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With Google has closing down their widely popular keyword tool for public use. (now it seems that if you want access to Google sanctioned keyword data you have to sign up for an Adwords account.) Luckily the internet is such an effervescent industry where innovation is central of most of what we do. So on that note lets take a look at the different tools available to replace Google’s Keyword tool. 1.       Bing Webmaster Toolbox : Bing has a whole collection of tools of their own, including keyword tools. The data will be taken from Bing itself, which means that you should be able to make relative assumptions about keyword popularity. 2.       SEMRush : I am not sure I can say enough about SEMRush. This tool is amazing tool in the fact that you can pretty much do any amount of research that is needed. It is great for competitive research as well as individual keywords.  It is definitely worth checki...

As I mentioned in 77 ways to get more traffic to your Blog , a good title makes all the difference in the world. It can be the difference between having your post extensively read and shared across the internet and only getting a small amount of readers. The main purpose of a title is to gain attention and entice people to start reading your post. This is why the words that you use and how you create your title is imperative to the success of your post. You may have the most unique and well written post in the world, but if your title doesn’t encourage people to click on your article, no one will ever discover your magnificent post and the insight that is contained within. So you need to think   how to come up with effective blog headlines .  A great title will sell your post to readers and get them to click. A run-of-the-mill title that lacks engagement will be overlooked and get lost in the sea of information online. Your blog post title is a marketing tool in ...

Here are 10 effective tips for creating engaging blog post titles: 1. Make it attention grabbing 2. Include keywords in the title 3. Be short and to the point 4. Deliver on your promise in the body of the post 5. Be controversial from time to time 6. Use the list approach (10 top, 5 benefits, 3 reasons, etc.) 7. Include a benefit in the title 8. Pose a question 9. Use emotional triggers 10. Use power words Don’t forget to track. The only way to know which titles are working and which ones are not is to track them. This will help you refine the title’s you use over time to make them more effective. It also helps you narrow down which topics and posts your audience prefers by which words and which type of titles get the most clicks. To track your titles it is important to make note of the following: · Views. This is a good indication that the titles you are using are in tune with the content your targeted audience is looking for. It also indicates ...

1. Brainstorm 5 Top Keywords When you first begin your domain name search, it helps to have 5 terms or phrases in mind that best describe the domain you're seeking. Once you have this list, you can start to pair them or add prefixes & suffixes to create good domain ideas. For example, if you're launching a mortgage related domain, you might start with words like "mortage, finance, home equity, interest rate, house payment" then play around until you can find a good match. 2. Make the Domain Unique Having your website confused with a popular site already owned by someone else is a recipe for disaster. NEVER choose domains that are simply the plural, hyphenated or misspelled version of an already established domain.  3. Only Choose Dot-Com Available Domains If you're not concerned with type-in traffic, branding or name recognition, you don't need to worry about this one. However, if you're at all serious about bui...

Gaining exposure for your blog is critical to building a following and revenue. After creating compelling posts, titles, descriptions and link strategies, it’s time to list your Blog in one or more directories. There are many paths to building links, such as link baiting or blogroll-link swapping, but few are as easy to implement and cost effective as submitting to blog directories. Here are 17 directories you need to know about: 1. Best of the Web Blog Search remains a powerful tool for sharing your blog, especially since this director’s very selective, listing only mature and valuable blogs. A link from here is majestic. 2. EatonWeb Blog Directory is a powerful list. The fee, currently $34.99, pays for a review of your blog. 3. OnToplist.com is a free, manually-edited directory that reads the RSS feed of your blog. You can also use the site’s social features, article directory, and other great tools to build your blog. 4. Blogged.com is an interesting mix o...

As i mentioned in 77 ways to get more traffic   Reciprocal links happen when two sites link back and forth to each other. Often this happens when friends who both have websites link to each other — Alfie links to Billys’s website and Billy reciprocates by linking back to Alfie’s website. Years ago, this SEO strategy was popular and widely used because, when search was less sophisticated, it worked. By allowing others to link to your website, you could quickly increase your sites search engine results page rank — therefore friends would link to each other just for the link, without any particular purpose or with any relevance in mind. The Search engines didn’t like this, and as search algorithms became more savvy and complex, this strategy began to backfire, as “gaming the system” with fake links is widely frowned upon. In fact, some links became bad links and had very negative effects on some websites’ rankings. There are a number of websites that still warn you of th...

So you have finally finished your article, written the SEO and make it search friendly down to each individual image. Unfortunately you cannot solely rely on SEO to make your article a big hit. More often than not your article needs an further push via blog promotion to bring your content directly to those who it is most relevant to. This may seem like more work, but you have actually done the majority of the work already. Now you just need to go where the readers are and promote your awesome and helpful content. There are a ton of special interest groups gathering around the Internet and to quote the hunger games “the odds are in your favour”, or something like that. There will be more than a few groups dedicated to the topic your content focuses on. Assuming your content is interesting, helpful, and relevant the following are all great places that you can promote your content. Facebook is the most popular social network out there. Since going public, potenti...

BlogAds operates much like the other two services except they target only blogs and not general websites. This is a nice niche and as you can imagine makes for a powerful advertising method. Blogs in general have more sway with their audience because of the personal, human-to-human relationship bloggers enjoy with their readership. Generally if a blogger recommends a product or service, his or her audience will take the recommendation as word-of-mouth rather than perceive it as advertising, especially if the blogger has a reputation for honesty, integrity and experience in his or her chosen field. Placing an ad on a blog won’t quite have the same effect but it may enjoy more credibility than placing the same ad on a commercial website. From the bloggers point of view BlogAds offers another method to monetise their audience. BlogAds won’t take just any blogs on board, there is a screening process and they will take a 30% cut of each advertising sale. BlogAds state that the av...

Here are 21 free and online web based applications which are very helpful for you to process your daily work. Most of them are not very well known but they are really amazing in respect to their features. Just take a look at them and share your thoughts here. Phonevite Sending reminders and alerts, with your own voice, is easy and simple using Phonevite. With this tool, you can send free phone reminders & alerts to yourself and/or your friends in 3 quick, easy steps. Google Docs You can import your existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations, or create new ones from scratch. Invite people to your documents and make changes together, at the same time. All you need is a Web browser. crazyegg – visualize your visitors Crazy Egg will help you improve the design of your site by showing you where people are clicking and where they are not. Windows Live OneCare safety scanner Windows Live OneCare safety scanner is a free service designed to h...