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Experiment in Keyword Sniping

Keyword sniping is a phrase coined by Courtney Tuttle to target keywords by making the whole site optimised for 1 or 2 keywords. If you haven’t seen Court’s post on this head over to Introduction to Keyword Sniping. Most sites will optimise a page for a keyword, by optimising the whole site you can, in theory rank well for much more competitive keywords. I was very impressed with this method which is very clearly explained by Court so I’ve set up a couple of sites to see how it goes. I’ve also tried to keep the cost down as much as possible by using free software (WordPress and WordBay) and submission services when possible.

I won’t explain the whole method here, Court does a very good job of that, instead I’ll document what I have done to test this method and report on my results. Continue reading ‘Experiment in Keyword Sniping’

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How To:Exchange Links with Relevant Sites

Finding a link exchange program that works and doesn’t give you lots of spammy links proved a challenge! I’ve tried many different ones and each one had some problems. Difficult code to install, irrelevant links (one gave me links to porn sites!)but I seem to have found one that works well and gives you relevant links.

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Quick Update - WordBay

Quick update on my site Cordless Tool Batteries I’ve had 9 bids to date - 7 of them winning bids Smile

The site has been indexed with Google since the 8th May so I’m pleased with the results.

Cordless Tool Batteries is a WordPress site using WordBay WordPress plugin 0.6BETA

Quick Update - WordBay

I’ve downloaded and installed the latest update to WordBay WordPress plugin 0.6BETA

Easiest update ever! Just needed to replace the Wordbay.php file on the server. I’m pleased to report that all the bugs found so far have been fixed. The disappearing text, the “no dollars” bug and the problem in IE with the font size. It’s working well so go ahead and give it try!

Yet Another Way to Add eBay Listings to Your Blog!

As usual I’ve been experimenting! WordBay WordPress plugin 0.4BETA has just been released and is free! Some features are:

1. You can write a post (page) for every auction listing, just like a normal WP page, which means you can add additional unique content easily!

2. Dynamic listing heading which reflects your country locale, which can help with SEO

3. Automatic eBay signup link for your specified locale, which means more potential sign-up commission!

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