Search Engine Optimization | SEO

Domain Renewal Scams – How to Protect Yourself

  April 12, 2016
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO
  Directory One
If you own a website, do not be surprised if you are on the receiving end of domain renewal scams in the future. Here is the information you need to know in order to keep from being scammed by these notices.   The domain name of your website is how your customers find your business online. An easy way to...

Ray Tomlinson, inventor of modern email, has passed away

  March 7, 2016
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO
  Directory One
[caption id="attachment_3183" align="alignleft" width="225"] Remembering Raymond Tomlinson, an innovative pioneer of the internet[/caption] CNN is reporting that the inventor of modern email, Raymond Tomlinson, has passed away on March 5, 2016, at the age of 74. Tomlinson invented “direct emails” which enabled people to send electronic messages to specific addresses. Prior to Tomlinson’s innovation, electronic messages could only be sent to...

Google is removing sidebar ads-What this means for SEO

  February 24, 2016
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO
  Directory One
Google is removing sidebar ads from desktop searches worldwide. Previously, when people did a Google search on a keyword such as “furniture,” businesses who had pay-per-click accounts could have their ads placed on the top, bottom, and right sidebar of the screen. With the new update, paid ads that link to a website will only appear on the top and...

Quality Website Content Beats Site Aesthetics

  February 23, 2016
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO
  Directory One
Internet marketing and web content is constantly evolving to meet the new and ever-more demanding needs of a growing marketplace. One thing that remains consistent however, is the importance of not just content, but quality content. In general, ensuring good site content is even more important than website aesthetics. Here are four tips to make sure that your content always...

DIRECT traffic to your website | Directory One

  February 15, 2016
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO
  Directory One
Don’t make the mistake of setting up a business website and then failing to direct traffic to it. It's like planning a huge party, hiring caterers and a DJ, setting it all up, decorating, but forgetting to send out invitations. All of that work for nothing! The set-up is only part of the needed effort. You need to direct prospective...