You can imagine that I was quite surprised to see that people took the time to read the ad I made for the affiliate contest I associated with my WSO but did not sign up.

I know that I've not proven myself as an elite product creator and that folks with big lists want to maximize their EPC but a $400 bonus should entice some of them.

Oh well, my reason for the WSO was to share a method I use with success and grow a list of local offline marketers. And to that effect,...

There are two secret keys to success in small business internet marketing. And if you don't do them, you can pretty much forget about ranking your small business website on Page 1 of Google. It's not just about building web sites and expecting people to get interested. Generating prospects for your small business through internet marketing will only work if you work on ranking your small business website articles on a regular basis. And I stress 'regular basis'... it's not a one-time effort....

Now that Lee has got me thinking about making sales pages rather than optin pages, the fun has really begun.

The problem is controlling the inner geek, I love coding and it is even better when it is laid out well.

Kompozer and Blue Griffon are often touted as html editors of choice however having used both, I would say they are fine if you are not bothered about creating efficient and clean code, otherwise stay well clear.

Enter XSitepro and a lesson...

If you want people to find your website in the search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing, you need to be doing SEO, which stands for 'search engine optimization'. SEO is a set of methods and techniques that that can help your website rank better in the search engine results pages. A higher ranking means that more people will see your website when they use the search engines, which in turn leads to more visitors to your website.

SEO can be a complicated subject, which is why there...

Many experienced bloggers will tell you there is code of conduct for blog commenting. There are some unwritten rules that both the blogger and the commenter should follow. If you're new to blogging, new to commenting, or not getting the results you'd like, then read on.

For Commenters:

If the site owner has a commenting guidelines page, quickly read it first.

Start off using the blogger's name in your reply to their article. That way he/she will know...