Clever Profit Growth Software by Jim Daniels
Are you truly using technology in your web business? Before you answer yes, stop
a moment and consider how many promotion or marketing tasks take place at your
website without you lifting a finger.
Perhaps your site signs up new opt-in subscribers for you while you sleep. If
so, that's ONE automated task. Maybe orders are accepted securely without your
intervention. That's TWO. But can you keep counting?
If you have a little trouble going beyond that, what follows will help you.
As you probably already know, perhaps the most powerful of all applications on
the Internet is the CGI script. CGI stands for the "Common Gateway Interface".
It is a standard for interfacing external applications with information
servers, such as HTTP or Web servers. If you have a website, more than likely
you already have cgi based software running at your site. But your profits
could probably benefit greatly from a few more.
Now don't worry, I'm not going to go into a long, boring explanation of how to
install cgi scripts. I'll save that for the techhies. Instead, I'll simply
share a wide variety of scripts that are ideal for small business owners
looking to grow website traffic and sales.
(Note: If you're not at all familiar with CGI, http://www.cgi101.com/
is a great place to learn about how it works. Remember, if it all seems too
confusing, fear not. Using CGI can be as simple as picking out a script and
having someone else set it up!)
Anyway, on with the scripts...
Automark http://www.superscripts.com/scripts/automark.html
Automark is a cgi script that will automatically pop up a "bookmark" suggestion
box for first-time visitors to your website. While this can be accomplished
using straight javacode, this script will not annoy regular visitors by popping
up the window every time they return. The first time a new visitor hits your
"target page" the bookmark window pops up, but never again. This is a great way
to get your site bookmarked by more visitors.
MailNow http://www.mailnow.co.uk/
MailNow allows you to provide web-based email to your users. Its web-based
email product provides unlimited addresses for multiple domains. A free email
account is a great giveaway that ensures constant repeat visitors to your site.
Master Subscriber Pro
http://willmaster.com/master/subscriberpro/index.shtml
This program automates joint ventures with other ezine publishers. Using this
script your visitors can subscribe to an unlimited number of ezines without
leaving your website to do so. Locate a few ezine publishers with traffic
comparable to yours and you'll all increase your new subscriber signups!
Protect It http://www.cgi-world.com/protect_it.html
This script offers a simple way to setup .htaccess or .nsconfig type user
authentication to your web directories using username / password. It is a solid
solution for managing private site signups. This script features auto- creation
and expiration of accounts, account edit features, a customizable email
template, and many other configurable settings.
Master Reciprocal Links http://willmaster.com/master/rlinks/index.shtml
Most search engines favor sites with links from other similar sites. But
growing and maintaining a list of links can be a lot of work. Here's a free
script that will automate these tasks for you. Not only does the program make
it easy to maintain a links page, it also finds out who the cheats are!
Your Own Associate Program http://www.palis.com/new/yoap16/index.htm
Leverage the efforts of hundreds or even thousands of other webmasters by
opening up an affiliate program at your site. This script by Paul Galloway runs
my program automatically and is used by many high-profile marketers.
Master Syndicator http://willmaster.com/master/syndicator/index.shtml
Do you offer articles, images or other content to webmasters, to use on their
own sites? Here's a way to automate the process -- for you AND them! This
script lets webmasters add two lines of JavaScript code on their page at the
location where your content is to appear. Then, all you do is paste your column
into your own Syndicator form and with one click you can automatically update
every syndication websites' pages, all at once. Pretty slick eh?
CDomain Pro http://www.cdomain.com
This script contains a domain lookup which helps your visitors find existing
domains and it also includes a powerful domain name wizard. The wizard combines
descriptive words that your visitors enter and presents them with a list of
related domain names that are available. If you are a domain name reseller,
this lightning-fast, user friendly script is ideal, as it can take your
visitors right to your domain name registration service. I liked this one so
much I had it installed at my site! You can demo it at:
http://www.bizweb2000.com/wizard.htm
If you feel that any of these scripts would enhance your website, visit the URL
and learn more. Or, if you have an idea for your site and would like to
automate the process, you can search for a script at
<www.cgi-Subscriptions.com>.
And remember, don't pass up a script because of limited knowledge of cgi. While
you can install cgi scripts on your server yourself, you can also hire someone
else to do it. The key is to never stop transforming your site into a powerful
lead and sale generator - and these scripts do just that!
About the Author
Jim Daniels of JDD Publishing Company. Jim's free lessons will increase your
website traffic. Visit http://www.bizweb2000.com/articles.htm
or opt-in to his famous BizWeb eGazette. It's free forever...
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