It all starts with a MySpace editor. What is a MySpace editor? It is a program to help you edit your MySpace page. There are many MySpace editors online and while they all have more or less the same basic format, they differ in terms of ease-of-use and number of features. Before you start editing your page, you should take a look at a few MySpace editors to see which one feels most user-friendly to you. Our MySpaceMix.com editor has several features that you might not see on other MySpace editors – all of which are designed to make it as easy to use as possible, even for MySpace newbies.
But no matter which of the MySpace editors you decide to use, there are a few simple guidelines to follow...
0 Writing Effective ALT Text For Images
By Yogi on Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Anyone who knows anything about web accessibility knows that images need alternative, or ALT, text assigned to them. This is because screen readers can't understand images, but rather read aloud the alternative text assigned to them. In Internet Explorer we can see this ALT text, simply by mousing over the image and looking at the yellow tooltip that appears. Other browsers (correctly) don't do this. The HTML for inserting ALT text is:
But surely there can't be a skill to writing ALT text for images? You just pop a description in there and you're good to go, right? Well, kind of. Sure, it's not rocket science, but there are a few guidelines you need to follow...
Spacer images and missing ALT...
0 Designing your website
By Yogi on Tuesday, 31 May 2011
'First impression lasts' is very much true for online business. Website content (texts, graphics and animations) must create a 3D picture of product/service in the mind of the consumers, and entice them to buy it. Content can make a business click or sick on internet.
A website is like your online shop, your virtual interactive portfolio. For web design tool, it is important to determine your target audience and then design for speed, quality, and impact.
Speed
Keep the graphics to the minimum. Remember graphics don't entice customers to pay up, the content does. The rule of graphics is use only where necessary.
Quality
A customer cannot see you or touch your product or service. He can only...
0 How To Avoid Spyware?
By Yogi on Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Spyware is a kind of software that monitors the different activities of a user, without his consent or knowledge. Spyware is a major threat and menace to your productivity as well as privacy. Many PC's are affected with spyware and it greatly hampers their performance.
Spyware can spy on your personal information, the software installed in your computer and the web pages that you visit. Sometimes spyware can even hack your username and password. Spyware is a big menace for computer users but can be controlled with the use of spyware removal techniques.
Spyware can be present in any form of harmless program or software. The spyware is capable of sending information to the creators of the...
0 IT Networks: How to Argue for a Bigger Budget
By Yogi on Tuesday, 31 May 2011
IT network managers have to fight the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" mindset to win resources. With computer networks, that mindset is dangerously complacent. IT networks will keep pumping data until they die or let in hackers. Here are some winning arguments against "if it ain't broke…"
IT Network Maintenance: Better AnalogiesDon't let your IT network's budget get lumped with IT in general--or worse, operations in general. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" sometimes makes sense in IT or operations. Upgrading workstations or desks can cost productivity, making it self-defeating.
You have to stress that IT networks are different from workstations or desks.
• IT networks are harder to repair.
•...
0 How to Sell your Timeshare?
By Yogi on Tuesday, 31 May 2011
The first question is, should you really sell in the first place? We find many potential sellers who want to sell for the wrong reasons. They can't get the reservations they want, are unsuccessful trading their time through the exchange companies, can't get the property rented or similar such problems. This tells us they probably don't understand just how to get the most out of their timeshare. Timesharing is an interactive sport. The more you learn about how to use it and the more attention you pay to making reservations at the right time, banking your time, etc. the more you will get back. If this is the problem it might be better to spend some time with the resort staff to find out how to...
0 Making a Website Work For You
By Yogi on Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Making the decision to start a home business and to make money online is a step in the right direction but the next important step is in learning how to promote your website so people will drop by your site, browse, like what they see and will return again and again. By working at home your ultimate goal is to attract an audience and have customers eager to purchase the products you have for sale.
Keep in mind that when people go on the Internet to search for information, they are looking for speedy results. Do not keep anyone waiting with a slow output. In other words, make sure your website has the ability to download as swiftly as possible. Patience is not a virtue known to exist for cyber...
