Internet Marketer’s Dream: 8 Productivity Tips for Firefox Browser Users

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Internet Marketer’s Dream: 8 Productivity Tips for Firefox Browser Users

Here are 8 productivity tips specifically for Mozilla Firefox users when the requirement is “simply a browser”.

1) SearchStatus. Set yourself up so that you’ll know everything you need to know about your sites and your competitors. It displays the Google PageRank, Alexa rank and complete ranking anywhere in your browser, along with fast keyword density analyzer, keyword and nofollow highlighting, backward and related links, other Alexa info and SEO tools. This tip alone could save your hours of “look up” time.

2) Alexa Sparky. Other immediate, in-depth competitor analysis can be had when you install Sparky. Sparky is a free FireFox browser plug-in built by Alexa, that accompanies you as you surf, providing useful information about the sites you visit without interrupting your Web browsing. Specifically:

- Learn about Website Traffic Trend information. Is this site getting more popular, or less popular?

- Get detailed traffic information including Reach and Rank. How does this site’s traffic compare to other sites on the Web?

- Surf more efficiently with Related Links for each page. If I like this site, are there others that I might want to visit?

Plus surfing your own sites with this plug-in activated helps improve your Alexa score!

3) Google Global Firefox Extension. Learn to view Google results by country. This plug-in tells you everything you need to know about your competition in other countries. Ever want to see what people in other countries are seeing for a particular search in Google? For example, let’s say you are based in the USA and you want to know what people in the Canada are searching for.

If you travel to another country, your default Google search page is usually that country’s top level domain (i.e. Google.it if in Italy ). The same tool can be used when traveling overseas to view Google results of your home country.

4) Browser Window Resizer. View the way your advertisers and clients see your site. You may have a massive flat panel monitor but what are you displaying in 1024×768 mode? First, check your web logs and analyze the majority of viewers’ video resolution. Chances are it’s 1024×768.

The Browser Window Resizer is also useful tool for testing different screen sizes. It accurately resizes your browser so you can view if the web page looks right in all of the standard resolution sizes. Window resizer supports the 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024 video modes.

As far as your advertisers are concerned, there are 2 important reasons:

- Your right column may not be properly displayed without the viewer scrolling the horizontal bar.

- If you advertise or publish banner ads “above the fold”, make sure it’s visible to the highest amount of readers.

5) FireFTP. Use it to upload files fast, free, anywhere. FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers. Very handy if you are traveling and don’t have your local FTP software on your PC or laptop!

6) Pick up exactly where you left off. Simply open all your tabs from last session, automatically. You don’t even need a tool. It is a setting to have all your open web pages restored each time you restart Firefox.

Go to Tools, Options, Startup box. When Firefox starts, select “Show my windows and tabs from last time”.

7) ColorfulTabs. This is a simple but powerful tab management tool to organize your day using tasks, and overall, spark up your tabs. Simply choose a specific color for each tab, and then assign a task or project to each tab. Besides being rather pretty, the pastel tint options are actually easier on the eyes: something important for a pair of lookers who surf and write all day long.

Adsense Notifier. Do you need to visually see your wealth increasing at frequent intervals? If so, apply this plug-in to display your Adsense earnings on the Firefox statusbar. Of course, anyone watching over your shoulder can see your massive earnings too! Nonetheless, to see this “cash register” working might be all you need to stay focused at work.

Using these tips, I literally save several minutes each day many times over, which easily clocks up to be an hour, in which I can do other things.

Why new users would switch from Google to Bing?

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Microsoft had updated its search arena with the introduction of Bing in June this year. Since, its launch the search engine has shown positive growth and reached about 3.52% in August month globally. Various analysts presume that with such a positive growth, Microsoft’s Bing could challenge Google’s monopoly in the near future. However, this is not an easy task for Bing to beat the search giant.
 
Latest Market Share

According to the latest numbers from a research firm, Bing’s global market share has dropped to 3.39% in September from 3.52% in August. The drop is very small but it is not clear that the attempt from Bing to capture search engine market share from Google has stalled, or even gone into reverse.

Bing has outperformed its competitors in features and initial growth rate. However, the initial take-off of Bing could be due to the curiosity from the web-users. The reason behind this may be the hype it created and also, Microsoft pumped millions of dollars for its promotions and advertisements.
 
At number one, Google has more than 80% market share and Yahoo maintained as the second most used search engine, but its market share dropped from 7.28% to 6.84% in the aforesaid period.
 
Why new users would switch to Bing?

