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| You can't really 'submit' a site to Ask.com - instead - make sure you have a sitemap and you can then ping it to send Ask's crawlers in your sites direction:
http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=http%3A//www.YOUR-URL.com/sitemap.xml Tip Credibility: 57 |
| It's definitely worth the time to validate sites at Yahoo/Alexa/Bing to reduce your dependency on Google for traffic. Bing & Yahoo take 4+ weeks to assign rank to your pages and collect backlink info, so do this right away with new sites. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| I've had great success with hyphenated 2 to 3 keyword-loaded domain names like http://www.mac-seo-tools.com/ for clarity. Very few people manually TYPE domains these days anyways. Hyphens make it easier to get the domain variant you want sometimes. Tip Credibility: 53 |
| For the vast majority of computer buyers a basic low-end Apple MacBook your best option. Get 85% of the functionality and speed of a Pro or desktop model for hundreds less. An external display + keyboard & mouse turns it into a full desktop when needed Tip Credibility: 34 |
| Not all video chat web cameras work on a Macintosh. But certain cams based on the USB VIDEO CLASS - UVC standard will just work with drivers already built into Apple OSX Tiger and Leopard. Explore these http://uvccompatiblewebcams.com/ and get connected! Tip Credibility: 42 |
| I've found most forum signatures are DYNAMIC - if you change your sig, old posts you might have made will show your recently updated sig. If you have new sites or blogs a sig update can quickly get link juice flowing - that your older sites may not need Tip Credibility: 42 |
| Agreed. Overly agressive link-building can hurt you for months on end - even if all other aspects of your site are honest. If you are punished; let it HEAL over time rather than try to FIX it. Focus your energies on a new site or blog in the interim. Tip Credibility: 51 |
| It's almost unfortunate - The best iPhone apps can get lost in a sea of choices. A great website: www.148apps.com tracks the all-time most popular iPhone apps. Makes it easy to find well-written, popular ones with broad interest and application. A+ Tip Credibility: 42 |
| Horizontal Minimalist 3-5 link text units integrated in the body of content as paragraph dividers seem to convert well - without visually dominating the page. 'Stealth Adsense'! Tip Credibility: 43 |
| If you look at page 1 & 2 of Google SERPS you'll see FORUMS dominating results. Blog all you want till you're blue in the face but a meaningful post, a good signature in a forum is a great traffic driver. Clearly Goog sees forums as top Authority sites. Tip Credibility: 42 |
| I bought a Creative Vado pocket cam instead of a Flip for half the price and basically the same functionality. Works great with iMovie on a Mac with the quick installation of the Perian/Xvid codec. Love it. Tip Credibility: 42 |
| Especially if you have clear, hypenated-keyword-domain-names -- Alot of the WHOIS lookup sites will get you spidered and your keywords in SERPS _quick_! statbrain.com aboutdomain.org whoisya.com thegetpr.com quarkbase.com aboutus.org are great starters. Tip Credibility: 35 |
| Add a Social Bookmarking BUTTON (such as the very popular ADDTHIS.com button) to EVERY single web page you create. It makes it easy for visitors to do the backling building work for you. Tip Credibility: 54 |
| Use MEDIUM weight guitar pics when you're starting out. Beginners will likely find Light picks too soft and flexible - and Heavy pics so stiff you might even break the upper strings. Tip Credibility: 35 |
| Get to the top of Google by creating a niche WEBSITE about your well chosen topic - and stop expecting a BLOG and constant yapping to work. Look at what's on Page 1-2-3 of SERPS these days: Real Websites make the cut, Blog posts du-jour come and GO... Tip Credibility: 37 |
| SEO/SEM success (and SAFETY) comes from _diversity_ of backlink types. Some site topics do better than others in different venues (Soc vs Articles vs PR vs Blogging). Watch for WHAT WORKS in Stats and Server Logs you'll learn where your energy pays off. Tip Credibility: 36 |
| MisterPeach has it right: Clusters of keyword variants rather than a SINGLE keyword target will help you build a strong page for the long haul. Focusing on a single keyword phrase per page is like driving a car with only 1 tire! 'Nuff said. Tip Credibility: 36 |
| Visit a doctor and ask about a course of antifungal meds focusing on low cost $4 generic drugs like Ketoconazole, Fluconazole or Terbinafine. I wasted years on sprays, powders, 'natural remedies' etc B4 I got relief from athletes foot, nail fungus, etc Tip Credibility: 45 |
| ADD any apps you use EVERY day or week to your Dock. REMOVE those you don't use frequently to focus on what matters. GROUP related programs together: Internet, Graphics, etc. Use the right side for FOLDERS or FILES you open daily - don't dig for em. Tip Credibility: 30 |
| Create a special folder of bookmarks like 'Best Link Submits' - put sites you KNOW deliver traffic, top referrers in your server logs, and sites that give quick backlinks (as others above have suggested). When you have a new site, work thru this list. Tip Credibility: 30 |
| Don't pay $99 to get or keep your Apple Mobile Me account: There's plenty of ways to save $20-40 per year by NOT buying direct from Apple - Explore my links section for 3rd party options to find cheap discount MobileMe sync, email and backup plans. Tip Credibility: 35 |
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