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I was just reading about Bing, like MSN and LiveSearch, using the description in DMOZ instead of from a sites Meta Description tag. The post gave a work around to get Bing to use the Meta Description Tag but I am curious to know what DMOZ is and how, if …

Many people on this blog have suggested many ways to organically drive traffic to the website or blog of your choice. As a former journalist (when print was not dead but on life support), I was contemplating the ability for writing articles for online media and using them as a …

I just was reading in one of my linkedin groups that there is word that Google updated their PageRank Algorithm beginning around June 23rd. I also read that this is about one month after the last update. Has anyone else heard this and what are the implications of this? I …

In simple Words [B]Search Engine Optimization[/B] means developing ,designing or making a site in such a way that it comes first or at least on first page. SEO is done on the basis of some key word.For e.g if your site is about fans then your key word can be …

Hi, I would like to know that if I hyperlink a image to another page, would this be counted as a backlink by Google ?

Hi everyone, I am brand new on here and I like this place. Lot of good information and very nice people on here willing to help people be successful on here. Not rude stuck up people on here. I am starting a ecommerce business part-time and hopefully go full-time. I …

Saw this in a newsletter I receive from a business publication that I read... "Thomas Publishing Co. said Wednesday that it is immediately suspending U.S. operations of Thomas Global Register, an international industrial directory. The Web site will remain operational through Jan. 31, 2010. Thomas Publishing cited “the unprecedented global …

can anyone tell me which is the paying paid to read mails website? i need help regarding this.

Has anyone used the 2008 version of the Community Server software? It seems great on the surface (and using the demo) for a social networking site, but I would like to hear some user experience or feedback.

I had a malware warning about my site but have no idea how it would of got on there or what I should do about it? ------------------------------------------------------------- Safe Browsing Diagnostic page for example.com What is the current listing status for example.com This site is not currently listed as suspicious. Part …

I frankly am not practical on sitemaps and I don't know how much they can effectively affect the firm's sites promotion on the web. If they are useful, how can I eventually make one? Thanx in advance to whoever responds back. :)

While Bing is the big deal, another [I][B]decision engine[/B][/I] has quietly been made available for all to play with and help make stronger. HUNCH, from a team lead by Caterian Flake of Flikr fame, has been in invitation-only Beta since March but it was opened up to the general public …

Google adsense sucks. I used to have a google adsense account and everything worked fine then they sent me an email saying that i had a clicking machine and that my acount would be disabled and i would not be paid for those clicks. I did not a clicking machine …

Got tipped off to this one at a recent event. I don't know if any or all of you have seen it or played with it yet but I invite everyone to check it out and let me know what you think the SEO implications will be. Go into Google …

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I am a full time student in Project Management and I took a class in e-commerce recently and I decided to try to create my own Website. I hooked onto over 300 advertisers that wanted to place banners and links on my pages and it was a little overwhelming with …

Hi I am working on a marketing plan for a startup. I realized that every small business was or still is a startup and share similar marketing plan and business objective, whether it is to increase market share and or increase brand awareness. So what have been your experiences regarding …

One of my clients has links from their website to the Linkedin profiles of their execs as well as the Linkedin Company Page. Additionally, each of the exec's linkedin profiles list the corporate URL as does the Linkedin Company Page. My question is this, if a company has this type …

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Hi everybody, I am so happy because of my first profit. I started my online business as an affiliate a month ago. I tried many products, tactics, and affiliate programs with no success. I lose a lot of money on PPC. I have read lots of e-books, DP forum’s threads …

I was just reading a blog that talked about one website that had its ranking affected by the fact that there were spam messages in the comment section of the website. Not only did the spam messages not pertain to the business but they were porn related. As many websites …

i request help on this topic: MSN, Google and Yahoo Directory currently ignore on of my clients website. None of the other search engines seems to have trouble. The index.html is already in the three above. From there on, a cms is called through a frameset looking like this: frame …

I just read that Google is offering SEO tips under the name Google Speed. I have only taken a cursory look at it but I have seen some other stories about it in other places that have been critical of the tips they provide or they just question the validity …

