Duplicate content and plagiarism can be an easy way for a website to get penalized by the search engines or possibly banned. The search engines have gotten much better at being able to check for duplicate content. If you are interested, here is what Google has to...
There is a lot of information about how to get more retweets for your content, the most popular being the Science of Retweets with Dan Zarrella of Hubspot. But the simplest way to get retweets is to make your content easy to retweet. Amazingly, I still see lots of...
With Google’s algorithm placing more emphasis on off-site optimization and link building, it is essential that you take the time to analyze who your competitors are gaining backlinks from. There are a number of link analysis tools out there that will help...
In April 2008, Google announced that page load time would effect your ad quality score for Pay Per Click ads. They stated the main reason for implementing this factor was to give the user a better experience and to be able to serve web content faster. In further...
Do you know where your site is positioned in comparison to the other sites in your niche? Have you any idea what is exactly missing in your business strategy? If not , then you are missing out a vital element. User engagement is the key to successful business. So its...
With privacy being such a concern, you would be surpised to know (if you don’t already) how much information Google keeps about your search history. From the day you created your Google account, logged in, and used their search engine, Google has been logging...
For any Google Adwords advertiser, you know that having a great Quality Score is the key to running effective, low cost ad campaigns. However many advertisers are always wondering how they can improve on their QS. Well now, Wordstream has made it much easier, with...
With all of the new communication tools and technology being introduced, the way that companies handle customer service has been transformed into a more effective and efficient manner. Users want to be able to receive real-time support and have multiple options to...
I’ve been using a Blackberry since 2005. Back when the blackberry was blue, hard-covered and didn’t fit into a normal sized pant pocket. True story. Over the last 5.5 years, Research In Motion’s blackberry smartphone has come a long way as a medium...
While perusing the recent Twitter lists that I have been added to, I spotted several that were generated by @formulists. Intrigued, I Googled it and was led to an interesting service that automatically creates Twitter lists based on particular specifications. Basic...
There is nothing worse then having an outstanding idea for a product, but not being able to take action on creating it, because you don’t have the technical ability or the money to pay someone to create a website where you can collect leads and promote your...
Today is the official launch of the Link Builders Toolkit. The Link Builders Toolkit is THE ultimate resource for finding quality websites to gain inbound links. Over the years I have been collecting websites that I found to be of high value and worth investing time...
Do you share your social profile links via Twitter, or on other social networks where there is a character limit? Do you want to track the number of times that your profile link was clicked? If you answered yes to any of the above, then the obvious thing you would...
I have been avoiding putting the new Twitter retweet button on my site for a few reasons. For starters, it uses the t.co shortener instead of giving the option of getting to use the URL shortener of your choice like you can with the Tweetmeme button. And there are no...
You may have seen them around town: odd black-and-white squares on signs, brochures, and product packaging. QR codes (Quick Response codes) function similarly to UPC codes, which most of us are familiar with. Two major differences between a QR code and UPC code are...
Metricly is a new social media tool you can use to help monitor, analyze and manage your social media presence on the web. It contains an aggregated dashboard and analytics platform that helps you track your metrics all in one place. For agencies and in-house...
SEOmoz launched a new link analysis tool yesterday, called Open Site Explorer which leverages the Linkscape index to provide comprehensive link data. Currently it will provide up to 1,000 backlinks and link metrics in its analysis. There is also an API that you may...
So over the last 3 days we have talked a lot about things you can do on your blog to help increase the number of subscribers you can get. Let’s shift gears a little and talk about an effective way to inexpensively drive THOUSANDS of targeted people to your...
Nowadays, it feels like there are a ton of products popping up to help you with your website traffic, SEO, and making money online, as well as various course and membership forums. So how do you know which ones are right for you, and how do you get the best deal?...
In my personal opinion, I have found Hootsuite to be by far the best Twitter client out there. I’m sure a lot of people can make an argument for clients like Tweetdeck and Seesmic, but I find Hootsuite to be the most user-friendly, feature-rich, and up-to-date...
I am extremely excited for next week, as it marks the date of my first REAL product launch. As many of you know, I have been working on a WordPress plugin called List Eruption that I anticipate will make a huge impact on the industry. This WordPress plugin has been...
For anyone who is looking to turn their blog or website into a money making machine, you need to check out Ninja Affiliate. Ninja Affiliate is a WordPress Plugin that allows you to easily convert keywords into affiliate links. Not only can it convert keywords into...
