by Amber Miller | Feb 1, 2009 | Blog, Marketing
The Internet is so dynamic that it calls for regular updates to bring the latest information to the net surfers. But that does not necessarily mean that you always have to update your sites, like your web logs manually. It only takes a practical move to keep the ball rolling without doing it yourself: Collecting RSS feeds!
With the emergence of the RSS technology, you can patch up various websites in your blog. And when these sites get updated, it will all be reflected in your blog! A nice and easy way to add fresh information instantly!
How does this technology work? Here are some pieces of information regarding the collection of RSS feeds that are relevant to your web logs.
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by Amber Miller | Jan 1, 2009 | Blog, Marketing
You are browsing a blog site one day, and then you saw this orange button that says “RSS”. You then checked a news site, and then saw an orange button that says “XML”. Then you saw some more sites that have RSS links. Now, you wonder, what are these things all about?
These things never had to be a mystery. What follows are basic information regarding RSS, XML and Atom.
What is an XML?
– General Definition
XML stands for Extensive Markup Language. It is the standard markup language used to define various types of data. It is created to enable data sharing among various systems patched by the Internet. The language format is formalized, to allow modification and validation of files regardless of prior knowledge of the document form.
– XML Features
Before the birth of the XML files sharing files among different programs and platforms was difficult because of the use of binary system in encoding.
In an XML file, characters (the fundamental unit) are sequenced in an allowed serial pattern.
Word processors also made XML maintenance and authoring easier, since it will be dealing with characters, not bits.
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by Amber Miller | Dec 9, 2008 | Blogging
Blogging has become more than just a fad to angst-laden teens venting out their daily rants to personal sites known as blogs. Now, they have become more than just online diaries. They have been transformed into marketing tools as business blogs. One can even make a career out of maintaining blogs either as a blog administrator or a professional blogger a.k.a. problogger.
Whether one would like to learn how to blog just for the sheer knowledge of it or would like to earn some extra dough from blogging, various resources abound that will surely help you with this endeavor.
Read on to know which resources will suit you best in your goal to understand more about blogging:
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by Amber Miller | Nov 2, 2008 | Blogging, Marketing
Blogs have revolutionized the way that people do business. It seems that all the big companies are making use of blogs to promote themselves and market their products. However, corporate blogs aren’t just for big companies. Blogs can also be utilized by small businesses with great effect.
Setting up a small business blog is easy and has many benefits. They are powerful promotional tools and a great way to communicate with clients.
Here are some tips on using a small business blog:
1. Write Naturally and Honestly
Small business blogs can be more personal than large corporate blogs. It’s best to write in way that feels natural to you. Avoid writing needlessly complex posts filled with technical jargon. Doing so will endear customers and promote conversation, which is what a blog is for, after all.
As with any blog, you must always tell the truth. Blogs should address all issues, be it good or bad. This will ultimately beneficial as it helps builds trust the customers.
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by Amber Miller | Oct 30, 2008 | 1Shopping Cart, Marketing
An ad tracker is a software program that will allow you to trace and monitor every click that is made by visitors through your url.
With ad trackers, you can monitor the progress of your campaigns, in order to determine how successful they are and if you are investing your time and resources into something that is working. If you have a Virtual Assistant or OBM (online business manager) be sure they are using ad-trackers in all your email marketing campaigns.
Practice Pay Solutions (1ShoppingCart) makes this easy for you with the build in ad-tracker.
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