Building Content Sites

Written by S. Housley


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Resources for finding RSS feeds for syndication: RSS Network - http://www.rss-network.com RSS Locator - http://www.rss-locator.com

LINK DIRECTORY While this takes a little more time, compiling a collection of niche websites on related topics can significantly enhancerepparttar value of a portal. Topic-specific directories and search engines can achieve high search engine rankings withrepparttar 139269 larger engines like Google and MSN, and can easily be optimized for a collection of search terms. The process can even be automated if you have programming experience.

Sample Link Directory - http://www.investing-partners.com

TOPIC SPECIFIFC FORUM The most successful forums are those that are highly focused and niche-oriented. Establishing a community of individuals with common interests will result in return visitors. Managing a forum is not overly complex and there are free forum scripts available that will providerepparttar 139270 forum structure. Many ofrepparttar 139271 forums have scripts available that will allow for search engines to spiderrepparttar 139272 contents and forum posts. Asrepparttar 139273 content flourishes,repparttar 139274 site will increase in value.

Free Forum Scripts: http://www.phpbb.com

More on topic-specific portals or information radars can be found in Robin Good's book 'Newsmastering'. http://www.masternewmedia.org/reports/newsmasterstoolkit/

A site that is focused on a relatively narrow range of goods and services will find that there is less competition. Topic-centric websites that provide a gateway to niche information related to a particular industry, sector, topic or market segment are becoming increasingly valuable and popular. Compilingrepparttar 139275 resource using free resources will minimizerepparttar 139276 capital investment. Regardless of whether you are marketing a product, service or advertising, narrowingrepparttar 139277 topic focus will attract a targeted audience who genuinely are interested inrepparttar 139278 website topic, allowing you to monetizerepparttar 139279 portal, and minimizerepparttar 139280 expense.



About the Author: Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for NotePage http://www.notepage.net a wireless text messaging software company.




Making Your Website Affiliate Friendly

Written by Jerry Lunsford


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But that's notrepparttar only problem with websites. Some contain such massive amounts of advertisement inrepparttar 139268 form of pop-ups, flashing and moving banners, and music, it's like looking at a video game where your objective is to shootrepparttar 139269 pop-ups down before another one is created.

No one likes to be bombarded with advertising. And all that advertising takes away fromrepparttar 139270 theme of your website. While a person is reading about your offer they are being distracted by things moving and flashing all overrepparttar 139271 place. Besides, if you are offering an affiliate program, visitors to your website are not looking for car insurance, vitamins, or long distance phone service. I'll take that back. They may be looking for those things but most people will go directly torepparttar 139272 source by use of a particular keyword and their favorite search engine. This also emphasizesrepparttar 139273 need to haverepparttar 139274 proper keywords and description to match up with your website.

If you are advertising on your home page may I suggest no more than two banner ads on it. And they should some how be linked torepparttar 139275 theme of your website. Now, if you have quite a few products or services to advertise there are a couple of ways of doing it that won't turn your home page into a shooting gallery.

1. Use one line text ads. Corner them off onto a particular section of your site allowing visitors to makerepparttar 139276 decision as to whether they want to view your advertisements or not.

2. Make a separate site for each product or service. You can create sub-domains for your products or services and promote them just as you would your main site, and do so with a lot more success.

Here is a recap of points to remember.

Present a website that:

Is easy to navigate Has minimum advertisements Is what people expect to see at first glance Matches your description and keywords Maintains one predominant theme

If you conform your website inrepparttar 139277 manner stated above you will end up with more targeted traffic to your site which should result in more sign-ups to your program. Build your website to meetrepparttar 139278 expectations of those who visit it and you will succeed.

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