Search Engine Promotion - your options explained
Most people have limited knowledge when it comes to search engine ranking and the varioustypes of services on offer. We all know that having top 10 positions on some of the leadingengines can bring all the traffic we can handle, and then some. But how do we get those top10 listings and what should we expect to pay to get them? A simple way to approach this is to look at your competition. Do a quick search on one of theleading engines like Google or AltaVista, using a search phrase that people might use whenlooking for your products or services, and see what comes back. As a basic 'rule of thumb' guide - Between 100 and 5000 puts you in a 'low competition' category.
Between 5001 and 25000 puts you in a 'medium competition' category. Between 25001 and 250,000 puts you in a 'high competition' category. Over 250,000 puts you in a 'Extremely high competition' category.
Here are some examples we found on AltaVista:- "detroit real estate" - 2.7M"curtain fixtures" - 817,000"auto parts" - 130,000"mortgage loans" - 84,000"coin collecting" - 14,000"wedding accessories" - 9,000"florida vacations" - 5,000"model railways" - 5,000 Based on the above, determine the competitiveness of your category, then research the levelof service necessary for your site.
Once you have determined the level of competition for top positions in your business category,use the following as a basic guide: 1 - Low to medium competition with no previous 'search engine optimization' - Locate a goodsubmission service who will give your home page a 'tune-up' then submit your site 'manually' toall the leading engines and directories.
Expect to pay around $25 to $65 per month. 2 - Medium to High competition on restricted budget - try to locate a service that will gobeyond basic Meta Tag revisions. Not all search engines pay much attention to what is in yourMeta tags, so look for someone who will make changes to the HTML on your key contentpages to give them a boost. Expect to pay around $55 to $95 per month. 3 - Sites with high or extremely high competition - you will encounter various approaches athigher service levels.
Most common is to use 'Doorway' pages and a separate 'Hallway'domain. Think about Doorway/Hallway pages as pages that focus on a specific search phrase,each targeting a specific search engine. It is common to have sites with over 100 customdesigned Doorway pages targeting multiple search phrases and multiple search engines.Pricing varies greatly at these levels, and almost always include a setup fee then ongoingmonthly service fees. Developing a better understanding of how it all works will help you decide the best approach foryour web site, and will help you make an informed decision based on realistic expectations..
Pricing your House To Sell
Your asking price is likely the most difficult - and crucial - decision you'll
make when you put your house on the market. Ask too little and you risk leaving
money on the table unnecessarily. Ask too much and you may scare off potential
buyers. Most Sellers set their initial asking price at an amount somewhat higher
than they are actually willing to accept, fully expecting a buyer to open the
bidding with a lesser amount. While price is the most frequently negotiated item in any home sale, you may
be able to creatively provide financial value to your buyer - without lowering
the price alone.
- major appliances such as your stove, fridge, dishwasher and microwave offer
good negotiating power - while you'll likely be including some of them in
your asking price, consider excluding some from the listing (the washer and
dryer perhaps) to use as a future bargaining chip; - window...
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Amazing Free Government Grants Giveaway!
Free Money Got Bad Credit, No Credit, No Problem. Got the Bad Credit blues. Bankers turning their back to you. Take a long hard look at the new method of getting money and no banker is going to turn you down. Better yet there's NO INTEREST and you NEVER have to REPAY it.
Those who know where the money is, get the MONEY! Interested! Get ready for an eye opener. Become one of those who knows where the money is. Read on! Free Money ALL NEW for 2004!!! Matthew Lesko wants you to get Free Money TO PAY YOUR BILLS!!! Billion of dollars are given out every year that you can use and Lesko's new book will show you how to get it! Get Free Money for: Bad Credit will not hold you back for free money reasons below living expenses mortgage, rent closing costs education costs health bills chile care home and auto repairs entertainment travel and even credit card bills!!! Everyone qualifies! Even with Bad Credit Government Free Money programs aren't only for the very needy. Even those who make...
Amazing Free Government Grants Giveaway!
