Since the release of Google +1, webmasters from all around the world have been racing to find the easiest way to get this button added to their websites. Everybody wants to keep the Google overlords happy and will give their left arm to get a higher ranking in the search engine. So, how can people using WordPress get in on the action? Install the new Google +1 Button plugin for WordPress.
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How to Write a Better Title Tag
The title tag might be a feature many people overlook, but it is just as important as having a nice looking web site layout. Some might even say it is the most important thing, because it is often the first thing a web site visitors sees. Today I’ll be telling you what the title tag is and what you can do to make yours better.
5 Best Web Development Extensions for Google Chrome
When it comes to extensions, Firefox is king – with thousands upon thousands to choose from. However, Google Chrome is just now starting to gain ground with the idea of having an extendable interface, so how many good web development extensions are there for this alternative browser from Google? I did my search and found five of the best web development related extensions for the browser.
Cloud Computing Talk on Fox Business
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It isn’t very often you see hosting personalities being covered in the news. I don’t know why, because they are often some of the most successful out there. That is why I was happy to find this video of Lanham Napier, Rackspace Hosting’s CEO, talking about how is company is competing with the likes of Google and Amazon.
Web Hosting is a Falling Search Trend?
According to Google Trends, the web site that helps watch trends for search results via Google, the phrase “web hosting” has been in a steady decline since 2004.
You can see the chart for yourself here.
So what does this mean? Well, a hundred different people could read into that data a hundred different ways.
Negative View – I would say the main reason why web hosting is down, is because social networks like MySpace and Facebook have kind of taking the place for some people of a standard web site.
Positive View – People don’t search for “web hosting” when looking for a place to start their web site. Doing a search for “blog hosting” shows it has stayed steady since 2005. People are looking for ways to host a particular type of site, rather than just general web hosting these days. It is a much more niche market now.
As you can see, there are arguments to be made for either side on why web hosting is such a falling trend in Google searches. Which way do you see it?
Best Way to Find Web Hosting Coupons
Have you found the web hosting company you are interested in, however haven’t yet sealed the deal, because the price is still not within your budget? I have a quick and easy tip for you that will get you the price you want. All you have to do is know how and where to find the web hosting coupons.
Web Hosting + Coupon = Win for Everybody!
This is a secret I have been sharing for a number of years, and now I want to let you know. Search for them. That’s right, any web host worth his disk space will have coupons and rebates out there on the Web. All you have to do is search for the web hosting in question, plus the word “coupon” or “rebate”.
For example, let say I search for Random Fake Web Hosting Company #5 and coupon. Via Google, I find a page that says I can get $50 off if I sign up with the coupon code “50OFF”. Now, all I need to do is go to Random Fake Web Hosting Company #5’s web site and try the coupon out. If it works, I just saved $50, if not – then I’ll go back out to the search results to find the next best deal.
Ok, so I am sure some of you might be a little disappointed with this tip, however you would be amazed by how overlooked it really is.
Google Offers Services to Hosting Clients
Google is working with hosting companies to offer quicker and easier access to their special tools and more via the Google Services for Web Sites service. This is great news for any web host looking to provide a little ‘bit more to their hosting customers. This is a win-win for everybody.
This is a great ‘bit of new for hosting customers who can have an easier one stop shop where they can get all their web site and web hosting tools. It also offers a perk to web hosting companies, cause they can draw people in by offering these services. Google is offering web hosts the ability to have quick and easy access to Google Webmaster Tools, Google custom and site search, and Google AdSense.
- Google Webmaster Tools – helps customers understand site traffic and diagnoses potential problems by giving the user information on how Google crawls their web sites.
- Google Site and Custom Search – helps customers improve user retention and conversions by customizing the search experience on their sites.
- Google AdSense – allows customers to provide relevant ads with search results and contextual ads to match their content.
The perks for the web hosts are the ability to integrate these Google tools into their control panel, and display a Google badge to generate referral fees. To find a list of web hosts providing the service, check out their partner success stories. Some of the web hosts included are Dot5Hosting, eHost, FatCow, PowWeb, DomainHost and more.
I would highly suggest any web host interested, go check out the Google Services for Web Sites page and sign up to give your customers an easy, one-stop access to Google’s services for web sites.
Web Hosting Relationships – Episode 184
How can you make the relationship between yourself and your web host even better? By listening to today’s show. On the podcast this week, I’ll be discussing what web hosts can do to make life easier for web hosting clients and what web hosting clients can do to make lives easier for their web hosts. It’s all about communication, and the communication starts right here, right now.
Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 184!
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Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode:
- Make Your Hosting Support Better
- Find Special WordPress Tags Faster
- Become a Better Web Hosting Client
- Google Offers Services to Hosting Clients
Here are this week’s web hosting news headlines:
- Web Hosting Talk was Hacked!
- DemoWolf Tutorial Updates and Sale!
- Surpass Launches Plan for Web Developers
Trivia Question – What year did cPanel first start? (to find out the answer, be sure to download and listen to this week’s podcast!)
Now I am not going to get all touchy-feely Dr. Phil on you here, I am just going to tell both the web hosts and the web hosting clients what they need to know to make the working relationship between them even better. So lay down on that couch over there, and let me know how your feeling.
Making Money with Google AdSense
There are a number of different ways to make money on your web site, however, Google AdSense might be the most popular choice of all. Google has made it a brain-dead simple process to get up and running their their ads, so there is no question why they are number one at what they do.
How do you Sign Up and Use Google AdSense?
Signing up is a pretty easy process. All you need to do is sign in with your Google login, and follow the on screen instructions. Once that is done, you can create the ads you want to use, then grab the code for them to place them into your web site. I have been using it for so long, I don’t see where this could be seen as a complicated process. They make it all pretty easy.
You also have several different ways you can setup ads.
- AdSense for Content – your run-of-the-mill ads you are used to seeing.
- AdSense for Search – use Google to power your web site’s search and make money from it.
- AdSense for Feeds – Place relevant ads in your RSS feeds.
- AdSense for Domain Names – Park your un-used domains with Google.
- Video Units – add YouTube partners’ video content to your site, and earn extra revenue.
- AdSense for Mobile Content – create ads for special “mobile” pages.
What Are the Rewards of Using Google AdSense?
The good thing about Google AdSense is that it automatically crawls the content of your pages and delivers text and image ads that are relevant to your audience and your site content. Relative ads are what you want in the long haul.
Now you will not become rich over night, so if you want to quit your day job – you had better set your goal a little lower. However, aiming at small goals first (such as having the ads pay for your $5 a month hosting bill) is a good start.
Want to learn more? Here are some Google AdSense resources worth checking out:
Overall, I would say it is definitely work checking into. If you are looking for a name you can trust, Google has won many people over in that aspect too. Sometimes, I don’t want to sign up with some company I have never heard of, especially when I need to get or receive important information from them (thinking about tax related stuff). So overall, I would say Google AdSense will not make you uber-rich but it is a trustworthy choice out there.
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Truth About Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization (SEO) is an often talked about, yet rarely mastered trait that gets brought up in web hosting discussions. Most people usually come down on SEO tips and tricks one of two ways. They think it is legit and the business works, and others think it is all nothing but snake oil.
The truth of this age old debate is that search engine optimization is a legitimate business and way to get more traffic to your website. However, there are SEO snake oil salesmen out there that have given the business a bad name.
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