The internet is global. Which is great news for your advertising reach, but sometimes means trouble when you want a particular domain. What can you do when someone else already bought the one you want?\ Try alternatives. A simple hyphen, a change in top level domain (.com to .net or .biz, for-instance) or pluralizing your …
by Crystal Beausejour The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has removed the price cap on .org websites. Though more than 98% of the comments were against removing the cap, the proposal passed. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that administers that domain, was under the previous ICANN contract from 2013. That contract, with the price cap, …
by Crystal Beausejour Pre Writing What are the desired outcomes or goals of this content? What audience/persona is the content targeting? What topic is being covered? Why does this content need to exist? Based on the topic what are some benefits we want to communicate (Things people can connect to) What keywords/phrases are needed for SEO? Which phase of the …
by swbullis Location Specific Directories http://www.localfirstaz.com/directory/ btucson.com/Tucson/Business%20Directory/ www.tucsonalist.com/ www.insidetucsonbusiness.com/business_directory/ Fore More try https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Tucson+Directory+-phonebook Generic Directories http://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/definitive-local-search-citations/ Hubspot’s List Of Local Directories Competitor Citations Google your competitor’s telephone number / address / website domain name and put their site as a negative keyword (-site:yourcompetitorswebsite.com) Reverse image search their logo Google Image Reverse Search You can also use tools like …
by swbullis 149 Business Directories For Local Marketing 247OnlineNetwork.com *Create account and wait for Approval 2FindLocal.com 6QubeDirectory.com ABLocal.com AGreaterTown.com Akama.com AllPages.com – Automatically Added Via Acxiom Update AlltheLocal.com AngiesList.com axciom.com – Business License/Documentation Required B2BYellowPages.com BBB.org – Must be Invited BigwigBiz.com Bing.com BingPlaces.com Birectory.com BizHwy.com BizJournals.com – No longer appears to work Biznik.com – Also Closed BizVotes.com Bizyhood.com – Requires …
by swbullis What is a Citation / Nap? “Citation” stands for a reference to your business and a “NAP” stands for Name, Address, Phone. Each are basically just mentions of your business name and address on other websites. Even if there is no link to your website, each citations gives you a little bit of credibility to the search …
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Using Word-Press As A Website When deciding which platform to choose for a new website, Word-press should be among your top considerations. The Word-press platform is super functional. You can use it to build a professional looking, fully functional website without having to code it yourself. You can use Word-press plug-ins to add more functionality …
by swbullis Twitter Me This It’s official! Social networking sites have taken over the world! Well ok, they did that years ago. Unfortunately, while professionals and social networking hold-outs of all types rush to join the MySpace/Twitter/Facebook revolution, they may in fact get more than they bargained for. Now that new and vicious breeds of virus and …
by XCAdmin It’s Time to Hear from Tucson’s Web Visitors Feedback becomes extremely necessary to a web site’s survival for two reasons. First, it shows that there is actually interest and relevance to a web site or blog. Second, and most important for us, it gives our authors new and different ways to think about the computer …
by XCAdmin So You Think You’re A Designer? Part One There are many so-called web designers in Tucson that don’t deserve the title. Over the past six years, we have seen many a web designer come and go by having the opportunity to serve their unhappy clients. While anyone with even a little computer skill can throw …
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