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Ok, what the heck is a Bulk Class C IP Checker?
First, we must ask the question what is a Class C IP Address:
From How Stuff Works:
Class C – Class C addresses are commonly used for small to mid-size businesses. IP addresses with a first octet from 192 to 223 are [...]
While numerous tools exist that compare your site against a competitors, it always helps to have links to several on hand. It is often the case that some of these tools are down or return bad results.
This tool from Website Garage, provides a simple comparison between backlinks, indexed pages and pagerank. Short and [...]
Do you have a website/product that you wish to submit to the critique of others in order to create name recognition/traction/buzz?
Use Review Me to find people willing to review and critique your resource.
Do you often blog about products or services and critique their value and benefit?
Use Review Me to find websites willing [...]
Shoemoney recently posted a list of failures. First, I admire the transparency. Second, beginners can learn from this list.
Below is the list of his failures by title (see the original post for his explanation of each project). Below each is my opinion on possible lessons learned. I have also listed an idea [...]
More robust searching for publishers advertisers should be able to search for publishers by keyword, category, various ranking criteria, and PRICE. More variety in the kinds of advertising. Text link advertising is too home page centric. Sub page advertising is also essential, especially if there are pages that see more traffic than a home page. [...]
Beginners eager to make some revenue from their website will find text link advertising to be attractive. Here are ten potential pitfalls. Think about these things carefully before jumping into text link advertising.
As an Advertiser
Buying a link from most publishers is just that: a link. Only when purchased from high volume sites does [...]
I have paid little attention to all the click fraud ruckus that has gone on the last few weeks. However, one little item got my attention. It has been suggested that search engines move from a CPC (cost per click) model to a CPA (cost per action) model.
What is CPC?
Adsense/Adwords is an example [...]
Whether it is web development or specifically, blogging, it can be hard to maintain a long term focus. Often we wish to see instant results. Seth Godin has a post about overnight successes that is worth reading. Beginners, be encouraged to stick with it, no matter how frustrated you may become.
At Christmas time, do you feel the compulsion to give a gift (something, anything!) to everyone of your family, friends, co-workers, aquaintances, mailman, garbageman, etc? It then happens that these very same people feel compelled to give a gift back to you. The gifts exchanged are usually trinket kind of gifts. The smiley face coffee [...]
Copyblogger is creating a series of posts about blog triggers.
What is a blog trigger? Any item, typically content, which connects a blog to its audience.
Here is sampling of key points so far:
SEOMoz has an excellent article that outlines a whole plethora of potential factors that affect search engine ranking. Focus on the top 9 to let a website begin to make a difference.
The guys over at Virtual Handshake are now offering a free PDF version of their book: Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online. The book explores the various aspects of social software (blogs, social networking sites, virtual communities, etc.). Added to our to-do list: A review of the book. Download the [...]
I came across this post that mentions the number one term searched on Merriam Websters online dictionary. The word: integrity. This post went on to link to another site that had a list of 7 Principles of Admirable Business Ethics. It was #7 on the list, “Be Respectful”, that made me think the [...]
I have collected a variety of posts discussing ways to improve blogs. The ideas range from the conceptual to the very practical.
Changing the Blogosphere by Being Civil And Professional 10 Deadly Sins of Website Design Efficient Blogging: Interact with other’s content Know Who Reads Your Blog/Website Create a resource [...]
Here is a handy list of Press Release tools.
This list is broken down into three sections:
free resources paid resources press release tips
For beginners, once a website has gained a fair amount of traffic and content, it may be time to “officially” annouce its existence. Use the resources above to craft such [...]
I have recently been experimenting with writing articles and submitting them to various online ezine’s (more on that at another time). One unintended consequence for both the writer and the ezine site, is the use of articles on splogs. While it is the hope of authors to get their articles picked up by legitimate webzine [...]
Does your website treat it’s readers with respect?
Consider this perspective on marketing (your website is a form of marketing whether you believe that or not):
Marketing is not about trickery or even insincerity. It’s about spreading ideas that you believe in, sharing ideas you’re passionate about… and doing it with authenticity. Marketing [...]
Virtual Handshake recently participated in the Beyond Blogs and Social Networks conference. Recent entries on their blog are filled with notes from the meetings. Readers will find many examples of businesses that have successfully embraced blogs. Business owners of all sizes should read their blog with great interest.
However, as I [...]
Web sites are more than HTML, CSS, JPG’s and SEO. A quality web site, one of value, is one that has quality writing. It is something I am stuggling with since it has been so long since I have written so much on a regular basis.
Anyway, here is an article that discusses [...]
I have only begun to dip my toe into ezine article writing and marketing. In my search of ezine article web sites, EzineArticles has stuck out above the rest. Chris Knight has done an excellent job of reorganizing the site to better suite authors and publishers. He has shown interest and concern in the [...]
Blog Flux also offers a Google PankRank Checker. Enter a URL and check to see the PageRank of that page. Why is a PageRank Checker needed if the Google Toolbar is already installed?
Well if the toolbar is installed, then it isn’t needed. Simply navigate to the page to be checked and check the [...]
One of the handiest websites to keep track of future Google PR Updates has been SEO Company’s Page Rank Export List History. There is also a blog for more specific comments about the update.
Over the last four days, the traffic on this website has doubled. Why?
I am pleased, but I have not been working as hard on this site as I have been over the summer. What has made the difference?
At first I thought it was because I had reactivated my Google AdWords account. I [...]
There is a debate amongst the web community about the nature and purpose of text links ads.
I offer my the following as my humble (and novice) opinion:
Text link ads are, as stated in the name, ads. It is all about advertising. This is, and should be, the primary function of text link ads. [...]
There are many ways to promote a website. Promotion brings traffic, traffic brings potential “sales”. Some promote through Adwords or the like, others via text ads, yet others thru large scale ads on popular sites. All of these methods focus on the “mechanical” as opposed to the “relational”.
The relational methods of promotion will [...]
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