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Website Template Designing and Services

2013-12-03T19:04:00.004-08:00

Have created a new different blog for my freelance. Please feel free to visit it on this address : http://webtemplates-design.blogspot.com/.

The main work I can do is website template designing, but I can also do HTML and CSS conversion and SEO services.

List of orgs accepting donations for Typhoon Yolanda victims | Sun.Star

2013-11-11T16:03:00.001-08:00

If you have the kind of heart to donate please click the link below, it will bring you to the list of organizations and institutions that accepts donations for the victims of the said typhoon.

Thank you Sun.Star/ Red Cross for the list.

List of orgs accepting donations for Typhoon Yolanda victims | Sun.Star

or visit

Philippine Red Cross

donation box at the office

“Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead.”

― Mother Teresa

List of orgs accepting donations for Typhoon Yolanda victims | Sun.Star

2013-11-11T15:55:00.001-08:00

List of orgs accepting donations for Typhoon Yolanda victims | Sun.Star

Devastating Typhoon Yolanda

2013-11-11T15:51:00.000-08:00

The super typhoon Yolanda has left the country with a massive of destruction, not just on infrastructure but also to mankind. As we can see in the news, majority of the infrastructure were devastated, and the saddest part of all is that more life were taken.

Most of the victims are in need of food, water, clothing, medicine and so much more...and they are seeking for our help. Were lucky enough that were not really affected by the typhoon and the best way for us to do is to help.

If you want to help just visit any drop off centers located near your area, any kind of help is much appreciated.

Here are some updates of the affected areas all around the country.

(Repost from Rappler - Visit rappler.com/typhoon-yolanda for the latest updates on Typhoon Yolanda.)

(Updated as of 1:26 am, Nov 12, 2013)

Occidental Mindoro

waiting for updates

Oriental Mindoro

Electricity restored in Calapan and Naujan?
State of calamity in Calapan City and municipality of Baco?

Marinduque

waiting for updates

Romblon

Airport is open

Palawan

Coron

State of calamity
6 dead
Busuanga
Airport has resumed operation
2 dead, 21 missing

Albay

Legazpi City

Airport is open

Masbate

Airport is open
Communication lines partially restored
Smart and Sun signals restored as of November 11 in the province, except for the towns of Cataingan, Mobo, Palanas, and Pio V Corpuz

Aklan

Caticlan

Airport has resumed operation

Kalibo

Airport has resumed operation

Antique

State of calamity declared
Cellular phone network 54% restored as of November 11

Capiz

Cellular phone network 10% restored as of November 11

Roxas City

Second command center set up
Airport has resumed operation

Iloilo

Entire province under state of calamity
Airport is open
Communication lines cut off in towns of Carles, Ajuy (except Barangay Culasi), Concepcion, Batad, San Dionisio, San Rafael, and Balasan
Cellular phone network 64% restored as of November 11
Smart and Sun signals restored as of November 11 in Badiangan, Barangay Culasi in Ajuy, and the towns of Alimodian, Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Barotac Viejo, Cabatuan, Dingle, Dumangas, Janiuay, Leganes, Maasin, Mina, Pavia, Pototan, San Miguel, Sta. Barbara and Zarraga
Transmission lines restored

Estancia

100% destroyed according to acting Gov Raul Tupas

Sara

Remains isolated

Negros Occidental

State of calamity declared
Transmission lines restored
Smart and Sun signals restored as of November 11 in Calatrava and San Carlos City

Bacolod

Airport is open

Negros Oriental

Transmission lines restored
Cellular phone network 97% restored as of November 11

Dumaguete

Airport is open

Cebu

Suspension of classes in 9 northern Cebu towns until Nov 15
Communication lines down in towns of Bogo, Medellin and Daanbantayan
State of calamity in the towns of Bogo, Daanbantayan, Sogod, Medellin

Bantayan Island

Completely isolated
Smart and Sun signals restored as of November 11

Bohol

Electricity intermittent
Smart and Sun signals restored as of November 11 in Dimiao

Leyte

More than 10,000 estimated dead, according to provincial government
Communication lines are cut off, Smart and Sun signals restored as of November 11 in Ormoc City and the towns of Bato, Dulag, Hilongos, Hindang, Macrohon, and Matalom
Smart signal restored in Dulag
Still no power as of Sunday, November 10
Provincial government has received medicines, checkups by doctors and nurses, P3 million cash as aid from Davao City government

Ormoc

Communication services are intermittent
As of Sunday night, November 10, roads still impassable; relief goods can only be brought via choppers or boats

Tacloban

Land route from Manila passable
Bus services from Tacloban to Manila being arranged by DOTC
Airport partially opened; Cebu-Tacloban flights now available, but no Manila-Tacloban flights yet
Hospitals running at over capacity, in need of medicines
City government has received medicines, checkups by doctors and nurses, P2 million cash as aid from Davao City government
Residents took to looting groceries, pharmacies, and shopping centers
DSWD set up mobile internet station

Maasin

City government has received medicines, checkups by doctors and nurses, P2 million cash as aid from Davao City government

Southern Leyte

Cellular phone network 53% restored as of November 11
Smart and Sun signals restored as of November 11 in Barangay Cabulihan in Maasin City

Eastern Samar

At least 200 feared dead, according to Rep. Ben Evardone
Communication lines are still cut off
Bridges unpassable in Lawaan, Borongan, and General MacArthur

Guiuan

The town is badly damaged, according to Solar TV News reporter David Santos, who got stranded there

Borongan

Catbalogan-Borongan-Guiuan and Basey-Marabut-Guiuan routes being restored by DPWH
Smart signal restored as November 11

Giporlos

At least 95% of the town severly damaged, according to Giporlos Mayor Mark Biong

Samar

Communication lines partially restored; cellular phone network 26% restored as of November 11
Smart and Sun signals restored as of November 11 in Calbayog City, Catbalogan City, and the towns of Calbiga, Daram, Gandara, Jiabong, Macrohon, Matuguinao, Paranas (Wright), San Jose de Buan, Santa Margarita, Tarangnan, and Villareal
Catbalogan-Borongan-Guiuan and Basey-Marabut-Guiuan routes being restored by DPWH
300 dead, 2,000 missing

Northern Samar

Communication lines partially restored
Cellular phone network 42% restored as of November 11

Surigao del Norte

Surigao City airport has resumed operation

Dinagat Islands

2,000 families in evacuation centers, as of November 8

How to add "You might also like" widget for your blogs

2013-07-01T17:36:00.001-07:00

This widget is some might really important to have in the end of our blog post to be able our reader to view or read our other posts.

