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Thinking Outside the Box
2009-11-04 19:51:00 We all need to develop new ways to advertise our businesses and get new customers, especially in the current tough economy. The term ?think outside the box? has been around forever, but exactly how do you do it? Today I came across a poll that asked which you put on on a sandwich first, the ... More About: Online Marketing
Fast and Easy Way to Build Links to Your Site
2009-10-13 17:54:00 How do you build links back to your site? Do you find your progression slow and time consuming? Article marketing is a great way to build links to your site, but it can be a tedious process to come up with a volume of unique articles. Enter a fast and relatively easy way to build ... More About: Links , Site , Fast
Keyword Index Tool
2009-09-23 09:02:00 I feel like I?ve become Sears, and September is tools month! But I?ve sure come across some handy ones, lately. Here is one I think you?ll like ? simple to use, great information. If the info was downloadable I?d be extra happy. According to the Alexa site, they claim to get the search date through several ... More About: Tools , Keyword , Tool , Keywords
WordPress Privacy Default Option: Invisible
2009-09-21 19:34:00 After my blog post last week about invisible blogs and sites, I started a couple of new sites using Word Press . That?s when I discovered that the default for WP is I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors Yikes! That means unless you know to go under ?Settings? and then ?Privacy ? and ... More About: Wordpress
Website Rank Checker Toolbar
2009-09-14 14:15:00 Here?s a brand new, cool tool I just came across?the KPMRS Website Rank Checker Toolbar. You can use it directly on their site , or download the toolbar to your browser. The free toolbar offers a handy way to check a site?s ranking of a specific keyword on the fly. It shows rankings for Google, Yahoo ... More About: Tools
Is Your Blog or Site Visible to the Search Engines?
2009-09-12 14:00:00 When I set up a site using Word press, I always toggle the following option in ?Privacy? under the ?Settings? tag: I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors This prevents the site from being crawled while it?s still sitting there with the default HELLO WORLD! post, which I?ve had happen within a ... More About: Search Engines , Press , Search , Blog
In Memoriam 9/11
2009-09-11 09:00:00 Remembering those whose lives were lost. Share this on del.icio.usDigg this!Share this on RedditBuzz up!Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponShare this on FacebookTweet This!Subscribe to the comments for this post? © Kay Frenzer - visit SEO Diva for ...
BOTW Host Gator and GoDaddy Promo Codes
2009-09-10 18:10:00 Here are a some ways for you to save money on web site services: Best of the Web: BOTW is offering a 20% discount on all new directory submissions and sponsorship advertising during the month of September. Use Promo Code: SINCE94 Host Gator: Get 20% off your initial order at Host Gator using Coupon Code: AUTUMN. Host Gator ...
Watch Your Permalinks Structure
2009-09-08 21:03:00 One of my readers was kind (and sharp) enough to point out that my permalinks were not search engine friendly. I?ve discovered that when I update plugins, I?ve got to go back and check all my settings, which obviously I forgot to do this time around. Arrrgh! One of the most problematic plugins for me in ... More About: Watch , Word , Press
3 Free Tools - Web Site Usability / User Experience
2009-09-02 15:16:00 In my previous post I wrote about the importance of usability/user experience testing on your web site. Now for some interesting tools to help you along? Wave ? free, easy to use, and fantastic for a visual overview of your site. I recommend you download the Firefox toolbar for an even better look at it. Improve Readability ? ... More About: Tools , Free , Site , Experience , Usability
12 Tips for Web Site User Experience Testing
2009-08-30 19:54:00 Web site usability and user experience (UX) go hand-in-hand, and have a huge impact on how well your web site performs. You can do this yourself, although hiring a specialist is well worth the spend, as they?ll spot things you never though of, guaranteed. A colleague who specializes in this area recently scanned the ... More About: Tips , Testing , Site , Experience , User
Free Traffic Getting SEO Plugin
2009-08-26 06:30:00 I got an offer of a free SEO plugin, and thought I?d try it out on a new, not-yet-launched site and see what it does. The plugin is called Free Traffic Getting SEO Plugin for WP. Once you?ve installed it on your site, it recommends the best plugins to download for SEO purposes. (It?s so ... More About: Tools , Word , Press
10 SEO Tools You Should Be Using
2009-08-20 18:58:00 I use many tools in my business, to track sites, analyze competition, and of course, to determine keywords. Most of the SEO tools I use are freely available online. Today I came across a helpful listing of some of the best tools available ? Search Marketers? Toolkit ? 60 links you need to know by ... More About: Tools
Bing Goes the Internet
2009-08-12 08:47:00 Nooooo. I can’t believe I am doing this. I don’t want to talk about it any more. But Bing just will not quit. Microsft held a Bing Jingle contest on Google’s YouTube. I don’t know how many entries there were… maybe this was the only one? Share this on del.icio.usDigg this!Share this on RedditBuzz up!Stumble upon something ... More About: Internet , The Internet
No Flaming Figgy Puddings on Facebook Fan Pages
2009-08-10 03:59:00 I?ve been working on pimping out the Buzz Marketing Pros fan page on Facebook . It?s not exactly a quick fix, I can tell you that, and I haven?t been able to make it particularly fancy, unless I?ve missed an awesome app to help me out with that. You do have a Facebook fan page for ... More About: Flaming , Puddings
When You Need Resources Visit Mashable
2009-08-06 15:00:00 Mashable has become one of my favorite web sites. No matter what I?m looking for, I can usually find some pretty amazing resources. Here?s a random list of 10 things you can find on Mashable: Find awesome WordPress themes and the best plugins to go along with them. See the future of the Internet in Google Wave ? ... More About: Resources , Favorites
Bing Bang?
