RSS Link Wheel Feeds

Why You Need Premium Back Links

noreply@blogger.com — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:50:00 GMT

How To Build RSS Link Wheels: Premium Back Links: One of the core elements to better SEO is building back links. In fact, I think the only 3 things you really need to do is have the best key...

This is a re-post of an old post that I think is so important that I wanted to get it back to the top of my blog:

One of the core elements to better SEO is building back links. In fact, I think the only 3 things you really need to do is have the "Best Keywords", the "Best Content" and the "Best Back Links".

Notice that I did not say the most keywords, the most content, and the most back links. Although, this is debatable, quality should most always win out over quantity.

That's why I want to remind you about building the best performing link wheels using RSS feeds. RSS feeds can be targeted just like keywords and content. This will result in better back links and targeted traffic.

If that makes some sense to you, then be sure to visit RSS Mage and LinkWheel Sage for the low down at www.rssmage.net,

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#bestkeywords #bestcontent #bestbacklinks #rssmage #rss #reallysimplesyndication

Why You Need "Post + Ping" for Blogging

noreply@blogger.com — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 01:18:00 GMT

This is a "re-post: of literally one of the very first articles I ever wrote and posted to Ezine Articles many years ago. This is still good advice and recommended for anyone interested in learning how to blog. The original articled is posted below...

It does not matter if you are blogging as a pastime or blogging related to marketing a business online, you always need to remember to "ping" your blog updates on a regular basis. This is important because not all blogging platforms have automated pinging services.
If you are new to the concept of blogging, pinging is even more important. Many people start blogs scratching their heads and wondering why they never get any traffic to their blog. Just like commercial websites,blogs now have to be marketed through SEO optimization, press releases, social networking, directory submissions, word of mouth, and anything else that you can think of to create traffic.
One thing that works in favor of blogging is that weblog posts are considered timely and unique content. It is for this reason they are indexed quicker, bookmarked, and passed around to others with similar interests.
Blogging is also an easy way to get your feet wet in having an online presence, since you do not have to purchase domain names and hosting services. It also is a good exercise to learning some of the basics, maybe even a little HTML, although it is not necessary. There is an incredible amount of free tools and software available to help you get started.
Blogging is an excellent way to build traffic in an organic way to promote websites, as well. Since blogs are an informal way of communicating, they also are a way to build relationships and a good way to get and stay popular with your network. In effect, a ping for your weblogs is like a personal note or telephone call, and just a way of saying, "Hear I am and this is what's new in my corner of the world".
You also want to make sure that you stay on topic with the theme of your blog, and writing posts that are relevant. You will want to make frequent posts to build content for your blog, probably no less than a few times a week and make sure that you "ping" the update.
The way you build and maintain the information resources on your blog are also important to your efforts and success. You can join online forums, or do a search for help in building and maintaining your site with tips from other bloggers.
Social Bookmarking is also a popular way to network with other individuals that may be interested in your blog updates. You probably are aware of such services as furl.net. technorati.com, and del.icio.us.
A free service that allows you to automate your bookmarking is onlywire.com. The onlywire website allows you to create an account, and then insert your username and passwords for all the accounts you have at various bookmarking sites and "ping" these sites all at once.
Always make a point to "ping" as you "blog".
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#blogging #ezinesrticles, #articlewriting #postandping #blogs #blogger #evanbeck #rss # reallysimplesyndication #indexing #seo #searchenginemarketing

The Idea Behind RSS Linkswheels

noreply@blogger.com — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Depending on the online business model, I have found many instances where it is possible to dominate organic search engine ranking by creating a few simple micro-blogs and connecting them together in a linkwheel using RSS feeds. This blog is an example of that process. One reason this still works is that the vast majority of the competition (new people entering online marketing) are taught to just mindlessly build thousands of links from social bookmarks, blog comments, and forums.

Building link wheels takes less time, and you do the work only once in most cases. Another advantage of link-wheels is that it's difficult for links from these sites to be characterized as spam. This is considered off-site SEO and it would be very hard for search engines to discriminate or downgrade links from social media websites and Web 2.0 sites. Even if things change dramatically in the future, the loss of these one-way links will not cause your main website, money sites, or target sites to be de-indexed.

So, an RSS link-wheel can be defined as simply building 5 to 6 "on topic" micro-blogs, using selective keyword-rich anchor text links as one-way links back to your main target site, and a one-way link connecting from each mini-site in a linear scheme.

[A > B > C > D > E > F > (+/- A)]

The operative phrase here is "one-way links". This graphic above illustrates the possibility of the last link looping back to the first website in the link scheme. This is what is called a "closed" link- wheel. The link wheels we will build will not be closed. Our linkwheels are also called "horseshoe" or "open" link wheels, since the last link is not completed to make a full loop. The reason for this will be discussed in future posts.

Note: Throughout this blog I will use "link wheel", link-wheel", and "linkwheel" interchangeably. I do not know if one is preferable over the others. I kind of like the way Linkwheel looks myself.

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#rssfeeds #onlinebusinessmodel #linkwheels #seo #backlinks #onlinemarketing #linkbuilding #rss

Combining RSS Feeds and Linkwheels

noreply@blogger.com — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:55:00 GMT

I just published a new article about this techniques at EzineArticles. You can read it by following this link.

