Categorized Under: Online transactions

SBI debit card got blocked? Here is a fix

I am writing this because there really is no helpful information online for people who got their sbi debit cards blocked after entering the wrong VBV [verified by visa] password three times. This happened to me yesterday and it really annoyed me for a while. I wanted to pay my credit card bills through the debit card asap but could not do it because i was being lazy and instead of clicking on "forgot password", i ended up... Read more →

Categorized Under: SEO  /  web content  /  webmaster

How not to get affected by “farmer” update

How not to get hit hard by the update: The major update has already happened and a lot of web sites have been hit hard.But that does not mean the updates are all over.A few tweaks will be done in the coming days just to ensure that "legit" or non thin-content sites are not affected by it at the end of the battle against content farms.There is no doubt updates are going to happen in search results in the coming... Read more →

Categorized Under: webmaster

Hubpages traffic hit by Google algorithm change?

Has your hubpages traffic got lowered today? In case you logged in today at hubpages and saw a significant drop in the traffic,you are not alone.I noticed a drop too and i am sure it has everything to do with the recent google algorithm changes aimed at...shall we say..."taming" the content farms.I just hope the traffic does not reduce further but only time will tell what changes occur from now.Fortunately,it has been a... Read more →

Categorized Under: SEO  /  webmaster

Is my article title length too long?

Using SERP simulator: Do you know how many words the snippet shown in the Google search results can hold?I bet many of you reading this have no idea.In such a case,a SERP simulator can come in real handy because i for one think that using a very lengthy article title can make the eyeballs look away.What is the use of publishing impressive and expert content when you do not make the reader come into your site.That is... Read more →

Categorized Under: web content  /  webmaster

Buying articles at constant content

If you have never bought articles from constant content and ended up Googling if it is really worth it,i have just a few lines to say on the same.It was only recently that i started buying content from the website and i have been really happy about it considering the article quality i bought was very good.What impressed me the most about the content quality was that the articles were not written for search engines but instead... Read more →

Categorized Under: Online Advertising  /  SEO  /  webmaster

Buying links from link networks

Link networks are worth it: There are so many link building methods that have been introduced over time that it could be real confusing for anyone who is just into building web sites and most importantly,at the stage of marketing them.Saying no to link building will be ideal but the truth is that rarely does the web content you produce market itself.There are some blogs that have outstanding content that can bring in an... Read more →

Categorized Under: Online Advertising  /  webmaster

Brand advertising through CAPTCHAs

Why not try something other than Banner ads? Are you interested in banner ads simply because you think it will help in increasing your brand or message recall among the mass?In such a case,it must be understood for your own good that banner advertising is not the only solution out there for advertisers who are aiming at brand recall.You can also make use of the novel advertisements called the TYPE-IN ads which make the... Read more →

Categorized Under: SEO  /  webmaster

Changing homepage content and losing rankings

Keep an eye on keyword density and avoid manipulation: As you know,no so-called expert is exactly aware of how homepage content changes could affect the google or bing ranking positions.But i know that a lot of people out there are stuck with deciding whether to change the content in their home page or not.A single position drop could mean a loss of hundred dollars or more for a few and that could get in the way of... Read more →

Categorized Under: SEO  /  webmaster

Avoiding internal anchor text penalty

Avoid internal anchor text penalty by mixing up anchors: Even seasoned internet marketers and webmasters do the mistake of using the exact keyword anchor phrase excessively.They end up using most of the internal resources of the site to give a link to the homepage.That is not bad at all.But when you use up the exact target keyword phrase as the anchor in all of the posts,it could get you into trouble for sure.It will raise... Read more →

Categorized Under: web content  /  webmaster

Articlesbase and ezinearticles revenue

Finally,the figure leaks out: A lot of times i have wondered what the revenue of article sites like articlesbase and ezinearticles were.And i have also seen plenty of people eager to start article sites[because they are damn easy to manage once the site gets going,right?] ask in public forums what the figures were.But needless to say,nobody can say for sure and everybody had their own estimates.Finally,the figure gets... Read more →