I just talked to a support representative at MSN Ad Center today and found out that they are supposed to roll out a new update to their PPC system during the last week of October. I asked if the date is approximate and been informed that it is rock solid. Read the rest of this entry »
I have recently started optimizing my Chicago SEO homepage for keywords related to Chicago and Search Engine Optimization. Rather quickly I achieved first place in the “Big Three” - Google, Yahoo!, and MSN for “Chicago SEO Freelancer” and its permutations. Read the rest of this entry »
So, what do we do when we go overboard with SEO and cross the fine line between White and Black Hats? Well, first of all we have to remove all the spammy techniques that we used. Second, we should take an objective look at our website and try to find anything that Google’s Search Quality Associate might find sneaky.
I have just designed my very first widget! It’s a web design quiz, so if you want to test your skills as a web designer, then feel free to take the quiz. Upon completion you’ll get an image with your score, so you can display (show-off) on your blog how good a web designer you are 
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Search Engine Optimization activities can be divided into two sets of ongoing processes: on-site optimization (ways of building and improving your website) and off-site optimization (outside factors, such as links from other websites). These techniques may be further divided into “good” SEO, that is accepted by the search engines, also known as “White Hat SEO Practices”, and the bad, techniques, such as spam, link farming, etc., that can get your website penalized or even banned from search engines like Google or Yahoo. Read the rest of this entry »
Quick thought about links.
We all know that one of the major factor in Google SERPs is the amount of inbound links from external sites. So why not use what the guys at ‘Big G’ offer us and sign up for Google Page Creator and get a link from the Google’s server itself? Read the rest of this entry »
Well, hello there!
I wanted to start this blog for a very long time now, but I had problems with motivation. Now that I graduated and have some more free time on my hands, I’ll try to get this blog up and running.
In a couple more days I’ll start sharing here my thoughts and ideas about SEO/SEM, Web Design, Marketing, and all those goodies. Hope you’ll find some useful information here, or atleast enjoy my ravings in some way.
So, till my next post: Ciao!
P.S. You can also check out my chicago website design webpage at: www.kocisz.com