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How to Control Your Perception of Time So You Can Be Happier

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:05:48 -0400

While you can't lengthen or shorten time at your leisure, you can change how you perceive time in order to become more productive, less rushed or happier.Related posts:

A Practical Guide for Being a Healthy Workaholic Are you a workaholic or just driven? Alyssa provides a...
Positive Business: Pay It Forward to Spread the Wealth Are you ready to start paying forward all of the...
Branding Me, Myself & I: The Irreplaceable Brand You have something no one else has...you. By making yourself...

7 Tips for Writing an Effective Instruction Manual

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:25:29 -0400

Have you ever had to provide a client with documentation that walks them through a process or teaches them how to do something? Alyssa provides some tips for creating an instruction manual.Related posts:

14 Quick and Effective Communication Tips for the Time-Challenged You're busy, but streamlining the way you communicate can help...
5 Steps to Effective Delegation Delegation can be a very difficult step for many business...
20 Tips for Creating an Effective Email Signature Yesterday, we put a spotlight on poor email signatures. Today,...

12 Ways to Think Big Picture and Why You Should Bother

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:02:01 -0500

There are several indirect business processes you should dedicate time to if you want to maximize your potential for growth. One is thinking about, analyzing and planning for the big picture.Related posts:

Business Start-up: It’s All in the Planning There is a lot to consider when you start a...
30 Ways to Celebrate Your Success Celebrating your success is an integral part of reaching your...
5 Powerful Ways to Improve Your Focus Monday morning means back to work, whether you're ready or...

How to Get Control of Your Business Finances

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:37:05 -0500

As a business owner, having a solid process for creating, tracking and analyzing your budget is extremely important. Alyssa gives you some areas to consider.Related posts:

Four Steps to Developing a Business Budget A budget can be an effective tool to help you...
10 Easy Ways to Save Money in Your Business How would you like to save on what it costs...
You Want To Pay Me What? How Lowering Your Rates Can Hurt Your Business Do you change your rates based on what a new...

10 Notebook Applications for Managing Ideas

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:24:03 -0500

There are a lot of notebook applications out there; Alyssa compiled a list of 10 for you to explore.Related posts:

How I Use Evernote to Manage My Ideas As a follow-up to a previous post, today Alyssa shares...
How To Use Evernote To Create A Mood Board Jennifer has a look at how Evernote can help you...
Swipe This! Use A Swipe File For Inspiration Swipe files are a great way to compile inspiring ideas....

How I Use Evernote to Manage My Ideas

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:05:06 -0500

As a follow-up to a previous post, today Alyssa shares her process for managing and organizing ideas.Related posts:

10 Notebook Applications for Managing Ideas There are a lot of notebook applications out there; Alyssa...
How To Use Evernote To Create A Mood Board Jennifer has a look at how Evernote can help you...
21 BlackBerry Apps for Professionals Anything that gives you an opportunity to work without being...

5 Powerful Ways to Improve Your Focus

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:13:35 -0500

Monday morning means back to work, whether you're ready or not. How do you get focused and ready to concentrate?Related posts:

4 Ways To Be More Productive Focused productivity is important for everyone, but especially for those...
5 Ways Microsoft Could Improve Internet Explorer 9.0 How would you improve IE9? Craig provides his top 5...
The Ultimate Guide to Killing Work-at-Home Distractions If you work from home, you may be faced with...

Stop Being Annoying! How NOT to Promote Your Business on Facebook

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:04:36 -0500

The "best" way to use social networks is subjective, but Alyssa has her own opinions on using Facebook for business...and she shares them here.Related posts:

Using Internet Marketing Tactics to Promote Your Business What do you know about Internet marketing? Alyssa explains how...
Why You Should Be Using Press Releases to Promote Your Business In the first of a two-part series on press releases,...
Tips for Using Blogs, Twitter and Facebook to Find New Clients Social media can be a great way to find new...

Three Strategies for Managing Social Networks and a Full-Time Job

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:26:06 -0500

How do you manage your time on social networks when you are a full-time employee? Alyssa has a few ideas to consider.Related posts:

Businesses Count the Cost of Social Networking A recent UK survey discovered that employees were wasting 40...
8 Social Media Marketing Tips for Companies Alyssa shares 8 tips for companies beginning their journey in...
Developer, Designer, Director, Producer – Why Your Job Title Does Not Matter The A List Apart 2008 Survey reports a bewildering array...

