Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • No Follow vs. Do Follow Links

    No Follow vs. Do Follow Links. The general consensus in the SEO industry is that link building should only ever be done from ‘do follow’ sites. There is solid logic behind this thinking, and it makes sense that you would want to spend time building links from sites that allow spiders to follow. Google even […]

  • Selecting the Right Domain Name: Six Steps to Use.

    If you’re gearing up to start a new website, you probably already know what the first step is going to be – finding a domain name. Now, you don’t want to just set out and get the first domain name that you come across, but instead, you’re going to want to get a domain name […]

  • 20 Ways to Rank a Website.

    Page ranking has a direct impact on your popularity. The most popular brands are the ones that are ranked highly by search engines, while the lowest ranked are least popular. Very popular brands are more trusted by customers than less popular brands, and this always has an impact on the profitability of your business. Ranking […]

  • Best SEO Tools For Firefox Browsers.

    I’m always surprised at the lack of users using SEO browser extensions. These are helpful not only to efficiently manage your own website, but to provide insights into those of your competitors. So I’ve compiled a list of the best browser extensions for Firefox. Keep in mind, however, the more you add the more it […]

  • Managing Product Pages for SEO.

    One of the unique SEO problems that e-commerce websites face is that their products can be constantly changing. This means that new product pages are being added, content is being tweaked and discontinued or out of stock product pages are being taken down. This kind of product page turnover can actually hinder your SEO in […]

  • 5 Ways to Attract Links in Boring Niches.

    Bringing readers to a website that focuses on a niche only loved by its narrow band of strict adherents can be an almost insurmountable task given the limited audience and likely robust competition from other websites. Leading to pages upon pages of well-written but unread web content, a boring niche can make plugging ahead and […]

  • No New Keywords Means No New Organic Visitors.

    I was talking with a prospective client once about their priority keywords and our conversation went something like this, Client – “We want to rank number one in Google for widgets.” Me – “I think that’s a good long term goal, but “widgets” is extremely competitive and there are some big players in your niche […]

  • Are You Missing out on Great Keyword Ideas?

    Why would you pay for a keyword research tool when you can get keywords for free? It’s a reasonable question, when you can easily get free keywords from Google. Many professional SEOs would argue the case for using only Google’s free AdWords tool in their work. I strongly disagree. Sure, you might save a few […]

  • Online Marketing for a Start Up.

    How small businesses can do online marketing on a small budget… Online marketing should be for everyone and even if you can’t afford to outsource to a large agency there are still ways of making online marketing affordable for small business. Tools One of the most costly aspects of SEO for small business is the […]

  • Great Tips for Article Marketing.

    When it comes time for website promotion, article marketing is by far one of the most successful tools you can use. However, for article marketing to work, the articles you write have to sell. As you will discover, there are a number of ways to do this, one being the resource box. By creating a […]

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