Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Stock Exchange


Index                                 Country        Change   % Change     Level             Last Update
Australia ASX All Ordinaries Australia        +66.10 +1.43%    4,699.60  1:26am ET
Shanghai SE Composite Index  China        -21.22 -1.08%    1,938.29  1:31am ET
Hang Seng                                Hong Kong     +205.12   +1.03%       20,060.84      1:31am ET
Mumbai Sensex                        India              -34.70        -0.19%       18,594.45      1:31am ET
Nikkei 225                               Japan             +28.25       +0.22%       12,997.59     1:26am ET
Taiwan TSEC 50 Index            Taiwan           +141.79     +1.85%     7,805.02  1:26am ET

Stock Sectors 3 Month Change in %

Transportation                 +5.70%
Utilities                         +2.34%
Communications               +4.00%
Commercial Services        +9.19%
Electronic Technology +7.72%
Consumer Durables         +17.69%
Consumer Non-Durables +7.21%
Energy Minerals         +3.53%
Finance                         +7.64%
Health Services             +12.98%
Retail Trade                 +11.27%
Technology Services        +7.33%

Small Business Advice's By Different Owner's of Small Businesses

1) Starting a small business is like riding an intense roller coaster. There are tons of twists, turns, loops, ups, and downs. Sometimes you manage the business thinking about the next quarter, and sometimes it's just managing hour by hour. The key is to stay focused and enjoy the thrill of the ride."

2) Trust your idea enough to know that it can challenge the status quo -- our greatest returns have come from taking unconventional paths and tackling real problems on behalf of our potential customers and partners."

3) Network to find like-minded business people who you can talk to about your day-to-day activities. Decompressing, venting, sounding bored -- whatever you want to call it -- they will see solutions that are hidden in plain sight. Maybe you’ll answer your own questions once you hear yourself out loud. You’ll do them the same favour in return. And don't limit it to just a few people -- make it a larger circle, and make it social. Like a temporary, rotating, casual advisory board. Refreshments wouldn’t hurt.”

4) “You demonstrate your best-in-the-world status by using your brain to create best-in-the-world content for your business. The small businesses that do this won’t need a big marketing budget to get traction and disrupt -- and eventually displace -- legacy companies. It takes hard work and brainpower, sure, but those aren’t things most SMB marketers I know are afraid of.”

5) “Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake once said, ‘So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.’ After working hard for 13 years as a small business owner, these words ring true with me more than ever.”

6) “Unlike huge corporations, as a small business owner you have a chance to interact with your customers face-to-face on a daily basis. By treating each and every touch point as an opportunity to gain a better understanding of your customers, you’re ensuring your small business will continue to grow and evolve to meet their unique needs and expectations.”

7) “Take at least one family vacation a year. It's easy for small business owners to be completely consumed by their business, and it's imperative to let your family know they are your number one customer on a regular basis."

8) “Being a small business owner is the best. It's incredibly hard but it's been totally worth it. I love creating -- and I love being a part of a team that cares about people and cares about telling stories. I doubt I could have a tougher job -- and I'm sure I couldn't have one that is more rewarding.”

9) “People say that small businesses are hard work, but the reality is that it's hard work like you've never known -- you eat, sleep, live, and breathe your business. There's nothing harder, but there's also nothing better -- small business owners are some of the the world's most wonderful, dedicated, and intelligent innovators."

10) “In my opinion, the greatest key to small business success is to not hold your cards too close to your chest. Tell people about your great idea. Tell anyone who will listen. Actively seek feedback from the larger community as a whole, with a particular emphasis on potential customers. You'll be surprised at how many people will be both willing and able to contribute."

Monday, June 24, 2013

SEO Marketing in 2013 ( SEO has changed so much in such a short amount of time.)

10 Best SEO Tools for Keyword Research


SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization.

SEO has changed so much in such a short amount of time.

Search marketers are increasingly being encouraged to focus less on building lispannks, and more on creating engaging content people want to share with others. The game has no doubt been mixed, shaken, and stirred, but many elements remain the same, including the powerful influence of keywords.

Something tells us that no matter what happens on the search front, keywords will always play an integral role in SEO strategies. We have identified the top 10 tools to help you find those that offer the most value to your efforts.