The Legalities of Starting a Business

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:11:44 -0500

As part of Alyssa's series on starting a business, this post covers some of basic legal considerations for starting a business.Related posts:

How to Name Your Business A lot goes into choosing a name for your business....
20 Ways Starting a New Business is Like Skydiving Are you in the midst of starting a new business?...
Four Steps to Developing a Business Budget A budget can be an effective tool to help you...

Goodbye SEO Software, Hello SEO Web Applications

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:37:07 -0500

The majority of tools available for managing SEO campaigns come in the form of desktop apps. Kristen explains why these tools would perform better as web apps, and lists a few services that are breaking new ground in this arena.Related posts:

5 Reasons Why There are no Killer Offline Web Applications Technologies that implement offline web functionality have been around for...
40 Essential iPhone Applications For Web Designers With an iPhone or iPod Touch, web designers can finally...
How To Handle Client Support Requests Virtually Even if you don't officially provide technical support services, there...

Lessons Learned from Corporate America

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:19:05 -0500

Alyssa shares some of the most valuable lessons she learned from the corporate world and that she has been able to apply to her business.Related posts:

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Do You Get It? Respect may be the most important element in any successful...
Three Insider Tips for Approaching Corporate Clients Getting your foot in the door of a large corporate...
How to Inspire Your Team Keeping up the team morale is a vital concern for...

13 Ways to Become a Better Listener

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:25:27 -0500

In honor of International Listening Awareness Month, Alyssa compiled a set of tips to help us improve our listening skills.Related posts:

4 Ways To Be More Productive Focused productivity is important for everyone, but especially for those...
6 Ways To Connect With SitePoint Shayne shares ways to keep up to date with the...
Bored? 7 Ways Turn Downtime into Uptime What do you do to make the most it when...

12 Reasons You Need a Facebook Fan Page and 5 Easy Steps for Creating One

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:04:52 -0500

A Facebook fan page can be a great way to share your products, services and related information with other Facebook users. Alyssa lists some of the biggest reasons you should create a fan page today and shows you how to do it.Related posts:

6 Steps to Creating a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) If you don't have a USP for your business, check...
7 Essential Steps to Creating an Efficient Mobile Office Do you want to be able to work from anywhere...
Stop Being Annoying! How NOT to Promote Your Business on Facebook The "best" way to use social networks is subjective, but...

10 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Name for Your Company

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:38:29 -0500

Your business name is more than just a name, it's a big part of your company brand. Alyssa provides some tips on choosing a name that helps to develop a successful image.Related posts:

18 Tips for Delivering a Memorable Presentation Whether you're pitching a new client, teaching a class or...
How to Convince a Company that Social Media is the Way to Go In order to convince a company that social media is...
To-Do Lists: 10 Tips for Increasing Productivity Are you a list-maker? Alyssa is, and she shares some...

How to Name Your Business

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:26:43 -0500

A lot goes into choosing a name for your business. Alyssa outlines some of the biggest steps you should be ready to tackle.Related posts:

Announcing a New Series on Business Start-up Basics Alyssa starts a new series on the basics of starting...
The Legalities of Starting a Business As part of Alyssa's series on starting a business, this...
To Be or Not to BeA Business Owner The first step of business ownership involves self-analysis and an...

7 Places I Find Blog Topic Ideas

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:40:37 -0500

What do you do when you get hit by writer's block? Alyssa shares her own sources for blog topic inspiration.Related posts:

How to Get More Comments on Your Blog It can be frustrating to work hard on keeping your...
How I Use Evernote to Manage My Ideas As a follow-up to a previous post, today Alyssa shares...
Create a Sneeze Page For Your Blog A sneeze page for your blog is all about showing...

How to Organize Your Filesand Remember Where Everything Is, Part 2

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:55:03 -0500

Alyssa finishes her file organization series by providing tips for managing your file system effectively so it continues to work for you.Related posts:

How to Organize Your Files…and Remember Where Everything Is, Part 1 We all access, add to and dig through the files...
Why You Need an Effective Filing System and Tips for Creating One Are you trying to manage your business with a lot...
Remember to Backup (Even NASA Gets it Wrong) On the 40th anniversary of the first moon landings, NASA...

