Web Hosting Data Transfer: How Much Is Too Much?
October 31, 2007
Bandwidth in its simplest terms refers to the amount of data that flows across a network wire in a given time period. For most web hosting providers, that time period is measured in a month. Web hosting providers are charged a certain amount per month or per year for an allocated amount of bandwidth from backbone providers and wholesale data centers. That cost is then passed on to the consumer in the form of web hosting plans.
How much bandwidth will my website use?
With so much variation among web hosting companies, it can sometimes be difficult to know how much bandwidth your website will need. So, how much is a gigabyte of bandwidth anyway? Let’s put it in perspective. If an average web page, images and all is 50 kilobytes in size, your website could be viewed 20,000 times! For the average hobby website, that is more than enough. Let’s further put that 20,000 in perspective. If each visitor to your website viewed an average of 4 pages per month, it would still represent over 5,000 unique visitors to your website every month.
Beware of bandwidth usage when offering file downloads
Discount Ink Cartridge, Toner Cartridge
October 30, 2007
Discount Ink Cartridge, Toner Cartridge
by: Kwan Lo
Economical and environmental concerns change consumers’ buying pattern. Discount ink cartridges and toner cartridges invade the market of OEM cartridges.
Discount ink cartridges and toner cartridges are in great demand these days. Due to the drop in price, many families and small business owners can buy an inkjet / photo printer for under $100 and a discount laser printer for under $200. Increased number of printer ownership means that there is a larger aftermarket for printing supplies.
Nevertheless, consumers who bought a cheap printer would soon find out that their spending did not end there, but rather have just begun. For examples, many OEM laser toners are selling at $100 a piece, the same price of an inkjet printer or one-half of that for a discount laser printer. A family who print a lot of color photos with their photo printer can easily spend more than $100 on OEM ink cartridges in several months. Think about this, it is absurd that one would spend more on replacement cartridges than on the printer itself in such a short period of time. As a result, many consumers are looking for economical alternatives to expensive OEM cartridges.
Make Your Real Estate Website Visible!
October 29, 2007
So, you’ve created a Website to highlight your realty services and listings. Now all you have to do is wait for the customers to roll in — right? Wrong. Putting up a Website is only the first step. Now you have to fine tune your site’s descriptors to boost its search engine ranking when prospective clients explore the Internet hunting for a REALTORŪ. It does you little good to have a Website if no one can find it. Fortunately, there are a few simple steps you can take that increase your odds of being noticed when buyers or sellers turn to the Web to find a real estate agent.
Ideally, it pays to have a meaningful Website address (also known as a Universal Resource Locator, or "URL"). Instead of your own or a realty name, your Website address should reflect the geographic area(s) where your services are targeted or any specialties on which you focus. For instance, if you farm housing tracts in north Austin, then good choices for a URL might be www.northaustinhomes.com, www.homes-northaustin.com, or www.real-estate-north-austin.com. Using these, search engines are more likely to give you a higher placement when someone searches for “homes (or real estate) in north austin” than a competitive realty which services the same area but does not include the term “north austin” in their Website address. The key to achieving a higher ranking among search-engine returns is to be as specific as possible when casting your Internet “fishing net.”
New Years Resolutions: Is Improving Your Website One of Them?
October 28, 2007
With the New Year upon us yet again, it’s time to prepare for the successes of 2005. Did you watch with envy last year as your competitors dominated your industry? Do you think your site is doing just fine because no one has ever called to complain? Well here’s some food for thought: 96% of all prospects will click over to your competitor if they encounter a problem on your website.
While you’re resolving to get fit, quit smoking and pay off some debts, we’re offering up some New Year’s resolutions for your business. Learn how to ethically kick your online competitors to the curb!
Resolve to…
…Make Content & Relevancy a Top Priority
It is, after all, the information highway. People search the Web for information-so give the people what they want. If you want to generate qualified leads and produce more sales, then continually updating your website with new and useful content must be at the top of your priority list.
Get Ahead on the Web: How To Bring Visitors To Your Website - For Free!
October 27, 2007
Search engine optimisation ? it’s the holy grail of website design, or, put another way, a buzzword which means "get listed on Google." Because lets face it; if your website doesn’t show up on a Google search, you may as well not have one. It’s like opening a shop on the moon.
So, how do you get listed? It must be very difficult, no? I mean, look at all of the website companies charging a fortune for "optimisation" services. Well, quite. You could throw away a chunk of your hard-earned paying someone to get you listed. Or you could just do it yourself. For free.
