SEO Guides & Resources

Six Ways to Improve Your Site’s Google Search Optimisation

Discover six proven ways to improve your site's Google Search Optimisation and drive more organic traffic in 2026.

Kyle EgglestonJun 23, 2026 · 11 min read

The Definitive Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

Master conversion rate optimization with proven strategies that boost conversions, reduce abandonment, and grow revenue.

Kyle EgglestonJun 22, 2026 · 13 min read

The Ultimate Guide to Conversion Rate Optimisation Best Practices

Master conversion rate optimisation best practices with proven A/B testing, mobile-first design, and systematic experimentation for sustainable growth.

Kyle EgglestonJun 20, 2026 · 12 min read

AI Adoption (May 2026 Update)

Kyle EgglestonMay 25, 2026 · 5 min read

How to keep your existing webpages fresh with FAQ content (and why it matters for SEO and AI visibility)

Use FAQ Booster to generate helpful FAQ content from live URLs, improve existing webpages, strengthen SEO, and support AI visibility in ChatGPT and Google.

Kyle EgglestonApr 23, 2026 · 5 min read

Ask Maps: Google Marries AI with Maps

Ask Maps blends Google Gemini with Google Maps. Use this local SEO + AIO checklist to rank: Google Business Profile, reviews, citations, schema, and local content.

Kyle EgglestonApr 14, 2026 · 16 min read

2026 Local SEO Ranking Factors

Learn the 2026 local SEO ranking factors for Google Maps, local organic results, and AI search. Data-driven breakdown, changes from 2025, and how to rank.

Kyle EgglestonJan 18, 2026 · 3 min read

AI Overviews in Google: The Rapid Shift Reshaping Search

AI Overviews now appear in up to 20% of Google searches, reshaping how users interact with results. See the latest studies, CTR data, and what this means for SEO in 2025.

Kyle EgglestonOct 13, 2025 · 3 min read

4 Things To Remember About AI Overviews & SEO

AIO & SEO in 2025: 4 key updates on Google AI Overviews, boosting SEO, preserving traffic, driving conversions, and optimizing local presence.

Kyle EgglestonJun 30, 2025 · 4 min read

2025 On-Site SEO Best Practices for Optimizing Any Webpage

Follow the latest on-site SEO best practices to build a high-performing page. These 2025 best practices help your webpage rank and convert better.

Kyle EgglestonJun 16, 2025 · 6 min read

7 Tips for YouTube SEO & AIO (Updated 2026)

Learn 7 SEO & AIO tips for optimizing your YouTube videos and channel in 2026. YouTube SEO/AIO is like other SEO; keywords in the YouTube title and description is the best tip.

Kyle EgglestonMay 4, 2025 · 9 min read

SEO Consultant Rates

Learn what the average cost is for a an expert SEO specialist or consultant, including hourly, monthly and project SEO rates.

Kyle EgglestonFeb 29, 2024 · 11 min read

ChatGPT vs. Gemini: How to Write Good SEO Content

Learn how to use AI, ChatGPT & Gemini for writing good SEO content. Compare ChatGPT vs. Gemini for content strategies, keywords & helpful content

Kyle EgglestonFeb 25, 2024 · 30 min read

2024 SEO Best Practices: How AI Will Change SEO

AI is changing how SEO and Google's ranking algorithm works. Content from ChatGPT can rank in 2024 for now. Learn how AI and SEO may change this year.

Kyle EgglestonJan 28, 2024 · 9 min read

How to Increase Your Local SEO & Google Maps Rankings with Citations

Learn how to grow your local business rankings & grow your local SEO (Maps) traffic by building citations to your Google Business Profile.

Kyle EgglestonAug 18, 2023 · 6 min read

How to Use ChatGPT to Create 301 Redirects on Different Servers & Frameworks

Learn how to use ChatGPT to create and test 301 redirect rules across Apache (.htaccess), Nginx, IIS servers or any framework.

Kyle EgglestonAug 9, 2023 · 8 min read

How to Link Directly to Write a Google Review for Your Customers

How to create a link that will automatically load the "Write a review" window on your Google My Business profile listing. Help increase your Google reviews.

Kyle EgglestonJan 21, 2020 · 1 min read

Deleting .thumbnail folder is OK!

Deleting your thumbnail folder on your Android phone to save disk space is OK! Learn how removing the Android .thumbnail folder frees up storage without affecting your photos or videos.

