http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university San Clemente Web University: Web Design, Web Marketing, SEO, Ecommerce, Social Networking and more! Tue, 22 May 2012 12:34:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/free-tools-for-your-online-business?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-tools-for-your-online-business http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/free-tools-for-your-online-business#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:00:15 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2355 Free Tools For Your Online Business Internet marketing is simply exploding on the web and along with that explosion is access to many free products that will help you to succeed online. These tools save time, which in the end translates to making more money…and, isn’t that why we’ve entered this online marketing world in [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/free-tools-for-your-online-business/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/do-you-want-the-top-spot-on-google?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-want-the-top-spot-on-google http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/do-you-want-the-top-spot-on-google#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:00:43 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2317 Do You Want the Top Spot on Google? Every website is battling for the top spot in Google’s search results page, and to do that you have to optimize your website for Google. Optimization requires continually improving your site’s content. Even though Yahoo and Bing simply search the tag structures in HTML, Google uses a [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/do-you-want-the-top-spot-on-google/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/when-will-backlinks-show-up-in-google?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-will-backlinks-show-up-in-google http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/when-will-backlinks-show-up-in-google#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:00:16 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2191 Link Building: When Will Backlinks Show Up In Google Many times website owners who are new to link building simply don’t know what to expect when it comes to the timeframe for registering backlinks. Here’s a common question I get: “I’ve just started marketing my brand new website, and I know I have backlinks coming [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/when-will-backlinks-show-up-in-google/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-use-the-google-trends-website?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-use-the-google-trends-website http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-use-the-google-trends-website#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:00:54 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2158 How to use the Google Trends Website The Google Trends Website was made public in 1996 but many marketers on the Internet don’t know about it. Some know but don’t understand it and so don’t get the benefits out of it that are possible. The Google Trends website is a service offered by Google to [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-use-the-google-trends-website/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-increase-google-page-rank?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-increase-google-page-rank http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-increase-google-page-rank#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:00:17 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2151 How to Increase Google Page Rank Visit any internet marketing forum and you are bound to find at least a few discussions on Google page rank. But what exactly is Google Page Rank and what do you need to do to increase it? First of all Page Rank is a value that Google assigns to [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-increase-google-page-rank/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/3-important-questions-to-ask-google-analytics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-important-questions-to-ask-google-analytics http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/3-important-questions-to-ask-google-analytics#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:00:41 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2149 3 Important Questions to Ask Google Analytics With dozens of free web analytics tools available in the market, Google Analytics stands out because it provides data like no other tool does. Just add a few lines of JavaScript code to your website’s footer and you have access to a vast amount of metrics you can [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/3-important-questions-to-ask-google-analytics/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-google-gadget-that-makes-selling-online-a-snap?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-google-gadget-that-makes-selling-online-a-snap http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-google-gadget-that-makes-selling-online-a-snap#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:00:55 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2145 The Google Gadget that Makes Selling Online a Snap If one or all of the following applies to you, please raise your hand – “I want to sell something on the Net”, “I have no technical or coding skills”, or “I don’t want to be bothered with a merchant account”. Do I have your attention [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-google-gadget-that-makes-selling-online-a-snap/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/5-tips-on-how-to-use-google-sidewiki-efficiently?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-tips-on-how-to-use-google-sidewiki-efficiently http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/5-tips-on-how-to-use-google-sidewiki-efficiently#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:00:18 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2141 “5 Tips on How To Use Google Sidewiki Efficiently” Google launched Sidewiki on 23rd Sep 2009 as a part of its toolbar. Google Sidewiki appears as a sidebar in the browser and allows visitors to comment on any webpage. Its main aim was to collect useful information on any webpage from people around the world [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/5-tips-on-how-to-use-google-sidewiki-efficiently/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/on-google-docs?