>> New Linkwheel Strategies <<

Linkwheel Strategies Using RSS

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:04:51 GMT

Building link heels remains an excellent way to create a stream of relevant back-links to websites you want to target for higher ranking and organic search engine traffic. Good SEO for link wheels is designed around the same basic premise of any search engine optimization plan.

How to Create Power Bookmarks

noreply@blogger.com — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:15:00 GMT

I happen to do this every few days, so I thought it was worthy of a post. This comes under the category of tips and tricks, I would suppose. The term "power bookmark" just popped into my head as a title for this post. It probably is not a searchable term with regard to this technique. Nevertheless, I use this method to get added weight for my bookmarks in the search engines. My belief is that it also makes the bookmarked links more valuable as backlinks.

This method is pretty simple, and all that is involved is bookmarking you bookmarks. You can also include any other links that show up on the first 3-5 pages of the SERPs. The way I like to do this is to search on my domain name, the title of the website, and then the subheads first. Don't worry, this goes pretty quick. Then is is just a matter of finding links that lead back to your web pages and bookmark these a few times.

I cycle through my keyword list and do the same thing, starting with the top keywords, keyword phrases, and working my way though the long-tail keywords. I then do searches on these to see where my pages, or links to my pages show up in the search results. Depending on the niche and what you are marketing, you can turn that process around and go for the low-hanging fruit first. If you are in a niche without a lot of competition, you can rank fairly quickly by creating these extra bookmarks. I use this with LinkWheel Sage and RSS Mage.

What you will find in your search results is that other people will have bookmarked your posts and pages. There also will be links like this that lead back to your link wheel properties. This method is very effective if you are doing article marketing and publishing lots of content that is getting re-published on other websites and blogs. Just bookmark those links, too.

This is somewhat of a mindless pastime, and something you can do when you don't want to be too mentally challenged, or when you have some extra time. If you don't have time, this is something that you could easily pay someone to do every once in a while. This is a perfect job for older children and high school kids.

Elements of a Simple Link Wheel Site

noreply@blogger.com — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:45:00 GMT

In this post we are going to point out some of the elements I think are necessary for a simple RSS Link Wheel Site. Most of the micro-blogging platforms will accommodate all these elements, and the same is true for most of the social media sites you can use.

Basically, you want to to have a home page (front page) that you will write a few hundred words of unique content. I don't like content spinners, and honestly believe that if you know your subject matter that it's easier to write a few hundred words that will be unique copy in as little as 5-10 minutes.

We can use this Blogger blog here at How To Build RSS Link Wheels as an example. This is the second leg of a link wheel I have built to demo this project. If you follow the top navigation bar you can see that I have created 3-4 additional pages. These can be pages that link to the previous leg in this link wheel (in this case my EzineArticles profile is the first leg in this link wheel), a page that links to the RSS Mage target website, and then you can have a link to a video page (LinkWheel Sage Youtube Video), and then maybe a page for an RSS News Feed.

You can create posts using RSS news feeds, or a free service like Unique Article Wizard. You do not have to do this with each link wheel property, but the more content you have updating your site, the better the link wheel will work at creating back links. You can also add RSS feeds as widgets on most of these sites by embedding these feeds in the page layout or the side bars. That is pretty much it...and you really only have to do it once fro each site.

Note: Be sure to keep your links going in one direction, and also create internal links from page-to-page within a given link wheel property. Just be sure not to have any reciprocal links between two sites within the link wheel. You also want to use different keyword phrases for anchor text links, and you do not want all of your links to the target website going to the main domain url. Point some links to internal pages on the target website, and occasionally you can sprinkle your posts with a few outbound links to related websites. Mix things up and make it look natural. Look around this site and you should get some good ideas.

Getting Websites and Blogs Indexed Quickly

noreply@blogger.com — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Most people think that getting your sites indexed is a waiting game, but it does not have to be. There are a few methods to get your websites and blogs indexed quickly in search engines. I only am concerned about getting indexed in Google. Google is the leader by far, and the other search engines will play follow the leader. I can get new sites indexed in a matter of hours.

Getting you sites "indexed" means getting your pages and links counted. This is probably the easiest way to think about indexing, and you should understand by now that this means creating some quick links back to your website and internal pages. You can create a few back links every time you publish a page or post. Read about the standard techniques that follow, and then we will look at some fast track tips.

Social Bookmarking
Contrary to popular belief, you only need a few social bookmark links when you get started. Just like we talk about in all these posts, you don't want to spam the search engines and you also don't want to build links too fast. In this case 6-10 at a time is plenty. Use site like Digg, Mixx, and Propeller.

Social Media Profiles
We have discussed this previously. Just create some accounts specific to your website niche with the big social media sites like Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, etc. These sites get crawled and indexed by Google on an hourly basis, and yes, these links do get indexed quickly.

Forum and Blog Comments
This is a really simple technique. Just find some the most popular blogs and forums related to your niche and leave comments with a link back to your website or post. Make sure these are DoFollow links.

RSS Feed Directory Submissions
RSS feed directories are near and dear to our mission, since one of the biggest reasons for this blog involves how to use RSS feeds. Yo can submit your feeds to hundreds of directories. In later posts we will talk about automated submission tools. Go to this RSS Directory Link List to get started.

