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		<title>NGKSoft Web Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark MacKinnon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are thousands of Web Design companies and we regularly get the chance to review some of the top tier agencies. NGKSoft, a New York web design company, is definitely part of the upper tier of professional companies that has mastered Flash, flat-file and dynamic sites and related services with great design [click here for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img title="ngksoft" src="http://websiteforensics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ngksoft.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="125" align="right" />There are thousands of Web Design companies and we regularly get the chance to review some of the top tier agencies. NGKSoft, a <a href="http://www.NGKSoft.com">New York web design company</a>, is definitely part of the upper tier of professional companies that has mastered Flash, flat-file and dynamic sites and related services with great design [<a href="http://www.ngksoft.com/services.php">click here</a> for more information].</p>
<p>It is clear from their <a href="http://www.ngksoft.com/portfolio.php">portfolio</a> and <a href="http://ngksoft.com/testimonials.php">testimonials</a> that they do not just produce one graphic style that is then forced on their clients but strive to respect the style of each organization. Search Engine Optimization, E-Commerce, Flash integration and php programming are all available from this team of professionals as well as honed graphic skills.</p>
<p>NGKSoft has produced websites for clients across many fields including services and industries, non-profit and education, e-commerce sites, travel and recreation sites and environmental projects. Among the many resources available from the site, one of the entries is a  &#8220;Top Reasons Why You Should Engage Our Services&#8221; which includes details  about their experience, abilities, marketing expertise, client  relationships and custom solutions.</p>
<p>NGKSoft also offers a great section of design resources [<a href="http://ngksoft.com/resources.php">read here</a>], the history of the internet, web design guides and tutorials and software recommendations. More <a href="http://ngksoft.com/about.php">about</a> NGKSoft including company philosophy and background.</p>
<p><strong>Mailing address</strong>: 231 West 29th St., Suite 205. New York, NY 10001 -</p>
<p><strong>Phone:</strong> (800) 880-1716</p>
<p><strong>Email:</strong><a href="mailto:info@ngksoft.com"> info@ngksoft.com</a></p>
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		<title>Web Hosting: Who’s the Best?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark MacKinnon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Servers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are so many web-hosting companies to choose from and so many technical flavors. How do you know which one you want to sign up with? This is not an easy decision, as the server choice will impact development, deployment, security and many more aspects of web hosting. Do you really want to export databases, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img title="Image 1" src="http://websiteforensics.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Image-121.JPG" alt="Image 1" width="240" height="159" align="right" />There are so many web-hosting companies to choose from and so many technical flavors. How do you know which one you want to sign up with? This is not an easy decision, as the server choice will impact development, deployment, security and many more aspects of <a href="http://webhostingrating.com">web hosting</a>. Do you really want to export databases, redo a CMS installation from the ground up and move your work from hosting company A to hosting company B after six months of bad service?</p>
<p>Not all companies are equal, not all services are the same and before anybody go ahead with a hosting provider, and one should do as much research as possible before hand. What are the best Linux Hosting Plans, why should you use a VPS (virtual private server), what is dedicated hosting, who offers the best email hosting?</p>
<p><span id="more-182"></span>Fortunately <a href="http://webhostingrating.com/articles/">WebHostingRating.com</a> has done its homework and ranks and rates many hosting services by type, value and reliability. This invaluable resource should be your first stop when you plan your next web hosting deployment.</p>
<p><a href="http://webhostingrating.com">CMS Web Hosting</a> is another specialized field that merits attention. Are you going to run your next web deployment with such CMS packages as Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal? If so you get to compare pricing, server space and traffic limits. This invaluable resource beats running through the advertisements of your trade and computer magazines. Seriously, would you pick your next hosting provider based on their word? Fact is, you should always seek the opinion of a third party.</p>
<p><a href="http://webhostingrating.com/articles/">WebHostingRating.com</a> also maintains a number of excellent articles written over a year and half that offer some very good background information on the good and bad of cheap web hosting, security issues, shared hosting and many other topics.</p>
<p>And now the best part: if you’re a provider and you believe your services are on par with the websites top rankings, you can submit a full profile for review.</p>
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		<title>Monetizing Your Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark MacKinnon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[adwords]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We remember the web when the only source of income was direct sales and domain squatting&#8230; Today, there are many options available for those who wish to monetize their sites without driving away readers. The important first step for any blogger is to test every monetization service out there and find out what works best [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We remember the web when the only source of income was direct sales and domain squatting&#8230; Today, there are many options available for those who wish to monetize their sites without driving away readers. The important first step for any blogger is to test every monetization service out there and find out what works best for your sites. Don’t assume because something is great for someone else’s blog that is the case for all blogs! One note of caution: read the terms of service as some monetization services are not compatible with competitors.</p>