By using this widget, it can make our blog more friendly to readers because they can easily navigate for other important topics.

Installation is just very easy, just follow the steps given below:

1. Click the link LinkWithin.

2. Fill up the form.

3. Click Install Widget

4. Choose your desired blog to where the widget be shown (if you have more than 1 blog) and click Add Widget button.

5. Drag the LinkWithin from the sidebar into the bottom of the blogpost and click save.

And now view your blog posts, you can now see the you might like widget below it.

Say Goodbye to Posterous

2013-04-29T15:15:00.002-07:00

As the title says, yes posterous will be closing on April 30, 2013. I will be missing this site which I've been using for over a year.

Posterous is a blogging platform which is just the same as other blogging sites. It was started in May 2008 and was funded by Y Combinator. Their mission was to make an easier photo sharing and connect with your social networks. Posterous runs smoothly for years but just last March 12, 2012, Posterous was acquired by twitter and have decided to shutdown their operation this day including their mobile applications, this means that on April 30, posterous will no longer be available either to view or to edit.

If your worried about your files, worried no more because posterous gives us an option to backup our files and download it, simply by going to:

Go to http://posterous.com/#backup of course you have to login your account.
Click the request backup button next to your space name.
Return to http://posterous.com/#backup to download a .zip file.

If you want to move all your files to another site which just the same as posterous, I'll recommend Wordpress or Squarespace or Tumblr, they offer import of files and move all your content over to either service. Remember back it up now!

The Unspoken Love

2012-08-13T22:30:00.000-07:00

Being in love is just a normal feeling which we felt to our opposite sex. It’s the most exciting feeling a person will feel on her entire life. Let me ask you one thing, have you already experienced being in love with someone else? So I’m sure you’ll know already how it felt, right?

Being in love with someone makes your day perfect like it’s the best day in your existence. Smiles were on your face day by day and you’ll be inspired with it. But as the days goes by, would you still remain in love without telling it to her the truth? I doubt it would be so hard for you that you will not feel comfortable every time she’s around and there, you’re just looking at her.

How great of you that you’re in love with someone else but also how unfortunate you are that you can’t tell it to her how you feel. There are lots of reason why these things happened. One is both he is ashamed and feeling uncomfortable of telling the truth or that girl has already taken by other man. Which is which? I guess you’re just ashamed of telling the truth. You know what, there’s nothing will gone missing if you tell it to her that you love her since the first time you saw her. Do not mind what she will say back the important is you have spoken the unspoken words or feeling inside your heart. After that I’m sure everything’s fine. My last advice is please don’t hope too much or do not expect that she will say yes, sometimes you have to face rejections and its still part of being in love.

Mostly teenagers is the one who can experience this things because it’s the stage of our life where our mind and our behavior starting to change, it’s the stage that the flower starts to bloom and I just hope that until it becomes mature the flower will still be blooming.

So to every guy out there, don’t be afraid to tell to your inspiration how you feel for her because there’s nothing wrong in loving. It will just become wrong if you will handle it in the wrong way, be gentle and have patience to her.

The Innovation of Android Mobile Platform

2012-08-13T22:28:00.001-07:00

Who among of us here doesn’t know the word Android? Or what does it bring to our society today especially those people that have smart phones? I’m one of the thousand users of smart phone that was benefited with the rises of Android apps in the Market. I really enjoy using the different applications I liked and downloaded from the market, from games to widgets, it’s totally amazing.

We can say that android today is the most used platform for mobile. By having it, we can use all the Google apps that we love, yes I call it Google because Android is now under the management of Google and they called it Google Play. When you visit the site that is http://play.google.com you can see not just hundreds but almost 600,000 applications available for you to download. Some of them have payments and some is offered free, I just used the free one and I’m really satisfied of it.

Before only iphone has this kind of applications which is available for iOS users only, but because of the fast growing of smart phones, android was born. From then, android was being used by most smart phones and tablets users around the world. Day by day the applications in the market continue to rise and rise and rise and lots of companies today are hiring an android developer just to cater the continues needs of the mass. What else does Android cannot offer? I think all your needs were already there, whether entertainment or interactive games, social activities like facebook, twitter, etc., and even mobile banking applications.

So now, what are the Android applications you used on your smart phone? Well I guess it would be too long if I will include here my apps. But I’ll just give you my top 5 apps for games and 5 for widgets.

Games:
1. Plants Vs. Zombie
2. Angry Birds
3. Air Penguin
4. Fruit Ninja
5. Hungry Shark

Widgets and Apps:
1. Go Launcher
2. Handcent SMS
3. Double Twist
4. Facebook
5. BPI mobile banking

That’s just few of many applications I have in my phone, and I’m always looking for more that will suite to my needs. It’s useless to have a smart phone or tablet if you will not going or if you are not using the benefits of Android Applications.

Android has started from small version I think… the first version released was the Froyo, followed by Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and then the Jelly Bean. Today’s latest high end smart phones already have the Ice Cream Sandwich and the Jelly Bean is not yet released.

Help Philippines Flood Victims

2012-08-09T19:12:00.000-07:00

I still cannot call myself lucky though I was not able to witness the real happenings in Manila because I'm am not from there. However, I felt so pity and also in great pain looking at news of what was happened there. I can feel there emptiness and sadness in life. I think it's the first time that we have experienced great flood without storm. Last time was the typhoon Ondoy but it's not that destructive as the latest flood which is caused by heavy rains brought by monsoon.

Arial view of Bulacan by: Defense Department

The flood destructs millions of properties, that's why they really need our help. It's been a tradition for us Filipinos to help each other specially in times of needs. We all know that with this tragedy, it would be too hard for everyone to recover. Their houses were damaged including their clothes and foods, no one has left except their self. It was also a very alarming when the Marikina river rises, fortunately and thanks God it doesn't continue to rise.

If you also feel the pain and emptiness of the people in Manila, you can help them by giving the any kind, whether in cash or in goods as long as it's heartily from yours small or big it doesn't matter, the important here is you were able to help them. You can send or deliver you help to any drop-off centers in your local areas or for cash or cheque donations, you may go to:

ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. Mother Ignacia Avenue corner E. Lopez St. Brgy. South Triangle, QC
Office tel. no: +632-411-4995 or +632-415-2272 loc 3765

or deposit to:

SAGIP KAPAMILYA

BDO Peso Account:
Account Name: ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 39301-14199
Swift Code: BNORPHMM

BDO Dollar Account:
Account Name: ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 39300-81622
Swift Code: BNORPHMM

PNB Peso Account:
Account Name: ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 419-539-5000-13
Swift Code: PNBMPHMM

BPI Peso Account:
Account Name: ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 3051-1127-75
Branch: West Triangle, Quezon City
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM

BPI Dollar Account:
Account Name: ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya
Account Number: 3054-0270-35
Branch: West Triangle, Quezon City
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM

or

GMA Kapuso Foundation
GMA Kapuso Foundation, 2nd Floor, Kapuso Center, GMA Network Drive cor. Samar St., Diliman, Quezon City; or call 9284299 at 9289351.