Last month, it was reported that Microsoft’s new Bing search engine is growing faster than any of its search competitors in the top 10. Bing happens to be a very viable search alternative to Google and offers several advantages that Google cannot compete with at the moment. Here are some features that enhance search experience for the users:

1.    Travel Insight with Farecast technology: It helps for searching flights, hotels or other travel arrangements by providing you with the information to make smart decisions. The search engine analyse more than 175 billion airfare observations and predict whether the price of a flight is going up or down using the technology acquired from Farecast. It also provides a recommendation of either “Buy Now” or “Wait,” over the next seven days.

2.    Bing Cashback Offer: It provides benefit to the user, who first search a product with Bing and then go for buy. Depending on the deal, your purchases could benefit you upto 30% of the purchase price back in cash form. Also, the search engine offered double cashback rewards for August, but they had to stop the scheme in between due to high demands.

3.    Bing Visual Search: The new technology allows visitors to filter their search enquiries for structured results through data-grouping image galleries making it not just a search engine, but a “decision engine.” At present, it is only available in US.

4.    BingTweets: The new service from the search engine was initiated on July 14, 2009 with the social website, Twitter and Federated Media. It provides real-time information and trendy topics to the viewers.

5.    Enhanced Search: Bing also provides something extra as compared to its competitors, for example options of enhanced view and preview windows for results. With these features, users can view the content of the search without clicking on the url. Also, the enhanced view directs the user to Wikipedia content without leaving Bing.

91 percent of LookupPage Pro Users Rank in the Top 10 Search Results on Google!

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When it comes to getting you noticed on Google’s first organic results page, i.e., your Google CV, LookupPage gets the job done. To reveal its effectiveness, we randomly sampled ten percent of LookupPage $7.95/month Pro users on April 14, 2009. We found out that 91% of their pages ranked in the top 10 search results on Google, for searches on their name. But here’s the real kicker: 73% rank on the top 3 results and 52% rank #1 for searches on their name. The above ranking results together with the complementary sponsored listing included in the premium memberships, results in higher traffic – For every visit to a free LookupPage, Premium members average 30 visits. How’s that for results!

To learn more about LookupPage premium services, visit our products pages.

Ranking this high isn’t as simple as signing up for LookupPage Pro and waiting for the results to happen automatically. On LookupPage, content = higher ranking. LookupPage premium members’ pages are on average much more complete and up-to-date than free members’ pages. For example, 75% of premium members have updated their about info in the personal details section, compared to 26% of free users. Regardless of your membership type, the more content you add to your profile the more you improve the chances of being visible on search engines.

LookupPage is an online service that provides personal visibility, online reputation management and business promotion for professionals and small businesses.
It is focused on enhancing the user presence across all leading search engines using SEO and PPC. LookupPage enables users to manage their identity online, be visible for potential employers when looking for a job, promote their brand and their business and generate valuable new leads.  
Professional LookupPage users benefit from top page positioning using sponsored listings and SEO, sophisticated page visitor tracking tools, an individual domain around their name and inclusion in the LookupPage index.

If you are a new user, you can sign up a LookupPage account here.

Twitter,Powerful Tactics For Serious Twitter Users

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Here are 7 most powerful twitter tactics you can use,to get the most out of this micro-blogging platform.

1. Network with noteworthy business associates, competitors, and peers.

You don’t have to simply befriend every person you can that requests you or vice versa on Twitter. Instead, choose your networking buddies carefully. Look for fellow executives or business owners who work within your particular niche.

Then, follow their progress, look for advice, and of course, throw in some of your own two cents as well. By befriending people who are in the same line of work as you, you’ll get an insider’s look at how their successes compare to yours.

2. Update your audience fairly regularly, but don’t over load them.

A lot of people are most likely interested in what you have to say, otherwise they probablywouldn’t have added you to begin with.

This means you should be updatingthem on a fairly regular basis so they can keep up with what’s happening in your world or your business’ world. On the other hand, you don’t want to overload people so much that the feel of your Twitter site feels “spammy” and they turn away. Try to maintain the balance between good updating and overwhelming people with insignificant updates.

3. Use Twitterfeed to help people stay updated.

Twitterfeed is basically the website’s answer to an RSS feed, and it’s a great way to automatically keep your followers updated without them checking your page too often. It also allows things to be updated on their own, so you don’t have to spend extra time telling everyone you have an updated; it’s all done for you.

4. Use Twitter at conferences and trade shows.

When you’re out and about networking in the REAL world, don’t forget to use Twitter then as an opportunity to update your customers and peers on what you’re seeing and doing. This shows them that you’re being proactive and it’s a lot of fun as well.

