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About Emmett Smith
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Expertise
I can answer questions about everything involved in starting and operating an online business.

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10 years of putting websites online

Organizations
American Marketing Association

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BA Marketing

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eWebproducts, eWebTelecom, E/O Networks, RealTime Access, others

   

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client makes a purchase online4/11/2008Michael Michelini
  Q: Good day When a client makes a purchase online how do I know the following information: What product ...
  A: This is taken care of pretty quickly and automatically by a 3rd party shopping cart. This means ...
E-website4/11/2008Nick L
  Q: Good day I want to start selling products online What will I need (software programs ect.) to start ...
  A: There are a bunch of options when selling online. You could sell via eBay and use Paypal for ...
business model4/3/2008Roger Ellman
  Q: I just wanted to ask for your insight. I am interested in the different business models being used ...
  A: Zilla This is a long subject - very. But I will make some short comments. There are many sites ...
backing up data4/1/2008Emmett Smith
  Q: I would like to know if I can buy a unit that will transfer the data from the computer I am using to ...
  A: Yes. The ability to do this has been around for sometime. It involves software and hardware. Here is ...
Brand new to the internet business3/19/2008Emmett Smith
  Q: Greetings Mr. Smith My girlfriend and I have just begun the process of an Internet business. This ...
  A: I am not an attorney so please do not take the below personal opinion based on solely my experience ...
Adult website business3/17/2008Steve Valiquette
  Q: I recently created a eCommerce website for an energy drink, now I have a partner who wants to sell ...
  A: Ray, This is really not as difficult a situation as you may think. I have a friend of mine who is ...
Types of credit card transactions3/17/2008Nick L
  Q: I'm setting up a webstore selling both products and subscriptions. I'd like to know what options are ...
  A: Sorry for the delay in my response. Subscriptions can be a tricky thing. I have a subscription site ...
buying merchandise3/16/2008Emmett Smith
  Q: When I start my online business how do I go about buying the merchandise
  A: It depends on what type of business you are starting. If you plan to buy inventory to stock and ...
Would domain be a problem?3/9/2008Ehsan Baig
  Q: I am at the very beginning of my career as a painter. I am not known at all. Needless to say ...
  A: Ok, Well then you need to join a website like http://www.art.com There are many other websites, ...
could not find my site3/7/2008Brian Bilek
  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: EDIT: Also, having gave our time to help, please help us by filling out the review survey on ...
could not find my website anywhere on search engine3/5/2008Ehsan Baig
  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: Well, the problem is with the URL, the pages and the way images are listed My suggestions are as ...
could not find my site3/5/2008Brian Bilek
  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: Don't worry, Judy! Congratulate yourself on putting forth effort to understand this otherwise ...
could not find my site3/5/2008Emmett Smith
  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: Keywords are the words that people type in to do a look up for something. If the words they type in ...
not find my site3/5/2008Ezra Silverton
  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 be on a search engine list3/5/2008Steve Valiquette
  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: Google has rewritten the rules for search engines. Although there are still many search engines that ...
Legalities in buying existing business's phone number.2/29/2008Lee Horner
  Q: The owner of a computer business based here in Vegas is moving and wants to sell me his phone ...
  A: No problem that I can see, but I'd make sure you have a written contract assuming the phone company ...
ecommerce2/27/2008Michael Michelini
  Q: I want to her to be able to sell her products through the web site, so I need some advice about ...
  A: I would highly recommend www.prostores.com for you. It is an eBay company that allows you to have a ...
Identity Crisis2/27/2008Nick L
  Q: What’s the best way to optimize the home page of a website that sells many different types of ...
  A: What you really need to do is pick no more than 5 to 8 keywords to optimize for one page, even your ...
Punctuation in keywords meta tag2/10/2008Brian Bilek
  Q: I know the engines don’t use the keyword tag much anymore but while optimizing a page, I like to add ...
  A: Sorry for the delay, I forgot to set myself as "On Vacation", but did so anyhow. =) It is ...
Punctuation in keywords meta tag2/10/2008Nick L
  Q: I know the engines don’t use the keyword tag much anymore but while optimizing a page, I like to add ...