Kyle EgglestonMay 31, 2019 · 2 min read

5 SEO Mistakes Made by “Experts”

It doesn’t matter the size of your website or how much you’re paying your SEO consultant or agency, mistakes are going to be made. Understanding common errors SEO professionals make will better equip you with the knowledge and questions needed to steer you away from the simple, yet severe consequences Google can impose on you. […]

Kyle EgglestonMay 30, 2019 · 3 min read

Local searches with “best” show results with 4.0+ review rating

If you add the keyword “best” to your local business search in Google, it will only return businesses with a 4.0+ rating. This verifies that Google uses review scores in their ranking algorithm for local businesses, at least for certain vertical. I haven’t seen the same ranking behavior by Google for searches like “best pharmacy“. […]

Kyle EgglestonMay 1, 2017 · 1 min read

How to Force 301 WordPress Redirects when Switching from HTTP to HTTPS

Switching your WordPress site from HTTP to HTTPS by installing an SSL certificate can seem daunting. Once you follow the instructions, it isn’t so bad. One frustration I encountered after installing many SSL certificates using WordPress was the 302 redirect it defaults to when forcing an HTTPS in .htaccess. I couldn’t find the right code […]

Kyle EgglestonOct 25, 2016 · 1 min read

US Mobile Search Market Share for Google, Yahoo & Bing

Kyle EgglestonSep 23, 2014 · 1 min read

Google’s Sense of Humor: “Recursion”

One of my friends updated his Facebook status and stated “To understand recursion, first you have to understand recursion”. Recursion is simply a repeated process, it’s used a lot in mathematics and sorting algorithms. Google’s engineers are definitely familiar with this term, so it doesn’t surprise me to see that they injected a little humor […]

Kyle EgglestonSep 10, 2014 · 1 min read

Pigeon: Google’s Newest Algorithm Update

Learn what the Google Pigeon update is, how it changed local SEO, and why Pigeon still impacts rankings today. A complete, easy-to-understand guide.

Kyle EgglestonJul 25, 2014 · 5 min read

Eric Schmidt Speaks at Zeitgeist Americas 2013

Eric Schmidt explains to the world how autocratic and socialist governments are struggling with the free flow of information that we call the World Wide Web.

Kyle EgglestonMar 22, 2014 · 1 min read

AdWords Keyword Tool, It Was Nice Knowing Ya

Google is transitioning their keyword tool to AdWords “Keyword Planner”, which will be private to AdWords clients rather than have it open to the public. Granted, the tool will still be free – but to me it’s an attempt to capitalize on their popularity. I don’t really agree with their decision, but there’s no real […]

Kyle EgglestonJun 30, 2013 · 1 min read

SEOmoz.org Changes Brand and Domain to Moz.com

Very interesting and exciting news today. SEOmoz, one of the Web’s leading industry leaders for search engine marketing and optimization, has just changed their brand from “SEOmoz” to “Moz”. If you visit SEOmoz.org, you will be redirected to Moz.com. Very cool. Rand Fishkin revealed this change just minutes ago.

Kyle EgglestonMay 29, 2013 · 1 min read

David Mihm: The Evolution of Local SEO Algorithms

David Mihm is the Director of Local Search over at SEOmoz. David published a video today that expanded on the the idea that Google has been aggressively improving the way their Local SEO algorithm ranks businesses within Google Search and Google Maps. The information is rather basic – he doesn’t exactly go into the details […]

Kyle EgglestonApr 5, 2013 · 1 min read

How to Rank #1 in Google – Matt Cutts

A lot of people know Matt Cutts – particularly in the SEO field. He’s the face of Google, and isn’t a self-indulged billionaire like most Google execs (*breath of relief*). He is probably the most credible source for Google insights to this day, and he will no doubt go down in history. I think it […]

Kyle EgglestonApr 1, 2013 · 1 min read

WordPress as an Economic Development Tool for Armenia

WordPress as an Economic Development Tool for Armenia from itechnology_am

Kyle EgglestonMar 23, 2013 · 1 min read

Matt Cutt’s Gives Recap: How to Rank Better in Google

Thomas Høgenhaven of Denmark created a quick recap of the SXSW tweet answers from Matt Cutts and Duane Forrester.

Kyle EgglestonMar 10, 2013 · 1 min read

[Fix] Nivo Slider 1.9 Update Causing Issues

Without a shadow of a doubt, Nivo Slider is one of my favorite plugins for WordPress. Nivo Slider basically acts as a slide show for your website. It is very easy to install and implement. Dev7studios updated their Nivo Slider a few days ago (from 1.8 to 1.9), but it created a flurry of errors […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 20, 2013 · 1 min read

Alternatives to Raven Tools Rank Tracker SEO Tool

Even successful people have the capacity to make irrational decisions. Raven Tools is a popular internet marketing tool that allows you to track your website metrics. I signed up for Raven Tools’ $99/mo service strictly because of their sophisticated rank tracker. But Raven Tools announced that they were going to shut the tool down. I […]

Kyle EgglestonDec 23, 2012 · 1 min read

Arnold Scott Harris = Deceptive Practices = Scam?

