If you’re on Twitter you may have seen people put a # in front of a word in their post. That’s what’s called a hashtag, and it makes it easy for other people who are interested in a topic to follow all the posts about it. Hashtags are similar to tagging a photo in Flickr… they help other people understand what the tweet is about, as well as applications that try to help make sense of the overall Twitter stream. How can you use Twitter hashtags for your business?
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Sep
20
2010
Google May Be More Massive Than You Thought [infographic]
Google. Google. Google. They may hold a commanding lead in the search engine market. They may make billions in revenue every year. Just how massive is Google? Are they as big as a solar system? A galaxy? The universe? How do they compare to other “big” websites out there? Here’s an interesting infographic to put it all in perspective… plus some random “facts” just for fun….
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Sep
15
2010
The New Twitter [Video]
In an effort to make Twitter.com easier for people to use, a slew of new features were released last night (rolling out to people slowly). Will these changes increase adoption? Will people use the site instead of Twitter applications? Only time will tell. Here’s Twitter’s video promoting the release:
Sep
14
2010
Why RSS Is Still Important for Your Business
In case you missed it, there’s been some talk lately about whether or not RSS is dead. You may be wondering exactly what RSS is — RSS stands for Really Simply Syndication (sometimes just called a feed) and it’s a method for one website to send out it’s content in a way that other websites and programs can easily read. RSS feeds make it really easy for people to subscribe to your website and get updates via email or RSS readers (such as Google Reader or iGoogle). Whether or not RSS is used directly by people, RSS is still important for your business because it used behind the scenes by many websites, applications and social networks vital to your online presence.
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Aug
18
2010
Just the Right Amount of SEO
SEO (search engine optimization) is very important tactic for any website. After all, most people use a search engine to find what they’re looking for online. However, there is such a thing as taking SEO too far and forgetting that it’s people, not computers who actually read your website and then make a purchase decision. The right amount of SEO will follow best practices and help search engines more effectively index and catalog your site without making the text (or site) unreadable by people.
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Jul
23
2010
No Content = No Keywords
If you’re worried about the SEO (search engine optimization) of your website or wondering if your site is invisible to Google, the content on your website plays a major part in how your site looks to search engines and what keywords are attributed. While there are other factors, like the page titles, use of headers, site architecture, etc., it’s really the content on your site that matters the most — both to search engines and to the people visiting.
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Jul
20
2010
Google Basic Keyword Research Tools for Your Site
Keywords. SEO. Adwords. Content strategy. If you ask a business owner about concerns they have with their website, keywords and SEO are almost always on the list (unfortunately often taking a backseat to usability and proper marketing – but that’s a topic for another post). Here are some free, good tools, from Google for doing basic keyword research: [Read more...]
Jun
09
2010
Want a Sale? Make the Next Step Obvious
You have traffic coming to your blog or website. You’re using social media to network and build relationships. A person comes to your landing page on your site, ready to purchase — credit card in hand — but there are too many choices. They’re not sure what to do next. So they give up and leave.
Think this isn’t happening to you? Take a look at your analytics and see how many people are getting to your landing page (they’re interested) and how many people are actually going through with the sale (sales or thank you page).
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Jun
08
2010
Add WordStream’s Advanced Keyword Tools to Your Website for free
WordStream, provider of keyword tools for SEO and PPC, is making three of their advanced keyword tools available to add to any website for free. The Keyword Niche Finder, Keyword Grouper, and Keyword Tool can be added to a website via WordStream’s widget generator with customization options. A list of email addresses from people using the tool on your site is also available with a free WordStream account. Adding these free tools to your website gives you additional features for your audience and a way to collect leads (and gives WordStream a way to increase their brand awareness).
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Apr
20
2010
WordStream Releases New Advanced Keyword Research SEO Tool
WordStream announced the release of a new keyword tool for SEO professionals today. WordStream Keyword Management for SEO is an advanced keyword research tool, which offers the same keyword suggestion capabilities as other tools (WordTracker, Keyword Discovery, etc.), but layers on keyword analytics, grouping and organization. Integrated content authoring tools are also included for roughly the same price (starting at $49/mo).
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