Design For Human Visitors
I was reading a post called “When is Usability More Important than SEO?” by Stoney deGeyter. Before I even started to read I said to myself it always is. I have written before What Good Are 1,000,000 Visitors If They Don’t Like Your Content? If you are making a business website you want the search […]
Getting Started With Google Adwords
I have had people ask me what’s the best way to buy keywords? This is especially true for new sites that are not ranked very well for any keywords. Since I’ve never actually done it myself I usually go over the Google step-by-step instructions with them. I also tell them that believe that if you […]
Should I Have A Blog Or Newsletter?
I often advise my customers that the best way to add more content to their sites is to start a blog and/or a newsletter. Of course, most of these people are busy running their business and many don’t think they have enough time to do one let alone both both. So the question is which […]
Is There A Duplicate Content Penalty?
I was reading through a list of 12 things that you can do to improve the optimization of your site. I read one through ten and I thought they were all good ideas, some I thought I might try. Then I stopped when I got to number eleven. “You can repurpose other’s copy for your […]
Blackhat SEO “Expert” Goes To Jail
I have written many times before about using tricks to get your site to the top of the search engines. See this, or just search this blog for SEO. I believe that it’s always harder, but better to do it right. I read last week about the CEO of Traffic Power getting jail time and […]
What Do You Do, Exactly?
I found myself at a get together the other night and was asked What is it that you do, exactly? I found myself trying to explain search engine optimization, search engine marketing and things like viral marketing to people who had never heard of them. I went on for a bit and I think that […]
The History Of SEO
As another year comes to a close I like to look back at the current year and review the progress that I have made in my business. Looking back seems to be the thing to do this time of year and I think that it’s important. Knowing where things have been is the very best […]
The Right Way To Navigate Your Site
I have a section of my site and this blog dedicated to finding new sites on the web that I like the looks of. I enjoy using it to show my customers what is possible and can still really look good. One of the criticisms that I have for many of these sites is that […]
Should My Business Have A Blog?
I often advise my customers to keep on adding new content to their site to keep it looking fresh. One of the best ways to do that is to have a blog. With a blog not only do you add new content, but if you are lucky enough to have people comment on your post […]
How Long To Register Your Domain Name
One of the first things that you do when starting a website is to register your domain name. I had more than one of my customers ask me “should I sign up for one year or more?” I have always believed that because that information is public and freely available that it would make sense […]
