Google Panda – Who Got Slapped?
If you haven’t heard, Google recently changed their algorithm to combat content farms. That means websites with a lot of duplicate content got pushed down in Google’s rankings. Google doesn’t like when a website is created and most of the content is copied from other websites. They want the website that published the original content […]
Google Grants and Grantspro
Google Grants can be a great asset for non-profits, as they provide $10K per month in free advertising from Google. In addition, non-profits that meet a certain performance level can apply for Grantspro, which offers up to $40K per month. Although offering non-profits a certain dollar amount in free advertising is extremely generous of Google, […]
American Health Journal and Video SEO
There is a new website with thousands of medical videos at American Health Journal. Everyone is saying video is where the Internet is going, but how do you optimize a video website? The first question that comes up is, do you use YouTube or a video hosting service? With some testing I have done, YouTube […]
Mini Sites or Authority Sites?
What exactly is a mini-site? A mini-site will target a very specific keyword. So for example, if you are selling flowers, you can build New-York-Flowers.com, Miami-Flowers.com and so on. This will allow you to target that specific market much easier. Yes, it will take time to build the domain authority, but it’s much easier to […]
Launched Medical Video Site AmericanHealthJournal.com
One of my latest investments with Canrock Ventures is in American Health Journal. AHJ has a TV show that has been airing on PBS since 2002. The have also won over 90 national awards. The content is very high quality and perfect for monetizing on the web, so we bought the exclusive rights to publish […]
Matco Tools Launches LiveWallet Partnership
One of our recent investments was in LiveWallet.com, a pre-paid debit card business. Now is a great time to jump into the debit card industry, if you are interested. Our first partnership is with Matco Tools, a $300MM tool company that is owned by Danaher Corporation, a Fortune 250 company. They are the largest franchise […]
How Much is First Page Google Worth?
How much is first page Google is a very popular question. You might be surprised on the difference between the #1 and #2 spot. There is no way to give exact numbers because of all the variables involved, but you can come pretty close. The first set of data you need is to know how […]
SMX East – Internet Marketing Going Bust?
SMX East 2010 – Jacob Javits Center – New York City SMX East was worth the trip for me. I also live an hour away, so it wasn’t much of a “trip”. It was my first time at the show and wasn’t sure what to expect. The Jacob Javits center always provides a great location […]
Google Change to ID Original Content Source
Could meta tags be making a comeback? Google is experimenting with two new meta tags to help it identify the original sources of online content. The tags are called syndication-source and original source. This is an interesting way to tease apart content sources, since tags are easily abused. They went away with the power of […]
Social Search and SEO
Mashable recently posted a great article on the future of social search and SEO. The article is below or you can read it on their site. I have been noticing constant changes in SEO and social media for years now. The goal to be successful in SEO and social media is to increase your social […]
