VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)

By: Marcom Communications

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) has promised much for a few years. But now it is fast becoming a viable option for many UK businesses and home workers. VoIP technology allows telephone calls to be made over the internet at a fraction of the cost compared with traditional telephony. If you operate a multiple site company, VoIP could bring you exceptional benefits.

How does it work?
The technology works by converting the (human) voice to data packets, transmitting it over the internet, indeed any data connection running IP and reconverting the packets into human voice once it has reached the destination.Normal voice is in an analogue format.
This cannot be carried over data connections, so it is converted into digital sound packets so that it can be carried over the internet. This process is similar to internet technology where a modem is used to convert analogue data into digital and vice versa.

Benefits
You can speak to more than one person at a time (teleconference). There is also room for interactive video conferencing
Excellent voice quality.
In built firewall for security. This protects your business from telephone fraud.
Cost effective as calls can be compressed.
Saves money on cabling.
Protects your investment: Excellent disaster recovery
Please check our VOiP FAQs or call us on 0845 055 2070 for more information on how VOiP can benefit your organisation.

Squeezed Broadband?

By: William G. Clewis - CEO

If you could receive a penny for every website on the net that promises to speed up your Internet Service, you would be rich. You will find a massive amount of software programs that promise to speed up your connection for free! Beware of these types of programs because they contain spy ware to make a profit.

http://GoTurboDialup.com provides a software solution that will turn your dialup into near broadband speeds at a very low cost. It can be used anywhere in the world without the need to change your Internet Service Provider.

You cannot physically change the speed of your Internet connection. http://GoTurboDialup.com, powered by Onspeed uses Content Sensitive Compression (CSC) to compress each element you request from a web page or email message.

What is CSC?
When your web browser requests a web page, the Onspeed software redirects that request to the Compression Servers. The web page content is compressed and then sent back to the Onspeed software which decompresses it and sends it to the browser. Tests have shown that using Onspeed with the Opera browser provides even faster results.

At the moment Onspeed has dedicated algorithms for: Photo-realistic images, line art and drawings, animated objects, HTML objects, text, office documents such as word, excel, PowerPoint and PDF documents. Onspeed is constantly working with technology to achieve new algorithms to improve and enhance your Internet experience.

What are algorithms?
Algorithms are a computable set of steps to achieve a desired result. By late 2004, Onspeed will have MP3 files, flash, and Mpeg4 for video available, achieving a 300% - 500% speed increase.

Five Ways to Make Money With ClickBank

By: Steve Shaw

ClickBank not only allows you to accept credit cards on your web site without the need for a merchant account, it also provides other ways in which you can generate income - in this article, I'll highlight five different ways you can start making money with ClickBank by the end of today.

1. Become an affiliate for ClickBank products

You can easily sign up as an affiliate via http://clickbank.com and then take a look through the full range of products in their marketplace for products you'd like to promote, for example by looking in the appropriate category you should find products that match up well with your existing business and that you'll be able to promote to your mailing list.

To promote a product, you simply create a hoplink, which is of the following format:

http://hop.clickbank.net/hop.cgi?nickname/merchant

Just replace 'nickname' with your own ClickBank nickname, and 'merchant' with the nickname of the merchant. If you're not sure what the nickname of the merchant is, you can always go to their sales page and extract it from their sales link - it's likely to be in the following format:

clickbank.net/sell.cgi?Merchant/1/ProductName

where 'Merchant' is the merchant's nickname.

Or for an automatic way to generate hoplinks, try the following page:

http://clickbanktoolkit.com/promoteaproduct.html

2. Sell your own product through ClickBank

There's no surer way of making money online than selling your own product, and with ClickBank you can start doing this quickly and easily.

You can sell up to 50 different downloadable products through ClickBank with a single account - and to become a merchant costs less than $50, rather than the hundreds of dollars it often takes to set up your own merchant account.

And you won't be alone - thousands of web masters sell through ClickBank including people like Ben Prater, Joe Vitale and Jim Edwards.

3. Sign up your own ClickBank affiliates

Just by signing up with ClickBank as a vendor, you can start recruiting affiliates to sell YOUR product almost immediately - and if affiliates are receiving commissions from selling your product, that means YOU are making money.

You can define exactly what level of commission you want your affiliates to receive - personally I give my affiliates 50% so we're both on an equal footing.

4. Send ClickBank new clients

You can earn cash just by promoting ClickBank itself, full details are available at clickbank.com/reseller.html - it's not big bucks, but it's useful as an additional income stream with commissions ranging between $0.05 and $10.00.

5. Promote a ClickBank Storefront

ClickBank's own MarketPlace is fairly limited in terms of functionality, but various companies offer a 'storefront' for all (or some) of the products listed in ClickBank's MarketPlace, and each one of which will have your ClickBank affiliate nickname attached.

The idea is that you promote your own storefront, and get commissions from people who visit and go on to purchase products that are listed.

The most powerful one I've seen is at CBGold.com, but there's a couple others you can view for comparison at http://1stPromotion.com and http://ClickbankAffiliates.com.

