December 2011
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July 2011
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Use Social Media to Manage a Brand
HERE are 4 great start up tips for using social networks to brand your company!
Choosing an avatar – This is like a social “face” for your company. Don’t use anything to playful if you have a serious business. Use something classy and professional that reflects the nature of your brand.
Use consistent profile images – Be consistent with the profile picture, logo or avatar...
June 2011
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How to Research Keywords for SEO.
I find that when I consult with clients a big part of the conversation assumes they know two really important things.
that they know where to go to research keywords to optimize on their site.
that they know what to research
I might say something like, “Just look into that keyword and see if it gets many searches or has a lot of competition.” And then go on my merry way in the...
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SEO Tricks ~ How to Rip Your "SEO Muscles" in 5...
SEO Tricks ~ WHITE HAT ONLY!
If you have a website and you have access to the code, try this 5 minute solution to ripping your site’s “SEO muscles” for maximum performance.
Pick one SEO Phrase. I’ll use “Dog Collars” as the example keyword phrase and I’ll put “Other Keywords” after it where you might be putting other keywords. So don’t...
May 2011
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What SEO and Bigfoot Have In Common
Is perfect SEO possible?
In a word, no. But effective and lucrative business CAN be driven up dramatically by good SEO. You see, like Bigfoot, SEO is illusive and mysterious and requires constant tracking. Every search engine has its own system (or algorithm) for determining the ranking factors of a website, and they are all secretive about it.
Enter “Black Hat” SEO. Search...
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Domain Name Games
If you are interested in doing business on the Internet, having a good domain name obviously helps. Unfortunately, getting a good domain name is harder these days due to large companies and domain “squatters” buying up everything they can think of and reselling it at scalpers prices.
While the “.com” suffix is the best, you could find an ideal domain name that ends with...
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Beginner's SEO - Can you find me now? Can you find...
Beginner’s SEO
There’s a really strange syndrome that comes over someone when they decide to commit themselves to buying or building a website. They think, “This is so great! There’s hundreds of millions of people on the web every hour, I’m going to get visitors and they will want to give me money!”. Or something similar… To me, this is sort of like the...
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Top 3 Keyword Factors to Know When Making A Web...
1. Keywords should be researched in Google’s keyword tool. This way you know whether or not people are searching for the keywords. Often, a keyword phrase we think would be good, is actually not. And when we look into it we see that people just aren’t searching for it like we thought. The good thing about Google’s Keyword tool is that it will recommend similar words that you can...
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Talking to Search Engines is Like Talking To A 3...
Website SEO is like talking to a 3 year old. A Quick Analogy.
Let’s use the example of teaching a three year old NOT to touch fire. But let’s do it in terms of SEO.
THE THREE YEAR OLD:
When you are trying to convey a lesson to a three year old you have to be very, very clear. You have got to stay on topic and remember that too many words will only befuddle and irritate them.
You...
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A Website Name - .COM, .NET, What Should You Get
There are SO MANY Domain Name extensions on the internet. How can you know which one to get!
First Choice: Buy a .COM. Even if you can’t get the exact domain name you want and have to settle for a slight variation, as long as it still makes sense a .COM is best. Why? Because if you tell someone to go to terribletigers.us and they don’t do it for a few days, the odds are good that if...
April 2011
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A Website Name - Domain Names Explained In Detail
A Website Name Can Make or Break Your First Year On the Internet!
In this blog, I want to clarify something that I am always writing about and it has come to my attention that I’m glossing over a very important part of it.
OK, I always tout the importance of a Domain name. I truly think it can make or break a new businesses first year on the web. And when I mention it, I always say to use...
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How To Do A Website In A Day: A Numbered List
How to do a website! The question that has stumped millions and made web guys like me a living. Well, anymore, putting up a website does not require a degree in “thinkology” (is that what the Wizard called it when he gave the Scarecrow his diploma?). It just requires a checklist and a website to go to! Here’s your list:
Go to a domain registrar (some places to start are linked...
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A Website Name - How Important it is and How to...
Your website name (domain name) may well be the single most important part of your pressence as a business on the Internet. If you don’t have a domain name already, you should look into getting one. Here are a few pointers on the subject:
Domain Names are the thing that tell a person surfing the web what the name of your company is, or what you are selling or providing. Therefore, while you...
Ways You Can Get A Website, Cheap!
There are a couple of ways that even the least web-savvy entrepreneur can start their own website on a budget. I’ll list a few of them below along with a brief description of what is involved. I’ll list them in order from the easiest to the most difficult, but keep in mind that even the most difficult option in this list is relatively easy! Here’s your list:
EASY - NO EXPERIENCE...
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Making sense of Domains, Hosting and Websites
Making sense of Domains, Hosting and Websites
Internet Business 101
AN INTRODUCTION FOR NEWCOMERS TAKING A BUSINESS TO THE WEB
For some, getting a domain name and a hosting account for your website is easy. For others, it’s as mysterious and hard to understand as Ozzy Osbourne. It’s this second group which I would like to address today.
When I am describing the process of starting...
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Transition to tumblr
HOME AT LAST! It’s been a weird transition from Wordpress, but we are glad we’ve done it. Tumblr has a much better platform for what we want to do. Yes, we are digging the new blog platform at tumbler and we will start blogging again tomorrow. Stay tuned in as our first blog will be a great Website 101 for beginner web companies. In the mean time keep sending suggestions as to what...
