| Web Marketing After Google Panda And Penguin - SPECIAL REPORT |
[May. 17th, 2012|01:17 pm] |
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| What Is A Web Based Fax Service? |
[Apr. 12th, 2012|09:47 am] |
Many people are wondering just what is a web fax service? They are used
to a conventional fax machine in the office, where you have a dedicated fax
phone line and number. In most cases, it is just a matter of clicking
a few numbers and feeding your fax through the machine.
But how can you fax online?
Actually, the answer is quite simple, online faxing uses your email system
and your web connection to send and receive all your faxes.
You can simply get your own online fax service.
Once you sign up to an online fax service, you are given your own local or
toll-free fax number to use. Your are also given access to your own online
account or interface, where you can log in to send and receive your messages,
which are sent through an email attachment. Although there are several ways to
fax with a web based fax service so you should check with your provider for
the exact details.
Many providers have a free desktop application which users can place on
their computers, then they can fax directly from their desktops. Keep in
mind, a web fax service is a simple form of "cloud computing" where your fax
needs are met through an online server which can be accessed from anywhere and
at any time.
This portability or mobility is one of the main reasons why web fax services
have become extremely popular. Your faxes are available 24/7, 365 days of the
year. Any mobile device such as a cell phone, iPad or laptop can be used as your
fax machine. This offers great convenience and ease of use.
In order to get a web based faxing service, you have to pay around $8 to $10
a month, although there are cheaper services out there so it does pay to shop
around, especially when you consider this is a long-term business expense.
However, you must realize this is paperless faxing so you will save on the cost
of papers, inks and toners. Plus, since everything is done online, you don't
have the cost of a dedicated fax phone line which can be expensive in its own
right.
There are several more reasons why these web-based fax services have become
popular with business owners. One has to do with increased security, online
faxing is very secure because your messages can be encrypted. In addition,
your messages are only received by the person or persons they are intended
for - so your faxes can be much more private.
Another great feature, these services will "confirm" that the receiver has
indeed received your message. For vital company faxes, this is extremely
important, especially when it comes to acquiring timely sales or deals.
Another selling point, these services connect all your company's faxes
with your computers. You can easily store and retrieve any of your
messages with a few clicks of the mouse, even ones which you received
6 months ago. This is an excellent time-saver and will make all your
business dealings run more smoothly.
For all of these reasons, going with a web based fax service must be
considered if your company or business depends upon faxing to make
sales, contact clients or acquire timely contracts. It's another one of
those modern communication options which must be considered if you want
your business to remain current and competitive.
For more information on Internet Fax Services use this handy online fax Comparison Guide: Click Here. Or if you want more detailed information on Internet Faxing try: here. |
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| How Virtual PBX Makes Home Business Startups More Professional |
[Mar. 31st, 2012|10:45 am] |
Using virtual PBX services can make any home business or startup more professional, mainly because first impressions are extremely important for setting the right business tone or atmosphere for future communications with clients and customers. Even a small company or business can project a "big company" image by using these hosted PBX services to handle all communications associated with the day to day business operations of their companies.
PBX stands for "Private Branch Exchange" and refers to the old style switchboard which handled a company's communications in the not so distant past. Virtual PBX refers to modern day services or providers which are hosted on remote servers, far removed from a company's actual location. These virtual services are very comprehensive and can include voice mail, call-forwarding, online fax... as well as a virtual receptionist in some cases.
In other words, most if not all, of a company's communications can be directed or handled through a virtual PBX system. This can be an inexpensive way to consolidate all one's phone, email, fax... into one communication system. For any business just starting up, it can be a much cheaper alternative than putting in the extra phone and fax lines, buying the extra hardware and/or hiring a real receptionist for the front office.
Going the virtual route can be a great time and money saver for any startup or home business. In addition, these services are very professionally run and this professionalism will boost your company's image in the eyes of potential clients and customers.
