New Region Tags For .com, .net TLDs
Google announced on Dec. 1 that it had added a new region tag to top-level domains where a website's location could not be discerned by a title tag or snippet and where the country code isn't a clue. In other words, for .com, .net and .org TLDs. Why would Google do that? Obviously, it's because things can get confusing if you are looking for a specific result and you know where an organization is located, but you don't know its URL. You perform your search and the results do not give you the clues you need to find what you want. Google's example can be found on the official CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
The Best Free Backlink Tool On The Planet
SEO tools are a dime a dozen. They are also essential for your success online. If you want to develop a successful SEO campaign then you need to take a look at the tools that you are using and make the best use of them. One of the best free tools online is Yahoo! Site Explorer. It's a simple tool really, but it is powerful when used correctly. The obvious benefit to using Yahoo! Site Explorer is the ability to list your websites and check your inbound links. There are a few other free tools that do this so well, such as Google Webmaster Tools, which I highly recommend as well. The drawback (and benefit) to the Yahoo Site Explorer backlink tool is that CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Total Or Unique Visitors, What Is the Difference?
New webmasters might be confused about the difference between visitors and unique visitors in your analytics program. If you're not sure which metric is the more important of the two then perhaps you need to spend a little more time analyzing your traffic. Your Visitor count is the total number of visitors in the reporting period you are observing. Unique visitors is the number of visitors who have visited your site for the first time. Which is the more important metric for your site depends a lot on your site's mission and your goals, but for most website owners, both metrics tell a story. Total visitor count is an important metric because it tells you precisely how many people who have been on CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
The Ease Of Google Analytics
Some of the best things in life are free. Google Analytics is one of them...Google Analytics is one of the easiest tools to implement when it comes to ensuring that you are able to track your website statistics and have a working intelligence of your search engine optimization and search engine marketing efforts. You just set up an account and add the code provided to you to the footer of your website pages. Then you are able to view your statistics at a glance. There are elements that are perfect for the novice and expert users alike. Here is a very helpful video about how to use Google Analytics: To sign up for a Google Analytics account, migrate over to http://www.google.com/analytics/ and click CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Google Analytics Adds New Features
If you use Google Analytics, which is perhaps the best free analytics tool online, then you should know that the Google team behind it has added new features. These features are designed to help power users make the most of the analytics tool and to make the tool more flexible. I think Google succeeds on this one. Here's a run down of the new features: Two new goal types and expansion of the number of goals allowed Expanded mobile reporting Advanced Table Filtering Unique Visitor Metric for custom reports Multiple custom variables Sharing and custom reports expansion features Analytics Intelligence Custom Alerts The video below contains the new Google Analytics features: While all of these features are great new features for someone, I think two of the most robust off these features are the last two CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Is Base64 Code Bad For You?
Base64 code derives its name from the fact that it uses only 64 characters. MIME-based (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions), Base64 uses only A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and the "+" and "/" symbols. That's 64 characters, hence the name. In and of itself, Base64 is not bad. It has its practical uses. One of its widest applications is in embedding binary files such as images within scripts. This allows a coder to include the photo on the page rather than in an external file. It is also used to store passwords for encryption. The problem with Base64 encoding is its strengths are also its weaknesses. Because it is useful in obfuscating passwords and embedding binary files within scripts, it is easy for spammers and malware distributors to use as CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Are Hackers Friendly People?
When it comes to getting hacked, you might think that the guys who did that to you are real bad people. Not necessarily. It could be your pharmacist or the good looking guy next door. You know, the one who took you to dinner last weekend at the five star restaurant? You didn't know he was a computer genius, did you? Well, he may not be. He could just have enough money to pay the real genius to hack your website and divert your traffic to his online vialis candy machine. Let's face it. You don't know who the people are that are hacking your website. They could be some terrorist cell in Albania, some family in Russia trying to keep food on the table, or the CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Journal is Written by SEO Expert:
Nick Stamoulis
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