of getting great rankings.

Keywords in outbound links

This is the same as the last one, except this refers to using keywords in the links to other sites.

Again, if you are talking about search engines on a page, and link to someone else’s site for an article on search engine positioning, put “search engine positioning” in the actual link so it looks like:

search engine positioning

The alternative that many people use, but that doesn’t help their search engine ranking any, is to just show the website address like:

www.joeshomepages.com/~redy4u/search.htm

This doesn’t help either of you very much … at least not as far as search engines are concerned.

Whenever you are putting together a page to add to your website, fire up this page and incorporate as many of these steps as possible.

Here is how pay per click programs work. As a advertiser, you bid the price of the keywords you are willing to pay for visitors to come in. As a publisher, you receive the amount of bidded price less the charges by the program owner that supplies you with this facility. In short:

Advertisers : Bid on a specific keyword that he is willing to pay when a visitor clicks on to be directed to a specific site
Publishers : Receive profit less the amount charged by program owner when someone clicks on an advertisement from advertiser. The advertisement would be located at the publisher’s site

Here are a few giant sites for PPC:

THE BIG ONES
Google Adwords and Adsense
Yahoo (Formerly Overture)
Miva (Formerly Findwhat & Espotting)
Adbrite

THE SMALLER ONES
Search123
enHance
SearchFeed
GoClick
7Search
Findit-Quick
Looksmart
Kanoodle

For Google, Adwords is for advertisers and Adsense is for publishers. Google will split the earnings with the publishers which a specific advertisement is clicked. However, Google never reveals the percentage of the sharing with his publishers.

For example, let’s say you are the publisher and you site is about dogs. You would have to put a code snippet into your site as a publisher. Once you have done that, Google will place all the advertisement form the advertisers about dogs (dog care, types of dogs, dogs for sale etc). Let’s say a particular advertiser is paying $1.00 per click and Google shares 50% of the commission with you. You would be receiving $0.50 for that particular click. If you want to know more about Adsense, you can click here

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Usin’ de Referer variable we can overcome this problem, but what referer to
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The correct refere is shown on your browser address bar. For example, if you want de crack for IsoBuster Pro v1.6 you just type de name in de search box and press Enter, de next page displays a list of items that match or nearly match your search keywords, click on IsoBuster Pro v1.6 from de list and you are now in de download page, de hyperlink named “Download” is de link that initiates de request to de server to download de file, which looks like this:

http://www.crackdb.com/x.php?id=12356

The referer is now displayed on your browser address bar, which looks like this:

http://www.crackdb.com/get.php?id=12356

Now, you use both links to refer to a direct crack download from CrackDB, like this

http://www.crackdb.com/x.php?id=12356

Use this referer:

http://www.crackdb.com/get.php?id=12356

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Anoder good tip for successful web experience..injoy it!

Choosin’ A Good Domain Name

Choosin’ a domain name for your site is one of de most important steps towards creatin’ de perfect internet presence. If you run an on-line business, pickin’ a name that will be marketable and achieve success in search en’ine placement is paramount. Many factors must be considered when choosin’ a good domain name. This article summarizes all de different thin’s to consider before makin’ that final registration step!

Short and Sweet

Domain names can be really lon’ or really short (1 - 67 characters). In general, it is far better to choose a domain name that is short in len’th. The shorter your domain name, de easier it will be for people remember. Rememberin’ a domain name is very important from a marketability perspective. As visitors reach your site and enjoy usin’ it, dey will likely tell people about it. And those people may tell oders, etc. As with any business, word of mouth is de most powerful marketin’ tool to drive traffic to your site (and it’s free too!). If your site is lon’ and difficult to pronounce, people will not remember de name of de site and unless dey bookmark de link, dey may never return.