You can tell them some funny things you might be seeing at the trade show, or maybe inform them of an interesting vendor you’ve hooked up with. By sharing your experiences as you go along, you’re garnering more interest in what is happening with your business.

5. Keep an eye on what people are saying.

Don’t forget that Twitter, like any other virtual conversation, is a two-way street. Pay attention to what othermembers are saying, and see if they’re Twittering about you. If they are, you might want to use that as an opportunity to either thank them for a nice compliment, or to make good if they are posting a complaint. Remember that you’re never 100% safe from someone who might try to talk negatively about you, your website, or anything else on Twitter. Be sure to use this to your advantage in a diplomatic way.

6. Display your Twitter profile on business cards, your website, and in email signatures.

Remind people in other ways that you’re on Twitter. Some clients and customers might not know this until you pass the information along. Get a nice snapshot of your Twitter home page and then display it along with a link to the Twitter page on your actual website. Include the page’s URL in email signatures and you can even print this on a business card if you like.

7.Make Twitter another home hub.

Use Twitter to display your business growth,charts, statistics, and other factual data. This way, people who prefer towatch what’s happening with you on Twitter have the same basic information and access as those who usually just visit your website.

You can apply these powerful tactics to twitter and make it a fantastic experience for you.

Twitter is absolutely fantastic application whether you use it for business or pleasure.

I’ve put together a further powerful tips and tactics you can use to master twitter

and achieve real results from social marketing.

http://bit.ly/2Diyk  building your business with Twitter

New Twitter Users’ Biggest Mistakes: How to Avoid Them

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I am not usually a big fan of rules when it comes to social media, but I do think there are ways to make your experience using tools such as Twitter more beneficial to yourself and others. There are some common mistakes I see new users make that I want to share with you. The good news is, once you are aware of them they are really easy to avoid!

Mistake: Not using a real picture of yourself for your avatar.

When I first joined Twitter over a year ago I was guilty of using a cartoon-type picture of me for mine. I thought it was cute and it happened to be part of the design I had on my previous blog. However, I switched to an actual photo of myself a few months later, and more than a few people commented that they were glad to see the real me.

I feel the same about others now. A picture of you is a lot more personable than a picture of your dog or a company logo. People like to see your smile!

Mistake: Automating pushy direct messages for new followers.

Many Twitter users use a service such as TweetLater to set up automatic messages to go to anyone who begins following them. This is a bit controversial among people on Twitter. If you are automating a friendly message to just say thanks for following me, that’s one thing, but a message with a link to one of your products when we haven’t even connected yet is generally frowned upon.

Mistake: Starting to follow people without posting a couple of your updates.

It may feel like you are talking to yourself to do this, especially if you don’t have any followers yourself. But when someone comes upon your page and is deciding whether or not to follow you, they need something to go on. People are looking for some sign of life or personality.

Mistake: Not spending a good amount of time interacting.

There is nothing wrong with letting others know what you did last night or what your plans are for the day. Just be sure to intersperse your tweets with some two-way conversation. Ask questions, re-tweet others, reply to questions, comment on others tweets, etc. This builds community and keeps things balanced and interesting.

Mistake: Mass following right out of the gate.

My ratio of followers to those I am following is pretty even, mainly because I like to follow back most of the people who follow me as long as they don’t look like spammers.

However, I find it hard to follow others who, in addition to having only a couple of updates, are following thousands of people and have only a few people following them. It feels spammy, like they don’t have much interest in having a relationship or conversation with anyone.

Mistake: Doing everything from the web instead of using a Twitter client.

Installing a client such as Tweetdeck gives you more functionality than what you can do from the Twitter website alone. For example, Tweetdeck allows you to place people in groups which make it easier to keep track of them, especially once you are following lots of people. Plus, you don’t have to be connected to the web to use these types of clients. I find they make tweeting a lot easier and more convenient for keeping track of your replies, direct messages and followers.

Mistake: All promotion, all the time.

As I have mentioned in previous articles, no one likes to follow someone who is constantly selling and promoting without giving anything back. Keep things balanced and respect that others do not want to be pitched all of the time. That being said…

Mistake: Not leveraging Twitter as part of your business marketing strategy.

If you are in business and using social media, you are looking at Twitter as a tool to get results in that business, not to just socialize all day. Remember that it is a great way to reinforce your brand, form strategic alliances and build credibility and trust.

