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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Quotations

"You get what you INspect, not what you EXpect" - Bill Johnson, Digital Equipment Corporation.

"Strategy is good tactics seen in retrospect" - Mike Brogan, Day 10 Solutions.

"Fake it 'till you make it!" - Unknown.

"It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go" - Jim Rohn.

"Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him" - Groucho Marx

"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering" - Yoda, Star Wars The Phantom Menace.

"Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose" - Yoda, Star Wars Revenge of the Sith.

"Yesterday is gone for ever. Tomorrow never comes. Today is in your hands" - Unknown.

"Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better" - Jim Rohn.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Search Engines – Facts and Myths

Mike Brogan's latest article that offers a few basic hints to small business owners about the kinds of simple things that should be done to a website to improve it's rankings on search engines. The article covers elements such as title tags, meta tags, site navigation structure, site content and external linking.

The article goes on to dispell some of the popular myths about search engines such as:

  • Continually resubmitting your site to Google improves its rankings.
  • Submitting your site to 1000 search engines.
  • Sites that use sponsored links (Google Adwords) will get higher rankings in the natural listings.
  • Using a domain name with keywords in it will get you better rankings.

Finally the article goes on to explain how search technology is likely to change significantly in the near future.

Read the full article at Day 10's website....