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41st Parameter announced survey results from a recent event sponsored by the Merchant Risk Council (MRC). Findings indicate fraud and risk management experts from leading e-commerce companies believe current economic conditions will yield increased online fraud activity this holiday season.  More...
Lead lists and business contact data are an integral need of almost every marketer or sales person in some form or the other. Whether you need to build a list of target customers or you simply need to locate one decision maker within your target account along with contact details, here are some sources you should take a look at to find what you ne  More...
Do you obsessively check your blog traffic stats throughout the day? Do you optimistically expect your Alexa ranking to drop every four hours? Do you frequently fret over your Google Page Rank? Do you watch your Adsense account like a hawk throughout the day? Well as much as these statistical markers may be helpful in understanding the success of  More...
To calculate the PageRank for a page, all of its inbound links are taken into account. These are links from within the site and links from outside the site. PR(A) = (1-d) + d(PR(t1)/C(t1) + ... + PR(tn)/C(tn)) That's the equation that calculates a page's PageRank. It's the original one that was published when PageRank was being developed, and  More...
Cell phone A number of Verizon Wireless employees accessed and viewed President-elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone account without authorization, Verizon Wireless President and CEO, Lowell McAdam said in a statement issued late Thursday.  More...
Pay per click is an advertising laboratory. Every new account, every adgroup, every keyword, every ad is a test. There are no guarantees when you start - which keywords will work, which ads, which search networks, and so on. Everything’s a test in the beginning. And no matter how long your account has been running, the way to improvement is always  More...
What makes one business checking account stand out from the others? Here are 7 things to look for...along with my pick.  More...
The top 4 ways to propel your website rankings, traffic, lead generation and sales are as follows. 1. Properly optimize your Google Adwords account. This involves installation of Adwords Conversion Tracking, building proper Adwords Keyword Lists, have a proper keyword tool to do your keyword research, conducting ad copy A/B variate split testing  More...
Probably the single biggest rip-off in the merchant account industry is the leasing of credit card terminals (or credit card machines) to business owners. The article outlines 3 reasons why most business owners sign up for a lease, as well as disclosing the true cost of a lease for the business.  More...
While the principles and advice in that column apply to all of the "big three" search engines, there's one QS factor that's only part of Google AdWords: the Account Quality Score. It affects keyword minimum bids -- the bid prices Google says are the lowest ones Google will accept in order for a keyword to be eligible for ad display. Late last  More...
Small merchants have long chafed at the fees they must pay banks every time a customer swipes a debit or credit card. But now, with business slowing and every dollar important to their bottom line, some merchants are pushing for changes.  More...
If you are a google adsense publisher, you may have heard many frightened stories about the banned publishers who suddenly found their account disabled and their businesses are destroyed even before start because they depend on Google to earn money. Here’s how to reinstate your account  More...
Want to know how the stock market affects everyone, including small business owners like you? Economist Mike Donnelly says "You could have placed your 401k in a passbook savings account and done better [over the past 10.5 years]."  More...
Are you happy with your credit card processor? Are you getting the best deal? Many small businesses across the U.S. aren’t which has led to the launch of a comparison-shopping website for B2B financial services.  More...
Sometimes a patent gets granted that sounds bogus, but the bank account behind it makes it "real". Page Down key? Come'on guys. Your take-away: 1) Consider keeping your Intellectual Property (IP) under wraps before you release or test your product and 2) Seek Qualified IP-related Legal Counsel.  More...