http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk Forums for UK businesses in particular to discuss various aspects of the internet, marketing, and general business issues in a learned and knowledgable environment en Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:56:37 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/images/misc/rss.jpg http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17816-how-do-i-promote-my-new-business.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:41:07 GMT Hi just after some help i have started a business selling peoples unwanted items over the internet for them, i do the listings can can post the items on for them, i have used gumtree and have had two clients in four months so really need help, i need to advertise i need to get my website advertised... Hi just after some help i have started a business selling peoples unwanted items over the internet for them, i do the listings can can post the items on for them, i have used gumtree and have had two clients in four months so really need help, i need to advertise i need to get my website advertised where people can see it, any help please i would be grateful for any advice. ]]> Business Forum kramark http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17816-how-do-i-promote-my-new-business.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17815-i-need-your-page-ranking-brains-my-next.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:57:21 GMT Hi guys.

I'm at the stage of having a website developed of a new and fairly original mashup website that has huge viral potential and a clear cut revenue stream ( your reaction is :eek: or heard that before :rolleyes:)

I'm looking to go live in September and although the site is not ready, I'm thinking well in advance of the marketing aspect as we all know these ideas live and die by the marketing that supports them.

I don't have a large marketing budget right now and sure when the site starts working I'll have some revenue to upweight my marketing but for now I was wondering if anyone had some tips about gaining PR?

I want to focus heavily on PR and editorial but am not too sure how to go about it.

Do you approach journalists, use prweb, contact newspapers directly?

Do you pay for this? are there any caveats to be aware of?

Any help would be great.

There is a great angle to use to promote the site so yes I have thought of WHY the ssite is worth a story in someones newspaper real estate (I know that's key too.)

Cheers in advance :D.

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Jeff ]]> Search Engine Optimisation WebBizIdeas.com http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17810-local-search-engine-ranking-factors.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17809-simple-ad-management-review-copies-available.html Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:17:46 GMT Hello fellow webmasters, I’ve recently developed an ad management software that allows web masters to take complete control over ads on their websites. The system is programmed in PHP / MySQL. I am offering review copies to people who wish to test it out and provide honest feedback on... Hello fellow webmasters,

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Aaron ]]> Webmasters lishiguang http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17809-simple-ad-management-review-copies-available.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17808-time-diversify.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:08:31 GMT Apologies I've not been around of late - busy as hell.

Mainly because admin time and costs for clients has been increasingly significantly this year, but also because the credit crunch finally hit and I'm down 25% on income, with the danger of it hitting 40%.

Since I set up Britecorp 6 years ago, the company basically doubled every years - except this one.

A key reason is lack of delegation - though I've tried to delegate tasks, the key lesson I've learned is to not try and do it on the cheap - instead, spend more to get reliable people on your side. :)

Also, diversification has been key - while SEO has been my core business model, I branched a part of the business into a distinct online publishing side.

Now I'm looking to grow that publishing side a lot more - specifically, increase revenues through investment in expanded development.

I'm also looking to diversify the business further through sometimes quite separate trading branches.

The aim is to get established in various markets - especially local, but with national marketing options - and then when the economy starts to recover, be well positioned to establish these businesses.

The problem is, I really don't see the economy coming around any time soon.

Even still, I think it makes total sense to invest now, because I think online markets are especially going to become a lot more crowded.

In the meantime, Platinax as a website has already been rebuilt as internetbusiness.co.uk, and Platinax Ltd - a seperate company for running the website - is going to be bought out by Britecorp, my main site, to allow proper investment in this site.

Anyway, apologies again for not being around so much for discussion, but even when not posting, I'm still keeping an eye on the site, tweaking the back end, and generally developing my continued strategy to take over the world. Bwa-hah-ha! ]]> Business Forum Brian Turner http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17808-time-diversify.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17803-firefox-help.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:14:54 GMT Hallo, I often use the saved passwords of my Firefox browser to see and sometimes erase the passwords...only everytime I must go to Tools - Options - Safety - saved password. I was arguing if there is a way to insert a link in the toolbar to simplify and speed up this task. Thank you and... Hallo,

I often use the saved passwords of my Firefox browser to see and sometimes erase the passwords...only everytime I must go to Tools - Options - Safety - saved password.
I was arguing if there is a way to insert a link in the toolbar to simplify and speed up this task.