Now, here are a couple of quick indexing tips that have always worked fro me. One is to first search (and find) a phrase in quotes that has no search engine results. The crazier, the better. Something like "blue monks find solace in Peru"

When you find a phrase with "no results", go write a post with that in you headline and as an anchor text link in a short post on your blog or website, then bookmark the page. Google will now be looking for this phrase to index. Once your site is indexed you can edit the post to something more sensible.

Another trick is to use the name of your website as anchor in a post on an established blog with good traffic. This of course will have a link leading back to your domain url. As that site gets crawled for new content your link will be picked up and indexed.

My last favorite way to get quick links is to do a search for my new site domain on some of the popular statistical sites like statbrain.com, websiteoutlook.com, aboutus.org, and statsaholic.com. These searches will automatically create links back to your new site and these in turn get picked up by the search engines.

Don't Submit Your Sites to Search Engines

noreply@blogger.com — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:00:00 GMT

Here are some reason why I do not believe you should submit your new websites to the search engines. I have determined this from doing some research and some testing, but also have concluded that it is largely a waste of time. The biggest reason for this is that there are now better ways to get a new website indexed. In the case of Link wheel properties, it probably is also a non issue.

In the case of Google, there is some good evidence that submitting a new site will just get your site in the "Google Sandbox". This is all speculation, as there is no term or function like this acknowledged by Google. The idea makes some sense though. The idea is that when you submit a new website to Google, that you simply are alerting them to the fact that this is a new website. Google then somehow flags your site and puts it on a watch list od sorts for the search engine spiders, and at the same time this somehow prevents you from possibly ranking in their search engine results until this probation period expires.

Who knows if this is accurate, but my stance would be why even take this change that it might be true. When it come to search engines, Google is the only search engine that really matters. It is the only game in town when you are marketing online. So, I don't waste any time submitting sites to the other search engines either. This goes for paid submission services, too. Save your money on this one.

I do create site-maps for most of my sites, and I do submit links for Google to find naturally in other ways. This works better and is much faster. We will look at ways to get your websites indexed quickly in the next few posts.

Online Reputation Management Considerations

noreply@blogger.com — Sun, 29 May 2011 11:45:00 GMT

Related to a recent post here about online profiles, you do need to give some thought to your online reputation management. Remember that you want accurate and professional looking information about you whenever you are posting articles, or even making blogs comments and forum comments. You do not want to be spammy, snarky, or write opinions that may come back to haunt you, your business, and your reputation. One good test is to always remember that whatever you put online will potentially be there forever. So give this some serious consideration to this before you place your name and personal information online.

Since we are using profiles to get links as part of our overall strategy, go the extra step to monitor your online reputation as part of your SEO plans, like you do with any other aspect of link building. This is not just for RSS feeds and link wheels. Online profiles and reputation management are often ignored, done in the wrong way, and sometimes poorly managed. I strongly suggest that you don't overlook guarding your reputation when planning your online marketing strategies.

You need to be aware that this drills down to the products you promote, reviews you make, and even how you market via email. There are plenty of horror stories about seasoned online marketers making a small mistake and then losing everything. The worst case scenario could even be legal or criminal actions against you and your business.

I guess you could consider this the dark side of online marketing. Just be aware that things can come back to bite you, so my advice is to always follow the Golden Rule. Run your online ventures with integrity, be honest, and treat folks fairly. This is one last thing you will have to worry about, and you will sleep better, too.

Take the right steps to build your online reputation, and then make sure you keep it.

Social Media Profiles

noreply@blogger.com — Sun, 22 May 2011 12:30:00 GMT

One area most people do not give enough attention to is the profiles that they can fill out for any type of public profile online. Profiles can be found on micro-blog platforms, social networking sites, bookmarking sites, and video sharing sites. There are hundreds of these sites and they all can provide valuable one-way back links.

Practically all social network sites give you the ability to create a "personal profile”.

You want to add personal photos, videos, and any extra information that you are allowed to enter. This gives readers a way to your learn a bit more about you. This a a great free way to brand yourself and promote practically any product, service, or website.

Each of these kind of sites work a bit differently, and for this reason your strategy will be a little different for each type of site. When you are creating your profiles, focus your interests on the topic of the website or product/service you are promoting. Don't over-sell and don't promote too heavy, simply invite your profile readers to visit your sites for more information by providing links back to your link wheels,target websites and blogs.

Don't miss this opportunity to promote yourself and create links back to your link wheels and other websites and blogs.

Naming Your Link Wheel Sites

noreply@blogger.com — Sun, 15 May 2011 12:30:00 GMT

Choosing names for the sites in your link wheels should be fairly straight forward. This gets back to the notion of using keywords and keyword phrases. All the other rules that apply to picking domain names apply to picking URLs and titles for these sites, too. You don't want to use product names, trade-names, service marks, slogans, tag-lines, or other copyrighted material unless you are the owner, or have explicit permission. I would stay away from these situations even if you are an affiliate, or some type of paid sales associate like with network sales companies, and MLM. These companies will typically have TOS agreements that will protect these names and phrases, and include provisions where they can make and change the rules at any time.

Start with the best niche keywords and work you way down the list. Long-tail keywords (3-4 or word phrases) will be eaiser to rank for in the search engines. I sometimes like to include words that add some weight like "guide", so an example would be "RSS Link Wheel Guide". Always place these modifiers at the end. You want the keyword phrases you are targeting at the very beginning. Some SEO experts will suggest you stay away from "stop" words like "the" and "for". Stop words are words that are ignored by the search engines. Another thing I have seen in research is that Google in particular does not like the term "review" in titles. Supposedly this is because of all the fake review sites built by affiliate marketers.

