Below
are 57 Resources that are valuable to every
Internet marketer. I have gleaned these gems
right out of my Internet Explorer bookmark
file to show you a few of the sites which
are valuable to my Internet business.
Discussion Boards
Discussion
boards are one of the best resources for
doing online research, finding joint venture
partners, and driving additional traffic to
your site. Here are a few of the best
Internet marketing boards available:
Many of
you will also need to participate in
discussions involving other subjects. Below
are the three search tools for forums,
newsgroups, and mailing lists.
Having
your own merchant account is a very valuable
commodity to have in your Internet business,
but in some cases you will want to use a
third party processor to give you better
real-time processing, a secondary processor
for online orders, or for those just
starting out that don't want to commit to
the long term fees of a merchant account.
One of
the key ways of creating interactivity to
your web site is through the use of CGI
scripts. Here are five of the best resource
sites for CGI programming, CGI searches, and
CGI tools:
How
would you like to receive 10,000 visitors
for $100? It is possible...and anyone can
afford this type of advertising. These
search engines all use a form of
pay-per-click advertising where you place a
bid and pay a certain amount for each
visitor to your site (from one cent to five
dollars or more):
Many
individuals are looking for affiliate
programs they can add to their 'content'
site to increase the revenue. The below web
sites will help you pick up affiliate
programs for your audience:
Here are
11 more links that don't fit in any specific
category, but I have found them very
valuable in one way or another.
Direct
Marketing News: This site covers dozens of
stories of interest to small business owners
every day: http://www.dmnews.com/
Small
Business Administration: Support, funding,
and training are available from the
Government to small Internet businesses and
entrepreneurs: http://www.sba.gov/
Human
Click: Install the simple free code given to
you, and you will be able to communicate in
real-time with your web site visitors: http://www.humanclick.com
ELetter:
Combine direct mail advertising with your
Internet business by having Eletter do all
of the printing, stuffing, stamping, and
mailing for you: http://www.eletter.com
Great Domains: Buy and sell domain names with the
largest selection on the Internet: http://www.greatdomains.com/
CNET
Downloads: This is one of the Internet's
largest collections of downloadable
software. Find out what is hot and download
software you need for your business: http://www.download.com
CNET Web
Services: Pick a new ISP. Find a popular Web
Host. Design a killer web site. All of these
tutorials and tools are available from CNET
Web Services: http://www.webhostlist.com/
Web Site
Garage: Tune up your web site, shrink your
images, and track your traffic at the
Garage: http://www.websitegarage.com
Listbot:
Start up your own ezine or email newsletter
for free using Listbot's basic free
listservers: http://www.listbot.com