Arnold Scott Harris P.C. is getting a lot of negative attention on the Web for how devious their collection agency practice is. They have 109 complaints with the Better Business Bureau in the past 3 years! People are claiming that their parking and hospital bills are being deferred to this firm, regardless of how small or […]

Kyle EgglestonDec 3, 2012 · 2 min read

How Do Boomers Protect Themselves from Identity Scams?

Baby Boomers are now the highest demographic being victimized by Identity Theft in the US! Learn how to prevent and avoid identity scams on the internet.

Kyle EgglestonDec 1, 2012 · 3 min read

Lost Your Google+ Reviews?

In 2012, I have had a flurry of questions and emails regarding missing reviews on some of my client’s Google+ business listing. Mike Blumenthal wrote an excellent article explaining how and why Google essentially lost your business listing reviews during the Google Places > Google+ Local switch. If you lost your reviews, read this article.

Kyle EgglestonNov 26, 2012 · 1 min read

Black Friday Shopping [Infographic]

The few days after Thanksgiving are what truly ignite the holiday shopping season. Retailers offer some of the best deals of the year in order to entice shoppers to stay up after hours and camp outside stores. For many, it is worth it. Below is an infographic depicting the life of the hashtag #blackfriday.

Kyle EgglestonNov 22, 2012 · 1 min read

Panda Update 3.8

Google officially released a new Panda update version 3.8 on June 25th, 2012. This update only entails a data refresh, not an algorithm change like 3.7 had. Even though the update is less impactful as priors, it is still important to check your search engine page results (SERP’s) after any Google update to see whether […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 9, 2012 · 1 min read

Top 12 WordPress Plugins for SEO

These are my top 12 favorite WordPress plugins for SEO. These WordPress plugins are best for SEO, monetizing and adding flare to your site.

Kyle EgglestonJul 7, 2012 · 2 min read

Favicon Generator Tool

I wrote about creating your own favicon using Photoshop a few weeks ago. Since then I found a very useful alternative from a website called Dynamic Drive; they host a free online favicon generator tool. All you need to do is upload a picture from your computer, and it will convert it to a .ICO […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 6, 2012 · 1 min read

MetraRail.com Finally Goes Mobile

MetraRail.com released a mobile version of their website. This allows you to easily buy train tickets on the fly. Metra took a while to catch up to this new technology age, but it’s great to see them doing it. You might remember it was not too long ago when I blogged about when Metra finally […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 4, 2012 · 1 min read

Fix Weird WordPress Characters: ”, “, ’, ‘

This is a fix for the Wordpress bug when you see weird characters (like ”, “, ’, ‘) in your posts and pages. This will fix it.

Kyle EgglestonJul 2, 2012 · 1 min read

Baidu and SEO

Over the past three months I have been working as a consultant for a company in Chicago that targets Chinese investors coming to America. The job focuses on website marketing with a strong emphasis on search engine optimization. Optimizing your website for Google seems to be a daunting task in and of itself. But I didn’t expect […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 2, 2012 · 2 min read

Favicons & Photoshop

Favicons have become increasingly popular in the web development community. Professionalism seems to be this years trend and favicons are one way of helping your site visitors another way of remember your website. Branding your website is not necessarily an SEO strategy. It falls out of the category because favicons do not play any role […]

Kyle EgglestonJun 25, 2012 · 1 min read

Microformatting, An SEO Innovation

Well, I won’t lie, Microformatting is not that new of an idea. However, Google has recently changed its algorithm to place more weight on hCard markup. I interpret Google’s move to weigh hCards more as a way to replace META tags. As you probably know, META tags are essentially useless for Google at least. Other […]

Kyle EgglestonApr 30, 2012 · 1 min read

Ruby on Rails, Quick Tutorial

A quick Ruby on Rails tutorial: Install Ruby, set up Rails, create "hello" project, generate controller, configure routes, and run Rails server.

