When Twitter first came out I thought it was about the dumbest thing I had ever seen.

Now that it has been around for a couple years I took another look at it.

It is, still, about the dumbest thing I have ever seen.

If you have something to share with someone, use a service where you can communicate a complete thought.

- In person
- Phone
- Facebook
- Email

Ironically, the more people you are following, or the more...

Here are several steps a client of mine used to drastically reduce the amount of article spam:

1. Ban China IP addresses.

2. Not allow hotmail email accounts.

3. Not allow usernames with numbers in them.

4. Not allow email addresses with numbers in them.

Although it is possible some legitimate writers would not meet these criteria, for the sake of your sanity in dealing with spam these measures will target a significant amount of the...

Google has a lot of signals in it's search algorithm used to rank sites. One of which is apparently how many times your website is bookmarked.

When a user bookmarks your website it makes it easier for them to return as repeat traffic. Helping your SEO is an added benefit.

Are you making it easy to bookmark your site?

Here is very simple use JavaScript to put in your website. It reminds people to bookmark the page they are on. A simple link. You do not...

Seems like there has been a number of "generic" SEO posts lately. All very similar.

So here's a tip (I'm sure you will quickly recognize the strategy):

Find a keyword with a decent number of searches. Do a search in Google. If it comes back with less than 10 results then make a post on a free blog, get some backlinks and watch as you get a 1st page ranking.

Bonus tip: Use a money-making keyword.

Super bonus tip: Rinse and repeat...

There were recent forum threads about AWeber messages being blocked by Yahoo and perhaps also by gmail and hotmail.

In other words - a huge percentage of users emails just got flushed down the toilet - with not a word by AWeber to it's customers.

The issue isn't necessarily AWeber. It is a problem inherent in online autoresponder services.

You are at their mercy for email deliverability. Normally, their selling point is they can improve deliverability through...