tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49181495911568003362024-03-08T01:05:23.538-08:00All About TutorialAll About Tutorialkiankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590134555196420650noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4918149591156800336.post-5754905742670056702009-05-10T07:30:00.000-07:002009-05-17T14:41:30.325-07:00100 Auction Secrets Revealed!1. How to Put an Attractive Background in Your Online Auction Ad<br />2. The BEST Types of Products to Sell<br />3. Time Tested Principles For eBay Selling Succes<br />4. You'll Never Repeat Yourself, Ever Again...<br />5. Buyers Want Easy Payment Options<br />6. Over 75% of eBayer's Use Paypal<br />7. Getting Set Up With Merchant Accounts<br />8. Use An Email Signature<br />9. Put the Hurt on A Spammer<br />10. Automate To The Max With This Free Service<br />11. Honesty Is The Best Policy<br />12. Save Time At The Post Office<br />13. Avoid Bouncing Checks?<br />14. Set Your Auctions On Fire<br />15. A Thousand Words is Worth a Picture<br />16. Remember To Say Thanks<br />17. Make Your Description Complete<br />18. Use a Good Sales Policy to Bail You Out<br />19. Don’t Overcharge On Shipping<br />20. Caution When Leaving Negatives<br />21. Make Your Customer Your Passion<br />22. Use Delivery Confirmation<br />23. Send Customers The Auction Number<br />24. Your Listing Schedule<br />25. Double-Check Your Title<br />26. Stopping Auctions Gone Haywire<br />27. What Customers Want After an Auction<br />28. Online Customer Service Rules<br />29. Know Your Product and Become More Credible<br />30. Insure Valuable Items<br />31. When The Buyer Lives Out Of The Country<br />32. Stay In Contact With The Buyer<br />33. Keep Your Auctions Going...<br />34. Don’t Overcharge On Shipping<br />35. Short-Term Goals For New Sellers<br />36. Use The Bold Title Option<br />37. Conservative Pricing Strategy<br />38. Free Advertising For Your Auction<br />39. Readability Rules For Your Auction Ads<br />40. Common Sales Killers<br />41. Don't Overlook This Free Service...<br />42. Know What You're Selling<br />43. Good Packing Material<br />44. Revive Your Ad by Revising It<br />45. Increase Your Exposure as No Cost!<br />46. Your Customers Lifetime Value<br />47. Learn How-To Master HTML in 2 Hours<br />48. Relisting Strategies: Doing Better Next Time...<br />49. "How To" and "Why " To Create Your Own eBooks...<br />50. Dutch Auctions, One of Your Keys to Success<br />51. Best Times To List For the Best Overall Results...<br />52. Create Your My eBay Page<br />53. What Happens When You Start Your Auction Too High?<br />54. Remember, All Prices Are in U.S. Dollars<br />55. Place You Can Go For More Free Help<br />56. Online Auction Logistical Concerns - Ooh, My Aching Back...<br />57. How to Handle Difficult People<br />58. Keep Notes and Stay on Task<br />59. Reserve Auction Pros and Cons<br />60. Best Times To List For the Best Overall Results...<br />61. Products to Auction at No Cost<br />62. Testing Your Auction Ads<br />63. The Notorious Auction Buyer Personality Types<br />64. Places Where You Can Get Clipart<br />65. You Might Want To Do This On The Weekend...<br />66. Save Money and Time on Relisting<br />67. Use Asterisks in Your Item Titles<br />68. EBay Is Bugging Out!<br />69. Use Bold Text Option in Your Titles<br />70. Use Underscore to Get Longer Titles<br />71. Use Excellent Key Words in Titles<br />72. Path of Least Resistance - Go With Your Strength<br />73. A Purely Digital Filing System?<br />74. Interesting Consumable Product Sources That I’ve Used<br />75. Don’t Get Thrown Off<br />76. Harness the Power of Search Engines<br />77. Proofread Your Ads and Email<br />78. Find Your Niche<br />79. Offer A Free Newsletter or Mailing List<br />80. How to Choose the Best Category<br />81. Crunching Your Graphics<br />82. Backup, Backup, Backup<br />83. Some Other Product Sources I’ve Used In the Past<br />84. How To Keep Track of Your Auctions<br />85. The Taxman Cometh<br />86. Using A Website With Your Auctions<br />87. Promoting Your Auctions Outside eBay<br />88. Study Up!<br />89. The Truth About Using Other Auction Sites<br />90. Information Products, eBay and Your Success...<br />91. Boost Your Profits By 35%... Up-selling Your Way to Success<br />92. The Real Way to Boost Your Profits<br />93. Your Customers Lifetime Value<br />94. Mister Lister, Who's That?<br />95. Must Have Programsrets<br />96. Verza and CCNow Will Offer You A Solution for You Secure Server Needs<br />97. Save Time At The Post Office<br />98. When To Ship Your ItemBay Auction Secrets 12/00<br />99. The Importance of Good FeedbacBay Auction Secrets 12/00<br />100. A Program That You Should Try<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif;font-size:85%;"><b>Online Data Entry Jobs. 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It has nothing to do with magic either- it has everything to do with sound practice...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Here are 11 principles to live by when you start your auction business. They will work wonders for you... <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">1. Pick Your Niche and Define Your Market <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">This is ground zero for your success strategy. Find your own niche. Define your market. Then you can know the type of person you’re going to be selling to and the types of product you want to sell.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">You're auction sales letters will be a hundred times better if you know the person who you are writing for.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Along with being in a superior position to take advantage of repeat business, the benefits from becoming specialized are endless-<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">We well be getting into this a little more later.</span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">2. Your Vision </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Know where you want to go with your business and why. Every business that thrives has a soul and a purpose. What is it that you want long term? Do you want to become financially independent?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">What do you want short term? Do you want to make a steady income every week? If so, how much? Give yourself something to shoot for and try to surpass it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Remember in the beginning to keep plugging away. The toughest time is at the start. Everyone has to serve as an apprentice before they can truly master what they do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">When you're starting out be willing to absorb every ounce of helpful information your brain can hold.</span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">3. Order is the Foundation of Every Good Thing<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">One of your early foundations of success is order. Strive for efficiency in every aspect of what you do. If you’re lacking in a system of organization your whole business is going to be threatened. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">This not only includes keeping things in their place but things like keeping income tax and business expenditures records.</span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">4. Serve Your Customer With a Passion<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In business your customer is the only thing. You customer is far more important than any product you sell. Strive to <b>give them quality at every level</b> of the transaction.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">With online auctions most sellers have a hard time looking past the initial sell. As far as they are concerned after the initial bid the relationship is over. That is why most of them don’t do so swell when they try to make a business of this.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Look far beyond the first sell. It is only the beginning of a long mutually beneficial relationship. </span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">5. Become An Expert In Your Field</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Become an authority in what you do, wherever you choose to go with you online auction business. If you sell CD media supplies, you want to be thought of before anyone else.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">When you become an authority in your field, a whole new universe of business and opportunity is opened up to you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">I buy certain types of things on eBay from the same sellers over and over. I wouldn't dare do business with anyone else, not when they have proven themselves and their product. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">You want to earn that same type of position in the minds of eBayer’s for your niche.</span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">6. Credibility- the Key Factor in Selling </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Become trustworthy. Remove every doubt about your credibility any chance you get. You can do this through presenting yourself positively through your feedback, being passionately devoted to your business and by being an expert.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">By making great complete ads and from answering emails quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The X factor is the critical ingredient for online sales success.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></b></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">7. Harness the Power of Technology</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Use you existing software of the Internet to handle repetitive tasks. This will free you up to grow your business to a level...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">One of my big sticking points is leverage. Leveraging means <b>getting everything you can, out of all you got. </b>When you use existing tools and methods for freeing yourself from repetitive tasks, you will compress time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">That means you will get more work done with less effort... and as a result you will make more money.