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-google-docs http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/on-google-docs#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:00:36 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2135 On Google Docs Google Docs has been around for some time now but until recently I’d never managed to find a use for it in my life and my lack of experience with the service means I’ve not felt confident enough to recommend it to readers. We are currently going through the process of getting [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/on-google-docs/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-get-started-with-google-analytics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-started-with-google-analytics http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-get-started-with-google-analytics#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:00:52 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2073 How to get Started With Google Analytics * Set up a Google account If you do not already have a Google account you will need to set up an account to continue -click on the link “Sign-up Now” and complete the requested information. Once your have established an account, login. Click on the “Sign Up” [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-get-started-with-google-analytics/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-360-street-view?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-360-street-view http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-360-street-view#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:00:24 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2127 Google 360 Street View For the good of mankind Google need to let the rest of us know exactly what they do to come up with such fantastic and innovative ideas. For now I will have to be content with the constant stream of material they provide me with for these articles. The most recent [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-360-street-view/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/milestone-tracking-with-google-analytics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=milestone-tracking-with-google-analytics http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/milestone-tracking-with-google-analytics#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:00:02 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2123 Milestone Tracking with Google Analytics Web analytics is a valuable tool for website performance monitoring and measurement. Website owners and administrators prefer to use Google Analytics, in particular, because of its easy-to-use features that simplify website tracking, analysis, reporting, and corrective activities. Google Analytics has a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) that makes it popular [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/milestone-tracking-with-google-analytics/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-analytics-advice?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-analytics-advice http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-analytics-advice#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:00:25 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2117 Google Analytics: Advice As a freelance SEO consultant I always set my clients up with a Google Analytics account. This enables them to keep track of what progress is being made and adds transparency to the relationship. However, there are usually a fair amount of questions directed my way as how to understand the data, [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-analytics-advice/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-upside-and-downside?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-upside-and-downside http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-upside-and-downside#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:00:13 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2114 Google Adwords for Your Internet Based Business: The Upside and Downside When people need information on any subject today, the first place they will look for it is on the internet. One of the best things to come out of the internet revolution is the search engine and the most popular search engine is Google. [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-upside-and-downside/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/googleapple-war-what-does-it-all-mean?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=googleapple-war-what-does-it-all-mean http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/googleapple-war-what-does-it-all-mean#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:00:19 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2112 GoogleApple War: What does it all mean? For those who have been living in a cave, Google recently bought AdMob, the small but highly innovative mobile advertising company for the extremely inflated price of $750 Million. That is the gross national product of the country of Kiribati, a small country made up of a bunch [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/googleapple-war-what-does-it-all-mean/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/making-money-online-with-google-adsense?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-money-online-with-google-adsense http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/making-money-online-with-google-adsense#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:00:33 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2110 Making Money Online With Google Adsense For most bloggers, Google AdSense is the first and easiest way to start making money online. But reports of how much money you can actually make with it vary widely across the board. While popular bloggers have had a great deal of success with it, smaller blogs often find [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/making-money-online-with-google-adsense/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-power-of-google-analytics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-google-analytics http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-power-of-google-analytics#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:00:19 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2104 The Power of Google Analytics Internet marketing efforts need to be tracked so you know if you are using your resources wisely. Google analytics is a good, free tool you can use to track traffic sources, conversion rates, etc. Make sure you have Google analytics or some other type of analytics installed on your website. [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-power-of-google-analytics/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/time-spent-in-the-google-sandbox?