0 Accepting Credit Cards on your Website
By Yogi on Tuesday, 31 May 2011
If you are building an online shop, you will need to address the question of taking payments for orders. You can, of course, request that a check payment be sent to you in the mail. Most shopping basket software allows you to select this option when you are setting it up. If you already have an offline, bricks and mortar business, you may simply wish to accept credit card payments over the phone.
However, there are some basic problems with these solutions and it all comes down to the way people shop on the internet. Customers expect to be able to add items to their basket and proceed to the checkout to pay. If they then find they must telephone you or print out and send their order, they may...
0 Proven secrets of writing and publishing your own ebook... in less than a week!
By Yogi on Tuesday, 31 May 2011
In their ebook "How To Write And Publish Your Own Ebook... In As Little As 7 Days", Jim Edwards and Joe Vitale teach you how to adapt a proven ebook writing formula to vastly improve the performance of your own ebook writing techniques. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, you are taught how to find a topic, write about it and produce your own ebook, sometimes in as little as 7 days, reducing the trial and error sometimes associated with writing your own ebook.
Of course, we know about ebooks don't we? You cannot log on without being offered one. There are various degrees of credibility associated with ebooks from the brilliant informative ebooks that you hope that you are buying to the downright...
0 Yes You Can! How to Write a Report or E-course
By Yogi on Sunday, 29 May 2011
In my article about offering bonuses, I suggested writing your own report as one possible bonus. You could also write a report or ecourse as a stand-alone product. You may find the very thought of writing these intimidating, so I'll help you get started.
I'm assuming you are working with a website or product in a well-defined niche area, one in which you are at least somewhat knowledgeable. I'll also assume you have been writing web copy, articles and/or sales letters. You've already generated lots of information.
Whatever you are planning to write always starts with what you know, and the easiest way to get started with that blank page is to make a list. So make a list of what you already know...
0 How To Clear A Stubborn Inkjet Printer Clog
By Yogi on Sunday, 29 May 2011
Do you own an inkjet printer? Has the printhead ever clogged up on you, creating streaks or missing colors from your printing?
Clogs can be incredibly frustrating. Normally when you find out you have a clogged printhead, it's because you're right in the middle of printing something important. It's one of those problems that you never ask for. It just seems to throw itself in your lap without warning, and then taunts you in your efforts to fix it.
The printhead is the mechanism of your printer (or inkjet cartridge), where the ink actually comes out.
For the most part, printhead clogs can be normally be flushed out with a couple of "head cleaning" cycles. A head cleaning cycle is a built-in...
0 How to Create a Successful Internet Business.
By Yogi on Sunday, 29 May 2011
I am in the process of creating an Internet Business. Of course, my goal is for it to be successful. As with any business in the development stage, the first thing I need to do is develop a business model. The reason I need to do this first is that it describes the way in which my company makes money. After developing the model, I will have a map of what I need to do to be profitable. Developing a business model is critical. Because I am in the process of developing my own model, I thought it might be beneficial to other internet entrepreneurs if we work through the process together.
One of the best generic business models I have ever run across is the B-I Triangle, developed by Robert Kiyosaki...
0 10 things you should be monitoring on your website
By Yogi on Sunday, 29 May 2011
10 things you should be monitoring on your website
By David Leonhardt
Every business needs to know how it is doing. That's the idea behind exit surveys, customer feedback forms, suggestion boxes and other devices. Without feedback from the customer, monitoring inventory, expenses, revenue and other benchmarks, a business can take a quick slide down a slippery slope, without the owner ever seeing it coming – or being able to stop the slide.
Webmasters also have things they should be monitoring on their websites. Most of these can be classified as traffic related or server performance related. Here is my top ten list.
Monitoring website traffic
Traffic totals. You want to know how much traffic...
