Business blogging is becoming a popular topic. Plenty of businesses these days are starting blogs or at least considering it. They do this for many reasons. Some do it so they can interact better with their visitors. Others do it as just another feature to their site. But how can [...]
Almost every local business that I Google has usually done quite a poor job optimizing their site for search engine visibility. I would not find some of these businesses on the first page at all if it were not for the several local search directories that have a rudimentary entry for them.
Their first sin is [...]
The small business blogger is rightfully concerned about maintaining a constant flow of fresh content. Many start out enthusiastically and then quickly realize the time that it takes to research and write to their blog daily. What are the solutions for the small businessman who wants to keep his SEM and blog content in-house?
SEM: In-house [...]
Blog optimization assures that your site ranks high in multiple search engines. The search engines spider your site seeking relevant words and phrases, but, what if the relevant words being sought are in Spanish? As with any blog marketing campaign, you have invested a great deal of research breaking down your demographics. RSS publishing allows [...]
Blog promotions should never begin without thorough preparation and never more so when launching a new blog.
A friend asked a seasoned colleague what answer to give if his first buyers asked how long he had been in the real estate business. “Just tell them it seems like forever and then start selling.” Of course, even [...]
Blog Site Training comes in many forms-books, CDs, in-person, online.
And yes, we do know there are a number of Blog Site Training providers- but here at RSS Applied we’re especially proud of the Blog Site Training we offer you.
We cover the entire range of what you need to know to become a successful blogger for [...]
Blog Optimization expert Terry Wells of Developer Shed realizes that the right choice of keywords and keyphrases are some of the initial steps that businesses need to take in order to have a good shot at being ranked high in search results for the services they offer. This is true for blogs (whose authoring tools [...]
Blog Optimization, as I write here, differs from standard website search engine optimization (SEO), regardless if the blog employs a standard issue platform or sports a custom design..
Blog Optimization also has nothing to do with what is frankly, the questionable practice of what some blogs do- hire a bunch of bloggers (usually beginning ones with [...]
Some products have a natural born audience, a sub-culture of enthusiasts who have formed associations centered around the use of that product.
By way of example,if you sell motorcycles,sports cars, boats,skis,hiking equipment,fishing gear, or bicycles, you have an enthused and active community of your product’s users just waiting for a new place to congregate online.
Yet, many [...]
The blog of Ralston Ventures has 5 interesting arguments that companies put forward NOT to have RSS feeds on their websites. It includes arguments for RSS feeds. Very interesting reading.
1. Someone else will use my content
There are techniques to stop feed scrapers.
2. Nobody will click-thru to my website.
It’s more important for people to read your [...]