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5 Tips on Building an Effective Website for your Small Business

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:06:15 GMT

Banner Design Success Techniques

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:56:37 GMT

Banners have been a major part of the World Wide Web world since its early days. Copywriters burn the midnight oil looking for new designs that will grab the visitor’s attention and compel him to click on their banner. This article discusses some of the most successful banner designs.

Top 10 Logo Design Tips

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:23:04 GMT

Top 10 Internet Advertising Mistakes

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:50:32 GMT

Millions of people use the Internet everyday, so it would seem like the ideal location to simply place ads and generate great results. But that is not necessarily the case. Many novice and veteran online advertisers make the same mistakes, which undercut the effectiveness of their Web ads. Here are 10 of the most common mistakes with some tips on how to avoid them.

5 Social Media Tips for Ecommerce Marketing

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:12:12 GMT

If you run an e-commerce business, chances are your customers – regardless of their age, gender or economic status – are active on social networks and social media sharing sites.

Top 10 Web Design Tips

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:24:36 GMT

How to Analyze Your SEO Competitors

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:52:21 GMT

Well, even if your niche isn't that competitive, you will only win if you know how to monitor your competitors' success and failure. Here are some steps you can do to analyze your SEO competition.

Sales From Your Site – Make It Simple For Prospects

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:56:16 GMT

Building a web site often can lead to interesting deviations caused by practicalities and changes in perspective. This is okay so long as you keep things simple for prospects.

Top 10 Email Marketing Tips For Training Companies

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:54:18 GMT

Why Ghost Writing is the Best Way to Make Money For Beginners

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:58:57 GMT

where a writer not only sells his writings but also the attached labels for the creation. Although writing is itself very rewarding work, it is not always a profitable option for a beginner who is still new to this online environment of marketing and

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Is Php Good For Freelancing??

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:49:17 GMT

and these PHP jobs are offered mainly on
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Advanced Pay Per Click Tips

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:04:25 GMT

. There are some hard fast rules that must be followed to become a successful marketer if you want to make money online. There are some smart little tricks that can be incorporated into your marketing strategies that will help you become even more powerful in your marketing endeavors.
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Google Swiffy - Flash to HTML5

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:30:40 GMT

, so you can use any supported modern browser to load the content, even if the browser happens to be Mobile Safari. "Swiffy currently supports a subset of SWF 8 and ActionScript 2.0, and the output works in all Webkit browsers such as Chrome
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The Razor Syntax - ASP.Net

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:09:59 GMT

syntax for embedding server-based code in a web page. In a web page that uses the Razor syntax, there are two kinds of content: client content and server code. Client content is the stuff you're used to in web pages: HTML markup (elements), style information such as CSS, client script such as JavaScript, and plain text.
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Types of Creative Freelance Writing

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:26:09 GMT

, but stay true to their creative writing roots. Guess what? It IS possible to do, with the right markets.
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Successful Freelance Programmer

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:44:15 GMT

. I’ve learned a few things about successful freelance progrramming.
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Freelancing Doesn’t Mean Working for Free

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:35:36 GMT

on the side or do it full-time to support themselves and/or their families, there are many advantages and some disadvantages that go with the territory. Advantages include being able to work for yourself, set your own schedule, and build a portfolio of work that can be used to gain a full-time job (should you so choose).
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When to Change Your Site's Design

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:31:24 GMT

Change is always hard, and knowing when to upgrade or redesign is among the most critical events in a site’s history. A successful transition from old to new will revitalise a community, give renewed interest in your content or perhaps better portray your services. A poorly thought through redesign may cause your current user base to consider going to your competitors instead. As such, we need to highlight the methods we use within upgrades and that may
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6 Alternative Work Spaces to the Home Office

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:14:09 GMT

. So why do many freelancers spend all of their working hours at home? Of course the home office (or sofa) is comfortable, but working in a new setting can spark ideas to improve your business, promote creativity, and offer opportunities for socializing and networking.
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The Truth about Freelance Web Development

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:20:16 GMT

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Web Design is The Essence of Your Business

