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The Argument Against CAPTCHAs

2006-12-06T07:59:00.000-08:00

Mark Styles has posted over at Weblog Tools a post on CAPTCHAs (wikipedias page on them here) which makes some good points about why they might not be the best solution for stopping comment spam on a blog. Heres a few of his main points:Any extra work required to comment is likely to deter some [...]

What People Searched Yahoo! for in 2006

2006-12-05T16:52:00.000-08:00

Searching for a topic for a new blog? One approach is to look at what people are searching the web for and Yahoo! has helped out today by providing us all with a series of Top Ten Lists of 2006 in different categories. Of course there are only so many Britney Spears WWE Shakira [...]

Speedlinking - 6 December 2006

2006-12-05T15:59:00.000-08:00

Two announcements are echoing around the blogosphere today:Jason Calacanis today announced hes taken up a new job after leaving AOL Entrepreneur in Action (EIA) at Sequoia Capital.The Blog Heralds new owners have been announced as a network called the Bloggy Network Ltd - not to be confused with the previously established Bloggy Network LLC. Ive [...]

You Made Me Think!

2006-12-04T15:59:00.000-08:00

Posted by JaneCoplandAs a new SEO I've found that one particular part of my job provides both a lot of satisfaction and a great deal of frustration. No it's not attempting to talk to the big-shots at conferences (I'm female; advantage Copland) it's using analytics. I spent a whole afternoon enthralled with a list of a client's referrers once but I've also spent a great deal of time trying to wade

How to Build Community on Your Blog By Giving Readers Jobs

2006-12-04T08:10:00.000-08:00

Creating Passionate Users has a great post on building community which I think can be applied to building community around a blog.The best way to grow a user community is to get even the beginners to start answering questions. The more they become involved the more likely they are to stick with it through the [...]

AdWords offer $50 free Ads for New Advertisers

2006-12-04T00:00:00.001-08:00

Have you ever wanted to test out AdWords to promote your blog?Google are currently running a promotion where you get a $50 Ad coupon when you sign up here.thanks to Jaro for the tip via email.Advertisement: Want a Blog Job? Look through our blog job listings at the ProBlogger Job Boards

Early Gossip at SES Chicago

2006-12-04T00:00:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishJust the facts ma'am... (or rather in this case pure speculation from a night of heavy drinking in cold weather): Heard the rumor several times that Google's search quality team has undercover link buyers working for them (I only find it hard to believe because it seems like they could put that manpower to better uses) David Temple - I finally got to meet him in person

Questions for reflection on 2006 and beyond

2006-12-03T16:14:00.000-08:00

Devon at Ink in My Coffee has written a nice list of 17 questions for writers to reflect upon as the end of the year approaches - I think they are a good list for bloggers (and anyone actually) when reflecting upon a year of blogging and getting ready for the year beyond.I do a [...]

22 Ways to Get Your Brain in Gear

2006-12-03T15:59:00.000-08:00

Ririan Project has a great post with 22 Ways To Overclock Your Brain which should be essential reading for all bloggers wanting to get their brain in gear for some great blogging!

Google Reader Creates a new ‘A List’

2006-12-02T00:24:00.000-08:00

After months of frustration with Bloglines and an increasing array of bloggers reviewing Google Reader very positively I decided a couple of days ago to make the switch - at least temporarily to test GR.Ive been using it for a couple of days now and am getting used to its features.I do like that it [...]

Google is Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Advertising Dollars in Canada

2006-12-01T15:59:00.001-08:00

Posted by GuillaumeA few months ago I was out of my office for an appointment with a client in downtown Montreal. Since I knew (well I thought I knew!) how Google Adwords IP geotargeting system worked I wanted to give him a demo with a concrete example. I used as my example my own firm's Adwords campaign which had the keyword “conception web” (translation: “web design”) geotargeting the Quebec

The Death of the Page View and the Ongoing Challenge of Monetizing Websites

2006-12-01T15:59:00.000-08:00

Steve Rubel has posted a post titled The Imminent Demise of the Page View which puts into words a conversation that Ive been hearing an increasing amount of publishers talk (and worry about).The crux of it is that with the rise of pages using Flash and Ajax pages are refreshing less and less and with [...]

Are you on the first page in the search engines?

