"Go from Loss to Profit in Just a Few Weeks By Using the ‘Guru’ Level Secrets and Techniques that are Now Yours!"

The Adwords SmackDown WordPress Plug-in seamlessly integrates into any WordPress driven site through our latest custom plugin module. This new product initially offers 5 different options for cloaking (Bot, IP and/or User Agent (UA), URL, Referrer, Language). It offers the ability to make sets of related ads (Ad-Sets) on the glide with unlimited offers with powerful split testing & weighting for each individual offer added to each Ad-Set.

The plug-in quickly generates relevant content through the content generation module. The content is generated based on the relevant keywords you choose. You then have the ability to direct where content is shown. This again is based on the relevant categories you choose. This option also has weighting, therefore you can choose to have x amount of content pulled from several article resources. Initially these include Amazon, Yahoo Answers, our article directory and of course YouTube. Soon there will be content scraped from Wikipedia and numerous others sources. These will be made available over the next few months. This obviously means that you will have fresh relevant content to drag the search engines kicking and screaming to your blog.

With the SmackDown WordPress Plug-in you will be making...

- Theme based, Silo-Structured Websites in less than 30 minutes.
- Option to set up your site the way that suits you best, Right Cloaking (SmackDown Technology (TM)
- Five methods to cloak your complete site, single post, Tags, Categories & more!
- Choose from Five Spider / Referrer Identification methods!
- We provide the Spider User Agents list, AND you can add to it manually!
- Option to Show your Homepage as a Static page and "Mask" only the post you want base on Permalink pattern matches! option to drop landing page cookie & OR cookie stuff your offer pages!
- Never worry again about keeping your site up to date & RELEVANT with our automatic "drip-feed" for your content!

What you no longer have to worry about...

- Knowing how to set up a perfectly theme based silo-structured website for MAXIMUM RESULTS!
- If youll be getting your commissions or not. Whats more, is that your traffic stays your business PERIOD!
- Never worry about your privacy again! Send your competitors where you want to send them thus keeping them away from your secrets!
- Setting up your site so that it is on complete auto pilot with you never having to worry about thing, just keep your affiliate links up to date!

Here are some personal tips on how to choose the right affiliate Network...

Question questions first before you join an affiliate program. Do a small research about the choices of program that you intend to join into. Get some answers because they will be the deciding point of what you will be achieving later on.

Will it cost you anything to join? Most affiliate programs being offered today are absolutely free of charge. So why settle for those that charge you some dollars before joining.

When do they issue the commission checks? Every program is different. Some issue their checks once a month, every quarter, etc. Select the one that is suited to your payment time choice. Many affiliate programs are setting a minimum earned commission amount that an affiliate must meet or exceed in order for their checks to be issued.

What is the hit per sale ratio? This is the average number of hits to a banner or text link it takes to generate a sale based on all affiliate statistics. This factor is extremely vital because this will tell you how much traffic you must generate before you can earn a commission from the sale.

Contact me anytime to get the full report on this post, for non disclosure reasons I'm not posting the network names here, thanks for understanding!

Cheers,

Aaron

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The growing number of people using investments as a method of building wealth has attracted a growing pool of scam artists preying on people’s ignorance and ambitions. Most of the emails that appear in the average inbox are scams, no matter how legit they look.

The lack of regulation in cyberspace makes it simple for scam artists to mimic a legitimate site, and penetrate the money-making industry, twisting the information ever so slightly to trick investors into falling for their scams.

Pyramid Schemes

In the most obvious form, a pyramid scheme is simple to avoid. But, today’s scams are hidden behind turnkey websites, business opportunities, investing networks, and online course packages. These schemes question you to pay a certain amount of money for ‘secret’ information, introduction to an elite group of people, or you are invited to join an nearly ‘cult’ following of a certain guru.

But, when you sign up, you learn that making money involves setting up your own affiliate of the site, and continuing to promote.