How to Organize Your Filesand Remember Where Everything Is, Part 1

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:00:32 -0500

We all access, add to and dig through the files on our computers every day. Alyssa shares her tried-and-true ways to avoid a messy computer and time wasted searching for misplaced files. Related posts:

How to Organize Your Files…and Remember Where Everything Is, Part 2 Alyssa finishes her file organization series by providing tips for...
Why You Need an Effective Filing System and Tips for Creating One Are you trying to manage your business with a lot...
Why File Naming is More Important Than You Think Have you ever completed a web system only to find...

9 Inspirational Things to Do During Downtime

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:40:13 -0500

Need a break? Here is a list of inspiring activities to get your creative juices flowing.Related posts:

Bored? 7 Ways Turn Downtime into Uptime What do you do to make the most it when...
7 Places I Find Blog Topic Ideas What do you do when you get hit by writer's...
Swipe This! Use A Swipe File For Inspiration Swipe files are a great way to compile inspiring ideas....

Business Start-up: Its All in the Planning

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:22:10 -0500

There is a lot to consider when you start a new business. Alyssa outlines some of the most important areas of business planning.Related posts:

Will You Ever Be Able to Retire? How to Start Planning Now Many freelancers and small business owners assume they will never...
Announcing a New Series on Business Start-up Basics Alyssa starts a new series on the basics of starting...
Four Steps to Developing a Business Budget A budget can be an effective tool to help you...

How a Career Coach Can Help You Bust Through a Roadblock

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:14:03 -0500

Coaching can be a very different experience for each person, but many of the benefits are universal. Alyssa talks about some of the ways a career coach may be able to help you get your footing and build a life that invigorates you.Related posts:

20 Ways Starting a New Business is Like Skydiving Are you in the midst of starting a new business?...
10 Simple Tips to Help You Achieve Even Your Most Ambitious Goals You've identified your goals and are ready to get moving....
Need Advice? A Mentor May Be The Answer A mentor can be a great resource whether you're just...

The First Rule of Outsourcing to Contractors

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:00:36 -0500

Planning to outsource work? Read this first! Georgina reveals the first rule of contracting -- one that'll affect your professional reputation, your working relationships, and maybe even your self-respect -- and explains what it means in practice.Related posts:

31 Tips For Successful Outsourcing If you're ready to start outsourcing work, consider these 31...
Debt Collecting What do you do when a client doesn't pay for...
Who Are You? Employee or Self-Employed? If you've recently moved from being an employee to being...

10 Tips for Conducting a More Effective Google Search

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:20:54 -0500

How quick are you at the search box? Alyssa provides 10 tips to make your queries more effective.Related posts:

23 Tips for Conducting a Successful Teleconference Teleconferences are an important tool for virtual workers. Here are...
5 Tips For Creating An Effective Call To Action Button Jennifer runs through 5 tips that will help your Call...
Why You Need an Effective Filing System and Tips for Creating One Are you trying to manage your business with a lot...

The Kathy Griffin Guide to Business Blogging

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:24:13 -0500

There are lessons to be learned where you least expect them. And you can learn how to create a better business blog from comedian Kathy Griffin. Really. Read on...Related posts:

13 Must-Read Business Blogs Looking to expand your business knowledge and beef up your...
Why A Blog Can Be Good For Your Business Blogs are a very affordable way to market your services...
To Be or Not to BeA Business Owner The first step of business ownership involves self-analysis and an...

To Be or Not to BeA Business Owner

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:20:13 -0500

The first step of business ownership involves self-analysis and an honest look at your situation, lifestyle and goals. Alyssa provides some questions you should ask yourself.Related posts:

Announcing a New Series on Business Start-up Basics Alyssa starts a new series on the basics of starting...
All Work and No Play: Vacation and the Business Owner If you're self-employed, taking vacation can be a challenge. But...
How to Get Control of Your Business Finances As a business owner, having a solid process for creating,...

7 Deadly Sins of Landing Page Design

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:53:10 -0500

Matt Mickiewicz has just returned from Affiliate Convention where the most popular presentation was about landing page optimization. If you're not thinking about how your clients' web sites perform, you really should be.Related posts:

Design A Successful Coming Soon Page The Coming Soon page lets your visitors know that you...
Ten Fat Footers: How to Make Good Use of that Space at the End of the Page Jennifer takes a look at ten web sites doing imaginative...
Sketchy Design Style Still Going Strong: 10 Examples Jennifer gets out pencils and markers and makes some notes...

