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Articles by Ivana Katz

• Using Viral Marketing to Promote Your Website
  Viral marketing is a powerful way of promoting your website as it takes your efforts and multiplies them without having to pay a huge sales force to sell your products. As you use viral marketing the effect of your marketing will multiply exponentially and bring many more visitors to your website, and hopefully more sales.
  Published 07Feb2011, viewed 275 times

• Online Branding - How and Why?
  As with all businesses, online businesses also require branding in order to be known and chosen by potential customers. There are a number of tools available for online branding and if you want best results it is important to use them correctly.
  Published 21Jan2011, viewed 405 times

• Start Your Own Affiliate Program
  If you are selling your own products online, a good way to do so is by starting your own affiliate program. The advantage of running your own affiliate program is that you get people selling your products who only ever get paid on commission so you can factor their commission into the price of the product and never be short-changed to pay them. Starting an affiliate program also needn't be all that difficult.
  Published 07Jan2011, viewed 192 times

• Using Private Label Articles to Gain Links for Search Engine Optimization and Article Marketing
  Private label articles are articles that you are free to do with as you like - add your name to them, re-write them, claim them as your own. Many websites today are promoting PLR or private label rights articles and e-books but unless you know how to use them you could do more harm than good.
  Published 20Jan2011, viewed 141 times

• Internet Marketing - The Truth You May Not Want To Hear
  I am going to be brutally honest with you ... no promises, no bs ... just plain simple truth. When it comes to marketing your small business, you really need to stop believing what all the "top internet marketers" tell you to do and start educating yourself.
  Published 23Sep2010, viewed 227 times

• Using Ebooks In Your Internet Marketing Strategy
  Ebooks are a useful tool in internet marketing. You can either sell them and make money directly, or give them away, offering people useful information which will then draw them to your website to make other purchases.
  Published 16Sep2010, viewed 2329 times

• Protecting Yourself Online - The Basics of Internet Security
  Internet security, or how to keep safe while online, is an important consideration for anyone who spends a reasonable amount of time on the internet. Are you taking the necessary precautions to protect yourself online and do you know what to do if people do attempt to attack you?
  Published 09Sep2010, viewed 270 times

• The Importance of Good Keyword Research
  Keyword research helps the internet marketer (or potential internet marketer) know what keyword terms people are searching for, how many people are searching for these terms and what kind of competition they will be facing if they choose these keywords for their website.
  Published 05Sep2010, viewed 159 times

• An Introduction to Affiliate Marketing
  Affiliate marketing can be one of the easiest ways to make money online - it means that you do not need to keep your own products, accept payments or handle many of the other functions associated with running your own business.
  Published 01Sep2010, viewed 401 times

• How to Make People Buy
  You have what you consider to be a great website up but for some reason people just aren't buying? In order to make people buy you often need to push some emotional buttons that will help them decide that your product is exactly what they need.
  Published 01Sep2010, viewed 267 times

• Social Media Marketing Tips
  Social media marketing is a relatively new marketing concept that involves increased social interaction on websites and has gained enormous popularity over the last year or two. There are a number of different types of social media sites but all of these have in common that their users can participate on the website by sharing comments, posting their own content or making friends online.
  Published 05Aug2010, viewed 170 times

• How to Use Twitter to Promote Your Business
  Do you tweet? Twitter is a social media marketing tool that has gained a lot of popularity over the last year or so and is being used by thousands to promote their online businesses as well as to keep in touch with friends and family. If you are not yet using Twitter to promote your business then you really should look into it.
  Published 24Jul2010, viewed 816 times

• The Painful Truth About Getting Your Website To The Top Of The Search Engines
  "How do I get my website to come up on top of the search engines?" - That is one of the most frequently asked questions I get asked by clients. The truth is, it's not easy. With millions of websites on the internet right now and thousands being added each month, everyone is striving to do the same - to come up in the first spot (or on the first page).
  Published 17Jul2010, viewed 400 times

• Fun Activities for Kids - Out in The Garden
  To get your kids away from the TV and electronic games, you may need to provide them with a few ideas on games they can play. Here are some suggestions to get you started.
  Published 11Jul2010, viewed 276 times

• Finding The Right Hosting Plan For Your Small Business
  If you are the owner of a small business and are looking to expand your business online, one of the decisions you will be faced with is what webhosting company to select. Many people search for free web hosting plans without considering what it could mean for their business.
  Published 10Jul2010, viewed 437 times

• Fun Activities for Kids - Birthday Craft Activities
  Planning your child's birthday party doesn't have to be stressful. Here are some great ideas for his/her birthday celebration. It's amazing how much fun one can have with just a few simple ingredients.
  Published 24Jun2010, viewed 239 times