</span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">8. Get Everything You Can Out of All You Have<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">A wiser person than myself once said, "There are only two qualities in the world, efficiency and inefficiency, and only two sorts of people: the efficient and the inefficient." <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Maximize results while minimizing your expenditures. This is the essence of what it takes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Test ads ruthlessly to get more for your advertising dollar. Look for better ways to do business. So much can be do to get better and better returns. Set an ideal up for yourself and call it, "efficiency"- if you do this you will never become stagnant in what you do...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Always search for better and better returns for the amount of resources you put in.</span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">9. Probably the Most Important Thing: Your Sales Letter</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Your sales letter is your salesman. On the net, how you're potential buyer perceives you and your product is everything. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Copywriting is the art of showing you and what you sell to your buyer in the best possible light.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">It’s the most important thing you have going for you. A carefully crafted sales letter can increase you results exponentially without having to spend an extra penny.</span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">10. Shoulder The Risk in the Transaction</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Risk reversal is on of the strongest free sales tools you have at your disposal. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">When you offer your bidders a satisfaction guarantee, you are telling them that you are confident that your product can deliver, and if not you are willing shoulder the risk for them by giving them their money back…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Very rarely do they ask for one unless your product is poor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">This is one of the easiest ways to increase sales; if you have a good product to begin with, don’t neglect this technique. I see many sellers who don’t offer one when they could.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">It’s a must to offer one with your Dutch auctions. A strong risk-reversing offer will clinch sales that pass others by.</span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">11. Perseverance Will See You Through Anything<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Perseverance is your greatest asset of all, especially when things get rough. To me, nothing is more fulfilling than meeting challenge head on and winning out. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Anytime you run into trouble or resistance in your business, <b>accept it as a growth opportunity that you need in order to get to higher levels or success.</b></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><span style=";font-family:georgia;color:blue;" ><b><br /></b></span><p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(129, 0, 129);font-size:14pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-size:14pt;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span>kiankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590134555196420650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4918149591156800336.post-86578007211100135462009-05-10T01:09:00.000-07:002009-05-17T14:42:13.176-07:00Keyboard shortcuts to use on a Windows/PC computer<span style="font-size:100%;">You can avoid reaching for the mouse if you are familiar with keyboard shortcuts. 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This selection can be repeated several times.</p> </td> <td> <center> <table bgcolor="#ffff00" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <td> <center> Ctrl+I </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </center> </td> <td> <p>Italic - Formats selected text; make text italic or remove italic</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <table bgcolor="#ffff00" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <td> <center> Ctrl+Y </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </center> </td> <td> <p>Redo - After an action has been undone, it can be reinstated in the document.</p> </td> <td> <center> <table bgcolor="#ffff00" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <td> <center> Ctrl+U </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </center> </td> <td> <p>Underline - Formats selected text; make text underlined or remove underline</p></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:1px;"><b>Less commonly used keyboard combinations</b></span></blockquote> <span style="font-size:2px;"><b> </b><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/font2ptupibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="74" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Increase selected text in increments like the drop down font menu (Thanks Daniel)<strong></strong></p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/superibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="75" align="bottom" height="20" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Apply superscript formatting</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/fontdown2ibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="74" align="bottom" height="19" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Decrease selected text in increments like the drop down font menu</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/subscriptibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="43" align="bottom" height="17" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Apply subscript formatting</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/fontup1ibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="43" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Increase selected text one point</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/copyformatibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="72" align="bottom" height="19" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Copy formats</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/fontdwn1ibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="42" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Decrease selected text one point</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/pasteformatibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="76" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Paste formats</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/chngcaseibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="54" align="bottom" height="19" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Change case of the letters</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/singspacibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="42" align="bottom" height="19" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Single space lines</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/underwdsibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="75" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Underline words but not spaces</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/onehalfibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="41" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Set 1.5 line spacing</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/undlin2ibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="75" align="bottom" height="17" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Double underline text</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/dubspacibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="42" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Double space lines</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/pcenteribm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="43" align="bottom" height="17" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Center a paragraph</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/deletewdLibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="91" align="bottom" height="17" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Delete one word to the left</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/pjustibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="43" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Justify a paragraph</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/del1wdRibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="56" align="bottom" height="17" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Delete one word to the right</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/pleftibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="43" align="bottom" height="17" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Left align a paragraph</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/prightibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="44" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Right align a paragraph</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/pindentlibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="52" align="bottom" height="19" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Indent a paragraph from the left</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/linbrkibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="71" align="bottom" height="18" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Insert a line break</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/hangindentibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="46" align="bottom" height="19" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Create a hanging indent</p> </td> <td> <div align="right"><img src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/redhangibm.gif" useimagewidth="" useimageheight="" width="74" align="bottom" height="19" /> </div> </td> <td> <p>Reduce a hanging indent</p></td></tr></tbody></table></span>kiankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590134555196420650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4918149591156800336.post-80005244840492313222009-05-10T01:02:00.000-07:002009-05-12T10:55:53.350-07:00How to Merge Columns in Excel<p>If you use Excel a lot, you probably know how to merge cells. However, something you may not use or think much about is merging columns. At some point, you will have a need to merge two or more columns, and you’ll wonder how to do it but figure it’s probably too hard and you find another way to solve your dilema. But, merging columns in Excel is really easy, and in this tutorial, I will show you how to merge columns in a couple of quick steps.