Three words long, right?
I read this on a forum the other day and this got me thinking. Are people really that confused about long tails when choosing their website keywords?
OK, so what about ‘apple store locator’, or ‘bmw financial services’, or ‘american idol 2009′?
They all have 3 words too, so are they long tail keywords?
I’m [...]

Last time we talked about four rules for choosing great website keywords for search engines. Let’s think about why these are important and what might happen if you don’t follow them.
To recap, a great keyword must be:
1. Laser-targeted to your chosen niche
Have you heard? General keywords are out and ultra-focused long-tail combinations are in. I’m [...]

There has to be one, right? Actually, it’s a 3 stage process.
One of my subscribers asked me about this today. If you know me then you won’t be surprised to hear that I had a simple answer:
1. Get the right niche/keywords
2. Write superb content using these keywords
… and then (only then)…
3. Get started on the [...]

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If you’ve used the css background technique to create a nice image background for one of your Squidoo lenses, I’ll add it to the Top 15 list on my Squidoo CSS Background lens.
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What’s your excuse for not improving your website? It might be one of the following:

I don’t have the time
Too many ideas/techniques to choose from
I’m scared of making a mistake, or making my site worse

OK. These are all valid reasons. We’ve all been there. I’ll let you into a little secret though:
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If you are planning on taking your website mobile then consider this: Apple’s iPhone is the top mobile browser in the US, as reported by StatCounter. What does this mean for you as a website owner? I knew you’d ask…
It’s hard to miss the number of portable devices out there these days and the huge [...]

Mobile web use is reaching critical mass, according to technologyexpert.
What does this mean for you as a website owner? It means that more of your visitors will be browsing your site on mobile devices such as BlackBerrys and iPhones. The recent release of the new iPhone will increase this number.
So what? Good question.
How does your [...]

Are you in control of your website? Or do you feel like it controls you?
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Does your site provide the profits that you want? Do you get enough visitors? Can you find yourself where you want to be on Google?
If the answer to these is no then I’m guessing you’re not [...]

If you’ve never heard of the word webiste then read on.
A webiste is an artiste who works with the web. Its correct pronunciation is web-iste. It is often combined with other words like:
Webiste designer: an artiste who designs for the web
Free webiste: someone who does it for free
Family webiste: a webiste who is part of [...]

Is your website design too complicated? Do you have too much technology? Or, is it easy to understand what your site is about and is it easy to use?
With all this web technology around competing for your attention its easy to get distracted by what you can put on your website, rather than what you [...]