2009-07-21 00:05:00 I know, I have to get off the Bing thing. But Microsoft keeps leaving itself wide open? The New York Times reports that, unlike Google banning the word ?googled? as a verb, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer hopes people will ?bing? a new restaurant to find its address or ?bing? a new job applicant for telling events ... More About: Bang
Share Your Documents - Get Links and Traffic
2008-06-06 01:17:00 A new site I discovered, Scribd, is a “document sharing community” where you can: Upload and share your documents. Find interesting documents by category, by topic group, by searching, or by just browsing our library. The interface is nice, and it’s easy to upload a document and add a description and tags. Most document file formats are accepted, ... More About: Traffic , Links , Share , Documents
SMX Advanced - Here I Come!
2008-06-02 18:10:00 Today I’m off to Seattle to attend SMX Advanced. This is my first search marketing conference and I’m very excited to be going. I hope to learn a great deal more about online marketing, link-building techniques, and whatever else I can glean from the gurus that will be there. I believe there’s a “Don’t tell anyone for ...
Remember to Include Your URL
2008-06-01 19:49:00 This post really only needs to be one sentence long: Make sure you include your URL in all your print media and promotional items. Three times more people will visit your site if your URL is on your business card, letterhead, direct mail postcards, calendars, magnets, pens, etc. That pretty much sums it up! Copyright © 2008 SEO Diva. ...
Don?t Waste Your Links
2008-05-30 18:21:00 Many bloggers and web site owners assiduously build links back to their sites, using the name of the site as the text and the home page as the link. Unfortunately, by doing so they have wasted, or at the very least, watered down, a lot of time and effort. This type of link building looks ... More About: Links , Waste
Evolution of a Blog
2008-05-28 22:41:00 When I first started the Diva, it was because it was a requirement of my new job at Terralever in July ‘07. I had never blogged before, and was terrified of sounding like an idiot in front of a global audience (yeah, like everyone was just waiting to read my blog). My first posts are pretty ... More About: Evolution , Blog
Silver Lining to High Gas Prices
2008-05-28 01:45:00 Today I filled up my little car with gas and it cost $61. Ouch! There is a silver lining to this dark cloud that online businesses should jump on. Because of high gas prices, one third of adults in the US are more likely to shop online instead of driving to a physical store. According to a ... More About: Silver Lining , Silver , Gas Prices , Commerce , High
Hoopla for Woopra
2008-05-22 18:52:00 A promising new arrival on the web analytics scene is Woopra, which offers live tracking and real-time analytics. You can actually track visitors as they move through your site. Other features include one-click access to multiple blogs and web sites, visitor and member tagging, real time notifications, plugins for blogs and CMS platforms, and interestingly, click-to-chat. ... More About: Analytics
The Difference Between Pages and Posts
2008-05-21 00:42:00 When should you write a post, when should it be a page, and what’s the difference, anyway? Posts are frequent entries, tend to be shorter, and contain information that is immediate. If you’re a real estate agent, your posts may revolve around homes you just listed; a decorator would write posts on the the most chic, ... More About: Blogs , Content , Pages , Difference
Co-Author Your Blog
2008-05-18 02:51:00 Keeping up a blog can be a real chore. The ideal is to have 3 - 5 posts a week, and if you’re writing on the side after your day job is over, that can get tough. With 3 blogs to keep up with, plus client blogs, my brain starts spinning sometimes. Giving up a ... More About: Blogs , Blog , Author
Multi-Author Your Blog
2008-05-18 02:51:00 Keeping up a blog can be a real chore. The ideal is to have 3 - 5 posts a week, and if you’re writing on the side after your day job is over, that can get tough. With 3 blogs to keep up with, plus client blogs, my brain starts spinning sometimes. Giving up a ... More About: Blogs , Blog , Multi , Author
How to Set Up An RSS Feed Reader
2008-05-16 23:01:00 I’ve had several readers tell me they’re confused about how to set up an account for RSS feeds. They click on the big feed button on my blog, and from there are not sure what to do. Since I only got into utilizing feeds myself a few short months ago, I understand - I used ... More About: Reader , Feed
Optimize Your PDFs
2008-05-16 15:31:00 Some sites will try to use PDFs for crucial information instead of making them web pages. I think this is a bad idea and recommend against it. In fact, being the Diva, I insist they rework them as web pages. Whitepapers, technical articles and surveys, on the other hand, work well as PDFs. They need ...
Get Positive Search Results for Your Business
More articles from this author:2008-05-15 19:06:00 Jeff Quipp from Search Engine People has a great post on 50+ Sites to Help You Bury Negative Posts About You or Your Company. What if you don’t have any negative publicity, but you’re also not showing up for positive results? Use his tactics for online reputation management to enhance yours. Go down the list ... More About: Google , Business , Online Marketing , Social Networks , Results 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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