NetSmarter @ 2008-05-30 00:01 (Tools and Books)

I haven't used Google's AdWords Keyword Tool that much, mainly because I'm not an active AdWord user. However, I just learned that this tool can help to know what Google thinks your website is about. Below is the URL of that tool:

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

With this tool, you can type in the URL of your web page and click on "Get keyword ideas". The result is what Google's LSI (latent semantic indexing) spider thinks your page is about. It's also telling you the kind of AdSense ads that it is likely to place there.

Category: Tools and Books

A long list of directories to submit your websites

NetSmarter @ 2008-04-23 05:44 (Web Traffic and SEO)

PR: 5

PR: 4

PR: 3

PR: 2

PR: 1

PR: 0

Category: Web Traffic and SEO

Best of the Web Directory (BOTW) Promo Code (September 2009)

NetSmarter @ 2008-03-04 00:02 (Web Traffic and SEO)

Best of the Web Directory (BOTW) is one of best web directories to submit your websites and blogs. Being included in BOTW's directory will help to increase your Google ranking and will bring more traffic to your site.

Use the following promo code to get 20% off on All NEW Submissions and Sponsorship Advertising in the Best of the Web Directory and BOTW Blog Directory.

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This promo code expires on September 30, 2009.

To use this coupon promo code, click here to visit Best of the Web Directory (BOTW) and enter the promo code during check out:

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Category: Web Traffic and SEO

Google Pagerank Update and Directory Submission

NetSmarter @ 2008-03-03 08:17 (Web Traffic and SEO)

Google updated their page rank again recently. As a results, the PR values for many directories have changed again. So, I've complied a list of directories based on their PR value.

The original list was from avivadirectory.com's Strongest Directories List.

PR: 9

http://bubl.ac.uk/ (free)

PR: 8

http://dir.yahoo.com ($299 per year) (Directory subdomain has page strength of 10 as well)
http://www.dmoz.org/ (free)

PR: 7

http://www.business.com/ ($199 per year)

PR: 6

http://botw.org/ ($79.95 per year or $239.95)
http://www.dirjournal.com/ ($59.95 / $99.95)
http://www.ezilon.com/ (free / $69)
http://www.familyfriendlysites.com/ ($9.95 / $49.95 per year)
http://www.greenstalk.com/ ($39.95)
http://www.incrawler.com/ ($24.95 / $49.95)
http://www.top5jamaica.com/ (free)

PR: 5

http://www.123kidzarea.com/ (n/a)
http://www.citystar.com/ (unknown)
http://www.elib.org/ (60 Euro / 150 Euro)
http://www.gimpsy.com/ ($40)
http://www.goguides.org/ ($69.95)
http://www.joeant.com/ ($39.99)
http://www.nzpages.co.nz/ (unknown)
http://www.prolinkdirectory.com/ (free / $9 for 3 months)
http://www.rakcha.com/ ($29)

PR: 4

http://ask-dir.com/ ($47 / $69 per year)
http://directory.v7n.com ($49.95) (Directory subdomain has page strength of 6.0)
http://www.allinfodir.com/ ($26.95 / $69.95)
http://www.ebusiness-directory.com/ (unknown)
http://www.global-weblinks.com/ (free / $40 per year)
http://www.goongee.com/ ($19.99)
http://www.massivelinks.com/ ($24.99 / $59.99)
http://www.onlinewide.com/ ($34.95 / $69.95 per year)
http://www.pegasusdirectory.com/ (free / $17)
http://www.platinax.co.uk/directory/ (#14.95) (directory folder has pagestrength of 5)
http://www.romow.com/ ($45 / $90)
http://www.seoma.net/ (unknown)
http://www.sezza.com/ ($29.95)
http://www.skaffe.com/ ($49.99)
http://www.web10.ws/ ($24.95 / $59.95)
http://www.webs-best-directory.com/ ($19.99)

