Compare the two Search Engines before settling. Patrick shows you how to use them both side-by-side before you commit to either one on today’s Tekzilla Daily
After months of scouring the internet, I could not put my hands on the 2 million links various search engines said were available to do my book promotions. First, let me say I perceive myself as an intermediate user of the internet, but maybe my perception was misguided as I searched and realized I couldn’t put my pointer on the links I wanted.
The promotion of my book began with submitting a press release (PR) to one of the major PR services on the internet. They tracked how many click through(s) received, and I began to think, if so many eyes are looking at the PR on this site and web crawlers (whatever those are?) are picking up the PR for other sites; what would limit me from submitting as many PRs as possible? This was not the only site that provided this wonderful FREE service and the more places I had the PR, the greater my chances of being picked up by “big” media. My imagination began to go wild, conjuring up that lone journalist who was itching to break the story on the next bestseller. You chuckle! With this PR service, I placed the needle in the haystack but I could improve my chances if many needles were placed. A technique I learned from my days of online sweeping. What is that you ask? If allowed, the more you entered a particular sweepstakes the better your chances of winning as was one man’s story where he would send out literally thousands of entries and had won valuable prizes. My odds with sweeping were not stellar but I do have a few trinkets to show for my limited efforts. Hopefully, with my quadrupled book promotion efforts I could have stellar results—dreaming again. <b>Tip 1:</b> There are auto-fill internet form software available and some even designate a few empty fields for your own personal use. A lifesaver when you have to input the PR summary line more than a few times. <b>Tip 2: </b>Don’t input your social security number and credit card information because I have read of mistakes made because of the ease of auto-fill.
Okay, I have deviated. So I proceed to use my internet service provider and searched for “submit press release” and was in heaven when it responded with 2 million sites to upload my PR. I would spend hours <a href=”http://maverick-money-club.com/myreview.html” target=”_blank” style=”text decoration:none;”>reviewing</a> which sites were free; which maybe more receptive; and which needed me to tweak the PR. Then just as quickly, my dream was shattered. I couldn’t go any further than 250 links, Why can’t I see or go to the other sites? I contacted my internet service provider to complain and they “allegedly” helped me to fix the browser. That didn’t work, so I moved on to the next major internet service provider, and again was limited to how many links I could access.
This time, I levied a stiff complaint about the violation of the freedom of information act, which I think only pertains to government (real smart). Why am I not allowed to access all 2 million-search results containing “submit press release”? It is only right that we have access to all the information on the internet, and not limited by how much or what we can see. Worst of all, we aren’t able to refresh the search and to be presented with other links we have not viewed. I assume, businesses with an internet presence would perceive themselves as having access to the world, where millions are able to view their products and or services, and as a result, their livelihoods would be better—meeting of the minds was just not taking place. And in this world of legalese, SPAM laws limit those who are promoting on meager budgets, and the few legal options we have of putting our product in the market place via the internet; where websites are actually telling us to submit information, our browsers (or internet service providers) are denying us access.
I continued checking the top search engines and kept encountering the same problems. What was most irritating about the search, besides the same links coming up, a few sites would fill several pages of the results with multiple categories. Do these websites have a monopoly on my already limited internet search? It was infuriating, the process was tedious, and now I was livid. Convinced my internet was broken, I was on a mission to fix it. I had another great idea, it was my browser (whatever that is?) that needed fixing and found a website that offered free software to do the job. I was nervous; I could be opening up myself to a can of worms, my husband would kill me for infecting HIS system. With all the scare of viruses and spy ware, I decided to only download what I thought were reputable software and ended up back at the number one software company. Based on their computer evaluation I already had the most updated browser. I was relieved, 1) I didn’t have to download anything, and 2) the browser was working.
What was the fix? I continued my search efforts, going down the list of internet service providers. Alas! I think it’
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I have been in business for 16 years in a variety of industries – but the common factor for all, was, I would never let my staff mail out a letter unless it was on a company letterhead.
It didn’t matter if that letter was to a prospective customer, to pay an account, or to the Prime Minister, any correspondence leaving our premises had to be on a letterhead and neatly presented.
So the question I pose – as a business owner would you, or do you, allow your staff to send out company quotes, mail outs, or even general correspondence on a plain piece of paper – or not on company letterhead? I thought not…
In today’s fast paced world – email and computer generated correspondence are fast replacing the old, print, mail and post scenario common from yesteryear.
Thus it comes to a great surprise that a number of small and medium sized businesses and their owners have not adapted their circumstances to suit the modern cyberspace world and continue to allow their staff to send out plain paper mail, in an electronic format, otherwise known as email.
Plain paper email – messages, correspondence, quotations, and letters without any company logos or references.
True Story
My girlfriend was recently sourcing quotes for some customised shutters at home.
She had asked 2 companies to quote – and they both came in approximately $10 000, (shutters are expensive these days).
She brought the two quotes home for us to both make the decision on which company we would choose to install them. The first quote I looked at was professionally presented on company letterhead and came with colour brochures and diagrams of the shutters.
However, the second quote (the least expensive quote) was on a plain piece of paper with no logos or company description. At the bottom it simply read – Thanks Craig.
My immediate and gut reaction was to go with the more expensive, better and professionally presented quote – as the shutters were costing a small fortune, I wanted quality work and needed to deal with a reputable company.
I was then informed that the second, cheaper quote had come via email.
That may have been the case – but how many people are judging you and your company on the initial presentation, like I did with my shutter purchasing decision?
Worse still – how many $10 000 jobs was this company losing because of the way they were presenting their quotes – via a very plain email format?
Email has come a long way since its inception as a plain text form of correspondence.
Today’s email can be a combination of visually rich images and interactive elements, clickable links and interactive forms, which engage the receiver. Even the more exotic things can now be done in an Email, such as embedding sound or video data.
Thus I pose another question? Do you or your staff currently have a signature file at the bottom of every email correspondence generated in your business? If you are asking what is a signature file? – Then I am assuming you don’t.
A signature file is the set of text that you attach to the end of all of your emails that identifies you, your company’s products and services. A signature file generally contains the name of the person who is writing the mail, the business or company name, preferred means of contacting the person or the company, and the information showing the benefits of contacting the person or the company.
Dynamic Emails however are the next generation of signature files. A dynamic email is principally a 21st century letterhead, incorporating the basics of a signature file into a fully interactive letterhead for your business.
Dynamic emails let you and your staff
• send personalised and professional emails that are company standard and consistent
• have visually appealing messages that make your company stand out from your competitors.
• incorporate interactive forms or clickable links to your website
• keep your brand, service or product top of mind with your clients (become on-sellers of your business)
• load automatically for ease of use and control of company branding
• give you an electronic letterhead for every email message you and your staff send.
Consistency and standardisation is the key when you and your staff are communicating your message to the outside world.
You could probably build a dynamic email or letterhead for yourself by putting a few logos or images on an email in html format.
Chances are though that either you will make the resulting file way too large and it will take forever to download on the other end (upsetting the end user) – or the look and design of your email will not look the same on the other end (due to different email applications).
As well there is a good chance of your email getting picked up by the SPAM filter.
There are a number of techniques a professional will use in ensuring that your company’s’ dynamic emails are consistent modern day letterheads.