Kyle EgglestonFeb 16, 2011 · 2 min read

WordPress + Windows Live Writer = Legitimacy

Yep, you guessed it. I’m writing this Wordpres post from the Windows Live Writer application. It came with a recent update I performed on my XP, vista and 7 machines. Windows Live Writer Blob Tutorial and How To Technorati Tags: windows live writer,wordpress,live write,xp,vista,7,tutorial,how to,how-to,blog,blogging,windows phone 7,windows 7 I have to admit that Windows […]

Kyle EgglestonAug 23, 2010 · 1 min read

DropBox Creates Android App

This is icing on the cake. I mean no not literally. The cake is a metaphor for your Android phone. I’m referring to DropBox‘s new Android application. Weeks ago I wrote about DropBox, a relatively new online storage synchronization service. In short, DropBox allots you a certain amount of digital space on their servers (2 […]

Kyle EgglestonMar 3, 2010 · 1 min read

Increase Your AdMob Revenue Rate: It’s About eCPM Rate

Admob is still a relatively new advertising network. That didn’t keep Google from purchasing them in 2009. Admob is completely taken care of financially, which means everybody wins at the end of the day. Focusing on mobile traffic primarily, Admob is continually providing publishers like you and I with tools to increase our AdMob revenue. […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 6, 2010 · 2 min read

WordPress via Android

This is me using WordPress’ new Android app. Snazzy.

Kyle EgglestonFeb 3, 2010 · 1 min read

Mobile Processors 50% Faster by End of 2010

I bought my Nexus One Friday afternoon around 3 o’clock central time. Without hesitating, I chose the FedEx Overnight shipping option. Because Google hates me, my phone was not shipped on Friday. This means I won’t be getting my phone until Tuesday because it won’t ship until Monday. Damn this infernal wretched bastard world. I’ve […]

Kyle EgglestonJan 24, 2010 · 2 min read

Admob vs. Kyle

Admob is a mobile advertising company I’ve been using for the last six months. It is the Adsense of mobile internet. Admob typically only approves publishers that have a mobile-compatible website (like this for example). Admob was recently acquired by Google. The FTC is now asking for more details on the acquisition, as Google is […]

Kyle EgglestonDec 25, 2009 · 1 min read

DropBox: Your answer to file backup and sharing (free invite)

Dropbox is a relatively new online file backup service tool. It allows you to create shared folders so you can universally share files across any internet device. Say for instance you wanted to outsource a programming job to a programmer in India. You and your employee can both have dropbox installed, and share a folder on […]

Kyle EgglestonDec 18, 2009 · 1 min read

OpenTable.com, Online Dining Reservations

OpenTable.com is one of my favorite websites today because you can book almost any Chicagoland restaurant in about one minute. Additionally, you can read hundreds of real reviews about a restaurant before you decide to dine there. I recently took my girlfriend out to a very nice restaurant called Catch 35, in Naperville, Illinois – […]

Kyle EgglestonNov 21, 2009 · 1 min read

Now Available: Clip Share Web Hosting

I am now renting out my server to anyone in need of web hosting, particularly for Clip Share web hosting. The server is fully equipped with all necessary server modifications, both software and hardware. The server is fast, trying pinging me. But anyways, if you’re willing to pay 10 bucks a month with no obligations… […]

Kyle EgglestonNov 18, 2009 · 1 min read

Happy Birthday Android

Happy 1st birthday, Android. Oh look… your first tooth.

Kyle EgglestonOct 23, 2009 · 1 min read

More Pen Drive Apps

My previous post highlighted Windows applications that you can install on any flash memory device (like your iPod or flash drive). Anyways, by coincidence I stumbled upon a very good website that has a huge variety of these “pen drive” apps. Install apps on your pen drive here.

Kyle EgglestonOct 17, 2009 · 1 min read

Run FTP Clients from Your Flash Drive

Have you ever been caught in public without an FTP client? How embarrassing! Here’s a somewhat extensive list of very useful, lite-weight, portable FTP clients. Say you’re going to school or at a public library where you’re restricted from installing any applications on the computer. With a portable FTP program installed on, let’s say your […]

Kyle EgglestonOct 14, 2009 · 1 min read

Metra Rail Accepts Credit Cards Online… Finally

Metra Rail now allows credit card processing for purchasing train tickets online.

Kyle EgglestonSep 9, 2009 · 1 min read

Windows Mobile 6.5 Walkthrough

Kyle EgglestonAug 5, 2009 · 1 min read

T-Mobile Announces HTC Touch Pro2

T-Mobile USA, Inc., and HTC Corp. today announced the upcoming availability of the HTC Touch Pro2â„¢, a powerful, stylish device with an intuitive touch screen and user interface that enables customers to simplify their communication and mobile Internet experience while staying connected, informed and in control of work and life. The device will be available […]

Kyle EgglestonAug 4, 2009 · 2 min read

Kyle Loves Google Voice

I’m really impressed with Google’s new product, Google Voice. Originally a company called Grand Central created the online tool in 2005. Google then purchased the company in 2007 and is now relaunching it with many, many improvements. Basically, Google Voice creates an “online phone number” that can be tied to as many phone numbers that […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 29, 2009 · 1 min read

Sprint Will Get Android Phone in 2009

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse (center) hinted towards having their first Android phone in 2009. Most likely the HTC Hero. Hesse said that he’s happy that he waited until the second version of Android. Good news for Sprint users. Good news for HTC users.

