<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612</id><updated>2008-05-19T19:51:34.109-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Web Authority</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/blogger.html'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>256</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-3916424561131115415</id><published>2008-05-19T07:18:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T07:24:34.247-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Outlook Tips'/><title type='text'>Outlook 2003 Missing Holidays?</title><summary type='text'>I have Outlook 2003 on several of my computers and found that on one there was no entry for Memorial Day this year which is on the 26th of May. Funny, isn't it, maybe you have the same problem. I found that Office 2003 may not be showing the holidays past 2007.

I found a fix at Microsoft. In my case, I was not able to just install the update. I have to change the outlook.hol file to outlook.old,</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/outlook-2003-missing-holidays.html' title='Outlook 2003 Missing Holidays?'/><link rel='related' href='http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924423' title='Outlook 2003 Missing Holidays?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=3916424561131115415' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3916424561131115415'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3916424561131115415'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-2432242748730310464</id><published>2008-05-18T16:42:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-18T16:44:54.461-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='effective blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blog design'/><title type='text'>We've Got A New Name</title><summary type='text'>Our new blog name is The Web Authority. We're retiring our Web-World Watch name over the next several weeks. In addition to a new name, we have a new focus, a new look coming, and great new content already planned.

so, stay posted as we change our URLs, our feed address, and in general change our message and look to be more valuable to your and your business needs.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/weve-got-new-name.html' title='We&apos;ve Got A New Name'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=2432242748730310464' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/2432242748730310464'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/2432242748730310464'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-3568471506044879782</id><published>2008-05-16T18:39:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-16T18:39:00.904-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google AdWords'/><title type='text'>AdWords Hijack What You Can Do</title><summary type='text'>Just how could someone hijack your Google AdWords account without you knowing? How can they get your Google account email address and then password in order to change the password to lock you out? It appears that visiting a website with a virus or responding to one of the AdWords phishing emails that has gone out recently may allow bandits to compromise your system and your account.

First and </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/adwords-hijack-what-you-can-do.html' title='AdWords Hijack What You Can Do'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=3568471506044879782' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3568471506044879782'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3568471506044879782'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-9213048962384059781</id><published>2008-05-13T11:50:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-13T11:52:26.119-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google'/><title type='text'>Invitation to Google Friend Connect</title><summary type='text'>Are you looking for the link to secure an invitation to Google's new Friend Connect? We've found it http://www.google.com/friendconnect/

The site was broken earlier this morning, but finally Google has the form working so, click our post title complete Google's form and get in the queue to use these neat new product on your website.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/invitation-to-google-friend-connect.html' title='Invitation to Google Friend Connect'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.google.com/friendconnect/' title='Invitation to Google Friend Connect'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=9213048962384059781' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/9213048962384059781'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/9213048962384059781'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-3712280932373133090</id><published>2008-05-13T07:09:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T18:39:27.276-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Game Review'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Outspark Fiesta'/><title type='text'>A Parent's Review of the Outspark Fiesta Game</title><summary type='text'>My kids who are 11 have found this game and are loving it, but from a parent's point of view is it a good game for kids? If you click my post title you will go to the Outspark game page. My kids like the game called Fiesta.

One thing that you should be aware of is that you will need to help them download it as they will be asked if they are above 13 years old. Hmm, well you'll have to decide if </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/parents-review-of-outspark-fiesta-game.html' title='A Parent&apos;s Review of the Outspark Fiesta Game'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.outspark.com/portal/' title='A Parent&apos;s Review of the Outspark Fiesta Game'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=3712280932373133090' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3712280932373133090'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3712280932373133090'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-4784877761207824856</id><published>2008-05-09T15:11:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-09T15:31:58.415-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writer rights'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='copywriting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='content rights blog writing'/><title type='text'>Blog Writer Rights</title><summary type='text'>My firm blogs for many clients professionally and we may be one of the only writing firms doing this, but we license our content to you for exclusive use on your blog, but do not write blog posts as "work for hire".

We don't specifically blog as "work for hire" to protect our writers and our content from unexpected use. We've had people write how-to books from a compilation of our blog posts, </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/blog-writer-rights.html' title='Blog Writer Rights'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=4784877761207824856' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4784877761207824856'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4784877761207824856'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-1517652216806812624</id><published>2008-05-09T07:22:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-09T07:22:00.325-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='social bookmarking'/><title type='text'>Social Bookmarking - Should You Implement It?</title><summary type='text'>Yes, even if you are not using social bookmarks yourself, you should implement their use on your web pages and blogs. There is a whole sector out there that can help you to promote your site if you allow for the easy tools to allow users to share your information with others.

