Crawlability Inc. Wins 3rd Place in Enterprize 2005 Competition and Announces Plans for Fast Growth in 2006.
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (PRWEB) December 24, 2005 -- Fueled by the momentum of their EnterPRize 2005 win, the Crawlability executive team has aggressive plans for growth in 2006.
Judges for the Grupo Guayacan, Inc., EnterPRize 2005 Competition selected Crawlability Inc. for a 3rd place finish at the Puerto Rico Venture Forum Summit on December 13, 2005. Crawlability will receive $10,000 plus in-kind prizes from the competition sponsors.
"Being selected as one of the winners of the competition is a fantastic opportunity for us. My team feels an overwhelming sense of accomplishment right now." says Crawlability President, Juan Muriente.
"Because of the successful launch of our first product in September, we've already started to see the positive results from all of our hard work. Now, being recognized by such an esteemed group of business professionals and successful entrepreneurs really is the icing on the cake. They see the scope of the opportunity we have identified in the Search Engine Optimization arena, and have given us tremendous input in how to secure a successful future for our company."
Vice President, Ilia Muriente notes that Crawlability was primarily focused on R&D in 2005, but that 2006 will show a partial transition of focus from building the core technology to marketing. To do so will require the Crawlability team to grow.
"2006 is going to be exciting. We have many milestones to achieve, such as the launch of two more software products in the 1st quarter. We are well positioned to achieve all of our objectives and we will be expanding the team to ensure that we have the resources to do so effectively." she says.
Crawlability's vBSEO software stands for "vBulletin Search Engine Optimization". vBSEO is designed as a plugin application for vBulletin, 3rd party Web forum software provided by Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd of the UK.
With over 30 different types of software for forums alone, Crawlability's technology has millions of prospective customers who are managing Web publishing assets and dealing with the difficulty of harnessing organic search engine traffic.
The applicability of the technology to other types of publishing platforms such as blogs, content management systems (CMS), e-commerce product catalogs, and general publishing platforms is going to keep Crawlability very busy in the New Year.
More information about Crawlability Inc. and vBSEO can be found on their website at http://www.crawlability.com.
Crawlability Inc. is an Internet software company based in Puerto Rico that delivers search engine optimization solutions for 3rd party Web publishing systems such as forums and blogs. Launched in 2005, Crawlability's first software release, named vBSEO, is already helping hundreds of vBulletin powered Web forums gain more visitors from search engines such as Google, Yahoo, & MSN.
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Press Contact: Juan Muriente
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Email marketing is an effective tool for all businesses when used correctly; the WSI managed email marketing service solves the resource problem typically found with the do-it-yourself technology.
(PRWEB) December 22, 2005 -- WSI Internet Consulting & Education in Rochester Hills, MI has just announced that they will be offering a new managed email marketing service for small and medium sized businesses. The service includes a market analysis, collection of email addresses from current customers, custom HTML templates, and the research, writing, distribution, and tracking of all email messages. Used in conjunction with WSIs other internet products and services, full internet marketing programs can be developed.
Email Marketing It is more than what you think
Email marketing is successful when used correctly for just about any business. Yet many people write-off email marketing because they only think of the emails they receive from online retailers boasting of their latest sale with free shipping. The term should actually be used to describe targeted, traceable communications to potential and current customers, or individuals who can refer others to your business. All messages should be targeted with information that is relevant, informative, valuable, actionable, and timely and they should be traceable with information on who received the message, how many people opened the message, and what action they took as a result of the message.
The Resource Problem
There are many do-it-yourself email marketing programs available online, but ask anyone who has tried them and you will find there are many drawbacks. The most overwhelming of these drawbacks are usually realized quickly after signing up Who in the organization is going to collect the current customers email addresses and put them into the system? Who is going to research, write, and manage the system? And how is a system going to be developed to start collecting future email addresses? When these questions remain unanswered, the system remains unused.
The Managed Solution
WSI has recognized this problem and developed a managed system that allows companies to reap the benefits of email marketing, without the typical resource problems. Leonard Magro, Internet Consultant with WSI, said What we are finding is that our clients all have the need for email marketing, but very few have the resources to carry out an effective campaign. This is why we are offering managed email marketing services. We help our clients generate more business and they focus on meeting the increased demand. Email marketing can be effective on its own, but used in combination with WSIs other services, such as search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, and website design, WSI can offer clients a full suite of services that help grow their businesses using the internets latest tools.
About WSI - Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, WSI is ranked the No.1 Internet services business in the world. With systems that have been developed, utilized and proven by over 1000 Internet Consultants in 87 countries worldwide, WSI delivers thousands of e-business solutions to small- and medium- sized businesses annually. The Rochester Hills, MI office is run by Leonard Magro. Leonard has a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Oakland University and an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
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Website: http://www.strategicwsinetsolutions.com
Mailing List Factory offers a unique way of doing business that is revolutionizing the marketing industry. New technologies now allow targeted marketing to virtually every interest group and marketing niche imaginable.
(PRWEB) December 21, 2005 -- We have all experienced the bane of the online world; SPAM. We have grown to hate receiving unsolicited e-mail and a whole industry has emerged that enables us to filter out and kill unwanted correspondence and junk mail.
The recent CAN-SPAM Act now makes it a criminal offence to send out unsolicited e-mails. However, e-mail marketing is alive and thriving and represents one of the most cost-effective ways to reach large numbers of people; providing that it is done so legally and with the recipient's permission.
As always, the most important task in marketing is consistently finding ready to buy customers as easily and as cost effectively as possible. A new Irish company has become a roaring success literally overnight; by offering the international marketing community a rage of exciting new services.
Internet marketers and marketing executives are now stampeding their way to the website of Mailing List Factory. This unique Irish company enables companies to reach millions of targeted potential customers, fast, legally and affordably.
Targeted opted-in mailing lists have always been the Holy Grail of the marketing community, and finding lists of high-quality can be a difficult and time-consuming chore. Mailing List Factory now offers a wide range of permission based e-mail delivery solutions, as well as targeted mailing lists.
This new company claims to be able to source leads from virtually every sector and industry imaginable. Both permission based e-mail leads and mailing lists are available at low cost, and in numerous useful formats.
Clients can rent or buy e-mail lists of millions of potential clients from almost every interest group; all who have consented to being contacted.
Mailing List Factory has as a particular speciality in creating large customized lists of opportunity seekers. These are all people who have recently requested information about business opportunities and getting started in online marketing. A number of lead packages for this particular category are available for outright purchase on their web site
One might wonder how Mailing List Factory can possibly do all this and still stay legal. Well, these lists are generated in a number of ways and through a large network of web sites. Those requesting information about opportunities in every case have filled out a form on a website and ticked a box or boxes signifying their interest.