Special Tips For MLM and Replicated Sites

By: Niki Mcelroy

If you have been promoting Multilevel Marketing or a replicated site, then you have probably noticed that you don't get listed or accepted into many search engines, and especially not the major ones. If your promoting more than one thing at a time, then you've most likely noticed, it is difficult to keep up with all the promotion demands.

Maybe you've tried most of the free methods of advertising and you've noticed that you don't get as much traffic as you hoped for. Not to mention it is very time consuming to promote more than one site at a time. This article is designed to help you achieve success and get your site listed, no matter how many programs you promote!

You can over come the above mentioned obstacles by creating your own web site. Don't think you can afford it? Well there are many web hosts that offer free websites. They even offer free subdomains.
For a great list of sites you can use click the following link:
freeandfrugal.com/freewebsite.html

I do strongly suggest getting your own domain name as it is relatively inexpensive to maintain. I would like to suggest using a domain host that offers 99,9% up time. As part of thier service, they offer free url hidding so no one has to know your using free servers. This will also give you visitors a better chance to remember a shorter url. To see what else they have to offer click the following:
freeandfrugal.com/cgi-bin o.cgi?l=domain

Come up with domain name that is short and has something to do with what you have to offer. As an example: http://youandme.com will be easier to remember than http://youandme.myfreeserver.com.

Going this route will allow you to gather your own leads. This could work in a couple of ways. If you are promoting more than one program you can have one place to offer all of the programs you promote. Start a news letter to let your visitors know about the new programs you have to offer.

If you're only promoting one program you can use a form to have them sign up before entering your site. Have the form redirect them to the page you are promoting after they have signed up. You can use the following free auto responce programs to achieve this. You can also use this option if you don't want to bother with the headache of doing the installation. To learn more and have control over the contact with your leads, instead of letting the site you are promoting have the power click the following link:
freeandfrugal.com/freeautoresponders.html

Another benifit of having your own site is that you can now list with the search engines. Just optimize your keyword and site description tags to target the visitors you are trying to recive. A great tool for doing this is a free download found at: softnik.com/?gkw

When your done with your research submit your site to the search engines. You now stand a chance at reaching visitors you would not have otherwise had.

You should not need to know complicated HTML code to get started. Most Web hosts offer a free website building software with there services. To have more control over the look and feel of your website I do recommend that you eventually learn it. I have created an ebook to help beginners learn the code easily. As a bonus it comes with two ebooks to help you on your journey to success. It is also free to resale or give away. To learn more visit the following link:
freeandfrugal.com/ebooks.html

Best of luck on your journey to success. If you are interested in learning more about using free servers to host your web site visit the following link:
freeandfrugal.com/freeebooks.html
You can also learn how to make all the forms of free advertising work in your favor.

What is VoIP?

By: Dee Scrip

VoIP is an acronym for voice over internet protocol. A VoIP, in essence, is a computer softphone that allows you to make phone calls from your computer to anyone in the world, e.g., PC to PC, PC to landlines, or PC to cell phones. The voice signal converts to data packets and travels across the internet through a VoIP platform, and then converts back to voice at the receiving end of the communication exchange. Leading telecom experts are projecting that 75% of the world’s communications will be done on VoIP within the next several years.

What Kind of Equipment Do I Need?
You will need a computer with internet access and an inexpensive microphone if your computer does not have one built in. Although most VoIP providers require high speed internet connections, there are a few that can be used on dial-up connections.

How Can I Place a Call or Receive a Call?
Basically, the same way you would a regular phone, except on your PC. When you download a VoIP line on your computer, a phone usually appears on your screen. The computer phone acts like any other phone in that you can dial numbers on it from a pad, or click on a contact’s pre-programmed name, and press the call button. You will then hear the phone ringing to the party you have called and can talk to them when they accept the call, or leave a voicemail if they are not available.

When receiving a call, the phone will ring on your computer and you can click to accept the call and talk, or let it ring (based on the number of rings you have set up) and forward the caller to your voicemail.

What Kind of Features Does a VoIP Have?
Typically a VoIP has voicemail with audio capabilities, three-way calling, text messaging, and contacts list. Some VoIPs even have webcam capabilities. In addition, there is usually a button to click that can indicate to others when you are available, unavailable, away, or off line.

Who Can I Call?
Most reputable VoIP solutions providers limit PC to PC calls among their own subscribers for privacy purposes and so that the quality of sound is not compromised.

Most reputable VoIP solutions providers have secure lines that include their own patented technology.

Some VoIP solutions providers require limiting PC to landlines or cell phones to their own subscribers.

Advantages of VoIP
·With VoIP, you have unlimited talk time to anyone in the world from PC to PC for a flat monthly rate
·Most VoIP’s offer drastically reduced costs for calling PC to landlines
·Most VoIP’s offer reduced costs for calling PC to cell phones, however, prices vary depending on the cell phone carrier.
·Savings of up to 80% off current phone bills.