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How To Tell if a Property is Overvalued
In the wake of the incredible house price boom witnessed in most of the developed world over the past decade, a lot of ideas have sprung up as to how to value a house 'fairly'. The reason for this is that traditional methods, such as working out house prices as a multiple of salaries, or perhaps mortgage affordability as a percentage of income, seem to have 'stopped working' recently.There can be no doubt that house prices are .. ahem! .. at the top end of their range compared to traditional valuation methods, but don't let anyone fool you that this is now the 'norm', or that a 'new paradigm' is in place. Such talk rightly marks the climax of an asset bubble, as witness the dotcom bust as the millenium rolled over.
Many things can change as technology and societies develop, but basic human nature isn't one of them, and the twin drivers of any asset bubble, fear and greed, are rather depressingly evident in this bubble too.So if you live in an area where houses are trading at,...
How To Tell if a Property is Overvalued
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EhomesDenver.com Launches free Home Listing Real-estate Service and Loan Qualifying
(ContentDesk) June 3, 2005 -- www.EhomesDenver.com is helping New home owners find properties in the Metro Denver area as well as providing mortgage loan services, The free service is Designed to eliminate headaches and frustration while searching a specific area for homes, listings in the Denver Metro Area and surrounding cities such as Parker, Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch and 18 other cities surrounding the Denver Metro area." We feel that providing a free Home search is a necessity for a realtor in this day and time, Online home searching is a valuable tool to home buyers, I feel providing free access to MLS listings here in Metro Denver is important and I personally like being able to provide daily updates of new home listings through the MLS" says Karen Baumgardner. Best of all this Service is free to anyone looking to move into the Denver area. "A large percentage of people looking for homes using my website are from out...
EhomesDenver.com Launches free Home Listing Real-estate Service and Loan Qualifying
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Why Bad Credit People Pay Higher Rates
Why Bad Credit People Pay Higher RatesbyLet's face it. People with credit problems pay higher rates for the same reason people pay higher auto insurance premiums - risk. Virtually everyone knows if you receive a traffic ticket, you get points on your driving record and an increase in your insurance premium. Why? Because the traffic ticket has created an emerging pattern of risk. If you got one traffic ticket, the chances of receiving another one are now greater than when you had no tickets.
Therefore, there is a greater likelihood of you filing a claim in the future. A speeding ticket can lead to accidents, property damage or even vehicular manslaughter. All of which pose a real risk of the insurance company paying a claim. The more claims the company pays, the less money they have to pay other claims and make sound investments to pay future claims.The credit world is similar. If you pay your bills late, your credit score decreases and the interest rate on your next financing...
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Self Employed Mortgage Loans - A Survival Guide
When you're self employed you have numerous advantages. As you are a free agent, you will write off every deduction you can on your tax return. You acquire the potential to earn extra income much more so than someone who is employed by someone else. The best part is that you are the gaffer, the boss! On rare occasions, being freelance has some drawbacks. One is when you go to get finance for a property or a large purchase.
However, here are some items to know that could help you prepare for the mortgage loan process. A self-employed mortgage loan survival guide, if you will.While confirming your income - the average lender will need to be made aware of at least 2 years of self employment history, occasionally they will request 3 years. They will ask to see this history verified in tax returns, generally. Occasionally the lenders may figure your income as being the average income you claimed on your income taxes as profits, not your gross business income. Another time the lender...
Self Employed Mortgage Loans - A Survival Guide
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Real Estate Expo/Miami Supercedes Expectations in Both Quantity and Quality of Attendance, Miamia, FL (Jan. 31 & Feb. 1, 2004)
Miami, FL (ContentDesk) February 4, 2004 -- The Real Estate Expo/Miami, which took place this past weekend at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, was considered an overall success by exhibitors and attendees alike.
The highly anticipated, two-day event concluded with approximately 1,000 individuals in attendance.
More important than quantity, however, exhibitors raved about the quality of the traffic, stating that the attendees at this year's Expo were serious customers interested in purchasing real estate and genuinely seeking the expertise of exhibitors. "Attendees were very target marketed, whether they were brokers or potential buyers.
We generated a number of leads from the event."-Jerry Krystoff, Colonial Development
As the only real estate convention of this type in the nation, the Expo served as a forum for potential real estate buyers and investors to access the industry's leading developers, real estate agencies, title companies,...
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