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ANSWER:I can't give you any statistics as to their rating compared to other companies of its type. What I CAN tell you is that as the baby-boomers move up in age, anti-aging products like Rexall's will probably be in more and more demand.

Keep in mind, however, that Rexall is a NETWORK MARKETING business that NOW has an internet component. From my experience in Network Marketing, the key is the human contact that YOU will need to make that will determine your success.

I wouldn't rely strictly on the Internet component in defining or working the venture. Believe in the products, believe in the company, and most importantly, believe in yourself and you can make it happen!

ACTION: Visit
www.MLMIA.org (MultiLevel Marketing Int'l Association)
www.mmmonthly.com (Money Makers Monthly)
which might have ratings and comparisons of different MLM companies.

ANSWERHi Anonymous,

While I didn't have the time to find out which have download requirements and which don't, I do have a comprehensive list of different paid to surf offers.

ACTION: Check out
1. http://www.paid-to-surf.com/index.htm
2. http://www.mygo.com/home/business/davidtom/

Also, here is a good list of programs if you have a website ACTION: Check out
OnlineBusiness.com

or cut and paste http://www.onlinebusiness.com/revenue/index.shtml into your browser to check out their list of affiliate programs

< There are many ways to drive traffic to a website. Despite the abundance of banner ads, however, that isn't always the best way. The reason you don't often see "advertise here" on the really popular sites is that the average company can't afford the millions it often costs to advertise on a Yahoo or ebay.

Secondly, ask yourself, of the many banner ads you've seen during your travels throughout the web, how many have you actually clicked on? A lot? Then you're not typical. If you said "none", then you're more normal. Banner ads these days are becoming more about establishing an identity rather than actually generating clicks.

So, it's your first question that's the real issue. And the best way to drive traffic to a site is to provide something people need, are excited about and will tell their friends about. (Word of mouth advertising).If you can set up a system whereby people are rewarded for sharing info about your site, then you're well on your way.

The best book I've read on the mindset that YOU need to have as a website owner is Webonomics by Evan Shwartz. It goes into grat detail and helped me with the sites I've launched.

Hope this helps.

If you really want to advertise on sites, look for the "contact us" link on most sites and email or call them and I'm sure they'll put you in touch with the right department.

ANSWER:

My friend, I have the PERFECT book for you! I recommend this highly to everyone I consult.

It's called Webonomics: 9 Essential Principles by Evan Schwartz

ACTION: You can visit the www.webonomics.com website to get some idea of the contents, but the book is where it is! this will definitely help!

ANSWER: Here are a few resources with tips on how to get better ranking in the search engines.

1. Linkexchange.com (look in the Market Your Business Online Section)

2. 69 Ways to Promote Your Site http://www.aia.net.au/success/web-promotion.html

3. WebPromote Weekly is a weekly ezine (and website) with great tips on getting a better position in the search engines http://www.webpromote.com/

Other Tips: It's going to be necessary to know about and include META TAGS in your site, if you haven't already. These will help your listing.

Here are two articles I always give to my clients. Print them out, and use them well!

10 BEST PLACES TO PROMOTE YOUR SITE, by Riyaj Shaik of Associate-it.com

Website promotion is an art. As a webmaster, I spend most of my time promoting my sites. Without a big budget you cannot promote a site overnight. Most webmasters don't have a big budget. So, they have to do it the hard way.

* Keep promoting it day in and day out. * Try different options. * Use trial and error to determine what works. * Spend countless hours to arrive at good places to promote the site.

Over the years I have promoted my sites at hundreds, if not thousands, of different places online, some good, some not so good. I want to share with you the 10 best places to promote your site so that you won't spend as many hours as I have in finding them. Before You Start Promoting Your Site Be sure to create and include Meta tags on every page. Also, don't use all of the free submit utilities on the same day since many of them submit to the same search engines. Wait at least one week before you use the next utility. You may want to open an email account on hotmail or another of the free email services and use that email address if you plan to submit to free for all links since many send a confirmation email, or add you to a mailing list.