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-spent-in-the-google-sandbox http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/time-spent-in-the-google-sandbox#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:00:49 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2100 Time Spent In The Google Sandbox: Still Important To Success Google denies that they sandbox new websites. Yet, webmasters and SEO gurus alike have been frustrated to no end by the sandbox effect noted when a new website is launched. Google does acknowledge that there may be something in the algorithm that penalizes new websites [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/time-spent-in-the-google-sandbox/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-instant-means-the-end-of-seo-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-instant-means-the-end-of-seo-2 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-instant-means-the-end-of-seo-2#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 15:00:12 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2094 Google Instant Means The End Of SEO Initially, Google’s new Instant Search system could mean a major change in how web surfers look for information online. Instead of typing a search query into Google and then hitting return, and waiting for a list of results, Googlers now see a dynamic list of results as they [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-instant-means-the-end-of-seo-2/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-instant-search-for-marketing-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-instant-search-for-marketing-2 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-instant-search-for-marketing-2#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 15:00:25 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2090 Google Instant Search for Marketing Google recently introduced their “Instant Search” feature which starts to populate search results the instant you start typing into the search box. At the same time, Google suggests alternate search terms as you type to help narrow your search without forcing you to enter entire search phrases. The main idea [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-instant-search-for-marketing-2/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-buzz-about-buzz-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-buzz-about-buzz-2 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-buzz-about-buzz-2#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:00:21 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2086 The Buzz about Buzz If you haven’t treated yourself to a lovely shiny new g-mail account, then you are missing out. Not only does it have endless memory, quick processing of large attachments, and a lovely search function of deleted e-mail; it also has a super cool new function called Buzz. Buzz functions like many [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-buzz-about-buzz-2/feed 1 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/tips-for-google-adwords?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tips-for-google-adwords http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/tips-for-google-adwords#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 15:00:54 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2084 Tips For Google Adwords One of the best Google Adwords tips I can give you is to not consider this a do it yourself type of traffic tool. Adwords has many elements to it and if you want to make more money than you spend you will need to find someone, or some course, to [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/tips-for-google-adwords/feed 1 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google%e2%80%99s-need-for-speed-means-you-need-to-check-your-website?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google%25e2%2580%2599s-need-for-speed-means-you-need-to-check-your-website http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google%e2%80%99s-need-for-speed-means-you-need-to-check-your-website#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 15:00:37 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=2075 Google’s Need For Speed Means You Need to Check Your Website Not too long ago Google released a new search tool “Google Instant.” Google Instant tries to speed searches by anticipating what you are going to type next based on what you have searched in the past. When you start typing Google offers you a [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google%e2%80%99s-need-for-speed-means-you-need-to-check-your-website/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/child-prostitution-craigslist-has-nothing-to-do-with-it?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=child-prostitution-craigslist-has-nothing-to-do-with-it http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/child-prostitution-craigslist-has-nothing-to-do-with-it#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:00:16 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1732 Who Created Google? Do you want to know a secret? The answer to the question in the title of this article is me. That’s right, I created Google. No, really, and so did you. You don’t believe me? Okay, maybe that is because you have already heard the story of how Google was created by [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/child-prostitution-craigslist-has-nothing-to-do-with-it/feed 1 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/what-to-do-if-your-facebook-or-twitter-account-is-hacked?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-do-if-your-facebook-or-twitter-account-is-hacked http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/what-to-do-if-your-facebook-or-twitter-account-is-hacked#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:00:52 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1708 Google Acquires SocialDeck: What Does This Mean For Google’s Future? It seems that in recent times, Google has made some mistakes when coming up with new programs. Google Accelerator, Google Answers, and Google Wave are all examples of programs that flopped. And with the recent merger of Yahoo and Bing, Google might be losing its [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/what-to-do-if-your-facebook-or-twitter-account-is-hacked/feed 1 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/strategies-for-effective-twitter-marketing?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strategies-for-effective-twitter-marketing http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/strategies-for-effective-twitter-marketing#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:00:22 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1704 12 Quick Tips To Search Google Like An Expert If you’re like me, you probably use Google many times a day.  But, chances are, unless you are a technology geek, you probably still use Google in its simplest form.  If your current use of Google is limited to typing a few words in, and changing [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/strategies-for-effective-twitter-marketing/feed 2 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-instant-means-the-end-of-seo?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-instant-means-the-end-of-seo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-instant-means-the-end-of-seo#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:00:57 +0000 Web_University http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1442 Google Instant Means The End Of SEO Initially, Google’s new Instant Search system could mean a major change in how web surfers look for information online. Instead of typing a search query into Google and then hitting return, and waiting for a list of results, Googlers now see a dynamic list of results as they [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-instant-means-the-end-of-seo/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-real-time-search-impact-on-small-businesses?