There are several sites that allow for auto generation of the code that allows for automatic sharing versus many popular </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/social-bookmarking-should-you-implement.html' title='Social Bookmarking - Should You Implement It?'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.addtobookmarks.com/' title='Social Bookmarking - Should You Implement It?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=1517652216806812624' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/1517652216806812624'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/1517652216806812624'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-1877394016895464151</id><published>2008-05-08T16:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T16:11:16.247-04:00</updated><title type='text'>AdWords Landing Page Load In Quality Score</title><summary type='text'>The Google AdWords Quality Score just added another criteria for you to be concerned with. Read the full post at Google AdWords: Inside AdWords: Landing page load time now available on the Keyword Analysis Page

This is important for some AdWords sellers who love to have landing pages without end - you've seen them the wealth or get rich schemes with the landing page that acts like a website. Who</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/adwords-landing-page-load-in-quality.html' title='AdWords Landing Page Load In Quality Score'/><link rel='related' href='http://adwords.blogspot.com/2008/05/landing-page-load-time-now-available-on.html' title='AdWords Landing Page Load In Quality Score'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=1877394016895464151' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/1877394016895464151'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/1877394016895464151'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-3706835230362158308</id><published>2008-05-07T16:29:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T16:37:19.202-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google AdWords'/><title type='text'>The Value of A Google AdWords Account Manager - Preventing Fraud</title><summary type='text'>I had a client on let me know on Sunday night that they would be bringing their Google AdWords account management in-house. I disabled my access to their account Monday morning. On Wednesday, they let me know that they could not log into their account.

It appears that in three days their account was hijacked and someone installed two campaigns on their account and ran up a bill of over $9,956.00</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/value-of-google-adwords-account-manager.html' title='The Value of A Google AdWords Account Manager - Preventing Fraud'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=3706835230362158308' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3706835230362158308'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3706835230362158308'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-4356273011494702989</id><published>2008-05-06T07:18:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-06T07:18:01.150-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yahoo Sponsored Search'/><title type='text'>Yahoo Sponsored Search Still a Great Value</title><summary type='text'>Now that the Yahoo Microsoft merger is kaput, it is time to look forward to the future of Yahoo, and I have to say that I think that it is bright.

Yahoo Sponsored Search is a good application, delivers clicks and conversions and is a great place for some to start out with a pay per click campaign. With prices lower than Google AdWords, a very user friendly interface, and the ability to see what </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/yahoo-sponsored-search-still-great.html' title='Yahoo Sponsored Search Still a Great Value'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=4356273011494702989' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4356273011494702989'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4356273011494702989'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-7036220809796225242</id><published>2008-05-02T09:38:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-02T09:40:02.156-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Newsletter'/><title type='text'>May Newsletter Published</title><summary type='text'>Click our blog post title to read our May newsletter. Topics are:
Getting Links the Easy Way with "Link Bait" ArticlesBuild Search Engine "Authority Links" with Press ReleasesBecome an Authority On the Web in Your Field by Blogging</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/may-newsletter-published.html' title='May Newsletter Published'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/newsletters/2008/may-08.html' title='May Newsletter Published'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=7036220809796225242' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/7036220809796225242'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/7036220809796225242'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-7772468656329439319</id><published>2008-05-02T07:16:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-02T07:26:08.817-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogger.com'/><title type='text'>Blogger Introduces Auto Future Publishing</title><summary type='text'>Finally, the feature that has made WordPress our top choice is now available in Blogger - future publishing. As professional bloggers, my team works on many client blogs. Auto publish on Blogger will now give us the ability to enter in all our posts for a week and have them auto publish on specific dates. This is a feature that we have really wanted Blogger to introduce.

