I think I’ve researched every WordPress SEO plugin in existence. The list I amassed was daunting. I had plugin anxiety. All In One SEO Pack or Platinum SEO? Many of them had features that overlapped. The thought of having to install all those plugins and to get them to work ...[Read more]

So I'm in the process of teaching someone how to create her first blog on WordPress.com. This is an eye-opening exercise in working with someone who is not computer literate or Web-savvy. Granted she is a Native American elder, healer, and ceremonial leader. Hey, we all have our gifts, and ...[Read more]

Recently, Britta Meyer of Eurekster, which makes an embeddable custom social search portal called a "Swicki", posed a question on LinkedIn about how one would go about defining a social media marketing roadmap, and how you would prioritize each social media channel. There is no cookie cutter approach to social ...[Read more]

What’s Code Got to Do With It? Face it, while linklove is sexy, in SEO, code ain’t no second hand emotion. SEO is a multi-faceted discipline, where keyword research, SEO copy-writing, linkbuilding, and code optimization work as a team in an attempt to address a variety of search engine ranking factors. ...[Read more]

Lately I've taken to using Flock, the Social Web Browser, because it consolidates and simplifies my social web lifestyle. Today, Flock just got better. For Earth Day 2008, Flock launched the Eco-Edition of the Flock browser that delivers the latest environmental and sustainable living content to eco-minded social media ...[Read more]

presented by Giovanna & Aaron Wall Tuesday night I went to one of the first SF Blogger Meetups to gather after a long hiatus and it was well worth the wait. The group practically took over Amici's pizzeria on Lombard and, with the exception of my bub.blicio.us buddy Victor Karamalis, included ...[Read more]

Claiming your blog on Technorati establishes that you are the author or co-author of the blog, which allows you to use other Technorati services that can help increase its visibility. Claiming your blog is fast, easy, and can send more traffic to your site. Why claim your blog on Technorati? Claiming ...[Read more]

Social bookmarking sites allow websurfers to save, catalog, and share interesting pages they find online. Social bookmarking is a social media optimization (SMO) tactic that can can send direct traffic to your site, as well as build back links and invite secondary back links. It is hotly debated among SEOs whether ...[Read more]

Tags are labels that people use to make it easier to find blog posts, photos and videos that are related. Technorati is a blog search engine that employs tags to index content found in the blogosphere. Placing Technorati tags at the bottom of your blog posts is essential if you ...[Read more]

I am just getting through a round of SEO enhancements on 2 blogs. I am currently in the midst of testing my new plugins and trying to get them all to work. With the help of Ross Chapman, my eco-conscious WordPress and Joomla! developer, we identified several free WordPress ...[Read more]