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-real-time-search-impact-on-small-businesses http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-real-time-search-impact-on-small-businesses#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:00:23 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1413 Google Real Time Search Impact On Small Businesses Google recently introduced us to Real Time Search and this has been met with a lot of questions. What Tweets will show up in real time? How will this affect businesses who are, and those who are not, engaging in social media? How will it affect PPC? [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-real-time-search-impact-on-small-businesses/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/is-load-speed-the-ultimate-google-ranking-factor?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-load-speed-the-ultimate-google-ranking-factor http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/is-load-speed-the-ultimate-google-ranking-factor#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:00:50 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1401 Is Load-Speed the Ultimate Google Ranking Factor? Last week’s post about load speeds (http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/04/ using-site-speed-in-web-search-ranking.html)on Google’s Official Webmaster Central Blog finally confirmed the rumors which have abounded across the SEO sector for months – that Google now factors a site’s load-speed when assessing its search ranking. And while this announcement, which comes as no surprise [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/is-load-speed-the-ultimate-google-ranking-factor/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-places-formerly-local-business-center?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-places-formerly-local-business-center http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-places-formerly-local-business-center#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:00:25 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1390 Google Places (Formerly Local Business Center) In the early 1990s, when I was first online, very few businesses had a website. Gradually companies started coming online, but most of them were those that served a national or global market. While many local directories also came online, it was rare to see a strictly local company [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-places-formerly-local-business-center/feed 2 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-google-duplicate-content-penalty-the-truth?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-google-duplicate-content-penalty-the-truth http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-google-duplicate-content-penalty-the-truth#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:00:28 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1387 The Google Duplicate Content Penalty: the Truth The truth of the Google duplicate content penalty is quite simply that there is none! If that confuses you, then you have been reading too many misinformed forums or blogs where people get stuck on some popular term that they have no idea what it means, and then [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-google-duplicate-content-penalty-the-truth/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-hard-wire-your-site-to-google?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-hard-wire-your-site-to-google http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-hard-wire-your-site-to-google#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:00:44 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1380 How to Hard-Wire Your Site to Google Until Bing turns into David and slays Goliath, the only search engine game in town is Google. While the other search engines can’t be ignored or forgotten, when it comes to online search, Google will deliver the majority of your quality organic traffic. For webmasters and especially for [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-hard-wire-your-site-to-google/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/googles-local-business-center-a-major-update-a-new-name-places?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=googles-local-business-center-a-major-update-a-new-name-places http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/googles-local-business-center-a-major-update-a-new-name-places#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:08 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1350 Google’s Local Business Center: A Major Update & A New Name – ‘Places’ If you have a brick and mortar store, and rely on walk-in traffic for your survival, you may be wondering what the Internet can do for your business. Believe it or not, a lot – and you don’t even need a website. [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/googles-local-business-center-a-major-update-a-new-name-places/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/can-google-become-the-next-facebook?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-google-become-the-next-facebook http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/can-google-become-the-next-facebook#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:00:11 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1341 Can Google Become the Next Facebook? Is it just me but didn’t Google recently put everything on its main homepage except for Google Buzz? What’s up with that? For heaven’s sake, they even put the PacMan game in their logo for two days running… you would think some of the brightest minds on the planet [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/can-google-become-the-next-facebook/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/top-10-google-search-features-for-your-business?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-10-google-search-features-for-your-business http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/top-10-google-search-features-for-your-business#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:26:26 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1322 Top 10 Google Search Features for Your Business The people at Google are truly amazing! They are evolving their search engine into something that can be an incredibly powerful tool for business. There are a zillion things that Google can do for different parts of your business and in this post, I will highlight the [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/top-10-google-search-features-for-your-business/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/why-you-should-create-controversial-content?