Tag: Amount Of Time
Sitemaps 101 – Back to SEO School
Posted on Jul.17, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Sitemaps are without doubt one of the most often ignored and undervalued aspects of search engine optimization. You’ve probably spent a huge amount of time working on pages of original content, keyword density and getting incoming links but never once spared a thought for a sitemap for your new creation.
What is a sitemap?
Put simply it’s a page or pages that contain a list of and link to all the other documents on your site. This is useful on two levels:
1. [...]
13 Tips For Good Search Engine Placements
Posted on Jul.04, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
When used properly in combination with other basic search engine tactics, these tips can help to dramatically improve your placement with the search engines and increase the traffic to your web site.
1. USE KEYWORD FILE NAMES: By naming your html file relevant to your keywords, you can gain a slight advantage. This is a relatively minor aid so don’t go overboard with it.
2. AVOID USING ROBOTIC SUBMISSIONS TO THE TOP SEARCH ENGINES: When submitting your web page to one of [...]
Is Google Having a Tough Time with Their Website Limit?
Posted on Jun.27, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
If you are one to pay attention to what happens within the Google realm, you might find yourself thrown for a loop these days. As Google updates their results, it seems like they are having some issues dealing with so many new websites popping up.
Indexing 8 billion websites is quite an accomplishment for Google. As they are reluctant to increase this number, they are faced with many challenges in trying to keep some sites within these 8 billion pages while [...]
Is Your Small Business Ready For A CRM Software Solution?
Posted on Jun.24, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments
I have yet to see a business that, sometimes in spite of themselves, didn’t benefit from implementing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or a simpler Contact Management software solution.
Your small business might be the rare exception, but if you can relate to some of the following scenarios, you may be ready to take advantage of the improved and inexpensive CRM systems coming on-stream.
Mary, your star sales performer, has just been poached by your opposition. She departs your employ with immediate [...]
Windows Screensavers Explained
Posted on Jun.24, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments
In this article you will find some background information about screensavers and their history. You will also learn how Windows screensavers differ from other programs and how you can use it to your own advantage. Also there are some tips for users owning laptops, notebooks or CD-burning devices.
Have you ever asked yourself a question like “What is a screensaver actually?” I did. And now I will gladly share the results of my investigation. As you can see easily, splitting the [...]
Accounts Payable: A Powerful Document Management and Workflow Solution
Posted on Jun.14, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments
Accounts payable is just one area of office management where problems arise because of the sheer complexity of transactions, and the vast amount of paperwork that is generated.
A disproportionate amount of time and administrative resources is consumed just getting invoices approved for payment. The problem becomes compounded when invoices are lost when being circulated for clearance and even more time is then lost in the retrieval process.
Typically these documents include purchase invoices from suppliers, sales invoices to customers and purchase [...]
Steer Clear of the Internet Traffic Jam
Posted on Jun.09, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Yesterday, I got stuck in a traffic jam. It wasn’t the first time and unfortunately won’t be the last time! 5 miles of bright beaming red tail lights flickering in my eyes. Just the thought of it makes me kind of nauseas. Especially, when all I was trying to do was go to the grocery store to pick up a gallon of milk!
I’ve noticed my offline experiences sometimes mimic my online experiences. You see, the internet offers us the opportunity [...]
Website Promotion – The Stakes Are Rising ? And So Is The Cost
Posted on Jun.07, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Over the past couple of months it has been quite noticeable that the amount of time and effort that is going into website promotion is rapidly rising and therefore so is the associated cost of keeping ahead of the competition.
More and more people are devoting more and more time to website promotion and it is becoming a feature of nearly all website promotion campaigns that they are embracing all known search engine promotion techniques instead of exclusively relying on one [...]
The Sandbox Effect
Posted on Jun.05, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
What once many people thought they had a penalty, is now being called the Sandbox Effect and is causing new web sites not to rank very well in the search results of Google, not even for the least competitive phrases. Meaning that a filter is being placed on new web sites and cannot rank very high for most words or phrases for a certain amount of time.
This does not mean it’s punishment for anything the webmaster did with their site, [...]
An SEO Checklist
Posted on Jun.02, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Would you like a checklist of the important steps to take in optimizing a web site? Well, here it is:
1. Use a keyword research tool to find profitable phrases (i.e. those that are actually being searched for).
2. Build each page optimized for a single keyword phrase. Also sprinkle in some secondary keywords relevant to the main keyword.
3. Link your web site together so that all pages are only a couple of clicks away from the homepage.
4. Use text links instead [...]
