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Poll your customers for new keywords ideas

Date: 8th February 2010
Comments: 2 Related Categories: Cool Tools, Freebies, Google, Key Phrases

It’s not always easy knowing which keywords and phrases to target when optimising your website – and as I say in my latest blog over on Birds on the Blog, it’s all too easy to fail to see beyond high traffic and high competition phrases.

So why not try asking other people what THEY would use to search for you? This great tool from Seed Keywords allows you to set up a scenario (eg “If you were searching for a website that sells XXXXX, what would you type in to Google?”) and then invite people to contribute, anonymously.

Where can I get free stock photos for my blog or website?

Date: 3rd February 2010
No Comments Related Categories: Freebies

www_1We get asked this all the time – clients often spend a lot of time thinking about copy, words, structure and navigation, but then forget the essential piece that ties it all together – the pictures.

Only last week I had to tell a client that stealing pictures from other people’s websites was a BAD thing!

And yes, using Google Images to steal images is bad too – sorry!

Which is why I was very relieved to come across this post today from Web Design Booth – 30 websites to download free stock images.

List your green / ethical / holistic website at Solar Powered Directory

Date: 17th January 2010
Comments: 1 Related Categories: Free Listings, Freebies

Thanks to Dan at eco friendly hosting company Light Being Creations for helping us to point our clients to the Solar Powered Directory.

The guiding principle for the Solar Powered Directory is to only list businesses, NGO’s, charities and organisations that show a dedication to making this world a better place through ethical & sustainable business practices, care for the environment and valuing people.

As well as accepting business listings, the directory accepts personal sites and articles, and offers you the chance to create your own META tags in order to help your listings.

3 things a day can help to promote your website

Date: 7th January 2010
Comments: 20 Related Categories: Articles, Blogging, Content, Free Listings, Freebies, Musings, Social Networking, twitter

Eternal clockOne of the things I hear most often when I talk to people about promoting their websites themselves, is that it ‘takes too much time’ and they ‘don’t know where to start’.

Well, while I can see where they’re coming from on the second point, the first one doesn’t ring true with me. It’s not about spending loads of time every day, it’s about doing SOMETHING every day and seeing the effort pile up and bring results. It’s about not giving in because you ‘don’t have the time’ and not putting things off because you’re ‘not sure how’.

Want to create more hype about your product or service?

Date: 4th January 2010
Comments: 1 Related Categories: Blogging, Freebies

Toy sampling megaphoneIt’s 2010 and a great way to create hype and recognition of your product or service this year is to involve the blogosphere.

We’ve worked with quite a few clients in 2009 who gave away free samples of their products or services in return for reviews, generating backlinks, great articles, traffic and in turn buyers for very little outlay.

Good blog reviews on sites with lots of traffic in your niche market can create great buzz, great traffic and obviously sales.

So why not try it this year?