Writing an epic piece of content for your blog or website is one thing, but then people need to be able to find it. While social media is on the rise more than ever, searches via Google and Bing are still the number one way people find your content. Google and …
It is becoming more and more difficult for website owners to monetise their websites through banner advertisers due to internet users using software to block ads. This is something I spoke about briefly one year ago in my quick review of PageFair. I was reminded of the issue yesterday as …
Modern WordPress themes are flashy. They include galleries, portfolios, sliders, and other custom post types. They also support popular WordPress solutions such as WooCommerce, bbPress,and BuddyPress. In this article, I will be looking closer at HeatMap Theme. HeatMap theme is not flashy. In fact, many people would say that it …
I am sure you caught the news this week that a European law has been passed that allows individuals to control their own data and ask search engines to remove search engine results about them. It is known as the “Right to Be Forgotten”. When you hear of stories of …
It appears that Google is still tweaking its Google+ service. I noticed tonight that in addition to showing your subscriber count, Google now displays the total number of views your Google+ has received. As I write this article, my Google+ profile has 894 subscribers and has received 42,785 views. Total …
Helpouts by Google is a a video support website that was launched in Google two months ago. I missed the announcements at the time, though I was intrigued when I came across it today. The premise of the website is simple. People can get help on a wide variety of …
Google have announced a brand new service called Adsense Direct. It is a brand new tool for website owners who want to sell advertisements directly on their website. In this respect, the service will be competing against established services such as BuySellAds. I have not been able to test out …
A few weeks ago I spoke about how guest posting was hurting freelance bloggers as it had accustomed many website owners to getting free content in exchange for a simple link back. This was a follow up to a post I wrote last year about why bloggers offering their content …
A few days ago Search Engine Land announced that the Google PageRank Toolbar has been updated for the first time in ten months. The news has sent millions of website owners into a frenzy with reports that of many people sitting at their computers in funny hats smiling. The reality …
Google authorship has become an important part of promoting yourself and your content through Google. Once you have configured authorship correctly, your profile image will be displayed on all of your websites and articles in Google’s search engine results. This raises your profile and encourages more people to click on …