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		<title><![CDATA[Webmasters Forum - Discussion about Intenet Marketing - All Forums]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Easy E-commerce]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=283</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:54:08 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Secure, reliable payment processing<br />
Low start-up costs (one-time &#36;49.95 product activation fee)<br />
Industry-leading fraud prevention<br />
No merchant account required<br />
Accept credit cards and PayPal<br />
ClickBank provides customer support]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Secure, reliable payment processing<br />
Low start-up costs (one-time &#36;49.95 product activation fee)<br />
Industry-leading fraud prevention<br />
No merchant account required<br />
Accept credit cards and PayPal<br />
ClickBank provides customer support]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Importance of Search Engine]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=282</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:50:25 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The accustomed acute advantages of seek engines appearance how important seek engine are:<br />
Search engines advice in business web website of any action because seek engines and directories will basis the web website and as a aftereffect there will be added cartage to web site.<br />
Search Engine Optimization<br />
The cartage baffled by the seek engines are the chrism amidst the abeyant audience because these audience attending actual anxiously to services, functions of an action as compared to audience getting baffled by application added types of media.<br />
There are billions of pages on the web and billions added every year. Millions of searches accept been done on web application seek engines. A analysis shows the a lot of arresting Google seek engine accept been acclimated 55 billion times for seek by web user in year 2002.<br />
Search engines are the a lot of able online business accoutrement getting acclimated now in this advice technology age. Amidst the ability of seek engines they are aswell amount able as compared to added media of advertisement like banderole advertisement.<br />
Numerous surveys appearance that Seek engines are the one and alone media for the internet users including students, businessmen, industrialist, agents and abounding others to acquisition out advice assets adjoin their specific keyword phrases.<br />
Internet users can acquisition out aggregate of abstracts every time because of seek engines alive 24/7 hours.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The accustomed acute advantages of seek engines appearance how important seek engine are:<br />
Search engines advice in business web website of any action because seek engines and directories will basis the web website and as a aftereffect there will be added cartage to web site.<br />
Search Engine Optimization<br />
The cartage baffled by the seek engines are the chrism amidst the abeyant audience because these audience attending actual anxiously to services, functions of an action as compared to audience getting baffled by application added types of media.<br />
There are billions of pages on the web and billions added every year. Millions of searches accept been done on web application seek engines. A analysis shows the a lot of arresting Google seek engine accept been acclimated 55 billion times for seek by web user in year 2002.<br />
Search engines are the a lot of able online business accoutrement getting acclimated now in this advice technology age. Amidst the ability of seek engines they are aswell amount able as compared to added media of advertisement like banderole advertisement.<br />
Numerous surveys appearance that Seek engines are the one and alone media for the internet users including students, businessmen, industrialist, agents and abounding others to acquisition out advice assets adjoin their specific keyword phrases.<br />
Internet users can acquisition out aggregate of abstracts every time because of seek engines alive 24/7 hours.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[What’s a Yahoo! Group?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=281</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:32:11 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[A Yahoo! Group is any group — your family, friends you see every summer, business associates, your book group, etc. — that uses Yahoo! Groups to privately share info, images, ideas and more — on the web.<br />
<br />
It’s free, secure and spam-protected.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Yahoo! Group is any group — your family, friends you see every summer, business associates, your book group, etc. — that uses Yahoo! Groups to privately share info, images, ideas and more — on the web.<br />
<br />
It’s free, secure and spam-protected.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yahoo Optimization Tips]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=280</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:23:37 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Majority of us thinks it's ok if Beast is not indexing their websites or webpages, Its absolutely amiss abstraction because beast has abeyant circadian searchers if you skip it you are accident business. Its absoluteness that Google has 75% of internet searcher and accept abundant antagonism for every individual keyword as able-bodied this does not beggarly that we should not ambition added seek engines. YAHOO, Bing and added seek engines accept 25% users and targeting them will be a additional for your online business, Its ture that Google's indexing and baronial algorithm is accepting added circuitous day by day thats why SEO personals accept to break adapted and accomplish SEO activities on circadian bases for Google. But there is still a abstruse way to get indexing and break on in Google's Top listing.<br />
