Vacation coming up soon
April 30, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 4 Comments
I’ll be heading to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in a couple of weeks for the first real vacation I’ve had in many, many years. I’m extremely excited about going. I’ve never been there, and of course, I’ve heard I’ll love it.
Couple of SEO related links today
April 29, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
Some SEO-related weekend browsing:
Google Cheat Sheets – A list of all Google domains, Company information, Founded Date, Key People, Revenue, Employees, Contact Address, Contact Phone & Fax, PageRank, Googlebot 2.1 Addresses, List of sites with PageRank 10, PageRank formula, Google Form Elements, Google Services, Query structure to access directory listings of Music files and Movie files, List of basic Google Calculator operators, List of advanced Google Search operators, List of Google Investments, List of fun Google services and tools, List of 15 official Google Blogs, Google Calculator examples, Search by number examples, and more.
Local Traffic Estimator Tool
April 28, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 6 Comments
Earlier this month, I posted about where local results come from, which referenced Bruce Clay’s Search Engine Relationships Chart – Local Edition. One of the search engines listed on that chart is TrueLocal.
Google sitemaps to notify some webmasters of penalties
April 26, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
Sorry, I’m late on the draw on this one, but it’s been a busy day for me. Just in case you haven’t already heard, Matt Cutts announced that some webmasters who use Google sitemaps may get notified of certain penalties they are receiving on their sites.
Best SEO thread you may ever read
April 25, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
When you have a spare hour or two today, head over to this thread at Cre8asite Forums. It is absolutely the best SEO thread you might ever stumble across.
SEO Test – Site Beautification
April 25, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
I admit it. I have a site that has been dog-ugly for the last two years. I don’t know what I was thinking when I created it, but the design really stunk. It did fine in the SERPs and even converted okay, although there is room for improvement in both aspects, but it was just flat-out ugly.
The power of habit
April 24, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
A month or two ago, I downloaded the Opera browser. Why? I was bored that day and looking for something to do.
Wow, Ask head moves to MSN
April 21, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
According to John Battelle, Steve Berkowitz, head of Ask, is going to run MSN, and various other Microsoft properties, beginning May 8th. Interesting stuff…
When is the last time you checked for broken links?
April 20, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 4 Comments
Checking for broken links on my sites is one of the things I tend to forget to do. I bet most of you do as well. But it actually is important, not just from a user-standpoint, but from an SEO standpoint as well.
Optimization tips for WordPress
April 19, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 9 Comments
I posted this over at SEORefugee, but it was suggested that I add it here as well, so here it is.
Dog-tired and wishing the net offered more
April 18, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
Man, I am dog-tired today. Without boring you to death with my life’s trivialities, let’s just say that one of my “real life duties” is to be the caretaker of a couple of old folks. This involves trips to various doctors several times a week. And with one of the old folks being wheelchair-bound and unable to fend for herself, a trip out of doors is a major undertaking. Today was one of those days for me.
New Google stuff
April 13, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
Ok, as everyone is getting all worked up about, Google has finally come out with their calendar. Umm…yippee. I cannot fathom why an online calendar generates so much buzz. Online calendars have been around forever. And let’s face it…it’s just a freaking calendar. Heck, I’ve been selling my own online event calendars for years. It’s just not that innovative, ya know?
Thinking, Syncing and Linking 2.0 – Part Four
April 13, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
I promised way back in Part One that as an SEO or a webmaster looking to market your website, you don’t need to create the next big Web 2.0 phenomenon. That’s true, but you may want to consider creating your own social network. While this might not be feasible or even useful for everyone, it is something that you should think about. Would your own social network be of benefit to you? Businesses jumped on the blogging bandwagon when they realized that it could help them communicate with their users. Websites added forums to their sites to increase visits, and foster a sense of community. Perhaps your site could benefit from its own social network. If you think it might, here are a few places that could help you get your network up and running without having to reinvent the wheel (and without having to hire a team of designers and programmers).
