SEO Buzz – Using a Sitemap for SEO Optimization
September 15, 2009 :: Steve FisherWith all the focus on tuning content for search engine optimization we often forget in the most basic things when setting up a site that do some great things for your web site. One of those things is using a sitemap.
What is a Sitemap?
WebUpon describes it as “A Sitemap is a graphical representation of the [...]
Event Reviews: DC Google Meetup and TechCocktail DC 6
August 31, 2009 :: Joe LoongHere’s a followup to my entry about DC-area late-summer social media meetups; this week, I went to two of the events from the list.
The first was the First Official DC Google Meetup, at the swank Lima Restaurant and Lounge in DC. (So swank, in fact, that a would-be attendee posted to the Meetup event page [...]
SEO Buzz – Learning SEO in 30 Minutes a Day
August 5, 2009 :: Steve FisherSearch Engine Optimization is the alchemy of the technology business. It requires the knowledge of many disciplines (copywriting, marketing, web design), a near obsession with algorithms and puzzles (gotta beat Google) and a little magic. They say that to become a master or virtuoso of something (like the violin) it takes about 10 years with [...]
Three Minutes to SEO Mastery
June 18, 2009 :: Steve FisherThe more and more I work with SEO or Search Engine Optimization, the more I love the art and science of it all. It is definitely a bit of modern alchemy because you are trying to turn lead filled web pages into gold filled content that drives new sales or advertising click throughs. Sure, there [...]
5 Ways to Kick Off Your Social Media Outreach Activities
June 18, 2009 :: Steve FisherThis blog covers many topics regarding running your business online and we talk about social media quite a bit. However, I don’t think we have really provided you with some basics to get started if you are trying to make sense of all the tools out there. Sure, we have covered Twitter and the Twitterverse [...]
This Space Intentionally Left Prank: April Fools’ Day Tech Roundup
April 3, 2009 :: Joe LoongGenerally, I’m kind of a curmudgeon when it comes to April Fools’ Day. I tend to think of it as a day where people and organizations who aren’t funny, try to be funny. And fail.
Having said that, it’s unavoidable (I woke up to WAMU’s Power Breakfast item on Congressional calisthenics), and I guess it’s useful [...]
Improving Upon Your Good Name in Google Search Results
February 6, 2009 :: Joe LoongWriter Julia Angwin had a useful piece in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “It’s a New Me (As Seen on Google.)” [link via Silicon Alley Insider]. She wasn’t satisfied by the top search results that showed up on a search of her name, especially since the top result had been a WSJ article that wasn’t [...]
Legal Considerations for the Small Business
May 9, 2008 :: Shashi BellamkondaYou have a great product or service and you want to create a business online to market and sell your offering. You likely will have (at least at the beginning) production, operation, and/or delivery issues that will require your focus and attention. However, during your initial start-up, there are a few important legal concerns about [...]
