Ads Rile Google? Bah. What about we Humans?
This caught my attention. Google May Penalize Your Site for Having Too Many Ads published in SearchEngineWatch states Google is looking at penalizing ad heavy sites that make it difficult for people to find good content on web pages, Matt Cutts, head of Google’s web spam team, said yesterday at PubCon during his keynote session. The key point Google appears to want to make is that anything that prevents people from reading content concerns them. The article goes on to say, Google has...
Read MoreBlog Usability – How to Reach Your Blogging Happy Place
Congratulations! You’re a blog owner. It has a catchy name. After submitting a blog post, you’re amazed at the inbound traffic. The ads in your sidebar are paying your mortgage. People recognize you on the street as that “Cool Blogger”. Next year, you’ll retire to some tropical island because your blog success is like winning the lottery. Or not. A focus on the usability of your blog can help create a happy picture much like the one you’ve just read. First, let’s begin with the...
Read MoreCre8tive Human Journal Launch
I’ve launched my own online magazine, called The Cre8tive Human Journal. The material I’m targeting is a blending of my passion for people, computers, Internet and creative living. There are several search engine marketing and usability online magazines already and I don’t want to encroach upon them or get into their space. I subscribe to many of them myself. Each one, uses Paper.Li for their CMS. This allows customization that makes each magazine unique to the...
Read More2009 Writings on SEO and UX by Kim Krause Berg
A look at the past year… I have likely forgotten something and if so, please let me know. Web Site Requirements Include Search Engine Marketing, page 43 of SES Magazine, Chicago Edition or on Clickz, Web Site Requirements: What to Include WebSite Magazine Moms in Business and Everyday Usability Everyday Usability – 14 Point Checklist for Success Constant attention must be given to how users and search engines interact with your site to ensure that you not only attract visitors, but...
Read MoreSecret Coded Keyword Messages in My Traffic Data
Nearly every day I look at the keywords and phrases used to find this blog. Without fail, it’s an exercise in hilarity, and not just because the top referral continues to be “sex goddess”. That, in and of itself, is insane and entirely due to Michael Gray and his playful ranking help. Some days I think someone is trying to send me secret messages. For example, I’m convinced someone has issues with me because nearly every day the phrase “I love you I hate...
Read MoreThe Spammer Who Wants to Protect You
Every time I think I’ve seen the world’s most idiotic attempt at spam, there is someone else who wanders into my world with something new that blows the previous brainless acts out of the water. Such is the case of this line from a blog comment spam post making the rounds in the blogs of a few of my friends: I know a lot of spammers and I will ask them not to post on your site. Is he kidding? Not only will he personally go out and beat up your enemies, but to seal the deal, you have...
Read MoreI’m Sorry This Blog Has No Regrets
Oui. Reading Lorelle VanFossen’s, What Should Bloggers Apologize For and How?, made me stop to wonder if I’ve ever written anything offensive to anyone on this blog. She asked if we bloggers have ever regretted anything we’ve written. No Regrets I think there’s a certain freedom of expression that comes with blog ownership and if bloggers write something regrettable, the horror of the experience can be enough to shut them up forever or they’ll ride the wave of...
Read MoreCelebrating Sexy Women Nerds
I stopped by my friend Sophie Wegat’s blog to check on my buddy and saw she had taken the Nerd Test. I decided to try it too. Sexy women nerds are so hot, right? Turns out I’m just enough nerd to be able to handle myself in public and not sound too stupid. According to the test results, I’m nerdier than half of the test takers so far. I kinda like the “Lightly Nerdy” label. It’s sorta like ice cream with a light dash of hot fudge on the top. Just enough...
Read MoreI Wish I Was More Serious About Not Being Serious
Blogs must have taken a step into another dimension. Have you noticed this? They’ve been used to communicate different things in various formats, with each new experiment taking the blog consciousness into even deeper levels. Like as if we bloggers are all meditating together and in unison, rise up together to embrace a new way of getting inside the soul of our neighbor. In other words, we’re getting nosy. The latest fun and games, hot on the heels of link bait, which is, as far as...
Read MoreNothing Makes Any Sense Week
Earlier I had written about “Grumpy Week”. Now, it’s Nothing Makes Any Sense Week. Where to begin? 1. I received this email: I was looking for laser eye surgery online for my clients when I came accross your web site that I’m reviewing right now. Based on what I see here, you look like a good fit for my group. I’m looking to make an exclusive arrangement with one laser eye surgery doctor in your area today. My job is to show my clients a relevant web site when...
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