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About Ezra Silverton
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Have questions about search engine optimization and submission, web design / development or Internet marketing? I can be of valuable assistance. I want your business to be successful and will do what I can to accomplish this goal. Let me save you time.

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With an honours major in Marketing Administration, my experience and passion have been in this field. Since 1995 I have been working / learning Internet marketing tactics and would like to share with you what I have learned. I'm currently the marketing director for the web design company 9th sphere.

   

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SubjectDate Asked

ad space on my website10/30/2009
  Q: I have a new website only been up for about a month and a half. Its in the christian dating theme. ...
  A: This is a difficult question to answer because I'm not directly involved in your niche. The value of ...
credit card payments on a biz website3/10/2009
  Q: i intend to start an online business that will require interseted visitors to make purchases. hence, ...
  A: There are many options available, but I'm not certain as to what restrictions you may have in ...
Website Acquisition2/17/2009
  Q: I'm currently performing due diligence for the acquisition of an existing 100% web based business. ...
  A: I wouldn't pay too much attention to the Alexa rankings. It’s not very accurate. Just like you ...
Meta Out?2/16/2009
  Q: I was just educated on the importance of meta tags when all of a sudden everywhere around me I am ...
  A: Most search engines have ignored meta tags since the late 90's. Your most important tag is <title>. ...
banners12/3/2008
  Q: i would like to know between large banners and small banners place at the top of a web site which is ...
  A: The size, strategically designed, position, etc. all contribute to the level of attention a banner ...
Email Extractor Programs?10/1/2008
  Q: As no one has created an internet "Yellow Pages" for email addresses, do you know of any good email ...
  A: I'm not familiar with a program that will do that, however, I would strongly advice against such ...
info please9/15/2008
  Q: I currently have 1.3 million active profiles. At any one time i normally have 8000 people on my ...
  A: Some of the most common ways is through advertising. For instance, using Google AdSense or other ...
Domain name offer8/14/2008
  Q: I have a domain name listed up for sale, its www.worldstocks.biz , I have recently just got a email ...
  A: I would suggest selling it for what you think it fair and you can honestly walk away from the sale ...
Links - one way or reciprical5/8/2008
  Q: I have had conflicting information concerning links on my website. I heard that reciprical links ...
  A: Only adds links to your website that would be valuable to your visitors and not for the sake of SEO. ...
Starting a local site4/22/2008
  Q: My question is this. I have been wanting to start a localy based dating site in the Miami area and ...
  A: The costs of starting a website typically comprise of 1. domain name (approx. $10-20/year), 2. ...
not find my site3/5/2008
  Q: I heard it long time ago that good keywords help a web page to be on top of a search engine list. I ...
  A: Depending on how long your website has been online for, it may take a few weeks/months to show up on ...
How to promote shoes website to let more and more people known?12/28/2007
  Q: http://www.salienceshoes.com professionally provides with good quality , low price and newest styles ...
  A: It really depends on how much you want to spend! Before starting any advertising / promo efforts ...
Website Help12/12/2007
  Q: Someone already owns the website that I want. It is an individuals personal website. The website has ...
  A: If you don't need the domain right away, you could hold off and see what happens. But if the profits ...
Internet Marketing10/12/2007
  Q: I'm considering creating an Internet Marketing business based upon sending people information on ...
  A: Going into business with friends can we tricky and hold many risks, especially since most of the ...
New web business9/26/2007
  Q: Recently hired a company to do a two-page web site for me so I can sell an e-book. I have some ...
  A: Determine who your target market is then find the places they hang out. Essentially, if you know ...
ecommerce steps9/10/2007
  Q: I am about to put out ecommerce websites,bluehost.com is the hosting company. When somebody orders ...
  A: Yes, this is usually setup at the merchant account level. Once payment is made receipts will be ...
SSL Certs8/15/2007
  Q: I am trying to select an SSL Cert. My understanding is that VeriSign has the best reputation and ...
  A: We have always used GeoTrust and to my knowledge as long as the bit rate is the same, it doesn't ...
What should I name the folders?8/8/2007
  Q: I am going to be using shopping cart software that consists of several folders. To keep things ...
  A: I would try and keep your files as close to the root directory trying not to use too many ...
SEO8/4/2007
  Q: I just opened up a website wit volusion and I need to know everything about SEO. Can you explain how ...
  A: I would suggest you visit some of our industries website to get you started. Here are a few for ...
website traffic research7/15/2007
  Q: I have a 2 part question, the first question is made up of 3 subsections and the second question is ...