METROBANK
Peso Savings
Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number: 3-098-51034-7

Dollar Savings
Account Name:GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number:2-098-00244-2
Code: MBTC PH MM

UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK (UCPB)
Peso Savings
Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number:115-184777-2 or 160-111277-7

Dollar Savings
Account Name: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number: 01-115-301177-9 or 01-160-300427-6

They really need foods, clothes and medicines and most of all our holy prayers.

Let's help them without expecting in return, without any doubts because God is watching us he knows what to do. Also prayers is the best defense in life, let's continue praying for their complete healing.

May God Bless Us All!

Butanding sa Oslob

2012-07-02T17:36:00.000-07:00

Image Source: http://www.oslobwhalesharks.com/

Hi, I just updated my blog I'm just so busy with work... and here I'm sharing you my experienced in Oslob, Cebu...watching the Butanding or "Tuki".

Just a little informations about it...Butanding is the slow-moving filter feeding shark and is also the largest confirmed whale shark, having the length of more or less 12.65 meters and weight of 21 tonnes.

When I was having my long vacation in Oslob, Cebu, my eagerness to see the shark drives me to be at the place where it situated. Since I'm from there so the fee is just minimal. But if your not from Oslob you need to pay the regular payment for local tourist aside from foreign people.

I was there with my 2 sisters, excited for the said whale watching, we prepared our life jacket, gaggles and our camera for souvenir. The policy was explained to us by one of the official there that we should kept away from the shark for 5-6ft, no flash on camera and we should not produced too much bubbles on the water so the whale sharks won't recognized it as food.

After the policy explanation we went to the sea side to ride the bangka or "sakayan", we're about 4-6 people in one boat and it's a little bit wavy that time. When we're in the area where the butanding is located, I'm surprised of what I saw, a big, huge and harmless shark. There's one boat man who do the feeding so the shark won't go away.. maybe..

Our boat man command us to dive for those who wanted to... my sisters didn't hesitate to dive for they don't know how to swim and it's so wavy. I dived and went not nearer to the shark just exactly to see it's full length under the sea level. Absolutely, it's the biggest whale shark of all the sharks I saw. It has a big mouth with black dot something on his whole body. I was scared because the shark was very near to us..FYI..it can't be stopped to kept away from the shark for 6ft because the shark itself will come to you especially when you produced more bubbles. So it was prohibited to produced much bubbles so that the shark won't go to you.. (the shark think its a food when you produced bubbles).

After about 30 minutes I really enjoy watching the big shark my entrance fee and other fee is worth it. Til next time if I have another time I would surely spend watching the friendly shark again.

How to get there:

From Cebu City South Terminal, you have to ride a bus like Sunrays and Ceres Bus or any means of transportation. It's about 3 hours minimum of ride to be there in Tan-awan, Oslob, Cebu and the fare is about 130-150 pesos one way ride. They have lots of rooms available for those who want's to check-in.

A super fun Bohol tour

2012-02-08T07:35:00.000-08:00

Bohol: The Island of the Famous Chocolate Hills

I'm so proud of myself that after a long year of dreaming to visit Bohol, the long dream has ended because last December 27 - 29 2010 together with my workmates, we went to Bohol for a tour. From Cebu port to Tagbilaran port were very excited of the beautiful spots that we will be visiting.

On day one that was December 27 we arrived in Tagbilaran port, since we already have a tour guide contacted before the tour it's really easy for us to visit those nice spots there, by the way thanks to Incon Bohol Tours specially to our tour guides, Paul Incon the owner and to Gio our tour guide for the second day and the one who get us in our hotel where we're staying on the third day, I don't know his name. On that day too, from port Paul bring us to Hinagdanan Cave, you can see our photo below.

It's really amazing cave, theirs a water pool inside which is deep and the structures of the stone were very nice. After here, we go straight to our hotel room which was very nice too, I hope I could sleep back there.

On the second day of our tour, it's time for our country side tour, we went to Baclayon Church, Butterfly sanctuary, Bayoyong, blood compact monument, to a mini zoo were two big snakes were there, then to Loboc River for our lunch, after that we take Zip Line passing across the Loboc River, tarsier sanctuary, man-made forest, ATV ride, then Chocolate Hills. The second day was really fun, I really have a great day seeing those beautiful places in Bohol. Pictures on our second day tour below.

At Baclayon Church the second oldest church in the Philippines.

Bayoyong, the 65 year old man.

Butterfly on the flower at butterfly sanctuary

Blood Compact Monument

Big snake.

Buffet Lunch at Loboc River

Group ride crossing the Loboc River

Hello Tarsier.

At man made forest.

Funny ATV ride the best among all.

At the top of the mountain viewing the Chocolate Hills

That's the end of our tiring second day country side tour, and on our third day of tour I think it's more exciting because we rises early to have a dolphin watching, it's my first time in my entire life to see a real dolphin. See photo below.

Dolphin watching at sea of Panglao, the photo was not that clear or the dolphins image was very small because it's very hard to capture the energetic dolphins. They're many and they're playing as you can see on the photo.

Snorkeling in Balicasag Island. This island was really nice, lots of corals and lots of fish. I'm feeding them with bread so that they will go nearer to me.

It's me, diving on the sea of Balicasag Island.

In the photo above, it's me in Virgin Island, it's a beautiful sand bar Island.

At Panglao Beach, we take a swim after arriving from our Island hopping. Very nice beach promise.

After that we went back to our room because it's already time to go back to Cebu. The experienced was really amazing and I'm so thankful that once in my life I fulfill one of my dream, to visit Bohols beautiful spots and that experienced will remain forever in my memories. Bohol was a very nice place to be with, quite, simple but has lots of beautiful places.

If I were you I will also visit the places where we've been. It would be easier if you will hire a tour agency like Incon Bohol Tours for you to have an unforgettable experienced too.

For the Incon Bohol Tours, you can reach them through Mr. Paul Bernard Incon at +639297623614, visit their site http://inconboholtours.webs.com or email them boholtour.incon45@gmail.com. Good luck and don't forget to bring your cameras.