How Do You Turn Twitter Updates For Your Phone On And Off For Individual Users?

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I know how to turn off overall twitter updates for my phone but I dont know how to turn on/off updates for a specific user on their site. Help please!

How Did Myspace Market It Self To Get Millions Of Users ?

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How did Myspace.com get so many users how did they market them self when their is millions of socail networks that have not realy done anything throught out a couple years,months,weeks Etc. When Myspace 1st started they had problems and most marketing they did had not worked

40 Top Article Submission Sites, With Page Rank, Alexa Rank, Compete.com Unique Users, and Google Search Queries

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Writing and syndicating original articles is one of the best ways to increase your search standings on Google. Not all article submission sites are equal, however. Here are the top 40 article submission sites.

Blogsimplified, a great place to find simple Wordpress themes and ideas, did the work so you don’t have to.

The article submission sites are listed and ranked by Google PageRank, Alexa rank, monthly unique users on Compete.com, and search volume for phrases containing the domain name as determined by the Google keyword tool in Adwords.

We looked through every decent book on Search Engine Optimization, including Search Engine Optimization for Dummies, and a number of the leading sites including SEOmoz.com and SEOBook.com, and a number of articles listing the top article submission sites.

All the lists we could find were terribly out of date. Many of the sites listed on the top SEO sites went to spammy sites that wanted to sell you an ebook or training course. Most of the sites listed in Search Engine Optimization for Dummies, published just a year ago, were simply out of business.

Many blogs and ezines pick up content from the top article sites and republish it. One common question about syndicating your content through article submission sites is the following: Doesn’t this duplicate the article all over the web and thereby reduce search standing?

Syndicating articles does create lots of duplicate content, but if you craft your articles with carefully keyworded links back to your page, then the net effect is that your page should rank higher, and you should gain lots of new backlinks and exposure on the web.

Hopefully this list is useful. Please leave a comment at http://blogsimplified.com if you find any good sites that we missed.

Article Submission Site is the name of the website where authors can submit articles and website publishers can get free content. Page Rank is Google’s measure of standing based on the quality of incoming links to the page. Higher Page Rank is better.

Alexa Rank is Amazon.com’s way of ranking sites. Lower is better.

Compete.com measures the monthly unique users to the site. Higher is better.

Search volume is based on Google’s Keyword tool. In this case, We looked at how many Google searches in an average month included the domain name in the search string. It is generally a pretty good indicator of the brand recognition of the site.

The 40 Top Article Submission Sites:

EzineArticles.com
Page Rank: 6
Alexa Rank: 260
Compete.com: 7557963
Search Volume: 27100

ArticlesBase.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 2041
Compete.com: 1072945
Search Volume: 2400

Buzzle.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 2723
Compete.com: 1645086
Search Volume: 8100

SearchWarp.com
Page Rank: 4
Alexa Rank: 8413
Compete.com: 475296
Search Volume: 1600

SelfGrowth.com
Page Rank: 6
Alexa Rank: 16390
Compete.com: 280488
Search Volume: 2400

ArticleAlley.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 24241
Compete.com: 176964
Search Volume: 880

ArticleSphere.com
Page Rank: 2
Alexa Rank: 26822
Compete.com: 26761
Search Volume: 210

GoArticles.com
Page Rank: 6
Alexa Rank: 27935
Compete.com: 205592
Search Volume: 4400

PromotionWorld.com
Page Rank: 4
Alexa Rank: 32025
Compete.com: 95128
Search Volume: 480

BusinessKnowHow.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 34456
Compete.com: 109440
Search Volume: 480

ArticleDashboard.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 34712
Compete.com: 157745
Search Volume: 2400

Amazines.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 34712
Compete.com: 157659
Search Volume: 1600

Web-Source.net
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 35509
Compete.com: 107039
Search Volume: 590

1888Articles.com
Page Rank: 2
Alexa Rank: 39211
Compete.com: 10638
Search Volume: 320

ArticlesFactory.com
Page Rank: 4
Alexa Rank: 39486
Compete.com: 18547
Search Volume: 260

IdeaMarketers.com
Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 42063
Compete.com: 144619
Search Volume: 880

iSnare.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 44693
Compete.com: 150514
Search Volume: 2900

Article99.com
Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 51413
Compete.com: 20635
Search Volume: 210

ArticleTrader.com
Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 55749
Compete.com: 17721
Search Volume: 3600

ExcellentGuide.com
Page Rank: 0
Alexa Rank: 55957
Compete.com: 10187
Search Volume: 880

