Archive for November, 2006

How to design your site…

A lot of people get tempted by good looking web templates. Some template vendors even offer do-it-yourself kits to their customers. Web templates are designed by experts, using the latest designing software. They look stunning, compared to web pages developed by other means. While readymade templates offer several advantages, they have some disadvantages too.
Advantages of [...]

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Website Traffic and Search Engine Optimization: The Domain Name

By Donovan Baldwin (c) 2006
Whether for business or personal use, before there can be a website, there must be a domain name, and one of the most important steps of a search engine optimization plan is to
pick the right one.
So what IS a domain name? A domain name is that thing that people give you [...]

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

SEO changes and page ranking

I had a potential client approach me the othe day abotu updating their website and performing a full SEO to their site. They stressed that they wanted to change the page urls as well.
They had the idea right, they did need to adjust page urls, but what I needed to point out to them [...]

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

3 tips for your blog

1. Think about an interesting headline. You don’t need to be a copywriter, but you should think about your headline and the topic at hand. More importantly, is it something that you are
passionate about, or can contribute something to? It’s ok to spend some time here, writer’s block can come up. Think about other sites, [...]

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Small Events Spell Seismic Shifts in Search

By Jim Hedger (c) 2006
I am going to step way out on a limb. I suspect, and am willing
to propose; this short period is a major transition point in the
history of search. I’m marking it in my archive, if only because
a niece or nephew of mine might study economics and ask about it
one day. A [...]

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Top Ten SEO Factors

By Scott Hendison – Editor, SearchCommander.Com (c) 2006
These are what I believe to be the top 10 most important things
(not necessarily in order) that you need, in order to get your
website found in the search engines.
There are many other factors as well, but if you follow these
guidelines, you’ll stand a much better chance, and you’ll [...]

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

5 Tools for Spying on Your Competition

By Kim Roach (c) 2006
Did you know that an ancient Chinese military document unlocks
many of the secrets to your online success? This book is called
“The Art of War” and was written during the 6th century by Sun
Tzu. This famous document is one of the oldest and most famous
studies of strategy and has had a huge [...]

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Simple tips to make your site the best

Follow these simple design features when creating your next webpage and you will have the best that can be:
Good Keywords
Good keywords are the very first building blocks you must consider before your webpage even becomes a dim notion in your head. You must do major research on the keyword or keyword phrases that will be [...]

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Why Do I need a blog?

Many people are still asking this question and even some that already have a blog want to know if it is really worth it. The time it takes to post to the blog everyday, optimizing it for the search engines, submitting it to blog directories, etc. Why is it worth my time and effort?
There are [...]

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Google Sandbox

There was a great quote by someone in a forum recently. The discussion was about black hat, gray hat, and white hat SEO and whatever that implies.
Someone said, “It’s easy to tell people who do black hat SEO, they still believe in the google sandbox.”
There are a lot of people who believe in the google [...]

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006