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Every blog post (or any other Web page) you write is an opportunity to bring in free search engine traffic to your site. If you write your post without any keyword SEO (search engine optimization) in mind, your page may still come up in search results, as a searcher stumbles upon some words that are [...]

The process of search engine rank optimization, i.e. the attempt to intentionally cause search engines to bring your site more traffic, consists of three parts: 1. Keyword Selection – The research you do to ascertain which of the phrases that people type into the SE search box you want your Web site to be found [...]

Getting lots of incoming links (and specifically one way links) is certainly one of the holy grails of Internet Web site promotion. This is not only because sites with plenty of “link juice” are considered more important by search engines, but also because of the referral traffic incoming links bring. Link building methods are abound. [...]

You already know you should backup your hard drive, I don’t have to tell you that. However, you might not know that hard drive backup is there to protect you from three different threats. And when you devise your own data backup solution, you’d better be sure that it addresses all of them. 1. Hard [...]

In case you’re unfamiliar with negative keywords, I’ll briefly explain those right now. When using negative keywords, you tell the PPC (pay-per-click) ad system not to display your ads if a search phrase contains the words specified. This is obviously only applicable to non-exact matches. For example, suppose you advertise on the broad phrase home [...]

The Web hosting market is full of choice. However, unless you know you have very specific requirements, such as a particular piece of server-side software that runs only on a certain operating system, then it’s best to stick to Web hosting companies that offer the leading industry standard platforms. And luckily, or actually by definition, [...]

If you are involved in anyway with pay-per-click advertising or want to get into the business, you know that Google AdWords is the most formidable PPC player in the market. And you may have also learned that advertising with Google is much more difficult than just paying and having your ads run. Sometimes, Google seemingly [...]

Now it seems so obvious to me, but I’m constantly surprised that most people who shop online still don’t do this. Have you ever purchased something online and noticed something like a “Coupon Code” or “Discount Code” shopping cart field? It’s usually right before checkout, on the same screen as the final purchase button. Supposedly [...]

eBay is the first, largest, and by far most popular auction site on the Internet. And consequently it’s a great place to find bargains. However, because of the auction nature of eBay, in order to shop there successfully and avoid paying more than necessary, you need to learn about a few eBay bidding tips that [...]