• Fun Activities For Kids - Craft Activities Throughout The Year
  Looking to get creative and have some fun with your kids during special holidays? These fun projects will have your children laughing, giggling and remembering those very special moments. Guaranteed!
  Published 11Jun2010, viewed 244 times

• How to Use Facebook to Promote Your Business
  Today one of the most popular ways to market any business online is using Facebook. Facebook allows you to put your business in front of thousands of people using different tools and if done properly you can establish a relationship and credibility with a large number of people who in turn will visit your website and purchase your products and services.
  Published 11Jun2010, viewed 398 times

• Important Search Engine Optimization Tips
  Search Engine Optimization remains a buzz word in the internet marketing world despite the increase in use of other internet marketing methods. Is your website effectively search engine optimized? How much website traffic do you get? Here are some pointers to help you increase your search engine traffic.
  Published 06Jun2010, viewed 172 times

• The Incredible Promotional Power of Video Marketing
  If pictures speak a thousand words, imagine what a video could say about your business. Over the last couple of years video has become a popular marketing strategy, as it can quickly generate traffic and interest. Unfortunately many people are still afraid to use it and think it's difficult to do. So now is the perfect time for you to get ahead of your competition.
  Published 12Apr2010, viewed 214 times

• Using Blogs as a Free Marketing Tool for Your Business
  I admit I stuck my head in the sand when I first heard about Blogs. It was just too hard (so I thought) - another new technology to master and I wasn't even sure of the benefits, so I ignored them for a while. Then I attended a marketing seminar where a whole session was devoted to Blogs - how simple they were to set up and use and what unbelievable benefits they provided for a business. And the best part - most of them are free!!!!
  Published 26Feb2010, viewed 249 times

• Promote Your Business via Social Media
  Wikipedia describes Social Media as an umbrella term that defines the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio. Social media can take many different forms, including Internet forums, message boards, weblogs, wikis, podcasts, pictures and video. Technologies include: blogs, picture-sharing, vlogs, email, instant messaging, music-sharing,to name a few.
  Published 10Mar2010, viewed 217 times

• Fun Activities for Kids - Play-scripts - Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
  Around Christmas and New Year, it's got to be pantomime time. This activity is perfect for keeping kids occupied and out of the way with their secret rehearsals. Give them all the encouragement they need to get started and make sure they know to keep things simple. Older children tend to like directing, writing scripts, sorting out costumes and props, and being the narrator. Younger children are usually best at playing the central roles.
  Published 10Mar2010, viewed 573 times

• Fun Activities for Kids - Kids Crafts
  You will notice that many of the following ideas are very open-ended tasks. Your child will be led by his or her imagination. However, remember that they will be limited by the resources that you place in front of them. At times like these, it can be useful to have your own craft-box, full of odds and ends that will prove
  Published 22Feb2010, viewed 410 times

• Fun Activities for Kids - Stretching their imagination...
  Creative play is important in helping your child develop their imagination, examine fact and fiction and so on. In this sub-section we will provide you with one or two ideas for encouraging free creative role-play activities and practicing their amateur acting skills with play-scripts.
  Published 15Feb2010, viewed 209 times

• Fun activities for kids - indoor games - all around the table - part 2
  Keeping your kids entertained during the holidays can be a challenge, here are some fun ideas for games you can play with your children or ones they can play with their friends.
  Published 12Mar2010, viewed 431 times

• Stop Wasting Money Driving Traffic to Your Website!
  Many new online entrepreneurs waste thousands of dollars promoting their shiny new websites, only to be disappointed by the results. They are so excited about finally having arrived on the internet, they want to announce it to the world! And who can blame them. If you are blushing right now because you have thrown away a lot of money promoting your website without getting the results you were hoping, read on ... all is not lost.
  Published 08Feb2010, viewed 454 times

• Fun activities for kids - indoor games - all around the table - part 1
  Looking to entertain your children during long stretches of rainy days or whilst on holidays? Here are some fun ideas for you.
  Published 08Feb2010, viewed 399 times

• Fun activities for kids - when there's a party to organise...
  Are you looking for some fun party games and activities for your children's birthday? Here are some ideas to get you started!
  Published 17Jan2010, viewed 376 times

• Meanings of Frequently Used Terms on the Internet
  If you've been on the internet for a while, you've no doubt come across new words, whose meaning may have baffled you. It's difficult to keep up with the latest computer and internet lingo, but here are a few of the new commonly used terms on the internet today.
  Published 11Jan2010, viewed 1431 times

• Fun activities for kids - When all you need is a little quiet
  With school holidays upon us, are you finding you don't have enough hours in the day to take care of everything you need to as well as keep your children occupied? Do you need a little quiet to think? Here are a few activities that may help.
  Published 27Jan2010, viewed 211 times