2006-12-01T08:58:00.000-08:00

Probably not.You will be aware of your link popularity if it is enough high for a real business or not. You would like to make profit. Your ranking is deciding factor. But why link popularity? Because this is one of the most powerful tool in your hand.......

Are you on the first page in the search engines?

2006-12-01T08:14:00.000-08:00

Top 10 Technorati Blogs Layout Composite Map

2006-12-01T00:06:00.001-08:00

Healthbolt has done some nice analysis of the layouts of top 10 blogs at Technorati and comes up with the following Composite Map.It gives a unique insight at how a small group of top blogs arrange themselves.See it at full size and with a key to interpret the colors here but before you go and [...]

So Much to Cover on a Thursday

2006-12-01T00:06:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishIt's roundup time! Let's get this party started: It's Danny's last day at SEW... Get ready for SE Land (fingers crossed that we see more personality and more opinions mixed in with the news). This contest from Barry sounds awesome - great idea. I don't think we can win or I'd give it a go... although maybe in Chicago I could put Rebecca on it. Hmm... I should just run

Use Reader’s Previous Amazon Purchases to Drive Future Sales

2006-11-30T08:01:00.000-08:00

This reader quick tip is from David from Strobist (one of my favorite digital photography blogs that focusses upon the sub-niche of lighting.I have gotten so much from your blog that I wanted to pass along a tip that might help your readers.My primary income streams on Strobist have evolved from the initial typical Adsense [...]

The Two Kinds of Linkbait

2006-11-30T01:10:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishRecently I've begun to see massive problems in the search and online community's definitions of linkbait. It boils down to two completely unique meanings for the term:Linkbait Definition #1 - "Link-Worthy Linkerati-Targeted Content"This is the way I typically use the term linkbait. It refers to a piece of content one creates (for one's own site or another's) with the goals of

ProBlogger Interview at Bloggertalks

2006-11-29T15:59:00.001-08:00

For those interested - I did a quick interview over at Bloggertalks today. In it I talk about Problogger b5media talk about my opinion of paid posts make a few observations about the mistakes I see bloggers making talk about niche blogging and talk a little about RSS feeds.

MindValleyLabs Blog on Conversion Techniques

2006-11-29T15:59:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishMike Reining from MindValleyLabs emailed me about their blog and while I wasn't thrillled by the piece he specifically sent me I did find great value in a couple of their most recent posts. First off on The Impact of Seeing Your Name in Headlines:In this test - we found that embedding a user’s name within a headline boosted the number of people reading our sales copy by a

How to Optimize Your Blog for Christmas - The Complete Series

2006-11-29T08:47:00.000-08:00

A number of people have asked to see links to the complete series of posts on Fine Tuning Your Blog for Christmas in the one post - so here you have it - all 13 tips side by side. Enjoy:How to Fine Tune Your Blog for ChristmasHow to Position AdSense AdsHow to Design AdSense AdsHow [...]

Feedburner Review

2006-11-29T07:59:00.000-08:00

Aaron has posted a good Review of Feedburner over at his blog which might be worth a read for those looking for an RSS feed solution.

Neil & Cameron - Emerging SEO Celebrities

2006-11-29T00:03:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishEvery so often in the SEO world a new rockstar emerges onto the scene - engaging audiences at conferences running a great blog and getting linked to on every other post in the feedreaders. This year two of those guys are part of one company - Neil Patel & Cameron Olthius of ACS.In all honesty I've been blown away by their rapid rise to stardom. Their blog ProNet Advertising is

Google’s Secret Display Advertising Network

2006-11-28T19:51:00.000-08:00

John Chow has broken the story that Google has a secret CPM advertising network called the Google Display Advertising Network which is an invitation only impression based ad network for high profile advertisers and a select group of publishers.It apparently lets publishers negotiate their own CPM (cost per thousand impressions) with Google with year long [...]

Are you on the first page in the search engines?

2006-11-28T12:14:00.000-08:00

Are We Doling Out Bad Advice?