Mike Pettigrew of Mailing List Factory explains all the e-mail leads we offer are generated through our vast network of web sites. Visitors to these sites have specifically requested information about business opportunities and have requested to be contacted with this information. All our leads come complete with names, mailing addresses, IP addresses and the dates on which the leads requested information. With this data, our clients can prove to the recipient of each e-mail that they are responding to their information request. This is very powerful and allows our clients to reach large numbers of people; all who are interested in exactly what they have to offer.'
Pettigrew also explains that they can source leads from virtually every sector imaginable. They get a lot of clients looking for business leads targeted at executives in many different types of industry. These are usually companies wishing to deliver e-mail, direct mail and telemarketing campaigns.
Many clients are also seeking leads from a wide range of consumer interest groups. These include people who regularly buy CDs and DVDs, those interested in beauty & healthcare products, those who take part in online gaming and just about every other interest area you can imagine. Mike Pettigrew claims that, if it's out there, they can source it.
Okay, so Mailing List Factory can supply you with mailing lists and permission based e-mail leads, but what about delivery of e-mails? This is often a thorny area where many fear to tread.
Mailing List Factory says that they can deliver e-mails to millions of opt-in leads through their servers and track the delivery process in real-time from beginning to end. They offer customers a unique login, where they can view these vital statistics for themselves.
Mailing List Factory also offers clients bulk e-mail campaigns on a cost per click basis where the client only pays when an e-mail is opened or a link is clicked or the recipient visits the client's website.
Mailing List Factory is a subsidiary of The Corporate Services Group, an international outsourcing company, aimed at helping small businesses to grow rapidly.
The Corporate Services Group provides a vast array of services including telemarketing, web design, translations, virtual assistants and professional writers, to name but a few.
In this fast-paced world where it is becoming increasingly difficult to consistently find ready and willing to buy customers, Mailing List Factory offers a valuable service that is sure to help many companies grow rapidly and boost profits.
Mailing List Factory and its subsidiaries can be contacted as follows:
Address:
Mailing List Factory, Northumberland House, 44 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Telephone:
Tel: (US Tollfree) 800-930-1804
Tel: (New York) 212-812-7343
Tel: (Ireland) +353 1 6678818
Fax: (Ireland) +353 1 6961166
Mobile: (Ireland) +353 86 2078977
Group & Subsidiary Web Sites:
Mailing List Factory:
Mailing Lists, Lead Generation and Email Marketing
www.mailinglistfactory.com
The Corporate Services Group:
Telemarketing, Web Design, Virtual Assistance, Creative Writers
www.corporate-services-group.net
Corporate Design Web:
Logos and Web Site Design & Development
www.corporate-design-web.com
Corporate Translation Services:
Translations of Business and Technical Documents and Web Sites
www.corporate-translation-services.com
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Website: www.mailinglistfactory.com
Business.com, the leading search engine designed and organized for business, today announced the top directory traffic on its network, which highlights the business-to-business topics most important professionals.
Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) December 22, 2005 -- Business.com, the leading search engine designed and organized for business, today announced the top directory traffic on its network.* The list highlights the business-to-business topics most important to the Companys audience of more than 30 million professionals:
Starting A Small Business
Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Building Materials
Display Cases and Racks
Human Resources Management
Lead Generation
Currency Converters
Promotional Products
Virus Protection Software
Office Furniture
While general search engines offer broad results cluttered with consumer content, Business.coms proprietary directory of more than 65,000 key industry terms deliver the most relevant results strictly related to products and services critical to the B2B sector. Business.com reaches a concentrated audience of people who hold decision-making power within their company.
The Company releases the top directory traffic to provide the market with a glimpse into industry-wide trends and unique needs of the small business market.
*Traffic for November, 2005.
About Business.com
Business.com is the leading search engine designed and organized strictly for business. It provides professionals easy access to business products, services, companies, news and other business information to help them get their jobs done more efficiently.
Business.com was founded in 1999 by eCompanies. With more than five years of growth and momentum, Business.com continues to attract leading strategic investors including Institutional Venture Partners, Evercore Partners, Reed Business Information, and McGraw Hill. Still privately-held, Business.com added Benchmark Capital as a preferred stockholder in 2004.
Today, Business.com serves the needs of more than 3 million business searchers each month across a wide array of industries and job functions. Business.com reaches another 32 million through its distribution network which includes partners such as Forbes.com, Businessweek.com, Inc.com, FastCompany, and Internet.com.
With a proprietary taxonomy and classification system consisting of over 65,000 business categories, the company is a leader in the next generation of search. By categorizing business results in an intuitive order and filtering out unrelated consumer content, Business.com is able to anticipate the needs of professionals and allows them to easily locate relevant business information. For more information, please visit www.business.com.
Media Contact:
Sara Myers
Tel: 310.586.4194
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While the holiday season takes shape, Pay Per Click will no doubt play a major role for much of the online sales generated, but at what cost to the advertiser? Pay Per Click fraud is expected to be bigger than ever this holiday season.
Newark, NJ (PRWEB) December 19, 2005 -- While the holiday season takes shape, Pay Per Click will no doubt play a major role for much of the online sales generated, but at what cost to the advertiser? Pay Per Click fraud is expected to be bigger than ever this holiday season.
While the holiday season takes shape, Pay Per Click will no doubt play a major role for much of the online sales generated, but at what cost to the advertiser? How many of the clicks are even real? The consensus seems to be around 50% according to most of the rising anti-fraud companies stepping into the fray to advise their clients. That means that, while the click value may very well be accurately assigned by the market, the other half or more of the clicks this holiday season will be outright phony, which will cost advertisers big time, especially mom and pops who might be caught off guard.
A small article on an SEO website (http://www.seochat.com/c/a/Search-Engine-News/PayPerClick-Destined-to-Evolve-into-PayPerAction/) takes the credit for the title Pay Per Click Destined to Evolve Into Pay Per Action? , but not necessarily the idea. Froogle is an eBay skip away as it is, but it doesnt go the whole nine yards. Local Pay Per Call and other options have been around for some time now. Were all just waiting for something serious to pull PPC down before we will be able to get behind a new medium, it would seem.
Most Internet Yellow Pages are flat, static, and interactively stale. U.S. advertising in Yellow Pages equaled $15 billion last year according to Kelsey Group. One out of four Internet searches is for local information. Searches for local information are likely to increase by around 33% a year, while use of the printed Yellow Pages dwindles by 4% annually, according to Kelsey. With billions of dollars of local advertising at stake, everyone's stepping up to address and tackle the local search challenge.
Traditional search engines and web directories use automated information retrieval systems to display content relevant to a user's search request. Eliminating the many difficulties and problems that are encountered and arise from the various automated tools that try to properly interpret unstructured user queries is also a challenge, leaving us to wonder how engines heavily invested in PPC and non-local approaches will fare on tomorrows local-focused Internet, especially as PPC behemoth Google is now fighting off litigants in court in class action suits revolving around click fraud as this is being written.