Virtual PBX is actually a form of "cloud computing" where these services are outsourced to third party providers. By using or outsourcing to one of these providers, such as the well known RingCentral, any company or startup can be up and running within minutes. In return for a small monthly fee, these companies can have a professional phone/fax/receptionist system working 24/7 to handle all business communications.
While professionalism and economics may prove to be the two main reasons for going the virtual route, they are not the only reasons. Connecting all one's business communications with computers and the web, will make any company more efficient and viable in today's computer obsessed world. Clients and customers will be able to easily reach those companies using virtual PBX, anywhere and anytime, meaning these same companies will be open for business around the clock. For that last reason alone, any home business or startup, must consider the feasibility of acquiring a virtual PBX service.
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For more information on acquiring a virtual PBX service click here: www.onlinefaxguide.com/virtual_pbx.htm. For other handy business solutions try here: www.bizwaremagic.com. |
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| List Building - Social Networks Are It! |
[Feb. 15th, 2012|10:12 am] |
List building is a topic which I have been following for over 10 years or more. In that time, you pick up a lot of helpful information when it comes to building your own opt-in email list. With the recent advent of such social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Google+... list building has grown in importance, rather than diminished.
Granted, the effectiveness of using email as a marketing tool doesn't hold the same power as it once did when it was a new medium. Most web users have now become wary of receiving too many emails and/or open fewer and fewer emails, regardless of the subject matter. These subscribers are also more likely to unsubscribe from your list if your emails become too promotional.
Regardless of this fact, most savvy online marketers will have "follow-up" marketing funnels or lists in place for the products and services they're promoting. Instead of just having one chance to "sell" to a potential customer, if that person subscribes to receive additional information, you will have countless chances to promote your products. In a similar way, most of these marketers will have a general opt-it list, where they promote different related products. For example, if you have a site on Internet marketing tools, you could build a list full of readers interested in marketing tools.
Social Networks Changes Everything
As a way of promoting my sites, I have several YouTube channels and I am constantly surprised to find that some pimply faced kid has several million subscribers. Some of these kids are not even out of high school and they're racking up millions of views and getting 1000s of new subscribers each day. The list building power of a system like YouTube should not be underestimated. Most of these same kids have partnered with YouTube and earn daily sums that would shock many people. For example, one kid in London just bought a house with his earnings from making YouTube videos. Well, that kid is actually in his early 20's now, but he started as a teenager on YouTube and considers it his full time job.
But YouTube is just one of these social networks which lets one build your list of contacts, an even better one is Twitter. Mainly because this is a simple messaging system which lets you broadcast your short messages to thousands, or even hundreds of thousands with a click of the mouse. Perhaps the only drawback, your subscribers or Twitter followers may be subscribed to hundreds of other Tweeters, so your message might get lost in the onslaught. Regardless, Twitter is a "must-have" program for any online marketer or webmaster who is interested in building their lists.
Another new-comer to the whole social networking scene is Google+ and it has quickly become important for several reasons. One it is from Google, perhaps one of the most respected brands in the world. Second, Google has just recently integrated Google+ profiles and posts into their personal search results when a user is logged into their G account. This second factor really opens up Google+ as a list building property because you can now use the power of Google's search engine to promote your profile and posts to build your list of contacts.
However, the grand-daddy of all social list building programs simply has to be Facebook. One can use this premium social network in many ways... build a fan base for your website or product, build a list of close business colleagues or build a list of close family members and friends... Facebook is the ultimate online list builder. What is really significant here is Facebook's large member base - close to 900 million users and will probably reach a billion users soon.
This opens up a whole pool of prospective subscribers which is much larger than Google+ and besides Facebookers stay logged into their accounts twice as long as those using Google. This makes Facebook users much more active and more likely to stumble across your own Facebook page or fan site.
Lastly, if you check out some of those young YouTubers who have subscriber numbers in the millions, you will discover that these savvy list builders have profiles and accounts in ALL of these social networks. They use all of them... Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Google+, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Dailybooth... to help build their lists. The best part, all these social networks and programs are free. So are you using them to build your list?
