Mobile responsive design? There are two kinds of sites you'll see on your phone. One where it loads the whole site and you have to pinch and expand to see or click most anything and the kind where it the layout is perfect and there is no pinch, grab or zooming. That kind of site is what is called …
Search engine optimization
WordPress Basics: Embedding a Video
Blogging isn't just writing words. We need to capture the attention of the reader. We can do that by adding pictures and graphics. HINT: a cute puppy, kitten, skunk, baby, or kid has tremendous attention grabbing power! Pictures are great but sometimes the best way to get a message across …
Reason #339 for NOT Blogging
Why write if people aren’t going to read it? It's that little voice inside our heads, it happens to everyone. I hear it daily. A blog I've recently started reading actually mentioned it "Inflation, and I don't mean tire pressure" We write posts for a number of reasons. The two biggest I see …
WordPress Basics: The Update
The internet is constantly changing. New and improved stuff comes out daily. One of the biggest worries I hear when building a new site for a client involves the "U" word. UPDATE Unfortunately, it's not all Unicorns and Rainbows out there. Sometimes that new stuff (and even old stuff) …
How NOT to Guest Post
Welcome to AreWeConnected, where I have my opinions and I'm not afraid to voice them. BUT What's better than listening or reading about Mike endlessly drabbling on how to do social media or technology right? Listening to the opinions and voices of others. That's maybe why I value my feed …
On Panda and Penguin…
I stirred up an interesting discussion last week when I discussed SEO, "How to rank in Google". Someone even said I was looking at SEO through rose colored glasses. To me it's all Black and White (pun fully intended). I try to make things as simple as possible, take complex concepts and break …
How to Rank in Google
S.E.O. stands for Search Engine Optimization - that means when they search in Google, you get found. But how do you get that SEO in the first place? I found a great chart over at Search Engine Land. It makes it look easy - and technically it is. I'll break it down for you towards the end. …
How to Trick The Google
I've played a few tricks on you in the past. Most recently I've shown you how I got ranked at the top for a huge trending topic. That was a trick - I was really illustrating the power of social search - or as Google puts it "Personal Results". When I'm signed in to Google, any search I do is …
Poisoning The Well
While the title may suggest something else, I'm not using this as a rhetorical device. The general idea behind "Poisoning the Well" is that early on, something is introduced into the stream and it impacts everything downstream. This post is about Custom Facebook Page Apps. The key to this post …
How to comment for SEO
Comments have been on the decline for a while. People still read the stuff, people still visit, but they just don't comment like they used to. Instead, they'll share it on Facebook or Twitter or even Google Plus (see those little icons up above?) Yet Comments are still fabulous. Comments make …
Online Marketing and Social Media EXPO
This coming Friday (May 18th) I have the pleasure to speak at the Better Homes and Gardens “Online Marketing and Social Media EXPO”. It’s an intense and personal conference for the Brokerage covering a multitude of topics. They’ve asked me to speak on two different topics, Video and …