CouponChief is the definitive resource for online coupons, and  it’s my first stop before purchasing anything – whether it be domains, hosting, books – or any other kind of online shopping. They even have coupons for Tesco! It’s one of the main reasons I do nearly all of my purchases online now, because of the [...]

I’ve already told you how absolutely important choosing your domain name is, and how it can basically give your site an incredible initial boost in the search rankings if focus your topic – but have you considered buying an expired domain? Expired domains are those they were previously registered, but have since not been renewed. They [...]

In the past, some people have made money blogging by buying thousands of niche domains and filling them with low quality junk articles, every space brimming with adsense blocks and hidden links to promote their other sites. Sure, that’s one approach, but there’s some significant downsides to it. Initial investment – those domains cost money, [...]

SEO considerations begin with the domain, before any development work has even begun. In fact, it’s fair to say that the domain is the single most important factor when determining a site’s relevance to a given keyword, or at the very least it can give you a significant initial boost into the results. Why? Simply [...]

If you’ve made a nicely focussed website, there may come a day when you just can’t write anymore. What are you supposed to do then? Sell the site! If you think you just can’t write anymore because your situation has changed or you’re just not into the topic anymore, don’t just let the site die. [...]

This helpful graphic from searchenginewatch explains it well: If you thought SEO was not so important, and that being on page 2 or 3 was still good, then think again. While a massive 35% of clicks go entirely to the number 1 listed website, only 10% of people bother to click forward to the next [...]

We might all laugh initially when discussing microsoft’s search flop, but the latest figures indicate that Bing is storming up the charts, commanding a full 30% of all search traffic. Obviously given a push by microsoft’s inclusion on Bing in their own browser and the fact that Yahoo is now powered by Bing also, the [...]

Although I recommend that you write all your blog content yourself, I recognise that there are many readers who will be trying to develop a number of niche content sites simultaneously. Beyond 2 or 3 blogs that you can personally oversee and write quality posts for, it becomes necessary to outsource the task of content [...]

There comes a time when you will be frustrated by your budget host for numerous reasons. I found myself in the exact same position last year and decided it was time to upgrade. Why? My site was growing rapidly, yet the loading time was atrocious at around 10-15 seconds – soon enough, my google rank [...]

95% of the sites I develop every single day run on the Wordpress blogging platform. I still see people trying to convince new (inexperienced) users over to Drupal or Joomla when they ask “Whats the best blogging software for a beginner?”. Put simply, there is a damn good reason that Wordpress is the popular publishing platform installed on the internet today. Why is that?