You know those products that inspire the "Nod" ... like seeing someone working on a Mac Powerbook in a local cafe or the look from fellow MINI Cooper drivers at an intersection. The Nod recognizes a person who is part of the club or someone who "gets it." And it goes beyond having something in […]
Need more search engine food? Here are some other things you can do to get those search engine robots to index your blog. Part 4 of 4: Miscellaneous Strategies Domain Names Choose your domain name wisely and try to include your keyword in it if possible. Have fun at register.com or your favorite domain registration […]
Submitting your blog to search engine and blog directories is a good way to attract visitors to your blog. Here we discuss where to list your blogs. Part 3 of 4: Submit Your Blog to Search Engines and Blog Directories Submit to Search Engines Have the search engines found you yet? While a bit time […]
The way Search Engines index your blog is by sending "robot" crawlers to your site to track what you’ve written and follow the links. Here we discuss how linking both inside and outside your blogs can help you with search engine optimization. Part 2 of 4: Linking Strategy Get Inbound Links Every link to your […]
Because blogs naturally offer new content to search engines, you might think you can skip optimizing your blog. In our latest series, here are some ideas you can use to attract search engines to your blog. Part 1 of 4: Start with Quality Content on a Specific Topic Quality Content The best way to get […]
Blogging has provided a bunch of opportunities for your brand to be written about (even if its not your blog). Do you know what people are saying about you? Head over to these resources and plunk in your company or personal name: Check out search engines like Google or Yahoo!. For more of Web 2.0 […]
Quick ... name one of your favorite memories of summer camp? We bet that quite a few of you would say the stories (scary and otherwise!) that you listened to around the campfire. Why do we remember those stories? It could be becasue you were sharing something together or that you were so fully entertained. […]
Sometimes you hit some writer's block and you need a bit of inspiration for writing your next post. Where should you go? For links and sources, check out del.icio.us, yahoo news, or google groups For inspiration from other blogs in your niche, go to technorati or icerocket Do an image or video search at flickr, […]