You may read also my friends blog about their thoughts in Bohol:

http://jayseeblabs.blogspot.com/

http://insanescribbles.wordpress.com/

301 redirects

2011-12-15T11:06:00.000-08:00

How to Redirect a Web Page Using a 301 Redirect
By Herman Drost

You've just redesigned some pages of your web site. The pages have high search engine rankings that you don't want to lose. How can you safely redirect web site traffic from your old pages to the new pages without losing your rankings? You can do this by using a " 301 redirect "

What is 301 redirect?

301 redirect is the best method to preserve your current search engine rankings when redirecting web pages or a website. The code "301" is interpreted as "moved permanently". After the code, the URL of the missing or renamed page is noted, followed by a space, then followed by the new location or file name. You implement the 301 redirect by creating a .htaccess file.

What is a .htaccess file?

When a visitor/spider requests a web page, your web server checks for a .htaccess file. The .htaccess file contains specific instructions for certain requests, including security, redirection issues and how to handle certain errors.

How to implement the 301 Redirect

1. To create a .htaccess file, open notepad, name and save the file as .htaccess (there is no extension).

2. If you already have a .htaccess file on your server, download it to your desktop for editing.

3. Place this code in your .htaccess file:

redirect 301 /old/old.htm http://www.you.com/new.htm

4. If the .htaccess file already has lines of code in it, skip a line, then add the above code.

5. Save the .htaccess file

6. Upload this file to the root folder of your server.

7. Test it by typing in the old address to the page you've changed. You should be immediately taken to the new location.

Notes: Don't add "http://www" to the first part of the statement - place the path from the top level of your site to the page. Also ensure that you leave a single space between these elements:

redirect 301 (the instruction that the page has moved)

/old/old.htm (the original folder path and file name)

http://www.you.com/new.htm (new path and file name)

When the search engines spider your site again they will follow the rule you have created in your .htaccess file. The search engine spider doesn't actually read the .htaccess file, but recognizes the response from the server as valid.

During the next update, the old file name and path will be dropped and replaced with the new one. Sometimes you may see alternating old/new file names during the transition period, plus some fluctuations in rankings. According to Google it will take 6-8 weeks to see the changes reflected on your pages.

Other ways to implement the 301 redirect:

1. To redirect ALL files on your domain use this in your .htaccess file if you are on a unix web server:

redirectMatch 301 ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com
redirectMatch permanent ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com

You can also use one of these in your .htaccess file:

redirect 301 /index.html http://www.domain.com/index.html
redirect permanent /index.html http://www.domain.com/index.html
redirectpermanent /index.html http://www.domain.com/index.html

This will redirect "index.html" to another domain using a 301-Moved permanently redirect.

2. If you need to redirect http://mysite.com to http://www.mysite.com and you've got mod_rewrite enabled on your server you can put this in your .htaccess file:

Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.example.com/$1 [R=permanent,L]

or this:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Tip: Use your full URL (ie http://www.domain.com) when obtaining incoming links to your site. Also use your full URL for the internal linking of your site.

3. If you want to redirect your .htm pages to .php pages and you've got mod_rewrite enabled on your server you can put this in your .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule (.*).htm$ /$1.php

4. If you wish to redirect your .html or .htm pages to .shtml pages because you are using Server Side Includes (SSI) add this code to your .htaccess file:

AddType text/html .shtml
AddHandler server-parsed .shtml .html .htm
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes
DirectoryIndex index.shtml index.html
Frequently Asked Question:

What's the difference in using a 301 redirect versus a meta redirect?

Meta Redirect

To send someone to a new page (or site) put this in the head of your document:

Content="10; tells the browser to wait 10 seconds before transfer, choose however long you would like, you can even choose 0 to give a smoother transition, but some (really old) browsers aren't capable of using this so I'd suggest putting a link on that page to your new site for them.

With a meta redirect the page with the redirect issues a 200 OK status and some other mechanism moves the browser over to the new URL. With a 200 OK on both pages, the search engine wants to index both the start page and the target page - and that is a known spam method (set up 10,000 domains full of keywords for the search engines to index then meta redirect the "real visitor" after 0 or 1 seconds to the "real site" ) so using it gets you penalized.

The 301 redirect simply issues a Permanently Moved message in the HTTP header which tells the search engine to only index the target URL.

Conclusion: The safest way to redirect old web pages to the new pages or old web site to the new web site and keep the same search engine rankings is to use the 301 redirect. It will also pass on the page rank from your old site to your new site.

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owner and author of Affordable Web Site Design and Web Hosting
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or you may use google info.
301 redirects

UVCS Batch Pictures 2011

2011-12-09T21:24:00.001-08:00

Batch Pictures Slideshow: Eliezer’s photo stocks during college days.UVCS,

Be on time with Gmail Custom Time

2011-11-02T09:34:00.000-07:00

Have you heard or tried to use already this new Gmail Custom Time? If not, then it's your time to try. Just like me, it's also my first time to use this application from Gmail.You can now send mails by selecting “Set custom time” from the Compose view. Any email you send to the past appears in the proper chronological order in your recipient’s inbox. You can opt for it to show up read or unread by selecting the appropriate option.

So what does this mean and is it for real? well it means that your email can travel through time and yes its real for those people who don’t know the day today and are not much familiar with Google’s sense of humor.

How do I use it?

Yes. You'll only be able to send email back until April 1, 2004, the day we launched Gmail. If we were to let you send an email from Gmail before Gmail existed, well, that would be like hanging out with your parents before you were born -- crazy talk.

How does it work?
Yes. You'll only be able to send email back until April 1, 2004, the day we launched Gmail. If we were to let you send an email from Gmail before Gmail existed, well, that would be like hanging out with your parents before you were born -- crazy talk.
How does it work?
How does it work?
How come I only get ten?

Our researchers have concluded that allowing each person more than ten pre-dated emails per year would cause people to lose faith in the accuracy of time, thus rendering the feature useless.
How come I only get ten?
Our researchers have concluded that allowing each person more than ten pre-dated emails per year would cause people to lose faith in the accuracy of time, thus rendering the feature useless.
Our researchers have concluded that allowing each person more than ten pre-dated emails per year would cause people to lose faith in the accuracy of time, thus rendering the feature useless.
P = Probability that user believes the time stamp
φ = The Golden Ratio
L = Average life expectancy

Just click "Set custom time" from the Compose view. Any email you send to the past appears in the proper chronological order in your recipient's inbox. You can opt for it to show up read or unread by selecting the appropriate option.

Is there a limit to how far back I can send email?

Gmail utilizes an e-flux capacitor to resolve issues of causality (seeGrandfather Paradox).