So what, if any, are the real detractions of Pay Per Action? Well, users may just have to reveal their identity as opposed to anonymous PPC, but most likely on secure servers which is no different than the part where you fill out the order form with your address and credit card information. If youre comfortable with your favorite merchant or product carrier knowing your personal information, then there really is no problem for the consumer there. How about on the advertiser end? The only likely problem is if Pay Per Action advertisers fail to understand the medium, which requires up front information about the user. Ultimately, credit cards, as already done in many situations, confirms ones identity quickly and accurately enough for most of us in todays society, and poses little problems for even the guy who buys survival equipment from his camouflage lined computer chair.
One dot com pundit (http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/4663.asp) has noted a key factor being the distribution of broadband connection to the Internet, providing always on and always connected access to the Internet in every home that formerly would have pulled out the worn phone book to contact a local business. This is a notable factor, as connecting at cost each time is a detraction for homes not yet plugged in 24-7. This isnt a flaw in local search, per se, but just a small delay that will probably diminish rather quickly in the next 5 years or less, according to Jupiter Media (http://www.jupitermedia.com/corporate/releases/05.08.23-newjupresearch.html), who states that broadband will likely include 80% of all Internet users by the year 2010. With 43% already getting online via broadband [Jupiter, it would seem that the end of PPC is nearing indeed, and with it, click fraud.
Imagine a holiday season not that far away, maybe even December 2006, when the majority of clicking doesnt automatically spend the marketing budget of the advertiser until the purchase is made. The PPC guys will lose their corner on online advertising, but the consumer and businesses will both profit when neither is forced to pay extra for the Pay Per Clicks darker side. Then clickmen will have to go back to less relaxed methods of robbing and stealing during the holidays, and simply drop the TV set when the sirens start to sound, or else get legitimate jobs, instead of fueling a rogue corporations offshore antics.
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Company Name: Ask Poodle, Inc.
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Website: http://www.AskPoodle.com
Info Cubic LLC has announced the release of a revolutionary new all-in-one Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tool called ClickSplash.com. ClickSplash is an ASP (application service provider) system that allows users to automatically optimize their own websites in an effort to improve their ranking on the major search engines.
(PRWEB) December 19, 2005 -- Info Cubic LLC, a worldwide leading SEM (Search Engine Marketing) consulting company, has announced the January 2006 release of a revolutionary new all-in-one Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tool called ClickSplash.com. ClickSplashs one-of-a-kind product is an ASP (application service provider) system that allows users to automatically optimize their own websites in an effort to improve their ranking on the major search engines. By improving their websites ranking in the major search engines, ClickSplash users can help increase their sites traffic.
Search Engine Optimization is one of the hottest markets in website promotion. ClickSplashs innovative product aims to help web beginners and business owners to take on traditional SEO companies. Traditional SEO services typically cost several thousand dollars and can take weeks to be completed. ClickSplash provides its SEO services at a much lower cost to users (starting at $59 per month) and allows users to analyze and optimize their existing websites in less than 15 minutes. Furthermore, ClickSplash provides Keyword Effectiveness Index (KEI) analysis tools, search engine ranking reports and several other tools to help users analyze and track their websites optimization. These additional services are provided free of charge as part of the ClickSplash service. ClickSplash is touted as the first true do-it-yourself service of its kind to provide an all-in-one SEO website marketing tool. The difference between ClickSplash and traditional SEO do-it-yourself services is that the ClickSplash system not only teaches users how to optimize their website but also analyzes and automatically optimizes the users existing website. The user can then upload their newly optimized website and then track its ascension in the major search engine rankings.
ClickSplash has several different target markets. The primary target market is individual users or small business owners who are looking to improve their website ranking in a cost-effective and efficient manner. ClickSplash does not require any prior knowledge of SEO, nor any particular website expertise. Another target market is the SEO companies themselves. Traditional Search Engine Optimization is a timely and labor-intensive process. By utilizing ClickSplashs system, SEO companies can provide their same services with less manpower and costs involved. What used to take weeks to accomplish could be done in less than 15 minutes for much less cost.
About Info Cubic
Info Cubic is a nationwide Website Marketing company that has been on the leading edge of Search Engine Marketing since its inception in 2000. Info Cubic is a global company with office locations in the US, China and Japan. Info Cubic provides its website marketing expertise to over 250 companies worldwide. Visit www.clicksplash.com for additional information.
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Company Name: INFO CUBIC
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Phone: 303-220-0170
Website: www.clicksplash.com
Internet marketing experts reveal how people can learn to instantly become bestsellers.
(PRWEB) December 19, 2005 -- Quote-A-Quote (www.quoteAquote.com) by Michael E. Ruge became a number 1 selling book on Amazon (www.Amazon.com) Thursday December 15, 2005. A few months earlier, a team of book and internet marking experts, headed by Mark Victor Hansen (co creator of the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series) headlined unique brainstorming sessions offered by the seminar group Small Seminars (www.SmallSeminars.com). To prove to the seminars attendees that their marketing strategies were not only amazing in theory, but in practice, they choose to demonstrate them using seminar attendee Michael Ruges Quote-A-Quote book. They choose a day when they could combine their efforts, December 15, and on that day, made Quote-A-Quote the #1 book on Amazon.com.
I used to think there was nothing like the feeling of seeing your first book come off the press
says Michael Ruge,
but Ive come to realize seeing your book become a bestseller right in front of your eyes is far more exciting. The tactics used to propel any book to bestseller status were shared by the guest experts to a group of ten attendees at the October book marketing session of Small Seminars. They gave me a plethora of valuable tips and tactics, as well as that much-needed kick in the butt, to finally launch my program after four years of closeting myself in an ivory tower and writing my book proclaims Connie Bennett, author of Sugar Shock! and Small Seminar attendant.
As the name implies Small Seminars is unique as it limits their number of attendees in order for each participant to receive the individual attention required by experts to develop their particular strategy for success. Having attended countless seminars myself, I realized the information I was receiving was valuable, but not personable explains Elly Ruge founder of Small Seminars. Too often I was leaving these with knowledge, but no particular game plan tailored to my needs. Small Seminars became my solution and our results prove it. Now let it be yours concludes Mrs. Ruge.
The next event to be hosted by Small Seminars has been dubbed the eBay Cruise. From February 5-12, real eBay successes will be teaching participant how to create their own profitable eBay businesses aboard the luxury cruise liner Star Princess (www.Princess.com). This perfect mid-winter Caribbean holiday cruise will combine fun-in-the-sun, with powerful eBay strategies in a relaxed environment. www.MyeBayCruise.com for more.
