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Adsense is one of the most popular ways for monitising a web site. You can setup a new Adsense account and have it start earning revenue from Adsense ads within hours.

One of the challenges with Adsense is deciding on which Adsense units to use, the colors to select, and where on your web site you should place them. With so many different options, how do you work out which options will work best?

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Article marketing is one of the best ways to get back links to your web site and to establish your web site as an authoritative site for your subject area.

We have compiled a list of 37 article directories below ranked by Google Page Rank to help you start your article marketing campaign.

1. Article Dashboard
   http://articledashboard.com Google PR 6 Alexa 34,655
2. Associated Content
   http://associatedcontent.com Google PR 6 Alexa 1,135
3. Business Know-How
   http://businessknowhow.com Google PR 6 Alexa 38,474
4. Buzzel
   http://buzzle.com Google PR 6 Alexa 4,367
5. Content Articles ( Business articles only)
   http://content-articles.com Google PR 6 Alexa 246,673
6. Ezine Articles
   http://ezinearticles.com Google PR 6 Alexa 360
7. Article Alley (Articles promoted through their network)
   http://articlealley.com Google PR 5 Alexa 24,418
8. Article City
   http://articlecity.com Google PR 5 Alexa 39,654
9. Site Reference (Internet marketing articles only)
   http://site-reference.com Google PR 5 Alexa 69,792
10. Free Articles (Articles promoted through their network)
    http://www.articles-hub.com Google PR 5 Alexa 5,928
11. The Top Affiliate Article Directory (Internet marketing articles only) http://www.top-affiliate.com Google PR 5 Alexa 179,313
12. Zimbio (Post your opinions, create your own wikizines)
    http://zimbio.com Google PR 5 Alexa 1,935
13. Articles Factory
    http://articlesfactory.com Google PR 5 Alexa 72,956
14. Articles Base Directory
    http://www.articlesbase.com Google PR 5 Alexa 5,732
15. Article Cube
    http://articlecube.com Google PR 4 Alexa 84,693
16. iSnare Articles
    http://isnare.com Google PR 4 Alexa 29,802
17. Afro Articles - Article Marketing Directory
    http://www.afroarticles.com Google PR 4 Alexa 103,627
18. Article Friendly
    http://www.articlefriendly.com Google PR 4 Alexa 65,269
19. ArticleRich
    http://www.articlerich.com Google PR4 Alexa 84,094
20. Articles Online
    http://www.earticlesonline.com Google 4 Alexa 107,361
21. Amazines
    http://amazines.com Google PR 3 Alexa 27,131
22. Article Biz
    http://articlebiz.com Google PR 3 Alexa 85,572
23. DirectoryGold Article Directory
    http://articles.directorygold.com Google PR 3 Alexa 69,062
24. Article Trader
    http://articletrader.com Google PR3 Alexa 68,143
25. GoArticles
    http://goarticles.com Google PR 3 Alexa 18,134
26. IdeaMarketers (Mostly business articles)
    http://ideamarketers.com Google PR 3 Alexa 34,835
27. SearchWarp
    http://searchwarp.com Google PR 3 Alexa 6,755
28. SelfSEO (Only internet and computer related articles)
    http://selfseo.com Google PR 3 Alexa 42,478
29. 1ArticleWorld
    http://www.1articleworld.com Google PR 3 Alexa 129,841
30. Article-Buzz Free Article Directory
    http://www.article-buzz.com Google PR 3 Alexa 92,677
31. ArticleSnatch - The Best Place to Grab Articles
    http://www.articlesnatch.com Google PR 3 Alexa 60,240
32. Talkin Mince Article Directory
    http://www.talkinmince.com Google PR 3 Alexa 130,969
33. ABC Article Directory
    http://www.abcarticledirectory.com Google PR 2 Alexa 66,331
34. The Add Articles Directory
    http://www.add-articles.com Google PR 2 Alexa 128,250
35. Article Blotter
    http://www.articleblotter.com Google PR 2 Alexa 104,046
36. Article Submission
    http://www.articlewheel.com Google PR 2 Alexa 271,803
37. ArticleCafe.net
    http://www.articlecafe.net Google PR 0 Alexa 165,034

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One of the most asked questions for newbies to web site internet marketing is which website builder tools I would recommend for building web sites. There are many tools for website building both free and commercial ones that all have their strengths and weaknesses. I started off using some of the free ones but quickly found their limitations to be a hindrance. This is what happens as you become more proficient with tools. Over the past few years I have been using XSitePro version1.x which is a brilliant tool.
Here is why:

1. Keeps all your web site projects in one place.
2. I only need to learn and become proficient with one tool for all my sites.
3. It logically lays out the design and separates this out from the content given you the best flexibility to make changes.
4. I love the simple SEO tool that comes with it. I can SEO my content in minutes without having to think too hard about it because it tells you what to do!
5. It comes with ready made templates and others you can buy.
6. The help and user manuals are the best I have seen for this type of product period.
7. The support is responsive if you have a problem.
8. It comes with built-in publishing features as well making it easy to publish updates and ftp them to your hosting server.

The only things I found annoying in the version1.x were:

1. Using it in design mode introduced a lot of extraneous HTML code into the source so you needed to be careful.
2. If you wanted to add your own CSS stylesheets then you needed to be a bit technical to get it to work.

I recently upgraded to version2.x and it has got a load more features that I am working through. One of the best features is the scheduler that allows you to put your web site building process onto auto-pilot.

I would highly recommend strengths and weaknesses. I started off using some of the free ones but quickly found their limitations to be a hindrance. This is what happens as you become more proficient with tools for website building. Over the past few years I have been using XSitePro but it does have a steep learning curve so it is not for the faint hearted. It took me a few days to get everything I wanted out of it up and running. But there are plenty of XSitePro books, tutorials, help files, and support forums.

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