2006-11-28T03:21:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishAaron had a brilliant post yesterday on on Bad Advice that Sounds Good. He noted a few "white lies" of the SEO world that we continue to perpetuate. I agree with some of them wholeheartedly:Create quality content. Why do I hate it? If you don't have much brand recognition higher quallity content will lose out to average content. Most people never talk about the social aspects of

How the Top 100 Blogs Do ‘it’

2006-11-28T01:33:00.000-08:00

Ive previously done a little analysis of the blogs in the Technorati Top 100 in terms of their length of blogging so today when I came across a post by Stuart Brown (via blog herald)who has done similar work (but with some pretty pie charts) I was hooked.Stuart analysises the Top 100 in the categories [...]

Heat map tracking: do you feel the heat?

2006-11-28T01:32:00.000-08:00

Posted by GuillaumeI've just been shopping around for a Heat Map tracking software and stumbled upon those two which looks good to me:CrazyEgg (I think Rand already talked about it) which is simple easy to use and cost between 033$ - 080$ / 1 000 visits. I am not sure how deep the metrics are behind it. Has any of you tried it? It is worth it?ClickDensity is the other one I found and seemed to

The Long-Awaited PubCon Article

2006-11-27T16:07:00.000-08:00

Posted by JaneCoplandIt's done! After spending the short Thanksgiving week going over my collection of notes from WebmasterWorld's Conference and PubCon I've finally completed my first SEOmoz article. To avoid reading the rest of this post and go straight to the goods you can find the literary gem here!From the smoke-filled Las Vegas airport to the top of the Palms and back to soggy Seattle Jeff

Photoshop Resources - Enhance the Images on Your Blogs

2006-11-27T08:07:00.002-08:00

I wasnt going to mention this resource here because its one that I generally only mention on my Digital Photography School and Digital Camera blogs. However this afternoon I had a ProBlogger reader ask me for some online resources on using Photoshop as they were increasingly using images on their blogs and wanted to be [...]

Comparing backlink data lies damned lies and statistics

2006-11-27T08:07:00.001-08:00

Posted by 2KIn continuance with trust post I did few weeks ago I decided to rant about backlink statistics various search engines so generously provide. Without further ranting and blathering let’s see some statistical tables!Lies… Notice google.com backlink ratio between Google and Yahoo – Yahoo figure is nearly 163 times larger than Google’s own figure! And interestingly www.amazon.com is

Translator Plugin Pro Translating Even Admin Pages: Bug or Feature?

2006-11-27T08:07:00.000-08:00

Today I received an email from our QA engineer. Translator Plugin Pro 4.0 (WordPress plugin to automatically translate your blog to 10 or more languages) is translating even WordPress admin pages correctly. Is this a bug or a feature? Lets consider the use cases.A common use case would be registered users choosing to view [...]

Spamming By �Email This Article� Feature

2006-11-27T00:59:00.000-08:00

In Simple Thoughts blog and many other blogs worldwide there is a feature to email an article you liked (or hated) to your friends. Recently I noticed that this feature is being abused to send SPAM. How does it work?When you email any article to anyone you are offered a choice to write your own [...]

Don’t Be An Insular Blogger

2006-11-27T00:08:00.001-08:00

This reader quick tip is from Yaro Starak from Blog Traffic SchoolIve noticed lately my blog is not growing as rapidly as it did about a year ago. While my posting frequency has dropped a little I dont think thats the main reason for the reduction in traffic growth.I believe the culprit is insular blogging. [...]

My Favorite SEO Tasks

2006-11-27T00:08:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishLooking through some old posts I noticed that there's quite a bit of negativity when it comes to the discussion of the actual work that goes into optimizing and promoting a website. Sure link building is generally no fun and keyword research can get more than a bit monotonous but there are some terrific parts to the job too. Here's a few of my favorites: TrainingI really

Want Higher AdSense Click Values? Post Earlier in the Day

2006-11-26T08:55:00.000-08:00

H.S. Ayoub from BioHealth Investor submitted the following reader quick tip.Heres a quick tip for maximizing your revenue per click from Google Adsense ads on your blog.My blog has been up for only 8 weeks and already I have found a tactic that has increased my daily earnings since trying it.Now of course this may [...]

Google AdSense Christmas Gift Arrives - It’s a Digital Photo Frame

2006-11-26T08:08:00.000-08:00

Every year Google sends its higher end AdSense publishers (what the cut off is no one really knows) a gift to thank them for participating in the program.Last year it was a a little pack with a usb hub usb light wireless mouse usb flash drive etc and the year before it was a glowing [...]