About Small Seminars
Small Seminars (www.SmallSeminars.com) is a new unique seminar experience. Normally hosted at the luxurious Shawnigan Shores Retreat (www.LakeBB.com), Small Seminars offer participants personal interactions with world leading experts. The exceptional quality of these seminars is reflected in their environment and concept. Only ten pre-approved participants are welcomed insuring speakers can address everyones specific concerns. The lakeside wilderness setting offers a causal atmosphere allowing interactions with speakers to take place fireside, on the dock and even over breakfast. The experience is all-inclusive meaning once aboard all your needs will be taken care of, including haute cuisine, luxurious accommodations, and unlimited spa treatments. At Small Seminars our focus is you.
Contact:
Elly Ruge
(250)733-2233
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You may or may not have been dealing with form spammers, scum that use automated scripts to find forms that they can use to pass extra data to and if the script that processes the form has some weaknesses, it can be used by them to sane spam.
They send out test emails and then collect the results at AOL, or have another script pull the results from the AOL account. I've tried making AOL aware of this problem to shut down the accounts the spammers use, but they have never responded.
I edited the scripts so that most of this junk does not go out to clients, but I sill check it to make sure that we don't miss something valid.
I don't know what happened, but tonight I snapped. I really got sick of all this form spam coming in over and over. Stupid spammers, if they just sent a few messages they would not have provoked me...
I used to have a "Catch all" email address set up. This way, I could give out all kinds of different email addresses and no matter what anyone sent, I would get it. Then about 2 months ago, spammers started using all kinds of random email address names with my domain. It started reaching 2-3 bounced messages a day and finally I had to create all the email address aliases that I needed to I would not lose any email and could then turn off the catch-all.
Then today I realized that I could create another catch-all that would forward the spam bounces to the account of the form spammer. Lemons into lemonade...! :-)
I also set myself to get a copy of all the spam that is forwarded so I could see what's going on. Right now the spam is coming in at the rate of about 180 per hour. So in a 24 hour period there should be about 4,000 at that rate.
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Free classified ad portal, StudentTrader.com, seeks to help student newspapers recoup lost advertising revenue.
HERNDON, Va. (PRWEB) December 15, 2005 -- In an effort to help college newspapers boost shrinking ad revenue, PureThink today unveiled its plan to partner student newspapers with its free classified ad portal, StudentTrader.com.
Through this partnership plan, college newspapers would offer local advertisers the ability to buy local, non-intrusive ad space on StudentTrader.com, a free cyber marketplace for college students. StudentTrader.com provides a forum for college students to buy, sell and barter books and other items with students on their campus, and also allows advertisers to reach one of the most sought-after demographics.
Partnering college newspapers can use StudentTrader.com as another revenue source, keeping a percentage of the proceeds from the online advertisements and paid job postings for their specific school, offsetting the revenue lost to free ad portals.
In addition, PureThink would provide college newspapers with essential tools to translate their print ads to an online version for posting on the newspapers web site. In return, partnering college newspapers would provide marketing and advertising assistance to StudentTrader.com by promoting the portals free services, building usage at the specific school and generating more revenue that can be shared with the newspaper.
The mounting success of free classified ad portals such as Craigslist, Yahoo Classifieds and Google Base is taking a toll on newspapers large and small. Student newspapers, in particular, rely on classified ad sales to help cover operating expenses, and are taking a hit as the trend towards cyber shopping via these free ad portals continues.
Unfortunately, college newspapers are losing classified ad revenue as the trend is gearing towards free classified ads and they typically do not have the Internet presence to implement an advertisement-based revenue model like that being used by Google and Yahoo, said John Mark Suhy, PureThink Vice President of Technology. Theyre feeling the pinch as consumers move on-line for a large percentage of their buying, selling and trading needs. Thats where StudentTrader.com can help.
About StudentTrader.com
First made available in 2000, StudentTrader.com is a free online resource for college students to buy, sell and trade books and other items with students on their campus and nationwide. A new version of StudentTrader.com is expected to be released in February and will offer a new barter system. To learn more go to www.studenttrader.com.
About PureThink
Based in Herndon, Va., PureThink is an innovative software company providing cutting-edge solutions for businesses small and large. These solutions and service offerings include building corporate Intranet sites, providing custom Web applications, modifying existing systems and constructing new technology infrastructures. To learn more go to www.purethink.com.
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Company Name: PURETHINK LLC
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Website: http://www.studenttrader.com
Online Advertisers Embrace Software Solution to Combat Click Fraud
Online retailers and other Internet-based companies that use PPC advertising are increasingly concerned about click fraud, a phenomena that occurs when a company repeatedly clicks on a competitors ads to drive up advertising costs, or when an affiliate repeatedly clicks ads on its own site to increase its commission. Complaining that PPC advertising venues such as Google do little to combat click fraud, Internet advertisers are embracing ClickFraud247.com, a software solution that identifies potential click fraud and provides advertisers with reports alerting them to suspicious activity.
Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) December 14, 2005 - Cyber Monday, the Monday following Thanksgiving, marked the peak of the online holiday shopping season, and research firm ComScore Networks projects online consumer spending for the holiday season will reach $19 billion, a 24 percent increase from last year. Despite record sales, online retailers cant help but notice that their bottom lines may be seriously impacted by runaway price-per-click (PPC) advertising costs.
Online retailers and other Internet-based companies that use PPC advertising are increasingly concerned about click fraud, a phenomena that occurs when a company repeatedly clicks on a competitors ads to drive up advertising costs, or when an affiliate repeatedly clicks ads on its own site to increase its commission. Complaining that PPC advertising venues such as Google do little to combat click fraud, Internet advertisers are embracing ClickFraud247.com, a software solution that identifies potential click fraud and provides advertisers with reports alerting them to suspicious activity.
Ashley Woodyatt, a 26-year-old British entrepreneur, developed ClickFraud247.com after seeing his PPC advertising costs skyrocket. Click fraud is a very serious problem, says Woodyatt. Once I implemented ClickFraud247, I was able to pinpoint and stop repeat clickers. As a result, my PPC advertising costs dropped by 20 percent.
ClickFraud247.com analyzes every click on a clients PPC advertising, and provides clients with reports detailing the date and time of each click, as well as the IP address of the clicker and the site where the advertisement appeared. It also provides visitor alerts, so that if the same IP address clicks on an ad several times, a pop-up window will appear on the users screen that recommends the user bookmark that site.
Londoner Carol Brown attests to the effectiveness of ClickFraud247.com. At first I was very skeptical about click fraud, but the software has reduced my monthly advertising costs by 20 percent, she says. Its well worth paying the monthly subscription.
ClickFraud247.com offers their software for a flat $30 monthly fee for up to 3,000 clicks, or for volume users, a flat one-cent per click rate. ClickFraud247.com is designed to save companies money and improve their profit margins, says Woodyatt. We provide a low cost solution that saves PPC advertisers a fortune.