1 Domain Name Register Tips And Information
By Yogi on Sunday, 29 May 2011
When we say "domain name register" we are basically dealing of two things. On one hand, the term domain name register is another term that is often applied for domain registration, and on the other hand, the domain name register may refer to a certain company which provides a domain name registration, such as those domain name registrars.
So in this article, I will cover in general those two areas for identifying the rules for the domain name register. It is a fact that presenting both those ideas will greatly help in better understanding of the matter.
So, the domain name register is then a process through which a domain name consumer registers a domain name with a domain name registrar company....
0 Choosing A Perfect Domain Name
By Yogi on Sunday, 29 May 2011
Registering a domain is an easy task, but most of the people are not aware of the process of registration. If you have chosen a domain name, then check it on the 'whois' to know, if anyone else has not registered it, and if it is available to you, then register the domain as soon as possible. Make sure that your domain name is a memorable one. Mostly the best domain names had been taken already by the dot.com sites.
Avoid the trademarked names, it is unethical and also the companies, who have spent plenty of time and money on creating and building their brands, are now trying to get their names back. The pending legislation would soon make it very hard to register the trademarked name of someone...
0 Data Recovery First Aid: 3 Tips To Increase Your Chances Of Success
By Yogi on Sunday, 29 May 2011
Let's get to the important part first - if you've just lost your data, skip past this introduction and go directly to our first tip, so you can start your rescue operation. If not, a few minutes spent now might help you a lot in the future. Pay special attention to our third tip.
I always thought of myself as a reliable guy with reliable data. I never deleted my files accidentally, I made regular backups and had a power supply for my computer to protect me against surges and outages. However last year I experienced two cases of data loss where I needed to use recovery software. The first was a dead hard drive that'd hardly served a year. Subsequently, I accidentally deleted a large project file...
0 How To Recover Lost or Deleted Data Files: Data Recovery Software Information
By Yogi on Saturday, 28 May 2011
Have you heard of data/file recovery? The definition of the term Data Recovery is "..Making previously lost or damaged data available again.." A data recovery software or method can help us recover destroyed data e.g. an accidentally deleted file. It happens all the time. You delete an important file on your PC and send it to your recycle bin by mistake. You realize what you've done only after you've cleaned the contents of the recycle bin.
What do you do now? That file you deleted was so important. Fortunately there are lots of methods (Data Recovery Methods) and software (Data Recovery Software) available to help you get your lost files back.
Let's start by mentioning some possible reasons...
0 Beginners Guide to Blogging
By Yogi on Saturday, 28 May 2011
A blog is basically an online journal wherein you can digitally pen down your thoughts, ideas, opinions and practically anything that you want people to read. Blogs come in different styles, formats, and settings, depending on the preference of the user. Many blogging sites, offer built in features such as hyperlink, straight texts, pictures etc. Some blogging sites, even allow you to put video and mp3's on your blogs.
Instead of writing texts, some bloggers choose to make their blogs more audio friendly, by using spoken word entries. This is called audio blogging.
Basically a blog contains these features:
title- which allows you to label your postbody- this is the content of your posttrackback-...
0 Create A Blog
By Yogi on Saturday, 28 May 2011
Short for web log, create a blog to express yourself to the world. For anyone that has ever put a pen to paper, or even had an opinion in their head can, and should, create a blog. Blogs are perfect for practically any thought ever expressed. Good or bad. Blogs are freedom of speech on steroids. Where else can your share your thoughts on everything from civil war to civil rights? You can create a blog about your dogs eating habits. Your topic is only limited to your imagination.
Blogs are truly the essence of the internet, they provide an automatic audience for what ever you would like to share with the world, it's like an electronic soap box. As the technology advances, I can't imagine what...