To Get a Step-by-Step Guide that will show you How to Start, Build & Manage your OWN HUGE Opt-In List!
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| Online Fax Services Comparison - Why You Should Always Compare Before Buying |
[Feb. 13th, 2012|11:45 am] |
We have all been there, bought a product or service only to find out later that it did not measure up to our expectations. Most times if we're lucky, the purchased item can be returned and we are fully refunded. However, we have still wasted a lot of time and if you're running a business, time means money. That's why everyone should make it their own personal policy to totally compare and research a service or product before they buy.
That goes doubly true for a long term service like online fax. Usually, once you have received your fax number and start sending it out to all your contacts, you have made a commitment of sorts to having the service long term. You simply must do a little homework to make sure you get a service or provider that won't disappoint you or your company down the road. Now that we have the Internet, that's relatively very easy to do.
For those who are new to these types of services, it should be stated that Internet or online fax is simply using your present email account and your web connection to do all your faxing. You get a local or toll-free fax number which is connected to your email address, once you get a fax, you receive an email with the fax attached. Basically, you're hiring the services of an online provider who will handle all your faxes in exchange for a small monthly fee. These web based fax services are paperless, very efficient, totally portable and much cheaper than conventional methods of faxing.
While some services do let you "port" your fax number, it's best to pick the right provider the first time around. So you need to do your due diligence and carefully examine the different plans and different providers to meet your needs. One simple way to approach this problem is to just compare the different providers. Just compare some basic factors of each provider on your list to come up with the one best suited to meet your needs.
These factors would include: quality of the overall service, pricing, overage fees, amount of online storage, length of storage, support hours, number of email addresses, any hidden fees, set-up fees, corporate plans or services and whether or not the service has a free trial? All valid questions you should ask before signing up to any one of these providers.
You should also search out any customer reviews of the different fax providers to see if there are any major ongoing issues. Feedback of this nature is always good when judging the merits of any one service. Checking out the different forums is also another wise route to take, but in the final analysis, it will be your own judgement which will count. That's where the 30 Day Free Trials are vital and will give you the final say in which one you choose.
In conclusion, making a thorough comparison of all these different providers will give you all the information you need to make a wise decision. As mentioned before, this is usually a long term business expense, so picking the right one now will save you both money and hassles down the road. Do a little homework and become a smarter buyer, spend a little time now and you will reap the benefits for years to come. |
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| How Exactly Is Online Fax Cheaper Than Conventional Faxing? |
[Jan. 20th, 2012|01:55 pm] |
One of the major reasons online fax services have grown steadily in popularity over the past few years is due mainly to the lower costs associated with these web based fax services. If you're not familiar with these types of services, you may just be wondering how they are cheaper than using the traditional fax machine in the office? Just what makes online fax services more cost-effective than traditional methods?
First, you have to realize this is a computer based system and is completely paperless faxing. It uses your web connection and your email program to send/receive all your faxes. This is also a type of "cloud computing" where a third party stores and facilitates all your faxes, in return for a small monthly fee.
Why is all this cheaper?
Lets look at the obvious reasons why online fax services are less expensive than conventional faxing. Since everything is paperless, you obviously won't need to buy any papers, inks and toners. You also don't need to buy a fax machine because you can use your current computer and email system to send/receive all your faxes. Most individuals and companies already have computers and web access - so those resources don't have to be acquired or purchased.
Second, another big expense with traditional faxing is maintaining a separate fax phone line in order to receive and send your faxes. With online fax you don't have this ongoing monthly charge, which can quickly add up over the long term, especially when you add in long distance or international faxes into the picture. By going the Internet route, you eliminate having to install and maintain a separate fax phone line. In other words, your start-up costs with online fax is next to nil, especially when you consider most providers will let you try their services with a 30 Day Free Trial.
