Posted February 11, 2010 – 6:22 am in: Money Matters
Did you know you could make extra money from people downloading the files you share? Whether its some wallpaper pictures you created or an eBook you wrote you can earn extra money by just having people download the files. A company called UpLoading will pay you for every person that downloads one of your files.
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Posted February 11, 2010 – 5:59 am in: Linkbuilding, SEO
An amazing 68% of Internet searches never make it past the first page of results! What does that mean for your web site? Simple, if your site doesn’t show up on the first page of organic search results for your keyword, then you’re missing out on the majority of the traffic searching for your product or service.
Since most people understand that traffic is the lifeblood of a website in order to get new leads, conversions or sale, the question is how do to get to the top of search engines to capture the traffic to your website?
One extremely effective search engine optimization (SEO) strategy to help sites increase their rankings is building a “link wheel” around the website.
What is a Link Wheel?
Simply put, a link wheel is a series of web properties that link directly to your website (aka the “hub”) as well as interlinking to one another (aka “spokes”). For example, website A has a link to website B as well as to your website. Website B then links to Website C and also back to your website as well. The last website in the wheel points back to Website A (and to your website). By using this strategy, you are not only building links directly to your website, but also to each of the other properties.
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Posted February 3, 2010 – 5:29 am in: SEO
If you are going to be some kind of Internet entrepreneur, your are going to want a nice portfolio of TLDs (top-level-domains). Since smart domains selection is important to the success of your projects, you always want to be thinking about which domains you may want to acquire.
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Posted February 2, 2010 – 5:30 am in: SEO
Learning SEO or Search Engine Optimization shouldn’t be compare to learning HTML and CSS because SEO is more on methodology, marketing wits and a little bit of writing than programming.
So if your a newbie blogger or an experience webmaster you can learn SEO as easy as learning how to make pizza .
Click Here To start learning “Search Engine Optimization”. or if you prefer to read it offline you can download the MS Word version and the Open Office Text version
Posted October 5, 2009 – 3:45 pm in: Linkbuilding, SEO
Forums are crawled frequently due to forums always modify content. What does this mean? Well, If you are a part of a forum, your signature is a huge asset to you. Not only for backlinks, but to intend crawled also. Signatures are also a great way to intend a some visitors to your site. If you are a member of a forum which has a similar topic to your site, an interesting signature module catch a users attention.
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Posted October 5, 2009 – 3:32 pm in: Linkbuilding, SEO
There are several ways to generate internet traffic into a website. If you have the you have a huge advertising budget getting targeted traffic is not that difficult. But if you can’t afford the extensive advertising then here are 10 highly effective AND free ways to generating internet traffic as explain by 3pointross of StylizedWeb.com
Posted September 22, 2009 – 6:23 am in: SEO, Social Media
1. Pages are public. Most of Facebook is behind a login, preventing search engines from indexing. However, some Fan pages are not behind a login and thus search engines can index the page. Hopefully, people will stumble on the result in SERPs, visit the Facebook page, and then get to your site via the link (see reason #2).
2. Pages include links. Because the pages are public, you can get some nice facebook.com link credit. You can’t use an anchor text, but hey, it’s free.
3. Send “updates to fans”. One of the greatest features is that you can send “updates” to fans whenever you want. It’s a nice way of building a database of interested users. Send messages about new products, updated website, etc.
4. You control the page. Making the page before a Fan or a competitor is critical. You want to be able to send the messages, edit or remove sections, and control the information to an extent.
5. News feed. When a someone joins a Fan page, it’s published in their News feed for all their to read (unless they have turned this off). It makes someone joining your Fan page somewhat viral.
6. It’s free and easy. Making a Fan page takes just a few minutes – add some information, URL, and upload the logo and you’re done. You can make your page
here.
1. Pages are public.
Most of Facebook is behind a login, preventing search engines from indexing. However, some Fan pages are not behind a login and thus search engines can index the page. Hopefully, people will stumble on the result in SERPs, visit the Facebook page, and then get to your site via the link (see reason #2).
2. Pages include links.
Because the pages are public, you can get some nice facebook.com link credit. You can’t use an anchor text, but hey, it’s free.
3. Send “updates to fans”.
One of the greatest features is that you can send “updates” to fans whenever you want. It’s a nice way of building a database of interested users. Send messages about new products, updated website, etc.
4. You control the page.
Making the page before a Fan or a competitor is critical. You want to be able to send the messages, edit or remove sections, and control the information to an extent.
5. News feed.
When a someone joins a Fan page, it’s published in their News feed for all their to read (unless they have turned this off). It makes someone joining your Fan page somewhat viral.
6. It’s free and easy.
Making a Fan page takes just a few minutes – add some information, URL, and upload the logo and you’re done. You can make your page here.