Proofread!

2006-11-26T00:07:00.000-08:00

Steve from Adventure Money submitted the following reader quick tip:Readers form opinions about your blog based on the quality of your content. However even if your content is great if your readers have to stop in mid-paragraph to perform some sort of mental gymnastics to determine the meaning of a poorly written sentence theyre not [...]

Don’t launch until you’re loaded (on content)

2006-11-25T16:07:00.000-08:00

bill perry from Financial Freedom Library submitted this following reader quick tip.One mistake I made when launching my blog was I started marketing the site after having just about 3 posts up.This WAS my first blog however and Im now moderately pleased to have the traffic levels Im getting.I sometimes wonder if I had perhaps [...]

10 Blog Jobs at Problogger Job Board

2006-11-25T00:08:00.000-08:00

Over the last few weeks the Problogger Job Board has seen a little upswing in the numbers of jobs being posted.While I wouldnt describe it as an avalanche there is definitely some interesting opportunities being added!Taciko is looking for a Startup Blogger for their webapp businessCriteo is looking for a Technical Evangelist and Blogger (and [...]

Writing Seasonal Content for Christmas

2006-11-24T08:47:00.000-08:00

With the end of the year approaching the web surfing habits of the average web user changes. The way you position yourself now in the weeks leading up to this period can mean youre ready to capitalize on some of these changes.I noticed this last year particularly when analyzing how people arrived at my sites [...]

How to Write Your “About Me” Page

2006-11-24T00:08:00.000-08:00

This reader quick tip was submitted by Barbra Sundquist from Home Business Wiz.There are four main questions that readers want answered on your About Me page:who you are…your expertise and how it addresses…their problem or goal and how they can…contact youHere is a sample About Me page that answers these questions:Hi Im Jane Smith and [...]

How to Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines

2006-11-23T08:34:00.000-08:00

So youre looking to increase the profitability of your blog for the Christmas period (and beyond). Youve optimized your AdSense Chitika and Affiliate programs youve even written a little seasonal content…. but theres one missing element…. Traffic.Unless you actually have people viewing your blog it is very difficult to actually earn anything from it.So how [...]

How to Drive Traffic to Your Affiliate Programs

2006-11-23T02:11:00.000-08:00

One key to affiliate programs succeeding is that you have enough traffic that actually sees your affiliate links. There is little point in actually deep linking to products on pages that no one actually visits. So how can you increase the chances of people seeing and potentially clicking your affiliate links?Cross Linking - a technique [...]

What I'm Thankful for this Thanksgiving

2006-11-23T00:53:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishI'm just going to go crazy with this one because I have so much to be thankful for (note that a lot of this will be Pubcon-centric due to the timing). Getting out of debt and turning SEOmoz into a profitable company - I owe almost all of it to the people who read this blog (and the rest directly to Danny Sullivan). Mystery Guest - I know we struggle when I'm on the road

Web Ceo: A good value for who?

2006-11-23T00:14:00.000-08:00

Posted by GuillaumeSorry for having inexistant lately I'm back for good now! I've been playing around with this tool Web Ceo Pro for a while and I've seen Rand mentionned he was a little bit tired of it because it was expensive but I'd like to say that for a couple hundred dollars a year (if you don't get into their monthly fees) it can do a pretty good job and can be automated easily. It has

Are you on the first page in the search engines?

2006-11-23T00:10:00.000-08:00

Put Chikita as your AdSense alternate URL

2006-11-22T17:22:00.000-08:00

This reader quick tip was submitted by Antoine Khater from All Day I Dream About PhotographyWouldnt be nice to have you Chikita emini-mall or ShopCloud$ (aff) showing up as the Alternate URL of adsense?Here is a trick I recently learned on how to do it.Just set up a BLANK page completely blank no header no [...]

Reflections On A Week in Toronto

2006-11-22T16:07:00.001-08:00

Well all good things must come to an end and as I write this I find myself at Torontos international airport awaiting my flight to LA and then home.Quite a few people have asked me how Ive found Canada and particularly how Ive found meeting some of the b5media gang. Instead of a long series [...]

