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White Hat vs. Black Hat - High Risk and Low Risk Tactics
White Hat and Black Hat TacticsAt a recent SMX Conference, Matt Cutts (head of Google Web Spam) gave great examples of Black Hat and White Hat tactics as either high risk or low risk. Here are some blackhat/whitehat tactics and their relative risk factors: TopicHigh Risk"Black Hat Tactics"Low Risk"White Hat Tactics"... continue reading "White Hat vs. Black Hat - High Risk and Low Risk Tactics"»
Long Tail of Search Statistics
Long Tail of SearchUnique search strings accounted for more traffic than all search strings that more than 100 people searched for combined (including keyword sets that had thousands of searches). To help explain this topic in more detail we will use this sample data. Keyword Set Number of Times Keyword Set was... continue reading "Long Tail of Search Statistics"»
Free Stock Photography
Free Stock PhotographyStock.XCHNG is a great place to get royalty free, free stock photography. There is finally a place where people from around the world can share their amazing stock photography for free, Stock.XCHNG. After searching through many websites that charge $400+ for a single image, I've come across a gem... continue reading "Free Stock Photography"»
Whitehat SEO versus Blackhat SEO
Whitehat vs Blackhat SEOThe showdown between whitehat SEO and blackhat SEO is heating up and search engines are backing the whitehats. Whitehat and blackhat SEO (Search Engine Optimization) are two different (and normally opposing) views of how to do search engine optimization. Whitehats are those website designers that... continue reading "Whitehat SEO versus Blackhat SEO"»
Refine Results in Google
Refine Results with OrionGoogle is testing a new way to refine results in their search engine results. People have reported seeing a new "refine results" option for Google searches. This new option appears to break down results into predefined categories and is using the Google "operator" of more:. Once... continue reading "Refine Results in Google"»
Problems with Too Many Designers
Too Many DesignersThe reason there are problems with having too many people involved in a web design. Recently there has been a bit of buzz about the problems associated with having too many people involved in a web design project. SEOmoz provided the following two graphs: Now this... continue reading "Problems with Too Many Designers"»
Back to the Dark Ages of PageRank
White Hats Suffer in Recent Backlink UpdateThe June 2006 PageRank and Backlink update has left some white hat SEOs puzzled. Well another PageRank update has come and gone and unfortunately it took many links with it. We aren't sure yet (and Matt has yet to comment) as to the reason for this drop in the amount of pages displayed after using... continue reading "Back to the Dark Ages of PageRank"»
[SOLVED] Ubuntu Hanging at Shutdown - Blinking Cursor
Ubuntu Shutdown FixHow to fix Ubuntu shutdown problem with blinking white cursor by using acpi=force. I had found this fix once before, but then when I went to look for it, I had to dig for about an hour to find it again, so I'm posting it here. I've seen this both on Jaunty Jackalope and Karmic Koala. The system would... continue reading "[SOLVED] Ubuntu Hanging at Shutdown - Blinking Cursor"»
Website Browser Safe Fonts
Browser Safe FontsI have been asked many times why people always use Times New Roman or Arial on their websites. Unfortunately, the reason is very simple. There are only a handful of fonts that look similar that are installed by default on both Windows and Macs. Consequently, these "browser safe fonts" find... continue reading "Website Browser Safe Fonts"»
Search Engine Statistics
Search Engine StatisticsSearch Engine Usage Statistics for February 2006 Nielson/Net Ratings has released new search engine statistics for Feb 2006. Each of the search engines is maintaining their market share with less than 1% change in the main search engines. Overall, there were 5.3 billion searches performed in February... continue reading "Search Engine Statistics"»
What is V7ndotcom Elursrebmem?
V7ndotcom ElursrebmemSEOs battle it out for Google placement for the keyword "V7ndotcom Elursrebmem" in new SEO contest. Today the Wall Street Journal commented on a new Search Engine Optimization contest for the keywords v7ndotcom Elursrebmem. It seems that this contest has drawn interest from Matt Cutts (the... continue reading "What is V7ndotcom Elursrebmem?"»