Kyle EgglestonJul 28, 2009 · 1 min read

HTC Dream, Android’s 2nd Phone

HTC released the Dream late October, catching the eye of anybody interested with Google’s Android operating system.

Kyle EgglestonFeb 11, 2009 · 1 min read

Android SDK 1.1 Available

Dan Morrill, one of Android’s developer guys, announced today that the SDK for Google Android has been released. “This new SDK has all the new APIs, as well as a new emulator image to let you test your applications.” So if you’re a coder, and you’re looking to jump on the horn and develop some […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 11, 2009 · 1 min read

Kyle Hates Linkshare

It’s not like me to dedicate an entire post for the sole purpose of complaining. Wait, yes it is. The reason I’m taking time out of my life to flame Linkshare is because of their complete disregard for the quality of their system in its entirety. It’s a mouthful, but I can write something negative […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 8, 2009 · 1 min read

1st Android Update, RC33

Google Android’s first update, RC33 is now available for G1s. Thanks to the guys over at xda for this one: Download the RC33 file that’s posted at XDA Developers here. VERY IMPORTANT: If you have root access (”jailbroken” G1), this update will NOT work for you. Community member JF has been very helpful in modifying updates […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 7, 2009 · 1 min read

WM6.5 and WM7 Dates!

While Microsoft may not be directly commentating on this information leak, many of Microsoft’s “secondary” sources are predicting dates for the highly anticipated Windows Mobile 6.5 update. Also, Windows Mobile 7 is going to be pushed back until sometime in 2010 onlyl because 6.5 is being release later than expected. Here are estimated release dates: […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 5, 2009 · 1 min read

Firefox Fennec (alpha) Videos

Thanks to Pocketnow.com, we have our first video preview of Mozilla’s mobile browser currently in ALPHA stage, Firefox Fennec. The video walks you through some of the new browser’s features including tabbed pages, quick links, and integrated searches. Here is another video on Firefox Fennec:

Kyle EgglestonFeb 1, 2009 · 1 min read

Windows Mobile 6.5 Announced

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, explained that next upgrade for Windows Mobile will be 6.5 sometime in 2009. While there is no set release date for the update (it will vary from manufacturer anyways), it is coming without a doubt. Here are some screenshots…

Kyle EgglestonJan 30, 2009 · 1 min read

“It Just Works”

In order to effectively wrap up 2008’s achievements, I have to mention the iPhone’s huge market share gain with the 3G iPhone. The 3G iPhone has revolutionized the mobile environment by making it run as simple as possible. Many iPhone users praise their phone because of the applications and operating system that “just work”. No […]

Kyle EgglestonJan 11, 2009 · 1 min read

Predictably Irrational

Sorry for the lack of posting. I’ll be short and just take this post to recommend a book I’ve been reading, titled ‘Predictably Irrational‘ (home page). The book basically covers a wide scope of consumer and social behavior. For example, every buyer decides whether or not to purchase something by weighing the positives and negatives. […]

Kyle EgglestonJan 6, 2009 · 1 min read

Fennec Coming Soon (Firefox Mobile)

Fennec has been aggressively developing the mobile version of Firefox named Fennec. They released the first Alpha version about a month ago. Mozilla put a hault to Fennec’s predecessor called “Minimo” because of negative feedback from its users. Poor javascript, web formatting, and no rich-media experience caused people to turn away from Minimo. However, the […]

Kyle EgglestonDec 23, 2008 · 1 min read

White G1 Shows Its Pretty Face

Android Central took some hi-res pictures of T-Mobile’s WHITE G1. Take a peek.

Kyle EgglestonDec 5, 2008 · 1 min read

“ColorWare” Your G1

A company called ColorWare is known for making alternative color cases for mobile phones as well as other devices. If you aren’t impressed with the G1’s white, black or bronze colors – for $220 (yes, a bit pricey) you can have your G1 almost any color imaginable. You also have the option to buy just […]

Kyle EgglestonNov 27, 2008 · 1 min read

Fusion Voicemail+

The guys over at ZDnet are talking about two very popular Android applications that everyone seems to be using. The first is Opera Mini, which I actually posted about a week ago. The other one is called Fusion Voicemail+ which allows you to view all your voicemails visually on the home screen of your Android […]

Kyle EgglestonNov 26, 2008 · 1 min read

T-Mobile G1 Reviewed by Engadget

As always Engadget got their hands on T-Mobile’s first Andriod phone, the G1. So far consumers are loving the new phone and seems to be competing with the iPhone already.

