Archive for February 18th, 2008

Musicians using Frame Drums

Monday, February 18th, 2008

There are so many frame drums to choose from but my favorite by far is the Brazilian pandeiro. It’s sort of like a tambourine but made with tougher materials. It needs to be though because it gets a beating! In Brazil there are musicians who only play this instrument and sometimes juggle several of them and play them at the same time. It’s pretty nuts. Hard to play too. Basically, you hold the frame drum at the bottom with one hand, using the index and forefinger to dampen the head and then strike over the top with the other hand. It’s great for developing forearm strength and it has a really unique sound.

Nobody puts up an E-commerce site that doesn?t expect

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Nobody puts up an E-commerce site that doesn’t expect profit. We have a startup capital that needs to be regained. With a consistent traffic, we at least have a fighting chance to achieve that probability. Monetizing your traffic would optimize your chances of making the best out of it. Search engine optimization or SEO is the only way in which you would be able to generate traffic from the search engines. This has become highly competitive but a targeted top ranking is well worth the effort spent.