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Press Contact: Nina Ruley
Company Name: IN TOUCH MEDIA GROUP, INC
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 727-465-0925
Website: www.ClickFraud247.com
Advertising and promotion efforts include a New York focused radio campaign, a Holiday Haul sweepstakes during December and online advertising, all designed to drive web site traffic and build brand awareness for Pricefish.com.
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 13, 2005 -- Pricefish, Inc. creator of Pricefish.com, an innovative online comparison shopping and information delivery tool, reports today that its daily traffic rank, as measured by Alexa.com, has increased by over 3,300% from levels three month ago. Three-month Alexa.com measurements or Pricefish.com show that Reach is up by over 1,800% and Page Views are up by over 150%.
Pricefish has been working to enhance their comparison-shopping website and build brand awareness in preparation for the Holiday shopping season. The current campaign includes radio advertising on Infinity Broadcasting station, 1010 WINS-AM Radio in New York, a 30 / 30 Holiday Haul Sweepstakes, and online banner advertising. The overall theme of the radio campaign is Before you shop online, Pricefish It First at Pricefish.com, which will be reinforced by four different radio spots airing throughout the month of December.
We are very pleased with the response of our current marketing and branding efforts. In a very short timeframe we have been able to achieve increased visitor traffic and page views. Our Alexa.com traffic rank, reach and page views continue to show dramatic growth over the previous measurement period. Pricefish.com has also been successful in attracting a number of new merchants, said Mark Dresner, President of Pricefish.
Millennium Communications, Inc. is responsible for creating and coordinating the Pricefish.com radio campaign, sweepstakes and online advertising. "Millennium is uniquely qualified to help Pricefish.com position itself in this exploding marketplace, said Millenniums president Patrick Macri. Pricefish.com embraces the online world as a key component of their tactical marketing strategy. Millennium continuously works with Pricefish to maximize both consumer and merchant acquisition and retention while keeping a keen eye on return on investment.
This is just the beginning for Pricefish.com, declared Mark Dresner. We believe that one day people wont shop, instead, they will Pricefish!
About Pricefish, Inc.
Pricefish, Inc is the creator of Pricefish.com, an innovative online comparison-shopping and information delivery tool, which assists online shoppers to easily find, compare and purchase items from a variety of online merchants. Shoppers can search for items in a number of categories including: Photography, Electronics, Apparel, Jewelry, Home and Garden, Computers, Movies, Toys, Tools, Appliances, Luggage, Furniture and much more.
Pricefish.com streamlines the process of comparing product features and finding the best overall price, for millions of products in a number of different categories, from customer-rated merchants. In addition, Pricefish.com incorporates unique multi-media features and other useful content all designed to achieve the ultimate shopping experience for both consumers and merchants. For more information about Pricefish, Inc. please visit: www.pricefish.com
About Millennium Communications Inc.
Founded in 1993, Millennium Communications Inc. is an Integrated Communications company specializing in Marketing, Advertising, Promotional Marketing, Interactive Technology and Managed Hosting.
Millennium clients include American Greetings, America Online, Boboli, Kraft Foods and Thomas. The company has also won numerous Industry awards in recognition of its work. For more information about Millennium Communication please visit www.millenniumweb.com
Contact: Pricefish, Inc. Investor and Media Relations Department - Telephone: (646) 330-4972 - Fax: (480) 275-3645
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Search Engine/Encyclopedia Hybrid Launched
March 9, 2005 - What do you get if you cross a search engine with an encyclopedia? The answer arrived on the net today - Factbites (www.Factbites.com), a new approach to search. Under the slogan "where results make sense", Factbites provides searchers with full sentences about their search topic, rather than the sentence fragments most search engines offer.
Rather than focusing on link-based technology like Google, Factbites delves into the tone and subject matter of the given topic. The engine "reads" the content of each page and determines how meaningful the text is. It seeks out authoritative and informative content, preferring encyclopedia-style fact-based descriptions to the chatty, spammy and inconsequential.
The end result is a clean summary you can almost read from beginning to end. Not only is this an effective filter against spam and clutter, it's also a time saver, because it gives users a clear picture of what each destination site is about.
For encyclopedia-style content, the site makes some large claims. The website challenges users to compare Factbites results to Google results. When searching for quick information on the sort of things you'd usually go to an encyclopedia for, the results are surprisingly clear - Factbites wins hands down. The site's developer, Luke Metcalfe, explains his motivation. "Having been in and around the search business for 5 years, it's become clear to me that people mostly aren't after websites - they're after information. I wanted to build a site that serves the facts straight up".
To refine searches, Factbites automatically suggests a number of relevant topic areas. Users can choose to filter their searches accordingly. This saves users from having to come up with extra keywords. "Far too many good results are lost when people start trying to add words to their search", says Metcalfe.
In this beta release, 800,000 topics are covered. "We devote a lot more processing power to every search. Factbites is never going to be the place to locate your lost aunt, or order items from your corner store", says Metcalfe. "But for meaningful content about real topics, there's nothing out there like us".
About Rapid Intelligence
Rapid Intelligence is a web technology company based in Sydney, Australia. Other credits include NationMaster.com, a popular online database and visualisation tool for comparing countries. NationMaster has been featured in The New York Times, CNN and BBC and recommended by the Harvard Business School and the American Library Association.
Businesses across the country are replacing traditional marketing devices with another, much more powerful marketing tool: the weblog. Shawn Weeks, a marketing consultant from Columbia, South Carolina, explains how weblogs are highly beneficial marketing strategies for any company large or small.
Columbia, SC (PRWEB) December 13, 2005 Many businesses are using their websites, accompanied with a weblog, to satisfy old customers and entice new ones.
Weblog is a buzzword that has gained incredible popularity lately, particularly in the media; its simply an online journal or diary. While weblogs began with such a simple, wholesome purpose of allowing individuals to keep in touch with friends and family, blogs (short for weblog) are now turning into an additional means of advertising for many savvy companies.
The advantages of weblogs to businesses, both large and small, are abundant. Large corporations, such as FedEx, Mitsubishi, and Starbucks are using blogs to appear less like colossal, faceless entities and more like trusted mom-and-pop shops. For example, visitors who frequent the weblog managed by Google can find stories and pictures of Google employees at baseball games, marathons, and other leisurely events.
One key concept behind the Google weblog, as well as other corporate blogs, is widely prevalent in the television shopping industry. Sales representatives on television shopping networks appeal to potential customers by creating a sense of friendship and trust. The sales reps accomplish this by referring to his or her family members, friends, and daily lives while selling a product. The consumer feels safe, secure, and happy knowing that by making a purchase, they are fulfilling their own need and buying from a friend.
Small businesses, on the other hand, use weblogs to become even more accommodating to their normally small, loyal customer base. They are using blogs to keep frequent shoppers aware of any new product arrivals, while announcing specials and sales to keep existing customers happy and to attract new ones.
