Posted with permission – Article By: Andrew Hazen The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced June 26 that it had given preliminary approval to a recommendation to introduce a whole range of new Internet domain names, which would pave the way for a seismic increase in online real estate. Talk about the Internet being like the Wild, Wild West. Along with the extraordinary expansion of domain name … » Read more …
If you are planning to go it alone with Search Engine Optimization, here are a few basics to help climb the search ranks. 1- Avoid pronouns. It, they, these, those, our, he, she and their should be avoided when possible. These words are vague and get overlooked by search engines. 2- Use your location when possible. When I am looking to shop locally, I will generally add my location to … » Read more …
Originally from Fargo, ND I can’t call myself a city slicker, but I sure felt like one this weekend when I attended the Medora Musical in Medora, North Dakota. As I perused the shops of homemade taffy, embroidered horse sweat suits and Native American themed dream catchers, I couldn’t help but ask myself who would buy such novelties. I’m sure all of us have been to a tourist trap. I’m … » Read more …
Do-It-Yourself SEO Basics
Here’s the scenario: you’ve just launched a new web site, now you need to get some visitors. There are many ways to drive traffic to your site, including but not limited to: Tell people you know to go there Put your web site address on all your marketing materials Work on getting your site indexed and ranked in popular search engines In this article, I’ll focus on getting you jump … » Read more …