10 Hosted Shopping Cart Solutions To Get You Selling Right Away

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:24:32 -0500

Sean compiled 10 of the best hosted shopping cart solutions that will let you get set up in no time flat.Related posts:

18 Great Shopping Carts to Power Your Online Store Are you ready to start selling? Sean lists 18 great...
7 Great Ad Server Solutions Ever feel overwhelmed by your advertising? That's when ad servers...
6 Steps to Creating a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) If you don't have a USP for your business, check...

Twitter Starts Charging in Japan

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:19:04 -0500

Twitter is allowing users to charge their followers. The scheme will be launched in Japan initially, but could the rest of the world follow?Related posts:

Will Twitter Start Charging? We all know Twitter must start charging for something soon....
5 Ways to Use Twitter to Kill Your Business Do you do any of Alyssa's five no-no's when using...
5 New Twitter Apps to Play with Over the Weekend Need something to keep you busy this weekend? Here's list...

18 Great Shopping Carts to Power Your Online Store

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:21:00 -0500

Are you ready to start selling? Sean lists 18 great shopping cart choices to help you get your store online right away.Related posts:

10 Hosted Shopping Cart Solutions To Get You Selling Right Away Sean compiled 10 of the best hosted shopping cart solutions...
7 Great Ad Server Solutions Ever feel overwhelmed by your advertising? That's when ad servers...
15 Online Press Release Distribution Sites As a follow-up to yesterday's post, Alyssa provides a list...

Are Competitors Hijacking Your Trademarks in AdWords?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:47:07 -0400

Alyssa wraps up her series on brainstorming with a step-by-step process for making sense of your brainstorm and moving into a plan of action.Related posts:

Beware of the “Google” Swindlers Have you been cold-called by companies masquerading as Google? Have...
Google Faces Antitrust Inquiry The EU has launched an official inquiry into Google's search...
Keyword Research Essentials Part 2: How to Select the Right Keywords Keyword relevancy is a two way street: Google tries to...

Bad Nested Code Could Hurt Your SE Rankings

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:41:18 -0400

Initial careless coding or later additions of plugins, widgets and scripts can dramatically affect a site's search engine rankings. Here are some tips to avoid such problems.Related posts:

Why Opera 10’s User Agent Smells Bad The user agent in the soon-to-be-released Opera 10 will report...
Does Your Site Have The Konami Code? Don't know what the Konami Code is? Wonder no more....
Google Chrome Frame: the Technical Details Google's Chrome Frame announcement has been surrounded by hype, fabrication,...

11 Contextual Ad Alternatives to Google AdSense

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:17:12 -0400

Ready to try something other than Google AdSense to monetize your site? Sean provides a list of 11 contextual ad alternatives that are definitely worth checking out.Related posts:

13 Affiliate Sales Network Sites If you have unsold ad inventory on your site, affiliate...
5 Slick Alternatives To Google Image Search Google's Image Search is always a stalwart when it comes...
Google Faces Antitrust Inquiry The EU has launched an official inquiry into Google's search...

7 Great Ad Server Solutions

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:10:51 -0400

Ever feel overwhelmed by your advertising? That's when ad servers come into play. Sean gives us 7 solutions to consider.Related posts:

10 Solutions For Your Cloud Hosting Needs Is cloud hosting the answer to your needs for your...
11 Virtual Machine Solutions To Ease Your Cross-Platform Checks Who needs two computers when you have virtual machines? Sean...
10 Hosted Shopping Cart Solutions To Get You Selling Right Away Sean compiled 10 of the best hosted shopping cart solutions...

Top SEO Books for the SEO Newbie

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:59:42 -0400

You asked for some reference books on SEO for beginners. You got itin this post, Mihaela lists a sampling of books designed for people who don't know about SEO, but want to.Related posts:

On-page SEO – The Google Way Mihaela recommends Googles Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all...
Will Bing Change SEO? Many worry that SEO techniques for Bing differ from SEO...
Goodbye SEO Software, Hello SEO Web Applications The majority of tools available for managing SEO campaigns come...