  A: Adding any features to your site should first be questioned if it will have value to your visitors. ...
re: protecting an eBook6/28/2007
  Q: off. 1. Can I make it where the Thank You page gives each buyer a unique code that changes after ...
  A: Regardless of what you do, you may not be able to protect it 100%, that I'm aware of. A user can ...
e-book idea6/19/2007
  Q: Ezra Thank you for your offer to help. I'm grateful. I have an idea for an e-book that I would ...
  A: You could sell the book off an affiliate site like ebay or you could create your own website and ...
Web Marketing6/7/2007
  Q: I am starting a niche online jobsite and have hired a reputable SEO company to help me get started. ...
  A: I would look into where your target market it hanging out. Perhaps a popular HR blog, magazine, ...
e mail marketing5/23/2007
  Q: i have been googling the internet for ways to market my goods i came across this web site ...
  A: I'm not familiar with this company, so I can’t provide any advice in that regard. However, I ...
homebased business5/10/2007
  Q: I've recently ordered a 1-month subscribtion with SMC...supposed to have a huge whearhouse of all ...
  A: I would suggest you talk to your web design company regarding this. I would first need to understand ...
Will I be penalized?5/4/2007
  Q: I have an account with LinkPartners.com. This is a company that lists you in their database as ...
  A: I am not too familiar with this product. I have always done by link building more naturally. I would ...
need to ask2/15/2007
  Q: i have a small company (commission agent) for exporting business , we had estabilshed it from short ...
  A: Sorry but I don't understand your question. If you are comparing a free website to a paid one, don't ...
Ready to put my head through the wall!2/13/2007
  Q: Good Day- I hope you can help me. I've operated a small business for 7 years. Stateside Orders ...
  A: I would suggest you contact a local web development company to assist you. Depending on your budget ...
Descripition Meta Tags12/14/2006
  Q: My understanding is that the Description tag must consist of information that is found on the page ...
  A: What you are doing is fine. You should be aware that search engines don't pay much attention to your ...
Inbound Links11/23/2006
  Q: I have heard of sites improving their search engine ranking by hiring someone to create hundreds of ...
  A: Stay far away from the automated systems. Creating the links yourself is a much better way. Look to ...
search engine priority10/10/2006
  Q: What can you do as a website manager to push your website to the front of a list in search engine ...
  A: There is just too much involved in your question of search engine optimization / marketing. If you ...
Business setup9/18/2006
  Q: Sir, How do you make sure your website comes up as high as possible when relevant words are typed ...
  A: People write books on this topic, so a simple email won't help you. I would suggest you look at some ...
Title Tag6/15/2006
  Q: I’m trying to decide the best format for the Title Tag on my product pages. I have heard that you ...
  A: The answer will depend on how important branding is to you. The more important, the more focus you ...
Quick Question6/13/2006
  Q: I bought two domain names one a regular .com and the other a .org. If I wanted to use the .org on a ...
  A: The .org extension is intended for non-for-profits, but there is nothing that will stop you from ...
Search Engine Submission6/10/2006
  Q: I have just launched my online guitar lessons site and my question is... Are the Search Engine ...
  A: This really depends on your budget and schedule. If you have the time to learn SEO on your own, you ...
New Internet company. HELP!5/21/2006
  Q: In the past I have run several websites and have tried several marketing schemes to get people to ...
  A: There are many factors that contribute to the success of internet marketing. Without reviewing your ...
ebook publishing5/11/2006
  Q: I am writing an ebook that will have a specific target audience. The ebook itself is the easy part. ...
  A: You have many solutions available to you. What will most likely determine your picks will be based ...
ALT tags and URL's4/10/2006
  Q: My shopping cart software generates HTML pages. I am concerned about the ALT TAGS and URL's. ...
  A: As long as you don't abuse the alt tag by stuffing keywords in them, you have nothing to worry about ...
Internet marketing3/8/2006
  Q: I have a small budget and I'm using pay per click advertising on Miva.In the last two days I've ...
  A: I cannot review your website for free, but can generally say that if you are getting a lot of ...
help2/18/2006
  Q: I created a website www.freelancebusinessman.com and I was wondering i have the basic info in there ...
  A: It may depend on how many services you have. I wouldn't suggest making the page scroll too much. I ...
Selling your book on Amazon.com - Pros & Cons?12/6/2005
  Q: Aloha, I self-published a book, called Aloha Mannequins, that's available through Amazon.com and ...
  A: Consider changing the price on Amazon.com to reflect the difference in royalty. Amazon gets a lot ...
We are a small Company in...11/25/2005
  Q: We are a small Company in the UK with a unique 3/4 image poster in-store advertising illuminated ...
  A: I am not a big fan of unsolicited email, but you may want to split your list and test different ...
Website9/23/2005
  Q: I have a few questions, 1. what should I expect to spend for design on a online auction website ...
