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The Featured Articles Department is where I release my latest information, tips, tricks, and techniques related to online marketing. From A to Z: Traffic, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, conversion, online advertising... you name it, it's covered here first.

New/Updated ADVANTAGE Member Tele-Clinic & Webinar Schedule
One of the benefits of being an ADVANTAGE member is free access to my weekly tele-clinics and webinars. Here are the upcoming topics. . . . more
PR But No PR Budget
Tip of the Week - August 3, 2008
Getting more visibility for your company through press releases is an effective, long-term strategy to build your company. The problem is, it can get expensive. Here's a no-cost alternative that offers a solution. . . . more
How Many Of Your Website Pages Does Google See
Tip of the Week - July 27, 2008
It's good every now and then to take a look behind the scenes at Google and see how many of your website pages it has indexed. Here's the quick and easy way to do it. . . . more
EMAIL Marketing - Effective List Building
Everyone wants to get everything done fast these days and the desire to build an email marketing list in a hurry is no exception. The problem is... "fast" or "quick" is not likely the most effective way to approach enewsletter list/subscriber building. Here is a better approach. . . . more
Questions To Ask A SEO Consultant
Questions To Ask A SEO Consultant. OK, you've decided you really don't know what you're doing. You've decided you probably don't stand a chance of getting your website top ranked, in your lifetime, using your current approach. . . . more
Spying On Your Competition
One way to beat your competition is to keep an eye on them. Particularly when it comes to search engine optimization. Here's a great tool that gives you details about a competitor's website and their meta-tags/meta-tag strategy. . . . more
Internet Speed Test: Are You Getting What You're Paying For (DSL/Broadband)
Like most people you probably have DSL or Cable/Broadband at your office. But are you getting what you're paying for? I was surprised to find out that I wasn't. Here's the testing tool I used. . . . more
Crawling Your Way To The Top (of Google)
Getting top ranked at Google takes time and expertise. Here I discuss a critical variable that directly impacts your positioning at the world's most popular search engine. . . . more
How Search Engine Crawlers See Your Page
How search engine spiders see your pages will impact your overall search engine visibility, organic positioning, and ability to get a top ten position for your keywords and keyword phrases. This tool simulates a spider crawl by displaying the contents of a web page as a search engine spider would see it. . . . more
How Important Is Your Page Title Tag?
How important are your page title tags and why does it matter? Here is first hand proof that shows you that your page title tag is the key to top positions. How would YOU like to have 9 of the top 10 positions for your targeted keyword/phrases at Google, like me! . . . more
25 Things Your Webmaster Didn't Tell You
Chris Jaeger
When you get bad information, don't get the full story, or don't get information you need to make decisions about your business and website you risk losing thousands of dollars in sales. . . . more
Get Better Results From Your Website, Get More Inquiries, Book More Weddings (#893 - #897)
Chris Jaeger
One of the questions everyone asks me is: "how can I get better results from my website" which is hopefully asked before "I used to get lots of leads from my website, what went wrong?" Ouch! One simple way to get the best results from your website is to make sure your website . . . more
Buying Online Advertising: What To Ask
Chris Jaeger
What do you ask when you venture into the world of buying advertising online? Here are some questions I recommend including a POWER TIP to help you get the best return-on-investment. . . . more
Will Cascading Style Sheets Improve Your Search Engine Rank?
Chris Jaeger
Q&A: Will Cascading Style Sheets Improve Your Search Engine Rank? The answer is . . . more
Take Aways - Use This Technique And You'll Generate More Sales From Your Website
Chris Jaeger
Brides will visit dozens of web sites while planning their Big Day. After awhile they all become a blur. They all look like each other, they all have the same "stuff". . . . more
Ten Deadly Business Mistakes for Small Business Owners
Alan Friedman
If any of these things apply to you or your business you may be on a path to disaster. . . . more
How To Build Your EMAIL List
Chris Jaeger
EMAIL marketing works, but how do you build your list. Here are some ideas. . . . more
Internet Security: Phishing
Chris Jaeger
Most Internet security issues are easily addressed with one simple word: Knowledge. Phishing is a type of online fraud that is easy to avoid. . . . more
Money Saving Tips ($300+): Avoid This "Top Search Engine Placement" Scam
Chris Jaeger
The phone rings today in my office and it's this company telling me they can get my client's website placed top at Yahoo! or MSN (they don't say Google anymore). Here are details of the conversation and why it's a scam. . . . more
Free Advertising
I highly recommend that once a month you take a moment to make a post at this very popular website. It reaches the exact demographic that brides and grooms fall into. If you do this consistently I guarantee it will deliver great results. . . . more

Money Saving Tips ($300): Free Teleconferencing
Set-up a free teleconferencing line to use with your customers, it's easy and free. . . . more
Money Saving Tips ($100+): Toll Free Numbers
Using a Toll Free number is smart. Studies show it has a positive impact on your business. . . . more
What Is A Link Farm? Not Knowing Can Get Your Website In A Lot Of Trouble.
