Wordpress SEO: Optimize Your Permalinks!

That title certainly sounds like a personal problem, doesn’t it?  It makes you wonder:

  • What the heck are permalinks
  • Why would I care about optimizing them?
  • Will I have to undergo expensive surgeries in order to optimize?

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Why Do I Use Long Domain Names?

One of my previous articles has brought up a couple of questions from readers, one of which I’ll answer right now.

The question is “Why are your domain names so long, with all those dashes in them? Should I be doing that as well?” (A domain name is the .com, .net, or .org part of a web site address – aka URL)

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Boosting your Profits through Consumables

There’s a big trend in consumer products today that merits the attention of every business owner. Understanding how to leverage these principles can improve the profitability of nearly every business model.

I was recently working with a member of a local marketing group here in Tampa who is a website designer, let’s call him Fred (not his real name). I got out of the “web design” and “SEO” businesses because of the same things Fred was complaining about.

I shared a number of insights with him that you can probably use in your own business.  Then I thought about some other real world examples are sure to get your creative juices flowing about increasing your profitability.

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