It looks like Google is on the Panda rampage again, pandalizing innocent websites left right and center. Oh, boy! I’m seeing a similar drop in Google Traffic from yesterday, for no apparent reason. I think that Google visits to my site have dropped but I can’t see why at the moment. The only way to…
Perhaps, I was angry at Google. But this is not the first time that Google has taken an ax to my online business. … So I have a beef with Google, but saying that I also use their products and services a lot of the day. Hmmm. But my concerns are well echoed by Burt….
With no uptick in traffic either from Google, I’m back to adding content, backlinks, and finding real eyeballs. I’ve dumped Google entirely for onsite search, for advertising and for statistics. I’ve replaced everything (except ads) with a reliable competitor.Though I track stats in other ways, I may reconsider adding advertising (therefore, stats) at some future…
I keep getting spam that goes something like this: We noticed that you are not at the top of the search engines for a number of your key terms. We have helped companies similar to yours to achieve top organic rankings. Please reply to this message and we will prepare a special proposal for you,…
Seems it’s about time for us bloggers to update our blogs with the new version of WordPress 3.1. I already updated one blog, and found that the plugins didn’t all play well with that, so perhaps I’ll wait a week or so (keep you guessing!). For those of you interested in this update or starting…
When you use metal detectors gold is often the object of the search. With the recent dramatic rise in the price of gold, finding even small amounts can pay off big time. So look around you. Where do you usually find gold in usable amounts? Jewelry, coins, … those are the primary places. But real…
Much of the western world is mired in higher unemployment rates: 9% in the US, 7.5% in the UK, and in Spain it’s over 20% already. In California, the rate is staggering – 12.6%, according to one source. What makes things worse is the realization that many unemployed are no longer being properly counted as…
Have you ever used a file downloading site? I have been on and off a downloader, and I know the advantages of BitTorrents for large files like disk images of the latest Ubuntu Release or even copies of OpenOffice’s software (which runs at nearly 200mb these days!), and with the speed of the updates seemingly…
I was just chatting with a student of mine who’d been writing about Federer’s ability in tennis. It’s that focus that really helps to drive one forward. I learned my focus when I started working in rather dull admin jobs in Edinburgh. I worked doing menial clerical tasks, pretty repetitive and dull. Although I was…