I like to work my way through my keyword list, using the best keyword phrases for the URLs first, then the next tier for titles, subheads, categories, tags, etc. Look around this blog and you will get the idea. Here are some of the names and titles for a few of the sites in this link wheel:

"http://rsslinkwheels.blogspot.com"
"How To Build RSS Link Wheels"
"htp://linkwheelsage.wetpaint.com"
"Automated Link Wheels"
"http://rssmarketing.webs.com"
"RSS SEO"
"RSS Marketing and RSS Feeds for SEO"

How The Mobile Web Is Changing Search Engines

Mon, 09 May 2011 14:04:27 GMT

The mobile web is getting more attention as portable computing and mobile devices become more popular and more affordable. No longer are mobile websites considered just for consumption on cellular phones and smart phones.

Post and Ping Techniques

noreply@blogger.com — Sun, 08 May 2011 13:00:00 GMT

When most people hear "Post and Ping" they naturally will think this means to "make posts" to your blogs and then "ping" those posts manually on popular pinging services, or using a pinging tool. If you are already familiar with using Wordpress than you also know that this is a built in feature of Wordpress. Every time you make a post, it automatically notifies a certain number of the pinging services that you have updated your content. There are some Wordpress plugins available that will also allow you to customize some additional functions.

These certainly are good and worthwhile ideas, but I have a different take on "Post and Ping". I use a Blogger blog as a tool for post and ping. This only makes sense, because we know that Blogger is going to crawl new content on Blogspot and then quickly index it in the search engines.

This has also been termed a feeder blog, as you can use it to quickly feed links from any site to Blogger and be assured to get the links noticed and indexed by Google. Google makes it pretty easy by providing a "share" button for Blogger that resides in your Google toolbar. This is used almost like a bookmarking button to send a link to your Blogger blog. Another approach can get fairly sophisticated by employing a tool like Ping.fm to post statuses.

You have to use this in a way that is not considered spam, which means adding some content before and after each link that you are sending, but this can just be an extra sentence or two. Mix this in with some scheduled posts, or a free content resource like UniqueArticleWizard.com and you will have created a powerful mini-site for your link wheel that is automated. Then just ping your Blogger blog every once in a while on a service like Pingler.com.

As an example, I wrote 52 posts in advance that were then scheduled to post on this blog once a week for 12 months out. I occasionally can add articles I have written and published to EzineArtcles.com, and I can always add content from the email option function that Blogger provides (part of the scheme for using Unique Article Wizard).

Why You Need A Blogger Blog

noreply@blogger.com — Sun, 01 May 2011 11:45:00 GMT

Many people may think that Blogger blogs are outmoded, or only for beginners. All things considered, you do have to admit that Blogger is a great way to get started online. This post is intended to give you a new perspective on Blogger, why it is important, and why you need to have Blogger Blogspot blogs as part of your SEO network.

First and foremost is the fact that Blogger is owned by Google. This should give you some clues why Blogger blogs need to be in your mix of link wheel properties. You may want to have some Blogspot blogs even if you are not using them for link wheels. I still build a bunch of these reliable blogs for other reasons. There are probably people that can make a living using only Blogger. The only caution would be not to put all your eggs in one basket.

Blogger is easy to set up and get rolling. Believe it or not, Blogspot blogs can be very efficient for what we need to get done. These blogs get indexed quickly, and because they have the distinct advantage of being part of Google, they also get visited by the Google spiders often. This means you can use these guys to send you loads of traffic, and then direct some of that traffic to other sites with your content and links. A big plus for us in our linking scheme is what is called "Post and Ping", however, I will devote a future post to this.

Other traits include the "ease of use" that is simple point-and-click. You will not to have to learn anything about html code, or how to customize templates or themes. Although of recent note, Blogger has added features that allow for a certain degree of customization. I actually like to use these features to create customized squeeze pages. Just look at this site and see how well it accommodates all the things we want like a page navigation bar, an RSS feed, plenty of sidebar gadgets, plus many other functions that most visitors will find familiar.

You can associate your own domain name with Blogger, but I have never found the need to do this. Just find and use an appropriate keyword phrase to title your blog. Maybe the greatest advantage is that all of this is supported by Google, and for free.

I have decided over the years that these little sites can be very powerful and of great value for generating traffic to another blog or website.

How Many Sites in A Link Wheel?

noreply@blogger.com — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:30:00 GMT

If you haven't already figured it out, you do not need all that many sites to build an effective RSS link wheel. If you do some searches on "link wheels" you will see that some SEO companies offer services to build link wheels with anywhere from a dozen to several hundred websites involved. That many sites probably is not going to hurt your SEO efforts, but at the same time it also could be considered overkill.

I find that an RSS link wheel works just fine with only 5-6 website properties. I think it is more beneficial to create more links to the individual link wheels once you have them up and running.

You can treat the websites in each of the link wheels as targets for other kinds of link building activities. You can bookmark these links and internal pages on a few of the social bookmarking sites, and you can use some of the semi-automated tools for this like Stumbleupon and many bookmark services provide as tool bar buttons. Some that I use occasionally include sharing buttons for Twitter, Facebook, Bing, Diigo, Friendfeed, and Clipmarks.

