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		<link>http://www.maketick.com/blogs/2010/08/28/527/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>samit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why Sun Java Certification? 
 By Samit 
Java is the most widely used technology worldwide. Understanding the Java language has become a necessity in today&#8217;s IT world. Java is quickly becoming the technology of the incoming world and about 70% of business entities&#8217; development projects are done through J2EE.
To keep up with such a rapid [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Why Sun Java Certification? </p>
<p> By Samit </strong><br />
Java is the most widely used technology worldwide. Understanding the Java language has become a necessity in today&#8217;s IT world. Java is quickly becoming the technology of the incoming world and about 70% of business entities&#8217; development projects are done through J2EE.</p>
<p>To keep up with such a rapid growth, a java professional endlessly requires skills upgradation and certifications. Acquiring a Sun Java certification is a justification for higher compensation and promotions. Sun Java certifications give a difficult learning curve attached with an attractive compensation and recognition in the field. Perhaps one of the main reasons why Sun Java Certifications are so popular is that the tests are considered as fairly demanding in general.</p>
<p>The Certification helps present that you have the ability to do the job well. It also proves to be priceless during the time of recruitment when job seekers have same skill sets and job experience. Gaining a Sun Java certification is an excellent credential that can become a main critical determining element because the java domain is viewed as difficult.</p>
<p>Sun has the following Sun Java technology professional certifications:</p>
<p><strong>Sun Certified Java Associate (SCJA)</p>
<p>Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)</p>
<p>Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJD)</p>
<p>Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD)</p>
<p> Sun Certified Business Component Developer (SCBCD)</p>
<p>Sun Certified Developer For Java Web Services (SCDJWS)</p>
<p>Sun Certified Mobile Application Developer (SCMAD)</p>
<p><strong>Sun Certified Enterprise Architect </strong<strong>>(SCEA)</strong></strong></p>
<p>Once you decide to get a certain Sun Java Certification, you need to find a good preparation tool that will form a fundamental base to help you prepare for sun java certification. The most popular strategy is to take advantage of all the available data at different levels of preparation. For instance, if you are just beginning your study then heavy reading on exam objectives would give the foundation for your success. However, if you already know the exam topics then intensive practice in simulated test mode would help you do better on the exam.</p>
<p>Acquiring a Sun java certification will not only certify your expertise but will also upgrade your career and ability. </p>
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		<title>Twitter introduces new user suggestion tool</title>
		<link>http://www.maketick.com/blogs/2010/08/02/twitter-introduces-new-user-suggestion-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rupam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A year that has already witnessed the highest growth cycle for Twitter, is now going to witness another new tool launched by Twitter. This tool is called “Suggestion for you”. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A year that has already witnessed the highest growth cycle for Twitter, is now going to witness another new tool launched by Twitter. This tool is called “Suggestion for you”.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-515" href="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/2010/08/02/twitter-introduces-new-user-suggestion-tool/twits/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-515" title="twitter user suggestion tool" src="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/twits.bmp" alt="twitter user suggestion tool" width="502" height="442" /></a></p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-508" href="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/2010/08/02/twitter-introduces-new-user-suggestion-tool/sugt-3/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-508" title="Twitter User Suggestion Tool" src="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sugt2.bmp" alt="Twitter User Suggestion Tool" /></a></p>
<p>Through this tool twitter helps you by providing you with a list of users that you might like to follow. In the list a hide option is given beside every suggested user, and you can click it to stop twitter from showing you that option again.</p>
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		<title>Youtube to raise its time limit for uploaded videos</title>
		<link>http://www.maketick.com/blogs/2010/08/02/youtube-to-raise-its-time-limit-for-uploaded-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rupam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[web 2.0]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Youtube is all ready to raise its time limit for uploaded videos from 10 minutes to 15 minutes. This upper limit is maintained by Youtube since the very beginning. At last they are making their much anticipated upgradation. With the availability of Content ID technology that helps to get rid of the copyrighted materials, Youtube can now afford to loosen its grip a bit over the time limit to some extent.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Youtube is all set to raise its time limit for uploaded videos from 10 minutes to 15 minutes. This upper limit is maintained by Youtube since the very beginning. At last they are making their much anticipated upgradation. With the availability of Content ID technology that helps to get rid of the copyrighted materials, Youtube can now afford to loosen its grip a bit over the time limit to some extent. But to be honest this 5 minutes hike hasn’t really pleased much, I was expecting a bit more. Especially when you have the technology to negate the main hiccup, why not relax it a bit more. Now the question could arise, “How much is enough?” I personally think, they could easily raise the limit up to 20 or 25 minutes.</p>
