Free Hosting and SEO

Dear Robin, Q: I have the questions: a. Free hosting have a lot of publicity. If I include a site in a free hosting, the SE will penalize? Free hosting are indexed? A: There are a lot of problems with hosting your site at the free hosting companies, like Geocities. First off, if your site is for your business, it doesn't make a very good…

That’s Cold

If you hate cold-calling, you are not alone. In my dealings with other business owners in general, I have yet to find anyone who likes doing it. What is "cold-calling"? That's when you call someone who fits your market profile in order to introduce your products and services; someone who has never heard of you and who has not previously expressed any interest. It is…

Google And Duplicate Content

I've been following the discussion about Google and mirrored information for some time. It is "common knowledge" that Google penalizes page rank when it determines that content is duplicated somewhere else. In fact, I've read many experts stating that there should be no duplicate domain names and no duplicate content anywhere. On the face of it the arguments appear to be sound. Google obviously has…

Copyright Law and How it Works

Important: This article contains opinions and information about copyright law. Keep in mind that I am not a lawyer and have not been a lawyer in any past life that I am aware of. If you have specific questions about copyright law you should contact the appropriate legal resources. Everything original that you write (or draw or paint or whatever), regardless of whether it is…

Define Yourself to Find Market Share

Sometimes, finding the right product or service to make your own is to find someone else's version of the same product or service and discovering ways to deliver it in a different way. Someone once told me that I could not make it in a business because there were already people in that particular business! The thought struck me as stupid. That is why we…