How to identify these scams:

This type of site leads you through 2 or 3 pages to a squeeze page. The squeeze page is full of freebies, benefits, and testimonials. It usually takes three or four tries to scroll to the bottom where you are questioned to pay.

Google the guru and company’s name, do they have articles and participate in forums? Are their articles published on other websites? Does anyone else talk about this guru? Or, does the guru’s organization resemble more of a cult than an investment organization.

Another way to test an investment opportunity is to search for their membership in regulatory institutions, question about their experience, certification, education, etc. Take a step back and rethink joining the organization if it is impossible to talk to someone before signing up and paying your money.

Avoid any scam that doesn’t follow the normal regulatory and investment practices. And last, skip any product that makes it sound like the founder is the only one who knows an simple method of generating substantial wealth with low risk. If methods like this existed – the traders would be using them.

Pump and Dump Schemes

A group of investors hold large number of shares in a company. They hype the stock through articles, forums, and websites. They make a frenzy. As soon as a bull market is made, they dump their stock.

Pump and dumper participants often twist the techniques of small selling. Small selling is a legal and legitimate practice, where you borrow stock and immediately sell it, hoping to decrease the price of the stock so you can buy it back at a lower price, give it back to the original owner, and keep the profit.

Pump and dump is where the borrower sells the stock that was loaned to him and then spreads rumors that drive the company’s stock down. The P&D investor then buys the stock back at a low price. They then return the stock.

They often build this scam by making a network. They are able to control the members in their group. Leading a large group of people loyal to the guru to buy the stock, and then having them drop the stock all at the same time is one method of expediting the process.

These people pay to join an elite group, and then become pawns of the guru.

The pump and dump can hurt a company’s stock value. Many investors do not research stocks, they just see them drop quickly and panic, selling their stocks at a loss. The company loses. Innocent investors lose, and the people who follow the guru are not learning the ‘secrets to success’ they were promised. Instead they end up being so misled it becomes impossible for them to invest successfully.

Are you a startup company? Do you have a Website? Have you designed your Website without any regard for your company’s identity, colors, content, graphic design, or style? Well, then read on, and learn some tips for developing a Website that will take you into modern day cyberspace.

Point No. 1: Plot your Website.


I‘m sure you’ll be tired of hearing about plotting, but it is very vital. A Website is somewhat like an electronic brochure. You want to present your company image, but, you also want to present your products, provide pertinent content, and make it simple for your visitors to navigate your Website. Sounds simple? Many startup companies choose to use one of the web-building tools on the market and do it themselves. That’s okay but sometimes it’s a excellent thought to get some outside inspiration. A Web design agency should be able to construct a Website that takes into consideration your company image, your products, and your marketing strategies. They should really be an extension of your marketing team. If they are only there to design an award-winning Website, then just say no to them.


Talk to your customers and find out how they search for information about your company, that is, what information is of the most importance to them? Do your customers want e-commerce so they can order your products directly online? Or do they just want to obtain information about your products or services? What is the logical order for the content of your Website? If you have products and software, do your customers look at the products and then want to know the accessories and software that complement those products? Whichever way your customers have a tendency to review your company, you should attempt to build your Website in the same manner. Consider polling or surveying your customers to find out what features they want. If you already have a Website but want to improve it, question your customers which features they would like you to retain.

Point No. 2: Focus on your home page.


Your home page is probably the most vital page of your Website. It’s the place that your visitors will most likely land first. So, make the home page interactive. Give your visitors a chance to download pertinent information about your company. Have a search capability so your customers can easily find the information they need so they won’t have to drill down 25 pages. Make landing pages on specific topics so that you can guide your customers to pertinent information from other sources.


Also make sure you don’t add too many graphics, banners, music, etc. This will cause your home page to load slowly. I find that most people despise having an opening page with music and visuals. They’ll usually click it off and go directly to the home page. So, try to avoid anything too fancy. Keep it simple, but creative. Make a clean, clean, tidy home page that is simple to navigate. For search engine optimization, keeping Flash off of your home page is the best advice. Some Web crawlers may not index your Web site.