13 Affiliate Sales Network Sites

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:20:15 -0400

If you have unsold ad inventory on your site, affiliate marketing may be the best solution for you. This list will help you find the affiliates that best match your site.Related posts:

Learn About Affiliate Marketing… For Free The Affiliate Convention in Denver, Colorado next month is offering...
DevHub’s $20,000 Affiliate Offer DevHub appears to be offering a stunning deal to affiliates...
Freelancers: How Do You Get Paid? We all want to get paid and paid in full...

SEO Fishing with an Empty Hook

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:32:35 -0400

In this article Mihaela reveals how titles with a high emotional marketing value are related to link baiting and how the emotional impact can influence your audience.Related posts:

SEO: What’s Hot and What’s Not Mihaela discusses some SEO 2.0 techniques and the metrics that...
Top SEO Books for the SEO Newbie You asked for some reference books on SEO for beginners....
On-page SEO – The Google Way Mihaela recommends Googles Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all...

On-page SEO The Google Way

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:06:08 -0400

Mihaela recommends Googles Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all DIY SEOs and newbies. In this article she highlights three important on-page SEO techniques described in this guide.Related posts:

How Google Determines the Relevance of a Page Google's ranking algorithm is a constantly evolving, closely guarded secret,...
Will Bing Change SEO? Many worry that SEO techniques for Bing differ from SEO...
Top SEO Books for the SEO Newbie You asked for some reference books on SEO for beginners....

SEO: Whats Hot and Whats Not

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:13:58 -0400

Mihaela discusses some SEO 2.0 techniques and the metrics that help you measure SEO success.Related posts:

On-page SEO – The Google Way Mihaela recommends Googles Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all...
Top SEO Books for the SEO Newbie You asked for some reference books on SEO for beginners....
Will Bing Change SEO? Many worry that SEO techniques for Bing differ from SEO...

Will Twitter Start Charging?

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:01:00 -0400

We all know Twitter must start charging for something soon. But how can they raise revenue without losing users?Related posts:

Twitter Starts Charging in Japan Twitter is allowing users to charge their followers. The scheme...
Will Google Buy Twitter? Are Google in the final stages of negotiation to buy...
Announcing a New Series on Business Start-up Basics Alyssa starts a new series on the basics of starting...

Will Bing Change SEO?

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:50:49 -0400

Many worry that SEO techniques for Bing differ from SEO for Google. Mihaela suggests that not much will change, at least for the moment.Related posts:

Top SEO Books for the SEO Newbie You asked for some reference books on SEO for beginners....
SEO: What’s Hot and What’s Not Mihaela discusses some SEO 2.0 techniques and the metrics that...
Bing Partners with WolframAlpha to Take on Google In an effort to topple Google, Microsoft are integrating the...

Searchme Bings Better than Bing

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:07:46 -0400

Mihaela discovered a new search engine that presents search results in a visually appealing manner: Searchme.com beats Bing when it comes to functionality and interactivity, too.Related posts:

Will Bing Change SEO? Many worry that SEO techniques for Bing differ from SEO...
5 Slick Alternatives To Google Image Search Google's Image Search is always a stalwart when it comes...
Bing Partners with WolframAlpha to Take on Google In an effort to topple Google, Microsoft are integrating the...

Obsessing with Google PageRank

Sun, 24 May 2009 10:12:48 -0400

PageRanks are not the magic answer that will make your site rank higher in Google's search results. The numbers you see in the Google toolbar are irrelevant too. So if PageRanks don't matter, what does?Related posts:

More Google SEO Myths Exposed Did you know that every time you publish a web...
The 10 Commandments of PageRank Sculpting At the recent SMX Sydney conference, Shayne learned a thing...
How Google Determines the Relevance of a Page Google's ranking algorithm is a constantly evolving, closely guarded secret,...

More Google SEO Myths Exposed

Sat, 16 May 2009 06:52:10 -0400

Did you know that every time you publish a web page Google assigns it a PageRank greater than zero and that your website template counts in the duplicate content calculation?Related posts:

Obsessing with Google PageRank PageRanks are not the magic answer that will make your...
On-page SEO – The Google Way Mihaela recommends Googles Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all...
SEO: What’s Hot and What’s Not Mihaela discusses some SEO 2.0 techniques and the metrics that...

Learn About Affiliate Marketing For Free

Thu, 07 May 2009 22:29:03 -0400

The Affiliate Convention in Denver, Colorado next month is offering free attendance to sponsored affiliates, and SitePoint are a media partner for the event. This could be the cheapest conference ticket you purchase all year!Related posts:

Learn Online Marketing from the Inside Out If youve ever Googled online marketing and found the amount...
Do you want to learn every aspect of web design from scratch for free? Well... we can teach you. Seriously. No strings attached....
13 Affiliate Sales Network Sites If you have unsold ad inventory on your site, affiliate...

