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A post from back in the day when it was much easier to modify Firefox add-ons wherein I updated some great Firefox addon extensions again so they'll work with the then-latest greatest. My previous post about Google PageRank Status and SEOpen has the links to the files. Enjoy. In retrospect, this is a horrible blog … Continue reading SEOpen Google PageRank Status & Duplicate Tab Addons for FireFox 3.6.x
Through better usability (and other practices) we can turn more of your visitors into customers. This article is back from when I thought it was smart to cover several disparate topics in an single post. 🤔 A client asked me to clarify a few suggestions I'd queued for their project. While I don't offer much … Continue reading SEO, Typography, Usability – Advice to a client
(Updated 3/25/2010 below) If your Verizon Wireless connection does not load bing correctly. Please leave a comment here. If you're not having a hard time viewing bing.com in both firefox and internet explorer over a Verizon Wireless air card EVDO connection, then you're going to be really bored here. Go visit uncool instead. Verizon Wireless … Continue reading Bing.com won’t load on Verizon Wireless
I use Webposition to query search engines and generate reports for SEO. Webposition used to be owned by Webtrends. Nobody can tell who owns them now. I blogged in October about an extended Webposition outage. They never answered their phone and never got back to anybody about what happened. They used to have a standout … Continue reading Webposition Going Downhill Fast
Webposition is down. Amongst other tools, I use Webtrends' Webposition to help with SEO. It's not the cheapest software in the world nor is it without its problems. I've been a satisfied customer for a few years nonetheless. Up until today at least. I was belatedly finishing my end of month SEO reporting today when … Continue reading Webposition Outage
I'm mostly a fan of the new firefox 3.5, but some of my favorite extensions haven't been updated. Or at least they hadn't until I updated them. SEOpen for Firefox 3.5 - (right-click, save as, then drag into ff 3.5) Duplicate Tab for Firefox 3.5 - (right-click, save as, then drag into ff 3.5) Google … Continue reading Addon Extension Updates for Firefox 3.5
(This post is more than a decade old, but here's what word was, then.) Don't count on it... At least not directly. One of the oldest tricks in the search engine optimization bag of tricks is to creatively link to your site from other sites. Will posting links on social media outlets like digg.com, facebook.com, … Continue reading Does Social Media Help SEO?
I blog but I don't regularly read blogs. I syndicate content but I don't subscribe to any RSS feeds. I used to "tweet" by default only because I found an app to automatically update twitter from another content source. I IM only when it suits me and always remain invisible. And though that might make … Continue reading Mullet Hasselhoff and Douche Instructions
Knowing when to use a 301 redirect is crazy phat knowledge dwarfed only by the power of not using a 301 redirect when you should have...
Google Analytics doesn't provide the whole picture on conversions. They only attribute the lead to the last source, ignoring all other sales leads.
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