THE BIG TEN

1. SELF-PROMOTION: This is the best place to start promoting your site. And best of all it is free to use. However, for only $10, you can have your data stored for one year so that you can promote your site over and over without retyping the information. Self-promotion allows you to promote your site to over 400 different search engines, indexes, business directories, international indexes, directories and awards. < http://www.selfpromotion.com >

2. JIM TOOLS: This is another free utility that promotes your site to 400 search engines and indexes and over 200 Free-For-All (FFA) links pages. Do not use Self-Promotion and Jim Tools in the same week since many of the search engines and indices are same. Compared to Self-Promotion, Jim Tools takes a lot less time to submit to 400 search engines and indexes. < http://www.jimtools.com >

The two free utilities above let you submit one URL to 400 different search engines and indices at a time. However, in some cases submitting your home page URL alone isn't enough. You have to "deep submit" your site. Deep submit is nothing more than submitting each and every page of your site. If you have 100 pages in your site, then you must use the above free, utilities 100 times to submit all of them (possible with Self-Promotion's paid service.) But don't worry. You can use the following deep submit utilities to submit multiple URLs at the same time.

3. ASSOCIATE-IT FREE SUBMIT: This free utility lets you submit all the pages in your site at one time to 24 major search engines. All the submissions are done in real time, you can watch the submission results as they happen. Depending on the speed of your Internet connection and the number of different pages you are submitting, this may take any where between three minutes to a few hours. The good thing is that you can start the submission and then surf the Net as usual in a different browser window. < http://www.associate-it.com/html/main/300free/ >

4. THE PROMOTER: This is similar to Associate-it Free Submit, but it will submit multiple URLs to 800 search engines, indices, FFA pages, classifieds, etc. at one time. This works much like Associate-it Free Submit. You can start the submission and then browse the Net in a different window. The Promoter also notifies you when it's time to resubmit your site. < http://www.thepromoter.com/ >

5. ANNOUNCE IT AMERICA!: One more free utility that submits multiple URLs to 300 search engines, indices, FFA links, classifieds, etc. at one time. This works like Associate-it Free Submit and The Promoter. You can start the submission and then surf the Net in a different browser window. < http://www.announceitamerica.com/The_Announce-O-Matic >

By using the five utilities above, you have submitted your site to most of the search engines and indices. It may take anywhere between three weeks to six months for your site to be indexed.

6. OPEN DIRECTORY: Recently, when Netscape purchased NewHoo, the Open Directory, I was quick to submit my site to be included. The only complaint I have with the Open Directory Project is that the editor in the category you are trying to submit your site to may be your competitor and may try to list your site lower in the list. But you can submit your site to three or four different categories if it belongs. Recently, Lycos and HotBot adopted the Open Directory, and Altavista is adopting it soon, so getting listed with the Open Directory may bring you a lot of traffic. < http://www.dmoz.org/add.html >

7. DIRECT HIT: A lot of search engines like HotBot, MSN and others have recently adopted the Direct Hit search technology. Getting listed with Direct Hit may also bring in considerable amount of traffic, but your site has to be somewhat popular. < http://www.directhit.com > 8. GOTO.COM: Even though it is not free, GoTo.com can bring targeted traffic to your site at a low cost. To get listed with GoTo.com you have to open an account with a minimum of $25, then bid on keywords that you would like to target. The minimum bid for each keyword is $0.01. I would recommend bidding $0.01 on 500-1000 keywords related to your site. You can bid high on 5-10 keywords that are really important to your site and bid $0.01 on others. To generate 500-1000 keywords related to your site, use Jim Tools keyword generator at http://www.jimtools.com. If you type in two or three keywords related to your site, the keyword generator searches the web for similar sites and compiles list of keywords by reading their Meta tags. Usually, if you bid on 1000 keywords, you will get between 75-100 hits a day. < http://www.goto.com >

9. YAHOO!: Even though getting listed on Yahoo is a pain and it may take up to six months, most sites get the majority of their traffic from Yahoo!. Also try submitting to Yahoo! Local or International if your site fits. If you submitted your site to Yahoo! and nothing happened for four or five weeks, try submitting again in the same category, or maybe in a different category. You can get good tips on how to get listed on Yahoo! at search engine forums at http://www.searchengineforums.com. Do what ever you have to do, but get listed on Yahoo!. < http://www.yahoo.com >

10. PRWEB: Press releases are one of the most effective ways to generate traffic to your site. If written well, they can be very effective. Over 90 percent of press releases are sent out by the companies or sites trying to generate traffic or publicity. Write a press release and distribute it free of cost using Prweb. < http://www.prweb.com

Thanks