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:04:29 GMT

is how to add value to the user's experience, how to make them feel that they truly got something out of visiting your web site. User-centered web design is all about giving the control back to the user, which brings us to the term Accessible Web Design - the art of creating webpages that are accessible to
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15 Key Elements of A Great Website

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:15:10 GMT

. In reality, it can seem like an endless list — but if you look carefully you’ll see that there are certain elements that are more important than others, elements that are used consistently among the most successful
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Technical Writing Skills

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:45:05 GMT

to perform their jobs functions, but technical writing involves conveying highly detailed information to a number of different audiences or a
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Shall You Raise Your Freelance Rates?

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:51:46 GMT

? You might think so, but it’s more likely that you — like many freelancers — are charging much less than what your clients are willing to pay. This is especially true if you do excellent
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B2B Internet Marketing

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:31:07 GMT

to
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Build Backlinks Manually

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:43:39 GMT

do you use?". The honest truth is that I don't use that many on client sites every day. I've certainly paid for and used quite a few over the last few years, but when I first started in SEO, I didn't have the cash to buy tools or subscribe to them. This
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Finding a Freelancing Contract Online

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:44:45 GMT

such as CWJobs and Jobserve. Recruitment agencies post their latest vacancies on these sites.
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Adobe Flex framework

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:38:31 GMT

is a highly productive, free, open source framework for building expressive mobile, web, and desktop applications. Flex allows you to build web and mobile applications that share a common code base, reducing the time and cost of
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Backlink Building through Forum Posting

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:31:53 GMT

search engine
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Best Practices for Email Marketing

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:02:56 GMT

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8 Business Skills of Freelance Writer

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:11:32 GMT

without a whole lot of business savvy thrown in. Here are the skills you need NOW.
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10 Must-Have Tools for Android Developers

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:32:09 GMT

design, develop, test, and publish quality Android applications. In this article, we discuss 10 of the most common tools you should know about and learn to use.
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IIS and ASP.NET - The Application Pool

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:59:27 GMT

Web applications, thereby increasing the reliability of your ASP.NET Web applications.
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Using Photo Sharing Sites For Traffic

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:55:25 GMT

found out that photo sharing sites can essentially show that they can be an excellent source for traffic if utilized the proper way. That’s the truth; you can just
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Facebook Fan Page Strategies

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:38:58 GMT

? This article is your saving grace if you answered yes to this question. Many online social marketers have discovered the value of fan pages however, most struggle to obtain targeted fans because they aren’t adding
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Why some Blogs Succeed and Others Don’t

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:58:46 GMT

Have you ever wondered why some blogs engender the success that they do? Why Techcrunch has 1/2 of a million subscribers and charges $10,000 a month for a 125x125px ad? Or why more than 20,000 blogs have chosen to link to BoingBoing and 1,500 people have listed it as a Technorati favourite? Why the DailyKos received more than half a million visits a day and every post receives comments number with
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Ten Practical Tips for Writing in English

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:47:33 GMT

in their own language. For
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SEO Basic Tips - Article Submission

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:16:53 GMT

. Not whether or not you submit articles to directories in order to get inbound links to your site. Everybody agrees that this is one of the most important things to do. What people can't seem to agree on is the duplicate content penalty. Some say that it is quite real and others say that it is just a load of horse manure. Well, this article is going to explore by
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12 Tips for Writing Better Content

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:37:17 GMT

. Are readers connecting with it? Do they understand what you’re trying to say? Is there an easy way for you to tighten things up and improve upon what’s already there?
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CakePHP Bake – Baking Models

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:06:17 GMT

is the bake routine. This is basically code generation for the lazy types like myself. It was good in CakePHP version 1.1, now it’s just awesome. The only way they can make it better is to
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Actionscript Syntax

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:31:34 GMT

we will introduce some of the basic programming code elements. Knowing the basic Actionscript syntax will allow you to build and understand simple code structures and ease your learning process.
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Tools For Creating Websites

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:22:38 GMT

and CSS easy much easier. I'll first highlight the tools I use,
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Black Hat SEO