Their are abounding top PR web directories accessible on internet, and they do action paid business listings but Beast Agenda has abundant added accent than added top PR directories in eyes of Googlebot. All you charge to do is abide you website in beast directory.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Majority of us thinks it's ok if Beast is not indexing their websites or webpages, Its absolutely amiss abstraction because beast has abeyant circadian searchers if you skip it you are accident business. Its absoluteness that Google has 75% of internet searcher and accept abundant antagonism for every individual keyword as able-bodied this does not beggarly that we should not ambition added seek engines. YAHOO, Bing and added seek engines accept 25% users and targeting them will be a additional for your online business, Its ture that Google's indexing and baronial algorithm is accepting added circuitous day by day thats why SEO personals accept to break adapted and accomplish SEO activities on circadian bases for Google. But there is still a abstruse way to get indexing and break on in Google's Top listing.<br />
Their are abounding top PR web directories accessible on internet, and they do action paid business listings but Beast Agenda has abundant added accent than added top PR directories in eyes of Googlebot. All you charge to do is abide you website in beast directory.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Positioning Keywords on sites]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=279</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:20:06 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[======================================<br />
<br />
Search engine crawlers will browse your web pages for adapted keywords, so it's important to abode them area they're simple to find. The a lot of able locations to abode your keywords are:<br />
<br />
1. HTML appellation tags - Your site's title, which appears at the top of the browser window, is the aboriginal section that crawlers will read. Write the titles of your account about your top two or three phrases.<br />
<br />
2. META tags - META tags bear advice to the seek engines for baronial purposes, explain the web page's content, and abundance keywords for seek engines, which helps in the baronial process.<br />
<br />
3. Account - Include your ambition keywords in the account of your pages. Seek engine crawlers browse pages from top to bottom, so the banderole will be one of the aboriginal things they detect.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[======================================<br />
<br />
Search engine crawlers will browse your web pages for adapted keywords, so it's important to abode them area they're simple to find. The a lot of able locations to abode your keywords are:<br />
<br />
1. HTML appellation tags - Your site's title, which appears at the top of the browser window, is the aboriginal section that crawlers will read. Write the titles of your account about your top two or three phrases.<br />
<br />
2. META tags - META tags bear advice to the seek engines for baronial purposes, explain the web page's content, and abundance keywords for seek engines, which helps in the baronial process.<br />
<br />
3. Account - Include your ambition keywords in the account of your pages. Seek engine crawlers browse pages from top to bottom, so the banderole will be one of the aboriginal things they detect.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[What is the diffrence between google and igoogle?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=278</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:15:27 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[iGoogle lets you actualize a alone homepage that contains a Google seek box at the top, and your best of any amount of gadgets. Accessories appear in lots of altered forms and accommodate admission to activities and advice from all beyond the web, after anytime accepting to leave your iGoogle page<br />
<br />
Source(s):<br />
<br />
http://www.google.com/support/websearch/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[iGoogle lets you actualize a alone homepage that contains a Google seek box at the top, and your best of any amount of gadgets. Accessories appear in lots of altered forms and accommodate admission to activities and advice from all beyond the web, after anytime accepting to leave your iGoogle page<br />
<br />
Source(s):<br />
<br />
http://www.google.com/support/websearch/]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magento programmer]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=277</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:31:29 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[You can get magento tips and tricks in this blog.<br />
http://www.magentoexpert.blogspot.com]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[You can get magento tips and tricks in this blog.<br />