About Shawn Weeks
Shawn Weeks is a marketing consultant from Columbia, South Carolina who provides creative marketing solutions for small businesses. He can be reached at (843)303-4836 or through his website at www.shawnweeks.com.
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Interactive agency is one of the first to mix certified search engine marketing with website design and development.
Boulder, CO (PRWEB) December 13, 2005 -- Imulus, a design and interactive agency has recently announced that it's ClickDepth manager has passed Google's certification program for AdWords pay-per-click (PPC) management.
"The search engine marketing industry is in serious need of standards which all customers can understand. We are excited about being certified early adopters of these standards and we firmly believe our clients will benefit," states George Morris, Client Service Manager and AdWords Professional.
The Google Advertising Professional program was created for managers who want to manage multiple AdWord client accounts. The certification process involves online training, proven management of existing accounts and a minimum total spend for the company's combined accounts. Qualified Advertising Professionals need to understand all aspects of pay-per-click (PPC) management as well as cost-per-thousand (CPM) management or site-targeted advertising.
About Imulus
Imulus is a design + interactive agency building the next generation of websites and marketing initiatives by integrating strategy, design and user-experience in all aspects of corporate communications. Their suite of services include website design & development, marketing communications, and search engine marketing and optimization. For more information visit their website at http://www.imulus.com
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Website: http://www.imulus.com
Adsignal, a leading interactive advertising agency has just launched iRadiomedia, a new interactive radio ad solution which has been set up to offer a cross media platform to perfectly match advertisers needs.
(PRWEB) December 9, 2005 -- Adsignal, a leading interactive advertising agency has just launched iRadiomedia, a new interactive radio ad solution which has been set up to offer a cross media platform to perfectly match advertisers needs.
Millions of People listen to Internet radio every day. They are listening at home when sitting at their computers, they are listening while using their mobile phones or via digital satellite stream. They are listening in their cars whilst traveling, or in their hotel rooms all around the globe. The interactivity of internet or mobile radio streams enables the listeners to instantly react to an advertising message, get more information about the products and directly make a purchase online. This is where iRadiomedia gets into action.
iRadiomedia is redefining radio advertising!
Discard the traditional idea and perception of radio. With iRadiomedia advertisers will have a highly flexible solution in their hands which enables 24 hour contact with listeners all around the world and precise targeting, for example by genre, country, media and time of day just to mention a few. Interactive ads served by iRadiomedia will perfectly match the users skills and interests. All this is possible by offering multiple advertising channels in just one ad-solution:
- multimedia internet streams
- interactive radio advertising
- mobile radio advertising
iRadiomedia is a media brand launched by Adsignal, an established and reputable advertising agency with a vast experience in the interactive advertising sector. iRadiomedia is a unique, cross-media advertising provider, representing the best that online radio has to offer. Please take the opportunity to browse through our website www.iradiomedia.com to learn more about the fantastic iRadioMedia advertising opportunities.
For further information please contact:
iRadioMedia
Interactive radio advertising
Frank Hugger
Rua Castilho, 4, Sala 17,
PR & Sales Director
1250-066 Lisbon
Portugal
www.iradiomedia.com
>From US, Canada:
Telephone: +1 347 427 9335
>From Europe, LATAM, Asia:
Telephone: +351 213 595 071
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I manage a number of sites for myself and my clients. Over the past couple of months there has been an increasing problem with spam that is sent to us via site contact forms, and also spammers looking for forms they can use to send spam from. I discovered that if I have forms send email and the sender's email address is used as the sender of the form email, that some code can be placed in the email field and the script can them be used to send hundreds of spam emails from my server. Well we got that under control now, but we don't have a good answer yet for junk sent to us where it looks like someone has filled out a form but it's just to advertise some site.
I noticed that some of the sites advertised were actually blogs, and hosted at Blogger. I decided to see if I could get them interested and it worked. All of the sites you will see below are now blasted into the nothingness they deserve to be blasted to!
As you will see below, the next time you see a blogger-hosted blog that offends in some way, you can "Flag" it and they will check it out. If they agree with you, it will be removed from places where it can be easily found, and in some cases it may be removed completely. Thanks Blogger, you ROCK!!!
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Thanks for writing us regarding these blogs. We will examine them soon and take action as necessary.
Please note that if you encounter other such content in the future, you can use our automated flagging mechanism to bring this to our attention.
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From: <christian>
Subject: TOS violation: Spamvertised Blogs
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 01:44:48 -0000
We are getting spam via our contact forms for a number of sites and now also for blogs. Here is an example:
PPH Contact form submitted on December 4, 2005, 5:31 pm
First name: Belly Dancer
Last name: Belly Dancer
Address: Belly Dancer
City: Belly Dancer
State: Belly Dancer
Zip: Belly Dancer
Phone: Belly Dancer
Email: webmaster@poker.de
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Comments: <a href=http://aboutpolyphonicringtones.blogspot.com/ title=\"Belly Dancer\">Belly Dancer</a> Two salt-furnaces of double-crossing rain scandalized her that day, and she sade her calves through the skyline, but harnessed a covering from the second. We dresse yorself of falling off this nominal
Here are some additional blogs that we have received spam for:
http://a--tony--christie.blogspot.com
http://comtrapstar.blogspot.com
http://indownloadringtone.blogspot.com
http://is2pac.blogspot.com
http://ofcingularringtones.blogspot.com
http://on--charlotte-church.blogspot.com
http://that-polyphonic-ringtones.blogspot.com
http://wascingularwirelessringtones.blogspot.com
http://whocingularwirelessringtones.blogspot.com
http://wwwmotorolaringtone.blogspot.com
I know you cannot do anything about the abuse of our forms, but I hope you will find enough cause to shut down the sites they are using. I would love to provide you with copies of these and all others that are spamvertised this way, just provide an email address to send them to. If you have any questions, please let me know. I use and enjoy your service and hate to see it abused this way.
Thank you,
Chris Nielsen
Did-it Search Marketing adds online media veteran Brian Silver, formerly of Ask Jeeves/IAC to executive team as COO.
Rockville Center, NY (PRWEB) December 7, 2005 -- Did-it Search Marketing (www.did-it.com) officially announced today the hiring of its new Chief Operating Officer, Brian Silver, formerly of InteractiveCorp. Mr. Silver brings an extensive executive-level operations background to the Did-it team. He will be responsible for overseeing client services, strategy, analytics, product development and technology solutions.
Brian is an expert on client-centric product management and operations, explains Did-it CEO Bill Wise. I cant think of anyone Ive worked with whos as effective at translating client needs and company philosophy into an efficient company architecture. Its great news for Did-it clients and for the further evolution of our S.A.T. methodology. SAT Search Methodology is Did-its unique search approach, integrating best-of-breed Strategy, Analytics and Technology in one search marketing firm.
