There is no mistaking the current success of Craigslist with their extremely basic website design.
Craigslist (CL) was a simple community classified site started in 1995 by Craig Newmark. The originally-non-profit
Week after week, our editorial staff gets together to forage through the Internet looking for ideas and examples that could help our readers make their subscription websites more effective. In
Even before the Internet took over our lives, there were marketers who made a great living offline promoting their products and consulting services.
One man, speaker/copywriter/consultant Dan Kennedy, was someone who
Brevity is the soul of wit, according to the Bard. And all the more so online. So of course, someone created rules for you to follow when writing for the
Usability and design are two key factors in publishing great websites. You may have a clear strategy and great content, but if your site is unusable and unattractive, it will
Ali K. Brown's Landing Page Shows You How To Boost Business with Your Own Ezine—and More
In business it's location, location, location. And of course online, it's your list, list, list.
First impressions really do count, especially online. If the look of your site doesn't immediately gain the respect of visitors, you are in trouble.
Studies have shown that visitors decide within
The fundamental mistake made by many entrepreneurs is the classic chicken-and-egg scenario in which the inventor first creates a new product and then seeks a market for it.
Experienced product developers
The Publishers of the Wine Enthusiast Magazine Have Done it Right. They Have Created a Series of Websites that Complement Each Other and Effectively Lead Visitors to Make a Buying
Google AdWords is the #1 way to test and quickly increase targeted website traffic.
Unlike most other sources used by the Mequoda Internet Marketing System to drive targeted website traffic, Google
Posting a landing page with a confusing or inadequate order mechanism is like opening a new Wal-Mart, but forgetting to install cash registers. What's the point?
In direct mail advertising, one
How copyright enforcement threats, simple site license pricing and credit card auto-renewals drive BeerNet's online subscription revenue growth while maintaining an impressive 90 percent annual retention rate
Harry Schuhmacher is a
Dan Kennedy's Free Gift Landing Page is a Great Site to Model
Even before the Internet took over our lives (and I mean that in a good and bad way) there
These pithy statements about the psychology of buying and selling did not originate with me. Most were gleaned over the years from my various teachers—from their books, seminars and audiotapes.
I
On December 8, 2005, AOL's expected press release announcing the launch of the new entertainment site, TMZ.com, hit the buzz-makers.
The commentary? Only that AOL needed a massive influx of traffic,
With gardening season upon us, it seemed like a good idea to have John Clausen do a landing page review of GardeningSecretsandTips.com.
John points out that there are few hobbies or
One of Google’s corporate missions is to promote the creation of original content on the Internet, so finding a revenue model for quality content was a completely aligned goal. In
AOL's New Entertainment Site, TMZ.com Has Everything Going For It. In Addition to Having a Great Background, the Excellent Website Design Scores for TMZ.com Make it Easy to Predict a
How can you decide on the right design for your landing page?
Beauty is relative, cultural, genetic and ever-changing. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and aesthetic judgments are
In a recent website design review for the Mequoda Library Mequoda Editor-at-Large Peter A. Schaible takes a look at WritersMarket.com.
WritersMarket.com is a pay-for-access, online database for freelance writers that cross-sells
n our Motley Fool Media Network Case Study, we chronicled the company's admirable history from its humble beginnings as an America Online discussion forum in 1994. And we cited the
Usability and design are two key factors in publishing great websites. You may have a clear strategy and great content, but if your site is unusable and unattractive, it will
Consumer Reports revenues top $190M in 2005 by pursuing a simple integrated media strategy driven by three simple concepts and the world's largest membership website.John Sateja is a happy guy.
Our Campaign to Stamp Out Bad Website Design Turns Ugly with a Visit to ManagingYourHR.com, Which In No Way Resembles What This Reviewer Imagines it Should=
For me, the two most
The idea behind affiliate marketing is simple.