Point No. 3: Elements of Website content.


There are many things you can place on your Website, but there are a few elements that you may consider. For example, make sure you have a search capability. You may also want to capture e-mail addresses so you can build your prospect list. One way to do this is to offer something free and request that your visitors sign up for an e-newsletter, application bulletin, white paper or the like.


You may also want to include some information on your executive management. This is especially vital if you are seeking venture capital or are a publicly traded company. You can place photos and small biographies of each executive or board member.


Another item you may consider adding is a career section. If you are searching for candidates, this is a excellent recruiting tool. The candidates can apply online, streamlining the H.R. process. Internal candidates can also easily apply for an available position, which is excellent for employee growth and retention.


Many companies have added a Press Center or a News Room on their Websites. If you are looking to get free publicity it behooves you to nurture those relationships with key editors in your industry. In the Press Room, obviously, you should have your current and past press releases, accompanying photos, and contact information. If you are publicly traded you will want to include investor relations information.


Of course, don’t forget to include Contact Us information. I see so many companies with only an e-mail address. Visitors want to make sure you are a legitimate company. So, provide your address, phone, fax, e-mail, or any other way to contact your company. You may even want to list various departmental contacts, or show office locations if you have multiple sites. You should include a map with directions to your office. Also, provide a request form so your visitors can touch base with you if they have any questions or want a quote.


Remember to make a excellent impression on your Website. It is a reflection of your company’s image.

Direct Mail: Does it Still Work?

The modern technology has introduced a lot of communication equipment. To note some of them, there are the faxes, telephones, mobile phones, PDAs, and the emails. But, no matter if these are the modes which stand to be the most commonly used ones, direct mail is still not obsolete!

To note some of them, there are the faxes, telephones, mobile phones, PDAs, and the emails. But, no matter if these are the modes which stand to be the most commonly used ones, direct mail is still not obsolete! Really, direct mail continues to act on its role in making marketing successful and promising. It is through direct mail that marketing reaches the potential customers since the method is economical, focused, and predictable too. Why is direct mail still seen as effective? There are numerous ways that tell people how direct mail can prove its efficiency. In the very first place, direct mail is a very much pinpointed approach. It is because through the direct mail, the arrow is shot from one location to another in a direct manner. By sending out a direct mail, the recipient personally receives it. He cannot therefore ignore the presence of the direct mail. Plus, sending a direct mail is also a sort of personalized approach. As you have gathered information on your leads, you can start choosing carefully from the list. By using the direct mail, you can gain a personal connection with the recipient. This increases the chances of him patronizing your product or service. It is relevant that you get a hold of the mailing lists. Your effort can only become futile if it just so happens that the recipient of the mail is someone who's got no sense of appreciation and care at all. You must bear in mind that your direct mails will only be sent to those targets that you reckon are in fantastic need of your services or products.Another excellent thing with direct mail is that the target is concentrated and predictable. You need not play the guessing game because you know that your proposal has reached your desired target. The internet has considerably opened new gateways to making advertising quicker. But then with the small scale businesses, they still see direct mail as an efficient way of reaching their clients. There are times when the direct mail is unreturned for reasons like the recipient just junked it without even bothering to take some glimpse on it. There are likewise cases when the addressee responds to the direct mail you've sent and then looks forward to another set of communication. If this is what happens to your venture, then you must be thankful for the positive outcome you've got there. This now signifies the need for you to do a constant follow up until such time that the customer commits himself to avail of your service. There are people who would say that doing the direct mail is quite dull, tiring, and expensive. But for some, they find the strategy all worth it. The market has grown stiffer by the second because of the competition that exist therein. No one can really judge the flow of the responses from the clients. It is for you to find out in the end. Therefore no one can tell you that direct mail will cost you much yet will let you earn less. This judgment is only for the technologically dependent beings. You must know that in any business that you venture into<img src="http://www.articlesfactory.com/pic/x.gif" alt="Science Articles" border="0", what matters is the extent of the advertisement that you do. There is no reason to doubt the expertise of the direct mail in leading your business to success.

