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Added for You - Quick? Maybe Not
One needs to be extremely focused while running an online business.The scenario of a work from home business owner is absolutely different from one doing a job. It is quite obvious for a home based worker to get distracted with various chores through out the day.It can be phone calls coming in through out the day, getting distracted around with kids playing in the house, or just sitting back and watching your best TV show, or a phone call from a friend inviting you to buzz around, etc.As you c
I'm counting (slowly) and have reached 130 seconds, and still the page has loaded less than halfway. So far I'm staring at a totally blank page - not even a clue as to what may appear to grab my attention.
Exiting...
A total waste of my 130 seconds.
Worse though, that's a lost lead or sale for the advertiser. I'll m
Do you wish you had more time in your day? Doesn't it always seem that if we just had a few more minutes, we could finish a task or project? Welcome to the fast fifteen!Usually we think of fifteen minutes as negligible in view of the larger projects and tasks that surround us. Let's examine different ways that 15 minutes could be more productive.Are you a victim of other people's agendas? If we are in `reactive' mode, then our fifteen minutes may be something like this: on hold on the telephone, wait
But...
While the huge plus to link shortening is a much more compact and "neater-looking" link, there are two downsides worth exploring before you opt to shorten your url using any third-party method.
The first downside you must consider is, right or wrong, a third-party service might consider your use of the link as s'pamming and turn it off. Then all your current a'dvertising is useless.
The second consideration, and a very important one, is how fast will your long link load if you shorten it?
For example, I just clicked a link in a solo I received. Above, on my IE browser, I can see the url is a lengthy one and understand the advertiser's desire to shorten it. This person chose tinyurl.com, a good service, fr'ee - a good choice.
However, it is taking "forever" to load, and I use DSL (granted not the best DSL in the business, but nevertheless DSL).
I thought, "Hmmm... Let me test this url myself."
I'm headed over to another favorite website of mine http://www.submitplus.com.
Cl'ick on their Fr'ee Programs, then choose "Load Test." Insert your shortened url and see what they say.
Currently, I'm still waiting for them to pass their way through tinyurl.com to the true website link in this person's solo.
This is not good.
Attention spans on the net can be like those of toddlers. Run here, grab there, close this, impatient that...
Getting your page up front and center as fast as possible is a must.
Yikes! That tiny url still has not loaded, and I've even had a phone call come in while I wait.
Okay, I've given up. I closed all windows, and am starting fresh - straight from the link inside the solo itself (the short one).
I'm counting (slowly) and have reached 130 seconds, and still the page has loaded less than halfway. So far I'm staring at a totally blank page - not even a clue as to what may appear to grab my attention.
Exiting...
A total waste of my 130 seconds.
Worse though, that's a lost lead or sale for the advertiser. I'll m
Each year, as the fall colors appear and the air takes on a bit of a chill, certain direct sellers begin their day with a fresh sense of anticipation and excitement for the opportunities that await them. What’s their secret?While many are pleased with the dazzling new products their companies debuted at summer convention, that’s not the only cause of their renewed enthusiasm. And although you can sense a collective sigh of relief as millions of direct selling moms get their children settled back into school
The second consideration, and a very important one, is how fast will your long link load if you shorten it?
For example, I just clicked a link in a solo I received. Above, on my IE browser, I can see the url is a lengthy one and understand the advertiser's desire to shorten it. This person chose tinyurl.com, a good service, fr'ee - a good choice.
However, it is taking "forever" to load, and I use DSL (granted not the best DSL in the business, but nevertheless DSL).
I thought, "Hmmm... Let me test this url myself."
I'm headed over to another favorite website of mine http://www.submitplus.com.
Cl'ick on their Fr'ee Programs, then choose "Load Test." Insert your shortened url and see what they say.
Currently, I'm still waiting for them to pass their way through tinyurl.com to the true website link in this person's solo.
This is not good.
Attention spans on the net can be like those of toddlers. Run here, grab there, close this, impatient that...
Getting your page up front and center as fast as possible is a must.
Yikes! That tiny url still has not loaded, and I've even had a phone call come in while I wait.
Okay, I've given up. I closed all windows, and am starting fresh - straight from the link inside the solo itself (the short one).
I'm counting (slowly) and have reached 130 seconds, and still the page has loaded less than halfway. So far I'm staring at a totally blank page - not even a clue as to what may appear to grab my attention.
Exiting...
A total waste of my 130 seconds.