Oh Reddit Thy Mystery is Infinite

2006-11-22T16:07:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishMost folks who hadn't heard of Reddit before November certainly have now. With the sale to Conde Nast Reddit has joined the ranks of social media property successes (congrats BTW to Paul Graham & Y Combinator). To a web marketer though Reddit remains an enigma shrouded in a mystery encapsulated in a cute little robot:From our research Reddit is one of the very best places to go

Are you on the first page in the search engines?

2006-11-22T09:12:00.000-08:00

Amazon Include Gift Certificates in Referral Program

2006-11-22T08:07:00.001-08:00

Amazon have just announced that they are now allowing publishers to earn commission when readers that they refer buy a gift certificate in the Amazon store as part of their Associates program. This is only the case up until the end of the year and commissions will be a flat fee of 6%.To get your [...]

Are you on the first page in the search engines?

2006-11-22T08:07:00.000-08:00

Increase AdSense Earnings with Competitive Ad Filter

2006-11-22T00:55:00.000-08:00

Luke Meshios from Webmaster SEO wrote the following reader quick tip:Do you ever wonder why it is you get low clicks sometimes? 1 cents - 10 cents?This is because the Adsense Publishers are offering low amounts. Some times they offer a low amount because they have Adsense on their website too. And they might get [...]

7 Steps to Better Business Blogging

2006-11-22T00:10:00.000-08:00

The following reader quick tip was submitted by Ann Handley from Marketing Profs: Daily Fix.One of the questions I often field comes from business owners who are thinking of launching a blog but are wondering What can I write about…?A recent post by Poynter contributor Vince Maher does an excellent job of giving some guidance [...]

Cliches in the SEO World

2006-11-21T17:03:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishAlright this one's just for fun. We were batting around some cliches in the industry (at conferences on blog posts in forums) and thought that a few were worth sharing. Black Hats are BritishMore specifically it seems they all have some relationship to Leeds (born there live there from "around there"). Maybe there's something in the water. "Content is King"Ugghh... I

Techniques for Improving Affiliate Program Performance

2006-11-21T17:01:00.000-08:00

Once youve chosen an affiliate product or program to promote on your blog you cannot just slap a link to it into your sidebar and forget about it. The task then is in thinking about how youll drive readers to it.Similarly to contextual advertising - positioning of your links to these programs is essential - [...]

New Google Ad Placements « John Chow dot Com

2006-11-21T10:02:00.000-08:00

John Chow has posted details of a new AdSense beta which allows publishers to highlight certain ad units to advertisers and tell them what position the ads are in. John writes:To use Google Ad Placement you create and implement a custom channel just as you would before - tracking the performance of your sports pages [...]

Where Does Google Draw the Data Collection Line?

2006-11-21T00:18:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishGoogle has always attempted to collect an extraordinary amount of data about users (and webmasters in particular) - a few recent examples have spotlighted this trend. From what I can tell there's virtually no limit to the amount of personal data the search giant collects:From Google's Search Box Every keyword search you perform Any websites in the results you visit

How many sites compete for a keyword (and why you want to know)

2006-11-20T16:19:00.000-08:00

This reader Quick Tip was submitted by Moshe Morris from SEM Basics. Moshe has submitted 3 tips to this series - Ill run the next two later today as they are all SEO related.In SEO it is extremely helpful to know how many sites you are actually competing against for a particular keyword for this [...]

How to Choose Affiliate Programs for Your Blog

2006-11-20T09:16:00.000-08:00

Another task that is worth doing in order to prepare your blogs for the end of the year is fine tuning your affiliate programs.Affiliate programs are quite a different way of monetizing your blog than advertising and while there are some similar principles that come into play when optimizing them they also take a different [...]

Meeting Bloggers

2006-11-20T08:07:00.001-08:00

I cant believe how fast this last week has gone. Im only here in Toronto for another two days (and then have another day sitting on a plane).After a very long week of b5 meetings with Jeremy and Mark VCs and other Toronto based web start ups we took yesterday off to relax. After a [...]

Translator Plugin Pro Version 4.0 Update

2006-11-20T08:07:00.000-08:00

We are working on Version 4.0 of Translator Plugin Pro for WordPress blogs. The key features we are focussing on are:1. Multi-lingual support. Translator 4.0 will support blogs written in non-English languages. 2. Additional Translation Engine. We are adding a new translation engine with this release. It offers additional choice of languages as well as additional [...]

