Update: Linkpop and Forum

My collection of original health articles at EzineArticles.com is really paying off. Shoppe.MD is receiving a couple new inbound links every day now! The best part of that is that they're one-way links, not requiring a link back from Shoppe.MD, and that kind of linking is looked upon favorably by big search engines like Google.

Anyway, I'm just beginning to promote a forum atmosphere on Shoppe.MD, with a homepage
link to the tiny forum I've created. I will devote the rest of today to making it worth one's while to click on the forum button. Right now, they click expecting a community, but get nothing but a few posts by me.

Today I just added a nice flash banner near the top of the homepage at Shoppe.MD. Doing so was recommended by a very helpful member in my other forum, PhenForum.com. It's great to have communication with potential customers, or people who know them.

I'm pretty much famished right now. My stomach is killing me, so I'm going to go see if I can scrape together a medium sized lunch. Have a great evening!

Big Progress for Online Pharmacy Industry & PhenForum

I haven't posted here in a while since nothing much has been going on. But recently some new developments have come into the light. All the articles I've been writing have paid off, and are moreso every day! Every day that I check the link popularity of Shoppe.MD and PhenForum, there are a couple new sites linking to mine. Traffic is up about 20 more unique daily visitors than last month at Shoppe.MD, and down at PhenForum.

PhenForum just received its first PR (PageRank) of 1 out of 10. Since I did that project with no help of a search engine optimization expert, I feel a good sense of accomplishment for overcoming that first hurdle of getting a PR from Google.com.

In addition to these search engine optimization developments, a new step has been made in the industry in general. Over 20 arrests were made on the 19th of April (this month) in the DEA's "Operation Cyber Chase." The people who are to be convicted own businesses which operate illegally, selling prescription medications online; usually without requiring a prescription or an online consultation in any form or fashion.

We are approaching a revolution of internet medicine, and most specifically internet pharmacies. New technologies are emerging, and we are looking to line a few up to make sure this industry booms again, but this time with more emphasis on the safety of everyone involved, ESPECIALLY the customers or patients who use our services.

Look for major changes in the coming months. We are so excited to be on the forefront!

Drug Safety Reports

During the past few days I've been working on a new and exciting project!

The site is called DrugSafetyReports.com, and as the name suggests, I will be providing the latest news related to FDA drug approval/disapprovals, medication development, drug safety warnings, a drug information database, and other pertinent subjects.

I figure it will be relatively easy to get links and traffic to the site because I'll be offering free information and newsletters, etc. Also, I hope to help out many webmasters while gaining free inbound links by offering my content in RSS or HTML format for easy syndication.

Anyway, my designers are almost finished creating a template design, and then I'll build the pages in the next week or so. Check back soon!

Thanks for reading, and if you have any suggestions, just make a comment.

Difficult Times

I'm concerned about the current situation here at Shoppe.MD Online Pharmacy. We are in competition with many other sites that are using spamming techniques to get high rankings in the search engines like Google. Not only that, but some of them send spam email to people who have never ordered prescription medications online.

Our policy at Shoppe.MD is zero tolerance for spam. We refuse to do things such as post links to our site all over personal homepages, business forums, and other sites irrelevant to ours.

As a result of our unusually ethical approach, we cannot achieve the level of quick development that other pharmacies have seen. However, as we continue to provide and distribute as much useful health information as possible, our rankings in the search engines should improve. We hope to see some development within the next few months due to other websites linking to Shoppe.MD.

The number of visitors coming to Shoppe.MD every day has decreased from around 60 to around 35 people. Maybe things will move up in April. For now, I'll just keep researching.

Avastin Anti-Cancer Treatment

Ok... I know this has nothing to do with online pharmacies, but I'm actually pretty excited about this new treatment. Avastin, the new combination anti-cancer treatment, actually bonds to the messenger molecules that tumors send out to cause nearby veins and capillaries to grow into them, providing oxygen and nutrients for growth.

Essentially, Avastin stops tumor growth by starving it. You can see the interactive guide to this treatment on the official site:

http://www.avastin.com/avastin/homePro.m

Why am I excited? Finally there is some really good news! :)

Introducting Free Shipping

With tax-time approaching, I felt that it would be good to offer free shipping on some of the prescription medications we offer.

Visit our online pharmacy at Shoppe.MD for free shipping on select medications.

Okay, Okay, I'll Buy The Viagra!

This guy was tired of all the buy Viagra spam in his email inbox, so he decided to investigate Viagra even though he didn't need it! Lol... He started by prank calling one of the online pharmacies that emailed him.

"So I did it. I took the bait. I spent a day surfing the Viagra sites, and I was shocked by what I found. I had expected unethical, quasi-legal Web sites dispensing dangerously inaccurate medical advice. Instead, I found unethical, quasi-legal Web sites dispensing dangerously inaccurate medical advice from people dressed up to look like doctors."




http://www.zug.com/pranks/viagra/

Let me know what you think! :)

My Problem With Online Pharmacy

Ok, the problem I have with Online Pharmacy is that the industry has been hurt severely by spammers and unethical opportunists who sold millions of dollars worth of prescription medications online.

And..... I have a problem with this because some people were allowed to abuse prescription drugs, and others got prescriptions when they shouldn't have for medical reasons. Finally, I'm mad because while other online pharmacies are spamming the search engines to get quick and temporary rankings, I'm trying to provide information here at Shoppe.MD Online Pharmacy and get people to voluntarily link to me.

Unfortunately, nobody wants to be associated with an online pharmacy. SO, my current strategy is to develop a small network of informational sites that will be about general health concerns, such as drug safety reports/news. Many site owners will link to those, and I will in turn link to Shoppe.MD through them. It's too bad it has to be so complicated, huh? Well, at least I get to deal with a better venue for providing drug and health information online.