Who Loves Money
Saturday, April 28, 2007
If you are new to internet marketing I encourage you to take a look at this brand new ebook called Who Loves Money.
It's an ebook by a couple of guys, Kyle and Carson who have been making a fortune on the internet.
They already have a great membership site called Wealthy Affiliate and they have written a couple of other bestselling ebooks.
This book is highly recommended and will help any beginner or advanced marketer make some decent money on the internet.
See more details here..
Who Loves Money
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Software For Designing A Website
Monday, November 27, 2006
If you would like to design a website and you don't know much about html I have posted a review on my other blog that outlines a couple of great web building software packages.
These packages are great for beginners and experts alike.
Click here to view the Web Design Software Packages.
posted by Eoin @ 2:03 AM, ,
Top Search Positions
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
I am now able to get your main keywords listed in the top of the main search engines.
What we do is work with you to find the best keywords for your site. Once we have done that we get to work and have a good look through your site sorting out code errors. We then do reciprocal linking campaigns and articles etc - and in a few months your keywords will start to appear in the listings. It's worth doing if you have a product that people want to buy.
Top Search Positions - for more info
posted by Eoin @ 3:30 AM, ,
Google Video is Fantastic
Friday, July 14, 2006
Gosh, as a web developer I spent ages looking at how to put video online. I had known about Google Video and Youtube etc but never really looked at it as a way to add a video to a website.
During my research I found many programs selling for $50 to $150 showing how, after you have made your video, you have to convert it to flv - then upload it to your webserver bla bla bla. The reason it should be in flash (flv) format is that most of the computers online can read flash these days. If you do it in streaming windows (wmv) format or streaming quicktime (mov) format then some viewers might have to download extra plugins before they will be able to view it. So by doing it in flash then there is no extra software that some viewers might have to install OK not rocket science but all a tad fiddly.
I was looking at google video where they have a bit where you just upload your video and get the code to put on your website. What put me off before was that I read that you might have to wait days to get your video verified by google. OK so I thought I may as well give it a try.
I made up the video below, if you can't see it click here, in Ulead Video Software - I did the video mostly with photographs. Takes a little while to do but good fun ... and yes I know I won't be winning any prizes :)
I uploaded the video to google video and to my surprise it was verified in under an hour. You then just click on the video from your account page to get the embed code. Very simple. Just copy the embed code out and paste it into the place on your page where you want your video and upload the page. What could be simpler and no uploading large files and tons of different pages to the webserver.
But get this. If you have a Blog - From Blogger, Typepad or Livejournal
there is a button on the embed code page where you can post straight onto your blog from the google video page. Absolutely amazing. That's what I did with the video below.
So there you go. Simply make your video in some video editing software and save it as something like a wmv file. Open an account at google video and upload your video. Once verified just go and get the embed flash code or post it straight to your blog in about three clicks. Great stuff and no need to spend $$$ or time for new software or uploading large files to your own server.
posted by Eoin @ 1:54 AM, ,
Farm For Holiday Rent Scotland
| Here's a video I made for one of my design clients. Bankhead Farm situated in central Scotland and is available for rent all year long. | |
posted by Eoin @ 1:41 AM, ,
Finding Keywords For Your Web Site
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Here's a greet freeware tool for finding the best keywords for your website or for your pay per click advertising.
Good Keywords is completely free. No registration, no payments, no nag screens! It is a small 500Kb download, digitally signed and safe to install. They don't even ask for your email address.
Good Keywords makes use of various tools provided by search engines like the Overture Search Suggestion Tool, Search Engines Like Yahoo, Google, Teoma and other services like Alexa.
You can also use Good Keywords as a meta tag creation tool. Keep adding the keywords you need into the Keyword Pad available within the software. Once you are done, a simple click will get you the required keyword meta tag... ready to be pasted into your HTML file.
A brilliant piece of software for all sorts of research into finding the best keywords.
Download it here
posted by Eoin @ 2:02 PM,
How to Write Title Tags For Your Web site
Friday, June 24, 2005
Here's another interesting article about Title Tags that I found in Sitepro News By Donald Nelson (c) 2005
When it comes to search engine optimization, the single most important sentence that you will write for your website is the title tag of your main page. If you write it properly then you will have taken a big step towards getting your site well placed in search engine queries for your important keywords.
Before I give you a step-by-step guide to writing title tags, let's define what they actually are and see why they are important. When you look at a web page in your browser, the writing in the blue strip above browser's commands (file, edit, view, etc.) is the title tag. On your actual html document the title tag is in the head portion between the notation .
The title tag is important because it "tells" the search engine what the page is about, and in the case of your main page, what your website is all about. I remember back in my school days that we used to take standardized examinations in which we had to read a story and then answer the question: "What would be the best title for this essay?" Choosing a title tag is something like answering this kind of question. You've got to pick out the gist of your enterprise and highlight it in a sentence. So, take a look at your web page and get ready to begin, following these steps:
1. Make sure your three or four most important keywords or keyword phrases appear in the title tag. The most important words should appear near the beginning of the sentence, and they can be repeated within the sentence for added emphasis. For example if I am offering low-cost web design, then my title tag might look like this: "title" Web Design: Affordable, Low Cost Web Design from the Acme Web Design Company "title"
2. Leave your branding and salës pitch for another part of the web page. Although it is a natural tendency to want to put your company name at the beginning of the title tag, you should remember that unless you are very famous like Coca Cola, people are not searching for you. So, put your most important keywords at the front of the title tag, and establish your brand name with your logo and other elements of the web page. If your company name includes your keywords, like our hypothetical Acme Web Design Company, then put it in the title tag, but not necessarily at the beginning.
Similarly, the title tag is no place for your salës pitch, so keep out flowery or extraneous adjectives, unless they are actual terms used in searches for your product or service.
3. Place your geographical or niche-defining term in your title tag.
If you are trying for a top ten or top twenty position for a term such as "web design," then you are really in for a difficult struggle. However, suppose the Acme Web Design Company is located in Columbus, Ohio. Then instead of attempting the almost impossible task of getting the top rankings for the term "web design," it would be far better to get a high ranking in the geographical niche using a title tag such "Web Design, Columbus, Ohio: Low Cost Web Design in Columbus, Ohio by The Acme Web Design Company".
4. The title tag can be longer than you think.
Some guidelines say that the title tag should be no longer than 70 characters. It is true that only the first 70 characters will show in the top bar of the browser, but search engine robots will read the rest of the tag and the search engines will not penalize you for going over the 70 character mark. Take a look at highly ranked sites in heavily competitive categories and you will see examples of long title tags. Write the tag according to your need to get your important words and phrases included in a sentence that best describes what your product or service is about.
5. Vary the title tags on the inner pages of your website.
Even with a long title tag, it is not possible to highlight all the possible terms which someone might use to find your website. This is not a problem if you make use of the other pages of your website. Instead of simply having a title tag that says "services" our web design firm could highlight "low cost, web design services..." on that page. The "contact" page could be used to emphasize the geographical location once again, and so on. Many websites make the mistake of repeating the same title tag on each of the inner pages of the site. Avoid this and use each of your page's titles to target important keywords and keyword phrases.
So, take a look at your website's title tags, and see if you can improve them. The effort that you make will be well rewarded.
About The Author
Donald Nelson is a web developer, editor and social worker. He is the director of A1-Optimization, a firm providing affordable search engine optimization, website copywriting, reciprocal linking and other web promotion services.
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