When to Blog, and When to Keep Quiet
July 24th, 2009
Ever blogged something you looked at the next day and groaned over? There is a time to blog, and a time to tuen off the PC and go for a beer. The following are instances when it would be better to NOT blog. 1. When you are mad at your significant other. How many times [...]
SEO Step By Step Guide– 150. How to Keep your SEO Budget Under Control?
July 24th, 2009
We are living in a world whereby everything is becoming expensive. Whether it is building a new website, logo or getting some content on our website, every little aspect costs more today. Even search engine marketing and search engine optimization costs have gone up high. This is because of the increasing overhead costs. So one [...]
Diggin’ It – What does Digg Like?
July 23rd, 2009
Every social network is different. Twitter is a rapidly expanding social site that hit the top 50 in comScore recently; Facebook broke into the top ten, and each one has it’s strengths. MySpace is still huge, but less professional; Linked in Is professional but dry. And then there are the shout out sites, where you [...]
The Legal Side of Social Media
July 22nd, 2009
Making sure you are legally covered is imperative if you run an agressive social media campaign. Tweeting, blogging, videoing, creating ideas and interacting with fans and foes can be exhilarating and the hope is always that you can ’go viral’. However, dealing with the legal repercussions of going overboard isn’t nearly as much fun. The [...]
Title Formats
July 22nd, 2009
Using the right title for your web pages is very important! They are taken into account by the ranking algorithms of search engines, and they are what the web surfers see first in the search results. Using the right format is imperative! News titles aren’t as good for SEO in the long run – [...]
SEO Step By Step Guide– 149. What Does Google Have to Say About Hiring an SEO Company
July 21st, 2009
All of us are spending a lot of time, money and energy to optimize our website for getting good results in Google. So it is imperative that we should know what Google is saying about hiring an SEO company to optimize our websites. We should know whether Google is for or against it. Google neither [...]
SEO Step By Step Guide– 148. Semantics – The Next Generation Search
July 20th, 2009
As we can expect, the search industry will not be the same and the search engine algorithms will not be the same for ever. We need to expect a lot of changes in the search industry. One of the main directions of change is to be expected in terms of how search engines treat content [...]
A Bit About Branding
July 19th, 2009
Your personal branding strategy should cover as many venues as possible. Use email, Skype, Twitter, and establish one professional identity. Consider setting up a personal logo, creating a slogan and spreading the word visually. Create websites and pages using free online resources – a Wiki, a blog, a forum, a website where people can [...]
Internal Linking on Sales Sites
July 17th, 2009
The way you set up your site will have a direct impact on your conversion rate. If your site makes no sense to visitors, they will quickly become confused and leave. However, if you pay attention to managing your linking patterns (even going to far as to diagram them on paper) you can ensure your [...]
SEO Step By Step Guide– 147. Is there any word count required for ranking?
July 17th, 2009
As we proceed with our website’s optimization, we will get a number of doubts and questions. These questions and concerns will help us fine-tune our optimization efforts and make it more effective. We should be concerned only when we are fully complacent with our SEO. One of the questions that is often faced by webmasters [...]