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:03:40 GMT

is customarily defined as techniques that are used to get higher search rankings in an unethical manner. These black hat SEO techniques usually include one or more of the following characteristics:
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7 Steps to Keep Your Ads Alive in Google in 2011

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:24:58 GMT

they
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Internet Marketing Performance

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:18:04 GMT

from the ground up, found a niche and built their success one day at a time. In order to be successful, you must be completely passionate about your business and your success. If you don't have a
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SMM Mistakes

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:49:08 GMT

I've written a lot lately on social media marketing and how to use it in your marketing strategy, but I must admit, lately, I've become annoyed. There are so many companies, and when I say companies, I mean both the large companies as well as the soloprenuer out there that are beginning to think social media marketing is about getting rich quick, or it's the quick fix to small marketing budgets that will pull them
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Online Tools For Freelancers

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:30:54 GMT

needs and the best thing is that most of them are online so you dont have to download them and they're easy to share with each other.
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Ten Aspects of full-Time Work That Make You Think About Freelancing

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:31:34 GMT

01 Everyone notices when you show up five minutes late, but not that you’re working two hours extra every single evening.
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Avoid Distractions - Freelance Business

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:39:43 GMT

. It could come in the form of a needy child or a needy spouse. It could come in the form of an interesting article that you got in your inbox. So how do you handle these distractions that pop up when you work from home? Read the rest of this blog post for ideas.
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Strategies For Promoting Sites via Social Media

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:26:57 GMT

. With this strategy comes the question of how can we manage all our sites, keep up with our branding
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How to Stop Getting Rejected as a Freelance Writer

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:43:10 GMT

, I thought long and hard about rejection. My articles were getting rejected, and I was mad. I knew if my articles get rejected, I won’t make money. On the other hand, when they are accepted, I make money. Freelance writing is really that simple. So I began my quest to reduce rejection and increase acceptance. I wrote and read and tweaked until my articles slowly started getting
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Creative Freelance Writing

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:16:32 GMT

. Maybe you find nonfiction writing dull or unrewarding or you’re worried that working with clients will kill the creative side of your work. It doesn’t have to.
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Fingertip Website Naviagation

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:32:45 GMT

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Google Plus One Impact On SEO

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:47:35 GMT

we have a powerful new tool that will soon allow Google users to share websites and content the same as Facebook users now do with the Like button.
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Webmaster Tools for SEO

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:51:06 GMT

is a system built by Google that gives you feedback on your website from how Google sees it. It shows everything from phrases used to find your site through to pages it can’t distinguish or access through internal and external links.
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Speed Up Your Javascript

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:47:50 GMT

engine has been running for a specific amount of time (others). The problem, of course, isn’t the way that the browser is detecting long-running scripts, it’s that the script is taking too long to execute.
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Facebook For Email Marketing

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:09:41 GMT

is rolling out to more and more users, making its impact on your e-mail program imminent. Even if you haven't seen the first @facebook.com e-mail address enter your list yet, there are some items you can consider now to help ensure your e-mail program is not negatively affected. What should you consider in the early stages of the Facebook Messages roll out?
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Wireless Java

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:07:28 GMT

(Micro Editon) platform with its API and tools like the Wireless Java Toolkit. In the J2ME, there's the Foundation Profile MIDP PersonalJava Configurations. The Foundation Profile lets you write applications for small wireless devices that do not
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OData Services In ASP.NET Applications

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:21:58 GMT

) and JSON. You can use OData to expose, query and update data from a variety of applications, services and stores. The OData protocol allows you to query data over HTTP protocol and then get the result back in Atom, JSON or XML formats.
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Arguments In Actionscript

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:20:48 GMT

3, it’s possible to use both these options, but a new keyword named ...(rest) can also define the
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Editing Your Documentation - Technical Writing

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:10:20 GMT

sometimes fall into the trap of thinking that the user is stupid. I have often heard technical writers say things like "well, if the user can't figure that out, maybe he’s in the wrong job!"
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Online Tools For Freelance Writers