However, these are the obvious reasons why online or email fax is cheaper, but there are some more intangible ways these services are more cost-effective. Because there are numerous plans and rates from different providers, you can pick the plan/service which perfectly matches your faxing needs. There are also corporate plans which can be custom-designed to meet your exact requirements. In addition, all these services are completely scalable and can be quickly adjusted to meet your company's growing needs. All this flexibility can save you money in lost sales and productivity.
Furthermore, online fax services are not restricted to office hours or one location. This means your business is open around the clock, 365 days of the year. Your clients can reach you at anytime, anywhere. This flexibility and portability will save your company money in unwanted traveling expenses and charges. On a really basic level, it means no more late night return trips to the office to retrieve a vital fax which is needed immediately. With an online fax account and service, all your faxes are only a few clicks away.
In examining this issue a little closer, one would also realize, you can save time and money if all your faxes/messages are sorted and filed on your computer or in your online account. With online faxing you can retrieve any fax instantly, regardless of whether you received it yesterday or six months ago. In addition, since this is basically an email system, you can block any "junk faxes" from even reaching your company; this will also save you time and money.
Overall, online fax is a more cost-effective way to do all your faxing. Simply review all the reasons listed above and you will wonder how you or your company can afford NOT to use these online fax services. The benefits and savings are simply too great for anyone to ignore this new more modern way of faxing.
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For more information on Internet Fax Services use this handy online fax Comparison Guide: go here. Or if you want more detailed information on Internet Faxing try here: www.bizwaremagic.com/internet_fax_service_guide.htm Titus Hoskins Copyright. This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached. |
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| How Smart Shoppers Find The Best Online Laptop Deals? |
[Dec. 12th, 2011|09:47 am] |
We have all experienced the hectic fury of a Black Friday shopping mob at some time in our lives, either on Black Friday itself or on the shopping days leading up to the holiday season. Watch out for the lady with the pepper spray! But all kidding aside, facing those frantic shoppers does take a lot of nerve and the way things are going, you are literally risking your life to save a few bucks.
Well, perhaps that's being a little extreme, but it's getting dangerous out there. However, there is an easy and simple solution to all this foolishness - shop online.
Savvy shoppers have already learnt this lesson and shop from the comfort of their homes or offices - while enjoying a cup of coffee or something a little stronger. More and more consumers are switching to the virtual world to do all their holiday shopping. The chances of getting pepper-sprayed are next to nil.
There are some great advantages to shopping online besides the ease and comfort at which it can be done. Perhaps the biggest advantage or benefit can be narrowed down to two words: COMPARISON SHOPPING. Sorry there, didn't mean to shout, but you get the idea. Online shopping lets you quickly compare stores, prices, services... without actually having to travel from store to store, as in the real world.
One of the best ways to comparison shop online is to use special sites which let you compare products, prices and even the stores/outlets themselves. This can be a great time saver and it's very easy on the nerves. Just about anything can now be purchased online so finding what you want shouldn't be a problem. However, getting it at the lowest price will still take some work on your part.
Fortunately, there are online comparison shopping sites which will make your job much easier. Some of the best sites to compare prices on laptops or anything else for that matter are:
Bizrate
Pricegrabber
Nexttag
Pricewatch
Just tack a ".com" on any one of those words and you will find some of the most competitive prices for the laptop or product you're interested in purchasing. These sites offer up-to-date prices and some of the best deals you will find anywhere, online or off. Smart shoppers make use of these kinds of sites to find the best deal or bargain.
But that's not the whole picture and if you rush to use these comparison sites without doing a little homework first, you could be headed for trouble. How so?
Actually, everything can proceed as planned IF you know exactly what you want to buy. When it comes to laptops, computers or any high tech item - do you know exactly what you want or need? This is one of the drawbacks of using the above sites... they are usually short on information about the products. We don't mean the particular specs or prices... but short on information that will help you decide which laptop or electronic product is right for you. That bargain laptop is not cheap if it can't do the things you want it to do.