http://www.magentoexpert.blogspot.com]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[SEO techniques 2010]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=276</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:17:03 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Well we all now aware about the basic and common techniques regarding to seo,Here I am sharing new and latest results which are found recently and perhaps not so popular..<br />
Content Creation<br />
Social Media<br />
Real Time Search<br />
Indexation and Crawl Frequency<br />
Manage Outbound Links]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well we all now aware about the basic and common techniques regarding to seo,Here I am sharing new and latest results which are found recently and perhaps not so popular..<br />
Content Creation<br />
Social Media<br />
Real Time Search<br />
Indexation and Crawl Frequency<br />
Manage Outbound Links]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Features in Google AdWords]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=275</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:15:19 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[So friends,Here I am sharing sharing some points which I have noticed in Google Adwords,and not in others..<br />
<br />
AdWords Geographical Targeting with Google Maps<br />
Google Keyword Too<br />
Google Analytics Graph Comparison<br />
Drive targeted traffic to your site<br />
Track your results, tailor your ads]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So friends,Here I am sharing sharing some points which I have noticed in Google Adwords,and not in others..<br />
<br />
AdWords Geographical Targeting with Google Maps<br />
Google Keyword Too<br />
Google Analytics Graph Comparison<br />
Drive targeted traffic to your site<br />
Track your results, tailor your ads]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Make your Google search smarter than others]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=274</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:05:59 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches<br />
<br />
<br />
   1. Use the Correct Methodology<br />
   2. Conduct an "Either/Or" Search<br />
   3. Include or Exclude Words in Your Search<br />
   4. Search for Similar Words<br />
   5. Search for an Exact Phrase<br />
   6. List Similar Pages<br />
   7. Fine-Tune Your Search with Other Operators<br />
   8. Search for Specific Facts<br />
   9. Search the Google Directory<br />
  10. Use Google Other Specialized Searches]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches<br />
<br />
<br />
   1. Use the Correct Methodology<br />
   2. Conduct an "Either/Or" Search<br />
   3. Include or Exclude Words in Your Search<br />
   4. Search for Similar Words<br />
   5. Search for an Exact Phrase<br />
   6. List Similar Pages<br />
   7. Fine-Tune Your Search with Other Operators<br />
   8. Search for Specific Facts<br />
   9. Search the Google Directory<br />
  10. Use Google Other Specialized Searches]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[This is what Google tells us to avoid]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=273</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:04:36 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[As an experienced person of SEO I want to share here some facts which should be avoided by us.I hope that these will help some of the newcomers a lot..<br />
<br />
choosing a title that has no relation to the content on the page<br />
using extremely lengthy titles that are unhelpful to users<br />
using a single title tag across all of your site’s pages or a large group of pages<br />
stuffing unneeded keywords in your title tags<br />
writing description meta tag that has no relation to the content on the page<br />
Multiple domains<br />
Multiple identical sites<br />
Cross Linking]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As an experienced person of SEO I want to share here some facts which should be avoided by us.I hope that these will help some of the newcomers a lot..<br />
<br />
choosing a title that has no relation to the content on the page<br />
using extremely lengthy titles that are unhelpful to users<br />
using a single title tag across all of your site’s pages or a large group of pages<br />
stuffing unneeded keywords in your title tags<br />
writing description meta tag that has no relation to the content on the page<br />
Multiple domains<br />
Multiple identical sites<br />
Cross Linking]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Recognise the Difference between black and white seo]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=272</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:04:18 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[As an appropriate person for SEO,one should know some basic difference of black and white SEO.Here I am sharing some points which I have noticed through my experience..<br />
<br />
<br />
Black hat content & links are aimed at search engines.<br />
White hat content & links are aimed at humans<br />
<br />
Black hat techniques are invisible to humans.<br />
White hat techniques are visible to humans<br />
<br />
The quality of black hat work is hidden.<br />
The quality of while hat work is visible<br />
<br />
Black hat sees search engines as their enemy.<br />
White hat sees search engines as their ally.<br />
<br />
Black hat sees domains or branding as inconsequential.<br />
White hat sees them as something to be nurtured<br />
<br />
Black hat realises short term results. Black hat employs unethical techniques.<br />
