Is it possible for anyone to buy a .pro top level domain or is it restricted to certain site owners or individuals?
Which Wordpress plug ins do you use most often on your blogs? For instance, which plugins do you use daily as a 'webmaster' for your blog, such as for posting, SEO, spam prevention, etc.
Once I worked hard on a forum for well over a year and had to shut it down when I got a job and ran out of time to run the forum. I thought about selling the forum but by then, the forum traffic and membership had dwin...
For instance, are there any specialty search engines that use their own algorithm and serve up their own search results?
One of my first HTML based websites had a guest book widget (similar to a blog comment form), that let visitors sign and comment. This guest book was a nice way to welcome visitors and let them make comments about the c...
Which platform is best for blogging: Blogger or Wordpress? Which one ranks higher in search engines?
If you're not involved in social marketing, that's a huge mistake. Almost everyone is on Facebook or Twitter or Google+ (as in all day) and if you want to talk to them, you have to go to those places, in order to entic...
Years ago, I used AOL search engine but not anymore. Mostly just use Google search. Is AOL still in business? How do search result compare? And, do you target AOL for search engine rankings?
With Twitter, it's all about the teaser, that is, tempting the reader into wanting to read more. For this, you need to craft a clever tweet that entices them to click through. Share a secret for getting traffic from T...
Is it good to purchase an older/aged domain name? If so, how do you find good aged domain names for purchase? And, what company do you use to make buy or sell the domain names?
Google will always be the target of government and big business. And, most likely they deserve the legal scrutiny. But, for all the bad things they do, Google opens up learning opportunities by thoroughly indexing all ...
I check my emails about five times a day. This lets me know if there is anything new from a client. Also, it helps to keep the spam down in my email box.
It's tempting to check page rank once a month, though real page rank doesn't update that often. How often do you check page rank?
Your WhoIs information shows your real name, home address, telephone number, email address and other personally identifiable information. All this information can be taken by an identity thief if left exposed to public ...
Do you have a favorite webmaster tool that helps with your SEO? How long have you been using it?
The .com domain names are very popular, but not the only option for a TLD. You can also buy .biz or .net domain names. Assuming, the .com TLD you wanted was not available would you buy the .biz or .net version?
Or, do you manage updates/additions to your static HTML website? What duties should a webmaster perform and how much would you pay?
With a blog, you can update your 'homepage' daily as it contains the latest blog posts. But, a static HTML site is not automatically updated and can suffer in search engine rankings due to the lack of fresh content. Fo...
Most times, I keep a domain for two years before letting it go. The average cost is $20, which is not bad for the time allowed. Also, that gives me plenty of time to decide whether or not it's worth the investment.
Another easy way to get a blog post up with very little fuss is a photo collage (of niche specific photos) or a slideshow of photos you have taken. Have you done a photo collage or slideshow for your blog? Please sha...
An easy way to get a blog post is by simply reviewing a site/product. You can write a review of just about anything on your blog. Here are a few suggestions: Products Websites Books Movies Music Restaurants Hot...
I've used Postloop a few times with very limited success. The thing that bothers me most about Postloop is how unqualified the posters are. Most of the posts I get are sub-literate, barely worth leaving up. They don'...
So far, the worst web hosting company that I've used for forum hosting is GoDaddy. When I hosted my forum with GoDaddy, we had a dispute and they blocked me from downloading my databases when I wanted to move the forum ...
I've used SMF forum software for well over a year. Initially, that was the only choice I had, so I used it for my forum. But over time, the SMF forum software has grown on me, so that now, it's the only free forum sof...
Have you checked your registration list lately for inactive or never active members? These inactives are possibly backlink builders who spam their profile pages with illegal links. A quick check of their profile page w...
On a daily basis, how many posts do you get?
Which mods or plug ins work best to prevent forum spam and keep spammers out?
Is your web host up most of the time? Or, do you experience down-time for your site often?
My last web host offered Fantastico scripts for auto install of blogs, forums, social networking sites, etc. Though I've heard from others that Softaculous is the superior auto-install script software. Which do you pre...
Do you have a preferred web host for your Wordpress blogs? Do they offer auto-install of Wordpress blog or do you have to install on your own?
Some backlinking practices you should avoid include posting spammy comments, mass backlinking from forums that don't relate to your niche and reciprocal links. What are some other questionable backlinking practices you ...
Another twist on reciprocal linking is where you link to a useful article on another blog. The blogger will find your backlink and visit your blog to see what you've said about them. If your niche is similar or you pro...
Simply updating your blog on a regular basis with newsworthy, niche specific posts is a good way to get backlinks. Other bloggers will want to quote you and link back to your stories. This saves them time and head...
Slice an infographics into pieces and turn into a slideshow. Then post the slideshow to your blog, in your website's resource center, or even on your Slideshare account for more backlinks. Useful slideshows are likely t...
Most times, my Google searches are related to a freelance writing assignment or personal interest (music, health, games, etc). In the past week, I've searched Google for a variety of subjects including: social ma...
Since my work involves research, I spend at least an hour actively using Google search everyday and most times even leave up a Google search tab in the background for reference. How much time do you use Google search d...
When performing an image search, you can tell Google to search specifically for 'faces' versus inanimate objects by simply adding &imgtype=face to the end of your image search. This could be useful when searching ...
An Australian court has determined that Google search engine is the publisher of libelous content against a political official. Trkulja sued Google and the jury concluded that the search engine was the publisher of ima...
It would be very ironic if you searched on Google for the term 'search engine' or 'Google' and found that another site outranked even Google. Do you think this is possible, considering Google owns the search engine?
Facebook has indicated they might block Google from indexing their pages. But, it seems that Google News has a Facebook page. Is this real? Is it possible that Google and Facebook can co-exist? http://www.facebook...
