Have you ever wondered why you are spending hours daily on the Internet without really working? Some people assume that you are wasting your time when looking at cute cat images on Facebook. Here are 10 reasons to use social…
* There is no hidden Google juice that miraculously determines the ranking in Google’s results like some people still claim. It’s not 1998 anymore. PageRank vs 200 ranking signals One day Google disclosed that about 200+ so called “signals”…
It is hard to keep track of the trends in social media. Where do people socialize online in 2021? Some empires crumble (like MySpace). Others grow to prominence seemingly out of nowhere and disappear again (like Google+). Thus I decided…
I work a as freelancer for many years now. I am a blogger, social media manager, search engine optimizer among many other roles. I survived! How did I do it? It is difficult at times to freelance, but I pay…
* I promised you a redefinition of SEO when I started this blog. In fact it’s still in the name of it. Where is it you might ask. Until now I delivered only an upgrade, a new version of SEO….
* This is part of a little series of posts about blogs, social media and search best practices. The article deals with “topical categorization” for social media audiences and beyond. In essence the post is not just about categories you…
Click to enlarge! Oh, it doesn’t work? This is not a funny post. One day out of the blue a client of mine wrote me an angry email threatening to end our cooperation. Not any client, a client who has…
Back in the days search was about the proverbial “10 blue links” that lead to actual results on third party websites. Not anymore. What happened? Universal Search! In this post I will show you some simple ways to use Universal…
* Many marketers just don’t get it. Either they are ignorant, silly or worse. Usually I’m not bashing anybody. Yet sometimes a post makes me think that we are still in 2003. As if social media were something completely new…
Do you remember Matt Cutts? This famous cat blogger with the basic WordPress theme? He now works for the Pentagon on cyber-warfare. Yes, I know he is only famous because he worked at Google a few years and he could…
Do you remember how I defeated Lyndon of Cornwall SEO last time? Now he attempts a comeback on the link baiting scene. No chance man, White Sugar, formerly known as Mad Tad the SEO Destroyer is still the monarch! So…
During the holidays I was offline. Nonetheless my blog gained many new links and several postings have been published while I was on vacation. Do blogs stay empty on holidays? Now as I am not a company but a…
On blogs about blogging you will often find lessons on the importance of being original. Most bloggers will tell you that if you want to stand out, you must create original content. Of course this is good advice. Of course…
A Guide for Online Leadership Photo Credit: Carf These are the things I learned: Share everything Play fair Don’t hit people Put things back where you found them Clean up your own mess Don’t take things that aren’t yours Say…
You might not be interested in succeeding with social media. Boosting traffic, being bookmarked, getting new visitors, increasing your number of subscribers and AdSense revenues might all conflict with your blog’s growth plan. If you prefer to stay away from this…
I don’t live in a house, town, province, or country anymore. I live in the blogosphere. I don’t belong to an ethnic group, profession, religion, orientation, political affiliation, interest group, or educational background. I’m a citizen of the blogosphere. I…
Do you remember the early James Bond movies? There was always a bad guy mastermind in them. The one with the white cat? Blofeld was his name. Blofeld always aimed for global hegemony. Do you want to become a popular…
How to manage your daily routine? You need a schedule that improves productivity. Ideally it also makes you as happy as possible. How to accomplish that? Establish both physically and mentally healthy routines you follow every day. Healthy daily routines…
Orwellian Newspeak is everywhere nowadays. We speak about “collateral damage” “ethnic cleansing” “human resources” In search marketing we have also terms like these. You probably use them all the time! Are You Low or High Quality? Quality traffic is an…
Dear Readers! Are you still with me? Then say “Yeah!”. I can’t hear ya! Say “Yeaaah!!!”. All the ladies say “Heeeey!”. All the gents say “Ho, ho!” Why? I’m sick and tired! Not of blogging particularly. Or rather I’m sick…