<p><span id="more-106"></span><strong>Recursive Affiliate Income systems</strong>: Affiliate marketing is excellent because you sell something and you don’t have to deliver any product or provide customer service. No inventory, no packaging, no shipping. With commissions as high as 75% you can run an online business that never produces anything, all on the back of affiliate marketing. The down side is anyone can do this and the field is getting very crowded.</p>
<p><strong>Direct Ad Sales</strong>: we call this fixed sponsors. It’s a fantastic way to monetize a blog, but you have to know your metrics and be able to pitch your site. There are no middlemen to take profits and you can maximize the return on investment of your advertising inventory.</p>
<p>Lately direct text links have become more popular, but it really doesn’t matter what the format is, it’s all about providing value to sponsors. In our experience we’ve usually had a small handful of sponsors who remain regulars and buy on a repeat basis. If you don’t have one already, the first step for attracting sponsors is to set up an &#8220;advertise with us&#8221; page.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.text-link-ads.com/">Text-Link-Ads</a> is a very well known text link broker that connects advertisers with publishers who are paid to place text links on their site. The Text-Link-Ads service acts as the middleman, taking a cut of the revenue in exchange for sourcing the sponsors for you.</p>
<p>From a blogger’s perspective this is a low-maintenance monetization method. You install the plug-in, if you are a WordPress blogger, add a line of code to your theme template for where you want the text links to appear and then sit back and let <a href="https://www.text-link-ads.com/">Text-Link-Ads</a> do the work. It’s been a proven income source for me now for many months, and while it’s not a massive return, a consistent $500-$700 a month is nice to have.</p>
<p>For smaller bloggers <a href="https://www.text-link-ads.com/">Text-Link-Ads</a> is still an option, just don’t expect to earn a significant return or sell all your ad inventory until you increase your traffic and pagerank.</p>
<p><strong>Affiliate income</strong> remains on our list but the difference with recursive affiliate income is that this time we&#8217;re talking about products that pay out once, each time you make a sale. The money isn’t quite as dependable as recursive programs since you need to keep selling in order to generate revenue, however some products have large payouts and just one sale can make it worth while. Programs like commission junction are classic affiliate income providers.</p>
<p>Another other good seller is a specific type of products, things people in our industry eventually buy. Most industries have a  book or a service you can’t do without (such as web hosting) and if you review these products and mention them now and then you usually can sell a few on a regular basis.</p>
<p><strong>Paid reviews</strong>: a great way to start earning from blogging. In previous months paid reviews has been a consistent income source, but it requires constant output from us to generate income. Since you have to write the review to get paid it’s far from the kind of passive or near-passive income sources we prefer.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.google.com/adsense/">Google AdSense</a></strong> has never been a favorite monetization strategy for anyone. It forces you to focus on increasing pageviews and thus AdSense displays in order to earn more, which is a labour intensive strategy. Payments are low and unless you blog in certain product categories even high traffic sites earn little.</p>
<p>There are many other options, including ad brokering services like <a href="https://chitika.com/">Chitika</a>, <a href="http://www.blogads.com/">BlogAds</a>, <a href="http://www.adbrite.com/">AdBrite</a>, <a href="http://www.advolcano.com/">AdVolcano</a> and <a href="http://www.blogkits.com/">Blogkits</a>. Some of these we&#8217;ve briefly tested but did not like their systems. Again, these options might be fantastic for one person&#8217;s blog but you won’t know until you try.</p>
<p>Good luck !</p>
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		<title>SEO &amp; SEM Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark MacKinnon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Programming]]></category>
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 Keyword                     suggestion tool &#8211; This is a handy little tool will show                     [...]]]></description>
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<li> <span class="contentext"></span><span class="contentext"><a href="http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/">Keyword                     suggestion tool</a> &#8211; This is a handy little tool will show                     you the results of your query from both Wordtracker and Overture                     for determining which phrases are searched most often.</span></li>
<li> <span class="contentext"><a href="http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/">Keyword                     tracker</a> &#8211; This utility can be used to check search                     engines (currently supporting Google, Yahoo and MSN) for                     search engine ranking and track those ranking historically,                     which as you probably know is critical when doing Internet                     marketing for your website(s).</span></li>
<li>                    <span class="contentext" style="display: inline"><a href="http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/ad-network/?s=535">Co-op                       ad network</a></span>                   <span class="contentext">- Many sites have a lot of content                   for users which could be used for a shared advertising network.                   So the way I figured it, is why not use it and create the first                   cooperative advertising network (it&#8217;s free by the way).</span></li>
<li> <span class="contentext"><a href="http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/">Overture                     keyword tool</a> &#8211; Not sure what search terms to bid on?                     Enter a term related to your site and we will show you.</span></li>
<li> <span class="contentext"><a href="http://wordtracker.com/">Wordtracker</a> &#8211;                   With Wordtracker you&#8217;ll know which are the best keywords to                   drive more traffic to your sites.</span></li>
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