Chris Jaeger
Building backward links to your website is an important part of an overall search engine optimization strategy. "Link farms" sound like the easy answer but actually they're a hornet's nest of trouble. . . . more
Flash: Tips, Tricks and Considerations
Chris Jaeger
[Advantage Members Only] Flash: The Problems With Flash Websites: This completes my article and research about Flash websites and how you can compensate for some of the problem issues related to using this technology at your website. . . . more
Website Development for Wedding Photographers
Chris Jaeger
I'm not a big fan of FLASH websites, largely because of their search engine spider-friendly troubles (i.e. it's almost impossible to get a FLASH site top ranked). But these folks have a package and program worth looking at. . . . more
Friday Notes: Thinking Out of The Box and Staying Ahead of Your Competition
Chris Jaeger
Friday Notes: It's a foggy Friday morning here on the island and I'm thinking about why some of the people I'm working with are getting great results and beating their competition - and why people who "don't get it" are just falling further behind and losing sales one after the other. . . . more
Blogging Software
Chris Jaeger
Blogging is all the rage and actually it can be a valuable part of your overall online marketing strategy. Here's one of the best lists I've seen comparing several of the most popular software packages. . . . more
Google Sitemap Tools (Generators)
Chris Jaeger
A Google Sitemap should be part of your overall search engine optimization strategy. Creating one isn't really rocket-science, but is a bit easier with one of these tools. . . . more
Beyond Google Adwords and Yahoo! Marketing (Overture): Other PPC Traffic Building Opportunities
Chris Jaeger
Everyone knows about Google Adwords and Yahoo! Marketing (Overture), but what about other opportunities in the PPC game. . . . more
Get Better Results from Your Google Adwords Campaign. Managing Clicks and Conversion
Chris Jaeger
One simple way to get better results from your Google Adwords campaign is to know what is going on. Don't just throw money at pay-per-click. You don't have to. Make sure you're using . . . more
Hard To Find Links
Chris Jaeger
These hard to find links offer up some very valuable information and online resources! . . . more
Free Places To Advertise or List Your Website
Chris Jaeger
More Brides? Free Traffic? Traffic, and more qualified traffic, is one of the key elements to online success. Here is a list of free advertising and linking opportunities worth looking at. . . . more
PPC Advertising At LookSmart? Here's my .02 cents and what I'm currently recommending.
Chris Jaeger
LookSmart is pushing a big campaign to bring on new PPC advertisers to it's network. I've tried this program . . . more
Google Keyword Tools: Developing Keywords and How They See Your Page (VERY valuable)
Chris Jaeger
Finding and using the correct keywords and keyword phrases is critical to good search engine placement. Brides won't find you if the words they are using to search aren't integrated appropriately into your website. . . . more
Unique Value Proposition Turning Visitors Into Inquiries and Sales with a Solid Unique Value Proposition (UVP)
Chris Jaeger
A lot of "ducks" need to be lined up to get great results from your website. Design, programming code, search engine optimization, and marketing message to name a few. Without a rock solid UVP, or Unique Value Proposition, there is a high liklihood that everything else doesn't matter. . . . more
Best of the Web: Internet Directory (discount offer)
Chris Jaeger
Best of the Web was at Boston Webmaster World this past week and offered a discount directory submission review fee. I signed up and will give it a try (as well as take advantage of their backward link). Here is the code. . . . more
Advertise at The Knot for Less With Guaranteed Performance (PPC)
Chris Jaeger
I just came across this news from The Knot which will allow you to test the waters there and advertise at less than their standard rates. Obviously, the positioning isn't as prominent. . . . more
Website Statistics: Popular Programs
Chris Jaeger
From this past week's tele-clinic, my list of website statistics tracking programs . . . more
Free Urchin Stats from Google (link)
Chris Jaeger
Here is the link to free Urchin stats . . . more
Google Pay-Per-Click (AdWords)
Chris Jaeger
You can actually pay less PER CLICK than your competitor who is running a Google Adwords campaign AND show up higher than their sponsored ad. . . . more
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