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-should-create-controversial-content http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/why-you-should-create-controversial-content#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:00:40 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1312 Last week, like every other week, I wrote an article. This time I decided to syndicate it, something I should be doing twice a week, but only get to about 4 times a month, and that’s if I’m feeling up to it. This was one of the biggest traffic draws from a single article that [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/why-you-should-create-controversial-content/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-sidewiki-encourages-public-graffiti?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-sidewiki-encourages-public-graffiti http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-sidewiki-encourages-public-graffiti#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1310 Google has launched a controversial new tool that allows the public to comment on any web site in a side bar displayed in their browser. Called Google Sidewiki, the tool is integrated in the latest version of Google Toolbar and works with both Firefox and Internet Explorer but ironically, not yet Google Chrome. To use [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-sidewiki-encourages-public-graffiti/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-tricky-issue-of-duplicate-content-and-google?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-tricky-issue-of-duplicate-content-and-google http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-tricky-issue-of-duplicate-content-and-google#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:00:50 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1308 Being a full-time online marketer means you have to keep a close watch on how Google is ranking pages on the web… one very serious concern is the whole issue of duplicate content. More importantly, how does having duplicate content on your site and on other people’s sites, affect your keyword rankings in Google and [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/the-tricky-issue-of-duplicate-content-and-google/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-reinvents-the-phone-with-google-voice?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-reinvents-the-phone-with-google-voice http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-reinvents-the-phone-with-google-voice#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:00:30 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1302 When it comes to “cool tools”, Google is the master inventor. Say what you want about Google, but they know what they’re doing when it comes to giving the public what they want and need. Take the telephone for instance. An old invention that now has been given a new twist with ” Google Voice” [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-reinvents-the-phone-with-google-voice/feed 12 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/pay-per-click-ppc-vs-article-marketing?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pay-per-click-ppc-vs-article-marketing http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/pay-per-click-ppc-vs-article-marketing#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:00:49 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1293 There is always a big discussion when it comes to comparing two of the best ways to advertise online: PPC (Pay-Per-Click) advertising and article marketing, otherwise known as “organic” or “natural” search engine optimization. There is no denying that both methods can be effective. However, which method is better? Which gives you a bigger bang [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/pay-per-click-ppc-vs-article-marketing/feed 2 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/7-tricks-to-get-a-goooooooooooogle-of-links?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-tricks-to-get-a-goooooooooooogle-of-links http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/7-tricks-to-get-a-goooooooooooogle-of-links#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:00:03 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1289 SEO is a race. And in any race learning from your competitors makes you a better runner. Even when you’re running first it’s sometimes good to look back and check the runner-ups. And if you’re not the yellow jersey guy, you absolutely should examine the leaders: their gear, their training, their strategy. In SEO the [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/7-tricks-to-get-a-goooooooooooogle-of-links/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-many-links-to-get-to-the-middle-of-google-page-one?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-many-links-to-get-to-the-middle-of-google-page-one http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-many-links-to-get-to-the-middle-of-google-page-one#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:00:28 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1281 Everyday it seems, people are asking me about the optimum number of inbound links they need to acquire for their website in order to rank well in Google. My answer is going to seem a little flip, but it is the honest, best answer. Answer: You need more inbound links – of equal or higher [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-many-links-to-get-to-the-middle-of-google-page-one/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/cutting-rank-improper-domain-name-redirects?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cutting-rank-improper-domain-name-redirects http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/cutting-rank-improper-domain-name-redirects#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:53:21 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1272 Can my site rank better with a keyword-rich domain name? Sure. Can my site rank better without a keyword in the domain name at all? Absolutely. I get questions (or assumptions) like this regularly. Actually, there are many other things going on behind the scenes that impact rank, and the domain name is rarely a [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/cutting-rank-improper-domain-name-redirects/feed 3 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/googles-seo-report-card-information-nuggets-or-fools-gold?