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Focusing a domain on a misspelled high traffic keyword

A post written by Mike and published in Away from the PC 

Using misspelled domain names?For the last past days I’ve been doing some research for a couple of new domains and kept stucking with the same question: "Is it OK to focus a new domain on a misspelled keyword that has the potential to bring high traffic from search engines?" . That means, would it be OK to buy a domain that has such a misspelled keyword in its name and built a site around it?

After debating this for a while (with myself :P ), i put together a list of pros and cons, list that you can find bellow:

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Thinking of a SEM career? I have some advices for you

A post written by Mike and published in Search Engine Optimization 

Advices for a SEO careerI had to think of a couple of advices if would give someone who’s planning on following a career in Internet marketing, and especially the part involving search engines. All these are a part of my previous experience with engines, are not rules by any mean, just my thoughts about the subject.

  • First of all, make sure you like this. Working with Search Engines might be monotonous and boring some time, and it’s a domain where you have to research and read a lot, all these while sitting in front of a computer .
  • Read the rules. Learn what you are allowed to do and what not, by reading search engines’ TOS pages. You can find these for Google here: http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS and for yahoo here: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/ .
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LinkedIn Answers – is this the true power of this service?

A post written by Mike and published in Away from the PCInternet Marketing Online 

I’ve been using LinledIn for quite a while now, almost from the beginning. I completed my profile, education, work experience, added a photo, added some contact, etc etc . I even joined some groups to find discussion i might be interested in and people with similar interests.

LinkedIn answers - is it worth it?

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Acer AspireRevo – powerfull minicomputer with Nvidia Ion inside

A post written by Mike and published in Away from the PC 

Acer just announced it’s going to launch a mini-computer on the newly announced Nvidia ION platform, called Acer AspireRevo. It will be in fact the first nettop based on this architecture.

Acer AspireRevo - the first nettop on Nvidia ION

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A smart solution for lowering bounce rates

A post written by Mike and published in Internet Marketing Online 

Is this a good idea or what?It’s a well known fact that whenever you change a site from the ground, bounce rate will reach sky-high limits. Especially if you have lots of returning visitors who are used to find things in a certain position on the site. So, a solution is required in order to smooth the transition between the old site and the new one.

And there is one, but I didn’t find it used on too many sites: make a video that should be placed on key pages of your site and should explain how you changed stuff and why, and also how users can find the things they’re looking for.

This video should be embedded on your site in visible position and should be eye catching, so users will click it. For example, if you have an IT site, use a cute girl or something (geek girls are always catchy. look at Veronica Belmont or Marina Orlova ). If you’re a fashion site with lots of feminine visitors, use a well dressed boy or something. You’ll find a suitable solution.

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Indexing tag pages or not?

A post written by Mike and published in Blogging on Wordpress 

I’ve been playing with the subject of indexing tag pages in WordPress for quite a while now. I have sites were i keep these pages in the indexes and pages where i don’t . The result vary from case to case though, so stating a rule for this subject is kind of difficult.

You might ask why am I even bothering with this problem. Well, let’s see why Tag pages are not worthwhile of being indexed:

  • they are just another navigation method on your site, meant to help visitors find posts on the subject they’re interested of.
  • they won’t rank. Unless you’re an authority, they won’t. I believe SE have some kind of trigger to distinguish and declassify tag pages, and this is especially true foo Google.com . On regional though, clever done tag pages might rank well.
  • they create duplicate content: a tag page is usually similar to the category page so you have the same content as in categories, just displayed in a somewhat different order
  • they create almost empty pages, unless you have a very tight tagging system. And this will happen every time you’ll use a new tag that hasn’t been used before on your site.
  • sometimes, they create useless pages

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5 Free WordPress Themes You Could Pay For

A post written by Mike and published in Blogging on Wordpress 

Free wordpress themesThe most obvious difference between premium and free WordPress themes has for long been the quality in addition to price. But more and more professional web designers are designing free WordPress themes as a proven online marketing strategy. A well crafted wp theme offered for free will not only generate many backlinks, but may also increase awareness of the theme designer.

After some research I can list five designers, freelancers and agencies that have created exceptionally beautiful free WordPress themes. Here we go:

1. WeFunction Design Agency – Magazeen theme

Magazeen is the second in a line of free WordPress themes created by WeFunction.com. Implementing a jQuery based Latest Image Showcase on a clean and communicative web design, Magazeen is an outstanding freebie from WeFunction. Costing only two links in the footer, Magazeen is a great example of professional free WordPress theme of today.

Magazeen theme

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Best iPod Touch cases – covers and cases for Apple iPod Touch

A post written by Mike and published in Gadgets and gizmos 

If you happen to own one of the hottest MP3 players of the moment, the Apple iPod Touch (either the first, second or the latest third generation), I’m sure you’re wondering what you should do to protect it from scratches, accidental shocks or dust as best as possible. I know, because I was wondering the same thing when i bought mine some time ago.

The answer is quite simple actually: dress it up with a brand new iPod Touch case from this collection bellow, that contains some of the nicest iPod covers I could find online. They’re gathered during my own search for a suitable cover that would fit the iPod Touch and i guarantee they are all top notch picks.

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Dell Adamo – another stylish portable notebook

A post written by Mike and published in Gadgets and gizmos 

Yea, there’s another one in town. Another stylish laptop that will attack the position of MacBook Air as the best notebook in the upper class of fancy devices. And it’s called Adamo, Dell Adamo.

We’re not going to get into details with this one, but I have to say it is a computer you should check if you want a business companion and budget is not your main priority.

On a first look, this laptop is a marvel of design, with a very nice polished full aluminum body, LED illuminated keyboard and a battery life of above 5 hours. Definitely a laptop for those looking to impress. Oh, and here’s why I mentioned that budget: it will have a price tag above 2000$ , in US. Auch.

Dell Adamo laptop

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Iphone Nano and a Netbook: Apple’s next success stories?

A post written by Mike and published in Away from the PC 

Almost every product Apple launches is a success story. Although it does not reach market domination worldwide, it really owns in the US and brings Apple lots of lots of funds in their pockets. That was the case for the iPhone, iMac, Apple Mini, iPod Touch, etc. All good products (not extraordinary though), based on looks and simplicity. But all overpriced and with a coupe of important lacks in features.

This year, rumours say Apple will launch the iPhone Nano and a small laptop that would enter the netbooks market. Let’s see what we already know about these two.

First of all, the iPhone Nano will be a smaller version of the iPhone, as the name suggests. How small though? It is said it will only be as big as the current iPhone’s screen, as you can see in the picture bellow. That means it would have a weird height/width proportion. Is it just me, or does it look too wide? I will prefer something slimmer. Perhaps a little bit taller, but way less wider. Not sure about the price, but you can always get refurbished ipods for better prices .

Iphone Nano

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