Reviewer of Sites

Today I took a close look at an SEO company based in India called SEO MegaCorp. Being that I am reviewing an SEO consulting website, I decided to look at things such as keyword density and other on-page search engine optimization concerns. I can say that they have done an excellent job so far. Their top words are: SEO, megacorp, search engine, optimization. They also offer SEO services, an SEO news blog, a forum, articles, and tools. The domain is fairly new so it is difficult to check their Search Engine Results Page (SERP). I believe they are on the right track. On top of the above mentioned, they also offer website design and development.

The design of the various pages of SEO MegaCorp is simple, yet pleasing to the eye. I do think that the difference in color and basic design between the blog and the main page should be matched up, as the blog currently has a blue and white theme, whereas the main page has a green and white theme.

They do have a growing list of testimonials from happy customers to attest to their performance and customer service. One thing that impressed me was their published Code of Ethics. I think it’s important to state this and follow through on it.

Here’s part of their message:

Our fundamental company values stem from understanding that our successis tied with success of our clients.

I could not agree more with their principles! So, if you are looking for an excellent company to help you with your website, definitely consider SEO MegaCorp as an option.

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Giorgos over at Geoland.org has compiled an excellent list of SEO and Webmaster Forums that allow signature (sig) in your forum posts. He breaks it down further by forum name, Alexa rank, PageRank, number of allowed links in the sig, number of posts required before being allowed to include a sig with URLs, whether or not the forum is nofollow, and if it allows RSS feeds. It’s a great list!

Here’s the site: Geoland.org

As you probably know, this is a good way to build backlinks while you post. If you do this on a forum that is NOT nofollow, the “link juice” will be passed to your site.

Not only that, but you could take part in the Adsense Revenue Sharing of certain forums, including Digital Point and NamePros. All in all, it could be a win-win situation for the specific forum as well as the person posting. Of course, the main benefit is that you can learn something by taking part and may be able to help someone else learn too.

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Looking for a great way to find inventory to resell or just some nice gifts for yourself or others? Here’s some great possibilities!

Since 9/11, the TSA has collected tons of items at airport security checkpoints. What happens to all that stuff? Here’s how to buy TSA contraband.
Since 9/11, the Transportation Security Administration has collected tons of items at security checkpoints; in 2006 alone, screeners took in more than 13 million items. What happens to all that stuff? The TSA turns it over to state surplus property agencies, which tend to sell it online or at retail stores. (Sometimes the contraband is sold in bulk.)

The agencies say they’ll reunite you with your prized pocketknife, if they can locate it. But they would much prefer that travelers figure out the rules and abide by them. “Our goal is for passengers not to bring this stuff on anymore, so we won’t have to deal with it,” says Steve Ekin, Georgia’s surplus property division director. Here’s where to look, and what you might find.

Quote from Yahoo! News

Here’s some contact info:

Alabama
Airports: 14 in Florida and Alabama, including Miami, Orlando, Huntsville, and Birmingham
Where to buy: eBay (seller ID: alstatesurplus)
Typical deal: Golf driver $100
Craziest items? “There are always lots of plastic fake swords that people buy at Walt Disney World, so there are probably lots of mad kids.”
Info: adeca.state.al.us/surplus%20property

Georgia
Airports: Atlanta, Savannah/Hilton Head
Where to buy: Stores in Tucker (Atlanta Surplus Center, 770/414-6468); Swainsboro (Swains­boro Surplus Center, 478/289-2623); and Americus (Americus Surplus Center, 229/931-2407)
Typical deal: Hammers $3, cordless drills $10
Craziest items? “We get flatware and kitchen knives stolen from restaurants, and we’ve received a bowling pin, a chain saw, and a few circular saws.”
Info: surplusproperty.doas.georgia.gov

Illinois
Airports: Chicago O’Hare, Chicago Midway, and occasionally four more in Illinois and Michigan
Where to buy: Auctions held at ibid.illinois.gov
Typical deal: 25 pounds of Swiss Army knives for $250
Craziest items? “On occasion, we’ll see big bowie knives and ninja swords. And nunchucks–a lot of those come through.”

Kentucky
Airports: Eight in various states, including Orlando and Miami (Alabama shares the loot), and Louisville
Where to buy: eBay (seller ID: kysurplus)
Typical deal: 50 Swiss Army knives for $250
Craziest items? “We’ve collected about 500 mini Louisville Slugger bats bought at the Louisville Slugger Museum.”
Info: finance.ky.gov/internal/surplus

Oregon
Airports: Portland and Eugene
Where to buy: eBay (seller ID: oregontrail2000)
Typical deal: 10 Leatherman multitools for $75
Craziest items? “Golf clubs and machetes.”
Info: oregonsurplus.com

