Down here at Mertasari beach, Sanur, Kite flying is a big business at weekends. Every Saturday and Sunday thousands of people come here to take part in competitions and just watch. Thousands of people, thousands of motorbikes! The competition scoring is based on design, size (some are 4 to 5m long!), height achieved and soundContinue reading “Bali Kites!”
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Sore
So here I am in week three of my trip. I’ve walked a lot, along the beach and into the town. Now I have sore legs! Old problem on my left knee – cartilage. A lifetime of football, dinghy racing, Karate, Squash, and rock climbing has finally caught up with me! And it hurts! SawContinue reading “Sore”
Sanur – Bali
Frustrating day! It has taken forever to upload things due to my laptop not having enough memory and terrible internet connections! ‘Fairy Hanny and the Knights in White Satin’ continues its progress in the second draft. I looked up my other books and found some sponsored ones added. Life. Talking of which…
Bali – Motivation
I am on holiday in Sanur, Bali. I am very fortunate that my teaching post in Oman gives me 8 weeks in the summer. I spend the time walking and thinking and lying on the beach and drinking Bintang! Today I have also worked on my next book in the Fairy Hanny series. Book numberContinue reading “Bali – Motivation”
Traffic words and phrases
Any given keyword or phrase has it’s “search volume”, the number of times people use that keyword or phrase to search. The combined search volume of all the keywords we’re relevant for – the keywords we’ll actually rank for – is essentially the ‘upper limit’ of traffic we can expect. But where do those numbersContinue reading “Traffic words and phrases”
How do I get to Page 1?
Let’s trace that idea this week. Ok, so how do we get onto Page 1? Since we now know that ranking is only in relation to a search, we must first decide what searches we want to rank for – in other words, what keywords or keyword phrases. The ‘narrower’ our target, the more straightforwardContinue reading “How do I get to Page 1?”
Other sites I have used over the last few years.
In researching and building an online presence, there are many useful sites. I have mentioned places like Canva, Pixabay, Pexels and Fiverr before. Now it is time for some others. Of course I will include Links!! I had a deal going with Internet Business School to mirror their site and generate business from that. WithContinue reading “Other sites I have used over the last few years.”
Key concept number 4: Two things that determine ranking
There are two things that determine our ranking: the site or pages themselves (our content, how well it’s optimized, the age of the site, etc.), and our “Total Backlink Value”. This is a term for the number of backlinks, times the strength of each backlink. Search engine ranking is largely about backlinks. A backlink isContinue reading “Key concept number 4: Two things that determine ranking”
Key Concept Number 3: – Page Rank
If you’re new to Internet marketing, “PageRank” or “PR” is something you’ll hear a lot about. While the literal meaning is the original patented web-page-ranking algorithm that was the basis for Google, in IM and webmaster circles, it usually refers to the “toolbar export” number that Google assigns to every page it indexes. The rangeContinue reading “Key Concept Number 3: – Page Rank”
Key Concept Number 2: – “Ranking is ONLY in relation to the search being done.”
First, realise that a given page will rank in different positions for different searches. If I have a site with a page about “bee sting cures”, I may have achieved a good Page 1 rank for a search on “bee sting cures”, while that same page may not even be in the top one hundredContinue reading “Key Concept Number 2: – “Ranking is ONLY in relation to the search being done.””
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