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I disagree with the statement made by some website designers that all the good domain names are taken. Search engine optimization, does not depend heavily on the www name you pick. For my clients just starting out the decision choosing small business website names has never been a issue. It is a fact that all the three character and four character web names with the key extensions are gone. Furthermore, I agree that a vast number of choice domain names are no longer available; but, the selection of a suitable web name for your small business is possible if you remain flexible.

The real value in the name you choose from a search perspective is how easy it is to spell and remember. Of the two types of visitors to your site, the human visitors and search engines, the ability of a person to remember your domain name and spell it correctly to pass it on to others outweighs any SEO value. Search engines are robots and don’t care.

Using words like “greatest” or other exaggerated terms in your domain name is thought by some to be a disadvantage and penalized by search engines. Search algorithms change often and likewise that theory, and although you may not be banned for using such words, consider the reaction of your human visitors. They may not stick around if they feel you boast without the content to back it up. For a serious commercial enterprise, my advice is avoiding adjectives in the domain name entirely.

In some cases new clients approach me to redesign their website, and it surprises me that some of the basics are forgotton. For example, a commercial enterprise in business for profit should not select a dot ORG domain simply because the dot COM was taken. This was the case from a conversation with a client interested in a site makeover. Their ORG version was online for two years with little or no backlinks or serious indexing from search engines. The mindset of getting one particular name should be reconsidered especially if it’s your first online venture.

Here’s a list of the most desirable domain extensions and the usual purpose of each:

COM – Commercial for profit enterprise

INFO – Information only related website

NET – Companies providing internet services

ORG – Non-profit organizations

Certainly there are many more like BIZ, US, WS, and others which are all reasonable choices, but for your commercial small business my recommendation is always acquire a dot COM domain name. The client mentioned before did not realize a dot ORG was intended for a non-commercial enterprise, and they decided the poor website SEO performance was something that justified getting a new dot COM. We easily found an available www domain using their company initials and one key word about their target market which is medical. Despite my advice that they keep the existing site and simply change the theme, they decided to just let it go when it expired.

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One thing that all new SFI affiliates learn is the advantages of becoming an EA. Your email seems to be bombarded telling you that you must upgrade. If you are a member of my down line or newsletter then I have also advised you to upgrade.

There is no point of me going over all the benefits of upgrading because by now you should be well aware of them.

So instead of pleading with you to become an EA I want to talk about one of the best programs that SFI offers The International Association of Home Business Entrepreneurs. IAHBE offers the best training and resources to members on the web.

If you are interested in becoming a successful home business owner then I encourage you to look into all that membership with IAHBE offers.

Every month members get FREE books, magazine subscriptions, audio cassettes, news and information from top media sources concerning the home business.

You can read a full review of IAHBE here and if you would like to try a risk free membership you can join here and take your home business to the next level.

Take your SFI membership to the next level. Become a member of PIPS and have your own website promoting SFI and other top affiliate marketing programs within 24 hours !!!

If your are struggling with SFI and still are trying to find a way to grow your down line then an auto responder is an option you may want to look into

In order to succeed with any Internet home based business you must be able to communicate with prospects. Contacting them through email is by far the easiest and most proven method to increase your response rate.

What an auto responder enables you to do is reach out to those prospects who have shown an interest in the opportunity you are offering. You can send them a newsletter showing them how to grow their own SFI business, offer products or services that will help them succeed or just simply just say hi.

There are several reputable auto responder services, Aweber and GetResponse are two. I have used them both and both are very good.

I do prefer GetResponse due to its double opt in which prevents worries about spamming and they offer unlimited campaigns so you can have several different newsletters for several different niche markets.

Whichever auto responder you use if done properly you will see your SFI down line begin to grow.

SFI continues to excel in the training they offer their affiliates. In order to help their new affiliates become successful with their new Internet Home Business SFI has started LaunchPad Rewards

Designed to help the new SFI become more familiar with the company and to learn some basic information about marketing LaunchPad Rewards should help both the new affiliate as well as those who have been with SFI and are struggling to get their business started.

After each of the thirty day training guides there is a short quiz. Once all thirty have been completed affiliates will receive Four LaunchPad Rewards.

Even if you are already an SFI affiliate I highly recommend you sign up and review the courses. Its always good to stay informed about the company you are promoting and SFI has grandfathered in existing affiliates. So now everyone can receive the Rewards.

If you already are a member of SFI you can login into LaunchPad Rewards Here

If you haven’t yet joined SFI and would like to start your own Internet home business you can join Here