September 2007

Google Apps for your Domain - A Threat to Microsoft?

Are you using Google Apps for your Domain? When Google first introduced Google Apps, all the news sources said they were taking on Microsoft in the software business. That and Google’s venture into open office type applications fueled the rumors that Google was taking on Microsoft.
You hear so much about Google when you work online [...]

My Fifteen Minute Internet Marketing Lesson Plan

I recently met a gentleman who is a retired hired hand. He’s done a lot of things in his life, mostly handyman work - electricity, plumbing, fix-it type stuff, etc. Ultimate blue collar man. He wanted to talk to me about running a part-time Internet business.
Of course, I was encouraging. I always am. At least [...]

SEO Myths and Facts - SEO on a Budget

There are some large corporations with large budgets out there on the web doing SEO. They are spending thousands of dollars every month to promote their websites.
They are doing article marketing, blogging, onsite seo, directory and paid listings, ppc, shopping comparison site listings, advertising and more to get more visitors to their website.
So what chance [...]

Top 10 Reasons To Read
Marketing Pilgrim

I subscribe to a lot of RSS feeds. I read a lot. I believe in order to write well, a copywriter should read 2-3 times more than what he writes. I write a lot so I read a lot. I read a lot because I like to stay abreast of what’s going on in various [...]

Looking for the Key to Search Engine Optimization?

by Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
SEO. However you slice it, search engine optimization is something that you’re going to need to know at least a little bit about if you’re going to put your business on the web. The problem is that, when it comes to SEO, there’s plenty of conflicting information available. How do you [...]

SEO Tools - Google Trends

Have you tried Google Trends yet? The idea behind google trends is so advertisers can chart when a specific search term has more activity than other times.
Google trends charts the number of searches done for any keyword or phrase over time. It goes back a couple of years to give you a long-term idea of [...]

More on Alexa Tshirts

Just checked a few more trademarked names for companies that heavily protect theiur names and still found Alexa doesn’t seem to think they have a problem.
Mattel.com tshirts are available. Barbie.com tshirts are available. Mattel even sues fans who put up barbie websites.
Can’t wait to see what mattel will say about the alexa tshirts for barbie.com. [...]

Alexa Tshirts With Your Domain Name?

How much money does Alexa pay you for selling tshirts with your domain name on them? Did you know they were selling tshirts with your domain name on them? Is your domain name trademarked?
They are selling aol.com tshirts, google.com tshirts, gm.com tshirts, and more, so what chance is there they aren’t afraid to sell tshirts [...]

How To Find Relevant Websites For Your Linkback Requests

There is of course several ways to find relevant websites and several ways to request a link back to your website.
First let’s look at some ways to get them to link to you, then we’ll talk about ways to find the right websites to target with your link requests.
1. Write a high-quality article related to [...]

Webmaster SEO Forums And The 10 Types Of Experts

If you go into almost any webmaster forum, you’ll find that everyone is pretty much an SEO expert. Ask a question and you will get a lot of answerrs, each of them different and each absolutely sure they are correct.
You have 10 different types;
1. The Guru: They’re right just because they say so.
2. The [...]