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:49:56 GMT

can use to make both their lives and work easier. Some make a simple task easier while others streamline processes so you can spend more time writing and finding new business and less time on busy work.
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Top 10 Freelance Scams

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:09:56 GMT

, oDesk scam, writer scam or some other similar, less specific term. I’ve run into several of these myself, so I thought it was time to bring together some of the top scams out there and how to avoid them. Some are really obvious. Others are nefariously complicated. They’ll all screw you out of your money or work, usually with no recourse. Be warned: it’s a
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The DoubleClick Ad Exchange

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:12:43 GMT

— short, highly relevant text ads alongside search results on Google and other search engines — to grow their businesses. Thanks to a decade of innovation, search advertising is an open platform that allows businesses to easily connect with customers.
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Logo Design Techniques

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:20:34 GMT

will give recognition to your business. The websites’ logo needs to be sufficiently impulsive to express your business theme effectively. The websites that have attained success have a logo of their own. It is this logo that has become the most vital part of their business and brand building. There are several ideas that you
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The Freelance Writer's Guide to LinkedIn

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:03:28 GMT

can be a highly effective networking tool. But before you add me to your network, I should point out that while sites like Facebook and Twitter encourage connection with strangers for the sake of building a virtual community, LinkedIn frowns
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Smart Freelancing

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:17:46 GMT

is a great way of earning great income, as with all things there are pitfalls you need to be mindful of. These issues i'm about to bring up may sound like things you've encountered in your work- place before, but be warned that they can cause you untold problems and unnecessary stress.
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Seven Ways to Impress Your Clients

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:02:14 GMT

, the thought of having clients was quite scary … though the thought of having no clients at all was even scarier! Something about the word clients implied that they’d be demanding, ultra-professional, and intimidating. Of course, it was nothing like I’d feared: my clients have all been very human, warm and friendly! However,
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12 Websites To Learn Flash/ActionScript

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:40:59 GMT

.
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Characteristics and Skills Freelance Writers Need

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:36:13 GMT

must have or develop, followed by some traits that a
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Managing Website Business

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:05:01 GMT

is slightly different. It's different in the sense that the skills required are specific to a web based environment, and will largely determine whether your venture is a success or a failure. Here we will be addressing several web
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XML in PHP 5

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:00:39 GMT

support was rewritten for PHP 5. All the XML extensions are now based on the excellent libxml2 library by the GNOME project. This allows for interoperability between the different extensions, so that the core developers only need to work with one underlying library. For example, the quite complex and now largely improved
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Javascript Query String

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:38:59 GMT

. We use the window.location.search element of javascript to get the query string and store it into a variable.
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Writing effective Ads

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:15:29 GMT

or you're not going to get people to your site. The mystery of effective ad writing has eluded many people since the beginning of the printed word. The truth is, there is really no big secret to it. This article will unravel the mystery for you and give you the basic things you need so that with a little
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Keyword Research

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:46:24 GMT

for your target market, or for that matter just researching keywords in order to find a target market is literally the make or break of every business. I don't care if you
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Web Designers of the Future

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:20:02 GMT

. Future web design will need people with the spatial and technical skills to create 3-D
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Tips To Launch Your Writing Career

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:07:45 GMT

is not an easy feat. However, today's technology certainly makes it much easier to access the tools required to get started. The following are five tips on how technology can help writers successfully launch their careers:
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Improve Your Social Media Presence

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:54:34 GMT

, it must be said that solid marketing is all about the ideas behind your product or service. These ideas need to be communicated on your website with clear messaging and visual appeal (which good creative advertising firms can help you with), as well as through a variety of channels. Social media is rapidly becoming a preferred channel for web users to
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Article Submission Tips

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:54:50 GMT

matters, and without the proper
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An Introduction To Agents

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:59:43 GMT

languages.
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Make The Most Of LinkedIn

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:50:30 GMT

By adding connections, you increase the likelihood that people will see your profile first when they’re searching for someone to hire or do business with. In addition to appearing at the top of search results, people would much rather work with people who their friends know and trust.
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Networking Tips For Freelancers

