Domain Renewal Scams – How to Protect Yourself

  April 12, 2016
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO
  Directory One
If you own a website, do not be surprised if you are on the receiving end of domain renewal scams in the future. Here is the information you need to know in order to keep from being scammed by these notices.   The domain name of your website is how your customers find your business online. An easy way to...

How do boosted posts on Facebook work?

  March 25, 2016
  Category :     Social Media Marketing | Social Networking
  Directory One
When you are managing your Facebook ‘likes’ page, have you noticed the option to boost a post? Boosted posts aim to increase your reach count for a specific post. A Facebook “reach” means that someone saw your post. Facebook allows you to specify a budget in accordance to the number of people you want to reach. By using boosted posts...

Ray Tomlinson, inventor of modern email, has passed away

  March 7, 2016
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO
  Directory One
[caption id="attachment_3183" align="alignleft" width="225"] Remembering Raymond Tomlinson, an innovative pioneer of the internet[/caption] CNN is reporting that the inventor of modern email, Raymond Tomlinson, has passed away on March 5, 2016, at the age of 74. Tomlinson invented “direct emails” which enabled people to send electronic messages to specific addresses. Prior to Tomlinson’s innovation, electronic messages could only be sent to...

Getting the Most from Your Paid Searches

  February 25, 2016
  Category :     Pay Per Click Marketing | PPC Management
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Paid advertising, when paired with a strong, SEO-friendly and properly optimized website, can really make your company’s site standout from the competition if you know it works. Chucking hundreds to thousands of dollars into various campaigns can be frustrating if you aren’t getting the results you want. But how to get those results, and really make your paid searches work...

Google is removing sidebar ads-What this means for SEO

  February 24, 2016
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO
  Directory One
Google is removing sidebar ads from desktop searches worldwide. Previously, when people did a Google search on a keyword such as “furniture,” businesses who had pay-per-click accounts could have their ads placed on the top, bottom, and right sidebar of the screen. With the new update, paid ads that link to a website will only appear on the top and...