Google PageRank was the perfect tool to use when you were comparing one site to another, but that’s finished since Google isn’t letting us know what a site’s PageRank is anymore. Webmasters now have to turn their attention towards something else in order to know how their sites stack up. Will they spend their time…
There was a time when webmasters would sit on their computers for hours on end, furiously submitting their new web site to free web directories. Although this was always time consuming, it was definitely worth it once. However, Google’s algorithm has changed a few times since then, altering the way the search engine views these…
Some people equate paying a directory submission fee with buying a link back to their website. Is that so? Well, the answer is yes and no. It depends. Yes, you are paying to have a link added to your website from the directory since it may very well never be added to the directory unless…
The biggest advantage that you can get from submitting your website to a good website directory is that it will often bring targeted traffic to your website. This type of traffic is the only kind of traffic that will convert views into customers. So, for instance, if you are selling something in your website, you…
We live in a world and age where things are slowly shifting towards mobile optimization and responsive design. With more and more Internet users going mobile, the number of people who choose to access the internet through smart phones, tablets or other mobile devices is on the rise. As a matter of fact, some estimates…
If you are familiar with the basic concepts of search engine optimization, then the term “backlinks” won’t be a new thing for you. Your website’s position in the search engine results depends on the number of QUALITY backlinks you build for your site (notice that I am stressing the word quality because I mean it)….
I came across a video on YouTube that purports to be an objectionable analysis of the Best of the Web (BOTW) Directory. It’s a compelling video. After all, how can you not trust someone with a British accent? Is it true, though? Is BOTW selling links? Although the video goes on for quite some time,…
Web Directories, as we all know, are repositories of information related to websites, and such websites normally get two distinct kinds of visitors, beyond their own management staff: The first category of the people is normally professionals who want to make use of the web directories to promote their websites. Now, these are the lot…