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Web Marketing All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

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Web Marketing All-in-One for Dummies saved me from going bald. Just when I was about to rip out my hair, during yet another attempt at web marketing, I found this book. I'm no longer terrified of analytics, I now know PPC stands for Pay Per Click, not Personal Pan Cod, and I SEOed my way out of permanent damnation from the google Gods.

It's informative, easy to read, and so hefty I now have Jennifer Aniston arms just from carrying it around. I'd recommend it to anyone starting an online business.

I have designed several hundred websites over the last decade. This book is easily one of the better primers for web marketing available today. While it doesn't serve as a replacement for books dedicated specifically to one subject (SEO, writing copy, etc), it's an excellent starting reference with a few new ideas for experienced web marketers.

Much of the first chapter (or "book" as it's referred to by the authors) is a basic overview of establishing a web presence. While most of their suggestions can be easily found online, the sub-chapter on writing effective copy contains useful pointers that normally wouldn't appear in design books.

The chapter on SEO offers an excellent breakdown for anyone not familiar with optimizing a site to rank well on search engines such as Yahoo and Google. If you're already familiar with basic SEO techniques, though, don't expect any new tips or techniques. This particular section of the book was seriously lacking, as evidenced by the author explaining how to optimize images, but not mentioning even the most basic of tips such as use of alternate image tags.

Chapter three, which covers Web Analytics, offers in-depth explanations of how to effectively track your visitors. This is followed up by a chapter on attracting those visitors to your website through paid advertising, and their techniques would definitely make this process easy for online marketing newbies.

Most of the Email marketing advice (save for writing copy) is impractical, as many advertisers use paid newsletter services that have eliminated the stress of manual email blasts.

The two best chapters of the book are easily the Blogging and Social Media marketing ones. Chapter six will explain everything an online marketing newbie needs to know about creating a blog, coming up with blogging ideas, and promoting your posts. Their techniques are immediately followed by methods of promoting yourself through social media websites such as Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, and a variety of Bookmarking sites. One thing this chapter does well is explain how to master the art of subtle promotion without appearing to advertise.

While I thought the chapter on Search Engine Optimization was severely lacking for a book dedicated to web marketing, as a whole I think this deserves five stars as a thorough primer.

Web Marketing for Dummies is full of excellent, and useful, advice. Admittedly, the size was a little daunting. But then how else would they have fit so much stuff between the covers? As a small business owner who knows that I ought to do more, but isn't always sure what to do, I found this an excellent guide. It helped me discern what would be useful for me and my client base, and what strategies I could (for now) set aside. I highly recommend this, and don't be put off by the size, it isn't scary once you open it up!

The "For Dummies" series of books are known for taking the complex and making them understandable and practical. This book will show you everything you need to develop success online. No over-your-head tech talk, just clear simple techniques that anyone can act on right away.

Lacking SEO skills will mean the difference of being an unknown or a traffic magnet online. These eight minibooks will show you how to get your site found by search engines. Learn how to write ads that turn views to clicks, and clicks to sales.

If your spending money marketing online, this book will show you how to stop wasting your money, and maximize results. The book list the best techniques to generate traffic, and even how to reach your audience using mobile technology.

I highly recommend you buy this book, read it, act on it, and watch your online profits increase.

James Garton
Author of 25 Ways to Make Money Online

I thought the book was well written, it was nice to have a mixture of experts on their subjects. If you've read some of the other internet marketing (like seo, ppc, etc)for dummies books, you'll appreciate the shorter chapters here. It really sums everything up in a lot less pages than one of the full books. For me, reading Search Engine Optimization for Dummies and then reading this book with the sections it felt more organized and not as repetitive.

I'm already doing online marketing and found this book to be packed full of useful information. Gret for the beginner but also for anyone wanting to find more advanced techniques in online marketing. Great stuff.

This book is fantastic. Easy to read, walks you through step by step. Could not ask for better.

This book has been a huge help to me as I'm starting my own business. It's given me a different perspective on marketing channels, ideas and resources. Great book!

For the money, this is physically the largest book I've ever purchased. This book not only SAYS it is 8 books in one, it really is! And, like all the Dummies books, it is easy to read and very informative. We are launching a new website ([...]) later this month and found to book to be everything it promises. The books on technical things are too technical for me, but I'm passing the information on to our web designer. The books on PR and SEO and content are excellent. I WILL keep it on my desk and refer to it often.

Heard about John Arnold (author of this book) through an internet radio online marketing talk show at www.wsradio.com Ordered this book for my own reference. Saw previews and seems to be a good book for all small business owners. The book covers various topics from websites, SEO, podcasts, blogging, email marketing, mobile marketing and social media marketing.