<p>The main beneficiaries of this upgradation will be the tutorial and how to video makers. These videos will now be getting much more time and thus become much more informative. And brands promoting their name under the cover of those tutorials will now be getting more space to design their marketing message. That’s a very good news for the video marketers.</p>
<p>With a much needed upgradation already in the line, we are all expecting another rapid upgradation somewhere down the line very soon. Now for us, the more the merrier.</p>
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		<title>How to choose perfect keywords for your SEO campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.maketick.com/blogs/2010/07/23/how-to-choose-perfect-keywords-for-your-seo-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rupam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[They say that a perfect plan makes the job half done. The same is even truer when it comes to a SEO campaign. This is the phase where I squeeze my brain the most. And so far I have found it working for me. The main hurdle of a SEO project is that ninety out of hundred times I have to deal with clients who are really really confused about their goals. And I think that is the meadow where the main challenge for a good search engine optimizer lies.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They say that a perfect plan makes the job half done. The same is even truer when it comes to a SEO campaign. This is the phase where I squeeze my brain the most. And so far I have found it working for me. The main hurdle of a SEO project is that ninety out of hundred times I have to deal with clients who are really really confused about their goals. And I think that is the meadow where the main challenge for a good search engine optimizer lies. So before I jumpstart with the campaign I first ask my clients to describe their business in some words. And pretty often I receive a cluster of fuzzy dialects that needs multiple refinements. So the very first task that I assign myself with is filtering down the all important list of target keywords from the cloud of thousands of related keywords.</p>
<p>This part is really sensitive from the perspective of a campaign’s success. Any mistake made at this phase means months of useless effort. And not just that, any campaign run under the header of wrong keywords also risks the reputation of the corresponding brand.</p>
<p>For an example, someone who comes to your site hitting the key phrase, “pizza recipe”, expects to find some mouth watering recipes of pizza in your site that she will prepare for her friends in the weekend party. But if your site deals with home delivery of pizza and other stuffs from different restaurants, then there is every possibility that she might get irritated. And tag your site with a traitor’s reputation. And no one definitely wants to take such negative pills.</p>
<p>So though it some time looks lucrative to pull traffic from broad keywords, its often not targeted and thus doesn’t bring conversions. So while making the selection here are some points that and methods that I religiously follow;</p>
<ul>
<li>An      initial brainstorming session to collect all the possible keywords and key      phrases that one might type in to visit your site, I always do it from a      customer’s perspective.</li>
<li>Next      comes the competitor analysis section, where I analyze all the keywords      that our potential competitors are already using.</li>
<li>Then I      take the help of Google analytics and Google webmaster tools (if installed      already otherwise from the site’s log) to get an idea of the keywords that      are already pulling traffic. Then I trail their paths in our site, and      find out how many of them are actually reaching our all important      conversion page or filling up the conversion form. From this I get a      strong idea of keywords that are already bringing me conversions.</li>
</ul>
<p>Based upon the list made from these three beehives, I create my recipe which always is a balanced mix of broad, semi broad and long tail keywords/key phrases.</p>
<p>Broad keywords once raise their heads can bring a good amount of traffic, some of them might bring conversion. So we can not overlook them completely.</p>
<p>Semi broad key words/key phrases often play an important role to bring target specific groups.</p>
<p>The long tail key phrases bring the least number of traffic, but their conversion rates are often observed to be highest. The more information an user types in his search bar, the better is the chance that he is positive about buying the related service. Moreover, its far more easier to rank in long tail key phrase than the broader ones. So if chosen carefully and intelligently, long tail keywords can really do wonders.</p>
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		<title>Choosing the right Content Management System for Your Website</title>
		<link>http://www.maketick.com/blogs/2010/04/30/choosing-the-right-content-management-system-for-your-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soumya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Currently, there are many content management systems (CMS) out there to help you with your website building. Examples include Wordpress and Joomla. All of them have different strengths and weaknesses. Hence if you are planning to launch a website, it is imperative that you choose the correct CMS. Without the right tool, you are likely [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Currently, there are many content management systems (CMS) out there to help you with your website building. Examples include Wordpress and Joomla. All of them have different strengths and weaknesses. Hence if you are planning to launch a website, it is imperative that you choose the correct CMS. Without the right tool, you are likely to waste much time setting up and maintaining your site in the long run.</p>