You really don't need a lot of these kind of links. The important thing is to mix up the type of links, and then just from time to time 'bookmark your bookmarks" using different profiles. There are automated tools available for bookmarking, but this too is an option and not really necessary.

Using the Mobile Web To Attract More Business

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:42:03 GMT

You can use the the "mobile web" to create more web traffic via mobile users. This can be very specific a local business, or mobile users worldwide, if you have products and services that can be offered via traditional e-commerce delivery systems and online payment systems.

Micro-blogs versus Social Media

noreply@blogger.com — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:35:00 GMT

When it comes to building RSS link wheels, there are two different types of sites I have found that work well. These are the free blogging websites, and free-to-join social media sites. Either work just as well and you can even mix them up in different link wheels. When starting out try some different things. There is no one way to do this, and very few hard and fast rules, so feel free to experiment. If you do find something that works like gangbusters, please let me know by sending me an email at support@rssmage.net.

I will mention that you want to make sure that the site you choose meet the basic criteria from the last post on "linking strategy". You also want sites that are highly trafficked by the search engines and that have high Page Rank. Blogger.com and Wordpress.com are always good choices for blogging. I prefer sites like Live Journal and Myspace for social media type sites.

We really are only concerned with the quality of links, and won't be using using these sites to socialize or add friends. Completing the profiles on each site is important. Below is a list of some of the sites that are popular and easy to set up and use.

Blogger.com / http://www.blogger.com
Beep.com / http://www.beep.com
Blogsome.com / http://blogsome.com
Devhub.com / http://www.devhub.com
HubPages.com / http://hubpages.com
LiveJournal.com / http://www.livejournal.com
Myspace.com / http://www.myspace.com
Squidoo.com / http://www.squidoo.com
Terapad.com / http://www.terapad.com
Viviti.com / http://viviti.com
Webnode.com / http://www.webnode.com
Wordpress.com / http://wordpress.com
Yolasite.com / http://www.yola.com

Pillars of Performance

noreply@blogger.com — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:44:00 GMT

Some ideas on Peak Performance from a friend and business coach in the UK.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/75481232/Building-Pillars-of-Performance

RSS Feeds for Back Links

noreply@blogger.com — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:30:00 GMT

Implementing RSS feeds in many various ways is going to get you backlinks. This is a great way to create an incredible number of one-way backlinks to your content online without much effort once you get the hang of it. Remember that just about any kind of content can be converted into an RSS feed, and this means you create automated links to-and-from link wheels, too.

Not only can you use existing RSS feeds that are automatically embedded on most sites, you can also create feeds if they don't exist. Next, you can go on to combine links and mixed RSS feeds using aggregator tools like feedage.com, webrss.com, and Yahoo Pipes. You then can distribute thee feeds across the web and leading back to your link wheels, blogs, and target websites. Not only that, since RSS feeds also have any other links they already embedded in articles and posts, you can begin to see how you can multiply and pass links across the net. Surfers who are interested in your content can subscribe to your feeds to keep up with your updates.

You can easily submit RSS feeds to potentially hundreds of RSS directories, and your links will get syndicated in ways you have not even imagined. This in turn will generate even more automated back links, better search engine exposure, and more targeted website traffic. It's amazing that more people do not take advantage of the power of RSS distribution.

Here are some tips. Publish your feeds to as many directories and feed aggregators as you can. This is one area where using automated software should not be a problem. There is paid software and there are free software options. The more exposure you get for your feeds, the more backlinks you will then create, and you will continue to build an impressive number of one-way links from around the web.

How to Display and View Mobile Search Results

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:06:56 GMT

One problem with mobile web browsers for mobile phones is that not all web pages are designed for viewing on small screens. Many new smart phones will provide full html capable access, but users may still find they spend to much time zooming in-and-out in order to view and read important information.

How to Use the Mobile Web for Search Engine Optimization

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:56:46 GMT

Skilled SEOs are always finding new ways to make links more powerful to help websites get better search engine placement. Creating a network of mobile websites to compliment your other SEO efforts may be one way that has been overlooked.

Combining RSS Feeds and Link Wheels

noreply@blogger.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:30:00 GMT

This post is all about why you should be reading this blog. We finally are getting to some of the good stuff about why we want to consider combining RSS feeds and link wheels together. In the previous post we have discussed a little bit of history and some of the individual attributes of these two tools that make them more powerful as a pair.

If you don't yet see the possibilities, do a review of previous posts and also read on. Below is a chart that demonstrates how I currently link some of my favorite Web 2.0 sites together using RSS feeds. I have modified the graphic from a typical link wheel diagram that can be found online. This is in the order that I usually set up my link wheels for rotation. It does not matter in what direction the link wheel goes (left or right). Since we are building open link wheels, one important thing to note is that the last link is not completed in the wheel.

In the next few posts we will start looking at the structure for individual elements of each spoke (micro-blogs), and we will also look at methods to link using RSS feeds.

Importance of Back Links

noreply@blogger.com — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:30:00 GMT

We need to mention back link building, because next to proper keywords and relevant content, back links are the most important thing you need in your quest for search engine ranking and ultimately more organic website traffic.

What we want are "one-way" backlinks. The are links that are directed to your websites and not reciprocal (no 2-way links). You will also see these called "inbound links". Below are a few more important considerations about backlink building.

