AdSense For Search Now Powered By Custom Search
If you have Adsense for Search options on your web site then you will be interested to know that Google have updated the search facility and it is now powered by Custom Search. As the name implies, you can customize many of the search features for your web site (or blog). These features include:(courtesy of Adsense blog) Site Search: you can choose to provide just site search so users can find all the information they're looking for on your site. Improved indexing of your pages:AdSense for search will now index even more pages of your site, as long as we’re able to crawl them, so that your users will see more results from your site in your AdSense for search results. Vertical search:You can also allow your CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Why Updating Your Blogging Software Is Necessary
Do you know what version of WordPress or Joomla you are using? It doesn't matter what CSM, blogging software, or other website software that you use, every now and then it will be updated and you'll need to get the latest version. I highly recommend that you always use the latest version for one simple reason: Security. Hackers and crackers are smart guys. They learn too. Every time a software is updated, the makers of that software package fix the security issues from the last version. But security only goes so far. The bad guys are out there learning the latest tricks too. Especially if you are using open source software such as WordPress Joomla Drupal Pligg Or one of many other software packages available online Because open source means that anyone CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Google’s Webmaster Guidelines: What Should You Do If You Receive A Violation Notice?
Most webmasters will inadvertently break one of the search engines' guidelines at some point. What should you do if you receive a notice that you have violated one of Google's webmaster guidelines? First, you should know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure. Be familiar with the guidelines before you start building your website. You don't have to memorize them. That's why they're posted online for all to see. But as you are building your website, make a point from time to time to go back and visit the guidelines. Read them about once or twice a year to stay current. Google's webmaster guidelines are broken down into three key areas: Design and content Technical Quality If you get a notice that you've CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Tracking Conversions With Google Analytics
Tracking conversions is one of the most important aspects of running a business online. If you don't know how your sales pages are operating and how successful or unsuccessful they are then you have no idea on how to improve them. That's why tracking conversions is so important. It's really simple to track your conversions. The difficult part is analyzing your results. Seemingly good results can sometimes be improved upon just by tweaking your sales or landing page a little. One change to your landing page can increase your conversions by a considerable amount, but to do that you have to know what to improve and that's where conversion tracking comes in. There are different analytics programs you can use for tracking your conversions. I like Google CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Why Cookies Can Make You More Money
You've likely heard of cookies and session IDs. The difference between a cookie and a session ID, briefly, is that a session ID expires after a user closes their browser or leaves your website. The cookie is downloaded to the website visitors hard drive and the next time they arrive at your site you are able to see what they've viewed or purchased in the past. That information can be extremely valuable. With cookies, you can learn your users' navigational preferences and tailor them to suit those preferences. In other words, if you have content on a tier 3 structure and there are multiple paths to a certain page, a cookie can tell you whether a visitor prefers to take Path A or Path B to CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Do WordPress And HTML Play Well Together?
Some WordPress bloggers, I've discovered, try to take their limited knowledge of HTML and apply it to their blogs. You can't do that. The reason is real simple: You aren't building a web page. If you want to build web pages, that's fine. Do it in a text editor and ftp it. WordPress was not designed for that. You can build really cool web pages in WordPress, but not in HTML. All you have to do is create a page and start typing. WordPress does the rest. That's the beauty of the software program. That said, there are some limited HTML code that you can use to enhance your blog posts. Even then, WordPress has tag icons that you can click on for most of them: b CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Website Security: Why https:// Isn’t Enough
So you've decided that you want a part of your site to be secure. Good for you. But how do you ensure that it stays secure? Just in case you aren't aware of it. Any time you see http:// in an URL, it means you are looking at a non-secure web page. By contrast, https:// denotes that the web page is secure. Typically, you'll see the https:// in the URL on pay pages, whenever you are purchasing something and you need to give out credit card information or other personal data. If you don't see the https:// on a page that asks for your personal or private information then run away. Don't give up your information because it isn't secure. But there are other reasons for want CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
A Website Metrics System Every Webmaster Needs
If you truly want to be successful online then you need to understand and employ metrics. Website metrics is simply measuring your traffic, conversions, and other website statistics. But you need to know what statistics are important. Page views and time on site are two important metrics that you'll want to pay attention to. That is, how many pages do your visitors view on your website on average and how much time do they spend on your website? Realize that there are some things you can't control. But there are other things that are well within your control and I highly suggest that you focus on those things that are controllable from a business standpoint. For instance, average sales price is one thing you can control. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
What To Do If You Lose Your WordPress Blog Posts
Do you use WordPress? Have you accidentally lost some blog posts? On another blog I own, I inadvertently deleted an entire user account and all the blog posts associated with it. That was a hard lesson to learn. If this happens to you, here's what you can do to restore them: First, go into your cpanel or cgi back door and try to access your backup. Most web hosts store a backup or offer a service to let you back up your files. I highly recommend the service if your web host provides it If your web host doesn't have a back up service or you haven't signed up for it then attempt to access the MySQL files in your CGI panel to restore those posts If that CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
How To Select A WordPress Template For Your Blog
You've decided that you want a company blog and that WordPress is the blogging platform for you. Good for you. You couldn't have made a better choice. But be careful when choosing a template. There are really two ways to go on a WordPress template. You can choose one of the many pre-designed templates that WordPress offers or find a designer to custom design you a WordPress template. Either way you have to be careful. Not all WordPress templates are created equal. The problem with most templates, just like website templates, is that they are not designed with search engines in mind. I shouldn't say "most." What I mean is most that have problems ... the problem is usually poor SEO quality. You'll have to make sure CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Why Free Blog Hosts Are A Bad Idea
If you're new to blogging and you are ready to start your own blog then I highly discourage you from using one of the several free blog hosts online. There are a number of reasons. But before I get into that let me encourage you to first decide what you want your blog to do. There are as many purposes for blogs as there are websites and you should go in with a good plan. Here are a few legitimate purposes for business, or commercial, blogs: AdSense Revenue Promote Your Business Customer Service Issues Human Resources Blog Industry-Specific Dialog Promote One Or More Other Websites Sell Advertising Promote A Book, CD, Or Other Item Produced By Your Creativity Discuss A Hobby Celebrity Gossip Share Knowledge Of A Special Topic This is just the tip of the proverbial CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Website Analytics Is As Necessary As Air or Water
If you're not paying attention to what visitors on your website are doing, you should. How else are you going to improve your website to capitalize on your strengths and tweak your weaknesses? Without a proper analysis of visitor activity, you are like a man trying to paddle a boat without an oar. You should receive some basic information from your web hosting company that will help you analyze visitor activity. If not, then you should change web hosting companies. That web hosting company should include statistics about the number of visitors who visit your website, how long they stay there, which pages they visit while they are there, how long they spend on each page, entry and exit points for each visitor, and the less CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
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