<p>So what should you look out for?</p>
<p>1. Ease of Installation:<br />
Whatever system you choose, it should always be easy to install. Nowadays, it is usually not a problem as many web hosts are now providing automatic script installers such as Fantastico. These installers usually offer an automatic installation of CMS and with it; you should be able to set up your site within minutes of installation.<a rel="attachment wp-att-486" href="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/?attachment_id=486"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-486" src="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/info_wheel.gif" alt="" width="278" height="260" /></a></p>
<p>2. Ease of Use:<br />
The CMS you choose should allow you to quickly and easily build and manage a website. Many web-based open source content management systems (CMS) such as <a href="http://www.maketick.com" target="_blank">Joomla,  Drupal</a> and Wordpress allow you to do just that. In fact, the core purpose of many of these CMS is to allow non-technical individuals to build and organize the content of their website with great ease. Most CMS enable a user to edit the site directly in the browser window. The user can add pages, edit pictures, change links and perform other web-designing tasks very easily. Their user-friendly administrative interface is represented by graphics and even a person who has no knowledge of HTML, CSS, etc. can understand it within a short span of time. When a website owner decides to add pages or alter his site, he can do so using easily without needing to seek the help of a programmer or a designer.</p>
<p>3. Able to Build Great Looking Website:<br />
This is a no-brainer. Not many webmasters would want to build a plain website that would not attract any attention or traffic to the site. Many of these tools feature a huge range of aesthetic templates that can make a website look like it was designed by a real pro and the best thing is that many of these templates are offered free over the internet.</p>
<p>4. Open Source:<br />
Many of these<a href="http://www.maketick.com" target="_blank"> CMS</a> are open source tools which mean that any interested developers can add components to them. Presently, there are many talented developers who do that and they kept adding interesting components to these CMS.</p>
<p>You may not realize that the biggest advantage of all is that most of these powerful CMS are actually FREE. So do consider these powerful tools before building your site. I do not think you will be sorry if you do.</p>
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		<title>10 basic ways to make your visitors trust you</title>
		<link>http://www.maketick.com/blogs/2010/04/30/10-basic-ways-to-make-your-visitors-trust-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soumya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trust is a key usability issue when it comes to running a successful online business. Most people automatically view web businesses with a bias against them compared to their brick and mortar counterparts. Your ability to convince your visitors that yours is a trustworthy business is one of the key components to getting visitors to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trust is a key usability issue when it comes to running a successful online business. Most people automatically view web businesses with a bias against them compared to their brick and mortar counterparts. Your ability to convince your visitors that yours is a trustworthy business is one of the key components to getting visitors to convert into customers.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.maketick.com" target="_blank">Creating a website</a> that conveys trust can be tricky. There are rarely any answers that are always “right” for every visitor. There are, however, several factors that have universal appeal to the weary shopper.</p>
<p><strong>Company info</strong></p>
<p>Provide your visitors information about your company and its primary owners and operators. Treat your shoppers with a company history and links to frequently asked questions, policies and physical location. The more information you provide the better satisfied any concerned shopper will tend to be.</p>
<p><strong>Prompt responses</strong></p>
<p>Shoppers want to know that they can rely on a company to meet their needs and concerns quickly once contacted. Be sure to respond promptly and professionally to all customer inquiries. Don’t let email or phone messages go unanswered for more than a couple of hours, especially if requests are urgent.<a rel="attachment wp-att-481" href="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/?attachment_id=481"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-481" src="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/trust-300x240.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="240" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Feedback options</strong></p>
<p>Create ways for visitors to provide user feedback regarding your products or services and encourage them to do so. Be sure to follow up with feedback and use it to better your services.</p>
<p><strong>Transaction security</strong></p>
<p>Emphasize that online transactions will be handled securely and that privacy is a top priority. Using secure logos and links to privacy policies page is a must.</p>
<p><strong>Offer discounts</strong></p>
<p>Sometimes discounts can be a negative, making you appear desperate. However when implemented properly and professionally, percent-off discounts and coupons can be effective and giving visitors an added desire to move forward.</p>