</p> <ol><li>First, click on the blank cell where you want to put the new merged data from the different columns. Go to Formulas>Function Library>Insert Function and the “Insert Function” pop up window will appear. Under “Or select a category” select “text” from the drop down menu. And under “Select a function” select “CONCATENATE.” Next, click OK.</li><li>The “Function Arguments” pop up window box appears. Next, type the cell address of the first column you want to merge (use the first cell of the first column you want to merge) in “Text1” and enter the second column address in “Text2” - again use the first cell address. And click OK.<a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a></li><li>Now you will see the new column with the merged data from different columns created in the location where you had originally specified.</li></ol> <p>Good Job! So the next time you wonder about merging columns, you’ll remember how easy it really is.</p><p><br /></p>kiankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590134555196420650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4918149591156800336.post-22644181743673724122009-05-09T16:32:00.000-07:002009-05-10T03:25:28.116-07:00Automatic Thumbnail and Readmore Function<span>Readmore function is used to cut our post on homepage, post will appear fully when we click readmore link.<br /></span><span><span>It's cut automatically and if we insert image, it appears <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;font-family:georgia,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size:13px;" class="IL_LINK_STYLE" >thumbnail</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.</span> </span>This is automatic readmore function with <span class="IL_SPAN"><input name="IL_MARKER" type="hidden">thumbnail</span>. We just need to set up our HTML code. How to?</span></span><br /><br />1. Go to "Layout" click "Edit HTML"<br />2. Tick on "Expand Widget Templates"<br />3. Find <strong></head></strong> code<br />4. Insert this javascript under <strong></head> <span style="font-weight: normal;">code</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.AWSurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br /><blockquote><script type='text/javascript'>var thumbnail_mode = &quot;no-float&quot; ;<br />summary_noimg = 430;<br />summary_img = 340;<br />img_thumb_height = 100;<br />img_thumb_width = 120;<br /></script><br /><script src='http://kfile.110mb.com/summary-post.js' type='text/javascript'/></blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note :</span><br /><br />You can cutomize this size<br /><br />summary_noimg = 430; is post cut height without image<br />summary_img = 340; is post cut height with image<br /><span>img_thumb_height = 100; is <span class="IL_SPAN"><input name="IL_MARKER" type="hidden">thumbnail</span> image height</span><br /><span>img_thumb_width = 120; is <span class="IL_SPAN"><input name="IL_MARKER" type="hidden">thumbnail</span> image width</span><br /><br />5. Find this code<br /><blockquote><data:post.body/></blockquote><br />6. Replace with this code below<br /><blockquote><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><br /><br /><div expr:id='&quot;summary&quot; + data:post.id'><data:post.body/></div><br /><script type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb(&quot;summary<data:post.id/>&quot;);</script><br /><span class='rmlink' style='float:right;padding-top:20px;'><a expr:href='data:post.url'> read more &#8220;<data:post.title/>&#8221;</a></span><br /><br /></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if></blockquote><br /><br />7. Save<br /><br />Now you can try to post and it cut automatically.<br /><br /><br />8. 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The email went something like this:<br /><a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">===============</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"I'm very interested in your product, Opt-In Automator, but I'm really low on cash</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">right now so I was hoping to trade you [product name withheld] for it. If you're not</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">interested in this product, I have many more that I can offer you."</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">===============</span><br /><br />So out of curiosity, I asked this gentleman to send me the URLs to his website(s) so I<br />could check out these “other products” that he mentioned.<br />Here was his response:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">===============</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Actually I don't have my own website, yet. Right now I'm just trying to acquire all</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">the Internet marketing materials I can so I know what I'm doing when I finally</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">launch my own site."</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">===============</span><br /><br />If you were paying attention, this response should have thrown up quite a few red flags.<br />For starters, Opt-In Automator does you absolutely no good if you don't already have<br />your own website and mailing list. So this guy is spending his time and money acquiring<br />products that are useless to him and his business. (That's not a great formula for<br />success.)<br /><br />Second, (and this is really the whole point of this article so pay attention) the notion that<br />you must have all the wisdom, resources, and software at your fingertips before you start<br />is simply ridiculous!<br /><br />Sure, you need some basic knowledge so you have some clue as to what you're doing.<br />So read an ebook here and there and digest all the free information you can.<br /><a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br />But above all else, try something! Just get out there and do it. That's where you really<br />learn what works and what doesn't.<br /><br />I see way too many people fall into the trap of "Perpetual Preparation". They spend so<br />much time getting ready to start their business that they never actually get around to<br />doing anything.<br /><br />And whatever you do, stop wasting all your money buying every ebook and hot new<br />software product under the sun. Instead, buy a domain name and a year of hosting. Buy<br />an autoresponder account, and a payment processor.<br /><br />In short, invest in the things that directly benefit your business before you waste<br />all your money on knowledge you can no longer afford to use.<br /><br />Once you start turning a profit, you can let your business fund your continuing education<br />and also purchase that great new piece of software you've been eyeing for the last few<br />months. (Hopefully it's one of mine.) ;-)<br /><br /><br /></div>kiankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590134555196420650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4918149591156800336.post-15556129303465827382009-05-09T11:37:00.000-07:002009-05-12T10:56:22.386-07:00"How Do I Get Started Online If I Don’t Have My Own Products"This "From the Trenches” Tip is an answer to the question that I get asked more than<br />any other. That is...<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">"How Do I Get Started Online If I Don't Have My Own Products?"</span></blockquote>You know the internet is a great place to start your own business, but you have no idea<br />how or where to start.<br /><br />You've tried the affiliate programs and the so-called “opportunities” only to be<br />disappointed time and time again.<br /><br />You want to have your own products, but you don't have the time or starting capital it<br />requires to roll them out.<br /><a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In short, you're stuck...</span><br /><br />You have the desire but you don't have the vehicle. Oh sure, you've read about how<br />some “guru” wrote a best-selling book or came up with some million dollar idea. But what<br />about the average Joe or Jane who can't write and isn't bursting with ideas?<br /><br />What do they do?<br /><br />What do YOU do?!<br /><br />Well I don't claim to be a guru, but I can tell you what I did and what worked for me...<br />When I first got started online, I had almost no spare cash and even less spare time. I<br />knew I wouldn't be able to sit down and write and entire ebook, and so I decided instead<br />to publish a newsletter.<br /><br />That's right...my newsletter, “Webs Worth Watching”, was my first product!<br />If you haven't considered having a newsletter as your first product, then take a look at<br />this...<br /><blockquote><ul><li>They're cheap to develop</li><li>They require less time than writing a full ebook and most importantly...</li><li>They allow you to build a base of potential customers *before* you even release or start to develop a single product<br /></li></ul></blockquote>So if you're still looking for a way to get your foot in the online door, don't take months<br />and months to write an ebook or develop a product - start a newsletter and build a site<br />that can "sell" it!<br /><br />Not only will this put you on the map, it will also be great practice for when you start<br />rolling out your own million dollar ideas.<br /><a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br />And who knows? One day you may be looking at your own online empire and thinking to<br />yourself..."Gosh, and it all started with one simple newsletter." :-)kiankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590134555196420650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4918149591156800336.post-2003499916522982992009-05-09T11:29:00.000-07:002009-05-12T10:56:44.097-07:0099 Websites You Should Have Bookmarked...But Probably Don’t<span style="font-weight: bold;">INTRODUCTION:</span><br />These “99 Websites” appeared as SiteSightings in my “Webs Worth Watching”<br />Newsletter. In case you don’t know, a SiteSighting is any website that provides REAL<br />VALUE to online business owners. In short, it’s the kind of site that’s worthy of a<br />bookmark.<br /><br />To get the full story on SiteSightings and the “Webs Worth Watching” Newsletter, be<br />sure to visit:<br />--> http://www.SiteSightings.com<br /><br />And while you’re there, remember to subscribe to “Webs Worth Watching”. It’s the<br />only way to ensure that you never miss another SiteSighting or “From the Trenches”<br />tip like the ones below...