Posted September 22, 2009 – 5:59 am in: Linkbuilding, SEO
5 Simple Linkbuilding Tips
1. Know What Keywords You’re Targeting
Link building strategies are an extension of your current SEO practice. You’ll want to reference the list of keywords you have selected to optimize your site. Make sure that the anchor text of the link has the keyword you are targeting. For example, if you’re targeting the keyword “baby names” you’ll want to place that keyword in the anchor text of the link. I’ve seen many companies go after links by using their company name. Although this does boost link popularity it fails to pass popularity for a specific keyword and can be seen as a failed attempt.
2. Develop a Link Building Strategy
There are many strategies link building companies use to source qualified back links to their clients. The most tedious but often most rewarding method is manual linking requests also known as “cherry picking”. This method allows you to obtain exceptionally qualified links which can really help boost your position in the search engine results page (SERPS). A good place to start with manual link building is to look at your suppliers, vendors, clients, related organizations associations and more.
Besides manual link requests other well known tactics include:
1. directory submission (Dmoz, Yahoo Directory, Joe Ant)
2. article submission (ezinearticles.com, goarticles.com)
3. optimized press releases (PRWeb.com)
4. social media outlets (FaceBook, Linked In)
5. bookmarking sites (Digg, Reddit, Furl)
6. Blogs (niche blogs)
7. Forums (niche forums)
8. Classifieds (niche classifieds)
3. Identify Thematically Relevant and Authoritative Linking Sources
Search engines see links as votes of confidence for your site. The more relevant and authoritative the site, the more consideration is given to the link and the subsequent keyword in the anchor text. It really pays off to focus on the quality of your links rather than the quantity. It is also important for your link building to look natural and not an attempt to deceive search engine spiders in search of links. Try looking for sites within your industry rather than general, unrelated sites to get links from.
A good example of this would be content creation and distribution. Try creating content on a relevant subject of which you can speak authoritatively. An example of this would be a SEO company writing a short article on 5 simple ways companies can start link building and placing it on an authoritative, industry relevant site like this one. Remember, before placing a link on a site (or making a request), ask yourself three questions:
1. Does a link to my website belong here (does it look natural)?
2. Is this site relevant and authoritative?
3. Is there any benefit to my potential customers?
4. Look for the onsite attributes of the linking site
4. Determine Where Your Link Will Reside
Once you’ve nailed down a potential linking partner that represents the overall quality and thematic authority that your site deserves you’ll need to see where your link will reside.
Here are a couple guidelines that I look for when placing links on a site. I try to get my links no more than a few clicks away from the homepage. The page must be thematically relevant and recently cached by Google’s search engine (this lets me know that the page has been indexed by Google). I also take a look at the number of external (outbound) links leaving that page. I try to keep the number of external links below 50 as it will dilute the effect of the page. Lastly, I look at the page the link will be placed on. For some sites this is harder to control, but if you have the option you should know where the most valuable locations are. I always try to get my links in line with thematically relevant content, like an article or blog post. I’ve found this produces some of the best results. Try to avoid placing your links on a “sponsored” or advertisers section that runs throughout the entire site. Also avoid footer links as rumor has it Google has devalued links buried in the footer of the site. Links placed at the top of the page or inserted into the site’s navigation also tend to do quite well. Bottom line is that your links need to look like they belong and provide value to the user and the site it is published on.
5. Be Aware of “No-Follow” Links
Within the last 5 years Google developed the concept of the “no-follow” link. The “no-follow” code is inserted into your link and instructs the Google spider to ignore it. The “no-follow” link can be seen used most commonly in blog comments and forum posts. This initiative was set forth to combat spam and automated linking mechanisms that would throw links automatically on blog comments and forum posts.
There are a lot of SEO professionals that will only place a link if it is a “do-follow” link, meaning it doesn’t have the “no-follow” attribute. I tend to disagree with this notion especially when the link in question is on a highly trafficked authority site. If it makes sense for the link to be there, then add your link. Even though Google won’t give you any credít for it, it will be seen by thousands of people who may visit your site and link to you themselves because your site is highly relevant. I call this concept indirect link building. You are influencing and promoting your site to potential linking partners.
Link Building is a very time consuming process and link building companies spend a lot of time researching, testing and improving their techniques. Link building services are available for companies that don’t have the time to invest in manual link building. The bottom line is that with a little help anyone can link build and move their site up the SERPS.
As the online market place continues to warm up to the idea of SEO, link building has become center stage as it tends to be the most time consuming and crucial part of any internet marketing strategy. Link building services are the most commonly outsourced aspect of SEO. This process involves finding qualified and thematically relevant one-way linking partners who will link back to your website.
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Posted September 18, 2009 – 4:02 am in: Uncategorized
With the announcement by Wordpress.org that the latest version of Wordpress is a priority secure update because of reports of
several security breaches. I decided that it’s time to upgrade to version 2.8.4.