<p><strong>Delivery options</strong></p>
<p>Be sure to provide low cost and/or varied delivery options. Having more options available allow visitors to select the delivery method they prefer and trust the most, which will then lend additional trust to you.</p>
<p><strong>Brand and product quality</strong></p>
<p>If you sell brand-name products, be sure to emphasis this as your customers will be more likely to purchase a product brand they recognize. If you don’t have brand name products, create a brand and emphasize that. An unknown brand name product is still better than a no-name brand product.</p>
<p><strong>Off-line retailer comparison</strong></p>
<p>Provide your visitors compelling reasons why they should purchase products from you rather than an offline competitor. Highlight free shipping, lower prices, easy access customer support, etc.</p>
<p><strong>Return policy</strong></p>
<p>Adding a no-hassle return policy can clinch a sale. Be sure to have return policy information easily available and spell out exactly what is required to return a product and/or get a refund.</p>
<p><strong>Minimal / clearly distinguishable ads</strong></p>
<p>Don’t clutter up your space with ads. Keep your visitors focused on purchasing your products. If you have ads in informational areas of the site keep them to a minimum and make sure they don’t overpower your own information.<br />
In an anonymous world where customers cannot examine a product or meet with company reps face to face, trust is much harder to come by. <a href="http://www.maketick.com" target="_blank">Online businesses</a> have many more hurdles than offline businesses when it comes to establishing trust with their customer base. This means that as an online business, you have to do more than just create a compelling reason to convince people “why you” rather than a competitor.</p>
<p>Establishing trust is the key. Your shoppers need to believe without a doubt that, as a business, you’re not just in it for yourself, but that you care and will take care of the customer. Without having established any sort of trust there really is no sale.</p>
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		<title>Flash Development Helps in Enriching Your Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soumya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design trends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Flash is used to create animation, advertisement, and various web page mechanisms, to integrate video into web pages, and more recently, to develop Rich Internet Applications. Flash has grown as a popular method for adding animation and interactivity. Your business website needs to be noticeably eye-catching and this can be made possible with the help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flash is used to create animation, advertisement, and various web page mechanisms, to integrate video into web pages, and more recently, to develop <a href="http://www.maketick.com" target="_blank">Rich Internet Applications</a>. Flash has grown as a popular method for adding animation and interactivity. Your business website needs to be noticeably eye-catching and this can be made possible with the help of Flash web designs.</p>
<p>Flash can control vector and roster graphics, and enable bidirectional streaming of audio and video. It contains a scripting language called Action Script. Numerous software products, devices and systems display Flash content, plus Adobe flash player, which is free for ordinary web browsers, mobile phones and for other electronic devises. Flash elements give a professional and interactive feel to your Web site without distracting your Web site visitor or affecting the loading speed of your Web site, thus making it suitable for high and low bandwidth visitors.</p>
<p>Maketick Solutions offers professional <a href="http://www.maketick.com" target="_blank">Flash websites designing</a> services, Flash logo design and Flash Website development services, Flash Dynamic Website Development; Flash Actionscript programming, Database backed Flash sites, CMS with Flash, Flash Games, etc. Maketick has a professional team of Flash Website Developers and Actionscript Programmers, who can fulfill your most requirements on the basis of their creativity and experience. With expert Actionscript programming, we also offer flash banner design, flash website introduction, flash presentations, flash webpage design, etc.<a rel="attachment wp-att-470" href="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/?attachment_id=470"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-470" src="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/flash.png" alt="" width="256" height="256" /></a></p>
<p>Our Flash Developers and Actionscript Programmers provide the following services in flash technology:</p>
<p>Flash Logo Design</p>
<p>Flash Template Design</p>
<p>Flash Banner Design</p>
<p>Flash Web Introduction page</p>
<p>Flash Website Design</p>
<p>3D Character Animation</p>
<p>Database Integration</p>
<p>XML Integration</p>
<p>Flash Games</p>
<p>Multimedia Flash Presentation</p>
<p>Flash Streaming Audio / Video Player</p>
<p>Flash Scripting (AS2, AS3)</p>
<p>Actionscript Programming</p>
<p>Rich Internet Applications Development</p>
<p>2D Character Animation</p>
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		<title>How to use a Tell-A-Friend Script to generate Huge Traffic</title>
		<link>http://www.maketick.com/blogs/2010/04/28/how-to-use-a-tell-a-friend-script-to-generate-huge-traffic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soumya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many people are facing the question as how to increase traffic flow to their websites every day. There have been many methods prevalent to help us cope up with this problem. While some work superbly, others don’t even make a little impression.
