Authority vs. Popularity in Search Engine Rankings. Which is More Important?

Posted January 27th, 2012 by | No Comments
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Short answer: whichever one happens to be given more weight by the major search engines. Long answer: they’re both the same thing, so you should act accordingly.

Social media is basically a popularity contest. A Facebook “Like” is an explicit vote for popularity; and of course you can’t get into a social circle without being accepted, which is effectively a digital way of saying that you are cool enough to join the gang. The only reason the social media stream isn’t accused of behaving discriminatorily is because there are so many social circles for so many different things that everyone is seen as cool by someone. Continue reading Authority vs. Popularity in Search Engine Rankings. Which is More Important? »

Social Media for Technology Companies and Start-Ups

Posted January 24th, 2012 by | No Comments
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Social media sites can provide a variety of benefits for new technology business owners striving for growth and success. As the internet continues to evolve at an incredibly fast rate, starting a new venture in the technology industry can be difficult to crack with high levels of competition in many tech sectors. If you’re new to the technology industry it’s essential to have social media profiles as online marketing, engaging with customers and tracking competitors are just a few of the benefits to be reaped from the phenomena that is social networking. Below are few reasons  why you should use social media for technology companies. Continue reading Social Media for Technology Companies and Start-Ups »

Importance of Linking Out in SEO

Posted January 19th, 2012 by | 1 Comment
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After the Panda update I'm focusing a lot on guest blogging to build links. Guest blogging helps out in SEO and it helps to build your brand and stand out as an authority too. Definitely something you should do if you want to rank well post Panda. However I do come across some blogs that has strict linking out policies and doesn't allow links in the article body. This could be to protect themselves from spam links, but linking to authority sites is an excellent way to increase the authority of your site. Continue reading Importance of Linking Out in SEO »

Twitter Tools for Businesses and How to Use Them Effectively

Posted January 12th, 2012 by | No Comments
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With Twitter growing in popularity it's important for any business to have a Twitter presence. Most business owners understand the power of Twitter but very few know how to use it effectively. In this post I will discuss about Twitter tools for businesses and how to use them effectively as well. If you summarize this post, you need three Twitter tools to be effective on Twitter. TweetAdder to increase Twitter followers, BufferApp to schedule your tweets and HootSuite to manage your Twitter marketing efforts. Now lets analyze Continue reading Twitter Tools for Businesses and How to Use Them Effectively »

Revenue Sharing Websites and How to Earn More with Those Sites

Posted January 9th, 2012 by | 2 Comments
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Revenue sharing websites are websites that share a percentage of their earning with their users. It could be an article writing website, photo uploading website, video creating website or simply a social network where they pay users for certain actions. In this article I will focus on revenue sharing websites that pay you for writing content. These types of sites are a good alternative for people who are passionate about writing but don't want to bother with things like web hosting and website management. Below I have listed down some of the top revenue sharing websites that I personally Continue reading Revenue Sharing Websites and How to Earn More with Those Sites »