Smart shoppers do their homework first. They find out exactly what type of laptop they need and then comparison shop. They usually research or use a Laptop Buyer's Guide to help them first find the right type and model of laptop which is suitable for their needs. Buying a desktop replacement laptop just won't suffice if you want a thin and light notebook for business travel. Once these smart shoppers have discovered which kind of laptop they need, then they proceed to do the comparison price shopping with the sites above. However, don't just limit yourself to those listed, also try such places as eBay, Amazon...
These smart shoppers also check online for any coupons, stackable or otherwise, which gives them the largest discount or the best price for the item in question. Again, it may take a little time, but the rewards are well worth it.
Finding the perfect laptop or any product will then be much easier, as long as you have done your homework. Smart shoppers use this knowledge to find the best possible laptop deal for them.
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The author has a keen interest in all things laptop and runs a free comprehensive laptop buying guide here: free laptop buyer's guide Or click here for the latest Dell, HP, Lenovo and Toshiba Coupons http://www.couponsonlaptops.com.
Copyright Titus Hoskins. This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached. |
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| My Top 5 EzineArticles Articles And How They Have Performed |
[Nov. 11th, 2011|03:53 pm] |
With all the discussion that Google Panda Updates in 2011 have
killed article marketing, especially viral non-unique articles and
article directories, I took a closer look at my own article marketing
strategies and numbers. Not surprisingly, many of my most popular articles
have stopped performing simply because Google is no longer ranking
them in places like Ezinearticles and the other major directories.
Believe I submitted my first article to Ezinearticles in 2005 and
at that time I was writer/member #1561, now there are over 400,000+
writers on that site.
Now, I have not written a lot of articles - around 400 - spread out
over 5 or 6 years.
At one point I did receive a lot of targeted traffic from EzineArticles,
but not since the Panda Updates... other writers/marketers have
had better luck even after the updates, so sometimes it's important
to remember not to draw general conclusions from your own data.
Again, it may also be a matter of whether or not those articles
are "unique" to EzineArticles.
Lately, my articles have not been delivering traffic and I do believe
the PageRank passed along from that site is now very minimal. Not to
say that this won't change in the future, mainly because Chris Knight
who runs Ezinearticles, have put into place many quality changes since
the Panda Updates. He explains thess changes in an interview here:
EzineArticles Reacts To The Panda Update
Over the years, my Top Performing Articles have been:
1. How To Choose The Best Student Laptop?
Which has 129,652 views and 35,783 - this article also has one of my most
highest click thru rates at around 27%.
2. How To Find The Best Laptop Deals?
This article had 72,007 views and 8,263 click-thrus with a 11.5% click rate.
3. How To Choose The Best Gaming Laptop
Which has 54,234 view and 7,541 click-thrus with a 13.9% conversion.
4. Are Any Free Online Faxing Services Really Free?
This article has 53,060 views and 4,817 click-thrus with a 9.1% click rate.
5. New Laptop Technology You Need To Know (Before Buying Your Next Laptop)
Lastly, this one has 29,113 views and 1,343 with a 4.6% click rate.
Please note, this was not a successful article because as soon as
it was written - it was out of date! Laptop technology is changing
so fast, an article like this one becomes dated very fast. This is
a fact I learned early and I quickly changed how I wrote my articles to
give them a longer life-span with information that can be used -
even if it's read 5 or 10 years from when it was written.
In real actual return, my most successful article on the Ezinearticles
site was none of the above... and it was an article that only received
13,000 views BUT it had a click thru rate of almost 50%. That is of all
the people who read the article, 47% clicked through to my site. That
rarely happens with any kind of links or articles.
The name of that article was:
Using Internet Fax Comparison Charts To Find The Best Fax Service
As for overalls stats/numbers with my Ezinearticles account:
Total Articles: 409
Total views: 653,934
Total URL Clicks: 87,759
Average Click Rate: 13.4%
Articles Published: 6,330
Summary - I use article marketing to "pre-sell" my promoted
products and companies since I mostly do affiliate marketing
through the major affiliate networks like Commission Junction,
LinkShare, Shareasale, Clinkbank, Google... and many more.