Thank you and hallo to everyone. ]]> Finlay76 http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17803-firefox-help.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17802-have-youtube-paypal-ebay-ever-banned-you.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:44:25 GMT Hi Forums Members, I was just wondering have anyone every got their account closed, shutdown or banned for no reason at all. There have been people I have talked to who have had problems like this, which is very sad. These are people who have ran their businesses online, weather it was an... Hi

Forums Members,

I was just wondering have anyone every got their account closed, shutdown or banned for no reason at all. There have been people I have talked to who have had problems like this, which is very sad. These are people who have ran their businesses online, weather it was an eBay store ect..

I will love to know weather anyone here, has been missed used by these services in this way or another?
If so! I will love to hear your story. ]]> Internet Marketing poppaippi http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17802-have-youtube-paypal-ebay-ever-banned-you.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17798-established-blog-pr4-opening-its-doors-guest-bloggers.html Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:56:24 GMT Business Minder (http://www.businessminder.net/), an established website with a business blog and an IT blog is looking for guest bloggers. Current statistics as of June 1, 2009 Google Page Rank: 4 Number of pages on site: 500+ Incoming Links: 3000+ We are looking for guest bloggers in... Business Minder, an established website with a business blog and an IT blog is looking for guest bloggers.

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Google Page Rank: 4
Number of pages on site: 500+
Incoming Links: 3000+

We are looking for guest bloggers in the following areas:

- All aspects of business management, online or offline (Business Blog)
- Entrepreneurship (Business Blog)
- Technology articles related to business (IT Blog)

Any guest article will have a paragraph at the bottom of the article for a short author bio, with a do-follow link to the author's website.

To ensure the quality of our guest bloggers, and for promotional purposes, all qualified guest bloggers must also be a member of the Entrepreneurs Connect Network.

To our success! ]]> General lishiguang http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17798-established-blog-pr4-opening-its-doors-guest-bloggers.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17797-defendmyname-com-spamming-forums.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:43:07 GMT There are a number of Online Reputation Management (ORM) companies out there - you’ll hardly ever notice most of them in action.However, defendmyname.com claims to be able to help protect brands, and showcases a number of big brands, as if implying that this is a high end company that knows what they’re doing.Instead, I found [...]

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Oi - lavoramarketing - stop spamming!! ]]> Internet Marketing Brian Turner http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17796-lavoramarketing.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17792-escrow-partner.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:32:28 GMT Hi

I'm looking for an Escrow partner (the money holding type, not the software type).

Has anyone worked with any that they can recommend for an online project?

Many thanks. ]]> Incujosh http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17792-escrow-partner.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17790-there-any-good-html-editors-linux-pcs.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:28:10 GMT Does anyone know how to get dreamweaver to work on a linux PC? If not can anyone recommend a good html editor for linux users. Thanks Does anyone know how to get dreamweaver to work on a linux PC?
If not can anyone recommend a good html editor for linux users.
Thanks ]]> electronic cigarette http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17790-there-any-good-html-editors-linux-pcs.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17789-do-bulk-email-senders-really-work.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:16:33 GMT Hello all, Can anyone tell me whether email blast websites are scams or not. Some say they send millions of opt in emails for a fee of about £25. Is this too good to be true? Is it just a scam? because it is very tempting to be able to reach millions just like that through emails. Hello all,
Can anyone tell me whether email blast websites are scams or not. Some say they send millions of opt in emails for a fee of about £25.
Is this too good to be true?
Is it just a scam?
because it is very tempting to be able to reach millions just like that through emails. ]]> Internet Marketing electronic cigarette http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17789-do-bulk-email-senders-really-work.html http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17788-listing-has-not-appeared.html Sun, 31 May 2009 10:25:13 GMT Hi,

I paid for a 48 hour review for a listing on the 26th May, the money was taken from my PayPal account.
I don't have a listing yet, and I made a mistake on the entry form, which I would like to correct,
Can't see any other way of contacting you, please could you advise.

Thanks, Dave Perris. ]]> Support DaveP http://forums.internetbusiness.co.uk/17788-listing-has-not-appeared.html