Viral marketing is one of the most productive methods that have been used by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people are facing the question as how to increase traffic flow to their websites every day. There have been many methods prevalent to help us cope up with this problem. While some work superbly, others don’t even make a little impression.</p>
<p>Viral marketing is one of the most productive methods that have been used by many in this regard. Viral marketing takes advantage on the trend that people will share something they found entertaining or useful.</p>
<p>There are a lot of companies who depend on this behavior of general mass to broadcast the word and increase traffic on their website. Viral marketing can take the form of many different mediums. It can be in the form of a flash game, story, video or anything else that might awake a person’s interest.</p>
<p>This is typically an economical option to try, and is certainly worth utilizing. The payback will greatly outweigh the effort and cost that may go into it. Viral marketing can benefit almost any kind of website.<a rel="attachment wp-att-462" href="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/?attachment_id=462"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-462" src="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/tell-a-friend-300x253.gif" alt="" width="300" height="253" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Tell A Friend Script </strong></p>
<p>A tell a friend script is an extremely trouble-free method of <a href="http://www.offenmarkt.com" target="_blank">viral marketing</a>. This is just a simple programming script that you put into the code of your site. Generally tell a friend scripts are placed on pages where some sort of media is placed that someone might want to share with friends, relatives or colleagues.</p>
<p>The basic concept is that a person puts his name, email and the recipient’s email into the form and the media link is sent to the recipient like an email with an attachment. The recipient wouldn’t think of this as spam, as it is from someone he knows and trusts.</p>
<p>This sneaky method of direct marketing eliminates the chances of being blocked, because the recipient would have to block their friend’s email address. This method of advertising is very effective and can reach a wide range of people.</p>
<p>Once the sent email is opened, the sent media will be viewed, played or read. Along with the mail would be a short company description or the site that sponsors the media that was received. This makes an introduction of products, the site or the company. Along with all this information is another tell a friend script.</p>
<p>And so does the process continue. The tell a friend script works sort of like a chain letter, with each person passing on your information to people they know. Each time it is passed on, more people learn about your company and your products. If they see something they like, they will visit your site. Guess now you see how this method would result in new potential customers!</p>
<p><strong>Tell a Friend Script Availability</strong></p>
<p>The tell a friend script is simple and doesn’t require a lot of programming. Simply find one you like and paste the script into the intended page. To find one you like, do a search for “tell a friend script” in your favorite search engine.</p>
<p>You will see many results appear. Check some out and see what you like. Once you like one, copy it into your webpage.</p>
<p>Using a tell a friend script <a href="http://www.maketick.com" target="_blank">viral marketing strategy</a>, you can easily drive more traffic to your site that could result in bigger profits for you. This harmless script will allow you to reap many benefits for little cost and a little creativity.</p>
<p>When using a tell a friend script, you do need patience. If the media you’ve chosen doesn’t get a lot of results, maybe you need to change it to something better. Over time, however, many more people will see your ads and increase your website traffic.</p>
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		<title>Autoresponders are crucial for your business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soumya</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you possess an online business, but not happy with the current level of income generated by your website, then this blog is just what you need. A good number of webmasters do not completely understand what it takes to close a sale, and therefore they simply build a website, place their products or information about their services, and expect their website to do the selling by itself. But the truth is that it takes much more than that to convert site visitors or potential buyers into real time buyers of the products or services.</p>
<p>Autoresponders acts as a life saver in this situation. An autoreponder is basically a program that sends a series of emails to someone after they have submitted their email address on an online form. Depending upon your requirements you may need to send three, six or more emails to draw the customer’s attention towards your products or services and finally convince him to go for it. The best way to persuade someone to submit their email address into your website is by making them giving it so as to receive any information. If you are having a website providing <a href="http://www.maketick.com">internet marketing</a> advice, you must have an online form in your homepage.<a rel="attachment wp-att-457" href="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/?attachment_id=457"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-457" src="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/autoresponder.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="251" /></a></p>
