Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 31st, 2006 in Search Engine News
Back on 12/11, I mentioned that I was on a quest to find a new default search engine. For one week each, I was going to try Yahoo, MSN, and Ask. This past week was Ask’s turn. All in all, it fared pretty well, with only a few disappointments. It didn’t however, do well enough to supplant Yahoo in my tests, so Yahoo is the big winner for me. From now on, I will be using Yahoo as my default search engine, and I will alternate between using Ask, MSN, and Google whenever Yahoo fails to provide what I am looking…
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 31st, 2006 in General
Should auld search engines be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should old search engines be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll take a cup of algos yet,
for auld lang syne.
Should auld search engines be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld search engines be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
And here’s some spam, my trusty friend
And give’s some spam of thine
We’ll take a cup of algos yet
For auld lang syne
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 28th, 2006 in General
Eric Enge told me about the latest meme that is spreading which is geared towards highlighting blogs that deserve more attention than they may be getting. Started by Mack Collier, it gives link love to blogs that deserve it. To continue the process, simply CUT AND PASTE the list I have below, and then ADD any blogs you feel aren’t getting their due (but obey the honor system of not adding your own blog). So below is the current list that I’ve seen, with a couple of my own additions at the end.
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 27th, 2006 in General
Since SEOmoz is sort of requesting bloggers’ stats, and Graywolf has followed suit, I thought I’d share some stats as well. Unfortunately, I changed hosts earlier this year, so I only have some stats since April. In addition, the stats available to me are minimal, and for SEO Scoop, I didn’t really see a need to try to work with a better stats program. So really, all I have to offer are the monthly visits since April, which are:
Monthly Visits 2006
61283 December
68339 November
60859 October
59851 September
57340 August
54130 July
51665 June
37973 May
30420 April
That’s it folks. Nothing exciting to share, but just thought I’d join in…
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 26th, 2006 in SEO Theories
Looking back on 2006, I can see that I’ve had some successes and some failures in my SEO strategies. Most of the failures centered around lack of interest and/or time, while some involved technical “oopsies” on my part. Most of the successes had much to do with concentration and investment of time to a project.
Now, it’s time for me to begin planning for 2007. There are some things I’d like to change. There are some sites that I intend to give more attention to. There are ideas floating in my head that I want to bring to fruition. There are…
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 25th, 2006 in General
Following up on my test of using other search engines series (started here and continuing here), last week was MSN’s turn (or, Live). MSN didn’t fare as well for me as Yahoo! did. I didn’t have a horrible experience when searching for stuff using MSN, but it wasn’t great either. I found what I was looking for about 75% of the time, and the rest of the time I had to turn elsewhere. I wanted MSN to do better, but it just doesn’t make it to the top of the list. Yahoo still reigns supreme for now. This week…it’s Ask’s turn.…
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 23rd, 2006 in SEO Theories
I’ve been making some noise (often sarcastically) about Google not acknowledging the SERPs changes that webmasters have been seeing over the last few weeks. See comments here, here and here. Basically, Matt Cutts has been saying repeatedly that the changes lots of people are seeing in the SERPs is just “normal operations”. I guess he got tired of hearing from people like me, so he posted today on his blog and clarified that the changes we’ve been noticing over the last few weeks involves a data refresh - an index update - that is occurring on a daily basis. This is the…
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 22nd, 2006 in General
Christmas is arriving shortly, and I’m being tugged in various directions to prepare for it. SEO has to go on the backburner for a few days, so if you don’t hear from me, that’s why. I hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas, and for those of you who don’t celebrate Christmas, have a wonderful weekend. This holiday season, remember to take a break from work, sing a few carols, sip some eggnog, and enjoy your family and friends. Be safe, be happy, and be well. Merry Christmas!
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 20th, 2006 in General
Just for fun, I ran SEO Scoop through Leapfish’s domain appraisal tool. Here’s the result:
Note that the appraisal did not take the ice cream scoop graphic into consideration, which of course, would raise the value considerably, but I’ll be happy to throw that in for free. What a deal! First person to PayPal me the money gets the site!
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 18th, 2006 in General
A week ago, I began my quest to find a new default search engine. Last week, I used Yahoo! exclusively. How did it fare? Just fine. I was perfectly content with it all week. I found what I was looking for 99% of the time, and the rest of the time, it was equally difficult to find what I was searching for anywhere else. So far, Yahoo is in the lead, and this week is MSN Live’s turn. Next Monday, I’ll report on whether or not it topples Yahoo from the lead spot.
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 16th, 2006 in SEO Tips
Back on November 29th, I told you all that I had a site that was undergoing a radical change. I can now give some details about that site.
I’ve owned donnafontenot.com for a while now, and it was mainly used to house my ColdFusion products that I had for sale, but it also consisted of a fair amount of personal stuff (pics, etc.). I’ve recently made the decision to stop selling the ColdFusion apps, and offer them up for free elsewhere. I also made the decision to start a new personal blog at my DazzlinDonna site, located at www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/. That site has consisted…
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 15th, 2006 in General
Kim Krause Berg tagged me in the Blog Tag meme, so here are:
5 Things You Didn’t Know About DazzlinDonna
1. I didn’t know my real first name until it was time for me to attend high school. Until that time, I had been known by my nickname. Even my medical records and school records showed my nickname (except for my birth certificate). At some point, right before going to high school, I realized that I must have a real name. My nickname couldn’t possibly be what my parents had put on my birth certificate, could it? So, I asked and found out…
Posted by DazzlinDonna on December 15th, 2006 in General
Over the years, I’ve occasionally wondered what it would be like to do search marketing in other countries - especially those that aren’t on the cutting edge. Today, I got that question answered by an SEM firm based out of Portugal. What follows is their story. Thanks for sending it to me, btw.
Why invest in SEM in small to medium European markets
According to SEMPO, the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization, the investment in SEM in the US will reach 11 billion dollars in 2011.
Let’s face it. When it comes to new technologies and adjusting to new technology, no one…
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