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Special offer from Netmotivated: Register .info domains for just £3.99!

March 28, 2008 – 12:51 am
Now the Internet’s 6th largest TLD with nearly 5 million registered names, .INFO makes it easier for registrants to get the name they want in an extension that enjoys broad acceptance on a global scale. Netmotivated is currently offering a special deal on new one-year registrations for this domain. Get a .info domain for just £3.99+vat Visit http://www.netmotivated.co.uk/hosting/domains.php Promotion ends 30th June 2008.

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An energy efficient Google search site?

March 26, 2008 – 3:05 pm
The next time you want to search for something on the web, try going to ‘www.blackle.com’ instead of your usual search engine. The page you get looks remarkably like Google, and queries you type in are fed through to Google, but there’s one obvious difference. Instead of the generous amount of white space which has characterised Google’s home page since its 1998 launch, the page is mostly black. Heap Media, the Australian company behind Blackle, claim that black pixels take less power than white and so using their search saves energy. They believe that small things matter when it comes to reducing our energy use, limiting our C02 output and reducing the likely extent of global warming as a result of human activity. Read the full article on billblog or on the BBC website See also darkoogle.com Netmotivated Ltd http://www.netmotivated.co.uk

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Do I really Need a Website?

March 26, 2008 – 3:48 am
My answer will always be the same answer, Yes, if you are in business, no matter what type or how small, you should have a website, if you don't you could be losing business to competitors that do. However, it's not enough that you just have a website. You must have a professional looking site if you want to be taken seriously. Nowadays people often search online first before buying a product or service.Therefore, your website may be the first time people form an impression about your business. For example, if you are builder it would be advisable to have a website that shows a picture portfolio of your work so people get an indication of the type and quality of work you offer. A picture can speak a thousand words. The beauty of the internet is that it enables businesses of any size to compete against the larger companies. If you ...

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Negative SEO - What Can Google Do?

March 26, 2008 – 2:33 am
Perhaps you've heard about "Negative SEO" or "Google bowling," where your competitors use spam techniques seemingly on your behalf to knock down your site. Ethically-challenged search marketers are once again bringing a black eye to the industry by intentionally using spam techniques to get their competitors penalized. And what can you do about it? Not much, except to complain to Google that this is the wrong way to operate. Google has choices and we need to scream that they make some better ones. Read the full article here: http://www.mikemoran.com/biznology/archives/2008/03/what_google_could_do_to_stop_n.html

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Does your website look like spam to search engines?

March 26, 2008 – 2:08 am
Is your website nowhere to be seen in Google? It might be that Google doesn't like your website because it looks like spam. Check the following list to find out whether your website might look like spam or not. 1. Domain name factors that can indicate a spammy website: The domain names of spammy websites are often very long and contain many hyphens. Those domain names often contain commercial high value keywords (the keywords for which you receive lots of spam messages that we don't want to mention here). Spammy domains are often registered by people who own a very large number of domains. The more domains a person owns, the more likely it is that the quality of a single domain isn't high. Spammy domains are often very young and have a short registration period. Low quality domains also often use .info, .cc, .us ...

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Eric Schmidt: MicroHoo Deal Could ‘Break’ the Internet

March 22, 2008 – 3:31 am
Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells Portfolio's Russ Mitchell that a Microsoft-Yahoo deal could "break the internet." Was he kidding? Apparently not. http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/03/eric-schmidt-mi.html

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Are your AdWords results getting worse?

March 22, 2008 – 3:23 am
If you find that your per click prices are going through the roof while ...

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Changes to Billing Method for Web Hosting Accounts

March 21, 2008 – 3:04 am
Netmotivated has joined forces with Secpay to handle credit/debit card billing and with immediate effect has ceased to use Worldpay as it's primary card processing provider. How does this affect you? ---------------------------------- Anyone who has purchased services with Netmotivated since 15th November 2007 using a credit/debit card will have generated a 'Worldpay Futurepay Agreement'. This agreement created a unique number which Netmotivated use to process recurring payments automatically without customer intervention. With effect from 31st March 2008 Netmotivated will cease to take recurring payments using Worldpay. What you MUST Do? ---------------------------------- If you are currently paying by credit/card you must login into your Client Area as soon as possible and add your credit card details to ensure that recurring payments for your account are not interrupted. You can get to the appropriate page by logging into to your Client Area https://www.netmotivated.co.uk/portal/clientarea.php then >> My Details and click on the 'Change Credit Card Details' link. Payments in different currencies ----------------------------------- If ...

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Pay-per-click Spyware and Other Scams

March 19, 2008 – 3:42 am
Tips on avoiding and detecting If you thought click fraud was bad, consider this: your Google AdWords, Yahoo! Search Marketing ads and Microsoft adCenter accounts are new targets for spyware applications, hackers and scam artists. Read the full article: http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/688/Pay-per-click-Spyware-and-Other-Scams/

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How come SEO experts own sites do not rank well?

March 5, 2008 – 9:42 am
Many of our website customers ask us about optimising their websites for better rankings in search engines. They are often courted by various Search Engine Optimisations 'specialists' trying to make them part with hard earned cash with empty promises of guaranteed high rankings. A question to our customers is always 'How do these SEO experts own websites rank in Google?', often many do not appear anywhere near the top except when using an obscure keyword or key phrase. Furthermore, proposals from these companies usually involve heavy investment in Google Adwords first and foremost. This begs the question, is optimising websites for search engines really as relevant as everyone thinks? Relevant inbound links still seem to be one of the most important factors, so is creative blogging, forum posting and social bookmarking the best way forward? Netmotivated Web Hosting, Website Design, Domain Registrations http://www.netmotivated.co.uk

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