To set up auto </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/blogger-introduces-auto-future.html' title='Blogger Introduces Auto Future Publishing'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=7772468656329439319' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/7772468656329439319'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/7772468656329439319'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-4581040806911452826</id><published>2008-05-01T07:39:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-01T07:41:03.230-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blog traffic'/><title type='text'>How to Build Blog Readers</title><summary type='text'>Are you looking to build readership on your blog? You'll want to click in to our post at Blog-World Watch to read our blog traffic and blog readership building tips to make sure that you are doing all you can to push your blog to the top!</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/05/how-to-build-blog-readers.html' title='How to Build Blog Readers'/><link rel='related' href='http://blog.mccordweb.com/2008/05/building-blog-traffic-best-practices.html' title='How to Build Blog Readers'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=4581040806911452826' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4581040806911452826'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4581040806911452826'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-4825343547922746519</id><published>2008-04-30T07:20:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T07:22:11.404-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Domain Names'/><title type='text'>How to Choose an Effective Domain Name</title><summary type='text'>There are some ways to get your domain name to work hard for you. Read our tips on how to choose an effective domain name at our sister blog Design-World Watch today.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/how-to-choose-effective-domain-name.html' title='How to Choose an Effective Domain Name'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.mccordwebdesign.com/blog/2008/04/30/choosing-and-effective-domain-name/' title='How to Choose an Effective Domain Name'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=4825343547922746519' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4825343547922746519'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4825343547922746519'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-6198691987802333463</id><published>2008-04-29T07:07:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T07:16:58.441-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google AdWords'/><title type='text'>The Value of a Good AdWords Account Manager</title><summary type='text'>You can do Google AdWords on your own right? So why would you need an account manager?

Sure, you can do AdWords on your own and even manage your own account and get results, but an effective account manager can help you to get more value from AdWords. Here are a few examples of items an account manager can help you with.

1. Make sure that you have website statistics installed or can help you </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/value-of-good-adwords-account-manager.html' title='The Value of a Good AdWords Account Manager'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/internet-marketing/adwords-quick-start.php' title='The Value of a Good AdWords Account Manager'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=6198691987802333463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/6198691987802333463'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/6198691987802333463'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-461492538749691513</id><published>2008-04-28T07:09:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-28T07:11:26.848-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blog set up'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='WordPress'/><title type='text'>Top WordPress Plugins</title><summary type='text'>If you're using WordPress for your blogging platform, you'll want to check out my top WordPress plugins at Blog-World Watch today.

Find out which plugins we recommend for installation of all new blogs. Get the links to the plugins and review them for your blog.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/top-wordpress-plugins.html' title='Top WordPress Plugins'/><link rel='related' href='http://blog.mccordweb.com/2008/04/my-top-wordpress-plug-ins.html' title='Top WordPress Plugins'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=461492538749691513' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/461492538749691513'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/461492538749691513'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-4255087678977029477</id><published>2008-04-25T07:14:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-25T07:23:23.358-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AdWords Tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google AdWords'/><title type='text'>What Are Your Metrics For Success With Google AdWords?</title><summary type='text'>There is much more to measuring your success with Google AdWords than how many sales did you get? I consider sales the most important measure of success, but for some accounts success should be measured by more than just that.

Some of the metrics that are important when measuring the success of any pay per click program are:

1. Of course sales!
2. Increased traffic to your website
3. Requests </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/what-are-your-metrics-for-success-with.html' title='What Are Your Metrics For Success With Google AdWords?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=4255087678977029477' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4255087678977029477'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4255087678977029477'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-9148402569702922794</id><published>2008-04-24T07:17:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T07:20:09.183-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blog writing'/><title type='text'>Negative Blog Comments - Let the Fur Fly!</title><summary type='text'>I don't get many, but when I get one, I respond and leave it. Now I am not encouraging hate mail, personal attacks, but when someone has a legitimate and even differing point of view, I leave it.

Find out why negative comments may even be good for your blog and my candid view. Then let the fur fly!</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/negative-blog-comments-let-fur-fly.html' title='Negative Blog Comments - Let the Fur Fly!'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=9148402569702922794' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/9148402569702922794'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/9148402569702922794'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-4270316878697510539</id><published>2008-04-23T07:10:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-23T07:10:35.712-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Web Design'/><title type='text'>Website Templates Should You Use One?</title><summary type='text'>Want to get on the Web fast? Want to get on the Web cheaply? Website templates may or may not be the best choice for you. We have several things that you should definitely consider before investing your sweat equity in a template driven website. Find out what they are and then make your decision on what is best for your needs. Click our post title to read the article on Design-World Watch.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/website-templates-should-you-use-one.html' title='Website Templates Should You Use One?'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.mccordwebdesign.com/blog/2008/04/23/pros-and-cons-of-using-web-templates/' title='Website Templates Should You Use One?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=4270316878697510539' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4270316878697510539'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/4270316878697510539'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-6495169609457447881</id><published>2008-04-22T06:55:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-22T07:14:13.271-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google AdWords'/><title type='text'>AdWords Maximum Cost Per Click Price Escalation</title><summary type='text'>If you are a regular Google AdWords advertiser, you've seen it - Google AdWords maximum cost per click escalation. If you are not a regular advertiser, prices have gone up for each click on Google AdWords significantly this past year.

