5 Myths About Google Penalization
Posted on January 2, 2010
Filed Under Blogging advice | 7 Comments
There are all sorts of penalization myths going around and I thought I’d share my views about them. Just using the word “myths” should give you the first hint what they really are. 
Here are the most common myths of why Google and other search engines might penalize your site:
1.Will Google penalize me if I link to non-related sites?
No, unless you link to porn or sites that spread malware and other crap. The Internet is a World Wide Web which means that websites interlink with each other in many different ways.
If you write about your topic you’ll link most of the times to sites that are related to your topic – since you want your visitors to learn more. Read more
Benefited From FreedomIdeas.com? Here’s How You Can Return The Favor…
Posted on December 22, 2009
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A reader of FreedomIdeas.com emailed me today that he’d like to thank me for all the free info on this site by giving me a link to any of my sites.
It was suggested before that I should put up a Donations button but I don’t feel it’s the right thing here.
I am happy to share what I know (or think I know ) and am really happy to see other people succeed online.
That’s why I never really treated this blog like a business model. It’s more like a journal of my Internet adventure and a channel for helping other people on this journey. Read more
Thoughts On Press Releases And Yahoo Directory
Posted on December 20, 2009
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I got a few questions from a reader on Press Releases and Yahoo Directory and here are my thoughts on those questions…
Press Releases
> What kind of website do they work best for?
Press releases in reality work best for companies that release a new product or a service. These press releases are then picked up by other sites and journalists and that creates a lot of buzz.
For a normal SBI site, the press releases are really not that powerful. All you get in most cases is one link from a trusted site.
> When is it a good time to consider writing one? If you don’t use them or like the idea of them, why?
> How do you write one? What information is needed in one to get the best impact?
> Who have you used or recommended? I have heard of www.prweb.com but would like to know from someone who has used them how they work and if it is worth the investement. Read more
The Power of Passion
Posted on December 14, 2009
Filed Under Work From Home | 7 Comments
Thanks to Henri Junttila for this inspirational guest post on how to find your life’s passion and how to make the best of it!
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Tomaz has talked a lot about doing something you’re passionate about and the Site Build It! Action Guide emphasizes this as well. Without passion you will not keep going when you aren’t seeing results in the first 3, 6 or even 12 months.
Building a real business takes a lot of hard work, so it’s essential that you find something you love. If money didn’t exist, what would you do? There are no limits, only those that we impose on ourselves.
For example, you can have multiple passions, why not? I recently discovered that I am extremely passionate about helping people grow both spiritually and financially.
We all have something that we love doing and something that we burn for. Using that and turning it into a business will take you a long way. Read more
What YOU Have To Do Or What Has To Be DONE
Posted on December 11, 2009
Filed Under Blogging advice | 18 Comments
When you start your adventure on the internet by starting your own online business, you almost inevitably assume that you have to do everything yourself.
There’s content writing, website design, link building, interacting on social networks, participating on related forums, doing research for finding suitable websites for link exchanges and the list goes on and on.
While I personally recommend that you start doing everything yourself at the beginning (to better understand how this Internet thing works), you don’t have to stay stuck in this “mode”. Read more
CuteRank Review
Posted on December 6, 2009
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Disclosure: I received CuteRank free of charge to test it and possibly provide a review for my readers if I happen to like it. I do – so here’s the review… (I don’t receive any compensation if you buy it.)
CuteRank is a software tool that allows you to track rankings for specific keywords across different search engines.
The tool is installed on your PC (Windows) and then you need to set up a new profile where you enter your site’s URL and select the keywords for which you want to check your rankings.
You can also select tons of search engines like Google.ca, Google.co.uk and many others but the default option is to select Google.com, Yahoo.com, Bing.com, Ask.com and Aol.com. Read more
How I Bought A Domain For A Third Of Asking Price
Posted on November 27, 2009
Filed Under Work From Home | 14 Comments
I just bought a domain for a third of asking price and since it worked so well, I thought you might want to know what happened.
I was planning a niche website and started to check the best domains related to it on http://whois.domaintools.com.
Best domains are short, catchy and include the main keyword or a synonym.
For example, if you were planning a site which would share lots of tennis tips, you’d want to check if tennistips.com, tennistips.net, tennis-tips.com and similar domains are still available.
I checked about 7 or 8 domains, used synonyms that tried to say the same thing using other keywords when I came across a domain that was for sale:
I followed the link and ended up on a site that specializes in buying and selling domain names. There was a form to complete: Read more
SBI 2.0 Review – Site Build It + Web 2.0
Posted on November 24, 2009
Filed Under Site Build It | 3 Comments
The SBI 2.0 review you’re about to read covers the recently renamed Site Build It product offered by Sitesell.com.
This review of SBI 2.0 shows the latest improvements and add-ons to the existing product which has been online for many years.
In fact, I suggest that you first check my original Site Build It review and and then return here to see what has been added to the original product.
SBI 2.0 Key Module – The C2
The C2 module has been launched more than a year ago and it was the single biggest improvement Sitesell has made in the 4 years that I have been using it.
The C2 module allows your visitors to create pages for you by sharing their stories, reviews and experiences and it also allows them to comment on the previous submissions. Read more
Widgetbucks – A User Review
Posted on November 18, 2009
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I want to thank Yogi from All About Coffee Makers for sharing her Widgetbucks review on this blog!
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I started using Widgetbucks in July 2008. Basically , the reason I first used them on my site was just as a filler in the empty right side column of my website (I have a 3 column website)
It doesn’t interfere with the other ad networks that I have on my website. And it can be used along with Adsense as well as Chitika or any other networks. The only restriction being, you can’t use more than 3 widgets on a page.
Am I happy with the results I get from it? I would say yes, because Widgetbucks has become another regular stream of income for me. Read more
Fake Pagerank – 2 Steps For Detecting Fake PR Websites
Posted on November 9, 2009
Filed Under SEO | 12 Comments
I’ve gotten a fair share of link exchange emails and some of them offered to place a link to my site on a high pagerank site.
Well, some of these sites have a fake pagerank displayed. I don’t know how they do it but I do know how to detect fake pagerank sites and stay away from these losers and cheaters.
Here’s an example of an email I got a few days ago: Read more
