Celebrity news continues to dominate the blogosphere while the nation's top newspaper slips in rank
The April results of the Mequoda Blog100 are posted, and celebrity news hub TMZ continues to
The top five media blogs in the country remained for March, but one community-centric website is knocking at the door.
The March results of the Mequoda Blog 100 are in, and
Making a meaningful connection with your audience.
It's day two of the Web 2.0 Expo, and I thought I'd share a session I attended called "Community Evangelism: Tools and Techniques" with
Celebrity news sites are making gains on the Mequoda Blog 100 with content added several times an hour
The February results are in for the Mequoda Blog 100, our list of
TMZ’s constantly updated celebrity news draws more unique users by a wide margin.
Entertainment news hub TMZ dominated the Mequoda Blog 100 this month, generating more unique visitors during January than
The Mequoda Research Team has made a list of the top 100 media blogs in the country based on unique page visitors per month.
In the sprawling and volatile blogosphere, mining
User-Generated Content, Online Video and Social Networking Big Focus at the MPA's 3rd Digital Publishing Conference
The magazine industry showed great enthusiasm and initiative on Tuesday in New York about getting
If there's a new blog born every half second, how will yours get noticed?
The average blog reader views 77% more pages than an average user, and believe it or not,
A freelance writing formula suggests a time management model for online publishing success
Years ago, long before the Internet and the birth of online publishing, my old friend Alden Todd was
Having a legitimate RSS feed for your website is one of the most important steps you take when building your publishing brand online. For that matter, since you spend so
We're Looking for a Very Special Person to Grow with Our Internet Publishing Company
If you're an Internet-savvy reporter, writer, blogger or online journalist with ambition and a desire to learn,
Mequoda views Internet Hubs as one of the most important website archetypes available to a publisher. Without a well-designed, well-marketed Internet Hub, an online publisher is forced to rely on
University Health Publishing Group, LLC has received the 2006 Mequoda Publisher of the Year Award for its exemplary reorganization and management, using the Mequoda System.
When selling a product through the retail channel, always give buyers your URL and a reason to visit to your website. Include, for example, an offer—either implied or overt—that encourages,
Citizen or participatory journalism, according to the experts, is the act of citizens "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information."
So say
Agora Financial Network: Understanding the Seven Strategies that Drive the World’s Most Successful Special-Interest Website Network
The Mequoda Group estimates that the Agora Financial Network will post top-line revenues for 2006
Online Publishing Tips from SiPA
Early this week, more than 570 publishers gathered at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, for the Specialized Information Publishers Association's (SIPA) 30th Annual International Newsletter
With A's in Strategic Intent, Relationship Building and Brand Preference, it's Hardly Surprising that this Non-Profit is an Online Leader in the Paid Membership Website Category.
Consumer Reports' successful membership website
Knitters Review is a Great Web-product for the Target Audience of Knitters. It's Easy to Use, Easy to Read, Easy to Interact With and the Brand has Integrity.
Knitter's Review is
The Mequoda System is a collection of media management behaviors
When operated as a repeating cycle, creates an audience-driven, continuous-improvement media management system. To discover and document the Mequoda System, the
WoodcraftMagazine.com is a Sturdy Site That Will Serve the Purposes of the Master Brand, but Won't Warm the Hearts of the Audience.
Woodcraft Supply Corp. is a leading seller of woodworking
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
The Incredible Website Usability of Craigslist.org is a Key Component in the Success of this Community Phenomenon.
Craigslist.org (CL) was a simple online community classified site started in 1995 by Craig
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
Welcome to the new Mequoda Daily - a merger of the Mequoda Café Daily, Mequoda Research Update and Mequoda Media Advisor.
In an effort to take our own advice, we've reset
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
Let the Good Times Roll: GuyKawasaki.com is a Marketing and Branding Website for its Namesake
According to his website, Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage
Laurel Touby started MediaBistro in 1997 in the dot-com heyday with the goal of creating a community for journalists. "We weren't really sure how we were going to make money,"
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
The Mequoda System™ is an internet business model comprised of seven organizational habits
The Mequoda System is a collection of media management behaviors that when operated as a repeating cycle, create
Match.com Internet Marketing System Review
To draw traffic to your Mequoda Internet Hub—the place where people can sign up for your free, relationship-building, email newsletter—you need a catalyst, a free item
BeliefNet.com Is Not Your Typical Ecommerce Website—or Is It? The Business Model is Based on the Internet's Holy Trinity: Content, Community and Commerce and its Website Design is Perfectly Suitable
This landing page works mainly because it engages the reader, teasing you with their wonderful fascinations, while not overwhelming you with clutter. The copy does a strong job of building
Understand how to use the Motoricerca Keyword Density Analyzer to calculate true keyword density (KD) and how KD varies for two- and three-word keyword phrases that are your best opportunities
This week we're looking at the landing page for Jose Silva and his Jose Silva UltraMind System. Here we face a particular challenge that pops up frequently in information marketing:
Naturally, investors of all shapes and sizes want a great ROI, which is why they spend a lot of money on investment newsletters. And as you're well aware there's no
Devoting Too Much Homepage Real Estate to Website Navigation and Graphic Images Demonstrates a Compromise in the Selling Power of Text—a Major Mistake for a Lead Generation Site like CareerCoach.com
The Hume Group has been in the self-help education arena since 1974. Like Nightingale Conant, they’re one of the granddaddies of that genre. They specialize in providing financial security education
MeansBusiness.com, while a very viable and intriguing online content model, makes some critical areas in their website design practices, lagging behind their peers in the areas of community building, affordance
Advertising-driven Entrepreneur.com makes the crucial mistake of forgetting that readers must first find the content they seek, or they won’t hang around long enough to maximize the valuable advertising inventory
Established print publications, especially trade publications, typically have a hard time letting go of their print roots and embracing all the new functionality and usability features that are required for
With a final score of B, BLR.com is a site, or a "network" of sites, that is already far better than average, but could be truly outstanding if only they
The first criteria is to analyze how quickly and clearly the site’s intention is communicated to first-time visitors. The BookReporter.com banner is immediately followed by a clear and unambiguous tagline:
Few Things Destroy the Credibility of a Landing Page More Quickly than Content that's Out of Date. Remember to Keep Things Fresh and Always Offer an Urgent Reason for Visitors
Reg Hardy brings a background as a print journalist, editor and publisher to his paid subscription online newsletter and uses his Palm Pilot to create volumes of content for four
Seth Godin, Father of Permission Marketing and Internet Pioneer, Delivers a Dysfunctional Website
Why is it that some of the best, most commonsensical and trusted marketers don't practice what they preach?
ClickZ is a Formidable Online Resource for Internet Marketers—It Publishes Internet Marketing War Stories, Told in the First Person, from the People in the Trenches of the Internet Marketing and
Subscription site success is heavily dependent on email. Subscription publishers use email to keep members informed about timely information, new site content, and upcoming events.
There's only one problem: the email