1 ) Ubersuggest:
         This is a handy tool that aims to help you track down the right keywords. What makes Ubersuggest stand out is its ability to pull suggestions from traditional search engines, as well as discovery engines within news, e-commerce, and video sites. Available at absolutely new cost, this tool is almost too good to be true.

2)   SpyFu:
         A big part of keyword research is seeing what your competitors are up to. SpyFu helps you do exactly that by allowing you to monitor the keywords other sites in your niche are using, while also tracking those to use on your own destinations. This tool is available on a subscription basis.

3)   Wordtracker:
         Wordtracker is the go-to tool for many SEO marketers. This one is more like a toolkit because it offers a variety of features designed to target keywords, and help with other areas of optimization as well. A subscription to Wordtracker will cost you a couple hundred dollars a month, but if you’re trying to optimize PPC programs or other marketing campaigns, you may find it to be a great value.

4)   HitTail:
         HitTail is specially made for pinpointing the best long tail keywords. What’s interesting about this tool is that it provides suggestions based on your site’s existing traffic. HitTail is available in four different paid plans, but you can test it out with a free trial. Think you know the keywords you should be incorporating in your content? Think again. Web searchers tend to be very unpredictable, and in this game, making the wrong assumptions can cost you dearly. Before you optimize, strap up with a few tools that will enable you to make the best selections. You won’t regret it.

5)   Google Keyword Tool:
         Google Keyword Tool is a user-friendly tool that brings simplicity to the keyword research process. Simply enter a word, phrase, or website URL, and it serves up a list of similar suggestions along with how often that particular term is searched for. This tool is completely free to use.

6)   SEOBook Keyword List Generator:
          Among other products, SEOBook offers a nifty tool that generates a list of keywords and phrases. You input the data, and it serves up a list of suggestions relevant to your entry. This tool is free, but it is only available as a Firefox plugin and calls for you to create an account with SEOBook.

7)   Keyword Discovery:
          Keyword Discovery helps you discover the best keywords by pulling data from the top search engines across the globe. The ability to view historical trends, effectiveness, and bid values on PPC campaigns translates to rich data that allows you to make informed decisions. Similar to Wordtracker, Keyword Discovery is a premium tool that might set you back a bit, but makes up for it with undeniable value.

8)   Bing Keyword Research Tool:
          Google may be the largest search engine, but it isn’t the only one. Bing Keyword Research Tool focuses solely on organic search, serving up suggestions based on language, country, or region for personalized results. This tool is free to use when signing up for Bing Webmaster Tools.

9)    Google AdWords Keyword Tool:
          Google AdWords Keyword Tool was made for AdWords campaigns, but can also be used as a suggestion tool for SEO initiatives beyond PPC. With the free version, you enter a term, phrase or URL, and it delivers a list of suggestions complete with traffic data. There is also a paid version that offers more extensive long tail data.

10)   Micro Niche Finder:
          Micro Niche Finder helps you choose the best keywords for your website and the niche you operate in. It identifies keywords that have a high level of competition with a red marking, and those that are more likely your speed in green. This tool is available on software licenses at varying prices.

Top 10 Tips for Local Business | Google Website Marketing ( With SEO )

As a small business owner, you may probably been bombarded with cold-calls from so-called local SEO experts that promises to make your website rank #1 on Google FAST. When talking about Google Website marketing and search engine optimization, FAST is a very scary word because not unless you have a very weak local search competition on Google, it does take some time to rank on the big G and the two other major search engines. Well, in reality, it may not take as much time as it would if you’re targeting a national or international search results for your industry or niche.

Search engine optimization isn’t about bombarding your site with thousands of backlinks in the shortest possible time but is about building a quality, search engine, and people friendly website that over-delivers value to your prospects. Of course, it may be hard to produce a lot of content pages in some industries but for most, specially the competitive ones, it’s just impractical to expect a 5 page website to top the search engine rankings.


1) Plant geographic indications:
Welcome to Venice! Yes, we’re still in Winnipeg! Venice is a local algorithm update that mixed organic and local search results in one search results page to help local businesses get a higher chance of ranking on the searches with local intent. Aside from using local keywords, you can also plant kml files on your website’s root domain, use geotagged imageds and use rich snippets containing you company name, address and phone number on your website to help Google determine that your site is in fact a local website.

2) Say No to Flash-based Websites:
Above, I wrote that you should help Google read your website. If your stunning website is flash-based, you will not like this: Google can’t read FLASH!

