Thomas Edison said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. I’ve been collecting inspiration and sayings in my journals for years. But I’m not sure that I’ve ever worked hard enough to get to genius level. Nonetheless, from my personal journals, here are 212 business quotes to inspire you: “Screw it, let’s do it!” -Richard Branson “Rule #1. Never lose money. Rule #2. Don’t forget Rule #1.” -Warren Buffett “During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck Click to continue […]
Author: Randy Ray
19 Productivity Experts Reveal the Best Ways to Increase Your Personal Productivity
Everyone wants to get more done. But what is the BEST way to increase your personal productivity? I asked 19 productivity experts this question. Their responses changed the way I live and work. They might change your life, too. You can read their answers below:be Get Stuff Out of Your Head David Allen is the author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, Making It All Work, and Ready for Anything. He’s one of the most famous and popular productivity consultants Click to continue […]
How Long Should a Blog Post Be for SEO?
You might have any number of reasons for asking how long should a blog post be for SEO. Maybe you had a website which was hit by Panda. Maybe you want to get off the link building treadmill, and you’re looking for ways to get more search traffic. Maybe you’re new to blogging and just plain don’t know how long to make your posts. No matter your reason for asking, longer blog posts are better. I explain why in this post. I also offer tips for improving the quality and the quantity of the content Click to continue […]
The Mega Guide Method: How I Got 22,480 Search Engine Visitors in 86 Days
Driving sales via your website is hard work. That’s especially true for affiliate webmasters, who earn commissions by referring traffic to merchants. If that traffic doesn’t convert, you can’t pay your Web hosting bill. And it’s not enough to publish lots of keyword focused content. I wish it were that easy, but it’s not. Not anymore. If you really want to see high conversions and lots of traffic, you have to target the kind of hyper-focused keyword phrases that buyers use when they’re Click to continue […]
Facebook Engagement: What’s the Best Way to Get More Likes and Shares?
Do you have a new Facebook page? Are you looking for advice about how to get more Facebook engagement, likes, and shares to your page? You’ve come to the right place. Succeeding on Facebook isn’t nuclear physics, and with a little bit of effort, you can get fame and glory there, too. Don’t Forget the Basics It’s easy to get side-tracked by all the fancy strategic stuff, but don’t forget the basics. Your “about” page should be complete and detailed, for example. You should have the appropriate Click to continue […]
What Is a Blog?
Sometimes I wonder if we publish enough content aimed at beginners to Web marketing. So I thought I’d write a post aimed at the novice answering the question “what is a blog?” I remember asking the same question myself a few years ago when blogging first became popular. I’ve tried to include enough interesting information about blogging that even people confident in their ability to define the word “blog” will want to read this post. A Brief History of Weblogs Rebecca Blood wrote The Weblog Click to continue […]
How to Establish Yourself as a Trusted Expert and Authority
Michael Martinez just sent me a link to Jennifer Slegg’s analysis of the new Google quality raters’ guidelines. These new guidelines emphasize E-A-T–“expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness”. For a lot of people on the Web, establishing yourself and your website as a trustworthy expert and an authority is a mystery. Here are some concrete action steps you can take to establish yourself as an expert and a trusted authority. Use a Byline The first thing you should do, if you’re Click to continue […]
What Panda Strategy Should You Use if You Don’t Want to Delete Content?
One of the most common pieces of advice the SEO industry gives anyone hit by Panda is to delete as much low-quality content on the site as possible. But what Panda strategy should you use if you don’t want to delete content? Every digital marketing consultant should have a plan B, because not all clients are willing to go with plan A. The Low Quality Content Blog Suppose your client has published a blog for the last five years. And suppose they’ve had a pretty aggressive publishing schedule–3 Click to continue […]
101 Inspirational Business Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
I’ve seen posts about “motivational” business quotes in the past, but I’ve always preferred “inspirational” quotations. The difference between motivation and inspiration is huge. I can only motivate myself for short periods of time; I can find myself inspired for weeks and/or months at a time. Maybe even years. So, in the interest of inspiring you to new heights of business success, here are 101 sayings about business that I find inspirational. Warren Buffett Quotes I know I’m not alone Click to continue […]
Why Link Building Is More Important Now Than Ever
Link building is more important now than ever. Links from sites with low quality, “thin” content” are, by definition, “low quality links”. For a discussion of high quality content and high quality links, see this post, which details how to judge the quality of links and content. In the wake of Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird, Michael Martinez and I have worked with clients who made mistakes in their linking strategy in the past. Some of them just gave up Click to continue […]
Social Media Mistakes that Are Easy to Avoid
A friend of mine on Facebook today (and yesterday) shared a photo of a huge blister on his toe. It was about the size of a grape, in fact. Of course, he got lots of sympathy and plenty of requests from his friends to visit a doctor. He also had one person unfriend him. This might not be a big deal for some folks, but for someone who has hung out a billboard as a web marketing professional, it’s the kind of dumb mistake that can lose you a lot of credibility. It was also the inspiration for Click to continue […]
You’ll Never Believe the Message We Got from Google…
This morning I received an email from “Link Removal” with the subject line “You’ll never believe the message we got from Google…” Needless to say, I was intrigued. It turns out that the sender wants me to remove some links to a site. I always enjoyed critiquing link request emails in one of my other SEO blogs, but now it looks like I can start critiquing link removal requests. Here’s the text of the email, with the identifying stuff removed: Hi, Google has complained to us about some of Click to continue […]