0 7 Reasons You Need to Market with Articles Now
By Yogi on Saturday, 28 May 2011
Looking for a simple way to get an edge on your competition?Successful businesses who are in it for the long haul continually apply innovative marketing strategies and tactics to differentiate themselves and get that edge. Two such killer marketing strategies are positioning and relationship building. And guess what? Article marketing is a proven tactic that just happens to address both of those marketing strategies. Is it the "be all, end all" of positioning and relationship building? Absolutely not. However, it is an excellent step in the right direction. And on top of that, there's probably a good chance that your competition is not using this tactic. Face it. It takes some time, skill, and...
0 What is Niche Marketing?
By Yogi on Saturday, 28 May 2011
The word 'niche' is defined as: "A special area of demand for a product or service". 'Marketing' is defined as: "The opportunity to buy or sell". If you put the two works together, niche marketing means buying or selling a product or service in a special area of demand. All that really means is that a product or service is being sold to the people who are most interested in that particular product or service and not to the world in general.
Oftentimes big businesses use niche marketing. For example, a company that makes computers and computer accessories might advertise all-in-one copy/printer/scanners to the home computer user while at the same time advertising single function machines to...
0 Multi-Media Technologies Changing Lives For The Better
By Yogi on Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Multi-media technologies, are a meld of audio, video, and imaging software, used to capture, edit, store, and search, retrieve, transfer, distribute, and access information through multiple means. Hence – the term multimedia.
As these technologies become more advanced and versatile, they've enabled content creators to design and facilitate the presentation of information to new levels.
What about the audience? Today's audience is highly sophisticated, with a bigger appetite for media experiences where fast motion, brilliant color, energy, textures, powerful sounds, and richer content are the order of the day, engaging their senses, and piquing their interest.
The good news is, the use of...
0 Your Information Technology Career: Certification vs. Experience
By Yogi on Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Whether you're just starting your Information Technology career, or wanting to get further ahead in your current IT career, you have probably thought about earning one of the many popular computer certifications such as the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification, or the MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) cert.
A major point of frustration for individuals pursuing one of these certifications is a possible lack of experience with these technologies. Many future CCNAs or MCSEs simply stop trying to earn their certification, feeling that their lack of experience will hold them back.
Adding to this are those in IT who will stop everything they're doing at the drop of a hat...
0 How Free eBooks can Explode your Affiliate Income
By Yogi on Wednesday, 25 May 2011
There are many free ebooks available online today. Some are very informative and provide valuable information. These are the ebooks you need to capitalize on. Others are pure garbage. There are authors who think "free" and quality don't belong together. Keep away from these books.
Whatever you you promote or write, make sure it's good quality. If you don't like it or find it useful, why would anyone else?
What's the Secret to Making Money with Affiliate Products?
Most experienced affiliate marketers earn income by creating free unique reports or ebooks that examine a specific topic. Anyone can do this. All it takes is research, unique content, and a little imagination.
Whenever someone reads...
0 The 5 Top Reasons why Affiliates join an Affiliate Network
By Yogi on Wednesday, 25 May 2011
An affiliate network is a meeting ground for advertisers and affiliates to "meet". There are possibly 100's of good reasons why both advertisers and affiliates can benefit from signing up to a network, but in this article we will focus solely on the 5 top reasons why affiliates benefit from being part of an affiliate network.
1. Campaign Selection: An affiliate network gives affiliates access to 100's of niche merchant's products and services. The network uses it's time and resources to find the clever publishers who have figured out new ways to drive converting traffic. It also provides a greater variety of top performing, reputable campaigns. In this way, affiliates will easily get exposed...
0 How Do I Get Traffic To My Website?
By Yogi on Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Internet Marketing requires you to sale other people's products or services, or if you have decided to create your own product, sale your own. But whether you are selling your own or others, we all have one thing in common – getting traffic to our websites. But what is most important is not just getting traffic, but targeted traffic. Thus, How Do you or I get traffic to our sites?
In my early beginnings on the Internet, I tried many methods of getting traffic to my website. I was definitely a newbie in training – some of the software or services that I bought did me no good. I found, at times, that it was truly difficult to decipher which was a good deal and which was not – who was honest, and...