3) Target the right keywords:
It’s surprising that right up to now, very few local business websites actually target the right keywords on their website pages. Your potential customers use “keywords” every time they try to search for your business online. Using the right keywords on your website lets Google know what your website is all about, yet a lot of small business websites don’t use the words their prospects use to find businesses similar to theirs and wonder why their websites’ aren’t bringing them leads.

4) Invest in Content:
Content can come in a lot of various forms. It can refer to videos, images, infographics, etc. but the most basic form of content are text articles focused on the keywords that your potential customers are typing on the search field to find your business. The truth is, Google can’t read videos and images (yet), that’s why it’s so important to build your website around something that’s highly readable by Google and other search engines. Some people will tell you that searches no longer read website content pages but the truth is searchers actually do; sure they won’t read the full one thousand word article that you painstakingly crafted into a masterpiece but your content will help them find you on the search results. This is otherwise called: Content Marketing.

5) Don’t Trick Google, Rank Slow and Rank Long Term:
If you’re paying an online marketing company to help you be visible on the search results for your business’ target keywords, you might be frustrated in the first few months because you think you’re not getting results. This is because there’s a process to a quality search engine optimization campaign which will benefit your company in the many years to come. Trying to rank FAST will only get your site dinged and when Google decides to ban your site, all your hopes of landing on the first page of the search results page are shattered. Rank slow and keep away from SEOs who promise immediate gratification.

Focus instead on quality and please, please, don’t bombard Google with automated, spammy backlinks. A solid SEO strategy builds the right foundation to help you dominate the search results in the many years to come whereas spammy SEO tactics can help you rank fast to only be de-indexed when Google catches up with the tactics used.

6) Website URL Structure:
Dynamically generated URL or any other URL that doesn’t contain your targeted keywords won’t help your site rank higher on the search engine results. This is another factor of helping Google understand your site and what each of your pages is all about.


7) Build and Attract Quality Links:
When you first build your website. It’s advisable to get quality links from websites related to your business or industry. Ideally, your website should attract backlinks on its own but realistically, no one will link to your website if it’s non-existent. So, it’s very important to build your backlinks specially in the early stages of your search engine marketing campaign.

8) Help Google Read and Understand Your Website:
A lot of local business websites aren’t even indexed by Google! It’s surprising that most small business owners invest a premium on Web design that Google can’t even read and don’t think that they need to invest in online marketing. You can have the simplest website and beat the heck out of those expensively designed, dynamic websites on Google search results and take home 90% of the leads that you can turn into actual paying customers once they land your sale funnel! If you have a non-performing website that’s been online for years, chances are, it isn’t even indexed by Google because their robots can’t read it.

9) Make Your Site User-Friendly:
Do you know who the ultimate users of your website are? Well, I bet you do! Your target market are the users that you should really be optimizing your website for. Google’s aim is to serve the highest quality websites possible that they think will help the human searcher resolve a concern or a problem. If you’re website is too high-end, it may be difficult for users to know where to start using your site and might just click away and move on to the next website that they think will fit their need. Site speed is also an important factor here.

10) Use Images:
Images are important, not only because they add up to the aesthetics of your web pages but because they can help you attract traffic from the search engines as well. Yes, Google can’t read images but it can read filenames and image descriptions. So instead of just using your “img1003?, rename it into a more descriptive filename that’s related to your business or industry; you can actually use keywords on your images, just don’t make it look like you’re keyword stuffing as it could back-fire.

11) Plan Your Website Structure:
Website structure is a huge factor in making sure that all your keyword-focused pages are in fact indexed and are accessible by Google. The best website structure is a tier three website; counting from the homepage, you shouldn’t exceed three levels down, 4th level is simply too deep for the robots to to visit. Again, help make it easy for Google to access your site by building a search engine friendly website structure.

Top 10 International Stock Exchanges..!


This is a brief look at the top 10 forex stock markets on a global scale.

One of the criteria used to assign rankings to international stock exchanges is the market depth, which in itself is a function of liquidity, capitalization and number of market participants. What follows is our list of the top 10 International Stock Exchanges, using the value of shares traded as the indicator.