The number of backlinks you have are an indication of the value of your website. When we are building RSS link wheels, we are not attempting to build deep websites with many pages, but a backlink strategy is still important. You will want to build links to the individual internal pages, and not just to the domain urls. You also can build links to the RSS feeds by submitting these to RSS directories. You should also plan out a simple backlink profile for each miro-blog and link wheel.

You do not want all of your links coming from one source or one type of resource. This means that you should mix it up and have a few links from social bookmarking sites, blog comments, forum comments, and all of the profiles associated from your online accounts. This is something that people often miss, or get lazy about. Profiles are an excellent source of powerful links. There are many other ways to build backlinks, and in fact, the RSS linkwheels we are discussing in this blog are another great source of one-way backlinks.

I believe that you should know by now that backlinks are crucial for Search Engine Optimization, and this is especially true for Google. Credit for certain kinds of links and the number of links is a known metric for how Google will rank your website. Maybe another important tip is to build your links in a slow and steady pace. Too many links too fast will be considered spamming the search engines.

Simple Is Better for the Mobile Web

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:58:23 GMT

There is a shift coming to the Internet that will impact the way we do business in the future. These changes and have been in the making for some time. This involves an important shift in marketing demographics along with mobile and wireless technologies.

How To Get Your Business On Every Mobile Phone

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:33:46 GMT

It is estimated that mobile users outnumber PC users 4-1. This makes some sense when you think about the fact that mobile phones are generally less expensive than computers, and so many people use cell phones as a way to communicate.

Why Your Business Needs A Mobile Website

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:33:34 GMT

Every business should have a mobile version of a website and here are just few. This is because there is a push for mobility, and technology advancements constantly improve mobile computing devices that include cellular phones, smart phones, PDAs, and the new wireless tablets and computer pads.

How to Write Content for Link Wheels

noreply@blogger.com — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:00:00 GMT

In this post we will address a few guidelines for how to go about writing content for your link wheels. You obviously want your content to be on topic with your niche. As we have discussed keywords previously, you need to include some of your targeted keywords throughout your content.

I usually start with my keyword research and pick a few keyword phrases that will work well as part of the headline and maybe a subhead. Don't belabor the keywords, and don't "keyword stuff". This is when you force keywords into your copy. Keywords are also a good way to get ideas for your content.

Another good tip is to just write the way people talk. Just think of your copy as a conversation. Keep it conversational, but at the same time you want to research your topic well, and you want to provide useful information. I also like to use keywords I have researched as tags, and as headings for "categories".

Try to find a unique angle or viewpoint, and offer answers to questions that you know people have about a particular subject. Stick with these simple concepts and you should do just fine. Writing copy should not be a chore. The more you do it, the easier it gets.

As we discuss the construction of individual RSS link wheels using micro-blogs, we will touch again on the subject of content for specific kinds of pages and posts.

Keyword Research for Link Wheels

noreply@blogger.com — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:00:00 GMT

The keyword guidelines for our style of RSS link wheels are really no different than what you would expect for any other website or blog project. I generally like to target keywords (and keyword phrases) that get no less than 1,000 searches per month, and no more than 40,000-50,000 monthly searches. You can adjust these thresholds base on you marketing niche.

There is a vast amount of information about keyword research that you can find online. I will say that you do not have to invest in fancy tools and software. When I started online I decided I would use free tools as much as possible, and learn each step of the process until I became proficient. I now only use the Google Keyword Tool for my research. If you learn to do this right, you will know why.

Google is the only game in town that matters, so use Google and Google tools.

Here are a few more keyword guidelines I have found useful. Attempt to use keywords in URLs, titles, and subheads. A subset of this technique would be to use "keywords" for pages, categories, and tags.

This only makes sense, because everything online starts with keywords. Use keywords in your headlines and throughout your posts and articles. At the same time, don't keyword stuff, as this will result in being penalized by the search engines.

The Power of Keywords

noreply@blogger.com — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:50:00 GMT

Keywords are part of what I call the Traffic Triad: keywords, content, and back links. Keywords are the most important thing to get traffic yo your website. Get this wrong and you won't have any traffic. Keyword research is one of the three things that you must absolutely learn to do correctly and then master.

The reason, of course, is keywords are how search engine view and index you websites, and how people will find your websites when they do an online search. When we discuss keywords, we also mean "keyword phrases". These are, in fact, interchangeable terms when discussing building websites, online marketing and implementing SEO.

Keyword research is the first thing you should concentrate on for SEO and getting traffic after you have selected a niche. Keywords are also important to the construction of RSS link wheels, just like any other blog or website.

It's vital to realize why key phrases are so critical. The entire Internet is fundamentally powered by keywords. You have to learn to think about how people may be searching for information online. You can also learn to use some online tools to discover the best keywords and keyword phrases based on metrics like monthly search volume, geographic parameters, search trends, etc.

Did I mention keywords are important? In the next post we discuss some basic guideline i have learned for selecting and using keywords.

How to Export WordPress Site Content

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:31:51 GMT

There are several reasons why you may want to consider exporting content from a blog or website that uses the WordPress platform. First note that here we are talking about a self-hosted site. This means that you have your own domain name registered and your site database and web files reside on your own paid hosting account.