White hat realises long term results. White hat employs only ethical techniques.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As an appropriate person for SEO,one should know some basic difference of black and white SEO.Here I am sharing some points which I have noticed through my experience..<br />
<br />
<br />
Black hat content & links are aimed at search engines.<br />
White hat content & links are aimed at humans<br />
<br />
Black hat techniques are invisible to humans.<br />
White hat techniques are visible to humans<br />
<br />
The quality of black hat work is hidden.<br />
The quality of while hat work is visible<br />
<br />
Black hat sees search engines as their enemy.<br />
White hat sees search engines as their ally.<br />
<br />
Black hat sees domains or branding as inconsequential.<br />
White hat sees them as something to be nurtured<br />
<br />
Black hat realises short term results. Black hat employs unethical techniques.<br />
White hat realises long term results. White hat employs only ethical techniques.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Get traffic to your website the right way]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=271</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:01:02 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[So friends,here I am sharing some basic points which may helpful for the beginners  of SEO.These are the simplest and important steps for getting traffic to your domain..<br />
<br />
<br />
Primary Consultation<br />
Competitive Analysis<br />
Traffic Analysis<br />
Traffic Benchmarking<br />
Keyword research<br />
Website Optimisation and Content Editing<br />
Search Engine Submission<br />
Directory Submission<br />
Blogging<br />
Forum Posting<br />
Link Popularity/ Link Building<br />
Rank reporting, monitoring & tweaking the site accordingly]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So friends,here I am sharing some basic points which may helpful for the beginners  of SEO.These are the simplest and important steps for getting traffic to your domain..<br />
<br />
<br />
Primary Consultation<br />
Competitive Analysis<br />
Traffic Analysis<br />
Traffic Benchmarking<br />
Keyword research<br />
Website Optimisation and Content Editing<br />
Search Engine Submission<br />
Directory Submission<br />
Blogging<br />
Forum Posting<br />
Link Popularity/ Link Building<br />
Rank reporting, monitoring & tweaking the site accordingly]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smarter Google Searches]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=270</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:41:36 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches<br />
<br />
<br />
   1. Use the Correct Methodology<br />
   2. Conduct an "Either/Or" Search<br />
   3. Include or Exclude Words in Your Search<br />
   4. Search for Similar Words<br />
   5. Search for an Exact Phrase<br />
   6. List Similar Pages<br />
   7. Fine-Tune Your Search with Other Operators<br />
   8. Search for Specific Facts<br />
   9. Search the Google Directory<br />
  10. Use Google Other Specialized Searches]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches<br />
<br />
<br />
   1. Use the Correct Methodology<br />
   2. Conduct an "Either/Or" Search<br />
   3. Include or Exclude Words in Your Search<br />
   4. Search for Similar Words<br />
   5. Search for an Exact Phrase<br />
   6. List Similar Pages<br />
   7. Fine-Tune Your Search with Other Operators<br />
   8. Search for Specific Facts<br />
   9. Search the Google Directory<br />
  10. Use Google Other Specialized Searches]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Keyword Selection]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=269</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:39:01 -0700</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=269</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Keyword Selection for Search Engine Optimization<br />
As we all know that keyword plays the most important role in search Engine Optimization.Well Here I am sharing some tips which I have concluded from my experience..<br />
<br />
Get realistic estimate of keyword popularity<br />
Don't Pick Single Word Phrases<br />
Evaluate the competition<br />
Choose Specific but Not Popular Keywords<br />
Constantly Change Your Keywords]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Keyword Selection for Search Engine Optimization<br />
As we all know that keyword plays the most important role in search Engine Optimization.Well Here I am sharing some tips which I have concluded from my experience..<br />
<br />
Get realistic estimate of keyword popularity<br />
Don't Pick Single Word Phrases<br />
Evaluate the competition<br />
Choose Specific but Not Popular Keywords<br />
Constantly Change Your Keywords]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Top 5 Magazines For SEO]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=268</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:41:57 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[So friends,These are some top magazines whre you can get latest updates and lates formulas for SEO.<br />
Try to look for these regularly,it may helps you a lot..<br />
<br />
B2B Marketing<br />
Search Marketing Standard Magazine<br />
Domainer's Magazine<br />
Target Marketing<br />
Direct]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So friends,These are some top magazines whre you can get latest updates and lates formulas for SEO.<br />
Try to look for these regularly,it may helps you a lot..<br />
<br />
B2B Marketing<br />
Search Marketing Standard Magazine<br />
