Should I Make a Flash Site? Flash Website Flowchart.

One of the most common questions that I get asked by web designers and web site owners is whether or not they should create all flash websites. The process of making the decision about flash web sites for SEO (search engine optimization) purposes is actually quite difficult, so I took the time to create a flow chart on whether or not you should create an all flash web site. As you can see, it gets pretty complicated, but hopefully you can apply this flash website flowchart the next time you are trying to decide whether or not you should create a flash web...

Renter or Owner…

People have often asked me what is the functional difference is between PPC and SEO. I think the Rent or Own analogy works well. People who rely on PPC for traffic are renters. There is nothing wrong with this and it certainly has its perks. You can start and stop renting at any time – no waiting for a house to be built. On the otherhand, you are always paying someone else’s mortgage. SEO on the otherhand, is more like ownership. Sure, your house could be blown away by a storm or destroyed by fire. But, if you maintain it well, and don’t take too many risks, you can save a lot of money and get A LOT MORE HOUSE. You can always go back to renting if it doesn’t work out for you. So, are you a renter or an...

LinkSleeve Spam Link Filter Updated…

Just wanted to let everyone know that LinkSleeve (SLV) has been updated and the server upgraded. We are now blocking thousands of link spam comments and forum posts daily! Of course, it works better the more people use it. Please check out linksleeve.org to learn more. It is and always will be free.

Raleigh On Rails Conference.

Every now and then something comes along that you realize you have to know or you are going to fall behind. A few years back it was XML (essential in many web services), then the last 2 years it was Mod_Rewrite (essential for Google), and I think this one is going to be equally big. While I, admittedly, know very little about it, from what I have read and from people I trust, this is the future of rapid online development. Anyway, if you are like me and need to get a jump start, I would check out the local RaleighOnRails conference… http://www.raleighonrails.com/ put together by NotSleepy (a fantastic SEO / Online Marketer located in Raleigh). It’s not the cheapest thing in the world, but it has already lined up a top notch speaker/trainer/writer....

Google IP Indexing…

I have noticed this lately but don’t really know whats up – any ideas from the community… The example below is Dictionary.com being indexed by its IP. While it does not appear to be affecting the rankings, it is certainly interesting that this has occured. What would cause Google to show your IP rather than your domain name? Do we need to start writing redirects from IPs to domains as well? So, to all 7 people who actually read this blog with any regularity, what do you think about it? Any SEO implications, or does it not really matter for search engine optimization.