Hopefully by now you realize that Internet marketing requires more than just an out-of-the-box solution. There is no magical formula to marketing online, and those who say otherwise should be scrutinized. The incredible variety of businesses online require individual marketing strategies and plans. A real estate web site should not be marketed same way as one selling comic books. Any salesman would have a difficult time selling denture glue to a teen-ager, it just doesn't fit. And neither do one size fits all marketing plans. Target markets have to be considered. Planning, strategy and analysis must be carried out in order to achieve any kind of lasting success.

Make your web site usable and you will gain success!

Now, if you would like to send me a check for $30 for this "killer strategy" please feel free to do so. Otherwise, take this bit of information and file it in "critically important" category. By usable, I'm talking about such web site considerations as working links, fast loading pages, limited use of images,animations and other "fluff" that will make most users hit back button faster than you can blink a virtual eye.

Fact: Most Internet users will hit their back buttons if a web page doesn't load in 20 seconds or less. Increasing speed at which your web site loads greatly increases likelihood that it will ever be seen.

Submit your site to 100,000 search engines for just $29.95 !!! Beware of offers like this, truth is there are only a handful of search engines that most people use to find things online. Concentrating your marketing efforts on these few search engines is much more effective than having your site listed in a million places that nobody will ever see Bear in mind that most of these multiple search engine submittal sites are profit driven, and only one making a profit is them.

Fact: Google and Yahoo are currently major players in search engine game comprising 54% and 41% of all Internet searches respectively.(Source: Comscore Media Metrix 05/04) There are several techniques to achieving higher rankings with these two search engines none of which are secrets. Read my article on search engine optimization for more information about this important topic.

Number 1 Ranking in Google! Guaranteed! I have seen many web sites offering search engine ranking services, making claims like one above, The truth of matter is that it is impossible to guarantee a number one ranking with Google's free search engine submission. As I have stated previously there are a number of strategies and steps that can be taken to optimize your web site for search engine placement and achieve highest rankings possible. Guaranteed results are a myth, it is possible to have highest ranking in Google for search terms that aren't commonly used, but then, what's point?

Fact: It is true that you can purchase advertising space using Google service called AdWords. Advertisements appear in right hand column of Google search pages.

Successful marketing of your business online requires time, effort and patience. There are no easy solutions. But, a fair amount of devotion and common sense can yield truly impressive results.

Jeff Palmer is an internet marketing consultant and web designer with over 10 years of experience and is process of writing what promises to be that definitive guide to online marketing. If you would like information about this upcoming book, including a sneek peek at finished chapters contact author directly at greatempty@yahoo.com

Obvious signs of infection include: : Sudden slow downs

Strange message boxes and advertising coming up for no apparent reason.

Constant internet access. Viruses etc. need to be connected to internet as much as possible and so if you are infected they will try to dial-up or connect all time. Long start up times.

Constant popups

“OK, I’m up creek without a working computer what do I do now?”

Again Danny was in a playful mood. Curing computer problems on a daily basis would probably make most of us a little crazy.

“Pick from following:

Throw your computer out of window.

Set it on fire.

Kick it

Call a competent computer engineer . There are some things you can do yourself but this depends on how bad troubles have progressed. If your system is having a nervous breakdown it may be better to call a competent computer engineer immediately. DO NOT WAIT. Waiting can be fatal since virus or worm will spread and may render your system completely inoperative.

Run anti virus tools manually if necessary

Download tools like Stinger from McAfee which can sniff out viruses quickly. Put it on a floppy disk which you can use if you cannot connect with internet. Stinger will operate in safe mode.

To get into safe mode. Start your computer and keep pushing F8 which activates safe mode at time that computer starts (clicks on) You keep pushing F8 so that you will not miss brief window of opportunity to activate safe mode. Once a system becomes really unstable it is often best just to reformat hard drive and start again with manufacturers system restore disks. "

I could see that Danny was warming to his theme and was about to come up with a major pronouncement. He was well into Headmaster mode.

"There is a moral here: MAKE SURE YOUR IMPORTANT DATA IS BACKED UP. Get into habit of storing your most important files in at least two locations. I stopped using CD’s for storage and bought a USB hard drive that gets plugged in on a regular basis for all my backups.

It is important to realise that CDR/CDRW disks are magnetic, this means they are susceptible to all sorts of magnetic fields from TV, speakers etc. They are also easily damaged by touch (grease on fingers) as well as degradation from time.

System restore disks as with most bought software uses a different system to “write” to disks. The data is physically imprinted onto plastic so you have to really try before damage will occur.

Your data is 100 times more valuable than installed software. Many people do not look after system restore disks. This is very foolish. They are only cheap way for you to get a working system again. Any other method will cost you a lot.

RECAP

Use your computer; don’t mess about with it. Back up your data on another system/hard disk/cd etc. Be VERY careful of anything from internet. Follow this advice or send me a large cheque to sort out resulting mess.”

Danny allowed himself a little smile.