  A: My responses would be to use 9th sphere, since I work for them ;) Costs for website services really ...
Web advertisements8/21/2005
  Q: What is the best way to put advertisements on my site,where i can get more money and at the same ...
  A: This will depend on many circumstances. Google AdSense is one option and there are many others. You ...
Need help in marketing electronically8/20/2005
  Q: I am business for a while but getting internet savvy very recently. My website is ...
  A: There is a lot involved here so I will give you a brief fyi. One way to get a higher position on ...
Ebooks7/27/2005
  Q: Ezra: I am interested in selling my own ebooks, and I wondered if you know of any worthwhile books ...
  A: If I understand your question correctly, most people use MS Word to write the content and then ...
search engine7/24/2005
  Q: I it true that adding more pages will get more search hits? I started two sites as a hobby ...
  A: Content is "food" for the search engine. Adding more pages will give you more opportunity to ...
Website marketing6/15/2005
  Q: proven product but is completely lost in the complexities of Internet marketing. Let me give you ...
  A: When looking to start any marketing initiative, you need to establish some sort of plan outlining ...
new ecommerce site5/3/2005
  Q: Apologies... What i was trying to say was, I am starting an ecommerce in the UK which will resell ...
  A: Currently search engine marketing provides the best return on your dollar. Take a read of ...
Growth4/26/2005
  Q: How are you doing? Sorry for the non technical questions. I have just started a web software ...
  A: This may depend on many different components. Internet advertising will definitely give you the best ...
Advertising-Marketing One's Website3/11/2005
  Q: What book(s), course(s), C.D.s etc. would you most likely refer to if you were seeking information ...
  A: It would depend on which subject you are looking for. Marketing is a broad field. If you are ...
Content-Only Website ... How Much Money Could I Make?3/3/2005
  Q: I am trying to construct a content-rich website about choosing wedding music. I have a lot of ...
  A: In short, it depends on what your business model is. You need to ask yourself - what are my plans on ...
More Clicks Per day12/28/2004
  Q: I own a small retail store that sells Nascar merchandise, I have a web site and I would like to know ...
  A: You will not be able to do this for free. You will either need to spend the money or spend a lot to ...
search engine optimization12/21/2004
  Q: I am working as a volunteer to improve the management of SME's in developing countries. In January ...
  A: This question could take a very long time to answer. Search engine marketing is both a science and ...
Domain Names and Marketing12/15/2004
  Q: Ezra, I would like to use Homestead.com as my site host because of the WYSIWIG builder they ...
  A: Unfortunately, I am not familiar with Homestead.com but if they are simply pointing your domain to ...
search engine optimization10/3/2004
  Q: we just opened up our own web site called www.armyquartermaster.com and I would like to find out the ...
  A: Congratulations on the new site! Search engine marketing (sem) is partially an art and a science. ...
Google Search Results Displaying "Old" Information10/2/2004
  Q: 10/2/04 Hello Ezra, On the evening of 9/30/04, I did a search on Google for "garden decor" ...
  A: Google often does this. They will often spider sites, display current results and then sometimes ...
SEO9/19/2004
  Q: HERE'S MY QUESTIO: I have been #1 in my particular category (see www. dmoshe.addr.com), but I need ...
  A: Good questions. Simply answered, yes, it would. The more relevant content on your site (same domain) ...
Internet marketing6/10/2004
  Q: 1) Please advise best way to promote web site with limited budget 2) I am thinking of using google ...
  A: Your best bang for the buck would definitely be with the search engines. Depending on your industry, ...
Bank details and methods of money transfer3/28/2004
  Q: Respected expert, Although a medical doctor by profession, I am a writer as well and I have my ...
  A: Abidi, 1. You may want to consider having the customer pay by money order or certified cheque, ...
re search engine listings3/8/2004
  Q: Please can you give me any help or advice on gaining good positions on google etc? this is my site ...
  A: Unfortunately I cannot provide you with all the details required to getting your website on Google. ...
online business3/2/2004
  Q: Respected Sir, I am using ASP for last 1 year and currently working for an ...
  A: These elements: 1.SSL 2.Merchat Account 3.Payment processing system 4.Web server hosting my site ...
Hi, I want to know is there...2/28/2004
  Q: I want to know is there a standard type of a RFP (Request for Proposal), or i should build it ...
  A: No one RFP is the same. Depending on the goods and services you provide a RFP will have different ...
How to sell my business?2/26/2004
  Q: I have a great little company that makes good money but could be making a lot more, and I'm looking ...
  A: Your guess would be as good as mine ;) Perhaps placing an ad in a magazine that focuses on ...
Banner ads2/16/2004
  Q: I am in the process of starting an online pharmacy. I have been an affiliate for about 2 years and ...
  A: Deciding to use banner ads depends on many variables. For some companies they work well and for ...

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