Other tips on how to rank well with Google: Content must be compelling, accessible and unique – this is a key ingredient in getting links. Make sure people can link to specific content. Keywords in the URL is one SMALL signal Google looks at. Better to use keywords separated by dashes rather than two words [...]

I attended today a seminar called “Optimizing Your Websites for Google Search” on how to make your site get indexed and rank well on Google. The special part of this seminar is that it was conducted by a Google employee, Adam Lasnik, labelled as “the first search evangelist of Google.” What else is the best [...]

If you are thinking of earning from your website by selling ad spaces, one of your first questions will be: “What will I charge advertisers?” In my opinion, your rate will depend on several factors: Who is your audience and how desirable is your audience to the advertisers? If your audience are techies or those [...]

Adsense is mostly pay per click — which means you earn when people click on the ads. Your earnings will depend on a large part to the responsiveness of audience to the ads. For example, a travel website that provides information on travel to Spain will attract visitors looking for ways to arrange their travel [...]

If you have a blog, chances are you earn money from it via advertising through banner ads or contextual ads. But if you are so fond of blogging, you can expand your earning opportunities by writing for blogs and getting paid for your blogging. There are several blog-for-pay venues that you can consider joining: Blogit.com [...]

The vending machine business attracts many because it is a business that may not require as much time and effort as a daycare or catering business while allowing for immediate cash flow. It is a cash-only business so there are no worries of receivables, bad checks or credit card chargebacks. This business can relatively be [...]

Someone over at Yahoo Answers posted a very interesting question: “What is the first most important question to answer when creating a business plan for a new product?” For me, the first question to ask is, “Is there a market for this new product?” Many entrepreneurs make the mistake of creating new products and spending [...]

I come from a country where Christmas is such a huge celebration that Christmas decors, lights and music can be seen and heard as early as September. I absolutely love Christmas season. The magazine Selling Christmas Decorations (a must-read if you’re in the Christmas business) in their September 2006 issue (pp. 18-19) lists 10 trends [...]

eBay is a terrific marketplace that has allowed many people to earn a living by selling items found in their houses. Many have even started a full time business on eBay. If you are thinking of selling something, the first advice you’ll get is “Sell it on eBay.” But alas, everyone by now knows about [...]

If you are thinking of starting a limousine business, I suggest you start by researching and thinking through the business. It is best if you put everything together in a business plan. Palo Alto software has a sample business plan for the limousine service, but it is not included in the free samples they provide. [...]