In my reading I have seen some articles on Page Age and Link Age and for the most part the assessment is that older pages and older links will do better in page rankings because of their age. But they also state that at a certain point older becomes too …

Hi Forums Members, I was just wondering have anyone every got their account closed, shutdown or banned for no reason at all. There have been people I have talked to who have had problems like this, which is very sad. These are people who have ran their businesses online, weather …

I just read a blog post where the author states that to maximize your SEO efforts, and the benefits as well, the SEO specialist or team inside an organization should share the SEO strategy with a number of different parties within the enterprise so that everyone is working towards the …

Bing has announced that they will include the twitter feeds for a few prominent twitterers in their search results. The result listing will show the most recent tweets by the person and a link for more. Will this cause companies to encourage employees to tweet more often to get into …

Now that YouTube has expanded it video uploads to 2GB, this presents a good opportunity for businesses to upload videos about their products or services and how it provides value to the viewer. So will this new limit entice you to use YouTube for your marketing promotion?

Here we give the some useful points for PPC over SEO • Set up Time and Cost • Long Term value • Risk • Measurability • Flexible • Easy implementation

[B]I just noticed that unlike wordpress blogs where most of them use nofollow, .NET blogs have dofollow in their comment section not only that most of the blogs approve your comments instantly and also there is practically no spams in these blogs which makes it very great for SEO. how …

My project with SIP Communicator as part of the Season of Usability was to evaluate the interface of SIP Communicator, find out how SIP Communicator measured up with competing IM projects, and do an exploratory study to determine priorities for future improvements based on user requirements. During the course of …

So I was looking for those companies that can get my ad out to those pages that have parked domains, & Fabulous gave me the 3 or 4 they know of. My assistant researched them & I decided to go with Miva.com - [B]BIG[/B] mistake. All was fine until they …

I have a few domains that I bought for a startup (still in the planning stage) and I wonder if I can monetize on them. I neer did anything with these domains and some domains I bought through godaddy.com while others I bought through Google. Thanks!

Hi There are lessons we have learned while doing internet marketing. Which lessons have you learned? I have learned: 1. NOT to create a website on Flash, especially the home page. 2. Becareful where you submit your links. 3. You can create the best website but if you dont plug …

Alright this is my question , If you start your forum on a host such as forumotion is it worth it in the long haul? I know you could still get money off of ads and such .. that seem like a win/win.. But then again the server isn't garuanteed …

I am trying to sell my software to business - my target consumer being CIOs, IT managers, CSO. Does someone know where it would be best to advertise my products to reach this target audience. i did contact ome tech sites but their advertising rates are very high- minimum being …

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I was just reading a report of a speech given at SMX Advanced in Seattle where the speaker, Matt Cutts, stated that NoFollow links no longer conserve page rank but that they in some cases the evaporate it. The example given was as follows. You have Pagerank of 10 and …

I decided to challenge myself and use Bing for a week. I encourage you to use Bing for a few days and report your experiences on this thread. I sure will. If you already have been using Bing, what are your experiences.

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Hi I betcha not everyone on this board is an Affiliate Marketer. I know I have heard of it and know of it but dont know much more beyond it is commission based. So for the experts out there on Affiliate Marketing, what advice do you have for someone who …

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Hello there SEO poeple, What is the best technique to become an effective and efficient SEO consultant?

Hello Everyone, I am a new member here searching for some input on my new marketplace. Currently we just launched and have around 50 members from our notification list that we setup during pre-launch. The problem we see with a marketplace is that we have to attract buyers and sellers, …

How often to you optimize your website to increase natural search visitors? Do you do it on an ad-hoc basis or consistently every week or quarter?

Blogging and even Vlogging has helped increase business leads and sales. Gary V with his Wine Library has helped make him into a e-wine superstar and generated millions of sales annually. I have seen blogs come and go. Reason being - it takes time to make it grow, not only …

Hi there, Are there sites in the US/ UK who are looking to monetize their Asian eyeballs better? Thanks, Preethi

Hi Have you submitted to link directories. If so, what has been your experience? Most best practices guidebooks advise against it.