The 10 Commandments of PageRank Sculpting

Tue, 05 May 2009 22:49:25 -0400

At the recent SMX Sydney conference, Shayne learned a thing or two about how best to perform PageRank sculpting in order to optimize your site for Google. In this post, he shares some of this wisdom.Related posts:

Obsessing with Google PageRank PageRanks are not the magic answer that will make your...
On-page SEO – The Google Way Mihaela recommends Googles Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all...
More Google SEO Myths Exposed Did you know that every time you publish a web...

How Google Determines the Relevance of a Page

Sun, 03 May 2009 12:23:37 -0400

Google's ranking algorithm is a constantly evolving, closely guarded secret, but there are a few constant parameters that you can rely on. Mihaela lists a few tips on how to optimize a web page for better local rankings in Google.Related posts:

On-page SEO – The Google Way Mihaela recommends Googles Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all...
More Google SEO Myths Exposed Did you know that every time you publish a web...
Obsessing with Google PageRank PageRanks are not the magic answer that will make your...

Keyword Research Essentials Part 2: How to Select the Right Keywords

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:18:28 -0400

Keyword relevancy is a two way street: Google tries to deliver the most relevant results for the users, companies want to "optimize themselves" with relevance. How should you approach keywords optimization? Mihaela offers a few possible answers.Related posts:

Keyword Research Essentials Part 1: Tools In this post, Mihaela Lica lists some free research tools...
SEO: What’s Hot and What’s Not Mihaela discusses some SEO 2.0 techniques and the metrics that...
Are Competitors Hijacking Your Trademarks in AdWords? Alyssa wraps up her series on brainstorming with a step-by-step...

Beware of Becoming Search-dependent

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:24:45 -0400

At the Search Marketing Expo in Sydney this week, SEO guru Rand Fishkin cautioned against become too reliant upon just one traffic source. SitePoint's Shayne Tilley gives us the low-down.Related posts:

Beware of the “Google” Swindlers Have you been cold-called by companies masquerading as Google? Have...
Have We Become Too Dependent on Google? Google's recent downtime caused a tidal wave of failures way...
Jinni – The Future of Search Is Personal Jinni, the new movie recommendation engine, reviewed: was a "taste...

How to Sell Statistics to Clients

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:29:13 -0400

Craig explains how your company could gain a competitive advantage and raise more revenue by selling statistical services to clients.Related posts:

Why Your Website Statistics Reports Are Wrong, Part 3 In the final part of Craig's series about website reports,...
Why Your Website Statistics Reports Are Wrong, Part 2 In the second part of Craig's series about website statistics...
Why Your Website Statistics Reports Are Wrong, Part 1 There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Then there are...

How Zappos Does Customer Service and Company Culture

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:56:21 -0400

At the recent SxSW conference, Matt Mickiewicz was fortunate enough to listen to Tony Hseh, CEO of Zappos, deliver a keynote presentation about how customer service and cultural fit factors into his (very successful) business model.Related posts:

16 Customer Service/Help Desk Apps That Make Customer Support Easy In business, you need to be responsive to client feedback...
How to Use Twitter for Customer Service One of the greatest ways businesses can use Twitter is...
Customer Service 101: The Customer’s Perspective Sometimes personal experiences can provide valuable business lessons. Alyssa shares...

Keyword Research Essentials Part 1: Tools

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:03:07 -0400

In this post, Mihaela Lica lists some free research tools for finding the best keywords to help publishers and webmasters write the most effective and compelling SEO copy. Related posts:

Keyword Research Essentials Part 2: How to Select the Right Keywords Keyword relevancy is a two way street: Google tries to...
Online Reputation Management: 16 Free Tools When you begin to monitor your online reputation, you will...
SEO: What’s Hot and What’s Not Mihaela discusses some SEO 2.0 techniques and the metrics that...