Domainer's Magazine<br />
Target Marketing<br />
Direct]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Directory Submitter]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=267</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:48:33 -0700</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=267</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Hello,<br />
Directory submission is the key to building your website one-way links and increasing your site popularity with search engines!Fast Directory Submitter is an easy-to-use free directory submission tool that allows you submit your website with varying title (anchor text) and description to thousands of web directories in a record time. With smart build-in features of Fast Directory Submitter, you can save a lot of your time, money and generate natural traffic to your site. Fast Directory Submitter includes 3154 directories.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello,<br />
Directory submission is the key to building your website one-way links and increasing your site popularity with search engines!Fast Directory Submitter is an easy-to-use free directory submission tool that allows you submit your website with varying title (anchor text) and description to thousands of web directories in a record time. With smart build-in features of Fast Directory Submitter, you can save a lot of your time, money and generate natural traffic to your site. Fast Directory Submitter includes 3154 directories.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Why Google Apps is a Serious Threat to Microsoft Office]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=265</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:45:22 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[This is the perspective of a “skeptical, later early adopter”; the sort of person who Microsoft needs to retain and should have been able to retain easily. I don’t spend time on productivity tools that may at some date make me more productive, but which today are just a frustrating time sink. That describes the majority of people. MS Office can be annoying, but it does work. So any serious alternative has to offer a significant advantage and at the same time make adoption a total breeze.<br />
<br />
I think Google Apps has reached that point. The significant advantage is collaboration.<br />
<br />
Since I started working on a new project where we all agreed to use Google Docs from the start, I have hardly used MS Office at all - even on other projects.<br />
<br />
The lead product in Google Apps for me is their word processing product - i.e. the MS Word alternative. That may be because I am a wordsmith, but also because it is the most mature. I still use Excel, as Google Spreadsheet is both a pain to learn and not good enough for power users. Also there are better ways to collaborate with Excel, such as eXpresso. I don’t use Google Presentation, but that is because I am weaning myself off Powerpoint - as I think it is no longer the best presentation medium. If I want to persuade with words, I use words. If I want to persuade with multimedia, then it is time for video such as YouTube or maybe Seesmic and screencasting tools to show off an app. A PPT deck is very flat by contrast.<br />
<br />
Google was very smart to take a loosely coupled approach. So I can use Document and ignore the others. I assume that the Spreadsheet product will be ready for prime time pretty soon. Google may buy/build services that make video plus screencasting plus a bit of standard presentation stuff a breeze for everyone. But until then, I can use Gmail and Documents and gradually get enticed into the other stuff.<br />
<br />
The one big missing piece has been offline access. It was clear that Gears would enable this at some stage. It now appears that is not so far away. That will be a major driver for me to standardize more on Gmail; currently I split between Gmail and Outlook; and that is a pain to manage.<br />
<br />
Not only is Google miles ahead of MS on collaboration, they have moved ahead on mobile access. I have long believed that mobile would be a key driver for Web Office. Now I can get access to my Docs from my Blackberry. When I switch to an iPhone with that bigger screen, I will be able to say “sayonara” to my laptop even more. In that world, MS Office looks like a real dinosaur.<br />
<br />
The latest aha moment for me came when I started using Remember The Milk. I was very skeptical at first. The last thing I needed was the distraction of learning another way of managing to do lists; first to do, learn new way to list to do items, grrr! When I saw RTM load into Gmail as a sidebar I warmed. Then I saw that RTM was very mobile friendly and I was sold (well took the free version at any rate, I do feel I should send that &#36;25 for Pro as Bob T. Monkey is clearly an amazing developer and a huge inspiration to coder-monkeys everywhere).<br />
<br />
Seriously, the point is that Google Docs is a platform. The two smart people in Australia (Ed, what is it about you guys in the Southern Hemisphere?) who created RTM can plug into Docs as if they owned it.<br />
<br />
The other platform out there for wordsmiths is Wordpress. It's free, open source, has a plug-in architecture and there is a Dummies book about the software (a sure sign of market traction). So the looming real battle is maybe Google Docs/Blogger versus Wordpress. Or, Mozilla Thunderbird versus Gmail. Microsoft really does look like they have the classic “Innovator’s Dilemma“. I thought that Ray Ozzie’s mission was to cannibalize Office before somebody else did it; if that is the play, they are leaving it a bit late!<br />