PR: 3

http://blogannounce.info/ ($9.95 / $16.95)
http://www.2yi.net/ ($15.95 / $64.95)
http://www.abilogic.com/ ($9.95 / $39.95 per year)
http://www.allydirectory.com/ ($12.95 / $59.95)
http://www.anthonyparsons.com/ ($10 / $30)
http://www.apahcinc.org/ ($34.95 / $69.95)
http://www.arcadeforce.com/ ($49.95 / $99.95)
http://www.argusvision.net/ ($34.95 / $54.95)
http://www.avivadirectory.com/ ($49.95 per year / $74.95 per year)
http://www.beaconpost.com/ ($29.95 / $39.95)
http://www.betterseeker.com/ ($19.95)
http://www.bloggeries.com/ (unknown)
http://www.blogtagstic.com/ ($9.97 / $29.97)
http://www.browse8.com/ ($35)
http://www.businessseek.biz/ ($10 / $20 per year)
http://www.busybits.com/ (unknown)
http://www.directorymix.com/ ($8.99 / $24.99)
http://www.domaining.in/ (free / $25 per year)
http://www.emillie.net/ ($24.99 / $39.99 per year)
http://www.enquira.com/ ($24)
http://www.highstuff.com/ ($9.95 per year / $39.95)
http://www.iwebtool.com/directory/ ($9.95 per year) (Directory subdomain has page strength of 5.0)
http://www.kahuki.com/ ($19.95 / $49.95 per year)
http://www.link-pimp.com/ ($19.99)
http://www.linkcentre.com/ (49.95 Euro per year)
http://www.linkopedia.com/ ($9.99)
http://www.linkwith.us/ ($34.95 / $69.95 per year)
http://www.maxlinks.org/ ($12.50 / $49.50)
http://www.mozdex.com/directory/ (unknown) (directory folder has page strength 5)
http://www.mygreencorner.com/ (free / $25 per year)
http://www.photarium.com/ ($7 / $19.97)
http://www.postdotcom.com/ ($11.95 / $39.95 per year)
http://www.qango.com/ ($15 / $55)
http://www.relmaxtop.com/ (unknown)
http://www.search4i.com/ ($30 / $50 per year)
http://www.sevenseek.com/ ($40 / $99.95)
http://www.site-sift.com/ ($29.95 / $99.95 per year)
http://www.tygo.com/dir ($39.99) (directory folder has page strength 5.5)
http://www.uksmallbusinessdirectory.co.uk/ (49.99 pounds / 99.99 pounds)
http://www.umdum.com/ ($40 / $100)
http://www.vxbox.com/ (3 Euro)
http://www.webahead.net/ ($20 / $50)
http://www.webotopia.org/ ($14.99 / $29.99)
http://www.webworldindex.com/ ($25)
http://www.wowdirectory.com/ ($43 / $65 per year)

PR: 2

http://www.all4seo.net/ ($12 per year)
http://www.dirwizard.com/ ($19.95 / $59.95)
http://www.ebjuris.com/ ($10 / $20)
http://www.kwikgoblin.com/ ($24.95 / $59.95)
http://www.linkspub.com/ ($15 / $40 per year)
http://www.maxdirectory.eu/ ($9.50 / $19.50)
http://www.searchbuster.org/ ($18 / $35)
http://www.web1directory.com/ (unknown)

PR: 1

http://www.qoobe.org/ ($7 / $20)