1)      New York Stock Exchange (United States)
2)      NASDAQ (United States)
3)  Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Hong Kong)
4)      Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany)
5)      Shanghai Stock Exchange (China)
6)      London Stock Exchange (UK)
7)      Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan)
8)      Euronext (Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal)
9)      BME Exchange (Spain)
10)      Italian Stock Exchange (Italy)



It is not entirely surprising that the first two places on this list have gone to two exchanges located in the United States. In terms of market depth, the US exchanges are tops. Many foreign companies are listed in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ as American Depository Receipts, where they can be traded. This lack of geographical inhibitions has put the NYSE and NASDAQ firmly in the number one and number two spots with a combined value of traded shares at $45.23 trillion.

Next on the list is the London Stock Exchange, with a combined trade volume of $10.3 trillion. Japan has been known as one of the foremost economic global powers. Even though its economy has stagnated for a number of years now, its stock market has seen some activity with a trade volume of $6.5 trillion to put it in fourth place.

The Euronext exchange operates in Lisbon, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. This geographical spread has served to increase the market depth that would otherwise have been infinitesimal in these countries, and pushed the exchange up to the 5th position with a trade volume of $5.6 trillion.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange comes in sixth, which is not bad for an exchange that had arguably the strongest currency in Europe prior to the introduction of the Euro in 1999. Its trade volume for the period in review came in at $4.3 trillion.

Next on the list is the emerging market stock exchange of China, the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Prior to the global financial crisis, the Shanghai Stock exchange witnessed remarkable increase in activity, and this has not abated since. With a trade volume of $4.1 trillion and a rate of growth of the Chinese economy that is yet to be matched by any other country, it will not be surprising if this exchange moves up in the rankings in the next few years.

This may not be good times for Spain and Italy, but their respective exchanges managed to make the list with trade volumes of $2.9 trillion and $2.3 trillion respectively. It is hoped that the respective governments can sort out the issues affecting the economies of the two countries, or we may see them dropping off the top 10 international stock exchanges list.

Bringing up the rear in our top 10 list is the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with a trade volume of $2.1 trillion.

As changes occur in the economies of the respective countries we are sure to see changes in positions on this list. But it will be difficult to unseat the United States stock exchanges from the top positions.

Social trading is all about transparency, as well as the ability to learn from and follow the best forex traders on the network.

Online Marketing Techniques For Business

The advancements in the internet field have given new meaning and introduced new techniques in various fields of business. Marketing is among those fields that have been completely revolutionized by the Internet. Now marketing is known as Internet marketing or e-marketing due to high involvement of the Internet. This type of marketing is much more effective than the conventional marketing. Through Internet marketing you can spread your message to a large circle of people in less time with minimum costs. But with so many marketers utilizing online marketing for their businesses, one thinks what may be the most effective online marketing techniques that can benefit you in the most successful way. This post can answer exactly that question.

Classified Marketing
The name says it all. This method of marketing requires you to post a classified ad of your products or services on various classified sites. The key to this method is to keep it short and brief but never put anything on your ad that you cannot deliver.

Forum Marketing
Forums are the places where people come and talk about nearly everything. These open discussion platforms can become a source of live traffic if you play your cards right. You can educate them about your business and involve them in discussions and gather opinions in the process to improve your products and services. It’s like killing two birds with one stone.

Article Marketing
Research shows that nearly half the internet population spends its time blogging and reading content and what better way to accommodate this ever growing thirst for knowledge by providing an informative and interesting article. You can create an article that consists all the relevant information about your product and services. Make sure to add some organic keywords through which your article would be SEO friendly and can be searched easily by the readers.

Search Engine Marketing
This is one of the most common e-marketing practices to promote your business online. In this type of marketing you must devise SEO friendly content that is both informative for the people as well as unique in the eyes of search engines.

Blog Marketing
Blogging is the number one activity of the modern internet user these days. People like to share, document, discuss and blog everything and anything they would consider is worth spending time on. So blog about your business and provide useful information related to your business which in turn will attract more and more people to your site.

Viral Marketing
In a short span of time, this type of marketing has cemented itself as one of the most effective and successful marketing technique. All you have to do is to produce something so unique and interesting that people simply can’t resist sharing or spreading. In order to come up with something like that, you should do a detailed study of the behavior of the online market and customer response to various services and products. Once you go viral, you can sit back and relax as the people sharing your message would do your job for you.


These marketing techniques are the most effective among many marketing practices. Only through experimentation and trying different combinations, you can find the proper online marketing strategy that suits your business the best.