Compelling Pictures Can Make or Break Any Design
Compelling PicturesGreat pictures can add spice to any design and bad pictures can ruin even the best design. There is a great difference between taking pictures and capturing that perfect moment that will forever be cherished thanks to your foresight. All great images play on our emotions. Hopefully this blog will help... continue reading "Compelling Pictures Can Make or Break Any Design"»
Are You Really Listening to Your Customers?
Listening to Your CustomersWhen you listen to your customers, are you merely listening to their words, or are you listening for what they really mean? In order to truly understand your customers, you must learn to not listen to what they say, but rather to listen to what they mean. For example, when... continue reading "Are You Really Listening to Your Customers?"»
Search Engine Usage for 2007
Search Engine StatisticsNielson/Net Ratings has released new search engine statistics for Nov 2007. Google has really increased market share over the Feb 2006 search engine results we posted last year. Google jumped from 48.5 to 57.7 for a 9.2% increase in market share. Google captured just over 4.2 billion searches in Nov... continue reading "Search Engine Usage for 2007"»
AHFX.net Aquires Sevenate
AHFX.net Aquires Sevenate.comAH Digital FX Studios, INC acquires Sevenate.com. A week ago I saw a sign on a business that said, "We refuse to participate in a recession." I totally agree with that statement. As further proof of our hope for the future, AH Digital FX Studios, INC has just acquired Sevenate.com and all of their... continue reading "AHFX.net Aquires Sevenate"»
Mixing Colors Into Your Website Design
Color and EmotionColor can evoke emotions and influence people in positive—or negative— ways. Designing a website consists of more than just copy and layout—color also needs to be a consideration. To help choose the correct colors, it is a good idea to come up with how you would like to describe your... continue reading "Mixing Colors Into Your Website Design"»
Who Else Wants to Build Links and Rank High in Google
Link BaitingWho Else Wants to Build Links and Rank Higher in Google Link Baiting has become common place to increase organic inbound links and rank higher in Google. There was a great article by Andy Hagan but he broke his site to pieces, so I had to do some digging to find it again. Here are some of the best from... continue reading "Who Else Wants to Build Links and Rank High in Google"»
Search Engine Usage for 2008
Search Engine Statistics 2008Nielson/Net Ratings has released new search engine statistics for May 2008. Google has increased its market share over the Nov 2007 search engine results we posted last year. Google pulled ahead a little farther from 57.7 to 59.3 for a 1.6% increase in market share. Google captured just over 4.7 billion... continue reading "Search Engine Usage for 2008"»
AH Digital FX Studios Featured in River City Weekly
River City WeeklyRecently AH Digital FX Studios was featured in River City Weekly's article about businesses in Idaho that have succeeded on the web. (Full Article (535 K pdf) )Kevin Keefe remembers answering the phone in Idaho Falls late one night, and on the other end was a voice with a unique accent. “Hi,... continue reading "AH Digital FX Studios Featured in River City Weekly"»
Posted on May 19, 2010
Accept Credit Cards Online
FreeAuthNet - Free Authorize.Net AccountHow to accept credit cards online without a machine (by using a merchant gateway account from Authorize.net with free setup) and not using PayPal. First off you need to know that I get hundreds of calls a year trying to convince me to switch credit card processors (or switch merchant gateways)... continue reading "Accept Credit Cards Online"»
Fix Your Dell 3100cn Streaking Issue
Dell 3100cn StreaksWell after owning my Dell 3100cn for a very very very long time, I've finally found out how to get rid of streaks that were running down the middle of the page on color prints. Well today, I found an answer that immediately fixed the problem within about 2 minutes. I found a great article that shows... continue reading "Fix Your Dell 3100cn Streaking Issue"»
Four Steps to a Better Ranking in the Search Engines
Better RankingsFour basic things you can do now to improve your search engine rankings on Google, Yahoo, and Bing. The single question I am asked more often than any other is, "How can I rank better in the search engines." While there are thousands of different things that people can do to rank well, we have found... continue reading "Four Steps to a Better Ranking in the Search Engines"»
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