With yesterday’s acquisition of Instagram for $1 billion, will Facebook follow the path of Google and create its own monopoly similar to Google’s? Let’s take a look back at all of Google’s major acquisitions over the years: Add this infographic embed code to your blog! [Via: Single Grain - A [...]
Keyword Research Mistakes to Avoid
Conducting good keyword research is vitally important for your success online, simply because the web runs on keywords. Although many people create websites based on niches, ideas or specific types of information they’d like to share, it isn’t niches or thoughts that the search engine results pages return – it’s [...]
7 Ways to Leverage LinkedIn
In some ways, LinkedIn is the red-headed step-child of the social networking world. There’s no chat feature? No way to post about the latest band you discovered or share funny pictures of your cat? But while some people might see this as evidence that the site is full of stuffy [...]
7 Ways to Leverage LinkedIn
In some ways, LinkedIn is the red-headed step-child of the social networking world. There’s no chat feature? No way to post about the latest band you discovered or share funny pictures of your cat? But while some people might see this as evidence that the site is full of stuffy [...]
Different Monetization Models for Your Website
Unless you’re building a website for completely altruistic reasons, chances are you want to get paid at least something to compensate for the time and effort you’ve put into your site! If you’re still struggling to make a profit, consider any of the following website monetization models: Banner Advertisements Banner [...]
Email Marketing 101: What You Need to Know
If you run a website or are at all involved in website management, chances are you’ve heard at least one person tell you, “The money’s in the list!” before. But while this might be true, running a successful email marketing campaign isn’t the easiest money you’ll ever earn. Succeeding with [...]
Is the Groupon Business Model Failing?
With its IPO looming and its financial reports open for public dissection, Groupon – and the entire daily deals market – is facing increased scrutiny about the strength of its underlying business model. So does the daily deals business model have potential past this initial round of potentially over-excited investors, [...]
7 Tips for Improving Your Landing Page Conversions
Let’s face it – you wouldn’t have a landing page in the first place if you didn’t want it to convert! So if your site isn’t as effective as you’d like it to be, consider the following seven tips on how to improve your landing page conversions. Tip #1 – [...]
Copywriting Tricks to Improve Your Website Conversions
Very few people run websites for completely altruistic purposes. You might not be trying to profit monetarily from your website, but chances are you want your visitors to take some designated action – whether it’s signing up for your email list, contacting you for more information or simply leaving through [...]
Linkbait Content: What it is and How to Use it to Your Advantage
There’s really no arguing that websites need to have plenty of high quality backlinks pointing to them in order to rank well in the search engines. And when it comes to creating viral content and building these valuable links, “linkbait” content can’t be beat. But what is linkbait content? And [...]