The marketplace is thriving with search marketing opportunities. I am delighted to be joining the best full service SEM company in the space during this period of tremendous growth and expansion, said Brian Silver. I am proud to surround myself with the tremendous talent Did-it has attracted and trained thus far, and look forward to adding new staff to maintain and grow our leadership position.
Silver comes to Did-it Search Marketing from his position as Vice President of Operations for IAC Advertising Solutions, formerly AJinteractive (the advertising solutions and sales division of Ask Jeeves). Previously, Silver was Vice President & General Manager for MaxOnline where he facilitated the merger between interactive advertising firms L90 and DoubleClick Media. Prior to MaxOnline, Silver was Senior Product Manager for NOVO Media Group, now Semaphore Partners, where he developed large-scale websites for a high-end client list including Procter & Gamble and General Motors. Silver also has eleven years in operations management for manufacturing firms.
About Did-it Search Marketing:
Did-it Search Marketing (www.did-it.com) a recognized leader in the Search since 1996, drives sales and profit growth, market share and return on marketing investment for over 200 clients including E*TRADE FINANCIAL and Cingular Wireless. In 2004, Jupiter Research ranked Did-it the Number One Search Engine Marketing firm for technology and market suitability. www.did-it.com (800)-932-7761
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Website: www.did-it.com
Web site marketers can register for a complimentary guide that has many link building tips to improve search engine rankings.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (PRWEB) December 6, 2005 -- A new link popularity building guide can assist online marketers as they maximize their search engine optimization programs.
"Tips for Ranking and Traffic Success," a complimentary guide from Cleveland, Ohio-based Fathom SEO, was published today. It offers marketers sensible link popularity building options.
Register for your copy at: http://www.fathomseo.com/forms/link-popularity-building.asp
"Link building takes a lot of time, but it's worth it if you know what you're doing," said Michael Murray, Fathom SEO's vice president. "Rankings and traffic can increase if you at least try some of these ideas."
The guide covers how to find places willing to link to Web sites, effective ways to request links, and how to leverage industry expertise to build links and get leads at the same time. It also features a checklist with key questions involving link building knowledge and training.
Murray is available to discuss the guide, search engine marketing tactics and related trends. He can be reached at 216.861.5951 ext. 111.
Fathom SEO (www.fathomseo.com) is a market-leading SEO firm dedicated to search engine marketing (SEM), with an emphasis on natural search engine optimization (SEO) services. As an optimization firm, Fathom SEO provides link popularity, pay-per-click (PPC) management, web analytics, custom web site development and permission-based marketing services.
Clients include Eaton Corporation, The Cleveland Clinic, Little Tikes, Sauder, Bissell, Darice and FedEx Custom Critical.
A search engine marketing firm, Fathom SEO has seasoned and knowledgeable SEO consultants with diverse skills.
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The Zunch Communications, Inc. (http://www.zunch.com) team arrived in Chicago today to participate as a Premier Plus sponsor of JupiterMedias Search Engine Strategies conference. As a sponsor and exhibitor, the Zunch team will be available in booth 305 for consulting and information regarding agency services. Jeff Martin, Director of PPC Auditing and Fraud Detection Services for Zunch will be serving on Thursdays panel entitled, Auditing Paid Listings and Click Fraud Issues.
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) December 5, 2005 - The Zunch Communications, Inc. (http://www.zunch.com) team arrived in Chicago today to participate as a Premier Plus sponsor of JupiterMedias Search Engine Strategies conference. As a sponsor and exhibitor, the Zunch team will be available in booth 305 for consulting and information regarding agency services. Jeff Martin, Director of PPC Auditing and Fraud Detection Services for Zunch will be serving on Thursdays panel entitled, Auditing Paid Listings and Click Fraud Issues.
Organized by search engine optimization (SEO) expert Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Strategies conferences are for search professionals interested in staying on top of industry news and innovations, as well as for marketers and retailers to learn more about the booming search industry.
The SES shows are a great networking opportunity for us, said Zunch Chairman & CEO John Sanchez. More importantly, its our place to stay on top of our game and discuss industry advancements and issues with other professionals. Zunch has always been a world leader in SEO services and these conferences allow us to ensure we can stay experts in this flourishing industry.
In attendance for Zunch will be Chairman & CEO John Sanchez, Director of Business Development Todd Browndyke, Director of Auditing and Fraud Detection Services Jeff Martin, Business Development Manager for Zunch San Francisco Massimo Burgio, Senior Developer Scott Wilson and native-Chicagoan and Business Development Manager for Zunch Chicago Charlie Gruber. With a business development team, pay-per-click (PPC) auditing and click fraud specialist and senior developer on hand, Zunch will be available to further explain search and development services while providing hands-on demonstrations and research for interested parties.
Weve brought a solid group to Chicago to showcase our next-generation content management system, our Click Fraud Detective PPC auditing system and the many services we offer, said Sanchez. We look forward to speaking with prospective clients and anyone interested in learning more about all that we can do to help a business increase their online presence.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Zunch Communications, Inc. (http://www.zunch.com) is a search engine optimization, website design and Microsoft Certified application development company dedicated to achieving measurable results for its clients. Top-ranked worldwide in search engine optimization; Zunch Communications is a member of DFWIMA, SEO Consultants, seopros, DFWSEM, topseos and a Circle Member of SEMPO. Zunch also maintains offices in San Francisco, Chicago, Shanghai and Mumbai.
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DOUGLAS Art Prints® News is the Plaintiff in a SLAPP lawsuit to silence free speech by International Galleries, Inc.(IGI) for reporting on IGI being a pyramid scheme. Facing bankruptcy because of the legal expenses to defend against this suit a fund has been set up to prevent IGI from winning by financial default.
(PRWEB) December 2, 2005 -- DOUGLAS Art Prints® News is the subject of a SLAPP lawsuit filed in Federal Court by International Galleries, Inc. for reports on this blog about the company being a pyramid scheme. (A SLAPP Suit is a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. A lawsuit in which a corporation or developer sues an organization in an attempt to scare it into dropping protests against a corporate initiative.) Actually the corporation DOUGLAS Photography, Inc. and Douglas Konkol personally are being sued. (U.S. District Court. Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division Case No. 05 CV 2299) It is not just Konkols opinion but the opinion of many, including one or more top flight attorney's with expertise on pyramid schemes and other pyramid scheme experts that International Galleries, Inc. is a pyramid scheme.
