FAQ: What are follow and nofollow links?

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Follow and nofollow links refer to a tag that can be placed in the linking (anchor) code of your website.  It usually comes in the form of the “rel” attribute.  It looks something like this:

<a href=”http://www.jtgraphic.net” rel=”nofollow”>jtGraphicn.net</a>

Why are these attributes on links important?  They help organize the internet and give relevancy to websites that deserve it . . . → Read More: FAQ: What are follow and nofollow links?

Google Image Swirl Makes Finding the Perfect Image Easier

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Check out this great new tool from Google: Google Image Swirl.

Basically what it does is allows you to dial in images based on how close they are to the last image you selected.  For instance, you can search for cats and keep selecting cats until you find the exact one you’re looking for.  They take image . . . → Read More: Google Image Swirl Makes Finding the Perfect Image Easier

Automated Way to Find Google Pagerank

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I was looking for an automated way to get Google Pagerank for a few hours and came up with quite a few things, but not many of them were very elegant.  Essentially, Google doesn’t provide an API and it’s against their terms of service to hit them up in an automated way.  I found quite a . . . → Read More: Automated Way to Find Google Pagerank

Google stalks you. Did you know?

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I was reading an article over at PPC.bz about how Google links your social contacts to its index to improve your search results.  This is the first I had heard of the service, which is called Google Social Circle.  Click this link to see what social information Google has about you. The service has been around . . . → Read More: Google stalks you. Did you know?

How to Build and Drive Website Traffic

Probably the single biggest question about building websites I get is how to drive traffic. I’m not saying it’s the most important part, but it’s definitely key. Content is king, sure, but if you don’t have traffic, you could be pouring your heart out to a wall. Really what every website wants is . . . → Read More: How to Build and Drive Website Traffic

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