Internet Marketing Resources

How to prevent people copying images from your website to their own? It’s not possible by any technical means (as far as I know) to absolutely stop people copying images from your website. If anyone know the image source (e.g. http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv114/xxx/xxx.jpg) and type to see in their web browser, then they can copy and save it. In this digital world, you have no control over what software the person might have on his/her computer, and once they know the image source and save it on their computer, you’ve lost control over what they might or can do to it. However, you can make it more difficult for people to help themselves to your images on your website by preventing people to right click on your web pages, simply doing “Save Picture As…” to “steal” your images. Just copy and paste this Javascript into your blog or website :

<script type="text/javascript"> var message= "Please respect starzlet copyright"; function clickIE() {if (document.all) {alert(message);return false;}} function clickNS(e) {if (document.layers||(document.getElementById&&!document.all)) { if (e.which==2||e.which==3) {alert(message);return false;}}} if (document.layers) {document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);document.onmousedown=clickNS;} else{document.onmouseup=clickNS;document.oncontextmenu=clickIE;} document.oncontextmenu=new Function("return false") </script>

What is Twitter? Twitter is an online service for anyone to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of 140 characters.

Here are the steps to create a Twitter account:

Step 1 : Click Twitter here. Click the “Get Started – Join!” button at the bottom of the page or here.

Create Twitter Account - Step 1

Step 2 : Enter the information and click “Create my account” button.

Create Twitter Account - Step 2

Step 3 : Add your friends to your Twitter account or click “Skip this step” to add it later.

Create Twitter Account - Step 3

Step 4 : You can start follow some of these famous Twitter users or click the “Finish” button” / “Skip this step” to finish the account creation process.

Create Twitter Account - Step 4

Step 5 : Now you are at the main panel of your Twitter account and you can start by typing some text in the text box.

Create Twitter Account - Step 5

I was helping my friend to submit her blog (http://smallandqueen.blogspot.com/) to various search engines and here are the steps you can follow:

Step 1 : Go to http://www.pingomatic.com/
Step 2 : Click the “Check All” link under “Common Services”. Leave “Specialized Services” uncheck unless it suit the nature of your business.

Pingomatic - Step 1

Step 3 : Click on “Send Pings >>” button at the bottom of the page.

This is what you’d see after clicking:

Pingomatic - Results

Here’s a list of free sharing and storage hosting websites:

http://www.adrive.com
http://www.blazeload.com
http://www.box.net
http://upload.divshare.com
http://www.dropboks.com/
http://www.dropsend.com
http://www.fileden.com
http://www.filesavr.com
http://www.fileqube.com
http://www.fileshaker.com
http://www.freeuploadshare.com
https://www.getdropbox.com
http://www.mediafire.com
http://www.megaupload.com
http://www.rapidshare.com
http://sharesend.com
http://www.upmyfiles.com
http://www.upload-drive.com
http://windowslive.com/Online/SkyDrive
http://www.xdrive.com
http://www.yousendit.com

If you want to click a link to open a new browser window in HTML, copy this code <a href=”http://www.starzlet.com/Blog” target=”_blank”>Link To Me</a> and it will look like this Link To Me

If you want to open a new window in Javascript, just copy and paste this Javascript code into your blog or website :

<script type="text/javascript"> function openWindow(theURL,winName,features) { var features = 'width=100,height=100,top=0,left=0,scrollbars=yes'; window.open(theURL,winName,features); } </script>

How to link an image in a blog or website? This a common question being asked by newbies, and now I’m showing you how to link an image to a website or how can you get people to link to you.

Just copy and paste this Javascript into your blog or website :

Link to me by copying & pasting the below html code in your own blog or website.

<a href="http://www.starzlet.com/Blog" target="_blank"><img alt="Starzlet's Help & Tips" width="85" src="http://www.starzlet.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/starzlet_logo.jpg" height="20" title="How To Link A Picture?" /></a>

Why I register for Amazon Associates program? The reason is simple – it’s free and easy to become an Amazon Associate as the program allows affiliate marketers to get access to the latest features and tools for website monetization. You can have links, banners and widgets like this example :

Step 1 : Sign up for a free Amazon Associates program here.

