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2003 Guide To Becoming A Successful Reseller

Simply put, reselling is a way to make money, both in the case of the provider supplying the original service, and the independent operator doing the reselling. It is a relationship between a service provider, and a special kind of customer.

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Which fonts can I use on my website? What if I want to use others?

If you've done any word processing or desk-top publishing, you'll be used to using all sorts of fancy fonts - for headlines, logos, and banners. For your web pages, you'll have to do things differently.

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How to make a name for yourself on the 21st century Internet

Clearly, the Internet technology is going at a tremendous pace and you need to make a presence for yourself in this vast and lucrative market.

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"Making Money, Not Excuses"

Webmasters and small business owners who are lured online by the tremendous profit potential are often overwhelmed by the enormous amount of information they have to sift through, especially if they are trying to maintain their web site as well as market it and provide some customer service!

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ONE MILLION hits within 3 months..... without using Search Engines.

It's one thing to have a web site. It's another thing to get (qualified) traffic to it. About 8 years ago I attended a seminar on this new thing called "The Internet." The guys who ran the seminar told us a lot of stuff, but there's one thing they said that has always stayed in my head.

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Awards Programs: Handling The Winners

Someone has sent in their site to be reviewed as part of your awards program. If you've done everything correctly, this should happen several times per week or even per day. You could review them as they arrive, or you could set them aside and do it once a week or on some other schedule. This is completely up to you.

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The dream I nearly gave up ......

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The Top Ten Non-Techie Ways to Drive Traffic to your Web Site

Bring those visitors back for more, applauding you and saying BRAVO! They will create a buzz about your great site, bookmark it, and send you many new visitors. These visitors are your personal marketing force. Give them reasons to return!

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WHAT'S THE QUALITY OF YOUR WEB SITE?

A good web site receives thousands of visitors a day. But how many of those turn into customers? People sign-up or buy when they feel comfortable with a web site. If it's down, slow, or broken in any way, the visitor will usually be uncomfortable and go elsewhere. Why? Well, do you like to shop in a retail store that is missing products, has no customer service, or you can't navigate? Probably not.

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Ideas For A Successful Website

There are many things to consider when you want to put up a website. First you must decide on the topic for your website. This should be something that you are very interested in and passionate about. Building and maintaining a website takes time and work.

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Free online content to make your website sticky!

Depending on what you are reading, most sources state that a person must see an offer somewhere between 3 and 10 times before he or she will actually purchase.

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Beta Testing

I'm sure as you've cruised around the web you've run across the term "beta release" or "beta test version" or something to that effect. You may also have heard "alpha test" or "public preview" and other similar terms. What the heck do these terms mean?

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Bring Your Visitors Back Clamoring for More! Maintain and Improve Your Web Site Weekly

80% of your Web site is Maintenance! Once your Web site is up, you must maintain it. Maintenance means changes, and each time you make a change, you may make a mistake. I'm really grateful when people point out my Web glitches, and I can be more proactive by checking my site each week.

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Why Do I Need A Database?

If you're not familiar with the term as it relates to the web, a database is a structured collection of data. It can be anything from a list of email addresses to a set of names, addresses and phone numbers.

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WAP for Webmasters

What is WAP? The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a standard technology that enables Cellular Phones to connect to the Internet and view stripped down Web Pages and Services.

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Creating Sites That Work For You

Let me preface this article by saying that I am not an Internet millionaire, but I have learned enough about the Internet to make a living doing what I like to do, that is creating and running successful web sites. There are a few principles that all successful web sites have in common.

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Need Fresh Website Content? Syndication May be Just the Answer You're Looking For!

Fresh content is an important aspect of any successful website. But who has all of the free time that it takes to change your web pages on a daily basis? Allow me to introduce you to "syndicated content." By including syndicated content on your site, it stays fresh with very little effort on your part. So how do you get it? How does it work? Slow down... All will be revealed in due time. Remember, patience is a virtue.

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Website Hosting 101 - Learning The Basics

As a beginner trying to find the right web host for your website is often daunting. The jargon used by most web hosts often goes way over your head. In the Hosting 101 section, BrandBlast has 6 lessons for the beginner who wishes to learn the basics of finding a web host.

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Web Blogs Defined, Explained and Understood

What are Blogs? Having heard the term previously but not having paid much attention most are just to afraid to show their ignorance and ask the question, what is a blog? Lets face it; the term blog does not conjure pleasant images.

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Learning ASP Series - Installing Personal Web Server

Welcome to the first chapter of your Basic ASP Learning Series. I mostly communicate on a personal level, so it's better we acquaint ourselves in the beginning. My name is Amrit Hallan and I'm a web developer. I work through my web site - http://www.bytesworth.com. I'm not a nerd (and don't want to be) and most of my knowledge has come to me piecemeal through lots of hard work and interaction with my other developer friends. I don' t think it'd be fair to say that I'm an authority on ASP but yes, I have a few satisfied clients in my portfolio and I know enough to get you started. By the time you are through with these daily chapters, you'll have learnt enough to make a small shopping cart in ASP.

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