My site could use higher placement?!!

Friday, September 28, 2007

According to a SPAM e-mail I received today:

"Your web site could use higher placement on the top directories like Google or Yahoo!
We are offering to review your site for no charge in order to show you how a higher position could improve your web traffic. Email us at sashton@gmail.com today and we will create your free site report. Please include your URL(s) and the best way to contact you with results."

Well, that's amazing! Firstly, I seem to be doing okay without the higher placement - obviously I'm not going to turn down appearing on the first page of Google, but it's not essential. Secondly, a higher placement could improve my traffic, but I think providing useful content is the best method and one I will always advocate - there's no point in being on the front page if people don't like the content of your site.

Then, I do find it worrying that someone is trying to offer higher positions in the Google directory - directories don't have ranking positions, and if you want to be in the Yahoo! directory, there is the small matter of the $299 fee. Perhaps this so-called SEO expert means Google or Yahoo! search engine.

And finally, they did manage to contact me to make the offer so asking for more contact details so they can provide me with a free report...I think not. If you're going to spam someone with an e-mail like this, don't send it to web designers and SEO professionals!

Labels: seo, spam

Search Engine Marketing Hints

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Search Engine Marketing Hints is a blog-style website aimed at killing off some of the myths and hype in promoting a website. Currently on the frontpage is information showing what constitutes a good link to your site, and why google may only show a few backlinks. The information seems to be straightforward white-hat advice.

Just for the uninitiated, white-hat strategies are those considered safe to follow and remain within search engine guidelines whereas black-hat are very risky and could get your site banned from Google, MSN and Yahoo! etc...If something is described as 'grey-hat' it should also be avoided unless you like taking risks!

There are different sections on the site with useful advice e.g. SEO tools and PPC tools which review different programs and suggest where to get more information from. There are affiliate links but this is only fair when someone spends the time to put a site like this together.

Labels: pp, seo

Hacked websites taking over your computer

Saturday, September 08, 2007

For a period of half a day to a day, a major bank website was hacked and serving up exploits, and installing malware. A video on YouTube shows just how scary this can be - if your computer isn't up to date with the latest anti-virus and firewall software (and Window's updates if you are running Windows), you could easily be inviting a hacker to take full control of your system. See more at Compromised Bank Website.

Labels: security

Keyboard shortcuts galore

Just found a new website called 'KeyXL' which lists the different keyboard shortcuts for all different programs. In case you don't know the terminology, keyboard shortcut refers to when you use a combination of keys on your keyboard rather than your mouse to perform a certain task eg. control-c to copy or control-v to paste.

Nicely split into categories such as 'microsoft apps', 'adobe apps' etc... or 'e-mail programs', you're bound to find the right shortcut for the right program, whether you're on a PC or mac. The search is also very easily arranged to ensure you get the right information. You can even rate each tip so you know whether it's been useful for other people or not.

Labels: resources

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