Baidu is the biggest search engine in China and is growing by leaps and bounds. Soon, it will start expanding globally. Like any good search engine, it will eventually index your website but if you would like to get ahead of the curve, feel free to submit your site URL for indexing in Baidu. […]
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DuckDuckGo – search engine innovation
A new type of search engine DuckDuckgo.com Nobody can compete with Google as far as the sheer volume of accumulated data is concerned. Yahoo has given up and Bing is a very very distant competitor. So you would think why would somebody even try to enter the search engine marketplace – and you are right. […]
How to display Google Alerts on your Blog
Display Google Alerts on your Blog Adding fresh content to your website is a time consuming process. Google Alerts can make it easy on you. When you have fresh content on your site, your readers have more of a reason to re-visit your site. Even you may want to keep your site as your default […]
To Ping or not to Ping – is pinging good for SEO
To Ping or not to Ping Many people are a bit confused about pinging. They are not quite sure if pinging has any value. Let’s first look at what is pinging. In blogging, ping is an XML-RPC-based push mechanism by which a weblog notifies a server that its content has been updated. An XML-RPC signal […]
What is Angela’s and Paul’s Backlinks
Angela’s and Paul’s Backlinks are named after Angela V. Edwards and Paul Johnson. They are not related and both have their own businesses but their theory is the same. Angela’s and Paul’s backlinking methodology is based on the premise that Google gives more weightage to links pointing to your site if they originate from a […]
List of Free Press Release sites
List of free press release sites. You must use press releases to drive traffic to your website. They are amazingly effective yet underutilized.
SEO Essentials
The What, Why and How of Search Engine Optimization A large number of businesses have websites today but most don’t see much traffic from search engines. That is unfortunate because search engine traffic is free. Why no traffic? Because most people don’t even know the basics of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). If your site is […]
Google first page – so what’s next
If you start figuring out SEO and do all the activities that go with it, sooner or later, one of your sites will end up on the first page of search engines. That is a terrific achievement and that translates to increased traffic and traffic translates to revenues. Let’s say you are one of those […]
Is SEO a long term strategy?
Yes SEO is a long term strategy for generating traffic but in my view, it is the best strategy for online marketing. If you need traffic today, then you should go with PPC or PPV but if you can wait a few days, then SEO will out deliver most other methods and at a much lower cost.
9 Tips to Succeed at Video Marketing
Prepare: First put your thoughts on paper, practice and then create a video. It’s your business – shouldn’t you try to create a nice impression? Know your audience: The same topic can be presented multiple ways. If your target market is home business and your video is more geared towards a corporate audience, there will […]