The concept is basic "pay for performance." You recruit other Internet marketers to help you sell your website's products or services in return for
The fundamental mistake made by many entrepreneurs is the classic chicken-and-egg scenario in which the inventor first creates a new product and then seeks a market for it.
Experienced product developers
With gardening season upon us, it seemed like a good idea to check out the landing page forGardening Secrets and Tips.
There are few hobbies or avocations that rival gardening when
Here's a shortcut to membership website success: find online businesses that are working for other people and model them. Study what they are doing correctly and do likewise. To help
Sharply focused on a niche market of hip, young, women shoppers who reside in major cities, Daily Candy proves that publishers can make money selling online advertising.
In a recent website
In a recent landing page review in the Mequoda Daily, John Clausen asks: is there any subject more mulled over and carefully considered than our health and appearance? If you
While many Internet marketing professionals ignore direct mail as a viable means to increase targeted website traffic, one newsletter publisher devised a test that shows that direct mail post cards
Few things destroy the credibility of a landing page sales letter more quickly and effectively than content that's out of date.
How can you expect the prospect to take your message
The Motley Fool Website Provides Relevant and Engaging Content in a Readily Accessible Fashion, Combining Effective Use of Content Webification, Relationship and Community Building and Proper Navigation
Tom and David Gardner
Why do all the top websites seem to use the same four colors?
There is a really good reason—one that can affect your membership website success if you don't follow their
VanityFair.com caught our attention because of a comment by Jason Oliver Nixon on Women's Wear Daily that VanityFair.com got 1,000 new print subscribers on the first day that the site
For decades, direct marketers have been using personalization to increase direct mail response rates. When you send out a laser-printed sales letter with the prospect's name in it, you gain
WritersMarket.com is a Pay-For-Access, Online Database of Incalculable Value to Freelance Writers that Cross-Sells Print Publications and other Products Owned by its Publisher as it Helps Build a Priceless Customer
f a landing page is comfortable and easy to read, your prospects are more likely to keep reading and respond to your sales message. Much of this is the responsibility
PC World Makes OFIEs Work by Giving Them Prominent Placement Near Editorial, Making an Email Address Optional and Offering Plenty of Premiums
OFIEs, "Order Forms in Editorial" are embedded subscription forms.
Terri Edmonston, a Mequoda Daily contributing editor, recently did a website design review of Investors.com, the online edition of Investor's Business Daily. Terri pointed out numerous website design tips we
Boston Common Press, the Publishing Company that Produces PBS TV Show America's Test Kitchen, Uses the Show's Viewership to Drive Traffic to its Free Website, Building a Large Database in
Writing effective landing page copy that increases conversion rates is a technique every Internet marketer aims to master. We understand that there are hundreds of variations available and that the
Online Revenues for Computerworld US Now Account for Over 35 Percent of their Total US Publishing Revenue
This Computerworld Mequoda Case Study is derived from one-on-one interviews with Pat McGovern, IDG's
By refocusing on its core business, this special interest B-to-B publisher has increased revenues four fold since 2000, deriving 80 percent of its new business from online marketing.
FDAnews is the
When the blowout of the U.S. economy a few years ago resulted in a decline in business travel, which was further affected by a general fear of travel triggered by
Landing Page Conversions Gets Personal
For decades, direct marketers have been using personalization to increase direct mail response rates. When you send out a laser-printed sales letter with the prospect's name
It wasn't long ago that I was reviewing the landing page for the Internet Marketing Center, the very long and very well done Internet sales letter developed by late Web
The South Beach Diet Newsletter Could be the Best Thing Ever Printed... but we'd Never Know it from this Landing Page
Are there any subjects more mulled over and carefully considered
The Most Pressing Question About VanityFair.com is the Strategy of the Site. Is it a True Content Site or Just Marketing Print Subscriptions?
Vanity Fair is one of those cultural icons
Slow-Loading Pages Will Cause Losses in the Number of Readers, Page Views and Advertising Impressions, and, as a Result, Losses in Revenue
Usability and design are two key factors in publishing