The World Wide Web wouldn’t exist without links. In fact, links are why it is referred to as a web – they provide the webbing that eventually interconnects billions of websites into one interconnected web. Every website owner and marketer ought to take link building seriously because links not only provide the primary method of navigation on the internet but more importantly … [Read more...]
Google Experimenting With 20 Search Results Per Page?
You have always (well for as long as I can remember) been able to select the number of search results shown by Google. The default is 10. Then they add in various other things like news, video, images, local results, etc. Those additions are generally known as universal search. Then you might have results included from your social circle – I have quite a large social … [Read more...]
Technorati Changes From An Expert Perspective
I am always in 2 minds to write anything about Technorati but ultimately the changes to the site today are extremely significant, and I had to balance that against my ability to offer suitable commentary. This post covers the more technical changes to Technorati – I have also now posted about the changes to Technorati from a users perspective Since I started … [Read more...]
Disqus – Why 95% Of Bloggers Should Switch
When Disqus first launched, I was a little critical because I like to maintain control of comments, give commenters the benefit of Dofollow links, and ultimately retain control of their user generated content. I now feel that 95% of bloggers should switch to using Disqus, though I have some reservations. These are some of the reasons why: Matt Cutts today confirmed … [Read more...]
Google Double or Indented Listings
While I gain tons of Google indented listings for money terms, and I can achieve them quite often in minutes, rather than days, they are almost always achieved using a few simple steps. Get one page indexed and ranking Write a second post linking to the first (which will also then trackback to the second page) Use the same primary keyword in both posts The second … [Read more...]