Their findings:

N = Total emails sent

Google to become second biggest social website in 12 months

2011-10-09T02:44:00.000-07:00

Upon examining the first month of results since the launch of the new social media platform Google +1, it is set to become a key competitor to Facebook & Twitter.Uptake has been strong, with Google reporting over 25 million accounts have already been set up – and they are still in the Beta testing stage. This could be a little pre-emptive however, but there are signs it is heading in the right direction based on some of the survey’s findings:- 45% of users report reading content once a day or more (only Facebook’s 62% is higher among social networks) - 46% of Google+ users report creating content (e.g., creating posts; sharing links) at least once a week. This competes with Twitter (42%) – where effortless content creation is its heart.Perhaps more interestingly, is the finding that the demographics of Google+ are substantially different to the other main social platforms. The current uptake of users shows the majority from a young male demographic.- 3 men for every 2 women (vs. 1 man for every 1.2 women on Facebook)- 43% of membership is 18-29 (vs. 31% for Facebook - 59% has a college degree (vs. 37% for Facebook)- 48% are single (vs. 33% of Facebook users)Again, this is limited data – as Google+ is so new (and only a small number of people were interviewed), but it does suggest the platform could be being used in a different way to Facebook – although social, it is less focused on the profile page and more on the sharing element; it has features that definitely appeal to a different audience. Some of these features include Circles- the ability to separate groups of friends – you choose who and what they see within that particular Circle. For example, you can create a ‘Co-workers’ or ‘Family’ Circle. This is easier to navigate than Facebook friend groups and lists. This is also one of the features that is clearly separating Google+ from Facebook. Whereas Facebook advocates a more public disclosure, Google+ is the opposite – promoting the idea of separating your social groups quite literally. Whilst at the moment Google+ is still in its testing phase, it seems quite simple to manage these Circles. However, we envisage it could potentially get quite tricky to organise all your Circles, especially as usage grows. Although the number of Google+ users is expected to rise dramatically over the coming year, there are still doubts as to the incentive for Facebook users to move to the Google network. Those that have a Gmail account are much more likely to try Google+ due to the fact they are already in the Google ‘clique’. Also, Facebook are not likely to make it easy to leave – it is quite difficult to export data from the platform – such as photos, information, contacts. Another thing to remember is that Facebook got really entertaining when all your friends signed up and it did not develop in a day – it took time. The Google Project has great potential but has a long way to go yet…Reference: YouGov interviewed 1,003 adults, nationally-representative of the US online adult population, online from 29 July–2Aug 2011.

Article by Freedom SEO

Seo Tips: A Valuable Link Building Tips

2011-10-05T15:08:00.000-07:00

As I had posted in my previous topic about SEO, it is one of the most crucial methods you can use for website promotion. On-page SEO is important because it doesn't take you really far. Once the on-page is set properly done, then the next thing to do is to link build a good quality inbound weblinks which can help your site place on the first page of the search engine results pages or SERP's.

The following are the valuable tips in link building of your website but if you're an SEO expert, then these tips will remind you of the basic yet essential link building strategies.

1. Go for Higher Quality Links

All links are not created equal. SEO links that have higher value provide greater optimization benefits compared to low quality links. There are several factors that can determine the quality of website links. These are:

    • The reputation and trustworthiness of the domain giving the website links. For instance, a link from cnn.com would have higher value compared to a link from a website that ranks lower in the Alexa rank checker.

    • How relevant the anchor text is to the link. This means that an anchor text saying "fish tank" would be far more relevant and valuable than a "click here" anchor text.

    • The link's location within the site structure. For obvious reasons, SEO links embedded on a site's homepage is more beneficial than a link that comes from a deeply hidden page.

    • The link's visibility on a webpage. It also matters where the inbound link is located on a webpage. Website links at the top of a webpage are more visible than those at the bottom.

    • Similarly, a link that's one of three on a page is more valuable than a link that's one of 80.

Now that you have an idea of how website links are given value, the question is: How do you get high quality links? The tips below will explain different methods of effective search engine optimization link building.

2. Create Useful, Relevant and Interesting Content

Building superior quality content remains an effective method of getting SEO links from other websites. With excellent content, not only will you be able to build backlinks naturally, requesting a link also becomes easier since the partner website can benefit from the link request as well.

In addition, building good content is one way to get all your SEO links for free. Link baiting is a method made for the sole purpose of attracting links using interesting and useful content. All you have to do is create a site with great content, and wait for the website links to come.

3. SEO Link Building with Blog and RSS Feeds

Promoting your site via blogs and RSS feeds is an easy and great way to boost your site's exposure and SEO link building opportunities. Blog readers are always looking for interesting sites and posts. If your website is listed in their preferred blog and RSS directories, there's a decent chance that your site will be found.

4. Submit Your Site to Directories

Another easy way to get website links is through directory submissions. Although this method doesn't quite give good quality SEO links, it's a good place to start if you're new to search engine optimization link building.

There are two ways to submit your site to directories. You can use a directory submission service that automatically sends your site to over 100 directories, or you can manually submit the site yourself. Doing it automatically saves you a lot of time; while manual submission allows you to easily send your site to major directories (the more popular directories usually don't accept automatic submissions).

5. Research on Your Competitors' SEO Links

Look up the sites that are providing links to the websites of your competitors. This is a good way to start your SEO link building efforts, since websites that link to your competitors are likely to be interested in linking to your site as well. However, before implementing this strategy, make sure that your website is as good as your competitor's.

There are many SEO link building tools that can help you check your competitors' SEO links. SEOBook Back Link Analyzer provides comprehensive backlink information. It's free, but only runs on Windows. There's also the impressive (paid) SEO SpyGlass, which runs on Mac, Linux and Windows.

6. Writing and Submitting Articles

There are several websites out there that you can submit your articles to. EzineArticles, for example, is a popular article site that allows you to post writings, as well as build website links. You can either create SEO links within the article or at the bottom section of the article called the "bio box" or "author box."

Again, it's important that your articles are useful and informative. Bloggers, news reporters and other industry experts might be interested in posting your article to their blog or creating SEO links to your site. So, make your article as interesting as possible.

7. Purchase Links and Look for Link Brokers

Although Google is becoming stricter on link renting, it's possible to purchase temporary website links. The reason why Google is cracking down on link renting is that these SEO links are there on your site one day, and then suddenly disappear once you stop renting them.

You may continue reading the rest of Mat's article at Ten Valuable SEO Link Building Tips

The Dos and Don'ts of Sexting

2011-09-05T14:05:00.000-07:00

Anthony Weiner's Twitter scandal certainly makes the list of "don'ts," but there are ways to send sexy text messages — at the right time and to the right person. Follow these rules of sexting etiquette.

