Review of WebZoom

What does this tool do:  Gives you to tools to build and rank your website. 

Cost: Free

Who Needs It: You, Doofus.  

Info Page:   www.WebZoom.biz

Comments:  

This site is meant for my clients and any others who may back into it, yet my goal is not to be Number 1 on Google. So I will resume sometime in the fall. If you want to prepare a site and get noticed quickly, then take the time to bookmark the entries. All you need is right here. You will profit from it!

Spy Review

What does this tool do: Provides cross platform, up to the second updates on news from various social media.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It: Do you monitor the news?

Info Page: http://spy.appspot.com/find/%23iran?latest=25

Comments:

This is the second time I have referred readers to Spy, the first being during the Mumbai massacre. Does it have anything to do with ranking your site? Not really. Does it have something to do with life on the “outside”?  Yes.  Use the pound sign to follow a specific subject and be continually updated. (#Iran).

Wowzio Review

What does this tool do: Provides free and useful widgets for your blog.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It: Got a blog? You can use Wowzio.

Info Page: http://www.wowzio.com/docs/faq

Comments:

(The Wowzio site is no longer operational. But I left it here for you to investigate.)  If you look to the left sidebar in Webzoom.biz, you will find a useful and informative “widget” that was easy to insert and has been taking residence, on trial there, for several months. Like what you see? Visit the above link.

WinPatrol Review 

What does this tool do: Keeps a lookout for spyware on your computer. 

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  Got a computer?

Download Page:   http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html

Comments:  

Just take my advice and download for free. Works in the background to alert you when someone or something tries to step in with some free spyware.

Meetup Review 

What does this tool do:  Soothes your lonely heart…or is very valuable as a niche and ranking tool. 

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  Do you want to be in close touch with your potential buyers?

Info Page:   http://www.meetup.com/

Comments:

Meetup serves multiple purposes: it will allow you to meet like minded individuals who share your goals and ideals; it will allow you to mix in and eventually rank your own site, and it will help you to prequalify your idea. What good is the last thought?  If you need to identify an interest in your area of expertise, this is the place to find it. 

Alexa Review 

What does this tool do:   Gives you a visual ranking of sites so you can identify sales niches in your favor.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  It’s just part of your research.

Info Page:   http://www.alexa.com/topsites

Comments:  

So you have heard of Alexa but don’t really know what it is? Visit the link above and you will waste some good time, plus you will be able to narrow down and prequalify niches that might be good sales opportunities for you. 

Google Zeitgeist Review 

What does this tool do:  Keeps you from believing there is a trend…when there isn’t. 

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  Do you want to ignore Google stats?

Info Page:   http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist/index.html

Comments:

“The word zeitgeist describes the intellectual, cultural, ethical and political climate, ambience and morals of an era (similar to the English word “mainstream”) or also a trend.”  So says Wikipedia. Of course you could just say Trend, but it doesn’t have the cache. It’s German you know. Enough of this.  Go to the above link and find additional Google sites that will help you prequalify the niche of your choice.

Lycos Searches Review 

What does this tool do:   Helps you to identify what is a viable niche for your sales online.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  Do you want to cover your bases?

Info Page:   http://www.lycos.com/

Comments:  

When is the last time you visited Lycos? Well start. Lycos along with the two previous blog entries in Webzoom and several yet to follow, will help you to identify areas that are worth your time in validating a niche for your future sales. Be sure to drill down to ID popular products. 

Sitepoint Review 

What does this tool do:  Identifies competition.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  Do you want to make money?

Info Page:   http://marketplace.sitepoint.com/

Comments:  

At the Marketplace tab within Sitepoint you can identify sites that are making money. If you can do better then this is the place you want to study. Internet marketing flies in the face of traditional thinking…instead of find a niche of low competition, you will want to seek out HIGH competitive areas and then stick your hands out to snag sales as you build up your site.  This site identifies where you need to go.

eBay Pulse Review 

What does this tool do: Gives you additional insight…before you choose your own niche. 

Cost: Free

Who Needs It: Looking to choose a profitable niche? 

Info Page:   http://pulse.ebay.com/

Comments:  

If you need ideas of what is selling or what you might make a good profit from, then be sure to check out eBay’s Pulse.  Appropriately titled, this site keeps a finger on the pulse of the changing market…based on eBay’s statistics.