Internal linking didn't last

Well it was fun while it lasted. As you may have read in my previous post I decided to change the “home” link on my website to “keyword phrase – home” instead to see what would happen in terms of search engine ranking. For three days it went really well I my site skyrocketed to #2 and naturally the traffic followed instantly. Unfortunately it didn’t last more than the three days and now the site is back where it was before.

What does that say about internal linking? At least it has an effect but it isn’t the sole factor that you should count on to maintain good rankings. The thing that I have seen giving a site the best long term effect is building links to your site. Have other sites link to yours and the more the better. What I prefer to do it to submit lots of articles to article directories or sometimes even outsource it.

Currently I have had a ghost writer do a series of articles for me at a great price per article and I have distributed them using www.isnare.com ‘s service. It might not be the cheapest or even the best solution but it works. The other day I found another site that looks very promising and at a great price. I haven’t tried them out yet but if you are into distributing loads of articles you might want to give them a few minutes of your time: www.articlemarketer.com

Moving from page 3 to #2 in Google because of internal linking

Recently I read an article on the importance of internal linking structure. The author argued that a link called “Home” was a waste. His suggestion was that you should instead try to name your “home-link” like this: “Keyword – Home”

I decided to try this technique out and I was AMAZED! Within 5 days I went from a #27 ranking in Google for that particular keyword phrase to #2. In terms of traffic it meant that the traffic rose 1500% for that particular phrase!!

So make sure that you test your site for an optimal linking structure.

PLR Articles - DO they work?

I have recently been reading a lot about PLR (Private Label Rights) articles. Basically it is articles that is written for a small membership of people and with the rights to use the articles for content, article submissions etc. etc. Each PLR membership has its own rules so make sure you read them if you decide to sign up.

Why did I find PLR articles interesting? Well we all know that on the internet good quality content is king. Not only will good quality brings you more traffic but with the traffic comes the possibility to earn more. A way to put it is: “the more relevant traffic you’ll get, the more money will you be able to make”. Simply put but nevertheless a fact.

The great thing about PLR articles is that you can have good quality articles at a better price than if you will need a writer to do them for you. Naturally you’ll always have the option of doing the articles yourself but for the most part your time can be better spent expanding and building your business.A site that I think you should check out is the PLRpro.com site. They are honest people and the offer the make besides the PLR articles seems fantastic. The reason I say “seems” is that I haven’t tried them out yet. You are able to sign up for a free article package and that is where I am at right now.

I’ll post here again when I have tried out their simple techniques and let you know of the outcome.

Updating to Vista

I have just had the pleasure of updating to Windows Vista. Besides the fact that I am still trying to remember all the different logins that I had :) I really like the look and feel of it.

Even though the Gadget feature might seem a little useless I really ilke being able to have stockprices, RSS feeds and a calender nearby.

You can go here to see if your computer is Vista Ready

Free SEOelite trial

If you are interested in SEO you will need to try out this program. Brad Callen has just released a new and updated version of his great software called SEOelite.

The best part is that even though the "old" features are fantastic when doing your SEO work and saving you for a lot of time but the new project lets you submit articles to a lot of article directories in an easy fashion. This is going to be a time saver!!

Go check out the free 14-day trial: SEO elite Free 14 day trial

I've just read an interesting post over at WebProWorld about finding the right keywords and what tools to use in order to find them. Since "the beginning of time" the Overture Keyword Search Tool has been the one most people used because it was free. The results it gave was somewhat over-estimated but it gave a good indication of the volumen of searches performed.

Now there are several tools that will help you research your keywords and help you find more related terms. Some of them are not worth the time but there are a few really good ones and the best part is that some of them are free to use.

Surely you'll get even more data if you decide to pay for it but most of the free tools will do if you're just starting out. Go read the thread at WebProWorld and see if you can find a tool that will fit your needs.

Why You Should Go For Profits

I will save my words as they can never match the words of Jim Rohn:

My mentor, when I was 25 years old, dropped a phrase on me that changed my life forever when he said, "profits are better than wages. Wages will make you a living, profits can make you a fortune." You know it is a bit difficult to get rich on wages, but anybody can get rich on profits. Profits change your whole attitude, even if you start part-time. Whether it's part time on your entrepreneurial business, network marketing company or service business.

It can be a landscape business in the summer or hanging Christmas lights in the winter. It can be training, consulting or tutoring. It can be your hobby such as painting, writing, crafts, woodworking, computers or cooking. But once you start investing even part time effort into your own business, you will find how much more exciting it is to get up in the morning and go to work on your fortune, even if you're only spending a few hours a week doing it.

How empowering it is to be able to go to work on your fortune every day rather than going to work to pay the rent. Now - it is noble to go to work to pay the rent, but if you could also parcel out part of your time - go to work to make your fortune. Your whole attitude changes; your spirit changes. It is in your voice. It is in your face. It is in your gestures. And then you can say, "I am now working full-time on my job and part-time on my fortune because I found a way to make profits." Wow!

Cars - The Movie

Yes I know.... it is old. But I didn't get a change to see the movie "Cars" before late last night. Once again an animated movie by Pixar (now owned by Disney).

Not only is this film funny it is also extremely well done. The landscape is really breathtaking.

If you haven't seen it yet I suggest that you do - that is if you like animated movies.

A place to get it could be NetFlix. They even have a free trial.

Saving Valuable Time

I've just received an interesting e-mail about saving time and what that time is worth if you spend it on building your business instead. The steps are so simple and yet most people fall in this trap and waste hours every single day.

Go take a look and see if this could be the small change that could result in an extra $20k, $30k or even $100k in the year ahead.

Small steps to save time

The Greatest Salesman In The World

I would like to recommend a book to you. It was one of the first books I read in my search for wealth and I was moved by it. I strongly feel that it has

sent me on the way and I hope that it can help others also. It is currently sold at Amazon for around $8. A small price for future wealth....

Fairly Strange

Until now I've use this blog as a test. I think it is only fair to share with you what the whole idea was. From different newsletters I subscribe to I found that a quick way to get inner pages of your website indexed was to have links to them in your blog. The second thing that you should do is adding your own blog to your MyMSN and MyYahoo account and by doing that have the two searchengines index the pages faster.

I might still be using the blog for this purpose from time to time because I quickly found that it actually worked. So if you're struggling with the same problem then give it a try.