Kyle EgglestonNov 5, 2008 · 1 min read

iPhone is Kicking Arse

The geniuses over at TheIphoneBlog.com made a recent update on the iPhone’s performance so far in 2008. The reports are, well, astounding. They exceeded their sales goal of 10 million iPhones in 2008 already, with the holiday season still ahead of them They sold nearly 7 million iPhones in three months. They sold more iPhones […]

Kyle EgglestonOct 25, 2008 · 1 min read

Regarding Android Software

Obviously the Google Android mobile operating system hasn’t debuted yet. Once software starts releasing, however, we will be actively posting Android software for mobile phones!

Kyle EgglestonOct 6, 2008 · 1 min read

Happy Birthday Google

Happy 10th birthday Google. It seems only yesterday when I was sitting in class and my 8th grade computer professor was teaching us how to use search engines, and recommended Google over Yahoo.

Kyle EgglestonSep 26, 2008 · 1 min read

CBS to Acquire CNET for $1.8 Billion

“The core businesses of CNET Networks and CBS Interactive represent near perfect category symmetry in premium online content,” Quincy Smith, President, CBS Interactive. Blah blah blah… it’s another corporate buyout. This acquisition will make CBS one of the top 10 internet companies in the United States with a combined 54 million unique users per month […]

Kyle EgglestonMay 15, 2008 · 1 min read

Yahoo Says Yah-no to Microsoft

On Saturday May 3rd, Yahoo received another counter bid for the acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft. Yahoo declined their offer (again)… At the meeting, which also included Yahoo’s other founder, David Filo, and a Microsoft president who oversees its online unit, Kevin Johnson, Mr. Ballmer increased Microsoft’s offer to $33 a share, or a total […]

Kyle EgglestonMay 4, 2008 · 1 min read

Kyle’s “All-U-Need” SEO Tool List

I thought that I might share with the world the online SEO tools that I use. Keep in mind that I use these A LOT. I use them A LOT because they’re USEFUL. They make me MONEY in other words. 🙂 Keyword Research I use Google’s Adword’s keyword volume tool to look to see if […]

Kyle EgglestonApr 30, 2008 · 1 min read

All Hail WordPress 2.5…

I’m all about major upgrades. Did you know that WordPress has received almost 2 Million downloads since 2.3 was released? WordPress is free, easy to use, but most important, stable. Since WordPress has become such a widely used Content Management System (CMS), the coders on the dark side are always trying to breach its security […]

Kyle EgglestonApr 2, 2008 · 1 min read

Funny SEO Rap by Funny Web Rapper

This video really speaks for itself, and I love it. My buddy showed this to me (thanks Three-J). Lyrics: Your site design is the first thing people see it should be reflective of you and the industry easy to look at with a nice navigation when you can’t find what you want it causes frustration […]

Kyle EgglestonMar 30, 2008 · 2 min read

Google Sky.

What else can I say? You can spend the rest of your life at your computer gazing at the Heavens. What are we?

Kyle EgglestonMar 25, 2008 · 1 min read

Wireless Spectrum Auction Ends – FCC Sells for $19.6 BILLION

Today marks a new day in technology. The Federal Communications Commission announced that the auction for the 700mHz wireless spectrum has ended with the closing bid of $19.6 Billion. They have yet to release the winner, but I’ll be sure to update this post as soon as it’s announced. The winner is either Verizon, AT&T, […]

Kyle EgglestonMar 19, 2008 · 1 min read

There’s a Reason Google’s the Best

Kyle EgglestonMar 7, 2008 · 1 min read

HotOrNot.com Apparently Very Hot

HotOrNot.com sold for about $20 million the other day. Hot or Not has a great story. Basically 2 buddies built a site for fun where people could rate people based on their looks. They always had a moderation queue so they could weed out the pornography. The funny thing behind this is James’s parents were […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 12, 2008 · 1 min read

T-Mobile G1

The G1 mobile phone is the first phone ever created by Google (G1 = Google’s 1st). The first thing you should notice about the G1 is its incredbily simple design. Google really placed their attention on the functionality of their device, probably because it’s the only way to compete against the iPhone and Windows Mobile […]

Kyle EgglestonJan 11, 2008 · 2 min read

How to Increase Your Brand w/ Personality

So I recently ordered “God’s Chosen Fast” from an Amazon.com seller. The book was processed, shipped, and at my door in 3 days. The package was hand-written on by the seller’s telling me “Your Amazon.com marketplace order”. This was cool because they saved me the time of wondering what it is (I can even forget […]

Kyle EgglestonJan 7, 2008 · 1 min read

Should Webmasters Strut Their Online Revenue?