The Most Common SEO Mistakes Big Brands Commit

2006-11-20T00:44:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishIn the world of big brands and sites SEO practices become part of a laundry list of developer tasks often far beneath the threshold of serious attention. While folks in our industry have learned the detriment of ignoring the search engines' guidelines for crawling & ranking in the world of the Fortune 1000's there are hundreds of disbelievers. Thus it's a great time to re-visit

One of the Most Talked About Incidents at Pubcon

2006-11-20T00:09:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishAs always it's the dramatic moments that get the most press. At Las Vegas' Pubcon this year one of the most talked-about moments was Matt Cutts' introduction at the podium during the Super Session at the end of (day 3) Thursday. I got a few emails through the suggestion box asking if I'd make a post on the topic (and heard plenty of buzz at the conference itself). Let's hope my

5 Things I Like Most About GMail

2006-11-20T00:08:00.000-08:00

I have been using GMail for some years. There are 5 things which I like most about GMail which makes it apart from competitors. 1. Ability to search using Google search engine. Google search engine is known for its uncanny ability to find relevant results. GMail shines above any online email competitor primarily because of its [...]

Testing for Recruitment Software Update

2006-11-19T16:07:00.000-08:00

In the previous post I mentioned about developing a recruitment testing software. We decided to develop the software to help with our ongoing testing needs for hiring new developers. The key features are: Ability to conduct timed online tests. The remaining time in minutes is displayed to the candidate. We have done extensive work to ensure [...]

How to Optimize a Shoplinc Store

2006-11-19T08:38:00.000-08:00

In my last post I wrote a series of tips on how to use Chitikas eMiniMalls and RPU ads. Today I want to turn my attention to their Shoplinc product (aff).Ive had reasonable (and increasing) success with Shoplinc since it launched a few months back. Once you have people in the Shop it converts very [...]

18 Lessons in Blogging - Part II

2006-11-19T00:07:00.000-08:00

Someone recently asked me what the most popular post was on ProBlogger. There have been quite a few that have done well but one that got (and continues to get) a lot of attention is 18 Lessons Ive Learnt about Blogging.Today Valeria Maltoni left a pretty comprehensive comment on it that I thought had some [...]

More Chitika Ad Optimizing Tips

2006-11-18T08:43:00.000-08:00

This post is a continuation of my previous post on optimizing Chitika Ads in which I spoke largely about ad targetting.Positioning AdsGood positioning of Chitika ads is similar to that of AdSense in that in general they work well above the fold (with some exceptions - see below) and in areas of your blog where [...]

Be the First to Comment

2006-11-17T22:08:00.000-08:00

The following quick tips was submitted by Jarkko Aho from lgohomescabin.com.Be the first to comment on new posts. Just make the post meaningful and everybody who comes to read those comments will see your take on the matter.People appreciate information that you provide and will visit your site.Advertisement: Make Money with Chitika eMiniMalls [...]

Are you on the first page in the search engines?

2006-11-17T13:39:00.000-08:00

MyBlogLog Sold to Yahoo! for a reported $10m

2006-11-17T13:34:00.000-08:00

TechCrunch is reporting that MyBlogLog (a social media site for bloggers) has sold to Yahoo! for $10m.This is a pretty impressive sale as MyBlogLog has transitioned from being a blog metrics package to a social media one in a relatively short time. Congrats to the MyBlogLog team.Advertisement: Mozy Remote Backup Get 2GB of free [...]

How to Improve Your Chitika Ads Performance

2006-11-17T08:44:00.000-08:00

As I look towards the end of the year earnings across my blogs Im particularly excited about the potential for my Chitika Ads. They continue to be my equal highest earner (with AdSense) and this will only increase over the coming weeks.Chitika (aff) have been providing publishers with advertising options for over a year [...]

Bug in Blogads Affecting Publishers?

2006-11-17T08:31:00.000-08:00

I have two expired blogads ads still displaying on my site. They have expired quite sometime back. As per Blogads terms and conditions they shouldnt be displayed when their duration expires. This affects us as publishers. I had reported a similar incident in the past and it had been properly addressed. This time too I have [...]

Revenge of the meta-tag!

