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On my own

Published January 21st, 2012 in Affordable Web. 0 Comments

Guest Post Thanks to Olga Quinn

I finally did it! My first job away from home! I was starting to get down on myself since I have been looking for a new job for the past three years. I have been constantly employed since I graduated college but my goal has always been to move away from where I grew up. When I say move away, I am not just talking about down the road or even a couple hours away. When I say move away, I am talking about multiple states away. Let’s just say that my relationship with my family is less than stellar and for that very reason, I have absolutely no desire to be anywhere near them. So I finally saved up enough money and took the plunge of sending out applications to different areas that interested me. And wouldn’t you know it, after I opened up my options a little; I got a call back within twenty-four hours of turning in an application. A flight, an interview and a two week notice later, I’m finally moved. One thing that caught me off guard after moving to Texas was that I was able to shop around for my utilities. Thank goodness for the internet. A quick search for Texas Electric Providers in my area got me going and I can’t wait to start my new position.

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Say no to SOPA and companies like Godaddy

Published December 23rd, 2011 in Domains. 0 Comments

So, it seems that Godaddy has taken sides in the SOPA battle and it looks like I might have to start moving my domain names away from the worlds largest registrar. I think SOPA is a really bad idea and anything that can hurt the future development and freedom of the internet must be stopped.

I don’t really understand the logic of a web company supporting something that is so bad for the web but it seems that folks over at Reddit are going to do something about all of this it appears. I caught wind of this just this morning but it seems the watchful eye of Reddit users caught on to this some time back and a big stink is being raised.

Reddit users have come out in force against SOPA and all companies that support the legislative effort to regulate the internet. I have about 400 domains with Godaddy and my clients have another 500 plus domains there. Now, before I authorize a $10,000 expenditure on moving our domains to a new registrar I will watch how things progress to see if Godaddy makes any changes or if they sit on thier position.

If Godaddy continues their support for SOPA then I will be forced to move our portfolio over to a new registrar for the first time in almost a decade now. What do you think? Are for or against SOPA? Do you think that transferring domains away will make a difference to GoDaddy?

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The dangers of do it yourself search engine optimization

Published December 19th, 2011 in Search Engine Optimization. 0 Comments

I remember a day when the term search engine optimization did not exist in the webmaster lexicon or at least a day when it was not so popular a term. I remember having a list of about 50 domains related to the seo niche and actually letting go of a few gems like seoace.com because I never through the niche would become so powerful as it has.

Search engine optimization and search engine marketing are now two seperate things with their own teams in many cases. The world of internet marketing and specifically search engines has seen an incredible rise in the variety of options you have to consider now for your online advertising and marketing campaigns.

When you consider the challenges with search engine optimization it is easy to understand how so many businesses are outsourcing their SEO services to a local search engine optimization specialist who can target their specific geographic regions for the targeted keyword sets. The days of do it yourself seo and website optimization are gone and today a website owner must have a varied selection of experts in keyword research, content development, on-page optimization, link building and content syndication jsut to name a few.

None of this even touches on things like social media management, email newsletters and list building or online branding campaigns. All of these and many other options and opportunities in internet marketing make it so that the best choice a business owner can make is to hire the right professional for their search engine optimization and marketing needs.