Maui SEO and Internet Marketing: CompMaui

Maui WiFi War Driving Map

Josh Sommers — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:53:00 +0000

This is the most up-to-date Wireless Network map for Maui as of today (or at least it should be. ) Here’s what I learned

Maui WiFi Security Break Down

OPEN = 1168 of 3056 of Maui networks have NO SECURITY
WEP = 777 of 3056 of Maui networks have INCREDIBLY WEAK SECURITY
WPAPSK = 952 of 3056 of Maui networks are REASONABLY SECURE
WPA2 = 93 of 3056 of Maui networks are VERY SECURE
Other = 66 of 3056 of Maui networks are HIGHLY SECURE

Please note that the above numbers are estimates. Networks not broadcasting their SSID’s were not logged.

So How Secure Is Maui Overall?

63.6% of Maui Networks are Insecure. (WEP encryption is NOT secure (yes, even 128bit WEP) and is included here with the OPEN networks.)

36.4% of Maui Networks are Reasonably Secure. I consider any network that cannot be cracked in 24 hrs reasonably secure. Please note that default and weak passwords can make even the most secure networks negligible to attack.

Lets See The Data!

Maui War Driving Map (CLICK TO DOWNLOAD) KML Download Link. (Loads in Google Earth)

The map below can be used as a quick reference, but I would encourage you to download the KML file above and view it in Google Earth. It will perform faster and will give more more information.

Map takes time to load. KML Data is about 1 MB.

How to Remove a Bad Review from Google Maps

Josh Sommers — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:00:16 +0000

No one likes to see a bad review about his or her business on the Internet, especially if it comes from a disgruntled employee or a competitor who is trying to ruin your reputation. Bad reviews can be devastating.

47% Never Look Back

Forty seven percent of potential customers who read a bad review will go onto the next business listing without giving the site with the bad review a second glance.

Here’s the dirty little secret reviewers won’t tell you. The vast majority of bad reviews are from people who are upset, angry or disappointed with your service. Their reason for providing a bad review has very little to do with the product or service they purchased, it almost always has to do with how you made them feel.

Read more about removing a bad review from Google here.

List of Email Feedback Loops

Josh Sommers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:42:51 +0000

The feedback loop is a system that allows email providers to keep track of email spam complaints. Some email companies go as far as alerting the original sender’s email company about the spam.

What does this mean for you as an Email Marketer?

If you send bulk email, you know that being labeled as a spammer is the absolute worst possible thing that could happen. The feedback loop allows you to be notified by the email service when someone clicks the “Mark this message as spam” button in their email program. If you don’t set up a feedback look with the major email companies, you will never know when someone accuses you as being a spammer.

Improve Your Chances Of Getting Into Hundreds of Millions of In-boxes!

Unfortunately, there is no single place to sign up for this service, so you will need to register your feedback loop address with the email providers directly. Below you will find a list of Feedback Loop Request forms as well as a few email address of companies that will allow you to register via email.

11 Critical Feedback Loop Forms

BlueTie Feedback Loop

Josh Sommers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:36:41 +0000

BlueTie is an incredibly popular email service with millions of members. As a marketer it is in your best interest to do anything and everything you can to help BlueTie trust you and your emails. You don’t want your emails to be rejected do you?

The Feedback Loop

Fortunately BlueTie allows bulk email senders and ISPs to register a feedback loop address.

BlueTie uses the ReturnPath Feedback Loop Serivce. This means that you can start to build trust with all of ReturnPaths customers (like Yahoo, Comcast, Cox, Roadrunner, USA.net, etc.) by simply never sending spam emails. Eventually ReturnPath will lable you as a reputable sender.

By completing the feedback loop registration form you accomplish two things:

You instill a little more trust in BlueTie’s Anti-Spam filters. Trust is everything!
You will be alerted when a BlueTie customer marks an email as spam so you can remove that user from your email list.

The Next Step

You will need to have setup and configured your feedback loop email address. I recommend using abuse@yourdomain. They will require you confirm ownership of this email.
You will need to register your servers outbound IP address’ that you wish to recieve feedback for.
Never spam and handle any and all complaints promptly.

Now that you have everything together head over to the BlueTie Feedback Loop Registration and get started.

Comcast Feedback Loop

Josh Sommers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:36:30 +0000

Comcast is an incredibly popular internet service provider with millions of members. As a marketer it is in your best interest to do anything and everything you can to help Comcast trust you and your emails. There is nothing worse than ending up in a spam box or having your emails rejected all together!

The Feedback Loop

Fortunately Comcast allows bulk email senders and ISPs to register a feedback loop address.

Comcast uses the ReturnPath Feedback Loop Serivce. This means that you can start to build trust with all of ReturnPaths customers (like Yahoo, BlueTie, Cox, Roadrunner, USA.net, etc.) by simply never sending spam emails. Eventually ReturnPath will lable you as a reputable sender.

By completing the feedback loop registration form you accomplish two things:

You instill a little more trust in Comcast’s Anti-Spam filters. Trust is everything!
You will be alerted when a Comcast customer marks an email as spam so you can remove that user from your email list.

The Next Step

You will need to have setup and configured your feedback loop email address. I recommend using abuse@yourdomain. They will require you confirm ownership of this email.
You will need to register your servers outbound IP address’ that you wish to recieve feedback for.
Never spam and handle any and all complaints promptly.