<br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Doteasy Web Hosting</span><br /><blockquote><a href="http://www.doteasy.com/">http://www.doteasy.com</a><br />Free, bannerless web hosting...'nuff said. The only complaint I have is that<br />reliability is not up to par with the paid hosts, but then again, what do you expect<br />-- IT'S FREE! While I wouldn't use it to host my main site, it's great for testing<br />mini sites and new products.<br /></blockquote><a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Link Counter</span><br /><blockquote><a href="http://www.linkcounter.com/">http://www.linkcounter.com</a><br />LinkCounter is a free service that tracks clicks on any link you want to track, from<br />inside, outside, or within your site itself. It's a great way to track affiliate<br />programs and link exchanges, or to create referring links for sites you trade<br />traffic with. They provide you with an unbiased report that you can use to keep<br />track of your outgoing and incoming hits.</blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Security Metrics</span><br /><a href="http://www.securitymetrics.com/"></a><blockquote><a href="http://www.securitymetrics.com/">http://www.securitymetrics.com</a><br />Worried about your own site's security? Afraid you might be vulnerable to<br />hackers? Don't wonder -- find out! Security Metrics will give your computer a<br />"FREE Port Scan" where it will test for the 20 most common TCP/IP ports that are<br />often vulnerable. If you're like me, the results will surprise you.<br /></blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. S.C.O.R.E.</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.score.org<br />S.C.O.R.E stands for the Service Corps of Retired Executives, and they pride<br />themselves on being the Counselors to Americas Small Business. In effect,<br />S.C.O.R.E. is a non-profit group that offers FREE counseling to anyone who has,<br />or is thinking about starting, a small business. I've utilized their trained<br />counselors on numerous occasions, and have been grateful every time.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Spyonit</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.spyonit.com<br />Spyonit has dozens of FREE spy tools that allow you to keep tabs on all the sites<br />and auctions that matter most to you. (Including your competition's.) There's too<br />much there to describe it all, so go to the site now to check it out. They're also<br />adding new "spies" fairly frequently, so check back often. Who knows what they'll<br />come up with next?</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. TracerLock</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.tracerlock.com<br />TracerLock is another "spy" type tool that monitors search engines, UseNet<br />groups, and personal ads for whatever word or phrase you tell it to. It's great for<br />keeping tabs on the competition, and seeing what others are saying about you or<br />your business. They have both a FREE and a paid service, so check it out.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. ScumWare</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.scumware.com<br />If you've been keeping up with software or e-biz news, then you've no doubt<br />heard of the controversy surrounding traffic stealing software such as Top Text<br />and Surf+. This site is dedicated to eradicating the world of such thieves. It will<br />tell you if your computer is currently "infected", and give you some lines of code<br />that will disable the traffic thieves when they "invade" your site.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Trafficoloy</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.trafficology.com<br />This is easily my new favorite newsletter. Trafficology's creator, Wayne Yeager,<br />gives away literally THOUSANDS of dollars each month for new and creative<br />traffic generating ideas. He then turns around and gives these ideas to his<br />subscribers for FREE. I've been receiving the newsletter for a few months now,<br />and I have yet to be disappointed. While some of the ideas are WAY too crazy for<br />me to EVER try, the newsletter is *always* entertaining, and often useful.</blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Onebox</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.onebox.com<br />Onebox is an incredibly low-cost service (I believe I pay around $10 a month for<br />it) that provides you with an email address, a fax number, and voice mailbox --<br />all in one place! If you're just starting out and you need a phone service, but<br />don't want to pay hefty charges to your local phone company, this could be an<br />ideal solution.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. FreeAutoBot</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.freeautobot.com<br />If you've been holding off on purchasing an autoresponder service because you’re<br />not willing to pay a monthly fee, you should consider taking a look at<br />FreeAutoBot. Not only are they FREE, but they also don't place *any* ads in your<br />messages and they allow an UNLIMITED amount of messages AND subscribers.<br />EDITOR’S NOTE: I used this service in the early days of my business, but later<br />upgraded to a paid one for the increased options and support. Here’s my final<br />word on these free autoresponder services: If you simply cannot afford to spend<br />$10 or $15 a month for a paid service, then a free one such as FreeAutoBot will<br />work. However, your list is the most important aspect of your business, so as<br />soon as you can afford to switch to a paid service with a little more<br />accountability, I would make the change.<br />And if you are in the market for a low cost, *advanced* autoresponder service,<br />I’d check out AutorespondIt. Here’s the URL: http://www.AutorespondIt.com</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11. Web Site Garage</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.websitegarage.com<br />I was timid to include this site as a SiteSighting, for fear that it was already too<br />well known. The more I thought about it, however, the more I realized that this<br />site is just too valuable to not feature it in this newsletter. I feel that strongly<br />about it.<br />Web Site Garage provides services for maintaining and improving your website. It<br />has a Free Tune Up feature, which checks your site for things like browser<br />compatibility, load time, meta tags, and more. The tune up is free, so if you have<br />a site, it's well worth your time to give this one a look.</blockquote><a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12. PopUpMaster</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.popupmaster.com<br />When the owner of this site, who is also a member of the SiteSightings<br />community, submitted it as a SiteSighting, I knew right away that it would make<br />it into the newsletter. Popup creators are a dime a dozen on the web, but this<br />one is the best I've seen by far.<br />It allows you to create all kinds of pop-ups, from standard ones, to exit-pops,<br />and even pop-ups that use cookies so they only pop-up once per session. You<br />just type in your specifications and click submit, and PopUpMaster does the rest.<br />Best of all you can use it over and over again and never pay a thing. I even used<br />it to create the pop-ups on my own site! Trust me, this one's a winner. Check it<br />out.<br />EDITOR’S NOTE: This tool was completely free when I first ran the site in my<br />newsletter, but since then the site’s owner, Steve Shaw, has totally repackaged<br />and improved the software and has started charging for it. While it’s no longer<br />the free resource that it once was, I still feel that the product is well worth the<br />price.<br />For software that really puts a *spin* on pop-up marketing, be sure to check out<br />my own product, Pop-Up Rotator. Here’s the link: http://www.PopUpRotator.com<br /><br /></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">13. Translating the Internet</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.t-mail.com<br />If you do a lot of business with people from other countries, or if you just have<br />friends that speak another language, T-Mail could be just the thing for you.<br />They give you a FREE email account and it translates your incoming foreign<br />language email into English. It also allows you to surf the web in foreign<br />countries in English.<br />I realize this won't apply to everybody, but for those of you who do a lot of<br />business outside of your native land, it could very well be a Godsend.</blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">14. Free Email Directory</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.emailaddresses.com/guide_types.htm<br />Want your business to go international? This is the best place I've found to get<br />email addresses around the world. Think globally, appear local. It has a few popups,<br />but hey, somebody has to pay the bills.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">15. Yale's Web Style Guide</span><br /><blockquote>http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html<br />This is the definitive web style guide covering everything that has to do with site<br />and page design. If you're new, this site can be a great place to learn the basics.<br />And if you're an experienced designer, this site is a great place to review the<br />basics and polish your skills.</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">16. Self Promotion.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.selfpromotion.com<br />The World Wide Web is littered with sites that want to tell you the best way to<br />get your site listed in the major search engines. Search engine auto-submitters<br />are also a dime a dozen, so it may surprise you to know that that's exactly what<br />this site is all about.<br />The thing that sets this site apart, however, is this sentence (which can be found<br />on the site's homepage): "If you feel the site is useful, then pay me what YOU<br />think the advice and service is worth!"<br />That's right! The site owner actually offers access to his research, services, and<br />programs for FREE! You only pay him what you think it's worth. A deal like that is<br />certainly worth a look, wouldn't you agree?</blockquote><a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">17. World Submit Pro</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.worldsubmitpro.com<br />Here's another useful site for you webmasters out there. World Submit Pro offers<br />many useful services for free, with the hopes that you'll upgrade to their paid<br />services at a later date.<br />They currently offer FREE versions of their Webstats program (which is basically<br />an advanced counter), a Mailing List program and a Web Polls program that’s<br />great for researching new product ideas.