By Beth W. Orenstein

Medically reviewed by Lindsey Marcellin, MD, MPH

After U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner copped to sending a racy photo of himself to a woman via Twitter — as well as to a history of online infidelity that included sending sexy photos, Facebook messages, and emails to at least five other women over the last three years — the scandal has left many people wondering why anyone would do such a thing.
After all, isn’t sending out sexy photos just asking to be caught?
The Weiner firestorm aside — the congressman is married and he lied repeatedly about the incident before admitting the truth — sexting, or sharing intimate photos or messages via cell phone texts and emails, isn’t always a bad idea. For committed couples, some experts say that sexting can actually be a great way to sizzle up your sex life.
“A sext can be as simple as writing to your partner what you want to do when you see him later,” says Olivia Baniuszewicz co-author (along with Debra Goldstein) of Flirtexting: How to Text Your Way into His Heart. It creates anticipation and build-up throughout your day, which can boost your libido and add some newness and variety to your usual sexual routine.
But to avoid embarrassment, consider these dos and don’ts before you hit send on that sext message:
Sexting Dos
Baniuszewicz offers these rules for sending successful sexy messages to your spouse or partner:

DO send a sext to your significant other while you are out to dinner with friends. There’s something very exciting about exchanging sexy and covert messages in public.
DO remember that less is more. There are ways to be suggestive without putting it all out there. It’s sexier to not take it all off for a camera phone. Instead, send sensual, suggestive photo texts. For example, you might take a picture of your bed and write “Room for two” or take a picture of your lips and text “They miss you.”
DO sext your partner if you’re shy by nature. It’s a great approach if you find it hard to verbalize what you like sexually. You can use the casual environment of a text to reveal your sexual fantasies.
DO sext if you’re a long distance away on business. This can help you keep the spark alive and remain close when you’re apart. When you're about to go to sleep and you miss your partner, text that you're all alone in that big bed of yours and ask for a suggestion for something to do. He or she will gladly take it from there.

Sexting Don’ts
Here are Baniuszewicz’s cautions about texting:

DON’T sext with someone you just recently started dating or can’t trust implicitly. You’re taking the risk of having your photo leaked or forwarded, turning off the person on the receiving end, or having the photo get into the wrong hands.
DON’T ever include your face in a naked photo text. This protects you from embarrassment if the photo ends up being seen by someone you know.
DON’T take sexting requests too seriously. Have a little fun teasing your partner. If he or she’s begging for you to send a sexy picture of yourself, and you’re not comfortable with it, take a picture of your Victoria Secret catalog or Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and write “Not mine, but I’m still thinking of you.”
DON’T forget to delete any sexts or photos after viewing them. This is especially important if there are any children in your home who might get a hold of your phone (kids are more tech-savvy than you think!)
DON’T engage in cellular infidelity. As Congressman Weiner can now attest, sexting with someone outside of your marriage or relationship is a form of cheating.

Source: http://www.everydayhealth.com/

New Google PageRank Algorithm Tip

2011-09-01T09:50:00.000-07:00

On June 27th, the webmasters around the world has witnessed one of most buzzing "PageRank Update" in recent history. Some highlights of this interesting update were -
PR of Google itself- which is down to 9 from 10.
And a custom blogspot blogger getting PR 8 from 0.

These two facts are enough to assume that Google may have implemented major change in its Pagerank algorithm. And after nearly 15 days of mini research and surveys, I have no doubt declaring - 'Yes Google's PageRank algorithm update is reality.' It may have hit some webmasters badly. But in order to make yourself acquainted with new Pagerank algorithm, you need to know the whole thing again.

Why this Change?
Before you get to know the latest pagerank algorithm, you should know the exact reasons why Google has gone through such robust changes in its Pagerank algorithm.
You can say Google was caught in its own trap! How?
You know that some years back Google invented the 'nofollow' attribute for comment spamming. Though By implementing 'nofollow' attribute, the issue of comment spamming was controlled to some extent, but there was developing another bigger problem. That was directly connected to the Google's unique search algorithm. The main problem, Google was facing natural referencing often got the 'nofollow' attribute, which Google never expected.

To adjust yourself with the new PR algorithm, you should concentrate on these six tips-

1)Nofollow attribute: Nofollow links has come with a bang. As a result of this unexpected change, links with nofollow attribute can not be overlooked now. Some websites, with only nofollow backlinks has got a PR rise after this update, which only strengthen my view.

2)In content Dofollow: Though it still have value, but it priority has been lowered as Google is noticing 'In-content Dofollow link' trading is only increasing.

3)Directory links: Some gurus are making rubbish statement by saying Directory links are no longer important. But that are only applicable for low quality directories. Directory like Dmoz will always have its value.

4)Social Backlinks: Though social links comes with natural 'nofollow', it has its effect on PR. So never ignore facebook, twitter, linkedin backlinks.

5)Forum Links: Due to dofollow forum signature spamming, Google has lowered the value of links, which you get from forum signature.

6)Inner navigation: Your URL structure and navigation of your website also will have more effect on PR from now on. So make sure your website's URLs are crawl-able and search engine friendly.

I hope these tips will help you to understand the Google's new Pagerank algorithm. I have just briefed the major points here for a quick overview.

DoFollow Webmaster Forums

2011-09-01T09:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some list of a DoFollow webmaster forums that might help you.

I just found this list on a site and think that might help you that's why i just re posted it here.

http://bloggeries.com/forum/

http://www.warriorforum.com/

http://websitebabble.com/

http://www.v7n.com/forums/

http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/

http://forum.submitedge.com/

http://homebusinessonline.com/community/forum/

http://www.link-assistant.com/seo-talk/

http://www.netbuilders.org/

http://seo-news.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi

http://www.webcosmoforums.com/

http://www.webproworld.com/webmaster-forum/forum.php

http://www.helpingwebmasters.com/

http://www.imtalk.org/

http://money-talk.org/board.html

http://moneyfanclub.com/

http://www.small-business-forum.net/

http://www.seomastering.com/seo-forum/index.php

http://talk-mania.com/

http://www.workfromhomeboard.com/

http://mycyberquest.com/

http://www.webmasterground.com/

I'll be updating this topic as soon as possible if I could find new forum sites. Guaranteed all this sites listed have PR.

Horn of Africa Drought

2011-08-26T09:30:00.000-07:00

More than 11 million people across the Horn of Africa are in urgent need of food assistance and WFP needs your help to get it to them. Here are 10 things absolutely anyone can do to help us save lives.

