You’ve now done most of the site set-up, and it’s time to start tuning…
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the process of tuning your web page(s) and links to help improve your page position in Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs).This is important because when people are searching for something they often only click through to the […]
Getting a domain name
As recommended for my initial web presence I have tried to get my own name as a .COM domain:
I tried the following, until I found one that was still available:
andrewjones.com
andyjones.com
andrew-jones.com
andy-jones.com
andrewpjones.com
And finally:
andrew-p-jones.com
As recommended I used www.1and1.co.uk – since I live in the UK
(www.1and1.com if you live elsewhere)
The sign up process is easy, and […]
Keywords, long-tail keywords and keyword lists are the ways that Search Engines match what you are looking for to the existing web pages. From the pages that contain these search-keywords the Search Engine makes up a list, which is in descending Relevance sequence – but also in descending page Ranking. These results are presented as […]
OK! I’ve just passed 61,000 words, and I think it’s finished… for now!
I’m going to have a think overnight, and another look at it tomorrow before deciding, but I think I might have finished. Though I could do an epilogue chapter…
Of course, there’s Editing Month in a week or so (i.e. starting 1st of March), […]
Before deciding what sort of online business you want to start, try answering these questions
Spend some time thinking about why and what it is you want from the business, to get you started:
Why start your own business?
Why do you think an online business is the way to go?
What are you willing to do in order […]
I passed 50K words last night!
OK it was a Saturday, so I had more time than normal, so I put in about 5 hours… but I’m now past the 50,000 word mark! The story isn’t finished yet, and I recon it’s taken me about 57-60 hours so far… I’m not the worlds fastest typist and […]
Just a very quick update:
I have been keeping up writing, making my normal weekday target 2,000 words. More at the week-ends. I’ve now passed 35,000 words! Because I’ve been ‘between jobs’ I’ve had more time on my hands than most people, but as I am also setting up a web based business I am still […]
In Picking a Strategy you decided on what area you were going to concentrate on: eBooks, Affiliate marketing, Pay Per Click etc. So now you need to work out how to address making money in this area.
If this is your first outing into online money making or marketing, then you should probably look for a […]
Note that it is possible to set up an internet marketing business without using Pay Per Click or other paid methods of advertising.
E.g. you can submit reviews, articles etc. to blogs free, with a link to your page (or the sales page you are affiliated to), but this can take a long time to build […]
If you’ve never chosen a domain name before, or never thought about why you should choose a particlular one from several relevant ones, the following may help you decide which one might be best for your chosen project. There are many different hosting sites out there, www.GoDaddy.com is one of the cheapest, also www.HostGator.com, and […]