Isn't it time you place your Affiliate Network under the microscope?

This guide will greatly help you when deciding which Affiliate Network to join should you not yet belong to any.


Features and benefits checklist from the merchant perspective:


Primary:


* Per Click, Per Lead and Per Sale campaigns.

* Fraud protection that prevents affiliate link hijacking and eliminates repetitive clicking on PPC campaigns through unique IP address verification procedures.

* Provide targeted media by category, conversion, and even local geographic focusing.

* Detailed post analysis on all campaign performance.

* Provide a suite of sophisticated real-time deep statistical reporting.

* Skyscrapers, text-links, banners, co-reg, pops, contextual and search should be covered in the network - shouldn't restrict the type of campaign to be run.

* Efficient, reliable third party tracking of all traffic with ability to detect if tracking code has been sub-hosted on another domain to rack up fake lead/sales figures.

* Maximize your ROI with dedicated account management and support and by avoiding the type of kickbacks that can result in less optimal media alignment.

* Secure live Order logging.

* Secure Client Fund management.

* Provide affiliate links that are not long, cumbersome, unsightly and overwhelming; links that won't be split and rendered useless by e-mail clients.

* Examine the performance of each piece of marketing material, including information on the affiliates who are using the links.

* Actively seek and recruit new affiliates through allowing direct contact.

* Make links to your latest promotions and specials, new banners and HTML marketing material.

* Multi performance based media channel providing maximum flexibility.

* Should not require exclusive affiliate marketing contracts.


Secondary:


* Shouldn't require an upfront deposit for leads/sales generated, reducing as leads/sales are generated and topped up at any time in the secure merchant login area.

* Co-branded sign up page. Ability to recruit affiliates from your site.

* Manual or Auto approve affiliate that apply to join your campaigns.

* Network marketing tools and options to maximize Publisher exposure.

* A tiered payout system to help Advertisers drive performance and reward performers.

* Shouldn't charge a monthly fee to activate merchant's account, or charge a fee if your merchant account is inactive (i.e. not generating any revenue) for a period of 30 days.

* Affiliate ranking.

* In house design media provided in HTML, RichMedia, and Email marketing.

* Review of your current affiliate marketing model and affiliate incentives.

* Affiliates should not have to link to your home page, any page within your site (such as specific product pages) should be linked to directly by your affiliates.

* Development of a one page sales guide allowing your affiliates to learn more about your product and how to sell it effectively.

* Country-wide exposure on websites targeted to your audience.

* Make well concealed affiliate links for web pages.

* Run multiple campaigns from one account - multiple campaigns for different URLs under same account.


One of the major drawbacks of Affiliate Networks as opposed to having your own independent affiliate program is that you share affiliates who sign up to other merchant affiliate programs within the network, many of whom may compete with you thus diluting their effectiveness.


You probably weren't aware that there is now a new technology emerging that will reshape the relationships between affiliates and merchants.


Customer Acquisition Exchanges (CAEs) provide an innovative service through a process known as Customer Reciprocation.


Compared to Affiliate Networks, CAEs are a much newer concept and as such require a brief explanation.


According to Wiktionary, CAEs can be defined after understanding what Customer Reciprocation means.


Customer Reciprocation (n): The process of two parties (affiliate marketers) partnering to become each other's customer. It is largely dependent on the use of affiliate programs as a primary tool of customer acquisition by merchants.


Customer Acquisition Exchange (n): The means by which the process of "Customer Reciprocation" can be facilitated.


Comparing CAEs and Affiliate Networks:


CAEs represent one of the newest and fastest-growing affiliate communities specializing in cost-per-acquisition (pay for performance) marketing.


They use Cost-Per-Acquisition (CPA) pricing models for merchants and affiliates alike. This means that clients only pay when they buy a new customer through their proprietary technology.