Tweets for the Horn of Africa
11 million people across HornofAfrica in desperate need of food assistance. WFP needs our help to feed them.
10 things anyone can do to help hungry people in the HornofAfrica.
Latest news and info from the front lines of #HornOfAfrica hunger crisis available here!
Click on the tweets above and access your Twitter account.

Check out the interactive map!

Stay on top of the hunger crisis with this regularly updated, interactive map that shows how and where WFP is operating.

Take the quiz!

Put your knowledge about the Horn of Africa hunger crisis to the test. Take this quiz and feed a child. Then share it with your friends!

1. Make an online donation
Over the coming weeks, WFP will feed more people across the Horn of Africa than live in Los Angeles. That’s a big job. Making a secure online donation is one of the best ways you can help us get it done. Donate now.
2. Donate by text message
Don't have a credit card? No problem. If you live in the United States, Canada the United Kingdom or South Africa you can also donate by text message. Here's how:
For the US, text the word AID to this number: 27722 to donate $10.
For Canada, text the word RELIEF to this number: 45678 to donate $5.
For the UK, text the word AID to this number: 70303 to donate £3.
For South Africa, text the word FOOD to this number: 38727 to donate R10.
3. Take the quiz
How much do you know about what’s going on in the Horn of Africa? Find out by taking this short quiz. For every person who takes it, a child will receive a warm meal thanks to an anonymous donor. Put your knowledge to the test and then challenge your friends! Take the quiz
4. Share this video
It’s less than one minute long and will give you a good idea of the situation in the Horn of Africa and what WFP is doing about it. After you’ve seen it make sure all of your friends see it as well. Watch the video
5. Stay current
Thousands of people are on the move across Somalia and WFP is rapidly scaling up its operations in the region. Check out our interactive crisis map to see how WFP's emergency operation is unfolding. For the latest news and updates plus plus photos, videos and stories from the field go to the Crisis Page
6. Get social
The world needs to know about what’s going on in the Horn of Africa and that starts with your friends on Facebook, your followers on Twitter, your subscribers on YouTube etc. Join our online communities and share the message with your friends and followers. Facebook | Twitter | Youtube
7. Grab a banner
Are you a blogger? Go check out our collection of banners and then put one on your site. Make sure that the people who come to your blog know what it’s for. If you don’t write a blog yourself, send this link around to the bloggers you like to read and tell them what to do.Grab a banner
8. Get these ads published
Contact your local newspaper and ask them to publish one of our print ads. Make sure they know that you think this is the single most important story in the news right now. See the print ads
9. Be creative
There are hundreds of things ordinary people can do to help our operations in the Horn of Africa. Taking up a collection at school or holding a neighbourhood fundraiser are just a few of things are supporters have done to help feed the hungry. If you need some inspiration, find out what Andrew, an 11-year-old from Ghana, has done to help children like him in the Horn of Africa. Read the story
10. Keep us posted
We want to know what you’re doing to raise money and awareness to help us do our work. You can write to us at community@wfp.org, get in touch with us on Twitter at @WFP or post a comment on our Facebook page.

Click this link: Horn of Africa Drought

Angry Birds

2011-08-26T08:01:00.000-07:00

Angry Birds is a puzzle video game developed by Finland-based Rovio Mobile. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for Apple's iOS in December 2009. Since that time, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from Apple's App Store, which has prompted the company to design versions for other touchscreen-based smartphones, such as those using the Android operating system, among others.

In the game, players use a slingshot to launch birds at pigs stationed on or within various structures, with the intent of destroying all the pigs on the playfield. As players advance through the game, new birds appear, some with special abilities that can be activated by the player. Rovio Mobile has supported Angry Birds with numerous free updates that add additional game content, and the company has even released stand-alone holiday and promotional versions of the game.

Angry Birds has been praised for its successful combination of addictive gameplay, comical style, and low price. Its popularity led to versions of Angry Birds being created for personal computers and gaming consoles, a market for merchandise featuring its characters and even long-term plans for a feature film or television series. With a combined 200 million downloads across all platforms and including both regular and special editions, the game has been called "one of the most mainstream games out right now", "one of the great runaway hits of 2010", and "the largest mobile app success the world has seen so far".

Angry Birds is a video game that started out on the iPhone. After being successful on the iPhone, the developers moved to other platforms such as BlackBerry and Android and finally launched Angry Birds Online. Angry Birds continues to be the #1 app in the iTunes app store and has been for a while.

The game is based on evil green monsters that steal the eggs of the birds. This makes them angry, hence the name "Angry Birds Online". To get the eggs back, you must destroy the fortresses of the green monsters by sending birds at them. There are all types of different birds, each with its own special ability. You have a set amount of birds you can use - if you destroy the fortress with those alloted birds, you beat the level. If you don't, you fail the level and need to try again.

White and Black Hat SEO

2011-08-25T12:40:00.000-07:00

What Is White-Hat SEO?

Any SEO tactic that maintains the integrity of your website and the SERPs (search engine results pages) is considered a "white-hat" search engine optimization tactic. These are the only tactics that we will use whenever applicable and which enhance rather than detract from your website and from the rankings.

White-Hat SEO Tactics:

Internal Linking

By far one of the easiest ways to stop your website from ranking well on the search engines is to make it difficult for search engines to find their way through it. Many sites use some form of script to enable fancy drop-down navigation, etc. Many of these scripts cannot be crawled by the search engines resulting in unindexed pages.

While many of these effects add visual appeal to a website, if you are using scripts or some other form of navigation that will hinder the spidering of your website it is important to add text links to the bottom of at least your homepage linking to all you main internal pages including a sitemap to your internal pages.

Reciprocal Linking

Exchanging links with other webmasters is a good way (not the best, but good) of attaining additional incoming links to your site. While the value of reciprocal links has declined a bit over the past year they certainly still do have their place.

A VERY important note is that if you do plan on building reciprocal links it is important to make sure that you do so intelligently. Random reciprocal link building in which you exchange links with any and virtually all sites that you can will not help you over the long run. Link only to sites that are related to yours and who's content your visitors will be interested in and preferably which contain the keywords that you want to target. Building relevancy through association is never a bad thing unless you're linking to bad neighborhoods (penalized industries and/or websites).

If you are planning or currently do undertake reciprocal link building you know how time consuming this process can be. An useful tool that can speed up the process is PRProwler. Essentially this tool allows you to find related sites with high PageRank, weeding out many of the sites that would simply be a waste of time to even visit.

Content Creation

Don't confuse "content creation" with doorway pages and the such. When we recommend content creation we are discussing creating quality, unique content that will be of interest to your visitors and which will add value to your site.

The more content-rich your site is the more valuable it will appear to the search engines, your human visitors, and to other webmasters who will be far more likely to link to your website if they find you to be a solid resource on their subject.