First things first: here’s what you need to know about Google.com, the web’s biggest search engine, and basically the only one you need to worry about. Google is like high school. It’s a popularity contest. Google will only be your friend if you’re one of the cool kids ? i.e., if you’ve got a lot of friends (or "hits" as we in the web-design business like to call them) already.
8 Essential SEO techniques
October 27, 2007
1) Title Tag - The title tag is the most powerful on-site SEO technique you have, so use it creatively! What you place in the title tag should only be one thing, the exact keyword you used for the web page that you are trying to optimize. Every single web page should have it’s own title tag.
2) ALT Tags - ALT tags were meant to be for text browsers because the images didn’t show in text browsers and the ATL tags would tell the visitor what it’s about. You should put your main keyword(s) in the ALT tags, but don’t over do it because you could get dropped in the results or even worse banned for life!
3) Link Popularity - Link popularity is the most powerful SEO tool out of all them. Most search engines don’t even consider web sites if there is not at least one or two links pointing to the web site. Having another site(s) link to your web site is important when it comes to getting your site a good ranking. Your keywords should be in the links you get and keep the keywords short. When you receive requests for a link exchange, check the site out before linking with them, check for spam (Repeat keywords, hidden text, etc.).
Game Cheat Programs
October 26, 2007
Game Cheat Programs
by: Omar Vega
When playing board games online, it is important to have the skills necessary to win. Learning the game often takes time, and can be tedious. However, there are interactive game cheat programs available that can help you.
One of the most popular game programs online is Play Buddy. Play Buddy is a type of interactive assistant which helps players become better at games by giving them tips and hints which help them. Play Buddy is available for many different types of games.
Play Buddy software is available for Chess, Pogo, iWin, and Yahoo. Each software will have specific things it does in order to assist the player in becoming better at their games. Play Buddy software will allow beginners to challenge veteran players.
When it comes to reliability, you want a tool that will give you the edge you need. You can enter tournaments using Play Buddy software without fear of being detected. The software is reliable, and you don’t have to worry about it failing you when you need it the most.
Internet Marketing: Dr. Robert Anthony Reveals How To Use Quantum Physics To Supercharge Success
October 25, 2007
What secret dreams do you have for your Internet marketing business? Would you like to quickly expand your list to giant proportions? Would you love to have a list of thousands or even millions of people bringing in money every day as they buy the products you offer?
What if you could have anything you wanted simply by using your mind in a certain revolutionary way?
Undoubtedly, Dr. Robert Anthony, author of 15 best-selling books, including the Beyond Positive Thinking, is the undisputed master of teaching people to manifest their desires and turn them into reality.
He offers these words of advice to give you complete and total control over your brain and mind in accomplishing whatever you want to accomplish.
(Note: To access Dr. Anthony’s complete audio interview for fre^e, see end of article)
The most important thing, he says, is to realize that you’ve caused whatever outcome you currently have in your life. Are you still struggling to make a living online? The fact is that, consciously or unconsciously, you are causing your lack of success.
Top Ten Ways to Use Audio on Your Site
October 24, 2007
Audio can provide an added dimension to your site. It creates a warm atmosphere where visitors feel like they know you. And it can enhance your reputation as an expert. Here are the top ten ways you can start using audio on your site.
1. Welcome people to your site. Toward the top of the page, add your photo or a short statement saying “Listen to a short welcome message” then a button to start the audio. Keep it brief and tightly targeted to the people you’ve brought to the site.
2. Make your bio more personal. If you’re using a one-page sales letter site, there’s a section on why they should listen to you and probably a photo. Add a caption to entice them to click. For example, “Here’s 3 ways I can help” with the audio button. This audio doesn’t have to echo what’s on the page - it can actually have an anecdote or an example to illustrate the written material.
A Cheap Alternative To Broadband?
October 23, 2007
Are you a dial-up user looking for a faster connection, but don’t like Broadband prices? If so, you should take a look at a new service called OnSpeed, which has received rave reviews in Internet technology publications.
What OnSpeed does is to re-route web pages and email via its own servers, compressing the data on the fly prior to sending it onwards to your PC. A small program then decompresses the data, so that you can view it in the normal way via your browser or email client.
In my own dial-up tests, with a modem running at a nominal 49kb/s I appeared to get speeds close to that of my normal broadband connection of 598 kb/s - very impressive. Image quality is often reduced but the compression for this can be improved, though with an adverse effect on the speed of course.
Some file types like MP3 also cannot yet be compressed. The company is working on these issues however and expects to find solutions soon.
