Friday, February 15, 2013

Web Hosting Companies

In this post, I recommend some excellent web hosting companies.

Be sure to read this article before choosing a website host -
Before You Select a Web Host - Features of a Good Host

Two free, reliable web hosts -
Blogger.com - Google's blog platform, which this site uses
Wordpress.com - excellent AND free website tools with premium options - "Build the site of your dreams with WordPress.com."

Recommended Web Hosting Services - Reliable, feature rich hosts that are highly reviewed.
Host Gator
Hostway
Dreamhost
Fatcow
Bluehost

5 best web hosting companies of 2013
2013 Best Web Hosting Comparisons and Reviews
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

A few more article submission sites

Article sites have been heavily devalued in Google's search engine results pages because such sites could be seen as content farms. It is important to not depend on using article sites alone for SEO or establishing authority in your field. Nonetheless, it is still not a bad idea to publish at least a few articles on several high quality sites. I recommend a few below. Do not forget, however, to also find other webmasters who you can collaborate with - such as cross posting articles on one another's blogs. Keep in mind that the most important thing is not simply to write for the search engines, but to write for your audience with the intended goal of building your brand and authority.

EzineArticles
GoArticles
Amazines
Articles Factory
Article Trader
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Article about Google+ as the most important social media tool

In the article linked below, an argument is made for Google Plus becoming the most important tool for small businesses to use for social media optimization. It's definitely worth a read - check it out!
Why Google+ May Be the Most Important Social Network for Your Business
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Google Tools

Listed in this post are useful tools and articles related to Google - mostly focusing on Google Plus.

Google+ Pages
"Google+ Pages is a way to use Google+ for your business and help make your business social. Google+ pages help you connect with your customers and form deeper relationships with them."

Google+ App Directory
GglPls is a suite of Google+ apps, Get an embeddable Google+ widget for your website, discover people on Google+ who share your interests, add yourself to the directory so that others can find you.

Find People on Google+ / List yourself in the Google+ directory
How To Use Google plus For Website Popularity
Google+ And Nexus 7 Tablet Not Aiming To Be Facebook Killer And 8 G+ Resources

5 Ways to Use Google+ Events for Your Business

Google's Official SEO Starter Guide
Author Rank, SEO and Google Plus: What you need to know
Author information in search results
"Google is piloting the display of author information in search results to help users discover great content." Provides information to help implement author markup as mentioned in the previous link.

Learn how to link a Google+ page to your website
15 Tips to Get the Most out of Google Docs
How To Get The Most Out Of Google's Share-Happy World
Google Plus Tutorial: How To Make Your Stay Pleasant And Useful

Google+ Communities: A Beginner's Guide
"Much like how Reddit has become a great resource for content discovery and conversation, Google+ Communities are for users who are more interested in vibrant conversations around topics than they are about self-promotion.">
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Google algorithm changes explained

Matt Cutts, at a recent event, discussed penalties, algorithm changes, the impact of Google "+1's". He also discussed the Penguin and Panda updates, and the reasoning behind them. More details and even a video are also included at the web story below - great reading for those interested in updating their SEO best practices.

Matt Cutts On Penalties Vs. Algorithm Changes, A Disavow-This-Link Tool & More
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Monday, April 9, 2012

Time to re-think your SEO strategy

Google's head of search spam, Matt Cutts, announced at SXSW that Google was going to release an algorithm update that targets websites that over aggressive about SEO. It is supposed to be an attempt to help level the playing field for webmasters that are actually trying to build quality content instead of over doing SEO. Apparently, there has been some backlash by webmasters, against the changes. This is understandable where lost revenue is concerned, but the good news is that content is still king, and social media is being very highly valued by Google lately as well. As such, I would personally recommend not focusing too heavily on SEO, but instead building pages that function well, and that are visitor friendly. Give people ways to share and be social. If you build it, they may or may not come - the important key is to make yourself visible as well using a wide array of strategies, and not just SEO. Forum discussions, offline marketing, promoting your events via Facebook or Google+...The possibilities are endless and the tools are out there.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012

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