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January 14,2010
Review of SENuke 7 day trial.
I've downloaded hundreds of software packages, and like you, I've been disappointed by most. SeNuke was different -- way different. Not only was it easy to use, but it did AMAZING things, saving me literally hundreds of hours a month doing what I had been doing manually to increase my search engine rank.
Unlike other similar software that promised 'instant results on Google' and other ridiculous claims, SeNuke didn't use blackhat techniques to just post a million links that will be instantly deleted and eventually get you kicked off the search engines ... it actually helped you produce QUALITY links, just 100x faster than you could do it before.
January 10, 2010
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December 5, 2009
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Q: I want a website, but I don't know what to do first. It all seems kind of overwhelming. Where should I start?
A. It can seem overwhelming when looking at everything that goes into putting a website together. It's like the old adage, how do you eat an elephant? The answer is one bite at a time. Luckily, you've found your way here, and we can walk you through, step by step how to create a functional website. The first step you need to take depends on whether you want a personal site or a business site. For a personal site, you may be able to get away with a simple blog (blogger, wordpress), or a web 2.0 site (xanga, friendster) which can be made at dozens of sites for free. This saves the hassle and expense of domain registration, hosting, and web design, but greatly limits what you can do.
For business sites, and for more advanced personal sites (mulitple page, extended functionality, more than just text and pictures), the first step could be any of a number of things. The most logical three:
1. Pick a domain name, and register it. We suggest www.GoDaddy.com for this.
2. Find a hosting company, and pick an appropriate plan. Free hosting usually includes ads that won't look professional, but get the job done for simple sites. Domain registrars offer it, but are more expensive and lack the features of others. We recommend Webhostingpad, JustHost, or www.fatcow.com for excellent hosting at the lowest prices online. For our full top ten hosts and reviews, visit our web host reviews page.
3. Decide how you're going to develop your site. This can be as simple as hiring someone. You may want to do it yourself -- most good hosting companies provide relatively easy to follow templates that you can create interesting, static pages. Other sites like www.intuit.com specialize in tools that will walk you through it without any technical skills.
There are thousands of web designers available to create a site with all the bells and whistles you want -- the fancier you want it, the more it will cost you. A decent site will easily cost $500 on up to many thousands. If your budget is a little more restricted, and you don't mind outsourcing overseas, try www.odesk.com and find excellent developers in India and the Phillipines that will do the same work for pennies on the dollar.
Q: What makes a GOOD website?
A: This depends on your perspective. Search engines will see a good website as one that has targeted content and lots of people linking to it, a customer might consider a good site one that answers his/her question, or sells the product they are looking for. Someone with special needs like the blind, or with slow internet connections might view sites without excess images or flash as the best.
The best answer to what makes a good website is to make it USEFUL. This is where many sites fall short. They fill it full of content for search engines, but it's so packed with superfluous things and stuffed with keywords, it's of little value. The content should be USEFUL, and fill a need for someone, and this includes parts of all the above scenarios.
If you have an informational site, ask yourself what your visitors might want to know. Provide that, and they are likely to return. Omit that, and they will never be back. Same for an online store -- what products do your customers want? Find something they can't get elsewhere, and/or provide it at a price they won't find somewhere else. Provide additional things you'd want as a customer -- secure transaction, ease-of-use, free shipping, etc.
Q: What are some no-no's to avoid?
A: There are so many, it's hard to list them all. Some are subjective, and depend on circumstances, but here is a short list of things to be avoided in MOST cases:
1. Cloaking, misleading, and excessive redirects commonly associated with blackhat techniques.
2. Lack of content. Some developers and internet marketers get lazy and just put a sentence or two of content and expect people to stick around. Give the visitor SOMETHING.
3. Popups
4. Excessive animation -- animated gifs, flash intros, etc should be used sparingly if at all.
5. Dead Links. Links that lead nowhere or trap the visitor with no way to maneuver. These will pop up once in a while but should be corrected quickly.
6. Viruses and Spam. This should go without saying.
7. Trickery. This can be anything from posting a normal-looking informational page, then flooding it with porn, to selling a fake or fraudulent product, or even forcing them to go somewhere they didn't intend.
8. Java scripts that won't allow a visitor to leave. These are common in hard sales pitch sites and porn sites. No means no, even in the internet world.
9. Bad color schemes. Yes, color is subjective, but avoid backgrounds and fonts that are hard to read or annoying.
Q: Do you provide consulting or web design?
A: Yes. Although this site is provided as an informational source and not for our business, we have professional Search Engine Optimization teams, Pay Per Click experts, and web designers we work with. Contact us for a quote.