Archive for October, 2006

My Google Wish List

Monday, October 30th, 2006

There are a number of “wishes” that I have for Google’s future. While I would like number one ranking for all of my important keywords and phrases, but I would be willing to settle for Google acknowledging at least a few of my wishes that will benefit the search community as a whole. (more…)

A profitable web 2.0 project developed in 24 hours

Monday, October 30th, 2006

It took seven months to get the One Million Masterpiece charity project online. The site is complex and needed the development time, but in the last few days I’ve had a yearning to see if I can still turn around a project in 24 hours. Back in the early days of the Internet boom I’d sit in my bedroom and knock out html websites all night long, but almost ten years on, can it still be done in a time where profitability and interactivity are the key measures? (more…)

Website Success = Content! Content! Content!

Monday, October 30th, 2006

We have all heard the real estate slogan: “Location! Location! Location!”. Well, if that is the slogan of the real estate industry then “Content! Content! Content!” is certainly the slogan for all webmasters. Maybe I should rather say it SHOULD BE the slogan for all webmasters… Unfortunately many webmasters are only focusing on how they can make more money instead of providing visitors to their website with good content. (more…)

Web Site Promotion, Who Needs It?

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

In short, YOU!

So you’ve heard the term web site promotion and you’re saying to yourself, “I have a website, should I be more proactive in promotion?”

The answer to this question is yes. But of course, this leads to more questions: (more…)

Top Ten SEO Factors

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

These are what I believe to be the top 10 most important things (not necessarily in order) that you need, in order to get your website found in the search engines.

There are many other factors as well, but if you follow these guidelines, you’ll stand a much better chance, and you’ll be off to a good start. (more…)

How to SEO for beginners

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Selecting Key Words: This is probably the most important point. You need to choose keywords that best describes your website so if someone types your keyword in a search engine, your site will come up. Now don’t just pick a few keywords which best interests you. (more…)

How To Improve Conversion Rates On E-commerce Sites

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

As competition increases in the online market space, more companies vie for Top 10 placement on the search engines, driving up costs per click. In such an environment it is imperative for companies bidding on top positions to convert as many visitor clicks into customers as possible. (more…)

SEO Checklist for Web Designing

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

SEO Checklist for Web Designing

Domain Name - Your domain name should be brandable (example: Google, Amazon, Yahoo!, etc.), easy to say, and even easier to remember. Don’t worry too much about stuffing keywords into your domain name. Keywords in domain names no longer have the punch they used to. (more…)

Word Cloud Sites Rock the Web!

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

If you haven’t picked up a keyword (tag) linking to your site on a Word Cloud site yet, you are missing out on the HOTTEST thing to hit the web since pixel ads!

Word Clouds are essentially web pages that contain keywords ( also know as tags ) which link to relevant content. Many social bookmarking web sites such as technorati.com, del.icio.us, digg and furl rely on these tags for proper indexing. (more…)

Gain Quality Links Through Article Submission (The Article Submission Guidelines)

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

I have always wanted to write articles of different kinds especially during times that I come across a particular topic that I really would like to elaborate. Unfamiliar topics have always been my motivation in writing most of my articles. When I get to encounter topics that I am not so familiar with, I instantly start researching about it, collecting more information about it and then have a systematic study about it. (more…)