Pamela Upshur

Pamela Upshur is the owner of Upshur Creative. Upshur Creative combines fresh, contemporary, fully functional turnkey websites with the best PHP scripts and databases to create the largest and most comprehensive turnkey collection for entrepreneurs. Visit her site at: Turnkey Web sites

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Search engines change their ranking algorithms from time to time A page in your Web site that earned a top ranking last week might drop in the rankings a few months later

Get a Grip - Make Them Click

There are many places in your HTML you can include keywords, but the Titles and descriptions are arguably the most important elements of your Web site These places are not the most important in terms of their ability to improve rankings in the search engines, or in terms of the search engines algorithm, but are most important in terms of their ability to compel someone to visit your Web site

Playing the Name Game

There are so many issues to consider when selecting a domain name Most companies are not aware of all of these, and they choose poorly

Developing Killer Content on a Beer Budget

As a small e-business owner, you should know about Craig's List because it is a great resource to find inexpensive help to grow your e-business While much of the site is occupied with buying and selling of used household items, roommate searches, personal ads, and chitchat, there are great business resources there also

Five Advantages Of Having A High Page Rank

Your Page Rank does not directly influence your ranking in the search engines, but it does indirectly influence your ranking in many ways What is a Page Rank

Your Title Tag: The New Keyword META Tag

Do you start with one of your targeted keywords when constructing your Web site's title, or is it the third or fourth word of the site's title In many ways, the Title tag has replaced the keyword META tag, and many people would argue that this has effectively become the keyword META tag

The Internet Explosion

The Internet is more than just a massive network of computers It is a revolution in communication

The Dynamic Global Market

Do you dream of traveling to exotic cities like Paris, Tokyo, or Cairo In times past, the closest most American would ever get to working in such cities was in their dreams

Taking the risks of starting a home-based business can be scary and thrilling at the same time The opportunity to share in the American dream is a tremendous lure

The Franchise Advantage

Some people are more comfortable not starting their own business from scratch They would rather join a business with a proven track record through a franchise agreement A franchise can be formed as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation

You should recognize that just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done The Internet is a new medium

One Is The Loneliest Keyword Number

You will rarely want to target a single keyword Why

That Page Just Won't Fly

There can be any number of reasons why you would build an informational page, but most often it is due to some problematic site design issue that prevents the "actual pages" of a Web site from being indexed or attaining a high ranking in a major search engine You can't always trash a Web page and start over

After you have spent hours of your time creating a home page, it is certainly disheartening when no one visits your site, or the traffic is so minimal that it might as well be nonexistent At this point you probably give up and decide to either build another website around a different target market or just lose all hope and quit

Lovely To Look At But Rarely Seen

Intentionally launching a Web site that can't be found by any of the major search engines could hardly be the goal of any Web site owner That would be akin to opening a mail-order business and not sending out a catalog, or opening a store and not publishing your phone number or address

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