20% Discount on HTML5 Templates - Plus 9 Premium Templates for Free

You can visit a number of resources that provide premium HTML5 templates, but it is hardly ever possible to find some of them for free. The demand for template of this kind is great and this is the very reason for high prices for this product. Fortunately, there are some promos that give us a good opportunity to get such templates with pretty nice discounts or even for free. This time it is a great promo from TemplateMonster.com and it offers you a 20% discount for all HTML5 templates presented at the site – there are 200+ HTML5 templates in their collection. But that’s not all, there are 9 HTML5 templates that we can get for free and this fact makes the promo even more interesting for us all.

The new powerful features of HTML5 markup language make these templates so popular. HTML5 technology can offer you a lot of awesome stuff and it is quite easy to check it out and manage this markup language even if you have never worked with HMTL5 previously. The source code of HTML5 templates and websites is very user-friendly; it is extremely easy to work with them. In addition to their high-grade functionality, they please our eyes with impressive layouts that catch the attention immediately. There is no need to speak a lot about these HTML5 templates; their high quality speaks for itself.

This HTML5 promo has started yesterday and will last until October 15th 2010. Though it seems that we have enough time to get the desired product, we suggest you to hurry up and get what you want as fast as possible. Don’t miss your chance!

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Your opinion is what creates the future of Flash. Take the survey!

Today we are happy to announce the beginning of the great Flash Technology survey where everyone may pass his or her opinion in regard to Flash software and Flash websites. Thereby you will help to contribute to a better understanding of Flash industry and community and mark the future of Internet technologies.

The survey is conducted by one of the leading providers of different design products, including Flash templates and Flash CMS websites. It begins today, on September 22dn and ends on September 29th. The results will be available for everyone on September 30th, so that many people can learn about the state of the industry.

Give us just 2-5 minutes of your time (that's really all it will take) to answer the simple questions and make your contribution to this project!

Thanks in advance for your help. And please remember, your opinion is very important for us!

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“Here you have” Virus - W32/VBMania@MM

Had to share it everyone =) (slight pun intended)

A new version of "I love you" virus/worm called "Here you have" Virus came out of the underground on Thursday last week. All it does when ran is distribute itself using your addressbook. Many big corporations were hit, and antivirus software had to release an emergency updates.

Here are some details on the virus and how to detect it and clean it:

“Here you have” Virus – Details and Removal Methods  (W32/VBMania@mm / W32.Imsolk.B@mm)

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Smile =)

Was sent to me this morning. Sometimes you just have to switch off from work and take a minute to smile. Some of you might have seen those before, but they will still put a smile on your face.
Hope none of you will find it offensive =)

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Building Links To Your Site

Over the years there has been lots of discussion in the SEO community regarding building links to a web site.

Let's start with what we mean by inbound links, also called backlinks. These are links from other sites to your URL, which direct the surfer directly to your site when the link is clicked. The basic premise is that if you have high ranking sites linking to you, then you must yourself be important and have valuable content, and hence you should rank highly. The way in which Google ranks sites is called Pagerank and can be seen as a green line on the Google Toolbar representing ranks 0 to 10. As Google states:

PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves "important" weigh more heavily and help to make other pages "important."

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How To Make Ads That Get Response

Here are several suggestions on how you can improve on your color printing ads to generate more response you could ever imagine:

1 – A free prize or gift will always get people to keep your ads. People are generally excited every time they see or hear the word ‘free’. That’s why having it written in your copy can do a world of good of making your print ads valuable to your target audience. And don’t just give the freebie immediately. Create a contest or a puzzle before they can get the prize. Keeping them occupied with your ad makes it easy for them to hold on to your material longer. The more chances for you to convince them of buying from you.

2 – Always remind your target readers of their issues and make sure that you position yourself in your color printing ad that you become the only solution to their problem. Post questions that they will have to answer with either a yes or a no.

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If It Seems Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is

If a marketing campaign says one thing and you think it’s too good to be true, then it probably is.

Business owners and marketers know and understand the importance of an effective marketing campaign like advertising flyers for example. An effective marketing campaign can make or break the impression you create with your target clients. It is therefore crucial that you do everything in your power to develop a marketing campaign that your target clients would have a hard time to resist.

So what do you do to get your message out to your target clients? You get professionals and experts to help you create your advertising medium.

This is where business owners are often taken advantage of. Many business owners have been victims of scams in advertising because some people prey on them just because they’re so eager to advertise that they’ll believe everything they hear, even those that are too good to be true.

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How to Select Correct Keyword Phrases

In order to get top ranking in major search engines, the basics are getting the best possible contents for the site and search engines will pick up well-edited websites and furnish them to surfers through their related keywords by means of sophisticated algorithm that generates rankings.

Therefore, targeted clients, keyword and keyword phrases that reflect what clients are looking for and what the company’s major products are should be well chosen before the actual construction of any website. These carefully selected keywords or keyword phrases should be strategically placed all over your website should you hope your site be ranked by search engines.

However, it is usually not easy enough to grab a few good keywords that will represent company’s products and services. The following methods are proven ways to catch a head start.

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Are You Getting robbed On Google Adwords?

After consulting with many people I've never seen so much confusion regarding how bids are determined by Google.
Some people believe that you pay what your Max Bid is and others believe that you pay 1 penny more than the person below pays.

Neither of those are actually true. It's rather a combination of those. This confusion has lead many to pay way to much for there bid position because they don't see the necessity in monitoring bids.

Let me give you an example:

Bidder 1: Max Bid is .55 but pays .51 per click.
Bidder 2: Max Bid is .50 but pays .21 per click.
Bidder 3: Max Bid is .20 but pays .06 per click.
Bidder 4: Max Bid is .05 but pays .02 per click.
Bidder 5: Max Bid is .01 and pays .01 per click.

Hopefully you are seeing a pattern here. The truth is that you actually pay only 1 penny more than the person below you's Maximum Bid.

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Adsense Alternatives For Your Blog

Adsense Alternatives For Your Blog

Many people have started using Google's AdSense program to make cash on their blogs, but there are some who find it a bit too uncertain or simply not suiting their own requirements from an ad program.

But thankfully for such people, there are many alternatives to AdSense to help make you cash from your blog that attempt to alleviate some of the Adsense shortcomings. Here is a list of the most noteworthy ones from the lot with a description concerning each one.

adbrite (http://www.adbrite.com)
Great alternative to AdSense. Many useful feature like using your AdSense account's ads if adbright does not have any ads to show for your given keyword. Definitely worth checking

AllFeeds (http://www.allfeeds.com/?action=publishers)
AllFeeds has a great pool of online advertisers to choose from to place on your blog. It also features many display formats that you can choose from. These include banners, buttons, XML feeds, DHTML pop-ups and so on. It also features real time reporting of your ad status. The site will mail a check every month, provided that you earn more then $25.00, while rolling over earnings for the next month if you don't. Another interesting thing about AllFeeds is that it integrates with Google AdSense, maximizing your earnings with AdSense.

MarketBanker (http://www.marketbanker.com/mb/sell.php)
MarketBanker allows you the unique possibility to set the pricing for your blog. It also allows you to allow or reject any link that appears on your site (although AdSense itself does a very good job of this as well, with URL filters) There's also a statistics section which will allow you to see how well your site is doing. The ads are small just like AdSense's and they're just as easy to set up. Also, registration for MarketBanker is free.

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