Archive for June, 2010

Search Engine Ranking Tips – How to Get Your Tweets Ranked

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

In the past, there were very few instances in which you would stumble upon real-time search in action, maybe some news-related inquiries.

The new Search Engine Results Page (SERP) interface makes real-time search a part of ANY given search, which makes it a much bigger deal for your search engine ranking traffic generation.

Your social media interactions have just become even more important.

Google and other search engines are now indexing tweets and other status updates from networks like Facebook and Myspace.

So what are their criteria for search engine ranking of tweets?

1. Reputation and popularity. (more…)

Four Ways To Make Money Selling Your Mailing List Or Customer Database

Monday, June 28th, 2010

What can you do to make your mailing list payout even more money for you? Ever thought of renting it out? It can soon prove to be extremely worthwhile.

The rental price for your list, as well as any other list, depends upon how well the list works for those who rent it.

The better the list works, the more money it’s worth. This is why some mailing lists are worth 10 times more money than others. Imagine a mailing list of 3,000 millionaire Rolls Royce buyers – what would that be worth to someone trying to sell heated swimming pools or luxury holidays? Therefore, it is very important to offer the best list you possibly can in order to make the most money.

Good mailing lists are a valuable commodity, and the profit margin is huge. The better the names work, the more money the list will make.

There are many ways to reach prospective buyers of your lists. Here are some of the most widely-used methods.

1. Place classified adverts in magazines. Many advertisers use this method because it is inexpensive and reaches a very large audience. Hint: Never try to sell directly from a classified advert (e.g. don’t say “Please send me £10 per 1,000 names for this HOT list…”). This type of advert should be used only to generate enquiries (e.g. “Superb new mailing list of 37,000 golf accessory buyers. For details, please send an SAE to…”). When you receive the prospective buyer’s inquiry, you then send all the information about your list: price, quantity of names, recency, etc. (more…)