This structure provides zero risk for clients while at the same time guaranteeing a fantastic ROI for their online marketing dollars. CAEs assume the risk so clients don't have to.


CAEs deliver consumers directly to the merchant's website. Once the consumer reaches the merchant's website the consumer has the opportunity to become a paying customer for the product or service offered. The client only pays for customers bought.


What CAEs offer to merchants that they don't get using Affiliate Networks:


* A customer/sale each time the merchant intends purchasing anything online.

* A customer/sale each time an affiliate of the merchant intends purchasing anything online.

* The chance to super-leverage their affiliate asset base.

* The chance of gaining a customer/sale merely by entering referral URLs into the database without intending to buy anything.


From the affiliate marketer/publisher/webmaster point of view, Affiliate Networks offer pertinent information about the advertiser/merchants in their particular network.


CAEs on the other hand, offer a really unrestricted choice of advertiser/merchants with which to partner with (promote) or buy through.


How Affiliate Networks view CAEs and how they incorporate it into their merchant solution strategy:


They may realize the advantage they offer merchants as a way of super-leveraging off the buy intentions of their affiliates provided the network allows direct communication between merchants and affiliates.


They should see CAEs as a complimentary service for their merchants and affiliates alike rather than a competing one. This is because CAEs offer new and previously unavailable benefits for merchants and affiliates independent of whether or not they belong to any Affiliate Networks.


Because CAEs are non-exclusive entities, there is no incentive or disincentive for Affiliate Networks other than to point out to their members the benefits of CAEs as a tool to aid in their marketing efforts.


By including them in their marketing tools and resources section they would effectively enhance both their affiliate and merchant solution strategies.


In summary, being part of one or more Affiliate Networks will provide a degree of organic growth in your affiliate marketing results; but by using a CAE as a complimentary tool, you can successfully take your online marketing performance to a new level with a greater degree of confidence.

Shopping online is the newest trend to hit various industries, most especially retail. There is said to be an untapped market online and more and more businesses are expanding to include online sales. After all, online transactions do bring money in and it is another tool for marketing products and services.

On your part but, you may be asking as to how you can get the best online shopping deals. It really is so simple and all you need is a few pointers to get you started on this new wave of shopping. So, bring out your credit cards and warm up those PC’s of yours because you sure are going to have fun with shopping online!

How to get started

Most if not all online transactions are being done with the use of a credit card and a valid email address. To some, the concept of using a credit card is scary because of making such information available to people they don’t know and they don’t see. In addition, this is a new shopping concept and some people are not used to starting a new way of doing things.

If you are one of the people who get paranoid about online shopping, then you shouldn’t be. Although there are a lot of scams on the internet, there are more reliable businesses online and all you have to do is use your common sense in protecting yourself from such frauds.

To check if the site that you intend to transact business with is secure and is free from any third party access, all you have to do is look for a padlock icon at the bottom of the browser. If there is such an icon, you may relax because it is safe to do business with the site. An additional safety measure is to ensure that the business has a valid website address. If their website address has shifted from an http:// to having an https:// then you are sure that the business you are transacting with has made it secure for you to provide your credit card information.

Advantages of online shopping

While you cannot really touch or feel the merchandise you are purchasing through online shopping, websites are rich with pictures and descriptions to go along with other necessary info that are also made available to you in an actual store. Online shopping really is at an advanced state these days, and apart from seeing and trying out the items before buy, you are provided with pictures instead. It may just need a small getting used to.

Finally, online shopping enables you to save on other costs such as transportation because you do the buys in the confines of your home or office. Furthermore, it really involves less stress and is truly more convenient for you, the shopper. Also, you don’t have to worry because there are promotions and discounts made available online. Just imagine all the shopping that you can do while you stay at home with the kids or while you are having a break from a stressful meeting at the office. Try it! Soon you’ll be hooked to online shopping.