<br />
There is one other reason why Google will win this battle. They have the economic engine. I am not just talking about cross subsidization from their search engine cash cow; Google do that just like Microsoft did it from their Windows/Office cash cow. What is interesting is that Google has figured out how to make ads in Gmail at least vaguely relevant. Sure there is some dumb stuff there, but quite a few that are relevant. The point is that the search engine has more to work on, all of my text and not just my search query. Our expectations on search are so low, that just “not totally dumb and occasionally slightly relevant” gets a cheer. I have actually clicked on a Gmail ad.<br />
<br />
They can clearly also insert ads in Docs. Do I care? It is a bit spooky, but as long as Google really takes the high road on privacy, I have the freedom to ignore and I may occasionally even find something useful. I assume I can always opt to pay a subscription and be ad free.<br />
<br />
Solid economic engine, good on collaboration/mobile, increasingly mature/ready for prime time…Yes, Google Docs looks like a major winner.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the perspective of a “skeptical, later early adopter”; the sort of person who Microsoft needs to retain and should have been able to retain easily. I don’t spend time on productivity tools that may at some date make me more productive, but which today are just a frustrating time sink. That describes the majority of people. MS Office can be annoying, but it does work. So any serious alternative has to offer a significant advantage and at the same time make adoption a total breeze.<br />
<br />
I think Google Apps has reached that point. The significant advantage is collaboration.<br />
<br />
Since I started working on a new project where we all agreed to use Google Docs from the start, I have hardly used MS Office at all - even on other projects.<br />
<br />
The lead product in Google Apps for me is their word processing product - i.e. the MS Word alternative. That may be because I am a wordsmith, but also because it is the most mature. I still use Excel, as Google Spreadsheet is both a pain to learn and not good enough for power users. Also there are better ways to collaborate with Excel, such as eXpresso. I don’t use Google Presentation, but that is because I am weaning myself off Powerpoint - as I think it is no longer the best presentation medium. If I want to persuade with words, I use words. If I want to persuade with multimedia, then it is time for video such as YouTube or maybe Seesmic and screencasting tools to show off an app. A PPT deck is very flat by contrast.<br />
<br />
Google was very smart to take a loosely coupled approach. So I can use Document and ignore the others. I assume that the Spreadsheet product will be ready for prime time pretty soon. Google may buy/build services that make video plus screencasting plus a bit of standard presentation stuff a breeze for everyone. But until then, I can use Gmail and Documents and gradually get enticed into the other stuff.<br />
<br />
The one big missing piece has been offline access. It was clear that Gears would enable this at some stage. It now appears that is not so far away. That will be a major driver for me to standardize more on Gmail; currently I split between Gmail and Outlook; and that is a pain to manage.<br />
<br />
Not only is Google miles ahead of MS on collaboration, they have moved ahead on mobile access. I have long believed that mobile would be a key driver for Web Office. Now I can get access to my Docs from my Blackberry. When I switch to an iPhone with that bigger screen, I will be able to say “sayonara” to my laptop even more. In that world, MS Office looks like a real dinosaur.<br />
<br />
The latest aha moment for me came when I started using Remember The Milk. I was very skeptical at first. The last thing I needed was the distraction of learning another way of managing to do lists; first to do, learn new way to list to do items, grrr! When I saw RTM load into Gmail as a sidebar I warmed. Then I saw that RTM was very mobile friendly and I was sold (well took the free version at any rate, I do feel I should send that &#36;25 for Pro as Bob T. Monkey is clearly an amazing developer and a huge inspiration to coder-monkeys everywhere).<br />
<br />
Seriously, the point is that Google Docs is a platform. The two smart people in Australia (Ed, what is it about you guys in the Southern Hemisphere?) who created RTM can plug into Docs as if they owned it.<br />
<br />
The other platform out there for wordsmiths is Wordpress. It's free, open source, has a plug-in architecture and there is a Dummies book about the software (a sure sign of market traction). So the looming real battle is maybe Google Docs/Blogger versus Wordpress. Or, Mozilla Thunderbird versus Gmail. Microsoft really does look like they have the classic “Innovator’s Dilemma“. I thought that Ray Ozzie’s mission was to cannibalize Office before somebody else did it; if that is the play, they are leaving it a bit late!<br />
<br />
There is one other reason why Google will win this battle. They have the economic engine. I am not just talking about cross subsidization from their search engine cash cow; Google do that just like Microsoft did it from their Windows/Office cash cow. What is interesting is that Google has figured out how to make ads in Gmail at least vaguely relevant. Sure there is some dumb stuff there, but quite a few that are relevant. The point is that the search engine has more to work on, all of my text and not just my search query. Our expectations on search are so low, that just “not totally dumb and occasionally slightly relevant” gets a cheer. I have actually clicked on a Gmail ad.<br />
