It’s easy to avoid disasters with hindsight and hopefully 10yrs as a domain registrar, web producer and marketer has given me some. In my opinion, here are 12 defensive steps which you should take right now. 1. Ensure Your Domains Have Accurate WHOIS records Sounds simple but you wouldn’t believe how many domain registrations have Continue reading →
GSiteCrawler Now On Ubuntu
August 15, 2008 By 8 Comments
I went cold-turkey on Windows at the beginning of this year, installing Ubuntu on my work station. It’s been frustrating at times, when you have to learn to do tasks again but you soon adapt. One thing I have missed though are some Windows tools and applications. Most have been replaced, even PhotoShop has a Continue reading →
7 Google Docs Templates For Search Marketers
July 31, 2008 By 1 Comment
Earlier this month, Google gave their users access to a free library of document templates. I found time last night to dig around and discovered some useful ones for search marketers. To save you some time, here are direct links to the ones I downloaded. 1. Non Disclosure Contract (NDA) An NDA is an essential Continue reading →
Encyclopaedia Britannica Opens Online Community
June 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Britannica have announced in their blog that they will open up their online encyclopedia to online contributions, placing them into direct competition with Wikipedia. This new initiative will mean a complete redesign of the site. Under their current subscription model, only a small part of their content is published on the web. They intend to Continue reading →
Free SEO PDF e-Book By Dan Thies
May 17, 2008 By 3 Comments
Dan Thies is one of the most experienced SEOs in the industry, so when he releases a post or e-book you’d be wise to pay attention. Dan has just completed his updates for his free e-book “SEO Fast Start 2008″ and posted it to his site. You can download it here This e-book is an Continue reading →
Why Everyone Should Learn the 80-20 Rule
April 2, 2008 By 1 Comment
One of my luxuries as an ex-pat living in Russia is receiving my copy of The Week. It contains all the important material from the UK newspapers condensed down into one magazine. One section I usually skip over are the obituaries, but this week one of them caught my eye. Joseph Juran, the father of Continue reading →
Facebook Overtakes MySpace On Alexa
November 25, 2007 By 1 Comment
According to Alexa, the daily reach of Facebook has exceeded MySpace. They track the daily reach for Facebook as 5.5% of internet traffic vs. 5.4% for MySpace.
StumbleUpon Leading Charge Into Social Search
November 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
As a basic summary, StumbleUpon (SU) allows you to recommend and review web sites that interest you. You can also stumble or view the websites that your friends have recommended.
As a user, I’ve really enjoyed viewing
