seo: Google is going to public shame you !
- 08/01/18 10:06 AM
A quick note to say "thanks" to everyone for the warm welcome back messages in my previous post. I never really left ActiveRain but I haven't posted in a really long time so here I am again and it's really nice to see so many familiar faces and new ones as well.
Before I get to the fun stuff, I wanted to explain why Google is forcing all websites to start using the HTTPS protocol. I'll try to explain this in plain English without getting "too techie" on you. For the past few weeks I've been updating all of my client's websites over to HTTPS … (95 comments)
seo: Build a Better Blog... there are no magic beans
- 11/14/10 07:13 PM
This is the 3rd post in my Build a Better Blog series that will look at design concepts related to every blog platform including ActiveRain, WordPress, Posterous, etc... Since I started talking about themes a few days ago in my WordPress in Plain English series, I've been getting comments, questions and emails asking "Which theme is best for SEO?".
There’s a ton of misinformation and misunderstanding floating around about “SEO friendly themes”, especially when it comes to WordPress. Today I'll try to clear up some of the confusion and mythology without getting too techie, too preachy or too … (43 comments)
Two posts today really caught my eye, Early Morning (Yawn!) Networking by Peg Silloway for... "At the beginning of April I went to one of those early morning networking events that I dread... For a non-morning person this is not easy, especially since these shindigs generally start no later than 7:30 in the morning." and LET ME DRINK MY COFFEE FIRST! Being Cognizant of Time Zones by Sally Cheeseman for... "There have been times where we all get a phone call in the wee hours of the morning or wee hours of the night... Please be Cognizant of … (45 comments)
In case you missed it or you don't hang out with the geek crowd, there's been a buzz in the past few days about a lot of Twitter profiles showing up in the top 10 search results on Google.
Before I explain why I think this is so important and has tons of possibilities, let's take a couple of minutes to read a post by Patrick Altoft over at BlogStorm.com that explains in non techie language what seems to be going on. Here it is...
Google Starts Ranking Twitter Search Results Pages
Hi "guys", I thought it might be fun to end the week by sharing a couple of interesting things that came across my RSS reader in the past few days.
SEO on a shoestring The first is an excellent overview of SEO by Claudia Bruemmer for those who are still trying to figure it all out. Her article covers everything from the basic concepts and marketing aspects of SEO right through to various resources & tools you'll need to implement her advice
Wanna see it? Here it is... SEO on a shoestring
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seo: real estate brainstorms, marketing in the Rain part 7
- 09/08/07 04:56 AM
. September 2007... with so many people joining AR each week, it's nice to see so many great ideas and contributions from new members. Also, if you haven't seen it, check out an article in this week's Broker Agent News titled Real Estate Agents Should Brand Themselves Like Their #1 Listing To Grow Their Business I love the line about "branding is what people say about you when you're not around." There are a lot of interesting new posts to get to this week so let's get started...
The idea of the week goes to 2 people. First is Recipe cards-Use them like your buisness … (73 comments)
seo: real estate brainstorms, marketing in the Rain part 6
- 08/24/07 06:56 AM
. August 24th, 2007... Hi everyone, I've been working out of town this past week so the marketing week in review was kind of delayed. I guess it's better late than never so here goes... If you're new to Active Rain, check out a recent post by Jo-Anne Smith titled A Post For Tim and All Other ActiveRain Newbies (and maybe some 'Oldies' too). It's a great primer on getting started on AR and jam packed with useful info, tips and ways to connect with other Rainers. Also, some great food for thought was provided in TLW's The Future Is Made Of Virtual Insanity...Or Not...ROAR! … (28 comments)
seo: real estate brainstorms, marketing in the Rain part 5
- 08/07/07 11:01 AM
. August 7th, 2007... this week I'd like to send out a special welcome to all the new members and a BIG thank you to the new bloggers that have added some great content to the marketing group in the past couple of weeks. Before getting into the outstanding marketing posts, since we're still getting a lot of off topic content (i.e. property listings, poetry, outright self promotion, etc...) as well as the occasional spam, I'd like to encourage everyone, especially the newbies to read featured posts & group guidelines Speaking of groups, I'd like to give a special thank you to Alexander Harb and Diane Rice for their much appreciated comments & thoughts … (52 comments)
seo: real estate brainstorms, marketing in the Rain part 4
- 07/20/07 07:44 AM
. July 20th, 2007... hi everyone. It's been another week full of very cool ideas, tons of comments and even a little controversy. To make finding them a little easier, here are just a few of my favorite posts from the past few days...
News in the Rain The Active Rain gods speak out about posting guidelines and featured posts in Moderator Post Jeff Geoghan brings up a good point & question about subscription stats for AR blogs in Why Are Your Subscriptions Such a Secret?
Marlene Bridges contributed a simple but powerful idea to show how realtors can be so much more … (44 comments)
Hi everyone... something I accidentally stumbled upon while searching thru stuff on Active Rain this past weekend was how important it is to remember that this is a social network. When I signed up on AR last year, I was totally ignorant about commenting or how powerful commenting could be. I'm probably thinking about comments today because lately, a lot has been said, written and debated about comments for points, lack of comments, inappropriate comments, etc... In the past few days I've seen my name pop up in a few posts because of comments I've … (48 comments)
This week our graphic has gone green in support of LiveEarth.org
July 8, 2007... hi everyone. It's been another interesting week in marketing with some really useful info posted by the marketing group members so let's get right to it. Here are just a few of my favorites listed in no particular order...
Outstanding Marketing Ideas & Posts As much as I love technology, cool stuff and gadgets, I'm always more impressed by people who come up with simple, effective and totally usable ideas to get their name out there.
This week's # 1 Rainer idea that caught my eye … (58 comments)
July 1, 2007... hi everyone. Well it's official, this week our little marketing group here on Active Rain passed the 2000 member mark. Since that number includes many new members, before pointing out some of this week's outstanding marketing posts, I'd like to encourage everyone to read the following posts in particular because they bring up and address some of the problems in a growing online community or social network like Active Rain.
ActiveRain | Stand Out and Shine in the Rain! by Colleen Kulikowski, this is a must read for every member posting or commenting in any group! Top 5 … (64 comments)
June 24, 2007... hi everyone. As the marketing group approaches the 2000 member mark, I'd like to thank all of you for your great posts, comments and participation. I'm constantly impressed by the high quality of content being posted and the diversity of feedback, opinions and information sharing that goes on here on Active Rain. That being said, I'd like to point out a few blogs that really caught my eye recently. Some are from well established members as well as great stuff from some of the newer faces here on AR. The marketing group and Active Rain are becoming more like Google and the web … (23 comments)
seo: Reaching the top 10 position on Google, here's how I did it...
- 10/22/06 11:13 AM
Is it possible to reach the top 10 position on Google, Yahoo, MSN or any other search engine without using Pay Per Click or paying for search engine optimization? The answer is YES. I did it, here's how... Before I begin my first blog here on Active Rain and for those of you who don't know me, I thought I'd explain a little about who I am and why I'm here. I'd also like to say how much I've enjoyed reading so many of the great bloggers on AR and a special thank you to Matt, Jonathan, Caleb and everyone else at AR for putting this whole site … (34 comments)
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