Worse though, that's a lost lead or sale for the advertiser. I'll m
When you are considering setting up an income online, either as a secondary income or primary income, there is a lot to think about if this is to be done well and generate the income that you are hoping to achieve with this. The main factor being the subject of your new website. This HAS to be of a great interest to you. I really can't stress this enough as it is the main cause of failure, and there are several reasons for this including: Firstly, if you are REALLY passionate about a particul
However, it is taking "forever" to load, and I use DSL (granted not the best DSL in the business, but nevertheless DSL).
I thought, "Hmmm... Let me test this url myself."
I'm headed over to another favorite website of mine http://www.submitplus.com.
Cl'ick on their Fr'ee Programs, then choose "Load Test." Insert your shortened url and see what they say.
Currently, I'm still waiting for them to pass their way through tinyurl.com to the true website link in this person's solo.
This is not good.
Attention spans on the net can be like those of toddlers. Run here, grab there, close this, impatient that...
Getting your page up front and center as fast as possible is a must.
Yikes! That tiny url still has not loaded, and I've even had a phone call come in while I wait.
Okay, I've given up. I closed all windows, and am starting fresh - straight from the link inside the solo itself (the short one).
I'm counting (slowly) and have reached 130 seconds, and still the page has loaded less than halfway. So far I'm staring at a totally blank page - not even a clue as to what may appear to grab my attention.
Exiting...
A total waste of my 130 seconds.
Worse though, that's a lost lead or sale for the advertiser. I'll m
It can be said that affiliate marketing can be traced to a cocktail party. Yes, the one which includes Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of amazon.com. He was chatting with one of his guests who wanted to sell books on her own webpage.The creative genius that is Jeff began thinking. Why not have his guest link her site to Amazon and receive some sort of compensation for every book that “she sold”? Soon after the Amazon Associates Program was born. Indeed, it was a very simple idea. Affiliate marketers, or amazon
This is not good.
Attention spans on the net can be like those of toddlers. Run here, grab there, close this, impatient that...
Getting your page up front and center as fast as possible is a must.
Yikes! That tiny url still has not loaded, and I've even had a phone call come in while I wait.
Okay, I've given up. I closed all windows, and am starting fresh - straight from the link inside the solo itself (the short one).
I'm counting (slowly) and have reached 130 seconds, and still the page has loaded less than halfway. So far I'm staring at a totally blank page - not even a clue as to what may appear to grab my attention.
Exiting...
A total waste of my 130 seconds.
Worse though, that's a lost lead or sale for the advertiser. I'll m
There are various types of salon equipment available to meet any salon needs. There are gadgets to outfit and set hair, nails and other forms of body beautification. There is basic, inexpensive, salon equipment, appropriate for a start-up venture or for a regular non-expensive salon owner. On the other hand, an experienced salon owner's business may benefit from the expensive salon equipment.An indispensable piece of salon equipment is the chair. The typical chair features a thickly padded seat, for comfort
I'm counting (slowly) and have reached 130 seconds, and still the page has loaded less than halfway. So far I'm staring at a totally blank page - not even a clue as to what may appear to grab my attention.
Exiting...
A total waste of my 130 seconds.
Worse though, that's a lost lead or sale for the advertiser. I'll most likely not try again :(
I head back to Submitplus.com to try one last time (just so this article is accurate) and insert the short url into their Load Test.
I'm waiting...
Well phew! Submitplus finally returned results, but be careful what you are willing to believe. It took just as long for them to run out via the short link, and track it on over to the website as it did by my "counting" method above (if not longer).
BUT... the results are faulty! Submitplus says the url loaded in an excellent time for a 28.8K modem - 0.05 seconds... oh yeah?
However, the test did serve it's purpose. I sat and watched the entire process with my own eyes and can clearly tell using a shorter link, in this instance, is a mistake.
Therefore, as the advertiser, I'd have opted to find an alternate method or just gone ahead and used the link given to me.
A great alternative is to own your own website. Then you can create redirect links to your hearts content (and gain additional advertising of your own domain for absolutely no additional cost).
I've included a text example of how to create a redirect, and feel free to copy it. It's here at: http://www.mywizardads.com/rdexample.txt
[Again, this type of redirect would only apply to those who own and can edit their own websites.]
My suggestion for all a'dvertisers would be to test both your chosen method to shorten a url, and the link you are given by the program itself.
Carefully watch the screen perform the test. Then multiple your results by at least 2 or 3 times (for some reason things always seem to "work just fine for me" for the person with the link *smile*).
If, after your multiplication, shortening seems the way to go by all means do. If not, stick wi
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