• How to Start Up a Small Business
  The steps you take when you start up a small business are essential to your long term success. Skip some of these steps and you will feel it later. If you take due diligence and start your small business properly then you will experience the success you deserve.
  Published 06Jan2010, viewed 530 times

• How To Get Free Super Powerful Publicity for your Business
  Having worked with a large number of small business owners, one common mistake I see over and over again is the obscene amounts of money they throw away on advertising. Many of them believe the more money they spend, the more business it will bring. WRONG!!! WRONG!!! WRONG!!!
  Published 01Jan2010, viewed 693 times

• How to write emails that get results
  I continue to be amazed by the number of people, who still believe they will sell loads of products/services if they send unsolicited emails to millions of email addresses. It is unfortunate that because of a few people who have abused the email system, genuine business messages are now NOT being delivered.
  Published 27Dec2009, viewed 651 times

• Fun Indoor Games & Activities for Kids
  Keeping children occupied during school holidays or when the weather is not so great can be a challenge. Here are a few fun indoor games you can play with your children, which will keep them from watching TV and prevent boredom during even the longest stretches of rainy days.
  Published 22Dec2009, viewed 640 times

• Getting to the Top of Search Engines with Pay Per Click Marketing
  For most small businesses, getting to the top of the Search Engines, such as Google, and Yahoo is next to impossible without using the services of a Search Engine Optimization company. Although a very worthwhile exercise, Search Engine Optimisation can be quite costly. The GREAT news is that you can get your website to the top of search engines, using Pay Per Click advertising.
  Published 22Dec2009, viewed 1571 times

• Get your own FREE salesforce by setting up an affiliate program
  Affiliate programs also known as reseller programs, partner programs or associate programs provide an opportunity for you to get thousands of websites driving traffic to your site and make sales for you in exchange for a commission on the resulting sales and/or leads. The great thing about having your own affiliate program is that you don't pay your "salesforce" until they have made a sale.
  Published 17Dec2009, viewed 2029 times

• What you need to know before travelling with kids
  Going on a vacation or travelling long distances with the family is one of the most exciting ways to enhance the family bond. Often people avoid long trips or vacations when they have children because they think it is going to be too much trouble. Though the parents' fears may be legitimate, the travelling experience can be made interesting, easy and enjoyable if you know more about the factors that affect kids while travelling.
  Published 15Dec2009, viewed 243 times

• Getting to the top of search engines through one way linking
  One way links are links that point to your site from others, but which are not linked to from your website. Google and many other search engines include link popularity as part of the way they evaluate and rank websites. Links are seen as a positive "vote" towards the quality of the website. As such, the more links from other relevant websites to yours, the better.
  Published 21Nov2009, viewed 593 times

• Frequently Asked Questions about Websites
  For many entrepreneurs, getting a website designed is a very scary and overwhelming task. Most people don't know where to start, what questions to ask and they don't understand the process. So if you are thinking of getting a website designed, here are answers to some frequently asked questions, which you may have wanted to ask
  Published 30Apr2009, viewed 249 times

• Don't Waste Your Money Getting a Website ...
  It seems that many first time entrepreneurs' idea of starting a business is getting a website. And that's it! They have no intentions of doing any marketing and if they do have a marketing plan it consists of telling their friends about it and possibly distributing a few brochures in the neighbourhood.
  Published 14Apr2009, viewed 249 times

• FREE and powerful way to promote your website through link exchange
  Link exchanges are very important if you want to drive quality traffic to your website and help rank your website at the top of the search engines. Although it can be time consuming, link exchanging is very powerful.
  Published 26Apr2009, viewed 277 times

• Does your website need an Extreme Makeover?
  Ask yourself - does my website portray the professional image I want my customers to see? Have I provided all the information that my customers may want or need to know? If you answered no to either of these, call your website designer today or you could lose thousands of dollars as your customers head to your competitor's door.
  Published 01Apr2009, viewed 257 times

• Helping You To Help Your Child Learn Through Play
  Play is an important part of childhood. It is also a hugely necessary part of childhood. It is important for all those 'e' adjectives that spring immediately to mind. Your child finds playing exciting, enjoyable, entertaining, even exhilarating... For these reasons alone, playing with your child and providing play opportunities for your child (slightly different concepts!) are essential parts of your role as a parent, caregiver or teacher.
  Published 28Mar2009, viewed 289 times

• 10 Tips for Planning an Outstanding Website
  When faced with the daunting task of planning what to include on your website and how to write the copy, here are a few tips that will make the task easier for you.
  Published 28Mar2009, viewed 300 times

• 7 easy ways to grow and manage your customer list
  In order for your business to succeed on the internet, you need to convince your visitors that you are reliable, trustworthy and that you care about them. The best way to do this is to build a relationship with them. Provide your customers with lots of valuable information and they'll never look at your competitor again!
  Published 27Mar2009, viewed 332 times

