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Clever Profit Growth Software
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By Jim Daniels
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Are you truly using technology in your web business? Before youanswer yes, stop a moment and consider how many promotion ormarketing tasks take place at your website without you lifting afinger.
Perhaps your site signs up new opt-in subscribers for you whileyou sleep. If so, that's ONE automated task. Maybe orders areaccepted securely without your intervention. That's TWO. But canyou keep counting?
If you have a little trouble going beyond that, what followswill help you.
As you probably already know, perhaps the most powerful of allapplications on the Internet is the CGI script. CGI stands forthe "Common Gateway Interface". It is a standard for interfacingexternal applications with information servers, such as HTTP orWeb servers. If you have a website, more than likely you alreadyhave cgi based software running at your site. But your profitscould probably benefit greatly from a few more.
Now don't worry, I'm not going to go into a long, boringexplanation of how to install cgi scripts. I'll save that forthe techhies. Instead, I'll simply share a wide variety ofscripts that are ideal for small business owners looking to growwebsite 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 itworks. Remember, if it all seems too confusing, fear not. UsingCGI can be as simple as picking out a script and having someoneelse 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 yourwebsite. While this can be accomplished using straight javacode,this script will not annoy regular visitors by popping up thewindow every time they return. The first time a new visitor hitsyour "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. Itsweb-based email product provides unlimited addresses formultiple domains. A free email account is a great giveaway thatensures constant repeat visitors to your site.
Master Subscriber Prohttp://willmaster.com/master/subscriberpro/index.shtml
This program automates joint ventures with other ezinepublishers. Using this script your visitors can subscribe to anunlimited number of ezines without leaving your website to doso. Locate a few ezine publishers with traffic comparable toyours 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 .nsconfigtype user authentication to your web directories using username/ password. It is a solid solution for managing private sitesignups. This script features auto- creation and expiration ofaccounts, account edit features, a customizable email template,and many other configurable settings.
Master Reciprocal Linkshttp://willmaster.com/master/rlinks/index.shtml
Most search engines favor sites with links from other similarsites. But growing and maintaining a list of links can be a lotof work. Here's a free script that will automate these tasks foryou. Not only does the program make it easy to maintain a linkspage, it also finds out who the cheats are!
Your Own Associate Programhttp://www.palis.com/new/yoap16/index.htm
Leverage the efforts of hundreds or even thousands of otherwebmasters by opening up an affiliate program at your site. Thisscript by Paul Galloway runs my program automatically and isused by many high-profile marketers.
Master Syndicatorhttp://willmaster.com/master/syndicator/index.shtml
Do you offer articles, images or other content to webmasters, touse on their own sites? Here's a way to automate the process --for you AND them! This script lets webmasters add two lines ofJavaScript code on their page at the location where your contentis to appear. Then, all you do is paste your column into yourown Syndicator form and with one click you can automaticallyupdate every syndication websites' pages, all at once. Prettyslick eh?
CDomain Pro http://www.cdomain.com
This script contains a domain lookup which helps your visitorsfind existing domains and it also includes a powerful domainname wizard. The wizard combines descriptive words that yourvisitors enter and presents them with a list of related domainnames that are available. If you are a domain name reseller,this lightning-fast, user friendly script is ideal, as it cantake your visitors right to your domain name registrationservice. 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 yourwebsite, visit the URL and learn more. Or, if you have an ideafor your site and would like to automate the process, you cansearch for a script at .
And remember, don't pass up a script because of limitedknowledge of cgi. While you can install cgi scripts on yourserver yourself, you can also hire someone else to do it. Thekey is to never stop transforming your site into a powerful leadand sale generator - and these scripts do just that!
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