How Google Really Wants You to Optimize Your Site

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:28:14 -0500

Google is "delighted" when sites are optimized for search -- the Googlebot goes all warm and fuzzy when you do all the work for it, as Mihaela explains in this short collection of SEO-related questions and answers.Related posts:

More Google SEO Myths Exposed Did you know that every time you publish a web...
How Google Determines the Relevance of a Page Google's ranking algorithm is a constantly evolving, closely guarded secret,...
On-page SEO – The Google Way Mihaela recommends Googles Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all...

Mobile SEO Myths Exposed

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:21:17 -0500

Mobile SEO is dead, overstressing about mobile design is pointless, and .mobi domains are a waste of money. The phones of the future will be able to browse the Web smartly. Related posts:

More Google SEO Myths Exposed Did you know that every time you publish a web...
Six Tools For Testing Designs On Mobile Devices Jennifer tries out six tools designed to simulate mobile device...
Top SEO Books for the SEO Newbie You asked for some reference books on SEO for beginners....

Automated SEO A Possible Future According to Yahoo!

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:52:02 -0500

Yahoo! will probably become the first search engine to perform automated search engine optimization. Is this approach to SEO ethical and why is a search engine planning to offer such a service anyway?Related posts:

SEO: What’s Hot and What’s Not Mihaela discusses some SEO 2.0 techniques and the metrics that...
Top SEO Books for the SEO Newbie You asked for some reference books on SEO for beginners....
On-page SEO – The Google Way Mihaela recommends Googles Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all...

The SEO Tool that Could Make SEO Software Unnecessary

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:46:38 -0500

Not every webmaster or site owner has the time and/or resources for in depth SEO. Even those that do would be well advised to employ Walls new toolbar for spot checks, SEO quality control, keyword research and of course, speed ranking checks. Related posts:

Goodbye SEO Software, Hello SEO Web Applications The majority of tools available for managing SEO campaigns come...
SEO: What’s Hot and What’s Not Mihaela discusses some SEO 2.0 techniques and the metrics that...
Top SEO Books for the SEO Newbie You asked for some reference books on SEO for beginners....

GetListed.org: Starter Tool for Local Search Marketing

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:19:28 -0500

With a business name and a zip code, GetListed.org quickly pulls in a set of results that detail the status of the local listing in Google, Yahoo, BOTW and Live. Does this service have real SEO potential, or is this just another cutesy startup doomed to fail? Related posts:

Beware of Becoming Search-dependent At the Search Marketing Expo in Sydney this week, SEO...
Jinni – The Future of Search Is Personal Jinni, the new movie recommendation engine, reviewed: was a "taste...
SitePoint Search Now Powered by Google. Should You Use Them Too? Andy discusses SitePoint's new Search system, powered by Google Site...

Twitters Little Known SEO Value

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:16:10 -0500

Twitter can affect positively your Alexa rankings by sending visitors to your pages. Usage data is a sign of quality for Google and all the other search engines. If you can make people come to your site via Twitter, then this is an SEO advantage you cannot afford to miss.Related posts:

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Googles Flash Indexing Disaster

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:58:24 -0400

On July 1st, Google announced that, using technology provided by Adobe, it had enhanced the Google Search Engine to index the text embedded within Flash movies. What followed was bad advice from Google, second-guessing by web developers, and finally a few straight answers.Related posts:

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The Web Site Flipping World Championships

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:34:41 -0400

Why should Olympic athletes have all the fun?If you’re a regular in our marketplace then you’ll want to keep an eye on this competition — the World Championships of Web Site Flipping are happening (a first for the site flipping industry, I believe), proudly sponsored by SitePoint.Check out all of the contenders that have been [...]Related posts:

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I love you Mr AMD Opteron Dual Core!

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:29:13 -0400

The critical importance of performance in generating traffic to your site is something that you learn very early in your online education. But as your site grows and things become more complicated its true value can often become clouded. So easily are you seduced by more fun and interesting considerations such as [...]Related posts:

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The SitePoint Web Of Fortune

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:19:02 -0400

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CheckmateTheres Money In Online Games

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:45:19 -0400

CrowdChess.com is a high profile social gaming site that has received a fair bit of media coverage lately.Well, the site is now for sale with a minimum bid of $50,000 and a Buy It Now price of $100,000.While the concept of playing chess on the computer is not new, what makes CrowdChess different is its [...]Related posts:

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5 sure fire ways to make yourself look like an idiot

