Quick Profitability A Necessity For Startups

Many businesspeople have been led astray by the attractive notion that companies don’t need to focus on monetization immediately. Companies like Youtube and Twitter that are getting huge valuations with little or no profit lead entrpreneurs to shoot for the big acquisition rather than actual income. However, acompany that has positive cash flows is in a far more powerful position to negotiate than one that doesn’t.… read more “Quick Profitability A Necessity For Startups”

4 Random Bounce Rate Reduction Tips

1. Use your headline to repeat the searchers questions. For example, of the most trafficked keyword is “Workflow software”, then your headline could be “Workflow Software Reviews”. Then proceed to answer their question as directly as possible and follow it up with more information and questions to potential additional questions.
2. Along with your text content, have helpful images and videos to grab and hold your readers attention.… read more “4 Random Bounce Rate Reduction Tips”

4 Random Google Adwords Tips

1. Always use negative keywords! You will lose lots of money otherwise.
2. Carefully decide how to organize your account before setting it up. Campaigns & ad groups should be well planned.
3. Set a reminder for yourself to check at least weekly and recalibrate the account.
4. Always have at least a couple of ads to run against each other.… read more “4 Random Google Adwords Tips”

5 Random Tips for Seo

1. Keep a document (google docs?) with all the tidbits of information you pick up.
2. Fix duplicate content by preferably eliminating it, by use of the noindex tag or by using the link canoniclization tag.
3. Flash is starting to get better indexed for search engines, but don’t use it for textcontent.
4. Use unique alt image tags for all product images (not necessary for logo or boilerplate).… read more “5 Random Tips for Seo”

Creepy Priest

I love the cover of the New York Times right now- it is an article about a creepy child molesting priest accompanied of a very stereotypical photo of him leering at his altar boys.