Net Money Journal http://netmoneyjournal.com Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:56:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jason Calacanis on Doing PR the Right Way A lot of great stuff in Jason Calacanis' ten best tips on PR for your startup.  I especially like number #6, How a CEO should e-mail a journalist. Your job as the CEO/founder is to create direct, honest and personal relationships with journalists. The truth is that PR people are selling ... http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/calcanis-on-pr/ 5 Reasons to Take Massive Action Today 1) Make money. I know, this is a no-brainer but without massive action you won't make any money. 2) Learn. This is for all the internet marketers with 100 make money online blogs in the RSS reader. Stop reading so many blogs. Most of the best stuff you learn will come ... http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/5-reasons-to-take-massive-action-today/ Twitter Guide and Tools Yaro Starak has some great commentary on the effectiveness of Twitter for internet marketing.  Also, he talks about the Twitter tools he uses. Link: Is Twitter A Time Waster Or A Powerful Business Tool? http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/twitter-guide-and-tools/ 5 Great Sofware Apps for Internet Marketers SEO Book has this great list of 5 must have apps for webmasters: Camtasia - Screen Recording Software SmartDraw - Business Diagram Software RoboForm - Password Secure Storage and Manager Carbonite - Web Backup Fastone - Screen Capture http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/5-great-sofware-apps-for-internet-marketers/ Anchor Text Vs. Alt Tags on Images Scottie Claiborne provides a good explanation why anchor text trumps alt tags: General theory holds that alt text isn't as "powerful" as link text, and for good reason. Webmasters who try to "game the system" stuff zillions of phrases into their image alts in an attempt to rank better for those ... http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/anchor-text-vs-alt-tags-on-images/ Improve Your Keywords’ Rankings With The Help of SEO Digger Improve Your Search Engine Rankings With SEO Digger from Dee Barizo on Vimeo. Check out the original post at Tubetorial for the show notes. http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/improve-rankings-seo-digger/ Don’t Use Third Party Sites to Host Your Business Blog Your business blog should be on your own site - not on third party sites like blogger.com and typepad.com. http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/blog-on-your-domain/ Become Part of People’s Lives Through Blogging You don't need to advertise on traditional media.  Through blogging, your content can become the favorite TV show, radio show, or magazine. http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/part-of-peoples-lives/ Increase Search Traffic Through Blogging Here are 3 reasons why blogging will increase your search traffic. http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/increase-search-traffic-through-blogging/ Too Many Social Media Sites It's not a good idea to participate on too many social media sites. http://netmoneyjournal.com/blog/too-many-social-media-sites/