Beyond Article Directories – Ideas on Where to Submit Your Articles

Every time Google updates its algorithms, the article directories drop in the search results. Ezine Articles has long been the king of article directories, but even it doesn’t pull the traffic it used to. The article directory model worked great in years past. You write articles and submit them to free directories, and they have […]

Interviews – An Excellent Shortcut to Content Creation

As a marketer you need a constant stream of fresh content and it needs to be good. You need to either be a prolific expert author or pay a fair amount of money to a ghost-writer to do it for you (and they have to be good). One awesome alternative that gets you great content […]

Affiliate URL Hijacking and How to Stop It

If you’re an affiliate marketer, you’re probably getting ripped off and you don’t even realize it. There’s a simple trick affiliates use to steal money from the merchants they’re promoting and it’s unbelievably widespread. It’s called ‘URL hijacking’ and also known as ‘direct linking.’ It works like this. Your affiliate makes an ad that is […]

Link Building to Improve Local Rankings

These days, local search is off the charts. People use the Internet like they used the Yellow Pages in years past, to find local businesses catering to their needs. But local SEO is still uncharted territory for many marketers.Many of the link building techniques we use for regular SEO apply here but there are some […]

How to Get More Traffic between Social Media and Your Site

Social media is a powerful tool for sending traffic to your site, but only if you know how to use it wisely. The idea is to get them engaged and build your brand there, and then get them to check out the offerings on your website. There are a few simple methods I’ve found work […]