Articles from October 2011



How To Host Downloadable Files On Your Website

If you will be selling digital products on your website, then you will need to understand the basics of hosting downloadable files. The most fundamental factor is, of course, site security, so let’s address this first. There are many third-party file delivery services online, and if you intend to sell infoproducts, you should seriously consider [...]

Viruses Can Hit Websites As Well As Computers

Web surfers, downloaders and even chatters have long had to give some thought to Internet security. Today this is true for anyone who is at all serious about Internet marketing as well. Some experts estimate that up to 90% of all PCs are infected with some kind of spyware. Mac users have it much easier [...]

What is an Ezine and Why Should You Publish One?

It is quite possible to make money online without having a single product to sell. One important component in doing so is starting your own electronic newsletter, also known as an ezine. By publishing an ezine, you can easily and inexpensively spread your expertise and influence (not to mention word of your own or other’s [...]

Five Good Reasons to Use Viral E-books

Are ebooks — even free ones — dead in this age of video and podcasts? Not at all. Ebooks are one of the best tools for viral marketing, and will remain so for a long time to come. Here are five good reasons why: 1. Ebooks are inexpensive to produce and don’t take long to [...]

What Exactly Is RSS?

Although RSS is not exactly a new technology, it is specialized enough to be a bit of a mystery for many or most casual Internet users. It’s really not all that complicated, however: RSS is technology, accessed through software, that allows you to access constantly-updated website and blog content. The letters RSS stand for really [...]

7 Top Tips for Building Site Traffic

Starting a blog is the easy part. The hard part is getting people to visit it. Some people think that all they had to do is create a few posts and the traffic will naturally start to flow. It isn’t quite that easy. But there are ways to drive that all important traffic. Here are [...]

Can You Really Earn An Honest Income Online?

Every day, thousands of people join the ranks of those seeking to earn an extra income from home. If they do any web surfing at all, they are bound to see enticing ads for work-at-home opportunities. Over time, everybody is bombarded with business opportunities, questionable deals and sometimes outright frauds. How can you sift through [...]

Logo Design on the Mac

Promotional experts tell us that the most important part of any advertising message is what it communicates to potential customers. A logo is an important part of a product or businesses’ overall image, and therefore must be designed carefully to convey the right message. At one time, logos may not have been so important. After [...]

Photoshop 101: The Toolbox

Photoshop (and Photoshop Elements) is a handy tool for everyone from digital artists to Internet marketers, who can use the software to create everything from ebook covers to web graphics. One of the first things you will want to learn, however, is the various options you’ll find on the Photoshop toolbox, (the little palette that [...]

4 Essential Ingredients of All Articles

Ours is an information-based society, and the importance of providing useful information for today’s Internet-based companies cannot be overestimated. Information in the form of articles increases trust, draws traffic to one’s blog or website, and helps keep it there once it arrives. Providing useful information has become a key element in making a site a [...]