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The Secret to Increasing Targeted Website Traffic

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

There is only one element that drives forth the revenue growth of your online business: traffic. 
The volume of your traffic is the difference between life and death for your website.  Unfortunately, with the skyrocketing rates of PPC, generating niche, targeted traffic to your website is no longer easy or economically feasible. 
However, you can [...]

How to dress for success in the modern office

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

What you wear to work is a key indicator of what image you will evoke in the work place. The latest trends for men and women suggest that dressing more casually or “dressing down” is now the norm. No longer does a basic, well-tailored suit and expensive tie meet the requirements necessary [...]

Top tips on harnessing SEO power for your blog

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Your blog can be a very powerful marketing tool when you take the necessary, yet easy, steps to ensure that it is search engine optimized. Search engines place a high importance on blogs because of its frequently updated active content. Hypothetically, the search engine is essentially fueled by the need to find new, [...]

There, Their, and They’re

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

The English language is not necessarily the easiest to understand linguistically. There are more rules, clauses, modifiers, and exceptions than any other popular language. So, it’s no surprise that many people have a problem with duplicate words (words that sound the same but don’t mean the same thing).
There, their, and they’re are prime examples. [...]

Tips on Creating a “Soft Close”

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

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This article is going to give some pointers on increasing your conversion through what’s known as a “passive sale”, “soft close”, or “passive close” in the sales industry. Though internet marketing is nothing like offline sales, there are certain elements of the traditional sales process that you can [...]

How to Properly Paraphrase

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Paraphrasing is a great way to relay information from one source to the next without having to memorize the message word for word. You paraphrase every day whether you are aware of it or not- it’s the minds way to making messages understandable. However, when it comes to formal or business communication you need to [...]