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-resources.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
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