Megan Hills
"my thing-ster"
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Google is like God. It works in mysterious ways.
But there are people who think they have the inside story. I gather some serious testing has been done to validate the claim that Google Places (http://www.google.com/places/) helps one’s ranking significantly.
5 reasons to partake in Google Places:
It's free
And the listing fast to create. I'll explain how in [...]
Up until recently, article marketing used to mean writing a 'how to' article (preferably a keyword laden one) and pasting it into as many article directories as you can (like Articles Base, Article Directory and Article Dashboard).
Having your article duplicated on a multitude of top ranking sites meant that people had a better chance of finding out [...]
When it comes to search engines, YouTube remains ahead of Yahoo!, safely in the number two spot behind Google (Ref: ComScore). Interestingly, what videos rank well on YouTube doesn't always rank well on Google, and visa vera. Considering YouTube is owned by Google, this is kinda weird.
Apparently, 'Google proper' relies heavily on inbound links (i.e. [...]
You know those guys in goggles and white jumpsuits on the tarmac waving paddles at airplanes?
A 'landing page' is like one of those guys. Waving at your target market – showing them that you are their guide for a secure place to rest and have their needs met.
Imagine how annoying it is when a whopping [...]
Have you heard people jabbering on about 'Adwords' and 'PPC' as if you should:
(a) know what they're saying, and
(b) care?
I know. 'Adwords' sounds like an uncreative copywriting agency. And 'PPC' sounds like an uncreative insurance company. But, surprisingly, they are neither of these things.
When the used-car salesmen of the internet holler 'Be on the [...]
As promised in my last post Using keywords for SEO and other alien adventures, here's a bigger picture (beyond keywords) on SEO.
In other words, here are some dating tips when seducing Google into giving you a higher ranking. It's sort of like the Bachelorette of the Internet.
So what does Google look for in a website?
Google [...]
If you've just started visiting, this is the third post about that crazy thing called 'SEO'. For many of us, it's much like the acronym 'UFO'.
Admission: I know quite a bit about SEO, but it still makes me feel like an alien.
Here is what this particular marketing therapy group has chatted about so far:
If you [...]
Search engine optimisation (SEO). Everyone wants to know about it. Even if they really don't.
Because, surely, there are more interesting things we can do with our time. But I guess (she says begrudgingly) if you want to be found easily on Google (or other popular search engines) it's probably not a bad idea to know [...]
Let's start from the beginning. What does SEO really mean?
I originally thought it represented the names of the cars I have owned:
Sam, Eric and Owen
Certain people lacking social skills think it means:
Starship Enterprise's Oscillator
A small town in Croatia known for their philosophical bent believe it means:
some endless osmosis…
It's the acronym for the name of an [...]
Many folks out there are still wondering why the blog thing has created such a frenzy. They are also wondering if it's still okay to have a humble website. I'm about to give you an answer many others won't.
Small note:
My Marketing Thing is a blog site created from a Wordpress template. However, I have [...]