Creating good content can be very time-consuming, however it will be well worth the effort in the long run. As an additional bonus, these new pages can be used to target additional keywords related to the topic of the page.

Writing For Others

You know more about your business that those around you so why not let everyone know? Whether it be in the form of articles, forum posts, or a spotlight piece on someone else's website, creating content that other people will want to read and post on their sites is one of the best ways to build links to your website that don't require a reciprocal link back.

Site Optimization

The manipulation of your content, wording, and site structure for the purpose of attaining high search engine positioning is the backbone of SEO and the search engine positioning industry. Everything from creating solid title and meta tags to tweaking the content to maximize it's search engine effectiveness is key to any successful optimization effort.

That said, it is of primary importance that the optimization of a website not detract from the message and quality of content contained within the site. There's no point in driving traffic to a site that is so poorly worded that it cannot possibly convey the desired message and which thus, cannot sell. Site optimization must always take into account the maintenance of the salability and solid message of the site while maximizing it's exposure on the search engines.

What Is Black-Hat SEO?

These Tactics Are Considered Black-Hat For A Reason.
This Page Is To Note The Tactics That You Will Hear About From Other SEO's.
These Are Not Legitimate Tactics And While Some May Work In The Short Term.
They WILL Get Your Website Penalized And/Or Banned Eventually.

Constantly webmasters attempt to "trick" the search engines into ranking sites and pages based on illegitimate means. Whether this is through the use of doorway pages, hidden text, interlinking, keyword spamming or other means they are meant to only trick a search engine into placing a website high in the rankings. Because of this, sites using black-hat SEO tactics tend to drop from these positions as fast as they climb (if they do climb at all).

The following tactics are not listed to help you "trick" the search engines but rather to warn you against these tactics should you hear they are used by other SEO's (this is not to say that all other search engine optimization experts use these tactics, just that some do and you should be warned against them).

Due to the sheer number of tricks and scripts used against search engines they could not possibly all be listed here. Below you will find only some of the most common black-hat tactics. Many SEO's and webmasters have simply modified the below tactics in hopes that the new technique will work. Truthfully they may, but not forever and probably not for long.

Black-Hat SEO Tactics:

Keyword Stuffing

This is probably one of the most commonly abused forms of search engine spam. Essentially this is when a webmaster or SEO places a large number of instances of the targeted keyword phrase in hopes that the search engine will read this as relevant. In order to offset the fact that this text generally reads horribly it will often be placed at the bottom of a page and in a very small font size. An additional tactic that is often associated with this practice is hidden text which is commented on below.

Hidden Text

Hidden text is text that is set at the same color as the background or very close to it. While the major search engines can easily detect text set to the same color as a background some webmasters will try to get around it by creating an image file the same color as the text and setting the image file as the background. While undetectable at this time to the search engines this is blatant spam and websites using this tactic are usually quickly reported by competitors and the site blacklisted.

Cloaking

In short, cloaking is a method of presenting different information to the search engines than a human visitor would see. There are too many methods of cloaking to possibly list here and some of them are still undetectable by the search engines. That said, which methods still work and how long they will is rarely set-in-stone and like hidden text, when one of your competitors figures out what is being done (and don't think they aren't watching you if you're holding one of the top search engine positions) they can and will report your site and it will get banned.

Doorway Pages

Doorway pages are pages added to a website solely to target a specific keyword phrase or phrases and provide little in the way of value to a visitor. Generally the content on these pages provide no information and the page is only there to promote a phrase in hopes that once a visitor lands there, that they will go to the homepage and continue on from there. Often to save time these pages are generated by software and added to a site automatically. This is a very dangerous practice. Not only are many of the methods of injecting doorway pages banned by the search engines but a quick report to the search engine of this practice and your website will simply disappear along with all the legitimate ranks you have attained with your genuine content pages.

Redirects

Redirecting, when used as a black-hat tactic, is most commonly brought in as a compliment to doorway pages. Because doorway pages generally have little or no substantial content, redirects are sometime applied to automatically move a visitor to a page with actual content such as the homepage of the site. As quickly as the search engines find ways of detecting such redirects, the spammers are uncovering ways around detection. That said, the search engines figure them out eventually and your site will be penalized. That or you'll be reported by a competitor or a disgruntled searcher.

Duplicate Sites

A throwback tactic that rarely works these days. When affiliate programs became popular many webmasters would simply create a copy of the site they were promoting, tweak it a bit, and put it online in hopes that it would outrank the site it was promoting and capture their sales. As the search engines would ideally like to see unique content across all of their results this tactic was quickly banned and the search engines have methods for detecting and removing duplicate sites from their index. If the site is changed just enough to avoid automatic detection with hidden text or the such, you can once again be reported to the search engines and be banned that way.

Sources: http://www.beanstalk-inc.com/tactics/

What An SEO Can Do For Your Business

2011-08-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

What is SEO?

An SEO is the abbreviation for Search Engine Optimization. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results. In general, the earlier (or higher on the page), and more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine's users. SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, video search, academic search, news search and industry-specific vertical search engines.

This is a chart showing an optimized site/business.

Since technology today is now ruling the world, and we people are also following from the oldest until to the latest trend of technology, it is a must for every business to used the internet to market their sales/business because if not then your out of the trend. It is also proven that Google is the main search engine mostly used by everyone in their searches. So to make your business known to the world, you should put your business number one(1) in their search engine, if not at least on the top ten(10) of the searches. And do you know who can only make that possible? SEO people is the only one who can help you in making your business know to the world. From On-page SEO which is the process of optimizing the content of your website. This includes the text, images and links on your website. Anything uploaded to your site's domain is considered on page up to Off-page SEO which is doing things off site to improve your sites search engine rankings. The only thing you can do off site to incraese your rankings is build up more links. More links will generally lead to better Google PageRank and better search engine rankings.

It is sometimes difficult to spot the good links; here are a few questions you should ask yourself when you are looking at sites or pages to get links from:

Is this site or page relevant to what I do?
Is this site linking out to any low quality off topic sites?
Is this site or page going to send the right sort of traffic?
Is this site or page ranking well in the search engines?
Does this site have a lot of links from other websites?

Using a defined keywords niche to your business, surely it would rank up number one in the search engine like google. That's how important SEO in a business today, people were already knowledgeable in computer world and they won't hesitate anymore to look manually on the yellow pages book to look for your business, they will just search it over search engine and click on the search result and the result that will be found on the first place will surely be clicked which is a great advantage for your business. So what are you waiting for? Do you have a business? then have it optimized now and get ready to be discovered by the world.