Ezinearticles at one time was a major, major, major factor in
my overall traffic and promotions. Sadly, this has changed
dramatically over the last year mainly due to the Google Panda
Updates which has seen articles from directories featured less
often in their SERPs. At least this has been my experience with
my articles. Going forward, I am finding myself submitting more
and more "unique" articles to major sites and even to Ezinearticles.
Finally, while I wish it wasn't so, I believe article marketing
has passed its golden days. It is still effective, but less so.
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My name is Titus Hoskins and I am a full-time online marketer who
has numerous websites. You can find this post located here:
My Top 5 EzineArticles Articles And How They Have Performed. |
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| Online Fax Can Modernize Your Workplace Communications |
[Nov. 7th, 2011|01:18 pm] |
Even in these troubling economic times, it does pay to modernize all your workplace communications and networks. This is especially true for all your faxing requirements. Companies must bring their faxing systems up to date and into the modern era if they want to truly compete in today's marketplace. Here are several reasons why companies must modernize their communications - both with employees and their clients.
As you probably already noticed, computers now handle much of the work associated with running all aspects of your business. The same applies to your faxing, you must connect your faxing to your computers in order to have a truly integrated communication system. Online fax is one solution many companies are opting for simply because it's cheaper, paperless and much more convenient than traditional faxing.
What is online fax?
Simply put, online faxing is using your current email program, your computer and your web connection to send/receive all your faxes. You or your company simply sign up to an online fax service provider and they will handle all your faxing for you, in return for a small monthly fee or charge. You can get your own local or toll-free fax number. Many providers will also let you "port" your current fax number over to their services, for a small transfer fee. This can definitely be worth the price if you don't what to lose clients or have a disruption in your business communications.
Why use online fax?
Mainly because the whole world and the modern workplace/workforce has become extremely mobile. We want instant messages or instant communication, regardless of where we're located. This both applies to our personal lives as well as with our business dealings - in the era of smart phones, netbooks and ipads - being constantly connected with loved ones, friends and workmates is taken for granted. Online fax simply takes or makes all your faxing portable since it is web based and not strictly confined to the office fax machine.
With online fax, any mobile device that's connected to the web can be your virtual fax machine. You can send and receive your messages at anytime, anywhere. This will truly have a modernizing effect on your company or business. All your workers and/or clients are reachable around the clock, regardless of where they're located. Keep in mind, since online or Internet fax is available at any time of the day, it also means your business is open around the clock. This can make any business much more competitive in these trying economic times.
How is using online fax more modern?
Besides connecting your faxing to computers, there are several reasons why online fax is more modern than traditional faxing. First, you have to realize that this new modern way of faxing is much more secure. You can use SSL encryption to send your messages which is a much more secure method. Plus, only you have access to your faxes, via your email account, no one else can see your messages. Second, you can more easily store and retrieve your faxes since they can be filed/stored on your computer. This means no more lost or misplaced faxes, they are at your fingertips, ready for easy retrieval.
In addition, you must realize that these web based services are completely scalable should you need to quickly adjust your number of fax lines or accounts. This scalability will definitely save your company money and make the whole system much more modern. Lastly, with online faxing, you can easily import your client lists and use fax broadcasting to simultaneously send a fax to countless recipients at once. Again, this will save you both time and money.
As you can plainly see by the reasons stated above, using or going with an online fax service will make all your workplace communications much more modern. It will connect all those communications seamlessly with your computer and the Internet; making all your faxing extremely portable and accessible, regardless of where you or your employees are located. It truly is a step forward in the right direction. Are you using online fax? It's your call?
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For more information on Internet Fax Services go here: Online Fax Can Modernize Your Workplace Communications. Or here: http://www.internetfaxingonline.com/blog/category/online-fax-services/. |
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