http://silentavatar.com/blog Speaking Up About All Things Internet Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:24:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/11/11/the-problem-with-internet-marketing-newbies/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/11/11/the-problem-with-internet-marketing-newbies/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:54:52 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=199 The combined effect of these characteristics is information overload and analysis paralysis. In other words, you hardly take any action based on what you already know or have in hand. Your'e a bit like a dog chasing it's tail. You donlt feel as though you have enough information to be successful, so you keep taking in more information, and this very process keeps you away from realising your goals. You may think this article isn't relevant to you because you do take action. If that is so then why are you not succeeding beyond your wildest dreams? And why is there such a high failure rate (some say as high as 95%) among internet marketers?]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/11/11/the-problem-with-internet-marketing-newbies/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/11/09/get-spidered-fast/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/11/09/get-spidered-fast/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:04:17 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=196 No matter which method you choose to get your web site spidered, you will need a good site map. A site map lists and links to all pages on your site. If your site consists of over approximately one hundred pages, consider using a multi-page site map. Make certain that every site map page links to all other site map pages. You should have a link to your site map on your home page and preferably on each of your pages. You should make sure your web site pages are simple and free of useless clutter.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/11/09/get-spidered-fast/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/20/online-credit-card-processing/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/20/online-credit-card-processing/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:57:16 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=170 If you are an internet startup you must accept credit cards for sales. You simply don't have a chance of thriving in business if you do not. Consumer payment preferences are evolving fast in favour of online payment processing. The important point...]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/20/online-credit-card-processing/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/11/in-the-woods/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/11/in-the-woods/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:17:49 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=122 Putting into affect marketing strategies to fulfill marketing objectives costs money and it's just plain stupidity to think that you can have an online presence and just by the mere fact that you are online and have been indexed by the search engines you will have a successful business.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/11/in-the-woods/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/27/internet-marketing-consultant/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/27/internet-marketing-consultant/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:15:54 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=115 First, you will want to check that people can find your order form easily and hassle-free. You can write a clear, concise paragraph to direct your prospects to your order form so that you can minimize the chances of them getting lost. You can also reduce the chances of losing prospects by putting a prominent link to your order page from every other page on your site.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/27/internet-marketing-consultant/feed/ 0