<br />These are some of the most robust free trials I've ever seen for products such as<br />these. If you're currently paying for any of these services, you could save some<br />money by checking them out.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">18. Coach Maria's Article Bank</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.coachmaria.com/articles/articlebanks.html<br />While I can't speak for Maria's consulting abilities (I've just never met her or<br />heard anything about her), I can say that this is one of the best compilations I've<br />seen of places to submit NEW articles. Some business owners have achieved<br />maximum exposure by utilizing these free article submission sites. Hey it's worth<br />a shot right?</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">19. QWK.MON</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.qwkmon.com<br />QWK.MON will monitor your site's server to make sure that they don't have too<br />many downtimes. The fact of the matter is that server downtimes cost websites a<br />LOT of money. Don't let your e-business be one of these. Let QWK.MON keep<br />tabs on your server when you can't.<br />(Just so you know, the first URL you have them monitor is free, but it'll cost you<br />if you want more sites monitored.)</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">20. Cheap Domains and $8.88 Domains</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.CheapDomains.ws<br />http://40megs.com/888.html<br />Domain name registrars are everywhere on the net, but this site has some of the<br />lowest prices that I've ever seen. Just imagine, less than $10 for a little piece of<br />Internet real estate...amazing! It makes Register.com and Network Solutions<br />look like a couple of highway robbers. :-)<br />I for one have already purchased dozens of domains through from both of these<br />registrars.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">21. ScamBusters</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.ScamBusters.org<br />The submitter of this SiteSighting claims that it's the #1 site on Internet fraud.<br />Well after visiting the ScamBusters site and signing up for their newsletter,<br />I'm inclined to agree.<br />I think my favorite part of the site is the Urban Legends section. If you've ever<br />received an email about anti-perspirant causing cancer or some kid who needs a<br />kidney transplant, (which I think all of us have) then I'm sure you'll appreciate it<br />as well.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">22. Seed Capital Network</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.SeedCapitalNetwork.com<br />The Seed Capital Network is a great place for businesses trying to raise start up<br />money. With a database of over 1,500 private investors, the owners of this site<br />boast that they have an 80-90% investor response rate.<br />If your business has all the money that it will ever need, then this site is not for<br />you. If you're trying to locate a few investors, however, it could just possibly be<br />the most useful site in this report. And hey, it's free, so what do you have to<br />lose?</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">23. 123 Dreamweaver Tutorial</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.121DreamweaverTutorial.com<br />This one is for all you current or prospective Dreamweaver users out there. (For<br />those of you who don't know, Dreamweaver is one of the best WYSIWYG HTML<br />editors on the market. I've used it for years and love it.)<br />Don't let the name fool you - this is not your normal web design tutorial site.<br />Instead of text-based tutorials, this site offers actual video tutorials for FREE.<br />Watch as a profession web designer builds a site from the ground up right before<br />your eyes. I have no idea how they can afford to give this stuff away, but be sure<br />you take them up on it while they still do.<br />EDITOR’S NOTE: This tool was completely free when I first ran the site in my<br />newsletter, but since then the site’s owner has started charging for it. The good<br />thing about it, however, is that he does still allow you to view some videos free of<br />charge and so you can decide if it’s worth it to you to pay for it.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">24. Pay Per Click Analysts</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.PayPerClickAnalyst.com<br />Pay per clicks are a great way to bring targeted traffic to your site, because you<br />only pay when someone actually visits your site. It's a great idea, but now it's<br />been copied so many times that it's impossible to keep up with which ones are<br />worth getting listed in, and which ones you should avoid.<br />That's what makes Pay Per Click Analyst such a useful site. They keep tabs on all<br />the new PPCs and tell you which ones are the best. If you're serious about<br />marketing your online business, then this is one website that you need to have<br />bookmarked.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">25. Speed Color</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.speedcolor.com<br />SpeedColor.com is a whole new way to order commercial printing. With this site,<br />you can get anything from business cards to books printed quickly and easily.<br />They offer instant online pricing, file transfers, proofs and more, all done over the<br />web. This makes them extremely fast and easy. If you need anything printed,<br />Speed Color is a great option.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">26. Free Web Tools, Web Builder 101, and The Free Site</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.FreeWebTools.com<br />http://www.WebBuilder101.com<br />http://www.TheFreeSite.com<br />These sites are so closely related that I decided to just include them together as<br />one SiteSighting. Each one of them offers free tools for webmasters and online<br />business owners, so between the three you should be able to find something<br />immediately useful to your business.<br /></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">27. Setup Generator</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.gentee.com/setupgen/index.htm<br />It seems like creating your own software product is the new hip thing to do, so I<br />decided to include a SiteSighting that would directly benefit all you Bill Gates' out<br />there.<br />Basically, Setup Generator is a simple freeware installer, designed to help you<br />quickly and easily create installation setup files for your products. Not only does<br />it make the installation process easier on your customers, it also adds a touch of<br />professionalism to your product. Who wouldn't want that?</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">28. Hosted Scripts.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.hostedscripts.com<br />This site provides a lot of great cgi scripts for webmasters free of charge. And the<br />best part is that they host them on their own servers so you don't have to know<br />how to install cgi or even have it enabled on your server. The only downside is<br />that they place ads on the pages that they host for you, but hey, they have to<br />earn a living somehow. :-)</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">29. CJB.net</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.CJB.net<br />If you're using a long affiliate URL in your promotions, or have an email account<br />that you'd like to get forwarded to your main one, then CJB.net may have just<br />what you need.<br />They offer free sub-domains, as well as URL and email forwarding, which makes<br />it more than worthy enough to hold a space in my favorites bar. The only<br />downside is that you have the cjb.net ending on your URL, but it's still shorter<br />than some of the affiliate links out there.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">30. FreeMarketingVideos.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.freemarketingvideos.com<br />Every week this site puts up a new video that covers some aspect of web<br />marketing. So far they've covered how to make and ebook, how to setup<br />autoresponders, and how to make digital product covers for your products. And<br />when you consider it's all free, it's definitely worth a bookmark in my book.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">31. Who-Not How Review</span><br /><blockquote>http://who-nothow.com<br />If you're sick of review sites that are really just people trying to sell their latest<br />affiliate product, then Gordon Sears’ Who-Not How site and "Guru Review"<br />newsletter will be a breath of fresh air.<br />Gordon isn't afraid to go after even the "big-boys" on the Internet (which he<br />admits has got him into trouble before), but it certainly adds to his credibility in<br />my book. I'd be sure to take a look at his site before you buy your next product.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">32. Publicity Insider</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.publicityinsider.com<br />Even though this site sells a product, it still has a whole lot of free info on how to<br />get quality PR for your business. And as a person who recently benefited from an<br />online news article, I can tell you that it's quite possibly the best form of<br />advertising you'll ever see.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">33. GoToMyPC.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.GoToMyPC.com<br />I just have to say that I love this service. It's not free, but it sure is convenient!<br />Imagine being able to access your home computer from any other computer with<br />an internet connection. You can travel with confidence and know that if worse<br />comes to worse, you'll always be able to get that file you forgot, or send that<br />email that just can't wait. It's great!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">34. Best Affiliate Tracking Software.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.Best-Affiliate-Tracking-Software.com<br />If you plan on starting your own affiliate program, I would make it a point to visit<br />this site first. They'll help you choose the software or service that's right for you,<br />and give you some useful tips along the way.</blockquote><a href="http://www.awsurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=kiank"> $6.00 Welcome Survey After Free Registration!