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Improve Link Popularity Quickly For Maximum Traffic!
Improve link popularity of your website with some of the tips many successful webmasters are employing today to rank high in the search engines. Ever since the evolution of search engines to focus more on content and link popularity, two key components of good SEO practices, webmasters who are not paying attention to produce good and unique content and improve link popularity are lagging behind those who are.
Here are some helpful SEO tips to help you improve link popularity of your website quickly.
1. Provide Good Informational Content On Your Website To Improve Link Popularity
No one wants to link to a website with lousy content. Pack your website with unique and interesting reads so that a potential link partner would not hesitate to link to you. Another advantage of doing so is to establish your website as an authority or at the bare minimum a good source of information. Webmasters understand the value of linking to similar-themed websites that offers relevant useful content to their readers.
2. Submit Articles
Article submission should be part of your SEO strategy to improve link popularity. There are tons of benefits in submitting articles to article directories. Most of the article directories have high Google Page Rank (PR), and when your article is listed in these directories, your website gets a boost due to the transference of PR since your website link is found in the author resource box. An article indexed in the search engine is an extra link to you. Just envisage having many article directories displaying your articles and of course web links, which would mean many one-way backlinks with the exact anchor text containing your targeted keywords. It is difficult not to improve link popularity. And the best part is article submission is free.
3. Submit URL to Web Directories
Web directories are great places to submit your URLs to. Consider them as huge online directories. There are free or paid web directories. Free directories normally expect a reciprocal link to them as a way to compensate them for their services. Paid web directories normally either charges a flat one-time fee or monthly or even yearly fees. The benefit of listing your website here is you get to post your website under any specific category you want. This is important as search engines pay attention to the relevancy and quality of the link neighborhood. A good directory with high PR and proper categorization would significantly improve link popularity.
4. Link Exchanges
Webmasters in the infancy stage of the internet have gotten used to email fellow webmasters to trade links. Many still do so today because of the value in it. Nowadays, there are many free link exchange services with a paid option that facilitate the process between webmasters. Their membership interface can be pretty simple to use. Very often, in the paid version of these link services, the process of obtaining links for your website is automated, making it hands-free for webmasters. Simultaneously, they do not require you to trade links with other websites. So it can be an efficient way to improve link popularity. The only catch is these services run on a monthly subscription payment model for a limited number of websites, perhaps one or two so it can be a financial burden to webmasters who own many websites.
These are the most common techniques webmasters employ to improve link popularity. Visit my blog to get a free ebook on effective SEO strategies, and how you can improve link popularity with some of the best and most affordable automated software.
Is your website hackable? Why you need to worry (Page 1 of 3)
Apocalypse Now
Just because you think your data is safe does not mean your database of sensitive organization information has not already been cloned and is resident elsewhere ready to be sold to the highest bidder. To make matters worse, only recently, it has been discovered that hackers are not simply selling your; theyre also selling the fact that you have vulnerabilities to others be they hackers, industrial spies or terrorists.
It all sounds apocalyptic, doesnt it? Well, rather than being an angel of doom, Ill let the stats speak for themselves.
TJX Companies Inc.,
TJX Companies, owners of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Winners, HomeGoods, A.J. Wright, and Bobs stores, on the 17th January this year, disclosed that 40 million of their customers credit and debit card details were stolen. In parallel, federal credit union SEFCU published a similar warning that the personal details of 10,000 of its customers were compromised in the hack attack.
Another 60 banks including Citizen Union Savings Bank and Bank of America seem to have customers whose credit and debit cards have been breached in this attack.
Ben Cammarata, Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer of TJX Companies, stated that the nature of the hack is not known and two computer security experts are at hand examining the problem. The warning issued by SEFCU sheds greater light and states A fraudster may have gained access to
card information through one of those entities in the payment network, including the merchant.
SC Magazine reports that hackers used data from the breach to purchase goods in a number of states in the US, in Hong Kong and in Sweden.
A digest of the latest developments follows:
* According to 3WCAX-TV Website, the attack is expected to cost consumers one-point-five (M) million dollars. This article was published before law suits started sprouting. * Brian Fraga, Standard-Times, reports that a class action lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court (Boston) against TJX. The amount of damages sought is undisclosed. According to SC Magazine, yesterday a West Virginia resident slapped another lawsuit and is suing TJX for $5 million. * U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, has called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the hacking, according to a eport today in the Boston Globe. * Today, the Government of Canada, stated that it is launching an investigation into TJX and the data breach. * Of note is that the hacking may have started in May 2006 and the breach was discovered only in December 2006 (and publicized in January 2007).
Universities
University systems are usually highly decentralized which makes it hard to ensure tight security. To the extent that one department may have deployed a hardened security infrastructure while others loll in lax measures making the whole system weak.
Tips to Ensure a Smooth Migration to IP Telephony
There are a number of reasons which make VoIP telephony an appealing addition to any modern business, and those who have switched from a traditional telephone system will have done so with clear objectives in mind. If youre considering migrating to a VoIP service provider, consider the following questions to ensure a stress-free migration.
What do you want to achieve through switching to a VoIP service provider?
When making decisions on behalf of your business, its important to set some clear objectives. You must first understand the reasons driving the switch – perhaps you need to cut costs on lengthy international calls, modernise old equipment or improve your communications as a whole. Be clear on your goals, and always keep them in mind when reviewing service providers.
What VoIP package best suits the business?
When you have an understanding on the reasoning behind the switchover, seek out a provider that can help you to achieve those specific needs or requirements. Every business is unique, so shop around for a service that suits you.
While every business is unique, so is every VoIP provider, and many providers will be flexible with the services they offer and should be able to accommodate your specific needs. It pays to speak with prospective providers about your specific requirements to help inform your decision.
Does the provider understand the business?
If a VoIP provider understands your business, they can detect possible issues before they arise, saving both parties time and money. For instance, in a seasonal business, a high call volume around Christmas may cause time lag and call-quality issues. A reliable VoIP provider will preempt this situation, and prepare for it before it becomes an issue.
Are staff able to use the new systems?
As with any new software/hardware, staff will need to receive some training in the functional aspects of VoIP before it is implemented throughout the business. While some deployments are more complex than others, a typical VoIP system should be simple to grasp and designed to be user friendly, so the transition should be a smooth one.
Can you trust the provider?
Typically, when you make the transition to a hosted VoIP system, the only thing hosted on site are the handsets. On occasion you may wish to see whats happening behind the scenes, and a trustworthy supplier should allow you to so. If a supplier has made considerable investments in technology, they will be proud of their facilities.
Its also important to ensure that the provider isnt just a reseller of other providers services and that they have technical knowledge and resources to manage any eventuality, no matter how complex.
And finally…
A business should learn from any mistakes or successes made in the deployment process. If there are some obvious areas for improvement, then revise the plans for any work going forward. If youre deploying a a multi-site roll out then any refinements now will save time and money later. Also be sure to understand any implications of adding additional handsets or functionality further down the line.