Pennsylvania
Airports: 13 from various states, including New York JFK, Newark, Philadelphia, and Cleveland
Where to buy: eBay (seller ID: pastatesurplus)
Typical deal: Deer-hunting kit (gut-slitting knife, multitool, pocket­knife, large safety pins, rope, flashlight) for $50
Craziest items? “We’ve received hundreds of pairs of fuzzy handcuffs and other … paraphernalia–I wanted to create funny Valentine’s Day kits, but folks here thought taxpayers wouldn’t like it.”
Info: dgs.state.pa.us/surp_prop

Texas
Airports: Seven across the state, including Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin
Where to buy: Austin Storefront in Austin, 512/463-1990
Typical deal: Scissors and corkscrews 25¢, knives 50¢, multitools $2.50
Craziest items? “Brass knuckles, crutches, and piñata sticks. And we once got a cane with a knife inside it.”
Info: tfc.state.tx.us/communities/supportserv/prog/statesurplus

Washington State
Airports: Seattle-Tacoma, Spokane, and Tri-Cities
Where to buy: Auburn Retail Store in Auburn, 253/333-4912
Typical deal: Corkscrews for 25¢
Craziest items? “Lots of ulus–round Eskimo chopping blades. Also, a Sit’n Putt. It’s a short-handled putter designed to be used while you’re on the potty.”
Info: ga.wa.gov/surplus

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Many of us want an income in which we can “set it and forget it”, such as creating websites that may have great content, but also brings in some steady income along the way. How do you find good ways of determining what is searched for and what is bought?

There are a number of good ways to find revenue niches for your sites.

You can take a look at Google Trends which is Google’s report of what is hot.

With Hot Trends, you can see a snapshot of what’s on the public’s collective mind by viewing the fastest-rising searches for different points of time. You can see a list of today’s top 100 fastest-rising search queries in the U.S. You can also select a recent date in history to see what the top rising searches were and what the search activity looked like over the course of that day. We update Hot Trends hourly.

It’s a great way of seeing what is happening at the peak of a wave.

Another handy tool for seeing what is selling well is to look at Ebay’s What’s Hot page in Seller Central.

Selling success often translates into being at the right place, at the right time, with the right product. Check back often to stay on top of the latest promotions and hot items on eBay.

Ebay also lists Hot Items by Category, has an Ebay Pulse, and many other options on the above page.

John Hold had a great suggestion;

I find the best tool to use is the google search box. Not on googles home page but in your browser. I use firefox and have a google search box in the header. what you do is just type in any one letter like “f”. it will automatically fill the search box with first, all the searches you’ve made starting with that letter but under that will be “suggestions”, that’s what you want to look at. with “f” you’ll find “facebook, firefox, friendster, etc etc”. these are the top searched for sites. next type in a second letter like “a”. Now you see the most popular search terms that start with “fa” like”family guy, fandango, etc”. I then typed in “t” so that my first three letters are “fat”. After “fat people, fathead” you’ll see some good niche material like fate, fatigue, fatty liver, and fatima. Now click on a search term (niche) that you think will pay good and look at the ads that show and how many there are. From that info you decide if it’s worth going after.
The possibilities are indeed endless. I just typed in “str” for kicks and found these 3 niches, stress, strep throat and stroke. Bet any of those could pay some big adsence bucks. Knock yourself out!

Another is to try to get your hands on Google’s monthly list of most searched for terms or the monthly highest paying words for PPC. These lists can be a challenge to get, but can be insightful.

The last suggestion is to simply read magazines, ezines, and newspapers for the latest news or research being done. You may be able to get a jump on your competition just by using the ‘old noodle’ (your brain)!

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Webmasters can place Google AdSense JavaScript code on their web pages which would then allow Google AdSense to be displayed as advertisements based upon the content of the web page.

Some webmasters are either not accepted into the Google AdSense program, or do not wish to do business with Google.

For those webmasters, there are many alternatives to Google AdSense.

Click here for a list of alternatives

for the List of Google Alternatives Page of this site

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Earn Extra Money With Google Adsense Revenue Sharing!

Please see the link on the right side or click the link below (I created a page instead).

Click here for the page-> Ginormous List of Revenue Sharing Sites

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Google seems to be growing exponentially. During the month of August alone they were reported to have had 31 billion queries throughout the world. In total more than 37 billion searches were carried out across all Google sites. Second on the list was Yahoo!, which had a paltry 8.5 billion searches recorded during the month. Yahoo!, Ask, and MSN Search do not come anywhere near being as used or have the level of usage. Although there was a poll conducted recently showing that Yahoo! had a slight lead for users in terms of being a favored search engine. These users still seem to be using Google anyway.

The Asia-Pacific region, including China, Japan and India, contained the greatest number of unique searchers, with 258 million conducting over 20 billion searches during the month.

Since Google has such dominance, as far as search engines are go, they also can greatly influence the way websites are designed, how people market their sites, and to that end, which websites people visit. They can also pretty much dictate the cost of advertising as well. This level of control over something so pervasive, being the internet itself, makes one think that they have more influence now than Microsoft ever had during its hayday.

I believe they are bordering on monopoly control of the internet. I wonder if they will be eventually targeted for regulation or some sort of government instituted penalties, such as being broken up.

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