You can find that on DOUGLAS Art Prints® News that I have found not only documents and expert opinion supporting this but I have also found that on May 5, 2003 one Stanley Leitner formed the IGI corporation and was the sole director of the corporation. On April 14, 2004 Mr. Leitner also formed and was sole director of the Megafund Corporation. Mr. Leitner was the Director of Megafund and International Galleries, Inc. until July 11, 2005 when he was replaced as director. Seven days prior, on July 1, 2005, Stanley Leitner and Megafund were formally charged by the SEC for operating a $13.8 million dollar investment fraud. There are State of Texas documents that prove more than one of the Megafund Officers were also and are still officers of International Galleries, Inc. In fact Megafund Officer Robert Fridd was named Co-Director of International Galleries, Inc. to replace Stanley Leitner. In fact SEC documents should prove that Stanley Leitner ran Megafund from the offices of International Galleries, Inc. Konkol said.
I am being sued for opinion I offered in my reports exposing International Galleries, Inc. being a pyramid scheme and the ties between them and Megafund. Not only is International Galleries suing me but they are also suing a hispanic newspaper in Chicago, La Raza, for the same report, Konkol continued. I was fully prepared to go represent myself. I have no insurance to cover this and more important I believe I could easily prove to a jury that I had every reason to believe what I said is true and documents and sources included in my reports would further prove that. Because International Galleries is not just suing me personally but me and the corporation they have found a way to prevent me from defending this suit myself, pro se. There is precedent that a corporation must be represented by an attorney. I am being forced into a very expensive legal defense in federal court.
DOUGLAS Art Prints® News can not afford these legal expenses. International Galleries, Inc. could win by forcing Konkol and the corporation into bankruptcy simply trying to defend the right to free speech in this SLAPP suit. Konkol continued, I have no horse in this race. I saw what I and others believed to be a pyramid scheme that was defrauding hundreds or maybe thousands of people possibly causing bankruptcies, divorces or even suicides. I reported on that company on my blog. Me personally and my corporation could be forced into bankruptcy and lose because I exposed a pyramid scheme that was being run by a man, by the same people who were at the same time operating a $13.8 million fraud. I need help. I am proud of what I did and now I need help to prevent International Galleries, Inc. from winning my silence. I am proud of what I did and now I need help to prevent International Galleries, Inc. from forcing me and the corporation into bankruptcy and winning because I could not afford the expense of the defense of this SLAPP lawsuit.
DOUGLAS Art Prints® News has set up a defense fund hoping to get donations to pay legal expenses and prevent International Galleries, Inc. from winning this SLAPP suit and silencing free speech by financial default. If you want to help please make checks payable to "DAP News Defense Fund".
Mail to:
DAP News Defense Fund
c/o Key Bank
29900 Detroit Rd.
Westlake, OH 44145
Douglas Konkol and/or his attorney Ken Myers are available for public statements. Call 800-888-5790.
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Pole Position Marketing (www.PolePositionMarketing.com), a leading provider of search engine marketing strategies and SEO, has unveiled an enhanced set of optimization services called No-Limit search engine optimization.
Reno, NV (PRWEB) December 1, 2005 -- Pole Position Marketing (www.PolePositionMarketing.com), a leading provider of search engine marketing strategies and SEO, has unveiled an enhanced set of optimization services called No-Limit search engine optimization.
NoLimit SEO is a new ongoing SEO strategy that allows for the constant evolution of a clients internet marketing campaigns and ensures ultimate website relevance to the search engines for competitive, high-volume search phrases. The basic concept of No-Limit is to provide a flat, low monthly fee for the constant, ongoing optimization of a site, rolling out new optimized pages and targeted keywords every month. By focusing optimization in this way, clients are able to establish themselves as an industry authority for virtually all relative keyword phrases.
No-Limit optimization allows our clients to have continuously improving websites causing them to advance beyond, and stay ahead of, their competition, say Stoney deGeyter, President of Pole Position Marketing. Instead of being charged additional set-up and monthly fees anytime there is a change or upgrade to their account, clients are now able to target an unlimited number of keywords throughout the life of their marketing campaign.
NoLimit SEO will benefit online businesses in any industry because it never allows a site to stagnate, which can often lead to being overtaken in the search results by the competition. As the needs of the business change, the SEO campaign adapts accordingly to match its micro and macro environments.
This new strategy has an element of flexibility that will compliment the ever-changing nature and rapid pace of online business. It is designed to complement a clients total marketing efforts, even as marketing goals change with time. On track with a business growth, No-Limit SEO continues to find new avenues of opportunity that promote growth, rather than inhibit it.
No Limit SEO is also an economical choice, as pricing is not based on a per-keyword or per-page basis. For one flat monthly fee, new targeted keywords are identified and pages optimized monthly, bringing in targeted traffic from new avenues every month, continuously improving the clients return on investment. You can find more info on No-Limit SEO at http://www.polepositionmarketing.com/search-engine-optimization/keyword-optimization.php
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Phone: 775-677-4799
Website: http://www.polepositionmarketing.com
[Editor's comments: I'm sorry, how is this different from the monthly fees changed by many SEO companies? (hris ]
Leading SEO Industry educators Robin Nobles and John Alexander bring their 5-Day hands-on SEO Workshop to Las Vegas on Dec. 12-16,2005
Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) December 1, 2005 -- Celebrating their 4th year in business together, Robin Nobles and John Alexander have scheduled a student reunion as part of their upcoming SEO Mastery Workshop which is coming up in Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. 12-16.
John Alexander recently stated, "We're pleased to look back over these 4 years and to see how far our students have come. Many of our students have done some pretty impressive optimization and search engine marketing work with the skills they've learned from us." We've helped people build their search engine visibility from many different types of professional services ranging from the Legal industry to REALTORS and from Mortgage and Insurance professionals to Hospitals and other institutes and businesses. We've had attendees that are SEO industry profesionals to independent affiliate marketers and private individuals come to train with us too."
In the last 4 years, Nobles and Alexander have attracted attendees to their private SEO training events from places as far away as England, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Asia, Thailand, Hawaii as well as from across Canada and the United States too.
The Las Vegas Workshop on December 12-16 includes a 2-Day Beginners SEO Workshop a 3-Day Advanced SEO Workshop and of course a Complete 5-Day SEO Workshop that combines Beginning and Advanced Workshop sessions together.
Details about attending the SEO Workshop:
http://www.searchengineworkshops.com
Recent student comments:
http://www.searchengineworkshops.com/testimonials.html
The Current Workshop 5-Day Agenda:
http://www.searchengineworkshops.com/workshop_agenda.html
Registration Page:
http://www.searchengineworkshops.com/registration.html
Free SEO Tips:
Robin Nobles and John Alexander are currently offering a free SEO "Tip of the Day" delivered each and every day by e-mail for free.
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Company Name: SEARCH ENGINE WORKSHOPS
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 905-853-4472
Website: http://www.searchengineworkshops.com
[Editor's comment: I'm surprised that known industry figures are still touting "Top Ranking" as something that people should be pursuing. Isn't traffic and conversions what site owners really want? Shouldn't that be the focus and not just rankings...? (hris ]