How to Use WordPress For Business

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:10:53 GMT

There are so many ways to use WordPress for business, that most people building websites and blogs can rattle off a long list. This article discusses some of the obvious reasons, and some of the various ways businesses can use WordPress.

RSS History and Consideration

noreply@blogger.com — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT

This is a small slice of history on the development and specifications of RSS. There are many misconceptions and urban legends surrounding RSS. I am certainly no authority on the development of RSS. I am, however, more interested in using RSS as a tool and all the benefits that it can provide. What follows is really all you need to know.

"RSS was first invented by Netscape. They wanted to use an XML format to distribute news, stories and information. Netscape refined the version of rss and then dropped it. Userland Software (came) to control (use) of the specficiation (sic) and continued to develop it releasing a newer version. A non-commercial group picked up RSS at the same time and based on their interpretation of the Netscape's original concept of RSS they too released a new version. UserLand was not happy with the non-commercial version and continued development of their own version of RSS (Really Simple Syndication), eventually UserLand released RSS v2." - Source: www.rss-specifications.com

For more in-depth reading on RSS, visit "History of RSS at RSS Specifications" or "RSS at Wikipedia".

Other RSS Considerations

RSS feeds convert html code to xml and Java Script code that can be placed in websites or widgets. Some people believe that Java Script is not search engine friendly, and that may have been the case at one time. You will decide for yourself, and you can find all kinds of opinions online whether or not the search engines can read java script, and whether or not they bother. My opinion is that they can and do. RSS would not have survived until now, if it was not considered useful technology. Besides, my testing would not prove out if this were not the case.

Another notion is that free syndication services may cease to exist, and that you should protect yourself by looking for some type of paid service for support and sustainability. Personally, I don't believe that they can put the genie back in the bottle on this one either. The marketplace has come to expect this to be a free service, and I believe that is the way it will remain. This is one reason why I shy away from services like FeedBurner for now. I can see how some services could become paid a service in the future.

Free services can, and do, go by the wayside. Do some research and make an attempt to use tools and services that have some staying power. At some point it the future things could change, and it then may not be wise to use free RSS feeds and services.

How To Choose A Link Wheel Building Service

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:13:56 GMT

You are convinced that using link wheels to promote your website or blog might be the right thing to do. You can learn how to do things on your own, or you can hire a professional service. Read this to learn how.

Why Use RSS Feeds?

noreply@blogger.com — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:45:00 GMT

For something called "Really Simple Syndication", many people have a hard time getting a grip on what RSS is and why you should use RSS feeds. This post is about the "why".

RSS feeds are almost like magic. Once embedded on a website or blog, they provide a stream of ever-changing content, as the original source of the RSS feed updates content and changes. This means that on the receiving end you can have multiple avenues of fresh content being served up on your website and blogs. (Hint: No reason why these cannot be part of a link wheel)

On the other side of the equation, having links to your RSS feeds across the net, and your RSS feeds placed on other websites and blogs, will result in new and increased sources of traffic that continues to build over time. RSS feeds can be as good, or better, than a boat load of so-so back links that everyone else is using.

RSS for Both Links and Traffic

Links and traffic are the main reasons for our interest in learning how to use RSS effectively. Keep in mind that RSS technology is heavily invested in ways you may not even be aware of when it comes to online search and content distribution. In short, it is here to stay. These are mini content distribution robots, and traffic magnets that work for you on auto-pilot. What could be better than having your content seamlessly distributed across the web, and then also have new visitors and readers attracted to your websites and blogs in the same effortless manner?

Just having your content syndicated in so many countless ways will make you website content spread a great deal broader than you can ever imagine.The number of visitors, and the number of other sites linking back to you are some of the known metrics that will have a positive effect on your search search engine ranking and Page Rank.

Now that you know the "why", in the next post we are going to look at the history and some of the "hows" for using RSS. You can subscribe to this blog by pressing the big RSS button in the top right side bar for a demonstration of how RSS works.

What Are RSS Channels and Feeds?

noreply@blogger.com — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:51:00 GMT

RSS Feeds - What Does It Stand For?
By EM Beck

This article could have been titled "What's So Great about RSS"? Depending on where you start your search, RSS is considered an acronym for "Rich Site Summary", or "Really Simple Syndication". The most widely used terminology is the latter of the two. In my opinion you could also add "Really Super Stuff" to the list. There is a lot of information about RSS on the Internet for it obviously is now a major component of how information is indexed, cross-referenced, and then presented in search engine results. It is so much a part of surfing the net, that it seems that these buttons almost go unnoticed at times, even though they are everywhere.

RSS is a really great tool for anyone wanting to publish content online and then having it syndicated for distribution across the web using data feeds. It is a way to be alerted to content updates for website and blog subscriptions, and also is a retrieval tool on the surfing side. These feeds can be from a website or blog of any size. The best way to think of it is just as another way to package and provide content. This is sort of like the difference between an e-book, a video, and a podcast. They are all possible ways to provide and distribute the same content. In regard to RSS, it is always internet-based technology, and a simple and concise way to slice and dice information. RSS feeds can be mixed or combined content from multiple sources. You also will find some incredible tools online for creating special feeds, and feeds that you can customize to suit your personal style or business needs. One such tool of note is Yahoo Pipes at http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes.

