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Home Business Exposure on Yahoo!

Copyright 2005 Ron LeBlanc

Everyone who has ever been on the internet has heard of Yahoo!

If you haven't, then quit reading and go visit now. Yahoo is

such a popular site that my website ranking toolbar from Alexa

shows a number "1" under website ranking...that's popular. So it

would probably be a good idea to get some exposure on Yahoo! for

your home business.

Here is a great way to get in at the beginning of a trend. If

you've never heard of a podcast, then you should definitely get

up to speed on what they are. In brief, they are archived audio

files usually in mp3 format that you can download into your

player such as an iPod. Hosting those files is called

podcasting. People can listen to you whenever it is convenient

for them.

Podcasting is in its infancy as of late 2005. Yes, there are a

up to speed on what they are. In brief, they are archived audio...

lot of podcasts, but users are very few compared to the total

number of internet and iPod users. So how does Yahoo! fit in?

Well, one of the things about podcasts is that they have usually

been hard to find or search for. None of the major search

engines had done much with them as of this writing.

Enter Yahoo! You can now go to podcasts.yahoo.com and search for

whatever you want. Many of the podcasts are vocal in nature such

as instruction or the old teaching tapes. Here is your

opportunity - home business is a very frequently searched topic

on any search engine, so it is only a matter of time until it is

frequently searched on the Yahoo! podcast site as well. You can

get traffic to your site by making your own podcasts and

submitting them to a site that Yahoo! searches such as iPodder.

There probably won't be an incredible amount of competition for

your home business for some time. Meanwhile, you have the

opportunity to be a step ahead and be seen as an expert. You

will be an expert by the time everyone else figures out that

they should get into podcasting too. There is a great article on

how to get started in podcasting at the website

MCPromotionsPress.com

This time in podcasting is like the times in the mid 90's when

you could easily get great search engine ranking with just a

little effort. Your home business can get some great exposure -

Don't miss the ride!

About the author:

Ron LeBlanc, PE spent 20+ years in science and engineering when

woke up to his true potential and began working from home. He

lives in Boulder, CO and works out of his home. He enjoys

helping other people learn to do home based businesses. Get his

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