SMS Marketing – Small SMS can Benefit Your Business in a Huge Way

Opening your inbox folder of your mobile phone and there are
series of text messages waiting to be read and considered. Sometimes it annoys
you but many a time you might just get exactly what you were looking for. It
may be a job offer from a company informing you about the openings; it may be
an insurance policy scheme, an investment venture or just a promotional message
about the launch of new product/service.

You may or may not have heard but Gauher Chaudhry is going to finally be really launching his Mobile Traffic course very soon. It’s been in the works for quite some time, and was even “soft launched” a while back to a small group of people who wanted to be on the bleeding edge [...]

It seems every few months a new feature of Google AdWords rolls out destined to make it simpler for the do-it-yourselfer to compete with the huge-wigs in Google Sponsored Results.

ent based marketing geniuses JB Creative Marketing have just revealed their latest affiliate marketing strategies: which look set to cement the online marketing Kent company in their status as top dog.

Want to make your product reach a million more? Want to advertise your product not just in your country but internationally? You need to go in for affiliate marketing as an advertisers.


Publishers then will publish your links to get you the valuable customer for your product. Publishers are rewarded for their hard work through commissions. This will ensure that you earn a customer and the publisher earns commission.


As a publisher people find affiliate marketing an simple way to earn money. Bringing in visitors to your website through several different methods, this but should be done without using advertiser. Most advertisers prohibit the practice of use of their name in promotions.


As a publisher you may use several different methods like article marketing, PPC, banner advertising, buying sports, endorsing your website through social media marketing, etc. there are many experts who can advice you about affiliate marketing. You always need to top in SEO with all search engines like the Google MSN, Yahoo, Question, so you can earn yourself maximum traffic.


This you should try and use several keyword maximizing tools for SEO purposes. As a publisher you will be sent promotional offers. Every time these are launched you can use these offers to increase your customer base. You can also bring credibility to your business by being absolutely punctual when sending offers. Email based marketing will always benefit you tremendously when it comes to affiliate marketing.


As an affiliate it is absolutely necessary for you to make earnings. You can always keep a tabor the affiliate marketing advertiser who earns you money. It is vital that the advertiser is in sync with the latest styles so his product is sold. If products do not appeal to potential customer it would not be beneficial to you to send the links.


Your marketing of an advertiser would depend on the rewards you earn from the advertising. At the same time advertisers have their own strategy when choosing their publisher. Some advertisers allow only publishers who are brilliant at results. Numbers of advertisers who would want you to work with them as their publishers would increase automatically after your sales increase.

Affiliate marketing requires dedication and you need to place in a lot of effort to make your product reach its potential customer. Results would start showing no sooner who have reached the targeted audience.

Let's talk about two surefire methods for effective selling online.

If you want to know how to sell online and turn a few hours of work into a steady income, you've got to take a closer look at some of the many possible ways to generate revenue through online sales.

Just as one single style of shoe isn't right for every foot, not every
method for selling products or services online are a fantastic fit for every person. Your chances of success in selling on the Internet increase if you choose a sales niche that is right for you. With that said, let's consider a couple of surefire methods to help you learn how to sell online:

Of course you're probably already familiar with eBay, and there are other online auction sites as well. One of the largest hurdles to effectively selling on the Web is getting traffic (visitors) to your Web site. If you choose to market your goods through an online auction site like eBay, you'll be able to get started without worrying about generating visits, because the auction Web sites have done the hard work for you. They'll be delivering the visitors, you only need to find the right product and the right price.

Before you learn how to sell online via the auction sites, you also need to determine how you intend to develop your inventory of goods, so consider this: in many cases, people who became adept at selling their products through the online auction sites started out simply hoping to empty out their cluttered garage and turn a few items they'd otherwise throw away into quick cash. Later they found that they could buy products wholesale and resell them or perhaps they could frequent garage sales and lawn sales in their neighborhoods to find goods suitable for auction.

If the online auction route doesn't seem like a excellent fit, you might want to consider setting up your own Web-based store as a possibility for how to sell online. Your own store might be a excellent option if you have many of the same item to market. In a case like this, you'll have much more control over how your goods are presented than if you'd chosen to go with an online auction site, but of course there will be significantly more work for you.