2006-11-17T08:15:00.000-08:00

Posted by I BrianMany people in SEO groan at the thought of meta-tags.After all meta-tags for ranking is dead for SEO isn’t it?Not quite.In fact meta-tags have begun a startling revival.A couple of key points about why you should consider taking meta-tags more seriously:1. Google duplicate content filtersGoogle has had real problems this year in determining what may or may not be duplicate

How To Use AdRotator Within Your WordPress Post / Page

2006-11-17T08:13:00.000-08:00

AdRotator OverviewWordPress plugin AdRotator enables you to display an advertisement (which is randomly selected from a group of advertisements specified in a text file) at your chosen location anywhere in your WordPress blog. Adding ad code is trvial. You simply add this code in your template where you want to show the advertisement: It [...]

5 Essential OSX Blogging Tools

2006-11-17T08:08:00.000-08:00

Glenn Wolsey writer for Macguide Magazine and author of http://www.GlennWolsey.com expresses his views about the top applications for blogging on the Mac. - Thanks to Glenn for this guest post.Blogging can be a hugely rewarding and satisfying hobby or in some cases job. But it does have its tough times especially when it comes to [...]

Predictions for the Next 6 Months

2006-11-17T01:05:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishI'm thrilled to have spent some time here at Pubcon. While it's the least commercial/business focused of the conferences I've recently attended the level of discussion is incredibly high. The knowledge levels of the average participant far exceeds that of an SES Ad:Tech or other private conference that I've seen which makes for some great professional sharing.Today I spoke on

Are you on the first page in the search engines?

2006-11-16T22:14:00.000-08:00

Speedlinking 17 November 2006

2006-11-16T22:13:00.002-08:00

A few links from the last few days RSS feeds:Ben Bleikamp writes about how to setup WordPress locally on your MacDavid Peralty writes a post asking how much is a post worth? and gives a few different options on how bloggers ca be paidBrian shares 10 ways to get more blog subscribersOver at b5media we [...]

Danny Sullivan's Search Engine Land Coming to a Feed Near You!

2006-11-16T22:13:00.001-08:00

Posted by rebeccaI'm a fan of all things Danny so I'm happy to affirm my position on the Sullivan bandwagon and pass this piece of news your way (uh to those of you who aren't at PubCon anyway). Danny Sullivan along with Chris Sherman and Barry Schwartz have created Search Engine Land which will officially launch on December 11th. I've already added it to my feed and dugg it. I'm sure that

Javascript nodeValue Implementaion: IE Versus Firefox / Opera

2006-11-16T22:13:00.000-08:00

Internet Explorer (since 5.0) supports nodeValue() method to fetch the value of a node like Firefox or Opera albeit with an exception. IE will provide the nodeValue only if the node is of type TextNode. So for example it will not give the nodeValue of a div. However Firefox and Opera works fine and provides [...]

The Multiheader - A Huge Trend in Homepage Design

2006-11-15T13:07:00.001-08:00

Posted by randfishOne of the biggest changes to homepages across the web particularly with big brands is the seemingly mandatory inclusion of the multiheader. Multiheaders allows multiple stories or features access to the primary visibility section of a homepage and let visitors choose (through a click or hover) which featured piece they want to see. Let's take a walk through a few:Yahoo!'s

How to Improve AdSense Ad Relevancy

2006-11-15T13:07:00.000-08:00

There is nothing more frustrating than getting your AdSense ads well positioned and designed and then having ads served up that have nothing to do with the topic that youre writing about.The importance of relevancy - AdSense is a contextual advertising program and when it is working at its best it is highly effective because [...]

Toronto in the Autumn

2006-11-15T08:07:00.001-08:00

Just a short note to say that last night I arrived in Toronto safely after 24 hours of flying and transit time. Its going to take me a while to adjust to the new time zone the crisp weather and driving on the wrong side of the road but my first impressions of Toronto are [...]

Business Trip To USA Mailing Problems with Translator Plugin Pro etc.

2006-11-15T08:07:00.000-08:00

I am going on a business trip to USA tentatively on 24th of November. I will be around Carlsbad California. The trip is for 10 days (including 3 days of travelling). I will be doing what I love to do most - envisioning and architecting next generation (read Web 3.0) web applications for my (S&P [...]

I Just Got a Linux Car!

