Okokokokok.... I know they tell me that "backlinks are dead;" that they are a thing of the past and that Google has banished them into the twisting ether. However... I keep running up against backlink walls when looking at my SEO score on Google Analytics and on SEO site testers (I always get penalized because I have no backlinks to my site, because everyone tells me they are worthless). Moreover, while my site is indexed with Google, it has not yet been given a rating. One of the chief reasons

I know really, when does anything technical that is unexpected be fortunate as well? Thanks to Janice, Dhayman, and Loes (who made comments on my site), it appears just that has just happened. Because of my theme's coding, anyone who provides a link to their site while making a comment on mine gets an automatic backlink to their own. Just click on the names to see it in action. True story. Bonus: it is whispered that that Google Monster like backlink cookie. Nom nom nom nom.... I found it out o

So, I was ruminating over deep thoughts the other day, and one touched me more deeply than the others (ok, it dug into my skin); perhaps those of you who are in the health and beauty niche could help a fellow out by clearing something up for me. I would appreciate it, really! If 'snake oil' comes from snakes and ...'whale oil' comes from whales, and ....'peanut oil' comes from peanuts, then ...just where in the world does (yeeech) 'baby oil' come from???

Social Networking...check API keys...check Long-tailed keywords and low-hanging fruit....check, check, and double check Its been almost two full months since I've been here on WA and have gotten through most of the training. Since then, my site has gone through several *major* revisions, I have become a frequent tourist of Widgetland and Pluginville. I am happy with this latest look from my site, but at only 5 posts thus far, I have to admit it is torturously thin in the content department (an

Had to wait a week or so before signing up. Now to learn to mastery the correct long-term way to do online referral marketing.... ;)