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Sometimes, your site will get unnoticed to the online world. You may need directories in order to boost your ranking in search engines. I have compiled some directories might be of value to you. Just take your time signing up with these directories.

• Yahoo Directory (http://directory.yahoo.com)
• Open Directory Project (DMOZ) (http://dmoz.org/)
• Joe Ant (http://www.joeant.com/)
• Gimpsy (http://www.gimpsy.com/)
• GoGuides (http://www.goguides.org/)
• SevenSeek (http://www.sevenseek.com/)
• Business.com (http://www.business.com/)
• Skaffe.com (http://www.skaffe.com/)
• Wow Directory (http://www.wowdirectory.com/)
• Microsoft bCentral Directory (http://sbd.bcentral.com/)
• Thomasnet (http://promoteyourbusiness.thomasnet.com/)
• Fierce India (http://www.fierceindia.com/)

When submitting your site to these directories, be sure to browse the category that is the most relevant to your website traffic. But the most important reminder is to read the listing guidelines for the directory.

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Are you planning to add a forum as an additional source for targeted traffic? Then this one is for you. I have been closely following a forum plugin especially made for Wordpress. It was first called Simple Forum, but lately, a stand alone forum was created with the same name, thus to avoid confusion, Andy, the creator of the forum plugin, decided to call it Simple: Press Forum with the recent release of Version 3.0. So much has been added to the plugin that it is not as simple as it used to be. Among the features newly added to the long list of user request are the following: Main Features:

• ‘Pretty/SEO’ Friendly Permalinks.
• Private Messaging
• Powerful User Group and Permission structure
• New ‘QuickLinks’ dropdown on the Search Bar displaying recent and unread posts
• Bulk Moderate Posts
• Login Form
• Mass Deletion
• Many ‘Custom’ options: Up to three custom icons in login bar; set custom icons for all Groups and Forums; Use a graphic in place of page title; Create a special ‘editor’ message
• Redirect RSS Feeds to external services (i.e., FeedBurner)
• ‘Pluggable’ page rendering code allowing replacement functions and custom code routines
• TinyMCE V3 with much improved text handling and formatting
• Optional Image File Uploading (only using TinyMCE editor)
• Improved Notification, Messaging and form validations
• EMail Overrides and create text of New User Email
• Democracy Polls plugin support
• Images as Thumbnails that expand

Additional Features: But the most important feature of this plugin is it will work nicely with the upcoming release of Wordpress 2.5. As of the moment, some minor bugs will be encountered after the installation. However, Andy is very quick to answer for any problems regarding the Simple: Press Forum. The effectiveness of this extended service of your blog will primarily depend on how you interact with your forum users. Forums, generally requires much attention and maintenance but the traffic is worthy to be considered once you established a bunch of loyal followers.

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I got an email supposed to be from Paypal.com. It was really very convincing that on the first glance of the body, you would not know it is a fake Paypal email. It asked for my email address and even the Paypal password. I managed to get a screen shot of the Paypal Email Scam" href="http://www.affiliatecrunch.com/images/2008/03/paypalemail1.jpg">Paypal Email Scam. Whew! That was close. What is a phishing email? It is like an ancient art of luring internet user to reveal personal details (like passwords and credit card information) on a fake web page or email form pretending to come from a legitimate company (like paypal) According to PayPal: They will never ask for your password over the phone or in an email and will always address you by your first and last name. Can you spot an email phishing? To let you familiarize with email phishing, Paypal provides a Challenge to Fight Phishing. By this you should be able to learn 5 things about phishing. If you don’t want to visit Paypal’s site, you can take a look at the challenge below: 1. Phishing is a form of fraud designed specifically to steal your identity.

Usually, a phishing email will have a fake story that’s designed to lure you into clicking a link or button in the email or calling a phone number. The sender is trying to steal your identity by tricking you into revealing your password or other personal information.

2. Paypal may occasionally ask you for your full name and password in a PayPal email.

Paypal will never ask you for the following personal information in any PayPal email:

• Your full name
• Your password
• Driver’s license number
• Social Security number
• Credit and debit card numbers
• Pin numbers or bank account numbers

3. A PayPal email will never contain attachments or software.

They promise to never email you an attachment or software update to install on your computer. Never install attached software or even open an attached file. It’s not safe – it could be spyware or a virus.

4. Clicking on a link in an email is the most reliable way to get to your PayPal account.

Many phishing emails have links that look valid, but send you to fraudulent sites instead. Here’s what you should do: Open a new browser window, type https://www.paypal.com and log in to your PayPal account directly.

5. Clicking on a link in an email is the most reliable way to get to your PayPal account.

Many phishing emails have links that look valid, but send you to fraudulent sites instead. Here’s what you should do: Open a new browser window, type https://www.paypal.com and log in to your PayPal account directly.

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Walking that tightrope between spending money and making money on your affiliate website can be tough. Paying to advertise your affiliate website is a great idea, but only if you’re making more money then you’re spending, and that isn’t always as easy said then done. Sometimes, people do struggle to look for money just to sign up with this promising affiliate program. How can you make sure that you won’t end up in the red? Here are a few helpful tips.

• Have realistic expectations.

While it is possible to earn a boatload of money by setting up affiliate marketing websites, don’t expect to be bringing in $10,000 a month right off the bat. Every product sells in a different way, and finding that perfect niche takes time. Also, experience is very important in the world of affiliate marketing and the more you have, the better you’ll do. Be patient, stick with it and you’ll see your profits rise with your experience level.

• Know how to advertise.

Google has an affordable and easy way to advertise through their Adwords program. You’ve seen these ads on Google, they are usually at the very top and on the right hand side of every single search that is done. Google performs hundreds of thousands of web searches every second, so the chances of a search that would trigger your set of key words is pretty high. Just remember that for each time your ad appears, Google will charge you a fee. Make sure you’re getting the most value out of each sale because, otherwise, Google is making money off you instead of you making money off of your customers.

• Make sure your affiliate partner is trustworthy.

If you’re just starting out in the world of affiliate marketing, it might be a good idea to stick with the big boys like Amazon or Citibank until you learn the ropes. There are less trustworthy sites out there that are looking to have affiliate marketing done that might not deal with you in a completely honest manor. Until you learn the ropes of affiliate marketing, it might be wise to go with a major corporation that you know will pay out and treat you with respect. You don’t want your first marketing effort to be a bad one.Unfortunately, since affiliate marketing has become so profitable in recent years, there are companies out there that will try to scam you. If you’re an experienced affiliate marketer, you know most of the tricks of the trade, but if you are new to the game, stick with familiar companies until you figure out the best advertising cost/revenue balance.

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Got puzzled on how to blog? A good step by step tutorial will help you learn to blog.  It covers almost all the aspects of blogging platform, from cropping images to posting. This video is highly recommended for those who have more spare time as the video will run for about 45 minutes long.

Just take your time and coffee watching this video.

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