SEO Corner – Submitting to Non-US Search Engines
Question: I want to submit my site to the international (non-U.S. search engines). How should I do this?
Shari says: I understand the desire to have visibility in all of the major search engines in the world.
Internet Nostalgia – Remember “This Dumb Little Ad?”
Watch out – if you do, you’re showing your “Internet Age!” I am, of course, referring to the now infamous “Cookie Cutter” marketing program which was all over the internet when I first began exploring the online business world (circa mid-1999).
Job vs. Business: Risk Revisited
Many people start a business to “be my own boss” or “find meaning in my work.” Yet increasingly I talk to clients who realize they have few choices in the workplace.
The Importance of Uninterrupted Time
Have you ever been right in the middle of writing the perfect sentence when a co-worker or spouse appeared at the door with a need? Ever been working on a proposal and just as it really begins to come together your phone rings? Not only are these events annoying, irritating and downright infuriating, they are extremely inefficient uses of your time.
Google Ads Flow To The Amazon
Amazon.com and Google, developer of the largest performance-based search advertising program, today announced a multi-year agreement that will make Google’s search technology and targeted sponsored links available on Amazon.com.
Smart PR for your small business
Paul opens his favorite business magazine to find a fawning interview with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Then he picks up the morning paper and reads a long story on a new donut chain being built in his town.
Nimda Worm – How it Spreads and Prevention
These are the days of attacks – virus attacks, terrorist attacks, social, political, religious attacks.
The latest worm to hit the Net is the Nimda worm, which is ADMIN spelled backwards. Most of the targets are (but of course!), IIS-servers and Outlook Express users.
Six Suggestions for Improving the Readability of TheHomeSchoolMom.Com Newsletter
TheHomeSchoolMom.Com meets the first test of an ezine with flying colors: it provides plenty of useful content for Moms who are homeschooling their children, and updates and expands the Web site. The newsletter has a personal voice and an enthusiastic “can do” tone. The newsletter would be welcomed by any homeschooling Mom.
The newsletter has a nice, uncluttered design that contributes to readability. The newsletter’s tag line: “Bringing you the best free homeschool resources” clearly identifies the purpose and scope of the newsletter. The newsletter does a good job of separating content from advertising, and of letting the reader know what is advertising.
Accessible web text – sizing up the issues
In part 2 of my introduction to accessible web text, I explore the issues surrounding text size; explain what all the fuss is about; and suggest some useful approaches you can adopt to ensure the text on your web pages will be readable to your visitors.
Use Your GPS (Goal Positioning System) To Achieve
How’s your motor running? Are you powering through your daily tasks and accomplishing all the goals you set for yourself, or are you stuck in life’s slow lane?