Ok, this has always me for some time. I realized that in order to have a successful marketing blog, I’ll have to show that what I suggest and post about actually works. I want to be seen as a proven, reliable source for marketing information. I feel like this can be shown through revenue generated. […]

Kyle EgglestonNov 16, 2007 · 1 min read

Blogrush Sucks

The idea isn’t half bad, but the Blogrush platform blows. So I signed up and entered my blog details (url, feed url, description, etc). When I hit submit, it gave me a parse error. I emailed John Reese, the creator, and got no reply. Once Blogrush entered what they called “Phase 2”, I was able […]

Kyle EgglestonOct 24, 2007 · 1 min read

TLA’s Text Link Price Calculator

TLA’s Text Link Price Calculator requires you to enter your website address, website category, # of text links to be sold, and to choose between site-wide or single-page links. To the right of this form is a “map” of a standard website layout. You choose where you plan on placing the text links and the […]

Kyle EgglestonOct 19, 2007 · 1 min read

Google vs. Yahoo! vs. MSN

Who’s winning? Let’s ask Alexa:

Kyle EgglestonOct 18, 2007 · 1 min read

Google Gets Social?

Or at least that is the rumor. A recent NY Times blog entry stated that Google CEO and founder, Eric Schmidt, mentioned in a conversation how social networking isn’t simply a “fad” or something that will pass in time. “People don’t appreciate how many page views on the Internet are in social networks,” Mr. Schmidt […]

Kyle EgglestonOct 12, 2007 · 1 min read

NameCheap.com Raises Their Prices

So I just received a lovely email from Namecheap.com. Their long email entails a the reason why they’ll be raising their domain name registrations from $8.88 to $9.29 per year. Domain registries VeriSign(.com, .net tld’s), Afilias(.info tld), Neulevel (.biz tld)and Public Interest Registry(.org tld)applied for and received price increases and have announced they will be […]

Kyle EgglestonOct 10, 2007 · 1 min read

WebsiteGrader.com – Nice tool

This is not an advertisement. I stumbled upon WebsiteGrader.com just a few moments ago. All you do is put in your URL, a few keywords you’re ranking in, your competitor’s website (optional), and your e-mail. It will very nicely list a variety of information about your website, and maybe even more importantly, your competitors. I […]

Kyle EgglestonSep 19, 2007 · 1 min read

Mint.com opens – Free online money manager

One of the best online tools I’ve seen to this very day. Sign up at Mint.com. Best of all, it’s free.

Kyle EgglestonSep 19, 2007 · 1 min read

Happy 10th Birthday, Google!

NEW YORK (AFP) – Born 10 years ago, the Internet search engine has grown into the electronic center of human knowledge by indexing billions of web pages as well as images, books and videos. On September 15, 1997 Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two 24 year-old Stanford University students, registered the domain name of google.com. […]

Kyle EgglestonSep 15, 2007 · 1 min read

Facebook Makes Profiles Public … Privacy Issue?

Facebook announced that they’ll be releasing OUR profiles to the public internet, opposed to only allowing registered users to browse for names. What does this mean for you? Assuming you don’t change your search privacy settings, you name and pictures will now be indexed by ALL search engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN, etc.). So, while it […]

Kyle EgglestonSep 5, 2007 · 1 min read

A Small Tip for Bloggers

I originally wrote this for a DigitalPoint thread, but I’d like to spread around a little. I don’t hesitate pointing out even small factors that could potentially help your website’s optimization with the search engines. A small tip that a lot of bloggers forget about is encouraging readers to comment on your posts. Why? Google […]

Kyle EgglestonSep 1, 2007 · 1 min read

Technology – What Makes Winners and Losers

Our economy is based upon the buying and selling of products and services, also known as a “Consumer Economy”. Products are services in American normally only succeed when whatever they’re selling is effective, reliable, and most importantly, affordable. Here are a few upcoming products/services that haven’t broke that barrier yet, but probably will in the […]

Kyle EgglestonAug 18, 2007 · 1 min read

Lawsuit Seeks to Shut Down Facebook

This story shocked me as well everyone I showed today. Apparently Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook’s founder) is being sued by ConnectU.com for fraud, copyright infringement, as well as misappropriation of trade secrets. What’s at stake? Facebook. Well, the ownership at least. Yes it’s ironic that I’m posting about this since my last post spoke about Facebook […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 25, 2007 · 1 min read

Facebook Now Half the Size of Myspace!

