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Did you know many people automatically ignore anything online that looks like a banner ad? Yup, it’s so popular the phrase “banner blindness” has been coined to describe how people tend not to notice things that look like a banner or are placed in locations on a page where a banner ad would usually be placed. People ignore blinking and flash text, too.

If you really want to irritate your target market but good, make sure your site forces horizontal scrolling to see everything on the page. This brings us to an important point. Think about screen resolution when designing your Web site. If your Web site is designed for 1024 x 768 and higher, you could be eliminating upwards of 25 percent of your market, generally speaking, who prefer a screen resolution of 800 x 600. Again, a good designer will help
you make the right design-related decisions for your site.

If you are looking to appeal to international markets, then you should design around those individual audiences to reflect cultural differences and preferences. In China, the color red is representative of happiness. In Egypt, the color red is associated with death. All we want you to take away from this section is that you should know for whom you are designing. The quality of the design of your Web site plays an extremely influential role in building credibility and trust with your potential customer. Design for your customer. Take the time to get it right. Be inviting.

What is behavioral targeting? Well, quite simply, it is advertising to Web users based on their previous behavior or activity on the Web. It is the process of identifying potential customers based on the searches they have done, sites they have visited, and specific actions they have taken, and then serving them an appropriate ad at the optimal time. The more you know about present and potential customers, the better you are able to market to them. Behavioral targeting technologies monitor and track the sites visited, the content read, and the actions taken by individuals on the Web. This is done anonymously meaning they don’t collect personally identifiable information like name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number.

It is done by way of cookies that are installed on the surfer’s computer as he or she views ads from online advertising networks. The surfer’s actions are then tracked and stored in a database things like Web sites visited, how long he or she stayed on specific content pages, etc. The databased information is then analyzed and used to predict future behavior based on past experience of others in the database. Behavioral ad networks then serve targeted advertising to those individuals whenever they visit a site that is served ads by their network.

Behavioral targeting can be implemented several ways. It can be implemented through a Web site, through an advertising network, or on your computer through adware. Behavioral advertising uses leading-edge, real-time technologies. It is hot because it is targeted and it works. According to a recent Ponemon study, behavioral targeted advertising is projected to increase by 65 percent in 2006.

Excellent writing skills and knowledge of effective resume writing techniques are necessary assets for operating this type of business. Initially you will have to pay for the design, development, and hosting of your Web site, computer hardware, computer software, a scanner, and a printer. If you currently have some of these items, your initial start-up costs will be adjusted accordingly.

You will also have to purchase quality resume paper to print your finished product. Although this cost is not significant, it will be more than traditional overhead. Other costs that you will incur are related to the promotion of your Web site. Estimated cost is $3,000 to $5,000 to start.

The number of employees needed to run this type of business is one part-time employee. You can work at this business in your spare time while working at your current job.This business has strong international potential. People from all over the world would be interested in your resume-writing services, with the exception of countries that communicate using a different language than you do.