Finding useful webhosting information is next to impossible. Most of the big, brand-name webhost companies out there offer very sizable pay to affiliates who refer people to their service. That means that almost every single comment on the entire Internet about which web hosting services are good and which web hosts are bad is tainted [...]
When Google released its Google Chrome web browser, it included a private browsing mode called Incognito Mode. When Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 it included a Privacy mode. When Mozilla released Firefox 3.0 it came with a Private Browsing mode. In all cases, these integrated browser privacy modes were met with almost universal derision. Most [...]
To get more search engine traffic there are a lot of things you can do. You can read all about search engine optimization until you go blind. You could even hire an SEO consultant if you have money to burn. You could comment on a thousand blogs a day with a link back to your [...]
Just days after I went through the trouble of pointing everyone to d8search as a way to get improved date searching out of Google search results, Google updated the features they offer in their own native search. The homepage of Google search is the same as ever with one minor, and by minor I mean [...]
I downloaded Google Chrome when it first came out just like all the other technology centric types did. I was impressed with its speed and I really liked that it seemed to import my passwords from Firefox (and slightly disturbed). But, without the plug-ins that I rely on, on a daily basis, I just couldn’t [...]
Recently, I’ve noticed that the more time I spend trying to “SEO” my various sites and pages, the less I actually write. That is a HUGE problem, because it turns out that nothing, and I mean nothing, counts as much for search engine results rankings than writing, or as the SEO pros call it, content. [...]
The hits just keep on coming. Google’s AdSense program is introducing something called Interest Based Advertising. I haven’t looked into it in any way, and I have not idea whether it is a good thing or bad thing for webmasters who run websites and blogs, or for writers in general. However, a Google post details [...]
Worried about the number of page views it takes to make money with ads? It might not be as bad as you think.
While getting through my backlog of feeds today, I noticed that the folks at Google AdSense posted an explanation about more ads being served by DoubleClick.com instead of by Google.com. Basically, they say that it is all a background change and that it doesn’t matter, so don’t worry about it. The explanation comes across as [...]
If you are serious about your blog or website, then you have to have an XML sitemap in the root directory of your site. If you are running a WordPress blog, that can be easier than it sounds thanks to a free plugin called XML Sitemap Builder WordPress plug-in. The XML sitemap building plugin automatically [...]
Weird, unrelated ads showing up on your websites from AdSense. It might not be an accident. Do something about it.