</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">35. ePrompter</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.eprompter.com<br />ePrompter will check up to 16 of your password protected email accounts<br />automatically as well as reply to, compose and even forward messages.<br />Depending how many accounts you have, and how often you check them, this<br />little tool could easily save you hours a day.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">36. MySiteStinks.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.mysitestinks.com<br />It's not cheap, but if your site isn't pulling the kind of results that you'd like, this<br />site may be able to tell you why. Check it out for yourself and find out if your site<br />STINKS!<br />Side Note: They also have a tool to tell your friends that their sites stink. I<br />wouldn't be mean with it, but it could be a good joke if your friend has a sense of<br />humor.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">37. Vista Print</span><br /><blockquote>http://vistaprint.com<br />A lot of people already know about this site, but it's certainly worth mentioning<br />again, just in case. I don't know how they can afford to do it, but Vista Print will<br />give you 250 free, color business cards.<br />You'll have to pay for the shipping, but the quality is superb, and you really can't<br />beat the price. If you haven't been to this site, be sure to check it out right away.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">38. Click Tracker</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.webmasterinabox.net/ct/<br />This web site offers a free link and click tracking services, and even the pro<br />version is ridiculously cheap. I especially like the fact that their software allows<br />you to have your own domain in tracking URLs instead of the link tracker's URL.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">39. Safe Internet Business Solutions</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.safeinternetbusiness.com<br />Scams are everywhere on the internet, but this site provides a haven from bad<br />business practices.<br />Their mission is to provide safe Internet business solutions that offer high quality,<br />free or low cost products, services and information; all backed by excellent<br />customer service and a money back guarantee.<br />Their services include copywriting, web design, website analysis, domain and web<br />hosting solutions. If you're in the need of any of these services, I would make a<br />point of checking them out first.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">40. PageSucker.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.PageSucker.com<br />This product will "suck" an entire webpage on to your hard drive so you can read<br />it off-line. It's great for people who use dial-up connections, and best of all it's<br />totally free.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">41. StatsFly</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.StatsFly.com<br />Here's an easy, copy and paste script that will give you more web site stats than<br />you will ever be able to use. It's free if you don't mind the whole world being able<br />to see your stats. Or you can pay $10 a month and have your stats page<br />protected. (That's what I'd suggest. <grin>)</grin></blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">42. RefDesk.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.RefDesk.com<br />The submitter of this site said, "Think of something you want to know. It's there!"<br />And you know what...he was right. :-) This site will help you find anything from<br />people, to your local weather, to just about any other random fact that you could<br />find the answer to anywhere else. Check it out if you need to do some product<br />research.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">43. FILExt</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.FILExt.com<br />How many times have you downloaded something only to have your computer<br />tell you that it didn't recognize the file type? You then try to open it using the<br />"Open As" feature, but even you don't know what the file extension stands for.<br />That's where a site like FILExt comes in hand. FILExt has just about every<br />software extension listed so you can easily do a search on your "mystery file".</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">44. Hostica</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.Hostica.com<br />I admit that I didn't have time to check this site out, but the submitter claims<br />that they'll give you a domain free of charge without forcing an ad or banner on<br />the site. They're site also offers web hosting at $0.25 a month, but like I said I<br />haven't tested them. With prices like those, however, it may be worth checking<br />out if you're on a shoestring budget.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">45. MailWasher</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.MailWasher.net<br />The submitter of this SiteSighting claims that it has made his life better again by<br />allowing him to manage all the spam. I haven't personally tested it out, but since<br />it's free I'd say it's worth giving it a shot it you're like me and you receive a lot of<br />spam.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">46. TurboNotes</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.TurboNotes.com<br />I've previewed free list hosts that are also ad free in this report before (see #10),<br />but this one seems to have more features than anything else I've come across. I<br />also like the fact that you can upgrade to a Pro account for only $47 a year and<br />get even more features. If you're in the market for a list hosting solution, I'd give<br />them look.<br />But if you’re in the market for a truly low cost, *advanced* autoresponder<br />service, I’d check out AutorespondIt.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">47. Ezine Ad Auction</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.EzineAdAuction.com<br />Ezine advertising is one of the cheapest and quickest ways to get the word out<br />about a product or service. This site allows you to bid for ultra-cheap ad rates in<br />a wide assortment of newsletters. If you're serious about marketing online, then<br />this site is one that you need to have bookmarked.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">48. Site Viewer</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.anybrowser.com/siteviewer.html<br />Sites created for one browser type can very often look horrible when viewed<br />through other browsers. This site allows you to avoid such embarrassment by<br />"viewing your own site as your visitors do." I'd make it a point of testing out your<br />website using this tool before launching any new sites.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">49. WebAssist</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.webassist.com<br />Give your ecommerce site PayPal functionality without having to touch a line of<br />code. PayPal is one of the most popular payment processors online so by<br />including them as a method of payment could very well increase your sales in<br />and of itself.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">50. Keyword Wizard</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.keywordwizard.com<br />There are a lot of sites out there that help you choose keywords for your site, but<br />the thing I love about this one is that the program is downloadable. That means<br />you don't have to get online or leave your site every time you want to do a little<br />keyword research.</blockquote><br /><br />It's a great tool for you search engine junkies out there. :-)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">51. Query Server News Search</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.queryserver.com/news.htm<br />When I saw that this SiteSighting had been submitted by my friend Phil Wiley of<br />http://www.ozemedia.com/, I knew it had to be good...<br />And boy was I right! Query Server News Search is a meta search engine that<br />queries the following sources: ABC News, BBC News, CNN, The Financial Times,<br />The Guardian, The Independent, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times,<br />The Washington Post, and USA Today. Results are sorted by date and then score,<br />and are optionally clustered by content.<br />If you're looking for specific news, this is the place to find it. They also have<br />specific searches for health, money and government issues.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">52. Boogie Jack</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.boogiejack.com<br />BoogieJack has a lot of terrific information. One amazing little program is called<br />Background Magic. This awesome little tool will create your buttons, borders,<br />background - even skins and screen savers. There is a free version and a PRO<br />version. Works like a charm.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">53. Fresh Devices</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.freshdevices.com<br />Here's another site with some nifty utilities for you PC users out there. (Sorry<br />Mac users.) They offer free utilities that help you optimize and diagnose your own<br />system. If your computer seems to be getting slower over time, their products<br />may be worth trying.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">54. Courses U Seek.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.coursesuseek.com<br />Courses U Seek.com is the one of the first educational website to offer affordable<br />courses by email. Courses are offered on a variety of subjects including – Online<br />Marketing, eBook Writing, Web Design etc. All of the courses are under $10, and<br />some are totally free. It's worth checking out, because as all 4th grade teachers<br />tell us, "Knowledge is power!" :-)</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">55. People Building People</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.PeopleBuildingPeople.com<br />Even though this SiteSighting is not free, I couldn't help but include it in here<br />because I think it is truly one of the most valuable resources on the Internet.<br />Rick Beneteau, the site's founder, is an online legend in his own time - and for<br />good reason.<br />I am a member of PBP and an affiliate, but I am NOT including my affiliate link so<br />that you know my recommendation is sincere and not motivated by an affiliate<br />commission.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">56. eFax</span><br /><blockquote>http://efax.com<br />This is a great service, especially for companies based outside of the USA who<br />want a US based phone number. It is free and allows people to either leave a<br />short message or to fax you. Messages and faxes are delivered right to your<br />email box. Easy!