Hey Bing - Your Local Listing Center is Broken.

June 1st, 2010
Bing Search Engine

Bing Local Center Is Broken

I went to Bing today to fill out my local business listing info (which I recommend everyone to do). Unfortunately, I can’t fill out my listing because their CAPTCHA is broken. I have a feeling it’s been broken for quite some time.

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Please Die Internet Explorer - Will someone make this a T-shirt?

May 20th, 2010
Please Die IE

Please Die

I’ve been doing a lot of web design lately and Internet Explorer has been giving me more trouble like never before. I mean, I’ve been doing web design since 1999 and I’ve never liked that browser. But lately, IE will just not behave. And it never has, but I’m finding myself spending more time than ever trying to figure out why it’s making weird gaps and doing all kinds of strange things…
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If You Don’t Want More Business, Then Throw This Card Away

April 29th, 2010
Is Your Business Card Working For You?

Is Your Business Card Working For You?

A couple months ago I started to run out of business cards. The last time I designed my business cards, I rushed through the process and they didn’t provide the greatest return. This time I wanted to really think about what the best way to market what I do would be:

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A Flaw With Google Search? Casting Votes From The Internet Graveyard

April 23rd, 2010
do old unattended websites break down Google

Do Old Unattended Sites Break Down Google?

We have noticed in recent years that there is a bit of a flaw with Google search results (and maybe most search engines for that matter).  It has to do with the fact the internet is starting to age. There are quite a bit of websites out on the web, that are rotting, wasting energy and inhibiting better search results.

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Don’t End Your URLs in .0, .exe, .tgz or .tar

April 21st, 2010
don't end URL in .0

Say No To Dot Zero

Some of this is obvious, some isn’t. Particularly the “.0″ rule (dot zer0). This post discusses a few webmaster rules that your web team should be aware of.

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Why You Should Get Your Website Listed In Business.com and Save $50.

April 19th, 2010
Business.com is a good website link

Business.com Is A Good Link :)

Business.com is one of the few, “search engine respected” paid directories on the internet. Part of the reason is because it’s editorially controlled and they don’t list websites that are related to tobacco, adult or Rx subject matter. Notice that you don’t want your website links to be associated on the same site as these bad boys.

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How To Calculate The Value And Worth Of SEO

February 21st, 2010

How to calculate the value and worth of SEO

How Much Is SEO Worth?


One of the most difficult questions a SEO professional can be faced with is when a new customer wants to understand how much SEO is worth. A fellow SEO friend of mine likes to say “How much is free traffic worth to you?”. Which puts a little comedy into the equation :). Most of this answer depends on what the client does with the traffic. In any case, we created a simple conservative formula to help small businesses and SEO professionals understand the value of SEO.

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The Only People Who Read On The Internet Are Search Engines

February 17th, 2010

The Only People Who Read On The Internet Are Search Engines

Robots Read Everything, Your Visitors Don't


Well this is not entirely true. But if you run an ecommerce or business website, generally people don’t read all your on page text.

The point here is that most internet users do not read every word on a webpage. They scan the page and look for words and calls to action. Most importantly, all your attempts to heavily market to them will generally fail and they will ignore those marketing messages. Sometimes it can even drive them away.

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6 Worst SEO Mistakes

February 15th, 2010

6 Worst SEO Mistakes

SEO Should Be Done With Care


The reason why I am writing this post is because I still run into people that think they know what SEO is, but it turns out that they really don’t :) They find out that my job entails “Search Engine Optimization” and they start rattling off all these ways to “manipulate search engines”. Then I shake my head and sigh in disbelief.
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Why SEO Friendly URLs Are Important

November 19th, 2009
Why Should You Make Your URLs SEO Friendly?

Why Should You Make Your URLs SEO Friendly?

A lot of people think that having keywords in your URLs helps with search engine rankings. I would say this true for your domain name. But for any part of your URLs after the domain name, the keywords don’t carry much weight (meaning if the search engines were only to rank your site by your URLs alone, keywords after the domain name wouldn’t count for much). However, there are few reasons why you want to keep your URLs “SEO Friendly”…

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