Archive for August, 2006

Don’t be afraid of writing long articles

Friday, August 25th, 2006

It’s a general advice for webmasters to avoid writing long articles because it might bore the readers.
Some newbies misunderstood the above statement and avoid writing long articles at all cost, but fact is long articles are not necessary a bad thing.
The real message for writing short articles is to convey our message precisely and straigth […]

The importance of outgoing links?

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

There’s always debate whether outgoing links carry any weight in Seach Engine Results Page (SERP).
No one other than the people who work on the search engine algorithm can provide the exact answer. Most webmasters are debating on the issue based on experience and sometimes rumors.

How to avoid ‘killing’ your blog post

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Brian Clark from copyblogger.com made me giggled with his article “5 Signs Your Blog Post Is Going Horribly Wrong.”
Sometimes I wrote a blog entry thinking that it’s going to be a killer post, but turned out that nobody was interested to read it. Brian made 5 good points on what went wrong with the […]

Blogs to read for search marketers

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Randfish from SEOmoz.org compiled an interesting list 50 Top Blogs in the Search Space.
Lots of useful links about Search Engine Optimization and search industry, check it out.
Randfish left out his SEOmoz blog on purpose, which if I would have to rank it.. will be among the top of SEO blogs.

Challenges for younger blogs

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Darren Rowse from problogger.net wrote an article about challenges facing younger (and older) blogs, I’m always amazed by the simplicity of Darren’s simple yet precise writings.. I am going to put in my own words here.
While older blogs are facing their fair numbers of headaches, at least they are having readership or financial rewards (if […]

Google partnering with MySpace and News Corp

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Google Inc. has been chosen by News Corp’s MySpace.com and other web properties to provide search listings and advertising in a four-year deal that will worth at least $900 million in payments. [Reuters]
This is the largest single online advertising contract ever, with MySpace itself having nearly 100 million users and billions of visits.

Overcoming writer’s block

Monday, August 7th, 2006

I have blogged earlier about my suggestions in overcoming writer’s block, here is another article I found online about this matter from LEO, St. Cloud State University.
The original article was written at least a few years back, but it’s interesting to see that same old rules apply in overcoming writer’s block.

Amazon Omakase Links, contextual advertising?

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Amazon has been running beta with their Omakase Links, where associates can automatically display the products and content that visitors to the page are most likely to buy.
Aside from being ’smarter’, the compensation plan for the Omakase Links is the same as existing compensation plan for associates.