Consider Alternatives

Unless a visitor reaches your site through a bookmark or a link from anoder site, dey have typed in your domain name. Most people on de internet are terrible typists and misspell words constantly. If your domain name is easy to misspell, you should think about alternate domain names to purchase. For example, if your site will be called “MikesTools.com”, you should also consider buyin’ “MikeTools.com” and “MikeTool.com”. You should also secure de different top level domain names besides de one you will use for marketin’ purposes (”MikesTools.net”, “MikesTools.org”, etc.) You should also check to see if dere are existin’ sites based on de misspelled version of de domain name you are considerin’. “MikesTools.com” may be available, but “MikesTool.com” may be home to a graphic pornography site. You would hate for a visitor to walk away thinkin’ you were hostin’ somethin’ dey did not expect.

Also consider domain names that may not include de name of your company, but rader what your company provides. For example, if de name of your company is Mike’s Tools, you may want to consider domain names that target what you sell. For example: “buyhammers.com” or “hammer-and-nail.com”. Even though dese example alternative domain names do not include de name of your company, it provides an avenue for visitors from your target markets. Remember that you can own multiple domain names, all of which can point to a sin’le domain. For example, you could register “buyhammers.com”, “hammer-and-nail.com”, and “mikestools.com” and have “buyhammers.com” and “hammer-and-nail.com” point to “mikestools.com”.

Hyphens: Your Friend and Enemy

Domain name availability has become more and more scant over de years. Many sin’le word domain names have been scooped up which it makes it more and more difficult to find a domain name that you like and is available. When selectin’ a domain name, you have de option of includin’ hyphens as part of de name. Hyphens help because it allows you to clearly separate multiple words in a domain name, makin’ it less likely that a person will accidentally misspell de name. For example, people are more likely to misspell “domainnamecenter.com” than dey are “domain-name-center.com”. Havin’ words crunched togeder makes it hard on de eyes, increasin’ de likelihood of a misspellin’. On de oder hand, hyphens make your domain name longer. The longer de domain name, de easier it is for people to forget it altogeder. Also, if someone recommends a site to someone else, dey may forget to mention that each word in de domain name is separated by a hyphen. If do you choose to leverage hyphens, limit de number of words between de hyphens to three. Anoder advantage to usin’ hyphens is that search en’ines are able to pick up each unique word in de domain name as key words, thus helpin’ to make your site more visible in search en’ine results.

Dot What?

There are many top level domain names available today includin’ .com, .net, .org, and .biz. In most cases, de more unusual de top level domain, de more available domain names are available. However, de .com top level domain is far and away de most commonly used domain on de internet, driven by de fact that it was de first domain extension put to use commercially and has received incredible media attention. If you cannot lay your hands on a .com domain name, look for a .net domain name, which is de second most commercially popular domain name extension.

Lon’ Arm of de Law

Be very careful not to register domain names that include trathemarked names. Although internet domain name law disputes are tricky and have few cases in existence, de risk of a legal battle is not a risk worth takin’. Even if you believe your domain name is untouchable by a business that has trathemarked a name, do not take de chance: de cost of litigation is extremely high and unless you have deep pockets you will not likely have de resources to defend yourself in a court of law. Even stay away from domain names in which part of de name is trathemarked: de risks are de same.

Search En’ines and Directories

All search en’ines and directories are different. Each has a unique process for bein’ part of de results or directory listin’ and each has a different way of sortin’ and listin’ domain names. Search en’ines and directories are de most important on-line marketin’ channel, so consider how your domain name choice affects site placement before you register de domain. Most directories simply list links to home pages in alphabetical order. If possible, choose a domain name with a letter of de alphabet near de beginnin’ (”a” or “b”). For example, “aardvark-pest-control.com” will come way above “joes-pest-control.com”. However, check de directories before you choose a domain name. You may find that de directories you would like be in are already cluttered with domain names beginnin’ with de letter “a”. Search en’ines scan websites and sort results based on key words. Key words are words that a person visitin’ a search en’ine actually search on. Havin’ key words as part of your domain name can help you get better results.