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		<title>Why Optimize Your Website?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why people advertise on search engines? The answer is simple, people advertise their websites so that it becomes more popular and they want to it to be popular because the more popular their website it, the more popular they can make money out of it.The problem with advertising however is that it is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever wonder why people advertise on search engines? The answer is simple, people advertise their websites so that it becomes more popular and they want to it to be popular because the more popular their website it, the more popular they can make money out of it.The problem with advertising however is that it is very expensive. Not all people can afford to advertise but everyone can get a chance to reach the top search results in search engine and that is through search engine optimization.</p>
<p><em>Popularize your website</em></p>
<p>Whether you want to make money out of your website or you just want to make your website popular, you need to optimize your website. Optimizing your website increases your chance of reaching the top search results in search engines. Majority of the people using the search engine such as Google clicks the top search result in it. Just imagine how many visitors can reach your website if at least 1000 searches on a related keyword to your website is searched. The chance of getting a visitor to your website is higher if it appears on the top search results.</p>
<p><em>No need to spend for advertising</em></p>
<p>Optimized websites doesn&#8217;t need to be advertised especially if it already appears on the top search results.This means that you do not need to pay any fees for advertising. Advertising cost a lot and by optimizing your website, you can prevent this unnecessary expenses.</p>
<p><em>Long-term results</em></p>
<p>When you advertise, you need a lot of money to maintain your ad campaigns. No money &#8211; no advertisement. On the other hand, with the use of search engine optimization, you can put your website on a top search result without a cause. All you need to do is to make your website relevant to the keyword or the search term and get more links to your website. As long as your website is the most related website to the search term, your website can remain on top of the search result and this can be long-term result!</p>
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		<title>How to Make Money with your Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In general, there is only one way to make money using your website and it is through selling. You can sell a product or you can sell a service. You might correct me and say that you can also earn through advertising but in my opinion it still falls under selling because you are selling [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In general, there is only one way to make money using your website and it is through selling. You can sell a product or you can sell a service. You might correct me and say that you can also earn through advertising but in my opinion it still falls under selling because you are selling a spot in your website. Now that this is clear, the next thing to ask is what exactly you can sell.</p>
<p><em>Selling Products</em></p>
<p>You can sell any products or service which you know you have. If you want to sell products, you can display the products in your website while stressing out the benefits of using it. Promote products that you are really interested in and not just because you think it is profitable. The difference between promoting a product or service which you are using and promoting products which you are not using is that you are more knowledgeable to describe what the product is all about and you are definitely more credible to share your experience. Almost any kinds of products are sold on the internet; personal hygiene products, clothes and accessories, books, vehicles, foods, perfumes, shoes, gadgets and many more. Basically, anything can be found on the internet.</p>
<p><em>Selling services</em></p>
<p>If products can be sold on the internet, services can be sold on the internet as well.  If you are selling your products online, one beneficial service is to buy advertising services/credits. Google is one huge company which can advertise your product effectively. When people use search engines such as Google, it means that they are looking for something that they want or they need. Advertising is one reason why search engines earn a lot of money. If you have a website, all you have to do is drive traffic to your website and put locations for advertisements. People would love to advertise in your website as long as traffic is driven there.</p>
<p>Aside from advertising services, you can also earn from affiliate marketing, freelancing, t-shirt printing, calling card printing, data entry service and many more. Almost anything you can think of can be sold on the internet.</p>
<p>The key to making money on the internet</p>
<p>There are 3 important points to take note of in order for you to make money on the internet. Below are as follows:</p>
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<li>Believe in the product or service which you are selling – you must be sure that you believe in the products or service that you are selling. Make sure that you have tested these products or services before you promote them. Speaking from your own experience is the best selling point.</li>
<li>Traffic means money – the more traffic you drive to your website, the more chances of making money. In traditional business, the more people who pass by a certain store, the more money the store can make. This is the same case with having a website. More visitors to your website mean more money.</li>
<li>Provide what people are looking for – people may check your website to look for products or service which they want. Be sure to ask what they exactly need and find out if you can give it to them. People who are satisfied will surely get back to you and will talk about your products which will give you more customers.  By providing them what they really want, rest assures that you are making them satisfied with your service.</li>
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<p>Following these steps may be easy and you can do it for sure. The hardest part is commitment. Committing to these important points will guide you in your business; all you have to do is to make it to a point to commit to it.</p>
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		<title>Welcome</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Milkshake Web Design teaches newbies to create and design their own website from scratch to finish. We will start slowly with the basic lessons such as website creation requirements and wrap everything up with basic HTML coding. To create a website, you need to learn its non-technical and technical aspects. Knowing these things can help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Milkshake Web Design teaches newbies to create and design their own website from scratch to finish. We will start slowly with the basic lessons such as website creation requirements and wrap everything up with basic HTML coding.</p>
<p>To create a website, you need to learn its non-technical and technical aspects. Knowing these things can help you build your website to its full potential. The non-technical aspects will serve as your master plan on building your website while the technical aspects will tell you how you are going to build it. Read on to learn more.</p>
<h4>Non-technical aspects</h4>
<p>The non technical aspects of your website is basically information on what your website is all about and thus knowing these information will guide you in building your website. This serves basically as your master plan for your website creation.</p>
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<li>What is it for? &#8211; You are creating a website for a reason and not just because you want to. Concentrate on that reason so that you can be guided on what to include to your website.</li>
<li>What to include to your website? &#8211; If you know what your website is for, you can now decide on the functions and contents that you need to put in it. For instance, if you are a teacher or professor and you want to make a website for your students so that they can access lessons from the internet, then you know that you need to include in your websites the topics that you want to discuss. You may need to include images, videos and the likes to conduct your presentation.</li>
<li>What it looks like? &#8211; The theme of your website should go with the contents and purpose of your website. This will give the readers a comfortable feeling while reading your contents. A good example is creating a website about love and relationship and putting heart designs, cupid and flower images and the likes. By simply looking at the images, you will know what the website is all about but if Batman and Robin images are there, then you might think it is Batman and Robin&#8217;s official website.</li>
<li>What skills you need to learn to build it? &#8211; Now it&#8217;s time to figure out what you need to learn to build your website. The most basic skill that you need to learn is HTML. You may choose not to learn basic HTML and use website creation tools. If you decide to use website creation tools, then the skills of using it is what you need to learn.The problem with using tools is that good tools normally comes with a price tag and some of them still requires basic HTML knowledge.</li>
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<h4>Non-technical aspects</h4>
<p>The technical aspects of your website are basically technical information and skills that you need to know and learn about so that you can your website. To begin with, let&#8217;s start with discussion of some technical terms.</p>
<p>3 things that you need to completely set-up your website</p>
<ul>
<li>Web pages &#8211; Your website is composed of several web pages. Web pages displays data that you want to be seen by your audience. You can include media files, plain text or video files in your web pages. To create web pages requires technical skills such as basic HTML. Click here to learn more about HTML.</li>
<li>Domain name &#8211; Domain name is the address of your website in the internet (yoursite.com). This will tell your audience where your website is located in the internet. There are website domain provider out there that provides free use of domain names while other website domain provider will charge you for a fee.Example: Milkshake.com, Google.com,Yahoo.com are all domain names.</li>
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<li>Web Host &#8211; is a company that provides space for your web pages and the files that you need to associate with it. You need to upload your files to the web host so that your website can be accessed through the internet. Without uploading your web pages, your website will not be visible online and thus nobody will be able to access it.Normally, web hosting and domain provider comes in package so this usually comes with a cheaper price. Normally, web hosting and domain provider comes in package so this usually comes with a cheaper price.</li>
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