• Learning - It's Child's Play!
  What is child's play? Surely it's all about your child exploring, examining, questioning, imagining... Each new experience is an adventure in itself, where something fresh is discovered about the world. If your child is given time for free-play, the questions will tumble out of her and natural opportunities for you to answer these will present themselves. Let them be and see where it takes them
  Published 26Mar2009, viewed 246 times

• 6 Things you can do today to drive more traffic to your website for free
  Website (and business) marketing is not a one off exercise. Whether you have a brand new website or one that you've had for a while, you need to continue promoting it in order to bring you more visitors. You need to constantly work on it, fine-tune it, discard methods that are not working and implement new ones.
  Published 24Mar2009, viewed 265 times

• Making parenting fun
  What's fun about getting up at 6:00am to ensure that my little darlings are dressed, fed and watered, allowing myself a mere five minutes before the school run to sort myself out? What could possibly be entertaining about having to deal with a temper tantrum in the baked bean aisle of the local supermarket?
  Published 08Mar2009, viewed 275 times

• 4 Ways to Make Money with your Website
  Did you know there are ways for you to easily sell other people's products without actually having to carry their stock? And the news gets even better ... you can also earn money from allowing people to advertise on your website. If you are starting a business, but are not sure what products to sell or if you are having problems sourcing products, this may be the solution for you.
  Published 03Mar2009, viewed 281 times

• Fun and Free Activities for Kids
  By getting creative parents can make every day activities seem fun and exciting - finding special ways to make decorations, trying out different recipes, creating crafts and inventing new games.
  Published 02Mar2009, viewed 256 times

• 24 Essential Pages to include on Your Website
  Wondering what pages to include on your website and why? Here is a list of important information that should be included on your site. Before you start thinking about what to write, it is important that you create a plan, which outlines what each page will contain. That way you won't repeat yourself or forget vital information.
  Published 07Feb2009, viewed 310 times

• Finding Fun Activities For Kids When They Can't Find Any Themselves!
  With children to entertain, the simplest of daily activities - a car journey, a shopping trip - suddenly becomes much more stressful. You need ideas. And you need them fast. Ideas to transform the most mundane of tasks into an activity fun for kids too.
  Published 07Feb2009, viewed 293 times

• A pretty face is not enough (when it comes to your website)
  You can create the most stunning website, with flash animations, video or audio features, rotating logos etc but the truth is, if your website doesn't have any depth, no amount of "pretty" will get visitors to come back, let alone purchase anything!
  Published 26Jan2009, viewed 218 times

• 5 ways to make parenting fun
  There is a variety of ways that you can give kids fun without making everything child's play. In other words, you can definitely help your children to enjoy themselves, learn and grow, while still following the rules.
  Published 26Jan2009, viewed 252 times

• 18 ways to prove credibility of your business online
  In order to convert visitors into paying customers, you need to prove your credibility... you need to show your potential customers that you are trustworthy, reliable and that you will deliver what you promise.
  Published 22Jan2009, viewed 243 times

• Fun Activities for Kids: Exploring Through The Senses
  Every child loves to have fun. As a parent you can motivate, teach and empower children through the use of fun activities for kids. For children under the age of 10, there are many things that are fun for kids but at the same time teach them something useful or help them to explore their surroundings. A good way to do this is through using their senses.
  Published 06Feb2009, viewed 292 times

• 12 Ways to Promote Your Business & Website for Free
  If you are like many small business owners, you have most likely spent the majority of your website budget on creating the site, but have allowed very little money to actually promote it. Don't despair, below are some great ways to promote your website and business for free.
  Published 01Jan2009, viewed 398 times

• How Children Learn Through Play
  Children learn through play far better than they do in other forms. There are several reasons for this. At the heart of it is their desire to learn. When learning is not so much work but is fun, children are more willing to participate. They want to jump in and have a good time. As a parent, the more that you can teach through play, the more that your child will retain later on.
  Published 31Dec2008, viewed 1522 times

• 8 Tips for Designing a Great Website
  Square buttons, round buttons, flashy buttons … will they match my shoes, my handbag or my tie? Are you stuck in a maze of buttons, headings, bullets, sub-headings and colour schemes? STOP!!!! Take a deep breath and read some practical tips for professional looking websites.
  Published 23Mar2004, viewed 940 times

• How do I get my business on the internet?
  A step-by-step guide which explains in simple language how small and home based business owners can get their business on the internet. It covers topics, such as domain names, website content, how to choose a webhosting company and how to promote your website. This article also outlines the many advantages a website provides.
  Published 02Feb2004, viewed 886 times

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