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=googles-seo-report-card-information-nuggets-or-fools-gold http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/googles-seo-report-card-information-nuggets-or-fools-gold#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:00:52 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1243 Google’s SEO Report Card… Information Nuggets or Fool’s Gold? While ostensibly aimed at helping Google target potential weaknesses in its own product pages, and of no direct use to SEOs, there is nonetheless more than a little gold to be found here, if one just examines the document in a little more depth. So while [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/googles-seo-report-card-information-nuggets-or-fools-gold/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/five-simple-but-powerful-ways-to-use-google-analytics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-simple-but-powerful-ways-to-use-google-analytics http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/five-simple-but-powerful-ways-to-use-google-analytics#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:00:41 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1237 Five Simple but Powerful Ways to Use Google Analytics If you haven’t started using Google Analytics on your website(s) or blogs, I highly highly recommend it. If you’ve set up an account but rarely look at it – I recommend you start looking. First of all – what is Google Analytics? Google Analytics is a [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/five-simple-but-powerful-ways-to-use-google-analytics/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/do-you-really-want-your-site-on-page-one-of-google?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-really-want-your-site-on-page-one-of-google http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/do-you-really-want-your-site-on-page-one-of-google#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:00:25 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1207 Do You Really Want Your Site on Page One of Google? Do you really want your website on page one of Google for your chosen keyword phrase(s)? What do you want your online marketing campaign to accomplish for you? I asked a potential new SEO Coaching client last week this first question. From my end [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/do-you-really-want-your-site-on-page-one-of-google/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-control-your-listing-text-in-googles-search-results-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-control-your-listing-text-in-googles-search-results-2 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-control-your-listing-text-in-googles-search-results-2#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:40:53 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1185 How To Control Your Listing Text in Google’s Search Results A Google Webmaster Help video from Matt Cutts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlJiLDn9-38) released on Nov. 10, 2009 got me thinking how the listing text in Google’s search results can easily be overlooked by some webmasters in their SEO efforts. SEO is all about extending the reach of your [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-control-your-listing-text-in-googles-search-results-2/feed 0 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/get-your-breadcrumbs-in-google-for-more-links-in-results?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-your-breadcrumbs-in-google-for-more-links-in-results http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/get-your-breadcrumbs-in-google-for-more-links-in-results#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:16:06 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1156 Last summer it was discovered that Google was testing breadcrumbs in search results (breadcrumbs being the hierarchical display commonly used in site navigation. For example: Home Page>Product Page>Product A Page). Then in mid-November, Google announced that it was rolling out the use of breadcrumbs in search results on a global basis. What this means for [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/get-your-breadcrumbs-in-google-for-more-links-in-results/feed 1 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-google-rates-links-from-facebook-and-twitter?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-google-rates-links-from-facebook-and-twitter http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-google-rates-links-from-facebook-and-twitter#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:52:37 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1091 The first Matt Cutts Answers Questions About Google video of the year has been posted, and in it Matt addresses links from Twitter and Facebook, after talking about his shaved head again. Specifically, the submitted question he answers is: Links from relevant and important sites have always been a great way to get traffic & [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-google-rates-links-from-facebook-and-twitter/feed 1 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-control-your-listing-text-in-googles-search-results?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-control-your-listing-text-in-googles-search-results http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-control-your-listing-text-in-googles-search-results#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:59:43 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1149 How To Control Your Listing Text in Google’s Search Results By John Metzler (c) 2009 A Google Webmaster Help video from Matt Cutts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlJiLDn9-38) released on Nov. 10, 2009 got me thinking how the listing text in Google’s search results can easily be overlooked by some webmasters in their SEO efforts. SEO is all about [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/how-to-control-your-listing-text-in-googles-search-results/feed 2 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-caffeine-and-the-new-ranking-factors?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-caffeine-and-the-new-ranking-factors http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-caffeine-and-the-new-ranking-factors#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:55:13 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1147 Google Caffeine And The New Ranking Factors By Titus Hoskins (c) 2009 Google Caffeine is the name given to Google’s “Next Generation” search engine, which it will use to rank and index all the pages on the wonderful world wide web. According to all indications, this is not just another one of Google’s infamous Updates, [...]

]]> http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-caffeine-and-the-new-ranking-factors/feed 1 http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-reveals-factors-for-ranking-tweets?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-reveals-factors-for-ranking-tweets http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/google-reveals-factors-for-ranking-tweets#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:01:34 +0000 Luigi_M_Scollo http://www.linkwebservices.com/web_university/?p=1127 It’s ok to say “no” to Twitter if that’s your thing. There’s a chance that it just doesn’t fit into your strategy or help you achieve your goals. That’s cool. However, if it is your thing, you may be interested in how Google ranks tweets. That is if search marketing is your thing. Do you [...]

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