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Archive for January 2009

The Power of Using A Reader

So you have maybe heard of a reader and are wondering what it is all about.  Well let me tell you, they are awesome.  The idea behind a reader is that you subscibe to a blog (by clicking the RSS Button ( the orange thing in the corner of the URL bar).  What this will do is give you an option to use it with a reader or use it...

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Do you need SEO when designing your website?

This is a big fat yes!  A lot of companies think that these are two totally different concepts and I really feel for them when they come to us.  I mean there is stuff that we can do to help them in terms of off page optimization tactics, but on-page we have to adjust stuff.  Recently I had a company come to me and their entire site was done in...

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What Does SEO Stand For?

Now to some this might seem trivial and you can go ahead and go about your day.  But to others this might be important.  Actually I know it is there are thousands of people searching for this exact same phrase monthly. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization.  Which basically means: it is the process of getting your website ranked higher in the search engines for certain keywords pertaining to your...

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Should You Outsource Your Articles

So you are at the point where you are not wanting to write all of your own unique content everyday.  You might have things to do.  So you have heard of those sites like Guru.com or Elance.com and want to give them a try.  All i got to say is good luck and be careful.  There are a great number of people on these sites that you can deal with...

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Write Newsletters or Blog Posts

So you are debatting on writing a newsletter or just updating your blog.  Well there are some factors that go into each aspect of both.  Newletters actually require you to have someone to send that newsletter to.  So this is usually a step that you are implementing while you update your blog.  You might have an autoresponder in the right hand corner prompting people to sign up for your newsletter. ...

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How often should you update your blog?

What exactly are your goals of your blog? This should be the first question that comes to mind.  If you are doing it for your family or something that your children can read when they are older then post when you have news.  But if you are after trying to get readership and good search engine rankings then you need to post regularly.  So what is regularly?  This is the...

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Blog Vs A Static Site and Why

So you finally figured out how to make a website and learned what ftp stands for.  Good for you.  If you plan on making a website that is for you and your own vanity or to put photos or something up that doesn't need to get good rankings in the search engines then a static site is fine.  Have fun in the sandbox.  Now don't get me wrong we have...

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Is the Day of Directories Worthless?

Yes, end of post. Just kidding.  Well you have to look at what a directory is, it is basically a place where you can put a lot of links in hope of getting a nice page ranked site linking back to you.  Well a lot of directories don't except affiliate sites, so if you are submitting an affiliate site for your best "mystery shopper review" good luck. Just this last...

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Where are some places to get links from?

So we all know that it is all about the link juice and getting it flowing to your site.  Sometimes it is hard to think of different avenues to post a link to your site from.  I of course use all the usual places.  But there are some new ones that are starting to catch my attention and I was wondering if anyone else is seeing this and having results....

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With The Recession is SEO Important?

So as the world economy goes into a doom and gloom a lot of companies are thinking about not doing anythign in terms of advertising and promotion.  This is a smart decision for certain mediums.  I mean I don't really blame them.  For one thing, why would you still want to advertise in a medium that has no customers, (e hem... Yellow Pages).  This is a smart decision on any...

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