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Blogg-Buzz: Digg-like Site for Your Blog

admin — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:37:52 +0000

I know there are many Digg-like sites out there, some more popular than others but I thought I’d pass on this tip to anyone looking to promote their blog by using this service, Blogg-Buzz.com. This site could end up being a good SEO source because it provides backlinks to your site without adding the “rel=nofollow” tag. If the site ever takes off you could have yourself a fairly good source for backlinks. Of course, it could just turn into a link farm and then you have links from a “bad neighborhood” but it’s worth the effort at this point to take a look at this fledgling site.

Mac Users Beware

One issue I noticed immediately with Blogg-Buzz is that when they say alpha, they mean alpha. For example, I couldn’t register on the site with Firefox on Mac but I could in Safari but in Safari, the registration form bumps itself towards the bottom of the page. If they’re going to have any kind of success, they’re going to need to fix that.

bla.st: Free Business Card Directory

admin — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:51:26 +0000

Seems the bla.st folks in the UK have come up with a refreshing way to run a directory—using business cards instead of text links. The service is free but you can also bid for higher placement a la Google’s Adwords. I’ve received a few hits from the site but as of yet no request for quotes. It’s fun to see the visual design of some of the cards—always a plus from a designers’ viewpoint. The site works with a visual hierarchy so your newly submitted business card is displayed larger than all the rest until someone comes along and “bumps you off.” Give it a try, though my hits haven’t been overwhelming, any hit is a good hit, right?

P.S., I learned about it from David Airey’s blog. Thanks David!

Top 6 SEO Sites

admin — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:16:20 +0000

I’ve been doing some serious thinking and work in regards to site promotion and optimization. I feel it is an area that web designers should have at least a working knowledge in and have taken it upon myself to learn more.

What is SEO?
From SEOmoz:
SEO, a subset of website marketing, focuses on optimizing all of the aspects that affect rankings in the major search engines in order to maximize visitor traffic. Optimization involves researching the right terms to target, modifying the site to be search-engine friendly and marketing/promotion of the site to improve popularity.

6. SEO Chat
Think what you will about SEO Chat and its’ owners but this site has tons of information regarding Search Engine Optimization. So much so it’s to the point of being overwhelming.

5. Micro Persuasion
Steve Rubel’s online space where he shares his 15 years of experience as a senior marketing strategist. This site covers much more than SEO but well worth the visit and the time.

4. Search Engine Journal
Search Engine Journal serves up all the news that’s fit to print when it comes to search engines. The blog isn’t specifically geared towards SEO but knowing what the search engine’s are up to is always a good jumping off point.

3. Search Engine Roundtable
Search Engine Roundtable bills itself as the “pulse of the search marketing community.” They have enlisted some of the most recognized names to meet their mission—”to provide a single source for the reader to visit to locate the most interesting threads covered at the SEM forums. ”

2. SEO Book
SEO Book is home of Adam Wall who offers marketing tips and search analysis. I came across this site helping a marketing friend find a comparable Alexa toolbar for Firefox (I got her to switch from IE). Anyway, he offers a great extension for Firefox named SEO for Firefox and anyone who shows up on a regular basis, knows I love my Firefox extensions.

1. SEOmoz
SEOmoz is a Seattle based search engine optimization company. They provide SEO / Web Marketing services to companies around the world, and serve as an educational and news hub for the SEO/M Community. I have learned so much from their site. They write in a conversational manner that makes learning things easy to do. If you plan on brushing up on your SEO skills, I’d suggest this be the first place you head.