Why You Should Care About The Google Phone
Is it just me or is Google slowly ripping off Apple’s iPhone? I mean I can’t blame them. Look at the success the iPhone has had over the past several years. Why wouldn’t they want to get in on the action? But is that really all that’s happening? Is Google trying to steal Apple’s thunder, or is there something else going on, and should it matter to Internet marketers? Oh,... More...
How do I start a website and have it rank high on Google?
Someone who has a great idea or is starting a business, but doesn’t know how to build a website is in for a whopper of a dilemma. Do I spend time on learning website stuff and Google stuff or do i spend time on my idea / business? At some point in time you have to ask yourself where is the value. Most businesses want to use the Internet as a way to market (or directly sell) their goods or services.... More...
Simple Search Engine Optimization Tips
Are you getting at least 100 new visitors to your blog everyday? If not, it may be that your blog is not optimized for the search engines, which is where people begin their search for products and services online. Some “search engine experts” would have you believe that search engine optimization requires a lot of advanced techniques to rank well. But the truth is that even a little simple... More...
Track Google Stats Using Your iPhone
Yesterday I found an awesome iPhone application called Analytics. The application lets you access your Google Analytics account on your iPhone. Now I can view the stats for all my websites without a laptop. The iPhone app comes with a six dollar price tag, but it is worth every dollar. Up untill now I was using GetClicky’s iPhone stats interface on a few of my sites. But now that I have... More...
Using Seed Keywords For Search Engine Optimization
How would you like to know exactly what keywords people will use to search for a product of service? Maybe you’d like to launch a new website idea or promote an affiliate product and you don’t want to build a site and wait to see what your server logs tell you about your search traffic. What you need is a solution like the one I came across today. Imagine you already have a mailing list... More...
How To Become An Overnight Success
I am full up of over night success claims! That’s right, you heard me. FULL UP! And no, there’s no “until I tried this” or “wait till you hear about that” coming next. It’s ALL horse fertilizer designed to get people excited and draw them in for the sale, end of story. Here’s why. Nobody, not a fine art painter, a guitar player, a computer programmer,... More...
Does Your Google Ranking Stink?
Here’s a great rank checker from SEOBook that will help you check your search engine ranking on Google. Sure you can do it by hand, but who has the time to do that! Be sure to checkout Aaron Wall’s SEOBook blog. He has lots of useful tools over there. Charles McKeever OpenSourceMarketer.com Read More →
Is Alexa Becoming Completely Worthless
I read an interesting article today by Daniel Scocco at Daily Blog Tips where he makes the case that Alexa is Becoming Completely Worthless. I’ve never been a big fan of Alexa rankings. The numbers they report have always seemed off to me and I really don’t see Alexa rankings as much more than an opportunity to chest thump on digital graph paper. But if you’re unsure what to believe... More...
Two Tools For Optimizing Your Blog
After researching, writing, gathering links, and cropping images, optimizing a blog is usually the last thing a blogger thinks about. But the truth is, all that hard work could be going to waste if your blog isn’t being seen and the appropriate action isn’t being taken. Slow blog load times can discourage visitors from digging to deeply into your content. If a page doesn’t load fast... More...
Using New Features In Adsense For Search
Here’s a short video I came across that explains some of the new features in Adsense for search. Custom search can be a great way to integrate another method of monetization into your site. It’s also a great way to help visitors find what they’re looking for on your website. Personally, I like the fact that Google is moving a direction that lets publishers (that’s you and me)... More...
How To Run Your Own Ad Server
Running your own ad server can open up a lot of possibilities when it comes to delivering ads on your blog or across multiple blogs. If your looking to centralize management of your ads, create a unique offering, cut down on ad blindness, then running an ad server is the way to go. An easy ad server to install and operate is OpenAds, formally known as PHPAdsNew. The software is freely available and... More...
BrightKite Improves On Twitter Style Social Networking
Online social networking is still a very young industry and because of that there is still a ton of room for new ideas that can stretch and grow the current social landscape. BrightKite is a new social networking player that’s bringing fresh ideas to the table. BrightKite combines a Twitter like social update service with mobile technologies to create a better networking experience. Through... More...
How To Fight Content Theft
Recently I came across yet another spam blog trackback in my moderated blog comments. I’ve tried to ignore these as they’ve continued to increase. But enough is enough and now I’m looking at ways to simplify the abuse reporting process. There are two simple steps you can take to hit a splogger where it hurts. You can report them to their web hosting provider, and you can report them... More...
Using Twubble To Find Twitter Friends
So, who are you following on Twitter? I mean really following? Do you have a list only of people you know or is it mixed between real personal contacts and complete strangers? My guess is you’re like most people using Twitter and you have a mixed list. Maybe your following Darren Rowse and Yaro Starak. Maybe your following me. It’s hard not to have one or two curiosity follows. So, the... More...