Transparency is not one of Google's strong suites especially when it comes to prices on Google AdWords. In fact, there is really no way to know if Google is </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/adwords-maximum-cost-per-click-price.html' title='AdWords Maximum Cost Per Click Price Escalation'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=6495169609457447881' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/6495169609457447881'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/6495169609457447881'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-6902960146168955670</id><published>2008-04-21T07:07:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-21T07:10:20.876-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='monetizing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google AdSense'/><title type='text'>The Reality of Monetizing</title><summary type='text'>If you are thinking of monetizing your blog or your website, you will want to evaluate several things before you add the code. Check out my blog post at Blog-World Watch for two examples and the money actually generated by AdSense.

Monetizing your blog or website may be a consideration, but you may not have realistic expectations of the money that you can generate. Find out more information.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/reality-of-monetizing.html' title='The Reality of Monetizing'/><link rel='related' href='http://blog.mccordweb.com/2008/04/monetizing-your-blog-reality-of-making.html' title='The Reality of Monetizing'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=6902960146168955670' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/6902960146168955670'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/6902960146168955670'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-3690355694033340413</id><published>2008-04-18T07:07:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-18T07:19:52.385-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google AdWords'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pay Per Click Advertising'/><title type='text'>Why the First Four Weeks is Crucial to AdWords Success</title><summary type='text'>Good keyword research and winning ad text is now not enough when it comes to success with Google AdWords. It is now crucially important to not only have great set up, but careful management of your account in the crucial first four weeks.

This is not an issue of add-on selling or building a sale from my viewpoint, but an assurance of success. Why? Typically when an account first starts rolling </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/why-first-four-weeks-is-crucial-to.html' title='Why the First Four Weeks is Crucial to AdWords Success'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/internet-marketing/adwords-quick-start.php' title='Why the First Four Weeks is Crucial to AdWords Success'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=3690355694033340413' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3690355694033340413'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/3690355694033340413'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-5171775044791582766</id><published>2008-04-17T16:11:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-17T16:13:34.276-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='copywriting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='content writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='link bait'/><title type='text'>It's Time to Link Bait</title><summary type='text'>How can you get links to your website to build organic placement? You can get 48 links in one week like we did for a client with link bait articles!

Find out more about link bait and our new feature article writing service.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/its-time-to-link-bait.html' title='It&apos;s Time to Link Bait'/><link rel='related' href='http://blog.mccordweb.com/2008/04/new-feature-article-and-link-bait.html' title='It&apos;s Time to Link Bait'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=5171775044791582766' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/5171775044791582766'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/5171775044791582766'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-7722166638145328741</id><published>2008-04-16T10:17:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-16T10:18:08.740-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='business tips'/><title type='text'>Get Online Training</title><summary type='text'>What do you do when things are slow with your business? We train online. Find out more about how and why you should use downtime with your business to move your business forward.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/get-online-training.html' title='Get Online Training'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.mccordwebdesign.com/blog/2008/04/16/train-in-your-downtime-online/' title='Get Online Training'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=7722166638145328741' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/7722166638145328741'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/7722166638145328741'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-44300425000084695</id><published>2008-04-15T07:09:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-15T07:29:37.812-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='software review'/><title type='text'>Why I Chose Peachtree Accounting Software Over Quickbooks</title><summary type='text'>In March I moved my manual Excel accounting system to an automated system. I had been so busy that my billing and statements at the end of the month had been taking hours to do. I very carefully reviewed and tested for several weeks each version of software to see what would be easiest for a non-accountant type like me to use.

I tried Microsoft Office Accounting, Peachtree by Sage, and </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2008/04/why-i-chose-peachtree-accounting.html' title='Why I Chose Peachtree Accounting Software Over Quickbooks'/><link rel='related' href='http://www.peachtree.com/' title='Why I Chose Peachtree Accounting Software Over Quickbooks'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6483612&amp;postID=44300425000084695' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/44300425000084695'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6483612/posts/default/44300425000084695'/><author><name>Nancy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>