In many cases you'll need to set up a shopping cart, a method of payment, and organize the site based on the products you want to sell. While that's more labor on your part, you will also be able to avoid the listing fees and other costs involved with using another company's site to market your products.

But don't forget, when you set up your own Web store you'll also be responsible for bringing in the visitors, and that can be a very labor-intensive or costly undertaking.

When you choose you want to know how to sell online, you'll find that online auctions and your own Web store are just two of many ways to generate revenue on the Internet. The key, no matter which option you choose, is to go ahead and get started. Learn how to sell online and start making extra money right now, then grow your online business into a full time income.

Affiliate marketing is another fantastic way to earn money online, but you must know a few markting tips to get started.

In a not very gorgeous day, you visit your website and may suddenly see this warning "This website at www.MyWebsite.com (example) has been reported as an attack site and has been blocked based on your security preference". This is not a fictitious scenario; we have seen this problem hurt businesses time and time again and it just happened with our client a few days ago.

If you are a business owner, I bet you will feel the danger straight away! This scary warning can immediately sweep away your frequent visitors, your online customers or anyone else who visits your site. Nobody will dare to visit or come back to a blocked website because they are worried that their computer can be infected with malware. Especially if you have an ecommerce website, you certainly would want this warning to disappear immediately.


But it won't, unless you take the proper actions.


It is necessary to know why this can happen, how you can avoid it, or how to act quickly when you see this kind of warning.


This kind of warning, called Google Malware Warning, is issued by Google when it indexes your website and discovers that there is malware source code. This malware can be active and infect visitors who visit your website. Google then issues this warning to protect the visitors and prevent the malware to run in the visitors' browsers. Firefox and Google Chrome browsers always show the warning, while many times Internet Explorer can still open the website.


How the malware can possibly land in your website? There are various possible reasons, including (1) your website has some security holes that make it vulnerable for Internet attacks (2) the server that your hosting company uses to host your website is infected with viruses and it affected every websites on that server (3) Google makes a mistake and gives a incorrect warning!


How the malware can affect you and your visitors? There are also various types of malware, but in general, it may use your website as a node to attack another targeted website (known as Denial Of Service (DOS) attack), or copy itself to visitor's computer and steal their information.


What should you do when you see such a warning? The first right thing is to call a web security professional immediately. Fixing web security problems is usually NOT something that business owners want to try themselves. Meanwhile, there are a few actions you could take:


(1) You should scan your computer, your webmaster's computer, and any computers that have access to your website files, for viruses and malware.

(2) You should change all passwords for ftp account, email account, and hosting account.

(3) You should request your hosting company to scan their own server to avoid this issue to happen to you again.


The web security expert will screen your website source code for suspicious malware source code and remove them. He/she will also should figure out how the malware can access your website, and fix the security problems.


Now, after your website is clean, you or your web security expert can request Google to unblock your website as soon as possible. There are 2 ways to do that:


a. Send a request via http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_error/?tpl=mozilla

b. Use Google Webmaster Tools (https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools) to Request a review. If you have not had an account, sign up for it and follow instruction to verify. This is simple and straightforward so I will not go into the details.


It may take a few days (2-7 days) for Google to come back and review your website and remove the warning. This is a bit frustrating as you have already done everything you could and still see your website blocked.


Tip: When writing the request to Google, make it this way: "The website is now 100% clean, and I'd like to have Google to unblock my website immediately as it is seriously affecting my business". 90% of the cases your request will be unblocked honestly quick.


To avoid this situation, you should:

• Find a excellent hosting for your website. Do not always look for low-cost host, but look for excellent track record, quick support and secure hosting service.

• Choose a excellent website vendor. Excellent website vendors are familiar with well loved attacks and can prevent known security holes right at the beginning of the website development process. Of course nobody can guarantee a 100% risk-free website (as hackers are also genius!) but it can prevent novice hackers from coming in and out of your website easily!