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">57. c2it</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.c2it.com<br />Here's a great alternative to PayPal if you need to send money to someone (even<br />overseas). Best of all it's FDIC insured and they have 24 hour, live customer<br />support.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">58. 404 Research Lab</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.plinko.net/404<br />For those of you who don't know, file 404 errors occur when you try to go to a<br />webpage that no longer exists in a particular location. This is a fun site that<br />shows you the do's and don'ts of creating 404 pages, and how you can even<br />profit from them. Most of all it's fun!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">59. Free Advice.com and Legal Zoom</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.freeadvice.com<br />http://www.legalzoom.com<br />Both of these sites are legal in nature so I decided to group them together. Free<br />Advice.com is just what it sounds like it would be <grin>, and Legal Zoom has<br />some of the cheapest legal rates I've seen. If you plan to setup an LLC or<br />incorporate your business at some point, I would check them out. They also offer<br />excellent rates on patent and copyright applications.</grin></blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">60. Cool Archive's Logo Generator</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.coolarchive.com/logogen.cfm<br />If you're just starting out and you need a nice looking logo, this could be a great<br />solution for you. Granted, it's no where near as nice as a professional's work, but<br />what do you expect...it's free!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">61. RoboForm</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.roboform.com<br />If you're familiar with Gator then you already know how this little tool works.<br />Basically, RoboForm helps you fill in website forms and can store your usernames<br />and passwords. The great thing about RoboForm over Gator, however, is that<br />RoboForm does not place any annoying ads on your system...a nice feature in the<br />constant battle against scumware.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">62. HelpOnThe.Net</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.helponthe.net<br />Totally free tech support for all your computer related questions. Heck, how can<br />you top that? :-)</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">63. Bookmarklets</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.bookmarklets.com<br />Their website says it best:<br />"A bookmarklet is a cross between a bookmark and a JavaScript applet.<br />Bookmarklets can be saved and used in the same way you use normal<br />bookmarks. While you're on a web page, you can use them to perform certain<br />functions, from highlighting content converting numbers (like currencies and<br />measurements), search in advanced ways and much more. You do not have to<br />download or install software to use them. For example, I use a word count<br />bookmarklet to quickly count the number of words on a web page since my<br />copywriting fees are based on the length of a page."<br />As you can see, it's a pretty nifty little tool so check it out!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">64. Ad-Aware 5</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.lavasoft.nu<br />This free software finds the scumware that weasels its way onto your computer<br />and helps you get rid of it. It's a great tool if you keep getting random pop-ups<br />and you don't know where they're coming from.</blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note: </span>If you're not familiar with scumware, there's a website that's solely<br />dedicated to this menace. Here's the link --> http://www.scumware.com<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">65. Deleted Domains</span><br /><ul><li>http://www.deleteddomains.com</li><li>DeletedDomains.com is the ultimate tool for uncovering both "on hold/expiring"</li><li>domains and "deleted" domains. Unlike other services that simply offer a list that</li><li>is updated once or twice a week, Deleted Domains updates their database at</li><li>least once each day, meaning it is the most up-to-date service of its kind.</li><li>Best of all it's free!</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Note from Ryan:</span> I have personally used this site to locate many top quality<br />domains, the latest of which was DrivingTraffic.com. This one domain was<br />appraised by GreatDomains.com at $7000-$9000. Not too shabby when you<br />consider it only cost me $9.95. Now I just need to figure out what I'm going to<br />do with it. :-)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">66. Email Education Center</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.emaileducation.com<br />Access to articles, how-tos and whitepapers on everything email marketing - best<br />practices, privacy issues, acquisition strategies, etc.<br />This site also offers free online Webinars and "Ask the Expert" segments. Don't<br />you just love quality, free information?</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">67. Jan's Freeware Collection</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.jansfreeware.com<br />This is one of the best freeware sites on the net. Some of their new products<br />include a free ebook creator and pdf generator.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">68. So You Wanna.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.soyouwanna.com<br />Learn how to do everything from write a business plan, to run a marathon, to mix<br />a great drink. Some of the entries are a little bizarre, but the Money and<br />Technology parts are "must sees" for any small business owner. (And if nothing<br />else it's good for a laugh.) :-)</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">69. TinyURL</span><br /><blockquote>http://tinyurl.com<br />This is a great site that allows you to change your long URLs into shorter ones.<br />It's a Godsend for people who use free webspace providers, as well as affiliates.<br />The service is free, but donations are appreciated.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">70. Any Browser</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.AnyBrowser.com<br />AnyBrowser offers every tool you'll need to make your site viewable, as the name<br />suggests, in any browser. It's a great site for people who design their own<br />websites, but even if you had a "professional" design your site for you, I'd<br />suggest checking their work against this site.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">71. ROI Calculator</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.marketingtoday.com/tools/roi_calculator.htm<br />Marketing Today's ROI calculator is an easy-to-use little device that allows you to<br />accurately estimate what kind of return on investment you can expect from your<br />upcoming direct mail or e-mail campaigns and promotions. The ROI calculator is<br />a simple tool that acts as an excellent reality check when you're determining your<br />marketing costs.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">72. Top Marketing Forums</span><br /><blockquote>Warrior Forum:<br />--> http://www.WarriorForum.com/forum<br />Entrepreneurial Success Forum:<br />--> http://www.ablake.net/forum<br />Between the Warrior Forum and Tony Blake's Entrepreneurial Success Forum,<br />you should be able to get just about any question regarding internet marketing<br />answered. These forums are "must have" resources and should be in any online<br />marketers "Favorites" list (or Bookmarks for you 'Netscapers' out there). :-)</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">73. Dynamic Drive</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.dynamicdrive.com<br />This site has lots of cool javascripts...just make sure you don't overdo it because<br />a million scripts on one page can get really annoying.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">74. Digital Page Author</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.digital-page-author-software.com<br />Here's an alternative to both PDF and HTML compilers that may excite you ebook<br />authors out there. The Digital Page Author format emulates the experience of<br />reading a real book by letting your customers flip through the pages at the click<br />of a mouse. I haven't tested the software myself, but they have an example<br />ebook on their site and it looks pretty slick. Check it out and let me know what<br />you think.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">75. BotSpot</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.botspot.com<br />This site has tons of bots to help you do everything from finding a news article to<br />spying on your competition. Even if you don't use it for "business purposes" it's<br />still just a lot of fun.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">76. Site Level</span><br /><blockquote>http://sitelevel.whatuseek.com<br />SiteLevel can set you up with effective, free search tools for your web site. If<br />your site is more than a couple of pages and doesn't have a good internal search<br />tool, you're probably losing many a frustrated visitor. Best of all, the free version<br />should be enough for most small business owners.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">77. Make Your Own Business (From TalkBiz News)</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.talkbiznews.com/myob.html<br />Paul Myers, of TalkBiz News, really has a beauty here. It's a free service that<br />generates a personalized, step-by-step tutorial for how to start a business online.<br />Just fill in the blanks, and his system will crank out a tutorial, customized to your<br />own skills and goals. I've never seen anything like it, and best of all it's free. Give<br />it a shot!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">78. SWiSH</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.swishzone.com<br />Swish is software that allows you to create great Flash presentations without<br />even learning (or buying) Macromedia Flash. But do me (and your visitors) a<br />favor...don't go overboard with your new talent. :-)</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">79. Paid Search Engine Tools</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.paidsearchenginetools.com<br />The Keyword Bid Optimizer (KBO) at Paid Search Engine Tools helps you keep<br />tabs on all your pay per click bids. They even let you try it out for free. If you use<br />PPC services like Overture and FindWhat, you should be using a service like this.