5 Easy Steps To Building Your Online Business Ideas

Written by David White | December 8, 2009
Posted in Web 2.0

How do you come up with online business ideas anyway? Does is come naturally or is it just magic? 
Actually generating online business ideas is quite simple if you understand what it is that you 
are setting out to accomplish. If you follow these five easy steps then you will most certainly be
guaranteed success.

1. Brainstorm about what it is that you enjoy doing the most. If you are going to need to work 
hard at starting your own online business then you had better enjoy what you are doing. Find 
something that you really know well and can have fun with doing it. Something that you are 
passionate about. This is the first step and not the second or third or so on. Do not skip over 
this step thinking you can come back to it later. Do it now and take as much time as you need. 
This is going to set you up to succeed and is the most critical step you need to take.

2. After you resolve what you enjoy doing then you need to figure out how you are going to market 
your business. Will this business be a service or a product? Will it be your own or someone
else’s? You need to find some tools that will allow you to market your business online. A few
search engine entries later and you will find what tools you need to use. Remember that this is
your online business idea so you will be able to figure this out easily. Follow your instincts and
try not to be influenced by every opportunity that comes along.

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How to Use Keywords In Page Titles

Written by David White | November 11, 2009
Posted in Web 2.0

It is recommended to use keywords in page titles itself. This title tag is different from a Meta tag, but it's worth considering it in relation to them. Whatever text one places in the title tag (between the <title> and </title> portions) will appear in the title bar of browsers when they view the web page. Some browsers also append whatever you put in the title tag by adding their own name, as for example Microsoft's Internet Explorer or OPERA. 

The actual text you use in the title tag is one of the most important factors in how a search engine may decide to rank your web page. In addition, all major web crawlers will use the text of your title tag as the text they use for the title of your page in your listings. 

If you have designed your website as a series of websites or linked pages and not just a single Home Page, you must bear in mind that each page of your website must be search engine optimized. The title of each page i.e. the keywords you use on that page and the phrases you use in the content will draw traffic to your site. 

The unique combination of these words and phrases and content will draw customers using different search engine terms and techniques, so be sure you capture all the keywords and phrases you need for each product, service or information page. 

The Death of Email As We Know It?

Written by David White | October 19, 2009
Posted in Web 2.0

Today many media and online marketing bloggers and writers are calling for the death of email as we know it. They point out the facts about what a pain it is to continue to use some old archaic method of marketing. Like how they got black listed for sending out email campaigns that were considered spam by the target systems.

To that I say “are you kidding me”? Old and archaic when email only is just beginning to become more popular than any other form of communication on the planet? Sure there are new social media types of communication like Twitter, FaceBook and YouTube. Everywhere you look today you see hordes of people texting on their cell phones.

But what about the really old school methods of communication? They have been ignored and still continue to survive today. Postal “snail” mail is still used daily by almost every person in the world. Telephone calls are just as popular as they ever were since it was created.

Why then is there so much hatred for email?

If used properly email can be just as useful for email marketing as any other social media tool available today! Just take a look at ANY sign up form on ANY website. They will ask for a name and email address at a minimum. Heck, even the social media sites are collecting your email address to subscribe.

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