  A: I think it's best to use proper punctuation in the meta data. The description tag is what shows up ...
Punctuation in keywords meta tag2/10/2008Emmett Smith
  Q: I know the engines don’t use the keyword tag much anymore but while optimizing a page, I like to add ...
  A: If you leave out the punctuation, your keywords will still be found whether or not someone ...
SWIFT Code Masking2/4/2008Steve Valiquette
  Q: Can you please explain the Mask of SWIFT Code of a bank i-e Swift code of Bank of America is ...
  A: The first 4 characters are provided by the financial institution and are an abbreviation of the bank ...
Online Ads2/4/2008Emmett Smith
  Q: I read where online ads are no longer a viable source of revenue for web-start ups. What is your ...
  A: If you're talking about getting paid by Google and others to place ads on your site and be paid ...
Online Ads2/4/2008Brian Bilek
  Q: I read where online ads are no longer a viable source of revenue for web-start ups. What is your ...
  A: My apologies for the delay - Brian and I just came back from vacation, so I thought I would answer ...
Reconfiguring URL's1/15/2008Nick L
  Q: I am using eCommerce Software for my online business. It resides in its own directory called ...
  A: Good question. First off, it's absolutely beneficial to have your category > product pages as close ...
Reconfiguring URL's1/15/2008Emmett Smith
  Q: I think I have asked you entirely too many question but you always come through so if it is no ...
  A: It is much easier to move pages closer to the root directory than it is to move them into ...
Credit Card Merchant Accounts...What to Look For1/8/2008Emmett Smith
  Q: Happy New year by the way. I am writing in because I have a question. I must say that I am more of a ...
  A: Happy New Year to you! It is the year of the Rat and I am a rat so I am looking forward to things ...
Squeeze Pages1/6/2008Stephanie Chandler
  Q: I'm starting to create my own squeeze pages now to get email opt ins. In your experience, how many ...
  A: Depending on your niche, I'm not sure that hundreds or thousands of squeeze pages are necessary. If ...
Where is a list of online business for sale?1/1/2008Stephanie Chandler
  Q: I was once interesting in buying an online record store but it got sold..Where do I find more of ...
  A: I don't know of any sites that specifically sell online businesses, but there are several websites ...
Credit card Accounts...What To Look For1/1/2008Nick L
  Q: I am writing you because I am really new to the whole bit about accepting credit cards. I am a Los ...
  A: sorry for the delay in my response, I am on vacation. Credit cards are not as complicated as you ...
canada ...usa12/31/2007Emmett Smith
  Q: I am a Canadian company selling to USA. I have a shipping location in USA. Am I required to open an ...
  A: I am not an attorney. Please to not construe the personal opinion base on personal experience only ...
canada ...usa12/31/2007Emmett Smith
  Q: I am a Canadian company selling to USA. I have a shipping location in USA. Am I required to open an ...
  A: I am not an attorney. Please to not construe the personal opinion base on personal experience only ...
e business canada ..usa12/31/2007Lee Horner
  Q: i guess you are the perfect person to ask my question seeimg we are in the same industry: sports ...
  A: I wish I could be of more help. Our old company, Rexall Showcase Intl had a heck of a time getting ...
How to promote shoes website to let more and more people known?12/28/2007Ezra Silverton
  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 ...
Processing Credit Cards and Shipping12/20/2007Nick L
  Q: I am currently developing a custom ecommerce site for a client (I am a web developer, and this is ...
  A: If your ecommerce system cannot create any custom rules, like adding charges for distant shipping ...
Header Tags12/18/2007Emmett Smith
  Q: I have a question regarding using Header Tags with respect to SEO. A typical Product page on an ...
  A: Search Engines don't care about the size of the font in headers. I have not heard of any problems ...
Header Tags12/18/2007Nick L
  Q: I have a question regarding using Header Tags with respect to SEO. A typical Product page on an ...
  A: Sorry, for the delay in answering the question! I don't think the H3 tag will necessarily be seen ...
Header Tags12/18/2007Emmett Smith
  Q: I have a question regarding using Header Tags with respect to SEO. A typical Product page on an ...
  A: You use of header tags is correct but, depending on what you are promoting, it may have the opposite ...
online website12/16/2007Emmett Smith
  Q: Iam currently planning an online website. The basis of it is it will be a free browser based game, ...
  A: You can put something like "copyright 2007" at the bottom of your web pages. That is all you need to ...
Website Help12/12/2007Lee Horner
  Q: Someone already owns the website that I want. It is an individuals personal website. The website has ...
  A: There are companies such as register dot com that will camp on a website you want and snatch it up ...

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