Hyphenated Versions I mentioned above that you should not purchase a hyphenated URL for your main site. For marketing purposes, however, there are sometimes legitimate reasons to do so. My […]
Exchanging articles could help to finally rid of the dreaded “link pages” once and for all. Let’s face it, websites could almost always use additional quality content. So why not […]
A programmer by the name of Webmasterbrain has just put out a neat Firefox extension tool for SEOs. “The SEO Links extension gives you tooltips specially enhanced for SEOs. When […]
Misspellings It is always a good idea to secure potential misspellings of your domain name. I recently did a radio interview and at the end of the interview I provided […]
Securing Multiple Domains I mentioned earlier the strategy of securing alternate versions of your domain name to prevent competitors from squeezing in on your branding efforts. This is a good […]
Google has posted official word about what is currently known as Google Base: You may have seen stories today reporting on a new product that we’re testing, and speculating about […]
Spell Words Properly It is usually not a good idea to use incorrectly spelled words in your domain name, even if you’ve done that to create a clever business name. […]
Have you considered subcontracting out your reciprocal link program? These days, “in-house” isn’t always the most efficient way to complete certain functions of your business. There are services out there […]
Don’t Hyphenate Avoid getting stuck with a hyphenated domain name as your main website address. While it may be easier to read in print, it is very difficult to speak […]
Dan Thies has found a neat hidden protocol that can be used on your robots.txt file: The Wildcard. User-agent: Googlebot Disallow: /*sort= This would stop Googlebot from reading any URL […]
Dan Thies has found a neat hidden protocol that can be used on your robots.txt file: The Wildcard. User-agent: Googlebot Disallow: /*sort= This would stop Googlebot from reading any URL […]
There has been quite a lot of controversy over the new Google Print service provided by Google (obviously). This service allows users to search printed books for certain keywords that […]
Secure a .com I strongly recommend purchasing a .com domain name as opposed to a .net, .info, .biz or anything else. If your chosen domain name is not available in […]
A lot of discussions have sprung up over why MSN is now showing a PageRank of 2 (PR2) on their home page. I have not jumped into this conversation (until […]
Build Your Brand Whether you like it or not, your domain name is an important part of your branding efforts. Your domain name goes on your letterhead, business card, printed […]