ArticleGeek.com
Page Rank: 4
Alexa Rank: 58591
Compete.com: 9276
Search Volume: 91

ArticleCity.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 58955
Compete.com: 66054
Search Volume: 1300

AfroArticles.com
Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 59939
Compete.com: 9373
Search Volume: 110

WebWorldIndex.com
Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 63648
Compete.com: 27907
Search Volume: 320

ArticleBiz.com
Page Rank: 4
Alexa Rank: 77242
Compete.com: 50618
Search Volume: 320

ContentDesk.com
Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 96635
Compete.com: 23528
Search Volume: 140

EzinesArticle.com
Page Rank: 2
Alexa Rank: 98096
Compete.com: 1118
Search Volume: 73

ArticleCube.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 99133
Compete.com: 21783
Search Volume: 480

FreeSticky.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 123742
Compete.com: 8076
Search Volume: 140

SmartAds.info
Page Rank: 4
Alexa Rank: 135062
Compete.com: 6174
Search Volume: 73

ArticleMark.org
Page Rank: 1
Alexa Rank: 135492
Compete.com: 730
Search Volume: 22

Articles3000.com
Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 166746
Compete.com: 15064
Search Volume: 140

ArticleInsider.com
Page Rank: 5
Compete.com: 198269
32619
Search Volume: 140

BPubs.com
Page Rank: 6
Alexa Rank: 223259
Compete.com: 5932
Search Volume: 170

NewEzineArticles.com
Page Rank: 1
Alexa Rank: 225725
Compete.com: 1422
Search Volume: n/a

Certificate.net
Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 243223
Compete.com: 5225
Search Volume: 720

SimplySearch4it.com
Page Rank: 0
Alexa Rank: 309146
Compete.com: 2139
Search Volume: 170

Ezine-Articles-Exchange.com
Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 371760
Compete.com: 1581
Search Volume: n/a

ConnectionTeam.com
Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 530666
Compete.com: 1286
Search Volume: 16

KnowledgeBed.com
Page Rank: 4
Alexa Rank: 1387793
Compete.com: 218
Search Volume: n/a

Influencing Powerful Social Media Users to Generate Massive Traffic to Your Website

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Generating a buzz to get massive amounts of traffic to your website is best done using social media websites?

The easiest way to accomplish this is to leverage the clout of influencers within the social media community.

Influencers are people within a social network that are respected and liked by others in that community and are able to popularize discussions on topics of interst in that community. 

Influencers stimulate the conversations, connect people to ideas and can capture the mindshare or opinion of an audience within a social sphere. All social media websites have a few select individuals who stand out for their activity within the community and their expertise has gained the trust and support of the social media users.

These are the people you are are looking for and the ones you want to influence.

There are so many social media sites and the points we make in this article can be applied to any of them. We’ll be studying how to develope your own strategy for targeting the influencers of these sites to engage  their social network with your content.

Let’s look at a social news site like Digg for example. Digg and other sites like it allow the audience to vote on the value of content with a simple thumbs up and thumbs down vote. By actively participating in the community you can develope a following and become and authority and with that comes influence.

Over time supporters will share your content with friends or add it to their websites and blogs. Social media users can be pitched just like a blogger or writer can be pitched with a simple introduction at first gradually building a relationship that’s mutually benefitial. The goal is to leverage their brand of influence by influencing them to promote your website content within their community.

The main steps are Targeting, Networking and then Pitching the influencer in question.

1.Targeting
Finding a social media influencer that shares your point of view about your content and is relevent to their website or sphere of influence is most important. Making your content in-line or coherent with the influencers interests makes it much easier to get them to promote or agree with your content.

Go to the public user ranking list of the social media site in question, in this case Digg, and visit each profile on the listed looking for who has influence and also who resonates with what you’re promoting. Get a feel for what interests them. You can also do a keyword search on the social media site looking for content based on your keywords and find the users that rank high within the site on those keywords. If they have consistently submitted content around those keywords they are likely to be open to suggestions of simular content. You can also do a URL search of your keywords to find people that may be open to more content of that type.

Using the site yourself will help you discover little details about the user you’re targeting that can help you reach them and develope rapport. For example, while top Digg user MrBabyMan submits a great amount of stories, most active Diggers are familiar with his avid interest in Cracked.com, a popular pop culture/men’s portal/magazine.

2. Networking
After you’re done targeting a specific social media website you need to contact them and develpoe a relationship. You can get in touch with them from their contact info in their user profile and join the site as a registered user. If contact info is not available Google them by their name and user name to see if you can find it elsewhere. Look for their blog or other profiles they may have listed on other sites.

