Lately, I have noticed quite a few twitter users asking how and why topics are trending on twitter. Some people think it’s a complex algorithm or a plain old Agatha Christie mystery. In truth, it’s neither complex (to twitter anyways) or a mystery. Wikileaks Due to Wikileaks not trending as well, Twitter staff was inundated…
“Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage, but simply because they have never organised their energies around a goal.” — Elbert Hubbard, American philanthropist. It’s easy to get sidetracked when you start out in this blogging business. There are a million things to do and it…
Since June 2010, Google has let us in on the fact they have completed a new web indexing system. The new system, called Caffeine, will be gaining more momentum in the coming months. Matt Cutts has stated that Caffeine should go live after the holidays. UPDATE: As was pointed out by a fellow Serpd reader,…
So you just visited a new blog. It appears to be somewhat like your own site. Are they copycats or are they modeling your behavior? Is there even a difference? Copycats Suck When people first start out blogging, often times they will read some blogs they like and begin designing their space. Some of these…
We all know by now that submitting our sites to directories is a crucial component of our link building campaign. Synergy Web directory is my latest find. Now some of you may already know about this site and have been lucky enough to have your site accepted. Lucky enough?? Yes..! Why I Like Synergy First…
If you haven’t tapped into the deep linking capabilities of your YouTube videos, you are leaving traffic on the table. YouTube video linking, in my opinion, is not being utilized enough. This is a fairly simple task and will definitely increase video views on all of your videos. Here is the basic idea. First, let’s…
According to the gods of Google, December 13th is the busiest e-commerce day of the year. To prepare for the onslaught of cash spending craziness, the Google Affiliate Network is giving us a sneak peek at some exclusive affiliate holiday offers. These offers are only available specifically for the 13th of December and affiliates may…
You read it right..I quit. You all lied to me. Ok, so not really, but I know you were wondering what the hell you were gonna do without me! So, if I am not quitting, then why all the hoopla? Simple explanation: Blogging is hard work! You know this already, I am aware. You all…