Mon, 26 May 2008 03:10:35 -0400

When youre presenting direct offers to customers either through direct mail, email marketing, telemarketing or door to door sales, heres five sure fire ways to ensure you’ll never make a sale…Send your customers an offer they can’t acceptThere nothing quite like sending a customer a letter, or an email with an offer so wonderful that [...]Related posts:

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The Ultimate Money-making Blog Smackdown

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:46:36 -0400

In the MMO world (that’s an acronym for Making Money Online, for the rest of us), JohnCow.com and GarryConn.com are both notable blogs.As is the case with many markets, online and off, there exists a healthy competition between the owners of these two competing sites. And as is often the case with individuals who enjoy [...]Related posts:

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Determining the TRUE Value of a Web Site

Wed, 07 May 2008 02:32:21 -0400

Today we published the article What Is Your Web Site Worth? on SitePoint, written by our own Georgina Laidlaw.While it’s targeted at site owners who may be looking to sell their web sites, it’s equally as useful for buyers who are in the market to make a purchase, but have yet to gain experience in [...]Related posts:

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Marketplace Madness: Two Categories Now FREE!

Fri, 02 May 2008 01:48:58 -0400

We’ve just started a 60 day trial period with offering two of our categories completely free of charge. The Trade Your Services and Want to Buy categories can now be listed in at no cost, except for any optional upgrades you may choose to apply.The limitation is that listings placed in these categories will [...]Related posts:

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Google Adsense Trialed on Yahoo!

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:30:36 -0400

Yahoo! is currently running a two week trial of Google’s Adsense on 3% of its US search results. The trial is seen as an investigation into the prospects of a long term partnership between the two companies. The core idea, (according to Yahoo!) is to exploring strategic alternatives to maximize stockholder value, but is [...]Related posts:

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Ask.com: Weve Got All The Answers

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:52:33 -0500

After my recent post about Ask.com’s recent layoffs and change in strategic direction, I had an interesting chat to Nicholas Graham, spokesperson for Ask.com. Graham clarified a few details amid plenty of speculation that Ask.com would be retiring its search functionality entirely.“AP ran a story that suggested we were retiring our search technology — a [...]Related posts:

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Kiss Your Ask.com Goodbye

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:24:26 -0500

SearchEngineLand’s Barry Schwartz has a good writeup on the news that Ask.com has fired 8% of its staff, and is planning on changing the strategy behind its search engine, to instead focus on its female user base.Ask.com is being refocused to build … an engine that answers questions tailored to women searching on health and [...]Related posts:

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The Webs $100 Million Secret Economy

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:41:27 -0500

In a market that’s set to top $100 million in 2008, the SitePoint Marketplace has been independently ranked the #1 source for buying and selling web real estate.Jon Wheatley has begun producing monthly stats on the average prices of sites sold on some of the more active online marketplaces:I had a script developed that crawls [...]Related posts:

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1 in 5 Typo Domains Funded By Google

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:07:18 -0500

McAfee’s new report on typosquatting details how 1 in 5 typo-squatted domain names is being funded by Google AdSense.For their report, McAfee studied 1.9 million typographical variations of 2,771 of the most popular and well known Web sites. Of these, nearly 7% were suspected typo-squatters, defined as domain names registered for the sole purpose of [...]Related posts:

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Google And Paypal To Pay You For Xmas Shopping

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:43:13 -0500

Google and Paypal are waging a war this Xmas to convince online shoppers to use their system for paying for online purchases:This year, Google is offering two frequent-flier miles on any of seven airlines (all the majors except American) for every $1 spent. It also offers $5 to $50 discounts, with minimum purchase, at several [...]Related posts:

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Jeanne Jennings Speaking at ClickZ Email Marketing Conference

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:20:43 -0400

Jeanne Jennings, email marketing guru and author of SitePoint’s The Email Marketing Kit, will be speaking at ClickZ’s event, ClickZ Specifics: E-mail Marketing, next Tuesday October 2nd at the Hilton in New York City. “ClickZ Specifics: E-mail Marketing” is an intensive, one-day event designed to educate, inspire, and instill confidence in anyone using e-mail to [...]Related posts:

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How to Boost Your Ad Revenue 70-110%, Automatically!

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:59:02 -0400

Did you know Google AdSense allows for 9 billion different layout/size/color combinations of its ad units? Do you know which one is the best for your site, or for that matter, which ad network will make you the most money at any point during the day?PubMatic, a new service that just launched in “Alpha Mode”, [...]Related posts:

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