Now that you have everything together head over to the Comcast Feedback Loop Registration Form and get started.

Cox.net Feedback Loop

Josh Sommers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:36:19 +0000

Cox.net is an incredibly popular internet service provider with millions of members. As a marketer it is in your best interest to do anything and everything you can to help Cox.net trust you and your emails. There is nothing worse than ending up in a spam box or having your emails rejected all together!

The Feedback Loop

Fortunately Cox.net allows bulk email senders and ISPs to register a feedback loop address.

Cox.net uses the ReturnPath Feedback Loop Serivce. This means that you can start to build trust with all of ReturnPaths customers (like Yahoo, BlueTie, Comcast, Roadrunner, USA.net, etc.) by simply never sending spam emails. Eventually ReturnPath will lable you as a reputable sender.

By completing the feedback loop registration form you accomplish two things:

You instill a little more trust in Cox.net’s Anti-Spam filters. Trust is everything!
You will be alerted when a Cox.net customer marks an email as spam so you can remove that user from your email list.

The Next Step

You will need to have setup and configured your feedback loop email address. I recommend using abuse@yourdomain. They will require you confirm ownership of this email.
You will need to register your servers outbound IP address’ that you wish to recieve feedback for.
Never spam and handle any and all complaints promptly.

NOTE: At this time, Cox.net has temporarily stopped the registration of new Feedback Loop registrations. Keep an eye out though as you will want to register once they start allowing submissions again. You can find the Cox.net Feedback Loop Request Form here.

Earthlink Feedback Loop

Josh Sommers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:36:10 +0000

Earthlink has millions of members using their email service. As a marketer it is in your best interest to do anything and everything you can to help Earthlink trust you and your emails. You don’t want to end up in a spam box or have your emails rejected do you?

The Feedback Loop

Fortunately Earthlink allows bulk email senders and ISPs to register a feedback loop address.

By completing the feedback loop registration form you accomplish two things:

You instill a little more trust in Earthlink’s Anti-Spam filters. Trust is everything!
You will be alerted when an Earthlink customer marks an email as spam so you can remove that user from your email list.

The Next Step

You will need to have setup and configured your feedback loop email address. I recommend using abuse@yourdomain. They will require you confirm ownership of this email.
You will need to supply a list of IP address’ and domains that will be tracked.
You will need to send them your contact information including your email address, phone number and physical address if possible.
Never spam and handle any and all complaints promptly.

MSN/Hotmail Feedback Loop

Josh Sommers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:36:02 +0000

Microsoft has hundreds of millions of email addresses between their MSN and Hotmail email services. As a marketer it is in your best interest to do anything and everything you can to help Microsoft trust you and your emails. You don’t want to end up in a spam box or have your emails rejected do you?

The Feedback Loop

Fortunately Microsoft allows bulk email senders and ISPs to register a feedback loop address.

By completing the feedback loop registration form you accomplish two things:

You instill a little more trust in Microsoft’s Anti-Spam filters. Trust is everything!
You will be alerted when an Microsoft customer marks an email as spam so you can remove that user from your email list.

The Next Step

You will need to have setup and configured your feedback loop email address. I recommend using abuse@yourdomain. They will require you confirm ownership of this email.
You will need to provide detailed information about your network, email servers, IP address ranges and anti-spam policys.
Never spam and handle any and all complaints promptly.

Now that you have everything together head over to the Microsofts Feedback Loop Registration and get started.

OutBlaze Feedback Loop

Josh Sommers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:35:53 +0000

OutBlaze has millions of members using their email service. As a marketer it is in your best interest to do anything and everything you can to help OutBlaze trust you and your emails. You don’t want to end up in a spam box or have your emails rejected do you?

The Feedback Loop

Fortunately they allow bulk email senders and ISPs to register a feedback loop address.

By completing the feedback loop registration form you accomplish two things:

You instill a little more trust in OutBlaze’s Anti-Spam filters. Trust is everything!
You will be alerted when an OutBlaze customer marks an email as spam so you can remove that user from your email list.

The Next Step

You will need to have setup and configured your feedback loop email address. I recommend using abuse@yourdomain. They will require you confirm ownership of this email.
You will need to supply a list of IP address’ and domains that will be tracked.
You will need to send them your contact information including your email address, phone number and physical address if possible.
Never spam and handle any and all complaints promptly.

Juno – NetZero – UnitedOnline Feedback Loop

Josh Sommers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:35:40 +0000

UnitedOnline has millions of members using their email service between their Juno, Netzero and UnitedOnline email addresses. As a marketer it is in your best interest to do anything and everything you can to help UnitedOnline trust you and your emails. You don’t want to end up in a spam box or have your emails rejected do you?

The Feedback Loop

Fortunately UnitedOnline allows bulk email senders and ISPs to register a feedback loop address.

By completing the feedback loop registration form you accomplish two things:

You instill a little more trust in UnitedOnline’s Anti-Spam filters. Trust is everything!
You will be alerted when an UnitedOnline customer marks an email as spam so you can remove that user from your email list.

The Next Step

You will need to have setup and configured your feedback loop email address. I recommend using abuse@yourdomain. They will require you confirm ownership of this email.
You will need to prove ownership of your servers outbound IP address as well as detailed information about your network and email servers.
Never spam and handle any and all complaints promptly.

Now that you have everything together head over to the UnitedOnline Feedback Loop Registration and get started.