<br />
They can clearly also insert ads in Docs. Do I care? It is a bit spooky, but as long as Google really takes the high road on privacy, I have the freedom to ignore and I may occasionally even find something useful. I assume I can always opt to pay a subscription and be ad free.<br />
<br />
Solid economic engine, good on collaboration/mobile, increasingly mature/ready for prime time…Yes, Google Docs looks like a major winner.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Google may Penalize You]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=264</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:48:19 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Reasons Why Google May Penalize You<br />
<br />
Google Penalty is the practice of black listing a particular site or blog. It is considered as a very big punishment for webmasters and is done to keep the Internet clean and free of bad sites. There are a lot of reasons which may trigger a Google Penalty and I have tried my best to explain each one of them below.<br />
<br />
Duplicate Content<br />
Most of the bloggers are already aware of the duplicate content penalty by Google. Google may penalize your whole blog or some of your pages because of duplicate content. Not that you created them deliberately but also if you similar post content in your categories and archives. Notsoboringlife has a very good article that can save your blog from being penalized by Google this way.<br />
<br />
Hidden Text or Hidden Links<br />
Google does not like hidden text or hidden links on your blog. Hidden links or hidden text can easily be created by wrapping them around a zero font tag or by using the display:hidden css property. Even if you code the links/text to be the same color as that of their background then they are considered as hidden by Google and this technique may lead you to a ban.<br />
<br />
Excessive Use of Keywords<br />
Google likes keywords that are relevant to your blog content or post content. If you have a technology blog it is not necessary for you to add the keyword "technology" in all of your blog posts. Only use keywords that are at most relevant to your article/content. Using irrelevant or unnatural keywords can give you a penalty.<br />
<br />
Linking To Banned Sites<br />
In the real world you are known by your community. The same rule is followed by Google on the Internet. If you consistently link to sites that have a Zero Pagerank or are themselves banned by Google then Google may also remove you too from its good books list.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Reasons Why Google May Penalize You<br />
<br />
Google Penalty is the practice of black listing a particular site or blog. It is considered as a very big punishment for webmasters and is done to keep the Internet clean and free of bad sites. There are a lot of reasons which may trigger a Google Penalty and I have tried my best to explain each one of them below.<br />
<br />
Duplicate Content<br />
Most of the bloggers are already aware of the duplicate content penalty by Google. Google may penalize your whole blog or some of your pages because of duplicate content. Not that you created them deliberately but also if you similar post content in your categories and archives. Notsoboringlife has a very good article that can save your blog from being penalized by Google this way.<br />
<br />
Hidden Text or Hidden Links<br />
Google does not like hidden text or hidden links on your blog. Hidden links or hidden text can easily be created by wrapping them around a zero font tag or by using the display:hidden css property. Even if you code the links/text to be the same color as that of their background then they are considered as hidden by Google and this technique may lead you to a ban.<br />
<br />
Excessive Use of Keywords<br />
Google likes keywords that are relevant to your blog content or post content. If you have a technology blog it is not necessary for you to add the keyword "technology" in all of your blog posts. Only use keywords that are at most relevant to your article/content. Using irrelevant or unnatural keywords can give you a penalty.<br />
<br />
Linking To Banned Sites<br />
In the real world you are known by your community. The same rule is followed by Google on the Internet. If you consistently link to sites that have a Zero Pagerank or are themselves banned by Google then Google may also remove you too from its good books list.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Deleting Cookies]]></title>
			<link>http://www.webmastersguide.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=263</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:59:52 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone<br />
<br />
How to program in PHP to have to delete the Cookies stored by the webpage on the client system automatically during logout. Guide me to develop such a project.<br />
<br />
thanks in advance]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello Everyone<br />
<br />
How to program in PHP to have to delete the Cookies stored by the webpage on the client system automatically during logout. Guide me to develop such a project.<br />
<br />
thanks in advance]]></content:encoded>
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