<p>One should focus over starting with a brief introduction as to what they are offering, and then should make an alluring claim about displayed products or services, after that straight away there should be a short and simple form that asks the visitor to provide his or her name and email address in order to receive information about the query that he is making.</p>
<p>For instance, if your website offers <a title="SEM" href="http://www.maketick.com" target="_blank">SEM</a> advice, then you might want to make a claim that you are attired with a guaranteed way to climb to the top of various search engines. You would then ask the visitor to give their name and email address on the online form so that the information can be sent to them through email. After their submission, the autoresponder immediately sends out an email that provides information and then offers a product or service related to the information, such as software or any sort of product that relates to the subject of the email.</p>
<p>Your autoresponder needs to be programmed to send out another email to the same person after a certain amount of time. Based upon your sellable products, you may have to wait 24 hours before the next email is sent or maybe longer. The autoresponder continues to follow up with the customer on a regular basis without you actually having to send additional emails on your own. If the emails are convincing, you might in due course be able make a sale.</p>
<p>To install an autresponder on your website, you have to hire an efficient programmer who knows exactly how to create the program, or instead of that you may go for paying for an outside service. The outside service provides the form and gathers and stores the email addresses for you, and sends out the emails on your behalf.</p>
<p>What I feel is that it is better to hire a programmer for installing the autoresponder directly into your website instead of choosing outside service. These autoresponders are like an asset for your. Every time someone submits his/her email address its goes into the autoresponder program. Also you should store it in a separate database.  After a certain amount of time you have the option of sending offers about your services to all the email addresses that you have collected through autoresponder.</p>
<p>I do hope that after going through the in formations provided here you would surely go for using autoresponders. Just try to make sure that the autoresponder you are using allows the person receiving the emails with a way to unsubscribe from your mailing list, or else you may be accused of sending spam.</p>
<p>It is completely possible to erect an entire business by using nothing but autoresponders for doing the much coveted selling. Just make sure you use a convincing subject for each email you send so that the recipient will be so enticed by the subject of the email that they will open the message in place of deleting them from their inbox.</p>
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		<title>Importance of Google Analytics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Analytics usages are increasing day by day. Analytic professionals have higher demand in the market. Everyone can&#8217;t become an Analytic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Google Analytics</strong> have major importance in online business. Tracking the history of visitors and research on analytics is what can be done with it basically. We can know about visitors and their views through these analytics.</p>
<p>Analytics usages are increasing day by day. Analytic professionals have higher demand in the market. Everyone can&#8217;t become an Analytic expert. It needs great thinking, visualization and case study.<a rel="attachment wp-att-448" href="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/?attachment_id=448"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-448" src="http://www.maketick.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/google_anal.png" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Every Online business should take care about:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Bounce rate:</strong></p>
<p>Bounce rate is something which will help you to know that how visitors are going away from your site. Higher bounce rate means visitors aren&#8217;t interested on your site. Lesser means visitors are happy to stay on your site. It&#8217;s always better to make bounce rate 0%, however it&#8217;s not possible, so it&#8217;s better to keep it less.</p>
<p><strong>Visit Length:</strong></p>
<p>How long visitors are staying on your site in average? If most of the visitors are staying good amount of time on your site that means they are reading something on your site, which is useful for them. So visit length always matters to know the interest of viewer on your site. According to this metrics, you can <a title="SEO" href="http://www.maketick.com" target="_blank">optimize your site</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Visit Depth:</strong></p>
<p>Visit Depth means &#8220;Are the visitor’s showing interest in visiting the other pages of your site too?&#8221; If a visitor visited most of the pages on your site and spent good amount of time on each page, says your site awesome and vice versa. So higher visit depth helps to grow your business as well as brand.</p>
<p><strong>Returning Visitors:</strong></p>
<p>More returning visits mean you have loyal readers for your site. If a visitor come again and again to your site means he liked your site and found it useful. These kinds of readers are called as loyal readers. More loyal readers you have that much popular your site is. It&#8217;s very important to have more returning visits. Always try to increase the number of normal visits as well as returning visits.</p>
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