02nd November 2005
How does web content really affect SEO? It's often said that the answer is simply that content does not affect SEO very much–it's all about more technical issues. Yet a website's content still plays an enormous and fairly direct role in search eng...
26th October 2005
The "duplicate content penalty" myth is one of the biggest obstacles I face in getting web professionals to embrace reprint content. The myth is that search engines will penalize a site if much of its content is also on other websites.
Clarification: ...
17th October 2005
San Francisco real estate, one of the USA's supposedly "frothiest" real
estate markets, is no longer an instant jackpot for sellers–now it's just a
jackpot. Buyers, though still facing high prices, now have enough time to
actually think an offer ove...
17th October 2005
Mark Twain took a long-term and somewhat
philosophical look not only at life but real estate. Looking through Mark
Twain's eyes, there's a strong case for continuing to invest in tight real
estate markets such as Bay Area real estate.
Real estate...
17th October 2005
If you own a home in a real estate boom market, you are probably richer now
than you ever thought you could be–on paper. Even if your house is in a real
estate market that's rising more modestly, you may still be feeling pretty
flush–on paper. But i...
07th October 2005
Can you really get a website even without knowing anything
about code, and without paying a fortune? Find out.
The days when websites were primarily distinguished by their code are long
gone. Nowadays, the web is a true publishing medium that fav...
07th October 2005
A nostalgic look back at 90s web design, and a warning to
anyone whose website is an accidental anachronism.
Remember the days when every PC was beige, every website had a little
Netscape icon on the homepage, Geocities and Tripod hosted just about...
06th October 2005
There are credit counseling agencies that rescue people
from the deepest financial holes. There are also credit counseling agencies that
just shovel in more dirt. How do you tell them apart?
by Joel Walsh
Signs of a Reliable Credit Counseling Agency...
06th October 2005
Thinking about conquering your mountain of debt but too scared even to give
your debt much thought? Read this real-world scenario of how one person erased
$10,000 of credit card debt within a few years.
by Joel Walsh
Ever wonder how some people deep...
06th October 2005
Did you know your minimum credit card payment is rising?
A new government program working to get Americans out of credit card debt is
pushing credit card issuers to raise minimum monthly payments. Will you be able
to make the higher monthly payment?...
06th October 2005
Learn how to make your home's interior look as good
as the ones you see on the home-decorating shows--without a budget
running into thousands of dollars--using art prints.
With
the new craze for interior decorating inspired by "home makeover"
telev...
06th October 2005
Most decorators traditionally recommend a minimalist décor
for many spaces, particularly small spaces such as apartments and guest
houses. Unfortunately, many people
believe that this means that the walls should be kept completely bare for a
mini...
06th October 2005
The fastest way to bring beauty and style to a
room is to put up prints of beautiful paintings. Here's what you
should consider:
Painting Prints Price Range:
Expect
to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of $50-$500 for an unframed
print--anythin...
06th October 2005
Most people who think they know all about
dry skin, chapped skin, chafing, redness and other signs of skin dehydration
really don't. Take this quiz to make sure you know who your skin's enemies
are.
The answers are located at the end of the quiz.
...
06th October 2005
There are so many good skin care products online,
you'd be missing out if you didn't look into buying your products via the
web. But, as with everything on the web, it's buyer beware: there's plenty
of junk thrown in with the good stuff. Here's wh...