Step 2 : Click “Join now for FREE!” button on the left hand side of the page.

Create Amazon Associates Account - Step 1

Step 3 : Enter your email address and select “I am a new customer”. Next, click “Sign in using our secure server” button.

Create Amazon Associates Account - Step 2

Step 4 : Enter your name, email address and password. Click the “Continue” button.

Create Amazon Associates Account - Step 3

Step 5 : Enter your contact information and click the “Finish” button.

Create Amazon Associates Account - Step 4

Here’s a list of free website hosting:

http://www.bravenet.com/
http://www.piczo.com
http://sites.google.com
http://homepagenow.com/
http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/
http://www.freehostia.com/
http://www.sitesled.com/
http://www.blinkz.com/
http://www.wetpaint.com/
http://50megs.com
http://www.sqweebs.com/
http://www.terapad.com/
http://www.freewebsitesdirect.com/
http://www.fortunecity.com/
http://www.draac.com/
http://www.weebly.com/
http://www.freewebspace.com/
http://free.prohosting.com/
http://www.webstarts.com/
http://www.webs.com/
http://www.free-webhosts.com/
http://www.moonfruit.com/
http://www.thefreecountry.com/webhosting

Web Hosting Plans

Above is a comparison of web hosting plans which some of them I had experience using before. However, I recommend using HostGator web hosting as it provides Shared, Reseller and Dedicated hosting solutions.

How to hide an email address using Javascript from spammers? If your email address is xxx@starzlet.com, you will probably use <a href=”mailto:xxx@starzlet.com”>xxx@starzlet.com</a> as what I shown in the previous article. This simple code easily attracts spambots and you’d receive floods of spam emails like my case. *sigh*

Either you use a new email address (if possible but unlikely for my case) and just copy and paste this Javascript into your blog or website :

<script type="text/javascript"> var name = "yourname"; var domain = "yourdomain.com"; document.write('<a href=\"mailto:' + name + '@' + domain + '\">'); document.write(name + '@' + domain + '</a>'); </script>

Using “xxx@starzlet.com” as an example, replace “yourname” to “xxx” and “yourdomain.com” to “starzlet.com”.

You can either use the contact form or add an email link in your blog or website for visitors to contact you.

So how to link to email? There are a few ways to go about doing it.
Option 1 : Indicate the email address like this e.g. xxx@starzlet.com on your blog or website. However, you are exposing to spammers if you show your email address (as shown) on your website since the email address is easily searchable via search engines.

Option 2 : Create a clickable text link using this code Email me now!

Option 3 : Create a clickable image link if you want the visitor to email you by clicking on an image like this

You have to upload your image to your website or sites like Flickr or Photobucket. After you uploaded the image, you should have an absolute link that looks like this e.g. http://www.starzlet.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/email_icon.gif or http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv114/xxx/email_icon.gif (if you upload to Photobucket)

Once you have the absolute link of your uploaded image http://www.starzlet.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/email_icon.gif and your email address xxx@starzlet.com.

Copy this code <a href=”mailto:xxx@starzlet.com”><img src=”http://www.starzlet.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/email_icon.gif” width=”17″ height=”15″ border=”0″ alt=”Email me now!” /></a>

Using option 2 and 3 will hide your email address and the visitor has to click on it to contact you.

Creating a successful Internet presence involves much more than designing a great web site or having the “perfect” product. Listing your web site with the Search Engines is your first step; however, you must not solely rely on the Search Engines to bring you traffic. If you’re launching a new web site, your first step will be to submit your site to the Search Engines and Directories.

Although there are many auto-submission software programs available on the Internet, make sure you manually submit your site to the main Search Engines and Directories:

You can submit your site or blog for free:
1. Suggest your site for inclusion in Yahoo! Search at http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit

2. Add your URL to Google at http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl

3. Add your URL to AltaVista at http://www.altavista.com/addurl

4. Add your URL to the Open Directory Project at http://dmoz.org/add.html

You can create a Paypal account for your website – this is another way to allow people to pay for the items they purchased from you if you do not wish to use internet bank transfer or credit card.

