Tag: Waste Of Time
Getting Honest With The Search Engines
Posted on Jul.18, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Getting Honest With The Search Engines
I spend a lot of time reading newsletters and forum postings about Search Engine Marketing. More often than not, people are asking about methods used to improve Search Engine rankings: what works, what doesn’t, and what will get you in trouble.
Search Engine*:
A program that searches documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found.
Algorithm*:
A formula or set of steps for solving a particular problem.
Frankly, no one can predict [...]
Wheres Me Pot of Gold and Lucky Charms?
Posted on Jul.15, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
We already know this from our history books. If you want to make money today, you must first look back in time to the first time in history that a large portion of our country all tried to get rich at the same time in the same place. The first discovery of gold was at Sutter’s Mill by James W. Marshall in 1948, Mr. Sutter’s mill contractor and builder. This discovery sprang thousands upon thousands of ambitious individuals to get [...]
5 Points to Remember While Placing or Accepting a Link Exchange Request
Posted on Jul.12, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
All we webmasters know the importance and procedure to exchange links. We are on the job all the time. There are some very important points that we overlook or are ignorant about, which affect our ranking in a big way. When we are working hard, we might as well be doing it in the right direction.
The first important factor- I will start with a problem everyone can relate to. That we have to keep going back to all the sites [...]
Website Promotion: 10 Search Engine Optimization Blunders to Avoid
Posted on Jul.11, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
If you want to develop a successful search engine optimization (SEO) strategy, go out of your way to avoid blunders that limit rankings.
Here are 10 to keep in mind:
1. Don’t use frames. Why would you want to use frames if SEO is important? Don’t risk confusing the search engine spiders. Sure, you might write some scripts or adjust the content to work with frames, but you have better things to do with that energy.
2. Don’t use Flash. Flash looks awesome, [...]
Are Your SEO Efforts Going To Waste?
Posted on Jul.04, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a long and complicated process that can be highly rewarding if done correctly. SEO is not a waste of time, but can be if your site doesn’t appeal to visitors or function properly. Your potential customer will be turned off if your site lacks trustworthiness, an eye pleasing color scheme and easy to use navigation. Why lose visitors and possible sales because of a small design flaw or unappealing color scheme? Those visitors could have [...]
The Secrets To Successful Radio Advertising
Posted on Jun.23, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Ask some businesses about radio advertising and they’ll tell you it’s the greatest investment they ever made while others will tell you it was a complete waste of time and money. So why does radio work for some and not for others? What’s the secret to successful radio advertising?
Know this: Radio can be a major player in your advertising mix if you know how to do it and I’m about to give you the secrets to successful radio advertising so [...]
Should I Use Windows Update?
Posted on Jun.22, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments
Should one use Windows Update?
This topic has good and valid arguments on both sides. Some would say keeping your windows up to date is essential in keeping it free of the newest, worst viruses and the like. Others would say that updating your windows is overemphasized, unneeded and a waste of time.
In the future, Microsoft will have ways of detecting whether your version of windows is actually store-bought, or pirated. With so many copies of pirated windows on the market, [...]
Search Engine Traffic Myths, Time Wasters, and Pitfalls
Posted on Jun.19, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Everyone wants to increase their rankings with the search engines and because of this there is a ton of information available on how to go about it. Unfortunately, while some of this information is real, there is just as much or more information that is outdated, wrong, and a complete waste of time, money and energy on your part. So, you can read the following and learn about a few of the myths and pitfalls people believe about search engines [...]
Search Engine Optimization Tips For 2005 – Part Two
Posted on Jun.14, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Welcome to the second part of our series of articles on search engine optimization. In the previous article we discussed keywords, domain names, content and keyword density issues. This article moves past that to the nitty gritty of improving your web pages and website for better search engine rankings.
Page Title It’s truly amazing how many people don’t realize how critical the TITLE tag can be to the success or failure of your website. Your TITLE tag needs to have your [...]
Understanding Transistor Data and Replacement
Posted on Jun.01, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments
If, for some reason, you can’t get an exact replacement for the transistor that you want to replace, you can refer to one of the transistor substitution guides or book, and try to identify a "near replacement". Beware, however. A substitution guide will sometimes list a replacement for your part, even though the two parts are not very similar. The most commonly used transistor substitution guides is the Philips ECG semiconductors Master Replacement Guide. Selecting the right transistor parameters or [...]