Once you have their contact details initiate a conversation by just send them a note and thank them for their contributions. Trying to pitch to promote your content right away is very bad etiquette and annoying. You can stand out from the crowd of self-interested crowd by genuinely showing your appreciation for their contributions.

Take a genuine interest in them and engage them in a dialog of common interests and do so continuously until you have a good idea what material they would support and do favors for the user by giving them publicity or links to free resources and interesting content (not your own).

Real social media users are always interested in buzz-worthy news or opinions that can boost their own authority within the social media community. Your content or anything else you offer should not only meet the integrity of their personal brand, but it should improve it and the reputation of the user within the community.

Offer them free invites to unrelated websites, give away exclusive information on certain topics. Share some links to excellent websites. Do little favors without asking for anything in return at all. Give them a reason to be interested in you.

Networking is really just about making friends. It’s that simple. This will gradually lead you into the third and final stage: Pitching the influencer.

3.Pitching
So now that you’ve built a rapport with this person what next?

A. Ask Casually. Do your pitching in a light hearted and casual manner and do not
aggressively push the user to promote your content. This is a huge turnoff and
you should understand that the user has a perfect right to refuse you.

B. Disclose Your affiliation. I would recommend letting the user know that you
are affiliated with the specific website, particularly if you plan to have a long
working relationship with the user. He or she will appreciate your honesty and it
will also make it easier for you to ask the second time round.

C. Space out your pitches. The biggest mistake you can make is to ask the influencer
to promote every single piece of content that comes out on your site. This is a major
irritant so only offer the user your best work, while pitching your material only once
per week or every two weeks.

Continue to keep aclose contact after they are promoting your site. Building a long-term relationship will have longterm results and targeted in-bound links to your website for years to come.

Good Luck!

Talk soon, 

Frank Tocco–Marketing Mentor

Google has redefined the concept and developed applications that made migration easier for users from pre installed applications to cloud based servic

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IT has gone through tremendous changes and will continue to spell more in coming years. Gone are those days when enterprises have to satiate with PC based applications in absence of alternative options. The scenario has changed drastically and the credit goes to the giant – Google.

No doubt, leaders did already exist in the realm of cloud computing but real momentum was built by Google’s entry. Google has redefined the terminology for those who were aliens to the concept and made it relatively easier for them to get nexus with the concept. In gist, Google redefined the concept and developed applications that made migration easier for users from pre installed applications to cloud based services.

CIOs: Thinking for Cloud Computing

Moreover, Google’s strength stream has forced changes in the mindset of IT administrators and higher management people including CIOs. The new openness to alternative options such as Google’s email suite or other cloud computing applications has drastically reduced the hassle of PC based applications and other dependence on integrated applications.

Enterprises have started thinking seriously for cloud based services as what could be sought from the data figures. Cloud computing markets were at $36 billion in 2008 and are expected to reach $160.2 billion by 2015. But giving it a deeper thought – Are really Google Apps right choice for enterprise use?

Google Apps: a good alternative

Google Apps are rigorous and offers businesses to collaborate with an easy access from any part of the world but still something is absent – they lack hard core functionality of enterprise usage and do not fit to their provisions. Google Apps do contain robust features but they are not robust enough to appeal to enterprise use. For instance, archiving mails is a part of Google Apps but it does not offer the provision of archiving or managing the documents such as spreadsheets.

No doubts, Google’s model of working are flexible and morphs according to the user’s requirements but somehow it lacks the feature until the users do not ask for it. Also, the ease of working on the same doc jointly on two different machines is altogether a different experience which users lack on Microsoft Word. The collaborative capabilities and seamless connectivity always enjoy the upper hand but still in Enterprise segment it seems that Microsoft will continue to rule the roost with its enterprise applications.

Cons for Google Apps in Enterprise Usages

Besides seamless connectivity and collaborative capabilities that Google Apps are offering, the one major concern is the credibility. If servers for the vendor go off, many businesses will ruin; the instance has happened several times and the biggest ever was when Gmail was not working for long 100 minutes two months back. On September 1, Gmail suffered global outage and the reason cited by Google was overload as it backed off some servers for routine maintenance. After knowing the bug within several minutes, it took almost 100 minutes for Gmail team to reinstate the services; in enterprises segment these outages can cast blunders.

However, the debate could be concluded by summarizing that until cloud computing offers rock-solid certainty, Microsoft and IBM will lead the enterprise applications offerings.  

Renu Singh/ITVoir Network