When you sign up for Paypal, you can start accepting credit card payments instantly. As the world’s number one online payment service, PayPal is the fastest way to open your doors to over 150 million member accounts worldwide.

Best of all, it’s completely free to sign up! To sign up or learn more, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Click Paypal here.
Step 2 : Click the “Sign Up Today!” button at the bottom of the page.

Create Paypal Account - Step 1

Step 3 : Select “Your country or region” and preferred language.
Step 4 : Click “Premier – For individuals who buy and sell online” (which I’m currently using).

Create Paypal Account - Step 2

Step 5 : Enter your information.

Create Paypal Account - Step 3

Step 6 : Click the “Agree and Create Account” button.

1. Publish a picture of yourself in your ad. This will show people that you’re not hiding behind your web site and you’re not afraid to backup your product.
2. List how many famous or respected people have purchased your product in your ad. These people should be fairly known by your target audience.
3. Publish the results of any tests your product has passed in your ad. Your product may have passed a durability test, safety test, quality test, etc.
4. Publish the results of any positive surveys you’ve taken from your customers in your ad. Just survey your current customers and list the results.
5. List any publications that have written about your business in your ad. It could be a product review, on a top ten list, an article, etc.
6. List any related books that you’ve written in your ad. When you list a book(s) you’ve wrote, it gives you credibility because it shows you’re an expert.
7. Have a professional looking web site to publish your ad on. When people visit your site and it looks unprofessional, they’ll relate that to your product.
8. Publish any endorsements from famous people in your ad. Some people will think if a famous person, enjoys your product, so will they.
9. Use a money back guarantee in your ad. This will remove the risk from your potential customers and show them that you stand behind your product.
10. Provide testimonials from satisfied customers in your ad. The testimonials should include specific and believable results you customers have received.

1. Start your own internet radio station. It could be related to the theme of your web site and you could advertise your products over the station.

2. Turn your banner ad into a trivia question. Post the question on the banner and tell readers they can win a prize if they answer the question at your site.

3. Motivate people to buy your product. Tell them a lot of positive things like “You can now reach your goals and change your life if you buy our product”.

4. Get your sales letters and web site evaluated for free. Visit business discussion boards and ask other discussion participants to evaluated them.

5. Get your products or services evaluated for free. You can give your product for free in exchange for evaluations and even testimonials.

6. Keep your loyal customers happy because they are your future profits. Give them discounts and free gifts as often as possible.

7. Clone your advertisements all over the internet by allowing your visitors to give your online freebies away. Just include your ad somewhere inside it.

8. Make it easy for your affiliates to make sales. Give them proven ads to use, make it easy for prospects to order and provide helpful affiliate stats.

9. Persuade e-zine publishers or webmasters to run your ad for free. Just allow them to join your affiliate program and earn commission on the sales.

10. Make your products sell quickly by adding a ton of bonuses. You could get the free bonuses for little or no cost buy joint venturing with other businesses.

Here’s a list of free websites to make banners:

http://www.creatingonline.com/image_editing/animated_banner_maker.htm
http://www.webweaver.nu/tools/simple-banner/
http://www.coder.com/creations/banner/banner-form.pl.cgi
http://www.bannerfans.com/banner_maker.php
http://www.mybannermaker.com/
http://www.puresilvabannermaker.com/banner_maker.asp
http://www.bannercreator.nu/banner-maker.html
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/WLAW/banner.html
http://www.banner-generator.net/en/bannergen.php?pid=1&genaction=2
http://www.animationonline.com/

Here’s a list of free photo editors:

http://www.blibs.com/editor/
https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html
http://www.onlineimageeditor.info/
http://www.splashup.com/
http://www.photofunia.com/
http://fotoflexer.com/
http://lunapic.com/editor/

Here are the various banners used in website or blog:

728 x 90 Leaderboard Banner

468 x 60 Banner

234 x 60 Half Banner

125 x 125 Button Banner

120 x 240 Vertical Banner

120 x 90 Button

300 x 250 Medium Rectangle

250 x 250 Square

336 x 280 Large Rectangle

180 x 150 Small Rectangle

160 x 600 Wide Skyscraper

120 x 600 Skyscraper

300 x 600 Half Page Ad

If you would like advice on what standard banner ad sizes are right for your campaign, feel free to contact me.