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">80. Archive.org</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.archive.org<br />This is one of the coolest sites I've ever seen.<br />The Wayback Machine at Archive.org allows you to view old versions of your<br />favorite websites. This can be especially useful if you want to see what changes<br />your competitors have made over the last few months or even years. Who<br />knows, it may give you some ideas for things that you might need to change on<br />your own website.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">81. Answer Tool</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.answertool.com<br />This handy little tool can save you hours worth of work by no longer having to<br />type in the same answers to emails over and over again. If you're spending too<br />much time answering emails, this tool could be a godsend. They even let you try<br />it free for the first 30 days.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">82. ChangeDetection</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.changedetection.com<br />This site tells your visitors about changes to your website every time something<br />is updated. It’s great for archives and membership sites, and best of all, it's<br />completely free!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">83. Yahoo! Expired Domain Finder</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.obleam.com/yahoo<br />The Free Yahoo Domain Finder will help you find expired domains that are still<br />listed in the Yahoo! directories. These can be instant sources of traffic if you find<br />one that meshes with your business.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">84. The eMasters Courses</span><br /><blockquote>http://the-emasters.promote-sell-profit.com<br />The owner of this site is giving away a free eCourse every month. It can be a<br />great way to get good content for your site, the only problem I saw is that the<br />reports are only offered in .exe, so Mac people are pretty much left out in the<br />cold. Still, it's free and you can always just copy and paste the parts you like.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">85. ixquick</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.ixquick.com<br />This is my new favorite search engine...<br />It works the same as other SEs, but adds an extra twist. ixquick also tells you<br />how many other search engines the sites you find are listed in. It's a great tool to<br />use when researching new product ideas and scoping out the competition.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">86. TrafficRanking.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.trafficranking.com<br />Here's a free site where you can see how your site ranks in popularity, number of<br />links, and overall visitors. My suggestion: check out your competitors' sites as<br />well and make sure you're at the top.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">87. TheTrafficSystem.com's "The Online Free Alley"</span><br /><blockquote>http://thetrafficsystem.com/MoneySystem/freereports.html<br />You can find free reports with reprint rights all over the Internet, but never<br />before have I seen so many in one place. You can literally spend hours on this<br />site digging through original reports and articles. This is one of those sites that I<br />look at and think, "This person could charge a fortune for this kind of<br />information." The good news is - they aren't. :-)</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">88. URL in One</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.urlinone.com<br />The owner of this site claims that you'll love their service so much, you'll want to<br />make it your homepage. And you know what, I actually agree!<br />The URL in One concept is a little too complex to cover completely, but here's<br />what the site's owner had to say about it...<br />"For anyone who ever opens more than one browser window at a time, URLinOne<br />gives you control and power. You can auto-open or manually open a site or sites,<br />organize them into groups, and reuse open browser windows. This is a new and<br />powerful way to manage and access your favorite, frequently visited sites. Best<br />of all, there's no software to install, and it's free."<br />Check it out!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">89. emailStripper</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.webmasterfree.com/emailstripper.html<br />emailStripper is a free program for cleaning the ">" and other formatting<br />characters out of your emails. It can also restore "forwarded" or "replied" emails<br />back to their original state so they're easier to read.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">90. Keyword Miner</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.engineready.com/freeware/keywordminer/index.html<br />Keyword Miner is a free software tool that helps you find the perfect set of<br />keywords for your web pages, while also measuring your success by comparing<br />your traffic with that of your competitors.<br />Best of all it's completely free - no nag screens, no advertisements - you don't<br />even have to register it!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">91. SnipURL</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.snipurl.com<br />If you're familiar with TinyURL.com, then you already know what this site does.<br />Basically, it allows you to "snip" your long URL's (such as affiliate links) into much<br />shorter ones. It's a pretty slick little resource for all you affiliate marketers out<br />there.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">92. FreeSticky</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.freesticky.com/stickyweb/<br />Free content sites are all over the Internet, but this one has to be one of the<br />best. It doesn't matter what your website's topic is, chances are you'll find<br />something here that will add value to it.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">93. Stickies 4.0</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.btinternet.com/~tom.revell/<br />If you're like me, your monitor is covered with sticky notes. Some of them are todo<br />lists, others are ideas, but in the end they just make your desk area look<br />cluttered. Well here's a handy piece of software that will help you cut down on<br />the clutter. Oh yeah, and did I mention it's free. :-)</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">94. GotLogos</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.gotlogos.com<br />Do you need a logo for your product or business but don't want to spend<br />hundreds of dollars in the process? If so, then this site is definitely worth adding<br />to your "Favorites" list. I'll admit that I've never personally used their services,<br />but at $25 for a custom logo, what do you have to lose? (Other than $25 of<br />course. <grin>)</grin></blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">95. FreeStats</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.freestats.com<br />There are tons of hit tracker services on the web, but this one does everything I<br />need and is dirt cheap. (What more can you ask for?)</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">96. FindArticles.com</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.findarticles.com<br />FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for<br />free. It's constantly updated and contains articles from more than 300 magazines<br />and journals in every possible category you could imagine.<br />It's a great way to add content to your website and a little more beef to your<br />promotions.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">97. SpamNix</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.spamnix.com<br />This program uses the same filter criteria as Spam Assassin, and while that may<br />not sound like a good thing it can actually be a tremendous asset. Essentially,<br />what SpamNix allows you to do is to "test" your emails to see if they'll make it<br />through the Spam Assassin filters.<br />Just send your email to yourself using the SpamNix filters and you'll know for<br />certain if your email message meets the Spam Assassin criteria.<br />It's a shame that honest online marketers must go through all this trouble just to<br />send an email to our opt-in list, but as tools like Spam Assassin become more<br />and more commonplace, tools like SpamNix will become more and more<br />necessary.<br />By the way, SpamNix only works with Eudora so make sure you download a free<br />copy of it by going to http://www.Eudora.com.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">EDITOR'S NOTE: </span>While this SiteSightings was submitted by a subscriber, I can<br />say with a fair degree of certainty that it first appeared in Paul Myers' "TalkBiz<br />News" ezine and was originally conceived by Jeff Walker, of<br />http://www.lowrisk.com. By the way, if you're not already subscribed to Paul's<br />ezine I highly recommend doing so by going to http://www.talkbiznews.com. It's<br />one of the best...plain and simple.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">98. AutorespondIt</span><br /><blockquote>http://www.AutorespondIt.com<br />Ok, I admit it...this one's a shameless self-plug of my very own autoresponder<br />service. Even still, you'll be hard-pressed to find an *advanced* autoresponder<br />system like this for such a minimal investment. If you already have an<br />autoresponder service or if you're still shopping around, you owe it to yourself to<br />check out AutorespondIt.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">99. SmartBoardXP</span><br /><blockquote>http://smartboardxp.com<br />SmartBoardXP captures everything as you copy and paste, stores all your<br />regularly used data, and lets you paste back into the document you are currently<br />working on with as little as one click or two keystrokes... and it even works in all<br />your applications.</blockquote><br />The best part is that it helps you organize everything into categories so it's<br />especially helpful when you're researching your hot new product. Just think of it<br />as your regular Windows Clipboard on steroids. :-)kiankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590134555196420650noreply@blogger.com0