All the people who say you need a business plan are just simply crazy. After all, everything you've read up 'til now suggests all you need is a website, some good keywords, link partners and you are good to go. Oh yeah, not to mention resale rights and paypal. Let me explain why they are right.. [More]

I recently read a post on MixedMarketArts that talked about how to get external links for your blog. There was one site in particular that I found to be quite interesting. The site is www.rsshugger.com. This particular site allows bloggers to promote their blogs via a rss feed. Not only that, b... [More]

Overall Rank: 1 out 5 stars - Aweber is another one of the more popular email marketing services. They give you the biggest bang for your buck in terms of the number of contacts you can store under their basic plan. In my experience they have one of the highest delivery rates when compared to other email marketing services. However, I must say they are lacking when it comes to certain features.. [More]

Overall Rank: 3 out 5 stars - Constant Contact is one of the popular email marketing services. They offer a generous 60 day trial to get a feel for their service prior to purchase. Constant Contact has some of the same features as many of the other email marketing services with a few variances.. [More]

Overall Rank: 4 out 5 stars - Benchmark has a pretty robust set of features that would be beneficial for anyone looking to do newsletter and email marketing. Benchmark has a tabbed user interface that allows you to get to each section at the click of a button. Based on my review I would give Benchmark a 4 out 5 based on the features evaluated.. [More]

Overall Rank: 5 out 5 stars - iContact is a very user friendly application. It was built with the novice in mind. The iContact interface is easy to navigate and visually appealing. The application is feature rich which allows you to gain more for your buck. Based on my review I would give iContact a 5 out 5 as it stands the test all in areas evaluated.. [More]

So here we are at the beginning of 2008. Have you taken a look at how well your online endeavors have worked for you? Have you thought about what you can do differently that can increase your online exposure for 2008? Have you developed your 2008 online marketing plan? These are all great questions to ask yourself as you move right into 2008.. [More]

Every well designed website should have Meta tags. You might be asking yourself, What are meta tags? The short answer is Meta tags are a set of tags placed in the HTML header of your website to provide information to search engines about your website. You got it; the keyword here is search engines. As stated in a previous article, it is vital that you ensure your website is listed in the major search engines. Lets take this one step further and dissect the two major types of Meta tags.. [More]