What are the Costs for VoIPs?
Typically there is an enrollment fee which varies between $20.00 to hundreds of dollars
Monthly fees, after enrollment, varies between $5.00 per month to $75.00 per month
If you do not have a microphone on your computer, you would have to purchase one. Cost is between $5.00 to $40.00.

Things to Watch Out For with VoIP Solution Providers
·Hidden costs
·Unsecure lines - meaning anyone can listen to your conversation because of shared servers or open platforms
·Inability to be used with dial-up connections
·Public listing of your name and/or phone number
·Unsecure lines or Free services may have spyware, no protection against viruses, worms, Trojan horses, etc., which can corrupt your computer and ultimately causes it to crash

Additional Information
To download a complimentary VoIP test line for one week, visit keepintouch4free.com (make sure you tell all your friends and family to download a line also from the same website so you can talk to them too)

If you descire a substantial income with weekly and residual monthly payouts, check out the Business Division by going to http://superiorvoip.com/PTL4ever

Promote your Web Store

By: Nowshade Kabir

After spending substantial time and efforts the big day came when you finally published your website on the Internet. You are now ready to show your website to the world. But, with over a billion pages vying for traffic how do you make people visiting your site?

Web promotion is an on going process. There are many methods of promoting websites, but, the first and foremost step that you have to take to generate traffic for your website is to submit your site to major search engines and directories. For most of the sites search engines are the primary source of first time visitors.

How important are the search engines? Data show that more than 80% of Internet users find the sites they’re looking for through search engines. Over 57% of Internet users search the Internet everyday. Up to 450 Million searches take place in a day and most interestingly, 55% of all Internet purchases originate at a search engine.

Before you start submitting your website to the search engines, you have to understand that you want your prospective audience to find you when they search for a site similar to you using specific keywords. Now, you know that when a person runs a query on a search engine for a website, usually he looks no further then first three pages of relevant results. You have to figure out a way how to get within those three pages. Better even if you can get yourself within top ten search results. Considering that a query usually delivers millions of pages — this is not an easy task!

As the search engines want to deliver most relevant pages at the top, they use highly sophisticated and complex algorithms to rank websites. But the main aspects, that they consider in order to optimize your ranking position, are your targeted keywords, relevancy of the site contents and value of the links that are pointing to your site.

Keywords
Target the wrong keywords and either you don’t get any visitor or you get the visitors that you really don’t need. How can you figure out which are the right keywords for you?

If you are confused about the words that you should target to get the best result, start your search from one of your successful competitors’ website. Check the source codes of the Index page of the website. It should not be difficult for you to figure out what are the keywords that they are targeting. Since a broad keyword like computer, textile etc. generates millions of search results, you have to try to find words as specific and as segmented as possible.

For example: if you are a textile company that sells fabrics and one of the best selling items of yours is jeans fabrics let’s see what should be your targeted keyword. A query on Google shows that the word “fabric” brings 5,640,000 results. Way too much for you to even try get at the top! The next search of “jeans fabric” gets 148,000 results. Still a lot! If stonewashed jeans fabric is one of the items that you sell, let’s see what we get from a query on it. Just 602 results! Well, this is a number you can deal with! Now if you use a few proper optimization mechanisms, chances are there that in no times you may get yourself on the first ten of this search result.

If you know the broad keywords that you should target but don’t have any idea how to make it more specific, use this little tool from Overture to show you what queries people make relevant to this keyword. Click here for the tool.

Place keywords in right locations
For search engines the page title is the most important part of the page. Make sure that you use your targeted keyword over there. For the previous example your title may look like: ‘Supplier of Quality Stonewashed Jeans Fabric’.

Use your keywords in different forms in Meta tags and Description. Use singular and plural variations of the words. Since search engines also look at the content of your page, try using keywords in your headlines and don’t forget to mention them in the first paragraph of the page.

But do not over do it! If the search engines feel that you are over using a word to lift your ranking, they may consider it as spamming, and block your website from their listing.

Content is the king
According to research, the primary reason for people to be on the Internet is information. People want information, quality information, lots of it and in most of the cases for free! This is the reason why the search engine spiders are created to look for good, relevant textual contents. If you are looking for a top position on a specific search, your website must have quality relevant content.

If yours is a website that only sells product or services, you may ask, how can you possibly have enough content? Apart from detail description of the products or services that you provide, you should also emphasize on the benefits of the products. If you have related to your products articles, whitepapers etc. you must post them on your site as well. It’s important to post quality information related to your products or services as this also position your website as a knowledgeable leader in your respective industry and create interest among your audience to revisit the site.

Try renewing information on your site on a regular interval. This, as well, will increase repeat visits from people and the search engine spiders.

Submission to search engines
Once you are ready to submit your site to search engines, all you have to do is to go to the relevant search engine site, fill up the form there and submit. You can do it manually for each search engine separately or you can use programs to do it automatically. If you miss a search engine, you don’t have to worry about it much, as the search engine spiders or “Bots”, as they are also called, constantly look for new websites to index. However, it’s a good idea to submit to the major search engines and directories regularly. You should also resubmit your website to the search engines in order to expedite the process of indexing after each significant change you made to the site.