RSS feeds will be recognized by most people as a way to gather news. To read an RSS feed you will need to have a feed reader, or a feed aggregator. This is software that allows you to collect and display feeds. When you click an RSS subscription button or link, it will instruct you to choose the type of feed reader you want to use. RSS feed readers come in many different forms. Some that you will recognize are web-based like Google Reader, Bloglines, and My Yahoo. You can usually subscribe to feeds via email, too. When you subscribe to feeds, the feed reader will display syndicated content as it is updated by the individual web publishers.

In a little more detail, RSS can be considered the default format for displaying frequently updated content as it changes. These RSS documents are called 'feeds", "web feeds", or "channels". You also will see this as "RSS feed" and "RSS Channel". These automated feeds can be summarized text (partial feeds), or full text (full feeds) and the document information includes other meta description details like the author, time, date, and other publication details. This type of information may be edited or deleted. The current default markup language is a standardized XML file format that is published once, and then feeds can be viewed using different programs that are web-based, desktop-based, or wireless-based via a mobile device like a PDA, smartphone, or tablet computer. You will need a connection to the Internet to read RSS feeds.

The beginning of this technology has been around since the end of the 20th century, but did not become widespread until 2005-2006 with the adoption of certain standards. RSS feeds make content distribution and content gathering effortless and efficient. To research this article, I went back to read up on RSS, and most of the information here can be found in greater detail at http://www.whatisrss.com, or by doing a search on Wikipedia.

It looks like RSS is here to stay, so learn how to use and take advantage of this great and mostly free online tool.

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E.M. Beck is an SEO and online marketer. He writes about a lot of different things online, but also enjoys dreaming up and testing new ways to build website traffic and improve search engine position.

You can learn about his latest projects, LinkWheel Sage™, RSS Mage™, RSS Mage Lite™, and RSS Mage Pro™ at RSS Mage Website

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How an RSS Feed Can Increase Your Traffic

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:40:11 GMT

RSS is great free technology for content syndication and distribution. Not always realized is the fact it also can be considered a great tool for creating traffic and developing an audience for websites and blogs.

Incorporating RSS Feeds in Your Website Plan

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:51:03 GMT

You can incorporate RSS feeds in your website planning and online marketing to help increase traffic and develop a loyal audience. Visitors can decide what content they want to filter and receive on a regular basis as you publish new content.

RSS Feeds - Do I Need One on My Site?

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:35:16 GMT

RSS feeds are absolutely necessary if you are serious about getting traffic and readers. Really Simple Syndication is a simple and fast solution to distributing your content, and alerting your readers that you have updated content on your websites and blogs.

RSS Feeds - What Does It Stand For?

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:49:23 GMT

See if RSS feeds and RSS syndication is for you. Really simple syndication is sometimes misunderstood, but can be a terrific asset for publishers and people looking to share information online.

The Most Important SEO Factors

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:09:04 GMT

Here is a really short list of the three things you can consider to be important SEO factors. This factors are for ranking small niche sites where there is not a lot of competition fro long-tail keywords.

The Idea Behind Link Wheels Powered by RSS Feeds

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:59:13 GMT

You may think link wheels are old hat, or ho-hum when it comes to building back links and driving website traffic. Learn how RSS feed can put some new life in an old idea to boost link wheel traffic.

How to Use Micro-Blogs to Build Link Wheels

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:19:30 GMT

There are many ways touted to build links and drive traffic to websites. Building small sites on micro-blog sites is still one of the best ways to create valuable back links that result in better search engine ranking.

Four Reasons to Build RSS Link Wheels

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:44:03 GMT

You may have heard that link wheels are dead, but they are alive and well. Read how I use RSS feeds to create automated link wheels that create an endless stream of one-way back links and improve search engine traffic and ranking.

Solar Power for Notebook and Laptop Computers

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Article reviews current options for powering laptop and wireless computers using solar technology. Different types of solar products and different categories of solar power are discussed.

Top Ten Reasons You Might Just Be an Entrepreneur

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:14:24 GMT

If you are like most individuals, you probably are not happy with your current career or JOB (Just Over Broke), and occasionally think about working for yourself. The 80-20 rule just might apply to everything, including careers and jobs? Being self-employed, however, does not necessarily mean owning a business with the burden of employees, inventory, capital expenditures, and the other trappings of the 20th century "brick and mortar" business model.

Tax Havens and the Sovereign Individual

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:28:35 GMT

Many people only dream of working and living abroad. You do not have to wait until you retire. There are options for an international and sovereign lifestyle with the proper research and planning.

No Sense in "Blogging" if You Are Not "Pinging"

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:18:53 GMT

Many people start blogging with little regard to how they will create traffic. Pinging your updated posts is an easy way to create interest and traffic for your blogging efforts.

The Mobile Society and E-everything

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:45:15 GMT

Ongoing debates about cyberspace and e-commerce (EC) have suggested that the online world will somehow always be dramatically different from life in the analog world. The advent of the early Arpanet/Internet was often characterized as a void that was impersonal and immaterial. It is true that as e-commerce continues to mature, national boarders become less meaningful, and the specific location of individuals and businesses do not matter that much anymore.

The SOHO as an Online Business Model for the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Future

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:25:17 GMT

The online virtual office is here to stay and is for anyone that seldom needs an office. If you own a laptop with wireless connectivity you may be lucky enough to work pretty much anywhere if you have access to the Internet.