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:33:53 GMT

events. As a new business manager for a small marketing agency, I attended at least one monthly event to collect leads. Is there a way to make networking events more successful, or even, dare I say it, enjoyable?
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Designing for the Mobile Web Article

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:15:47 GMT

The thing is, creating a great web experience for users of mobile devices is much easier than you might think. In this article I’ll introduce seven fundamental steps that, if followed, will help you avoid the pitfalls that have caused many other mobile sites to fail. By the end of
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8 Necessary SEO Steps During A Website Redesign

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:56:42 GMT

that could have been easily implemented
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Market Yourself As A Freelancer

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:46:25 GMT

is described as being "The process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion and distribution of goods, services and ideas to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organisation objectives."
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HTML5 Features

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:17:03 GMT

.
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Viral Marketing Techniques

Mon, 30 May 2011 13:58:05 GMT

is one of those buzzwords that everybody is talking about. The funny thing about it is that few people really know what viral marketing is and all the different ways that you can use it. Well, it is the hopes of this article that for those who are a little bit in the dark about this fantastic method of getting your message out to others, that after reading it, you will have a very good understanding of
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Article Writing And Bum Marketing

Mon, 30 May 2011 13:44:55 GMT

scene in the last year. And of course, anybody who knows anything about Bum Marketing knows that it involves the practice of writing articles on tight niches and submitting them to article directories for the purpose of getting readers to your site via your bio box. Or is that really the truth? In this article, I'm going to take
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HTML 5 New Elements

Fri, 27 May 2011 14:40:20 GMT

that tap into,
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Web Designing Concepts

Fri, 27 May 2011 14:13:52 GMT

that will be aimed at all age groups. Someone purely concerned with design might create a proposal which uses very nice type, blue as a background color because it’s “fresh,” and some stock photos of generic mouth and teeth or laughing model families.
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How to Stay Focused at Your freelance Job

Thu, 26 May 2011 14:48:33 GMT

, the biggest obstacle you're likely to face is motivation. Let's face it; it's easy to become distracted at home. It's even easier to make excuses and get out of doing work by finding something more fun to do.
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PHP cURL Tutorial

Thu, 26 May 2011 13:57:23 GMT

is a library which allows you to connect and communicate to many different types of servers with many different types of protocols. Using cURL you can:
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The Facts About Targeted Web Site Traffic

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:03:24 GMT

." Can't argue with that. The problem is, not everybody agrees on what "targeted" web site traffic really is. While I am not suggesting that the views presented in this article are by any means the be all and end all, I hope that these opinions and observations will give you some food for thought. As to this article being about "facts" of targeted web site traffic, well, I'll let the reader decide if indeed they are factual or just opinion.
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Email Marketing Statistics

Wed, 25 May 2011 13:52:25 GMT

or interested in getting into email marketing, these statistics may surprise you, or not. Hopefully, you'll find them useful and give you some idea of whether or not it's going to be
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CMS Design - Provide Task-based Interfaces

Tue, 24 May 2011 14:44:31 GMT

are used to complete tasks, whether creating a new page or setting up a new author. In general, content management systems can enhance their usability by providing task-based interfaces that match these common activities.
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Get More Signups To Your Mailing List

Mon, 23 May 2011 14:43:51 GMT

. In this article, we’ll be discussing three powerful ways to get more people to sign up to your list.
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Ghostwriting Part Time

Mon, 23 May 2011 14:38:05 GMT

for extra money. I was afraid to quit my job, but I certainly enjoyed making an extra couple of hundred bucks a week. If you could use the extra cash, then ghostwriting might
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Insecure ASP.NET Applications

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:57:11 GMT

is the single biggest thing you can do to make
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Validating Data in Silverlight Application

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:44:53 GMT

was to throw exceptions
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Daily SEO Tasks

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:25:22 GMT

Great question, and something I’ve been asked many times. If you confident enough in doing your own SEO and understand the basics than these are the tasks you should be doing on a daily basis:
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