Digg this story! It’s official. Alexa.com’s ranking comparison tool told me today that Facebook is now half as big as Myspace.com. Take a look for yourself: I really admire Facebook’s growth – although I don’t give them all the credit. The site has been booming since January of 2007 – with traffic doing nothing else […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 19, 2007 · 1 min read

I’m Reading PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy

It finally hit me a few days ago: Either you know PHP or you don’t. I’ve decided, and am now determined to master the web language PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, or so commonly referred to as PHP! Yesterday I purchased a book titled PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy. I’m already on page 60 of […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 17, 2007 · 1 min read

Cory Doctorow Predicts an ‘Information Age’

Cory Doctorow was introduced to through Aaron Wall’s blog. Cory Doctorow is the co-editor of Boing Boing. He spoke at Google in May about how our world will soon experience what he calls the ‘Information Age’. He believes that just how the industrial revolution changed the agrarian lifestyle to a completely new one, so will […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 16, 2007 · 1 min read

Google is Getting Good at Monopoly

Google is not a monopoly! Surprised to hear that? It’s true though. At this time at least. I wanted to be clear that I’m not trying to paint Google as a potential candidate as a monopoly. However, I really do believe that Google will be going under review by U.S. Authorities (in due time) for […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 12, 2007 · 2 min read

PaintballGuns.net Acquires Pb-Addict.com

PaintballGuns.net buys out Pb-Addict.com and merges the two forums. read more | digg story

Kyle EgglestonJul 9, 2007 · 1 min read

Don’t Buy From StockScripts.com

Long time, no post. Sorry that we had to meet again with these circumstances, but it needs to be said! Reasons being: – Poorly (notice the emphasis) made scripts. Their SocialJenny (myspace clone) script is full of bugs that almost make the site unusable. This is after making sure my server was compatible with the […]

Kyle EgglestonJul 5, 2007 · 1 min read

Directories & Google – The Truth

If I go into too much detail here, I’ll spark some unwanted debates. BUT, I can safely say that most web directories will be seen by Google as nothing but an empty link. What do I mean by this? It means that the links you’re submitting to directories are worth very very little to Google. […]

Kyle EgglestonMay 2, 2007 · 1 min read

Google & Paid Links – What is Google Thinking?

Matt Cutt’s recently blogged about how Google’s taking action to discredit websites that are selling links to websites that want to gain higher SERPs. To sum it all up, Google provides a public spam report link (https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreport?hl=en) where anyone can report a website for selling web links. Ideally this would. But we don’t live an […]

Kyle EgglestonApr 17, 2007 · 1 min read

The Internet Is Evolving

Pardon my absence. Over the past month I went to South Beach Miami for a week (wonderful) and also visited Gulf Shores, Alabama for a few days (also rockin’). This past month has really shown progress through my websites. Both visitor and revenue statistics have increased. I debate with myself sharing these stats. Yes, I […]

Kyle EgglestonMar 28, 2007 · 1 min read

Linking to Sites on the same Server – A Big No No

This is one of my first SEO mistakes that made a few years back, and its effects were nothing but detrimental (that means bad). If you have more than one website hosted on the same server and link to each one of those websites from each one of your websites, Google will pull a red […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 20, 2007 · 1 min read

Domain Extensions and TLD’s – SEO Preference?

I can’t even count how many times this issue has come up on DigitalPoint, SEOchat, and various other forums and blogs. “Does a domain’s extension or TLD carry any weight by search engines? Do they have a preference?”. The answer: NO! Why? If you think that Google or any other search engine would value a […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 18, 2007 · 1 min read

One of My Favorite Kinds of Link Bait

While this isn’t applicable to all niche’s, flash games are a great wait to encourage people to link to you. The reason why this works so well (in theory) is because not many people know how to view your html source code and jack the .SWF file So they have no other choice other than […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 11, 2007 · 1 min read

The Importance of Jumping on Buzzwords

Buzzwords are keywords that are either introduced into your niche or have always been there but for reason been receiving an increasing amount of traffic. Say a new product came out with a unique title for a name. Stuff like that. An excellent and easy strategy (and I can’t stress that enough) for building great […]

Kyle EgglestonFeb 11, 2007 · 1 min read