One of the best way to increase your sales is to offer your potential customers a special offer. It could be trial offers, discounts, purchase awards, etc. Below are 10 sizzling offers you could use to sell your products like crazy.

1. You could offer your potential customers a free sample of your product. If the sample proves what you claim, there is a high chance they will buy it.

2. You could give your potential customers a free trial of your product or service. Tell them you won’t bill them for 30 days.

3. You could offer your potential customers a rebate after they buy your product or service. They will feel they are getting a good deal.

4. You could offer your potential customers a monthly payment plan. Tell them they can pay for your product or service with three easy monthly payments.

5. You could reward your potential customers if they buy a specific number of products. Tell them if they buy 3 or more products, they will get one free.

6. You could reward your potential customers if they spend over a specific dollar amount. Tell them if they spend over $100, they get a 10% discount.

7. You could hold a holiday sale for your potential customers. Tell them everything on your web site is discounted up to 50% on Christmas Day.

8. You could hold a buy one get one free sale for your potential customers. Tell them if they buy one product, they get another product for free at the same value.

9. You could hold a special $1 sale for your potential customers. They’ll come to your web site to buy your product for only a dollar, but may buy other products.

10. You could offer your potential customers a bonus coupon when they buy one of your products. It could be a coupon for another product you sell.

Plugoo is directly connected to your Instant Messenger that allows you to communicate freely and easily, and interact with others instantly. A Plugoo Widget can be used in your blog, personal website, online shop or social network profile, just like your Instant Messenger.

Here are the steps to create a Plugoo account:

Step 1 : Sign up for a free Plugoo Widget for your website or blog here.

Create Plugoo Account - Step 1

Step 2 : Click “Join Plugoo”.

Create Plugoo Account - Step 2

Step 3 : Choose the Instant Messenger (Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, GoogleTalk, ICQ or Jabber). Enter the IM username you use to chat with friends through your Messenger.

Create Plugoo Account - Step 3

Step 4 : Enter your email address to create your Plugoo Account (might be the same as your IM account, if you can receive and read emails to this IM account) whereby the confirmation email will be sent to you at this email address, and a Plugoo-dedicated password, which will enable you to access your Plugoo Profile.

Create Plugoo Account - Step 4

Step 5 : Enter a Plugoo nickname to create a Plugoo Profile.

Create Plugoo Account - Step 5

Step 6 : A registration confirmation email will be sent to the email address you provided. Click on the link within to activate your Plugoo Account.

Create Plugoo Account - Step 6

Step 7 : After you activated your Plugoo account, you can now login to your Plugoo control panel to add the Plugoo Buddy to your Buddy List on your Messenger, and you’d simply have to copy the HTML Plugoo code you will find in your Plugoo Profile.

Create Plugoo Account - Step 7

ShoutMix is a free shoutbox/tagboard chat widget, is an easy to use messaging system that allows you to interact with others instantly. A shoutbox can be placed on your blog or website and your visitors can then easily post comments in it or use the shoutbox to chat with you and other visitors at the same time.

Here are the steps to create a ShoutMix account:

Step 1 : Sign up for a free ShoutMix chatbox for your website or blog here.

Create Shoutbox Account - Step 1

Step 2 : Enter the information.

Create Shoutbox Account - Step 2

Step 3 : Choose a style of your choice. I choose “Compact” for a start.

Create Shoutbox Account - Step 3

Step 4 : Click “Continue” button and you’d see this.

Create Shoutbox Account - Step 4

Step 5 : You can now login to your Shoutbox control panel to get your code.

Create Shoutbox Account - Step 5