Reduce WordPress spam without a plugin
Anyone who has ever published or managed a WordPress site knows the pain caused by those nasty SPAM bots, you’re installed some slick plugins, signed up for Akismet and even tried using a CDN service to stop those pesky bots, but they still find their way in. Can they really be that smart? Maybe, but more likely they are using their knowledge of the WordPress core to directly target the...
Read MoreGoogle Analytics
Having used a large number of web site visitor trackers over the years, I first approached Google Analytics some time ago, with the somewhat jaded attitude of someone who’s ‘seen it all’ or at least ‘seen most of it’. What could possibly make this particular utility stand out in such a large crowd of competitors? But first… What is Google Analytics? Analytics...
Read MoreSEO Guidelines
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) guidelines are the rules used by major search engines like GOOGLE, Yahoo!, and MSN / Bing, etc. to judge where to place a website in their search results. Though it may be hard to believe to some, having your website included in the Google index is a privilege, and not a right. These are just some Search Engine Optimization guidelines that can impact which web...
Read MoreBacklinks – the currency of SEO
This article mentions the words authority, credibility,confidence, reputation, etc. I may be inconsistent with my use, but they all refer to the same thing – this abstract currency that flows among sites that link to each other. When webpage X links to webpage Y, page X gives page Y a fraction of its authority. If page X has too many outgoing links, it will end up with little authority....
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