PR: 0

http://9ug.com/ ($5.99 / $19.99)
http://www.aerospect.com/ ($29.99 / $49.99)
http://www.alikedirectory.com/ ($25.99 / $49.99)
http://www.alivedirectory.com/ ($49.95 per year / $74.95 per year)
http://www.authoritydirectory.com/ ($4.95 / $19.95 per year)
http://www.bakie.com/ ($25.95 / $49.95)
http://www.bigweblinks.com/ (bid for placement; min $49.90)
http://www.blazemp.com/dir/ (bid for placement; min $49.95)
http://www.blogaboutmysite.com/directory ($14.95 / $55.99) (directory folder is pagestrength 5)
http://www.cascandra.com/ ($11.95 / $29.95 per year)
http://www.cbravo.com/ ($17 / $36)
http://www.cdhnow.com/ (min. bid of $49.95)
http://www.deeplink.us/ ($8.50 / $20)
http://www.dirarchive.com/ ($34.95 / $49.95)
http://www.directorydump.com/ ($34.99 / $64.99 per year)
http://www.e-topic.com/directory/ ($19.95 / $34.95) (directory folder has pagestrength of 4.5)
http://www.easyfinddirectory.com/ ($24.95 / $29.95)
http://www.elegantdirectory.com/ ($39.95 / $79.95 per year)
http://www.ensuredirectory.com/ ($14.95 / $34.95)
http://www.eonte.com/ ($32.99 / $59.99)
http://www.ewebpages.org/ ($34.95 per year)
http://www.excellentguide.com/ ($24.99 / $79.99 per year)
http://www.freewebindex.com/ ($44.95 / $69.95)
http://www.frogengine.com/search ($29.95 / $49.95) (directory folder is pagestrength 3.5)
http://www.fullofsearch.com/ ($34.99 / $54.99)
http://www.gii.in/ (unknown)
http://www.haabaa.com/ (#30 / #50)
http://www.homesalez.com/directory/ ($49.95 per year) (directory folder has pagestrength of 4)
http://www.idk.in/ ($14.95 / $49.95 per year)
http://www.index-it.net/ ($25)
http://www.linksjuice.com/ ($24.97 / $49.97)
http://www.makeasearch.com/ ($4.95 / $19.95)
http://www.map100.com/ ($10.95 / $91.95 for 180 days)
http://www.mingleon.com/ ($29.99/ $59.99)
http://www.nobledirectory.com/ ($25 / $50)
http://www.premiumdir.com/ ($49.95 / $79.95)
http://www.searchnlink.com/ ($14.99 / $39.99)
http://www.submission4u.com/ ($29.99 / $65.99 per year)
http://www.szab.net/ ($16.95 / $39.95)
http://www.uncoverthenet.com/ ($59 / $199 per year)
http://www.ventedoy.com/ (bid for placement; min $5)
http://www.wezp.com/ ($10 / $50 per year)

Category: Web Traffic and SEO

Why Use A Dedicated Server?

NetSmarter @ 2008-02-26 05:24 (Web Design and Hosting)

Why use a dedicated server? There are many reasons why you should choose to use a dedicated server. The most important reason is that you have full control of the server and no longer have to share space and bandwidth with other websites.

There are so many options to start an internet based business. According to a study done by UCLA, nearly 90 percent of Americans have access to the internet. In addition to business websites, people are using free internet servers to make their own internet pages.

There is a vast difference between an internet website and a web page. Most sites offer customers a free internet page. You can post photos of yourself and your family members and keep in touch with your friends across the internet. These pages are hosted by a server that may or may not put mandatory ads on your web page.

You can also find a web host server that will give you space for a free website. This can also be a good idea for a small website that is mostly used for social purposes. Some people use such websites as an online resume of sorts.

Online businesses, however usually want to have a lot of perks such as databases that allow forums and shopping carts so that customers can keep coming back. Databases take a lot of space. A free server will not be able to handle such a request; there would not be enough space. These businesses often, when they start out, seek a paid internet server to host their site. They pay a monthly or yearly fee and get assistance with the server operator when needed.

This can work well for small businesses. However, if a business really starts to grow, it makes more sense for it to host their own website. In essence, a dedicated website is a way to host your own website and your website only. The server is dedicated only to you and your online business.

How does this help you? For one thing, since you no longer have to share space with other users on the shared server, you have more space for your own website. You can add more pages and options for your customers.

You will also be able to use as much bandwidth as needed without sharing with other websites. The bandwidth of a server is what allows the traffic to the website. If too many people are trying to access several websites at once and the server cannot handle it, they may be turned away. No one with a serious internet business wants to turn away customers.

Although dedicated servers cost substantially more money than shared servers, they are a wise investment for growing internet business. In most cases you can save money by not only improving the options on your website, but allowing easier access for your customers so that they will not be turned away, therefore, making you more profits in your internet website business. A dedicated server is the only way a large internet business can grow.

Category: Web Design and Hosting

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