2006-11-15T03:08:00.000-08:00

Last week I got fed up with having to make car payments. Cars should be free! Then someone told me about this thing they have called the linux car . . .The great thing about the linux car is that its free and it never gets flat tires. Im all about saving money and I love free. While everyone else pays huge companies for their car or taking the bus (which sucks!) I got a car without spending a

Building Faithful Readership

2006-11-14T22:08:00.000-08:00

The following reader quick tip was submitted by Shawn Blanc from Fighting to Stay AwakeSomething Ive done and still try to do if I can is to send an email to those leaving comments for the first time.When someone comments on my site for the first time I send them a thank-you email.I say something [...]

How to Alienate a Country of Users

2006-11-14T18:07:00.000-08:00

Posted by rebeccaBoy I sure am learning how to see the world of search from a UK point of view and this point of view is often neglected overlooked and mad as hell about it. While discussing conversions Ammon showed me a very interesting example of how a site can instantly alienate a UK user and get him to leave the site. Pretend I'm a user from the UK. Oi mate! Ello govnah! Ow are ooh? Okay

How to Design Your AdSense Ads

2006-11-14T13:07:00.000-08:00

There is always debate about how to design your ads. Over the last few years there has been a real shift in thinking of what type of ads work best:Grab Attention - When I first started using AdSense there was a school of thought going around that the best performing ads were those that stand [...]

How to Position AdSense Ads

2006-11-14T03:11:00.000-08:00

AdSense remains one of the main tools that Blogger use to earn money from blogging (although as Ive written previously numerous other ways are emerging as alternatives and secondary methods).However despite its popularity many bloggers are using it in a ways that mean it is not earning them as much as it could.Here are some [...]

Elite Retreat – For Real this Time

2006-11-13T22:08:00.001-08:00

In this post weâll go over my relationship with other SEO bloggers and take a serious look at the Elite Retreat.Why?Well I got tons of IMs about my Pink Hat SEO post last week: people wanting to know if I have some kind of gripe with Shoe or Aaron or Lee Dodd. One blog commenter even asked if âfrosts [my] ass to see them make this kind of money?âNo. Iâm not that type of person.Getting

Add a Technorati Avatar to Promote Your Blog

2006-11-13T22:08:00.000-08:00

Zen Bliss submitted the following reader quick tip (in fact this email from Zen Bliss inspired me to do this reader quick tip series):Hi Darren. I read your site regularly - its a great resource for tips. Heres one of my own along the lines of getting more traffic to your blog.Its a very simple [...]

A Lot of People Have to Die for Corporate Blogging to Succeed

2006-11-13T18:07:00.001-08:00

Posted by randfishThe Stanford publishing conference has a fascinating group of participants. Today I've met editors and executives from Time Out Martha Stewart the Univ. of CA TruthDig ESPN and dozens more. My speech this morning centered around how major brands like these can leverage blogging to create passionate fans and a personal face for their company. Sadly a lot of the rules of old media

How to Fine Tune Your Blog for Christmas

2006-11-13T18:07:00.000-08:00

What are you doing for Christmas?I was a little shocked to be asked that question last week by a friend. Its usually a question that gets asked in the last week or two leading up to 25 December as plans are made with family and friends for the days celebrations. Im not sure if my [...]

Fasten Your Seat Belts…. The Next Two Weeks Could Get Bumpy!

2006-11-13T13:08:00.000-08:00

The bags are packed my new email set up seems to be working the laptop laptop spare battery ipod and digicam are all charged passport and tickets have been checked 20 times ipod is full of tunes and video clips for the 21 hours flying time ahead and blogs have advance posts on them to [...]

Thanks to ProBlogger Partners

2006-11-13T08:10:00.000-08:00

This month ProBlogger welcomes four new partners through the Performancing Partners Ad network. Thanks to these partners Im able to dedicate more time into the running of ProBlogger.As a special thank you ProBloggers Partners Id like to introduce each of them to you5 Star Affiliate ProgramsMonetize Your Site. Earn More Revenue! Your leading source for [...]

URL.com - Innovating Community Search

2006-11-13T03:08:00.000-08:00

Posted by randfishI ran into a kindred spirit at the SES conference in San Jose this summer - John Anderson. Smart incredibly likable motivated and passionate about making the web a better place I felt like I had known John for years after spending 10 minutes with him outside a session (this is one of my favorite parts of going to conferences). Over the past few months John and a talented team of

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