How to check your website rank in Google

Website rankings are crucial information that will help you not only gauge whether your strategies are working, but also evaluate how you stand against the competition—and identify key opportunities for the future. The trouble is, Google doesn’t explicitly publish this information. Instead, you’ll need the help of one (or more) third-party tools to see where

Facebook Page is one of the most extensively used resources for businesses to interact with potential and existing customers alike.

We all know that Facebook is a social networking giant with over 750 million users. The enormous number of potential customers gathered in one place, have garnered the attention of small and large organizations alike. Facebook once was a place for simply messaging friends and viewing pictures of each other, but it has evolved into

DCA opposes inclusion of “.africa” gTLD strings in list of reserved names

The DotConnectAfrica (DCA), one of the organizations that have expressed interest to implement and manage “.africa” gTLD, has opposed plans to include “DotAfrica,” “DotAfrique” and “DotAfriqiya” top level internet domains in the List of Reserved Names, a move that would make the strings unavailable during the ICANN’s new gTLD application process in February 2012. In

Why You Should Not Rely on One Source of Web Traffic

Writing by Nick Stamoulis White hat SEO dictates that you take a blended approach to your link building. A diverse and consistent link building campaign demonstrates to the search engines your commitment to branding your site and building your online presence. It is important to make sure that your site isn’t flagged for trying to

The Definitive Guide to Integrating Social Media and Email Marketing [hubspot]

Introduction: Social media’s rapid rise in recent years gave marketers exciting new tools for communicating with customers and prospects. Suddenly, established marketing tactics such as email were seen as old fashioned, one-way channels that consumers were increasingly likely to ignore. Social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter offered an alternative: two-way communication channels where

Spelling mistakes ‘cost millions’ in lost online sales [BBC]

An online entrepreneur says that poor spelling is costing the UK millions of pounds in lost revenue for internet businesses. Charles Duncombe says an analysis of website figures shows a single spelling mistake can cut online sales in half. Mr Duncombe says when recruiting staff he has been “shocked at the poor quality of written