I read a post recently that made me laugh, but not for the right reasons. On the other hand, it also made me think about how easy it is for someone who is new to Twitter and the Social Media sphere in general to make a huge mistake and alienate a lot of people who could have shortened the learning curve for a n00b significantly. In a few keystrokes the potential to build a rapport and some quality online relationships is lost. Not only that, it's also pretty easy to make yourself look like an … [Read more...]
SEOAly Makes the TopRank "BigList"
I was pleasantly surprised when I signed in this morning to find that my blog had earned a mention in the TopRank "Best Blogs On The Net" list. What a nice thing to find on a Monday morning! :) This seemed like a good time to provide a little bit of history about SEOAly and how it has evolved to its current state. I started this blog merely as an information resource for small business owners. I spent more than two years providing SEO consultation for one of the largest small business … [Read more...]
Reciprocal and Auto-Following on Twitter = Bad Idea
So...here I sit in the library trying to get some work done because my Internet connection at home is down. Little did I know, I can't get access to my hosting accounts' cPanels from here. DOH! So, instead of working on the projects I intended to work on, I'm writing a blog post about my personal Twitter follow policy. I'm a born multi-tasker. It isn't often that I'm not doing 3...4...7...12 things at once. It's just my nature. I've always been that way. That said, I spend all day … [Read more...]
Who Won the IM Spring Break Contest?
I DID! WOO-HOO! First, thanks to everyone who pitched in to help me win IM Spring Break's blog meme contest. I'm very excited and certainly have you guys to thank for the blog posts and pingbacks. I couldn't have done it without you! "You like me...you really like me...". Oops, sorry...I forgot this isn't an award and I'm not Sally Field. My bad. ;) … [Read more...]
Search Engine Optimization Jacksonville – Hometown Scams
For the past several years I've provided consulting services specific to search engine optimization through a local website design and marketing company here in Jacksonville. As such, I've heard every SEO horror story you can imagine. Until a few months ago, though, I'd never had the pleasure of having my attention turned to a company providing search engine optimization IN Jacksonville that I would really classify as a scam. All of that changed recently. This company touted their ability to … [Read more...]
Ignorant Do-It-Yourselfers & Their SEO Fiascoes: The Real Trouble With Search Engine Optimization
A recent rant by John Dvorak at PCMag.com, "SEO Fiascoes: The Trouble with Search Engine Optimization", has thrown me for quite a loop. Considering the amount of time I've spent learning SEO and small business website design, I will be the first to admit that there are a slew of companies in operation today that take advantage of the ignorance surrounding search engine optimization in order to turn a quick buck - the inspiration for this blog came as a result of such charlatans, after all. I … [Read more...]
7 Things That Will Happen At IM Spring Break
Whether or not I get to attend IM Spring Break could be totally IN YOUR HANDS! Okay, so most of you know that I'm between jobs at the moment after having been heartlessly and without warning fired - for the first time in my life - just weeks before Christmas, ruining my plan to attend SMX West. That really sucked. I was very much looking forward to meeting everyone and using the conference as the perfect excuse to vacation to my favorite place - California. Sadly, it wasn't meant to be and I … [Read more...]
Canonical URL Issues and Link Equity
I've assessed hundreds - probably thousands - of small business websites over the past few years. Canonical URL issues seem to be a common problem for many of them, regardless of whether the site was built by a design firm or a do-it-yourself business owner. For those who aren't familiar with canonical URL issues, also referred to as url canonicalization (and sometimes "canonical home page issues" - which is technically incorrect as it does not just apply to the home page), put simply it is … [Read more...]
Can SEO Audits Help Small Business Websites?
With millions of small businesses and a seemingly endless number of small business websites live on the Internet today, how can you gain a competitive advantage? SEO audits could be the first step toward finding out. If your site isn't performing the way it should, or the way you might like it to, there is a decent chance that it has never been properly optimized to be search engine friendly. An SEO audit can help you develop an effective optimization strategy. Whether you've already hired … [Read more...]
Hi, I’m Alysson and I Am Addicted to WordPress Plugins
The first step toward recovery is admitting you have a problem. Well, guess what? I'll admit no such thing! I have no interest in recovering from my addiction to WordPress plugins and anticipate that it will only continue to get worse. It has been about a year since I was first introduced to WordPress. Since then I have immersed myself in creating sites and blogs that take advantage of all that WordPress has to offer - most notably, the functionality that its plugins provide. So, without … [Read more...]
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